2015-06-25 St. Mary's County Times

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Thursday, June 25, 2015
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ALSO INSIDE:
Fire Consumes Cars
at St. Marys City
Watermen See
Glimmer of Hope This
Crab Season
Summer Camps Now
Open at Annmarie
Garden
Man Arrested for
Allegedly Setting
Multiple Fires
Superhero Academy:
Where Superheroes
Are Made
Photo by Guy Leonard
The County Times
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Summer Camps at Annmarie Garden pg. 14
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to ask tax payers to pony up for some
kind of career system. The volunteer
service cannot continue to cover
during those critical hours.
~ Mechanicsville fire house president
William Smith on the problem facing
volunteers in answering calls during
critical morning response hours.
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Water, Sewer
Connections Costs
Set To Rise Sharply
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
As rates for regular customers of the
Metropolitan Commission (MetCom), the
countys public water and sewer provider,
are going up, the costs for connecting a
home or business to public water and sewer are projected to increase significantly as
well.
From fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2021 MetCom
projects that costs for hooking up a home
to water and sewer will go from more than
$14,000 to more than $22,000. For the
same period of time the costs of hooking a
business up to public water and sewer are
set to increase from just under $14,000 to
more than $27,000 in just five years.
A commissioner on the MetCom board
said the new estimates were high but necessary since the provider was preparing to
undertake several major construction projects aimed at rebuilding or replacing aging
infrastructure.
Mike Mummaugh, MetCom board
member and home builder, said the muchincreased costs would likely come to average consumers in the form of increased
prices on goods and homes.
You have to pass it along, Mummaugh
said. You have to do it.
One of the major infrastructure projects
the increase in hookup costs was designed
to support was the replacement of the
water system at St. Clements Shores near
Compton that has long plagued home and
property owners.
Mummaugh said that about 150 septic
systems were failing or near failure and had to

be replaced.
While the water system is going to cost about
$12 million to be replaced, he said, the sewer
portions cost has yet to be determined.
People want to hook up but nobody knows
how much that [the sewer replacement] will
cost, Mummaugh said.
One of the critical tasks to be completed before a mass hookup of residents there to public
water and sewer is the upgrading of the St. Clements Shores waste water treatment plant.
The higher costs projected to come with
hooking up to central water and sewer are
designed to pay down the debt service on the
money MetCom will borrow to accomplish
these projects, Mummaugh said.
The higher cost projections, though sure to
cause sticker shock for some, are a product of
better cost projections on capital improvement
projects over previous years, he said.
Back in 2013 MetComs projections for costs
to hookup to water and sewer were much reduced from the reality today.
For fiscal 2016 they projected that it would
cost $5,412 for residential water and $5,217 for
residential sewer; for commercial properties
they projected the costs at $6,495 for water and
$6,260 for sewer.
The actual fiscal 2016 rates for residential
water and sewer are $7,708 and $6,348 respectively, and on the commercial side the costs are
$9,250 for water and $7,618 for sewer, according to MetCom documents.
Were doing a better job on project estimates, Mummaugh said.
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Watermen See Glimmer of

Hope This Crab Season
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The president of the Maryland Watermens Association says this years blue
crab harvest is shaping up to be better
than last years catch and is giving watermen some hope of turning a decent profit.
Its starting to pick up as we speak,
Robert T. Brown, of Avenue, told The
County Times Wednesday. They [hard
crab] took there time but Im optimistic well have a better season than we did
last year.
Watermen are not returning to docks
laden with crabs, Brown said, but they
are returning with a few more bushels
than last year.
The past several seasons of crabbing
have been dismal for watermen and
many have looked to the oyster season in
the fall and winter months to make any
money.
Brown said that the lower portion of
St. Marys County had been seeing better
crabbing than the northern portion so far.
And while the crabs appear to be in
greater numbers this year, Brown said
customers should not expect to see any
reduction in prices in retail outlets.
With the 4th of July weekend coming up

soon, he expected prices, which were high for
large or jumbo male crabs, to stay elevated.
You wont see [price reductions] on the
retail end, Brown said.
One Leonardtown-based seafood distributor priced jumbo crabs at $65 a dozen with
large males going for $40 a dozen. Large
males were priced at $240 a bushel.
The states Department of Natural Resources numbers from the last winter dredge
survey of local waters showed that levels of
crabs had improved somewhat.
The abundance of spawning age female
crabs has increased from last years levels
when they were considered dangerously depleted, while the amount of juvenile crabs has
also increased substantially.
But the numbers of females, the gauge by
which scientists measure how healthy the
crustacean population is, is still low.
Spawning age females now number about
101 million but that is less than half of the 215
million the state says is the safe level for the
population.
The total population of crabs in the Chesapeake Bay and watershed is above 400 million, according to the dredge results.
Gov. Pledges to Forge Ahead

Despite Cancer Diagnosis
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Governor Larry Hogan announced this week
that he will continue to lead the state in his economic and tax reform agenda even after he was
diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a
type of cancer of the lymph nodes.
At his Monday announcement, surrounded
by family, Hogan, 59, said he was unaware of
the condition until after his return from a recent
trade mission to Asia.
Weve learned a lot more about it in the last
10 days, Hogan said at the Annapolis press conference. This cancer is very advanced and very
aggressive.
But it responds to aggressive chemotherapy.
My odds of getting through this are much better
than my odds were of beating Anthony Brown.
Last November Hogan pulled off an upset
victory over the former lieutenant governor and
Democrat, who was viewed as the heir apparent
to outgoing Gov. Martin OMalley.
He said his medical condition is such that he
was seeking immediate medical treatment.
His treatment will include an aggressive 18week chemotherapy regimen with the first four
days being spent in the intensive care unit of a
hospital.
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford will stand
in for Hogan while he is incapacitated to
make all pertinent decisions.
Todd Eberly, professor of political science at St. Marys College of Maryland,
said Hogans announcement was as open
and honest as could be expected from an
elected official.
He was incredibly forthcoming in the
details of his diagnosis, Eberly said. He
was completely transparent thats rare in
politics.
Though Hogans condition was serious
he said he is in the third stage of cancer of the lymph nodes he should still be
able to serve effectively in the states highest elected office.
Theres no reason to believe that he
cant govern and govern effectively, Eberly said, noting that Article 2, Section 6
of the state constitution allowed Hogan to
rely on Rutherford and his executive staff
to help run the government.
It allows Hogan to delegate authority as
needed, Eberly said.
Investigators with the Maryland State Fire

Marshals Office are still trying to ascertain
the cause of a grass fire at a field in Historic St.
Marys City that destroyed four cars parked in a
freshly mowed field.
The four cars that were consumed in the field
fire were just a few of the many vehicles parked
there for a beer festival to benefit the historic city.
Regina Faden, director of St. Marys City, said
the fire was highly unusual.
Weve parked people on that lot for 30 years
and never had a problem, Faden told The County
Times. It was a highly unusual event.
Faden said that the fire likely started in tall
grass that had just been recently cut and left in
the field.
It was the usual practice for grass that was cut
to be left to dry and be picked up in advance of an
event there, Faden said, but heavy rains the week
prior to the beer festival hindered the schedule of
cutting and thus the time to pick up the grass.
Theyre not sure if it was a cigarette or

the grass, Faden said of the fire marshals
investigation. At least it was in a portion of
the field where there were fewer cars and not
in the middle where most of the cars were
parked.
The Ridge Volunteer Fire Department
responded to the blaze as did nearby campus security with the St. Marys College of
Maryland; no injuries were reported from
the fire.
Faden has not received notice from any
of the owners of the destroyed vehicles that
they would seek damages.
Any action they take would be with the
State of Maryland, she said.
Greg Syler was the owner of one of the
destroyed cars; he said he arrived at about
2 p.m. June 20 and just half an hour later he
found his car had been consumed in flames.
It was really an overwhelming experience, Syler said.
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Maries Choral Arts next year. Its super exciting, Rickard McCoy said. Were undergoing a huge expansion. Were making a lot of
changes this year, coming up. Were starting
a childrens choir next year. For the summer,
were going to have a couple of Summer Sing
nights, and so theyre going to be free nights
where kids can come and were going to do
some getting-to-know-you games, were going to do some general music activities, well
have them sing together and well prepare for
what is not a hard audition, just prepare them
for auditions By starting the childrens
choir well be serving singers all the way from
2nd Grade to adulthood.
St. Maries Musica will also be creating an
internship program, which will be open to
high school students and graduates.
We also have another new program that
were starting, this summer is wild, Im starting an internship program, a singing intern
Summer weather is making flowers

bloom, and local organizations are blooming
too! One such organization is St. Maries Musica Choral Singers of Southern Maryland,
who will be greatly expanding in the coming
months, beginning with the establishment of
a Board of Directors.
We have an Executive Board now that is
within the group, and you know, holding the
positions of chair, treasurer, secretary, and
that group does a lot of the artistic direction
choices for St. Maries Musica, but now that
were expanding, we would like to create
some more outside direction. Its really an
advisory board, an external advisory board.
It will just be a good way for us to make
sure were connected with the community.
Were going to try to look for someone with
accounting experience, someone with law
experience, so that were doing all the right
things, St. Maries Musica Director Krystal Rickard McCoy said. St. Maries Musica
is looking for community members outside
of its current group of musicians to become
a part of this Board and to guide the group
in the right direction as it expands from St.
Maries Musica into something more. It will
be the officers of our current Executive Board
mixed with outside people, definitely we want
outside people so that we really get community membership involved, a community
response. For instance, one of our members
already on that advisory board, his name is
Greg Wallace, and hes actually a member
of Cosmic, which is our local community
orchestra, but he will serve on our board just
to give us that perspective of someone who

participates in a music ensemble that is not a
choir but is still in Southern Maryland. Rickard McCoy said. The main responsibility is
to provide information regarding the structuring of our system, the inner workings of the
system. For instance, with the person who is
experienced with law or experienced with accounting, when we have a question regarding
insurance we have contacts who are aware
of our organization who can provide us with
good adviceand to provide inspiration and
keep us connected with the community.
St. Maries Musica was established in 1971
as the Madrigal Concert Ensemble, changing
its name to St. Maries Musica ten years later.
Still happy to embrace change, next year, the
group will become a part of a larger organization, to be known as St. Maries Choral
Arts, an umbrella organization that will host
multiple choirs and will provide more singing
opportunities to the surrounding community.
St. Maries Musica Choir is going to continue, but were actually going to be expanding into an organization called St. Maries
Choral Arts, and that organization is going
to host multiple choirs. Currently, we have
three different singing choirs, or ensembles,
and next year were going to have five. Were
really expanding to be not just St. Maries
Musica, but a choral organization that offers singing opportunities for everyone in the
county. St. Maries Musica is an auditioned ensembleand has no more than 24 members,
so its pretty select. When I moved down here
five years ago, I realized there are probably
more than just 24 people that want to sing in a
group, so thats why, little by little, weve been
expanding, and why were going to go by St.
By Emily Charles
Contributing Writer
ship. Its available for students who are either

in high school or graduates of high school,
and the internship offers them the opportunity to sing with St. Maries Musica as intern
members, so it gives them the experience of
singing with St. Maries Musica, Rickard
McCoy said.
At the moment, Leonardtown High School
(LHS) serves at St. Maries Musicas home,
and rehearsals will be held there every Monday from September to May, hosted by assistant director Kylie Oosterink, who is also the
choir director at LHS, Rickard McCoy stated.
Change is on the horizon for St. Maries Musica, and they would love you to be a part of it.
For more information about St. Maries
Musica, email Krystal Rickard McCoy at
director@smmusica.org or visit www.smmusica.org/index.html.
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Superhero Academy:
Where Superheroes Are Made

By Kaitlin Davis
Contributing Writer
super-hearing and a shooting

range where they could take down
villains. They could also craft suYoung superheroes and their perhero headbands and bracelets
parents participated in the first to complete their costumes. Once
ever Superhero Academy at the their costume was complete, the
Leonardtown Library on June 23, superheroes could take a photo at
from 2 to 4 p.m.
the photo spot that featured a fan
Aspiring superheroes tested for effect.
their strengths with a training
I think its just a ton of fun for
obstacle course, a sensory box, the kids who love superheroes...it
objects to shake that tested their gets the kids in and boosts them
registering for a summer program and using
their library card, said
Eric Variz, the Assistant
Branch Manager at the
Leonardtown location.
The creation of the superhero academy was
inspired by the current
summer reading program,
Every Hero Has A Story. Summer reading programs start June 22, and
run until August 15. After
registration, young superheroes are able to collect
badges as they complete
challenges. Upon collecting three power badges,
Photos by Kaitlin Davis participates would com-
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and be entered into a grand prize
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child a brave superhero? Collect
all seven badges and they will
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These programs are super important because while they are
out of school, its good to keep
them coming to the library and
keep their brain juices flowing,
said Variz.
Lexington Park and Charlotte
Hall will also be hosting this
event. The Lexington Park Library will have the Superhero
Academy on Friday, July 24, at
10:30 a.m. The Charlotte Hall
Library will have theirs Tuesday,
August 4, at 10:30 a.m. Grab your
superhero and attend this funfilled academy!
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Services held their monthly Commission
on Aging Meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday,
June 22 at the Victory Woods Senior
Apartments in Lexington Park. Discussed
was the progress of the seven concerns of
the county sent in the annual January letter to the commissioners, including realistic transportation options, lower taxes
and affordable housing.
According to the Commission on Aging, the progress within each of the seven
concerns are being addressed exceptionally well, however, there is a concern with
the progress of transportation for seniors
within the tri-county area.
Private buses are being requested for
transport to and from local stores for
medical, social, and food related trips.
With only the offer of public busing, seniors from Victory Woods for example,
are forced to take two buses to get to WalMart. This trip, which is roughly three
minutes by car and two to three miles
away, can take up to three hours of busing

for a one hour outing. There are other volunteer run and on-demand transportation
options, but none are free. The Commission of Aging has been working hard to
fulfill the void, but feels their hands are
tied on the situation.
Participants of the meeting wish to
voice their concerns to the commissioners about senior villages. Senior villages
would be complexes either on or near the
campus of the senior living communities
that would hold a variety of stores within
walking distance, for their convenience.
A woman expressed that many other senior communities in various states have
this option and they do not.
The last issue discussed was the availability of knowledge about options for seniors. This includes volunteer classes and
services offered by LIFE and RSVP down
to help with VA benefits and Medicare.
Although there is a lot of information offered in libraries, newspapers and senior
centers it can be difficult to consolidate
information. The head of the Commission of Aging, Cindy Williams advised
seniors to contact the Garvey Center with

any and all questions and they will help
answer and connect for whatever needs
are made known. She also mentioned the
Roadshow, a 45-minute to an hour presentation about all that the Department of
Aging and Human Services has to offer
for the senior community.
Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of every month. The next meeting
will take place at 1 p.m. on July 27 at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center in Leonardtown. For more information, call 301475-4200 ext. 1050.
regularly scheduled business meeting.

