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Thursday, May 5, 2016

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“They want $102.2 million period. With that Smith said they can come up with a three year agreement with the three bargaining units. “That’s fine but what about everybody else?” - Commissioner Todd Morgan on the school system’s request for more money to fund negotiated salary agreements. Firefighter Remembered For Heroism, Dedication

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Leonardtown Incumbents Cruise To Victory

Local News 4 Cops & Courts 10 Obituaries 11 Education 14 Feature 15 Unique Shops of SOMD 16 Community 18 Letters 19 Library Calendar 22 Craft Tip of The Week 23 Community Calendar 24 Church Directory 25 Games 26 Entertainment 27 Classifieds 28 Business Directory 29 Contributing Writers 30

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Leonardtown Incumbents Cruise To Victory By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Mayor Dan Burris and two members of the Leonardtown Town Council, Jay Mattingly and Hayden Hammett, all easily won reelection Tuesday as all ran unopposed. Voter turnout is generally low in town elections, but just 113 voters turned out this week to cast a ballot. “It was slow and steady but the rain didn’t help,” said Town Administrator Laschelle McKay. “It was an uncontested election, hopefully that means people are happy with the way things are going.” There are 2,048 registered voters in town. Mattingly said the election showed that town residents were pleased with the way leadership has run the town. “We want to continue working on the downtown, including the new apartments,” Mattingly said. “That will bring more people into town and support all the businesses and restaurants.” Mattingly said some of the council’s best accomplishments included pushing for a buyer of the vacant PNC Bank building and installing a new playground down at the Leonardtown Wharf. “I’ve heard nothing but good things

about that,” Mattingly said. “And we still want to see a restaurant down at the wharf, we’re pushing hard for that. “I love where we are, we want to keep moving forward.” Hammett said the town would “stay the course” it had been on the last four years, concentrating on economic development but he also wanted to ensure that the connector road running through the Tudor Hall property was constructed, helping to relieve traffic off of Route 5 leading it instead into the downtown area. “I still think there’s some work to be done on housing diversity and I think we’re well on the way to that,” Hammett said, adding that he wanted to see more condominiums in town and was looking forward to more apartment construction. Burris said the uncontested election was a sign that voters were satisfied with the direction of the town and chose to hold with the status quo. He, too, wanted to focus on continuing to revitalize the economy. “So on that we’ll be focusing on the same pattern for the last four years,” Burris said. The three incumbents will be sworn in Monday, May 9. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Students from Around State to be Honored by Municipal Leaders, Lt. Governor at State House on May 12

Annapolis, Md. (April 25) 11 Maryland fourth graders from various parts of the state were named as winners of the Maryland Municipal League’s (MML) 2016 “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” essay contest. The annual event drew entries from nearly three thousand Maryland students. The winners will be honored by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and an array of municipal leaders in a May 12 ceremony at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Each winning student will receive a Governor’s Citation, an award plaque and a $100 cash prize. Immediately following the ceremony, the students – along with their families and teachers – will enjoy a short boat tour of the Chesapeake Bay on the Harbor Queen. In addition to the celebration at the State House, the leaders of each municipality often choose to honor local participants. Some municipalities have their winning student become mayor for a day, while others host a ceremony to celebrate the student’s accomplishment. MML’s “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” contest has, since its inception in 2001, challenged students to learn about civic duty by creatively developing a vision of what they would do as mayor. This year, the students were tasked with rising to the challenge of making their fictional municipality, “Happy Town,” a healthier place to live. Each 275word essay had to begin with: “If I Were Mayor, I would…” and answer three openended questions revolved around developing programs and services and getting citizens to

participate in the solution. “Every year, we are pleased to receive so many thoughtful essays from students that highlight their unique ideas about what it takes to be mayor and this year was no exception,” said Scott A. Hancock, executive director of the Maryland Municipal League. “Healthy communities are important to all of us. So it was interesting not only to see how the students defined health, but how they looked at government’s role in improving the health of their residents.” The 2016 winners are listed below, by district and school with excerpts from each of their essays: District 4 – Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties · Aidan Hanley, St. Mary’s Bryantown o “…I would rise to the challenge by first making an ordinance that required everyone to clean their home, clip their grass and take care of their property.” The 2016 essay contest was sponsored by the Maryland Municipal League, the Maryland Mayors’ Association and the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company, and in partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education. Essays were judged by elected officials and municipal staff, based on: relation to contest topic; displayed knowledge about municipal government and the role of a mayor; creativity; and proper use of grammar. For more information, visit www. mdmunicipal.org/winners.

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The county’s chief overseer of emergency medical response, Dr. Michael Somers, said that a working group is compiling data to help improve the quality of care that local rescue squads and the advanced life support (ALS) group provides. Among other critieria, the Continuing Quality Improvement group, (CQI) is establishing response times for first-due areas throughout the county. “We are calculating fractile response times for [basic life support] and [advanced life support] and comparing these against benchmarks established in the recent SWOT report,” Somers wrote in an April 15 quarterly report to Bob Kelly, the county’s Director of Emergency Services and Technology. The SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) report Somers referrenced came out in 2012 as a 63-page set of recommendations on improving the local rescue squads and securing the future of volunteer companies, from the quality of medical care on scene to boosting recruitment efforts. Somers said the goal of the CQI was to find ways to improve all kinds of aspects of emergency medical services, not just response times. “We want to look at all aspects of care,” Somers told The County Times. “This is an activity that is a product of the SWOT report. “It’s all about doing the best job we can.” The SWOT report recommended that rescue squads arrive on scene after dispatch no later than 10 minutes to every eight out of 10 calls all across the county; the same report recommended a county-wide response of 14 minutes for advanced life support. Somers said that the current response times for the county’s rescue squads was confidential information and could not be publicly released. He said only that the CQI’s mission was to help bring the rescue squads’ performance levels closer to the established benchmarks. As those benchmarks were closer to being attained, Somers said, they could be moved up. “Prior to this [the SWOT report] nobody was doing this,” Somers said. “I’m confident they will get better and better for engaging in this process. “We’re always looking to improve our operations,” Kelly said. “This group is working to determine if and where some of the difficulties are and as a community how we can address them.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Teachers, Support Staff Make Last Plea For More Pay Commissioner President Randy Guy

