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IN LOCAL
COMMUNITY RALLIES
FOR PEACE
IN COPS & COURTS
TWO CHILDREN
PERISH IN
LOVEVILLE FIRE
IN EDUCATION
COLLEGE FORGES
STEM AGREEMENT

Stuffed Hams,
PHOTO BY CEANDRA SCOTT
St. Mary’s Heritage
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LOCAL
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.”
—SMHEC BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S CHAIR JOE ANDERSON ON
Local News 3 RESTORING FUNDING TO THE PROPOSED RESEARCH BUILDING.

Cops & Courts 11

In Our Community 12
Feature 18
Obituaries 20 In Local
Education 22 Page 4
Senior Calendar 23
Library Calendar 23
Community Calendar 24
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Contributing Writers 27
Entertainment28
Business Directory 30

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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Peace Rally Was Also Call to Action
Photo by Ceandra Scott
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
As hundreds gathered to rally for peace and honor
the families of victims of the shooting at Great Mills
High School Sunday some there wanted to ensure that
the spirit captured at Chancellors Run Park did not
diminish.
“I think it was a beginning point,” said LaKer Bar-
ber, a member of Dominion Apostolic Ministries in
Photo by Ceandra Scott
The County Times Local News 3
after a time of crisis.
“It brought a time of encouragement
to bring about healing,” Barber said. “I
think that was needed… the community
coming together.”
Zenobia Dyson, mother of a Great
Mills High School graduate and a local
poet, said the peace rally accomplished
its mission.
“To see the community come together,
it was effective,” Dyson told The County
Times. “We all showed support to the
families.
“A lot of love was shown that day.”
It was a day when the community, no
matter their politics or beliefs, focused
on victims and supporting them, Dyson
said.
“The students saw we were behind
them,” said Dyson. “There was no one
pointing fingers, there was no one cast-
ing blame.”
Police, fire and rescue personnel were
singled out for particular praise by the
crowd as they walked out among them to
join in the rally.
“It gave me a new perspective on our
community,” Dyson said. “We need
these types of people in this world.
“They’re out there everyday trying to
save a life.”
Lexington Park. “If you want action, you rally the Dyson said she had not seen such unity
troops.” in the community in a long time.
Barber said the peace rally, which also honored first “That day we were all the same,” she said. “All our
responders and helped begin the healing process fol- hearts were broken.
lowing the death of 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey March “It was phenomenal to me.”
22, was a chance for the community to take a hard look
at a range of issues from depression and mental illness guyleonard@countytimes.net
in young people to gun laws.
“The pivotal thing now is what happens next,” Bar-
ber said. “It’s one thing to say we’ve got to get these
guns off the streets but there’s more to that.”
It started with citizens learning more about the de-
bates over issues and educating themselves about the
law regarding guns, background checks and mental
illness.
Willey was shot and killed by one of her classmates,
Austin Wyatt Rollins, with a handgun the shooter’s fa-
ther legally owned.
Sheriff’s office investigators believe the shooting
was connected in some way to a relationship once
shared between Rollins and Willey.
Sheriff’s investigators now say that Rollins shot Wil-
ley in the head just before classes were to begin March
20.
Rollins first shot also hit Desmond Barnes, 14, in the
leg.
After the first shot, Dfc. Blaine Gaskill, the school
resource officer immediately responded and as he con-
fronted Rollins, the 17-year-old shooter shot himself in
the head.
Gaskill fired almost simultaneously striking Rollins
firearm, a Glock 17 9mm pistol.
Offering more counseling and mental health servic-
es to young people was key, Barber said.
“Some of these kids are suffering from so many
things,” she said. “If he [Rollins] had someone to talk
to would it have happened differently?
“We don’t know, we will never know.”
Whatever attendees at the rally thought about the
issues, they were all there to support the Great Mills
High School community and the community at large Photo by Ceandra Scott
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Third Building, SMHEC Merger on Hold
Some Founders Oppose Governance Change
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land Higher Education
Center (SMHEC) in the
state’s capital construc-
tion budget, but time is
running out.
“They’re trying for
a pre-authorization of
$10 million to keep it
in the capital budget,”
said Del. Deb Rey (R-
Dist.29) about the recent
actions of the House of
Delegates Appropria-
tions Committee.
However, Rey said the
project was essentially
on “life support.”
She said the $10 million, if success-
fully inserted into the budget, could
act as a place holder for the long-an-
ticipated project that would allow the
Board of Public Works to authorize
construction.
Sen. Steve Waugh said that Sen-
ate President Thomas V (R. Dist. 29).
“Mike” Miller has stepped into the
issue, including the legislation that
would authorize the University Sys-
tem of Maryland to take over opera-
tions at the higher education center.
“The building and the merger are
both being held up by Sen. Miller,”
Waugh said Tuesday. “The issues are
linked, and he wants both resolved to-
gether.” Waugh later said Miller had
“kicked” the project out for another
year.
The bill to merge the two institu-
tions passed the House by a 135-0 vote
March 17 and started in the Senate
March 19.
The original amount to begin con-
struction was $28.4 million but that
was pulled from the capital budget by
a Senate committee at the behest of a
report from the Department of Legis-
lative Services.
That report showed that declining
enrollment at the higher education
center meant that it was unlikely it
could support an even greater com-
mitment by the University System of
Maryland.
“Due to concerns that the justifica-
tion for the project does not support
the scope of the project, the Depart-
ment of Legislative Services recom-
mends deleting the appropriation for
Thursday, March 29, 2018
the project,” the report reads. “ In ad-
dition, USMO should submit a report
reevaluating the project and include an
assessment of the current and planned
program offerings and how programs
will meet the workforce demands of
the region.”
Joe Anderson, head of the board
of governors for the higher education
center, said it may take more time but
he believed the research center would
be built someday.
“We’re waiting to see how things
turn out in conference committee over
the next few days,” Anderson told
The County Times. “Everybody in
the community has gotten behind this
project.
“This is going to be a transforma-
tional project for our community.
Three of the founders of SMHEC
in recent weeks have launched a cam-
paign to derail the University of Mary-
land takeover and spoke that opinion
at the House hearing in Annapolis.
Gary Hodge, who was executive di-
rector of the Tri-County Council dur-
ing the creation of SMHEC, said in
a prepared statement: “Why should
the state repeal an independent, self-
governing, locally-accountable, re-
sponsive model of governance that has
a proven track record of exceptional
performance that has benefited thou-
sands of Southern Marylanders for
nearly a quarter century?”
Bob Randall the SMHEC board’s
first chairman and Bob Parkinson, a
board member, worry that the Univer-
sity of Maryland takeover will reduce
the resolve of other institutions to pro-
vide offerings, as they have histori-
cally done.
Randall, in his testimony to the
House committee, said, “Why is
this being done? There has been
little forthright public dialogue spe-
cifically regarding the loss of center
independence.’
All three believe the change in gov-
ernance should be delayed for more
study. Parkinson said in his House
testimony “Why now? If this bill were
delayed there is nothing in the litera-
ture that will stop the third building
from breaking ground this summer.”
That is except for possibly the leg-
islature. It is also unclear whether
the University of Maryland will want
to take over SMHEC if they fail in
their quest for the third building for
research.
Waugh told The County Times
he has always felt the two bills were
interconnected.
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Planners Approve Hollywood
Winegardner Auto Site
Opponents Say They were Misled About Traffic Study
By Dick Myers
Editor
The St. Mary’s County Planning Com-
mission has given the go-ahead for the
new Winegardner auto dealership on
Route 235 in Hollywood. The planners, by
a 5-2 vote approved the concept site plan
for the 29,969 square-foot new-car dealer-
ship and service center on 7.76 acres of the
overall 22-acre site at the Route 245/Sot-
terley Road intersection with Route 235.
The Chevrolet and GMC car dealer-
ship will relocate from Leonardtown
where under its former Bell Motor Com-
pany banner it had bene located since 1939
(they were the country’s second oldest
auto dealer when they went out of busi-
ness, having been established in 1923 in
Pearson where the Patuxent River Naval
Air Station is now located.)
Commission Vice Chairman Joseph
VanKirk was chairing the meeting in the
absence of chairman Howard Thomp-
son, who recused himself. VanKirk and
member Hal Willard voted against the
approval.
The car dealership proposal had been
attached to the hip with the adjacent com-
mercial center since the controversial cen-
ter was presented separately to the plan-
ning commission more than two years
ago; the planners denied it largely over
traffic issues. That denial was appealed
by the developer to the Board of Appeals,
which overturned the denial. Director of
Land Use and Growth Management Bill
Hunt said the appeals board decision was
the effective approval of the commercial
centers site plan for 13 acres of the overall
22-acre property. But that nine acres for
the auto dealer was always conspicuously
present on the plan.
The planning commission original traf-
fic concerns remain to this day as residents
reiterated them at the March 26 hearing on
the car dealership.
The March 26 approval is contingent
on the two parcels being subdivided. The
plan calls for the access to the car dealer-
ship to be through the commercial center
property. Three access points have been
approved: Route 235, Sotterley Road and
Old Route 235. Those accesses will have
to be constructed before construction can
begin on the car dealership
A group of Hollywood residents ap-
pealed the appeals board decision and a
visiting judge in St. Mary’s County Cir-
cuit Court upheld that decision. According
to Paul Bennett, one of the citizens filing
suit, the group was prepared to appeal the
court decision to a higher court when a let-
ter was circulated on May 22, 2017.
That letter, penned by Hunt after a
meeting in Annapolis between county
and State Highway Administration (SHA)
staff, concluded, “The February 2016 TIS
(Traffic Impact Study) was not accurate
because the access point from MD 235
across from the (Hollywood) Fire Depart-
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holiday wit
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SHA.” family.
Hunt said he reached that conclusion
after talking to the SHA folks, who told
him they would not have approved it if the
two parts of the property were under one MARCH SENIOR
ownership, which they were.
Bennett told The County Times that
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the citizen group decided not to appeal
the circuit court decision to the Maryland
Court of Special Appeals based on the call
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for a new traffic study, which is what they
wanted.
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Hunt told the planning commission that
the May 22, 2017 letter was superseded Discount Nights
by a letter from Maryland Secretary of
Transportation Peter Rahm dated Jan. Special menu to pick from!
29, 2018. In that letter Rahn said the state
would review an updated traffic study if
the county required it. Hunt referred The
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neer John Groeger to explain why that did OUTSIDE BASE GATE 2 PAX NAS
not open the door for a new study. MON. - FRI. 6 A.M. - 8 P.M.
Groeger said the 235 and 245/Sotter- SAT. 7 A.M. - 2 P.M. • SUN. 8 A.M. - 2 P.M.
ley Road intersection would still be at an
acceptable level of service after both the
Hollywood Commercial Center and the
Winegardner projects based on the in-
formation supplied in an updated study
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that just added the trip counts for the auto
dealership (about 900 daily). Based on that
there was no need for a new study, he said.
atBuy it at
Sell It,
That’s the same thing that Groeger said
in a letter dated March 31, 2017 as part of
the comments for the county’s technical
review of the auto dealership.
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that putting the entrance there would sever
the auto dealership property and make the
traffic flow on the property worse.
VanKirk also expressed concern about
a proposed acceleration/deceleration lane
along the entire Route 235 length. Sev-
eral speakers expressed concern about the
conflicting traffic moves created by that
lane. “We think they could have done a
better job on this plan,” Mike Thompson
testified.
Several speakers did support the Win-
egardner family and contributions to the
community, including Nick Ferrante of
Nicks of Clinton and Gary Bell, former-
ly of his family’s business and who now
works for Winegardner. Even the oppo- A Southern Maryland professional auction company providing services to
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Large Turnout
Expected at Willey Funeral
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and
State Highway Administration crews
will be out in force today and Friday to
manage traffic for the prayer vigil and
funeral services for Jaelynn Willey, 16,
who died as a result of the shooting at
Great Mills High School last week.
Services on both days will be held at
the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment on Three Notch Road.
Visitation will take place from 2p.m.
to 7p.m. today, with prayer services in-
terspersed at 3p.m.
L The funeral service will take place at
I 10a.m. Friday.
Visitation is open to the public who
S Jaelynn Willey wish to pay their respects, according
to Cpl. Julie Yingling, sheriff’s office
T spokesperson, but the funeral will be open only to family and friends.
I Cell phones and cameras are prohibited at either event, she said.
“We’ve heard numbers from in the hundreds to 1,000 will attend,” Yingling said.
N Capt. Steve Hall, commander of the sheriff’s office Special Operations Division,
said all attendees would have to park in the upper parking lot of the firehouse on
G either day.
P theHeservices
warned that traffic conditions would be difficult and that anyone not attending
should avoid the area.
R “We expect it to be filled to capacity,” Hall said.
I
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Budget Includes More
$ Funding For Teacher Salaries
2 By Guy Leonard
1 Staff Writer
9 The finalized county budget for fiscal 2019 going to public hearing has an extra
$1.4 million in it for both teacher and county employee salary increases and no cuts
, to the property tax rate.
9 The overall operating budget comes in at $226.8 million.
The most debate at the March 22 Commissioners of St. Mary’s County meeting
0 took place over the request for $1.5 million from the public schools system to fulfill
a negotiated agreement with teachers and administrators unions.
0 A compromise motion made by Commissioner Todd Morgan won out over one
from Commissioner Mike Hewitt.
Morgan’s plan was to take $700,000 from the sheriff’s budget and use it to fund
the negotiated agreements and take about $633,000 from the commissioners’ public
hearing reserve and received funds from the State Department of Assessments and
Taxation and use that money to fund step increases for other county employees.
Morgan said calls to use some of he $30 million in fund balances for the county to
fund school salaries, which were recurring expenses, were off the table.
“Fund balance cannot be used for recurring costs,” Morgan said. “That pot of
money is off limits.”
Morgan’s compromise won by a 4-to-1 vote, with Hewitt voting in opposition.
Hewitt’s plan was to take $1.5 million out of the sheriff’s office increase of $2.5
million and give it directly to the school board.
“Given what’s happened this week [the shooting at Great Mills High School] now
is not the time to quibble over a small increase to the Board of Education,” Hewitt
said. “We’ve been wounded… we need to support these teachers.”
Commissioner Tom Jarboe supported Hewitt’s plan but said
the eventual compromise was suitable to take to public hearing.
“But is it executable,” Jarboe questioned. “I remain cautious about that.”
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 The County Times Cops & Courts 11

