2015-05-14 St. Mary's County Times

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Thursday, May 14, 2015
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COVER STORY
Remembering The Civil War
pg. 8
I would say
we missed the
opportunity, years
back, to diversify
the economy,
- said St. Marys County

Commissioner Tom Jarboe, adding
that the statistics underscore the
fact that the county has become too
dependent on NAS Patuxent River.
SMC Deputies in Baltimore
Wax Museum of Heroes
pg. 17
Local News
pg. 13
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Library Site Still Has Hurdles

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Commissioners of St. Marys County voted 3-2
to place the new Leonardtown library at the Hayden
property near the Leonards Grant community after a
long and querillous process but the final say will be up
for the town to decide, officials there say.
Years ago when the county commissioners purchased the Hayden Farm property, the town council
of Leonardtown agreed to annex it into the town limits but the plan was much different in that agreement,
said Mayor Dan Burris.
It will have to be amended, he said, and that means
coming before the towns planning commission and
finally the town council for a vote.
Theres an annexation agreement in place and that
plan calls for schools and ball fields not a library or a
senior center, Burris told The County Times.
Town Councilmember Hayden Hammett said the
vote would likely continue to divide an already divided council.
There are some councilmembers who think we
should just go along with what the county wants,
Hammett said. If its not in the best interests of the
town I dont think we should go along with that.
County officials, however, would not talk about
the possibility of moving forward with amending the
annexation.
Im not in a position to comment on what the next
step in the process will be, County Attorney George
Spalding said.
Commissioner Todd Morgan said he was not aware
of what the countys next move was but he said
amending the annexation agreement was the next
logical step.
If theres an annexation agreement my belief is you
have to stay with what the agreement states, Morgan
said.
Rebecca Bridgett, county administrator, said there
was an interoffice memorandum regarding the annexation agreement but that it would not be released because of attorney/client priviledge between the county
attorneys office and the commissioners.
Town council member Roger Mattingly, who supported the Hayden property option, said the county
would have to come before the town on the issue but
he believed the town council would come together to
make the library happen.
I can assure you that the town will do everything
it can to make that library a reality, Mattingly said.
Both Hammett and Burris said that the opportunity
for enhanced economic revitalization in the downtown area that the library might have afforded was a
lost opportunity but it would not be a severe one.
Its certainly not going to kill us, Burris said.
But it certainly would have helped.
Things are going well in town.
Hammett said there was still the possibility that the
library at the Hayden property, co-located with a new
Garvey Senior Center to be built sometime around
2018, could have the affect of drawing business interests away from the towns center.
This is a little bit of a blow, Hammett said. All the
properties in front of the Hayden Farm [along Route
245] went up on the lists in the past several weeks to
the tune of millions of dollars.
Those properties could become thriving commercial enterprises that town planners had hoped would
help revitalize the downtown area, Hammett said.
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Both men also said that the rancor that developed

during the debate over where to place the library was
exacerbated by the county not consulting the town as
closely as it could have.
There needed to be cooperation or collaboration
on this issue, Hammett said.
Burris said with the county pushing consistently
for positioning the library on the Hayden property
they paid little attention to the desires of the town for
them to even consider the site on Lawrence Avenue
that was to be donated by developer Donald Pleasants
of Clarksburg, who had offered to make at least five
acres available.
It seems like they were making decisions without
regard for our plans, Burris said. There was no plan
presented to the town about putting a library at the
Hayden property.
Burris said despite overtures from some commissioners this week that they would consider an alternative to the one on the Hayden property, he considered
the vote a fait accompli.
If the county wanted to move ahead with the project without going through the amendment process it
would be an issue.
Well have to work through that, Burris said, adding that the process had been the opposite of usual
dealings with the county that were more cooperative.
I dont think its irreparable damage but it is unfortunate, he said. Well work through it.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
County Commissioner Mike Hewitt said
Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris should have
done more to ensure that a meeting between
them Commissioner President Randy Guy
and developer Donald Pleasants last week
was a success.
Instead the May 8 meeting had to be cancelled because Commissioner Todd Morgan
showed up and moving ahead with three
county commissioners, a quorum under the
countys open meetings laws, would have
been illegal.
Burris denied having anything to do with
the meetings being aborted.
I dont know where that could have come
from, Burris said in a Tuesday interview.
Members of the media had been tipped off,
since it was likely that the men would talk
about the location of the Leonardtown library
and even the possibility of donating perhaps
20 acres of land for a complex of sports fields
in Leonardtown.
Hewitt said at the May 8 meeting that the
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passed the fiscal 2016 county budget yesterday that provides more pay for county employees as well as law officers and teachers
and cuts property taxes but it has also reduced
the countys undesignated fund balance by
slightly more than half.
The county elected leaders admittedly
spent a significant amount of money in the
$227 million budget, which is 3.1 percent
greater than last years approved budget.
The commissioners cut the property tax
to the constant yield rate which took about
$540,000 out of county coffers which was
replaced by money the finance office had set
aside for debt service on bonds the county had
yet to purchase.
The county expects to get $215 million
in revenue to fill out the budget but this also
includes $11.8 million in fund balance to
non-recurring costs, according to budget
documents.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt said the budget would produce benefits for county residents due to the increased building projects in
the $37 million capital improvement program
budget portion.
Included in that plan is a new library in
Leonardtown at about $18 million and a new
Garvey Senior Center replacement that will
be co-located at the Hayden property on Hollywood Road.
You can rest assured your money is being
looked after, Hewitt said. Were taking money that has been stashed away and were going to put it to work.
The fund balance has now been depleted
to $11 million.
The schools system also saw its funding
increased this year by $4.1 million which
brings their total share of county funding to
$98.1 million.
surprise entrance of members of the media

made his decision easier when it came time
Tuesday to vote for the library location at the
Hayden property.
To hold that meeting would have violated
the open meetings act, Hewitt said. I didnt
get this job to make back room deals.
I do believe a sports complex for Leonardtown would be a good idea. Its just an idea
not a deal.
Burris said the first time he had known
about the idea of a sports complex was at the
May 8 meeting, even though the rumor had
made its way around town days before.
Id never been approached about it, Burris said.
Hewitt said he believed Burris did a diservice to us all but Commissioner Tom Jarboe, who supported putting the library in the
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the bus, Jarboe said. I think there was a lot
of miscommunication.
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Blue & Gray Days:

The Final Prisoners
of War Release
As the end of the Civil War

Sesquicentennial draws to
a close, thoughts turn to the
wars final chapters. While
the war may have formally
ended at Appomattox, Point
Lookout Prisoner of War
Camps story was far from
over. The poignant process
of releasing over 18,000 Confederate prisoners was about
to begin. Point Lookouts
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most remarkable chapters of
the Civil War.
Now a pristine and beautiful state park at the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay
and the Potomac River, Point
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The hot, swampy and isolated
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guard alike.
Point Lookout State Park
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the Prisoners Release as part

of their annual Blue & Gray
Days at Point Lookout State
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live prisoners release ceremony), infantry and artillery demonstrations, site
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Leonardtown Council Approves Next Phase

of Cedar Lane Senior Living Community
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
During Leonardtowns past town
council meeting, Mayor Dan Burris and
his fellow council members approved
the Community Block Grant Proposal
for the next phase of Cedar Lane Senior
Living Community.
President and CEO of Cedar Lane Senior Living Community Beverly Stickles
spoke during the meeting and requested
a grant fund in the amount of $615,000
for the next phase of the project.
Cedar Lane, which has provided apartment housing, assisted living and individualized services for low and moderate income seniors and disabled adults,
has been in the community for over 38
years, according to Stickles.
Stickles said the majority of the funding would go toward replacing two elevators that have been in use at the establishment since its inception.
We would use the same shell and repurpose the shaft so that it would remain
in place in the proximity of the building. We would not be building a whole
new elevator, but this would include new
hydraulics, cab, relay controls, infrared
sensor equipment to detect the leveling
of the floor upon landing of the elevator,
as well as door censoring safety equipment so that it wouldnt close on anyone, Stickles explained.
She also stated the update would include LED lighting, which she said
would be energy efficient. Stickles stated

the cab update would go toward updating the handrails and replacing the floor.
Along with those upgrades, the business
is planning to upgrade its safety transfer
equipment.
Stickles said the preliminary pricing
from their current vendor is $406,000.
She informed the council of the lack
of an intercom system in the facility and
said they have plans to include one in the
building.
We would also upgrade our intercom system; we dont have an intercom
system right now, so if there is an emergency such as a tornado or hurricane, we
really dont have a way to let all the residents know, she said.
Stickles said the pricing for the intercom system is estimated at $25,000.
She explained other upgrades are
needed as well due to the changes in the
Americas with Disabilities Act (ADA)
requirements.
The other piece of the grant would be
to meet the ADA requirements, to upgrade the property. The property is 38
years old; the ADA requirements have
changed over those years.
Those updates included renovating
the public restrooms, repairing the asphalt, walkways and exit ramps around
the building, as well as installing the
appropriate signage. Stickles said the
preliminary pricing for those upgrades
is $108,000.
We want to thank you for supporting
Cedar Lane in the grant two years ago.

Its been a good experience for the both
of us and we would hope that you would
support this next phase.
The mayor and fellow council members, with the exception of Hayden Hammett, approved the grant funding. Hammett abstained from voting due to a conflict of interest; Hammett is a volunteer
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Staff Writer
The states Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) and a group of property owners who protested about oyster
aquaculture leases being put into the
St. Marys River oyster sanctuary have
settled their differences.
DNR officials say that the negotiations lasted more than a year after some
40 property owners in the St. Marys
River watershed protested that several
aquaculture leases planned for the area
were in conflict with the goals of the
oyster sanctuary, which was to leave
natural growth oysters to be free from
harvesting.
Karl Rosher, director of DNRs Aquaculture Division, said the agreement
would have the state restrict somewhat
the size of one of the aquaculture leases
and also increase the number of surveys
they completed in the watershed to better estimate the rate of oyster growth
there.
The upper portion of the river was
made an oyster sanctuary in 2010.

