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Survey Shows Gaps in Health, Public Services By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
A community survey conducted by an outside consultant found that in St. Mary’s County there is a lack of a great number of services and amenities, chief among them are mental health services, affordable housing and reliable public transportation. The study, provided by Health Management Associates, sought to question community stakeholders about what needs they felt were not being met for citizens. The main idea was to find gaps in services so the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County could be better informed in promulgating the 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Along with a list of unmet needs, the report also notes the lingering pockets of poverty that still pervade the county, mostly in the central and southern areas and in particular in Lexington Park. “The southern part of the county including parts of Lexington Park appear to be neglected and many of the housing developments substandard,” the report reads. “The gentrification of the county is swinging the annual median income to be close to $87,000. “This however, does not account for the large economic disparity that
is evident both in the data as well as in appearance.” Of the respondents in the survey, 35 percent of them said there was a lack of good paying jobs and livable wages. Almost a full quarter believed there were not enough after-school programs for young people. Commissioner Tom Jarboe, a county native, said when he was growing up the county also lacked enough activities for youth and now, with the opioid epidemic ever present, keeping young people in positive activities was even more important. “There is still a lack of things to do in St. Mary’s County and kids find other things to do… like alcohol and drugs,” Jarboe said. The study also found that obesity rates in the county were troubling, particularly among the Hispanic population at 47 percent. African Americans came in at 39 percent obesity rate, while Caucasians came in at 32 percent. The issue of diabetes was another matter; again Hispanics had a 35 percent diabetic rate, while just 15 percent of African Americans dealt with the condition. Just 13 percent of Caucasians suffered from the disease, according to the report.
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County Supports Independent Animal Shelter By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
A new, independent county animal shelter is a likely realty now that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County have officially voted to support its construction. The push for a county animal shelter came earlier this year when Charles and Calvert county openly moved to create their own facility instead of continuing to fund the Tri-County Animal Shelter. Calvert County has broken ground for their new shelter. A feasibility study presented to commissioners back in August presented several different options to move to an independent shelter and county staff recommended a hybrid model as the one that splits the difference between the most economical and efficient to run and most supported by the community. A standard shelter that euthanized animals as needed would be the most economical model, according to the study, but a shelter that ran on a low or no kill model was by far the most supported by the community at large. The hybrid model that most commis-
sioners supported would mean building a shelter that would allow space for the low/no kill option but be run with the funding model of a standard shelter. A county analysis by the Department of Emergency Services and Technology stated that the result would mean essentially a public/private partnership. This would allow volunteer organizations that aid animals to establish programs at the new shelter to fulfill the low-to no-kill mission. After commissioners voted unanimously to support an independent shelter, Commissioner John O’Connor made a motion to enact the no/low kill option specifically, which failed. O’Connor said he had great concern for many of the animals in standard shelters since animals were “killed needlessly” in many cases. The independent animal shelter project will be added to the fiscal 2019 capital construction plan for consideration by commissioners in the coming budget cycle. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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The Moody’s report mentions the county’s formal fiscal policies, low debt and pension burdens as reasons for the upgrade. The report notes county’s economy is likely to continue its growth due to a strong technology sector, anchored by NAS Patuxent River. The agency concludes “the county’s economy is well diversified, including tourism, healthcare, higher education and advanced manufacturing.” “This is fantastic news for St. Mary’s County,” said Commissioner President Randy Guy. “We remain confident that the financial course we set in 2014 continues to be the right one and will only continue to improve further in upcoming years.” From St. Mary’s County PIO
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County Hosts State Economic Conference By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) conference held in Lexington Park this week tried to help business owners demystify the ordeal of trying to do business with the military. Experts like retired Adm. Tim Heely, in speaking to economic development specialists and entrepreneurs at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on Monday, said of the billions of dollars coming to the Naval Air Systems Command only a small portion was up for competing bids. “This is money that comes from Congress… it’s not money for everybody to try and take,” Heely, a former aviator, said. “Just a small amount of that are discretionary funds.” For many of the programs on at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, it’s simply easier for the Navy to deal with major defense contractors instead of the smaller businesses trying to get a portion of that business. “It’s easier and more convenient to work with the ‘bigs [defense contractors],” Heely said. In times of shrinking defense budgets and the ever present anxiety surrounding
a base, realignment and closure (BRAC) round, Heely said there were still opportunities to be had. “Pax [River NAS] has always been the recipient of BRAC moves… so even a leveling [of program activity] looks like a decrease,” Heely said. “But there’s still the huge problem of fixing old things.” Many of the aircraft used by the Navy and other branches of the military services are old and in many cases are barely up to operational standards, Heely said, and smaller contractors can adapt to service those burgeoning repair and refit needs. “That’s wide open for small business,” Heely said. “Get the fleet back up and running. “That’s your tech transfer.” Robert Schaller, a professor with Florida Institute of Technology, said the conference served to raise the profile of the county and its specialization in naval aviation and emerging unmanned and autonomous vehicle technologies. “It was all about that theme of transformation, of innovation,” Schaller said. “It was great to have folks from all over the state… to see what we are doing, to get the word out.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Truck Park Project Tabled By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The county planning commission voted to continue the concept site plan for a hearing about a truck park on Maypole Road in Leonardtown after they learned more than trucks would be stored there. Some residents in the area who live with the dump truck traffic from sand and gravel mines nearby testified they were worried that turning a portion of the 32-acre parcel into a truck park would increase the level of traffic there. A representative of Randal Sloan, the property owner, claimed that there would be either no increase in truck traffic or just a minimal one. The plan according to Jay Hopson, of Jay Hopson Consulting LLC, was to store 24 dump trucks owned by Sloan at the site overnight. These trucks make deliveries of sand and gravel to construction materials suppliers out of the county and then they return with loads of crushed rock from other construction sites. “When I was a boy I used to ride my bike on the road,” said Hans Lascher, a resident worried about truck traffic there. “I wouldn’t do that now.” When commission members learned that some of the Sloan-owned dump trucks are kept at disparate sites while
not in use, they also became concerned that the truck trips to the one site would increase heavy traffic. Matt Quinn, another resident who testified, said the truck traffic in the area starts as early as 4a.m. “It’s very noisy,” Quinn said, adding his wife, son and nephew had been “run off the road by a dump truck” in that area. When Sloan’s representative, Curtis Grice, said his employer often had trucks coming to his mines for the first time that were not familiar with restrictions on speed and safe driving in the neighborhood. His employer could not always control those drivers, Grice said. “He absolutely can … it’s his mine,” said Martin Seibert, board member. In a later interview, Howard Thompson, the commission chair, said the concept site plan hearing was continued because the members needed more answers, especially about what would be stored there. As they asked more questions, Thompson said, it was revealed the site could also store large amounts of crushed stone. “There were more questions that needed to be answered and the owner couldn’t be there that night,” Thompson said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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NAS Patuxent River to hold USS County Visitor Center Moving To Tulip Memorial Ceremony Nov 3 Lexington Park
Naval Air Station Patuxent River will host a memorial ceremony Friday, Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. at the USS Tulip Memorial in St. Inigoes to honor the 47 Sailors lost when USS Tulip exploded due to a faulty boiler in 1864. Tulip was a Union gunboat assigned to the Potomac Flotilla. Its mission was to support Union communications, tow, transport and land Soldiers, and maintain the Union blockade of Confederate ports. With a faulty starboard boiler, the vessel had been ordered to return to
Washington for repairs. Not wanting to be a slow, easy target for enemy cannons during the voyage up the Potomac River, the ship’s captain ignored the faulty boiler and ordered Tulip to proceed full steam ahead. His fateful decision that day resulted in an explosion heard for miles. Tulip sank near Piney Point, not far from what is now Webster Outlying Field; only 10 men survived from the crew of 57, with two dying shortly afterward. The only human remains ever recovered were eight badly burned, unidentified bodies that washed ashore and are buried near St. Inigoes Creek, where the secluded USS Tulip Monument stands, marking the smallest federal cemetery in the nation. Interested media should contact the NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Office at 301-757-3343 or patrick.a.gordon@navy.mil. From Patrick Gordon, Patuxent River Naval Air Station PIO
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County voted Tuesday to move the visitors center in Charlotte Hall run by the county’s Chamber of Commerce to the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park just outside the gate at the air station. Chris Kaselemis, chief of the Department of Economic Development, said the county could better use the money it spent on the Charlotte Hall location at the other site in accordance with its new tourism master plan. The county has invested more than $100,000 in the air museum, though the leadership of the museum said they have had about 25,000 visitors in the past year and are able to support their own operation. Kaselemis said the county money for visitor center personnel would not go to the air museum. The visitor center would be in the same building as the museum but those who just wanted to see the visitor section would not be charged admission.
