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Lawn Mower Races Start This Friday By Dandan Zou Staff Writer

The Annual St. Mary’s County National Lawn Mower Races is back this weekend! About 100 racers from across the country will gather at the Bowles Farm in Clements and get ready to rumble starting Friday evening. Now in its 12th year, the lawn mower race is expected to attract a crowd as large as 5,000 people. The event is open to the public Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6. All proceeds will go to the 7th District Rescue Squad and the 7th District Optimist Club. The event raised about $30,000 last year, said Ronnie Mattingly, Chairman of the event. The proceeds are used to support the community, aiding the Rescue Squad in various purposes to keep the community safe, Tommy Bowles of Bowles Farm told The County Times before last year’s race. The organizers also intend to use the proceeds to help the Optimist Club put its share toward the local youth and people in need.

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The event is designed to bring excitement to the community and provide families fun activities to do over the weekend, Mattingly said. The family-oriented event brings people together every year, Mattingly said. “They put it on the calendar. They come every year. They stay the whole time.” “Everybody knows everybody,” Bowles said. “It seems like it’s a big get-together of people you see once a year.” Since 2004, the event has grown increasingly bigger. Mattingly said there were about 20 racers and a couple hundred of people coming to the event when they first started. Now it attracts racers from states all over the country and even countries like Canada. Mattingly said this year’s event also welcomes two guests from the British Lawn Mower Racing Association Jim Gavin and Pete Hammerton, president and vice president of the association respectively, to begin preparations for special events to mark the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association’s 25th Anniversary in 2017. Racers will compete for trophies in 10 classes at speeds from 6 to 60 miles per hour. Cost of entry for the race is $10 per person. Children eight year old or younger are free to attend. The address for the race is Bowles Farm, 22880 Budd’s Creek Rd. Great Mills Trading Post and United Site Services are the major sponsors for this year’s race.

In Light of Recent Tragedies Affecting the Country Local Churches Hold “Praise in the Park” In light of the recent tragedies involving law enforcement officers across the country, several pastors of local churches joined in holding “Praise in the Park” and other prayer events recently. The officers and staff of St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were specially invited guests to the event, which was held at the Chancellors Run in Lexington Park. The event drew a large crowd of residents, who gathered to pray for the community and those who are sworn to protect it. During the meeting, local pastors took turns praying for the community, praying for law enforcement officers in St. Mary’s County, and praying for law enforcement officers all over the country. The pastors graciously allowed the invited officers to say a few words regarding the recent tragedies involving law enforcement offi-

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cers; then all participants joined hands for a prayer circle. After the final prayer, the officers were warmly embraced, receiving many hugs and expressions of appreciation from the attendees. The Sheriff’s Office extends its gratitude for this special event to Pastor Roderick McClanahan of Missionary Baptist Church, who hosted the event. Also, officers give special thanks to Pastor John Briscoe of Restoration Free Gospel Church, Pastor James Bell of God’s House of Refuge, and Pastor Jason Staten of Living Hope Church. Lastly, the officers express their heartfelt gratitude for the residents and members of the congregation who offered support and compassion to the law enforcement officers in attendance. From St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

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Is it an overdose?

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Governor Larry Hogan will join Comptroller Peter Franchot in Frederick on Wednesday, August 10, to promote and maybe do a little shopping in advance of the annual Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, which takes place August 14-20. During that week, any single, qualifying article of clothing or footwear priced $100 or less – regardless of how many items are purchased at the same time – will be exempt from the state’s 6 percent sales tax. “I’m delighted Governor Hogan will join me to let Marylanders know about an opportunity to keep more of their hardearned money as they shop back-to-school sales for their children or themselves,” Comptroller Franchot said. “A break on the cost of clothing and shoes can make a real difference and help stretch family budgets. Local retailers also benefit with increased foot traffic.” In addition to Frederick, the Comptroller will be promoting Tax-Free Week with visits to stores in Takoma Park, Baltimore, Frederick, Towson and Cambridge. Cailey Locklair Tolle, president of the Maryland Retailers Association, or Maddy Voytek, legislative and membership assistant at the MRA, will join the Comptroller at several businesses. “Tax-free week is an excellent opportunity for Marylanders to take advantage of apparel and footwear tax savings priced at less than $100 per item,” Tolle said. “The week provides a much-needed boost to brick-and-mortar retailers in our state and we encourage all consumers to support their local businesses.” Resulting from legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2007, the

tax-free week is held annually during the second week in August. Businesses selling items that are not eligible for inclusion in the tax-free week can still participate in Shop Maryland. Under “Sellers Privilege,” other unqualified merchandise can be sold tax-free, but the retailer is responsible for paying the sales tax owed to the state. Planned stops for Shop Maryland TaxFree Week:Thursday, August 4, 1:45 p.m. Montgomery County Amano, 7034 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 Tuesday, August 9, 11 a.m. Baltimore City Mondawmin Mall, 2401 Liberty Heights Ave. (Center Court), Baltimore, MD 21215 Wednesday August 10, 11 a.m. Frederick County Whidden Willow, 23 E. Patrick St., and Shabby Chic, 9 West Patrick St., Frederick MD, 21701 Thursday, August 11, Noon Baltimore County Plato’s Closet, 919 Taylor Ave., Towson, MD 21286 Friday, August 12, 11 a.m. Dorchester County Sunnyside Shop, 500 Popular St., Cambridge, MD 21613 From the Comptroller of Maryland

$25 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR LOCAL ROADS Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn today announced the Hogan Administration is making $25 million in grants available for local roads in Baltimore City and municipalities and counties from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore. The Maryland Department of Transportation has just released the application that needs to be submitted by August 30. The grants will be awarded to jurisdictions based on the existing formula for the distribution of Highway User Revenues. “One of my top priorities is investing in roads and bridges across the state,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “This funding is essential for local jurisdictions that depend on them for many long-overdue local road projects.” The $25 million in grants are in addition to the estimated $177 million in Highway

User Revenues local jurisdictions are set to receive in fiscal year 2017. These new funds for local roads are above and beyond the $1.97 billion investment in road and bridge projects that Governor Hogan announced in June 2015. “We encourage you to get your applications in quickly so we can get this funding in your hands where it can make a difference for all Marylanders across the state,” said Transportation Rahn. To accept the grant funds, county and municipal leaders will sign and return the Transportation Grant Application Form. These signed applications certify that jurisdictions will participate in the grant and use the funds only on transportation projects. From the Maryland Department of Transportation

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Open Enrollment for 2016 Fall Citizens Academy

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron announces open enrollment for the 2016 Fall Citizens Academy. The academy is designed to give an inside look into our day-to-day operations. Sessions are held on Thursday nights from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. for an eight week period. The 2016 Fall Session of Citizens Academy will begin on August 25th, 2016 and end on October 13th, 2016.

Persons interested must be over the age of 18 and submit an application. To register for the academy, contact Ms. Kelly Castle at (301) 4754200 ext. *1910, Kelly.Castle@ stmarysmd.com or apply online atwww. firstsheriff.com Citizens Academy classes fill up quickly, so reserve your seat today!

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Incident Briefs Burglary – Unknown suspect(s) entered a residence and stole property in the 20000 block of Harvest Mill Court in Great Mills. Deputy D. McClure is investigating the case. CASE# 39028-16

Mark your calendar for upcoming auctions to be held at Westfield Farm Arena/Auction Barn, 26689 Laurel Grove Road, Mechanicsville, MD! Friday, Sept. 9th – 6 PM: General Household Furniture/Items and Garage/Shop Items Saturday, Oct. 1st – 4 PM: Fall Harvest (Mums, Pumpkins, Produce, New home/farm/garden items.

Breaking and Entering to a Motor Vehicle – Unknown suspect(s) forced entry into a motor vehicle in the area of Goddard Court in Leonardtown. Corporal M. Rogers is investigating the case. CASE# 39080-16

As part of our continued effort to increase public awareness, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office provides a daily (excluding weekends) report called Incident Briefs. The report contains selected crimes, which are of interest to the residents of St. Mary’s County. Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific locations. This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in St. Mary’s County during the stated time frame.

Burglary – Unknown suspect(s) damaged a window to a church in the 46000 block of South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park. Deputy S. Bowie is investigating the case. CASE# 39520-16

Note: The information contained in the Incident Brief report is based on initial reports made to the Sheriff’s Office. Follow-up investigations may reveal different information.

