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O’Connor Chides Former Delegate For Involvement in Radio Issue
Former delegate John Bohanan
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
There is currently no policy in county government that prohibits lobbyists from speaking with department heads on such matters. “Thankfully he had not had a conversation with our department head,” O’Connor said. “I hope he’ll back off but it’s not likely.” O’Connor revealed that Bob Kelly, head of the county’s Information Technology Department, had reported Bohanan was working for Harris. “Received a text indicating he is helping Harris and is requesting a discussion regarding the Harris system to combat all the headstorm they’re encountering from some volunteers and elected officials,” Kelly wrote in a report to county officials. “I have not and do not intend on responding unless otherwise directed.” Kelly was the former head of the
Commissioner John O’Connor called for the consideration of a county ordinance or policy this week that would restrict contact with department heads from outside inf luences after he said former state delegate John Bohanan had attempted to steer county officials in favor of the beleaguered Harris emergency radio system. Bohanan works for a lobbying firm called Cornerstone Government Services. This was almost immediately after the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County voted last week to sign a memorandum of understanding with the state to partner with its interoperable emergency communication system as a backup to the Harris system.
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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 NO MONEY DOWN AREA! in fiscal 2017; the 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 authorized an at the end of 2018, recommendations ditional $1.8 million in the current adthis funding reflects preliminary recommenda fiscal 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 Governor Hogan. in school 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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emergency services and information technology departments until the commissioners divided the combined department last year; the division occurred as continued problems with the Harris radio system’s reliability made it a priority issue with the county. Kelly’s report came as part of a program the county has for reporting possible contact between former and present high-level officials with county officials regarding key policy issues. According to the report, Kelly became aware of Bohanan’s activities on Monday. “It aggravates me,” O’Connor said of Bohanan’s apparent reaching out to county officials. Steve Walker, current director of the Department of Emergency Services, said Bohanan had not attempted to contact him. “I’ve been told they [Harris] asked him for support,” Walker told The County Times. “Harris has been reaching out to bolster support for
their system.” Bohanan declined to comment on this article. Commissioner Tom Jarboe said Bohanan’s attempts to contact officials about the radio system issue were not improper and he believed Bohanan’s actions may not have even been lobbying. “Let him do his job,” Jarboe said. “He’s a messenger for Harris, I don’t have a problem with that.” Since Bohanan was no longer a state official, Jarboe said, there was no danger of undue pressure to continue with the Harris system. Jarboe said Harris had to convince the first responder community it was a worthy system. “There’s no back room deal here,” Jarboe said. “What I see is a warning shot across the bow of the contractor; they have not done so well with their public relations.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Sunken Vessel; No Plans to Remove By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Coast Guard officials say that a derelict vessel that lies partially sunken in the Patuxent River will remain there for the foreseeable future. “There’s no current plan to remove it” since officials believe that the leaks from the ship of oil-contaminated water have been contained, said Petty Officer Andrew Kendrick. Since the Coast Guard has taken over monitoring the vessel over the past three weeks, its cleanup contractors have removed about 1,800 gallons of “oily water,” Kendrick said. These contractors continue to monitor the ship at the behest of the Coast Guard. “We believe we’ve removed most, if not all, of the product from the vessel,” Kendrick told The County Times. “Therefore there’s not a significant reason to remove it right now.” Recent foul weather from the outskirts of Hurricane Florence that battered the Carolinas meant higher seas here in St. Mary’s that continued to stymie efforts to contain leaks from the vessel. Coast Guard officials said last week that high seas necessitated a barge come
Coast Guard officials say they have gathered most of the pollutants from the partially sunken ship in the Patuxent River near St. Mary’s shoreline. Photo by Guy Leonard.
to the vessel’s resting place north of the West Basin in the river and remove the floating boom that surrounded the vessel. The high-water levels began to degrade the boom, Coast Guard officials explained, so it and absorbant pads used to collect polluted water within its barriers had to be removed as well. On Sept. 14 the boom had been removed but a new one had been put in its place by Sept. 16, Kendrick said.
The week prior to the removal of the boom, a contractor enlisted by the Coast Guard and the Department of Natural Resources attempted to remove the 108foot ship via a barge-mounted crane but was ultimately unsuccessful. Officials said the crew was able to raise the derelict craft but had to put it back in the water because its structural integrity was so poor that it could not be successfully removed by the barge. Two men who are partners in own-
ing the vessel, Ronald Phillip Ferry from Virginia and Jared David Kaplan Russell, from Takoma Park, have been charged with abandoning the vessel. Thye face either six months in jail or a $1,000 fine or both if convicted of the charge. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Incessant inclement weather, including heavy rains, continue to plague the completion of the long-awaited FDR Boulevard connection project, the county’s public works chief told the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County Tuesday. John Deatrick, head of the Department of Public Works and Transportation, said the overall progress of the project was “pretty good.” “But the rain has definitely affected construction,” Deatrick told commissioners. “We hope to have Phase 1B, which runs from First Colony Boulevard to Old Rolling Road done this year.” Commissioner Tom Jarboe asked if Deatrick “could be more explicit” about what time this year the work could be ompleted. Jarboe said commissioners are inundated with E-mails asking about the project’s status. Deatrick said he could not be more precise in his estimates, since the weather was a continuing factor. “The weather has pretty well fouled the work up,” Deatrick said. “We need things to dry out.” Commissioner Michael Hewitt said he continues to get complaints from residents about the piece of the project that remains closed off from its connection to First Colony Boulevard, despite appearing to be ready to open. “The lights are on, it looks open, the grass is cut,” Hewitt said. “Are we leav-
Heavy rains continue to slow progress on finishing FDR Boulevard
ing lights on just to have them on?” Deatrick said the lights were on for public safety. “The road is there, we don’t want people down there dumping,” said Deatrick. “We want people to feel they’re being watched.” Hewitt and Deatrick agreed that the road should have been open by now. “I think we’re wasting money on electricity on a road people should be able to drive on,” Hewitt said. Commissioner Todd Morgan said he had observed a lack of drive on the part of the contractor when it came to working on the critical roundabout section at Old Rolling Road, even when weather conditions were favorable. “It doesn’t seem like the contractor was in a hurry,” Morgan said. “During the summer there wasn’t a lot going on.” guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Beverage Board Fines Two Stores By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Members of the county’s Alcohol Beverage Board voted unanimously to fine two county liquor stores for making sales to underage buyers; each of the violations was a result of a sting operation using a confidential informant at the behest of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. The beverage board met Sept. 13. Daniel Han, the manager at Lighthouse Liquors in Charlotte Hall, admitted to selling to an underage buyer. Through his attorney he claimed that he made the underage sale after he had moved merchandise in the store and removed his glasses because he had perspired heavily. When he made the sale, without his glasses on, he claimed the underage buyer looked like an of-age customer who he had just served. “Keep your glasses with you,” said board vice chair Linda Palchinsky. “That’s not much of an excuse. That doesn’t fly.
“This is a serious offense.” The board voted to fine the store $500 with $250 held in abeyance as long as it had no violations for a period of three years. The owner of Bob’s Sunoco in Callaway, Robert Beldon, was also fined $500 with $250 in abeyance for three years after one of his employees sold alcohol to an underage confidential informant. Brian Andrew Brunts, the employee in question who was also fined $250 for his actions, pleaded for leniency for Belden’s business. “I made a huge mistake,” Brunts said. “I beg leniency for the establishment.” Brunts said he was working a shift that he normally would not be called to, because he had had to take off from work to take part in an attempted murder trial during the summer. Brunt was the victim in that trial; back in 2015 he had been shot five times in the back during a robbery. Belden also had to pay $250 from a prior violation for one of his employees selling tobacco products to a minor earlier this year. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Multimillion Bond Sale Concluded By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
The county’s chief financial officer told the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County Tuesday that their bid to sell $30 million in bond debt was successful. Jeanett Cudmore, head of the Department of Finance, said the bond sale was completed with a net interest rate of 3.17 percent, which commissioners said was an excellent rate. “We also received a premium of $1.9 million,” Cudmore said. “We’ll be applying that to the Library/Garvey [Senior Center] project. “We’re already going to borrow $4.1 million for that project and we know we are going to spend it.” Cudmore noted that the previous interest rate when the commissioners borrowed on the bond market in 2016 was about 2.25 percent. “Rates have come up,” said Commis-
sioner Todd Morgan. Cudmore said rates were still favorable. “It’s still lower than what we projected in the debt capacity,” Cudmore said. “So that’s a good thing.” The $30 million is to be used for infrastructure projects around the county. The bond package includes funding for the asphalt overlay of county roads and continued work in the Patuxent Park neighborhood. The asphalt overlay project accounts for $2.5 million of the bond sale, while the Patuxent Park project will take up $5.6 million. The bond sale also includes $1.1 million to replace the roof at Piney Point Elementary School in Tall Timbers. The largest expenditure in the bond package though, was $10 million to complete FDR Boulevard. The bond measure also includes $4.9 million for county radio system upgrades. According to county government documents, the bond will be amortized – repaid – over a period of 20 years with the first payment due in 2019, finishing in 2039. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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County, Town, Signs of Working Together Recently, the town council for the Town of Leonardtown agreed to forward a request to the St. Mary’s County Commissioners that would propose to place 200 Critical Area Growth Allocations under the authority of the Commissioners of Leonardtown. These proposed 200 Growth Allocations represent about 12% of the total 1,686 Growth Allocations which the county was originally allocated, of which 1,518 remain available. Each Growth Allocation represents the opportunity for the local governing body to change the Critical Area Zoning Overlay for one acre of land. The state of Maryland provided these allocations to each Maryland County affected by the Critical Area mapping that took place in the mid 1980’s. Since that time, some counties in Maryland have provided to municipalities located inside the county an appropriate amount of the allocations based upon the Critical Area mapping impact on the municipality. Other counties, like St. Mary’s have never provided an allocation to the town. Leonardtown’s municipal land limits, and its land
use policies, fall under the sole jurisdiction of the Commissioners of Leonardtown as directed by the state of Maryland. They retain equal authority over land use and zoning decisions within the town limits as that which the County Commissioners retain over land outside the town limits. It seems rather normal therefore that the Leonardtown Commissioners would have the right to approve or deny use of Growth Allocations within the town limits, and that the County Commissioners would maintain those decision making powers throughout the balance of the county for which they maintain land use authority. There is no property or land exchange taking place here, there is no possible increase in growth or density beyond that which is already possible today. The entire essence of what is proposed is to properly place the decisions for the Town of Leonardtown into the hands of those which the residents of Leonardtown elected. This will allow both the town and the county to better plan for the future of our development districts
and town centers, and to assure a fair and reasonable opportunity for each to meet the needs of the local residents under the watchful eye of the voters who elected them. More importantly, as the town seeks to maintain a viable mix of residential and business, and preserve one of the great landmarks of our state, the town square, this proposal gives Leonardtown a tool that could be used to maintain a viable county seat. Secondary to the proposal itself, but of huge significance is what appears to be a nice shift in working relations between the County Commissioners, the Mayor of Leonardtown and the Town Council. It appears that the effort is equally supported by the members of the Leonardtown Council, and while not all County Commissioners have weighed in publicly, it appears that most, if not all will work together in this favorable effort. Hopefully, this is just the first sign of many good things yet to come. Thomas McKay Publisher
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Charles Deputy St. Mary’s County Crashes in St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Blotter On September 16, 2018, at approximately 6:34 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 27000 block of Three Notch Road, in Mechanicsville. Upon arrival, a vehicle was located on the shoulder of the road, with the operator still inside. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and continued the investigation. Preliminary investigation determined a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, operated by Charles County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sterlin Douglas, left the roadway for a suspected medical emergency. Douglas was traveling southbound on Three Notch Road in the area of Baptist Church Road, when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a culvert, and continued on, striking two parked vehicles at the Used Car Factory. The vehicle reentered the roadway, and came to rest on the shoulder of the road. Douglas was transported to a local trauma center with incapacitating injuries. At this time it appears Douglas suffered a medical is-
sue, which is believed to be a factor in the collision. Alcohol and drug use do not appear to be factors in the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision that has not yet provided a statement is asked to contact Corporal Brian Connelly at (301) 475-4200 *extension 8031 or by email at Brian. Connelly@stmarysmd.com. Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s PIO
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Whereabouts of Sex Offender Sought The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Tavares Antoine Sherman, a wanted sex offender. Sherman is a 44-year-old black male with black hair and hazel eyes. Height: 6’1” and 230 lbs. Sherman, a tier III offender and lifetime registrant, is wanted for failing to register and provide information required by the registry. Anyone with information about Sherman’s whereabouts are asked to call Detective Cpl. Melissa Hulse at 301-4754200, ext. *1996 or email Melissa.Hulse@stmarysmd.com.