The purchase proposal includes electronic white boards, projectors and small
computers to be installed at the new
school for a total cost of about $260,000,
according to board documents.
More than 340 of what are known as
Lenova Tiny Computers were set for distribution among other elementary schools.
A purchase of about $53,000 for monitors to go with those computers was also
up for review.
The board was also set to consider the
purchase of $285,000 in Dell laptops for
use by students and staff at Capt. Walter
Francis Duke elementary.
Commission of Aging
Annual Concerns:
Garvey Replacement
More Geriatric Doctors in the Area
Realistic Transportation Options
Lower Taxes for Seniors
Affordable Housing
Resources for Behavioral
Health Concerns
Secondary Health Insurance
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Monday, June 22 and will be a weeklong camp for girls grades kindergarten
through fifth grade who are not currently
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at 9 a.m. and stay until 4 p.m.
Through the day, each unit of girls
spends 35 minutes at each of the five stations set up in various buildings, under
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games station, they are creating various
things, such as a bubble blower, a sponge
bomb and t-shirts that the girls draw on
and use rubbing alcohol on the colors to
make a tie-dye creation. One station that
the girls will experience teaches the rich
traditions that Girl Scouts holds. Girls
will learn the Girl Scout Promise, Law
and other important aspects of the organization throughout the week. Washington
Gas sponsors the final station, the WGL
station, where girls learn about renewable versus nonrenewable resources, how
coal miners mine and how to save energy
in their homes. During the week, the girls
make solar box ovens out of pizza boxes
and paper based bracelets at this station.
Many of the stations offered at the
camp give the girls a preview of whats
to come, according to Council Spokesperson, Nancy Wood. As they grow in
girl scouting, the girls will become more
proficient at specific skills and will earn
badges for those skills.
Its a nice overview of the girl scout
experience, said Wood, adding that the
camp unplugs the girls from their games
and television sets and provides them
with a good experience. Girls participate
in games, crafts and various activities
that help them look at particular topics
differently.
We want to introduce them to girl
scouting and offer them a great Girl Scout
experience, said Membership Specialist
Lauren Mohler. Girl Scouts camp and
have camped for years, so its something
that we love and we want to share that
with as many girls as we possibly can.
Our hope is that they will have a great experience at camp and that they will want
to join troops and that we can encourage
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their parents to become involved in their

Girl Scout experience.
Alongside the stations, the camp had
a water day on Wednesday, June 24, and
will have a camp spirit day with a carnival afterwards on Friday, June 26. Free
Being Me, a self-esteem program that
helps girls find the uniqueness and beauty
within themselves, sponsored the camps
Dove Programming on Tuesday, June 23.
When asked what the most rewarding
part of the camp of is, Paula Kennedy,
Area Membership Specialist, responded, Just seeing the joy in the little girls
faces, just some of the simple things they
do like standing in front of the mister. I
think also giving them the opportunity to
become a Girl Scout from [age] five until they are in high school or college. It
gives them a very rich experience and the
opportunity to learn a lot of things about
how to grow and become a leader in the
community.
Currently, the camp has 55 kindergartens through fifth grade girls enrolled.
The girls are broken down into units
based on their date of birth. The cost
for the camp is 50 dollars for the whole
week, which includes bus transportation, a registration fee to become a Girl
Scout member and the program supplies
needed for activities. Buses leave from
Charlotte Hall Library, Chaptico Market,
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School,
Lexington Park Elementary School, the
Wildewood Shopping Center and Dorsey
Park. 24 teens grades six through 12 are
on hand helping the girls at each station
throughout the day and performing other
services for the camp.
The girls really grow throughout the
week of camp, said Mohler. We saw
them yesterday and some of them wont
say two words or they dont know anyone.
By Friday, they are best friends. They are
sharing phone numbers with each other
to set up play dates and sleepovers. Some
of them yesterday by lunch had made
best friends and they are buddies. They
just really grow. Its five days, but from
Monday to Friday to watch them change
and see how camp really effects them is
great.
All girls at the camp do pay the registration fee to become a member of Girl
Scouts and with that, they are able to attend various camps, both day and sleep
away camps, and any other Girl Scout
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events of their choosing. Girls interested

in becoming involved in Girl Scouts and
are not currently members are able to
register and join a troop at any time. Currently, early bird registration is occurring
until June 30 for the fall.
In addition to day camps, Girl Scouts
can also attend four different resident
camps, Camp Winona, Camp Potomac
Woods, Camp Coles Trip and Camp May
Flather. There are also various community camps that members can partake in.
Camping for the Nations Capital Council
can be found all over, each offering different programs and activities for every
Girl Scout.
This community is important to girl
scouting, said Wood. We have a long
history of girl scouting in this region.

Its basically our volunteers that make it
happen and we are an organization that
accepts new volunteers, we train our volunteers, theres a sisterhood and a mentoring process for our volunteers and we
want to keep that strong in this region.
Its an important part of the community.
For more information regarding Camp
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, contact Lauren Mohler via email lmohler2@gscnc.
org. For more information regarding the
Girl Scout Council of the Nations Capital, call 202-237-1670, email info@gscnc.
org, or visit their website www.gscnc.org.
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Letters to the Editor
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Catchup or Continuing Spending Spree?

The recently passed St. Marys County
budget has something in it for everyone.
Let the good times roll and lets have a
party! Contrary to previous Commissioner
Boards, both Republican and Democrat,
this Board seems to believe that budget
surpluses are not a priority. Budget surpluses are good! Every household, every
business, and the government should have
adequate surpluses to operate from a position of strength and to cover emergencies.
St. Marys County just got good grades
from Bond Agencies, but this was based
upon past fiscally conservative actions.
According the media sources, Jeanette
Cudmore, St. Marys Co. Director of Finance, pointed out to the Commissioners
that the recent rapid depletion of fund balances to pay for non-recurring expenses
could be a problem. It was also reported
that Natural average of fund balances was
near 25 percent whereas St. Marys Co. is
now at 12.35 percent with this new budget.
Is this the early alarm bell?

If this newly elected Board continues
the present fiscal trends, will our Bond ratings remain as good as they are now going
forward? Will the next Board have to raise
taxes to compensate as demands for services grow? This could all be compounded
by the fact that this new budget was based
upon optimistic assumptions regarding
revenue increases in face of uncertainties
regarding growth at Pax River, the main
driver of our economy.
Are these new Commissioners the Fiscal
Conservatives that they claimed to be during the election campaign? Are these Commissioners playing catchup, or will the
spending spree continue? The jury is still
out on these questions, but we will know
before the next election.
Joe Wible Sr.
Leonardtown, Md.
June is Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month

My godfather Charles Chuck Thomas lost his battle to Alzheimers disease in
2004. I personally witnessed the devastating emotional and physical impact of this
illness on my dear Uncle Chuck, and also
my godmother. As my godfathers memories slowly slipped away, I learned valuable
lessons of compassion, dedication, and love
from my godmother, as she took on the difficult task of caregiving.
My godparents were like many Maryland
families facing the heartbreaking reality of
Alzheimers. The Alzheimers Association
estimates there are more than five million
Americans living with Alzheimers, and 15.7
million Alzheimers caregivers. In Maryland
alone, there are approximately 99,000 people
with Alzheimers disease, and 289,000 unpaid dementia caregivers. The number of
Maryland residents with Alzheimers will
increase by 31.3 percent in 2030.
Alzheimers is currently the 6th leading cause of death in the US. Additionally,
Alzheimers is the most expensive disease

in the nation, costing $226 billion in 2015.
That cost will rise to $1.1 trillion in 2050,
potentially bankrupting Medicare in the
process.
In Southern Maryland, we need more resources to tackle this growing epidemic. I
urge Congressman Steny Hoyer to support
an increase of $300 million in Alzheimers
research funding, and ask him to co-sponsor the HOPE for Alzheimers Act. The
HOPE for Alzheimers Act (H.R.1559/S.
857) will provide critical care planning
services to people newly-diagnosed with
Alzheimers.
Visit alz.org/nca to take the Purple
Pledge to raise Alzheimers awareness,
and get involved with the fight to end
Alzheimers.
Kesia Wheeler
Waldorf, Md.
Notice of Public Hearing - Commissioners of Leonardtown
The Leonardtown Mayor and Town Council

will hold a public hearing on August 10, 2015
at 4:15 p.m. in the Town Office, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD. The purpose
of the hearing is to present Annexation Resolution No. 5-15, Proposed Annexation of 241.42
acres +/- of land along Hollywood Road in
Leonardtown, MD, for public review and comment. Copies of the proposed Resolution and
Annexation plan are available for review at the
Town Office. All interested parties are encouraged to attend or may submit written comments to the Commissioners of Leonardtown,
P.O. Box 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650 no later
than August 10, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Special accommodations will be made for persons with
disabilities upon request.
By Authority: Laschelle E. McKay
Town Administrator
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Notice of Public Hearing - Commissioners of Leonardtown
The Leonardtown Mayor and Town

Council will hold a public hearing on
July 13, 2015 at 4:15 p.m. in the Town
Office, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD. The purpose of the hearing is to present Ordinance No. 170,
Leonardtown Forest Conservation Ordinance, for public review and comment.
Copies of the proposed Ordinance are
available for review at the Town Office.
All interested parties are encouraged to

attend or may submit written comments
to the Commissioners of Leonardtown,
P.O. Box 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650 no
later than July 13, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Special accommodations will be made for
persons with disabilities upon request.
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Town Administrator
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Man Arrested for Allegedly

Setting Multiple Fires
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
A Lexington Park man has been apprehended by police for allegedly setting multiple fires throughout the Lexington Park
and Great Mills area.
Deputy Fire Marshal Don Brenneman
charged Tracy Braswell, 20, with seconddegree arson; second-degree malicious
burning; unlawful taking of a motor vehicle; theft less than $1,000; and malicious
destruction of property valued at $1,000,
according to online records.
Braswell is implicated in the intentional
burning of a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, as
well as the recent incendiary fires in apartment 310 within the Foxchase apartment
complex.
According to officials from the State
Fire Marshals Office, on Feb. 11, at approximately 12:45 a.m., approximately four
volunteer firefighters from the Seventh
District Volunteer Fire Department (VFD)
responded to Signature Lane in Lexington
Park after a citizen discovered the Chevrolet truck ablaze. The truck was found in
a wooded area of Signature Lane and was
reported stolen from ACSI Concrete Company in Lexington Park.
Officials said the fire caused an estimated $20,000 in damage to the vehicle
and stated the fire originated in the in-
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terior of the truck.

Officials have identified Dennis Atlas as
the owner of the Chevrolet.
Braswell is also a suspect in the numerous fires set in an unoccupied apartment in
the Foxchase Apartment complex, according to officials.
According to officials from the State Fire
Marshals Office, on June 14, at approximately 12:55 a.m., authorities responded
to the Great Mills apartment complex after
Braswell allegedly forced his way into the
apartment and allegedly set multiple fires
in the bedroom and living room.
The incendiary fire caused an estimated
$5,000 in damages.
According to the State Fire Marshals
Office, investigators acted on two search
warrants and subsequently arrested Braswell at his Lexington Drive residence.
Police transported the suspect to the
countys detention center, where he is
awaiting bond review before a District
Court Commissioner, officials confirmed.
The second incident remains under investigation with the potential of additional
charges. The St. Marys County Sheriffs
Office is assisting the Fire Marshals Office
with the investigations.
Braswell is scheduled for a preliminary
hearing in District Court on July 17.
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Mechanicsville Volunteers
Set To Build New Fire Station
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
In about two weeks, the Mechanicsville
Volunteer Fire Department station house that
has stood on Hills Club Road in Mechanicsville will be no more as the current occupants
hope to get a demolition permit to raze nearly
all of the aging structure and build a much
larger 17,773 square foot station.
William Smith, president of the Mechanicsville volunteers said July 6 is the date when
they plan to invite the entire community to
the demolition to witness a new beginning
for the fire company that has served the community since 1934.
Only the social hall of the fire station
will be left, he said, and even that will be
renovated.
The project will take place on a little more
than five acres at the fire house's current
location and will take the two-story station
and bring it down to just one but the footprint
will be vastly expanded.
The project could take a whole year to
complete, Smith told The County Times, and
necessitates two steel structures being built
on the property to ensure the volunteers can
still answer calls for service and have administrative and living space.
It won't be cheap, either. The total cost of
the project is estimated at $7.3 million, with
$2 million coming from a low interest loan
from the Maryland State Firemans Association for a 30-year term.
The volunteers are augmenting that
amount with $3 million of their own money,
and $1 million from a revolving loan fund
from the Commissioners of St. Mary's
County for a 15-year term.

