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The Patuxent River Branch of the American Association of University Women will host a discussion on Health Care Reform, Wednesday, October 21, 7:45pm to 9:30pm, at the Leonardtown Public Library, 23250 Hollywood Road. The speaker will be Dr. Carol Paris, a Southern Maryland practicing psychiatrist. Dr. Paris is a graduate of West Virginia University School of Medicine who finished her residency in adult psychiatry in 1993. She is a member of Physicians for a National Health Program, an organization of 17,000 doctors, medical students and health professionals who advocate for single-payer national health insurance, or Medicare for All. Refreshments will be served at the meeting. For further information contact Paula Willoughby at 301-862-9631 or Barbara Fetterhoff at 410-3943365. Please visit our website: www.aauw-paxriv.org.
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Deep Cuts Among Big Changes For Walden Sierra
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Cuts in funding, mostly from the state, have forced the county’s lead substance abuse and crisis counseling treatment provider to cut back on some of its services and furlough its entire staff for more than a full week in some cases. These cuts have also pushed up the schedule for Walden Sierra, Inc. to make the move to its new home in Lexington Park and close down its Leonardtown headquarters facility, says its director Kathleen O’Brien. “We were going to try to stay in Leonardtown but we just didn’t have the dollars,” O’Brien told The County Times of the $270,000 in cuts the organization is faced with. “It’ll be a cost savings but it’s also the right thing to do.” O’Brien said that transportation costs to get clients from the Lexington Park area, where the need for substance abuse treatment and crisis counseling seemed to be the greatest, to Leonardtown were expensive and the switch to the new facility would allow those with the greatest need to simply walk to get help. A current Lexington Park facility that provides crisis counseling and outpatient drug treatment will also be closed and consolidated in the new site. The new facility will be housed in the shopping center in Millison Plaza where the old K-Mart department store was once situated years ago, O’Brien said, and will open Nov. 1. But the cuts have already hit the organization’s Anchor facility, she said, where eight bed spaces have had to be cut from the 42-bed site where the
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most needful cases of alcohol and substance abuse get inpatient treatment. O’Brien said that those eight beds being closed off translated into about 100 people who would not get treatment over a year’s time. Those people who needed that level of treatment often had to turn to crime to help finance their drug habits, she said. In the struggle to keep direct services as intact as possible, the entire staff at Walden Sierra has had to accept furloughs of at least two days of unpaid leave up to eight days, O’Brien said. She said she and other management staff were the ones to take the eight-day furloughs. The work load for case managers and service providers has also increased, she said, since the state has mandated that the organization increase its outpatient substance abuse care case load by 25 percent. “We didn’t want to cut direct services so that’s why we took the furloughs,” O’Brien said. Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) said that while
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Photo by Guy Leonard Walden Sierra Inc. will have its new headquarters here in Millison Plaza in Lexington Park starting the first of November.
Officials Hope Great Mills Streetscape Project Will Be Smooth Sailing By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The disruptions and delays encountered during the Leonardtown streetscape project have made an impression on local officials, who want to make sure that similar problems don’t surface during the larger streetscape along Great Mills Road (Route 246), which leads traffic to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. “We’ve been mindful of what happened in Leonardtown and the lessons learned there,” said Robin Finnacom, director of the Community Development Corporation. Those lessons include ensuring plenty of communication between the business owners, the county and the base command about road closures and other work that could reroute traffic and cause delays. A newsletter for local businesses, as well as a direct contact between base officials and the State Highway Administration overseeing the project, are some of the efforts undertaken to keep ahead of potential problems, she said. Officials have also met with district engineers and contractors to ensure they follow the plans laid down for the project. That design review should help forestall problems encountered in Leonardtown with the construction of new sidewalks that did not meet with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Finnacom said. Those sidewalks had to be rebuilt, causing further delays. State highway officials have said that the Leonardtown streetscape project will not be finished until next year, though it was supposed to be completed by the end of 2009. Some of the major construction on the Great Mills project will include replacing sidewalks and also upgrading and updating water
and sewer lines, Finnacom said. Despite this, she said, the overall project should not be as troublesome for traffic as the Leonardtown project could be. “We have a less ambitious project that Leonardtown; there’ll be no narrowing of the road,” Finnacom said. “But there’s been a tremendous amount of effort put to measuring properly and consistently” throughout the project. Lee Starkloff, district engineer for the State Highway Administration, said that some utility poles on a section of Route 246 could pose problems for ADA compliance. “We are working with the utility company to resolve this issue,” Starkloff wrote in an E-mail. “One of the first orders of business on this kind of construction is the replacement, adjustment or relocation of existing underground utilities… but we do not expect anything out of the ordinary in the utilities work.” Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) said that the Great Mills Road corridor was one of the most critical in the county, since it guided commuter traffic to the county’s No. 1 economic engine. He said officials have had several meetings with contractor agents and highway administration officials to make sure they know their concerns about avoiding problems. “They’re aware of what our concerns are,” Raley told The County Times. “We don’t want any mishaps. We don’t want to have what happened in Leonardtown, we have to keep the traffic flowing.” The Great Mills Road streetscape project has already begun and has a $4.6 million budget. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Today’s Newsmaker In Brief
On the state mandate to comply with new storm water management regulations
On the importance of ‘maintenance of effort’ funding for public schools God help us if the legislature “ ever puts in a bill to waiver that. ”
truly is in conflict with “ This Smart Growth goals. ”
Salvatore Raspa, St. Mary’s County School Board Member
Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris
Family Seeks Help In Finding Missing Member
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Brenda Burch, of Avenue, says that her son, Adam Burch, has been missing since Oct. 13 and the family is worried that he may be a threat to himself. The Burch family has enlisted the help of the police in an effort to find their son, whose last contact was with his girlfriend. “He was very despondent, very upset,” Brenda Burch said. “He led her to believe he was going to harm himself.” That conversation took place at about 12:30 a.m. Oct 13, she said, and shortly after her son left in a family truck, his father searched the Avenue area for about two hours to no avail. Burch is described as a white male, 18 years old, standing 6 feet, one inch tall and weighing 160 pounds. Burch said they found two notes in his bedroom after their unsuccessful search efforts that furthered their fears for his safety. One was for the family, while the other was for his girlfriend, she told The County Times. “It was like he was saying goodbye,” Brenda Burch said. Their son had failed to get his high school diploma at Chopticon High School by just two classes, the missing man’s mother said, and he had become distraught over that as well as the fact that he was not working. Adam Burch may have felt he was a burden to his family, Brenda Burch said, as evidenced by the contents they found in his notes to them. “We were afraid he was harming himself,” she said of their reaction after reading his notes. “He’s not been any trouble to us, he’s been a good kid.” Attempts to find their son at friends’ homes were also unsuccessful, she said. The last communication the family knew of, Brenda Burch said, was an attempted cell phone call from their son’s number to that of his girlfriend at
4:24 a.m. Oct. 13 that had been transmitted from a cell tower in Leonardtown, she said of what the police investigation had turned up so far. Adam Burch’s truck is a black Chevrolet S10 with a No. 47 sticker on the left side of the rear window. The tag number is DV 2317, according to family information.
Meeting About Legislative Proposals
A joint public meeting about proposed bills- to be included in the 2010 legislative package of St. Mary’s County will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chesapeake Building Meeting Room in Leonardtown . All citizens are encouraged to participate and comment. The proposals will be presented by the county Commissioners and the Southern Maryland Delegation of delegates and senators. The meeting will be televised live on County Government Channel 95, which can be seen on the county’s Web site at www.stmarysmd.com by clicking on 95 Live. The meeting will be rebroadcast on Channel 95, and the schedule is listed on the Web site. For more information, call David Weiskopf, deputy county attorney, or Angela Blondino, paralegal, at (301)475-4200, ext. 1700. Proposals as of Oct.13: • To de-fund abortion coverage with state Medicaid dollars. • To limit Mortgage Interest deductions to $10,000 and property taxes to $2,500 for Maryland Income Tax purposes.
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• To extend House Bill 623, Chapter 336, by passing an extension of the termination date to June 30, 2015 which will allow the current senior tax credit program to continue without interruption.
existing buildings that will be built to specifications esulting in a low carbon footprint.
• To provide tax incentives for individuals and businesses that install wind farms on their property for use in producing electricity. • To reduce maintenance costs incurred by the State of Maryland by planting over grassy areas that need mowing with native wild f lowers and meadow plants, which would reduce the f leet of mowers, weed-eaters, etc. and reemploy workers to other maintenance needs and to the green building trades. • To add a Corrections Officer’s Bill of Rights for St. Mary’s County. • To clarify that licensed registered nurses, Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) teachers, and supervisors who do not hold a teaching certificate will be included in the bargaining unit currently designated for teachers, administrators, and supervisors who do hold a teaching certificate. • To provide that the Education Association of St. Mary’s County could negotiate with the Board of Education of St. Mary’s to negotiate a provision that all employees who decline to join EASMC will pay their fair share of the costs of benefits that they receive.
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• To enact a “keep right except to pass” law in Maryland.
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Past or current elected positions: Currently serving second elected term with the St. Mary’s County Board of Education, for which he is the current chairperson. Elected to Democratic Central Committee from 1986 to 1990. Occupation: Home and business inspector for National Property Inspections. Reason for Running: “I’ve been involved with public service my whole life, and this is just a natural next step for me … I believe St. Mary’s County is uniquely positioned to weather these economic problems we’re having right now and I believe that it’s got to be balanced, and we can balance it without giving away services.” Contact Information: bill-mattingly@hotmail.com, 301-370-7287.
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• To establish a limit on the number of Class A (off-sale) liquor licenses. • To request authority to issue $25 million in public facilities bonds. • To provide tax incentives for current homeowners who reduce their carbon footprint by installing alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and/ or geo-thermal systems. • To encourage financial institutions to provide lower interest loans for green construction and green add-ons to already
• To provide that the Collective Education Association of St. Mary’s County could negotiate with the Board of Education of St. Mary’s to negotiate a provision that all employees who decline to join CEASMC will pay their fair share of the costs of benefits that they receive. • To change allocation of state’s electoral votes reward to margin of victory. • To revise Article 19, Section 37 to set December 31 as the deadline for St. Mary’s to file its financial report with the Department of Legislative Services.
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Stormwater Act Troubling For Leonardtown By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A stormwater management act passed in 2007 looks to make development tougher for Leonardtown and other jurisdictions like it because, among other things, it requires towns to approve developments on larger lots, not smaller ones. They also fear that the new, stringent rules will quash efforts to approve redevelopment infill projects in the town’s center. Town officials say that the act, which requires them to submit a matching ordinance by November, and also requires certain developments to meet all of its requirements by next May, contradicts accepted growth practices. “It really seems to fly in the face o f
Smart Growth,” said Town Administrator Laschelle McKay. “It could shut down small, town-center growth projects. “With this act, the hotel project in town never would have happened.” The act requires that more green-style approaches, such as minimizing impervious surfaces like pavement and concrete gutter channels, be used, according to information from the Maryland Department of the Environment, which has established regulations for the Storm Water Management Act of 2007. This also includes maintaining more of the natural landscape of a development, which could mean that developments would have to be placed on larger lots.
Stormwater management ponds, which are one of the methods for controlling runoff on smaller plots of land, would go by the wayside under the new regulations, she said. The new regulations also mean that there must be more inspection and reporting on the effectiveness of storm water management, which would put more strain on small town staff, McKay said. McKay also said that developments currently in the pipeline for Leonardtown would have to submit to the new stormwater management regulations, as they could not be grandfathered in. This includes the
Leonard’s Grant subdivision and the Clark’s Rest projects as well, which the town wants to bolster its tax base and impact fees. McKay explained that with a small-town staff, it is often difficult to keep up with longrange mandates from the state. The town now has to craft an ordinance quickly to meet the state’s deadline. “This was under the radar; nobody really expected this,” said Mayor J. Harry Norris. “This truly is in conflict with Smart Growth Goals.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Transport Services’ Breathe of Relief 1st International It’s OK to Swim in the Bay -Sigh Sometimes Business Incubator Seeks Clients By David Johnson Capital News Service
By Emily Kimball Capital News Service
COLLEGE PARK - Ruchita Singh, 21, sits alone among dozens of empty offices and cubicles at the site of Maryland’s first international business incubator. Just two months ago, she left her home in India to begin course work toward a master’s degree in telecommunications at the University of Maryland, College Park. She now works as an administrative assistant helping to prepare the space for its official opening Oct. 16. “We expect several starters to arrive shortly after its inauguration,” said Singh, echoing officials at the university and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. The Maryland International Incubator, a joint operation of the university and DBED, will offer subsidized office space and research and development services to companies with foreign headquarters seeking to expand in Maryland. The 30,000-square foot commercial space on Baltimore Avenue has the capability of housing between 10 and 25 company startups, said Dr. Kai Duh, director of the University of Maryland-China Joint Research Park, who helped plan the incubator and coordinate prospective business contracts. But about a week before the incubator’s official opening, no companies had signed contracts. Duh said he is negotiating contracts with many prospective European and Asian companies that will soon reserve office space and services. The incubator is just one component of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s statewide initiative to strengthen political relationships with foreign countries and infuse the state’s sluggish economy with foreign dollars and resources. “It’s a huge effort at driving economic revival,” said Shaun Adamec, the governor’s deputy press secretary. Maryland’s unemployment rate has more than doubled since O’Malley assumed office in January 2007, rising from 3.5 percent to 7.2 percent in 33 months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Increasing the state’s presence in the global market would attract much needed high-wage, high-knowledge jobs, said Dr. Brian Darmody, associate vice president of research and economic development at the university. The governor unveiled a plan for increasing Maryland’s global footprint in March. Two integral components of his plan included the state’s first International Advisory Council, a 16-member committee organized “to enhance Maryland’s global profile,” and the state’s first international incubator. Businesses at the international incubator are not contractually obligated to stay in Maryland after graduating from the incubator, said Duh. However, he cited a National Business Incubation Association statistic that an average of 75 percent of incubator-grown businesses stay near the incubator during the five years following graduation. “My experience over the past 25 years is that most the companies stay here not because of a contract or because they were asked to, but rather because they want to stay here,” said Duh.
Md. Reports 10th Swine Flu Death
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland health officials have reported the 10th swine flu-related death in the state. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday that the victim was an adult in western Maryland who had serious underlying health conditions. DHMH Secretary John Colmers urged people with serious health conditions to contact their doctors immediately if they experience a flu like illness. Maryland is reporting geographically widespread influenza activity. Officials say swine flu is on the rise across the state. Since June 1, DHMH has reported 217 hospitalizations due to swine flu related illness.
The average price of gas in Maryland has plunged more than a dollar compared to last October, allowing some businesses to finally catch up at the pump. Gas prices usually start to drop as fall arrives because demand for fuel decreases, said AAA spokeswoman Ragina Averella. This year, regular is down $1.05 per gallon, and the diesel used in many large trucks has dropped $1.38 since last October, according to the association’s Fuel Gauge Report released Tuesday. “We believe gas prices are significantly lower than last year due to sluggish demand and the slow economic recovery,” Averella said. “Oil prices are driven by perceived direction of global economy.” Some businesses such as Her Majesty’s Service, a vintage limousine company in Baltimore, had to scramble to deal with record high prices in June 2008. For them, even a penny change
in price can mean a gain or loss of profit. “We never had a surcharge for fuel when prices went way up,” said Dean Ray, owner of HMS. “Now they came down and we’re back on track.” When gas prices started their precipitous rise in 2008, transportation companies had to decide whether to add an additional fee or fuel surcharge to offset the added cost of routine business. Ray’s business was not losing money a year ago, but with a party bus in his fleet and a vintage Rolls-Royce that gets about 12 miles per gallon, he was not making much of a profit either. Taxicab companies are another industry hard hit by oil price fluctuations. Baltimore drivers got a break in September 2008 when the Maryland Public Service Commission allowed them to raise their fuel charge for trips. The Maryland Public Service Commission has an ongoing rate case on whether the fuel charge should be lowered, said press secretary LaWanda Edwards, who also said the case may not be decided until December.
Fourth-Grade Math Scores Improve
By Laura Gurfein Capital News Service
WASHINGTON - Maryland is one of only eight jurisdictions to show improvement in fourth-grade math scores from 2007, according to the 2009 Nation’s Report Card for mathematics released Wednesday. The report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that while eighth-graders improved math proficiency on a national level since 2007, the last year the test was administered, fourthgrade test results remained mostly unchanged. The percentage of Maryland public school fourth-graders testing at proficient or advanced levels this year improved by five percentage points from 2007, to 44 percent. The national average is 39 percent. As for public school eighth-graders, 40 percent of students are at least proficient in the subject, up from 37 percent in 2007. The national average is 32 percent, according to the report card. “Overall, the 2009 results show a pause in what we have being seeing for students in grade four,” said David Gordon, a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees and sets policy for NAEP. This is the first time since the tests began in 1990 that overall improvement has not been made in fourth grade, he said. The Maryland State Department of Education attributed the improvement to
Magna Seeks Permission To Auction Racetracks WILMINGTON (AP) - The owner of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park is seeking permission to auction its Maryland racetracks. But Magna Entertainment Corp. wants potential buyers to promise not to move the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown. Maryland passed a law this year granting the government rights to seize the Preakness under eminent domain. In court papers last week, Ontario-based Magna argued that state intervention is unconstitutional and makes it harder to sell the Maryland tracks. Documents filed in Delaware bankruptcy court on Friday ask for a Jan. 8 auction date with a Nov. 2 deadline for bids. Magna’s request could be considered by the bankruptcy judge as early as Wednesday. Magna, the largest horse-track owner in the United States, filed for bankruptcy protection in March.
the implementation of a statewide curriculum, according to department spokesman Bill Reinhard. The standard “is helpful because all of our school systems have what should be taught on different levels. We had a better idea of how kids would be prepared for the fourth-grade tests as well as eighthgrade” tests, said Reinhard. The department also offers an intensive summer math training program for elementary and middle-school teachers called the Governor’s Academy, “involving what is in the Maryland curriculum and what should be taught, Reinhard said. While attendance is not required, there is “always a good turnout,” he said. “Today’s results are evidence that we must better equip our schools to improve the knowledge and skills of America’s students in mathematics,” Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement. The full report is available at www.nationsreportcard.gov.