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer As the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County are closing in on making final the fiscal 2017 operating budget, both teachers and support staff with the public schools made one last effort to convince elected leaders to increase funding for higher pay. The commissioners held a public forum Tuesday night in Leonardtown at county government offices. School staff have made repeated requests to the commissioners for more funding this year but commissioners have signaled that funding will be mostly flat for schools given that revenues from both property and income taxes have only slightly increased over last year. One former school bus driver called the pay available for drivers “pathetic” while a former teacher’s assistant said he took a job at a local home improvement store inventoring lumber that paid better than his job with the school system. Elizabeth Yoakley, an 18-year veteran of the county school system and a teacher at Great Mills High School, said she and her husband, also a school system employee, were still finding it difficult get by even on both their salaries. “Every year we struggle to make ends meet,” Yoakley told commissioners. “It’s Teacher Appreciation Day but I don’t feel very appreciated.” Rich Carroll, who

works for the school system’s transportation department, said that the only way to make the salary for a bus driver adequate was to supplement it with some other sort of income. As a 30-year veteran of the Maryland State Police, he said, his pension helped but others looking to work as a bus driver could fall short. “You need to look at these pay scales,” Carroll said. “It’s a hard sell to take this job without already being on a pension.” In a Wednesday interview Commissioner Todd Morgan said he sympathized with some of the schools support staff, but questioned why teachers and school administrators needed collective bargaining units to ask for more money; more over he said that Schools Superintendent Scott Smith’s request for a total of $102.2 million from the county seemed to put the interests of the school system over the sheriff’s office, which has been flat funded to the tune of last year’s allocation, and county government employees. “They want $102.2 million period,” Morgan said. “With that Smith said they can come up with a three year agreement with the three bargaining units. “That’s fine, but what about everybody else?” When Smith asked for more money at a budget hearing earlier Tuesday, some commissioners wanted an agreement from him in writing stating that the money would go to certain categories such as text book replacements and technology improvements. “But they want it all as recurring costs, that means we’ll have to keep going above maintenance of effort every year,” Morgan said. “Once it’s in those categories they can do whatever they want with it. “This is the song that never ends.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Maryland Municipal League Announces 11 Regional Winners of 2016 Statewide ‘If I Were Mayor’ Essay Contest for 4th Graders Students from Around State to be Honored by Municipal Leaders, Lt. Governor at State House on May 12 Annapolis, Md. (April 25, 2016) — Eleven Maryland fourth graders from various parts of the state were named as winners of the Maryland Municipal League’s (MML) 2016 “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” essay contest. The annual event drew entries from nearly three thousand Maryland students. The winners will be honored by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and an array of municipal leaders in a May 12 ceremony at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Each winning student will receive a Governor’s Citation, an award plaque and a $100 cash prize. Immediately following the ceremony, the students – along with their families and teachers – will enjoy a short boat tour of the Chesapeake Bay on the Harbor Queen. In addition to the celebration at the State House, the leaders of each municipality often choose to honor local participants. Some municipalities have their winning student become mayor for a day, while others host a ceremony to celebrate the student’s accomplishment. MML’s “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” contest has, since its inception in 2001, challenged students to learn about civic duty by creatively developing a vision of what they would do as mayor. This year, the students were tasked with rising to the challenge of making their fictional municipality, “Happy Town,” a healthier place to live. Each 275-word essay had to begin with: “If I Were Mayor, I would…” and answer three open-ended questions revolved around developing programs and services and getting citizens to

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The Leonardtown Business Association First Friday Committee is pleased to invite the public to a special May First Responders First Friday, May 6, 2016, from 5 – 8 p.m. to show appreciation to our local fire and rescue volunteers and law enforcement professionals. First responders visiting Town for the event are encouraged to wear their insignias, so that they are easily recognizable to people who wish to thank them for their service. Weather permitting, members of the Leonardtown and Ridge Fire Departments and Rescue Squads and Auxiliaries, as well as the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will have information tables set up in the Square, with raffles, fundraisers and give-aways. Also featured will be apparatus from Leonardtown VFD, an antique Cadillac ambulance from Ridge VRS, the Leonardtown VFD historic pictorial timeline, a police vehicle from St. Mary›s County Sheriff›s Office, and a beautiful outboard boat and trailer that Ridge VFD is raffling. If your squad wants to participate there is still time! Contact Maria Fleming directly at 301-475-9791 or maria.fleming2@verizon.net. Author and former fire fighter, Mr. James Burd Brewster will be at the event to sign copies of his book, The Adventures of Uncle Rocky, Fireman: A Treasury of Twelve “Uncle Rocky, Fireman” Stories. Uncle Rocky, Fireman recounts the adventures of Rocky Hill and his two nephews, Ben and Luke, as they fight fires, rescue people, help neighbors, and promote fire safety. The stories emphasize service to others, devotion to duty, and thanking our special heroes for their help. Come pick up a copy of the book and have it signed by the author. This special guest is brought to the event in part by Fenwick Street Used Books and Music. The Craft Guild Shop will also set up a table with a special gift for first responders and a free drawing for a basket of first aid/safety/alert items. Members of the St. Mary’s County Health Department will be available to present information and answer questions regarding the Zika virus. Participating businesses, like Crazy for Ewe, The Good Earth Natural Foods Company, Black Market Interiors, Port of Leonardtown Winery, Dragonfly Designs, Big Larry’s Eatery, and Opal Fine Art will have specials or will be giving a portion of their proceeds for the evening back to these very important community volunteer organizations. A list of these specials can be found at www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com or ask the staff if there is a special for First Responders First Friday when you visit their establishment. In the event of inclement weather, information tables and music will be moved inside to the Leonardtown Arts Center located on the 2nd floor of 22660 Washington Street, Leonardtown.

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County Looks At North County Traffic Solution

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

County planners are seeking the community’s input on a possible new road in the Mechanicsville and Charlotte Hall areas to relieve traffic congestion. The Department of Land Use and Growth Management (LUGM) is considering construction of a road running parallel to Three Notch Road that would extend from Mohawk Drive south to Route 6. LUGM will hold a meeting on the proposal May 18 at the Charlotte Hall Library; county officials say that they have hired a consultant to study the road project and identify possible sites for its eventual building. Planners say that the installation of the road will one of the initial steps in moving ahead with North County Town Center Plan. “Citizen participation is necessary to develp a plan which reflects a community they call home,” a county press release stated. Elected leaders have long sought to be-

gin the process of a North County development plan but were busy working on completing the plan for Lexington Park. The study will take into consideration several topics, said LUGM Deputy Director Bill Hunt, including the costs of just constructing the road and the number of trips that are likely to run on what is expected to be a 2.4 mile stretch of asphalt. “They’ll be developing that,” Hunt said of the consultant’s job. He added that the costs in the study will not include any costs that will have to be incurred to purchase the land where the road might go. The county currently does not own any land that would fill the requirements, Hunt said. The object of the road would be to reduce traffic congestion, he said, but the study would have to bear that out. “That’s the belief, that’s the hope,” Hunt said. “This modeling will test that theory.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