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Calvert Public Schools Pay Bus Contractors More than Necessary, Says State Audit Report By Dandan Zou Staff Writer The Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) paid bus contractors nearly $250,000 more than necessary in fuel reimbursement in 2013 and 2014, said a July report released by the state’s Office of Legislative Audits. State auditors also wrote that the schools would spend about $5 million more over the 12 years of about 120 buses’ lifespan largely due to not basing its payment calculation on market rates. The state-mandated audit is conducted every six years and is intended to evaluate if the schools have effectively used its financial resources. The report concluded that CCPS needs more improvement in some of its financial practices and provided a total of 12 recommendations. The report came at a time when CCPS had difficulty balancing its budget after decreased state funding, increased health benefits costs and declining student enrollment. Last year, CCPS lost $4 million in funding and had to make significant staff reduction to balance its budget. As a result, about 70 positions were cut, according to the schools’ 2016 budget. Early this year, CCPS budgeted $3 mil-

lion from its fund balance to give its employees a step increase. An agreement was later reached in late June to implement one step increase in 2016 and another one in 2017. But teachers’ salaries are still several steps behind. The County Times previously reported that Calvert education officials said they were worried that some of their best and most experienced teachers were moving to neighboring St. Mary’s County over dissatisfaction with their pay schedules. “As we were looking at reducing our costs last school year, I can honestly say no one came forward and said, well, you know, if we change this calculation for how we reimburse our bus contractors, we would save some money,” said Daniel Curry, Superintendent of CCPS. In the past, the school paid contractors for fuel usage without taking out federal excise taxes, which the contractors are exempt from paying and may claim tax credit on their income tax returns. State auditors said school contactors are exempt from the $0.244 per gallon excise tax on diesel fuel and may receive tax credit on their income

tax returns of $0.243 per gallon. Curry said the calculation the schools used to use was an old practice that had existed for many years. The state auditors did not identify this issue in their previous report in 2009, and CCPS is not the only school district in the state to reimburse contractors the full price on fuel. In a 2015 report, state auditors found Harford County Public Schools also reimbursed contractors for their federal fuel excise tax costs. Curry agreed with the report’s recommendation that the calculation needed to be updated to reflect the tax exemptions. Starting the beginning of this school year, Curry said the school would not reimburse bus contractors for the full price they pay at the pump. The schools’ new practice will deduct both federal and state tax exemptions. Curry said a new state legislation that gives bus contractors state tax exemptions “served to shine a light on our current practice” and prompted the schools to ask: “shouldn’t we also include the feral tax and back that out when we do our calculation?” In addition to paying more than necessary on fuel reimbursement, the auditors said the schools would spend about $5 million more over the 12 years of school buses’ lifespan partially because the school didn’t use the prime interest rate in its calculation of an annual payment. For each bus, the schools pay a per vehicle allotment (PVA) every year. The payment is intended to reimburse bus contractors for their costs. The PVA formula includes reimbursement for the cost of the bus and a flat rate of return on the investment. Compared with the auditors’ calculation, the report said the school pays between $622 to $6,380 more on each bus annually. The reason, the auditors said, is largely due

to CCPS’s formula, which used an average borrowing rate for the return on investment rate instead of the prime interest rate. The auditors believed the 6 percent rate that the schools use is much higher than the prime rate, which is about 3.5 percent this week according to Wall Street Journal. “The auditors don’t tell anyone what the return on investment rate is, but they are more than happy to say you’ve overpaid,” said Edward Cassidy, Director of Transportation at CCPS. Cassidy disagreed with the auditors regarding which rate should be used to determine payment. Cassidy said the school established the return on investment rate through calling local banks. He said the prime rate that the auditors recommended is not realistic because it is not a rate that a small business could get from a bank. In the report, the auditors recommend CCPS to use market investment rates as a basis for determining contractor rates for the annual PVA and develop supportable cost estimates to establish reasonable contracts rates for operation costs and per mile maintenance costs. They also suggest the school to exclude federal fuel excise taxes from contractor payments, a recommendation the schools said they have already implemented since July 1. Curry emphasized that the auditor’s findings are recommendations, “as opposed to being categorized as violations.” He said the schools have taken the recommendations to heart and “will do our best to try to implement their recommendations over time.”

Back-To-School Birth Certificates May Be Obtained at Health Department As the new school year approaches, many parents and guardians will be applying for birth certificates for their children in order to enroll them in school. Parents are required to provide certified copies of birth certificates to register their children for classes. In order to avoid a last-minute rush, the St. Mary’s County Health Department is encouraging anyone requiring a certified copy of a birth certificate for their children to apply as soon as possible Certified copies of birth certificates for

children born in the State of Maryland may be obtained at the health department while you wait, Mon. – Fri. from 8:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. at a cost of $25 per certificate. The health department is located at 21580 Peabody Street in Leonardtown. For more information on applying for a birth certificate, please contact the Vital Records Office at the health department at 301-475-4330 or visit their website at smchd.org From St. Mary’s County Health Department

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IN THE MATTER OF PARIS SADE HOPEWELL FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO MALCOLM XAVIER DEWAYNE HOPEWELL In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland Case No.: 18-C-16-000921 The above petitioner has filed a petition for change of name in which he seeks to change his name from Paris Sade Hopewell to Malcolm Xavier Dewayne Hopewell. The petitioner is seeking a name change for the following reason: I am requesting that my name be changed from Paris Sade Hopewell to Malcolm Xavier Dewayne Hopewell because this is my preferred name. Any person may file an objection to the petition on or before the 30th day of August, 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

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Williams Prevails in Epic Potomac Limited Late Model Battle

Greg Roberson Takes Career First in RUSH Crates By Doug Watson Contributing Writer David Williams drove his Sommey and Ruth Ann Lacey owned Rocket no.45 to his second win of the season in last Friday nights 20-lap Limited Late Model feature at Potomac Speedway. The win for Williams, who was also celebrating a birthday, was his 40th career win in the division and overall 92nd career Potomac feature win. The re-draw placed Kyle Lear and David Williams on the front row for the start of the event with Williams powering into the race lead as the field roared off turn two. As the field settled in, Williams and eventual runner up Kyle Lear, would literally race side by side the entire distance with Williams scoring the hard fought win by a car length at the finish. “Sommey and Ruth Ann give us what we need to run up front and I’m happy to get a win for them here tonight,” Williams stated in victory lane. “Our car has been working well on the top this year and it’s a good thing, because Kyle (Lear) runs the bottom so well here and it was a lot of fun racing with him as hard as we did here tonight.” Derrick Quade posted his second consecutive third place effort with Tyler Emory and current point leader Daryl Hills completing the top-five. Greg Roberson made his first Potomac start of the season a good one as he claimed his first career win in the companion 20-lap RUSH Crate Late Model main. Roberson, who lined up second for the start, would lead all but one lap as he would take the win over fellow first time Potomac visitor Matt Hill in quite a crowd pleasing event. “We got lucky and drew a good number for the feature.” Roberson stated post race. “Our car was a little free tonight and Matt didn’t make it easy on us, but it feels great to finally get win here at Potomac.” Jamie Sutphin was third with 12th stating Logan Roberson and Jeff Pilkerton rounding out the top-five. Jonny Oilver became the 7th different winner of the season with his first career division win in the 15-lap Hobby Stock feature. Oliver darted from his outside front row starting spot to take the lead on the first lap and would lead to the finish over a hard charging Sam Archer. “We’ve worked so hard on this car and to finally get one, it’s amazing.” Oliver stated. “I kept the car up top and it was working really good up there I just hope we put on a good show for the fans.” Wesley Givens was third with Billy Crouse and John Burch filling the front five.

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In other action, Current Street Stock point leader Mike Latham drove to his 7th win of the season, and career 48th, in the divisions 16-lap feature. Keeping it in the family, Mikey Latham scored his 5th win of 2016 and career 16th in the 20-lap UCar special with Ed Pope Sr. out dueling Ray Bucci to score his second of the season and career 22nd in the 15-lap Strictly Stock event. Limited Late Model feature finish 1. David Williams 2. Kyle Lear 3. Derrick Quade 4. Tyler Emory 5. Daryl Hills 6. Billy Tucker 7. Brandon Long 8. Rich Marks 9. Jim Jesmer Sr. RUSH Crate Late Model feature finish 1. Greg Roberson 2. Matt Hill 3. Jamie Sutphin 4. Logan Roberson 5. Jeff Pilkerton 6. Chuck Bowie 7. Timmy Booth 8. Matt Tarbox 9. Ben Bowie 10. Ryan Clement 11. Megan Mann 12. John Imler 13. Darin Henderson 14. Tracey Graves 15. Darren Alvey 16. Mike Franklin 17. Ray Hackett (DNS) Hobby Stock feature finish 1. Jonny Oliver 2. Sam Archer 3. Wesley Givens 4. Billy Crouse 5. John Burch 6. Race Alton 7. Sam Raley 8. Kevin Murphy 9. Buddy Dunagan (DNS) 10. Kenny Sutphin (DNS)

Tackle Box Fishing Report By Ken and Linda Lamb Special to the County Times

The bottom fishing for croaker and white perch was excellent this week. The perch in the rivers on 20 to 30 foot edges are steadily taking bloodworm and peeler crab baits. Squid and shrimp are excellent bait too for the pan fish. The perch can be 9 to 11 inches consistently in the deeper water. The perch are plentiful in the creeks and the small fish from 6 to 8 inches are crowding in for cast lures; catching the big ones requires searching up the creeks and rivers looking for structure and deep holes under overhanging trees. A perfectly cast Beetle spin in a fishy location that produces a 13 inch perch should be on every fisherman’s bucket list. White perch were caught off the shore at the Elms Beach pubic park just below Spring Ridge off route 235 last week where one angler reported landing big ones two at the time on his double hook bottom right. Some tiny spot are in the mouth of the Patuxent at The O’Club and Second Beach. The croaker are biting in the early mornings on high tides in the rivers in about 40 feet. The evening bring them into 18 to 12 feet, and sunset finds them in the shallows. The

average size is increasing to 12 to 13 inches. Beach fishermen find them after sunset all up and down the Patuxent and Potomac. Cobia continue to to be caught on the lumps below the Target Ship by chummers using fresh chum or Pictured: Albert Baker frozen chum logs and baiting their hooks with fresh alewives. Live eels are also a bait of choice, but the bait shops only have them erratically. Trollers are getting blues and cobia using surgical eel lures as well as spoons and feathered jigs. A big one was caught this week on a big MoJo lure dressed with a nine inch yellow/green shad. There are reports that crabbers are finding young cobia in their crab pots below Smith Point in Virginia. Rockfish are in the Patuxent and Potomac and want to feed at dusk and dawn (90 degree heat will do that), Lure casters using popping plugs, bucktails, and sassy shads will find them in the shallows when the sun is low on the horizon. School bells are faintly being heard in the distance. Now is the time to get everyone out on the water and making memories.

