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Eddie Vaughn with a crew from Carroll Electric out of Georgia works to reconnect a power pole on Steerhorn Neck Road in Hollywood.
“Some places in the county look normal, others look like a real mess.” - County Administrator John Savich, talking about the aftermath of Hurricane Irene
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Glenn Colby, of Whiskey Creek Road, left, talks with Gov. Martin O’Malley about the damage incurred in his neighborhood from Hurricane Irene.
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Flooding in McIntosh Run resulted in Newtowne Neck Road being shut down for a day before the waters receded. The Port of Leonardtown and the antique center are often affected during heavy rains.
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Due to extended power outage and to assure the safety of products for our customers, McKay’s has chosen to dispose of all refrigerated and frozen product at our Hollywood store location. All produce, meat, deli, dairy, and frozen food products have been removed and disposed. Due to the extensive loss of product, beginning Thursday, September 1 the Hollywood store will be open from 9am until 9pm in order to liquidate the remaining non-perishable inventory. All remaining product in the store will be discounted for immediate sale with the exception of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. At the end of the liquidation period, McKay’s will close the Hollywood store for a short period of time to clean and remodel the entire store. The alcoholic beverage area will remain open during the remodeling period providing a variety of beverages and convenience items. We thank you for your patience, as all the associates of McKay’s looks forward to serving you at our Hollywood location with an exciting newly remodeled store. In the meantime we invite you to shop at our Leonardtown, Wildewood, Great Mills, or Charlotte Hall locations. McKay’s would like to take this opportunity to thank all the many people who have worked so hard to restore our communities to normal in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. All the utility companies, state and local government agencies, our many volunteer agencies, and the many community businesses and associates, including the McKay’s associates, we thank you for your hard work and dedication in this time of great need. Sincerely, The McKay Family Serving Southern Maryland Since 1948
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ews County to Hold Hearing for Hurricane Cleanup Funds By Guy Leonard Staff Writer County government is still deep into cleanup operations following Hurricane Irene and officials have yet to count the full cost, but they plan to hold a hearing Sept. 13 for their proposal to take $3 million from the unused fiscal 2010 budget fund balance and use it to pay for recovery efforts. The funding would fall under the category of a supplemental appropriation and is required by law to be considered at a public hearing. Any unused funds would go back into the county’s coffers, officials said at Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. “Debris cleanup is still quite unknown, we haven’t had damage assessments completed yet,” said County Administrator John Savich. “This is out best guess” for the amount of funding needed. Elaine Kramer, the county’s Chief Financial Officer, said that there were already between $1.7 million to $1.8 million in “confirmed commitments” the county had in clean up and repair efforts so far identified. But much more was likely to come, she said. “We feel that $3 million will be adequate,” Kramer said. “That won’t stop us from going after [Federal Emergency Management Agency] money.” Many main roads are clear now, officials said, but some back roads are clogged with downed trees or limbs. Road crews continue to clear debris and electricity is being restored at a slow and steady pace, county officials reported. “Some places in the county look normal, others look like a real mess,” Savich said. Once roads are clear, Savich said, crews would then move about the county to pick up excess storm debris that has festooned residents’ properties. While there was some flooding in the county, the main problems stemmed from winds knocking over trees and collapsing power lines, causing the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative to report more than 108,000 outages in its coverage area with St. Mary’s County baring the initial brunt with more than 40,000 homes without power on Sunday. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Glenn Colby, of Whiskey Creek Road, left, talks with Gov. Martin O’Malley about the damage incurred in his neighborhood from Hurricane Irene.
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multiple forecasts are monitored during event like the hurricane, and they made the decision to call in extra support before the storm hit so SMECO could begin assessing and responding as soon as possible. “We prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” Dennison said. In addition to getting the additional crews in, they also prepared the vehicles so all of them would be up and running after Hurricane Irene, filled all the gas pumps and stocked up on extra materials. They also had assessment teams assembled to go out as soon as the hurricane was over to determine how extensive the damage was and start assigning crews to high priority areas. “When the event happened, we were ready to rock ‘n’ roll,” he said. Like with all big events, Dennison said SMECO is learning from Hurricane Irene. During the weekend, they used lessons and systems developed after Hurricane Isabel. He said during Isabel, assigning crews was a manual process where a person would call the outage in and the dispatcher had to type in the outage, print out a paper ticket which then had to be organized with other tickets and organized. Now, the system is more “sophisticated,” Dennison said. Calls are logged when a person calls to report an outage, and distribution service operators assign the calls to crews. “The system we have now is far, far superior to Isabel,” he said. In terms of preparation, Dennison said there was “very little way to qualify having two-thirds of the system go out at one time” but the fact that they managed to get the
The first of two nuclear reactors at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby were shut down as a result of high winds from Hurricane Irene that caused damage there, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reported Monday. The actual shutdown occurred Aug. 27 as the storm hit Southern Maryland, according to the NRC, around 11p.m. when a piece of siding from the turbine building was sheared off by the hurricane and caused a transformer to short out and explode. The explosion resulted in the immediate shutdown of the first reactor, the NRC reported, and so it remained Monday morning. Despite the shutdown, the incident was categorized as an “unusual event” by the plant operators, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, and the NRC. This is the lowest threat level of an emergency that can befall a nuclear plant, the NRC reported. The in-depth report from NRC shows that the siding being propelled by high winds actually struck the transformer itself.
The report described the incident as causing “visible damage to permanent structures or equipment.” Three containment air coolers also shut down during the emergency, the report stated, one on the effected reactor and the others on the second nuclear reactor. This was caused by a sharp voltage drop, the report stated, but both coolers were restarted soon after without any more incidents. However, one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators shut down and was declared inoperable by inspectors due to storm water flooding into exhaust piping. Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the NRC, said Monday that authorities were unsure when the plant would be reactivated. “It’s entirely dependent on how long it takes to assess the damage, make repairs and run through their checklists prior to restarting,” Sheehan said. guyleonard@ countytimes.net
Correction In the County Times special pull out section dedicated to Air Expo ’11 published on Aug. 25, a photo credit was inadvertently left out for the Naval Aviation Centennial Poster that was used on the front page. The Lexington Park Business and Community Association provided the image, shown at left.
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number of people without power down from 108,809 to under 50,000 in one day was a “good indicator” that SMECO was well prepared. For a breakdown of the number of outages remaining by zip code, visit http://outage. smeco.coop/. To report an outage or to contact SMECO, visit www.smeco.coop/ or call 1-888-440-3311.
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With 108,809 customers without power Sunday morning, the loss after Hurricane Irene was the worst the SMECO has ever seen in its
74-year history. By the end of Sunday, SMECO had cut the number of households and businesses without power to under 50,000, SMECO spokesperson Tom Dennison said. As of 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 5,421 were still out of power in St. Mary’s County and 10,689 were still without power in the entire SMECO area. Dennison said the Prince Georges and Charles County portions of the outages should be up and running Wednesday, Calvert should be completely turned on Thursday and St. Mary’s County should be finished Friday. He said the teams are working so quickly that the timeline may be moved up. “It’s been really energizing,” Dennison said. Working to fully restore power are 128 crews – 58 SMECO crews and 70 brought in from outside the region. Dennison said the additional crews are from Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana and Florida. One company from North Carolina, Pike Electric, is one Dennison said SMECO works with on a regular basis. “There is a relationship between other cooperatives to help each other,” he said. The additional work crews were called in on Wednesday before the storm, when Dennison said SMECO determined they would need the additional help. He said
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ews What is your opinion of Leonardtown Hosting 9/11 SMECO and the County’s Anniversary Event response to Hurricane Irene? By Sarah Miller Staff Writer
Mechanicsville resident Sandy Mangelssen said her lights came back on Sunday around 4 p.m. she said SMECO is doing everything they can do and are “doing a great job.” As for St. Mary’s County, “I don’t know, I don’t see how the county’s responding.” She said she’s “sure they’re doing something,” but she wishes the county communicated their plans better.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, St. Mary’s County Public Schools JROTC programs, in conjunction with Leonardtown, will be holding their annual 11 Laps to Remember on the Leonardtown Square. Capt. J.P. Kelly, US Navy retired, Senior Naval Science Instructor and Great Mills High School NJROTC said 11 Laps to Remember has been growing during the past years, going from a single group putting it on to the JROTC organizations from all the high schools getting involved, to the whole central administration office, Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Leonardtown getting involved in the ceremony. “It’s a wonderful celebration of the remembrance of 9/11,” said Lynne Morgan Smoot, Supervisor of Instruction for Fine Arts. Smoot has been helping make fliers for the event and passing them out to students to take home. She said she has also been sending them to the parochial schools
in the area and getting them out in the community as a whole. Also getting involved in the ceremony will be the marching bands from the three public high schools, who will be performing during the 11 laps, and students from elementary, middle and high schools singing “Let There Be Peace On Earth” before the laying of the wreath by Capt. Stephen Schmeiser, commander of NAS Patuxent River. “It’s a singular memorial,” Kelly said. Parking will be available in the public town lots, Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department carnival grounds, Leonardtown Elementary School and College of Southern Maryland parking lots. St. Mary’s schools will provide shuttle service, Morgan Smoot said. The entire afternoon is free of charge. Donations will be collected for the Wounded Warriors Project. For more information contact Kelly at 301-863-4001, extension 144 or e-mail him at jpkelly@smcps.org. 11 Laps to Remember will be Sept. 11, starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
County Asks Town to Annex Hayden Farm Land By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Craig Williams of Hollywood said he got power back around 3 p.m. Monday. He said SMECO and the county responded “as well as could be expected” and was impressed with how quickly SMECO began dealing with the trees and power outages.
“I would be happier if we had power,” said Dorothy Hurley of Leonardtown. She said she lost power around 8 p.m. Saturday and, as of noon Tuesday, it had not been restored. She said she understands SMECO has priorities, but she wishes the updates after the hurricane were more regular from both SMECO and the county so she knew how many people were still without power and what the plans are on the county’s part.
Several years ago the county government purchased the Hayden Farm property on Hollywood Road to get land for a new library and even a new elementary school, but first Leonardtown will have to annex the property to run water and sewer to it – and that was just what the Board of County Commissioners asked the town to do Tuesday. The request approved by commissioners asks the town to annex a little over 171 acres. In addition to a school or library site, county officials say that one piece of property on the Hayden Farm is suitable for both spray and drip irrigation of treated sewage from the nearby Van Wert Lane wastewater treatment plant to expand the plant’s overall capacity. This is critical not only to the town’s growth plans but also to the county because the expansion of the detention center would add another 30,000 gallons of wastewater to the treatment plant everyday. George Erichsen, director of the county’s Department of Public Works and Transportation, said that a 13-acre site on the property was able to handle more than 36,000 gallons of treated effluent for spray irrigation and that another portion farther removed from the roadway could increase the overall irrigation capacity to between 40,000 and 50,000 gallons.
