2015-05-28 St. Mary's County Times

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Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Efforts Continue For Papal Visit

Ladybug Prank Leads to Criminal Charges
Sheriffs Office Seeks Funding
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Commissioners:
Open Meetings Law
May Be Dated
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
St. Marys Countys open meetings
law precedes the states by about a year
and is regarded as more stringent but
during a review of the law Tuesday at
least one commissioner raised concerns
that one of its provisions could not keep
up with the use of electronic message
transmission between elected officials.
Commissioner Tom Jarboe said that
the portion of the law that states an
open meeting is required even when
commissioners meet to simply receive
information, even if they do not act on
it, could mean that if one of them sends
an E-mail to the other four commissioners to discuss an issue, they might easily
violate the rule just by hitting a button
on a keyboard.
With that, E-mail is a complete violation of the open meetings law, Jarboe
said.
But County Attorney George Sparling
cautioned that such an E-mail would not
be in violation of the law if it was not
sent to more than two commissioners.
Sparling did say, though, that commissioners had to be cautious in sending correspondence to each other electronically because such messages to just
three of them, if it included some sort of
deliberation of public business, would
constitute an open meeting.
The law requires that due notice of
an open meeting be given if a quorum,
or simple majority of an elected body,
meets.
Sparling also stated that there were a
number of instances where a quorum or
even all commissioners could be present but not be in violation of the statute;
this included events like the State of the
County report, a luncheon or showcase
by the local chamber of commerce, conventions of the Maryland Association of
Counties or the myriad of officer installations and dinners at rescue squads and
fire houses throughout the county.
These types of events were considered times when the commissioners
would not be convened to deliberate or
act upon public business, Sparling said.
Even meetings where commissioners
met with state or federal officials for
briefings where they had no decisions
to make did not require an open meeting notification, according to Sparlings
briefing to county leaders.
But there was danger, Sparling said,
in such a setting because commissioners could stray from the purpose of a
briefing or community function and
begin to talk about official matters that
could be in violation of the law.
There would be a concern over the
direction of the conversation, Sparling
said.
The review of the open meetings law
came about after an incident two weeks
ago when two county commissioners
planned to meet with a Clarksburgbased developer to discuss his donation
of land in Leonardtown for construction
of the new library.
That meeting was to include Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris but had to be
stopped when Commissioner Todd Morgan showed up, who said he wanted to
be there in the interests of transparency.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt, who set
up that meeting, said Tuesday that he
often asked a second commissioner to
come with him to meetings on issues so
that he could have a witness.
He asked Sparling if his practice ran
afoul of the open meetings law and was
answered that it did not.
Is it a bad idea? Hewitt asked.
No, not legally, Sparling said.
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Fire Remains
Under Investigation
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
Authorities responded to Charlotte
Hall Monday morning after a neighbor
discovered a working fire.
According to officials from the Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, on May
25, at roughly 11:19 a.m., approximately
60 firefighters from Newburg, Leonardtown, Seventh District, Bel Alton, Waldorf, Hughesville, Cobb Island, La Plata
and Mechanicsville fire departments responded to Tulip Hill Place in Charlotte
Hall.
According to Deputy Fire Marshal
John Nelson, the fire completely destroyed the barn and all its contents,
causing an estimated $70,000 in losses.

According to officials, Wicomico River
Farm, LLC, owned the structure.
According to officials, the fire originated in the interior of the barn and it
took firefighters one hour to control the
blaze.
No injuries have been reported and no
arrests have been made at this time.
The preliminary cause of the fire remains under investigation and anyone
with information pertaining to this incident is encouraged to contact the Maryland State Fire Marshals Office, Southern Region, at 443-550-6833.
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American Legion Wants

County to Fly POW Flag
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The commander of the American Legion Post No. 221 in Avenue has asked the county government to consider flying the
black and white flag commemorating American prisoners of
war (POW) and those listed as
missing in action (MIA) on all
county-owned flag poles.
The letter, penned by Gail
Murdock to the Commissioners
of St. Marys County, said that
one of the countys most famous

veterans, World War II flying ace
Capt. Walter Francis Duke, was
listed for a time as MIA.
Duke was shot down over Burma in combat against Japanese
forces.
We are all aware of the story of Captain Walter Francis
Duke and was found just a
couple of years ago in the jungles of Burma, Murdock wrote.
How many people in St. Marys
County were aware of the story
of this flying ace?
This will not only remind all

that we still have POW/MIAs
and would let family members fo
the POW/MIAs know that their
loved one is not forgotten.
Murdock said the move by
the county might influence the
state government to match their
efforts since legislation in Annapolis to require the POW/MIA
flags has died in committee in
the last two years.
Two Transported Following Collision

By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
Two men were flown to Prince
Georges Shock Trauma following a head-on collision Monday
afternoon.
According to officials, on May
25, at around 1:30 p.m., Sergeant
Porter, of the St. Marys County
Sheriffs Office, witnessed the
head-on collision that injured
David Hyson, 53, of Lusby,
and Walter Payne III, 27, of
Mechanicsville.
According to police, preliminary investigation revealed that

a 2004 Infiniti G35, operated by
Hyson, was traveling westbound
on Budds Creek Road when a
1997 Ford Ranger, operated by
Payne, crossed the centerline
and struck the Infiniti head-on.
According to officials, the
two drivers were the only occupants in the vehicles and both
men were flown via Trooper 6 to
Prince Georges Shock Trauma
with serious injuries. Officials
have confirmed that the driv-
ers were last listed in stable

condition.
It is undetermined at this time
why the Ford truck crossed the
centerline and other contributing
factors are still unknown at this
time.
Anyone with information pertaining to this collision is encouraged to contact Deputy First
Class Brandon Foor at 301-4754200, ext. 2265.
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Pedestrian
Struck in
Crosswalk
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
Authorities responded to
Three Notch Road Friday
morning after a woman
was hit while walking in a
crosswalk.
According to officials,
on May 22, at approximately 7:04 a.m., deputies
responded to Three Notch
Road at the intersection
of Chancellors Run Road,
after a 2005 Ford Mustang
struck a California woman.
Deputies found Portia
Gantt, 23, lying unresponsive in the center lane of
Three Notch Road; Gantt
was subsequently transported to Baltimore Shock
Trauma by Maryland State
Police Trooper 7 in stable
condition, according to
officials.
Units from the Sheriffs
Office Collision Recon-
struction Team responded

to the scene and assumed
the investigation.
According to police,
preliminary investigation
revealed that Gantt was
crossing the southbound
lanes of Three Notch Road
in the crosswalk with an
active walk single from
the pedestrian light when
she was hit by the vehicle, which was operated
by Ahmed Makin, 22, of
California.
Police do not believe
speed or alcohol to be contributing factors in this
collision at this time.
Anyone with information pertaining to this
collision is encouraged to
contact Corporal Brian
Connelly at 301-863-4816,
ext. 1456.
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Point Lookout:
Prisoner of War Camp
While names such as Gettysburg, Antietam and Vicksburg come to mind when one
thinks about the American
Civil War, names like Point
Lookout, Elmira and Camp
Douglas are not as much
known. Until only recently,
the stories of the many prisoner of war camps were buried
in the pages of history, seldom
ever mentioned other than
by those fortunate enough to
have survived the rigors of
prison life in those camps.
Point Lookout, Md., was one
such compelling story.
In the two years that Point
Lookout (formally designated
Camp Hoffman) was in existence as a prisoner of war
camp, over 52,000 Confederate prisoners would pass
through its gates. Over 4,000
would perish at Point Lookout
due to its harsh weather conditions, disease, lack of sustenance and poor living condi-
tions. 150 years ago, in June of

1865, two months after hostilities had formally ceased with
the surrender of the Confederate armies, the last of the prisoners of war who were still
incarcerated at Point Lookout
were released.
On June 13-14, Blue and
Gray Days: The Final Prisoners of War Release event will
commemorate the last days of
Point Lookout as a prisoner of
war camp. Displays will depict Hammond Hospital and
Camp Hoffman during the
time of their existence from
July 1862 to June 1865 when
Point Lookout was in operation as a United States Army
post during the American
Civil War. Interpretive living
historians will be on hand to
answer questions as well as to
display and demonstrate the
clothing, equipment, small
arms and artillery used by
both the soldiers and civilians
while stationed at Point Lookout during the war. One of the

highlights of the weekend will
be the recreation of the Oath
of Allegiance ceremony that
formally released the prisoners of war.
For more information about
the event and to learn more
about Point Lookout and
other Civil War sites around
St. Marys, visit www.VisitStMarysMD.com.
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A committee of interested citizens

has contacted the Holy See and Pope
Francis himself in the hopes of bringing the Pontiff to St. Marys County,
according to Commissioner Tom Jarboe, months after The County Times
first reported on the effort.
Jarboe made his announcement to
the general public Tuesday during the
regular business meeting of the Commissioners of St. Marys County; he
said he received the update on the project from Fr. John Ball, the rector at
Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Marys
City, who originally proferred the idea
to stakeholder groups in the county.
Were still waiting for some response, we cant make any promises,
Jarboe said, adding that if the Pope
did visit the county he would likely
come by helicopter because of time
constraints.
Pope Francis is expected to come to
Washington, D.C. this fall to visit the
archdiocese.
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Ball laid out the reasons a papal visit was

a justifiable use of the Pontiffs time.
There are many elements of our local
history that would justify a papal visit,
Ball wrote. The popes interest in ecumenism, St. Marys City being the birthplace of religious tolerance, the first Catholic settlement in the United States and
the Jesuit connection.
Ball told The County Times this week
that making the papal visit a reality will
take a great deal of planning and likely a
lot of luck and the letters of invitation to
the pope have been circulated to federal
elected leaders like Congressman Steny
Hoyer who he hopes will be able to help
influence a possible visit.
Well, were hopeful, Ball said. There
is a very small window of opportunity.
That window of opportunity may just
be about two hours, Ball said since the
Pope will spend most of his time in Washington, D.C. with President Obama, archdiocese officials and members of Congress before speaking before the United
Nations in New York.
He would have to make a quick detour
to St. Marys for a brief visit, Ball said.
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Charlotte Hall
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Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Easy Wash
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Freds Liquors
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Compton
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Dameron
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Great Mills
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Dean Lumber
Toots Bar
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Ladybug Prank Leads

to Criminal Charges
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Four juveniles have been charged
with burglary for breaking into
Chopticon High School in Clements
last week and dumping upwards
of 70,000 ladybugs throughout the
school.
Three other people identified
by police as adults who are allegedly involved in the apparent senior
prank are also awaiting criminal
charges but law enforcement officials have yet to release their names.
Police say the four students have
been released to the custody of their
parents and that they likely obtained
the ladybugs from an on-line source.
The incident made national news
and even incited students at the
school to protest this week because
they believed the punishment meted
out to the students was too harsh.
A source with information on
the incident speaking on condition
of anonymity said that the consequences were even more far reaching for students than the criminal
charges, to include exclusion from
graduation ceremonies to losing a
billet at a military academy.
The source said that one of the
students at the school left a back
door open by putting tape over the
locking mechanism; later that night

on May 20 the students entered the
school and released the insects.
Commissioner John OConnor
noted the protests Tuesday morning outside the high school and said
that there might have been other
ways to deal with the students other
than with criminal charges, such as
heavy requirements of community
service, that would result in a permanent blot on their records.
But I do understand the gravity
of what they did, OConnor said.
School Board member Cathy Allen said she knew of many senior
pranks but this one showed a particular lack of judgment.
When your plan starts with the
words Lets break into the school
and it should tell you to stop right
there, Allen said, who was out of
town when the incident occurred.
It was a surprise.
She said there were still questions
about how the students were able to
get into the school and let the insects loose in the first place.
The school system puts additional security at schools in the week
leading up to graduation to fend off
any prank attempts, Allen said.
State Reports Shows

