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Town Extends Deadline for Wharf Restaurant Bid

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The Town of Leonardtown has extended its deadline for accepting proposals for a restaurant on its property at the wharf at the end of Washington Street.

The town had originally set its deadline for July 30, said Town Administrator Laschelle McKay, but continued economic troubles meant that many businesses were still trying to determine whether they wanted to risk a restaurant at the Leonardtown wharf.

The deadline is now Dec. 30, she said, which town officials hope will give prospective businesses time to come up with effective proposals.

The town has sent out feelers to restaurants such as Phillip’s Seafood, McKay said, in hopes of getting some interest in higher-end restaurant at the property to help develop the wharf into an economic development asset.

The request for proposals (RFP) calls for a 5,000 square foot building to house

“an upscale but affordable” casual dining restaurant.

“The town would prefer a water-oriented dining venue, with decks for outdoor dining during nice weather and a second floor that could also seat diners or be used for private weddings, parties, conferences or other uses,” the RFP reads.

In other news the town council also voted to annex in a piece of property on Hollywood-Leonardtown Road.

Despite being touted as an economic benefit to the town — the office park owned by Wayne Davis would pay taxes to the town — Council member Leslie Roberts voted against the annexation.

Roberts said there are still properties in town that require the government’s attention, particularly those that still need to be demolished because of their condition, without bringing new properties in.

“I feel we should focus on infill projects,” Roberts said. “We need to focus on problems that are already in town.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

Maryland’s Lucky Lottery Streak Continues

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer More than 103,000 Powerball players won prizes during the Aug. 7 Powerball drawing. Winners included a $1 million ticket sold at the Fast Stop in Dunkirk.

The $1 million winner marks the eighth second-tier $1 million Powerball winning ticket sold in Maryland this year, according to a Maryland Lottery press release.

Ticket holders aren’t the only winners when Powerball hits at home. Fast Stop will receive a $2,500 bonus for selling the second-tier prize. The store, which opened at the end of February, is seeing an increase in business, according to Store Manager Roger Jones.

“They’re coming in thinking this is a lucky store, which is what I would do,” he said.

In addition to the $1 million winner, Jones’ store sold a $600 winning scratch off, along with smaller winners in the past months.

At the time of publication, the $1 million ticket holder winner had not come forward, said Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency Director of Communications Carole Everett.

“Some people come in right away, some wait,” she said.

The $448 million jackpot was the third largest in the game’s history. In March 2012, three Marylanders dubbed “The Three Amigos” took home a third of the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot, according to a Maryland Lottery press release.

Since its inception in 1973, the Maryland Lottery has awarded more than $19.8 billion in prizes to players and $12.8 billion in revenue to the State of Maryland. One of Maryland’s largest revenue sources, the Lottery supports important state programs and services including education, public safety and health, human resources and the environment. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 11:22 p.m. Players can watch the drawing live on WBAL-TV, Channel 11. The winner, or winners, must claim the prize in 182 days in person at Lottery headquarters, located at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.

For more information, go to mdlottery. com. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

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Life Before Calvert Cliffs In the early 1970s, Calvert County was hurting, according to former Calvert County Commissioner Clyde Bernard “Bernie” Fowler. In addition to being the smallest county in Maryland, Calvert was the second poorest. The sheriff’s office consisted of a sheriff and two deputies who drove their personal vehicles around the county. The education system was among the worst in the county and the hospital was too small.

“It was the best we could do at the time, but far from adequate,” Fowler said.

Julian Ball explains how they monitor the reactors.

Growth was coming to Maryland, Fowler said. The writing on the wall was there. The state was making improvements to Route 2-4, the Thomas Johnson Bridge was in the planning stages and Naval Air Station Patuxent River was a growing hotbed for government contractors. Construction on Unit One, then owned by Baltimore Gas and Electric, started in 1968, Fowler said.

“You’d have to be an ostrich not to see what was going on,” Fowler said.

In January 1974, Fowler and his two fellow county commissioners put a moratorium on subdivisions in an effort to control growth in Calvert County and Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Facility’s Unit One came online in 1975. The benefit for the county was immediately felt

– their payment to Calvert County was $7,300,000. Before that, the county had an operating budget of approximately $4 million, Fowler said.

The moratorium on subdivisions, later lifted, helped Calvert create a plan for controlled growth instead of subdivision builders putting in roads, which were often too small for emergency vehicles, and housing being created sporadically.

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When Unit Two came online in 1977, the payment ratcheted up to $12,000,036, Fowler said. Between the two units, the Thomas Johnson Bridge was built in 1977 and opened in January 1988. By the time the bridge opened, Calvert had subdivision regulations in place and plans to improve healthcare and education.

The revenue from Calvert Cliffs allowed the county to move faster on essential projects, Fowler said. Without the money, things like a hospital expansion and new programs at schools “would have been a long time coming.”

In fiscal year 2013, that payment was $23.75 million, which included personal property, payment in lieu of taxes, real property and public utility billing, according to Marketing Communications Specialist Mark Volland. Overall taxes paid by Constellation Energy represented 10.5 percent of the county’s general fund revenue in FY2013, Volland said.

Calvert Cliffs representatives sit on several boards and committees in the community. Site Vice President George Gellrich sits on the Board of Directors with Calvert Memorial Hospital. Being involved in the community is an important foundation for Calvert Cliffs, he said. They have a vested interest in helping the community that houses the facility thrive, he said.

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Kory Raftery displays an empty fuel cell assembly.

A Look Inside The plant has two 2700 megawatt thermal combustion engineering generation II two-loop pressurized water reactors. Each generating plant produces approximately 850 megawatt electrical net. The reactors themselves are fueled by uranium.

In 2000, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the license of the plant for 20 additional years, Raftery said.

Every year, the plant brings in approximately 1,000 temporary employees, in addition to the approximately 900 current employees, to help with refueling said Calvert Cliffs spokesman Kory Raftery.

Refueling is part of an annually scheduled outage, during which one unit is taken offline and maintenance work is done in the reactor.

The outage is scheduled during February and March, giving the county a shot in the arm during nontourist season, Raftery said. Temporary employees stay in local hotels and spend money at local businesses and grocery stores.

Calvert Cliffs is committed to safety in all things. Reminders are posted throughout the facility for employees to keep their mind on task, whether that be during their assigned duties or paying attention when walking down a hall rather than looking at a phone.

Every three years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission challenges Calvert Cliffs, Raftery said. They bring in groups of soldiers, SWAT teams and other tactical teams to ambush the Calvert Cliffs security force.

Calvert Cliffs employees create safety displays every month.

Attacking teams have three tries to make it to sensitive areas, such as the reactors. This year, Calvert Cliffs security force successfully won all three rounds, Raftery said. If they hadn’t, the facility and safety plan would be subject to NRC scrutiny.

Fowler praises Calvert Cliffs for their continuous attention to safety, but said he is concerned about spent fuel rod assemblies being stored on site and the environmental impact.

Spent fuel rods are stored in the spent fuel pool, under 20 feet of borated water, Raftery said. The water acts as a shield while the boron absorbs free neutrons. Spent fuel rods take between five and 10 years before they are cool enough to put in spend fuel casings, made of concrete with a steel cap, Raftery said. Even in casings, spent fuel is always moved by machine underwater. Water that has been in contact with the fuel rods is never put in the bay, he said.

Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, a joint venture between Exelon Corporation and EDF, owns 100 percent of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.

Exelon, through its subsidiaries, owns 50.01 percent of CENG and is the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with operations in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. EDF, through its subsidiaries, owns 49.99 percent of CENG and is developing strategies in North America in nuclear, renewables and trading, according to www.cengllc.com.

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant maintains a comprehensive land, forest man-

The turbine room.

agement, and wildlife protection program, selectively harvesting and replanting trees and ground cover to maintain wildlife habitats where wild turkey and bobwhite quail flourish. The plant has 20 acres enrolled in the state’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, a program that plants trees and deep-rooted grasses to limit runoff and support wildlife.

Moving Forward Since a study was released from Vermont Law School naming Calvert Cliffs one of the nuclear facilities countrywide at risk for early retirement because it is no longer viable, questions have been thick concerning the future of Calvert Cliffs. Nuclear power remains competitive, Gellrich said.

It remains an affordable source of baseline energy, much less than the cost of coal and competitive with natural gas.

On the question of whether Calvert Cliffs will ever have a Unit Three, Gellrich said that is based on a few factors. Units currently under construction need to be completed on schedule and on budget, which would entice investors to get on board with the project. Additionally, the price of energy needs to stabilize he said. Whether a new reactor is definitely in Calvert Cliffs future is not a question Gellrich said he can answer.

Moving forward, he said Calvert Cliffs will continue to focus on safety in the workplace. He said he sees no reason the plant won’t be open for another 60 to 80 years, with extensions the NRC is in the process of setting up the framework for.

Training the Next Generation The College of Southern Maryland is working in conjunction with Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC to offer degrees to students who wish to pursue careers in

the nuclear energy field. In anticipation of the third nuclear reactor being built at the Calvert Cliffs plant, CSM has developed a new degree program in Nuclear Engineering Technology.

“We couldn’t do this on our own,” said CSM President Brad Gottfried, adding the support from CENG and Calvert Cliffs has been invaluable.

The Instrumentation and Control degree program will prepare area students with the necessary education and skills to successfully compete for the new jobs. Some classes for the program will be at held at the college's new Center for Nuclear Energy Training in Prince Frederick. The center will soon have a new home in a brand new building opening on the CSM Prince Frederick Campus this semester. The ribbon cutting for the building will be Sept. 10.

CENG has indicated that new employees who have not completed a similar program would have to go through two years of internal training before reaching the same competency level as CSM graduating students, according to www.csm.edu. CENG has indicated a preference for hiring Nuclear Engineering Technology graduates.

College of Southern Maryland is part of the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Project (NUCP). In this program, NEI developed a curriculum for Nuclear Engineering Technician programs and provided it to a pilot group made up of a small number of community colleges in the United States.

Gottfried hopes to create similar partnerships in the community. They offer students a chance to find emplyment close to home while offering the business community skilled employees with a reason to stay for the long haul. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

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The St. Andrew’s Landfill will host Hazardous Waste Collection days on Saturday, September 7 and Saturday, November 2. Both events will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Hazardous waste items which will be accepted for collection include acids, ammonia, bleach, cleaners, fuels, gas/oil mixtures, gasoline, household and lawn pesticides, mercury thermometers, paint, paint thinners, photography chemicals, pool chemicals, solvents, and wood preservatives.

Items not accepted include Ammunition, Asbestos, Explosive Materials, Medical Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Radioactive Materials, and Picric Acid.

At last year’s event, nearly 45 tons of materials were collected. Help us collect even more this year and dispose of it through safe, environmentally responsible practices.

Also, the Department of Public Works and Transportation will hold a Citizen and Agricultural Scrap Tire Drop-off Day on September 14, 2013.

Anyone dropping off scrap tires will be able to do so free of charge.

Scrap tires can be dropped off at the St. Andrews Landfill on St. Andrews Church Road in California, Md. between

8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Ten tires per vehicle will be accepted with a limit of one trip per vehicle. Tires to be accepted include passenger, light truck, heavy truck and agricultural. In addition, both on-rim and off-rim tires will be accepted. Commercial vehicles and businesses will not be allowed to participate in the event.

Citizens are reminded they may continue to bring up to five old scrap tires per visit, free of charge, to the St. Andrews Landfill year round. Loads in excess of this quantity will be assessed a fee of $158 per ton.

For more information about the Hazardous Waste Collection days, please contact the St. Mary’s Department of Public Works and Transportation at 301-863-8400. You can also log on to their website at www.co.saint-marys.md.us/ dpw/recyclingandsolidwaste. asp. For information about the September 14 Scrap Tire Drop-off event, please contact Nicholas Zurkan, St. Mary’s County Solid Waste Manager, at 301-863-8400 ext. 3550.

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Entries Now Being Accepted for 38th Annual Veterans Day Parade Registration is now open for marching units, individuals and organizations wishing to participate in the 2013 Veterans Day Parade in Leonardtown. Parade entries can include marching units, floats, bands, schools, scouts, clubs, cheerleaders, bikes, vintage cars, horses or other entries!

The parade is scheduled to step off promptly at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 11 from Ryken High School. It will proceed north on Fenwick Street to the Leonardtown Town Square. What a great opportunity to honor our Veterans while taking part in the largest Veterans Day parade in Maryland and promoting your group!

For information and to request a Veterans Day Parade Entry Form, log on to the Town of Leonardtown’s website at www.leonardtown.somd.com and click on “Veterans Day Parade Entry Form.” Forms are due to Connie Pennington, Parade Organizer,

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Blast from the Past

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By Kimberly Alston Contributing Writer

Linda’s Café is close to celebrating a milestone. Sept. 2 marks the 25th anniversary of the transition from Kelly’s Place to the current Linda’s Café. While the ownership of the café has changed hands, the menu still has some of its old favorites from its time as Kelly’s Place. Owner Linda Palchinsky said that the specials have stayed the same, things like the liver and onion special on Thursday’s and the number three special are staples that have not and will not change.

Palchinsky did however; make some changes to the structure of the place, adding seating and taking out the bakery that the McKay’s put in back when the building served as an ice cream parlor. Palchinsky has also stopped selling candies and chocolates as she was back when she was working at Kelly’s Place. “It has the feel of a family breakfast diner,” Palchinsky said.

Not only does Linda’s have the feel of a traditional diner, it also holds some of the traditional values to which Palchinsky holds dear. The café does not sell beer or wine and it is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas “because my staff deserves to spend time with their families,” Palchinsky said.

Linda’s has specials throughout the year “St. Patty’s Day is one of our biggest days of the year,” Palchinsky said, adding that Valentine’s Day is also a big day for the business. During the holiday season, Linda’s

serves whole stuffed hams that are available for purchase with advanced notice. They have an array of pies available such as lemon meringue, apple, pumpkin and pecan as well as cakes and soda bread that comes from McKay’s.

Not only does Palchinsky own Linda’s Café, she also works there. “I cook seven days a week,” she said.