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Attempt to Locate Hit and Run Vehicle/Driver On September 11, 2018, Deputy First Class Dale Smith responded to a report of a hit and run accident involving a juvenile. The juvenile victim advised at approximately 4:30 p.m. while riding a bicycle in the area of Miley Drive and Joy Chapel Road in Hollywood, the victim was struck by a vehicle. The victim was knocked onto the ground, and sustained minor injuries. The victim described the vehicle as a red GMC Yukon, similar to the vehicle pictured. At the time of the accident the vehicle was operated by a black male, accompanied by a black female passenger. After striking the victim, the vehicle fled on Joy Chapel Road, towards Hollywood Elementary School. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact DFC. Smith at (301) 475-4200 extension *8098, or by email at Dale.Smith@stmarysmd.com. Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment. Robbery Suspect-ID Needed The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On September 11, 2018, the suspect entered the Quik Shop, located in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, and pretended to purchase items. Once the register was open, the suspect threw an article of clothing at the clerk and proceeded to steal an undisclosed amount of money from the register. The suspect then fled the area on foot. Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Corporal Brian Connelly at (301) 475-4200 extension *8031 or by email at Brian.Connelly@ stmarysmd.com. Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office PIO
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ST. MARY’S COUNTY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION John Deatrick, P.E., AIPC & LEED BD+C Director
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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
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
St. Mary’s Museum Division Receives Donations of Artifacts and Historic Document
The St. Mary’s County Museum Division has taken possession of a number of historically significant photos, documents and objects this year. These donations help the Division’s efforts to develop museum exhibits and programs which serve the local community and visitors.
Among the items donated: Mr. Bernard Bailey donated a model clamming boat called the “Frisky,” which was designed after a vessel which used to harvest clams from the Potomac River. Mr. Ralph Lawrence and his family donated tools that belonged to his father who built boats in Abell, Maryland. These items are planned to be used in the boat building exhibit at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park. Susan McNeill donated images of Golden’s Hotel, an early 20th century African American hotel in Colton’s Point, Maryland. The museum Division plans to include exhibits about the hotel industry that once thrived along the waterways in St. Mary’s County. Mr. Tom Waring donated a blue heron and a wild turkey hand carved by famed local woodworking artist Tom Deagle. Mr. Waring’s donation helps the museum preserve the works of local St. Mary’s County decoy carvers. Mr. Bo Bailey donated 5 tumbler commemorative glasses which the St. Clement’s Island Museum would like to use for future Maryland Day exhibits. The museum also received images capturing views of St. Clement’s Island in 2010 with photographs donated by photographer Carol Davis and a wall-sized backdrop of the Blackistone Lighthouse donated by Mr. Dale Springer. The Museum Division also maintains an educational collection consisting of items visitors can touch. To this end, Mr. Walter Boswell donated a
collection of schoolbooks, pottery and fossil that the museum will use for onsite and outreach programs. All donations undergo a vetting process before accepting it. First, the museum receives an item temporarily for review. It must relate to the museum’s mission or focus and have a place in the museum’s exhibit plan or educational program. If it meets the criteria, it is permanently accepted then accessioned and catalogued. Educational collections are inventoried separately. The Museum Division continues to seek historic documents, photos and other significant objects related to Piney Point, Maryland, St. Clement’s Island and the Colton’s Point, Maryland area from the 20th century and earlier. Anyone who believes they possess an object which meets these criteria and would like to donate it, are invited to Community Day at the St. Clement’s Island Museum. The event takes place on Friday, February 8, 2019, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Museum Division Staff will be on hand to take photos or scan items you would like to share with us. Visitors may stop by throughout the year by making an appointment with the Collections Manager, Chris Barbour, at 301-769-4723. St. Mary’s County PIO
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Webster Field Annex Dye T-Rex Talk at the Tracer Study Rescheduled Calvert Marine Museum September 24 through September 28, 2018
Scientists and engineers from Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDE), Shellfish Monitoring Program, together with staff from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Shellfish Sanitation Program will begin conducting a hydrographic dye dilution study beginning September 24, 2018. The study was originally scheduled for earlier in September but was postponed due to inclement weather. They will be tracking the flow and dispersion of wastewater discharging into the St Mary’s and Potomac River’s from the Webster Field Annex Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). There is one 12-hour dye injection period scheduled during the study. During this time, Rhodamine WT dye will be released from the Webster Field WWTP beginning September 24 at approximately 8:00 p.m., and will continue until approximately 8:00
p.m. on September 25. As a result of the dye injection, portions of the lower St Mary’s River, in the general vicinity of Inigoes Creek and the Potomac River, may turn reddish in color for a brief time and will be visible from the shores along the immediate area of the wastewater treatment plants discharge. Please note that this dye is not harmful to people or the ecosystem. Information collected during this study will be used by MDE to evaluate the impact of wastewater discharges on shellfish growing areas, and will help scientists determine where shellfish may be safely harvested. If you have any additional questions, you may also contact the principal investigator, Billy Evans, Environmental Program Manager at MDE, at 443-996-2373. St. Mary’s County Health Department
Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Coming in November The Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day event, originally scheduled for September 15, will now take place on Saturday, November 10. The St. Andrew’s Landfill will serve as host for the event, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The event was postponed due to potential impacts of Hurricane Florence. The program allows residents to clean out their barns, basements, sheds, garages, storage areas under kitchen sinks, etc. and take advantage of the opportunity to properly discard of potentially toxic/dangerous materials. Residents who miss this opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous waste materials will have another opportunity in spring 2019. Hazardous waste items which will be accepted for collection include Acids, Ammonia, Bleach, Cleaners, Fuels, Gas/Oil Mixtures, Gasoline, Household and Lawn Pesticides, Mercury Thermometers, Photography Chemicals, Pool Chemicals, Solvents, Wood Preservatives, Paint Thinners, and Alkyd
(oil-based) Paint. Since Latex Paint is not considered hazardous, it can be disposed with your regular trash collection as long as the mixture is harden by adding absorbents (cat litter, sand, sawdust, or paint drying crystals) prior to disposal. If, however you are unable to do so, Latex Paint will also be accepted. Items which will not be accepted include Ammunition, Asbestos, Explosive Materials, Medical Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Radioactive Materials, and Picric Acid. Collect and dispose of your household hazardous waste materials through safe and environmentally responsible practices using the county’s certified vendor, ACV Enviro. For more information please contact the St. Mary’s Department of Public Works and Transportation at 301-4754200, ext. *3517. You can also log on to their website at https://www.stmarysmd. com/dpw/recycling-solid-waste/. St. Mary’s County PIO
Dr. Mary Schweitzer
Dr. Mary Schweitzer will speak on “Tyrannosaurus rex Under the Microscope” on Saturday, September 22nd at 2:30 in the Harms Gallery at the Calvert Marine Museum. Soft tissues, like connective tissue and muscle, are exceedingly rare in the fossil record. This presentation is about finding soft tissues preserved in Tyrannosaurus rex fossils. FREE and open to the public.
Dr. Schweitzer is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State University. She grew up in Montana and is fascinated by what allows animals to survive and thrive in their worlds. We know that there is inherent and inherited biology contained in the molecules (the DNA and proteins) of living animals. One would assume that the molecules of ancient animals would hold this same information. But after 65 million years, what is left? And how is it deciphered? How are molecules changed from the living state? What survives, and how can it be recovered? How do animals transition from being part of a living ecosystem to being part of the fossil record? This information and the technologies that allow us to answer those questions are the focus of Schweitzer’s research interests and her lecture. Calvert Marine Museum
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Commodity Farmers Urged to Use Program Resources The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) is excited to encourage commodity farmers in Southern Maryland to take full advantage of the programs and resources SMADC can offer them. Programs that commodity farmers can use include various loan and grant programs (ranging from $2,000 $20,000), the Southern Maryland Equipment Rental Program, Land Preservation Programs (in association with the County preservation programs), FarmLink Property Exchange (sale or lease), the Farm Discussion Forum, and various farm workshops held throughout the year on current topics such as farm labor, insurance, and more. Southern Maryland Grain Farmer Chip Bowling, a 3rd generation family farmer from Bunker Hill Farm, recently utilized The Southern Maryland Agricultural Equity Incentive Matching Fund, a program offered through SMADC in conjunction with MARBIDCO, to incentivize loan requests from farmers and to help them meet certain down-payment equity requirements to assist them in purchasing farm property. Bowling says, “As a grain farmer that
has known about SMADC for years, but only used their resources for the first time this year, I was pleased with how simple, easy, and effective the process was. The SMADC/MARBDICO partnership program made my decision to purchase another farm that much easier, and without them I would not have ended up where I needed to be so efficiently. I would recommend that anyone who can use SMADC as a resource, should do so. They have various programs available for all types of farm production, and they are always more than happy to help.” SMADC’s programmatic reach encompasses farms in the five Southern Maryland Counties: Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Charles County, Prince George’s County, and St. Mary’s County. SMADC is an association member of the National Corn Growers Association, an association member of the Maryland Farm Bureau, and a yearly sponsor of the Maryland Commodity Classic, which is hosted by the Maryland Grain Producers Board. For more information about SMADC’s programs and resources for the regional agriculture community, visit the ‘Farmer Resources’ pages at SMADC.com.