Overdose Death Toll
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A recently released report from
the states Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene based on statistics
from the Medical Examiner shows
that deaths from heroin overdoses
state wide has risen sharply; the
number in St. Marys has fluctuated over the seven year range of the
study but the toll remains heavy.
The report compiled data from
2007 to 2013, when law enforcement
agencies have noted a sharp rise in
heroin and opioid addiction, and it
showed that 25 people have died in
that space of time from heroin overdoses alone here.
The year 2012 had the highest
number with seven heroin-related
deaths, according to the study, but
put St. Marys behind Calvert and
Charles counties in the number of
fatalities. There were 29 such deaths
in Calvert and 32 in Charles over a
seven year period, according to the
report.
And while heroin addiction and
subsequent fatal overdoses have become one of the greatest worries of
local law enforcement officials the
report shows that the narcotics that
have led to heroins resurgence as a
street drug, prescription opiate pills,
account for the highest death rate
locally.
The study showed that 38 people

lost their lives to opioid abuse in the
last seven years in St. Marys County
alone.
St. Marys led Calvert County in
fatalities from opioids but was still
behind Charles, which tallied 40
such deaths.
One of the most popular forms of
easily obtained prescription opiate
pills, oxycodone, was singled out
in the report, which showed that 18
people died from overdosing on the
drug here in St. Marys, with a high
of five deaths in 2009.
For the same time period Calvert
recorded 20 oxycodone related fatalities while Charles recorded 22
related deaths.
The number of deaths related to
methadone, a drug used to aid in
weaning addicts off of heroin, was 17
in St. Marys which was the highest
amongst the tri-county area. Calvert
had 12 such deaths while Charles
had just 11.
The overall report also shows the
level to which opiate-based narcotics
have supplanted other drugs in popularity on the street and in lethality.
The report stated that there were just
eight deaths related to cocaine intoxication. Calvert and Charles counties
reported 12 such deaths over seven
years.
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Sheriffs Office
Seeks Funding
for Anti-Addiction
Treatment
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leadership with the sheriffs office
corrections division got approval Tuesday from Commissioners of St. Marys
County to seek $52,000 in grant money for medication that blocks opiate
receptors in the brain in an effort to
fight addiction to drugs like heroin and
pills that are synthesized to match its
effects.
Called Project: Kicking the Habit,
the treatment will last for six months
and be used to treat about 20 inmates
at the county jail who are the worst sufferers of opiate addiction, according
to Capt. Michael Merican, head of the
corrections division and chief jailer.
The grant application to the Governors Office of Crime Control and Prevention states that the Southern Maryland region has experienced a 400 per-
cent increase in treatment admissions

because of heroin addiction from 2008
to 2012.
The medication, known as Vivitrol,
would be administered to inmates who
chose to participate in treatment and
re-entry programs, according to the
grant application.
Last year the county saw five deaths
as a result of heroin overdoses, according to the grant, and there were another
two due to prescription drug overdoses.
Also in 2014 the countys publicly
funded treatment provider, Walden
Sierra, served 809 people from the
tri-county region at its detoxification
facility in Charlotte Hall, according to
the grant application, and 51 percent of
those people were addicted to opiates.
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Memorial Day Flags
Submit a photo of your student at

graduation and we will run it for free!
Federal CU, Eagle Systems,

and Naval Museum to name
a few, were closed for the day,
however, you would expect
them to have made arrangements to have someone lower
the flag that morning until 12
noon then slowly raise the flag.
What is very sad about this is
that several of these businesses

have dealings with the Navy
and other military and really
should know better!
Memorial Day 2015 and on

the drive south on 235 from
Hollywood we observed many
businesses with flags still at the
top of the staff. Granted these
businesses, SAIC, the Olive
Garden shopping center flag,
GH Jeweler, Checkers, BAE,
Cedar Point Federal CU, Navy
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CONTRACTORS
MGM National Harbor
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Contract Opportunities
Meet representatives from general contractor Whiting-Turner and learn
about contract opportunities for MGM National Harbor.
MBEs and WBEs Welcomed
When:
Monday, June 1, 2015

3:00pm to 5:00pm
Where:
Regency Furniture Stadium

Legends Club
11765 St. Linus Drive
Waldorf, MD 20602
Please RSVP to the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland by 12 noon on Friday, May 29, 2015
at 301-274-1922 or info@tccsmd.org
Linda Reno
Doug Watson
4th Annual Nine Innings of Networking

SOUTHERN MARYLAND
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015
2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Regency Furniture Stadium

11765 St. Linus Drive Waldorf, MD 20602
240.419.3984
REGISTER HERE:
http://www.jobmatchproject.com/hiring-event
MEET
Local Hiring Employers include:

Abacus
ADCO Innovations
Always There Companion
Care, LLC
Americas Best Eyeglasses
& Contacts
Arrow American Pest Control
Aviation Systems Engineering
Company
Avon
Booze Allen Hamilton
CBAI & Associates
Calvert Memorial Hospital
Cellular Sales
Chaney Enterprises
Charles County Department
of Social Services
Charles Regional Medical
Center
Cherry Cove Hospitality
Chesapeake Shores
College of Southern Maryland
Compass, Inc.
CVS Health
DavCo Restaurants, LLC
(Wendys Restaurants)
Dominion
Edward B. Howlin, Inc.
Facchina
First Transit VanGo
Heartland Dental Care
Iron Workers Local Union 5
Kiewit/Cove Point
Loyola Retreat House
Manpower
Martz Group
MedStar St. Marys Hospital
MedStar Southern Maryland
Hospital
Orkin/Western Pest Services
Regency Management
Services, LLC
Sagepoint Senior Living
Services
Scotts Lawn and Ortho Pest
Control
Sears
Sheet Metal Workers
Union 100
SMECO
Spalding Consulting, Inc.
Spring Dell Center, Inc.
The ARC of Southern
Maryland
The Charleston
Tri-County Hearth and Patio
UTZ Quality Foods
Victor Stanley
Visiting Angels
Wyle
THE REWARD!
This event is sponsored by the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
In addition to the opportunity to network and find your next best fit you will receive a
complimentary voucher, good for the game of your choice at the Blue Crabs Stadium just for
registering online today for the 4th Annual Hiring Event!
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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes

and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
news@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.
Frances V. Biscoe, 82
Frances V. Biscoe, 82, of Lexington
Park, Md., passed away at the Washington Hospital Center on May 20.
Internment will be private.
Joseph Edward
Thompson, 85
Joseph
Edward
Thompson,
85,
of Dunkirk, Md.,
passed away May 13,
at Prince Georges
Hospital Center. He
was born November
18, 1929, in Maryland
to Richard Eugene
and Nellie O. (Rawlings) Thompson.
Joseph was raised in Brandywine
and attended Prince Georges Public
Schools. He enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps on August 7,
1951, until being discharged August
6, 1953, as a Corporal. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal as well
as the United Nations Service Medal.
He was married to Doris Hollingsworth on January 5, 1957, and she
passed away in 1972.
Joe was employed as a plumber
with Prince Georges Public Schools
for 30 years before retiring in 1983.

He had been a resident of Dunkirk for
the last 28 years.
Joseph was preceded in death by
his parents, wife and brothers Francis,
Paul, Leroy and Gene Thompson and
a sister Annette Fenney.
Surviving are six children, Betty
Bassett of Chesapeake Beach, Md.,
Shirley Harris of Columbus, Ms.,
George Thompson and his wife Renee
of Cottage City, Md., Robert Thompson of Avenue, Md., Alice Newman
and Angela Terry of Dunkirk, Md.,
nine grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren, sisters Roberta King
and her husband Joe and Doris Tippett of Laurel, De., and Nellie Clark
of Omaha, Ne., and brother Leonard
Thompson and his wife Anna Marie
of Fredericksburg, Va.
Friends may call on Wednesday,
June 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.,
8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings,
Md., where services will be held on
Thursday, June 4, at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham. To leave
a condolence visit www.RauschFuneralHomes.com.
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Friday
June 5
5 -8 PM
The Maryland Antique Center

is in the Heart of Leonardtown, MD
We Have It All...Over 30 Dealers!
Gifts Primitives
Collectibles Yard Art
Vintage Painted Furniture
Antique Furniture
Lamps and Clocks!
(301) 690-2074
www.MarylandAntiqueCenter.com
Route 5
Leonardtown, MD
Cafe des Artistes

Classic Country French Dining
301-997-0500
in a casual, relaxing atmosphere
41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown

email: cafedesartistes@somd.us
www.cafedesartistes.ws
Chef-owned and operated by Loic and Karleen Jaffres
Art, Shopping & Fun!

THE YELLOW DOOR ART STUDIO
22795 Washington St. 240-925-1888
Lots of fun at The Yellow Door this month! In addition to
being the starting and ending spot for scavenger hunt, we will
also have sketch artist Megan Krizovensky doing sketches at
the studio. Well also have a Make-your-Own-Hoola-HoopWorkshop and a performance outside in our parking log with
High School Band: Moon People inthe Bug Zone. Stop inside
to see local artist Karen Szachnitowskis work in our Community Art Gallery and the opening reception 5-8 pm
champion Herakles can stop the trajectory of all these

doomed souls. Such is the wrath of the witch.
GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOODS COMPANY

41765 Park Avenue, 301-475-1630
Alyshas back at The Good Earth to celebrate June First
Friday with us! Come sample and learn about Nordic Naturals products on Friday, June 5th from 5-8pm. You wont
want to miss this chance to find out more about the #1-selling fish oil in the United States!
PORT OF LEONARDTOWN WINERY

off Rt. 5 at 23190 Newtowne Neck Road ,
301-690-2192
Enjoy the music of the Groove Span Duo performing
on the patio from 5:30-8:30pm.
Also, we will also have a Meet the Artist for our new
artist, Bill Conway.
CAFE des ARTISTES

41655 Fenwick Street, 301-997-0500
Cafe des Artistes will feature Wisconsin Farmed Emu
Steaks with creamy black peppercorn sauce (a healthy RED
meat!) Enjoy the music of Randy Richie on Piano!
DRAGONFLY DESIGNS JEWELRY

41620 Courthouse Drive
Artist Sharon Weiner welcomes in June with 10 %
off entire inventory, in addition to many Special Sale
items. Enjoy low prices on a large variety of jewelry,
including sterling, costume, and our Southwest Collection. Also, see our Art Gallery with many beautiful
works of art for sale.
CAUGHT MY EYE
22760 Washington Street, Unit #1, 301-475-6805
Stop by First Friday to enjoy the music of from Bella Music
students outside on the lawn. Youll receive 10% off on all
regularly priced furniture during First Friday.
Free
S'mores
every First
Friday!
Come Check Out Our
SpeakeaSy Bar
Behind the Bookcase!
Come Try Our

Great Coffee,
Smoothies,
Frappes &
Food Menu
Monday 6 am 6 pm Tuesday - Thursday 6 am 10 pm

Friday 6 am Midnight Saturday 7 am - Midnight Sunday 8 am 2 pm
41658 Fenwick Street