No Smoke Detectors in Fire That

Claimed Two Children’s Lives
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A house fire in Loveville is being
blamed for the death of two small chil-
dren and the hospitalization of four oth-
ers, Maryland State Fire Marshals have
said.
The cause of the fire is still under
investigation.
Two other children in the fire have
been hospitalized as have two adult fe-
males, according to Chief Deputy State
Fire Marshal Gregory J. Der, who was
at the scene with county sheriff’s office
investigators and first responders from
the Leonardtown firehouse.
There were no smoke detectors in the
home, Der said.
The family of the two deceased chil-
dren has started a web page — at the
GoFundMe site — to raise money in
the wake of the tragedy.
“It is with a heavy heart that I am
writing this and asking for help for
these [two] beautiful children whose
lives were cut short by a house fire this
morning.  Kaleb and Kassidy [John-
son] are my niece and nephew.  [Their]
mother is in ICU awaiting surgery after
trying to battle the fire and save their
life,” wrote Steve Topolski, uncle to the
two children. “If you can help with any
donation amount it will be greatly ap-
preciated, as they have lost everything.  4:39 a.m.
The amount raised will go towards the
funeral expenses for these beautiful ba-
bies and to Kelsey’s medical expenses.  flown out for medical care, as were
I thank each and everyone of you in ad-
vance for your help and generosity.”
The children in the fire were all very
young.
“They’re all under the age of six
years old,” Der said of the four chil-
dren’s ages.
The children who died were two and
three years old.
The two adults have been hospital-
ized at Washington Hospital Center.
Investigators report that a neigh-
bor saw the fire and came to aid the
occupants; initial reports were that
neighbors helped the occupants out of
windows.
Fire marshals say the fire was ini-
tially discovered by Kelsey Davis, one
of the occupants of the home at about
Both Davis and Autumn Bowles,
one of the owners of the property, were
Bowles two children, aged one year old
and two months old.
The survivors suffered non-life
threatening injuries from the fire, in-
vestigators stated.
The structure was completely de-
stroyed; two dogs also perished in the
blaze.
In light of the loss of life, St. Mary’s
County government has issued a plea
to the public to use smoke detectors in
their homes.
guyleonard@countytimes.net

St. Mary’s County Sherrif’s Office

Missing Juvenile “CRIMES” (274637). 
Through the Crime Solvers Program
tipsters are eligible for an award of up to
$1,000 for information about a crime in
St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest
or indictment.