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Street Stock feature finish 1. Mike Latham 2. Kyle Nelson 3. Mike Raleigh 4. Ed Pope Jr. 5. Jeremy Pilkerton 6. Scooter Jones 7. Troy Kassiris 8 Barry Williams (DNS) U-Car feature finish 1. Mikey Latham 2. Savannah Windsor 3. Brian Coe Jr. 4. Jamie Marks 5. Stephen Suite 6. Dominic Silvious 7. Ben Pirner Strictly Stock feature finish 1. Ed Pope Sr. 2. Ray Bucci 3. Shaun Jones 4. JJ Silvious 5. Drew Payne 6. Speed Alton 7. Greg Mattingly 8. John Hardesty

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Despite Relative Peace, Police Use Of Force Still Worries Some By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Police use of force in St. Mary’s County rarely reaches the level of officers having to use their firearms to shoot or even kill a suspect but in recent weeks with the slaying of African American men by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana and the subsequent ambush and killings of even more police officers in the wake of those tragedies, residents here are worried that sort of violence may come. At a community forum on police use of force and race relations on July 29 at the House of Dance in Hollywood, residents were quick to point out some of their stories when it came to relating to the police as African Americans at Zion United Methodist Church in Lexington Park. A man recounted one incident in which he was followed by police for three-quarters of an hour closely before being pulled over and, in his words, profiled by them. “They asked if I had a gun even though I had a carry permit,” Moore, who is black, told a dais of speakers at the event, which included Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron. “I even told them I was a police chaplain.” Others at the event said they believed there was even racism inherent in the county school system; when they saw white children get in fights they were sent to the principal’s office. When they saw black children fighting, they were sent home, they said. One woman, Monique Melton, said that she had to have a conversation with her children about how to deal with police that she believed people of other races did not have to have for fear that her children might one day become the victims of police force. “Why do I have to have this conversation with my children?” she said, adding that by doing so she was forced to deprive her children of a part of what was supposed to be a fun, care-free childhood. Tujuanda Jordan, president of St. Mary’s College, said that parents of African American children have always had to have that kind of conversation with their children. “After the Civil Rights Movement, we

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thought there was equity, there isn’t,” Jordan said. “We’ve gotten complacent.” One speaker, though, said that fears over police use of force against black men, particularly young men, might be allayed with better parenting in homes. “If they were being policed at home first that might solve some problems,” said Jacinta Bobbins-Spencer. “You can’t rely on the community to raise your children. “I hear a lot of blame being placed but what are you doing at home?” One man speaking from the audience said that according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice the number of white people being killed in police shootings was going up while the numbers of African American men being killed, despite the wide-spread media reports, was actually going down. He also argued that those same statistics showed that the vast majority of police on the streets were white, which meant that any black person had a greater chance of coming into contact with one than a black officer. “Police violence, it’s not racism, it’s probability,” he said. “Cops don’t want to kill people. “How is this race related when the statistics say something else?” He also blamed the media for inciting emotions and tension that did not accurately reflect reality. Aaron Rodgers, one of the event’s organizers, said

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deputy who just days earlier had a tense standoff with a homeowner who came up behind him with a handgun when the deputy arrived to answer a call for a domestic disturbance. Body camera evidence from the deputy’s point of view convinced Cameron, he said, that the homeowner knew the person on his property was a deputy but the homeowner confronted him with a weapon anyway. The best part, though, Cameron said, was that the deputy de-escalated the situation without discharging his weapon even though he was well within his rights to do so. It also detailed one of the realities of police work, a potentially deadly ambush that any officer would have to walk into because of the nature of their job. The killing of five police officers in Dallas showed that the ambush is one of the worst situations a law enforcement officer had to deal with and constantly be on the watch for. “When Dallas happened it showed that strength was not in numbers,” Cameron said. “You’ve got to be pros and never let down.” But despite some of the best training, Cameron realized that in law enforcement in

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general there were still lingering problems. “There is racism and it is in policing,” Cameron said. “It’s unacceptable… and if they can’t adhere to these [higher] standards then they can’t stand among us. “What hurts me is that this badge and this uniform is sometimes a barrier and it shouldn’t be.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Lathan Walter Gragan Lathan Walter Gragan, 83, of Chaptico, MD passed away on July 27, 2016. Born on November 27, 1932 in Chaptico, MD he was the son the late James Walter and Anna Marie Hill Gragan. He was the husband of Mary Virginia Vallandingham Gragan whom he married on July 4, 1955 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD. He is survived by his sister Millie Norris of Hollywood, MD. He was preceded in death by his siblings: Bernadette Dingee, Elwood Gragan, Annabelle Copsey, Dorothy Vallandingham, Shirley Huntington, and Nancy Miedzinski. The family received friends on Monday August 1, 2016 from 5:00-8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday August 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church Chaptico, MD with Father Charles Gallagher officiating. Interment will fol-

low in Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be: Danny Vallandingham, Tommy Vallandingham, Marion Vallandingham, Bert Vallandingham, Joe Vallandingham, and Jimmy Hill. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Stevie Gragan, Gary Hill, Jerry Norris, and Bosey Farrell.

John Howard Gass John Howard Gass, known as Papa, Pop Pop, and Johnny was born in Avenue, MD on December 18, 1924. He was a lifelong St. Mary’s county resident. As a young man he worked as a waterman, he worked on the Wilson Line, and worked as a Painter. Family was important to Johnny and he enjoyed many years with his extended family. Johnny and his wife Sis loved children in addition to having a daughter and son they were foster parents. He grew up in Avenue, MD. He built his own house at the age of 26, which he continued to live in until the present. His grandson Chuckie has lived with him

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since he was young. Dawn joined him in the household in 2000, then Great Grandson Curtice in 2002, followed by Dalaynee in 2005. Chuckie and Curtice enjoyed the water as much as Johnny did, they provided him crabs and fish he always loved to eat. Many fish stores were explained between them. His granddaughter Angel has remained constant in Johnny’s life even living in multiple states. She always visited him, and took him to church when she could. He always loved visits from family. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Agnes (Sis) Bernetta Gass, his daughter Tracy Lynn Gass and his son Robert Timothy Gass. He was also preceded in death by his brothers and sister, Malcom Gass, Horace Gass, Geraldine Gass, Mary Wood, Loretta Wood, Blanche Gass, George Gass, Jeanette Wise and Marian Slade, and his nephew Kenny Gass. He is survived by his sisters; Ernestine Keaton of Manassas, VA, Catherine Corbin of North Carolina, and Margaret Wheeler of South Carolina. His grandchildren; Charles Knott and Fiancé Dawn Bibb of Avenue, Sherry Knott, Robert (Bobby) Gass of Indiana, John (Jay) Gass of Indiana, Angela (Angel) Gass-Didsbury and her husband Stuart Didsbury of Lexington Park, and John (Johnny) Gass and Fiancé Amanda Zinn of Hollywood. He was a proud Great-Grandfather to 7 Great Grandchildren, Curtice Knott and Dalaynee Knott of Avenue. Rebecca and Tyler Wathen of MD, Natalie, Alex and Addison Gass of Hollywood.

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James “Jim” Manning McKay, III. 47, of Lexington Park, MD formerly from Leonardtown, MD passed away on July 20, 2016. Born on August 19, 1968, he was the son of Karen Joy Dobry of Great Mills, MD and James M. McKay, Jr. of Hollywood, MD. Grandparents, Sam and Queenie Pilkerton and Mac and Mary McKay. James is survived by his sister Angel Cole of Mechanicsville, MD, Thomas Dobry, III of Lexington Park, MD, Bambi Etherton, Murray, KY, and James Robert Dobry, Great Mills, MD. Jim graduated from Leonardtown High School and was a lifelong St. Mary’s County, MD resident. He worked as a receiver for McKay’s Grocery Store for two and half years. Jim enjoyed photography. The family received friends on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will follow at 11:00 AM in the Funeral Home Chapel with Father Ray Schmidt officiating. Interment will be private. Contributions may be made to St. John’s Catholic Church Hollywood, MD.

Joseph Wilmer Curry Joseph Wilmer Curry, “Puff”, 81, of Hollywood, MD passed away on July 21, 2016. Born on August 22, 1934, he was the son of the late Agnes Charlotte Apploney Alvey Curry and Morgan Melvin Curry. Joseph is survived by his brother: Elmer Clarence Curry of Port Republic, MD. He was preceded in death by Agnes Melvinia Curry of Compton, MD, Thomas Melvin Curry of Newburg, MD, and Alma Curry of Leonardtown, MD. Joseph was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and was employed as a Plant Operator for Chaney Enterprises for 23 years. All services are private at this time.