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Concert Pianist Brian Ganz Performs ‘The Exotic Chopin, A Feast of Strange and Beautiful Miniatures’
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz will resume his popular “PianoTalk” series on Tuesday, September 25 at noon in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the College campus. The program, entitled “The Exotic Chopin” and the first part of a two-part series called “Chopin: Spirit of Poland,” will explore Frédéric Chopin’s deep connection to his homeland of Poland and the many ways that connection is expressed in his music. Brian will play and discuss several of the composer’s most exotic mazurkas, the quintessential Polish folk dance. The program is free and open to the public. For more information call (240) 895-4498 or visit http://www.smcm.edu/events/ organizer/music-department/. “If I could only take one genre of Chopin’s music with me to a desert island, it would be the mazurkas,” Ganz said recently. “Okay, that’s partly because there are more of them than any other genre Chopin wrote!” the pianist admitted. “But truly they are Chopin’s creative laboratory. He takes more risks and does more musical experimenting than he does anywhere else. On the 25th, I’ll play one of his most foot-stomping ‘country dance’ mazurkas and also one of his most mysterious mazurkas- one that doesn’t resolve and leaves the audience aching for answers. And another one that uses a scale almost no one ever composes in, the Phrygian mode. It will be a feast of strange and beautiful miniatures.” Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Petersburg
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Philharmonic, the National Philharmonic, the Baltimore and the National Symphonies, the City of London Sinfonia, and L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo. He has performed in many of the world’s major concert halls and has played under the baton of such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pinchas Zukerman, Jerzy Semkow and Yoel Levi. A critic for La Libre Belgique wrote of Ganz’s work: “We don’t have the words to speak of this fabulous musician who lives music with a generous urgency and brings his public into a state of intense joy.” Earlier this year Ganz performed his 8th recital at the Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda in his decade long journey through the complete works of Chopin, a project he has undertaken in partnership with the National Philharmonic. He began his “Extreme Chopin” quest at Strathmore in January of 2011 in a sold out recital that launched the ambitious endeavor to perform the composer’s approximately 250 works. The 9th recital in the series will take place on February 2, 2019. Tickets and more information are at www.nationalphilharmonic.org St. Mary’s College of Maryland is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education through 2024-2025. St. Mary’s College, designated the Maryland state honors college in 1992, is ranked one of the best public liberal arts schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Approximately 1,600 students attend the college, nestled on the St. Mary’s River in Southern Maryland.
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Nonprofit Institute, Leadership Southern Maryland Partner
The Nonprofit Institute at CSM and Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) introduce the Professional Services Hub, a pro bono program connecting Southern Maryland nonprofit organizations with professional counsel from LSM alumni. The Professional Services Hub offers basic legal, accounting/financial, and insurance-related insight and answers at no initial charge. Several LSM alumni have agreed to offer their knowledge and expertise to local nonprofit organizations who may need some general advice and assistance. Since its founding in 2011, the Nonprofit Institute has offered operational advice and insight in areas of leadership, management, marketing, communications and fundraising. “Delivering pro bono services thru this partnership is an excellent addition to the resources the Nonprofit Institute provides to the nonprofit community,” said Harriet Yaffe, St. Mary’s County Coordinator for the Nonprofit Institute. Yaffe is also a founding LSM board member who currently serves on LSM’s Leadership Council. “One of my early goals for Leadership Southern Maryland was to strengthen the relationship between the business and nonprofit communities. Being part of the Nonprofit Institute, while staying involved with Leadership Southern Maryland, has helped me to realize that early goal.” Leadership Southern Maryland is an independent, educational leadership development organization designed to broaden the knowledge base of midto senior-level public and private sector executives about the critical issues, challenges and opportunities facing the tri-county region. Over the last 10 years, Leadership Southern Maryland has hosted more than 300 graduates. Each annual class works on several service projects for nonprofit organizations throughout the Southern Maryland region. “Aside from our alumni’s professional success, they all have a strong passion to
inspire, connect and be present in their communities,” said LSM Executive Director Denise Foster. “Our alumni dedicate numerous hours to the nonprofit community, outside of the more than 21 projects completed within the Leadership Southern Maryland program. A partnership between the Nonprofit Institute and Leadership Southern Maryland will provide the basic resources our community nonprofits need to be successful and we are excited to see what the future will bring.” Interested nonprofit organizations may email the Nonprofit Institute at nonprofit@csmd.edu. About Leadership Southern Maryland Leadership Southern Maryland develops leaders from the Southern Maryland area for regional collaboration by nurturing trusteeship among community leaders for the benefit of the Southern Maryland region; increasing understanding and awareness of regional opportunities and threats; and developing and strengthening networks of decisionmakers to encourage cooperation and make informed choices. Learn more at www.leadershipsomd.org About the Nonprofit Institute at CSM The Nonprofit Institute at CSM is Southern Maryland’s comprehensive resource for nonprofit organizations. The Institute offers training courses covering key areas of nonprofit leadership, management, strategic planning, fundraising, and board development; an annual conference, monthly leadership meetings; networking opportunities focusing on volunteer coordination, fundraising, marketing/public relations, and veterans’ groups; and hosts the Volunteer Southern Maryland online network connecting the community with volunteer opportunities. www.csmd.edu/ nonprofitinstitute. Press Release from CSM
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Homeschool Day at HSMC
Historic St. Mary’s City will be hosting their fall Homeschool Day on Thursday, September 27. Twice a year, Historic St. Mary’s City opens its doors to a day filled with activities specifically designed for homeschoolers and their families. Hands-on demonstrations and activities throughout the day may include the following: colonial games, maritime navigation, primitive technology, food preparation, and colonial medicine. To register for the program, or for more information, call (240) 895-4990 or email Info@DigsHistory.org. Those who register prior to the day of the program will get a fast pass, which allows for easy admittance during the busy morning check-in. The cost is an affordable: $5 per child for children age 5 and older, with one accompanying adult free (!). Each additional adult will be charged $10. Children four and under are free. Historic St. Mary’s City is a museum of living history and archaeology on the site of Maryland’s first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For more information about the museum contact the Visitor Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC1634, info@hsmcdigshistory.org or visit our website at www.hsmcdigshistory.org. Historic St. Mary’s City
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Kids, Their Animals Take Stage at County Fair By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Each year the St. Mary’s County Fair has something for just about everyone but for more than 70 years the fair’s main focus has been about agriculture; that means livestock. For years children with the local 4H Club have been raising their own livestock - cattle, pigs, chickens, rabbits and the like - to be judged at the fair. But it’s more than just trying to get a prize for top breeding, it’s about helping to maintain a way of life that has stood at the core of St. Mary’s County culture for centuries. By young people learning how to raise farm animals, the 4H clubs help bring up the next generation of farmers. In Medley’s Neck, Matthew Van Ryswick, 9, has grown up around farming and farm animals all his life. Now, raising his own livestock of five pigs, he hopes to show them off at the county fair this weekend. He had attempted the same project last year but he was not able to bring them to the fair for fear of the swine flu; a mandate from the fair forbade all swine from being shown there. He raised just two pigs but it was a major effort. “I was like, ‘Why?’” Van Ryswick told The County Times. “I worked so hard!” Now he has taken on more than twice the responsibility with five new pigs he hopes to sell at market for a top price. Each day the Leonardtown Elementary School student must tend to them, feeding them, watering them and watching their growth. During the summer months he had to do this three times a day; now with going back to school he gets help from his
family in raising them but he still has to tend to them each day. And of course there’s cleaning up after five swine not known for their cleanliness. His goal is to get them each to at least 225 pounds, which is the minimum weight to be able to show at the fair. And keeping them healthy has been especially challenging over the summer months. “You have to keep them cooled down or else they can get heatstroke,” he said. But Van Ryswick is not squeamish about getting into the pen with his animals. “I like doing it,” Van Ryswick said. “It makes your life more energetic.” When he’s not at school or at soccer practice, he said he likes to stay active and keeping up with his animals fills up his already busy schedule. A young person raising their own animals can get attached, though. “It’s really fun because they get to know you,” Van Ryswick said. “But the sad part is selling them for market. “I cried about that, I really did.” Van Ryswick takes on the responsibility willingly and embraces his time with his animals. “It’s a lot of responsibility,” he said. “But you can spend time with them if nobody else is around. “If there’s nobody around to play with I can go see them.” The bond has become so close, he said, that he can ride them without them minding. Matthew’s father, Peter Van Ryswick, who sits on the fair’s board of directors, remembers raising livestock for the county fair when he was his son’s age. It taught him how to see a project through, too. “I’m very proud of him,” his father
Matthew Van Ryswick tends to the pig he’s raised to be shown at the St. Mary’s County Fair this weekend.
said. “He’s showing he’s responsible. “It was the same thing when I was his age.” Teaching young people about responsibility is at the core of the 4H mission. Christine Allred, who works with the University of Maryland’s Extension Office, said 4H is the creation of agricultural extension offices at the higher education level. Over the years, 4H has grown to offer 90 programs to enhance the lives of young people, Allred said. The goal she said, is to instill independence, generosity, belonging and mastery of skills into young people. “We’re trying to give kids life skills, who become adults who are competent and compassionate,” Allred said. At 4H, young people take on projects to learn about life challenges and how to overcome them, Allred said and they’re taught how to understand marketing the products of their projects; especially when it comes to raising animals and
agriculture. That entails learning to keep asiduous records, engage in public speaking and learning the science behind raising animals. “It allows them to get their hands on something and take it from beginning to end,” Allred said, adding that club members can expand their projects year after year. More than just agriculture, 4H also fosters projects in technology such as learning about drones and other unmanned systems. Matthew wants to keep going with 4H and his projects of raising animals, he said. He may even take up farming on his own some day. “If I don’t make my professional soccer career, that’s what I’ll do,” Matthew said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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I prefer covers medical care, financial care and guardianship. On the medical side, keep in mind that the HIPPA law gives people privacy for their medical records, but has a flaw. If one of your parents were to have a stroke and be unable to verbally consent to the other obtaining his or her medical records, they could not get them. The only way to correct this is to give the power of attorney the right to get the medical records no matter what shape your parent is in. Guardianship is also a critical point. You would think that your father or mother would have the right to sign the paperwork to institutionalize the other if they had to. They do not have that power. Either parent would have to go to court to be declared the guardian of the other before they could sign the paperwork. That court process takes time and costs legal fees. Instead, the power of attorney form should make it clear that the person appointed as power of attorney is also the guardian. Some attorneys will use an Advance Directive and a separate Financial Power of Attorney. Same result, more forms. No matter—the critical issue is whether your elderly parent has the capacity to sign the forms. In order to sign a Power of Attorney, your parents must be able to understand
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what they are signing. If your elderly parent has dementia in its later stages and cannot understand what they are doing, they cannot sign legal documents, including the power of attorney. I can’t tell you how many times I get calls from children of an elderly parent with dementia seeking a power of attorney to help their parent. Unfortunately, if the parent has dementia and cannot understand what they are signing, I cannot help them. Everyone needs the protection that a Power of Attorney offers. Make sure your parents put that protection in place now when they can. Will or Trust. Your parents need to obtain a Will or a Revocable Living Trust to ensure that their assets will be distributed to their loved ones the way they want it done. A Will is only applicable after the person dies. With a Will or without one, if the person dies with assets in their sole name, those assets must go through the probate process to get to loved ones. The revocable living trust avoids the probate process and works while you are still alive. It is especially effective if one of your parents is incapacitated. If that happens, the other parent ordinarily becomes the sole trustee of the family trust and uses the assets of the trust to take care of the
