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to Ebola and does not develop symptoms within 21 days they will not become sick with the virus. Compared to the enterovirus, which has sickened about 600 children in 43 states including Maryland, Ebola is much harder to contract since it cannot infect others through respiration, Brewster said. Brewster said another pressing worry with public health was the prevalence of teen tobacco use that is higher on average than the rest of the state. According to the state’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 2013, 21 percent of high school students had tried tobacco for the first time in a 12-month period compared to 17.9 percent for the rest of Maryland. More than seven percent of the same high school students from St. Mary’s County surveyed reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes during their lifetime to date; just five percent of students in Maryland reported the same. The state’s tobacco usage figures also show that teens who use tobacco are three times more likely to drink alcohol, five times more likely to smoke marijuana and nine times more likely to abuse prescription medication. “Tobacco use lowers the threshold for addiction to other substances,” Brewster said. “If we can cut down on tobacco use maybe we can cut down the addiction rates to these other substances.”
Dr. Meena Brewster, county health officer, told the Board of County Commissioners that a strong health care infrastructure locally and across the state meant the government was ready to handle the Ebola virus if there were a local outbreak. “Because of that we are well prepared and equipped to respond,” Brewster said. Much of her public health presentation to the commissioners focused on virbrio bacteria infection and youth tobacco use but Commissioner Dan Morris posed the question about the spread of the Ebola virus, which in West Africa has claimed half of all of its victims. Ebola has already been discovered in Texas from a man who had traveled to Liberia. That patient has since died. “The outbreak concern with Ebola is huge because of the numbers of fatalities,” Brewster said. “We’re prepared to respond to that [an outbreak] in Maryland.” Ebola is contracted through contact with bodily fluids from a symptomatic infected person, according to information distributed to county employees from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The disease cannot be transmitted unless the patient carrying it is showing symptoms according to the CDC; if a person is exposed
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During their weekly business meeting, the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held a proclamation ceremony, which designated October Domestic Violence Awareness month in the county. Commissioner Cindy Jones presided over the ceremony which featured members of the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Family Violence Coordinating Council and Walden Sierra. During her remarks Commissioner Jones (1st District) remarked on the impact domestic violence has on women. “A woman is beaten every 9 seconds and women miss over 8,000,000 days of work annually due to domestic violence injuries and issues. The impact of domestic violence is wide ranging, directly affecting individuals and society as a whole, here in this community, throughout the United States and the world,” said Commissioner Jones. A second ceremony was held to pay special recognition to the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office. Commissioner Dan Morris (2nd District) read the proclamation which touted the efforts of the State’s Attorney. “State’s Attorney Richard Fritz was the first to establish a specialized division singularly devoted to fighting domestic violence. In this division has a dedicated experienced domestic violence prosecutor, a highly trained victim/witness coordinator and a specialized investigator,” said Commissioner Morris.
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STUDENTS: Rick Fritz fully funds Project Graduation, keeping our high school seniors safe and alcohol-free as they celebrate on graduation night
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County Welcome Signs to Glow Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness For the month of October, St. Mary’s County’s welcome signs will again be bathed in pink light in the fight against breast cancer. The event is part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s statewide pink lighting project. The three welcome signs are located along MD 234 (Budds Creek Road), MD 5 in Charlotte Hall (both at the Charles County line) and on MD 4 just south of the Thomas Johnson Bridge. All three welcome signs will remain lit in pink each night through Oct. 31. Komen Maryland reports: • Maryland has the sixth highest breast cancer rate in the nation • An estimated 4,570 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in Maryland in 2014 and 820 women are expected to die from the disease • There are more than 3 million Breast Cancer Survivors in the United States • 75% of Komen Maryland’s net proceeds remain within the state to fund local research, screening, treatment and support service programs throughout Maryland. The remaining 25% goes directly to national peer reviewed research • In 2014, Komen Maryland has provided over one million dollars to 14 local research, screening, treatment and support service programs throughout Maryland. An additional $520,000 has gone directly to support national peer reviewed research through Komen Headquarters. For more information about Susan G. Komen Maryland go to www.komenmd.org. St. Mary’s County Government Press Release
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County paid tribute to Our Lady of the Wayside Church of Chaptico during a proclamation ceremony. The occasion is one of a number of celebrations marking the church’s 100th anniversary. The church, formally known as the Jesuit Mission of Chaptico, first opened its doors on Oct. 6, 1914. The church was later re-dedicated on May 24, 1938 on the same site. During the ceremony Commissioner President Jack Russell made special note of the church’s architectural significance. “Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church of Chaptico is one of the first Catholic churches designed by
architect Philip Frohman, a national figure in American architecture,” said Commissioner Russell. Donald Cardinal Wuerl plans to recognize Our Lady of the Wayside Church of Chaptico’s centennial by celebrating a special mass on Oct. 25. The proclamation also made mention of the church’s plans to celebrate the special anniversary, noting it will hold a 100th anniversary gala dinner on Nov. 1. St. Mary’s County Government Press Release
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Fall Festival of Fun By Emily Charles Contributing Writer Many people love art and the members of the Craft Guild Shop are no exceptions. According to Joyce Owen, a long time Guild member, the shop has been open for about 37 years, though it has only resided in its location at 26005 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown for eight years. Currently, 18 people make up Craft Guild Shop’s co-op, she said. Because of this, everything from woodwork to stained glass lines the shop walls. Some artists even display their works of art exclusively at Craft Guild Shop, like George McWilliams. Craft Guild Shop is the only store in Southern Maryland where customers can purchase McWilliam’s variety of maritime paintings, Owen said. Craft Guild Shop is always looking to welcome new customers, and if you haven’t seen their vast array of art, the upcoming Craft Guild Fall Harvest Festival, to be held at Leonardtown Park, behind the Port of Leonardtown Winery, is a great place to begin! Starting Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11 a.m., the event will include a series of crafters not limited to those in the Guild, Owen stated. In addition, it will be filled with family fun! This year’s harvest festival “includes scarecrow making… there will be pumpkin painting for the kids. There will be barrel infused cigars there, I know that’s something that the Winery had contacted someone about. Chef Dan from Morris Point Restaurant will be there with food for everyone,” Owen said. Baked goods will also be featured and a tour of the Winery may also be taken, according to Guild member Sandy Web. The event is free of admission, and attendees can enjoy the sound of live music. “It’s free admission, free parking, it’s very accessible,” Owen said, “There will be two bands playing. The OM Band will be playing from 1 to 4 p.m. and Groove Span will be performing from 4 to 7 p.m.” A good turn out is expected. “The Winery is always busy on Saturdays, they always have a full parking lot, they’re always full on Saturdays. With what they have and with what we draw, we should have a pretty good sized turn out. We did a show there in May and it was very well received. It was just us, just the members of the Guild, and we did very well,” Owen stated. Owen has been planning these events for thirty years, she said, and compared the upcoming festival to Leonardtown Square’s Fall Follies. “The Fall Follies that used to be in Leonardtown, on the Square, this is kind of taking the place of that,” she said. “This is the first we’ve ever done something this big. What they’ve done in town,
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for Follies, it’s never been this elaborate,” added Web. This festival, said Owen, is the kick-off to the holiday shopping season. “This time is a little different because we are incorporating the scarecrow making event for kids. Usually it’s just people coming out to get an idea for what they planned or would like to purchase for Christmas gifts, that’s a big thing. It’s, more or less, kicking off the shopping season. If someone sees something that they like or that they’d like in a different color than what they see available, that’s the time and place for it, because most of us do special orders for customers.” This two-day event, which has been in the making since January, according to Owen, will run Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. If this weekend you find yourself in need of a family event including “plenty of food and plenty of wine,” Owen said, check out the Craft Guild Fall Harvest Festival! For more information about Craft Guild Shop or the Craft Guild Fall Harvest Festival, call 301-997-1644 or visit www. craftguildshop.com. news@countytimes.net
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Matthew Beard was found guilty of rape earlier this year in Circuit Court after a jury heard evidence that he took advantage of a woman who was too drunk to resist him; he admitted his actions during his Oct. 3 allocution and even apologized to the victim. Though he called his own crimes “despicable” and took full responsibility despite his lifelong struggle with drug abuse Judge Michael J. Stamm sentenced him to two decades in state prison. “You’ve had a horrible life,” said Stamm of Beard’s growing up in a home where drug abuse was common. “But it’s in the past. “You’ve had 20 plus years in the drug culture. Drugs have controlled your life and frankly destroyed your life.” The incident occurred last year in the parking lot of a Lexington Park restaurant where the victim claimed she was drunk and Beard used her condition to take advantage of her. Beard’s attorney at trial claimed the sex was consensual and the victim was making the accusation because she had been spurned and taken for a large sum of money. The two met for drinks at the ABC Lounge in Hickory Hills the night of the rape and the victim testified at the July trial the two had met earlier that spring on an on-line dating site and he was known to her at that time as Matthew Bishop. They eventually had a sexu-
al relationship but it did not go beyond perhaps one encounter. “He wasn’t interested in pursuing it further,” the victim said of Beard. The night of the rape she said she tried to push Beard off of her but was unable to because she was so inebriated, she had testified. Assistant State’s Attorney Julie White said Beard had often attempted to couch his behavior in a difficult upbringing. “He uses his childhood to justify his bad choices,” White said during the sentencing hearing. “He uses women to get what he wants.” Beard’s family members testified that he was actually a kind and gentle person, but whose personality was marred by drug use. “You don’t know my brother… he is an amazing man,” said Lisa Ziegler. “This is an injured man.” In his lengthy allocution Beard said he realized that by taking advantage of the victim that night he violated his duties as a man. “I had an obligation to protect her and I didn’t,” Beard said. “The way I treated her was despicable. “I in no way blame anybody but myself.” As part of his sentence Beard must register as a lifetime sex offender and must serve at least half of his sentence due to his committing a crime of violence. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Bank Robber Seeks Another New Trial
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Seven years ago Antonio Warrant Gantt robbed the same bank on Shangri La Drive in Lexington Park twice, the second time terrorizing the bank staff there by spraying them with gasoline from a sports drink bottle and threatening to set them on fire. The second time Gantt was captured by local police as he was fleeing to Calvert County and he was eventually tried twice for the same crime and sentenced to life in prison. Now he is seeking a third trial, arguing that his defense counsel at the time did not object to the prosecution’s striking of a potential juror from the list from his second 2011 trial for armed bank robbery. Gantt expressed initial dissatisfaction with the jury at the trial three years ago, claiming State’s Attorney Richard Fritz struck the female juror because she was black. “I don’t think Mr. Fritz should have [struck] an African American female because there was no reason for [him] to do that. This is basically unfair.” Fritz said his choice to strike the juror had no racial impetus behind it. Judge Karen Abrams said the county’s population did not allow for a large percentage of African Americans to sit on juries. “But I’ve never known any prejudice in that regard and I certainly wouldn’t tolerate it if I thought there was,” Abrams said according to
the Gantt’s latest complaint. Throughout his trials Gantt exhibited often bizarre, belligerent and disruptive behavior, even at one point threatening to kill his defense counsel. The state’s Court of Special Appeals ruled on one of Gantt’s motions for appeal in April of last year, basically stating that Gantt’s continual complaints are designed to stymie the legal system rather than address any substantive issues with his convictions. “The iron-clad nature of the state’s case against him also helps to put the contentions in realistic perspective,” the court’s ruling stated. The court did find that Gantt’s first trial erred in that he was allowed to dismiss his counsel without being told that he faced the prospect of a life sentence without the prospect of parole; this led to his first conviction in 2009 being overturned and a new trial. The special appeals court ruled that Gantt’s convictions should stand but that he should be resentenced. “This is an open-and-shut case for a crime that occurred six years ago,” the court’s ruling stated. “Instead of being tried by the criminal justice system for his substantive criminal behavior in robbing a bank, the appellant has put the criminal justice system on trial for its procedural handling of his persistently disruptive behavior. “It is time for closure.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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School System Moving Money From Advanced Testing By Guy Leonard Staff Writer At Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting board member Cathy Allen expressed concern over $110,000 being moved from advanced placement testing to help pay for software maintenance. Students pay for the opportunity to take the advanced placement test after taking the course during the school year in the hopes of gaining college credit; in times past the school system picked up the tab for the test. Allen said she was concerned because the school system’s policy was to reimburse students for taking the test if they scored at least a three on a five-point scale. Taking money from the system’s advanced placement testing fund could endanger their ability to pay students back, she said. Interim Schools Superintendent