Smith said the local Community Bank
was also willing to lend the volunteers $1
million for emergency construction funds.
Smith said the need for the building is
urgent.
"We have outgrown it and the building is
falling down around our feet," Smith said.
Getting community donations has also
been difficult. Last month the volunteers
sent out a letter to the community asking for
donations totaling $800,000 in the hopes of
securing a loan to begin the project, but the
letter mentioned nothing about the nearly
complete demolition of the building but instead called it a renovation.
Smith defended calling it a renovation
because the fire company was keeping the
social hall, which was built at the expense
of a group of volunteers within the company
years ago, he said.
"In our builder's eyes it's a renovation,"
Smith said.
Sonny Burch, a member of the board of
directors of the Mechanicsville volunteers,
said the rebuild was needful but could not
find a reason for calling the virtual rebuilding of the fire station a mere renovation.
"I don't know why they termed it that way,"
Burch, the CEO of BurchOil, said. "I don't
like the way they termed it. I had some reservations about how it came out."
The same letter spoke of the aging facilities and the need to answer the call for the rising service demands; but the volunteer's own
website shows a decline in the number of calls
they have answered in the past four years.
Starting in 2011, Company 2/22 answered
874 calls for service but in 2012 that number
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dropped to 862 and by 2013 the number had

dropped to 830. Last year the Company 2/22
answered 797 incidents.
So far this year, acccording to statistics
available on the volunteers' website, they have
responded to 480 calls for service.
While the rebuilding project is set to begin
soon in Mechanicsville, a similar project to
either renovate or replace the old fire house in
Valley Lee, the Second District Volunteer Fire
Department and Rescue Squad, has stalled.
Earlier this year leadership of the fire
and rescue company had beseeched the
public and the county government for support but the public balked at the projected
$8 million price tag, especially after a study
commissioned by the Valley Lee fire company showed that their calls for service had
dropped in recent years.
The leadership of the Valley Lee company soon after told the Commissioners of St.
Mary's County that they were withdrawing
their requests for support.
Smith said the call to the community only
netted about $20,000.
The problems an all-volunteer service fac-
es, just like the one that has protected citizens

in St. Mary's County for decades, is that it is
likely not sustainable, Smith said.
He said that the entire tri-county area
would have to face the fact that someday they
would have to go to some level of career, paid
fire and rescue service. If not to supplant volunteers, then to augment them especially in
the early morning between the hours of 5 a.m.
to 9 a.m.
"Sooner or later we're going to have to ask
tax payers to pony up for some kind of career
system," Smith said. "The volunteer service
cannot continue to cover during those critical
hours."
He said that calls for the Mechanicsville
area were often going beyond first and second
due responders, those closest and next closest,
but to the ninth and 10th due, from as far away
as Waldorf on some occassions.
The new building might help to attract new
volunteers to bolster the ranks at Company
2/22, he said.
"I'm hoping this helps," Smith said.
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July 3
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The Good Earth is celebrating the 4th of July and First
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For nearly four centuries, St. Marys County has been
called the land of pleasant living. The countys fertile fields
and pristine waters invite visitors and natives alike to revel, relax, and renew. As the Mother County of Maryland,
St. Marys has a rich written history dating from 1634,
when George and Leonard Calvert established the

first American settlement founded on the principle
of religious tolerance. After surviving British raids
during the War of 1812 and divided loyalties in
the Civil War, the county leapt into the modern
era when the US Navy established Naval Air
Station Patuxent River, the Navys premier flight
test center and test pilot school. Today, millions of
Americans trace their roots to Southern Maryland
and are welcomed home as Sons and Daughters of
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Obituaries
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.
On Thursday, June 18, Hope

Patrice Douglas, at the age of 34,
entered into eternal rest in Laurel,
Md., following an extended illness.
Hope, the daughter of Howard and
Catherine Douglas, was born on
May 2, 1981, in Calvert County, Md. Hope attended Chopticon High School, Morganza Md.
Hope accepted Jesus Christ as her personal
Lord and Savior during her stay at Southern Maryland Hospital. Hope had several
hobbies and interests. She loved to dance,
play cards and kept a running list of phones
numbers because she enjoyed calling everybody she knew. You also knew when she
was dancing because her music was so loud,
the walls would shake. Hope possessed the
skill and talent to put her thoughts and feelings into words by writing poems. She loved
to write poems and was very good at doing
so. Hope was employed as a cashier until
she was overcome with Huntington disease.
Hope leaves to cherish her memories her father, Howard Douglas; mother, Catherine
Douglas; stepmother, Donna Douglas; two
sons, Karl Ragsdale, Jr. (KJ) and Eugene
Ragsdale; two sisters, Yalonda Douglas and
Kimberly Douglas; four brothers, Sheron
Chase, Sheron Gudger, Andre Gudger and
Howard Douglas, Jr. (Patrick); a special friend,
Karl Ragsdale, Sr. and a host of aunts, uncles,
nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will unite on Tuesday,
June 23 for visitation at 10 a.m. until time of

service at 11 a.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral
Home, 38576 Brett Way, Mechanicsville, Md.
Interment to follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.
William Robert Bill

McElwain, Jr., 74
BMC William Robert Bill
McElwain, Jr., (USCG, Ret.), 74,
of California, Md. (and Pinellas
Park, Fla.), passed away Monday,
June 15, surrounded by his loving
family.
He was born on June 15, 1941,
in Detroit, Mich., to the late William Robert
McElwain, Sr. and Beulah Zelpha Campbell.
On June 17, 1958, Bill proudly enlisted in
the United States Coast Guard when he was
17 years old. He dedicated 20 years of service
to his country until his retirement and honorable discharge in July 1978. While serving he
earned the Navy Commendation Medal with
Combat Distinguishing Service Medal and
the Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze
Star. He was a true American patriot and he
loved helping others in need. He enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad, with the
Coast Guard and in his retirement. He once
toured Europe on bicycle, traveling to France,
Spain and England. He also enjoyed visiting the New England states, Hawaii, Texas,
Florida, and Louisiana. He enjoyed studying
history and visiting historical sites. He was a

remarkable host and entertainer, with a talent
for cooking many different types of cuisines.
He had an amazing sense of humor, and often
played pranks on people. He liked to fish, dive
for seafood, including lobster, and camp. He
admired his father and grandfather, and they
were role models for him. In turn, his family
was his greatest love and he enjoyed spending
his time with them. He is a remarkable role
model and inspiration to all of them.
Bill is survived by his children, Rhonda
Maureen McElwain of Clinton, Wash., William Robert McElwain, III (Kevin Dean) of
Long Beach, Calif., and Ian Scott McElwain
of California, Md.; his sister, Roberta McElwain (Peter Filzmaier) of Bushnell, Fla.; his
grandchildren, Jessica Irene Aguilar of Long
Beach, Calif. and Nicholas Valance McElwain
of San Ramon, Calif.; his nieces, Erin Pangle,
and Sharon Miller; his great niece, Morgan
Miller; and his step-sons, David McNichols of
Virginia Beach, Va., and Michael McNichols
of Elizabeth, N.J. He is preceded in death by
his parents.
Family will receive friends for Bills Life
Celebration on Monday, June 29, from 1 to 2
p.m., with a Memorial Service celebrated by
Rev. Joe Orlando at 2 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Interment will
follow at later date scheduled by the United
States Coast Guard.
Memorial Contributions may be made to
Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517,
Topeka, Kan. 66675.
Condolences may be made to www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A.
Charles Aloysius Thompson, 76

Charles Aloysius Thompson ,76, of Jackonville, Ark., passed away on May 23. Memorial
service will be held at 11 a.m. on July 2 at St.
George Catholic Church, Valley Lee, Md.
Elise Bowman, 93
Elise Bowman, 93, presently
of Chaptico, and originally of St.
George Island, St. Marys County, Md. Born March 17, 1922, the
daughter to the late George M. &
Lollie Stephens Thomas. Elise
Bowman was the wife of LeRoy
Wilson Bowman, whom she married May 30,
1971, at St Georges Episcopal Church in Valley Lee, Md.
Mrs. Bowman is predeceased by one sister, Margaret L. Pringle, and survived by one
niece.
Elise is the granddaughter of the late Margaret H. Thomas (Aunt Mag), Midwife on St
George Island in the late 1800s to the early
1900s. Aunt Mag was the primary midwife to
St. George Islands women prior to the building of the bridge connecting it to the mainland
in the early 1920s. The one available doctor,
Dr. Hooper Lynch, lived in Valley Lee. Aunt
Mag would summons him for help and he
would be met at Swanns Wharf and transported by boat to her side to assist.
Elise Bowman graduated from Great Mills
High School in 1938 and from Temple Secretarial School in Washington D.C., in 1939. She
was employed in Washington, D.C. as a clerktypist until 1943. She then returned to St.
George Island, where she worked as secretary
to the County Health Officer in Leonardtown.
In 1944 she moved to the Naval Medical Dispensary at NAS Patuxent River. She then
transferred in 1951 to the NAS Supply Department where she remained until 1967. She then
accepted a promotion to Naval Supply Systems Command, Washington D.C., where she
remained until retirement in July 1973. She
retired to Chaptico, St. Marys County, Md.
After retirement, Elise returned to work
at NAS Patuxent River in 1975, and retired
a second time in 1986. Her career expanded
38 years, began as a Stenographer GS-2, developed to Management Analyst and then to
Supply Systems Analyst. In 1970, she was
promoted to GS-13 and classified into the
5% Club, recognized as the elite group of
Civil Service women achieving this grade and
Faye Ann Johnson Pixton, 79
Ann is survived by her children, Mark Richard Pixton (Robbi) of Centennial, Colo., Steven Edgar Pixton (Marva) of Tomball, Texas,
Rebecca Faye South (Alan) of Falls Church,
Va., and Jeffrey Seth Pixton (Tina) of Barboursville, Va.; her sisters, Linda Rae Ficklin of
Spokane, Wash., Sharon Lee Stevens (Marv)
of Mattawa, Wash., Brenda Kay Morris (Ray)
of Salt Lake City, Utah; her brother, George
Johnson (Evelyn) of Sunnyside, Wash.; 17
grandchildren, 2 great granddaughters; and
many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is
preceded in death by her parents.
Family will receive friends on Saturday,
June 20, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 22747 Rolling Road, California, Md 20619. A Funeral
Service will be celebrated by Bishop Mike
Martinez at 11 a.m. Interment will be held at
a later date at Culpepper National Cemetery,
305 U.S. Avenue, Culpepper, Va. 22701.
Memorial Contributions may be made
to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, Temple Patron Assistance Fund, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84150.
Condolences may be made to www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
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Faye Ann Johnson Pixton, 79,

of Great Mills, Md., passed away,
Sunday, June 7, at the Virginia
Hospital Center in Arlington, Va.
She was born on September
14, 1935, in Everett, Wash., to the
late Edgar F. Johnson and Ann
Haubrich. She was the oldest of five children.
Faye Ann graduated from Brigham Young
University in Provo, Utah with a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Elementary Education. She
was employed by the public school administration in Washington, Utah and Colorado.
On June 29, 1959, she married her beloved
husband, Richard Brewer Pixton at the Salt
Lake Temple of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints in Salt Lake City. Together they celebrated over 55 wonderful years together. She
devoted her life to her strong faith, in which
she served her church and also did ordinance
work throughout the states and in Japan and
Canada. She was a talented artist, giving
many beautiful pieces to display to her family
and friends. She loved flowers, especially yellow ones. She also enjoyed traveling, particularly to visit her family, who were her pride
and joy. She was a devoted lifelong member
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints.
In addition to her beloved husband, Faye
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Theodore Astor Viverette (Ted) of Cali

fornia, Md., passed away Sunday, June 21.
He was born May 13, 1932 in Washington,
DC and was the beloved son of the late Roy
and Beulah Viverette, and brother to the late
Mary Lambert, Sidney Viverette, and Pow
ell Viverette. He is survived by his loving
wife, Alice Viverette, his three daughters,
Mary Shatrowsky, Lisa Viverette, and Pa
tricia Hoover, his two sons in law, David
Shatrowsky and Paul Hoover, two grandchil
dren, Lauren and Thomas Hoover, and his
dear sister, Lucy Hicks.
Ted grew up in Hyattsville, Md., and had
many adventures from getting hit by a car at
age six to getting thrown into a barbed wire
fence from an ex racehorse as a teenager. Ted
was also an excellent pool player and enjoyed
many games with family and friends. He met
his lovely bride, Alice, in 1952, and they wed
on June 20, 1953. He joined the Marine Corp
during the Korean War and was a dedicated
veteran. Ted held many jobs to support his
family including banker, police officer, head
of security at Kings Dominion, but ultimately
worked in dosimetry at Baltimore Gas, and
Electric Company where he retired in 1990.
Ted and Alice enjoyed many retirement
years in Selbyville, DE. In 2010 they moved
back to Maryland to be closer to their children
and grandchildren. Ted recently converted
to Catholicism and had his wedding vows
renewed with Alice on June 20, their 62nd
anniversary.
The family will receive friends on Thurs
day, June 25 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in St.
Johns Catholic Church, Hollywood, Md. A
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at
11:30 a.m. with Father Raymond Schmidt of
ficiating. Interment will follow in the church
cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contri
butions may be made to Hospice of St. Marys,
P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20659 Ar
rangements provided by the Mattingley Gar
diner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md.
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Marion Cecilia Garner, 91, of

