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An official inauguration ceremony is planned later this month for new St. Mary’s College president Joseph Urgo, who replaced former president Jane Margaret “Maggie” O’Brien.
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ON THE BACK Sam Burum scores two of his 15 points Saturday night as the St. Mary’s College men’s basketball team won their first two games in NCAA Division III tournament play this past weekend.
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People who think they know the story of the Princess and the Pea have another thing coming with St. Mary’s Ryken’s students’ upcoming performance of “Once Upon a Mattress.” SEE PAGE 14
Community Cadets with the Chopticon Air Force JROTC had their eighth annual military ball Friday evening, hosted and catered by the James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center. SEE PAGE 20
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ews State and County Aim at Controlling Sprawl By Sarah Miller Staff Writer
The state of Maryland is trying to encourage smart growth within the individual jurisdictions. In order to achieve that goal, counties have been directed to integrate Priority Funding Areas (PFAs) into their comprehensive development plans. St. Mary’s County Department of Land Use and Growth Management officials briefed St. Mary’s County Planning Commission members on the program during the board’s most recent meeting. Jeff Jackman, a senior planner with the land use department said the PFAs are a way to keep the largest volume of development in areas that have the infrastructure to handle it – most importantly in areas with sewage systems, which are necessary for any development. He said the goal of the PFAs is to prevent a solid strip of development being build from Washington, D.C. to the state line. “The key to it all is the F in PFAs,” Jackman said. The state can withhold funding for a project if the county cannot justify why the area should be classified as a PFA, or make the counties explain fur-
ther why they made their decisions. “We want our tax dollars to come back to us,” Jackman said. In St. Mary’s County, the PFAs are ranked from development districts – Lexington Park and Leonardtown – to the five town centers, and to the lowest priority, the seven designated village centers. Lexington Park and Leonardtown are the places the county would prefer to have funding because they’re the areas with the most growth and activity, Jackman said. In addition to sewage, water and other infrastructure, they are also planning PFAs around existing road structures and trying to utilize fully what already exists before spreading out into rural areas. Jackman said one of the problems with marrying the PFAs to the comprehensive plan is people can feel like they’re doing all the work and nobody else sees the big picture behind PFAs. But, at the end of the day, everybody has pulled together to integrate PFAs into the comprehensive plan and streamline the plan itself. “Basically, it’s all good,” Jackman said. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
County Must Get to Work on Watershed Cleanup Plan By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Representatives from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) told county leaders Tuesday that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will levy penalties against jurisdictions if they don’t quickly develop and implement plans to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but state officials hope it won’t come to that. Richard Eskin, director of science services for MDE, said the federal government is allowing states and counties to decide how they can best reduce pollutants like nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment in local waterways rather than have methods dictated to them. For example, the EPA was considering having states and counties reduce those types of pollutants by just upgrading wastewater treatment plants or by a few other methods, but the state lobbied for a broader approach to reduce those pollutants to meet total maximum daily loads in the bay by focusing on methods like planting cover crops to absorb nutrients as well. The process, Eskin said, would be much more flexible now and less expensive for counties to implement but they must act quickly to come up with their own grassroots strategies. In a worst case scenario, Eskin said, if counties do not implement pollution reduction measures, the EPA could stall all permits for hookups to water and sewer lines, which amounts to a moratorium on all commercial and residential construction.
If the county keeps up with the schedule, though, of having measurable achievements every two years, it only has to deal with the state’s direction, Eskin said. “The EPA has telegraphed its intent to be very serious about this,” Eskin told county commissioners Tuesday. “We [the state government] know it’s going to be a difficult process. “Nobody’s going to be unreasonable,” he said. The first phase of the Watershed Implementation Plan, as mandated by the Obama administration through EPA, set statewide goals for reducing nitrogen in the bay watershed by 1.1 million pounds from agricultural operations by 2017 as well as 5.6 million pounds from wastewater treatment plants by the same deadline. Now, in phase two of the plan, counties must find out how to actually make the reductions, but neither the state nor the federal government have come up with target numbers by jurisdictions. Nor have they come up with official cost estimates for counties to implement the plans, though county officials have said publicly that one estimate for St. Mary’s County over the next 25 years could come to a $300 million price tag. “Our concern is that everything we’ve laid out is very expensive,” Berlage told commissioners about the rising costs for developers, farmers and others in the private sector. “No one has identified how that cost is going to be absorbed.”
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Comedy Group Brings Political Humor to St. Mary’s By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Capitol Steps, a political comedy troupe, is coming back to St. Mary’s County to help raise funds for the Three Oaks Center. “Every time I see them, they get better and better,” said Lanny Lancaster, the executive director of Three Oaks homeless shelter. He said this is the fifth time the troupe has come down to St. Mary’s from Washington D.C. for the Three Oaks fundraiser. According to the Capitol Steps website, www.capsteps.com: “the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. The group was born in December 1981, when some staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin. So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and they created song parodies and skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor.” Proceeds from the event go to benefit the Three Oak’s Center. Lancaster said the money will go to fund things that grants don’t cover, such as paying for prescription medicine. Sarah Palin on the trail “That’s a huge item for us,” he said. The problem with grants, while they cover a lot of things to keep the center running, they are often restricted dollars that must be spent on a specific program or project Lancaster said. In addition to covering prescriptions, Lancaster said the money can be used to purchase furniture and help families with things like auto repair. Keeping cars running is important because if they break down and a person cannot go to work, they could lose their job and the roof over their head. Tickets to see Capitol Steps are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Groups of 20 or more can get their tickets for $30 per person. Lancaster said there are tickets still available, but they’re selling well. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at Leonardtown High School on Saturday. For more Photos by Bari Biern courtesy of The Capitol Steps information or to pre-order The Four Singing Liberal Supreme Court Justices tickets call 301-863-9535.
Commissioners to Consider Allowing Distillery By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
After working through legislative channels to establish a winery cooperative facility in Leonardtown two years ago, commissioners are now being asked to consider modifying the zoning code to allow distilleries that would produce spirituous liquors. County planners made the proposal to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, saying that it may only take a modification of the current winery ordinance to allow alcohol production using grains as well as grapes. County officials have sought to promote such operations as a way to make preserving agricultural land in its original use profitable for local farmers in the wake of an agreement with the state more than 10 years ago to stop growing profitable tobacco crops. The County Times first reported on local interest by the farming community in starting a distillery on private land, but no property owner has stepped forward publicly to say they wanted to move forward with the project. The proposal would need a change in state law to ensure that a distiller here would be able to sell their product on site, according to county planning documents. Sales to wholesalers would be allowed under current state law. Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said that
while he is not in opposition to a distillery, he is concerned that there has not been a public groundswell of support for such operations, and citizen input is necessary to make policy. He also asked commissioners to consider concurrently a text amendment that would resolve long-standing issues of grandfathering certain campgrounds into the zoning ordinance so they could continue operating. Despite some support, commissioners voted to take up the distillery amendment independently of an amendment for campgrounds. “I don’t think we should shackle one text amendment to another,” said Commissioner President Jack Russell (D-St. George Island). guyleonard@countytimes.net
ews Departments Want to Streamline Review Process By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The current way that both the departments of Land Use and Growth Management and Public Works and Transportation process applications for projects can be made more efficient and less costly for the private sector, department heads told county commissioners Tuesday – and some of the changes can be made immediately with little or no cost. Others, they said, like filing permits online, would involve budget expenditures and county commissioner approval, but would provide long-term value for public and private sectors. Planning director Derick Berlage said that they can only focus on what the county can do, as many state regulations cannot be pared down. “Our ability to streamline on state regulations is limited,” Berlage said, adding that finding efficiencies for developers to speed the process could cut costs and keep projects alive. “Time is money,” Berlage said. “If someone can get through [the process] a week faster… that tells the difference sometimes whether a project succeeds for fails.” Public works director George Erichsen said that duties have been divided between both departments for years that were overlapping and could be better accomplished if they went to one or the other. Specifically, both departments dealing with permits and inspections for major subdivisions and storm water management facilities, was one issue. “It’s not the best way of doing business, and it’s certainly not the most efficient,” Erichsen. Berlage said more training for customer service was already underway, while those applying for project approval were no longer required to go through the lengthy process of a pre-application meeting. “Sometimes it’s just one more thing to go through that you really don’t need,” Berlage said, adding that the technical evaluation committee, where representatives of agencies like the Metropolitan Commission make comments on what project proposals needed to do to meet requirements, needs to be shored up. “It work’s pretty well but not well enough,” Berlage said, adding that agency representatives don’t always show up at meetings as they should, and their comments are not always turned in on time. Erichsen said that commissioners should also consider allowing developers to begin work on their projects before their plats were actually recorded, because by that time multiple officials have already reviewed the plans. But John Norris, head of NG&O Engineering in California, said that proposals like that showed a disconnect between staff knowledge and what developers really needed. “They don’t understand that part of the process, only the regulations,” Norris told The County Times. “You can’t get financing without your plat being recorded.” Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said that streamlining in the two agencies also needs to focus on homeowners seeking property improvement approvals who may find the whole process daunting. “Those are the people we need to look after the most,” Jarboe said.
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ews New Parks Usage Police Out Patrolling for DWIs on St. Patrick’s Day Fees Considered By Sarah Miller Staff Writer
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Phil Rollins, director of the county’s recreation and parks department, asked the Board of County Commissioners to consider charging weekend and holiday entrance fees at Elms Beach and Myrtle Point waterfront. The fees would be used to help pay for security and supervisory staff at the two sites during the summer season, typically between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Rollins said. The proposed fee was $5 per vehicle for in-county residents during the busy season and $10 per vehicle for out-of-county residents, Rollins said. Rollins told The County Times that he estimated that about 75 cars a day would come to both sites over the summer and together the estimated revenue they would generate with a fee would be about $38,000. Rollins also suggested a season pass for county resident to both parks that cost $20 and allowed them free access. “We’re getting so much interest and activity [at the parks] we need additional staff to manage it,” Rollins told commissioners Monday. guyleonard@countytimes.net
People pulling up to a police car may notice a magnet on the car saying the officer is part of a DUI patrol. This is part of a new initiative on the part of St. Mary’s County to raise awareness of drinking and driving and to deter people from driving drunk. “They’re to advertise the reason we’re out there,” said Deputy First Class James Stone said. Stone said the magnets will be used on St. Patrick’s Day as part of the DUI and saturation patrols they will be having to keep an eye out for intoxicated drivers that night. A saturation patrol is when there are four or more cars out in the same area at the same time looking specifically for DUIs. Another term for saturation patrols is the “wolf pack,” Stone said. Jacqueline Beckman, traffic safety coordinator with the St. Mary’s County highway safety program, said the magnets are to raise awareness, and have only been used on a small scale until now. St. Mary’s County is one of the first to use the magnets and raise awareness of DUI enforcement on a large scale. She said the support behind using the magnets has been amazing, and she’s happy to see the patrols use them. Capt. Steve Hall, special operations division commander, echoed Beckman’s comments, saying there is no precedent in another state of using the magnets on the cars to raise awareness of DUIs and St. Mary’s is the first agency to use them in Maryland.
They were paid for by the Maryland State Highway Administration Highway Safety Office. He also said the markers will not be seen on a daily basis because they will loose their effectiveness if they become an everyday thing. He said the placards are a visual reminder of what the police are doing and that they do more than pull people over for speeding. “There are many things we’re called on and paid to do,” Hall said.
Mayor, Town, Take Aim at Dilapidated Properties By Guy Leonard Staff Writer For several years, vacant or abandoned properties have been an issue in Leonardtown that has seen little in the way of resolution. And, while town officials have talked about dealing with the problem, Mayor J. Harry Norris said that a change in the town’s ordinances may be necessary. “This will be on the agenda items for Monday,” Norris told The County Times of the March 14 meeting schedule. “I know
we’ll need to beef up our ordinances… but it’s going to have to be throughout the town.” Norris was in discussions almost a year ago with developer Wayne Davis to demolish vacant buildings on property he owned on Point Lookout Road just outside of the downtown area, but the buildings still stand. Norris said that Davis told him this week he was still not ready to deal with the vacant buildings, but there are other vacant or abandoned properties in town that have become a problem. “I need the council to address this and give direction,” Norris said. Some of the vacant properties have been up for sale for various commercial uses, but due to the economic recession buyers have been scarce. Typically the town has relied on property owners of old, dilapidated buildings to take steps to repair or refurbish their property, because the town has few options open to it in its own codes. Aging signage in town has also been a concern along with blighted properties, Norris said. Town government officials have been concerned about the presence of abandoned or blighted properties in town not only for their possible impact on public safety but also because they are viewed as an impediment to future development, especially along the Route 5 corridor, which is the entrance to the town. David did not return phone calls for comment as of press time.
Dealing with vacant properties like this one on Point Lookout Road will be the subject of discussion at Monday’s town council meeting.
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Man Killed by Falling Tree in Mechanicsville At approximately 8:45 a.m. March 9, the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad responded to Summerdale Court in Mechanicsville for a report of a critically injured person. The injured subject was identified as Kenny Lee Staley Jr., 24, of Charles County. Staley was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A preliminary investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office revealed Staley was accidentally struck by a falling tree while clearing a wooded lot. Detectives with the county’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations are continuing the investigation. Stanley’s body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to identify the cause and manner of death.
Walden Receives $15,000 Donation Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Executive Director of Walden Sierra, was selected in December to receive a Social Impact Award from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program. In addition to this honor, Walden Sierra also recently received a donation of $15,000. The donation that has come with this honor will go to funding unmet needs at Hope Place of Walden in Lexington Park, a press release states. “Economic times continue to be tough, and yet our commitment to provide the best possible services to the community remains as strong as ever,” O’Brien said. Walden provides crisis hotline, walk in, and trauma counseling services as well as outpatient substance abuse assessment and counseling services at Hope Place. Hope Place, which O’Brien called a “No Wrong Door” entry point to individuals in crisis, has also been working with community partners to support to individuals impacted by homelessness.
