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A shelter for homeless women and children may be forced to stop providing services after recently losing financial support from several local agencies. “They’re no longer funding us, and we’re closer and closer to not being able to meet payroll,” said Marguerite Morris, director of Leah’s House in Valley Lee, one of three shelters serving the county. The other two shelters are Three Oaks in Lexington Park and Angel’s Watch in Hughesville. The local office of the Department of Social Services has stopped reimbursing Leah’s House for client costs and the Housing Authority has stopped forwarding rental payments after disagreements with Morris over payment procedures. Morris says she has modeled her services on programs in other counties and has done nothing wrong to merit the cuts in funding. “I’m still getting referrals but no one wants to pay for the clients that are coming,” she said. Ella May Russell, who heads the local DSS office, said there is limited state money for emergency housing and that payments by DSS need to be partially offset by contributions from clients with amounts to be determined on a case -by-case basis. The possible loss of services provided by Leah’s House comes at a time when county agencies are preparing a long-range plan to deal with homeless people. The county’s homeless committee met on Wednesday, and the county’s Department of Human Services hopes to present the plan
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to commissioners in early October. Still to be worked out are questions about intake processes and the status of a grant application by Three Oaks for money to prevent homelessness, said department director Bennett Connelly. Local churches, in the meantime, are organizing to provide overnight beds in churches during the cold winter months. Morris contends that the established nonprofit network in St. Mary’s County is making it more difficult for her to operate because she has questioned procedures by which grants and other funds are allocated. Unlike the other shelters, Morris has received almost no operational money from the county commissioners in the four years she has been open, first in Lexington Park and now in Valley Lee. She needs payments from the agencies to support her goal of establishing a service center with up to 30 beds on the 3-acre site in Valley Lee that she bought in 2008. At stake is an $800,000 grant from the state Department of Housing and Community Development which is in jeopardy because county commissioners said in May that the expansion in Valley Lee exceeds zoning limits. Leah’s House has already raised nearly $1 million in donations for the project, which would also include job-training programs and a small café. “Agencies have been doing business a certain way for a long period of time,” said Barbara Hayden-Potts, president of the Leah’s House board of directors. “I don’t think they like to see a new kid on the block.”
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The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s new ladder truck will be in service in the next two months, said the organization’s president, once enough volunteers get the training needed to operate it properly. This is the first ladder truck of its type to be added to the Hollywood volunteers’ apparatus list. About six years ago they purchased a used ladder truck from Arlington County in Virginia to see if they could work up to a tiller truck that requires two drivers to steer both the front and back ends of the vehicle, said Bill Mattingly. “We wanted to see if we wanted to be a truck company,” Mattingly told The County Times, saying that a committee survey of volunteers showed it was a task the organization wanted. “We needed to upgrade our ladder truck,” Mattingly continued. The tiller truck is long, Mattingly said, but its two-part construction allows it to drive more like a tractor-trailer rig, which means it can squeeze into Photo by Frank Marquart close quarters despite its size. Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments new truck sports a 100 foot With new subdivisions going in aerial ladder. the county with tight cul-de-sacs and the concurrent tight turning radii, the Smartronix building in Hollywood, as reasons to tiller truck, with its 100-foot aerial ladder, should have a versatile ladder truck. prove useful, he said. “Absolutely we need a ladder truck if that “A tiller truck can get into tighter spaces became a major [fire] incident,” Mattingly said. than a conventional truck,” Mattingly said. “It The new ladder truck’s price tag is a steep one can literally turn on a dime.” – $750,000, from Pierce Manufacturing of WisThe new truck will also become a key appa- consin – but the department had saved up about ratus in the department, Mattingly said, because $400,000 in its apparatus fund to take some of the it can carry more than just the ladder sitting atop sting out of the cost, Mattingly said. its frame. The rest was paid for by a loan, he said. It can also carry all the other ground ladders The Hollywood volunteers join the Bay Disfirefighters use on a call, as well as enough light- trict Volunteer Fire Department in having a tiller ing fixtures to illuminate an entire fire ground, truck in their inventory, and they hope they will he said. be able to tackle greater challenges as the comMattingly pointed to some of the newer munity grows. buildings in the county, such as the three-story “This is a huge step,” Mattingly said.
County Offers $3 Million In Mortgage Assistance By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Housing prices are dropping locally and now is a good time to take advantage of about $3 million in mortgage money the county is offering to home buyers, said Bob Schaller, director of the county’s Department of Economic and Community Development. The money, allotted from the Maryland Mortgage Program, won approval from the Board of County Commissioners last week. “We approved the use of the county’s allocation of federal housing bond funds for individual mortgages for qualifying families,” said Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell. “While the funds are part of a state program, our allocation will be reserved for St. Mary’s County residents for two months.” Schaller said that the program has been used to good effect in the past several years that the money has been available. In 2008 the county had about $2.9 million in mortgage assistance funding, and it was able to assist homebuyers in leveraging $5.5 million in 25 separate mortgages, Schaller said.
“You need that financial backing,” he said. “We turned that money into a local benefit of $5.5 million.” The money goes to qualified homebuyers through local lenders that have been pre-approved by the state to handle the transactions, according to Schaller. Whether a potential homebuyer is eligible for a share of the assistance is based on income – one-two person household in St. Mary’s County making less than $85,600 a year or household of three or more persons making less than $98,440 a year. The maximum amount of a mortgage allowed coverage under the program is $343,125, according to county government information. Home sales locally have increased in the summer months from 2008 to this year, Schaller said, citing information from the Southern Maryland Association of Realtors. In July of 2008, 82 homes were sold here, while this past July that number rose to 110, with the median price for a single-family home dropping from $309,000 to about $282,000. “It’s a real time to buy,” Schaller said. “This mortgage program should be a real benefit.”
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It’s not that virulent a virus.” Dr. William Icenhower, county health officer
On the decline in some home prices recently
“ It’s a real time to buy.” Bob Schaller, director of the Department of Economic and Community Development
For Life’ Coming to Hospital Residents Cash In On Septic Tank Grant ‘Legs Do your legs hurt when you walk or exer- gram dedicated to improving the cardiovascular By Joany Nazdin Contributing Writer
the program. “It is like the Cash for Clunkers program,” Jarboe said. “Those who got in on the deal early got a pretty good deal … I believe that it removes around 80 percent of the nitrogen from a septic system.” Applying for the program was a nobrainer for Ferrante, who is also vice-president of the Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls Civic Association.
The week that Joe and Jean Ferrante installed their new nitrogen-removing septic system in their Golden Beach home, their backyard turned into a block party. “Everyone in the neighborhood came down to watch and take a peek at what the new septic systems looked like,” Jean said. Even though a nitrogen-removing septic system may be a novelty now, a new law states all new homes built within a 1,000 feet of the Chesapeake Bay and it tributaries will be required to have them. Because nearly 90 percent of homes in St. Mary’s have a septic system, according to an April 19 article in the Washington Post, and nearly a third of these are in critical areas, Bay Restoration Funds have been targeted for grants to replace old Photo by Andy Phillips septic systems with the nitrogen-removing ones. Joe Ferrante of Golden Beach recently spent $11,500 to install a nitrogen-reThe grants will cover 100 moving septic system under a government program that reimburses homeownpercent of the cost of re- ers for installing systems that help improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. placing an existing septic field with a nitro“I am all for saving the bay,” Ferrante gen-removing system. said. “I live down here by the water. Plus the The average cost of the new system is septic system they installed is guaranteed to $12,000. The Ferrantes spent $11,500 for last 50 years. The new system does use some theirs. electricity, but the state will pay part of my The money for the program comes from electric bill for five years to offset that cost.” the “flush tax”, which requires homes with a The additional electricity to run the sepseptic system to pay a $30 fee. tic at Ferrante’s house was estimated to be The first round of grant funds have been about 36 cents per day, or around $131.40 a distributed, but the St. Mary’s County Health year. Department is accepting names on a wait Ferrante also picked a septic system that list for those who wish to be considered for was able to run without electricity in case the system should further funding become there was a power failure in the area. available. Sheryl Skradarz, program manager for County Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R- the St. Mary’s County water and sewer proGolden Beach) thinks the program was great gram, says she has people asking about the for the people that were early-responders to new septic tanks every day. “The septic tanks are available to Photo by Andy Phillips residents of St. Mary’s County, but in St. Mary’s County the Maryland Department of the Environment prioritizes who is eligible and who will receive them. In Calvert and Charles, they run their own programs,” Skadarz said. “Any licensed septic tank company can be used to install the tanks, once the homeowner gets approval for the project,” she said. For more information, the Maryland State Department of the Environment at 410-537-4195, or go to www. mde.md.us.
cise? If so, you may have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which affects an estimated eight to 10 million people in the United States, according to the Society of Interventional Radiology. Symptoms may include cold feet or legs, no leg pain when you rest, and ulcers or sores that won’t heal. Early detection of this disease may reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. September is National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month, so St. Mary’s Hospital, in conjunction with Legs for Life®, is offering free screenings for PAD, stroke and cholesterol. Screenings will be held Sept. 11 and 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 21 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sept. 22 from 8 a.m. to noon. You can make your appointment by calling St. Mary’s Hospital’s Health Connections at 301-475-6019. Legs For Life® is a national screening pro-
health of the community. For more information, visit www.legsforlife.org.
Consider getting tested for PAD if you: Are over age 50 Have a family history of vascular disease, such as PAD, aneurysm, heart attack or stroke Have high cholesterol and/or high lipid blood test Have diabetes Have ever smoked or smoke now Have an inactive lifestyle Have a personal history of high blood pressure, heart disease or other vascular disease Have trouble walking that involves cramping or tiredness in the muscle with walking or exercising, which is relieved by resting Have pain in the legs or feet that awaken you at night
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School System Watching Students With H1N1-Like Symptoms By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The county school system’s chief health administrator says that there are between 10 and 20 students spread throughout the public schools that have symptoms similar to the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu. Trish Wince, supervisor of health services for public schools, said that there are no confirmed cases, only reports of the symptoms. “Right now there are no valid numbers,” Wince said. “Most of them [students] haven’t been tested, it’s just physicians who are reporting the symptoms.” Wince said the symptoms so far have not been serious. “It’s all been mild,” Wince said. “I’m not aware of any hospitalizations.” Some students who exhibited the symptoms last week have already returned to school, Wince said, once their fevers had broken. The problem with identifying whether a student actually has the H1N1 virus, Wince said, is that that virus’s symptoms are just like the regular seasonal flu. A student must first be tested
to see if they have the usual strain of influenza, then that result must be tested again to see if they have the actual swine flu, Wince said. Wince said that vaccination of public school students against the regular, seasonal flu will begin Oct.1 and run until Oct. 27. Right now, the school system is just watching and waiting to see how students are doing, she said. “We’re just really reinforcing washing hands and covering coughs,” Wince said. Dr. William Icenhower, County Health Officer, said that there are no plans to close any schools and that the current number of reports of flu-like symptoms was small. If reports of illnesses reach 20 or 30 percent, then Superintendent Michael Martirano and he would consult on whether to close a school, Icenhower said. Nancy Luginbill, health services director with the county health department, said that there was enough seasonal flu vaccine for all county public school students, though there was no vaccine available for swine flu.
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Youth Football Up in the Air
By Virginia Terhune Staff Writer
The turmoil earlier this year among the county’s youth football programs has prompted the Department of Recreation and Parks to propose assuming more control over the programs next year. Leaders of the two programs currently operating, however, say there’s no need. “Leave it as it is,” said Chris Pixton, head of the Pax River Raiders, at a meeting of the Recreation and Parks board on Sept. 3. The Recreation and Parks board will recommend a plan to the county commissioners, who will make the final decision. The county supplies the playing fields currently used by the Southern Maryland Youth Football League and the Pax RivChris Pixton er Raiders club, which this season
are providing recreation for more than 1,000 young players and cheerleaders. Earlier this year a deal in which the Raiders were to acquire control of the longtime St. Mary’s Pigskins program fell apart in a dispute over money owed and equipment. Parents who had children signed up with Pigskin, including cheerleaders, were then forced to find other places to play on short notice, and some parents say there were not able to get refunds after opting not to join the clubs. Recreation and Parks wants to appoint a director to oversee a county-wide system of clubs in the county. “We think this will provide stability,” said Phil Rollins, director of Recreation and Parks. “Things have been anything but stable.” One key piece of the proposal is that no group would own its equipment. If a group were to dissolve, the equipment would go to a nonprofit or to Recreation and Parks. The clubs, meanwhile, would continue to be run by volunteers, register players and recruit coaches and enter teams into the league under the county plan. Pixton said his parents are satisfied with the Raiders program, which is a member of a Calvert County league. He criticized Rec and Park’s management of its St. Mary’s County basketball program, saying he didn’t think a county supervised program would work for youth football. “Why leave Calvert County to take a chance on a program that might not be successful?” he said. Pixton also said he could shift his program to private fields if the county imposes more control. Pat Murphy, who heads SMYFL, said it would take the county “substantial resources and time” to do what volunteers are doing now. He also said that introducing paid people to the system would change the nature of the program, with volunteers also wanting to be paid. Both Pixton and Murphy said they had no input into the county’s plan.
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Mating Deer Are On the Move By Sean Rice Staff Writer
Deer smell love in the autumn air, and that spells danger for local drivers. Mating season for the state’s 200,000-plus deer begins in the fall and peaks in November, according to state wildlife officials. During that time, lusty bucks are willing to jump across roadways with reckless abandon as they travel on average four or five miles hunting for eligible does. “Bucks are chasing the does, so they’re a lot more aggressive, which means more movement on their part and more opportunities to come into contact with vehicles, unfortunately,” said Bob Beyer, associate director of the Heritage and Wildlife Service in the state Department of Natural Resources. The risk of car-on-deer collisions is highest in suburban and urban areas because deer are forced to live in close proximity to humans and their automobiles, Beyer said. “If you see one, expect more, especially during the mating season,” Beyer said. “A buck will be chasing a doe and the doe will be frantic, because maybe it’s not ready to mate, and it runs across the road, and the buck is running right behind it.” While deer are normally most active at sunrise and sunset, Beyer said their mid-day activity picks up during mating season, so drivers should remain vigilant at all hours. Officials advise drivers not to swerve if crashing into a deer becomes unavoidable. Swerving can cause drivers to lose control of their vehicle and hit other cars, or slam into a
tree or telephone pole. DNR also offers the following tips to improve your odds of avoiding a deer collision: • A deer standing near the road may suddenly leap onto the road. Slow down and sound your horn to scare the deer away from the road. •If you see a deer crossing the road ahead,
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slow down and scan for more deer. Deer travel in groups; others may be nearby, but out of view. Capital News Service contributed to this report.
anniversary of a medevac crash that killed four people in Prince George’s County. McAndrew says the command has improved safety features on its 11-helicopter fleet with terrain awareness systems that also provide real-time weather updates, floatable rescue baskets and electronic locater transmitters that emit a signal after a crash. State officials have set aside more than $50 million to buy new helicopters.
Officials Test Cell Phone Detection At Prison ANNAPOLIS (AP) - Officials from five states observed tests on cell phone detection technology at a closed Maryland prison on last week, as states are taking a greater interest in finding ways to halt violence orchestrated by inmates behind prison walls. Officials examined technology from six vendors at the Maryland House of Correction, the Jessup prison closed in March 2007 because of its notoriously dark, hard-to-guard halls, broken locks and inmate violence that included the 2006 slaying of a correctional officer. The technology tested was designed to enable corrections officials to locate and root out contraband cell phones. It differs from cell phone jamming devices that would block signals and render cell phones useless in prison. Federal law now prohibits states from using the jamming devices, and legislation in Congress would change the law to allow states to use them. The detection equipment demonstrated by five of the six vendors would not require a change
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ANNAPOLIS - Maryland medevac officials say they are in the process of adopting all of the recommendations made by a legislative audit after a fatal crash last year. Maj. A. J. McAndrew told members of the General Assembly’s Joint Audit Committee on Tuesday that the state police aviation command has improved maintenance record keeping and addressed personnel issues raised in the audit. The briefing comes weeks before the first
You’re Invited to an Open House On the Proposed Schematic Design of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Anne Arundel Hall Replacement and the New Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center (Visitor’s Center) for Historic St. Mary’s City
in the law, because their equipment doesn’t interfere with signals. “If we can find a way to keep cell phones from being used from within the walls of our prisons to carry out criminal enterprises outside of prisons, I’m for whatever works, so we’ll see,” said Gov. Martin O’Malley, who backs the cell phone jamming legislation in Congress. “I think it really depends on whether or not there’s any technology that works, that’s proven and that emerges from these trials,” O’Malley said. “There’s going to be another time, I think, when we’ll be testing the jamming technology.” The issue has been prominent in Maryland, where a Baltimore drug dealer used a cell phone to plan the killing of a witness from the city jail two years ago. In Texas, a state senator’s life was threatened by a death row inmate who had a cell phone. Maryland officials confiscated 947 cell phones in 2008 by using specially trained dogs and other security measures.