Scott Smith said the school system should still have enough funding left to reimburse students taking the test successfully even though “more children than ever are taking the AP courses and sitting for the tests.” The information regarding the change of monies was listed in the school system’s general fund budget transfers up through September. The reports also show that the system is over budget with regards to funding of students who are sent outside the county, many of them for special needs requirements. According to the latest figures that category is $207,236 over budget for that particular instructional cost. Allen said in a later interview that there was enough money in salaries for positions that have been left unfilled to fund the transfers of students. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Talk of Forensic Audit for School Board Persists
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The latest financial audit for the St. Mary’s County Board of Education gave the system a passing grade on the veracity of all its financial transactions but the subject of having a forensic audit of the school system’s books still came up during the board’s Tuesday meeting. The calls for a forensic audit started several weeks ago when County Commissioner Todd Morgan, a Republican, said he supported the idea because of continued questions surrounding the school board’s spending practices. Morgan has criticized the school system’s penchant for spending money on numerous programs instead of funding teacher salary increases and earlier this year castigated them publicly for a $6.2 million deficit from overspending on health care costs. School Board Chairman Salvatore Raspa noted the lengthy audit process the school system goes through throughout the year and seemed to dismiss the need for a forensic audit. “The system continues to be audited on a regular basis,” Raspa said. “We’re going into a time when funding for education is probably not going to be what it should.” “Hopefully looking to the future more funding will be available.” The audit did note the decrease in the school system’s financial standing by $4.8 million due to the deficit and the near depletion of its unassigned fund balance to just $480,726. School Board Member Marilyn Crosby expressed concern that the school system retain tighter controls over its spending lest they run out of money to fund its many pathway programs for students. Interim Superintendent Scott Smith said such an action would be a last resort even in tight budget times. “I shudder at the thought of taking away from a child,” Smith said. The audit showed that the entire operating budget for the school system totaled $205.1 million between local, state and federal government funding sources. Smith said he understood that any auditing process was an arduous one, but if anyone had serious doubts or questions about the school system’s financial status or practices then a forensic audit was not out of the question. “Whatever needs to be done… we will certainly enter into,” Smith said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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I’m not only writing this letter as a taxpayer but as a father; a father that will be sending his only daughter to a public school, in hopes of a stellar education. However, with all the hurdles that the Board of Education is currently facing, their fixation on “leaked personal information” baffles me and concerns me. The following motion that was voted upon by the Board on August 27, 2014: That the Board of Education investigate whether there was an unlawful disclosure of confidential, personnel information of a St. Mary's County Public School employee, and hire an independent counsel to conduct the investigation and make a report to the Board of Education. The motion specifically asks if there was an unlawful disclosure of confidential, personnel information of a St. Mary's County Public School employee. Nowhere within the motion does it state that the investigator determine “who” and “how”, so what’s taking so long? From the news articles, the issue is the document that Brad Clements wrote to Sal Raspa, which outlined transition plans, salaries and compensations for the Interim Superintendent position. This conclusion was derived from your previous article published July 10th, where actual excerpts from the document were printed in your article. First off, the information is not confidential. Mr. Clement’s salary is available from the state. His demands cannot be considered personal information because they are not fact. But let’s say in some alternative universe, someone deems that all that information is personal. But can it be deemed
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Board of Education confidential. It could be if it were in a personnel file or part of an employment negotiation. But it was in neither, it was in a document written by Brad Clements and given to Sal Raspa. But isn’t Dr. Raspa the Chairman of the BOE, so it should be confidential. No, Sal Raspa, individually cannot represent the Board of Education, unless sanctioned to do so with a vote from the Board. The following is from the BOE website, under policy BBAB, BOARD MEMBERS AUTHORITY. *“ Members of the Board of Education have authority only when acting as a Board legally in session. The Board will not be bound in any way by any action or statement on the part of any individual Board Member except when such statement or action is in pursuance of specific instruction from the Board.”* Dr. Raspa did not have the authority to discuss conditions of employment with a candidate for the position of Interim Superintendent. So technically, this information was volunteered by Mr. Clements to Dr. Raspa, not the BOE*.* OK, let’s go back for a minute to that wacky alternative universe and Mr. Clements intent was that the document be given to the Board of Education, and have Dr. Raspa deliver it. Wouldn’t that make the letter official? It might have, if the chairman of the BOE followed his own policies, but he did not. If the document was directed to the BOE, then that document should have been presented to the Board during an of-
ficial handoff of information, as outlined in Policy BH, School Board Communications. Instead that document was given to each Board Member individually and not in a meeting. *“All communications received by the system which are addressed to the Board will be copied and distributed to all Board Members either in a weekly Board update or as part of* *the agenda materials for the next meeting, or at the beginning of the meeting.”* Even Kathy Allen is quoted in your article, pertaining to Dr. Raspa’s handling of the document, “It’s premature to hand out information before the board meets to discuss our options. “ Not only premature but a violation of policy. The way this document was handled, it never became official or confidential and is essentially a piece of paper that was written from one citizen to another, who then passed it out to other citizens. If it did acquire the umbrella of confidentiality, then the only one that leaked it was Dr. Raspa. Hiring an independent counsel at $300.00 an hour to investigate whether there was an unlawful disclosure of confidential, personnel information of a St. Mary's County Public School employee occurred is laughable. Instead of hiring an investigator, maybe the Board needs to hire someone to teach them what their own policies are and how to follow them. Bart Bach California, Md.
The “FOX” Is Guarding St. Mary’s Schools “Henhouse” St. Mary’s County spent $93 million dollars of their total $192 million budget on our schools. State and Federal funding added approximately $20 million more to ST. Mary’s County schools, yet our school board always moans “It isn’t enough”. If school spending per student was the primary criteria for good education – Washington DC would have the best schools in the country. Sadly, they are near the worst. Citizens of St. Mary’s don’t realize the county commissioners have ZERO control how the school board spends the money. We have a school board that backed the now departed Superintendent with many new programs, large and bloated staffs and failed to get money to the teachers and students where there are real needs, paying the now departed Superintendent $262,000 base salary, 78 days paid leave, 10 days paid vacation and 32 days sick leave, plus a huge automobile allowance and bloated staff. His real compensation with perks exceeded $400,000 which is truly asinine. Our current school board gave those big perks! The chief culprit for out of control spending, no accountability to our citizens and little or no transparency is the retiring school board president, Sal Raspa. He is a true liberal who “knows it all” and loves to spend taxpayers hard earned dollars. He is cut out of the same mold as President Obama and Governor O’Mally (BIG DEFICIT spenders). Now Mr. Raspa wants to turn his seat over to his hand-
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It was refreshing and encouraging to read both of Guy Leonard's articles about some of the school system's finances and the compensation of our new interim superintendent of schools, Scott Smith, in your September 25th edition. The financial mess the Board of Education and the former superintendent created is shameful and the $422,000 windfall that will be going to West Virginia is upsetting but with a lot of hard work and wise decision making by the new players the damage inflicted can be turned around. It's too bad the newcomers will be required to clean up the mess created by others. The openness in which Mr. Smith's compensation package was addressed is a vast departure from the past. His new salary is modest to say the least and I am sure the taxpayers will appreciate his conservative approach to his new position and I am equally certain that the taxpayers will gladly compensate Mr. Smith commensurate with his performance. He claimed at the onset that he would be transparent and he has proven that within the first week of his tenure, including posting his contract on the web site. I understand he has also effectively dealt with several thorny and lingering issues he inherited from the former superintendent, whose name I can't seem to remember. He will have more cleaning up to do but his initial assertiveness is impressive. I sincerely wish him well and if his first week on the job is an indicator of what will follow I have little doubt he will be a shoe-in for the permanent position and that his honest, sincere and refreshing approach will soon convert the critics and permeate the entire school system creating a positive work and learning environment for the employees and the students to flourish, grow and reach new heights under his tutorage. I expect the voters will clean up of the School Board starting next month. David A. Ryan Hollywood, Md.
picked candidate, John Alonzo Gaskin. He is a big “union organizer” and NAACP activist. Barrack Obama would love his credentials as he loves “community organizers”. Mr. Gaskin thinks the current school board is doing a good job so obviously $6-8 million dollar over runs on the budget is “no big deal” to him. Now is the time for the citizens of ST. Mary’s County to send a message to the new school board “We have had enough”! Knock Invitation For Bids off the “feel good” programs and bloated staffs. Commissioners of Leonardtown Send more money directly to the teachers and Uniforms students in the classroom. Reduce the large number of people making over $100,000 salaries The Town of Leonardtown is currently seeking bids from interested who never see a classroom. firms for a three-year term beginning December 1, 2014 for uniform rentals for four employees. Rita Weaver is an energetic, talented, ex-milInterested bidders may obtain a bid package from the Town Office, itary highly educated hard charger who wants to Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or by calling see controlled spending, more accountability and 301-475-9791. Sealed bids, addressed to the Town Administrator and marked total openness to the public on school board poli“Sealed bid for Uniforms” will be received at the office of the Commissioners cies and spending. She will serve the citizens of of Leonardtown, 41660 Courthouse Drive, POB 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650, St. Mary’s County and make them proud. until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 31, 2014, at which time the bids will be We need a “Watch Dogs” not “LAP DOGS” publicly opened and read. who rubberstamp too many worthless programs The Commissioners of Leonardtown reserve the right to reject any and and frivolous spending. all bids and proposals, and to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the Town. Donald Beck 10/9/2014 St. Mary’s City
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Mr. Samuel R. (Sal) Pistachio, of Mechanicsville, I had the opportunity to read your letter to the editor in the Oct. 2 edition of The County Times, and I, of course, accepted your challenge. You describe society, in specific St. Mary's County, linked together like a chain. Well, unfortunately, the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. I have found it is those who are elected to be our leaders that become the weak link. They fail to remember where they came from or the people that go them there. The self-serving agendas takeover and special interest groups takeover. They get so lost in the “government”; they forget the people they represent until the next election year. Through my experiences as a Sergeant in the United States Army, with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq, I absolutely know what it means to be a part of a team, to have the responsibility of protecting the lives of the soldiers I was charged with, and to absolutely never forget where I came from or how I got to where I was. I know what it means personally to put myself in direct harms way for a larger cause. I have evidence of this, a Purple Heart for gun-shot wounds, and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device for heroic actions while under direct enemy fire. I challenge the people to read the United States Army NCO Creed. A brief excerpt is below: “All Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my Soldiers, and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my Soldiers and never leave them uninformed.” Just replace the word “soldiers“ with “people". This is the level of commitment of leadership I know and also where I operate. I can say that I am up to the challenge and dedication it will take properly to lead the people of St. Mary's County. I believe I am worthy of representing the people of St Mary’s County. I have no personal agenda, or buckets of water to carry for the “good ‘ole boys”. I have served my country, state, and now I want to serve the people of St Mary’s County. One thing you can definitely expect from me is Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Self-less Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage (LDRSHIP: Army Core Values). Again I reiterate, when the people vote and choose a leader, the people’s voice should be what resonates through that single voice of’ the elected official. If elected, I will have the ability to speak for the watermen, farmers, teachers, educators, law enforcement, fire and rescue, waitresses, chefs, businessmen, military personnel and every other person who resides in our county, but I will speak and represent them honorably. These groups comprise the very lifeblood of St. Mary's County. I can guarantee the people will receive equal and fair representation, regardless of where they live in the county. Many politicians overlook what makes St. Mary’s County such a great place to live, work and play. That is the very people and their diversity that make up our county: From the waterman in Ridge to the 7th, to those who serve in the military at Pax NAS and Webster Field, to those who serve in our community from teachers, nurses, doctor, police and corrections officers to those who serve our community in a volunteer status in the local churches, community organizations and the fire departments and rescue squad, and the families that support them. We are a community of people serving together and working together. All backgrounds and lifestyles are working toward keeping St. Mary's County to continue to be a great place to live, work and play. I say this to the people of St Mary's County do not elect a self-serving weak link, remember this is your county, and you want that anchor to be as strong as possible. John E O’Connor County Commissioner Candidate, District 3 Mechanicsville, Md.