Police Seek Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Of-
fice is seeking the whereabouts of Cesi-
bel Keilin Cambara-Gonzalez.  Camba-
ra-Gonzalez was reported missing on
March 25, 2018, and was last seen in Sil-
ver Spring, Maryland. At this time, no
critical factors are known regarding the
missing juvenile. Cambara-Gonzalez is
believed to be voluntarily in the com-
pany of Alfredo Hernandez Martinez.  ers Program tipsters are eligible for an
Anyone with information on the
whereabouts of Cambara-Gonzalez or
Alfredo Martinez is asked to contact
the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Of-
fice at (301) 475-8008. Citizens may
remain anonymous and contact Crime
Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip
to “TIP239” plus their message to
The St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office
is seeking the identity
of the person pictured.
On
February 24, 2018,
the individual attempt-
ed to leave the Walmart
store located on Mira-
mar Way, in Califor-
nia, with a cart full of
camping merchandise that had not been
purchased. When confronted, the sus-
pect fled the store.
Anyone with information on the sus-
pect’s identity is asked to contact DFC.
Roszell at (301) 475- 4200 extension
*8108 or by email at Rachael.Roszell@
stmarysmd.com. Citizens may remain
anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at
(301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239”
plus their message to “CRIMES”
(274637). Through the Crime Solv-
award of up to $1,000 for information
about a crime in St. Mary’s County that
leads to an arrest or indictment.
—Cpl. Julie Yingling
Sheriff’s Office PIO
 12 In Our Community
Maryland Day Focuses on African-American Life
By Dick Myers
Editor
It would have been quite a cake.
Maryland’s birthday celebration
deserved 384 candles to mark the
founding of the state on March 25,
1634 when the settlers in the ships
the “Ark” and the “Dove’ landed at
St. Clements Island in the Potomac
River.
A short time later they established
the first settlement at St. Mary’s City.
The state-owned Historic St. Mary’s
City was the location for the annual
celebration for what is known as
Maryland Day.
This year’s celebration on Saturday,
March 24 was at a different location
than normal – the grounds of the Inn
at Brome-Howard. St. Mary’s City’s
heyday was the 17th Century –the co-
lonial capital had been moved to An-
napolis before the end of the century
and the town was on its way to virtu-
ally disappearing.
But people remained in the area and
the establishment of St. Mary’s Fe-
i i
Prince Frederick Library
ry
y connects us to a history we have been burn who lived there from 1930 to
March & April
Coming to Frederick in May & June
Hagerstown July & Aug
Westminster Sept & Oct
Towson Nov & Dec
Featuring:
Mary
ryland
y Ammo Boxes,
Mary
ryland Belts, Weapons,
Excavated Buckles and
Original Images of Local Soldiers
The County Times
male Seminary there
gave the area an in-
stitution with em-
ployees So, Historic
St. Mary’s City does
tell stories of not just
the 17th Century, but
also before and after.
And, for this year’s
Maryland Day, a rib-
bon was cut for a new
exhibit of African-
American life in the
area in the 19 th and
20h centuries. That
exhibit is close to the
Inn at Brome Howard
thus the reason for
the special Maryland
Day location.
Before the ribbon
cutting, a ceremo- John Taft Bailey of Lettie Marshall Dent E.S. carried the St. Mary’s County flag. He is the son of Board of
ny was held under Education Chair Karin Bailey.
an enclosed tent to
brace the crowd from the chilly tem- can be quire unpredictable this tine
peratures outside, a reminder that the if year, as witnessed by last week’s Senate President Mike Miller was
early settlers may have faced equally snow).
harsh conditions sailing up the river
l
Thursday, March 29, 2018
in 1634 (Southern Maryland weather gave a greeting.
During the ceremony Maryland
recognized for his long-standing con-
An integral part of the ceremony tributions to St. Mary’s City.
since 1988 has been the bestowing of Then the attendees walked a short
the Cross Bottony Award, named af- distance to a partially restored home.
ter the Crossland Cross, an element in In the early 1840s most of St. Mary’s
the Maryland state f lag. This year’s City was a plantation of Dr. John
award went to the Maryland Commis- Brome, who owed 60 African-Amer-
sion on African-American History ican men and women Brome’s house,
and Culture (MCAAHC) in recogni- now called the Inn at Brome How-
tion of their contributions to the new ard, survives that era along with the
exhibit. remnants of one of the slave quarters.
The award was presented to According to information provided
MCAAHC Executive Director Cha- for the ribbon cutting, “The earliest
nel Compton, who was also the key- photograph of it is from the 1880’s
note speaker. She asked the audience and shows the duplex adjacent to a
how many felt they had been taught single dwelling that has since been
the real history of African-American demolished.”
contributions and only a smattering The last residents of the home were
raised their hands. ” Standing here the family of Solomon and Lily Mil-
conditioned to ignore,” she said.
The state’s Banneker Douglas ings in 1980.
1965. The state acquired the build-
Museum in Baltimore is part of the Excavations around the existing
MCAAHC’s responsibilities. Comp- and former buildings were conducted
ton urged the attendees to visit the from 1993 ad 2004. The findings led
museum. to a doctoral dissertation by Dr. Terry
The ceremony also had a somber Brock. His research is the basis for
note with the shootings at Great Mills the information provided in the ex-
High School and the death of victim hibits within the house.
Jaelynn Willey on everyone’s mind. The stabilized structure contains
In his invocation, Trinity Episcopal three rooms that show African-Amer-
Church Pastor Rev. John Ball asked ican life during the three periods of
for a moment of silence for the vic- its habitation.
tims and the first responders at the The ribbon cutting was conducted
scene. by HSMC Director of Research Dr.
Senator Steve Waugh (R: 29 th Henry Miller and was attended by the
District) in presenting citations for descendants of the Milburns. Tours
Maryland Day said he was not as “lo- of the new Brome Quarter exhibit fol-
quacious” as he normally would have lowed the ribbon cutting.
been because of the tragedy.
The annual ceremony also features dickmyers@countytimes.net
a parade of the f lags of Maryland’s
23 counties and Baltimore city. A
25th was also included – a ceremonial
staff of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.
Tribal chairman, Francis Gray also
Thursday, March 29, 2018 The County Times In Our Community 13

North End Gallery: Three Bold Women

April 3, 2018 through April 29
watercolor since they usually have such kles from every surface. Every visual
strong and vivid color. Though by na- angle reveals new reflections.  For Ro-
ture not a daring person, she is able to lape, this show represents an explora-
express a boldness through her art. tion of fused glass possibilities. What
Rachael Platt: Rachael aims to create ties her work together is the vibrancy
one-of-a kind functional and sculptural of color. From the detailed enamel work
ceramic artwork that evokes the sacred- on “Osprey’s Catch” or the lush colors
ness of nature, drawing all of her inspi- of “Gathered Flowers” to the swirling
ration from mythical woodlands and depths of “Moody Blues”, colors engulf
glazes inspired by healing gemstones. the viewer in their richness. 
Her work is dedicated to delving into Visit North End in April to see this
Color can speak volumes. Sometimes the depths of myth and form--she finds very colorful show. Three Bold Women
color whispers, other times a color inspiration in the treasures of the world runs from April 3 through April 29,
might divulge a secret, or invite us to around us--the precious stones that se- with the reception on April 6 from 5-8
conversation. Sometimes, color shouts!  cret themselves in the rock beneath PM during the First Friday celebra-
Ann Preston, Rachael Platt, and Mary our feet, the plant-life that feeds on
Ida Rolape are not afraid to shout with that buried possibility, the animals that
color, to sing its loudest songs, or to live upon the earth’s surface, and the tion. North End Gallery is located at
bravely venture somewhere new. Color dreams that we ascribe to all of these-- 41652 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown.
can be exuberant and joyful... especially the myths that shape us. Rachael hopes The North End Gallery is open Tues-
when it’s BOLD! to wield the spirit of the earth, seal it in days through Saturdays from 10 AM
Ann Preston: Color has a great impact fire, and bring only the most magical, to 5 PM and from noon to 4 PM on
on her art. It inspires and dictates what bright, and ethereal pieces to your home. Sundays. For more information please
she paints, and helps her to interpret Mary Ida Rolape: Mary Ida Rolape is visit www.northendgallery.org or call
an object or emotion. People are often entranced with the way light reflects 301-475-3130.
surprised to find that her paintings are through glass.  Colors glow. Light spar-

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Thursday, March 29, 2018
St. Mary’s County Arts Council
Celebrates Youth Art Month 2018
The Council for Art Education an-
nually oversees the administration
of “Youth Art Month” at a national
level with various schools, arts coun-
cils, and other organizations hosting
related events. The establishment of
a special month dedicated to art cre-
ated by children encourages support
for school art programs, recognition
of local students, and the promotion
of both artistic and life skills through
Caregivers Conference
Set for April 20
The St. Mary’s County Depart-
ment of Aging & Human Services
will host the 26th Annual Southern
Maryland Caregivers Conference
on Friday, April 20 at the Southern
Maryland Higher Education Center
in California, Maryland. Caregivers
are encouraged to attend the annual
event, which will take place from 8
a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Admission for care-
givers is $30.
 The conference will touch on top-
ics including : Protecting Yourself
from Financial Exploitation; Coping
with Challenging Behaviors Associ-
ated with Dementia; Body Mechanics
and Safe Care Giving in the Home;
Understanding the Medicare Maze;
Veterans Affairs Caregiver Support
Program; Caregiver Resources for
the Southern Maryland Community;
Making Sense of Living Wills and
Other Advance Directives and Un-
derstanding the Maryland MOLST
Form; Nutrition and Medications;
Late Life Mental Health Disorders;
Understanding Medicaid Coverages
for the Elderly and Disabled; Build-
ing Caregiver Resilience through
Proper Nutrition; Hospice, Palliative
Care and Bereavement; Taking Care
of Your Family: Hospital to Home
The County Times In Our Community 15
problem-solving, creativity, observa- contest and exhibit displayed at their
tion, planning, and communication new gallery space in Leonardtown.
development. This year’s theme of The winners of special recognition
“Building Community Through Art” were selected by a panel of judges and
encouraged students to think about announced as follows:
how and where they live, the many • 1st Place “Kell and Ruby” by
Alizza Damaso of LIFE Academy
(homeschool)
• 2nd Place “Leonardtown Can Be
Found 1,000’s of Miles Away” by Ja-
cob Farren of Leonardtown Middle
School
• 3rd Place “Kitty Community Creat-
ing Art in Maryland” by Heidi Davis
of Leonardtown High School
St. Mary’s County Arts Council
wishes to recognize all of the stu-
dents who participated, visit www.
ways that art creates connections to
stmarysartscouncil.com to learn more
others, as well as a myriad of other
about upcoming arts related events for
ideas depending on how the students
all ages.
chose to interpret this national theme.
Many amazing and impressive sub-
—Nell Elder
missions were received by St. Mary’s
County Arts Council for their annual
Pet of the Week
and Caring for a Loved One who
Never Cared for You.
The conference is sponsored by
Meet Sadie!
The Geriatrics and Gerontology LOOKING FOR LOVE? You can tell
Education and Research Program, just by looking at my darling
the University of Maryland in Balti- face that I’m a real sweetie
more, the St. Mary’s County Depart-
ment of Aging & Human Services,
and I enjoy playing with
the Charles County Department of people. I want to PLEASE
Community Services and the Calvert everyone I meet! It
County Office on Aging. only takes me a very
 Pre-registration is required. For few minutes to become
more information, or to register, con- friends and I have lots
tact Cindy Olmsted at 301-934-0128
or email olmstedc@charlescoun- of love to give! I’m a 1
tymd.gov. Interested vendors should year 10 month old female
contact Rebecca Kessler at 301-475- Hound mix. Since I’m
4200, ext. *1061 or email rebecca. young I may do better in a
kessler@stmarysmd.com. Vendor mature home. They say I’ve
spaces are limited. Registration is
$45 for non-profit organizations
been PATIENTLY WAITING in the
and $95 for for-profit organizations. shelter for 32 DAYS. Could you be the
Sponsorships are still being accept- MIRACLE I need? PLEASE CHOOSE ME!
ed. And remember, if there is room in the heart,
For caregivers in need of respite there is room in the house!
services or scholarships to attend the
conference, contact Daphne Bennear Come meet me and the wonderful gang at Tri-
at 301-475-4200, ext. *1069. County Animal Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter
Road, Hughesville) or call 301-932-1713 for more
Press Release from St. Mary’s information. To see more of my amazing friends
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 18 Feature The County Times Thursday, March 29, 2018