The staff, Palchinsky said, treats customers like family.

“We welcome all in to join us for a good meal ad small town hospitality,” the website advertises, “everyone works hard and it shows in the dedication to perfecting their craft.”

Linda’s Café advertises as “Local by Choice and We Like it That Way”. It is said that Palchinsky “purchases quality product and lets the food speak for itself”. For their anniversary, Linda’s is bringing back the menu that was available in the beginning, for the same prices, for one day only.

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Linda’s Café is located at 21779 A Tulagi Place in Leonardtown.

For more information, visit their website at www.lindascafelpcity.com or call 301-862-3544.

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Head Start Program Growing

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

As the St. Mary’s County Public School System prepares to take over the Head Start program for impoverished and at risk children, program administrators say more parents are signing up their children in large numbers.

Kelly Hall, director for elementary schools, said that when the Southern Maryland Tri-County Action Committee ran the program last year they had 112 children signed up.

This year there are 200 seats avaiable in the program and already there are 173 children between the ages of three and four who are taking part.

Head Start is a federally funded program that offers nutritional and academic assistance to young children who because of their impoverished conditions are at risk of falling behind academically.

A team of Head Start specialists have been busy contacting parents of children who were in the program previously as well as new parents who might be eligible, Hall said.

“The response has been astonishing,” Hall said. “”We’ve had a lot of 3-year-olds because there’s never been a large scale program like this.”

After more than a year’s worth of an application process that was slowed down by sequestration the federal government earlier this spring approved St. Mary’s County Public Schools for an $11 million grant that gave them control over the Head Start program.

The county first became aware of the grant award back in April, Hall said, and the first year’s funding of the fiveyear grant will be $1.55 million with an additional $97,000 for the program start-up and about $20,000 for training and technical assistance.

The grant also means that there will be an additional 18 positions opened at the public school systems but will not deplete the general fund of the school system, school officials have said.

The school system will provide meals for the children while they are in the program as well as transportation for those families that qualify.

But the key element of the program will be academic help for the children, Hall said, focusing on foundational reading and mathematics skills.

“We’re growing,” said Cindy Kilcoyne, program supervisor. “We’re very excited about it.”

The Head Start program begins Sept. 3 but will be registering children all year long, Hall said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

Sunday Hours Return to the Lexington Park Library Beginning September 8, the St. Mary’s County Library will resume Sunday hours at the Lexington Park Library. Hours will be from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. To mark the return of this service a special celebration will take place at 12:50 p.m. Following a few short remarks, members of the St. Mary’s County Library Board of Trustees and Board of County Commissioners, will officially re-open the doors at 1 p.m.

Sunday hours were discontinued in July, 2011 due to budget restraints. This spring County Commissioners approved an additional $50,000 requested by Library Trustees to resume Sunday hours at the Lexington Park Library.

Lexington Park was selected because it is the largest facility, offering three meeting rooms with audio/ video teleconferencing capabilities. It also houses the Grant Seekers Resource Center and the Art Gallery, which showcases local artists. Staff from all three branches will provide the customer service, which enables the Library Board to provide this service at a reasonable cost to the taxpayers.

“The Library Board and staff recognize county residents lead very busy lives and one of the few days families have to enjoy their library is on Sunday,” said Library Board President Joan Springer. “We are very pleased the County Commissioners approved our request for additional funding to renew this valuable library service.”

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Schoolpool Makes Carpooling Kids to School Easier and Reduces Road Pollution Due to Fewer Auto Emission and Less Stress With the school year approaching, The Tri County Council for Southern Maryland andCommuter Connections is offering SchoolPool, a new, free service to connect parents of children who attend the same school and are interested in sharing driving duties. In addition, SchoolPool can match parents who want to form bicycling and walking groups to school for their children.

SchoolPool only shares the parents’ contact information in order to protect the safety of their children. Once parents are registered, they can call or email other parents participating in the service.

“The SchoolProgram was designed to help alleviate some of the traffic congestion in and around schools and make it easier for parents to get their children to and from school,” said Nicholas Ramfos, Director of Commuter Connections.

While many families rely on their public school systems’ bus networks, other students, including those that attend private schools, can benefit from SchoolPool. Thus far, almost a dozen schools from Frederick County to Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, have registered with the service, and Commuter Connections encourages additional schools in Southern Maryland to participate. For more information, please visit: commuterconnections.org/schoolpool

Commuter Connections is a program of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Commuter Connections promotes bicycling to work, ridesharing and other alternatives to drive alone commuting, and provides ridematching for carpools and vanpools and offers the free Guaranteed Ride Home program. Commuter Connections is funded by the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and U.S. Departments of Transportation.

Several area schools are participating in new Commuter Connections service. Additional schools are encouraged to join:

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Teachers Unions Call for Standardized Testing Break

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Teachers unions state wide are calling for a moratorium on standardized testing during the implementation of the Common Core Curriculum and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers (PARCC) assessment, but the Maryland State Department of Education does not support such an action.

“It’s not something that’s been on the table,” said MSDA spokesman Bill Reinhardt.

The state gets valuable information on student progress from standardized tests, according to Reinhardt. Additionally, students are required to take standardized tests in accordance with No Child Left Behind, he said.

Education Association of St. Mary’s County President Anna Laughlin worries about students taking both assessments in one year, something Reinhardt said will not happen.

Students will take either the MSA or the PARCC assessment in the 2013-2014 school year, but not both.

Calvert Education Association President Debbie Russ said she wonders how useable the data will be with student taking two separate tests and teachers trying to prepare them for everything.

“It’s problematic for so many reasons,” she said.

Ideally, the new curriculum and the PARCC test would be fully implemented in the same year, Reinhardt said, but

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even with stumbling blocks the tests will yield valuable information.

The PARCC assessment is more challenging than the MSA, Laughlin said, and she worries about students being underprepared for it.

“I can see some kids having a meltdown over this test,” she said.

Russ believes parents will be concerned about the assessments and their impact on their children.

“We have very good parents in Calvert County and I

imagine they’re going to get more and more interested as this goes on,” she said.

The government is setting students up for failure, Laughlin said, and she doesn’t see them “taking responsibility for the mess they’ll make.” sarahmiller@countytimes.net

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Adults can learn computer skills Space is still available in three computer classes being offered for adults at the Leonardtown library. The basics of writing a college-level research paper and formatting using Word 2010 will be presented on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. An introductory class on PowerPoint 2010 will be conducted on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. and later that evening an introductory class on photo editing will be offered at 5:30 p.m. In the photo editing class adults will learn how to upload, edit, save, and send a digital photo. Registration is required for all three classes.

Opening reception scheduled for artist The public is invited to stop by and meet local artist Carrie Patterson and view her artwork at an opening reception on Aug. 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Her exhibit, “Signs,” will be on display in the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery till the end of the month. Artists interested in displaying their work in the gallery should contact Candy Cummings at 301-863-6693.

Mobile Career Center visits libraries Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center will be at Lexington Park library on Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Job seekers can get assistance with registering and using the Maryland Workforce Exchange.

King Peggy coming to county The book selected for this year’s One Maryland One Book, the state-wide community read sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council, is “King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village” by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman. Copies of the book are available at the branches and can be downloaded as an audio or eBook from the library’s website.

A few books have been left in public places around the county to be picked up, read, and passed on. Those finding these “wandering” books will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle donated by Southern Maryland Regional Library Assoc. To be entered, the finder needs to follow the instructions on the book.

Lexington Park Library will host the co-author Peggielene Bartels who is King Peggy on Sept. 14. King Peggy will share her story of going from secretary to king and the challenges she faced as she changed her impoverished fishing village.

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Education From Digital Pacifiers to Brain Vitamins

By Sherry Maysonave Ebooks are not only fun for kids, but they’re also unique teaching tools. Digital media offer children a whole new way to learn. Some people mistakenly think of ebooks as digital pacifiers when, in fact, they’re actually vitamins for the brain and can open up whole new stimulating worlds for children.

Parents can maximize this opportunity by selecting ebooks and games that blend education with entertainment. Look for products that grow your child’s skill level, such as ones with expansive vocabulary. Another key is to seek products that incorporate the three primary learning modalities—visual, audio, and kinesthetic— all at one time, which creates a multi-sensory experience.

Here are six tips for using interactive ebooks to engage your kids both mentally and emotionally: 1) Visual Sense: Choose illustrated ebooks that are visually-rich, those having artful (not merely stick-figure kiddy art) and colorful graphics to fully engage children visually and to stimulate their imaginations.

2) Audio Sense: Read to Me mode: narration with enhanced sound—music and sound effects.

Narrators should exhibit perfect enunciation and have healthy, positive voice tones.

Tap words to hear them over again. Narration will begin again from that point as many times as tapped.

To optimize audio integration, allow children to first enjoy and explore the narrated version with enhanceound. Then, encourage reading alone. To further practice oral reading skills, host auditions for “best narrators.” Use recorders or smart phones to tape children’s versions. Encourage them to get creative by adding fun sound effects and music along with their narration. Parents may record for younger children who are not yet reading advanced vocabulary. Involve them and make it theirs by including their voice on the recording. Have them read, speak, or repeat after you, some of the words or short sentences.

3) Kinesthetic Sense: Encourage tapping and touching of the screen to activate kinesthetic and interactive components. To maximize these features, have kids zoom in and out on art images, tap for duplication or animation of images, and tap words for definitions. For hands-on activities, iPad users can take screen shots of illustrations, then print them in black and white for kids to color, paint, trace, copy, and/ or cut out.

4) Emotional Components: A. Host a live chat to discuss stories and illustrations with children. Use the power of questions by asking what’s their favorite illustration? And why? How well does it match the story text? What would they choose to draw if they were the illustrator? Inquire about their favorite words, etc. Avoid asking, “What did you learn?”

B. Support the hero in your child.

Develop their subjective thinking skills by helping them analyze the subtler life lessons typically embedded in children’s narratives.

Kids do not always integrate what we think they will. Help them come to positive conclusions by asking them questions about the main character or characters, asking what they liked about them/him/her and didn’t like about them. Ask how they would respond to the dilemma or conflict if they were that character.

5) Language Development: Give kids a choice of two illustrations from an ebook or have them select two favorites. Then have them write a new story, poem, song, screenplay, or sit-com script based upon the illustrations and what the images inspire in their imagination. Older kids can be required to have a lexical humor slant to their story, poem, screenplay, or TV show script and/or to choose a genre such as comedy or drama.

6) Memory and Family Fun: Further develop kids’ memory and integration by extending the subject matter into family time by playing games, such as charades, using vocabulary-rich phrases from selected ebooks your children enjoy. A family/friends version of Who’s Smarter than a Fifth Grader can be played using the Fun Facts that some ebooks provide. To enhance family-dinner conversations and stimulate imagination, take a key sentence from kids’ favorite ebooks, and then create a new story from there. Family members can contribute in round-robin IMPROV style until new story is complete. Parents must participate and appear to enjoy. Kids will mimic parents’ attitudes.

MRI studies show that the use of imagination and multi-sensory experiences that ebooks can offer actually increase blood flow to the brain. Blood flow is connected to neuronal activity where new synapses can be created and dormant ones reactivated. Brains are not static; they can, and do, change.

So make your kids smarter by employing electronic devices as fun, learning tools rather than just digital pacifiers.

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Treat them like a person, not a patient

New living systems developmental model of care shifts the focus of treating Alzheimer’s disease and other debilitating illnesses

Donald H. Ford observed that advanced Alzheimer’s patients, like his mother-in-law, are typically bored and lonely, and often depressed, frightened or angry. His professional knowledge convinced him it didn’t have to be that way. When Alzheimer’s struck his wife, he created a scientifically based alternative form of Alzheimer’s care that enabled her to still have a satisfying life.

Ford shares this revolutionary plan he used with his wife, Carol in the new book Carol’s Alzheimer’s Journey: Treat Them Like a Person, Not a Pa-

tient. He is an experienced psychology professional and developed a living systems developmental model for care that incorporates an individual’s humanity.

It helps patients live a meaningful and pleasurable life, despite their limitations. Carol’s Alzheimer’s Journey is a guide for caregivers of senior citizens with serious limitations to improve their care receivers’ quality of life.

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couraging,” Ford says. “In Our developmental model of care, the focus is on what the person can still do and on designing experiences from which they get satisfaction.”

As people continue to gain more awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other seriously debilitating diseases, plans like the model in Carol’s Alzheimer’s Journey become more relevant.

Based on his professional research, Ford believes that a person always functions as an integrated unit, so a model was needed that combined the biological, psychological, behavioral, social

and contextual aspects of a person’s patterns of behavior when planning for elder care. Carol’s Alzheimer’s Journey asks society to adopt the view that it is not enough to focus on keeping senior citizens alive and “warehousing them” until they die.

Ford’s plan in Carol’s Alzheimer’s Journey is a person-centered quality of care focus. It replaces the traditional medical emphasis on what is wrong with the person with a positive emphasis on using their remaining capabilities to create a satisfying life, despite limitations.

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Human Rights Campaign to Host Second Annual Chefs for Equality Building off last year’s successful effort to raise awareness and critical funds just weeks before voters passed marriage equality in Maryland, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are once again bringing together Washington, D.C.’s top chefs and leading mixologists for Chefs for Equality, an evening of food, cocktails, fashion and music to benefit the fight for marriage and LGBT equality. The event will be held Wednesday, October 30, beginning at 6:30 p.m. In addition to the spectacular fare an extraordinary auction will be held in support of LGBT equality.

Though the DOMA and Prop 8 decisions were steps in the right direction, we still do not have marriage equality in 37 states,” says Hagedorn. “And so our work is not done.

In this case, that means putting on a showstopping food and cocktail event to help raise critical funds for equality.

"Fairness dictates that we either allow

the benefits for all or none. There is no reason that one married couple should receive the benefits of marriage and another married couple not share in the same benefits. If a same-sex couple can’t receive the benefits of marriage, then no one should. All people deserve to have their love recognized. As chefs, we'll do what we do best: come together and cook for a cause that affects our industry, our friends and our families," says Jeff Black, owner of the Black Restaurant Group.

