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Store Closing After Four Decades In Lexington Park

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The Peebles department store, which has stood as an anchor business in St. Mary’s Square Shopping Center for about 40 years is set to close its doors this month.

“Our tentative closing date is Jan. 14,” a manager at the store said in a telephone interview, Wednesday.

For years the Peebles had served as a department store and one of the few places to shop for clothing and other domestic goods in the Lexington Park area after it opened, but in recent years it had been changed to a clearance store.

Bria Worthington Lundy, spokesperson for the chain store’s operation, based in Houston, Texas, said that the store first opened in 1973 and was only changed into a clearance outlet in December of 2014.

She said that the store simply had not maintained its ability to bring in sales dollars as it had in the past.

“It was a difficult decision after being in the community for so long,” Lundy told The County Times. “But with our looking to strengthen our brand by looking to put our dollars into our more profitable stores, this location just was not as profitable as we need them to be.”

Worthington said that economic changes in the Lexington Park area as well as stiff competition from newer retail stores in the county like Target and Kohl’s played a part in the closing of the aging store.

But overall, she said, the Southern Maryland market for the Peebles brand was a strong one as the store in Prince Frederick in neighboring Calvert County continued to be a strong sales performer.

Lundy said that there are about 12 sales associates working at the store and they may find placement at the Prince Frederick store or could find assistance from the company in finding other employment.

Chris Kaselemis, director of the county’s Department of Economic Development, said the store’s closing could be a chance to get another needed business at the St. Mary’s Square Shopping Center.

“Anytime you have a vacancy it’s a challenge,” Kaselemis said. “And Lexington Park that’s a little bit of a challenge, but I think it’s also an opportunity.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

County Property Assessments Tick Upward

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The state’s Department of Assessments and Taxation’s (SDAT) latest report on property values shows a general increase in the value of commercial and residential properties statewide and St. Mary’s County is no exception.

The report released Dec. 28 is for the second tier of assessments that comes out every three years; the SDAT reevaluates property values in three separate groups of properties.

The second tier or group of properties up for review this year numbered more than 750,000 according to information from SDAT. The combined residential and commercial tax base value for the second group in St. Mary’s County rose slightly from $4.86 billion in January of 2014 to $4.88 billion in the present day, SDAT assessments stated.

The increase amounts to a 0.5 percent change; which could result in an increase in property tax payments for county residents with second tier properties.

County Commissioner Todd Morgan said that the small increase means that revenues from property taxes will remain virtually flat from last year.

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“There’s nothing much commissioners can do to change flat revenues,” Morgan told The County Times. “It’s going to be a very lean budget year.

“I still remain concerned about our ability to start [infrastructure] projects and finish them.”

He added that there should be “no illusions” about the county having extra money for new programs or other spending opportunities.

The value of residential properties in the second group rose from $4.48 billion to $4.5 billion by January of this year, the report stated, or about a 0.4 percent increase.

The increase in value of the second group of commercial properties fared better, the report stated, rising from $378.8 million to $382.4 million or about one full percentage point.

In St. Mary’s County, SDAT assessed 17, 353 properties in the second group, noting that 4,808 of them had increased in value, or about 28 percent.

Of 13,765 residential properties assessed in this latest round, 4,556 increased in value or about 33 percent.

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Killing ‘Road-Kill Bill’ Top Priority for Some Legislators Miller Says It’ll Be Amended

By Dick Myers and Guy Leonard Staff Writers

It begins once again on Jan. 11 at noon.

For the 437th tine the Maryland General Assembly will be in session. As usual the session will run 90 days unless extended, as occasionally happens. This week legislators are trekking back to Annapolis to get their offices in order for the upcoming session. One of those local legislators will be doing it for the first time.

Two years ago, three new legislators were preparing to go to Annapolis to represent District 29 (Calvert and St. Mary’s counties). They were joining long-time delegate Tony O’Donnell, who agreed to serve as their mentor in learning the ropes. Now those three legislators will be mentoring the new kid on the block –Del. Jerry Clark (R: 29C) , who was appointed by Gov. Hogan to replace O’Donnell, who resigned to take a position with the Maryland Public Service Commission.

Annapolis isn’t exactly alien territory for the Calvert County resident. During his three terms (2002-2014) as Calvert County Commissioner he had many occasions to visit the legislature. But since his appointment by Gov. Hogan in September, Clark has made one-on-one visits with key legislative personnel to learn the ropes so he can hit the ground running come opening day.

No. 1 on Clark’s legislative agenda is working with Gov. Hogan to repeal the socalled “road-kill bill.” That bill, which sets up priorities for road funding, has zeroed out projects in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, including the Fox Run Blvd. to Commercial Lane project in Prince Frederick. “I think it is imperative we do so,” said Clark of killing the road-kill bill.

When asked the prospects of killing the bill, Clark said it was more likely to get amendments to the bill out of the Democrat-controlled legislature.

With his county government experience, Clark said he takes “a local government mindset” with him to Annapolis. That, he said, will cause him to focus on preventing the state from imposing unfunded mandates on the counties. Examples he mentioned included the pass down of teacher pension funding to the counties. He also hopes to restore highway user fund monies back to the counties that had been raided by the state.

When asked if he was a fiscal conservative, Clark said he would describe himself as more “a practical conservative.” He said sometimes spending is called for. There are times when spending is prudent and times when it isn’t, he said. He added that he was sure he would support Gov. Hogan’s budget, but left open the possibility of disagreeing on some line items.

Clark attended meetings in both counties with the county commissioners. Both counties are requesting an increase in bonding authority. He said he always looks at the county’s debt affordability limit and both counties do not exceed theirs with the bond authority requests. He said he would tend to agree with the requests but needed to talk to the other delegation members.

Clark is still awaiting to hear what his committee assignment will be. In the meantime he is settled into Room 303 in the House Office Building. He has retained Del. O’Donnell’s phone number – 410-841-3514. He also has been able to have O’Donnell’s Legislative Aide Melinda Sheranko join him in his new office.

Clark’s email address is jerry.clark@ house.state.md.us Killing the “Road Kill Bill” is also Governor Larry Hogan’s No. 1 priority. The governor’s Press Secretary Hannah Marr released the following statement to the County Times on the governor’s legislative priorities: “Governor Hogan looks forward to working with the Maryland General Assembly to implement a robust legislative agenda that will include growing jobs, enhancing education, preserving Maryland’s environment, creating safer communities, controlling government spending, and instituting nonpartisan redistricting reform.

“The governor recently announced that his top priority will be repealing the Road

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Kill Bill passed last session, which will have disastrous consequences for road projects in nearly every jurisdiction of the state.

He also unveiled his proposal for common sense paid sick leave, which will provide important benefits to Maryland workers without placing an unmanageable burden on job creators.

“Additional details of the governor’s legislative plans will be announced in the near future.”

Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller (D: Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s) is going to be one of the key players in what happens to that road bill. Miller

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bristles at the term “Road Kill Bill” calling it politically motivated and “fake news.”

He agrees with Clark that will bill will be amended and not repealed.

Miller said he has challenged the governor and GOP members to come up with suggested amendments to the bill, he said the governor wants to build roads to West Virginia and Delaware when the state’s economic engine, the Washington, DC suburban area is choking in traffic. He cites Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 4), Indian Head Highway (Route 210) and I-270 as examples.

So what about his home county of Calvert? Miller categorically denies that the bill will affect projects such as the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and Route 2/4 In Prince Frederick. He says all the bill does is score projects and doesn’t demand that funding follow that scoring.

Miller said he has been a leader in securing funding for the Solomons bridge but said that federal monies will be required to finish it. He hopes the new Trump Administration will loosen some federal infrastructure dollars for projects like the bridge.

Speaking of the new president and the Republican-controlled Congress, he said the legislature this session will have to go into a defensive mode to overcome some of what happens in Washington. That will include protecting he health care of Marylanders, particularly those with pre-existing conditions, and protecting the gains made for the Chesapeake Bay from environmental rollbacks.

Miller hopes the legislature will deal this year with recurring issues such as increasing the minimum wage and tax cuts that

almost passed the last session. But he also wants to make sure that small businesses are protected from whatever the legislature does and will work with the chambers and other organizations to see that happens.

Sen. Steve Waugh, R-Dist. 29, said the battle brewing over the repeal of the road bill would likely be the most rancorous issue this legislative session.

He did not believe that it could be repealed because of the amount of support the measure had among Democrats but there was still time to negotiate and amend the bill while it was still under review.

He said the law, as currently written, could spell the end of any new transportation projects in places like Calvert and St. Mary’s.

“It could definitely mean losing the Thomas Johnson Bridge project,” Waugh told The Calvert County Times. “That would be catastrophic.”

But the fight could be even more complicated than that, Waugh said, since the law not only gives Governor Larry Hogan the authority to write the ranking system for which projects get funding but it also gives him the power to write a waiver authorizing projects anyway that would normally not be allowed by the new law.

“If the formula were imposed as it is today it could cancel projects throughout the state,” Waugh said. “But the governor could write waivers so projects could continue.

“In practice that means the governor might have to write 200 waiver letters.”

Waugh worried that by using this method of approval by override that the projects could be subjected to lawsuits.

“Then we would be left to litigating the transportation plan and not managing it,” Waugh said. “That could be catastrophic.”

Waugh called the law an “obviously partisan” move by the Democrats in the last session that was a “tantrum in response to Hogan canceling the Red Line” public transportation project.