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By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer
It was late September last year, Maggie, and we were already back to school. The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t yet a quarter of the way into their season. The Washington Capitals were a few weeks out from starting theirs. Like the many to-be-determined semester grades, the football team from the nation’s one-time capital and the hockey team from its current one were mysteries yet to unfold. Both teams were at a crossroads. The Eagles were figuring out what they might become behind new franchise quarterback Carson Wentz. The Caps, meanwhile, had completed an offseason of curious roster tweaks that, after a couple years of pushing hard for a Stanley Cup, appeared to leave the team farther away from the sport’s elusive summit. Different sports. Different towns. Different (to be kind) fan bases. Everything in common. Last fall there were a scant few fans of any professional sport capable of understanding the plight of Eagles and Capitals supporters. Despite the visceral rivalry between the cities, they had only each other - a long-suffering and inseparable party of two. Misery indeed does love company, even if, for Caps fans, the company’s a little unrefined. In 2017, the resumes of these two star-crossed franchises read like a never-ending tale of brutal medieval torture. The Eagles, after several lean years, had considerable success under head coach Dick Vermeil in the late 70s and early 80s. A decade later Philadelphia make four playoff appearances in five seasons behind defensive stalwarts Reggie White, Jerome Brown and Clyde Simmons. But Philly’s torment was just beginning. Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb arrived in 1999 and together dominated the NFC East and, for several seasons, were the class of the NFC Conference. It was a golden era in Eagles football. It seemed inevitable that they would win… Through all of these eras of winning Eagles football, the Caps were consistently killing it - playoff appearances in all but seven seasons since 1982, too-many-to-count division titles and three Presidents’ Trophies. In the wild and unpredictable world of the NHL playoffs, statistical chance would indi-
cate that the Caps would win… The Super Bowl? The Stanley Cup? Yeah. Neither happened. Seemed neither ever would. For over three decades, the Eagles and Caps practically matched playoff collapses. For every home NFC Championship loss by the Eagles, the Caps could offer two unconscionable Game 7 heartaches. But perhaps worst of all, fans of these two ultimate teases endured championship seasons by arch rivals like the Cowboys, Giants and ‘Skins and the Penguins, Rangers and Devils. Then the karmic forces shifted. In 2016, after the Cavaliers brought Cleveland a championship and the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, I started to believe that the Caps winning a Stanley Cup was possible. I trust there were Eagles fans thinking the same for their beloved birds. And then it actually happened: the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl in February and four months later the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup. Now both are embarking on victory lap seasons as reigning champs. It’s still surreal. I’ve talked to a few Eagles fans in recent months. They seem unburdened. Validated. Less, shall we say, goon-ish. Most have mentioned ongoing Super Bowl victory tears - uncontrollable emotion rooted in decades of pain. Complete euphoria would succinctly described their victory parade. I trust Eagles fans saw a mirror image of their post-Super Bowl selves as Caps fans celebrated their first Stanley Cup championship a few months later. One-time brothers and sisters in misery are now brothers and sisters in sweet victory. Life owes you nothing. But for sanity’s sake, there has to be some semblance of fairness and equity. Right? Kindergarten taught us to share – to take turns! Right? From this Caps fans to ll Eagles fans: we deserved this. It was finally our turn. It felt like the first time because, after so, so many years of suffering, it was. Tom Petty once sang, “The waiting is the hardest part.” True indeed. It is also said that anything worth having is worth waiting for. The Super Bowl title for Philadelphia and Stanley Cup championship for Washington certainty were. Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
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Blue Crabs Finish Season with Walk-Off Win The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (2339) won the final game of the 2018 season against the New Britain Bees (28-35) 3-2, on a walk-off single from Devon Rodriguez in the 10th inning. The Bees got the scoring going in the top of the first, grabbing an early lead for the fourth straight day. Darren Ford swung at the very first pitch of the game, sending a line drive back up the middle for a single to start everything. Daryl Thompson got two quick outs behind that, before allowing a two-run homerun to Jovan Rosa that opened the scoring on the day. The Blue Crabs got a pair of runners on base in the bottom half of the inning but were unable to score anything off Matt Quintana in the inning. Quintana was very solid from that point on, as he went five scoreless innings on the night, his longest appearance of the season. The right-hander allowed just five hits on the game, exiting prior to the sixth and handing his 2-0 lead over to the bullpen. Thompson settled in nicely on the mound after the first as well, matching Quintana pitch for pitch. The Southern Maryland started allowed just two hits over his final six innings of work, walking just one while striking out four. Thompson’s day ended after seven strong innings, but he was still on the hook for the loss with the Blue Crabs trailing by two. Angelys Nina led off the bottom of the seventh with a double, as the Blue Crabs looked to get back in the game. A flyball to right from Craig Maddox moved Nina to third, before a walk was issued to Jose Gonzalez. Francisco Rosario hit a groundball to first but beat out the attempted double play to allow Nina to score and cut the score to 2-1. A scoreless eighth sent the one-run game
to the ninth, as the final game of the season for both teams stayed tightly-contested. The Bees sent their closer Evan Scribner to the mound in the bottom of ninth, looking to finish the season with a win. Jon Griffin led off the inning with a double, putting the tying run in scoring position. Two batters later an infield single from Nina moved Griffin to third, allowing him to score on a sacrifice fly from Craig Maddox and tie the game. Scribner would then get a fielder’s choice to end the inning, sending the game to extras for the third time in the series. After a scoreless top of the tenth from Devin Raftery (2-0), Francisco Rosario walked to start the bottom half. A fielder’s choice put Yuki Yasuda at first, with a walk to Edwin Garcia moving Yasuda to scoring position. Rodriguez came up and drove a single to right field, scoring Yasuda from second to get the 3-2 walk-off victory. The walk-off was the third of the series, and the 10th of the season, a single-season record for the team. For more information on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and to stay up to date with all news related to the team, please visit our website at somdbluecrabs.com or call us at 301-638-9788. About the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs The Blue Crabs play 126 regular season games in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs. The Blue Crabs play at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, Maryland with affordable family fun. The franchise will begin its 11th season in April 2018. Please call 301-638-9788 or visit http://www.somdbluecrabs.com for more information. Press Release from Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
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CSM Announces Summer Session Dean’s List The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the summer sessions. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring and summer sessions, full- and part-time students who have completed at least six credits during the semester and have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better will be included in the dean’s list. For information about CSM, visit www.csmd.edu California Angela Cox Joshua Elsbree
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The Patuxent Partnership Earns College Award St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan presented the 2018 President’s Trailblazer Award on Thursday, Sept. 6, to The Patuxent Partnership (TPP). The President’s Trailblazer Award was created by President Jordan in 2015 to honor those individuals or enterprises whose actions are notable “firsts” in the history of the College. “Under the leadership of St. Mary’s College alumna Bonnie Green, The Patuxent Partnership is an organization like no other in Southern Maryland,” said President Jordan. “Its mission is all about connecting – connecting things, people, and ideas. TPP’s support has enabled our physics department to become a national model and enhanced the reach of our Center for the Study of Democracy. We are grateful for its support.” “TPP has a long and successful partnership with St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and we are proud of all we have accomplished together to support STEM education and workforce development in support of the Navy mission,” said Bonnie M. Green, TPP executive director. TPP is a non-profit member organization working to advance technology through speaker programs, forums, and networking; to advance science and technology transfer through the exchange of ideas, information, and data related to technologies; and to increase workforce development through an array of programs and initiatives. TPP was established in 1997 for the purpose of expanding the business base in Southern Maryland through technology development. St. Mary’s College and TPP have enjoyed several long-term partnerships furthering the advancement of education and programming. In 2011, TPP formed an educational partnership agreement with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
(NAWCAD) and the College that advanced scientific research and fostered academic growth in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. The college, in collaboration with NAWCAD laboratories, placed students in NAWCAD R&D labs to develop solutions to real-world problems. Students provided fresh perspectives on existing problems and the development of new technologies and methods to better serve the military. In return, subject matter experts at the lab provided students with a wealth of information and experience garnered from years of R&D work. The Applied Physics Endowed Fund, established in 2012, created and supports the College’s applied physics program. The fund also promotes research, internship, and professional development opportunities through collaborative efforts between the College, NAS Patuxent River, and the DoD community in Southern Maryland. In 2016–17, St. Mary’s College’s physics program received national recognition on multiple occasions. STEM-ING was designed to introduce middle school girls to careers in STEM disciplines. TPP provides support to the STEM-ING program through an education partnership agreement with NAWCAD and St. Mary’s College. In 2017, over 135 girls attended STEM-ING. In March 2018, TPP, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, and St. Mary’s College formalized an educational partnership agreement that provides educational and research experiences for College students and faculty using expertise, unique facilities, equipment and technology. The agreement facilitates student internships, particularly in fields relating to the real-world technical applications required by the U.S. Navy. TPP also provides forum and pro-
(L-R) Bonnie M. Green, TPP Executive Director; Joseph Dyer, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.); St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda C. Jordan; Dan Crippen, former Executive Director of the National Governors Association
gramming collaboration for St. Mary’s College’s Center for the Study of Democracy, including the 2017 Patuxent Defense Forum which discussed the issues of economy versus environment in the Arctic domain; maritime challenges across the Arctic; and national security in the Arctic. TPP, with the Center for the Study of Democracy, also organized The Patuxent Policy Group, a working group of specialists, chosen for an invitation-only symposium that convenes once a year. The opinions and knowledge expressed by invited participants are incorporated in a White Paper that summarizes arguments and policy recommendations on a chosen issue of national importance. Introduced by Bonnie Green, the keynote address at the Trailblazer ceremony was delivered by Dan Crippen, former executive director of the National Governors Association. Following the program, Crippen and Joseph Dyer, vice admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.), moderated a question and answer ses-
sion with members of the audience. Dyer is a commissioner on the Section 809 Panel for the National Defense Industrial Association. Previous St. Mary’s College Trailblazer recipients include Trustee Donald “Donny” Bryan ’73, honored in 2015 as the first African American student to graduate from St. Mary’s College’s four-year program. In 2016, President emeritus Edward T. “Ted” Lewis received the honor as the one who shepherded the “public honors college” moniker and the unique funding mechanism through the state legislature. Last year, Julie Croteau ’93 received the Trailblazer Award for being the first female to make the St. Mary’s College’s Division III team as a freshman and the first female to play NCAA baseball in the men’s league. Press Release from SMCM
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CSM Golf Classic Raises More Than $76,000
CSM Foundation Directors Linda Sullivan, Gary Simpson, who also served as Golf Classic Chairperson, Nancy Hempstead, Jay Lilly and Kim Rosenfield pose with the CSM Hawk at CSM’s 27th Annual Golf Classic.