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“If they go and walk around in the museum then we would charge admission,” said George Hill, president air museum association. An analysis by the county stated that moving the visitors’ center would bring people closer to the county’s main attractions. “For the museum, locating the visitor center in their building will bring new visitors to the museum,” the analysis stated. “For the county, having a more central location will add to the convenience for visitors, many of whom are staying in hotels nearby. “While the Charlotte Hall site may be convenient for people entering the county using Route 5, it is not close to our major attractions and hotels.” The transition to the new site will take in the beginning of next year and the soon-to-be vacant Charlotte Hall facility could be taken over by another county department. The building was constructed in 1940 and has 1,800 square feet of usable space, according to the county. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Autopsy Pending in Infant’s Death By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Investigators with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are awaiting the results of an autopsy of an infant who died early Tuesday morning, sheriff’s office spokesperson Cpl. Julie Yingling said Wednesday. The sheriff’s office is not currently releasing details of the investigation, she said.
According to a release from the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a residence on Liberty Street in Lexington Park for an infant who was not breathing. Emergency responders took the infant to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital where the child was pronounced dead. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Sheriff’s Office Crime Report Robbery Suspects Sought The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the two persons pictured below. On Saturday, October 14, 2017, the suspects entered the Lexington Village Wine & Spirits store and went to different parts of the store. The store clerk was distracted by one of the suspects, at which time the other suspect then grabbed a bottle of liquor from behind the counter, placed it in his vest and left the store. The store clerk then made contact with the remaining suspect in the store, and a struggle ensued. During the struggle bottles of liquor fell from the suspect’s clothing. The second suspect then fled the store. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call DFC. Schultz at (301) 475-4200 ext *1953, or the Sheriff’s Office at (301) 4758008. Citizens can also contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text their tip to “TIP239” plus your message to “CRIMES” (274637). AssaultOn 10/20/17, Cpl. Foor responded to the 21000 block of Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for a reported assault. Investigation revealed Suspect Walead Othman Othman, age 50, of Lexington Park, assaulted the victim resulting in the victim sustaining a laceration. Othman was charged with Assault 1st and Assault 2nd Degree. CASE# 55580-17 Assault- On 10/21/17, Dep. Sidorowicz responded to the 23000 block of Winterberry Lane, in California, for a reported assault. Investigation revealed Suspect Zachery Allen Sparshott, age 21, of California, assaulted the victim
by punching and choking the victim. Sparshott was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree. CASE# 55594-17 (No Photograph Available) AssaultOn 10/21/17, Dep. McClure responded to the 46000 block of Orchid Lane, in Park Hall, for a reported disturbance. Investigation revealed Suspect Joseph Louis Dumpson Dumpson, age 30, of Park Hall, assaulted the victim, causing injury. Dumpson was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree. CASE# 55646-17 Weapon Violation- On 10/21/17, DFC. McCuen was conducting security at the 42000 block of Fairgrounds Road, in Leonardtown, when he made contact with Suspect Stephen Sonntag William Sonntag, age 27, of Leonardtown. It was discovered Sonntag was in possession of a set of brass knuckles. Sonntag was arrested and charged with Possession of a Concealed Dangerous Weapon. CASE# 55676-17 Assault- On 10/22/17, Dep. Bare responded to the 46000 block of South Shangri-La Drive, in Lexington Park, for a reported assault. Investigation revealed Suspect Shatara Shanille Bowen age 23, of Lexington Park, bit and struck the victim, causing injury. Bowen was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree. CASE# 55737-17 From Cpl. Julie Yingling, Sheriff ’s Office PIO
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Brick Ceremony Honors Connections to CSM who are “our true champions,” said CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy. The CSM Brick Program is designed to be a lasting celebration of those who have a special connection to CSM and the Southern Maryland community. As a tribute to a family member, a friend or to represent a special occasion, a brick is inscribed and placed among other honorary bricks at locations available on the La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick campuses. Bricks are available for $200 each, with the funds providing financial CSM family and friends participate in the Brick Recognition Ceremony at the La Plata Campus Sept. 15. support to the college and its mission. The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Founda“I’m overwhelmed,” said CSM Lead Executive Astion installed 22 bricks in honor of individuals and families who have a special connection to the college sistant Toni Zanelotti Kruszka, who had a brick purat its annual Brick Recognition Ceremony at the La chased for her by her friend and coworker, Development Coordinator Erika Abell. “It’s thoughtful. That Plata Campus Sept. 15. Family members, friends and the college commu- someone thinks enough of me to do this … She’s nity gathered for the ceremony of the James C. Mitch- wonderful.” “Toni is a remarkable woman, colleague and friend,” ell Center for Health Technology to pay tribute to the Abell said. brick recipients and donors. Academic Advisor Jehnell Linkins and her husband, The ceremony was an opportunity to honor people
Jerome Linkins Sr., donated two bricks at the event. “It’s almost like a living monument,” Jehnell Linkins said of the brick program. “It shows that we believe in the mission of the college.” CSM Trustee Dorothea Smith and her husband, George Smith, donated a brick in honor of their friend Mary Louise Booth Webb, who attended the ceremony with the Smiths. “She is my adopted mother. She is my partner in crime,” Dorothea Smith said, at which point the two friends stopped to laugh. “She is my traveling buddy, and we talk to each other almost every morning. She’s a treasure.” Webb said the honor coming from her friend makes her proud. “I love the college,” she said. “She’s an inspiration to us all,” Murphy said of Webb during her address. Bricks were placed in memory of Annie V. Adams, Bobby Joe “Bob” Barnes, William “Keech” Edelen Jr., Diane Kaufman Fredette, William C. Harrison, Flossie and Melvin Linkins Sr., Juana Isabel Shasho, Edward John Skeens, Wayne Edward Willett Jr. and Henrietta “Jane” Radcliffe Williams. Bricks were placed in honor of Joseph “Buck” Adams, the Clark Family, Caleb Joseph Cockerham, Jessica Michelle Cockerham, the CSM Information Technology Services (ITS) Staff, Kruszka, Professor Athena Miklos, Bob Pike, Harry A. Shasho, George and Dorothea Smith, Professor Arthur Viterito and Webb. To view photos from the event, visit http://csmphoto. zenfolio.com/17fallbricklapl. For information on the brick program, visit www.csmd.edu/Foundation.