Todd Eberly, political science professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, said the battle between Hogan and the Democrats was shaping up to be a match of political chicken that neither side was willing to back down from.

“They [Democrats] don’t like a Republican governor with a tremendous amount of power,” Eberly said. “[Hogan’s administration] have chosen to pick a fight on this.

“They’ve invested so much in this that they can’t back down.”

Eberly said Hogan could have conceivably declared victory with the current law being passed last year; the original version of the bill was for more restrictive and had made prescriptions demanded of the executive.

Eberly said it was unlikely any waivers the governor used on projects could be seriously challenged in court as the law made provision for them.

“The version that was passed gives the governor the power to come up with the scoring system as well as the power to override his own scoring system,” Eberly said. “It’s not going to get repealed.” dickmyers@countytimes.net guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Changes Coming to Wildewood Shopping Center L I S T I Dick Myers By Staff Writer NIt’s been a restaurant since the Wildewood G Shopping Center first opened in 1989.

Not anymore. The former location of DB McMillan’s and before that Perkins FamP ily Restaurant and several other iterations is being converted into retail/office space.

RAccording to St. Mary’s County Department of Land Use and Growth ManageI ment Planner IV Bob Bowles, the former restaurant location is being converted into C three store fronts on speculation. He said his department has not been given any inE dication of tenants in the spaces. :Meanwhile, LUGM is processing an application for a new Dollar General Store at 23848 Mervill Dean Road in Hollywood $ across from Bruster’s. That location is a short distance from the Wildewood Shop2 ping Center Dollar General, which is expected to close when the new stand-alone 1 store opens sometime in 2018.

9The new Hollywood Dollar General Store is on the Jan. 12 agenda of the St. Mary’s County Technical Evaluation Com, mittee (TEC), a group of agency personnel who review applications prior to being 9 heard by the planning commission. The commission closely scrutinized the new 0 Leonardtown Dollar General store and made some changes to its design and road 0 network.

New Dollar General to Be Built

The new Dollar General in Hollywood will be located on 3.21 acres which currently contains a vacant house and a trailer to the rear of the property. The land owner is listed as Ronald Elwood Wood, el al. The engineer for the project is Little Silences Rest, Inc. Dollar General is continuing its expansion in Southern Maryland. A new store is expected to open soon in Great Mills and another is planned for St. Leonard. They have more than 12,000 store locations.

The soon-to-be-vacated space in the Wildewood Shopping Center is right in the middle of a section that under a former owner was slated for renovation to accommodate larger stores. However, Bowles said that plan is dormant and his office has nothing before it regarding a renovation.

A call into the shopping center’s current owners, Scheer Partners of Rockville, as to their future plans was not returned as o press deadline. The center recently underwent a significant renovation in another area to accommodate a new Bed, Bath and Beyond and DSW shoe store. dickmyers@ountytimes.net

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Hunt to Lead Land Use and Growth Management

Bill Hunt has been selected as interim director of Land Use and Growth Management (LUGM).

Hunt has served as LUGM’s deputy director since December 2012. Prior to his arrival he was the Principal Planner and headed the Planning Division in Lake County, Illinois from 2000 to 2010. He began his career as an urban planner in Ocala, Florida in 1984 and was promoted to Planning Director before departing in 2000.

“We are grateful to have Bill Hunt assume the role of interim director of Land Use and Growth Management,” said Commissioner President Randy Guy. “His se-

lection ensures a smooth transition while we search for a new LUGM director.”

Hunt replaces Phil Shire who is set to retire January 31 after 38 years with county government.

“I will miss Phil’s valuable guidance, leadership and friendship he’s shown to me over the course of the past four years I have been with county government,” said Hunt.

“I look forward to the challenges Land Use and Growth Management is facing, including the development issues in places such as Charlotte Hall and Lexington Park.”

His appointment is effective February 1.

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Daily Fantasy Sports Now Regulated in Maryland

Regulations Don’t Apply to Casual, Season-Long Fantasy Sports Games With daily fantasy sports games drawing in hundreds of thousands of Marylanders, regulations took effect Monday, January 2, to help ensure the games are fair and that winners pay appropriate Maryland taxes.

“Daily online fantasy sports games have a significant presence in Maryland,” Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said.

“It is entirely appropriate that we enforce basic rules to ensure the games are fair, anti-competitive abuses are declared out of bounds, and appropriate taxes are paid.”

The new Maryland regulations: Ban daily fantasy sports game participation by Marylanders under 18; professional athletes in games of their individual sport; and employees, principals, officers, directors or contractors of fantasy sports operators (or members of those individuals’ immediate families).

• Ban games based on amateur or college sports.

• Require game operators to clearly identify players that are highly experienced.

• Ban the use by players of third-party created anti-competitive “scripts” – mini-programs which experienced players are currently using to gain advantages that are unfair to more casual players.

• Limit participants to a maximum of $1,000 in deposits per month unless they proactively ask the operator to raise their limit – and certify to the operator they have the financial ability to afford losses which may result from daily fantasy sports competition play at the higher deposit level requested.

• Bar game operators from extending any credit to a player.

• Require game operators to hold player funds separate from company operating funds and to establish a reserve fund sufficient to pay all prizes offered to winning Fantasy Sports players.

Prohibit game operators from depicting minors, students and school or college settings in their advertisements.

• Require game operators to notify Marylanders of their potential tax obligations, and require game operators to comply with State and Federal data security laws.

The regulations apply only to daily fantasy sports contests, not the traditional, season-long fantasy leagues run by companies like Yahoo and ESPN that attract office coworkers, softball teammates or church groups.

Daily fantasy sports are a subset of Internet-based fantasy sports games. Players compete against other players by building teams of professional athletes from a particular sports league or competition. The players earn points based on the actual statistical performance of those athletes in real-world competitions.

Daily fantasy sports are an accelerated variety of these fantasy sports in which contests are conducted over short-term periods such as a week or a day instead of over an entire season. They are usually marketed as a “contest,” with winners receiving a share of a pre-determined pot of dollars funded by the players’ collective entry fees.

In 2012, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation asserting that fantasy sports were not subject to state prohibitions against wagering and delegated authority to the Comptroller to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the law.

The popularity of the games have grown exponentially.

Maryland’s regulations are similar to those in effect in states that have taken action. Rules on the activity are still relatively new.

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New Year, New Director

Meet Calvert Marine Museum’s Sherrod Sturrock

By Dave Spigler Feature Writer For many, the New Year brings about feelings of everything from real excitement to uncertain anxiousness of what the future holds for us. Yet there is good news aplenty with so many great things taking place here in Southern Maryland to let us know things are going to be okay. An excellent example of a local organization “turning over the watch” without missing a beat is evidenced by our own Calvert Marine Museum’s [CMM] recent decision to promote Sherrod Sturrock as the new director of this great institution. She is replacing Doug Alves, who led the museum for more than 25 years, helping to turn it into a year-round destination point for visitors from all over the country and the world. To some, the thought of taking over this position from such a popular leader would be overwhelming…but in just an hour during a recent conversation with Ms. Sturrock, any worries about the future rapidly fade once you learn of her experience and see the polish and pride and the genuine enthusiasm she has for this important role.

The County Times interviewed Ms. Sturrock, or Sherrod as she is known to everyone at the Museum, during the height of the Christmas Season when her busy schedule, along with those of our photographer and our interviewer could be synched together. She is a delightful lady and truly excited with “her job of a lifetime”. It is readily apparent she does not sit for long as she has the “get up and go” vitality of the “Energizer Bunny”. And she is quite capable of multi-tasking while remaining calm no matter the circumstance.

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On first impression, Sherrod comes across as very confidant and self-assured in this new position. Then you learn she served as the Deputy Director for the Museum for 11 years prior to this promotion and was mentored by Mr. Alves during this entire period. For the past three months she has managed both roles while a regional search to fill the Deputy’s job is being conducted. It is obvious she has her hands full yet loves every minute of it.

So the first question put to her was “Why museum work?” With a smile she says it’s the extension of her many life experiences that came together and presented her this opportunity, and it is obvious she is just where she wants to be. Growing up in Yorktown, Virginia, she knew she wanted to be involved in some form of education.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond in 1973, majoring in Speech and Drama. She worked as a “magician’s assistant” while in college, and performed in college repertoire.

In 1976, she landed her first really big job opportunity when she was hired by The Foxfire Fund, Inc. based in Rabun Gap, Georgia and first served as their Archivist /Librarian. She designed and implemented a cataloging system for the organization’s audiotape collection and transcriptions.

She soon was appointed their Director of National Outreach Programs and established a quarterly newsletter “Hands On” that served as a national clearing house for cultural journalism projects. Additionally, she assisted schools nationwide in

implementing “Foxfire” type projects and coordinated an international conference for cultural journalism.

With a deep desire to improve her knowledge and enhance her education, she applied for and was accepted into the prestigious Harvard University Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, earning a Master’s Degree with a concentration in Administrative Planning and Social Policy in 1981. With these credentials, Sherrod was hired for the position of Educational Director of The Loon & Heron Theatre For Children, Inc in nearby Brookline in 1981. During her first two years, she was instrumental in developing an integrated arts curriculum for grades K-12 in conjunction with the City of Boston’s Public School curriculum. She organized staff development and teacher training in arts infusion and created an award winning Urban/Suburban integrated arts program that brought children from Boston inner city schools together with children from the suburban Brookline schools to develop original musical plays. Further, she was responsible for developing an after-school and summer integrated arts programs with public schools and urban community arts organizations.