Tickets for Chefs for Equality are $150 and can be purchased at chefsforequality.org.

All proceeds will benefit the Human Rights Campaign’s nationwide work for LGBT equality.

TICKETS: $150 and can be purchased at www.chefsforequality.org The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

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Regional Healthy Families Charles County, a program of Center for Children, Accredited Focus for Quality Service by Prevent Child Abuse American Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA) announced today that the Healthy Families America (HFA) affiliate, Center for Children has been re-accredited as a provider of high quality home visitation services to families who want to improve their child’s health, nutrition and developmental outcomes.

HFA is a signature program of PCAA that has been providing home visitation services for more than 20 years. Expectant and new parents have common question about their child’s development. HFA connects with families through community partners like hospitals and pediatricians to find the answers to their questions, meeting within the familiarity and convenience of the family’s own home. HFA is an accessible, voluntary and well received service – 90% of all the families who are invited to participate in HFA’s program accept.

“Parents want to be good parents; and as parents we all have had many questions when we realize the importance of raising a child,” said Jim Hmurovich, President and CEO of PCAA. “HFA’s well-trained home visitors are trusted sources in their own communities.

They help provide answers to those questions and when needed, refer parents to other community services. As we congratulate Healthy Families of Charles County we also should recognize the state leadership and the community engagement that has made this a great benefit for La Plata. HFA requires community agency involvement and the commitment of community leaders.”

The accreditation process is based upon a stringent set of 12 critical elements founded in 20 years of research. The process involved an in-depth examination

of the site’s operation, as well as the quality of the visits made by the family workers.

“We commend the Center for Children for opening itself up to such an intensive review process,” said Cydney Wessel, Director of HFA Quality Assurance and Accreditation. “We believe that all families and all communities deserve access to quality home visitation services.”

The HFA site in La Plata, Maryland is located at 6100 Radio Station Road.

The Center for Children believes that every child in need should have the opportunity to received quality mental health care. The Center for Children is dedicated to the promotion of positive mental health for children, youth and families and the prevention and treatment of child abuse in Southern Maryland. Through therapy, education and advocacy we provide hope and healing.

The Center for Children is currently one of the largest provider, of children’s mental health services in Southern Maryland.

Home visitors in each community receive extensive training in a wide range of areas that can cause stress and worry to just about every new parent: caring for a crying baby, ensuring the baby is receiving the nutrition needed promoting healthy child development and coping with the stresses of the personal relationship and financial changes that may come with an addition to the family.

“When parental stress can be managed effectively, children enjoy safer, healthier and more living experiences, regardless of the parent’s income or standing,”

says Hmurovich.

HFA is the sole topic features in the current issue of The Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community (Volume 34, Numbers 1/2 2007). The title of the issue is “The Healthy Families America Initiative: Integrating Research, Theory, and Practices,” and was edited by researcher Dr. Joe Galano. There are 11 distinct articles about various aspects of HFA and authors include a number of PCAA national office staff including Vice President of Research, Dr. John Holton.

PCAA implemented the Health Families American (HFA) initiative in 1992 in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, building on two decades of research in the field of home visitation. HFA serves families of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, meeting the needs of close to 600 communities in 35 states, DC, the American Territories and Canada annually.

States Catherine Meyers, Executive Director of the Center for Children, “The Center has been a Healthy Families site since 1998. I am proud of the Program Manager, Anila Khalid, our great team of family support workers, excellent community partners, such as Civista, Charles County Department of Social Services, Charles County Health Department, Judy Center, Infants and Toddlers, and the Charles County Local Management Board for their wisdom and collaboration that makes this incredible program work. And finally kudos to the many currently involved families and graduates who recognize the value of the early years to their children’s success.

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Calvert detectives have arrested a man they say raped a woman who had been drinking at a party in St. Leonard.

The defendant, David Lee Anderson, 19, of Lexington Park faces charges of second-degree rape, second, third and fourthdegree sex offense and second degree assault according to Calvert police officials attached to the Calvert Investigative Team.

Police say the rape occurred Aug. 11 with the victim, a 20-year-old female from Leonardtown reporting that she had gone into one of the rooms in the house where the party occurred to go to sleep.

Detectives stated she had become intoxicated and wanted to lay down.

The victim awoke, police said, and realized someone was on top of her having sex with her.

She asked who it was and the person responded “David,” police said. She told him to get off of her and began Anderson to scream, police said.

Police said she then struck her assailant in the head with a bottle.

Police developed Anderson as the suspect, they said, through victim statements as well as those of others who had been at the party.

He was arrested and incarcerated Monday, police stated.

Capt. Bobby Jones, commander of the investigative team said witness statements lead detectives to believe Anderson was their prime suspect and went on to say that detectives did collect some forensic evidence in the case but its value had yet to be determined. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer An associate professor of psychology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland is one of 22 people arrested over the weekend in a police prostitution sting operation.

Operation Risky Business got its start on the Internet, law officers with the Vice/Narcotics interdiction unit stated, when they began to monitor what they called “illegal activity” associated with transactions involving sex, money or drugs.

Roger Dean Stanton, 38, of Leonardtown faces charges of soliciting an undercover police operative for sex in exchange for 10 oxycodone pills of five milligram weight each, according to charging documents filed in District Court.

Stanton was also charged with possession of marijuana, according to court records, after a search of his person revealed the substance, police said.

Ian Newbould, the interim president at the college said Stanton had been a professor there for the past seven years.

Due to the charges against him, Newbould said, he has been put on administrative leave without pay.

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“The college takes this really seriously,” Newbould said, adding that the administration had found out about Stanton’s arrest Monday from press reports.

Newbould said it was too early in the case to determine whether Stanton would lose his position at the college completely.

“We’ll have to see what transpires going forward,” Newbould said.

The others arrested in the sting operation are alleged to have solicited sex from undercover agents as well, offering various kinds of drugs or money, police said.

One man from Fort Washington, Monroe Manly Strawn, 28, allegedly took an 18-year-old girl, Lyric Carter, from Washington, D.C. here to perform a sex act, police reported.

That case is being reviewed, authorities said, to see if it qualifies as a human trafficking case.

Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the Vice/Narcotics unit, said detectives were not sure they would arrest so many on the weekend operation.

“You never know,” Alioto said. “But the operation gives you a gauge of what it will be.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Lexington Park Man Charged in Calvert Rape Case

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James Mitchell Carter, accused of killing his estranged wife Kimberly Dawn Carter back in February in her own home, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last week in Circuit Court.

Carter, 46, entered his wife’s home on Douglas Court in the early morning hours of Feb. 19, according to police and assaulted a man who was lying in bed with his wife.

After a brief struggle with the man, who police described as Kimberly Dawn Carter’s “paramour,” Carter pursued his wife through the house to the ground floor where she was taken to the fenced-in backyard and brutally beaten.

Carter used a chunk of concrete, described by police as a stone paver, to repeatedly bludgeon his wife to death.

There was a long history of domestic violence allegations against James Carter, including his being a suspect in a child abuse investigation, but the couple had four daughters together.

Kimberly Carter had told others she had planned to divorce her husband

despite efforts on his part to reconcile their differences.

State’s Attorney Richard Fritz had said during a recent hearing on the case that footage from an ATM machine the defendant visited around the time of his wife’s death showed that Carter was wearing clothes that police had found discarded on Willows Road with blood and DNA evidence they would use to try and prove Carter’s guilt.

Carter had tried to have statements he gave to police during their investigation as well as certain evidence suppressed before his trial but Judge David W. Densford ruled against him.

Densford also ruled last month that police entry to his Lexington Park home following the murder without an arrest warrant was legal because of police concerns for the safety of several of his daughters who were staying with him at the time.

Carter’s plea deal means he will likely get a sentence of life in prison but he may have the option of parole. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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SHERIFF’S BLOTTER The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.

2nd Degree Assault On August 6, Deputies responded to a residence on Three Notch Road in Ridge, Md., for an assault. Deputy Shane Cameron met with the victim who advised the Gray suspect later identified as Doniele Obrian Gray, 33 of Ridge, Md., were involved in an argument. The argument escalated when Gray began assaulting the victim. The victim received injuries to her face and neck. Gray was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

2nd Degree Assault On August 6, Deputy Timothy Wesner responded to a residence on Church Drive in California, Md., for an assault. Upon the arrival of Deputy Wesner he Jackson located Levar Tremaine Jackson, 23 of California, Md., outside.

Jackson advised Deputy Wesner, he was in an argument with the victim and began assaulting her because she shoved him. Deputy Wesner met with the vic-

tim who advised she and Jackson were in an argument when he began to assault her and then damage property within the residence. Deputy Wesner observed the victim to have injuries from the assault and observed the residence to be in disarray. Jackson was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

Theft less $1000 On August 5, Deputy Sheena Tirpak responded to Wal-mart in California, Md, for a theft. The Emergency Communications Center Wilson advised Deputy Tirpak the suspect had fled on foot and was last seen behind Blair’s Jewelry store. Deputy Tirpak located the suspect, identified as Brian Jeffrey Wilson, 35 of Port Republic, Md. Deputy Tirpak was advised

by Wal-mart Loss Prevention that Wilson entered the store and removed items from the shelves. Wilson then placed those items in a plastic Wal-mart bag then walked past all points of sale without paying for the merchandise. When confronted by Wal-mart Loss Prevention Wilson fled on foot. Wilson was arrested and charged with Theft less $1000.

2nd Degree Assault On August 5, Deputy Michael Phelan responded to a residence on Archer Street in Leonardtown, Md., for an assault. Deputy Phelan met with the Greenwell victim who advised he was in an argument over a pack of cigarettes with Scott Franklin Greenwell, 44 of Leonardtown, Md. The argument escalated when Greenwell struck the victim in the mouth.

The victim advised he left the residence and called Police. Greenwell was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

Warrant Services: Marshall Howard Carr, 51 of Lexington Park, Md., was served on August 5, by Deputy James Lloyd with a District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear.

Wayne Anthony Thomas, 26 of Leonardtown, Md., was served on August 6, by Sgt. Hill with a District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear.

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Vice/Narcotics detectives indicted Diane Rachel Conway, 43, of Lexington Park, Md., for various felony drugs charges to include “Distribution of Oxycodone”, “Possession of Oxycodone with the Intent to DisConway tribute” and “Manufacturing Marijuana”. Detectives observed Suspect Conway operating her vehicle and requested a patrol officer to arrest her on the open warrant.

While waiting for the patrol deputy, Suspect Conway made contact with a second Unkle suspect, later identified as Annette Unkle, 47, of Callaway, Md. Detectives observed a drug transaction and both suspects were stopped. Seized from Suspect Conway were 76 Methadone tablets, 109 “Oxycodone” tablets, 86 Muscle relaxers and a cellular phone. The street value of the pills seized was more than $3,000.

Suspect Unkle was found to be in possession of 10 “Oxycodone” tablets in a piece of plastic and another 6 “Oxycodone” tablets hidden in a small flashlight. The street value of the pills seized from Suspect Unkle was $240.00.

In addition to all of the evidence seized, detectives also seized Suspect Conway’s 2001 Chevrolet Suburban. Additional charges are pending a State’s Attorney’s Office review.

Inquiries should be directed to Captain Daniel D. Alioto, Commander of Vice Narcotics, at 301-475-4200 x1918.

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Feature Story Strickland Murder

Moneta Jo Strickland often used the Three Notch Trail for jogging.

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ness, Black said, that identified a suspicious vehicle, later known to be a silver Toyota Scion that Quade drove.

St. Mary’s County detectives say “It gave us enough to identify the they have the man who killed Three vehicle and to put him to the vehicle,” Notch Trail jogger Moneta Jo Strickland Black said. in custody and have charged him with Police said the cause of death first-degree murder, first-degree assault was blunt force trauma. and robbery.

Police located Strickland’s veJohn M. Quade, Jr., a registered sex hicle at the John V. Baggett Park Aug. offender, admitted to being on the trail 9 after her family became concerned and confronting Strickland the day of her for her welfare and reported her death, according to a statement of probmissing. able cause filed by Det. Michael Parker.

Police said Strickland had not Quade, however, “stated he did not been seen since the afternoon of remember exactly what happened to Aug. 8.

John M. Quade, Jr. her,” Parker wrote in court documents.

Strickland worked as a regis“He stated he blacked out during their confrontation and tered nurse in the telemetry unit at Medstar St. Mary’s then he found the victim dead.

Hospital.

“He stated he stole the victim’s cellular phone…”

Strickland, an avid runner, often used the Three Charging documents state Quade told police he was Notch Trail for jogging, Black said. “bloody after the confrontation” but that it was not his Search crews found Moneta’s body about 10 yards blood, and had a rock with blood on it that he threw away. off the trail, police officials said, she was fully clothed but Police say Quade tried to destroy evidence of would not talk anymore about the condition in which her the crime and found proof of those actions when they body was found. searched his vehicle and his residence.

Black said this was the only time he had ever known Capt. Terry Black, commander of the Bureau of of a serious criminal incident occurring on the Three Criminal Investigations, said late Tuesday afternoon that Notch Trail but advised residents who used it to be detectives were able to develop Quade as a suspect in the vigilant. case shortly after police gave a Monday afternoon press Since the arrest of Quade, police have said privately conference asking for the public’s help in solving the case. that the crime appears to be random in nature but police “It was good information from citizens and video say they are still looking for witnesses who may have seen surveillance,” Black said.

Quade on or near the trail before the alleged murder days, The video surveillance was taken by a local busi- weeks or even months before.

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Police: Murder Suspect in Custody A witness came forward Monday who told police they had seen Strickland on the trail and had also seen a man matching Quade’s description on the trail as well, charging documents stated.

Capt. Steve Hall, commander of the sheriff’s office patrol division, said in light of the homicide more deputies have been assigned to patrol the trail throughout its entire length.

There have been similar operations on the Three Notch Trail, he said, to combat community concerns ranging from vandalism and suspicious persons to noise complaints.

