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Capt. Stephen Schmeiser and Sen. Roy Dyson stop to talk in the halls at Great Mills High School during the first day of classes on Wednesday, when they toured several schools with Superintendent Michael Martirano.

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St. John’s School in Hollywood is on the mend, with construction crews hard at work repairing the portion of the building that collapsed during a snowstorm in February. Students will continue to take classes at Holy Angels Sacred Heart in Avenue until repairs are completed this winter. SEE PAGE 14

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Janette Norris, county treasurer, and challenger County Commissioner Daniel H. Raley, debated technological improvements at a Monday night candidate forum sponsored by the St. Mary’s County League of Women Voters. SEE PAGE 6

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Farmer Wants to Move Ahead With Slaughterhouse

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Johnny Knott, the Hollywood farmer who has met some community opposition for proposing to build a slaughterhouse on farmland on Reeves Road, says that he plans to try to move

“Somebody’s going to pass this thing,” Knott told The County Times. “But the road issue makes it too difficult to find a place in the county anywhere.” Derick Berlage, director of the county’s Department of Land Use and Growth Management, said that because the Reeves Road property did

the rural northern end of the county it would be even more difficult to find a place for it else where. Bob Schaller, head of the county’s Department of Economic and Community Development, said that the slaughterhouse, which has been proposed as a small operation of no more than a few cattle being killed each day, is vital to helping agriculture staying profitable in St. Mary’s. “We have to find ways to keep this farm community viable and it can’t be just through crops,” Schaller said. “I hope there’s not enough anxiety that the idea [of a slaughterhouse] gets squelched.” Donna Sasscer, a county agricultural specialist who attended the recent meeting, said that community opposition remains stiff in the face of the slaughter house project. Citizens have complained that even a small operation could bring disease concerns as well as more traffic on an already narrow country road. They also worry that if the county commission-

ers change the zoning ordinance, Knott would be able to proceed with his plan. For his part, Knott has said he would use an incinerator to dispose of any waste to help eliminate any smell. “There was such an outcry about this proposal and people didn’t seem to want it anywhere, and that’s sad,” Sasscer said. The county used to be the second largest hog producer in the state, Sasscer said, before the market price of hogs dropped about 20 years ago. And while that level of production was not likely to come to the county again, Sasscer said, it showed that the county had been a profitable place for the meat processing business at one time. Knott said that his next step will be to go to the county’s Board of Appeals for a ruling on whether he can proceed with his project. “When I first started this it was to help the farmers,” Knott said of the project that was endorsed by the county Farm Bureau. “Now it’s been blown out of proportion.”

Photo by Sean Rice Johnny Knott, shown working his 30-acre farm in Mechanicsville, saying said he is going to press ahead with his proposal to open a meat processing facility on his farm, despite outcry from neighbors and some politicians.

ahead with the project despite initial word from the county’s land use and zoning authority that it would not be permitted because he does not have proper road access.

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not have access to a minor or major arterial road, such as Route 5 or Route 235, the distribution of beef from the site could not be allowed. “The zoning ordinance doesn’t allow it,” Berlage said. “Reeves Road is a local road… it is not even close to a minor arterial road.” Despite the county’s insistence that the project cannot proceed on Reeves Road, the community there appears to still be worried about the proposal. County economic development officials who support the project being placed somewhere in the county say that if it cannot get support in

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ews What do you think has changed most for students since you went to school? “I think that St. Mary’s County Public Schools has very high expectations of their students. They expect everyone to be college and career ready when they leave school,” said Wendy Zimmerman, Academic Dean at Fairlead Academy.

Garth E. Bowling, Jr., principle of Chopticon High School, said he had seen a lot of changes sweep society and schools since he graduated high school in the 1960s. “I graduated from La Plata High School around the same time that the first class from Chopticon graduated … but probably the most significant change has been in the way we teach,” he said. “There used to be very little talk of standardized tests, or even of SAT scores, even in the 80s … so academic standards and accountability have changed a lot.”

Tracey Heibel, who graduated from Great Mills High School in 1981 and now serves as the school’s principal, said that technology is the biggest change she sees. “I really think technology has changed the culture,” she said. “That is the biggest thing. I just think the pace of daily living has increased. People just do more, and having two working parents wasn’t the norm when I was in high school.”

Commissioners Deny Water Upgrade for Rural Property In Mechanicsville By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

The Board of County Commissioners denied a proposal to allow a community water source on farmland in Mechanicsville that a developer needed to build out as many as 115 lots of single family homes Tuesday. Residents of Mechanicsville in the area of Flora Corner Road had recently petitioned the county commissioners in a letter writing campaign to deny the Multiflora LLC request to get the water category upgrade, fearing that a subsequent devel-

opment would be allowed to take up more land they believed should be preserved. The vote denial was unanimous. The developer of the project already had 24 lots approved and had submitted a concept site plan that envisioned another 91, but county planning and zoning authorities said that the concept plan could not go forward without a communal water system. “You had to look at the character of the development,” Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) told The County Times. “It was just going to pack them [new homes] in there.”

Raley said that the letter writing campaign by citizens against the water upgrade was matched by the developer sending in copious amounts of information on the planned development to get support, but in the end the applicant could not negotiate the hurdle the current lay of the land provided. Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown) said that the commissioner board’s previous decision to take that parcel of land out of the zoning queue for potential intense development and place it back into rural preservation sealed their decision.

“We had kind of set the tone for what was reasonable to put there in the Comprehensive Plan… in the recent change back to the Rural Preservation District,” Mattingly said. Leaving the land open for more intense development would have created a kind of corridor of construction that did not fit what the community there wanted, he said. “It’s just the wrong place for the intense development like that,” Mattingly said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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ews Today’s Newsmakers In Brief On whether the County Treasurer’s office has kept up with technology for customers.

On the issue of whether the state bases its support of counties on their cooperation with state policies.

“We embrace technology, we don’t run away from technology.”

“There’s always a carrot and stick approach.”

County Treasurer Jannette Norris

Candidate for Commissioner President Kenneth Boothe

Opponent Claims Bohanan Committed a Felony By Sean Rice Staff Writer Erik Anderson, Republican candidate running against incumbent Democrat John Bohanan for the Maryland House of Delegates seat representing District 29B, last week accused his opponent of committing a felony. Speaking before a St. Mary’s County Republican Club meeting at DB McMillan’s restaurant in California on Aug. 19, Anderson said several times that Bohanan is “involved in illegal activities.” During Anderson’s brief speech, he stated that he himself has never been involved in illegal activities and went into specific detail about two speeding tickets he received, but did not elaborate on what illegal activities he was claiming Bohanan committed, leaving the crowd of 40-50 people to wonder what type of “illegal activities” he was accusing. When contacted by The County Times, Anderson explained that he was speaking about Bohanan’s involvement in passing a balanced state budget. Anderson said when the 26 members of the House Appropriations Committee last legislative session put forward House Bill 470 and House Bill 150, the passage of those bills by the legislature constituted federal “fiduciary breach of trust.” Anderson said that in his opinion, the actions of these two bills, which took $500 million from special funds designated for counties and moved it to the general fund to balance the budget, was illegal under federal law. “Believe it or not, that got the state of Maryland into the investment banking business, and when they did that, it then obligated them to a whole bunch of federal Title 15 investment banking rules.” “I’m not a lawyer, I’m certainly not a judge,” Anderson said. “What I do as a citizen and a candidate is present the evidence and let the voter decide.” When asked about why he only vaguely stated Bohanan was “involved in illegal activity” during the Republican Club meeting, Anderson said he had only about 45 seconds to speak. “I’m not saying he’s a criminal. I will absolutely, unequivocally stick by my guns and say that is the job of our legal system to make that judgment,” Anderson said. “We’ve all seen it in that people are presumed guilty until proven innocent, and it’s a very unfortunate happenstance.” When asked why he singled out Bohanan for actions of the 26-member appropriations committee and the entire legislative body that approved the budget, Anderson said: “For me, in 29B, it’s about my opponent.” Anderson, a member of the Town Hall Alliance slate of candidates, said he wrote a detailed column in St. Mary’s Today outlining his research, but he has not spoke publicly about his claims. Bohanan told The County Times that he does not think it is appropriate to make this level of accusations about a political opponent. “I don’t see where it has any real place when trying to get to real issues, and discuss real issues. When I was sworn into the House of Delegates I held my hand on a bible and swore that I would uphold the constitution. “We have to balance our budget every year and that’s what we do. I do that and I believe I’ve done it honestly,” he said.

Correction In the Aug. 19 issue of The County Times an article stated in error that the board that runs the county fair did so at the behest of the Board of County Commissioners.

Audit Slams State Taxation Agency

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

A report from the state’s Office of Legislative Audits takes the state’s own Department of Assessments and Taxation to task for not identifying and following up enforcement on corporations that had let their corporate charters expire and were still conducting business as well as not verifying that home owners who received homestead tax credits were eligible for the benefit. The findings in the audit, conducted from February of 2007 through August of last year, calls into question whether the state tax office has adequately collected all the business and property taxes due it. The report also stated that the tax agency did not have proper record keeping practices in some instances regarding cash receipts, contract services and security of its own information systems. Legislative Auditor Bruce Myers said that the deficiencies in the latest report have dogged the agency for the past several years. “We had this in the last report, too,” Myers told The County Times. “Some [businesses] were operating for sure [without a charter] and admitted to conducting business without paying fees and related penalties.” The audit found that out of 793 businesses identified as potentially operation illegally, 501 did not receive adequate enforcement actions from the state tax agency. Of the 501 businesses, 75 admitted to conducting business without submitting the required fees as of February 2010, the audit reported. The audit tallied up the potential fines and fees owed

by the corporations at $220,900, but Myers said that tally was just for one year and could be larger if the same corporations had operated that way for a longer period of time. The audit also showed that for tax year 2010 the state did not receive $86.8 million and local jurisdictions gave up about $1.3 billion in property taxes, from homestead tax credits. “We’re not saying that there were any errors made or savings to be had,” Myers said Wednesday. “We’re saying it’s an important area to make sure you’re doing it right.” In a response to the audit, the tax agency stated that not all of the forfeited corporations mentioned in the report may have been required to file an annual report and a filing fee because they did not have “sufficient business activity or legal nexus in the state” though it agreed in principal that corporate forfeitures were not adequately overseen. The agency also stated it would review the homestead tax credit issue. County Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills), who is seeking the county treasurer’s office this year, said that the deficiencies in the audit questioned whether the state was ensuring that everyone was being treated fairly when it came to tax collection. “That goes to the issue of fairness,” Raley said. “Everybody wants everybody else to play by the rules, if they [the state tax office] are the ones supposed to be enforcing the rules they need to do their job. “If they don’t then shame on them.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

MetCom Examining Water Hookup Requirements By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The chair of the Metropolitan Commission’s board of directors said Tuesday that the agency is considering recommending to the state that they be given more latitude in determining which residents have to hook up to new water or sewer lines that MetCom lays down. “We have to examine the impact that would have on our customer base,” said Kathleen Werner, who added that the board would also look at whether to recommend that they simply be allowed to grant more time to residents to hook up. “We’ll be looking at both options,” Werner said after a joint meeting between her board and the Board of County Commissioners. Under the current state law, when MetCom lays down a new water or sewer line, residents affected by the project in the neighborhood are required to hook up to the line at their own cost. But this was one of the main issues discussed during the task force meetings on MetCom’s governance structure amid citizen complaints that they were being forced to hook up to a new line on Chancellors Run Road even after they had spent money to have their own well systems. The county commissioner board has advised the MetCom leadership to accept quickly many of

the 14 recommendations that the task force proffered, including restricting Jacquelyn Meiser from holding the director seat and general counsel position concurrently. Another recommendation the commissioners wanted the MetCom board to adopt was to ensure Meiser could not continue with her outside legal practice as it could lead to potential conflicts of interest. Despite pressure from commissioners, the MetCom board has stated it would take such recommendations “under advisement.” Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown) said the MetCom leadership should try to come up with their own solution along the recommendations’ guidelines before the state delegation did in the next legislative session in Annapolis. “It gives you more control over your own destiny rather than leaving it up to the legislature,” Mattingly said. Meiser replied that those recommendations had to be addressed by the MetCom board. “As to the specifics of the progress I’m not the one to comment,” Meiser said. “You’re in an awkward position but you’re doing a good job,” Mattingly said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Voters Get First Look at Candidates By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Photo by Sean Rice Dorothy Andrews and Cindy Jones, who are vying for the District 1 seat held by Kenneth Dement, focused on either lowering taxes or keeping them from rising as part of their campaign platform.

Photo by Sean Rice Henry Camaioni and Joe DiMarco, candidates for the District 29 A seat, agreed on many issues like opposing abortion and supporting traditional marriage

Photo by Sean Rice Jannette Norris, county treasurer, and challenger County Commissioner Daniel H. Raley, debated technological improvements at a Monday night candidate forum.