Following two successful years, she became this organization’s Executive Director where she was challenged with creating, securing funds and staffing, supervising, and evaluating all touring educational programs for the theatre. She was able to integrate physically challenged actors and incorporated sign language into their pro-

ductions. And, she successfully partnered with the Brookline Public Schools to gain space for the theatre in exchange for drama classes in three schools.

Sherrod, looking for additional opportunities and challenges, moved to Wilmette, Illinois in 1986 to accept the position of General Manager of The Kohl Children’s Museum and Center for Learning. She supervised a staff of ten in developing special workshops for middle school as well as special needs students for a wide range of topics. And once more showing her versatility for even greater responsibility, she took on the role as the Center’s Educational Director where she established and supervised a full service Teacher Center for both Public and Hebrew schools. Among her many accomplishments there, she put together and supervised outreach programs, teacher inservices, and graduate level courses for the Center.

So with all this experience and opportunities to grow, it begged the question of how was it that she came to our little Calvert County down here in not too terribly a culture enriched Southern Maryland??? It was an easy answer for it was due to her husband, Dr. Alan Sturrock PhD accepting a position here in the Calvert Public Schools as principal of Sunderland Elementary. She met her husband while at Harvard and says he is a native of Scotland. She came along and found a job in Calvert County government as a Capital Projects Coordinator in 1990. In this new capacity, she developed and managed the Capital Improvement Program budget of over $125 million. Dur-

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ing her 15 year tenure in Prince Frederick, she was responsible for coordinating major construction, repairs, and additions to the Calvert Museum where she became very familiar with their people and their work.

And she found time to teach Interpersonal Communication and Business Writing part time at the College of Southern Maryland during the years 2001 through 2004.

Finally, in 2004, Director Alves made her an offer she just could not refuse and she became his Deputy at CMM. As a member of the Core Management Team, she was given the tasks of developing and managing budgets, strategic planning, staffing, and programing. She oversaw the

work of four curators and the exhibits. Additionally, she assumed the responsibility for all aspects of the museum’s educational programs including the hiring, supervising, and evaluating a paid staff of nine and directing scores of volunteers in developing curriculum and programs, events planning and exhibit interpretation. She was involved in grant development and fundraising and performed liaison duties with state and local governments. And, of course, she was responsible for all museum operations during the director’s absence.

Looking back at all of her previous work experiences, was there ever a doubt that this lady was perfectly prepared and more

than adequately qualified to eventually run this huge operation one day. It is readily apparent that she is the perfect individual for assuming the Directorship of CMM. When asked “what are some of her goals” as the new director, she states first and foremost, “CMM is an educational facility dedicated to teaching the public about our greatest resource, the Chesapeake Bay.” The museum interprets three aspects of the Chesapeake Bay story: its prehistory, during the Miocene Epoch, its natural history as shown in the aquariums, otter habitats, and marshwalk, and its maritime heritage and the impact that has had on our culture and way of life. A lifetime educator, Sherrod has plans to complete the second phase of the museum’s renovation plan, which includes three classrooms to be used for the museum’s rapidly growing education programs.

She is also focused on solidifying the leadership team by filling the deputy position, hopefully by the end of January. The board has also recently hired a new Director of Philanthropy in the Development Department. Sherrod would like to see the museum be more self-sufficient and less reliant on county funding. She describes the museum as a “hybrid” in that just over half of the operational budget comes from tax dollars and the rest is raised through earned income or fundraising efforts. She would like to see the museum continue to grow its share of the operating budget.

When asked what message she wanted to send, Sherrod said that she wanted to get the word out, especially to our local citizens who have never visited the museum and don’ know what a treasure trove of learning and enjoyment it holds. It takes more than 465 dedicated volunteers working along with 32 full time and 35 part-time

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and seasonal employees to pull together the many facets of this operation. She is passionate in her praise of the contributions of the talented volunteers that give so much of themselves in sharing their talents and expertise in so many countless ways. “There is no way CMM would do what we do without these wonderful contributors.”

She was asked what will it take to accomplish these goals, and she responded, “I need butts in all the seats.” She is looking forward to having the deputy and fundraising positions filled by the end of January.

When asked if she will continue with the very successful concert series in the summer, she says “Yes. Concerts are an important part of our identity and bring in vital unrestricted funds, but that effort needs to be balanced with more traditional development activities. With the new philanthropy position, we will be able to do that.” She says the lady responsible for the concerts is phenomenal in what she has learned in dealing with booking the exciting acts that are scheduled each year, and now can focus all of her energies on fundraising events.

It is another aspect about the museum that makes it such a wonderful attraction.

It is apparent the Calvert Marine Museum is in good hands as we enter the New Year. Sherrod Sturrock is the perfect individual to assume the helm and, undoubtedly, there is no one better qualified to take on this role. We wish her and her staff all the best for continued successes with their ongoing efforts and their plans for the future. And for those Southern Marylanders that have not visited the Museum, make it a New Year’s resolution that you will take the family to see this wonderful “jewel” on the Bay right here in the middle of the land of pleasant living during the coming year.

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Crime

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Man Charged With Heroin Possession

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A Mechanicsville man was found to be in possession of a large quantity of heroin, police said, following a search and seizure warrant operation at a Leonardtown residence last week.

Javar Charles-Marquis Nolan, 30, faces charges of heroin possession as well as possession of drug paraphernalia after St. Mary’s narcotics officers raided a Pump House Lane residence Dec. 28, court records show.

Nolan became the target of a vice/narcotics unit investigation after detectives gathered information suggesting Nolan was selling heroin out of the residence.

Detectives, as well as tactical team and K-9 unit members raided the home and found Nolan had 67 bags of heroin with a street-level value of $4,500 dollars, according to police reports.

Police also recovered packaging materials, a digital scale, a drug ledger, a

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quantity of marijuana, and nearly $3,900 in cash.

Additionally, police found numerous bottles of liquid methadone prescribed under the names of other individuals.

Police said these prescription medications appear to have been traded for heroin.

Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the sheriff’s office narcotics unit, said the latest arrest and seizure of heroin was the kind of operation law enforcement needed to be running, given the growing problem of opiate abuse.

“This is what we’ve got to do, we’ve got to stay on it as soon as we learn about it,” Alioto said. “The investigation went fairly quickly.”

The retrieval of methadone was a troubling but typical aspect of such raids, Alioto said.

Methadone is a drug that can be used to wean addicts off of heroin and other opiates.

“It’s another discouraging fact in the world of addiction,” Alioto said. “It’s a trick within the addiction, it’s just part of that lifestyle.”

Vandalism – During the overnight hours of 12/29 into 12/30, unknown suspect(s) used a sharp object to flatten the tires on motor vehicles parked in the 19000 block of Courtneyville Road in Park Hall. CASE# 66443-16 and 66447-16

12-31-2016 Breaking and Entering to a Motor Vehicle – Unknown suspect(s) removed property from a victim’s truck while the victim was shopping at the Lowe’s in California. Deputy M. Beyer is investigating the case. CASE# 66653-16 1-1-2017 Breaking and Entering to a Motor Vehicle – Unknown suspect(s) entered a motor vehicle and stole property in the 24000 block of Broad Creek Drive in Hollywood. CASE# 66697-16 1-2-2017 Burglary – Unknown suspect(s) forced entry into a residence in the 43000 block of Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood. Nothing appeared to be removed from the residence. Cpl. Seyfried is investigating the case.

CASE# 297-17 Narcotics Arrest Vice/Narcotics detectives identified Blanche Thomas Laungayan, 48, of Lexington Park as a distributor of prescription medication. Undercover purchases of Alprozolam (Xanax) were made by detectives. She was indicted and subsequently arrested, after which she was held in a no bond status.

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SMC Women’s Soccer Team Earns Ethics Award

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) announced lrecently the 2016 Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s soccer team was one of 100 collegiate teams recognized across the country for exhibiting fair play, sporting behavior, and adherence to the laws of the game.

The Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award is given to NSCAA members at four levels. Teams honored at the platinum level went an entire season without a player or coach receiving a yellow or red card. Teams honored at the gold (1-10%), silver (11-30%) and bronze (31-50%) levels are based on a percentage calculated by the total number of cards received by players/ coaches divided by the team’s total number of games played.

With that said, the Seahawks collected two cards in 18 games for 11.1% this season, earning St. Mary’s the Silver Award for the fifth time in program history. St.

Mary’s has garnered the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award seven times overall, collecting the Gold Award twice in 2007 and 2008.

The Seahawks were one of four Capital Athletic Conference member institutions – men or women – to be honored by the NSCAA Ethics Committee as the women’s teams at Frostburg State University, the University of Mary Washington, and Wesley College all notched Silver Award accolades as well.

St. Mary’s finished the 2016 season with a 10-6-2 (6-2-1 CAC) record, registering 10 wins for the second straight season and the fourth time in program history. The Seahawks advanced to the semifinals of the CAC Tournament for the second straight season under third-year head coach Peter Krech ‘09.

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The Basics Score: St. Mary’s 70, Washington and Lee 85 Records: St. Mary’s (7-4), Washington and Lee (4-7) Location: Lexington, Va. · Warner Center at Washington and Lee University The Short Story: First-year guard Matt Ayoub (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Washington and Lee University Holiday Tournament after leading the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball team to the runner-up trophy. The Seahawks dropped an 85-70 decision to the host institution as Ayoub put up a season-best 17 points.