“We have a stepped up presence there and that will continue,” Hall told The County Times.

Hall said that the more remote nature of some parts of the trail can make it difficult to patrol with limited resources but the agency would do as much as it could to provide a greater presence.

In absence of that, though, he cautioned users of the trail to either use it in groups or with a friend to provide personal protection.

He also advised them to pay close attention to their surroundings and where exactly they are on the trail.

“If you see something that’s not right… absolutely report it,” Hall said.

A mass of Christian burial is scheduled for Strickland Aug. 16 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morganza.

A candlelight vigil was scheduled for Wednesday night at Chancellors Run Park in Great Mills to remember Strickland. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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From my Backyard to our Bay A St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water

From My Backyard to Our Bay was first developed by the Baltimore County Soil Conservation District. From there, the booklet was given to each of the Soil Conservation Districts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed area for customization. If the 17.5 million residents who live in the watershed area of the Chesapeake Bay read this booklet, and took to heart its suggestions and best practices, the Chesapeake Bay would see a dramatic increase in health. Obtain a FREE copy of the booklet by going to the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, smrwa.org and downloading it. The booklet is available at Wentworth Nursery in Charlotte Hall; Chicken Scratch in Park Hall; The Greenery in Hollywood; Good Earth Natural Food; and the St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District in Leonardtown.

Join your local watershed association and make a difference for Our Bay!

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Pet Waste

Pick up the pet waste and flush it down the toilet, where it will be properly treated, or dispose of it with your other trash.

If flushing is not an option, dig a small trench in the yard and layer pet waste with leaves, grass clippings, and dirt. Do not put pet waste down a storm drain or leave it exposed in your yard!

Animal waste can be carried easily by rainwater, untreated, to the nearest stream or storm drain. Pet waste contains many harmful bacteria. It is important to keep these bacteria out of drinking water sources and off the lawn. Pet waste may also contain parasites. Disease-causing bacteria and parasites can be harmful to your pet and your family. In addition, pet waste acts as a fertilizer in the water system and promotes the unhealthy growth of aquatic plants, including algae.

The increased abundance of aquatic plant life can rob other aquatic life of much-needed oxygen. When walking a dog, take a biodegradable bag along.

Equine Waste

It is extremely important to keep horses, cows, and other range animals

Where to get help with…

CLEANING UP PET WASTE • Doggie Business, 240-577-0238, doggiebusiness.com • University of Maryland Extension, Pet Waste and Water Quality, extension. umd.edu/sites/default/files/_images/ programs/hgic/Publications/non_ HGIC_FS/FS703.pdf from direct contact with streams and waterways so they don’t foul the water.

There are many things that can be done to prevent manure runoff. Buffer streams and waterways with fences and vegetative cover. Aerate manure piles, preventing manure pile runoff, and adding biodegradable stall treatments are helpful.

Where to get help with…

EQUINE WASTE • St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District, 301-475-8402 ext. 3 • Photo credit, left: horsejournals.com/ reduce-your-ecological-hoofprint21-steps-more-sustainable-lifestyle • Photo credit, right: esc.rutgers.edu/ publications/stablemgt/e307.htm

There are several organizations that can assist those interested in advice and planning.

This is the thirteenth in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott (maryann.scott58@yahoo.com) has adapted from From My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing awareness of the powerful booklet that could do so much to help the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next week’s County Times!

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Bay-Wise landscapes minimize negative impacts on our waterways by using smarter lawn management techniques and gardening practices. The University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Bay-Wise program in St. Mary’s County offers hands-on help with managing your landscape by providing information, a site visit, and landscape certifications.

Our yardstick checklist is easy to understand and follow, and our team of trained Master Gardeners can help guide you through it while offering suggestions to improve both the appearance and sustainability of your landscape.

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Obituaries

Annie Evelyn Gurley, 76

Annie Evelyn Gurley, 76 of Lexington Park, Md., died August 9, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Born April 1, 1937 in Carroll County, Tenn., she is the daughter of the late Arthur E. Davis and Jessie Lee Pugh Davis.

Annie married her late husband, Billy Gene Gurley on October 18, 1953. They spent 55 wonderful years of marriage together before his passing in 2008. She was an avid woodworker. She was extremely skilled and made many beautiful pieces including, entertainment centers, desks, lighthouses, ducks and many others. She also enjoyed cooking and gardening.

However, her greatest love was spending time with her family. When her grandchildren were younger she provided day care for them while their parents worked. Her love for her family was infectious.

Annie is survived by her daughters, Vicki Lynn Vail Aldridge (Paul Joe) of Lexington Park, Md., and Robin Connelly (Russ Brown) of Compton, Md.; her grandchildren, Valerie Vail (Mike) of Park Hall, Md., and Ford Connelly (Stephanie) of Waldorf, Md.; seven great grandchildren; and his brother, Ernest Roy Davis (Shirley) of Jackson, Tenn. In addition to

her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband.

Family received friends on August 13, from 5 to 8 p.m., with prayers recited at 7 p.m., at the Brinsfield Funeral Home.

A Graveside Service was celebrated by Reverend Joe Orlando on August 14, at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

Serving as pallbearers were Russ Brown, Paul Joe Aldridge, Ford Connelly, Mike Tennity, Larry Vojik, and Don Beck.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653-0339 and Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Joan Johnson, 65 Joan “Joanie” Johnson, 65 of Leonardtown, Md., died on August 10, at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home in Lexington Park, Md. Born July 6, 1948 in Montreal, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Fleming) and Sid Ayling.

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they lived in many places due to Bob’s career in the US Marines and US Navy.

She loved being a military wife. They settled in St. Mary’s county in 1984 while stationed at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. They had 45 wonderful years together until Bob’s recent death on July 15.

Joanie worked at the Lexington Park United Methodist Church for 10 years and then at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church for 12 years. She loved to travel and do crossword puzzles. Spending time engrossed in a good book was her favorite past time. She always found the beautifully written pages to be like an adventure full of excitement and intrigue.

Joanie is survived by her son, Kevin Andrew Johnson and his fiancée Kelly Welch of Manassas, Va.; her sisters Christine Thomas (Ray) of Ontario, Canada; and Debra Ayling of Toronto, Canada. She was also a loving Aunt and Great Aunt.

A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, August 14, at 11 a.m. at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church. Interment will take place in Quantico National Cemetery at a date to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Samaritan Church.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Shirley Ann Forsythe, 72 Shirley Ann (Stone) Forsythe, a native of St. Mary’s County and a resident Torrance, California for over 50 years, passed away on July 5, in Torrance after a battle with cancer. She was born on October 24, 1940 at Medley’s Neck in Leonardtown to Joseph Vernon and Mary Mildred Stone. She married Eugene Forsythe on March 21, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada and then settled in Torrance, Ca. She worked as a waitress, for the phone company, for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at St. Catherine Labouré and then for Bishop Montgomery High School, where she was the manager of the snack bar for 18 years, retiring in 2006. She loved to cook and hosted many wonderful gatherings for friends and family, including an annual family “taco night” in Southern Maryland. She was especially happy to be a grandmother and took great joy in all the things her grandchildren accomplished. She was a much beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to so many. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother Joseph “Jack” Stone; and her sister Barbara Logan. She is survived by her husband Gene Forsythe; her son Robert (Laura) Forsythe of Ladera Ranch, Ca.; her daughter Cynthia (Donald) DeLay of Torrance, Ca.; her grandchildren Megan and Jack Forsythe, and Lucas DeLay; her siblings Charles (Bertie) Stone of Welcome, Md.; Jim (Dotty) Stone, Jean (George) Nelson, and John Stone, all of Leonardtown, Md.; Linda (Jimmy) Oliver of Mechanicsville, Md.; and Doris (John Louis) Bean, of California, Md.; and dozens of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She will be

missed forever. A Memorial Mass will be held at Our Lady’s Catholic Church in Medley’s Neck on Saturday, August 17 at 10 a.m. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD Additional services were held in Torrance, Ca. in July. An online obituary, including memorial video, can be viewed at http://www.lafuneral. com/obituary/Shirley-Ann-Forsythe/ Torrance-CA/1223448

Michael Wayne Garman, 53

Michael Wayne Garman, 53 of Mechanicsville, Md., formerly of Waldorf, Md., died August 8, in LaPlata, Md. Born September 14, 1959 at Ft. Bragg AFB, SC, he is the son of Roberta and William Garman of Upper Marlboro, Md. Mike is survived by his wife Cheryl Garman of Mechanicsville, Md., whom he married on April 25, 1981 in Mt. Calvary Catholic Church, in District Heights, Md., children; Billy (Heather) Garman of Columbia, SC, Gary and David Garman both of Mechanicsville, Md., siblings; Debby Garman of Baden, Md., and Kevin Garman of Prince Frederick, Md. Mike graduated from Suitland High School in 1977, he was a truck driver.

The family received friends on Monday, August 12, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md. A Funeral Service followed at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Catholic cemetery, Bushwood, Md. Pallbearers were: Billy Garman, David Garman, Kevin Garman, Gary Garman, Vinny Parnett, and Dave Dowd.

Lyle Vernon Weasenforth, 78 Lyle Vernon Weasenforth, 78 of Dameron, Md., died August 9, at his residence. Born July 15, 1935 in Laurel Dale, WV, he was the son of the late Pearl Mae and Lake Vernon Weasenforth.

Mr. Weasenforth is survived by his nephews; Charles V. Weasenforth, Lawrence O. Weasenforth, Jr., and Wayne R. Weasenforth, niece; Mary Elaine Stone, sister-in-law; Mary Weasenforth, and numerous great nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents Mr. Weasenforth was preceded in death by a brother; Lawrence O. Weasenforth.

Mr. Weasenforth served in the U.S. Army for 3 years, he was a boat painter for Claytons Marina, he enjoyed reading and car racing.

The family received friends on Monday, August 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. with A Funeral Service held at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, Md., with Pastor Elizabeth Jackson officiating. A Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August 13, at 10 a.m. in the First Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ridge, Md.

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Jacob Franklin Behr, 77 Jacob “Jack” Franklin Behr, 77, of Mechanicsville, Md., died peacefully on August 10, at the St. Mary’s County Hospice House in Callaway, Md. Born on July 4, 1936 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Jacob John and Marie Julia Hillebrandt Behr. He was the loving husband of Sylvia Y. Behr, whom he married in St. Jerome’s Church in Baltimore, Md. on January 26, 1957. He is survived by his brother, Leo Behr and his wife Joann of Abingdon, Md., four sister in laws; Linda Sullivan, Patty O’Neill, Dorothy Simon, and Jeanne Szymborski, one brother in law; Joseph Van Kirk and 15 nieces and Nephews. Jack was born and raised in Baltimore, Md., and attended Patterson High School. He served with the Maryland National Guard from 1956 to 1964. Jack and Sylvia loved St. Mary’s County and spent almost every weekend here. In 1967, they purchased the property where they currently reside in Mechanicsville, Md., and continued to commute every weekend.

Jack worked in the clothing industry for I.C. Isaacs in Baltimore, Md., for 44 years.

He started as a clothing cutter and moved up into Management until his retirement in 1998. After retirement, they sold their home of 41 years in Dundalk, Md., and moved to St. Mary’s County, Md. Jack enjoyed crabbing, the lottery, movies, bingo, casino trips and his family.

The family received friends on Wednesday, August 14, in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md., from 9 to 10 a.m. A Funeral Service was held at 10 a.m., in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md. Pallbearers were; Michael Sullivan, John Gleissner, Jason Sullivan, Ronnie Behr, Lee Behr, and Brandon Behr. Honorary Pallbearer; Mike Melvin.

Agnes Lucille Butler, 90 Agnes Lucille Butler, daughter of the late Joseph Ignatius Butler, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Butler, was born on January 14, 1923 in Chaptico, Md. Lucille greeted our Lord in Heaven with a peaceful smile of joy Saturday, August 10, at the St. Mary’s Nursing Center. Lucille was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Md. and a faithful member of Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church. Lucille was educated in the public schools in St. Mary’s County and was employed for many years as a domestic worker for a number of families throughout St. Mary’s County. Lucille worked for many years at the old St. Mary’s Academy in Leonardtown, Md. caring for the students and religious order of nuns at the school. Lucille retired after many years of dedicated service. Lucille was a devout Catholic who daily recited the rosary and watched the shut-in mass on tv. Lucille loved to cook, plant flowers and vegeta-

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bles, hosting family Christmas dinners, and loved to dance in her younger days.

Lucille had many dedicated caregivers but her special caregivers were her granddaughter Audrey and great-grandchildren, Larry (LJ), Aurielle and Whittney which they affectionately called her “GRAM.” In addition to her parents, Lucille was preceded in death by her brothers, Merlin Butler, Joseph Ignatius (Sam) Butler, Jr., and one sister, Pearl Dyson. Lucille was also preceded in death by her beloved children, Joseph Lawrence (Joe-Boy) Butler, Raymond Ignatius Butler and Mary Elizabeth Dickens and granddaughter, Thelma Ann Reed. Lucille leaves to mourn her death, a loving and devoted son, James Douglas Butler (Elaine), special daughter, Rita Thomas, daughter-in-law, Rose Marie Butler, nieces Theresa Dyson and Agnes Queen and nephew Cornell Butler. Lucille is survived by her 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. The family received friends on Thursday, August 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., with prayers recited at 6 p.m., in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 16, at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church, Chaptico, Md., with Father Jerry Gamrot officiating.

Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Helen, Md. Pallbearers will be; James Bowman, Ralph Thomas, Michael Bowman, Austin Baker, Dewitt Swann, and Xavier Reed. Honorary Pallbearers; Wendell Butler, Duane Benn, Larry Moten, Jr., Joseph Butler, Arnell Bush, and Carl Bowman.

ficiating. Interment will be private.

The family received friends on Thursday, August 15, from 9 to 10 a.m., in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653-0339

Jase Michael Stroud, precious and beloved infant son of Heather Nicole (Alt) and Michael William Stroud of Valley Lee, Md., was born at St. Mary’s Hospital on August 11, at 3:55 a.m. He weighed 1lb. 8 oz. and was 12.5 inches long. Born prematurely, Jase went to his heavenly home at 4:30 a.m., after a few unforgettable hours in the arms of his loving parents. A beautiful, blessed, baby boy who touched so many lives in such a brief time.