County residents heard the first public pitches from office seekers with primary opposition at a League of Women Voters forum Monday night; some came off more polished than others while others left questions unanswered. And still other candidates did not take the podium, or show up, in what was by no means an all-incluPhoto by Sean Rice sive event. None of the four members of The Lexington Park Library hosted a packed house to hear office seekers express their views the Republican Town Hall Alliance Monday night. slate who have primary opposition several years ago, adding that jurisdictions like St. Mary’s attended the forum, except for Dan Morris who faces Bran- “carried the burden” of the legislation. don Hayden for the republican nomination to the second Boothe, a life-long county resident and farmer who district commissioner seat race. Hayden was in attendance, said he wants to preserve the rural character of the county, and would have debate Morris, but Morris left just as the said he was not in favor of supporting law from the state that event began. he believed would essentially confiscate residents land. Incumbent County Treasurer Jannette Norris(D) “I’d like to stand up for the citizens of St. Mary’s faced off against opponent and outgoing County Commis- County,” he said. sioner Daniel H. Raley, in which Raley told the audience Boothe said he supported the constant yield property that the office must become more technologically savvy to tax rate while McKay said that the key to alleviating the stay relevant. burden of increasing property tax payments was to get the Norris defended her long service in the office, saying economy moving again so incomes would rise. that she had run the office efficiently and at a low cost, say“Constant yield is not a management tool.” McKay ing that when she took office 16 years ago she had four said. “We’ve got to lift the albatross of government off of employee and still has four employees today. people’s shoulders.” McKay agreed property taxes should “Mrs. Norris… is as honest as the day is long,” Raley be lowered. said. “But I sincerely believe the office has not kept up with Both agreed that the current board’s decision to buy the times.” the Hayden Farm property outside of Leonardtown was Norris replied that technological upgrades to her of- questionable at best. fice, like voice mail, were in some cases unwanted by cus“The worthiness remains to be seen,” Boothe said. tomers and would put too much of a burden on her staff. “I would’ve voted ‘no’,” McKay said to the deal. “My customers don’t like it,” she said. “I don’t know “The commissioner president sets the agenda and when we would find the time to answer all those voicemails.” meeting times, and I would’ve never, never, never schedNorris also said that her office refrained from sending out uled that meeting on Christmas Eve,” McKay said, adding tax bills on July 1 as other jurisdictions because informa- that he would have scheduled up to three public hearings tion on the rolls was not always complete. on the issue. “I don’t like sending out incorrect bills,” Norris said. James “Randy” Guy, Town Hall Alliance candidate Henry E. Camaioni and Joe DiMarco, both vying for for commissioner president, did not attend. the state District 29A seat in the Republican primary, both Dorothy Andrews and Cindy Jones, both Republican agreed on several points from recognizing gay marriages candidates for the District 1 seat held by Kenneth Dement, in Maryland — both opposed that in favor of traditional who did not show up for the forum, said that taxes were one marriage — to opposing tax payer funded abortions. of their main issues. But when they were asked about having non-union Jones said she was in favor of holding taxes where they teachers pay what is known as “fair share” for the union to were as well as curtailing the income tax, Andrews said she negotiate salaries on their behalf, they seemed stymied. was in favor of reducing taxes to unburden businesses. Both stated that they were not very familiar with the The Town Hall Alliance candidate in this race, Richsubject and declined to answer. ard Johnson, did not attend. While some after the meeting complained of the failure to answer, Todd Eberly, a political science professor at Editor Sean Rice contributed to the story. St. Mary’s College, said that the ultimate decision was up to voters. “That simply speaks to how comfortable they were in answering the question,” Eberly said. “That should factor into a voter’s decision.” Both candidates touted their fiscal conservatism, however, and said that they would work to lower taxes if elected and also cut government spending. Town Hall Alliance Slate Candidate for Dist. 29A James Morgan did not attend. Thomas F. McKay, former commissioner president, and Kenneth Boothe, both Republicans seeking the commissioner board’s top spot, told the audience that they were concerned about the critical area laws that govern land use in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and that they eroded private property rights. “I saw first hand the inequities in Photo by Sean Rice the critical area commission,” McKay Thomas F. McKay, left, and Kenneth Boothe, agreed that property taxes needed to be said from his experience in that body lowered but McKay said that constant yield was not the best method. Boothe supported going to a constant yield on property taxes.

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Editorial: Candidates Use Same Old No-Show Tactic’s

Monday evening a huge crowd of St. Mary’s County citizens packed the meeting room at Lexington Park Library to get their one opportunity to learn about and listen to candidates running for local election before the September 14th primary election. In what may have been the largest turnout ever for an election forum in St. Mary’s, it was obvious that many voters wanted to know about their choices in the upcoming election. The forum was hosted and conducted by The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan organization which holds these forums to allow the public an opportunity to be informed when voting. Larry Jarboe, who is running for re-election as county commissioner, along with his hand selected slate of candidates which includes Randy Guy, Rich Johnson, Dan Morris, and Matt Morgan, decided not to participate in the forum. Of the group, only Dan Morris even showed up at the forum, but as the debate was beginning, Morris left. As he was leaving he was confronted by his primary opponent, Brandon Hayden who was looking forward to the debate between the two. Morris simply told Hayden he was leaving, not wanting to debate him. Those that did show to participate in the debate were Thomas F. McKay and Kenneth Boothe, who are running for Commissioner President. Cindy Jones and Dorothy Andrews, who are running for Commissioner from District 1. Brandon Hayden who is running for Commissioner from District 2. Joe DiMarco and Henry Camaioni who are running for House of Delegates District 29A. Jan Norris and Dan Raley who are running for County Treasurer. In 2002, while running for County Commissioner, Larry Jarboe and his hand selected team at the time pulled the same stunt. The Chamber of Commerce was hosting a general election debate between the five Republican candidates for county commissioner and the five Democrat candidates for county commissioner at Leonardtown High School. All five Democrat candidates showed up while only Thomas F. McKay showed up from the five Republican candidates. The photo in the local newspaper the next day showed the five Democrats seated on stage alongside McKay and four empty chairs next to him. McKay successfully debated the entire group by himself. Elections have consequences, and people have not only a right to know who they are voting for, they have a personal responsibility to learn as much as they can in order to make an informed decision. Hundreds of people went out of their way Monday evening to learn about the candidates and the people they hope will be leading our county and our state. People are unhappy with their current government and they want change, but they want to know what kind of change they can expect. They know all too well that the last time they voted for change, the last election for President of the United States, they got change all right, but it wasn’t the change they expected. They don’t want to make the same kind of mistake again. You have to wonder why these guys don’t want to answer questions, what are they hiding. What kind of candidate would ask you to trust him or her with your $200 million government but won’t even show up for the job interview? While some candidates may have been more prepared than others, those that did show proved they are willing to face the voters and be accountable for who they are and how they would serve the people if elected. Jarboe’s gang of Guy, Johnson, Morris, and Matt Morgan, by failing to show, throws open and honest government to the wind.

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Keep Experience in Office, Vote Jan Norris Treasurer

I am writing to encourage that everyone vote to keep Jannette (Jan) Norris as County Treasurer. She has done a good job and will continue to serve you well. I know the office and its’ demands as I was the County Treasurer for four terms and I also know how important experience is in this very responsible position. As I chose to end my tenure I was happy to endorse Jan since she had worked in my office and was well qualified to assume the responsibility. Certainly Mr. Dan Raley has every right to run for Treasurer but there is no reason to choose

him over Mrs. Norris. I doubt that his position as County Commissioner provided Mr. Raley any experience regarding the day-to-day demands and knowledge necessary to run the office of Treasurer. Let’s continue to give St. Mary’s County the proven record of experience we all deserve…. Vote Jannette P. Norris for County Treasurer on September 14th. You will be glad you did. Katherine (Kay) D’Esposito Leonardtown

Greenwell Foundation Therapeutic Riding Program Thankful for Support The Greenwell Foundation would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Tim Modic of Mechanicsville for his efforts on behalf of the Greenwell Foundation’s Therapeutic Riding Program. As a member of the Crown Council, Dr. Modic raises money for the council’s charitable organization for children, the Smiles for Life Foundation. Smiles for Life helps children with serious health conditions and educational deficiencies. Through a unique partnership with legendary entertainer Garth Brooks and his Teammates for Kids Foundation, Smiles for Life guarantees that all of the money raised by Crown Council members like Dr. Modic goes to children’s charities in this community and communities across North America. Dr. Modic donates half of the proceeds to his charity of choice – the Greenwell Foundation. Greenwell uses the proceeds to provide scholarships for the Therapeutic Riding Program, which is designed for people with developmental, physical or emotional challenges. Dr. Modic has held several fundraising events this year including the 2nd Annual Smiles for Life Poker Run in St. Mary’s, Charles, and Calvert counties on June 26. Several of Dr. Modic’s patients and individual donors have also helped with his fundraising efforts. In addition to Dr. Modic, we would like to thank all of the sponsors and donors for all of the support, volunteers, donations, and charitable giving: Academy Dental Care, Dunes Village Resort of Myrtle Beach, Toots Bar, American Legion Post 238, Apehanger’s Bar and Grill, Vera’s White Sands Beach Club, Calypso Bay Crab House,

Chaney Enterprises, Wayne Clark Excavating Mike and Marvin Brooks of Brooks Masonry, DJ Charlie Thompson, Belair Road Supply, Elite Distributors of Mechanicsville, Budweiser-Guy Distributors, Sandy Excavating, Snake and Dagger Leathers, Guidos Liquors, Addictive Inks Tattoo, Nick’s of Calvert, MK & R Sitework, WaWa, the Hairc Cuttery of Lusby, Friends of Tony O’Donnell, Korner Liquors, Creations by Le-Leigh, Wentworth Nursery, Blue Crabs Baseball, Expressions of Beauty, True Value, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Chick-fil-A, Brusters of Hollywood, Billy Fitzgerald Real Estate, Rita’s Ice of Charlotte Hall, Rustic River Restaurant, Sundown Scooters-Mendell Thompson, Meadow Farms Nursery, Charles Small Engine Repair, Ledo’s, Jaags Cycles, Performance and Custom American Motorcycles by Wayne Hicks, Old Town Screen Printing & Embroidery, 102.9 FM Radio, 98 Star FM Radio, “Preacher” Gordon Bacon, “Burnout Pit” by Steve Foot, and Charles Lollar for Congress. Their generosity is very much appreciated. A special thanks to Jean and Knobby for all their hard work and dedication to fundraising efforts. Additionally, the Greenwell Foundation would like to thank its summer park host Jack Ryan and board members Kay Duvall, FJ Talley and Ash Varner for their time and effort with the Poker Run. Everyone’s contributions of time, effort, and/or money directly help support the Greenwell Foundation’s Therapeutic Riding Program. Joe Anderson, President Greenwell Foundation Board of Trustees

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Kane Meets with Business Owners By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Several local business owners gathered at Café des Artistes in Leonardtown on Friday, where Mary Kane, Bob Ehrlich’s running mate in the 2010 Gubernatorial race, held a roundtable to discuss their problems with the current economic climate, and what many of them have

Lenny’s Restaurant and DB McMillan’s Pub in California, who took some time to express his concerns about the increase in unemployment insurance taxes for small businesses Though each employer’s tax bill varies, for minimally-rated employers with few layoffs or benefit charges, the unemployment tax has jumped from $51 per employee to $187 per employee, and

Sonny Burch, Tommy McKay, Anthony O’Donnell and Mary Kane during a business roundtable hosted by the Ehrlich campaign.

stated are tax and regulatory policies that have hampered business since O’Malley took office. “Frankly, we have an administration now that just doesn’t understand business,” said Dan Rebarchick, owner of

employers who are currently taxed at the maximum rate because of frequent layoffs and benefit charges saw their unemployment insurance tax jump from $765 per employee to $1,147. “You have people who are unem-

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ployed who could be employed … and at one of my facilities, the unemployment tax previously was $600 per employee,” said Rebarchick, “and now it’s almost $3,100. Now, how am I supposed to pay that … and still survive?” Others expressed concerns over the federal government’s passage of the Affordable Care Act, which will impose a mandate on employers with more than 50 workers to offer health insurance benefits, or pay a fee to cover subsidized plans for those making less than 400 percent of the poverty level (about $10,800 per year for an individual, or $22,000 for a family of four). Kane said that the public sector was suffering at the hands of the current administration, too, as government workers have been furloughed to cover budget shortfalls. “On furlough days, somebody has to come to work … and that can lead up to people getting time and a half, so in the end it’s not saving the state any money,” said Kane, adding that she thought that furloughs were a “cowardly” way to man-

age the state’s budget problems. “It’s a management issue, and it’s something we won’t be doing. We won’t furlough anyone.” “She knows about business … she knows what it is to make a payroll, and she’s a very smart lady,” said Del. Anthony O’Donnell (R – 29C). “She’ll have a fine focus with the business community.” Kane became the first Republican woman to serve as Secretary of State under former Governor Bob Ehrlich, also serving on the Governor’s Subcabinet for International Affairs. She has also held positions with the legislative office of the American Trucking Associations, and with the legal counsel’s office of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Mary Kane’s husband, John M. Kane, has recently come under fire for alleged federal contracts fraud stemming from a complaint filed by a former Kane Company employee. In July, Kane stated to the Baltimore Sun that she and her husband would fight the allegations “to the bitter end” rather than settle out of court.