When the sanctuary was created, we
were willing to give up our rights to harvest oysters growing naturally around
our docks, said Jean Murphy, one of the
complainants, in a prepared statement.
We wanted to protect the river, restore
the quality of its water and allow its oyster population to rebuild.
Suellen Keiner, another of the complainants, said the settlement was a good
one that all of the parties could live with.
A key part of the settlement is that
DNR must not only update the surveys
for the current leases, Keiner said. But
it must also conduct up-to-date surveys
and collect more samples from each proposed lease area so it can measure oyster
density more accurately for any future
lease applications.
Property owners who protested the
leases said that the sanctuary restrictions had had positive affects in the watershed with improved water clarity.
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The local news has been dominated with the controversy over where to locate the new library but
there have been other important budget items being
considered in the countys FY 2016 budget. There
is one such item that may not be a major concern
to many taxpayers but is extremely important to the
special needs community in St. Marys County and
it deserves some public notice.
Early in the budget cycle consideration was being
given to create a full time American With Disabilities Act coordinator in lieu of the part time approach
presently being be used. The idea didnt seem to
have much traction in spite of the fact that county
facilities have not been reviewed for ADA compliance since at least 2010 when the law was revised.
However, at the May 4th budget work session four
of the commissioners, at the request of Commissioner OConnor, decided to set aside funding for a
full time position and consider the merits of creating
a full time ADA position in the near future. This
was in response to a proposal to hire a consultant
to review the countys ADA responsibilities. It may
not have been a priority for many but for those who
are confronted with barriers doing their daily chores,
it is a big deal.
A common thread in the discussion about the
library and the new senior center has been the anticipated population growth coming to the county.
It stands to reason the growth of the special needs
community will be part of that growth and the application of the ADA is extremely complex. The
law has five separate titles, is enforced by different
government agencies, has been revised at least twice
since its inception in 1990 and has safe harbor provisions exempting compliance to certain provisions
under some circumstances. It is also worth mentioning that unexpected remedial orders for non compliance can be very costly. For all of these reasons the
time has come for full time attention to be given
the ADA to assure the county fully complies to the
law. The most important reason for more attention
to be given to the provisions of the ADA is that all
those who have special needs deserve all the benefits
provided them under the legislation. They are the
ones most affected by full compliance to ADA and
human needs should get at least equal billing as improved county facilities such as a senior center and
a library.
In general the public supports providing accommodations for those with special needs but it is not
a typical topic of conversation and the special needs
community is generally not a squeaky wheel. I hope
this letter increases public awareness and the commissioners take a close look at their responsibility to
be committed to implementing the ADA on a full
time basis. We all dont think twice when we use
those automatic doors even though we are fully capable of opening a manual door. Perhaps we should
give more thought to those who can not open a manual door without great difficulty or asking for assistance. That is a barrier that is easily recognized but
there are many others that unless you are affected
go unnoticed.
Sincerely,
David Ryan
Hollywood, Md.
Leonardtown Library
Ive been reading all the pros/cons and controversy
over the location for the new Leonardtown Library.
Heres a couple of reasons I havent heard for building
it in Leonardtown.
Primary reason; people could actually walk to the
library. There are numerous houses surrounding the
area, and adjacent neighborhoods. The Leonardtown
elementary school could have field trips to the library
that wouldnt involve transportation. They could walk.
People that would drive from adjacent areas to the town
location would also have to drive to the library if it was
located at the Hayden Farm. If you think building the
library farther out of town is a good idea, take a look at
Lexington Park.
Now for the, IMO, grossly overvalued Hayden Farm,
The Board of County Commissioners for St. Marys
County approved the purchase for $5,259,500 at a meeting on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2008. The vote was 4-1
with Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R) dissenting. Jarboe
is quoted as saying, I do not believe this is right. This
stinks more than a whole bushel of rotten crabs. Jarboe
reportedly argued that the value of the land was more
like $2.5 million. The price agreed upon was $1,189,500
more than the highest appraisal made 18 months earlier. (Wiki.somd.com) The purchased price works out
to $58,726/acre.
Second reason: There is constant talk about reviving Lexington Park, but very little action that makes
a difference. In the 60s Lexington Park had 2 movie
theaters, 2 grocery stores, a couple of retail stores, and
half a dozen mom & pop restaurants. Now we have one
disgusting movie theatre, 1 grocery store that requires
a constant armed guard, and 1 remaining mom & pop
restaurant. Why the decline you ask, because everything started marching north to California, making the
traffic situation worse than it should have been. Hooray, were finally getting a state of the art movie theatre,
wheres it going to be built you ask. Not on Willows
Road, where at least 5 large housing projects could
have actually walked to the theatre; not on Pegg Lane,
or Chancellors Run road, where other housing projects
could have walked. No, its going to California, behind
the concrete plant, adding to the already ridiculous congestion. When McKays moved off Great Mills road,
where numerous families in surrounding neighbor
hoods walked to the store, they now have no option but
to drive to Callaway Food Lion, or the one in St. Marys
square. The Ford dealership, after 40+ years in Lexington Park, is also moving north, to California. The new
library located on the Hayden Farm would be, in my
opinion, another step in repeating what has happened
to Lexington Park.
The past county commissioners are responsible for
the condition of Lexington Park, the purchase of the
Hayden Farm, and very poor planning, referenced in
the above paragraphs. So since we already own the
Hayden Farm property, since we have a more sense able
location for the new library, why not build a theatre on
the farm property? Theres enough room for the theatre,
parking, and a couple of restaurants. Maybe some locals
could actually open their own business. Hopefully our
newly elected commissioners will demonstrate more
proactive planning. This is your chance to show us, the
voters that put you in office, what youve got.
Just sayin,
Jim Jorden
St. Marys City, Md.
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Fire Intentionally
Started After
Domestic Dispute
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
Authorities responded to Point
Lookout Road Tuesday afternoon after a domestic dispute resulted in an
arson attempt.
On May 12, around 4:44 p.m., approximately 50 firefighters from
various departments responded to
the two-story single-family house for
the incendiary fire. Firefighters were
able to control the blaze within 30
minutes.
According to officials from the
State Fire Marshals Office, Patrick
Terry, 17, who was an occupant in the
house, was transported by a Maryland State Police Helicopter to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for
non-life threatening first and seconddegree burns.

According to Deputy Fire Marshal
Dell, who responded to the scene, the
fire was intentionally started in the
kitchen area of the house following a
domestic argument.
Officials have identified Fred
Thompson as the homeowner.
The fire caused an estimated
$125,000 in damages to the house and
both Thompson and Terry were displaced from the home and are being
assisted by the American Red Cross.
The investigation is continuing
and no arrests have been made at this
time.
Suspect
Charged With
Contaminating Milk
DANIEL A. M.
SLADE, L.L.C.
LOKER BUILDING
Schrock
that same evening upon her release.

She was home alone in the residence for
most of the day on 5/4/15.
Schrock was located and placed under arrest. She was transported to the
St. Marys County Detention Center
and charged with Felony Contaminating/Poisoning Food/Drink, 3 COUNTS
of 2nd Degree Assault, and Violation of
Peace Order by Corporal Jaime Davis.
CASE #25865-15
On May 6, 2015, a victim, who resides at a residence on Finch Court,

responded to Sheriffs Office headquarters to report a peace order violation.
The victim indicated on 5/4/15, she and
two additional victims returned home
after being gone for most of the day.
The victims poured milk, which had
been stored in the homes refrigerator,
into glasses to drink during dinner. After one of the victims swallowed some
of the milk, she began to choke on a
substance in the milk. She then coughed
up the substance and discovered what
appeared to be human skin. The second
victim swallowed some of the milk and
also felt something in the liquid. She
immediately began to gag and cough up
the milk along with the substance. The
third victim poured the milk but never
drank it. They subsequently poured the
remainder of the milk into a strainer
and found what appeared to be human
skin shavings in the milk container.
The victims alleged another roommate
in the home, identified as Sarah Preston Schrock, age 56, of Mechanicsville,
shaves the bottoms of her feet and keeps
the skin in trays in her bedroom.
Schrock was issued a peace order on
5/1/15 with the protected parties being
one of the victims. On 5/3/15, Schrock
was arrested for violating the order,
however she returned to the residence
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Chaptico Market
Wawa 235
California
Hal's
Lexington Park
Governmental Center Bus Stop
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St Mary's Hospital
Murphy's Town & County Store

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Colton's Point Post Office
KMART
St. Mary's Lighting
St Mary's Nursing Center
Abells Dinner
Cracker Barrell
CVS
Hollywood
Hollywood
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Ledo's
Leonardtown
Leonardtown Grill
Chaptico
Bushwood
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Coltons Point
Clements
ABC Gas Station

Clements
Dee's
California
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Lexington Park
Lexington Park
Lexington Park
Lexington Park
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Great Mills
Dunkin Donuts
County Liquors
California
Laquinta
Foodlion
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Exxon
Foodlion
ABC Liquor
Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home
Subway
A & W Mobil
Cedar Point
Quik Shop
Centre Liquors
The Corner
Maximum Gym
California
Sheetz
Great Mills
RiteAid
Valley Lee Post Office
Shoppers
Great Mills Post Office
Leonardtown McKay's
Betty Russell's
California Post Office
Brass Rail
Bernies Salon
Dent Store
Hewitts Service Center

California
Cooks
Park Hall
True Value
Tall Timbers Post Office
Jerry's Bistro
St. Mary's City Post Office
Sunoco
Piney Point Market
Twist Wine & Spirits
St. Inigoes General Store
Burchmart
Piney Point Post Office
Lexington Village Liquors
St. Inigoes Post Office
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
Leonardtown
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Piney Point
Piney Point
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California
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Outside the Gate
Study Shows NAS Patuxent River

By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The amount of money being spent at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River has been on the increase, but
less and less is going to jobs located outside the gate,
according to a study commissioned by the Maryland
Department of Business and Economic Development.
NAS Patuxent River covers 14,500 acres and hosts
more than 50 tenant activities, such as Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Naval Air Warfare
Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The station
consists of 935 separate buildings, a total of nearly 8.8
million square feet of facilities, 10 hangars, and five
runways, according to the study.
(The NAS Patuxent River) complex includes the
main station in Lexington Park, Webster Outlying
Field in St. Inigoes, Naval Recreation Center Solomons
in Calvert County, and Bloodsworth Island Range in
the Chesapeake Bay.
The study, conducted by the Towsom University Re-
gional Studies Economic Institute, took an in-depth

look at the local economic impact of every military
base and its effect on the area it is located in, comparing data from Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 and FY 2012.
The numbers presented in the study show increases
in the total payroll and number of jobs directly with the
NAS Patuxent River and outlying facility, with correlating decreases in spending to contractors.
I would say we missed the opportunity, years back,
to diversify the economy, said St. Marys County
Commissioner Tom Jarboe, adding that the statistics
underscore the fact that the county has become too dependent on NAS Patuxent River.
The Department of Defense and the United States
Navy has sought efficiencies in recent years, especially
in light of the sequestration, and that means cutting the
money spent on support positions, Jarboe said. This encompasses many of the positions outside the gate.
Spending caps are determined by congress, he said.
In addition, congress and the Department of Defense
regulates how much can be spent on specific positions.
Photos by Frank Marquart
This has meant long-time employees either have to take

a pay cut or they have been laid off in order to hire
younger employees.
Contractors have been spending more on products
than staffing, Jarboe said, adding that NAVAIR, one
of the largest contractors located on the base, spends
90 percent of their allotment out of county on product
and materials.
NAS Patuxent River was commissioned in 1943,
and saw an influx in the mid-1990s due to Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC) activitiesmore than
20,000 employees (both military and civilian) were relocated to NAS Patuxent River. The station is the largest employer in St. Marys County - employing 7,200
civilians, 7,900 contractors, and 3,000 active duty military personnel, according to the study.
The two largest tenants, NAVAIR and NAWCAD,
offer the full spectrum of acquisition management,
research and development capabilities, air and ground
test and evaluation, aircraft logistics, and maintenance
management and support land-based and maritime
aircraft and engineering, test, evaluation, integration,
and life cycle support for ship/shore electronics.
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Some of the products and services offered

by NAS Patuxent River include:
Graph courtesy of Towson University Regional Economic Studies Institute
NAWCADs Test Wing Atlantic,

Air Combat Environment Test & Evaluation Facility
(ACETEF),
Air Vehicles/Materials Labs and Facilities,
Hush House,
Propulsion Systems Evaluation, and
Catapult and Arresting Gear.85
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Obituaries
The County Times
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
news@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.
Cdr. John E. Colleary, Jr.

USN (Ret.), 88
John E. Colleary, Jr.,
88, of Bradenton, Fla.,
died April 17 at his home
with his family.
Born Jan. 23, 1927, in
Malden MA to John E.
Colleary and Marion York
Colleary. He married on
Dec. 20, 1952, Shirley Ann Evans at
Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Fla.
Cdr. Colleary graduated from Forrest
Hills High School in New York. He attended Fordham University before being
selected for the U. S. Naval Academy
where he graduated with the class of
1950.
He earned his naval aviator wings in
Pensacola, Fla. and reported to VA-105
in Cecil Field, Fl. While there he met
and married his lovely wife, Shirley.
He then went to the Naval Postgraduate
School in Monterey, Calif. and graduated with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering. He was then accepted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
Boston where he received an MS Degree
in Aeronautical Engineering/Weapons
Systems. Next he had a tour aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Lexington before
reporting to Flight Test at Patuxent River in 1959. After tours in Washington,
DC and NATO Staff in Norfolk, Va.,
he returned to Patuxent River, Weapons
Systems Test in 1967. He retired from
the Navy in 1970 and moved to a farm
in Valley Lee.
He earned a Master of Arts in education from George Washington University and taught math at St. Marys Academy for 11 years. He also was a math
instructor at Charles County Community College (now College of Southern
Maryland).
He was on the Board of Directors of
the St. Marys County Fair Board and
represented the 2nd District as Director for the St. Marys County Farm Bureau. He was a Life Member of the Elks
Lodge #2902 and a 3rd degree Knights
of Columbus.
He enjoyed spending time with his
family, the farm, nature, boating, fishing
and raising cattle.
John is survived by his loving wife of 62
years, Shirley and four children, daughter, Jan Timmer (John); sons, John E.,III,
J. Michael and Patrick (Sherry). Three
grandchildren, John E. Colleary, IV, John
C. Pennisi and Katelyn Pennisi Williar
(Brett) and one great grandson, Camden
Paul Williar. He was predeceased by his
son, Paul T. Colleary in 1988.
The family received friends from 6 to
7 p.m. on May 12, at Holy Face Catholic Church, 20408 Point Lookout Road,
Great Mills, Md., followed by a Memorial Mass at 7 p.m. with Father Jerry
Gamrot as the celebrant. Interment was
private. A reception will follow in the
church basement.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Little Flower School, 20410 Point
Lookout Road, Great Mills, Md., 20634.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Joyce Marie Salvatore, 73