How It Happened St. Mary’s did not have an answer for the Generals’ hot shooting, who posted a 62.2 field goal percentage for the game. WLU, who shot a blistering 70.8-percent from the floor in the second half, also received a pair of 20-point games from senior guard Andy Kleinlein (Chesterfield, Mo.) and junior forward Clayton Murtha (Dallas, Texas), the tournament MVP. Washington and Lee opened up the game with back-to-back triples for an early 6-0 lead, setting the tone for a fast-paced, high-powered contest. The Generals would stretch their advantage to 11 on a pair of Murtha free throws.

The Seahawks countered with a 13-2 run to knot the contest at 26-all with 4:39 left in the half. Junior wing Lavonte Sanders (Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise) paced his team in the run with nine points, including five straight to end the push.

St. Mary’s was unable to take the lead as the Generals closed out the half on a 13-2 run of their own for a 39-28 halftime advantage. The Seahawks were 0-for-4 from the field and committed four turnovers during WLU’s run.

Sanders’ nine points from the 13-2 run would pace the squad at the break while junior wing Chris Craft, Jr. (Waldorf, Md./ Westlake) came off the bench to provide four rebounds.

The Seahawks’ shooting was much improved in the second half, jumping from 32.1 to 47.2-percent. Ayoub found his groove and tallied 15 of his 17 over the final 20 minutes, helping to close the gap to five at the 16:17-minute mark.

St. Mary’s would get no closer than within five but did cut the deficit to six with 6:02 remaining after the Generals built a 10-point lead. Washington and Lee would finish off the game by outscoring the Seahawks, 19-10.

Inside the Box Score Ayoub drilled three triples in notching his season-best 17 points while Sanders also contributed a season-high performance with 15 on 6-of-10 shooting. Sanders added three assists and season-best two steals as well.

Junior guard Ochae Bynum (Waldorf, Md./North Point) chipped in 11 points, three steals, and two assists while Craft grabbed team-bests of eight rebounds and two blocks plus six points.

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Feature Story

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Shire Worked His Way To Top Of County Government

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer In a career spanning about 40 years in county government Phil Shire started at the bottom — his first job was as a handyman at the St. Clements Island museum back in the late 1970s — but he never thought he would ever rise to the top of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management.

But now he is set to retire as, director of the department Jan. 31 after years of working his way through the ranks.

He started working in the recreation and parks department decades ago literally at the ground level.

“Yeah, I was cutting grass,” Shire, 69, said of his first county job at the museum in Colton’s Point.

“I’ve been here ever since.”

Shire eventually got training and a job as a zoning inspector for the county and eventually went to the

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public works department as a site inspector before going back to planning and zoning where he eventually became a plan reviewer for the department.

Shire, soft spoken and low key, said he focused on just doing his job and learning everything he needed to know about public planning since his education was not exactly tailored for the position.

But, he said, the process served him well by teaching him to rely on practical experience as well as zoning law in dealing with land use policy.

“I got through on experience,” Shire said. “Everything leads to something else.

“I just never dreamed of being at this level.”

A graduate of Towson State University with a bachelor’s degree in

biology, Shire had not even considered getting a job in the realm of public planning but the Kalamazoo, Michigan native gravitated to St. Mary’s County and made it his home.

After reviewing plans he agreed to serve as deputy director of land use under Denis Canavan, who eventually succumbed to cancer and then went on to work as acting director until the Board of County Commissioners hired Derrick Berlage from Montgomery County as planning director in 2009.

Berlage resigned in 2011 and Shire was once again called upon to head the department; he was officially named to the position in 2012 by county commissioners.

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lations, testifying on land use matters and policy in public forums and giving advice to the county leaders on critical issues.

His office is also deeply involved in promulgating town center plans, development district plans and the overall comprehensive plan for county growth.

He said he was happy working as a planner but after working as a deputy director and two stints as acting director, realized he had what it took for the highly demanding position.

“After doing it for a while, I found I had the wherewithal to fill the position,” Shire said.

He freely admits, though, that the job can be stressful and credits his staff with handling tough assignments.

“This job has aged me,” Shire chuckled.

“And if I don’t know something I’ll tell you I don’t know.

“I just try to surround myself with people who do know the answer.”

Shelby Guazzo, a long-time member of the county’s planning commission, said she came to rely on Shire’s knowledge and professionalism it whatever capacity he was serving.

“I knew if I needed an answer he’d have it or if he didn’t get it to me,” Guazzo said.

“He was really a great guy to work with.”

She credited Shire’s diligence and results-oriented mindset with helping “the county to grow gracefully.”

“He was always for the applicant,” Guazzo said. “He’d find solutions for them.

“He would know the rules and how to make things work to fit them.”

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He credits his success with gaining hard-won experience through on-the-job training.

“It’s the ability to see the realistic approach,” Shire said. “I have a feel for what will work and what won’t within the parameters of the law.”

In his time he has seen the ever-expanding influence of state and federal mandates at the expense of local land use authority and that is perhaps, he said, one of the greatest challenges facing the county when it comes to land use.

“It’s all pretty much laid out in stone what the state wants,” Shire said, noting stringent laws on everything from storm water management to development in rural areas. “The biggest challenge is making sense of all the state criteria.”

But there have been improvements to the process over time, Shire said.

In years past projects were not subject to so many public hearings before being approved and this meant that smaller sized projects, that might have been controversial or entirely opposed by communities had they known about them, popped up with little warning.

Those times have changed.

“It used to be the big projects that brought out contention,” Shire said. “Now it’s every project.

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Obituaries

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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.

Mary Rosalie Norris Mary Rosalie Norris of Hollywood, MD passed away on December 29, 2016 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on August 31, 1910 in Morganza MD, she was the daughter of the late Mary Lillian Abell Johnson and Benjamin Clarence Johnson. Mary was the loving wife of the late Frederick Abell Norris, Jr, whom she married in Holy Comforter Church in Washington, DC on July 8, 1929. Mary is survived by her children: Mary Alice Knott, Joseph Frederick Norris, James William Norris all of Hollywood, MD, Janice Ann Abell of Leonardtown, MD, 11 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter Jean Matthews, grandson James Matthews, and siblings: Joseph Aubrey Johnson, William Abell Johnson, James Benjamin Johnson, Steven Wallace Johnson, Aloysius Archie Johnson, Charles Raymond Johnson, Leonard

Ethelbert Johnson, William Clarence Johnson, and Joseph Elmer Johnson. She was a lifelong St. Mary’s County, MD resident and was a homemaker. Mary enjoyed needle work, puzzles, playing bingo, watching the Baltimore Oriole’s ball games, loved her waterfront home and family gatherings.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 11:00 Am in St. John’s Catholic Church Hollywood, MD with Father Keith Woods officiating.. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Jimmy Knott, Joe Knott, Joey Norris, Robby Abell, Robby Albert, and George Allen Abell. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Pattie Joy, Rosedale Yannayon, Jill Norris, Missy Dorsey, and Jaime Weber.

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Carole Lee LaRoche Carole Lee LaRoche, 74, of Mechanicsville, MD formerly from Pasadena, MD passed away surrounded by her loving family on December 28, 2016 in Mechanicsville, MD. Born on April 2, 1942 in Pasadena, MD, she was the daughter of the late Annette and Ernest Huber. Carole was the loving wife of Peter LaRoche whom she married on May 23, 1997 in Leonardtown, MD. Carole is survived by her children: Shawn Stanley (Laura) of California, MD, Nicki Brookins (Matt) of Lexington Park, MD, granddaughter Rebeckah Stanley of Nottingham, MD. She is survived by her sister Janet Huber. Carole was preceded in death by her brothers, William W. “Wally” Huber of Pasadena, MD and Ernest J. “Ernie” Huber of Pompano Beach, FL. She graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1960 and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Maryland University College in 1998. She moved from Sarasota, FL to St. Mary’s County, MD in September, 1970. Carole worked as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for St. Mary’s County government. Carole was a charter member of the Southern Maryland Sailing Association, formed in 1972, and enjoyed sailing with her husband on the Chesapeake Bay. She found pleasure in singing bass as a member of the Patuxent Pearls Chapter of the Sweet Adelines International Acapella Group. She also took pride in her work as a Mary Kay consultant, loved to play piano, sew, and read. She was a big fan of Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson and was especially passionate about all things Elvis.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 5, 2017 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will follow in the Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM with Bishop William McClean officiating. Interment will be private.

Contributions may be made to The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (www.theaftd.org/) AFTD Radnor Station Building 2, Suite 320, 290 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 or Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Joan Frances Dement Joan Frances Dement,73, of Clements, MD, formerly from Seat Pleasant, MD passed away surrounded by her loving family on December 27, 2016 in Clements, MD. Born on January 22, 1943 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Josephine Blush Wald and James Henry Wald. Joan was the loving wife of the late James Leroy Dement, Sr., whom she married on December 7, 1963 in Clinton, MD and who preceded her in death on September 16, 1984. Joan is survived by her children: Susan M. Cusic, James L. Dement, Jr (Deborah P.) all of Clements, MD, grandchildren: Brittany Cusic, Christy Cusic, Tyler Cusic, Jared Stepp, Ryan Stepp, and Rachel Stepp and one great grandchild Johnny Hewitt.

Siblings: Ruth M. Haskell (Robert E.) of Lady Lake, FL. She was preceded in death by her brother James A. Wald of Accokeek, MD. She graduated from Suitland High School in 1961, and moved from Briarwood Road La Plata, MD to St. Mary’s County, MD in 1976, and worked as a dispatcher for Southern Maryland Oil, retiring after 27 years of service. Joan was an avid western rider and loved showing her horses. She was a dedicated farmer, supplying local grown beef to county residents, and an avid supporter of the Maryland Farm Bureau.