Leonardtown, MD
(301) 475-2400
Please also support Project Linus of Calvert and St. Marys

County by purchasing a raffle ticket for this lovely Dresden
Plate Quilt. Project Linus is a national, non-profit organization for children providing security through blankets.
FENWICK STREET USED BOOKS AND MUSIC
41655A Fenwick Street, 301-475-2859
Vesta Clark will be signing copies of Megarid
from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
The House of Kadmos, a prestigious royal family, has been
plagued with misfortune since its founding. An attempt to
sacrifice one member, the non-essential princess Megara,
backfires as the girl returns with a vengeance as a witch.
Now the fate of the family is in peril, and not even the mighty
BIG LARRYS COMIC BOOK CAFE

22745 Washington Street 301-475-1860
Come visit Big Larrys this First Friday, and enjoy a
single scoop for just $1.00 - or take $1 off any of our
delicious ice cream treats. Try our new menu with
burgers, subs, sandwiches and crisp green salads!
Eat, Drink, and be Super!
CRAZY FOR EWE

22715 Washington Street, 301-475-2744
Come get started with us on Cherry Twist, a little tee
worked with beautiful new Tandem from Tahki Stacy
Charles. Pattern is free with purchase of yarn for the
tee through First Friday. Come choose your color and
get started with us First Friday.
Well also have our Modern Cotton Trunk Show
from Berroco - dont miss this fun evening
BLACK MARKET INTERIORS
41665 Fenwick Street, 240-309-4074
Black Market Interiors will be hosting local Southern Maryland Photographer, Debra McIntosh of McIntosh Images. She will be showing her works on
mixed media, including Aluminum, Glass, Canvas
and PhotoPaper. See her on Facebook
Make Leon
For First F
41675 Park Avenue
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Hours:
Monday-Friday
3 -10pm
Next
Week!
Saturdays/
Sundays by
Appointment
New LocatioN!
41665 Fenwick street unit 17
Leonardtown, MD 20650
bellamusicschool.com
301-247-2602
Vinyl lettering
Banners
SIGNS & DecalS
Yard signs
Wall Wraps
www.heritageprinting.com
Come to the Square for a fun,

family friendly Scavenger Hunt!
Check in at The Yellow Door Art
Studio to receive your list of clues.
On the first Friday of every month, historic
Follow the clues to find the various
Leonardtowns art galleries, restaurants, cafes, gift shops, antique shops, bookstores,
sites around town and take a selfie
etc. open their doors to showcase local artwith each one. When youve found
ists and/or serve specials at their establishments. You are invited to a
all the sites, check into the Yellow Door
fun evening of live entertainment,
and be entered into a drawing for two
demos, receptions, hands-on
half-day kayak or paddle board rentals
activities, and seasonal
promotions.
from Dave at Patuxent Adventure Center!
301-475-1700
301-475-1700
www.heritageprinting.com
wick Street
Fesn
ed Books & Musi
U
Vesta Clark will be signing

copies of her book
The Megarid: A
Triumphant Sacrifice
Friday, June 5 from 5-7 PM
www.fenwickbooks.com
41655A Fenwick Street
Downtown Leonardtown, MD
301-475-2859
Finish the hunt and be entered to win two

half-day kayak or paddle board rental!
Live Music!
While youre hunting, enjoy live

music from local band Pond
Scum! This upbeat group of fiddle, button box, whistle, guitar,
and percussion has more than
500 Irish, Scottish & French
Canadian melodies in their repertoire. Its so much fun, youll
might just break into a jig!
Quality Yarns Stylish Designs

Lessons and Classes For All Levels
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Inventor Gets A Grip On His Disability

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
acked up on the wall of Brian

Jordans home in Hollywood is a
list of celebrities and well known
personalities from Chicago Mayor Rahm
Emanuel to actor Christian Bale and they
all have one thing in common with the big,
friendly engineer and former Navy man;
theyre missing some of their fingers.
He keeps the pictures there at his workspace as a kind of inspiration that guides
him in finding a new way to restore the use
of his hand and to help others who have his
disability.
He wasnt born that way but suffered a
catastrophic accident three years ago when
he was building a remote controlled boat
with one of his sons in his garage. When
they were nearing completion of the project
he and his son set about cleaning up their
work space and Jordan started to move a
table saw.
As he began rearranging the saw he
heard it come on and before he knew it he
felt something cross his fingers.
He said in that instant he really didnt
feel any serious pain. The realization of
what happened hit him when he looked
down at the floor.
I felt the bump and I saw the fingers,
Jordan said.
He got his son to help him collect his
severed fingers and after getting medical
attention he got about the business of learning to use his left hand again.
But he quickly grew dissatisfied.
The doctors were keen only to show him
how to use what remained of his hand and
did not really try to work with a prosthetic
to enhance his diminished dexterity, Jordan said.
The medical industry doesnt push you
to use prosthetics, Jordan said. They
teach you to use what you have.
Being an engineer he quickly set about
finding a way to design and build a prototype prosthesis that he could use to regain
what he lost.
The results were encouraging. He was
able to build a skeletal-type frame that
fit over the stump of his left index finger
that ends in a plastic-covered foam tip that
allowed him to pick up a wide variety of
household objects from paper to rolls of
heavy duty tape with relative ease.
He posted a series of on-line videos to
document his progress and they quickly got
attention from digital amputees from all
over the world.
Hes received messages from as far away
from Germany, India and Eastern Europe
Photos by Frank Marquart
Brian Jordan shows off his prosthetic finger
looking for his help in restoring the use of

their hands.
Some were born that way, Jordan said,
while others suffered tragedies arguably
worse than the one he did.
On the wall above his workspace there
is a picture of a young boy holding up his
hand, missing part of his finger. Jordan
said the boys name is Stefan and lives in
Ukraine. Stefans father started communicating with Jordan via E-mail sometime
ago asking for help since his son lost his
digits in a wild dog attack.
But Jordan suffered another terrible set
back soon after he developed his first successful prototype when his home caught
fire and was completely destroyed around
the same time he lost his fingers.
The setback, however, has resulted in a
new family home being built where the old
one once stood and now he continues his
work. He has even developed another prototype of a prosthetic finger that garnered
him monetary awards and a lot of atten-
Robin Finnacom, head of the countys Department

of Economic Development, said Jordans concept was
so good it won first place out of 18 contestants and
was exactly the kind of product that could be used to
grow a light manufacturing base in the county aimed
at diversifying the local economy.
tion and a recent local entrepreneurial contest where local inventors showcased their
work.
Robin Finnacom, head of the countys
Department of Economic Development,
said Jordans concept was so good it won
first place out of 18 contestants and was
exactly the kind of product that could be
used to grow a light manufacturing base in
the county aimed at diversifying the local
economy.
Jordan said he wants to use 3-D printing
to produce his prosthetics.
This is the whole reason weve been
working on the Southern Maryland Innovation and Technology group, Finnacom
said of a network designed to bring entrepreneurs together. Were building an ecosystem around entrepreneurship.
Within days of Jordans win, she said, investors were already calling and expressing
interest in supporting product development
efforts.
All of that could be made in St. Marys
County, Finnacom said.
For all his work, setbacks and progress,
Jordan still says he has a long way to go.
Theres a huge market, its just untapped, Jordan said. But were still
nowhere near to the point where we can

offer it.
But Jordan remains undaunted. His goal
is to perfect a prosthesis that is easy to use,
functional and robust beyond being simply
a cosmetic replacement.
He has plans to work on digital prosthetics that appeal more to women who
might want something that looks less like
a simple attachment.
He has high hopes that when he can rebuild a better prototype it will be successful.
When you put it on you dont miss a
beat, he said.
Affable and gregarious, its difficult to
tell on first sight that Jordan is a man who
has suffered what some might consider a
crippling disability.
He said he believed there were no
coincidences.
It happened for a reason, so maybe
it happened so that we could help people, Jordan said. Before something
like this happens you dont realize how
you can help somebody out there whos
suffering.
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TPP STEM Spotlight: Northrop Grumman Corp.

Northrop Grumman Corp. sets the bar
high in Southern Marylands STEM education and initiatives.
NGC collaborations with St. Marys
County Public Schools include a myriad of
programs designed to provide STEM education and resources to all schools within
the county.
Scott Stewart, NGCs Corporate Lead
Executive for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) at Patuxent
River, is committed to ensure NGCs Corporate Citizenship is evident in the Southern Maryland community.
In addition to financial support, NGC
employees are involved in mentoring activities. According to Mr. Stewart, Our employees volunteer and mentor students and
engage in community activities whenever
possible. It is through this community citizenship that we have the greatest impact.
You will find NGC employee involvement throughout the region. Whether volunteering at an after school club like robotics or Destination Imagination, or providing direct support in the classroom as Subject Matter Experts, NGC employees are a
vital resource to the students they mentor.
According to Mr. Stewart, Introducing
STEM activities in the early stages of the
education process help generate interest
and engagement and ultimately leads students to pursue higher education and careers in the STEM disciplines.
On Nov. 25, 2014, Mr. Stewart presented a NGC check to the St. Marys County
Board of Education in the amount of $4,000,
to support several robotics programs in the
county. Piney Point Elementary, Ridge Elementary, and Spring Ridge Middle School
received funds to put toward the purchase
of additional robotics kits to accommodate
the expansion of their robotics programs.
In addition to the robotics program, the
newly formed Science Fair Mentorship
Program was identified to receive a portion
of the funds to help with first year start-up
costs.
NGC provides support to many other local STEM programs, many of them centrally located at the James A. Forrest Career
and Technology Center to provide access to
students from across the county. Programs
include:
Patuxent River Flight Academy is modeled after the National Flight Academy in
Pensacola, FL, and contains three flight
simulators and various computer workstations. The classroom is designed to replicate the Operations Center aboard an
aircraft carrier. This program engages students in advanced mathematical concepts
and application as well as providing an opportunity to explore the mechanics of aviation and flight support.
Natural Resource Management Program
uses the latest in scientific tools and technology to instruct students in physical, biological, and chemical environments. Students use industry standard scientific instrumentation and techniques to gather and
analyze data that contribute to the overall
health and ecology of the world.
Engineering Technology Program prepares students for entry into a two or four
year college engineering program. Con-
CSM Helping Veterans

Transition into
Nursing Careers
Military Medic/Corpsman to
Associate Degree Nursing Transition
Open House, June 4
The College of Southern Maryland and