The CDA will present the proposed schematic design for the replacement of Anne Arundel Hall and the construction of the new Historic St. Mary’s City Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center (Visitor’s Center). In addition to updating the community on programs, scope, and siting reviewed during the CDA’s public presentations in August, new information will be provided on site plans and preliminary architectural designs. Feedback from the community is welcomed. For more information on the CDA, visit http://smcm.edu/cda/ Or call 240-895-4412
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Cancer Patients Need Health Care Reform
I want to thank Representative Steny Hoyer for holding the recent Town Hall meeting in Waldorf. It was good of him to meet with the 1,500 area citizens. As a health care advocate, I know that our nation’s current health care system does not work well for many people with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses. I urge people to pay attention to the word “reform” in health care reform. We need to reform – revise, fix, repair – this problematic American health care system. The status quo clearly isn’t working, and while there is still room for progress, the bills currently being debated by Congress represent a huge improvement for people fighting cancer. One in four cancer patients have delayed necessary care due to cost, according to a recent poll from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (http://www.acscan.org). Cancer patients are often denied insurance coverage or find that the cost of coverage is far beyond their means. The insurance companies are completely allowed to discriminate based on your health! In their current form, the bills in Congress
will ensure that no one will be denied coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions; place an increased emphasis on prevention; and eliminate annual and lifetime caps on benefits. These are enormous steps forward. We must keep these reforms. At the same time, health care reform must provide coverage that is adequate and affordable for people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases. I urge Representative Hoyer along with Senators Mikulski and Cardin to pass legislation that guarantees quality, affordable insurance for all Americans. The status quo is not an option for cancer patients and survivors who are struggling to afford the care they need. We need Congress to stop playing politics and act NOW, not later, to enact comprehensive health care reform. Sue Lyddon-Hayes Volunteer, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Askey, Askey Educates Non-Profits on Tax Law Changes Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA, LLC provides valuable education on the significant changes to the Form 990 and required schedules to our local not-for-profit organizations. In two recent seminars located in Leonardtown and La Plata, the Askey team detailed what’s new and when it takes affect. The two hour seminar helped the attending organizations discover the many changes on the 990 and required schedules. The new information disclosures have moved from complex to convoluted, adding pages to Form 990 and an alphabet soup of new required 990 schedules. Tara Ghrist, Tax Specialist, kicked things off by reviewing how and why the form got revised; the enhanced transparency of the new form; and introducing who might be affected and when. Christa Mudd, Audit Supervisor, detailed how the form went from nine pages in 2007 to eleven pages in 2008. She clearly explained to the group how the core 990, representing eleven parts will need to be completed by every organization. Janice Rohme, Tax Manager, presented how the new 990 schedules have changed, explained
that where there were two possible schedules in 2007, now there are 16 possible schedules in 2008. She explained how the organization’s responses to questions in the Core Form determined which additional schedules were required. Glenn Frank, III, Tax Manager, identified key action items that each organization must face. From the increased time demands on the employees and volunteers of each organization to the budgetary issue faced with the additional costs to comply with the additional information disclosures. “We always enjoy the opportunity to lead discussions for Not-For-Profit entities to inform them of the new tax law changes” said Glenn Frank, III, CPA. “The questions and comments from the participants really make the experience enjoyable.” Keep an eye out for Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA, LLC! Their team members are accomplished speakers on a variety of tax, accounting and financial matters and will gladly speak for your organization.
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Can Anyone Hear The Silence?
The calendar is moving ever so fast. This weekend both the Redskins and Ravens, along with the rest of the National Football League will kick off the 2009-2010 football season. The County Fair is only a few weeks away, the Blessing of The Fleet right around the corner, the Oyster Festival will follow shortly after, and soon the year end holidays will be upon us. While to most of us that’s about as far forward as we want to look right now, to our state elected officials, now is the time to start planning for and talking about the upcoming Maryland 90-day Legislative Session that begins in January. The stakes in the upcoming legislative session have probably never been higher. Maryland’s government has a projected $1 billion budget gap that the legislators will be reconciling. It is the last legislative session before the 2010 elections where every state senator, delegate, and the governor will be up for re-election. Maryland has promised huge entitlement programs, and huge transportation programs that will require our senators and delegates to either make huge cuts in planned spending or make huge changes in revenues (tax and fee increases). Maryland’s legislature has been stringing the taxpayers along for some time now. Going all the way back to the last election four years ago, very few, including none of our legislators were willing to tell the folks how they planned to solve Maryland’s fiscal problems. Instead, they all went about campaigning on fiscal responsibility, and none said they would support tax increases as a way of solving Maryland’s fiscal problems. While campaigning during the last election, Senator Roy Dyson claimed tax increases were not part of the plan, and supported electing Martin O’Malley as governor, promising together they would solve Maryland’s fiscal problems without tax increases. Less than one year after Dyson and O’Malley won the election, a special session was called and the largest tax increase in the history of Maryland ensued. Now here we are almost four years later and Maryland’s fiscal problems have grown increasingly worse. Will Dyson and O’Malley and others like them once again buy time until after the 2011 election and then implement another round of huge tax increases? Or will they show leadership during this final legislative session before the next election, and demonstrate to the citizens just how they intend to solve the fiscal nightmare they have created? Dyson has been completely silent on the subject. He has made no attempt to share with the citizens his thoughts on how the state’s fiscal problems can be solved. Dyson is the only state senator we have; he has a responsibility to let us know what he is planning to do this upcoming session. How can he represent us in Annapolis if he does not begin a dialogue with his constituents, laying out what he feels are the options and hearing back from the voters before it’s time to vote. Around the state many senators and delegates are starting to speak out. Delegate Roger Manno from Montgomery County recently threw his support behind raising taxes and fees as opposed to cuts. You may not agree with the delegate, but you have to give him credit for letting the voters know how he stands. Delegate Tony O’Donnell from St. Mary’s/Calvert County has stated his plan to support spending cuts and he and fellow Republicans have offered specific plans that address these cuts. Dyson for 16 years has been promising light rail for Southern Maryland, a new bridge crossing the Patuxent from St. Mary’s to Calvert, and no tax increases. He got away with the same old campaign themes once again four years ago, and he delivered on none of his promises. This time he should begin a dialogue with the voters now, telling us what he hopes to accomplish this upcoming legislative session. Dyson should show leadership this fall, and prepare himself to offer real solutions to Maryland’s fiscal problems during the upcoming legislative session. If not, look for next year’s election campaigning to look the same as campaigns of years gone by, offering all the big presents to voters if re-elected along with no tax increases, and then delivering on none, while once again breaking the no tax increase promise.
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Adventure Passport Winners Announced
Speaks Below: Andrew Scott dismounts his bike in the second leg of the Town Creek Kids’ Triathlon.
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Emma Scott finishes fast in the second annual Town Creek Kids’ Triathlon held last Saturday, Sept. 5, in Town Creek. The triathlon had three age groups: 7-9 yr. olds, 10-12 yr. olds, and 13-15 yr olds, and awards were given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places for male and female. The race started with a swim at Town Creek Pool, followed by a hilly bike course around the neighborhood, and finished with a run. Each participant received a finisher’s medal and a goodie bag with coupons from sponsors.
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The St. Mary’s County Libraries, in conjunction with the St. Mary’s County Division of Tourism, announced the winners of the Adventure Passport program at an awards ceremony on Wednesday at the Leonardtown Library in Leonardtown. The winners are Jenna Bell, age 8; Caitlin Toler, age 6; and Jon Pinto, age 9. The winners will each receive a copy of “Written In Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland” by Sally Walker. One winner was selected from the completed passport entries received at each of the three library branches. The Adventure Passport program was part of the campaign to promote Maryland’s 375th birthday and was designed to encourage children to learn about history through visits to local historic sites and museums. The program, designed for children ages 5 through 12, required the children to visit at least five of the 10 historic sites included in the passport in order to enter the contest. After visiting at least five of the sites, children received their final stamp at one of the three libraries, a coupon for a free kids sundae at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Hollywood and a chance to win a copy of “Written In Bone.” During the summer, The County Times also ran a related program, a weekly contest where young readers used photos and clues published in the paper to identify sites visited by Flat Sneaks, the library’s summer reading mascot.
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WASHINGTON – The place to find a job in today’s lagging economy is the federal government, according to the Partnership for Public Service. Between baby boomer retirements and new government initiatives, roughly 273,000 jobs are projected to become available within the next three years, a 40
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PC Patel, owner of the Donut Connection in Lexington Park, has applied for building permits to begin construction on a new Comfort Inn off of route 235 in Lexington Park. The new hotel, which will have five floors and 55 rooms, will be one of several that his family owns. He said that the lack of “middle range” lodging options in the county had made it a wise investment that he hopes will fill a void for visitors to the area. Patel will be running the hotel with his son-in-law, Sanjay Patel, and it will be their ninth hotel. He said that some permits were still pending, but he hopes for construction to begin as early as next year.
Need a Job? The Feds Are Hiring By David M. Johnson Capital News Service
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percent increase over predictions made just three years ago, the organization said in a news conference Thursday. While federal vacancies exist nationwide, Maryland is likely to benefit from federal hiring. Nearly 14 percent of federal positions are in Washington, D.C., or suburban Maryland. “While much of the economy is still pretty turbulent, what we learned is there is a lot of solid opportunity, by contrast,
with the federal government,” said Rick Hearin, who directs the University of Maryland, College Park Ca-
reer Center. Federal agencies competing for qualified workers plan to use President Obama’s focus on national service to compete with the private sector. “We have a talent market that has, by and large, at least in recent times, not seen government service as part of public service, but that is changing,” said Max Stier, partnership president and CEO. “We have a president that has made it a priority to make government cool again.” While government employment is not typically on recent graduates’ radar screen, the turbulent economy may force them to reconsider, Hearin said. “Given the fact that so many organizations and employers in the private sector are pulling back (at) the same time federal government is expanding, in terms of opportunity, it will become
part of the campus culture,” Hearin said. “It may be just as cool to work for the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Treasury as it is for Microsoft or Google. That’s a long row to hoe, but it’s doable.” According to Jeff Neal, chief human capital officer of the Department of Homeland Security, unless the federal government changes its hiring process, they may have a difficult time filling all the critical positions. “Most people find that our hiring process is sometimes a barrier to getting people into the federal government and filling our jobs,” Neal said. “We need to do a lot to streamline the process.” Hearin has observed the difficulties of the federal hiring process as well. “The application process is so daunting that applicants that are otherwise are well qualified get discouraged and conclude falsely that they’re not attractive candidates,” Hearin said.
Submitted Photo Employees of St. Mary’s Hospital celebrated receiving the 2009 Delmarva Foundation Excellence Award for Quality Improvement at a ceremony on Sept. 3, marking the second year in a row the hospital has achieved award. It also received it in 2004 and 2008. The award recognizes individual hospitals’ performance improvement in the four national inpatient clinical areas – acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, surgical care improvement and pneumonia. Front row from left: Vice President Joan Gelrud; Linda Dudderar, chairwoman of the Board of Directors; and Dr. Nancy Friedley, medical director of the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care. Back row from left: Nancy Griffin, Physiology; Kristen McVerry, RN, Medical/Surgical/Pediatrics; Joy Homan, RN, Performance and Clinical Resource Management; President and CEO Christine R. Wray; Vice President Mark Boucot; Dr. Harold Lee; Vice President for Nursing MaryLou Watson; and Vice President for Finance Ric Braam.
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Chopticon Grad Picked as Never Forget MVP by Air Force Soccer Team Golden Beach native Melissa Miedzinski, 27, played varsity soccer for Chopticon High School before graduating in 2000 and later joining the U.S. Air Force. This summer she put her athletic prowess to work as captain of the Air Force’s championship Lakenheath Eagles, which won the 2009 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Women’s Soccer Championship in England in July. Staff Sgt. “The Tank” Miedzinski was also chosen this year’s Most Valuable Player award and has been picked to compete in the Allied Command HG Ramstein Indoor Soccer championships in October.
Miedzinski is stationed at RAF Lakenheath in southeast England, working as a munitions journeyman for the 48th Munitions Squadron USAF. She is the daughter of Donnie and Gail Balance, and the granddaughter of George and Bobbie McWilliams of Avenue. Grandmother McWilliams says that Miedzinski has made the most of her seven years to date in the Air Force, visiting a variety of countries while being assigned to bases in Germany, Utah, South Korea and England.
Photo by Sean Rice 2,977 American flags are planted on the grounds of the Charlotte Hall Veterans’ Home in honor of the number of Americans who lost their lives on Sep. 11, 2001. A memorial service will be held there at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 - one of the only public memorial events planned in Southern Maryland for that date.
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Submitted Photo Golden Beach native Melissa Miedzinski, a staff sergeant with the U.S. Air Force in England, was named Most Valuable Player after her team, the Lakenheath Eagles, won the 2009 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Women’s Soccer Championship in July. With her is Marcelo Balboa, an American soccer star of the 1990s who currently works as a soccer announcer on television.
Sabre Systems, Inc. welcomes Pat Buckley as the Senior Executive Director for Unmanned Systems, Sabre Mid-Atlantic Region Group Operations in Lexington Park. A California resident, Buckley will support the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-262), and will lead Sabre’s operational and strategic initiatives in the Unmanned Systems arena. Prior to joining Sabre, Buckley served in the United States Navy as a Navy officer and Navy avia-
tor for more than 25 years. His career included numerous senior executive leadership and management positions across a wide range of operational and acquisition tours. Most recently, Buckley served as the program manager for Aerial Target and Decoy Systems (PMA 208). Buckley is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Johns Hopkins University. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Analysis and a Master’s degree in Technical Management.
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Crystal Louise Hall, 24
Crystal Louise Hall, 24, of Lexington Park, MD died September 1, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born September 15, 1984 in St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of Catherine Kay Hall of Lexington Park, MD and the late John Wilbur Clarke. She was the loving mother of her son Thomas Newton Farrell, V. She is also survived by her sister Michelle Lynn Hall of Lexington Park, MD. Crystal was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County where she attended Great Mills High School. She worked for Cook’s of Park Hall, MD, where she was a general store manager for five years. Crystal enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, playing BINGO, watching football and most of all spending time with her son. The family received friends on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in The Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers were said at 7:00PM. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 in St. John’s Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD at 10:00AM with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers were Benjamin Hall, Jr., Dwayne Cantrell, Mike Clarke, Nikki Clarke, Dwight Owens and Alex Hall. Honorary pallbearers will be Winky Quade and Jack Gibson.
Virginia Marion Lyon Hayden, 85 Virginia Marion Lyon Hayden, 85, of Bushwood, MD died on September 7, 2009 at her residence. Born January 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Jared and Margaret Irene Oliver Lyon. She was the wife of the late Joseph Oscar Hayden Jr., whom she married on April 22, 1946 in Sacred Heart Church, Bushwood, MD and who preceded her in
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death on May 31 2007. She is survived by her children Jeffrey Mark Hayden, Wendell Patrick Hayden and Judi Wills (Roger), her sister Joyce LaVerne Shepherd of Hollywood, MD, three grandchildren; Kimberly Maltos (Humberto), John Harville and Joey Harville, three step-grandchildren; Laura Jeremy and Ashleigh Wills, as well as six great-grandchildren; Nicholas, Alyssa and Hannah Maltos, Johnathan and Amanda Harville and Shelby Harville. She was preceded in death by her daughter Charlene Jacobson, her brothers Oliver Alexander Steptoe of Hollywood, MD; and grandmother/godmother, Nancy Ballew of North Wales, PA. Will was born May 30, 1985 in Abington, PA. He moved to Southern Maryland in 1995 from Warminster, PA. Will was a 2003 graduate of St. Mary’s Ryken High School, where he played basketball. He was employed as a logistics specialist by North Eastern Aeronautical Company (Neany) where he worked with unmanned air vehicles in support of the U.S. Military. He traveled to Iraq for Neany in 2007 and stayed for one year. Upon completing his mission in Iraq, he vacationed in Lyon and Louie Lindberg Lyon and her sister Margaret Ruby Hicks. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Mrs. Hayden was a graduate of Margaret Brent High School “Class of 1942”. She was a homemaker who loved her family, church, many nieces and nephews and her cat. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 10, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 PM on in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 11, 2009 at All Saints Episcopal Church, Oakley, MD at 10:00 AM with Rev. Kathleen Price officiating. Contributions may be left to 7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609.