Erichsen said that the study commissioned to find which land on the Hayden Farm was suitable has paid off. “We picked the right piece of land to look at,” Erichsen said. “We didn’t waste any money testing it.” Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris said that the town’s government was amenable to the annexation request but still had to examine what benefits it would bring to the town. One possible liability, he said, would be the increased traffic at the site that could clog one of the main arteries into the town itself. Off of Hollywood Road, the only route leading into the farm property is Leonard’s Grant Freeway, which he said was designed primarily just for residential entrance and egress. The added traffic from a new school and possible recreation amenities meant that traffic would become a problem if not managed properly, he said. “That would be my big concern,” Norris said. There would be little financial gain for the town in the annexation he said, but there could be other benefits. “There would be no tax benefit for the town, but there is a need for more schools which is a benefit to the town” in having more student space, Norris said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Commissioners Weigh in on Plan Maryland By Guy Leonard Staff Writer County Commissioners voted Tuesday to request a time extension to review the state’s proposed “Plan Maryland,” which seeks to standardize development practices and bring state and local agencies much closer together on planning decisions. St. Mary’s and many other rural counties have become concerned with the plan because it has the potential to take away authority in local land use decisions as well as not taking into consideration the unique conditions from one county to the next, in affect creating a cookie cutter plan for a highly diverse state. Officials here are also concerned that lack of coordination and specificity in the plan’s goals and an improper fit for local land use plans could stifle growth that has made St. Mary’s the
fastest growing jurisdiction in the state. Commissioner Cynthia Jones (R-Valley Lee) said that during the Maryland Association of Counties meeting, where Plan Maryland was first discussed among counties and with Gov. Martin O’Malley, the plan seemed like it was only a first draft that needed much review and work. She also said that counties were required to post their comments to the state with very little time to study the plan. “We’re moving very rapidly with this document and that gives me some concern,” Jones said, adding that many of the goals in the plan were not well defined with metrics on how they would be achieved. “Sixty days is totally inadequate for looking at this document,” Jones said. She said that as much as three year’s time would be required to really plumb the document and find ways for the county and the state to coordinate their development manage-
ment efforts. Jones was also concerned over O’Malley’s refusal to define just how far the plan would go regarding state authority over local decisions. “The governor refused to include language [in the plan] to delineate how the state’s authority would go,” she said. “I think it’s a very immature document.” Commissioners approved by a 4-to-1 vote a resolution asking for more time and also to sign a letter asking for 12 months to review the document fully. Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell (D-St. George Island) voted against, saying that six months was enough time to study the plan. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Beyond the Call During the craziness associated with the aftermath of Irene, I witnessed a random act of kindness by a couple of great guys – Jeff Tucker and Jeff Raley. They are SMECO lineman and despite being busy, tired, and hungry, these gentlemen were willing to stop what they were doing and check if the power had been turned on at a neighbor’s home. This individual is dependent on oxygen tanks to breathe and without power she was forced to stay at a local hotel. After Mr. Tucker and Mr. Raley inspected her home and confirmed the power was back on, I was able to call her to tell her the good news. I wish both of them could have heard the relief and joy in her voice, but they were already on their way. Thanks guys! Rick Tancreto Piney Point, MD
The Politics of Fear Everyone is telling us that we should be really afraid and really worried. Here are some of the frightening pronouncements from the fear mongers: • The Tea Party says that government spending is killing our future. Really? The only supports for the economic recovery so far have been low interest rates, low taxes, and huge government spending. Jobs are what we need now. So, let’s just put the next round of spending into jobs, not the investment banks that invented sub-prime, low documentation, interest only mortgages. We could build roads, subway systems, bridges, dams, hospitals, schools, power plants, windmills, sewage, and irrigation systems and have something to help our grandchildren with. Read your history books. We did this before. We need to do it again. • The right wing says that President Obama is bad for business. Really? The S&P 500 have more than doubled in value since the market hit bottom in March 2009. Small and mid-cap stocks did even better than that. • There are ads on TV every night that ObamaCare will destroy us. Really? Health care was the best performing S&P 500 sector in 2011 so far. It produced a 13.9% return during the first 6 months of 2011, outpacing all global market indexes. • The left wing tells us that we have to keep spending to end poverty. Really? The War on Poverty started in the 1960s because 1 out of 5 Americans were living in poverty. Decades and billions of dollars later there are now 1 out of 6 Americans living in poverty. The need is desperate but perhaps we should modify our approach. • Both political parties tell us we will have a drug free society. Really? The War on Drugs started in the 1970s. A trillion dollars later and with more than 30,000 people killed in Mexico since 2006 we have not won this war. There are more drugs pouring into the US and being consumed by a higher percentage of people than ever before. We also have created the largest prison population in the world. We are raiding dispensaries that provide marijuana for cancer victims. Someone needs a reality check. • Both political parties say that the War on Terror is keeping us safe. Really? We captured and executed Saddam Hussein. We caught and killed Osama Bin Laden. But our soldiers are still over there and we still can’t define our mission clearly. What we have done is stretched our military so thin that we can’t even keep our own borders secure. We don’t have the resources to police the world and to keep our own streets safe. • Both parties and our president say that the TSA is stopping terrorists. Really? Well, are they really preventing terrorism by viewing everyone naked? Have they caught a single terrorist yet by patting down ninety year old women, little girls, and cancer victims with bags attached to them that hold their bodily wastes? No. It is ten years after 9/11 and after a billion dollars into it, the plan should be better than this.
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Summer Reading Was a Smash The Board and staff of the St. Mary’s County Library want to thank all those who helped make the library’s 2011 summer programs such a huge success. More than 13,500 children and their parents enjoyed story times, crafternoons, six different professional performers, and three different summer reading programs. This success would not have been possible without our many sponsors. Thanks goes to Chick-Fil-A, Checker’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Rita’s Italian Water Ice, SMECO, Ledo’s Pizza in Lexington Park, Ledo’s Pizza in Leonardtown, Tranquil Time, Friends of St. Mary’s County Library Inc., Board of Library Trustees, Target Inc., St. Mary’s County Arts Council, SMECO, Baltimore Orioles, and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team. Thanks to those who provided programs for us, St. Clement’s Island Museum, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, and the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab in conjunction with the Archaeology Exhibit at the Lexington Park Library. We especially thank Encounter Christian Center, Leonard Hall Recreation Center and Leonardtown Elementary School for allowing us to use their facilities for the professional performances at the Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown libraries. Thanks to The County Times for helping us attract our record breaking crowds. Janis Cooker, Youth Coordinator St. Mary’s County Library
Don’t Eat The Pie in The Sky
The recent painful actions in Washington that were supposed to result in lowering debt and instilling some hope and positive outlook for the American people I think failed miserably. On the other hand when large corporations and small businesses alike decide to make large changes in their processes to ultimately affect it’s bottom line or employees they assemble their most experienced and intelligent people and hash out a plan for the best results; why on earth can’t the people that we the citizens of this great country considered the most experienced and brightest minds and sent them to DC to accomplish a similar mission; work together to come to a common agreement that would help the US remain the strongest country in the world. The only answer is these people have fallen victim to a government that is so large that it seems to the average layperson like myself nothing can be changed because it is operated on the basis of greed and individual gain instead of the patriotism and the satisfaction of providing for needs of your countrymen like our forefathers vision was. The main question is: what can possibly be done to see the government work for the people again? I hope what is going on in other countries is not the answer. I think everyone who votes should really keep an open mind and follow closely what all candidates for 2012 will be promising, not falling prey to pie in the sky lip service we usually get. It took a long time to get to this point and it will take a long time to get back to what we all could consider normal, and I think it will be a new kind of normal; I’m hoping it includes a continually strong military defense, a new surge in manufacturing a lot of the basic items that we are acquiring from China, parents raising kids that know the difference between right and wrong, and a return to simple values and morals that started and maintained this country for many generations. Ross Owens Leonardtown, MD
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MDA Issues Report on Hurricane Prolonged Outage Takes Toll on Perishables Agriculture Damage Hollywood McKay’s Liquidating Remaining Merchandise to Make Way for Renovations
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Due to the extended power outage after Hurricane Irene, the McKay’s grocery store on Hollywood Road has purged the whole of their produce, meat, deli, dairy and frozen food products. The rest of the inventory, with the exception of alcohol and tobacco products, will be sold at a discounted rate in order to liquidate the rest of the store. To help get everything liquidated, the store will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. The liquidation is in preparation for a complete remodel of the store, owners report. During the remodel, the store will continue to sell alcohol and other convenience store items. While the Hollywood McKay’s store is closed, the company invites their customers to visit the other locations in Charlotte Hall, Lexington Park California and Leonardtown. For more information, call 301-373-5848.
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Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance issued the following statement Tuesday outlining preliminary damage assessment from Maryland's agriculture community resulting from Hurricane Irene. “High winds and excessive rain caused loss of power, flooding, and tree and limb damage across most of the state. Southern Maryland and the Lower Eastern Shore, however, sustained most of the damage, primarily on drought-stricken cornfields where wind flattened the crop in many places, making it difficult to harvest. The remaining sweet corn was severely blown over and may not be recoverable, but we believe this will impact a small amount as most has been harvested. “Overall Maryland livestock fared well with no significant loss. For the poultry industry, the Harim Group reported that the storm killed about 30,000 birds in Maryland. There were no other reports of bird loss or significant structural damage. “Soybeans fared well and the moisture will help the crop. About 100 acres of watermelon were destroyed and another 100 acres sustained damage severe enough to be reported as a loss. About 600 acres of string beans may be unharvestable. There was no impact from the storm west of Frederick. “USDA's Farm Service Agency will further assess damages to agriculture - crops, livestock, conservation - and we should have a better indication of those estimates later this week,” Hance said in his statement. Farmers who experienced hurricane damage are reminded to stay in close contact with their crop insurance agents, Hance said. A written notice of crop loss must be given to your crop insurance agent: within 72 hours of discovering the damage or loss; 15 days before harvesting begins; within 15 days after harvesting is completes but not later than October 20 for corn insured as tonnage for silage; and December 10 for grain corn and soybeans. Maryland farmers have 6,458 crop insurance policies in place, covering crops valued at $390.5 million.
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Mary Clements, 52 Mary Amelia Clements, 52, of California, MD died August 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Born January 19, 1958, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Charles F Lincoln, Sr. and Mary Frances Clements. She was the loving wife of Robert (Bobby) B. Clements, whom she married in Leonardtown, MD. Mrs. Clements is survived by her children: Allen Dale Windsor, Jr., and Travis Scott Windsor both of California, MD. Mrs. Clements is also survived by her siblings; Charles F. Lincoln, Jr. of Baltimore, MD, Andrew Lincoln of Accokeek, MD, Cindy Lincoln, Carole Lincoln, Kurt Hamilton, Keith Hamilton, Keith Lincoln, Freddy Hamilton, Crissy Hamilton all of Waldorf, MD as well as 3 grandchildren. Mrs. Clements was a homemaker, loved her dogs and facebook. Arrangements will be private. 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.
Darlene Fisher, 51 Darlene Marie Fisher, 51 died August 24, 2011 at her home in Lexington Park. Born in Richmond, VA on February 28, 1960, she moved to St. Mary’s County as an infant with her parents, the late Bessie and Thomas Wade. Darlene was a homemaker who had a good sense of humor and loved to be a jokester. She was always helping others and loved to work and sing at her church. She is survived by her Son, Joe John Fisher of Washington, DC, her longtime companion Joe Lee Allen of Lexington Park, her siblings Rosemary Lockley, William Cooke and Brenda Ellis all of Richmond, VA., and Linda Newson and Karen Bobo both of New York. She is also survived by her Grandchildren, Kyle, Kaebriana and Kaiden Fisher, and her cousins Anne Courtney, Darlene Thompson and Johnnie Mae Reed all of Lexington Park and Jessie Dove of Killeen, Texas. In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by her brother, the late Melvin Jefferson. Family received friends on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Park Hall True Holiness Pentecostal Church. A Funeral Services was conducted. Interment followed in the Park Hall Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com Arrangements by Brinsfield Funeral Home, PA, Leonardtown, MD.