Joyce Marie Salvatore,
73, passed away on Thursday April 30, at Southern Maryland Hospital in
Clinton, Md. Joyce was
born on Sept. 17, 1941,
in Washington D.C. to
George R. and Thelma M.
Sydnor. In addition to her parents, Joyce
was proceeded in death by her first husband: Charles F. Howard, son: Stephen
Michael Howard, brother: Stephen M.
Sydnor, brother-n-law: Elmo Wines and
nephew David R. Wines.
Joyce worked for the Prince Georges
County School System for over twenty
years (as both a bus driver and a cafeteria worker). She was a huge fan of Elvis
Presley and the Washington Redskin
(never missed a game), she loved dogs,
cats and all wildlife, enjoyed watching
the cooking channels and on occasion
she liked to ride up to Charlestown,
W.Va. to play the slots.
Joyce was a beautiful, amazing, kind
hearted and good spirited woman. She
was a devoted loving wife, daughter/inlaw, mother/in-law, sister/in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt.
She is survived by her three children:
Charles D. Howard, Adina M. Howard
and boyfriend Timothy Smith and David S. Howard and wife Virginia, four
grandchildren: Candi, Danny, Randy
Burns and Steven Howard, one great
grandchild: Jacob Burns, sister Diana
Wines and sister-n-law Patricia Sydnor,
nephews: George and David R Wines Jr.,
Stephen and Scott Sydnor, niece: Kayla
Wines and ex-husband James Jimmie
Dean Salvatore.
Funeral service is private and is being
handled by Raymond Funeral Services
in LaPlata, Md. In lieu of flowers, family
and friends can make a donations in her
honor to the Charles County Humane
Society and ASPCA for the fight against
animal abuse and neglect.
Henry Hank Edwin Hohn, 89

Henry Hank Edwin
Hohn, 89, passed away
on May 7 at his residence
surrounded by his loving
family.
Hank was born on
March 6, 1926, in Oak
Park, IL to the late Henry
Joseph Hohn and Hazel Margaret (Porm)
Hohn.
Henry married Marilyn Delores
Plourde on Dec. 25, 1949, in North Lake,
IL. They just celebrated their sixty fifth
wedding anniversary. Hank joined the
United States Navy on April 22, 1949.
He was a Naval Aviator. He retired from
the Navy as a Commander on January 31,
1970, after twenty two years of service.
He received the following decorations
from the Navy: National Defense Service medal with one bronze star, Good
Conduct medal, World War II Victory
medal, American Campaign Vietnam
Service medal and the Armed Forces
Expeditionary medal from the Domini-
can Republic. He was a member of Our

Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
and the Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his devoted wife
of 65 years, Marilyn Delores Hohn, of
Lusby, MD; children: Joe and his wife
Helene Hohn, of San Diego, CA; Aleta
Hohn, of Beaufort, NC; Robin and her
husband Keith Goebel; Barbara DeHenzel and her husband Bill Lloyd all
of Lusby, Md.; and Mike and his wife
Joanne Hohn, of Lutherville, Md.; ten
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Hank was preceded in death by his
parents and siblings, Robert Hohn and
Peggy OShea.
The family received friends on Monday, May 11, 2015 from 2 4 and 6 8
p.m. at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.,
20 American Lane, Lusby, MD, where
prayers will be offered at 7:30 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held
on Tuesday, May 12, 11:30 a.m. in Our
Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church,
Solomons, Md. with Monsignor Michael Wilson officiating. The interment
will take place at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Should friends desire, contributions may
be made in Hanks memory to Calvert
Hospice. Donations are encouraged online at www.calverthospice.org, or P. O.
Box 838, Prince Frederick, Md. 20678.
For more information or to leave condolences please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Joseph Howard Gatton, Jr., 67

Joseph Howard Gatton,
Jr., 67, of Dameron, Md.
died May 5 at Hospice
House of St. Marys in
Leonardtown, Md.
He was born on October 2, 1947, in Dameron,
Md., to the late Joseph
Howard Gatton, Sr. and Anna Delores
Tephabock.
Joseph proudly served in the United
States Navy from January 3, 1969, to
December 8, 1972. He was employed by
ManTech as a dedicated software technician until his retirement. On September
27, 1997, he married his beloved wife,
Cynthia Ann Kay Gatton. Together they
celebrated over 17 wonderful years together. He was very savvy in electronics and enjoyed working with them. He
travelled extensively with his job and enjoyed visiting many countries, particularly, Rome, China, Japan, and Tel Aviv,
Israel. He also enjoyed boating and crabbing with his father. He had an extensive coin collection. He was a lifetime
member of the American Legion Post
255 and a certified deep sea diver.
In addition to his beloved wife, Joseph
is also survived by his step-son, Gary
Michael Christiani of California, Md.;
his brothers, Danny Gatton of Lexington
Park, Md. and Kim Gatton of Lexington
Park, Md.; and his granddaughter, Kayla
Joanne Christiani. He is preceded in
death by his parents.
Family received friends for Josephs
Life Celebration on Monday, May 11
from 5-8 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated by

Reverend Peter Giovanni at 11 a.m. at St.
Michaels Catholic Church, 16566 Three
Notch Road, Ridge, Md. 20680. Interment will follow at Trinity Episcopal
Church in St. Marys City, Md.
to Hospice House of St. Marys, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650 or the
American Cancer Society, 1041 Route
3N, Gambrills, Md. 21054.
Condolences may be made to www.
brinsfieldfuneral.com
Bruno Capparilli,
USN, (Ret.), 79
Bruno Capparilli, USN, (Ret.), 79, of
Callaway, Md. died Monday, May 4 at MedStar St.
Marys Hospital in Leonardtown, Md.
He was born on July 21,
1935, in Chicago, IL to the
late Vincenzo Capparilli
and Goldie Buffano.
Bruno proudly enlisted in the United
States Navy and gave over 21 years of
dedicated service as an Aviation Machinist Mate First Class until his retirement in May 1974. While in the Navy
he travelled extensively, with some of
his favorite destinations being the Philippines, Spain, and Taiwan. After retirement, he was employed for over 30 years
as an Airplane Mechanic with DynCorp,
Inc. On August 27, 1994, he married his
beloved wife, Linda Capparilli in Callaway, Md. Together, they celebrated
over 20 wonderful years of marriage.
His hobbies included fishing, hunting,
skeet and clay shooting, and gardening.
He was a beautiful woodcrafter, making many pieces, including birdhouse,
benches and squirrel feeders. He had
an extensive record and decanter collection. He enjoyed watching John Wayne
movies. He loved serving his country
and his long haired German shepherd,
Lady. However, his greatest love was
spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
In addition to his beloved wife, Bruno
is also survived by his children, Vickie
Capparilli of Odenton, Md., Laura Dias
(Joe) of Stratford, CT, and Dawn Ellis (Shawn) of Pottstown, PA; and his
grandchildren, Danielle Piscitelli, Vincent Piscitelli, Trent Diaz, Wyatt Ellis,
and Boston Ellis. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his
sister, Mary Ann Clark.
Family will receive friends for Brunos
Life Celebration on Friday, May 15 from
11 a.m.-12 p.m., with a Prayer Service
celebrated by Deacon Ammon Ripple at
12:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home,
P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Interment will be
held at a later date at Arlington National
Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will
be his grandchildren, Danielle Piscitelli,
Vincent Piscitelli, Trent Diaz, Wyatt Ellis, and Boston Ellis.
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Joyce Careme Young, 59

Joyce Careme Young, a caterer and
lifelong resident of St. Marys County,
died on May 6 peacefully in her sleep at
the age of 59.
Joyce was born in Leonardtown, Md. on September 7, 1955, to Francis. Sr
and Julia Young. She attended St. Marys County
Public Schools and was a
1974 Graduate of Chopticon High School. She worked for the
federal government until she resigned in
1984 to become the fulltime care giver
to her youngest son.
Joyces first love was catering and
cooking for family and friends. She enjoyed bingo, crossword puzzle books,
listening to her oldies, reading all
genres of books, watching her favorite
soap opera Young and the Restless, caring for her grandchildren, and spending
time with family and friends. Joyce was
a woman of strong faith and she will be
deeply missed by her family, friends,
and all who knew her.

Joyce is survived by her father Francis X. Young Sr; her children, Lamont,
Rhonda Kelly (William), and Carlos;
her grandchildren; Aaron Xavier, Aaron
Delonte, Dorian, Justin, Daryn, Desmond, Shanell and Lil Carlos; her godchildren Gail Butler, Tawanda Hall, and
Tiffany Robinson; her siblings, Elsie,
Violet Butler, Hilda Butler, Hazel Bowman (Harold), Ella Burton, Francis Jr.,
Charles (Gloria), Lester and Garfield. A
special cousin and friend Alice Bush,
Godmother Cecilia Fenwick, three very
special friends; Garnell Miles, Shelia
Cole and Willie Dew along with a host
of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
mother Julia Young, sister Clara Farmer, brother Ernest Young; Sister in Law
Theresa Young , three brother in laws;
Joseph Butler, James Farmer, and William Butler.
Family and friends united at Our
Lady of Wayside Church, 37575 Chaptico Road, Chaptico, MD 20621 on
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 9:00AM
for visitation until a Mass of Christian
burial at 11:00AM immediately after an
interment to follow at Queen of Peace
Cemetery.
Lucille (Lou) Cook Williams, 89

Lucille (Lou) Cook Williams, 89 of
Lusby, MD passed away on October 15,
2014 in Washington, DC.
She was born on September 9, 1925 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Thelma
Grubbs and Joseph Benjamin Cook. She was the
loving wife to Jack Williams for 55 years whom
preceded her in death in
2003.
She was a dedicated and loving wife,
mother, and grandmother. Her favorite pastimes were; gardening, flowerarranging, decorating, and crafts. She
loved animals as well as all living things
and, of course, the Olive Garden.
She is survived by her loving daughters, Carol Lynn Thomas (Edward Lee)
of Lusby, MD, Beth Ann Phifer of Lusby, MD and Jill W. Stackhouse (Christopher Bryan) of Middlebury, VT. Five
Grandchildren: Jon Dustin Kennett,
Nicholas Arron Thomas, Jack Glidden Kennett (Rebecca Brooke Jimmo),
Whitney Lynn Thomas, and Joseph
Benjamin Phifer. One Great Grand-
child: Justin Landon Jimmo.

A Life Celebration Memorial Service
will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015
at 11 am in the Rausch Funeral Home,
20 American Lane, Lusby, MD with
Reverend Linda Motter officiating. Interment will be private.
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February 3, 2015
Jamiegh Lynn Miller 28
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Leonardtown, Md
Jennifer Dee Shirley 30

Lexington Park, Md
Jessica Susann Hunt 27
Lexington Park, Md
Dennis Wayne Freeman 56
Abell, Md
Amy Lynn Norman 38
Abell, Md
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Mechanicsville, Md
Marco Antonio Alvarez
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Frederick Eldon Cuffy 25
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Robert Hargrove Kelly 27

Chester, Md
Ashley Fay Manger 27
Chester, Md
Heather Nicole Shifflett 32

Mechanicsville, Md
Rhett Lee Jackson 33
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Michelle Marie Garcia 30
Dameron, Md
Victoria Fant 26
Leonardtown, Md
Lemauel Alistair Sinclair 29
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Education
County High Schools

Come in Behind on
National Survey
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A survey released this week by U.S. News
and World Report ranked Maryland high
schools in general as the top in the nation,
with 67 of them receiving either gold or silver medals based on the schools ability to
make their students ready for college.
While three high schools in Calvert
County got a silver medal distinguishing
them, none of the three high schools in St.
Marys County received such an accolade.
The college readiness rates as published
by U.S. News and World Report showed that
all three St. Marys high schools had a fairly
low college readiness index compared with
at least two of the schools in Calvert.
Chopticon High School had a readiness
index of 24.4 percent, while Leonardtown
High School had an index of 34.4 percent.
Great Mills had the lowest index rating at
19.8 percent.
The percentage of Advanced Placement
(AP) testing for college credit while still at
the high school level at Great Mills is also
the lowest of the three schools, the survey
stated, at just 29 percent.
Chopticon has a 39 percent participation
rate while Leonardtowns particiaption rate
in AP testing is 43 percent.
Curiously, Leonardtowns college readiness index is actually higher at 34.4 percent
than Calvert High Schools index, which is
just 21.7 percent but the Calvert school received a silver medal while Leonardtown
did not.
Patuxent High School and Huntingtown

High School both received a silver medal in
the report and both had high college readiness indexes of 42.5 percent and 48.4 percent respectively.
Huntingtown was ranked 25th in the state
and 621st in the nation; Patuxent was ranked
30th in the state and 863rd nationally.
None of the St. Marys high schools received a state or national ranking, according
to the report.
School Board member Cathy Allen said
the study may not have provided the whole
story, since students here who take AP
classes do not have to take AP tests for college credit.
This practice may not have allowed the
county schools to reach the studys threshold for state and national ranking, she said.
Our high schools scored as well if not
better than the state average, Allen told The
County Times. For me it [the study] was a
mixed message.
For years the Commissioners of St.
Marys County have consistently funded the
local school system several million dollars
over their previous budget allocations, improving on maintainence of effort payments
required by the state.
But the county has often been dogged by
being the lowest funded school system in the
state based solely on the countys funding
contribution.
Combined with the states allocation,
which comes in annually, the county
school system sits somewhere in the middle of school funding among all 24 state
jurisdictions.
Benjamin Banneker Third

Graders Honor Heroes
By Haley Wood
Contributing Writer
Benjamin Banneker Elementary

School held its 10th annual third grade
wax museum in the school cafeteria on
Thursday, April 30.
The third graders are able to pick a hero
or a famous person that they look up to and
they do a lot of research they get to dress
up, be that character and be a wax figure.
said third grade teacher Wendy Pendarvis.
The cafeteria was filled with eager young
students, most dressed in costume.
Each classroom from kindergarten
to fifth grade then filed through to
take a look at the icons.
Students became witness to
Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart,
Benjamin Banneker, Johnny Appleseed, Elvis Presley, Eleanor
Roosevelt and many more notable
figures in history.
Each of the four third grade
classes participated which adds up
to approximately 105 students that
took part.
Parents and staff members were welcome to come watch.