Submerged Grass in Chesapeake Bay On The Rise By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is one of the critical components of the health of the Chesapeake Bay because it filters pollutants, helps keep oxygen for bay life abundant and gives newborn animals like hard crabs a place to hide from predators. The state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reporting that SAV is back in the bay in record amounts by about 29 percent between 2014 and 2015. The state estimates that there is now 53,277 acres of mapped SAV in the bay, which is just shy of the 57,000-acre goal it has set for itself in 2017. “The record resilience and resurgence of underwater grasses indicate that Maryland is making progress on Chesapeake Bay restoration and improving water quality in the watershed,” Mark Belton, DNR secretary said April 28. “These grasses are essential to a healthy ecosystem, they absorb and filter out nutrients and sediment, reduce shoreline erosion, provide protection for species like the blue crab and largemouth bass and support and sustain migrating waterfowl.” The news about the SAV comes just weeks after the state announced the results of its winter dredge survey of the hard crab

population which is also showing signs of renewed vigor. State officials said that improvements in the crab population were across all age groups of the species; the spawning-age female stock nearly doubled from 101 millon last year to 194 million this year. The male stock of crabs more than doubled, according to the survey, from 44 million to 91 million. This is the second highest level of the male portion of the species since 1995, DNR officials stated. Despite the good news, not all of the survey’s results were positive. The number of spawning age females still remains below the target of 215 million; the population is still above the minimum threshold, though, according to the state. The survey reports the abundance of juvenile crabs also increased slightly from 269 million from last year to 271 million. Conservation officials said that a relaxation on the limits for harvesting female crabs might be in order this season because of the increase in the population but the also signaled that they will likely remain cautious. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Two Members Of Southern Maryland Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Each Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Colbert Juan Jones, Jr., age 33, of St. Leonard, Maryland today to 10 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder cocaine and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Judge Chasanow also issued an order requiring Jones to forfeit over

$20,000 in drug proceeds, two cars, two shotguns, and ammunition. On April 29, 2016, Judge Chasanow sentenced co-conspirator Vincent Leo Fletcher, age 29, of Clinton, Maryland to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine. The sentences were announced by Unit-

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Margaret Louise Kivlin Margaret Louise Kivlin “Possum”, 91, of Greenbelt, Md. formerly from Bushwood, Md. passed away on April 23, 2016 in Greenbelt, Md.. Born on October 31, 1924, in Bushwood, Md. she was the daughter of the late Pauline Frances Long and George Lancaster Lawrence. Possum was the loving wife of the late James Anthony Kivlin, whom she married on June 3, 1945 in St. Aloysius Catholic Church Leonardtown, Md., and preceded her in death on September 26, 1970. Possum is survived by her children; Jennifer Ann Kivlin of Grand Junction, CO, Margaret Charlene Reppeto of Deerfield Beach, FL, Charles Franklin (Janet) Kivlin of Palm City, FL, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her siblings; Thomas Lawrence, Alice Lawrence “LovePot”, William Lawrence “Buck” , Ann Abell, and Moses Lawrence. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy. She worked as a secretary for a Washington, DC group of Stock Brokers for 28 years, retiring in 1985. Possum belonged to the St. Hugh’s Sodality, Golden Age Club, American Legion. She enjoyed playing the piano, dancing, traveling, boating with her husband, family and friends. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, Md.. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bushwood, Md. with Father Anthony Lickteig officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be; George Abell, Sid Lawrence, Quinn Lawrence, Hugh Lawrence, Robert Abell, and George Lawrence. Contributions may be made to; Christian Appalachian Project, Boys Town, Mary Knoll Fathers, and Brothers, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Charles “Charlie” “Skeets” Kenneth Walsh Charles “Charlie” “Skeets” Kenneth Walsh, 76, of Great Mills, Md. formerly from Leonardtown, Md. and Louisville, KY passed away on April 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Born on February 8, 1940 in Louisville, KY, he was the son of the late Emma Amelia Priest and Thomas William Walsh. Charles was preceded in death by his wife Doris Catherine Nuthall (Walsh) on February 11, 1997 and whom he married in Leonardtown, Md.. Charlie is survived by his children;

Kathleen Walsh Gurklis (Michael) of Red Lion, PA, Thomas Walsh of Richmond, VA, Julie Fiol (Michael) of Bel Air, Md., 5 grandchildren; Logan Edward Fiol, Rose Katherine Walsh Gurklis, Evan Michael Walsh Gurklis, Liam Kenneth Walsh Gurklis, and Brady Spenser Fiol, and brother James (Don) Walsh of Louisville, KY. He was preceded in death by his siblings; John (Jack) Walsh, Naomi Ansbach, and Thomas Walsh. Charlie came to St. Mary’s County from Louisville, KY in 1959 to study at Sacred Heart Novitiate on the campus of what is now St. Mary’s Ryken High School. He worked at Camp Calvert on Breton Bay the summers of 1961-1965, while studying at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with major in Chemistry in 1965. Charlie taught chemistry and mathematics at Ryken High School 1965-1970 and received a Master in Art of Teaching Mathematics and Science from the University of Notre Dame 1969. He also received Master of Arts in Education from George Washington University 1975. He worked with St. Mary’s County Public Schools from 1976 until 2003: Leonardtown Middle school, 1976–1983; Leonardtown High 1984-1991, Supervisor of Mathematics for St. Mary’s County Public Schools 1991-2003. Charlie was involved with St. Mary’s County Government as Director of Summer Youth Employment from 1975–1991, and a member of St. Mary’s County Ethics commission 19931997. Charlie taught Mathematics and Chemistry at CSM as Adjunct Professor 1983-1999, and Mathematics at CSM as Associate Professor 2003-2015. His three children: Kathleen Associate Professor of Social Work at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania; Thomas – General Manager of Canine Adventure Richmond, Virginia, and Julie – Senior Research Nurse Multiple Sclerosis at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Charlie’s teaching career was from 1965–2015. He belonged to the Unitarian University Fellowship of Southern Maryland, Elks, among countless other organizations. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, Md.. A Funeral Service will follow at 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with Chaplain James Gibbons Walkers officiating. Interment will be private. Contributions may be made to; MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Palliative Care Program.

Nelson of Leonardtown, Md., Betty Russell of Clements, Md., Agnes Brown of Avenue, Md., Ethel Cooper of Indian Head, Md., Margaret Ann of Mechanicsville, Md., Catherine Turner of Riceville, Md. and Edith Marie Wenks of LaPlata, Md., he was preceded in death by his brothers; Joe Nelson, Bill Nelson, Guy Nelson, June Bug Nelson, Harry Nelson, Albert Nelson, Toots Nelson, and sisters; Anna Mae Lawrence, Mary Harris, Violet Raley, Ginny Copsey and Dorothy Nelson. “Kite” was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s county, he owned and operated C.W. Thompson Plumbing & Heating for 56 years. “Kite” was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. In his younger days he enjoyed golfing. He loved playing cards and spoiling his grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 3:00PM TO 5:00pm with prayers recited at 4:00PM in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md.. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 10:00AM in St. Joseph’s Church with Father Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace cemetery. Pallbearers will be; Tom Grassinger, Corey Thompson, Paul Grassinger, David Copsey, Joshua Copsey and John Cooper. Memorial contributions may be made to Bread of Life Center for Peace, P.O. Box 338, Leonardtown, Md. 20650

Brenda Joan Adams Rogers, 56 Brenda Joan Adams Rogers passed away on April 14, 2016 at Southern Maryland Hospital. She was born on July 2, 1959 to Joseph

Raymond and Ann Hope Abell Adams. When she was three, the family moved to Indian Head, Md., but maintained a strong connection to St. Mary’s County. She was preceded in death by her mother and grandparents. As a young adult Brenda moved to Niceville, Florida. She cherished her career with the school system and apparently touched the lives of the small children she worked with. She was overjoyed when she received a phone call expressing appreciation from her former students and their parents after her recent return to Maryland. She is survived by daughters: Kelly Queen, Waldorf, Md., and Laurie Noel (Josh) Niceville, FL, and son Brett of Florida. She was very proud of her five grandchildren. She is also survived by her father, Raymond (Ray) of Oxon Hill, Md.; sisters Patricia Adams Stone (Steve), Nanjemoy, Md. and Suzy Adams Bennett (William) Huntingtown, Md. ; brothers Gary Adams, Indian Head, Md. and Joseph Keys (Tammy) Oxon Hill, Md.. She shared a special bond with her aunts and uncles and her niece, Mariah Hicks (Tim) and cousin Beverly Abell. A memorial service was offered for Brenda on April 30th at St. Columbia Church in Oxon Hill, Md., with Father Gary Villanueva officiating.