Melvin Foster, 82 L. Melvin Foster, 82 of Cal-
laway, MD died on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born October 13, 1928 in Albemarle County, VA son of the late Henry Nelson and Ethel May Foster. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Joyce Blackwell Foster, five children, Deborah Knott of Ocala, FL, Anita Stevens and husband, Marin of California, MD, Jennette Foster of Callaway, MD, Kerry McKay of La Plata, MD and Lawrence Melvin Foster, Jr. and wife, Corey Anne of Great Mills, MD, a most special nephew, Greg Foster and his wife Diane and family, one brother, L. Eddie Foster and wife Jeanie of Brandywine, MD, three sisters, Marie Herring and Catherine Dudley of Charlottesville, VA, and Frances Morris of Crozet, VA. Also survived by eight grandchildren, Karen Siebert (Martin), Michael Peacher (April), Bobbie Jo Knott, Maggie Foster, Kevin McKay (Katie), Matthew Peacher (Katie), Joey Foster and Lisa Foster, eight greatgrandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was a horseman that always had a twinkle in his eyes. He enjoyed his lifelong trade. His horsetrading extended through various states which provided him many good times and good friends. With his horse-trading he was able to provide many children and families with the unique wonderful experience of horse ownership. He enjoyed participating and supporting local 4-H clubs. He frequently enjoyed competitive trail rides and horse shows with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Since 1974, he has been an avid member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA); however, he was never anonymous about his membership. He attributes AA to giving him his life back and always thanked Dr. Rene Grace for sending him there. The knowledge and support he received in AA enabled him to open his heart and home to help countless others. He leaves behind these treasured friends with the hopes they will carry on the tradition of helping others. Melvin most often chose the road less traveled which brought him great fulfillment and satisfaction during his life. Family received friends for Melvin’s Life Celebration on Friday, August 26, 2011 with prayers recited at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A funeral service was held on Saturday, August 27, 2011 in the funeral home chapel. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Serving as pallbearers were Michael Peacher, Matt Peacher, Kevin McKay, Kris Foster, Martin Siebert, Richard Riche, Nathan Hedrick and Johnny Archer. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Lauren Siebert, Autumn Peacher, Brandon Peacher, Jack Siebert, Katelyn Rippeon, Ol-
ivia McKay, Olivia Peacher, and Ava Peacher. Memorial contributions may be made to Jude House, Inc., P.O. Box 1057, La Plata, MD 20646 or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com.
Ina Higgs, 61 Ina Marie Higgs 61, of Avenue, MD died at St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Born in Riverdale, MD on March 18, 1950, she was the daughter of the late William and Jane Colclaugh (Jones) Dove. She was always and forever a free spirit with an open heart and open mind with a kind word for everyone. She loved the outdoors, fishing and camping and was dedicated to family and helping others. She was a dedicated worker for 30 years in the printing office on Capitol Hill and 15 years at Congressional Printing in LaPlata, MD. She had worked last as a clerk at IAA in Brandywine, MD before becoming disabled. Ina is survived by her children, Kathy Higgs of Colton Point, MD, Wendy Harris (Jeremy) of Mechanicsville, MD, Laura Lee Bennett (Chris) of Fayetteville, NC, Jay Higgs of Tampa, FL, Jerry Higgs of Colton Point, MD, and Robert Lee Norris, Jr. of King George, VA, siblings, Cindy Dove of Lexington Park, MD and William Dove of Benedict, MD. Also survived by three grandchildren, Briona Stauffer, Devon Stafford and Collin Norris. She was predeceased by a son, Joseph Higgs and a brother Robert Dove. Family received friends for Ina’s Life Celebration on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650 where prayers were offered. Interment was private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Thelma Kerins, 91 Thelma Mae Kerins, 91, of Lexington Park, MD, and formerly of Pikesville, MD, died August 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. Born on December 6, 1919 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Hilgartner and Phoebe Hilgartner Anger. She was the loving wife of the late Edward A. Kerins, whom she married on January 23, 1943 in Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Kerins is survived by her children; Edward Kerins, II of Center Valley, PA, Michael Kerins of
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Selah, WA, Rhiannon James of Lexington Park, MD, and Douglas Kerins of Kauai, HI. Mrs. Kerins is also survived by siblings; June Zinc of Silver Spring, MD, Leonard Hilgartner of Jemez Springs, NM, 7 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Morgan graduated from Catonsville High School in 1937 and in 2006 moved from Silver Spring, MD to St. Mary’s County. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 1, 2011 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home. A Funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12 p.m. with Rev. Lori Hays officiating. Interment will remain private. To leave a condolence for the family please visit www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown, MD.
Anna Laschalt, 97 Anna Cecilia Miedzinski Laschalt, 97, of Leonardtown, MD, died on August 26, 2011 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD. Born on August 29, 1913 in Hollywood, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances (Pawloski) Miedzinski. She was the loving wife of the late Killian Laschalt, Jr., whom she married in St. John’s Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD in 1930. Mrs. Laschalt is survived by her children; Killian F. Laschalt, III of King George, VA, and Elizabeth Cecilia Peeler of Leonardtown, MD. Mrs. Laschalt is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and 22 great great grandchildren. Mrs. Laschalt is preceded in death by one son Bernard Otto Laschalt, and siblings; Joseph Miedzinski, Robert Miedzinski, Steven Miedzinski, Martin Miedzinski, Philip Miedzinski, John Miedzinski, Theresa Lubinski, Peter Miedzinski, Martha Blanton, Thomas Miedzinski, Mary Kerian, and Laura Ashburn. . Mrs. Laschalt went to Drum Cliff Middle School in Hollywood, MD and was a homemaker. Mrs. Laschalt was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and enjoyed the Vibes singing group, and North Senior Citizen Group. The family received friends on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited.. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, August 31 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, MD with Keith Woods officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were; Matthew Laschalt, George Hall, Georgie Hall, Jimmy Stone, Eric Dietz, and Joe Cagnina. Contributions in memory of
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Anna Cecilia Miedziniski Laschalt may be made to Leonardtown Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650. To leave a condolence for the family please visit www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown, MD.
Kirk MacKinnon, 43 K i r k Bruce MacKinnon, 43, of California, MD passed away on August 24, 2011. He was born May 7, 1968 in Bangor, Maine. Kirk attended schools in Vassalboro, Maine and graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine in 1986. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1990. His professional career took him from Baltimore, MD to Washington, DC to Columbus, OH to St. Mary’s County, Maryland where he was manager of the Daugherty Conference Center and most recently the River’s Edge Conference Center at the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Kirk was a member of the Patuxent Presbyterian Church in California, MD. He was active in and the current president of the Lexington Park Rotary Club where he received the Paul Harris Award. He was a member of the Mason’s New England Lodge No. 4. Kirk is survived by his daughter, Caleigh, and Caleigh’s mother, Joanne MacKinnon, of California, MD. He is also survived by his parents, Ian and Ann MacKinnon, of Vassalboro, Maine and his brothers and their families, Ewen and Ottilie MacKinnon and Ian of Chichester, NH and George and Heather MacKinnon and Paige and Colin of Brunswick, Maine. Also surviving are an aunt and uncle and several cousins. Family received friends on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood, MD 20650. Prayers were recited. A Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church. Interment was at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to an educational scholarship fund established for his daughter. Contributions may be sent to the Lexington Park Rotary Foundation, Caleigh MacKinnon Scholarship, P.O. Box 202, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Mary Mercure, 78
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M a r y Dean Mercure 78, of Scotland, MD died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 12, 1932 in Ridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Nelson Dean and Edith Rebecca Ridgell Dean. She is survived by four children Deanna Stone (John) of Park Hall, MD, Ruth Mercure of St. Inigoes, MD, Leo P. Mercure of Scotland, MD and Conrad Mercure (Cindy) of Lake Toxaway, NC, one brother, Frank Dean of Ridge, MD one sister, Cecelia Clark of Scotland, MD. Also survived by eight grandchildren; Raymond Mercure (Wanda), Jeremy Mercure, Michael Mercure, Conrad Mercure, Jr., Tammy Mercure, Johnny Stone, Autum Gray and Patrick Gray. Five great-grandchildren, Tyler, Dixie, Emery, Kylie and Lillian Rhea. She was preceded in death by her husband Leo H. Mercure and siblings, Ann Dean, Nelson Dean, Jenny Welch, John Dean, Joseph Dean and James Emerick Dean. Family received friends for Mary’s Life Celebration on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 with prayers recited at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 16566 Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11 a.m. with Reverend Lee Fangmeyer pastor of the church as the celebrant. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangement by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Kenneth Prenger, 63 Kenneth Allen Prenger, 63 of Mechanicsville, MD died August 18, 2011 at George Wa s h i n g t o n University Hospital. Born December 18, 1947 in Grand Rapids, MI, he was the son of the late Earl Prenger and Marjorie (Tewksbury) Prenger. Kenneth was a Utility Pipeline Foreman. He had a lifelong passion for horses, which he loved to share with others. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Gertrude H. Prenger, whom he married on May 22, 1998, his children, Tammy Babbitt of Burleson, TX, Kenneth A. Prenger, Jr. of Commerce City, CO, Timothy Hamilton of Mechanicsville, MD, Kristina Hamilton of Austin, TX and Jared Smith of Godley, TX, five grand-
children, siblings, Barbara Parker of Sparta, MI, Sandy Prenger of Sparta, MI, James Prenger, Robert Prenger, Richard Prenger, Gale Prenger, Rex Prenger, and Steve Prenger all of Grand Rapids, MI. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Alvin Prenger. Family received friends on Saturday, August 20, at the New Life Church, LaPlata, MD. A Memorial Service was conducted. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com.