We will always love and miss you.

Treasured grandson of Susan and Ed Alt of Valley Lee, Md., and Michael and Tina Stroud of Mechanicsville, Md. Cherished nephew of Justin and Ashley Alt, Tyler and Alison Alt, and Jennifer Stroud and Ron Elswick. Sweet cousin of Reagan Alt. Graveside services were held on Thursday, August 15, at St. George Catholic Church Cemetery, St. George’s Road, Valley Lee, Md. at 12 noon. A memorial mass will be held at a later date, to be announced.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Donald Gordon Wathen, 71

Moneta Jo Strickland, 32

Donald Gordon Wathen Sr. “Poppy” passed away August 11, 2013 at this residence, in the care of Hospice.

He was 71 years old.

Donald was the son of the late Arthur Mitchell Wathen and Mary Effie Lacey Wathen. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Mabel Marie Wathen. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Lawrence Wathen and Richard Wathen and his sister Marie Miller.

He is survived by his sisters Edith Roehs, Rachel Quade and Bea Rippy.

His delightful children Donald Wathen Jr (Wendy). Wendy Wathen (Isom) and Bernie Wathen (Amanda). His brilliant grandchildren Zachary Walker (Jessica), Cory Wathen, Jordan Wathen, Keegan Van Pattan, Kayleigh Wathen and his first wonderful great granddaughter Marlee Sue Walker.

Donald retired from the Architect of the Capitol October 30, 2004 after working there for 27 years. His interests consisted of playing and spoiling his dog companion Bubba. He liked gardening and watching birds. He also enjoyed watching Nascar and football with his family. However his greatest pleasure was being around his family and meeting his great granddaughter Marlee whom he adored.

A Funeral Service was held on Thursday, August 15, at 10 a.m., in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home chapel with Fr. Lawrence Young of-

Moneta Jo Strickland, 32 of Mechanicsville, Md., died August 9, in Mechanicsville, Md. Born December 21, 1980 in Washington, D.C., she is the daughter of Thelma J. Strickland of Mechanicsville, Md., and the late Reubin Strickland.

Moneta began travelling with her parents at the age of three, beginning with the Philippines and then to California. In 1992, she returned to St. Mary’s County attending Leonardtown Middle School, Leonardtown High School and Dr. James Forrest Technical Center. She is a 1998 graduate of Leonardtown High School.

Moneta graduated from Shenandoah University with a Degree in Biological Science in 2006. In 2008, she earned her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Walden University. In 2011, she graduated from Montgomery College School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She was currently employed by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital as a Registered Nurse in the Telemetry Unit. She was loved by all her co-workers and patients. She was also a consultant for Tastefully Simple. Moneta was a member of the St. Joseph’s Ladies of Sodality. Moneta was an avid runner, beginning when she was in elementary school. She has run several races, including in Baltimore and most recently a 10K in Washington, D.C., “The Biggest Loser”. She also enjoyed

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hiking and biking. She was a wine connoisseur. She and her fiancé enjoyed travelling to many vineyards, including New York, Georgia and Missouri. Her favorite vineyards were in Virginia.

Moneta is survived by her mother and siblings, James Todd Holt of Hollywood, Md.; Camisha Strickland of Bushwood, Md., and Joseph Strickland of Magnolia, MS; her aunts and uncles, Joan Jordan, Rose Water, Lawrence Jordan (Darlene ); James Gregory (Jacqualyn) Jordan, Michael (Christine) Jordan; her fiancé, Henson Rara of California, Md.; and a host of cousins, family and friends. She is preceded in death by her father.

Family received friends for Moneta’s Life Celebration on Thursday, August15, from 5 to 8 p.m., with prayers recited by Deacon Somerville at 7 p.m., at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend Keith Woods and Monsignor Mike Wilson on Friday, August 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morganza, Md. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery in Helen, Md. Serving as pallbearers will be Josh Trossbach, Phillip Barnes, Joseph Barnes, Jr., Preston Tyer Jr., Mark Fleming, Michael Jordan, Jr., Lawrence Jordan Jr., and Kendall Holt.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Joy Ann Milstead, 67 Joy Ann Milstead, age 67, of Prince Frederick, Md., passed away August 12, at her residence. She was born September 8, 1945 in Washington D.C. to John H. and Rothie E. (Parks) Weaver. Joy was raised in Palmer Park and graduated from Chamberlain Vocational High School class of 1964. She married Everett Roy “Jimmy” Milstead in Washington, D.C. on May 16, 1964. The couple then resided in Capitol Heights and relocated to Calvert County in 1976. Joy was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends hosting barbeques. She was often found in the garage watching Everett working on cars or sitting with him on the porch. She enjoyed horseback riding, old classic cowboy movies and chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream.

She was preceded in death by her husband Everett on May 24, 1993, a sister Elizabeth Jones and brother Fred Weaver.

Surviving are a son Everett Roy Milstead, Jr. and his wife Tania of Prince Frederick, Md.; daughter Bonny M. Milstead of Waldorf, Md.; three grandchildren Justine, Allison and Kacie Milstead of Prince Frederick, Md., and sisters Delores Johnson of Crystal City, Va., and Dorothy Pilkerton and her husband Tommy of Rocky Mount, N.C. Friends may call on Saturday, August 17, from 1 p.m., until a memorial service and celebration of Joy’s life at 2 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice.

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Sports

On Friday, August 16, MIR will host a Test & Tune. This event is open to all Streetcars, racecars, street bikes, drag bikes, and junior dragsters. This will be a full night of time runs, grudge racing, and testing with no gambler eliminations. The test & tune will be from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Admission is just $10 to watch or $20 to race.

On Saturday and Sunday, August 17 and 18, it’s the 4th annual 10K-2K Poker Bash and will feature $10,000 to win in Top ET & $2,000 in Mod ET each day on the 1/8 mile. This exciting event will also feature a $1,000 to win poker Contest each day with a free poker hand dealt to every racer each day.

For full details on the Poker Contest go to mirdrag.com and click on 2013 schedule and then on the event date. Our full Speed Unlimited ET series with Top, Mod, Motorcycle, Jr. Dragster and Test & Tune will be run on both days. MIR track points will be in effect both days. On Saturday gates will open at 10 a.m., time runs start at 11 a.m., Jr. eliminations will start at 1pm. Top, Mod and Motorcycle time trials start at 4 p.m. On Sunday gates open at 9 a.m., time trials will start at 10 a.m.

Eliminations will start at approximately 11:30 a.m. Spectator and crew are $15 per day.

Big Buck Bracket Racing at MIR this Weekend For full details and class rules check out the MIR web site at mirdrag.com or mirockracing.com.

For even more information call 301-884-RACE.

Blue Crabs Sign Major League Veteran Pitcher Tim Redding Southern Maryland Blue Crabs manager Patrick Osborn has announced the signing of former Major League veteran right-handed pitcher Tim Redding. The signing of Redding adds another experienced arm to the Blue Crabs pitching staff and will bolster their starting rotation down the final few weeks of the regular season. Redding has pitched eight seasons in the Major Leagues for five different clubs from 2001-2009 (Astros, Padres, Yankees, Nationals, and Mets).

Redding, 35, was drafted in the 1997 Major League Baseball Amateur draft in the 20th round by the Houston Astros. The Rochester, The Blue Crabs play 140 regular season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are “Major League ready” and in the last 15 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball. The Blue Crabs play at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, Maryland. The franchise just clinched its fifth consecutive playoff berth as they claimed the first half Liberty Division Crown on Monday, June 24. Please call 301-6389788 or visit www.somdbluecrabs.com for more information and to save your seat at the ballpark today!

New York native made his Major League debut on June 24th, 2001 for the Astros in which he threw 5 2/3 innings and struck out seven in a 7-5 victory versus the Cincinnati Reds.

The 5’11”, 230-pound righty spent five seasons in the big leagues with the Astros compiling a 21-29 record in 404 innings of work and 290 strikeouts. Redding had his best season with the Astros in 2003 when he went 10-14 with a 3.68 era and 116 strikeouts.

From 2004 to 2009 Redding went on to pitch for four other clubs. The best season of his career came in 2008 while pitching for the Washington Nationals. In 33 games, Redding set career-high marks in just about every statistical category; starts (33), innings pitched (182.0), strikeouts (120), and complete games (1).

After his last season in the Majors in 2009, Redding spent time in the Rockies, Yankees, Blue Jays, and Phillies minor league systems and went on to pitch for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2010. He last pitched for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in August of 2012.

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Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio

By Kimberly Alston Contributing Writer Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio celebrated its 25th anniversary in June of this year.

In June of 1989 Gracie’s made their debut in Mechanicsville Elementary School with about 50 students. As part of their 25th anniversary celebration, Gracie’s reenacted their first recital, complete with picture collages and posters from previous recital books on display.

Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio makes it a point to show that dancing is not just a one gender sport. “I treat my boys as boys, and they get a lot of attention at my dance studio,” owner and director Gracie Myles said, “I utilize and endorse the style of Gene Kelly, who was a very masculine dancer”.

The show troupe GG’s Show Troupe has performed in various events in the community, from Christmas on the Square, marking Santa’s arrival in Leonardtown, to Relay for life and the County Fair. In addition to that, Photos Courtesy of Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio

Tappin’ Soul to Sole the troupe competes in regional and national competition levels including Beyond the Stars National Competition and this year they attended the Ticket to Broadway’s National Finals Competition in Virginia Beach.

With their competitions, the GG’s Show Troupe has won various awards, such as the technique

award for the 12 and under category, a Perfect Platinum scoring for their performance of Gravity, choreographed by Justin Myles and the Tap Excellence Award for the same piece.

Gracie Myles has trained in the art of dance for the entirety of her life. She studied at the Broadway Dance Center in New York and while specializing in tap, has experience in all different genres of dance, including ballet, because, “I knew that ballet was the foundation of all dance,” she said.

Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio offers both recreational and competitive classes for dance. While her competitive teams do spend time in the stu-

dio, Myles feels that “family and other activities are important for the development of a child. They have plenty of time to dance professionally and go to college for dance, and not have to give up everything.”

“My philosophy is to offer dance lessons in a safe, fun environment and to promote and encourage a healthy life style,” Myles said, adding that “discipline and motivation [are] the keys to success in anything you pursue in life”.

Gracie’s also offers classes for students who are looking to pursue dance as a career whether for college or Broadway, however; Myles is adamant about safety. “I

refrain from risky choreography, and make sure the teachers know that everything must be G rated,” she said.

“Our instruction involves more than just teaching choreography,” Myles said, “it also compliments how one carries themselves, incorporates the golden rule and teaches etiquette and good sportsmanship.”

Registration for the fall term of Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio are August 19 and 22 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The studio enrollment is about 300 students per year and they hold 3 recitals per year. kimberlyalston@countytimes. net

To register or for questions email graciesgandg@aol.com or call 301-475-5265.

Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Studio is located at 44150 Airport View Drive in Hollywood.

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St. Mary’s Department of Aging Programs and Activities Seniors Discuss Diabetes Concerns On August 20, at 10:45 a.m., “Senior Matters” discussion group meets at the Northern Senior Activity Center and will provide insight into living with diabetes. Structured like a small study or focus group, participants explore issues and concerns related to aging in a small group setting which is facilitated by Elizabeth Holdsworth (LCSW-C). The group meets the first and third Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Please contact the Center for more information. 301-4754002 ext. 1001.

Weight Management Classes to start at Loffler Senior Activity Center Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital Health Connections will present a ten week class at the Loffler Senior Activity Center, Simple Steps to a Fit & Healthy You. This class will be held on Wednesdays, from 1-2 p.m., starting Aug. 21 and continuing until Oct. 23. Simple Steps is a management program featuring nutrition education, exercise guidance and behavior modification. This opportunity to get fit and healthy is being offered free of charge. For more information or to sign up, call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Tennis starting up at Loffler Senior Activity Center Curtis Dennis, a certified tennis instructor, will be coordinating a 50+ Doubles Tennis League at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays, September 3 - October 22 from 9-11 a.m. The league is open to all skill levels--no need to be an ace. The cost to play is a one-time payment of $10 per person to cover the cost of supplies. Participants must be 50 years of age or over. Fitness waiver required. Call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 for

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more information or to sign up.

7th Annual Photo Contest Entries are being accepted for the photo contest celebrating Living, Love and Laughter! Contact the Northern Senior Activity Center for a full description such as rules, categories, deadlines and awards. Contest is open to amateur photographers; entry deadline is Thursday, August 29.

Awards will be given in each category as well as a best overall award. The Best Overall will have the added distinction of being framed and displayed permanently on the ‘Wall of Fame’ at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Call 301-475-4002, ext.

1002 for more information.

50’s Sock Hop and Antique Car Show On Friday, August 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the fifth annual 50’s Sock Hop and Antique Car Show will be held at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Have a fun time bogeying around the dance floor with 1950’s Sock Hop music by our favorite DJ, Mean Gene. There is plenty of time to check out the numerous varieties of antique cars shown in the parking lot. An old fashioned drivein diner cheeseburger lunch with lettuce, tomato, onion and sweet pickles fixings, oven cooked fries, coleslaw, baked beans and soda pops will be served at noon. Purchase your ticket before noon on Thursday, August 22, at the Northern Senior Activity Center. The cost is an $8 suggested donation price which will cover your meal, dancing and taking in the Antique Car Show. Door prizes and lottery raffle too!

Senior Forum with the Board of County Commissioners On Friday, September 27, 2013, the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners will ad-

dress topics directly related to the senior community. The Senior Forum, sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services, Commission on Aging, will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, located at 44219 Airport Road in California, MD. To reserve a seat contact the Department of Aging and Human Services at 301-475-4200, extension 1050.