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Pet of the Week MEET BRIAN
Hi, my name is Brian and I’m a simply ADORABLE 5 year old neutered male Beagle. I’m just loaded with EXTRAS! I’m crate trained, like kids, cats, and other dogs. Now I’m working hard to track down an active family that I can share my time with! Are YOU that family I’m looking for? PLEASE CHOOSE ME!! And remember, if there is room in the heart, there is room in the house! If you think I will fit into your family, then I’m waiting for you at the shelter. Hurry in to adopt me now! Come visit the wonderful gang at Tri-County Animal Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville) or call 301-932-1713 for more information. To see more of my amazing friends available for adoption, “like” us on Facebook @ Tri-County Animal Shelter Southern MD.
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Pets of the Week DANIEL & DAWSON
LOVER BOYS! These two boys are an absolute joy. They are so incredibly sweet. They love to crawl in your lap and be petted. These two will roll into your arms and just purr and purr in pure bliss. They are a trip to watch. They are so fully of crazy energy and they play like crazy and then pass out for a cat nap. You can meet them at the Petco in California on Saturdays and Sundays between 10;30 and 3. You can fill out an application at www.feralcatrescuemd.org and email todiane@feralcatrescuemd.
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Resistance to Drugs Starts Early
Educators, Health Professionals Teach Kids Only Winning Move With Drugs Is Not to Play Maryellen Kraese, the Prevention and Outreach Administrator for the county health department, said it’s a basic but persistent message. “It’s simple terms for children to understand,” Kraese said. “If you use it wrong you can get sick from it. “If your friends want to give you something you just say ‘no,’ you don’t know what they’re giving you.” Middle school children get more focused curriculum on drugs, Photos by Frank Marquart especially opioids, and Dr. Meena Brewster, county health officer, goes over drug prevention information with Jessica Hartman, a high school students, trainer in the health department who teaches how to use Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses. where educators start seeing the addiction ocBy Guy Leonard cur, get a more direct message. Staff Writer “It’s straight to the point [on opioids],” Wyant Red Ribbon Week began decades ago to memo- said. “It’s a health crisis.” rialize the ultimate sacrifice of a drug enforcement agent killed by the drug cartel members he was trying to bring to justice and to illuminate the specter of drug abuse. Now, with the oft-lethal heroin and opioid epidemic sweeping the nation and St. Mary’s County, health educators say they are working to ensure that this time it gets more than a perfunctory nod. “This opioid crisis is a whole new element,” said Dr. Meena Brewster, the county’s chief health offiStill middle school students are at risk. cer. “It’s not just this casual observance anymore.” “We have evidence middle school kids are using Casual this epidemic is not, since, according to Brewster the total opioid related-deaths so far in drugs inappropriately, opioids as well, Brewster 2017 have outpaced all other drug-related deaths said. “It’s way more common place now, the barriers are less.” for all of 2016. For young people, officials said, getting acAt least 20 have died so far this year from opioid abuse, according to the county health department. cess to opioids can be as simple as accessing their While law enforcement attempts to stem the tide parents’ medicine cabinet or getting it from their of drugs in the community and the State’s Attor- peers. Young people can be particularly vulnerable, ney’s Office has focused on depraved heart murder charges for opioid dealers it believes respon- they said, since they do not always connect acsible for lethal overdoses, health educators realize tions with consequences; parental divorce or separation, physical and mental abuse and neglect by a pound of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This means talking to school aged children in their parents can put them at even greater risk of elementary and middle school grades about the opioid abuse. The hope in early drug abuse education is to arm danger. “We wanted to put more emphasis on the opi- young people to reject the risky behavior. “That’s what Red Ribbon Week focuses on, preoids,” said Mike Wyant, director of Safety and Sevention,” Brewster said, including teaching young curity for St. Mary’s County Public Schools. Wyant said there is no evidence to suggest el- people how to deal with peer pressure, anger, anxementary school children are directly threatened iety, depression and fear. “We have to, that’s the long term solution,” said by opioids yet, but the danger could be near. “Some of them are collateral victims of sub- Brewster. “We have to look at this crisis from stance abuse,” he said, noting young children can 1,000 different angles.” The stakes are even higher for all who partake of be exposed to older siblings and parents struggling with addiction to either prescription opioids opioids as newer, more powerful and more lethal drugs are found on the streets and taking lives. or even heroin. Fentanyl, an opioid often used in pain manageThe focus for elementary students, with Wyant dressed in a ‘Wise Owl” suit for school assem- ment for cancer patients, and carfentanyl, a tranquilizer for large animals, have accounted for blies, is safety around all medications.
many overdoses and fatalities. Both are much more potent that heroin. Moreover, there are more instances of people trying such narcotics for the first time and dying. “The fatalities are growing,” Brewster said. “2017 is shaping up to be a bad year. “But the magnitude of the problem is beyond the fatalities, it’s just the tip of the iceberg.” Fatal overdoses draw much attention, but the fear is that there are many more addicts who are at risk of the same fate. Rescue and medical personnel are more taxed and find themselves reviving the same addicts from overdoses again and again. Many continue to become addicted to prescription pills, which can lead to heroin use. But, Brewster, said that dynamic is changing now. “There’s a growing factor of people trying heroin without prior opioid dependence,” Brewster said. Dependence on opioids is of particular concern among the ages of 18 to 25 years old. “We’re certainly aware it’s there,” Wyant said. Initially, high school students are more at risk from prescription pills, but heroin is creeping in. “We’re seeing heroin to a much smaller percentage,” Brewster said. Data on youth risk behavior takes a long time to gather and analyze, often in the form of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. “We’re anxiously awaiting 2016 data,” Brewster said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
Mike Wyant, Jessica Hartman, Maryellen Kraese and Dr. Meena Brewster help lead the charge in educating young people to avoid using drugs.
