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Questions for candidates seeking of-fice in the delegate and senate seats for Dis-trict 29 centered mostly on how they would curb spending and reinvigorate the state’s lagging economy at a forum held Tuesday night at the Lexington Park Library.

In the only Dist. 29 race that was con-tested for the 29A seat to be vacated by Del. John Wood, candidate Matt Morgan said the state had to do a better job spending the money it appropriated properly.

“I’m for constitutional lock boxes,” Morgan said. “We collect money and it’s disingenuous to spend it on other things.”

Thomas F. McKay, former president of the Board of County Commissioners, said priorities were the key to how the state spent its money.

When he led the commissioner board, he said, they were able to double education funding and eliminate multiple redundant agencies while reducing taxes seven times.

“We’re going to fund our priorities,” McKay said. “We’re going to set priorities and eliminate waste.”

Daniel Slade, the only Democrat in the race, said promoting entrepreneurship was key.

“We need to promote business and high tech companies,” Slade said.

Brian Barthelme was not present at the forum, nor was Commissioner Larry Jar-boe who is running for state senate against Democrat Roy Dyson.

Del. Anthony O’Donnell (R), seek-ing reelection to his Dist. 29 C seat said he would not seek to cut programs already in use at the state level to implement his own.

“We should be working to reinvigorate the economy that’s how you pay for [pro-grams],” O’Donnell said.

He pointed to the planned expansion

of the Cove Point facility in Calvert County as one critical improvement in the tax base.

“That’s how we bring back jobs,” O’Donnell said.

His opponent, Democrat Len Zuza, said protecting education funding was key.

“I believe education is critical for local defense industries,” Zuza said. “That’s what I’d work to protect.”

Deb Ray, running to unseat Del. John Bohanan for the Dist. 29 B office for dele-gate, said the state had a spending problem, not a revenue problem.

“We don’t need to collect more money for that, we can streamline our processes,” Ray said, adding she would work to cut the gas tax if elected.

Bohanan, who has held his seat since 1999, said the state needed to do a better job in helping to bring businesses in, especially when it came to how agencies were doing their jobs on the economic development front.

“We need to take a good look at all our government agencies,” Bohanan said.

In the Dist. 29 senate race, where only the GOP has a primary, County Commis-sioner Cindy Jones and Steve Waugh both said the state government had contributed to a climate uninviting to business with over-regulation and taxation.

“The state tax system is simply not competitive,” Waugh said, lambasting what he called the “unrelenting, unnecessary growth of government.”

Jones said both of them shared conser-vative fiscal values but she said what sepa-rated her from the competition was her pub-lic service experience.

“You all know what’s wrong in Annap-olis…” she said, adding voters should chose “someone who will reach across the party aisle” to get things done.

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Chronic Health Problems Persist LocallyBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer

County Health Officer Dr. Meena Brewster told the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday that two long term health problems, asthma and hypertension, continue to pose a threat to community health in greater proportion here than in other parts of Maryland.

Brewster told elected leaders that for children St. Mary’s County about one in seven suffer from asthma, while the state average is about one in 10 children afflicted with asthma.

Brewster said her office’s new asthma control program is designed to identify the young with asthma and provide a one time free home visit by an asthma nurse who can pro-vide resources for treatment including a home environmental assessment.

When it came to hypertension, or high blood pressure, the numbers for St. Mary’s County bore out a predilection for varying kinds of heart disease.

She described the county as being in the “middle of the pack” throughout the state for rates of heart disease deaths

according to figures from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

According to that data, St. Mary’s suffers on average 231 heart disease deaths per 100,000 people compared to an aver-age of 194 for the entire state.

The state’s goal is to reduce the overall number to 173 deaths per 100,000 this year.

Brewster said high obesity rates, poor nutrition and lack of exercise all contributed to this type of morbidity but perhaps the main problem was one that continued to dog the county.

“We have poor access to care in this county,” Brewster said, adding that there was a significant shortage of either primary care physicians here or the ones who were available were completely booked with patients and unable to accept any others.

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Next Tuesday, five candidates will vie for three open seats on the Leonardtown Town Council. Long-time councilman Tom Collier announced earlier this year that he will not seek re-election. Current coun-cil members Leslie Roberts and Roger Mattingly have both filed for re-election.

Leslie RobertsHometown: Leonardtown, born and raised. Lived in Baltimore for 15 years, been here for 30

Age: 60, lived in Leonardtown for 45 years

Current role on the town council: councilmember for 10 years, serving one two year term and two four year terms

Why people should vote for you: I worked my way up from the Planning and Zoning Appeals Board to the Planning and Zoning Board to councilmember. I’m a graduate from University of Maryland academy of excellence for local government because I believe it’s important to be educated beyond what happens in our municipality to put things into perspective.

The accomplishments of which I am most proud are the Leonardtown wharf development, Port of Leon-ardtown park and winery, and Leonardtown’s designa-tion as an arts and entertainment district. I’m also proud of the growth of the Leonard’s Grant community. I’m looking forward to enhancing Port of Leonardtown’s park, as well as upgrading the wastewater treatment facility and the Washington Street streetscape and the Clark’s Rest community.

Roger MattinglyHometown: Born and raised in Leonardtown. Member of volunteer fire department 45 years, actively involved and still running calls retired from Frito Lay 31 years, fully retired as of February, devotes time to town and fire department.

Age: 63

Current role on the town council: I’ve been a coun-

cilmember for four years. I work under our events co-ordinator Maria Fleming to make sure that Leonard-town events make people feel safe and feel like they can have a good time. Christmas on the Square and the Leonardtown Beach Party are among the events I’ve spearheaded.

Why people should vote for you: I’m a people person and I’m there to help anyway I can. Some people are busy and can’t be reached, but I’m available. I’d love to see the public get involved with town council meet-ings. I invite them out to see what it takes to run a small town. We have a mayor who’s fantastic and a Town Ad-ministrator who will bend over backward for the town. Together we’re doing the best job we can for the people.

Chris JeyesHometown: Long Beach, CA

Age: 30, lived in Leonardtown for 4 years

Current role on the town council: First time running for office

Why people should vote for you: During my time in the Marine Corps, I gave back to my country and now I want to give back to my community. When I left the military, I moved to Leonardtown and bought a condo. This is the place where people have made me feel wel-come and this is the place I’ve chosen to call home.

Since deciding to call Leonardtown home, I’ve become actively involved in the community. I volun-teer with the Naval Air Museum and Historic Sotterley Plantation among other organizations.

With my financial background, I can contribute to conversations about the county’s economic diversifica-tion. In Leonardtown, I believe we can further enhance tourism, especially with our arts and entertainment designation. Let’s responsibly promote Leonardtown as a destination while maintaining our foundation.

Tom CombsHometown: Leonardtown with a short stint in basic training and living five years in Compton, Maryland

Age: 66

Current role on the town council: First time running for office. Why people should vote for you: My Army Nation-al Guard service, being on the board directors of the ARC, member Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, member of the original 3 & 6th district rescue squad that is now the Leonardtown and Hollywood squads respectively but most important accomplish-ment is help raising my children and my grandchildren.

With my background in banking, I’m aware of fi-nancial best practices and my background in the con-struction industry saw me supervising the construction of major infrastructure, water, sewer, and roads as well as water and sewer stations. I’ll use my expertise in evaluating the towns current and future infrastructure needs. I'm not a politician but an objective leader who will make the tough decision to further the betterment of the Town.

I will also donate my net stipend from the town the first year 1/2 to the Leonardtown fire department and 1/2 to the Leonardtown rescue squad. Each year I will pick an organization to which I will donate my stipend.

Robert WentworthHometown: born and raised in Leonardtown, lived in Charlotte Hall for 35 years while owning and operating Wentworth Nursery with his family.

Age: 64

Current role on the town council: First time running for office. “There was an opening and it was a conve-nient time. I like most of what’s done in town for the last 10-15 years and want to see that continue, especial-ly in the areas of tourism and business development.” Why people should vote for you: Good business sense, not wasting the taxpayers’ money. I want to keep the good work going, focusing on the balance between sensible development and traffic.”

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When county planning staff presented a study on what it would take to put nearly all of Charlotte Hall and Golden Beach on public water and sewer at Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting they said it was in no way a proposal for such a project.

That didn’t stop residents from the north of the county from coming out and expressing their displeasure at the simple thought of it.

Phil Shire, director of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management, said the study was brought on by requirements of the Watershed Implementation Plan, a mandate from the federal Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] to clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed by deep reduc-tions in nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment from several sources.

One of those sources is septic systems used almost exclusively in Charlotte Hall and Golden Beach.

“This is not a MetCom [Metropolitan Commission] ploy to get people to hook up to sewer, it’s an EPA ploy to get people to hook up to sewer.”

The highly technical plan called for what is known as a rapid infiltration ba-sin (RIB) type of facility to act as a way to treat wastewater that would come from any new public water and sewer system in North County.

The RIB would be a large plot of land or smaller plots of land where the effluent from the system would be filtered through the soils to separate the waste solids from the water.

Shire said this was the preferred method for treatment as opposed to standard treatment plants like the one at the Marlay Taylor facility in Lexington Park.

The report, an 11-minute Power Point presentation to the Planning Commission Monday night, stated that if Charlotte Hall and Golden Beach reached its capacity for residen-tial and commercial build out it would likely generate about 3 million gallons of waste wa-ter a day.