Hollywood, Md., passed away on
Thursday, June 18, in Hollywood,
Md., surrounded by her loving
family.
Born on September 5, 1923, in
Hollywood, Md., she is the daugh
ter of the late Philip Paul Clarke and Helen
Marie Norris.
Marion married her beloved husband,
Thomas Irvin Garner. Together, they enjoyed
42 wonderful years of marriage before his
passing in December 1984. She had a flair
for style and enjoyed decorating homes. She
often assisted her husband, who was a home
builder, in designing the new homes. Her
house was impeccable, and she took great
pride in keeping it cleaned and decorated. She
dressed very fashionably and cut her own hair
with great precision for over 42 years. She en
joyed dancing, taking daily walks, camping
and her flower garden. She was an excellent
cook, and hosted regular family dinners. She
enjoyed food and believed it was a good way to
bring everyone together. She was known for
her homemade brownies. Her family was her
pride and joy, and she loved to spend her time
with them. She found particular pleasure in
telling stories about her childrens childhoods.
She made sure to pray for them on a daily ba
sis. She was a devoted Catholic with a strong
faith. She was a lifelong member of St. John
Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood,
Md.
Marion is survived by her loving children:
Tommy Garner (Carol) of Hollywood, Md.,
Charles Garner (Millie) of Hollywood, Md.,
Lynn Lancaster (David) of Hollywood, Md.,
Jimmy Garner (Cathy) of Hollywood, Md.,
Gary Garner (Kelli) of Hollywood, Md., Don
na Hurley (John) of Hollywood, Md., Debbie
Norris of Hollywood, Md., Beverly Bowles
Theodore Astor
Viverette (Ted), 83
Marion Cecilia Garner, 91
(Allan) of Hollywood, Md. and Kent Gar

ner (John) of San Diego, Calif.; her siblings,
William Bernard Clarke of Hollywood, Md.,
Lucy Ada Krug of Laurel, Md.; 26 grandchil
dren and 25 great grandchildren. In addition
to her parents and husband she is also pre
ceded in death by her siblings, Thelma Abell,
Philip Clarke, Helen Marie Krug; her son in
law, Bernie Norris; and her grandson, James
Bacon.
Family will receive friends on Monday,
June 22, from 5 to 8 p.m., with a Prayer Ser
vice and Rosary at 7 p.m., at Brinsfield Funer
al Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonard
town, Md., 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be Tuesday, June 23 at 10 a.m. celebrated
by Rev. Raymond Schmidt at St. John Francis
Regis Catholic Church, 43927 St. Johns Road,
Hollywood, Md., 20636. Interment will follow
in the church cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Troy Gar
ner, Robbie Norris, Krystie Fluery and Allan
Bowles. Honorary pallbearers will be her
grandchildren.
Memorial Contributions may be made to
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard
town, Md., 20650.
Condolences may be made to www.brins
fieldfuneral.com
Home, P.A.
NOTICE OF DEATH
Brian T. McLaughlin of Hollywood, Md.
died Friday June 19, 2015.
Full obituary will follow
in next weeks paper.
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Bushwood
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Captain Sams
Murphys Town & County Store
California
Sears
ProFitness Gym
Meis Hair Care
DB McMillians
Dr. Khuns
Lennys
Subway
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Ledos
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Clements
Clements Post Office
Abells Dinner
ABC Gas Station
Chaptico
Chaptico Post Office
Village Liquors
Chaptico Market
above.
Elise Bowman served as Secretary/Trea
surer of St. Georges Episcopal Church build
ing fund from 1958 to 1967. During this time
the historical church was restored, additional
land was acquired and a hall and parish were
constructed allowing the church to maintain
its own minister. A brick wall was erected
between the road and the cemetery as a buffer
from increasing traffic.
Elise T. Bowman and her husband LeRoy
W. Bowman were involved with defeat of the
referendum for a petroleum refinery to be es
tablished in Piney Point, Md., in 1974. The
refinery jeopardized the environment of the
Chesapeake Bay and the way of life for region
al waterman and farmers and the beauty of St.
Marys County.
Elise was the Secretary/Treasurer to the
Historical St. Marys City Coalition from 1987
to 1996. She was instrumental in organizing
local interest groups and corresponding to An
napolis, to earn recognition for St. Marys City
as a historical landmark. The efforts of this
Coalition were key to the preservation of his
torical landmarks, as we enjoy them today, in
the founding mother county of Maryland. She
edited a newspaper for the coalition to facili
tate information and fundraising campaigns.
Elise was the Secretary/Treasurer and news
paper editor for the St. Marys County Repub
lican Womens Club from 1975 to 1985. She
also enjoyed animals and the preservation
of wildlife, dancing, reading, gardening and
home making in her spare time.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
St Georges Episcopal Church (William and
Mary Parrish): P.O. Box 30, Valley Lee, Md.
20692
Condolences may be made to www.brins
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Leonardtown
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Education
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SMECO Awards
College Scholarships
Southern Maryland Electric Coopera- to keep up with her questions, which made
tive (SMECO) has awarded four scholar- me a better clinician. Melanie showed a disships to high school seniors for 2015. Each tinct passion for our work in the clinic, but
year, SMECO awards four $1,500 college more importantly, she has an incredible cuscholarships to students who
riosity and passion for learnlive in the Co-ops service
ing. I know that Melanie will
area. Scholarships are based
not only succeed, she will elon the applicants scholastic
evate those around her. Lipachievement, financial need,
pert plans to study biology at
and school and community
the University of Richmond
involvement. SMECO has
in Virginia.
awarded scholarships to 92
Annie Rose Yates, daughstudents over the past 22
ter of Ronald and Mary Yates
Jordan Parker
years. Each of the following
of Solomons, graduated from
students will receive a $1,500
St. Marys Ryken. She recollege scholarship.
ceived the president scholar
Jordan Parker, daughter of
award and was a member of
Robert and Stephanie Parker
the National Honor Society.
of La Plata, graduated from
Yates participated in varsity
McDonough High School.
lacrosse and swim teams, and
An accomplished pianist,
she is involved with ChristParkers talent for composing
mas in April projects, Best
Melanie Lippert
and playing music enables
Buddies Club, tutoring, and
her to perform for residents of
fundraising for her club and
the Genesis Health Center on
church activities. Annie disweekends. She participated in
plays an acute analytical mind
the varsity swim team, Enviwhen delving into any scirothon, and Its Academic, and
ence problem. Her research,
she tutors Spanish-speaking
experimentation skills, and
English language learners.
attention to detail far exceed
According to Bradley Snow,
what I normally see in an AP
McDonough High School
student, said Susan McEvoy,
Annie Rose Yates
principal, Jordan has created
science teacher at St. Marys
a balance between her passion
Ryken. Yates plans to study
for the arts while maintaining
elementary/special education
academic rigor by participatat Loyola University of Marying in some of our most challand in Baltimore.
lenging courses. She has disRicardo McNutt, son of
played exceptional leadership
Robert and Iliana McNutt of
qualities in school and in exLexington Park, graduated
tracurricular activities. Parkfrom The Kings Christian
er plans to attend St. Marys
Academy. McNutt participatRicardo McNutt
College of Maryland in St.
ed in varsity soccer, varsity
Marys City to study English education.
track, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
Melanie Lippert, daughter of Richard and and the National Honor Society. He has travCatherine Lippert of St. Leonard, graduated eled to the Philippines and Ecuador for misfrom Calvert High School. She competed in sion trips. He is interested in computers and
varsity soccer, tennis, and swim teams. She coding, and he loves to play and write muparticipated in Key Club, National Honor So- sic. According to Kevin Fry, Administrator
ciety, Future Business Leaders of America, at The Kings Christian Academy, Ricky is
and the Community Mentorship program. gifted in many ways, including a high intelLippert received several honors and awards, lect and a penchant for problem solving. He
including Minds in Motion Scholar Athlete, has taken our most challenging class load,
AP Scholar with Distinction, and Calvert and he has excelled in the arts, as well. His
High School Change Maker. She volunteers interests and abilities are extremely diverse.
with the Mechanicsville Optimist Club and McNutt plans to study music and computer
the Calvert Animal Welfare League, and she engineering at Liberty University in Lynchhas interned at the Calvert Recorder news- burg, Virginia.
paper and Calvert Physical Therapy. Mark
SMECO provides scholarships to local
Vorensky, physical therapist, said, Mela- students who excel academically and who
nie redefined the term job shadowing. She show promise in their chosen field of study.
asked questions that were thoughtful, chal- Past scholarship winners include teachers,
lenging, and relevant. I was always pushed nurses, and a medical doctor.
Lunch And Learn 2015

Summer Programs
St. Marys County Public Schools and
the St. Marys County Judy Center Partnership are hosting free summer Lunch
and Learn programs for children ages birth
- 18. Childrens meals are free; adult meals
may be purchased for $3.50.
The programs will take place Monday
Thursday, June 29 July 30. The programs
are being held at two locations: Lexington

Park Elementary School (from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.) and G.W. Carver Elementary
School (from noon to 1:30 p.m.).
Meals are provided by the USDA
Summer Meals Program. For additional information, call the Judy Center at
301-863-4068.
Summer Camps Now

Open at Annmarie Garden
By Taylor DeVille
Contributing Writer
There are countless summer camps for kids
who love sports, swimming and the great outdoors, but what about camps for creative kids
who love building, drawing, painting and
sculpting artwork while enjoying the beauty
of nature? If that sounds like something your
child would enjoy, then look no further than
the Annmarie Garden summer camps.
We value the arts here and we think
that an arts education really helps
strengthen critical thinking skills, said
Jaimie Jeffrey, curator of education at Annmarie Garden. Socially it helps them
grow as well.
This summer, Annmarie Garden offers
28 weeklong camps for kids in preK, grades one to three, and grades
four to six; tweens from grades
seven to nine; and teens from
grades 10 to 12. The classes vary by
age group.
If its not messy, we dont tend
to keep it in our curriculum, Jeffrey laughed. We like to encourage
creativity to spread beyond the confines of what [the kids are] used to
having in school and home.
For instance, the Creative Construction and Woodworking camp
(for tweens grades seven to nine) allows campers to design and build unique
wooden items. In the afternoon, the campers
construct catapults and use them to fling water balloons and paint objects.
We like to encourage [the campers] to
leave their mark somehow, said Jeffrey,
motioning to the hand-painted floor tiles
and door. We also have playhouses built
by campers from previous years.
For teens, Annmarie Garden offers
camps for creating things that you dont
get in school, according to Jeffrey. Those

camps include working with airbrush, stain
glass, and torched glass beads.
The younger kids will enjoy camps involving creative sculpture, art history mysteries, clay/pottery, and mixed media.
In addition to having fun with the arts,
campers also have the opportunity to aid in
Annmarie Gardens philanthropic work.
We really do infuse nature and the
environment into everything that we do,
Jeffrey said. We have a vegetable garden
called our Community Garden. Every summer, campers help us grow produce in that
garden, and then we donate it to local food
banks. Its just a feel-good project that every kid is involved in.
Annmarie Garden also offers camps in
Photo by Taylor DeVille
the winter and spring.

The weekly camps run from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. There are also morning (9:15-11:30
a.m.) and afternoon (1:30-3:30 p.m.) preschool camps available. Annmarie Garden
offers extended care from 3-4:30 p.m. For a
list of available camps and to register, visit
www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/
kids_summer_camp.
Benjamin Banneker Elementary

School Students Earn
Money For Their School
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School Reaches First
Level in TerraCycle and Capri Sun Contest
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School

students earn money and prizes for their
school by collecting and recycling the
drink pouches used at home and in the
lunchroom. Benjamin Banneker Elementary School has just reached the first level
of TerraCycle and Capri Suns Drink Pouch
Brigade milestone contest by collecting more than 10,000 drink pouches. The
students have earned over $600 for their
school by collecting the drink pouches.
The Drink Pouch Brigade is a free recycling program that rewards people for collecting and sending their waste to TerraCycle to
be recycled or upcycled. Since 2007, Drink
Pouch Brigade participants have kept almost
235 million drink pouches out of landfills
and raised more than $4.5 million for charity.
With the milestone program, in addition to
the money earned for each piece of waste collected, participants can win prizes made from
recycled drink pouches, such as storage bins,

a playground and other fun rewards.
The milestone program is meant to inspire individuals and organizations to collect more waste while receiving prizes for
their achievements, said Tom Szaky, CEO
of TerraCycle.
It is rewarding to see the students and
administration get so involved in making
this work. Its an incredible achievement to
have kept so many pouches out of the waste
stream.
Thousands of other schools and organizations across the United States participate
in the Drink Pouch Brigade. To learn more
about the program or to sign up, visit www.
terracycle.com. The program is free to any
interested organization or individual, and
all shipping costs are paid. In addition, for
each piece of waste received, participants
earn money for a charity of their choice.
The County Times
Away from the Hospital,

On the Water
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center came
down to Solomons to spend a day away
from the hospitals and on the water.
The American Legion Post 274 and
the Calvert County Watermens Association hosted the event. Captain Robbie Robinson volunteered his boat, Miss
Regina II, to visiting soldiers and their
guests for the day out on the water, and

charter boar captain Loch Weems offered his services to help out for the day.
Lunch on the water was supplied by
the KFC/Taco Bell of Solomons, and the
Calvert County Watermens Association
donated and steamed a bushel of crabs
for a picnic at the American Legion following the fishing trip, according to trip
organizer John Tierno.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
In Our Community
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LIBRARY ITEMS
Library Holiday Hours
All three branches of the St. Marys
County Library will be closed on Friday,
July 3; Saturday, July 4; and Sunday, July
5 for the Independence Day holiday. All
branches will be open regular business
hours on Monday, July 6.
Magician Reggie Rice Professional
Performance
Magician Reggie Rice will be coming to St. Marys County on Monday,
July 6. Reggie Rice will be at Margaret
Brent Middle School (29675 Point Lookout Road, Helen) at 10 a.m., at Leonardtown Elementary School (22850 Duke
Street, Leonardtown) at 12:30 p.m., and
at the Lexington Park Library (21677 FDR
Blvd, Lexington Park) at 3 p.m. All ages
are welcome to join for a show filled with
magic, music, and comedy full of adventure, pure fun and excitement.
Intermediate Excel 2013
Lexington Park branch will hold an Intermediate Excel 2013 class on Thursday,
July 9 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants
will learn intermediate formulas, work
with rows, columns, and worksheets. Basic Excel skills are required. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and
up and require registration online: www.
stmalib.org.
Stamped Leather Wristbands
Lexington Park branch will hold a
stamped leather wristband and table top
gaming activity for ages 11 years and older on Wednesday, July 8 from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. Participants can make a stamped
leather wristband craft, creating unique

leather wristbands using metal embossing stamps and paint! All supplies will be
provided. A variety of table top games
will be available to choose from, including Munchkin, Tsuro, and Ticket to Ride.
Minecraft Mania Lexington Park
Lexington Park branch will host a
Minecraft Mania program on Tuesday,
July 7 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for ages
6 to 9 years old. Players will share strategies with other Minecrafters, explore new
terrain, gather raw materials and create
amazing structures. Registration is required and will open two weeks before
the program on www.stmalib.org.
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Minecraft Mania Leonardtown

Leonardtown branch will host two
Minecraft Mania programs on Friday, July
10. Ages 6 to 9 years old will be from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and ages 10 years and
older from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Players will
share strategies with other Minecrafters,
explore new terrain, gather raw materials
and create amazing structures. Registration is required and will open two weeks
before the program on www.stmalib.org.
Preschool STEM Explorers
Lexington Park Library will host a Preschool STEM Explorers activity on Friday, July 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Its the best of Preschool STEM! Join us
to read science and math stories, then
explore our favorite activities with magnets, counting and measuring, and colors. Ages 3-5 with an adult; registration
required.
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The County Times
Dont Debate and