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Charles Willard “Kite” Thompson Charles Willard “Kite” Thompson, 76 of Mechanicsville, Md. passed away on April 20, 2016 in Leonardtown, Md.. Born December 14, 1939 in Leonardtown, Md., he was the son of the late Ella Theresa Thompson. Charles is survived by his loving wife Joyce Lucille Thompson whom he married on June 21, 1959 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, children; Ella Perry of Aiken, SC, Patty Copsey, Charles Thompson and Michele Grassinger all of Mechanicsville, Md., 8 grandchildren, siblings; Frank Nelson of Hughesville, Md., George

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It Was Here That She Found Hope By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

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When Dena Taggart arrived in St. Mary’s County nine years ago she had very little except a broken marriage and a missing son she was trying to get back. Claiming to have been the victim in an ongoing abusive relationship with her ex-husband all the way back in Hawaii, her last stop here represented a flight from domestic abuse that carried her half way around the world. For several years she had tried and finally, with the help of the Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, a protective order was served against her husband even though he was increasingly difficult to find, living somewhere on the west coast. That happened just this February. She credits them with helping her find some peace of mind after years of trying to get help from as far back as 2002 and getting nowhere. “I never saw how badly it was done until I saw how it was supposed to be done,” Taggart told The County Times. She is now remarried and living in a new home with an address concealed by the state to perserve her safety. “This county… gave me hope that I can see my kids grow up,” Taggart said. “This is the safest I’ve ever felt, in Maryland. “That’s why God brought me here.”

Detectives here, who verified her story, were dogged in trying to track her ex-husband down while her attorney at the center, John Loughney, was able to persuade a local judge to grant the protective order. Loughney said despite her ex-husband’s unwillingness to show up for a protective order hearing in District Court, his mailing of a response to Taggart’s motion for one proved that he had been made aware of the proceedings. That allowed him to argue that Taggart’s ex-husband could be served via mail; then she could tell her story. In her court filings, she alleged a long train of abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. “My ex-husband… kidnapped my son on April 23, 2002 and continued to hide him from me without any contact until January of 2014,” Taggart wrote in her petition. “On July 10, 2013 he kidnapped my son for the second time from [a] foster home… this time he crossed four state lines and was on the run with my son for six months.” Arrest records from Califorina show he was arrested for alleged child stealing in 2014. Years earlier, in 2000, her ex-husband was charged with making terroristic threats against his family while they were still in Hawaii, as well as possession, use or threatening with a switchblade knife in the commission of a crime. He was also charged with abuse of family

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and members of the household. Taggart starts her abuse story here, when she was six months pregnant with the son she claimed her ex-husband eventually would take from her. He would serve just three months and plea to criminal property damage, according to Hawaiian court records found on-line. Taggart’s story apparently was enough to convince Judge Michelle Saunders to grant her the protective order. Cpl. Doug Harris, the sheriff’s office’s domestic violence coordinator, said he has heard many stories of domestic violence in his career but Taggart’s was something different. Just finding the right law enforcement agency on the west coast to try and serve a protective order was a daunting task. “I don’t know that any two stories are alike but her situation is unique,” Harris said. “It was overwhelming… we’re spanning the country and decades.” Taggart is wary about retelling her story but still feels compelled to use her story as an example to help other people know that even when they are in a seemingly helpless situation there is still hope to be had. “I need to find a way to have my pain have a reason,” Taggart said. “There are more ‘mes’ out there.” Taggart said that the family advocacy center was key in helping her navigate the process to getting help; without them, she would have remained lost. Loughney said that people can often find

help in the court system but the problem was understanding how to access it. “People don’t understand that the system… provides a pretty good remedy,” Loughney said. “The barrier isn’t just not knowing about it but having the wherewithall to go through it.” People who suffer from the cycle of abuse, Loughney said, often are downtrodden and in fear of leaving the other person for economic or other reasons. “She’s an incredible person,” Loughney said. “She’s got a powerful story.” Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron and Det. Cpl. Bill Raddatz did even more for Taggart than what is expected of law enforcement. Raddatz first met Taggart through her youngest son and the Shop With A Cop program and he mustered some deputies along with a youth baseball team Cameron was coaching and moved Taggart and her family into their new home. Taggart was unable to do any heavy lifting at the time, Raddatz said, because she was stricken with cancer. “They really went above and beyond,” Cameron said of his deputies. “They’re true police and true human beings.” Taggart has said that she intends on staying in the county, the place where she found hope. “This county gave me a big hug and said ‘You matter’” Taggart said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. MARY’S COUNTY MARYLAND CIVIL NO. 18-C-16-000332

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MARYLAND

And All unknown owners of property described below, their heirs, devisees and personal representatives and their or any of their heirs, devisees, administrator, grantees, assigns, or successors in right, title and interest and any and all person having or claiming to have an interest in the property described as: 25:1210 Acres, Plat 57/120, Cleopatra Curtis Survey with account number 05-006805.

Paradise Point LLC c/o Lucas I Danise, Esq. 406 5th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Plaintiff, V.