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Bernard Somerville, 72 Ber na rd Francis Somerville, 72 of Colorado Springs, CO departed this life peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2010 at his residence. Bernard was born on March 21, 1938, in Park Hall, MD to the late David Lang and Mary Daisy Somerville. He received his formal education at St. Peter Claver and Cardinal Gibbons schools. Bernard married his soul mate Martha Marie Ball and from their union they were blessed with four children. Bernard worked at Esperanza Middle School, Lundeberg Harry School of Seamanship, and at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and enjoyed working odd jobs for locals in the St. Mary’s County, MD and in Colorado Springs, CO. Eighteen years ago he moved his family to Colorado Springs, CO making it their temporary home away from St. Mary’s County, MD. He said, “I am trading the County for street lights and cool fresh mountain air”. His hobbies included: smoking and small talk with his family members: (Florence (Dotton) Holt, Robert (Toodee) Somerville, James (Jimmy) Shade, Joseph (Junior) Shade, James (Theo) Fenwick; listening to oldies (Otis Redding, Luther Vandross, L.T.D., Al Green, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner); playing a hand of spades; traveling on the Greyhound until he could no longer travel alone; repairing lawn mowers, vehicles, and appliances. He loved his children, grandchildren, and siblings unconditionally, and he did not mind sharing his best advice for living right and knowledge of how to repair things. He will be best remembered for teaching most of his grandchildren to ride bikes as well as many children in the neighborhood. He always boosted of the fact that he could take Chevrolet engines apart and put it back together and he would always bet that it would start again. Bernard leaves his loving memories to his three children: Jacqualine Brown (Robert) of Colorado Springs, CO; Bernadette Miles (Paul) of Lexington Park, MD; and Christopher Daniel Somerville (Brandi) of Colorado Springs, CO; three sisters: Mary Rebecca Shade, Lillian Shade, Florence Holt; and one brother: Robert (Toodee) L. Somerville (Austine); nine grandchildren; three step grandchildren; nine brother-in-laws and two sister-in-laws. He was predeceased by his wife Martha Marie; his youngest daughter Ramona Denise Smith; his parents David Lang and Mary Daisy Somerville; two sisters: Helen Marie Sewell and Therese Somerville; three brothers; Edward, James D. and John L. Somerville. The family received friends on Saturday, August 21, 2010 in St. Cecelia’s Church, St. Mary’s City, MD where a Mass of Christian burial was celebrated. Interment followed in St. James Catholic Cemetery, Lexington Park, MD. The pallbearers were James Fenwick, Donnie Shade, Gregory Shade, James Shade, Joseph Shade, and Robert Somerville, Jr. The honorary pallbearers will be Jeffrey Ball, Richard Ball, Sylvester Ball, and Leonard Shade. To send a condolence to the fam-

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Dolores Boley, 76 Dolores Mae Boley, 76 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on August 16, 2010 at Solomons Nursing Center. Born June 17, 1934 in Hollidays Cove, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Catherine Kempf. In addition to her parents Dolores was preceded in death by her husbands; Michael Musumeci, and William Boley. She was Mom, Aunt Dee, and Grandma to many, especially to Leroy Thompson and April Maldonado. Dolores was employed by Calvert Memorial Hospital, Berwick Hospital Retirement Home, and Town Creek Elementary School but was best known as a loving mother, and best friend. She was a woman of great strength that will be dearly missed by all the lives she touched. Dolores is survived by her children; Jenny Thompson, Donna Shumway, Michael Musumeci, William Boley, David Musumeci, and Mark Boley, and Jeffrey Boley, siblings; Katherine Broome, and Raymond Kempf, also survived by 16 grandchildren, and 17 greatgrandchildren. A Graveside Service will be held at a later date in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Rayala and sister, Brenda Wise of DE. Family received friends for Darryl’s Life Celebration on Friday, August 20, 2010 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 16555 Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD 20680. A Memorial Service was conducted. Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or St. Michael’s Church, P.O. Box 429, Ridge, MD 20680. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Holl, William Holt, Joseph Chase, Jerome Chase, Ralph Barber and Adriene Hebb. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Jonathan Brooks, Derrick Green, Austin Baker and Tom Thompson. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Myrtle Howard, 85 Myrtle Howard, 85, of Tall Timbers, MD died August 21, 2010, at Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC. Born February 11, 1925 in Gilbert, WV she was the daughter of the late Humphrey Ellis and Brooke (Cook)

Peter Hebb, 54 Peter X. Hebb, 54 of Lexington Park, MD died August 18, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 16, 1956 in Hollywood, MD he was the son of the late Charles I. Hebb and Florence L. (Barber) Hebb. Peter is survived by his siblings, Margaret Holt of Loveville, MD, Gladys Hynson of Middlesex, NC, Richard Hebb and John Hebb of Lexington Park, MD. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Florence Chase, Joseph Hebb and Charles Hebb, Jr. Family received friends on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were James N.

Ellis. Myrtle loved spending time outdoors. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, and spending time with her grandchildren, family, and friends. Mrs. Howard is survived by her loving husband Charles P. Howard whom she married on April 16, 1945 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rockville, MD. She is also survived by her two sons, Mike Howard and his wife Mary Ellen of Issue, MD, and Jim Howard and his wife Khriss of

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Continued Hughesville, MD; grandchildren, Kevin Howard (Jessica), Patrick Howard (Ginger Henderson), Kathleen Raling (Tim), Rebecca Howard, Megan Maletto (Jason), and Anna Howard. Also survived by five great-grandchildren, Kayla, Joey, Emily, Alyssa, and Hannah; and two siblings, Joanne Haynes of Ethel, WV and James Ellis of Gilbert, WV. Family received friends for Mrs. Howard’s Life Celebration on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD where a Prayer Service was held. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, August 26, 2010, at 11 a.m. at St. George’s Catholic Church, Valley Lee with Reverend Monsignor Karl A. Chimiak officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin Howard, Robert Burnett, Jason Maletto, Robert Howard, Paul Kalnasy, Ronnie Howard, Marshall Anderson and Sheldon Russell. . In lieu of f lowers memorial contributions may be made to the Second District Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692 Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com

Diane Jones, 66 Diane Delores Jones, 66, of Burlington, W.Va., died August 23 at the Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, W.Va. She was born March 28, 1944, in Washington, D.C., to the late Raymond H.

Franklin and Carolyn George. Diane was co-founder and co-owner of the Mill Creek Saw Shop of Burlington, W.Va. She is survived by her husband, Wilson “Dick” Jones; two sons, Rod R. Jones of Fort Ashby, W.Va. and Randall R. Jones Sr. of Deale; sister, Joan S. Wean of Shepardstown, W.Va.; brother, Donald G. Franklin of Mechanicsville; and six grandchildren, Scott, Rod “Colin”, Bailey, Valerie, Randall and Brystal Jones. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 28 at the McKee Funeral Home Chapel in Augusta, W.Va. with Pastor Glen Hamrick officiating. Interment will follow at the Elijah High Cemetery in Purgittsville, W.Va. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. All arrangements are being handled by the McKee Funeral Home of Augusta, W.Va. In lieu of f lowers, the family has requested donations be made to the American Heart Association in memory of Diane Delores Jones.

Dwayne Kay, 47 Dwayne “Wayne” Scott Kay, 47, of Hollywood, MD and formerly of Waldorf, MD died August 19, 2010 in California, MD. Born March 10, 1963 in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of Mary Sue Weaver of Hollywood, MD and the late George M. Kay, Jr. He was married to Deborah (Melillo) Kay whom he married in May of 1989 in La Plata, MD. Wayne is also survived by his sister Deborah Reynolds of Bemidji, MN, and companion Traci Grigsby of Hollywood, MD. Wayne graduated from

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Helen White, 78 H e l e n Cathrine “Ditta” White, 78, of Callaway, MD died on August 22, 2010 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. Cathrine was born on June 4, 1932 in Seat Pleasant, MD. She was the daughter of the late Luther Andrew and Helen Stamp Irby. On March 21, 1951 she married George “Buck” White of Clinton at Bell’s Methodist Church, Allentown, MD. They had homes in Clinton, Oxon Hill and Waldorf, MD and in 1994 retired to St. Mary’s County. In addition to being an excellent homemaker and mother, Cathrine was a bookkeeper for the Navy Exchange for 20 years at the D.C. Navy Yard and Indian Head Naval Station. She is survived by four children, Wesley E. White of Hague, VA, Aman-

da J. White of Crownsville, MD, Kathy A. Fox of Waldorf, MD and Anna M. “Tuff ” Hamilton of Lexington Park, MD. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Ricky, Carl, Angel, Justin, Vanna, Richard and Katie Jo and eleven great-grandchildren, Kody, Sara, Dylan, Rosie, Skylar, Kendrick, Shawn, Nathaniel, Saleen, Mackenzie and Little Jay and two sisterin-laws, June Riddle of Cobb Island, MD and “Mike” Buckler of Croom, MD. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Buck, her daughter, Cindy Lee White, her parents and her brother Richard Irby of Bryans Road. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 27, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 11 a.m. by Pastor Dan Moore of Callaway Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the Callaway Baptist Church, 20960 Point Lookout Road, Callaway, MD 20620. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD

Celeste Smith, 81 Celeste Imogene Smith, 81 of Huntingtown, MD, died on August 20, 2010 at Calvert Nursing Center. Born on July 31, 1929 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Enders and Aleatha I Bussler Latham. Imogene was an Assistant Manager for Bank of Southern Maryland for 30 years. Predeceased by her husband, John Phillip Smith, whom died on July 3, 2009, and a sister, Doris Griffin. Survived by her children, Phillip “Phil” Dyson and wife, Mary of New Market, MD and Jane Allen and husband, Bob of Bradenton, FL. A Life Celebration was held on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD. Funeral Services were Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick, MD with Reverend Peter Daly officiating. Interment followed at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD. Memorial donations may be made to: Calvert County Humane Society, PO Box 3505, Prince Frederick MD 20678. Arrangements provided by BrinsfieldEchols Funeral Home, P.A., Charlotte Hall, MD.

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Bernie Fowler Hundreds of people turned out Wednesday morning at Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home for the facility’s 25th anniversary celebration. The ceremony was attended by dozens of local and state officials, including Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, Congressman Steny Hoyer, Maryland Department of Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Edward Chow Jr., Maryland Sen. Mike Miller and Roy Dyson, as well as numerous state delegates. The U.S. Naval Academy Ceremonial Band was on hand, and a flyover was conducted by the Rag Wings & Radials Vintage Aircraft club. The ceremony commemorated the people that helped make Maryland’s only veteran’s home a success and a current home for more than 400 Maryland veterans.

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Briefs Police: Man Rammed Victims Car With Van, Made Arson Threats

On August 22, 2010 deputies responded to Krystal Lane in Lexington Park, for a report of a disturbance. Investigation revealed Donald Wade Balch, 42, of Lothian was involved in a legal dispute with the victim. On August 22, 2010 Balch went to the victim’s residence, allegedly rammed his vehicle into the victim’s vehicle, reportedly threatened to burn the victim’s house down and fled in a 1991 Dodge van prior to the arrival of the deputies. A lookout for Balch and the vehicle was dispatched. Balch was stopped on Patuxent Beach Road in California and arrested. Further investigation revealed Balch was operating the van on a revoked driver’s license, police reported. Balch was charged with destruction of property, threats of arson and with driving while having a revoked license.

Man Charged With Indecent Exposure

On August 20, 2010 deputies responded to Millison Plaza in Lexington Park for a report of a subject exposing himself to person’s shopping in the plaza and urinating in public. Ricky Ray Hewlett, Sr., 59, of no fixed address, was identified by witnesses as the subject who was allegedly exposing himself. Hewlett was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.

Restaurant Employee Charged With Stealing From Business

On August 20, 2010 Deputy First Class Fahey responded to the Sea Breeze Restaurant in Mechanicsville, Maryland for a report of a theft. Investigation revealed Carolyne Skye Woodall, 21, of Callaway, an employee of the Sea Breeze Restaurant, had allegedly been stealing money from the business since the beginning of August. Woodall was arrested and charged with theft over $1,000 but under $10,000 and theft scheme.

Man Charged With Burglary

On August 22, 2010 Deputy First Class Carberry responded to an unoccupied dwelling on North Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville for a burglary complaint. Investigation revealed Jeffrey Glenn Burch, 35, of Lusby was allegedly staying in the dwelling without the knowledge or permission of the owner. Burch was found in the dwelling and arrested. Burch was charged with fourth degree burglary.

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Chase Found Guilty Of 2004 Bank Heist By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The manager of the Cedar Point Federal Credit Union in Leonardtown expressed relief Monday after Circuit Court Judge C. Clark Raley found Cornelius Leroy Chase, 48, guilty on charges of armed robbery and assault for holding up the financial institution six years ago. “We finally have closure,” said Mary Simmons, a 25 year employee of the credit union, who testified she was also manager there when Chase and another unknown accomplice held her and two other employees at gunpoint early Aug. 21 and stole $262,000 in cash from the credit union’s safe. Neither Simmons nor employees Brittany Saylor or Marsha Evans testified they could identify their assailants — both men were wearing masks — but they testified that they were forced into the bank and told to lie down on the floor. When the two masked gunmen had the three women move up to a second floor room, Evans testified, they made them crawl up the steps with a gun pressed directly at Evans’ neck and back. “Everything happened so fast… all I had to see was a gun and down I went,” Evans testified Monday. The court trial lasted just one day and no defense witnesses were called. Chase remained unresponsive throughout the trial and hardly ever spoke nor did he testify in his own defense. Prosecutors argued that Chase and two other accomplices drove a car into a corn field immediately behind the credit union Aug. 21 to get close enough to the back entrance to pull off the robbery and then used Chase’s own car, which was noted in surveillance of the defendant leading up to his arrest, to make good their escape. Det. William Raddatz, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigations, testified that in the weeks following the robbery they were notified that Chase, who was unemployed, had purchased several vehicles with thousands of dollars in

cash that matched the denominations of the bill stacks stolen from the credit union. A search warrant executed on Chase’s room at the Lafayette Motel in Bel Alton in Charles County turned up more than $47,000 in money prosecutors contended was taken the day of the heist. Detectives also recovered about $12,000 from a former Charles County sheriff’s deputy who had sold a car to Chase after he had become suspicious of Chase and the purchase. “I knew this was not right,” said John Kalin, a 20-year veteran of the agency testified. “Something didn’t seem right.” Joe Courtney, the former brother-in-law of Chase, testified that Chase had approached him about being the driver of the getaway car as far back as two months before the robbery. “I said hell no,” Courtney testified as his response to Chase. Courtney said he told police of this incident in May of last year. John Getz, Chase’s public defender, argued that there was no evidence that Chase had any involvement in the robbery, since he could not be positively identified by any of the witnesses. The state could also not definitively trace the serial numbers on the bills confiscated from Chase as matching the money stolen from the credit union, Getz told the court. At the end of the short trial following six years of delays and legal wrangling, Raley, quoting the last two lines of T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men” said: “This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper,” and found Chase guilty of armed robbery, theft over $500, first degree assault, using a handgun in commission of a felony, false imprisonment, possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon and possessing a regulated firearm. Chase faces the possibility of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; he has numerous other robbery and assault convictions and is already serving time on other convictions. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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On August 21, 2010, the Maryland Natural Resources Police were called to Point Lookout State Park to investigate a drowning. At 2:40 pm, Favian Martinez, aged between 18 and 20 years old, was swimming in the Potomac River at Point Lookout State Park when he disappeared below the surface of the water. Martinez was found several minutes later by lifeguards, who immediately began CPR. Sgt. Art Windemuth, spokesman for the Natural Resources Police, said that lifeguards that were on duty had to race to aid the victim,

because he had been swimming in an area without a posted lifeguard. The victim was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced deceased. The victim was an illegal immigrant, police report, from Guatemala and a relative at the scene did not have his exact age. Martinez lived in Frederick. The Maryland Natural Resources Police Special Operation Division is investigating. No foul play is suspected.