Stuffed Ham More Than Just Food

By Guy Leonard The cooking of a ham, which can Brock, manager at
Staff Writer weigh about 15 pounds fully stuffed, the McKay’s Fine
can take between four and five hours. Food and Pharmacy
At 84 years of age, Aggie Tinsley Tinsley remembers when stuffed in Leonardtown.
has prepared, stuffed and cooked ham was prepared here in St. Mary’s “When I moved here
more stuffed hams than she can count only during the holidays such as Eas- in 2001 I had never
but she thinks they number in the ter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. heard of it.
thousands. It was also a staple at community “I tried it and I got
“I’ve been stuffing hams for 50 gatherings and fundraising events, hooked.”
years,” Tinsley said. “It’s just some- and continues to be, she said. Tinsley also works
thing I was brought up with.” “Now we have stuffed ham all the at the McKay’s store.
The basic recipe is perhaps centu- time,” Tinsley said. “It used to be you People who have
ries old, and the dish is unique to St. could only get it on the holidays.” visited St. Mary’s or
Mary’s County. Though the dish has possible roots even lived here and
It starts with a large, corned ham in the culinary traditions of slaves moved away, keep
with the bone removed. It’s then making the most of whatever foods ordering it for the
stuffed with a blend of kale, cabbage, they had, it has been transformed holidays and have it
onions and spices — including red into more of a luxury item despite its shipped to them.
pepper f lakes — that give it an earthy down home, country appeal. “We ship to Ari-
and spicy f lavor. “Because it’s expensive, it’s like a zona all the time,”
After it’s trussed with butcher’s gourmet dish to them,” Tinsley said. Brock said. “We ship
twine (without it the boned ham loses The stuffed hams have become all over the continen-
its shape), stuffed and covered again popular across the nation, despite tal United States.”
in the kale and cabbage stuffing, it’s only being prepared and sold from St. Keeping moder-
wrapped in cheesecloth and either Mary’s County. ate amounts on hand
boiled or steamed. “It’s a huge draw for us,” said Don throughout the year,
Brock said produc- Stuffing includes kale, cabbage, onion, and spices.
tion of stuffed hams
ramps up heavily for the holidays. But it also provides customers a
The demand has remained con- show.
sistent locally and for orders out of “People who love stuffed ham al-
county, Brock said. ways love watching us make it,” Pask-
The recipe for stuffed ham, with er said.
its powerful spicy f lavors and earthy Virginia Jordon, deli manager at
vegetables, ensures that it isn’t just McKay’s, puts stuffing in both ends
plain old ham. of the trussed ham but also makes in-
“People like that hint of spice in cisions on its surface to make way for
the ham,” Brock said. “It’s good on a even more stuffing.
sandwich.” “We did 180 hams for Christmas
Just how people enjoy stuffed ham and we did 200 for Thanksgiving,”
varies widely, even the recipe chang- Jordan said. “It’s all non-stop.”
es given where it’s prepared in the When the hams are up for cooking
county. the smell easily wafts far away, she
The farther south it’s prepared, the said.
more kale in the stuffing. The farther “You can smell it all the way out-
north, more cabbage. side,” said Jordan. “It’s a nice holiday
“I like it better warm,” said Donna smell.”
Pasker, who works preparing them at Born and raised in St. Mary’s
McKay’s. “But everybody else likes it County, Jordan sees stuffed ham as
cold.” more than holiday food, but as a way
Some will eat it on normal sand- of preserving a very unique way of
wich bread, while others love it on life.
potato rolls. “This is part of my heritage,” Jor-
Some just like it simple and on a dan told The County Times. “I love
plate, mounded up with more vegeta- history and I love doing things that
ble stuffing. preserve our heritage.”
It’s often served as a stand-alone Despite the age of the recipe, the
dish at major occasions but when its demand for stuffed ham does not
ordered at a deli it’s often sold in seem to slacken as younger genera-
large quantities to satisfy lingering tions raised here take to its strong
appetites. spicy f lavors and aromas.
Just cutting the vegetables in “I think it’s really important,” Tins-
enough quantities to stuff all the ley said of continuing the stuffed ham
hams that have been ordered is a big tradition. “It’s a county thing.”
job.
The cabbage, kale and onions come guyleonard@countytimes.net
in huge bins to be put through a veg-
etable processor; they’re then put
back into bins with seasonings for the
eventual stuffing.
The process is very labor intensive,
Deli Manager Virginia Jordan finishes stuffing a corned ham. requiring hours in the kitchen.
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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.
Jaelynn Rose Willey maintained good grades and was on
the honor roll. She was a member
of the high school swim team and
GMAC Club swim team. She had
just set a club record in the 100 f ly.
She was a talented swimmer and
earned her life guard license last
year. She always had an affinity
for the water and enjoyed vacation-
ing with her family at the beaches,
especially Cornfield Point Beach in
CT. She loved the snow, particu-
larly sledding and swimming in her
bathing suit in the snow. She liked
taking walks with her family, espe-
cially any time she could spend with
her siblings. She was very close to
them and was a loving sister. She
not only loved her siblings, but she
loved younger children and was a
very caring and fun babysitter. She
Jaelynn Rose Willey, 16, of Lex- was a delicious baker and made the
ington Park, MD, died on Thursday, best chocolate chip cookies ever. Her
March 22, 2018, at University of pet cats, Twilight and Starlight, were
Maryland Prince George’s Hospital her fur babies.
Center, surrounded by her loving Jaelynn was a vibrant, beautiful
family. and sweet teenager who was evolv-
She was born February 24, 2002, ing into a beautiful young lady. She
in Texas to Daniel Lee and Melissa enjoyed hanging out with her friends
Cormier Willey. and family. She was looking forward
Jaelynn attended the10th grade at to attending her first prom and had
Great Mills High School, where she just tried on dresses with her friends.
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She will be missed by many, those
who knew and loved her and those
who have come to know and love her.
In addition to her loving parents,
Jaelynn is also survived by her sib-
lings: Cameron, Nolen, Addison,
Eryn, Rhiannan, Madalyn, Benja-
min, and Peyton; her grandparents:
Robert Cormier of Manchester, CT,
Donna Christopher of Ennis, TX,
and Timothy Willey of Frazeysburg,
OH; her great grandmother, Doris
Brisson of Wethersfield, CT; her
aunts and uncles: Kimberly Corm-
ier, Timothy Cormier, Valerie Bar-
ran, Gregory Cormier, and Danielle
“Monkey” Cormier; and many ex-
tended family and friends. She is
preceded in death by her grandmoth-
er, Darlene Cormier.
Family will receive friends for
Jaelynn’s Life Celebration on Thurs-
day, March 29, 2018 from 2:00 to
7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at
3:00 p.m., at Hollywood Volunteer
Fire Department, 24801 Three Notch
Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. A Fu-
neral Service will be celebrated by
Meredith Wilkins-Arnold on Friday,
March 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Hol-
lywood Volunteer Fire Department.
Interment will be private.
Serving as pallbearers will be
Timothy Cormier, Gregory Cormier,
Troy Kroll, Luis Acedo, Cameron
Willey, Nolen Willey, and Garrett
Crownover.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A.
John Francis Quade
John Francis Quade “Popeye”,
93, of Chaptico, MD passed away
on March 23, 2018 in Leonardtown,
MD surrounded by his loving family.
Born on May 8, 1924 in Chaptico,
MD he was the son of the late Lucy
Catherine Russell Quade and Alton
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Monroe Quade. Popeye was the lov-
ing husband of Dorothy Irene Quade
who preceded him in death on Sep-
tember 27, 1993 and whom he mar-
ried on July 3, 1944 in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church Bushwood, MD.
He is survived by his children: Ed-
die Quade (Shirley) of Hollywood,
MD, Barbara Jean Knott (Sammy),
Ronnie Quade, and Kenny Wayne
Quade (Susan) all of Chaptico, MD.
Siblings: James Bernard “Bunny”
Quade of Avenue, MD and Alice
Dornes of Bryantown, MD. 8 Grand-
children, 16 Great-Grandchildren
and 2 Great-Great-Grandchildren.
Popeye is preceded in death by his
siblings: Harry Quade, Alton Quade,
Mary Levia Pilkerton, William J.
Wink Quade, Elliott Quade, Cath-
erine Hall, and Joe Quade.
Popeye was a lifelong St. Mary’s
County resident. He was employed as
a Truck Driver for the State Highway
Administration for 20 years. Popeye
enjoyed fishing, shucking oysters,
playing cards, working in the yard
and telling jokes and stories. He es-
pecially loved his family.
Contributions may be made to
Seventh District Vol. Rescue Squad
P.O. Box 7 Avenue, MD 20609 and/
or Leonardtown Vol. Rescue Squad
P.O. Box 299 Leonardtown, MD
20650.
Arrangements provided by Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A. Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Frances Elizabeth Johnston
Frances “Fran” Elizabeth John-
ston, 59, of California, MD passed
away surrounded by her loving fam-
ily on March 24, 2018 in California,
MD. Born on September 26, 1958 in
Washington, DC, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Doris Bryant and Ray-
mond Bryant. Fran was the loving
wife of David Johnston, Sr. whom
Thursday, March 29, 2018 The County Times Obituaries 21