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Serve on Resident Agent: Kevin A Carter 43173 Woodward Avenue Suite 355 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302 And St. Mary’s County, Maryland Serve: Christine L. Kelly, County Treasurer Office of Treasurer P. O. Box 642 23150 Leonard Hall Drive Patuxent Building Leonardtown, MD 20650 And St. Mary’s County, Maryland (for Maryland Annotated Code 14-836(b)(1)(v) purposes only) Serve: George R. Sparling, County Attorney P. O. Box 653 23115 Leonard Hall Drive Potomac Building Leonardtown, MD 20650 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MARYLAND CIVIL No. 18-C-16-000329 Paradise Point LLC c/o Lucas I. Dansie, Esq. 406 5th Street NW Washington, DC 20001

The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in all that parcel of land situated in the County of St. Mary’s, Maryland, described as: 25.1210 Acres, Plat 57/120, Cleopatra Curtis Survey with account number 05-006805 sold by the Collector of Taxes for the County of St. Mary’s and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiff. The Complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid, although more than six (6) months and one (1) day from the date of the sale has been expired. IT IS THEREUPON this 21st day of March, 2016 by the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s Maryland, ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having general circulation in St. Mary’s County once a week for three (3) successive weeks before 21st day of May, 2016, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 21st day of May, 2016, and redeem the property and answer the Complaint or thereafter a Judgment will be entered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all encumbrances. Joan W. Williams Clerk

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CIVIL NO. 18-C-16-00330 Paradise Point LLC c/o Lucas I. Danise, Esq. 406 5th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Plaintiff, v. Josephine Cecilia Ball c/o John M. Young 611 County Road 3351 Kempner, TX 96539-5946 And St. Mary’s County, Maryland Server: Christine L. Kelly, County Treasurer Office of Treasurer P. O. Box 642 23150 Leonard Hall Drive Patuxent Building Leonardtown, MD 20650 St. Mary’s County, Maryland (for Maryland Annotated Code 14-836 (b) (1)(v) purpose only) Serve: George R. Sparling, County Attorney P. O. Box 653 23115 Leonard Hall Drive Potomac Building Leonardtown, MD 20650 and All unknown owners of property described below, their heirs, devisees and personal representative and their or any of their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, grantees, assigns, or successors in right, title

Serve: Christine L Kelly, County Treasurer Office of Treasurer P. O. Box 642 23150 Leonard Hall Drive Patuxent Building Leonardtown, MD 20650 And

and interest and any and a persons having or claiming to have an interest in the property described as: 1.50 Acres Three Notch Rd Dameron with account number 01-000764. Defendants. Notice Order of Publication The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in all that parcel of land situated in the County of St. Mary’s, Maryland, described as: 1.50 Acres Three Notch Rd Dameron with account number 01-000764. Sold by the Collector of Taxes for County of St. Mary’s and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiff. The Complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid, although more than six (6) moths and one (1) day from the date of the sale has been expired. IT IS THERUPON this 14th day of March, 2016 by the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s, Maryland, ORDERED, that this notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this order in some newspaper having general circulation in St Mary’s County once a week for three (3) successive weeks before the 14th day of May, 201, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 14th day of May, 2016, and redeem the property and answer the Complaint or thereafter a Judgment will be entered foreclosing all rights and redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all encumbrances. Joan W Williams, Clerk

executors, administrators, grantees, assigns, or successors in right, title and interest and any and all persons having or claiming to have an interest in the property described as: 7.50 Acres E/S Compton Road with account number 03-031365. Defendants.

St. Mary’s County, Maryland (for Maryland Annotated Code 14836(b)(1)(v) purposes only) Serve: George R. Sparing, County Attorney P. O. Box 653 23115 Leonard Hall Drive Leonardtown, MD 20650 And All unknown owners of property described below, their heirs, devisees and personal representatives and their or any of their heirs, devisees,

NOTICE ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in all that parcel of land situated in the County of St. Mary’s, Maryland, described as: 7.50 Acres E/S Compton Road with account number 03031365 sold by the Collector of Taxes for the County of St. Mary’s and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiff. The Complaint states, among other things that the amounts

necessary for redemption have not been paid although more than six (6) months and one (1) day from the date of the sale has been expired. IT IS THEREUPON this 14th day of March, 2016, by the Circuit Court of St. Mary’s, Maryland, ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having general circulation in St. Mary’s County once a week for three (3) successive weeks before the 14th day of May, 2016, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 14th day of May, 2016, and redeem the property and answer the Complaint or thereafter a Judgment will be entered foreclosing all rights and redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all encumbrances. Joan W. Williams, Clerk

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IN THE MATTER OF BANESA ROJAS TORRES FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO VANESA ABRIL TORRES BY AND THROUGH HIS MOTHER/FATHER/GUARDIAN ALFREDO TORRES ARRIAGA In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland Civil No.: 18-C-15-00724 The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which she seeks to change the name of a minor child from Baneesa Rojas Torres to Vanesa Abril Torres . The Petitioner is seeking this name change for the child for the following reasons: Hospital staff did not correctly write down the parent’s desired name for their child. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 20th day of Ma, 2016. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought. A copy of this Notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least fifteen (15) days before the deadline to file an objection. JOAN W. WILLIAMS, Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County Maryland

To the Editor: I would like to thank the citizens of St. Mary’s County for giving me the opportunity to continue on to the General Election in November. I hope to continue to serve on behalf of the students, staff and community as a member of the Board of Education. I congratulate the other candidates on their work to get their message out to voters. It isn’t easy to take on such a task, but our community is better for the conversations campaigns generate. I applaud your willingness to be part of the process. I look forward to continuing my conversation with community members in the coming months to share what I bring to the work of the Board of Education. Sincerely, Cathy Allen

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Surviving Summer Laura Joyce May 5, 2016

Some years ago, just around this time of the year, as the days were growing longer and the sun was growing warmer, a drunk driver ran the light at Route 235 and Airport Road (you know the one, at the Outback Steakhouse) and smashed into a car carrying my boys and their father. We were very fortunate: the accident could have been a whole lot worse. Although they had to cut a section out of the car to get them out, the worst injuries were broken ribs,

some seatbelt bruises and a few deep facial cuts. That night, I raced to the scene of the accident when I got a phone call telling me about it; adrenalin was rushing through me and my heart was pounding. Since I only live a few miles from where it happened, I was there before they’d even gotten the boys out of the car. Seeing them trapped inside of the twisted metal like that, I couldn’t help but be reminded of just how fragile life is, of how everything can turn on a dime. When I saw that they were all basically intact, I calmed down, but the

adrenalin surged back to new heights when I saw the drunk driver staggering beside the road as he failed his sobriety test. I have this image of myself running up to the guy and grabbing him by the throat and throttling him. I’m not sure I even know what throttling means, but it seems like the right word for what I wanted to do. That image is as real as if it actually happened, although I know it didn’t. No one got throttled. At the court hearing a few months later, the drunk driver got a slap on the wrist, despite his multiple prior offenses—so many that he didn’t even have a driver’s license

