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Your Paper... Your Thoughts What, if anything, do you think the state should cut to make up for their $2 billion shortfall? Elfreda Mathis, 64, who ran for County Commissioner in the first district in 2006, said “I can’t answer that question without taking a look at what’s being considered, but I have given the question thought before. My friend Johnny Wood said one time when looking at that situation there are three scenarios; you cut services, raise revenue, or raise taxes … but whatever you do someone is going to lose out.”
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“I honestly don’t know,” said Valerie Deptula, owner of The Good Earth natural foods store in Leonardtown, echoing many others in the community who spoke with The County Times. “I’d have to do more research to answer that question.”
“To recover $2 billion, I’m not sure there’s enough programs they can cut,” said Bill Mattingly, Chairman of the Board of Education who is also running for County Commissioner in the third commissioner district. “Everything has to be on the table … I certainly hope that they continue to keep education on the list … But I suspect that if you talk to someone who needs health and mental hygiene services, people who are concerned about the environment, and people who are concerned about road services, nobody wants to see cuts.”
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“This is the broadest deepest fraud I’ve ever seen … Their criminal conduct continued while they knew they were under investigation.”
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The 2010 session of the Maryland General Assembly got under way at noon on Wednesday.
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Prosecutor: More Indictments to Come in Mattingly Case By Guy Leonard Staff Writer In the wake of the indictment of state’s attorney candidate John Mattingly on land fraud and witness tampering charges last week, the lead prosecutor in the case said that the investigation is not finished and more alleged conspirators would be charged. Assistant State’s Attorney Daniel J. White told The County Times on Monday that at least six others will be indicted in the case that also involves Mattingly’s real estate firm partner Daniel Brown. White said that more charges are pending against Mattingly and Brown. Mattingly was indicted by the grand jury last week and spent the weekend in the detention center facing 140 criminal charges.
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Brown was indicted in November on multiple counts of felony theft and allegations that he was deeply involved in land fraud. “This is the broadest deepest fraud I’ve ever seen,” White said. “Their criminal conduct continued while they knew they were under investigation. “We’re going to get every bit of this land back and try to give it back to who it was taken from.” Mattingly was able to post a $25,000 cash bail Monday. All the indictments and court filings go on to state that Mattingly conspired on numerous occasions to defraud the rightful owners of various parcels of property by buying their land at only a fraction of the value listed by the state Department of Assessments and Taxation, bilked money from an ailing widow and tried to pay off witnesses not to testify against a man accused in a 2007 shooting. According to some of White’s court filings both Mattingly and Brown “schemed for more than a year” to receive $300,000 in fees and home improvement contracts from Susan Cook, a woman Mattingly represented in her husband’s wrongful death suit from 2007. Mattingly was able to win a $500,000 insurance policy settlement for Cook and received $158,406 for legal services; a June 11, 2008 check from Mattingly to Cook gave her a share of the payout of $305,109. Court papers state that despite receiving this fee Mattingly swore in a Jan. 17, 2008 release agree-
ment that he “had not received any money at any time, from any source arising form the wrongful death of [Cook’s husband] Albert Marshall Cook, Jr.” That agreement, court filings state, was signed by Mattingly and witnessed by Brown, himself a notary public. Though she had more than $300,000 from the settlement, medical bills arising from a leg amputation and her nursing home recovery came to nearly $350,000, court papers state. Cook died in June of 2009. In a letter to Brown regarding the home improvements left undone by him and his contracting firm, which received about $180,000 to do the work, Cook expressed worry over the state of her home. “Daniel, on a personal note, do you realize how you have interfered with my quality of life? How many unanswered phone calls and broken promises you have made to me[?] I have asked, yelled, cried and waited. I truly hope you will take this opportunity to complete what you started,” Cook wrote in a letter just about a month before she died. On the alleged fraudulent land deals, White wrote in court filings that deeds involved in the transactions were notarized while they were still blank. “Moreover they all transfer property into companies controlled by defendants Mattingly and Brown for a tiny fraction of their true value as determined by the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation or for no payment at all,” White wrote in his court filings. Notary publics who were supposed to be
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witness to the land deal between the companies owned by Mattingly and Brown have testified to prosecutors that they were not actually there, the filings state, and that they certified the deeds while they were still blank. In one transaction, a deed dated August of 2007 transferred one-fifth of interest of a piece of waterfront property owned by Helen M. Williams to Graydon Sears, LLC, located in Leonardtown, for $5,000. The state valued the property at $521,270, court filings state. Mattingly has denied any criminal wrongdoing in the case and has said that State’s Attorney Richard Fritz has engaged in the investigation against him as retaliation for Mattingly’s running for the office as a Democrat. “This case is not about politics its about Mr. Mattingly and Mr. Brown and the people they victimized,” Fritz said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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On the number of bills the legislature approves every year
“Nobody associated with these budgets is going to be spared the pain.”
“We have enough bills on the books now, we need to get rid of some of them.”
Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell (D-St. George’s Island)
Del. John F. Wood (Dist.29A)
New Business Group Attracts Tons of Interest By Sean Rice Staff Writer Maybe the group will call itself the Small and Independent Business Roundtable, or maybe the St. Mary’s Independent Business Association. “We’re not sure, but we do know that it struck a nerve and there’s a lot of interest,” said Bob Schaller while talking Monday during the second meeting of what formed as the Small Business Roundtable in November. More than 125 business owners and representatives showed up for the second “roundtable” meeting held at Lenny’s Restaurant in California, sponsored by the St. Mary’s Department of Economic and Community Development, which Schaller heads up. After introductions from nearly everyone in the room, which included locally-owned businesses, large and small, the hour-and-half meeting began with a discussion about holiday sales. Those who spoke said sales were mediocre. “I think local, independent business has a tremendous ring to it,” one business owner in the crowd said about a potential name for the group, adding that collective
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marketing and advertising is also a good idea. “But, we can start by doing business with each other, and also referring business to each other.” A survey taken during the fi rst roundtable meeting revealed most business owners in attendance were concerned about marketing challenges, followed by fi nding and keeping a quality workforce. Schaller suggested forming a “Buy Local” or “Buy St. Mary’s” campaign,
FOP Has High Hopes For Collective Bargaining’s Passage By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Officials with the local Fraternal Order of Police say that a national push for legislation to pass collective bargaining down to local unions could bring big changes for local police officers. William Radddatz, a detective with the county sheriff’s office and member of the local FOP, said that if the federal legislation passes, local officers would have more input into their own work rules, pay and benefits than ever before. “It sets our work rules and brings employees and management to the table,” Raddatz told The County Times. “It makes us competitive with other agencies. “At the current time, deputies don’t have a voice.” Currently the county commissioners control the level of pay and benefits to county sheriff’s employees, Raddatz said, and in the past several years have changed the retirement benefits policy so that deputies who want to retire after 20 years but have prior service in the military could not get full benefits.
Only deputies with 25 years of service proper with the agency could get the full benefits, he said. “People with military service were left out in the rain,” Raddatz said. “The employees were told this is what you get, it’s a done deal.” Raddatz said that the legislation, which has been around in Congress for around 10 years, could finally pass this year. “We believe it’s going to happen, we’re preparing for it to happen,” Raddatz said. Commissioner Daniel H. Raley said that the commissioner board had worked to keep the deputies’ pay on a par with state troopers and had increased it even when those in the state agency had not received a cost of living increase. “I for one feel we’ve taken care of law enforcement with regards to salary and benefits,” Raley said. “I think we’ve done a very good job. “I’m not so sure they’re going to get any better with collective bargaining,” he said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
such as the “Buy Rockville” campaign started recently in that Maryland town. Schaller said he invited Rockville representatives to come to the roundtable’s February meeting, set for 8:30 a.m. Feb. 8. Rockville officials should provide valuable information, Schaller said, but it needs to be remember that St. Mary’s has its unique qualities and unique challenges. “We’re a destination, you’ve got to want to come here to St. Mary’s,” Schaller said. The group is already taking action, with a “restaurant week” being planned for this
spring by county officials and Blue Wind Gourmet owner Rob Plant. Also, Hans Welch, a business development manager for the county, announced plans to start a construction roundtable to discuss challenges facing the construction industry. Schaller said in future meetings he would like to have the group break into smaller workgroups to discuss specific game plans the group can take to market the county’s independent businesses. For more information on the Roundtable, contact Schaller at 301-475-4200 ext. 1406 or bob.schaller@stmarysmd.com. seanrice@countytimes.net
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south of the old Penny’s Bar site, could be a viable stop gap measure. McKay said town council members received the idea favorably when it was presented to them at Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting and that they wanted to see more research done on the option. McKay said that the funding for the project, if approved by the State Highway Administration, could come from a combination of state money and funding from developers. “Everybody was very positive about it,” McKay said. “It would take less land than the widening… and it could make traffic flow a lot easier.” Traffic safety has long been an issue on that section of Route 5 and widening the road was a top priority until state funding dried up due to the recession.
Corbel’s Restaurant Closing Its Doors
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Corbel’s restaurant, after an attempt at bringing high-end dining to the downtown Leonardtown area, is closing its doors after only about 18 months of operations. Leo Dilling, the head chef and proprietor, said that he had been thinking about closing up shop several months ago but wanted to honor prior commitments to booked parties through the holidays. He said he put up a sign notifying customers of his decision Tuesday morning. Dilling said the restaurant’s high-end appeal may have actually helped close it
New Hospital Wing Helping Patients Breathe Better Ted Koppel, formerly the anchor for ABC’s ‘Nightline’ and current commentator for NPR, attended the opening of the new pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation wing at St. Mary’s Hospital on Friday, a project which he pitched to the hospital last year. Koppel’s wife, Grace Ann was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2001, and has since become an advocate for National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute’s COPD ‘Learn More Breathe Better’ campaign, which works to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She gave the afternoon’s dedication speech, during which she stated that she and her husband were planning to help fund one rehabilitation center in each of the 50 states, and the center opening in St. Mary’s County was their first. down. “I think this restaurant had an image of being really expensive when it wasn’t,” Dilling told The County Times. “We were in line with Café des Artistes and other high end restaurants in the county.” The closing of Corbel’s is the latest to hit Leonardtown with the Tea and Scones restaurant farther downtown closed just before Christmas.
Timing was the other problem the restaurant faced just as soon as it opened, Dilling said. “We opened right when the bottom dropped out of the economy,” Dilling said. “We’ve been struggling for a-year-and-ahalf now.” The restaurant had distributed gift cards while it was open for business, he said, and was working on a way for patrons to still use those cards at other restaurants. Another strike against Corbel’s, Dilling said, was its competition outside of town. “I think this county is very chain [restaurant] centric, everyone gravitates to Route 235,” he said. “Sometimes you catch on sometimes you don’t.” Despite closing so soon, he said, he was happy that his restaurant’s food had received largely positive reviews. “It was my dream, I’m glad I did it,” Dilling said of opening the restaurant. The restaurant’s home was in the old historic Sterling House that had long sat vacant in the town square. More than a year of renovations went into repairing and refurbishing the house to allow Corbel’s to move in as a tenant. Bob Schaller, director of the county’s Department of Economic and Community Development, said that chain restaurants contributed to the changing face of dining in the county but there was more. “I’m sure chains are having an effect… but that was an expensive project to get into,” Schaller said. “They’d have to do a lot more volume to make it go.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
Jacques Gansler To Speak About Defense Acquisition The Patuxent Partnership announced that it is co-sponsoring with the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland a presentation by The Honorable Jacques Gansler, Chair of the Defense Science Board Task Force on the 21st Century Defense Industry on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 28. “We are delighted that Dr. Gansler accepted the Center’s and The Patuxent Partnership’s invitation to speak,” Bonnie Green, Executive Director for the Partnership, said in a press release. “Dr. Gansler’s expertise and experience is extraordinary and is well-known. This will be a very special opportunity for the Southern Maryland community to hear his thoughts on the future of acquisition and defense contracting.” At the University of Maryland, Dr. Gansler is a Professor and holds the Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise in the School of Public Policy. He is the Director of both the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise and the Sloan Biotechnology Industry Center. Additionally, he is the Glenn L. Martin Institute Fellow of Engineering at the A. James Clarke School of
Engineering, an Affiliate Faculty member at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and a Senior Fellow at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership. “I am excited to host Dr. Gansler here at St. Mary’s College,” said Dr. Michael Cain, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, “Each year we try to host an important policy analyst from the defense community that attracts our friends in the NAVAIR community. His work on defense issues is recognized throughout academic and policy circles. I expect him to raise some important issues facing the Obama administration.” Dr. Gansler’s presentation will be held at Cole Cinema at Campus Center on the campus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The presentation will begin 5 p.m. and conclude at approximately 6 p.m. This program is presented compliments of The Patuxent Partnership and the Center for the Study of Democracy. The sponsors strongly urge interested attendees to register in advance online to assist in managing seating by visiting http://registration.paxpartnership.org/. The presentation is free and open to the public.
