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“I don’t believe four-story buildings promote that small town atmosphere.”

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron filed for reelection tothe Office of the Sheriff late last week. He is seekinga third term; he ran unopposed in the last election in2010.

Cameron said he enjoys the job and working at theagency but he also has more things he wants to accom-

plish as leader of t he org ani zation.“I love the job, this is my home,” Cameron said. “I

love the people I work with and I love the community.”He said the agency under his leadership has been

successful in transforming to a data and intelligencedriven police organization as well as making strides intraining and equipment modernization.

“That has defi nitely paid dividends for us,” Cam-eron said. “I want to continue to refine that process.”

Still, the agency faces challenges, he said.Those include continued high numbers of vehicle

burgla ries and some to residence s, he said , as well ascommunity worries about high profile homicides thattook place last year and an apparent attempted murder

suicide just last week in Hollywood that the state policeare investigating.

He said statistically the numbers for such violentcrimes are low but worries persist among residentsas do concerns over the spread of illegal prescriptiondrugs and heroin use.

Many burglaries and subsequent thefts of propertyare directly linked to feeding dr ug habits, he has said.

“We still have challenges in the drug arena,” Cam-eron said. “It’s hard to say [the streets] are less violent;the numbers can sound very hollow.”

But he said his detectives and deputies have hadsuccess in closing many burglary cases and the agen-cy’s formation of a dedicated community policing unitin Lexington Park has cut sharply into nuisance crimeslike loitering, pan handling and public dru nkenness, hesaid, which can lead to more serious offenses.

“It’s a proof of concept for other parts of the coun-ty,” Cameron said. “The fut ure of community policingis critically i mportant.”

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 5 The County Times Local NEWSCampaign Finance

Reports Out By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Recent lings by local candidates seekingof ce show some are ush with cash while othershave yet to fully le their nancial status.

Many candidates, however, who did nothave previous campaigns, were not required to

le by this week’s deadline since they have onlyled in recent weeks.

In the race for District 29 senate seat cur -rently held by Sen. Roy P. Dyson, the incum -

bent’s latest campaign nance report claims hehas $48,460 in the bank while County Commis -sioner Cindy Jones, who has announced her in -tentions to run against him, has just $5,140, ledreports show.

Steve Waugh, a Calvert County Republicanwho nearly unseated Dyson in the 2010 electionwhere many Democrats had close calls has yet to

le an on-line report.

Instead Waugh has a campaign nance af -davit from 2013 stating his campaign had notreceived more than $1,000.

Waugh said he would le an updated reportWednesday and that he had raised a total of about$25,000 combined from in-kind contributionsand personal funds.

For the District 29 house of delegates racesDel. John Bohanan (D-Dist.29 B) has nearly$67,000 in campaign coffers compared to hisGOP opponent Deb Ray’s $5,102.

In the Dist. 29A race three candidates havethrown their hats into the ring but an on-line

search showed that Matt Morgan, Daniel Sladeand Bryan Barthelme had yet to le an updatedreport that was available for public viewing.

Morgan had a report available for viewing but it was dated Jan. 9 of 2013 and had a total of$195 in his campaign account.

Morgan said he had in fact led a currentreport with the state.

“It’s going to show just about $9,900 inin kind donations and about $8,900 in cash onhand,” Morgan said. “If it’s not available now itshould be soon.”

For the District 29C race Republican in -cumbent Anthony J. O’Donnell has a little lessthan $5,300 in his campaign war chest.

For the races for the Board of County Com -missioners President Francis Jack Russell (D-St.George Island) has $10,109 to spend on his cam -

paign while Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Lexington Park) reported $8,662.

On-line reports were not available for Merl

Evans and Tom Jarboe, who are both running forthe District 1 seat nor were they available for theDistrict 2 race where Robert Schaller and MikeHewitt were vying for that seat.

In the District 3 race where Joseph St. Clairand John O’Connor are contending for the seaton-line reports were not available either.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron led a cam - paign af davit for his reelection bid while State’sAttorney Richard Fritz reported he has $1,015available currently to run.

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By Kay PoiroStaff Writer

At the Leonardtown Town Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, the council re -viewed Leonardtown Zoning Text Amendments 159-163. Of particular note was textamendment 160 allowing for buildings for multi-family use to be constructed to four-stories instead of three.

Councilman Hayden Hammett’s concern over language regarding the density bonus in the amendment and permitted use for the buildings sparked discussion thatlasted nearly an hour.

Contractors wanting to build up to four storeys in Leonardtown would be re -quired to petition the planning commission prior to construction. Mayor Dan Burrisnoted that this wouldn’t affect density, but it would allow contractors to build on asmaller footprint, thereby allowing for more open space.

Councilman Thomas R. Collier vehemently opposed allowing the four-storystructures, saying that, among other things, it would ruin the small town feel of Leon -ardtown. He cited the Comprehensive Plan for the town of Leonardtown, which callsfor maintaining Leonardtown’s small town character while balancing the needs of thetown.

“I don’t believe a four-story building promotes a small town atmosphere,” Col -lier said.

The text amendment was eventually approved with Collier as the only “nay”.Public hearing was held on these text amendments but no comments by the pub -

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Daniel Slade, 40, a Leonardtown-based attor-ney says he wants to help ensure state governmentworks to help small businesses and average citi-zens instead of imposing continual taxes; to thatend he has filed to run for the seat long-servingDelegate John F. Wood will vacate this year.

Slade said he is a conservative Democrat muchlike Wood and wants to find ways for the state to

promote small busi nesses and improve education.“I’ve got three kids and I want to help ensure

they get the American Dream… to do better thantheir parents,” Slade, whose father Judge JohnSlade served as a state delegate for St. Mary’syears ago, said. “We’ve got to focus on educationand we’ve got to focus on small businesses.”

Slade said that St. Mary’s County can no lon-ger rely on the base at Patuxent River Naval AirStation to be the sole driver of the local economy;the state must find ways to promote local business-es so the economy can be diversified.

Slade said small business owners are t axed tooheavily in Maryland; he owns his own law prac-

tice and his wife owns three tax preparation busi-nesses, he said.

“You see how hard it is,” Slade said. “I justwant to see people be able to take care of theirfamilies.”

Slade said he wants to continue in much thesame vein as Wood, himself a business owner, whowas widely popular in his district but nearly losthis reelection bid in 2010 to a Republican newcom-er in Matt Morgan.

Morgan has already filed to run for Wood’sseat.

“Johnny Wood did a wonderful job, he actu-ally listened to his constituents,” Slade said. “I’mgoing to tr y and follow in those footsteps.”

Slade said he wanted to find ways to protectthe environment and especially the ChesapeakeBay watershed but he also wanted to ensure itcould be used responsibly as a natural resource.

“We have to take a common sense approach”to environmental protection, Slade said. “We haveto protect the watermen and we have to protect thefarmers.”

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Thursday, January 16, 20147 The County Times

GovernorUnveils

Fiscal 2015 Budget

Local NEWS


Gov. Martin O’Malley released his -nal budget for Maryland Wednesday with a$39 million spending plan that he claimedclosed about $584 million in de cits with -out raising new taxes or fees but raises thecost of education by 3 percent at the stateuniversity system level.

According to his budget proposalfunding for public education is increasedto $6.1 billion from $5.9 billion over s -cal 2014 but cuts $457 million in spendingwhich included $163 million from a sale ofold state owned helicopters, fund transfersand other deferred payments, budget docu-

ments stated.The proposal claims to close the state’sstructural de cit by half in scal 2015 andcompletely close it out by scal 2017 witha projected surplus of $31 million in thatsame budget year.

