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Airport Could Become “Innovation District”
Ken Reed, of S. Hunt Aero LLC talks about the expansion of hangar space at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
As the county is seeking ways to diversify its economy and create more jobs, economic development officials and business entrepreneurs believe they may have found one answer to the problem: the expanding St. Mary’s County Airport and the institutions surrounding it. Chris Kaselemis, county economic development director, told attendees at a Patuxent Partnership meeting Wednesday morning the entire Airport Drive corridor has the makings of an innovation district. An innovation district seeks to recreate a compact and densely populated area of
businesses and technology centers that foster the growth of ideas and innovation. “We have most of the elements, we just haven’t tied them all together,” Kaselemis said. “Companies want to be at the airport, we hear it all the time.” Innovation is the key driving force behind the county’s new economic strategy of attracting younger workers to take technological breakthroughs associated with the military and put them to civilian uses. In St. Mary’s, such a district would recreate a more urbanized setting to attract younger professionals but still help preserve the county’s overall rural character. “We want to create a central hub for St.
Mary’s County,” said Kaselemis. “It will help us compete with larger urban areas.” The regional airport, now vastly expanding with new hangar space for more aerospace-related companies relocating there, is just one piece of the plan. The Southern Maryland Higher Education Center and its highly anticipated autonomous systems research building, as well as the University System of Maryland’s Unmanned Air Systems research and testing site next to the terminal are all components that can make the innovation district a reality, Kaselemis said. Commissioner Todd Morgan said the corridor could be a real boost to entrepreneurship. “We can bring new ideas out and we can bring them in, but not always be tied to the Department of Defense,” Morgan said. Ken Reed, managing member of S. Hunt Aero, LLC, which is responsible for the rapid expansion of hangar and office space at the airport, said the airport can become a center of job training and employment for the county. There could even be entry-level positions and training for aircraft mechanics and room for manufacturing jobs as well, with appropriate prior education. “It’s an important center for potential disaster relief and commerce in general,”
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Reed said. The job growth has been staggering at the airport, according to a report from the Maryland Aviation Administration that Reed shared; there are currently 194 jobs now at the airport and that is expected to increase to 258 by year’s end. “Those are jobs that do not include construction jobs at the airport,” Reed said. The report also showed the airport generated more than $16 million in personal income for the jobs it supports. The airport expansion is also a county public works project, which will include widening and lengthening the main airstrip; this well necessitate the movement of two county roads. Reed said there are now 141 hangars of varying sizes at the airport, with 46 of them built in the last three years. The explosion of unmanned air and autonomous system development in the area helped fuel increased interest in the airport but there had always been a demand from local and regional pilots to keep their aircraft there. “We’re an aviation community,” said Reed, a pilot and real estate developer. “And nobody wants to leave their aircraft out in the rain.”
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County Pursues Jail Renovation Money By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
After years of planning and delays over funding, the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County approved a request from the sheriff’s office to for state grant funding to begin much needed renovations to the county’s adult detention center. The grant application would bring $731,000 in state funding to the project to match the $731,569 being put up by the county. This first installment of more than $1.4 million will fund the architecture and engineering phase of the project; the entire project will cost almost $26 million and will include an entirely new wing for female inmates. Sheriff’s office representatives have said that female inmates are among the fastest growing populations in the county jail. The renovations will also encompass improving kitchen and laundry facilities as well as medical spaces to treat sick inmates. Security control rooms will also see improvements under the new renovations
and old locks will be replaced with newer more advanced ones. Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said he was pleased with the outcome of Tuesday’s decision by the county commissioners. “The board made it clear this is on track,” Cameron said. The appropriation of state funds for the project was made possible by Senate Bill 186 which passed in the General Assembly this year; the deadline for applying for the grant money after state Board of Public Works approval is 2020. Cameron estimated that the construction of the new inmate pod could begin as early as November of 2019 if the request for proposals for construction plans are accepted. The completion of all the renovations could come by December of 2021, he said. Commissioner John O’Connor was pleased that the jail project was once again a priority. “We’re finally here,” O’Connor said during the commissioners’ business meeting. “After all these years.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Narcotics Chief: Fatal Overdoses Continue to Rise By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The sheriff’s office top narcotics detective told the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County Tuesday that as of July there were 19 fatal opioid overdoses in the county that just his agency dealt with. The Maryland State Police who operated locally had dealt with five such overdoses so far, said Capt. Eric D. Sweeney of the Vice/Narcotics Unit. The total overdoses confirmed for 2018 now stands at 24, with four more deaths awaiting confirmation as being caused by opioids, Sweeney told The County Times. “More and more fentanyl is getting into the heroin they [addicts] are buying,” Sweeney said in a later interview. “About 80 percent of all overdoses are due to fentanyl or a mix of fentanyl with something else. “That’s for the nation and St. Mary’s County is right there.” Fentanyl is cheap to manufacture, said Sweeney, and it’s often mixed with other noxious substances in unknown quantities, making it more dangerous than fentanyl created by the pharmaceutical industry. “It’s cheaper to make and people
who are buying it don’t know what it is,” Sweeney said. “They’re rolling the dice.” Sweeney credited the heavy use of Naloxone, also known as Narcan, in reversing potentially deadly overdoses. He said that statistics taken to the end of June show there were 73 uses of Narcan to reverse overdoses; of those cases 15 were incidents in which Narcan had to be used multiple times to revive a subject. “People hear about it and read about it but they don’t understand just how bad it [the opioid crisis] is,” said Sweeney. “Without Narcan our fatal overdose numbers would be off the chart. “It’s used so much.” There were 34 fatal overdoses due to opioids in St. Mary’s for all of 2017, a number which public health officials found alarming. Sweeney said the latest numbers show the county is well on its way to meeting and even surpassing that number this year. “It’s on a higher pace than last year,” Sweeney said. “The numbers are staggering. “It’s pretty scary.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Alvey Joins Commissioner Race By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Roy Alvey, a life-long county resident, is now officially part of the race for the District 1 County Commissioner seat being vacated by incumbent Commissioner Tom Jarboe; his entrance as an unaffiliated candidate via a petition drive makes it a three-way race. Republican Eric Colvin and Democrat Timothy Ridgell are the two party line challengers. Alvey, 69, was born and raised on the Snow Hill Farm property which the county recently bought and renovated as public recreation land; he learned to farm at an early age, he said. After graduating from Chopticon High School he eventually joined the U.S. Army and served in the 82nd Airborne; he later went to work for C&P Telephone which was later bought by Verizon for almost 38 years. He said he worked as a systems technician. Alvey, who lives in Valley Lee, said he has been a long-time student of county politics and has worked on several campaigns of office seekers. Now he believes he is ready to serve. “I’ve always followed politics,” Alvey told The County Times. “Like all candidates we believe we can make a difference.
“I think I’m very knowledgeable and can make the tough decisions, and make good decisions.” T h o u g h Roy Alvey he is not running under the banner of any political party he considered himself “very conservative.” “I’m a firm believer in strong law enforcement, strong education system and school safety,” said Alvey. “I’d also like for the county to try and keep as much of its rural character as we can.” He is a supporter of county government doing as much of its spending for goods and services with local vendors if possible, he said, unless going with an out-of-town vendor meant significant savings of tax payer dollars. On the issue of building new community centers for young people, he was in favor of opening up schools during the summer to provide recreational space for them instead. “Why not open schools for the summer… to see how much interest is in it?” he said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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All St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day. Offices will reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday, September 4. The following is a schedule of essential county services for the holiday weekend: Service St. Andrews Landfill Convenience Centers
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Walden Hosts Overdose Awareness Event
In observance of International Overdose Awareness, Walden is offering its 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Event on August 31st, 7-9 p.m. Using the theme, “A time to remember, A time of act” created by the International Overdose Awareness Day movement, the event will include a Memorial Labyrinth Walk, a Lights of Hope circle, information tables and refreshments. Event will be outdoors with indoor options in the event of inclement weather. Silver ribbons, a part of the international “Wear Silver” campaign to raise awareness on overdose prevention, will be available. Participants
will also be able to create “remembrance rock art” with a loved one’s name or an inspi rational or prevention message. For more i nfor mation, please contact us at 240-2980212 (Beacon of Hope of Walden), 301-997-1300 x 804 or at lauraw@waldensierra.org. Beacon of Hope Recovery Community Center is located in Lexington Park in Millison Plaza, at 21770 FDR Blvd, behind Family Dollar. This event is free and open to the public. Partners for this event include the St. Mary’s County Health Department. Walden also sincerely thanks the families of loved ones lost to overdose death who donated photos of their children for our “Every Overdose is Someone’s Child” campaign. About the Memorial Labyrinth: For
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one day only, Walden will set up a labyrinth walk in the Hope Place/Beacon of Hope of Walden parking lot. Walking labyrinths are a time-honored means of offering reflection and solace across many cultures. The event labyrinth will be decorated with our growing Remembrance Rock collection. Event staff will lead participants around the labyrinth as an opportunity for silent meditation. About Lights of Hope: First begun by The Addict’s Mom organization, Lights of Hope events are now held around the country to support individuals and their families to find help and hope in the struggle to overcome addiction. Participants are able to select lights representing the experience of the individual in recovery (white), the person struggling with active addiction (red), and the person lost to addiction-related death (blue) and share experiences and information with one another. About International Overdose Awareness Day: International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year that aims to raise awareness of overdose and
reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of drug overdose. International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message that the tragedy of overdose death is preventable. About Walden: Walden provides “help for today; hope for tomorrow” for individuals and families impacted by substance use, mental health and trauma issues via a continuum of services to include Hope Place Outpatient treatment and counseling and the Beacon of Hope Recovery Community Center in Lexington Park. Walden’s residential treatment services include Anchor Inpatient Treatment Center and long-term residential and recovery housing programming. Walden can be reached for more information about our programs via our 24-hour crisis line, 301-863-6661 or www.waldensierra.org. For family support information, please contact 240-298-0212. Press Release from Walden
Maryland Jobs Up 5,300 jobs gained in July
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Further, the state’s preliminary jobs estimate for June was revised upward by BLS by 6,700 jobs, from a loss of 5,500 to a gain of 1,200 jobs in the previous month. According to the data released today, the Education and Health Services sector posted the highest gains in July with an increase of 2,900 jobs, all within the Health Care and Social Assistance subsector. Professional and Business Services increased by 2,100 jobs across the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (1,400 jobs), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (400 jobs), and Management of Companies and Enterprises (300 jobs) subsectors. Manufacturing grew by 600 jobs, while Trade, Transportation, and Utilities and Other Services each increased by 300 jobs. Though several sectors experienced decline over the month, including the Leisure and Hospitality sector with a decrease of 1,400 jobs, and Mining, Logging, and Construction with 1,300 jobs, Maryland’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent. Theresa Blaner, DLLR
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Driver Dies in Mechanicsville Crash A motor vehicle crash in Mechanicsville killed its sole occupant on Monday evening. Sheriff’s office personnel confirmed the deceased was a 16-year-old girl but they are not yet releasing the name of the victim until an autopsy is completed. The identity of the deceased is being withheld until positively identified by medical examiners. On Aug. 20, 2018 at 10:22pm the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of 29280 All Faith Church Road in Mechanicsville for the reported motor vehicle collision in which the vehicle was on fire. At the time of the accident, it was undetermined as to if the vehicle was occupied. After the fire was extinguished, the vehicle was found to have one occupant and a request for the St. Mary’s County Collision Reconstruction Unit was made. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, with an un-
identified operator, had left the roadway and struck a tree. Upon striking the tree, the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames with the operator trapped inside. The fire was extinguished by responding emergency fire personnel and the vehicle was found to have only one occupant in the driver’s seat. The operator succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. At this time, speed appears to be a contributing factor and although the identity of the victim is believed to be known it is being withheld pending further scientific means of positive identification. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision and have not provided a statement to the police are asked to contact Cpl. Vincent Pontorno at 301-475-4200 Ext*2337 or Vincent.pontorno @stmarysmd.com. Jason Babcock, St. Mary’s County Sheriff PIO