Bob Schaller is a nice man with a long resume. He is well connected, a good campaigner, a Community Organizer, and an articulate highly educated college professor with a Liberal Ideology. So was OBAMA. Schaller claims to be a "conservative". A conservative with a Liberal Ideology is an enigma, maybe an illusion. Several Unions endorsed Schaller. Unions do not endorse the conservative. Unions always endorse the Liberal. Schaller claimed in his campaign literature to be a "Proud Catholic Democrat", which doesn't have a good ring to it. All of the proud Democrats I know want more government spending and higher taxes. But, Democrat or Republican, ALL proud politicians are scary, so beware. Also, in 2012 Schaller resigned for impropriety from his position as St. Mary's County Department Head for Economic and Community Development rather than be fired, according to media sources. This is a BAD OMEN. Schaller may have a long resume with academic skills, but Mike Hewitt, the Catholic Republican candidate, has the practical skills necessary to be a good Coun-
ty Commissioner. Hewitt is a successful small businessman and commonsense fiscal conservative with a conservative Ideology. As a small businessman, Hewitt knows what it is to set priorities to meet budgets and take risks in the market place to earn a pay check not guaranteed. Mike Hewitt served on the first elected School Board in St. Mary's Co. He was there when the School Board did a good job, something that is now lacking with mismanagement, big cost overruns, and the departing Superintendent walking with big bucks and the teachers get no raise. Mike Hewitt will require Transparency and Accountability, putting students and teachers first(fair pay). Hewitt is the better choice for all teachers, parents, and tax payers including Catholics, Protestants, Conservative Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Joe Wible Sr. Leonardtown
Change the Status Quo in Annapolis Daniel Slade, attorney in Leonardtown, Maryland has thrown his hat into the political arena by running for State Delegate, District 29A for the Maryland House of Delegates. At a recent debate sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce, Daniel Slade spoke in great generalities about supporting jobs, and supporting youth; however, I felt there was no depth or breadth of knowledge exhibited. In my opinion, Daniel Slade displays no actual awareness of the impact and importance of the Patuxent River Base and no ability to eloquently discuss any of the issues put before him (i.e., job creation, spending control, taxes, etc.). I invite you to the next open forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters, to be held at the Lexington Park Library, October 28th, 5:30 P.M. Attend and listen to his opponent Matt Morgan
and you’ll quickly surmise that Matt is a highly qualified candidate and one who is willing to change the “politics as usually” mentality. Matt Morgan has the background, the leadership experience, the business acumen and the knowledge to work hard issues and create positive outcomes. Please use your right to vote and change the status quo in Annapolis. We already know and understand how disconnected and inefficient our Washington, DC political machine is. Our community needs leadership, we need a business savvy manager that can control spending, help reduce our tax burden and promote job growth; Matt Morgan is far more qualified to take up that battle in Annapolis. Scott J. Belanger California, Md.
March of Dimes, Bikers for Babies On behalf of the March of Dimes, I’d like to express my deepest gratitude to the people of Southern Maryland who joined together to support the health of all babies. On beautiful, sunny October 5, more than 400 bikers, residents and volunteers joined together and raised more than $45,000 for Bikers for Babies, to benefit all babies— those born healthy as well as those who need help to survive and thrive. Premature birth touches half a million babies and their families every year including nearly 9,000 in Maryland. In an average week in Maryland 12 babies die before celebrating their first birthday. Babies born too soon are more likely to die or have disabilities. Annually, more than 120,000 babies nationwide are born with serious birth defects that can mean a lifetime of disability. Babies born healthy need champions to ensure they have access to newborn screening and preventive health care. The March of Dimes is there for all babies and is extremely appreciative of its volunteers, sponsors, vendors and donors who assist in supporting its mission. Thank you to our sponsors and leadership is provided by: University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, Riders Insurance, All-American Harley-Davidson, Beacon Printing, Maryland International Raceway, Waldorf Ford and Dodge and Waldorf Lions Club.
Thank you to our vendors: Tastefully Simple, Mary Kay, Origami Owl, Calvert Healthcare, Scentsy, Thirty One, PM Clothing, Kona Ice, Silpada, Perfectly Posh, TuVous, Hancock Farms and Chocolate Rider. Thank you to the committee members and volunteers: Jason Miller and the staff and Maryland International Raceway, Alan Richey and the Christian Motorcycle Association, the Waldorf Lions Club members, Stephanie East, Bunny Laroque, Francis Miller, Jimmy Buckles, Kelly and Emily Fleming, Stacey Martin, Fred Ehler, Dana Montfort, the Zeolla and Reynolds family, the Wicked Killa Ink, the 301 Derby Dames, Franklin Square Band, and VenDetta. And of course a big thank you to our ride escorts who made the ride safe: Volunteer Fire Departments from Accokeek, Bel Alton, Hughesville, LaPlata, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Waldorf, Charles County Rescue Squad, Waldorf EMS, Charles County Sheriff’s Office and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Again, thank you for joining the March of Dimes to help give every baby a healthy start in life. Wayne Magoon Chair, Bikers for Babies March of Dimes, Maryland
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer State Senator Roy Dyson says he knows he faces perhaps the toughest reelection campaign of his career in GOP candidate Steve Waugh, but he honestly does not see much difference between the two of them on the issues. As a conservative Democrat, Dyson has stood in opposition to tax increases as well as many social issues like gun control, same-sex marriage and tuition for children of undocumented immigrants, but in an increasingly left-leaning legislature he finds it more difficult to legislate. Still he finds ways to help constituents, often times by acting as a fixer in dealing with state agencies. That includes helping small businesses. “The one thing we try to do is get government off their back,” Dyson said, adding that virtually everything they do now is advocating for people by getting on the telephone with state agencies. “We do that all the time.” One of his major concerns now, he says, is a perceived push to stop all wild harvesting of oysters in the local waterways and convert the industry to aquaculture. There is nothing official being proffered, he said, but he believes the push is out there. “What that means is there would be
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Shore and Western Maryland, are more and more dissatisfied with the policies from a Democrat-controlled legislature. “They’re getting tired of what the people with a “D” after their names are doing,” Eberly said. “They’re saying that now their only choice is to send people to Annapolis who have an “R” after their name.” While Dyson may suffer from the changing situation in St. Mary’s County, Republicans also know that if they can secure more seats in the senate, to the ideal number of 19, then they can actively filibuster legislation they oppose without the support of Democrats, Eberly said. This election cycle may not bring them to that number, Eberly said, but 15 or 16 GOP senators was possible, making them more formidable and much closer to their goal. With 19 seats, perhaps from the next election cycle four years from now, the GOP “instantly have a seat at the table,” Eberly said. “If that happens the Republicans are in a position to actually negotiate, which is a position they’ve never been in before,” Eberly said. “I think it will be a tough reelection for Dyson.” Dyson said despite the challenges he faces, he won’t change his stance. “I’ve not changed my conservative views,” Dyson said. “I’m not going to change my vote, but I’ve still got good relationships with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Local High School Football Week 5 Review
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The Leonardtown Raiders football team lost Thursday’s home conference game against North Point by a score of 43-7. The St. Mary’s Ryken football team won Friday’s away non-conference game against Edgewood by a score of 41-14. The Great Mills Hornets football team lost Thursday’s away conference game against La Plata by a score of 28-7. The Chopticon Braves football team won Thursday’s home conference game against Huntingtown by a score of 28-20.
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Geesaman Collects Potomac First in Street Stock Finale
By Doug Watson Contributing Writer
Glen Burnie Md.'s Bruce Kane scored the biggest win of his career in last Saturday nights 30-lap Limited Late Model headliner at Potomac Speedway during the running of the 23rd annual Southern Maryland Nationals. The win for Kane, worth a cool $1722 pay day, was his third career Potomac Limited Late Model feature win and his first career Nationals triumph. Jimmy Jesmer Jr. and Derrick Quade made up the front row for the start of the event with Quade surging into the race lead as the field raced off turn-two. Quade's lead would last for seven-laps before Jesmer slid into the race lead on lap-eight and would lead the next seven-circuits before Billy Tucker became the third different leader as he took over on lap-fifteen with Bruce Kane in tow. A caution on lap-twenty two set the stage for another dramatic Potomac finish. As the field went back green Tucker's car quit coming off the fourth turn with Kane pouncing on the opportunity as he became the fourth, and final, leader on lap twenty-three. Kane would go on to lead the remaining eight laps, however, he would have to withstand a furious laterace rush from former Potomac track champion Paul Cursey to preserve the win. "I'd like to dedicate this win to my brother." An emotional Kane stated during his post-race interview. "He passed away on June 10th and we wanted to get a win before the season ended and I'm glad we could get it done here this weekend, this win is for him." Tire choice played a key role in Kane;s winning drive. "We kind of expected the track would take rubber, so before the feature we bounced some idea's around on what to use, and I think we made the right choice because this car was just about perfect tonight." Jesmer settled for third, Scott Adams took fourth with Brian Wright completing the top-five. Heats for the 19-cars entered went to Scott Adams and Derrick Quade. Lebanon Pa.'s Jasen Geesaman, in his first-ever Potomac start, took top honors in the 35-lap Street Stock feature. Geesaman's win, worth a solid $2000, made him the the 19th different winner in the event's 23-year history and only the second driver from the Keystone state to win the event. Chris Derr lead the first five laps before defending Na-
tionals champion Mike Franklin took over on lap-six. Franklin would lead the next seven circuits until Derr found the bottom of the speedway and overhauled Frankiln to become the new leader. Franklin would re-take the lead for two laps until Geesaman arrived on lap-25 to take the race lead for good. Chris Derr got by Franklin on lap-33 and kept Geesaman in his sights over the remainder of the event, but would settle for runner-up honors. "I can't believe we're standing here right now!!" A Jubilant Geesaman stated in Potomac's victory lane. "I really didn't think we had a car that could win here this weekend and for our team mate Chris (Derr) to finish second, I couldn't be more proud." Franklin settled for third, Scotty Nelson took fourth with Barry Williams Sr. rounding out the top-five. Heats for the 32 cars on hand went Geesaman, Derr and Franklin with Dale Reamy winning the consolation. Greg Morgan etched his name in the Potomac record book with his first career Potomac feature win in the 25-lap Hobby Stock main. Morgan, who lined-up sixth for the start, snared the race lead from Ed Pope Jr. on lap-8 and would survive five caution periods to score the break-through win over Korey Downs. 2014 champion Jonathan Raley came home third, Pope held tough for fourth with Jerry Deason completing the top-five Heats for the 23 car field went to Pope and Raley. In his first-ever visit to Potomac speedway, 2014 Hagerstown speedway Hobby Stock champion, Gary Proctor was victorious in both 25-lap Strictly Stock features for his career 1st and 2nd at the speedway. In the twin U-Car features, Mark Pollard scored his first win of the season in race number one with David Rhodes scoring his second of 2014 in the nightcap.