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Teachers, Police and Firemen Need Support Help Needed to Revive Local Public Broadcasting Most states in the US are experiencing difficulty in balancing budgets. The problem has
grown ever since the subprime mortgage fueled real estate bubble collapse occurred and the resulting recession. Payroll and pension obligations have forced legislators and governors to consider reduced services, layoffs, pension reform and tax increases. Teachers, police, and fire department employees have been affected as insufficient funding has produced shortfalls for their employment and retirement. They did not cause in any way the budget crisis whether they were unionized or not. Unfortunately in some states they have been made political targets of convenience. They deserve our support. They educate our children, protect our communities, provide emergency care, and make the ultimate sacrifice all too frequently. The physical and emotional demands of these professions are such that it is a rare individual that could continue working in them until they were 70 years old. Our teachers, police, and firemen need a good pension system. It is a more than reasonable reward for the service that they selflessly provide. I have never known a teacher that did not provide materials out of their own pocket, feed a hungry child, or give extra help beyond the school day for a student that needed it. Many teachers have coached and sponsored activities either for free or were compensated at a rate well below their contractual pay. I have never known a policeman or a fireman that hesitated on responding to a call for help even when they knew they were putting themselves in harm’s way. I have never known a fireman that refused to help a citizen with making sure that their residence was safe on his own time. Most of our firemen locally are volunteers who freely give up their time to protect us and complete extensive training. I have seen many policemen helping with sports activities, counseling youths, and mediating disputes all on their own time. The employment and pension funding for our teachers, police, and firemen has to be our highest priority. If an alcohol tax has to be increased, then so be it. If the tax is particularly burdensome, then brew your own beer or ferment your own wine. If a gasoline tax has to be increased, then so be it. Most of us can drive less, drink less, walk more, and patronize local businesses if that is what it takes to support our educators, police, and firemen. Joe Belanger Leonardtown, MD
Figures Don’t Lie, Liars Figure My daddy often told me when I was just a little guy that “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.” Today news programs were blaring out the wonderful drop of unemployment from 9% to only 8.9%. Supposedly, 192,000 people were hired in February! Sure sounded good for a little while. Then I ran into some confusing statistics. Our February Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised downward from over 3% to 2.8%. That told me less was produced than originally reported. Then, I learned an odd change was made in how the unemployment rate is now figured. The way I understood it, in the past, if there were 1,000,000 workers available, and if only 950,000 workers had a job, then we had a 5% unemployment rate, or 50,000 people out of work. That method of accounting seemed to work fine until recently. Now, our current administration counts using “new math.” “New math” does it this way: If we have 1,000,000 workers available for employment, but only 830,000 have jobs, under the old math, our unemployment rate would be 17% or 170,000 people out of a job. Under the “new math” method, we simply say, “90,000 of that 170,000 have become so discouraged that they are no longer looking for a job. Therefore, we won’t count them. We’ll only count the people who are looking for a job. That means our unemployment rate is only 9%.” See how easy it is to figure? Now what does a drop in the GDP have to do with the unemployment rate? Well, it seems to me that if more people are working – as we’re being told by our political bean counters – then it would follow that more stuff would be produced and the GDP would increase, not decrease. I say that would happen in consideration of our political leader bragging about the way our workers’ productivity has increased so much over the past few years. Oh well, math was always my poorest subject. I guess 1+1 really does = 3. James H. Hilbert Mechanicsville, MD
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Many residents in the Middle East and northern Africa are willing to face being killed to bring about a revolution for a better life for themselves and their fellow residents (an echo from the American revolution: “Give me liberty or give me death”). St. Mary’s County residents already have most of the liberties they seek. Residents here can freely vote for or against our government representatives. One problem here is not knowing who is best to vote for, such as was the case for Wisconsin voters. Another problem is not knowing what choices and changes are needed in an individual’s own life to have a healthier, happier, and longer life. Fifteen years ago to help publicize organizations and people with ideas how to have a better life, I started producing public-access programs for cablecasting. In 2000, I along with Doug Ritchie, Ed Dowgiallo, and several others formed the 501(c)(3) nonprofit we named “Community Television in St. Mary’s”. Subsequently a previous general manager at the cable company designated 9 p.m. until 12 Monday through Friday on channel 10 as the time slot available for public-access programs. The Community-Television nonprofit meets on the last Tuesday of each month, except December, at 6:30 p.m. in the Leonardtown SMECO building. At the nonprofit’s meetings individuals or groups or organizations can get their choice of content video-recorded, or can bring videos already recorded. Last year more and more individuals and groups were doing or submitting videos, including videos explaining why a single-payer health-insurance plan was the best plan to cover the most people and provide better health care. But last May all except a couple of people were discouraged from doing videos, because in Metrocast suddenly, without notice to viewers, changed the 9 p.m. until midnight time slot to midnight until 3 a.m. There was, and more so now is, the need for new participants in the nonprofit. Most of the former board members have become inactive. I myself am old and obsolete, still using last-century video equipment (but which is still compatible with the last-century VHS tape players Metrocast still uses for cablecasting public-access programs). I have yet to figure out how to do video editing on a computer, or how to use Facebook and YouTube. (I don’t even have a cell phone.) Needed are participants who can help maintain a website that can archive videos and link to websites by other organizations that will archive their videos. Needed are new participants, especially younger participants, who can help establish other video media, in addition to cablecasting, so the dialogues will be countywide. Most important are videos maintaining ongoing dialogues among residents, especially dialogues sharing ideas about how to have a ball (a better and longer life). Whereas only some of the residents in the Middle East and northern Africa are getting killed right now in bringing about a better life, every resident in St. Mary’s County will keep living a less healthy, less happy, and shorter life if residents don’t act to establish and maintain countywide dialogue by (in addition to regaining effective use of cablecasting) use of all the new video media, including text commentary about the videos. The starting point is for residents to come to the monthly meetings of the nonprofit and consider taking over leadership of the nonprofit. Residents can call me at 301-997-1409 or e-mail mtriantos@erols.com to be sent e-mail notices about the monthly meetings. David Triantos Leonardtown, MD
The Highest Authority in Your Life Many articles have been published recently about same-sex marriage and President Obama’s decision not to have the Justice department defend the Defense of Marriage Act. Some people aren’t sure whether to be for or against same-sex marriage and homosexuality. Most of the arguments are about traditional values, civil rights, equality, the right to marry the person you love, etc. However, each person’s decisions on those issues should be based on his or her answer to the basic question “Who is the highest authority in their life?” For Christians, God is the answer. Therefore His Word in the Bible governs our decisions on homosexuality and all other issues. If God isn’t the answer, then our nation’s Constitution is our highest authority and our elected/appointed officials decide what is right or wrong. And if God isn’t, then we have broken the First Commandment by putting a false god before Him. In Leviticus 20:13, God says “If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death”. That is how serious God considers homosexual acts. And since that scripture is in the Old Testament of the Bible, it also applies to Jews and Moslems. For a long time, the government has been attempting to usurp God’s authority and establish itself as the supreme decider of all things, such as what is good or evil. The government may have some power and authority in this life, but it has absolutely none in the next. God rules there, and at the Last Judgment, He alone decides where each of us will spend eternity based on our belief in Him and obedience to His commands. Since a majority of the people in the United States (including elected officials) claim to be Christians they should seriously consider God’s Word before voting on homosexual issues and on candidates who support that and other issues, such as abortion, that are contrary to the Bible. Robert Boudreaux Waldorf, MD
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South County Businesses Looking For Ways to Revive By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Small business owners in the southern end of the county, below Lexington Park past Hermanville Road, say they share many of the problems of those in the 7th District, with shops closing up one after another with no new entrepreneurs coming in. Now they are looking to networking between businesses owners to try to create more appeal for one of the most remote areas of the county. Jim Grube, owner of Woodlawn Farm in Ridge, said the South County Business Association that was around for about 18 months is now defunct, but businesses now see more of a need to band together to help save their livelihoods. “It went away because small business owners don’t have the time to go to meetings,” Grube told The County Times. “We need events in South County so we can reacquaint people who have just moved here with what those areas are really like.” If new residents can see all that South County has to offer, Grube said, then businesses might see a resurgence in customer interest and in profits. Much of the economic activity on Route 235 in California, in the center of the Lexington Park Development District, has pulled business away from shops in the southern portion of the county and is pushing development farther north, planners say, and the county has been trying to strike a balance to keep all the areas of the county economically viable. “The larger national chains, they have hurt small businesses in outlying sections of the county,” Grube said. “And there’s nothing you can do about that.” The focus for South County businesses now, he said, is to adapt and get noticed. Traditionally South County has seen businesses come and go, but with the national recession still affecting all strata of the economy, county economic development officials fear that vacancies of store fronts in that community will be more common
and not easily filled, which means more potential blight and fewer tax revenues. Bob Schaller, director of the county’s Department of Economic and Community Development, said the growth the county has experienced, the fastest in the state according to 2010 census figures, does not always translate into benefits for the entire county, even if financially well off residents find a home in South County. “People of means have moved there, but they’re not spending money there,” Schaller said. “And the anchor [Point Lookout State Park] isn’t connected to anything.” Also, businesses have been unable to tap into trickle down profits that could come from the Webster Field Annex, and a planned pub on the St. Mary’s College campus could also threaten to take away profits from eateries and convenience stores. Dan Sweeney, manager at Blu Haven Piers in Ridge, said that networking was a good idea to try and capture the interest of consumers to “find the gems” in South County, but it would not be easy. “People have to be adventurous to come down here,” Sweeney said. “Things [networking and marketing] are cost prohibitive; you’re limited in what you can do.” Businesses in South County traditionally were not always aware of what services each of them provided, and only in the past few years have they started to use the Internet to their advantage for networking. That was a change in business culture in South County, too, Grube said. “The notion of using the Internet… is challenging for small business people in tough times,” Grube said.
Buildings once long occupied in South County are now bereft of businesses and are up for sale. At top is the old Monk’s Inn tavern, at bottom is the old South Ridge bar and restaurant.
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F-35C Breaks Sound Barrier for First Time
The first F-35C test aircraft (CF-1) flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time over a test range near the Navy and Marine Corps F-35 integrated test facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on March 4. During a test flight to expand the flutter envelope, CF-1 reached Mach 1.02 at 30,000 feet with U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Matt Taylor at the controls, a press release states. “It’s great to be part of bringing stealth capability to the big-deck carriers,” said Taylor. “We accomplished a large number of test points, and CF-1 handled great going past Mach 1. It was a privilege for me to take the F-35C over that milestone for the first time.”
CF-1 gathered enough supersonic flutter data for the team to continuesupersonic envelope expansion in the near future. Flutter is an evaluation of structural loads on the aircraft experienced at various speeds and while performing prescribed maneuvers. The test and evaluation team at NAS Patuxent River will expand the flutter envelope to demonstrate the required durability and reliability of the aircraft in advance of delivery of the aircraft to the fleet. The F-35C is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for greater control in the demanding carrier take-off and landing environment. Carrier suitability testing for the F-35C variant is scheduled to begin later this year with land-based catapult and jet blast deflector testing. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program is in the system development and demonstration phase, focusing on delivering three different, new aircraft variants to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. The integrated test force at NAS Patuxent River is focused on testing and evaluation of the Lockheed Martin Photo An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft returns from a flutter envelope F-35B and F-35C. expansion flight March 4. During the flight, a test pilot flew the aircraft faster than the speed of sound for the first time, reaching Mach 1.02 at 30,000 feet.
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Briefs Man Charged With Firing Into Local Business
During the early morning hours of Jan. 30, police units responded to a report of shots being fired into a business in Callaway. Dfc. Scott Ruest of the patrol division conducted an investigation into the incident and identified a suspect in the case. On March 7, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations assisted Ruest in the composition and execution of two search and seizure warrants leading to the recovery of various items of evidence and the arrest of Brandon Thomas Gardner, 27, of Callaway. Gardner was charged with reckless endangerment, two counts of second-degree assault and incarcerated in the detention center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Man Charged With Neighborhood Gunfire
On March 2, the Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call for an individual firing a gun on Pumphouse Lane in Leonardtown in a residential neighborhood. Deputies responded and located Dale Ross Sprouse, 48, of Leonardtown. For officer safety, the deputies conducted a pat-down of Sprouse and located a loaded handgun in his waistband, police allege. Sprouse was also in possession of several prescription medications, police reported. Further investigation revealed Sprouse is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a regulated firearm, police said. Sprouse indicated to the deputies that he felt as though the prescription medication was affecting his actions, they reported. Sprouse was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, wearing or carrying a firearm on his person and wearing or carrying a firearm under the influence of prescription medication.
Two Arrested In Narcotics Sting
Vice/Narcotics Detectives received information that Marvin Leon Young, 34, of Lexington Park, and Mark Alphonso Holt, 27, of California, were allegedly dealing crack cocaine in various areas of St. Mary’s County. Both suspects are familiar to detectives from recent investigations and drug convictions, police reported. Young is a registered sex offender, police said, and detectives began another investigation related to the two suspects and their alleged drug distribution network. A search and seizure warrant was obtained and executed on the suspects and their vehicle and detectives recovered $3,600 worth of both powdered and crack cocaine and nearly $3,000 in cash were recovered. Both suspects were arrested and additional charges are pending a State’s Attorney’s Office review.