Trooper 7 Performs Rescue at Sea A Maryland State Police helicopter crew helped rescue a sick passenger off of a cruise ship Aug. 16 evening. Shortly after 9:45 p.m., the United States Coast Guard – Sector Baltimore was notified by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line that they had a passenger requiring immediate medical evacuation on its Grandeur of the Seas ship. The Coast Guard requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command to perform an aerial extraction from the ship in order to provide medical care to one of their passengers and transport them to the nearest hospital. The Grandeur of the Sea was located in the Chesapeake Bay approximately 10 miles southwest of Tangier Island and was traveling at approximately 6 knots. Trooper 7, the Command’s aircraft based in Saint Mary’s County Maryland, was immediately dispatched. Once the aircraft arrived over the ship, the aircrew communicated with the crew of The Grandeur of the Seas who advised they were preparing the upper deck port side to use as the hoisting area. The crew from Trooper 7 prepared to conduct the challenging hoist using the advanced technology aboard the AW-139 aircraft. While working with the crew of The Grandeur of the Sea, the flight crew deployed the trooper/ rescue technician to assess the patient and determine what resource were
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Man Charged in Shotgun Attack By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
A man accused of shooting an 18-year-old woman in the leg with a shotgun last week is being held without bond at the county’s adult detention center and is awaiting a Fischer September hearing in District Court on charges of first-degree assault and numerous other accounts Why Michael Hemi Fischer, 21, of Mechanicsville discharged the weapon at the Chopticon High School student is unknown but according to court documents it appears to stem from some kind of domestic incident. According to charging documents filed against Fischer the victim was inside a residence with him located on Hillside Drive in Lexington Park when the incident occurred; the victim noted in documents requesting a peace order against Fischer that she was in a back room applying makeup when she heard Fischer get into a confrontation with another victim in case, Alexander Wayne
Foote. “Mike and Alex [were] fighting,” Maria Lynn Caccamise’s account reads. “I ran to call someone and [Fischer] crashed through the door with a shotgun. “He yelled at us to get the [expletive] out.” The victim said she dropped her phone and Fischer used the shotgun to smash it as she hid in a bedroom and locked the door. Fischer eventually left, whereupon both Caccamise and Foote exited the house, her account reads in court documents. “After he left I ran outside and he was yelling at Alex and I to leave but he was on the street walking away and then he shot me and ran back inside,” Caccamise claimed in court papers. When police arrived they established a cordon around the Hillside Drive residence but a search did not find Fischer or the gun he was alleged to have used. Police actually received a 911 call from Fischer claiming to be injured but they used the cellphone ping to track his movements. Police eventually found Fischer in a wooded area at the end of Sivak way. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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needed. An assessment was completed and it was determine the patient needed to be evacuated immediately with a priority transport. The patient was safely hoisted off the ship and secured in the aircraft, at which time the medical crew transitioned to medevac mode. The patient was in critical/life-threatening condition. Advanced pre-hospital emergency care was initiated as the aircraft departed the scene for transport to MedSTAR Southern Maryland Hospital. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command has served Maryland citizens since 1970, and operates a fleet of ten (10) AW-139 helicopters from seven (7) bases throughout Maryland on a 24/7/365 basis. Missions include medevac, law enforcement, search & rescue, homeland security, and disaster assessment. The success of rescues performed by the Aviation Command depends a great deal on the cooperative effort of local fire, rescue, EMS, law enforcement agencies, and our partners at the United States Coast Guard. Maryland State Police Press Release
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New Entrance, New Life for Nicolet Park
Local and state officials cut the ribbon on the new entrance to Nicolet Park on FDR Boulevard Tuesday
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The Port of Leonardtown Winery is pleased to announce that two of our house favorites won Best in Class at the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association (ASWA) Competition this past week. ASWA holds an annual wine competition, the largest in the nation focused exclusively on the wines of the East Coast. The competition covers the 17 states from Maine to Florida that border the Atlantic including Vermont, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Of the 483 wines submitted, our 2014 Chambourcin Reserve and 2014 Port of Leonardtown both won Best in Class for their respective categories. The General Manager of POL, Michael Hughes comments, “our staff and customers are excited to see our wines consistently earn national attention year after year! The 2014 Chambourcin Reserve has won best in class for 2017 and now 2018! Two years and counting….!” The 2013 Port of Leonardtown won the same award the year prior. Having two wines win Best in Class two years in a row is a huge accom-
plishment for our cooperative winery in Southern Maryland. It truly puts Southern Maryland on the map for producing full body, dry wines. As our Winemaker, Lauren Zimmerman writes, “we are extremely proud to win multiple awards and medals for wines that are made with 100% Southern Maryland grown grapes. Some of our vineyards are over 10 yrs old and are now showing their true potential.” The Port of Leonardtown Winery is operated by the Southern Maryland Wine Growers Cooperative and is located in the picturesque Port of Leonardtown Park off Rt.5 on Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown, MD. Enjoy a tasting, then relax with a picnic and glass of wine on their heated patio. Live music every Saturday and First Friday. Tasting Room open 7 days a week. (301) 690-2192. Check www.polwinery.com and Facebook for special event details. Rachel Norris, Communications Coordinator, POLW
Free Mulch Available… While Supplies Last The Department of Public Works & Transportation continues to sponsor its “Free Mulch” program while supplies last. County residents are welcome to pick up mulch free of charge at the St. Andrew’s Landfill. Mulch is available between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The St. Andrew’s Landfill is closed on Sundays. Customers are reminded they are responsible for loading and transporting the mulch. Please bring a shovel, pitchfork or similar hand tool to load the mulch. Covering the load with a tarp prior to transporting is required in order to minimize material from blowing off the vehicle. If assistance is required, special needs exist or additional information is requested, please contact the Department of Public Works & Transportation at 301-475-4200, ext. *3550. Additional Recycling/Solid Waste Program information is available on the web at www. stmarysmd.com/dpw/.
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Piney Point Native Receives Civilian of the Quarter Award
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and accolades as a Government Service employee. He was selected as the CNATRA Civilian of the Quarter for his various personal and professional cont r ibut ion s to the naval aviation training enterprise. Nagel began his journey with the United States Navy in April 1983. After completion of Navy Basic Training at Recruit Training Command in Orlando, Florida, he attended and graduated from Personnelman Class “A” School, located at Naval Technical Training Center Meridian, Mississippi, in September 1983. Chief Personnel Specialist Nagel completed his 20 plus years of Navy service
in September 2003. During his Navy career he was assigned to: USS SOUTH CAROLNA (CGN-37); Personnel Support Detachment, Patuxent River, Maryland; FIGHTER SQUADRON ONE ZERO TWO at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (where he participated in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom); Naval Air Systems Command/Naval Aviation Maintenance Office (AIR 3.0), NAS Patuxent River, Maryland; USS SCOUT (MCM-8) at Naval Station Ingleside Texas; and a final tour at Personnel Support Detachment Corpus Christi, Texas. After a challenging few years in the civilian sector working as a sales representative and service advisor at a local automobile dealership, Nagel returned to continue his service to the Navy in July 2005 as a contractor at Training Air Wing (TRAWING) FOUR as Project Manager for the Admin Support Services Contract. In June of 2008, he was sworn into service as a DOD Career Civil Service (GS) employee and eventually was detailed to take over a critical position at CTW4 as the first GS Student Control Officer. In July 2016, Nagel was selected to fill
the vacant Student Control Officer position (STUCON) on CNATRA Staff. As the CNATRA STUCON Officer, he is tasked with oversight of student control operations at five TRAWINGs and 17 Squadrons. Nagel’s in-depth knowledge of the Training and Administration Manual and his technical prowess were instrumental in the complete re-write of the TA Manual. He is a major inspector for the recurring Training and Standardization Inspections of the TRAWINGS. He provides frequent reports to Navy and Marine Corps fleet squadrons regarding training history for pilots and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) involved in mishaps or experiencing flying difficulties. Additionally, he is the coordinator for the CNATRA annual Aviation Training Awards board conducted in March of each year. Nagel is married to Jocelyn Adams of Poplarville, Mississippi. Together they have four children, four dogs, and many tropical fish. They all reside in Portland, Texas. By Lt. j.g. Elizabeth Feaster, CNATRA Public Affairs Officer
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Chesapeake Charities Announces 2018 Honorees Willis Group Awarded Philanthropist of the Year Chesapeake Charities announced the honorees to be recognized during their November 15 luncheon, “A Celebration of Charity” at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. This year’s event will highlight innovative approaches to breaking the cycle of poverty and Dr. Ben Carson, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Secretary, is the invited guest of honor. Linda Kohler, Chesapeake Charities Executive Director commented, “The luncheon is a way to raise awareness about issues and solutions that impact our lives and recognize the people and organizations making a real difference. The 2018 honorees are doing incredible work to end childhood hunger, prevent homelessness and provide basic human needs of food, clothing and shelter.” Philanthropist of the Year will be awarded to The Wills Group, a familyowned company headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, for its community engagement efforts focused on eliminating childhood hunger and ensuring safe and healthy homes. The parent company of several retail, convenience, and home comfort business units, including Dash In Food Stores, Splash In Car Washes, SMO Motor Fuels, and SMO Energy, the Wills Group has donated more than $2.5 million to various nonprofit organizations since 2006, as well as countless volunteer hours and in-kind donations. In 2016, as part of its 90th anniversary
celebration, The Wills Group increased their commitment and deepened their impact in the community through the establishment of the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund at Chesapeake Charities. At the inaugural Blackie Wills Golf Classic and Gala in 2017, The Wills Group raised more than $500,000 to carry on their commitment to community and civic engagement. “The nominating committee was most impressed with the way in which The Wills Group leads by example, encouraging its business associates to join forces to eliminate childhood hunger in Southern Maryland,” said Kohler, “For The Wills Group, corporate responsibility isn’t just good business, it is at the heart of every decision they make.” The Light House Homeless Prevention Support Center in Annapolis, Maryland will be honored as Nonprofit of the Year for their dedication to providing emergency shelter, transitional and supportive housing, and homelessness prevention services to empower people as they transition toward housing, employment and self-sufficiency. In 2017 they launched The Light House Bistro, a self-sustaining and revenue-generating social enterprise that supports the ongoing workforce development and housing programs at The Light House. The full-service restaurant in downtown Annapolis provides employment opportunities for graduates of its Building Employment Success Train-
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ing (“BEST”) program. BEST provides valuable employment skills which allow graduates to make a living wage so they can afford permanent housing. “Their vision is to be a national model for how a community cares for its neighbors experiencing homelessness,” said Chesapeake Charities board member Michael LaFortune, “The Light House strives to break the cycle of homelessness by providing a place of belonging and life-changing programs.” Mark Freestate of Centreville, Maryland has been selected as Volunteer of the Year for his work with Saint Martin’s Ministries, whose mission is to provide a safety net to individuals and families living in poverty on the Eastern Shore. Saint Martin’s has a 33-year history of building trust and delivering needed services to a vulnerable segment of the population in Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties. As Board Chair, Freestate kept Saint Martin’s on course through challenging times and because of his vision, determination and leadership, the board, staff and donors of Saint Martin’s Ministries have a renewed focus and commitment. “Mark rolled up his sleeves and dug into the difficult task of redefining
and diversifying Saint Martin’s Ministries’ revenue streams,” said Deborah Hudson Vornbrock, Saint Martin’s Executive Director. Sponsorships for this event are available. For more information, visit chesapeakecharities.org/event or send an email to info@chesapeakecharities.org. Located in Stevensville, Maryland, Chesapeake Charities is a community foundation that supports over 90 nonprofit funds that impact a range of charitable causes including animal welfare, arts, education, health and human services, and the environment. To date they have generated more than $25 million in investment and grant funding for charitable projects in eight counties: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot. For more information, contact Chesapeake Charities at (410) 643-4020 or info@chesapeakecharities.org, or visit www.chesapeakecharities.org. Chesapeake Charities is accredited by the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. Press Release from Chesapeake Charities
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Pilots N’ Paws: Uniting Love of Flying with Love of Animals ‘Fabulous Hubcaps’ Fundraiser Coming to Solomons
At the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, (l t r) Sandra Scrissel with Bandit, Sandy Hunt, Randy Walton, Ken Reed and Chris Scrissel.