Limited Late Model feature finish 1. Bruce Kane 2. Paul Cursey 3. Jimmy Jesmer Jr. 4. Scott Adams 5. Brian Wright 6. Derrick Quade 7. Brandon Long 8. Billy Hubbard 9. Rich Marks 10. Kurt Zimmerman 11. Billy Farmer 12. James Sparks 13. Billy Tucker 14. Marty Hanbury 15. David Williams 16. Ryan Hackett 17. Barry Lear Sr. 18. Brian Lederhouse 19. Jonathan DeHaven Street Stock feature finish 1. Jasen Geesaman 2. Chris Derr 3. Mike Franklin 4.
Scotty Nelson 5. Barry Williams Sr. 6. Walt Homberg 7. Terry Staton 8. Jimmy Combs 9.Earl Brooks 10. Mike Grady Jr. 11. Dale Reamy 12. Rick Stouffer 13. Dickie Tharp 14. Chuck Bowie 15. Lloyd Deans 16. Keith Koontz 17. Michael Friedman 18. Kyle Nelson 19. Troy Kassiris 20. Boyd Brode 21. Craig Tankersley 22. Jerry Jenkins Jr. 23. Mike Raleigh 24. Mike Latham (DNS) Hobby Stock feature finish 1. Greg Morgan 2. Korey Downs 3. Jonathan Raley 4. Ed Pope Jr. 5. Jerry Deason 6. Tommy Wagner Jr. 7. John Burch 8. Bobby Miexsall 9. Matt Stewart 10. CJ Pannuty 11. Lee Brooks 12. Kevin Sprague 13. Ray Reed 14. Ryan Clement 15. Travis LaRoque 16. Steve Windsor 17. Billy Crouse 18. Buddy Dunagan 19. Jamie Sutphin 20. Tommy Randall 21. Kenny Sutphin 22. JT Bowie 23. Jordan Pilkerton Strictly Stock Feature (1) 1. Gary Proctor 2. Kevin Mays 3. Nabil Guffey 4. Greg Mattingly 5. Johnny Hardesty 6. Dylan Rutherford 7. JJ Silvious 8. Ray Bucci 9. Drew Payne 10. Jimmy Suite 11. Matt Heisch 12. Shawn Smith 13. John Hardesty 14. Carl Adkins 15. Ed Pope Sr Strictly Stock feature (2) 1. Gary Proctor 2. Kevin Mays 3. Ed Pope Sr. 4. John Hardesty 5. JJ Silvious 6. Matt Heisch 7. Deuce Wright 8. Ray Bucci 9. Carl Adkins 10. Jimmy Suite 11. Greg Mattingly 12. Johnny Hardesty 13. Nabil Guffey 14. Drew Payne 15. Dylan Rutherford U-Car feature (1) 1. Mark Pollard 2. Mikey Latham 3. David Rhodes 4. Kevin Oates 5. Larry Lamb 6. Megan Mann 7. Sam Raley 8. Savannah Windsor 9. Jeremy Pilkerton 10. Erica Bailey U-Car feature (2) 1. David Rhodes 2. Kevin Oates 3. Larry Lamb 4. Mark Pollard 5. Megan Mann 6. Sam Raley 7. Savannah Windsor 8. Mikey Latham 9. Erica Bailey 10. Jeremy Pilkerton
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The annual Health Fair will offer a variety of activities, health screenings and exhibits aimed at promoting a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit; an overall feeling of well being--for all ages.
Health Fair The Way To Wellness Friday, October 24, 2014 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center 44219 Airport Road, California, MD 20619 RITA B’S CATERING Lunch & Snacks Available For Purchase
Like the Facebook page for a chance to win prizes, and find out the latest information related to the Health Fair! www.facebook.com/ WaytoWellnessSt.Marys
SHREDDER TRUCK from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Uniformed personnel will safely place your sensitive documents in their state of the art mobile shredding truck. You can witness the destruction and they will provide a certificate of destruction for your records. No need to remove paper clips, binder clips or staples.
HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE: • Skin Cancer Screening • Hearing Screening
• Depression Screening
• Balance & Falls Screening
• Body Mass Index Screening
EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION COLLECTION • Vision Screening
PROVIDED BY THE ST. MARY’S COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE • Flu Inoculations All non-prescription over the counter medications, prescription medications, in addition to pills, liquids, ointments and lotions, will be accepted.
FREE SEMINARS
• Identification Theft & Telemarketing Fraud • Understanding Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) • Living with Diabetes: Prevention, Awareness, Signs & Symptoms
(Medicare card holders should bring their cards; a $20 payment, by cash or check is required from those not eligible for Medicare.)
…. Over 80 vendors, other free screenings, health checks and tons of giveaways!!!!
For more information call 301.475.4200, ext. 1050 or visit the Department of Aging & Human Services website at stmarysmd.com/aging Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: Francis Jack Russell, President; Lawrence D. Jarboe; Cynthia L. Jones; Todd B. Morgan; Daniel L. Morris and the Department of Aging & Human Services.
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Obituaries David Allen Tippett, 71 David Allen Tippet, 71, of Leonardtown, Md. passed away on Sept. 25, in Annapolis, Md. He was born on Sept. 5, 1943 in Leonardtown, Md. to the late Beezie and Dennis Tippett, Sr. David is survived by his daughter Cheryl Tippett, grandchildren; Amber Tippett, and Michael Tippett, and great grandson Michael Smith, all of NC. Dave is also survived by his brothers Richard Tippett of Leonardtown, Md.; Jack Tippett of Hollywood, Md., and sister Gay Fowler of Avenue, Md. and many extended family and friends. He is predeceased by his daughter Debbie Tippett. In his early years Dave worked as a waterman and in construction. His later years were spent working at the Hotel Charles. Dave was an active member of AA and proudly celebrated his 40th Anniversary in April. He enjoyed watching sports especially car races and the Washington Nationals. Dave loved music and was an excellent dobro guitar player. It was a real pleasure listening to him play. Dave will be missed and remembered by many people. The family received friends on Monday, Sept. 29 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and prayers were recited at 7 p.m. in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Catholic Church Avenue, Md. with Father Charles Cortinovis officiating. Interment was private. Pallbearers; Billy Bowles, Jamie
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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to news@countytimes.net after noon on Tuesdays may run in the following week’s edition. Fowler, Daryl Pilkerton, Joey Tippett, Buddy Tippett, and Michael Tippett.
Thomas George Repasi, 69 Thomas George Repasi of Mechanicsville, Md., died peacefully at home on Oct. 1. He was born Nov. 18, 1945 in Braddock, Pa., the son of the late Joseph and Catherine Repasi. He served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War era, worked for what was then DC WASA as a wastewater plant operator at the Blue Plains facility for 35 years, from 1969-2004, in Southwest Washington, D.C. until his retirement in 2004. Thomas then worked part time for St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works as an attendant mainly at the St. Andrew’s Church Road transfer station beginning in 2005 until retiring in 2011. He leaves behind to cherish memory his loving wife, Rose Marie Repasi, son Ronald Repasi and his wife Bonne of California, son Dennis Repasi and his wife Christine of Mechanicsville and daughter Jennifer Lamp and her husband Michael of California, and grandchildren Victoria Repasi, Steven Repasi, Thomas Respasi, Bailie Anthony, Nolan Repasi, Briana Padgett, Anna Repasi and Julia Repasi. Also survived by his brother Joseph Repasi of Hagerstown, Md., sisters Barbara Heron, Karen Repasi, Carol Sprankle of West Mifflin, Pa., Mary Louise Collins of Home-
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stead, Pa., and Kathleen Andrey of Belle Vernon, Pa. Family received visitors on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with prayers at 4 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 29119 Point Lookout Road, Morganza, Md. 20660 with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Queen of Peace Cemetery, 38888 Dr. Johnson Rd., Mechanicsville, Md. 20659. Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, Post Office 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.
Joseph Donald Jarboe, 78 Joseph Donald Jarboe, born on March 16,1936 in Leonardtown, Md., was the youngest son of Mary Catherine (Connelly) and Ignatius Jackson Jarboe Sr. He died Sept. 18 in Lincoln, Neb. After graduating from Margaret Brent High School and briefly working at Ford Motor Co., Joe enlisted in the U.S. Air Force as soon as he was able. While in the military, he was stationed at bases all over the globe and stateside. He attained the rank of Master Tech Sgt. and eventually retired with over 20 years of service. A contributing factor to his death was agent orange which he contracted while serving in Southeast Asia. He was a loyal husband, father and provider. He was the father of Catherine Anne Jarboe, and her husband Troy Martin, both of Chicago, Ill. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Margaret Ann Mehser of Lincoln, Neb. where they had made their home the past several decades. Besides his wife and parents he is also preceded in death by brothers John L., James A., Ignatius J. Jr., and sisters Ann E. Kurz, Mary G. Jarboe, and Virginia H. Jarboe. Surviving siblings are Margaret T. Tippett, of Leonardtown, Md., and Mary L. “Peggy” Stone, of Waldorf, Md. and a bevy of nieces and nephews. A memorial and inurnment service was held on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
George Thomas Brandon, 86
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED FOR FIVE GENERATIONS Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. 22955 Hollywood Road Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
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George Thomas Brandon, 86, died on Sept. 27 at his residence in Bushwood, Md. Born Sept. 5, 1928 in Beacon, N.Y., he was the son of the late Ernest Clifford Brandon and Ruth George Brandon. In 1946 George enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country as a Cook until his honorable discharge in 1949. In 1956, he began working with the United States Postal service as a dedicated electrician until his retirement in 1989. He was a superb handyman,
and could fix everything. He built his own homes and helped his son and daughter with many home projects. He had a bountiful garden every year and was a fabulous cook. He and Denise enjoyed travelling, particularly to St. Thomas. Above all, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. George is survived by his children, Cynthia Barnes (Roger) of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Demrey Brandon (Joyce) of Pittsburgh, Pa.; his step-children, Denver Beaulieu-Hains, Dore Mobley (Darrell), Gregory Gaston (Sonney) and Teo Gaston; his brother, Williams “Bill” Brandon of Pittsburgh, Pa.; his sister, Lorraine West of San Jose, Calif.; his long time loving companion, Vivian “Denise” Gaston; 14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and dear friends. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Bettie Williams and his siblings, Ernest “Haney” Brandon, John “Appleseed” Brandon, Jean Upshaw, Merle Simpson, Patricia Rojas, and Margaret “Sue” Brandon. Family received friends on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Funeral Service was celebrated by Reverend Daniel Lindsey at 1 p.m. Interment followed at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md. Serving as pallbearers were Claude Scott, Greg Gaston, Darrell Mobley, Teo Gaston, Phillip Caroth, and David Lindsey. Memorial contributions may be made to Stand Up To Cancer, P.O. Box 843721, Los Angeles, Calif. 90084-3721. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Everard Lee Rawlings, 80 Everard Lee Rawlings, 80, of St. Leonard, Md. passed away Oct. 3 at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, Md. Everard Lee was born in Prince Frederick, Md. on May 8, 1934 to the late Frank Rawlings and Evelyn M. Dove. He grew up in Bowensville and was raised by his mother and stepfather, Herman S. Bowen. He was an avid Ravens and Orioles fan. He is survived by his daughters Terry and her husband Bill Miller, Vicky and her husband Jeff Horsmon, and son Brad Rawlings. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Dale Elliott, Megan Horsmon and Cody Horsmon. The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, Md. on Sunday Oct. 5 from 1-5 p.m. A celebration of life was held on Monday Oct. 6 at the Broomes Island Wesleyan Church with Reverend Linwood Benton officiating. He will be laid to rest in Broomes Island Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Prince Frederick Fire Department.