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Narcotics Arrest Nets Thousands in Drugs, Cash By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The recent arrest of an alleged drug dealer from Lexington Park resulted in the seizure of $13,000 worth of crack cocaine, vice/narcotics detectives reported, as well as $11,000 in cash, a confiscated BMW and marijuana and illegal prescription pills. Capt. Daniel Alioto said that James William Waters’ arrest March 4 was a major blow to the drug trade in that part of the county. Waters, who was released from commitment from the county detention center on bond just one day after his arrest, may face extra penalties due to his criminal record, Alioto said, which includes a conviction for conspiracy to commit robbery. “Everything’s going to be looked at for extended guidelines as to what charges there will be,” Alioto said. Waters has already been charged with possession of narcotics and paraphernalia, according to court documents. Information from the vice/narcotics unit of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) stated that when detectives conducted a search and seizure warrant on Waters, he was arrest-
ed while allegedly flushing the crack cocaine down a toilet. Detectives removed the toilet and recovered the narcotics, the vice/narcotics release stated, and they were also able to confiscate an additional $300 in marijuana and $400 in hydrocodone pills. Detectives also seized three cell phones in the raid, the release stated. Alioto said that Waters’ arrest represents an upswing in the level of alleged drug dealers detectives have been able to take off the streets since the vice/narcotics branch was broken out of BCI into its own compartmentalized unit. Another recent drug arrest of another suspect resulted in the seizure of $12,000 in cash, and marked a trend in nabbing higher level dealers from smaller and medium-sized dealers detectives were taking into custody these past few years. “We started peeling back the layers,” Alioto said of drug arrests and seizures. “The higher you go, the more [cash] you get. “He’s a major supplier to the southern end of the county,” Alioto said of Waters. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Clarke Attorney Asks For Sentence Reconsideration By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Even before his client, Terry Clarke, begins serving a two-year sentence for firing an assault rifle at a group of young hunters near his property more than three years ago, attorney Robert Bonsib has asked the sentencing judge to change Clarke’s penalty. In a letter to the 7th Judicial Circuit Administrative Judge William D. Missouri, who is presiding over Clarke’s case, Bonsib stated that putting Clarke in state prison for two years would destroy his client’s marine construction business. “The purpose of the attached motion for reconsideration is to respectfully request that the court modify the sentence in this matter to a term of 18 months… to be served in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center with an order directing that the sentence be served on work release.” Bonsib said that if the court keeps the two-year sentence, it could impose the remaining six months additional to the local jail time with home detention. Clarke was set to begin his prison term today after reporting to the county sheriff’s office. The financial backing of Clarke’s business, Marine Technologies, by various creditors and investors might be compromised, Bonsib’s letter stated, if Clarke were not available to manage the day-to-day operations there. The subsequent turmoil for the business could mean the elimination of many employees, “some of whom had been lifted out of very difficult personal circumstances through the opportunities afforded them through Marine Technologies and Mr. Clarke’s other business ventures.” State’s Attorney Richard Fritz called the idea of giving Clarke a lighter sentence be-
cause of his business concerns “ridiculous.” “If you commit that kind of crime you should be severely punished,” Fritz said. “We’re talking about… conduct where people could have easily been killed.” Clarke was arrested in Dec. of 2007 for firing an AR-15 assault rifle at several thenteenaged hunters who were harvesting waterfowl at a pond on property adjacent to his home on St. Andrews Church Road. During a Feb. 23 sentencing hearing Clarke and his defense counsel said that, though his behavior was reckless, he was acting to defend his home and family over (concern) that the hunters were firing too close, and in some cases directly at, his home. The hunters denied any deliberate attempts to fire on Clarke’s home and also said they were unaware of any errant shot landing on or near his property. None of the hunters were hurt in the incident. When he was arrested, Clarke was charged with 41 counts including first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and numerous counts of illegally possessing firearms. Clarke carries a felony drug conviction from 1987 and is prohibited from owning any firearms, but the prosecutor in the case dropped many of the more serious charges in the plea deal given Clarke’s contributions to the community since his initial incarceration. Missouri also suspended virtually all of Clarke’s prison time – he was facing decades behind bars – because of his efforts to reform himself before the shooting took place. “I’m surprised the sentence was so low in the first place,” Fritz said. “Were I a judge I would’ve given him a much heftier sentence.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Gertrude Carruth, 94 Gertrude M. “Granny” Carruth, 94, of Hollywood died on February 28, 2011 at St. Mary’s Nursing Home. Born October 8, 1916 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel (Shires) Clements. Gertrude retired after many years of service as a Health Inspector in Washington, DC. She loved to spend time with her family and when she was able to, she also loved to play cards and crochet. She is survived her daughter Stephanie Edwards of Lexington Park, and her son Danny Carruth of Mechanicsville. Also survived by eleven grandchildren, Rae Lee Deguzman, Dale Carruth, Randi-Lynn Thompson, Warren Carruth, Kim Emory, Sammy Craddock, Michele Wills, Mark Carruth, Carrie Kelly, Amy Poore, and Bobby Edwards; sixteen greatgrandchildren; and four great great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by two sons, Bobby G. Carruth and Johnny Carruth; and one grandson, Billy Snyder. Family received friends for Gertrude’s Life Celebration on Friday, March 4, 2011 with prayers recited in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Saturday, March 5, 2011 in St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church with Father Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in the Charles Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were, Warren Carruth, Sammy Craddock, Mark Carruth, Bobby Edwards, Stephen Sandridge, Billy Thompson and Robbie Thompson. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Joshua Gass, 23 Joshua “Josh” Cullins Gass, 23, of Bushwood, MD died March 1, 2011 in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. He was born on May 18, 1987 in Leonardtown, MD, the son of Pamela Marlene Quade Simmons of Bushwood, MD and Robert Merrill Gass, Jr. of Mechanicsville, MD. Josh was the loving husband of Bobbie Jo Buckler Gass whom he married on November 4, 2005 in Leonardtown, MD. He is also survived by his son; Joshua Tyler Gass of Bushwood, MD, siblings; Robert Jason Gass, Brandon Gass, Shane Gass all of Mechanicsville, MD, Jordan Pilkerton, Cory Pilkerton both of Hollywood, MD, and his nieces and nephews; Nate Gass, Caleb Gass, Alyssa Gass, Joey Buckler, Candice Young, Dale Buckler, Jr., Shyanne Buckler, Lisa Quade, Amanda Quade, Hollie Quade, Anthony Terrell, Troy Terrell, Ryan Terrell, Olivia Buckler, Brianna Buckler, Jayson Buckler and Jordan Buckler. In addition to his wife, son, parents, siblings and nieces and nephews, Josh is survived by his grandparents; Frank and Rachel Quade, Robert M. and Frances Arlene “Frankie” Gass, Jr., his mother-in-law; Margaret Ann Buckler, in-laws; Ricky and Heather Buckler, Melissa and Tommy Quade, Dale Buckler, Sr., Jay Buckler and Betsy and Ray Terrell and God children Alex Quade and Kaitlyn Quade. He was also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Josh was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and graduated in 2005 from Chopticon High School in Morganza, MD. He worked
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for 7 years, as a Foreman for Quade Flooring Inc. Josh was also self-employed, owing his own Lawn Service, J&B Lawn Service for four years, and enjoyed beautifying Southern Maryland one lawn at a time. He took pride in cutting grass at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Bushwood, MD. Josh also enjoyed dirt track racing, spending time with his friends and family, especially his pride and joy, his son Tyler. The family received friends on Sunday, March 6, 2011 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Monday, March 7, 2011 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert “Jason” Gass, Brandon Christopher Gass, Shane Michael Gass, Derick Matthew Quade, Raymond Michael Terrell and Dale Lee Buck, Sr... Honorary Pallbearers were Jordan Ryan Pilkerton, Cory Allen Pilkerton, Steven Otto, Jeremy Nichols, J.C. Oliver and David Lee. Contribution in memory of Josh can be made to the Joshua Gass Memorial Trust Fund c/o PNC Bank. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Joseph Guy, III, 59 Joseph Elmore “Joe” Guy, III, 59, of Mechanicsville, MD died February 28, 2011 in Mechanicsville, MD. He was born on August 20, 1951 in Leonardtown, MD, the son of Mary Anna Guy Clarke of Leonardtown, MD, and the late Joseph E. Guy. Mr. Guy was the loving husband of Margaret D. “Margie” Guy whom he married on April 22, 1972 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, MD. He is survived by his children Joseph E. (Joey) Guy, IV of Hollywood, MD and Christin Leigh (Chrissy) Guy of Lexington Park, MD as well as his siblings Cathy Mattingly, Bobby Guy (Shirley) both of Leonardtown, MD and Gail Guy Lawrence (Stevie) of Avenue, MD. Joe was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and graduated from Chopticon High School, Morganza, MD in 1970. Mr. Guy worked as a Parts clerk at Haydens Auto Supply for over 30 years, and BAE Systems for 18 months. Joe enjoyed fishing, crabbing, collecting coins, playing cards, and spending time with his faithful companion, his dog “Lulu”, and grand dog “Daisy”. The family received friends on Thursday, March 3, 2011 in Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited by Deacon Bill Nickerson. A Funeral Service was held in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD on Friday, March 4, 2011 with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Pallbearers were Peanut Gatton, Kenny Coombs, Carter Forbes, T.W. Buckler, Josh Buckler, and Roy Spalding. Contribution may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD and/ or Mechanicsville Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com.
John Mattingly, III, 49 John F. “Johnny” Mattingly, III, 49, of Leonardtown, MD died March 2, 2011 in Leonardtown, MD. Born September 29, 1961 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Lou Mattingly. He is survived by his aunts and uncles; Betty and Nor-
ris Shepherd, Jane and Allen Hayden, Tojo and Susie Mattingly, Diane and Dickie Huseman, Steve and Gloria McGee, and Mike McGee. Mr. Mattingly was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, graduating from Chopticon High School, Morganza, MD in 1979. He was also a graduate from the University of Maryland with an Associate’s Degree in Agriculture. He worked as a Soil Conservation Technician for Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). The family received friends on Monday, March 7, 2011 in Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers were Steve McGee, Richie Huseman, Matt Shepherd, Ronny McGee, Boots Garner, and Jim Hayden. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Huseman and Brenda Mattingly. Contributions in memory of Mr. Mattingly may be made to Leonardtown Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650, 4-H of St. Mary’s County, P.O. Box 663, Att: Gail, Leonardtown, MD 20650, and/ or Special Olympics for St. Mary’s County, 25926 Whiskey Creek Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com.