By Dick Myers Editor
Southern Maryland is one of the stops on a unique underground railroad. Although that’s how some of the folks
involved in Pilots N Paws describe by analogy what they do, their volunteerism actually is quite above the ground, although the route they take is typically from south to north. In Southern Maryland the St. Mary’s County Regional
Airport is the hub of their activity. Pilots N Paws, according to their website, is “an online volunteer organization where general aviation pilots can connect with rescue volunteers to transport animals in need to safe havens.” It was founded 10 years ago. Since then, according to their website, “the number of small-plane general aviation pilot volunteers has climbed to over 1,800, with 8200 registered users participating on the website. Our goal is to have 10,000 pilots so that few transport requests go unanswered.” According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the nation’s oldest animal welfare organization: • Approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. We es-
timate that the number of dogs and cats entering U.S. shelters annually has declined from approximately 7.2 million in 2011. The biggest decline was in dogs (from 3.9 milion to 3.3 million). • Each year, approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized (670,000 dogs and 860,000 cats). The number of dogs and cats euthanized in U.S. shelters annually has declined from approximately 2.6 million in 2011. • Approximately 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year (1.6 million dogs and 1.6 million cats). ASPCA says the decline in the numbers of animals entering shelters “can be partially explained by an increase in the percentage of animals adopted and an increase in the number of stray animals successfully returned to their owners.” No-kill rescue groups all over the
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country, such as the Humane Society of Calvert County (which adopts 300 animals annually), are a key factor in the reduction, although their work is costly and takes a significant fundraising effort. Adoption is the goal of the Pilots N Paws volunteers, the rescue organizations and the pilots, and their efforts have also contributed to the reduction of the numbers of animals in shelters. More than 150,000 animals (mostly dogs but some cats, chickens and even a dolphin), have taken flight to new homes. The organization was started with one rescue mission by a woman in South Carolina and has quickly expanded. There were some places in the country that were having a terrible time adopting all the animals they were taking in. Seventy-percent of animals in high-kill shelters in the south are euthanized. Other parts of the country seemed to not have enough for the demand. Thus, came the idea of transporting from the surplus areas to the deficit areas. Pilots N Paws is also tapping the obvious – pilots like to fly. Sometimes they hop in their plane to fly to another airport to just turn around and fly back. Why not put those flights to some worthy purpose? A small group of dedicated pilots at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport
are part of this network. They are now busy helping to sell tickets to an upcoming fundraiser that will benefit Pilots N Paws and the Humane Society of Calvert County. They are bringing in the famous nostalgia band, “The Fabulous Hubcaps,” to a concert September 8, 5-10 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Solomons Conference Center. Deadline for purchase of $50 advance tickets is September 1. Tickets can be purchased through the Humane Society of Calvert County website at https:// humanesocietyofcalvertcounty.org/. No tickets will be sold at the door. The County Times interviewed Plots N Paws volunteers Sandy Hunt and Ken Reed, who live in St. Mary’s County, Randy Walton of Lusby, and Chris Scrissel of Hughesville on Aug. 11 at the airport. Hunt talked about how she got involved in Pilots N Paws: “I’m an animal lover. I love rescuing animals, dogs and horses.” Affiliated with the pilots at the airport, she considers herself part of the ground crew for the operation. When the dogs arrive at the airport, she walks them, feeds them and waits for the aircraft participating in the next leg of the journey to arrive. Instead of using ground transportation which can take longer and be more stressful for the animals, “These
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fights make it possible for them to get wherever they are going quickly,” Hunt explained. “Pilots love to fly and there’s nothing better than having a mission,” Hunt said. “I love to fly,” said Reed, “As Sandy said, you can’t get any better than having a good mission.” The St. Mary’s airport is a perfect location for what they do, Reed said, because it’s a two-hour flight from North Carolina where they pick up a lot of the dogs, and a two-hour flight from New Jersey or New York where pilots for the next leg come from. Reed, managing member of S. Hunt Aero, LLC, which is developing the airport, said the pilots have built a relationship with a rescue organization in Oxford, NC and they regularly fly in and out of the airport there to pick up dogs. He said the airport in Oxford has adopted five dogs who act as greeters for visitors. Walton is also an animal lover with two rescue West Highland White terriers and three cats at home. He learned about the organization at the air show and enjoys partnering with a pilot, sitting in the back and caring for the animals while in fight Scrissel said his wife, who is an animal lover, got him involved, because if he is making such a mercy flight she and their son will go along but may not be interested in a flight to see a ball game. He said it’s a way of giving back. “We’ve been fortunate. You can’t own an airplane without being a little fortunate along the way.” “I haven’t met one dog who snapped at me, growled at me, anything,” Scrissel said. The Pilots N Paws website is an impressive logistics portal that matches groups needing homes for their charges
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with groups willing to accept them. It shows the transport needs and allows pilots to sign up to make that transport. It coordinates multiple pilots making multiple flights as long as 1,000 miles across country, while factoring in weather conditions. Everything is done online. “It may take a week to get things coordinated,” Reed said because of the logistics complexity. “Usually, all it takes is just a day or two.” That site put Reed in touch with the rescue lady in North Carolina to pick up a black Labrador retriever. He and Walton went to pick up the dog and that trip solidified their relationships for future trips down there. Those in the program don’t have to make any particular time commitment. Pilots N Paws provides crates and other supplies, but the pilots are responsible for their gas. No small contribution, as Reed said the 200-mile flights to Oxford will cost the pilot $300-$400. They were asked about their most rewarding trips and they started rattling off the names of the dogs and the experiences similar to what people who foster dogs and then have to let them go experience. “I find all the trips rewarding,” Walton said. “We pick up a dog that’s a sad story and we transform it into a happy story. All of these dogs have been through hell. Not a single one has acted bad. They almost want to thank you,” Reed said. To find out more about Pilots N Paws, go to their website: https://www.pilotsnpaws.org/ dickmyers@countytimes.net
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
75 Years On Watch
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Formed shortly after the establishment of Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 1943, the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, has seen the growth of Lexington Park and tried to keep pace with it for the past three-quarters of a century, protecting and serving the community from fire and other catastrophes. It hasn’t been easy; as Lexington Park has felt growing pains through the years, the Bay District volunteers have felt them right alongside the community. They are the busiest fire company in the county, answering more than 2,000 calls last year for service and well on their way to exceeding that count this year. Their stations, No. 3 in Lexington Park and No. 9 in Great Mills on Chancellors Run Road, are fully staffed around the clock; there are 11 live-in firefighters at the first and about nine at the other, living rent-free as long as they answer emergency calls.
It’s a rare thing in St. Mary’s County with any volunteer company. This weekend the Bay District volunteers will hold a parade to celebrate their 75 years of service to the park and they want the community to join them. “It’s amazing,” said Lauren Johnson, Bay District firefighter who is organizing the celebration. “That’s why we want to do this parade, we want the community to celebrate with us.” Lauren has been with the company for 20 years, he husband, Wayne Johnson, the president of the department, has been with it for 30. Fighting fires and responding to calls isn’t what it used to be; in fact, in some ways it’s even more dangerous. In years past volunteers there responded to many more house fires than now, Wayne told The County Times, but advancements in home construction and electrical wiring have reduced those kinds of emergencies. Now volunteers are bombarded with fire calls, many of them
false alarms triggered by faulty c and car crashes. But the presence of heroin a everything. “A heroin overdose today is lik fire 20 years ago, it’s so common Firefighters often find themselv is found to have overdosed on eith thetic opioids such as fentanyl or Even the most casual contact firefighter down, said Richard Su Bay District fire company, a 10-ye of experience as a paid firefighte the District. “That hasn’t happened yet to a jects vomit and spew blood on o have to get checked for disease three months.
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“It changes your life; just 10 years ago you didn’t have as many heroin overdoses.” When the volunteers at Bay District do get a call out to a real fire, they find that things there have changed to. Wayne can remember when the building materials on homes were sturdier; now with the rapid acceleration in housing growth relying on lighter materials, fighting a fire inside a home takes on a new, more dangerous dimension. “They give you a 20 minutes burn time and then you have to watch out for structural collapse,” Wayne said. Advances in technology have made firefighting safer for volunteers knocking down blazes but it’s still dangerous and expensive. “Now you’ve got respirators and they get better every year but they also get more Late Bay District Volunteer Doug Medley expensive,” Wayne said. Volunteers are often taking multiple calls in one vehicle and According to Sullivan, newer doesn’t always mean better. have to respond to every call in the 8th election district, which “The gear is completely different than what it was 15 or 20 years spans the entire Lexington Park Development District, the largest ago,” Sullivan said. “With the older gear, you could tell when in the county. things got hot and you knew when to get out.” Still, through all the struggles over the years, the Bay District With the new gear, and its heat resistant qualities, firefighters company has moved from an old facility they had to renovate just can sometimes get so hot that their sweat turns into steam, searing to let in new apparatus to their new home on Shangri-La Drive in their skin. the heart of their first-due area. Wayne had a tattoo on his upper right shoulder with a melted They also have state of the art training equipment, including a face due to a steam burn from things getting to hot on one call. chamber that simulates flashovers – fires that burn down all their Keeping top-of-the-line equipment available is more expensive oxygen but remain deadly when reintroduced to the open air, causthan before. ing a massive ignition of all the gases the flames have released in “One firefighter costs $3,000 to equip with pants, coat, boots a room. and helmet,” Sullivan said. “The SCBA (self-contained breathing It’s the kind of training that brings firefighters from all over the apparatus) gear costs about $6,500.” region to train at Bay District. In one recent garage fire in Valley Lee a barrage of chemicals “Nobody in the area has a flashover simulator,” Sullivan said. and gases consumed in the flames contaminated the suits of 10 “Even the University of Maryland doesn’t have one.” firefighters. The Bay District company has 110 members on its roster, but, “We had to condemn 10 suits,” Sullivan said. “That’s a loss of said Lauren, they get a lot of turnover as many of their volunteers $30,000.” come from the military and move where they are told. In the 1970s, Wayne said, a ladder truck cost the volunteers They have to run the company as a tight organization, said Sulmore than $100,000. livan, accounting for every dollar spent of taxpayer money to en“We thought that was outrageous,” Wayne said. “Now it costs sure it can stay for another 75 years. about $1.5 million to purchase a new ladder truck.” “We run it like a business,” Sullivan said. “It’s a never-ending The Bay District volunteers have 17 fire apparatus at their dis- battle.” posal, and Sullivan said the reason the company had to replace them so often is the beating they take in service. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Scholarships Awarded for Energy System Degrees CSM, Exelon Partner to Earn $105,804 Grant The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has received a $105,804 grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to provide scholarships to 15 students pursuing the college’s Energy Systems Technology (EST) associate degree program. CSM was one of six community colleges in the nation and one of two academic institutions in the state of Maryland to receive NRC funding. “These scholarships provide a great way to get an education in the engineering technology field through our awardwinning, hands-on program,” said CSM Business, Technology and Public Service Division Chair and Professor Bernice Brezina. She added that while the nuclear industry is unique to our region’s economy and work force needs because of Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) in Lusby, there is a demand signal to fill jobs nationally in the nuclear industry, making these 15 scholarships all that more valuable. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), 23,000 jobs will be added to the nuclear field within the next five years. In addition, nuclear worker sala-
ries are 36 percent higher than the average local salary. “We are extremely lucky to have support for a program like this in our community,” said Calvert Cliffs Site Vice President Mark Flaherty. “The world is focused on the carbon-free production of energy and having support for education and training in these fields is the foundation for the future. Being able to hire local employees who have been involved with Calvert Cliffs throughout their CSM associate degree program allows them to hit the ground running once their program is complete, not only in Southern Maryland but throughout the country.” Since the program’s inception, Exelon has hired 21 students from the EST program. Those 21 CSM alumni have gone on to build careers with Exelon in the fields of electrical, instrument & control and mechanical maintenance, as well as in support of nuclear operations. CCNPP leadership also hosts a 10-week summer program for CSM student interns to rotate through numerous departments at the two-unit plant as part of the EST curriculum. This is the 10th year that CSM and
Exelon – a Fortune 100 energy company doing business in 48 states, D.C. and Canada – have partnered to provide the EST program and seek NRC grants to support scholarships. The program began when NEI asked nuclear power companies to find a community college partner to develop a curriculum for training nuclear technicians because of an “inadequate pipeline of workers and the graying of the ‘baby boomers,” according to the grant request submission. Then owner of the CCNPP – Constellation Energy Nuclear Group – provided CSM with more than $300,000 in equipment and scholarships to get the program started at CSM’s Prince Frederick Campus. CSM EST Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator Armando Hernandez is also the Senior Lead Mechanical Maintenance Technical Instructor at Calvert Cliffs. He said that the EST program has evolved over the years to continuously meet the industry’s highest standards, but the program now also incorporates technologies like hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and fossil fuels. To apply for EST scholarships, incoming CSM students must qualify with
The Parade of Imaginary Horribles
I have always followed the principle of figuring out the “parade of imaginary horribles” and planning for every possible contingency to ensure protection. The approach is as valid for financial planning as for estate planning. In financial planning, you should always assume the horrible of losing your job and being without an income for at least a year. This means that, after you pay off your high cost consumer debt, the next step is to save enough money to allow you peace of mind even if you lose your job and don’t find another for a year. In estate planning, the horribles hit close to home and become much more personal. For example, no one with children wants to face the possibility that they will outlive their children and children do not want to think they will not outlive their parents. All too often, I am reminded that such horribles aren’t so imaginary. A married couple recently came to discuss their daughter’s sudden recent illness and impending death at a young age. They are named as co-executors of their daughter’s will. What I learned was that the daughter, who is unmarried and has no children, had named her siblings as beneficiaries on life insurance, pension funds, etc. She had not named her parents, assum-
ing incorrectly that she would outlive them. The effect of this was that the parents, who co-signed on the daughter’s student loan, were left without resources to pay off the student loan when the daughter died. Given the daughter’s medical state, we could not remedy the situation by changing the beneficiary designations on her insurance or retirement accounts. Fortunately, however, the family is a loving one and the siblings will help the parents to pay off the student loan. The lesson is that you can never assume you will outlive your parents. And, if you owe your parents money for student loans, mortgage assistance or whatever, make sure you have provided for the repayment of those loans when you die. A simple way to do this is to allocate a percentage of your life insurance, retirement funds, etc. to your parents to pay them back for the loans you have made when you die. If you are paying off those loans during your lifetime, you can always change your beneficiary designations when the loans are repaid. Another not so imaginary horrible occurs when an inheritance is left to a person on disability. Thought must be given to the status of your beneficiary. If that person is disabled, an inheritance from you may cause the person to lose his or her disability payments.