O’Malley also said the state was ableto save $172 million this budget cycle byextending payments to pension funds, con-tributing to overall spending cuts.

Other spending in the budget claimsto support 48,000 jobs throughout thestate through public school construction,transportation projects and other capitalspending.

He also noted savings in retiree andhealth costs, which he called a “wellnesswindfall” for employees.

“This jobs budget puts us on the pathto eliminating our inherited structural de -cit by 2017, with no tax or fee increases,”O’Malley said. “This scally responsible

budget builds on the tremendous progresswe’ve made as a state, strengthening oureconomy by supporting 48,000 jobs, pro-tecting our No. 1 in the nation schools withrecord investments in education and up-grading our transportation infrastructurewith modern investments.”

Despite noting cuts in spending the s -cal 2015 budget is about $2 billion higheroverall than last year’s budget.

Del. Anthony J. O’Donnell (R-Dist.29C) said the governor’s claims of no new proposed taxes or fees th is year could ringhollow, saying the governor has actuallyincreased spending year over year by about$11 billion despite his claims of cutting acumulative $9.1 billion since 2007.

“This budget hasn’t gone down a nick-el,” O’Donnell said. “He can say that but thefact is the budget has increased [this year]

by about 4 percent, that’s a lot of money.“We ought to be cutting spending to

provide tax relief.”

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St. Mary's County Government Of ces, as well as all three St. Mary's CountyLibraries, will be closed Monday, Janu. 20 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Day. Of ces and libraries will reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The St. Andrews Land ll and the six Convenience Centers will be open for nor -mal hours of operation on Monday, Jan. 20. In addition the STS Public TransportationSystem will operate its normal schedule, routes and hours of operation. The SSTAP

program for the Senior Activity Centers and SSTAP trips will not operate on Monday,Jan. 20.

All Department of Aging Senior Activity Centers will be closed for the holiday andadditionally, there will be no Meals on Wheels deliveries.

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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

In order to empower the private practice model, which studies have proven deliv-ers the most ef cient, compassionate and highest-quality care, 128 leading orthopedic

physicians have united to form The Centers for Advanced Ort hopedics (CAO).Facing mounting pressure to join large instit utions and hospitals, where a Medical

Group Management Association study found physician productivity can fall as muchas 25 percent, The Centers was founded to preserve the personalized patient focusedservice and standard of care that can only be found in the private practice model, ac-cording to a Jan. 7 press

“As doctors, our vision has always been focused on how to improve the patientexperience and provide the best possible care,” said Dr. Nick Grosso, President of TheCenters for Advanced Orthopedics in a press release. “Through strength in numbersand a uni ed vision, we can bring all the advantages of the personal care that patientsexpect from private practice, combined with the ef ciencies and resources of one ofthe nation’s largest orthopedic networks.”

The Centers for Advanced Orthopedics includes more than 45 state-of-the-artlocations throughout Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, andPennsylvania.

Dr. Shaheer Yousaf with the Center for Advanced Orthopedics in Hollywood,Md. is the local CAO af liate. He said individuals in Southern Maryland can bene tfrom the partnership by receiving quality care typical of a small practice, but with theresources and information available to a larger facility.

Yousaf has been practicing in St. Mary’s County since 1981. Other pract ices haveformed small al liances, but the CAO is the rst alliance he has seen of its size, he said.

The Centers brings together the region’s most recognized and skilled orthopedic physicians in every musculoskeletal specialt y, many of whom are consistently notedas “Top Doctors”, are af liated with most major regional hospitals, treat professional

and local sports teams and pioneer new research and medical techniques within theirsub-specialties.Given the size of the organization, The Centers creates a unique opportunity for

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The organization was formed in 2013 to provide patients with the same personalized service and superior care they have come to expect from a private practice, while

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State police are trying to ascertainthe motive behind a husband’s apparent at-tempted murder of his wife late Jan. 9 beforeturning the gun on himself.

A medical examiner has ruled thatJames Daniel Dean’s death from a singlegunshot wound to the head was a suicide,state police spokeswoman Elena Russo said,while his wife Angela Dean, 43, remains inintensive care after being shot in the arm andthe chest.

James Dean, 48, used a .38 caliber re-volver in the shooting in the 43000 block ofJohnson Road in Hollywood, Russo said.

The couple had only been marriedabout a year, Russo said, and there were norecords of police ever responding to the resi-

dence for domestic violence complaints ofany kind.

Police reported that shortly before mid-night last Thursday that the county emer-gency communication’s center received a911 call f rom Angela who was having an ar-gument with James, who was loading a gun.

The phone call lasted less than a min-ute, police said, but they could hear whatsounded like gunshots in the background.

Both state troopers and county deputiesresponded to the scene and found James ly-ing on the oor suffering from a self in ict -ed gunshot wound, emergency responders

pronounced him dead on the scene.Angela was own out to Prince

George’s Hospital Center’s trauma unit bystate police helicopter, police said.

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State PoliceInvestigating

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The defense coun-sel for John M. Quade,Jr. the man accusedof killing Moneta JoStrickland in August oflast year as she was jog-ging on the Three NotchTrail, asked for a waiverof the rule this week thatwould have required a trial for thedefendant within 180 days of his be-ing charged.

Gerald Riviello, Quade’s pub-lic defender, told Judge Michael J.Stamm, that the defense still hasevidence to review in the case.

Stamm granted the request andthe opposing sides later agreed to aMay 6 trial start date.

“We are still in the process ofreviewing the DNA report,” Rivi-ello said.

Quade, a registered sex of-fender, admitted to being on thetrail and confronting Stricklandthe day of her death, according toa statement of probable cause led

by police la st year but told them “hedid not remember exactly what hap-

pened to her,” police wrote in courtdocuments.

“He stated he blacked out dur-ing their confrontation and then he

found the victim dead,”charging documentsstated.

Charging docu-ments state Quade told

police he was “bloodyafter the confrontation”

but that it was not his blood, and had a rockwith blood on it that hethrew away.

Police say Quadetried to destroy evidence of thecrime and found proof of those ac-tions when they searched his vehicleand his residence shortly thereafter.

Police initially had no suspectsin the case when Strickland’s bodywas found just off the trail near thecommunity park in Laurel Grove

but just one day later they had devel-oped Quade as their prime suspectafter nding sur veillance footage ofhis car parked at a nearby businessthat put him close to the scene of thecrime.

A witness also told police theyhad seen a man matching Quade’son the trail around the time Strick-land was there.

Quade faces charges of rst-degree murder as well as attempted

rst-degree rape in Strickland’sdeath.

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Investigators with the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) are waiting forthe results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a Maryland EnvironmentalServices employee who was found at Point Lookout State Park Monday morning.

NRP information states that a co-worker of Donald Lloyd Gothard, 56, of Lusbyfound him at the base of a ladder at the park’s waste water treatment plan; Gothard hadlogged in at the plant Sunday morning, NRP stated, but when he failed to return homefrom his shift his wife called police.

Police labeled him a critical missing person because of unspeci ed medical issues. NRP does not believe foul play is involved in Gothard’s death.Capt. Steve Jones, commander of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Of ce patrol divi

sion said the deceased’s wife called their agency at about 10 p.m. Sunday night after herhusband failed to return home.

Per a mutual aid agreement Calvert asked St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Of ce togo to his last known location, the park, and located Gothard there the following day,Jones said.