The community turned out in force for the College of Southern Maryland Foundation’s 27th Annual Golf Classic in August at the Swan Point Yacht and Country Club. More than 150 golfers played in the annual event that raised more than $76,000 for CSM student scholarships and CSM Athletics programs this year. “This signature fundraising event is one that we all look forward to each year,” said CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy, as she welcomed tournament participants. “Thanks for all you do to raise funds for our student scholarships, our college athletic programs and the above-and-beyond programs, facilities and technology that help make CSM an outstanding college and an extraordinary place to learn for all ages.” While golfers enjoyed a day on the links, others participated in “Sip & Swing for an Impact,” an option during the tournament now in its fourth year, which included a series of golf clinics and an elegant wine and food pairing lunch. The day culminated in a dinner for all and the announcement of raffle and tournament winners. The event was organized for the second consecutive year by tournament chair CSM Foundation Director Gary Simpson, who headed up a committee that including fellow foundation directors Linda Cox, Jay Lilly and Birdie Shannon and a group of dedicated CSM staff members. “It takes a lot of hard work and coordination from many people throughout the 27 years to be able to sustain a successful golf tournament,” Simpson said. “More importantly the many sponsors we have year after year that have been so gener-
ous, not to mention the participants. The golf committee along with the CSM Foundation should be commended because collectively we know this money raised goes toward making the dreams of students a reality and that is the CSM Foundation’s goal. I’m pretty much born and raised in Charles County and my parents Senator Jim and Barbara Simpson have instilled in me to give back to the community where you live and work. That’s exactly what I’ve tried to do with any organization I’ve been a part of.” During the event’s afternoon ceremony, CSM soccer player Zachary McDonough addressed Golf Classic participants about the impact scholarships have made to him in his college career. McDonough is a recipient of a Marrick Homes CSM Foundation Golf Classic Athletic Scholarship. Murphy also particularly thanked Marrick Homes for its long-term commitment to the Golf Classic and the college. “The CSM Foundation would like to recognize Marrick Homes for making an impact on our students and programs — supporting the trades, nursing, technology, the St. Charles Children’s Learning Center, the Arts, and Athletics, and for being the Grand Tournament Sponsor,” Murphy said. “We are grateful for their support over the last 17 years — they joined us as partners on the golf classic in 2001 and they have pledged their support at least through 2019.” In addition to McDonough, other CSM athletes and scholarship recipients helped staff the tournament, also telling their stories about the value of financial assistance as they pursue their education. For the ninth consecutive year at the
Golf Classic, first-place honors in the tournament went to the team from McDonald & Eudy Printers Inc. Second place went to the team from Community Bank of the Chesapeake. Third place was awarded to the team from Raley, Watts, and O’Neill Insurance and Financial Services. Closest to the Pin honors went to Josh Cockerham and Rosemary Hershey. Longest Drive was won by Alex O’Neill and Lacey Pierce. Straightest Drive went to Chris Simpson and Linda Aanestad. Longest Putt was won by Mark Macdougall and Rosemary Hershey. Numerous businesses and other donors assisted with the CSM Foundation’s 27th Annual Golf Classic. “As a community we are making an impact in the lives of these students and their families and I personally want to thank you,” Murphy said to the event sponsors, students and volunteers. The Grand Tournament sponsor was Marrick Homes. Executive Sponsor was Coldwell Banker Jay Lilly Real Estate. Corporate sponsors include Educational Systems Federal Credit Union, Rotary Club of Charles County (La Plata), Outdoor Creations Landscape Services Inc. and Washington Gas, A WGL Company. Mulligan sponsors were Community Bank of the Chesapeake, McDonald and Eudy Printers Inc., Quality Built Homes Inc. and Specialized Patterns in Training. Community Partner Sponsors were Bay Capital Mortgage Corp.; Buddy Sprague, in honor of the Jack Love Sprague Scholarship; Chick-fil-A of La Plata; Nancy Hempstead, Occasions Boutique; Simpson’s Olde Towne Insurance; Sky Zone of Waldorf; SMECO;
Southernwood Roofing and Siding LLC; and UPS Freight. Sip & Swing sponsors were the Southern Maryland Women’s League and the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center. Food and Beverage sponsors included Bill Dotson, Bozick Distributors Inc., Chick-fil-A of La Plata, Clubtails, Joe Wustner, RE/MAX One, Ollie’s Beauty Salon, Rita’s of La Plata and SONIC of La Plata. Contest sponsors were Buddy Sprague, in honor of the Jack Love Sprague Scholarship; Community Bank of the Chesapeake; Educational Systems Federal Credit Union; Former CSM Coach Danny Williams and Vickie Williams – Century 21 Real Estate; Marrick Homes; Raley, Watts, and O’Neill Insurance and Financial Services; Sagepoint Senior Living Services; the Sine Family; Sharp’s Contracting LLC; and Waldorf Toyota. In-kind donations were provided by The Carousel, Comcast, G.S. Proctor & Associates Inc., Ledo’s Pizza of La Plata, Occasions Boutique, Simpson’s Olde Towne Insurance and Sky Zone of Waldorf. Photos from this year’s tournament are available at https://csmphoto.zenfolio. com/2018golfclassic. Next year’s CSM Golf Classic is scheduled to take place Aug. 8, 2019. For information about the CSM Foundation and other upcoming events, visit https:// foundation.csmd.edu/. Press Release from CSM
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Well-Known Folk Singers to Help Celebrate St. Mary’s River Michael & Carrie Kline to headline RiverFest
Michael and Carrie Kline are best-known locally for her strong and endearing melodic singing and his high, tight harmonies as a duet performing Appalachian ballads and work songs. During their residency here in St. Mary’s county 2001-2004, the Klines worked with Historic St. Mary’s City and St. Mary’s College of
Maryland making CDs, audio tours, teaching, and delighting audiences with songs and stories charged with their passion for social change. The Klines will perform two concerts and hold an oral history workshop as they swing through southern Maryland on September 21 and 22. Their first perfor-
Newtowne Players Present ‘Wait Until Dark’
The Newtowne Players will present the suspense thriller “Wait Until Dark,” by Frederick Knott from October 5-21. Performances will be Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3:30 p.m. The play will be presented at the Three Notch Theatre, 21744 South Coral Drive, LexingtonPark, MD 20653. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors, students and military; and $10 for children age 12 and under. Thursdays only, all seats ate $10. All tickets may be purchased online at www.newtowneplayers.org, or by calling 301-737-5447. “Wait Until Dark: is a suspenseful thriller, set in 1960’s New York. Susy is a newly blind woman whose husband brings home a doll from a business trip that, unbeknownst to him, holds something very valuable to some unsavory characters hell bent on getting it back. The play matches their criminal intentions against what should be a very vulnerable woman--except she has a few things in mind to even the playing field with the help of the upstairs neighbor girl. Press Release from Newtowne Players
mance will be a benefit evening of songs and stories from the Appalachian highlands with all proceeds going to The Maryland Dove. Held on the Maryland Dove at Historic St. Mary’s City, the Friday evening concert begins at 6 pm and ends just after sunset. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling 301-904-2387 or by stopping by the visitor’s center off Rosecroft Road. On Saturday morning, the Klines are offering an oral history workshop featuring interview techniques for capturing family stories in meaningful ways and to preserve them for future generations. This free twohour event is open to the public and will begin at 9:30 am at the Interpretive Center in Lancaster Park off Willows Road in Lexington Park. Saturday afternoon, the Klines will headline the fourteenth annual RiverFest Celebration to be held at Historic St. Mary’s City. The event and the museum is free and open to the public all day RiverFest begins at 11 am and runs through 4 pm on Saturday September 22. For more information call 301-904-2387 or visit www.SMRWA.org/riverfest.html . As a performing duet, the Klines mingle stirring harmonies with interweaving guitar runs and crosschording to produce an authentic sound that captures and conveys the spirit of the people and mountains they love to sing about. From ancient ballads passed down through a score of generations to current songs of struggle in the coalfields, they address mountain music as social history expressing a level of truth seldom available on the printed page. To learn more about the Klines, visit www.folktalk.org Press Release from St. Mary’s River Watershed Association
Point Lookout Hosts Artillery Weekend
The Friends of Point Lookout are hosting a U.S. Civil War weekend Sept. 29-30 at Point Lookout State Park in St. Mary’s County. Programs run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The program features artillery demonstrations and other programming. Tours of Fort #3 and the prison pen site will also be offered along with living history programs involving the military garrison of the fort along with civilian exhibits and impressions. Point Lookout is a peninsula where
the Potomac River meets Chesapeake Bay, and the viewpoint from this strategic location made it a pivotal place during the Civil War. In the early 1860s, the site housed a military fort, Hammond General Hospital and Camp Hoffman where prisoners of war were held. More information is available by calling 301-872-5688, or emailing Bob Crickenberger with the Friends of Point Lookout. Press Release from MD DNR
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s r e t i r W g n i t u b Contri “Coincidence?”
Deposition of Dr. Joseph L. McWilliams, August 15, 1848 Generally, a will is good for determining family relationships, who owned what property and occasionally where there may have been rifts in the family. What would be even more interesting is when the will was submitted for probate and contested. Depositions would be taken that could help the Judges of the Orphan’s Court determine if the will was or was not valid. Such was the case of the will and probate of James L. McWilliams, born March 29, 1771 and died July 6, 1848. Will of James McWilliams, St. Mary’s County, May 20, 1846-November 15, 1848. “To be buried at Sacred Heart Church beside my wife, Eleanor McWilliams in a single flat lid coffin…To: Each of the Reverends living at Newtown at the time of my death, $10 each to say masses and to offer prayers for the better repose of my soul. Wife: Emeline McWilliams, all of the residue of my estate of whatever kind during her single life with the express understanding that she will place my sons, James McWilliams and Thomas McWilliams at Worcester College, a Catholic institution in Massachusetts where they are to remain until they receive a liberal and religious education. If either of them decides to embrace the priesthood, the expense of their education is to be paid out of the property devised to my wife. She is to also keep my daughter, Mary McWilliams at St. Joseph’s Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland until her education is completed…” End of will. August 15, 1848. Thomas W. Gough and his wife, Margaret Gough vs. Emeline McWilliams. They objected to the probate of this will on the basis that it was not signed by James McWilliams; it was not executed in the presence of any witnesses; that at the time of executing the will, James McWilliams was suffering from mental imbecility and was incapable of making a valid will; and that he was induced to make and execute this will. There was quite a bit of testimony given by various people. This one gives insight into day- to-day life during that time. August 14, 1848: Deposition of Dr. Joseph L. McWilliams: I lived about two miles by land and a mile by water from the deceased since 1815 until his death and I am his nephew. I had frequent contact and conversation with him from 1833 until his death. I considered him to be a man of sound judgement and good sense. I am a regular graduate physician and have been a practitioner up to the last five years. Up until the time he employed Dr. Matthews and Dr. Stone, I was his family physician from 1834 when I declined the practice of medicine and advised him to employ some other physician. I received an insulting letter from Mr. McWilliams in 1845 about the settlement of Mr. Jere Alvey’s estate of which were both executors. The letter, however, did not cause a breach between us. The insulting part of the letter related to the settlement of my father’s estate. To be continued.