This is a far more common problem than we think. In this case, there is something that can be done to help. A “special needs trust” can be created for the disabled person. This is a trust created for the specific purpose of allowing a person receiving disability to continue to receive those benefits and also receive an inheritance. This type of trust must follow specific guidelines, one of which will return any assets left after the death of the disabled person to the State of Maryland to reimburse the state for making the disability payments. A special needs trust must be approved by the Maryland Attorney General’s office. What about the potential horrible of unforeseen consequences of a second marriage? I was thrilled for another client when he recently married after being a widower for several years. The issue was that the new wife had her own children from a prior marriage and didn’t have a good relationship with the man’s children. That meant that upon the man’s death, he needed to take care of his children as well as his new wife and not leave everything to her. She also faced the same issue. Both husband and wife eventually decided to split each of their estates so that both sets of children would inherit a percentage upon the deaths of their parent, with the remainder going to
a minimum 3.0 GPA in math and science; (maintain a 2.5 GPA once enrolled at CSM); must be a full-time CSM student; U.S. citizen and serve six months in nuclear-related employment if offered at the time of graduation. The scholarship covers tuition, books, supplies and dedicated tutoring. The NRC awarded 51 grants this summer to 40 academic institution in 25 states, totaling more than $15 million. The funding is focused on developing individuals with the skills and competencies necessary to accomplish nuclear safety, including health physics, radiochemistry, probabilistic risk assessment, seismology and other nuclear related areas. To learn more about the EST program, visit CSM online at http://stem. csmd.edu/ To learn more about the NRC-specific scholarship, or any scholarship at CSM, visit https://www. csmd.edu/costs-aid/credit-costs-aid/ scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/ scholarship-finder/.
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each other. Have you thought about the fact that your children may not get along after you die? If you have named all of them as executors, personal representatives or trustees, they are going to have to agree. If they don’t get along, don’t put them in such a position. Instead, name one of them to serve and appoint the others in sequence. Of course, there are many other horribles that can arise. So long as you consider them and plan to take actions to protect yourself and your family in the event they actually happen, horribles can be used to help you figure things out and not to hurt you or your loved ones. To learn more about estate planning, join Andrea Baddour and I at a free seminar on Wednesday September 19th at 11am in our offices at 8906 Bay Avenue, North Beach. Call 301855-2246 to reserve your space. See you then. Striegel & Baddour is a law firm focused on Estate and Business Planning located in NorthBeach with appointment locations in Hollywood and Annapolis. Nothing in the following article represents legal advice. Readers are urged to consult their legal counsel. By Lyn Striegel
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The County Times
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Some School Water Sites CSM CyberHawks Build Shut Down Over Lead Fears Competitive Legacy
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
More than 100 water dispensing stations in St. Mary’s County Public Schools have been shut down after they were found to exceed the limits for lead. About 141 of them had too much of the contaminant, a schools-based report
showed, out of 1,587 fountains in all of the county’s public schools. There were only two drinking fountains that contained excessive lead levels, said Steve Whidden, director of School Maintenance, and both were at George Washington Carver Elementary School. Nearly all elementary schools were found to have some level of excessive lead, the report showed; only Lexington Park and Town Creek elementary schools had no notices. Esperanza Middle School was the only of its kind to have an excess of lead. Great Mills High School was the only one of the four to have a lead finding as well. Water dispensers in schools range from drinking fountains to classroom and bathroom sinks to kitchen sinks and ice machines, Whidden told The County Times. All of the dispensers that were contaminated were shut down and sealed, he said, to prevent them being accidentally opened. Whidden said that all of the contaminated sites would undergo remediation to remove old fixtures or other sources of the lead before being tested again. guyleonard@countytimes.net
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) CyberHawks, the college’s competitive cybersecurity team, took third place at the second-annual Maryland Community College Cyber Competition held at the Montgomery Community College Germantown Campus. It’s the second consecutive year that the team has demonstrated its competitive edge after coming in first in last year’s inaugural competition. The Cyberhawks competed this year against over 20 teams from 10 different community colleges from across the state. The CSM team is made up of three students, D. Price, C. Craft and J. Graves, who due to the nature of their future careers prefer to not include their full names. “The team works well together and is very competitive,” said Professor D. Powell, networking course manager, office technology program coordinator and CyberHawks cybersecurity club advisor. “This is the second year of this competition, and we finished first in 2017 and third in 2018. That is a great accomplishment.” The competition tested the students’ ability to solve cyber puzzles in five categories: computer forensics, cryptography, binary coding, networking communications and a miscellaneous mystery topic. Cybersecurity Ventures, in its Cybersecurity Jobs Report for 2018, predicted there being 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2021. “In 2017 the U.S. employs nearly 780,000 people in cybersecurity positions, with approximately
350,000 current cybersecurity openings, according to CyberSeek, a project supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The current number of U.S. cybersecurity job openings is up from 209,000 in 2015. At that time, job postings were already up 74 percent over the previous five years, according to a Peninsula Press analysis of numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” In addition to the team’s win at the state competition, the CyberHawks competed in the National Cyber League Spring Competition. One player, Craft, competed in the Gold field and finished in the top 10 percent out of more than 3,000 players. “We also had another post in the top 10 percent of their field and another had 96 percent accuracy,” Powell said. “The CyberHawks are interested in growing. We want any student who wants to learn cybersecurity,” she said. CSM is a Center of Academic Excellence for two-year schools (CAE-2Y) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. For more information about the CyberHawks, email DaphneP@csmd.edu. For information about CSM’s cybersecurity program, visit http://www.csmd.edu/ programs-courses/cyber-center. Press release by CSM
CSM Again Earns Military Friendly® Designation The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has received the 2018 Military Friendly® school designation from Victory Media for the fourth consecutive year. Military Friendly schools are considered top-tier educational institutions that provide the best opportunities for military service members and their spouses. CSM is one of the largest providers of educational services for current and former service members and their families in Maryland. Military/veteran students represent approximately 10 percent of CSM’s total enrollment. “CSM takes pride in assisting veterans and military-dependent students as they work toward their educational goals,” said CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy. “We appreciate once again being acknowledged for that ongoing commitment.” The college is approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, which allows eligible veterans, service members and certain dependents to receive VA educational benefits for credit certificate and asso-
ciate degree programs. CSM’s outreach to veterans includes the CSM Student Veterans Organization and a lounge where student veterans can gather to study and socialize. The college has also hired veterans affairs coordinators to advise students. The Military Friendly® school designation comes from Victory Media, which surveys thousands of institutions and assembles information that is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best college where they can receive the education and training needed to pursue a career in the civilian workforce. Schools are evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey completed by the school. Student survey data was also taken into consideration for the designation. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey scores with the assessment of the institution’s ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer) and loan default rates for all students and,
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has received the 2018 Military Friendly® school designation from Victory Media for the fourth consecutive year
specifically, for student veterans. More than 1,400 schools participated in the survey, with 941 schools earning the designation. For more information, visit https://MilitaryFriendly.com. For information on CSM’s Vet-
eran and Military Support Services, visit www.csmd.edu/student-services/ veteran-military-support-services/ Press Release from CSM
Thursday, August 23, 2018
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The Tackle Box Fishing Report
Imitating the Queen
In 1993, unbelievably a quarter of a century ago, Charles Barkley declared in a provocative Nike ad that, “I am not a role model.” The bit targeted the idolization of athletes who, in reality, do little more than entertain. Whatever you think of Barkley, it was, at the time, a controversial and much needed challenge to skewed personal value systems. About 10 years ago and a decade and a half its release, I used Barkley’s ad for a piece on misguided hero-worship in this very column. The inspiration arrived via a local charity golf tournament attended by local dignitaries, law enforcement, social workers and a former professional athlete. All gave speeches. All but one received polite applause – the former professional athlete brought the house down. Despite the presence of several people having a direct, tangible and important impact on our local community, it was the professional athlete, one with no ties to Southern Maryland, who easily won the crowd’s adoration. It was a strange scene, especially considering the audience was a pack of adults, not a goo-goo eyed crop of impressionable adolescents. My conclusion in the article was this: Fifteen years after Barkley’s message, little had changed – by deifying athletes and not those who influence the pillars of society and our individual lives, we still had the role model thing all wrong. The years have provided many names that support Barkley’s claim that athletes have no business being in the role model business - Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Floyd Mayweather, Ryan Lochte and Ben Roethlisberger, to name but a few. In fact, if the aperture is expanded to include those of power and fame – Steve Jobs, the Catholic Church and presidents Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump - Barkley’s only error may be that his scope was too narrow. But I am, despite this list of miscreants, revisiting Barkley’s position and my endorsement. Time…and circumstance have a way of bending one’s perspective. Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul. Her music…white, African American, old, young: so long as you have a pulse, it reaches some special place in the human soul. Franklin left us last week, but her legacy will be long-lasting. At age 45, though, I am not old enough to have experienced her prime. I am also male and white, so while I can contemplate her impact on young women, and particularly on young women of color, I can’t possibly get it. Not fully. But the trail from Franklin through Diana Ross, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Adele isn’t hard to trace. This is where Barkley’s contention that he wasn’t a role model because he simply bounced a basketball missed the mark. Applied to Franklin, Barkley’s 1993 message would argue that as “just a singer”, and not someone who saved lives on a daily basis, educated children or protected families from harm, she wasn’t a role model either – a preposterous suggestion. For some unbiased clarity, Meriam-Webster defines a role model as, “a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others”. The phrase “in a particular role” suggests there’s no absolute formula; it allows for flaws, differences in social contributions and latitude for the prospecting imitator to select particular aspects of the role model’s character or accomplishments. Barkley’s suggestion that society overvalues power and fame was profound (it’s only gotten worse), but the powerful and famous – including athletes and musicians/entertainers – aren’t automatically disqualified from role model consideration by trade alone. Further, and this is something to be mindful of, individuals don’t get to decide whether they become role models; the people who observe and are influenced by their actions do. As for that imitation thing…no one can sing like Aretha Franklin. But Meriam-Webster’s imitation doesn’t have to be literal. Franklin’s music was a feel-good tonic for whatever was ailing you. Her golden voice made you happy. Duplicating that magic for those in our lives and on our own scale is a worthy endeavor – that’s why Franklin’s a role model. We all have an ability to make people smile or to lighten their blues, even if we can’t carry a simple tune. Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
Troy Tippett and Brady with reds from Thursday
By Ken and Linda Lamb Contributing Writers
The past several weeks have found big red drum (reds,redfish, channel bass) all over the bay chasing bait fish and spanish mackerel. These fish have been caught randomly by trollers using big spoons or jigs and bucktails dressed with shad bodies. The best of this fishing is to find the fish frothing the water in a big break with spanish mackerel leaping out of the water trying to escape from the redfish. At that point the fish are bunched up by the hundreds in a concentrated area about the size of a big swimming pool. Any lure tossed into the water will be instantly hit by a redfish in the 35 to 50 pound range. Such an event took place last Thursday about three miles below the Target ship on the South West Middle Grounds in about 25 feet of water. The fish erupted at the very end of the outgoing tide about 1PM and stayed active for a little over an hour. I had been invited on Tom Tippet’s boat the “Box Alarm” out of the Patuxent and we spent most of the morning trolling around looking for the fish from about buoy 72 slowly working our way south. There were a dozen or so other boats doing the same including Capt. Kyle Johnson of Rock Solid Charters. There were occasional hookups of a redfish or two here and there but no big concentrations were located. We eventually anchored and set up a chum line on the Middle Grounds and got an undersized cobia (very nice) and a big red about 25 pounds, as well as several cow-nosed rays. All the reds we were looking for would be oversize as we are allowed only one a day in a slot limit of 18 to 27 inches. All the fish are carefully handled and released alive and kicking. About 1 PM we were getting ready to quit chumming as the action had slowed and to go red drum hunting again when they suddenly erupted about a quarter mile away. The anchor had to be retrieved, the rods switched from chumming rigs to lures to throw, and the chumming gear put away. A mad scramble was still underway to accomplish these tasks when Capt. Tom eased the boat up next to the thrashing fish and
we threw five lures into the frothy water and immediately had five fish on. All of these fish were landed except mine which I had on my personal rod which was too light for the job and the fish broke off as it was headed for the net. That outfit was put away and a stouter rod and reel was quickly substituted. While pictures of the four fish were being taken and the fish released, I called Capt, Kyle and told him to come on down. We were the only boat in the break and the fleet had all gone north out of sight. The fish were still up and the boat was skillfully maneuvered to cast to them. For the next hour we were constantly in breaking fish. Capt. Kyle came in about ten minutes after we called and carefully edged his boat up the fish and he and his other two mates hooked up on their first casts. They ended up landing and releasing ten fish. Gradually other boats showed up. The fish became more skittish in all that prop noise, and some boats drove into the middle of the school at full tilt to make a cast scattering the fish. We headed home about 2:30 with the fish still active but scattered around and harder to find. All told we calculated we had landed 30 fish in the 35 to 50 pound range. Others were hooked and lost. There were some lures with hooks broken or straightened. A big heavy duty jig with a 6/0 or 8/0 hook is what I would recommend. It was a day we will never forget. Last year the big reds were here through October. They ranged as far north as buoy 76 out of the mouth of the Patuxent, and were situated just outside the Targets in Cedar Point Hollow for a couple of weeks feeding on tiny gray trout (weakfish) that schooled up there. One troller targeting spanish mackerel at the three legged marker in the Patuxent mouth landed a couple and caught a redfish about 30 pounds on the same spoon last Wednesday. Anywhere there are mackerel there could be redfish. Bottom fishing has improved all over with massive amounts of spot and white perch available most everywhere. Spanish mackerel are in the ship’s channel along with some snapper blues. Rockfish are up the rivers in the shallows ready to hit cast or trolled lures most every evening and sunrise.