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Legal Notice: CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MARYLAND CASE NO.: 18-C-09 001205DA JOSEPH XAVIER BOWMAN, PLANTIFF VS. BERNADINE WRIGHT BOWMAN, DEFENDANT To: Bernadine Wright Bowman “You are hereby notified that Joseph Xavier Bowman has filed for an Absolute Divorce from you. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk’s office at 41605 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, Maryland telephone 301-475-7844 extension 4130 or from the Plaintiff’s attorney, Margaret Johnston Abraham at 42001 White Point Beach Road, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. If you do not file a written answer within 30 days after the third publication of this Notice, you will have agreed to have an Absolute Divorce granted to Joseph Xavier Bowman”. Clerk of the Circuit Court Joan Williams 01-07-10
Library Issue is a Political Football Delaying the construction of the new Leonardtown Library is politics as usual and the current economic recession gives reason to do so. Commissioner Jarboe is certainly skillful in making the case for less spending in the public arena in difficult times. Throughout history conquering armies and dictators have burned books and libraries in an attempt to halt the exchange of information and communication; however, here in St. Mary’s County the issue is personal political gain. It is important to recognize that the Hayden farm property has been included in the Leonardtown Development District for up to 20 years, which is something the Town Council should know. Furthermore, the purchase of the Hayden farm was provided for by fees and funds specifically designated to acquire property for adequate public facilities. Those facilities include parks/ recreation sites, schools and libraries. These are facilities that make St. Mary’s County a welcoming, progressive and sustainable community. Writers objecting to
a different location for the library list personal issues rather than public or community needs as paramount to where public facilities should be located. The St. Mary’s County Library Board and the library employees provided exemplary and diligent service to the public. Local and state statistics prove that every year more and more St. Mary’s County residents use the service of all three county library branches. All of our residents have the same needs: health, education, work and financial stability, safety of property and person, and having an equitable values system to live by. These life skills can be accessed by the community at the county libraries. The St. Mary’s County Library should not be used as a “scapegoat” for political or personal interest. Everlyn Holland, Member St. Mary’s County Board of Library Trustees
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Editorial: Time For More Prostitution and Sausage Making
We want to start this editorial with a clear understanding that we do not enjoy having to write disparaging comments about institutions which we respect and hold in high regard. The American political system is cherished by most Americans and envied by most non-Americans, and we certainly share with most the gratification we have living under our form of democracy. With that said, the magnitude of change taking place in America today has led many to look more closely at the inner workings of our legislative process. What most of us see we do not like. In fact to most of us, it borders on corruption. Witness how, in the United States Senate, in order to acquire the necessary votes to move a sweeping and controversial health care bill through the Senate, Democratic Party leadership used your money to “buy” the necessary votes. Senators Ben Nelson from Nebraska, Mary Landrieu from Louisiana, Patrick Leahy from Vermont, Chris Dodd from Connecticut, Max Baucus from Montana, and Bernie Sanders from Vermont all expressed concerns with the legislation and were considered possible impediments to its passage. That was until they each accepted fi nancial consideration for their folks back home that other Americans would not get, they sold themselves to people who used your money to buy them. The dictionary defi nes prostitution as: the use of a skill or ability in a way that is considered unworthy, usually for fi nancial gain. It is clear that these Senators had the ability to stop or change this legislation which was unworthy of their vote, that is until they were rewarded with fi nancial gain. The unfortunate part of all this is the fact that the process has worked this way to some degree for years now. It is only due to the magnitude of this legislation that the degree of “vote buying” along with the public awareness has reached this level of transparency. And it has happened to some degree under the stewardship of both political parties. And Americans don’t like it. Now Maryland’s state legislature has reconvened in Annapolis for their annual 90 day session that often looks more like sausage making, yet from time to time has its own share of prostitution taking place. Sausage making is an honorable profession, the general public may be unsettled by what goes into the mix, and the end product may be likable to some and dislikable to others depending upon each one’s particular taste. Yet few can argue with the integrity of the maker who uses his skills to craft the best product he can, even though you personally may or may not want to buy it. It is when these same elected officials engage in America’s oldest profession that the end result is deplorable to all. Under the cover of almost no transparency this has been the case even in Annapolis and even from our own elected officials. Take for example the case of State Senator Roy Dyson who during the legislative session of 2006 crossed the line. The Maryland Senate was entangled and deadlocked in debate over legislation that would allow tax dollars to be used for embryonic stem cell research. Dyson had consistently promised right to life advocates that he would oppose this type of legislation and had received their endorsement over and over again. This time the Maryland Senate was determined to place this controversial bill in front of Governor Bob Ehrlich to be used as a campaign issue in the upcoming 2006 election. With Dyson holding out, the Democratic leadership was one vote shy of moving this legislation forward. Though there was no public disclosure of the events that followed, the story from inside the Senate goes that the Senate President Mike Miller went to Dyson, who himself was facing a difficult re-election bid that year, and offered to buy his vote. Promising Dyson an extraordinary amount of money and Baltimore-style political machine campaigning for his upcoming re-election, Dyson sold out and voted to allow this otherwise unworthy legislation to move forward. Dyson lost his endorsement from the right to life groups that year because of this incident. Unfortunately, whether it is in the U.S. Congress or the state legislature, this disdainful process takes place, usually without any public knowledge. The only real solution to prevent it is term limits for those in the legislative branch just as there are for those in the executive branch. It is the power, greed, and determination to get re-elected that causes otherwise honorable men and women to be lured away from the honorable profession of sausage making to the dishonorable profession that is America’s oldest profession. 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Land Cleared for Auto Zone
The former Buffalo Wings and Beer building in St. Mary’s Square was demolished, and almost all traces of the structure removed this week. The building, which sat blighted and deteriorating for several years, according to the St. Mary’s Community Development Corporation, has been cleared to prepare the site for the construction of Auto Zone. David Sellman, partner in the ownership
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of St. Mary’s Square expects the Auto Zone to break ground in the next two months. Asked why Auto Zone would choose to locate directly across the street from Advanced Auto Store, Mr. Sellman explained that clustering similar stores is a retail strategy designed to create a destination for shoppers. Just as auto dealerships tend to cluster along the same road, auto parts dealers experience the same benefit by clustering in a similar location.
By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer When Jim Seymour, owner of Catamaran’s Restaurant on Solomons Island, took a close look at his establishment, he decided he needed to make some serious changes. The place had “lost its way” and become more of a nightspot than a fine dining destination for residents and visitors to the area, and sales were slumping as a result. “Sales were not good, the place wasn’t doing enough business, and we were really hurting,” he said. And that was when he decided to bring in celebrity Chef Robert Hesse to breathe new life into the place. Hesse, formerly known for his spot on season five of the Fox network reality show, “Hell’s Kitchen,” accepted the job, explaining that he wanted to work in an area with personality and potential, so his meeting with Seymour (who had been looking for a new chef for over a year) proved a great boon for both of them. It is also helping Hesse to expand his fine dining repertoire, which also includes his four-star restaurant in the Hamptons called “Georgica,” to creating upscale casual dining, which features a modern spin on classic “comfort” dishes. Hesse would never call himself privileged though, having grown up enduring a violent and troubled childhood. He described his path to becoming a formidable contender in the world of cooking as a long but rewarding one. “I won’t lie, I had problems,” said Hesse. “I’d been involved with drugs and gangs and I was really messed up … and cooking got me out of that, it turned things around for me.” But it was his personality more than his cooking that got him noticed by producers during a casting call for Hell’s Kitchen, said Hesse, explaining that upon seeing the long lines of eager and well-dressed would-be contestants in front of him, he knew he would have to do something unique to stand out. “I ran around to the side of the building and got some masking tape … and I spelled out on my shirt ‘I beat anorexia,’” he said, laughing. “They really liked that … one of the people with the show saw me and laughed, and they moved me to the front.” Considering Hesse’s blunt demeanor, and his talent for inserting a candid brand of humor in all that he does, it’s easy to envision him thriving despite Chef Gordon Ramsey’s infamous temper and raucous criticism. But according to Hesse, Ramsey’s personality Chef Robert Hesse
is not nearly so abrasive when the cameras are off. “He doesn’t have time to be sweet and nice on his show. He’s there trying to push people and see what they can do, and that’s what he does,” said Hesse, explaining that the show, like any competitive reality series, is specifically geared to separate the mice from the men. “I respect him for it. He pushes you out there to see if you can fly, so here I am … taking off.” Unfortunately for Hesse, chest pains and a diagnosis of pericarditis (a swelling around the sac around the heart) forced him to leave the show after becoming one of the top five contestants, but he says that he and Ramsey talk frequently and have become good friends. “He pulled me aside and he said that if I’d stayed I probably would have won it all,” said Hesse, adding that he made a guest appearance on season six, and he may be invited back to compete as a contestant on the show again. In the meantime the chef says he’s content to keep two home bases, one in New York and one in Solomons, where he plans to stay in charge at Catamaran’s for some time. And for him, the limelight is just an afterthought. “I didn’t get on the show to make my career,” he said. “I’d already started doing that. I got there to show them what I do,” he said. “I cook, that’s what I do.” And what Hesse does in the kitchen seems to be working. He brought on a staff of experienced chefs and transformed the menu, replacing the old offerings with modern interpretations of classic dishes. It’s not fine dining, but it’s at least several steps above what it used to be, he said, “and that’s what this area needs.”
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Imagine One Lands $7 Million Seahawk Contract Jorge Scientific Corporation, and Sabre Systems, Inc. The Imagine One Team will provide technical and execution support for multiple Seahawk variants including the SH-60B/F, the HH-60H, the new MH-60S, and MH-60R in support of aircraft upgrades, production, and deliveries. The Seahawk missions include ASW, Anti-Surface Warfare, Search-And-Rescue, Medical Evacuation, Communications Relay, Vertical Replenishment and Naval Gunfire Support. The MH-60 Romeo and Sierra are two high-priority ACAT 1C programs, which include major upgrades to the venerable H-60 and the addition of new missions (Airborne Mine Counter Measures and Armed Helo). Imagine One will also provide program management support for the technical execution and tracking of the MH-60S (Sierra) in support of aircraft production and deliveries. Imagine One provides mission-critical program management, systems engineering, inU.S. Navy Photo teractive training, information An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Easy Riders of Helicopter Anti- technology, logistics services, Submarine Squadron Light 37 hovers above a life jacket in the Gulf of Aden. and Test & Evaluation to Federal and DoD agencies includImagine One Technology & Management Ltd., of Lexington Park, has been awarded ing Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Sea a $7 million contract to PMA 299 under the Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Program Executive Office, Air Anti-Subma- Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare rine Warfare Assault and Special Mission Pro- Center-Dahlgren Division, Naval Air Warfare grams. The work will be performed in Patuxent Center Aircraft Division, and Department of River. Teaming partners on this effort are DCS, Homeland Security.
Students Can Get Briefed on Job Opportunities
The Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) education outreach coordinator, Kathy Glockner, will be giving public information sessions regarding student employment and engineering education pathways at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and NAWCAD. The presentations are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 14 and Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Frank Knox Training Center room 120 from 5 to 6 pm. Glockner’s presentation will focus on summer employment for high school and college students in technical positions, the cooperative education program for college students and the University of Maryland’s mechanical engineering degree program offered at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. Parents, students and guardians are encouraged to attend one of the sessions to learn more about these opportunities. The deadline for high school students to submit their application for NAVAIR and NAWCAD technical positions for summer 2010 employment is Feb 1. There is no deadline date for college student applications. Students must post a resume on the NAVAIR jobs website at www.navair.navy. mil/jobs. All applications for the NAWCAD and NAVAIR jobs are posted on-line and once an application is received, an automatic re-
sponse will be sent to the applicant if the transmission occurred. Applicants must be a minimum of 16 years old by the work start date and a United States citizen. Attendance to a session is not mandatory to applying for a position but will be helpful in assisting students complete the application properly. Glockner will be in all area high schools providing a similar briefing as well to students in January. Additionally, the Fleet and Family Readiness Regional Human Resources Department will present information on summer employment for lifeguards, water safety instructors, camp counselors, recreation aides and a host of other customer services positions. Specific job announcements, application deadlines and the on-line application process will be covered. These positions are located at Patuxent River, Solomons Recreation Center, Dahlgren, and Indian Head. The Frank Knox training center is located south of gate two near the Cedar Point Federal Credit Union. This building is located off base and no registration is required. Seating is firstcome-first-served, with a limit of 75 attendees per session. Attendees must present a picture ID card upon entrance to the building.