Dont Be Late, Come
to Leonardtown
to Fabricate!
Book Review
The Breaking Point

by Jefferson Bass
c.2015, William Morrow $26.99 / $33.50 Canada 384 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
FREE
*************
Food will be
provided
The Community Alcohol Coalition (CAC) and Walden will be

hosting a 90 minute preview session of a locally developed
facilitated discussion guide for the Maryland Dont Be a Friend,
Be a Parent underage drinking video. We welcome local public,
private and non-profit stakeholders and community members in St.
Marys County who maybe interested in becoming a facilitator to
implement this workshop in their respective communities/
programs. Participants will have the opportunity to preview the
workshop first-hand and then decide at a later time if they would be
interested in presenting it to their own community. Attendance
doesn't imply a commitment, so please feel free to stop by and
check it out!
About the workshop
Part 1 (the first 45 minutes) will be focused on providing education
and insight mainly focused on the factors behind decision making
in the adolescent brain.
Part 2 (the second 45 minutes) includes a screening of the film on
social hosting Dont Be a Friend, Be a Parent, followed by a
facilitated discussion.
Health
Connections in the
Outpatient
Pavilion at
Medstar
St. Marys
Hospital
6/29 @ 5pm
OR
Beacon of Hope in
Lexington Park
6/30 @ 12pm
___________
Must RSVP by June 28th

to
Kendall Wood
at
(240)-434-7659 or
Kendall.E.Wood@medstar.net
and the media howled

Brockton was used to that. Media loved their scandals, after all,
but the onslaught in California and
new allegations back home were almost unbearable especially when
another, more deadly bombshell entered his life.
Having read quite a number of
the Body Farm novels, I have to say
that I was surprised by The Breaking Point.
Authors Jon Jefferson and Dr.
Bill Bass (who write together under this collective pseudonym) step
back in time here to give fans a bit of
history for their hero, Brockton, in a
twist that takes a little getting used
to but turns out to be rich in story.
Not only is that a bonus for anyone
whos familiar with this smart, authentic (Bass was the creator of the
real-life Body Farm) investigator,
but it also makes this book a great
place for new fans to start the series.
Bursting with red herrings and
creepy bad guys (and a hint of the
next book, perhaps?), this mysterythriller is a whodunit lovers dream.
Be warned though: start a novel like
The Breaking Point, and it could
crack your schedule.
Pets of the Week
Meet Sabrina, Jill

and Kelly
at the California
Petco This
Weekend
Between 11 & 3
Feral Cat
Rescues Angels
They were rescued when they were
first opening their eyes so they have
been around humans for a long time
and are very sweet. They crawl into
their foster moms lap for love and
have a wonderful time playing together. They are spayed, combo tested for
aids and feline leukemia, vaccinated,
microchipped and dewormed. They
cost $125 each to cover the vetting.
Please check out the cats and kittens

available at petco this weekend.
Feral cat rescue has spay/neuter
grants right now and traps to lend.
Please spay and neuter cats you are
feeding or see hanging out
At your house. Email info@feralcatrescuemd.org for help. Check out
faq button at www.feralcatrescuemd.
org for options.
Help address underage

drinking in our community.
Dont Be a Friend, Be a Parent Workshop
is partnering with the St.

Marys County Arts Council, the St. County Tourism
office and The Leonardtown
Business Association to host
the event. Pre-registration
and pre-payment will be
required for planning purposes. As details become
available, they will be posted on the St. Marys County
Arts Council website, www.
st mar ysar tscou ncil.com /.
Artists in the tri-county area
who would like to submit
a proposal for teaching a
hands-on workshop will be
able to download the application form and further details from the same site.
When it comes to your job, youre

a crackerjack.
You have quite the reputation
for doing your best, in fact, which
is why colleagues come to you for
help. Nobody busts a move like you:
smooth, efficient and done right.
Yep, when it comes to your job, you
cant be beat.
Except when you can. Except
when everything points somewhere
else and youre ripped off-track, as
in the new novel The Breaking
Point by Jefferson Bass.
Within the philanthropic world,
Richard Janus was known for his
speed.
When tragedy occurred anywhere in the world, before most
governmental entities could even
get organized, Janus was on the
scene aboard his private jet filled
with water, first aid, and other supplies. Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, flood, it didnt matter; Janus
humanitarian efforts helped save
lives.
It was therefore a shock to his
supporters and donors when Janus
lost his.
The fireball was, by all accounts,
huge: thats what happens when
a Citation jet slams into the side
of a mountain near San Diego at
four hundred miles an hour. There
wasnt much of Richard Janus left
to identify, but the FBI needed the
best forensic expert they could
hire to try. They contacted Dr. Bill
Brockton.
As a leader in forensic anthropology and the founder of the U of
Tennessees Body Farm, Brockton
was well-known for his expertise in
identifying bodies and determining
time of death. The Janus case, however and Brockton hesitated to call
it a case, since it seemed to have
been an accident would almost
bust his chops.
Judging by a nearly full set of
teeth found at the site, Janus had
been killed by the crash; a second
set of teeth momentarily sidelined
the investigation, but were explained by a bizarre coincidence.
Janus, during his nighttime flight,
had apparently missed a mountain
and died for his mistake. But then
reports surfaced that Brockton had
missed an important dental clue,
Anyone who is artistically curious should reserve Saturday, Sept. 12,

on their calendars for the
first Art*Work*Shop in
downtown Leonardtown.
The event is a follow-up
to the A&E First Friday
Art Walk on Sept. 4, but this
time the artist is you! Explore art venues and studios
around Town for a full day
of hands-on, educational,
creative workshops with
professional artists. Brush
up on your skills, gain some
experience, or try something
completely new! Included in
the cost of each seminar are
materials and instruction for
a creative project that you
can take home with you that
day, including drawings,
paintings, jewelry, fiber arts,
food, music, dance and so
much more!
The Leonardtown Arts
& Entertainment District
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The County Times
Made. Grown. Found.

By Crista Dockray
Contributing Writer
Featured
Homes of
the Week
Realtors Choice
Photos by Crista Dockray
are USDA certified and free of antibiotics

and growth hormones. They are healthy,
happy animals and they get to live a happy
life, said Webb.
Found is given its title by the two pickers sent out to estate sales, yard sales and
local mom and pop shops to find vintage,
antique and slightly used items looking for a
new home. This can go anywhere from furniture to vintage matchbooks.
Keepin It Local offers around four to five
events a year. At Christmas time they offered
a candy cane making demo and throughout
the rest of the year they offered a Beekeeping class, a How to Keep a Backyard Chicken class, and an art show with an ice cream
tasting. They are open to hosting other small
classes taught by the local community, but
space is limited.
Webb has enjoyed her time with the store
and says she has learned a lot from the experience. She enjoys the people she interacts with and the smiles she is able to put on
peoples faces. She is even known to go out
into the fields and help fill buckets of produce
herself.
Ill go out in the fields and pick, I might
come back all smeary, but thats how youre
going to get me the rest of the day, said
Webb.
For a one of a kind gift, an unusual piece
of furniture, or just a sweet treat, Keepin It
Local offers a little bit of everything for everybody. Come see the unique little store,
you just might get a friendly hello, said
Webb.
Keepin It Local is open seven days a
week, Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is
located at the corner of Rt. 5 and Rt. 242. For
more information, call 301-475-7888, email
keepingitlocalst.marys@gmail.com or visit
www.keepinitlocal.biz. Also, look for the
business on Facebook and Pintrest.
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Presenting the professionals' favorite properties on the market.
Made, grown, found this is the concept

behind owner Debbie Webbs Keepin It Local, a marketplace in the heart of Morganza.
Repurposed in the Historic Old Post Office, Keepin It Local offers two floors, nine
rooms and a front porch full of items from
100 different craftsmen, artisans and growers, almost all from neighboring counties
and the State of Maryland.
Whatever you can make, we sell here,
said Webb.
The business, started in June 2012, is taking a turn into its fourth year this month. The
inspiration sprouted from Webbs interest in
the Historic Old Post Office, which had been
sitting vacant for three years. Built in the late
1800s, the Post Office was the second oldest in the county, also serving its time as a
bar and General Store. The building is now
classified under the Rural Preservation District and is restricted to a choice number of
uses. One of the approved selections was a
farmers market and Webb said this helped to
shape the idea behind her business and what
they have become today.
It just fell into place. They say if you
build it, they will come, and thats really
what happened, said Webb. A lot of people
were so happy that we didnt tear it down and
put a Wawa here.
Made is defined by around 75 artisans
and craftsmen that help fill each nook and
cranny of the store. From dried flowers, local sea glass, jewelry, art and photography,
repurposed wine bottles, wind chimes, candles, soaps and lotion, there is no shortage
of artsy and unique items. Two things are
hardly ever the same.
Grown comes from the 25 to 30 growers
that cover everything from meats, cheeses,
produce, fruit, baked goods and candy. They
even offer a variety of teas and coffee. Many
of these items are grown just down the street
and a portion are from certified organic
famers.
Keepin It Local is a member of the Southern Maryland Meats Program and all meats
Business
To list a
property in our next
Realtors Choice edition,
call Jennifer
at 301-373-4125.
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Community
The County Times
Calendar
June Month Long

Free Books at Non-Profit Angel
Wings & Things Thrift Store
Angel Wings & Things Thrift Store
(16560 Three Notch Rd, Ridge)
open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays
and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays
Angel Wings & Things is located
beside St. Michaels Church in Ridge,
11 miles south of Lexington Park.
The non-profit store offers unique
collectibles, dishes, baby items,
small appliances, toys and crafts.
All proceeds benefit St. Michaels
School tuition assistance program.
Throughout June, all books of every
genre are free! Also during June,
the thrift store will not be accepting
donations.
Art in the Park: ARTcade
Flag Ponds Nature Park open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 12
p.m. to 3 p.m. until June 28.
More than 40 artists from across
the region are showing their work in
Natures ARTcade, an art exhibition
at Flag Ponds Nature Park. Natures
ARTcade will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 3
p.m. until June 28.
River Concert Series
gates open at 5 p.m., concert begins
at 7 p.m.
The Chesapeake Orchestra will
begin the 17th season of the River
Concert Series on June 19 at St.
Marys College of Maryland with the
community enjoying the 17th season
with the classical music of Mendelssohn, Stravinsky and Resphigi on the
banks of the St. Marys River. The inaugural concert will begin at 7 p.m.
with the gates opening at 5 p.m. A
new concert will be held every Friday
for 6 weeks on the colleges Townhouse Green. Concert guests who
attend this free event are encouraged to bring their own picnic or purchase food from various vendors.
Southern Maryland Film Festival
Volunteer Orientation
Commissioners of Leonardtown (
41660 Court House Dr, Leonardtown)
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to staff the
first-ever Southern Maryland Film
Festival coming to Leonardtown, Md.
on July 11. Several shifts and positions are open throughout the day,
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Interested parties can send an email to smdfilmfest@gmail.com to receive the link to
Sign-up Genius. The next volunteer
orientation session for preparation of
the event will be held Saturday, June
27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the conference room of the Leonardtown
Commissioners on Courthouse Dr.
For more information, please contact
Theresa Wood at 240-298-0183 or
email smdfilmfest@gmail.com.
Thursday, June 25
TPP/ANA Maintaining 5th Gen
Fighters, F-35B/C, in the Naval En-
vironment Panel & Reception

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
5 to 7 p.m.
RADM Randolph L. Mahr, USN,
Deputy Program Executive Officer
(DPEO), F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office.
Mr. Dennis West, SES, Deputy
Commander for Fleet Readiness
Centers, NAVAIR 6.0.
CAPT Bryant Hepstall, USN, Director, Weapons Systems Logistics, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program
Office.
CDR Christian Sewell, USN, Government Flight Test Director; Air Test
and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 &
Operational Test Liaison; Air Test
and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9.
Senior Chief Mark Barnhardt, Pax
River ITF Mx, Air Test and Evaluation
Squadron (VX) 23.
RAF Chief Aviation Technician
David Briggs, RAF F-35 Lightning II
Field Service Engineer, Air Test and
Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23.
Gutbuster Cheese Steaks at VFW
2632
23282 Three Notch Rd, California
5 to 8 p.m.
Ditch the cooking tonight and
swing by the VFW for a delicious
Philly Style Cheese Steak.
Choose steak or chicken and
add mushrooms, peppers, onions,
cheese and saucewe make them
your way! All orders come with fries
for only $8eat in or take them to
go. Open to the public!
Mother
County
Republicans
Meeting
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center (44219 Airport Road,
California) 7 p.m.
Carroll County Commissioner
Richard Rothschild will present
Agenda 21: In Their Own Words
at the Mother County Republicans
meeting Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m.
at the Southern Maryland Higher
Education Center, Building 1 Room
100. Please note new location for this
event. For more information, email
mothercountyreps@gmail.com.
Friday, June 26
Grocery Auction
St. Michaels School (16560 Three
Notch Rd, Ridge) 6 to 9 p.m.
Farrell Auction Services will be
hosting a grocery auction at St. Michaels School. Items arrive a refrigerated truck from distribution centers
and include anything that could be
found in a grocery store. Bring your
coolers and stock up for your summer parties, family celebrations and
picnics. Save money, spend time
with friends and family, have fun and
get some great deals. A portion of
the proceeds benefits St. Michaels
School. Payment cash or check
and will include a ten percent buyers
premium.
River Concert Series - Wit, Humor,
and Brilliance
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.