Spain and spent a couple months in Mexico with friends. He enjoyed scuba and his new puppy, “Tink”. Will was close to his mom, girlfriend, grandmother/ godmother and 9-year-old brother and enjoyed spending time with his friends. The family received friends on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers were recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in Holy Face Catholic Church, Great Mills, Maryland, at 10:00 a.m. with Fr. Joseph R. Sileo officiating. Interment will follow in Holy Face Catholic Church Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
Penelope “Penny” Adora Newton, 63 Penelope “Penny” Adora Newton, 63 of North Olmsted, OH, and formerly of Leonardtown, MD died August 31, 2009 at Rae Ann Westlake Nursing
Center, Westlake, OH. Born August 11, 1946, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George Ennals and Beverly Nashold Godwin. She is survived by her children: Kristine Newton of Olmsted Falls, OH and Sam Newton and Alex Newton, both of North Olmsted, OH, her grandson Tyler Newton and her siblings; Georgia Hicks of Leonardtown, MD, Linda Gill of Salisbury, MD and Reggie Godwin of Lusby, MD. The family received friends on Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home Chapel Leonardtown, MD where a funeral service was held at 11:00 AM with Rev. Sheldon Reese officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be Sam Newton, Alex Newton, Tyler Newton, Reggie Godwin, Randy Hicks and Josh Gill. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be left at www.mgf h.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
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Wigberto (Willie) Martinez Jr., 24 Wigberto (Willie) Martinez, Jr., 24, of Waldorf, MD, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 in a motorcycle accident. He was the son of Ms. Sonia Sharkey, Hughesville, MD and Wigberto Martinez of Warrington, PA. He is also survived by his brother Matthew Sharkey, Jr. of Hughesville MD; grandmother, Edith Cuevas of Warminster, PA; aunts, Wanda Martinez and Damaris Vasquez of Hatboro, PA; uncle, Jose Martinez of Warminster, PA; girlfriend, Toni
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Four Students Get The Message Of President’s Speech College Hosts Free Literary Talk Guy Leonard county public school systems, said that there were about 10 Finalists for By Staff Writer to 25 classrooms in the system that were showing the presiThe St. Mary’s College of Marydent’s noon speech and that most of them were in the upper land’s annual Voices Reading Series President of In the week before President Barack Obama’s televised grades. kicks off the literary season with a speech on Tuesday to students around the country, some parDenny said that no parents had chosen to take their chil- reading by fiction writer Alicia ShanCollege ents were so concerned the address might be designed to suit dren from that particular class. dra Holmes on Thursday, Sept. 17,
The committee reviewing candidates for president of St. Mary’s College has settled on four finalists who are expected to appear at public forums on campus in the next few weeks. The names of the finalists will be released to the college community Monday, Sept. 14, but it was not clear Wednesday whether those names will be released to the media and the public. A message on the search committee’s section of the college Web site says it will be released internally. “This material will be available only to the SMCM community via the secure St. Mary’s web portal,” the message says. “We will send an e-mail to alert you once these materials are posted.” Molly Mahoney, who heads the search committee, was unable to return a phone call Wednesday. College officials said Wednesday they do not yet have the names of the finalists and do not know yet whether they will be released to the public Monday. The Board of Trustees is expected to name a new president in early October to succeed outgoing President Maggie O’Brien, who will assume a job as a professor with the college overseeing a program in England. The candidate visits are scheduled from Sept. 16 through Sept. 30. Each candidate will spend time on campus to meet with faculty, staff and students, who are invited to provide feedback to the search committee. Candidates are also expected to meet members of the college community and also the public during open forums from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, 22, 24 and 29.
his political agenda that they kept their children out of class “Nobody here opted out, it was 100 percent participato avoid hearing it. tion,” said Denny said, who lamented the furor that preceded But students in a 10th grade civics and government class the speech. at Leonardtown High School didn’t seem to see it that way. Much of that controversy stemmed from lesson plans When they sat down to hear the president’s speech, they sent out by the White House that encouraged teachers to said it was one that encouraged them to study hard and take write letters to themselves asking how they could help the responsibility for their education, because if they do not, their president. chances of success would be far less than if they had heeded Tom Haynie, co-chair of the St. Mary’s County Repubhis advice and that of their parents and teachers. lican Central Committee, said he did not see the speech but “You cannot just drop out of school and drop into a good from what he heard he believed it was not politicized at all. job,” the president told students, warning them that quitting But he said he was still wary; he believed any future school, no matter what problems they were having, was not messages from the president could be used to sway students’ the answer. opinions and thus help sway public opinion in general. “You’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on “Who knows how many times he’ll want access to your country,” Obama said. The president’s message, which lasted about 15 minutes, resonated with Jacob Page, a sophomore in Michael Denny’s social studies class. He said he had taken a job over the summer at a local construction company shoveling asphalt at 5:30 a.m. that showed him he wanted to pursue a different kind of career after high school. Advanced education was the key to that, he said. “I figured out that wasn’t what I wanted to do with the rest of my life,” he said after the president’s address. “It’s a lot smarter to do what you have to do here [in school].” He later said that he had been prone to wasting time in his earlier school days and that the future that he saw for himself if he followed that path was not what he Photo by Guy Leonard wanted. Social studies teacher Michael Denny, right, and students in his civics “It just goes downhill when you go downhill,” Page class watch President Barack Obama’s speech to students Tuesday at said. Leonardtown High School. President Obama told students that he had not always made good choices when he was growing up when it schools,” Haynie said. “I’m not sure this was a one-time came to his education but that he received a lot of “second shot.” chances” and he learned to capitalize on them. Denny said that the president’s speech was non-partisan “Let’s say you didn’t do well in the past,” said Denny to and he could not see the reason for the furor. his class. “What did you learn from this?” “It was all positive; it’s not a political speech,” Denny Students spoke up and said that school was critical and said. not a time to be wasted. This current generation of students needed this kind “You’ve got one shot at this,” Denny agreed. of talk, Denny said, since so many pressing issues, health Ashley McWilliams, a 15-year-old junior from Cali- care, the environment, the national debt, would all be their fornia, said that “school’s a place where you’re supposed to responsibility. come and learn” and not a social spot. “It’s all being heaped on them,” Denny said. “They’re Scott Smith, head of secondary education with the going to have to step up to the plate.”
at 8:15 p.m. at the Daugherty-Palmer Commons. The reading is part of the English department-sponsored reading series and is free and open to the public. Holmes lives in Lansing, Mich., where she works as a library information specialist. Her works have been published in various literary maga-
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zines, including The Bitter Oleander, Rosebud, CRATE, Many Mountains Moving and The Blue Earth Review. She also was a resident at the Sanskriti Kendra cultural center in New Delhi, India, funded through the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, and she is a recipient of a Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant for nonfiction. “Certain stories stay with families for more than a generation. In under 500 words, the writer transports us to Detroit in 1970, and the story has a chill you feel down in your bones when you are done,” said one judge of her piece, “Winter Afterward,” published in Blue Earth Review at Minnesota State University. Holmes received her B.A. in English/community journalism from Western Michigan University and her M.F.A. from the University of Alabama.
Tourney Proceeds Help College Open House for Carver Golf The College of Southern Maryland 18th Annual Golf Classic on After-School Program Foundation’s Aug. 20 raised more than $47,000 for proThe Carver Recreation Center 21st Century After School Program is scheduled to begin on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. It will be located at the Carver Recreation Center, 47382 Lincoln Avenue, in Lexington Park. An open house will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5-7 p.m. to meet staff and volunteers. Participants will also be able to register for the after school program at this time. The program is a joint project of the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation & Parks and St. Mary’s County Public Schools. It will be open Monday through Thursday from 3-6 p.m. for children in grades K-8 each week during the rest of the 2009-10 school year. Students living in the Lexington Park and Park Hall communities may enroll. Opportunities are available for children to participate in academic, enrichment and fitness activities. There is no charge for participating, as it is made possible by a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education and the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program. For more on Recreation & Parks programs, call BJ Waldron at 301-373-4689 or Arthur Shepherd at 301-475-4200 ext. 1800.
grams that will benefit CSM students. Held at Swan Point Yacht and Country Club, the tournament fielded 144 golfers. A foursome from PNC Bank sweated through four hours in 90-degree heat to end the tourney in first place. The members were James Andreacci, vice president business banker for St. Mary’s region; John Fentress, wealth management client advisor; Christopher Cox, wealth management sales and service specialist coordinator; and James Aten, vice president of institutional investments. The foursome sponsored by The Show Place Arena took home the second place award. Team members were Bill Mullikin, Terry Norell, Lew Hubbard and P.J. Wilson. The third place team, sponsored by Community Bank of Tri-County, included Greg Cockerham, Mike Middleton, Gordon O’Neill and Joe O’Neill. “Year after year, this tournament not only brings together business and community members for a fun day of
golf, but provides substantial opportunities for CSM students who might not otherwise realize their dreams,” said CSM President Brad Gottfried in a press release. For information on contributing to the CSM Foundation scholarship fund, visit http://www.csmd.edu/ foundation/.
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Juvenile Arrested In Rash Of Vehicle, Home Burglaries By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Detectives with the county’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations say that a juvenile they arrested Sept. 3 is responsible for a string of thefts in the Hollywood and Leonardtown areas that took place in July and August The 17-year-old male lived in Hollywood and had been in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Services immediately after his arrest, said Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the investigative unit. Detectives charged the juvenile with firstdegree burglary, theft scheme, nine counts of rogue and vagabond, seven counts of theft and two counts of attempted theft. “There was one [house] burglary we charged him with in Hollywood and the others stem from thefts or attempted thefts in the Hol-
lywood and Leonardtown areas,” Burris told The County Times. Burris declined to identify items or cash allegedly taken by the juvenile in the thefts but said it added up to a significant sum. “It’s fair to say [the value of the items taken] is in the thousands of dollars,” Burris said. Burris said that the 17-year-old had apparently been selective in the vehicles he allegedly burgled. “He targeted certain areas, most of them where in proximity to where he resided,” Burris said. Detectives are continuing their investigation of the alleged burglaries and thefts, Burris said. “We’re looking into that, where some of the items are,” Burris said. “We haven’t recovered everything that was stolen.”
7-11 Robbery Suspect Arrested, Charged
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
After a three-month investigation local detectives have arrested a Mechanicsville man and charged him with robbing the 7-11 on Route 235 in Mechanicsville on June 6. According to charging documents filed against James W. Burke, 24, deputies who responded to the scene of the crime were informed by the cashier at the store that a white male entered the store with a white shirt tied over his face and head and got a drink from the cooler. The suspect then walked up to the cashier, placed his hand under his shirt as if reaching for a handgun and told the cashier: “Give me the money or I’ll hurt you.” The clerk complied, charging documents stated, and handed over all the paper cash from the register. The suspect took the money and the beverage and ran, charging documents stated. Detectives developed Burke as a suspect and on Sept. 7 made contact with him about the incident and read him his Miranda rights, charging documents stated, where he confessed to robbing the store over the summer. Burke, who was incarcerated at the county
detention center, was charged with robbery. Burke faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison if convicted.
Detectives say that a late night burglar entered a victim’s residence on Iverson Drive Tuesday and shot the resident during a struggle. Bureau of Criminal Investigations information states that the suspect is a black male in his 30s, standing between 5-feet, 10-inches and 6-feet tall. Detectives say that deputies responded to the California address at about 11:30 p.m. after the victim made a 911 call. The 26-year-old resident told police that he was home when he found the suspect on the stairs inside his home holding his own handgun, according to police information. The two got into a struggle, police information stated, and during the scuffle the suspect reportedly shot the resident in the arm. Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the
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Man Arrested, Charged With Trespassing On Sept. 4, 2009, at 9:37 p.m. deputies responded to a residence in Hollywood for the report of a subject peering into windows of the victim’s residence. Deputies were able to locate the suspect, Edward A. Deans, 49, of no fixed address, hiding in the woods to the rear of the residence. Upon being placed under arrest, Deans became combative and a short struggle ensued. Deane was placed in the rear of the police unit where he allegedly attempted to kick the rear window out of the vehicle. Deane was transported to the Detention Center, charged with trespassing, resisting arrest, property destruction and incarcerated pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Police: Man Charged After Coming In Uninvited On Sept. 5, 2009, at 4:59 a.m. deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress in Park Hall. Investigation revealed Patrick B. Zelinski, age 25, of Silver Spring was intoxicated and allegedly entered the victim’s home though a rear door. Zelinski was confronted by the victim and fled the residence. A short time later Zelinski allegedly returned to the residence and entered through the front door and was again confronted by the victim. Zelinski advised the victim he was sorry and left the residence. Zelinski was located on the front porch of the victim’s residence and placed under arrest, charged with two counts of burglary and incarcerated in the detention center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Man Charged With Trespass At St. Mary’s College On Sept. 7, 2009, at 2:32 a.m. Deputy Michael Boyer responded to St. Mary’s College for the report of a subject trespassing on school property after being served a notice not to trespass. College Public Safety Officer, M. Colvin confronted Alan R. Dobson, 18, of Leonardtown after Dobson was observed in the area. Dobson allegedly provided a false name to Colvin and was placed under arrest. Dobson was charged with trespass on private property and incarcerated in the Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Philip H. Dorsey III Attorney at Law James Burke
Police Search For Shooting Suspect By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
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criminal investigative section, said that the resident did not sustain grievous injuries despite being shot. The resident was later released from St. Mary’s Hospital after being treated for the gunshot wound. “It didn’t go through the bone portion,” Burris said of the bullet. “It went into his upper arm.” Burris told The County Times that the resident had left his handgun, a semi-automatic pistol, laying out downstairs in his home but had gone upstairs during the time the unknown suspect made his entry. The suspect apparently picked up the weapon when he entered the house, Burris said. Detectives were still trying to piece together how the suspect made his entry to the victim’s home. “We’re not sure, the front door may have been unsecured,” Burris said.
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James and Joyce Neal: Keeping Their Roots in St. Mary’s By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
More than 5,000 charts line the walls in the reception area of Dr. Joyce Neal’s office in Charlotte Hall, the lobby of which sports comfortable leather sofas and end tables lined with health magazines. And there are thousands more charts (about 12,000 total) stored in the closets of the office. But the main attractions, which also line the walls of the reception area, are dozens of trophies from tractor pulling competitions which Joyce and her father have won over the years. James Neal grinned as he explained the trophies lining the walls of his daughter’s office. “The trophies are from a tractor club. This tractor club is at least a few years old, and we do a competition pull,” he said, explaining that he had four tractors specifically for competitions, and his daughter had one. “I think it comes from my farming background,” he explained, adding that he had farmed tobacco and feed corn for years as well as working at St. Mary’s Hospital as a lab technician. As for his daughter Joyce, James said there had never been any doubt in his mind that she would go into medicine. “She’s been interested in medicine since birth,” he said, smiling. “When she was six or seven years old and somebody would say ‘Let’s play doctor’, Joyce’s response was ‘I don’t want to play doctor. I want to BE a doctor.’” After attending college and medical school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and then doing a year of internal medicine in South Carolina, Joyce said she returned to the University of Maryland for her ob-gyn residency. “I was trying to choose between medicine, ob-gyn and psychiatry,” she said, smiling as she explained that she had chosen her field because it was the best of all worlds for her. “Gynecology allows you to do a little bit of everything, a little bit of medicine, a little bit of surgery, delivering babies and psychiatry, and you hand the children off to the pediatrician and then it’s their issue,” she said, laughing. As for the psychiatry aspect of her job, Joyce said her interest in the subject had helped her with a lot of patients. “We obviously have to deal with depression issues, anxiety issues,” she said. “Having an interest in psychiatry allows an obstetrician to deal with those things more effectively, and we’re going to see more of it because we deal with women during their best times and, unfortunately, during some of the worst times in their life.” And though she sees thousands of patients, some of which have been with her since she first started practicing, Joyce did admit that coming home to St. Mary’s had not been her first choice, and she had been tempted to stay in the city after completing her residency. “Actually I wasn’t coming home. After residency I was offered a position as a general ob-gyn at the University of Maryland and I was about to sign the contract, but then [my father] said ‘You need to come home’ and so here I am,” she said.
Three Generations At St. Mary’s Hospital
But despite her initial reluctance Joyce said she had no regrets. In June she celebrated the 10 th year of having her own practice, which is split between two offices in Leonardtown and Charlotte Hall. She has lived in Chaptico since 1996, and can trace her roots back several generations in the county, being born herself at St. Mary’s Hospital and raised in Hollywood. Joyce’s family had maintained ties with St. Mary’s Hospital for generations as well. Her grandmother worked as a housekeeper at the hospital, and her father James had worked as a lab technician there since starting in the medical field when he was in the military. Both Joyce and her father agreed that St. Mary’s Hospital, like their family, had held on to its roots. “If you visit other hospitals, St. Mary’s still has a very rural, country feel. It’s still small enough that most people know everybody that works in the hospital,” she said. “You can’t go to any hospital in the city and know the cafeteria workers or this person or that person. I guarantee if you go to University Hospital or Hopkins you won’t see the same people day in and day out. They don’t know who you are and they don’t care.” With dwindling numbers of obstetricians and other specialists in the county, Joyce said that she felt there was a general shortage in the medical community that she was hoping would be corrected with the hospital’s merger with MedStar, a $3.5 billion company that would add financial support to St. Mary’s as well as a pool of new recruits to the area. “Unless we are actively cultivating and getting younger [doctors] down here, I think the shortage will probably increase,” she said. “I think our best shot would be growing our own, because when people come here it’s so different. And despite all the change, after a visit they think we’re so far out in Timbuktu, and so rural, so I think it’s a little bit harder to get people from the outside to come here.” But as the rural nature of the county has given way to more development, they both said the landscape of St. Mary’s had already changed a great deal, and not always for the best. “I hate to see the land disappearing, and every time you turn around there’s a new shopping center or a Wal-Mart or Kmart,” said Joyce. “We don’t need to expand or develop at the rate that we are. Although I personally don’t want to farm or go back to the tobacco fields, I do like seeing the fields. I like the landscape of the county. I don’t want to see it change.” James took this sentiment a step further as he ref lected on the issue of development, which he said he viewed as a mixed blessing. “It’s changed tremendously and I think it’s a shame,” he said. “I mean there’s something to be said for progress … but you have to stop and realize you don’t get produce from asphalt.”