Victor Menard, Sr., 62 Victor Alfred “Vic” Menard, Sr., 62, of Great Mills, MD and formerly of Worcester, MA died March 6, 2011 at his residence. Born on April 26, 1948 in Worcester, MA, he was the son of the late Victor Anthony and Georgette T. Carreau Menard. Mr. Menard was the loving husband of Lois A. Menard whom he married on December 12, 1969 at Patuxent River, MD. He was also survived by his children; Victor A. Menard, Jr. and Jennifer A. St. Germain both of Park Hall, MD, three grandchildren; Jesse M. Marsh, Sydney R. Davis and V. Brady Menard, and his siblings; Jeanne Zaleski of North Oxford, MA, Elaine Fornari of Worcester, MA and Sandra Menard of West Boylston, MA. Mr. Menard graduated in 1967 from Holy Name of Jesus Central Catholic High School in Worcester, MA before enlisting in the United States Navy in 1967 serving four years before his separation in 1971. He was stationed in Patuxent River, MD, Alameda, CA and Barbers Pt, HI during his four years of service. He moved to Southern Maryland in 1971 during his active duty for the United States Navy. He attended the St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD and earned his Associates Degree. Mr. Menard worked at Patuxent River, MD for the U.S. Government as an Engineer-
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Robert Murray, Timmy Murray, Stephen Murray (Lisa), Jonathan Murray, Patrick Murray (Robin); sister-in-law Tammy Butler (Jim); nephews Logan Aldridge, Brian Murray Hammett, Jimmy Butler and Brian Butler; nieces Jordan Aldridge, PFC Kayla Murray, Sara Murray, Lauren Butler; aunts Diane Hughes (Larry), Melinda Akard (David); uncles Mike Buchanan (Vicki), Gordon Aldridge (Betty), Paul Joe Aldridge (Vicki) and Van Aldridge (Sabrina); and many beloved cousins and friends. Carrie was preceded in death by her grandfathers Lewie Aldridge, Sr. and Harry Elmo Buchanan. The family received friends for Carrie’s Celebration of Life on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Brinsfield Funeral Home in Leonardtown, MD. A prayer service was held. Funeral services will be held in NC. Memorial contributions can be made in her name to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312 (make checks payable to the American Diabetes Association) or via http://www.diabetes.org/ or to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, 22855 Lawrence Avenue, P.O. Box 299 Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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William Mills Oglesby, 83, of Leonardtown, MD died February 25, 2011 at his home. Carrie Murray, 48 Born June 29, 1928 in New York City, he was the son of the late William Albert Oglesby and Carrie Angel AlMyrtle Mann Oglesby. dridge Murray, 48, of He is survived by three sons, John M. OglesCalifornia, MD died by of Mount Pleasant Mill, PA, James A. Oglesby March 3, 2011 at the of Hudson, FL and William D. Oglesby of Washington Hospital Budd Lake, NJ, two brothers; Francis L. Oglesby Center in Washing- of ton, D.C. after a couraPrinceton, NJ an Albert M. Oglesby of Bratgeous lifelong battle tleboro, VT. Also survived by six grandchildren with diabetes. Born and July 19, 1962 in Bantwo great-grandchildren. He was predeceased ner Elk, Avery County, by his wife Vilma Elise Bungenstabb Oglesby a North Carolina, Carrie brother James Oglesby. grew up in Lexington The family received friends on Wednesday, Park, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, attending St. March 2, 2011 in Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Mary’s Academy and St. Mary’s College. She Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD with a fuworked for Dr. Martin Barley, DDS as a den- neral service held. tal assistant and then at Aldridge Ford as an ofGraveside service was held Thursday, March fice manager, until the dealership was sold in 3, 2001 in the Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, NJ 2007. She enjoyed spending her time with family, Condolences to the family may be made at friends and her pets. www.brinsfieldfuneral.com Carrie is survived by her loving husband of 21 years, William “Chum” Murray, Jr., whom she Joe Sheffield, Jr., 88 wed on June 17, 1989. She is also survived by parents Beverly Buchanan Aldridge and Lewie Joe Sheffield, Jr. of California, MD passed Avery Aldridge, Jr.; brother Lewie Aldridge III (Jodi); grandmothers Corinna Aldridge and away on February 26, 2011 at Chesapeake Shores Ann Buchanan; mother-in-law and father-in-law Nursing Center. Born November 23, 1922 in Webbers Falls, June and William Murray, Sr.; brothers-in-law LEAVE YOUR LOVED ONES TRIBUTES TO THE PROFESSIONALS
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Margaret Shick, 89 Margaret Lucille (Burch) Shick of St. Clements Shores and formerly of Washington DC and Falls Church, VA passed away on March 4, 2011 at her residence. She was the only child of the late William Early Burch of Washington, DC and Florence Wandel Burch of Philadelphia, PA. Mrs. Shick was born at the old Sibley Hospital in DC on February 3, 1922. Her paternal grandparents were Jubal A. Burch of Charlotte Hall, MD and Helen Elizabeth Tennyson of Clements, MD. She graduated from McKinley (Tech) High School and Strayer Business College in 1942. After graduation from Strayer, she was employed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice. She was soon transferred to the Criminal Department of the Justice Department as a secretary to two special assistants to the Attorney General and several agents of the FBI. Mrs. Shick was in charge of an office force for the above. She recalled working for months, preparing for a case involving 20 defendants. After all the work getting ready for this case, the judge passed away in his sleep. The case never went to trial. When the United States entered World War II, the INS was moved to Philadelphia. She stayed with the service and lived with relatives there. She met her future husband there. When the war was over, the INS returned to Washington, DC. On January 1, 1944, she and John Shick returned to Washington, DC and were married on January 2, at Brookland Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1998. Mrs. Shick resigned from the INS when their first child was born in 1947. They moved to Falls Church, VA in 1957 and had a very happy 20 years there. The Shicks were hands-on parents and attended high school games almost daily. She remembered attending a soccer game with one child in one county and traveling to a basket ball game in a different county with another. When their children were educated, Margaret and John moved to St. Mary’s Co., MD. They chose this area because they were familiar with the location. Her ancestors helped settle the territory, having a tobacco farm in Charlotte Hall, where the McKay’s store is located today. She was an active member of St. Paul’s UMC in Leonardtown and helped in the Fishes and Loaves, the soup kitchen. Mr. and Mrs. Shick loved to travel and toured both the U.S and abroad. Her favorite place was always the Outer Banks in NC. She excelled in sewing and crafts. Mrs. Shick loved making clothes and toys for her grandchildren. She was also a true Orioles and Redskins fan!! She will be lovingly missed by her five children and their families; Malcolm and Jean Shick of Orono, ME, Raymond Shick of Key West, Fl, Mary-Margaret and Steven Smith of St. Clement Shores, MD, formerly of Stafford, VA, Joanne Shick Cooksey of St. Clements Shores, formerly of Falls Church, VA and Alan and Becky Shick of California, MD. Mrs. Shick also had nine granddaughters; Kim (Andy), Geanine, Kendra (Will), Laura, Kylie (Kelly), Mary, Erica (Bobby), Meg, Claudia, two grandsons; Trevor and Taylor as well
as seven great grandchildren; Margaret, Elizabeth, William, Alexis, Victor, Nicholas, Cobi. and one great-great grandson Brandon. The family received friends on Monday, March 7, 2011 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Leonardtown, MD where a funeral service was held with Rev. Keith Schukraft officiating. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and /or St. Paul’s UMC Soup Loaves, P.O. Box 95, Leonardtown, MD. 20650. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com.
Marian Slade, 88 Marian Bernadette Slade, 88, of Valley Lee, MD, died March 2, 2011 peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 23, 1922 in Abell, MD, she was the daughter of late John Edward and Lola Lee Hayden Gass. Mrs. Slade was the loving wife of the late John Frank Slade, Jr. whom she married October 24, 1942 in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD. He preceded her in death on February 15, 1967. She is survived by her children; The Honorable John F. Slade, III (Rose) of Valley Lee, MD, Isabelle Carman of Riverview, FL, Marjorie Vaillancourt (Joe) of Bath, ME, Virginia Logalbo (John) of Leonardtown, MD, Ruby Slade and Joseph Slade (Linda) both of Valley Lee, MD, Joan Simmons (Tom) of Callaway, MD, Mary Hughes of Huntington Valley, PA, Florence Turner (Jeff), Susan Alt (Ed) and Edward Slade (Denette) all of Valley Lee, MD, Judith Pates (Tim) of Columbus, NJ, Jacqueline Cusic of Fort Worth, TX and Richard Slade (Michele) of Scotland, MD, 33 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by her siblings; Johnny Gass of Avenue, MD, Margaret Wheeler of NC, Ernestine Keaton of VA and Catherine Corbin of NC. She was preceded in death by her son David Slade, special nephew James Wise and siblings; Horace Gass, Mary Wood, Malcolm Gass, Jeanette Wise, Geraldine Gass, Loretta Wood and George Gass. Mrs. Slade graduated from Margaret Brent High School and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She was a homemaker and raised 15 children. She selflessly gave of her time, at home and throughout the community. Mrs. Slade volunteered at Piney Point Elementary School, helping special education students in the Title I program. She was a Senior Companion assisting the homebound and elderly with routine tasks such as light housework and shopping. She was a CCD teacher, Eucharistic Minister, member of the Alter guild, and participant in Bible study at St. George’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Slade was also a CCD teacher for children with special needs at Holy Face Catholic Church, and an in-home therapy aide for a special needs child. The family received friends on Monday, March 7, 2011 in St. George’s Catholic Church, Valley Lee, MD with prayers said with Msgr. Karl Chimiak officiating. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in St. George’s Catholic Church, Valley Lee, MD. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Justin Alt, Johnny Logalbo, Allen Slade, John Slade, IV, Shawn Slade and Joseph Vaillancourt, Jr… Honorary Pallbearers were Tyler Alt, Nolan Cusic, Zachary Hughes, Hunter Pates, Jake Pates, Daniel Slade, Joshua Slade, Matthew Slade, Nathan Slade and Sean Vaillancourt. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Slade can be made to St. George’s Catholic Church, P.O. Box 9, Valley Lee, MD 20692, the Second District Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. To leave a condolence for the family please visit www.mgfh.com.
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SMCM Tuition Increase on the Horizon
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Students at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will be facing a 6 percent increase on tuition next year. Tom Botzman, vice president of business and finance with St. Mary’s College, said the decision was not made lightly. “It’s the culmination of about a year of work,” Botzman said. He said factors they look at when considering the cost of tuition includes a long process where they review the past few
years’ budgets and student retention and enrollment, as well as the needs for the next fiscal year. They also look at the funding sources and how many of them will carry over into the next year. The 6 percent increase will equate to a $1,500 rise in tuition, making tuition approximately $25,000 for students. To help the students pay their tuition without having to move to a different institution, there are scholarships and financial aid that are available in need-based circumstances. Even with the increase in tuition, Botzman said St. Mary’s College is still more affordable than comparable private, liberal arts institutions that have tuitions in the high $40,000s and the
low $50,000s. Twenty-six percent of the operating budget for the college comes directly from the state, and the rest comes from tuition and other funding sources, Botzman said. Increasing the number of students to help pay for operating costs isn’t really an option, Botzman said, because the school is at capacity and there aren’t many students who have the ability to live off campus and commute. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
An Old Tale With A New Twist By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The stage is set for the latest production to hit St. Mary’s Ryken’s Romauld Hall – “Once Upon a Mattress.” People who think they know the story of the Princess and the Pea have another ignore coming. Between an overbearing queen, a mute king, several ladies in waiting and a princess who swam the moat, the production at St. Mary’s Ryken should prove to provide entertainment to anybody who comes to see it. “I liked it,” said Tessa Silvestro, the director of Once Upon a Mattress. “I needed a big show with lots of characters.” The play certainly fits the bill. Between
the students on stage and off, there are upwards of 50 students involved in the production, along with the parents volunteering to help with costumes and other duties. Debbie Styles, one of the parent volunteers with the play, said she’s seen several plays at St. Mary’s Ryken over the years and they’ve continued to improve since the first one she saw. “They’ve just gotten better and better,” Styles said. She said they borrow costumes from the Port Tobacco Players and Summer Stock productions. Another parent alters the costumes for the students. The parents and other students create additional props and costume touches, like the circlets for the ladies in waiting. The students also build the set for the play.
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The students at St. Mary’s Ryken rehearse one of several musical numbers for “Once Upon A Mattress.” The play opens Friday at 7 p.m.
Making use of a single background, they have made the stage different locations both inside and outside the castle. At the beginning of the play, yet another princess has failed the princess test, meaning she can’t marry the prince, to the delight of his mother. When Sir Harry goes to find another princess, the audience knows he found something special when the first thing she does is swim the moat to get to the castle rather than wait for the drawbridge. The play has a little bit of everything – magic, scandal, plotting, memorable characters and good actors. “I love this play,” said junior Alicia Snel-
lings, one of the members of the orchestra. “It’s hilarious and the people we have cast for it fit their roles perfectly.” The show begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. All performances will be held in the Romuald Hall Theater on the lower campus of St. Mary’s Ryken. Tickets are available one hour before the show and are $8 for adults and $5 for students. For reservation information, please e-mail the show’s director, Tessa Silvestro, at tessa.silvestro@ smrhs.org. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools celebrated the receipt of a new grant from Maryland yesterday at the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce. The grant will go toward helping students with disabilities after high school graduation to transition smoothly into jobs or higher education. “I’m pretty excited, it was a competitive grant,” said Melissa Charbonnet, director of special education with St. Mary’s County Public Schools. The school district went up against the rest of the jurisdictions in Maryland for a grant from the state Department of Education Division of Rehabilitation Services in the amount of $150,000. Of the 24 jurisdictions in Maryland, 10 were awarded grants. The initiative will be implemented with the assistance of the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the company TransCen. The service providers for post graduation support for both the families and the students are through ARC of Southern Mary-
land and Pathways, located in Hollywood. “It’s great, this is an excellent opportunity,” said Gerry McGloin, the executive director of Pathways. He said Pathways plans to help the graduating students in three areas – outpatient therapy, support employment and independent life skills training. They will work with the students both before and after graduation to make the transition as smooth as possible. With some people, this includes helping them prepare to enter the college environment. For others, they will assist them in finding employment and learn to live independently as much as possible. Superintendent Michael Martirano, along with members of the Board of Education, administrative staff from the school district and representatives from the groups getting involved in the program were all present at the celebration. Martirano said the new initiative will help keep special needs students from slipping through the gaps after graduation and get them started in their lives as adults with a good foot forward. “The transition is critical, and at transitions we tend to loose people,” Martirano said. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Schools Recognized by Military Child Education Coalition By Sarah Miller Staff Writer
With the population at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and St. Mary’s County’s proximity to places like Annapolis and Washington, D.C., it’s not a surprise that there are a lot of military families that call St. Mary’s County their home. According to a recent report by the Military Child Education Coalition, St. Mary’s County Public Schools is one of the nation’s 25 largest school districts serving the greatest number of military-connected students. With 5,367 registered students in this category, that equals 32 percent of the school system’s total enrollment. “For military families, we know that getting adjusted to a new community is exhausting,” Michael Martirano, superintendent of schools, said in a press release. “This is why we work very closely with Ms. Dawn Simpson, the school liaison officer at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, to ensure a smooth transition into our schools by students of military and Department of Defense families.” Simpson, the liaison between Naval Air Station Patuxent River and St. Mary’s County Public Schools, said that the school tries to make the transition as easy as possible for the students an the families involved. “I think they do whatever is necessary and whatever they can,” Simpson said. They try to address academic needs and transfer credits while finding courses that are comparable to ones they were taking before they moved. Sometimes, the students will move in the middle of a semester, and the school tries to get them a schedule that looks like the one at their old school. In addition to academic support, the school offers students social and emotional support as well with programs like Student 2 Student and the Transitional Councilor Training. Student 2 Student pairs the military students with individuals who have been in the school district for a while to help them ease into the school environment with a friend. The program is currently offered at Great Mills High School and Leonardtown High School, and in April, Chopticon High School will go through training to get the program at that school. The military child education coalition is a worldwide nonprofit advocacy organization focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military-connected children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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School Board Sends 2012 Budget to County Commissioners By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The St. Mary’s County Board of Education and Superintendent Michael Martirano had a tall order to devise a budget with cuts of more than $4 million off the amount they had to work with last year. In the end, out of insistence rather than desire, they came up with a workable model to present to the Board of County Commissioners at a budget hearing set for April 26. As Martirano said during Wednesday’s school board meeting, the school district doesn’t have the luxury of just working without a budget, like some political entities, and they can’t print money. Some of the cuts the school board made included eliminating the registrar positions and removing $79,000 from the budget for vehicle purchases. The school was given enough money for maintenance of effort, but Martirano said the problem with that is the increases in necessary spending that maintenance of effort won’t cover, like the rising costs of energy and diesel fuel for the school busses. Bus drivers would also see reduction in their pay, according to the budget. Instead of being paid an hourly salary, they will be paid on a scale. The allocation for the drivers will be cut by $10,000 in the 2012 budget. There are also changes on the horizon for who will be footing the bill for health care and there’s a good possibility teachers will be asked to kick in more money form their paychecks to pay for their health insurance. In addition to the cuts, the budget reflects an increase in the allocation for electricity and fuel costs due to the rising cost of both and projections for the price of next year, which is $4 per gallon of diesel fuel. By saying it’s the public school’s turn to face budget cuts, Martirano said the county commissioners and the rest of the government is hurting the very people they’ve want-
ed most to shield from the economic difficulties – the kids. “It’s the children’s budget,” Martirano said. It doesn’t look like the situation the school is currently in is the worst-case scenario. In FY 2013, there is a projected shortfall of between $8 million and $10 million. Wanda Twigg, the president of EASMC, the teachers’ union, also spoke at the meeting to tell the superintendent that he has a duty to advocate for the teachers and go to the board of county commissioners and let them know what the school needs instead of allowing them to dictate how much the school district is allowed to have. “We continue to be disappointed, discouraged and disheartened that the board of education would balance the budget on the backs of the staff that would work so diligently to bring St. Mary’s County to the highest AYP Report card in the state” Twigg said. “We have been doing more with less for years because our board of county commissioners funds our system at 24 out of 24 counties in per pupil spending and have been giving a lower and lower percentage of the county budget to public education.” No teachers have been notified yet that they will be losing their positions, but Twigg said that is a possibility if the county commissioners don’t make more money available. There will not be a concrete number of people who may lose their jobs until the number of people who will be retiring is determined. If possible, the school may leave those positions open without cutting any current personnel, Twigg said. Brad Clements, chief operating officer for the school district, said between 100 and 150 staff positions need to be reduced for next year. Normally, this number would coincide the people who would be retiring or moving. To ensure the people who plan to retire do so, retirement incentives have been offered. There are no plans right now to let people go, but it is a possibility on the table.