Jonathon Snyder, 27 Jo n a t h o n “J” Snyder, age 27 of Hollywood, MD died suddenly on August 27, 2011. Growing up in St. Mary’s county, “J” deeply loved his grandfather, the late John Bailey. One of his greatest achievements was that he was able to obtain his CDL License, where he drove for Patuxent Pump and Well. During life, “J” enjoyed pond fishing, bonfires, singing and helping others. He loved to crank up the volume in his Chevy truck, and his family could tell he was close from the vibrations of music in his truck. “J” leaves behind his devoted wife, Crista Ann Snyder, his dear children Kayla Lynn-Ann, Nathaniel Scott, Jonathon Ryon and Brooklyn Ni’kole Snyder “J” will be dearly missed by his family, Randi-Lynn and Bobby Thompson Sr., Robbie Jr. and Billy Thompson and “MeMe” Peggy Carruth all of Hollywood. He is also survived by his parents, 6 siblings and a grandmother. Relatives and friends are invited to “J’s Life Celebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD on Thursday, September 1, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, September 2, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Billy Thompson, Kevin Scott, Jason Bowles, Michael Bassford, Zachary Reynolds, Michael Bassford, Zachary Reynolds and Michael Gatton. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
wife by his side on August 28, 2011. Born in East Brady, PA, Larry grew up in Brookville PA and graduated from Brookville High School in 1979. He continued his education at Mansfield State College in PA, earning his Bachelor of Science Degree. During his time at Mansfield College, he joined the ROTC and was commissioned to the US Marine Corps in 1982. Larry served as a pilot for HMX-1, the Marine One Presidential Helicopter Squadron, was the Executive Officer at the Marine Corps Air Station in Futenma, Okinawa, and served with the Combined Forces Command in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. Larry retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 25 years of dedicated service. He was currently employed by the US Government at PMA-299 as the MH-60 Weapons Co-lead. Larry was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, kayaking and “just being” in God’s country. He was a Mentor and Coach for his son’s ice hockey team and a goalie himself. He truly believed in making a difference in the lives of young people and his goal was not just to teach a sport, but to build character. Over the years, he was devoted to his Christian Faith, volunteering his time and talents. Larry’s priority was giving to others in his community and providing to those in need. He was committed to his family, especially in spending time with his two
children. He motivated them by example, to always have a giving heart and to live life to the fullest. The life he lived will forever leave an indelible mark upon the hearts of his family and friends. Larry is survived by his beloved wife Diana Lynn (Saddlemire) Stewart and children, Chandler Scott Stewart and Brittany Lynn Stewart, his parents Sharon and Jude Kendra of Brookville, PA, his grandmother Dorothy Wimer of East Brady, PA, his brothers Karl Dean Stewart and wife Thelma of Rymersburg, PA and Brent Shepard and wife Alicia of Virginia Beach, VA, and his sister Julie of Pittsburgh, PA. He was a son-inlaw to Sandra Saddlemire of Clintondale, NY and was a brother-in-law to Nancy Roebke of Erie, PA, David Saddlemire of Wappingers Falls, NY, June and Ricky Pletzer of Verbank, NY, Arlene and Mark Dick of Putnam Valley, NY, and William and Shanda Saddlemire of Raleigh, NC. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Family will receive friends for Larry’s Celebration of Life Memorial Service on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Patuxent Presbyterian Church, 23421 Kingston Creek Road, California, MD. Services will begin at 11 a.m. with Pastor Steve Kooy officiating. An inurnment will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions
in memory of Larry may be made to the Larry S. Stewart Memorial Fund, 23146 Hollins Way, Hollywood, MD 20636 c/o Linda Greer or to team “Fear Nothing,” created by his wife to fund research to cure peritoneal carcinomatosis at: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/search.aspx?EID=71415&Lang =enCA&Referrer=http%3A%2F%2 Fheat-it.org%2Fdonate.html&searc hState=individualSearch Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
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Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged Marc David Wilson, 34, of Hollywood with firstdegree arson in connection with intentionally setting multiple fires inside his mobile home, law officers alleged Wednesday. Hollywood, Leonardtown and Bay District volunteer fire departments responded to the one alarm fire at approximately 6 p.m. on Aug. 28, and placed the fire under control within 25 minutes. Investigators determined multiple fires were set inside the dwelling by Wilson after the home was damaged when a tree fell and caused roof damage to the structure during the hurricane, according to fire marshals. Wilson was arrested on a warrant and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. A subsequent background check revealed Wilson was also wanted on unrelated charges in Colorado, fire marshals reported. Wilson remains at the St. Mary’s County Detention Center awaiting review before a District Court Commissioner.
Woman Charged in Mechanicsville Arson Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged a Mechanicsville woman with arson related charges in connection with a mobile home fire located at 39934 New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, law officers alleged. The early afternoon fire engulfed the mobile home as units arrived from Mechanicsville and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments. The fire was quickly placed under control within 15 minutes, fire marshals reported. The investigation revealed a verbal altercation occurred between the homeowner, William Dotson and his girlfriend Cynthia D. Pinkney, 32. As a result of the altercation, Pinkney allegedly ignited blankets on fire in the bathtub causing an estimated $3,000 in damages to the dwelling, investigators say. Pinkney was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center Wednesday, fire marshals stated. If found guilty of the charges, Pinkney faces a penalty of up to 30 years imprisonment and/ or $50,000 in fines.
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Police: Two Arrested for Snorting Meds By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A vice/narcotics officer who came across two people in a car last week got a quick arrest after observing them snorting an unknown substance, which later turned out to be alleged prescription medications, police say. Cpl. Michael Labanowski wrote in dual applications for charging documents that he observed both Meghan Frances Coll, 23, of Park Hall and William Ford Cryer, 46, drive off in the same car after consuming the substance and soon after the officer stopped them on Route 235 in Mechanicsville. When he searched Cryer, Labanowski found the defendant, who was in the passenger seat of the car, had a pill bottle in his shirt pocket containing 170 oxycodone pills, charging papers state. Coll was found to have five suspected alprazolam pills in a bottle located in her shirt pocket; William Ford Cryer Labanowski also found suspected alprazolam pills secreted away in her bra during the search, charging papers stated. Both were arrested without incident, police reported. Vice/narcotics detectives estimate the value of the oxycodone pills taken from Cryer alone to be worth about $5,100. Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the vice/ narcotics unit attached to the Bureau of Criminal Investigations said that neither of the two defendants had prescriptions for the pills they were alleged to have snorted. Moreover, their willingness to drive after consuming the alleged narcotics was alarming, he said. “We’re getting more and more of that,” Alioto said. “In a lot of cases they’re taking way too much, they get behind the wheel of the car and they can’t even articulate [to arresting officers] what they took.” Meghan Frances Coll The proliferation of illicit use and distribution of prescription medications has prompted local law enforcement to break out a unit within the vice/narcotics branch just to deal with the problem, Alioto said. “It’s the sheer number of calls, complaints and investigations,” he told The County Times. “It’s just another taxation on the system.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Investigators Still Searching For Murder Suspect By Guy Leonard Staff Writer After one week of police searching for the person who shot and killed Deandre Augustus Hawkins, 20, of Lexington Park, police are still receiving tips but have no suspects and are looking for more helpful leads to find the perpetrator. Investigators are still looking for help from the community in coming up with more information. “We ask the public to assist with any information we can rundown,” Cameron told The County Times. On-line court records show that Hawkins had no local criminal record and investigators are not sure whether there were one or more assailants the night he was killed, Cameron said. Cameron said so far there is no known motive in the case, which could
make tracking down Hawkins’ killer difficult. Police found Hawkins suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper torso Aug. 24 at about 11:38 p.m. on Sell Drive in Lexington Park after responding to a report that a motor vehicle had struck a tree. Hawkins was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries, police reported. Both the Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the sheriff’s office Accident Reconstruction Team are pursuing the case. Cameron declined to comment on whether the bullet appeared to be fired from inside the car or from outside through a door or windshield. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Visit uptown and downtown to rediscoVer the many treasures of historic/new Leonardtown! ParticiPating businesses & staying oPen late: bella Music school, big larry’s coMic book café, brewing grounds, café des artistes, craft guild shoP, colleen’s dreaM, college of southern Maryland, crazy for ewe, fenwick street used books and Music, fuzzy farMer’s Market (new), good earth natural foods, the shoPs of Maryland antiques center, creekside gallery, kevin’s corner kafé, leonardtown arts center, leonardtown galleria, leonardtown grill, cahill’s café and catering, north end gallery, oga’s asian cuisine, olde town Pub, olde towne stitchery, on a roll, Port of leonardtown winery, rustic river bar and grill, quality street kitchens, shelby’s creative fraMing, the farMer’s daughter cuPcakes, the front Porch, treadles studio, white rabbit children’s bookstore, ye olde towne café
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OLDE TOWN PUB- Relax after work, meet with friends, or come watch the big game on our giant 60-inch plasma TV. We offer 14 beers on tap, your favorite mixed drinks using only premium spirits, and popular wines. In addition, we have tasty appetizers and great meals for the entire family. Our traditional décor offers a welcoming atmosphere whether you’re celebrating a big event or winding down after a day at work. We look forward to serving you at the most popular nightspot in Southern Maryland.-TBA OLDE TOWNE STITCHERY- 41665 Fenwick Street- TBA
PORT OF LEONARDTOWN WINERY- 23190 Newtowne Neck Road- We are happy to welcome back singer/guitarist Richard Wagner performing on the patio (weather permitting) from 5:30-8:30pm. Richard will perform an eclectic mix of songs while you sip your wine and enjoy the evening. Local wine and local music make for a great pairing! For more information and instant updates, see our website or look up "Port Of Leonardtown Winery" on Facebook. RUSTIC RIVER BAR AND GRILL- 40874 Merchant's Lane (Route 5)-TBA
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The Nort End Gallery will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in September. Watch for special promotions and plan to join us for our Anniversary Show on September 2 , 2011. Save the date and come help us celebrate.
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CREEKSIDE GALLERY- (in Maryland Antiques Center)- An exciting new show is scheduled for September that will be kicked off with an artist reception for this month’s First Friday. “Local Treasures” will feature the watercolor paintings of Sue Stevenson, who is well known for her capture of Southern Maryland’s local seascapes and landscapes. There is always a story with each painting that connects the piece with the local area. The gallery will also display the works of many other local artists in variety of mediums. Beautiful wood works are displayed along with decorative gourds and hand crafted jewelry. Come join us this First Friday from 5:00 – 8:00 for light fare and enjoy the visual trip through Southern Maryland’s many local treasures.
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GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOODS- 41675 Park Ave- For First Friday, September 2 from 5 pm until 8 pm, Robert of Hydros will be present to demonstrate the first on-the-go reusable bottle. One dollar from each Hydros Bottle goes toward a water infrastructure project, learn more at www.operationhydros.org. Also, we will have our very own Dr. Stacey Dent here to promote her new endeavor, be sure to visit her website at www.HarborBayChiropractic.com.
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Sports Teams Gearing Up For Fundraising By Sarah Miller Staff Writer
Martirano: Student Absences Will be Excused
St. Mary’s Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano issued the follow letter to district parents on Wednesday afternoon. “St. Mary’s County Public Schools will open on time, Thursday, September 1st. As you know, Hurricane Irene impacted St. Mary’s County directly causing considerable concerns and damages for our entire community. As a result of the impact of the storm, our schools were closed for 3 days. After consulting with our operational staff, county officials, and the sheriff’s office – we have decided it is time to open our schools and return our students to a level of normalcy. “All of our schools have been inspected and they are completely safe for student and staff occupancy. Even though an incredible amount of work has been done to clear roads and take trees off power and phone lines, there is still much to do. I, like you, hold the safety of our children as our primary responsibility, so I ask that you take time today to review your child’s bus stop and plan accordingly if it is compromised due to storm damage. Please know that buses may have to alter the routes and stops as necessary. “Additionally, we recognize that some of our students may not be able to attend school due to their own personal situation as it relates to the storm. Absences for students who fall into this category for Thursday and Friday will be coded as lawful, in consideration of those families without the resources to contact the school. Finally, liberal and flexible consideration will be given for any and all make-up work so that it does not place any additional stress or burden on our students. Thank you for your patience and support as we continue to recover as a total community and our thoughts and deep felt concerns go out to all of our families who experienced any form of loss from the storm.”
As the school year starts up, so will the fundraising efforts of various “booster” groups in the schools. One large faction of students who will be helping to raise money for their activities are those in sports. School policy states that fundraising be limited to teams with a “genuine need,” said Andrew Roper, supervisor of physical education, health and athletics for the St. Mary’s County Public Schools. By having a genuine need, all money from fundraising has to be earmarked for a purpose. The purpose, such as new uniforms or gym bags, is specified when they submit their paperwork for fundraising to the proper person at the individual schools. When a fundraising plan is submitted, a timeline is due at the same time.