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Roy Aker, 82 Roy Edward Aker, 82 of California, MD passed away on January 8, 2010 at his residence. Born September 6, 1927 in Pitcairn, PA he was the son of the late Edward L. and Jane F. Aker. Mr. Aker retired from the U.S. Navy, after retirement from the Navy he went to work for the U.S. Postal Service. Roy was a member of the Fleet Reserve, NARFE, United Methodist Men’s Group, and the USS Macdonough Reunion Association. Roy is survived by his wife Katherine Aker of California, MD, daughter; Barbara E. (Bill) Greer of Hollywood, MD, son; Brian D. (Joy) Aker of Columbia, MD and sister; Dorothy Crandall of Lehigh Acres, FL, also survived by 2 grandchildren; Christopher and Kevin Aker. In addition to his parents Mr. Aker was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Aker. Family received friends on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Lexington Park United Methodist Church where a Memorial Service was conducted with Reverend Ken Walker officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, 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
Mary Bailey, 91 Mary Agnes Bailey, 91, of Coltons Point, MD died January 9, 2010 at Civista Medical Center, La Plata, MD. Born February 24, 1918 in Oakley, MD she was the daughter of the late David Thomas and Agnes Madaline Hall Downs. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas Elmer Bailey. She is survived by her children Mary J. Russell of Petersburg, VA, Catherine Cooksey of Loveville, MD, Betty Nelson of Mechanicsville, MD and Thomas Bailey, Jr. of Bushwood, MD and her six grandchildren as well as one great-grandchild. She is also survived by her sister Mildred Gibson of Leonardtown, MD. She was preceded in death by her brothers Richard Downs and Andrew Downs. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Mary graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1938. She worked for many years at Sparling Department Store in Leonardtown, MD. Mary enjoyed playing cards and shopping. The family received friends, January 13th, 2010 at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with prayers said by Fr. William Gurnee and by the Auxiliary of the Seventh District Volunteer Fire De-
partment. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be David Russell, Daphane Russell, James Cooksey, Carolyn Cooksey, T.E. Bailey, III and Craig Bailey. Contributions may be made to the Seventh District Vol. Fire Department, P. O. Box 206, Avenue, MD 20609. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Lilly Beander, 78 Lilly Mae Beander, 78, of Lexington Park, MD, departed this life on Monday, January 4, 2010 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD after a short battle with a brain tumor. Lilly Mae was the youngest of 10 children and was born in Leonardtown, MD on March 18, 1931 to the late Charles Henry and Mary A. Evans Beander. She worked 10 years for Social Services as a childcare provider and then retired after 30 years of employment with the Belvedere/ Days Inn. Lilly Mae was a devoted Catholic where she attended St Aloysius and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church until her health began to fail. During her illness she would watch and listen to the mass and rosary each day on tv; her favorite Bible reading was the 23rd Psalm. She enjoyed going to bingo and playing slots, but most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends. Lilly leaves to cherish her memories her three children: Stephanie Gibson and Thomas Gough of Lexington Park, MD and Charles (Lillian) Beander of California, MD. Two special daughters, Angela (Bobby) Moore of Reynoldsburg, OH and Samantha (Darren) McGhee of Virginia Beach, VA. Ten grandchildren: Alexis Beander of Washington, DC, Shikitia Beander of Laurel, MD, Shawnta Elsey, David (Maranita) Spence, Tawanda Spence all of Lexington Park, MD, Tia Brooks (Leon) of Landover, MD. Kieshia Young of Manassas, VA, Ashley and Brittney Moore of Reynoldsburg, OH and Tevin Stuart of Virginia Beach, VA. She also leaves behind six greatgrandchildren, one great great grandson, a niece, Mary (Jesse) Hansley of Great Mills, MD and three nephews: Joseph (Mary) Curtis of Temple Hills, MD, George Beander of Calvert County and James Thompson of California, MD. Two Godchildren George Beander and Tommy Evans. She was preceded in death by six brothers: Charles, William, Webster, Clifton, Gilbert and Frances Beander, and three sisters: Lillian BeanderGough, Gertrude Beander-Herbert, Marie Beander and her grandparents Frank and Hennie Shaw Evans. Family received friends on Friday, January 8, 2010 in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated with Reverend
Jack Kennealy officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
Marie Cook, 65 Marie Willett Cook, 65, of Lexington Park, MD formerly of Falls Church, VA died January 7, 2010 at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Born November 17, 1944 in Arlington, VA she was the daughter of the late Arthur M. and Elizabeth V. Willett and former wife of the late Robert F. Cook of Ridge, MD. Marie retired from the state of Maryland, Department of Social Services after 25 years. She is survived by her two children; Robert A. Cook and his wife Laura of Ridge, MD and Kimberly E. Cook of Lexington Park, MD and two grandchildren Justin A. Cook and Miranda L. Cook, children of Robert and Laura Cook. She is also survived by her sister Janice L. Willett Cooke and husband Robert L. Cooke of Fairfax, VA and niece Pamela L. Cooke Drechsler and husband Robert A. Drechsler and children, Todd A. L. And Megan M. E. Drechsler of Centreville, VA. She was the beloved by her family and many friends who will miss her dearly. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m., January 17th, 2010 at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where a memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Interment will be private. To send condolences to the family in Memory of Marie Willet Cook please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
James Cryer, 72 James Donald “Donnie” Cryer, Sr., 72, of Leonardtown, MD died January 8, 2010 at his residence. Born January 10, 1937 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Leonard Cryer, Sr. and Mary Grace (Stone) Cryer. Donnie is survived by his wife, Margaret E. Cryer, children; Susan A. Waring of Baltimore, MD, James D. Cryer, Jr. (Karen) of Leonardtown, MD, Judith E. Lynch (Joe) of Leonardtown, MD, William F. Cryer (Jackie) of Leonardtown, MD, Mary L. Paulins of Columbus, OH, Mark S. Cryer of Arlington, VA and Mary Beth Cryer of California, MD, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, daughter-in-law, Megan Cryer, and sister, Patricia L. Bateman of Leonardtown, MD. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Thomas P. Cryer and his brother, Thomas L. Cryer, Jr. Family received friends for Donnie’s Life Celebration on Monday, January 11, 2010 in the Brinsfield Fu-
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neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Our Lady’s Catholic Church, 41348 Medley’s Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650 with Reverend Lawrence A. Young officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were be John W. Cryer, David Waring, William Barry, Jesse Lynch, Mike Abell, and Kevin Guy. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Mildred Gordon, 84 Mildred O. Gordon, 84, of Dameron, MD died January 9, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born August 7, 1925 in Scotland Neck, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Powell, Sr. and Jennie (Lambertson) Powell. She was the fifth of fifteen children. Mildred is survived by her sisters, Corinne Powell and Theosia Douthett of Bronx, NY, and Minnie Afari (Jack) of Cambria Heights, NY and brother, Aubrey Powell (Ada) of Scotland Neck, NC, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Gordon, brothers, John H. Powell, Jr., Joe A. Powell, Edro Powell, Caswell Powell, Vernice Powell, David Powell, and Nathaniel Powell, sisters, Eleanor Bradley, Gloria Powell, and Arrealers Wheeler. Family will receive friends on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. in St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 16922 St. Peter Claver Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. with Reverend Scott Woods officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown, MD.
Genevieve Howell, 91 Genevieve Handley Howell, 91, of St. Clement’s Shores, formerly of Silver Spring, MD died Jan. 6, 2010 peacefully at home. Born May 2, 1918, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Genevieve Gannon and Robert F. Handley Sr. She is survived by her children, Herbert M. Howell III (Ann) of Prescott,Az, Leo Edward Howell of Annapolis, Md and Genevieve Howell Taylor (Richley) of St. Clement’s Shores. She had twelve grandchildren and eighteen great-children. She was preceded in death by her
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brothers, Robert F. Handley, Jr.(Ellen) and Leo E. Handley and a sister, Mary A. Handley. She was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1936. She moved to St. Mary’s County from Silver Spring in 1981. She was employed by the US Government at Walter Reed Army Medical Center until her retirement in August 1974. Besides her family she leaves behind special friends, Dorothy White, Jane Rupprecht, Amy Bentley, Debbie Kane and two special Daughters-in-law, Denise Farrell and Dolores Reidy. “Mom-Mom” Howell loved to dance, go for golf cart rides and being around her children, grandchildren and especially her great grandchildren. She found comfort in her Catholic faith, the Blessed Mother and saying her Rosary. The family received family. January 8th, 2009 at St. Francis Xavier Church and friends with prayers said. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Saturday, January 9, 2009 in St. Francis Xavier Church with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Pallbearers will be Brian Taylor, Kevin Howell, Tim Howell, Chris Howell, Colin Howell and Brenden Howell. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or St. Francis Xavier Church, 21370 Newtown Neck Rd, Compton, MD, 20627 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD, 20650. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh. com. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Maude Lawrence, 96 Maude Matilda Smith Lawrence, 96, of Hollywood, MD died January 8, 2010 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center. Born January 1, 1914 in Hollywood, MD, she was the daughter of the late Umphrey W. Smith and Maude (Dean) Smith. Maude graduated from Great Mills High School in 1930 at age 16 and was the class valedictorian. She attended Maryland State Normal School in Towson, MD. She married William Thomas Lawrence on April 16, 1932. Retiring in 1979, Maude had worked at the Geophysical Instrument Lab in Washington, DC during the war, Hollywood Elementary School as the cafeteria manager, and for Mervell M. Dean as a bookkeeper and secretary. In 1983, Maude was nominated by the St. Mary’s County Commissioners to Maryland’s Beautiful People. She was a member of the Lady’s Auxiliary of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department since its inception, a member of the St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, and a volunteer at the St. Mary’s Nursing Center. She was a member of the Hollywood United Methodist Church having served as treasurer, financial secretary, and chairman of the administrative board. Also, she served as spiritual life leader, treasurer, president, vice-president and program chairman of the United Methodist Women. She taught Sunday school throughout her years of service to her church. Maude enjoyed crafts of all kinds and was known throughout her church family for her flower arrangements,
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Continued which adorned the altar on Sunday mornings. She also made flower arrangements for various receptions and special occasions throughout the church year. The flowers were picked from her gardens whenever possible. After her retirement, she traveled throughout Europe, the British Isles, Nova Scotia, and Canada. Her tours throughout the United States took her through most of the adjoining states and to Hawaii twice. Maude is survived by her children, Joanne Lawrence Burch Buzzell and Billie Lawrence Myers both of Hollywood, MD, brother, Sherman U. Smith of Ft. Washington, MD, grandchildren, Deborah L. Smith of Sherborne, MA, Sheryl B. Norris of California, MD, Elizabeth B. Barthelme of Mechanicsville, MD, Kirk Myers of Pikesville, MD, Jennifer L. Christie of Hanford, CA, and Laura Myers of Hollywood, MD, ten great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William T. Lawrence, sisters, Dorothy Kirby and Thelma Schmalgemeyer, brother, Donald Smith and great grandson, Andrew C. Blake. Family received friends for Maude’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Prayers were recited. A Funeral Service was conducted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, 24422 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 with Rev. Sheldon Reese officiating. Interment will follow in Joy Chapel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636 or Joy Chapel Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Katherine Radford, 80 Katherine Leila “Kitty Lee” Greenwell Radford, 80 of Leonardtown, MD died on January 5, 2010 at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC from respiratory
failure. Born March 13, 1929, in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late James C. Greenwell and Mary Genevieve Norris Greenwell of Leonardtown, MD. She was a life-long resident of St. Mary’s County and graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Leonardtown. Kitty Lee was an accomplished seamstress and worked for several years at the Fashion Center stores in Leonardtown and Lexington Park. For a few years, she was hostess at the Black Steer Restaurant, which she owned with her first husband, in Charlotte Hall. She drove a county school bus for a number of years and enjoyed her interactions with the students. Throughout her life, she had a fervent love for animals and worked with the local SPCA rescuing animals. In her fifties, she started horseback riding and enjoyed it for many years. Music and dancing were two loves
of her life. She enjoyed singing with her siblings at their family gatherings. Everyone enjoyed hearing her lovely soprano voice. Whenever Kitty Lee heard music she was ready to dance and it didn’t matter what type of dance step was appropriate, she was adept at doing it. Kitty Lee was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and godmother. Her sparkling blue eyes, warm smile and kindness will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Radford and her son, Michael Hurry and daughter, Katherine Hurry Radford. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Benedict J. Greenwell. She is survived by five children, Philip H. Hurry, Jr. of Miami, FL; Melanie Guy (Donald) of Clements, MD; JoAnne Radford (Robert Earl) of Dunkirk, MD; John B. Hurry (Caroline) of Clements, MD; David Hurry (Barbara) of Clements, MD; and four stepchildren Margaret Ann Wedemeyer (Jay) of Emmitsburg, MD, Robert Earl Radford (JoAnne) of Dunkirk, MD; William Boyd Radford (Hsiaoli) of Gaithersburg, MD; Janet Lynn Williard (Mark) of Keller, TX, and her first husband, Philip H. Hurry, Sr. of Clements, MD. She is also survived by her siblings, Mary C. McCarthy of Seattle, WA; JoAnne G. Choporis of Leonardtown, MD; James C. Greenwell (Esther) of Middletown, OH; Mary Genevieve Norris of Leonardtown, MD, T. Jefferson Greenwell (Claudette) of New Carrollton, MD, Rose A. Wilson (Richard) of Leonardtown, MD, Francis M. Greenwell, (Patricia) of Leonardtown, MD, Sybil M. Costanzo of McLean, VA; Carole T. Wible (Joseph) of Leonardtown, MD, and Elizabeth B. Matthews (George) of Bryantown, MD, 18 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, greatand great-great-nieces and nephews. Family received friends on Sunday, January 10, 2010 for Kitty Lee’s Life Celebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD with prayers recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, January 11, 2010 in Our Lady’s Catholic Church, Medley’s Neck, with Father Lawrence Young officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers/Honorary Pallbearers: John Hurry, Jr., Ricky Guy, Brett Marshall, Matthew Radford, Beth Radford, Katie Howell, Justin Howell, Alicia Holmes, Kimberly Liston, Brian Radford, Christopher Radford, and Jeffrey Radford. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfunreal.com In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., Office of Development, 1501 NW 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Road, Miami, Florida 33136-1494. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD.
Mary Scully, 86 Mary Jane “Janie” Scully, 86, of Leonardtown, MD died January 6, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born May 30, 1923 in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late B. Kennedy and Adelaide M. (Lynch) Abell, Sr. She was the loving wife of the late John
F. Scully whom she married in St. Aloysius Church on December 27, 1944 and who preceded her in death on August 26, 1998. She is survived by her children Leone Gatton and her husband Johnny of Hollywood, MD, Mike Scully and his wife Josie, Kenny Scully and his special friend Anita, Carl Scully and his wife Janet and Addie Watts and her husband Willie, all of Leonardtown, MD; her brother B. Kennedy Abell, Jr. of Leonardtown as well as six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Tommy Scully, Daughter In Law Joan Scully (late wife of Kenny) and her brothers E.B. Abell, Bob Abell and Thomas Lynch Abell. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Janie graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1941 and graduated from St. Mary’s Seminary (presently St. Mary’s College of Maryland) in 1943 with a business degree. She was a kindergarten teacher for Fr. Andrew White School and a secretary at Chopticon High School. She belonged to St. Aloysius Church Ladies of Charity organization and Auxiliary of Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department. The family received friends, January 10th, 2010 at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with prayers being said by Fr. John Dakes and by the Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire De-
partment. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Monday, January 11, 2010 in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Pallbearers will be John Gatton, Jr., Kimberly Sullivan, Billy Watts, Chris Scully, Keith Watts and Jonathan Scully. Contributions may be made to the Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, P. O. Box 50, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Bernice Taylor, 82 Bernice W. “Miss Bee Bee” Taylor, 82, of Loveville, MD died January 9, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born August 15, 1927 in Scotland, MD she was the daughter of the late Richard White, Sr. and Alice Shorter White Beal. She is survived by her children Marcelene Taylor of Washington, DC, Joseph Taylor, Jr. of Loveville, MD, Linda Byrd or Virginia Beach, VA, Wanda Cutchember of Drayden, MD, Joan Courtney and Julian Taylor both of Lexington Park, MD; 22 grandchildren and 39 greatgrandchildren as well as her sisters Mamie Humphrey of Norfolk, VA and Marguerite Austin of Washing-
ton, DC. She was preceded in death by her siblings Richard White, Jr., John White, Henry White, Dennis White, Lucy M. Courtney, Nerissa Edmonds, Lila Shuebrooks and Mary White. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Bernice graduated from Jarboesville High School and then attended St. Mary’s Antioch School of Social Work, CSM. Bernie worked for the department of Social Services as a Social worker for 27 years, retiring in 1997. She was a member of the United Methodist Women. The Family will receive friends on Saturday, January 16th from 10 -11 a.m. in Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood, MD where a funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Sheldon Reese officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be Darian White, Brandon Brown, Joseph Taylor, III, Tyrone Bush, Andre Taylor, Wallace Byrd, II and Troy Cutchember. Honorary Pallbearers will be Alexander White, James Courtney, Jeremiah Cutchember, Roland White, James White and Paul Bush. Contributions may be made to The United Cerebral Palsy foundation of Southern Maryland, 21815 Three Notch Road, Suite H, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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Sheriff, State Police Report Decreasing Crime Rate By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The local sheriff, state’s attorney and state trooper commander say that over the past two years crime in the county has steadily decreased for major offenses while the population has increased. According to a press release issued Wednesday, that the county’s crime rate had decreased by 7.1 percent in 2008 and 9.7 percent for violent crimes in 2009. Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that cooperation within agencies, local government and the community helped contribute to the drop in crime. “Communication is key,” Cameron stated. “Since the instituting of CompStat and the Southern Maryland Information Center, we have been successful in gathering an abundant amount of intelligence… we are then able to target our resources to effectively deal with the issues at hand.”