Take a Trip to Williamsburg, VA to see the Grand Illumination Get your Christmas season off to a high-spirited start by going on this three-day, two-night trip to Colonial Williamsburg to experience the sights and sounds (and smells!) of the glorious holiday season Dec. 7-9. The cost is $610.00 per person.

This trip is full of activities, including lunch in a colonial tavern, wine tasting, an evening at Christmas Town, a Busch Gardens Celebration, an opportunity to go to Sunday Mass or a visit to a local coffee shop, a Guided Tour of Colonial Williamsburg, free time to explore the town’s museums or go shopping in Merchant’s Square. On Sunday evening Colonial Williamsburg, kicks off the Grand Illumination, which includes fireworks, musical entertainment, dancing, caroling and dramatic presentations. The final day begins with a shopping trip to the Williamsburg Pottery which has recently been renovated. This tour includes deluxe motor coach transportation, two nights’ accommodations, baggage handling, two deluxe continental breakfasts, one lunch, two dinners, all admissions and guide services, taxes and tips.

NOTE: This trip includes activities which require considerable mobility, because the grounds in Williamsburg are often unpaved and there is lots of walking all three days of this trip. Call Joyce Raum, 301-737-5670, ext. 1656 to learn more.

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.

William E. Cosdon, Jr.

By Linda Reno Contributing Writer Today’s article is about history but not in the traditional sense.

On April 16, 1967 Helen Patricia Pilkerton, daughter of John Sothoron Pilkerton and Helen Elizabeth Dean, and just a few weeks shy of her 22nd birthday, attended a dance at Tall Timbers. Also there was William E. Cosden, Jr., a young soldier who had recently returned from Vietnam. Cosden approached several girls that night, offering to take them home. Helen made the unfortunate mistake of accepting and would pay the ultimate price. The next day her body was found. She had also been raped.

Cosden was arrested and went to trial. He was found “not guilty by reason

of insanity.” That should be the end of the story, right? It’s not. In 1973, after an apparent miraculous cure, Cosden was released by Maryland authorities. He made his way west to the state of Washington where he worked for his father who ran a truck stop. What better hunting ground for a predator?

On December 6, 1973 the body of Kathy Devine, age 14, was found in a campground not far from Cosden’s truck stop. Her throat had been slashed and she had been raped. Kathy had disappeared on November 25. Subsequent investigations would show that Cosden had what appeared to be bloodstains on his shirt early the next morning, November 26. Another witness said Cosden had bloodstains in his truck, but “that truck caught fire and burned just after midnight on November 26.” No arrest was made and her parents and others became convinced that Ted Bundy was the perpetrator. Bundy denied it.

A Journey Through Time The

In May 1974, 14-year-old Brenda Joy Baker of Maple Valley disappeared while trying to hitchhike from her home to Fort Lewis. Her body was found about a month later near Millersylvania State Park in south Thurston County, also not far from the Restover Truck Stop. Her throat also had been slit. Police said “It’s doubtful that Baker’s slaying could be conclusively tied to Cosden. Detectives lack physical evidence and didn’t recover any of the suspect’s DNA from her body. It had been in the woods too long.”

Then in late 1975, Cosden attacked another young woman and was sentenced to 48 years behind bars for firstdegree rape.

Cosden was sent to two different “pre-release” facilities in late 1989, but was returned to prison because of “disci-

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plinary problems.” He was up for parole in May 1999, but was denied because he wrote “some kind of rambling, pornographic discourse while he was in jail, indicating he may not be rehabilitated.”

In March 2002 Washington authorities revealed that DNA testing had identified Kathy Devine’s killer. “If Cosden is convicted, it will be the oldest open murder case in the state to have been solved by DNA fingerprinting.” Cosden admitted to having sex with Kathy but denied killing her. No trial appears to have been had—authorities pinning their hopes on his 48 year prison sentence for rape saying “He is not likely to go free again.” Really?

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Great Mills Swimming Pool to Close for Seasonal Maintenance

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Emt/Rescue Squad Volunteers Celebration

September 3 through September 15

With the fall season approaching the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks is set to transform the Great Mills Swimming Pool into an indoor facility. To accomplish this task the pool will close for seasonal maintenance on Tuesday, September 3 and remain closed through Sunday, September 15. The pool will reopen for normal hours of operation on Monday, September 16.

During this time, workers will install the pool’s air supported “bubble” structure. This will make the pool an indoor facility. Other maintenance and staff training will also occur while the pool is closed.

The Department of Recreation and Parks regrets any inconvenience the temporary closing of the pool may cause.

For more information, please visit the Great Mills Swimming Pool at 21100 Great Mills Road, in Great Mills or call (301) 866-6560. For information on activities and programs at the Great Mills Swimming Pool, visit our website at www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/aquatics.

The Leonardtown Lions in cooperation with the Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Lexington Park and Ridge Lions Clubs, provided Steamed Crabs for all the Emt/Rescue Squad Volunteers who attended the Celebration on August 10 at the Governmental Center.

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Cover Crop Program Establishes Criteria to Address Low Germination in Seed Stock

Bluestem Farm (Chestertown) Farm Manager Evan Miles Photo by Edwin Remsberg

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will allow farmers to plant small grain seed stock with a germination rate that is less than the 80 percent required by the Cover Crop Program as long as an adequate cover crop stand is established. Since weather conditions this spring have impacted seed quality, MDA is allowing farmers to continue to use farm grown seed for the Cover Crop Program as long as the crop achieves nutrient benefits for Maryland waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. “This program adjustment addresses economic impacts to the farm community and the possibility of a decline in cover crop acreage planted that could result from problems with seed quality and the availability of alternative seed sources,” said Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance.

MDA’s Cover Crop Program typically allows farmers to use seed they may have saved; however, all seed used is required to meet Maryland Seed Law and Regulatory Standards and have a minimum germination rate of 80 percent. In addition, certain planting methods

must be used to plant the seed to ensure a good stand.

The newly announced seed option would relax only the germination standard and the minimum seeding rate.

All other seed quality criteria must be met. MDA will require farmers to achieve specific stand coverage at the time of fall certification. Soil conservation districts, which administer the program for MDA, will be checking fields that are planted with substandard seed to assure stand establishment meets density requirements.

Farmers should consult with their local University of Maryland Extension (UME) staff for information on recommended seeding rates necessary to achieve the required stand.

Cover crops are cereal grains and winter annual brassicas (plants in the cabbage family) that are planted in the fall to take up nutrients that remain in the soil following the harvest of summer crops including corn, soybeans, sorghum, tobacco or vegetables. Barley, canola, rapeseed, kale, rye, ryegrass, forage radish, spring oats, triticale and wheat planted in the fall of 2013 are eligible.

Earlier this year, Governor Martin O’Malley announced that Maryland farmers planted over 415,000 acres of cover crops on their farms during the 20122013 planting season to control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff and protect water quality in streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. The 2012 cover crop exceeded Maryland’s 2013 Bay Milestone cleanup commitment by 17 percent. Collectively, the 415,000 acres of cover crops planted prevented an estimated 2.49 million pounds of nitrogen and 83,000 pounds of phosphorus from potentially impacting the Bay and its tributaries.

Maryland’s Cover Crop Program is administered

by MDA and the state’s 24 soil conservation districts through the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share (MACS) Program. It is funded by the 2010 Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund and the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund. Applicants must be in good standing with MACS to participate and must be in compliance with the Nutrient Management Program.

Pledge Today for Car Free Days – Free Registration is Now Open!

Pledge to go Car Free or Car-Lite on Expanded Car Free Days September 20, 21, and/or 22 Car Free Days in the Washington D.C. metropolitan region will be celebrated over a three-day period from Friday, September 20th through Sunday, September 22nd. Commuters, families, and individuals can pledge to go Car Free or share a ride and go Car-Lite for one, two, or all three days—participants who register their pledge at www.carfreemetrodc.org <http:// www.carfreemetrodc.org/> will be automatically entered in drawings for great prizes such as an iPad, annual Capital Bikeshare memberships, SmarTrip Cards loaded with fare, Flippin’ Pizza, and more.

Commuter Connections, a regional commuter transportation network coordinated by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, organizes the annual event. The three-day celebration allows participants to explore greener transportation available throughout the region and find the most efficient, affordable, and environmentally conscious way to get from one place to another. Reducing car use also helps lessen traffic congestion and improves air quality, while also saving your hard earned dollars at the gas pump, all by going car free

or car-lite.

“Car Free Days are for everyone,” said Nicholas Ramfos, Commuter Connections Director. “The event is about joining the metropolitan Washington region in taking action to support your community, along with citizens from around the world, to make a positive impact on traffic congestion and lead others to explore how to reduce their carbon footprint by using transportation alternatives,” said Ramfos.

Whether commuting to work or school, or heading to a ball game or a picnic, using cost-effective, green ways to get there qualifies for participation in Car Free Day. Even commuters who already use transit—and those who don’t own a car— can take the free pledge to go Car Free or Car Lite.

Information on travel options for commuters and travelers is available at the Commuter Connections website, www.mwcog.org/commuter2/. Site visitors can set up a free account and request a ride match, make carpooling plans, and learn about other transportation opportunities to decrease the number of single- occupant vehicles on the road and congestion around the Washington metropolitan region.

County Farm Bureau Selects Miss Farm Bureau and Awards Two Scholarships The St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau selected Miss Gabrielle Cory of Leonardtown, MD., as the 2013 Miss Farm Bureau at the annual picnic. Her sister, Bridgett Cory, was selected as the Farm Bureau Little Miss.

Farm bureau also awarded two scholarships to university-bound students at the picnic.

The awardees each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Floyd Raley Scholarship program toward their university education costs.

The scholarships were presented to Katherine Thompson (Chopticon) and Catherine Raley (St. Mary’s Ryken). Both recipients are dependents of farm bureau families.

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In Our Community Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner to Benefit County Museums The Friends of the St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums will present “Murder at the Class Reunion,” an interactive murder mystery dinner, on Friday, September 6, at Olde Breton Inn in Leonardtown. This madcap fundraiser will help support programs, projects, exhibits and matching grants for the museums and historic sites of the St. Mary’s County Museum Division.

“Murder at the Class Reunion” will be take place in the imaginary gymnasium of Hoboken High School (Olde Breton Inn) and follow Daphne DiMarco (played by Kim Cullins) during her 20-year class reunion. There will be old friends, old flames and new drama as the reunion culminates in murder! Guests willing to participate will be offered scripts and props and are encouraged to portray their characters with over-the-top performances.

These unrehearsed and spontaneous performances provide hilarious entertainment for all – and, the murderer could be YOU! Be sure to wear your Hoboken High school colors – green and white!

Doors will open at 6 p.m. for hors d’oeuvres and cocktails at the cash bar. At 7 p.m. an auction of very special treasures donated by local merchants and Friends members will be conducted by the lively and entertaining auctioneer, A. J. Bussler. In addition, a silent auction with art, jewelry, vacation getaways, services and other offerings, will go on throughout the evening. A delicious buffet dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. with the murder mystery performance to follow. Coffee, dessert and crime solving will conclude the evening of fun.

Reservations must be made and paid for in advance. The cost is $65 for Friends members and $70 for the general public. MasterCard, Visa and checks are accepted. Call the St. Clement’s Island Museum at 301-769-2222 for more information or to make your reservation. Seating is on a first come, first served basis but groups of eight may reserve a table in advance.

Olde Breton Inn is located at 21890 Society Hill Road, off of Bull Road, in the Breton Bay area of Leonardtown.

The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums is a non-profit organization. Its mission is to financially support the historical interpretation, education programs and special needs of the sites and museums, managed by the Museum Division of St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks. Membership information is available by calling 301-769-2222 or logging on to www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/museums and click on “Join the Friends.”

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Bob Schaller, Robin Guyther and Frank Taylor will lead classic rock band GeeZer into the last Downtown Tunes Concert this year on Saturday, August 24. The concert on the square in Leonardtown is free and runs from 6 to 9 pm.

Last Concert Of 2013 Downtown Tunes Series This Saturday Leonardtown’s Downtown Tunes Concert Series concludes another successful season this Saturday August 24, with area classic rock favorites GeeZer. GeeZer first performed in December of 2006. Since then there have been a few personnel changes while the band continues to rock along.

The Downtown Tunes lineup will feature Bobby Schaller on lead guitar, Frank Taylor and Robin Guyther on guitars and

vocals, Dennis Logan on vocals and keyboards, Chuck Bowling on drums and George Henderson on bass guitar.

The concert is on the Square in Leonardtown from 6 to 9 pm.

Admission is free, but concert-goers should bring something to sit on.

Rain date is Sunday, August 25.

For additional info, contact Robin Guyther at 301 904-4452.

1st Annual Southern Maryland Bike Fest The 1st Annual Southern Maryland Bike Fest took place on Saturday, August 10 at the St. Mary's County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit somdbikefest.com

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w e i v e R k o Bo “Souvenir Nation”

POOL PARTY for Special Needs Children Sponser by our Youth Group the “Young Bucks” at Elks Lodge 2092

by William L. Bird, Jr. c.2013, Princeton Architectural Press $24.95 / $29.95 Canada 176 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer OW contributor

You must have rocks in your head.

Surely, if not there, you’ll find them in the family room, the bathroom, and your child’s bedroom. Yes, your kids bring home rocks – along with driftwood, broken shells, a butterfly wing, and a cupful of pens with hotel names on the side, all keepsakes that somehow became important remembrances of summer fun.

To the average person, none of those things are worth a dime but to your family, they’re priceless. And in the new book “Souvenir Nation” by William L. Bird, Jr., you’ll see what odd treasures (real and imagined) reside in the Smithsonian Museum .

It seems horrifying today but the fact is that after George Washington died, there were no formal plans to preserve his estate. Visitors to the “crumbling” site “pried shards and fragments from Washington’s home” until 1852, when a distant nephew hired an entrepreneur to sell bits of it, including wood from the area around Washington’s tomb. Indeed, splinters of one of Washington ’s coffins (he had several) were also eventually parceled out.