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A county Circuit Court Judge sentenced MarkJenkins, of Huntingtown, to 10 additional years in

pris on for having sex w ith a 16-year-old girl who wasunder his care nearly two years ago.

Jenkins is currently serving a 10-year sentencein a state correctional facility for having sex with thesame girl back in 2012 but in Calvert County during acamp outing.

Judge Michael J. Stamm sentenced him to a con-secutive prison sentence for committing a sex act withthe girl while in St. Mary’s County.

Assistant State’s Attorney Julie White told Stamm

Jenkins had researched the law diligently regardingthe age of consent in Maryland but failed to realizethat having sex with the girl even though she was ofage was illegal because she was in his custody.

“Many people would argue this was consensual,”White said. “But he did a lot of legal research beforeengaging in sexual relations with [the victim.]

“He quite knowingly lured this girl into a sexualrelationship.”

Jenkins even had sex with the girl while they wereat her family’s home on one occasion, White said, add-ing that he had told her he would ru n off with her whenshe tu rned 17.

Later, when Jenkins came under law enforcementscrutiny for his illicit activities with the girl, who wasthe daughter of family friends and Jenkins’ son’s owngirlfriend, he started to blame her for the incident,White said.

“He’s on tape calling the victim a whore,” Whitetold the judge.

Jenkins’ daughter, who testi ed at his sentencinghearing Monday on his behalf, said her father had ex-hibited changes in his behavior after he had undergonesurgery to relieve him of his longtime obesity.

He may have engaged in the illicit sex acts be-cause his wife did not pay as much attention to him asshe did after the surgery, the daughter testi ed.

Jenkins, who was slim when he appeared in court,

had once neared 400 pounds she said.“We all miss him terribly at home,” Jenkins’daughter said.

But White questioned her about her trying to con-tact the victim in the case, trying to get her to speakon Jenkins’ behalf and asked Jenkins’ daughter about aCalvert County judge’s order to not contact the victimin the case.

Jenkins’ daughter said she did not remember the judge giving the order.

“I felt the way she acted… that it was a c onsensualrelationship,” she said of the victim’s sexual relation-ship with her father.

Public Defender Sean Moran told Stamm that atthe time of the incidents, which took place over a pe-riod of four months between both counties, that Jen-kins had entered into the sexual relationship believingthe law, at least, was on his side but has since come togrips with his guilt.

“Mr. Jenkins didn’t think he was doing anythingillegal, immoral maybe, but not illegal,” Moran said.“He wasn’t fully appreciative of what he was gettinginto.”

Jenkins turned to face the family of his victim incourt and apologized for his actions.

“I hope someday you can forgive me,” Jenkinssaid. “You have a right to be mad at me… I’m sorryI’m the cause of all your pain.”

Stamm told Jenkins that his choice to have sexwith the young girl while she was under his care washis downfall.

“You premeditatedly did this,” Stamm said. “Youwere the custodian of this child, that’s what put youhere.

“You’ve lost everyth ing.”Stamm said Jenkins’ actions were “horri c.”“For your own sel sh reasons you made a victim

of this child.”

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On Jan. 10 Deputy Lance responded to a r esidencelocated in the 2000 0 block of Piney Point Road in Cal-laway for an assault. The victim alleged suspect JamesEdward Burks, 25, of Callaway, pushed the victimdown by the neck causing scratches during an argu-ment. Burks was placed under arrest and transportedto the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. He wascharged with 2nd Degree Assault.

On Jan. 8 Deputy Flerlage responded to the BelkDepartment Store in California for a shoplifter in cus-tody. Store loss prevention personnel observed a fe-male customer ask to see a pair of shoes. A sales clerkobtained the box of shoes and gave the box to the fe-male customer. The customer walked around the storeand then entered a tting room. After exiting the t -ting room without the shoes, loss prevention checkedthe tting room and found the empty shoe box. Thecustomer then exited the store and was stopped by loss

prevention. Betty Jo Francis, 61, of Califor nia, wascharged with Theft Under $100 by crimi nal citation.

On Jan. 10 Deputy Bowen responded to the St.Mary’s County Detention Center for a ght betweeninmates. The investigation revealed inmate EugeneTerrell Harris, 22, of no xed address, began hitting

the victim inmate during an argument. The victim at-tempted to walk away only to be repeatedly attacked

by Harr is. Har ris was able to g rab a telephone from thewall and strike the victim in the head with the receiverseveral times. Eventually, the victim pinned Harris tothe wall ending the assault. Harris was charged with1st and 2nd Degree A ssault.

On Jan. 11 Deputy Tirpak responded to a residenceon Hilton Drive in Lexington Park for a domestic as-sault. The victim alleged suspect Candice An ne Robey,22, of Lexington Park, slapped and punched the victimduring an argument. Deputy Tirpak observed fresh ev-idence of injury on the victim. Robey was placed underarrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County Deten-tion Center. She was charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

On Jan. 13 Corporal Moritz responded to a resi-dence in the 46000 block of West Bayview Terrace inLexington Park, for a domestic assault in progress. Onhis arrival, a vehicle was leaving the drive way at ahigh rate of speed. Cor poral Moritz stopped the vehicleat which time the operator quickly exited a nd appearedto prepare to ee on foot. The operator was quicklydetained and identi ed as Sean Michael Wylie, 35, ofLexington Park. Corporal Moritz located the victim

inside the residence who alleged Wylie grabbed thevictim around the neck and began banging the victim’shead on the oor during an argument over Wylie’s al -leged drug use. Corporal Moritz observed numerousinjuries on the victim’s head face and neck from Wy-lie strangling the victim. The victim was transportedto MEDSTAR St. Mary’s Hospital by ambulance fortreatment. Wylie subsequently attempted to ee onfoot while handcuffed and continued to pull away fromCorporal Moritz. He ignored all verbal commands tostop and had to be subdued by force. Wylie was trans-

port ed to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center andcharged with 1st and 2nd Degree Assault and ResistingArrest.

On Jan. 14 Deputy Upright responded to a resi-dence in Loveville, for an assault. The investigationrevealed the victim and suspect Doris Elizabeth Thom-as, 49, of Loveville, engaged in an altercation. Bothwere intoxicated however, Deputy Upright deter minedThomas to be the agg ressor. Thomas was placed underarrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County Deten-tion Center. She was charged with 2nd Degree Assaultand Disorderly Conduct.

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Business News

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St. Mary’s County could be the frst jurisdiction inSouthern Maryland to host a Sonic drive-in style fast foodrestaurant now that the county’s Planning Commission hasapproved construction of a new store at the Lexington Vil-lage shopping center in California.

The shopping center already has Kohl’s departmentstore and Dick’s Sporting Goods as tenants as well as nu-merous restaurants and other shops.

Planning Commission Chair Howard Thompson saidthe Monday vote at the board’s regularly scheduled meetingwent without much debate.

The vote was unanimous. “They did they’re homework,”

Thompson said of the Sonic corporate representatives whomade their presentation. “They’ve got a good location and agood intersection and that doesn’t happen often.”

The new store is already listed on Sonic’s corporateWebsite but the next nearest location in Maryland is inAnnapolis.

Some Sonic drive-in style restaurants have a drive-thruwindow but they all have individualized menu boards thatallow customers to order while they sit parked in their cars.

Carhops then bring their orders out to customers.Some Sonics also have inside seating and all have high-

ly customizable menu items that allow mixing and matchingof condiments.