Third grader, Madeleine McLaughlin dressed up as Jane Goodall. When
McLaughlin took a break from her wax
pose, she explained that Goodall was
a scientist that helped chimpanzees.
McLaughlin picked Goodall because
she sounded interesting, and also because she likes monkeys and wants to
become a scientist.
They did a wonderful job!
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Celebrating
National
Hospital Week
May 11-15, 2015

A hospital is more than a place where
people go to heal, it is a part of the
community that fosters health and
represents hope. From providing
treatment and comfort to the sick, to
welcoming new life into the world,
hospitals are central to a healthy and
optimistic community.
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Education
The County Times
Rise Up Award
On April 29, the St. Marys County Citizens Advisory Committee for Special
Education presented the 2015 Rise Up
Award at the Board of Education meeting
for St. Marys County Public Schools. On
hand to present the award was Elizabeth
Snyder, Chair of CACSE. Assisting in
the presentation was Melissa Charbonnet,
SMCPS Director of Special Education and
Leslie Popielarcheck, Vice-Chair.
Three awards were presented this year,
each of which recognizes individuals and
groups in the school system and in the
greater community who have gone above
and beyond the normal call of duty to support our students with disabilities in their
educational endeavors. Ms. Snyder said
these awards recognize special educators who have truly gone to extraordinary
efforts to contribute to the growth, happiness and general well-being of our children
with disabilities. She said families wanted
to honor the patience, determination, compassion and loving nature of educators and
staff should be recognized for the change
made in the lives of their children.
This years recipients of a Certificate of
Award, include:
The team of Judy Coleman-Kia, SAIL
Program instructor; Cherise Blyler, paraeducator; Donna Heidelbach, paraeducator; and Carolyn Steiner, physical therapist, from Benjamin Banneker Elementary School. This team was nominated on
behalf of supporting a fifth grade student
who receives full support for daily functions and who has overcome great medical
difficulties. The nominating family said the
love, care and support this child receives
is phenomenal.
Holly Calabro, elementary physical
education instructor at Chesapeake Public
Charter School. This educator supports a
kindergarten student; the family reported
that Ms. Calabro always looked at their
son for what he can do despite the delays
and physical limitations of his disability,
and that her enthusiasm and encouragement helped him to overcome his inhibi-
tions in sports and achieve many goals.

Christine Nueslein, kindergarten teacher, and Lindsey Kitchen, special education
teacher, at Leonardtown Elementary School.
The nominating family said these educators
helped to integrate a child with Downs syndrome into the general education classroom,
and that she has grown both socially and
intellectually due to their dedication and
positive attitude.
Each winning school also will have the
opportunity to choose and receive a presentation of items from CACSEs new Family
Toolbox, a program CACSE is developing
to provide educationally- and medicallyoriented equipment and materials for parents and educators to check out and borrow
under a new loan program CACSE is building through the St. Marys County Public
Library system.
Additional nominees received a Certificate of Excellence. They include:
The team of Rebecca Perosio, special
education kindergarten teacher, and Coleen
Singleton, speech/language pathologist, at
Green Holly Elementary School.
Abirami Ramalingam, speech/language
pathologist at Greenview Knolls Elementary School.
This is the third year that this award has
been given. Awardees are selected from
nominations submitted by parents of children with disabilities, and reviewed by Ms.
Popielarcheck, Mandy Greer, and Chuck
Slade. All nominees received a certificate
of recognition.
Ms. Snyder also presented Ms. Charbonnet with a bouquet of flowers in recognition for her service and support because
she resonates a true compassion for our
families. Scott Smith, Superintendant of
St. Marys County Public Schools, said
although it means a great deal when the
school system recognizes educators, but
when parents and communities come out
to recognize staff and tell the story of their
success, it is a beautiful thing.
Ms. Charbonnet also presented a certificate to Dr. Tracy Harris, Vice-President of
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School Recipients
Chesapeake Public School

Recipient
Leonardtown Elementary
Recipients
the Leonardtown Campus of the College

of Southern Maryland, in recognition for
CSMs continued partnership in the Gateway to Independence Program. This program offers students aged 18-21 with disabilities the opportunity to engage in the
college experience where they can work
on post-secondary goals to live, work, and
learn independently with their peers. In addition, SMCPS and CSM share in the Life
After High School program where at-risk
students can participate in a diploma pro-
Elizabeth Snyder and

Melissa Charbonnet
gram that, to date, 100 percent of enrollees

have completed and have graduated on time.
CACSE is taking this opportunity to recognize the dedicated individuals who work
with our students and to thank them for the
amazing jobs they do every day, including
teachers, paraeducators, and therapists.
Many thanks to this years recipients and
nominees, the parents who shared the wonderful stories of their work, and the Director and Staff of the SMCPS Department of
Special Education for their assistance.
CSM Honors Student Athletes at Awards Banquet, April 22

Athletes, Coaches, Families Celebrate Accomplishments, Records
CSM student athletes Laura Shaner, left, of Leonardtown, Sean Bucior, of Mechanicsville, and Taylor
Superior, of Leonardtown, display their plaques at the 2014-15 Athletic Banquet held at the Greater Waldorf
Jaycees Center April 22. Shaner earned the Student-Athlete Scholar of the Year Award, Bucior earned the
Male Athlete of the Year Award and Superior earned the Female Athlete of the Year Award.
Sportsmanship, academic achievement

and athletic excellence for the 2014-15
season were honored at the College of
Southern Marylands athletic awards banquet held at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees
Community Center April 22.
During the ceremony, coaches from
CSMs athletics department presented
awards for accomplishments in baseball,
basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse,
soccer, softball and volleyball.
Sophomore Taylor Superior of Leonardtown was selected as the Female Athlete
of the Year. This is the second season
Taylor has been team captain, said CSM
Womens Soccer Coach Adam Sanchez.
Under her leadership, the program
amassed 25 wins in two seasons, made
appearances at the NJCAA Region XX
Championship as well as the NJCAA National Tournament, and won a MDJUCO
Championship.
Sophomore Sean Bucior of Mechanicsville was named the Male Athlete of the
Year for the second season in a row. A

forward and captain of the mens soccer
team, Bucior is a very speedy and determined player who has asserted himself as
one of the most dominant strikers CSM
has had, said CSM Mens Soccer Coach
Derek Dyson.
Recipient of the Student Athlete Scholar
of the Year Award was sophomore Laura
Shaner of Leonardtown. Her academic
goal is excellence, and she does not accept anything less, said Sanchez. Even
after an exhausting match 90 minutes
away, while most players would succumb
to fatigue and sleep on the bus ride home,
Laura was consistently found studying
zoology, math, anatomy or her other prenursing courses.
To view photos from the Athletic
Banquet, visit http://csmphoto.zenfolio.
com/15athbanquet.
For more on CSM Athletics, visit www.
csmd.edu/athletics/index.html.
The County Times
Chronicles Go Digital
The Chronicles of St. Marys, published quarterly by the St. Marys
County Historical Society since 1953,
has gone digital. Members of the Society receive complimentary issues of the
Chronicles from the date of their joining the Society. Individual issues may
be purchased by non-members at $4
each at the Societys bookstore in Tudor
Hall, Leonardtown.
During the past two years, Society
board member, Pete Himmelheber,
scanned every issue since 1953. Researchers and visitors to the Societys
Research Center at Tudor Hall may review the issues online and make copies
for a slight fee. The searchable subject
and author index to the Chronicles may
be used through the Societys website at

www.stmaryshistory.org. A membership application for the Society may be
downloaded from the website.
Remaining paper copies of the
Chronicles, and some of the remaining
bound volumes, may be purchased at
the Society through the month of May.
The more copies purchased reduces the
per issue cost.
Any questions regarding this exciting
project may be referred the Societys
Executive Director, Susan Wolfe, at either 301-475-2467 or smchsdirector@
md.metrocasat.net.
Press Release from St. Marys County
Historical Society
Half Price Day for

Dad at Sotterley!
Fathers will receive the Guided Tour
of the 1703 Plantation House at Historic
Sotterley Plantation for HALF PRICE
on Fathers Day on Sunday, June 21,
2015 from noon to 4 p.m.
We welcome you and your father to
stroll the exquisite blooming gardens,
walk the plantation grounds and nature
trails, see the historic outbuildings including our original 1830s Slave Cabin,
or picnic out on the lawn while enjoying the breathtaking views of the Patux-
ent River. Top off the day with buying

a memorable gift at the Museum Shop,
located in our Visitor Center. It will be a
day he will never forget!
For more information on upcoming
Sotterley Plantation events, please visit
our website at www.sotterley.org.
Press Release from Historic Sotterley
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Former Chopticon Student to Play

Lacrosse for Team USA Athletes
International in Australia
Former Chopticon Graduate
in Rocky Mount, North
Jessica Jessi Pogue has been
Carolina, all with only
nominated and invited to play
13 players. This means
lacrosse for Team USA Aththat most of the 12 playletes International in the 2015
ers on the field played
Down Under Lacrosse Tourthe entire game without
nament in Melbourne, Austrarest from a substitution
lia. This Tournament is slated
player.
to take place May 25 June 6,
Team USA will visit
Jessica Pogue
2015.
9 cities in Australia in
Ms. Pogue started playing
13 days representing the
lacrosse in the ninth grade at Chopti- United States. This event is an excelcon; Jessi became Captain of the Var- lent opportunity for athletes to foster
sity Team in her Junior year, remained goodwill and friendship among naCaptain throughout her Senior year. tions, while also promoting the game.
Jessi then headed south to Greens- With the exception of the US Olympic
boro College in Greensboro, North program, there are few opportunities
Carolina, where she has just recently for athletes to experience the comgraduated with a degree in Business petition, history and culture of other
Administration and a Minor in Eco- countries on an international level,
nomics. As a part of the USA South said William A. Edington. Edington
Conference, Jessi was recognized is the Executive Director of US Athand named to the All Sportsman- letes International.
ship Team. For two years running,
Jessis family and friends are very
Jessi has also received the All Con- proud of her accomplishments and
ference Academic Award. This year wish her and Team USA good luck in
the Greensboro Pride went 8-4, and the upcoming tournament!
achieving a 3 seed in the USA South
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TC Radio And Podcasting Are

ON THE AIR At The Forrest Center
opportunity to create a radio show.