Over the years, Americans collected bits and pieces of things they considered important and bequeathed them to various museums and government entities tasked with accepting those items. In 1835, funds from the estate of British natural philosopher James Smithson became available to

establish a museum here in the States.

Founded in 1850, it would be named the Smithsonian Institution.

The history of the Smithsonian itself is long, and includes argument, ego, and transferral of artifacts from one branch to another. In this book, author William Bird, Jr. devotes his attention to objects from the collection of the Division of Political History, National Museum of American history, Smithsonian Institution.

Some items are odd: a piece of ivy from Mount Vernon ; a napkin used by Napoleon; and locks of hair from presidents and “Persons of Distinction.” Others almost missed being saved: the table and chairs used at Appomattox , and a dress cuff stained with Abraham Lincoln’s blood. And then there are things that delight: pieces of Franklin Roosevelt’s birthday cake; a suffrage pin; an Eisenhower and Nixon campaign bucket, and Teddy Roosevelt’s can opener.

Start “Souvenir Nation” and you may be tempted to put it down. The beginning of this book is filled with a long history about a history museum; it’s dry and somewhat hard to follow because it’s not very linear.

Stick around, though.

Author William L. Bird, Jr. gives readers this information in order to understand the significance of the tidbits and ephemera in the second half of his book. Without that prior knowledge, many of the items almost seem like junk. With it, each item (complete with pictures!) is more intriguing than the last.

Adult Education Program Orientation St. Mary's County Public Schools Adult Education Program offers GED Test Preparation, Basic Skills Upgrade, Family Literacy and English as Second Language classes for adults. Classes are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings in Leonardtown, Lexington Park, and Mechanicsville. Classes begin Monday, September 9.

Orientation for the GED Test Preparation, Basic Skills Upgrade, and Family Literacy will be held on Friday, August 16 at CSM from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, August 20, and Wednesday, August 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Great Mills High School. ESL Orientation will be held on August 28 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lexington Park library. Registration is required prior to the orientations. For more information or to register, please call 301-4750213 ext. 28132.

This event is free to all Special Needs Children and their families. There will be swimming, pool games and the Elks Lodge 2092 is donating a pizza party and drinks.

Date: Saturday, August 31st, 2013 Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Location: Elks Lodge 2092 Address: 45779 Fire Department Lane Lexington Park, MD Please RSVP Patty Sparks at psparks428@aol.com if you would like to come by Aug 24th!

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Community Calendar August All Month Long • Creek Side Gallery Invaded by Wildlife Maryland Antiques Center, Leonardtown Wild life carvings by local artisans Warren and Maxine Brown will be on display at Creek Side Gallery through August 28. “Realistic” carvings of Baltimore orioles, ducks, moose, eagles and more by this husband and wife team of carvers showcase their talent in this increasingly popular medium. Creek Side Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on First Friday, August 2.

• Free Admission for Active Duty Military to Blue Star Museum Historic St. Mary’s City is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day 2013. The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty U.S. Military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps - and up to five family members.

Historic St. Mary’s City is a museum of living history and archaeology on the site of Maryland’s first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For more information about this program or the museum, contact the Visitor Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or info@stmaryscity.org • Furlough Fridays Historic St. Mary’s City, August and September Fridays Historic St. Mary’s City is offering half-off ($5) adult admissions to furloughed federal employees on Fridays through September with CAC. Historic St. Mary’s City is a museum of living history and archaeology on the site of Maryland’s first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For more information about this program or the museum, contact the Visitor Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, or info@stmaryscity.org.

• Auditions for CSM’s Fall Productions.

College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Center, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata,. 6 p.m.

CSM is holding auditions for fall productions of “Farndale Avenue Mur-

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der Mystery,” “What I Want to Say but Never Will,” “The Clumsy Custard Horror Show” and “Working.” Performances will take place between Sept. 19 and Nov. 16 at CSM campuses in La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick. Performers ages 10 and up should prepare a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song, bring the sheet music for the accompanist and dress to move. No ‘a cappella’ will be accepted.

For information, contact CSM Associate Professor and Coordinator for the Theatre/ Dance Keith Hight at HHight@csmd.edu or 301-934-7827.

Friday, August 16 • Free Friday at the Movie Night Lexington park library, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Free movie night for the community every friday in the month will be host

by Christ Jesus worship center. The soul surfer mover is faith-based it encouraging portrayal of family values of life, better understand the importance of having family support when life gets tough, be inspired to persevere in the face of adversity ,and be challenged to embrace god’s plans for your lives. At the end of the mover we will have an open conversation about the power of godly faith, hope and God’s love for you. It is free for you come out and join the love of your community • Leonardtown Business Association Meeting Leonardtown, 8:30 a.m.

All Leonardtown Businesses are invited to attend the monthly Leonardtown Business Association (LBA) meetings. For more information, and to join the LBA, please visit www.thelba.org or call Dan Norris at 240-538-5221 or email dan.norris0707@gmail.com.

• AMERICAN LEGION 206 MEMBERSHIP MEETING. American Legion Post 206, 7 p.m.

The regular monthly meeting of the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 members will be held. Got something to say? This is your chance. All members are encouraged to attend. (301)855-6466. www.ALPost206.org • NARFE Chapter 969 Luncheon Meeting Olde Brenton Inn, Leonardtown, 11:30 a.m.

The NARFE National Treasurer, Mr. Dick Theissen will speak to members of the

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), St. Mary’s Chapter 969, during their August Luncheon/Meeting. Reservations are required; if you have not already confirmed reservations, please contact Bev at 301-752-1131 by Tuesday, August 13. The Luncheon/Meeting includes a full course lunch prepared

by Bailey’s Catering Service. Not a member? Contact Judy Loflin for membership details 301-872-0064. See you there!

• Steak And Shrimp Night American Legion Post 221, 21690 Colton Point Rd (Rt. 242), Avenue,5 to 8 p.m.

American Legion Post 221 has a Steak and Shrimp Night on the third Friday of every month. This is an excellent opportunity to get out and meet people in the community. There are several menu items for the adults and kids to enjoy at a reasonable price alpost221.webs.com/steakshrimpmenu.html. You can call (301) 769-4569 for further information. You can also visit our website at http://www.alpost221.webs. com/.

Saturday, August 17 • The Knights of St. Jerome’s Annual Dinner St. Jerome Hall, rt. 235, Dameron, 1 p.m.

Dine-in or takeout orders. Entertainment for the entire family, come celebrate with us. Bingo and prizes, delicious home cooked meals and desserts, D.J. M/C and Disc. Scholarship Awards Presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. The Strange Behavior Band begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 301-872-4566 • GSMC CrabFest NRC Solomon’s Club, 4 p.m.

Grab your “Old Bay” and crab knockers and steer over to NRC Solomon’s Club to sunset for the annual GSMC CrabFest.

The Alumni Association Chapter will provide burgers, dogs, BBQ chicken, steamed corn on the cob, and all the steamed crabs you care to eat! You bring your favorite beverage and an appetizer, salad, side, or dessert to share. The cost is $32 for adults and children 13 and older; children 12 years and under eat free! The cost for GSMC members and all their guests is only $16 each.

Please make your reservation and pay on-line at the GSMC website www.navyalumni.org . Or you may make your reservations by contacting Rick Snyder (’75) at

CHILDREN'S DAY Saturday, August 17 • 11 a.m to 2 p.m.

St. Clement's Island Museum Colton's Point, MD

301-769-2222

Free t-shirts for first 100 kids!

Meet community heroes and partners!

Magic show with Reggie Rice, SuperMagicMan! Free water taxi for kids! (Adults $7) Games, music, food and more! Free event!

Museum Division of SMC Dept of Recreation and Parks St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners

Richard.L.Snyder@saic.com; or by phone at 301-862-6434 (work) / 240-298-2279 (cell).

• Yard Sale- PSA Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Social Hall, 7 a.m. to noon The Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is hosting their Annual Indoor Yard Sale. Tables are $10 with limited numbers available. To Rent your table or for more Information please email MeghanneT@yahoo.com • Sunrise Yoga at the Leonardtown Wharf Leonardtown Wharf, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Join Evolve Yoga and Wellness for Sunrise Yoga at the Wharf, third Saturdays of summer, June through August from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Please bring a yoga mat, bottle of water and a canned good to donate to a local charity. For more information call 301-862-1236.

• Gospel Stage Play Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Rd., California, 2 p.m.

Tickets purchased online at sinsofthefather.eventbrite.com • Harmony Grit Port of Leonardtown Winery, 5 to 8 p.m.

Port of Leonardtown Winery invites the public to Summer Song Saturdays every Saturday in August. Enjoy relaxing live music while you unwind with a cool glass of award winning wine. The cost is $5 for wine tasting up to 6 wines and a souvenir glass. For more information go to http:// portofleonardtownwinery.com/ • Top Vegan and Vegetarian Spots Waldorf, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Forever Eden Presents Food TV Network and Top Vegan & Vegetarian Spots DC, MD & VA Healthy Eats Tour. The tour will leave from Waldorf. The cost is $25 per person. Please register online at www. myForeverEden.com/eat.aspx or call 301863-7611. This event is open to everyone.

• Children’s Day to Offer Fun, Food, and Festivity 38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton’s Point, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Museum Division of St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks will hold its annual Children’s Day

THANK YOU SPONSORS! Arbonne International - Erin Harrington Chesapeake Custom Embroidery & Screen printing Combs Drury Reeves Insurance Community Bank of Tri-County Concepts and Connections Cullins Pool Water Delegate Johnny Wood St. Mary’s Macaroni Kid Nanny on Call of Southern Maryland Tidewater Dental Ultimate Therapy Your Journey Studios Starmaker Learning Center In Memory of Viola Gardner

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Community Calendar

To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email news@countytimes.net with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication. on Saturday, August 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event will take place at the St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point Museum staff and volunteers will provide kids with heritage games, face painting, crafts and free sno-cones. Guests can enjoy music and magic by Reggie Rice, known as the SuperMagicMan, throughout the event. The museum’s water taxi service to St. Clement’s Island will begin at 10 a.m., weather permitting. The fee for children will be waived the entire day for this special event. The fee for adults is $7 each. It’s a great opportunity to take your kids to see the replica of the Blackistone Lighthouse, now open for tours!

Representatives from the St. Mary’s County Library will offer story time and the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Health Connections will provide great heath tips for families. Free balloons will be provided by the ladies from The Delicados. The Seventh District Optimist Club will offer a boy’s and girl’s bike giveaway (need not be present to win), a kiddie tractor pull, and a special 50-cent per item lunch menu. Bring your camera for pictures with Filip the Frog, mascot of Community Bank of Tri-County.

Also, meet community heroes from the fire department, rescue squads and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.

Free t-shirts will be available for the first 100 kids courtesy of the following event sponsors: Chesapeake Custom Embroidery, Cullins Pool Water, Combs Drury Reeves Insurance Agency, Nanny On Call of Southern Maryland, Tidewater Dental Associates, Concepts & Connections, Macaroni Kid, Your Journey Photography Studio, Erin Harrigan Arbonne Representative, Ultimate Therapy, Community Bank of Tri-County, Delegate Johnny Wood and a private donor honoring the memory of former Museum Division Trustee, Viola Gardner.

For more information, please call 301769-2222 or log onto the Museum Division website at www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/ museums.

• Indoor Yard sale Trinity Lutheran Church, 46707 Shangri La Drive, Lexington Park, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tables are still available! For more information, contact Rose 301-752-2034.

Sunday, August 18 • BMX RACING 26600 Buds Creek Rd., Mechanicsville, 1 p.m.

Sunday is race day at the Chaptico Park BMX race track. SOMD BMX is a non-profit organization offering a family atmosphere and great BMX racing. Practice and registration is from 1-2 pm and racing starts at 2:00pm. Spectating is free. Race fee is $10. To race you must be registered with USABMX ( USABMX forms available at track or online at: www.somdbmx.com ) rules and regulations for racing are listed on the website. Concession stand is generally open during track hours. If you have ever thought about hitting the track or if you just want to watch some good racing, come check it out!!Racing is open to all ages from 2yrs old and up.

Visit our Web-site for more information – www.somdbmx.com

Monday, August 19 • CSM Corporate Center Breakfast Tech Talk CSM Leonardtown Campus, Building C, 8 to 10 a.m.

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Register now for CSM Corporate Center’s Breakfast Tech Talks, which provide the latest information on current technology and business trends, and are facilitated by subject matter experts. The cost is $5 per person.

ITIL in a Nutshell (Register by August 5) Contact Karen O’Connor at 240-725-5479 or koconnor@csmd.edu for registration information.

• Dyslexia Support Network Meeting Patuxent Presbyterian Church, 2341 Kingston Creek Road, California, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Parents and caregivers of students with dyslexia, both homeschooled and public schooled, join together to share information and resources about dyslexia. Dyslexia affects 1 in 5 people and often dyslexic students do not learn to read and write the same way as their peers and struggle at home and school. The Dyslexia Support Network of Southern Maryland supports parents and teachers. All are welcomed!

Tuesday, August 20 • Patuxent River Job Fair Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall, 46900 S. Shangri-La Drive, Lexington Park, 3 to 7 p.m.

Recruiters and HR Managers are invited to register for the Patuxent River Job. To register, call 434-263-5102, or 540-226-1473, or email Janet.Giles@ JobZoneOnline.com. For a registration form, go to http://gallery.mailchimp. com /0990c1f bb840ccb617 b5992e6/ files/PAX_RIVER__AUG_DEC_2013_ REGISTRATION.1.pdf

• AMERICAN LEGION 206 AUXILIARY MEETING American Legion Post 206, 7 p.m.

All members are encouraged to attend for a very important review of the upcoming year’s budget and rules. For information call President Clarisse Choux at(443)964-5461. www.ALPost206.org • American Express OPEN for Government Contracts: Summit for Success Grand Hyatt Washington,1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Register today for the American Express OPEN for Government Contracts: Summit for Success workshop. The Federal Government awards over $90 billion in contracts annually to small business owners. This day-long event—featuring one-on-one meetings for buyers/sellers, workshop breakout sessions, expert speakers and networking opportunities—is designed to help get small business owners on the path to securing these contracts and boost profits. Register now at www.vipgovtcontracting.com. Connect with Federal, State and Local Government officials as well as large Prime Contractors seeking to contract with small businesses. VIP Contract Connections’ goal is to help small businesses build long-lasting, lucrative business relationships.