Dr. Joyce Neal and her father James
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Issued Marriage Applications for August 2009 August 3, 2009 Daniel Gaston Worrell 27 Clements, Md Melissa Ann Olson 24 Clements, Md Donald Scott Frischholz 30 Mechanicsville, Md Elisha Marie Langhals 28 Mechanicsville, Md Cory Michael Belkov 23 Mechanicsville, Md Dana Leigh Jameson 25 Mechanicsville, Md Kevin Lee Krivansky 37 McKeesport, Pa Amber Michelle King 23 McKeesport, Pa Steven Nicholas Forbes 26 Mechanicsville, Md Sarah Alison Smith 21 Mechanicsville, Md
August 4, 2009 Steven Patrick Miller 25 Clearfield, Ut Lisa Gloria Torres 25 Clearfield, Ut
ments, Md Melissa Anne Foreman 25 Clements, Md Andrew Alexander Schmidt 28 Silver Spring, Md Lori Elizabeth Comegys 26 Silver Spring, Md Kevin Joseph Flynn 49 Hollywood, Md Lisa Eileen Finley 44 Hollywood, Md Michael David Mullins 26 Clinton, Md Renee Jennifer Oursler 27 Clinton, Md
August 10, 2009 Stanford Lafayett Kimmel, Jr. 55 Mechanicsville, Md Helen Irene Shriver 61 Mechanicsville, Md Timothy Dwyer Gay 25 Annapolis, Md Jill Marie Calabro 37 Annapolis, Md
August 11, 2009
Jason Charles Johnson 28 Hollywood, Md Melissa Renee Connors 27 Hollywood, Md
David Michael Faxon, Sr. 25 Park Hall, Md Katwinis Shariko Nolan 24 Park Hall, Md
August 5, 2009
Matthew Lee Kolberg 27 California, Md Christina Nicole Carr 22 Mechanicsville, Md
James Robert Coffey, Jr. 56 Mechanicsville, Md Catalina Cervantes Deras 38 Mechanicsville, Md
August 12, 2009
Phillmore Michael Connelly 34 Lexington Park, Md Amber Larie Abell 27 Lexington Park, Md
Jeremy Richard Hall 19 Great Mills, Md Jessica Nicole Ridgell 18 Lexington Park, Md
Jason Aaron Gravely 27 Drayden, Md Kimberly Michelle Perkins 23 Drayden, Md
Brian Scott Ward 30 Spotsylvania, Md Michelle Marie Durner 33 Spotsylvania, Md
August 6, 2009
August 13, 2009
Donald Warren Cather, III 25 Odenton, Md Laura Elizabeth Rose 26 Odenton, Md Joseph Bradley Wheeler 30 Lexington Park, Md Cheryl Lynn Hayden 24 Leonardtown, Md
August 7, 2009 Paul Thomas Cornett, Jr. 27 Cle-
Shawn Michael Pegg 26 Lexington Park, Md Samantha Nichole Pardo 25 Lexington Park, Md Jason Robert Wagner 25 California, Md Donna Marie Phillips 35 California, Md
Olha Asmolova 27 Lexington Park, Md
Elizabeth Shea Parvis 30 Springfield, Va
Joseph William McGuire 25 Callaway, Md Brandie Lee Winters 25 Callaway, Md
August 20, 2009
Michael Kevin McDonald 31 Leonardtown, Md Tiffany Marie Staley 23 Leonardtown, Md Anthony Charles Brensinger 23 Hollywood, Md Heather Marie Casselman 23 Hollywood, Md Dominic Paul McDonald 24 Mechanicsville, Md Ashley Nicole Farley 21 Mechanicsville, Md
August 17, 2009 Christopher Brian Hammett 27 Hollywood, Md Lori Ann Howe 36 Hollywood, Md Michael Thomas Morrow 28 Fort Worth, Tx Erin Louise Nabors 28 Orlando Fl John Eric Mehlbaum 40 Mechanicsville, Md Barbara Jean Tayman 37 Mechanicsville, Md
Alejandro Miguel Otero Federle 24 Leonardtown, Md Erin Clancy Ruess 23 Leonardtown, Md
August 21, 2009 Mark Edward Nosek 42 Mechanicsville, Md Sharon Ann Gank 41 Mechanicsville, Md Peter David Schmid 48 Mechanicsville, Md Linda Curtis Dentry 53 Lexington Park, Md
August 14, 2009
Jason Randal Firkins 26 Virginia Beach Va Kristina Catherine Stultz 23 Virginia Beach, Va
Artem Pavlovich Molchanov 24 Lexington Park, Md
Vernon Raymond Dennis II 30 Springfield Va
Damian Kay Pettie 27 Mechanicsville, Md Laura Denise Dove 27 Mechanicsville, Md
August 28, 2009
Zachary Jay Horst 20 Leonardtown, Md Sharon Ann Martin 19 Leonardtown, Md
Bryan Patrick Guy 24 Bushwood, Md Chelsea Marie Quade 23 Bushwood, Md
Samer Hani Mahmoud Alayyoub 26 Great Mills, Md Teresa Marcia Clark 35 Great Mills, Md
David Dewayne Kyser 31 St. Inigoes, Md Rebecca Lynn Mayor 29 St. Inigoes, Md
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Timothy Mark Frazer, Jr. 27 Virginia Beach Va Barbara Sievers 28 Virginia Beach Va
Gerald Edward Moran 50 Valley Lee, Md Melinda Jo Rorabacher 49 Valley Lee, Md
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Ronald Joseph Venneri, III 20 Norfolk, Va Elizabeth Marie Quinn 20 Norfolk, Va
Ryan Bradley Dunnihoo 23 Phoenix, Az Laura Ashlea Pyles 20 Phoenix, Az
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Gary Matthew Hoyle 20 Port Tobacco, Md Alyssa Nicole Randles 19 Port Tobacco, Md
Scott Randall Ihnfeldt 30 Hollywood, Md Kanyanee Maneetham 26 Hollywood, Md
Lotroy Marques Woodberry 29 Washington, D.C. Angela Christina Harrison 35 California, Md
Matthew Donnely Farr 26 Abell, Md Amy Lynn Ammann 24 Abell, Md
David Christopher Quade 32 Hollywood, Md Carol Caresse Stockman 28 Hollywood, Md
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Matthew Alan Mewbuorn, Sr. 26 Great Mills, Md Cassie Lynn Chainay 23 Great Mills, Md Edward Abell Wathen 35 Hollywood, Md Karen Marie Myers 37 Hollywood, Md Gregory Michael Maier 30 Great Mills, Md Lee Ann Daras 28 Great Mills, Md
August 24, 2009 Ryan William Blazer 26 Point Pleasant, Wv Tiffany Ann Marshall 20 Valley Lee, Md James Andrew Cage 34 Accokeek, Md Johanna Jean Sackie 27 Accokeek, Md
Scott Allen Zupancic 23 St. Leonard, Md Ashley Carmichael Hill 21 St. Leonard, Md Matthew John Vivlamore 24 Lexington Park, Md Lori Beth Darrow 24 Lexington Park, Md
August 31, 2009 Jeffry Scott Hall 32 Arlington, Va Candice Adele Rogers 27 Arlington, Va Willie James Snell 36 Hollywood, Md Theresa Marie Troescher 25 Hollywood, Md Michael Edward Aughe 31 Mechanicsville, Md Linda Marie Moritz 32 Mechanicsville, Md Joseph Stauffer Stauffer 22 Leonardtown, Md Lorene Marin Brubacher 20 Leonardtown, Md Chad Travis Armold 24 Lexington Park, Md Kendra Leann Dudley 22 Lexington Park, Md
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Campaign Keeps Cancer Patients Looking Good, Feeling Better Nearly everyone in America has been affected by cancer in one way or another. Be it a personal battle with cancer or acting as a source of support for a friend or family member stricken with the disease, cancer has unfortunately entered the lives of millions of Americans. While the physical toll cancer can take is well known, cancer can also take a mental toll on those who have battled or are battling this disease. Treatment such as chemotherapy can lead to feelings of fatigue and joint pain, but it can also make it hard for cancer patients to maintain their quality of life, particularly when it comes to their appearance. Recognizing that, the Look Good ... Feel Better(R) (LGFB) program, which is a collaboration between the Personal Care Products Council Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the Na-
her inner beauty, by giving her the support and the tools she needs to manage her changing appearance during cancer treatment, contributes to a sense of encouragement and hope.” This year, in recognition of the program’s 20th anniversary, cosmetics giant Yves Rocher (www.yvesrocherusa. com) has joined forces with LGFB to offer a limited edition Arnica Essential Hand Cream. Having raised more than $300,000 since 2001 to help the fight against cancer, Yves Rocher is proud to donate $2 for every $5 tube of this limited edition hand cream sold to the Personal Care Products Council Foundation to benefit Look Good ... Feel Better.
tional Cosmetology Association, has evolved from helping one beautiful young woman’s struggle with cancer treatments into a thriving program. It helps thousands of women across the globe each year to look and feel beautiful, while offering hope at a time when it is most often in short supply. Beginning in 1989 with just two pilot programs in New York and Washington, D.C., LGFB has grown into a highly successful global program available in 19 countries on six continents, and serving nearly one million women with cancer during the last two decades. “Over the past 20 years, we’ve provided support to 650,000 women going through cancer treatment,” said Louanne Roark, executive director of the Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the Look Good ... Feel Better program. “Enhancing a woman’s confidence,
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Keys to Wellness First Aid September 25, 5 to 10 p.m. and November 7, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Health Connections Do you know what to do in an emergency? Participants receive an American Safety and Health Institute completion card at the end of the course. $25.
Legs for Life September 11 & 12, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; September 21 & 22, 8 a.m. to noon; and September 21, 1 to 6 p.m., Health Connections Do your legs hurt when you walk? Does the pain go away when you stop? You may have a condition called Peripheral Arterial Disease or PAD. Health Connections and the hospital’s Imaging Department are offering free PAD and stroke screenings in conjunction with the National Legs for Life Program. Cholesterol testing also available. Call to register. Living Well with Heart Failure September 12, 8 to 11:30 a.m., St. Mary’s Hospital Atrium Diagnosed with heart failure but don’t know what that really means? Come out and learn more about causes, prevention, disease management, nutrition tips, reading food labels and basic lifestyle changes sure to improve your quality of life. Great opportunity for heart failure patients, family members and caregivers. Special focus on medication management and tasty low-sodium recipes. Call to register. Free. Reflexology October 2 & November 6, 2 to 5 p.m., Health Connections Enjoy a relaxing reflexology session! Call to make your appointment. $20 for 20 minutes.
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St. Mary’s Hospital’s Health Connections Fall 2009 Calendar
Heart Saver CPR/AED October 2 & November 6, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; October 3, 8 a.m. to noon; and November 7, 1 to 5 p.m., Health Connections Designed by the American Heart Association, Heart Saver will teach lay rescuers CPR, how to use an AED and foreign object airway obstruction removal for adults, children and infants. $35.
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Seated Massage September 11, October 9 & November 13, 2 to 5 p.m., Health Connections Start your weekend with a relaxing seated massage. Call to make your 20minute massage appointment. $20 for 20 minutes. Beginning Yoga Classes begin on October 27 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Health Connections Join your instructor, Theresa Munn, in learning the beginning, gentle movements of yoga. For individuals at all levels of fitness who want to explore the benefits of yoga. $42 for six weeks.
Diabetes Health Keeping Current: Diabetes Education September 26, 10 a.m. to noon, Health Connections Learn how to tell if your diabetes has changed and if your treatment needs an update in diet, medications or activity. Learn about new developments in the treatment of diabetes. Space is limited. Please call to register. Diabetes Self-Management Classes begin on September 11, October 2 and November 6, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; September 19 from 10 a.m. to noon; and October 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Health Connections Take the mystery out of diabetic meal planning, monitoring, treatment options and day-to-day coping with diabetes. For more information, please call 301-475-6019. Double Red Cell Blood Donation September 28, October 26 and November 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Health Connections Double the difference with a double red cell blood donation. A double red cell donation is an automated process that separates the red blood cells from the other blood components and returns the remaining components back to the donor. For more information, or to schedule your blood donation appointment, call 301-475-6019.
For Growing Families Parents-To-Be SMH offers the following in-depth series of classes on becoming a parent at Health Connections. These classes fill quickly. Call 301-475-6019. • New Baby Care Workshop – learn the basics of child care. September 24, October 22 and November 16, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $10/couple. • Breastfeeding Basics – learn the fundamentals of breastfeeding. September 14, October 5 and November 2, 6:30 to 9 p.m., $10/couple. • Childbirth – covering labor, delivery and beyond. Five-week sessions begin on the following dates: September 8 & 9; October 13 & 14; and November 18, 7 to 9:30 p.m. One-day class: November 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $45/couple. • Infant CPR – learn lifesaving CPR techniques and actions to help a choking infant. Two classes, one at 5:30 p.m. and one at 7 p.m., are offered on each of the following dates: September 18, October 23 and November 13, $10/person. • New Brothers and Sisters – for siblings ages 3 to 10 years. Prepares little ones for the new addition to your family. Offered the following dates: September 28 and November 16, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., $5/child. Safe Sitter September 19 and October 10, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., Health Connections SMH offers this program to teach adolescents ages 12 to 14 years old common sense babysitting tips, basic first aid and care for a choking child. Call early to register for this popular class. $45. Child Passenger Safety Seat Check September 14, October 5 and November 9, 4 to 7 p.m., Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Co. 38; and September 10, October 8 and November 12, 4 to 7 p.m., Leonardtown Rescue Squad Certified passenger safety technicians will inspect and teach parents how to properly install car seats. Presented in cooperation with the St. Mary’s Highway Safety Team. Free service is by appointment only.
Dealing With Cancer Look Good, Feel Better October 14 and November 11, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., SMH Cancer Care and Infusion Services SMH partners with the National Cosmetology Association and the American Cancer Society for this free program for cancer patients in any stage of diagnosis or treatment. This seminar helps female cancer patients improve their appearance and self-image by learning hands-on beauty techniques to overcome side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Call 301-475-6070 to register. Free.
Free Health Screening Blood Pressure Checks 9 a.m. to noon every first Friday of the month at St. Mary’s Medical Center at Charlotte Hall and every second Friday of the month in the SMH lobby. Lexington Park Senior Apartments every second Monday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wildewood Retirement Center every second Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Garvey Senior Center every fourth Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These checks are always available on the Mobile Outreach Center.
Support Groups Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group September 24, October 22 and November 19, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Chesapeake Potomac Home Health Agency Support and information sharing in a small group setting for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Primary caregivers, family members and friends of affected persons are all welcome. Free. For more information, contact the CPHHA office at 1-800-656-4343 or Pat Kessler at 240-925-7263. Good Grief Support Group September 15, October 20 and November 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Hospice of St. Mary’s Learn positive coping skills for dealing with the loss of a loved one. Free. Contact Hospice at 301-994-3023.
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If you’re among the many homeowners thinking of replacing your home’s windows to take advantage of the $1,500 federal tax credits for energy efficient upgrades, you may be wondering where to start. Understanding which windows and patio doors may be best for your home can be difficult given the wide range of products -- from inexpensive vinyl windows with limited options to wood and aluminumclad wood with countless upgrades. There are many avenues for learning about windows and doors, and for purchasing your windows.
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The Internet is helpful for researching windows and doors and manufacturers, and gaining an understanding of window and door construction and terminology. “The Internet can help homeowners learn about window and door manufacturers and their products, and to develop a short list of preferred manufacturers,� said Chris Schield of Weather Shield Windows & Doors, which provides an overview of the basics on windows and doors at www.weathershield.com. “Homeowners should then get a first-hand account of a product’s performance, actual price and features from a reputable window and door dealer, installed sales company, or a building or remodeling contractor.� Manufacturers’ Web sites can also help you search for the closest dealer. By searching Weather Shield’s dealer locator, for example, you can identify nearby lumberyards, window and door dealers, and installed sales companies or replacement contractors that sell that brand. Which dealer you choose will depend on how much information you may need, the complexity of the project and if you plan to install the windows yourself.
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Maybe you’ve already received a direct mail piece or a call from a company selling packages of replacement windows with installation. Installed sales companies cut down your research time by coming to you. Before buying from an installed sales company, verify the quality and performance of the windows and doors, and the company’s reputation. “The federal tax credits have helped increase homeowner interest in window replacement, which has also increased the number of unlicensed, fly-by-night companies wanting to capitalize on the opportunity,� Schield said. “Homeowners should verify references and credentials of any company before signing a contract or writing a check.� Schield suggests buying from companies that are members of the Better Business Bureau, have a long history and employ certified American Architectural Manufacturers Association installers. Calling past customers for a reference will also help prepare you for the purchase.
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A House is a Home
Redesigning a Family-Friendly Entrance with U. S. Hardwoods
Being out and about is simply the “norm” Susanka suggests transforming this often these days. Rain or shine, practically a third used, often overlooked area into an ultra of each day is spent outside of the home. functional yet very attractive space. Adding What returns plenty of natuindoors with ral light will us can be keep it bright a problem, and inviting. however. And a plethora Did you of storage and know that as space requiremuch as 85 ments will percent of the be satisfied contaminants by incorpoin your home rating builtgot there via in cabinets, your famcou nter tops, ily and you? even an island. Healthy and Cabinetry will green living store and orexperts sugganize, while gest stopping counter space dirt, germs will allow for and other conbill-payi ng, taminants at mail-sorting, the door. Not The multifunctional laundry room of American Woodmark’s s c r a p - b o o kexactly sure New Southern Home features sleek maple cabinetry in a work- ing, gift wraphow? A re- inducing environment. ping, crafting designed famactivities, inily-friendly entrance -- mudroom or laundry door gardening, and even a computer workroom -- is the perfect solution. station. That’s total functionality and here’s The mudroom concept is as old as the how U.S. hardwoods fit right into the design horse-drawn plow. Manor houses and farms mix. usually had a back room or porch where According to the American Hardwood muddy clothes and boots were deposited and Information Center (www.HardwoodInfo. hardworking family members washed up be- com), U.S. hardwoods are the all-natural fore entering the main house -- an early ver- choice for sturdy, attractive and healthy desion of today’s back door. However, with the sign materials. Not only nature’s “greenest” advent of indoor plumbing and eventual oth- building material, hardwoods are easy to er “modern conveniences,” mudrooms were maintain, don’t trap dust, dirt and other allersacrificed and the laundry room evolved into gens and are often recommended by doctors the home’s “family” entrance or transitional for individuals with allergies or asthma. Plus, room between the not-so-clean garage and the wide range of species provides a spectrum the main living space. of colors and grain patterns to satisfy any If you are striving to create and main- decorating scheme. And with native growth tain a healthier living environment for your well exceeding removal, the U.S. supply of family, and changes to your home’s “transi- hardwoods for cabinetry, furniture, shelving, tional room” are in the works, consider in- flooring, and millwork is -- by definition -cluding some of the following to make the sustainable now and for future generations. space functional, healthy and as attractive as Oak, maple, hickory, and cherry make possible: wonderful and popular species choices for 1. Hooks and hangers for coats, wraps cabinets and shelves. They are available in and rainwear hundreds of styles and finishes and will suit 2. A bench for boot and shoe removal any decorating preference. Then complete 3. Cabinets or walk-in closets for your design with bead board paneling comstorage plimented by hardwood flooring. Low-VOC 4. Adjustable height shelving for purses, finishes keep hardwoods looking great and backpacks and briefcases performing well. And today’s durable new 5. A vertical locker for storing baseball finishes make U.S. hardwoods a wonderful bats, skis, hockey sticks or other items choice even for wet, humid environments. 6. An umbrella stand Remember, according to the healthy 7. Hooks for pet leashes and clean-up living experts, these alternative entrances supplies provide an important barrier between out8. A bulletin board to post schedules and side and in. As you plan to make the space keep families on track as functional as possible, by incorporating 9. Trash can and recycling containers nature’s “greenest” building material into the 10. A General “catch-all” for car keys design, you’ll make it healthy and beautiful and other commonly used items as well. Longtime champions of the mudroom/ For more information on adding U.S. laundry room re-design include Martha hardwoods to your home, visit the AmeriStewart and architect Sarah Susanka. In her can Hardwood Information Center at www. best-selling book, “The Not So Big House,” HardwoodInfo.com.