I saw it on the marquee and thought, I
like to talk, so I wanted to know if anyone
could do a show or just that class. I asked
my teacher, Chef Granados, and she sent me
to Mr. Millham. He said, yes, any Forrest
Center student could do a show.
Jordan has enjoyed the experience making her first show.
Its been great. You can talk about just
about anything you like. You can be open
and have your own spin on things.
She will return next year to complete Culinary Arts II and wants to continue making
shows for TC Radio.
Its a great opportunity and I want to do
it as much as possible.
St. Marys County high school students
who are interested in being part of TC Radio
but arent currently a Forrest Center student
may want to consider taking the schools Radio/Audio Production elective class, which
is open to students in grades 10-12. Millham says the class still has a few open seats
for next school year but he expects all seats
to be filled by the time school starts again
in August. Interested students simply need
to see their school counselor or contact the
Forrest Centers counselor, Diana Kraft, to
fill out a Forrest Center elective application.
Radio/Audio Production is a renamed,
reworked version of an elective previously
offered at the center. Students in the class
are introduced to podcasting, Internet radio,
sound effects and radio theatre/audio plays.
They experience hands-on learning in radio announcing, scriptwriting, voice acting,
creating sound effects and audio mixing. A
variety of industry standard programs and
equipment are used to create projects. No
prior experience is required. The class can
be taken for one or both semesters and may
be repeated for credit.
With all the changes to the radio industry,
Millham says podcasting and Internet radio
are the new radio. He said there have been
a number of articles in the news over the last
year or so that indicate podcasting is having
a revival of sorts.
Professional podcasters are now making
good money and we wanted to offer a class
that gives students the chance to experience
podcasting. High school students have a
voice. Im always impressed with their cre
attending a trade school to study Digital Audio Production. He wants to pursue a career
in radio broadcasting, in particular in sports
radio.
Chopticon High School senior Keilan
Ruppert, who is in his second year in the
TV/Video Production program, is the host of
The Keichainz Show which is hosted by
his alter ego Keichainz. He feels his show
was an opportunity to display my musical
tastes, the songs that I like. Ruppert said
he listened to his show at home the day after
it first aired. His mom heard some of the
show while he was listening and thought it
was funny hearing him do his Keichainz
voice. He says, It was cool being part of the
process of making a radio show. It takes a
long time, too. Even though it took longer
than expected to make the show he thinks
the process wasnt difficult, I dont think it
was necessarily hard.
After he graduates, Ruppert is planning
to pursue a Music Production and Recording Technology degree at Salisbury University. He has made the most of his opportunities to prepare himself for his next
step. For his senior project in his TV/Video
class, he produced a Keichainz EP with
beats and music he created. Actually, he
started making beats and music at home and
at school about a year ago when he started
at the Forrest Center. You can hear many
of his creations on SoundCloud. Once you
go to the SoundCloud site just search for
Keichainz. Rupperts musical talent goes
beyond just electronic music. He is also a
drummer and frequently plays drums in
the praise band at First Saints Community
Church in Leonardtown.
According to Millham, even though TC
Radio is run by students in my classes, any
student in any class at the Forrest Center
may volunteer to produce a show. With
students in other classes, though, the major
problem is finding the time to produce their
show, which must be done at the school.
Millham says he usually stays late one or
two days a week to have open editing time
for his students, which can also double as a
day for students in other classes at the school
to produce their shows.
Aris Jordan is a junior at Leonardtown
High School and in the centers Culinary
Arts I class. She has taken advantage of the
The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center is home to 22 completer programs, four elective classes and one student
run Internet radio station. In late November 2014, the school launched TC Radio as
part of the schools TV/Video Production
program and Radio/Audio Production elective class. In the five months that followed,
theyve slowly added to the stations playlist
of music and schedule of student produced
radio shows.
Eric Millham, the Forrest Centers TV/
Video Production instructor, is the station
manager and advisor for TC Radio. Hes
happy to see the station become a reality,
weve talked about starting a student radio
station here for at least five years. The costs
to start up an Internet radio station have
come down to the point that we were finally
able to afford it. The station is part of the
Live365 radio network, which provides station-hosting services to hundreds of Internet
radio stations from around the world.
Millham isnt the only one whos excited
to see the station go on the air. Colin
McDaniel, a senior from Great Mills High
School who completed the two-year TV/
Video Production program last year and has
returned for a third year/directed study
class, is the stations program director.
I was excited, I was very excited. I saw
it as an opportunity to gain more knowledge about the radio industry. In my current job Im dealing with live events and the
on-air staff but with this, Im dealing with
getting shows on the air and all the behind
the scenes stuff, including maintaining the
music library.
The current job he refers to is as a parttime board operator with Somar Communications- WSMD 98.3 Star FM, Country
102.9 WKIK AM&FM, WMDM 97.7 The
Rocket and 1690 AM WPTX.
McDaniel feels theres a lot to be proud of
in the first few months TC Radio has been
on the air.
I take pride in helping it get off the
ground and to now see how far it has come
in just a few months. Im also excited for it
to become a reality for Mr. Millham. It has
gone from something we were talking about
two years ago to being on the air.
As he wraps up his time as a Forrest Center student, McDaniel is looking forward to
ativity, at what they tune into and how much

they grasp about subjects that grab their attention. I hope to teach them how to share
their knowledge, research, opinions and
creativity through podcasting and Internet
radio.
Leonardtown High School sophomore
Jordan Willis is in Millhams elective class.
Her Hit The Lights podcasts can be found
on the podcast-hosting site Podbean.com.
Its actually really fun. It gives us good experience editing, putting stuff up there and
seeing the responses people give us. Willis, who will be entering the Forrest Centers
Graphic Communications program next
year, plans to continue podcasting, Theres
a lot more stuff happening in the entertainment world I can talk about. I do have listeners so Id like to continue keeping them
informed.
Of TC Radio, Millham says the station
is still a bit in development. He wants to
see enough radio shows on the schedule so
there arent any repeats each week. He has
also offered to make the station available, if
needed, to the school systems Safety and
Security office.
We have access to a way of doing active
updates on the station during our regular,
pre-recorded student shows as well as the
ability to do live shows. These features
could be used during an emergency to help
the school system communicate with our
parents and community.
If student interest is strong enough and
time permits, Millham says he could see
the station doing live shows during school
events and maybe even doing live sports in
the future.
Of course, wed need a strong play-byplay announcer.
He says the biggest obstacle to doing live
broadcasts is the need for a strong Internet
connection.
To listen to TC Radio, go to www.live365.
com/stations/tcradio. For more information
about the Forrest Center and the programs
and electives offered there, visit the schools
website at http://schools.smcps.org/tech/.
Press Release from SMCPS
Photo Courtesy
of Kate Jones
50th Anniversary Open House

Saturday, May 16 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wade in the water...Climb the tower...Touch the wildlife

and discover how the Bay has changed in half a century.
Free parking with online registration. $10/car for drop-ins.
Sign up at www.serc.si.edu.
Supported by the Chaney Foundation.
647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037 443-482-2200 Visiting Hours: Mon. Sat., 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed Sun. and federal holidays.
In Our Community
The County Times
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Pet of the Week

Meet Ryan!
Mattie J. T. Stepanek
ADOPT ME!
ADOPT ME!
IM TERRIFIC!
Im Ryan. I was born in
the summer of 2009. I am a
sweet, sweet guy. I would
really like to finally find a
home of my own. I know my
foster mom adores me, but
it really is time to move on.
I am a little shy at first but
trust me, once I open up, I am
the biggest bundle of love you
will ever meet. So how about
it? Can you give me a try? I
am neutered, current on my
vaccines,
micro-chipped,
and I am negative for FeLV
and FIV. My adoption fee is
$75 . You can fill out an application at www.feralcatrescuemd.org send it to Diane at moonandhunt@hotmail.com. I have lived
with many cats, kids and a really nice dog. I hope we can meet.
Poet Philosopher
Reflections of a Peacemaker
Come and meet Matties Mother
Jennifer Smith Stepanek, PhD
Executive Director, Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation
Wednesday, May 13th 4:306:00 PM

Little Flower School 20410 Point Lookout Rd., Great Mills, MD 20634
Reception Book signing
Love always, Ryan
www.somdcr.org
P.O. Box 560, 50 Alexander Lane, Solomons, MD 20699 | 301-997-8143
Bonnie Elward, Executive Director (belward@somdcr.org)
AUCTION WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND
1 of 3
Variety Consignment Auction

Friday, May 22, 2015 - 6 pm
1 of 4 Fox
Hunt Prints
St. Marys County Fairgrounds Leonardtown, MD
Antiques & Collectibles, Longaberger Items,

Cast Iron Items, Variety of Furniture,
Framed Prints, Wicker Set, Garage Items
Home, Farm & Garden Auction

Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 5 pm
Two great AUCTIONS to be held at
24 hp, 48cut
Only 10 hours!
Style & Color

may vary.
Style & Color

may vary.
Lawn Tractor, New Outdoor Furniture,

Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Combo
Planters, New Wagon & Much More
For more pictures and information go to:
www.FarrellAuctionService.com
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Business
The County Times
Presenting the professionals' favorite properties on the market.
Featured
Homes of
the Week
Realtors Choice
To list a
property in our next
Realtors Choice edition,
call Jennifer
at 301-373-4125.
Chamber of Commerce
Presents Four Businesses Awards
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
The St. Marys County Chamber of
Commerce hosted its annual Business
Awards Luncheon at the Higher Education Center Wednesday afternoon.
The Chamber presented four awards,
which were the Beacon award; Lighthouse award; Emerging Business award;
and the Community Service award.
Chamber of Commerce Chair Margaret Sawyer announced the winners during the award ceremony.
Each business had to meet certain requirements in order to be nominated for
the awards.
The Beacon award also known in
most organizations as the small business award was awarded to First
Home Mortgage; Jim Moran and Darren
Rickwood accepted the award.
Lola Belle Company was the winner
of the Emerging Business award; owner
Amy Thompson accepted the award.
The Lighthouse award was awarded
to Coherent Technical Services, Inc. and
was received by Tom Sanders.
The final award was the Community
Service award; it was presented to the
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
(SMECO) and received by Joe Slater.
W.M. Davis, Inc. General Contractors;
PNC Bank; DML (Dugan, Mckissick,
and Longmore); and Dominion sponsored the luncheon.
Those among attendance were Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris, Sheriff Tim
Cameron, Leonardtown councilmember
Hayden Hammett, County Commissioner President Randy Guy, Commissioner
Mike Hewitt, and Commissioner Tom
Jarboe.
Tom Sanders
Chair Margaret Sawyer
Jim Moran
Amy Thompson
Joe Slater
Photos By Lauren Procopio
Over 250,000
Southern Marylanders
cant be wrong!
Your Online Community for Charles,
Calvert, and St. Marys Counties
www.somd.com
Arthur Out-Duels Blair

in Potomac RUSH Thriller
for third, 12th-starting Korey Downs was fourth

with Matt Stewart rounding out the top-five.
Defending track champion JJ Silvious drove the
race of his career to score his first-ever Potomac
feature win in the 20-lap Strictly Stock feature.
Silvious grabbed the lead from the pole and would
lead all 20-circuits to score the break-through win.
Nabil Guffey, Greg Mattingly, Johnny Hardesty
and Jimmy Suite trailed.
Corey Swaim drove to his second win of 2015 in
the nightcap 15-lap U-Car feature. Swaims flag to
flag win came over Jamie Marks, Sam Raley, Brian
Coe Jr. and DJ Stottler.
RUSH Late Model feature finish

1. Walker Arthur 2. Max Blair 3. Jason
Knowles 4. Logan Roberson 5. Rick Singleton 6.
Ben Bowie 7. Eric Wilson 8. Jeff Pilkerton 9. Kris
Eaton 10. Reese Masiello 11. Brian Knowles 12.
Matt Glanden 13. Darin Henderson 14. Darren
Alvey 15. Jamie Sutphin 16. Kyle Lukon 17. John
Waters 18. John Imler 19. Doug Gavette 20. Harry Shipe Jr. 21. Timmy Booth 22. Matt Tarbox 23.
Steve Lowery 24. Richard Culver 25.Tracey
Graves 26. Megan Mann
Street Stock feature finish

1. Mike Franklin 2. Troy Kassiris 3. Scott Wilson 4. Dale Reamy 5. Lloyd Deans 6. Billy Hill 7.
Barry Williams 8. Mike Latham 9. Chuck Bowie
Hobby Stock feature finish

1.Jerry Deason 2. Greg Morgan 3. Ryan Clement 4. Korey Downs 5. Matt Stewart 6. Tommy
Randall 7. JT Linkous 8. Yogi Pope 9. Ed Pope 10.
Buddy Dunagan 11. John Burch 12. Jonathan Raley 13. Sydney Johnson 14. Billy Crouse 15. Ray
Reed 16. Robbie Kramer 17. Gage Perkins 18.
Tommy Wagner Jr. 19. Jordan Pilkerton
Strictly Stock feature finish

1. JJ Silvious 2. Nabil Guffey 3. Greg Mattingly 4. Johnny Hardesty 5. Jimmy Suite 6. John
Hardesty 7. Ed Pope Sr. 8. Drew Payne
U-Car feature finish

1. Corey Swaim 2. Jamie Marks 3. Sam Raley 4. Brian Coe Jr. 5. DJ Stottler 6. DJ Powell 7.
Mikey Latham 8. Jeremy Pilkerton 9. David
Rhodes 10. John Molesberry
What an awesome night Were the words from