at 7 p.m.
perform the 17th season of the River
Concert Series at St. Marys College
of Maryland with the community enjoying the classical music of Rossini
and Mozart on the banks of the St.
Marys River. On June 26, the seasons second concert will present an
evening focused around Wit, humor,
and brilliance, with guest Nathaniel
Silberschlag on horn.
Open Mic
Christ Church Parish Hall (37497
Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) 7
p.m.
The Southern Maryland Traditional
Music and Dance HomeSpun CoffeeHouse will sponsor an Open Mic
at the Christ Church Parish Hall on
Friday, June 26. This is a great event
with many varieties of music and lots
of friendship, so if you havent been
to an SMTMD event before, this is
a great time to start! Doors open at
7 p.m., and the music starts at 7:30
p.m.. The admission fee for this event
is only $7, and performers are admitted free. Light refreshments will be
provided (donations are suggested).
For additional information, or to sign
up to perform, please contact John
Garner at garner@wildblue.net or call
John at 301-904-4987. Visit www.
smtmd.org for directions and more
information.
Saturday, June 27
Adults Only at the Plantation
Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation
(18751 Hogaboom Ln, St. Marys
City) first tour 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
second tour 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Take an after-hours tour of the
Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation
and learn about subjects of a more
adult nature. Ages 18+. $14 per
person ($12 Friends members). Two
tours: 5 6 p.m., or 6:30 7:30 p.m.
Reservations required: call 240-8954990 or email info@hsmcdigshistory.
org.
Hollywood Bluegrass Festival
St. Marys County Fairgrounds 11
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Live Bluegrass Music featuring Danny Paisley & The Southern
Grass, The Bluegrass Brothers, The
California Ramblers, Charlie Thompson & Bottom County Bluegrass and
more...
Gate opens at 10 a.m. Adults pay
$25, 10-21 pay $12, Under 10 are
free. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Bring a lawn chair.
No coolers. Kids Activities. Sponsored by Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Sunday, June 28
Sacred Heart Church Annual June
Dinner
Sacred Heart Church (23080 Maddox Rd, Bushwood) 12 to 4 p.m.
Sacred Heart Church will be hosting their Annual June Dinner on Sun-
day, June 28th, from 12 noon to 4

p.m. Menu includes crab cakes, fried
chicken, country ham, potato salad,
cole slaw, green beans, rolls, tea and
coffee. The price for an adult is $25,
children 12 and under are $6, and
drive-thru/carry-outs cost $25. The
church will also have a bake table,
country store and raffle. For more information, call 301-769-3100.
Alls Well That Ends Well
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art
Center 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In a delightfully abstract exploration of topics ranging from alien encounters to zombies, Joshua Owen
presents his most recent paintings in
the Community Gallery at Annmarie
Garden. No cost to attend this event,
however should you choose to access the rest of the facility, normal
admission fees apply.
International Mud Day!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art
Center 1 to 4 p.m.
Visit Annmarie Sculpture Garden
and celebrate International Mud Day!
Kids of all ages are encouraged to
stomp, splash and get dirty! There
will be a giant mud play area, along
with artsy mud-themed activities
for everyone. Dress for a mess, bring
a change of clothes, a beach towel,
and a lawn chair, and join us! Youth
(6-17) are $3; Adults are $5; Seniors
(65+) are $4; Military are $4; AMG
members and children under 5 are
free!
No reservations required--just
drop in! For more information, call
410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.
Monday, June 29
Adventure Camp
Greenwell State Park, (25450 Rosedale Manor Ln, Hollywood) June
29 to July 2, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Campers at this Greenwell Foundation summer program explore
their environment on land and water
as they help create their own adventures. Extended care available.
Elks Holdem Bounty Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (45779
Fire Department Lane, Lexington
Park) 7 p.m.
No Limit Holdem Poker Tournament
$25 Buy in = 4,000 chips
$5 add-on = 1,000 chips and raffle
drawing
Tournament is part of Elks Lodge
Spring/Summer Leaderboard Challenge. This session will run for 20
weeks. Earn a BOUNTY chip worth
$5 dollars for every person that you
bust out of the tournament. Food
and beverages are available for purchase. Cash games will start as soon
as there are enough players that are
interested.
Holdem : $1 - $2 no limit
Omaha Hi/Lo : $.50 - $1 no limit
Please enter through the side of
the building.
For more information, call James
The County Times
Dean at 240-577-0828 or email

jdeanjunior@yahoo.com.
Tuesday, June 30
Little Leaps
Greenwell State Park (25450 Rosedale Manor Ln, Hollywood) 10
a.m.
Little Leaps is for young children
with disabilities. Activities are for
children 4-7 years of age who are
too young to ride in our program.
Activities will be offered at the barn
with horses, goats and small animals. This program is also a great
way for parents to better understand their children and to have a
chance to connect with others who
may be facing similar challenges.
Little Leaps is held every Tuesday
at 10 a.m. Each session is $10 per
child; parents/guardians and siblings may attend at no cost.
Wednesday, July 1
Rock the Dock Live Music Series
featuring Joe Martone
Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa
(4165 Mears Ave., Chesapeake
Beach) 6 to 10 p.m.
Live music seven days a week
now through Labor Day. Enjoy a variety of music genres with your feet
in the sand while sipping cool drinks
and dining on our local seafood and
other fare. Choose your favorite music type or experience something
new while dining and dancing on
the beach. Visit www.rockthedock.
com for a complete list of artists

and bands playing throughout the
summer or call 866-312-5596.
Joe Martone will preform every
Wednesday except for 7/22 and
7/29.
Ticket prices vary and some
bands are free.
If the event is ticketed, tickets are
for sale online.
If the event does not sell out, additional tickets will be available for
purchase at the door.
Thursday, July 2
Rock the Dock Live Music Series
featuring Brothers Osborne
Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa
(4165 Mears Ave., Chesapeake
Beach) 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Live music seven days a week
now through Labor Day. Enjoy a
variety of music genres with your
feet in the sand while sipping cool
drinks and dining on our local seafood and other fare. Choose your
favorite music type or experience
something new while dining and
dancing on the beach. Visit www.
rockthedock.com for a complete
list of artists and bands playing
throughout the summer or call
866-312-5596.
Ticket prices vary and some
bands are free.
If the event is ticketed, tickets are
for sale online.
If the event does not sell out, additional tickets will be available for
purchase at the door.
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Capture That Critter

Flag Ponds Nature Park (1525 Flag
Pond Parkway, Lusby) 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.
The Maryland Biodiversity Project needs help documenting all
the plants and animals of Maryland. Kids and teens (ages 10 to
13) will have fun exploring the park
as they capture animals on camera. Program Fee: free for Society
members. Nonmembers pay $8 per
person.
Friday, July 3
Barenaked
Ladies,
Violent
Femmes, and Colin Hay Perform
Last Summer on Earth Tour
Calvert Marine Museums PNC Waterside Pavilion (4200 Solomons Island
Road, St. Leonard) - 6:30 p.m.
Dont miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, and Colin Hay perform
live in Solomons when they open the
Last Summer on Earth Tour! Tickets
for all three acts are $49 for reserved
seats and $59 for premium seats and
are on sale now.
River Concert Series Superman,
Sousa, Saturday Night Live, and
Fireworks
at 7 p.m.
perform the 17th season of the River
Concert Series at St. Marys College
of Maryland with the community en-
joying the classical music of John Williams, John Philip Sousa, and Tchaikovsky on the banks of the St. Marys
River. On July 3, the seasons second
concert will present an evening focused around superman, Sousa, and
Saturday Night Live, with fireworks
and featuring Lawrence Feldman,
original member of the NBM Saturday
Night Live Band.
Small Fry Fridays!
Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley
Ln, Hollywood) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FUN learning opportunities at Historic Sotterley Plantation are coming
up every Friday during the month of
July! Join a costumed docent portraying a Sotterley person of the past
while enjoying some kid-friendly activities! On July 3, croquet and games
on the lawn will be available to play at
10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Cost is $5. Call
301-373-2280 for more information.
Saturday, July 4
Knights of Columbus Summer
Classic Car Show
St. Johns Church and School (43950
St.Johns Church Road, Hollywood)
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Vehicles must be 1989 or older.
All proceeds benefit Local Knights
of Columbus Charities. No alcoholic
beverages allowed. Registration Fee
is $20 at the gate (open until noon),
pre-registration is $15 (Pre-registration form must be received by June
27). Vendor fee is $25. For more information, call 301-373-8609.
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Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
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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

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301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
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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
SOMD Film Festival
Full-Day, Half-Day and

Childrens Passes Available
Advance
tickets
are now on sale for
the first-ever Southern Maryland Film
Festival coming to
Leonardtown, Maryland on July 11. Tickets may be purchased
online at www.smdff.
org until July 10, and
then picked up at the Will Call window at the Box Office on the Square in
Leonardtown the day of the event. Advance tickets are $20 for a full-day adult
pass, $12 for a half-day adult pass, $10
for a full-day pass for children 13 and
under, and $7 for a half-day childrens
pass. Tickets are also available the day
of the Festival at slightly-higher, cashonly prices ($25 adult full-day pass,
$17 adult half-day pass, $15 childrens
full-day pass, and $12 childrens halfday pass).
Full-day passes allow movie-goers to
see as many films as they wish between
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; while AM Half-day
passes are only valid between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m., and PM Half-day passes are
only valid between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Event organizers are in the process of finalizing the movie and venue schedule,
and will soon post details on the website and Facebook page to help potential
audience members decide between full
and half-day selections. A generous
number of small venues The Leonardtown Arts Center, Heritage Printing
and Graphics, Crazy for

Ewe, Big Larrys Eatery,
Marrick Homes at Clarks
Rest Model Home, and
The Rex will be screening select movies and hosting Q&A sessions with
the filmmakers. Because
of limited, first-come,
first-serve seating at these
venues, all films will also be shown at
either St. Marys Ryken High School
or the College of Southern Maryland
Leonardtown Campus, where there is a
larger number of seats available.
With valid passes, moviegoers may
also stop by casual meet & greet sessions with the filmmakers at Opal Fine
Art, North End Gallery, Caf des Artistes and other venues. All passholders are invited to St. Marys Ryken High
School for the closing awards and appreciation event at 6 p.m., which will
also include the screening of a short
film not shown at any other venue during the day. Free and open to the public
are panel discussions regarding Film as
Art, Film & the Community and Getting into the Film Industry to be held
a the College of Southern Maryland
Leonardtown Campus, as well as Celebrating the Silver Screen, and filminspired exhibit at North End Gallery.
For more information on the event,
volunteering or sponsorships, please
visit www.smdff.org or email smdfilmfest@gmail.com.
Celebrate International
Mud Day & Come
Get Muddy!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, is calling
all kids to get muddy! On
June 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.
come and celebrate International Mud Day! Regular
admission rates apply. Kids
of all ages are encouraged to
Activities include:
Mega Mud Tarp
Mud Pies and Seed Cakes at the
Mud Cafe
Mushy Mud Pools
Squish-a- Face Forest
Magic Mud Painting
Sprinkler Rinse-off Station.
Helpful Hints for Maximum Mud Day
Enjoyment
Dress for a mess! Mud day is DIRTY!
stomp, splash and get dirty!

There will be a giant mud
play area, along with artsy
mud-themed activities for
everyone. Dress for a mess,
bring a change of clothes,
a beach towel, and a lawn
chair, and join us!
Wear old clothes to play in the mud.
We suggest swimwear, old tshirts,
and flip-flops.
There will be a sprinkler rinse off
station, so bring a towel to dry off.
Dont forget your camera! The most
memorable days end with the dirtiest
clothes.
Remember your sun screen and
bug spray!
Picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs
are also welcome.
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Thursday, June 25
Thursday Jazz Jam
Eaglewood Sports Lounge (105
Crain Hwy, Upper Marlboro) 8 to
11 p.m.
Tracy Allen
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) 8 to 11 p.m.
Friday, June 26
Redwine Jazz Trio: Traditional

Instrumental Jazz
Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake
Ave, North Beach) 7:30 to 10
p.m.
Muddy Ruckus
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd,
Dowell) 8 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy T &
Friends
Applebees (45480 Miramar WayS,
California) 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Rock n Roll Night

Ave, North Beach) 7:30 to 10 p.m.
(seating limited)
Joe Molina & Josh/Abby Live
Acoustic
Sunday, June 28
6th Year Anniversary Party
Dowell) 3 to 7 p.m.
Dennis Point Marina (46555 Dennis

Point Way, Drayden) 6 to 10 p.m.
A Taste of Maryland
Crafts & Campfire on the Beach
Port Tobacco Courthouse (8430

Commerce St., Port Tobacco)
4:30 to 6 p.m.
North Beach (8916 Chesapeake

Avenue, North Beach) 6:30 p.m.
Monday, June 29
The Musician Protection Program:

Rock N Roll
Pizza & Pint Night

Ave, North Beach) 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Dowell) 4 to 7 p.m.
Tracy Allen
Team Trivia
Ruddy Duck (16800 Piney Point Rd.,

Piney Point) 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Dowell) 7 p.m.
Kajun Kelley Band

Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371
Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) 9
p.m.
Saturday, June 27
Tuesday, June 30
Taco Tuesday
Dowell) 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Gary Rue & Jeff Farias

Patuxent Pub & Grill (258 Town
Square Drive, Lusby) 7 to 10 p.m.
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
Sports
Lathroum Ends Potomac Win Drought A View From The

With Friday Late Model Triumph
Hills Clicks for Second LLM Score
Late Model feature finish

1.Jamie Lathroum 2. Kenny Moreland 3. Nick
Davis 4. Kyle Lear 5. Walter Crouch 6. Deane
Guy 7. Jacob Burdette 8. Stevie Long 9. Ryan
Hackett 10. Jason Covert 11. Dale Hollidge 12.
JT Spence (DNS)
Limited Late Model feature finish

1.Daryl Hills 2. Derrick Quade 3. Tyler Emory 4.
Sommey Lacey 5. Billy Tucker 6. Kurt Zimmerman 7. Brian Wright 8. Ray Cicarelli 9. James
Sparks 10. Megan Mann 11. Jimmy Jesmer Jr. 12.
Andy Della
Street Stock feature finish

1. Mike Franklin 2. Chuck Bowie 3. Scott Wilson 4. Jeremy Tinsman 5. Jerry Jenkins Jr. 6.
Dale Reamy 7. Billy Hill 8. Mike Raleigh 9. Mike
Latham 10. Lloyd Deans 11. Sam Crouch
Hobby Stock feature finish