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By Linda Reno Contributing Writer
Chronicle Now Arriving
ferings with calmness and christian fortitude; perfectly resigned to the will of his divine Master; occasionally expressing the warmest friendship for the parties in that melancholy tragedy; and in speaking of that unfortunate young man who has brought him to his bed of pain and in all probability to his bed of death used these words: “A man of my age shot by a boy--a boy whom I have fondly cherished and loved as if he had been my own son.” John M. Broome, April 13, 1846. The April 28, 1846 edition of the Baltimore Sun reported “At an investigation had before Mr. Costigan, a justice of the peace, at the instance of the parties implicated. George Thomas, against whom a charge had been preferred, was discharged. James Blakistone, at the close of the same investigation, tendered bail. The case of John Thomas was submitted to the Hon. Judge Key on Thursday last, on the affidavit taken before the magistrate. The Judge, without argument, admitted Mr. Thomas to bail in the amount of $6,000. For my own part, we trust that an end will soon be put to further controversy. The parties involved are men of character--entitled to a suspension
We begin this week with the continuation of the response of Dr. John Broome to information appearing in the Baltimore Patriot on April 6, 1846 by James T. Blackistone regarding the events leading to the shooting of George Ashcom. Mr. Blakistone writes, ‘my only connection with this affair was as a peace maker.’ Now to the proof. Mr. Ashcom solemnly deposed, under the awful responsibilities above mentioned, that Mr. Blakistone’s advance upon him was hostile; that Mr. Blakistone pointed his pistol towards him, which caused him to draw his dirk. The witnesses under examination on the 11th inst., testify that the position of Mr. Blakistone was not that of a peace maker, but that he stood beyond the reach of Mr. Ashcom with a pistol pointing at him; and such most have been the conclusion of the intelligent magistrate, who investigated this affray on the 11th inst., as I have been credibly informed that he was issued a writ for the arrest of James T. Blakistone, for an assault upon the person of G. G. Ashcom with the intent to kill. I will here remark that Mr. Blakistone (from having been for many years upon terms of particular and intimate friendship with Mr. Ashcom, and knowing that he was a man of firmness; that he was a man, who, if circumstances George Ashcom’s tombstone, St. Mary’s College of MD required, would advance with unfaltering steps to the blazing cannon’s mouth) of unfavorable judgement--and it is essential should not have expected to bring such a man to the purposes of justice that public opinion to terms of peace by the sight of a pocket pis- should be left free for the impartial action of tol. In Mr. B.’s card, we find the following the proper tribunals. We learn from a gentlewords: ‘The pistol was not used until every man from St. Mary’s that Mr. Ashcom died on other recourse had become vain, and until Mr. Friday morning, having lingered for nearly Ashcom’s desperation had rendered a resort to three weeks after the infliction of the wound of an absolutely though unhappily, necessary, as which he died.” a matter of the most pressing self defense.’ The case was presented to the Grand Jury. To this I will say that Mr. Ashcom has sol- Charges were dropped against James Blackisemnly deposed that he did not intend to injure tone but John H. Thomas was charged with any of the parties; that his sole object was to murder. His trial began August 16, 1846 and show them that he was not to be intimidated was submitted to the jury on August 19. “After by such measures. It is proved by positive evi- a patient investigation and full argument, the dence that Mr. Ashcom was shot by John H. jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’ without Thomas, on whom Mr. Ashcom made no more leaving the box, and the public approbation thrust or threat. Mr. Blakistone has been for of their finding was testified by a round of apsome years practising the profession of law-- plause which followed the annunciation.” has been a member of the legislative Assembly of Maryland, and ought, ere this, to know, Last week I erroneously stated that though he seems not to know, that the act of a George Ashcom was buried at Trinity Episthird party in the rear shooting a man (who is copal Church. He’s actually buried on the engaged with two in front) is not so absolutely grounds of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. a matter of the most pressing self defence.” My apologies. Mr. Ashcom still lives, bearing his suf-
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HydraFX Making A Name For Themselves By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer What’s in a name? And more specifically, what’s in the name “HydraFX”? Is it somehow derived from the monster from Greek mythology (killed by Hercules) with nine heads? Are they perhaps talking about one of the moons of Pluto? Or maybe it refers to an effect having to do with condensation over Solomons Island? You could ask where the band HydraFX got the inspiration for their name, and you may get as many definitions of the name as opinions of their music, but
of which was HydraFX, but another band took home top honors and the show failed to generate enough interest for television and was eventually relegated to the Web. Still the Barrick brothers and their fellow musicians seem to have won over a great many locals with their energetic stage show, and their album, “Lose Control,” which was released on July 4 at Hula’s Bungalow in California, one of their favorite venues. The album itself bears the mark of many influences which the band members seem to have polished and made their own. HydraFX seems like what would happen if 311 and Sublime had a
their live formula, which they themselves describe as “party reggae rock,” and the name certainly fits. It may even be fair to say that the album’s title track invokes the spirit of Sublime vocalist Bradley Nowell, which may be part of the reason so many people sing along with it. Other tracks on the album echo this style, including “Walk Away,” though at times you’d almost expect these guys to pick up double-neck guitars for their solos, which often include metal-inspired guitar harmonies. While the album does them justice, the best showcase of the band’s musical and lyrical talents comes from their live performances, and it’s easy to see how they’ve progressed as far as they have. And though they still don’t have a record label behind them, it’s not hard to imagine that changing in the future. And as for the name, it could be derived from the season of “Lost” featuring the Dharma Initiative’s “Hydra” experiment station, or even the long but dim modern constellation in the southern hemisphere stretching from Virgo to Cancer over the Earth’s equator. In any case the name seems to be working just fine for these guys, so we could just let it be a cool sounding name. (For more information and show schedules, go to www.Myspace. com/HydraFX.)
Kevin Quinn
their formation and fan base have been the stuff of popular local lore for years. The band started in 1995 when brothers Joe and Greg Barrick began playing drums and guitar together, later adding lead vocalist and saxophone player Kevin Quinn and Sean Reese on bass, and then adding their latest member, Matt Flaherty on rhythm guitar. After competing in band battles, their latest brush with stardom came from making it to the final cut on “Stars Tomorrow”, an American Idol-style competition sponsored by NBC.com that began with 100 groups before whittling down the list of acts to a final few, one
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lovechild with Rage Against the Machine. A mixture of reggae, rock and rap seems to dominate the album, though “Black Water,” a politically charged indictment of the Iraq War (with a jarring cadence that reminds this reviewer of Rage’s “Guerilla Radio”) breaks the light mood and seems strangely out of place compared with the rest of the album. Though they pull off the angst and politics quite well, the song structure and lyrics aren’t representative of their style as a whole. The rest of the album tends to follow
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Not Much To Laugh About In ‘All About Steve’ By Christie Lemire AP Movie Critic It’s bad enough that the usually enjoyable Sandra Bullock has found a way to star in not one but two flat romantic comedies this summer, between “The Proposal” in June and now “All About Steve.” But what’s truly baffling – disheartening, really – is the fact that the latest one was written by a woman. Kim Barker came up with the script in which Bullock’s character, a crossword puzzle writer named Mary Horowitz, is singularly annoying from the first moment we meet her. It’s almost misogynistic, the lack of humanity Barker’s script gives this woman. Mary is a goofy, clingy, hyperactive chatterbox who bores people everywhere she goes with her arcane bits of trivia and long-winded anecdotes. She lives at home with her parents (Beth Grant and Howard Hesseman, who don’t get much to do) and needs to be fixed up on a blind date to even have a remote chance at intimate contact with a man. When Mary finally meets handsome cable-news cameraman Steve (Bradley Cooper, all blue eyes and blinding teeth), she immediately throws herself at him. Then she misinterprets a comment he makes in the frenzy of scurrying away from her as an invitation to join him on the road covering breaking news, and ends up stalking him across the country. During her travels, she befriends another woman who isn’t drawn with a whole lot of grace: a full-figured, big-haired simpleton who doesn’t understand Mary’s many big words but does carry delicious snacks as she hangs out wherever the TV cameras happen to be. There is nothing about Mary that’s even vaguely appealing, but the feature debut from director Phil Traill makes it obvious we’re meant to find her endearing. This much is clear from the way he focuses on Mary’s signature clothing item – a pair of shiny, knee-high red boots – early and often, a lazy shorthand to indicate this person is supposed to be quirky and lovable. Each time Mary finds Steve, she jumps up and down like a little girl, then runs toward him and pummels him with affection. It’s actually pretty frightening behavior. Steve, meanwhile, is an enigma, good-looking but bland. Ostensibly, that’s the point – that he’s more of a figment of Mary’s idealism than anything else – but that doesn’t make him a terribly compelling character, and it doesn’t make effective use of Cooper’s charisma. Thomas Haden Church provides a couple of laughs as Steve’s self-serious reporter – his absurdly melodramatic live shots are pretty funny – but his character is also cruel to Mary by stringing her along and inviting her to join them at each new destination. (The ubiquitous Ken Jeong plays the crew’s exasperated field producer.) Meanwhile, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Luenell from “Borat” and Charlyne Yi go to waste in throwaway supporting roles. Then, just when it seems “All About Steve” couldn’t grow any more insufferable, it turns strangely sentimental, which allows Mary to make profound observations about life in the form of forced crossword-puzzle metaphors. Too bad the movie itself doesn’t have a clue. (A Fox 2000 release, runs 87 minutes. One star out of four.)
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Thursday, Sept. 10
• DJ Charles Thompson Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m.
• Waldorf Jaycees Casino Night 3090 Crain Hwy (Waldorf) – 8 p.m.
• Doublecrossed (Pre-game concert) Regency Furniture Stadium (Waldorf) – 5:30 p.m.
• Black Box Theater: Laughing Daughter, A Musical Indian Head Center for the Arts – 8 p.m.
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band DB McMillan’s Pub and Grill – 6 p.m.
• David Norris Corbel’s Fine Dining & Spirits (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m.
• Smith-Tucker Band Sea Breeze (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.
• Rich Mascari Trader’s Seafood Steak & Ale (Chesapeake Beach) – 6 p.m. • Christen Osling (Cello) Vincenzo’s Grill (Calvert Marina) – 6:30 p.m.* • $10 All-You-Can-Drink Night Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. • Ladies Night w/ DJ Pablo and DJ Marc Shubrooks Hula’s Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.
• Matt Garrett Acoustic Cheeseburger in Paradise (Hollywood) – 8 p.m.*
• Black Box Theater: Laughing Daughter, A Musical Indian Head Center for the Arts – 8 p.m.
AMC Loews, Lexington Park 6, (301) 862-5010 All About Steve PG-13, 99 min The Final Destination R, 81 min
• Impact Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach) – 9:30 p.m. • Karaoke w/ Kaptain Mark Productions Mechanicsville Moose Lodge #495 – 8 p.m. • Gretchen Riche Café Des Artistes (Leonardtown) – 8 p.m.
• Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 13 • Air Force String Quartet Chapman State Park (Indian Head) – 1 p.m. • Joey Tippett and the California Ramblers Apehangers Bar (Bel Alton) – 3 p.m.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra PG-13, 118 min Gamer R, 95 min
• Atlas String Quartet Christ Church, Old Durham Parish (La Plata) – 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band Donovan’s Pub (California) – 5 p.m.
• DJ Red Dog Cryer’s Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.
• David Norris DB McMillan’s Irish Pub – 6 p.m.
• Crossfire Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 9 p.m.
• Randy Richie (piano) Café Des Artistes (Leonardtown) – 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 14 • No Green JellyBeenz Seabreeze (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. • Car 54 Port Tobacco Marina – 9 p.m.
• Atlas String Quartet CSM Leonardtown (Building A, room 206) – 7 p.m.
• Margarita Mondays Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 12 noon
Inglourious Basterds R, 152 min
• Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5: “The Emperor” St. Mary’s College (Auerbach Auditorium) - noon
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Sorority Row R, 100 min Starts on Thu, Sep 10
• Captain John DB McMillan’s Pub and Grill – 5:30 p.m.
• Legend Memories (Waldorf) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
Halloween II (2009) R, 101 min
Tuesday, Sept. 15
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band DB McMillan’s Pub and Grill – 6 p.m.
• Nuttin’ Fancy Band La Plata Town Hall – 7 p.m.
Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself PG-13, 113 min Starts on Thu, Sep 10
• Karaoke w/ DJ Tommy T & DJ T Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m.
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• The Craze Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 9 p.m.
• DJ Steadyrockin’ Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
• Moe Stringz & No Stringz Attached Gilligan’s Pier (Newburg) – 8 p.m. • Too Many Mikes Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.
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• Less Than Broken Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.*
• Backstage Pass Murphey’s Pub (Bryans Road) – 8 p.m.*
Show Times Now Playing
• Nuttin’ Fancy Band Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Roadhouse Band Blue Dog Saloon (Port Tobacco) – 8 p.m.*
• Country Memories Band Mechanicsville Moose Lodge #495 – 8 p.m.
• Great Train Robbery Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.
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For family and community events, see our calendar in the community section on page 33.
• Wolfs Music Open Blues Jam Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m. *Call to confirm time
Whiteout R, 106 min Starts on Fri, Sep 11
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On The Vine
& More
Pomegranates Gaining Popularity
On The Menu
By JULIE WIENER For The Associated Press
FRESH SPINACH SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE Start to finish: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8
1/4 cup lemon juice or red wine vinegar 4 chopped scallions or 1 thinly sliced small yellow onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 to 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil (to taste) 10 ounces (two 5-ounce containers) baby spinach 1 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds 2 to 3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced (optional) In a medium bowl, combine the lemon juice or vinegar, scallions or onion, salt and pepper. In a slow, steady stream, whisk in the oil. Drizzle over the spinach, sprinkle with the nuts and pomegranate seeds, then toss to coat. If desired, garnish with egg slices. (Recipe adapted from Gil Marks, author of the forthcoming ``Encyclopedia of Jewish Food,’’ Wiley) Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 223 calories; 170 calories from fat; 19 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 92 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrate; 6 g protein; 3 g fiber; 205 mg sodium.
Long before pomegranates became the darling of the cocktail and smoothie scenes, the ruby red fruit enjoyed near sacred status in Jewish tradition. One of the ``seven species’’ of foods native to biblical Israel, the pomegranate was a key element of Rosh Hashanah _ the Jewish new year _ centuries before promotion of suspected health benefits splashed the juice into all manner of smoothies, cocktails and other drinks. The pomegranate _ of which only the seeds are edible _ is hugely popular. As of June, there were more than 1,800 food and drink products that contained pomegranate seeds or juice, says Tom Vierhile a director at market research firm DataMonitor. In 2005, there were just 258. Acreage in California devoted to pomegranate growth for decades held at around 3,500. But during the past 15 years that has surged to more than 20,000.
Healthy Bites
Indulge in a Healthy Dessert
When it comes to dessert, indulgence is often paramount. A treat that many weight-conscious people don’t enjoy regularly, dessert is something many
people use to reward themselves. But not all desserts are as unhealthy as they are delicious. For example, the following recipe for “Shrikhand with Yogurt Cheese,
Saffron and Pistachios” from Ruta Kahate’s “5 Spices, 50 Dishes” (Chronicle Books) is virtually guilt free, with its only fat coming from the whole-milk yogurt.
SHRIKHAND WITH YOGURT CHEESE, SAFFRON AND PISTACHIOS Serves 4 4 5 1 1 3
quarts whole-milk yogurt whole green cardamom pods teaspoon saffron threads cup sugar tablespoons coarsely chopped raw pistachios
Line a large strainer with a double thickness of cheesecloth, and place the yogurt in it. Bring the ends of the cloth together and tie into a bundle. Set the strainer over a deep bowl and place in the refrigerator for 8 hours. All the whey will drip away, leaving behind thick yogurt cheese. Check occasionally to make sure the bottom of the strainer is not sitting in a pool of drained whey. Using the side of a knife, smash the cardamom pods so that the peels loosen. With your fingers, pry out the seeds and use a mortar and pestle or a very clean spice grinder to grind them to a fine powder. Heat the saffron threads in a small skillet over low heat until crisp, but be careful not to burn them. This should take less than 1 minute. Place the yogurt cheese in a food processor. Add the sugar and pulse only until the sugar dissolves, 30 to 40 seconds. Do not overmix or the yogurt cheese will thin out too much. You do not want to whip the yogurt; shrikhand should be thick and creamy in consistency. For the perfect consistency, do what the Indians do -- use a food mill with the finest disc attachment and pass the yogurt and sugar together through the mill at least 5 times to dissolve the sugar completely. Crumble the toasted saffron over the shrikhand, fold in the
pistachios and cardamom, and set aside, covered, for at least 2 hours for the flavors to blend. Serve cold or at room temperature. Shrikhand will last in the refrigerator, tightly covered in a glass dish, for one week.
Pomegranate season begins in September, coinciding with the two-day celebration of Rosh Hashanah, which begins at sundown on Sept. 18. While pomegranates can intimidate those who have never cracked one open _ for that is what you must do to get at the seeds _ the Pomegranate Council recommends a fuss-free process for extracting the seeds, also called arils. Cut off the crown of the pomegranate, then cut the fruit into sections. Place the sections in a bowl of water, then use your fingers to roll out the juice sacs (seeds). Discard everything else, then strain and eat the seeds. A relative newcomer to the pomegranate scene is already-extracted seeds, available fresh and frozen. The fresh seeds have a limited shelf life, and the frozen lose some color and crispness, but both take the fuss out of eating pomegranate. But the easiest way to infuse pomegranate flavors into cooking is to bypass the whole fruit and use pomegranate molasses, also called pomegranate concentrate. ``It has this not just fruity, but wonderfully complex berry taste,’’ Cohen says.