she married on July 23, 1977 in Mel-
wood Church of the Nazarene Upper
Marlboro, MD.
Fran is survived by her children;
Natalie Johnston of California, MD,
Janet Johnston of Lexington Park,
MD, Susan Dyson (James) of Lex-
ington Park, MD, David Johnston, Jr,
of California, MD, and 8 grandchil-
dren. As well as siblings; Raymond
Bryant, Joseph Bryant, and Doris
Hoster.
She graduated from Thomas Stone
High School in 1977 and moved from
Waldorf, MD to St. Mary’s County,
MD on August 5, 1989. Fran was a
homemaker. Fran loved bringing joy
to her family. Furthermore, she en-
joyed collecting lighthouses and re-
ligious memorabilia.
The family will receive friends
on Thursday, March 29, 2018 from
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Leonardtown, MD, where a Funeral
Service will be held at 11:00 AM in
the Funeral Home Chapel. Interment
will follow in Trinity Memorial Gar-
dens Waldorf, MD. Pallbearers will
be; Raymond Bryant, Raymond Bry-
ant, III, Leroy Johnston, and Joseph
in Conemaugh, PA on September 5,
1941. Joseph was a Truck Driver for
Preston Trucking Company. He also
worked as a Dispatcher for MSP.
Joseph was past member of the Me-
chanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad
and a past member/firefighter with
Brandywine Fire Department. Prior
to joining the U.S. Air Force, he at-
tended Gwynn Park High School in
Brandywine, MD. Joseph married
Carol Ann Killian, who passed on
March 29, 1989.
Joseph was also predeceased by
his brother, James McDonough. He
is survived by his daughter, Rhonda
Clark (Dwayne) Blankers of Me-
chanicsville, MD; sister, Margaret
Quade (Harold) of Waldorf, MD;
brother, Frank McDonough (Mary)
Accokeek, MD; grandchildren,
Nicholas, Andrew and Jessica.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, Charlotte Hall, MD.
Barbara Temple
Anderson
and twelve great-grandchildren. She
is preceded in death by her daughter,
Angela Faye Anderson Williams and
her parents.
Grace Madgaline Miles
Grace Madgaline Miles, 84, of
Hollywood, MD passed away on
March 19, 2018 in Leonardtown,
MD. Born on May 17, 1933 in Chap-
tico, MD she was the daughter of the
late Lucy Neal Nelson and Harrison
Nelson. Grace was the loving wife of
Frederick Miles who preceded her in
death in 1975 and whom she married
on April 17, 1954 in Chaptico, MD.
Grace is survived by her daugh-
ter Phyllis Ward of Pensacola, FL.
Grandchildren: Donald Gough, Ka-
reem Gough and Ray Swanson, Sr.
Great-Grandchildren: Abria Gough,
Xavier Gough, Ray Swanson, Jr. and
Ray Swanson, III. Sibling: Richard
Nelson of Washington, DC. She is
preceded in death by her grandson
Dwayne Gough. Siblings: George
Nelson, Laura Lawson, Mary Mil-
burn, Lucy Brown and Walter
Nelson.
Grace was a lifelong St. Mary’s
County resident and attended St.
Joseph High School. She was em-
ployed with the Federal Government
as a Commissary Clerk in the Meat
Department for 18 years, retiring on
June 30,

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Bryant. Honorary Pallbearers will
be; David Johnston, Sr. and David
Johnston, Jr.
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You Meant So Much

Joseph Michael McDonough, 76, of
Mechanicsville, MD passed away on
March 22, 2018 at Calvert Memorial
Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD.
Joseph was born to the late James
McDonough and the late Helen Zidik
Barbara Temple Anderson, 74, of
Mechanicsville, Maryland passed
away on March 22, 2018. Born in
Nelson County, Virginia on Septem-
ber 23, 1943, she was the only child
of the late Harold Irving Slaid and
the late Mary Lee Angus Leebrick.
Barbara was a homemaker and en-
joyed crocheting, reading, ceramics
and playing video games. She espe-
cially loved spending time with her
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Barbara is survived by her hus-
band, Harry L. Anderson, and her
sons, Joseph Michael Anderson and
Stephen Lawrence Anderson. Also
surviving are eighteen grandchildren
You meant so much to all of us
You were special and that’s no life
You brightened up the darkest day
And the cloudiest of skies
Your smile alone warmed many hearts
Your laugh was music in our ears
We would give absolutely everything
To have you back and standing near
Not a second passes
That you are not our our minds
Your love we will never forget
Our hurt will ease in time
Many tears we have seen and cried
They have all poured out like rain
We know you are where you belong
And hope someday to see you again
It’s been a year since you’ve been gone
It feels like just yesterday
Our love for you continues on
As we continue here on earth today
 22 Education
College Forges STEM Partnership
From left; Bonnie Green, Ashley Johnson, Capt. Scott Kraft, and college Presdient Tuajuanda Jordan.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leadership at St. Mary’s College of
Maryland said students specializing in
math, science, technology and engineer-
ing will benefit from practical experi-
ence under a new partnership with the
Navy.
The new program will bring students
from the college in contact with spe-
cialists from the technology division of
Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian
Head where work on explosive ordnance
disposal (EOD) takes place.
The County Times
Representatives from Indian Head at
the signing of the agreement at St. Mary’s
College, said the students’ work will also
help bring new innovation to explosive
ordinance disposal technology.
Capt. Scott Kraft, EOD technology
division commanding officer, said the
technical acumen of the students at St.
Mary’s College preceded them.
“We see the evidence in our workforce
of the excellence of your institution,”
Kraft said the signing March 23. “It’s an
affirmation of why we want to sign this
agreement.”
Ashley Johnson, technical director at
the EOD facility, said partnerships with
outside entities were a top priority for In-
dian Head to spur innovation and most
importantly provide life-saving solu-
tions for war fighters.
“We have a righteous cause for which
to work,” Johnson said. “It’s nice to have
friends to work with.”
Tuajuanda Jordan, St. Mary’s College
of Maryland president, said the agree-
ment would provide real world training
to make students top candidates in the
job market.
“This agreement will enable our stu-
dents and faculty to collaborate with
Thursday, March 29, 2018
industry experts and gain practical,
hands-on skills that will give them a
competitive edge in the market place,”
said Jordan.
Bonnie Green, executive director of
the Patuxent Partnership, which helped
cement the agreement, said partnership
was a sign of the times for education
locally.
“The STEM (science, technology, en-
gineering and math) workforce of the
future is starting here in Southern Mary-
land,” Green said.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Thursday, March 29, 2018
St. Mary’s Department of Aging
Programs and Activities
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. O’Connor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services
Living Well with Chronic
Conditions
Start doing something wonderful
for yourself- Improving your life even
while dealing with a chronic health con-
dition! Living Well with Chronic Con-
ditions is an evidence-based program
that was developed by Stanford Univer-
sity to help people with chronic condi-
tions take charge of their life by devel-
oping self-management skills, including
dealing with depression and fatigue,
pain management, working with health
care providers and more. If you have a
chronic condition and are serious about
improving the way you feel, this is the
workshop for you. This class is offered
at the Northern Senior Activity Center
on Mondays, April 2-May 7, from 12:30-
3 p.m. There is no charge for taking this
class; however, a commitment to regular
attendance of all six sessions is needed
for good results. To sign up for this se-
ries in advance, please visit the signup
table or call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Diabetes Self-Management
Living with diabetes is a full time job.
The 6-week Diabetes Self-Management
workshop at the Garvey Senior Activ-
ity Center gives attendees tools needed
to take control of their disease. Topics
covered include nutrition, stress man-
agement, medication management and
many more! The workshop will be of-
fered Tuesdays, April 3-May 8, from
1:30 p.m.-4p.m. Space in the class is
limited. Register by calling 301-475-
4200, ext. *1050. There is no fee to at-
tend; however, attendance at all six ses-
sions is highly recommended.
State of the St. Mary’s
County Library
The St. Mary’s County Library in-
vites the public to the first State of
the St. Mary’s County Library event
to be held at Lexington Park Library
on Wednesday, April 4 from 4 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. Come and learn about the St.
Mary’s County Library, current proj-
ects and upcoming opportunities! This
event is open to the public, and regis-
The County Times
Sight & Sound Trip
A trip to Lancaster PA to see the very
newest Sight & Sound production –Je-
sus- is scheduled for Thursday, May 31.
The bus will depart Northern Senior
Activity Center at 8 a.m. and will ar-
rive at the Bird-in-Hand restaurant for a
full smorgasbord lunch. Afterwards we
will go to the beautiful Sight & Sound
Theater to see the newly-premiered mu-
sical Jesus. Seating is limited. Cost is
$142 and includes luxury motor coach
transportation, lunch, live show, snack
and water on the bus plus all tips, taxes
and gratuities. Payment can be made at
any of the centers. Your seat is reserved
when payment is received. Questions?
Call Shellie at 301-475-4200 ext.*1655.
Trip to Gatlinburg, TN
Oct. 1-4, 2018 - This 4 day-3 night ad-
venture in the heart of the Great Smoky
Mountains will take place as the Ap-
palachians are coming alive with color.
Loaded with entertainment as well as
some time to shop and relax, this trip
has it all- laughter, music, history, even
spooky legends! And then there’s the
food…Enjoy these attractions: Hatfield
& McCoy Dinner Feud, Gatlinburg
Heritage and Ghost Tour, Ole Smoky
Moonshine Distillery, Comedy Barn,
East Tennessee Backroads Tour, Bush
Beans Visitor Center and Dolly Par-
ton’s Dixie Stampede. This trip includes
deluxe roundtrip motor coach trans-
portation, 3 nights’ accommodations,
3 deluxe breakfasts, 3 dinners, all the
above-mentioned tours and attractions,
baggage handling, taxes and gratuities,
snack on bus days 1 & 4, bottled water
each day. Cost is $1264/pp (Based on
double occupancy). A deposit of $100
is required to hold your place. Full pay-
ment is due by August 1. Payments can
tration is requested on www.stmalib.
org. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
This event is sponsored by the Friends
of the St. Mary’s County Library.
Library Holiday Hours
The Lexington Park Library will be
closed on Sunday, April 1 in obser-
vance of Easter. All branches of the St.
Mary’s County Library will be open
regular business hours on Monday,
April 2.
Preschool Explorers: Sign
Language Storytime
Lexington Park Library will hold
Preschool Explorers: Sign Language
Storytime on Monday, April 2 from
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Did you know that
teaching sign language to your child
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
be made at any of the Senior Activity
Centers. 22 spots available. For ques-
tions call Shellie Graziano 310-475-
4200, ext. *1655 or e-mail Sheila.gra-
ziano@stmarysmd.com.
Spring Craft
The Garvey Senior Activity Center
will be offering a spring craft class that
will be taught by Kathy Creswell, Pro-
gram Specialist on Wednesday, April
4, at 10 a.m. You will be painting your
own piece of art to take home and dis-
play. If you are a beginner this is the
perfect class for you. Cost for the class
is $8 and includes all materials. To learn
more or to sign up call, 301-475-4200,
ext. *1050.
A Red Carpet Affair & Talent
Show
We have discovered hidden talents
within the seniors of our community
that we would love to share! So break
out that red carpet attire and come join
us for entertainment, prizes, laughs and
delicious food! There will be special
guest performers from the Department
of Aging & Human Services staff, Paul
Barber (a local pianist/vocalist), and ce-
lebrity judges. The event takes place at
the Northern Senior Activity Center on
Friday, April 20 from 10 a.m.-2p.m. The
meal will be catered by Personalized
Touch Catering with the menu being
chicken Florentine, garden salad, green
bean casserole, roasted red potatoes and
awesome strawberry crème cake. Tick-
ets are available at all three county se-
nior activity centers for $9. Make sure
to get yours early before they sell out!
Tickets are required to attend. For more
information call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050.
may help to increase their vocabulary
and language skills? Join us for a spe-
cial storytime that teaches sign lan-
guage through exciting activities and
stories. Created with help from our
friends from the Maryland School for
the Deaf (MSD). Recommended for
ages 3-6, registration required.
School Age Explorers:
Book-Fan Mail
Leonardtown Library will hold
School Age Explorers: Book-Fan Mail
on Monday, April 2 from 2 p.m. to 3
p.m. Help your child discover the lost
art of letter writing! Part storytime,
part letter writing primer, this program
will teach your child the basics of let-
ter writing and give them a chance to
write a letter to some of their favorite
Calendars 23
DJ Dance Day with Mean
Gene
Sometimes you just want to get to-
gether with your friends and just dance;
and that’s what this is all about. Come
get your groove on with DJ Mean Gene
for an afternoon of pure dance fun at
the Northern Senior Activity Center on
Wednesday, April 4, from 1-4 p.m. The
cost is $6 and supports the cost of the
DJ. Refreshments will be provided as a
courtesy of the Northern Senior Activ-
ity Center while supplies last. Payment
is due at sign up. To sign up and pay for
this program in advance, please visit the
front desk. For more information call
301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Walk with Ease Is Coming
Back to Loffler
The Arthritis Foundation has devel-
oped a program that uses walking to
relieve the pain and stress of arthritis.
This six-week program is part class-
room instruction and part walking and
has been shown to reduce the pain of ar-
thritis and improve your overall health.
This series will be offered at the Loffler
Senior Activity Center for free! It is an
evidence-based program that is taught
by Arthritis Foundation-trained lay
leaders. Classes will take place on Mon-
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, April
9-May 18, 9-11 a.m. Commitment to
regular class attendance and follow up
at home is required. Call 301-475-6019
to sign up. Class size is limited.
children’s book authors. Authors are
busy people so responses are not guar-
anteed, but having fun at the library
certainly is! Recommended for ages
6-10, registration required.
Introduction to the
Challenges of Beekeeping
Leonardtown Library will hold In-
troduction to the Challenges of Bee-
keeping on Wednesday, April 4 from 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Walt Williams, Vice
President of the Association of South-
ern Maryland Beekeepers will talk
about beekeeping and its challenges,
and explain the importance of bee-
keeping to our ecosystem.
 24 Calendars The County Times Thursday, March 29, 2018