This is about half of the daily capacity at the Marlay Taylor plant that serves the whole of the Lexington Park Development District.

To treat that 3 million gallons would take “hundreds of acres” of land in the northern part of the county, Shire said.

Only small portions of the soils in that re-gion are suitable for such an infiltration basin.

“It’s similar to a septic system,” Shire said in a later interview.

Still the idea of public water and sewer in Charlotte Hall and Golden Beach areas has been widely panned by residents who fear prohibitive costs of abandoning their current wells and septics and purchasing hookups that can costs in the tens of thousands of dollars.

They also fear that water and sewer would bring low-income residential develop-ment, though county planners have said con-tinually that there are no such plans in the de-velopment pipeline.

Dale Antosh, president of the Golden Beach Civic Association summed it up for his community.

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On the heels of the Southern Maryland’s first Drug Summit for Parents on March 7, the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging and Human Services, along with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, St. Mary’s County Health Department and St. Mary’s County Public Schools, will again partner with Walden Sierra for a Youth Drug Summit.

The summit will be held Monday, May 19 at the Southern Maryland Higher Educa-tion Center, 44219 Airport Road in California from 6 – 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and is targeted to youth between the ages of 12 and 18 and their parents.

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During Raiders & Invaders Weekend, St. Mary’s County based theater troupe The Newtowne Players will give visitors a taste of colonial life through staged plays, as well as street theatre in the form of roving actors interacting with the crowd.

The play, written by Leonardtown native Paul Rose and directed by Dawn Weber, is a piece in three acts depicting the landing of British troops in Leon-ardtown and the attempted burning of the county courthouse. The play starts at the wharf, then moves to the courthouse before ending in the town square.

According to Rose, a research historian at the Holocaust Museum for over 20 years, the goal was to create living history for the audience.

“It’s not a direct transcription of historical events,” Rose explains. “But more of an attempt to take a piece history that may not be well-known and give the basic facts while still making it engaging to the audience.”

He goes on to say that “cramming facts into dialogue would sound forced, so we allowed the history be told through speeches and the pamphlets while the actors entertain.

“Some of the British soldiers are portrayed buffoons. The slaves are the comic chorus and the conscience of the play. Then, some characters were in-vented to provide bawdy comic relief,” says Rose.

Although the overall tone of the theatre may be tongue-in-cheek, Rose says a fair amount of research was involved in preparing the piece. Names of people and places came from historical writings and letters, as well as infor-mation like the number of barrels and gunpowder that was seized during the skirmish.

Rose says of the balance between fact and fiction, “The British did land, Elizabeth Keys was Francis Scott’s cousin and she did have a role and the Brit-ish raiding the countryside,” Paul Rose says. However, Francis Scott Key’s visit to his cousin in Southern Maryland during the invasion is artistic license.

In addition to Rose’s three part soap opera, several impromptu vignettes will be taking place throughout the crowd. Raiders & Invaders attendees can expect a level of interaction from the street theatre, making them privy to snatches of conversations from actors mingling with the crowd, while some may even be engaged as if they were locals of the time period.

Paul Rose says the Newtowne Players appreciate the St. Mary’s County Historical Society and the county’s tourism department, not only for the sup-port, but for letting them make it fun.

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State fire investigators have dealt with a rash of local ar-sons recently, two of them involving juveniles.

The latest, according to State Fire Marshal’s Office re-ports, allegedly involved a 13-year-old girl who set fire to a vacant home on Mustang Court in Hollywood April 24.

It took 35 firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, Leonardtown and Seventh District fire houses 20 minutes to control the blaze.

Investigators say that they developed the girl as a sus-pect; alleging that she set the blaze in the living room of the structure.

She was released to the custody of her guardian after being charged with first-degree arson.

Just 10 days earlier two young males, 13 and 14 years old, were charged with first-degree arson after allegedly set-ting fire to “combustibles” in a urinal and trashcan in the boy’s restroom at Esperanza Middle School, according to fire marshal’s investigators.

Both boys were handed over to their parents.Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Duane Svites said South-

ern Region fire marshals are already closed three out of four first-degree arson investigations in St. Mary’s and have closed one of two second-degree arsons here so far this year.

The rate of arsons in St. Mary’s has ebbed and flowed over the past several years, Svites said Wednesday, but St. Mary’s is in the middle ground between Charles and Calvert counties when it comes to shear number of arsons in the tri-county area with Charles taking the lead.

In 2011 investigators closed all seven first-degree arson cases, but just two of the 12 second-degree offenses, Svites said. In 2012 they closed three out of four first-degree arsons and closed none of the six second-degree fires.

In 2013 investigators closed one, first-degree arson out of seven in St. Mary’s and the same number for second de-gree arsons, of which there were five, according to fire mar-shal’s statistics.

“We’re still the highest closure rate in the state,” Svites said of the southern region’s office performance.

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A county Circuit Court judge sentenced a Mechan-icsville man Monday to two decades in jail for setting fire to two vacant homes in the Golden Beach area in July of last year.

Steven Lee Rovinski, 27, pleaded guilty to the arsons back in March as well as to possessing stolen firearms.

Included in the charges against Rovinski were counts of reckless endangerment, since firefighters were put at risk to knock down the two blazes.

Investigators said that on the night of July 20 of last year Rovinski held a gathering of friends at his residence, which investigators say was near both ar-sons, and said someone had asked him to set fire to the house in the 39000 block of Golden Beach Road because that person had once resided there and had left some of their belongings at the site.

Rovinski is alleged to have then said: “You don’t think I will do it, do you?”Investigators said he then retrieved a blue container full of an ignitable

liquid and left his home in his pickup truck.About 30 minutes later Rovinski returned to his home and said “You hear

the fire trucks?” fire marshals alleged in charging documents.Investigators also said Rovinski set the container on fire to destroy evidence.The second fire occurred just nine days later on Bay Drive in Golden Beach

and investigators say witnesses identified a person matching Rovinski’s de-scription bicycling away from the residence before the second fire occurred.

Investigators say the first fire started in the garage and caused $125,000 in damage. The second fire started in the first floor of the home and completely destroyed it, investigators said, causing $135,000 in damages.

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On April 28 at 8:49 a.m., while conducting sex offender address veri-fication checks, Detective Corporal William Raddatz of the Criminal In-vestigations Division, Sex Offender Compliance Unit, learned John A. Combs, Sr. age 41, of Lexington Park, a Tier I Registered Sex Offender, was not residing at the address reported to the registry. Combs, Sr. was located and arrested.

Combs, Sr. was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Cen-ter, charged with failing to notify the Registry of an Address Change as Required by Law and in-carcerated pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.

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A Lusby man was released on bond over the weekend after he allegedly led St. Mary’s’ law officers on a high speed car chase throughout the county that finally ended with a worn out vehicle and his being bitten by a police dog.

Dominick Mackall, 25, faces a litany of charges including assaulting a police officer and his K-9 during his apprehension.

According to police reports Mackall first caught the attention of law enforcement when his vehicle was spotted traveling southbound on Route 235 near Rue Purchase Road without a front tire.

When state troopers tried to stop him, Mackall continued to make a turn on Great Mills Road and county deputies joined the chase; po-lice deployed stop sticks on Route 5 as he took that route, police reports stated, but deflating the other front tire failed to stop him.

Police said that during the entire chase,

which lasted just under one hour and took po-lice throughout the county, Mackall was driving erratically.

“The vehicle was all over the roadway and failed to drive in a single lane,” police wrote in charging documents. “The vehicle continually drove on the rims of the front tires.

“[Mackall] drove the wrong direction on ev-ery road that he traveled during the time of the pursuit.”

When the pursuit finally stopped on Route 235 and Valley Drive Mackall exited the vehicle and tried to run but was apprehended by a sher-iff’s office canine which bit him when he struck the dog, police alleged in court papers.

Police finally apprehended Mackall and found suspected crack cocaine in his possession, police reports stated.

There were no injuries sustained by law offi-cers in the chase, police said, but two state police cruisers were damaged.

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Business NewsCalvert Marine Museum Re-Opens

Celebrating Their Grand Opening on May 3 By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

After having closed in January for an extensive ren-ovation, the Calvert Marine Museum will celebrate its grand re-opening on May 2, just in time for the Solomon’s Maritime Festival.

During the renovation, the gift shop was upgraded and expanded, additional educational programs were planned and a multi purpose room was completed, tak-ing place of the old auditorium. An April 29 ribbon cut-ting preceded the grand opening, with state and local of-ficials joining volunteers to celebrate the completion of the project.

The project, between design costs, construction and equipment, cost $2,175,000. Of that, Calvert Coun-ty supplied $1,025,000. The State of Maryland supplied $250,000. Another $40,000 came from state grant funds and $860,000 came from private funding sources.

“No entity could do it on their own,” said fundraising coordinator Pat Jackson, adding that getting the renova-tion completed was an example of both public and private entities banding together for a common purpose.

Much of the funding went to improve things that are not immediately noticeable. The original museum was built in late 1988. As part of the renovation project, every-thing, from the lights and electrical wiring to the HVAC system, had to be brought up to current code, according to Calvert Marine Museum Director C. Douglass Alves. The process was expensive, but it will save the museum money in the long run, Alves said.

When the original museum was opened, Alves said it was believed that the facility was perfect, that it would serve the community forever.

“Forever ended in 2000,” he said.

Harms Auditorium

The new and improved auditorium is named for John and Marianne Harms, longtime volunteers and donors to the museum.