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The timeline works for two reasons, Roper said. It allows the schools to be able to organize fundraisers so multiple teams aren’t conducting fundraisers simultaneously and it allows the people being approached for donations to know what they are supporting and see the end product. For some bigger items, like shared scoreboards, teams may join up and do joint fundraisers “It’s certainly something we would encourage people to look to,” Roper said. One example of a joint fundraiser was the Leonardtown boys’ and girls’ lacrosse team producing a program and selling advertising in it to the community. Rather than selling candy bars, Roper said the schools would rather see mulch and other “things that people will use and will be useful,” Roper said. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Schools Escape Hurricane Intact By Sarah Miller Staff Writer With the cost of Hurricane Irene still being tallied throughout the county, the school district is coming close to an estimate of their cost. Chief Operating Officer Brad Clements said, when it comes to buildings alone, they came in under $10,000 in post-storm damages. “We’re in really good shape,” he said. He said 15 or 16 of the buildings, about half of the district, were out of power for as many as two days after the peak of the storm, but Clements said all schools are up and running currently – though Greenview Knolls was still having intermittent power problems as of Tuesday morning. By Wednesday morning, those issues have been solved.
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“We’re good. All the schools have power now,” Clements said Wednesday. Even with some trees having been blown over during Hurricane Irene, the structures themselves remained relatively unscathed. He said approximately another $20,000 in food had to be disposed of after the power outage, consisting of a majority of milk and other refrigerated items. He said there was a food delivery scheduled for Tuesday, meaning there will be no problem feeding children once the schools reopen. “We’re going to be fine,” Clements said. One cost that hasn’t been tallied yet is the overtime costs for the employees who came in to work Saturday and Sunday. sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Patuxent River); • Valley Lee / Redgate Region: Larry Hills and Sons Excavating Site (located along Route 5 between Callaway and Great Mills) and Great Mills Trading Post Debris site (located along Route 249 just south of Happyland Road); and • Hollywood /Leonardtown Region: A.C. Mattingly Dirt Works site located on Cedar Lane Road approximately 1.4 miles south of St. Johns Road. For residents who cannot get out the collection sites, there will be roadside pickup of storm debris on county roads, but not on state roads. The county also permitted burning of leaves and other small pieces of yard debris, but burning larger pieces is still forbidden. “If debris cannot be raked, it cannot be burned,” a county press release reminds citizens. A recovery center located in Leonardtown at the Potomac Building on Leonard Hall Drive opened on Wednesday to assist residents. It is staffed with workers from the Department of Social Services, the local Housing Authority, the county Department of Aging and the state’s Insurance Administration to answer questions and render assistance. It will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 1. Residents can still have storm recovery questions answered by calling 301-475-4991. Officials from FEMA were expected to come to the county on Thursday.
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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer In June, Ghost Hunters Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, stars of the SyFy show, came to investigate paranormal activity at Summerseat Farm in Oakville. The episode “Ghostly Evidence” will air Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. To celebrate Summerseat will hold a special showing of “Ghostly Evidence” on the same day, with a tour of the haunted locations featured, starting at 7 p.m. A limited number of tickets are available for the event at $35 each. Summerseat Farm, Inc is a non-profit organization and all the money raised will go to care for its Photos courtesy of Jimmy Dicus animals and provide upkeep and maintenance on the manor house. Funding also Jimmy Dicus and Jason Hawes in front of the Summerseat goes to provide further historical research Manor House. and preservation of the farm, according the intent of burning the manor house to the to Jimmy Dicus, a Summerseat volunteer and ground,” Dicus said. “However, before the founder of the “Gates of Summerseat” ghost soldiers could set the house on fire, the ships walk. bells beckoned the soldiers back, but not before “It’s a big deal for the farm,” Dicus said. they nabbed two suspected spies and chained The details of the Ghost Hunters investhem to the giant oaks at Summerseat Springs. tigation are being kept under wraps until the It is said that these spies died of exposure and episode premiers on SyFy, but Dicus said the mosquitoes before they were found. There are Ghost Hunters spent nearly a week at Summerstories that the chains used to tie the spies were seat as opposed to the two days they normally later recovered and are still located somewhere spend on location, and even had a cookout with on the farm.” some Summerseat volunteers and Ghost HuntSome stories Dicus shared were as mysteers crew members. rious as they are strange. Christopher Ireland “They were very down to earth,” Dicus Dorsey Costigan, Summerseat’s only son, said. was educated at Georgetown and died as a reThe farm was founded in 1678, and most sult of wounds suffered while fighting for the of the haunting at Summerseat has roots in the Confederacy. He is supposedly buried in the War of 1812 and Civil War eras, Dicus said. family cemetery, but according to Dicus, all “It is said that a British colonel, involved photos, effects and evidence of Costigan were in a tryst with young lady at the farm, was destroyed in a fire, leaving Dicus and other hisambushed and beheaded by a jealous lover torians with a name and little more. near the garden gates,” he said. The headless “It’s kind of a spooky thing,” Dicus said. ghost is rumored to still wander the grounds of In addition to its use during the wars, the Summerseat. house was burned to the ground twice, once The reason so many stories revolve served as a US post office and even a finishing around the property is because it was used as a school for girls. spy house during the War of 1812 and the Civil “One of our long-time volunteers, who War. just turned 81, regularly hears girls voices in“During the War of 1812, the British, on side the house. And she is one of the most credtheir way to burn Washington, docked their ible people I know. Recently, I have heard and ships in the Patuxent River near Queen Tree seen the ghost of a girl there,” Dicus said. Road and marched inland to Summerseat with He said the history of Summerseat comes as much from word of mouth and stories as written records. “Much of its haunted mystique is derived from stories and encounters passed down from generations who lived and worked at the farm,” he said. Visit www.ticketderby.com and search for Summerseat or www.gatesofsummerseat.com or www.summerseat.org to purchase tickets. Tickets for Gates of Summerseat haunted tour will soon be going on sale as well. Starting tomorrow, individuals can purchase tickets for the haunted tour Oct. 20 through 22 at www. summerseat.org and www.gatesofsummerseat. com. Grant Wilson, Teri Dicus with Jason Hawes.
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River Fest Offers Quiet Alternative to Air Expo By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The St. Mary’s River Watershed Association is gearing up for its seventh annual River Fest this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Historic St. Mary’s City. The River Fest has been growing since its first year, going from 275 attendees and five sponsors its first year to 1,500 people and 51 sponsors last year, said Watershed Association Executive Director Bob Lewis. The River Fest features new and returning talent every year. This year will feature Super Magic Man Reggie Rice at 1 p.m., and the Chesapeake Public Charter School chorus performing original works by the students at 2 p.m. Returning talent at the River Fest will include Joseph and David Norris and Indian Summer. Lewis said the River Fest date moves around from year to year, normally falling at the end of September. This year’s River Fest is earlier than usual, which means it will be competing with the Air Expo at NAS Patuxent River. “My pitch is you won’t need earplugs for the River Fest,” Lewis said. The River Fest offers a quiet alternative to the Air Expo, Lewis said, which will be more attractive to families with young children, who may not handle the noise too well. There will also be hands-on activities for children, like touching a sturgeon, getting their faces painted by Ming Diaz and balloon animals. There will also be an appearance by Birds of Prey. “Come pet a sturgeon and look an owl in the eye,” Lewis said. There will also be seine net and oyster tong demonstrations. Lewis said the Watershed association tries to make
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Ridge Post, Unit and SAL 255 Hold Joint Installation A joint installation of officers for the administrative year 2011 - 2012 was recently held by Ridge 255 American Legion Post, Auxiliary Unit and Sons of the American Legion Squadron. St Mary's County Commander Kurt Seltzer was the installing officer for the Post and Squadron: Commander Duncan "Skip" Disharoon Vice Commander - John Matthews Adjutant - Marie Parish; Chaplain George "Sonny" Baroniak Service Officer - Chuck Myers Finance Officer - Jim Yeatman Sgt at Arms - Terry Morton Executive Committee (at large members): Neil Roberts, Lindy McKay and Francis Smith. Danny George was installed as the Commander of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 255. Commander Disharoon presented the "Legionnaire of the Year" award to Sean Tibbs. Petty Officer First Class Tibbs, U.S. Navy, provided outstanding service to the Post and Unit, always willing to help with many projects undertaken by both. He is scheduled for transfer from Patuxent River this fall and his assistance will be greatly missed. Commander Disharoon presented the "Non-Legionnaire of the Year" award to Glen Foote for his outstanding assistance to the Post throughout the year. Post to the recent American Legion Convention in Ocean City were Terry Morton and Lindy McKay. Past Southern Maryland District President Carol Miller installed the following newly elected unit officers: Past Southern Maryland District President Carol Miller installed the following newly elected unit officers: President - Ethel Ann McKay Vice President - Bobbie Bell-Ocfemia Secretary - Audrey Pratt
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Thursday, Sept. 1 • Summerseat Ghost Walk Auditions Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 6 p.m. Auditions will be held for the 2nd Annual Gates of Summerseat Ghost Walk. They are looking for actors, extras and set designers and builders. If you think you have a talent they can use come to the farm. For more information call Teri and Jimmy at 301-373-2069 or e-mail teri.dicus@gmail.com. And don’t miss Summerseat featured on Ghost Hunters on the SyFY channel September14th - tickets are on sale at www.gatesofsummerseat.com.
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Saturday, Sept. 3
• Abundant Life Garage Sale Abundant Life Christian Outreach Center (46921 Shangri-La Drive, Lexington Park) – 8 a.m. The sale will include household goods, clothing, computer items, games, furniture
and more. Table rentals will be $10 per table. For more information, call Pastor Tamera MeBane at 240-431-1461. • River Fest Historic St. Mary’s City (18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Mary’s City ) – 9 a.m. Discover the many ways you can protect and enjoy our waterways. Sponsored by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association and HSMC10-5. • East Coast Prostreets Car Club Cruz Nite Pizza Hotline Parking Lot (29948 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) – 4:30 p.m. Please join East Coast Prostreets Car Club for their Cruz Nite for a great time with great cars, people, food and music. They will hold this cruz nite every the first and third weekend of every month. Cars 1987 or older. No pets Please. For more information visit www.eastcoastprostreets.webs.com • Special Olympics Poker Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7:30 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 240-2980200. For more information about the poker game, call Jim Bucci 301-373-6104 before 7 p.m. and 240-298-9616 after.
Sunday, Sept. 4
• Park Rock Fest 2011 Chancellors Run Regional Park – 12 p.m. For the 2011 fest there will five venues with 12 bands to 15 bands performing concurrently throughout the two days. There are two major Food Courts for vendors to satisfy the hunger and thirst of the attendees.
There are two Market Places where vendors may sell their merchandise to shoppers in the attendees. There is also a Community Area for civic, social, and religious organizations to share their group goals, ideas and services with the attendees. Consistent with PJMA events, this will be a drug free, alcohol free, and obscenity free event that can be attended by all ages. The PRF 2011 is sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Recreation, Parks and Community Services (RP&CS) and the St. Mary’s County Commissioners. • Free Hot Soup Church of the Ascension (21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park) – 1 p.m. Free to all. Hot soup and the fixings every Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension.