Child Struck By Vehicle While Crossing Coastal Highway

On August 17, 2010, at approximately 7:15 p.m., Ocean City police and paramedics responded to the area of Old Wharf Road and Coastal Highway, in reference to a pedestrian being struck by a car. An 11-year-old male from St. Mary’s County was struck in the crosswalk while crossing against the light from east to west on Coastal Highway. The 11 year old was with a parent, however, crossed without the parent. The vehicle involved had the right of way. The

name of the driver is being withheld as there are no charges pending. The child was treated at the scene by Ocean City Paramedics and transported by Maryland State Police Helicopter to the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Center with nonlife threatening injuries. Mike Levy, spokesman for the department said that the driver of the vehicle faced no fines, police reported. “The driver was not at fault,” Levy said.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Classes Set to Resume at St. John’s After Christmas Break

By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer

Crews are still hard at work repairing the roof at St. John’s School in Hollywood, where the weight of a major winter storm caused the roof to collapse, destroying classrooms and displacing students in the process. Father Ray Schmidt, who has been pastor at St. John’s for six and a half years, said the school itself has been there since 1923, and the portion of the building that collapsed – which comprises close to 75 percent of the school – was built in 1953. “I remember it was on February 5 and 6, Saturday evening was when the roof collapsed, and it’s taken a while but we’re thrilled. The Catholic Mutual Insurance Company, after lots of high powered discussions with architects and our builder, have finally committed to a very, very generous amount of money to rebuild,” he said, going on to explain that the remaining portion of the building, which was built in 1923 but did not collapse, is now being renovated using money pledged from parishioners. “So we’ll have the same continuous look and design, and everything will be built up to the 2010 building code,” he said. Bailey Construction from Calvert County is completing the rebuild and renovation, using $2.4 million from the insurance company and $400,000 from St. John’s, said Father Ray. “That’s just for the building though. All the technological stuff we want to put it will be a lot

Photo by Frank Marquart St. John’s School in Hollywood is on the mend, with construction crews hard at work repairing the portion of the building that collapsed during a snowstorm in February. Students will continue to take classes at Holy Angels Sacred Heart in Avenue until repairs are completed this winter.

more,” he said, going on to explain that the school would use donated money to buy laboratory equipment and computers. “We really want to focus on STEM,” he said, explaining that he felt parochial schools could offer students the same rigor in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as public schools while still offering religious education. “We think we have a lot to offer with discipline and teaching morals, while at the same time teaching STEM to elementary and middle school students.” Father Ray said the parish is aiming to

get $500,000 in donations, and has so far collected $333,000 in pledges for equipment purchases. Father Ray said that enrollment at St. John’s dipped from 190 students to 146 students after the roof collapsed, but he hopes to have enrollment over 200 once the rebuild is complete. For now, students are taking their classes at Holy Angels Sacred Heart in Avenue, and officials at St. John’s hope to move them back into their own building over Christmas break. For more information on the rebuild of St. John’s School, go to www.rebuildsjs.com or call 301-373-2281.

County Schools To Receive 1.4 Million For Race To The Top Grant By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Tuesday that the state of Maryland has been awarded a two-year grant for up to $250 million in federal education funding, allocated as part of the Race to the Top (RTTT) program, which is awarding $4.3 billion in federal aid to school systems to implement educational reforms. Maryland was one of nine states and the District of Columbia receiving a grant in the second round of RTTT. Delaware and Tennessee were the only grantees selected in the first round of the initiative earlier this year. Maryland did not apply in the first round, but the past nine months have been spent crafting a detailed grant proposal designed to continue the momentum of the state’s education system, which is seeing 22 of Maryland’s 24 school systems joining in the application process. “This money couldn’t have come at a better time,” commented Board of Education member Sal Raspa, explaining that as much as $1.4 million could go to St. Mary’s County Public Schools over the next two years. “I think everyone will benefit from this … but this is one-time money, I don’t expect there to be any more later.” Superintendent Michael Martirano said that two school systems had opted not to par-

ticipate in the program because of union disputes, but school officials in St. Mary’s County had been proactive about drafting reform plans. “It’s just one-time money, so what we’ll use it for in St. Mary’s County is the implementation of writing the core assessments and the standards of professional development,” said Martirano, going on to explain that the school system’s evaluation processes would serve as a model for the rest of the state. A delegation led by Governor Martin O’Malley and State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick outlined the State’s plans for RTTT before a U.S. Department of Education panel two weeks ago, leading up to the grant award announcement early this week. “I want to congratulate the students, teachers, and administrators of Maryland’s public schools for demonstrating that among the 50 states, Maryland does indeed stand at the top. We are honored to have been selected as a winner of this prestigious competition,” said Governor O’Malley. “Maryland remains the nation’s number one public school system and it’s our goal to continue implementing strategic reforms, allowing our students to not only compete with their peers across the nation, but to be globally competitive as well. We are grateful for the opportunity to advance these reforms with the assistance of federal investments from President Obama and the U.S. Department of Education.”

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been getting top honors in the annual best college ranking guides, including U.S. News and World Report, which lists St. Mary’s as one of the top five public liberal arts colleges in the nation and has moved the college up four spots to 88 in the list of the top 100 national liberal arts colleges. U.S. News made some significant changes in methodology this year, including weighing graduation rates more heavily and, for the first time, including the opinions of high school counselors. Kiplinger’s, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the Princeton Review in cooperation with USA Today, rated St. Mary’s College one of the Best Values for a college education. Kiplinger’s, Bloomberg Businessweek, and U.S. News classified it as one of the best public liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranked St. Mary’s 89th both in 2009 and 2010. In the Fiske Guide to Colleges, St. Mary’s received 4 out of 5 stars in Academics, 3 out of 5 in Social Life, and 4 out of 5 in Quality of Living. Also, for the second year, the college is listed as one of the best small colleges in the country for music study. Founded in 1840 as Maryland’s “monument school” commemorating the state’s first capital, St. Mary’s is the state’s only public honors college.

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St. Mary’s County Public Schools has released information on upcoming adult education classes, including English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes beginning in mid-September. The school system’s Adult Education Program offers GED Test Preparation, Basic Skills Upgrade, and Family Literacy classes for adults. Classes are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings in Leonardtown and Lexington Park. The first 2-day orientation will be held on Monday, August 30, and Wednesday, September 1 at 1:00 p.m. at the College of Southern Maryland in Leonardtown, or 6:00 p.m. at Great Mills High School. Students must attend both days of orientation to enroll in class. ESOL classes for adults will begin in mid-September, and are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings in Leonardtown and Lexington Park. The first orientation will be held on Monday, August 30, 2010, 6:00 p.m., at Great Mills High School. Registration for Adult Education or ESOL classes is required prior to the orientation sessions. For more information or to register, call 301-475-0213.

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O’Malley Appoints Pipkin to Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness

Dawn Pipkin, an instructional resource teacher at Leonardtown Middle School, has been appointed to the Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness by Governor Martin O’Malley. Governor O’Malley recently announced his appointments to the Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness; the University System of Maryland Board of Regents; the Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation Funding; the State Health Services Cost Review Commission; and the Task Force to Study Nanobiotechnology. “I am proud to announce the appointments to the various Boards and Commissions across the State. Each appointee brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will serve as an asset to the Boards they will serve on,” said Governor O’Malley. “We have worked hard to compile a list of individuals from across our State with diverse educational, career, geographic, gender and ethnic backgrounds to continue to help protect Maryland’s priorities.” “Dawn Pipkin is one of our highly effective Board Certified teachers who has a full grasp on the pedagogical strategies and curriculum models designed to improve teaching and learning for all students,” said Dr. Martirano, superintendent of schools. “She is an outstanding selection for the Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness and she has my full confidence and support.”

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Sal Raspa, left, Dawn Simpson, Capt. Stephen Schmeiser, Superintendent Michael Martirano and Sen. Roy Dyson visit with a class at Great Mills High School on the first day of classes Wednesday.

Dawn Simpson, left, Capt. Stephen Schmeiser, Sen. Roy Dyson and Superintendent Michael Martirano walk the halls in between classes during one of their visits on the first day of school.

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The majority of St. Mary’s County students headed back to classes on Wednesday, August 25, while local officials dropped in to wish them welcome for the 2010-2011 school year. Superintendent Michael Martirano toured Spring Ridge Middle School, Great Mills High School, Lexington Park Elementary and Fairlead Academy on Wednesday with Chief Operating Officer Brad Clements, Board of Education member Sal Raspa, County Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell, Capt. Stephen Schmeiser (Patuxent River NAS Commander) and Dawn Simpson, the new School Liaison working with the Naval Base.

Martirano told The County Times that this year the school system would be building on its recent wave of success, including higher scores on the Maryland State Assessments, higher graduation rates and all county middle schools making Adequate Yearly Progress. Students are coming back to a freshly renovated Leonardtown Middle School, which boasts new flooring and security features, new classroom spaces and an expanded dining facility. Students will no longer be able to use their cell phones during school hours this year. This comes in addition to the Superintendent’s latest safety and anti-bullying campaigns. A kick off event for the Superintendent’s newest anti-bullying initiative was held August 4 with featured guest speaker

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Benjamin Clarence and Mary Lillian (Abell) Johnson. She was the fourth child in a family of ten, working for most of her early life on a farm where her family grew corn, wheat, tobacco and vegetables. She attended St. John’s School and Church in Hollywood, when the school was located over the sacristy of the existing church, and she is now the church’s oldest parishioner. Rosalie married Frederick “Fred” Norris in 1929, and the two raised five children together on a farm in Hollywood, later opening a small grocery store on Sotterley Road. Rosalie’s daughter Alice Knott said that her mother’s favorite pastimes have always included bingo, reading, crocheting, puzzles, Family Feud and Baltimore Orioles games, for which she still makes her way to Camden Yards. “She watches every game, and she knows all the players, and she’s been watching them for years,” said Alice.

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Helpful Hooves Hosts First Formal By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer

to have someone to celebrate with for their birthdays,’ so we started doing it once a month, getting food and a DJ and everything.” Dozens danced the night away at the banFrom there, Helpful Hooves has grown quet room at Lenny’s Restaurant in California from 15 participants in 2001 to more than 40 on Saturday during the first-ever formal held participants today, including members of the for Special Friends, a group that participates Special Olympics, clients at the Center for in programs at Helpful Hooves, Inc., a non Life Enrichment, members of the PALS (Peer profit equine therapy group that hosts month- Activities and Living Skills) program, special ly parties and riding activities at their indoor education students from the public school sysriding arena in Avenue. tem, and Special Friends, a Sherri St. Clair, founder social group of adults whose of Helpful Hooves, said that disabilities range from ceSaturday’s event was the rebral palsy, autism, spina first indoor formal of its kind bifida, downs syndrome and for participants in the protraumatic brain injuries. gram, which offers equine “Some of these kids therapy and social networkhave never dressed up and ing for children and adults gone dancing like this,” she with physical and mental said, “so it’s really exciting disabilities. to be able to offer this for “My own child has cethem.” rebral palsy … and over the Sherri said that Dan years I found there’s a real Rebarchick, the owner of need for social activities for Lenny’s Restaurant, had dopeople who have disabilinated the use of his banquet ties,” explained Sherri. “So facility to the non-profit for I invited nine or ten people Photo By Andrea Shiell free, and Helpful Hooves is from her class to her 16th planning to make the dance birthday party, and I said to my husband, ‘you an annual event. know, we should do this once a month for the For more information on Helpful Hooves, kids, because these ten people here will need go to www.helpfulhooves.org.

SAVE THE DATE Friday, September 10, 2010 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 2:00 - 4:00 pm Does your group need volunteers? Reserve your table NOW at the

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT and COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FAIR Lexington Park Library, Meeting Rooms A & B 21677 FDR Blvd, Lexington Park, MD

REGISTRATION IS FREE St. Mary’s County RSVP, P.O. Box 653, Leonardtown, MD 20650 301-475-4200, ext 1653

Have you ever wondered how to get involved in helping others? Have you wanted to make a difference but don’t know where to start? Are you sure you know all the different services and programs that are available in St. Mary’s County? You are invited to learn about volunteer opportunities that are waiting for you, plus learn about all the different services that are being offered in your community. Brought to you by: The Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County, Maryland: Francis Jack Russell, President; Kenneth R. Dement; Lawrence D. Jarboe; Thomas A. Mattingly, Sr., Daniel H. Raley, and St. Mary’s County Department of Aging

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

FROM LITTLE LEAGUE TO THE BIG LEAGUES, EVERY DAY IS GAME DAY AT SAINT CHARLES. Baseball is always a part of the place we want to call home. From the

and private schools, the Saint Charles Towne Center, miles of hiking

Maryland Blue Crabs Stadium to the Little League diamonds, it’s all part

and biking trails, and even a weekly farmer’s market are all a part of

of living well in Saint Charles. You’ll find beautiful homes, beautifully

your new community. There are twelve apartment communities to rent

priced in a place whose time has come. Saint Charles is an exquisitely

and townhomes and single-family homes by three of the finest national

designed community located in the heart of Charles County just eleven

home builders–Lennar, Ryan Homes and Richmond American–all

miles south of the Beltway. Swimming, tennis, golf, first-rate public

beautifully designed and beautifully close to D.C.

TOWNHOMES FROM THE $230’s, SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES FROM THE $260’s.