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The County Times
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Anglers Urged to Help Protect Maryland’s State Fish Fishing for striped bass in Maryland is an annual rite of summer, but anlgers are advised to follow a few basic measures to help protect the iconic species during the hottest part of the summer. Seasonal high water temperatures and low oxygen can cause fish to become sensitive and stressed, with increased mortality during catch-andrelease. Larger striped bass—24 inches or larger—will have the most difficulty with these conditions. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recommends that fish be unhooked using a pair of needle-nosed pliers. Anglers should also avoid excessive handling that can damage the fish’s protective layer and cause skin lesions and sores. During these hot summer months, the department also encourages anglers not to practice catch-andrelease fishing for rockfish after reaching their two-fish limit. “Our conservation efforts are designed to keep Maryland’s fishing stock abundant and healthy, but a combination of natural factors make midsummer weeks an especially
sensitive time for striped bass,” Fishing and Boating Services Director David Blazer said. “Simple fishing tactics, which can and should be used year round, can help assure more fish survive the summer.” To reduce the mortality rate of rockfish, the department introduced revised regulations that include the required use of circle hooks, which catch fish in the corner of the mouth. These hooks cause less internal damage and also mean less time out of the water. The department recommends using circle hooks in sizes of 9/0 – 10/0. Maryland’s new striped bass regulations are in effect through the end of the 2019 season. At that time, the department will use new stock assessment data to determine if the new conservation actions and measures are preventing striped bass mortality in the Chesapeake Bay as designed and intended. Press Release by MD Department of Natural Resources
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Shedd Returns to Coach St. Mary’s Tennis SMCM Senior Woman Administrator Erin McDonnell announced Thursday the return of Gregory Shedd as head coach of the St. Mary’s men’s and women’s tennis programs. Shedd began his duties yesterday (Aug. 15) by attending the Department of Athletics & Recreation annual Welcome Back staff meeting. This will be Shedd’s third term as a coach at St. Mary’s. He first stepped on campus as an assistant coach for the 2012—13 season, helping the tennis teams to a combined 25 victories. He became head coach the following season, amassing a combined total of 27 victories and three trips to the semifinals of the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament between 2013 and 2015. Shedd also coached a pair of conference all-stars, including the 2015 CAC’s Tennis Rookie
of the Year. “We’re excited to welcome back Greg to St. Mary’s. His past experience with the Seahawk tennis programs will be an asset as Greg works to make the programs a contender in the Capital Athletic Conference,” said McDonnell. “In addition, I would like to thank the search committee and the student-athletes involved in the search process for their time and thoroughness.” The Middletown, MD native will take over from his former assistant, Tyler Robinson, who stepped down at the end of June. Shedd inherits a pair of programs that made a combined three appearances in the CAC Tournament and produced two All-CAC selections, as well as earning a combined 39 CAC All-Academic Team selections.
Shedd expressed, “I am very thankful for the opportunity to return to St. Mary’s College of Maryland to continue to expand and strengthen the tennis program. I am excited and eager to get back to work with the exceptional student-athletes and faculty at SMCM.” He comes back after three years at the Chelsea Academy in Front Royal, VA as the athletics director and science teacher. He also served as head coach of the boys basketball and tennis varsity teams. In his tenure as athletics director, Chelsea Academy gained Delaney Athletic Conference (DAC) DII championships in boys soccer (2016—17), girls volleyball (2016), girls basketball (2018) and girls soccer (2018). Before his collegiate career, Shedd spent four season (2009-13) as mentor
for the varsity volleyball and tennis programs at Chopticon High School in Morganza, MD as the head coach of junior varsity girls basketball team and an assistant for the varsity squad. Shedd graduated from Frostburg State in 2009 in a B.S. in biology with secondary teaching certification. He’s currently pursuing a master’s in educational leadership and human resource development from Towson. Shedd owns a National Tennis Rating Program ranking of 4.5. The 2018-19 men’s and women’s tennis seasons begin September 15 when the Seahawks travel to Frederick, MD to take on Hood College. Press release by SMCM Athletics
CSM Leonardtown Wellness & Aquatic Center Closing for Maintenance Pool, Fitness Center Improvements Planned
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces its Wellness and Aquatics Center in Building D at the Leonardtown Campus will be closing for one week of maintenance Saturday, Aug. 25 at 1 p.m. The center, located at 22950 Hollywood Rd. in Leonardtown, will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 4 at its normal operating time. During this closure, the competition pool will be drained and receive a new plaster coat, and the fitness center will receive a new floor and be painted.
Wellness and Aquatic Center membership holders may use the Wellness Center at the CSM Prince Frederick Campus, located at 115 Williams Rd. in Prince Frederick, or the Wellness and Aquatics Center at the La Plata Campus, located at 8730 Mitchell Rd. in La Plata, Aug. 27 – 31. To learn more about CSM’s wellness, fitness and aquatics offerings, visit online at www.csmd.edu/go/fit or call 301-539-4760. Press release by CSM
The County Times
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Letter to the Editor: On behalf of the Commissioners of Leonardtown, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the participants and the generous sponsors and contributors who helped make the 16th Annual Beach Party on the Square, held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 in Leonardtown Square, such a great success. Thanks to the generous sponsors and contributors noted below, the event was free and open to the public and the majority of the exciting activities were included at no cost. It is estimated that 5,000-6,000 people of all ages attended the family-friendly event and enjoyed the live music provided by the Funkzilla Band, the fire truck hosedown courtesy of the Leonardtown Fire Department, pony rides courtesy of Milford Meadow Farms, a classic car show courtesy of St. Mary’s Rod & Classic, strolling and street-side entertainment to include juggling, balloon art, face painting, moon bounces, a water slide, games and much more. Signature attractions for the event include the 40-ton sand pit, that transported the middle of Leonardtown into “the Beach”, courtesy of Great Mills Trading Post and AAA Materials where attendees were able to play and compete in volley ball and tug-of-war games, and the now-famous Running of the Balls attraction provided by the Rotary Clubs of Lexington Park, Leonardtown and Charlotte Hall. Thank you again to everyone who attended the event and the kind supporters below who helped make the day possible: Sponsors: Winegardner Auto, Quality Built Homes, Marrick Homes, College of Southern
Maryland, PJ’s Towing & Recovery, The County Times, Bay Community Support Services, Great Mills Trading Post, The Printing Press, Funded in part by a grant from the St. Mary’s County Arts Council’s Community Arts Development Grant Program and the Maryland State Arts Council. Contributors and Supporters: Mock Mattingly, Mid-Atlantic Adventures, AB & H Excavating, Inc., St. Mary’s Ryken Field Hockey, J. Ernest (Ernie) Bell II, Esq., SMC Dept. of Aging & Human Services, Woodlawn Lawn Care, T&T Sweeping, Patuxent Adventure Center, Tyler Alt, Bethany Yeh, Affordable Refuse, Carter’s Bus Service, James Hobbs, The Printing Press, Heather Coburn, CSM Wellness, Fitness & Aquatics Staff, Lee Dyson, The Antique Power Association and Christmas in April, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department, St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, Leonardtown, Lexington Park and Charlotte Hall Rotary Clubs, Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department & Auxiliary, Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad & Auxiliary, Leonardtown Merchants and Businesses, Leonardtown Business Association, St. Mary’s Ryken High School Field Hockey Team, Patrick and Karen McWilliams, Leonardtown’s Mayor Burris, Commissioners and Staff, All of our Performers, Volunteers, Participants & Vendors! Sincerely, Brandy Blackstone Commissioners of Leonardtown
Entertainment
Robbie Boothe Coming to Leonardtown
The Town of Leonardtown, the Leonardtown Business Association, and Producers James & Heather LePore are proud to announce that they are expecting a record-breaking attendance for the last Downtown Tunes concert of the summer, billed as “Downtown Tunes with ROBBIE BOOTHE - the explosive season finale, with opening act special guest star Bradley Turner!” - A FREE, no-alcohol, family-friendly concert from 6-9 PM on Saturday, August 25th. Chairs or blankets are recommended, and food is available at Leonardtown restaurants for eat-in or take-out. Presented by the Leonardtown Business
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12. Space station 14. Gene 19. Satisfy 23. Livid 24. It comes after “et” 25. More (Spanish) 26. Electronic data processing 27. Buffer solution to separate DNA and RNA 28. Primate 29. Scattered 34. Evergreen tree 35. What engaged couples will say 36. Barbie’s friend 37. Midway between south and southeast 39. A position from which progress can be made 40. Showed up 41. Insecticide 42. Type of milk 44. Verandas 45. Annoyingly talkative 46. Abba __, Israeli politician 47. “Heat” director 48. Plant genus 51. Swiss river 52. Prejudice 53. Actor Idris 54. Freedom fighters (slang) 58. Criticize
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Association and financed in part with a grant from the St. Mary’s County Arts Council and series sponsors including Marrick Homes and PJ’s Towing
& Recovery. Robbie says, “This is our third time playing in the Leonardtown square and we couldn’t be more excited! Leonardtown is a great place to shop, relax, eat, and now listen to some great country music. Get your blankets and chairs and head on down to the Leonardtown square for a fun filled evening. Music starts at 6 pm.” It is recommended to arrive early for best seating. Please see their Facebook page at: Downtown Tunes with Robbie Boothe - the explosive summer finale! - for even more details.
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“A great ‘wrap up’”
Battle of Long Island, Part I August 27 will mark the 242 anniversary of the Battle of Long Island (aka the Battle of Brooklyn). It was on this day in 1776 that about 400 young Marylanders sacrificed themselves to save the American army. The following extract of a letter from New York, dated September 1, appeared in the September 14 edition of the Virginia Gazette: Last Monday morning we went over to Long Island, and about midnight we were alarmed by the return of some of our scouting parties, who advised us that the English were in motion, and coming up the island with several fieldpieces. It was generally thought not to be the main body, but only a detachment, with a view to possess themselves of some advantageous heights; upon which near 3000 men were ordered out, consisting chiefly of the Pennsylvania and Maryland troops, to attack them on their march. About sun-rise, we came up with a very large body of them. The Delaware and Maryland battalions made one party. Col. Atlee, with his battalion a little before us, had taken post in an orchard and behind a barn, and on the approach of the enemy he gave them a very severe fire, which he bravely kept up for a considerable time until they were near surrounding him, when he retreated to the woods. The enemy then advanced towards us, upon which Lord Stirling, who commanded, immediately drew us up in nd
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a line, and offered them battle to the true English taste. The British army then advanced within about 300 yards of us, and began a very heavy fire from their cannon and mortars, for both the balls and shells flew very fast, now and then taking off a head. Our men stood it amazingly well, not even one of them showed a disposition to shrink. Our orders were not to fire until the enemy came within 50 yards of us, but when they perceived we stood their fire so coolly and resolutely, they declined coming any nearer, although treble our number. In this situation we stood from sun-rise til 12 o’clock, the enemy firing upon us the chief part of the time, when the main body of their army, by a route we never dreamed of, had entirely surrounded us, and drove within the lines or scattered in the woods, all our men, except the Delaware and Maryland battalions, who were standing at bay with double their number. Thus situated, we were ordered to attempt a retreat, by fighting our way through the enemy, who had posted themselves, and nearly filled very field and road between us and our lines. We had not retreated a quarter of a mile before we were fired upon by an advance party of the enemy, and those upon our rear were playing upon us with their artillery. Our men fought with more than Roman virtue, and we are convinced would have stood until they were shot down to a man.