The space will be used for marine museum events such as the annual Bugeye Ball fundraiser, scheduled for May 10, and the members soiree, scheduled for May 18, in addition to being available for public and private functions, said Calvert Marine Museum Deputy Direc-tor Sherrod Sturrock. There will be a staging kitchen for caterers and a host of lighting and room configuration options.

Alves is pleased the auditorium is open for more per-sonal reasons – his son will be using it for the reception when he gets married in October.

The museum has applied for a grant to purchase ad-ditional audio visual equipment that would allow the mu-seum to record and broadcast lectures in the auditorium, Sturrock said.

A Brand New Gift Shop

The marine museum gift shop was an unexpected addition to the remodel. According to Calvert Marine Museum Store Manager Maureen Baughman, longtime volunteer Zelma Margelos left money to the museum in her will, which made the additional remodel possible. This pushed back the construction start date because the additional work had to be added to the plan and re-bid, Sturrock said.

The store’s remodel included flipping the museum’s front doors and the large window to the right to allow the expansion within the existing building footprint.

The larger space allows for an expanded children’s section, which used to be crammed into the corner of the store, and a larger book area. Baughman said she has spent the past four months shopping for new items to put in the store and is excited to reopen and have customers again.

Alves shares Baughman’s enthusiasm, saying they were disappointed when the gift shop couldn’t be includ-ed in the original bid.

New items include a specially designed bag of tea from the Baltimore Tea Company, new tee-shirts, more megalodon items and new jewelry, Baughman said. She said there is a strong focus on merchandise made in America, with as many things a possible sourced locally or within the country.

In addition to finding new products to offer, Baugh-man consulted with museum store designers to find ways to tie the shop in with the rest of the museum, echoing themes and designs in the exhibits, Alves said.

Expanded Educational Opportunities

While the museum was closed, Calvert County pur-chased the Dee of St. Mary’s from St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners President Jack Russell for $1. The historic skipjack is currently at the museum, through it is to be moved to the Lore Oyster House during the summer. The Dee is captained by Ed Bahniuk and a team of volunteers.

The 53 foot long boat can take a maximum of 43 peo-ple, Bahniuk said. There are currently 18 trips scheduled for school groups, and other trips for the general public.

The boat came with the Chesapeake Bay Field Lab Program (CBFL), said program Director Mindy Quinn. Equipped with the new watercraft, the museum recently implemented a pilot program with Beach Elementary School and the Chesapeake Public Charter School where

classes of students come out for the day. Half of the class will go out in the morning with the Dee to try their hands at oyster fishing, navigation and sailing, in addition to taking water samples. The other half of the class will stay on shore and learn to shuck oysters and about the bay, the estuary and how important it is to keep them healthy, Quinn said.

Currently, the museum is determining what other programs will fall under the CBFL, Quinn said.

In addition to programs involving the Dee, Quinn and her team have been working to update and enhance programs to be in step with current curriculums, Quinn said. She hopes to get students excited and interested in science and the environment, or even inspire a general love of learning.

“I can’t wait for people to get back in the building,” she said.

Future Projects at the Museum

Originally, part of the project was to include expand-ing the second floor to add more classroom space. This project is still in the plans, though it has been moved to phase two of the renovation.

While the museum was closed, they applied for a matching grant through the Institute of Museum and Li-brary Services to renovate the estuary exhibit. They re-ceived the grant, which Sturrock said is unusual for the first time applying for the grant.

The new estuary exhibit will be designed to make people feel like they are under the water beneath the Bay Bridge, Alves said. The improved exhibit, to be called “River to Bay Reflections and Connections,” should be 100 percent open in October, right in time for the annual Patuxent River Appreciation Days, Sturrock said.

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Now that we are getting ready for another round of elections I think we need to have some thought on what policies we would like to see our officials support. I would like to see new welfare regulations on both state and federal levels. Society is paying for these programs and, keep this in mind, they are all voluntary. Individuals must apply for these benefits and no one forces people to volunteer. Our welfare policies have gotten totally out of hand and become a serious drain on our economy. I think it is high time we put some logic back in welfare and end some of the policies that have created generations of welfare slaves; people who are dependent on welfare through-out their entire lives. I‘m referring to the able-bodied individuals who chose not to be productive members of society.

For those who are physically and mentally able to work for a living let’s put a limit on welfare just like there is on unemployment support. That will give them time to learn skills that help them in the workforce. Society doesn’t owe the welfare crowd any more than those individuals who previously worked for a living, paid taxes, and were responsible to their families and communities.

Those on housing assistance should be held to a “good neighbor” standard. Society has provided you with housing; take care of our property or you lose the assis-tance. These people should also be responsible adults so random drug testing should be instituted and those failing removed from the assistance roles. Random inspec-tions of “our” properties should be conducted so that those with large screen plasma TVs, gaming consoles, and home entertainment centers who are obviously not living at a poverty level could also be removed from the assistance roles.

Voting privileges would also be lost for those receiving welfare since that is a conflict of interest. The current system has welfare recipients voting for whomever promises them bigger benefits rather than the best candidates for the country. I would also advocate denying voting privileges to convicted criminals since they have vio-lated society’s laws and society should not reward them by allowing them to vote.

Although I don’t expect to see these changes in my lifetime I present them as food for thought and discussion. Society is supporting these voluntary programs with our tax money and those of us willing to work for thirty or forty years, purchase a house, and survive retirement should not have to give our tax dollars away so that others don’t have to work their entire lives. It should be a matter of accepting the rules if you want the money. It has become a self-fulfilling prophecy that if we expect nothing from those on public assistance, we get nothing in return. Welfare should be a limited, temporary condition and provide recipients motivation to advance them-selves through their own efforts. The regulations noted above should help provide such motivation. If we give these recipients the proper motivation and expect them to be responsible for their own actions, make sacrifices, and contribute to their com-munities, that may lead to them expecting more from themselves and result in a more socially positive self-fulfilling prophecy. After all, that is the way the 40+% of Ameri-cans paying for these programs act and we should expect no less from those taking public assistance.

Glenn WederHollywood, Md.

Sometimes state legislative bills don't pass because time runs out on the last day of the 90 day session; and, sometimes political chicanery causes a bill to die. HB 1542 was sabotaged using parliamentary procedures.

Delegate Tony O'Donnell sponsored HB 1542 to ensure that funding for testing of new-born babies for life-threatening hereditary or congenital disorders stays available and does not get transferred to the general fund as often happens to dedicated funds. This bill passed the House on March 17 by a vote of 136-0.

When it reached the Senate, Finance Committee Chairman Mac Middleton kept the bill in committee for 19 days, holding a

hearing on April 2 and amending the effective date to 2015. Amending the bill required it to return to the House for final approval. On the session's last day the Senate passed HB 1542 on 2nd reading, as amended, at 11:18 a.m. and then - Senator Dyson moved that the bill "be held until later today". He did this 3 more times at 4 p.m.; at 7:30 p.m.; and at 11:30 p.m. There was no time left for the House of Del-egates to approve the amendments and the bill died. Senator Dyson can say he voted for the bill when in fact, he killed the bill. Don't be fooled by political chicanery.

Ella EnnisPort Republic, Md.

I hope the Board of County Commis-sioner’s budget meeting held on April 28th is re-broadcast so voters interested in the school system can view the proceedings for themselves. Several themes should be appar-ent. You could tell what commissioners are currently running for elected positions and do not want to lose any voters who support the school administration. You could also see an inept school board who could not sat-isfactorily answer any of the commissioner’s questions and one school board member, Mr. Matthews, who is running for re-election, was sternly corrected by one of the commis-sioners when he tried to use incorrect infor-mation concerning the level of funding the commissioners have given the school system in the past. Only one school board member, Ms. Crosby, showed any concern about what were the underlying reasons why they ended up with such a large unexpected deficit. A third consistent theme was the support for the school teachers and genuine concern that the adverse impact of the budget deficit, admit-tedly caused by major errors in judgment by the Board of Education, will likely fall on the backs of the rank and file. According to their remarks, if the county commissioner’s have it their way this is not likely to happen.

The most recent twist to solve the prob-lem is the superintendent has recommended a three part plan, as reported in Kay Poiro’s article in your April 24th edition, to address the deficit in house. When he asked for ap-proval of the plan from the Board of Educa-tion only two members asked any questions, Ms. Washington and Ms. Crosby. The other members praised the plan without question and sent kudos to the superintendent for his creativity. Perhaps if more questions were asked about the health care plan when it was introduced some of the deficiencies in the plan would have come to light before it stacked up a 5.8 million dollar loss. To her credit, Ms. Crosby did not vote to approve the superinten-dent’s plan until she had more time to study the particulars. She also said she heard of

the shortfall from others long before she was informed by the school administration. It is about time someone on the board tries to take back the keys to the store and control over the purse strings!

Those school system employees who are still singing the superintendent’s praises need to realize their health benefits are going to be revised and other benefits may be in jeopar-dy due to the deficit. In the past some of the county commissioners have used the terms negligence, mismanagement and malfeasance and I am sure they’re not referring to the classroom teachers but rather the administra-tors of the school system. Hopefully more of the price tag for mismanagement will not be dumped on the teachers and other school staff and will be more evenly shared.