Tina Wiles Tina Wiles, 55, of Church Hill, went home to be with the Lord on July 26 at Wellmont Hospice House following an extended illness. She was born on July 6, 1961. Tina was a native of Prince George County, Md., and moved to St. Mary’s in 1989. Later, she moved to Church Hill, Tenn. In 2002 and had lived in there for the past 14 years and was of the Baptist faith. She was an employee of Brock Construction. She is preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Wiles in 2008, her parents, Theodore, Sr. and Dorothy Harris. She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Matthew and Debbie Wiles, Bluff City; Michael and Marie Schoen, Kingsport; Adam and Erin Wiles, Elizabethton; and Christopher Wiles, Church Hill; two daughters and sons-in-law, Stephanie and Michael Russell, Valley Lee, Md. and Stacie and Travis Hatfield, Kingsport; 17 grandchildren; one brother, Ted Harris, Prince George, Md.; one sister, Teresa and Richard Maisonneuve, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Matthew Wiles, Michael Schoen, Adam Wiles, Christopher Wiles, Brian Joy, Jack Perry, William Powell and Coty Vance. Memorial contributions can be made to McPheeters Bend Cemetery in Church Hill, Tenn., and Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tenn.

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Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Recycling Partnership Formed in St. Mary’s St. Mary’s County Public Works and Transportation Director, George Erichsen along with Lions Club International Zone Chair Lion George Kirby,are shown with weighmaster, Roger Morris, discussing potential locations for Eyeglass and Hearing Recycling Signs available now at all six St. Mary’s County convenience Centers and the St. Mary’s County Landfill. Eyeglass and Hearing Aid recycling boxes are available at the station at the County recycling centers. The partnership was originally proposed by Ridge Lion Leo Gillespie, in an effort to expand and make the County Lions eyeglass and hearing aid recycling program more accessible to the community through

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Month Long Cedar Point Ladies Golf Cedar Point Golf Course (PAX River NAS, Lexington Park) 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cedar Point Ladies Golf Association (CPLGA) plays EVERY Tuesday morning. Arrive and be ready by 8:15 a.m. Tee off starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. All skill levels are welcome. PGA Teaching Pro will be offering clinics during the season. Join the 9 hole group or the 18 hole group. Working woman option: Play any day before Sunday 5pm with a CPLGA member and turn in your signed score card. Eligible members include all active duty, reserve, retired or military personnel or their dependents; DOD federal personnel and family members employed at Patuxent River, St. Inigoes, or Solomon’s Annex, Cedar Point Officers’ Club silver card holders, contractors, members of the Navy League, and sponsored guests. For more information: Contact Pam at Pam447@me.com, Kimbra.benson@hotmail.com, Pat at rodschroeder@comcast.net. Sotterley Farmer’s Market Historic Sotterley Plantation (Sotterley) 8 to 9 a.m. The public is invited to the Sotterley Plantation grounds to shop local! Purchase the best quality home-grown vegetables, fruit, and plants, as well as unique, handcrafted items. For the third year running, we further strengthen our strong ties to the Southern Maryland farm community and continue our over 300 year farming tradition as we open up the Sotterley Farmer’s Market – a producer only farmer’s market – every Saturday from May 28 through September 24! SMS Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store (16562 Three Notch Rd., Ridge) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Just because summer is here doesn’t mean we are closed. Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store will continue to be open on Saturdays between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays between 10 a.m to 1 p.m.. Donations will only be accepted between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. We will continue to post specials in the store, as well as on our facebook page. We look forward to having you stop by and see us!!!! We have all kinds of fun summer clothes, shoes, and accessories for all your summer parties and events. We also have small appliances, furniture, pictures, etc. Tons of dishes for summer parties! Come see us!!!! PS- We have AC! Come enjoy the AC while shopping! Water Taxi to St. Clement’s Island (38370 Point Breeze Road Colton’s Point) 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Take our water taxi to St. Clement’s Island and explore! First trip leaves at 10:00 am with continuous trips to and from the island between 10:00 a.m to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm. The last trip TO the island will leave at 2 pm and the last trip back to the mainland will leave at 3pm. The cost is $7.00 per person (no exceptions) and includes admission to the St. Clement’s Island Museum. Call 301-769-2222 with questions. Each Saturday and Sunday.

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A Matter of Balance (Northern Senior Activity Center, 29655 Charlotte Hall Rd.) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Northern Senior Activity Center will be hosting A Matter of Balance on Mondays, July 11-Aug. 29, from 1-3 p.m. The program is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Participants learn to set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce the risk of falls, and learn simple ways to increase strength and balance. The program is free and registration is required. Call 301-475-4002, ext. *3101, for more information. Kickboxing (Garvey Senior Activity Center, 41780 Baldridge St.) 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Kickboxing tones muscles through punching and kicking using focus pads, target pads, and mitts. Participants may notice an improvement in overall balance and flexibility. The aerobic moves of kickboxing have been shown to improve circulation and it offers a great stress relief. This specialized class, held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesdays, July 6-Aug. 17, from 8:30-9:30 a.m., is geared towards active men and women ages fifty and above. This class offers great energy without the high impact that occurs during a mainstream kickboxing class. The instructor, Geno Rothback, is a registered nurse, a senior fitness instructor, a black belt in Taekwondo and is a certified Martial Fusion and Kickboxing instructor. Cost is $30 payable to Geno Rothback. Payment required at time of reservation. Call 301475-4200, ext. *1050, to learn more. Bingo - Am. Leg. Post 82, La Plata (6330 N. Crain Highway, La Plata) 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 82 will hold smoke-free BINGO Thursdays with early birds beginning at 7:00 pm at Harry White Wilmer American Legion Post 82, 6330 Crain Highway, La Plata. Doors open 6 pm. Call (301) 934-8221. PUBLIC WELCOME.

Thursday, August 4 Ghosts of Sotterley Auditions (Historic Sotterley Plantation – 44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood) 6:30 p.m. Announcing open auditions for our wildly popular annual signature event – The Ghosts of Sotterley! This year, our theme is, “Witches in the Woods: Will You Make it Out Alive?” Whether you are a seasoned actor or have a new-found interest in acting, we invite all from age 12 and up to try out. You will be in great company with an enthusiastic group of talented wonders who enjoy performing and love Sotterley! Join us in the Warehouse on Thursday, August 4th at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm; Saturday, August 6th from 10 am - 12 pm; Thursday, August 11th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm; or Saturday, August 13th from 10 am - 12 pm! Dog Days of Summer (44078 St. Andrew’s Church Road, California) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Summer clearance: all adult clothing 50 cents each piece, children’s clothing 25 cents each piece. Some other items may be marked down from their current price to a lower price.

Beach Shell Wall Letter (Garvey Senior Activity Center, 41780 Baldridge Street) 10 a.m. Make a beautiful shell covered wooden letter using gorgeous multi-colored shells at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Thursday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. Shells provided include urchins, starfish, turbos, pectins, and snails. Shell covered letters are an amazing way to add some color and flavor to your home! Letters and shells will be provided; however, participants are invited to bring their favorite shells from home to include as well. The cost per person is $6, payable in advance. When registering, indicate the letter you wish to decorate. To learn more, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. Open to registered participants at the senior activity centers. Ceramic Tile Coasters (Loffler Senior Activity Center, 21905 Chancellors Run Road) 10 a.m. Come to the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Friday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. to make a set of four ceramic tile coasters. There is no cost for this project and all materials are supplied. If you want, bring printed out photographs (on copy paper, not photo paper) to use to personalize your coasters. Sign up by calling 301-737-5670, ext. 1658, or stop by the Loffler reception desk. Open to registered participants at the senior activity centers. Gutbuster Cheese Steaks @ VFW 2632 (23282 Three Notch Rd, California) 5:30 to 8 p.m. Stop by and enjoy one of our delicious GUTBUSTER Philly-Style Cheese Steaks. All Cheese Steaks served on a hoagie roll with your choice of cheese and grilled veggies, and served with American Fries for only $8.00. Choose from CHICKEN or STEAK. Eat here or take one to go. Am. Legion Post 221 Meeting (AL Post 221; 21690 Colton Point Rd; Avenue, MD) 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. American Legion Post 221 invites all active duty personnel and veterans to join us for our monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month at 8:00pm. Visit our website at http://www.alpost221.webs.com/ or e-mail us at alpost221@netscape.net. Call (301) 884-4071 for more information.

Friday, August 5 Ghosts of Sotterley: Healing Herbs (Historic Sotterley Plantation - 44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fun learning opportunities at Historic Sotterley Plantation summer 2016! All Small Fry Friday activities are included with site admission! Healing Herbs — At the Colonial Revival Garden, visit and learn about the herbs and the healing power of plants. A Make-and-Take Activity! Get the Scoop – Tis the Season for Ice Cream! (Garvey Senior Activity Center, 41780 Baldridge St.) 2:30 p.m. Need to cool off this summer? Take a break from the heat and help raise funds for special events at the Garvey Senior Activity Center every Friday, July 8-August 12,

from 2:30-4 p.m. For more information, call the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. Leonardtown First Friday (Leonardtown Square - 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Get your rock and roll on August First Friday. The community is invited to join us for an evening of music and fun. The Lucky Few will be performing everyone’s favorite tunes on the Square. We’re encouraging people to dress up as their favorite rocker or in the style of their favorite musical era and be entered to win great prizes. Have fun with this - dress up if you like! Joe Orlando has la friend who’ll be dressed as Gene Simmons from KISS. He’ll be around the town for photos. It should be a very fun evening. Steak & Shrimp Dinner La Plata Am Leg (6330 N. Crain Highway, La Plata) 6 to 8 p.m. American Legion Post 82 will hold a Steak and Shrimp Dinner 6 - 8 pm every first Friday at the post, 6330 Crain Hwy, La Plata. Cost is $15 for steak or shrimp, or $18 for combination. Call 301-934-8221. Come support veterans, active-duty military, and your community! PUBLIC WELCOME.