Forrest Va.s Walker Arthur after claiming the
thrilling win in last Friday nights 30-lap RUSH
Late Model Touring Series event at Potomac speedway. The win for Arthur, worth $2000, was the first
of his Potomac career and it came in his trusty family-owned MasterSbilt no.87.
Max Blair and defending Potomac track champion Ben Bowie paced the field to the initial green
flag of the event with Blair surging into the race
lead as the field blasted down the backstretch. Blair
was quite strong as he would lead the first 13-circuits with fourth-starting Arthur in tow, as the
top-five positions changed with each lap. Blair and
Arthur would wage hand to hand combat over the
final 15-laps, trading the lead back and forth, with
Arthur squeaking out the win by a fender as the duo
crossed the start/finish line in almost a dead heat.
Racing side by side with Max (Blair) like that out
there tonight was awesome. Arthur stated in his
post-race interview. This track was the best Ive
ever seen it and to come home with a win down here
with all the good cars that showed up, what a night.
Timely cautions and double-file re-starts gave Arthur the shot he needed to unseat Max Blair. There
were a few times I didnt think Id be able to catch
Max. Arthur stated. Those double-file starts really seemed to help because I could get along side
him and try to break his rhythm a little and we were
able to beat him at the line. Fifteenth-starting Jason Knowles took third, with Logan Roberson and
2014 event winner Rick Singleton rounding out the
top-five. Heats for the 26-cars entered went to Jeff
Pilkerton, Max Blair and Ben Bowie.
Current point leader Mike Franklin drove to his
third win in a row and fourth of the season in the
16-lap Street Stock feature. Mike Latham appeared
to have the race in the bag as he took the lead on
lap-six and ran off, until his car quit on lap-twelve,
handing the lead and eventual win to Mike Franklin. Troy Kassiris took second with Scott Wilson,
Dale Reamy and Lloyd Deans completing the
top-five.
Jerry Deason drove to his first win of the season in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main. Deason, who
lined-up 16th for the start, took the race lead from
Ryan Clement on lap-five and then held-off a pesky
Greg Morgan to preserve the win. Clement held on
Street Cars and E.T. Cars at MDIR
noon race will begin at 2:30 p.m. and eliminations

will start at 4 p.m. Time runs for all other classes
will start at 2 p.m. with eliminations starting at 6
p.m. Test & Tune cars may also participate for $30
and you get 4 runs. Admission is just $15, and kids
11 & under are free. Top E.T. entry fee is $65, Mod
E.T. entry fee is $45, and Motorcycle entry fee is
$35. Junior Dragster entry fee is $45 for the 1st race
and $25 for the 2nd race or you can buy both races
for $66.
On Sunday, May 17th, MDIR will host a full
day Test & Tune. Time runs and grudge racing
all day long! A $1,000 to win gamblers race will
also be held for E.T. bracket racers. So bring your
grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket
cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to
MDIR! Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations begin
at 3 p.m., and the gates close at 6 p.m. Admission is
just $15 and kids 11 & under are free. Test & Tune
entry fee is $30 and No Time entry fee is $40.
For more information on these events call 301884-RACE, visit us at www.RaceMDIR.com or
connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @RaceMDIR.
This Friday night, May 15, MDIR will host

the Speed Unlimited Midnight Madness Series!
The Midnight Madness series is a great place to
check out street legal drag racing, hang out with
your friends, enjoy great food, meet new people,
and cruise the pits. You can even enter your own
streetcar or street bike into the event for time runs,
grudge runs, or trophy racing. The event will feature Pro Street, Super Street, Hollyrock Customs
Super Diesel Shootout, Motorcycle, and the Big
Rig Outlaws. Its safe, fun, affordable, and legal.
Gates will open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 6:30 p.m.,
and eliminations start at 10 p.m. General Admission for adults is $10, and kids 11 & under are free.
Racer entry fee is just $20.
On Saturday, May 16th, MDIR will host the
Speed Unlimited ET Series! Also, this Saturday
morning its the Jr. Dragster Open. The event will
feature Top E.T. 2K, Mod E.T., Motorcycle, Jr.
Dragster, and a Test & Tune. The Summit Super
Series and Ricks Jewelers Ring For the Queen
programs are also in effect. Gates will open at 8:30
a.m., Junior Dragster Open eliminations will begin
at noon. Junior Dragster time runs for the after-
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BLEACHERS
A View From The
Franklin Three-Straight in Street Stocks
By Doug Watson
Contributing Writer
Sports
The County Times
Risky
Business
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
In 2008/09, a flushing toilet would

have been the perfect sound to describe the U.S. economy. Bailouts
and toxic assets were common
terms. The unemployment rate was
spiking toward 10 percent. The financial sector, after years of reckless
lending, was about to collapse. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average, hovering around 7,000, had lost nearly
half its value in less than two years.
The Great Recession, a dark, menacing entity, had arrived baring fangs
and wielding a razor-sharp scythe.
The Grim Reaper likely feared for
his financial future. Can you imagine planning for a retirement that
lasts an eternity?
As my buddies and I watched our
401(k)s get halved and our childrens
529 plans dwindle, we debated our
now what? strategies. Everything
we had learned in business school
indicated that opportunities existed.
As an Economics professor once told
me, when a market correction occurs, stocks go on sale. Right. So
werent equities discounted when the
Dow was at 11,000? And 10,000?
And 8,000? Where was the bottom,
Doc? Wall Street was a dumpster
fire.
Ultimately we lacked the courage
necessary for an aggressive stock
purchase, instead opting for modest
individual investments. It worked,
but with the Dow now near a record
high, history has proven that stocks
werent just on sale in 2009, they
were trading at clearance prices. In
hindsight, it was largely a missed opportunity. Although given the little
mouths to feed and futures to secure,
were all happy to be employed and
to have benefited from the economic
recovery.
Credit this revisited experience
with The Great Recession to the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones.
Despite our areas widespread disdain for that godforsaken blue star,
this much can be said for Jerrys
Boys: they are consistently entertaining. During Joness 26-year tenure, Dallas hasnt always been good,
but they dont do boring. High profile coaches, extravagant free agents
and big trades have been the norm.
Jones even built a massive new stadium, pole dancers and all, to house
the circus.
But Jones may have lost his outlaw
spirit.
Since gambling on troubled WR
Dez Bryant in the first round of the

2010 NFL Draft, Dallass personnel moves have been, by Cowboys
standards, benign. Jones has had
only one head coach Jason Garrett since 2010 and he resisted the
temptation to draft Johnny Manziel
last year. Rational. Measured. Patient. Conservative. Jerry?
Apparently Joness gambling spirit
was tempered only by Dallass recent
run of mediocrity. Invigorated by
last years NFC East championship,
Jones is back at the table doublingdown. During free agency, he signed
talented DE Greg Hardy who is currently serving a suspension for domestic violence. In the second round
of the NFL Draft, the Cowboys
selected DE/LB Randy Gregory, a
top-10 talent with a well-documented
affinity for marijuana. Last week,
Jones added to his all-in offseason by
inking offensive lineman LaEl Collins, a first round talent who went undrafted after being named a person
of interest regarding the murder of
his former girlfriend.
Since Roger Goodell was named
NFL Commissioner in 2008, he has
made protecting the shield and policing the conduct of players, coaches
and executives a priority. Bountygate cost Saints head coach Sean
Payton a one-year suspension. Colts
owner Jim Irsay was bounced for six
games after a DUI conviction. The
Skins received a $36M cap penalty
for creative accounting. Players are
routinely suspended for conduct detrimental to the league, as Tom Deflategate Brady will soon discover.
Goodells actions have left most
organizations less nervy about taking risks. Jones smartly and cautiously capitalized on the pervasive
forbearance. Hardys on a one-year
prove it contract. With Gregory,
Jones will leverage the structure and
support that turned Bryant into an
All-Pro. And Collins, questioned by
authorities after the Draft, is not considered a suspect.
Time will tell if Joness moves
come up aces. If nothing else he took
a calculated risk in an environment
excessively risk-averse - not a bad
plan in sports, business or life. Jones
probably bought a ton of stocks in
2009 too, another reason to hate
and respectthe guy. Of course with
stocks, he had more margin for error
than the average Joeor Ronnie.
Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@
gmail.com
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Community
The County Times
Calendar
May, Month Long

Kicking off the 2015 Season!
Historic Sotterley Plantation (44300
Sotterley Ln, Hollywood) Tuesdays
through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This year will be an exciting one at
Historic Sotterley Plantation as we
begin our 2015 tour season, kick-off
our popular annual events, present
the impressive Speaker Series lineup, and offer the best at our weekly
Farmers Market!
Guided & Audio Tour Season:
May 1st October 31st
Self-Guided Grounds Tours:
Available year round
Hours:
Tuesdays Saturdays:10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tours: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.,
2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Sundays:11:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tours: Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Visitors need only to check in at the
Visitor Center, then they can enjoy
themselves hiking and touring the site
and remember that Sotterley members get in free! Your furry friends are
welcome on our nature trails (on a
leash, please)!
For pricing, event information, and
special closing dates, please visit:
www.sotterley.org.
Visit us soon and often!
Mondays:Closed to the public
Registration for Camp
The House of Dance (24620 Three
Notch Rd., Hollywood)
Register for CAMP: Dance Discovery! All students ages 6-12 welcome.
Everyday July 13-17 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Discover a summer dance program
packed with a variety of different dance
styles! Students will learn world Dance,
Hip Hop, Breaking, Jazz, Choreography, Musical Theatre, Hooping, and
much more! Students will also learn
costuming, making props, characterization, and create unique art projects!
Dancers will increase their strength,
coordination, rhythm, and awareness
with this program. Students will need to
bring a bag lunch, and wear comfortable clothing. $249/Student For more
information call 301-373-6330, Email
admin@thehouseofdance.org, or visitwww.thehouseofdance.org.
Register for Summer Youth &
Adult Classes
The House of Dance (24620 Three
Notch Rd., Hollywood)
Summer is right around the corner,
and with our variety of classes for
youth and adults, you can have fun
all summer! For more information, or
to register, please call 301-373-6330,
Emailadmin@thehouseofdance.org,
or visitwww.thehouseofdance.org.
Dog Obedience Classes

Leonardtown Fairgrounds (42455
Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown)
Saint Marys County Department
of Recreation and ParksDog Obedience Classes
Puppy KindergartenStart: April 15
and Ends: May 20
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 7 to 7:45 p.m.
Fee: $45 (6 weeks)

Basic ObedienceStart: April 13 and
Ends: May 25
Days: Mondays
Time: 7 to 8 p.m. (no second class
offered)
Fee: $50 (7 weeks)
Advanced Dog Obedience With
CGC Training.
Start: April 15 and Ends: May 27
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 8 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $50 (7 weeks)
FMI: 301-475-4200; ext 1801
http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/
recreate/index.asp
North End Gallery May 2015 Show
North End Gallery (41652 Fenwick St,
Leonardtown)
Artists Diana Manchak, Mickey
Kunkle and Ann Preston
The DMA of Color
Winter is over and we welcome the
color that is coming back all about us.
The North End Gallery show for May
will give you a fabulous color fix. The
three artists featured in this show are
know for both the color and the fun in
their work and all three have a strong
personal interest in using color as a basis to create their work. Come and view
this very special show and love the
color. The show runs from April 28 until
May 31 at the Gallery in Leonardtown.
The Gallery may be reached at 301475-3130 and the web address is
www.northendgallery.org.
Thursday, May 14
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum (14200
Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons)
10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Ship Shape.Nowoffered twice: 10:00
a.m. and 11 a.m.On boats there are
triangle sails, circle shaped windows,
and rectangle doors to go below. What
other shapes can we find? Free dropin program for children 18-months to
three years and their caregivers.
Friday, May 15
St. Marys County NARFE Chapter
969 May Luncheon Meeting
Olde Breton Inn (21890 Society Hill
Rd, Leonardtown) 11:30 a.m.
The
next
Luncheon/Meeting
ofTheNational Active and Retired Federal Employees Association(NARFE), St. Marys Chapter
969, is on Friday, May 15. In addition to a full course lunch prepared
by Baileys Catering Service, a very
important session will be presented
to help you prepare your family with
necessary information they will need
when you are gone:Information Dossier to Leave Your Familypresented
by Geneva Leon. Reservations are
required; if you have not already confirmed reservations, please contact
Bev at 301-752-1131 by Wednesday,
May 13. The Luncheon/Meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. and is held at Olde
Breton Inn in Leonardtown. The cake
raffle will also take place at this meeting. Not a member? Contact Geneva
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See you at the meeting!
Anne Arundel County Democratic
Central Committee Annual
Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Maritime Institute (692 Maritime Blvd,
Linthicum Heights) 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
For tickets, call 410-798-7817
Keynote Speaker: Senator Barbara
Mikulski
Saturday, May 16
Sunrise Yoga at the Wharf
Leonardtown Warf (State Hwy 326,
Leonardtown) 7:30 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join this open
community yoga practice, Saturday
mornings May 16, June 20, July 18, and
August 15 starting at 7:30 a.m. at the
Leonardtown Wharf. Bring your mat, a
towel and a bottle of water. Organizers are accepting canned food donations for the local food pantries and
packaged food donations for the local
animal shelters. Greet the day at the
Wharf with serenity and a good stretch.
For more information call Evolve Yoga +
Wellness at 301-862-1236.
Bugeye Ball
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 7 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of dining, dancing, and gaming at the Calvert Marine Museums Annual Bugeye Ball.
Museum is closed. NoWm. B.Tennisoncruises scheduled.
United Democratic Women of
Maryland Quarterly Meeting &
Luncheon
Mamma Lucias (862 Costley Way,
Prince Frederick) 10:30 a.m. meeting, noon - luncheon
Cost: $20. For information, go to
calvertdemocrats.us3.list-manage.
comor call Ginny Beauchamp at (301)
943-8300.
Yard Sale
7th District VFD Firehouse (21660
Colton Point Rd., Avenue) 7 to 11 a.m.
The 7th District Vfd Auxiliary will be
having an outside Yard Sale Saturday
May 16. Tables can be rented for $10,
additional tables $7.
To rent a table or for information call
301-769-2016 or 301-769-4042
Rain date will be May 23.
Memorial Mass for Youths
Route 5, Great Mills 10 a.m.
Come celebrate the memory of
those St Marys County youths whose
lives were cut short. A Memorial Mass
will be held at the St Marys County
Youth Memorial on Route 5 in Great
Mills, Saturday 16 May starting at 10
a.m. Refreshments and fellowship follow the mass.
Calvert Artists Guild May Awards
Art Show
Southern Maryland Sailing Association (14990 Solomons Island Road,
Solomons) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
The public is invited to enjoy and
purchase the artworks of a dozen of
the talented artists of Southern Mary-
land in mediums such as watercolor,

