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NAVAIR Researching Aircraft Complaints By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
In the wake of the refusal of about 100 navy pilots to fly in the T-45 Gosshawk training aircraft over claims that the oxygen system in the plane was toxic, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) officials say they are investigating the problem. The T-45 aircraft is managed by NAVAIR’s Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems office; commonly known as PMA 273 based at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. “We are working hand in glove… to address the pilots’ concerns and issues with the aircraft,” said Michael Land, public affairs officer with the Program Executive Office for Tactical Aircraft with NAVAIR. “It’s not just the T-45 but there are some concerns with the F-18 as well.” Cmdr. Jeannie Groeneveld, spokesman for the navy’s top “airboss” Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, said that NAVAIR engineers were dispatched to three naval air stations immediately after the complaints came to a head last week. The bases were in Pensacola, Fla., Kingsville, Texas and Meridian, Miss.; all pilot trainees use the T-45 to qualify before being allowed to pilot strike aircraft like the F-18, Groeneveld said. As of March 31, 40 percent of flights in the T-45 were cancelled, she said, during operational risk management assessments before takeoff — this translated into 94 individual flights. “This was due to the increase in the number of physiological episodes in the
T-45 community,” Groeneveld told The County Times. These incidents include problems with the oxygen system itself on board the aircraft as well as the presence of contaminants that find their way into the system, she said. There have also been pressurization issues found in the F-18’s systems as well, according to Groeneveld. “Physiological episodes are my number one safety priority and focus area and will remain so until we fully understand all causal factors and have eliminated [them] as a risk to our flight operations,” Shoemaker said in a prepared statement. “To tackle this as effectively as possible, [the navy] is using an ‘unconstrained resources’ approach to the problem, with multiple lines of effort established to address physiological episodes. “Progress and potential solutions have no manpower or cost restraints.” The NAVAIR engineers have completed their meetings at the three naval air stations but have not been able to find out the exact problem, though some measures like replacing filtration materials have taken place over the past year. “Unfortunately they don’t have a smoking gun,” Groeneveld said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
First Ever Cherry Blossom Festival Set for Lexington Park By Dick Myers Staff Writer
There’s an area in Lexington Park that every year cones ablaze with cherry blossom trees that could rival anything you can see in DC. Unfortunately, no one lives there and very few people see them. Lexington Manor, known as the Flattops, was leveled, but the trees remain, lining the streets. The area was purchased by the county with state and federal monies to protect the Patuxent River Naval Air Station from encroachment. It was smack in the middle of the AICUZ, the area of high noise and accident potential from Navy aircraft. The original plan was to develop the area as a business park, but that has been scrapped in favor of leaving it undeveloped as a park. Viki Volk, executive director of the Community Development Corporation, had the idea of bringing people back to the vacant land that sits next to Lancaster Park. Her vision is becoming a reality this Sunday, April 9 with the first ever Arts Park Cherry Blossom Festival. The magnificent cherry blossom trees, whose blooming are subject to the whims of Mother Nature, are past their peak. But the park will be still be alive with color, with artworks and people having fun with the many activities. Everything gets underway at 11 a.m. with the Great Mills High School Marching
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Band, followed at noon with a Costumed Dog Parade. From 12:30 to 3:30 there will be musical performances and dramatic acts, Salsa lessons and dancing. At 4 p.m. the Lexington Park Comes Alive Design Mural winner will be announced. Throughout the day there will be mosaic totem building yarn bombing, sidewalk chalking, scarf water coloring, disc golf lessons and demonstrations and stagecraft classes. Free Frisbees will be available while they last. Admission is free. Low-priced donations are requested for art activities. Proceeds will go towards improving and sustaining the health of the trees in the park. Parking is at Lancaster Park on Willows Road and Freedom Park on Tulagi Place, the main entrance to the festival. Sponsors include Cedar Point Federal Credit Uni0n, Ballet Callente, Air Corps Embroidery, Showtime Deli, Franzen Realtors, Dean Lumber and Supply, Barbara and Glen Ives, and members of the Community Development Corporation. For more information go to www.StMarysCDC.org or call 301-863-7700. dickmyers@countytimes.org
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Base Commander: Enhanced Use Lease Project Scrapped By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
A major project planned years ago to build new, top quality office space and even retail space at Patuxent River Naval Air Station to suit a critical workforce there has been abandoned, according to the commander of the installation. “The EUL (Enhanced Use Lease) is stopped,” said Capt. Scott Starkey at a joint meeting between base officials and the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County. “We’re not moving forward with the EUL.” Starkey’s statement was in response to a question from Commissioner Mike Hewitt on the issue. While the EUL was considered at one time to be an important project to help attract and retain employees for critical programs on base, it also drew the ire of local property owners who had for years built office space outside the base main gate to provide for contractors to do their work. The project would have essentially left thousands of square-feet of private office space vacant, and some feared it would have been a negative impact on the businesses in Lexington Park by keeping service industry dollars inside the main gate.
Local building contractors were also worried that the project would be let to a major international developer with local subcontractors essentially left out of the bidding process. The project was initially awarded to the Hines company, but eventually was held up at the congressional level and was left to flounder. Speaking later at the commissioner meeting Apr. 4, Hewitt said he was relieved that the project had been cancelled. “That’s been a concern for businesses outside [the base] in the community,” Hewitt said. “It’s [the EUL cancellation] good for the community.” Though the EUL plan is moot, jobs are still coming to the naval air station, most recently in the form of support personnel to work on the CH-53 King Stallion helicopter to service the fleet as a multipurpose aircraft. The program is projected to bring an extra 200 jobs to the base over the next two years. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Fun Run and Walk For Hospice Set For April 8th
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This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Fun Run and Walk for Hospice. The 5k and 10k races will be held on Saturday, April 8th at 8:30 AM starting from the St. Mary’s County Governmental Center in Leonardtown. Jim Dicus, the events founder and a patient-care volunteer, describes the event as having grown into “an annual rite of spring and a Southern Maryland tradition”. The impact of this race has grown over the past years to the point of a cultural shift in the community, bringing many people together for the wonderful cause that is hospice. “[The Race] can be a healing, healthy, beautiful experience.” Dicus says. “People put aside their differences and support and encourage each other, regardless of their backgrounds. Everyone comes together in unity and support. People are lining the streets cheering, and as you get near the end, people cheer for and encourage each other. Many of these people have experienced the loss of a loved one and when you are facing death and dying, or when someone you love is dying, differences in politics or opinion become very insignificant. What matters is love, compassion, acceptance. And that is the spirit of this event.” While in the past the event has seen some professional athletes, including worldrecord holder Mike Wardian, Discus says that most of the participants come “for the cause and the community experience”. This event could be considered the most beneficial event put on by hospice in Southern Maryland each year and for good reason. “100% of all net proceeds stay here in St. Mary’s County” Dicus discussed. “[The Race Profits] allow Hospice to provide comfort, care and support to the terminally ill… particularly those who have little or no end of life insurance
coverage or to offset the cost of a pain med that may not be covered by insurance. Hospice does not turn anyone away regardless of their ability to pay.” Following the event, all of the participants will be treated to a quality lunch consisting of Maryland stuffed ham, BBQ, hot dogs, soups, pasta salads and more. Their post run and walk brunch has even been praised by the Washington Runner’s Report as “[setting] the event apart from any other running event in the Washington DC Region”. With a very high estimated turnout for the race, you should expect slight delays driving through Leonardtown on the morning of the race, but nothing major. “If it’s sunny we may have upwards of 2,500 people running and walking.” Dicus predicted. “The impact too traffic is minimal. Its over by 9:30 AM and the Police and County agencies do a great job of mitigating the effect on traffic.” Hospice encourages people to come out and run or walk the race on April 8th along with all of the other competitors. Come out and support the community and improvement for your local hospice all while having a great time! Registration will be held an hour prior to the start of the race (7-8AM). You can get more information by going to www. runforhospice.org or on Facebook at RunforHospice.
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Citizens, Developers Wary of Impact Fee Ordinance By Guy Leonard Staff Writer For 17 years the impact fees for development locally has been left unchanged at $4,500 per dwelling unit but the new ordinance the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County are considering would drastically raise it by July 1 to over $12,000 and doubles that figure the following year. County commissioners have balked at their own proposal, even while stating that growing populations and demands for services necessitate more revenue streams. Citizens as well as developers recognized that increasing the impact fees might be critical but what has been proposed is far too drastic. Commissioner Todd Morgan queried the attendees at a public hearing on the ordinance the night of Apr. 4 in Leonardtown about what they would give up in services, education, law enforcement or public amenities, if it meant not increasing impact fees on new developments. “I just asked you three questions,” Morgan said. “No one raised their hands. “The impact fee has to be adjusted.” Morgan, though, said he would not vote for the ordinance as it is written earlier that day during the commissioners’ meeting time. Charlotte Hall-based project developer John K. Parlett, Jr. said the impact fee should be raised, but was stunned at the speed at which the idea had gone from a 5 percent fee hike to an increase of $12,744 and then again to $25,488. “This has gone from casual conversation to a public hearing in mere weeks,” Parlett said, adding that he believed the formula for calculating the impact fee was flawed. “It makes no distinction between an apartment and a four-bedroom house,” Parlett told commissioners.
Nor did it take into account the costs of what realtors have called the already high transfer tax on property sales at one percent, he said. When it came to younger people, he said the ordinance as written would “have a devastating affect on those getting into home ownership” since builders would have to raise their prices to offset the new costs. Joe St. Clair, of Avenue, said the county should form a commission of stakeholders to come up with recommendations for a reasonable increase in the impact fee. “Put your community leaders together,” St. Clair said. “Form a committee of concerned citizens.” St. Clair said that raising the impact fee could result in higher priced homes being built near his, which meant an increase in his payments to the state every year due to increased valuation. “It will increase my property taxes,” St. Clair said. “And I can’t afford to pay anymore.” Keith Harless, of Lexington Park, said that whatever increase the commissioners made it would be a difficult one to live with. “Something’s got to give,” Harless said. “We have to raise the impact fee some, you can’t go 17 years with nothing. “It’s going to be painful.” The commissioner board will continue to take comments during the next week and should render a decision on the ordinance in the near future. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Animal Shelter Feasibility Study to be Conducted Public Input Sought on Direction of Animal Control in County
On March 1, St. Mary’s County Government awarded a contract (SMC-17EST-90074) to Rauhaus Feedenfeld & Associates, LLP to perform an Animal Shelter Feasibility Study. The Public is invited to participate in this study and provide input at a meeting on April 20, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room inside the Chesapeake Building. The address is 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, Maryland. Topics to be explored with each identified stakeholder group include: Do you see management of animal welfare in the community as a public function, private function or a combination of public and private?
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What are your areas of agreement with the current shelter’s mission and operation? Are there areas of concern with the current shelter’s mission and operation? What is your level of comfort with funding greater cost of operating a “Low Kill/No Kill” shelter vs. the current approach employing euthanasia? What is your level of comfort with current policies relative to “Bully Breeds”? What is your level of comfort with funding the cost of developing a Trap Neuter Release (TNR) program for feral cats? From St. Mary’s County PIO
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Sides In Hollywood Commercial Case Face Off In Court
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Opponents of the proposed Hollywood Commercial Center had their day in county Circuit Court March 31, with their legal counsel arguing that the county’s Board of Appeals erred in overturning the previous rejection of the concept site plan by the Planning Commission. Attorney Eileen Powers, representing citizens in the administrative appeal, said the board’s ruling did not properly take into account the heavy increase in traffic the project would bring once completed, even though they were charged with considering the health, safety and welfare of the community. “Their decision is arbitrary as a matter of law,” Powers told visiting Judge Paul McGuckian. “The board doesn’t tell us what they believe… and their opinion doesn’t address three nights of testimony by the public on traffic concerns.” Powers said the appeals board should have given a reason for their ruling other than stipulating that the project met the requirements of the zoning ordinance as ar-
gued by Three Notch Partners LLC legal counsel Chris Longmore. “The board has to do it’s job and we believe in this case it did not,” Powers argued, stating that more than one appeals board member stated traffic at the intersections of Sotterley Road, Old Three Notch Road and Route 235, was dangerous. The project, which would include a gas station, pharmacy, retail shops and eventually a car dealership on 22 acres of unused farm land just north of the intersection of northbound Route 235 and Sotterley Road, is projected to increase traffic by 13,000 trips a day. Powers recounted statements from one appeals board member that the intersection of Sotterley Road and Old Three Notch Road, which comprises a “lazy X,” was a “suicide intersection.” “But that’s never reflected in their deliberations or in the written decision,” Powers stated. “It’s not enough for the board to say simply ‘I believe the applicant and not the opposition.’”