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In Our Community Starting a small business to be discussed
Openings program
available
for
STEM
There are still openings for the Rockets and Racecars, a STEM program presented by growingSTEMS, scheduled at Charlotte Hall branch this Saturday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. Youth ages 7 and older will build air-powered rockets and racecars to race against each other. Registration is required.
Paying for college
College expenses can be overwhelming. Nadine Hutton, Director of Financial Aid for St. Mary’s College, will discuss options to help parents and students pay for college at the Leonardtown branch on Oct. 15, at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 22, and at Lexington Park on Nov. 3. The FAFSA form, student loans, and scholarships will also be discussed.
Getting started in genealogy
An introductory genealogy class is being offered at the Charlotte Hall branch on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. The class will cover where
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LIBRARY ITEMS Staff from the Small Business Administration will present an informative session on starting a small business and the variety of services available at a program at Leonardtown branch tomorrow Oct. 10, Charlotte Hall branch on Oct. 20 and Lexington Park branch on Oct. 31. All three start at 10 a.m. and no registration is required.
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to start, filling out charts, organizing information, using the library databases and exploring useful websites. Leonardtown branch is also offering a genealogy class on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. that will explore useful websites, US Census, and Social Security Death index. Registration is required for both classes.
Kids to build “whatever”
Kids can stop by on Oct. 17 at the Charlotte Hall branch between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and have fun building whatever they can imagine with the recycled materials provided.
Writing contest approaching
deadline
Teens and adults can write a story, either fiction or nonfiction, related to a theme in the One Maryland One Book, “The Distance Between Us” by Reyna Grande and enter it in the What’s Your Story? writing contest. Entries are due Oct. 17. Both the teen winner and the adult winner will receive $100 gift card and the runner-up a $25 gift card. Check the library’s website for more details and how to enter.
By Haley Wood Contributing Writer The Snack Sak 5k will be held at Lexington Park Elementary on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7 a.m. “The Mission of Snack Saks is to fill the gap of hunger during the weekends, when other resources like free or reduced breakfast and lunch programs are not available,” said St. Mary’s County United Way Executive Director Jennifer Hollingsworth. The concept of the Snack Sak program is to provide food to insecure and deprived children with food on the weekends and holidays- when free or reduced lunch is not available to them. Children receive backpacks, “filled with ready-to-eat, kid friendly, nutritious snacks.” With the help of countless volunteers, such as Chopticon High School senior Christie Norton, and partnership with Southern Maryland Food Bank Director Brenda DiCarlo, the United Way of St. Mary’s County is committed to doing so. Funding for these projects is miniscule when compared to the considerable impact on the community. To fund 100 students in St. Mary’s County, the United Way needs raise $27,500 for the current school year, Hollingsworth said. The benefits of the Snack Sak program are limitless. Children that are hungry at school are in no way prepared to learn. By raising money, the United Way could increase the amount of children attending school, assist in building schools, and also allow students to carry their Snack Saks into the summer break. The event’s registration begins at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m. Entry fees are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the race. The United Way of St. Mary’s County and the Southern Maryland Food Bank encourage runners and walkers of all ages to come out for the worthy cause. For more information, contact Park Hall Elementary School at 301-863-4054. news@countytimes.net
St. Mary’s County Ducks Unlimited
Annual Banquet: OCT. 18th
Vision Screening
cocktails - dinner - games - raffle prizes - silent and live auction
Consider a sponsorship or donation: - Table Ad Sponsor (1/4 page ad in auction guide, 8 admission tickets, reserved table) - $950 - Table Sponsor (reserved table, 8 admission tickets) -$800 - Local Art Underwriting - $150 - National Art Underwriting - $100 - Sponsor - $320 each, $380 per couple - Dinner Tickets - $80 each, $140 per couple
Doors open 5 p.m. Hollywood Firehouse
For tickets or to donate, call Tommy Bowes at 301-994-0606
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Volunteer Lions from the five St. Mary's County Lions Clubs recently concluded the vision screening of 148 SMCPS Head Start students at their home schools. Lion Jerry Pope is shown using the lastest in the hand held vision screen instruments to screen Head Start student Carmel with Lions George Kirby and Bruce Maynard. The County Lions Clubs will combine their volunteer services to begin conducting vision and hearing screening for several SMCPS Elementary Schools later this fall. For more information concerning the school vision and hearing screenings contact Lion George Kirby, at 240-577-0029
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In Our DO YOU LIKE THE Community WORD FREE? 47th Annual Are You 55 or Older? If So Take Advantage of The Following Blessing of the Fleet Spacious Apartments With FREE UTILITIES FREE APPLICATION FEE FREE USE OF ALL AMENITITES
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The 47th Annual Blessing of the Fleet was held on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5. The two-day family event honored Maryland’s birthplace, at the St. Clement’s Island Museum Grounds.
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Solomons Offshore Grand Prix
The Fifth Annual Solomons Offshore Grand Prix was held on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5. The Grand Prix helped to restock local food banks with much needed food supplies as part of the “Race-2-Give” Food Drive. For additional information about the Solomons Offshore Grand Prix, visit www.SolomonsRace.com.
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October, Month Long Water Works Opal Fine Art Gallery & Gifts (41625 Park Avenue, Leonardtown) – Artist Reception Oct. 3, 5 to 8 p.m. Opal Fine Art Gallery & Gifts will host “Water Works”, an exhibit of work by Annie Compton beginning Oct. 3 and running through Oct. 31. Lottery Book Fundraiser The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring a Lottery Book fundraiser. There are only 1,000 books numbered 000 through 999. Each book has a 3-digit number. When you purchase a book you will receive a calendar for the year 2015. A different amount is listed on each day ranging from $25 to $200. All cash winnings will be determined by the amount indicated on each day of the calendar. If your number matches the 3-digit Maryland Nightly Lottery drawing, you have won. You have 365 chances to win. There are over $12,000 in prizes. Cost is $25 per book. This will make a great Christmas present, stocking stuffer, or a gift for that one person who you have no idea what to get for them. You do NOT have to keep track of your number, we will contact you if you win. For more information contact 301-9043098. We might have your lucky number still available for you. Karaoke and DJ Friday Nights Brass Rail Sports Bar & Lounge (20331 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills) – 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Brass Rail Sports Bar & Lounge will host a Karaoke and DJ party every Friday night in October. Music by Scarlet Plus Entertainment. All for Fun and Fun for All! Film Festival The First Annual Southern Maryland Film Festival Is Coming to Leonardtown! Friends of the Leonardtown Theater is partnering with the Southern Maryland Film Society to organize the Southern Maryland Film Festival, scheduled for Sat. July 11, 2015 in Leonardtown, Md. Filmmakers of all ages and all levels of experience are invited to submit their own films to be shown at various locations throughout the town. Prizes will be awarded in several categories. The Friends of the Leonardtown Theater is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, dedicated to advancing the arts by bringing film, live performance, and educational programming to the downtown Leonardtown area, ideally through restoring the former New Theater in Leonardtown. For more information on how to submit your film for consideration, or if you’d like to volunteer to help with the festival, go to www.smdfs.org. If you are a business in the tri-county area, and you would like to be a sponsor for the film festival contact Theresa at fotlt@outlook.com. After-School Youth Development Program Jarboe Education Center (21161 Lexwood Drive, Lexington Park) – 3 to 7 p.m. Tri-County Youth Services Bureau is offering an After-School Youth Development Program for children and youth up to age 18 at the Jarboe Education Center in Lexington Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. that focus on Anger Management, Social Skills and Youth Leadership Development. Homework assistance is also provided. Starts Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Thursday, Oct. 9 Jazz Cabaret Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street (On the Square), Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gretchen Richie’s Jazz Cabaret will perform “Kind of Blues” on Oct. 9 at Café des Artistes from 6 to 9 p.m. New Evangelization DVD Series St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church (43950 St. John’s Road, Hollywood) – 7 to 9 p.m. View the new DVD series by Father Robert Barron on the New Evangelization and discuss, in small group format, how we, as Catholics in an increasingly secularized world who are called upon by to share the Good news of Jesus Christ, can fulfill that mission, in a six-week series. Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the parish hall.