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anymore (at the time of the accident, he was driving a friend’s car, uninsured). He’d gotten an early start drinking that day: it was only 7 p.m. or so when he caused the accident and his blood-alcohol level was already at 2 a.m., blind-drunk levels. People make mistakes—I get that—but this guy was apparently working hard at perfecting his, because he repeated it over and over and over (I believe I remember that there were something like 11 or 14 alcohol-related convictions prior to the day on which he could easily have killed my family…but maybe there were ‘only’ 5 or 6 and the number has just grown in my mind, over time). Like it was when the accident happened, it’s that time of the year when alcohol and celebrations come together so that these ‘mistakes’ are easier to make. There are lots of parties, lots of gatherings, as people get together to celebrate weddings and graduations and the sheer relief of the end of winter and the return of warm weather. Crabs innocently crawl into traps, believing the underwater world is full of chicken necks— crabs clearly don’t understand that there’s truly no such thing as a free lunch—and the whole resulting ritual of enjoying those naive creatures seems to require a few cold beers. Lazy evenings by the water call out for a nice Chardonnay, and hot summer afternoons are cooled down with a Pina Colada. It can be easy to assume that we’re okay. Knowing that we’ve only had a drink or two, it’s easy to say that we’re fine, that we know when we’re safe—or not—to drive. To state the obvious, however, any alcohol has at least some effect on judgment, and while the extent of the impairment is affected by the amount we drink, of course, as well as weight, how much tolerance we have, whether we’ve eaten, and other factors, it’s a stone-cold-sober fact that even a little bit of alcohol has an impact on decision-making, response time, alertness, and several of the other critical factors that influence good driving. It’s worth a reminder to the people we care about—and that includes ourselves—that, if alcohol is involved, any inconvenience created by going the ‘designated driver’ route is far outweighed by the guarantee that we won’t find ourselves in a local police station, posing for a mug shot and waiting for the nightmare to be over. Of course, it’s even more outweighed by the guarantee that someone we love won’t be trapped in a car, in far worse shape than my very fortunate family was that night a few years back, while someone who was sure he was okay to drive tries to slur, sway and stagger his way through a sobriety test on the side of the road to the accompaniment of sirens. As summer arrives, I hope you revel in the many joys the warm weather brings—but please: be safe out there while you’re reveling. We’re all depending on it. I love hearing from you; feel free to email me at thewordtech@ md.metrocast.net

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LIBRARY ITEMS It’s a Big/Small World: Digital Identity High-school students are invited to join AmeriCorp VISTA and St. Mary’s College of Maryland students to discuss It’s a Big/Small World: Digital Identity. Facebook, YikYak, Twitter, just some of the countless social media tools out there. Sometimes these tools can be useful; other times they can prevent you from getting a job. Local college students will discuss how to properly use social media so you don’t end up getting burned. This is a drop-in program from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at Leonardtown Library. No registration required.

Drafting Disaster: A Teen Writing Workshop Leonardtown Library will hold Drafting Disaster: A Teen Writing Workshop on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. This is a workshop for motivated teen writers that want to share and foster their talents together, for those who want to harness the written word’s ability to empower and free people. Snacks, pens, paper, and a limited number of laptops will be provided. This workshop is taught by a Leonardtown High School student. No registration.

Computer Basics 3: Introduction to the Internet Lexington Park Library will a Computer Basics 3: Introduction to the Internet class on Tuesday, May 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Part three of a four part series. Learn terminology, basic features, and how to navigate the Internet. Pick

up tips on browsing and evaluating websites in order to make your browsing experience more successful. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www. stmalib.org or call 301-863-8188

Work Smarter with Google Leonardtown Library will hold a Work Smarter with Google class on Wednesday, May 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to use Google drive to enhance productivity by sharing documents and calendar events. Explore more effective search techniques to improve your search results. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www. stmalib.org or call 301-475-2846.

The Copley Vault, Part III

Since writing the above I have heard a man say who is sixty years of age, that it was one Copely [Copley]. He got his information from his father who was eighty years of age when he died, and his was handed him by his great grandfather who built the vault and came in as a servant to this Copely [Copley]. This seems to be the best account, and most probable. After spending the day in hard labor we replaced them as before, and returned home, all acknowledging themselves perfectly satisfied and abundantly rewarded for their trouble. Numbers since regret their not knowing it as they might have been there. Others wish it again opened, and some are displeased at its being opened at all.”

Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass Lexington Park Library will hold Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass on Thursday, May 26 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Travel through a whimsical world, and help Alice become queen. Celebrate Humpty Dumpty’s unbirthday, and play a game of croquet. All ages, no registration required.

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Craft Tip of The Week

This week’s tip is related to all types of hobbies. If the pattern that you are working with is one printed from a internet source or a copy from a magazine or book. Take the instructions and place them into a sheet protector and place them into a notebook binder. The binder could have dividers for various subjects. This is an easy way to keep all your patterns in one location and organized.

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“Marked in Flesh” by Anne Bishop

What if humans weren’t on top of the food chain? In the fourth book in “The Others” series, Marked in Flesh, a group of radical humans declare war on the Others. Can Meg, a human prophet, and Simon, wolf shifter and Other leader, protect their fragile community against the most powerful of the Others - Adult - Chris Keogler from Charlotte Hall Library

“Lenny and Lucy” by Philip Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead A sweet imaginative tale about a boy and his dog in need of friends. After a long drive through the woods Peter, his trusty canine sidekick Harold, and his dad arrive at their new house. Peter thinks it is a terrible idea to move here and wants to go back, but no one hears. Convinced that terrible things lurk in the dark woods behind his new house, Peter and Harold build Lenny, a pillowstuffed, blanket-wrapped Guardian of the Bridge into the woods. The faithful Lenny keeps the woods at bay through the night, but as Peter and Harold watch out the window they worry that he might be too lonely out there by himself. Next morning Peter builds leaf-stuffed Lucy to watch with him. The four friends eat soup, play marbles and watch together, until a new friend comes to play. When you have good friends,

maybe moving to new house at the edge of the woods isn’t so bad after all! - Ages 3 to 7 - Karen Alvey, Lexington Park Library

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Saturday, May 7 Outside Yard and Plant Sale 7th District VFD Firehouse (21660 Colton Pt. Rd., Avenue)- 7 to 11 a.m. Tables can be rented for $10, additional table for $7. Please call 301-769-4042 or 301-7692016 for more information. Please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Plants and More Friendship Antiques and Vintage Collectibles (3 West Friendship Rd., Friendship)- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Outdoor Spring Festival. Indoor and Outdoor plants will be available for purchase. In addition there will be a garden themed yard sale with many unique items for sale. Spring Festival and Craft Fair Garvey Senior Activity Center (41780 Baldridge St., Leonardtown)- 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event will include items for sale including crafts, needlework, plants, jewelry, art, glassware, health and beauty products, baked goods, books, and many other Vendor specialty items. There will be a handcrafted Quilt Raffle!!! Vendors are welcomed! Set-up begins at 7 a.m. The registration fee is $10. For more information, contact 301 848 9458 or mud221@ md.metrocast.net. Historic Mansion Tour Thomas Stone National Historic Site (6655 Rosehill Rd., Port Tobacco)- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit Thomas Stone National Historic Site and learn about the life of one of the signers of the Declaration of the Independence for Maryland. Annmarie Antique and Flea