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Deeds Hits McDonnell Twice For `Lying’ In Debate
RICHMOND (AP) - In a time of `You lie!’ politics, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds twice said his Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell, lied about Deeds’ positions in a their high-stakes governor’s race. Looking to erase what polls say is a deficit of 8 to 9 percentage points, Deeds hammered McDonnell as no friend of working women and called him out on what he said were lies about his energy and tax proposals. “I guess he wants this campaign to be decided on the issues he’s going to lie about,”Deeds said in the prime-time debate. The first time Deeds accused him of lying came minutes into the debate, in a discussion of the economy, when McDonnell claimed Deeds had backed $3.5 million in new taxes as a legislator and planned to impose $1 billion in new taxes if elected. Midway through the debate, Deeds accused McDonnell of lying again in claiming that he supports President Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress on the cap-and-trade energy bill that would increase costs for each Virginia household by about $1,700 a year. “Bob continues to talk about the capand-trade bill and he’s spending literally millions lying to voters of Virginia about it,” Deeds said midway through the hourlong debate. “Factcheck.org has also called him on that and said it’s just not true.”
Did Deeds go too far accusing a political rival of lying? “I think we need more civility in politics and I don’t think we need name-calling,” McDonnell told reporters after the debate. “I found that to be really below the dignity of a gubernatorial campaign for Creigh to say that. I’m sure he’s probably not happy he said that tonight.” Deeds was unbowed. “Maybe that wasn’t the best use of words. But the fact is, it’s not true,” he said, refusing to apologize. “I guess if you say it enough times, that doesn’t make it any more true than it was the first time.” Deeds took the offensive early on the gender issue as both candidates pledged to continue an executive order mandating equal pay for male and female state government workers. Deeds quickly f lagged the thesis McDonnell wrote at age 34 for a master’s and law degree at Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson’s Regent University, the school’s pro-male hiring policies and McDonnell’s vote in 2001 against a resolution calling for equal pay when he was a member of the House of Delegates. “I’ve been married to a working woman for 33 years,” McDonnell countered. “My oldest daughter was a platoon leader in Iraq when Creigh and I ran against each other a couple of years ago, and I’d say that’s the ultimate working woman.”
St. Mary’s County Plumbing & Fuel Gas Board Is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Going Green & Code Update Expo Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center (Dohrman Room) 24005 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650 The Somerville Showroom & Gerber are presenting the “New” industry standard of Green Products for the bath and kitchen. Don’t miss seeing the best water conservation toilets found in the market – The Gerber Avalanche & Ultra Dual Flush. The Somerville Showroom - 44221 Airport View Dr. Hollywood
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Public Beware: Politicians With Smear Campaigns Offer Little Substance
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson turned himself into a household name when he hurled, “you lie” at President Obama on the floor of Congress. The precisely-timed petty name calling incident dominated headlines for weeks, and the general public can’t make ‘heads or tails’ of it, because it’s so difficult to tell who is a liar and who’s not just by watching or reading the news. Now the Maryland/DC/Virginia region is being pummeled with non-stop attack ads from the two main contenders in the race for Virginia’s next governor, Creigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell. Being Marylanders, we may not be not paying very close attention to this race, but we can’t help seeing the petty attacks going back and forth on the television set - This one doesn’t like women and gays, that one will raise taxes, this one will decimate education funding, that one is a no-good double talker, and on and on. With all this, it’s not too hard to understand why some people chose to write in “Donald Duck” on their voting ballots. What is really going on? What are the real issues? To the average voter who might just be casually paying attention, these questions will probably remain unanswered. It seems political smear campaigns have taken the place of civil, meaningful debate and political platforms based on issues and facts. We are starting to see that here in St. Mary’s County, with tabloid-style smear campaigns turning up during the last election cycle. And we’re starting to see the subtle smear tactics and fear mongering already in the coming 2010 local elections. Maybe these people who only rely on smear campaigns and “straw man “ catch phrases do it because they feel what they have to say is not good enough to get them elected, or an actual examination into their records will reveal false promises, so they resort to name-calling and evil characterizations. Local smear campaigns have turned the word “developer” into a dirty word. Communities are built by developers. Industry and jobs are provided by developers, but in the public arena in St. Mary’s County simply saying “he’s in bed with developers” is one of the most popular smear tactics. Another favorite smear campaign catchphrase is “back-room deals,” True back room deals are illegal. It seems if someone doesn’t like a decision that’s made during a public vote, it becomes a “back-room deal,” If they do like it, it’s not a back room deal. Government is all about negotiation, compromise … deals, occurring in an open arena for all to scrutinize. The sad thing is, smear campaigns work, but we the voters have the ability to squash the smear machine. As long as the public allows smear tactics to be successful, they will never go away. Voters need to look past the name calling and get to the issues. The public should also be on guard of career politicians who make the same empty promises term after term – whether it be lowering taxes, bringing mass transit to the area or replacing the Thomas Johnson Bridge. Smear tactics divert the public’s attention away from the real issues and records of candidates and highlight the “you lie” mentality perfected by Wilson, Deeds and McDonnell. Total misrepresentation is the name of the game and the public needs to be on guard of politicians who only provide attacks on their opponent, and no real solutions to problems at hand.
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Flat Iron Farm Hosts Horses and Bluegrass to Benefit Hospice By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Several years ago, Hospice of St. Mary’s worked with Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills to host a show featuring Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions to benefit the hospice program. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the stallions will return to the farm, which will also soon host a second event for Hospice – a bluegrass festival – during the following weekend on Saturday, Oct. 24. “They’re so close, because it’s the only date the Lipizzans could be here and the only date to get the blue grass band,” said Bubby
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Meanwhile, preparations are also well under way for Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions, which have already arrived at the farm in Great Mills. Now based in Florida, the horses have been in the Herrmann family since the reign of Austrian emperor Ferdinand II, who gave the great white stallions to the Knight Ritter von Schoevel to lead his officers into battle. Gabriella Herrmann has taken the family reigns and works to keep the famous Lipizzan Stallions in shape. They are among the last stallions anywhere that can execute their acrobatic “Airs Above the Ground,” which are maneuvers that showcase the animals’ agility and grace. Knott bought the Flat Iron Photo by Frank Marquart farm in the late 1970s after Jay Armsworthy will be performing with his band, Eastern Tradition, and founding his company, Great several other Bluegrass musicians on Oct. 24 at the Bluegrass for Hospice Mills Trading Post, which he Music Festival at Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills. started by cleaning out garages Knott, who owns the 200-acre farm known for and selling the items. its Christmas displays. In the early 1980s he won the bid to do The man behind the Bluegrass for Hospital state road jobs in the county and from there festival is Jay Armsworthy of California, who founded the Great Mills Construction Co. and founded the band Eastern Tradition, whose rep- a number of subsidiaries. ertoire runs the gamut between traditional bluegrass, ballads and old-time gospel. Tickets for the Lipizzan event are $12 for For Armsworthy, organizing the festival adults and $8 for children and are available has been very personal. at Great Mills Trading Post, Jan Barnes at “Back on March 7, 2007, my grandfather Century 21 in California, and at Burchmarts passed away, and we had Hospice come in for in St. Mary’s County. For more information, him … he always wanted to pass away at home, call 301-994-0300. and the hospital said he had to come to the hospital, but if it wasn’t for Hospice he never would Tickets for the Bluegrass for Hospice have gotten home,” said Jay. “They were just Music Festival are $15 in advance and $20 at perfect from the hour down to the minute, right the door. Attendees are encouraged to bring down to the time when he was going to pass lawn chairs and non-perishable food items for away. a food drive to benefit the food banks in South“So I thought about it and I thought that ern Maryland. For more information call 301everyone always gives money, but I wanted 737-3004. to figure out how I could give back,” he said, explaining that since another local’s previous andreashiell@countytimes.com
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Thompson’s Furniture Could Become Sports Bar
The owners of the Dew Drop Inn in Hollywood are looking to move into newer, larger quarters and open a sports bar. One way to do that may be to leave their current tavern on Mervell Dean Road and move into the nearby building owned by Thompson’s Furniture, which has been advertising retirement sales for months. “We will probably leave because where we are now is just not big enough,” said Julia Russell of Avenue, who owns the business with her brother, Buddy Shorback of Hollywood. “The building we’re in is 80 years old,” she added. Russell and Shorback have requested a preliminary meeting with the county to discuss
Aid for Military Homeowners
About $555 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to temporarily expand the Homeowners Assistance Program, which designed to partially reimburse eligible military personnel, surviving spouses and federal civilian employees whose service to the nation has required them to relocate and sell their primary residence at a loss. Potential eligible personnel include: • Active and former service members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; • Civilian employees of the Department of Defense, Coast Guard and non-appropriated fund activities; and • Surviving spouses of both fallen service members and civilian employees. Potential eligible personnel who have sold a primary home for a loss or are considering selling their home are encouraged to visit the HAP Web site at http://hap.usace.army.mil to check specific program criteria, and if eligible, apply online. The funding allows the program to partially reimburse losses from the sale of a primary residence in the following priority order:
1) Homeowners wounded, injured, or ill in the line of duty while deployed since Sept. 11, 2001, and relocating in furtherance of medical treatment; 2) Surviving spouse homeowners relocating within two years after the death of their spouse; 3) Homeowners affected by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure round, without the need (which existed under previous law) to prove that a base closure announcement caused a local housing market decline; and 4) Service member homeowners receiving orders dated on or after Feb. 1, 2006, through Dec. 31, 2009, for a permanent change of station move. The orders must specify a report-nolater-than date on or before Feb.y 28, 2010, to a new duty station or home port outside a 50-mile radius of the service member’s former duty station. These dates may be extended to Sept. 30, 2012, based on availability of funds. Potential eligible personnel who have sold a primary home for a loss or are considering selling their home are encouraged to visit the HAP Web site at http://hap.usace.army.mil to check specific program criteria, and if eligible, apply online.
SAIC Appoints Manager of Aviation Operations
Larry Egbert
CALIFORNIA – Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced the appointment of career naval officer Larry Egbert as the aviation command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) operations manager. In his new role, Egbert will oversee all activities supporting U.S. Navy aviation customers. He is also a graduate from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Lexington Park. Egbert has more than 24 years’ experience in naval aviation – including senior management in the defense aerospace industry as a program manager of a diverse program portfolio – as well as extensive acquisition experience, including f light test and evaluation, systems engineering, and production oversight. He has a bachelor’s degree in
Photo by Chris Stevens Owners of the Dew Drop Inn in Hollywood are thinking about relocating into nearby space owned by Thompson’s Furniture.
the idea and get a feel for possible future costs. The pre-application meeting is set for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the offices of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management in the Patuxent Building (former Governmental Annex), 23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown. “We’re trying to find out what it would take to go into Thompson’s and do that,” Russell said. One stumbling block may be the possible need to tie into public sewer lines that serve Dew Drop on the west side of Mervell Dean Road but do not serve Thompson’s on the east side, she said. Thompson’s Furniture has also not definitely decided to give up the space. “We’ve talked and there’s been some discussion but there’s been no decision on their part to leave,” Russell said. virginiaterhune@countytimes.net
civil engineering from Ohio Northern University and a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Egbert has three Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act level three certifications in program management; test and evaluation; and systems planning, research, development, and engineering. “I am pleased to welcome Larry to our management team,” said Debbie James, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. “His military experience and education brings a wealth of experience to our company. His dedication to this industry aligns well with SAIC’s dedication to innovation, technical expertise, customer affinity, mission success, and the highest standards of performance, ethics and integrity. ”
Meet Job Applicants at Computer Science Job Fair Companies hoping to employ St. Mary’s College of Maryland computer science students for summer or fulltime work are invited to the Computer Science Co-op open house Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the computer science lab in Schaefer Hall. The students, who major or minor in computer science, as well as those majoring in mathematics, are part of the Computer Science Co-operative Education Program , which provides businesses the opportunity to fill internship opportunities and to recruit potential part- and fulltime employees from a high-quality pool at a fraction of the normal cost. At the open house, Simon Read, SMCM associate professor of computer science, will describe how the program works and employers will get a chance to meet the students. For more information and to RSVP, contact Liisa Franzén at lefranzen@smcm.edu or 240-895-3220.
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Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Deployed NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River – The MQ-8B Fire Scout made naval aviation history when the fleet deployed this revolutionary rotary wing unmanned aircraft system aboard the USS McInerney (FFG8) on Oct. 5. Fleet introduction of the Fire Scout marks the first time a large, automated UAS has been delivered for shipboard operation by sailors, according to a NAVAIR press release. The Fire Scout departed with the 4th Fleet to assist during a counter-narcotics trafficking deployment. The aircraft will provide unprecedented situational awareness as the fleet employs its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities, said Capt. Tim Dunigan, Fire Scout program manager in the release. “This is a landmark event for the development of Fire Scout,” Dunigan said. “Deploying the Fire Scout will al- The Fire Scout landed aboard USS McInerney during recent low the Navy to learn the operational developmental testing. The unmanned rotary aircraft departed aboard the McInerney on its first operational deployment in strengths of the system. The USS McIn- early October. erney will be critical in developing the Aerospace Systems, Northrop Grumman. tactics, techniques and procedures for the fleet “We look forward to providing the warfighter to best exploit the war fighting capabilities of with this very capable complement to the H60 the Fire Scout system.” that is reliable and will evolve with the tactical Developmental testing to date demon- Navy as they operate it.” strated the aircraft’s readiness for deployment Continued flight tests and OPEVAL on with the McInerney, leading to an Operational the McInerney will prepare the aircraft for Evaluation during deployment and full integra- future missions on the Littoral Combat Ship. tion in the fleet. The Northrop Grumman-built The aircraft will be integrated on both variants aircraft has completed more than 600 hours of of LCS. The concept for employment on the flight testing, with110 take-off and landings LCS is to embark a manned H-60 helicopter from the frigate. with the MQ-8B in support of surface warfare, “The Northrop Grumman team is excited mine counter measures and anti-submarine to support the U.S. Navy on the first deploy- warfare missions. ment of the Fire Scout system,” said Doug FroFire Scout will cost-effectively complenius, Director, Tactical Unmanned Systems, ment the manned helicopter, Dunigan said.
Senate Approves Funds For Military Installations
The Department of Defense fiscal year 2010 funding bill puts $6.5 million in the federal checkbook to support the work of the Patuxent River Surface and Aviation Interoperability Laboratory and the Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center in Southern Maryland, according to U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (DMd.), a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. The legislation, which recently passed the Senate, funds the Department of Defense and provides equipment and funding for the operations of the United States military. This year’s bill includes $5 million to upgrade the Patuxent River Surface and Aviation
Interoperability (SAIL) facility with the Navy’s Ship Self Defense System. This will allow for a wider range of simulations for Navy ships and airplanes tested at Pax River, improving the interoperability of Navy’s aircraft carrier battle groups’ communications systems. The bill also includes $1.5 million to create a technology transfer office between the Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center and federal, state, and local partners in Maryland. This office will help local organizations access available technology that may be used in commercial applications. The office will be at Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center in Charles County.
Patuxent Partnership Meeting Members of The Patuxent Partnership and their employees are invited to the annual meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, Building 2, in California. Check in and coffee, 8:30 a.m.; membership meeting, program and board elections, 9 a.m.; and adjournment, 10:30 a.m. Presentations by the College of Southern
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Much like Sabre’s strong commitment to serving the community, Robby and his family have been actively involved in supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for the past five years. They are dedicated to assisting fundraising events throughout the year in both St. Mary’s and Calvert Counties including walks, garage sales and festivals. His family’s efforts in the local community and their testimonials to the government helped raise over 2.5 million dollars for Juvenile Diabetes Research in 2005. Although a lot of Robby’s time is committed to raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, he also spends time educating the community about the importance of finding a cure and ways to become involved. Robby’s diligent efforts at Sabre and in the community do not end when he returns home. In his spare time, he finds himself chasing after his four sons; ages 3, 5, 7, and 9. Robby is a shining example of the core values that create the foundation of Sabre Systems, Inc. For more information or to donate to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, please go to www.jdrf.com.