acrylic, clay, textile, and jewelry.The
Calvert Artists Guild was founded in
1978 to promote the appreciation and
practice of fine arts and crafts inCalvertCounty. The guild sponsors art
shows, field trips, workshops, and
an annual art award to a high-school
senior interested in the arts.For additional information, please contact
the following persons:Lonnie Harkins410-326-7199,baronvonsmoogle@netscape.netand Gerry Wood
301-863-9663 gbwood2@verizon.net.
Sunday, May 17
FAW 60th Anniversary Picnic and
Family Fun Day
Father Andrew White (22850 Washington St., Leonardtown) Mass at 11 a.m.
FAW 60th Anniversary Picnic and
Family Fun Day! Current Students,
alumni and families - join us on Sunday, May 17 for FAWs 60th Anniversary Picnic and Family Fun Day. Well
start our celebration with Mass at 11
a.m. followed by a picnic at Father
Andrew White School including the
new playground blessing and dedication. There will be music, food, games
and fellowship! Hamburgers, hotdogs
and drinks will be provided. Families
with the last name starting with A-M,
please bring a side dish to share,
and N-Z, please bring a dessert to
share. The invitation can be downloaded and printed from FAWs school
website: www.fatherandrewwhite.org.
Cost is $5 per person. Please RSVP
by Thursday, May 14. For more information, please contact Lisa Thomas at
lisa@thomasfamilyemail.com
Chesapeake Community Chorus
Concert
North Beach Union Church (8912
Chesapeake Ave., North Beach)5 pm
Free will offering for Hospice of Calvert County
The Chesapeake Community Chorus is an all-volunteer chorus that performs concerts to benefit charities in
Calvert County. We are looking to add
new singers to the chorus. No auditions are required. Contact Larry
Brown, Director, at 301-855-7477,
or emaillbrown9601@verizon.net.
21st Annual Strawberry Festival
and Bazaar
Historic Christ Church Parish Hall
(37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico)
1:30 to 5 p.m.
Historic Christ Church in Chaptico,
Marylandwill have its21st Annual
Strawberry Festival at the parish hall.
The menu includes Strawberry
Shortcake with The Works Ice
Cream, Strawberry pies, Strawberry
Desserts and Mikes Barbecue with
all the trimmings. Visit with quality
Artists and Crafters. There will be Live
Music all day. For more information,
please call the parish office at 301884-3451 or Shelby at 301-904-2532
or visit our website at:www.cckqp.
netand on Facebook: Christ Episcopal Church, Chaptico, Md. Please join
us for a day of old fashioned fun in the
country!
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Wine & Design

(42356 Rescue Ln., Hollywood) 6:30 pm
We had so much fun at the last
Wine & Design we are having another one! The Hollywood Volunteer
Rescue Squad is sponsoring a Wine
& Design night on Friday, May 22. Fun
begins at 6:30 p.m., cost is $45 and
includes an instructor, canvas, paints,
easel, brushes and aprons. We will
paint the Solomons Island Bridge at
Sunset. Light refreshments will be
served. BYOB
The Sotterley Farmers Market

Beginning
Historic Sotterley Plantation (44300
Sotterley Ln, Hollywood)8 a.m. to noon
For the second year running, we further strengthen our strong ties to the
Southern Maryland farm community
and continue our over 300 year farming tradition as we open up the Sotterley Farmers Market a producer
only farmers market Every Saturday
running from May 23 through September 26 between 8 a.m. and noon, the
public is invited to the Historic Sotterley Plantation grounds to shop local. Purchase the best quality homegrown vegetables, fruit, and plants, as
well as unique, hand-crafted items.
After buying wonderful local pro-
Charles County Democratic

Truman-Kennedy Dinner
Waldorf Jaycee Community Center
(3090 Crain Hwy, Waldorf) 6 p.m.
Go to calvertdemocrats.us3.listmanage.com/track for information
and tickets or call (301) 919-5749.
Art and Wine Festival

All Saints Episcopal Parish Hall (21656
Oakley Rd., Avenue)11 am to 5 pm
We are having our first annual Art and
Wine Festival, being held at the All Saints
Episcopal Parish Hall on Saturday May
23. Doors open at 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local artist will be displaying their beautiful
artwork. Lunch will be available. We will
be having a wine tasting and sales by the
glass. Music by Harmony Grit.
Come out and enjoy a day of fun.
Friday, May 22
duce, we hope our guests will also

stay in order to take advantage of our
sites beauty, nature trails, and history. Visitors need only to check in at
the Visitor Center, then they can enjoy
themselves hiking and touring the site
and remember that Sotterley members get in free! Leashed dogs are
welcome on our nature trails.
Sotterley is still currently accepting
applications from quality local vendors interested in featuring only locally
grown and produced products - vegetables, fruit, honey, eggs, and more. All
who are interested in being part of the
Sotterley Farmers Market please contact Joe Goldsmith at 301-643-5617.
Downtown Tunes
Leonardtown Square 6 p.m.
The Downtown Tunes music series is proud to present the Leonardtown Square debut of The Latrice Carr
Band on Saturday, May 23 starting at 6
p.m. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on,
grab some take out from one of the local restaurants, and enjoy dinner with
the music. The Downtown Tunes series
is sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association and Guy Distributing. For more info 301-475-9791.
Howard County Democratic

Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
The Ten Oaks Ballroom (5000 Signal
Bell Ln., Clarksville) Program and
Dinner 7:15 to 9 p.m.
Clarksville. Speaker: The Honor-
Central Committee Regular Meeting

Calvert County Democratic Party
(Democratic HQ) (250 Merrimac Ct,
Prince Frederick, MD 206780) 6:30 pm
Heart Concert
6 p.m. Gates Open
The Waterside Music Series presents Heart live in concert. Tickets
are $44 and $54 (additional fees apply). Buy tickets now at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com, call
1-800-787-9454, or stop by Prince
Frederick Ford/Jeep/Dodge. The museum closes at 3 p.m.
Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 10
a.m. and 11 a.m.
Ship Shape. On boats there are
triangle sails, circle shaped windows, and rectangle doors to go below. What other shapes can we find?
Free drop-in program for children
18-months to three years and their
caregivers.
Saturday, May 23
Wednesday, May 20
Thursday, May 21
Maryland Democratic Party Gala

Martins Crosswinds (7400 Greenway
Center Dr, Greenbelt) VIP Reception
6 p.m., General Reception 6:15 p.m.
Dinner at 7 p.m.
For more information please contact
Jamiere Folmar at rsvp@mddems.org
or 443-569-4181
To sign up go to: www.wineanddesign.com/location/leonardtownmd/home, go to the calendar, find the

date and follow the instructions. Payment must be received in advance.
Pass this on to your friends and family.
Dont worry if you cant paint, its a fun
night out! Any questions, please call
Barbara Wible at 240-298-7443.
Tuesday, May 1
Womens Democratic Club

Adams Ribs (2200 Solomons Island
Rd S, Prince Frederick) - noon
Monthly Meeting-Noon at Adams,
The Place for Ribs, just south of Prince
Frederick on route 2-4. Program to be
announced.
International Museum Day

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrating museums all over the
world - The Calvert Marine Museum
is open and free to the public from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
able Thomas Perez, U.S. Secretary

of Labor. For information and tickets,
go to calvertdemocrats.us3.list-manage1.com
Monday, May 18
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Cecilia Church
47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429

St. Marys City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
Vigil Mass:
4:30 pm Saturday
Sunday:
8:00 am
Weekday (M-F):
7:30 am
Confessions:
3-4 pm Saturday
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Hollywood United Methodist Church
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
24422 Mervell Dean Rd Hollywood, MD 20636
SUNDAY MASS 10 a.m.

26415 North Sandgates Rd.
Mechanicsville, Md 20659
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301-373-2500
Rev. Sheldon Reese, Pastor

Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m.
All of our services are traditional.
Child care is provided.
Sunday Evening Youth Group
Christian Preschool and Kindergarten available
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention

8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Senior Pastor Dr. J. Derek Yelton
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
Sunday School (all ages)

Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study
Wednesday Discipleship Classes
(Adults, youth & Children)
9:15 am
10:30 am
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
Greetings from the Bible Temple Church

family in Mechanicsville Maryland.
Here at Bible Temple, we believe that in
this life it is important to have strong and
healthy relationships
1.A relationship with Christ
2. A personal relationship with
family and friends
Through these relationships, we develop
the characteristics of love, understanding
and forgiveness; the true heart of Christ.
Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3).
We invite you to experience the change

the transformation with us. Just bring
your heart and God will supply the rest.
Come grow with us in a place,
Where the Word Reaches the Heart!
Everyone is Welcome!
Leadership: Pastor Joseph and
First Lady Marilyn Young
Sunday School for all ages: 9:00AM
Sunday Morning Worship: 9:45AM
Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:30PM
Address: 29050 New Market Village Road,
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Website: www.bibletemplechurch.org
Phone number: 301-374-9110
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Entertainment
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Sunset Supper History

Cruises on the Patuxent
Climb aboard the historic Wm. B. Tennison for a leisurely cruise through history
with celebrated local historian and author,
Dr. Ralph Eshelman. Only two of these
special history cruises are scheduled: Saturdays, June 6 and Sept. 12 from 6 p.m.
8 p.m. The boat leaves from the Calvert
Marine Museum dock. Tickets are $60 per
person in advance and can be purchased by
emailing mccormmj@co.cal.md.us or by
calling 410-326-2042, ext. 41. Space is limited, so dont delay in securing your passage
for this unique experience.
Learn fascinating facts about Solomons,
the WWII Amphibious Training Base, and
Solomons rich tradition of boat building.
See old steamboat wharfs and hear about
the important role they played in town life.
View historic homes, landmarks, and other
points of interest. Discover where heroic
battles were fought, submarines sunk, lighthouses lit, and Ghost Fleets docked. Watch
the sunset over the horizon and enjoy a tasty
supper provided by Lotus Kitchen. Guests
are welcome to bring a libation of choice.
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Thursday, May 14
Ladies Night, Trivia and Karaoke
Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371
Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk)
7 p.m.
Jazz Jam
Eaglewolf Sports Lounge (105 Crain
Hwy, Upper Marlboro) 7 to 10 p.m.
Team Trivia
Leonardtown Grille (25470-C Point
Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) 7 to 9
p.m.
Submitted photo of Wm. B. Tennison
Walk On The Wild Side At The 2015

Chesapeake Bay Waterfowl Arts Show
Celebrates the Regions Rich Culture
While Supporting a Great Cause
For the ninth straight year, world class

wildlife art, antique duck decoys, delicious wild game, local wines, and retriever dogs come together in southern
Maryland for a fun-filled weekend, with
something for everyone. Visitors will be
able to see, taste, experience and purchase a wide array of Chesapeake Bay
culture.
The event kicks off Friday, May 15
with a Cattails and Cocktails reception
and auction in recognition of the shows
2015 Featured Carver, renown Maryland
decoy carver, President of the Southern
Maryland Carousel and carousel animal
maker, Burkey Boggs. At the reception, guests will enjoy delicious hors
doeuvres while mingling and shopping
from the artists, bidding on silent auction items and previewing the decoys
and related items to be auctioned off the
next morning.
Saturday, May 16, the day starts with

an early bird decoy, original and framed
wildlife art and related items at 8 a.m.;
and the Show begins at 10 a.m.
While the event promotes and celebrates the traditional arts and heritage of
the region, attendees and exhibitors can
feel good in that it also serves as a major
fundraiser for the Community Foundation of Southern Maryland. The foundation provides vital grants to a wide array
of community organizations, addressing
education, health and wellness, youth
initiatives, the environment and arts and
culture.
We have a long list of growing sponsors, but we want to thank our major
sponsors including: Community Bank
of the Chesapeake, Outback Steakhouse,
PNC Bank. For tickets and information,
please contact cbwaterfowlartsshow@
gmail.com or visit www.cfsomd.org.
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Dylan Galvin
Tequila Grill (30320 Triangle Dr,
Charlotte Hall) 7 to 10 p.m.
Mercy Creek
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd,
Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 15
DJ Dave
Dowell) 8 p.m.
The Craze
6 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Karaoke
Leonardtown Grille (25470-C Point
Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) 7 to 10
p.m.
DJ and Karaoke
Jim Ritter and the Creole Gumbo