American Public University System is
launching a program for veterans with
healthcare experience to transition into a
nursing career. Student veterans will have
an opportunity to learn more at the Military Medic/Corpsman to Associate Degree
of Nursing (ADN) Transition Pathway
information session 3:30 to 5 p.m., June 4
on the La Plata Campus, Community Education (CE) Building, Room CE-101 8730
Mitchell Road, La Plata.
This pathway is intended for veterans
with at least three years of healthcare experience to facilitate the transition between
military and civilian careers, said CSM
Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Laura
Polk. Not only does this program save
students time and money, but it also grants
them guaranteed acceptance into the nursing programs third semester upon completion of requirements.
To be eligible for the program, a high
school diploma or equivalent is required as
well as one year of experience with direct
patient care within the past five years, a
minimum 2.0 GPA and documented status

of being a Navy HM3, Army 91WM6 or
USAF40NO veteran. There is also prerequisite coursework and students interested
in the program are strongly encouraged to
attend the open house to learn the specifics.
Deadline to apply is June 15. To RSVP for
the open house, visit http://csmd.edu/hea/
medic-rn.html. For information contact
CSM Health Sciences Division Advisor
Jacqueline Koerbel, 301-934-7408 or JKoerbel@csmd.edu.
Calendar
Military Medic/Corpsman to CSM Associate Degree of Nursing Pathway Information Session. 3:30 to 5 p.m., June 4. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Community Education (CE) Building,
Room CE-101, 8730 Mitchell Road, La
Plata. Student veterans will learn how their
military healthcare experience can help
them earn an associate degree of nursing.
RSVP required. http://www.csmd.edu/hea/
medic-rn.html, 301-934-7408, JKoerbel@
csmd.edu.
struction and fabrication of projects will

emphasize project management, materials,
usage, resources, information processing,
and system analysis.
Cyber Patriot is the largest high school
cyber defense competition in the nation. It
was created to inspire high school students
toward careers in cybersecurity or other
STEM disciplines critical to our Nations
future. Conceived by the Air Force Association with Northrop Grumman as the
presenting sponsor, CyberPatriot is open to
all high schools or accredited home school
programs around the country.
NGC also provides many scholarships to
help local students experience STEM-related programs and events, to include assistance with college tuition. In 2014, students
received scholarship funding for a variety of
educational outreach programs, including:
Space Camp Scholarship program provides tuition to students to attend the U.S.
Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
Alabama.
MCAA Scholarship Awards: NGC
partners with Marine Corps Aviation Association, John Glenn Squadron at Pax River
to award $3,000 in Scholarships to students
in Southern Maryland.
Engineering Scholars program provides $240,000 in funding (one student
from each of Maryland county plus Baltimore City receives $10,000) for students
interested in pursuing a degree in an engineering-related field.
STEM Scholarship program: NGC
partners with BECA to award a total of
$10,000 in scholarships to five students in
the Southern Maryland area, each student
receives a scholarships of $2000.
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Education
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Ridge Elementary Robotics

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mentary School Robotics Team a spot in the

state competition held in February in Baltimore. At state, RES demonstrated programming skills that achieved a 3rd place overall
ranking. This ranking snagged the team an
invitation to Worlds.
During the Worlds April 15 - 18, 2015
competition in Louisville, KY, RES Robotics came in 47th overall. The team took 35th
in programming and 57th in robot skills.
At the ceremony following their successful efforts at Worlds, team sponsors were
thanked: Bonnie Green, Executive Director
of The Patuxent Partnership, and Scott Stewart, Northrop Grumman Corporate Lead Executive for the Naval Air Systems Command.
Ms. Green and Mr. Stewart were recognized for their support to the robotics program and their organizations educational
outreach throughout the Southern Maryland
community. The Patuxent Partnership donated equipment for the pilot robotics program at Ridge Elementary School. NGC donated $750 for additional equipment so the
school could field three teams for the 2015-
2016 competition season.

The students showed their appreciation
for the commitment NGC shows to STEM
initiatives, giving Mr. Stewart a bunch of
low-fives as he walked through the rows
of students seated in the auditorium for the
ceremony.
This year has been a wonderful learning
experience for our school, said Sandra Kerner, principal of Ridge Elementary School.
The teams journey from initial introduction
to an unknown endeavor to competing at the
Worlds competition has been amazing. Seeing the students working so closely together
on all of the components of the Robotics
program was truly heartwarming. They put
their individually amazing skills together and
became an incredibly cohesive team. The entire school has benefited from this experience
as team members carried insights, information, and teamwork into their classrooms. It
is evident that the entire culture of the school
has been enhanced and will continue to be
enhanced as the Robotics program continues
and expands.
TPP Awards Pathways to

Engineering Scholarships
Lexington Park, Md. Two graduating seniors from Southern Maryland just
moved a lot closer to realizing their dreams
of becoming an Engineer. Eudora Tak, of
Leonardtown High School and Ryan Evans,
of Patuxent High School won the 2015 The
Patuxent Partnerships Pathways to Engineering Scholarships.
The scholarship is designed to encourage students to pursue engineering degrees
through a collaborative program between
the College of Southern Maryland and University of Maryland. Recipients receive a
full scholarship to attend CSMs Engineering Program. The scholarship covers the
cost of tuition, books, and any associated lab
fees.
After graduating from the CSM program,
students transfer to UMDs A. James Clark
School of Engineering and attend courses
taught at the Southern Maryland Higher
Education Center.
TPP works with scholarship recipients
on intern positions and mentors them during the Pathways to Engineering program.
According to Bonnie Green, TPP Executive
Director, Our support for these students
goes well beyond financial. We want to set
them up for success by making sure they
have access to mentors and other resources necessary to maximize their education
experience.
The first two students to complete TPPs
program, Sabrina Paz and Zachary Venables, will graduate from CSM this month.
Both have been accepted to the UMD Mechanical Engineering program and will begin classes in the fall at SMHEC.
Receiving this scholarship has had a tremendous impact on my life and my future. Not only did the scholarship cover my
educational costs during the first two years,
but The Patuxent Partnership made sure that
I had an engineering mentor and helped me
find internships. The entire experience has
been a blessing. said Ms. Paz.
Mr. Venables said, The Patuxent Partnership Pathways scholarship has helped me
immensely both financially and in providing
me with the contacts and information for internship positions and other opportunities in
Southern Maryland.
To learn more about the Pathways to Engineering scholarship and other opportunities, visit the St. Marys County Business,
Education and Community Alliance (BECA)
Scholarship page. Calvert students may apply
through the Southern Maryland College Access Network (SoMD CAN) program.
To learn more about the Southern Maryland Pathways Program, visit the CSM Engineering page here.
The Patuxent Partnership works with
government, industry and academia on
initiatives in science and technology, hosts
programs of interest to NAVAIR and the
broader DoD community, supports workforce development including education initiatives and professional development. Visit
the TPP website to learn more.
teams first year and they whizzed through

regional, state and then world competitions.
VEX Worlds draws top robotics teams from
around the world. Only the top 88 of 2,000
registered teams were invited to Worlds.
To secure an opportunity to compete at
VEX Worlds, the Ridge Elementary Robotics won their first competition at the Southern
Maryland Regional tournament held in January at Great Mills High School. At the regional level the first-year team took 1st place
in programming and robot skills as well as
securing the Elementary School Excellence
Award, the highest, overall award given.
Their regional win secured the Ridge Ele-
The Ridge Elementary School Robotics Team RES for short has made an
amazing showing in this years worldwide
Robotics Competitive season. Their performance drew a school visit early in May from
Delegate Deb Rey who presented the 10 team
members with Certificates of Achievement.
Delegate Rey presented each member of
the Ridge Elementary Robotics team with a
certificate and a Maryland Delegation pin.
During her remarks she said how proud
Maryland was for them to provide such a
positive representation of the state at the
Worlds robotics tournament.
This is the Ridge Elementary Robotics
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Leadership Southern Maryland 2015 Class Commencement

Class Celebrates Completion of the only Regional Leadership Development Program
The Leadership Southern Maryland
(LSM) Board of Directors announced
today that they celebrated LSMs seventh class during a graduation ceremony
on May 1, at the Swan Point Yacht and
Country Club in Issue, Md. The 2015
graduating class includes the following
leaders from the region:
Diana Abney, health officer/medical

director for the Charles County Dept. of
Health
Tom Barnett, director for the Calvert
County Dept. of Community Planning
and Building
Dana Burke, director of career development at St. Marys College of Maryland
Kelsey Bush, coordinator of local management board and youth for St. Marys
County Govt.
Lindsay Frazier, senior project analyst
for Booz|Allen|Hamilton
Gerald Gardiner, Jr., Emergency Management Manager for the St. Marys
County Dept. of Emergency Services &
Technology
Tom Garrison, retired Navy Captain,
Senior Director, Systems Development & Integration Operation for BAE
Systems
Robert Goodman, retired Navy captain,
independent consultant and investor
Tim Gowen, director of Naval Aviation
Center for Rotocraft Advancement
Darla Hardy, director of nursing resources for MedStar St. Marys Hospital
Amber Hughes, director of human resources for The Patuxent Partnership
Donna Jordan, owner of House of
Dance and COO/Cofounder of Jordan
Research & Development
Dana Levy, vice president of nursing
services and chief nursing officer for the
Univ. of Md. Charles Regional Medical
Center
Kelly McMurray, associate vice president of planning, institutional effectiveness and research for the College of
Southern Maryland
Agnes Miller, contracts manager for
PSI Pax
Brendan Moon, chairman for the
Charles County Board of Appeals
Walt Nilsson, senior pastor for Cornerstone Presbyterian Church
Dan Parker, owner of Travel Leaders
Christina Payne, director of human
resources and recruitment for Precise
Systems
Tom Phelan, Director, Air Vehicle Programs, T&E Division, Wyle Aerospace
Group
Anne Powers, community volunteer
Chris Powers, retired Naval Aviator, Principal Systems Engineer for
The Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory
Sharmella Riggs, acquisition manager
LIBRARY ITEMS
Computer Classes at your library
Do you need to know more about
computers or computer programs?
The St. Marys County Library offers
computer classes on many topics
at all branches. Please fill out one
of our questionnaires either online,
www.stmalib.org, or in any branch.
Tell the St. Marys County Library
what classes youd like to take!
Southern Maryland JobSource
Mobile Career Center
Job seekers can stop by to get job
counseling and resume help, search
for jobs, and get registered with the
Maryland Workforce Exchange at
the Leonardtown Library on Thursday, June 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Adult Summer Reading!
The St. Marys County Library
(SMCL) is partnering with the Library at St. Marys College of Maryland (SMCM) for a fabulous Adult
Summer Reading program starting
Monday, June 1 and ending Friday,
August 14. The adult summer reading program is open to all members
of the SMCM Library community
(students, staff, faculty, alumni) and
all residents of the tri-county area
(including library staff). Participants
may read anything they like and will
earn points by submitting reviews
on the SMCM library blog, https://
smcmlibrary.wordpress.com/,
on
the SMCL Goodreads page, https://
tinyurl.com/stmarysgoodreads
or
submitting a handwritten review to
any branch of the SMCL. Prizes will
be awarded monthly, and the more
points you earn, the more entries you
get into the grand prize drawings!
PreSchool STEM Explorers
Charlotte Hall branch will hold an
activity highlighting the best of Preschool STEM on Monday, June 15
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.! Participants
will read science and math stories,
then explore favorite activities with
magnets, counting and measuring,
and colors. This program is for ages
3-5 with an adult. Registration is required and opens 2 weeks before
the program.
Master Gardeners Plant Clinic
The St. Marys County Library will
host the Master Gardeners through
the summer for Plant Clinics. The
Master Gardeners will be at the
Lexington Park branch on Tuesday,
June 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The
Master Gardeners can answer questions about growing vegetables,
soil conditions, mystery insects, invasive weeds, heirloom plants and
more! Stop by the table in the library
lobby with your plant samples and
questions.
for the P-8A aircraft systems Naval Air