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Lillian “Lil” Mary Rossi Boham, 83, of California, MD and formerly of Ambridge, PA, died October 5, 2009, at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born July 29, 1926 in Ambridge, PA she was the daughter of the late Nicola George and Josephine Beatrice Cuda Rossi. She was the loving wife of Daniel K. Boham whom she married at the U.S. Army Base Camp Stoneman in Pittsburgh, CA on January 15, 1952. She is also survived by her children Vanessa Boham Javins of Great Mills, MD, Daniel Frank “Scooter” Boham and his wife Carla of Pace, FL, her granddaughter Courtney Gayle Coleman and her husband Jason, her great-grandson Devin Ryan Coleman and her siblings: Lenore Hartswick of Huntington, IN, Dorothy Dixon of Leetsdale, PA, Marie “Bootsie” Reda of Ambridge, PA and Joseph “Joey” Rossi of Caliente, NV. She was preceded in death by her son Mark Anthony Boham, her brother Ray Rossi and her sister Johanna “Joanne” Ekelof. Mrs. Boham graduated from Leetsdale High School in 1944 and moved to St. Mary’s County in 2007 from Pace, FL. She served in the U.S. Army for one and a half years, from 1951 to 1952 where she was stationed in Fort Lee, VA, Camp Gordon, GA, and Camp Stoneman, CA. She was a member of Lake Gaston Ladies Club, Lake Gaston, NC, The Garden Club in Pace, FL and was also a member of Holy Face Catholic Church, Callaway, MD, Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL, St. John the Baptist Church, Roanoke Rapids, NC, Healthy Living Gourmet Cooking Club and the Ladies Guild. Lil enjoyed cooking, sewing, working crossword puzzles, playing card games and bingo. The family received friends on Thursday, October 8, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers were said at 7:00 PM with Fr. Joseph Sileo officiating. A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. John the Baptist Church, Roanoke Rapids, NC, on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM with Fr. Pius Wekesa officiating. Interment followed at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Chesapeake, VA. Pallbearers in North Carolina were Don Martin,
Gertrude Lee Brown, 83 of Leonardtown, MD died October 5, 2009 at Washington Hospital Center. Born February 17, 1926 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of the late Henry Tucker and Gertrude Mary Martin Arnold. Mrs. Brown was an Inventory Control Clerk for High’s Dairy. She is survived by her children; Trudy Lee Dartouzos of California, MD and Henry Brown of Callaway, MD, one grandchild; Daemon A. Dartouzos and one brother John W. Arnold of Glen Burnie, MD. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Royal Brown and two siblings; Joseph M. Arnold and Barbara J. Finch. A Funeral Service was conducted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD with Linda Purdy officiating. Interment followed in St. George’s Episcopal Cemetery, Valley Lee, MD. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brindfieldfuneral. com Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Thomas C. “Charlie” Lancaster, Sr., 82 Thomas C. “Charlie” Lancaster, Sr., 82 of St. Inigoes, MD died October 11, 2009 at St. Mary’s Nursing Home. Born June 22, 1927 in St. Inigoes, MD he was the son of the late John and Genevieve Lancaster. Charlie graduated form St. Michael’s High School. He served in the U.S. Army and retired with 20 years of service with the Crash Crew from Patuxent Naval Base. He enjoyed fishing and gardening. Mr. Lancaster is survived by his wife Elizabeth Lee Aud Lan-
caster, children; Thomas Lancaster, Jr. (Jane), Catherine “Mimi” Taylor, (Jim), George Lancaster, (partner Gail Stone), Richard Lancaster, JoAnne Mundie, (John, Sr.), John Hayden, (Phyllis), Betty Schuh, (Buddy), Tommy Hayden, (Barbara) and Lee Lee Raley, (Marvin), sister, Sr. Mary Kristen, also survived by 22 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents Mr. Lancaster was preceded in death by his first wife Margaret “Peggy” Hastings Lancaster, daughter, Linda Matthews, siblings, Sr. Mary of the Good Shepard, Sr. Mary Thecla, Jack Lancaster and Harry Lancaster. Family will receive friends on Friday, October 16, 2009 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in St. Michaels’ Catholic Church, Ridge, MD where prayers will be recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10 a.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father Lee Fangmeyer officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wil Lancaster, George Lancaster, Jr., Lanny Lancaster, David Lancaster, Jay Lancaster and Jeff Pharis. Memorial contributions may be made to Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680 and/or St. Mary’s Nursing Center, 21585 Peabody St., Leonardtown, MD 20650 Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Katie Sue Lee, 65
Katie Sue Lee, 65, of Washington, DC passed away on October 6, 2009 at her residence. Born January 29, 1944 in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Lee and Ruby (Moore) Lee. Katie loved football, baseball and fishing. She was an avid supporter of the Doberman Rescue of Maryland. She is survived by her brother Thomas F. Lee of Lexington Park, MD, nieces; Carolyn, Renee, Lorrie, Kim, Lori and Sherrie, nephew, John, 25 great nieces and nephews, and 13 great-great nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Doberman Rescue Association at the following address: DAR&E Treasurer, 1304 Crows Foot Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Joseph Calvert Long, 92
1980. In 1982, Joseph and his wife Edna moved to Dameron, MD. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council #2065, Ridge, MD. He was also a member of the Father Andrew White Assembly, 4th Degree. His total membership with the Knights of Columbus spanned 74 years. He was also a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the American Legion, Post 255, both of Ridge, MD. Joseph enjoyed fishing, crabbing, gardening, dancing and riding his John Deere tractor. He enjoyed spending his winters in Southern Alabama, always anxious to return to Maryland. Although he loved his wife, he also loved his dog, Daisey! He always had a positive outlook towards life as was evident through his sense of humor. He will be sorely missed! Family received friends on Friday, October 9, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 16555 Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD 20680. Prayers were recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were his sons, grandson and nephews. Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680, or the MSGR. John B. Peacock Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 429, Ridge, MD 20680. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, Joseph Calvert Long, 92, of Dameron, MD passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his wife, children, and friends. Born August 21, 1917 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Calvert Francis Long and Mary Alberta (Trossbach) Long. Mr. Long is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Edna Mae Long, and children; Carol A. Bauman of Linthicum, MD, Jean L. Cole of Monroe, GA, Carol J. Pietruszak of Fredericksburg, VA, Alan J. Long (Kathleen) of Camden, DE, and Francis A.“Rick” Long (Leslie) of Upper Marlboro, MD, four grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Margaret Long Tolzman. Joseph served his country during WWII assigned to the Corps of Engineers with the Army Air Force until his honorable discharge in 1945. He retired from his privately owned business in College Park, MD in
Laura Ann Mydock, 43, of Great Mills, MD died October 5, 2009 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD. Born May 12, 1966 in Lakewood New Jersey, she was the daughter of Thomas and Jean Laxsus of Lexington Park, MD. Laura was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she is survived by her children; Brendon Mydock and Ashley Simms both of Great Mills, MD and one brother Charles Laxsus of Lusby, MD. All services will be private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
James Richard “Dickie” Owens, 82 James Richard “Dickie” Owens, 82, of Leonardtown, MD, died on October 8, 2009 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center. Born in Leonardtown, MD on May 7, 1927, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Mary Frances Wilkinson Owens. He is survived
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Mary Angenette Somerville, 79
by his devoted niece, Carolyn Nelson and a host of other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his siblings: William, John, Charles and Frankie Owens and Marie Lacey, Bernice Kreimer, Nicey Goddard and Patsy Hammett. Dickie served in the United States Army from July 1945 to December 1946. He was a carpenter, working first with his father and in later years with Buster Lacey. He cared greatly about the welfare of all animals but had a special affection for the many stray cats that found refuge in at his home in Medley’s Neck. Services will be private. Memorial Contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Animal Welfare
Mary Angenette Somerville, 79 of Lexington Park, MD died October 10, 2009 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center. Born July 19, 1930 in Hermanville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Gordon Gough. Family received friends on Thursday, October 5, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD. A full obituary will appear at a later date.
Lervon Jerell Taylor, 23 Lervon Jerell Taylor, affectionately called “Boo”, 23, of Hollywood, MD died October 8, 2009 in Washington Hospital Center.
Born November 21, 1985 in Leonardtown, MD he was the son of Sonja Hebb and Clark Taylor. Lervon was a resident of St. Mary’s County and received his education through the school system and Elkart County School System where he participated in such sports as football, basketball, baseball and track. He enjoyed writing, recording and listening to music, especially Tupac Shakur. He enjoyed going on long walks with his mother, going to basketball games and to the movies. While with his father, he loved going out to eat and riding on the four wheeler and just spending the quality alone time. On May 18, 2007, he was blessed
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with a daughter named Taniya Denae Thomas. He enjoyed spending quality time with his cousin Jervon, but he also enjoyed talking with Marketa and Channelle. He had a very special friend Darnell Riley. Most of his enjoyment was the time he spent with his devoted grandparents, Patricia and Herbert Taylor. He enjoyed going to church with his grandmother at Healing and Deliverance, listening to the choir, shopping for clothes, and riding out on the town. He enjoyed his grandmother’s home cooking. His favorite dish was chicken and dumplings. Lervon will be greatly missed by his grandparents and forever loved. Lervon is survived by his daughter, Taniya Denae Thomas, loving parents, Sonja Hebb and Clark Taylor, grandparents, Herbert and Patricia Taylor, four siblings, Marcell Taylor, Sonja Gladden, Janelle Hebb and Makya Harper, niece, Jamiya Gladden, four nephews, Latres Cockerham, Quincy Johnson, and Jerome and Josiah Gladden, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Family will receive friends on Friday, October 16, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in Healing and Deliverance Church, 2400 Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. by Prophet Apostle Aniachi C. Belu-John, pastor of the church. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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Hospital, Bon Secours Care Village, Cork, Ireland. After his ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Twohig transferred to the Archdiocese of Washington in 1950. While serving the Washington, DC diocese, he was assigned to several parishes including: St. Patrick’s ChurchWashington DC; Holy Name Church-Washington, DC; Mount Calvary Church-Forestville, MD; St. Jerome’s Church-Hyattsville, MD; and St. Peter Claver ChurchRidge, MD (where he served as pastor from 1966 to 1972). He also worked with the deaf at Galludet University during his time in Washington, DC. A talented and avid musician, Fr Twohig was instrumental in starting youth music programs and bands at every assigned parish. Many times, for those students who could not otherwise afford instruments and lessons, Fr. Twohig arranged for donated instruments and organized lessons from volunteer instructors. He developed an association with Army, Navy, and Air Force band musicians who volunteered in providing lessons and assisted in organizing youth orchestras. Also, while assisting at Galludet University, Fr Twohig worked extensively with the deaf facilitating their ability through sign language to be involved in music and religious education. He learned sign language and conducted the liturgy in sign language which opened for the deaf a new appreciation for their religion. Fr. Twohig is preceded in death by siblings Mary, Catherine, Sheila and Sean. Survivors include siblings Reverend Patrick Twohig, Sister Miriam Twohig, and Rita Ring, sister-in-law Pauline Twohig, brother-in-law Eddie Wiley, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews who reside in the United States and Ireland. A memorial fund has been established. Friends can send contributions in Fr. Christopher Twohig’s name to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bon Secours Care Village, Mount Desert, Lee Road, Cork, Ireland, Attn: Mimi Cosgrave – Administrator. Mass cards and notes of condolence may be sent to Pauline Twohig, Hilltop, Coolflugh Tower, County Cork, Ireland.
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Loveville Post Office BreakIn Under Investigation By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Unknown suspects broke into and burglarized the Loveville U.S. Post Office Oct. 1, the second time this year, The County Times has learned. “I got in at a quarter-to-eight and had a parking lot full of cops,” said Terri Doughty, the post master at the Loveville office. “They hit it hard this go around.” Doughty said that the perpetrators bashed in the door to the inner office of the site, a trailer located just off the side of Point Lookout Road outside of Leonardtown, and stole her money order imprinter machine, nearly every package in the office and a postal scanner. “I don’t know what that’s going to do for them,” Doughty said in frustration. The suspects also stole items from her desk, she said, and even broke into her file cabinet. “I came into papers all over the place, they basically trashed it,” she said. Postal patrons coming in to pick up packages
were dismayed to see their local post office once again the subject of a break-in; black finger print dust could be seen all over the walls and the counter tops in an effort to track down the identity of suspects. The last break-in occurred in June and caused about $3,500 worth in damages and saw three packages stolen. During the first break-in, most of what was stolen was prescription drugs, Doughty said, but this latests break-in was much worse in its scope as nearly every package was taken regardless of contents. Local police officials with the sheriff’s office have said that a customer who had come by the shop earlier that morning had discovered the break-in and reported it; local patrol officers had assisted postal investigators with the case. Postal service investigators have put up a $10,000 reward for information leading to arrests and indictments of any suspects and, Doughty said, there may be the possibility of another reward for information regarding this latest burglary.
Two Held In Gas Station Robbery
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Local detectives have charged two men with the robbery of the Exxon gas station in Charlotte Hall on Sept. 24, with one being the entry man and the other the getaway driver. But both John McKee, 43, of Charlotte Hall, and Aaron Paul Toye, 46, of Hughesville, have both been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, transporting a handgun and using a handgun while committing a felony. Both remain incarcerated in the county’s detention center. McKee transported Toye to the station John McKee the night of the robbery and parked in an adjacent parking lot and waited for Toye to commit the alleged robbery, according to charging documents filed by detectives against McKee.
Toye entered the store and produced a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from the clerk, charging documents alleged. The clerk complied and handed over $89, court papers stated. Toye then fled and went to McKee’s vehicle; both sped away from the scene in McKee’s vehicle towards Charles County. An off-duty Charles County sheriff’s deputy witnessed both McKee’s and Toye’s actions, and detectives were later able to make identifications of both suspects, charging papers stated. Court papers state that Toye confirmed to police that he was the one who had displayed the handgun and demanded money, while McKee confirmed he was the driver of the getaway vehicle. Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, said their motive was simple. “They simply wanted money. That’s why they did it,” Burris said.
Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office say that unknown suspects have been calling residents claiming that their bank-issued credit or debit cards have been compromised and have been deactivated for security reasons. The automated voice, which some have described as stilted and computerized in tone, will then request the card holder to press the No. 1 key on their phone console to access the security department to reactivate their account. The recording then asks card holders to key in their account number on the card and personal identification number using the phone’s keypad. Police say that the information has been used to make fraudulent purchases from victims’ accounts. Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, said that police have yet to find out just how far reaching the
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Man Charged With Beating Victim With Phone On Oct. 10, 2009, at 3:48 p.m. deputies responded to a residence in Lexington Park for the report of a domestic related assault. Investigation revealed the female victim was allegedly struck in the face by hand and in the head with a phone by Walter R. Hairston, 53, of Lexington Park following a verbal altercation. Due to head injuries, the victim was flown by Trooper 7 to Prince George’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Hairston fled the residence and was located a short distance away by deputies where he was placed under arrest, charged with assault first degree, assault second degree and incarcerated in the detention center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Woman Charged With Assaulting Deputy On Oct. 10, 2009, at 10:30 p.m., Dfc. Keith Moritz responded to the area of Great Mill’s Road in Lexington Park for the report of a female subject standing near the roadway exposing herself to passing motorist. Upon arrival Moritz observed Lisa M. Tippett, age 44, of Lusby near the roadway and determined she was intoxicated. While speaking with Tippett, she became combative and pushed Moritz and struck him with her purse before falling to the ground. Tippett was placed under arrest, charged with assault second degree and incarcerated in the detention center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Police: Man Beaten For His Money On Oct. 7, 2009, at approximately midnight, a 41-year-old male victim, from Lexington Park, was solicited by a known female to purchase alcohol for her when he was walking on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The two then walked to the Sign of the Whale Liquor store, through a footpath in the woods, where he purchased for her the alcohol. When the pair re-entered the path, four black males reportedly assaulted the victim by kicking, punching and knocking him to the ground. They removed money and other items from his pockets. The female and four males then fled on foot. Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives are currently investigating the incident.
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scam has gone but it appears to have gone beyond the boundaries of the county. “There have been numerous people contacted this way, and it looks like it’s not been just in this jurisdiction,” Burris said. Police have stated that people getting the calls have received them on their home phones as well as on their cell phones and that caller ID lists the caller as an unknown caller. Capt. Terry Black, commander of the patrol division, said that some of his patrol officers have taken several reports on the scam from citizens, though the complaints only started over the weekend. “I’ve gotten it and just about anyone in this building has gotten it,” Black said of the automated phone calls. “Just be vigilant and don’t give out your numbers; if it’s your bank, they already know your account number. Confirm who you’re talking to.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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School Board Mulls Tighter Rules County Asks For $750,000 Back On Contracting, Purchasing By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
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The school board is expected to take a final vote to approve the new procurement and bidding procedures in November. New procurement policies under review by the Other changes to the policies include striking county Board of Education would allow for more flex- language that encourages the system to seek goods ibility for school-based officials to make purchases but locally and instead puts in language that requires the would also bring purchasing proposals of $25,000 or system to grant equal consideration to vendors and more to the school board for approval – something that purchases based solely on the “objectives, policies and has not been done in the past, officials said. interests of the school system.” “Up until February [of 2009], they weren’t apThe new policies would also allow the school board to cancel any purchases for “cause, convenience or lack of adequate funding.” The new regulations would also allow principals at schools to use their budgets to make purchases of between $1 and $999 without formal purchase orders. School system staff said, however, they would still audit such purchases and ensure that larger purchases that required more approvals were not being broken down into smaller payments to avoid oversight. Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano said that over the past several years he has ordered the review of all school system policies with an eye towards clarifying and tightening them and procurement and purchasing rules were no exception. “We have to be on top of every process,” Martirano said, adding that keeping track of school system dollars was more important, considering the fiscal crunch being felt around the state. The new procedures would also ensure that the system would publicly post invitations to bid for projects or purchases; ensure requests for proposals and requests for quotes; and ensure whether a purchase was a permitted sole-source buy. Final authority on any bid or purchase would still rest with the school board, Martirano said. “They can pull anything they want at any time,” he said. Assurances for the ability of minority-owned companies to bid with the school system are also included in the proposed policy changes. A recent audit by the state’s Office of LegisPhoto by Frank Marquart lative Audits showed that the county was paying School Board Chair William Mattingly too much to school bus contractors and that it also needed to upgrade its routing software. The audit also found that the school system procurement and bidding procedures were not clear proving contracts and that’s not supposed to be hap- and needed to be strengthened. pening,” said Greg Nourse, director of Fiscal Services The audit focused on the period of time between for the school system. “I don’t think anybody thought July 1 of 2007 and June 30 of 2008 and Martirano said about it because it was just past practice.” that he had ordered policy reviews before that. Nourse told The County Times that state code “It [the audit] illuminated the fact that we can alregulations required that the school system bring any ways tighten our practices and procedures,” Matirano contracts to the board of education for approval. said. “That’s what other boards do,” Nourse said. “We’re fixing things.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
The mood was somewhat somber at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday as members deliberated on how to return $750,000 to the county to cover shortfalls due to reductions in money coming from the state. “In the last month we have been informed by our funding source, the County Commissioners, that because of the cuts from the state, they’ve had to have a certain amount of money cut from their budget … it was determined that we would be responsible for $750,000 of that cut,” said Superintendent Michael Martirano, emphasizing that the amount would be cut to balance the budget for FY 2010, affecting funding and revenue spending for the current school year. “This is something of an anomaly right now, something we’ve never dealt with … where we have been told midyear – not even mid-year – that we are responsible, in essence, for returning money to our funding source,” he said, adding that “there could be other shoes that could drop in this process, and this is a lead in to the challenges that we’re going to experience in FY11.” “We basically have three options here,” said Gregory Nourse, director of Fiscal Services for the public school system. “The first one is to utilize the fund balance, the second one is a one-time category adjustment and the third is to cut existing programs.” In considering each of their options, Nourse and Martirano pointed out that the one-time categorical adjustment would adjust fixed charges such as group health or social security employees, and not likely impact existing programs, but there would be no wiggle room for the school system should further cuts be needed. “As we developed the FY10 budget, all of our fixed charges were basically taken up to the margin with no level of fat built into that,” said Martirano, comparing the process of cutting from fixed charges to “nickel and diming” savings until the $750,000 was reached. The third option would involve cutting existing programs such as utilities,
The Board of Education approved a motion on Wednesday to begin offering a Flexible Spending Account option for school system employees, set up through Hirsh Financial Services, Inc. (HFS). “Simplified, it’s like setting up a savings account and having that money already there,” said Superintendent Michael Martirano, explaining that the program would provide a lump sum to participants to use for medical and daycare costs. Employees will have two flexible spending options, including both a medical and a dependent care option, and will be able to sign up for one or
both options. The accounts will provide pre-tax funds for prescriptions, doctors’ appointments, alternative medicine, medical supplies and surgery (including dental work), and will be immediately available to the employee after the first deduction. Dependent care funds, like payments for daycare through a licensed provider, will be available as they are withheld and may be utilized for children up to age 13 or for disabled or elderly daycare expenses, regardless of age. Employees will be able to elect the amount of their accounts, increments of which will be regularly withheld from their paychecks, though unused monies will not roll over to the next year and will instead go back to the school system to offset other costs.