Joan was a loving sister, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and one of the hardest working women her family and friends ever knew.

The family will receive friends on Monday, January 2, 2016 from 5:00 Pm -8:00 Pm with prayers recited at 7:00 Pm in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will be held on January 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Father Charles Gallagher officiating. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be: Leroy Dement, Jared Stepp, Tyler Cusic, John Harhai, Jimmy Haskell, Bobby Haskell, Robert Haskell and Ronnie Joy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ronnie Cooper. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society 1041 rt. 3 North Building A Gambrills, MD 21054.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD.

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“Caring is our Business”

Mark Alan Slattery Mark Alan Slattery “Slatts”, 53, of California, MD passed away suddenly on December 27, 2016 in St. Paul, MN. Born on March 19, 1963 in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Slattery of Rehoboth Beach, DE., and the late Robert E. Slattery. Mark was the husband of Cynthia Carpenter whom he married in Rehoboth Beach, DE. in 1993. He is survived by his children: Jackson R. Slattery and Brady C. Slattery both of California, MD. Siblings: Kevin Slattery of Wilmington, DE and Scott Slattery (Frances) of St. Paul, MN., his Aunt Carol Niebler, cousin Pamela Hurst, and nieces and nephews, Ben Slattery, Kate Slattery, Taylor Hurst, and Emme Hurst.

Mark graduated from Milford High School in 1981. He earned his Bachelors of Science Degree from Rutgers University in 1985 and his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Maryland in 1992.

Dr. Mark Slattery was with the Dabbs Dental Group for 24 years.

Mark loved his family. His two boys, Jackson and Brady, were the light of his life. He loved attending their hockey games. You would often find Mark volunteering in the penalty box, keeping score, managing the time-clock, or up against the glass, cheering for the boys, watching every play, switching ends after each period.

Mark was also an avid golfer. He found friendship and relaxation on every course.

Often, after work, Mark would be at Breton Bay hitting range balls. A friend said it best about Mark and golf-- “I will remember Mark for his quiet confidence on the golf course at numerous Family Camp Golf Scrambles over the years. He was twice the player than any of us, yet he never had a boastful moment. That was a good match for the rest of us, who were long on talk and short on talent.”

Mark was an artist. He brought his artistic gifts to his work each day. He was a kind, gentle, and skilled dentist who took pride in his work. He was quick to make connections with his patients and put them at ease. He used his mind and his hands to help others on a daily basis.

Mark loved the beach. He especially enjoyed time at a family home in Prime Hook, Beach in Delaware. It was his home away from home. Time at the beach led Mark to his second passion and another opportunity to combine his artistic gifts with his love for sea glass. Mark was an amazing collector. He had an “eye” for spotting sea glass.

He brought sea glass home and created beautiful jewelry, interesting and beautiful wall hangings, and many other and creative pieces. He shared his love for sea glass with his family, especially his Mother and Aunt. They attended countless art shows where Mark’s work was displayed. Mark loved to teach others about sea glass as well--sharing his talents and his joys.

Mark will be missed in every way.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, January 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Patuxent Presbyterian Church in California, MD. Interment will be private.

Contribution may be made to DeMatha Hockey 4313 Madison Street Hyattsville, MD 20781.

Charles Edward “Charlie” Doering

Charles Edward “Charlie” Doering, 80, of Leonardtown, MD passed away December 31, 2016 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on November 29, 1936 in Detroit, MI to the late Harold and Margaret Smith Doering.

Charlie married Catherine Anne “Kitty” Wilkinson on October 11, 1958 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Together they celebrated over 58 wonderful years of marriage. His early career path allowed him to travel the world as a government contractor, doing technical work on radars.

As a young man, he enjoyed spending his spare time camping and flying his plane.

In 1973, he and Kitty moved to Southern Maryland with their four young children, where he pursued a new path as a general contractor, building houses. Later in life, with his love of math and all things technical, he enjoyed teaching advanced math to his grandchildren and long walks on the Wilkinson family farm. He was known for the way he embraced the challenge to fix anything, gaining great satisfaction from his successes.

Family will receive friends for Charlie’s Life Celebration on Friday, January 6, 2017 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 43590 St. Johns Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend George Wilkinson at 11:00 a.m.

Interment will be held at a later date at St. John Francis Regis cemetery.

In addition to his loving wife, Charlie is also survived by his son, Matt Doering (Joyce); his daughters, Cathy Doering Yerecic (Scott) and Linda Doering; his daughter-in-law, Susan Doering; his brothers, Arthur Doering and Wayne Doering; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his son, Jim Doering and brother, Harold Doering.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

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A Two State Solution 101 Secretary Kerry, here’s a viable “Two State Solution” that can quite possibly be made to happen in very short order, perhaps just before you liberals leave office, if you move quickly: Pressure the Egyptians, Saudis, Syrians, Jordanians and/or Lebanese, whosoever you will, to simply set aside an accommodatingly sized suitable parcel of real estate for their brothers, the Palestinians.

Should they be reluctant or opposed to respond to your directives, you can always resort to ultimatums and pompous offensive negativity as you just did with Israel.

With your scheme in hand for such land to be parceled-out on behalf of those so oppressed and without a nation flag of their own to proudly raise with due recognition, you can take to the podium of the (hopefully, soon unfunded) United Nations. You can then gas-bag your way through an hour’s worth of stern faced proposing, berating and stinging rebuke till suddenly the nation members awake from apathy, and under tearful duress, be moved in support of your will. They will gallantly render a unanimous two thumbs-up approval of your forceful mental marvel.

Ignoring Israel’s recent wounds inflicted via our own deceitful efforts at unseating Prime Minister Netanyahu, with Palestinian statehood finally approved, you and yours can separate yourselves from Israel and leave her to govern herself as she sees fit. You know, much like we do here in America. The Israeli people can then tend to their own everyday business at hand. And that being staying alive in the face of constant hostility with the almost daily threat to or actual occurrence of mayhem and terrorism. Said acts and/or emboldened threats such as emanate from those hateful entities preferring to deny

her 1948 established right to even exist, refusing further to recognize her capitol, Jerusalem, the soon to be home of our USA embassy.

You should know, Mr. Secretary, the Holy One of Israel decreed certain edicts that have been in place since the holy land was initially entrusted to its original intended inhabitants by name via the Abrahamic covenant. According to God’s Word, the land is not to be divided as it is the Almighty’s property as promised and given over to the Jews, specifically, as its perpetual caretakers. Further, please note the Lord’s stern warning to potential adversaries and undue critics of the Jewish peoples; “And I will bless them that bless thee and curse him that curseth thee and in thee shall all families of the Earth be blessed” Genesis 12:3, of your own Holy Bible.

Not too long ago, you exclaimed “we’re not blind and I don’t think we’re stupid”. Thus, respectfully, after eight long years of utter liberal dominance in concert with obliging media, here’s your last opportunity to prove it. So move quickly now as your administration’s high handedness is waning and get this realistic new land for peace deal secured. There’s a new leader arriving in Washington very shortly, one who is unabashedly non PC and willing to stick beside our great ally, Israel, fallout or no. Our other wary friends will soon take relieved notice, along with our adversaries, i.e., ISIS. Mr. Secretary, your administration’s dress-down of Israel and Russian offset now purposely leaves two more dead cats flattened and in need of scraping up. Such adds to the high stack of decisive actions to be undertaken via President-elect Donald J. Trump to Make America Great Again. Lord willing, this can all happen and with great aplomb.

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Legal Notice IN THE MATTER OF JORDAN KYLIE VERNITA COOMBS FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO JOURDAN KYLIE VERNITA COOMBS In the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Maryland Case No.: 18-C-1600-1685

The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which she seeks to change her name from Jordan Kylie Vernita Coombs to Jourdan Kylie Vernita Coombs. The petitioner is seeking a name change because: All of my legal documents including marriage license, drivers license, employment documentation have Jourdan as the spelling of my name.

Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 26th day of January, 2017. 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 01-05-17

To the Editor: To comment on the St Mary’s County news that George Erichsen is to take the position as Director of MetCom, then it needs to be told what Mr Erichsen is leaving behind with the local STS Bus while he has been the Director of the SMC Dept of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T). As it happens on this past Oct 26, 2016, a complaint to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) against the STS Bus was issued with the accusations of misusing the Federal, State and Local funding away from its intended use to serve the Elderly and Disabled citizens and instead the funding has been misused by the STS Bus to serve the general public, case reference FTA #170053-IN. That might sound like a simplistic complaint but both the Federal law and the Maryland law specifically requires that the heavily subsidized Bus funding is to be used primarily for the Elderly and for the Disabled while the general public are to use the STS Bus only as space is available. See Maryland Annotated Code: Transportation section 2-103.3(g)(4)(v), and also 2-103.3(j).