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Dominion Power presented MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with $9,000 lastweek to implement an electronic medical record for Get Connected to Health

patient s and $3,239 to install new computers onboard the Dr. J. Patr ick JarboeMobile Health Center. The MedStar St. Mary’s Get Connected to Health mo-

bile health center provides p rima ry medical care to under served residents of St.Mary’s County.

“We are pleased to award this grant to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital,” saidHunter Applewhite, president of the Dominion Foundation. “The hospital’s GetConnected to Health mobile medical program brings health care to those most inneed. We have no doubt about the positive results an electronic medical recordcapability will produce, and we feel privileged to partner with t hem.”

“MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital knows the many patient safety bene ts thatcome from an electronic medical record,” said MedStar St. Ma ry’s Hospital VicePresident Joan Gelrud. “With a new centralized electronic record, our providerswill have immediate access to patient records complete with unlimited access tothe latest literature and oppor tunities to provide the highest qualit y clinical care.”

Electronic health records provide immediate access to patient records and ed-ucation materials; direct information entry by provider, eliminating transcriptionerrors; standardization of documentation; facilitated identi cation and documen -tation of chronic conditions; improved immunization management; customizableclinical documentation templates; and a regularly updated drug database whichindicates potentially dangerous drug interactions.

Get Connected to Health provides low cost, primary adult health care servesthose who need it most. Onboard the unit, care providers offer u shots, laboratorytesting, pregnancy and blood sugar tests, and much more to patients. Instead of go-ing untreated, patients receive the care they need r ight in their own neighborhood.

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Amy Gavin GraphicDesign: Lexington

Park Goes Worldwide By Kay PoiroStaff Writer

“Do you think you could do some branding for us?”

This was the question that aneighbor posed to Amy nearly twoyears ago. That neighbor is the current

president of Precise Systems in Lex-ington Park and Amy Gavin’s “yes”started her on her current road to suc-cess. It’s a road that doesn’t take lightly.

“Graphic design is branding. It’s anonverbal expression of not only your busi-ness concept, but your dream,” she says.

The Carroll County native spent her ear-ly adulthood traveling the world as a militaryspouse. However, after having worked for the

prestigious Philadelphia Museum of Art andas Art Director at the Florida Sun, she was

nding it increasingly dif cult to maintainher career relocating. Only after settling forgood in St. Mary’s County did she decide tostart her own graphic design company.

“I took a course with the SouthernMaryland Business Association, got my taxID number, converted a room into a studioand just rolled.”

Today, Amy’s local clients not only in-clude Precise Systems but Concepts & Cre-ations and the Women’s Institute of Leader-ship. With clientele as far ung as Hawaii andFlorida, Amy Gavin Graphic Design is trulyinternational. Still, they’re small businessesand that’s the way she likes it.

“My clients are awesome,” she says.“There’s no judgment, only an open exchangeof ideas.” She adds that having such personal-ized service frees the business owner up torun their business.

In an economy where support servicesare underfunded or cut altogether, it’s easyfor businesses to view graphic design as aluxury. When the President of a companysays, “we need a new brand,” most peopleon a business’s staff aren’t trained to do that.That’s where Amy Gavin Graphic Designcomes in.

Following a face-to-face meeting withthe client, Amy presents them with an arrayof graphic designs from which the customercan choose. From those, the client togetherwith Amy, re ne the product to satisfaction.

Even though of her work can be doneelectronically, Amy would rather sit downover hard copies of the design with her localclients.

“You’re not hiring a faceless agency inWashington, D.C.,” Amy says. “There is nomiddle man. If you hire me, you will workone-on-one with me.”

Noting a gradual but de nite shift from print design to digital marketing, Amy hasexpanded her business to meet the demand.In addition to graphic logo design, she nowdesigns customized banners for email cor-respondence, as well as desktop layout and

publishing.

“Commercial printing houses can offer250 business cards for $20, so some clients just want a logo and that’s ne,” she says.However, most notice after working withher that graphic design that there’s a lot more

potential for personalization in the brand-ing process. Amy is also quite comfortableworking through the entire process with herclients, from designing the logo to acting as aliaison between the client and printer.

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Letters to the EDITOR

Maybe the Air You Breathein 2014 is Just a Little Cleaner

Faith Bible Church BreaksGround for New Expansion

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Again we have seen solar installations and productionin our SMECO footprint approximately double in 2013 as ithas in each of the previous four years? There are now over400 substantial electrical systems, growing both in numberand size, producing over 5,500,000 kilowatt-hours annu-ally. In 2008 there were only 10 or so substantial electricalsystems in the SMECO footprint. This production does notcount the large SMECO solar farm in Hughesville. Thisalso does not count the many hot-water systems. If you arein Mechanicsville or Hollywood area, you now probablyknow someone with solar. The fnancial and environmentalattractions of these systems for both residential and com-mercial properties will likely continue this trend. Some ofthe most attractive and still untapped prospects are thosemany overheated, poorly shaded asphalt parking lots scat-

tered throughout our area.Maybe the air you breathe in 2014 is just a litt le cleaner

and maybe solar helps that along.The bare-bones payback is still in the neighborhood

of 5 to 6%, however, with incentives, the higher your taxrate, the better your return. The return on the net invest-ment after the 30% federal tax credit, the now smaller stategrant, and the many miscellaneous advantages is normallyin the 15% to 20% range for residential and even higher forcommercial.

There are now 20 or so solar contractors ready to helpyou spend your money, so it is even easier to get several

proposals and use comparisons to decide what is best. Mostof these companies have a history of delivering excellentinstallations, some do not. Many owners do not seek more

than one proposal. It is best to get at least 3 proposals toshake out the ones overpriced and the ones poorly engi-neered. Making a signifcant long-term investment in solarwith expected long-term rewards is not to be taken lightly.It pays to do your homework, get good advice and hire agood contractor.

As more owners become aware of the environmentaland fnancial rewards, I expect the current trend to continuethrough 2016 when the 30% federal tax credit is scheduledto expire.

Mike ThompsonHollywood, Md.

On Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, Faith Bible Church of Mechanicsville held a brief ceremonial groundbreakingand dedication for their new sanctuary between their second and third church services. The church is build-ing the addition to accommodate their growing congregation. To symbolize the current and future church’sthanks to and reliance on the church’s past, current pastor Rob McNutt handed the shovel to former pastor

Rod Spade to of cially break the ground. The ceremony was attended by approximately 200 of the church’scongregation.Since 2008, FBC’s weekly attendance has doubled in number. To accommodate growth, the church rst

responded by offering additional services in its current sanctuary, which has a maximum capacity of 164 people, and they have been offering three morning services ever since. As the church body continued to growthrough 2010, church leaders began the planning and saving to expand the facilities. The church has done nospeci c fundraising for the project. All funds for the building were and will continue to be raised through thecongregation’s weekly tithing after securing a line of credit with the Community Bank of the Chesapeake.

The new sanctuary will seat approximately 450 worshippers, enough to bring the entire congregationinto one service together. Known primarily for its familial feel, congregants were dismayed by the fact that

rst service attendees rarely got to see third service attendees: the new sanctuary is planned to bring backthat family feel. The lower level will feature a new fellowship hall that will seat around the same numberaswell as new classrooms for the church’s Sunday school, youth program, and weekday small groups. At thecompletion of the construction, the current sanctuary will be used for the church’s KIDS Church program forchildren in grades one through six that will run concurrent with the regular service.

Faith Bible Church will continue its current weekly services without interruption throughout the build-ing process, and all in the community are welcome to attend. They look forward to continuing to serve thecommunity of St. Mary’s County and beyond, and trust that this new construction will aid them in their abil-ity to impact and assist the community in a positive manner.