Monday, Sept. 5
• Horse Camp for a Day Greenwell State Park, (25420 Rosedale Manor Lane, Hollywood) - 9 a.m. Greenwell’s Horse Camp for a Day is a great way to spend a day off from school! Horse Camp for a day includes a group riding lesson (barn lesson if weather does not cooperate), crafts and activities, and exploring the park. For more information, visit www.greenwellfoundation.org
Tuesday, Sept. 6
• Nature Time at Greenwell Greenwell State Park (25420 Rosedale Manor Lane, Hollywood) – 10 a.m. Enjoy the wonders of nature at Greenwell State Park through games, crafts, stories, movement, and exploration. Nature Time is a program for young children and their families or caregivers. This week’s theme is “The Ants go Marching...” Pre-registration, no later than 24 hours in advance, is required via email at lpranzo@greenwellfoundation.org. Visit www.greenwellfoundation.org for more infor-
L ibrary Items • Book discussions scheduled for One Maryland One Book The One Maryland One Book statewide community read is underway. The entire state is reading and discussing Sherman Alexie’s book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” during September and October. Discussions are planned at Leonardtown on Sept. 15, at Lexington Park on Sept. 21 and at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 3. All three discussions begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited to participate. Books, audio books narrated by the author, and reader’s guides are available at the libraries. • Mystery thriller to be shown at Lexington Park A psychological mystery thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock will be shown at Lexington Park on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. In this 1945 movie the new head of a mental asylum turns out not to be what he claims. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Bag lunches are encouraged. • Storytimes resume week of September 12 Storytimes will resume the week of September 12 at each branch. The library offers storytimes for babies as young as two months through preschool. Days and times can be found at www.stmalib.org. Stories and More which are storytimes conducted by St. Mary’s College students on Friday mornings at Lexington Park only from 9:30 to 11:30 will begin on Sept. 9.
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mation. And be sure not to miss the following event which takes place immediately after this week’s Naure Time session - Macaroni Kid hosts a free birthday party for all! It’s a celebration of Macaroni Kid’s one-year anniversary in St. Mary’s County. Lots of fun activities are on the schedule as well as cupcakes! • Writers by the Bay at the Library Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850 Costley Way, Prince Fredrick) – 7 p.m. Looking for a writers’ group? All writers and would-be writers are welcome to come for critique and camaraderie led by Peter Abresch. Several well-published authors participate in this group. For more information, call 410535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
• Zumba- Have fun working out! Southern Community Center (20 Appeal Lane, Lusby) – 6 p.m. Using easy-to-follow moves and exotic, high-energy music, Zumba routines successfully tone and sculpt the body while burning fat. The Zumba program is a fitness-party with a contagious blend of Latin and international rhythms that provides a fun and effective workout. If you are looking for an exciting and new way to exercise, then this class is for you. Ditch the workout, Join the party! Please bring plenty of water with you to class. For more information, email heatherdarthur@gmail.com or call 410-586-1101. • Free Line Dance Lessons Hotel Charles (15100 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) – 7 p.m. The Boot Scooters of Southern Maryland are offering free Line Dance. The lessons will be followed by the regular weekly practice session. Anyone interested in obtaining more information about these lessons or interested joining the Boot Scooters of Southern Maryland can contact them through the link on their website at: www.bootscootersofsomd. blogspot.com.
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• Adults can take free computer classes Space is available in the basic computer skills classes and the introductory classes on Word, PowerPoint and Excel being offered at the libraries during September. Adults can check the library’s website or contact the library to register. A Back to School class designed for adults returning to school will be held on Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at Lexington Park. It will cover the basics of writing a college level research paper as well as formatting using Word. Registration is required. • Teens can learn origami or crime solving skills Teens will be introduced to origami and will learn various paper-folding techniques at Leonardtown on Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. At Lexington Park on Sept. 13 teens will try to solve a crime using their detective skills. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. Snacks are provided at each program. • Homeschoolers’ Workshop planned A workshop for homeschooled students and their parents will be held at Lexington Park on Sept. 16 at 2 p.m., at Charlotte Hall on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. and at Leonardtown on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. The workshops will cover the resources and services offered by the library.
Hello everyone, my name is Princess and I am a very sweet and wonderful black Labrador retriever mix. I get along with children, love people and would probably be better in a house with male dogs or just being the center of attention. I am in good health and am really looking for a home where I can spend my golden years. I am pretty spunky girl and 10 years young. I have lots of love and wonderful qualities to share with someone. I am house trained, crate trained and walk great on a leash. I am spayed, current on vaccinations, heart worm negative and identification micro chipped. Please contact lora@secondhoperescue. org or call 240-925-0628 to make me a part of your family. Thanks so much. Please Adopt, Don't Shop.
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Summerseat To Host First Fundraising Concert By Robin Guyther Contributing Writer Summerseat Farm in Oakville will hold its first fundraising concert on Saturday, September 10. The afternoon show features Fortune’s Turn/Folk Salad Trio leading off followed by The Eds. Both are acoustic music groups. The music begins at 2 p.m. and ends around 6 p.m. The performances will be held on the pavilion at Summerseat, a beautiful stage set at the bottom of a shaded hill, forming a natural amphitheater. Advance tickets at $10, can be purchased from the Summerseat web site, www.summerseat.org. Tickets will be $15 at the gate. Food, soft drinks, ice cream and beer and wine will be available for sale. Summerseat Farm, Inc. was formed to preserve the rural character, history, and natural resources of the farm. Summerseat is a 127-acre working farm located in Oakville, in St. Mary's County. It functions as a farm for breeding the only publicly accessible herd of American Buffalo in the region. Fortune’s Turn/Folk Salad Trio sings older and new tunes, featuring folk songs and popular music. They are know for their terrific harmonies and witty between songs banter. Fortune’s Turn consists of Bob Augustine, Greg Penk and Curtis Moss. Folk Salad Trio is Augustine, Penk and Debs Szymkowiak. The Eds are Ward Carroll and Ed Gauser, stellar guitarists who also play in the band Miles From Clever. The Eds specialize in rock and roll tunes given a twist as they are performed with two acoustic guitars. They especially like Beatles songs and their harmonies evoke the Beatles early days. Summerseat's Manor House and gardens provide a beautiful backdrop for weddings, picnics, tours, business meetings, retreats and other special events. For more information, please contact 301.373.6607 or email info@summerseat.org. Summerseat Farm is located at 26655 Three Notch Road, just a half mile north of MD Rte. 247.
Department of Public Safety Hurricane Irene Statistics and Assessments • There are approximately 1,300 County-maintained roadways encompassing over 1,200 lane miles. All primary, secondary and residential roads should be passable for access by emergency services personnel at this time. Crews are now working to remove debris from along the roadsides to the established debris management sites. It is estimated that about 100,000 cubic yards of storm related debris material will need to be handled. Phone statistics from 7 a.m. 8/27 through 10 a.m. 8/29 • 911 calls 890 • Admin Calls 1801 • Total 2691 of which 2167 were incoming calls and 524 outgoing from ECOM. • 1548 Wireline • 715 Cell Phone • 428 VoIP • NO CALLS WERE UNANSWERED Total Dispatched Calls for Service 7 a.m. 8/27 through 11 a.m. 8/29 • Law Enforcement Calls for Service 798 (7 a.m. Saturday – 7 p.m. Sunday) • Fire/EMS Calls for Service 463 (The Fire/EMS statistics are not complete as of this update. Call logs are still coming in from
the Departments. These numbers for 2 days would equal 1 week of normal activity.) • Land Use and Growth Management Damage Assessment Teams have inspected 1556 as of 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29. - Inspected – 1507 - Unsafe – 15 - Restricted – 34 Emergency Management has requested 8 additional damage assessment teams from the State. • Public Information Office has answered 763 inquires on 301-475-4911 as of 8/29 at 7 p.m. • Governor visited St. Mary’s County EOC and the Hollywood area. • Plans are for FEMA to be in St. Mary’s County on Thursday, September 1. • St. Mary’s River State Park Dam is continually being monitored. The lake level continues to recede. Social Services • 50 citizen’s showers • 1031 citizens applied for emergency assistance To facilitate the damage assessment process the Office of the Sheriff will be dispatching patrol units to report on roadway conditions. For more information, call 301-475-4911.
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SENIOR LIVING • Garvey Center Collecting Gently Used Handbags Swap your handbag out for a better one… it’s a lot of fun! The Garvey Senior Activity Center will accept gently used handbags from September 6 though September 23. Handbags should be in good condition – staff will inspect the bags. Receive a ticket for each bag donated and then “shop” for a new bag on September 28. For more information, call 301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
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• Living Well… Take Charge of Your Health” The St. Mary’s County Department of Aging, along with St. Mary’s Hospital Health Connections is excited to offer a series of affordable workshops for people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease, you name it! This program is an evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop developed by Stanford University. The workshop is for any person who has one or more chronic conditions and who wants to learn to live more healthfully. It helps people learn everyday skills to manage chronic health symptoms and get the most out of life. Caregivers of a person with a chronic condition are also invited to attend. In the “Living Well… take Charge of Your Health” Workshop, you will learn how to manage symptoms, how to communicate effectively with doctors, how to lessen frustration, how to fight fatigue, how to make daily tasks easier, and how to get more out of life. The workshop will be held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays, September 6 through October 11 from 9:30 a.m. – Noon. To
EnhanceFitness is a group exercise class for ages 50 and above that improves endurance, strength, balance, flexibility, bone density, and coordination.
In a typical class, here’s what you’ll experience:
When signing up for EnhanceFitness, please arrive 1/2 hour early to complete registration materials.
• Ten to 20 people close to your own level of fitness • A certified instructor with special training in exercise for older adults • A 5-minute warm-up to get the blood flowing to your muscles • A 20-minute aerobics workout that gets you moving • A 20-minute strength training workout • A 10-minute stretch to keep flexible your muscles • A 5-minute cool-down • Balance exercises throughout the class
Times include evenings and weekends!
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Garvey Senior Activity Center, Leonardtown, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050 Loffler Senior Activity Center, SAYSF, 240-725.0290 Northern Senior Activity Center, Charlotte Hall, 301.475.4002, ext. 1001
Good for ONE FREE ADMISSION to an “Enhance Fitness” Class at any Senior Activity Center Name:
Programs and Activities ensure that you get the most out of the program, attendance is recommended at all six sessions. Registration is limited, so sign up now by calling 301.475.4200, ext. 1050. • Chip beef gravy breakfast On Wednesday, September 7, at 9 a.m., a breakfast of chip beef gravy over toast with scrambled eggs will be served at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Cost is only $1 payable at time of sign up by noon Tuesday, September 6. Watch the news on the large screen TV while eating breakfast. • “Instead of this, consider that” On Wednesday, September 7, at 11 a.m., nutritional choices will be presented at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Running out of ideas for what to cook next? Donna Taggert, certified dietician with the St. Mary’s Hospital will give you options to consider when you don’t know what to eat. Walk-ins are welcome. • Bavarian Bazaar & Oktoberfest On Friday, September 9, the Northern Senior Activity Center will be hosting a day of Bavarian favorites. A bratwurst lunch will be served as well as non-alcoholic beer. We are asking everyone to come dressed in costume, especially the ladies as we will be crowning Ms. Oktoberfest. Please contact the Center by calling 301.475.4002, ext. 1001 by noon on September 8 to make your reservation to attend.
Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
Fitness Card: $30 for 10 classes
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Loffler Senior Activity Center (SAYSF), 240.725.0290; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050; Northern Senior Activity Center, 301.475.4002, ext. 1001; Ridge Nutrition Site, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
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Brought to you by the Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County: Francis Jack Russell, President; Lawrence D. Jarboe; Cynthia L. Jones; Todd B. Morgan; Daniel L. Morris and the Department of Aging.
Seeking Vendors and Sponsors for Annual Health Fair The St. Mary’s County Department of Aging will be hosting the Annual Health Fair: Way to Wellness October 21, 2011 at the Hollywood Fire House. The health fair offers screening’s, flu shots and demonstrations. The Department of Aging is still seeking sponsors and vendors. Applications will be reviewed on case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact Jennifer Hunt at 301-475-4200 ext. 1073.
Tickets Still Available Lunch and Dance Barn Party The Garvey Senior Activity Presents: Barn Party. For ages 50 and above, Friday October 7, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds Auditorium. Enjoy country music and food. Tap your feet while listening to live country music, twirl your partner around the dance floor and enjoy a catered -barbeque chicken meal. For more information, call 301-475-4200 ext. 1050. Suggested ticket donation is $8.00.
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40. Uncoordinated 42. Sin city 46. Off-Broadway theater award 47. Data transmission speed measure 48. A man who is older than yourself 50. Cambodian monetary unit 51. Grey Sea Eagle 52. Ramblin’ Wreck of Ga. ___ 53. Electroencephalogram 54. Opposite of beginning 55. Tao (alt.)
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By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer Did I say I loved swamps last week? Can I take that back? I think I’ve seen enough muddy water for quite awhile. I know so many people have sustained all types of damages from Irene, and I hope everyone is getting back to normal. It is going to take time. I have some floor cleanup left at work, but everything important is fine, and I did storm preparations for two days in advance to keep everything safe. I might have done a little over-kill in my preparations, but I worried about everything that could happen that I had no control over. None of it could have been done without all the hard work of my husband, and my two sons. They worked even through the driving rains and winds on Saturday, and tirelessly on Sunday. I can’t imagine how I could have done what the three of them accomplished. I love you all. I think I’ve eaten one full meal other than bananas, and yogurt in the last few days too. The worry gets to my tummy. You can’t be sure how these really big storms will go. There are cases I know of where some of my fellow small business people prepared just as much as I did, and suffered unforeseen problems in basements or ceilings. How do you know what could happen? You can only do what you can do. Please help support the local business’ in our community as they work through storm damage. If all the Mom and Pops leave, then a wonderful part of our county’s heritage will be gone as well. At home, we have a tree that is leaning farther than normal in the driveway, but we will take care of that soon. Of course, our property was littered with huge limbs, twigs, and enough leaves to make the yard as plush and soft as a thick carpet. I need to get back out there and finish raking, but it should be easier as all the leaves dry. We have friends who lost twelve oak trees in an averaged-sized yard, and other friends who lost over one hundred trees on their farm. Everyone I have spoken to in the last few days has lost trees or had trees fall on part of their home or other structure. One friend had cracks from the earthquake that allowed water into her home. While my husband and I were surveying damage at the church, rectory on Sunday, we heard a large tree start to crack and fall down the hill. Even 100 or so feet away, the sound makes you freeze and wait. We did start walking back to the truck a little quicker. I am hoping the nice breeze we are having now, will dry out the ground surrounding the parish hall for our big homecoming and welcoming service for our new priest, Father Christopher Wilkins this Sunday. If some readers are coming, you might want to forego the high heels. There will be so much good food, from some wonderful cooks. We are looking forward to Father Wilkins ministry. I already love his dry humor. And even before becoming our Rector officially, Christopher was either in contact, or with our family, during all those many weeks of hospital stays a few months ago. His compassion and caring is evident in his beautiful prayers, and in his lively sermons. Welcome, Christopher! I must say thank you to all the hard-working Smeco workers. They have really been amazing seemingly everywhere all at once. We lost power for a time, but it was on a lot sooner than I thought it would be. I know they are doing above and beyond what has been asked of them. I’ve also seen Penn- Line service and other services out there in force cutting all the trees weighing down the power lines. All the cleaning and restoration services are busy beyond belief. I am grateful for their dedication to details: Thank you Georgie of Duraclean. Volunteers have been out in force checking on the elderly or friends without power, taking food, comfort, and encouragement. I have heard heartening accounts. To all of you who have had to forego working on your own damages at home to help others, I say again thanks. I imagine if my Mother were still alive, she would have been singing her favorite song: the 1950 Weavers version of Goodnight Irene the entire week preceding the storm, maybe not afterwards, though. As for me, I’m glad Irene finally did say, “Goodnight.” To each new day’s, hopefully calm, adventure, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
The County Times By Linda Reno Contributing Writer
A Journey Through Time The
On August 20, I made my annual pilgrimage to Brooklyn, New York to honor the Mar ylanders who sacrificed themselves to save the American army in the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. Of them it is said that “while the Declaration of Independence was signed in ink in Philadelphia, it was signed in blood in Brooklyn.” The Americans were quickly defeated by the overwhelming number of British forces that day. Washington ordered a retreat of all except about 400 Marylanders. They were to hold back the British. As soldiers from other colonies fled, the Marylanders charged the British time and time again. General Washington, watching from Cobble Hill exclaimed “Good God! What brave fellows I must this day lose.” None of these young men had any previous battle experience including their leader, Mordecai Gist. Gist was born in 1743 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Son of Thomas Gist and his wife, Susannah Cockey, he was also the nephew of Christopher Gist, who during the French and Indian War had saved the life of young George Washington not once but twice during the winter of 1753–1754. In 1774, sensing the impending conflict, Mordecai Gist, a wealthy sea captain and merchant, organized the Baltimore Independent Company to be composed of “men of honor, family, and fortune to be ready for any emergency.” On January 14, 1776, he was commissioned
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as a second major in Colonel Smallwood’s battalion. On August 26, the day before the battle, Col. Smallwood placed Major Gist in temporary command of the Maryland battalion as he had been directed by Gen. Washington to conduct a court martial in the city. Major Gist later wrote “We began our march to the right at three o’clock in the morning, with about 1,300 men…Our men behaved well, and maintained their ground until ten o’clock, when the enemy retreated about 200 yards and halted…We soon heard the fire continue… and in a short time discovered part of the enemy in our rear…in order to cut off the communication between us. Being thus surrounded, and no probability of reinforcement, his Lordship ordered me to retreat with the remaining part of our men, and force our way through to our camp…We were then left with only five companies of our battalion when the enemy returned…being overpowered with numbers, and surrounded on all sides by at least 20,000 men, we were drove with much precipitation and confusion. [General Stirling’s] brave example had encouraged and animated our young soldiers with almost invincible resolution.” Major Gist was promoted to colonel in December 1776 and then to brigadier general on January 9, 1779. After the war, Gen. Gist made his home in Charleston, South Carolina. Two sons were born after the war, one of whom he named Independent and the other States. He died August 2, 1792. His obituary said “The death of this truly good man ought not with justice to be passed over in silence, but his name should be handed down to posterity amongst the list of brave patriots.”
Book Review
“John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster” by Judge Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick c.2011, William Morrow
$14.99 / $16.99 Canada
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Contributing Writer If it was easy, everybody would be doing it. That pretty much sums up your job. It took years of practice, years of schooling to get where you are and you’re good at what you do. Some other schmo, well, he maybe couldn’t handle it. But you - you’re good. Now imagine landing the hardest job ever, one you couldn’t turn down. One with an outcome that would be lousy, no matter what. Judge Sam L. Amirante accepted that job over 30 years ago, and in “John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster” (with Danny Broderick), you’ll read about it. Sam Amirante knew John Gacy - not well, but Gacy, a “political wannabe,” belonged to a few Chicago political organizations and Amirante was their lawyer. Because of that tenuous connection, Gacy obviously felt comfortable enough to call and ask Amirante for a favor. The police were following Gacy, and it was ruining his contracting business. He asked if Amirante would call off the “coppers.” Though Gacy didn’t give Amirante all the info then, Amirante quickly learned that his new client was in deeper trouble than he’d admitted. It was late 1978, Gacy was being tailed because a local teenager had disappeared, and Chicago detectives had reason to believe that he knew something about the boy. But it was worse than “something” – it was one of America’s most gruesome, sensational crimes: Gacy had killed thirty-three young men and had buried the majority of them in the crawlspace beneath his house.
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The man who many knew as a contractor, beloved as a clown for children, was a killer. The evidence against him was overwhelming and Gacy freely offered a confession with the wish for “proper burial” for his victims. Amirante knew Gacy’s “brain was broken,” but he felt strongly about Gacy’s Constitutional right to a fair trial so he eagerly began to assemble a team to defend his client. And in becoming defense counsel, Amirante also became one of the then-most vilified men in America. You might think that “John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster” would be gruesome. You’d be partially right: there are pictures in here that tell a gory story. And that’s where the Ick Factor ends because authors Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick don’t dwell much on what Gacy did to his victims. This book, sassy, surreal, and surprisingly personal, is mostly about Gacy’s trial and Amirante’s observations of his “pathetic and sad” first client. That’s the good part, and I enjoyed it. Conversely, though “John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster” is a work of non-fiction, it seems to be embellished quite a bit. Conversations and emotions are reconstructed with impunity, which moves the story along but also detracts from it. It set the scene nicely, but it felt too much like fiction. Still, I think true crime aficionados will want to make a special place on their bookshelves for this unique-slant look at one of America’s most notorious killers. If you love courtroom drama, you won’t find this book hard to enjoy at all.
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The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
Local Band is “Miles From Clever” By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Miles From Clever, a locally based quartet, is keeping Southern Maryland entertained and has been offering the residents the chance for a night out to hear live performance of songs from the Beetles to Train and Toby Keith and everything in between since 2004. While some bands have dreams of traveling far and wide and making it big, others are made up of members who are just happy making music with their friends and playing a couple venues per month. Miles from Clever falls into the latter category. Founder Ward Carroll said he has been in bands since he was 11 years old and, when he and his wife settled down in St. Mary’s County after taking a job at NAS Patuxent River, he decided to start another band. Miles from Clever has seen some changes in the lineup since they got started. Carroll said they started as a three-piece band with a different bass player. The current line up consists of Carroll on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Ed Gaffie on guitar, Steve “Moondog” Garner on bass and Steve Wallo on drums. Tony Dubuque is the fifth member of the band, acting as their roadie and sound engineer. “We’re working stiffs who share a vision of what a concert should be,” Carroll said. He said part of that vision is, when they play a concert, people “wouldn’t think of our day jobs” but just see them as professional performers. At the beginning, Miles from Clever played relevantly simple, three-chord songs by Blink 182 and similar artists. With the addition of a new guitarist and some experience, they have become more able to play songs like “Do You Feel Like We Do” by Peter Frampton “note for note perfect.” “Because [Gaffie] is such a good guitar, we can pull it off,” Carroll said. He said they’re not in it for the money. While they do get paid for their performances, he said they are in it to entertain and watch people have a good time. “This is lunch money,” he said. To make sure they have a little bit of something for everyone, they play classic standards like “Play that Funky Music” to Kings of Leon and Cage the Elephant. Carroll said his goal is to get people on their feet and dancing, though “sometimes people just don’t want to dance” and Miles from Clever will change their set list accordingly, making sure the crowd is happy. Another thing Carroll said the band does to keep things fresh is not leave songs in the playlist for too long. “When we get bored with a song, we jettison it,” Carroll said. He said if the band is tired of playing the song, even if the audience hasn’t heard the song too often, they will not feel it if the band isn’t feeling it. He said there are some artists, like Shania Twain, whose songs “are just not ours to do.” They are also continuously adding to their playlist. Carroll said they are currently working on Train’s “Save Me, San Francisco.” On average, the band tries to play at least one concert per month, and they have played 125 gigs since they started. Carroll and Gaffie have also started a side project called The Eds, acoustic performances from the two of them together. The next chance to catch Miles from Clever will be at their favorite venue, Cryer’s Back Road Inn in Compton, on Oct. 22. The Eds have concerts Sept. 10 at Summerseat Farm and Sept. 24 and Nov. 19 at Olde Town Pub. For more information, or to be added to Miles from Clever’s e-mail list, visit www.milesfromclever.com. sarahmiller@countytimes.net Photos courtesy of milesfromclever.com
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For the second year running, some of the world’s fastest powerboats will take to the Patuxent River just off Solomons Island to see who is the king of speed. The Offshore Grand Prix brought thousands of spectators out in the rain last year to what coordinators called a triumphal return for power racing in local waters, and they are expecting much the same this year for the event, running Sept. 23-25.