Saturday, August 6

Optimist Yard Sale and BBQ (Mechanicsville Lion’s Club Pavilion – 28200 Three Notch Rd, Mechanicsville) 7 a.m. The Mechanicsville Optimist Club will be holding a yard sale and BBQ. We are seeking donations of good used items. If you come early we will be selling breakfast sandwiches, later we will be having a BBQ menu will be pork, chicken, beef, pulled or sliced, sandwiches, or platters with fries either sweet potato or regular, bake beans, coleslaw. All proceeds from this event go back to the community. For more information or to donate please contact Terri at 301-884-8082. Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House (Point Lookout State Park – 11175 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland, MD) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society will welcome visitors to the Point Lookout Lighthouse, located in the Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, MD. Docents from the Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society will be on hand to answer your questions. No charge to enter the lighthouse, however standard park entrance fees apply. Donations greatly appreciated, and all funds go toward restoring the lighthouse to the 1927 time period. For additional information, please visit www. PLLPS.org or send e-mail to info@pllps. org. If you are interested in volunteering at the lighthouse, please e-mail us at: volunteer@pllps.org.

Sunday, August 7 National Lighthouse Day and 180th Piney Point Anniversary (Piney Point Lighthouse Museum – 44720 Lighthouse Road, Piney Point) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us as we celebrate National Lighthouse Day Weekend! We will have local artists on site displaying their crafts for

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sale. On Sunday the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum will celebrate our 180th Anniversary of the constructing of the Lighthouse! Join us for cake at the Keepers Quarters! A special LEGO contest is in the works so check back for more information! For more information call the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum at 301-994-1471. The museum is located at 44720 Lighthouse Road, Piney Point, MD 20674. 2nd Annual Cut-a-Thon (Leonardtown Hair Company – 222740 Washington Street) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hair Company is hosting this fundraiser for SOMD Food Bank’s Snack Sak Project, providing back packs of food for 60 local children a school year. We will offer women’s haircuts for $35, Men and children’s haircuts for $30, concessions, lots of vendors, face painting, and raffles! Come out for fun and to help support our local organization in providing for our children in need! All proceeds go to Snack Sak Project! Hymn Sing (Hollywood Church of the Nazarene – 24710 Sotterley Rd, Hollywood) 6:30 p.m. Ecumenical hymn sing open to the public. We supply the hymn books and a pianist. You choose what hymns you would like to sing. Since this is the Sunday before the 4th of July we will be honoring our country and God by singing patriotic hymns. If we don’t know the hymn you get to lead. This is open to the public and free to all. For more information contact: Terri 301-884-8082.

Monday, August 8

50+ Boot Camp (Garvey Senior Activity Center, 41780 Baldridge St.) 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Boot camp programs are one of the hottest trends in fitness programming and offer a new twist on traditional performance and conditioning activities. During this 6-week fast-paced, high-energy program, you will engage in age-appropriate drills and activities to improve strength, cardio capacity, balance, and agility. Boot Camp will be held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Mondays, 8:30-9:30 a.m., from July 11Aug. 15. Participants should wear athletic shoes and bring a water bottle. Much of the class will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Advance sign up is required. Fee: $15 payable to Shannon Pope. Fee must be paid in advance. To learn more, call 301475-4200, ext. *1050. 3rd Annual Craft Fair and Holiday Boutique (21707 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ladies Auxiliary Fleet Reserve Association (LAFRA) Unit 93 is planning their 3rd annual Craft Fair and Holiday Boutique to be held on Saturday, November 05, 2016 9am to 3pm at the Branch, 21707 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park Maryland. Previous participating vendors may register beginning June 20. Registration and payment must be received by June 30th to reserve a spot. July 01, 2016 registration will be opened to the public. Registration deadline is September 30th, 2016. Registration and a check may be mailed to LAFRA Unit 93, P.O Box 93, Patux-

ent River, MD 20670 or may be dropped off at Travel Leaders, 22325 Greenview Parkway, Ste. 1-C Monday – Friday 9am to 530pm, ask for Lori. EMAIL TO GET REGISTRASTION FORM: fralafra93@ md.metrocast.net OR YOU MAY drop by Branch 93 between 1pm and 8pm daily and weekends. Questions, call Unit President at 301-481-9655. It’s All About Me offered by The Crisis Intervention Center (975 Solomons Island Rd N, Prince Frederick) 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CIC is now offering a class for girls moving from Elementary to Middle School. This class is designed to give young ladies the tools needed to not just succeed but THRIVE in their new environment. Issues to be addressed include: identity, body image, stress, communication, friendships, decision making and emotions. The series consists of Five, Two hour sessions. There is no fee for this class but space is limited so register ASAP!! Additional information can be found at http://kristibingham.wix. com/kidsgroups or by calling 410 535 1121 or emailing Kristi.Bingham@Maryland. gov. Offered weekdays until Friday, August 12. Pax River Quilters Guild Meeting/Lecture (Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd., Lexington) 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The meeting features guest speaker Heather Kojan, founder of Baltimore’s Modern Quilt Guild, who will be doing a presentation entitled “Quilting Math”. Heather is a fun, innovative quilter Check out her website - www.heatherkojan.com Please join us for the lecture and bring a friend. There is a $5.00 fee for non-members. There will be a workshop on August 9th - “Quilt your State”. New members and guest welcome. Pax River Quilters Guild is a 501(c)(3) organization and is open to the public.

Tuesday, August 9

Beginner Piano/Keyboard Classes (Loffler Senior Activity Center, 21905 Chancellors Run Rd.) 1 p.m. Dr. Robert L. Jefferson, the author of the How to Play Gospel book series and a leading expert on teaching gospel music (Check out his website at www.Jeffersonprsents.com) will again offer beginner piano/keyboard classes at the Loffler Senior Activity Center starting Tuesday, July 12, and continuing through Aug. 16 at 1 p.m. The cost for the lessons is $100 for 6 sessions and includes instruction, texts and corresponding CD. Additionally, you will need to invest in an inexpensive keyboard ($50-$100+ available at local stores and online.) Payment for the lessons can be made directly to Dr. Jefferson on the first day of class. Pre-registration is required by July 10. For questions or to sign up, call 301-7375670, ext. 1658.

Wednesday, August 10

Point Lookout State Park “Sprouts” Drop-In Program (Point Lookout State Park Nature Center – 11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, MD) 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Point Lookout State Park is now offering

a weekly “Sprouts” drop-in program for preschool age children and their families. Visit the Marshland Nature Center within the park for themed story time, outdoor activities, games and crafts lead by a park naturalist. There is no charge for this program, the only cost is the $3 park daily use entrance fee. Come and play at the nature center as long as you like, plus enjoy the rest of the park! Program activities will be offered throughout the three hour event window; drop in any time! Theme for Wednesday, August 10: Things with Wings - Butterflies and Dragonflies. For More Information, contact the park nature center: (301) 872-5085. Wednesday Night Prayer (Hollywood Church of the Nazarene, Sotterly Rd. Hollywood) 7 p.m. This is an ecumenical event open to the public and free. This is not a service but a time of prayer come anytime between 7pm and 7:30pm. Prayer warriors will be available to pray with you or pray by yourself at our alter or in our prayer room. You may send a personal Facebook request for prayer at our Facebook page Hollywood Church of the Nazarene and we will include you in our prayer time. For more information contact Terri at 301-884-8082.

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Thursday, August 11

Children’s Chorus Auditions Gr. 2 – 9 (Hollywood United Methodist Church, Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Chesapeake Children’s Chorus (CCC) is looking for students entering grades 2-9 to join this exciting vocal ensemble. Interested singers should schedule an audition time for either Wednesday, August 3rd or Thursday, August 11th between 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m at Hollywood United Methodist Church located on Mervell Dean Road. In the short vocal audition, singers can expect to meet directors Laurel Dietz and Linda Aughe, vocalize several director led warm-ups, and sing a familiar song of their choice (such as “Happy Birthday” or “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.”) The chorus is open to any student in the tri-county Southern Maryland region. Singers who are interested and what to see what the chorus is all about prior to auditions are invited to participate in a fun summer event entitled “Summer Sing!” This workshop includes a free evening of ice-breaker style games, new warm-ups and music, as well as a lesson on the audition process. Join us on Wednesday, June 22nd or Thursday, July 14th at Hollywood United Methodist Church from 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. To learn more about the Chesapeake Children’s Chorus or to schedule an audition, go to www.smchoralarts.org/ccc. You may also visit the ensemble’s Facebook page or email chesapeakechildrenschorus@gmail.com.

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Thursday, August 4 Randy Nelson “One Way Moe” Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill (275 Lore Rd. Solomons) 7 to 10 p.m.

Ghosts of Sotterley Auditions Historic Sotterley Plantation(44300 Sotterley Lane in Hollywood) 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CSM Twilight Performance Series: Children’s Play J.W. Williams Rd, Prince Frederick 6:30 p.m. Sunset Concert Festival O’Donnell Lake (10400 O’Donnell Lake Park, Waldorf)- 7 p.m.

Friday, August 5

Ryan Forrester Trio The Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) 8 p.m. Mitch Harrell and the Classic’s Band (Country) Anthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd., Dunkirk)

Saturday, August 6

Sotterley Farmer’s Market Historic Sotterley (44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood) 8 a.m. National Lighthouse Day and 180th Piney Point Anniversary Piney Point Lighthouse Museum (44701 Lighthouse Rd, Piney Point) 10 to 3 p.m.

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Team Trivia The Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) 7 p.m.

Tuesday, August 9

Beginner Piano/Keyboard Classes Loffler Senior Activity Center (21905 Chancellors Run Rd.) 1 p.m. Team Feud The Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 10 Open Mic Night The Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) 7:30 p.m.