On my way home from work Tuesday night, I suddenly got an intense craving for bacon. I could smell it, I could taste it. There is a possibility that I was smelling dinners cooking and wafting through my open car window. I don’t know what it was, or where it came from – all I know is that I wanted a big pile of bacon. I wondered what my husband was cooking for dinner; wouldn’t it be funny if he was making some sort of baconenhanced dinner. Maybe we were sharing some sort of ESBP, you know, Extra Sensory Bacon Perception. Eight more minutes and I would be home to find out. But first I had to survive going ‘round the Chaptico circle and smelling hundreds of pieces of fried chicken reaching out their tendrils of temptation to me. Ice cream for lunch was apparently not enough for me. Okay, I got through the circle safely, now it was back to thoughts of partially crispy, somewhat greasy mounds of bacon. Then, interrupting my carnivorous fantasies I hear a voice through my radio saying, “We all loved our bacon, hot dogs, and lunchmeat growing up, but now we now know these will cause cancer and can kill you!” (paraphrased because I was in shock still thinking I was fantasizing). Coincidence? I think not. It was a commercial on WTOP from I believe the World Cancer Research Fund, and it really got through. My bacon bubble dream popped above my head and fear of all the bacon, hot dogs, and lunchmeat I had eaten over the years began to worry me. I can probably give up the lunchmeat easy enough. I am surprised I didn’t give up hot dogs after having to read The Jungle, a muckraking book about “the horrible conditions in the MeatPacking Industry. Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry. His description of diseased, rotten, and contaminated meat shocked the public and led to new federal food safety laws.” I actually did stay away from hot dogs for quite a few years after that. Though now, if I
smell a hot dog lightly burning on a grill, I have to have it. But give-up bacon? I crave it sometimes and once a month I fix a big fry up of the old school, nostalgia-filled, bacon, eggs, and home fries breakfast. Is moderation okay? Yes, I guess in all honesty I must own up to getting bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits a few times a month. Oh, and there was that BLT from WAWA Monday as a treat for myself after having to fast for my physical. I suppose I didn’t need the Mocha Latte with whipped cream either. I can’t imagine having my BLT without bacon – I already get it without the lettuce, so it’s really a BT. Next time I will just order a T on rye toast. Life will be boring without bacon…and hard. Everywhere you look there is bacon. Every fast food place has bacon as an option on all their sandwiches. Some places you just need to press a button that asks would you like EXTRA bacon on that? I just won’t go out anymore. That’s it, bacon is all around us; every commercial, every recipe is supposed to be better with bacon. Well truthfully would that broccoli casserole you love so much be any good without bacon? That ride home from work at Keepin’ It Local was the longest ever, made worse by the fact that there is amazing local bacon in the freezer case there always calling my name to ”take me home, you know you want me”. See what I mean. As I drove down my street I was hoping my husband made fish for dinner to get me out of this frying meat mood. I pulled in the driveway. What was that heavenly smell? Oh, thank goodness, it was frying meat on the grill. What’s for dinner honey? “Big, thick New York Strips.” …….There’s always tomorrow. 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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F-35 To Be Tested On UK’s Newest Carrier
F-35 test pilots at the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force conduct ski jumps and field carrier landing practices with F-35Bs on Aug. 28, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River as part of the workups for the First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth. U.S. Navy photo
The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is nearing another milestone as they prepare to embark two F-35Bs on board the United Kingdom’s newest aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing), or FOCFT (FW), this fall. Nearly 200 ITF personnel—active duty U.S. and U.K. military, DOD civilians as well as contractors from DOD and industry—will join the ship’s 1,500-person crew in making history when the two jets land on the British carrier. The event will be the first time an F-35 has ever landed on a foreign vessel and it helps bring an end to the eightyear hiatus since a British aircraft carrier last operated a fast jet from its deck. “It’ll be the return of fixed-wing maritime aviation to the U.K.,” said Royal Navy Cmdr. Stephen Crockatt, U.K. team lead at the ITF. “From there on, the U.K. F-35B Lightnings can partake in supporting the defense of our realm from both land and sea, wherever the U.K. government decides.” During two FOCFT (FW) phases, held back-to-back this fall, the team plans to perform a variety of flight maneuvers and deck operations to develop the F-35B operating envelope on Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carriers. They will evaluate jet performance on over 200 test points during different weather and sea conditions as well as the aircraft’s integration with the ship. The FOCFT (FW) is the culmination of a decade of planning with individu-
als from U.K. and U.S. governments and industry partners in both countries. “It has been a genuine team endeavor from the start,” said Dave Atkinson, BAE Systems lead for FOCFT (FW), based in the U.K. “No one individual or no one organization can do everything on something of this scale. The detailed knowledge you need about the ship, the aircraft and the environment; you really must have a team ethos.” While planning for test events typically doesn’t start that far ahead, Atkinson said all the moving parts and specific equipment needed to integrate the jet and carrier, coupled with the simultaneous design and development of the two, the lead time “had to be extensive to bring many elements together.” As ship and jet development on both sides of the Atlantic neared completion, engineers and pilots from the Pax River ITF and BAE Systems dove deep into writing the test plan, a 300-plus page manual detailing the FOCFT (FW) execution. In order to do so, pilots and engineers experimented with over 3,000 takeoffs and landings in BAE Systems’ F-35/ QEC Integration Simulator—a full motion, dome simulator—based in Warton, England, to discover “where the edges of the test envelope are,” said Royal Air Force Sq. Ldr. Andy Edgell, FOCFT (FW) lead test pilot at the Pax River ITF. “That was where we really got the first idea of how far can we push this aircraft on [a Queen Elizabeth Class carrier]
deck,” he said. “The Queen Elizabeth Class carriers are incredibly unique.” Edgell said there are a few “British traits” built onto HMS Queen Elizabeth—notably, a ski jump ramp at the front and iconic twin islands on the flight deck separating the Bridge and Flight Control (FLYCO)—and each create variances to typical flying operations experienced on an American naval vessel. “First drafts of the test plan were authored in early 2017, and the team spent months in 2018 further sculpting and crafting each detail to complete the document in time to start the required training flights prior to the trial,” said Timothy Marge, FOCFT (FW) lead project engineer at the Pax River ITF. “It is a constant goal of flight testers to get a complete and thorough test plan finalized as early as practical,” Marge said. “After countless working groups, hours and hours of authoring, compiling and technical editing, two days of technical review, and four hours of executive review, our 362-page masterpiece was done.” The test plan holds a couple of responsibilities, according to Marge. First, it outlines how the team will conduct safe, efficient and effective flight test aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. Second, it details the team’s training and workup requirements that are typically conducted many weeks prior to the actual test event. The ITF team began FOCFT (FW) workups in the summer of 2018 with additional simulator runs at the fullmotion Warton facility and at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Manned Flight Simulator where they could add a control room with test engineers. The control room is a “huge risk mitigator” Edgell said, because it allows constant monitoring. “They see every aspect of how the aircraft is performing and coping to different situations,” he said. “With thousands of parameters being monitored it is possible that they will identify emerging issues a long time before it becomes apparent to the pilot.” As workups were underway, other personnel got to work ensuring the ITF team and their support equipment could integrate onto the ship; items like galley attire, flight deck clothing and hearing protection—all of which hold different requirements than that of a U.S. Navy ship—to determining how to adapt U.S. equipment to U.K. power supply and
even the currency personnel need to use on board had to be addressed. Since June, the team has focused on live flying workups refreshing their skills on day and night field carrier landing practices, ski jump takeoffs and vertical landings. The team also conducted rolling vertical landings in preparation for another unique British development. “[Rolling vertical landings] are an important phase of the workups because another unique aspect of going to the Queen Elizabeth Class carrier is that we will be conducting experimental testing of a novel recovery landing technique— the Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing,” Edgell said. The Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) is a British endeavor—a capability at least a decade in the making—that will allow pilots to return to ship with more stores on the aircraft after a mission, Atkinson explained. “SRVL tests are truly experimental,” Edgell said. “It involves landing a fast jet onto an aircraft carrier with forward relative speed but without the braking assistance typically provided by an arresting gear and hook. It’s going to be a really rewarding moment for British aviation to watch that procedure actually take place.” “This is quite a massive trial, not only for the U.K., but for the ITF,” Crockatt said. A third FOCFT (FW) phase followed by operational testing is scheduled for 2019. Together, the tests will help the U.K. Ministry of Defence reach F-35B initial operating capability (maritime) in 2020. As a Tier 1 partner in the F-35 program, a group of U.K. personnel have been embedded with the ITF at Pax River and Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducting flight tests since the program’s System Design and Demonstration phase. To date, the U.K. is home to nine British-owned F-35B Lightnings located at Royal Air Force Marham with the “Dambusters”, or No. 617 Squadron—the RAF’s first F-35B squadron. The RAF is scheduled to declare initial operating capability later this year. In all, the RAF and RN are programmed to purchase 138 F-35Bs over the lifetime of the program. PEO(JSF) Integrated Test Facility Public Affairs
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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.
Walter Lee Mathis, Jr.
Walter Lee Mathis, Jr. born on September 24, 1943, in Griffin, Georgia passed away peacefully at his home in Valley Lee, Maryland on Thursday, September 13, 2018, after a long illness. He was 74 years old. Walter was the son of the late Walter Lee Mathis, Sr. and Mary Buggs Mathis. Walter attended public schools in Griffin, Georgia. In 1962, he joined the United States Navy and worked as an aviation electrician while completing rate service training workshops, correspondence courses, and mechanical and technical qualifications training. While on active duty he served with VS-28 Quonset Point, RI and Weapons System Test Division, Pax River NAS, MD. In March 1971, Walter affiliated with the Naval Reserve’s Training and Administration of Reserves (TAR) program and served with VP- 68 at Pax. River NAS, VP-64 Willow Grove, Penn., A&C school in Memphis, Tenn. He completed his tour of duty at AIMD, Pax River,
NAS, retiring as a Petty Officer First Class. After retiring from the Navy in 1983, he worked for military contractors including Dynaelectron, Tracor Applied Science, Inc., Marconi and BAE Systems. Walter retired from BAE Systems in 2003. He was most proud of his work in supporting the development of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. In 1970, he married Elfreda Talbert Mathis and together they had three children, Adrianne Mathis Dillahunt, Aaron Mathis, Angela Mathis Stevenson and a child of the heart, Brian Ball. Walter was a current member of Bethesda United Methodist Church in Valley Lee, Maryland. Funeral Services will be held at First Missionary Baptist Church at 46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653. Viewing will begin at 9:30 a.m. and funeral services start at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations may be made in Walter Mathis’ name to the Second District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad or the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad. A complete obituary will follow.
William Daniel Shumaker
William “Billy” Daniel Shumaker, II, 59 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on September 13, 2018 at Calvert Health Medical Center in Prince Fred-
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erick, MD. Billy was born on October 3, 1958 to late Samuel Brooke Purll and Rosemarie Clements Purll in Washington, DC. Billy enjoyed hot rods, turkey shoots, college football, the Redskins, coaching pigskin football, golf and watching westerns. He worked for the Union – Local 10 as an Elevator Mechanic prior to his retirement. Billy is survived by his loving wife, Gayle Lorraine Shumaker; sons, Joshua Daniel Shumaker and Clayton Fortney of Mechanicsville, MD; daughters, Amanda Leigh Sansbury of Mechanicsville, MD and Melissa Christine Fortney of Charlotte Hall, MD; brothers, Frank Raymond Shumaker of Haymarket, VA, Keith Anthony Shumaker of Charlotte Hall, MD, Kevin Andrew Shumaker of Mechanicsville, MD, Darrell Brooks of White Plains, MD, Theordore Brooks of Brooms Island, MD and his sister, Jeannine Brooks of Waldorf, MD. He also leaves to cherish his memories his seven grandchildren. Family will receive friends for Billy’s Life Celebration Visitation on Friday, September 21st from 10am to 12pm with a Memorial Service at 12pm at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. Interment will be on Wednesday, October 3rd at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD 20623 at 1pm.
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M i l t o n “Mac” Elwood McNey, 86 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on September 14, 2018 in Bushwood, MD. Born December 13, 1931 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Margaret Lurch McNey and George McNey. Mac was the loving husband of Theresa McNey whom he married on March 17, 1991 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He is survived by his children: Milton McNey of Myrtle Beach, SC, Cindy Voorhees of Myrtle Beach, SC, John McNey of Faulkner, MD, Marc Taylor of Waldorf, MD, Katherine (Kitty) Mausen of LaPlata, MD and Christy Stephenson of Key West, FL,
also survived by numerous grand and great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents Mac was preceded in death by his children: Tommy McNey, and Terri Edwards and one brother Irving McNey. Mac moved to St. Mary’s County, MD in 1977 coming from Charles County, he retired from the Federal Government as an Electrician in 1992. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 9:30AM in the Funeral Home Chapel with Father Michal Sajnog officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Pallbearers will be: Christopher McNey, Brian Mills, Timmy McNey, Nicholas McNey, Michael Mills, and Jared Taylor. Honorary pallbearer will be Adam McNey. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD.