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The opponents are seeking a remand of the case back to the appeals board for further debate. Longmore, though, argued that under Maryland there was no requirement for the board to summarize “evidence they did not consider.” “This is not at the end of the approval process but near the beginning,” Longmore said. “And this is not an absurd result that cuts out the public.” Longmore also argued that the acting director of county public works, John Groeger, who sent a memo to the appeals board on an issue with the development before their vote, was not required to be there to answer questions from the opponents as Powers had argued.
Thursday, April 6, 2017 “There’s no law requiring the court to tell the board who should testify and be at the hearing,” Longmore said. The applicant’s legal counsel argued that since the project was at the concept site plan stage only, the appeals board acted properly in overturning the planning commissions rejection and approving the concept plan based on its conforming to the zoning ordinance. McGuckian adjourned after about two hours of legal arguments and said he would eventually render a decision in the civil case. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Private Collection of Some Overdue Federal Taxes Starts in April IRS Will Handle Most Tax Debts; Taxpayers Advised to Watch Out for Scam Calls
Starting this month, the Internal Revenue Service will begin sending letters to a relatively small group of taxpayers whose overdue federal tax accounts are being assigned to one of four private-sector collection agencies. The new program, authorized under a federal law enacted by Congress in December 2015, enables these designated contractors to collect, on the government’s behalf, unpaid tax debts. Usually, these are unpaid individual tax obligations that are not currently being worked by IRS collection employees and often were assessed by the tax agency several years ago. Taxpayers being assigned to a private firm would have had multiple contacts from the IRS in previous years and still have an unpaid tax bill. “The IRS is taking steps throughout this effort to ensure that the private collection firms work responsibly and respect taxpayer rights,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “The IRS also urges taxpayers to be on the lookout for scammers who might use this program as a cover to trick people. In reality, those taxpayers whose accounts are assigned as part of the private collection effort know they have a tax debt.” The program will begin this week with a few hundred taxpayers receiving mailings and subsequent phone calls, with the program growing to thousands a week later in the spring and summer. Taxpayers with overdue taxes will always receive multiple contacts, letters and phone calls, first from the IRS, not private debt collectors. The IRS will always notify a taxpayer before transferring their account to a private collection agency (PCA). First, the IRS will send a letter to the taxpayer and their tax representative informing them that their account is being assigned to a PCA and giving the name and contact information for the PCA. This mailing will include a copy of Publication 4518, What You Can Expect When the IRS Assigns Your Account to a Private Collection Agency. Only four private groups are participating in this program: CBE Group of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Conserve of Fairport, N.Y.; Performant of Livermore, Calif.; and Pioneer of Horseheads, N.Y. The taxpayer’s account will only be assigned to one of these agencies, never to all four. No other private group is authorized to represent the IRS. Once the IRS letter is sent, the designated private firm will send its own letter to the taxpayer and their representative confirming the account transfer. To protect the taxpay-
er’s privacy and security, both the IRS letter and the collection firm’s letter will contain information that will help taxpayers identify the tax amount owed and assure taxpayers that future collection agency calls they may receive are legitimate. The private collectors will be able to identify themselves as contractors of the IRS collecting taxes. Employees of these collection agencies must follow the provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and like IRS employees, must be courteous and must respect taxpayer rights. The private firms are authorized to discuss payment options, including setting up payment agreements with taxpayers. But as with cases assigned to IRS employees, any tax payment must be made, either electronically or by check, to the IRS. A payment should never be sent to the private firm or anyone besides the IRS or the U.S. Treasury. Checks should only be made payable to the United States Treasury. To find out more about available payment options, visit IRS. gov/Payments. Private firms are not authorized to take enforcement actions against taxpayers. Only IRS employees can take these actions, such as filing a notice of Federal Tax Lien or issuing a levy. To learn more about the new private debt collection program, visit the Private Debt Collection page on IRS.gov. The IRS reminds taxpayers to be on the lookout for scammers posing as private collection firms. The IRS will be watching for these schemes as the collection program begins, and this effort will include working with partners in the tax community and law enforcement about emerging scams. People should remember that these private collection firms will only be calling about a tax debt the person has had – and has been aware of – for years and had been contacted about previously in the past by the IRS. “Here’s a simple rule to keep in mind. You won’t get a call from a private collection firm unless you have unpaid tax debts going back several years and you’ve already heard from the IRS multiple times,” Koskinen said. “The people included in the private collection program typically already know they have a tax issue. If you get a call from someone saying they’re from one of these groups and you’ve paid your taxes, that’s a sure sign of a scam.” For more information, visit the “Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts” page on IRS.gov. From Barbara Sauers, Maryland State Comptrollers Office
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Aspiring Entrepreneurs can Cash In at Crab Pot Contest PaxSpace, Inc. (www.paxspace.org) and the Southern Maryland Innovation and Technology (SMIT) Initiative (https:// www.meetup.com/Southern-MarylandInnovation-and-Tech/) will host the 3rd annual Crab Pot Business Pitch Competition. Crab Pot is a pitch contest for individuals living or working in Southern Maryland or businesses that have a presence in Southern Maryland. Made popular by television shows like ABC’s “Shark Tank,” pitch contests provide an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to present their ideas to a panel of judges or investors in front of a live audience. The competition kicks off with a Speed Round to be held on April 13 starting at 6 p.m. at Elements and Mixology, 46540 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD. Contestants will have 90 seconds to present their innovative idea or product. Audience members will select five finalists. The finalists will compete at the Crab Pot Business Pitch Competition on at 6 p.m. on May 11 at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, 22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park. There is no cost to enter the contest but advanced registration and participation in the Speed Round are required. Winners of the competition receive cash prizes, business
consulting services and of course, a bushel of crabs! Visit www.paxspace.org/crabpot to learn more. Crab Pot creates a wonderful opportunity for the community to recognize and celebrate the region’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. Past contestants have pitched 3-D printed prosthetics, commercialization of U.S. Navy technologies, new mobile apps and many other innovative ideas. Both the Crab Pot Speed Round and Competition are open to the public and free of charge. Registration to watch the Speed Round or the Competition is requested at SMIT Meetup, but not required. The Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties Departments of Economic Development, Energetics Technology Center’s (ETC) Techfire Incubator, Maryland Technology Economic Development Corporation and the Technology Transfer Offices at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head as well as other sponsors have made Crab Pot possible. For more information visit www.crabpot.org/crabpot or email crabpot@paxspace.org. From St. Mary’s County PIO
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Wanted Calvert Robbery Sheriff’s Office Continues Suspect Dead After Police Investigation Into Fatal Crash Chase in St. Mary’s One wanted individual has died and another was injured following a crash that occurred in St. Mary’s County early April 4 after they refused to stop for a trooper. The deceased is identified as Tabais L. Robinson, 24, and the injured man is Andre T. Gross, 23, both of whom are from Calvert County. Robinson was wanted on a parole retake warrant and on a warrant for violation of probation. Gross is wanted on five warrants from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office involving theft, failure to appear and child support. He has been charged by troopers with possession of cocaine after suspected cocaine and synthetic marijuana were found in the car in which he was a passenger. He is currently being held at the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. April 4, a Maryland state trooper from the Prince Frederick Barrack was working speed enforcement on Rt. 4 in Solomons, Md., prior to the Thomas Johnson Bridge. He observed a southbound BMW following another car and failing to dim its headlights. As the car passed he also saw the vehicle had no working tag light. The trooper followed the BMW across the bridge and then activated his emergen-
cy equipment in an attempt to make a traffic stop. The driver, later identified as Robinson, failed to stop and accelerated away. The trooper notified the Leonardtown Barrack the suspect was traveling between 8090 mph on Rt. 4. The trooper saw the vehicle’s headlights go off as the car turned onto Fairgrounds Road. Robinson drove down Fairgrounds Road with no lights on. Just prior to Rt. 5, Robinson lost control of the car, before striking a street sign, a ditch and overturning several times. Robinson was ejected from the car. Emergency medical personnel were summoned immediately. Robinson was transported to Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital, before being transferred to Medstar Washington Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead later that morning. Gross was transported to Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was treated for injuries. He was arrested by troopers following his release. The investigation by the Maryland State Police Crash Team is continuing.