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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.
David Cowles Griffin David Cowles Griffin, 92, of Williamsburg, VA, formerly of Hollywood, MD, died at home October 19, 2017. He was born in Simsbury, CT, April 17, 1925 to Margaret and Walter Griffin. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Novella (Harsh); their 5 children, Tammy Berryhill, David Griffin (Debra), Rebecca Butler (Charles), James Griffin (Donna) and Joelle Griffin Russell (Penn); and 6 grandchildren, Timothy Berryhill, Julianna Butler, Christopher Butler, Benjamin Butler, Dulcinea Russell, and Amelia Russell. Dave enlisted in the Navy at 18 during World War II. He was sent to radio school at Texas A&M and then stationed as a radio operator in the South Pacific. At the end of the war, he returned
home to attend the University of Connecticut then moved to Washington DC and graduated from Capital Radio Engineering College. He began his Civil Service career at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in St. Mary’s County, MD, where he met his wife. They raised their family in Town Creek and later Hollywood, MD. He worked at PAX for the Flight Test Division and later the Test Directorate until he retired from Civil Service after 30 years. He found great satisfaction in making a contribution to the forefront of naval aviation. After a short retirement, Dave returned to PAX, working with Dyncorp/CSC. He was happy to be back in a hangar, working with airplanes again. He continued with Dyncorp for 23 years until he retired again at 79. Throughout his time in St. Mary’s County, he was active in the Hollywood United Methodist Church, where he held leadership positions for many years. During his 70’s, Dave was able to achieve his dream of becoming a pilot. His solo flights around the area in a Cessna were some of his proudest moments. Dave moved to Williamsburg in 2004, where he and Novella have enjoyed retirement close
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to their youngest grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL (Services are private. Online condolences for the family may be made at www.nelsencares.com.
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Donna Lynn Graves Russell Donna Lynn Graves Russell passed away on October 13, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Donna is survived by her husband, Stephen A. (Andy) Russell, their two daughters, Theresa Bradley and Kristin Young (Jeff) and three grandchildren, Leighna, Shayne and Skylar. Donna is also survived by her mother, Mary Agnes Graves and her sister, Melinda Graves Lyon (Ronnie), her niece, Amber Ripple (Lewis) and her nephew, Adam Graves (Becky). She was predeceased in death by her father, John Edwin Graves. Donna was born on July 10, 1960. She graduated from Chopticon High school in 1978. Donna and Andy were married on August 11, 1979. Andy was in the Army and he and Donna traveled throughout the U.S. and overseas. Upon Andy’s retirement from the Army, they decided to settle in Newport, VT. Donna loved fishing and camping, especially with her grandchildren. She loved her entire family, including her extended family. She would find special gifts for individual family members and would mail that gift to that particular family member… “just because.” She always visited her family and friends whenever she came to visit from Vermont. Her love and concern for her family and friends was always foremost on her mind. Donna loved to read, knit and crochet. She always maintained a special love for all animals. Memorial contributions can be made to the Polycystic Kidney Foundation in Donna’s name pkdcure@pkdcure.org/ tribute or mail contributions to PKD Foundation 1001 E. 101st Terrace, Suite 220 Kansas City, MO 64131. Please remember to make the donation “In memory of Donna Russell.” Additionally, as a donor please make sure your name is included. The memorial service and interment will be private.
James Laurence “Larry” Hills, 76, of Great Mills, MD passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 12, 1941, to the late James Ora Hills and Evelyn G. Hart Hills. He was born in Washington, D.C. but was raised in St. Mary’s County. He was a graduate of Great Mills High School class of 1960. On November 29th, 1975 he married his beloved wife Deborah L. Hills at St. George Episcopal Church in Valley Lee, MD. Together they celebrated over 41 wonderful years of marriage. Larry was a member of St. George Episcopal Church, Classic Car Club, and the Lions Club of Lexington Park. He invested many years of hard work and customer service in building his excavating company with his two sons “Jay & Darryl” Larry Hills & Sons Excavating, Inc. Larry loved to spend his time working in his “Gravel Pit”. He meticulously had a home for every “type” of material in the pit and was proud in how neat and orderly it was and stayed. He instilled his hard work ethic and dedication to his Sons and Employees of the business. Larry enjoyed his family and friends very much. He liked watching NASCAR and watching his son Darryl race at the Dirt Track. Enjoyed camping especially in Florida every year. He loved playing pool for the former Friendly Tavern Pool League. In addition to his beloved wife Deborah, Larry was also survived by his children: Diana C. Oh (Tom) of Hollywood, MD, James H. “Jay” Hills (Annie), Darryl B. Hills (Jennifer) both of Great Mills, MD, and Tracy L. French (Scot) of King George, VA; his sister Sandra Hixson (J Howard) of Cobb Island, MD; 14 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; and many extended family and friends. He is proceeded in death by his parents and brother Harold Hills. Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, Second District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
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Fishing Report By Ken and Linda Lamb Contributing Writers
Rockfish are the primary target for fishermen now as the water cools and clears. Stripers are in the shallows at dusk and dawn around structure and in in the mouths of creeks on falling tides. Speaking of tides, there has been very little water movement this week. There have been two tides: low and lower with very lazy flow. These conditions are typical of October with calm wind and falling temperatures. This shortens the feeding time of fish and puts emphasis on being the fi rst caster or troller in the right spot. Cedar Point has many locations where tide eddies, rocky shorelines, rock piles and other sturcture will fi nd rockfish eager to take cast lures (crankbaits, jigs, bucktails, and surface poppers). Trollers in the shallows up the Patuxent using bucktails and small spoons are doing well. An 18-inch redfish was taken there over the weekend. I have caught reds as late as Halloween, but the last of these tropical fish will be
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gone soon. Deep trollers fi nd fish in 30 to 40 feet on the oyster bars in both Patuxent and Potomac. The Honga river and Hooper Straights have a wealth of structure points for hefty rockfish. Capt. Brady Bound on the “Miss Lena” (301-9040471) is an expert on sight casting and his boat is perfect for taking parties to sight cast for fish in skinny water. Barren Island and Hoopers Island straights, the Honga River and the thoroughfares of Bloodsworth Island are his specality. He can take you where no man has gone before (sorta) and put you on fish in a ditch with a mud hole at the end where you would never guess a 26 inch rockfish venture. There are plenty of perch for bottom fishermen in the rivers. Creek fishing is difficult with these low tides. A bit of rain and bigger tides will give us back that resource until some real cold comes along. Spot are still hanging around, and they are mostly jumbo size. Bass fishing is very good now in ponds and St. Mary’s Lake. Crappie fishing in the lake should take off soon.