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bus routes, supplies and materials, and possibly even funding for AP testing, but Martirano said it would impact classroom instruction, and the option would carry with it many more risks because funds for existing programs have also been “budgeted up to the margin.” “If we cut too far in our utilities, we still have to pay the bills. SMECO isn’t going to give us a pass. They’re still going to expect that money,” he said. Of the three options presented, all board members said they would most likely favor utilizing the school system’s existing fund balance, which currently totals just over $13 million, and compensate with adjustments to the school’s operating budget in FY 2011. “We talk about that as a rainy day fund … to be able to use this at this time has the least impact over our program offerings and operations that we have currently,” said Martirano. “This way it has no disruption of operations and we’ll continue with business as usual,” though he predicted more painful cuts in the future, particularly since the current budget was predicated on stimulus funds that may not be included in the next budget cycle. “I would agree that option one is probably the best way to go at this time, I mean this is why people save money,” said board member Sal Raspa. “The way things are going we’ll probably have to make cuts somewhere in 2011 and 2012 … I hope we don’t have to do it, but cuts will probably be made in the next budget.” “I don’t feel there is any other course of action to take … that said, we are utilizing the fund balance for a number of different things in order to get us to the position where we are, so it is an ongoing issue,” said Vice Chair Cathy Allen, who said she agreed with using the fund balance. “But I think this is the most appropriate first step to take, and I hope we don’t have to take too many more steps after that.” The board will vote on the issue at their Oct. 28 meeting, when the revenue cut will be presented as an action item.
Gregory Nourse, director of fiscal services for the school system, said that approximately 300 participants are expected to utilize the benefit. Because all funds are pre-tax, employee annual deductions in excess of $785 would result in no cost to the school system, and annual deductions above that amount would result in a benefit savings. The school system will have an open enrollment for the first year of the program starting in November, with services to be offered starting in January. More information is available through the school system’s Web site, or by calling the Department of Fiscal Services at 301-475-5511, ext. 172. andreashiell@countytimes.net
By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
Superintendent Michael Martirano presented his latest swine flu update to the Board of Education on Wednesday, remarking that 60 percent of the county’s students had returned their consent forms to be given the H1N1 vaccine, which will be offered free to students during their county-wide H1N1 vaccination clinic at schools on Nov. 3. He said that he had encountered some concern in the community over the safety of the vaccine, which he attributed to the “fear factor” of some members of his generation, who remembered cases of an inoculation for swine flu in 1976 making patients sick. “The reality is it’s a very safe vaccination, it’s a very safe immunization, and we want all of our children to be protected,” he said.
“We’re exactly following the CDC guidelines of what should be done with the children,” said Katherine Robeson, who was recently honored by the Board of Education as School Nurse of the Year. “We’ve sent letters out to parents … there’s been lots of promotion and lots of teaching in the schools. Every class gets a germ lesson and we’re encouraging the hand washing.” Martirano said that there had been a small number of confirmed swine flu cases in the county, so the school system was urging proper precautions if students start experiencing flu-like symptoms. “We’re telling kids that they need to stay out of school until 24 hours after the fever breaks,” he said, “and our goal is to keep schools open, and not panic and close them down.” andreashiell@countytimes.net
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A partnership of individuals and businesses, government and nonprofit organizations joined the College of Southern Maryland in bringing the new Center for Trades and Energy Training, which held its Grand Opening ceremony Sept. 24, to Southern Maryland. A new facility located on Irongate Drive in Waldorf, it has more than 17,000 feet of classroom and lab space. Classes will be offered for apprenticeship training in electrical, carpentry, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning to help meet the workforce needs of area businesses. The center will also house CSM’s Career Starters construction programs, which are non-credit and provide job-specific, hands-on training using a lab format program that prepares workers for entry-level positions in high-demand industries. The center was made possible by a Department of Labor Grant through the High Growth Training Initiative. The College of Southern Maryland was one of 11 recipients selectednationally from 171 applicants to receive a $1 million grant. Additional support of national, state and local officials will provide course materials and additional faculty. Constellation Energy is providing $150,000 to equip the welding lab and Southern Maryland Oil has donated most of the HVAC lab equipment. Acceptance into the Career Starters program does not require an entry application or academic testing, nor does it require a high school diploma for persons 18 or older. For more information, visit www.csmd.edu/Training/ CareerStarters/.
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Students in Paul Spilly’s world cultures class at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown raised their hands enthusiastically to ask questions of a trio of other kids their age. One young girl asked what types of clothes were in fashion where they lived; another one asked what sorts of recreational activities they did through their own school.
Hannah (5th from the left in front), Johannes (3rd from the left in back) and Jonas Janson (4th from the left in back) blended in with the rest of Paul Spilly’s world cultures class during their visit from Alzey, Germany last Thursday.
Town Creek and Green Holly Elementary Schools, has been named the 2009 Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. A 1982 graduate of Chopticon High School, she lives in Mechanicsville. Settle is a Nationally Board Certified educator and is being recognized for her work at the county and state level. She has participated in curriculum writing workshops, helping align instructional units within St. Mary’s County to the state curriculum, and the development of end-of-course assessments. In 2007 and again in 2009, Town Creek Elementary School was named a Maryland Demonstration School for Physical Education. In addition to running the physical education
program, Settle has organized fundraisers for the American Heart Association (Jump Rope for Heart); annual field days for all students; fitness fun runs; clubs; and Family Fitness nights supported by students, their parents/guardians, and local health-related businesses and agencies. Settle has been involved in new teacher orientation and continues to mentor teachers new to the county. She will receive her award at the MAHPERD Annual Convention in Towson, Md., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
They were part of a group of 20 students, ages 15 through 17, from Alzey, Germany, who had come to Ryken as part of a student exchange program. “Some of our students, the ones who are hosting the German kids, are going to Germany in April … ,” said Denise Krumenacker, school communications director, looking at a list of German students who would be visiting classrooms to make presentations that day. eO One would make a presentation on wine growing, anTim nly! d other on German government, and others on culture and education. Patrick Farrell, teacher and director of the campus ministry, said that the exchange program had come about through a collaboration with one of his long-standing colleagues, Mr. Doug Hart from Louisville, Ky., where the German students first visited before coming to Maryland. Jonas Janson, 15, from Gymnasium Am Römerkastell, a high school in Alzey, said that so far his experience in the United States had been wonderful. “Yesterday we went to Annapolis and there we saw the State House and the Navy Academy. It was interesting,” he said, explaining that Del. John Bohanan had given the students a tour of the State House, where they got to go up in the dome. “That’s amazing,” said Farrell, sounding almost jealous. “That’s a great honor. They don’t normally let people go up there … I’ve never been up there.” Janson said he had been staying with his host family, which he had found just as fascinating as his tours of the state building. “It’s very good here, I think … I stay in the house where the father is a pastor,” he said. “And it’s very interesting to be there with this family. They sing a lot, pray a lot and read a lot from the Bible. Since I was in the Catholic Church in Germany, I feel at home there.” Teachers Tina Roensberg and Geraldine BindaultKnappe said that the program had started as a proposed email exchange, but had blossomed from there. “We decided that a physical exchange would be better,” said Roensberg, who teaches English and history at the stuAmenity dents’ school in Germany. Package “They’ve had a ball. It’s been a whirlwind. Kentucky was very different from here, because they were at one of Available the public schools in one of the poorer neighborhoods. So they get to see both sides of life, but they’re amazed with the hospitality of Americans and just how friendly and open everyone is.” Owned and Operated by The German students will be welcoming Ryken students Call For More Information: Bella Bailey, Marketing & Leasing MGR. sometime in spring for the return portion of the exchange program, though few of the details have been finalized. 23314 Surrey Way • California, Maryland 20619
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Issued Marriage Applications for August 2009 September 1, 2009 Juan Pablo Salguero Ramirez 19, Great Mills, Md Kiara M. Sagastume Coronado 19, Great Mills, Md John Wesley Hill 23, Leonardtown, Md Christina Marie Guy 25, Leonardtown, Md
September 2, 2009 Jacob Donald Wallace 19, Mechanicsville, Md Laura Jo Ann Probert 19, Patuxent River, Md Michael Darnell Holt 36, Leonardtown, Md Kristie Kay Cusic 28, Bushwood, Md David Wayne Brown, Jr. 29, Hollywood, Md Breann Lynn Bowen 30, Solomons, Md
September 3, 2009 Ronald Linzell Scruggs, Sr. 45, Leonardtown, Md Feliciaca Monquie Herbert 35, Leonardtown, Md Michael Joseph Horvat 38, Lusby, Md Christina Marie Lynn 44, Lusby, Md Raymond David Diehl 29, California, Md Sarah Margaret Martin 20, California, Md
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September 9, 2009 Miguel Angel Nazario 50, Lexington Park, Md Dominga Ines Rosado Armstrong 51, Lexington Park, Md Thomas Llyod Madison, Jr. 28, Mechanicsville, Md Danielle Joy Thompson 24, Lexington Park, Md Jason Andrew Tinney 35, Monrovia, Md Aileen Kate McShea 35, Monrovia, Md Ryan Wade Coley 24, Baltimore, Md Michelle Elizabeth Barnes 23, Baltimore, Md Philip John Bayne 29, Girdletree, Md Emily Dolores Moebius 25, Girdletree, Md
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September 14, 2009 Nicholas Odiseas Mitsouras 24, Waldorf, Md Tiffany Leigh Gardner 26, Waldorf, Md Howard Jackson Moore, Jr. 42, Hollywood, Md Catherine Annette Lyon 48, Hollywood, Md George Wayne Armiger, Jr. 31, Lexington Park, Md Katrina Marie Dowling 28, Lexington Park, Md Robert Franklin Marks 21, Hollywood, Md Lori Beth Decker 24, California, Md
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A House is a Home
Obama Loan Relief Plan Hits Goal Early
The Obama administration said Thursday that its mortgage relief effort has helped 500,000 homeowners, and officials maintain the program is on track despite its disappointing launch. The $50 billion program, started in March, is designed to reduce foreclosures by lowering borrowers’ monthly payments to more affordable levels. The government still forecasts the program will help between 3 million to 4 million borrowers within three years. “We’ve put significant pressure on servicers to ramp up their efforts,’’ said Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan. “We’re holding them to higher performance standards.” Despite problems at the beginning, “they have come a long way from the start of the program,” said Sandipan Deb, an analyst with Barclays Capital. But with unemployment continuing to rise and millions of homeowners with mortgages far above their property values, the program has plenty of doubters. About 12 percent of homeowners are at least one payment behind, and many aren’t eligible for the Obama plan. And even those who get help often fall behind again. “It’s going to have a fairly marginal effect,” on the foreclosure crisis, said Laurie Goodman, senior managing director of Amherst Securities in New York. “At the end of the day, you’re going to have relatively few successful modifications.” Many housing advocates have been disappointed with the plan’s progress and say that getting a loan
modification is still a battle. Most lenders, they say, are still unwilling to reduce a borrower’s principal balance, a key concern in areas like California, Florida and Nevada where prices have been cut in half in some areas. “It’s not working fast enough and it’s not working broadly enough,” said Kevin Stein, associate director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, based in San Francisco. “There are no obvious consequences to the servicers for not doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” Lenders have their own criticisms. Since the report card released by the government excludes modifications made outside the government guidelines, some say they’re not getting enough credit. “The American public has a right to know that there are other modifications that are being done that are equally as compelling,” said Teri Schrettenbrunner, a Wells Fargo spokeswoman. To speed up the application process, the Treasury Department on Thursday launched a round of changes, including standardized forms. At the end of last month, about 16 percent of those eligible were enrolled in the program. Offers had been extended to nearly 770,000 homeowners, or about one in four eligible borrowers. Nearly all the borrowers who have signed up so far are in an initial three-month trial phase. They are supposed to be extended for five years if the homeowners make their payments on time and return the necessary documents.
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Proper Tire Care is First Line of Defense For most people, their car is their lifeblood. It gets them to work, to school, to their lives. And in these tough times, many are keeping their cars longer than ever before. It might be tempting to neglect regular maintenance tasks in the name of saving money, but in the long run, that could end up costing you even more. And proper maintenance is crucial now, with winter just around the corner. When it comes to car maintenance, tire care is the first line of defense. But according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), an alarming number of consumers don’t pay attention to their tires, and the results can be costly - and dangerous. Underinflated tires pose a definite safety risk: • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) acknowledges that Keeping tires properly inflated is the first line of defense in safeguardunderinflated tires contribute to many accidents ing a vehicle from accidents on the road this winter. throughout the year The easiest way to check your tread depth is the pen• 50 percent of vehicles have at least one underinny test. Take a penny and place it in the tread of your tire. flated tire • And only 9 percent of vehicles have four properly If part of Lincoln’s head is covered by the tread, your tires have enough tread. If you can see Lincoln’s entire head, inflated tires! But it doesn’t have to be this way; proper tire care is you should buy a new tire. In regions with harsh winters, Continental recomsimple. Continental Tire recommends getting in the habit of taking five minutes every month to check your tires, mends that drivers switch to winter tires when the temperature dips below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Colder weathincluding the spare. “Your tires are the only part of your vehicle that ac- er brings on a whole new set of driving challenges --slush, tually touch the road when you drive,” says Joerg Burf- ice and hard-packed snow -- and once the temperature ien, director of R & D, Continental Tire. “It only takes drops below that 45-degree mark, so does an all-season a couple of minutes of maintenance each month to keep tire’s ability to grip the road. Many cars in the U.S. have all-season tires, but they your tires working at their best, and the resulting safety just aren’t built to hold the road in the same way that winbenefits far outweigh the time it takes.” The RMA’s “PART” campaign gives consum- ter tires do. Winter tires provide safety and control in cold ers an easy way to remember the basics of monthly tire weather as well as snow and ice, because they are specifically engineered to deliver a 25 to 50 percent increase in maintenance: Pressure: According to the RMA, underinflation is a traction over all-season radials. That’s enough added tractire’s no. 1 enemy. It results in unnecessary tire stress, ir- tion and braking power to avoid a severe weather-related regular wear, loss of control, and accidents. A tire can lose accident, Burfien said. New for this winter season is Continental’s Exup to half of its air pressure and not appear to be flat! And the air pressure listed on the side of your tire is tremeWinterContact, engineered with an advanced tread NOT the correct air pressure for your vehicle. That num- compound and structured siping to dramatically improve ber is the maximum air pressure for the tire. The correct ice and snow traction. These elements also deliver noticetire pressure can be found in the car’s owner manual, on able improvements in wet performance, excellent fuel efthe gas tank lid, on the driver’s side door edge, and on the ficiency, extended wear and ride comfort, and considerable improvements in dry performance. door post. Take care of your tires during winter and they will Alignment: A bad jolt from hitting a curb or pothole take care of you. Remember your winter tires are not decan throw your front end out of alignment and damage your tires. Misalignment of wheels in the front or rear can signed just for snow. They are designed to increase traction in cold winter conditions. Make the switch to winter cause uneven and rapid treadwear. Rotation: Regularly rotating your vehicle’s tires tires when the temperature hits 45 degrees. For more information, visit www.continentaltire. will help achieve more uniform wear. Unless your vehicle owner’s manual has a specific recommendation, the com; for media information, visit guideline for tire rotation is approximately every 6,000- w w w.ct namedia. com. 8,000 miles. Tread: To prevent hydroplaning and skidding, your tires must have proper tread depth. The minimum tread depth is 2/32 of an inch (1.6 mm).
Are you ready for some football? The tailgate party is the ultimate rite of the season and the perfect way to show team spirit. But before you kick off a tailgating bash you need to be properly prepared to host your pigskin party. Whether you’re hosting a tailgate outside the stadium or simply throwing a party at home for the big game, here are a few tips to ensure it will be an event your friends and family remember: • Plan That Menu: It’s all about the food, so be sure you have enough for everybody on hand. Do prep work in advance so you don’t waste time and can join in the reveling. Make a list of everything you’ll need -- from burgers and dogs to plates, utensils, cooking gear and cleaning supplies. Fire-up the grill early, so food is ready at least an hour before game time. • Get Your Party Place In Shape: Tailgating or entertaining outdoors? Quickly scrub down the grill, cooking utensils and portable furniture. Entertaining at home? Clean kitchen grease and grime or bathroom mold and mildew before guests arrive. Using a multipurpose cleaner and degreaser like Greased Lightning -- which conquers tough grease, grime and stains -- can save time, as it’s great for both indoor and outdoor chores. • Grab A Choice Spot: Tailgating veterans know to choose a choice spot in the parking lot to secure extra room for their shindig. That last spot in a row means more party space, as does any spot adjacent to a car-free or grassy area. If you are hosting guests inside your home, make sure there are plenty of seats with a great view of the game so everyone can see the action. • Kick Up Condiments: Rough and tumble football fans like some heat, so don’t just offer mustard, ketchup and mayo. Spicy peppers and relishes will give your grub an extra boost. • Keep It Dry: Always keep a tarp or tent on hand to protect your food, friends and fun should the weather turn. • Clean Up Your Mess: Leave your spot clean, just like mom always told you. Keep plenty of garbage bags available. A multipurpose cleaner and degreaser like Greased Lightning can help you quickly wipe down just about any surface and also can be used as a laundry pre-treat for those set-in stains that just can’t be handled with seconds left in the game. It removes red wine, grass, mud, BBQ sauce and more. It’s also good for blood stains, but if you’re not a member of the offensive line you shouldn’t have any of those. For more fast cleaning tips, visit www. greased-lightning.com. Bottom line, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose it’s how you prep for the game.