The annual March for Life protesting the Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs.Bolton Supreme Court decisions will be held on the Washington D. C.Mall on Wednesday 22 January 2014. Other pro-life activities will also beheld either in Washington or other cities..

The pro-abortionists will probably oppose those activities, callingthem part of the War on Women, one of the most deceitful propagandaever conceived against pro-lifers. The “war on women” is actually a Waron Babies. Although it has been going on for a long time, it was of ciallydeclared and legalized by the above-mentioned decisions on 22 January1973. Those decisions authorize every pregnant woman, sometimes ateenager, to have the innocent, helpless baby in her womb aborted for anyor no reason.

The pro-abortionists accuse pro-lifers of waging a war on women because they try to keep most women from aborting their babies, half ofwhom are probably baby girls who would have grown up to be women(whom the pro-lifers are at war with?). Pro-lifers are also trying to preventwomen from becoming murderers when they use chemicals such as themorning-after pill, or accomplices when they deliver their babies to theabortion facility.

So far the casualties in this war are babies - 56,000,000, and women- unknown, but certainly less than the babies. Some women have diedfrom abortions: others have been physically or medically harmed bythem. Many women and men have also suffered emotionally and spiritu-ally from their involvement with abortions.

Although the federal government has legalized the murder of un- born babies, God hasn’t. In Exodus 21:22-24 KJV, He set the punishmentof “...life for life, eye for eye...” for anyone killing or injuring a baby in thewomb. Pray that the pro-abortionists who either had or condoned/encour-aged/legalized abortions, or voted for a pro-abortion candidate or partywill repent and ask God’s forgiveness before they face Him on JudgmentDay.

If you can’t attend the March for Life or other activity, please support the pro-lifers in whatever way you can and help us end this War onBabies.

Robert BoudreauxWaldorf, Md.

The War on Babies

Faith Bible church congregants witnessed the groundbreaking and prayer dedication.


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Letters to the EDITOR

No Relevant Information...

Still Laughing at the Call for Volunteers

Why I Am Endorsing Bryan “Puff” Barthelme

This is in response to Mr. Cusick’s latest nonsensicalrant “History Column is Troubling.” Since he has no rel-evant information, not to mention facts, he has now stoopedto a new low, even for him.

“Racist” is a term used far too often these days as aweapon to intimidate. It’s used, whether relevant or not,to shut people up when they don’t agree with someone. If aminority is involved, it’s “racist.” Am I a racist? That’s foryou to prove, Mr. Cusick and you haven’t, regardless of howyou have attempted to twist my words.

The minority employees I directly supervised duringmy tenure as Executive Of cer for the Of ce of Postsec -ondary Education (OPE) in the U.S. Department of Edu -cation between 1979-2000 would undoubtedly nd your

comments surprising. Many of them worked with me myentire tenure in those jobs and remain my friends today.My former supervisors (some of whom were minorities)who assigned me, in addition to my other responsibilities,the review and settlement (as appropriate) of discrimina -tion complaints and gave me “outstanding” at each perfor-mance review might also be surprised. This responsibilityencompassed all of the Of ce of Postsecondary Education,involving several thousand employees. An additional re-sponsibility was the development, implementation andoversight of af rmative action plans in OPE.

I don’t sit at my desk, dream up an article, and thenwrite it how I want it to be. I research the material thor-oughly and I don’t rely on what has necessarily been writ-

ten by the so-called historians who tell us, for instance, thatPlymouth Rock (1620) was the rst English settlement inthe new world.

You say in your letter “In her article she makes a pettyreference to ‘revisionist history’ and yet that is exactly whatwe need to do…..” Really, Mr. Cusick? And you want todebate facts?

I do not intend to defend my research to you. You needto do your own and by the information you’ve presented,quite a lot.

Linda Reno A Journey Through Time

The Times ChronicleContributing Writer

First, my apologies for the delay in sending thisopinion piece. However, I was so overcome with un-controllable laughing, that I am only now able to givethe following topic the attention it deserves.

I refer, of course, to the “third call” for volun-teers to populate a citizens’ committee to discuss andhopefully create alternative ideas for diversifying theSt. Mary’s economy. According to your article, the

project cannot move forward because (and despite thefact that some 40 persons have volunteered their timeand talents) the volunteer pool lacks someone from“labor” and “minority” representation. I would nothave thought either of those two “de ciencies” would

be enough to delay the com mitt ee f rom begin ning itswork, until it was revealed that until both “labor” and“minorities” were represented, it would not be possi-

ble to move forward on wr iting and submitti ng a gran tseeking Federal fundi ng for the committee’s work.

Have we lost our cotton picking’ minds? Is not the pur pose of the committee’s effor ts devisi ng ideas forhow we can diversify away from having essentiallya “one note” economy (i.e. over reliance on Federalfunding), and we can’t move forward until we secureFederal funding?

As for “labor” being represented, are all the cur-rent volunteers retirees? If not, t hen we would assumeanyone going to work is a laborer of some type, un-less “labor” has to be de ned as a card carryi ng unionmember. And I don’t even want to guess what an ac-ceptable Federal-level de nition of “minority” is, but

it must be really narrow to cause the whole effort to bog down on that point.

But let’s assume for a moment that the FederallyApproved pool of volunteers can be assembled. Hereis my probable scenario for the r est of the project:

1. With the pool assembled and acceptable, atten-tion will turn to writing the grant request.

2. Assuming a perfect “ rst effort”, the grant re -quest gets submitted.

3. Assuming the g rant request is acce pted “as is”,the grant is approved, subject to certain “conditions”of course.

4. The pool of volunteers will be “vetted” throughsome mysterious and probably opaque process.

5. Leadership of the remaining pool memberswill be selected and committees and subcommitteesestablished.

6. Since Federal grant monies have to be account -ed for, a bookkeeping system will be devised, over-head allocated, and a grant administrator chosen.

7. The grant administr ator will, of course, receive payment as part of the g rant approved overhead.

8. A “Request for Proposals” (RFP) will have to be writ ten and disseminated to att ract consu ltant s t ohire on to help with the project.

9. Responders to the RFP will have to be inter -viewed, and a provider chosen.

10. A contract describing the scope of work andthe end project deliverables will have to be written andsigned by the chosen rm of consulta nts as well as the

grant administrator.11. The consultants, duly hired, will pretty much

do what most consultants do: search out and accesscurrently available, publicly accessible informationand write a report. In keepi ng with the best de nition Iknow of a consultant (“someone who comes from over100 miles away, borrows your watch, and tells you thetime”) the report (“beautifully typed and colorfully

bound , ful l of pie char ts and bar charts) wil l be hai ledon one hand (“Visionary!” and “Just what we need-ed.”) and derided on the other hand (“We paid HOWMUCH for this?”) Multiple copies will be presented tothe Citizens’ Committee, var ious local politicians, etc.

Why not just go with what we’ve got and NOTmake a “Federal case” out of this, as my late, Federalattorney father used to say. I think about $5,000 forcoffee, donuts, and some Xerox copies from Staplesshould about cover it. Anything more expende d on aneffort which truly does not require more to deliver areport is not only a waste of time, but also a waste oftax payer dollars. And possibly more importantly, itmakes a mockery of the notion that we can’t gureout how to wean ourselves from the public troug h un-less and until we can secure a Federally funded g rant,

probably of 6 gure propor tions .Sorry, got to go - I’m getting all giggly again.

John A. WaltersLeonardtown, Md.