Jazz Band
Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake
Ave, North Beach) 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 17
All Day Sunday Sport Specials
11 a.m.
Joe Martone
Ruddy Duck (16810 Piney Point
Road, Piney Point) 11 a.m.
Paint Uncorked
5 p.m.
Monday, May 18
Pizza & Pint Night
Dowell) 4 to 7 p.m.
Team Trivia
Dowell) 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19
Taco Tuesday
Dowell) 4 to 7 p.m.
AYCE Steamed Shrimp
5 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20

8:30 p.m.
A Weekly Wine Down Wed./ $1 Beers
Karaoke

9 a.m.
Applebees (45480 Miramar Way,

California) 9 p.m.
The County Times is always looking for

more local talent to feature! To submit art
or band information for our entertainment
section, e-mail info@somdpublishing.net.
Please submit calendar listings by 12 p.m.
on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
Games
CLUES ACROSS
1. Cleopatras viper
4. Cuneiform writing
10. Dekaliter
11. Groaned
12. For instance
14. Wave in spanish
15. Arabian gulf
16. Written in red
18. Denouncements
22. Eat ones heart out
23. Survive longer than
24. Take priority over
26. Foreign service
27. Russian king (alt. sp.)
28. Stinkheads
30. Old name for Tokyo
31. Box (abbr.)
34. Red rock in Australia
36. Not old
37. Enlarge hole
39. Difficulty walking
40. The high point of
something
41. 101
42. Hunting expeditions
48. Unusual appearing
ghostly figure
50. Without civilizing
influences
51. Heartbeat
52. Morning juice
53. Wicket
54. Head louse egg
55. 40th state
56. Pleasing to the eye
(Scot.)
58. Nickname for an
anorexic
59. Engaged in a game
60. Household god (Roman)
CLUES DOWN
1. Admirer
2. Mouth secretion
3. Afterbirth
4. Initials of Bullitt star
5. Family crest
6. Forearm bone
7. Unable to move
8. Loss due to a rule
infraction
9. Touchdown
12. Accordingly
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13. Spiritual teacher

17. A bridal mouthpiece
19. Dress up garishly
20. Cleverly avoid
21. S.E. Asia goat antelope
25. Fla. state dessert
29. Popular legume
31. Two-die gambling game
32. Easily annoyed (alt. sp.)
33. Khoikhoin peoples
35. Cyclic
38. Flavor of Newport
cigarettes
41. Jamestown was the 1st
English
43. Fine meal made from
cereal grain
44. Incarnation
45. Norse goddess of the sea
46. Ignores or snubs (slang)
47. Tiny glass bubble
49. Chinese mahogany
genus
56. Deepwater Horizon Co.
57. -__, denotes past
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From my Backyard to our Bay

A St. Marys County Residents Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water
From My Backyard
to Our Bay was first
developed by the Baltimore
County Soil Conservation
District. From there, the
booklet was given to each
of the Soil Conservations
Districts in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed area for
customization. If the 77
million residents who live in
the watershed area of the
Chesapeake Bay read this
booklet, and took to heart
its suggestions and best
practices, the Chesapeake
Bay would see a dramatic
increase in health. Obtain
a FREE copy of the
booklet by going to the St.
Marys River Watershed
Association, smrwa.org and
downloading it. The booklet
is available from your local
library; Chicken Scratch in
Park Hall; The Greenery
in Hollywood; Good Earth
Natural Food and the St.
Marys Soil Conservation
District in Leonardtown.
Join your local watershed
association and make a
difference for Our Bay!
smrwa.org
The Chesapeake Bay

is threatened
Whats threatening the Bay?
Nitrogen. Phosphorus. Sediment.

These are the major factors responsible
for the decline of water quality in the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
that falls on St. Marys County will

make its way to the Bay or one of its
tributaries. Along the way it will pick up
and carry with it the things that we put
on the ground.
Nitrogen and phosphorus are nutrients.

They serve as essential food for living
things, but too much can be lethal to
the Bay. Too many nutrients spawn the
growth of algae that can be toxic to
marine life, pets, and humans. When
those algae die, they remove life-giving
oxygen from the water and create
dead zones where fish, oysters,
clams, and crabs cant live because
they cant breathe.
Sediment is soil that washes into the
Bay when it rains. It clouds the water
and prevents underwater grasses
from growing. These grasses produce
oxygen and provide a place for young
fish and crabs to develop and thrive.
So whos responsible?
Every one of us. Every drop of water
From http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3046/
What can I do?
From My Backyard to Our Bay offers

tips for living in harmony with the Bay.
It explains how you can contribute to
the health of your local watershed,
This is the first in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott (maryann.scott58@yahoo.com) has adapted from From
My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing awareness of the little booklet that could do so much to help
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next weeks County Times!
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maintain an environmentally-friendly
lawn, and manage stormwater runoff,
wells, and septic systems all in ways
that will reduce the flow of nutrients and Bay-Wise landscapes
sediment into the Bay.
minimize negative impacts
on our waterways by using
Restoring the Chesapeake Bay smarter lawn management
techniques and gardening
The Chesapeake Bay is a national
practices. The University
treasure that desperately needs our
of Maryland Extension
help. Experts agree that there is only
Master Gardener Bay-Wise
one way to restore the Chesapeake
Bay, and thats one river at a time. But program in St. Marys
County offers hands-on
the problems dont start in the rivers;
help with managing your
they start on the land surrounding the
landscape by providing
rivers their watersheds. You live in a
information, a site visit, and
watershed. We all do. The way we treat landscape certifications.
the land in our watersheds affects the
Our yardstick checklist is
health of our streams, our rivers, and
easy to understand and
ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.
follow, and our team of
trained Master Gardeners
What is a Watershed?
can help guide you
A watershed is all the land area
through it while offering
that drains to a given body of water.
suggestions to improve
Topography (the elevation and the
both the appearance
contour of the land) determines where
and sustainability of your
landscape.
and how fast stormwater runoff will
flow and eventually drain to a surface
Call Now &
water body such as a stream, creek,
Schedule a Visit!
or river. Every resident of St. Marys
301-475-4120
County lives in a watershed that drains
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to the Chesapeake Bay or one of its
Start a Movement in Your
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Wanderings
of an Aimless Mind
With Dreams of
Strawberries All
Through My Head
omeone asked me a few days ago if

I was dreaming of strawberries yet.
When I am lucky enough to get any sleep,
then yes, I am dreaming, breathing, and
living strawberries. If you know me, then
you know I am on my 13th year of being in
charge of our annual Strawberry Festival at
our church, Christ Church, Chaptico.
I am eagerly in anticipation of turning
80. Why in the world would I look forward
to turning 80, you might ask. Well, the running of the Strawberry Festival was handed
over to me, without my fully being aware of
it, by our then 80 year old church matriarch,
LaRue. All I remember was that LaRue
asked me and fellow church member and
friend Rose to come to a planning meeting. I being an eager, clueless, relatively
new newcomer with still untapped boundless energy at that point, agreed. I was 40 at
the time, but apparently a nave 40 against
a skillful negotiator like LaRue. She must
have sensed this, because before I knew
what happened, the planning meeting was
over and LaRue was holding both of my
hands in hers and saying, Thank you for
taking this over from me. You know how
they talk about a persons mouth dropping
over in astonishment? I dont know what
happened to Rose within those few minutes, or if she had some inkling of what was
to come and wisely stepped away.
Our former Reverend (a few Reverends
back), Reverend Sam Walker, wrote me
two years ago about the origin of the Strawberry Festival and gives his folksy account
of the afternoon: La Rue and I are sitting
on the rectory porch talking about strawberries, because we had just had a very big
luncheon for area clergy, and she and some
other ladies, made delicious, fresh strawberry shortcake. So were having a glass of
iced tea, and I said, La Rue, what would
happen if we did a big festival here or event

around strawberries because all the ladies
make great ice cream, they make great
cakes and pies and whatnot. She said, Oh,
I think that would be wonderful! Now
you can just hear her. So the next thing we
knew, that Spring there are a bunch of us
out there picking strawberries, and thats
how it started. I got ahold of some musical
talent and they came and played, we got
ahold of the fellow that did the barbecue,
and I believe the next year we added the
crafts and other things. It just sort of grew
from there. Over the years we raised right
much money for Hospice and other things,
but Hospice was the [original] charity of
choice. Its nice, we did a lot of good. Its so
nice to read and see that it continues with
good energy.
I dont know about having near as much
energy as I did the first 10 years, but I have
so many wonderful volunteers, and so much
local support: especially the years when the
strawberries arent ready. Our main local
source helps us find other avenues of local
growers with greenhouses or covered fields
when there is a problem. Betty Russell of
Russell Farms, Carrie of Southern Comfort
Berry Farm, and our churchs own Mike
Oliver have been so helpful in getting us the
right amount of strawberries for this Sunday. I am always a nervous wreck this last
week before the festival, but when you have
so many willing hands and helpers, then everything goes so much easier.
One thing I thought I would never do is
have to actually pick the strawberries ourselves again like they did the first year or
so. But this year will be the exception. A
group of us will be picking on Saturday
morning. I may or may not be physically
picking though I will make sure everyone is
hydrated and sunscreened. There have been
a few changes since Reverend Sam Walkers and LaRues original plan. Somewhere
along the line we made three local charities
beneficiaries of the proceeds: Hospice, St.
Marys Caring, and Healthshare. Its not a
huge festival, but I am proud of our work
for St. Marys County. Small offerings can
make large differences. Well, I guess I better get back to strawberry planning and the
wait for a Mikes Barbecue sliced pork barbecue. I cant wait. Hope to see you there on
Sunday come up and say hi to the crazy
strawberry queen in the tiara.
By Shelby Opperman
Contributing Writer
To each new days adventure,

Shelby
Please send your ideas or comments to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find
me on facebook: Shelby Oppermann
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Home
Make The Most of
Small Living Spaces
Tiny houses are a recent phenomenon and have spurred many businesses
from builders to decorating experts
looking to connect with consumers
who want to go small. The small house
movement advocates for living simply
in small homes, some of which can be
as small as 100 square feet or less.
Although living in a tiny house is
not for everyone, many people prefer
small-space living to living in larger,
more spacious homes and apartments.
For those looking to make the most
of their small living spaces, there are
ways to make such living arrangements feel larger.
Light is your friend. Establish adequate lighting in a room that includes
at least three working lights. Varied
light sources from different angles
will eliminate dark corners and shadows that can make a space feel smaller.
Lighting also can draw the eye where
you want it and distract attention from
the rooms flaws.
Make use of vertical space. Homes
where space is at a premium may have
limited storage areas. An often-overlooked storage option is vertical space.
Space above doors, shelving, and areas above cabinetry are ideal places to
store items. Use hooks on walls to keep
belongings off the floor.
Choose light-colored paint. Choose
lighter hues for your home furnishings
and wall colors. You do not have to
limit this to white (unless landlords
require white walls). Pale colors will
help reflect light and can make the
room seem larger than it really is. Using a dark color on the flooring can
make other lighter shades really pop in
contrast.
Conceal the clutter. If you cannot
keep personal belongings to the utmost
minimum in a home, experiment with

clever ways to keep items out of sight.
Furniture that serves dual purposes
can help with this task. Storage ottomans will conceal small toys or linens
and also provide seating options in a
room when guests come over. A dresser can be used as a dining room buffet
piece, and the numerous drawers can
hold knickknacks or silverware. Furniture with built-in, hidden storage is
well worth the investment when living
spaces are limited.
Create dual-purpose rooms. Lack
of space means getting creative with
the space you do have. A nook in your
bedroom can be devoted to a miniature
home office. Perhaps you can establish a crafting center in a portion of
your laundry room. Garages have long
served as catch-all spaces in homes.
Apart from storage, they can be subdivided for home gyms or even a place to
gather and watch a ballgame.
Hang mirrors to expand rooms.
Mirrors can trick the eye into believing there is more space in a room. Mirrors melt away room borders and can
accelerate the flow of light. Hanging
them throughout your home can make
spaces seem larger.
Think about built-in furniture. Traditional furniture may not be practical
for small spaces and can waste a lot of
room. Custom-built furniture is often
the way to go to maximize the area you
do have. Employ a little do-it-yourself
initiative as well, customizing items
for the perfect fit.
Work with a designer. If youre
having difficulty making a small space
work for you, consult with an interior
designer or a contractor for some ideas.
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