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By Linda Reno Contributing Writer I was aware that Josiah Biscoe had a brother named James but had no record of him after 1787 when he was named in the administration accounts of his father. I happened to stumble across him while researching other Revolutionary War soldiers. Several descendants of James Biscoe thought that he might have been a Marylander, but weren’t sure. Just one little clue
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On July 6, 1832, again in Franklin Co., Kentucky, James Biscoe, aged 72 years the 3rd of July 1832 deposed that he enlisted in the Navy of Virginia on the 22nd day of May 1778 for 3 years under Commodore James Barron and served under him and then was aboard the Liberty and in six months or thereabout was made a boat swain (having previous to my enlistment been a sailor on the board the vessel John. This vessel being a lookout vessel was always out (at sea). Our commander of the vessel after Commodore Barron left her changed frequently, and after Commodore Marcum, Commodore Taylor had command of the fleet. James said he had the command of the Schooner Liberty as a boat swain, but his rank never was higher while he commanded it. His boat was in four minor scrimmages. The whole three years (of my service) was spent in one continual span. At the time he was discharged, they were at Queenstree Tip at York before he had served out his time. His pay as a boat swain was $1 per day. James Biscoe died in Franklin County, Kentucky December 11, 1853.
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James Biscoe, Jr., son of our subject, was killed in 1813 at the Battle of Frenchtown (also known as the River Raisin Massacre) in Michigan. After the fall of Detroit, President Madison reorganized the Army of the Northwest under William Henry Harrison (elected President in 1841). In January 1813, Harrison attempted to recapture Michigan. He personally led one column to Upper Sandusky. The other column, under Colonel James Winchester, pushed further west. Despite Harrison’s orders for Winchester to remain within supporting distance, he moved ahead to Frenchtown where he quickly defeated a small British force. The overconfident Winchester then spread his men throughout the town and chose an isolated house, well outside the settlement for himself. The British gathered about 500 of their own men and another 500 Indian warriors under the Wyandot chief Roundhead and crossed the frozen river to Frenchtown where they attacked Winchester’s men at dawn on January 22. Winchester attempted to rejoin his command but was captured by Chief Roundhead and then promptly surrendered his entire army. The British retreated with their American prisoners and their own wounded on sleighs. The American wounded were left under Indian guard. Before the British returned, the warriors executed somewhere between 30-60 Americans. “Remember the River Raisin� now became a rallying cry for Kentucky militiamen. While James Biscoe, Jr. didn’t survive, his fellow soldier, George Armstrong Custer lived on and was killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.
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Confessions Tour Coming to St. Mary’s By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Who said rock ’n roll was the devil’s music? Certainly the ever-growing popularity of Christian bands flooding the music market today would suggest otherwise, and Southern Maryland will get its own taste of the different splinters of the genre when the “Confessions” tour comes to the 7:30 Club in Mechanicsville. Headlining will be Pillar, the Grammy-nominated rock band which
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started out in Hays, Kan., in 1998 when several college students collaborated and formed a group recording under their own homespun Shadrack Records, releasing two independent albums within the next two years. After getting enough recognition to draw the attention of Flicker Records, they recorded their third album, “Original Superman.” Their song “Open Your Eyes” won the Dove Award for hard Music Song of the Year in 2001, though the album itself only enjoyed moderate success. “The Reckoning,” released in 2006, earned the band a Grammy award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. Their latest tour for their 2009 album “Confessions” will have them sharing the stage with three other nationally known acts: KJ-52, Run Kid Run and 7eventh Time Down. Jonah Sorrentino, also known as KJ-52, coined his
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name to refer to what he calls “knowledge and justification,” with the 52 (pronounced fivetwo) referring to the biblical story of Jesus feeding a multitude with five loaves of bread and two fish. Probably the most notable thing about Jonah’s time on the hip-hop circuit has been the controversial track “Dear Slim” which was released on his 2002 album “Collaborations.” Addressed to the evercontentious Marshall Mathers (Eminem), it was written as an open letter expressing concern for the rapper. Slim Shady himself is said to have responded to KJ-52’s song with his recent single, “Careful What You Wish For.” A little less contentious is Run Kid Run, a pop/rock band from Carmi, Ill., formed in 2006. They will be joining the Confessions tour to promote their second album, “Love at the Core.” Rounding out the tour will be 7eventh Time Down, from Mount Ve r n o n , Kentucky whose style may best be described as a mixture between Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Beatles, Coldplay and U2. Tickets for the show are $15 and are available at the door or by mail. Make checks payable to the 7:30 Club and mail to P.O. Box 1486, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Only 250 tickets will be sold for this show. For more information, go to http://www.freewebs.com/seventhirtyclub/. andreashiell @ countytimes.net
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On Saturday, Oct. 24, Daniel Rodriguez, the New York police officer known for his singing of “God Bless America” and the “National Anthem” after the 9/11 attacks, will be performing at Great Mills High School. The concert will be the second of five in the 2009-2010 Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Leonardtown RoDaniel Rodriguez tary Club of St. Mary’s County. Proceeds help support grants to community organizations, student scholarships and teacher scholarships. The concerts begin at 7 p.m. A series ticket is $75 ($50 for children under 15). The price for individual performances is $25 ($15 for children under 15). Still to come: • Nov. 14 – Woods Tea Company – Vermont group that performs bluegrass, Celtic tunes, sea chanties and folk songs. • Dec. 5 – Elisabeth von Trappe – a member of the von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music,” she will be performing her Christmas concert backed by local choruses. • Jan. 9 – Legendary Ladies of Song – Sue Matthews and a sextet from Wings Productions will perform the music of Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day and Peggy Lee. For more information, go to www.leonardtownrotary.org.
The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or entertainment announcements, or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail andreashiell@countytimes.net.
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Thursday, Oct. 15 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m.
• Idle Americans Murphy’s Pub (Bryans Road) – 9:30 p.m.
• DJ Steadyrockin’ Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.
• Karaoke On Demand Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
• No Trace Blue Dog Saloon (Port Tobacco) – 9 p.m.*
Saturday, Oct. 17
• Captain John DB McMillan’s Irish Pub (California) – 5:30 p.m. • Open Blues Jam Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m. * Call to confirm time
• Too Many Mikes CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 3 p.m. • David Norris DB McMillan’s Irish Pub (California) – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
• Captain John DB McMillan’s Irish Pub (California) – 5:30 p.m. • Crossfire Elk’s Lodge #2620 (Prince Frederick) – 8 p.m.
• Roadhouse Band Drift Away Bar & Grill (Cobb Island) – 9 p.m.
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Oktoberfest Serving Wounded Warriors By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
For centuries, the word “Oktoberfest” has conjured up images of frothy beer and pale women in serving-wench costumes, not to mention • Thrill bawdy music and crafts. Hotel Charles Party Room Now St. Mary’s County will (Hughesville) – 9 p.m. get a taste of this German tradition as the Elks Lodge hosts its own Oktoberfest celebration to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The event will open at 3 p.m. Shows and Rating Provided By Yahoo Entertainment. Check Local Listings For Show Times. on Oct. 24 with tents set up outdoors featuring live music, games, snacks and cold beer, and there will be beer tasting available for connoisseurs. • Sum-Bich At 8 p.m. the festivities will Memories (Waldorf) – 9 p.m. move inside to the banquet hall for a Cloudy With comedy show featuring four nation• Loose Cannon ally recognized talents. a Chance of Lone Star Café (Indian Head) Steve Bills, who has been perMeatballs – 9:30 p.m. forming for five-star generals for PG, 81 min more than a decade, has also per• Middle Ground formed on television and has opened Goose Landing (19311 Wilmott for nationally known entertainers. Couples Dr., Benedict) – 9:30 p.m. Sarag Tiana, who proudly proRetreat claims that, “Fabio’s a Fan!” made a PG-13, 107 name for herself in 2005 by founding a sketch comedy company called min “The Strait Jacket Society,” who are gaining recognition in Hollywood as Law Abiding they attract fans and new talent. She • Impact Citizen; R, says on her Web site that the sociBeach Cove ety was her first experience playing 108 min (Chesapeake Carmen, a character who has now Beach) – 2 p.m. Starts on started appearing on “Reno 911.” Fri, Oct 16 Danny Villalpando has been performing stand-up comedy for • Joey Tippett and the California more than 15 years for every auRamblers imaginable, from charity Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 3 p.m. Pandorum dience events to corporate cruises in places R, 108 min like Japan, Singapore, Afghanistan, Panama, Iraq, Italy and Honduras. He has performed on NBC’s “Friday The StepfaNight” and “The Latino Laugh Festival” on Comedy Central. He most ther; PG-13, recently completed an independent 101 min film with Second City called “Time Starts on Share.” Comedian, actor and voiceFri, Oct 16 over artist Scott Henry will round (No events scheduled) out the day’s entertainment. Scott Surrogates got his feet wet in comedy after PG-13, 89 performing at an open mic night in Milwaukee, after which he left his min hometown to pursue a full time ca• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band reer as a traveling stand-up comeDB McMillan’s Irish Pub (Califor- Tyler Perry’s dian. Since then he has appeared nia) – 6 p.m. on “Comedy Central”, “The King I Can Do of Queens”, “Chelsea Lately” and • Karaoke On Demand Bad All by “Sports Soup”, and he just shot a Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) Myself; PGpilot for a new web series called – 7:30 p.m. “Dusty Peacock,” and for the last 13, 113 min several years he has been enterWhere the taining the troops with the USO on Duty.” Wild Things and “Comics Tickets for this event are $5 Are and there will be food and beverages PG, 94 min available for sale throughout the day. All proceeds will go to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. For more information, go to Zombieland www.bpoe2092.org.
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• Gretchen Richie: Songs of George Gershwin Leonardtown Square – 6:30 p.m. • Ladies Night Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 7 p.m. • Comedy Open Mic Night Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m. • Karaoke On Demand Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 10 p.m.
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• The Not So Modern Jazz Quartet Westlawn Inn (North Beach) – 8 p.m. • Open Blues Jam Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 8 p.m. • Permanent Damage Regency Furniture Stadium (Waldorf) – 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 18
• S.T.O.R.M. Hula’s Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band Donovan’s Irish Pub (California) – 5 p.m.
• Bent Nickel CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 8:30 p.m.
• David Norris DB McMillan’s Irish Pub (California) – 6 p.m.
• Blackout Brigade Hotel Charles Front Bar (Hughesville) – 9 p.m.
• Bent Nickel Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Backstage Pass Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.* • The Craze Memories (Waldorf) – 9 p.m.* • DJ Mango Heavy Hitters (Charlotte Hall) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke Club 911 (Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m.
• Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and DJ T Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m. • No Limits Cryer’s Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
• Nuttin’ Fancy Band Scuttlebutt’s (Cobb Island) – 9 p.m. • Highwire Apehanger’s (Bel Alton) – 9 p.m.*
• One Louder Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.*
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Taking Pumpkin Beyond the Pie Pumpkins aren’t just an icon of Halloween. They also are a sign of healthy eats. Like carrots, pumpkins are loaded with the antioxidant beta-carotene, potassium and fiber. Plus, with only 49 calories per cup (cooked), this tasty squash is a great fit for a healthy diet. Fresh pumpkins can be peeled, seeded and diced, then used just as you would other winter squashes, such as butternut and acorn. Just be sure to use sugar (sometimes called baking or pie) pumpkins. Pumpkins intended for carving won’t taste good. Sugar pumpkins can be cooked and pureed for a mashed-type side, or processed further to become the base of a velvety, low-fat soup. Pumpkin also can be roasted, which will bring out its natural sweetness and enhance its deep, earthy flavors. This recipe for pasta with roasted pumpkin and plum tomatoes uses this technique to boost the flavors of all the vegetables. The addition of fresh or dried sage infuses the hearty dish with a familiar taste of autumn. When selecting cooking pumpkins, look for those that still have a full, long stem attached to the top, which usually indicates the flesh will be fresh and store well without deteriorating quickly.
SPIRAL PASTA WITH ROASTED PUMPKIN AND PLUM TOMATOES
Start to finish: 45 minutes (25 minutes active) Servings: 4 6 cups peeled and cubed sugar pumpkin or butternut squash 2 medium yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced 2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive, divided 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste) 4 plum tomatoes, cored and diced 1/3 cup fresh sage leaves or 1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage 12 ounces whole-grain spiral pasta 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Heat the oven to 450 F. Position a rack in the lower third of oven. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the pumpkin with the onions and 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Spread the pumpkin in an even
On The Menu By VICTORIA BRETT For The Associated Press You’ve crafted the perfect gruesome or goofy jack-o’-lantern. But what to do with all the glop you scraped out in the process? Don’t even think of tossing it. Pumpkin seeds are a great healthy snack and a delicious addition to salads, granola or trail mix. ``I look at pumpkin seeds like popcorn. They can be spiced and seasoned so many different ways,’’ says Lucinda Scala Quinn, executive editorial director of food at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. ``And spicy pumpkin seeds are perfect for munching.’’ But before you can munch, the seeds need to be cleaned. Traditionally, you separate the seeds from the fibrous strands and clean them with water before roasting. One way is to scoop the whole mess into a colander and run it under cool water. The seeds and fibers will separate if you swish them with your hands. To toast the seeds, arrange them
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layer and roast until the vegetables are beginning to brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and sage, then roast, stirring once, until all the vegetables are browned and tender, about 10 minutes longer. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and toss with the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the roasted vegetables and toss gently to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired, and serve sprinkled with cheese. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 483 calories; 111 calories from fat; 12 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 83 g carbohydrate; 18 g protein; 10 g fiber; 859 mg sodium.
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in an even layer on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350 F. If not perfectly golden, leave them in the oven and check every minute until done. ``Pay attention,’’ says Quinn. ``When cooking any nuts or seeds, you can’t walk away or get sidetracked on the telephone.’’ But Quinn prefers a simpler method for cleaning her seeds. Rather than wash the fibers off the seeds, she toasts everything. ``I throw the whole mess in the oven and once they are dried out, it separates very easily,’’ she says. If you go that route, roast them spread in an even layer on a baking sheet at 375 F until the fibers dry out and fall away from the seeds. Once clean, transfer the seeds to a bowl and toss with olive oil, peanut or saffron oil. Then add your spices. Quinn suggests: _ Olive oil and salt _ Grated Parmesan cheese, black pepper and salt _ Cayenne pepper, lime juice, brown sugar and salt _ Cinnamon, brown sugar,
powdered ginger or cloves, and pinch of salt If you clean and season your seeds before roasting (the water washing method), be sure never to add sugar. The sugar will burn in the oven and should only be added after. And with any sweet spicing, don’t forget to add a pinch of salt, says Quinn. Pumpkin seeds seasoned with olive oil and salt are great in granola or on top of a salad. They also are great mixed with dried fruit (such as cranberries, cherries and raisins) to make a quick trail mix. ``That salty, sweet and chewy is a great combination,’’ says Quinn.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) If you’re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you’re out of touch. The next generation of marshmallow lovers is amping the flavor of their puffy confections, taking their s’mores to new heights with tricks like slicing and stuffing them. And the marshmallow industry is taking notice. Long a fixture in the baking aisle, marshmallows have been making their way back to candy land lately, thanks in large part to swirled, flavored, stuffed and otherwise jazzed up versions intended to appeal to consumers ever on the prowl for new tastes. Like chocolate with your marshmallow? Consider the chocolate-drizzled marshmallows called Zebras launched last year by Doumak Inc., the Chicago area-based maker of Campfire brand marshmallows. “I gotta tell you, people are going bananas over it,’’ says Mark Schuessler, vice president of sales and marketing for Doumak. Prefer your chocolate – or jelly – on the inside? Try Keith Baskett’s creation, stuffed marshmallows that he modestly declares “the best thing that ever happened to the marshmallow.” Retail marshmallow sales (excluding Walmart) totaled about $146 million in 2008, up from $141 million the year before, according to market research firm Information Resources Inc. That’s a fraction of the billions spent on chocolate, “but there are opportunities because we’re back to looking at marshmallows less as a baking ingredient and more as a treat,” says Bernard Pacyniak, editor-in-chief of Candy Industry, a Deerfield, Ill.-based trade magazine. Baskett says his stuffed puffs, sold under the GudFud label, were inspired by mochi, a Japanese rice cake often stuffed with a filling such as sweetened red bean paste. Baskett, who has “loved marshmallows since the early days of being around campfires,” decided to make the concept a little fluffier, then stuffed them with chocolate or grape, orange or strawberry jelly. Launched in 2007, the stuffed marshmallows are sold in brightly decorated packaging that combines Japanese-style graphics – each product has a different face – and Germanic type. There are umlauts over the “u’s” in GudFud. Reaction to GudFud seems to depend on how mad you are for marshmallows says candy blogger Rosa Li of Rochester, N.Y., who tried out some samples on her friends. “I thought they were OK,” she said. “For a lot of my friends that I shared with, some of them loved them and most of them didn’t seem to think that highly of them. But the ones that liked them really liked them.” According to candy lore, marshmallows date back to ancient Egypt with a sweet made from the sap of the mallow plant – yes, it grows in marshes – that was deemed fit for pharaohs. This was not like they were selling it out on the street corner; this was a real delicacy,’’ says Schuessler. In the 19th century, French confectioners took the sap and whipped it with other ingredients, making a fluffier version. Eventually, gelatin replaced mallow root sap, though the name endured. The “foodie” movement also has brought a renewed interest in homemade marshmallows and gourmet versions. Ann Hickey-Williams, president of Sherman Oaksbased Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows, sees the marshmallow’s rise as part of a general interest in revisiting and reinventing comfort food classics. Adding a gourmet touch, like the caramel swirl and chocolate chipetta versions sold by Plush Puffs, catches the consumer eye, she says. “They go, ‘Huh, look what somebody did with marshmallows.’” Even that down-home delight, the s’more, has gone upscale. Recchuiti Confections in San Francisco sells a kit featuring handmade vanilla bean marshmallows and a bittersweet 85 percent chocolate bar. The origin of s’mores (as in some more, please) aren’t clear, but the first known recipe for the treat came in a 1927 publication “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts,” says Michelle Tompkins, spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts of the USA. It was the beginning of gooey, chocaolatey history. “Marshmallows bring joy and happiness to everyone,” Tompkins says.