A couple of months ago I received a call fromBryan Barthelme; he asked if he could come and talkwith me. “Sure”, I said and the next day we met. Hewas here to seek my support for his campaign forDelegate in 29A. My rst question was “Aren’t youa Democrat”? He went on to explain he changed his

par ty regis trat ion 10 years ago afte r serv ing on theDemocrat Central Committee. He said, “it was likevisiting the home you grew up in, the outside was fa-miliar but nothing inside was the same. Everythinghad changed and he realized he no longer belonged. Iguess my Party left me, I didn’t leave it.” I appreciatedhis honesty.

With that and listening to the issues he plans torun on, my decision was easy. Yes “Puff” I will sup -

por t you , work on you r campaign and endorse you i nthe Primary….but Delegate Johnny Wood and I go

back a long way. Both as colleag ues and fr iends. Ifhe run s well needless to say…..He understood and wemoved on.

When Johnny made his announcement on Mon-day that he would not be seeking reelection it was re-ceived with mixed emotion. Delegate Wood is a trueconservative, Never forgot his constituent s, Never for-got where he came from and Represented St. Mary’sCounty and 29A with great zeal, hard work and hon-esty, ALWAYS!!! Delegate Wood and Barbara, enjoyyour retirement. Thank you for your many years ofservice to our County and to the State of Maryland.You both deserve all the gratitude you have and willreceive in the upcoming days.

Today, I am committed to helping elect BryanBarthelme as Delegate for 29A both in the Primaryand the General Elections. Bryan “Puff” Barthelme,

as a conservative who followed his convictions, hasa working knowledge of the issues facing the Countyand the State. He is a dedicated citizen of St. Mary’scounty, having served on numerous Boards a nd Com-missions. As a concerned lifelong county resident, heknows the importance of giving back to his commu-nity, for years he has been involved in the above men-tioned Boards and also in many Civic and FraternalOrganizations.

I am a true Reagan conservative, and so is Bryan“Puff” Barthelme. I ask all of my friends, support -ers and family to consider supporting and voting forBryan “Puff” Barthelme Delegate 29 A.

Frances P EaganFormer County Commissioner (4th Distr ict)

Avenue, Mar yland


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Education STEM Expo HighlightsBest and Brightest of SMCPS

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

St. Mary’s County Schools will welcome Tammy McCourtas the newest addition to the SMCPS staff on Feb. 3.

McCourt holds a Bachelor’s degree from University ofMaryland University College and is a Certi ed Public Accoun -tant. Her new position, Deputy to the Assistant Superintendentof Fiscal Services and Human Resources, will be dissolved onceshe steps up to Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal Services andHuman Resources Gregory Nourse’s position, according toSMCPS Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Martirano. Noursewill retire on July 1.

McCourt is currently serving as the Chief Budget and Busi-ness Of cer with Calvert County Public Schools, a position shehad occupied since 2008, according to a Calvert County PublicSchools press release.

Martirano described McCourt as “extremely knowledge-able and personable” with a “high intelligence and a high abilityto build relationships” and he is looking forward to working withher.

Nourse remembered when he took his current position; his predecessor had been gone for a few months. He requested Mc-Court begin while he was on hand to train her, a request whichwas granted. He said McCourt’s prior experience working witha local Board of County Commissioners and a similar schoolstructure to SMCPS would bene t her during the transition toSt. Mary’s County.

McCourt will bene t from Nourse’s guidance, Martiranosaid, adding she will have an opportunity to observe the St.Mary’s budget building process and cross train before steppinginto her assistant superintendent position.

For more information, visit www.smcps.org.

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The Farm Bureau of St. Mary’s County hosted itslegislative dinner on Jan. 10 at Olde Breton Inn. About50 farmers, community members and politicians wereon hand to hear remarks by of cers of the farm bu -reau. Senators Roy P. Dyson (D-29) and Anthony J.O’Donnell (R-29C) were in attendance, as well asDelegate John Wood (D-29A) and Board of CountyCommissioners President Francis Jack Russell (D).

An important topic of the evening was the pro - posed agriculture science and technical education program at the high school level. Young FarmersChair Michael Hayden made his case to the audience.

“The average age of a farmer in St. Mary’s Coun-ty is 56,” Hayden said. He went on to say that the eight4-H clubs in the county are nurturing the next genera-tion of farmers, so “we need agricultural science atthe high school level.” Hayden also said the currenthorticulture program at the James A. Forrest Careerand Technology Center could be expanded to includeanimal husbandry and agronomy.

During his State of the School System addresslast November, Superintendent Martirano advancedthe idea of CASE (Curriculum of Agricult ure ScienceEducation) to be housed at the James A. Forrest Ca -reer and Technology Center in the near future.

Farm Bureau directors touched on the tobacco buyout, Agricultural Preservat ion, Transfer of Devel -opment Rights (TDRs), while O’Donnell attempted toexplain the unpopular “rain tax,” a proposed tax onstorm water collected in municipal drains.

Delegate Wood acknowledged that, though itmay be uncomfortable, farmers must travel to An -napolis to advocate for themselves in person.

“You come to Annapolis when you need to and

then leave and I understand that. Nobody wants totalk to those guys,” he joked. “But the legislators wantto hear from you, the farmers. They need to hear fromyou.”

Senator Dyson remarked that the professionalismof the farmers was appreciated, noting that, “you do agreat job feeding not only our country but one-third ofthe world. God bless you.”

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On Jan. 14, the Science Technology En -gineering and Mathematics (STEM) Expo washeld at the James A. Forrest Career and Tech -nology Center. From 4-7 p.m., parents, stu-dents and community members interested inthe St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ STEMacademy asked questions of STEM facultyand current students. On display were currentSTEM projects from 5 th through 8 th grades, aswell as science fair projects that were movingon to compete at the county level.

Board of Education member MarilynCrosby was on hand, chaperoning her 11year old granddaughter, who is a second yearSTEM student. Crosby says her granddaughterloves it.

“STEM is so impor tant,” Crosby says. “Itchallenges the kids in the best ways possible.

They’re all rising to the challenge.”Superintendent Martirano was also in at-tendance, interacting with the students andTweeting f rom the event.

“Our school system is predicated onmatching student’s interests with their abili-ties and ultimately giving them the opportu-nity to thrive,” says Superintendent Marti-rano. “This makes me so proud.”

Jake, an 8 th grade STEM student fromSpring Ridge Middle School said STEM was

just wha t he had been missing.“I really wanted to do something differ-

ent. Regular school is just worksheet afterworksheet,” he said. “I’m going to be a scien-tist. I hate monotonous work. I could never bean accountant.”

Upcoming STEM-related events includea STEM Day Information Session on Feb. 4at Lexington Park library from 5- 7 p.m. OnMarch 15, STEM Day demonstrations will

be held at the College of Souther n Maryland,Leonardtown Campus. Students will have theopportunity to make an electric motor, useacids and bases to produce color and other

activities. Cost is [email protected]

Photos by Kay Poiro STEM 8 students Ally Myers, left, Natalie Wolfe, Lexi Myers and Kailey Chase show off their project

SchoolsWelcome

New Financial

Specialist

Farm Bureau MakesCase for Agricultural

Science Curriculum at

Legislative Dinner

Delegate John F. Wood (D-29A) urges farmers to use their voicein Annapolis

Photos by Kay Poiro


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To learn more visit dom.com/covepoint

Dominion’s Cove Point project will have a very positive impact on the local economy.