State’s Attorney Richard Fritz said that local law enforcement’s aggressive stance in dealing with domestic violence had a part in the county having no homicides in 2009. “As long as 65 to 70 percent of all homicides are domestic-related, it is important for law enforcement and social services agencies to continue their coordinated efforts to intervene in domestic cases before they turn into violent encounters,” Fritz said. Lt. Michael Thompson, commander of the state police Leonardtown barrack, said that the crime drop was attributable to local law enforcement efforts, particularly with the county’s joint Bureau of Criminal Investigations. “In 2009, this investigative unit conducted 942 investigations and garnered a 94 percent closure rate, placing their accomplishments 49 percent above the national average,” Thompson stated. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Domestic Assault: On January 7, 2010, Deputy Kristi Nelson responded to a residential home in Piney Point for a reported assault. Nelson’s investigation revealed Edward R Curley 4th, 28, of Piney Point, allegedly assaulted his girl friend causing visible signs of injury. The victim was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries and Curley was arrested, charged with assault and released to the custody of the St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
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Man Wanted On Drug Warrants Awaiting Extradition 0By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Sherron Bush, of Great Mills, and a suspect in a local cocaine distribution network, is currently waiting in a Richmond, Va. jail awaiting his extradition back to St. Mary’s County. According to information from the Vice/ Narcotics division of the county sheriff’s office, Bush had been on the run from local authorities for more than a year after he fled the area when his alleged conspirators in the suspected cocaine distribution network began to be arrested. During the investigation, according to vice/narcotics information, undercover detectives made several buys of cocaine from members of the network including Bush himself. Detectives received information on his whereabouts that was often outside of Maryland. Detectives handed over their leads to fugi-
tive retrieval specialists with the U.S. Marshal’s Service. Agents with the U.S. Marshals task force then tracked down leads from their own investigation as well as the sheriff’s office and were able to catch Bush with- Sherron Bush out a struggle. Bush is wanted here on the cocaine trafficking charges as well as in Calvert County for allegations that he failed to pay child support. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Three Local Watermen Charged With Possessing Undersize Oysters By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Natural Resources Police sited three St. Mary’s County watermen last week with possessing oysters that were too small to harvest or that were not culled after routine inspections of their catches, officials with the agency report. In the first incident that occurred Jan. 5 officers stopped and inspected the vessel “Stephanie Marie” captained by Thomas Edward Dean Jr, 36, of Scotland while he was operating in St. Jerome’s Creek and found what they allege was a 14 percent haul of small or unculled oysters. The following day officers inspected a truck driven by Steven Gary Adams of Drayden that held a haul of oysters that was 13 percent small or unculled oysters, according to allegations by the Natural Resources Police. On Jan. 7 officers found what they alleged to be another haul of 14 percent small or unculled oysters on a vessel operated by Robert Lee Copsey, 41, of Mechanicsville while he was fishing in the St. Mary’s River. All have been scheduled for a trial in county district court in April; all were charged with a citation.
Sgt. Art Windemuth, spokesman for Natural Resources Police, said that the oysters taken were from legal harvesting areas but were just too small to be legal. “These violations were detected during routine inspections and patrols,” Windenmuth told The County Times Monday. “Our officers are patrolling over oysters sanctuaries and natural oyster bars.” Oysters must be at least three inches in length to be harvested legally, he said. Citing watermen for illegally harvesting small or unculled oysters happens often, he said, but is of particular importance this year as the state seeks to implement a plan of expanding oyster sanctuaries into more and more local waterways. “We routinely charge them throughout the bay,” Windemuth said. “It’s something our officers are focusing on this year.” Each of the three watermen could face a fine ranging from $1,000 up to $2,000 and/or one year in prison, Windemuth said, depending on whether any of them are found to be repeat offenders. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Detectives with the county’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations are looking for a man they believe robbed the Arby’s fast food restaurant in Lexington Park on Sunday night. Deputies and state troopers responded to the restaurant at about 8:44 p.m. for the report of an armed robbery; detectives believe that the suspect entered the establishment, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the employees and then fled on foot with cash and property from the store. According to information from the criminal investigations section the suspect is a black
male, 25 to 25 years old, standing approximately 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing between 160 to 180 pounds. The suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black sweat pants at the time of the robbery, detectives report. Detectives are asking citizens for their help in identifying the suspect, and are offering a potential $1,000 rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. David Alexander at 301-475-4200 ext. 1954 or CrimeSolvers at 301-475-3333. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Continued Patricia Norris, 84 Patricia “Pat” Anne Mertz Norris, 84, of Leonardtown, MD and formerly of Washington, DC died Jan. 11, 2010 peacefully at home. Born April 4, 1925, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Christopher Columbus and Elizabeth Babcock Mertz. She was the loving wife of the late J. Harry Norris, Jr. whom she married in Wilmington, NC in 1944 and who preceded her in death on February 11, 1992. She is survived by her children, J. Harry Norris, III, James Randolph Norris, David Christopher Norris, all of Leonardtown, MD, Daniel Robert Norris of California, MD and Carol Anne Bean of Great Mills, MD as well as 13 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her infant son Francis Tyler Norris. Pat moved to St. Mary’s County in 1938 and was a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy “Class of 1942”. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10 a.m. in St. Aloyius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. Harry Norris IV, Jason Bean, Christopher Norris, Stephen Norris, Dillon Norris, Eric Donnelly, William A. Loveless and Jason Fean. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Greenwell, Walter Blair, Neil Myers, Joey Tennison, Rodney Madewell and J.C. Vallandingham. Contributions may be made to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Maryland, 21815 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD. Carl Thompson, 61 Carl C. Thompson, 61 of Waldorf, MD, formerly of St. Mary’s County, MD, died January 11, 2010 at Fairfax INOVA Hospital. He was born on March 22, 1948, in Leonardtown, MD. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 14th from 5 -8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 15th at 11 a.m. in St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Waldorf, MD. Interment will follow at 12:30a.m in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. A full obituary will appear at a later date. To leave a condolence for the family or for service details, please visit www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Julia Thorn, 83 Julia Ellen Thron, 83 of Leonardtown, MD, died January 5, 2010 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center. She was born on June 4, 1926, in Long Island, NY to the late John and Julia O’Brien Foy. She is survived by her sons Douglas E. Thron, Sr. of Leonardtown, MD and Donald Thron of Chicago, IL as
well as seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brothers Michael, Patrick and Steven Foy. Julia was an assistant manager for
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Board Considering Change in Math Credits By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Board of Education members discussed a measure at their work session on Wednesday that would allow high schools to offer comprehensive algebra courses, which may change the way some students in St. Mary’s County complete their graduation requirements. The discussion, which originally stemmed from an item at their Dec. 9 meeting, centered on altering the credit awards for two courses which piloted last year, comprehensive algebra and comprehensive geometry, which are both taught in 90-minute blocks and geared toward helping students who are struggling with math. If implemented, students who received low MSA math scores at the end of eighth grade would have the option of taking the comprehensive algebra course in the ninth grade, for which they would be awarded two math credits, as opposed to the current system of awarding one math credit and one elective credit for the course. This could be seen as the school system’s way of responding to dismal pass rates in both sections of algebra, with only 59 percent of students passing Algebra A in 2008 (taking the course for the first time), and 58 percent of students passing Algebra B. In 2009, 58 percent of students passed Algebra A, and 61 percent passed Algebra B. Feedback from local colleges seems grim as well, with close to 30 percent of new students needing remediation in math, according to board member Marilyn Crosby, who said she had concerns about the measure. Alex Jaffurs, Supervisor of Instruction in mathematics for St. Mary’s County Public
Schools, explained that the school system’s con- ing algebra courses for high school credit could ventional mathematics sequence, which has stu- conceivably do the same, graduating from high dents take Algebra A, geometry, and Algebra B, school with no math classes in their junior or (which are awarded one credit each) would in- senior year. Though Jaffurs agreed that some students stead combine the two sections of algebra with more intensive instruction and time for review, would only pursue the bare minimum of math credits to graduate, he said that school system and only for students that needed the extra help. “We’d take the 90-minutes and basically data did not reflect that as a trend. 70 percent put them in blocks with 60 minutes of new in- of the class of 2009 took more than the three struction, 20 minutes of what we call small group required math credits needed to graduate, and instruction, and 10 minutes of intervention or ex- 924 of 1,146 students are taking more than the tension,” said Jaffurs, later explaining that pass three credits needed for graduation. rates for the pilot course, which was taught to freshmen at Fairlead Academy, Great Mills High School and Leonardtown High School, had yielded impressive results. Of the 120 students who enrolled in comprehensive algebra last year, 95 percent passed the The Chesapeake Public Charter School is course, and this year at the end of the first markhosting a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, ing period, 84 percent of 290 students received January 20, 2010, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the school passing grades. site located at 20945 Great Mills Road, Suite The idea has aroused some contention with 501. board members, however, who feel that the new The purpose of this meeting is to have a course sequence could discourage students from discussion about the current state of charter taking advanced math courses beyond what they schools in Maryland. Mr. David Borinsky, would need to graduate. The new system could president of the Maryland Charter School have some students taking one 90-minute comprehensive algebra course in ninth grade, and taking geometry the next year, thereby finishing their math requirements by the end of their sophomore year. “There’s no way we can force students to take math courses after that … we wouldn’t have Kiplinger magazine’s February 2010 ana leg to stand on,” commented board member nual ranking of the 100 Best Value public colMary Washington. Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano leges and universities in the country ranked St. later pointed out that middle school students tak- Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) No. 2 among all Maryland public colleges and universities with the highest four-year graduation rate in the state. SMCM was also ranked the No. 4 public liberal arts college in the nation, below the College of William and Mary and New College of Florida. Major institutions like Pennsylvania State University and the University of California, Davis, were ranked below SMCM. The college’s overall rank was No. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and 37. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Thursdays from 3:45-5:40 p.m. or 5:45-7:40 p.m., at Leonardtown High School. Students may register for up to four classes per semester. Students should meet with their high school guidance counselors prior to registration. Enrollment numbers for courses will determine whether or not the course is offered. By Andrea Shiell Information pertaining to Evening High Staff Writer School is located on the SMCPS website at www. smcps.org under the link “Our Schools,” and is As the Education Association of St. available by calling 301-475-5511, ext. 139. Mary’s County (EASMC) and the Collective Education Association of St. Mary’s County (CEASMC) move into contract negotiations this year, final decisions on teacher pay, benefits and terms of employment are going to have to be delayed, according to Liz Purcell Leskinen, UniServ Director for the County by Federal troops, smuggling activities, Education Association of St. Mary’s County, the economic hardships faced by the residents and the chief contract negotiator for county and the 1865 release of prisoners from the Point school system employees. Lookout Prisoner of War Camp. This is an “enBoth employee associations have been core performance” as Dr. Gottfried’s presentainvolved with negotiations since the fall, and tion at the Sotterley Plantation was filled to cahave come together in a joint study commitpacity in November. tee with members of both the to negotiate CSM’s Friday Night Lecture Series is free, issues relating to pay and benefits, some of open to the public and features subject matter which Leskinen said had already been adexperts from the college and the community dressed, and some that the study committee and provides an opportunity to build commuwere revisiting this year. nity through enriching discussions. All lectures “There were additional areas we wanted begin at 7 p.m. For information, call 301-934to explore … the joint study committee was 7703 or visit www.csmd.edu. really just an exploration of mutual areas of interest,” said Leskinen. “We considered sal-
Evening High School Classes Set to Start in February The St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Evening High School will begin classes for the second semester of the 2009-2010 school year on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Registration for the second semester will be on January 26, 27, and 28, 3:45-7:00 p.m., in the Evening High School office in Area F of Leonardtown High School. Courses are only open to active students in St. Mary’s County Public Schools. The fee is $75 per course, per semester. Payment is due in full at the time of registration. Regularly scheduled classes will meet on
Friday Night Lecture Series Begins This Spring The College of Southern Maryland announces its spring 2010 Friday Night Lecture Series featuring presentations by CSM President Dr. Bradley Gottfried, CSM Professor Rex Bishop and Tri-County Council Executive Director Wayne Clark. The spring schedule of the College of Southern Maryland’s Friday Lecture series starts on Jan. 29 at the Leonardtown Campus, where CSM President Bradley Gottfried will present his lecture, “The Civil War comes to St. Mary’s County.” The presentation details events in St. Mary’s County during the Civil War, including the landing of the Federal troops at Leonardtown, the occupation of St. Mary’s
“That’s 81 percent of our seniors,” he said, adding that a significant number were taking two or more math courses concurrently. Jaffurs added that the workload would not be lighter for students enrolled in comprehensive courses, but failure in these courses would still allow struggling students an extra year for remediation. The Board of Education is scheduled to revisit the issue at their Jan. 27 meeting, which will be held at their center on Moakley Street in Leonardtown at 5:30 p.m. For more information visit www.smcps.org.
Charter School to Host Town Hall Meeting Network, will address the group. In addition, several St. Mary’s County officials have been invited to join the discussion. All members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend this Town Hall meeting. This event is hosted by the Chesapeake Charter School Alliance. For more details, contact the school at 301-863-9585, or Ms. Maria Scott at mariascott@md.metrocast.net.
St. Mary’s College Ranked No. 2 Best Buy Hill was ranked No. 1. Five Maryland universities and colleges ranked in Kiplinger’s top 100. The University of Maryland, College Park, ranked above SMCM at No. 8, while Salisbury University ranked No. 59; the University of Maryland, Baltimore, ranked No. 93; and Towson University ranked No. 97. The magazine uses academic and economic factors to determine rank. These include SAT scores, retention rates, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, and average debt for graduates. For more information, visit http:// www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/.
Education Association Delays Teacher Contract Negotiations ary compression. That is how long it takes a person to get to the top of the scale … we looked at things like the stipend process … we looked at employee advancement opportunities, and one of the things we already implemented was flexible spending accounts.” Leskinen could not confirm either association’s plans, and said she did not anticipate severe slashes in this year’s education budget. “We don’t anticipate anything being taken away. We have one of, if not the most supportive administrations,” she said, “but we’re very realistic about the economy, and we plan to have honest and frank discussions about how to do the most good … given the constraints we’re facing.” In the meantime Leskinen said that contract negotiations will depend largely on finalizing the state budget, which includes a $2 billion shortfall that legislators are currently trying to reconcile. “The lack of funding is driving the uncertainty,” she said, “but it’s really the uncertainty that’s driving the delay.”