A PLACE WHOSE TIME HAS COME www.stcharlesmd.com Model homes now open.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Rock and Roll in Leonardtown This Saturday

Leonardtown will rock and roll Saturday, Aug. 28, when Geezer and The 25th Hour Band headline an early evening show in the Town Square in Leonardtown. Admission is free to the concert, which begins at 6 pm and will end around 9:30 pm. The 25th Hour Band, one of the premier rock and roll bands in the region, is known for its hard-driving rhythms and outstanding vocals. Carol Schacter -vocalist, Charley Bass lead guitarist and vocalist, Chuck Person - keyboardist and vocalist, Jeff Duchesne - drummer, George Henderson - bassist, and Alan Friedrich - sax-

All Aboard!!!! All Aboard!!!! All Aboard!!!! The Life Changing Healing Church of Mechanicsville, MD Is sponsoring a trip to see the play “Joseph” At the “Sight and Sound Theater” in Pennsylvania

Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 (Columbus Day) Bus will leave Mechanicsville, MD at 7:00 am with an 8:00 am pick up at Hampton Mall in Capitol Heights, MD and return to Mechanicsville, Maryland at 10:00 pm

Make a Splash Drawing Winner

The cost includes “transportation”, “play”, and “dinner” Adults $130.00, Teens aged 13-17, $100.00, Children aged 3-12, $70.00 A $50.00 deposit is due by September 1st. Payment in full is due by September 13. (There will be no refunds after September 13.)

The 25th Hour Band will close out the final Downtown Tunes concert of the season on the Square in Leonardtown on Saturday, Aug. 28. Geezer will open the three-hour show at 6 pm.

aphonist, have been entertaining crowds for 17 years. They will take the stage around 7:30 pm. Classic rock band Geezer will open the concert at 6 pm. Geezer has Mickey Ramos on drums and vocals, Dennis Logan handling vocals and keyboards, Charlie Hugg on bass, Frank Taylor and Robin Guyther on rhythm guitars and vocals, and Bob Schaller on lead guitar. Geezer covers songs from bands like the Beatles, Eagles, Rolling Stones and Tom Petty. The Downtown Tunes series is in it’s fourth year. The concerts are promoted by the Leonardtown Business Association to bring people to Leonardtown. Those planning to attend should bring chairs or blankets for seating. Local restaurants will be open for business during the shows. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 29. Same time, same place. For info call Robin Guyther at 301 904-4452.

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Catherine DiCristofaro, Youth Services Librarian at Charlotte Hall Library, presented Dave Flaherty with the National Aquarium tickets he won in a random drawing of the 2,800 children participating in the library’s summer reading Make a Splash program. The tickets were donated by the National Aquarium.

There will be a one-and-one half hour of shopping at Tanger Outlet Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania prior to the play Immediately following the play, we will board the bus for dinner Immediately following dinner, we will board the bus for our return home For tickets contact (Betty) 301-884-2939 (Renee) 301-997-1784 or (Danielle) 240-286-4361

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

ANGLICAN

THE ANGLICAN MISSION OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND Sundays - 9:30 AM 41695 Fenwick Street Unit 3 Leonardtown, MD 20650 301/475-9337 www.amosm.net

BAHA’I FAITH BAHA’I FAITH “Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship”

Discussions every 3rd Friday, 7:30 pm 301-884-8764 • 1-800-22-UNITE or www.bahai.org

BAPTIST CHURCH Calvary Baptist Church Independent, Fundamental & KJV Bible-believing Home of 88.1 FM, All Christian Radio (mailing address & church office: 46365 Pegg Ln., Lexington Park, MD 20653)

301 862-4435

Meeting at: Home Towne Center Conference Room

Sunday School: 10 A.M. (2nd bldg. north of Naval Air Museum) Sunday Services: 11 A.M. & 6 P.M. 22196 Three Notch Rd. (Rt. 235) Lexington Park, MD Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer: 7 P.M.

BAPTIST CHURCH

GRACE CATHOLIC CHAPEL

HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Grace Chapel

A member of the Southern Baptist Convention 8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637 301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627 Pastor Keith Corrick Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins

• Sunday Morning Worship • Sunday School (all ages) • Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study • Wednesday Discipleship Classes (Adults, youth & Children)

Going the Distance An Independent Baptist Church and Academy

10:30am 9:15 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Victory

(Meeting at Mechanicsville Elementary School) Pastor Carl Snyder Worship Service: 10:00 am Phone: 301-884-3504 • Website: www.gracechapelsomd.com John 8:32 Member of fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches

PRESBYTERIAN

EPISCOPAL

St. John’s United Episcopal

North Sandgates Rd. (1/4 Mile in, on the left) Mechanicsville Traditional 1928 Prayerbook Services 10:00 am Sunday Father Joseph H. Dobson, Jr., Rector Father John Ayres, Assistant http://www.StJohnsUEC.org 301-373-3862 or StJohnsUEC@md.metrocast.net

UNITED METHODIST

BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School Worship Service Sunday Evening Wed. Prayer & Bible Study

10:00 am 11:00 am 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

…Making a Difference Golden Beach Rd. Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 • 301-884-8503 Robert W. Kyner, Pastor

CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Cecelia Church 47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429 St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600 Virgil Mass: Sunday: Weekday (M-F): Confessions:

4:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am 7:30 am 3-4 pm Saturday

Patuxent Presbyterian Church California, Maryland 301-863-2033

Rev Michael R. Jones, Senior Pastor 1 miles South of Thomas Johnson Bridge on Rt. 4

Sunday Morning Worship Services: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Sunday School 9:45 am With Nursery care Website: http://www.paxpres.org E-mail: ChurchOffice@paxpress.org

Offering worship and serving opportunities at… First Friendship campus – Ridge 9:00 am Traditional worshipc St George Island campus – Piney Point 9:45 am Children and Adult Sunday School 11:00 am Traditional worship St. Paul’s campus – Leonardtown 8:05 am Traditional worshipna 9:15 am Contemporary worshipnca(ASL Interpreted) 10:45 am Contemporary worshipnca 6:00 pm The Refinery (interactive worship)nc n – nursery provided c- children’s Sunday school also available a- adult Sunday school also available

www.firstsaints.org 301.475.7200

Running the 2nd & 4th Week of Each Month • To Advertise in the Church Services Directy, Call The County Times at 301-373-4125

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Thursday, August 26 • Auditions for Sotterley Ghostwalk Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood) – 6 p.m. Looking for volunteers interested in acting, technical production and costumes. For more information contact the Events Coordinator at 301-373-2280. • $40 Hold’Em Tournament Lexington Restaurant & Lounge (21736 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, August 27 • Business Leader Breakfast JT Daugherty Conference Center (22111 Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park) - 7:30 a.m. Breakfast with Founding Business Leaders, co-hosted by Dept. of Economic & Community Development. Panelists: Walter Blair, Elmer Brown, Ben Burroughs, George Guy, J. Frank Raley, Tom Waring and Bob Waxman. Moderated by Tom Daugherty $15 buffet breakfast - pay at the door. For more information call 301475-4200, ext. 1400. • Steak Night St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane, California)- 6 p.m. For more information call 301-863-7800. • FOP Poker Tournament FOP-7 Lodge (21215 Chancellors Run Rd., Great Mills) – 7 p.m. • Sotterley Speaker Series: “The Underground Railroad and Quilts” Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood) – 7 p.m. Dr. Raymond Dpbard, Ph.D. with his book, “The Underground Railroad and Quilts.” Free to the public. Call 301-373-2280 for reservations. • Texas Hold’Em Mechanicsville Fire House (28165 Hills Club Rd., Mechanicsville) – 7 p.m. For more information call 301884-4709 or email mechpoker@yahoo.com.

Saturday, August 28 • Chaptico Classic Road Race and Fun Walk Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico) – 7 a.m. Registration at 7 a.m. Race at 8 a.m. Five and ten kilometer road races and three-mile walk benefits Alternatives for Youth and Families. $35/person, $25/high school runners. Register at Active.com. For more information call 301-475-2886. • CSGSMD’s Annual Craft and Cancer Fair Forrest Hall Farm (39136 Avie Lane, Mechanicsville) – 9 a.m. Forrest Hall Farm is sponsoring the Cancer Support Group of South-

ern Maryland’s Annual Craft and Cancer Education Fair. There will be crafts of all kinds as well as food. A $10 donation per table will go to the CSGSMD. This group supports local cancer patients in St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert Counties. Call 301-737-6211 or more information. • Rush Hour 3 Nicolet Park (21777 Bunker Hill Drive Lexington Park) – 10 a.m. Living Hope First United Pentecostal Church is sponsoring its 3rd Annual Rush Hour. This year we will be located in Nicolet Park off of Midway Drive in Lexington Park, Md. Rush Hour is an all day community event sponsored by Living Hope First United Pentecostal Church and the Southern Maryland community. Rush Hour includes various events: a Calvert K9 Search team demonstration, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, slam dunk contest, antique car/motorcycle show, a skateboard contest, a play area for children and more. All events are free. Live music and food for sale. Free spray park for the kids. For more information and to register, go to http://rushhourmd. weebly.com/. • Auditions for Sotterley Ghostwalk Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood) – 11 a.m. Looking for volunteers interested in acting, technical production and costumes. For more information contact the Events Coordinator at 301-373-2280. • Second Hope Pet Adoptions Petco (45205 Worth Ave., California) – 11 a.m. For more information call 240925-0628 or email Lora@SecondHopeRescue.org. To see available animals, go to www.SecondHopeRescue.org. • St. Clement’s Island Water-Taxi Service St. Clement’s Island Museum (38370 Point Breeze Rd., Colton’s Point) – 12 noon The St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point, MD offers water taxi service to St. Clement’s Island beginning at 12 noon with continuous service back and forth every half hour, and the last trip from the island to the mainland at 3:30 p.m. Water Taxi service is dependant on weather conditions. Call St. Clement’s Island Museum at 301-769-2222 to ensure service is available. There is a $7 fee per person, which includes admission to the museum. • Special Olympics No Limit Tourney Bennett Bldg (24930 Old Three Notch Rd., Hollywood) – 2:30 p.m. For more information call 240577-0240 or 240-286-7964. • Steak Dinner Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad (43256 Rescue Lane, Hollywood) – 4:30 p.m. • Downtown Tunes: Rock-n-Roll Leonardtown Square (Washington St., Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. Live rock music from Geezer and 25th Hour Band. Admission is

free. Bring lawn chairs/blankets for seating. For more information call Robin Guyther at 301-904-4452. • No Limit Hold’Em “Bounty” Tournament St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane, California) – 6 p.m. For more information call the Lodge at 301-863-7800, or Linda at 240-925-5697. • Swing/Ballroom Dance St. John’s Catholic Church (43950 St. John’s Rd., Hollywood) – 7 p.m. Beginner-level ballroom lesson from 7-8 p.m. followed by 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 email somdballroom@gmail.com.

Sunday, August 29 • St. Clement’s Island Water-Taxi Service St. Clement’s Island Museum (38370 Point Breeze Rd., Colton’s Point) – 12 noon The St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point, MD offers water taxi service to St. Clement’s Island beginning at 12 noon with continuous service back and forth every half hour, and the last trip from the island to the mainland at 3:30 p.m. Water Taxi service is dependant on weather conditions. Call St. Clement’s Island Museum at 301-769-2222 to ensure service is available. There is a $7 fee per person, which includes admission to the museum. • FOP Poker Tournament FOP-7 Lodge (21215 Chancellors Run Rd., Great Mills) – 2 p.m. • Texas Hold’Em Big Game Park Bingo Hall (22608 Three Notch Rd., California) – 2:30 p.m. For more information or to register, email mbb88@aol.com or call 301-643-5573. No e-mail on the day of the event. • 2nd Annual Community Reunion Dorsey Park (24275 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown) – 3 p.m. Cookout, music, car and bike show, basketball, tennis, horseshoes, softball, hiking, dancing and more. Bring blankets and chairs for seating. Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted to assist local food pantries. For more information call Charles Bowman at 240-434-2635, or John Chase at 240-229-2191. • Community Gospel Concert St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church (22800 Washington St., Leonardtown) – 3 p.m. The Southern Maryland Community Gospel Choir presents “Praise is What We Do!” Concert is free, and a goodwill offering will be given to Hospice. For more information call 301-994-2688.

Thursday, August 26, 2010 • Big Anniversary Bingo St. John’s Catholic Church (43950 St. John’s Rd., Hollywood) – 5 p.m. Guaranteed $1,000 Jackpot, guaranteed $500 Starburst, extra $100 added to each 50/50 Special Game. Dinners also available to go. For more information call 301-373-5212.

Monday, August 30 • No Limit Hold’Em “Bounty” Tournament St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane, California) – 7 p.m. For more information call the Lodge at 301-863-7800, or Linda at 240-925-5697.

Tuesday, August 31 • Nature Time at Greenwell Greenwell State Park (25450 Rosedale Manor Lane, 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. • St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce State of the County Luncheon JT Daugherty Conference Center (22111 Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park) - 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served by the JT Daugherty Events Center. $25/members, $28/non-members. Pre-paid

reservations required. For registration forms, go to http://www.smcchamber.com/downloads/w.pdf. For more information call 301-737-3001. • Concert: Brian Ganz (Pianist) St. Mary’s College, Auerbach Auditorium at St. Mary’s Hall (18952 East Fisher Rd., St. Mary’s City) – 12 noon Pianist Brian Ganz will perform the Beethoven Sonata Op. 109, along with some early works of Chopin. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information call 240-895-2000. • $25 Texas Hold’Em Cadillac Jack’s (21367 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 7:30 p.m. All proceeds go to “Start-ALife.” For more information call Christine at 443-624-2746. • $35 Hold’Em Tournament Lexington Restaurant & Lounge (21736 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 7:30 p.m. For more information call Barry at 443-486-3319 or email Road2Scholarship@yahoo.com.

Wednesday, September 1 • “Why Snooze When You Can Crooze” Nite Arby’s Restaurant (40824 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. Bring your custom car, truck or bike for an informal cruise at the Arby’s parking lot in Leonardtown. All are welcome.