The problem is more than just the millions of dollars in funding being misused over the past 20 years while George Erichsen was the Director, because what it really means by the bus being used as a “public service” is that the Elderly and Disabled persons are treated as inferior and second class citizens who get dropped off by the STS Bus on the side of the roadway at such places as like the Senior Centers, the Housing Authority, the Health Dept, and in those situations it means near a quarter mile walk at each place, and then the Elderly and Disabled have to return walking the quarter mile again and catch the STS Bus on the side of busy highways for their trip home. The STS Bus being misdirected as a “public service” then drops off “public” passengers at the front door to such places as Walmart and J.C. Penny, and at the front door to the ABC Liquor store, and this is done because the STS Bus funding has been misused away from serving the Elderly and the Disabled as directed under the “Americans with Disabilities Act” (the ADA). So the general public gets doorto-door service to public places while the Elderly and Disabled are dropped off on

the street for places they need to go. See a real life example of this on video of a man, woman and child being recklessly dropped off by the STS Bus across a busy highway from the Bean Medical Bldg in Hollywood, MD, shown happening on YouTube.com by just typing in this at YouTube: “STS Bus July 29, 2016”.

It is a shameful reality that Director Erichsen is now leaving behind the legal and the ethical problems as unsettled and unresolved and still ongoing, so that any new Director of the DPW&T will have to clean up the mess left behind with the STS Bus. Having him transfer over to MetCom is like the old fox in the chicken coop moving over to a new chicken coop while he is pretending to be doing a favor for the County by leaving his old job behind. And still there is more as I have a case for Judicial Review in the Circuit Court for St Mary’s County, case # 18-C-16-001448, where the Court will decide if the ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act) will be enforced onto the STS Bus and put an end to the 20 years of ugly discrimination against the Elderly and Disabled citizens who need the STS Bus to get around. Also the STS Bus has another different charge of discrimination done against the Disabled under review by the MD Commission on Civil Rights, case MCCR-1610-0670, while Director Erichsen moves on to his new job at MetCom starting in February 2017. He will be cursed wherever he goes.

None of this message here is declaring Mr Erichsen as guilty just because he was the Director of that agency under scrutiny, and we all know that government investigations are slow and often go on forever without any solution, so yes Director Erichsen is an innocent man, and yet the reality needs to become known that when the going got tough then he got going, and now what he is leaving behind with the STS Bus is a big mess of unethical business which other people will have to deal with, and so he is doing no one a favor but his self by transferring over to MetCom. James P. Cusick Sr. 24395 old Hollywood Rd. Hollywood, MD. 20636

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January 6, 2017

5 -8 PM

Fight Like a Kid

Nolan Scully #NolanStrong

The Leonardtown Business Association is dedicating January First Friday to Nolan Scully. We'll have all kinds of Super Heroes in town - the Foundation 4 Heroes, and our local heroes from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department. There will be tours and photo ops and more opportunities to raise money for Nolan. Join us and Fight Like a Kid #NolanStrong

Nolan Scully was 3 years old when diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.

He’s still in the fight of his life!! Donation boxes will be in businesses throughout the town for the month of January.

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

CMM Celebrates New Year’s Early for the Kids

By Dick Myers Staff Writer

The balloons were released and the revelers heartily celebrated the New Year. The thing was that it was just noon on Dec. 31 instead of midnight. For the third year in a row Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons celebrated New Year’s early for the kids. It was called Noon Year’s Eve Party.

There was even a clock that counted down the time until noon. Up until that time the kids had a chance to have their face painted, make hats and other New Year’s ornaments and enjoy the antics of Nicolo Whinsey, the juggler. Nicolo treated the kids to a show leading up to the dropping of the balloons at the stroke of noon. A

toast was then served with sparkling ginger ale and fishy snacks.

For the event the museum was open and kids and their families had a chance to wander around and take part in the various interactive displays. They could view up close the marine life, such as the turtles and rays. Staff were on hand to assist in the experience.

A lighted Christmas tree was the centerpiece of the museum’s entryway as it had been throughout the holiday season. dickmyers@countytimes.net

St. Mary’s Government Operations for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All St. Mary’s County Government Administrative Offices will be closed Monday, January 16, 2017, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 17.

The St. Andrews Landfill and six (6) Convenience Centers will operate under normal operating hours on Monday, January 16. In addition, St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) will operate its normal routes and hours of operation. The SSTAP pro-

gram for the Senior Activity Centers and SSTAP trips, however, will not operate on Monday, January 16.

All three St. Mary’s County Library branches (Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown and Lexington Park) will be closed on Monday, January 16.

All Senior Activity Centers (Garvey, Loffler and Northern) will be closed and no Meals on Wheels deliveries will be made.

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Lexington Park Catholic Students Make Food Drive Collections Seeks Artist for First Public Mural Are you an artist who wants to see your work out in public? Do you think big?

The St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. (CDC) wants your design proposal for a mural in black and white plus one accent color to appear on all or part of a 15-foot high and 50-foot wide cinderblock wall visible from a busy Lexington Park intersection.

With a grant from the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium and the generous cooperation of Earley Properties, the CDC will have the selected design reproduced onto Bank Square Building on South Shangri-La Drive near its Great Mills Road intersection.

To enter the competition, submit a detailed sketch depicting your answer to the theme: What Does Lexington Park Mean to You? – Lexington Park Comes Alive!

Submissions are due March 10, 2017 at the St. Mary’s CDC offices in Suite 7 of Bank Square Building at 46940 S. Shangri La Drive in Lexington Park, MD 20653.

No previous experience is necessary.

A decision will be made by a jury and based on how well the sketch depicts a community vision of a slice of life in Lexington Park.

You may use one image or a series of images that are cohesively incorporated into the design.

Competition, submission, and judging details are available at https://stmaryscdc. org/lexpark-alive-mural-competition/ as well as instructions on submission delivery.

All submissions become the property of

St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation.

The winning design will be announced April 9 at the CDC’s ArtsPark Cherry Blossom Festival. This ArtsPark Festival will celebrate public art during the April 8-9 weekend with a variety of events in addition to the public presentation of all submissions to the mural competition and the announcement of the winner.

The Cherry Blossom Festival seeks to raise funds to save the up to 200 flowering cherry trees still growing along the crumbling roads in the old Lexington Manor neighborhood surrounding the Three Notch Theatre.

The mural design submissions should be no smaller than 9 inches by 12 inches and preferably larger. The sketch should be in proportion to your vision and to the size of the wall.

To contact CDC’s ArtsPark Project Manager, in charge of the Lexington Park mural program, LexingtonPark.Live@gmail. com. Or leave a voice mail message at 301-863-7700.

The CDC, a non-profit formed in 1985, creates and administers plans and programs to address revitalization and other county development needs, specifically in Lexington Park, Maryland. Until 2013, the CDC operated as an adjunct agency of county government. The corporation no longer receives direct financial support from local government.

From Viki Volk, Community Development Corporation

Artistic Fifth-Graders Invited to Show Appreciation for Trees

Arbor Day Poster Contest Entries Can Win Tree Plantings 2016 Arbor Day poster contest First Prize entry, submitted by Leonardo PerezAlfaro of Freetown Elementary School in Anne Arundel County.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Forest Conservancy District Boards invites all Maryland fifth-graders to participate in the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest.

The theme for 2017 is “Trees Are Terrific…and Energy Wise!” All entries need to be delivered to a state forest service office by Feb. 24.

Fifth-grade students in private and public schools are encouraged to share their appreciation for Maryland’s forests and trees through original works of art. Poster sizes must be no smaller than 8.5 by 11 inches and no larger than 22 by 28 inches. They

must be drawn in marker, crayon, paint pens, watercolor, ink, acrylic, regular or colored pencil or tempera paint.

Posters will be judged on a county level and then submitted to the Maryland Urban and Community Forestry Committee to compete at the statewide level.

The department will then choose the top three winning posters to receive tree plantings at the artists’ schools ─ first place will win 15 trees; second place will receive 10; and third place will get five. Teachers will be notified by March 24.

Poster contest questions or comments may be directed to Anne Gilbert at 410-260-8510.

From Department of Natural Resources PIO

The 2016-17 CCD (Continuing Catholic Development) classes, grades K-8, collected several pounds of dry and canned goods during the month of November for the food pantry at Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico.

Students decorated collection bags for each grade in the spirit of giving, then proceeded to fill them up. Ms. Paula McLeod, CCD Director, said, “The students did a great job with this food drive. Their combined efforts collected enough food that filled up the back of a large SUV.”

The CCD program at St. Francis Xavier Church provides weekly religious instruction to students every Wednesday 6:307:30 pm during the school year. Students complete their catechismal studies when they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the 8th grade. For more information call 301-475-9885 or email stfrancisxavier. md@adwparish.org.

Pet of the Week

Meet Rudolf Cupid & Comet

These cuties were rescued from Tri County Shelter.

They were five weeks old. Because they were so young, they probably would have been euthanized.

As the shelter runs out of space the younger kittens are euthanized because they are not adoptable until they are 8 weeks old.

Their only chance is if a rescue will take them. Their mother definitely would have been killed because she was feral. Feral Cat Rescue vetted their mom and put her in a barn situation where she will be provided shelter, food, water and medical care if needed. She will be a good mouser. Feral Cat Rescue is always looking for appropriate outdoor situations for placing feral cats if you can provide one.

We are currently trying to move an 18 cat colony. We are trying to move the cats in pairs of two and threes if you can provide an outdoor home, please let us know. Rudolph, Cupid and Comet are typical kittens and love to play and be loved. They will definitely keep you entertained.

They will be ready for adoption mid January when they are eight weeks old. You can fill out an application at www.feralcatrescuemd.org and email it to diane@feralcatrescuemd.org Once approved, we can arrange a meeting at their foster mom’s house.

If they have not been adopted before mid January then they will be at our adoption events at the Petco in California on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 3. Please come meet these two boys along with other cats available for adoption.