Line Dance Lessons Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Rd, Hughesville) 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 11 Mercy Creek The Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell) 7:30 p.m.

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Handmade at your Library

Lexington Park Library will hold Handmade at Your Library on Saturday, August 6 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. A craft program for beginner and experienced do-it-yourselfers. Join us one Saturday a month to make unique handicrafts. We’ll supply the instructions and materials, and you bring the creativity. This month’s craft will be rope bowls and DIY watercolor mugs. This is an adults only program. Registration required onwww.stmalib.org.

Minecraft Mania!

Charlotte Hall Library will host Minecraft Mania on Monday, August 8. One one-hour session will be held for ages 69 years old from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and one session for ages 10 years and older will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Share strategies with other Minecrafters, explore new terrain, gather raw materials and create amazing structures.  Registration opens 2 weeks before each program on www.stmalib.org.

Finish Line Party

Leonardtown Library will hold a Finish Line Party for Teens on Tuesday, August 9 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Hall Library will hold a Finish Line Party for Teens on Wednesday, August 10 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Hey teens! For the first time ever, if you complete your summer reading gameboard challenge, you will be invited to attend our special Finish Line Party! Food, Games, Prizes - FUN! Ages 11-18 are eligible; Admission granted exclusively to Teen Summer Reading Volunteers and/or Finish Line Ticket holders.

Teen Tech Space Lexington Park Library will hold a Teen Tech Space on Tuesday, August 9 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Open Computer lab use for teens and tweens ages 11 to 18. Play Minecraft, Wii, games, computers and make crafts. Hang out, bring your friends! No Registration.

Cloud Computing

Leonardtown Library will hold Cloud Computing 101 on Wednesday, August 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Have you heard of the Cloud, but you’re not quite sure what that means or where to go to access it? Take a look at some common cloud applications and learn how easy and convenient cloud computing can be. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.org or call 301-475-2846.

Minecraft Mania!

Lexington Park Library will host Minecraft Mania on Thursday, August 11. One one-hour session will be held for ages 6- 9 years old from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and one session for ages 10 years and older will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Share strategies with other Minecrafters, explore new terrain, gather raw materials and create amazing structures.  Registration opens 2 weeks before each program onwww.stmalib.org.

Sunset Concert Festival O’Donnell Lake (10400 O’Donnell Lake Park, Waldorf) 7 p.m.

Sunday, August 7

Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House Point Lookout State Park (11175 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland) 10 to 4 p.m.

The Calvert County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail crista@countytimes.net. Please submit calendar listings by noon on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

A Letter to the Editor: As we prepare for the opening of the 2016-2017 school year, please consider contributions to the St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Shoe Fund. The St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Shoe Fund provides shoes to school age children in the public schools who are in need of shoes, but who have limited financial resources. Requests for shoes are highest at the beginning of the school year, but continue to be requested and provided throughout the remainder of the school year. The shoe fund is totally supported by donations from the community. Contributions to the shoe fund are accepted from business organizations, community clubs and groups, and especially from individuals. The shoe fund is a longstanding program that exemplifies the partnerships between St. Mary’s County Public Schools, parents, and community. Pupil Personnel Workers in the Department of Student Services facilitates the referral process, recordkeeping, purchasing, and delivery of shoes to

families. The shoe fund is audited by St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Department of Fiscal Services. One hundred percent of the contributions received for this fund are used to purchase shoes for students. If you are interested in more information about the shoe fund or you would like to contribute to this fund, please contact the Department of Student Services of St. Mary’s County Public Schools at 301475-5511, extension 32150. Contributions can be mailed to St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Shoe Fund, 23160 Moakley Street, Suite 104, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. Checks should be payable to St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Shoe Fund. Your support is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Dr. Charles E. Ridgell, III Director of Student Services

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AARP Safe Driving Course

The next AARP Safe-Driving course will be held at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with an hour lunch break at 11:30). This program includes emphasis on roundabouts, pavement markings, stop-sign compliance, red-light running, and safety issues such as speeding, seat belt and turn signal use. The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members, payable to AARP on the day of class. Pre-registration is required and can be accomplished by calling 301-737-5670, ext. 1658. If you wish to order a lunch from the center, the cost is $6 if you are under 60 and by donation for those 60+ years of age. Lunch can be ordered at the same time you register for the class.

Pickleball

Pickleball continues to grow in popularity throughout St. Mary’s County. Sign up for Mondays Aug. 15 – Oct. 3 (no play Sept. 5) from 8-10 a.m., cost is $28 or Wednesdays, Aug. 17 – Oct. 5, 8-10 a.m. cost $32 at the Leonard Hall Recreation Center. Payment is due at the time of reservation. Payment must be made at the Garvey Senior Activity Center. To learn more, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

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50’s Sock Hop & Classic Car Show

The Northern Senior Activity Center will have a 50’s Sock Hop and Classic Car Show on Friday, August 12 at 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Flash back with us to the 1950s, a time of fast cars, fancy footwork, and fun. Jive with DJ Mean Gene as you peruse a variety of hot rods and classic cars. The cost is $8 for a ticket and will cover your meal, dancing and taking in the Classic Car Show. Meal will include a hot dog on a bun, baked beans, coleslaw, watermelon, and a special brownie ice cream sundae dessert. Purchase your ticket before noon on Thursday, August 11, at the Northern Senior Activity Center while supplies last. To purchase your ticket, please visit the front desk or call 301-4754002, ext. *3103 for more information.

Art at Loffler

Now that August is here Art classes will resume at the Loffler Senior Activity Center. On Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m., Aug. 9-30, Jamie will be offering a four-session painting workshop. Practice a wide spectrum of painting techniques in different mediums. Cost is $85 for the four sessions and includes enough paint and supplies to get you started. Classes are appropriate for beginners as well as intermediate level. Payment may be made to instructor on the first day of class. Call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658, to sign up or to learn more.

Open Art Studio at Loffler

Also being offered at Loffler is Open Studio Art on Friday, Aug. 12 and 26, from 10 a.m.-noon. These classes are offered as a chance to either work on an independent project with oversight from our art teacher Jamie Naluai or to participate in a simple project directed by Jamie. Since Jamie volunteers her time on these days, we are able to offer this class for only $5! For questions call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658, or simply stop in on class day.

Wine & Design Returns to Northern

Enjoy the fellowship of friends, food, and fun at the Northern Senior Activity Center for our St. Mary’s Wine & Design event on Thursday, August 18 from 9:3011:30 a.m. Learn to paint a Marylandthemed anchor with a banner for your last name from professional art instructors. The picture will be pre-sketched to guide you during the painting process and is perfect for artists of all skill levels. All supplies, including snacks and mocktails (alcohol free), are provided and you will leave with a 16x20 canvas of your acrylic painting at the end of class. The cost is $30 and is made payable to St. Mary’s Wine & Design. To sign up and pay for the class in advance, please visit the front desk. For more information regarding the class, please call 301-475-4002, ext. *3101.

73nd Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit

On Saturday, Oct. 8, travel with the Department of Aging & Human Services to the National Historic Landmark Village of Waterford, Virginia, and step back in time. The Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit is the oldest juried crafts fair in Virginia and four-time winner of the Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association Best Event of the Year. In addition to historic homes open for tour, 155 juried heritage craftspeople (many nationally known) provide hands-on demonstrations, entertainers provide continuous traditional music and dance, and Colonial and Civil War-era militia encamp and demonstrate. There really is something for everyone! The Fair is held throughout the village on hilly streets and uneven ground, and the village is closed to automobile traffic. A good deal of walking is required, and most of the historic buildings and private houses on the tour are not wheelchair accessible. The Fair goes on rain or shine. Cost is $55 per person, and includes motor coach bus transportation, bus driver tip, snacks for return trip and ticket into the Fair (admission, tour houses and all exhibit buildings, all entertainment and re-enactments, and craft demonstrations). Pick up locations are Garvey Senior Activity Center at 7:30 a.m. and the Northern Senior Activity Center at 8 a.m. Approximate return time to Northern Senior Activity Center is 6 p.m. and the Garvey Senior Activity Center is 6:30 p.m. To learn more or to register, call 301-475-4200.