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School Feature Discovering Yourself By Theresa Morr Contributing Writer An easy, fun way to “discover yourself” is through collage making. If you’ve never made a collage before, it’s really a fun project that doesn’t require a lot of stuff or time to make. A collage is a colorful one-of-a-kind “picture” of you that reveals aspects of your personality that a photograph cannot capture. Your specially made collage will be something unique because, like a fingerprint, it’s one-of-a-kind and something you can enjoy, discuss, and share with your parents and school mates. And in case your wondering, the word “collage” comes from the French verb coller, which means to glue or stick. Simply defined, a collage is a creative arrangement of various kinds of materials and objects pasted over a surface, usually with unifying lines and colors. There are many types of collages, but an easy cut-and-paste collage, using ordinary materials found around your home, is recommended for beginners.
Grandparents Day
By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer A holiday I have often wondered about is coming up Sept. 13. It is Grandparents Day. I always thought it was possibly a greeting-card manufactured holiday, but did remember hearing something about interesting origins once. I found on the National Grandparents Day Web site, that Grandparents Day originated in the mind of Marian McQuade from the coal mining region of West Virginia. She was the mother of 15 and the grandmother of 40. As a young girl, she traveled with her grandmother around their community seeing to the needs of the elderly, or oldsters, as Mrs. McQuade referred to them. She worked tirelessly through the 1970s on every level until National Grandparents Day was established by law. The first Grandparents Day was observed in 1979. Mrs. McQuade passed away last year at the age of 91. The National Grandparents Day organization Marian McQuade founded has grown to include volunteer programs, such as the forget-me-not program for nursing home volunteers, essay and song contests, and family and teacher resources. There is a really neat link to The Legacy Project, where you can download a 12-page, “fill in the blanks life story” program for interviewing grandparents or any older person. What a great idea. I wish my Grandparents were still alive to work on the Legacy Project, but they both died in the 1960s. I am glad that the elementary schools normally have a grandparent visitation day. Hollywood elementary in conjunction with St.Mary’s College of Maryland created a wonderful program during the time when my sons were attending, called “Sharing our stories.” The purpose was to interview older people in St. Mary’s County of all races to forge new bonds by learning each other’s histories. What amazing stories the children were able to hear and record. I was proud to be one of the founding members. Former Professor of English at St. Mary’s College, Andrea Hammer, created “SlackWater,” a book of stories from county residents recalling what life was like here in the 1960s and 1970s. Its first publication was in 1998, and I believe the sixth volume of “SlackWater” was released this summer. The Library of Congress created the StoryCorps project, and National Public Radio has the NPR National Story Project for recording life stories. Many times NPR sets up a booth at a mall for people to just walk in and record a life history or personal anecdote. The stories are touching to listen to – they are unrehearsed treasures. I wonder if the three county libraries would be able to install permanent booths for the local community to create short life story vignettes. There could be a list of sample questions to get interviewers or a lone person primed to trigger memories. I know,
funding would be needed. Something to think about in my free time. I’ve thought before of offering the use of my recorders in my shop for people to come, sit, have tea, and interview a family member, or be interviewed themselves. I do this at our Surrattsville all-class reunions. As the school archivist, I run around the whole day interviewing the older people on tape. What stories do we not know about our parents and grandparents? There are probably many they might not want us to know. But by hearing their achievements and fears, we may be able to overcome something within ourselves. We are always trying to live up to the expectations of our families, especially parents. It’s nice for a child (small or adult) To learn how older family members overcame adversity or have learned coping behaviors. Our church, Christ Episcopal Church in Chaptico, is having a Homecoming celebration this Sunday, and I was thinking of bringing my voice recorder for people to use at their leisure. As you know, time passes quickly and friends and loved ones can be gone before we think to ask questions or express our love and gratitude. I suppose you could set up an area for recording at weddings, reunions, or birthdays as well. As for me, I have some recordings of my grandmother’s, mother’s and my father’s voices from the ’60s, but regret not asking more about their lives while they were alive. Both my maternal grandparents moved in with us before they died. All I remember of my grandfather of that time was my Grandfather sitting in a living room chair looking pretty mean and unhappy. At four I was an annoyance, and would just peak around the hallway wall hoping he would not be there, so I could slip by. The regrets of those feelings now. He was so different to me one year before when healthy, and I didn’t understand. But my Grandmother handled life differently before her death. She taught me to read by the age of four, and had me reading Shakespeare’s plays by six. This from a woman born on the boat over from Hungary with very little schooling. We played Candyland and Hi Ho Cherrio, and in her pastel housedresses she made me lumpy Cream of Wheat and Spaghettios. Ma did not like to cook – these were her specialties. But to me they tasted delicious and still are comfort foods I turn to when feeling blue. My wish is that maybe one person reading this will stop in his or her busy life to record a loved one, or write down an anecdote about themselves for their own family legacy project. To each new day’s memories, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
Your collage will show what’s going on in your subconscious mind -- the things you like to do or are concerned about; the things that make you happy or sad; and maybe the things you dream about doing. Composing a collage is a stimulating way to express your wildest flights of imagination with complete freedom. So discover yourself by making a collage! Here’s what you’ll need: • Bright colored poster board. • Magazines around the house (get your parents’ permission to cut them up). • Small pair of scissors. • Paper glue. • Lots of imagination. 1. Cut the poster board to a size you can manage, then set aside. 2. Look through magazines and cut out lots of colorful images and words that are cool. For instance, if you like animals, maybe you’ll find a picture of a horse or cow grazing in a field. If you like water, maybe you’ll cut out a sailboat on a river. Maybe a bunch of flowers in a vase if nature’s your thing. Include your favorite foods and activities. And don’t forget to search for pictures that represent your family – maybe a mom baking cookies; a dad working with tools; and a kid like yourself mowing the grass or eating pizza . You get the idea – anything that appeals to your inner self. Also check out bold lettered advertisements for just the right words to express your feelings like “awesome” and “super.” Your finished collage will say a lot about your personality in pictures and words. 3. Next, trim your selections with scissors and be careful not to snip your fingers. 4. Now comes the fun part. Arrange your pictures and words any which way on the entire poster board. Don’t leave any blank spaces. Glue each picture in place. 5. When finished, your collage will be a “picture” of yourself, revealing things that are important to you. 6. Find a special spot where you can display your original work of art for all to see. Want to have more fun? Go to www.smilebox.com and learn about more cool things to make. Comments to Kikusan2@ verizon.net.
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Local Man Brings Disc Golf to St. Mary’s By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Will Franklin smiled as he moved out into the sunlight at Lancaster Park, right where the Flat Tops housing development once stood, pulling a small Frisbee-like disc from a bag he had slung over his shoulder with more than a dozen flying discs lined up inside. “Each one’s a little bit different,” he said. “You’ve got your distance drivers, and what they call multi-purpose discs which are midrange, if you want to throw something intermediate but not too far, and you have basically a putter. “It’s the same concept as ball golf. When you get close, this is a wide-rim disc which is made for low flying and it’s pretty accurate.” Frisbee golf, otherwise called disc golf, a popular game with park crawlers and college kids, was not always Franklin’s passion, he admitted. “My brother lives in Ohio and I went down to visit him, and he was telling me about disc golf and I kind of laughed at him, because I thought it sounded like a silly sport, but he convinced me to come out and give him the opportunity to let him show me how to play, and once I started playing, I kind of never stopped,” he said, laughing. “So when I got back over here, I decided I wanted to play one day and I found out that the closest course to me was in College Park,” he said, describing how he decided to take action to bring the sport a little closer to home.
Cashing in on unclaimed (“use it or lose it”) state grant money from the county department of Recreation and Parks, and with the blessing of the Board of County Commissioners, Franklin and friends with help from the parks department built a course that players will be able to use for free on park land that must remain relatively undeveloped because of its proximity to Naval Air Station Patuxent River. “It’s 7,900 feet, but it depends on which way you look at it. There are three different pin placements,” said Franklin, pointing to what looked like circular racks with chains on the sides, driven into the ground by their bases, which were metal spikes. “If you’re standing right here, the A pin would be the closest to you, then the B pin and then the C pin, the reason being that for amateurs that aren’t very good, you’d put them closer, but I set everything up as intermediate so that your regular everyday people could play, and then your pro-tees are set up,” for tournaments or individuals wanting an extra challenge. The rules of disc golf (as its name might suggest) mirror those of regular golf, played by using a flying disc instead of a golf ball. The discs are thrown in metal baskets posted on poles. One point is counted each time the disc is thrown and when a penalty is incurred. The object is to acquire the lowest score. Tee throws are completed within or behind the designated tee area, which is indicated by a ribbed mat on the ground. After teeing off, the player whose disc is farthest from the hole always throws first. The player with the least
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amount of throws on the previous hole is the first to tee off on the next hole. And, like in golf, the game is self-regulated with the players keeping each other honest. Though Franklin said he has no plans to form a local disc golfing league, he did say he
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The Capital Design Advisory Committee of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary’s City will hold an open house in Glendening Hall Annex on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 4-7 p.m. The CDA will present the proposed schematic design for the replacement of Anne Arundel Hall and the construction of the new Historic St. Mary’s City Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center (Visitor’s Center). In addition to updating the community on programs, scope and siting reviewed during the CDA’s public presentations in August, new information will be provided on site plans and preliminary architectural designs. Feedback from the community is welcomed. More information is available at http://www.smcm. edu/facilities/capitalprojects/annearundel.html or by calling Judy Johnson at 240-895-4412. A CDA follow-up public meeting will be held in the auditorium at HSMC on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 7-9:30 p.m. More information can be found at the following web sites: http://www.smcm.edu/facilities/capitalprojects/marylandheritageinterpretivecenter.html.
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Bike Race to Benefit Trail Patuxent Velo, Southern Maryland’s cycling team will host the 20th Annual Southern Maryland Amish 100 on Saturday, Sept. 19, starting at 7 a.m. The Southern Maryland Amish 100 offers four rides to accommodate cyclists of all skill levels. This year’s event will feature a 37.5 mile ride in honor of Maryland’s 375th Birthday. There will also be two Metric Centuries, which are 62 miles each, and an English Century, which is 100 miles. At the end of the ride, have a refreshing shower then stay and enjoy a free picnic lunch of burgers, hot dogs, chips, sodas and fruit all prepared by Patuxent Velo. The ride begins at Chopticon High School in Clements. Cyclists may register online at www.bikereg.com or www.active.com/active/ or in person on the day of the event. Registration is open from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on the day of the ride, and the registration fee must
“Hi, my name is Sophie and I’m an adorable female American Bulldog/Pit Bull Terrier mix. I’m about four months old. I love to play with my toys and I’m very quickly learning how to walk on a leash and to go potty outside. I’m full of personality and I’ll melt your heart when you meet me. Now, I’m looking for someone wonderful like YOU to give me the furever home I deserve! I’m up to date on vaccinations, crate trained, and identification micro chipped. For more information, please contact lora@secondhoperescue.org or call Second Hope Rescue at 240-925-0628. Please Adopt, Don’t Shop!!”
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be paid with cash or by check. Donations this year are going to support the Three Notch Trail – a trail dedicated to the pedestrian and bicycle community. For more information, go to www.paxvelo. com or e-mail riderunrow@yahoo.com.
The Patuxent River Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Maryland will hold its third annual fundraising event to support oyster restoration, kids fishing camps, and other community service projects Saturday, Sept. 19, at Historic Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood from 4 to 8 p.m. The Bull & Oyster Roast will include raffles and silent and live auctions with fishing and hunting trips, jewelry, artwork, meals at popular local restaurants, fishing equipment, and other items. A highlight of the auction will be a two-hour wine and cheese cruise aboard the Wm. B. Tennison. “We invite community members to join CCA at this event to help us continue our work in conservation and protecting marine resources,” said Scott McGuire, chapter president. “Plus, it’s a great evening of fun and relaxation.” This summer the Patuxent River Chapter is distributing 1.5 million oysters to approximately 400 local residents who will grow them at their piers until they reach adult size. At that point, the oysters will be placed on sanctuary to continue their work of filtering water. The chapter has been recognized for its oyster restoration project by the Mason Dixon Outdoor Writers Association, and its work has been featured in a national magazine. Tickets for the event are $55 for an individual and $100 for a couple and include a oneyear CCA membership. Tickets and information can be obtained from Heather McGuire at sahmcguire@gmail.com.
Humanities Council Looking for Board Members The Maryland Humanities Council based in Baltimore invites nominations for board membership. There are currently 24 board members, none of whom are from St. Mary’s County. All nominations must be received by Tuesday, Sept. 15 to be considered for election to a three-year term beginning Oct. 2, 2009. Candidates must be Maryland residents committed to advancing the nonprofit’s
mission of stimulating informed dialogue and civic engagement on issues important to Marylanders. Nominees are considered in terms of the membership of MHC as a whole: race, gender, and region are taken into account. Some members must be humanities scholars; some must be representative of the general public. The current Humanities Council includes business people, writers, college and
university administrators, and professors of classics, ethics, literature, history, and sociology. Members serve without pay but are reimbursed for travel expenses. A copy of the nominee’s resume and a letter of support should be submitted to Phoebe Stein Davis, Executive Director, by email at pdavis@mdhc.org or by mail to 108 W. Centre Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
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Thursday, Sept. 10 • California Business Referral Breakfast Group Coffee Quarter (San Souci Plaza) – 9 a.m. BNI is a business and professional networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals. Contact Randy Schultz (president) at rjschultz@ erols.com or Michelle Renee-Myers (secretary) at michellerenee@myarbonne.com or call 301-737-2550 for more information. • Volunteer Recruitment Fair Lexington Park Library – 10 a.m. St. Mary’s County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is hosting a volunteer recruitment fair to help the community nonprofit organizations and groups recruit volunteers. Two sessions: 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. and 3 p.m-7 p.m. Call the RSVP Project Office at 301-737-5670, ext. 1653. • BBQ Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5:30 p.m. • SOMD Weight Loss Surgery Support Group Lexington Park Library – 6 p.m. • Scouting Night Oakville Elementary School (Mechanicsville) – 7 p.m. Oakville Pack 1785 invites the public to its annual Join Scouting Night. Cub Scouts is open to all boys from first through fifth grades. Go towww.joincubscouting.org/.
Friday, Sept. 11 • Hollywood Lions Club Golf Tourney Wicomico Shores Golf Course – 6 a.m. • Fry Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5:30 p.m. • 9/11 Never Forget Memorial Charlotte Hall Veterans Home – 6 p.m. The ceremony will take place rain or shine. A total of 2,977 American flags will be flown in honor of the number of Americans who lost their lives on Sep. 11 and will be on display from Sept. 6-Sept. 13. People are invited to bring personal letters and thank you cards to drop in a collection box available on site that will be delivered to American service members and veterans. For more information visit www.neverforgetmemorial.webs.com or call Katie Coughlan at (301) 884-8171, ext. 483. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em Center for Life Enrichment (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Atlas String Quartet Concert CSM (Leonardtown Campus) Build-
ing A, Room 206 – 7 p.m. Prokofiev: Quartet #2,Op.92: Bartok: Quartet #6, Sz.114: Bernard Vallandingham and Adina Vallandingham, Violins; Kate Zahradnik, Viola; Natalie Naquin, Cello. Admission is free. Seating for this event is open.
Saturday, Sept. 12 • Vacations for Vets Poker Run San Souci Plaza (22576 MacArthur Blvd.) – 9 a.m. The Poker Run helps generate money to sponsor three-day veteran retreats. There is a $25 registration fee per bike, and a $15 fee for each additional rider. Please register between 9-10:30 a.m. For more information, call Connie Pennington at 301-904-0707 or e-mail cpennington@csc.com. • Health Fair and Open House Fitness and More (Hollywood) – 8 a.m. SMH Health Connections will provide free health screenings for bone density, blood pressure, body composition, cholesterol levels, blood sugar and prostate screenings (for men). Total lipid panels (including cholesterol, triglycerides, and good/bad cholesterol levels) are also available for a $20 fee for people who have been fasting. For more information, call FAM at 301-373-9339. • Regatta on St. Inigoes Creek Sailing Center Chesapeake and the Rotary Club of Prince Fredrick are hosting an all-day regatta starting at 9 a.m. on St. Inigoes Creek near St. Mary’s City to raise money for both organizations.. The event will benefit the sailing center, a nonprofit, and the Rotary Club’s scholarship fund. Sailing will end around 5 p.m., awards at 6 p.m. and an opening ceremony for the center, which opened earlier this summer, about 6:30 p.m. For more information, go to www. somdsummerchallenge.org. • Brown Bag Auction The Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad is holding its second annual Brown Bag Auction from noon to 2 p.m. (gift certificates, toys, jewelry, gift baskets, Disney World tickets, crafts). Drawing begins at 2 p.m. Hot dogs, bake sale. Tickets 6 for $5 or $1 each. • Woodland Indian Discovery Day Historic St. Mary’s City – 10 a.m. Explore American Indian culture and skills through demonstrations and hands-on activities. Admission. HC. 800-762-1634. 240895-4990. www.stmaryscity.org. • “Fall Follies” on the Square in Leonardtown Annual Fall Follies Arts & Crafts Show will be held on Washington Street in Downtown Leonardtown from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attractions include more than 50 participants showing and selling their many handmade arts and crafts.