Dallas Croce with a catch from near Drum Point in the mouth of the Patuxent.
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“Where Does Race Come From?” St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Cole Cinema, Campus Center 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department will host Professor Jonathan Marks, University of North Carolina, for the lecture “Where Does Race Come From?” on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4:15 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Marks will address the historical context of the development of the concept of race, in the 17th and early 18th centuries. He will review the patterns of human variation, and ask how science came to think incorrectly that there exist a few basic kinds of people, each associated with a continent. He will also discuss the biblical association between place, inhabitants, and mythic ancestors; and then examine the role played by mapmakers in graphically re-conceptualizing that association in the 1600s. Women In Leadership Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, 22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park MD 20653 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Posted By: Southern Maryland Online Please join the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of Women In Defense (WID) for our Women In Leadership event featuring guest speaker Leslie Taylor, the Executive Director of NavalAir Warfare Center Aircraft Division/ Deputy Assistant Commander for Test and Evaluation, NavalAir Systems Command. She will be providing a motivational speech on the highlights and challenges of her career journey. It will also provide a networking opportunity and chance for the public to meet the new WID Board. Spirits of St. Mary’s St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM $10.00 per person. Anyone under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Outdoor event, appropriate footwear recommended. You will experience loud noises, low visibility, sudden movement, zombies and other frightening creatures. Use extreme caution if you have seizures, cardiac condition or any serious medical condition. Benefit Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad. visit www. hvrs.org for more info.
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vide individualized teaching and a well rounded curriculum including Math, Science, Language, History, Art, Music, and STEM. Park Place Toastmasters Club Meeting Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road Lexington Park, MD 20653 12 Noon - 1:00 PM Come visit us to find out how we can help you develop your speaking, listening, and leadership skills in a nonthreatening environment! Halloween Super Bingo Newburg Vol. Rescue Squad & Fire Dept. 12245 Rock Point Road Newburg, MD 20664 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM On Friday October 27th, 2017 the Newburg Volunteers will hold a Halloween Super Bingo! Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with Warm Ups starting at 6:30 p.m. and Early Birds starting at 6:45. Specials will pay $300, and the Jackpot will be $1,500 guaranteed in three parts—the first and second being $250 each and then the coverall for $1,000. Also, there will be a best dressed costume contest with the winner (by crowd choice) winning $300, and 2nd place winning $100! Plenty of big paying holders, a full kitchen open, and many laughs shared! Bring some friends and come on down! Visit www.nvrsfd.com for more info! Annual Trunk or Treat Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church 9463 HG Trueman Road, Lusby, MD 20657 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Come to Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church for a fun and safe way to enjoy Halloween. Trunks will be popped all over the parking lot and filled with Halloween treats. For more information call 410-2312075 or email pastor@shepherdofthebay. com.
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Spirits of St. Mary’s St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Spirits of St. Mary’s $10.00 per person. Anyone under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Outdoor event, appropriate footwear recommended. You will experience loud noises, low visibility, sudden movement, zombies and other frightening creatures. Use extreme caution if you have seizures, cardiac condition or any serious medical condition. Benefit Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad. visit www.hvrs.org for more info.
Bay Montessori Prospective Parent Meeting 20525 Willows Rd. Lexington Park, MD 20653 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Join us for a tour of the campus and the chance to observe in one of our classrooms. Bay offers an Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle School program. We pro-
Open Mic 37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico, MD 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Although all available slots for performers for this open mic are now filled, the SMTMD board invites you to celebrate the life of Bob Augustine at this month’s open mic. Bob loved music and devoted a great deal of his time and energy to SMTMD, through his service on the
board of directors, and his never ending quest to bring music to the region. A talented musician in his own right, Bob established the Homespun Coffeehouse series of concerts and open mic nights, and remained a moving force for those events for many years, until illness overcame him. His presence and efforts will be sorely missed in the SMTMD community and beyond. Bob’s time among us was cut short, but his energy and spirit will continue to be felt through his legacy. This October’s open mic is dedicated to Bob, providing an opportunity to honor and remember him, and to share the music and community spirit that Bob loved and did so much to foster. The doors open at 7:00 PM, and the music starts at 7:30. The admission fee is $7. Light refreshments will be available. Ghosts of Sotterley Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD 20636 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Beginning at 7:00 p.m. tours leave every 15 minutes. Check sotterley.org for details. Dark Halls of Fear—Haunted House/ Escape Room Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM This is LHJNA’s Fourth Annual Dark Halls of Fear. The theme of this year’s Haunted House is “Escape Room”. The cost $5.00 per person and is appropriate for ages 10 and up. You can pay an extra $1.00 for a glow bracelet and creatures will be able to touch you! This event is Friday and Saturday night from 8-10 pm.
Saturday, October 28 Free Apologetics Seminar, “Does God Exist?” Encounter Christian Center, 30080 Hanry Lane, Charlotte Hall, MD 8:00 AM - 12 Noon Seminar defining what Apologetics is; answering the question, “Does God Exist?’; Addressing Worldviews and CoExistance as well as cults. Free to the public with refreshments served. Contact Dennis at (301) 904-1819. Yard Sale - Benefit 24900 Pin Cushion Road, Leonardtown 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Our family is holding a Garage/Yard Sale to benefit Max Long, 4 years old, recently diagnosed with Leukemia. All proceeds will help his family with mounting medical expenses. We’re gathering lots of items—clothing, decorations, electronics, household furnishings, cake decorating supplies, lawn chairs, dishes, pictures, appliances, toys…lots more! We hope to have some bake sale items as well. For more info or directions, call 240-298-6869 or 240-577-2724. Rain or Shine—Please stop by!
Seasonal Farmer’s Market Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD 20636 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Check sotterley.org for details. Bluegrass For Hospice-2017 Flat Iron Farm, Highway To Heaven Ln, Great Mills, MD 12 Noon - 8:00 PM Featuring: Sister Sadie, Virginia Ramblers, Patuxent Partners, The Martin Brothers, Recycled Bluegrass, and many others. Silent Auction, door prizes, raffles, vendors, food, etc. For more information or to become a vendor, call 301-737-3004 or go to: www.bluegrassforhospice.com Concert: PING Historic St. Mary’s City, Brick Chapel of 1667 (park at the Visitor Center), 18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Join St. Mary’s College of Maryland Music Department’s vocal ensemble, PING, as they perform a short program of a cappella musical selections, under the direction of Professor Larry Vote. Free. (240) 895-4990 or info@HSMCdigshistory.org. www.HSMCdigshistory.org. Spaghetti Dinner—2nd Dist. VFD&RS 2nd Dist. VFD&RS, 45245 Drayden Rd., Valley Lee, MD 20692 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Spaghetti Dinner—All-You-Can-Eat. Menu Consisting of: Spaghetti w/sauce or Spaghetti w/meat sauce, Green beans, Garden Salad, Bread & Butter. Homemade Dessert Table—Donations Accepted. Coffee, Tea, & Water will be Provided. Adults—$10.00; Children 6—12—$5.00; Children 5 & under are free. Wear a costume & receive a treat bag! For more information call: 301-994-9999. Proceeds from this fundraiser & past fundraisers benefit the 2nd District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad to continue to keep our community safe. Thank you for your Support!