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as well as the other At- taxpayer money lantic Coastal states. and federal grants. The report pointed It has operated since out a pair of projects, both oyster 1958 and controls preservation projects, the licensing of commercial that cost the commission $400,000. This took a heavy and recreational fishers toll sions operating funds on the commisand anglers alike. appreciate, according they did not fully The to the audit. commission According to the is based in Colonial report the commission diverted revenues Beach, Va. from all oyster licenses, surcharges The audit found inspection taxes and that identification the commission increastags to these projects. The audit chided ingly cannot operate the commission for expending so much without spending on one portion out its reserve accounts of fisheries preservation at the expense of and of it does little to regulate all else. “While the preservation its own spending. of the oyster “During fiscal 2017, population is important, concentrating all funding efforts the commission in this area without used $80,000 in cash restrict- gard for other areas of responsibility reand ed for future projects the need for funds for ongoing Potomac River Fisheries administrative operations Commission to cover operating ex- ability to remain could result in the inpenses when there By Guy Leonard was the audit stated. a viable going concern,” no operating Staff Writer cash availin tenuous financial Concurrently, the audit condition, a report able,” the report stated. from state’s Office mission had problems found the comof Legislative Audits “As The Potomac River recording and acstates. the commission had of June 30, 2017, counting for all of its financial transacnot sion, which is chargedFisheries CommisThe commission coordinates reserve for these funds. reimbursed the tion; it did not with the preservahave accounting personnel tion and oversight fisheries “At the end of the fishery shared regulations between the Maryland with adequate by both Maryland De- commission’ of fiscal year 2017, the ing standards knowledge of accountand Virginia, is still partment of Natural Resources s deficit for restricted to do so, according and the totaled Virginia Marine Resources to the approximately $145,000, funds report. Commission an increase of $55,000 The commission does over the fiscal year 2016 deficit.” secure location where not even have a it stores the backThe report stated the commission op- ups to its servers, according to the audit, erated at a loss of $84,000 which makes them “subject to damage, for fiscal 2017, demonstrating an “inability to operate destruction or loss.” with a positive cash The commission responded balance.” to the au47729 Devin Circle, The commission’s Lexington Park, MD revenues decreased dit saying it had heeded the advice given from $815,685 in fiscal 20653 and was searching for 2016 ways to $790,589 to correct the NO MONEY DOWN AREA! in fiscal 2017; the problems. commission gets its revenues from licenses but also from Marylandand surcharges guyleonard@countytimes.n and Virginia et
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Governor Larry Hogan today an- academic program offered before and nounced $18.6 mil- after the school day, or in summer lion in new educa- a school with a high concentratio for n of tion funding to go students in kindergarten through eighth living in poverty toward a series and at risk of falling of initiatives, includ- behind academic requirements, along with $500,000 for ing recommenda the recruitment, traintions from Mary- ing, and ongoing development of new land’s Commission teachers. An additional $4.9 on Innovation and million will Excellence in Edu- used by the Interagency Commission be cation, known as the Kirwan Commis- School Construction (IAC) to conductOn sion. While the Commission statewide facilities a assessment. will present its final findings The governor also and at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 million authorized an adthis funding reflects in the current fispreliminary recommenda cal year tions made through for need-based scholarships earlier this year. the Maryland “Every child in Maryland Commission (MHEC). Higher Education deserves access to a world-class In addition to the education, regardfunding for the less of what neighborhoo Kirwan d they happen released recommendations, Hogan also to grow up in,” said $40 million in school Governor Hogan. safety “That’s why our administrati funding that had been restricted on has pro- legislature vided record funding in the budget. 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These new hance school safety; $3 million for the investments are yet another way we are Maryland Center for School Safety’s giving our students even more opportu- operations, including 13 new positions; nities to learn, grow, $2.5 million to help and thrive.” with newly required The new funding school safety evaluations; and $1 for Kirwan Commillion mission initiatives for Hate Crime School includes: Safety Grants. $2.5 million for an “Keeping our kids early literacy prosafe is one of our gram, providing additional most reading sup- Hogan.important jobs,” said Governor port to eligible students “This past session in kindergarten we enacted through 8th grade. landmark school safety legislation $2 million for the Teaching to create aggressive, statewide standards Fellows for for school Real Estate │ Business Maryland Scholarship, safety, & Inventory │ will cover 100 percent a program that Maryland Center expand the work of the │ Farm Equipmen Personal Property/E for of the annual cost t& states of tuition and mandatory require each school School Safety, and Benefits/Fundraisers Machinery │ Livestock │ Storage system in Maryland fees at the UniUnits │ │ Certified Personal versity of Maryland, to develop assessment teams Property Appraiser College Park, or 50 in order to percent of the cost identify potential EXCITINGUpcoming of FUN ● FAST Auctions ● EFFICIENT tory fees at a private tuition and manda- ing together, we safety threats. 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Thank you to all who came out for the Clement’s Cuties softball fundraiser last Saturday at Back Road Inn. It was so much fun – great bunch of men and women involved. So many volunteers helped Ricky and Elise Ryce during set-up. There were long tables lined up with at least 80 silent auction items, and volunteers manning those tables, plus T-shirt, food, and drink stations. I don’t know how the grill masters made it through the hot humid day standing over that huge grill, but the barbecue and hot dogs were delicious. Volunteers manned the entrance, and others were selling raffle tickets. Harry Pool and Veronica Johnson were the funniest MC’s from their high perch atop the scaffolding. I hope that this year’s recipients; Noah and Colton, and their families, will benefit financially and spiritually from the event. WebMD describes Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) what Noah and Colton are fighting as, “What Is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia? ALL is a type of leukemia that starts from white blood cells in the bone marrow, the soft inner part of bones. It develops from cells called lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell central to the immune system, or from lymphoblasts, an immature type of lymphocyte. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia invades the blood and can spread throughout the body to other organs, such as the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. But it does not normally produce tumors as do many types of cancer. It is an acute type of leukemia, which means it can progress quickly. Without treatment, it can be fatal within a few months.” But the boys looked on top of the world on Saturday. I was trying to hold my phone to take video of them while each boy came in on separate firetrucks, but I could barely see from the tears coming down my face. The rest of the impressive parade of motorcycles and the farm truck which held all those “beautiful” Clement’s Cuties just brought the tears on harder.
When the Cuties arrived at the visitor’s side to start the game, they were greeted with an ingenious and devious shrink wrap of their dugout by the clever Over 30 Women’s Allstars team. Besides the shrink wrap, the dugout was filled with every conceivable inflatable for them to wade through. It was great. And then the antics began. If you haven’t been, it is such a treat to see the Cuties play with props from crab nets to lawn chairs in the field. Silly string is abundant as are items thrown out to the spectators by slingshot. The women played to win and showed those cuties a thing or two. The fun day continued across the street at the Back Road Inn Pavilion, otherwise known as The Compton Civic Center with the band It’s All Good. All money taken at the door also went for Noah and Colton’s medical expenses and wish list. People really come together in this county to help those with terrible illnesses or tragedies. I love seeing that. Back Road Inn was jampacked. And in reference to the band, It’s All Good, please make a point of seeing them very soon. I felt like I was getting a fantastic floor show plus an excellent concert. That lead singer definitely has the moves like Jagger, and a great voice. One dance for me and I was worn out – I better start building up. Thank you again for all your support for this charity and ones that are dear to your hearts. We now have a website besides a Facebook page for the foundation: www.clementscutiesfoundation.org , so people can keep updated with events plus donate each year at any time at their convenience. This was my first foray into creating a website and it was a fun learning experience – let me know what you think of it. To each new day’s adventure, Shelby Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@ yahoo.com or find me on Facebook
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Submarine Squadron 15 Holds Change of Command Capt. Timothy J. Poe, from Patuxent River, Maryland, relieved Capt. David G. Schappert as commander, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 15 during a ceremony hosted at the Naval Base Guam theater, Aug. 17. Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) Rear Adm. Daryl Caudle was the guest speaker for the ceremony and discussed the impact and importance of submarine forces in Guam. “I rely daily on the submarines here in Guam to maintain their warfighting skills at peak readiness, capable of deploying at a moment’s notice,” said Caudle. “Your readiness is an indispensable part of my strategy [to significantly improve the lethality of our undersea enterprise].” Caudle also remarked on the role as commodore of SUBRON 15 and Poe’s leadership abilities. “Being the commodore of SUBRON 15 may be the best major command assignment in the Navy – certainly one of the most challenging,” said Caudle. “I know that [Tim is] ready to take Dave’s accomplishments to the next level. The talented SUBRON 15 team should be excited to serve under [his] strong and proven leadership.” Caudle presented Schappert with a Legion of Merit for his dedicated leadership of the Navy’s only forwarddeployed submarine squadron and acknowledged his tremendous efforts. “Rest assured that your service to the men and women of Submarine Squadron 15 was both significant, meaningful, and effective,” said Caudle. “You not only contributed deeply to keeping our nation safe, you changed the lives of the Sailors within your charge. You have the deep gratitude of myself, our Navy, and our nation.” Schappert thanked the men and women of SUBRON 15 for being instrumental to the submarines’ accomplishments throughout his tenure. “What we do out here at the tip of the spear in Guam is incredibly challenging, but it’s also incredibly rewarding,” he said. “My staff is exceptional, and they made my time in command significantly easier than it would have been without their dedication to our submarines.” Schappert has led SUBRON 15 for approximately two years, during which Guam bid farewell to Los Angelesclass attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) and welcomed USS Asheville (SSN 758). He made signifi-
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cant, lasting improvements to submarine maintenance and operations in the Western Pacific to support SUBRON’s four submarines and all Pacific Fleet submarines passing through Guam. Schappert improved warfighting readiness across the board through bold repair and upkeep initiatives, a balanced mentoring and oversight posture, and high standards in execution. Schappert expressed his excitement for Team 15’s future with Poe at the helm. “Tim, I’ve known you and worked with Capt. Timothy Poe, right, relieves Capt. David Schappert, left, as commander, Submarine you for years,” said Squadron (SUBRON) 15 during a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam theater, Schappert. “I can Aug. 17. SUBRON 15 is located at Polaris Poin think of no one better cently as Deputy Commander for Mission Readiness at prepared to lead this SUBRON 15. team through the challenges the future holds.” Schappert will head to Washington, D.C., and work in Poe praised Schappert for the squadron’s success and thanked him for turning over a great command. He dis- the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. COMSUBRON 15 is located at Polaris Point, Nacussed his excitement for the years ahead. val Base Guam in Apra Harbor, Guam, and consists “I’m excited to take the helm and lead the great subof four Los Angeles-class attack submarines. The mariners of Team 15,” said Poe. “My goal is for Team 15 to be the pinnacle of warfighting excellence in the squadron staff is responsible for providing training, Submarine Force, and I promise to bring motivation and material and personnel readiness support to these commands. Also based out of Naval Base Guam are passion every day to ensure we meet that goal.” Poe’s sea tours include service as navigator aboard submarine tenders USS Frank Cable (AS 40) and USS Newport News (SSN 750), executive officer aboard USS Emory S. Land (AS 39). The submarines and USS Memphis (SSN 691) and commanding officer tenders are maintained as part of the U.S. Navy’s of USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and USS Key West (SSN forward-deployed submarine force and are read722). His shore assignments include serving as the se- ily capable of meeting global operational requirements. nior member of the Tactical Readiness Evaluation team Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 Public Affairs at Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic and most re-
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John Donald Bernd II
John Donald Bernd II, 60, of Compton, MD passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018. He was born on August 8, 1958 in Washington, D.C. to Loretta I. Veitch Bernd of Leonardtown, MD and the late John Donald Bernd. John is a graduate of Randolph Macon Academy. He spent his career working as a Drywall Installer. He was very handy and could fix many things. He enjoyed spending time on the water, especially fishing. He was a fitness buff and went to the gym often. His hobbies included cheering on the Washington Redskins and the Nationals, and watching western movies. His family was his greatest love, especially spending time with his grandchildren. In addition to his mother, John is also survived by his son, Matthew Fletcher Bernd (Emilee) of Leonardtown, MD; his sisters, Rena S. Bernd of Leonardtown, MD and Donna J. Bernd of Arlington, VA; his grandchildren: Ella, Mellee and M. Fletcher Bernd, Jr.; and extended family and friends. In addition to his father he is also preceded in
death by his son, John William “Johnnie” Bernd. All services are private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
James Allen “Jim” McFadden
James Allen “Jim” McFadden, 83, of Leonardtown, MD passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Levindale Specialty Hospital in Baltimore, MD, with his
loving family at his side. He was born on July 25, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late James Jerome McFadden and Elizabeth Allen. In August 1952 Jim enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country until his honorable discharge in April 1962. During his career he sailed extensively around the world. On November 5, 1960 he married his beloved wife, Dorothy Elizabeth McFadden in LaPlata, MD. Together they celebrated over 57 wonderful years of
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marriage. After leaving the military, he worked for the Navy Resales System as a J3 Complex Manager for the Naval District of Washington. After retiring he worked for many years in the Auto Industry. He was an avid golfer and also enjoyed playing softball. His family was his greatest love, and he enjoyed time spent with them. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. In addition to his beloved wife, Jim is also survived by his children: Maureen McFadden of Leonardtown, MD, Colleen Ryan (Paul) of Cedar Hill, TX, and James McFadden Jr. of Leonardtown, MD; his sister, Kathleen Mauro of San Mateo, CA; his grandchildren: Linsey McFadden (Adrian Alfonso) of London, England, Justin Ryan, Maura Ryan, and Ryan Marquiss of Hagerstown, MD; and many extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his siblings: Mary Lou Di Pofi, Joanne Crowe, Billy Hughes, and Dennis Hughes. Family will receive friends on Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with Prayers recited at 7:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend Brian Sanderfoot on Thursday, August 24, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church, 21370 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Tracy Mattingly, Timmy Mattingly, Glen Mattingly, Donald Mattingly, Allen McFadden and Paul Ryan. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Manor House Restoration Fund, 21370 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
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Mary Frances Curtis, 94 of Washington, DC, (formerly of Chaptico, MD) passed away on August 17, 2018. Mary was born on May 11, 1924 to the late John Louis and Mary Agnes Neale Collins. She was educated in the St. Mary’s County Public School system. On August 3, 1942, she married James Thomas Curtis. She attended church in Washington, D.C. at St. Francis De Sales and St. Anthony. She was a sweet, loving, caring and very passionate Aunt and who was affectionately known as Aunt Frances
to many people. Entertaining others was one of her many passions. Mary loved dressing sharply and keeping up with the latest fashion. Therefore, she shopped at many stores and malls. When she could no longer travel to the stores and malls she brought the stores to her door through the world of catalogs. After moving to Washington, D.C., Mary worked at the Pioneer Cleaners. After leaving the cleaners, she began her government career of 19 years at General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy. Throughout her life, Mary met many friends and spent time traveling along with them to New York, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas and Maryland. After meeting James Austin, her life time friend and companion, she extended her travel to Georgia. She loved spending a week vacation in St. Mary’s County with her siblings, Louis and Catherine, and their families, which was the highlight of the year. While there she visited other relatives and friends. She had a love for sports such as football, baseball, golf, and the Olympics. During football season she loved and enjoyed cheering for her favorite team the Washington Redskins. She often said she could pick better players than the coaches and manager during the draft. She was so happy to see Tiger Woods return to golf the sport he loved so much. After retirement, Mary enjoyed keeping up with the characters on the Young and Restless and The Bold and Beautiful soap operas. Also, she loved keeping up with politics and the news. Mary was ecstatic witnessing the first African-American President Barrack Obama. She admired the Obama couple so much that she included their photographs in her family photo album. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas Curtis; sister, Catherine Collins Briscoe (James); two brothers, James Louis Collins (Sarah) and William Aloysius Collins and nephew, Mark Anthony Briscoe. Mary is survived by eleven nieces: Mary A. Gray, Margaret B. Medley, Helen E. Butler, Frances D. Briscoe, Selma L. Curtis, Shirley C. Briscoe, Sharon B. Greenwood-Staten (David), Debra T. Dyson, Judy M. Nelson, Martha L. Greene, and Jane M. Hebb (Michael), Edna M. Holton and Gladys Briscoe; five nephews: James C. Briscoe, Jr. (Mary), John H. Briscoe (Elizabeth), Ronald V. Briscoe (Donna), Robert M. Briscoe (Linda) and David L. Briscoe, Sr. (Sharra); Godson, George R. Medley, Jr. and a host of great nieces, great nephews, cousins, family members and friends. Family and friends united on Saturday, August 25, 2018 for visitation at 10:00 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am at Immaculate Conception Church, 28297 Old Village Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Interment followed
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Joseph Lawrence Higgs, Sr.