Community Calendar To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email timescalendar@countytimes.net
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.

UPCOMING & ONGOING Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 
11th Annual Looking for Trouble Timed 5k and
Kid’s Fun Run. Support Community Mediation of
Throughout the day, interpreter-guided activities St. Mary’s County. More information check in at 
Train to be a Junior Docent at Sotterley! in the Treasures from the Cliffs exhibit will allow communitymediationsmc.org/
Registration Now Open! you to touch Miocene Epoch fossils and practice
Our Junior Docent Academy will be offered for preparing a fossil specimen. Make and take home Fossil Egg Hunt
ages 8 – 18 on June 18 and 19, where you will en- your own fossil imprint in sessions at 11:00 and Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
hance your communication skills while sharing 2:00. Appropriate for ages 4 and up. Free with ad- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
our rich history and exquisite site with visitors. mission. www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. Back by popular demand! Look for eggs with real
Upon successful completion, you will become Ju- fossils inside, hidden throughout the museum.  Par-
nior Docents and ambassadors of Historic Sotterley Fried Shrimp Drive Thru ticipants will be given a container for egg collec-
Plantation! 7th District Firehouse, 21660 Colton Point Rd., tion; no baskets needed! Docents will be present to
$35 per participant. Registration Form is avail- Avenue identify fossil finds.  Excavate fossils from matrix,
able online: www.sotterleyplantation.com/junior- 5:00 - 7:30 PM using paleontologists’ tools. For ages 3–10.  Free
docent-academy.htm Fried Shrimp, Fries, Cole Slaw, Roll and Dessert. with admission.
{8 Shrimp in meal} $12. Carryout Only. www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
Free Tax Preparation Sponsored by the 7th District VFD Auxiliary
Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Rd., 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Lexington Park    Good Friday Fish Fry St. Clements Shores Park and Ball Field
 Mon. & Wed., 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Sat., 9:00 AM Pick up, 3245 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf 1:00 – 6:00 PM
AARP Tax-Aide/IRS certified counselors will 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Free event open to anyone who wants to share
provide free tax preparation and electronic filing Carry out only! $10 dinner: whiting filets and spring fun with us. Bring a picnic cooler, outdoor
for low-to moderate-income taxpayers of any age two sides. $6 fish sandwich. Bake sale items. Call chairs, or a blanket.  Crafts, Fun & Games. Hot Dogs
in St Mary’s County, with special consideration for in your order day of event, 301-645-3000, for pick and snacks provided throughout the afternoon.
those 60 and older. Taxpayers do not need to be a up. Sponsored by: Knights of Columbus #10957
member of AARP. Not able to prepare returns for Benefit Waldorf VFD Auxiliary. and WOLF. Our goal is to bring families together
businesses.   and open communications across generations.
Walk-In Service is available. Call 240 466-1740 Lenten Dinner Third District Optimist POC: Ann & Ted Barber 240-298-4216.
to schedule an appointment. Additional informa- St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, 42455 Fair-
tion is available at: www.smctaxaide.org.  grounds Rd., Leonardtown Turkey Shoot
4:00 - 7:00 PM Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
Happy Family Day Drive through seafood dinner $10, menu includes 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Mechanicsville VFD Carnival Lot, Mechanicsville for each dinner fish, shrimp, clam strips, fries, Sign up starts at 1:30, first round starts at 2:00.
Sunday, April 15, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM hush puppies and apple sauce. No substitutions. Shoot for money and prizes. Last turkey shoot his
FREE Admission. Come on out and enjoy a day of Benefit 4H archery. Contact Tony 301-904-0799. year.  Info call jimmy 240-417-5767.
fun, games, and food. Face paiting, bounce houses, criscokid41@yahoo.com.
prizes, pony rides, bicycle raff le, and more! Spono- Holy Saturday
sored by the Optimist Club of Mechanicsville. Lenten Fish Fry Great Hall, St. Peter’s Chapel 14590 Solomons’s
St. George’s Catholic Church, 19199 St. Georges Island RD, South, Solomons
Church Rd, Valley Lee 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 29 4:00 - 6:30 PM Easter Vigil—Great Hall
Fresh Catfish, French Fries, Macaroni and Cheese
(homemade), Pancit, Fritters, and more. Suggested
Spring Break at Sotterley
44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood
donation of $11 per person. Sunday, April 1
10:00 AM - 4:00 Elks Texas Holdem Tournament
Enjoy guided, family-friendly activities all week Easter Services
St Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779
(through Mar. 30). Regular site admission applies. Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church
Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park
Details at sotterleyplantation.org. Sunrise Worship, 6:30 AM
7:00 PM
Festival Service, 10:30 AM
No limit Texas Holdem tournament. $60 Buy in
Maundy Thursday Join us this Easter and find Peace for the Broken.
= 6500 chips. Sign up by 6:45 and receive an addi-
Great Hall, St. Peter’s Chapel 14590 Solomons’s tional 500 chips. Cash games start as soon as there Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church invites the
Island RD, South, Solomons community to our annual Easter Sunrise Worship
are enough players that are interested.
6:00 PM at 6:30 a.m. under the lighthouse at Calvert Marine
Please enter through the side of the building.
Agape Meal (pot luck, meat provided).  Questions: Museum in Solomons.
James Dean 240-577-0828.
Foot Washing. Holy Eucharist. Our Easter Festival Service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com
at the church at 9463 HG Trueman Road in Lus-
by. Easter egg hunts and brunch will follow each
Friday, March 30 Celebrate Recovery
Our Father’s House, 45020 Patuxent Beach Rd,
service.
For more info visit www.shepherdofthebay.com/
California
Good Friday 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Easter Sunday
Great Hall, St. Peter’s Chapel 14590 Solomons’s Free group for adults dealing with any hurt,
St. Peter’s Chapel 14590 Solomons’s Island Rd.,
Island Rd., Solomons hang-up or habit. The Celebrate Recovery program
South, Solomons
11:30 AM—Procession from can help. Questions? of hCR4u@gmail.com
8:30 AM—Holy Eucharist—St. Peter’s Chapel
St. Peter’s Chapel to Our Lady Star of the Sea, Solomons 9:30 AM—Holy Eucharist—Great Hall
12:00 PM—Ecumenical Ser-
vice at Our Lady Star of the Sea Saturday, March 31 10:30 AM—Easter Egg
11:15 AM—Holy Eucharist—Middleham Chapel
Hunt
7:00 PM—Stations of the Cross—Great Hall, Mid-
dleham & St. Peter’s 5k and Kid’s Fun Run  Rise Up 5K Run/Walk
29655 Charlotte Hall Rd., Charlotte Hall John G. Lancaster Park 21550 Willows Rd. Lex-
Miocene Fossil Exploration 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ington Park
Thursday, March 29, 2018
6:30 - 9:00 AM
Open to runners and walkers. Strollers welcome.
Registration $35/person. Proceeds benefit the
Mission.  Naval Academy Alumni Spring Social
6:30 - Registration & Packet Pick Up
7:00 - Son Rise Service
7:30 - Race Begins
8:30 - Awards Presented
Monday, April 2
Plants and Pollinators
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM  College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown
Explore the native plants on the museum
grounds, from the salt marsh to the Children’s
Maritime Garden.  Participants who finish a plant
scavenger hunt will receive a packet of pollinator-
friendly native seeds!
Check the Admissions Desk for special tour
times (weather permitting).  For ages 4 and up. Free
with admission.
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
 Elks Holdem Bounty Tournament
St Mary’s County Elks, 45779 Fire Dept. Lane,
Lexington Park
7:00 - 11:00 PM
No Limit Holdem Poker Tournament. $25 Buy
in. This tournament is part of our leaderboard chal-
lenge. Enter through the side of the building. Ques-
tions: James Dean 240-577-0828. Email: jdeanju-
nior@yahoo.com
Lawn & Patio
Furniture
at outlet discount pricing!
The County Times
Tuesday, April 3
Science for Citizens
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Bernie
Fowler Lab, 142 Williams St., Solomons
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Oyster Futures: A Collaborative Process for De-
veloping Oyster Management Recommendations
presentation by Dr. Mike Wilberg.
Pre-registration is not required. Seating is first-
come, first-served for this free event.
Visit: http://bit.ly/Science4Citizens
Wednesday, April 4
 Little Explorers:  Colors
Historic St. Mary’s City, 18751 Hogaboom Lane
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Designed for pre-school age children 3-5 and an
accompanying adult.  $4/child ($3 Friends mem-
bers); one accompanying adult free.  Full-day ad-
mission included.  Meet at the Visitor Center. 240-
895-4990 or info@HSMCdigshistory.org.
www.HSMCdigshistory.org
ona l
Now open for the season!
SeasOutlet Center
Mckay’s Plaza, Charlotte Hall
301-884-8682 | 301-274-0615
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-7pm
Sunday 11am-4pm, Closed Tuesdays
Calendars 25
Thursday, April 5
Flight Deck Lounge, NAS Patuxent River
1700 (5:00 PM)
Hosted by the US Naval Academy Alumni As-
sociation, Greater Southern Maryland Chapter
(GSMC) with the Navy Test Pilot School Alumni
and the American Helicopter Society.
Open to all alumni and friends of the Naval
Academy. No RSVP is required.
CSM Book Discussion
Campus, Building C, Room 216, 22950 Hollywood
Rd.
 6:30 – 8:00 PM
A book discussion on “She’s Not There: A Life in
Two Genders” by Jennifer Finney Boylan is open
to the public. To obtain a free copy of the book
contact Jennifer VanCory at jenv@csmd.edu or
240-725-5410.
American Legion Post 221 Meeting
21690 Colton Point Rd; Avenue
 8:00 - 9:00 PM
American Legion Post 221 invites all active duty
personnel and veterans to join us for our monthly
meeting.
Visit www.alpost221.webs.com/ or e-mail al-
post221@aol.com. Call 301-884-4071 for more
information.
26 Sports The County Times
St. Mary’s Baseball
Picks up First
Conference Win
Redshirt junior RHP Dan McCann
(North Laurel, Md./Atholton) struck
out five and infielders Jay Hammett
(Coltons Point, Md./Chopticon) and
Connor Coursey (Silver Spring, Md./
Good Counsel) combined for six hits
as the St. Mary’s College of Maryland
baseball team earned their first Capital
Athletic Conference win of 2018. The
Seahawks (7-5, 1-2 CAC) posted a 9-4
road win over Wesley College (6-7, 0-1
CAC) on Monday afternoon.
Game Stats
• Hits: St. Mary’s 14, Wesley 13
• Errors: St. Mary’s 2, Wesley 3
• Left on Base: St. Mary’s 11, Wesley
12
St. Mary’s Offensive Leaders
• Connor Coursey: 3-for-4, 4 RBI, 1
sacrifice hit
• Jay Hammett: 3-for-5, 1 double
• Joey Bryner: 2-for-4, 2 runs scored,
1 walk
• Matt Ansaldi: 2-for-4, 2 runs scored,
1 walk, 1 double
• Sam James: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 3 runs
scored
Wesley Offensive Leaders
Michael Piccirillo: 3-for-5, 1 RBI
• Jarrett Wallace: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1