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Thursday, January 5 Gut-Buster Cheese Steak Fundraiser @ VFW 2632 23282 Three Notch Rd, California, MD 20619 5:30 PM-8:00 PM Stop by and enjoy one of our delicious GUT-BUSTER Philly-Style Cheese Steaks.

All Cheese Steaks served on a hoagie roll or wrap 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 8:00 PM-9:00 PM 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 www.alpost221.webs.com/ or e-mail us at alpost221@aol.com. Call (301) 8844071 for more information. Tell them you saw the announcement on the SoMd Internet Calendar :-0)

Friday, January 6 Basketball for Ages 50+ Margaret Brent Recreation Center 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Pick-up basketball games will be held in Margaret Brent Recreation Center during this eight-week session, Jan. 6-Feb. 24, 1011 a.m. Games are open to both males and females. Advance registration is required.

Registration is $16 per player. Players may register at the Garvey Senior Activity Center in Leonardtown. For more information, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. Open to individuals 50 years of age and up.

Saturday, January 7 Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store SMS Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store will be open from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays, and 10am to 1pm on Sundays. Donations are accepted between 10am and 2pm on Saturdays only.

We are a full thrift store with clothes for all ages, toys, housewares, furniture, dishes, small appliances, and more. All items are in great shape, and reasonably priced. We also have some antiques, and collectibles.

You just never know what you may find at our store.

Specials and announcements are listed on the door.

All proceeds from Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store benefit St Michael’s School. The store is operated by the parents and friends of the school.

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Sunday, January 8, 2017

Breakfast-2nd Dist. VFD&RS Valley Lee 45245 Drayden Rd, Valley Lee, MD 20692 8:00 AM-11:00 AM Breakfast—All-You-Can-Eat When: Sunday, JANUARY 8, 2017 Time: 8:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. Where: 2nd District VFD & RS Cost: Adults—$9.00; Children 6—12 —$5.00; Children 5 & under are free MENU: Scrambled Eggs, Home Fried Potatoes, Pancakes, French Toast, Sausage Links, Ham, Bacon,Hot Biscuits, Creamed Chipped Beef, Spiced Applesauce, & Grits Assorted juices, milk and coffee will be available.

For more information call: 301-994-9999 Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store SMS Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store will be open from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays, and 10am to 1pm on Sundays. Donations are accepted between 10am and 2pm on Saturdays only.

We are a full thrift store with clothes for all ages, toys, housewares, furniture, dishes, small appliances, and more. All items are in great shape, and reasonably priced. We also have some antiques, and collectibles.

You just never know what you may find at our store.

Specials and announcements are listed on the door.

All proceeds from Angel Wings and Things Thrift Store benefit St Michael’s School. The store is operated by the parents and friends of the school.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebrating the Life and Legacy First Missionary Baptist Church, 46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD 20653 3:00 PM First Missionary Baptist Church, Lexington Park, MD is Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr on January 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. The theme for this occasion is “Renewing the Dream: We Still Have Hope!” Our Guest Speaker for the event is the Rev. Dr. Robin A. Toogood, II of Purity Baptist Church and Urban Center, Washington, DC. For additional information contact First Missionary Baptist Church at 301-863-8388, the address is 46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

St. Aloysius Annual Music Ministry Concert 22800 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650 3:00 PM-4:00 PM The Kalnasy Concert Series at St. Aloysius presents SPIRIT AND SONG—Songs of Joy and Hope for a New Year The beginning of a new year is indeed a time of spirit and song! The St. Aloysius Catholic Church Music Ministry invites individuals and families of all religious denominations to join them on Sunday, January 8, 2016 at 3:00 PM in the Church for a New Year’s Choral Festival. This concert is part of the Kalnasy Concert Series. This celebration of song includes traditional

Christmas carols, liturgical hymns, and songs of praise sung by voices from the Cross Generation Middle and High School Choir, and Grateful Hearts Adult Choir.

The Handbell Ensemble, members of the Praise Band and vocal soloists from the choirs will showcase their talents and help us to rejoice in the beginning of a blessed New Year.

The Choral Festival is free, but guests are encouraged to bring canned food items or a small cash donation which will benefit Helping Hands Food Bank. For more information about the Concert, please call the Church Rectory at 301-475-8064. You can also visit St. Aloysius Catholic Church on line at www.saintaloysiuschurch.org/

Monday, January 9 Elks Hold’em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge 7:00 PM-11:00 PM No Limit Holdem Poker Tournament $25 Buy in = 4,000 chips $5 add-on = 1,000 chips and raffle drawing Earn a BOUNTY chip worth $5 dollars for every person that you bust out of the tournament.

This tournament is part of our leaderboard challenge. Earn 1 point for every person knocked out before you.

Food and Beverage are available for purchase.

Cash games will start as soon as there are enough players that are interested.

Holdem : $1- $2 no limit Omaha Hi/Lo : $.50—$1 no limit (starts at 4pm) Please enter through the side of the building.

45779 Fire Department Lane Lexington Park, MD 20653 301- 863- 7800

Tuesday, January 10 Brain.e.ology Garvey Senior Activity Center 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Losing memory or cognitive ability is a tremendous fear but there is growing evidence that cognitive ability can be maintained or even improved to the end of life!

Brain-e-ology is designed to dispel the limiting myths of memory loss and aging, give participants a better understanding of how their brain works, give participants the tools to incorporate brain fitness activities into their daily lives, and create open minds More than 90 percent of participants report that they feel like they have more control over future memory loss after taking this program! There is no fee for this program, to be held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center Jan. 10-Feb. 21, 1-2 p.m. Class size is limited so register early. To make reservations call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050. Open to individuals 50 years of age and up.

Wednesday, January 11 Kickboxing Garvey Senior Activity Center 8:30 AM-9:30 AM Kickboxing tones muscles through punching and kicking using focus pads and 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, Jan. 11-Feb. 22, from 8:30-9:30 a.m., is geared towards active men and women ages fifty and above and has great energy without the high impact exercises that are done during a mainstream kickboxing class.

The instructor, Geno Rothback, is a registered nurse, a senior fitness instructor, and a black belt in Tae kwon do, and a certified Martial Fusion and Kickboxing instructor.

Cost is $30 payable to Geno Rothback. Payment required at time of reservation. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050 to learn more.

Open to individuals 50 years of age and up.

History and Educational Video Series: The Amish Loffler Senior Activity Center 10:00 AM-12 Noon This video, written and directed by David Belton, explores the insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to 400-year-old traditions has by turns captivated and baffled Americans for more than a century. The film examines the beliefs, lifestyle, and history of the Amish, as well as their complex relationship to mainstream American culture. Beautifully and lyrically photographed, “The Amish” is part history and part observational documentary that takes viewers into the world of the Amish. (120 min.) The video will be shown at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. Register for this video by calling 301-737-5670, ext. 1658, or stop by the reception desk to sign up. (Seating is limited to 16.) Open to individuals 50 years of age and up.

Book Discussion Group—“Dead Wake: the Last Crossing of the Lusitania” Garvey Senior Activity Center 10:30 AM0-11:30 AM The book discussion group at the Garvey Senior Activity Center is always ready to welcome new members! On Jan. 11, at 10:30 a.m., the group will discuss “Dead Wake: the Last Crossing of the Lusitania”

by Erik Larson. For more information, or to obtain a copy of the books, call 301-4754200, ext. *1072. Open to individuals 50 years of age and up.

Luncheon with Entertainment by vocalist Bruce Thomas Garvey Senior Activity Center 12 Noon-2:00 PM Enjoy a meal of stuffed shells with meat sauce, tossed salad with Italian dressing, garlic bread, green beans, lemon meringue pie, apple juice/milk/coffee/tea at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Jan. 11 at 12 p.m. Following the meal enjoy the vocal sounds of Bruce Thomas, rising mid-Atlantic vocalist. Over the years, his vocal style has been influenced by musicians such as Al Jarreau, Frank Sinatra, Al Green, and Miles Davis. His vocal style is infused with verve, energy, and charismatic personality.

Sign up for lunch and the performance by calling 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. Open to individuals 50 years of age and up.

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On Wednesday Jan. 11, at 12 p.m. guest vocalist Bruce Thomas will be at the Garvey Senior Activity Center.

Bruce is a diverse performer who can effortlessly move through the musical categories of inspirational, swing, jazz, pop, and R&B. Please join us for his energetic and interactive performance while dining. Lunch will be a delicious meal of stuffed shells w/meat sauce, green beans, garlic bread, tossed salad w/Italian dressing and apple juice. A donation toward the cost of your meal is appreciated if you are 60 years of age or older. For those under 60 the cost of your meal will be $6.To make reservations call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

Video at Loffler

The Loffler Senior Activity Center will show a video entitled The Amish on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m.

This documentary, written and directed by David Belton, examines the beliefs, lifestyle, and history of the Amish, as well as their complex relationship to mainstream American culture. 120 min. Register for this video by calling 301-475-4200, ext. *1658, or stop by the reception desk. (Seating is limited.)

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This class is held Tuesdays, Jan. 10-Feb. 21, 1-2 p.m., at the Garvey Senior Activity Center. Losing memory or cognitive ability is a tremendous fear but there is growing evidence that cognitive ability can be maintained or even improved to the end of life! Brain-e-ology is designed to: • Dispel the limiting myths of memory loss and aging • Give participants a better understanding of how their brain works.