Robert Louis Cusic, Sr
Robert Louis Cusic, Sr. (Bobby), 77, of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center surrounded
by his loving family. Bobby was born on February 23, 1941 at St. Mary’s Hospital to Joseph Elwood Cusic, Sr. and Elvie Ann Wood Cusic. He was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Maryland and was raised in Scrabbletown. Bobby was the typical mischievous boy and he often reminisced about the antics that he got into with his siblings. Bobby’s work career started at a young age. His first job was working along his father at Patuxent View Farm. Bobby was also a distributor for Mrs. Irie’s/Mann’s Potato Chips. He worked in the parts department for his brother, Billy, at Cusic’s Mechanic Service and was the owner of Bobby’s Auto Repair. Bobby was planning to retire as a salesman for Central Diesel in the upcoming year. Bobby was a member of 4-H and FFA. He graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1960. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth Jean Lacey (Betty Jean) at St. John’s Church in Hollywood, Maryland on September 8, 1962. Bobby and Betty Jean were blessed with four children: Cynthia Lynn Spalding (Stump) of Hollywood, MD; Susan Marie Hall (John) of Chaptico, MD; Janet Fay Wood (Kenny) of Hollywood, MD; and Robert Louis Cusic, Jr. of Mechanicsville, MD. He leaves behind six grandchildren: Tiffany Hall, Matthew
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Spalding, Victoria Hall, Cody Spalding, Kyle Wood, Lindsey Wood and four great-grandchildren. Bobby also leaves behind his sister, Sharon Kidd of Big Island, Virginia, sisters-in-law Arlene Cusic of LaPlata, MD; and Joyce Ann Cusic of Chaptico, MD. In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by his brothers Joseph Elwood Cusic, Jr (Teenie) and his twin, William Wendell Cusic (Billy). Bobby loved his family immensely and even during his last hours on this earth he managed the biggest smile when one of the great grandchildren came to visit. During his younger years, Bobby enjoyed playing horseshoes, sponsoring women’s softball and shooting clay pigeons. Later he was involved in antique tractor pulling with his father, Elwood. His grandchildren carried on the family tradition of showing 4-H livestock and he supported them in their projects. Bobby enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends. Each morning you could find him at the Korner Carryout in Oraville catching up with his friends over a cup of coffee. The family will receive friends at Mattingley Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown, MD on Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with prayers being recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Mechanicsville, MD on Friday, September 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with Father Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow at the Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be Matthew Spalding, Cody Spalding, Kyle Wood, Zach Lawrence, Adam Johnson and Pat Diehl. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Church and/or St. Mary’s County 4-H Livestock Program.
Joseph Leroy Lacey, Sr.
Joseph Leroy Lacey, Sr., 60, of Abell, MD passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 4, 1958 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Joseph Robert Lacey and Mary Ozella Thompson Lacey. On July 16, 1977 Joseph married his beloved wife, Laura Lacey in Compton, MD. Together they celebrated over 41 wonderful years of marriage. He was employed for over 18 years by St. Elizabeth Hospital before transferring to the Architect of the Capital, Supreme Court Building, as a talented painter and decorator for the past twelve years. He was
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very skilled and could fix almost anything. He had an elaborate collection of tools which he spray painted green for easy identification. He was an avid and skilled hunter; hunting deer, rabbits, geese, and duck, which was his favorite. He enjoyed hunting with his son and son-in-law. He was enjoyed spending time of his boats, catching rock fish, oystering and running a trout line. His most enjoyable vacation where in Cape Hatteras. However, his family was his greatest pride and joy, including his toy poodle, “Diamond.” He spent as much time as he could with his children and grandchildren. In addition to his beloved wife, Joseph is also survived by his children: Brandy Sue Wathen (Kenneth) of Lusby, MD, Michael Craig Lacey (Brittany) of Orange, VA, and Jessica Nicole Kendrick (Tim) of Hughesville, MD; his daughterin-law, Savannah Read of Batavia, NY; his sisters, Sharon Choate of District Heights, MD and Sandy Massari (John) of Lincoln, PA; 12 grandchildren; one great grandchild; and many extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his son, Joseph “Leroy” Lacey, Jr. and his grandson, Michael Lacey. All services will be private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Stephen Leroy Bean
Stephen Leroy “Beanie” Bean, 80, of Leona rdtow n, MD passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD. He was born on January 22, 1938 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Thomas Leroy Bean and Mary Lillian Goddard. Beanie is a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country until his Honorable Discharge. After his discharge he was in the United States Army Reserves. On September 2, 1963, Beanie married his beloved wife Jean Audrey “Jeanie” Farrell in Bushwood, MD. Together they celebrated over 55 wonderful years of marriage. He was employed for 30 years as an electrician for the Department of Defense at Patuxent River Naval Air Station until his retirement in 1993. His hobbies included spending time on the water fishing and crabbing. He was often seen helping his wife at her flower shop, “Jeanie’s Flowers & Gifts.” He also enjoyed spending time with his late father and step-mother, Estelle Bean. He was a long time member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Leonard-
town, MD. In addition to his beloved wife, Beanie is also survived by his brother-in-law’s: Thomas “Bosie” Farrell, Craig Muth and Joseph Cullison; his sister-in-law’s, Milly Farrell and Susan Muth; and many extended family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Aloysius Catholic Church, P.O. Box 310, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Dr. Robert Anthony Polanowski II
Dr. Robert Anthony “Bob” Polanowski II, 60, of Ridge, MD passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center surrounded
by his loving family. He was born on August 4, 1958 in Baltimore, MD to Betty Polanowski of Baltimore, MD and the late Robert Anthony Polanowski. In 1977 Bob enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country until his Honorable Discharge. He was employed by the Department of Defense at Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Center as a Manufacturing Engineer for the past 15 years. He earned his Honorary Doctorate of Divinity after 10 years of dedicated ministry to others. He was passionate about sharing the good news of the Lord, which he enjoyed preaching and teaching others. He led countless people to the Lord over his years of ministry. On October 24, 1998, Bob married his beloved wife, Melissa May Polanowski, in Baltimore, MD. Together they celebrated over 19 wonderful years of marriage. His hobbies included vacationing with his family to Ocean City every September, fishing, cheering on the Chicago Cubs and Bears. He was a grill master and fixed many delicious meals. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his sons. In addition to his beloved wife, Bob is also survived by his sons: Joshua Stephen Polanowski of Tomball, TX, Robert Anthony Polanowski III of Easton, MD, Michael Paul Polanowski of Baltimore, MD, Jack Mark Polanowski of Easton, MD, James Curtis Polanowski of Ridge, MD and David Edward Polanowski of Ridge, MD; his mother, Betty Polanowski of Baltimore, MD; his brother, David Wayne Polanowski (Karen) of Baltimore, MD; his grandmother, Reva Abshire of Baltimore, MD; his
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granddaughter, Destiny Ann Polanowski of Tomball, TX; his aunt, Pat King of Baltimore, MD and many extended family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Kenneth James Hubley
Kenneth James Hubley, 67 of California, MD passed away on September 2, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 8, 1951 in Boston, MA to the late Stephen James “Jim” Hubley and Helen Devery Hubley. Ken is a graduate of Parks College (Now called: University of St. Louis) where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He was a member of Alpha ETA Fraternity. On August 17, 1974 he married his beloved wife, Jennifer Nora Hubley in Framingham, MA. Together they celebrated over 44 wonderful years of marriage. He was employed by the Department of Defense as a dedicated Aeronautical Engineer until his retirement on March 31, 2012. He was a volunteer with the Boy Scouts for many years and was dedicated to helping young man become successful in boy scouts. His hobbies including spending time on his boat and fishing. He loved to fish, including surf fishing. He was skilled at fixing cars and airplane engines and spent many hours working on them. Another hobby he enjoyed was flying radio controlled gliders. His family was his greatest love, especially spending time with this children and grandchildren. He enjoyed taking family vacations to the Outer Banks every year. In addition to his loving wife, Jennifer Nora Hubley; Kenneth is also survived by his children: Jeannette Nicole Ruby (Jonathan) of California, MD; Christopher Karl Hubley (Kim) of Cincinnati, OH, and Stephen Michael Hubley of California, MD; sister, Ellen Dick, of North Chumford, MA; grandchildren: Hailey Hubley, Lily Hubley, Eli Ruby, and Benjamin Hubley; and many extended family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association of Maryland, 10665 Stanhaven Place, Suite 205D, White Plains, MD 20695. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
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Join Scouting Night 2nd District Volunteer Fire Department, Valley Lee 6:00 - 8:00 PM Cub Scout Pack 561 Valley Lee invites all boys and girls entering Kindergarten through 5th grade and their families to attend. Boys and girls from any school— public, private, home school, etc., are welcome. Contact Kimberly Priest at 240-4342634 or morrill_kimberly@yahoo.com Widow/Widower Group Lexington Park United Methodist Church, 21760 Great Mills Road 6:00 - 8:00 PM No matter how long since your loss—3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years or 30 years— you are welcome. Come to gain practical support for yourself or come to give support to others who are just beginning this grief journey. Questions? Email lpumcwwgroup@aol.com Historic St. Mary’s City Lecture Series Historic St. Mary’s City, Visitor Center Auditorium, 18751 Hogaboom Lane 7:00 PM “On the Prowl for Panthers, Falcons, and Bearcats: Surveying the Chesapeake for Submerged Historic Aircraft,” a free lecture by Agustin Ortiz, of the Naval History and Heritage Command. 240-895-4990. info@hsmcdigshistory.org. Family Life Bible Study Chancellor’s Run Regional Park Teen Center, Great Mills 7:30 – 8:30 PM Victory Christian Ministries Int’l St. Mary’s County. Join us every Thursday for a powerful Bible study. Teaching by Pastor’s Tyrone & Cynthia Marshall. (Non-denominational) Info: www.vcmi-dc1.org
Friday, September 21 Michael & Carrie Kline in Concert Historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland Dove Dock, 47414 Old State House Road, St. Mary’s City 6:00 – 7:00 PM A benefit evening of songs and stories from the Appalachian highlands. Proceeds to the Maryland Dove. $15. Can be purchased in advance by calling the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association at 301-904-2387, at the Historic St. Mary’s City Visitor Center off Rosecroft Road. www.HSMCdigshistory.org. i n f o @ H S M C d i g s h i s t o r y. o r g . 240-895-4990 Texas Hold’em Tournament VFW Post 2632, 23282 Three Notch Rd. (Rt 235, California 7:00 PM $50 Buy in ($40 Prize Pool + $10 Charity). Sign-in from 6:20 PM to 6:45. Public welcome. Must be 18 or older to play. Info
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activities, kayaking and more! Free admission. www.smrwa.org
Cutting Edge Dueling Pianos St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779 Fire Dept. Ln., Lexington Park 8:30 PM $25/person. Tickets may be purchased at the Lodge. Info, 301-863-7800.