Tuesday, October 31 Drive Through Haunted Fire House Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department 6:00 PM Drive Through Haunted Fire House Free for the community. Goodie Bags will be provided to all children.
Wednesday, November 1 Christmas in April Deadline The deadline to apply for assistance during next spring’s one-day restoration and renovation blitz by Christmas in April, St Mary’s County, Inc. is November 1, 2017. The 28th neighbor-helping-neighbor event is scheduled for April 28, 2018. The volunteer organization rehabilitates the houses of low income, elderly disabled and military-veteran home owners. Applications may be picked up at local libraries and senior centers or found online at www. christmasinaprilsmc.org or by calling 301-884-2905.
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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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MedStar Medicare Choice Leaving St. Mary’s County
In 2015, MedStar Choice, a Medicare Advantage plan, began offering coverage to St. Mary’s County Medicare beneficiaries as an alternate to receiving benefits from the traditional Medicare program. Effective Jan. 1, 2018, these policies will no longer be offered in St. Mary’s and those who are currently enrolled will be automatically enrolled back into the traditional Medicare Part A & B program. At this time it is not known if another company will offer a Medicare Advantage plan in our area. This change does not affect anyone enrolled in the MedStar Family Choice Medicaid program. It is important that individuals affected by this loss of coverage seek out enrollment in a Medicare Part D prescription plan and possibly a Medicare Medigap policy as well. Anyone needing assistance in reviewing their options may call the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services at 301-475-4200, ext. *1050, to schedule an appointment.
Veterans Resource Day
Join the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services for the Second Annual Veterans Resource Day, to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. The address is 44219 Airport Road, in California, MD. We will have a question and answer session with experts on veterans affairs, including Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs George Owings III, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Breakout sessions, including a drug overdose response/narcan training, will take place at 11:30 a.m. More than 20 organizations will be represented at Veterans Resource Day and lunch will be provided by Mission BBQ. For more information, contact Community Programs & Outreach Manager Sarah Miller at 301-475-4200, ext. *1073 or via email to sarah.miller@
stmarysmd.com. You can also visit www. stmarysmd.com/aging/veterans.asp, or find us on Facebook, keyword St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services.
Tai Chi for Arthritis
The Garvey Senior Activity Center is offering Tai Chi for Arthritis on Mondays at 8:30 a.m., from Nov. 6 - Dec. 11. The Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi program, developed by Dr. Paul Lam, uses gentle Sun-style Tai Chi routines that are safe, easy to learn and suitable for every fitness level. The Tai Chi program helps reduce stress, increase balance and flexibility and improves overall mind, body and spirit. During the six weeks, participants learn warm-up and cool-down exercises, six basic core movements and direction changes to add challenge. Due to the nature of the class, attendance at all sessions is highly recommended and no walk-ins are accepted; advance sign-up is required. To register, call 301-475-4200, ext.*1050.
Flag Etiquette & History
As part of our salute to service, Michael Barbour ACES, USN (Ret.) from the Southern Maryland American Legion Post 221 in Avenue, MD will give a presentation on United States flags at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Friday, Nov. 3 from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. This presentation will cover basic flag protocol and respect for Old Glory as well as history and significance of other banners such as the Gadsden Flag (Don’t Tread On Me), Grand Union Flag, Betsy Ross Flag and the 15 Stars & Stripes Flag. To sign up in advance for this presentation, please visit our sign up table. For more information call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Wall of Heroes Luncheon
Attention Veterans! To honor your service to this great country, we invite you to our Wall of Heroes Luncheon at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Frimd.metrocast.net for more information.
I Didn’t Know the Library Had That! Overdrive, Hoopla, RBdigital
Friends of the Library Book Sale
The Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library will hold a book sale on Sunday, October 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Leonardtown Library. The book sale is cash or check only and will be held rain or shine. To volunteer, arrive at the Leonardtown Library at 9 a.m. to help move books to the sale. Contact barlowkc@
Lexington Park Library will hold ‘I Didn’t Know the Library Had That! Overdrive, Hoopla, RBdigital’ on Wednesday, November 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Explore digital content available with your library card from Overdrive, Hoopla, and RBdigital. Learn how to access eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, and streaming movies and music for free. Please bring your device if you have one. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
day, Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will open with the Chopticon High School AFJROTC presenting the colors and singing of the National Anthem by Rachel Mowatt. Live musical entertainment will follow provided by Dave and Joseph Norris. There will be a money raffle along with other special touches. Participate in our Wall of Heroes display and bring a copy (not original) of a picture of you or a loved one in service uniform. The wall will be on display in the Great Room during lunch and remain on display for the month of November. You are also welcome to bring in any copies of letters or service awards you would like displayed. Lunch for this event will be BBQ Chicken, Oven Roasted Potatoes and Onions, Roasted Carrots, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, Baked Apples and Dessert. Tickets for the event are $3 and a lunch contribution made the day of the event. Veterans who sign up will receive a complimentary ticket for the event and lunch. Space is limited. To sign up and pay in advance, please visit the front desk. For more information regarding this event, please call 301-475-4200, ext. *3101.
Gentle Chair Yoga
This class has just been added to the fitness card! Beginning Wednesday, November 1, we will offer Gentle Chair Yoga at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Garvey Senior Activity Center. Experience the many benefits of a yoga practice without having to get on the floor with Gail Wathen, E RYT 500. You will learn various movements that will help increase your range of motion, promote flexibility, and improve balance. We will also explore yogic breathing practices and deep relaxation. When done regularly, these techniques can assist body healing at the cellular level. Although this practice is good for all, it is especially helpful for those who may suffer from chronic conditions such as arthritis. If you are new to the class you can try your first class for free. Call 301475-4200, ext. *1050, to learn more.
Introduction to Genealogy 102
Charlotte Hall will hold the second part of a two-part series ‘Introduction to Genealogy 102’ on Thursday, November 2 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Explore additional places to locate genealogical information using books, libraries, websites, censuses, government sources and more. Basic computer skills and email account required. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
Teen Night: International Games Week
Lexington Park Library will hold a special teen night: International Games Week on Thursday, November 2 from
Veterans Circle Celebration
On Thursday, November 9, from 9:30 10:30 a.m., the staff at the Loffler Senior Activity Center will honor all veterans, active duty and former service members at our 10th annual Veterans Circle Celebration - a touching tribute to those who have served our country and those who serve today. Veterans - wear your ribbons (and your uniform if you wish). A staffprepared breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m.; opening ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Cost is $4 for civilians, FREE for veterans and active duty service members. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 before November 3 to reserve your spot. Indicate if you are a veteran when you sign up. Seating is limited.