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On March 30, 2017, at noon, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Patuxent Beach Road in the area of South Patuxent Beach Road in California, Maryland. When deputies arrived, they found two vehicles engulfed in flames. The investigation revealed, A 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer, operated by Charles Patton Jr., age 29, of Callaway, crossed the centerline and struck a Mack dump truck, operated by Charles Neal Jr., age 74, of Waldorf, head on, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway. The dump truck overturned with the passenger vehicle underneath the dump
truck in a ditch. Patton was pronounced deceased on the scene, and Neal was transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Members of the Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. At this time, driver error appears to be a contributing factor. Anybody who may have witnessed the collision and has not yet provided a statement to the police is asked to contact Cpl. Dale Reppel at 301-475-4200 ext. *8059 From Jennifer Stone, Sheriff’s Office PIO
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Warns Citizens of IRS Tax Scams
With the 2016 tax season deadline quickly approaching, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is receiving calls from concerned citizens regarding two IRS scams trending in St. Mary’s County. Scam #1 - Scammers are claiming to represent the IRS. They tell intended victims they owe taxes and must pay using an iTunes card, pre-paid debit card, money order, or a wire transfer. The callers threaten those who refuse to pay with being charged with a criminal violation, a grand jury indictment, immediate arrest, deportation or a loss of a business or driver’s license. The Sheriff’s Office warns the “threat” is an immediate sign scammers are calling, and you should hang up immediately. Here’s what you need to know: Generally, the IRS contacts by mail – not by phone. The IRS will not ask for payment using a prepaid debit card, a money order or a wire transfer. The IRS will also not ask for a credit card number or your bank information over the phone. What To Do? First, hang up! Do not engage with these callers; if you owe Federal taxes or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions. If you do not owe taxes, fill out the “IRS Impersonation Scam” form on TIGTA’s website, www.tigta.gov or call TIGTA at 800-366-4484. You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission atwww.FTC.gov. Add “IRS Telephone Scam” to the comments in your complaint. Scam #2 – Scammers assume the identity of taxpayers by stealing their Social Security number. The scammer then creates a false W-2 form from a company and fills out a return showing a large refund. The scammer then has the refund direct deposited into a money card or other untraceable account. According to the IRS, this
remains the most common scam. Here’s what you need to know: You receive notification more than one tax return was filed using your SSN. You owe additional taxes, refund offset or have had collection action taken against you when you did not file. IRS indicates you received wages or other income from an employer for whom you did not work. What To Do? If you are a victim of identity theft, the FTC recommends these steps: File a complaint with the FTC at identitytheft.gov Contact one of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit records: Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion Contact your financial institutions, close any financial or credit accounts opened without your permission or tampered with by identity thieves. Respond immediately to any IRS notice; call the number provided Complete IRS Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, if your filed return rejects because of a duplicate filing. Use a fillable form at IRS.gov, print, then attach the form to your return and mail according to instructions. How to reduce your risk: Always use security software with firewall and anti-virus protections, along with strong passwords. Recognize and avoid phishing emails, threatening calls and texts from scammers. Do not click on links or download attachment from unknown or suspicious emails. Protect personal data. Don’t carry your Social Security Card and make sure your tax records are secure. If you have any questions, concerns about a possible scam, contact the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office at 301-475-8008. From Jennifer Stone, Sheriff’s Office PIO
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31 and 0 St. Johns Girls Basketball went 31 and 0 for two years. They captured the championship trophy once again this past season in the SYBL
Top rwo: Catie Kolney, Carmen Jackson, Macy Dollarton, Molly VonderHarr, Callie McDonough, Taylor Quade, Bottom row: Megan Skane, Ally Boothe and Kaitlyn Abell
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Seahawks Lose Doubleheader to Harrisburg The St. Mary’s College of Maryland baseball team would drop a doubleheader at Penn State Harrisburg on Sunday afternoon in Capital Athletic Conference action. Game 1 R H E Penn State Harrisburg 11 9 1 St. Mary’s (Md.) 1 5 2 How It Happened •St. Mary’s would be the first on board after four scoreless innings. In the top of the fifth inning, senior leftfielder Dane Pepper (Reston, Va./Montrose Christian) would single to centerfield, bringing in sophomore centerfielder Lucas Kraft (Clarksburg, Md./Clarksburg) for a 1-0 lead. • The Lions would respond in the bottom of the sixth with a 10-run rally. Bret Williams would have a strong inning for Harrisburg, scoring a run and tallying three RBI off a homerun hit. • First-year RHP Zach Thompson (West River, Md./Spalding) would take the loss, pitching 5.1 innings and strikeout out four of 26 batters faced. For St. Mary’s (6-14, 0-9 CAC) • Hitting: Matt Bieler (1-for-3), Kraft (1for-3, run); Pepper (1-for-3, RBI), Dan McCann (1-for-3, stolen base) • Pitching: Thompson ( L, 3-3) (5.1 IP, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks, 3 hits, 6 runs (5 earned)); Graham Haliskoe (0.2 IP, 2 walks, 3 hits, 4 runs); Reid D’Antuono (1.0 IP, 1 walk, 1 hit); Joshua Loftus (1.0 IP, 1 strikeout, 2 hits, 1 run) For Penn State Harrisburg (10-15, 6-5 CAC) • Hitting: Ethan Kell (2-for-4, 2 RBI, run, double); Williams (1-for-4, 3 RBI, home run, 2 runs) • Pitching: Mark Artley (W, 2-0) (6.0 IP, 6 strikeouts, 4 walks, 4 hits, 1 run); Cole Backenstose (3.0 IP, 5 strikeouts, 1 hit) Game 2 R H E Penn State Harrisburg 8 9 3 St. Mary’s (Md.) 5 6 0 How It Happened •Harrisburg would kick off the scoring in the nightcap with five runs in the first inning. Josh Brubaker would crack a two-run homer. Tyler Aug would follow suit with a three-run long ball for the Lions.
•The Seahawks would quickly respond in the second inning with three runs. Sophomore shortstop Brandon Snow (Owings, Md./Northern) would single to leftfield, allowing junior third baseman Dan McCann (Laurel, Md./Atholton) to cross home plate. First-year first baseman Jay Hammett (Coltons Point, Md./Chopticon) would reach on an error and senior second baseman Zach Rowe (Davidsonville, Md./Calvert Hall) and first-year rightfielder Timmy Prenger (Phoenix, Md./Calvert Hall) scored on the play. • The Seahawks would score again in the fifth inning as Hammett crossed the plate and cut Harrisburg’s lead to 6-4. The Lions would close out the fifth inning with another run and a 7-4 lead. • Harrisburg would increase its lead to four by adding a run in the sixth when Alex Cline hit the third home run of the game. • St. Mary’s would earn the final run of the game in the eighth inning as Kraft singled to leftfield, allowing junior designated hitter Joe Bavaro (Brick, N.J./Point Pleasant Borough) to score. For St. Mary’s (6-15, 0-10 CAC) • Hitting: Snow (2-for-5, RBI, double); Pepper (1-for-4, RBI); Kraft (1-for-4, RBI) • Pitching: Ben Goldsmith (L, 0-3) (6.0 IP, 1 strikeout, 3 walks, 9 hits, 8 runs); Nick Raimondo (2.0 IP, 2 walks) For Penn State Harrisburg (11-15, 7-5 CAC) • Hitting: Zachary Koroneos (3-for-4, RBI, run); Brubaker (1-for-4, 2 RBI, run, home run); Tyler Aug (1-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBI, home run); Alex Cline (1-for-4, RBI, home run) • Pitching: Austin Kunkel (No decision, 3.0 IP, 4 strikeouts, 4 walks, 2 hits, 3 runs (0 earned)); Brandon Riggs (W, 3-0) (4.1 IP, 3 strikeouts, 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned)); Brendan Riotto (1.2 IP, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk) Up Next The Seahawks will be back in action at home at the Hawk’s Nest against the University of Mary Washington (13-12, 6-6 CAC) at 3:30 p.m. in conference action. From St. Mary’s College of Maryland by Monica Vega mvega@smcm.edu
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Diminutive Stature, Giant Heart Few rules govern this column. It has to be clean, worthy of print and contain some loose connection to sports. The specific subject is completely at my discretion, a fact that’s equally exhilarating and nerve-racking. Eyes will scan these words. Opinions will be expressed. Emotions will be moved and thought provoked (I hope). Pressure? Lil’ bit… A local angle is good, but not required. Like beer, variety is important; too much of one sport, even the NFL, can get a little stale. Humor is often attempted. Weird connections to pop culture are common. But it’s the point – the connection between sports and our ordinary lives – that matters. Whatever the sport, team or athlete, and regardless of how spectacular the take-away, a topic won’t work if it fails to ignite passion. It’s either there or it isn’t. If it’s not, I move on. A forced screed will be a grind to write and you’ll sense the artificial motivation. I was grasping this week. The sports calendar was stuffed as always. Candidates were plentiful. But nothing moved me. I was staring at a haunting blinking cursor and an approaching hard deadline. Momma… Then a woman I had never heard of, on a team I knew nothing about, made a shot. And away we go… Sports has changed considerably in my lifetime. The money is unreal. Individuals are often celebrated more than teams. Showmanship has blossomed a little too much for my liking. And the games have evolved – for good or ill. The constant remains the compelling convergence of people and pressurized, win-or-lose situations. Hit that ball, bury that kick in the net, convert that shot and you win. Fail…and you lose. Watching humans, even elite professionals, function in these moments is fascinating. The anxiety is palatable from the couch. Imagine what the athlete is experiencing. Think of Tom Brady in all those Super Bowls. Or Adam Vinatieri before drilling so many clutch kicks. Or Villanova’s Kris Jenkins as the clock ticked to zero in the championship game last year. Excel? How about not vomiting? Basketball is particularly compelling in these moments. Faces, expressions and mannerisms are discernable. The pace is
more frenetic than baseball, but it isn’t as purely reactionary as it is for many football players. Basketball is played fast and demands instinctual responses, but there’s a sufficient cerebral element – time to think, assess - that makes it easy for big moments to imprison an athlete in his or her head. The best manage the pressure, even relish in it. It’s evident in their body language. Fear is absent. There’s a wry grin, a calmness and a determination. They don’t defer. They want the shot. Because they’re going to make it. There’s no doubt. Last Saturday, Mississippi State guard Morgan William, all 5’5” of her, made a shot at the buzzer in overtime to beat UConn 66-64 and send the Bulldogs to the national championship game. It was the biggest shot in women’s college basketball history. Exaggeration? Maybe. But name a bigger shot on a grander stage? William didn’t just win a Final Four game. Her shot upset an undefeated opponent, ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak and Huskies’ bid to win a fifth consecutive NCAA championship. What was so amazing, more than the upset itself, was William’s body language in the final seconds. She sought the basketball and shot without hesitation. And when the ball went in as the buzzer sounded she had an “only fool’s doubted me” look on her face. Morgan William: smallest player on the court, steadiest nerves and the biggest heart. At the risk of sounding like Dick Vitale, it was scintillating. Sensational. Exhilarating. Inspiring. Pick-your-superlative stuff. What’s the comp for mere mortals grinding through our less publicized and comparatively mundane lives? I suppose it’s any pivot point - significant parental moment, job interview, big presentation, etc. – that puts a knot in your gut because of the acknowledged and wholly uncomfortable chasm between success and failure. What to do in these moments? Well…be cool, sharpen your senses, attack with confidence and cross your fingers that a little bit of Morgan William resides within you. Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
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CSM Students Conduct ‘Pulse’ Survey Students Poll Residents About Opioid, News Media Issues The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will conduct its next Pulse of Southern Maryland public opinion telephone poll from 6 to 9 p.m. April 3 to 6. The Pulse survey has been conducted during fall and spring semesters at CSM since 2008. After talking to thousands of Southern Maryland residents on various issues and trends, CSM has provided the community with feedback on a variety of subjects, including military presence in the region, health care, Internet access,
expectations for local elected officials, the minimum wage and confidence in law enforcement. For the spring semester, questions will focus on opioid abuse in the region and news media issues. CSM student volunteers will be making the phone calls for four evenings from the college’s La Plata Campus. The results of the survey are provided to local media for reporting in the Southern Maryland Newspapers. The college has earned recognition from the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations, District I for its work on this initiative. CSM students interested in volunteering to conduct the poll can register at www. csmd.edu/about/pier/pulse. For more information, contact Pat Schroeder, survey coordinator, at patsc@csmd.edu. From College of Southern Maryland
CSM students record responses during a previous Pulse survey.