Joseph Lawrence (Larry) Higgs, Sr., 77, of Leonardtown, MD, peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his children and family members. Larry was born on April 08, 1941 to the late John Leon Higgs, Sr and Victoria Helen Higgs in Compton, Maryland. Larry was a retired lifetime waterman. Although he worked other jobs in his younger days such as bricklaying and running Norris’ Tavern in Hollywood (now known as the Hole in the Wall), working the water was what he truly enjoyed. Prior to his sickness Larry enjoyed hunting, fishing, shooting pool, playing cards and having grand parties with dancing, laughing and sharing stories with family and friends. As his sickness progressed he enjoyed being surrounded by family, watching the birds on his feeders and the deer and turkeys that frequented his yard. He loved being visited by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family members that often visited. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his son, John Walter Higgs, grandson, Kristopher Brenton Gray, and brothers, John Leon Higgs Sr., and Vincent Higgs. Larry is survived by his children, Wendy Tippett (Tom) of Leonardtown MD; Joseph Lawrence Higgs Jr, (Pam) of Newburg; Terie Perez (Greg) of King George, VA; Tina McDonald (Bucky) of Chaptico, MD; Sherry Hutson (Carter) of Mechanicsville MD; Jennifer Hemming of Leonardtown MD; and Angel Higgs (Andrew) of WA. Brothers, Solly Higgs (Vina); Buzzy Higgs (Bonnie); sisters Julia Sievertson, Vicky Deagle, Jean Reeves (Ronnie), Ann Mattingly (Donald), and Janice Deagle. Larry is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and his dear friend Maria. Family will receive friends on Saturday, August 25, 2018, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., with prayers recited at 4:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P,A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s 44724 Hospice Lane, Callaway, MD 20620 or the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, 22855 Lawrence Avenue, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-
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Mary Catherine Edwards
Mary Catherine (Adams) Edwards, 74, of Drayden, MD, passed away on August 15, 2018 at Hospice House in Callaway, MD. Mary was born on March 2, 1944 in Drayden, MD, to Charles and Dora Adams. She is survived by her husband, Luther “Bubby” Edwards, and two sons, Dennis Lee Edwards of St Georges Island, MD. and Brian Keith Edwards (Vilma) of Herndon, VA. She was also the proud grandmother of three granddaughters, Brianna and Madeline Edwards of Herndon, VA & Lenore Edwards of Hughsville, MD. In addition, Mary is survived by her mother, Dora Adams, and ten siblings: Nancy (James) Schmidt of Aldie, VA, Barbara (Randy) McDonnell of Herndon, VA, Robert (Sandy) Adams of Valley Lee, MD, John (Chris) Adams of Drayden, MD, Patrick (Garnette) Adams of Ridge, MD, Michael (Betty) Adams & Daniel (Chantal) Adams, both of Valley Lee, MD, Sharon (Harvey) Yee of Chicago, IL, Annette Adams of Valley Lee, MD and Lisa (Kevin) Squires of California, MD. She is remembered by many nieces and nephews. Mary was predeceased by her father, Charles Adams Sr and brother Charles Adams Jr. Mary graduated from St Michael High School in 1962. She owned and operated several school buses for 35 years and was well-known as President of the St Mary’s School Bus Contractors Association for a number of terms. She enjoyed walking and her home on the water and made the best soft crab sandwich and fried oysters in the county! A Memorial Mass in Mary’s name with Father Paul D. Nguyen officiating will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. at St Georges Catholic Church, Valley Lee, MD, where Mary was a lifelong member. No flowers please. Memorial donations can be made to Hospice House in Callaway, MD P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Maryland, Dorothy Ann was the daughter of the late Oliver Wellington Moran and Lillian Adams Moran. Dorothy Ann was a lifelong St. Mary’s County resident. She completed primary school at St. John’s and graduated from Great Mills High School. On June 5, 1954, she married the love (and dance) partner of her life, John Joseph (“Johnny”) Cullison of Ridge, Maryland. After 10 years of employment at Southern Maryland Electric Company, Dorothy Ann worked alongside Johnny to build Cullison Sheet Metal, Heating and Air and Cullison rentals. They celebrated 53 wonderful years of marriage before Johnny’s passing in 2007. Dorothy Ann was an active member of Holy Face Catholic Church for 65 years; she supported her faith community and Little Flower School through many decades of service with the Holy Face Ladies of Charity. She spent many years as a volunteer for HOPE ministries and other local charities. Dorothy Ann loved spending time with her family and her wide circle of friends. Her hobbies included bowling with her beloved Chatterbox League teammates for more than 50 years, dancing and playing card games, and organizing the annual famed Chatterbox Atlantic City girls trip. She enjoyed fishing and crabbing, hosting and bringing family and friends together over food, fellowship and horseshoes. Her family was her greatest pride and joy; she loved spending time with them, especially her grandchildren. She achieved “favorite aunt” status of many nieces and nephews and was “MaMa” to many. Dorothy Ann is survived by her son Mark Alan Cullison (Dana) and her daughter Stacie Cullison Heller (Jim), grandsons John Joseph Cullison II, Jacob Alan Cullison, John Thomas Heller, granddaughters Jessica Marie Cullison and Lillian (“Lily”) Victoria Heller, sisters-in-law Eleanor Hogan Cullison of Lexington Park, Maryland, Leigh Cullison Alvey of Great Mills, Maryland, Shirley Cullison Skrabacz (Ted) of Lexington Park, Maryland, Jane Moran of Hollywood, Maryland, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and a loving extended family. In addition to her parents and husband, she
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is preceded in death by her siblings: Lucille Moran Morgan, Margaret “Regina” Moran Tucker, Harriet Moran Norris and James O. Moran.
James Beane
James (Jim) Beane of Bushwood, MD passed away on August 16, 2018. Jim was born in Baton, North Carolina (Caldwell County). He was the son of the late Clara May Honeycutt Beane and Ransom Jones Beane. Jim is survived by his loving wife Rita Faye Smith Beane of fifty seven years and one son, D. Lynn Beane (Mary Ellen) of Helena, AL. As well as, his siblings; Bill Beane (Sandra) of Hudson, N.C., Laura Melvin of Granite Falls, N.C. He was preceded in death by his siblings; Margie White, Carolyn Sullivan, Helen Wesson, Judy Suddreth and Jewel Sullivan. Jim served eight and one half years in the Navy with four and one half years in Hawaii and four years in Washington, DC. (Andrews Air Force Base). While stationed in Washington, he was an Honor Guard in participation on the 25th. Day of November 1963 in the funeral procession of the late President John F. Kennedy and marched in front of the caisson from the Capital to St. Matthews Cathedral and then to Arlington National Cemetery. When General Douglas MacArthur passed away he also served as Honor Guard at his funeral. He was also Honor Guard on the 20th. Day of January 1965 in the Presidential Inauguration of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Jim was a member of the Seventh District Optimist Club of Avenue, the memoryLegion of your cherished MD and theHonor American (VFW) one by sharing Post 221 of Avenue, MD.the story of their life with friends, and associates Contributions mayneighbors be made to Hoshere in the community. pice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD, Seventh District OptiFor details and to place mist Club P.O. Box 53 Bushwood, MD your notice of remembrance, 20618, and American Legion Post 221 call 301-373-4125 for assistance. 21690 Colton’s Point Road Avenue, MD 20609. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD.
A Tribute to the Loved One Whose Memory Lives On Forever in Your Heart
Dorothy Ann Moran Cullison
Dorothy Ann Moran Cullison, of Great Mills, Maryland, passed away peacefully at her home on August 14, 2018. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 10, 1935, in Hollywood,
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Homeschool Day at HSMC Registration is open for Historic St. Mary’s City’s fall Homeschool Day on Thursday, September 27. $5 per child, age 5 and older. Register or info, call 240-895-4980 or email Programs@DigsHistory.org.
Thursday, August 23 Calvert Marine Museum Closed For the Brad Paisley concert. Normal operating hours resume Friday, August 24. Brad Paisley Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Rd. S, Solomons 7:30 PM Country music star, Brad Paisley performs live at the PNC Waterside Pavilion. Paisley has an unbelievable show packed with hits. Gates open at 6:00. Food and beverage vendors on site. Chairs and coolers not permitted. Info, visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. To reach a staff member, call 410-326-2042, ext. 16, 17 or 18. $59-$120 (additional fees apply). Visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call the 24-hour hotline 1-800-787-9454 to purchase tickets!
Friday, August 24 Park Place Toastmasters Church of the Ascension Lexington Park, 21641 Great Mills Road 12:00 - 1:00 PM Find out how we can help you develop your speaking, listening, and leadership skills in a non-threatening environment!
Yard Sale 2nd District VFD & RS, 45245 Drayden Rd., Valley Lee 7:00 AM - Noon Reserve a space $10. Call Kelly at 240-299-5261. Car Wash 2nd District VFD & RS, 45245 Drayden Rd., Valley Lee, 7:00 AM – Noon Coincides with yard sale to support the FD new building. Complete Wash $10. Coffee and donuts on sale while you wait. More info contact Dee Dee Johnson 240-561-2750.