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer Contributing Writer It was a lesson you learned the moment you were old enough to sass back: always respect your elders. When Grandma spoke, you listened. If Grandpa said to do something, it was as good as done. If you valued your life, you answered Mom or Dad respectfully, and Heaven help the kid who spoke to a neighbor in a snide manner. Always respect your elders. But what if the elder makes a difficult request? In the new book “Have a Little Faith” by Mitch Albom, it took eight years to make good a promise. Albert Lewis almost wasn’t a Rabbi. Having failed Divinity School, he almost gave up but was encouraged to try again. Later, when he finally got his own synagogue, the tiny congregation consisted of just a handful of families. One of them was Mitch Albom’s. As a child, Albom remembered the Reb as an imposing man with an inexplicable love of song and of sermon; basically, someone to avoid. Despite his parents’ anchoring and years of lessons, Albom grew up and grew out of his faith, learning that mouthed prayers, uttered mechanically, were somehow acceptable. He moved away from home and looked upon religion as quaint, invisible. So Albom was surprised when Rabbi Lewis asked him to do his eulogy. Because one cannot speak well about a man without knowing him, Albom agreed to the request, but told the Reb that they needed to set meetings so that questions could be answered. And it came to pass that Albom made the trek from his home in Detroit to New Jersey several times a year for eight years. Back in Detroit, the economy was lashing at the city, jobs were lost, and so were homes. But in a sagging old cathedral near Tiger Stadium, a former drug dealer was
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feeding the homeless and preaching the gospel, all but abandoned by his Mother Church, trying to do good with what God was giving him. As Albom began to examine the disparity between the congregations – the wealthy synagogue and the poverty-stricken inner-city shelter-church - he began to wonder about God, trust, and faith. And he learned a lesson you won’t soon forget. I wasn’t crazy about this book at first. Author Mitch Albom, like one of his subjects, loves to savor an anecdote before he lets it go, and that bogs down the beginning
of this book. But once you get past the stage-setting and you move a few pages in, “Have a Little Faith” soars. By telling the story of two men who are similar but different, Albom forces his readers to examine their own beliefs, as well as the meaning of hope and miracles. I won’t tell you how this book ends, but suffice it to say that you’ll come away with your heart lifted to the rafters. Fans of Albom’s first book and anyone who’s ever pondered the nature of belief will want to make room on their bookshelf for a new favorite. “Have a Little Faith” is a book I believe you’ll love.
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Why canʼt I eat what I want? By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer *** My husband sounded like Mr. Bill from the old Saturday Night Live shows the other morning. I said isn’t it great? Fall is starting, the leaves are changing, and…” before I could finish he yelled loudly “Ohhh Nooooo!!” The bear is again getting ready for his winter hibernation. “Ohhh Nooooo!” *** As you know, I am trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. I have been sidetracked on the walking for a bit, due to some knee problems, but the pain has subsided into a twinge now. The funny thing is that I didn’t hurt my knee walking – it has something to do with the way I sleep at night (when I do). I don’t think I’m kicking my husband, but who knows for sure. Thank goodness he’s a jock and used to pain. My focus right now is on trying to continue to eat healthier foods. We began our switch to label reading, and cutting out just about all fried foods after my husband’s heart attack several years ago. We still like our beef once or twice a week, and may have to cut back on that. I just got my first semi-bad cholesterol score: 33 points over on the bad cholesterol side. I feel like that oatmeal commercial where your cholesterol number hovers above your head at all times. Now I have feelings of guilt, like I’m a bad person with my new “bad” number. So, what to do? I know, one of the answers is to add more vegetables into my diet. The problem is that I am not a big vegetable fan. I like a big juicy burger over anything. Two months ago, I went with two church friends to lunch at one of great well-known burger joints. I knew I should order one of the healthy salads on the menu, but kept wavering back and forth between burger or salad. It happened also to be the last day before school started, so the restaurant was filled with groups of teachers on their last day of freedom. I watched as each table was served five or six heaping plates of salads. Inwardly I groaned. When our waitress came to take our order my two friends of course ordered salad. The table next to us was also being served the first of their orders – all salads. Darn, how could I order my big juicy burger now. I might get stares of disapproval or worse. The waitress waited patiently until I finally said. “O.k., I’ll have the rabbit plate special, no I mean I’ll have that salad with all the fruit, steak, chicken and shrimp on it.” I figured the best I could do was hide as much of the lettuce as possible, and try to fool my stomach into thinking I was having my normal food. Lettuce and I just don’t agree. I had to keep telling myself, eat healthy – enjoy it. A second after I ordered, the second part of the next table’s orders arrived. Salad, salad, salad, salad, and… one big, juicy burger! I said out loud, “I could have ordered a burger!” I looked over at the brave woman at
the other table and saw the happy look in her eyes. But, I knew it was only a matter of time, before she too might soon forego her hamburger passion for greens. She was a teacher, I knew she had read “Lord of the Flies”. Pack mentality would eventually win out. Over the weekend, I drank lots of the V8 Fusion drink. You’ve probably seen those commercials too. Those are the other commercials where they have numbers hovering over your head. Now I had to make room in my visualizations, not only of the oatmeal number, but also the flipchart vegetable serving number. It was starting to get crowded up there. Every time I had a glass, I would mentally flip my number. People at our Fall Festival were starting to ask me, “What do you mean there’s number two, there’s number three?” I think what messed me up on vegetables was the ways my mother would try to get me to eat them. I think she must have gotten wise to my bulky napkins, or the veggie smelling burps, among other things, emanating from our dogs. I can not eat cooked spinach. I actually do really like it raw. But in the 60’s, I don’t think that was the way to eat spinach. We had the stinky boiled down version that tastes to me like I am eating a tire. One of the ways my Mother would get me to eat it was by mixing it with applesauce. I guess she thought it would work because my Father and I would eat sardine and applesauce sandwiches on white bread. Let’s just say it wasn’t a good idea, and no, I haven’t touched a sardine since childhood either. Once in awhile my husband and his Mother will cook some spinach. I have to ask them to keep it on their side of the table. The worst way my Mother tried to get spinach in me was with the creamed spinach recipe. My Mother was Hungarian, and she grew up on creamed vegetables. I still remember sitting at my Great Grandmother’s table in Jersey City, New Jersey staring at the steaming bowls full of creamed vegetables, thinking, “I have to eat that? I seem to have better luck eating soy foods – though I haven’t gotten into soy burgers yet. Maybe I’ll start making Portobello burgers again. When cooked properly, they can mimic a burger almost perfectly. I’m not working today and have been invited to lunch with two of my other friends; my willpower will again be compromised. I was thinking of grabbing one of my husband’s ball caps and taping a written +33 on it, so I am constantly reminded of my score. I realize you can’t wear a hat in a restaurant – that won’t work. I think I’ll see if the bartender can make a V8 martini –problem solved. To each new day’s healthier adventure, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys. wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Help Wanted Dog walker needed M-F to cover territory from Indian Head to National Harbor. Additional availability to cover pet sitting in mornings, evenings and weekends/holidays a plus. Requires love of animals, reliable transportation, ability to work independently, at least 21 years of age, computer access and background check. Visit our website and fill out a job application: www. fourpetssake.com Lexington Park Family Dentistry. We are searching for the right person to complete our dynamic team. Must be dependable and selfmotivated. Prior dental experience required. Dental assisting experience preferred but will train the right person. Please fax resume to (301)863-5069 or e-mail.
Vehicles 2003-Ford-E350 Super Duty Box Truck. Tow Package w/ Electri Brakes, 2 different plugs ins, sliding door going from cab to the box, box is 16’x6’ height is 7’, new brakes, 6 new tires, no physical damage. For more information call Roger at 301-752-4776. Price: $18,000 OBO. CORVETTES WANTED! Any year, any condition. Cash buyer. 1-800-369-6148.
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5K Run/Walk to Benefit the Ripple Center
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A 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, MD. This event is being sponsored by the Friends of Ripple, and all proceeds will benefit the Vivian C. Ripple Center in St. Mary’s County. The Ripple Center is the only Adult Day Service program in St. Mary’s County, and is under the umbrella of the Department of Aging. The Friends of
Ripple is a community-based organization whose sole purpose is to help support the Center, and funding for the Center is currently in jeopardy. The Run/Walk registration begins at 7 a.m. with the event start at 8 a.m. Registration for the Run/Walk may be completed by going to www.active.com. Pre-registration is $20 per individual (event day the registration fee is $25),
Center for Life Enrichment Dedication Ceremony “Hi, my name is Garth and I’m a beautiful approximately three year old male German Shepherd Dog. I’m very smart and always try my best to please. I’m presently living in a foster home with children and lots of other dogs both large and small. What I REALLY love is to ride in the car and do road trips! Now, I’m looking for that perfect person like YOU to give me the home I deserve. I’m up to date on vaccinations, neutered, house and crate trained and identification micro chipped. For more information, please call SECOND HOPE RESCUE at 240-925-0628 or email lora@secondhoperescue.org. Please Adopt, Don’t Shop!”
Preparing for Emergencies
The Lexington Park Library will host an Emergency Preparedness Fair on Friday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library in Room A, where visitors may talk with the experts from St. Mary’s Hospital, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department, the Red Cross and other community agencies. Learn about general emergency preparedness and find answers to your pandemic flu questions. Children will be able to participate in hands-on activities to increase their awareness of emergency preparedness. Also enjoy free refreshments and home reference materials. Seasonal flu shots will also be available for $20 each for individuals ages 18 and over.
The Center for Life Enrichment, a not-for-profit organization in Hollywood that supports adult individuals with disabilities, held a dedication ceremony on Sept. 16 for the center’s new barrier-free front entrance. The entrance was dedicated to long-term board member Purnell Frederick and all individuals with disabilities in the tri-county area. Pictured are members of Mr. Frederick’s family, as well as invited guests (including Marilyn McKay, center, in white sweater) and the general public.
Stuffed Ham Sandwiches in Ridge The Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be selling Good ‘Ole Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham Sandwiches at the Fire House in Ridge on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at $4 per sandwich. Advanced orders are requested and desired. Pre-orders must be placed prior to Oct. 27 at auxiliary@ridgevfd.org, 301-8725671 or 301-872-5090 in order to guarantee availability. Pre-orders must be picked up no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, Nov. 3, unless prior arrangements have been made.
and $30 for families. The route of the 5K will begin at the Harry Lundeberg School and continue to the Piney Point Lighthouse and back. For more information, call Carol Evans at 301-994-0352 or Sam Brown at 410-610-8964, or go to www.stmarysmd.com/aging/docs/ 5kRace.pdf.
Apple Festival Fun For Everyone
Above: Anna Hill of Hollywood dips her brush while painting the face of Emily Qude of Brandywine at the second annual Apple Festival held at the Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico on Oct. 11. Part of the proceeds will go to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. To the right: Billy Hill of Mechanicsville takes a bite out of an apple
Emergency First Aid Kit For Home or Car • First-aid manual • Emergency telephone numbers • List of allergies and medications • Antibiotic ointment • Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin • Bandages and gauze of various sizes • Medical-exam gloves • Elastic wraps • Adhesive tape • Antiseptic wipes • Cold packs • Thermometer, tweezers and small scissors Source: National Safety Council
Patrick, Devin and Nicholas Buckler and Hunter Quade, all from Chaptico, enjoy themselves at the second annual Apple Festival held at the Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico on Oct. 11.
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Thursday, Oct. 15 • St. Michael’s School and Parish Meeting St. Michael’s School Gym (Ridge) – 7 p.m. There will be a meeting to discuss the current state of St. Michael’s School and St. Michael’s Parish. The public is greatly encouraged to attend and discuss the school’s future. Call 301-872-5454. • School Advisory Group Forming Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center, Leonardtown – 3 p.m. Information meeting about forming an advisory group that would include students, parents, alumni and business people who would act as mentors and help raise money for the career program, which focus on job training, leadership and community service. Call 301-475-0242 or go to http://schools. smcps.org/tech/. • Wing Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m. • 2 Annual Going Green Expo Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. Local and regional companies, vendors and experts will be on hand to provide attendees with information on green development, green building technologies and sustainable practices that homeowners can use to save environmental resources and save on energy costs. Information on solar hot water heaters, boiler thermostats, high efficiency heaters, gas fireplaces, duel flush and low-flow toilets and much more. Light refreshments will be provided. Call Jada Stuckert at 301-4854200 ext. 1505 or e-mail jada.stuckert@co.saint-marys.md.us. nd
• (Classes) Yoga with your Journal & Yoga for Beginners Joy Lane Healing Center (Hollywood) – 5:30 p.m. (Journal) and 7 p.m. (Beginners) Journal Class, Series 4 is $60, drop in students pay $15 per class. Call 301-373-2522. • Progressive Salsa Level 1 House of Dance (Hollywood) – 6 p.m. • Ghosts of Sotterley Tours Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. Admission is free but reservations are required. Call 301-373-2280. • Auditions: ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’ Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 7 p.m. The Newtowne Players will host open auditions for their upcoming production of “Over the River and Through the Woods” by Joey DiPietro. Call 240-298-1037 or go to http://newtowneplayers.org/. • Voices Reading Series: E. Ethelbert Miller St. Mary’s College (Daugherty-Palmer Commons) – 8 p.m. Poet, author and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller will read from his work at 8:15 p.m. Often heard on
National Public Radio, Miller is chair for the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank in Washington, D.C. The reading is free and open to the public.
Friday, Oct. 16 • Texas Hold’Em Tournament VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m. • Steak & Shrimp Dinner American Legion Post 221 (Avenue) – 5 p.m.
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termine the nation’s premier oyster chef in the National Oyster Cook-off beginning at 10 a.m. in Building 16, competing in three areas – hors d’oeuvres, soups and stews, and main dishes – for a panel of six judges. Oyster-cooking demonstrations will be held at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30. Preliminary heats for the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship Contest will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Gates open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children 12 and under. Free parking. Call 301-863-5015 or go to www.usoysterfest.com.
• Herrmanns’ Royal Lipizzan Stallions Flat Iron Farm (Great Mills) – 6 p.m. The original Lipizzan Stallions of Austria will perform Oct. 16 - 18. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children and are available at Great Mills Trading Post, Jan Barnes at Century 21 in California, and at Burchmarts in St. Mary’s County. All proceeds will go to Hospice of St. Mary’s.
• Desegregation at Great Mills High School Documentary – 6 p.m. “With All Deliberate Speed, One High School’s Story,” tells the tale of desegregation that occurred at Great Mills High School in the 1950s and 1960s. It will be shown on the County Government Channel 95 at 6 p.m. and rebroadcast each week; check the Ch. 95 schedule at the county’s Web site at www.stmarysmd.com.
• CSM’s Connections Literary Series: Fred D’Aguiar CSM Leonardtown Campus (Building A-Auditorium) – 7:30 p.m. Novelist and playwright Fred D’Aguiar will read and discuss his works. Admission $3. Visit www.csmd. edu/connections.
• Crafters and Vendors Needed Bay District Volunteer Fire Department – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafters and vendors needed. $30 per space. Call Mallory Evans at 301-737-5242.
• Garage Sale Leah’s House shelter, Valley Lee – 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Restaurant equipment, kitchen appliances, office furniture, clothes, toys. Parking lot at 45200 Happyland Road. Proceeds benefit homeless people. Call 301-994-9580. • Texas Hold’Em Tournament VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m. • Steak & Shrimp Dinner American Legion Post 221 (Avenue) – 5 p.m. • FOP-7 Poker Leader Board Challenge FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 7 p.m. • Ghosts of Sotterley Tours Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. Admission is free but reservations are required. Call 301-373-2280.
Saturday, Oct. 17 • 11 Hours to Uganda (endurance cycling event) Knights of Columbus (Ridge) to Leonardtown – 6 a.m. This event will help fund the adoption of Joe, a former child soldier from Uganda, by the Cardwell family. To read the whole story go to www. bwcumc.org/content/gods-nudges-stirblessing. Registration and check-in begins at 6 a.m., ride starts at 7 a.m. Price: $50 per rider. Ride-day registration is available by cash or check only. E-mail questions to Michael@macarts-md.org or visit www.macarts-md.org/uganda. • St. Mary’s County Oyster Festival County Fairgrounds (Leonardtown) – 10 a.m. Nine finalists will compete to de-
• Garage Sale Leah’s House shelter, Valley Lee – 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Restaurant equipment, kitchen appliances, office furniture, clothes, toys. Parking lot at 45200 Happyland Road. Proceeds benefit homeless people. Call 301-994-9580. • 5K Run/Walk Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (Piney Point) – 7 a.m. Pre-registration is $20 per individual ($25 on event day) and $30 for families. The route will begin at the Harry Lundeberg School and continue to the Piney Point Lighthouse and back. All proceeds will benefit the Vivian C. Ripple Center in St. Mary’s County. Call Sam Brown at 410-610-8964 or go to www.stmarysmd.com/aging/docs/ 5kRace.pdf. • Summerseat Annual Quilt Auction Summerseat Farm (Mechanicsville) – 9 a.m. Handmade quilts and other crafts, food and drink will be available. Auction will be held at 10 a.m. Event is free. Call 301-481-9189 or go to www.summerseat.org. • SMAWL Pet Adoptions PetCo (California) – 10 a.m. • Hazardous Waste Day St. Andrews Landfill – 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The county’s Household Hazardous Waste Day is a chance to safely dispose of toxins, including pharmaceuticals, disinfectants, paint (all kinds), stains and polish, solvents and thinners, caustic cleaners (for toilets, tile masonry, ovens, etc.), pool chemicals, lawn care chemicals, pet care chemicals, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides, batteries (all kinds), thermometers, thermostats, fluorescent
light bulbs (all contain mercury), aerosol cans, old gasoline, kerosene, and other fuels (even mixed with water). Go to www.stmarysmd.com or call the Department of Public Works and Transportation at 301-863-8400. • Sheriff’s Office & Maryland State Police Open House St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (Leonardtown) – 11 a.m. The open house will include activities for all ages, including a McGruff Safety Talk and Halloween Coloring Contest, D.A.R.E. presentation, a Taser demonstration, explosives robots, a moon bounce, face painting and more. Call 301-475-4200 ext. 1910. • Mt. Zion United Methodist Men Chicken BBQ & Fall Festival Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Mechanicsville) – 12 noon • Steak Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m. • Bluegrass Gospel Express Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (Mechanicsville) Family Life Center – 6 p.m. • An Evening of Elegance & Jazz II Crystal Room (Callaway) – 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the 2010 Juneteenth Festival. Advanced Reservations Required. Admission. Call 301-862-4868 or 240-538-5681, or go to www.ucaconline.org. • Community Yard Sale Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring a yard sale 7-11 a.m. at the Rescue squad building on Route 235. Food will be available. Call 301-373-3833 to rent a table; rental is $10.