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Call the Southern Maryland Artisan Center at 301-997-1644 for more information. • Leonardtown Waterfront Celebration The Waterfront Celebration will be held at the wharf from noon to 5 p.m. One of the highlights will be the Challenge Cup between St. Mary’s Ryken and Leonardtown High School. Keelboat and dinghy races will also take place and will be open to all participants. Also planned are musical performances by local school groups, a one act performance by Newtown Players depicting the founding of Maryland, strolling minstrel David Norris, Leonardtown Library’s children’s story time, maritime related exhibits and more. Enjoy a guided kayak and/or canoe excursion on beautiful Breton Bay, participate in the many craft workshops and visit Tudor Hall for an artist’s gathering of artwork and the key family exhibit. Take a round trip boat tour aboard the Samuel M. Bailey from Leonardtown Wharf to St. Clements Island where you can tour the lighthouse. While on board, enjoy a lecture by St. Mary’s County historian Pete Himmelheber. Tickets are available for $25 per person at the Leonardtown Library. For more information, e-mail Leonardtown.commissioners@verizon. net or call 301-475-9791. • Steak Night American Legion Post 255 (Ridge) – 5 p.m. • Murder in Miami Mystery Dinner Olde Breton Inn (Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. All proceeds benefit the St. Mary’s County Museum Division. The murder mystery is called, “Murder in Miami”, and parts will be offered to amenable dinner guests who will then read from a provided script. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 301-769-2222. www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/museums. • Lincoln/Reagan Dinner The Crystal Room (Callaway) – 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Republican Central Committee of St. Mary’s County. The keynote speaker will be Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey. Special guest speaker and Republican candidate for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District seat will be Charles Lollar. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50. Call Mary Russell at 301-373-4334 for tickets or more information.
Sunday, Sept. 13 • Summerseat Farm Open House/Picnic Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Rd, Mechanicsville) – 12:30 p.m. Educational programs, 120
acres to explore, Manor House tours, vineyard, gardens and farm animals. Activities will be modified in the event of inclement weather. Call 301-373-6607 or go to www. summerseat.org. • Walden/Sierra picnic Walden/Sierra’s Anchor Residential Treatment Center invites alumni and their families to a reunion picnic at Anchor, 30007 Business Center Drive in Charlotte Hall, from 4-7 p.m. Those who would like to attend the free event may RSVP to 301-997-1300 ext. 804 or simply come to the event. • All You Can Eat Breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. Valley Lee Fire House Valley Lee. Cost is $8 adults, $4 children ages 5-12, under 5 free. Sponsored (and prepared) by the 2nd District Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad Auxiliary. • Fall Seafood Dinner Holy Angels Church – 11:30 a.m.
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• 5 O’Clock Somewhere Cruise Cheeseburger in Paradise (California) – 5 p.m. • All You Can Eat Breakfast The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring an All-you-can-eat breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the Rescue Squad building on Route 235 in Hollywood. The menu will be Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Sausage Links, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, Fried Potatoes, Pancakes, Escalloped Apples, assorted juices, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Adults $8; children ages 5-12 $4 and children under age 5 are free.
Monday, Sept. 14 • Lecture on Aging St. Mary’s College (Goodpastor Hall) – 4:45 p.m. Pharmacology, physiology, and neuroscience professor Jim Fadel, of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, will talk about the connection between aging and changes in our brain cells at a neuroscience seminar at 4:45 p.m. at Goodpastor Hall 195. • SMAWL Low Cost Rabies Clinic St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds – 6 p.m. • Free Screening of “Outdoors Maryland: Love our Parks” and “Ken Burns’ National Parks Series Point Lookout State Park (Scotland) – 7 p.m. • No Limit Hold’Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 15 • Annual Golf Tournament Breton Bay Golf and Country Club (Leonardtown) – 9 a.m.
• Nature Time at Greenwell Greenwell State Park – 10 a.m. • Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5: “The Emperor” St. Mary’s College (Auerbach Auditorium) - noon
Wednesday, Sept. 16 • Hospice House ceremony Hospice House of St. Mary’s will host a dedication ceremony and open house for its new hospice center in Callaway on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 3-6 p.m. at the house on Hospice Lane off Aster Drive. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 11, by calling 301-475-6008. • Thrift Store Reopening Grand reopening of Trinity Thrift Store, Oldfields Church, Prince Frederick Road in Hughesville, from 12 to 1 p.m. Free refreshments. The store will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. On Sat. Sept. 19 there will be a boxed lunch for sale for $10 – fried chicken, potato salad, green beans. For more information, call 301-274-3480. • Why Snooze When You Can Crooze Arby’s Restaurant Parking Lot (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em Tournament Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Rd, Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Learn to Line Dance Hotel Charles (Hughesville) – 7 p.m.
Senator, Delegates to Speak at Federal Employees Lunch The deadline for making lunch reservations for the next meeting of the St. Mary’s County Chapter 969, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), is Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Olde Breton Inn in Leonardtown on Friday, Sept. 18. The cost of the luncheon is $14.50. The social hour begins at 11 a.m. and lunch is at noon. Guest speakers will be state Sen. Roy Dyson and state Delegates Johnny Wood, John Bohanan and Anthony O’Donnell. Reservations for lunch are required. Call Pam Allgood, 301-8627778, or Janet Tippett, 301-373-8583. Members will be charged for the cost of lunch if reservations are not kept or cancelled by the deadline. If you are interested in only attending the meeting, it begins at 12:45 p.m.
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A View From The
BLEACHERS
Curve Ball By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer
My apologies in advance to Red Sox fans … After finishing tied at the end of the 1978 season, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox played a one-game playoff to determine the American League East Pennant. During the game, a light-hitting infielder named Bucky Dent, batting 9th (last) in the Yankees’ batting order, hit an improbable 3-run home run that catapulted New York to a 5-4 victory. The Yanks eventually won the World Series while Red Sox fans were left to do what they did best for so many years: wallow in
self pity while lamenting the latest chapter in “The Curse of the Bambino”… that’s Babe Ruth for the baseball-challenged. The year 1978 would have been the 60th year since Boston’s last championship and the 59th since its infamous sale of Ruth to the Yankees. This chapter in the curse tasted all the more bitter because they hadn’t lost on a big hit by a Yankee star, but on a soulcrushing home run by a nondescript shortstop that hit 40 homers in 12 major league seasons. This wasn’t Reggie Jackson beating them; it was, as he’s “affectionately” referred to as by exasperated Red Sox fans, Bucky …“Bleeping”…Dent. Fast forward 25 years and once again these historic combatants were dueling in an epic American League Championships Series. After playing six games square,
the deciding game seven was played at old Yankee Stadium with a World Series trip the victor’s spoils. Entering the bottom of the 8th with a 5-2 lead, the Red Sox (predictably … given the history between the teams to that point in time) surrendered three runs to tie the game. It eventually went into extra innings where, in the bottom of the 11th, Aaron Boone, a journeyman player who had entered only a few innings prior as a pinch runner of all things, hit a walk-off, American League pennant winning home run. It is a scene I can still see vividly in my mind. It was a moment when Bucky “Bleeping” Dent finally got some conversational company in the form of Aaron “Bleeping” Boone throughout Red Sox nation and at sports bars across New England. After his historic, ca-
reer-defining moment, Aaron Boone quickly faded from the spotlight, returning to the solid-but-unspectacular player he was before sending Boston pitcher Tim Wakefield’s pitch over the left field wall and the Yanks to the World Series. After being out of baseball entirely in 2004, he played for three teams between 2005 and 2008, including a stint with the Nationals last year. In the offseason he signed with the Houston Astros. He never made it to opening day. Boone, who discovered he had a heart condition (congenital bicuspid aortic stenosis) in college, received news his condition had unexpectedly worsened and he would need aortic valve replacement surgery. At his emotional press conference, this former baseball hero, faced with the reality of his own mortality, seemed miles from his triumphant victory lap at Yankee stadium just a few years prior. Baseball, in a flash, couldn’t have been more insignificant. Fortunately Boone’s surgery was successful and he made a full recovery. His experience though is a sportsworld example that life’s ride is more roller coaster than predictable merry-go-round. Anyone that’s done a fair share of living knows life’s accompanying twists, turns, crests and, occasionally, big drops. To draw on a baseball analogy, life inevitably will throw you a wicked, unexpected curve ball when you’re looking for the heat. The curve will make you flinch and may even buckle your knees a bit. The challenge is to stay strong, focused and hit life’s unexpected pitch out of the park (or at least foul it off and live to see another pitch). That’s just what Aaron Boone did. He brought his story full circle on Sept. 2 when he returned to Major League Baseball and made his season debut with the Astros. In terms of his impact on baseball fans, I never thought Aaron Boone would eclipse that victorious moment at Yankee Stadium in 2003. But by simply playing again, an act that stands witness to his determination and perseverance, he did. Send comments rguyjoon@yahoo.com.
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09/10-16/2009 Thurs., Sept. 10 Boys’ Soccer Huntingtown at Chopticon, 6 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Good Counsel at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. Girls’ Tennis St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop McNamara, 3:30 p.m. Volleyball St. Mary’s Ryken at Kings’ Christian Academy, 5 p.m. Great Mills at Westlake, 6 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 11 Boys’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at Good Counsel, 4 p.m. Field Hockey Huntingtown at Chopticon, 4 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken at Holy Cross, 4 p.m. Football Gwynn Park at Chopticon, 7 p.m. Calvert at Great Mills, 7 p.m. Leonardtown at Patuxent, 7 p.m. Mt. Zion Baptist vs. St. Mary’s Ryken at Lancaster Park, 7 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Chopticon at Huntingtown, 6 p.m. Volleyball Thomas Stone at Chopticon, 6 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 12 Boys’ Soccer Chopticon Tournament, 12 noon Cross Country Chopticon at St. Mary’s Ryken, 9 a.m. Field Hockey Chopticon at Howard High School, 12 noon Girls’ Soccer Chopticon at McDonough, 12 noon
Mon., Sept. 14 Boys’ Soccer Great Mills at Thomas Stone, 6 p.m. Calvert at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Girls’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at Severn, 3:15 p.m. Girls’ Tennis Holy Cross at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. Field Hockey Great Mills at Thomas Stone, 4 p.m. St. John’s at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Thomas Stone at Great Mills, 6 p.m. Leonardtown at Calvert, 6 p.m. Volleyball Thomas Stone at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Tues., Sept. 15 Boys’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop Ireton, 4 p.m. North Point at Chopticon, 6 p.m. Field Hockey St. Mary’s Ryken at National Cathedral School for Girls, 4 p.m. Calvert at Leonardtown, 6 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Bishop Ireton at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. Volleyball Holy Cross at St. Mary’s Ryken, 5:30 p.m. Calvert at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 16 Cross Country La Plata/Leonardtown at Chopticon, 4:30 p.m. Great Mills at Lackey/Thomas Stone/McDonough, 4:30 p.m. Field Hockey Westlake at Chopticon, 4 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Great Mills at Leonardtown, 6 p.m. Golf Chopticon vs. McDonough/ Northern/North Point at Hawthorne, 4 p.m. Great Mills/Leonardtown vs. Huntingtown at Mellomar, 4 p.m. Volleyball Chopticon at Westlake, 6 p.m. Great Mills at Leonardtown, 6 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken at St. John’s, 6 p.m.
SPECIAL NOTE: All high school, recreational and youth league coaches, if you would like the scores, statistics and standings from your respective games and leagues to be published, contact Chris Stevens at 301-3734125 or at chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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Blue Crabs Handled Easily By Barnstormers A power display by Aaron Herr and Ryan Mulhern, some terrific defense and a strong pitching effort by Trey Hodges combined to produce a 9-1 victory for the Barnstormers over Southern Maryland in front of 2,889 Tuesday evening at Clipper Magazine Stadium. The win was Lancaster’s tenth in its last 13 games. For one of the rare times this season, the Barnstormers put a game away early. Lancaster reached Blue Crabs starter Keith Ramsey (5-4) for six in the first inning and two more in the second, and the Liberty Division leaders never recovered. Lloyd Turner led off the game with a line drive to center,which skipped past Jeremy Owens for a double. Anderson Machado walked, and Michael Woods ripped a single into center for a 1-0 lead. Herr cranked a two-run double into the left field corner as Lancaster jumped ahead, 3-0, before Ramsey recorded an out. Gerard Haran picked up a one-out walk, and Ryan Mulhern smacked a three-run homer to right for a 6-0 lead. It was all Herr after that with a two-run homer in the second and a solo shot in the fifth,
both off Ramsey (5-4). Hodges (5-4) retired nine of ten through the first three innings, but needed help from Turner in the fourth. With runners at first and second and nobody out, the Lancaster left fielder raced deep into the left center alley to haul in a drive by James Shanks for a first out. Michael Tucker lofted a pop fly down the left field line, which fell behind third baseman Vic Gutierrez just inside fair territory. Turner retrieved the ball and fired to Hodges covering third for a rare 7-1 force play and the second out. Owens walked to load the bases, but Hodges induced a grounder to second out of Octavio Martinez to get out of the inning. Southern Maryland broke up the shutout in the fifth. Chuck Jeroloman picked up a oneout walk. He moved to second on a single by Brent Krause. Patrick Osborn followed with a bloop hit to right center, scoring Jeroloman for the Blue Crabs only marker of the night. Hodges left after seven innings, having allowed five hits and a run. He walked three and struck out four. Joanniel Montero retired six of the seven batters he faced, three on strikes, to close out the night.
Crabs Ask Fans To “Break Out The Blue” or Atlantic League Playoffs With less than two weeks remaining in the 2009 regular season, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs have already clinched a spot in the playoffs by winning the Liberty Division First Half title. The Blue Crabs are now asking the Southern Maryland community to “Break Out The Blue!” as the team strives for its first championship in just its second season of existence. The Blue Crabs front office is currently offering a special deal for fans to show their Blue Crab spirit AND pack Regency Furniture Stadium for the 2009 playoffs. Special powder blue 2009 Playoffs “Break Out The Blue” t-shirts are for sale at the ballpark. With every purchase of a shirt, fans will receive a FREE playoff ticket to the game of their choice of which the Blue Crabs will be hosting at home. There is also a package where fans may purchase the t-shirt and a hat. The Blue Crabs will host games one and two of the best
of five Atlantic League Division Series at home on September 24 and 25. Fans should keep in mind that games four and five will only be played if necessary. The 2009 Atlantic League Playoffs at Regency Furniture Stadium are presented by Sport Clips Haircuts, which is coming to Waldorf, Maryland this fall. As an added bonus, the Blue Crabs will offer FREE admission to any playoff game for a fan who paints their face blue. “When you look at other teams that have made playoff runs in the past, a lot do a ‘white out’ or something like that,” said Blue Crabs General Manager Chris Allen. “Well here in Southern Maryland, we plan to take it a step further with ‘Break Out The Blue.’ Now fans can get on board with that AND secure their seats for the playoffs. When you look at our stands, you’ll see thousands of Blue Crabs fans going wild in a sea of Carolina Blue as we try
to win it all. I get excited just thinking about it,” continued Allen. “You’ve got two elite teams that have both clinched playoff spots going at it to end the regular season, so what better time to crank up this promotion,” said Blue Crabs Assistant General Manager Omar Roque. “Consider it a warm up for a thrilling playoff run. We take great pride in being the only professional sports franchise in Southern Maryland, and we’re here to deliver our fans a great time AND a championship,” continued Roque. “It’s time for the entire community to get behind the Blue Crabs. The tri-county area, and the state of Maryland combined,” said Allen. “The chance to win a championship can be rare, and we’re going to do everything possible to make sure our players are in the best possible environment. Because of their great play this season, plenty of great moments are still to come.”