The sudden revelation of this deficit in the waning months of the fiscal year is akin to the secrecy surrounding the real amount we are paying the superintendent. At the recent candidates forum only one candi-date, Mr. Darnowski, who indicated he did not favor more transparency, seemed to be-lieve the superintendent’s salary is actually $216,985 as officially reported. All the other candidates stated they were in favor of more transparency and obviously were aware that the published salary nowhere near represents what the superintendent is actually collecting from the taxpayers but none could identify the actual amount which is a well-kept secret even though it is supposedly public informa-tion. More transparency will result in more accountability.

We deserve a change in the school ad-ministration and a good place to start is with the upcoming election to the Board of Edu-cation. When board members start to ask more questions before they sign on the dot-ted line there will be far less opportunity for the current mess to repeat itself. If the vot-ers don’t change the status-quo they deserve what they get.

David A. RyanHollywood, Md.


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The St. Mary’s County Bar Association established a scholarship fund to reward a St. Mary’s County graduating high school senior who demonstrates meritorious achievements in high school by providing him or her with a one-time scholarship to continue his or her academic endeavors. This scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors residing in St. Mary’s County who will be attending a four year college or university, a community college, or a technical college. Scholarship applicants are evaluated on academic achievement, school and/or community activities, social awareness, and appreciation of the law.

Applications are judged by a committee of impartial attorneys selected from the members of the St. Mary’s County Bar Association. Gender, nationality, national origin, or ethnicity shall not be used by any committee member to influence the rank-ing of applicants.

Scholarship applications have been forwarded to all public and private St. Mary’s County high schools. Completed applications must be received by the Scholarship Committee no later than May 23, 2014. Send completed applications to:

St. Mary’s County Bar Association Scholarship Committee P.O. Box 561 Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 For more information, contact Marsha L. Williams, Esq. by phone at 240-230-

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School Status For Friday, May 2As a reminder, St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ will be open for students on Fri-

day, May 2, as it is an inclement weather make-up day due to the inclement weather experienced this past winter.

The school system calendar can be viewed on our website at www.smcps.org under community links. For more information, please call 301-475-5511, ext. 32178.

St. Mary’s County Public Schools announces the selection of Ms. Kathleen Reineke, an Instructional Resource Teacher at Oakville Elementary School, as its 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year.

“Ms. Reineke is an asset to our school system. She has an innate ability to com-municate and connect with her students in order to overcome challenges and pro-vide enrichment where needed,” said Dr. Michael J. Martirano, Superintendent of Schools. “She is well-respected and an out-standing educator.”

In her letter of support, an Oakville El-ementary School parent wrote, “It is obvi-ous through Ms. Reineke’s excellent knowl-edge, skills, and ability to teach effectively that she continues to keep herself educated and informed about the latest teaching styles. She teaches her students new ways to overcome challenges in a positive man-ner. I believe that the really great educators are the ones who have a true love for the profession and I believe that Ms. Reineke has a true love of teaching…she is an asset to education and children.”

Ms. Reineke is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Winona State University, her Teacher Cer-tification from St. Mary’s College of Mary-land and a Master of Education in Reading from Towson University.

All county Teacher of the Year repre-sentatives will be honored by the Maryland State Board of Education at a recognition luncheon held on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in Baltimore. Ms. Reineke will represent St. Mary’s County as a candidate for Mary-land Teacher of the Year. This award will be announced at the Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala in Baltimore on October 10, 2014.

The Maryland Teacher of Year will be presented with several prizes, will speak at numerous conferences and events, and will act as an advisor to the Maryland State Department of Education. The Maryland Teacher of the Year is also a candidate for the National Teacher of the Year.


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Naval Academy Graduates LuncheonThe Greater Southern Maryland Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association will

hold the annual Midhipmen Recognition Luncheon on Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tides Restaurant in Lexington Park. Each year GSMC recognizes those outstanding graduates from Southern Maryland who are to be graduated after four years at the Academy. This year we will recognize eight graduates, three from Calvert County, one from Charles, and four from St. Mary’s County.

There is no cost for Midshipmen. The cost for alumni, guests, family members and friends is $15. Reservations are required. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 7, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 301-475-0124.

Christina Caperones Named Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher

Garth Bowling Named Distinquished Educational Leader

Ms. Christina Caperones, a Kinder-garten teacher at White Marsh Elementary School, was selected as St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ recipient of The Washing-ton Post’s 2014 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award.

The Washington Post recognizes ex-cellence in teaching throughout the Wash-ington area region annually. For over three decades more than 500 teachers have won the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award. The awards are named for Agnes Meyer, a staunch supporter and defender of public education and wife of Eugene Meyer, who purchased The Post in 1933.

“Ms. Caperones’ enthusiasm for learn-ing is contagious…she understands the in-dividual needs of each student and encour-ages their talents while fostering their self-

esteem,” wrote White Marsh Elementary School Principal Beth Ramsey in her letter of support.

Ms. Caperones earned her Master of Education in Reading from Towson Univer-sity and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychol-ogy and Certificate in Early Childhood Ed-ucation from University of Maryland Bal-timore County. Before joining the staff of White Marsh Elementary, Ms. Caperones taught at Green Holly Elementary School.

“Ms. Caperones challenges her stu-dents to reach new levels of success each and every day,” said Dr. Michael J. Marti-rano, Superintendent of Schools.

Ms. Caperones and other recipients among the Washington region will be rec-ognized on May 13 at a ceremony hosted by The Washington Post.

Mr. Garth Bowling, Principal of Chopticon High School, has been select-ed as St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ recipient of The Washington Post’s Distinguished Educational Leadership Award.

The Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award exists to recognize those principals who go be-yond the daily challenges of their posi-tion to create an exceptional educational environment.

“Mr. Bowling’s selfless dedication to his students, staff, and community exemplifies the leadership that is criti-cal to the success of his school,” said Dr. Michael J. Martirano, Superintendent of Schools.

Mr. Bowling joined St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) in 2008 as Principal of Chopticon High School

after a stellar career in Charles County Public Schools from 1977 to 2008 serv-ing as a Social Studies Teacher, Vice Principal, and Principal.

Garth Bowling’s background en-compasses 41 years in the education field with 29 of those years as Princi-pal. He received his Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in political science and his certification in secondary education from Towson State College, as well as, a Master of Education degree. Mr. Bowl-ing also received his Certification of Advanced Study in School Management from Loyola College.

During the first week of May, The Washington Post will present the award to Mr. Bowling and the other principals representing public schools systems in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.


Feature StoryCommissioners Faced

With Bailing Out School SystemBy Guy Leonard and Kay PoiroStaff Writers

The tension was palpable at Monday’s county commis-sioner budget work session where the board of education tried to explain how they had let spiraling health care costs along with other unexpected expenditures bring them to a $6 million deficit that they want the county’s assistance in covering.

The main question now is whether to bail out the school system completely, not at all or provide some level of financial assistance.

After polling four commissioners on Wednesday there appears to be a consensus that despite agreement that the school system made critical errors in judgment and man-agement they were worthy of some help.

Two of three aid options, laid out in a letter to the Board of County Commissioners dated April 24 included using all and/or most of the school system’s fund balance in exchange for either solving the problem entirely by the school system or with supplemental appropriation from the county.

The third option uses zero dollars from the school sys-tem’s fund balance and healthcare reserve, but relies solely on a loan or supplemental appropriation from the county.

Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano says the third of three options presented to the commissioners is the most “fiscally sound, objective decision,” allowing the school system to keep a small fund balance for emergencies.

“We’re going to have to work through this,” Commis-sioner President Francis Jack Russell said of increases in power consumption and snow removal costs for schools. “These were unanticipated costs.

“I do not consider health care costs unanticipated.”Both Commissioners Dan Morris and Larry Jarboe

agreed that the school system mismanaged funds but said financial aid was the right thing to do.

“The middle ground is obviously the answer but we certainly can’t just roll over and play dead.

“They’ve got to come up with a plan,” Jarboe said.Morris said he was considering trying to provide $2

million to the school system using some of their own other post employment benefit funds (OPEB) to help fill the gap.

That still put the onus on the system he said.“They’re still left with $4 million they’ve got to deal

with,” Morris said. “But I think we have to step up to the plate and realize mistakes were made.

“I’m going to vote to help them.”Commissioner Todd Morgan said he wanted no part of

any bail out of the system Wednesday, staying firm to his statements regarding the same on Monday.

“It’s time for the board of education to be held account-able,” Morgan told The County Times. “They mismanaged the money. How can I look at county employees and the sheriff’s employees and say oh by the way the school sys-tem is off by 8 percent but you guys have to suck it up for them. The citizens of the county deserve better.”

Morgan, who has long been critical of how the school system does business, was quick to hold the elected mem-bers of the school board accountable at the Monday meet-ing after Martirano and his new finance director Tammy McCourt explained how surgeries and serious illnesses plus expensive use of name brand prescription drugs helped con-tribute to the fiscal debacle.

McCourt told commissioners that she had found that as far back as February her analysis “revealed we would have some budget shortfalls.”

Of the three options the school board offered to solve the problem the one that would have the county commis-sioners hand over up to $3.7 million to help cover costs seemed the least palatable to them.

One had the school system absorb it entirely with cuts and hiring freezes.

“My answer right now is not to bail you out,” Morgan said, who soon asked the board of education to come up to the dais and explain themselves.

“Maybe you can explain to the people how we got here from your point of view instead of from your one employ-ee’s point of view,” Morgan said.

Board member Cathy Allen explained that the school board had tried to operate within its means and often on a “razor thin margin” while health care costs were going up.