Friday, Oct. 10 Second Annual Monster Glow Dash 5K (Scary Glow) Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 (Scary Glow) AND Saturday, Oct. 11 (Glow) 2014 is the year of the 2nd Annual Monster Glow Dash 5K! The 1st Annual MGD 2013 sold out last year with 2300 registered participants in one night, and this year promises to be bigger, better, and brighter! Because one night wasn’t insane enough for Southern Maryland, we’re hosting two nights this year to give our
participants their 2014 glow fix. Our Friday night glow run will feature some of the areas creepiest and scariest creatures guaranteed to haunt our runners throughout the course. For families and our glow addicts, we’ll be hosting a strictly glow run course Saturday night after the monsters and creatures have moved on. And the party doesn’t stop there- our DJ will be playing the hottest mixes at our MGD After Party again this year, complete with dancing, food, beverages, and more! This race is guaranteed to be the hottest 5K experience in the region! Not only does this event promise our registrants an unforgettable experience, but it also benefits two amazing local non-profits. All proceeds will benefit Heroes for the Homeland, Inc. and Summerseat Farm, Inc. For more info go to www. monsterglowdash.com
Saturday, Oct. 11 Turkey Shoot for Scouting Sanner’s Lake Sportsman’s Club (21375 Sanner’s Lane, Lexington Park) A Turkey Shoot to support the local Southern Maryland Boy Scouts of America will be held Oct. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.ncacbsa.org/TurkeyShoot A Contra Dance Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) – 7:00 p.m. A Contra Dance, sponsored by Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance (SMTMD), featuring caller Kim Forry, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the dancing begins at 7:30. Contra is a traditional American style of social dance and is a huge amount of fun (and exercise)! If you’ve ever danced a Virginia Reel or been to a Square Dance, you have a good idea how much fun it can be. If you haven’t, it’s about time you tried it! Beginners are encouraged to arrive at 7 to get some instruction in the various dances. Admission is $10 for non-SMTMD members; $6 for members (band members are free). No special clothing is required! You need to be comfortable, to move freely. There will be an ice cream social following the dance. For more information and directions go to www.smtmd.org Second Annual Monster Glow Dash 5K (Glow) Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 (Scary Glow) AND Saturday, Oct. 11 (Glow) 2014 is the year of the 2nd Annual Monster Glow Dash 5K! All proceeds will benefit Heroes for the Homeland, Inc. and Summerseat Farm, Inc. For more info go to www.monsterglowdash.com Christ Episcopal Church Annual Dinner Christ Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) – 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. We will be serving a delicious dinner. The menu includes a dinner menu with sides and a la’carte menu. Dinner Menu: ~ Trio: Oysters/Crab Balls/Ham - $28 ~ Seafood: Oysters and Crab Balls - $25 ~ Old or Country Ham and Oysters - $20 ~ Ham and Crab Balls - $20 ~ Fried Oysters Dinner - $15 ~ Crab Balls Dinner - $15 ~ Old or Country Ham Dinner - $11 Dinner Sides: Parslied Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Applesauce and Roll Tea and water are included in the price of dinner. Soda and beer will be sold separately. RESERVE YOUR PLATE NOW! Prepay for your dinner early; use the Pay Pal icon on our webpage http:// www.christepiscopalchaptico.org/fallfestival.html and your name will be added to our prepaid list at the door. It’s that simple! There will be delicious homemade desserts and a cake walk! For more information or to purchase advanced dinners, please visit our webpage: www.christepiscopalchaptico.org/fallfestival.html Colonial-Style Dining at HSMC Van Sweringen’s Inn in Historic St. Mary’s City (18559 Hogaboom Lane, St. Mary’s City) – 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 11, pull into the slow-food lane and experience dining like a colonist. Work alongside Historic St. Mary’s City interpreters to prepare a historically accurate and delicious meal at the site of Van Sweringen’s Inn, renowned in the seventeenth century for offering the best of colonial food and drink. Spend an evening in good company, enjoying lively conversation by candlelight, while learning about food in the seventeenth century. Cook over the open hearth, then enjoy the fruits, vegetables, and proteins of your labor. The meal will include meat pasties, cheese and pickles, spitted pork loin, sautéed apples and sweet potatoes, and cherry preserves
over fry bread. Dinner at Van Sweringens will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is appropriate for those 18 years and older. The fee is $30 ( $25 for Friends members). Reservations are required; contact the museum at 240-895-4990 or info@ hsmcdigshistory.org. For more information about the museum or this program, call 1-800-762-1634, 240-895-4990, or visit www.stmaryscity.org Fall Harvest Festival Port of Leonardtown Park (23190 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown will host a Fall Harvest Festival at the Port of Leonardtown Winery. Unique items handcrafted by local crafters and artists will be available to shoppers. Also, the Winery will be releasing a new wine that weekend. The Guild will have its scarecrow making on site and pumpkin painting for the kids from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday, two bands will provide entertainment -- the OMB Band will play from 1 to 4 p.m. and the Groove Span Duo will be on the patio playing from 4 to 7 p.m. The Guild and Winery are planning for a busy Fall Harvest Festival weekend with something for all ages. For more information, please call the Craft Guild Shop at 301-997-1644 or visit the website at www.craftguildshop.com Chesapeake Community Chorus Concert St. John Vianney Church Family Life Center (105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick- The Family Life Center is the large building down the long driveway behind the church and rectory) – 7 p.m. The Chesapeake Community Chorus will be performing a concert of southern gospel and patriotic music with a freewill offering to benefit Burnett-Calvert Hospice House. The Chesapeake Community Chorus is in its 12th season. The chorus is composed of about 35 members from many areas in Calvert County. The purpose of the chorus is to raise funds for Calvert County charities. Our concerts have raised over $89,000 for charities in Calvert County. We have raised money for Hospice of Calvert County, the Burnett-Hospice House, Windows of Strength, local food pantries, housing renovations for sick and handicapped in Calvert County. We have done programs for Calvert County Lions Club, Calvert County Elks Lodge, America Legion Posts. We have sung at many Calvert County Churches, Blue Crabs Baseball, Calvert County Fair, Hospice Festival of Trees, Calvert County Memorial Day, and Calvert County Veteran’s Day programs, nursing homes and retirement homes. Meet the Airplane Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park) – 12 to 4 p.m. Discover Naval Aviation with a visit to the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on Oct. 11! Our bi-monthly program, “Meet the Airplane!” is scheduled Oct. 11, 12 to 4 p.m. This month we are featuring the F-4 Phantom and we’ll also celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy with a cake cutting ceremony. View our exhibits and discuss this versatile aircraft with an amazing Panel of Experts. Panel members will gather for a presentation at 2 p.m. in the main exhibit hall. There will be special activities for children - building paper airplanes, face painting, carrier landings, and radar games! 50/50 raffle drawings will be at 1:30 & 3 p.m., so don’t forget to buy your tickets while you are there. Delicious grilled burgers and hot dogs will be available from the NAS Patuxent River First Class Association. Beverages and desserts will be available as well. An Aerocatures print by Hank Caruso will also be raffled. In addition to entry into the Hank Caruso Print Raffle, each raffle ticket gives you a discount at Mattedi Gallery! We hope to see you at the “Meet the Airplane!” F-4 Phantom Event. Spend the afternoon at the museum you’ll have an amazing time! Your support is appreciated. Community Dialogues to Decide How to Have a Ball (a Better and Longer Life) Leonardtown Public Library, (23250 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown) - 2 to 5 p.m. Come help start these dialogues on the “Potomac River Association” website by attending the “Community Television in St. Mary’s County” monthly meetings at 2 p.m. in the Leonardtown Library on the 2nd Saturday (the 3rd Saturday in Dec 2014). Contact David Triantos at 301-997-1409 or email mtriantos@erols.com. Third Annual Cow Pie Bingo Flat Iron Farm (45480 Highway to Heaven Lane, Great Mills) – 12 to 4 p.m. The Third Annual Cow Pie Bingo, sponsored by the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary, will be held Saturday, Oct. 11th from 12 to 4 p.m., with cows released at 2 p.m. No Admission Charge - $10 per ticket for Cow Pie Bingo. Winning Prizes of $3000, $2000 and $1000. Car Show, Petting Zoo, Food Available, Flat Iron Farm Shops will be open.
Sunday, Oct. 12 Our Lady of the Wayside’s Annual Apple Festival Our Lady of the Wayside (37575 Chaptico Road, Chaptico) – 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Our Lady of the Wayside’s annual Apple Festival is on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be crafters, food, apple desserts, and apple and fall products for sale, face painting, pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, children’s games, bingo and live music. There will be a cash money raffle and an “Apple Basket” raffle. There will also be a Silent Auction. In lieu of an admittance fee, the Our Lady of the Wayside’s “Works of Mercy” will accept cash donations and nonperishable food items for the Mary Lou Gough Food Pantry. For additional information, please contact Brenda Russell at 301-247-1871 or rsbrssll@AOL.COM. Event will be held rain or shine. Traditional Southern Maryland Oyster Scald Camp Maria Retreat Center (41290 Camp Maria Road, Leonardtown) – 12 to 4 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon on the shore of the beautiful Breton Bay, while having scalded oysters, or fried oyster basket, fried chicken basket, fried oyster and chicken dinner, stuffed ham sandwich or kid’s hotdog meal. There will be live music, a bake sale, crafters and vendors, kid’s activities, local wine, beer and all you can drink lemonade, tea or coffee. Come support this congregational ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. For more information contact director@campmaria.org or call 301475-8330 of Friends of Camp Maria on Facebook. Fall Harvest Festival Port of Leonardtown Park (23190 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, please call the Craft Guild Shop at 301-997-1644 or visit the website at www.craftguildshop.com Breakfast All-You-Can-Eat Second District VFD & RS, Company 6 (45245 Drayden Road, Valley Lee) – 8 to 11 a.m. Breakfast All-You-Can-Eat; Sunday, Oct. 12; starts 8 a.m. and ends at 11:00 a.m.; Cost for adults is $8, children from age 6 – 12 is $4, and children 5 and under are free; Menu consists of scrambled Eggs, Home Fried Potatoes, Pancakes, French Toast, Sausage Links, Ham, Hot Biscuits, Creamed Chipped Beef, Spiced Applesauce, Grits, Assorted Juices, milk and coffee; For more information call 301-994-9999 – Fire Prevention Fried Chicken Dinner Knights of Columbus 2065 (16441 Three Notch Road, Ridge) – 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Knights of Columbus 2065 will sponsor their fried chicken dinner on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $12 - half chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, coleslaw, etc. Dessert table will be available. Eat-in or carry-out. Book Signing Fenwick Street Used Books & Music (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) – 12 to 2 p.m. Author Gary Knight will sign copies of his book, Forgotten Brothers this Sunday, Oct. 12 from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Fenwick Street Used Books & Music. What if Christopher Columbus owed his success—maybe even his very life—to two brothers who have been almost completely forgotten in the annals of history? Forgotten Brothers is the story of Martín and Vicente Pinzon, and their instrumental role in the eventual success of Christopher Columbus’ mission. Columbus invited Martin Pinzon to join the expedition, but the two men would eventually become bitter rivals. And while heartbreak was the fate for the Pinzons, Columbus returned a victor, and history regards him as a hero. Based on many long-neglected historical treatises, some as many as 140 years old, this book presents a different picture of the facts of the voyage—facts today’s history books fail to reveal.
Monday, Oct. 13 Pax River Quilters Guild Good Samaritan Lutheran Church (20850 Langley Road, Lexington Park) – 6:30 p.m. The next regular monthly meeting of the Pax River Quilter Guild will be held Monday, Oct.12, 6:30 p.m. at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd., Lexington Park, Md. This month’s meeting features guest speaker Cindy Herndon and her topic is “Not Your Grandmother’s Quilt” ¬ lecturing on techniques with an artistic flare to add dimension to your quilting. There is a $5 fee for non-members for this lecture/meeting. New members and guests welcome. For more info, visit www.paxriverquiltguild.com, join our Facebook group page, Pax River Quilters Guild, email juliagraves82@hotmail.com or call 301-872-5772.