walk, 1 stolen base
• Jordan Marucci: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1
run scored, 1 double
• Chris Seibert: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1
double
• William Foster: 2-for-5, 1 run
scored, 1 double
St. Mary’s Pitching
• Dan McCann: 9.0 IP, 13 hits, 2
earned runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
(W, 1-0)
Wesley Pitching
• Sam Meck: 5.0 IP, 12 hits, 5 earned
runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts (L, 1-2)
• Ryan Devine: 3.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 earned
runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
• Cody Simet: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned
runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
How It Happened
• St. Mary’s all of its scoring in the
first four innings of the game, in-
cluding a four-run fourth inning to
put the game away.
• T he Seahawks went up 1-0 in the
top of the first as first-year infield-
er Andy Collins (Arlington, Va./
Washington-Lee) walked, advanced
to third on a Hammett single and
then scored on a fielder’s choice
for junior outfielder Dakota Merritt
(Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills).
Wesley evened up the game in its
half of the first thanks to a two-out
RBI double by Chris Seibert.
• St. Mary’s added two runs in the
Thursday, March 29, 2018
second as Coursey knocked in ju-
nior infielder Matt Ansaldi (Ellicott
City, Md./Mt. Hebron) with a single
to leftfield after Ansaldi hit a leadoff
double. First-year Sam James (Char-
lottesville, Va./Western Albemarle)
made it a 3-1 lead as crossed home
plate following a Wolverine error.
Wesley closed the gap to 3-2 in the
second as Jordan Marucci’s single
brought home William Foster, who
led off the inning with a single to
centerfield.
• T he Seahawks established a three-
run cushion in the third as Coursey
connected on a two-out, two-run
single to left field to score James
and first-year designated hitter
Joey Bryner (Leonardtown, Md./St.
Mary’s Ryken).
• St. Mary’s increased its separation
to a seven-run margin by tacking
on four runs with two outs in the
fourth. Two runs scored on an er-
ror while James brought home An-
saldi with a double to left field and
then James crossed home plate on a
Coursey single up the middle. The
Wolverines got one back in their
half of the fourth as Marucci led off
with a double and then came home
on Jarrett Wallace’s single.
• McCann scattered just three more
hits in the final five innings as he re-
tired the Wesley side in order in the
fifth and eighth innings.
Inside the Box Score
• McCann finished the day with his
first career complete game in seven
appearances as he threw a career-
best nine innings. Improving to 1-0
in two appearances this season, he
struck out a career-high five batters
against just one walk.
• Coursey notched season-bests of
three hits and four RBI while Ham-
mett contributed a career-high four
hits for the fourth time in his career.
• A nsaldi chipped in career-bests of
two hits and two runs scored while
Bryner tacked on a season-high two
runs scored.
• I n his fourth game of the season,
James tallied season-bests of three
runs scored and two hits while col-
lecting his first career RBI.
Up Next for the Seahawks
• Mar. 28 vs. York College of Penn-
sylvania (7-6, 0-0 CAC) – Hawk’s
Nest – CAC game – 3:45 p.m. 
By Nairem Moran
nmoran@smcm.edu for SMCM
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Finding Joy
It would be understandable if the
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourna-
ment, spring’s March Madness, has
lost its charm. Viewing this year’s
edition with a skeptical, irritated and
even disappointed eye would be jus-
tified. After all, the last few months
have been rough: an FBI investigation
implicated a who’s who list of schools
– such ilk as Duke, North Carolina,
Michigan State, Kentucky and Kansas
- in a widespread recruiting scandal;
Louisville coach Rick Pitino lost his
job following a disgraceful trifecta
of sins - infidelity, sex parties and a
corrupt partnership with Adidas; and,
finally, collateral damage from Pitino-
mania forced Louisville to vacate its
2013 National Championship.
A brief aside…if you won a tour-
nament pool because of Louisville’s
championship, do those winnings
have to be forfeited too? Hypotheti-
cal. Asking for a friend…
Pondering all of this produces a sad
conclusion: Whatever claim NCAA
Division I Men’s Basketball had left to
pure, amateur athletics has now been
severed. The charade is over – big-
time college basketball is an NBA af-
filiate. The money to is too extensive,
the bad actors too many, the pressure
to win too high and the governing
body – the NCAA itself – too disinter-
ested (likely for financial reasons) to
ensure compliance.
And so, with this ominous storm
spreading across the college bas-
ketball skyline, the sport cues up its
crown jewel tournament and asks us
to pretend nothing is wrong and that
the brackets are filled with teams of
the highest ethical standards.
Farewell to that fairytale.
The timing is perfect for an end of
innocence. In an age of interpreted
reality, of leaders who deny all wrong-
doing and responsibility, of intention-
ally divisive and fear-mongering pro-
paganda, of impulsive international
fights that strain time-tested fun-
damentals of the post-World War II
world order and of reckless attacks on
basic decency and the core tenants of
our democracy, why not douse another
bastion of goodness – the NCAA tour-
nament – with gas and set it ablaze?
‘Tis the era of cold, grumpy and hu-
morless heads of state. ‘Tis the era of
deceit, disloyalty and impropriety. So
yes…let’s eviscerate one more thing
that has annually generated genuine
excitement. Right. Burn it to the
The County Times Contributing Writers 27
“Do you really want to know?”
Do you talk to your animals? I
know, the Dr. Doolittle song is run-
ground and blame this group, that gen-
ning through my head too. I think,
der and those people. Besides who has
or I hope, that discussing things
time for fun and togetherness? Who
with your dog or cat is normal. If
has time for silly brackets and playful
you are like me you also speak for
banter? Who has…and who needs…
your dog, constantly assuming that
joy?
you know what he or she is think-
Rhetorical questions, obviously.
ing. Mostly, it is me who speaks for
Everyone does, now and always, and
Mindy. My husband does too, even
in healthy supply. The preciousness of
though he would probably staunchly
joy is why the thin, fictional veneer of
refute that. But Mindy and I know
wholesomeness that college basketball
for sure, don’t we Mindy?
once operated under is so frustrating.
I know I have told you how my
This is why those who loved the sport
husband and I cannily use Mindy
are gnashing teeth and shaking fists
when we are arguing about some-
at the perpetrators and the entire ma-
thing. We can normally find some-
chine of snake oil salesmen. This is
thing to argue about every day. It’s
why the temptation is to not watch and
like Jeopardy in that it keeps those
never embrace the game in the same
neurons firing and keeps your mind
way again.
and tongue razor sharp. “Mindy,
But then the tournament happens.
go ask your mother where is all my
Whatever the story is behind the
underwear!” Mindy looks to me for a response, and I say, “Mindy tell
participants, the schools they are at-
Daddy that some is in the washer, some in the dryer, and the others are
tending or the shoes they are wear-
clean and all in a laundry basket in the other room.” Mindy seems to like
ing, when the ball goes up there is
my response, and now looks to her father. “Mindy, tell MOTHER that
still something magical about March
when I look in the drawer I expect that I will see underwear.” Mindy gets
Madness. Yes there are self-serving
a puzzled expression which obviously says, “What is the big deal about all
people – boosters, coaches, admin-
this underwear stuff anyway?” Then she shakes her head real fast making
istrators and corporations – who are
that flapping sound which must mean that humans are weird. But, I believe
doing the game harm. But like virtu-
you can see how easily the conversation/argument could have escalated
ally every aspect of life, they are the
into all sorts of multi-layered barbs and louder voices if we had not had an
loud minority; the majority of kids,
impartial arbitrator on hand.
coaches and schools are doing it the
Hence, all dogs can be therapy dogs, especially for couples. If you are
right way. And frankly, considering
married or in a relationship, I would strongly urge you to get a dog or cat
the miniscule benefit elite players real-
to help diffuse heated situations. I knew my Social Psych degree would
ize from the college experience when
come in useful somewhere down the line – just didn’t realize it would take
compared to the financial windfall for
35 years.
coaches, schools and networks, the
Now however, my friend Conrad recently gave me a neat little gadget
time for revisiting and rewriting the
called Bow-Lingual: The dog translator. Thank you. On the box it states
definition of “doing it the right way” is
that your dog has something to tell you! The device is able to do bark
long overdue.
translation, keep a medical checklist, interpret body language, help with
These are complicated times indeed.
training, and it also has a home alone function. You are wondering, is this
Big changes are coming. Yesterday’s
a good thing? Well, let’s just say the constant “where’s my underwear”
business of college basketball won’t be
argument took on a new meaning last time.
tomorrow’s. As the elephants dance,
‘Mindy, tell your mother I am going to buy all new underwear, nothing
let not the grass suffer, for the games
is in my drawer!” Up pops Mindy’s response, “Go tell mother yourself, I
and tournaments will continue. There
don’t need to hear this trivial stuff when all I really want is a treat!! (at this
will be amazing, logic-defying and
point I was very glad that curse words were not in the Bow-Lingual dic-
bracket-busting feats – like Buffalo
tionary). I respond to my husband, “ Mindy, tell your father that all his un-
over Arizona, Loyola-Chicago reach-
derwear is in the works, and he probably has 5 more drawers of underwear
ing the Sweet-16 and 16-seed UMBC
anyway like he does his socks.” A new message pops up, “Well, Mother if
making history by beating top-seed
you keep up with Dad’s underwear like you do with my treat supply, then
Virginia. Those are this year’s sto-
I am on his side.” Well, of course, my husband and I were both aghast at
rylines; new ones will be written
these unexpected, vitriolic responses. What really made us worry is when
every year, each one injected with
later that evening we looked over at her collar screen and saw these words,
youthful exuberance. No matter the
“Hot Dog! Chapter One finished of The Real Dogs of Mechanicsville.” Uh
atmosphere off the court, joy will be
Oh, must mean a reality show is soon to follow.
consistently created on it; that joy is,
and will remain, available to anyone
To each new day’s adventure,
whose heart hasn’t been completely
Shelby
hardened by the storm.
Please send your comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me on facebook
Send comments to
RonaldGuyJr@gmail.com
 28 Entertainment The County Times Thursday, March 29, 2018