She said the school board may have erred by taking the advice of its health care provider to save money.

“In hind sight… we may not have made the right choice,” Allen said.

School Board Chair Salvatore Raspa added that no one could have accounted for the number of high cost claims that hit the school system on its health insurance.

Morgan continued his attack, dismissing the oft cited statistic that the county is last in state funding for per pupil expenditures.

He retorted that the county’s contribution is much more substantial putting it in the No. 15 slot.

He accused the board of not knowing what was going on in their own system.

“It’s a lack of control,” Morgan said, “I respect the teachers and they’re the ones who’ve worked to get the 91 percent graduation rate.

“You’ve really messed up cash flow.”Morgan said teachers were constantly made to adjust

to new requirements and programs while the school system celebrated its top achievement status.

“The teachers are taking it in the shorts,” he said. “I haven’t seen a program that you haven’t said ‘no’ to.

“You’re spreading them too thin like peanut butter on toast and you’re telling them they’re not doing enough.”

Commissioner Cindy Jones also chided the school sys-tem for their bookkeeping.

“The school board continues to present unsustainable budgets, and now we’re at a crossroads,” Jones said. “Over the years I’ve seen what I called creative accounting.”

Martirano has said the current budget crisis is one that can be solved and should be looked at objectively.

“This year was an aberration,” he said, saying that the school board is continuing with preventive measures al-ready put in place.

Martirano says his goal is to maintain integrity in the classroom. According to the superintendent, nothing has been touched this school year instruction-wise. For fiscal 14, the impact hasn’t been felt in the classroom and the school board plans to keep it that way.

“We’re maintaining the core integrity of the classroom and maintaining best teachers to yield the best results for our students,” he says.

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Photos by Frank MarquartSchools Superintendnet Michael J. Martirano, right, along with schools finance director Tammy McCourt and deputy superintendent Bradley Clements answered questions from county commissioners about the system’s $6 million short fall.

Todd Morgan was the most critical of commissioners at Monday’s budget work session, accusing the school board of not keeping track of their own finances.


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May’s First Friday in Leonardtown features a menager-ie of several hand-painted, hand-carved carousel creatures created by the Southern Maryland Carousel Group. Dubbed “Merry Go Round Leonardtown,” the month of May sees the animals placed in businesses in Leonardtown and through-out the town.

The carousel creatures include horses, tigers, lions and more. The artisans, spearheaded by Burkey Boggs and Mel-vin Williams, began carving in 2005. To date, they have over 50 carousel animals and two wheelchair-accessible chariots. Also on display will be five different military-themed hors-es, one representing each branch of the service.

According to Boggs, the carousel animals took nearly 400 man-hours to carve and paint. As many as eight artists worked at a time on the project, averaging one animal every two months. Each animal is carved entirely from basswood, with around 150 individual pieces glued together. The only non-wooden parts of animals are their glass eyes.

In addition to the animals, the Southern Maryland Car-ousel Group, Inc. also created intricate rounding boards for display. Rounding boards are the decorative sections on the upper, outside portion of the carousel used to hide the mechanical workings of the ride. These boards depict his-torically significant themes and events such as the Surratt


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May’s First Friday in Leonardtown features a menager-ie of several hand-painted, hand-carved carousel creatures created by the Southern Maryland Carousel Group. Dubbed “Merry Go Round Leonardtown,” the month of May sees the animals placed in businesses in Leonardtown and through-out the town.

The carousel creatures include horses, tigers, lions and more. The artisans, spearheaded by Burkey Boggs and Mel-vin Williams, began carving in 2005. To date, they have over 50 carousel animals and two wheelchair-accessible chariots. Also on display will be five different military-themed hors-es, one representing each branch of the service.

According to Boggs, the carousel animals took nearly 400 man-hours to carve and paint. As many as eight artists worked at a time on the project, averaging one animal every two months. Each animal is carved entirely from basswood, with around 150 individual pieces glued together. The only non-wooden parts of animals are their glass eyes.

In addition to the animals, the Southern Maryland Car-ousel Group, Inc. also created intricate rounding boards for display. Rounding boards are the decorative sections on the upper, outside portion of the carousel used to hide the mechanical workings of the ride. These boards depict his-torically significant themes and events such as the Surratt

House and the battle of the Maryland 400. Additional art-work includes visages of prominent people from Southern Maryland’s history like Margaret Brent and Mary Surratt.

Ellen Lewis, owner of Crazy for Ewe yarn store in Leon-ardtown, says the group first came to her attention when she saw one of the horses displayed at a business near her shop in La Plata. The owner of that business then put her in touch with Boggs. She currently has two animals displayed in Crazy for Ewe in La Plata and another animal in Crazy for Ewe in Leonardtown.

Lewis says her goal in hosting the carousel animals in Leonardtown was twofold.

“First, I wanted to share these incredible works of art with the Leonardtown community and second, I am always looking for fun and creative ways to promote awareness of the many wonderful small independent businesses in Leonardtown.

The community has an opportunity to see the animals and visit a business they might not have known about before.”

First Friday is a free event in Leonardtown where visi-tors can enjoy live entertainment, receptions and seasonal promotions hosted by the area’s art galleries, restaurants, shops and more.

For more information about the Southern Maryland Car-ousel Group, Inc., visit www.somdcarousel.com.

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Hundreds of service members, family members and civilians joined the air station’s annual Earth Day Run event April 24 at the Beach House at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Earth Day activities included static displays from the Department of Natural Re-sources and other organizations.

The day was also used as the Department of Defense’s recognition of April as Sex-ual Assault Awareness Month.

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Oakville Elementary School students make their Earth Day pledge.


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Ernest Thomas Briscoe-Dickens, 52

Ernest Thomas Briscoe-Dickens, 52, of Lexington Park, MD, passed onto eter-nal glory on Monday, April 22.

He was born on Octo-ber 6, 1960 in Leonardtown, MD and was the son of Ernest Thomas Dickens of Lexington Park, and the late Marnette Sarah Briscoe.

He was affectionately called “Broth-er” or “Briscoe-Bey” by family, friends and loved ones. He was a native of Great Mills, Md. and was educated in the St. Mary’s County Public School system. In addition, Ernest is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia “Trish” Briscoe; three daugh-ters, RayShawn Dickens of California, Md., LaShawn (Lionel) Dickens of Lexington Park, Md. and Chantini (Pernell) Somerville of Hol-lywood, Md.; three step-daughters, Katrina and Amanda Miller, and Alicia Henderson, all of Hagerstown, Md.; step-mother, Fran-ces Dickens of Lexington Park, Md.; three sisters, Janice (Godfrey) Warren of Waldorf, Md., Patsy (Greg) Mason of Atlanta, Ga., and Pamela (Patrick) Herbert of Lexington Park, Md.; two brothers, Calvin (Sherlane) Bris-coe of Savannah, Ga. and Henry (Deborah) Briscoe of Lexington Park, Md.; two half sisters, Karen and Vicky Robinson and one half-brother, Tony Robinson, all of Lexington Park, Md.; one sister-in-law, Pamela Briscoe of Lexington Park, Md. and a special cousin, Hope Dyson of Great Mills, Md.; ten grand-

children, six step-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Marvin Tyrone Briscoe. Services was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, on Saturday, April 27, with Pastor Reverend Andrew Morkunas officiat-ing. Viewing was from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and service commenced at 11:30 a.m. In-terment was at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, MD.

Catherine Teresa Hicks, 65

Catherine Teresa Hicks, 65, of Leonardtown, MD, died at St. Mary’s Hospital on April 23, surrounded by her family after a long, coura-geous battle with diabetes and heart disease. A lifetime resi-dent of Saint Mary’s County, she was the sixth of nine children of the late Albert Thomas and Alice (Dingee) Tippett of Loveville.

As a Certified Nursing Assistant she worked for the Health Department, and later provided private care to numerous patients in both Charles and Saint Mary’s Counties. She eventually had to retire because of disability. She also worked tobacco farms in Clements and Loveville. Teresa lived her life as a true Christian woman, caring for special needs foster adults and giving cheerfully of her time, money and possessions to anyone in need. She loved gardening and reading her Bible.

Teresa is survived by her husband, David R. “Dave” Hicks of Breton Bay; and by her step-children Lorri Cleary of Huntingtown and Kenny Richardson (June) of Mansfield, Tx.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchil-dren; and numerous nieces and nephews and their respective families. She is also survived by a special foster daughter, Scarlett Cundiff of Loveville; siblings Joe Tippett (Sandi, de-ceased) of Hollywood, Margaret Nelson (Har-ry) of Chaptico, Marie Johnson (Billy Joe) of Morganza, Alvin Tippett (Sue) of Mechanic-sville, Paul Tippett (Frances) of LaPlata, and Dorothy Miller, Glenn Tippett and Linda Richards (Al) of Loveville.

She was predeceased by her first two husbands, Bernard “Buster” Graves of Cle-ments and Lloyd Richardson; sister, Irma Jean Quade (Tommy) of Laurel Grove; and by one step-daughter, Debbie Drury of Waynesville, MO.

The family received friends for Teresa’s Life Celebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home on Sunday, April 28, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 4:00 p.m. A funeral service was held at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, on Monday, April 29, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Ann Strickler presiding. Interment will be scheduled for a later date at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD.