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Southern Marylander You Should Know By David Spigler Contributing Writer

CAPTAIN GLEN IVES, U.S. NAVY (Ret)

FORMER COMMANDING OFFICER NAS PATUXENT RIVER AND COMMUNITY LEADER

Strap in! This is going to be a joy ride about one of the finest naval aviators I have ever met! Not only is he an accomplished Naval Officer, Captain Glen Ives is an exquisite gentleman and an unselfish contributor of his many talents to the entire Southern Maryland community! He is a soft spoken individual, a trait that belies his outstanding leadership and management acumen. Upon his retirement from the Navy in 2008 following an illustrious 30 year career, the Captain, or as I and several others refer to him as “The Skipper”, totally immersed himself in the local community by becoming involved with many professional organizations and charitable groups. The list of his activities is so extensive, one has to wonder where he finds time to sleep! Each week I am given the opportunity to write about a new personality and to delve into their personal life to prepare their story. I am amazed by the magnitude of dedication these unsung heroes have shown their fellow man! Skipper Ives is no exception. His great body of work has been, with no stretch of one’s imagination, phenomenal! I have known the Skipper for more than ten years dating back to the time he served as Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station at Pax. We had just lost a good friend, John Romer, the Station’s Public Affairs Officer and a large funeral was planned at St. John’s Church in Hollywood. The main speaker for this sad occasion was Captain Ives who just flew in that morning around 0200 hours [2:00 AM] and had to hastily prepare a talk about this good man. This was my first opportunity to hear the Skipper speak publicly and I remember being thoroughly absorbed in his words. He spoke in such a positive manner in describing John and their close professional and personal relationship you might have thought they were “brothers”. I knew from that moment that Glen Ives was a really decent and caring man with a real kindred soul. I was later introduced to the Skipper when I served as Master of Ceremonies at the annual Southern Maryland Mustang Association Dinner and he was invited to be our guest speaker that evening. Let me make sure you understand the term “Mustang Association” does not mean it’s a group of old geezers who own small Ford vehicles! The word “Mustang” has nothing to do with automobiles, but is military slang for gents and ladies who began their careers as enlisted men and women and rose through the ranks. It was through their “head and shoulders” performance and leadership abilities above most of their peers that earned their selection for commissions as military officers. I believe the term came about in the early days when

some of the most ornery enlisted leaders received battlefield commissions and were known for their rough, no nonsense, no excuses manner of leadership. Commanding Officers loved these people [and still do!] because they knew these strong leaders would get the job done! Like “Mustangs” in a corral, they were hard to “break”. Oops, I digress as old geezers tend to do…back to my first meeting with the Skipper. So during my introduction of Captain Ives I made some light comments about pilots and their inabilities to bring back our aircraft in the same condition they found them! And then I went into the usual “rant” we “Mustangs” have for the “ring knockers” [officers who graduate from the Naval Academy – my daughter Stacy is one, Class of 2002]. Imagine my surprise, mostly feigned, when the Captain, a helo pilot, and an Academy grad, introduced his wife Barbara, also an Academy grad as well!!! EEEekkk!!! We had a good laugh at the end of the evening and have become very close good friends ever since! A quick review of Captain Ives naval career highlights is one of an ever increasing levels of importance with each new assignment. Following his commissioning at Annapolis in 1978, he was selected for flight training and he earned his “Wings of Gold” and was designated a Naval Aviator in July, 1980 at NAS Whiting Field, Florida. I never understood why “helo” pilots received “wings” rather than “Gold Rotors”, but I was just an aircraft maintenance officer who questioned just about everything. The Captain went onto fly the HH-2D/SH-2F Seasprite helicopters off Navy destroyers in search of submarines and other assigned missions. Following this tour, he came ashore to be an instructor pilot where he was able to instruct and qualify the Secretary of the Navy as a helicopter pilot in the mighty SH-2F! Wow! He later returned to sea duty and made deployments to the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic, and the Caribbean. He soon was assigned to staff duty with the Deputy Commander in Chief, United States Transportation Command and helped the Command do some great things. The Skipper came into his own while serving as HSL-34 OinC for several Dets and played a large role in helping them win the “HOOK ‘EM” Award as the most mission effective tactical unit within the Battle Group. He was recognized as the National Helicopter Association’s Pilot of the Year and HSL-40’s Officer of the year in 1990! Believe me, these are significant recognitions that are not given lightly. He went on to another staff role at Commander Helicopter Wings Atlantic, only this time was assigned as the Executive Assistant and Flag Secretary for the Admiral. He later transitioned to SH-

60B Seahawk and received his first Command tour, first as XO than as the CO for the world famous “Proud Warriors” of HSL-42. Not surprising, the squadron earned the Battle “E” and CNO Safety Awards during this time, again no minor feat for any aviation unit! Successfully completing this tour, our intrepid Commander reported to the USS Guam, a helicopter carrier, as the Operations, then the Executive Officer and once more proved himself by helping this ship win several prestigious awards. After two more assignment, the Skipper selected for Captain and came to Pax to command the Mighty Pioneers of VX-1. He later moved to the NAWC AIRCRAFT DIVISON as Vice Commander. Finally, in 2004 he reported to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River as Executive Officer and in 2006, becoming the Commanding Officer of the famous “Pax Pros”! And once more he proved to be a great Skipper prior to retiring from active duty in July 2008. In civilian life, Skipper Ives continues to flourish and make a difference. Hired by Sabre Systems, Inc., he has succeeded in this Defense Contractor firm and is now the President and Chief Operating Officer! But, despite all of his great military and civilian successes, the things that impress me most about Glen Ives is his vast involvement in so many aspects of our community. Due to limited space, here are but a few: * Served as President of the “Southern Maryland Navy Alliance” to integrate UAS operation with surrounding States * Honorary Chair of the St Mary’s “United Way”, “Christmas in April”, and “Special Olympics” * Served on the Boards of “Patuxent Partnerships”, “Southern Maryland Navy Alliance”, “College of Southern Maryland Foundation”, “St Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce” [past Chairman], “Juvenile Drug Court”, “Southern Maryland Community Resources”, and “Annmarie Garden” * Passionate supporter of “Melwood” and “Operation Tohidu”, a fresh and effective program to help wounded military veterans and Active Duty personnel overcome obstacles in their recovery and support their successful reintegration into their homes and communities * Current member of the Board of Trustees of “St Mary’s College of Maryland” and Board of Governors for the “Southern Maryland Higher Education Center” * Chaired the “Catholic Schools Task Force”

* Co-chaired the “River Concert Series Task Force” * Recently served on the “State of Maryland Economic Development and Business Climate Commission” * Currently serving on the Governor’s “Base Closure and Realignment Commission [BRAC]Advisory Group” * Member of the “St Mary’s Rotary Club” Glen is married to the former Barbara Arlene Morris of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, , a retired Reserve Navy Captain and a dedicated, accomplished Educator in her own right. She is now involved with the College of Southern Maryland following many years at St. Mary’s-Ryken as the popular Dean of Students. The Ives are proud of their three boys, each who is serving on active duty in three different military services; Glen Christopher [LT, USN], Matthew Francis [1st LT, USMC], and Jack Alexander [SPC, USA]. They all feel blessed to call St. Mary’s County their home. Skipper, I truly do not know how you do it! Your contributions to the community, your successes in your military, civilian, and personal careers and your beautiful family that you and Barbara have brought up are unparalleled! You have set the finest example for any man or woman to look to when helping out when folks need support. You are the model President John Kennedy spoke of in his Inaugural Address in January, 1961 when he challenged all of us to “Ask what you can do for your Country”! I was there as a 16 year old standing in below freezing weather listening to this young and newly elected man who did so much. I do not know of any citizen who answered his call better than yourself. Sir, I offer you a snappy salute for all you have done and all you intend to do! Thank you my friend! Dave Spigler resides in Lusby at his home “Hog Heaven” with his wife Deb. He has lived is Southern Maryland since 1979 and has been recognized several times for his years of community service. He received the “Calvert You Are Beautiful Award” for 2013 and was recognized by the Knights of Columbus of Maryland with its “Maryland Citizen of the Year” in 2011. Dave was a member of the HOGETTES, the Washington Redskins “Biggest Fans” for 22 years. If you know of an unsung hero of Southern Maryland, please contact Dave at spiggy@erols.com.

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A Journey Through by Linda Reno Contributing Writer

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Drownings at Point Lookout On the morning of Sunday, August 17, 1917 the families of John Baltzell Key and Mary C. (Robinson) Reeves (widow of John Courtney Reeves) packed a picnic basket, left their homes at Indiantown (near Chaptico) and headed to Point May Mattingly (Swann) Key, Lookout for a Courtesy, Cora Rubidoux day at the beach with their children. Unfortunately, a day of fun turned into a nightmare. Before the day was over, Mr. Key, Mrs. Reeves, and her son John William Courtney Reeves had drowned. According to newspaper accounts three of the children were swimming in deep water when they were caught in an undertow. Their screams attracted the attention of their parents who rushed to save them. Mr. Key ran to the shoreline and saw his wife struggling in the water. The lighthouse keeper and several other men, who had also been alerted, rushed to help in a rowboat. Mr. Key then left his wife’s side to assist Mrs. Reeves who was now fighting for her own life. May Key, her stepson, Joseph William Key and one other child were rescued by the lighthouse keeper. While Mr. Key was attempting to save Mrs. Reeves “she suddenly got a death grip on him, and he being exhausted from so much exertion was unable to resist her. They

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both went down together. Several men dived for them but could not locate the bodies at the time. William Reeves had gone under and was out of sight by the time Mr. Key had reached the scene… It is thought that exhaustion due to a weakened heart was the cause of Mr. Key’s drowning as he frequently had suffered from heart attacks.” Mrs. Reeves’ body was recovered the following Tuesday at Crisfield about 40 miles from the scene of the drowning and at that time the body of her son William was still missing. All were buried at Christ Church in Chaptico. Those lost: John Baltzell Key, born August 6, 1869, son of Judge Joseph Harris Key and Frances Ruth Baltzell; Mary C. (Robinson) Reeves, born February 27, 1879 (daughter of William F. Robinson and Amelia Hopwood of Calvert County and widow of John Courtney Reeves who died in 1912; and John William Courtney Reeves, born January 4, 1905. Those saved: May Mattingly (Swann) Key, 1894-1976, daughter of Richard Mattingly Swann and Susan Maria Woodburn. She was the second wife of John Baltzell Key; Joseph William Key, born January 11, 1908 (son of John Baltzell Key by his first wife, Ina Smitten) and Clyde Pinkney Reeves (1907-1980). Also there were Elizabeth A. Reeves, 1907-2002; Frances May Reeves, 1916-1977; and Nellie Maria Key, 1918-Aft. 1996. Clyde and Elizabeth Reeves were sent to Washington, D.C. to live with their Robinson relatives. Clyde Reeves became a doctor. During World War II he served as a major in the U.S. Army. After retiring he moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Elizabeth married Harold Harding and then lived in El Paso, Texas but both are buried at Christ Church in Chaptico.