1. Ed Pope Jr. 2. Greg Morgan 3. Ryan Clement 4. Buddy Dunagan 5. Jonathan Raley 6. Jerry
Deason 7. Ed Pope Sr. 8. Billy Crouse 9. John
Burch 10. Tommy Randall 11. Matt Stewart 12.
Luke Lukinic 13. Sam Raley 14. Ray Reed 15.
William Ellis 16. Rob Jones
U-Car feature finish

1. Corey Swaim 2. DJ Powell 3. Jermy Pilkerton 4. DJ Stotler 5. Brian Coe Jr. 6. Mikey
Latham 7. Erica Bailey 8. Savannah Windsor
Mechanicsvilles Jamie Lathroum drove to his

first win of the 2015 season in last Friday nights 35lap Late Model feature at Potomac speedway. The
win for Lathroum, worth $3000, was his 12th career division win and his first at the track since
2013.
The re-draw placed Lathroum and defending
track champion Jason Covert on the front row for
the start of the event with Lathroum assuming control as the field raced into turn three. Covert stayed
with Lathroum during the early going until transmission issues forced Covert from the event on lap
nine. As Lathroum continued to lead, the battle for
second was intense as Nick Davis, Kenny Moreland and Kyle Lear all waged hand to hand combat
with Moreland securing the spot on the last lap as
Lathroum streaked under the checkered flag for his
overall 60th career Potomac feature win. Its nice
to finally get one here at home. Lathroum stated
during his post race interview.
It helped starting up front tonight, but with the
luck weve had here lately, I had to keep on my
toes because there were some pretty good cars
behind me.
The ever humble Lathroum was pleased in
reaching the 60-win plateau at the speedway. Ive
been hearing you say 59 for what seems like a long
time. Lathroum said with a laugh. Its always
nice to win but I couldnt do this with out all the
great sponsors weve had over the years and all the
people who help. Nick Davis scored his careerbest Potomac finish in third, Lear settled for fourth
with Walter Crouch rounding out the top-five.
Heats went to Lathroum and Davis.
Current point leader and former track champion
Daryl Hills scored his second win of the season in
the 20-lap Limited Late Model headliner. Kurt
Zimmerman lead the first five laps before defending class champion Tyler Emory, steering a brand
new race car, slid into the race lead on the sixth circuit. As Emory lead Daryl Hills rode in second and
made the eventual winning pass on the on the 18th
lap after a crowd pleasing duel for his 14th career

division win. Derrick Quade rallied late for second, Emory settled for third, 12th starting David
Williams took fourth with Billy Tucker completing
the top-five. Heats went to Hills and Williams.
In support class action current point leader Mike
Franklin drove to his seventh win of the season in
the 20-lap Street Stock feature, Ed Pope Jr. drove
to his fourth of 2015 in the 15-lap Hobby Stock
contest and Corey Swaim scored his third win of
the year in the nightcap 15-lap U-Car main.
By Doug Watson
Contributing Writer
Truck Mania at MDIR on Saturday!
custom truck show, a

$1,200 daisy duke contest, a 300 mph jet dragster, vendor midway,
and a burnout contest!
We will also have a big
wheel race and school
bus rides down the 1/4
mile for the kids! Gates
open at 11 a.m. Admission for adults is $20,
Juniors 12 to 15 are $10,
and Kids 6 to 11 are just $5. Racer entry fee is
$40 and Truck Show Entry is $30.
On Sunday, June 28, MDIR will host a full
day Test & Tune. Time runs and grudge racing
all day long! A $1,000 to win gamblers race will
also be held for E.T. bracket racers. So bring your
grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket
cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to
MDIR! Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations begin at 3 p.m., and the gates close at 6 p.m. Admission is just $15 and kids 11 & under are free.
Test & Tune entry fee is $30 and No Time entry
fee is $40.
For more information on these events call 301884-RACE, visit us at www.RaceMDIR.com or
connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @RaceMDIR.
This Friday night,

July 26, MDIR will
host the Speed Unlimited Midnight Madness
Series! The Midnight
Madness series is a
great place to check out
street legal drag racing, hang out with your
friends, enjoy great
food, meet new people,
and cruise the pits. You
can even enter your own streetcar or street bike
into the event for time runs, grudge runs, or trophy racing. The event will feature Pro Street, Super Street, Hollyrock Customs Diesel Shootout,
Motorcycle, and the Outlaw Drag Radial class.
Its safe, fun, affordable, and legal. Plus, this Friday Night we have a live performance by Almost Kings on the Hitchcock Autoworks stage!
Gates will open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 6:30
p.m., and eliminations start at 10 p.m. General
Admission for an adult is $10, and kids 11 & under are free. Racer entry fee is just $20.
On Saturday, June 27, MDIR will host the
21st annual Truck Mania event! This is the only
All Truck event of the year at MDIR! The event
is bigger and better than ever, and will feature
the Big Rig Outlaws and the Pro Street Trucks!
The event will also host all truck drag racing,
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BLEACHERS
The Birds
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
Good evening.
Birds in nature: beautiful, melodic and peaceful creatures.
Birds, under interpretive genius:
grotesque, swarming, vicious, psychopathic killers.
That was the bizarre premise
behind Alfred Hitchcocks classic
1963 horror movie The Birds.
But why take my word for it? Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 96% on the
Tomatometer and offers this critique: Proving once again that the
build-up is the key to suspense, Alfred Hitchcock successfully turned
birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history.
Hitchcocks birds: nothing like
we knew or could have imagined.
He turned a gift of nature into a
star of horror. If only this avian alter ego had remained confined to
the big screen. If only
A friend of mine is a Pittsburgh
Pirates fan. Me? The Natsdespite warts, wounds and October performance-anxiety. We are
proud loyalists. Aside from that
shared and arguably foolish trait,
our sports discussions rarely find
common ground with one exception. We both hate in an I cant
stand their goodness way - the St.
Louis Cardinals.
Here are a few excerpts from our
The Birds horror flick.
In 2012, the Nationals led the
fifth and final game of the NLDS
6-0 after three innings. Print the
NLCS hats and shirts. Ice the
champagne. Its over. Party time,
D.C. It was 6-3 after the fifth inning. By the eighth it was 7-5.
Gulp. After nine it was 9-7
Cardinals.
My buddy has better justification. After suffering through
two decades of hideous postBarry Bonds baseball, the Pirates
snagged playoff berths in 2013
and 2014. The Bucs were a wildcard team a position with a more
arduous path to the World Series
because they finished second
in the NL Centralto the Cardinalsboth years. And in 2013, the
Pirates lost the NLDS 4-2 todo I
even need to say it? Chirp, bleeping chirp. Tweet, bleeping tweet.
In hate there is often an element
of admiration. After a few beers,
my buddy and I would admit as
much about the Cardinals. They
arean amazing franchise. Over
the years, we watched long-time
manager Tony LaRussa retire, future hall-of-famer Albert Pujols
sign with the L.A. Angels and
ace pitchers Adam Wainright and
Chris Carpenter
suffer serious
injuries. Yet the
Cardinals keep
winning. Since
2000, St. Louis has won two World
Series and missed the playoffs but
four times. They currently have the
best record in baseball.
St. Louis fifteen-year win/loss
excellence compares to that of Bill
Belichick, Tom Brady and the New
England Patriots. After a recent
ethical breech, the Cards are now
the Patriots baseball synonym.
The Cardinals saw the Patriots Spygate and Deflategate
controversies and raised them one
Hackgate. It seems Cardinals
front office personnel have been
breaking into the information systems and stealing player evaluation data from the Houston Astros
a team whose General Manager,
Jeff Luhnow, worked for St. Louis
from 2003 through 2011 - since
roughly 2012. The story is evolving. The FBI is investigating. Its a
hot mess.
This is life in 2015. Baseballs
rascals used to poach an occasional sign, use too much pine tar,
cork bats or scuff the baseball. So
cute. Then the mischievousness
went rogue during the steroid era.
Now, in the information and analytics age, its disintegrated into
blatantly stealing organizational
trade secrets.
When Cardinals hack/attack:
Hitchcocks once horrifying and
extreme portrayal of birds now
seemsappropriate. Holy cyber
warfare, Batman.
It is routine shtick for graybeards to embellish childhood
tribulations and playfully criticize
the current generations softness.
We worked harder in years past,
trudged through snow in newspaper-wrapped shoes to get to school
and always cleaned our plates
vegetables and all. Right.
The truth is, the world and life
in it gets more complicated as time
passes. I was 14 when Minnesota
Twins pitcher Joe Niekro tried to
inconspicuously toss an emery
board from his pocket, only to be
busted by an umpire. It was more
hilarious than offensive. If youre
14 now youre dealing with the best
organization in baseball intentionally launching a cyber attack to
steal proprietary information.
Sorry about that, kids. As it was
in 1963, so it is in 2015: when birds
attack, it can be quite disturbing.
Send comments to
GuyJr@gmail.com
Ronald-
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association and make a
difference for Our Bay!
smrwa.org
The Chesapeake Bay

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

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

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

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

tips for living in harmony with the Bay.
It explains how you can contribute to
the health of your local watershed,
This is the first in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott (maryann.scott58@yahoo.com) has adapted from From
My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing awareness of the little booklet that could do so much to help
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next weeks County Times!
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maintain an environmentally-friendly
lawn, and manage stormwater runoff,
wells, and septic systems all in ways
that will reduce the flow of nutrients and Bay-Wise landscapes
sediment into the Bay.
minimize negative impacts
on our waterways by using
Restoring the Chesapeake Bay smarter lawn management
techniques and gardening
The Chesapeake Bay is a national
practices. The University
treasure that desperately needs our
of Maryland Extension
help. Experts agree that there is only
Master Gardener Bay-Wise
one way to restore the Chesapeake
Bay, and thats one river at a time. But program in St. Marys
County offers hands-on
the problems dont start in the rivers;
help with managing your
they start on the land surrounding the
landscape by providing
rivers their watersheds. You live in a
information, a site visit, and
watershed. We all do. The way we treat landscape certifications.
the land in our watersheds affects the
Our yardstick checklist is
health of our streams, our rivers, and
easy to understand and
ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.
follow, and our team of
trained Master Gardeners
What is a Watershed?
can help guide you
A watershed is all the land area
through it while offering
that drains to a given body of water.
suggestions to improve
Topography (the elevation and the
both the appearance
contour of the land) determines where
and sustainability of your
landscape.
and how fast stormwater runoff will
flow and eventually drain to a surface
Call Now &
water body such as a stream, creek,
Schedule a Visit!
or river. Every resident of St. Marys
301-475-4120
County lives in a watershed that drains
extension.umd.edu/baywise
to the Chesapeake Bay or one of its
Start a Movement in Your
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7. 12th month (abbr.)
10. Sunrise Mount of
Shandong
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12. Similar suffix
13. Pyrrole
15. Anger
16. Blue-billed diving ducks
19. J.K. Rowlings pseudonym
22. Projecting part of a
rampart
23. What St. Helens did
24. Large integers
25. Adhesive or digital
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information
29. Inscribed upright stone
slabs
33. The night before
34. Black tropical American
cuckoo
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39. Hush money payer
42. Geological times
44. Types of fish eggs
45. Young pilchard

48. Lack of momentum
52. Blue Bloods A.D.A.
actress
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56. Small larids
57. Energy Savings Measure
58. Before
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4. In a way, adjusts
5. 1/100 Serbian dinar
6. Breakfast egg dish
7. Throw into disorder
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17. Ouray Res. Tribe
18. Doctor of Philosophy
20. Large quantities
21. Ladies undergarments
26. Foot (Latin)
27. Macao monetary unit
28. Prefix denoting in a
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31. Midway between NE and E
32. Title of respect
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43. Irish, English or Gordon
44. Had a wild disturbance
45. Helps little firms
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St. Marys Department of Aging
Programs and Activities

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition
Program Booklet Distribution
The 2015 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program booklet distribution for St.
Marys County will take place at the Garvey Senior Activity Center in Leonardtown
on Tuesday, July 7, beginning at 10 a.m. until all coupon booklets are distributed. Eligibility requirements: (1) must be 60 years
of age or older and able to provide proof of
age. (2) Must be a St. Marys County resident. (3) Financial qualification is based on
entire household. For a one person household, the monthly income cannot be above
$1,815 per month, a two person household
monthly income must be $2,456 or less
combined. (4) Individuals receiving checks
must sign a Federal Affidavit indicating that
they meet the qualifications. Intentionally
making false statement can result in civil or
criminal prosecution under State and Federal law. For more information regarding
the qualifications or distribution, call 301475-4200, ext. 1072.
The Role of Hearing on Safety &
Hearing Aid Gimmicks
The Triad/SALT Council will host a
hearing screening and presentation at the
Lexington Park Senior Apartments on
Thursday, June 25 at 2 pm. Learn about
hearing loss and its implications on safety
when not addressed - you may be endangering yourself as well as those around you
whether its at home, driving, or in a public
place. In addition, learn about the various
hearing aid gimmicks disguised as ads,
coupons sales, deals and specials offers. To
register for this presentation call 301-4754200, ext. 1073.
July Special Event Tickets Now On
Sale
The Midsummer Celebration will be
held at the Loffler Senior Activity Center

on Wednesday, July 15 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
This party is for you and your grandchildren to celebrate together. It features ice
cream from Brusters, Karaoke by Scarlet
Plus Entertainment, plus opportunities to
create art. Cost is $3 for adults and free for
children. This party is limited to 100 people and tickets are required (including the
free childrens tickets). Stop by the Loffler
Center to get your tickets before they are all
gone. For more information call 301-7375670, ext. 1658.
Learn To Use Your Camera
Professional photographer, Beth Graeme
will be at the Northern Senior Activity Center on July 8 from 9 a.m. to noon working
with small groups in one hour sessions so
you can get to know your camera. She
will show you how to navigate the features
on your camera, smart phone, or tablet,
demonstrate what they can do, and allow
you to practice your new skills. The class
cost is $5 and payment is due at the time of
sign up. For more information, please call
301-475-4002, opt. 1/ext. 3101.
Monitoring Your Blood Glucose
On Thursday, July 9 at 10 a.m., Medstar
St. Marys Hospital Health Connections
staff will be at the Loffler Senior Activity
Center to discuss blood glucose and insulin, blood glucose targets, symptoms of
high and low blood sugar, A1C, what makes
blood sugars go up and down, as well as using monitoring results. Sign up for this free
presentation by calling 301-737-5670, ext.
1658 or stop by the Loffler reception desk.
Loffler Luau Tickets Now On Sale
The eighth annual Loffler Luau will be
celebrated on Thursday, July 23 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Loffler Senior Activity
Center. This wildly popular event features

the favored trappings our partygoers love,
including Mean Gene DJ, staff-prepared
Huli-Huli Chicken, rice pilaf, pineapple
skewers, sesame cabbage salad, cucumber
salad, and key lime pie. Wear your favorite tropical garb and well give you a lei
that will look smashing with it. Tickets are
available at the Loffler Center for $8. Seating is limited to 100. Call 301-737-5670, ext.
1658 for more information.
Stay Youthful With Yoga
Experience the healing benefits of yoga.
Yoga for Everyone is offered at the Northern Senior Activity Center every Monday
at 9 a.m. and alternating Fridays at 8 a.m.
This ancient discipline is used as both an
exercise to increase flexibility and strength
as well as a method of relaxation. Cost is $3
per class, or you can purchase a $30 fitness
card good for 10 sessions. Try your first
class for free! For more information, please
call 301-475-4002, opt. 1/ext. 3103.
Ceramic Tile Coasters
Come to the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Friday, July 10 at 10 a.m. to make ceramic tile coasters. Cost for this project is
$4 for set of 4 and can be paid the day of the
class. Sign up by calling 301-737-5670 ext.
1658 or stop by the Loffler reception desk.
Tai Chi For Arthritis Starting Back
Up at Loffler
Starting Monday, July 13 the Loffler
Senior Activity Center will be offering
refresher classes for anyone who has completed a series of Tai Chi for Arthritis and
Fall Prevention. Classes will be held on
Mondays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. through
the remainder of July.
July Hot Dog Celebration