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CSM’s Connections Showcases Poet Frank X Walker Frank X Walker knows that not everyone loves poetry. He knows that a middle school English class might have set a person against the literary form at an early age. But he also knows how to make poetry exciting, emotional and even fun. Walker will be the speaker at the College of Southern Maryland’s Spring 2017 Connections Literary Series on April 7. He will read his poems starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center (FA Building), Theatre, 8730 Mitchell Road, on the La Plata Campus. Attendance is free, and the community is invited. Walker is a former Kentucky Poet Laureate and is a professor of the English and African American and Africana Studies Program at the University of Kentucky. He is the founding editor of Pluck! The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture. His poems have become part of the curriculum for CSM students in some English classes. Walker said that he expects to see some of those students attending his readings perhaps begrudgingly, he teased, and he wants to show them that poetry is not boring; rather, it is full of emotion and excitement. “Part of my personal mission is to find the people in the audience who have made up their minds about poetry,” he said. He said he is aware that many people may attend such events because they are forced to attend for a grade, for a friend or for a spouse. Those are the folks he wants to reach, to surprise them with a presentation that shows poems and poets can be anything — funny, sad, emotional or entertaining. “Everything they’ve heard about poetry is bad, so my job is to give them a really good reading to shape their opinion of poetry and then make a connection and hopefully change their minds,” he said. “I love it, because it’s like being a teacher again.” Walker said standing at a podium and reading his work gives him a chance to share his love of poetry and show what it can do for people. “A lot of people are not sure what to expect. It’s like starting a new relationship,” he said. “I try to de-mystify the poetry process and show them where poetry comes from. “My favorite part is the questions-andanswers segment after the reading. You learn a lot about your audience after the reading,” he said, adding that he hopes there are attendees who are new to poetry as well as potential writers who may be learning to develop their own voices. “Hopefully they end up finding out that poets are human people who are funny and sad but also warm and just humans.” For those who already love poetry, Walker hopes to connect with them and even show them something new. “But if they hate it, I try to give them more than they expect.” CSM Vice President of Academic Affairs Eileen Abel was introduced to Walker’s work 20 years ago when he was a guest
Poet Frank X Walker
artist for a program for high-achieving rising seniors in Kentucky, and Abel was a teacher in the program. “He was engaging — riveting — when workshopping with the students,” Abel said. “But then came his reading. He blew me away. … Walker is one of America’s most important writers today.” CSM Languages and Literature Professor Neal Dwyer has been using Walker’s poems in his teaching, and he asks the students to use them as an example of poetry being a way to give a voice to the voiceless. The assignments charge students to find a person whose voice has been muted or silenced and then find a way to make that voice heard. The classes also focus on the role literature can play in the telling of history — who writes it, who edits it and whose voice is heard. Walker has been voted one of the most creative professors in the South. He is the originator of the word “Affrilachia,” and he is dedicated to deconstructing and forcing a new definition of what it means to be Appalachian. He has lectured, conducted workshops and read poetry at over 400 national conferences, arts centers and universities across the globe, including Derry, Northern Ireland; Santiago, Cuba; Shanghai and Beijing, China; Mainz, Germany; Toronto, Canada; New York’s Lincoln Center; the University of California at Berkeley; Notre Dame; and Appalachian State University. “Connections is a program that brings in nationally recognized writers who use their literary artistry to shake up their audience just a little bit: niggle our conscience, ask questions about uncomfortable social issues, touch on difficult (and often unspoken) human experience and emotions,” Abel said. “Frank X Walker is one of those writers who does all of those things, crafted in some of the most beautiful imagery and language coming out of contemporary American letters.” Walker’s speech and reading are free to attend, thanks to the sponsorship of the Charles County Arts Alliance and Maryland State Arts Council, African American Heritage Society of Charles County Inc. and the Diversity Institute at CSM. For more on the Connections series and the Connections magazine, visit www. csmd.edu/Connections. For more on Walker, visit www.frankxwalker.com/. From College of Southern Maryland
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Proposed Law Pits Aquaculture Against Landmarks By Guy Leonard, Staff Writer
A bill making its way through the legislature in Annapolis would restrict expansion of oyster aquaculture licenses statewide and particularly here in St. Mary’s where one oyster farming operation has run afoul of supporters of one of the county’s iconic historical landmarks. HB 1284 would allow for the state to authorize aquaculture leases within 300 feet of the mean high watermark of the shoreline of a National Historic Landmark as defined by the Department of the Interior but the property owner can quash the request to authorize the lease if they object to it. The measure has already passed the House of Delegates, with the support of District 29 Delegates Deb Rey and Matt Morgan, and has had its first hearing in the Senate this week. The bill has received support from residents with close ties to Sotterley Mansion in Hollywood, who have previously sought relief in court against the operations of Hollywood Oyster located just next to it. Tal Petty, owner of Hollywood Oyster, said the bill’s passage would mean the likely restriction of any further leases he has planned. Petty said that supporters of the bill claim that the operations of aquaculture are unsightly. “Viewshed concerns are not realistic,” Petty told The County Times. “We use underwater cages.” Oyster farming takes on various methods with aquaculturists sometimes using floating cages to set oyster spat to shell while others use cages that are tied to the water’s bottom. Petty said the bill seeks to circumvent the lengthy process administered by the
state’s Department of Natural Resources for the approval of leases, which already takes into account concerns over how the operations of an oyster farm effect the natural view of the shoreline. Petty said the bill endangers aquaculture expansion, which is seen by some scientists as a way to ensure the future health of the native bi-valve population as well as the health of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Oysters are a natural filter for pollutants that have bedeviled the bay for decades and they are the constant focus of repopulation efforts. “Our industry is taking off, this is a big investment,” Petty said. “This is about a small group of people supporting Sotterley… and they are powerfully connected.” Nancy Easterling, executive director of the Sotterley plantation, said that the organization had indeed challenged Hollywood Oyster over the placement of its operations in Hog Neck Creek but since it lost in court it has decided not to continue its fight. She also denied that Sotterley had any part in pushing the bill. “Sotterley has dropped its appeal,” Easterling said. “We are not part of this legislation.” She confirmed that a former member of Sotterley’s board of directors and a current trustee emeritus, Michael Whitson, did testify this week in support of the bill but only mentioned Sotterley as a “test case.” “It’s not about the current leases,” Easterling said. “It’s about the greater good of these historical sites.” She said that of all the shoreline in St. Mary’s and throughout the state, the owners or operators of national landmarks should have a say in rejecting oyster leas-
es if it interferes with the way the sites are interpreted. She said the shoreline around St. Mary’s City could particularly be affected by oyster leases. Whitson said that he supported the concept of aquaculture in general but national historic landmarks, of which there were more than 70 in St. Mary’s, merited special consideration. “It carves out an extremely narrow limitation to a very good law,” Whitson said. “These sites should have a particularly high level of protection. “It’s entirely inappropriate [to have oyster leases] at such important historical places.” Whitson also believed that shoreline around Historic St. Mary’s City was particularly ripe for oyster leases but should have the option of protection the new law would provide. Petty said that Whitson has misrepresented his operations by saying he uses floating, highly visible oyster cages when in fact he uses cages on the bottom. “I don’t ever recall telling anybody that he used floating devices,” Whitson said, adding however that the Hollywood Oyster operation was still visible in part from the slave quarters on the plantation. The shoreline should be preserved as much as possible, Whitson said, since historically it was the “front door” to St. Mary’s County. “That viewshed is as important as the land,” Whitson said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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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.
Emily Nicole Morris Emily Nicole Morris, 25, of Port Saint Lucie, FL passed away suddenly on March 17th 2017 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Born on July 22, 1991 in Terceira Island, Azores. She was the cherished daughter of David Morris (Kathryn) and Joanna Schwab (William). She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents John Morris (Bernice) and June Morris. Emily is survived by her sister Erica Morris, her maternal grandparents Nick and Judy Vukmer, her aunts and uncles John Morris (Olga), Jim Morris, Dana Morris, David Vukmer (Alison), Barrett Vukmer (Denise), her cousins Elizabeth Morris, Michael Morris, Matthew Rosado, Melissa Rosado, Nicholas Rosado, Nicholas Vukmer, Michael Norris, John Norris, William Norris, Jacqueline Vukmer, and many, many friends. She graduated from Leonardtown High School in 2009. Emily was a student at the University of Maryland University College and was planning to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Communications in May 2017. She worked as a Behavior Health Specialist at the Revive Recovery Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida and as a server at Cody’s Original Roadhouse in Port St. Lu-
cie, Florida. She was a genuine loving soul that was always the first to be there to help others that were struggling. Emily enjoyed spending time with her friends, hanging out with her sister Erica, going to the beach, telling jokes, encouraging others, sleeping (her favorite), and laughing. Emily’s laugh was infectious and everyone knew it was her because it was loud and one of a kind. She will be sorely missed and will be forever in the hearts of all who knew her.
George William Taylor George William Taylor, 73, of Hollywood, MD, passed away at home on March 27, 2017. Born on February 9, 1944 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Hildred Burke Gleason, and George Thomas (Barney) Taylor. George was the loving husband of Margaret Gass Taylor whom he married on November 18, 1988 in Leonardtown, MD. George is survived by his sons: Jim Taylor of Dunkirk, MD (Danielle Dillon) and George Walter Taylor of Hollywood, MD (Christine); grandchildren: Nathan, Josh, Miranda, Kayla, Justin and Mackenzie Taylor. He is also survived by his step-sons: Joe Gass of Iron Station, NC
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(Angela), Steve Gass of Hollywood, MD (Elaine) and Dean Gass of Leonardtown, MD (Amy); step-grandchildren: Joey Gass, Kaycee Gass, Bethany Gass, Caleb Gass, Ryan Gass (Amanda), Eric Gass, Bradley Gass (Kaitlynn-Marie), Dawn Erskine, Ryan Erskine, Evan Erskine, Timmy Gass, Jessica Gass and Olivia Gass; step-great grandchild: Savannah Gass. Also survived by cousins Helen and Pat (the twins) and former wife Nancy Kathryn Street of Kilmarnock, VA. George was preceded in death by baby sister Nancy Taylor. George served in the United States Air Force as a Jet Engine Mechanic from 1963 to 1967 and enjoyed sharing his stories of Guam. He also loved serving with the Maryland State Police Dept. for 21 years, retiring in 1990. George was a member of First Saints Community Church – St. Paul’s Campus. He loved to golf and play ball and umpired for many teams in St. Mary’s County. He also loved to play cards with the twins. He had a passion for photography and was a member of the Southern MD Camera Club. He was a stranger to no one and a friend to everyone. “So glad you got to see me.” Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, 44724 Hospice Ln, Callaway, MD.
Charles “Chuck” Ronald Patton Charles “Chuck” Ronald Patton, Jr., 29, of Callaway, MD formerly from Oakville, MD passed away on March 30, 2017 in California, MD. Born on June 13, 1987 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of Deborah Elaine (Tim) Gravely and Charles Ronald (Kitty) Patton, Sr. Grandson of Anne Patton of Valley Lee, MD, he was preceded in death by his grandfather, Lonnie Patton. Chuck is survived by his daughter Grace Marie Patton of Maine, siblings: Marsha Lynn Wentworth of Leonardtown, MD, Sean Michael Patton (Skye) of Lusby, MD, as well as step siblings: Jason Gravely of Lusby, MD and Kaila Gravely of Newburg, MD, Jeff Bennett, Josh Bennett, Chad Bennett all of St. Mary’s, WV, also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles and girlfriend Chelsea Frey. He graduated high school in Richie County, WV. In addition, he graduated from the Universal Technical Institute earning a Certificate as a Automotive Technician on June 15, 2012. Chuck was a selfemployed Tattoo Artist. He cherished every moment spent with his daughter and loved tattooing. Contributions may be made to the Lexington Park Vol. Rescue Squad P.O. Box 339 Lexington Park, MD 20653
Margaret “Betty” Elizabeth Mattingly Potts Margaret “Betty” Elizabeth Mattingly Potts, 92, of Leonardtown, MD passed away surrounded by her loving family on March 13, 2017 in her residence in Leonardtown, MD. Born on December 17, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Agnes Gertrude Miles Mattingly and Charles Jenkins Mattingly, Sr. Betty was the loving wife of the late Francis Marion Potts who preceded her in death on November 29, 1982. Betty is survived by her children: Fran Conway ( Patrick) of Silver Spring, MD, Gene Potts of Leonardtown, MD, Richard Potts (Barbara) of Hollywood, MD, Jo Ann Potts of Leonardtown, MD, Jerry Potts (Maria) of Rockville, MD, and 9 grandchildren. Siblings: Miles Mattingly, Ann Mattingly, Margaret Yowaiski, Ruth Brown, Mary Jane Mattingly, Joseph Mattingly, and Joan Frances Raley. She was preceded in death by her daughter Terry Potts, siblings: Jenks Mattingly Jr., and Mary Agnes Farrell. She was born and raised here, and left after high school, returning to St. Mary’s County, MD in 1972 from the Washington area. Betty was a substitute teacher and homemaker. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD.