L ibrary Items • New Chapter Chats offered for Tweens Lexington Park is offering book chats for tweens, children 8 to 11 years old. Rick Riordan’s book, “The Lightning Thief” will be discussed at the first Chapter Chat on Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. Fun book-related activities are also planned. Books are available at the library. Registration is requested. • Families invited to evening storytimes and Lego programs Families can drop in and enjoy a Lego evening storytime at Lexington Park on Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown will offer an evening storytime on Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. with Leonardtown offering a Lego storytime at 6:30 p.m. Lego’s are provided. Daytime storytimes will resume the week of Sept. 13. Days and times are posted at the libraries and at www.stmalib.org. • Guest instructors to conduct teen writing workshops The library is offering two free writing workshops for teens. Musicians and poets Krys Baker and Mike Snider will conduct Words and Sound at Charlotte Hall on Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. In this workshop teens will learn how to combine words and music to create lyrical poetry. A workshop on creating short

stories in the form of free verse poems will be conducted by James Mascia, author of the young adult novel, “High School Heroes,” at Leonardtown on Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. and at Lexington Park on Sept. 14 at 5:30 p.m. Both workshops will help the teens get geared up the upcoming Poetry Slam at Lexington Park on Oct. 23. • Teens and adults can participate in statewide community read During Sept. and Oct. the entire state will be reading Warren St. John’s book, “Outcasts United,” this year’s selection for the One Maryland One Book statewide community reading project. This non-fiction book is the story of a refugee soccer team, a woman coach and a small southern town turned upside down by refugee resettlement. Copies of the book are available at each branch along with discussion guides. Book discussions are scheduled at each branch with the first one being held at Lexington Park on Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. Leonardtown and Charlotte Hall’s will be in Oct. Teens across the state are encouraged to read “Home of the Brave” by Katherine Applegate which features similar themes to “Outcasts United”. A teen chat to discuss this book will be held at Charlotte Hall on Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. and at Lexington Park on Oct. 18.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010 By Linda Reno Contributing Writer

Continued from last week. At last Ferdinand was granted a pension of $10 per month. In 1901 he asked for an increase. This too dragged on for years and required reams of additional paperwork. 9/26/1901: “Surgeon’s Certificate. Request for increase of pension. Ferdinand H. Bond, Co. C, 4th Regt., Md. Vol. Inf. Currently receives a pension of $10 per month. Has had heart disease since Civil War. Soldier was born in Maryland and is 68 years old, 5’7 1/2” tall; 128 lbs., fair complexion, brown eyes, gray hair, laborer… No evidence of vicious habits.” 5/26/1904: “Request for a report showing the personal description of Ferdinand Bond [at time of enlistment]. Age 25, 5’10”, gray eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, born in St. Mary’s Co., Md., farmer.” 7/8/1904: “I, Ferdinand Bond, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says: That I am the identical person whose name and date of birth appears in my old family bible, now in the possession of my daughter, and that said record reads as follows, to wit, F. H. Bond was born Nov. 21st, 1833… That I enlisted as Ferdinand Bond only, I do not use the “H” in

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my name in my pension papers.” 8/17/1904: “I Ferdinand Bond hereby submit…my family Bible; that this Bible was purchased by me in Baltimore, Maryland, after my marriage; that the entry therein as follows: F. H. Bond was born Nov. 21, 1833 was copied into this Bible by a Mr. William T. Graves, residing at Oakville, St. Mary’s Co., Md. from my father’s family Bible and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, November 21, 1833 is the correct date of my birth, and has always been so considered by me. 2/14/1907: “Declaration for increase of pension by Ferdinand H. Bond who now receives $12 per month under act of February 6 1907, he being 73 years of age. He states that he was born the 21st day of November 1833 at St. Mary’s County, Maryland and that he is 5’9”; ruddy complexion; gray hair; and blue eyes.” 3/25/1907: “Approval of increase to pension to $15 per month, age over 70, to begin 2/15/1907 for Ferdinand H. Bond.” Ferdinand married Mary A. Curry December 17, 1859 and they had 8 children. Mary died in 1900 and shortly after her death, Ferdinand moved to Washington, D.C. where he died onAugust 14, 1908. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors. The story of Charles J. Bond is much briefer. After the war he lived in Washington, D.C. In 1868 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Early picture of the barracks at the U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunagain, but his stay teer Soldiers, Dayton, Ohio. was brief. He was discharged less Charles was admitted to the U.S. National Home for Disthan a year later based on abled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio in 1870 and stayed disability. He was described there until 1871 when he was discharged. He was readmitted as follows: “brown eyes, fair July 23, 1878 and would remain there until his death August 11, hair, fair complexion, 5’7 1884. He is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery. Charles 1/2” tall.” Bond never married.

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Tidbit’s New School Year By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer Tidbit is so excited about school starting this year. She has started preparing early. As you know, Tidbit is our cheese Tidbit colored whippet/hound mix. She has been running out to the bus stop at the corner of our yard for a week. New smells, new kids, maybe some of her favorite kids from last year. Tidbit has to smell each kid to see where they walked from, if they have dogs, and what they had for breakfast. She also smells all their lunch bags. Once in awhile I think she is going to hop on the bus with them. Tidbit waits just a minute with each school child until she gets at least a pat on the head. I think Tidbit is firmly convinced that petting a dog, preferably her, before they get on the bus will help to relieve their stress for the day. Several years ago, a dog which looked like a bigger version of Tidbit walked to the bus stop with her kid every morning. The dog would sit amiably, keeping close watch on her charges, and after the bus left, no one had to say a word, the dog walked back up the hill towards home. I often wonder if that dog was sent to college along with her college –bound student. My Mother brought Woofer, Tweeter, and Spunky, all Shepherd/Collie mixes to my dorm (Queen Anne at St. Mary’s College) to visit. All the girls loved them. Tweeter, and Spunky were whimperers whether they were happy or sad. It was highpitched whimpering too. So those two would run through the dorm, into all the rooms on all three floors crying in happiness the whole time. Woofer stayed with me; she was a quiet, subdued dog, who always looked as if she was observing the world around her. I used to take our previous hound, Buttons in the car to school with the boys each morning. And most days Buttons would be with us as I picked them up. We did have a slight problem one time while Ryan was at Great Mills. Ryan got out of the car to walk to the front door, and Buttons hopped out right behind him. Unfortunately this was also when all the buses were let-

ting out kids and trying to leave. Buttons went running all over the parking lot greeting all the kids with Ryan running around trying to corral her back to the van. Ryan was not happy with me at all. Such is a Mom’s lot in life – sometimes you embarrass your kids, well, most times. Ryan didn’t seem to mind as much when Buttons ran inside Hollywood Elementary once. Must be something about high school. I know Tidbit prepares early for the school year, but it seems parents have to prepare earlier than anyone – even the children. Mrs. Tennyson from the Chaptico Market mentioned to me the other day. “What about how hard the parents prepare for school? Sometimes it’s three weeks ahead.” It is a lot to think about and buy as I remember. You always have new school clothes and supplies. Part of the stress I think is from waiting on the school list to come out and then trying to be the first to the store to get everything. Nothing you pick out is what they want, and vice versa. There is the worry of how well your kids will do in school. Will they make friends? If it’s college – will they make too many friends? Even though it was stressful at times making sure homework got done, making lunches, and keeping up with school schedules, I miss those days. I used to take off a week at the beginning of the boys’ school year to watch them get on the bus, and at least for that one week be the stay at home Mom who had homemade cookies waiting for them when they got off the bus. I didn’t do that when they got older though I wanted to be there. I think they got tired of me crying each day when they got on the bus that first week. I guess I have to live vicariously through Tidbit’s excitement. For now, I get happy watching her give and receive love by all the kids, and hopefully making their day a little more special. To each new day’s adventure Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys. wanderings@yahoo.com.

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‘Kneel to Zod’ Craft New Originals on Third CD By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer If you don’t know General Zod, the diabolical supervillain who made his DC Comics debut as the leader of Krypton’s military in Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961), it may not keep you from enjoying the musical stylings of Kneel to Zod, a Slayer-esque group of original metal songwriters and performers from Callaway, but it’s still kind of fun to look into the character and see why the name From left to right: Matt Callaway, C.P. actually works. Cameron, Bob Johnston, Billy Stinnett and Just as comic book stars of all Bryan Johnson are Kneel to Zod. stripes added to Zod’s reputation over the years (including Robert Bernstein, George Papp, Brian Azzarello, Geoff Donns and Richard Donner) there have been several lineup changes with Kneel to Zod – as they’ve been around, in some form or another, for the last decade – but there’s not a single member of the band that doesn’t pull their weight. In fact, their division of duties is very democratic, with singer C.P. Cameron splitting arrangement decisions and lead vocal duties with guitarists Bryan Johnson and Billy Stinnett, drummer Matt Callaway and bassist Bob Johnston, all of whom share songwriting credits as well. The group has boasted their current lineup for the last three years, playing shows close to home as well as in the D.C. and Baltimore circuits, and their hard work has most recently culminated in their third album, The Greed States, which took them a year to finish. C.P. credited most of the delay to the group’s obsessive attention to detail, but there were also bitter moments of the kind of bickering that could turn one version of a song into six or seven, one take into 10, and one month of writing and recording into nearly 12. “We’re all perfectionists … so really I think it was just that we all had so many ideas to throw in, so it got really stressful. We even almost got to the point of fighting,” said Cameron. Creative disputes haven’t ended the band, however, and the end result has been a smart collection of songs that sounds like it was a labor of layering as much as love, all adding up to an album that deserves to be listened to continuously from start to finish. It’s hard to classify Greed States as a concept album, even if it does have some similar elements in terms of style. You can pick out the politics (largely anti-war, though violet emotions are celebrated, as is heavy metal custom), but these guys aren’t lyricists as much as they are musicians. That much is clear when you listen to the way they craft songs, building one instrument at a time before adding the words, which are just what you’d expect from a metal band – dark, emotional, somewhat political and oozing with angst – and this goes well with the throaty death metal-inspired vocals on much of their CD. There does come trouble when trying to classify Kneel to Zod – at least in terms of their style of playing, because you can pick out similarities to groups like Korn, Staind and Disturbed, with a lot of technical flair to boot. But the cadence of the vocal and guitar work can sound just as much like Tool or Testament, depending on which track you pick, whether it’s the chest-beating battle ode Teddy Bear, or Prelusion of Avarice, the album’s slightly creepy and melodic instrumental. So is it fair to equate these guys to a Phantom Zone fugitive with x-ray vision and plans for world domination? Probably not. After all, it’s not like they tried to take over Krypton with an army of cloned robot soldiers, and they don’t have super strength or the ability to fly, and none of them look anything like Terrance Stamp (who played General Zod in 1980’s Superman II, popularizing the “kneel before Zod!” command and at least a million related jokes). What they have done is share the stage with some heavy (metal) hitters including Kings X, Anthrax, Hotwire, Suisonic, Episode One, Cringe and Full Circle. And they DO know how to scream (on key, no less), and if you ask this reviewer, that quality is Zod-like enough. One of his superpowers is, after all, tremendous lung capacity. Kneel to Zod will be headlining this year’s Park Rock Fest on September 4-5 at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park in Great Mills. For more information, go to www. kneeltozod.com.

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• Dave Norris DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5 p.m. • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band CJ’s Back Room (12020 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) – 5 p.m. • Open Mic Night Chef’s American Bistro (22576 Macarthur Blvd. San Souci Plaza suite 314, California) – 6:30 p.m. • DJ Night Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Rd., Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. • Thirsty Thursdays Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (21367 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

• Ladies DJ Dance Night Hula’s Bungalow (23900 N. Patuxent Beach Rd., California) – 8 p.m. • Wolf’s Open Blues Jam Drift Away Bar & Grill (12364 Neale Sound Dr., Cobb Island) – 8 p.m. • 360 (live) Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Blvd., White Plains) – 9 p.m. • Naked Apehangers Bar (9100 Crain Hwy., Bel Alton) – 9 p.m. • Three Sixty Memories (230 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf) – 9 p.m.

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• Ladies DJ Dance Night Hula’s Bungalow (23900 N. Patuxent Beach Rd., California) – 8 p.m.

• Sloe Jim Gilligan’s Pier (11535 Popes Creek Rd., Newburg) – 3 p.m.

Friday, August 27

• Dylan Galvin Isaac’s Restaurant, The Holiday Inn (155 Holiday Drive, Solomons) – 5 p.m.

• Dave Norris DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5 p.m. • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band Donovan’s Pub (22767 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5 p.m. • Live Jazz Chef’s American Bistro (22576 Macarthur Blvd. San Souci Plaza suite 314, California) – 6 p.m.* • Randy Richie (jazz piano) Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick St., Leonardtown) – 6:30 p.m.* • DJ/Line Dancing Hotel Charles (15100 Burnt Store Rd., Hughesville) – 7:30 p.m. • Country Music Jam Session St. Mary’s Landing (29935 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall) – 8 p.m. • John Luskey Band Gilligan’s Pier (11535 Popes Creek Rd., Newburg) – 8 p.m. • Karaoke Night Cadillac Jack’s (21367 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

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• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5 p.m. • Downtown Tunes: Rock-n-Roll Leonardtown Square (Washington St., Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. • Randy Richie (jazz piano) Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick St., Leonardtown) – 6:30 p.m.* • Mike & Berry Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) – 7:30 p.m. • Bent Nickel Sea Breeze Restaurant ((27130 South Sandgates Rd., Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.

• Karaoke Quade’s Store (36786 Bushwood Wharf Rd., Bushwood) – 8 p.m.

• Snakebite Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd., Hollywood) – 3 p.m.

• Karaoke Lexington Restaurant & Lounge (21736 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

• Country Music Jam Session St. Mary’s Landing (29935 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall) – 4 p.m.

• 360 (live) Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Blvd., White Plains) – 9 p.m.

• Sirrod Gilligan’s Pier (11535 Popes Creek Rd., Newburg) – 5 p.m.