In celebration of National Hot Dog
Month the Garvey Senior Activity Center
will serve a hot dog meal on Wednesday,
July 8 at Noon. In addition to hot dogs, the
lunch menu includes baked beans, coleslaw,
fresh strawberries with whipped topping
and juice/milk/coffee/tea. Lunch will be
served at noon; entertainment will be provided at 12:30 p.m. by David Norris. Enjoy
your favorite old time country music. Sign
up in advance by calling 301-475-4200, ext.
1050.
Ice Cream Social Fundraiser
Need to cool off this summer? Take a
break from the heat and help raise funds
for entertainment and special events at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center on Friday,
July 10 from 2:30 4 p.m. In celebration of
the invention of the ice cream cone in July
of 1904, the Garvey Senior Activity Center
will serve ice cream on your choice of cone;
waffle, sugar, or wafer. Cost per cone: $2.
Also available will be ice cream sundaes for
$3 and brownie sundaes for $4. For more
information, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
Series on Decorative Painting
Techniques
The Northern Senior Activity Center will
be having a series on decorative painting on
Wednesdays, July 1 Aug. 5, from 1-3 p.m.
The instructor, Debbie Williams, will be
teaching proper brush stroke skills to help
improve detail work that can be applied to
canvas, crafts, and ceramics. The class cost
for the series is a one-time payment of $5.
Materials will be provided by the Center for
use. It is important to attend all six classes
to receive the maximum benefit from this
series. For more information, please call
301-475-4002, opt.1/ext. 3101.
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.
The Daughters of
James Bowles, Pt. III
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Jane Bowles, the third and last daughter
of James Bowles and Rebecca Addison,
was born about 1726 in St. Marys County.
Jane is briefly mentioned in a letter from
John Lewis to Capt. Lawrence Washington
(Georges half-brother) dated June 28, 1742-Mr. Wormeley and Col. Charles Carter
has lost their Ladies. Mr. Wormeley is making his addresses to Miss Bowles, of Maryland how it may fare with him I cannot
say.
Ralph Wormeley (1715-1790), the widower, was successful and married Jane Bowles
just a few months later on December 11,
1742. They made their home at Rosegill
in Middlesex County, Virginia. Ironically,
the first wife of Ralph Wormeley was Elizabeth Tayloe, sister of John Tayloe, Jr. who
married Rebecca Plater (Janes half-sister
and daughter of George Plater and Rebecca
Addison) in 1747.
For generations the home of Wormeley

of Virginiais perhaps the least popularly
known of Virginias colonial estates. In the
third decade of the seventeenth century
Christopher and Ralph Wormeley came
out to Virginia and founded their first home
in York County, each becoming a member of that Virginia House of Lordsthe
governors Council of State. In 1649, Ralph
Wormeley patented a tract of land wonderfully situated on the Rappahannock Riverin what is now Middlesex County
establishing Rosegill, passing in the year
of our Lord 1651Agatha (of the name
and family of Eltonhead of Eltonhead)*,
widow of the first Ralph Wormeley (who
was her second husband), took unto herself
a third matethe distinguished Sir Henry
Chicheley, Knight, a cavalier officer, member of the Governors Council in Virginia
and deputy governor of the Colonywho
made Rosegill his home throughout the remainder of his days.
Janes son, Ralph Wormeley (1744-
1806), in a letter to John Randolph Grymes,

dated 4 April, 1776, expressed himself quite
freely in loyal terms; the letter was intercepted, and Wormeley was ordered by resolution of the Virginia Convention to be confined to the county of Berkeley and that part
of his fathers estate which was in the county of Frederick, and not to depart the limits
thereof, and to give bond for 20,000. For
two years his movements were thus restricted. After his release he returned to Rosegill,
where, in 1781, oh, irony of fate! his estate
was pillaged and he robbed, by the crew of a
tory privateer, of thirty-six valuable slaves,
silver plate, jewelry, watches and wearing
apparel, some of the property, however, being later returned on application to General
Leslie, the English officer then commanding at Portsmouth. Despite this, after the
war he became a member of the Virginia
House of Delegates and the Virginia Convention of 1788.
Jane (Bowles) Wormeley died at Rosegill on October 21, 1793.
Courtesy of Virginia
Historical Society, online
*Agatha Eltonhead had several St. Marys

County connections. Her brother, William
Eltonhead, married Jane Fenwick (he was
her third husband), sister of Cuthbert Fenwick. He was captured and executed by the
Puritans at the Battle of the Severn in 1655.
Agathas sister was Jane Eltonhead who
was the second wife of Cuthbert Fenwick.
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Wanderings
of an Aimless Mind
Summer Days
By Shelby Opperman
Contributing Writer
Oh my, I think I am craving
sweet corn for breakfast now. I
think I will have to find a recipe for corn pudding. Someone
made one at either our church
refreshment hour or a church
event in the last year. I need
to find out who made the delicious concoction. Maybe some
of you have a recipe you might
share. So far all the ears of
corn we have purchased have
been delicious. Tidbit thinks
so anyway. Her eyes grow
large when we are eating corn
on the cob. She waits eagerly
staring a hole in our foreheads
until the cob is ready for her to
eat outside. Tidbit closes her
eyes and enjoys it just like
she does with Dixie Cups.
I just cant imagine living
anywhere else. We have sweet
corn and other other home
grown veggies, crabs, oysters,
local beef, stuffed ham: What
more do we need? We are surrounded by water, still can see
farm land, and we can get to
three major cities in less than
two hours. St. Marys County
is The Land of Pleasant Living indeed.
It doesnt mean that I dont
like to travel. I do enjoy exploring around in Virginia
there is so much to do and
see there too. For our birthday
weekend, this past weekend,
my husband and I made our
annual trip to Ingleside Winerys Rock and Roll Oldies
on Saturday night. Youd be
amazed how many St. Marys
County residents you see over
there. We stopped after we got
over the 301 bridge and bought
picnic fixings to enjoy by
their beautiful fountain in the
courtyard. We also had made
reservations at a Bed & Breakfast at Colonial Beach called
River Terra Retreat; only 15
minutes from the winery. We
went to Colonial Beach first
to drop off a few things at the
B & B. Its a lovely old home
from 1911 that is still in the
family. Its a good thing we
did go there first, because I
had it in my head that the B &
B was on the opposite side of
town. My husband didnt seem
to thrilled that I couldnt find
the B & B. Map quest was not
helping at all with no connec-
tion. But we eventually found

it. Apparently, this was the last
room anywhere in the Northern neck since a huge Blues
Fest was going on all weekend
and then a classic car show on
Sunday.
When we arrived at the
winery, It was hot, but a light
breeze made the evening bearable. Lots of fun beach and
dance music filled the air, and
everyone enjoyed their wine
and picnic lunches. Lovely.
Then the wind picked up, and
everyone started receiving
alerts on their phone. When
the tornado take cover alert
came through on everyones
phones, then the staff and
owners had everyone go in the
event building. Promptly after
that the power went out. But
did that stop a hundred people
drinking wine from having a
good time? No, candles were
found, some tables used their
phones for music and sang.
It was like being at summer
camp I loved it. The evening
was great. I did ask one of the
owners that if the storm got really bad would he let us stay in
the wine cellar. The look I received said it all. We all waited
until the storm finally passed
by before leaving. What an exciting night
Downed trees and debris
was everywhere all the way
back to Colonial Beach, but
the power was on. In the
morning, our innkeeper made
the most amazing breakfast
with homemade blueberry
and ginger smoothies, a baked
egg, cheese, and potato dish
in ramekins, along with bacon, and small fruit filled tiny
pancakes. I keep hoping I left
something there so I can go
back this weekend in time for
breakfast. There goes all the
heat related weight Ive lost!
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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Another Guns &

Bad Guys Story
By Laura Joyce
Contributing Writer
On a hot summer day a year or
two back, early in the evening, I
was driving into my neighborhood with Tim and Benji in the
car. Wed been somewhere or
other together, and were returning home on Route 235. The
traffic was heavy, and the driver
in back of me was clearly frustrated, riding the bumper of our
car, speeding up and then braking suddenly, making his irritation known with gestures that
made words unnecessary. If it
had been possible, Id have gotten out of his way, but I couldnt
go anywhere; there was a solid
wall of cars in front of me and
beside me, with no shoulder,
and I was just turning into our
neighborhood.
When the light changed, creating a small amount of space
between cars, the outraged
driver suddenly sped up and cut
around us, then slammed on his
brakes and stopped squarely in
the middle of the road. The moment seemed frozen. Everything
had happened so quickly; I had
to stop abruptly to avoid hitting
him or anyone else, and cars
around us were all paused, as
their drivers tried to figure out
what was going on.
There I was, stopped in the
middle of the intersection, unable to move, with the boys in
the car. I was still trying to absorb what was happening when
the angry driver jumped out of
his vehicle and ran back to where
we sat. He reached our car and
started screaming obscenities at
me, leaning his head in the window, which was down because
it was a warm evening. His face
was just inches from mine. I was
so stunned that I didnt say a
word.
Perhaps it was the sight of the
boys, who are big, or maybe it
was Ben telling him in a firm and
steady voiceone that sounded
far older than his yearsto get
back in his car, but after a few
more seconds of cursing and
threatening, he ran back to his
car and took off.
Ive thought about this many
times since it happened. Mostly,

Ive thought about how grateful I
am that none of us were harmed.
He didnt hit me, even though his
hands were curled into tight fists
that seemed ready for action, and
the boys werent within hitting
distance.
Ive also thought about how
grateful I am that he didnt have
a weapon. In the weeks following the incident, as I have many
timesafter Sandy Hook, after the Colorado movie theater
shooting, and, most recently,
after the horrifying massacre at
a church in South CarolinaI
thought about who should have
guns, about the kind of guns that
are necessary for hunting and
self-protection, and so on. Its a
subject that has been on my mind
not just because of the tragedies
that keep occurring, but also in
a distinctly personal way, ever
since Benji and his friend Jackson were held at gunpoint by a
homeowner in our neighborhood. At the time, Ben was doing nothing more threatening
than walking on the sidewalk in
Wildewood looking for Jackson,
who was lost and had wandered
through a common area trying to
find our house.
I could give you statistics
about how much less safe we are
these days, with assault weapons in the hands of anyone who
wants them, and I could make a
compelling argument about the
slippery slope weve gone down
with the NRA veering farther
and farther away from representing what a majority of Americans actually believe, which is
that sensible gun control is more
necessary than ever. Sensible
gun control doesnt mean taking
away peoples hunting rifles, or
the guns with which they arm
themselves in order to protect
their families, should it be necessary. But, if you believe that the
2nd Amendment means that every adult in this country should
be allowed to own any type of
gun they choose, including assault weapons that fire multiple
rounds in seconds, then Im not
going to convince you with reassurances that those of us in favor
of gun control are overwhelm-
ingly in favor of you keeping

your guns. Were in favor of this
because youre a sensible citizen.
Youre the one who is trained in
the use of firearms. Youre the
person who keeps them locked
up so a child cant stumble upon
them.
Youre not the one who uses
guns to work out your cop-wannabe fantasies when an unarmed
teenager strolls by. Youre also
not the one who uses a gun to
ruin a familys life when their
police officer-husband and father shows up to serve a subpoena, and youre not the one who
signals his disapproval with a
gun when his wife or girlfriend
doesnt get dinner on the table
fast enough. Youre not the one
who sits with a kind and welcoming group of people during
a Bible study and then turns on
them with hatred and violence.
You dont need me to tell you,
though: that person existsand
hes plenty scary enough without
a weapon.
That guy was in back of me,
entering Wildewood. That guy
was in Connecticut on a cold
December day, slaughtering innocent children, and he was in
South Carolina last week murdering peaceful worshipers.
Maybe he was enraged because
the traffic was heavy and he
had somewhere to be, or maybe
he was delusional and paranoid
from an untreated mental illness
(although, lets be clear, the vast
majority of people with mental
illness are not violent). Maybe he
carries hate and evil in his heart.
There are perhaps as many reasons for the massacres as there
are people carrying them out.
Whatever his reasons, that
guy is carrying around rage like
weight he cant lose, an extra 20
pounds he cant shake that seems
to flare up in a split second because his moment, his day, his
life isnt going exactly as he
wants it to. Hes the one Im worried about when it comes to guns
and gun control, and you should
be too.
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