Jennifer Rebecca “ Jenny” Randles Jennifer Rebecca “Jenny” Randles, 50, of California, MD died March 27, 2016 at her residence. Born December 5, 1966 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Joan (Ravicini) Randles and William J. Randles. Jenny graduated from Calvert High School in 1985 and from Frostburg State College in 1989. She was a registered nurse. Jenny is survived by her children, Natalie J. Thompson and Molly Thompson; her siblings, Joan Randles of Decatur, IL, William Randles of Tustin, CA, Carolyn Oresik of Lusby, MD, Marianne Nolte of Encinitas, CA and Jacqueline Unkle of Lusby, MD. She was preceded in death by her parents. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. with a funeral service at 12:00 p.m. at the Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657. Interment will follow in Solomons United Methodist Church Cemetery, 14454 Solomons Island Road S, Solomons, MD 20688. Condolences to the family may be made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
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Legal Notice Pickett & Oliverio, LLP 264 Merrimac Ct. P.O. Box 590 Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Trustee’s Sale of Valuable Fee Simple Property Unimproved by Premises Known as 46810, 46800, 46820 and 46815 Meadows Way, Lexington Park, MD20643 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust from Willows Road LLC, dated August 30, 2014, and recorded in Liber 4079 at Page 710 among the Land Records of St. Mary’s County, in the original principal amount of $475,000.00. Upon default and request for sale, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale at public auction at Courthouse for the County of St. Mary’s at 41605 Court House Dr. Leonardtown, MD 20650, on May 4. 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ALL THAT PROPERTY described in said Deed of Trust including but not limited to: BEGINNING AT THE SAME, Lots Numbered 500-1, 500-2, 500-3 and 500-4 as shown on the plat entitled “Boundary Line Adjustment Plat, Lots 1 thru 4, Pembrooke Run per plat 58/90”, as recorded among the Land Records of St. Mary’s County, Maryland in Plat Book 60, folio 44.
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Said property is in fee simple and is unimproved, and is sold “as is condition” and subject to all superior covenants, conditions, liens, restrictions, easement, rights-of-way, as may affect same, if any. TERMS OF SALE. A deposit of 10% of the sale price, cash or certified funds shall be required at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price with interest at 6% per annum from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within TEN DAYS after final ratification of the sale. Adjustments on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments will be made as of the date of the sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer taxes, title insurance and all other costs incident to settlement are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey marketable title in accord with the terms of sale, the purchaser’s only remedy is the return of the deposit. Loan Type: Deed of Trust Martin G. Oliverio Substitute Trustee
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Fundraiser Helps Babies Be Born Healthy Holding a baby for the first time is a special feeling known to many moms, but not all. For parents of sick or premature babies, it may be days, if not months, before they can cuddle their child. About 380,000 babies are born premature each year, with families yearning to reach out and touch them. On May 7th, many of these families will come together in our community to prevent birth defects, premature birth, and other infant health problems in the March for Babies. They have formed Family Teams of relatives, friends and neighbors joined in the March of Dimes biggest annual fundraiser. For many, March for Babies is one of their family’s annual traditions, a time for celebration, remembrance, and hope. “We invite families and all those who love babies to join us in March for Babies,” said Heather Kane, March of Dimes Family Teams Specialist. “Last year, we had 45 Family Teams participate, and we’re looking forward to an even bigger turnout this year. Whether you want to celebrate a baby in your life, or to honor a baby who did not survive, let’s walk together. This movement is bringing us closer to the day when every baby is born healthy and strong.”
March for Babies is the largest annual fundraising event for the March of Dimes. Southern Maryland residents can sign up to participate at marchforbabies.org, start a team with co-workers, family or friends, or donate to help babies survive and thrive. On-site registration begins at 8:00AM with the three-mile walk kicking off at 9:00AM at the Regency Furniture Stadium. Participation in March for Babies will provide a memorable and rewarding event for the whole family, says Jennifer Abell, Senior Development Manager for the March of Dimes. “We will celebrate children and parents who experienced the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or special care nursery. We will recognize these families throughout the day with a Superhero Sprint for kids, complete with a purple cape, a symbolic lei for mom and dad and loads of fun in the kids’ zone. In addition, we’ll be adding to the fun with a live deejay and free breakfast and lunch sponsored by Safeway and Subway.” “This year for the first time, participants will have the opportunity to walk through our Memory Mile and visit our unforgettable March for Babies Memory Garden. Those who have experienced loss will find a
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meaningful way to remember their baby by planting a flower in our butterfly garden,” she says. Premature birth is the leading cause of death among babies in the United States. It affects about 380,000 babies each year, including approximately 8,525 babies in Maryland. Funds raised by March for Babies in Southern Maryland help support March of Dimes programs that provide comfort and support for moms and babies as well as innovative research to find the unknown causes of premature birth and birth defects. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines and
breakthroughs. For the latest resources and health information, visit our websites marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. If you have been affected by prematurity or birth defects, visit our shareyourstory.org community to find comfort and support. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The 2017 March for Babies is sponsored nationally by Kmart, Famous Footwear, Macy’s, Cigna, and HCA. In our community, March for Babies is sponsored by the Greater Waldorf Jaycees, University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, Outdoor Creations and Landscapes, Inc., Safeway, Subway, Southern Maryland News, and Southern Maryland Woman.
Celebrate Southern Maryland heritage on Saturday, May 6 at the Calvert Marine Museum’s 12th annual Solomons Maritime Festival. Antique boats and marine engines, master maritime carvers, crafts and cooking demonstrations, traditional music, and boat rides offer something for every member of the family from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission to the festival and museum is FREE. On Saturday, the museum waterfront comes alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of Southern Maryland. Taste traditional foods, learn how to prepare crab cakes and soft shell crabs, shuck oysters, and stuff a ham like the pros, enjoy local gospel and old time music, see Chesapeake Bay retrievers in action, waterfowl calling demonstrations, watch model boats skim the waters of the boat basin, talk with traditional crafts people as they demonstrate their skills. Children will enjoy toy boat building. Don’t miss free rides aboard the historic bugeye, the Wm. B. Tennison. Stop by the Museum Store for FREE samples from the Blue Crab Bay Company and Black Point Chocolatier. Traditional crafts are also celebrated on Saturday. Around the carving shed, visitors can see how crab and eel pots are constructed, see model boat makers in action, and watch traditional carvers at work. Come try your skill inside the museum! Demonstrations of embroidery, knitting, and other textile crafts will be on-going. Home baked goodies will be available for sale and food vendors will be on-site. The Antique Boat and Marine Engine Show, now in its 17th year, is a popular component of the festival. Enthusiasts from across the country set-up camp in the park-
ing lot to show off their vintage boats and engines. The unofficial engine swap is a great way to expand your collection. The Patuxent Small Craft Guild will also host a Nautical Flea Market with all proceeds supporting the Guild. The Solomons Maritime Festival is sponsored by Calvert County Board of Commissioners, Calvert County Watermen’s Association, Community Bank of the Chesapeake, Holiday Inn Solomons, McCready Boat Yard, Papa John’s Pizza, Patuxent Small Craft Guild, Spring Cove Marina, Washburn’s Boat Yard, and Zahniser’s Yachting Center. For more information, please call Sherry Reid at 410-326-2042 x 19, or visit the museum website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
From March of Dimes.
Maritime Festival Coming in May
Photo courtesy of Calvert Marine Museum
Town Hall Meeting to Address Program Updates and Realignment The Department of Aging & Human Services, along with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and St. Mary’s County Health Department will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, from 10 a.m. - noon in the commissioners’ meeting room inside the Chesapeake Building. The meeting room is located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. The meeting will address program updates at DHMH and the transition in behav-
ioral health program operations from the Department of Aging & Human Services to the St. Mary’s County Health Department and what these changes will mean for the community, including individuals already served by the affected programs. The meeting will be open to the public. For more information, please contact the Department of Aging & Human Services at 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. From St. Mary’s County PIO
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Volunteers Make Museum a Brighter Place CMM Volunteers Make the World a Brighter Place was the theme for this year’s Volunteer Recognition at the Calvert Marine Museum on Wednesday, March 22. The event kicked off with the announcement of the total number of volunteer hours in 2016. Volunteers logged in a record-breaking 34,079 hours in 2016, which equates to $907,865 of in-kind service. Director Sherrod Sturrock, in her opening comments, stated: “To say that volunteers are important to the museum is an understatement; the museum wouldn’t even exist without the efforts of volunteers. Volunteers started the museum 46 years ago and have been part of its evolution ever since. They enhance our programs, support our staff, extend our mission, and serve as our voice in the community.” More than 160 guests were in attendance. The museum staff was on hand to honor and appreciate the special volunteer family. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of a hand-carved otter to the Volunteer of the Year. This year’s winner is the husband and wife team of Mike and Kathy Ellwood. They each logged hundreds of volunteer hours during 2016. Mike is in the paleontology department and Kathy crews for the Dee of St. Mary’s and heads up the Yard Arms, making the museum grounds beautiful. The Rookie Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Breanna Thorne. Breanna started as a paid intern with the exhibits department and enjoyed it so much she continued volunteering after the internship was completed. The Group Achievement Award was given to the Waterside Concert Series Volunteers. These
CMM photo Mike and Kathy Ellwood pictured with the otter mascot – Photo courtesy Bob Hall
volunteers helped set up chairs, worked on the stage crew, helped with security, manned the gates, served beverages, and whatever else needed doing for five concerts in 2016. Volunteers are integrally involved in every department and program at the museum. “Our volunteers are a blessing and are the best of the best. We wouldn’t enjoy the success that we do without them,” said Sherry Reid, Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteers are always willing to do what needs to be done, no matter what the task. New volunteers are always welcome. To become part of the Calvert Marine Museum volunteer family or for more information, contact Sherry Reid at reidsd@co.cal.md.us. From Calvert Marine Museum.