For more information, email ContractConnections@govbizsolutions.com.

Space is limited and offered on a firstcome, first served basis. Registration for the Contract Connections One-on-One Meetings will be closed once maximum capacity is reached. All others who register after maximum capacity has been reached will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted if space becomes available.

Wednesday, August 21 • Economic Development Specialist Ralph Buchanan Addresses One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW Suites 1117S and 1114S, 1 to 3 p.m.

Enhance your business by learning about estimating, purchasing, and product management. Participants must commit to attending all three classes during the July session or August session. The August session begins on Wednesday, August 21. To register, go to www.dslbd.dc.gov and click “Training Events”.

• Technology Meet Up Opportunity Lexington Park, 6 p.m.

The Southern Maryland Innovation & Tech (SMIT) Meet Up convenes for the first time in Lexington Park’s fastest growing Tech Hub, where technologists are 3.5 times more concentrated than in the rest of the nation (Leithart, 2013). This is your chance to interact with innovators, showcase promising ventures, and learn principles and methods to accelerate market success. SMIT brings together entrepreneurs, inventors, developers, researchers, mentors, investors and the broader entrepreneurial community on the third Wednesday of every month. SMIT’s kick off Meet Up will focus on Unmanned Systems and related technologies. Come ready to share and learn from your peers through company showcase-style presentations. Companies will present for 10 minutes followed by 5 minutes of Q & A. Happy Hour to follow at the Tides Restaurant. So join us and get SMITten during the kick off Meet Up event planned in Lexington Park. Space is limited and registration is required using the link below.

Southern Maryland Innovation and Tech (SMIT) Kickoff: www.meetup.com/ Southern-Maryland-Innovation-and-Tech.

SAVE the Third Wednesday of every month. This is a free event.

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY Running the 1st & 3rd Week of Each Month

To Advertise in the Church Services Directory, Call The County Times at 301-373-4125

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Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8 Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm 301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org

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

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

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

CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Cecelia Church

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Launching to the Finals

By Kimberly Alston Contributing Writer Southern Maryland Bicycle Motocross Inc., (SOMD BMX) is set to host the Maryland State Qualifying Race event, featuring over 300 riders, on Sunday, August 25. The event is open to all racers from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania hoping to move on to the Maryland State Finals Race in Severn.

SOMD BMX was founded by Lisa Bradford in 1998 after the BMX track at Bud’s Creek, in Mechanicsville, closed down. SOMD BMX opened in 2005 after construction was finished and since then, between 75 and 120 riders at any given time refer to it as their go-to track.

SOMD BMX hosts single, double and triple point races throughout the year, including the Redline Gold Cup Qualifier, which is held every other year. There are also various scholarship races for graduating high school students that are registered with USA BMX which are open to anyone who wants to race. They host a Race for Life double point race which raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, once a year as well.

During these races, challengers compete within their classes for standings, which are determined by how often the racer races as well as how they place at the end of races. The better they place, the more points they get which translates into their classification of standings in state and national competitions.

Racers also compete at different levels based on their experience. According to Bradford, starting out as a novice, or beginner, racers earn achievements based on their wins. After nine or more wins, they advance to the rank of intermediate and with thirty or more wins; they can hold the title of expert.

Riders at SOMD BMX vary in age between 1 and about 64 but the track is open to anyone that wants to join. The track is open Thursdays and Sundays during the summer and just Sundays the rest of the year.

Because many BMX riders race to qualify for different positions and plate numbers, they frequently travel to different races around the country, comparing point races, attempting to rise in rank. “It’s been great for tourism, Bradford said.

To join SOMD BMX there is a way to register with USA BMX online as well as on-site registration.

President Holly Borror offers a free one-day race for new racers to try out the sport and see if they’re interested in it on Sunday’s at noon. After that, there are memberships ranging in time- one day, thirty day and annual.

SOMD BMX is a nonprofit volunteer based on community support and assistance. The facility is used with a land lease courtesy of Recs and Parks at 26600 Buds Creek Rd., Mechanicsville, in St. Mary’s County.

Photos courtesy of somdbmx.com

kimblerlyalston@countytimes.net

SOMD BMX is located in the heart of Chaptico Park. For more information, visit www.somdbmx.com, www.usabmx.com, or call 240-466-1090.

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• Terry Wilson – Bartender Bucket’s Sports Bar (12010 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) 7 to 10 p.m • Justin Myles Experience Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell)

Friday, August 16 • Furlough Fridays Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Ln Hollywood) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Bar Bingo Bucket’s Sports Bar (12010 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) 7 to 9 p.m.

• Deathtrap Three Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park) 8 p.m.

• Bar Dogs Ruddy Duck (168110 Piney Point Rd, Piney Point) - 8 to 11 p.m.

• Moonshine Society Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell)

• John Luskey Morris Point Restaurant (38869 Morris Point Road Abell,) – 6 to 10 p.m.

Sunday, August 18 • Deathtrap Three Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park) 3:30 p.m.

• 15 Strings Chief’s - Your Neighborhood Bar (44584 Tall Timbers Rd., Tall Timbers) – 4 to 7 p.m.

Monday, August 19 • Karaoke with Lori Wyatt Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd, Hollywood) – 9 p.m.

• Bucket Special and Patuxent Athletics Fundraiser Bucket’s Sports Bar (12010 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) 5 to 9 p.m.

• Trivia Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) – 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 17

Tuesday, August 20

• David Gordon Spinnakers (16244 Millers Wharf Rd, Ridge)

• Open Mic Night, Fat Tire Tuesday and Bucket Special Bucket’s Sports Bar (12010 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) – 7 to 11 p.m.

• Summer Song Saturdays, Featuring Harmony Grit Port of Leonardtown Winery (23190 Newtowne Neck Rd., Leonardtown) 5 to 8 p.m.

• Dylan Galvin Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell)

• Eastern Bayside Blues and Wine Festival Eastern Yacht Club (2330 Seneca Rd., Baltimore) 1 to 11 p.m.

• Wheel of Fortune Drinks Bucket’s Sports Bar (12010 Rousby Hall Rd., Lusby) – 5 to 9 p.m.

• Deathtrap Three Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park) 8 p.m.

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• R&R Train Brass Rail Sports Bar (Great Mills) – 9 p.m.

• Latin Rhythms Port of Leonardtown Winery (423190 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

• Three Amigos Dennis Point Marina ( 46555 Dennis Point Way, Drayden) - 7 to 10 p.m.

• Latin Rhythms Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!

To submit art or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail news@countytimes.net. Please submit calendar listings by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

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Email your ad to: sales@countytimes.net or Call: 301-373-4125 or Fax: 301-373-4128. Liner Ads (No artwork or special type) Charged by the line with the 4 line minimum. Display Ads (Ads with artwork, logos, or special type) Charged by the inch with the 2 inch minimum. All private party ads must be paid before ad is run.

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Real Estate Rentals Rambler for Rent in Mechanicsville: Freshly painted clean home, country kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors. Non smoking home, no pets, no section 8 please. Please call Janette at (301) 884-3853. Rent: $1,250.

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The Calvert Gazette will not be held responsible for any ads omitted for any reason. The Calvert Gazette reserves the right to edit or reject any classified ad not meeting the standards of The Calvert Gazette. It is your responsiblity to check the ad on its first publication and call us if a mistake is found. We will correct your ad only if notified after the first day of the first publication ran.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for St. Mary’s County, Maryland and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within the Town of Leonardtown and the unincorporated areas of St. Mary’s County. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for various communities within St. Mary’s County. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/ bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

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By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer Sometimes I can’t believe how much St. Mary’s County has grown just in the time since 1979 when I arrived, fresh-faced and full of excitement for college. Clinton, only 70 miles from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, seemed like such a huge city compared to Lexington Park or Leonardtown. Maybe it was because Clinton seemed to seamlessly run into the next town, and the next town, all the way to the D.C. line. It was nothing for us to run into D.C. to shop at the Sears’s store, or J.C. Penney on Alabama Avenue. All my hiking club gear for high school came from that Sears store.

The amazing thing is that I still have most of it, and it was well used in my few years in the hiking club, and later when my sons were in Scouting. When I was in a play in school and needed clothes from a decade earlier (the ‘60’s), we went into the city where my Mother had found a thrift shop near the old Morton’s Department Store. Do you remember their commercials? How about the Jhoon Rhee commercials (The Tae Kwon Do master) with his kids uttering the famous local words, “Nobody bothers me. Nobody bothers me either.”?

From what I have heard over the years, St. Mary’s County, and Charles and Calvert County residents also ran into Washington D.C. in those mid-century years to shop, except it was more of an event. One woman told me that they would plan for a week to shop at the stores downtown the week before school started. Each child of the large family of eleven had to make a list of what clothes and items they felt they must have at the beginning of the week, and by that Friday, they were supposed to have it narrowed down to one new dress or suit and one new school item each. She laughed when she remembered how they would “rumble” in their old 1940’s car all the way into the city; at that time the smaller children sitting on their older sibling’s laps. And she said, remarkably there was no fighting between the kids. Yes there may have been a pinch or seat shuffling, but nothing loud.

Waldorf was considered the “Vegas” of the East in the ‘50’s and early 60’s and wasn’t known for all the stores and shopping centers of today. When we went to Waldorf in the ‘60s it was more for my Mother to play the slot machines early on, and to eat at The Waldorf Restaurant for their 24 hour breakfast. We shopped for groceries and most clothes in Marlow Heights, until Clinton finally got a grocery store larger than Kimble’s gas station and grocery store. Nicks of Clinton probably moved in in the early 70’s – luckily less than 1000 feet from our house located next to Joe’s El Rancho.

Mechanicsville, where we live, is even today a relatively rural town with few shops. I still feel amazement when I travel down to California and can really sense how St. Mary’s County has grown. You can find everything you need now in this county; those days of running into the city a distant memory to many. And we are beginning to get some of that seamless bustling town into the next town feeling all the way to the base. I really hope that we can keep those beautiful stretches of rural farms and green space as long as possible – the charm of St. Mary’s.

To each new day’s adventure, Shelby Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me on facebook: Shelby Oppermann

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The Most Powerful AntiInflammatory Designed By Nature

By Debra Meszaros CSN www.MXSportsNutrition.com Could the standard treatment for muscle pain and inflammation be replaced by a natural compound found in nature?

Non-steroidial, anti-inflammatory drugs have huge side effects, weakening numerous systems of the body; but there are natural compounds like anthocyanins, found in cherries, that compare to the activity of ibuprofen and naproxen (Advil and Aleve).

The anti-oxidant power of Tart Cherries is greater than red wine or dark chocolate and their anti-inflammatory benefits can be utilized to control muscle pain and inflammation, even after intense exercise. Research has also noted the benefit of accelerated recovery following strenuous exercise with the use of these natural compounds. Even inflammation caused by osteoarthritis seems to be decreased in the most recent studies performed. Tart cherries appear to be a natural, safe method of helping the body control other types of inflammatory conditions like gout, which are normally controlled with drugs like allopurinol and probenecid.

The utilization of Tart Cherries goes beyond helping the obvious forms of inflammation, and can be a very potent tool for various forms of dangerous, chronic low level, cellular inflammation associated with obesity.

Scientists performing recent human studies show that Tart Cherry Juice actually lowered triglyceride and cholesterol levels, which now suggests that Tart Cherries also have cardiovascular benefits.

The intense power of anthocyanins and phenolic acids found in Tart Cherries contribute to mechanisms in the body involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis (cell death of pre-cancerous cells), so this synergy may promote protection against the growth of mutated cells.

Basically, between all of the powerful compounds found in Tart Cherries, they are now characterized as a helpful option for many degenerative diseases.

Are all Cherries the same?

No. There are basically two types of cherries available, sweet and tart. They are not the same. The cherries usually found in the supermarket are sweet cherries and although they are still a good food, they are not Tart Cherries. Tart Cherries (Prunus cerasus L.) contain higher amounts of beneficial compounds and are the cherries used in all of the studies and research. Fortunately, pure Tart Cherry concentrate can be found in most health food stores and is well worth sorting after. Some companies have also encapsulated Tart Cherry Extract into capsules, but as a supporter of whole foods, I gravitate towards the use of Tart Cherry concentrate.

Don’t be surprised if you do not see any claims on the Tart Cherry products you purchase, as since 2005, the FDA has taken steps to suppress the scientific studies conducted about Tart Cherries, forcing suppliers to remove any posts on websites about any scientific studies and warned them not to make any claims on their product. ©2013 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.com. All rights reserved; no duplication without permission. DISCLAIMER: When you read through the diet and lifestyle information, you must know that everything within it is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician or other health care professional. I am making no attempt to prescribe any medical treatment.

You should not use the information here for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. The products and the claims made about specific products have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. You should consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem. Confirm the safety of any supplements with your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist (healthcare professional). Some information given is solely an opinion, thought and or conclusion based on experiences, trials, tests, assessments or other available sources of information. I do not make any guarantees or promises with regard to results. I may discuss substances that have not been subject to double blind clinical studies or FDA approval or regulation. You assume the responsibility for the decision to take any natural remedy. You and only you are responsible if you choose to do anything with the information you have read. You do so at your own risk. I encourage you to make your own health decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

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First-Class Ways to Save Energy and Money

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Send your old fridge packing!

Let us recycle your old, working refrigerator or freezer and we’ll give you a $50 reward.

Recycle an old, working room air conditioner at the same time and get a $25 bonus. We’ll haul them away at no cost to you.

Schedule a pickup at SMECORecycleMyOldFridge.com or 866-261-5970.

Upgrade your lighting and appliances.

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rebates up to $2.25 per bulb on

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CFLs and up to $5 on LEDs at

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Visit SMECO.coop/save for details on appliance rebates and lighting discounts.

These programs support the EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act.

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