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Faire Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center (13480 Dowell Rd., Dowell)- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us for a fabulous pickers weekend at Annmarie! Browse 150 indoor and outdoor booths featuring antiques and collectibles, vintage and upcycled furniture, clothing, jewelry, architectural salvage, flea flinds, vintage home and garden, and SO much more! The Annmarie Antique and Flea Faire promises to provide a weekend of terrific shopping, demos, talks, appraisals, food vendors, wine and beer, and activities for the kids! You won’t want to miss this newest addition to the Annmarie festival line-up! For more information, visit www. annmariegarden.org. Mother’s Day Ride Greenwell State Park (25450 Rosedale Manor Ln., Hollywood)- noon to 3 p.m. Make memories, take photos, enjoy a cakewalk on horseback, and share tea and cookies with our pony Summer. No riding experience necessary! $25 for Mom; $15 for each child (7 years or older to ride.) Reservations not required but certainly appreciated at 301373-9775. We provide horses, helmets and equipment. Riding instructors will supervise all riding. Splash for Scholarships College of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus (22950 Hollywood Rd., Leonardtown)7 to 10 p.m. The College of Southern Maryland Foundation is hosting a poolside celebration at the Leonardtown Campus Wellness and Aquatics Center to raise funds for student scholarships. The “Splash for Scholarships” event will include music and dancing, seashore-inspired cuisine, poolside games

and a silent auction. $50. Sponsorships available. For information on the event and sponsorships, visit http:// Foundation.csmd.edu/Splash or contact CSM Development Coordinator Erika Abell at eabell1@csmd.edu or 301-9347647. Craft Guild Shop Outdoor Bazaar 26005 Pt. Lookout Rd., Leonardtown- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Bazaar will be held on the first Saturday beginning in May through November. This event is open to crafters, artists, antique dealers, flea market and food vendors. Vendors must bring their own tables, chairs and tents. Inside, you can shop from a variety of unique handcrafted items, including our new spring selections and baked goods. For additional information, please call 301977-1644. New York City Bus Trip St. Andrews Church (4 Wallace Manor Rd., Edgewater)- 6:30 a.m. Seats are $50. We will stop half way up. We will arrive near Times Square about 10:30 a.m. Bring a cooler with snacks and drinks if you want for both ways. We will depart from New York City at 6:30 p.m. Will arrive back about 10:30 p.m. Log onto nycgo.com to see what’s happening so you can make plans. Go shopping, see a show, see the 9-11 memorial or whatever else you want to do. Call to reserve your seat at 443-569-2290. Sunday, May 8 Knights of Columbus Mother’s Day Breakfast St Francis Xavier Church Hall (21370 Newtown Neck Rd., Leonardtown)- 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu: Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes plain and

blueberry and sausage gravy with biscuits, Coffee, water and fruit juice. Cost: Free will donation. All proceeds to assist the Church and community work of the Saint Francis Xavier council. Mother’s Day Breakfast at Fleet Reserve 21707 Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park- 9:30 a.m. Menu includes your choice of: eggs or eggbeaters, bacon, ham, sausage or spam; hash browns, grits, toast, pancakes; juice and coffee all for $7 per person. SOS, sausage gravy or chipped beef gravy, and a biscuit is also available for only $1 more. Plus...this helps to support the Fleet Reserve Association in their community efforts with Scouts, ACTS, and other local charities. Monday, May 9 GRIEFSHARE Program Real Life Wesleyan Church (27399 Old Village Rd., Mechanicsville)- 6 to 7:30 p.m. Community members who have experienced the death of a loved one, are invited to register for the GRIEFSHARE program. For more information, call Jen at 240-249-6098. Pax River Quilters Guild Good Samaritan Lutheran Church (20850 Langley Rd., Lexington Park)- 6:30 p.m. This meeting features the display and voting on our President’s Challenge Quilts inspired from the Emerson quote “the sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” Board elections will also be part of this meeting. New members and guest welcome. Pax River Quilters Guild is a 501(c)(3) organization and is open to the public. Visit our website www. paxriverquiltguild.com or our group page on Facebook for guild information.

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Tuesday, May 10 Cedar Point Ladies Golf Cedar Point Gold Course (23248 Cedar Point Rd., Patuxent River)- 8 a.m. All skill levels are welcome. PGA Teaching Pro will be offering clinics during the season. For more information, Contact Pam at Pam447@ me.com, Kimbra.benson@ hotmail.com, or Pat at rodschroeder@comcast.net. Friends and Family SMART Recovery Beacon of Hope Recovery and Wellness Community Center (21770 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park)- 5 to 6:30 p.m. A support group offering a science based approach to helping family and friends who are affected by the substance abuse, alcohol abuse, drug abuse or other addictions of a loved one. Meetings are free and open to the public. Call 301-751-7258, 240-

808-1875 or e-mail beacon@ waldensierra.org for more information. Wednesday, May 11 Line Dance Lessons Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Rd., Hughesville)- 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free line dance lessons taught by the Southern Maryland Boot Scooters. Beginner lessons are from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Intermediate lessons are from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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at the Latrobe Country Club, the home course of Arnold Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Winners will enjoy 18 holes of golf and a three-day, twonight stay at the Springhill Suites for four people. Visit the Lexington Park Lions Club website for registration forms and ticket information: www. lexingtonparklionsclub.org or email Buzz Shelley at buzz. shelley@yahoo.com.

Friends and Family SMART Recovery Beacon of Hope Recovery and Thursday, May 12 Wellness Community Center (21770 FDR Blvd., Lexington Charity Golf Tournament Park)- 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wicomico Shores Golf Course A support group offering a (35794 Aviation Yacht Club science based approach to Rd., Chaptico) helping family and friends who Registration is now open. The are affected by the substance team fee of $360 includes 18 abuse, alcohol abuse, drug holes of golf, cart, hot dogs at abuse or other addictions of the turn, beverages, lunch, and cash prizes. Just to add spice to a loved one. Meetings are the festivities, the Club is once free and open to the public. again raffling a weekend of golf Call 301-751-7258, 240-

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808-1875 or e-mail beacon@ waldensierra.org for more information. Colonial Era Mansion Tour Thomas Stone National Historic Site (6655 Rose Hill Rd., Port Tobacco)- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit Thomas Stone National Historic Site and learn about the life of one of the signers of the Declaration of the Independence for Maryland. For more information, call 301392-1776. Discovery Lane Preschool Open House Discovery Lane Preschool (3081 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf)- 10 to 11 a.m. Discovery Lane’s Open House will give families and future Discoverers an opportunity to tour the school and explore Southern Maryland’s first Reggio Emilia Preschool.

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY METHODIST CHURCH Hollywood United Methodist Church

24422 Mervell Dean Rd • Hollywood, MD 20636

301-373-2500

Rev. Sheldon Reese, Pastor Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m. All of our services are traditional. Child care is provided. Sunday Evening Youth Group Christian Preschool and Kindergarten available

CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Cecilia Church

47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429 St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600 Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm Saturday Sunday: 8:00 am Weekday (M-F): 7:30 am Confessions: 3-4 pm Saturday www.stceciliaparish.com

St. GeorGe roman CatholiC ChurCh St. George Church: Saturday, 5:00 p.m. • Sunday, 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. St. Francis Xavier Chapel: Saturday, 7:00 p.m. (Memorial Day-Labor Day) Weekday Mass Schedule: Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, 1st Sat: 9:00 a.m. Confessions: Saturdays: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment

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

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

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Sunday Morning Worship 10 a.m. Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Friday Men Perfecting Men 7 p.m

Greetings from the Bible Temple Church family in Mechanicsville Maryland. Here at Bible Temple, we believe that in this life it is important to have strong and healthy relationships 1. A relationship with Christ 2. A personal relationship with family and friends Through these relationships, we develop the characteristics of love, understanding and forgiveness; the true heart of Christ. “ Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).