Thousands of construction jobs, 75 high paying permanent positions and tens of millions in annual

county revenue will add to what’s already been a four-decade commitment to Calvert County andprotecting the Chesapeake Bay. Plus, since the project will denitely be built somewhere,

it’s nice to know that the people who live and work here will enjoy its economic benets.

Cove Point—another great solution for Southern Maryland.

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Spring is right around the corner,and Instant Organic Garden af liateEric Eitel is ready to help people allover Southern Maryland to kick-startwith vegetables garden they’ve alwayswanted.

When Eitel moved to SouthernMaryland from Kansas, he had the ideato put his background in farming to work

by star ting garden s for others. Beforegetting too far w ith his plan, he did someInternet research to see if someone wasdoing anything similar. He came acrossInstant Organic Garden, founded byDon Rosenberg, who runs the Charlotte,

N.C. Instant Organic Garden af liate.

“You can’t put a price on someonetelling you all the mistakes they made toget where they are,” Eitel said.

Put simply, Instant Organic Gardencreates a paint by numbers garden forindividuals who have always wanted to

begin a garden .Three factors generally prevent in-

dividuals from planning a garden – time,space and k nowledge. Eitel gets gardensstarted, putting plants in raised bedsusing only nutrient rich, weedless soil.

By using vertical space, the plants Eitelstarts take up less space than a tradi-tional garden, packing 800 square feetworth of produce into a 50 square footspace. He creates plans so gardens will

be productive year-round.“My goal would be for everybody

to have their own produce depart ment intheir backyard,” Eitel said.

Homegrown, fresh picked produceis healthier than even organic productsoffered at grocery stores. The longer

produce is held between being pickedand being served the more nutrients arelost.

Eitel is well versed in creating asuccessful garden, from choosing thecorrect vegetables to plant to plantingthem with complementary vegetables,such as pairing carrots and tomatoes to-gether. After a garden is planted, Eitelis available for support services. He can

help address challenges facing any gar-dener, such as deer and rabbits raidingthe garden, in ways that are all natural.Even with the challenges inherent ingardening, using Instant Organic Gar-dening can save individuals from dif-

culties such as weeds sprouting up tonative soil.

In addition to start ing gardens, Eitelgives talks and trainings on gardening

by reser vation.“These talks are a great service for

gardening centers to offer to their cus-tomers,” Eitel said. Any group wantingEitel to come talk to them should contacthim by phone at 443-771-3003 or [email protected].

For more information, visit www.instantorganicgarden.com.

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St. Mary’s County LibrariesLead The Way with Education, Fun

Feature Story


More than just musty books and outdated comput-ers, libraries are fast becoming the community’s cen-

tral in formation hub. St. Mary’s County’s libraries areno different, providing cost-effective, not to mentionclimate controlled, fun t hat the entire fami ly can enjoy.

Kathleen Reif, Director of St. Mary’s County librar ies, is proud of what the county’s libra ries have been able to accompl ish.

“We have four branches and each one of them doesso much with so little,” Reif says.

Doing more with less is business as usual for theSt. Mary’s County library system. The main libraryin Leonardtown is currently housed in a 1952 former

National Guard Armory and badly in need of r enova-tion. For years, the Leonardtown library was on trackfor a complete overhaul. That was until 2010 when thestrongest supporters of the new building left the Boardof County Commissioners. The following year, fundsearmarked for the new librar y were pulled.

“Regardless of our facilities, our services remain

top of the line,” Reif points out. That top of the line ser-vice includes circulating around 1.4 million books and30,000 downloads a year, giving St. Mary’s County li-

brar ies the hig hest circulation in all of Sou thern Mary-land. In fact, St. Mary’s County ranks 4th in circulation

per pe rson for the enti re state of Maryland.In addition to traditional librar y services, they also

offer outreach li ke the WoW! Van and continuing edu-cation and enrichment programs, all three branches of-fer rich program for children, as well.

The Charlotte Hall branch’s Children’s librarianCatherine DiCristofaro has worked for the St. Mary’sCounty librar y for ve years and says she loves being achildren’s libraria n.

“I like working with people, but kids are especiallyinteresting. I also love children’s literature, so when Ican match these really interesting books with these re-

ally interesting people, that’s special,” she says.Our libraries are also on the cutting edge of early

literacy, participating in Every Child Ready to Read(2nd edition) program put out by the Public Library As-sociation and American library services for Children

(ALSC). Available to care providers and parents, the program includes activit ies to do with pre-readers tomake them better readers when the ti me comes.

Speaking about what makes quality children’s librar y program ming, DiCrist ofaro says the intention isto make the activity both f un and education.

“We don’t want to be school at the l ibrary but at thesame time it’s not a free-for-all,” she says. “If childrenleave thinking they were just having fu n, they’re morelikely to retur n to explore more of the library. We alsohave resources available for parents to extend those ac-tivities at home.”

St. Mary’s County libraries try hard to maintainequity of services between all three of their branches.The main factors that drive their program decisionsare customer convenience and the various sizes of ourmeeting rooms. The decision to offer a program atmore than one branch is determi ned by the topic of the

program, the cost, and even the amount of staf f timerequired for the program.“Offering programs at multiple locations allows

our customers to attend the programs close to homeor have the option of attending the program at anoth-er branch if they cannot attend at their branch,” saysMarilyn Lash, the library’s Publicity Specialist. Forexample, both Leonardtown and Charlotte Hall havesmall meeting rooms, so most large meeting requestsare funneled to the Lexington Park library.

Not only does the library take suggestions from thecommunity on what programming to present, but alsofrom those in the community interested in presenting.

“We have a Program and Outreach Team com- prised of staff from each branch that meets annuallyto plan the program calendar for the upcoming year,”says Lash. “Program suggestions are evaluated as to

whether the program meets the goals of our strategic plan, that is, do es it inspire people to learn and engagewith our community? We also take into considerationstaff time involved, target audience, cost, and possible

part nerships.”

The library relies on those partnerships to help produce the progr ams and promote them. Some part-ners present the program such as growing Stems, Na-val Air Warfare Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and Jef-ferson Patterson Park did this past summer with the

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STEM programs. The Paying for College program is presented by the Director of Financ ial Aid at St. Mary’sCollege and the guidance counselors from the localhigh schools. Others provide volunteers to assist withthe programs, supplies, or snacks. Some partners pro-vide fnancial support.

“Without these, our Summer Professional Perfor-mances wouldn’t happen,” says Lash.

Long-standing par tnerships w ith UCAC, NAACP,and the Minority Outreach have helped bring excep-tional Black History Month programs to the branches.Local Master Gardeners have been providing plantclinics twice a month at each branch from April to Oc-tober for many years.

“We are always on the lookout for new part ners,”Lash says.

Together with their par tners, the St. Mar y’s Countylibraries are moving forward. Friday, Jan. 17, childrenof all ages are encouraged to drop by the Charlotte Halland Lexington Park library branches to play live An-gry Birds. Participants are invited to build towers andcatapults while being int roduced to the physics of forceand motion. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Lexington Park

library hosts Kids Can Cook. Fans of the undead can part icipate in Zombies vs. Humans in late Febr uar y.

Still, for all the activities planned, those who justwant a quiet corner and a good book, the library is stillthat place.

Catherine DiCristofaro says, “St. Mary’s Countylibraries are that third place- behind home and work-

where you can feel comfor table. We are that welcomingcommunity space.”

For the latest in what’s happening at your library,visit www.stmalib.org.