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The last two weeks could be referred to as the the time when the house revolted. It seems that when appliances die, or major house systems fail that it is meant, by some fate, to happen all at one time. I remember a time maybe 10 years ago when we had the dryer die, the microwave sort of did a quick explosion, and the downstairs freezer died. This of course doesn’t count all the household disasters that happen in between. We had had a lovely 4 day weekend in Ocean City coming home on Monday the 25th. By Tuesday morning we started out with the main electrical breaker tripping like usual with three ACs, the pool pump, my husband in his Jacuzzi, and other normal things on. I went down and fixed it. My husband leaves then I get in the shower, soap up and the power goes out again. So I had to finish showering in the pitch black. I showered early since the plumber was coming because the sewer gas (swamp gas we call it) smell was getting worse and worse. So Gary the plumber was recommended by the septic people when they pumped it out last week came, and he spent half the day

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Joyce to the World Visiting Mom

By Laura Joyce Contributing Writer

This past week marked the one-year anniversary of my Mom’s death. At the time she passed away, I was in a suspended state, some combination of exhaustion from the 24-hour days at the end and the constant motion from handling the endless details that attend death. Even at her funeral, I found my thoughts occupied by details. Would the last-minute replacement singer be able to handle Tura Lura Lura unaccompanied? (Let’s just say she made a valiant effort) Would cars get separated and lost on the drive from the church to the gravesite? (I’ve written of this before: I was deeply moved as time and traffic stood still for a brief moment as we passed by, honoring our loss. People don’t do this everywhere). Every month or two, I take my stepdad and Jillie Bean, their beloved Border Terrier, to ‘visit mom’, but it was just too hot for either of them to go to the grave this past week. Instead, I stopped by alone, dodging the raindrops that timed their arrival to mine. The small Calla Lily I’d planted beside Mom’s grave was thriving—they were her favorite flowers—and I sat on the stone bench, taking in the view of St. Mary’s River and the old Trinity Chapel, running my fingers over the engraving of Mom’s name and birthdate and the date she passed away. When I’ve visited before, I’ve often had the thought that this is all that’s left of her, after all the living she did between those two dates, and it has been hard to find meaning in the finality of it all. One day someone is here and central to your life, their presence everywhere; they are always just a phone call or a short drive away. Then, they’re not, and everywhere you go is suddenly just a place they used to be, but will never be again. Maybe this is what time does, though: maybe all the clichés about time healing grief have some grain of truth to them—as most clichés do. I say this because, on this visit, my thoughts, or maybe it was my feelings, seemed to have shifted just the littlest bit. I felt some slight lifting of the frustrating sense of futility in trying to find meaning in the loss.

The ashes that rest beneath this stone simply mark a place where we can come to grieve: they are, truly, the least of what is left of Mom. I am left, doing what I can to try to make a difference in some small corner of the world. My children are left: Prince Firstly became engaged in July, and he and his wife-to-be will carry forward the legacy of love that we all learned, watching Mom and HF, her beloved husband of 37 years. Forgotten Middle Child Tim is left, pouring his heart into not only his new love, but also into finding his footing in the professional world, much as Mom did. Baby Ben is left, returning to college after a rocky start, showing the same stubborn refusal to quit that Mom also showed. There’s my niece, Allison, bringing comfort and healing as a nurse; my nephew Alex, serving our country. I could go on, but it all makes the same point: Mom left something vital, something alive and continuing on into forever, even though she is no longer here. I also think of the beautiful chapel on Route 5 in St. Mary’s City: Mom was instrumental in first envisioning the rebuilding of this testament to religious faith and tolerance, and then in leading the effort to raise the funds to bring the vision to life. It will long outlast us all; it is part of what is left of her. I wish I could say that these thoughts make me miss her less, but I can’t; they don’t. I still long to pick up the phone, to hear her voice, to talk about everything and nothing, as we did almost daily. What I can say is that, for the first time since she passed, I feel some degree of comfort, some glimmer of healing in the arrival of this small measure of meaning. Perhaps that’s all we’re given as consolation for our grief when it comes from such deep and permanent loss and longing. And maybe, as the days continue to pass by, it will come to be enough.

husband asked our wonderful neighbor the electrician to come and look at the electrical box. He replaced the entire electrical panel with updated equipment. It is so nice to be able to use the washer and dryer and air conditioners at the same time. Thanks Timmy! While the plumber and electrician were in and out, Mindy was happy to see them but unsettled, so she ate a few of my decorative rabbits in the guest room which meant that the straw rabbits were spread all over the downstairs living room, She also dumped and spread the downstairs trash, piddled on the floor twice, ate curtains, and generally went crazy for a while. While all this is going on, we realize the bedroom AC is only putting out warm air. My husband goes and buys another one and decides to put it in with just me (with no power in my hands) as a helper and using his destroyed shoulder. It’s in and we are still married. Dinner was supposed to be hamburgers on the grill. You guessed it - no gas for the grill, but both of us were too exhausted to go back to the store. Pan-fried burgers for us. Then the after dinner dishes: Yup, you guessed

that too. While I am doing dishes the nozzle falls off the faucet water sprays all over me and the kitchen. I was afraid to tell husband, but finally did. He tries to fix it and can’t because of his shoulder, but says I can still use it. The next morning, I go to use the kitchen sink - NO water. Why? Because all the water is going backwards down the faucet and has flooded everything under the kitchen sink. There was also a few days where our house phone didn’t work, my cell phone is using up all its charge in an hour and shutting itself down, and Mindy is eating anything else in the house that was working. We are heading out shortly to find a new corner shower and, oh yes, the toilet seat and top that I destroyed. As I was on my way into the bathroom, my hip gave way, my knee buckled and I slammed into the toilet breaking the hinges. Who is more of a disaster? Me or the house?

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by Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer

Tuesday, and most of the day Wednesday in the downstairs bathroom – poor man. He said to open all the windows that we were lucky to be alive with this much methane gas built up in the house. Also with a pocket of methane gas, your house can explode like the manhole covers do in the city. He asked if we had been having lots of headaches, been nauseous, and felt extremely tired. We both said yes - more so than normal. He ended up changing seals on the toilet bowl base, fixing lots of other problems, and taking the shower out so my husband could jack hammer the floor up. The plumber also said he is going to call us in a week to see if we feel better. The plumber will be back now to see if he can find a permanent fix for this problem with the proper drain trap (there was no trap apparently). More unsettling for our plumber was me finding a second snake skin in our laundry room – especially since with the shower gone there was no separation between the laundry room and bathroom where he was working. I am not too happy myself about doing laundry in the laundry room anymore. Then the power went out again and my

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

“Mama Loved to Worry” by Maryann Weidt, illustrated by Rachael Balsaitis

c.2016, Minnesota Historical Society Press $16.95 / higher in Canada 32 pages Your Mama is really tall. She can reach the cabinets where the cookies are stored. She can touch the upper shelf of your closet and the tippy-top of your bedroom door. Her arms can reach things that you never could. Your Mom is probably at least five feet tall – that’s huge, isn’t it? - and in “Mama Loved to Worry” by Maryann Weidt, illustrated by Rachael Balsaitis, this story is even taller! Mama was a first-class, top-rate worrier. She was so good at it, she won awards – and when you think about it, she had reason to worry. She had the whole farm to take care of – the cows, the pigs, the chickens – and Baby Eli, who seemed to be into everything, every minute of the day. One afternoon, while she was in the garden, Mama worried about a tornado. A twister like that, well, it could carry the farm off! She worried and worried – and when Mama worries, she knits. That day, she knitted enough woolies for the pigs, chickens, and cows to wear – and when a tornado actually did “tumble tail over teakettle” toward the farm, she grabbed Baby Eli and ran. That Eli, he was always into everything.

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Another day soon afterward, Mama started to worry about how truly hot it was. What if Crooked Neck Creek dried up? What would happen then? She worried and worried – and when Mama worries, she sews “faster than a hound dog after a squirrel.” On that day, she sewed clothes for all the aunts, uncles, and cousins, and she worked up a sweat. There was no more need to worry about the creek – but where was Baby Eli? It was even hotter the next day, and Mama started to worry about all that heat. It could’ve popped the corn in the fields! She worried and worried – and when Mama worries, she makes sauerkraut, strudel, and snickerdoodle twists. When the corn started popping in the field and the sugar cane melted, it smelled so good. But where was Baby Eli now? Just as suddenly, where was Mama? Was it time to worry about her, too? Paul Bunyan. Slue-Foot Sue. Pecos Bill. You remember them fondly as characters in those wildly fun Tall Tales you heard in grade school… and now Mama joins them in “Mama Loved to Worry.” There isn’t a kid in the world who doesn’t love exaggeration in a story, and author Maryann Weidt gives it with this rib-tickler that gets taller and taller as the tale goes on. The language in this book will really make you grin, but what’s even better are the illustrations by Rachael Balsaitis. She gives this book a homespun feel of a gentler time when laundry hung outside to dry, the waterin’ hole was a right-fine place to swim, and summer never ended. This book is a knee-slappin’, leg-pullin’ passel of fun for 5-to-8-year-olds, or anybody who knows how to spin a tale a mile high. And if that’s either of you, then “Mama Loved to Worry” could be huge.

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