We invite you to experience the change… the transformation with us. Just bring your heart and God will supply the rest. Come grow with us in a place, “Where the Word Reaches the Heart!” Everyone is Welcome! Leadership: Pastor Joseph and First Lady Marilyn Young Sunday School for all ages: 9:00AM Sunday Morning Worship: 9:45AM Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:30PM Address: 29050 New Market Village Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 Website: www.bibletemplechurch.org Phone number: 301-374-9110

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Friday, May 6 The Johanssen’s Feat. Tambo Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell)- 8 p.m.

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Tuesday, May 10 Ben Connelly Anglers Seafood Bar and Grill (275 Lore Rd., Solomons)- 6 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 11 Open Mic Night Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell)- 7:30 p.m.

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St. Mary’s Department of Aging Programs and Activities Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. O’Connor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services

Department of Aging & Human Services Center Information: Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-7375670, ext. 1658; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. *1050; Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-4754002, ext. *3101

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

The community is invited to join the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, the Department of Aging and Human Services and the Triad/SALT Council to thank this year’s Law Enforcement Officers of the Year and remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to their community. Law Enforcement Appreciation (LEA) Day will be held on Tuesday, May 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, located at 44219 Airport Road in California. The Officer of the Year from each agency will receive a citation from the Office of the Governor, to be presented by Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan, in addition to recognitions from the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates, as well as plaques and/or certificates of appreciation from the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, the Department of Aging & Human Services, and the Triad/SALT Council. The community is invited to congratulate the Law Enforcement Officers of the Year and join them for lunch, free of charge, following the ceremony. For more information, contact Sarah Miller at 301-475-4200, ext. *1073, or at sarah.miller@stmarysmd.com.

Avoiding Injury During Activity & Sports

This lecture and exercise based session, held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesday, May 10 at 2:30 p.m., is designed for older adults regarding proper dynamic warm up and stretching, its positive effects on performance and its

ability to prevent injury. Discussion will include techniques for a proper cool down and proper static stretching techniques. The purpose of the session is to educate participants in the best way to warm up for activity/sports, stay injury free and improve flexibility and reduce pain after activity. Mike O’Brien is a physical therapist with 20 years of experience. Mr. O’Brien is a native of St. Mary’s County and owns Freedom Physical Therapy in Mechanicsville, MD. There is no fee to attend; advance sign up required. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

and more! Lunch will be served at noon. The menu features roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, broccoli, dinner roll, and strawberries with whipped topping. The performance begins at 12:30 p.m. Cost for lunch is $6 for those under the age of 60 and a donation for those 60 and above. Reservations are required. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

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On Wednesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. the Northern Senior Activity Center will have a cycling event on the Three Notch Trail brought to you by the YES Cycling Program. Bring your own bike or trike and helmet for a causal, relaxed-pace ride stopping along the way to read the trail interpretive signs. The trip is led by volunteer, Dan Donahue, experienced cyclist and bicycle trip leader. The Northern Senior Activity Center has two bicycles and one trike available to borrow for the trip. To sign up for the trip or to reserve one of the three cycles, call 301-475-4002, ext. *3103.

An 8-week Life Story Writing Group This 8-week interactive class held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesdays, May 11 through June 29 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. is designed to provide a structure to introduce the power of life stories and to kick start participants’ efforts to capture memories, experiences, and values. Interesting exercises prime the pump of memories and lead to opportunities to listen and learn from each other’s life journey. No prior writing experience is necessary. Participants will need to bring a spiral bound notebook to class. Cost for participation is $10 and must be paid when registering. Attendance for all class sessions is highly encouraged. Space is limited to 10 people. To learn more, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

Vertigo Presentation

Cardiac Presentation at Northern

YES Cycling on the Trail

My Head Is Spinning! Learn about fall prevention and about benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Thursday, May 12 at 10 a.m. An Exercise Physiologist from the Medically Oriented Gym and a Physical Therapist from Gateau Physical Therapy will discuss what causes falls, how to prevent them, what exercises you can do to help. In addition, learn what causes dizziness, how it is diagnosed and how physical therapy can help. Register for this free presentation by calling 301737-5670 ext. 1658, or stop by the Loffler reception desk.

Celebration of Older American’s Month Luncheon

The Garvey Senior Activity Center will host special guest vocalist, Suzette Pritchett, on Thursday, May 12. Ms. Pritchett has been singing professionally for 30 years. She has a smooth, sultry sound and sings songs made famous by your favorite artists such as Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Lou Rawls, Bonnie Raitt, Otis Redding, Yolanda Adams, Patti Labelle

Health Connections will give a presentation on Cardiac Health: Prevention and Signs and Symptoms of a Problem at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Tuesday, May 10 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Health Connections provides community outreach for MedStar at St. Mary’s Hospital offering community classes, seminars and support groups. To sign up for this presentation in advance, please visit the signup table or call 301-475-4002, ext. *3101.

History Video at Loffler

The video American Experience: Civilian Conservation Corps will be playing at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. This video depicts Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to provide relief for the many American workers who were out of work during the Great Depression by developing jobs in natural resource conservation. More than three million young men were put to work in the nation’s forests and parks, planting trees, building flood barriers, fighting fires and maintaining roads and trails. This program interweaves rich

archival imagery with the personal accounts of CCC veterans to tell the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments. 60 minutes. Call 301737-5670, ext. 1658, or stop by the reception desk at Loffler to sign up. Seating is limited.

Gardening Class

At the Loffler Senior Activity Center a perennial garden was planted in October 2014 and has been checked on every six months. It’s time to take another look and decide what happens next. This class is for anyone who has an interest in perennial gardening whether or not you attended the other classes. The first part will be in a classroom setting before we move outside to the garden. The class is on Thursday, May 12 at 10 a.m. Call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658, or stop by the reception desk at Loffler to sign up.

Ikebana Class at Loffler Beginning June 1

(Deadline May 18) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply putting flowers in a container; rather, it is a disciplined art form in which the arrangement is a living thing that brings nature and humanity together. Judith Roa, who has studied and taught this art form for over 40 years, will instruct this introductory series of classes at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on six consecutive Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning June 1 and finishing on July 6. The cost for this class is $175-$200 depending on your choice of container and includes 18 hours of professional instruction, quality tools and the supplies necessary to complete the projects. Payment is made to instructor on the first day of class. To register for this class, call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658, or stop by the reception desk at Loffler. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, May 18. Class is limited to 6 students.

Pitch Players Needed

The Garvey Senior Activity Center is forming a Pitch card playing club. The group will meet the second and fourth Mondays of every month beginning May 9 at 10 a.m. This is an excellent opportunity to play a popular Southern Maryland card game with old and new friends. For more information, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. A minimum of 4 players is needed to get this club started.

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 • Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 • Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101

Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.

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