CMM Welcomes New ‘Dee” Captain The Calvert Marine Museum is pleased to welcome Frank B. Arbusto, Jr. as the new Captain of Record for the museum’s skipjack, Dee of St. Mary’s. Captain Arbusto, who worked as a Dee relief captain last year, brings 26 years of experience with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). His career spans hydrographic surveying (nautical charts) to fisheries research and resource assessment. He has sailed small and large craft inland, coastal and offshore. One of his career highlights was a cooperative US/China research effort in support of El Nino research. Water samples were taken every 200 miles along the equator to a depth of two miles for six weeks, beginning south of Guanghou, China and ending in Sydney, Australia. Serving as Executive Officer aboard the Miller Freeman, the largest fishery research ship in NOAA’s fleet at that time, he surveyed all of Puget Sound after the explosion of Mt. St. Helens in 1980. The vessel then followed the volcanic plume south from the Columbia River in Oregon down the west coast until it dissipated just north of San Francisco, California. Arbusto enjoyed his time with Potomac River Boat Company in Washington, DC where he captained the Matthew Hayes, the Miss Christin and the Cherry Blossom, an authentic paddle wheeler. Captain Arbusto graduated from the State University of NY Maritime College with a BS in Meteorology and Oceanography and a 3rd Mates Unlimited license. He earned his Master’s Degree in Business from Central
Frank Arbusto, Jr. courtesy Robert Hurry
Michigan University. “The museum is dedicated to the history, resources, and heritage of the bay and my role as Captain will be to provide young people that come aboard an authentic experience sailing the Chesapeake Bay on an historic skipjack. This is a great place and I’m thrilled to be here,” said Captain Frank. And the museum is thrilled to have him. The Dee of St. Mary’s offers two-hour public sails departing at 2:30 p.m. from the Calvert Marine Museum on several Saturdays throughout the summer: May 27, June 24, July 29, August 26 and September 30. The fee is $15 for ages 8 – 12, 13 and older are $25. Children under eight are not permitted. Tickets can be purchased by emailing Melissa at mccormmj@co.cal.md.us. The Dee of St. Mary’s is also available for private charters. From Calvert Marine Museum
Annual Easter Egg Festival Draws Large Crowd By Dick Myers Staff Writer It was an egg-cellent day for a festival. For the 34th year St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks Department orchestrated an Ester Egg Festival. The day before had monsoon rains but the weather cleared for a nice early spring day, April 1, that drew a large crowd. As usual the main attractions were the Easter Bunny and a lot of Easter eggs. The event, that has been held at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in recent years, has bloomed to include many vendors in the fair buildings. But the highlight of the day for the kids is posing for pictures with the Easter Bunny and participating in the big Easter egg hunt at the show arena. The egg hunt was divided into age groups and everyone had an opportunity to find an
egg, with several gold-plated eggs available for special prizes. The day also featured a free children’s activity area with games and crafts, goods for sale by local vendors, food and beverages for sale, raffles from local businesses, a silent sports auction, games and activities for all ages, and entertainment throughout the day. There also was an egg-decorating contest with judging by age groups. Pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny and participation in the egg hunt were included in the price of admission to the fairgrounds. dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Fundraising Fundamentals CSM Leonardtown, C Building, Room 205 9:00 AM-12:30 PM Learn the basics with this introduction to fundraising. This course is designed for a nonprofit staff member with little to no background knowledge in fundraising for the nonprofit organization. This course will introduce the basics of fundraising, the importance of planning and communication, and its significance in the mission of the nonprofit. This course will include such topics as: introduction to fundraising, and steps in building an effective fundraising program. Free Tax Preparation And Electronic Filing Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, Maryland 9:00 AM-4:00 PM The AARP Tax-Aide program is providing free walk-in tax preparation and electronic filing for low-to middle-income taxpayers, with special attention paid to those ages 60 and older, at the Church of the Ascension. Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP. Taxpayers must bring their SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS and picture IDs, as well as a copy of their 2015 tax returns and all income and tax related information including names, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, and birth dates for everyone who will be listed on the return. Taxpayers must also bring health care benefits and insurance information, including Form 1095-A if health insurance was obtained through the Marketplace or Exchange. We are not able to prepare tax returns involving businesses, farms, rental properties, or partnerships. Additional information is available at: smctaxaide.org. 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) 884-4071 for more information. Tell them you saw the announcement on the SoMd Internet Calendar
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Leprechaun Lilly’s Children’s Consignment Sale St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds,Leonardtown 9:00AM- 8:00PM Over 25,000 gently used children’s and maternity items expected. Many items remaining after the sale are donated to local charities. Any local organization interested in receiving items from future sales can contact McConville at Mitzi@LeprechaunLillys.com Our Lady of the Wayside Lenten Fish Fry 37575 Chaptico, RD Chaptico, MD 20621 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Prices are $14 for Adults $7 for Children 6 to 12 and Children 5 and under are free. The menu includes fried fish, fish nuggets, popcorn shrimp, French fries, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, green beans, rolls, iced tea and bottled water, Desserts and carry outs available, For more information contact Brenda Russell at rsbrssll@aol.com or at 301-247-1871
St. Maries Musica Spring Concert @ Reconstructed Chapel St. Mary’s City Reconstructed Chapel 6:30 PM-8:00 PM St. Maries Musica, a premiere local nonprofit choral ensemble, is very excited to announce that their spring concert will be held at the St. Mary’s City Reconstructed Chapel the evening of Friday, April 7th at 6:30 pm. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 a person, however students and children under the age of 18 are admitted free of charge. You may also purchase your tickets ahead of time on their website, www. smchoralarts.org. The beautiful acoustics of this historic chapel will enhance their musical offerings, which include “Sure on this Shining Night” by Morten Lauridsen, “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by John Rutter and “There Will Be Rest” by Frank Ticheli. Led by their esteemed and vibrant artistic director Anthony Blake Clark, St. Maries Musica performs concerts throughout St. Mary’s and Calvert counties in an effort to bring a fresh new sound to a variety of musical genres. They strive to keep the arts alive in Southern Maryland by seeking our new performance venues, collaborating with other local musical ensembles and maintaining a high level of professionalism and musicality everywhere they go. Please be sure to add this “must-hear” event to your calendar today, and purchase your tickets ahead of time, as seating is limited!
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Spring Open House at the Craft Guild Shop 26005 Pt. Lookout Rd, Leonardtown 10:00AM-5:00 PM The Craft Guild Shop invites you to its Spring Open House. Come on by to meet the artists and see the Shop’s wide variety of unique, handmade items. Fresh baked goods, jams and refreshments will be available. 10% discount on total purchase will be offered. For more information, please call 301-997-1644. Spring Easter Festival Mt. Zion United Methodist Church at 27108 Mt. Zion Church Road, Mechanicsville, Maryland 11am - 2pm FREE! The Children’s Ministry will host a FREE Spring Easter Festival for the whole family. Sharing of the Easter story, egg hunts for all aged children, appearance of the bunny himself, games, crafts and food. Share the meaning of Easter with your family while having fun and fellowship. For more information call 301-884-4132 or www.mtzionmech.org Community Document Shredding Event St. Andrew’s Landfill 8:00 AM-12 Noon As the spring season arrives, so does the task of spring cleaning. Thoughts quickly turn to clearing out file cabinets, closets and desks to dispose of confidential, private and important personal documents no longer needed. Quite often community shredding events help protect individuals from identity theft and consumer fraud which has become widespread in our communities. To raise awareness and promote prevention of identity theft, the St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation will host its 3rd annual community Document Shredding Event on Saturday, April 8.
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The event will be held at the St. Andrew’s Landfill from 8 a.m. until noon. The community Document Shredding Event provides residents an opportunity to have their confidential, private, and important documents destroyed by a professional shredding service at no cost. The truck (from Nexcut Shredding) can hold approximately 6 tons of paper using a “pierce and tear” system (knife-edged wheels to pull paper through a central cutting face). This type of shredding is deemed safer, faster, greener and secure. All paper material shredded during the event will be recycled. Citizens are asked to refrain from bringing materials which are not confidential in nature (i.e. newspapers and magazines) as they will cause the truck to fill up quicker. The shredder can handle simple staples, paper clips, spiral note books and thin metal prongs. However, it cannot accept 3 ring binders. Please try to limit the number of boxes you bring to 2 standard bankers’ boxes (10”H x 12”W x 15”D) per person so we can serve as many residents as possible. Last year’s event yielded 4,600 pounds of paper. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Lexington Park Vol. Rescue Squad 21685 FDR Blvd. Lexington Park, MD 9:00 AM-11:00 AM The Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad invites you all to bring your family and enjoy a home cooked breakfast. Bring your camera and get a picture with the Easter Bunny! www.lpvrs.org Free Tax Preparation And Electronic Filing Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, Maryland 9:00 AM-12 Noon The AARP Tax-Aide program is providing free walk-in tax preparation and electronic filing for low-to middle-income taxpayers, with special attention paid to those ages 60 and older, at the Church of the Ascension. Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP. Taxpayers must bring their SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS and picture IDs, as well as a copy of their 2015 tax returns and all income and tax related information including names, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, and birth dates for everyone who will be listed on the return. Taxpayers must also bring health care benefits and insurance information, including Form 1095-A if health insurance was obtained through the Marketplace or Exchange. We are not able to prepare tax returns involving businesses, farms, rental properties, or partnerships. Additional information is available at: www.smctaxaide.org Southern MD Decorative Painters Paint-In Immaculate Conception Church 28297 Old Village Rd., Mechanicsville, MD 20659 (This will be in the hall behind the church) 9:30 AM-3:00 PM The Southern MD Decorative Ptrs will meet at 9:30 Saturday, April 8th. We will be painting a design led by Cordy Dickson. Guests are always welcome and should contact us for supply info if you’d like to paint on the date of your visit. You can visit our website at www.smdpaint.org. Any questions contact Garnett Joy @ 301-884-2835 or email LearnToPaint2016@gmail.com.
2017 Aerospace Camp Expo 44550 Steer Horn Neck Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Aerospace experts will demonstrate and fly various unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and systems. Make and take activities will be provided. Free introductory flights. FREE ADMISSION!! Learn more about follow-up learning activities, such as the 2017 AeroSpace Camp, UAS4STEM, and UAS4PublicSafety. If you have your own drone, please feel free to bring it. Featured sponsors include: The Academy of Model Aeronautics, FlyRobotics, Wyle, Avian, Patuxent Aeromodelers. Pax Rivers women’s Rugby Club vs Chesapeake RFC Clarkes Landing Rd (all the way at the end), Hollywood, MD 20636 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Come watch Rugby and support your local ladies! Pax Rivers Riveters Rugby club host the ladies of Chesapeake! If you don’t know much about rugby, no worries! We’re happy to help get you acquainted. No cost! Fun for the whole family! Bring chairs, sunscreen, and your voice to cheer us on! Raising Autism Awareness Day & Knight Bollywood Masala Taphouse 1637, 23418 Three Notch Rd, California, MD 20619 12 Noon-5:00 PM Hear ye, Hear ye! The Noble Knights and Fair Ladies of Personalized Therapy, LLC, invite you to a royal gathering to “Raise Awareness Day & Knight!” Squires, maidens and their families will enjoy activities including games, crafts, bounce houses, a silent auction and dessert auction, vendors, a buffet fit for royalty, and more! Assisting in the pagentry will be area organizations that provide information and resources about autism spectrum disorders and related supports for families. One hundred percent of the proceeds received will be donated to local 501(C)(3) organizations that provide support to individuals and families impacted by autism. This 10th Annual Autism Awareness Day event is generously sponsored by Personalized Therapy, LLC and the Autism Spectrum Support Group of Southern Maryland. For more information go to personalizedtherapyllc.com or autismsupport-somd.org or call 240.561.8860. Texas Hold’Em Tournament Mechanicsville Moose Lodge 2:00 PM-9:00 PM The doors open at 2:00 PM tournament starts at 3:00 p.m. buy in $75.00, 30 Minute blinds, $12,000, in playing chips this is a bounty tournament $10.00 bounty chip must sign in person or by text, no later than 2:45 p.m. to obtain seat, $1, $2 no limit cash games will begin when players are available food and drinks available call to reserve seat 301-653-2275. Swing and Ballroom Dance Little Flower School, Route 5, Great Mills 7:00 PM-6:00 AM Learn to dance this spring! We’ll teach a beginner-level ballroom lesson from 7-8 p.m. followed by dancing to music of all kinds from 8-11 p.m. No experience required! Singles always welcome! Bring a snack to share; water and soda will be pro-
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Community vided. Cost: $10 per person. The dance is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of Holy Face Church. For more information, e-mail somdballroom@gmail.com or call 315-250-5110.
Sunday, April 9 Free Tax Preparation And Electronic Filing Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, Maryland 9:00 AM-12 Noon The AARP Tax-Aide program is providing free walk-in tax preparation and electronic filing for low-to middle-income taxpayers, with special attention paid to those ages 60 and older, at the Church of the Ascension. Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP. Taxpayers must bring their SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS and picture IDs, as well as a copy of their 2015 tax returns and all income and tax related information including names, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, and birth dates for everyone who will be listed on the return. Taxpayers must also bring health care benefits and insurance information, including Form 1095-A if health insurance was obtained through the Marketplace or Exchange. We are not able to prepare tax returns involving businesses, farms, rental properties, or partnerships. Additional information is available at: www.smctaxaide.org Breakfast & Photos with the Easter Bunny Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, 43256 Rescue Lane, Hollywood, MD 20636 7:30 AM-11:00 AM Buffet Breakfast: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast sticks, cream chipped beef, sausage gravy, biscuits, hash browns, coffee and juice. Adults $12, Children 6-12 $6 and children 5 and under are free. Photos with the Easter Bunny $5 each. Free prize drawings. Breakfast W/Easter Bunny—2nd District VFD&RS Valley Lee 45245 Drayden Rd, Valley Lee, MD 20692 8:00 AM-11:00 AM Easter Egg Hunt scheduled at 10:00 a.m. All-You-Can-Eat— Home-Made-Home Style. Cost: Adults—$9.00; Children 6—12 —$5.00; Children 5 & under are free Sponsored by Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad Auxiliary. For more information call: 301-994-9999 Spring Craft Show Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department 24801 Three Notch Road Hollywood MD 20636 10:00 AM-3:00 PM The Ladies Auxiliary of the HVFD is sponsoring a Spring Craft Show. There are over 90 vendors from all over MD and some from VA who will be displaying their hand made merchandise. You will find items such as floral decorations; ceramics; pottery; glass & wooden ornaments and decor; jewelry; paintings; photography; baskets; quilts; crochet items and paper designs; wrought iron designs; doll clothes; bath and body products; embroidery; hair accessories; candles; NFL; home decor; engraving; baby and children’s accessories; pet items and so much more.The Ladies Auxiliary will be selling stuffed ham by the pound, stuffed ham and chicken salad sandwiches plus many other food items. There will be a dining area to
sit and rest. There will be a $300 VISA card raffle as well as a bake table. All proceeds will benefit the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department. COME HAVE A GREAT TIME !!