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St. Mary’s College to Officially Inaugurate New President By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The latest president of St. Mary’s College has visions of deepening roots and strengthening the existing school, rather than grand plans of changing the current face and mission of the school. At the end of last summer, St. Mary’s College of Maryland welcomed its newest president, Joseph Urgo, who replaced former president Jane Margaret “Maggie” O’Brien. The official inauguration for Urgo will be held on March 26. Urgo said the choice to hold off on the inauguration was made in part because the selection for the president of the college was made late in the year, and because he wanted to get the chance to know the college, and vice versa, before they had a formal welcoming for him. The date also coincides with Maryland Day, and he said his inauguration being held that day will pay homage to the holiday and call attention to the history between St. Mary’s College and Historic St. Mary’s City. Urgo received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College, his master’s from Wesleyan University and his PhD in American Civilization from Brown University. He has worked at University of Mississippi, Bryant College and Hamilton College. Urgo said one good thing about his new position is the office it allows him to have. It is lined with bookshelves covering nearly every wall, all of which are filled. He said the office at St. Mary’s College is the first he’s had that has enough space for his entire library. He not only brought his credentials to the job, but a vision for the future to keep the college growing. Urgo said the college’s status as a public school that is run like a private school is something he wants to publicize. There are some other institutions that are looking at how the school is run as a model for their own schools, and he wants to ensure the reputation keeps growing. St. Mary’s College receives a guaranteed $17 million in funding from the state, with more funds added to make up for inflation. The state’s funding makes up 26 percent of the operating budget for the school. The other three quarters of the budget comes from private sources and tuition. One big difference between private and public schools is that the presidents have to report to a board of trustees at private institutions. This is the same set up for St. Mary’s College. The class sizes are also small, which is normally a trademark of private colleges. Currently, tuition is $25,000 per year. Urgo said the goal is to keep the tuition low – in relation to private liberal arts institutions which would charge up to $55,000 per year for tuition and fees – while delivering the same high quality education and growth environment similar schools would offer. “Students see us as a viable alternative to a high price private model,” Urgo said. Even with the tuition for St. Mary’s College being half of private liberal arts institutions, some students have trouble getting funding for their education. Urgo said the school has a 90 percent retention rate for students between their freshmen and sophomore years, and a quarter of the students who leave do it for financial reasons. The decision can come down to a matter of $5,000 or $6,000, but sometimes that can be too much. “I anguish over these things,” Urgo said. To help those students, Urgo said the school tries to appeal to private sources to create scholarships so they can stay in school. He said there aren’t many changes to the curriculum on the horizon. There was a ma-
jor overhaul to the honors curriculum, and the first students to enter under that program will be graduating next year. At that time, they will evaluate the effectiveness of the program and determine if it is working the way it as planned. The students are encouraged to extend their educations beyond the confines of the college by participating in study abroad programs and internships. He also said it’s natural for the school’s programs to grow and evolve over time, and it’s important to keep science laboratories up to date so the students can learn more efficiently. A college is not meant to be static, but Urgo doesn’t see any huge overhauls to the curriculum beyond that would be defined as natural growth. From an infrastructure standpoint, the school will be undergoing some changes. One of the biggest undertakings on the horizon is the relocation of Margaret Brent Hall from one side of Route 5 to the other. The building will become the home for religious studies and philosophy. They are also looking at constructing a new building for the anthropology and archeology departments. The building, which will be a replacement for Anne Arundel Hall, is slated for completion by 2016. He said that the anthropology program at St. Mary’s College is particularly interesting and rewarding because of the amount of artifacts that have yet to be discovered in Historic St. Mary’s City and around the campus. “We have a century of digging ahead of us,” Urgo said. There is also a pub planned for the campus, which will serve pizza, wings, hotdogs, coffee and alcohol from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m., to address the need for places where students can get food after the cafeteria is closed and later at night. He said a pilot project for the pub will open soon and, if it’s successful, the school will commit to the construction of a permanent pub. Success is more than just financial, Urgo said. He wants to see a true blending of the college community at the pub. “It’s designed for a place for students, staff and faculty to interact,” Urgo said. He said the school is also in need of a performing arts building and an auditorium, two projects that will be looked at after the Anne Arundel project is completed. In 10 to 15 years, Urgo said he looks forward to the state and the nation knowing about St. Mary’s College and making it a destination spot for students looking for a private, liberal arts education from a public institution. He also wants to see other schools adopt the private school in a public school model. In his personal life, Urgo and his wife Lesley, have a son, George. Urgo also enjoys studying the works of 20th century author William Faulkner. He likes Faulkner’s works so much that he did his work for his PhD on the author. Urgo has published six books, including, “Faulkner’s Apocrypha: A Fable, Snopes, and the Spirit of Human Rebellion,” “Novel Frames: Literature as Guide to Race, Sex, and History in American Culture,” “Willa Cather and the Myth of American Migration” and “In the Age of Distraction.” Urgo’s most recent book, “Reading Faulkner: Absalom, Absalom!,” co-authored with Noel Polk, was published in March 2010. Urgo has also edited and co-edited numerous volumes, including a classroom edition of Willa Cather’s “My Antonia.” He said getting the position with St. Mary’s College is wonderful and while it is difficult at times, there is no large downside or anything he would change about it. “It doesn’t feel like work,” Urgo said, “It’s what you do.” sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Active Seniors in St. Mary’s County
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Senior centers in St. Mary’s County are offering people over the age of 50 opportunities to get out and have a good time with their peers. With three senior centers positioned around the county, there is something every day for older individuals in the county to do. The centers combine opportunities to be active with a chance to get together with other people instead of staying home. Brandy Tulley, the senior program specialist, said that socialization and physical activity decrease the risk of depression and help people live independent, healthy lives longer. The centers are open to anybody over the age of 50, and afternoon lunches are free for seniors over the age of 60 and $5 for all others. The centers request people make reservation 24 hours in advance before they come for the noon meal.
One volunteer opportunity with the centers is driving Meals on Wheels vehicles to deliver meals to individuals who are over the age of 60 and homebound. Currently, there are approximately 200 volunteers with the meals on wheels program. “We definitely use them every day,” said Bridget Maddox, the Meals on Wheels Coordinator. Individuals over 60 are not charged for their meals, but donations are welcome. Activities at the centers include Zumba, men’s strength training and yoga at the Garvey Center in Leonardtown, strength training and walking club at the Loffler center in Lexington Park and line dancing at the Northern Senior Center. Some of the activities require a fitness card, which can be purchased at the senior centers for $30. The cards pay for 10 activity classes, making them $3 a course. Tulley said this is cheaper by far than taking classes at a gym or the hospital. Paul Ludwig, one of the men involved on the strength training course at the Garvey Center, said he likes the class and the instructor, Dave Scheibe. “If you don’t have fun, you won’t continue,” Scheibe said. To that end, he tries to make his classes enjoyable and works with the men at the level they are instead of making them work to the level he’s at. Cinda Raley, one of the people who has been frequenting the Garvey center for the last four years, said she likes the variety of activities that are offered at the center. “I love Zumba and I have friends who love yoga,” she said. There is also a Wii gaming console in each of the centers, which Tulley said gets a lot of use. The most popular game at the centers is Wii Bowling, to the point that there are tournaments. There is also ping-pong and a senior softball league in the spring. There are also healthy living classes and people on hand at the centers to help seniors with their taxes, applications and issues with Medicare and social security and other
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questions that may arise. In addition to health and fitness related classes, there are crafts, cards and classes for the seniors. Card groups include bridge and pinochle, with other table games like Western Majong and chess. There are even Learn About Chess classes at the Loffler Center. Volunteers are always welcome to suggest a class they are willing and capable of teaching. Because the classes often are determined by what teachers they have, Tulley said. The classes and crafts, like memoir writing, knitting and birdhouse building, are all taught by volunteers, and the offerings are eclectic. The people at the centers are willing to take suggestions and if there’s a class that’s a hit the workers try to make sure it’s offered again. The three senior centers in St. Mary’s County are the Garvey Senior Center at 41780 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, the Northern Senior Center located at 29655 Charlotte Hall Road in Charlotte Hall Charlotte Hall and the interim Loffler Senior Activity Center located at the SAYSF Bible Church at 46544 Rue Purchase Road in Lexington Park. There’s also the Ridge Nutrition Center at the American Legion Hall located at 13390 Point Lookout Road in Ridge. For more information, call 301-475-4200 ext. 1050 for the Garvey Senior Center, 301-475-4002 ext. 1001 for the Northern Senior Center, 240-725-0290 for the Loffler Senior Center and 301-475-4200 ext. 1050 for the Ridge Nutrition Site. Also, visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for current updates and schedules. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Bay Protection To Be Discussed at League of Women Voters Meeting Jacqueline U. Takacs, Watershed Restoration Specialist of the Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program at the University of Maryland will be the guest speaker at the March 17 meeting of the League of Women Voters of St. Mary’s County. Takacs will discuss the new St. Mary’s County laws and new EPA regulations designed to protect the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Maryland Sea Grant serves as a bridge between academic expertise and the needs of those who manage, conserve, enjoy, or make their living from the Chesapeake Bay. The luncheon meeting will be at Cafe des Artistes in Leonardtown at 11:30 a.m. For lunch reservations ($15 per person), please call 301-737-0790 no later than Monday, March 14. Interested members of the public are invited to attend and participate. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan community-based political organization founded in 1920, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government. Learn more at the website www.smc.lwvmd.org.
NARFE, Chapter 969 Luncheon March 16, at 10 a.m., is the deadline for making reservations for the St. Mary’s County Chapter 969, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE, luncheon/ meeting. The luncheon/meeting will be held at Olde Breton Inn in Leonardtown, Friday, March 18. The cost of the luncheon buffet is $14.50. The social hour begins at 11:00 a.m., and lunch is at noon. The guest speaker at the March luncheon/meeting will be Paul H. Carew, NARFE National Vice President. Reservations for lunch are required -- call Judy Loflin, 301-872-0064. Members will be charged for the cost of lunch if reservations are not kept or cancelled by the deadline. If you are interested in only attending the meeting, it begins at 12:45 p.m.
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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Cadets with the Chopticon Air Force JROTC had their eighth annual military ball Friday evening, hosted and catered by the James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center. “It’s a good evening to get together and have fun,” sad Col. Brice Torgerson, an instructor with Chopticon’s JROTC. He said the evening is a way for the students in the JROTC and their dates to get together for an evening, socialize and dance. “It’s the military version of a prom with a few formalities most proms don’t have,” Torgerson said. Some of the formalities include a ritual toast, a table set but not used as a tribute for soldiers who are not with their families, the singing of the national anthem, recognitions, Photo By Sarah Miller toasts and having the seniors cut the cake. Unlike the drill competitions, where cadets from the other two high schools all take part, the military ball is for members of the Chopticon JROTC only. Five representatives from the other JROTC groups are invited, but each school has their own military ball. “It’s a time we all look forward to,” said Cadet RJ Nimmerrichter, a sophomore at Chopticon High School. The MC for the event was Lieutenant Colonial Anastasia Brizard-Joseph. Torgerson said the DJ for the event has also been with them for the past 6 years. To make the night more interesting for the students,
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there was a set of rules they had to adhere to during the evening, like using no vulgar language and eating in a manner befitting a gentleman. Any cadet not following the rules had to drink a concoction that involved Mountain Dew and other liquids. Nimmerrichter said the dates were exempt from having to drink the concoction. Joshua Watson, a senior with Chopticon High School, said that making the young people act like they would at any other formal event helps them get ready for life after high school and learn how to act like adults.