• The Craze Apehangers Bar (9100 Crain Hwy., Bel Alton) – 9 p.m. • Crossfire The Greene Turtle (98 Solomons Island Rd., Prince Frederick) – 9 p.m. • DJ/Dance Night Cadillac Jack’s (21367 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke w/ DJ Tommy T & DJ T Applebee’s (45480 Miramar Way, California) – 9 p.m. • One Louder Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Dr., Lusby) – 9 p.m. • SilverTung Memories (2360 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf) – 9 p.m.  • State of Mind Beach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bayside Rd., Chesapeake Beach) – 9 p.m. • Three Sixty Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Blvd., White Plains) – 9 p.m.  • Virgil Cain Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco Rd., Port Tobacco) – 9 p.m. • Locked-n-Loaded Hard Times Café (1120 Smallwood Drive West, Waldorf) – 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 29

• The California Ramblers Cryer’s Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Rd., Leonardtown) – 8 p.m.

• John Luskey Gilligan’s Pier (11535 Popes Creek Rd., Newburg) – 1 p.m.

• Gretchen Richie (jazz cabaret) Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach) – 8 p.m.

• The California Ramblers Apehangers Bar (9100 Crain Hwy., Bel Alton) – 3 p.m.

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Monday, August 30 • Mason Sebastian DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5 p.m. • Open Mic Night Scott’s II (7050 Port Tobacco Rd., Welcome) – 7 p.m.*

Tuesday, August 31 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5 p.m. • Jennifer Ann Cooper Band (jazz) Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) – 7:30 p.m. • Open Mic Night Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Blvd., White Plains) – 9 p.m.*

Wednesday, September 1 • Fair Warning Irish Pub Band CJ’s Back Room (12020 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) – 5 p.m. • Captain John DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Rd., California) – 5:30 p.m. • Karaoke Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Rd., Mechanicsville) – 7 p.m. • Wolf’s Blues Jam Beach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bayside Rd., Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m. *CALL TO CONFIRM

For family and community events, see our calendar in the community section on page 22.

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Classifieds Real Estate Large Country Farmhouse. 5 bedrooms 4 ½ baths. 2 Master Suites w/balconies. Large eat-in kitchen with granite counter tops, glass top range and double wall ovens and double pantry. Extra large laundry room with utility sink. Separate dining room, formal living room and sunken family room. Inground Pool on 4.8 acres. Full Unfinished walkout basement. Many more details….must see! Call for more information. 301872-9394. Price: $495,000. Beautiful open-plan ranch home with numerous oak kitchen cabines, white appliances, laundry room, double sinks in master bath, soaking tub, pergo flooring in kitchen and dining area, berber carpeting in remaining rooms. Front porch and back deck. Fantastic 3-bay garage with heat and A/C with black-top driveway!! $299,900.

Real Estate Rentals Enjoy a beautiful one acre lawn in a quiet neighborhood. Please no pets, no section 8 and no smokers. The house is a split level. The basement is partially finished; makes a great family room or a nice master bedroom. Riding lawn mower provided and no leaves to rake in the fall! House is conviently located near Rt 4. Centrally located for easy access to Prince Fredrick or St. Mary’s Co. Call 410-326-1381 for more information. Rent: $1,400. 4BR 2BA Waterview Farm House - Cape Cod Style Located on 85 acre farm. Conditional use on detached garage. Large Kitchen, screened front and back porches, W/D Hook ups, Stove, Microwave, Dishwasher, Wood Stove, Central Air/Heat Pump. House has pergo flooring throughout and paneled walls, lots of windows. This is a farm house. Pets will be considered. Good Credit only need apply. Call 301-4810650 for more information. Rent: $1200.

Apartment Rentals One Br Apt, most utilities included,12x24 porch, private entrance, unfurnished. In quiet cul-de-sac. wooded neighborhood near St. Mary’s Regency Park; conveniently located 3 miles north of Patuxent River NAS $900.00 per month w/security deposit of $900.00.Long / short-term lease. Non-smoker & NO Pets - Contact Danny @ 301 862 2857 Kolliod@yahoo.com

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Thurs., Aug. 26 Volleyball Great Mills/Chopticon at Leonardtown (scrimmage), 4:30 p.m. Lackey at St. Mary’s Ryken (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m.

Fri. Aug. 27 Field Hockey Thomas Stone at St. Mary’s Ryken (scrimmage), 4 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 28 Boys’ Soccer Leonardtown at St. Mary’s Ryken (scrimmage), 9 a.m. Football Chopticon at Crossland (scrimmage), 6 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken at Mt. Zion Baptist, 2 p.m.

Mon., Aug. 30 Field Hockey Huntingtown at Chopticon (scrimmage), 4 p.m. Girls’ Soccer McDonough at St. Mary’s Ryken (scrimmage), 4 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 Girls’ Soccer St. Mary’s Ryken at St. Mary’s, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 1 Girls’ Tennis St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop McNamara, 3:30 p.m. Have a sports event that you want to post in The County Times? Email chrisstevens@countytimes.net or call Chris at 301-373-4125.

Putting Optimism to the Test By Keith McGuire Contributing Writer

I stopped by the local market on Friday to get some fresh vegetables and herbs to go with the day’s catch and ran into Dave, one of my friends from the local fishing club. He was his usual jovial and joking self and said, “Hey, have you got a second? Wait here and I’ll be right back.” He dashed off to his pickup truck and returned to present me with a 24 inch long piece of 1 by 8 cedar board. As I am thinking that he must have me mixed up with someone else because 1 by 8 hunks of wood in any length usually translate to work, Dave begins to explain a complicated process of how to soak and treat this wood. As he explains, I begin a mind-numbing process of trying to figure where I’m going to store this in my garage and two sheds that are already filled with work that I’ve put off through years of fishing and hunting. I realized that I was only half listening when he got to the part about how to use this hunk of wood on my barbeque grill to cook fish! Now I’m interested. “Dave, can you repeat that part about soaking and treating the wood?” Undaunted, Dave said that the wood had to be soaked in water for 6 hours, and to ensure that every bit of its surface remains exposed to water for the whole time, you have to sink it in the water with something heavy and turn it every 15 minutes. I was thinking that my wife could do that part when Dave realized that he had my attention and admitted that he tends to exaggerate, at times. He was serious about the six hours, but not the turning every 15 minutes part. Now I’m amused! “Seriously,” he said, “This is a great way to cook fish on the grill. Coat the top of the soaked plank with vegetable oil, heat it to 350 degrees and put one of your big fish filets on it and let it cook!” He continued, “The trick is to be sure that you don’t overcook it. This means that you have to take the fish off the plank when it’s done!” (He’s joking again.) Thinking about this, it occurred to me that optimism could really be tested with this board. The best anglers are optimists. No one goes to the water with pessimistic thoughts. Start the plank soaking at departure time, knowing that when you return it will be ready to be heated up to receive the massive filet of the finest fish the Bay has to offer. Dave said that his board is six feet long so that his usual catch will fit. Fishing report: Amid a lot of grousing about poor catches of target species like flounder, there are some folks catching decent numbers of bluefish and croakers. Stripers are being caught regularly by the early risers. Shallow water trolling and surface plugs are

the way to go for rockfish. Bluefish are absolutely everywhere, including some upstream reaches of the Patuxent River. Large schools of big croakers are still being found around the Target Ship in the Bay, and around Piney Point and St. Georges Island on the Potomac. Spanish mackerel may have been put off by the recent rains. Do you have a current fish picture and a story of a great catch? If so, send an email to riverdancekeith@hotmail.com. Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.

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Online Registration is Now Open for Southern Maryland Sabres Rec Hockey Sabres Recreational Hockey 2010-2011 begins in October

The Southern Maryland Hockey Club recreational program is designed to provide hockey players an opportunity to learn and develop skills in a team setting. The recreational program is also designed to assure equal opportunity to participate for all skill levels. Players of all skill levels are welcome. No tryouts required. These teams participate in the Capital Corridor Hockey League (CCHL). The league is part of the Southeastern District of USA Hockey (www.usahockey.com). Our home arena is Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf, MD (www.capitalclubhouse.com).

Mite/Atom Cross Ice $ 500 Squirts, Pee Wee, and Bantam - $ 750 Midget - $600 Any questions please contact Jaime Cantlon. recdirector@somdsabres.org

4th Annual Quasi-Compass Doubles Bash The St. Mary’s County Tennis Association and St. Mary’s College of Maryland Tennis present the 4th Annual Quasi-Compass Doubles Bash Tournament Dates: Saturday, August 28th - Mixed Doubles Saturday, September 18th - Gender Doubles Both tournaments use a modified compass format. Teams will be placed in brackets that guarantee three matches. Tournament fees go to benefit the SMCM tennis program and the SMCTA. Registration going on now! Location: St. Mary’s College Somerset Tennis Complex Times: Play begins 8 a.m. both days. Players should plan to arrive 20 minutes early to check-in. In case of rain: Rain dates are the following Sunday each week. Who may enter: All adults and youth 16 and older. Entries for

the gender doubles tournament is limited to 8 men’s and 8 women’s teams. The mixed doubles tournament is limited to 16 entries. Cost: $40 per team. T-shirts and drinks will be sold on-site. Registration Form: Print form from SMCTA website http://www. stmarystennis.org. You must be logged into the site to download the registration form. Registration Details: Registration forms must be received by August 25th for the Mixed tournament and by September 15 for the Gender tournament. Send registration form and a check payable to SMCTA to: SMCTA P.O. Box 375 Hollywood, MD 20636

Tennis Social Doubles Social Doubles for Adults is held twice weekly and consists of informal doubles matches, put together by the site coordinator, based on that day’s attendance. All who show up will get to play. • 5 P.M. Sundays at Leonardtown High School, May 27th through August. Contact Cris Sigler at 410-326-6383 or zigh53@ yahoo.com. • 5 P.M. Thursdays at Great Mills High School, June 6th through September. Contact Bob Stratton at 443-926-2070 or rstratton55@ hotmail.com. The league fee is $25 for the Leonardtown site and $30 for the Great Mills site. Fees include court costs and balls. No registration is required.

Bleachers Another “Shot Heard ‘Round The World”? By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer October 3, 1951: After finishing the regular season tied, the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers played a three-game playoff for the National League pennant. In the ninth inning of the deciding game, with the Giants trailing 4-2 and two runners on, Bobby Thomson deposited Dodgers’ pitcher Ralph Branca’s pitch into the left field seats and promptly etched his name and this moment into baseball history. The grainy video of the homerun is enthralling, but if you close your eyes nothing is lost. “The Shot Heard Around The World”, as the moment’s known, was completely captured by announcer Russ Hodges who, after seeing the ball sail over the fence, rhythmically exalted, “the Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant.” Never has stating the obvious been so perfectly exhilarating. Thomson, the sultan of swing on that distant October evening, died August 16. His obvious legacy is proving the power of a singular moment. With a divine swing of his bat, Thomson authored a chapter of baseball history and altered the course of his and Branca’s careers and the seasons for the Giants and Dodgers. The less direct, broader consideration of Thomson’s “Shot” is to ponder this question: what, if any, recent events will have a simi-

larly lasting – if not so immediate – impact on sports? There might be one, if you scratch below the surface a bit. When Lebron James and Chris Bosh signed with the Miami Heat and joined forces with stud Dwayne Wade, pundits began debating – at least after the theatrical foolishness of James’ decision expired – just how good these Heat will be. Miami’s big three are still months away from playing their first game together and already there’s reason to think that the legacy of W. J. B. and Associates may not be based solely on how many titles the Heat’s dynamic trio win but rather on how their occupation of a single roster forever changed the business of NBA basketball. Our country has a fascinating history of Management v. Labor. For much of the industrial revolution, American workers operated in deplorable conditions. While professional athletes never had it as bad as early factory workers, player movement was restricted and salaries were depressed for decades. Free agency, a fairly recent phenomena for all pro sports chronologically speaking, changed all that and empowered the pro athlete. The golden free agency machine may have tilted when James and his 2010 free agent fraternity brazenly waved their “labor freedom” in management’s faces. Left in the party’s wake was an obviously embarrassed owner in Cleveland and duped owners in Chicago and New Jersey. In the star-dominated NBA, the consolidation of talent in Miami further erodes the league’s competitive balance and advances its polarization into

Squadron Offers Boating Course The Patuxent Sail and Power Squadron will offer “America’s Boating Course” beginning September 7 at 7:00 PM. The class will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Shangri La Drive in Lexington Park. Successful completion of this class will lead to the Boating Safety Certification Card that is required by Maryland law for all boaters born after July 1, 1972 (or currently under the age of 38.) The class meets for 8 sessions. The primary class instructor, Hal Willard, has received numerous awards from the U. S. Sail and Power Squadron for his high quality instruction, and former students report remembering his boating stories illustrating why it is better to do things in the recommended manner. To register for the class or to get further information, call 301-475-3883.

haves and have-nots. It also served notice to other star players seeking championships. Instead of growing with an organization and building a title contender, the formula now is to join forces with fellow free agents in a city, any city, with the appropriate financial considerations. Since Miami Thrice was formed, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony, both under contract for the upcoming season, have tried to finagle their way out of New Orleans and Denver, respectively. The dilemma facing these organizations, and seemingly others in the future is this: trade the franchise now (and become a “have not”), or enter the season with a distracted star and risk losing him for nothing (see Cleveland)? It’s hard to begrudge an individual for answering opportunity’s knock. Still, it’s doubtful the NBA, needing to maintain 30 viable markets, and its owners, wanting to protect their most valuable assets, will allow this level of roster volatility and orchestrated player movement to go viral. Scoring James and Bosh was a big win for Miami. The significance of James’ and Bosh’s “Shot” - administered by pen strokes instead of a piece of flametempered lumber - on the NBA seems destined to be something today’s young fans will be discussing with their grandchildren, just as today’s grandparents told us about the day Bobby Thomson turned the baseball world on its head. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com

St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks Youth Roller Hockey Registration Ages 8 to 14 as of December 31st 2010 August 26th and September 2nd Leonard Hall Recreation Center in Leonardtown 7 to 9 p.m. Cost $75.00 per child