Newtowne Players Your Tax Refund &

Present Neil Simon Four Suggestions
Comedy
You worked hard in 2017 and have nothing to help them. By setting aside
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starting Friday, April why do that when the government pro- to make you feel secure.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Latin American dances
7. European viper
10. Finch-like birds
12. Civil rights college
organization
13. A person who organizes
14. Small carnivorous
mammal
15. City in Sweden
16. Grayish-white
17. Google certification
(abbr.)
18. Six (Spanish)
19. The highest adult male
singing voice
21. Political action
committee
22. Exterior part of a home
27. And, Latin
28. Where pirates hide their
bounty
33. Six
34. Cores
36. Diego is one
37. __ Carvey, comedian
38. Aromatic plant
39. Carry with great effort
40. One point east of
southeast
Puzzle Solutions
Last Week’s
41. Female cattle’s
mammary gland
44. Small fries
45. Optimistic in tough times
48. Make less distinct
49. Surrounds
50. Cost per mile
51. A local church
community
CLUES DOWN
1. “Beastmaster” actor
Singer
2. Rice-distilled liquor
3. Messenger ribonucleic
acid
4. Wet, muddy ground
5. Have an obligation to
6. Defunct Chevy
convertible truck
7. Deer-like water buffalo
8. Skin lesion
9. Amount in each hundred
(abbr.)
10. Where kids play ball
11. Roman judge
12. One who endures
hardship without complaint
14. Cover the sword
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Guess Who?
I am a singer/actress born in New Hampshire on April 10, 1984.
I have starred in many notable movies and even voiced a Disney
princess. Today, I am seen on a hit NBC television family drama.
17. “Frozen” actor Josh
18. Eyeglasses
20. Metal-bearing material
23. Primitive persons
24. Wild ox
25. Group of countries
(abbr.)
Kid'S Corner
26. Before
29. Spanish be
30. Opposite of the
beginning
31. With three uneven sides
32. Gives a permanent post
to
35. Actors’ group (abbr.)
36. Cavalry sword
38. Gland secretion
40. Marine invertebrate
41. Hybrid citrus fruit
42. Pairs
43. Used to serve food
44. English broadcasting
network
45. Calendar month
46. Comedic actress
Gasteyer
47. Company that rings
receipts
Guess Who? Mandy Moore
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NOTICE OF LEONARDTOWN ELECTION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING
Election of three (3) Council Members for the Town of Leonardtown will be held on Tuesday,
May 1, 2018.
Notice is hereby given that an election of three (3) Council Members for the Town of
Leonardtown shall be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, and that the polls shall be open at the
Town Hall, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown, Maryland, between the hours of 12:00 pm
and 7:00 pm, on said date, for voting.
The deadline for candidate filing is Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:30 pm. Candidates may file
at the Town Office, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown, Maryland.
In order to hold elective or appointive office as a Town Council Member, one must be a citizen
of the United States, a resident of the Town for at least one year, and at least twenty-one (21)
years of age. Property ownership alone does not qualify for election or appointment as a
Town Council Member.
VOTING QUALIFICATIONS
To qualify to vote in a Town Election one must be registered. To register, one must be a citizen
of the United States, at least eighteen (18) years of age, and have resided in the Town for at
least one year immediately preceding their election.
VOTING REGISTRATION
Deadline for registration to vote is Friday, April 6, 2018 at 5:00 pm. Registration shall be at
the St. Mary’s County Board of Election Monday through Friday, between the normal business
hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, located at 41650 Tudor Hall Road, Leonardtown, MD.
Registration may be done in absentia by returning a completed registration application to
the Town Office before the April 24, 2018 deadline.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT: TUESDAY, APRIL 24,
2018 AT 4:30 PM. DEADLINE FOR OBTAINING EMERGENCY BALLOT: TUESDAY, MAY 1,
2018 AT 7:00 pm.
Emergency ballots are for any voter who, becomes unable to go personally to the polls
because of illness or infirmity or condition of employment that occurred after the deadline for
submittal of application for Absentee Ballot, (April 24, 2018).
To obtain forms or for any questions, please call 301-475-9791 or email Leonardtown.
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