Spring has arrived, and with it is the resurgence of 100 Women Walking Their Way to Good Health. The group began on Sept. 7, 2010, with Agnes Price encouraging women to get out and get moving. Since the movement’s creation last fall, they have created a blog and a committee to help keep the group organized. Price said the first event for the year will be Monday at Chancellors Run Park in Great Mills at 6 p.m. Darlene Johnson, one of the members of the committee for 100 Women Walking, said there will be two personal trainers at the kickoff for the event. She expects there to be 60 or more women, though it’s hard to say exactly how many will be there until the day of the event. “It’ll be interesting,” Johnson said. To see the group’s blog, visit 100womenwalkinginstmaryscounty. blogspot.com. They are also looking at starting a website. The group asks that anybody who has experience in web design and an interest in helping 100 Women Walking contact Price. Price said some women have joined a gym or done other things to get some exercise during the winter, but they are looking forward to walking with a large group of women again. “The women are so excited,” Price said. The group is also offering the chance to purchase 100 percent white cotton shirts with royal blue lettering and a pocket for MP3 players. Shirts are $15 each and are available in sizes M, L and XL. Sizes 2X and above are $17 each. They accept cash, checks and Pay Pal payments. Tee shirts will be ordered in lots of 12. Committee members will be sporting their tee shirts. A limited number of t-shirts will be available at the kick off. Information about purchasing the tee shirts will be available at the walk. For more information about the movement, e-mail agnesprice@ md.metrocast.net.
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Monday, March 14 Thursday, March 10 • Wellness Clinic Northern Senior Activity Center (29655 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall) – 9 a.m. The Northern Senior Acitivity Center, in partnership with the College of Southern Maryland’s Nursing Program, is offering health screenings and presentations. Screenings for pulse oximetry, blood pressure, height and weight, body fat percentage, body mass index (BMI) and vision. Presentations are on diabetes, heart/stroke, handwashing and respiratory hygiene and interviews for longevity and nutrition. For more information, call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001. • Patuxent River Sail and Power Squadron Boating Activities Planning Meeting Mixing Bowl Restaurant (21797 N. Coral Drive, Lexington Park) – 5:30 p.m. Attendees will help Past Commander Pat Farrar, Advanced Pilot, set up the 2011 cruise calendar. Ideas for cruises and day trips are welcome. For more information, call 301-475-8014. • Shifting Shoreline: The Complex Case of Cove Point Marsh Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Road Solomons) – 7 p.m. Doug Samson will present Shifting Shoreline: The Complex Case of Cove Point Marsh. Dr. Samson is the senior scientist with the Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and a member of the Science Advisory Group for the Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust. The Conservancy has held a conservation easement on 600 acres of land owned by Dominion LNG at Cove Point, including the 150-acre Cove Point Marsh, since 1993. There is no charge for admission.
Friday, March 11 • Fraternal Order of Police Poker Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) – 7 p.m. Buy in is $25. Cash games will be available. For more information, call 301-863-6007.
• The Boardinghouse Three Notch Theatre (21744 S. Coral Drive, Lexington Park) – 8 p.m. In The Newtowne Players’ second annual student production, join the crazy crew at Home Sweet Home Boardinghouse, where life is anything but normal. The show, featuring students ages 8-15, runs until 13. All tickets are $10 general admission. Visit www.newtowneplayers. org for reservations.
Saturday, March 12 • Contra Dance Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) – 7 p.m. The Southern MD Traditional Music and Dance Association will sponsor a Contra Dance, featuring caller Ann Fallon. Beginners are encouraged to arrive at 7:00pm for instruction in this form of dance. The dance will begin at 7:30. Admission is $8 for non-SMTMD members, $6 for members. There will be an ice cream social following the dance. For more information, including directions to the Parish Hall, go to www.smtmd.org.
Sunday, March 13 • All You Can Eat Breakfast Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad (43256 Rescue Lane, Hollywood) – 7:30 a.m. The menu will include sausage gravy and biscuits, sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, pancakes, escalloped apples, assorted juices, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. The cost will be $9 for adults, $4 for children between the ages of ages 5 and 12, and free for children under the age of 5. For more information, call 240-298-7956 • All You Can Eat Breakfast Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad (45245 Drayden Road, Valley Lee) – 8 a.m. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children between the ages of ages 6 and 12, and children under 5 are free. The menu includes sausage gravy and biscuits, sausage links, ham, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, pancakes, french toast, assorted juices, coffee and milk.
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY Running the 2nd & 4th Week of Each Month
• Make a Stepping Stone for your Garden Interim Loffler Senior Activity Center (46544 Rue Purchase Road, Lexington Park) – 10 a.m. Put a step in your spring this month by making a concrete stepping-stone. People will be impressing stones, shells, broken dishes or whatever they want into it to make it uniquely theirs. Supplies are provided but people are welcome to bring their own objects to use. Cost is $5 and includes supplies. Call 240-725-0290 or e-mail Shellie at sheila.graziano@stmarysmd. com or stop by the reception desk to sign up for this craft by March 11. • Patuxent River Quilter’s Guild Monthly Meeting Good Samaritan Lutheran Church (20850 Langley Road, Lexington Park) – 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome. People should bring nonperishable food items for the food pantry. This month the guild will be having a lecture and trunk show by Jerri McKee of Moonlight Designs. Guest fee for speaker night is $5. For information call Carol Evans at 301-994-0352. • No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park) – 7 p.m. Part of the Leaderboard Challenge SpringSummer Season. Anyone can join or play at any time. There is no need to be part of the points system, people can just play to win. Buy-in is $25 for $3,000 in chips. Blinds start at $25/$50 and progress from there every 20 minutes. People earn points for every tournament they participate in. The number of points people earn is determined by how many people eliminated before them. The number of players receiving the free roll will be determined by the amount of money that accumulates in the pool at the end of the season. Side games available. Food and beverage available for purchase. Please enter through the side of the building. For more information, call the lodge at 301-863-7800 or Linda at 240-925-5697
Tuesday, March 15 • Special Olympics Poker Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch
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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
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
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GRACE CHAPEL Grace Chapel (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
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Road, Hollywood) – 7 p.m. $1-$2 blinds cash game. Dealers will be provided and the high hand is paid nightly. Drinks will be free. Proceeds go to benefit the St. Mary’s Special Olympics and the Center for Life Enrichment. People who would like to help with the Special Olympics should call Mary Lu Bucci at 301-373-3469 or 240-298-0200. For more information about the poker game, call Jim Bucci 301-373-6104 before 7 p.m. and 240298-9616 after.
Wednesday, March 16 • Free Depression Screening Interim Loffler Senior Activity Center (46544 Rue Purchase Road, Lexington Park) – 10 a.m. Ashley Holiday, a registered nurse, will be conducting a walk-in depression screening. Individuals are encouraged to stop in and check out whether they might just have some winter blahs and doldrums or if they might actually be depressed. Literature will be available that will offer encouragement and ideas for improving people’s outlooks. For more information contact Shellie Graziano by phone at 240-725-0290 or e-mail sheila.graziano@stmarysmd.com.
L ibrary Items • Teen videos to be showcased The public is invited to the Teen Video Showcase on Mar. 12 at Lexington Park to view the videos created by teens for the Teen Video contest. Those attending will vote for their favorite video to receive the Viewer’s Choice award. The grand prize winner will be announced and will receive a digital camera. The fun begins at 2 p.m. • Faith Gaillot’s artwork on display Local artist Faith Gaillot’s artwork, pen and ink drawings and watercolors of historic churches and boats, is on display through Mar. 31 at the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery. A reception will be held on Mar. 14 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Opening Reception planned for Archaeological Exhibit The public is invited to the opening reception on Mar. 15 at 2 p.m. for the special archaeological exhibit installed at Lexington Park by the Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum and funded in part by a Preserve America grant from the National Park Service. It features archaeological finds from the county and brought out of storage from the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. • Dr. Seuss birthday celebrated Children of all ages can celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday Mar. 19 at 2:30 p.m. at Leonardtown. Stories, fun activities and songs are planned. The program is free but registration is required. • Friends Book Sale slated for March 18-20 The Friends of the Library annual book sale will be Mar. 18-20 at the county fairgrounds. Friday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. is reserved for members only with memberships available at the door. It’s open to the public on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help before, during and after the sale. Individuals wishing to volunteer should contact Amy Harvey at 410-326-2580 or chelonia11@comcast.net. • Tweens to discuss “The Invention of Hugo Cabret Tweens, ages 8-11, can discuss Brian Selznick’s book, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” at Chapter Chats on Mar. 22 at 6 p.m. at Lexington Park. Registration is requested.
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to Philip Key poisoned his son, Dr. John Key. Dr. Key was 25 years old, married to Cecelia Brown (daughter of Dr. Gustavus Brown of Charles County) and they had two young children. The men were captured, tried, and convicted. The October 9, 1755 issue of the Maryland Gazette reported that they were to be executed (by hanging) and then their bodies “to be hung in chains at Bird’s Creek in St. Mary’s County.” There is more information available on the second incident. The following articles appeared in the Maryland Gazette: April 16, 1761: “On Tuesday the 7th of this instant, a very unhappy and tragical scene was acted at the plantation of Mr. John Booth, in St. Mary’s County. Mr. Booth had but just left home, in order to settle accounts with the Sheriff, when a Negro man which he had bought last summer, attacked a Negro wench, and beat her head to pieces with a maul, and would have kill’d a Negro boy, but he saved himself by running; when he had kill’d the Negro woman, he
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By Linda Reno Contributing Writer In 1755 and then in 1761 there were two cases of slaves killing, not their masters but family members or others living in the immediate household. The first happened in 1755 when two slaves named Harry and Cork, belonging
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By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer Arrggh, This is one of those days where I don’t know if I want to write, paint, craft, clean, or go to a park. It’s great to feel better again, I guess. I really don’t think I’m well enough to clean yet. I guess I better not tell a lie. What to do, what to do? Well, I know what I am doing now is my first priority – it’s a good thing I love to write my column. The coming of Spring makes me feel this way. I am in the process of painting several more miniatures, creating designs for illuminated bookplates, and beginning note cards featuring the stained glass windows of our church. I also have some ideas how to make some unusual jewelry, AND I have many ideas for decorating eggs this year – not just with dye, but very detailed works of art I hope. Along with my shop, and church, this should all keep me relatively out of trouble for a short while. My friends might disagree with this. I’m tired already just thinking about it all. I have already started planning for my Spring day of church refreshments. I picked Easter Sunday because there are so many fun things to create. “Martha”, in her creative way has some neat decorated eggs on the cover of her last magazine that I almost can’t wait until Easter to try. My husband will be eating quite a lot of eggs between now and then, so I can clean out the cracked shells. Her unique idea is to dye the clean, cracked shells along with the hard-boiled eggs, and then fill the cracked ones with jelly beans. Maybe this is an old idea, but it is new, and exciting to me. Two other women from our church will be making fun foods too - you should have seen our Halloween refreshment table. I’ve always wanted to decorate eggs artistically on the inside and the outside. I believe this all goes back to our 1960’s travels to Storybook Land in Woodbridge, Virginia and The Enchanted Forest in Ellicott City, Maryland. I can’t remember which of these magical small theme parks was the one that had the three foot eggs you could look inside, but the eggs left a lasting impression on me. The view inside
went into the house, and murder’d his Mistress, beating her head to pieces, and with an axe split the head of a little boy, about 3 years old, his Master’s son, as he lay sleeping in bed. He immediately went away, and is supposed to have put an end to his own wretched life. Mrs. Booth, and the Negro wench, were both advanced in their pregnancy.” April 30, 1761: “Last week the Negro fellow who lately kill’d his mistress, her child and a Negro wench in St. Mary’s County, was taken alive; but in apprehending him, he had one of his arms broke and was otherwise maim’d. A commission is gone down for holding a special court for his trial.” May 14, 1761: “From St. Mary’s County we hear that the Negro man who murder’d Mrs. Booth, her child, and the Negro wench has been tried and condemned.” June 4, 1761: “A Death Warrant is gone down to St. Mary’s County for the execution of the Negro fellow who murdered his mistress, her child, and a Negro wench, as formerly mentioned.” June 11, 1761: “Last Friday, the Negro man in St. Mary’s County for the barbarous murder of Mrs. Booth &c., was hanged and afterwards hung in chains.” So, what did it mean to be hung in chains? The person was not entitled to a proper burial. After death, the body was wrapped in chains, hoisted from a rafter or possibly a large tree in the most public place available and there left to rot until there was nothing left to see. This was to serve as a warning to others who may have been considering similar crimes. The remains were then dumped into the river.
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of the eggs was like another world – a Lilliputian world. Yes, of course I loved “Gulliver’s Travels” as well. The art of Pysanky ( decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs in a batik method) fascinates me. I think I would enjoy learning this tradition. There used to be a local artisan around here in the ‘90s who did beautiful Pysanky eggs. Her demonstrations at Christmas Country Store (now known as The Crafts Guild of St. Mary’s) always had a large group of people watching and admiring. The detail that goes in to this art form is beyond belief. Maybe fifteen years ago, I saw the Faberge Egg collection along with an exhibit of centuries old miniatures at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. The museum houses the largest collection of Faberge Eggs outside of Russia. What an amazing exhibit, I would love to see it again. The VMFA acquired their first egg, the “Peter the Great Egg” in 1947.You walk into a low lit room of several glass cases and enter a tiny magical world. The miniaturist I have in my shop right now, Narissa Steel, who is also the president of the Miniature Painters, Gravers, and Sculptors Society of Washington, DC – the oldest miniature art society in the U.S-. paints with the same luminescent quality as the old masters. A true miniature on ivory, or ivorine has luminescence. It shines from within. I hope mine will have that quality some day. If I paint on eggs, I’m thinking that there might be a possibility for luminescence. Gosh, I have been writing and thinking about eggs so much that I am going to go now and make a fluffy double cheese omelet for our breakfast. And if you do the same, please save me your cracked or blown eggs. If I don’t get started on this project soon I think I’ll have a mental crack-up. Once in awhile you need stupid humor in your day. To each new day’s artistic adventure, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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• Dave Norris DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m. • Sam Grow Trio Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 6 p.m. • Special Olympics No Limit Poker Night Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • $10 All You Can Drink Ladies Night with DJ Chris Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. • Martini Karaoke with DJ Steve Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) – 9 p.m. • No Green Jelly Beenz Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 9 p.m.