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Bluegrass For Hospice
2014 to Feature Washington, DC’s “The Seldom Scene” The Bluegrass for Hospice-2014, now in its 6th year, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25 and will feature The Seldom Scene, one of the most acclaimed bluegrass bands of all time. The event will be held at the Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills. It is located on Flat Iron Road just 1.5 miles from MD Rt. 5. The event begins at 12 p.m. with gates opening at 11 a.m. All proceeds for the day go to support the Hospice House of St. Mary’s County. Throughout the day, Bluegrass Music can be heard by local favorites: Charlie Thompson & Bottom County Bluegrass, Bubby Abell & Spoon Creek, Bluegrass Gospel Express, and David Norris. Added this year for the first time will be Recycled Bluegrass and the Smoke Creek Rounder’s. As always, Troy Jones will provide the sound for the day. The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. The band formed out of a fun weekly jam session that was held in the basement of banjo player Ben Eldridge. These sessions included John Starling on guitar and lead vocals, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, and Tom Gray on bass. Then mandolinist John Duffey, who had previously played with the Country Gentlemen, was invited to the jam sessions at the time when Auldridge arranged for the group to play as a performing band. It’s been over 40 years since they began playing together and The Seldom Scene have become one of the single greatest contributors to the progression of bluegrass while setting a new standard and attracting new audiences to Bluegrass music. Their legendary weekly DC-area residencies included bluegrass versions of country music, rock, and even classical pop. The band’s popularity soon forced them to play more than once a week—but they continued to maintain their image as being “seldom seen”, and on several of their early album covers were photographed with the stage lights on only their feet, or with their backs to the camera. The Seldom Scene has performed at the White House many times, and continues to tour yearround. The current lineup of Seldom Scene are founding member Ben El-
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Thursday, Oct. 9 George Dunn Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 8 p.m. Piranhas Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 Tracy Allen Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m. Funkzilla Gridiron Grill (20855 Callaway Village, Callaway) – 8 p.m. to mignight Saturday, Oct. 11 Tracy Allen Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 Blue Eyed Blues Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 Trivia Night Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14
dridge (banjo), Lou Reid (mandolin/ vocals), Dudley Connell (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Simpkins (bass/vocals), and Fred Travers (dobro/vocals). So what does it take for a bluegrass band to remain popular for more than four decades? For the Seldom Scene, it’s taken not only talented musicians, a signature sound, and a solid repertoire, but also a sheer sense of fun. The longtime pillars of the bluegrass world are back with their latest titled CD, LONG TIME.....SELDOM SCENE. This is The Seldom Scene’s first ever release with Smithsonian Folkways, and captures the identity and playfulness that have endeared the group to audiences around the world for so long. The newly recorded collection features fresh interpretations of the 16 most requested tunes and is the band’s first studio album since the GRAMMY nominated album Scenechronized in 2007. It’s a family reunion in all the best ways, featuring the current-and longest running- lineup, joined by founding members Tom Gray and John Starling and guests Chris Eldridge, Emmylou Harris, and Rickie Simpkins. They will have this CD available with them at the Bluegrass for Hospice. Throughout the day on Oct. 25, there will be many vendors with an array of merchandise to sell 50/50 raffles throughout the day, a $500 money raffle, door prizes, and a silent auction with many fantastic items donated by the local community. There will be fine seafood and other specialty’s
available for sale provided by the 3rd District Optimist Kruzin’ Kafe and alcohol is BYOB. The event is held inside a closed and covered arena which is handicap accessible and portable bathroom facilities are located outside. Non-perishable food items will also be collected for the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Hollywood, Md. Sponsors for Bluegrass for Hospice-2014 are: Ms. Christine R. Wray & Mr. John E. Felicitas; Hearing Professionals; Jan Barnes-Century 21 New Millennium; and many, many more. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance send a check or money order payable to “Hospice of St. Mary’s” along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to P.O. Box 741, California, Md. 20619. The deadline for advanced tickets to be mailed is Oct. 15. You can also get them instantly online through Brown Paper Tickets by going to www.bluegrassforhospice. com/4. Children under 12 are admitted for free with a paying adult. For more information on this year’s Bluegrass for Hospice-2014, call 301-7373004 or go online at www.bluegrassforhospice.com. Since the beginning, 5 years ago, Bluegrass for Hospice has turned over $97,000 to the Hospice of St. Mary’s, Hospice House. Bluegrass for Hospice Press Release
Thrill the World House of Dance (24620 Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 Open Mic Night Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 Against Grace Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 Mike Starkey Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m. Too Many Mikes Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 Youth Halloween Barn Dance Serenity Farm (6932 Serenity Farm Road, Benedict) – 6 p.m. Karaoke California Applebee’s (45480 Miramar Way, California) – 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 Team Trivia Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m.
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Disaster-Resilient Homes Start With Concrete Walls A home today must be more than just aesthetically pleasing. The costs of fuel consumption and extreme-storm damage, plus costs in the way of carbon footprints, are making all of us insist on far more property benefits, including superior durability and resilience from pending disasters. “In that case, open the door to a home built with concrete reinforced walls, instead of wood, and see how you will receive greater safety, comfort, investment value, and energy efficiency,” says Todd Blyth at Nudura, a leading name in building technology. “Concrete is a major solution for weather extremes, and for more than a decade now, the building system using ICFs (insulated concrete forms) has proven to deliver the most durable building frame.” The ICF principle is simple, Blyth says. The walls are constructed with pre-assembled, interlocking units (similar to Lego), so they’re easily transported to any building site. Each form consists of two panels of thick foam (expanded polystyrene) connected with a patented web system. Guided by the architectural design and beauty aspects you request, the ICFs are stacked, steel reinforced, and filled with concrete until the entire building envelope is complete. Here’s a snapshot of additional building benefits: Disaster-resilient: ICF walls withstand winds of up to 402 kilometers per hour and
give you a fire protection rating as long as four hours. Energy efficiency: Premium insulation delivers an energy-efficiency rating as high as R-50 due to the thermal mass of the concrete (compared to an average R-20 in wood structures), and that equates to reducing household energy bills by as much as 70 percent. And if optional inserts are added to the ICF forms, this efficiency is improved even more. Occupant comfort: Outside cold can easily travel through the typical wood-framed wall, causing uneven temperatures inside your home. However, the monolithic ICF wall eliminates drafts and cold spots and it is an effective sound barrier, filtering out unwanted noise. Green living: Concrete is a sustainable material; trees are not needed; the system uses only recycled polymers and steel; the building process creates less waste than traditional methods; and the occupants use fewer fossil fuels for a much smaller carbon footprint. Short- and long-term value: A concrete home is built to last and retain its value longer. In the short-term, the superior durability of concrete walls require less maintenance, repair and money to maintain than wood structures.
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Likely the Best Real Estate Deal in St. Mary’s County! This may be the best deal in St. Mary’s County. This home has been renovated and almost everything is NEW. Seller has priced the home to sell fast with no need to bargain and even included a $1000 credit for appliances. Home is within walking distance of shopping and minutes to Pax River. Great 1st time buyer or starting over home. You must see this one! Once you see it, you’ll have to have it!
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Real Estate Great home for a 1st time buyer or retirement home in Chesapeake Beach. Qualifies for USDA, 100% financing.The rooms in the home are all good sized, big kitchen, orig hardwood flooring and newer bathroom. All on one level. Awesome rear deck with steps that lead to the big back yard, play house and storage shed/ workshop. Awesome potential to build up or out. Price: $214,000. Call 301-832-1165.
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10/11/2014 Huge yard sale. Furniture, baby items, designer clothing, shoes & accessories, quality bedding, bicycle, jewelry, household goods, electronics and much more. One day only, 8 am - 1 pm. 45537 Bethson St., California, MD., Elizabeth Hills Subdivision. Off Indian Bridge Rd. No early birds, PLEASE.
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
St. Mary’s Department of Aging Programs and Activities
Free Information Seminars to be offered at the Health Fair: The Way to Wellness On Friday, October 24 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services will host their annual Health Fair. Free seminars will be offered on Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST), Diabetes Information and Identification Theft and Telemarketing Fraud. The times are as follows MOLST (11:00 a.m.) Diabetes Information (noon) and Identification Theft and Telemarketing Fraud (1:00 p.m.) For more information call, 301-475-4200 ext. 1073 or visit www.stmarysmd.com/ aging. Halloween Party Tickets are now available for the “Mostly Ghostly” Halloween party that will be held at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Friday, Oct. 31 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tickets are $6. Enjoy a grilled hot dog and wash it down with some ghostly brew, shake a leg and participate in the costume contest. There will be tricks as well as treats so be a good sport if the laugh is on you. Only 75 tickets will be sold. The Enchanted Kingdom Tickets are on sale for the Friday, Oct. 31 event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Have fun dressing up as your favorite fictional character and show off at the Royal Show. Friends are encouraged to coordinate group themes. The Best dressed and Best In-Character will be awarded a fancy prize. Enjoy bingo hour, entertainment by Sir Mean Gene, and a Photo Throne for a take-away memento for all. All activities and roast beef feast are included in this ticketed event with suggested contribution of $8 per person. Stop by or contact the front desk no later than Wednesday, Oct. 29 for your ticket (or while supplies last.) Fall Gardening Series Back by popular demand The University of Maryland Extension – St. Mary’s County Master Gardiners will present a series of gardening topics to help you get the most of your garden during the fall and prepare your garden for the cold winter months. On Tuesday, October 21, the topic is “Choosing and Planting Blubs for Spring,” Tuesday, October 28 is “Five Favorite Plants for Shade Gardening” and Tuesday, November 4 is “Tabletop Gardens”. There is no fee to attend the presentations. Advance registration is required by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1050. When registering, indicate which session(s) you will be attending. Steps to Avoid Scams Come to the Loffler Senior Activity Center for a free presentation that provides an overview of popular scams targeting seniors, tips for avoiding them, and next steps for victims of financial fraud. This session will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. Sign up at the Loffler Senior Activity Center reception desk or by calling 301-737-5670, ext. 1658. Finding Your Voice On Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 10:30 a.m., bring your favorite poem or prose selection and enjoy reading aloud among friends in an informal and relaxed atmosphere at the Northern
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Senior Activity Center. Also if you are a lay reader or church lector, this is great help in basic audial techniques. Readers and listeners from beginners to experienced are all welcome to exercise your vocal cords and ears. Call 301-475-4002, ext.1001 to sign up no later than Tuesday, Oct. 14. Tai Chi for Arthritis Review This review session, offered at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Mondays, Oct. 20 & 27 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. is open only to those who have completed Tai Chi for Arthritis the Core Movements and the Extension Movements. On Oct. 20 the Core Movements will be reviewed and on the 27th the Extension Movements reviewed. This review is an opportunity for those to review the movement they have already learned before registering for the next offering in the Tai Chi for Arthritis series, which will begin in Nov. For more information, or to register, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050. Basketry Demo at Northern On Friday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m., learn the basics of basket weaving and watch instructor, Pam King while she weaves her magic at the Northern Senior Activity Center. This is a wonderful opportunity. Regular basket weaving classes in a variety of styles and colors are offered periodically, the cost averages about $30 per basket, which includes the reeds, material needed and instruction time. Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 or check upcoming calendars for dates scheduled. The Positive Power of Pets On Friday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m., the benefits of having a pet at home will be discussed at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Having pets has proved to improve one’s overall health by relieving stress, lowering blood pressure and providing loving companionship. There will be open discussion and sharing experiences about pets that have passed. Explore whether having a pet is best for you. Names of local animal adoption organizations will be provided. Persons wanting to have ‘friendly’ pets come to visit can call 301-4754002, ext. 1003 to sign up before Wednesday, Oct. 15. “It’s a Wonderful Life” On Wednesday, December 17 the Department of Aging and Human Services will host a trip to Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA to see “It’s a Wonderful Life” musical. Based on Frank Capra’s beloved and timeless movie, this joyful musical adaptation written by the award-winning team of Susan and Philip Kern and Jerry Lowe closely follows the original story of George Bailey and his satisfying life in Bedford Falls, New York. Filled with memorable songs and Norman Rockwell moments that evoke the nostalgia of small-town life in 1940s America, this production is sure to warm your heart and make your holiday season especially bright. Cost: $90.00 includes, motor coach transportation to and from Fredericksburg, diver gratuities, snacks for the return trip, lunch at the theater and the show. The bus will depart the Garvey Loffler Senior Activity Center at 9:30 a.m., Garvey at 10:00 a.m., and Northern at 10:30 a.m. and will return to Northern at 6:00 p.m., Garvey at 6:30 p.m., and Loffler 7:00 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1062.