During the race, held Sept. 25, spectators can watch from the shoreline as well as from boats sectioned off just next to the actual course. The Saturday before, boat teams and their crews will be testing their engines and getting ready for the race. But beginning that Friday the charity golf tournament to combat Alzheimer’s Disease will begin at Chesapeake Hills Golf Course at 8:30 a.m. The reigning speed champion Miss Geico will make her return to the race this year as will the Time Bandit, named after the crabbing vessel featured on the reality television show Deadliest Catch. But local racers piloting the Miss Mary Mac who had planned on entering the competition with an eye on taking the title had to bow out due to an accident they sustained at another recent race. Andrea Chaney, calling for the owner and operator of the boat Richard Chaney, from southern Anne Arundel County, said that while their team was on the water they got up to 171 miles an hour before their boat caught fire and the team had to abandon the vessel. “We’re disappointed because we’ll miss our hometown race,” she told The Southern Calvert Gazette. Chaney said the boat would be back for more races this year, however. Several different kinds of boats will face off that Sunday, categorized by their levels of speed and power; the big draws are expected to be the turbine powered boats that actually glide above the water from the lift generated by speed. The Solomons Island race is just one of the events held throughout the year by the Offshore Powerboat Association to determine who runs the fastest boats in the world. The Chesapeake Bay
“It was a huge success with 15,000 people out in the rain,” event coordinator Mike Yowaiski said of last year’s race. But the race will take on a new dimension this year as the course will become more complex causing drivers to work more piloting into their races as well as tremendous speeds. Yowaiski said that planners added a dog leg to the race that adds two more turns to the race for a total of six turns, compared to last year’s four turns. “It slows everything down, and changes the dynamic of what they do,” Yowaiski said of the changes. “It’s going to be more of a driver’s course this year because of the six turns.” Time Bandit from the TV show Deadliest Catch plans to be there.
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Power Boat Association is also a sponsor. Race planners warn, however that during the weekend of the race event, the Patuxent River, will be closed to traffic from noon to 3p.m. on Saturday and 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday for safety reasons. The waters of the Patuxent River near the Thomas Johnson Bridge offer an open venue for the boats to race, and if the waters are calm the turbine-powered boats, the most powerful of the classes that will race, can get up to speeds of 200 miles an hour. Boats like Mike Geico use helicopter engines to propel the 50-foot boat with 400,000 horsepower worth of thrust. Other boats on hand will be of varying power levels, but even the slowest will race at speeds approaching 100 miles an hour, according to the Offshore Powerboat Association. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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to victory, along with employees from the Lexington Park office. Edward Jones; The Olde Town Pub; Chesapeake Custom Embroidery, Inc; and Kevin McDevitt, LLC also sponsored the Imagine One Wingmen. Other sponsors for this season were: The Green Door Tavern, Scheibel Construction and SERVPRO for the Green Door Ninjas; the Grid Iron Grill for the team of the same name; Southern Maryland Kitchen & Baths for the team of the same name; First Home Mortgage for the team of the same name; Foster’s Grill for the team of the same name. For more information about next season and sponsorship opportunities please call 301-481-5714.
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The undefeated Imagine One Wingmen beat out the North Calvert Team Gunslingers to win the new Ruddy Cup Trophy of the Southern Maryland Adult Men’s Lacrosse League (SMALL) on Aug. 18, at the Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Field in Leonardtown. The Wingmen got off to a 2-0 lead at halftime thanks in part to their goalie Steve Armsworthy, who played an extraordinary game making 15 saves, 9 of which came in the 3rd quarter. The game ended 6 - 1 with Brian Hollingsworth scoring the final goal of the game. The Wingmen end their season undefeated at 11 – 0 and look forward to defending their title next summer. “We could not have the league without our sponsors, said Bart Rogers, goalie for the Green Door Ninjas and League Commissioner. “We send out a heartfelt thanks to them.” The Ruddy Cup was presented to the Imagine One Wingmen by Carlos Yanez, proprietor of the Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill and sponsor for the South Calvert Ruddy Ducks. Imagine One Technology & Management, Ltd. sponsored the Wingmen. CEO & President Nancie Lumpkins and Senior Vice President Rey Bald, were there to cheer the Team
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St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation & Parks is sponsoring the NFL/Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick Competition on Saturday, Sept. 24. The competition will be held at Fifth District Park, located on Route 6, New Market Turner Road in Charlotte Hall, from 1-3 p.m. Boys and girls, ages 6 through 15 are eligible to compete; age is determined by current year ending Dec. 31. Age categories are: 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13 and 14/15. Local first place winners will advance to the Sectional Competition to be held in later October; Sectional winners will be invited to compete in the Redskins Team Championship to be held at FedEx Field in Prince George’s County. The top four Team Championship scorers from all the first place finalists in each age group will advance to the National Finals. These winners and their families will travel to the Finals at an NFL playoff game in January. Millions of kids in the U.S. and Canada have joined in the fun of the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition since it started in the 1960s. Any boy or girl 6 to 15 years old can compete for a chance at becoming a national champ. It's all free. For more information on the Punt, Pass and Kick Competition, please contact Kenny Sothoron, Sports Coordinator, at (301) 475-4200 extension 1830 or visit the County’s website at http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/specialevents.asp.
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By Keith McGuire On August 23rd, many of us felt the ground shake for the first time in our lives as a 5.9 earthquake shook through the area from its epicenter in Mineral, Virginia. As unnerving as that was, my son and I felt compelled to check the Bay for a tsunami, having heard that they frequently follow earthquake events. We headed out from the Solomons boat ramp after a very tentative trip across the Thomas Johnson Bridge. The Bay was eerily calm – no wind, no rain and very few boats. We thought we saw a tsunami, but soon realized that it was just the wake from a big boat. Undaunted, we called home and reported the absence of a tsunami and broke out the fishing rods. Breaking fish were everywhere. Most of the early ones were blues and Spanish mackerel before the schools of stripers started to erupt in the late evening. We had a great fishing trip! Ten small bluefish, one Spanish mackerel and four keeper rockfish found their way into our cooler for the return trip home. After reporting that I thought hurricane Irene would miss us, I revisited the weather reports to hear and see modified predicted paths for the storm. It was coming and I needed to bat-
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ten down the hatches! I got everything stored and tied down by Friday afternoon and told my wife that this was the calm before the storm. I needed to get out there! She disagreed and directed that my time would be better spent smoking the bluefish that I caught on Tuesday. She was right. Smoked bluefish, fresh fruits and vegetables, and bottled water saw us through the storm and the 36 hour power outage that accompanied it. Reports from others who managed to get out on Friday made me very jealous. Fishing was predictably great! I haven’t been to the water since the storm. Reports of fishing after Irene are tough to come by. One report posted on the internet indicated that the Spanish mackerel are still here. I suspect that all of the fishing is still good because this hurricane didn’t produce an aggressive storm surge like Ernesto or Isabel in 2003. Reports from others indicated that there didn’t seem to be a lot of trash and storm debris on the water. Mike and Christy Henderson at Buzz’s Marina, www. buzzsmarina.com, survived the storm without damage and said that conditions are very good for fishing. The inlet at St. Jerome’s Creek is open. As of this writing, Point Lookout State Park is without power, but day use areas are open. The status of the boat ramp is uncertain. If you decide to use their boat ramp, call 301-872-5688 to be sure it is available. The nearest boat ramps to Point Lookout are Buzz’s Marina and Drury’s Marina in St. Jerome’s Creek. St. Mary’s Lake State Park is closed. St. Mary’s County boat ramps sustained minor or no damage and are open for use according to David Guyther of the Recreation and Parks Department. If you decide to take your boat out this week, I would still keep a watchful eye for debris and hazards in the water. Storms have a habit of loosening logs, boards and other materials from the shoreline that can wreak havoc to a boat hull or propeller. After surviving two of Mother Nature’s most numbing events, I can categorically state that I much prefer a 5.9 earthquake to a category 1 hurricane. What do you think? riverdancekeith@hotmail.com. Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.
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It’s about Pride in the Park! The Lexington Park Business & Community Association launched the Centennial Celebration to bring attention to the Park as the historic gateway community to the U.S. Naval Aviation Test and Evaluation Center at Pax River. One-hundred years ago, the U.S. Navy acquired its first aircraft for the defense of the country. In 1943, the U.S. Navy established NAS Patuxent River to test naval aircraft for the fleet. The community of Lexington Park, which is named after the USS Lexington featured in the logo, grew up around the new base and this legacy is being honored with street banners and events. The Centennial Celebration kicks-off the Association’s “Pride in the Park” initiative featuring improvements to the downtown, events, promotions and marketing. In October, the Association will unveil a Lexington Park GeoCaching Trail! Centennial Celebration memorabilia including commemorative coins, lapel pins, tee-shirts, hats and posters can be purchased through the Naval Air Museum gift shop or online at lexpax. com. Proceeds from the sales will go to support the “Pride in the Park” initiative. The Lexington Park Business & Community Association meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Bay District Fire Department Social Hall and Conference Center. Anyone who is committed to the betterment of Lexington Park is encouraged to attend. For more information about the Association and its “Pride in the Park” initiative, contact Robin Finnacom at 301-863-7700.
The Lexington Park Business & Community Association would like to thank the Sponsors of the Centennial Celebration Abberly Crest Apartment Homes Alexander Chiropractic Ausley Associates, Inc. Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Brandes Associates, Inc. Cedar Point Federal Credit Union Center for Children College of Southern Maryland Community Bank of Tri-County Compass Systems County First Bank Endless Summer Tanning Salon, LLC Fairfield Inn by Marriott Commissioner Todd B. Morgan Gentex Aircrew Systems Hampton Inn Hilton Garden Inn Home2 Suites by Hilton Imagine One Technology & Management, Ltd. Lexington Park Leader Loiderman Soltesz Associates, Inc. Millison Management Co., Inc.
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