Warfare Center Aircraft Division
Nancy Schertler, stage lighting designer and community activist
Fred Severson, Vice President - Lexington Park Operations, Imagine One
Technology & Management, Ltd.
Julie Simpson, executive director for
Port Tobacco River Conservancy
Karen Smith Hupp, assistant vice president of community relations, College of
Southern Maryland
Stephanie Taylor, research development test and evaluation deputy team
lead for Research and Engineering Development (RED-INC)
Mike VanMeter, department head for
Ground Acquisition and Telemetry Antenna Branch Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division
Kristine Wilcox, senior communications and multimedia specialist for AVIAN LLC
Stephanie Witte, owner/operator,
Chick-Fil-A at First Colony Center
Mark De Luca, president of the LSM
board of directors, addressed the graduates this way: Over the past nine
months, youve been exposed to the opportunities and challenges facing our
region. You didnt just read about them,
you experienced them firsthand. Helen
Wernecke, LSMs executive director,
added that We are confident that these

newest graduates will apply their LSM
experience in positive and dynamic
ways to benefit the region.
During the program, LSM participants engaged with recognized leaders
in education, healthcare, government
and industry, focusing on leadership
development by highlighting pertinent
regional issues: the environment, housing and human services, healthcare,
economic development, the defense industry, education and workforce development, and diversity/multiculturalism.
Leadership Southern Maryland is a
nine-month tuition-based program specially designed to develop leaders from
the Southern Maryland area for regional
collaboration. The LSM program is dedicated to building a cadre of informed
regional leaders, prepared to address
common issues and bring long-term
benefit to their neighbors and communities and incorporates a cross-section of
the region to include diversity of geographic location, profession, ethnicity
and gender.
For application information, please
contact Helen Wernecke, executive director, Leadership Southern Maryland,
240-725-5469 via email helen@leadershipsomd.org or visit www.lsmlead.org.
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The Southern Maryland Agricultural

Development Commission (SMADC) is
currently investigating the acquisition
of land in order to develop a regional
Agricultural Business and Center for
Food Innovation (the Ag and Food
Center). This Ag and Food Center is
intended to be the site/sites for development of a regional farmers market, local
food and produce distribution hub to efficiently stock and distribute food from
local farms to wholesale and retail buyers, value added processing of livestock,
seafood, and produce, and an incubation
site for beginning farm entrepreneurs.
The site must have adequate land to accommodate a diverse set of agri-business uses.
To this end, the Tri-County Council
for Southern Maryland (TCC), through
its Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) is requesting Expressions of Interest (EOI)
and information for land acquisition.
The EOI should be from landowners or
their representatives for the lease or purchase of a site/sites suitable to develop

the regional Agri-Business and Center
for Food Innovation, located within the
Southern Maryland region (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince Georges,
St. Marys counties). This is not a solicitation or request for formal proposals that will result in a contractual relationship or commit the TCC/SMADC to
enter into a further agreement with any
respondent. This is a request for interest and information only. Any interest
and information should be submitted in
the form and content outlined in the Request for EOI which can be found at the
SMADC website www.smadc.com.
Questions should be directed via email to: agfoodcenter@smadc.com or
by phone to 301-274-1922. Two hard
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Local Sailors Seek to Build Up

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Right on the heels of their last venture,
Lisa and Andy Batchelor Frailey are finding
new ways to build up the sailing community
in Solomons.
They want to help individuals who want
to get into the cruising lifestyle but arent
sure how to go about doing so, Lisa said.
She and Andy have years of experience
and want to put their knowledge to use in
the local sailing community, so they started Kinetic Sailing, designed to build on
their first business, Sail Solomons Sailing
School and Charter.
Through Kinetic Sailing, Lisa and Andy
will consult with individuals ready to purchase their first boat. The couple can walk
through the process, offering marine consulting, charter brokerage, deliveries, and
specialized instruction with a more global
scope, Lisa said.
Lisa and Andy are both USCG Masters
and American Sailing Association (ASA)
instructors. They founded Sail Solomons
to fill the need in the area for a quality sailing and cruising school. Operating in the
Chesapeake and Caribbean, Sail Solomons
was awarded ASAs Outstanding School
for five consecutive years.
Kinetic Sailing will not be in competition with Sail Solomons, Lisa said. She and
Andy sold the school, but are still involved
as instructors and advisors. Kinetic Sailing is meant to dovetail with Sail Solomons
and cater to individuals ready to take the
next step.
According to a Kinetic Sailing press re-
Realtors Choice
lease, long-time sailors and boat owners,

they (Lisa and Andy) met at a sailing regatta
in Naples Italy while both serving overseas.
Andy retired in 2003 as a Royal Air Force
Wing Commander in the intelligence world,
married Lisa, and set his sights on a new career in sailing. In 2006, Lisa retired as a US
Navy Captain in the aviation, meteorology
and oceanography fields, and the couple relocated from Washington DC to Solomons,
Md.
Lisa and Andy are currently outfitting
their Outbound 46 Kinetic, and look forward to full-time cruising in 2016.
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May, Month Long

Angel Wings & Things Thrift
Store
St. Michaels School (16560 Three
Notch Rd, Ridge) Sundays 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Angel Wings & Things Thrift Store
is located at St. Michaels School in
Ridge and open on Saturdays from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Sundays the
store is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The non-profit store offers unique
collectibles, dishes, books, baby
supplies, toys, small appliances
and crafts. All proceeds benefit St.
Michaels School tuition assistance
program. Directions: 11 miles south
of Lexington Park on Three Notch
Rd. The store is located to the right
of St. Michaels Church.
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 line-up, 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 am - 4
pm
Tours: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm,
2 pm, 3 pm
Sundays: 11:45 am - 4 pm
Tours: Noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm
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
9am - 5pm. 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
visit www.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, Email admin@thehouseofdance.org, or visit www.
thehouseofdance.org.
North End Gallery May 2015 Show
North End Gallery (41652 Fenwick
St, Leonardtown) First Friday Reception May 1 from 5 to 8 p.m.
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 and
the First Friday Reception is on May
1 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gallery in
Leonardtown.
The Gallery may be reached at
301-475-3130 and the web address
is www.northendgallery.org.
Thursday, May 28
Mother
County
Republican
Meeting
Golden Corral (22606 Three Notch
Rd, Lexington Park) 7 p.m.
The Mother County Republicans
meet at 7p.m. on Thursday, May 28
at the Golden Corral in Lexington
Park. Charles S. Sam Faddis will
speak on American Counter Terrorism and the ISIS Threat. Sam is
a retired CIA operations officer and
candidate for Congress in Marylands Fifth Congressional District.
Please join us for dinner at 6:15
p.m.
Little Minnows
Calvert Marine Museum (14200
Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons)
10 to 11 a.m.
Big Boats, Little Boats, Boats of
All Sizes - Learn how boats work by
doing hands-on experiments and
hearing stories. For children ages 3
to 5 years. Members are free; $5 for
non-members.
Friday, May 29
Charity Golf Tournament
Potomac Ridge (15800 Sharpeville
Road, Waldorf) 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Registration 8 to 9:45 a.m., Shotgun start
at 10 a.m.
$125 per Player or $400 for a Four
To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar,

please email news@countytimes.net with the listing details by
12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
Man Team
Early- Bird Registration, $115 per
Player- Deadline April 10.
Breakfast and lunch provided.
The first annual La Plata Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary
Charity Golf Tournament! Their goal
is to raise funds that will be used for
upgrading tools and apparatus to help
better serve our community.
The Ladies Auxiliary would like to encourage your organization or business
to get a team together, and register for
a great day on the course. This is a
great opportunity for your organization
to challenge another organization or
business; form a team of co-workers
and challenge another department or
management; or register clientele for
the tournament. No matter what the
pair off, all will enjoy the event.
Sponsorships are available.
If you need any further information,
please feel free to contact
Kristin Hoffman at 240-682-3350 or
Katrina Baggarly at 301-653-4117.
Saturday, May 30
St. Michaels School Community
Yard Sale
St. Michaels School (16560 Three
Notch Road, Ridge) 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
St. Michaels School is hosting a
community yard sale starting at 7 am
on Saturday morning, May 30th. There
will be many tables inside the school
and outside on the parking lot for customers to pick and choose. There is
still room for more table renters. We
provide 8 tables - $25 for inside the
building with the AC, or $10 for outside
where you can drive right up to your
table and unload. Rain date is June
6th. For details, call, text or email Sara
Cooper, 240-925-1833, sscooper@
aol.com.
Kontra Crab Feast: Candidate for
Sheriff 2018
Abners Crabhouse (3748 Harbor Rd,
Chesapeake Beach) 2 and 6 p.m.
$40 each.
Call Craig at (443)
684-6173.
Pirate Pizza Cruise
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dress like a pirate and eat pizza on
board the Tennison. Arggggggh. Be
careful not to walk the plank! Preregistration required. $15 per person. Call
410-326-2042, ext. 41 to register.
Dee of St. Marys Public Cruise
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 2
to 4 p.m.
Sail aboard the skipjack Dee of
St. Marys leaving from the museum
dock. Fee is $25 for ages 13 and up,
$15 for children 8 12. No children under 8 please. Preregistration required,
call 410-326-2042 ext. 41 to register.
Sunday, May 31
So. MD Vacations 4 Vets Poker Ride
Hollywood Fire Department (24801
Three Notch Rd., Hollywood) Regis-
tration starts at 10 a.m., Group leaves

at 11 a.m.
This event is open to all motorcycles
and vehicles
Registration starts at 10 a.m. at the
Hollywood FVD and the group leaves
at 11 a.m. with a police escort thru
Lexington Park
The cost is $25 per person and includes your event T-Shirt and a postride party and chicken dinner at the
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
Please pre-register by emailing
the names of all participants to info@
vac4vets.org
All those who pre-register will be
entered into a drawing for a $100 Visa
gift card
For more information please contact
Susan Kilroy at 301-399-0013
Monday, June 1
Try Reiki!
Beacon of Hope Recovery & Wellness
Center (21770 FDR Blvd, Lexington
Park) 1 to 3 p.m.
Reiki Practitioner Level 2 and Recovery Coach Nikki Smith offers free
30 minute Reiki sessions for those
in recovery. For more information on
Reikis wellness properties, visit www.
reiki.org. For more information, call
301-997-1300 x 804, 301-751-7258 or
e-mail nicoles@waldensierra.org.
Tuesday, June 2
Little Leaps
Greenwell State Park (25450 Rosedale
Manor Ln, Hollywood) 10 to 11 a.m.
Little Leaps is for children ages 4-7
with disabilities. Activities will be offered at the barn with horses, goats
and other various small animals.
Parents are able to understand their
children better after participating in
this program and can connect with
others who may be facing the same
challenges.
Held every Tuesday, beginning April
7, at 10 a.m.
Cost is $10 per child and parents/
guardians and siblings may attend
free of charge.
Registers in advance at www.greenwellfoundation.org!
Pay onsite.
Wednesday, June 3
DAV Chapter #26 Meeting
VFW Post #2632 (23282 Three Notch
Road, California) 7 p.m.
The message is Disabled American
Veterans Chapter #26 and the AUXILIARY will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 at
1900 hours. Scheduled speaker: State
Delegate Anthony ODonnell. Find out
what is happening with Veterans issues in Annapolis. We are Veterans
working with and for Veterans. Keeping the Promise is our Motto. Please
join us!
Thursday, June 4
10th Annual Patuxent Defense Forum: Religion in Civil Society: The
Impact of Religious Movements on
The County Times
International Relations
St. Marys College of Maryland (18952
E Fishers Rd, St Marys City) 8:15
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Guest Speakers:
Chris Seiple, Ph.D., President, Institute for Global Engagement, former U.S. Marine Infantry Officer
Dinner Speaker ~ Henry Miller,
Ph.D., Maryland Heritage Scholar
PANEL I: Faith-Based Groups and
Religious Tensions Around the World
Chair: Ajay Singh Chaudhary,
Founding Director of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research and Core
Lecturer at the Columbia University PANEL II: Challenges Facing the
United States in the Face of Religious
Activism
Chair: Maryann Cusimano Love,
Ph.D., The Catholic University of
America PANEL III: International Responses to Religious Conflicts
Chair: J. Mark Brinkmoeller, Director, Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Register at www.paxpartnership.
org/index.cfm?action=NEMAILT&
CID= 45&MPID=3143&returnURL
=http://paxpartnership.org/index.
cfm?action=CL2&Entry=1478
Democrat of the Year Dinner
Olde Breton Inn (21890 Society Hill
Rd, Leonardtown)
The Democrats will honor Sen.
Roy Dyson for his lifelong service
to the community, state, and nation;
Del. John Bohanan; several other
award winners; and 2015 Democrat
of the Year Karl Pence, long-time
educator and party activist, Tickets
remain available by contacting Wanda Twigg at wandabird28@hotmail.