Monday, April 10
Spring Break at Sotterley! Historic Sotterley Plantation, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood MD 20636 10:00 AM-4:00 PM We are excited to announce that we now offer special programming that will include activities centered on pollinators. These important creatures are all around us. Did you know that one out of every three foods we eat or drink depends on pollinators? During this fun-filled week we will learn more about these amazing organisms as we explore the grounds and history of our beautiful Historic Site. Activities will include: Guided Trail Walks, Interactive Games on the Portico, Learning at the Schoolhouse, Working for the Big House, Living in the Big House, Life at the Slave Cabin, Discovering Sotterley Farm, and Sotterley, A Tidewater Legacy. Admission: $15 per family prepaid online or $5 per person at the door, children under 6 free. Purchase tickets online at sotterley.org. Please check in at the Visitor’s Center. House tours limited to 20 persons, first come, first serve. Rain or shine event. To find out more, visit our website at sotterley.org Pax River Quilters Guild Meeting Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd., Lexington 6:30 PM-9:00 PM Pax River Quilters Guild—the next monthly meeting will be held Monday, April 10th, 2017, 6:30pm at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd., Lexington Park, MD. April features guest speaker Nancy Ogletree speaking on “How Quilts are Judged” as it pertains mainly to the county fair. Bring your quilted items and see how they rank in the eye of a judge. There will also be items for sale at this meeting. Bring your block of the month, snack assignment, food pantry donation and your Show & Tell items. New members and guest welcome. There is a $5.00 fee for non-members on speaker nights. Pax River Quilters Guild is a 501(c)(3) organization and is open to the public. Visit our website www.paxriverquiltguild.com or our group page on Facebook for information. $6 Sale For MedStar St. Mary’s The MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in the hospital lobby;25500 Pt. Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM This popular fundraiser generates funds to purchase patient care items for the hospital. Shop an array of $6 items such as jewelry, scarves, small leather goods, children’s items, etc. For more info, please call the gift shop at 301-475-6153. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, April 11
Free Tax Preparation And Electronic Filing Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, Maryland 9:00 AM-4:00 PM The AARP Tax-Aide program is providing free walk-in tax preparation and electronic filing for low-to middle-income taxpayers, with special attention paid to those ages
60 and older, at the Church of the Ascension. Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP. Taxpayers must bring their SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS and picture IDs, as well as a copy of their 2015 tax returns and all income and tax related information including names, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, and birth dates for everyone who will be listed on the return. Taxpayers must also bring health care benefits and insurance information, including Form 1095-A if health insurance was obtained through the Marketplace or Exchange. We are not able to prepare tax returns involving businesses, farms, rental properties, or partnerships. Additional information is available at: smctaxaide.org. Nature Discovery Time @ Greenwell Foundation Greenwell Foundation, 25420 Rosedale Manor Lane Hollywood, Maryland 20636 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Give your child the chance to discover the joys of the natural world with new friends! You and your child are invited to meet us at the Greenwell Foundation, every Tuesday morning, for outdoor discoveries and learning, from September to May. Rain, snow or sunshine! Up to 6 years old. Registration not required. Children attend with their adult. We may be walking up to a half-mile and back so we can explore and learn from different habitats. All trails are stroller accessible. Spring Break at Sotterley! Historic Sotterley Plantation, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood MD 20636 10:00 AM-4:00 PM We are excited to announce that we now offer special programming that will include activities centered on pollinators. These important creatures are all around us. Did you know that one out of every three foods we eat or drink depends on pollinators? During this fun-filled week we will learn more about these amazing organisms as we explore the grounds and history of our beautiful Historic Site. Activities will include: Guided Trail Walks, Interactive Games on the Portico, Learning at the Schoolhouse, Working for the Big House, Living in the Big House, Life at the Slave Cabin, Discovering Sotterley Farm, and Sotterley, A Tidewater Legacy. Admission: $15 per family prepaid online or $5 per person at the door, children under 6 free. Purchase tickets online at sotterley.org. Please check in at the Visitor’s Center. House tours limited to 20 persons, first come, first serve. Rain or shine event. To find out more, visit our website at sotterley.org. Dining To Donate Applebees, 10 Shining Willow Way, La Plata, MD 20646 11:00 AM- 12:00 AM Spring Dell Center is continuing its 50year celebration with a Dining to Donate event at Applebee’s and invites community members to join in for dinner. A portion of proceeds generated from meals purchased April 11th with a flyer will support Spring Dell’s programs for people with disabilities in Charles County. Guests must have the flyer in hand to participate. Visit bit.ly/ SDCApplebees to print a copy. The event is one of many held in celebration of the organization’s 50 years supporting people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the community as well as April as Autism Awareness Month. To learn more
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about how to can get involved or Spring Dell’s 50-year celebration kindly visit springdellcenter.org or call (301) 934-4561. Memorial of Jesus’ Death 20770 Seth Ct, Callaway, MD 20620 7:30 PM-8:30 PM Peace, Health, and Prosperity—Everyone’s Dream! Centuries ago, a divinely inspired prophet foretold the time when man would be at peace with nature. Illness would be eliminated. Families would build their own houses, plant their own fields, and enjoy the fruits of their labors.—Isaiah 11:6-9; 35:5, 6; 65:21-23. Jesus performed powerful works that showed on a small scale how such prophecies will become a global reality. His death was fundamental to the future elimination of every cause for sorrow. So important was Jesus’ death to the fulfillment of God’s purposes that Jesus commanded his disciples to commemorate it.—Luke 22:19, 20. This year, according to the Bible’s lunar calendar, the anniversary of Jesus’ death falls on Tuesday, April 11. Jehovah’s Witnesses invite you to meet with them on that date to listen to an explanation of how his death can benefit you and your family. For more information, please visit: www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/ memorial/
Wednesday, April 12
Spring Break at Sotterley! Historic Sotterley Plantation, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood MD 20636 10:00 AM-4:00 PM We are excited to announce that we now offer special programming that will include activities centered on pollinators. These important creatures are all around us. Did you know that one out of every three foods we eat or drink depends on pollinators? During this fun-filled week we will learn more about these amazing organisms as we explore the grounds and history of our beautiful Historic Site. Activities will include: Guided Trail Walks, Interactive Games on the Portico, Learning at the Schoolhouse, Working for the Big House, Living in the Big House, Life at the Slave Cabin, Discovering Sotterley Farm, and Sotterley, A Tidewater Legacy. Admission: $15 per family prepaid online or $5 per person at the door, children under 6 free. Purchase tickets online at sotterley.org. Please check in at the Visitor’s Center. House tours limited to 20 persons, first come, first serve. Rain or shine event. To find out more, visit our website at sotterley.org. Paying for College Seminar 22745 Maple Ave. Lexington Park, MD 20653 6:00 PM-7:00 PM In this seminar, participants will have the opportunity to talk through the steps of making further education a viable financial option for their students with college aspirations. Simply put, if you, your children, or students are planning to apply for colleges and universities, whether in the near or distant future, this seminar is a must. Visit our website for more information: www. cpfcu.com/seminar.html
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All three branches of the St. Mary’s County Library will be closed on Friday, April 14 in observance of Good Friday. All branches will be open regular business hours on Saturday, April 15. Lexington Park Library will be closed on Sunday, April 16 in observance of Easter. All branches will be open regular business hours Monday, April 17.
Haiku Button Making
Lexington Park Library will hold Haiku Button Making on Monday, April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Celebrate national poetry month by making some Haiku poetry buttons to take home! Using pages from old books, colorful images from magazines, and your imagination, you can make a piece of wearable art. We’ll supply all the materials, you just write the poetry! Recommended for children ages 7 and up, please register on www.stmalib.org.
Intermediate Excel for Business
Charlotte Hall Library will hold Intermediate Excel for Business on Tuesday, April 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn to create & use an Excel spreadsheet with applications for business, including subtotals and data analysis. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www. stmalib.org.
Microsoft Office: Introduction to Publisher
Lexington Park Library will hold Introduction to Publisher on Wednesday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Learn to create flyers, cards, certificates and more! Basic computer skills required, ability to use a mouse, and familiarity with Microsoft Word. Adult computer classes are for ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib. org.
Master Gardeners Plant Clinics
Have questions about growing vegetables, soil conditions, mystery insects, invasive weeds, or heirloom plants? Ask a Master Gardener at this free plant clinic. Stop by the table in the library lobby with your plant samples and questions. Lexington Park Library 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. (starts April 18) Leonardtown Library 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (starts April 11) Charlotte Hall Library 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (starts April 15)
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Randy Nelson Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Ben Connelly Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 6:00-9:00 PM anglers-seafood.com
Trivia Anthony’s Bar & Grill, Dunkirk 8:30 PM www.anthonysdunkirk.com
Friday, April 7 Karaoke Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 9:00 PM-1:00 AM anglers-seafood.com Scarlet Plus Entertainment – Hot Dance Night The Brass Rail Sports Bar DJ all evening! 8:00 PM – Midnight Mike Damron The Ruddy Duck, Solomons 7:30 PM ruddyduckbrewery.com
Pet of the Week Meet Sven home. Maybe you could think about fostering to adopt me and see if you like me. You can meet me at the Petco in California on most Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 3. You can also fill out an application at www.feralcatrescue and email it to diane@feralcatrescuemd.org. I can’t wait to be your new friend.
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Saturday, April 8 Scarlet Plus DJ & Karaoke The Brass Rail Sports Sing & Dance all evening with great & fun people! 8:00 PM – Midnight
Team Fued The Ruddy Duck, Solomons 6:30 – 8:30 PM ruddyduckbrewery.com
Wednesday, April 12 Wild Card Trivia Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 7:00-9:00 PM anglers-seafood.com
Thursday, April 13 Robbie Kidwell Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 6:00-9:00 PM anglers-seafood.com Trivia Anthony’s Bar & Grill, Dunkirk 8:30 PM www.anthonysdunkirk.com
Michael Fox Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons 8:00 PM - Midnight anglers-seafood.com
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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
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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
Dental Care Available
Health Share of St. Mary’s, Inc., is accepting applications from those in need of basic dental care such as exams and cleanings. To be eligible the household income for one person must be less than $2,010 per month and $2,707 for two persons. A $50 fee will apply at the time services are rendered and are provided in a mobile dental van located in Lexington Park. Applications are accepted at the St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services Leonardtown and Lexington Park offices, St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services, and Access Health in Lexington Park. To learn more call 301475-4200, ext. *1654.
Yellow Door Intergenerational Art Class
On Monday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m., Yellow Door Art Studios will offer a special art class for the Garvey Senior Activity Center which encourages seniors to bring along a grandchild or a child close to you to join in on an intergenerational art project. Spring break will be here before you know it for the grandkids and little ones! Start their week off with a little time with you. The theme for the painting will be “April Showers Bring May Flowers”. Cost is $15 a person. Please call the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-4200, ext. *1050 for more information and to reserve your spot.