Serving as pallbearers will be Paul Cleary, Chris Cleary, Chad Richards, Chris Richards, Ralph Heard and Perry Guy.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Jenks Drury, Al Richards, Harry Nelson, Tommy Quade, Tommy Gardner and Glenn Tippett.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 27108 Mt. Zion Church Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 or to the Leonardtown Volunteer Res-cue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Raymond Henry Page Jr., 91

Raymond Henry “Ray” Page, Jr., 91, of Leonardtown, Md. died April 2, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leon-ardtown, Md., surrounded by his loving family.

Ray was born April 15, 1921 in West Warwick, RI to

the late Raymond Henry Page, Sr. and Lucy Standerwick Stadtfeld.

Ray held a Bachelor of Science in Elec-trical Engineering from Rhode Island State College. As a junior in college, he entered the Navy ROTC Program and was commissioned as an Ensign on April 18, 1942. Ray served on minesweepers in the Pacific Theater dur-ing WWII, and eventually attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander after being placed in reserve status on May 15, 1945.

On June 18, 1944, Ray married his sweetheart, Marillyn May Hughs at Church of Our Savior in San Gabriel, CA. They spent 68 wonderful years together. Ray was employed eighteen years as an engineering manager for North American/Rockwell International. Later, he earned two teaching credentials and worked as an electronics/metal shop teacher until his retirement in 1982.

Ray’s accomplishments were plentiful. With his friend Bob Ritchie, he designed and developed one of the first electronic sirens with an integral PA system which was pur-chased by outlying police departments in sub-urban Los Angeles County. Ray was selected for Order of the Arrow and received the Gold-en Bear Award for outstanding performance in his service to the Walter Knott District of Boy Scouts of America. He and his wife smuggled Bibles into the People’s Republic of China, volunteered at a Christian orphanage in Mexico, and established RAYMAR Min-istries, a feeding ministry in the Phillipines. In May of 2012, at the age of 91, he earned his Amateur Extra License (the highest license classification in Ham Radio) at St. Mary’s County Amateur Radio Club in Lexington Park Maryland.

Ray never met a hobby he couldn’t mas-ter. He was an accomplished leather worker, metal worker, glass mosaic artist and photog-rapher. He was an avid sailor and private pilot. In his lifetime, he restored an MGA sports car and two light aircraft. He was working on his third plane, a light sport kit plane at the time of his death. He was a long time member and Board Member of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter One.

In addition to Ray’s wife, he is survived by his children: Robert Page (Mickie) of Pflugerville, TX; Arlene Baker (Lowell) of Spirit Lake, ID; Darlene Heller of Ontario, CA; David Page (Laurie) of Falls Church, VA; Brian Page (Venita) of Wildomar, CA; Lee Page (Robyn) of Orlando, FL; Greg Page (Donna) of Leonardtown, MD; son-in-law, Don Marlar; Ray’s sister, Charlotte Siniscal-chi; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren;


Obituariesand many extended family. Ray was preceded in death by his daughter, Raye Lynn Marlar.

Family received friends for Ray’s Life Celebration on Saturday, April 27, from 1-4 PM, with a service at 3 PM by Pastor Linden Curtis at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment was private.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mission Aviation Fellowship, 112 N Pila-tus Lane, Nampa, ID 83687 or Intensive Care Ministries, P.O. Box 109, Mentone, CA 92359.



Theodore Newkirk Sr., 86

On Sunday, April 21, Theodore Newkirk Sr., of Lexington Park, Md. depart-ed this life at his home sur-rounded by family.

Theodore was born on September 1, 1926 in Pender County, NC to the late Raymond Newkirk and Vandalia (Collins) Newkirk.

He was the fourth of six children. Ted, as he was affectionately known, was baptized as a child at the Point Caswell Baptist Church in Atkinson, North Caro-lina. He later attended the First Baptist Church of Lexington Park. He received his early education in the Pender County public school system in North Carolina.

Ted enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 21,1946 where he spent most of his tour of duty in Okinawa. He served in the 476 Aviation Squadron as a certi-fied welder and Black Smith. Also while in Okinawa he attended the Okinawa In-stitute, studying math and English. Ted received the World War II Victory Medal as well as the Army of Occupation Medal.

After an honorable discharge from the Army Air Corps on April 20,1947, he enrolled in the Maryland Technical Insti-tute in Baltimore, Maryland. He gradu-ated in 1949 with majors in physics, elec-tronics, and trigonometry he graduated in 1949.

Ted then met and fell in love with the Mary Virginia Kenny. They were married in Baltimore City on April 25, 1949, and resided there until relocating to Lexington Park in 1954. They were united in matri-mony until the time of Ted’s death.

While living in St. Mary’s County, Ted became a well known pillar in the community always looking for opportu-nities to right the wrongs in society. He served as President of the NAACP for 10 years during the 1960’s and 1970’s where he was instrumental in integrating Great Mills High School. While serving as President, his branch was one of the 203 branches in the Nation whose membership total for 1970 exceeded their total for the previous year of 1969.

On April 28,1968, a St. Mary’s Today reporter asked Ted why he decided to join the NAACP and his response was “With me it wasn’t a matter of deciding, it was a way of life. I always agreed with what the NAACP stood for. I have never been able to accept the idea that this is an NAACP problem. It is our problem. If you want to be a part of the solution, then join the NAACP”.

Ted worked at the U.S. Naval Air Test

Center at Patuxent River as an Electrical Environment Technician for 33 years. He retired January 8, 1982 from the Aircraft Electrical Evaluation Facility. He worked with Cerberonics Inc. from 1982 – 1988 as an Electrical Engineer testing and re-pairing oxygen analyzers for Navy Pilots. In 1988 he founded and was President of Newkirk Enterprises, Inc., a construction company that built affordable homes.

Ted has always been active and vocal in politics, supporting representatives he felt would make a difference.

Ted was appointed by Governor Par-ris Glendening to the St. Mary’s Alcoholic Beverages Board. He also served on the McKay’s food store Board of Directors.

He was a member and Vice President of the St. Mary’s County Hospital Board. Ted continued his community service as President/member of the Jolly Gents Club for several years. When the opportunity presented itself, he welcomed the chance to become a member of the Carver El-ementary School PTA.

Ted has been an example to his fam-ily, friends and to the community all of his life. He has loved people but life is not measured merely by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others. Others in fact, loved Theodore Newkirk Sr..

Ted is survived by his loving wife Vir-ginia; his nine children: Charles Newkirk (Charlene), Stuart Newkirk (Lynn), Theo-dore Newkirk Jr. (Gladys) Gary Newkirk (Daylynne) Gwendolyn Newkirk Wil-liams, Leah Ferreira (Dave), Bonnie Graves (Harvey), Felita Dorsey (Bobby), Lauria Turner (Archie); Newkirk; his de-voted sister, Wilhelmina Murphy; several nephews and nieces; and faithful friend, Deborah Newkirk. He also leaves a lega-cy of (21) grandchildren and ( 10 ) Great grandchildren. Ted was preceded in death by his one sister, Margret Norris; three brothers, Raymond, Willie and Rudolph Newkirk; his eldest son, Theodore Kel-lam; and his grandson, Jacobi Newkirk.

Family will receive friends for Ted’s Life Celebration on Friday, May 3, 2013 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at First Mission-ary Baptist Church, 46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD 20653. A Funeral Service will be celebrated by Reverend Roderick W. McClanahan at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Charles Memo-rial Gardens, 26325 Point Lookout Road N., Leonardtown, MD 20650.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.



Barbara Ann Matthews Knoeller, 78

Barbara Ann Mat-thews Knoeller, 78, of Leonardtown, MD died April 24, at Sunrise of Fair Oaks in Fairfax County, VA.

Born November 8, 1934 in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Almond and Fanny Collins Matthews.

Mrs. Knoeller was a retired engineer, having worked for many years for the Fair-fax County Department of Transportation.

In retirement she was an active supporter of Sotterley Plantation and the Women’s League of Voters. She was a member of Trinity Church, St. Mary’s City, Md.

She is survived by her children, the Reverend Stephen Gerth of New York, NY, Donna Robbins and her husband Jack of Centreville, VA, and Ralph Gerth and his wife Ulrika of Newburyport, MA, four granddaughters, and her brothers, the Reverend Lawrence Matthews and his wife Jean of Vienna, VA and Donny Matthews and his wife Edna of Virginia Beach, VA.

The family received friends on Satur-day, April 27, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at Trinity Episcopal Church. Reverend John Ball celebrated a Funeral Service on April 27, at 11:00 AM in the church, followed by interment in the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Church, P.O. Box 207, St. Mary’s City, MD, 20686 or to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Shirley Claire Luber, 93

Shirley Claire Lu-ber, 93, of Solomons, Md. formerly from Greenbelt, Md. passed away on April 26, in Solomons, Md. Born on December 20, 1919 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Allie and Nelson Hubel. Shir-ley was the loving wife of Arthur Luber, whom she married in College Park, Md. in 1943. Shirley is survived by her sons Neil Luber of Hollywood, MD, Ross Lu-ber of Sonora, CA, 5 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. Shirley gradu-ated from high school in 1937, and later graduated from the University of Mary-land in 1942 with a Bachelors of Science. She worked as a Correspondent and Proof Reader for National Geographic, and the Washington Post. The family recieved friends on Tuesday, April 30, from 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM in the Mat-tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonar-dtown, MD. A Graveside Service fol-lowed at 11:00 AM in Charles Memorial Gardens Leonardtown, MD with Bishop Joe Dobson officiating.