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Allen Voices Reservations About Uniform Standards By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Cathy Allen, Vice Chair of the Maryland’s St. Mary’s County school board, told members of Congress at a Dec. 8 meeting that local school boards recognize the importance of rigorous standards and support the creation of State-led, common core standards that give districts the flexibility to address challenges in their communities. “I testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor,” wrote Allen in an email to The County Times, explaining that the invitation was issued by the Minority party to the National School Boards Association (NSBA), which had issued a request for local board members to testify. The meeting was set up by committee members to learn more about the National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers (NGA/CCSSO) initiative to create State-led common core standards to improve students’ readiness for higher education and the workforce. The St. Mary’s County Board of Education, along with other local school boards has stated that they will oppose any efforts by the federal government to force states and school districts to adopt the standards as a condition of receiving federal aid. “School boards also would oppose direct involvement in creating standards by the federal government, or by any entity that the federal government could control,” said Allen.
“Just as one size doesn’t fit all children, the concern is that the same can be said for curriculum. St. Mary’s County has a very strong STEM program with very high expectations,” said Allen. “I would be quite concerned if a national curriculum watered down our offerings.” Allen applauded the work of the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers at the meeting for their work to draft common core standards for language and mathematics. However, Allen expressed concerns that the federal government is coercing states to adopt such standards. “Two states (Alaska and Texas) have declined to participate and there is concern that the federal government will withhold funding to those states ultimately,” she wrote. Meanwhile, the state of Maryland is applying for the Department of Education’s $4.35 billion Race to the Top program, which awards competitive grants to states that have worthy school reform plans, ultimately favoring states using the CCSSO/NGA common standards.
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Local delegates say the top challenge for the legislature in Annapolis this year will be tackling the budget shortfall that at best tallies up to $2 billion and at worst puts the state $3 billion in the hole. Cuts are in order, they say, and no particular part of the budget is safe which means that local government can expect money enough only to get by. “We’re beyond certain programs being at risk,” said House Minority Leader Anthony O’Donnell (R-Dist. 29C) O’Donell said that cuts to education, public safety and nearly every other budget item were on the table. “You’ve got to cut somewhere, you can either raise taxes or make cuts.” O’Donnell said that legislators must also take a close look at storm water management regulations that the federal government is pressing that he said could restrict development more than regulations currently do now. Stormwater management regulations passed by the state in 2007 and pressed into adoption by local jurisdictions have raised concerns that costs of development will be significantly increased. “It has the potential to stop all development in the Chesapeake Bay watershed,” O’Donnell said of more stringent Photo By Frank Marquart measures they would consider in An- Southern Maryland Delegates Johnny Wood, left, Tony O’Donnell and John napolis. “Hopefully we’ll be able to turn Bohanan talk just before session started on Wednesday. that around.” responsibility from the state down to the county’s. Del. John Wood (D-Dist. 29A) said Del. O’Donnell opposed doing it right now that while the state has been talking about a $2 billion shortfall, the state really has a $3 billion deficit because, he said, the fiscal burden on the counties with federal stimulus money covering $1 billion of would be too great. He did say, however, that the there was merit to the deficit. He said that administrative cuts were likely for reforming the teacher pension process, because lothe board of education but that he opposes any move cal government and teachers unions decided pay for that takes funds away from supporting classrooms members through negotiations without the state being involved in those local talks. directly. O’Donnell said he did not believe the measure “The education system is no different than anything else,” Woods said. “They’re going to have to would pass this year. Wood was against moving the teacher pension tighten there belts, too.” Delegates differed on whether they thought that costs to local government, he said. “If we did that to the county’s they’d have to the state would use this year to move teacher pension raise taxes,” Wood said, something he was opposed to. Wood said that he would not support some local legislation as it’s currently written, such as a bill that would compel teachers to pay their share of collective bargaining negotiations even if they were not part of the union. “I don’t like to tell people they have to belong to something,” Wood said. “But the chances of it passing are probably pretty good.” Wood said he would also oppose a local bill that would limit the number of liquor licenses available in certain regions in the county. He said that if the bill passed it would only allow a Photo By Frank Marquart few more to open in the growDelegate John Bohanan goes through his notes at his seat Wednesday morning prior ing Charlotte Hall and Meto the floor filling up with his fellow delegates. chanicsville areas, while still allowing many more in the
California and Lexington Park areas. The bill as written, he said, stifled competition and interfered with entrepreneurship. “When is government supposed to tell people when they can and can’t go into business?” Wood said. Del. John Bohanan (D-Dist. 29B) however said he would support both measures, as he said that teachers should pay their “fair share” of costs for their salaries and benefits. Bohanan said that the liquor license bill would help to reduce quality of life complaints that sometimes come from the proliferation of liquor stores particularly on Great Mills Road. “Do we really need that many liquor stores in that corridor?” Bohanan said. Bohanan plans to introduce legislation that would permit Sunday hunting of deer, he told The County Times, as does O’Donnell. Culling the herd has become a major issue, as their numbers continue to grow with a result being greater incidents of crop loss to farmers. Bohanan said the legislature would also take up bills that would toughen penalties for sex offenders and employ more anti-gang initiatives. For his part though, Wood said he would probably put no more than two or three bills in this legislative session. “We have enough bills on the books now, we need to get rid of some of them,” Wood said. While the legislature will be forced to make drastic cuts, O’Donnell said, the spending of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration coupled with recent tax hikes in the past several years helped to swamp the state’s economy. “I think that overspending… has placed all of our priorities in jeopardy,” O’Donnell said, adding that cutting the state budget was drastic and reactionary. “That’s an irresponsible way to govern,” he said. “Massive tax increases made the state’s problems worse.” Bohanan said that the state government has cut spending drastically over the past several years — by about $4.5 billion — and that this year the state would be spending less than in 2007. He also said that the state government continues to hold high marks from Wall Street for managing its finances conservatively.
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Kaneeka Ingram, activity assistant at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, couldn’t believe that Clyde Chick, known as Doc, was out of his room and enjoying himself. “Doc always says ‘no’ when I ask him to come out and enjoy any of the activities we have here,” Ingram said. “Sometimes I can do one-to-one things with him, but unless it is his family visiting, he doesn’t participate much.” Chick agreed that he doesn’t get involved with life at the Veterans Home much. “I mostly just lay in bed and stare at the walls, unless my wife comes to see me,” Chick said. All that changed on Tuesday, when Chick had a visit from Hippy, Birdie and Tractor. Steven “Hippy” Hietpas and his wife Sheree, also known as Birdie, brought their 10-year-old Sheltie named Tractor for a longpromised visit to the man who had bonded with the dog when Chick was a patient at Calvert Memorial Hospital. What makes Tractor special is that besides being a patient, loving and willing to makefriends-with-anyone sort of dog, he was born with three legs. This was the inaugural visit to the Veterans Home for Tractor. It may have been his first visit to Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, but Tractor has put many miles under his three paws in his life. Tractor, in his role as a therapy pet, regularly visits Calvert Memorial Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit and the hospitals on-site day care. Tractor is also the mascot for the areas amputee support group. According to Katie Coughlan, director of volunteer and community outreach for the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, they have Photo By Joany Nazdin about six therapy Clyde Chick enjoys pets that reguTractor’s company larly visit the at the Charlotte Hall facility. Veteran’s Home. “We also have pets who visit their owners who are residents here,” Coughlan said. Hietpas, who is a Navy veteran and currently out on disability after serving for 17 years, adopted Tractor from a nokill shelter in Baltimore. “I wanted to adopt an animal with a disability,” Hietpas said. “I thought it would inspire me while I was struggling with my own disability. Tractor has been nothing but an inspiration to me, and he never complains about anything. I just wanted something to take the focus off of myself when I got Tractor, and I am not one to sit around and feel sorry for myself.” One of the ways that Tractor has inspired Hietpas is the fact that even with one leg missing, Tractor does every thing a normal Sheltie would do. “When I ride my bike, Tractor runs right along beside me, trying to herd me,” Hietpas said. “Shelties have been used as herders for years. If I try to turn my wheel, he will knock my front tire straight. Tractor will run to the point of exhaustion. At the risk of us-
ing a double negative, Tractor does not not do anything.” Hietpas pointed to a small scab on the left side of Tractor’s head. “He is always falling down when he runs and bumping that one spot on his head and when he does, it just breaks my heart every time,” Hietpas said. “But Tractor just gets up and goes.” Tractor, meanwhile, had jumped up into Chicks lap and was happily accepting belly rubs. Chick started beaming and laughing at Tractor’s antics. The man who had spent part of his days staring at walls was having fun. Chick, 84, who is from Dunkirk, served in WWII as an anti-aircraft gunner, and is a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge. He was happily feeding Tractor carrots, one of the dog’s favorite snacks. “Tractor is my friend,” Chick said. Tractor makes friends with everyone, young and old alike. On Wednesday, Tractor made an earlyPhoto By Joany Nazdin morning visit to the Child Development Cen- Clockwise from bottom left is Alishia Gray-Pratt, Hippy, Siena Hesbach, Bonnie Stone, and Cameron ter at Calvert Memorial Hospital to visit with Everton with Tractor at the Child Development Center at Calvert Memorial Hospital. the children and teachers there. As he was leaving, the teacher asked the Bonnie Stone, director of the Child De- classroom, inquisitive kids bombarded Hietkids to describe how Tractor felt to them. velopment Center, has always thought of Trac- pas with questions. Shouted-out answers of soft, fluffy and Their teachers, Nagisa and Sam asked tor as special. “We love Tractor here because of his the children what they thought Tractor warm came from the kids. One little girl, Olivia, just thought for a temperament, his patience, compassion and dreams about at night. “I think he dreams about strawberries second. gentleness,” said Stone. “A lot of pets would “Tractor feels happy,” she said. react differently than Tractor to a group of dipped in chocolate,” one child said. “I think he is a fairy tale come true,” anexcited children, but Tractor is just happy. He news@countytimes.net other said. doesn’t over-react. He can acclimate to any situation.” The first visit of Tractor’s day was to a group of 2-and-under children. The imaginative children pretended Tractor was a boat, and climbed all over him, petting him and Doors Open at 5 pm making motorboat noises. Free Warmups at 6:45 pm One of the Early Birds at 7:30 pm children asked if Tractor was Party Games at 8:45 pm a present. “ Tr a c tor is a present every day,” Hietpas Package A replied. 9 cards All Regular Games Sheree 9 cards $1,000 Jr. Jackpot $ Hietpas was 9 cards $5,000 Jackpot busy taking $15 Free Play Game Room* notes and photos All for Only $49.00 of their dog while the kids were playPackage B ing with him. 18 cards All Regular Games “We are going to do 18 cards $1,000 Jr. Jackpot a book about Tractor and his 18 cards $5,000 Jackpot life, called “Thursdays With Trac$15 Free Play Game Room* tor”, and we also have a children’s book in All for Only $69.00 the early planning stages,” Sheree Hietpas R ID 0 said. “Tractor just isn’t a regular dog. Not a AY, ,2 * Offer Valid with day goes by where he doesn’t make me laugh FEBRUAR Y 12 Advanced Admission and where he shows me that he loves life. He 4160 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732 burps after he eats his food, and looks like a by Feb. 8th Only little kids sleeping in front of the fireplace in 301-855-0222 y 1-800-753-0581 y www.CBResortSpa.com Add-ons & Electronic his bed.” Ethan Goldsmith, one of the children, Bingo Packages also was happily feeding Tractor some cauliavailable. flower and carrots when everyone noticed that Tractor had an unusual interest in his Offer valid with coupon and advanced admission by Feb. 8th sneakers. for the 2/12/10 Big Bucks Bingo. Limit one per person. No cash Tractor had discovered a small stash of value. Coupon will not be accepted after 2/8/10. Cheerios, embedded on the soles of Ethan’s Rod ‘N’ Reel Big Bucks Bingo, 4160 Mears Avenue shoes, so as Ethan was feeding Tractor, Tractor was helping himself to Ethan’s Cheerios. Chesapeake Beach, MD (301) 855-0222 When Tractor visited the pre-school
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House – 6:30 p.m. Jane Meneely and Paul DiBlassi will perform traditional and original music inspired by the Chesapeake Bay. Chanteyman Don Kenefick will offer a rousing “warm up.” Concert begins at 7:30. Chowder supper will be on sale beginning at 6:30. Admission. 800-762-1634. 240-895-4990. For more information go to www.stmaryscity.org.
Monday, Jan. 18, 2009, in the Great Room of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Campus Center. Breakfast is at 7 a.m., and the program begins at 8 a.m. Tickets are $7 and are available at the door. For more information, contact Marc Apter at 301-904-3690.
• Free Roll Hold’Em Donovan’s Pub (California) – 7:30 p.m. ‘Road to Scholarship’ will be having a Texas Hold’Em cash game. There will be a $50 free roll for the first full table (first 10 players sitting with chips). For more information call Barry at 443-486-3319.
• Swing and Ballroom Dance Night Little Flower School (Great Mills) – 7 p.m. Learn new dance steps in a beginner-level ballroom lesson from 7-8 p.m. and then stay for dancing to music of all kinds from 8-11 p.m. Singles welcome. Bring a snack to share; water and soda will be provided. Cost: $8/person, $15/couple, $5/seniors and students. Dance is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of Holy Face Church. For more information, call 301-645-8509 or e-mail somdballroom@gmail.com.
• St. Mary’s Democratic Club Monthly Meeting Do Dah Deli (Leonardtown) – 7 p.m. Agenda includes election of new officers. For more information call Cindy at 301-737-7978.
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Thursday, January 14 • St. Mary’s Ryken Meet & Greet Westin National Harbor (National Harbor) – 5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken invites parents of middle school students to an after work “Meet and Greet”. Meet with current students, parents, and administrators. Refreshments will be provided. For more information call 301-373-4183 or email admissions@smrhs.org. • Tastee Taco’s Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5:30 p.m.