com.Congressman Hoyer will offer
remarks. The evening will be emceed by Del. Ernie Bell
Friday, June 5
LSMs 3rd Annual Golf Tournament
Swan Point Yacht Country Club
(11550 Swan Point Blvd, Issue) Registration/Breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Come out and enjoy a day of
golf with LSM alumni and leaders from all over the region. Players will be from: BB, BCF Solutions,
Booz|Allen|Hamilton, Cintas, Community Bank of Chesapeake and
many more!
Registration includes breakfast,
18 holes of golf, refreshments during
the duration of the tournament, a catered lunch by Elements Eatery Mixology, a dinner following the tournament, along with raffles and awards.
The tournament includes a putting
contest, longest drives, closest to
the pin and prizes for 1st through 3rd
place. One raffle will include a set
of golf clubs donated by First Command Financial Services, Inc.
All proceeds from the tournament
will be used for operational and programming expenses for the Leadership Southern Maryland executive
program. LSM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
For more information please send
an email to scott.reeves@kairosinc.
net or contact the LSM office at
240-725-5469.
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Saturday, June 6
Night Time Stand Up Paddle (Ages
18 years and up)
Flag Ponds Nature Park (1525 Flag
Ponds Parkway, Lusby) 7:30 to 10
p.m.
Come explore the bay off Flag
Ponds Nature Park with lighted
stand up paddle boards. Participants must be at least 18 years of
age and must have prior experience
stand up paddle boarding. To try
out a stand up paddle board check
out Patuxent Adventure Center in
Solomons or Sup2u Rentals at Kings
Landing Park. Advanced registration
is required; registration deadline is
May 26.
Cost $75 for BCNES members;
$85 for non-members
For more information, call 410535-5327, email CypressSwamp@
co.cal.md.us, or visit calvertparks.
org/calendar.html.
Sunday, June 7
Breakfast at the Fleet Reserve
Fleet Reserve Association (21707
Three Notch Road, Lexington Park)
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
breakfast is open to the public every
first and third Sunday of the month!
Menu includes your choice of:
eggs or eggbeaters, bacon, ham,
sausage or spam; hash browns,
grits, toast, pancakes; juice and coffee all for $7 per person. SOS, sausage gravy or chipped beef gravy,
and a biscuit are also available for a
small additional cost.
This helps to support the Fleet Reserve Association in their community efforts with Scouts, ACTS, and
other charities,
Contact Fleet Reserve Association for more information at (301)
863-8291.
Monday, June 8
Summer Shorts!
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch
(3819 Harbor Road, Chesapeake
Beach) 7 to 8:30 p.m.
We will listen to short stories together and then discuss! No reading ahead! Contact 410-257-2411
or visit calvertlibrary.info for more
information.
30th Annual Childrens Day on the
Farm
Jefferson Patterson Park, 10515 Mackall Rd, St Leonard - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrate Southern Marylands rich
rural history with a day of fun for the
whole family! Jefferson Patterson Park
& Museum (JPPM) will welcome back
Childrens Day on the Farm with a mix
of classic favorites and new attractions.
Childrens Day on the Farm will feature opportunities for visitors to learn
about and try their hand at many traditional rural skills, such as corn shelling
and weaving. Animal lovers will enjoy
multiple petting zoos set up by local
farms, which will include chickens,
goats, dogs, horses, and more.
For more information about Childrens Day on the Farm, contact us
at 410-586-8501 or jef.pat@maryland.
gov. Childrens Day on the Farm will be
held rain or shine.
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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
www.stceciliaparish.com
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CATHOLIC
CHURCH
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
Victory Baptist Church

29855 Eldorado Farm rd
CharlottE hall, md 20659
301-884-8503
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St. John's Anglican Church
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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stjohnsanglicanchurchmd.com
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
The County Times
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Tuesday, June 2
Thursday, May 28
Taco Tuesday
Team Trivia
Leonardtown Grille (25470-C Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) 7 to 9 p.m.
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell)

4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday June 3
Ladies Night, Trivia and Karaoke
The Calvert Marine

Museum welcomed Heart
and Paul Reed Smith to
the first summer concert
at the PNC Waterside Pavilion on May 23.
Photos courtesy of Mike Batson Photography
Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371 Southern

Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) 7 p.m.
Kill the Keg

4 to 10 p.m.
Jazz Jam
Eaglewolf Sports Lounge (105 Crain Hwy,
Upper Marlboro) 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday, May 29
Shades of Gray Band
Open Mic Night

7 to 11 p.m.
Karaoke
Applebees (2141 Generals Highway,
Annapolis) 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Thursday, June 4
Three Days of Rain Band

Saturday, May 30
The Piranhas
Leonardtown Pub (22785 Washington St,
Leonardtown) 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Friday, June 5
Karaoke
DJ/Karaoke w/bar specials
Renegade Thunder Band (Country

Night)

Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) 8:30 p.m.
Karaoke
Funkzilla
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
30th Annual Childrens Day

on the Farm at Jefferson
Patterson Park and Museum
Applebees (45480 Miramar, California)

9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 31
All Day Sunday Sport Specials
Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) 11 a.m.
complement the antique equipment.

Musical performances by artists such as
Ray Owens, Jay Armsworthy, and Eastern
Tradition will take place throughout the day.
Live childrens entertainment will include the
Blue Sky Puppet Theater, storytelling with
Horns Punch and Judy Show, magic with
Ken the Magician, and the award-winning
Old MacDonald Farm Heritage Show.
For more information about Childrens
Day on the Farm, contact us at 410-586-8501
or jef.pat@maryland.gov. Childrens Day on
the Farm will be held rain or shine.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, a
state museum of archaeology and home to
the Maryland Archaeological Conservation
Laboratory, is a program of the Maryland
Historical Trust, a division of the Maryland
Department of Planning. It is located on 560
scenic acres along the Patuxent River and the
St. Leonard Creek in St. Leonard, Calvert
County, Maryland.
Applebees (45480 Miramar, California)

9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 7
Karaoke
Monday, June 1
Pizza & Pint Night

4 to 5 p.m.
Monday, June 8
Pizza & Pint Night
4 to 7 p.m.
Team Trivia
7 p.m

4 to 7 p.m.
6th Year Anniversary Party
Team Trivia
7 p.m.
Celebrate Southern Marylands rich rural

history with a day of fun for the whole family! On Sunday, June 7, from 11 a.m. until 5
p.m., Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
(JPPM) will welcome back Childrens Day
on the Farm with a mix of classic favorites
and new attractions. The event is free and offers a wide range of hands-on activities and
demonstrations centered on Southern Maryland rural traditions.
Childrens Day on the Farm will feature
opportunities for visitors to learn about and
try their hand at many traditional rural skills,
such as corn shelling and weaving. Animal
lovers will enjoy multiple petting zoos set
up by local farms, which will include chickens, goats, dogs, horses, and more. Oxen cart
rides, pony rides and sack races will round
out this day of barnyard fun!
Antique tractors, cars, trucks, and farm
machinery will be on display throughout the
day. Pedal tractors and small engines will
Saturday, June 6
The Calvert 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.
The County Times
Coverts Potomac Second

Come in Ernie Jones Memorial
In support class action Mike Latham collected

his second win of the season and career 39th in
the 16-lap Street Stock feature, Ed Pope Jr. rolled
to his third win of 2015 in the 15-lap Hobby Stock
main and defending Winchester Speedway U-Car
champion Jeff Wilkins scored his first-career
Potomac feature win in the 20-lap U-Car event.
RUSH Crate Late Model feature finish

(UNOFFICIAL)
1. Darin Henderson 2. Logan Roberson 3. Matt
Glanden 4. Ben Bowie 5. Darren Alvey 6.Matt
Tarbox 7. Mark Wells 8. Scott Tessman 9. Brad
Rigdon 10. Jeff Pilkerton 11. Dylan Lewis 12.
Harry Shipe Jr. 13. Timmy Booth 14. Megan
Mann 15.Richard Culver 16. Reese Masiello 17.
John Imler
Street Stock feature finish

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

1. Ed Pope Jr. 2. Jerry Deason 3. Korey
Downs 4. Jonathan Raley 5. Buddy Dunagan 6.
Billy Crouse 7. Matt Stewart 8. John Burch 9.
Ryan Clement 10. Ray Reed 11. Tommy Wagner
Jr. 12. Greg Morgan 13. Ed Pope Sr. 14.Jordan
Pilkerton 15. Jonny Oliver 16. Kenny Sutphin
U-Car feature finish

1. Jeff Wilkins 2. Greg Carrico 3. Ricky Feltner 4. Terry Leach 5. Randy Wilkins 6. DJ
Stotler 7. Brian Coe Jr. 8. DJ Powell 9. Jamie
Marks 10. Corey Swaim 11. Cody Wathen 12.
Mike Latham 13. Sam Raley 14. Charlie Good 15.
Jeremy Pilkerton 16. John Molesberry 17. Savannah Windsor 18. Chris Mowery
from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. for $100

per bike. Friday evening there
will be Test & Tune from 6:30
p.m. - 11 p.m. for $25 per bike.
On Saturday the gates will
open at 8 a.m. Top Sportsman, Pro ET, Street ET, Crazy
8's, and 5.60 Index will start
qualifying at 9am. 4.60 Index, Pro Street, Real Street,
and Grudge will run at 1pm,
4 p.m., and 7 p.m. Pro E.T.
and Street E.T. eliminations
will start on Saturday at 2pm.
After Saturdays E.T. eliminations the After Dark Underground will begin with 2
hours of grudge racing!
On Sunday the gates will
IDBL Heads Back to MDIR!
The Mickey Thompson

Tires IDBL Series heads back
to Maryland International
Raceway for the 29th annual
MTC Engineering Summer
Nationals on May 29-31.
The event will feature Orient Express Pro Street, DME
Racing Real Street, Vance &
Hines 4.60 index, FBR Shop
5.60 Index, Carpenter Racing
Crazy 8's, Trac King Clutches
Top Sportsman, Shinko Tires
Pro E.T., Brock's Performance
Street E.T., and Eastside Performance Grudge.
This event will also feature
a 2-Hour Afterdark Underground grudge program on
Saturday night!
The event will also host a
huge vendor midway full of
motorcycle parts, apparel, and
accessories! So head to Maryland International Raceway
for an exciting weekend of
motorcycle action!
On Friday the gates will
open at 9 a.m., and there will
be an Early Bird Test Session
BLEACHERS
Cornerstones,
Breaks and
Chemistry
Late Model feature finish