George Goodwin, 78

George L. Goodwin, 78, of California, Mary-land died April 27, at Hos-pice House of St. Mary’s.

Born in Oxon Hill, Maryland on July 1, 1934 he was the son of the late William Henry and Eva Tennyson Goodwin.

He graduated from Great Mills High School and was honorably dis-charged from the U. S. Army. He worked for the Lexington Park Dry Cleaners and Sealtest Dairy. He worked for over 30 years at Steuart’s Petroleum in Piney Point, Maryland where he was hired as a laborer and advanced to the position

of Personnel Manager of the Transpor-tation Branch of Steuarts. After his re-tirement from Steuarts he worked for the St, Mary’s County Health Department (Transportation) where he enjoyed trans-porting patients to and from their ap-pointments at various medical facilities.

His favorite activities included his annual flight to Kathleen, Georgia to spend time with his son Michael and his wife Gemma. After a scrumptious breakfast served by Gemma they would head out to sightsee or just hang out at home with Doberman, Deuce. He sel-dom missed his Sunday cookout with his son-in-law Tom and stepdaughter Donna and the grandchildren. They barbecued George’s favorite foods while cheering on the Redskins or Baltimore Orioles. He loved dining out with his wife espe-cially when they were joined by their best friends. Knowing a competitive game of pitch would follow he always predicted the men would win that night. He liked traveling to Lakeland with his wife to visit sister-in-law Dot (Pat) and Terry and Mark, especially the free breakfasts and dinners at Marks “Fat Jack’s Res-taurant”. His bichon frise was always at his side whether it was walking through the neighborhood with friends, cleaning his vehicles or watching Monday night wrestling.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Jean Adams Goodwin; sisters, Helen Elizabeth Goodwin and Hilda Mae Goodwin Russell of St. Petersburg, Fl.

He is also survived by his son, Mi-chael Todd (Gemma) Goodwin and step-children, Brian Johnson, Donna (Tom) Johnson, Pam (Donnie) Johnson and Joey (Rick) Johnson. He is survived as well by his grandchildren Aline Casaverde, Michael Goodwin Jr., Patrick Caldwell, Larry Holsinger (Brandy), Katherine Paras (Jimmy), Thomas Owens Jr. and a great granddaughter, Georgia. In addi-tion to his parents, George was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys L. Goodwin and his daughter Lisa Renee Casaverde; brothers, William Francis Goodwin, Norman Joseph Goodwin, Melvin Ed-ward Goodwin; sisters, Mary Virginia Goodwin Spear and Shirley Jean (Boo-gie) Goodwin Lozen.

Family recieved friends for George’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, April 30, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with prayers recit-ed at 7:00 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Father Raymond Schmidt on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Church. Inter-ment followed in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were Raymond Dion, Tim O’Connor, John Simpson, Tommy Abell, Jamal Hebb and Tommy Owens. Honorary pallbearers were Ray Adams, Johnny Adams, Lenny Guy and Alan Scott.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Francis Regis Church, 43950 St. John’s Road, Hollywood, Maryland 20636.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD


The NMRA will once again be rolling into Maryland International Raceway on May 2-4, 2014 for the 14th annual SCT Performance NMRA Ford Nationals featuring all Ford Drag Rac-ing, Car Show, and a Swap Meet.

Santa Ana, CA (April 21, 2014) – Located in Budds Creek, Maryland, Maryland International Raceway (MIR) is perfectly situated at almost sea level providing ideal atmospheric conditions for super fast elapsed times and exciting drag racing! This location, combined with the fastest NMRA Ford racecars in the country, guarantees maximum thrills and close competition. Look forward to record-breaking quarter-mile runs on May 2-4 during the 14th Annual SCT NMRA Ford Nationals! Well known as “The #1 All-Ford Motorsports Show,” the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals Series includes family-friendly attractions for all types of automotive enthusiasts. Along with competitive racing on the drag strip, the NMRA offers a giant all-Ford car show on both Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored by UPR Products and supported by some of the biggest companies in the automotive aftermarket, NMRA car shows give enthusiasts the chance to show off their ride, earn one of a hundred awards handed out on both days and win raffle prizes. Edi-tors from 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords and NMRA’s own Race

Pages magazine circulate the show looking for the perfect feature vehicle. And at this event, SVT vehicles have their own classes for the chance to win bragging rights as the best SVT in the US. Owners and fans of Ford’s limited-edition SVT cars and trucks will enjoy the SVT-only events during the 2nd Annual SVT Shootout, held exclusively at the Maryland location. VMP Superchargers has stepped up once again to sponsor the Terminator/GT500 Shootout class that brings together some of the quickest Cobras and GT500s in the country for a win-ner take all format at this special event. The SVT TREMEC True Street class includes every-thing – from mild to wild – as long as it’s street legal. These vehicles have to prove their street worthiness in a 30-mile cruise before taking to the drag strip for three back-to-back passes. Winners get a six-foot tall trophy that would make anyone proud! TREMEC True Street, pre-sented by Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, is always one of the largest classes at each NMRA event. It’s a fun class for all kinds of racers, no matter how much prior experience they have. The massive manufacturers’ midway and swap meet will satisfy parts shoppers and bargain hunters. With manufacturer representatives from companies like SCT Performance, Edelbrock, Nitto Tire,

TREMEC Transmissions, Roush Performance and VMP Superchargers, to name a few, spectators can get the best information from the right people, all in one place. For more information on the 14th Annual SCT NMRA Ford Nationals on May 2-4, please visit or call 866-694-3475. Maryland International Race-way is located at 27861 Budds Creek Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. About The National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA): The NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals is the #1 all-Ford motorsport show in the United States, attracting the most racers, fans, sponsors and contin-gency. Each NMRA event features awesome heads-up Ford drag racing, a huge all-Ford car show, a giant manufacturers midway, burnout contest, 300+ mph jet car, true street and bracket racing. NMRA event action can be found regularly in national and online magazines as well as in Race Pages, the official publication of the National Mustang Racers Association. For more information on the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals, please visit or call 714.444.2426. Located in Santa Ana, CA, ProMedia Events is the home of the NMRA, the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA), the NMCA WEST Street Car Nationals, and the Chevy High Performance Nationals. For more information about ProMedia Events, please visit www.promediapub.com.

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The 5th and final act of the Gui-tars and Stripes Country Festival pre-sented by Lennar has been announced, as the Southern Fried Sound Off Local Band Search is now complete. South-ern Maryland band Drivin’ Muzzy will be the opening act for the festival that will take place on Saturday, May 24.

With standing room only at The Port Tobacco Marina, Drivin’ Muzzy secured their spot at the May 24th fes-tival by winning 149 votes to 64 votes received by The Travis Adams Band.

“The contest was a huge success and it was great to see Port Tobacco Marina’s venue filled to capacity to support two of Southern Maryland’s local acts,” said Courtney Knichel, Assistant General Manager of Market-ing & Special Events. “We are a little less than a month out from the concert, and the buzz is really growing. Add-ing Drivin’ Muzzy to the lineup gives Southern Maryland one more reason to purchase tickets to this great evening of affordable family entertainment,” said Knichel.

Tickets are still available for the Guitars & Stripes Country Fest and can

be purchased by calling the stadium at 301-638-9877, stopping by the Etrepid Box Office at Regency Furniture Sta-dium, or ordering online at www.som-dbluecrabs.com.

Fans are encouraged to check out Drivin’ Muzzy’s music on Face-book and YouTube, as well as follow the band @DrivinMuzzy on twitter to find out where they will entertain next.

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season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are “Major League ready” and in the last 16 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League orga-nizations, making the League a pre-ferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball. The Blue Crabs play at Regency Fur-niture Stadium in Waldorf, Md. Please call 301-638-9788 or visit www.SOM-Dbluecrabs.com for more information and to save your seat at the ballpark today!

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By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

B e f o r e e l e c t r o n i c devices over-w h e l m e d good old-fash-ioned horsing around, my cousins and I used Nerf bas-ketball rims to play a hybrid

basketball/football game. It was brutal. Being the oldest and biggest, I played the role of rim defender. My younger kin were, essentially, willing and persis-tent crash test dummies. In ridiculously confined spaces and with breakables all around, they would fake dribble (Nerf balls never bounced well), burst down “the lane”, leap and meet the full force of their older cousin. There were no refer-ees, only our honor and pride. In other words, there was no griping or complain-ing and absolutely no tears. The rules were simple: if they scored, I’d increase the brutality; if they failed and took more than three seconds to get up, I’d lighten up…theoretically.

The game/wrestling match was in-spired by the late-80’s, early 90’s NBA basketball we grew up watching. As the last line of defense, I thought of myself not as the rail thin, physically unimposing kid I was, but as Bill Laimbeer or Alonzo Mourning. Score on me at the cup? With-out pain? I think not. My cousins were Michael Jordan or Dominique Wilkins, ferociously attacking the rim with no regard for life or limb. The absence of broken bones I can only attribute to the rubber skeletal systems of our youth. Needless to say, those epic battles are only talked about these days; they aren’t reproduced.