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Dee of St. Mary’s Public Sails 14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons 2:30 - 4:30 PM Sail aboard the historic skipjack departing and returning from the Calvert Marine Museum. Experience the Patuxent River aboard this iconic Chesapeake dredge boat. $15 for ages 8-12. 13 and older are $25. Sorry, no children under five permitted. Advance reservations by noon the Friday prior to the cruise. Contact Melissa McCormick at 410-326-2042 ext. 41. Downtown Tunes-Robbie Boothe in Concert Leonardtown Square 6:00 – 9:00 PM Bring your lawn chair or blanket for this free concert in the heart of Downtown Leonardtown, be sure to come early! www.robbieboothemusic.com Bingo Every Saturday Mother Catherine Academy, 38833 Chaptico Rd., Mechanicsville 6:30 -10:30 PM Doors open at 5:00. Early Birds start at 6:30. Regular Games start at 7:00. $10 (one regular book). Concessions. Info: 301-884-3165. Visit www.mothercatherine.org for Jackpot and Moneyball update.
Sunday, August 26 Designer Bag Bingo 5 South Event Center, 21030 Point Lookout Road 12:00 - 5:00 PM The Southern Maryland Center for Independent Living hosts this event to support their Mission to assist persons with disabilities. Over $7,000 in prizes featuring new authentic designer bags and accessories. Advance tickets are $30; $35 at the door. No children, please. Concession available. Info: 301-904-9426 or 301-481-6993. Elks Texas Hold’em Tournament St Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park 3:00 – 9:00 PM $80 Buy in. Food and drink available for purchase Questions: James Dean 240-577-0828. Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com.
Saturday. August 25
Farmer’s Market at Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood 8:00 AM - Noon Fresh local produce, herbs, san vendors, and hands-on activities for SotterleyFarm.org
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Super Saturday College of Southern Maryland, All Campuses 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Complete everything you need to become a student at the College of Southern Maryland in one day. Arrive by 9:00 to complete placement tests. Meet advisors, register, make payment arrangements and purchase books. Apply for admission in advance at https://hawkslanding.csmd.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/createaccount.aspx?f=5e05431d-9f68-4158-a72f-74cf6dc7b9cf. 301-934-7765. 2018 Women’s Conference First Missionary Baptist Church, Lexington 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM A continental breakfast will be served at 8:00am. This year’s theme is “Royalty… That’s How He Sees Me.” Hosted by the Women’s Ministry of FMBC. Registration $25/person. Info: contact FMBC at 301-863-8388 Back-to-School Vision Screening Lexington Park Library 12:00 - 4:00 PM Lexington Park Lions will provide free vision screening for children 3 to 18 years of age at this 2018 Back-to-School event.
Monday, August 27 Toastmasters—Talk of the Town 21677 FDR Blvd, Lexington Park 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Improve your communication and leadership skills. Visit and bring a friend! We meet at the Lexington Park Public Library. www.club9410.easy-speak.org SMYOC Choir Auditions—St. Mary’s Patuxent Presbyterian Church, 23421 Kingston Creek Rd, California 5:30 - 9:30 PM Singers 8 to 20 years of age with little or no choral background—but with clear music potential—may audition. Go to www.smyoc.org to apply!
Tuesday, August 28 Girl Scout Registration Leonardtown Library, Hollywood Road 5:30 - 7:30 PM Girl Scouts Council of the Nation’s Capital will hold registrations for girls grades K through 12, who reside in the Hollywood, Leonardtown, Duke, and Piney Point elementary school districts. For information, contact OrganizerSU1015@hotmail. com.
Wednesday, August 29 They Will Have Their Game Sotterley Plantation, in the Barn, Hollywood 7:00 – 9:00 PM Kenneth Cohen explores how sports, drinking, gambling, and theater produced a sense of democracy while also reinforcing racial, gender, and class divisions in early America. Details at sotterley.org. 301-373-2280.
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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
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
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
LIFE Booklets Now Available!
Have you picked up the latest LIFE booklet? We’re offering a new bunch of trips this fall, you don’t want to miss them! Pick up your LIFE booklet at any of the county’s senior activity centers or libraries. It’s also available online (www. stmarysmd.com/docs/LIFEBrochure. pdf)! Registration opens at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 27. For more information, visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging or call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
Walk a Million Miles
Join the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services and seniors across the state of Maryland as we “Walk a Million Miles.” Track your activity in August, September, and October with the monthly log sheet available at the centers, through email, and on our website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging. Turn your monthly log sheet in at your local center by the 5th of the following month for a chance to win a monthly prize drawing. Seniors that participate for the entire duration will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize! Finish your Walk a Million Miles campaign strong by joining us during the Walk Maryland Day 5K at John V. Baggett Park at Laurel Grove on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Check in starts at 9:30 a.m. Senior participants will receive a free water bottle while supplies last, and a special gift for completing the 5K (3.1 miles). Lunch will be available for purchase from food trucks on site. For more information about this event contact Alice Allen at 301-475-4200, ext. *1063, or Alice.Allen@stmarysmd.com.
Library Closed for Labor Day
All three locations of the St. Mary’s County Library will be closed on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day. All three locations will be open for regular business hours on Tuesday, September 4.
Sign Language Storytime – Colors!
Leonardtown Library will hold a Sign Language Storytime about Colors on Tuesday, August 28 from 10 – 11 a.m. Did you know that teaching sign language to your child may help to increase their vocabulary and language
Aging Mastery Program
The Garvey Senior Activity Center will offer The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) on Mondays at 2-4 p.m. from Sept. 10-Nov. 26 (no class on Oct. 8 and Nov. 12). The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) encourages mastery – developing confidence in behaviors across many dimensions that will help lead to improved health, stronger financial security, and overall well-being for those 50+. This 10-week course will have guest experts lead discussion on: Healthy Eating and Hydration, Exercise and You, Falls Prevention, Medication Management, Sleep, Financial Fitness, Community Engagement, Advance Planning and Healthy Relationships. RSVP with payment, $30 per person – scholarships are available; inquire when registering. Register by Sept. 5. Limited spots available. Call 301475-4200, ext. *1072 to learn more.
Women’s Self Defense
Empower yourself with knowledge at our Women’s Self Defense demo. Dave Scheible will demonstrate escape moves and teach avoidance tactics that you can use in case of a predatory situation. This free event will be at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Monday, Aug. 27, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Space is limited. To sign up in advance, please visit the signup table or call 301-475-4200, ext. 3103.
Reflexology
Sarah Strain, ARCB Board Certified Reflexologist, will be at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, Aug. 29 starting at 10 a.m. There are still a few
appointments open. Reserve your spot today! For more information or to schedule your appointment, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
Clear Captions Presentation Plus Pizza
On Thursday, Aug. 30, Rupali Tetrick will be at the Loffler Senior Activity Center to demonstrate the free Clear Captions phone services that are available for the hard of hearing. Enjoy a slice of pizza while learning about the free phone captioning service/device that is available at no cost to those who have difficulty using the phone due to hearing loss. This free presentation will take place at 1 p.m. on Aug. 30. Pre-registration is required. If you’d like to sign up, stop by the Loffler reception desk or call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658, by Aug. 28.
Jewelry Bingo
Love to accessorize? Come to our first jewelry bingo at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Friday, Aug. 31, from 10-11:45 a.m. Select from prizes such as costume earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches. The cost is $2 and is due at sign up. Space is limited. To sign up and pay in advance, please visit the front desk. For more information call 301-4754200, ext. *3101.
Senior Bowling season starts Sept. 13
The 2018-19 season for the senior mixed league sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Dept. of Aging and Human Services will be starting up soon.
skills? Join us for a special storytime that teaches the signs for different colors through exciting activities and stories. Created with help from our friends from the Maryland School for the Deaf. Recommended for ages 3-6, registration required.
more chill, but just as much fun as regular storytime. Recommended for ages 2-5 with their caregivers. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
Bingo for Kids!
Leonardtown Library will hold a Teen Advisory and Planning Society (TAPS) meeting for ages 13 - 18 on Monday, August 27 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. Have a say in what happens at your library. Meet with other teens, and take a leadership role in planning exciting library programs. Snacks and service hours provided. Walk-ins welcome.
Charlotte Hall Library will hold two Bingo for Kids events on Wednesday, August 29. Bingo for Kids ages 5 and under will be held from 2 – 2:30 p.m., and for ages 6 and up from 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Try your luck in our kid-friendly version of Bingo. Match letters, numbers, and symbols to win fun prizes! Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
Itsy Bitsy Storytime
Leonardtown Library will hold an Itsy Bitsy Storytime on Friday, August 31 from 10 – 10:30 a.m. A storytime designed for a smaller group. It’ll be a bit
Teen Advisory and Planning Society (TAPS)
It’s Real and Talk Saves Lives
Lexington Park Library will hold ‘It’s Real and Talk Saves Lives’ on Wednesday, September 5 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Talk Saves Lives is a community-based
There will be a general meeting for all interested bowlers on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 12:30. If you were registered and bowled last season, you will be contacted soon to confirm your continuation. For those interested in bowling in the league, here are a few particulars: The league meets at Esperanza Lanes at 12:45 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. You must be 50+ years of age. The cost will be approximately $15 (to be determined at the general meeting on Sept. 6) for 3 games and includes shoe rental and use of a ball. Each team consists of 3 players. If you need a sub, you are responsible for obtaining one from the list of registered subs. You will still pay the cost of bowling that week and the sub will bowl for free. If you are interested in joining fun-loving, easy-going group of men and women as either a league member or a sub, call Shellie Graziano at 301-4754200, ext. *1655.
Seashell & Sea Glass Art
The Garvey Senior Activity Center will host a seashell & sea glass art class on Monday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. This unique, one of a kind craft project is perfect for the person who loves the ocean. We will be using pieces of sea glass, shells, sand & rocks from the beach in a frame to create a beautiful sea glass themed piece of art. You do NOT need to be an expert at art to do this project. Grab a friend and join us! All supplies are provided. Cost for the class is $8 and is payable at the time of reservation. Space is limited. For more information, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Attendees will learn the risk and warning signs of suicide, and how, together, we can help prevent it. Presented by Greg Reusso, a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Southern Maryland Math Circle
Lexington Park Library will hold Southern Maryland Math Circle on Saturday, September 8 from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. The Southern Maryland Math Circle provides fun, fascinating math activities to middle- and high-school students (and their families!) Run by the faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, this monthly gathering is sure to inspire a love of mathematical exploration to everyone who comes. Snacks will be provided. No registration required.
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What is Source Reduction?
Simply stated, Source Reduction is the elimination of waste before it is created. It involves the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of a material or products to reduce the amount of material that is discarded. Source Reduction can go a long way to reducing the costs associated with the transportation, disposal or recycling of waste. Best of all, practicing Source Reduction can SAVE YOU MONEY!!!
Choose less packaging • • • • • • •
Buy refillable bottles of milk, soft drinks, beer and other beverages. Look for products with minimal packaging. Buy the ones with the fewest layers. Bring your own cloth or paper bag when shopping. Reuse plastic bags when buying produce or bulk items. Use reusable storage containers instead of single-use plastic bags. Buy items in bulk to avoid extra packaging and expense. Products available include nails, screws, bolts, cereals, pasta, spices, candy and dried fruit. Avoid individually wrapped items. Buy economy-size packages of products you use a lot. Make a shopping list of items you really need and stick to it. Impulse buying may add to waste.
Use products that last a long time before they wear out Products that last a long time create less waste, and you will often save money in the long run. • Use reusable cloth napkins, diapers and towels. • Take a reusable coffee mug to work. • Use silverware and heavy-duty, reusable plastic plates and glasses for parties and picnics. • Ask for high-mileage tires. They usually cost less per mile traveled. Keep them filled to the proper air pressure for maximum wear. • Buy compact fluorescent lights instead of incandescent ones. • Clean, maintain and repair your tools, appliances, vehicles, shoes and clothing. • Check consumer publications for lists of durable items.
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Use glass jars for storing foods, screws and nails, and sewing supplies. Make a kit of twist ties and plastic bags to take along when you go shopping. Save plastic tubs from prepared foods to use as storage containers in the refrigerator and freezer. Use plastic jugs from windshield-washer fluid to collect used oil for recycling. Reuse scrap paper that's printed on one side. Use the blank side for phone messages or notes. Reuse greeting cards by using the front flap as a post card. After you've read a magazine, give it to someone else to read, such as friends, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, doctors' waiting rooms or the library. Save plastic foam peanuts and other packing materials to use with your next fragile package. Save used gift wrap to use again on a smaller package. Cut old bedding, drapes and clothes into pieces for rags, or use them in braided rugs or patchwork designs. Remove nails and hardware from used lumber so it can be reused in smaller projects. Lumber that is not painted or treated can be safely used for firewood. Donate unwanted household items, clothes and appliances that are still usable to charitable organizations. You can also sell them through classified ads, community bulletin boards or garage sales. Buy used or remanufactured products and goods when they will do the job as well as new items.
For Additional Recycling Information: Contact the St. Mary’s County DPW&T at (301)475-4200 or visit our website at www.stmarysmd.com