Friday, March 11 • Dave Norris DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m. • Groove Span Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 6 p.m. • Randy Richie on Piano
• Fraternal Order of Police Poker Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) – 7 p.m.
• Polar Bear Ride and Evening Entertainment with “Naked” Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain Highway, Bel Alton) – 12 p.m.
• Billy Breslin Leonardtown Grill (25470 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown) – 7 p.m.
• Fair Warning DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 6 p.m.
• All You Can Drink Night with DJ Chris Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. • Wolf’s Hot Rods and Old Gas Open Blues Jam Fat Boy’s Country Store (41566 Medleys Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 8 p.m. • Three Days of Rain The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco) – 9 p.m. • His Boy Elroy Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 9 p.m. • 80s and 90s Music Catamarans (14470 Solomons Island Road, Solomons) – 9 p.m. • DJ Mike Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain Highway, Bel Alton) – 9 p.m. • Naked Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) – 9 p.m.
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Monday, March 14 • Mason Sebastian DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m. • No Limit Hold ‘Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park) – 7 p.m. • Monday Night Yoga Joy Lane Healing Center (43288 Joy Lane, Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15
• Karaoke Contest and Fundraiser for the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Abner’s Crab House (3725 Harbor Road, Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m.
• Fair Warning DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m.
• Anthony Ryan Country Band CJ’s Backroom Saloon (12020 Rousby Hall Road, Lusby) – 8 p.m.
• John Shaw Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 6 p.m.
• Karaoke with Lori and Band in a Box Quade’s Store (36786 Bushwood Wharf Road, Bushwood) – 8 p.m.
• Open Pool Tables and a List of Specials Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 7 p.m.
• Jazz After Hours with Dancing Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) – 8 p.m.
• Special Olympics No Limit Poker Night Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
• Hate the Toy with Synergy in the Party Room Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke with DJ Tommy and DJ T California Applebee’s (45480 Miramar Way California) – 9 p.m. • Dee Jay Christian The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco) – 9 p.m. • Miles from Clever Cryer’s Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. • Broken Stigmua Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) – 9 p.m. • Facedown Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13 • Fraternal Order of Police Poker Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) – 2 p.m. • The Boardinghouse Three Notch Theatre (21744 S. Coral Drive, Lexington Park) – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16 • Mason Sebastian DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m. • Karaoke Night with DJ Harry Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 7 p.m. • Fraternal Order of Police Poker Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) – 7 p.m. • Free Line Dance Lessons Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 7 p.m. • Anthony Ryan Country Band Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m. • Salsa Thursdays House of Dance (24620 Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7:30 p.m. • Comedy Night Martini’s Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) – 8 p.m. • Wolf’s Hot Rods and Old Gas Open Blues Jam Beach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bayside Road, Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m.
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Witness ‘Boardinghouse’ Insanity At Three Notch Theatre By Sarah Miller Staff Writer It was a dark and stormy night on the stage of Three Notch Theatre. The theatre welcomed the annual student production back to the stage. This year, the young people involved get to zip around the stage in the zany antics of “The Boardinghouse” by Vern Harden. The students’ ages range from 10 to 15, but they’re not all performing on stage. When the staff at Three Notch Theatre bills a production as student-run, they really mean student-run. The actors are all children, the individuals running the lights and soundboard are kids and even the stage manager is a student. The plot is relatively straightforward; a mystery about a buried treasure in the basement of a boardinghouse, but it’s worth going to experience the journey from beginning to end and all the insanity from beginning to end. The play opens with Harriet, the unflappable owner of the boardinghouse, played by Sarah Morris, being stalked by a knife-wielding man in a shadowy sitting room. The knife-wielding maniac turns out to be Mr. Richards, played by Jacob Dodges, who is a writer who practices dying in order to get in touch with his craft. The audience is also introduced to Martha, a hypochondriac who is happiest when she has a cold, played by Gabrielle Jones; Tweeny, the presumably new, tea-loving, terrorized house keeper played by Chloe Park; and, Gladys the taxidermist and spiritual medium played by Tia LePore. Enter Dirk Shadow, played by Evan Korn, the ladies’ man and nut job who is hunting the treasure supposedly lurking in the basement of the boardinghouse, and his long-suffering sister-caretaker Veronica, played by Jennifer Morgan and the dark and stormy night turns into a crazy adventure – which is just a typical night in the boardinghouse. The cast of characters is rounded out by Ivy, played by Alyssa Fox, an artist with a penchant for painting and, in the second act, stealing bones and her caretaker who can’t keep up, Hortense, played by Kristina Sproul and the doctor who would like to be retired, if people would just stop getting sick and calling him, Dr. Sni-fell, played by Evan Hudson. By the end of the play, one man unwillingly gets two wives, one woman looses the monkey off her back to the one woman in the world willing to marry him, there will be enough tea made and drunk to fill a swimming pool and one character will get a new job. “I think it’s really good, it’s really interesting working with people and getting good experience,” said Korn. “It’s really funny and it’s produced by good directors,” Korn said. Stacey Park, the director of the production and one among the handful of adults involved, said an adult mentored each child, but the kids did the bulk of the work themselves. “I absolutely love talented kids, and they really are,” Park said.
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The children involved in the student production are often the type who put on plays in their living rooms for their parents, Park said. The play is a venue for students to show off their talent and have people outside their families see what they can do. The properties manager, who collects all the props used in the play, is 11-year-old Emma Gilligan, working under the guidance of Judy Angelheart. The stage itself was constructed with the assistance of the student’s parents, who James Lepore, the assistant director for “The Boardinghouse,” said worked weekends and weeknights to get the set ready for the kids. “In a short period of time, it became a boarding house,” LePore said. He said the stage wasn’t the only thing that underwent a transformation. During rehearsals, the kids would read their lines over and over and eventually became their characters, breathing life into the script so each individual was distinct from all the others. “The kids have made these characters,” LePore said. He said it was a lot of work for 10 performances, but the fact that, for 90 minutes, people can suspend belief makes up for the effort the parents put into the production. “I think the kids are really going to surprise everyone,” LePore said. He said on opening night, it was difficult to get the children to contain their excitement before the show, but during the show they were as professional as adults and even covered small mistakes flawlessly. “They are focused, they are excited and they’re ready to go,” LePore said. The production runs until March 13, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances at 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:30 p.m. All tickets are $10 general admission. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Years ago, in a simpler lifetime, a friend of mine played in a local band called Zig Zag. I checked recently and, sure enough, I still have their demo…ahem…cassette (remember those?). I mention this because the recent actions of my/your/ our Washington Wizards dusted off this obscure memory of flirtations with Rock-n-Roll stardom. No, the Wizards aren’t poised to “crossover” (sweet pun, huh?) into the world of music, but they are zigging when most NBA teams are zagging. The Wizards have undeniably forged a wicked synergy between bad luck and poor decisions to produce 30 years of fabulously horrendous results. In the rare instances when they got everything right – acquiring Chris Webber and Gilbert Arenas – and began to show glimpses that “they might be somebody, they might be a contender”, player injuries and ruinous behavior prevailed. More often, they’ve routinely broken the commandments of basketball management by trading big for small (Rasheed Thurs., Mar. 3 Wallace for Rod Strickland), young for old (Richard HamGirls’ Basketball ilton for Jerry Stackhouse) and big and young (Webber) 3A South Regional Playoffs – Semifinals Friendly 52, Chopticon 42 for small and old (Mitch Richmond). The result is a manage-
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rial record that’s more cautionary tale than source of inspiration. Dare I say though, they might be on to something; something that may never bear fruit on the court (and if history’s any guide, it almost certainly won’t), but it is nonetheless strategically sound and courageous. Last summer, several franchises jockeyed to score big prizes in the lucrative free agency sweepstakes. Miami hooked the big fish - LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh – while New York scored Amar’e Stoudemire and Chicago lured Carlos Boozer. The confluence of big stars in big NBA destinations continued right up to the trade deadline this season as Carmello Anthony was dealt to the Knicks (finally) and Deron Williams was traded to New Jersey. To pull off these hauls of talent, teams spent wildly and parted freely with budding talent and draft picks. The confluence of all-stars via trade and/or free agency onto a single team, started a few years ago by the Lakers and fortified most recently by the Celtics, is the “in” championship formula for NBA contenders and pretenders. And since everyone’s doing it, it must be right. Right? Maybe. It depends equally on who you are and aren’t. If you, correctly or delusionally, think a title’s within reach then it is. Talent, more than anything else, produces success. If you’re years from contending, and the Wizards in a rare moment of clarity realized they were, then chasing free agents in the pursuit of mediocrity is senseless. So while much of the NBA has been aggressively accessorizing, the Wizards have unceremoniously gone against the grain. The team has purged all vestiges
of the trashed Arenas era, resisted forays into the free agency circus, cut payroll, accumulated draft picks and started to build around young stud John Wall. They’ve also positioned themselves to thrive (because they’ll be one of the few teams with money to spend) under the NBA’s next-generation collective bargaining agreement and the accompanying lower and firmer salary cap. Under this new world order, teams like Miami, with its three pricey studs, will be left with little financial flexibility and will, almost literally, challenge your five with their three every night. We’ve all felt, and fell victim to, peer pressure. As friends and family acquire spouses, big houses, better jobs, higher pay and cooler toys, it’s natural to seek the same. These external influences, the sources of peer pressure’s frequent misguidance, skew an individual’s personal distinction between right and wrong and needs from frivolous wants. Sometimes the wise choice for the individual seems decidedly odd and unconventional to the group. It is in these situations that the decision maker needs to find the courage to select the option best suited for them, even if unveils a path far less traveled. Being correct is always more important than being popular. When selecting its course, the Wizards had the fortitude to shun the trendy for the unconventional. In a rare moment for the star-crossed franchise, they chose wisely. When the situation dictates, here’s to us having the spine to do the same. Cheers. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
Sabres Hockey Registration is Open Online registration is now open for the Southern Maryland Sabres Ice Hockey Spring Skate Sessions. 8 Sessions - 1.5 hours each 45 minutes - Skills with Skating Skills Instructor Brian Magill 45 minutes - Scrimmage $ 140.00 Sign-up today online at www. somdsabres.org Please register at your USA Hock-
Silver Stars Accepting Registration For Tryouts The Pax River Silver Stars AAU girls’ basketball team will be holding tryouts Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Esperanza Middle School. Tryouts for girls in the fifth, sixth/, seventh and eighth grades will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and tryouts for girls in the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The fee is 20 dollars and is non-refundable. For more information, contact Savannah Webb at 301-247-3152 / 301-737-1792 or savweb@msn. com or visit http://www.leaguelineup.com/paxriversilverstars/
ey age for next season 2011-2012 Atoms, Mites (8:30 - 10:00 am) Saturday Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 2011 Sunday May 1, 2011 Saturday May 7,14, 21, 2011 10:30 - 12:00 pm Saturday June 11, 2011 Squirts (6:15 - 7:40) Tuesday March 29, 2011 Tuesday April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011 Tuesday May 10, 17, 24, 2011
Pee Wee (6:15 - 7:40) Thursday Mar 31, 2011 Thursday April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011 Thursday May 12, 19, 26, 2011 Bantam (7:50-9:15) Tuesday March 29, 2011 Tuesday April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011 Tuesday May 10, 17, 24, 2011 Midget (7:50-9:15) Thursday Mar 31, 2011 Thursday April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011
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Lower Potomac River Marathon Returns Soon Ramp up your mileage, runners! The Lower Potomac River Marathon is only nine weeks away. The 26.2-mile race, presented by Chesapeake Bay Running Club and hosted by the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, returns for the 7th running on March 13, 2011.
Top runners will compete for modest cash prizes, and age-group awards will be presented to the top three finishers in ten-year divisions. For more information, contact Liza Recto, 301481-0832 or cbrcliza@hotmail.com.
USTA Junior Team Tennis Registrations Begin Next Month Registrations Begin for Junior Team Tennis, April 1, 2011. 10U, 14U, and 18U divisions. Please contact Derek Sabedra at ddsabedra@smcm.edu or 410-610-4300 for further information on locations and dates. Season begins May 25, 2011! Sign-up at http://jrteamtennis.usta.com/
USTA Kids Campus Day Takes place in April First Annual Kids Campus Day, April 2, 2011, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Free Event and Tournament! Win prizes, 14U and 18U divisions. Contact Derek Sabedra at ddsabedra@smcm.edu or 410-610-4300.