Sunday, Oct. 18 • St. Mary’s County Oyster Festival St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (Leonardtown) – 10 a.m. Women’s finals in the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship Contest begin at 3 p.m. and men’s final at 3:30 p.m. At 4 p.m., the women’s champion and the men’s champion will square off head to head for the U.S. championship crown and the right to represent the United States in the International Oyster Shucking Competition. Gates open 11 a.m to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children 12 and under. Free parking. Call 301-863-5015 or go to www.usoysterfest.com. • Mechanicsville VFD Open House Hill’s Club Drive, Mechanicsville –10 a.m. through day At 10 a.m. memorial tribute for members of M.V.F.D and M.V.F.D.L.A. who have died in the past year. Vehicle extrication, fire extinguisher demo, indoor guided history tour with photos of our past, indoor fire truck pull, fire prevention demos with Freddie the baby fire truck, burn trailer demo, roof ventilation demo and live vehicle extrication with entrapment and EMS assistance. Children’s area, moon bounce, door prizes and 50/50 raffle. Call 301-884-
4709 or visit www.mvfd.com. • Texas Hold’Em Tournament FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 2 p.m. • Annual Fall Dinnerfeast St. Mary’s Parish, Bryantown – 12-5 p.m. All-you-can-eat, buffet style, catered by Thompson’s Seafood. Menu: fried oysters, crab balls, fried chicken, pulled pork, parsley potatoes, green beans, cole slaw and all the fixings. Adults and carryouts, $21; children 6-11, $8; children 5 and under, free. Featuring country store, silent auction, bake table, 50-50, pull tabs and children’s game room. Proceeds to benefit St. Mary’s Parish Restoration funds. Call the rectory at 301-870-2220 or 301-274-3187, Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19 • No Limit Texas Hold’Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge – 7 p.m. • Democratic Club of St. Mary’s Meeting Do Dah Deli (Leonardtown) – dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. Call Cindy at 301-737-7978.
Tuesday, Oct. 20 • Nature Time at Greenwell Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) – 10 a.m. This week’s theme is “Nature Portraits.” Participants are welcome to pack their own picnic lunch. Pre-registration is required no later than 24 hours in advance. Call 301-373-9775 or register by e-mail at lpranzo@greenwellfoundation.org. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em Tourney Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Rd, Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21 • Computer Science Open House St. Mary’s College (Schaefer Hall) – 4:30 p.m. Companies hoping to employ SMCM computer science students for summer and full time work are invited to attend this open house. Simon Read, SMCM associate professor of computer science, will describe how the program works and employers will get a chance to meet with students. For more information contact lefranzen@smcm.edu or call 240-895-3220. • R&B Line Dancing House of Dance (Hollywood) – 5:30 p.m. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em Tourney Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Rd, Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Poker Leader Board Challenge FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 7 p.m.
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Bowles Farms 2009 Corn Maze & Pumpkin Farm Southern MD’s Largest Corn Maze & Pumpkin Harvest is BACK!!! This year’s 2009 maze design will celebrate St. Mary’s county 375th Birthday Operating Dates: September 26th to October 31st, 2009
Children’s Barrel Rides
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Local Student Serving on Capitol Hill By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
Hours Of Operation Mon – Fri: By Appointment Only Saturday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Rates Admission: $10.00 3 and Under FREE Croup Rates Available (15 or more)
Come see why getting lost means having fun.
Admission To The Farm Includes
Petting Zoo
Corn Maze, Petting Zoo, Wagon Rides, Mini Straw Maze, Children’s Corn Box, Children’s Barrel Rides, Straw Mountain Crop Displays, Special Weekend Events
Wagon Rides
We have acres and acres of pumpkins of every shape & size available for a small additional fee.
Decorating Supplies: Mums, Corn Stalks, Straw, Gourds, and Indian Corn
Pick Your Own
Food & Refreshments On-Site Large Covered Picnic Area Air-Conditioned/Heated Restrooms
Host Your: Team Building Event or Birthday Party Here!!
Directions: The farm is located at: 22880 Budds Creek Road, Clements, MD 20624 For More Details Visit Us At: Office: 301-475-2139
Saturday & Sunday, October 17th & 18th
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Email: bowlesfarm@rcn.com
Sunday, October 18th
ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL
SOUTHERN KNIGHTS ROD & CUSTOM CAR SHOW
Sat - Weight Class 2,500 to 5,500 Sun - Weight Class 6,000 to 10,500
Check out the Street Rods, Customs, Antiques and Muscle Cars. You pick the winners.“People Choice”
Instead of spending the first part of her junior year at Great Mills High School with her friends, Katie Morgan is getting a crash course in lawmaking as a student page during arguably one of the most heated and contentious policy battles over health care in recent memory, though she said tempers have been remarkably restrained on the House floor since she arrived in Washington, D.C., in August. “They maintain their composure. They have rules about it and they’re really strict, and if they mess up, they get called out for it, so on the House floor they keep it really professional,” she said. Morgan said she was nominated for the position by her Advance Placement Government teacher, Luanne Ruonavar, who heads the social studies department at Great Mills High School. She learned about her nomination near the end of July. “My teacher called my house and asked me if I was interested in doing it, so I talked it over with my parents and we researched it and we gave her a call back,” she said. Morgan was chosen from a group of 10 finalists, at which point she was invited to apply to the Page School, which is located in the attic of the Library of Congress. Morgan said her days in Washington typically begin around 5 a.m. “We have to be at school by 6:35, sometimes earlier depending on the activities you have … I do yearbook, so sometimes we meet earlier to get the yearbook stuff done,” she said,. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays pages get off at 11:30 a.m. and go straight to work. “On Wednesdays and Thursdays when they’re in session, we get off at 9 so we can be there when they start proceedings,” she said. Morgan said that each day the pages have different jobs, from running documents between the House and Senate members’ offices, committees and the Library of Congress; preparing the House and Senate chambers for each day’s business by distributing the Congressional Record and other documents related to the day’s agenda; and providing assistance in the cloakrooms and chambers. Pages also help transcribe speeches and statements for House members. Morgan said that she will have breaks at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and can take some weekends off to spend at home with her parents, Jay and Annmarie Morgan, but the rest of her time is spent in the
Photo Courtesy of Jay and Annmarie Morgan
Great Mills High School junior Katie Morgan has been selected to serve as a Congressional page in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 31 to Jan. 22.
city, where she stays mere blocks away from the Capitol with her roommates. “The duties seem pretty complicated, but they’re really not. They’re pretty simple,” said Morgan, adding that she was more excited to learn about the daily activities of her leaders. “It’s something you do every day, talking with them and experiencing their work,” she said. “I’ve met cabinet members, the secretary of labor … and I shook hands with John Kerry and Hillary Clinton,” she said, adding that some of her cohorts have been able to talk and shake hands with President Obama as well. Morgan said she had always been interested in public service, but she is more interested in studying business in college. For more than 175 years, pages have served the United States Congress. Currently there are 62 young men and women from across the nation serving as pages, but there can be as many as 100 at any given time. Katie’s service as a student page will run from Aug. 31, 2009 to Jan. 22, 2010. For more information on the Congressional Page Program, visit http://pageprogram.house. gov/index.html.
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Interviewing: Joe Orlando Joe Orlando, 56, has lived in St. Mary’s County since 2001 and owns the Fenwick Street Used Book shop in Leonardtown. He is also an ordained minister who performs weddings on weekends. He took some time out of his day to share some of his passions with The County Times. CT: What appealed to you about running a used bookstore? JO: I had been wanting to do it for a long time. I love books. I’ve traveled a lot and visited a lot of bookstores and I always had the desire to share literature that’s been around for ages with new readers, helping people discover things that they might be interested in and that they didn’t know about before.
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Question Interview CT: Who are some of your favorite authors? JO: Probably Robert Heinlein was what struck me the most when I was young. “Stranger in a Strange Land” really had a great effect on me … but I read everything … no wait, I don’t read everything. I don’t read romance novels. CT: What’s the worst book you’ve read and why? JO: Dan Brown, “The Da Vinci Code.” I couldn’t even read it. I got through the first chapter, maybe the second chapter, and there’s Web sites dedicated to pointing out his worst sentences … and he teaches English! I can’t believe that he’s even allowed to write!”
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Trossbach Tournament In Various Locations this Weekend The 12th annual Trossbach Softball Tournament takes place with qualifying happening at three fields on Saturday starting at 10 a.m., with the championship series (double elimination) taking place on Sunday at the Brass Rail, with time to be determined). The round robin sites are the Brass Rail, Back Road Inn and Captain Sam’s. For more information, contact Chip Raley at 301-862-2024.
• Brass Rail Here for Beer (Jerry Johnson) Triple K’s-C.A. Bean Excavating (Steven Rice) Big Dog’s Paradise (Ray Copsey, Jr.) Carroll’s Equipment (Janice Wood) • Back Road Inn Cryer’s (Mike Digilumio) Swampy’s (Jeff Quade) Hits’ Lips (Brad Coons) Seabreeze (Ricky Ryce) • Captain Sam’s Capt. Sam’s – On-Site Rentals (Tony Bailey, Jr.) Softball Elite (Sean Ritchie) Dew Drop Inn (Dale Farrell) MYT Trucking (Bucky Stone)
Volleyball Tournament For Breast Cancer Research The first annual Volleyball for Tatas tournament will take place at Ronnie and Cheryl Derby’s house off of Steer Horn Neck Road in Hollywood. The tournament is scheduled to begin this Saturday, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. with
all proceeds from registration and food and beverages going to breast cancer research. For more information, e-mail tournament organizer Brandy Sutor at bjsutor@hotmail.com.
Lacrosse Clinic To Be Held at Dorsey Park Diesel Lacrosse will be hosting a girls’ lacrosse clinic for 9th-12th graders, Sunday Oct. 25, 9:15-4:30, Dorsey Park, Hollywood. Cost is $90. For more information, go to www.diesellacrosse. com or www.leaguelineup.com/somdwomenslaxclub for sign-up sheet and clinic schedule and high-level girls lacrosse staff.
Baseball Academy Coming to St. Mary’s College U.S. Baseball Academy has announced St. Mary’s College of Maryland will be a site for the academy’s 2010 spring training program at the beginning of the new year, according to a press release. The session in St. Mary’s City will run Jan. 3 to Feb. 7 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. St. Mary’s College Head Coach Lew Jenkins will direct the program. Instructors will include a staff of the area’s top high school and college coaches. With a player-coach ratio of 6 to 1, each player gets individual attention in a smallgroup atmosphere. In addition to instruction by some of the area’s high school and college coaches, players get a preseason tune-up that helps them enter team practice in mid-season form. With numerous age-specific sessions, instruction is specially tailored for each ability level. Overall, it’s the type of intense, professional instruction young players just can’t get in a summer league. Since 1988, U.S. Baseball Academy has run hundreds of camps and clinics for thousands of players nationwide. Each week, hitters rotate through a series of supervised stations, including indoor batting cages, with
each drill designed to teach a different aspect of hitting. Players enjoy participating in hitting games and unique stations used by top high school and college programs. The program is designed to improve pitch and strike zone recognition, timing, balance, power, situational hitting, bunting, and other aspects. Pitchers work under the supervision of coaches who can help with all aspects of pitching, from fundamentals and mechanics to more advanced concepts. Drills and repetition will improve a pitcher’s speed and control. The catcher’s camp covers all aspects of being behind the plate. Players will get instruction on stance, signs, receiving, framing, blocking, throwing, fielding bunts, tags and the mental aspects of dealing with pitchers. Registration deadlines are approximately six weeks before each session begins, but last year’s camps sold out much earlier. Because of the low player-coach ratio, spots in each session are limited. Complete details and times for each site, as well as registration forms, are available online at www.USBaseballAcademy.com or by phoning toll free 866-622-4487.
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ESPN Mag’s Body Issue Shouldn’t Be Our Issue By Chris Stevens Staff Writer If you’ve walked around any store with a magazine stand or rack over the last couple of days, you’ve probably been caught off guard by ESPN The Magazine’s bold covers featuring the ripped and chiseled physiques of various standout athletes, from NFL running back Adrian Peterson to the powerful Serena Williams – in the nude. The Magazine is call-
ing these covers and stories within “The Body Issue,” and while admiring and dissecting the form of these athletes makes for interesting reading (and for some, eye candy), my personal hope is that it doesn’t give rise to another kind of body issue that people from all walks of life deal with everyday. In these days in times, everybody feels they can improve on their physical stature, and many go to gyms several times a week and
watch what they eat in order to shave inches, pounds and fat off of their bodies. It’s a noble concept, but many are doing it under the intense pressure of fitting what society deems to be healthy and attractive, which quite frankly, is unreasonable. While no one says that unhealthy eating and lack of activity is the way to go in terms of living a long life, society fails to realize that not everybody is meant to have the muscle tone and mass of
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professional athletes, actors, models, whomever. Yet and still, people who fall short (be they skinny or fat) are more than likely the targets of insults and late-night infomercials that tout magic pills and creams that will “Whip your sorry, lazy, wimpy insignificant self into top-notch shape!” This is why young women have various eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia trying to fit in with the skinny glamour girls that are seen on television and in magazines. This is also why young men take these unsafe dietary supplements and seriously overdo it in the weight room for fear of being considered weak and too small or out of shape to gain the attention of the young women who are starving themselves for the popular and fit guys’ attention. Notice the vicious cycle? While this maybe looked at as a rant against people who are in decent shape (if you’ve seen me around at a sporting event or even around town, I’ll never be confused for Terrell Owens, although I will pull a Sharpie out of my sneakers and sign something if you would like), it’s also a plea for young and old folks alike to not fall into the trap of feeling insignificant or lowly because you aren’t cut like a diamond. If we were all meant to be the exact same way, could you imagine how boring life would be? Everybody is unique and different, not just in build, but in personality, in character and in spirit. Embrace that and that will make you feel good about yourself, even though you’ll never be naked on the cover of a national sports magazine. Comments, questions, complaints? Send ‘em all to Chris at chrisstevens@ countytimes.net.
10/15-21/2009 Thurs., Oct. 15
Tues., Oct. 20
Field Hockey Elizabeth Seton at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. North Point at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Boys’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at St. John’s, 4 p.m. La Plata at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Football Chopticon at Calvert, 7 p.m. Volleyball Great Mills at North Point, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 16 Boys’ Soccer Bishop Ireton at St. Mary’s Ryken, 3:30 p.m.
Field Hockey North Point at Leonardtown, 6 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Leonardtown at North Point, 4 p.m. St. John’s at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. McDonough at Chopticon, 6 p.m. Great Mills at La Plata, 6 p.m.
Football Leonardtown at Great Mills, 7 p.m.
Volleyball St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop O’Connell, 5:30 p.m. Leonardtown at North Point, 6:30 p.m.
Girls’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop Ireton, 4 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 21
Volleyball Bishop McNamara at St. Mary’s Ryken, 5:30 p.m.
Boys’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at Archbishop Carroll, 3:30 p.m. North Point at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Sat., Oct 17 Boys’ Soccer North Point at Great Mills, 11:30 a.m. DeMatha at St. Mary’s Ryken, 12 noon
Mon., Oct 19 Boys’ Soccer Chopticon at McDonough, 6 p.m. Field Hockey The Calverton School at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. Patuxent at Great Mills, 6 p.m. Girls’ Tennis Good Counsel at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m.
Cross Country Chopticon/North Point/ Northern at McDonough, 4:30 p.m. Great Mills/Leonardtown at Huntingtown, 4:30 p.m. Field Hockey Chopticon at McDonough, 6 p.m. La Plata at Great Mills, 6 p.m. Girls’ Tennis St. John’s at St. Mary’s Ryken, 4 p.m. Volleyball McDonough at Chopticon, 6 p.m. Great Mills at La Plata, 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 301-373-4125 or at chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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Agyingi Honored as Seahawks Come up Short to NationallyRanked Swathmore St. Mary’s City, Md. – Sophomore forward David Sterngold (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) picked up his fourth goal of the season to lead No. 12
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Swarthmore College to a 1-0 non-conference men’s soccer victory over St. Mary’s College of Maryland Tuesday afternoon on Senior Day.
With his back towards the goal, senior forward Omari Faakye (Kwahu-Nkwatia, Ghana/ Herman Gmeiner International College) flicked a loose ball to his right where Sterngold drove it just inside the left post at 9:03. St. Mary’s junior goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) notched a career-high 12 saves, including several diving stops, in keeping Swarthmore scoreless for the remainder of the contest. The Garnet (12-1) posted 25 shots to St. Mary’s nine, while Swarthmore garnered a 7-2 margin in corner kicks. Junior goalie Zachary Weimar (Rutledge, Pa./Friends Central) made two stops in registering his first shutout of the season. Prior to the start of the contest, St. Mary’s recognized its lone senior, Benard Agyingi (Baltimore, Md./Dunbar). A three-year letterwinner, Agyingi has notched 16 points on six goals and four assists in 39 games played. Last year, he earned All-Capital Athletic Conference Second Team honors. The Seahawks will return to action in a week when St. Mary’s travels to Rocky Mount, N.C. to face N.C. Wesleyan College in nonconference action on Tuesday, October 20 at 4:00 pm. Courtesy of St. Mary’s College of Maryland Department of Sports Information
Kodan Named SMCM Athlete of the Month St. Mary’s City, Md. - Claire Kodan (Olney, Md./ Sherwood) of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland volleyball team was selected by the Department of Athletics and Recreation as the first athlete of the month of the 2009-10 year for the month of September. This is Kodan’s second career athlete-of-the-month selection as she was also the September athlete of the month in 2007. A 5-foot-11 junior outside hitter, Kodan helped the Seahawks to a 10-7 record during the month of September, including a 2-1 mark in Capital Athletic Conference action. She notched 11 double-doubles on kills and digs, upping her career total to 15 double-doubles. In 17 matches, Kodan tallied 227 kills for a .221 attack percentage and a 3.60 kill average. She also served up 24 aces, while averaging 3.22 digs per set. Kodan had a career day in a five-set victory over Goucher College as she notched 21 kills and 24 digs. She matched her career-best with five aces in a 3-2 win at Lynchburg College, while picking up a season-best 5.0 blocks in a sweep of Susquehanna University. Kodan was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Susquehanna University Invitational after totaling 63 kills, 39 digs, five block assists, and two service aces and leading the Seahawks to a third-place finish. She also registered two double-doubles during the two-day, fourmatch tournament. Kodan is currently ranked 44th in Division III in kills per set with a 3.69 average, while ranking second in the conference in kills and eighth in digs with a 3.33 average. Courtesy of St. Mary’s College of Maryland Department of Sports Information
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County Teams Swing Well at SMAC Golf Tournament By Chris Stevens Staff Writer MECHANICSVILLE – While North Point High School came away with the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference team title Tuesday afternoon at Wicomico Shores Golf Course, the local schools did well, as Chopticon and Leonardtown finished in the top five, while Great Mills finished one stroke behind Leonar-
North Point 302 La Plata 321 McDonough 324 Chopticon 327 Leonardtown 337 Great Mills 338 Huntingtown 339 Northern 354 Calvert 359 Thomas Stone 369 Patuxent 372 Lackey 430 Westlake 448
dtown in sixth place. “I think we can compete with these teams on most days,” said Raiders head coach Ben Weiland. “For us to finish in fifth place is pretty good.” The Raiders were led by Ryan Fenwick, who shot an 80 despite fighting with a nagging knee injury he suffered last spring playing baseball for LHS. “I just tried to shoot the best I could for
The Leonardtown golf team, led by Ryan Fenwick’s (center) 80 finished fifth in the SMAC team standings.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Chopticon’s Tyler Hall hits a ball out of the rough. Hall’s 80 helped Chopticon finish fourth in the SMAC team standings at Wicomico Shores Tuesday afternoon.