1. Jason Covert 2. Kenny Moreland 3. Amanda
Whaley 4. Ross Robinson 5. Jamie Lathroum 6.
Stevie Long 7. Ricky Elliott 8. Dale Hollidge 9.
Glenn Elliott 10. Allan Brannon 11. Walter
Crouch 12.Jacob Burdette 13. Kyle Lear 14. JT
Spence
York Haven Pa.s Jason Covert became the first

repeat winner of the season with his win in last
Sunday nights 35-lap Ernie Jones Memorial at
Potomac speedway. The win for Covert, worth a
cool $3,022 pay day, was the defending track champions 6th career Potomac Late Model win.
The re-draw placed Covert and Ricky Elliott
on the front for the start of the event with Covert
darting into the race lead as the field roared down
the backstretch. As Covert lead, fourth starting
Kenny Moreland settled into second on lap-three,
and set his sights on Covert. Moreland would get
close as the laps wore down but Covert would
eventually lead all 35-circuits to score the popular
win. This win gos to all the guys back at the
shop. Covert stated during his post-race interview.
We hurt a motor last night at Winchester and these
guys busted their tails all day today getting a new
motor put in the car so we could race tonight.
Covert reflected the importance to he and his team
to win on Memorial Day weekend. My heart
gos out to all the armed service people past and
present. Covert quipped. These people are the
ones that allow us the freedoms to do the things
we enjoy and its an honor for myself and this team
to win on Memorial day. Amanda Whaley scored
her career-best Potomac finish taking third with
Ross Robinson and Jamie Lathroum rounding out
the top-five. Heats went to Covert and Moreland.
Darin Henderson took his second win of the
season in the 20-lap RUSH Crate Late Model and
his second of the weekend as he took top-honors
at Winchester the evening prior. Henderson would
start on the pole and lead all 20-circuits but would
have to fend off a pesky Logan Roberson, who came
from 12th, over the final six laps to post the win.
However, the power plant bolted in Hendersons
Rocket no.22 was confiscated by track officials
in accordance with RUSH officials for a complete
inspection, so Hendersons winning effort is
declared unofficial until the validity of the engine
can be determined. Matt Glanden, Ben Bowie and
Darren Alvey unofficially completed the top-five.
heats went to Ben Bowie and Matt Tarbox.
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A View From The
Hendersons Crate Late Model Win Under Dispute
By Doug Watson
Contributing Writer
Sports
open at 8 a.m., and the church

service will start at 8:30 a.m.
Top Sportsman, Pro E.T.,
Street E.T., Crazy 8's, and 5.60
Index will get one time run at
9 a.m. so be sure to arrive early. Eliminations for pro classes will start at 11:30 a.m., and
12noon for sportsman classes.
Pro Street entry fee is $200,
Real Street entry fee is $150,
4.60 Index entry fee is $150,
5.60 Index entry fee is $75,
Crazy 8's racer entry fee is
$50, Pro E.T. racer entry fee
is 1-day $70 or 2-day $120,
Street E.T. entry fee is 1-day
$50 or 2-day $80, Grudge entry fee is $50 per day.
A weekend pass for spectators and crew is $40 or a 1-day
pass is $20. All kids 6-11 are
only $5 per day.
For more information on
these events call 301-884RACE, visit us at www.RaceMDIR.com or connect with
us on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram @RaceMDIR.
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.

Contributing Writer
My wife wears me out for my alleged man crushes. She latches on to
many suspects - Hunter S. Thompson,
Keith Richards, Art Monk, Martin
Luther King Jr., Batman, Abe Lincoln, Sam Calagione (Mr. Dogfish
Head Brewery) and The Dude from
The Big Lebowski and produces an
avalanche of comic reliefat my expense. Admittedly, its quite a list, an
(apparently) irresistible cornucopia of
material for her needler gene.
Of course she often (and intentionally for the sake of laughter) mischaracterizes affinity for awkward infatuation. But I am guilty. I have man
crushes, like my little thing for Gary
Williams, former Maryland mens
basketball head coach and member
of the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame.
Williams rebuild of the Maryland
basketball program after Len Bias
death and the NCAA sanctions in the
late 1980s is legendary. Williams inherited a program in 1989 that was in
the midst of a near death experience.
13 years later, Williamss Terps won
the 2002 National Championship. His
signature now appropriately adorns
the court at Xfinity Center on the
Maryland campus.
Man crush? Oh yeah, I love me
some Gary Williams. But it was another Williams Walt Williams that
Gary often credits with much of his
success. Walt arrived at Maryland a
year before Gary and by all accounts
should have transferred. He was too
talented to languish on a bad team and
with a program banned from postseason play. But Walt stayed and became
the cornerstone player for Garys
great reclamation.
Current Maryland head coach
Mark Turgeon found himself desperately seeking a program cornerstone
last year. In three seasons at Maryland, Turgeon hadnt produced a
NCAA tournament team and several
talented players had transferred. The
program was flailing again and
Turgeon was on the hot seat.
Then Melo Trimble arrived and
changed everything. Trimble, a McDonalds All-American point guard
from Upper Marlboro, was sensational last season. He distributed the ball.
He scored. He calmed. He inspired.
After ripping off 28 wins, Melo and
the Turtles gave a school and its coach
their swag back.
Turgeon was fortunate to get Trimble. Gary was lucky to keep Walt.
Such is life. Getting a break is one
thing; doing something extraordinary
with it is special. Gary did (hence my
crush). Turgeon might too.
Since Marylands season ended
with a third-round NCAA Tournament loss to West Virginia, no school
has improved more than the Terps.
Turgeon, already with highly touted
Georgia Tech transfer Robert Carter
inbound for 2015-16, used Trimbles
decision to return for his sophomore
season to score Diamond Stone, a
five-star recruit, and Duke transfer
Rasheed Sulaimon. The additions
have Maryland, a program that just
made its first NCAA tournament
appearance since 2010, tucked well
within the preseason top five.
What a difference a year makes.
Turgeon was Robert Zimmerman last
summer; hes Bob Dylan (yes, another man crush) now. Turgeons no longer fighting for his job, but the recruiting success has created new concerns.
The Terps will sneak up on no one
next year and will face expectations
Maryland hasnt seen since Juan Dixon was playing at Cole Field House.
But those are uncontrollable, external
forces. Turgeons biggest challenge is
internal: molding this massive collection of randomly assembled talent
into a cohesive unit.
Marylands pending chemistry experience will likely include three new
starters (Stone, Sulaimon and Carter),
a handful of players with designs on
the 2016 NBA Draft and talented
incumbents vying for playing time.
Turgeon will have to compel this
fabulous collection of 18 to 21-yearolds, many stars in their own right,
to sacrifice and accept roles for the
betterment of the whole. Its a better
problem to have any manager in any
facet of life would choose excessive
talent over a talent deficiency - but
Turgeon will be tested, as a master of
basketball Xs and Os and human behavior. I wish him luck. I cant get my
kids to collaborate on modest household chores.
With Marylands recent success
and bright future, am I crushing on
Turgeon? Not yetbut if the Turtles
cut down the nets next April, suffice
to say my wife will have some new
material.
Send comments to RonaldGuyJr@
gmail.com
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CLUES ACROSS
1. On time
7. Swiss river
11. Maine river herring
12. In a way, waits
14. Titanic director
18. The Ocean State
19. Black tropical Am. cuckoo
20. Macaws
21. A transgression of Gods
will
22. Belonging to a thing
23. Mures River city
24. Electroencephalography
25. Puts together
29. Sound practical judgment
31. Pops
32. In a way, assists
33. One and only
34. Prong
36. More wise
39. One who propagates
40. Got up
41. Writers of news stories
45. Pianist Cliburn
46. Hindu mother goddess
47. Insures residential
mortgages
48. Non-human primate

49. Of sound mind
50. Ficus fruit
51. Sodium
52. BOGO
57. Pulsating ache
59. Short open jackets
60. Genus Quercus trees
61. N.O. football team
CLUES DOWN
1. Sows a crop
2. Derelict
3. Be indebted
4. Prefix meaning wrong
5. Beginning military rank
6. Afternoon meal
7. American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgery
8. Own (Scottish)
9. Rural delivery
10. Most supernatural
11. Roseate spoonbill genus
13. Lightly burns
15. Adult female horses
16. Geological times
17. Radioactivity unit
21. 1/100 of a tala
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26. S S S
27. Ghost actress Demi
28. Package or bale (abbr.)
29. More mentally healthy
30. Siskel and __, critics
34. Pith helmet
35. __ Jima, WW II battlefield
36. Learned person or scholar
37. East Colorado Native
Americans
38. No longer here
39. 1995 Brad Pitt movie
41. Gambling town
42. An earnest attempt
43. Odd-toed ungulates
44. Profoundly wise persons
46. Sunrise to sunset
49. Poor boys
52. Chinese cabbage, ___
choy
53. Point that is one point S of
due E
54. Tibetan gazelle
55. __ Lilly, drug company
56. Hamilton appears on it
58. Egyptian sun god
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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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St. Marys Department of Aging

Programs and Activities
Learn Basket Weaving
The Northern Senior Activity
Center is having a 2-session basket
weaving class, making a double wall
wicker basket, Tuesdays, June 2 and 9
from 1-3 p.m. The class will consist of
weaving a 6 diameter reed basket in
which the inner wall is woven up and
the outer wall is woven down over top.
Some choice of colored accents will
be available. The cost of the class is
$35 and includes the kit and instruction for the 2-session class. Payment
is due June 1. For more information or
to sign up, please call 301-475-4002,
opt. 1/ext. 3101.
Latin Dancing Workshop
Celebrate the spice of summer
and join us at the Northern Senior
Activity Center for our Latin Danc-
ing Workshop on Wednesday, June

3 from 9-11 a.m. This invigorating
class will be taught by Donna Jordan
from The House of Dance and will
feature Cha Cha and Rumba steps.
No partner is required; receive a free
gift to add some flair to your fun. The
cost for the workshop is $25 and is
due upon sign up. To learn more, call
301-475-4002, opt. 1/ext. 3103.
Mens Strength Training
The Garvey Senior Activity Center offers a strength training class on
Mondays and Thursdays designed especially for men over the age of 50.
After age 20, most of us lose about 1/2
pound of muscle a year. By the time
were 65, we will have lost 25 percent
of our peak strength. The good news
is that studies have shown that men in
their 60s and 70s who strength train

regularly have muscles that look and
perform as well as some men in their
20s and 30s.Try your first class for
free, then purchase a fitness card for
$30 which is good for 10 sessions. For
more information, call 301-475-4200,
ext. 1050.
Zumba Gold Toning
The Zumba Gold-Toning program
combines the enticing world rhythms
of the Zumba Gold program with
the strength-training techniques of
the Zumba Toning program, creating an easy-to-follow, health-boosting dance-fitness program for the active older adult as well as beginners.
This class is being offered by Geno, a
trained instructor, at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Fridays, from
9:30 10:30 a.m. Take your first class

for free and then purchase a fitness
card for $30 which is good for 10 sessions. For more information, call 301475-4200, ext. 1050.
Fathers Day Breakfast
Attention all dads! Your special
day is coming up and we want to
start your weekend right with a delicious, hearty breakfast on Friday,
June 12, from 9:30 10:30 a.m. Stop
in between hands if youre playing
cards or come just for the fun of
having breakfast with your Loffler
friends. Sign-up is required by Friday, June 5 by calling 301-737-5670,
ext. 1658 or stop by the reception
desk at the Loffler Senior Activity
Center. Free.
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 13101
Visit the Department of Agings website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
Thomas Green Alvey,