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Seahawk Men Roll into Third Sweet 16 in Four Years By Chris Stevens Staff Writer ST. MARY’S CITY – The St. Mary’s College men’s basketball team is looking again to get over the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 hump this coming weekend, following two convincing victories over Medgar Evers (72-55) and sixth-ranked Randolph-Macon (68-53) in the NCAA tournament first and second round games. “It makes me happy to see these guys have success,” Hawks coach Chris Harney said Saturday night. “You hope to play your best basketball this time of year and our guys executed our game plan to perfection.” “We don’t want to celebrate too much,” said senior guard Alex Franz, who had 13 points, six assists and seven steals in Saturday’s win over Randolph-Macon. “This is just a step in the process of where we want to be.” The Seahawks (now 24-5 on the season) got off to a rough start against a physical and athletic Medgar Evers squad. Trailing by a point (44-43) and needing a spark in the second half, Harney turned to sophomore guard Devin Spencer, who provided six quick points along with a steal and long pass to Mikey Fitzpat-
St. Mary’s College Mike Fitzpatrick holds on to the ball during Saturday’s 72-55 win over Medgar Evers College in the NCAA first round. Photo by Victor Marquart
That game plan included pressure defense that wore the Yellow Jackets down and except for a 2-2 tie very early in the game, the Seahawks led wire to wire and by as many as 22 points in the second half. “St. Mary’s is a good team and we knew that coming in,” Yellow Jackets coach Nathan Davis said. “We were on defense for far too long and they grabbed 12 of their 28 misses on the offensive boards. That’s a lot.” “From top to bottom, we’re clicking on all cylinders,” said freshman center Christian MacAuley. “It feels good to be moving on.” And moving on to the Sweet 16 is what the Seahawks will do, but unlike their previous two trips, they want to get to next weekend’s Division III Final Four in Salem, Va. “There’s no next year for me,” Franz said. “We want to go as far as we can.”
Christian MacAuley jams home two points as St. Mary’s College defeated Randolph-Macon 68-53 Saturday night to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. Photo by Frank Marquart
The Seahawks’ Alex Franz looks to pass as Brandon Braxton of Randolph-Macon defends during Saturday’s NCAA second round game. Photo by Frank Marquart
rick for a dunk that opened up the floodgates and put the Hawks ahead to stay Friday night. “They were a tough team, we just had to stay focused and go on a run of our own,” Spencer said. “Coach Harney needed a spark off the bench and he asked me to make a contribution.” After putting away Medgar Evers, the Hawks prepared for Randolph-Macon, a Final Four team a year ago and were ranked sixth in the country prior to Saturday night’s tip-off. “Randolph-Macon is a great program with a great coaching staff and I felt they were the most fundamentally sound team we’ve seen and played all year,” Harney said. “Credit goes to my assistant coaches for putting together a great game plan.”
“We’ve been here before and come so close before,” added senior forward Sam Burum, who led the Hawks with 14.5 points per game over the weekend. “Our first goal was to win the CAC, now we want a national championship.” chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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Ryken Grad Macleay lifts Seahawk women to win Senior attacker Maggie Macleay (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) netted four goals in helping the St. Mary’s College women’s lacrosse team (3-2) hold off McDaniel College (0-2) for an 11-10 non-conference victory Saturday afternoon. Junior attacker Lauren Bennett (Fred-
erick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) scored the eventual game-winning goal at the 10:17 mark, ending the Seahawks' nearly 14-minute long scoreless drought. From there, the play went back-and-forth with St. Mary's dominating possession for the final 10:17. McDaniel first-year goalie Aimee Sem-
Crowd Influences Seahawk Dominance By Chris Stevens Staff Writer ST. MARY’S CITY – There is a good reason the St. Mary’s College men’s basketball team has a 42-2 record at the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center Arena over the last four seasons. While a lot of it usually credited to the coaches that coach and players that play, much of the success also belongs to the devoted group of fans that jam the arena each night, cheering on their Hawks and making life miserable for whoever stands in the way of victory. “In all my years of coaching, I’ve only heard of three schools that have a crowd that’s a factor in a basketball game – Duke, Maryland and St. Mary’s College,” Hawks head coach Chris Harney said. “They really are their own creation and it’s great to see students supporting their friends.” While the majority of the spectators are alumni, friends and family, there is a small but loud group of fans underneath and behind the basket at the far end of the arena that have made their voices known throughout the years and the players are uplifted by that group’s pride and passion. “We have the craziest, wildest, most insane fans in the country,” senior forward Sam Burum explains. “It’s unbelievable, having them on our side is the biggest edge.”
Harney believes that the boisterous support comes from mutual admiration and respect the players share with their classmates. “It’s how they carry themselves on campus,” he says. “These guys act like anybody else on campus, they interact with the students and the students come for the relationships and friendships and I’m happy to be a part of it.” “This is best place to play and I would not want to be an opposing player coming in here,” senior guard Alex Franz says. “We have 1,000 strong every game cheering for us,” freshman center Christian MacAuley added. As for being an opponent in this environment? MacAuley flashed a mischievous grin as he answered that question. “Sucks to be them,” he said.
Hawks take on Buffalo State Friday St. Mary’s will now travel to Rochester, NY where they will play Buffalo State in the Sweet 16 Friday night at 5:30 p.m. The winner of that game will take on the winner of Rochester – Middlebury Saturday at 7 p.m. for the right to play in the Final Four the following Friday in Salem, Va. chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Smcm Accepting Registration for One-Day Fielding and Baserunning Camp St. Mary’s College will host a one-day fielding and baserunning camp Monday, April 18 for players in grades 1 through 12. St. Mary’s College head coach Lew Jenkins will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. The session will last for three hours and cover numerous aspects of playing infield, outfield, and running the bases. The cost is $50 using discount code “RUN”. Space is limited. Registration is now under way at www.USBaseballAcademy.com. For more information, call toll-free 866-622-4487.
Tennis Night in America Taking Place on St. Mary’s College’s Campus The St. Mary’s USTA will have Tennis Night in America, March 28, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Free Event for all kids ages14 and under. Win prizes and have fun in 14U and 10U divisions. Contact Derek Sabedra at ddsabedra@ smcm.edu or 410-610-4300.
ler (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) kept her team in the hunt for their first win of the season as Semler turned away five shots but the Green Terror struggled to take care of the ball, committing three turnovers down the stretch while playing man-down for three of those minutes. Sophomore midfielder Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) tallied two goals and two assists while senior midfielder Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, Md./Sherwood) added a goal and three assists in the Seahawk victory. Mirkin also added season- and gamehighs of six ground balls, five draw controls, and three caused turnovers. McDaniel jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind goals from midfielders Paige Messersmith (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Chelsea Watkins (Columbia, Md./Hammond). The Seahawks responded with four straight, including a pair from Macleay. The Green Terror grouped two more goals together to knot the game at 4-all at the 8:07 mark before Parker scored consecutive goals to maintain the lead in St. Mary’s favor. Senior Lisa Jurd (Columbia, Md./Hammond)
picked up an unassisted goal with 55 ticks left to pull McDaniel within one. St. Mary’ s headed into intermission with a 7-5 advantage as Macleay notched her third goal of the day with 15 seconds left. Senior attacker Brittany Lines (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) paced the Green Terror offense with a hat trick while Messersmith and sophomore midfielder Anna Beaudry (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional) each finished with two goals apiece. The Seahawks scored the first three goals of the second half in a span of 5:24 to stretch to their lead to 10-5 at the 24:06 mark. Beaudry converted on a free position shot at 21:06 and sparked a 5-0 Green Terror rally. Messersmith tied it up with an unassisted goal at 11:53. St. Mary’s edged McDaniel in shots, 26-25, and in draw controls, 12-11, while the teams were even in ground balls at 25 apiece. In goal, junior Colleen Simpson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) recorded six saves and all 10 goals against in nearly 50 minutes before senior Jamie Roberts (Rockville, Md./Barrie) came in to finish out the game.
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Chopticon Girls’ Playoff Run Ends at Un-Friendly Hosts By Chris Stevens Staff Writer FORT WASHINGTON – It may not have ended in the state semifinals or the 3A South championship game, but the Chopticon girls’ basketball team still had memorable 201011 season in the eyes of head coach Judy Evans. The Braves were stopped two games short of states as host Friendly kept Chopticon at arm’s length in a 52-42 win last Thursday night in the regional semifinals, ending the Braves’ season at 16-9. “We didn’t play well, but I thought we played really hard,” Evans said. “They improved dramatically during the season and made it further than any team I’ve been a part of here.” Chopticon rallied from 11 down to beat Crossland in the first round and upset second-seeded Westlake 58-53 on Tuesday March 1 before coming across an athletic and deeper team in Friendly, who had four players in double figures, led by sophomore forward Chayla Lewis’ 14 points. Precious Winley and Janay Carter each scored 11 an Nakita Gray added 10 for the Patriots, who would go on to lose to Largo 72-48 Saturday in the regional championship game. The Braves led briefly in the first quarter, but the Patriots began to use their quickness, size and depth to their advantage, leading by as many as 13 points before Chopticon
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Leonardtown’s Donovan Plans to be Dual Threat at Lenoir-Rhyne By Chris Stevens Staff Writer Soccer and lacrosse have played equally important roles in Lauren Donovan’s life for as long as she can remember. So when Lenoir-Rhyne University, a NCAA Division II powerhouse in Hickory, NC offered the Leonardtown High senior a chance to play both in college, she jumped at the opportunity.
Photo by Chris Stevens The Braves’ Anesha Yorkshire looks for an open teammate as Friendly’s Brittany Logan defends.
got it to within single digits in the final minute of the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late. “This was one more chance to go further and get to the championship,” said Bree Brown, who led the Braves in her final game with 14 points. “We’re basically like a family and we do a lot of stuff together. We’re just sorry we couldn’t win this one tonight.” “This was our last time playing together, so it meant a lot,” added senior guard Anesha Yorkshire, who contributed six points in the loss. Yorkshire said she would miss the personalities on the team and that the girls had “so much fun together.” “They always kept us up, everyday in practice they go hard,” said junior forward Ashya Short. “We’re going to miss them and we’re sorry we fell short.” Evans, who took over as coach when the current group of seniors were sophomores, said that this group meant a lot to her and she was proud of their progress. “It’s a tough loss, but I told them they should be proud of what they accomplished this year,” she said. Photo by Chris Stevens
Chopticon’s Tyaira Priest chases down Precious Winley of Friendly during Thursday’s 3A South semifinal game.
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Accompanied by father Kevin and mother Mary, Lauren Donovan poses with her name on the marquee outside of Leonardtown High school after signing to play lacrosse and girls’ soccer at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Photo by Chris Stevens
“It’s a like a dream come true,” Donovan said after she signed her letter of intent Friday afternoon, deciding where she would spend the next four years of her life. “I couldn’t imagine not playing both sports, I’ve done it my whole life, so it just seems natural.” Donovan, the current Southern Maryland Athletic Conference girls’ soccer player of the year and a key cog in the Raider girls’ lacrosse machine that has an ongoing string of five straight conference championships, learned about Lenoir-Rhyne through an Anne Arundel teammate of hers on her MJ United club lacrosse team who had previously committed to the school. Lenoir-Rhyne then came with an offer of scholarships for both sports and academics, winning out over Oregon, Jacksonville (Fla.) and Quinnipiac among others. “I just loved the girls on the team, they have a lot of confidence and hopefully I’ll have that when I step on the field,” she said. Playing both sports at the next level will be a challenge, especially on a women’s soccer team that made the Division II Elite Eight this past fall, but Donovan is ready for the challenge. “It’s going to be a tough transition for both, especially the speed and strength of the players,” she says. “I’ll spend this summer getting stronger.” Donovan plans to major in education at Lenoir-Rhyne. chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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Knot Smart erable study and experience, I now use the uni-knot almost exclusively for this purpose. The uni-knot is a high-strength knot that is Those who know me well know that I so easy to tie that it can be done in the dark – talk a lot about knots and line handling. In something that occasionally comes in handy. fact, anything that is I sometimes tie rope-like gets special my own two-hook treatment from me. bottom rigs and the Even a garden hose dropper loop comes has a right way and in handy for this (and a wrong way to be other) applications. handled and coiled. In fact, every knot Dock lines have to that I learned for one be coiled and stored application has pracjust so. A loop in the tical uses in other end of a rope or dock situations. line is a bowline or a Ever wonder splice; and everyone how they tie those should know how to knots on hooks that tie a bowline because come in packages of no other loop will do! six with a leader alSince this is ready attached? It’s a fishing column, called a snell knot, I suppose I should and even though it limit myself to fishcan be very difficult ing knots. Suffice to learn, it is super it to say that we beeasy to do. If a hook gin every day with needs to be tied on a knots when we tie certain way to mainour shoes. Every tain a certain posicommonly used knot tion in the water this – along with several Snell Knots, Dropper Loops and Surgeon's Loops can is the knot to use. that are not so com- be used to make your own bottom rig. How about tying mon – is described two lines together? in great detail in volThere are options umes of books at the local library. (You’ll and the one you choose should be decided find several on my bookshelf at home!) My by the characteristics of the lines being tied go-to source for all things rope and string, together. Two lengths of monofilament line however, is the Animated Knots by Grog can be tied together with a uni-to-uni knot. website www.animatedknots.com. This Tying a length of monofilament shock leadwebsite tells everything an angler needs to er (or fluorocarbon) to braided line will be know for 14 different fishing knots, includ- stronger with an Albright knot. ing animation that describes the mechanics Make yourself knot smart and you will of tying, lubricating, tightening and trim- have greater success in fishing. Go to the ming the knots. A recent new feature of the Animated Knots by Grog website and learn website is the offer of an application for your the knots that you’ll need. While you’re smart phone that would allow you to take the there, learn the bowline knot for your dock information with you when you go fishing! lines. Ain’t technology great! Every angler needs an arsenal of a few riverdancekeith@hotmail.com. knots for their fishing experiences. I study Keith has been a recreational angler on all different types of knots for special applications that might arise in certain situations, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over but I typically use only two or three as a mat- 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supter of routine. For years I used an improved clinch knot porting local conservation organizations. for tying on terminal tackle. After considBy Keith McGuire Contributing Writer
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