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my team,” said Fenwick, who has not had surgery for the injury. “It’s not Ryan Fenwick golf, it’s Leonardtown golf.” Fenwick was joined in the 80s by Brady Jameson (83) and Matt Richards (84), along with St. Mary’s County champ Catherine Gonzalez rounding out the top four with a score of 90. Chopticon, the host school for the tournament, finished fourth overall with a total score of 327. Senior Tyler Hall led the way with a score 80, including a 35 on the front nine, which had him in contention for the individual conference title until a little trouble on the back nine set him back a ways. “I think I played pretty good on the front nine, but that nine on 12 and the seven on 13 really killed me,” Hall said. “I also hit three balls out of play. I would’ve been close.” Hall felt the team did really well, with home-course advantage helping their cause. Photo By “It helps that we play and practice Frank Marquart on this course every day,” Hall said of the friendly confines of Wicomico Shores. Tyler Mattingly of Great “We know this course like the back of our Mills follows through on a swing hands.” during the Southern Maryland Athletic Hall led the way with his 80, and also Conference golf tournament at Wicomico Shores. got help with Tony Jerome shooting an 81 coach Chris Davies a happy man. as well as Mitchell Seifert and Dillon Bur“They did an excellent job today,” Davies roughs shooting dueling 83s to lift the Braves into fourth place, behind SMAC powers Mc- said, crediting his two seniors, Cody Hicks and Sam Elliot with leading the charge. “This Donough, La Plata and North Point. “We did well today,” Hall said, “but I is a great team, they work well together and they enjoy the game, and that’s what’s most think we could have done better.” Great Mills finished in the top half with important.” a team score of 338, one stroke behind the Raiders for fifth place, making third-year head chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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Wed., Oct. 7 Boys’ Soccer Great Mills 3, Chopticon 0 Field Hockey Calvert 2, Chopticon 1 (Penalty Strokes) Leonardtown 9, Westlake 0 Girls’ Soccer Chopticon 0, Thomas Stone 0 Volleyball Calvert 3, Chopticon 1 Paul VI 3, St. Mary’s Ryken 0
Thurs., Oct. 8 Boys’ Soccer Leonardtown 4, Patuxent 0 Girls’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken 3, Episcopal 0 Field Hockey Good Counsel 1, St. Mary’s Ryken 0 Volleyball Great Mills 3, Chopticon 1
Fri., Oct. 9 Boys’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken 2, Gonzaga 1 Field Hockey Great Mills 1, Chopticon 0 Football Chopticon 16, Northern 12 Patuxent 43, Great Mills 13 La Plata 31, Leonardtown 3 Liberty Christian Academy 49, St. Mary’s Ryken 8 Girls’ Soccer Chopticon 4, Great Mills 0 St. Mary’s Ryken 5, Holy Cross 3 Volleyball Holy Cross 3, St. Mary’s Ryken 1
Southern’s Offensive Explosion Puts Them One Win Away from Title By Chris Stevens Staff Writer GREAT MILLS – In a series that saw the previous two games decided by a single run, Southern Insulation’s offensive performance Monday night left no room for drama. Southern scored 18 runs in the fifth and sixth innings to vault themselves to a 29-12 win over Just Us, taking a 2 games to 1 lead in the St. Mary’s County Women’s Softball Championship Series. “We knew we had to hit because Just Us can hit,” said first baseman Tricia Johnson, who started the avalanche with an inside-the-park home run to lead off the top of the fifth inning. “We had to get as many runs as possible.” Runs were not hard to come by Monday night, as Photo By Chris Stevens both teams seemed poised for another close battle. Southern Insulation’s Jessica Bowles unleashes a pitch during Southern’s 29-12 win over Just Us in the Women’s Softball Just Us, the defending Championship Series. league champions, scored five runs in the third inning to take an 8-5 lead after Southern jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first inning. Southern came back in the fourth with six runs to claim an 11-8 lead. In the bottom half of the fourth, Southern got two before Karen Camp, Anita Nelson and Angelita King connected on run-scoring singles to give Just Us their last lead of the game at 12-11. Johnson led off the fifth with a searing drive that got between the outfielders, and she • Live Entertainment • FREE Trick-or-Treat Bags hustled all the way home to even the score. That was just the beginning as Southern plated seven • FREE Giveaways • Vendors runs in the fifth, and came back in the top of • Trick-or-Treat • Crafters the sixth with 11 runs, as outfielder Sam Long drove in five by herself, with a two-run triple • Fire Prevention Costume Contest and a three-run, inside-the-park home run for • Health Connection • Free Ident-A-Kid ID Cards the final margin. “Every player, all 14 players on the team, (FREE screening, 20 flu shots) • Free Dance Lessons they have roles,” said Southern manager Paula • Prizes for Best Costume (Donated by House of Dance) King. “Sam was just awesome tonight.” “It’s nice to have the advantage,” said Long • Drop off coats for those in need through of taking the series lead. “We just knew we were going to have to hit.” Thanksgiving (United Way) Drop off at The Sports Paradise, For King, even though Southern was one Hair in the Square Salon, or Peebles. (Check with stores for win away from a title in their first season (Game Four was played Wednesday, too late for incluSpecial Discounts) sion in this edition of The County Times), she refused to let the potential of a championship • overwhelm her. Now Through Thanksgiving - In Conjunction with Great Mills High School “I still say you can’t count your chickens Drop off any non-perishable food item to Food Lion, The Sports Paradise, before they hatch,” she said. “Just Us is a great Hair in the Square, or Peebles team and this series is not over.” Just Us manager Lamont Saxon attributed Southern’s offensive outburst to a lack of fundamentals on his team’s part. “We just didn’t make the routine plays,” he said before agreeing with King that the series 21600 Great Mills Rd was far from finished. “We’re not out if yet, we haven’t done it easy all year, so I’m confident Lexington Park, MD 20653 we’ll play hard from the first inning to the last,” he said. Contact Tina at 240-577-0955 for more information,
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Raiders Homecoming Hornets Suffer Letdown Spoiled By Warriors in Loss to Panthers By Chris Stevens Staff Writer
threw his seventh and eighth touchdown passes of the season, a 15-yard toss to Michael Johnson in the second quarter and a 25-yard completion to senior receiver Will Anderson to close the scoring. Griffith believes that while putting the previous game out of sight and out of mind his important, he did tell his players that this week’s practices in preparation for county rival Leonardtown would be a re-
After a heart-stopping 34-25 homecoming loss to Lackey on October 2, Great Mills football coach Bill Griffith characterized Friday’s 43-14 loss to Southern Maryland Athletic Conference contender Patuxent as a game that got away from the Hornets early due to the previous week’s tough battle. “I think we had an emotional letdown from the Lackey game, and we 1 2 3 4 Final just came out flat,” Great Mills (3-3) 0 6 0 8 14 Griffith said. “We Patuxent (4-2) 20 7 3 13 43 didn’t have that fire we’ve had for the last Patuxent – Taitano 75 run (Maratta kick) few weeks.” Patuxent – Taitano 12 run (Maratta kick) The Hornets Patuxent – Taitano 66 run (kick failed) (3-3 overall, 1-3 in Patuxent – Taitano 2 run (Maratta kick) conference play) Great Mills – Johnson 15 pass from Jenner (kick failed) were blitzed from Patuxent – Maratta 24 field goal the start, as Panthers Patuxent – Williams 6 run (Maratta kick) senior running back Great Mills – Anderson 25 pass from Jenner (Johnson pass Frank Taitano scored from Jenner) four touchdowns in the first half on runs of 75, 66, 12 and 2 yards. Taitano carried turn to ways that got the Hornets off to a eight times for 160 yards, helping the Pan- 3-1 start this season. thers roll up 326 yards in rushing offense “We told the guys that this week in on the evening. practice that we’re going back to basics,” “We usually play Patuxent really he said. “Right now, our season starts over. tough,” Griffith said, “but it was like we We’re 0-0.” hadn’t seen a football field all year.” Senior quarterback Brian Jenner chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Patuxent 43, Great Mills 14
La Plata 31, Leonardtown 3 Photo By Frank Marquart
Dillon Wise of La Plata La Plata (2-4) is brought down by the Leonardtown (1-5) Raiders’ Logan Trifone.
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Leonardtown – Phifer 26 field goal La Plata – Yates 1 run (kick Failed) La Plata – Higgs 20 interception return (pass failed) La Plata – Townley 35 fumble recovery (pass failed) La Plata – Townley 13 pass from Hall (kick failed) La Plata – Keeve 15 pass from Hall (kick good)
Homecoming and a beautiful, crisp fall night, had the crowd at Raiders Stadium ready for an exciting evening of football. With LaPlata coming in with only one victory, the air was ripe for a big win, however, the Warriors (2-4) had other ideas, ruining the celebration by taking a 31-3 victory. Despite the score, the Raider defense had a great night, allowing only 48 yards rushing and 80 yards passing, led by John Connor’s six tackles and two assists. The problem for the Raiders (1-5) came from every coach’s biggest nightmare, not protecting the ball, giving away five turnovers. LaPlata scored after every one of them. Leonardtown started out by taking a 3-0 lead
in the second quarter on a 26-yard field goal by Adam Phifer. Late in the second quarter LaPlata scored on a one-yard run by Lamont Yates. To end the first half, Joey Higgs picked off Leonardtown QB Drew Wysocki and ran it 20 yards for the score. Wysocki had a tough night, finishing 3 of 19 passing for 68 yards and three interceptions. To start the second half, the Raiders seemed to have the running game of Martez Allen and Darren Reed clicking, until Madison Townley picked up a fumble and ran it 35 yards for a LaPlata touchdown. Allen finished the game with 101 yards on 20 carries and Reed added 63 yards on nine carries. Townley scored again in the third quarter on a 13-yard reception from QB Vince Hall. Hall completed the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 15-yard strike to Charles Keeve. He finished the night completing 7 of 15 passes for 70 yards. Friday night, the Raiders face off in a county battle at Great Mills against a squad that comes into the game with a county leading three wins. Game time is at 7 p.m. Next week, Leonardtown heads to Waldorf for their battle at North Point. Photo By Frank Marquart
Leonardtown’s Alan Payne challenges a pass by La Plata quarterback Vince Hall.
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Raiders Prepared For Different Hornet Team In County Battle By Chris Stevens Staff Writer Leonardtown head football coach Anthony Pratley has already told his players what to expect from the Great Mills football team tonight at Hornet Stadium. “I’ve said to the guys,‘You beat them the last two years, but you can throw those records out the window,’” Pratley said of tonight’s county rivalry contest, set to kick off at 7 p.m. “This is not the same Great Mills football team; they are loaded with talent and speed, and they will run you down.” Hornets head coach Bill Griffith is aware of the way the rivalry has gone the previous two seasons, especially last season’s 21-12 loss at Raider Stadium that left both teams physically and mentally exhausted. “We’re really looking forward to it, because it’s always a good game,” Griffith said. “Hopefully we can get back on the winning track.” To get back on the winning track, Griffith knows the Hornets will have to find a way to slow down the unique Pistol Spread Option offense that Leonardtown has run with success against the Hornets since Pratley’s arrival in 2007.
“It leaves a lot of options open,” Griffith said. “The quarterback can run or he can pass to the receiver. They have a lot of options to use.” “We’re very unpredictable,” Pratley said of his creation. “It really has helped us the last couple of years against Great Mills, and the big play has worked very well for us against them.” For Pratley and his players, the upcoming rivalry games with Great Mills and Chopticon (Nov. 6) will be the highlight of their season as the quest to improve the Raider football team continues. “This is our season, pretty much,” he said. “These games are our Super Bowl.” chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Notes:
Great Mills leads the all-time series 19-12, but the Raiders have won the last two contests, 19-0 in 2007 and 21-12 last year … Leonardtown comes into the game 1-5 after losing homecoming 31-3 to La Plata Friday. The Hornets are coming off of a 43-13 loss at Patuxent, their largest losing margin as well as most points allowed this season.
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By John Hunt Contributing Writer The Chopticon Braves took their longest road trip of the season looking for their first victory to Northern High School in Owings and came away with a tough 16-12 win. Chopticon coach Anthony Lisanti preached the same sermon his players heard all season long saying, “If we can protect the football, we will get the victory.” Northern coach AJ Berbian knew the Braves would come in “fired up after their tough start and his team would need a great effort to get a win.” Chopticon started the scoring with a 33-yard
field goal from kicker Christopher Palmer in the first quarter. Northern brought constant pressure, giving QB Cody Douglas problems until an under-thrown ball bounced off the hands of defensive back Patrick Cleary ahead into the arms of Douglas’ favorite receiver, Josh Gray for a 60-yard touchdown, giving the Braves a 10-0 lead. Gray finished the night with five catches for 133 yards and is currently the second leading receiver in the state of Maryland with 26 catches. Ronnie Harris of Arundel leads the state with 47 receptions. Michael Gilmartin Jr. added four receptions for 33 yards. Later in the second quarter, Northern’s
Ryken Drops First Home Game to Powerful Liberty Christian By Chris Stevens Sports Writer LEXINGTON PARK – It didn’t turn out as well as St. Mary’s Ryken head football coach Bob Harmon had hoped, but considering Friday night’s opponent, the Knights have nothing to be ashamed of. “That’s the best football team you’re going to see in Southern Maryland this year,” Harmon said of Liberty Christian Academy, who coasted to a 49-8 victory over Ryken at Lancaster Park. “We’re not going to make excuses, they were Photo By Chris Stevens just a better football team St. Mary’s Ryken’s Marlowe Wood is corralled by Liberty Christian’s Cody than we were tonight.” The Bulldogs, mak- Williams. ing the trip to St. Mary’s season) will have another off week before headCounty from Lynchburg, Va., rocketed out of the ing over into Virginia to play Pope John Paul the starting gates on a 64-yard scoring run by senior Great on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Harmon exrunning back Desmond Rice, his first of four pects to have Rixey ready to roll for that game. In touchdowns in the half. Liberty Christian also got the meantime, the coach didn’t find any fault with first-half scores on a 17-yard interception return his team’s performance. by Jordan Turner and a three-yard keeper up the “I’m proud of our kids, they didn’t back middle by senior quarterback Mike Rocco. down,” Harmon said. “We wanted to go out there As the Bulldogs moved the ball up and down and score and have fun, and that’s what they the field and kept the explosive Ryken offense did.” from breaking free, Harmon saw a glimpse of what he feels his team can be in the near future. chrisstevens@countytimes.net “They are a well coached team and they recruit well, and that’s where we’d like to be in a couple of years,” Harmon said. “I think we can do that.” The Knights were able to 1 2 3 4 Final break in the scoring column LCA (5-1) 28 14 7 0 49 with a 13-play, 80-yard drive Ryken (2-4) 0 0 0 8 8 that consumed nearly nine minLCA – Rice 64 run (Gregory kick) utes of the fourth quarter clock. LCA – Turner 17 interception return (Gregory kick) Peter Martin, taking snaps at LCA – Rice 26 pass from M. Rocco (Gregory kick) quarterback in place of the inLCA – Rice 60 run (Gregory kick) jured Chris Rixey, fired a threeLCA – Rice 52 run (Gregory kick) yard scoring pass to receiver LCA – M. Rocco 3 run (Gregory kick) Wayne Hicks on fourth and LCA – Harrington 7 run (Gregory kick) goal to make the score 49-8. Ryken – Hicks 3 pass from Martin (Hicks pass from Martin) The Knights (2-4 on the
Liberty Christian Academy 49, St. Mary’s Ryken 8
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The Chopticon football team prepares to take the field at Northern High School on Friday night.
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workhorse running back Dijon Clayton scored a one-yard touchdown. Chopticon’s struggles inside the red zone continued keeping the score close as the Braves’ defense had to shut down numerous Northern drives with big plays. The biggest play of the game came when Michael “Bam” Wroble jumped the route run by the Northern wide receiver and with a convoy of Braves surrounding him took it 66 yards for the pick six. Wroble was all over the field, making 12 tackles and assisting on numerous others. Turnovers and bad decision-making by the Braves offense kept the Patriots in the game. Douglas finished the game 12 of 27 passing for 199 yards three interceptions and a fumble.
Chopticon’s running game was only able to muster 34 yards on 15 total carries. Northern made the game close on a 45-yard pass from quarterback Phillip Taylor to Clayton. Both teams had opportunities to score throughout the fourth quarter, but it was the Chopticon defense getting a big play every time it was needed to hold off the Patriots. Chopticon continues their tour of Calvert County with a trip tonight to Prince Frederick to face Calvert (3-3) at 7 p.m. The Braves return home to Morganza for the final time this season next Friday night in a big county rivalry game against improving Great Mills (3-3). johnhunt@countytimes.net
THURSDAY October 15, 2009
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