• Give participants the tools to incorporate brain fitness activities into their daily lives • Create open minds More than 90 percent of participants report that they feel like they have more control over future memory loss after taking this program! There is no fee for this program. Class size is limited so register early. To make reservations call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

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Programs and Activities Reflexology

ARCB Board Certified Reflexologist, Sarah Strain, will be at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m. Reflexology relieves stress and tension as well as improving sleep, digestion, immune functions or metabolism. Each 45 minute session is $40.

To make reservations call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

January Monthly Craft at Loffler

Make a Chalkboard Tray at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Friday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. Simply bring in an old metal tray or pick up a cheap one from the dollar store to make a stylish blackboard that you can reuse again and again! The rest of the materials will be supplied. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 (must press the star key), or stop by the reception desk to get in on the fun.

AARP Safe Driving Course

The next AARP Safe-Driving course will be held at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 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 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 (must press the star key) or stop by the registration desk at Loffler. 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. The menu for the day is: Mmnestrone Soup, Crackers, Baked Chicken in Cream Sauce, Broccoli, Carrots, WW Dinner Roll, Whole Baked Apple w/Raisins and Milk.

Fresh Cup of Flowers

A flower arrangement in a mug is the perfect gift for any season or occasion! Learn to make an adorable fresh flower arrangement in a mug at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Friday, Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $10 and is due at signup. This fee includes all flowers and materials. Space is limited. To sign up and pay for this class in advance, please visit the front desk.

Breakfast Café at Northern

Make your reservation today for a delicious staff prepared breakfast at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 9-10 a.m. Enjoy food with friends and let us do the cooking and clean up. Breakfast for that day is French toast casserole, bacon, and fruit.

The cost is $2 and is due at sign up. Space is limited. To sign up and pay for breakfast in advance, please visit the front desk.

Social Contract Bridge

There is interest in an informal, social contract bridge group at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on the second and fourth Fridays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Interested players must be familiar with the game and able to keep score. To sign up, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.

Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. O’Connor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658 • Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101

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

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Library

All three branches of the St. Mary’s County Library will be closed on Monday, January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All branches will be open for regular business hours on Tuesday, January 17.

Handmade at Your Library

Lexington Park Library will host Handmade at Your Library, a craft program for beginner and experienced doit-yourselfers on Saturday, January 7 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. All instructions and materials are provided, and you bring the creativity. This month we’ll be making DIY dry erase organizers.

This is an adults only program. Registration required on www.stmalib.org

Looking to Volunteer?

Join St. Mary’s County Reads!

St. Mary’s County Reads is a literacy program designed to encourage children to develop an interest, habit and desire for reading and help children be ready to learn to read when they start kindergarten! Volunteers read to young children who have come with their parents to the Lexington Park branch of the Department of Social Services for service on Mondays and Wednesdays for one and a half hour intervals from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Developed through a community collaboration with Southern Maryland Youth Ministries (SMYM), St. Mary’s County NAACP, the Department of Social Services (DSS), the Judy Center and the St. Mary’s County Library.

If you are interested in volunteering and want more information about St. Mary’s County Reads, contact Janice Walthour (NAACP) 301-863-3011, lwalthour@md.metrocast.net or Kerry Miciotto (DSS) Team Leader, Lexington Park Office 240-725-5755.

iPhone/iPad for Beginners

Charlotte Hall Library will host iPhone/iPad for Beginners on Tuesday, January 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn the basics of navigating your iPad and/ or iPhone! In this class you will learn how to connect to Wi-Fi, adjust settings, download apps, surf the web, watch videos and borrow eBooks from the library. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Register on www.stmalib.org.

Computer Basics 1& 2: Introduction to Computers and Windows 7

Lexington Park Library will host Computer Basics 1& 2: Introduction to Computers and Windows 7, parts one and two of a four part series, on Wednesday, January 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn the components, terminology, and general use of a computer.

Learn how to use a mouse and keyboard. Explore the basics of Microsoft’s operating system. Learn how to create, store, and manage files and folders, and run multiple programs. Learn how to use various tools and techniques to make your computer experience more productive. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.

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I wonder…

As many of us patiently wait for outdoor Christmas decorations to dry out so we can throw, oops I mean, purposely and tidily put them away in our sheds, or wait for the mood to hit for actually putting the inside Christmas ornaments and decorations in their final destination under the steps– not just wrapped and in their storage boxes in a guest room. Oh sorry, that may just be me. And while I eagerly await the organizational guru, Peter Walsh’s 10 minute daily organization challenges for the month of January with his new theme of “Put it away now, not later”. Peter suggests leaving sticky notes with that sentiment in strategic problem areas. And while we all wait for sunny, dry days to resume outdoor activities for ourselves or with our dogs, I start to wonder many things. These may be things you wonder about too.

I wonder why those who install bathroom stall fixtures in public places always

place the industrial sized multi-toilet paper holders about 6 inches from the floor. Have you tried to reach up from underneath and grab that illusive slip of toilet paper end?

You almost need to stand on your head, or break your lower arm in half to obtain the angle needed for this difficult maneuver. I also wonder why the automatic toilet bowl flushing people can’t get the timing of the flush right, and not timed where you are still in a lowered position. Most of all I wonder if some people who use commercial restrooms also leave their toilets at home unflushed for all to admire their creations, wet all over the toilet seat, leave all those little bits of toilet paper from trying to grab the unobtainable rolls in those leprechaun – sized holders mentioned above, or why they throw paper towels on the floor? The most important thing I wonder is why women’s bathrooms are usually farther down the hall than men’s bathrooms? That’s a lot to

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wonder about, and I know some of it is not pleasant. But I do wonder about it.

I also wonder why offices and stores only leave one door of their double exit doors opened and lock the other. What is the purpose then of having two doors? What happens in an emergency? Do the building administrators or managers think that they can find the key to the door or get to the door first in an emergency before there is a stampede? This scares me in today’s climate – could be my claustrophobia coming through too. Are they trying to slow down thieves? That won’t stop them. I think there should be a button for clerks to push that would lock thieves inside the vestibule space between the two sets of entry doors until police arrive. Or maybe a slight shock emitted from the door as they run through that might slow them down. Goodness, I am positively evil this year.

And another big thing I wonder about is why bridges aren’t built with shoulders

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or emergency lanes to begin with? Don’t you wonder that too. I feel like if the powers that be waited long enough to find the funds to build a bridge, then they could wait a little longer to build these safety measures in the plans. I drive over the Thomas Johnson Bridge once a week, and between 2003 – 2006 I drove it almost every day. How many times have I, or maybe you, been turned around to go the long way, or stopped for hours waiting to get over the bridge? I am curious to see what will happen with the new portion of the Harry W. Nice bridge on Rt. 301.

Well anyway, that is enough grousing about for today – on with positive thoughts and actions. Or maybe my husband and I have already been home together enough for winter. Oh no, winter has barely started.

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

Leonard Ennis, Revolutionary War Soldier 1/23/1839: Rev. War Application of Jane Ennis, widow of Leonard Ennis, Anne Arundel Co. Jane Ennis, a resident of Annapolis, aged 77 years, states that she was the widow of Leonard Ennis who enlisted as a private soldier in St. Mary’s County, State of Maryland under Col. Smallwood of the state regiment in the Continental Line for the time of during the war from whence he marched to Annapolis where they encamped for some time and then sailed on board small vessels towards the head of the Bay to join the general army under Washington. He was in the Battle of Brandywine under Gen. John Stone and others at Germantown, Breman’s Heights and Mud Island, and many other engagements during the war. He was wounded by a musket ball in the right arm which proved to be very severe in the Battle of York Town near the close of the war after which he returned to Annapolis having been in constant service during the war to the end.

She further declares that she was married to the said Leonard Ennis by Parson Anderson in the City of Annapolis in the 1783 in the month of November. They lived together from that time until he drowned in crossing the creek called The Graveyard Creek, a branch of the Severn River in company with John Hinton and that he came to his death in that way and that the said Leonard Ennis, her husband, was very lame in his arm from the wound above ___it being

very much contracted and always sore until his death which took place as aforesaid near the City of Annapolis in 1797. He obtained a land warrant for 100 ac. of land in Ohio which he sold to Mr. James Williams of Annapolis. He was a painter by trade, being engaged in painting the dome of the state house at the time of his death.

At the time of the 1850 census, Jane Ennis, age 91, mulatto, was living in Annapolis.

5/30/1855: Statement of Jane Ennis, aged 94 years, a resident of the City of Annapolis. She must have been losing her memory as there were many blanks in the information. She declared that she is the widow of Leonard Ennis who was a private in the Company commanded by Capt. _____in the Regiment ____of Continental Troops of the Maryland Line commanded by Col. ____in the Revolutionary War and that her said husband enlisted at _____on or about the ___day of ___A.D. 17__for the time of during the War of the Revolution and continued in actual service in said War for the time of 14 days and score and was honorably discharged at the City of Annapolis on the ___day of ___A.D. 178_.

She states she was married to Leonard Ennis in the City of Annapolis on the ___day of ___A.D. 17__ and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Buck; her husband died in Annapolis on the ___day of ___A.D. and she is now a widow.

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CHURCH SERVICES

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St. Cecilia Church

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

St. GeorGe roman CatholiC ChurCh St. George Church: Saturday, 5:00 p.m. • Sunday, 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday Worship • 8 A.M. Tuesday Bible Study • 7 P.M. Sunday School • 9:15 A.M. Tuesday Youth Group • 7 P.M. Blended Worship • 10:30 A.M.

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