Adult Volleyball League Meetings Women’s meeting Thursday September 2nd Co-Ed meeting Wednesday September 8th Men’s meeting Thursday September 9th All meetings at Leonard Hall Recreation Center - 7 p.m. Individuals and teams welcome to attend. For more information call Kenny Sothoron at 301-475-4200 ext 1830

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Team Danger to Compete in National Championships CALIFORNIA – The St. Mary’s County 18 & Under Intermediate Junior team defeated four teams en-route to winning the 2010 USTA/ Mid-Atlantic Jr. Team Tennis Sectional Championships held at the University of Mary Washington, August 13-15, 2010. After winning the Maryland District Championships on July 18th, Team Danger (formerly Team White-SMCTA) entered the sectional tournament as Maryland’s #1 seed, which included champions and runners-up from Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. Team Danger is now set to travel to Surprise, AZ, where they will represent the MidAtlantic section in the National Championships, October 29-31. The team from St. Mary’s faced team Advantage (West Virginia) in the finals, winning the hard-fought contest 31-26. Team Danger started the match with wins from Connor McKissick and Billy Clark in boys doubles (4-2, 4-0), and Hope Ironmonger and Lydia Browne in ladies doubles (4-0, 4-1). The Advantage then closed the margin to 24-19 by winning both singles matches, taking down Robert Bishop 2-4, 2-4, and Ironmonger 1-4, 3-4. Mixed doubles proved to be the deciding match, and featured a compelling battle between Danielle Gorman and Spencer White (Danger) and Austin Thomas/Stacey Brubaker (Advantage). Team Advantage took the first set (4-3), and eventually won the match, but not before Gorman/White secured the team win for St. Mary’s by winning the second set 4-2, putting

301-862-5307 the overall game score mathematically out of reach. St. Mary’s reached the finals with a combined record of 106-61 in their flight. Team Danger first defeated the Orange Team (West Virginia) 38-16, winning all five matches. Next they bested the South East Tennis Learning Center (SETLC, District of Columbia) 32-27, securing 3 of the 5 matches with wins from Ironmonger (ladies singles), Clark/McKissick (boys doubles) and Ironmonger/Browne (ladies doubles). Finally, Team Danger defeated the Worldgate Aces (Virginia) 36-18, with wins from Ironmonger (ladies singles), Bishop (boys singles) and the boys doubles tandem of Clark/ McKissick. The SETLC came in a close second, with a 99-62 record. Team Danger was coached by Derek Sabedra, Head Coach of St. Mary’s College (Md.) Tennis, in place of Matthew Taggert, who was not able to attend the tournament. Team Danger is comprised of players from Great Mills and Leonardtown High Schools, and one player from the Calverton Private School.

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Blue Crabs Offering to Paint Team Logo on Grass

When the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs marketing department met last month in an effort to drum up support for the team’s 2010 playoff run, they didn’t have to look much further than home plate at Regency Furniture Stadium. The same interlocking “BC” logo that appears behind the plate could be painted on any grass, right? Once again, the die-hard Blue Crab fans of Southern Maryland did not disappoint in their eagerness to support their team. Within hours of the Blue Crabs posting on their website that the same BC logo that appears on the field at the ballpark could be painted on any fan’s yard for free, appointments began to fill up. As of the weekend of August 14, nearly 20 lawns have been adorned with the logo, with several more scheduled. This campaign fits perfectly with the Blue Crabs 2010 post-season rallying cry, “CODE BLUE.” A season ago, the team qualified for the Atlantic League Playoffs in just their second season of existence, and won their first playoff series in franchise history, ousting the Long Island Ducks in the Liberty Division Championship Series. This season, the Crabs

are looking to take things one step further, and bring home their first Atlantic League championship. At 65-40, Southern Maryland holds the best record in the league. “It’s been really fun because everyone is asking about it and our neighbors want it done now. We just love the Blue Crabs and want to show everyone our strong pride,” said Carlton Leslie, who was among the first to have the logo painted on his yard. “We got the logo painted in our driveway so it will last longer. I told my husband he can’t park in the driveway and cover up the logo. We are the biggest Blue Crabs fans and all my neighbors have come over and asked who they can call to get the logo painted in their yards,” said Alice Baggett. It’s certainly not too late for fans to have the logo painted at their home. To make an appointment, please contact Blue Crabs Marketing Manager Courtney Freeland at cfreeland@somdbluecrabs.com or call 301374-1130 to reserve your spot today. The Blue Crabs ask that fans are home when their lawn is painted, so the logo is painted in the desired spot.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

SMCM Fall Season Sports Preview

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Tom Fisher, cross country coach

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Herb Gainey, men’s soccer coach

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Gainey, Hawks Fisher Ready for Ready for Tough Improvement in Second Soccer Season Cross-Country Season

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Going into his ninth season in charge of the St. Mary’s College men’s soccer team, head coach Herb Gainey is aware of the challenge that lays ahead in the Capital Athletic Conference. “The Men’s soccer division in the CAC is very strong. We have two teams represent us in the NCAA tournament almost every year,” Gainey said. “It is never a cakewalk in any game against any team in the conference.” Gainey’s Seahawks will begin their season this coming Wednesday with a trip to Neumann (Pa.) College. The team will then take part in the Elmer Lord Classic at Salisbury before their home opener Saturday Sept. 11 vs. Greensboro College in the CAC/USA South challenge. Gainey is confident that he has the talent capable to improve on a four-win 2009 season. “We are team quick again and technically sound,” he says. “We have players that understand the game again and know how to handle tactical changes put into place by the coaching staff. We must continue to improve our team defense.” St. Mary’s returns several key players, including goalkeeper Paul Spranklin, defenders Taylor Lewis and Kevin Seeger, midfielders Brian Payne, George Gusack and Keith Hines, as well as forward Mark Jaskolski, a transfer from Loyola. Gainey’s key focus for 2010 is a return to an aggressive counter-attacking offense that helped SMC get the conference semifinals four of his first five years at the school. “Attacking play is the focus. We have rebuilt the team around players to help us score goals,” he explained. “We are trying to play as we once did a few years ago when we were ranked in the top 25 in the country as a quick counter-attacking team.” A pre-season trip to Italy that ended with the Hawks returning stateside with a 2-1 record is cause for optimism for Gainey. “Our trip was very successful. We won two games and lost one game 1-0,” he said. “I am very excited about our team and feel like we are ready to contend again for the top conference spot.”

With one year of experience under their belts, the St. Mary’s College men’s and women’s cross-country teams look for more improvement this year, and head coach Tom Fisher is confident that will happen this fall. “Both teams experienced individual and team success in the program’s first year of NCAA competition and we are looking to improve on last year’s results,” Fisher said. “I am very excited for the prospects of the upcoming season.” The SMC cross-country program is in its infant stages and the Capital Athletic Conference’s talent level has inspired Fisher to add some major meets to the Hawks’ schedule this season. “The conference has been consistently dominated by Salisbury and Mary Washington on both the men’s and women’s sides. We battled with York college at most of our meets last year and look to close the gap on the upper tier of CAC schools,” he says. “We have upgraded our schedule to include the Paul Short Invitational on October 1 in Bethlehem, PA and the Gettysburg (Pa.) College Invitational on October 16.” Fisher has multiple returning runners on the men’s and women’s squads that he thinks will help the Seahawks become a contender over time. “Dan Swain finished first for us in all of last year’s races. Nick Pasko followed on Dan’s heels and they proved to be a dynamic pair,” he said. On the women’s side, “Katie Phipps was a regular in the top 10 for most meets, and we are also looking for key contributions from Kristin Hay, Kathleen Tatem, Margaret Lillie and Christi Ford.” The keys to for SMC this year includes getting more athletes to finish higher at meets and races, which helps the team rack up points. “We want to develop a solid “top 5” for the men and women and improve our depth,” he said. “We have to prepare to face stiffer competition in our 2010 meet schedule and exceed expectations.” With starting up a brand new program, the positives for the Seahawks include a virtual guarantee of everyone returning in 2011 – they only have one senior. “We are an extremely young team, and they are enthusiastic for the start of the season,” Fisher says. “I am excited about the talent and numbers of the incoming class and the contributions they can make for the team.”

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Lange Hopes Seahawks are Ready for CAC’s Best By Chris Stevens Staff Writer One season removed from an appearance in the Capital Athletic Conference championship game, the St. Mary’s College field hockey team is ready to get back to that point. “We have extremely tough competition in our conference this year, especially with the addition of Frostburg. However, I think if we play our best we can do quite well against our conference opponents,” says head coach Katie Lange, going into third season on the job. “The national champion, Salisbury University, will be a tough game...but hopefully this is our year.” Lange, a 2006 SMCM grad who earned first-team CAC honors for the Hawks as a senior, believes that the group of players she has, led by 2009 conference Rookie of the year Lauriann Parker and midfielder Allie Skeist (both first-team All CAC performers), have the talent necessary to battle with Salisbury and other conference schools this season. “We have skilled, dedicated players who love each other and the game of field hockey,” she says. “They are quick, aggressive, and hardworking.” One concern is how quickly the underclassmen and newcomers adjust to college field hockey, including talking on the field. “Our young talent needs to improve their communication skills a little, but I think that will come with time,” Lange said. Lange plans for the team to concentrate on togetherness and conditioning. “Team unity will be the major focus this year, as well as fitness. We need to be able to play tough the entire seventy minutes,” she said. With hopes and expectations at an all-time high, Lange believes the team’s success will come from their belief in and fondness for each other. “I think this is going to be a very fun year,” she said. “The ladies on the team are amazing people who I feel very fortunate to work with.” chrisstevens@countytimes.net

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Nitro Jam heats up at Maryland this weekend

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Brand new format, classes to make debut at MIR With only three races remaining this season the action at this weekend’s Maryland Nitro Jam promises to be some of the best seen all year. On one of the fastest tracks in the entire country, Nitro Jam’s biggest stars – both new and old – will take to the historical quartermile for two days of nitro racing in the heart of southern Maryland this Saturday and Sunday at Maryland International Raceway for the annual Maryland Nitro Jam in Budds Creek. The showdown between the Shockwave and Super Shockwave jet trucks will make its Maryland debut this weekend This year’s event will feature a unique assortment of nitro-powered machines as two dragster classes and a brand new nitro funny car class competes in front of an expected packed house in the debut of the brand new Nitro Jam format in Maryland. Those new classes include Pro Fuel Dragsters and Prostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, in addition to Nitro Jam’s top attraction, the 320 mile-per-hour “Kings of Nitro” known as Top Fuel Dragsters.

T h e world’s fastest machines will be at Maryland International Raceway this Saturday and Sunday In addition to the nearly two dozen nitro machines the Maryland Nitro Jam will also host another first, the MIR debut of side-byside jet trucks as the Shockwave jet semi takes on the world’s fastest ’57 Chevy the Super Shockwave. The two machines combine for over 60,000 horsepower and will literally bring down the house to close out the show. The “Cool Bus” wheelstanding school bus will also join the fun, in addition to FanFest, two full days of sportsman action and one of the most unique and exciting fireworks displays in all of motorsports. For more information visit www.nitrojam.com or call MIR at 301-884-9833.

Anderson Scores Potomac Second in Bobby Allen Memorial By Doug Watson Potomac Speedway Budds Creek – Bunker Hill, W. Va’s Andy Anderson scored his second Late Model feature win of the season in last Friday night’s 35-lap Bobby Allen Memorial at Potomac Speedway. Anderson’s win came aboard his selfowned Rocket no.25 and was worth a cool $2500 payday. David Williams and Anderson brought the field to the initial green flag of the event. Anderson would get the jump at the start and would begin another epic Potomac Speedway battle. Anderson would lead until lap-nine before David Williams snared the top spot and would lead for the next six circuits. Jamie Lathroum would then make his presence known as he grabbed the lead from Williams on lap 16. Lathroum would lead the next four laps before Anderson reasserted himself to re-take the race lead on lap 20. Anderson and Williams would then trade the top-spot several times before Anderson took the lead for good on lap-twenty eight. From that point on, Anderson would have to hold-off 14th starting Daryl Hills to preserve the hard fought win. “I knew Bobby Allen from a long time ago and it’s a real honor to win this race for him,” Anderson stated. “I used to come down here and help him back in the late 80’s and early 90’s when Booper Bare drove for him, Bobby always seemed to be the first to have the best stuff.” A slew of mid-race cautions kept the field bunched together on more than one occasion. “I gave it away there a couple times on those restarts,” Anderson said. “I still felt we had the car to beat especially when we finally got clear

track in front of us.” Alan Sagi posted his best-ever effort at Potomac placing third, Dale Hollidge was fourth and Roland Mann completed the top five. Early race leaders David Williams and Jamie Lathroum both retired from the event late in the going placing 12th and 10th respectively. Heats went to Williams and Lathroum. Mechanicsville’s Stevie Long was triumphant for the second time this season in the 20lap Limited Late Model feature. Long started on the pole and would lead every lap of the event to take the victory over runner-up Sommey Lacey. Kyle Lear was third, Tommy Wagner Jr. took fourth and Derrick Quade completed the top five. Wagner took the heat win. In other action, Tony Garber rolled to his fifth win of the season in the 20-lap Modified headliner, Bud Pickeral also took his fifth win of the season in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main and Wil Nelson became the first repeat winner of the season in the 10-lap U-car feature. Late Model feature results

1. Andy Anderson 2. Daryl Hills 3. Alan Sagi 4. Dale Hollidge 5. Roland Mann 6. Matt Quade 7. Kyle Hardy 8. Ross Robinson 9. Bryan Driver 10. Jamie Lathroum 11. Deane Guy 12. David Williams 13. Kenny Pettyjohn 14. Jimmy McBee Jr. 15. Ed Pope 16. Bobby Beard Limited Late Model feature results

1. Stevie Long 2. Sommey Lacey 3. Kyle Lear 4. Tommy Wagner Jr. 5. Derrick Quade 6. Kenny Moreland 7. Dave Adams 8. David Puckett 9. Bruce Kane 10. Billy Tucker 11. PJ Hatcher

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