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.
Leonard Hall School
A Journey Through Time The
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By Linda Reno Contributing Writer 4th Row: (1) John Ford; (2) Eddy Mulineer; (3) Francis McDonneld; (4) Thomas Springer. 3rd Row: (5) Xavier Stone; (6) J. Wiles; (7) Zach Fowler; (8) Merlin Tippet; (9) James Cawood; (10) Nobel Richards; (11) Robson Dunbar; (12) Harry Bietzell; (13) E. Gash; (14) A. Hodges; (15) John S. P. Caufield; (16) _____Jenkins. 2nd Row: (17) Eugene Collins; (18) Unidentified; (19) Harold Robinson; (20) Joe Wheeler; (21) Charles McSweeny; (22) M. Myers; (23) B. Cille (Cecil?); (24) John Wilson; (25) _____ Dunkee (Donahue); (26) Claude Hanley. 1st Row: (27) Rich Caufield; (28) Augustus Brean (Breen?); (29) J. McSweeny; (30) N. Myres (Myers); (31) Hugo Dyriliano; (32) J. Celil (Cecil?); (33) J. Bryan; Dog, George Washington. (Courtesy, Charles Fenwick Collection, St. Mary’s County Historical Society). Leonard Hall School Boys, 1915 (Picture taken by Brother Hillary)
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By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer Last week, I had the good fortune to have a day where I felt pretty good, and it was one of the open days for the Loveville Produce Auction on Bishop Road in Loveville. The lively and colorful auction of local Amish and Mennonite produce is held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. My friend Karen loves the auction and we were going to meet up along with her daughter and friends who had come from Northern Virginia. She is hooked on the auction, and looks forward to finding new recipes each day using fresh vegetables and fruits she purchases there. I like to experiment with some veggies too, but not near as much as her. But, I do love auctions, though normally it has always been antique auctions. I wasn’t sure what to expect in Loveville. I am always worried if I will understand the auctioneer. It took me a few times at the big antique auction, Crumpton on the Eastern Shore before I got the hang of it. Antique auctions are usually aggressive in bidding wars. My youngest son Ryan (the collector) was my auction ace when he was little. I’d say Ryan you get right in here at the table with me, hold up the item and don’t give up that space to anyone. We always wont the item. Loveville, on the other hand, is mild – though you do see some studious expressions on the serious buyers. They also walk around with clipboards and keep close track of what they buy. For me, the auction was a mission. My husband handed me a certain amount of money and said to get pumpkins and mums for our upcoming Halloween Trails. I got there a little bit before 9 a.m. and walked the huge boxes and carts of pumpkins, flowers, vegetables, and hand crafted items. I fell in love with the huge chain sawed wooden pumpkins, and the horses made of straw. The horses were so well crafted that the large one could support 400 pounds on its back. The creative flower arrangements in pumpkins and vases caught my eye too. I kept wondering where I could put 18 flower arrangements just because they were so beautiful. As we were heading to a softball tournament in Ocean City for the weekend, I knew I couldn’t get any perishables either. But I wanted to buy just for the thrill of winning a bid. You get caught up in it. Thank goodness I had a set amount of money and only about $15 extra of my own. And I was going to get one of the food stand’s hot dogs with sauerkraut for breakfast – which I did. Boy, do they load on the sauerkraut, it was wonderful. My friend pretty much stayed in the smaller auction side where you bid on small boxes or bags of produce. I could tell she was having a great time, and thinking about what delicious meals she was going to make. I would wander over to her for a while and then wander back to the main auction so I could get used to the auctioneer. There were a few times I was going to bid on mums, but I got confused on how many I was to be bidding on, so I figured I’d wait until the auction made its way to a few rows of mums behind the pavilion. If I waited out the crowd, I had a better chance of not getting flustered. Most of the items I wanted would be near the end of the auction anyway. I didn’t want the boxes of 60 pumpkins, I just wanted the little groups of 8 or less big ones, and 20 or less small ones. I think I ended up doing pretty well and only spent $2 over my limit. The mums I purchased were large and barely budding. I talked to lots of people, got tips from Paul Oliver, and I am so thankful to Mike Stauffer for his help in carrying pumpkins and mums, and for his tips as well. Everyone there was so helpful – you can walk up to anyone and ask a question. It was all so enjoyable, and such a lovely day. I can’t wait to go back. 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
The House on Mulberry Lane Laura Joyce Contributing Writer By now, the new owners have signed the papers, and my parents’ home belongs to another family. We were at the same stage when it became our family’s home: parents beginning to dream about what retirement might look like, adult children starting their own families, young children looking for the soil where their happiest memories will be planted, taking on shape and substance over time. Perhaps our footsteps always echo in a place where we have lived, a place we have loved, but they will be overlaid—as they should be—by the sounds of the new life within these walls, by the new moments that accumulate, ones in which we play no part: the life of another family lived out in this well-loved place. We’d been coming to St. Mary’s City since I was a very young child: each year my brothers and I would pile into the back of the station wagon, our parents up front, and make the 2-hour drive. Time and distance have a magical quality when you’re young: it always seemed to me we’d left one world and entered another when we came to Southern Maryland. Finding a curve of the Bay or a ‘crick’ behind every tree-line, the horses clopping by pulling Amish carriages, the farm stands selling fresh baked goods and berries that were still wet with dew and corn on the cob that tasted like summer itself somehow made the place seem both foreign and familiar to me. When I was in my early 20’s, my mom and stepdad bought the property from an aunt, and built a new house where the old one had stood. The new house became the center of our family’s best moments, and a place to escape or recover from our worst ones. I’ve spent countless weekends there, inhaling the peace that I feel when I’m near the water. I couldn’t have known back then just how big a part of my life this place would become—the house on Mulberry Lane or St. Mary’s County— but as it turned out, I would one day rebuild my life here. Over the years, four generations have celebrated Thanksgivings and Christmases and birthdays together in the great room. Newborn babies who once slept in car seats perched on the kitchen island have grown into young men and women standing at the sink doing dishes and urging their grandmother to take a break. Boys—fresh-faced toddlers, elementary school children, adolescents and then teenaged boys by the dozen— have pitched tents on the lawn by the water. Baseball teams have celebrated seasons—some championship, some not so much—with leaps and belly flops into the pool. Because a fam-
ily lived here, this place has been the backdrop for more than celebrations; sorrow has visited us here, too. Last summer my mother was diagnosed with ALS, and my stepfather is increasingly struggling with the tricks played by time and memory. This is where I found peace after the death of someone I had loved since I was young; the water lapping against the dock, the sun setting spectacularly over the creek, my mother’s steady presence and my stepfather’s gruff hugs offering sanctuary, healing. A patchwork quilt of memories floods the empty rooms, saying that once we were here, and now, we are not. In my mind I can still see the place as if nothing has changed: I can remember walking through these halls, heavy with the weight of my children, first in my belly and then in my arms. I can see my mother’s intricate Japanese embroidery hanging on the wall; I can almost reach out and touch the tall grandfather clock standing in the corner, with the long, old-fashioned gold key always in its lock, until the day the key disappeared, hidden so well by a small child that it was never found. I stand in the empty kitchen, the heart of this place, and for a moment, I am surrounded by my brothers carrying in a bushel of crabs, my parents teasing each other, the children underfoot in every direction, the aunts and uncles and grandparents. None of them are here now: some are gone, some are grown, and some are just less frequent visitors in our lives, as happens through the years. Trite, but true: time marches forward—and sometimes it seems to sprint. Now this place of serenity and beauty and happiness has a new family as its stewards, caring for it and making their own memories here. New generations of children will learn to swim in the pool; they’ll sit with their parents on the dock, discovering the mysteries of fishing and crabbing and being still in the world. On summer nights they’ll watch the sun go down and try to catch the fireflies that appear; they’ll go to sleep as the crickets awake. On crisp fall mornings their parents and grandparents will take steaming cups of coffee out onto the deck and feel winter settling in over the water. As I lock the door one last time, I offer up a prayer that the joy we have known here will transfer, too, as much a part of the place as the floors and the walls; I offer up a wish that the serenity and closeness we have known here will be pressed into the hands of this new family, like a golden key, safely hidden somewhere deep within the recesses of this magical place, letting them come in from the cold for many years to come. I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at thewordtech@md.metrocast.net.
Book Review
“Skink – No Surrender” by Carl Hiaasen By Terri Schlichenmeyer OW contributor Sorry to say, but you know all about Santa. Yeah, you learned the truth about the Jolly Old Elf years ago, but you let your younger sibs believe. Same with the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy: get past grade school and you’re a little old for that stuff. So if, in the new book “Skink – No Surrender” by Carl Hiaasen, fourteen-year-old Richard Sloan said he met a one-eyed, bearded, beakwearing man-bear on a Florida beach, who’d believe him? Malley was almost never late. It’s true that she was a rebel and gave her parents plenty of grief, but late? No, Richard Sloan knew his cousin Mal hated tardiness, which is why he was surprised when she didn’t show up on their nightly turtle nest hunt. Figuring that Malley was grounded (again), Richard decided to scout for egg-laying loggerheads anyhow. He was sitting next to a turtle nest when he saw a drinking straw poking out of
the ground – right before the sand exploded and a gigantic man burst from the beach, scaring the daylights out of Richard. The guy was well over six feet tall, with different colored eyes pointing in different directions. He was wearing an ancient army jacket, camo pants, and vulture beaks tied in his long, scraggly beard. When he said his name was Clint Tyree, Richard couldn’t wait to Google it. It turned out that Clint Tyree, college football star and Vietnam vet, had somehow gotten elected to the Florida governor’s office years ago. Halfway through his term, he disappeared. Rumors said he lived in the wilderness as a hermit called Skink; one post said Skink was dead, but Richard knew that wasn’t true. He’d met Clint “Skink” Tyree. And Skink knew where Malley was. She’d lied to her parents when she said she was leaving early for boarding school, and had instead run away with a man with a strange alias. But now there was trouble, few clues to her where-
c.2014, Knopf Books for Young Readers $18.99 / $21.99 Canada 288 pages abouts, and a lot of places to hide in Florida’s Gulf Coast. Riding with Skink in a plain gray car heading north, Richard hoped the governor knew all that. And he hoped they weren’t too late… So you’ve known the truth about Santa for a few years: the dude doesn’t exist. It’s a fact, but after reading this book you’ll wish that Skink did. I mean, what can you say about an old guy who eats road kill, barely bathes, is moral and kind, but hates trouble? “Weirdly addictive.” That’s what you can say because author Carl Hiaasen’s main man – here in a teen novel for the first time – is someone you can’t resist. Indeed, the title character in “Skink – No Surrender” is outrageously, appealingly wild and the story is rompish with a surprisingly keen element of suspense, which will keep readers laughing and turning pages. Adult fans of Skink will run to find this book, but it’s mostly meant for readers age 14 and up. Still, you know you want it because “Skink – No Surrender” will make you say ho-ho-ho.
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