Diabetes Self-Management
Come join us at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., between Nov. 14 and Dec. 19. Living with diabetes is a full time job. The Diabetes Self-Management classes gives attendees the tools needed to take control of their disease. Topics include nutrition, stress management, medication management and more! Space in the class is limited. Register by calling 301-475-4200, ext. *1050. There is no fee to attend; however, attendance at all six sessions is highly recommended.
Line Dancing: Guest Instructor
Experienced line dancing instructor, Geneva Leon, will be visiting during our line dancing program on Wednesday, Nov. 1, between 1 - 2:30 p.m., to teach new dances. This class is ideal for everyone, whether you are a seasoned dancer or new to line dancing. Seasoned dancers can learn new moves that they can practice with their friends and new dancers can meet a whole crew of fun-loving dancers. For more information call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Celebrate International Games Week with all kinds of games, bring your friends! Open for teens and tweens ages 11 to 18. No Registration required.
Small Steps to Health and Wealth
Leonardtown Library will hold ‘Small Steps to Health and Wealth’ on Thursday, November 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Small Steps to Health and Wealth is a program designed to motivate participants to make positive behavior changes to simultaneously improve their health and personal finances. Free. Registration required. Presented by UME’s Patricia Maynard. Presented by Patricia Maynard from the University of Maryland Extension. Free. Registration required.
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Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, will host their annual trick-or-treating festival, Halloween in the Garden, on Saturday, October 28, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you are looking for a fun family-friendly Halloween activity, this is the place to be! For the 18th year, youngsters and their families are invited to parade down Annmarie’s Wooded Path collecting treats and small gifts from more than 70 booths. Each booth is decorated and hosted by a Southern Maryland community organizations or business. Admission is $2.00 per person and will benefit several local charities, including the American Legion’s Holiday Food Basket Program, the Annmarie Scholarship Fund, Adult Daycare of Calvert County, the Solomons Volunteer Fire Department, Patuxent High School NJROTC, and Three Oaks Center Veterans Initiative. Trick-or-treating bags will be provided courtesy of Smile Castle Pediatric Dentistry. New this year: purchase a Fast Pass for $5/person online at www.annmariegarden.org and avoid the wait in the general admission line! Proceeds from the Fast Pass sales will also benefit the listed charities. Halloween in the Garden will feature a new festival layout designed to get visitors started on their trick-or-treating ad-
venture faster than ever! Halloween in the Garden is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the beautiful fall colors in the Garden, and celebrate the change in the season by participating in this beloved Southern Maryland family tradition. The Garden will be full of spooktacular decorations, so don’t forget to bring your camera to capture wonderful photo opportunities and memories. Dress the whole family up in their Halloween finest and enjoy a day of trick-or-treating and fall fun! There will be food vendors selling family-friendly food and snacks. Visitors will also be able to shop from vendors including independent consultants, handmade crafts, and more. Parking is free and will be located in the field adjacent to the Garden—Patuxent High School NJROTC students will be on hand to assist and guide vehicular traffic. Halloween in the Garden is a smoke-free and pet-free event, so leave your cigarettes and pets at home. Purchase a Fast Pass online for $5 per person and jump the line, or buy your ticket the day of the event for $2 per person. For additional information, call (410) 326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org. From Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
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WORD SCR AMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to the Traffic
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1. Emaciation 6. Exchequer 10. Sacs where fungi develop 14. First letter of the Hebrew alphabet 15. Unexplored waters 17. Berkeley athletes 19. Norse giantess 20. Crater on the moon 21. Resembles velvet 22. Pearl Jam’s debut album 23. Hair-like structure 24. Turfs 26. Put in advance 29. First son of Lot 31. Native American language 32. Furry family member 34. Vedic God of fire 35. Genie 37. German city 38. Acquire 39. Cambodia currency 40. A person from a Balkan republic 41. More simple 43. Bleats 45. “The other white meat” 46. __ student: learns healing
47. 04492, town in Maine 49. Paddle 50. Airline once owned by Howard Hughes 53. Big 10 athlete 57. Inflammation of the intestine 58. Key’s comedic partner 59. Chamomile and black are two 60. Distress signal 61. Assn. for translators
CLUES DOWN 1. Measures engine speed (abbr.) 2. Wings 3. Founded a phone company 4. Upon 5. Superhigh frequency 6. Colorless liquid 7. Hostelries 8. __ fi (slang) 9. One who accompanies 10. Where rockers play 11. “__ the Man” Musial 12. Waxy cover on some birds’ beaks 13. Software that monitors for malicious activity (abbr.) 16. Becomes less intense 18. Lyric poems
22. Touchdown 23. From end to end 24. __ Claus 25. Jedi Master Kenobi 27. Fencing swords 28. Famed child psychiatrist 29. Gossip 30. S-shaped lining 31. ‘__ death do us part 33. Bar bill 35. Placed over a vowel to indicate sound 36. Steve Martin was one 37. Low paid educator (abbr.) 39. One who rampages 42. Backbones 43. “Friday Night Lights” director 44. Anno Domini 46. One-time Yankees sensation Kevin 47. Fermented grape juice 48. Peruvian province 49. Former Braves outfielder Nixon 50. Entertainment award 51. Feeling good 52. Greek god of war 53. Famed NYC museum 54. Of the ears 55. Select 56. Friend to the carrot
Kid'S Corner What’s The Difference?