• American Legion Steak & Shrimp Night AL Post 221 (Avenue) – 5 p.m. • Texas Hold’Em Tournament VFW Post 2632 (California) – 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 16 • Homeowner’s Living Shorelines Workshop St. Mary’s College, Cole Cinema – 9 a.m. Estuarine Research Reserve to host its 8th Homeowner’s Living Shorelines workshop at Cole Cinema at St. Mary’s College. Registration is free and coffee and lunch will be provided. Those interested in attending should register by contacting Dionne Bell at DNR at 410.260.8732 or dbell@ dnr.state.md.us. • SMAWL Pet Adoptions Petco (California) – 10 a.m. • Young Life Open House Coffee Quarter (California) – 10:30 a.m. “Young Life” community ministries will host a meet-andgreet with their new director and a general gathering. All are welcome. RSVP at 301-475-7920 or smc.younglife@gmail.com. • Texas Hold’Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (California) – 3 p.m. • Calico Jack in Concert Historic St. Mary’s City, State
• 2010 Southern Maryland Bridal Show J.T. Daugherty Conference Center (Lexington Park) – 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet local wedding vendors, sample food and cake, and win door prizes and giveaways. Online reservations recommended. Call 301-863-9345 or go to www.jtdsmcc.com. • Deep Stack Hold’Em Tournament Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd (Hollywood) – 4:30 p.m. • Robert Burns Night Hilton Garden Inn (Solomons) – 5:30 p.m. Carrying on a tradition that’s been active since 1796, this will be a formal evening to celebrate the life and Celtic traditional work of Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous poet. Sponsored by the Celtic Society of Southern Maryland (CSSM). Social Hour and cash bar will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner featuring traditional Scottish fare and entertainment. Price is $35, with discounts available for children’s passes. Tickets available online at www.cssm.org/ tickets. For more information call 443-975-0972.
Monday, January 18 • MLK Prayer Breakfast St. Mary’s College, Great Room – 7 a.m. The sixth annual Southern Maryland Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast will be held
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• Texas Hold’Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (California) – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 • Nature Time at Greenwell Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) – 10 a.m. Pre-registration (no later than 24 hours in advance) is required via email - lpranzo@greenwellfoundation.org - or by calling the Greenwell Foundation office at 301-373-9775. • Special Olympics Hold’Em Tournament Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20 • Retirement Planning and Investments Workshop SMECO Auditorium, 15035 Burnt Store Road (Hughesville) – 6 p.m. Workshop topics will cover the allocation of investments in your retirement plans, understanding spousal benefits, the differences between IRA, Roth IRA and 401k, Required Minimum Distribution, and guidance on determining how much income a retiree can withdraw from savings. Presented in partnership with the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission and Wealth Management Partners. No company products will be offered or recommended. For more information and to RSVP please contact SMADC staff at (301) 274-1922. In case of cancellation due to inclement weather call (301) 274-1922 and enter 29 to hear a recording. For more information on related programs visit the SMADC website: www.somarylandsogood.com. • Special Olympics Hold’Em Tournament Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
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L ibrary • Libraries closed Monday All three libraries will be closed Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. • Options to pay college expenses to be discussed Tim Wolfe, Director of Financial Aid at St. Mary’s College, along with a local high school career counselor, will discuss the options available to help pay college expenses. The FAFSA form will be discussed. Leonardtown will host the free program on Jan. 20, Lexington Park on Jan. 27, and Charlotte Hall Feb. 3. All three programs begin at 7 p.m. No registration is required. High school seniors and their parents/guardians can get assistance in filling out and filing the FAFSA form online from experts from the Financial Aid Office of St. Mary’s College and the St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ College Access Program on Jan. 31 at Lexington Park Library. Those interested must pre-register with their high school career center or by emailing mgsmith@smcps.org. • Friends of the Library annual brunch scheduled The public is invited to the Friends of the Library (FOL) annual brunch. It will be held on Jan. 23 at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Valley Lee and will begin with a breakfast buffet at 11 a.m. Guest speaker Ben Click, St. Mary’s College English Professor and Director of the Twain Lecture Series, will discuss “Mark Twain’s Advice: A
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By Linda Reno Contributing Writer Zachariah Deminieu “Demmie” Blackistone, Jr. was born at River Springs on February 16, 1871. He was a direct descendant of Colonel Nehemiah Blackistone (d. 1693) who was one of the leaders of the Protestant revolution in 1689 that overtook the government at St. Mary’s City. His ancestress, Elizabeth Gerard (wife of Colonel Blackistone) was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Gerard. In 1890, two years after the death of Demmie’s father, his mother Harriett Ann “Nannie” Shanks moved her family to Washington, D.C. Demmie went to work as a floral apprentice in 1891. Flowers became his passion and he would later say “Never saw a person who didn’t like flowers-no, love flowers.” On November 1, 1898, with his last $10, a meager stock of flowers (he bought by loans from
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friends), he opened his own florist. “I age, however—he had stopped playing sold my first bunch of flowers to a guy in senior golf tournaments (he began who worked at the Treasury Depart- playing in them at the age of 83). His ment. He paid 75 cents for a bunch of children gave him a party for his birthroses.” Blackistone’s Florist was born. day at the Playboy Club in Baltimore. In 1904, he married Sara Virginia A photograph of the time shows him Wheeler and they had three children, being kissed by one of the bunnies and all of whom at one time or another, being quoted as saying “she sure was a worked at Blackpeach.” istone’s Florist. By 1977, His son, Zachanow 106, Demriah Deminieu mie was still Blackstone III, going to work opened his own every day and store in Bethesda every day he in 1964 naming wore a baby carit Demmie and nation in his laAssociates. pel. When asked By 1959, for the secret Demmie owned of his longevfive stores and ity he would say was the primary that he lived “a source of floral pure, clean life”, arrangements for eating mostly Photo Courtesy of David Cummins fruits and vegthe White House. Sales were esti- Zachariah Deminieu Blackistone, Jr. etables. He also mated at $1.5 milsaid he awoke lion a year. In the early 1940s, he also at 5:30 a.m., made his own breakfast established a store in Leonardtown. (he drank buttermilk) and jogged 200 This particular business was sold to yards before going to work. He also succession of owners and is known to- had two 15 minute naps each day, wore day as Kenny’s Flowers. long cotton underwear summer and In 1971, at the age of 100, he was winter, and kept busy all the time sayinterviewed and told the reporter that ing “there’s a challenge every day--the he worked nine hours a day, six or challenge is what keeps you going.” seven days a week. “I marvel at my Demmie died April 18, 1982 at the age...at my abilities for my age...my age of 111. He is listed as having lived capacity for work and mental activity.” one of the longest lives in recorded hisHe had made one concession due his tory (see Wikipedia).
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Historic Cecil County Bridge to be Sold CHILDS, Md. (AP) – Maryland highway officials have a bridge in Cecil County they want to sell you. The State Highway Administration says the Maryland Route 545 bridge over Little Elk Creek in Childs is available to be purchased and reused at a new location. The state is willing to sell the bridge to a city or county government, historic preservation group, nonprofit, corporation or individual. The new owner would be required to preserve the bridge according to established standards for historic bridges. The steel pony truss bridge was built in 1932 and is 27 feet wide. Federal regulations require that bridges must be at least 32 feet wide to handle the traffic load that crosses the span daily. State officials say it would be easier to take the bridge apart and move it than it would be to widen it.
One of World’s Rarest Maps Goes on View on DC By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – A rarely seen 400-year-old world map with China at its center is going on display at the Library of Congress. The map was created in 1602 by Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary from Italy. Ricci was the first Westerner to visit Beijing in the late 1500s and the map was the first in Chinese to show the Americas. Over the centuries, the map gained the nickname the ``Impossible Black Tulip’’ because it’s been so hard to find. But last year the James Ford Bell Trust purchased the map for $1 million from a rare book seller in London who acquired the map from a Japanese collector. It will eventually be housed at the University of Minnesota. The map goes on display Tuesday for three months at the Library of Congress.
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By Theresa Morr Contributing Writer They’re cute, adorable, and so cuddlesome looking. We’re talking about the giant panda, one of the most beloved animals on the planet. You might describe these endearing, fuzzy-wuzzy guys are totally “panda-licious!” Giant pandas have been around for millions of years and once lived in the lowlands of southwest China. Along the way, their habitat was gradually destroyed by human settlement, logging, and farming, forcing the pandas up into the mountainous forests. These shy and beautiful creatures, now on the brink of extinction, live at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, where the forest slopes are dense, cool, and wet. It’s where the giant panda’s favorite food grows in abundance -- bamboo. These guys are nuts about bamboo and eat tons of it. There are about 15 different kinds, all with varying growth periods, so food is usually just a paw or two away. Adult pandas must eat a whopping 30 pounds of bamboo leaves and stems, or 50 to 84 pounds of bamboo shoots every day. But they only digest about a fifth of what they eat. The pandas spend about half a day foraging and eating just to get the nutrients needed to sustain them. Grinding up those tough stalks is made easier thanks to the animal’s big broad flat molars. And their specialized forepaws (a “false thumb” formed by an elongated and enlarged wrist bone) make grasping and holding onto those stalks a cinch. Most of the panda’s water needs come from the bamboo itself, which is half water; and new bamboo shoots are nearly all water. Adult pandas grow up to be around three to five feet in height and weigh about 350 pounds. They are solitary creatures and stay apart from each other, except for mating. Females usually give birth to one or two cubs every two years. Newborns are blind, pinkish, hairless, and weigh only three to five ounces. Only one cub will survive since momma panda can only care for a single cub, which begins to crawl in about three months. The familiar markings appear about a month later and by six months of age, the youngster starts its bamboo diet. Giant pandas are about the size of a black bear and thought to be more
closely related to the bear than to the red panda, also known as the “lesser panda” (to differentiate between the two panda species). Zoologists also debate whether the panda is connected to raccoons. But what’s up with the black and white markings? Zoologists think the panda’s coat serves as camouflage so the bear can blend into their dappled snowy and rocky mountain surroundings. Like many wild animals, the giant panda is threatened with extinction. According to experts, there are only about 1,600 giant pandas
worldwide. Today, the main home for this endangered animal, considered a National Treasure by China, is at that country’s 500-acre Wolong Giant Panda Reserve in Sichuan Province. Early collections of Chinese writings show the panda as having different names, roughly translated as “spotted bear,” “bamboo bear,” and “large bear cat,” among others. Washington’s National Zoo has its own giant panda habitat where you can glimpse four-year-old Tai Shan, one of the zoo’s popular pandas. But you’d better hurry since he will be returning to China this month. And later this year, his parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, will also be returned to China. It’s a sad time for panda lovers. The Web has many great sites for you to explore “everything panda.” Among my favorites are the World Wildlife Fund (their symbol is the Giant Panda), National Geographic, the Washington National Zoo, and the San Diego Zoo. Comments to Kikusan2@ Comcast.net.
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Min Home Multiplication By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer I’ve started on my organizing projects again. Paperwork at home and work are huge projects. I’ve been working on paperwork and magazines at my shop for over a month. As soon as I take one bag of outdated catalogs and triplicate vendor forms to the recycle center, a whole new pile has magically appeared. Home, of course is a never-ending battle. I’d love to see the top of this desk again. I guess I should go back to my 15 minutes a day plan, where I work on one project each morning for 15 minutes until it is complete. Normally the project will take less time than envisioned originally. Sometimes you look at a problem area and feel overwhelmed – kind of like my hips. Then came the refrigerator. It seems that the plastic storage containers have multiplied all on their own and taken up all available space for new food. I think of it as leftovers 2010: the true “space” oddity. Actually, I believe there were quite a few leftovers hanging on from the 2009 holidays. How long does sour cream stay good, it’s soured already right? I wonder about salsa too. But out they go! Even though there are usually three of us eating dinner, I always have just enough left to store. It might be three pieces of broccoli or half a piece of fish, but it gets wrapped up. I hate to throw food out and some things Tidbit really doesn’t need or want to eat. My husband has a seasonal business, so I figure that if he happens to be home during the day in winter he will eat the leftovers the next day. If there is enough for two, then I will take part of the food to work. The problem comes when there is only food for one or less. I’m thinking, “I’ll leave that for my husband and he can have a nice lunch. He’s thinking, “I’ll leave that for Shelby so she can take it to
work.” Neither one of us ever mentions that to each other relying on the old marriage trick of “You should have known what I was thinking”. You might have a marriage where that works – we don’t. My husband is always telling me not to “assume”. I believe that works both ways. This all began because I started noticing a smell last week emanating from the fridge. I thought it was my husband’s hard-boiled eggs he loves so much and didn’t worry about it too much. After a few more days, I realized this was beginning to smell worse than when my son, Ryan had that adoptive egg for an elementary school project. Instead of taking it out occasionally or leaving it at school the egg had found a cozy and forgotten home in Ryan’s backpack. Egg and backpack were thrown out. The schoolbooks had a nice lingering odor though. This was the smell. I searched on the back of every shelf, and found hidden behind all the jellies, mayonnaise and pickle jars that there was a plastic wrapped bowl filled with some broccoli and cauliflower. There is not much worse smell in the world than old broccoli. I’m not too crazy about the smell when it is fresh. Once I had found the cause for the toxic dump odor, I started finding all the other bad things in the refrigerator. None smelled however. It was more a matter of combining all the doubles of things. Two opened jars of pickles. Three open containers of olives. At least three horseradish jars in various stages of use, etc, etc. I scrubbed the shelves, felt really good, and then remembered about the vegetable bin. Back to work. My husband came into the kitchen, and commented, “looks great, how about the downstairs freezer now?” I said, “How about a nice bowl of broccoli and cauliflower – just take me a minute to heat it up”. Only kidding – you’re assuming I meant the old stuff. To each new day’s adventure, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Thursday, January 14 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m. • Dave Norris DB McMillan’s (California) – 6 p.m. • Gretchen Richie – “Broadway’s Golden Era” Café des Artistes (Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. • Dance/Ladies Night w/ DJ McNa$ty Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.*
Friday, January 15 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band Donovan’s Pub (California) – 5 p.m. • Dave Norris DB McMillan’s (California) – 6 p.m. • DJ Chris Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.* • HydraFX Ruddy Duck Brewery (Solomons) – 8 p.m. • Karaoke Night Quade’s Store (Bushwood) – 8 p.m. • Open Blues Jam Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 8 p..m. • Karaoke with DJ KayCee Club 911 (Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m. • Legend Memories (Waldorf) – 9 p.m. • Roadhouse Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 9 p.m. • Silvertung Hula’s Bungalow (California) – 9 p.m. • Bent Nickel Drift Away (Cobb Island) – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 16 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band DB McMillan’s (California) – 6 p.m. • Patty & Carl Ruddy Duck Brewery (Solomons) – 6:30 p.m. • DJ Mango Lexington Lounge (Lexington Park) – 7 p.m.