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Feature Story

From My Backyardto Our Bay was rstdeveloped by the BaltimoreCounty Soil ConservationDistrict. From there, thebooklet was given to eachof the Soil ConservationDistricts in the ChesapeakeBay watershed area forcustomization. If the 17.5million residents who live inthe watershed area of theChesapeake Bay read thisbooklet, and took to heartits suggestions and bestpractices, the ChesapeakeBay would see a dramaticincrease in health. Obtaina FREE copy of thebooklet by going to the St.Mary’s River WatershedAssociation, smrwa.org anddownloading it. The bookletis available at WentworthNursery in Charlotte Hall;Chicken Scratch in ParkHall; The Greenery inHollywood; Good EarthNatural Food; and the St.Mary’s Soil ConservationDistrict in Leonardtown.

Join your local watershedassociation and make adifference for Our Bay!

smrwa.org

FROM MY BACKYARD TO OUR BAYA St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking

F r o m M y B a c k y a r d t o O u r B a y

A S t . M a r y ’ s C o u n t y R e s i d e n t ’ s G u i d e t o

I m p r o v i n g O u r E n v i r o n m e n t a n d D r i n k i n g W a t e r

Are YouBay-Wise?Are YouBay-Wise?Bay-Wise landscapesminimize negative impacton our waterways by usingsmarter lawn managementtechniques and gardeningpractices. The Universityof Maryland ExtensionMaster Gardener Bay-Wisprogram in St. Mary’sCounty offers hands-onhelp with managing yourlandscape by providinginformation, a site visit, anlandscape certi cations.

Our yardstick checklist iseasy to understand andfollow, and our team oftrained Master Gardenerscan help guide youthrough it while offeringsuggestions to improveboth the appearanceand sustainability of yourlandscape.

Call Now &Schedule a Visit!

301-475-4120extension.umd.edu/baywise

Start a Movement in Your Neighborhood…Be the First

to be Certied Bay-Wise!

This is the thirty- rstin a series of articles that M ary AnnScott ([email protected]) has adapted fromFr om My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing

awareness of the powerful booklet that coul d do so much to help the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next arti cle in next week’s C ounty T imes!

Water Resources & RecreationPower Boating

Recreation on St. Mary’s County’smany lakes, creeks, rivers, and theBay includes a variety of power boats.Marinas abound in almost every coveor bend and they provide safe harbor-age as well as services. For thosewho trailer their boats, well-maintainedramps can be found in all of the largerwaterways. Some locations chargefees. Most ramps are public access andfree.

For more information, visit the countyWeb site or visit Maryland Park Ser -vice.

To get a copy of St. Mary’s CountyWater Trails Guide and much more,visit: www.visitstmarysmd.com

St. Mary’s County Guides• Destination Guide• 2013 Calendar of Events• African-American Historic Sites ofSt. Mary’s County

• Group Tour Planner (for tour operatorsand group leaders)

• Historic Churches and Religious Sitesof St. Mary’s County

• Leonardtown Walking Trail• Water Trails in Western St. Mary’s

County• Three Notch Trail

Southern MarylandGuidesSt. Mary’s, Calvert andCharles Counties• Patuxent Wine Trail• Religious Freedom National ScenicByway Brochure

• Southern Maryland Map and Guide• Southern Maryland Trails Guide• Southern Maryland War of 1812 Mapand Guide

Where to get help with..WATER RESOURCES QUESTIONS

• Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources,Fishing Regulations, dnr.state.md.us/

sheries/regulations/regindex.asp

• Maryland Dept. of Environment, Con-sumption Guidelines,mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/ shandshell sh/pages/programs/waterprograms/

sh%20shell sh%20programs/index.aspx

• St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks,Paddling, www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/paddling.asp

• Sailing Center Chesapeake, www.sailingcenterchesapeake.org

Our Librarieswww.stmalib.org

Charlotte Hall Library37600 New Market Rd, Charlotte Hall

301-884-2211

Leonardtown Library

23250 Hollywood Rd, Leonardtown301-475-2846

Lexington Park Library21677 FDR Blvd, Lexington Park

301-863-8188


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By Linda RenoContributing Writer

While I “thought” I was fin-ished, at least for the time being,with Dr. Jerningham I got a callfrom my friend Pete Himmelheberwho reminded me of some veryunusual provisions in the will ofthe good doctor.

Most wills, those of yesterdayand today, make provisions for the

bur ial of the deceased and gener-ally say “to be buried at the discretion of my execu-tor in a decent manner.” Some go on to specify the

bur ial gr ound and di rect a tombs tone be place d at thesite. Dr. Jerningham was much more specific:

“It is my will t hat my son Charles see my body bur ied in the follow ing man ner, being fi rst open ed by Dr. Cr aig*, Med calf and Si ms, my bowels put in a box w ith q uick lim e at my fee t the tr unk of my bodyto be filled up with lime and my coffin also--to be

bur ied i n the garden by my children- -at the fam ily’s

removal my bones and those of my children are to be taken up and car ried with them in a dece nt box painted black and inter red on the lands in which h ewill have a fee simple.”

Eats flesh and bone awayIt eats the brittle bone by nightAnd the soft flesh by dayIt eats the flesh and bones by turnsBut it eats the heart away-Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, 1898

So what happened to the bones of Dr. Jerning-ham and his children? I don’t know. H is son Charlesdied in 1777. His widow, Cather ine (Rozier) Jern-ingham moved to Charles County to presumably livewith one of her married daughters (Helloisa whomarried John Lancaster; Ann Edwardina who mar-ried Joseph Queen; and Olivia who married HenryHammersley). Catherine died in 1790.

Moving the remains of our dearly departedis not a good idea. Cremation makes them more

“mobile” I suppose. I’m aware of one family where

the wife died here and her ashes were interred inthe front yard. The husband has now moved threetimes—the latest place being South Carolina and herashes made each move too, but what happens whenhe dies? Another family dispersed ashes of the sameman in Texas, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Whenmy own husband died last year, a friend of his askedif he could, prior to the burial, have a little bit of hisashes for his golf bag. Are you kidding me? Theanswer was absolutely not. You just have to look atthese people sometim es and wonder “what are youthinking?”

*I believe the Dr. Craig referred to was actuallyDr. James Craik (born 1730 in Scotland; died 1814 inFairfax, VA. Dr. Craik settled first in Virginia andthen shortly after the end of the French and IndianWar, opened a medical practice at Port Tobacco inCharles County and moved there in 1760. Dr. Craikwas a personal fr iend of George Washington and wasone of the attending physicians at the time of Wash-ington’s death.

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Living Well with Chronic DiseaseGive yourself something priceless--improved

well-being. The Lof er Senior Activity Center isconducting a six week workshop on how to manageyour chronic condition. The class will meet at thecenter on Thursdays, Mar. 6-Apr. 10. This is an evi-dence-based program th at was developed by StanfordUniversity to help people with chronic conditionstake charge of their life by developing self-manage-ment skills, including dealing with depression andfatigue, pain management, working with health care

providers and more. If you have a chron ic condit ionand are serious about improving the way you feel,this is the workshop for you. There is no charge fortaking this class; however, a commitment to regularattendance is needed for good results. For more in-formation or to sign up call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Core and Abs Class on WednesdaysDo you want to strengthen your core muscles

which may help with lower back pain and maintain posture and balance? Cert i ed tness inst ructorDave Scheible teaches this class on Wednesdays at2 p.m. at the Lof er Senior Activity Center. You

can try your rst class for free and if you like it youcan continue coming by using a tness card. Fit -ness cards are $30 and are good for 10 tness classes

of any type at any of the St. Mary’s County SeniorActivity Centers. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

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