Book Sale Donations
Donate your used books to the Garvey Senior Activity Center’s used book sale fundraiser. All funds raised go towards special events and entertainment at center events. Books for all ages are welcome. Hardcovers, paperbacks, and books on CD in good condition are appreciated. Please, no encyclopedias, textbooks, outdated computer/software manuals, magazines or very worn books. To make a donation, drop off your items at the Garvey Senior Activity Center: Monday-Friday, April 6-17 from 8-4:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. This event is open to individuals of all ages.
Organic Veggie Garden Presentation
The University of Maryland ExtensionSt. Mary’s Master Gardeners will have a presentation on organic veggie gardening and tips at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Monday, April 17 at 11 a.m. Master Gardener, Linda Crandall, will discuss how to get started with organic veggie gardening. This presentation will cover topics like organic fertilizers and pest control methods in an organic garden. Space is limited. To sign up for this free presentation, please visit our sign up table or call 301-475-4200, ext. *3101.
Luncheon with the Bushmill Band
Come join us at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, April 19 at noon and enjoy the musical stylings of the local Bushmill Band. The Bushmill Band has performed all over the county from Cracker Barrel to last year’s Riverfest. Their music will get your toes tapping and your hands clapping! Lunch for that day will be roast beef, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, dinner roll, applesauce, orange juice and chocolate cake with buttercream icing. Cost for lunch is by donation for those ages 60 and above and $6 for those under the age of 60. To make reservations, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
AARP Safe-Driving Class
The next AARP Safe-Driving course will be held at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with an hour lunch break at 11:30). This program includes emphasis on roundabouts, pavement markings, stopsign 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 done by calling 301475-4200, ext. *1658 or stop by the registration desk at Loffler. If you wish to order lunch from the center, the cost is $6 if you are under 60 and by donation for those 60+ years of age. (MENU: Orange Juice, Roast Beef, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, WW Dinner Roll, Applesauce) Lunch can be ordered at the same time you register for the class.
Patriotic Musical Presentation & Lunch Connection at Loffler
Enjoy a patriotic salute to the Armed Forces and sing along to old favorites like This Land Is Your Land, You’re a Grand Old Flag and Yankee Doodle when the Chopticon High School Bravehouse Triple Threat Performance Troupe comes to the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Thursday, April 27 at 12:30 p.m. to offer this free performance. This show will also feature a bit of jazz! If you would like to have lunch before enjoying the music, the menu for that day is: fruit juice blend, BBQ chicken leg, oven roasted potatoes & onions, roasted carrots, whole wheat dinner roll, baked apples, and lemon bar. Lunch reservations must be made in advance. Cost for the luncheon is $6 for people 50-59 years of age and by donation for those who are 60+. Senior Activity Center programs are available to those 50 years of age and older, unless otherwise noted. Please see the receptionist for the criteria for participation. Call 301-475-4200, extension *1658 or stop by the reception desk to sign up or for more information. Seating is limited.
Yard Sale and Craft Fair (Save the Date)
The Garvey Senior Activity Center Council, Inc., will sponsor a Yard Sale and Craft Fair Fundraiser in support of the programs, activities and special events offered at the Garvey Senior Activity Center. The yard sale will be held at the Leonard Hall Recreation Center in Leonardtown, MD, on June 3 from 8 a.m.-noon. Weather will not be a factor as it is an indoor event at the Leonard Hall Recreation Center. Please let us know if you have any items you would like to donate. The Council will accept and store items the week before the event (May 29June 2). So, when you do your spring cleaning or are preparing to move, think of those items you can donate to our yard sale. Vendors are welcome to participate and display their crafts for a $25 fee and must provide their own table/setup. Contact Margaret Forrest at 301-481-5850 or Beth Roth at 301-373-8129 to learn more and make arrangements to drop off items. Donations will only be accepted by appointment.
Lunch Bunch at Boomerang’s Ribs
Would you like to have lunch with a group of (age 50+) friends? Once a month, Lunch Bunch meets at a different restaurant where individual checks are requested. April Lunch Bunch will meet at Boomerang’s Ribs in Solomon’s Island on Tuesday, April 25 at 11:15 a.m. Call your BFF, then call Shellie at 301-475-4200, ext. *1655 so we can reserve your seats.
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YES Cycling on the Trail
On Wednesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. the Northern Senior Activity Center will have a cycling event on the Three Notch Trail brought to you by the YES Cycling Program. Bring your own bike or trike and helmet for a causal, relaxed-pace ride stopping along the way to read the trail interpretive signs. The trip will be led by volunteer, Dan Donahue, experienced cyclist and bicycle trip leader. The Northern Senior Activity Center has three bicycles and one trike available to borrow for the trip. To sign up for the trip or to reserve one of the four cycles, call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
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Be Careful What You Wish For… Update from Testosterone Terrace: with all of the craziness wafting south from D.C., it’s a relief to take a moment to stop and consider what’s truly important in life. Prince Firstly and the Lovely Lady Sarah are fast approaching the joining of their kingdoms. On Memorial Day weekend, while everyone else is sitting in beach traffic or trying to light the grill after a long winter’s hibernation, the Joyce clan will be celebrating the nuptials of these two soulmates. Not to be outdone by the Heir to the Throne, Forgotten Middle Child Tim recently proposed to his lady in waiting, Aubrey—who just happens to be Lady Sarah’s sister (no, really). The proposal involved a fake-out decoy gift and Super Soakers (though I could have personally provided the super-soaking with my tears—joyful, Irish, sentimental, that sort of thing). Never one to look a gift tradition in the mouth, I am very much looking forward to both weddings, and feeling absurdly grateful that the grooms are my offspring, while the brides-to-be are associated with someone else’s bank account (a toast to Glenda and Dave). Meanwhile, Baby Ben is enjoying planning for his various tasks as groomsman: toasts, bachelor parties, looking sharp in a new suit…but with no responsibility for any “I Do’s” or “Forevers.” Always an athlete, playing the field continues to battle it out with ice hockey as his favorite sport. Here comes a cliché: I don’t know how it has all gone by so rapidly. There we were in the maternity ward: I was holding a 9 pound, 2 ounce swaddled Prince Firstly, a baby with such chubby cherry-red cheeks that his entire mouth disappeared when he was turned on his side. A few years later, there I was again, this time with Forgotten Middle Child Tim—who began to earn his nickname with his easy, no-drama arrival, which was so quick that his dad almost missed it (he’d wandered out in search of a cheeseburger—his dad, that is, not baby Tim). Just a year later, Baby Ben joined the
team. Now, these men who were so recently babies tower over me, princes among men, and they have moved on from Testosterone Terrace—I suppose I’ll have to rename it— into their adult lives. One day it seems like it will never happen, that you’ll have permanent residents hanging out on your sofa, arguing about whose car is more of a wreck and emptying the refrigerator between comments. And then you wake up one day and…well, off they’ve gone. And so life marches forward. Our little kingdom is made richer by the changes, by the additions to our family. No doubt even more changes and additions (though not too soon) will multiply the blessings in the years ahead. Still, sometimes—especially at dusk, which is always peaceful now—as I putter around making dinner or packing up a box or two so that the job isn’t too overwhelming when I finally get around to selling the house and downsizing, I’m very aware of the quiet. To break the silence, I’ll occasionally talk to Puddy or Ellie, getting in some practice for the years ahead when I’m a crazy cat lady (this is where one of the boys would instantly and predictably say, “Years ahead?). I’m aware, at these moments, of how strange it sounds: not that I’m talking to the cats, but that there’s just one person speaking where there used to be a cacophony of voices arguing, laughing, singing, calling out, and the pounding of footsteps on the stairs, and the slamming of doors as the boys and their friends would come and go. Don’t get me wrong: much of the time, I revel in the quiet. I have not forgotten how I sometimes longed for silence back then. In those early evenings, though, I occasionally find another cliché circling around in the silence…be careful what you wish for, as you may surely get it. I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at thewordtech@md.metrocast.net if you have comments or questions about the column.
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Jousting Tournaments A little rant about this, a little rant about that. Jousting tournaments have been held in Maryland since Colonial days and In 1962 jousting was designated as Maryland’s official sport. Just a couple of newspaper accounts for your entertainment and amusement! On Friday of last week there was a grand tournament at Leonardtown in St. Mary’s County, Maryland which was attended by scores of fair ladies and brave men from St Mary’s, Prince George’s, Charles and adjoining counties. The Saint Mary’s Gazette said the entertainment was a perfect success and the horsemanship was admirable. 22 knights entered the list and after the riding had terminated the victors were announced and the interesting ceremony of crowning the Queen of Love and Beauty and selecting the Maids of Honor was preceded with by the Knight of Thornley, Mr. F. X Sims, being entitled to the first honor, crowned Miss Fanny Lord of Leonardtown, Queen of Love and Beauty. Sir Kenneth, Mr. J Harris selected Miss Mary Ferguson of Charles County as First Maid of Honor and the Knight of Marlboro, Mr. A. Jarboe chose the same lady second maid of honor because both knights worshipped at the same shrine and neither would choose any other lady. Miss Alice Waring of Prince George’s was selected third Maid of Honor by the Knight of Disappointment, Mr. G. Garner. Miss Maria Garner of Chaptico was selected by the Rebel Knight, Mr. Jay Waring as the fourth maid of honor. The Knight of Saint Mary’s, Mr. W. S. Hammett, chose Miss Kate Colton of Longworth Point as Maid of
Honor. The Chief Marshal of the occasion was Mr. G. Fred Maddox. Assistant Marshals were George Barber, John Davis, J. T. M. Raley and Dr. L. J. Sutton. Herald, William A. Kirk. Judges, Colonel John F Dent, Oscar Hayden and John F Dent. (Baltimore Sun, October 27, 1866). Two tournaments were given in St. Mary’s County on the first instant--one by the white citizens for the benefit of widows and orphans and the other by the colored people for the benefit of St. Joseph’s Church. The Beacon says the tournament at Blackjack Old Field’s was largely attended by the beauty and gallantry of the Briery Branch. The following was a result of the tilting and the names of the successful knights and the ladies who were the recipients of the honors. Frank Hall, Knight of Blackjack, won the first honor and crowned Miss Alice Tennison Queen of Love and Beauty; W. E. Lathrum, Knight of Disappointment, Miss Kate Tennyson First Maid of Honor John L. Stone, Knight of Leonardtown and Nan. Guy Knight of Rippling Wave crowned Miss Mary Lizzie Guy Second Maid and her sister Miss Rosa Third Maid of Honor. When all was over they attended a ball held at the residence of Simon Tennison. The tournament dinner, given by the colored people was well attended by both white and colored. The tilting was kept up for some time and many were unhorsed though none were hurt. After the coronation ceremonies took place the Knights and Queens proceeded to the church where a sumptuous repast was provided. (Baltimore Sun, November 12, 1873).
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will most likely change. Wow, that felt better. Sorry, normally, I just do a rant in my facebook arthritis groups, but once in a while, I need a good rant about computers and internet life. I think I am just really tired. I shouldn’t rant about anything today because it is a beautiful day – at least until the day you will be reading this. We sat outside last night at dusk thinking wow, it was like summer came overnight. The mosquitos, gnats, bees, and wasps were buzzing around us and everything that bloomed. Did you know that one gnat in a glass of wine can change the taste completely – it does for me anyway. The first tick of the season for me found its way to an elastized area and was holding on tight. My husband had worked on the yard most of the day, and it is looking beautiful with fresh mulch and trimmed bushes and tree limbs. The daffodils are finally starting to bloom after they hid themselves after the last bouts of cold weather. So really, what is there to rant about? The yard is beautiful, the world is beautiful, and life brings us treasures and beauty every day. Everything is wonderful. I’m feeling really good now; deliriously, happy even. Let me try to print out that form I need again, maybe the printer will work now, since everything is fabulous and beautiful. Hold on………Doggone, sazzafrazzin, worthless, printer!! Oh, sorry, what was I saying; everything is beautiful, everything is wonderful, everything is……… 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
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