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• Car 54 Hotel Charles, party room (Hughesville) – 9 p.m. • Cats Meow Blue Dog Saloon (Port Tobacco) – 9 p.m. • Citizens Band Radio Cryer’s Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. • The Craze Scott’s II (Welcome) – 9 p.m.* • Fosterchild Hula’s Bungalow (California) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and DJ T Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m. • Naked Hotel Charles, front bar (Hughesville) – 9 p.m. • No Trace Huntts Tavern (Pomfret) – 9 p.m.* • Sam Grow Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 9 p.m. • Three Sixty Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. • No Green JellyBeenz Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 17 • Bent Nickel with Southbound Moose Lodge (Mechanicsville) – 1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band DB McMillan’s (California) – 6 p.m. • Dave & Kevin Ruddy Duck Brewery (Solomons) – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20 • Captain John DB McMillan’s (California) – 6 p.m. • Karaoke w/ DJ Harry Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.* • Open Blues Jam Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m.
• Karaoke VFW Post 2632 (California) – 8 p.m.
*Call to confirm
• Bent Nickel CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 8:30 p.m.
Email events to andreashiell@ countytimes.net. Deadline for submissions is Monday at 5 p.m.
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To Grandmother’s House We Go Newtowne Players Tackle Faith, Family and Food
By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer You can’t choose your family. And for someone like Nick Cristano, the main character in “Over the River and Through the Woods,” this is both a blessing and a curse, and the Newtowne Players have worked hard to bring both sides of the issue to Three Notch Theater in their production of Joe DiPietro’s comedy, which will start on Jan. 22. Nick Cristano, a single 29-year-old marketing executive working in Manhattan – whose only close relatives are his two sets of grandparents in New Jersey – is a faithful and long-suffering grandson, eating dinner with his relatives every Sunday, but he swears he must have been adopted. Both couples are a great picture of Italian-American hilarity. Frank is an old-school Italian immigrant who won’t admit he’s a bad driver, and his wife Aida is constantly running to and from the kitchen because she always thinks her guests look hungry. And the other set, Nunzio and Emma, are “the loudest people I’ve ever met,” as Nick puts it. His story picks up as he announces that he’s been offered a dream job in Seattle, and from there things get more twisted than rotini as the grandparents draft a scheme to get him to stay. Of course Nick struggles with the question of what’s to keep him so close to his relatives. After all, these are people who never turn on the air conditioning but always keep the oven working, who enjoy debating pointless anecdotes and hassling the youngsters about settling down and getting married, and who never let any visitor leave without taking home some leftover veal. They are loud, obnoxious, nosy and overbearing. You know the types – old and adorable. In fact, if you grew up near New York or New Jersey, Newtowne Players director Tom Esposito will swear that you have run into a family just like this one, and he said he relished the idea of bringing these famous old stereotypical Italian-American archetypes to life. Stephen Rumpf plays an anxious and exasperated Nick, and does well conveying his character’s
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insecurities (though you’d think that a character like Nick would be a little less functional and a little more neurotic), and Joanne McDonald is sure to remind everyone of their own grandmother – you know, the one that’s always trying to feed the guests, even when they aren’t hungry. One person to watch is Dawn Weber, who plays the loud and lively Emma with a great Jersey drawl. Playing her husband Nunzio is James LePore, who does well playing a character struggling with his own announcement to the family. All told, the story makes for a good laugh, but hidden Photo By Sean Rice within its lines are a lot of pressing questions, said Esposito, who’s making his directorial debut with this production. “The show gives a lot of laughs, and that’s the vehicle that the play uses to deliver a very powerful and poignant message, and one that we all have to deal with, regardless of nationality,” he said. “What do we owe our parents and our grandparents, who spent a lifetime of devotion raising us, and where do we draw the line in repaying their devotion to us and making our own life.” Universal questions, to be sure, but the play delivers this message nicely, stressing both the hilarity and horror of dealing with relatives, and the warmth and glory of just having them around. “Tengo famiglia!” “Over the River and Through the Woods” will be showing at Three Notch Theater in Lexington Park from Jan. 22 to Feb. 7. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 301-737-5447 or go to www.newtowneplayers.org.
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1/15-20/09 Fri., Jan. 15 Boys’ Basketball Chopticon at Great Mills, 7 p.m. Patuxent at Leonardtown, 7 p.m. Girls’ Basketball Great Mills at Chopticon, 6:30 p.m. Leonardtown at Patuxent, 6:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken at Holy Cross, 7:30 p.m. Ice Hockey Leonardtown vs. La Plata at Capital Clubhouse, 6:45 p.m. Swimming Leonardtown vs. Chopticon at Lackey, 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 17 Boys’ Basketball Paul VI at St. Mary’s Ryken, 6 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 18 Wrestling St. Mary’s Ryken at DeMatha, 12 noon
Tues., Jan. 19 Boys’ Basketball Urbana at Great Mills, 6:30 p.m. Wrestling Great Mills at Westlake, 7 p.m. Leonardtown at North Point, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 20 Boys’ Basketball Thomas Stone at Chopticon, 7 p.m. Great Mills at Westlake, 7 p.m. Lackey at Leonardtown, 7 p.m. Girls’ Basketball Chopticon at Thomas Stone, 6:30 p.m. Westlake at Great Mills, 6:30 p.m. Leonardtown at Lackey, 6:30 p.m.
The Comedian Who Lost His Crowd
By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer By now you’ve heard the latest chapter in “The Gilbert Arenas Experience.” Just before the holidays, Arenas got into some sort of altercation with a teammate that, allegedly led to Arenas revealing several hand guns he had in the Wizards locker room; a violation of D.C. law and the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement. You would think that such an incident, in the wake of the recent gun-related deaths and shootings involving athletes and the sad history of gun violence in D.C., would prompt Arenas to respond swiftly with humble contrition. Alternatively, if he is self-consumed and didn’t “get” the broader significance of his action (and shame on him if he doesn’t), you’d think he’d realize his NBA livelihood and his $111M contract could be in jeopardy depending on how he handled himself. Yet, instead of an unequivocal apology and a display of true contrition, Arenas, the ultimate showman and endless comedian, came out after the incident with, ah-hem, guns blazing. Since admitting he had several unloaded guns in the locker room, he’s playfully suggested it was just a joke between teammates, said he really didn’t do anything wrong and broke into an outrageous dual thumb-index finger six-shooter dance in a pre-game huddle; an audacious act that led NBA Commissioner David Stern to suspend Arenas indefinitely. How in the world did it come to this? Scroll back to Captain’s log, star-date summer 2003. Arenas, a free agent and budding NBA star, signed with the Wizards and immediately breathed life into a list-
Ice Hockey St. Mary’s Ryken vs. Northern at Capital Clubhouse, 5 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 6 Boys’ Basketball McDonough 69, Chopticon 30 Great Mills 61, North Point 60 (overtime) Leonardtown 51, Westlake 43 Girls’ Basketball Chopticon 45, McDonough 44 North Point 63, Great Mills 30 Westlake 64, Leonardtown 24 Ice Hockey St. Mary’s Ryken 6, Leonardtown 5
Fri., Jan. 8 Boys’ Basketball St. Mary’s Ryken 80, Archbishop Carroll 79 (triple overtime) Ice Hockey Leonardtown 3, Bowie 2 St. Mary’s Ryken 7, La Plata 3
Sat., Jan. 9 Boys’ Basketball St. Mary’s Ryken 61, Archbishop Curley 48
Mon., Jan. 11 Boys’ Basketball Glen Burnie 61, Chopticon 34 Great Mills 60, Calvert 36 Northern 47, Leonardtown 44 Girls’ Basketball Calvert 64, Great Mills 41 Northern 43, Leonardtown 38
Tues., Jan. 12 Boys’ Basketball DeMatha 78, St. Mary’s Ryken 63 Girls’ Basketball Elizabeth Seton 64, St. Mary’s Ryken 41
less franchise that was recovering from the unceremonious departure of Michael Jordan. Arenas cured the significant MJ hangover and made professional basketball in D.C. fun again. We found out quickly that he didn’t play much defense, but he could light up the scoreboard and, in his Wizards prime, was probably as fun and as charismatic an athlete as D.C. had seen since the hey-day of John Riggins. It was impossible not to love a guy that scored 30 with regularity, played with a smile, flipped his jersey to the crowd, created catchy nicknames/alter-egos for himself like “Agent Zero” and “Hibachi”. And most importantly, the Wizards won. Arenas led the team to fourstraight playoff appearances – an unheard of accomplishment in D.C. since the late 70’s– and the franchise’s first playoff series win since 1982. But, like practically everything associated with Bullets/Wizards basketball since 1980, Arenas now looks like fools gold. The honeymoon ended late in the 2006-07 season when Arenas suffered what appeared to be an innocuous left knee injury. After several pre-mature comeback attempts – most of which seem to have been at the behest of Arenas and not the Wizards training staff – Arenas eventually needed four surgeries on the knee and played in only 15 games over two seasons. This year, with a healthy Arenas and an improved roster, was sup-
posed to be his and the Wizards’ big comeback. Instead, after mistaking his locker for a gun cabinet, the divorce process may have begun. Similar to the post-mortem on any relationship, the whole incident has left me feeling duped and disappointed. I get that goofy humor is Arenas’ shtick, his natural, go-to play in the clutch. It works for him. And we all bought it. We all loved ourselves some Gilbert Arenas. Unfortunately he’s apparently used humor so effectively and endlessly that it has clouded his ability to interpret reality. There’s noting funny about the careless handling of guns: particularly in D.C., for an employer who changed the company name to disassociate itself from gun violence, in a locker room with a teammate (Andray Blatche) who was shot in 2005 and in a town that lost Sean Taylor in 2007. That’s pretty obvious to everyone but, well, Arenas. Gilbert Arenas took the D.C. stage in 2003 and never stopped delivering his endearing sense of humor. It worked for comedian and audience for many years. In this case, though, he didn’t notice the crowd, perhaps for the first time, stopped laughing almost immediately. The comedian finally lost his crowd and likely with it the gig that was, for a time, a heck of a show. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com.
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Wesley Women Outlast St. Mary’s Dover, Del. – Four players in double digits propelled Wesley College to a 72-66 victory over St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Saturday afternoon. Juniors Angie Owens (Seaford, Del./Seaford) and Cory Boyd (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant) combined for 34 points to pace the Wolverines in their second Capital Athletic Conference win of the season. Joining Owens and Boyd in double figures were freshman guard Jazmine Miller (Dover, Del./Dover) with 11 and junior Allison Beddia (New Castle, Del./Delcastle) with 10. Owens registered a double-double with a game-high 11 rebounds while adding three blocks. The Seahawks (2-10, 1-3 CAC) put forth a late rally in the second half, overcoming an 11-point deficit to regain the lead, 54-53 with 7:08 remaining in regulation. The lead was short-lived as Wesley used a 13-0 run to reclaim the lead and stretch it to 67-54 at 1:43. Freshman guard Pui Sham (Springfield, Va./W. Springfield) led the Seahawks with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting from downtown while adding a season-best three assists. Guards Stephanie Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) and Megan Seeman (Frederick, Md./Linganore) each tallied 13 points while Saint-Aubin finished
with a double-double as she hauled in 10 boards. Senior center Alex Wenger (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) pulled down a gamebest 11 caroms. With Wenger and Saint-Aubin combining for 21 rebounds, St. Mary’s boasted a 46-34 rebounding advantage. Despite turnovers being nearly equal for the game, Wesley did a much better job on capitalizing on those miscues as the Wolverines tallied 30 points off 22 Seahawk turnovers while St. Mary’s managed 15 points off 20 turnovers for the home team.
Shooting 48.0% from the floor, including 4-of-8 from downtown, allowed Wesley (7-6, 2-3 CAC) to edge the Seahawks, 32-29, at halftime. The Wolverines rushed off to an 11-2 start as Owens capped the run with a three-pointer at 15:59. Nine points was Wesley’s biggest lead of the first half before the visitors used an 11-2 run to knot the contest at 29-29 with 48 seconds left in the half as Saint-Aubin finished the jumper. A threepointer by senior guard Michele Mules (York, Pa./Susquehannock) gave the Wolverines the three-point edge at intermission.
Seahawk Men Survive Wesley Dover, Del. – Senior guard Camontae Griffin (Baltimore, Md./Dunbar) poured in a game-high 27 points while No. 20 St. Mary’s College of Maryland closed out the game on a 15-6 run to post an 81-74 victory over Wesley College Saturday afternoon as the Seahawks remain second in the Capital Athletic Conference standings. Junior Rudy Thomas (Milton, Del./Sus-
sex Tech) provided Wesley with its second lead of the game as Thomas’ two free throws at 4:07 tied the game and then his layup at 3:43 gave his squad a 68-66 advantage. St. Mary’s took it from there as Griffin’s two free throws sparked the 15-6 run that lifted his team to their fifth consecutive victory while junior center Sam Burum (Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman) notched six points in the run. Guards Alex Franz (Catonsville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) and James Davenport (Owings Mills, Md./Loyola Blakefield) also finished in double figures for the Seahawks (11-2, 4-1 CAC) with 12 points each. Davenport’s contribution off the bench was a seasonhigh for the sophomore guard while Franz added game-highs of five steals and four assists. Forwards Johann Jones (Severn, Md./Meade Senior) and Brian Grashof (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) each pulled down a team-best seven rebounds while Jones matched a career-best with three assists. The Seahawks started off with a quick 7-2 lead before four points from senior forward Alphonzo Wright (Dover, Del./Polytech) staked Wesley’s only advantage of the first half, 8-7, at 14:57. Following freshman Paul Reynolds (Smyrna, Del./Smyrna) three-point play for a 15-15 draw at 9:13, the visitors set the tone for the remainder ofthe first half with an 11-2 run in a two-minute span. Wesley (7-6, 1-4 CAC) would get no closer than 30-24 at 3:44 as St. Mary’s stretched its lead to 10 (39-29) before heading into halftime with a 3930 margin. The Seahawks connected on a majority of their shots in the first half, shooting 51.9% from the floor and 90% from the free throw line. Thomas and Reynolds led the Wolverines 21 points apiece while Wright added a game-high nine boards and eight points. The Seahawks showed why they are the conference leaders in threepoint field goal percentage as their perimeter defense held Wesley to a dismal 2-of-18 from downtown. However, the Wolverines, who are third in the same category, were unable to slow down the visitors as St. Mary’s connected on 41.7% (5-of-12) of its long-range shots.