Atlantic Baseball League Standings (For games through Tues., Sept. 8) LIBERTY DIVISION Southern Maryland Long Island Bridgeport Camden
W 31 29 27 25
L 25 29 31 33
PCT .554 .500 .466 .431
FREEDOM DIVISION Somerset Newark Lancaster York
W 36 31 27 24
L 21 26 30 35
PCT .632 .544 .474 .407
GB 3.0 5.0 7.0 GB 5.0 9.0 13.0
STREAK LAST 10 L7 2- 8 W1 6- 4 L4 2- 8 W1 4- 6 STREAK LAST 10 W5 8- 2 L1 6- 4 W2 7- 3 L1 5- 5
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Hornets’ Rally Falls Short Against Calvert By Chris Stevens Staff Writer GREAT MILLS – Although the result of Tuesday evening’s girls’ soccer match went down to the final seconds, Great Mills head coach Amy Herndon felt the game was lost in the first 20
minutes of play. “I told them that we didn’t lose that game on the PK,” Herndon said after Hope Ironmonger’s last shot was stopped in the Hornets’ 2-1 loss to Calvert. “We lost it in the first 20 minutes. You have to come out and play 80 minutes.” In the first 20 minutes, the Cavaliers scored two goals and left the Hornets fighting up hill for the remainder of the contest. Brittany Sellers got the Hornets (0-2 overall, 0-2 in Southern Maryland Athletic Conference play) on the board late in
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Lathroum Sweeps Potomac Weekend, Scores McBee Memorial Win on Sunday By Doug Watson Potomac Speedway
BUDDS CREEK –Jamie “The Jet” Lathroum of Mechanicsville continued his late season win tear as he was victorious for the fourth time this season, and second of the weekend, in last Sunday night’s 20th annual 44-lap Ronnie McBee memorial at the Potomac Speedway. Lathroum and Jeff Pilkerton brought the field to the initial waving of the green flag. Pilkerton shocked the Potomac crowd as he blasted into the early race lead with Lathroum in tow. However, Lathroum was on a mission as he would wrestle the top spot from Pilkerton on lap 10. From that point on, Lathroum was on cruise control as he would eventually lead the remaining 34 laps to post the win. Lathroums only serious challenge during the event came from 10thstarting Bo Feathers who made a late race charge, but he would have to settle for runner-up honors. “This car has been so good,” Lathroum said in victory lane. “It’s so easy to drive, it’s like driving down the highway. I think it has a mind of it’s own.” With his win, Lathroum became the 17th different driver to win the McBee memorial at Potomac. “It’s a big honor to win this race,” Lathroum said. “I never got to race with him, but I guess he was really good because you still hear his name an awful lot.” Rookie Dale Hollidge would take third, Jeff Pilkerton would hang on for fourth and Rick Hulson completed the top five. With his seventh-place finish, David Williams was crowned late model track champion for the secPhoto By Chris Stevens ond year in a row by 28 points over Courtney Barsch of Great Mills prepares to defend Calvert’s Daryl Hills. “I can’t thank George and Tina Tess Beukel. Moreland enough,” Williams said. “They gave me the opportunity to drive their car this seathe first half, and Great Mills, son, and I’m glad we could pull off the championship for playing what Herndon called them.” “pretty good soccer,” held CalHeats for the 21 cars on hand went to Roland Mann, vert scoreless in the second Rick Hulson and Daryl Hills. half. Kurt Zimmerman was triumphant for the sixth time With time winding down, this season in the 16-lap street stock feature. Zimmerman the Hornets moved the ball into started on the pole and would eventually lead every lap Calvert territory and a penalty of the non-stop event. Ben Bowie was second, Ben Oliver against Cavalier defender Jotook third, point leader Kyle Nelson collected fourth and niece Butler gave Great Mills Kevin Cooke completed the top five. Heats for the 18-car a penalty kick opportunity that field went to Oliver and Bowie. would’ve tied the game. Elsewhere, the hobby stocks had two 15-lap events Ironmonger’s shot was on the program and wins went to Rusty Alton for the fifth quick to the net, but goalie time this season and Ronald Meador who snared his firstKelly Collins snared it as time ever win in the division, while Buddy Dunagan scored expired and the Cavaliers eswin number five in the 15-lap hornet main. caped with the win. “It’s a good lesson to Late Model Feature Finish learn, you have to come out 1. Jamie Lathroum 2. Bo Feathers 3. Dale Hollidge 4. Jeff and play the whole game,” Pilkerton 5. Rick Hulson 6. Matt Quade 7. David WilHerndon said. “It shouldn’t liams 8. Mike Walls 9. Daryl Hills 10. Bryan Bernheisel come down to that.” 11. Barry Lear Sr. 12. Derrick Hill 13. Trever Feathers 14. With the first two games Scott Cross 15. Roland Mann 16. Kyle Lear 17. Ray Kable under their belt, Herndon beJr. 18. Chris Cromer 19. Jim McBee Jr. 20. Harold Dorsey lieves the Hornets are coming Jr. 21. Deane Guy together well and believes with two improvements, they’ll be Street Stock Feature Finish in good shape. 1. Kurt Zimmerman 2. Ben Bowie 3.Ben Oliver 4. Kyle “Consistency is key as Nelson 5. Kevin Cooke 6. David Kaiser 7. Walt Homberg well as communication,” she 8. Donnie Smith 9. Eric Johnson 10. Stephen Quade 11. said. “We’ll work on that Scott Wilson 12. Troy Kassiris 13. Phil Lange 14. Teddy practice and be ready for the Dickson 15. Dale Reamy 16. Chris Nelson 17. Country McDonough tournament this Prince 18. Mike Reynolds (DNS) weekend.”
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Home is the Happy Hunting Ground By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Looking through the pages of the relatively new Buckwild Outdoors magazine, readers are greeted with big, full-color pages of sportsmen and sportswomen fishing or on the hunt for all kinds of wild game from bass to Sika deer and from bear to waterfowl. Articles detail hunters’ quests for that big buck over the deer season or tips and tricks to get the best harvest out of the waterfowl season. Recipes show tantalizing ways to prepare meat from goose to venison back strap in gourmet fashion, while another section shows photo shots of wild game taken by remote cameras as they walk the trails. And all of this has just been in four issues spanning the fall and winter of 2008 and the spring and summer of 2009. Best of all, the focus is on hunting in Maryland, specifically Southern Maryland, with articles written by people the local community already knows, says the magazine’s editorial staff. Nick Simonds along with brother Steve Simonds, who both live in St. Mary’s County, along with Reed Smith, Giovanni Rodriguez and Jim Stewart, who live in Charles County, put together the magazine after the Maryland Hunting and Outdoor Expo, which Nick Simonds and Rodriguez organized, became a success. The most recent expo was held in La Plata in August. “We’re trying to bring the community of hunters, which is pretty tight knit, together through the expo,” Nick
Simonds, of Leonardtown, said. “But we wanted something more frequent, because the expo’s just once a year.” The magazine was that outlet, Nick Simonds, an account manager with the regional Pepsi bottler, said, allowing local sportsmen and hunters throughout the state to read articles focused on hunting and fishing in Maryland. Now that they are switching to a monthly format with 10 issues planned for the next run in mid-October. Before the switch, the magazine was sold through bookstores and newsstands and cost $4. Soon it will be a free publication, distributed through local gun and tackle shops. The staff says that this will actually make it easier for hunters to get a copy more frequently, although the page count will be a little bit less. Steve Simonds, a St. Mary’s County sheriff’s deputy, said that the staff would be happy just to break even on the venture, as long as they can keep the venture going with quality articles from state and local sportsmen and women. “The idea is not to quit our jobs and make a million dollars,” said Steve Simonds, of Charlotte Hall. And while the staff may take a fishing or hunting trip out of state for a special story, the focus will always be on Maryland and the diversity of game that can be harvested right here, they say. “These are all animals harvested out of Maryland,” Steve Simonds said of the first issues of Buckwild Outdoors. Rodriguez, a graphic designer with Lockheed Martin, said that the goal of the magazine was to continue that special connection between hunters and
sportsmen and sportswomen despite technology that can sometimes make it easy to drift out of contact. Rodriguez said that up until recently you had to take your deer to a check-in station after bagging it for state record keeping, which meant that hunters could always gather, enjoy the fellowship and swap stories and tactics. Now hunters could just register their kill online or by phone, Rodriguez said. “We wanted [the magazine] to be entertaining, to be informative. We wanted it to be personal,” he said of the local hunting coverage. “They relate to it a lot more. We want people to realize that with all the technology out there there’s still the outdoors.” Nick Simonds said that $6,000 elk hunts held out of state were great if you could afford them, but most of the hunters who read their magazine were the kind who had 9-to-5 jobs and mostly hunt near where they live. And the articles are written by local hunters for local hunters. “Your average hunter is probably our largest demographic,” Nick Simonds said. “It does set us apart from national magazines.” Steve Simonds said that hunting and fishing represented in the pages of Buckwild is all according to state game rules and regulations as well as accepted ethical standards widely accepted by hunters. “We want everything to be on the up and up,” Steve Simonds said. “All of our tips and tactics are ethical.”
Sp rts Ice Hockey Registration Registration is under way for Southern Maryland Sabres recreational ice hockey. Register in person between 7-9 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf or register online at www. somdsabres.org. The Southern Maryland Sabres Hockey Club recreational program is designed to provide hockey players an opportunity to learn and develop skills in a team setting; it is also designed to assure equal opportunity to participate for all skill levels. Players of all skill levels are welcome; no tryouts required. The cost is $500 for the Mite/Atom Cross-Ice Program (18 practices, jamborees, monthly skills’ clinics) and $750 for the Squirts/PeeWee, Bantam program (18 practices, 8 home games, tournament). The season begins in October and runs through the end of February/early March. Rec teams participate in the Capital Corridor Hockey League, which is part of the Southeastern District of USA Hockey (www. usahockey.com). The Sabres’ home arena is the Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf (www.capitalclubhouse.com).
Rules Set for Doubles League League rules have been finalized for the St. Mary’s County Tennis Association Fall Doubles League, and we are still in need of at least one more team, and of course, a willing team captain. We want to start league play on Sunday, Sept. 13, so if you are interested please let us know ASAP. For full league info, go to http://stmarystennis.org. Interested players can sign up online but please note that you are not guaranteed to get on a team. Captaining a team is the only way to ensure you will play, and as an incentive, captains play for free (league fee waived).
Ospreys Conducting Tryouts The Southern Maryland Ospreys (Fast Pitch Softball Travel Team) 18U team is searching for enthusiastic, hard-working players to join the team. We currently have two openings. Tryouts will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at John Baggett Park. We are also building a 10U team and have five openings for new players. Tryouts for the 10U team will be Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at John Baggett Park beginning Sept. 19. If you have any questions, please call 301-904-1654, or go to www. eteamz.com/SMOSPREYS/.
Special Olympics Golf Tournament Registration Under Way Registration for the 18th annual golf tournament to benefit Special Olympics St. Mary’s County and The Center for Life Enrichment is open. The tournament will be held at Wicomico Shores Golf Course on Friday, Oct. 2. It will be a Captain’s choice foursome event with a shotgun start time of 9 a.m. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams, putting contest and other events will be awarded. Fee includes green fees, cart, refreshments (during play) and a luncheon reception after the tournament. For more information or to register, call Laurie at 301-373-8100 ext. *814.
Trossbach Co-Ed Tournament Looking For Teams The 12th annual Trossbach family memorial co-ed softball tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park in Great Mills. Registration is still open, but there is a 16-team maximum for the tournament. The rain dates are Saturday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 25. The tournament, dedicated to the memory of David Trossbach and Bobby Wood, will hand out male and female MVP awards as well as sponsor trophies handed out to the top four teams. For more information, call Chip and Mary Lee Raley at 301-862-2024.
High School Lacrosse Clinic Registration Clockwise, from top left: Jim Stewart, Steve Simonds, Nick Simonds, Giovanni Rodriguez, Reed Smith.
Diesel Lacrosse will host a girls lacrosse clinic for 9th-12th graders on Sunday, Oct. 25, 9:15 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at Dorsey Park in Hollywood. Cost is $90. For more information, go to www.diesellacrosse.com or www.leaguelineup.com/somdwomenslaxclub for Photo By Frank Marquart sign-up sheet, clinic schedule and High Level Girls Lacrosse staff.
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Knights Give Paul VI A Challenge By Chris Stevens Staff Writer Bob Harmon wasn’t worried about how the St. Mary’s Ryken football team would respond after a disappointing opening week loss to Archbishop Carroll Aug. 29. And after losing a close 14-0 battle to Paul VI in Fairfax, Va., Friday night, he’s more encouraged than ever. “I’m really pleased with the kids’ effort,” Harmon said. “This is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here.” The Knights, one week after surrendering 32 second-half points to Carroll, were able to keep Paul VI from getting too far away, even with running back Steven Muskett compiling 217 yards rushing on the evening. Harmon credits defensive coordinator Mike Vosburgh for the Knights’ improved results on that side of the ball. “Coach Vosburgh has a done a great job with the defense and they played very well,” he said. In the head coach’s eyes, the key for the Knights in the coming weeks will be rejuvenating the running game, as tailbacks Marlowe Wood and John Smith IV are out with injuries. “We struggled running the ball and we threw a lot Friday night, but I think we’ll be all right,” Harmon said, adding that Ryken will be calling on the junior varsity to address their running back situation. The next game for Ryken will be a historic one, as the Knights will play their first varsity home game Friday night. With their new stadium still under construction, the Knights will take on Mt. Zion Baptist at Lancaster Park in Lexington Park at 7 p.m. “The kids are real excited because they’ll be playing in front of their crowd, we’ll be unveiling our green home jerseys,” Harmon says. “We’ll be ready.”
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Paul VI - Muskett 2 run (Scarborough kick) Paul VI - Muskett 2 run (Scarborough kick)
Bob Harmon says the St. Mary’s Ryken football team is excited for its home opener tomorrow night at Lancaster Park.
Westlake Dominates Chopticon in Season Opener By John Hunt Contributing Writer The Chopticon Braves brought an inexperienced team to battle against state champion Westlake on Friday night at Braves Stadium in Morganza. After Chopticon lost 20 of 22 starters from last year’s team to graduation, Wolverines coach Dominic Zaccarelli was still saying at game time that he was not taking the Braves lightly due to “their history in big games and a good coach.” However, the physical size, experience and big-time speed led the Wolverines to a 40-3 victory. Westlake returned 18 of their 22 starters from last year’s team.
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Brandon Mincey of Chopticon prepares to attack the Westlake offense Friday night.
Westlake scored first on a 15-yard run by Navon Hobby and the Braves seemed to have an answer, driving 50 yards downfield. Quarterback Cody Douglas completed his first five passes in a row with three of them to WR Josh Gray. Douglas also ran three times for 23 yards but a Chopticon fumble at the Westlake 20 ended the drive. The Braves hopes were deflated after that and Westlake’s size and speed began to take over, dominating the line of scrimmage both on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. The next drive ended with Kendal Jefferson scoring on a 28-yard run. Jefferson finished with 8 carries and 148 yards. At 6:47 remaining in the second quarter, Christopher Palmer connected on a 36-yard FG for the Braves only points of the night. Antoine Rose scored on a 23-yard run to end the scoring in the first half. The line dominance continued into the second half. The Wolverines only had to throw the ball six times in the game with QB Chris Istvan completing four, including a 62-yard TD to Stuart Rose. Jefferson added a 69-yard TD run in the 3rd quarter. Davon Taylor added a 61-yard TD run to complete the Westlake scoring. Westlake averaged almost 14 yards per carry and totaled 404 yards rushing on 29 carries. The Chopticon offensive line was in trouble after the initial drive as Westlake brought a heavy blitz the remainder of the game. Douglas, while under constant pressure, was only able to complete three of his remaining 15 passes throwing two interceptions. The Braves will be at home this Friday night, Sept. 11, against Gwynn Park. The Yellow Jackets won in comeback fashion last Friday, knocking off Forrestville Military Academy 2726. The Braves will then have their first road test at Huntingtown on Thursday Sept. 17.
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J.W. Smith heads up field while Michael Gilmartin (21) escorts him.
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High School Football Raiders Drop Opener To Calvert
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Hornets Shut Out Cougars, Snap 20-Game Losing Streak
By John Hunt Contributing Writer Starting the third year of Coach Anthony Pratley’s Pistol Spread Offense, a potentially light early season schedule brought high expectations for the Leonardtown football team. Despite gaining more than 250 yards in total offense with a strong running game, the inability to protect the football cost the Raiders Friday night, as they dropped their season opener at Calvert 26-20. Calvert opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown run by Da’quan Garner. The Raiders answered with a 68-yard scoring run by senior running back Martez Allen. The Raiders controlled the line of scrimmage for the remainder of the first half and senior Darren Reed scored on a 27-yard run. Photo By Chris Stevens After a turnWill Pagliarulo threw a 55-yard touchdown pass in over just before the half ended, Leonardtown’s 26-20 loss to Calvert Friday night. Calvert’s Frank Lanham scored on a one-yard QB keeper as Leonardtown led 13-12 at halftime. The coaching staff at Calvert noticed a number of improvements in this year’s Raiders team. , “last year, we tried to focus our entire defense on only one player (QB Mike Copenhaver) and this year they have more weapons in that spread offense,” said Cavaliers coach Marcus Watson.” Other teams should look out for them.” In last year’s matchup, Copenhaver rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns and threw for two other scores. While Coach Pratley realizes he has a young team, he also feels the pride in. Leonardtown Football starting to grow with each week of practice. In the third quarter, Calvert struck first with another short TD run by Lanham. After that point, both defenses battled tough the rest of the way. After a late turnover Calvert sealed the victory on a 46-yard run by Garner. The Raiders continue their tour of Calvert County with a game in Lusby against Patuxent Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. After dominating play for three quarters, Patuxent lost a last- second heartbreaker 28-21 at Lackey on Friday night. Leonardtown has their first home game Thursday, Sept. 17, vs. Northern.
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Great Mills’ Jonathan James goes airborne in the first quarter of Friday night’s football game at Thomas Stone.
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“Without the offensive line, we wouldn’t have been able to do it,” Petett, who carried 10 times for 41 yards on the evening. “We just kept saying ‘Five yards every play.’” The Hornets survived Stone’s furious final drive when Tyler Stewart’s desperation pass on 4th-and-15 came down in the hands of safety Will Anderson. “Since we signed our permission slips to play football, the coaches have been telling us, ‘It’s a new Great Mills,’” says Johnson. “We’ve got a new swagger, a new attitude and we’re going to play with heart.” “It’s a win,” Griffith said, relieved. “We’’ve got the first one off our backs.”
WALDORF – All things, good and bad, must come to an end. For the Great Mills football team, Friday night represented the end of a two-season losing streak as they blanked Thomas Stone 6-0, picking up their first win since the 2006 season finale against Chopticon. That spanned two complete seasons (2007 and 2008) of 0-10 records, but the Hornets guaranteed that 2009 would not have the same results. “Indescribable,” said senior fullback/linebacker Derrick Petett, who picked up his first varsity win on the evening. “No words can come close to describing how this feels.” The Hornets (1-0 in 2009) got on the board early and then held off the pesky Cougars, who had won a season opener every year since 2001 prior to Friday night. “Our defense kept us in the game the whole night long,” said Hornets head coach Bill Griffith. “We also got big yardage on offense when we needed it.” The game was typical of two high school teams playing their first official game of the season. Stone (0-1) and Great Mills combined for 11 turnovers, including eight lost fumbles between the teams. The Hornets struck late in the first quarter after cornerback Jonathan James intercepted a pass from Stone quarterback Gabriel Jones. On a fourth-and-goal from the two-yard line, Photo By Chris Stevens Great Mills quarterback Brian Jenner lobbed a Quarterback Brian Jenner surveys the scene shortly before throwpass to 6-foot-4-inch sophomore receiver Michael ing the game-winning touchdown pass to Michael Johnson in the Johnson in the right corner of the end zone for what Hornets’ 6-0 victory over Thomas Stone. would turn out to be the game’s only score. “That’s the easy part,” Johnson said. “Brian and I have been working on that chemistry all summer long.” After that, the Hornet run game, 1 2 3 4 Final paced by Petett and transfer student Great Mills (1-0) 6 0 0 0 6 Jonathan James, picked up crucial Thomas Stone (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 chunks of yardage to keep the clock moving and Stone’s offense off of the Great Mills - Johnson 2 pass from Jenner (pass failed) field.
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THURSDAY September 10, 2009
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