Revolutionary War Soldier
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
homas Green Alvey, son of Leonard

Alvey and Jane Payne, was born about
1745. He was undoubtedly named in honor
of his great-great grandfather, Governor
Thomas Green who arrived on the Ark in
1634 and was Marylands second governor.
About 1772 he married the widow of
Richard Weaklin and took on the responsibility of at least two stepchildren. His own
son, George Alvey was born in 1773. Nevertheless, he joined the patriot cause and
enlisted in 1778 (his depositions below say
1777 but the official records say April 24,
1778-April 24, 1781; he attained the rank of
Corporal on February 1, 1779).
In October 1785 Thomas was granted a
partial pension for the injuries he received
during the war. The Orphans Court of St.
Marys County stated that it appearing to
the court that said Alvey is rendered incapable of serving in the Army or Navy
though not totally disabled from getting a
livelihoodhe to be paid part of his full

pay as a Corporal from the 1st day of January, 1781 to this time.
By June 1786 Thomas had moved his
family to Nelson County, KY where his
first wife died 1786-1789. He married twice
more and had one more son by his second
wife named John Baptist Alvey, born 1792.
Over the course of the next 25 years he lived
in Nelson, Washington, Ohio and Breckinridge Counties, KY. In 1811 the family
moved to Knox County, IN and finally to
Perry County, IN where Thomas applied
for another pension on May 24, 1819.
Thomas stated that he enlisted for three
years in April 1777 in St. Marys County
in the Company commanded by Capt.
Chew of the Regiment commanded by Col.
Ramsey in the line of the State of Maryland in the Continental establishment, and
served until 1783. He was in the Battle of
Monmouth (NJ); at the storming of Stony
Point (NY)* and was wounded at Pyramus
[Paramus, NJ].
On March 19, 1821 he submitted a re-
vised pension application saying

he enlisted in 1777 under Capt.
George Armstrong** of the 3rd
Maryland Regiment commanded
by Col. Ramsey in the 1st Md.
Brigade commanded by Gen.
Smallwood and was discharged
in 1780was at Battle of Paramus where he was wounded in
the side with a bayonet and in the
left arm with two buck shot and
3 fingers were shot off the left
hand. His wife, a cripple, unable to labor, aged 66 years was
living. He said he was a farmer
by occupation but was unable to
work.
Thomas Green Alvey died
February 12, 1824 in Perry County, Indiana.
*In a well-planned and executed nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of
American soldiers defeated British troops
in a quick and daring assault. Theyre talking about the Marylanders in this quote.
Courtesy, Bob Alvey
When it came down to it, they were the soldiers Washington relied upon.
**Capt. George Armstrong was a St.
Marys County man. He was killed at the
Battle of Ninety-Six in South Carolina on
June 18, 1781.
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Wanderings
of an Aimless Mind
Show
Season
By Shelby Opperman
Contributing Writer
very time I think I am caught up

with decluttering or cleaning,
something new pops up. Last night my
husband was looking for a paper from
ten years ago, of course it was the only
paper I couldnt find. Why Is that? Or
why is it when you just saw something
but you cant remember where you put
it? These are mysteries of the universe.
We have a large filing cabinet that we
have been offered: I think its time to
get it for my husbands paperwork. His
papers have outgrown my original filing system in one of those Rubbermaid
file organizers. I think Ive finally figured out what to get rid of here in the
office and where to put the new filing
cabinet. All the rest of our paperwork
is filed. Sometimes I just want to get rid
of everything and start over.
I keep working towards simplification. Im getting closer. And to that
end, in June, I have signed up to do a
little show at the Tobacco Basket Barn
in Hughesville to sell my chalk painted
furniture and frames, a few items left
from my old shop, and my funky gypsy
vintage items with some of the old dealers that were at the Maryland Antiques
center when I was there. This is not
the Bargain Barn. The Tobacco Basket
Barn is a different building next to the
Bargain Barns. I am mad at myself for
not knowing that it has been open for a
year. Even though I have been receiving email notices about estate and general auctions from Daves Golden Oak
Auction in Hughesville, I just assumed
that his auction was inside of the Bargain Barn.
Last month, I thought I should go
find where the Tobacco Basket Barn
was, and was extremely impressed
with all the nice dealer booths, and how
well the place was set up. There were
booths filled with beautiful shabby
chicd items and others filled with really nice quality antiques and collectibles. And I found that there is a large
auction space too for their Thursday
night auctions. Plus, they had donuts
out! How did I not know this was there?
Again, another mystery of the universe.
So, please come see me the weekend of
June 13th and 14th. I have a friend or
two helping me, plus my husband, and
the hours arent very long, so I think
I can do this. I am hoping everything
will sell so I dont have to bring anything back home. There is also a large
funky Vintage Flea and Farm Market
on the 13th in Bryantown at Boondoggie Farm off Edelin Road (down past
St. Marys Church where Dr. Mudd is
buried). You could have a fun day visiting both.
Sometimes I cant even believe I
used to do 10 to 12 shows each season
(Seasons in art and crafts shows mean
the spring season and the fall to Christmas season). There were weekends
where you would pack up on a Saturday
and take your items right to set up for
a Sunday show. I miss that energy and
strength and I loved doing the shows
with my art and crafts. My Mother used
to think all that stuff was junk. She was
not thrilled with me doing crafts when
I was a young married Mother. But one
time in the 80s she came to the Oyster
Festival with me and saw people lined
up for at least 50 feet waiting to get
my hand-painted glass ornaments. She
was even happier when she left and I
filled up her gas tank and gave her $125
for helping and my ornaments were
only about $4.50 - $7.50. At that time
not many people were hand painting on
glass ornaments down here. I had other
artwork too, but those ornaments were
hot sellers. After that my Mother went
on a mission to find those glass ornaments. When she would go to Virginia
to buy cheap cigarettes she would always find a store to buy them up. I still
have one storage box filled with them
if I ever get the urge to paint on them
again. I have to find the urge to start
painting again period.
Anyway I am excited and a little nervous. I never know how I am going to
feel day to day, but I bet the adrenaline
will come back during set-up. Or, I did
train both my sons in art show set-up.
Nobody can pack and unpack and setup better than them. Maybe I can remind them how much fun they had at
shows. I think they will remind me that
they are busy and way over show setup. Oh well.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas
to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.
com or find me on facebook: Shelby
Oppermann
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Baseball
Memories
By Laura Joyce
Contributing Writer
On Facebook on Memorial Day, I saw
a post I liked a lot. It said Remember:
Its not National BBQ Day! Although
we honored the veterans and current
military members throughout the day, I
also want to take a moment here to send
out my familys heartfelt gratitude. Our
members of the military, past and presentand their familiesgive so much to
protect freedom here and throughout the
world.
As I sit on my deck writing this, on
Memorial Day, its very quiet. The only
sounds come from the birds calling to
each other while the leaves rustle as a
lazy breeze comes and goes, but I know
that all over Southern Maryland right
nowall over the country, in factthere
are also the sounds that could only mean
baseball.
For many years, my Memorial Day
weekend was all about Little League;
theres a tournament on this weekend
each year, with teams from all three
Southern Maryland counties competing
from early Saturday through late into
Memorial Day, until at last the champion
teams prevail.
When Baby Ben was in the 6th grade,
he was switched from the Little League
team led by his wonderful long-time
coach, Rob Dennee, to another team,
the New York Yankees. For a few days,
Ben was absolute in his insistence that
his baseball days were over: as a resolute
Orioles fan, he refused to wear a Yankees
uniform. Is there anyone more stubborn
than an adolescent with an opinion? I
suspect he thought that I could (or would)
somehow intervene and fix everything.
Instead, I stayed out of it (a parenting
move Ive been somewhat slow to learn,
over the years) and he eventually came

around. In the end, his love for the sport
surpassed his aversion to change.
For the next five or six years, Benji was
a Yankee, usually pitching or playing first
base, for Coach Dave Hudgins, another
amazingly gifted role model. Davea
Navy vetcombined all of the gifts of
the best coaches: he was part father, part
friend, and always (okay, almost always)
an even-tempered leader. He taught the
boys, by example, the lessons that baseball is meant to impart: they learned
the skills of catching and pitching and
the like, of course, but they also learned
about sportsmanship, grace under pressure, keeping a sense of perspective and
humor, and working hard to achieve a
goal, both individually and as part of a
team.
I loved those years, and I miss them,
now. The kids were having fun and learning, and never once were the parents on
Daves team the ones screaming at the
refs, harassing the opposing team or,
heaven forbid, humiliating their own kids
when their play was sub-par. It was part
of what made being a Little League mom
such a joy.
If I listen closely, I can almost hear
the games being played today, the breeze
moving through the trees carrying the unmistakable sounds of baseball and happy
memories: the crack of bats connecting
to a straight, true pitch, the thwack of a
baseball hitting the sweet spot on a leather mitt, the cheers and shouts of Little
League parents rooting for their team.
Its the soundtrack of lessons learned
and friendships formedand all of it
disguised in a simple gameover many
long, lovely summer weekends at the
ballpark.
I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at thewordtech@md.metrocast.net
St. Michaels School is sponsoring:
Community Yard Sale

When: May 30 * 8am-1pm
Rain Date: June 6 * 8am-1pm
Where: St. Michaels School, Ridge MD
Table Rental:
Indoor tables: $25 for an 8 table
Outdoor tables: $10 for an 8 table - drive right
up to your table to unload
****You can rent multiple tables****
Contact Sara Cooper for more details
Sscooper8@aol.com
240-925-1833
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3rd Annual Credit Union Sale

Everyone is welcome!
Friday, May 29th, Saturday May 30th & Monday June 1st
9AM - 7PM
$7,985
08 Nissan Sentra
06 Honda CR-V
$9,985
$15,980
$9,475
07 Honda Accord
$15,480
$10,930
08 Toyota Camry
08 Harley Fat Boy
13 Toyota Camry
$9,435
12 Ford Fusion
$19,480
08 Chevrolet Silverado
$24,960
10 Lexus Rx 350
Food, Fun and Giveaways!

Register to Win an iPad mini
24179 TOM HODGES DRIVE HOLLYWOOD, MD. 20636 301-373-CARS
www.tomhodgesauto.com
Sales: M - F 9 - 7 Sat 9 - 6 Service: M - F 8 - 6 Sat 8 - 1

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Efforts Continue For Papal Visit

Photo by Frank Marquart

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Remembering The Civil War

This is the whole reason weve

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ANGRY ORCHARD CIDER

SHOCK TOP ALE

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BUD LIGHT RITAS

BUD LIGHT MIXXTAILS

ASSORTED FLAVORS ONLY

CHI CHIS READY TO

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causing an estimated $70,000 in losses.

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American Legion Wants

one of the countys most famous

This will not only remind all

Two Transported Following Collision

According to police, preliminary investigation revealed that

ers were last listed in stable

struction Team responded

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tions. 150 years ago, in June of

while stationed at Point Lookout during the war. One of the

Fire and EMS

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at the Wildewood Shopping Center in California, MD

superhero & princess contest

huge moon bounce BALLOON NERD SHOW

ALL PROCEEDS TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN

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Color Up your Pool, Patio

Add Permanent Color

We have a large selection of colorful annuals in

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Add Color Trees To Enhance Your Landscape

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