Meet & Greet Chancellor’s Run Regional Park, Great Mills 12:00 - 4:00 PM Victory Christian Ministries Int’l St.Mary’s invites all to hear about their vision during a fun filled day of free food, fellowship & special giveaways! Rain date: Saturday, Sept. 29 from 12-4pm. Visit online @vcmismc.org.
Sat., Sun., Sept. 22, 23 Artsfest 2018 Fine Arts Festival Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell Road, Solomons 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily Family friendly art and music festival. A spectacular celebration of the visual and performing arts. $7, kids 11 and under free. No pets. Details, schedule of events and activities, visit annmariegarden.org. 410-326-4640.
Saturday, September 22 Yard Sale Mechanicsville Lion’s Club Pavilion 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Hosted by the Mechanicsville Optimist Club and the new Hollywood-Leonardtown Optimist Club. Also selling breakfast sandwiches, and the Octagon Club selling water and soda. Support those who are helping the youth of our community. Childrens Museum 5K Leonardtown Square 9:00 AM - Noon Be a Hero! Fun Walk/Run. No closures, expect delays. Militia Muster Historic St. Mary’s City, 47414 Old State House Road 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM The St. Maries Citty Militia musters for drills, mock battles, and camp life. Visit an encampment, march along, watch a musket fire demonstration, and more. Free. 240-895-4990, info@HSMCdigshistory.org, www.HSMCdigshistory.org Smithsonian Museum Day St. Clement’s Island Museum, 38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton’s Point 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM A national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums. FREE. Admission Tickets Required: www.Smithsonian.com/museumday. 301-769-2222. Info: www.facebook. com/SCIMuseum RiverFest Historic St. Mary’s City, State House Lawn, 47418 Old State House Road 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sponsored by the St. Mary’s Watershed Association and Historic St. Mary’s City. Live music, environmental and children’s
Toy Boat Building Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons 2:00 – 4:00 PM Build a toy boat in the Boat Basin, weather permitting. Sessions starting on the half hour. For ages 5 and older. $2 per boat donation; museum admission required. 410326-2042. www.calvertmarinemuseum. com 9th Annual Showcase of Bands Chopticon High School 6:00 PM The Chopticon High School Marching Band host the pageantry of the marching arts. Nine local bands display their dedication to music excellence as they compete on the field. Questions? Robin Girard at rsgirard@smcps.org
Sunday, September 23 Birding the Fields and Trails Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood 8:00 – 11:00 AM Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds, lingering meadowlarks, sparrows and waterfowl can be found on Sotterley’s extensive trail system and natural habitats. No charge; donations appreciated. RSVP by the 22nd to David at moulton.davidh@gmail.com or 240-278-4473.
Monday, September 24
$6 Show St. Mary’s Hospital, Main Lobby, 25500 Point Lookout Rd., Leonardtown 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Items priced at only $6: scarves, small leather goods, children’s items, jewelry, gloves, etc. All proceeds go to purchase patient care items for the hospital. Sponsored by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary. 301-475-6153. Republican Women St. Mary’s Meeting Front Porch Restaurant, Leonardtown 11:00 AM Scheduled guest speaker is Sheriff Tim Cameron. New members and guests are welcome. Food may be purchased individually. Questions? Beth Bonifant, 301-8616112 or Lbethbonifant@gmail.com.
Tuesday, September 25 Meet The Labs
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Panel discussions on Technology Transfer and Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) by subject matter experts. Network with agencies during lunch and breaks! $20 (lunch included). Free for Federal Employees! Register: https://meetthelabs.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, September 26 Tax Law Changes for 2018 College of Southern Maryland, A Building, Room 206, Leonardtown Campus 8:00 – 10:00 AM A mini-course for the community to discuss upcoming tax law changes that may lower taxes for individuals and small businesses. $25, pre-registration required. Call 301-539-4760. Hospice of St. Mary’s Presentation Charlotte Hall Library, 37600 New Market Road 6:30 - 7:30 PM Hospice of St. Mary’s provides highquality, compassionate end-of-life care to patients and families in our community. Learn how Hospice helps and supports those living with advanced illnesses.Free and open to the public. Info, 301-994-3023.
Thursday, September 27 Homeschool Day at HSMC Historic St. Mary’s City, 18751 Hogaboom Lane 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM A day filled with activities specifically designed for homeschoolers and their families. $5 per child, age 5 and older. Register or info, call 240-895-4980 or email Programs@DigsHistory.org. Creative Conversations Town Hall, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown 4:00 – 7:00 PM For Artists and Arts Advocates. The Maryland State Arts Council is sponsoring regional institutes for artists, arts organizations, arts leaders, and arts supporters to gather for collaborative discussion and professional development. Please RSVP to: Michele Hayes, michele.hayes@ maryland.gov. Info: 240-309-4061. info@ smcart.org. www.stmarysartcouncil.com Care and Maintenance of Lycoming Engines Patuxent Naval Air Museum, Lexington Park 6:00 - 8:00 PM Special presentation hosted by Chapter 478 of the Experimental Aircraft Association: Lycoming’s Jeff Schans will present the care and maintenance of Lycoming engines. Pizza and drinks will be served. Free event — all are welcome. 301-872-4129
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Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658 Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
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ClearCaptions Presentation & Hearing Screenings
Having trouble hearing who’s on the other line? Perhaps a free Ensemble ClearCaptions phone is right for you. Learn more about this program at the Northern Senior Center on Monday, Sept. 24. Rupali Dewn Tetrick is a Title IV Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Specialist and will be giving a presentation about the free ClearCaptions phone and if you qualify. The presentation is from 11-11:30 a.m. and comes with free pizza lunch! Audiologist Gina Diaz will also be onsite to take 15-minute hearing screenings appointments throughout the afternoon. Appointments are scheduled in advance. To sign up for this presentation, lunch, and/or hearing screenings, please call Rachel at 301-475-4200, ext. *3103, or stop by her office at the Northern Senior Activity Center.
AARP Smart Driver Course
The Garvey Senior Activity Center will be offering an AARP Smart Driver Course on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m.-3p.m. As a result of evidence-based research findings, this course includes a
focus on areas where older drivers could benefit from additional training, including: roundabouts, pavement markings, stop-sign compliance, red-light running, and safety issues such as speeding, seatbelt and turn-signal use. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers, payable to AARP. Members must show their membership card to get the member rate. Advance sign up is required. Lunch is available at the Center; cost is a donation for ages 60 and above and $6 for those under the age of 60. Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050, to register for the class and for the lunch menu and to make lunch reservations.
NEW!! Ceramics Class
The Garvey Senior Activity Center is offering a NEW ceramics class starting Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. If you enjoy painting and creating personalized gifts or decorations for your home this is the class for you! Marti Cotterell will be teaching the class and offering instruction on painting techniques. For this class she will bring in a selection of ceramics for you to choose from. The cost of the class is $10 for each item painted and in-
cludes firing of the item. Payment is due at the time of sign up. For more information call, 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
Perennial Garden Presentation
On Thursday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., Patricia Armstrong will be at the Loffler Senior Activity Center to discuss the joys and tasks involved in planting and maintaining a perennial garden. Afterwards she will lead the class outside for some hands-on gardening. No prior experience needed! Call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658, or stop by the reception desk to sign up.
Zumba Gold®
Zumba is a fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. The routines incorporate interval training — alternating fast and slow rhythms — and resistance training. It’s fun and exciting. Zumba Gold® is designed for 50+ folks as it recreates the original moves but at a lower-intensity. The class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility and balance- best of
learning how to create a budget by estimating, monitoring and controlling future expenses and income. Program will cover how to create an emergency fund, improve debt management, improve credit scores, mortgage and student loans. Life, health, auto, homeowners and disability insurance will also be discussed. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
UNDERSTANDING CREDIT AND DEBIT
Lexington Park Library will hold Understanding Credit and Debit on Saturday, September 22 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. Credit cards, auto loans, store cards, personal loans and mortgages are all common forms of consumer credit. While credit can work to your advantage, many people find themselves in debt after spending more than they can afford. Before you get rid of your debt, you need to know how credit card debt works. This workshop will address the different types of credit and debt, identify ways to use credit more wisely, and provide some tips for managing debt. Questions are welcome! Brian E. Koenig will present a class from Consumer Education Services, Inc. (CESI) a non-profit service provider of comprehensive personal financial education and solutions for all life stages and for all of life’s milestones. Their goal is enhanced economic security for everyone we serve. Registration required on www. stmalib.org.
BUDGETING, SAVINGS, DEBT MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE
Leonardtown Library will host a class on Budgeting, Savings, Debt Management and Insurance on Tuesday, September 25 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Join us in
INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING
Lexington Park Library will hold an Introduction to Proposal Writing on Wednesday, September 26 from 2 - 4 p.m. This one-hour class will provide you with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. It will include the basic elements of a proposal, the “do’s” and “don’ts” of writing and submitting a proposal, and how to follow up whether the answer is yes or no. After class, take advantage of reserved computer lab time to search the Foundation Directory Online and network with other members of the nonprofit community. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
BEGINNERS KNITTING CLASS
Charlotte Hall Library will hold a Beginners Knitting class on Thursday, September 27 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Are you more of a knotter than a knitter? We can help! Learn the basics of Knitting! No experience necessary. A limited amount of knitting needles and yarn will be provided. Ages 12 and up. Registration required on www.stmalib.org.
JOB COACH FOR THE DAY
Charlotte Hall Library will host a career counselor from the Waldorf office of DLLR from 9 a.m. to 4:30
all, it’s easier to do than you might think. Zumba Gold® is available at all three senior activity centers in St. Mary’s County. At the Loffler Senior Activity Center classes are on Mondays at 12 noon. Garvey’s Zumba Gold® classes are on Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. Northern’s class is held at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. If you’ve never tried Zumba Gold® in St. Mary’s County, your first class is free! For more information call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 for Loffler; *1050 for Garvey; *3101 for Northern.
CSM Wellness Clinic
The College of Southern Maryland’s Nursing Program will provide a free wellness clinic at the Northern Senior Activity Center on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 9-11:30 a.m. Health checks include blood pressure, height and weight, heart rate, and vision. Presentations include topics such as Bacteria in the Bay, Benefits of Compression Garments, Best Brain Foods, Environmental Pollution and the Body, and How to Manage Chronic Pain. Drop-ins are welcome; prior sign up is not required.
p.m. on Friday, September 28. Register for a 1 hour one on one session with the career counselor, USA jobs specialist available. Contact the library at 301884-2211 to register and choose a time slot. Ages 16 and up.
ONE MARYLAND ONE BOOK: MEET THE AUTHOR TIM JUNKIN
St. Mary’s County Library will host the 2018 One Maryland One Book author, Tim Junkin at Leonardtown High School (23995 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown) on Wednesday, October 3 from 7 – 9 p.m. As part of Maryland Humanities’ programming for the state’s largest reading and discussion program, 2018 One Maryland One Book author Tim Junkin will tour the state to discuss his book ‘Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA.’ The event is free. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Mr. Junkin will speak and sign books. This is a Choose Civility: Southern Maryland event.
ONE MARYLAND ONE BOOK DISCUSSIONS
Read the book, and come to discuss the 2018 One Maryland One Book selection! Lexington Park Library on Monday, October 1 from 6 – 8 p.m. and Charlotte Hall Library on Monday, October 1 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. A discussion of the 2018 One Maryland One Book selection, ‘Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence’ by Tim Junkin. Copies available at the library. These are Choose Civility: Southern Maryland events.
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