Heyde Named SMC Athlete of the Month for December Kelly Heyde (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s swim team was selected by the Department of Athletics and Recreation as the December Athlete of the Month after setting two Capital Athletic Conference records and two school marks along with three NCAA cuts as St. Mary’s finished sixth at the 13-team Franklin & Marshall College Invitational.
Kelly Heyde
The 5-2 freshman is currently ranked third in all of Division III in the 400 individual medley with her record-setting time and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:28.39. Heyde picked up an NCAA ‘A’ cut in capturing the 400 IM in 4:28.39, establishing a CAC, school and F&M Invitational record in the process. She knocked off the league’s oldest standing record, shattering University of Mary Washington’s Shannon Hutcherson’s 1993 mark of 4:33.22. Heyde also displaced her own record of 4:33.71 from November 21. She then set another school and conference record in the 200 butterfly with an NCAA ‘B’ cut of 2:05.57 to take second place in the event. Heyde replaced UMW’s Lorena de la Garza’s 2007 mark of 2:06.55 while breaking her own mark of 2:07.71 from October 31. For her final individual event, she finished second in the 200 IM with an NCAA provisional time of 2:10.39. Heyde helped the Seahawks stake a thirdplace finish in the 800 free relay; a fourth-place finish in the 400 medley relay; a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay; and a ninth-place finish in the 400 free relay. She garnered her third CAC Swimmer of the Week accolade on December 9 and boasts the conference’s top times in the 200 fly, 400 IM and 1000 freestyle while owning the second-best time in the 200 IM and the third-best in the 100 breaststroke.
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Blondino’s Hat Trick Helps Knights Zip Past La Plata By Chris Stevens Staff Writer WALDORF – Not every goal in ice hockey is a powerful slap shot or a pretty individual move complete with the shaking of the goalie. Led by freshman center Nathan Blondino’s three goals and two assists, the St. Mary’s Ryken hockey team scored its goals in the trenches Friday night, grinding out a 7-3 win over MSHL Southern Division foe La Plata, keeping themselves in the conversation for a playoff spot. “The guys stepped up with the injuries we had and showed some fight,” head coach Chris Palombi said, citing injuries to forwards Bruce Lim and T.J. Munns. “They continue to strive to be successful and never let
each other down.” The Knights (5-2-0 in Southern Division play) trailed 2-1 in the second period, but three quick goals, either on rebounds or tips in front of Warriors goalie D.J. Dunlevy, put them ahead to stay while sophomore goalie Greg Myers came up with clutch saves down the stretch. “His work ethic is incredible,” Palombi says. “He does work on and off to get better. The more he plays, the better he’s getting.” For Myers, who stopped 17 of the 20 shots he faced on the evening, the late barrage of shots that La Plata took at him late in the game was just another day in the life of a high school goaltender. “You just don’t think about it and try to
Webb shot past Dunlevy for the go ahead goal. Blondino scored later in the period and added two goals in the final 90 seconds of the third period to provide the Knights with their final cushion. “You have to get some hungry goals,” Blondino said. “We were down early, so we knew we had to start crashing the net and get some rebounds.” For the Knights, now just two points behind division co-leaders Northern and Huntingtown for first place, continuing to work hard down the stretch will be key. “We’ll keep tweaking with the system, especially with Northern and Huntingtown coming up,” Palombi says. “They know they have to keep fighting.” chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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The Knights’ Daniel Batong battles along the boards with Taylor McFadden of La Plata during Ryken’s 73 victory over the Warriors Friday night.
make the saves,” he simply said. With Myers keeping the Knights’ close, the top line of Blondino and juniors Daniel Batong and Matt McGowan won the game for Ryken. McGowan controlled a Batong shot and pushed it past Dunlevy at the 7:55 mark of the second to tie the game. 49 seconds later Batong batted a J.D.
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Nathan Blondino of St. Mary’s Ryken and La Plata’s Bryce Berryhill face off for control of the puck.
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Sp rts Defense Carries Hornets Past Calvert By Chris Stevens Staff Writer GREAT MILLS – With five seconds in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s boys’ basketball game at Great Mills, Calvert forward Davon Jackson drove baseline and scored on a reverse lay-up. The significance of Jackson’s basket was it was the only points Calvert scored in the quarter, as the Hornets claimed a 60-36 victory over the Cavaliers, moving their record to 6-2 on the season. “Give Calvert credit, they put the pressure on us in the third quarter, forced turnovers and got some easy shots,” Hornets coach Frank Peck said. “Once we settled down and were able to attack their press, we took care of business.” The Hornets were led by senior guard Moe Queen’s 14 points and senior center Photo By Chris Stevens Basil Moye’s 13, Great Mills’ Tarez Jones makes a move for the basket nine coming in during the Hornets’ 60-36 win over Calvert Monday the crucial fourth quarter to saw a night. slim Hornet lead expand to as large as 26 points. “Calvert got stronger, got confident with their shots, but as the game progressed, we clamped down on defense,” said Moye, who also pulled down six rebounds. “We kept our heads up and kept playing.” The Hornets looked poised to cruise to victory as they took a 30-13 halftime lead. The Cavaliers had other plans, as forwards Ryvell Jones (The game’s leading scorer with 18 points) and C.J. Cannon led Calvert to a 21-point third quarter, clawing back to within nine (43-34) at the end of the period. “We did well on the boards, but in the third quarter, we started having a bad game,” Queen said. “We picked up it up a little bit and came back.” The Hornets picked it up on the defensive end where they held the Cavaliers scoreless until Jackson’s hoop with five seconds left in the game. “We’ve been working hard in practice on defense, and the effort showed tonight,” Queen said. Meanwhile, Great Mills scored 17 points themselves in the final period, with Moye’s nine points leading the way. His driving lay-up at the three minute mark pushed the Hornet lead to 54-34 and sew up their sixth win of the season – one more than they had all of last year. “Everything’s coming together,” Moye said with a smile. “I feel like we’re going to have a good season.” “We’re starting to gel a little bit,” Peck added. “It’s still early in the season, but everybody’s Photo By Chris Stevens starting to learn each other.” chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Senior guard Moe Queen led Great Mills with 14 points.
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Roadrunners Cruise Past Ryken Girls By Chris Stevens Staff Writer LEONARDTOWN – The first quarter of Tuesday night’s Washington Catholic Athletic Conference game between St. Mary’s Ryken and Elizabeth Seton was evenly played. After that, the Roadrunners, led by Georgia Tech-bound Tyaunna Marshall’s 15 points, put on the after-burners and cruised to a 64-41 victory over the Knights, a game that let Ryken head coach Tara Everly know that her team is still a work in progress in competing with the WCAC elite. “They took it to us,” Everly said afterwards. “They shot the ball really well and they were definitely on.” “We knew what our jobs were,” said junior guard Zakiya Chambers-Hunter. “We didn’t do it, simple as that. We did our jobs in the first quarter, after that, we fell apart.” The Knights (6-5 on the season) led through most of the first quarter, before Seton took a 14-13 lead into the second. From there, the Roadrunners, using their patented ball-movement and backdoor play, took the second period by a 16-7 margin and had a lead as large as 25 points in the second
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LaChae Leftridge (10) and Amy Bennett of St. Mary’s Ryken battle with the Roadrunners’ Jazmine Missouri (23) for a rebound.
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“We knew it was coming,” Chambers-Hunter (13 points) said of the backdoor play. “Our style of defense is help defense, and we learned the hard way tonight that we can’t play that style against them.” The Knights also struggled offensively, as only Hunter and sophomore Katie McCormick (the game’s leading scorer with 20 points) reached double figures for the Knights on the evening. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, we’re not running our offense, and it’s hurting us right now,” McCormick said. As for the ultimate goal, Everly hasn’t given up on becoming a topfour team in the conference, and neither have her players. “A win tonight would’ve indicated where we’re at, but we can’t let this bother us,” she said. “We just have to get better and pull together as a team.” “If we play hard like we did in the first quarter,” Chambers-Hunter said, “we should be fine.” Photo By Frank Marquart
Katie McCormick led St. Mary’s Ryken with 20 points.
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Special Olympics St. Mary’s County Plays Memorable State Soccer Tournament Special Olympics St. Mary’s County sports competitions are a source of many remarkable events for the athletes and coaches who participate. This year’s State Soccer Competition is no different. The competition and the accomplishments of the athletes are memorable. Over 70 athletes, coaches, partners, and family members traveled to the Crown Sports Complex in Fruitland, Maryland, near Salisbury, to compete in a series of divisioned soccer games. The St. Mary’s County contingent consisted of four traditional soccer teams (7v7) and a player development team. They participated in a rousing Opening Ceremonies, preparing them for the excitement of the day. Each team played in a series of games against similarly-skilled opponents. St. Mary’s Team 1, consisting of all athletes, competed in a division with unified teams (consisting of athletes and partners). They played against teams from the Harford, Howard, and Allegheny Counties. This
Andrew Gill controls the ball.
team worked really hard and brought home the gold. They were coached by John Toner and Jim Hawkins. John commented, “the whole team, down to the last man and woman, played better than I have ever seen them play. They definitely stepped up their game to a new level against a group of unified teams. One of the referee’s even commented on how potent our team’s attack was. Also, Daniel Simpson stepped in and played goalie for us for the first time in the absence of Sam Huffman and did a great job. He was very talkative throughout all of the games directing his teammates and shouting encouragement. He was a picture of how a goalie should play the game. Jim and I are very proud of the team and their accomplishment.” St. Mary’s Team 2, led by Jim Patrey and Jim Bucci, played extremely well, also. Each member of the team made stellar contributions to the team’s success. Coach Patrey was amazed with athlete Shelby Boyer, “the dashes she made after making a goal was great.” She scored five times during the overall competition. “Goalie James Sewell only allowed 3 goals in the six games that the t e a m played t h i s season. Pretty impressive.” This team brought home silver medals to acknowledge their performance. Special thanks to the McNamara brothers who volunteered as assistant coaches during the training sessions.
Russell Bucci heads downfield with the ball during the Maryland Special Olympics Soccer Tournament.
St. Mary’s Team 3, led by Serge and Terri Lefebvre, went up against some aggressive competitors, but they held their own. Teams from Garrett, Howard and Anne Arundel were in their division. Coach Lefebvre commented, “Even though we were up against heavy competition, our team pulled together and did great.” Team 3 brought home the silver medal. St. Mary’s Team 4 was inspiring. This team includes athletes who have joined soccer for the first time. They are not large in stature, but they are huge in spirit and enthusiasm. They successfully played against teams from Calvert and Baltimore County, winning the gold medal. Coach Mark Fondren and assistant coach, Lisa McAloon commented, “they played better than I have ever seen. They had so much energy and proved they knew the game. Each athlete should be very proud of how they played.” St. Mary’s Player Development Team also
did well. This team consists of athletes who are just learning soccer along with coach mentors who play on the field with the athletes, directing and supporting them in the game. This team played a nail biter against Anne Arundel County. In their second game, they competed against a team with more skilled players; however, they held their own. Michelle Johnson and Karla Kless played offense supported by Kristin Klear. They handled the ball and performed personal bests. With Ronnie Noordzy in the goal and defensive players Andy Thompson and Vincent Treglia, the team gained the confidence to continue play, even against a strong team. Partners Vicki Pilkington, Shelly Debeltz and Connie Thompson, along with Coach Gene Thompson were extremely impressed with the stamina and commitment of the athletes. As they continue to learn the sport, they can use this experience to be even better.
Rice Leads Ravens to 33-14 Win Over Patriots By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – The decade of the New England Patriots is over. The Baltimore Ravens began the new one with a stunning, start-to-finish beating of the three-time Super Bowl champions. From Ray Rice’s 83-yard touchdown run on the game’s first offensive play to the sack of Tom Brady on the Patriots last, the underdog Ravens showed Sunday what they had known all along. “Everyone expected to win,” cornerback Chris Carr said. “The more we watched film, we would tell each other during the week that we felt we were better than this team.” On Sunday, the Patriots provided more video evidence of that. Six minutes into the Ravens’ 33-14 playoff win that sent them to Indianapolis for a game Saturday night, they led 14-0. Many fans who showed up too late to see Rice’s burst up the middle booed. “I’d have been booing us, too, the way we played,” said Brady, who threw three interceptions and gained less than
200 yards passing for the fourth time in his last five games. “Playing the way we played today, we weren’t going to beat anybody.” Baltimore’s running trio of Rice, Willis McGahee and Le’Ron McClain overpowered and sidestepped defenders for 234 yards, 159 by Rice, not far from the Patriots season-low 196 yards of total offense. Rice ran for two touchdowns and McGahee and McClain ran for one each against a team that had allowed just six rushing touchdowns all season. The Ravens (10-7) led 24-0 after one quarter and 27-7 after Dawan Landry’s interception on the Patriots second series of the third quarter led to Billy Cundiff’s 23-yard field goal. “We understood that Brady was their key, just like next week, Peyton will be key,” Ray Lewis said. “If you can get to Brady and rattle him early, you have a great chance.” That’s what the Ravens did. On the Patriots’ third play, Terrell Suggs strip-sacked Brady and recovered the fumble. On the fourth, Brady was sacked by Lewis. On the 11th, he was intercepted by Carr. On the 13th, Ed Reed got the interception, setting up Cundiff’s 27-yard field goal that made it 24-0 with 1:19 still to go in the
first quarter. For the Ravens, a win over the Colts would send them to the AFC championship game as a wild-card team for the second straight year. For the Patriots, the rebuilding process continues after they lost key defenders Richard Seymour, Mike Vrabel, Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi to trades or retirement before the season. “Their era is not over, they know how to win,’’ Rice said. ``But for the Ravens, to beat the New England Patriots set a precedent. We’ll always remember this win.” It will be tough for the Patriots to forget. “We didn’t come to play,” said Pro Bowl nose tackle Vince Wilfork, who returned after missing three games with a foot injury. “Never had a chance from the first play to the last play. They came in and they wanted it more than us.” And the Ravens should have added confidence going into Indianapolis. “It all depends on whether we can go down there and duplicate what we did here,” receiver Derrick Mason said. “I don’t think anyone was intimidated by the New England Patriots or their mystique.”
THURSDAY January 14, 2010
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Therapy Dog Has Miles Under His Three Paws
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Hat Trick Helps Knights Zip Past La Plata
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Ryken Chases Roadrunners
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