Word Scramble: TURKEY
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What’s The Difference Answers: 1. Glasses on desk 2. Blue bin missing label 3. Pencil behind boy’s ear 4. Girl wearing a ring
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Keep Believing One of the big topics in the news over the past several weeks has been the fall from grace of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. As the story broke, a handful of women bravely spoke out about the harassment they suffered; in the weeks since, over 40 women have come forward to detail their experiences with him, which ranged from harassment to verbal abuse to sexual assault. It’s hard to believe that there aren’t still more victims who have not come forward out of embarrassment, fear, shame or some combination of the three. One of the most common reactions to being a victim of sexual harassment or assault is self-blame: victims frequently believe that had they done something else (dress differently, send clearer signals, avoid being alone with the abuser) it would never have happened. What victims need to understand is that the men who do these things to women know this (and yes, it is almost exclusively men who sexually harass and assault women, but for the record: the sexual harassment or assault of anyone is every bit as
troubling). It is a manipulative act intended to display and reinforce power: I can make you do this, the behavior says, because you are less powerful than me. I can have what I want, no matter what the cost is to you, simply because I want it. What an ugly way to treat another human being, female or male. Perhaps there will always be those who doubt victims who come forward, yet another reason they remain in hiding. They will accuse victims of seeking publicity, or money, or sympathy or some other benefit. That has always seemed absurd to me: the re-victimization that occurs when someone does come forward would be enough to dissuade the strongest soul from sharing what they have experienced. The fact that it doesn’t is one powerful piece of evidence that the act occurred. Just before the Weinstein news broke, I wrote a column titled, “Start by Believing,” about sexual assault and domestic violence, and about an approach being used by law enforcement and prosecutors across the country in recent years. The
premise behind the approach—and the proof of its effectiveness as it has been used more and more— is that believing victims when they come forward avoids their re-victimization, and helps to ensure that perpetrators are stopped. I asked, at the end of that column, that even in day-to-day life, beyond professional settings, we all try to start by believing when someone speaks up about being a victim of sexual or domestic crimes. In light of these recent revelations, and the many thousands of women who are now coming forward, saying “Me, too” about having been harassed and assaulted at work, at school, at home and in just about every other setting imaginable, it bears repeating. Please…start by believing. It’s the only decent thing to do. 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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The December 4, 1853 edition of the New York Freeman’s Journal and Catholic Register contained an article about Charity Shorter, her daughter Louisa and Charity’s brother William Wally, “an industrious and exemplary colored man, about 40 years of age, residing at 161 West Broadway…He Is exerting himself to secure the freedom of his sister Charity Shorter of Leonardtown, Maryland and her daughter Louisa who is a young woman.” It was said that Mr. Wally had bought his freedom from slavery some years before and had prospered in the intervening years. He had now mortgaged a piece of property for $600 in an effort to raise $1,000 to purchase the freedom of Louisa, the 18 year old daughter of his sister Charity Shorter from the slave market in Baltimore. All he needed to do was raise another $400. He also wanted to purchase Charity’s freedom too. The cost of buying Charity was estimated to be $250. Only two weeks remained to accomplish the purchase. By this article he was soliciting the financial assistance of anyone who could help. Charity could b4 bought for $250. The article quotes part of a letter Charity wrote to her brother: “I fear, my dear brother, that the high price of servants lately will blast the hope that has cheered me for the
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last 10 months. I fear you will not be able to do anything for me. What would have bought us both six months ago, will not buy Louisa now. However, I trust in God and leave the rest to you, though I must say I am very unhappy. An answer ‘no’ from you would not make me more so; for that is what I look for , though I assure you my dear brother, I do not suppose that such would be the case if it was in your power to make it otherwise. I would sooner die a slave and suffer my dear child to be sold to be sold away where we would never expect to see or hear from her again, than that you and your family be made beggars in your old age to free us. My dear brother, I do not expect it, unless the prices should be lower and there is no telling when that will be; for I am getting old and Louisa will be sold away in a month’s time.” Originally I had some qualms about the truth of this story. Was this just a ruse by this man to gain money for himself? After some further research, I did find a man named William Wally (colored) living at 161 Broadway in New York City in 1853. Further research showed him and his family living in New York City in 1850. William’s race was given as white, he was born in Maryland and he was a soap manufacturer. He was still at the same place in 1860. This time, however, he was listed as being mulatto. I could find no further record of Louisa or Charity.
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“It’s the most wonderful(ly scary) time of the year”
Oh boy! It’s time for Halloween. I really love Christmas and Easter, but Halloween is strictly for fun in this house. We have our haunted trails rain or shine, and it seems that most years it is rain - cool and rainy. That just heightens the spooky effect I think. The next day no one can move and we all feel like we are getting a cold, but it’s always a great Halloween night. Since we live in a huge development, we get hayrides full of kids. Nothing like giving kids lots of sugar and punch and then watch them go home with their parents and not with you. It’s kind of like what we do with the grandkids; wind them up, sugar them up and send them home. All good grand parenting techniques. This year we have a few new creatures, and one that is really neat. I can’t wait. We even bought a new fire pit from Ace Hardware, since we have enjoyed our old ones until they are burnt through and rusted. The fire pits do get repurposed; one fire pit from a friend is my fairy garden, and another is a planter buried in the ground for flowers. Our current fire pit was a roadside find, and the bottom has completely given way. Our last night at the fire pit was pretty much watching the logs burning on the ground. Not real sure what I will do with this one yet. I can’t get rid of them, there are too many good memories attached with each one. And for any of you who come to the trails, we are hoping our main creature, called Creature, will come back to visit us again this year – you know, he’s the one with that annoying saw blade stuck in his head. He gets these terrible headaches and can’t figure out why. He always shows up in a new place, and some years has been known to hang around until Easter. Our
regulars for the past 10+ years always want to know where Creature is. The scariest part of Halloween is actually after everyone leaves. It is usually pouring rain and we have rushed around trying to make sure every Halloween figure is turned off, then we head inside to get ready for sleep, when all of a sudden you hear loud cackling laughter or what sounds like sounds effects from a B-Rated scary movie. Normally, the jumping spider, who wouldn’t jump or make his thousand cicada like sound all night, will suddenly start jumping and screeching all night. That’s when I run back out, get drenched again, in order to check the on/ off button. It is always off, making it all the more creepy. It seems that rain is the real trigger for all the creatures. I even got crafty this year, and created some Halloween Bottle-heads. They are cute. I made clay heads of pumpkins, a dinosaur, a vampire, and an evil bunny, baked them, painted them, and glued them on tops of very old bottles. It felt so good to be using my hands again. Thank goodness for Orencia injections! I almost want to do craft shows like I used to – up to 12 a year. Those were fun days, but I was also fortunate to have two sons who helped me with all that. Not sure if my husband would be up for that, or me for that matter. But it felt good to be creating. Now, I have to get myself cleaning and straightening, especially the guest room because you never know where Creature will show up….do you? Anyone want to stay over??? 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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Time for a Change MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital’s Atrium Dining Area Closed for Construction It was 1991 when MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital opened the Atrium, a space for patients, their caregivers and hospital visitors to rest and recharge while enjoying a meal. A lot has changed in the past 26 years and it is time for a new look for our dining area. Starting Oct. 2, the Atrium will be closed for a major renovation. The renovation will provide additional seating, new furniture, state-of-the-art media system, charging stations and a whole new look. Funded by donations from the hospital staff, the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, the Auxiliary, the medical staff, the Leonardtown Rotary and the community, the renovations are expected to take at least eight months.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: • Food service through the Café at Buena Vista will not be interrupted • Limited seating will be available in the Cantina located next to the Café at Buena Vista • Construction noise is anticipated • Various construction contractors will be on site
OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE WORKS AT MEDSTAR ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL THIS FALL: • Replacing air handler units to increase cooling on our first floor • Data cables and wireless access points being installed throughout the hospital • New flooring on our second and third floors • New way-finding signage throughout the hospital
Visit MedStarStMarys.org for more information and updates.