A recent ESPN 30 for 30 piece on the similar-vintage Bad Boy Detroit Pistons reminded me of our epic family clashes. Those Pistons, featuring the likes of Rick Mahorn and the aforementioned Laim-beer, thugs among NBA thugs, and Isiah Thomas, a phenomenal player whose bas-ketball skill is often overshadowed by his adeptness as an antagonist, were perhaps the first NBA team to embrace being the league’s big, bad bully. They weren’t as interested in beating elegant high-flyers like Jordan or Clyde Drexler as they were

in breaking their will through constant physical abuse. Compromise an oppo-nent’s nerve, make him shy about going to the hole, and the scoreboard will take care of itself. It worked, to the tune of back-to-back NBA Championships and it spawned several copycats – Pat Riley’s New York Knicks and Miami Heat, most notably – around the league.

I hated those Pistons teams, but I respected their style of play. The game now is, well, much softer. Elegance and rhythmic flow sell better than a street fight - allegedly. My cousins and I often scoff at what is considered a flagrant foul in today’s game and what today’s stars - LeBron James in particular - complain is excessive contact. Our reply to James’ whoa-is-me facial contortions is usually something like, “LeBron is a pansy…he wouldn’t have survived back in the day.” The truth: James could’ve dominated in any era. Confession: I’ve warmed to James’ approach.

Shaquille O’Neal possessed many fine qualities – size, athleticism and a sense of humor – but his ability to absorb hit after malicious hit and resist the temp-tation to respond with violent force is what I admired most. Shaq would have been justified inflicting harm on opponents in nearly every game…but refrained. LeB-ron James is a giant with a similar disposi-tion – and I have tremendous respect for his temperance. Yesterday’s “soft” is to-day’s “wise and mature.”

Were the Bad Boy Pistons cool? In their day, yes, but sports have evolved. Look around. Football is less violent. MLB banned home plate collisions. NBA rules have outlawed old-school Pistons basketball. Sportsmanship is up; violence is down. Boorish behavior is now mostly jeered, not cheered. Has society followed suit? We are more tolerant, but remain a work in social progress (Donald Sterling anyone?). Are we less violent and more respectful? When faced with an antago-nist, are we as capable of turning the other cheek – a sign of real strength - like LeB-ron James? I’m skeptical. Our games are better for the changes. Wouldn’t we be wise to tag along? If you disagree, keep watching antiquated Pistons re-runs. But please don’t ask me to re-enact those Nerf basketball games to satisfy your blood-thirst. I likely wouldn’t…even if I could.

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LIBRARY ITEMSNew online catalog coming May 15

The libraries in Southern Maryland are transitioning to a new online catalog that will go live May 15. During the final transition stage, May 9-14, some services will be affected. The catalog and the customers’ accounts will not be accessible. Customers must present their library cards when check-ing out items or when renewing items along with the items. Holds cannot be placed from May 7 through May 14.

To avoid items being returned during May 9-14, no items will be due on those days and customers are asked to return items either before May 9 or after May 14.

All three libraries will be closed May 15 to complete the transition to the new system. The new catalog will add additional features for the customer and much needed improvements on the staff side.

Libraries giving away free comic books

Saturday, May 3, is Free Comic Book Day. Customers can stop by any branch and pick up a free comic book while supplies last. The comic books were donated by Third Eye Comics.

Children’s programs Parents and caregivers can bring their little ones and listen to a new

story, make a craft, and enjoy activities that encourage fun with books at Lexington Park branch on May 6 at 10:30 a.m. and at Charlotte Hall branch on May 7 at 9:45 a.m.

Staff from Jefferson Patterson Park will present a special story time, Time Traveling Kids which will be about pirates, at Lexington Park branch on May 13 at 10:30 a.m. The program is geared for kids ages 3 to 5 years old. Registration is required.

Summer Reading volunteers needed

Students entering the 6th grade or older can apply to be Summer Read-ing volunteers to work the at the Summer Reading table. The application is posted on the library’s website and is due May 10.

Finish-the-Story contest underway

Entry forms and details for the Raiders & Invaders Finish-the-Story contest for children ages 6-12 are available at any branch. Every participant will receive a Bruster’s Ice Cream coupon. Six finalists will receive Don’t Give Up the Ship flags and the winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from Fenwick Used Books and Music in Leonardtown. The completed story with the winning ending will be told at the Raiders & Invaders Festival. Deadline for entry is May 16.

The staff at Tom Hodges had a fun Friday in April when they invited a small class from Leon-ardtown Middle School to come for a guided tour of Tom Hodges Auto Sales & Service. They started with a little history class about the Hebb House and how Tom grew his business. They were all thrilled when Kenny pulled his Harley around for photos with the kids. Lauren introduced them to the "Promise to Pay" contract and they had fun taking photos in front of the WELCOME sign. They left the Sales Building a trail of Blue Hodges T'shirts and "rolled up" to service where we saw and heard some major shop activity going on. Tires being changed, lifts going up and down, noisy air wrenches. They could feel the electricity! Tony in the Detail Bay shared some car cleaning and safety information and then they were off to the Hollywood Car Wash. And as luck would have it there was a Hollywood Star pulling in and all eyes were on her. The entire group was very excited to watch the car bathing process with all the soap and swishing action. As she exited bright and sparkly everyone waved and received a smile and wave in return. Tom Hodges walked their new friends back to their school bus and they were on their way! Tom Hodges thanks the LMS students for making it such a great day.

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Dawna Diaz Book Signing at Fenwick Books

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My name is Cass. I am a very sweet girl and I get along with everyone. I am lucky because I was res-cued from the shelter and it is unlikely I would have been adopted because I am an adult. I am about 1 or 2 years old. People tend to go for the more colorful cats. My fur is soft and I know I am beautiful. I know I am a wonderful girl. Anyone would be lucky to have me as an addition to their family. Please fill out an ap-plication at www.feralcatrescuemd.org and email it to [email protected].

You can also meet me at Petco in California on most Saturdays and Sundays between 11 and 3. I don't show so well at Petco because that place scares me a little but maybe if your application is approved, you could foster to adopt me and see how terrific I am. If you like me, then sign the contract and pay the adoption fee.

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Dawna Diaz signs copies of her book Veil Stories: Learning to Listen to My Heart at Fenwick Street Used Books and Music, Friday, May 2 from 5 to 7 p.m..

Life starts with expectations and dreams, then runs into painful realities. When we open our eyes, seeing clear-ly our past actions, we find ourselves changed, and the dreams can turn out quite different from the ones we first cre-ated. Dawna goes deep into herself to discover what the universe is trying to teach her, to learn to listen to her heart. She discovers at the tender age of forty-five how repeated patterns in her life continue to bring pain without resolutions. Feeling like she's going around the same tree over and over again, she looks deeper for ways to break free from the pattern of pain. When she listens carefully, she finds a veil is lifted as a new truth is revealed and at the same moment the lie is exposed. This book is a recount of some of those personal lessons, each one unique, intense, and still common to many others. The poems will give you an aware-ness of your search for change and of a life made better. Each story takes you on your own personal journey, helping you to lift the veils and discover your own truth. These stories are woven with hope and new values that were a long time being un-covered. As you read these life lessons, you may find they are occasionally painful but always full of revelations. Each one requires a decision, to ac-cept or discard the ideas and long-held beliefs that no longer serve life as it is now. To become herself, Dawna encountered memories that may take your breath away one moment but will leave you with hope which will last for the rest of your life.

About the AuthorDawna Diaz is a first-time author, longtime

poet. While she earns her living involved in the testing of aircraft for the navy, she is also a life coach with training in heart-centered hypno-sis, meditator, and actress. She writes from her heart, seeing the world from a different perspec-tive than most. She lives with her husband and two dogs in southern Maryland.


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Spring Fling XXIX Car Show

Esperanza Middle School Presents The Little Mermaid

Over 300 antique and classic cars came to the square in Leonardtown. The event hosted music, shops, vendors, restaurants, trivia and kid’s games, with 70 trophies awarded.

Show times: May 1 and May 2 - 6:30. Tickets available in advance at EMS 301-863-4016 or sold at door. Adults: $8, Students: $5. This will be Esperanza's 10th musical production.

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By Linda RenoContributing Writer

The vast majority of our residents were in favor of the rebel cause during the Revolutionary War, but some were not, or so it appears.

On May 4, 1781, Col. Richard Barnes wrote to Gov. Lee saying: “I herewith send you, under guard, three pris-oners [British], part of the same crew that I sent to you, taken in a canoe at Pt. Lookout, together with John Taylor, who was taken up in consequence of a paper signed by Arthur Gage [one of the British prisoners], which was found in the pocket of one of the pris-oners sent to you, who acknowledged to me that he was at the house of John Taylor and got provisions from him. On hearing that Dr.

Robertson and Austin Milburn were at the Taylor’s at the time the prisoner was there, I have procured the enclosed deposition of Austin Milburn. Taylor is a man of infamous character, with a good deal of property, and has for a considerable time had a difference with Mr. J. (James) Adderton. He has two sons who go by water and I believe not well attached to our cause, I could wish they were removed.”

Deposition of Austin Milburn, St. Mary’s Co., before Henry Reeder, May 4, 1781. “The prisoner that acknowledged the paper signed Arthur Gauge was 2nd Lt. Mr. Doyal and Mr. Mullin [British prisoners] and was in the following words “Mr. James Ad-derton have a great deal of property of Ne-groes and Plate, he lives in St. Inigoes Creek near the Warehouse, whom is a great foe to Mr. John Taylor, living in St. Mary’s County near the same place which have behaved as

a good friend to the Union flag in distress made their escape from the imprisonment of and the captured Jack of the Lanthorn.” Deponent further sayeth that he was with Dr. Robinson, went to John Taylor’s Blue Stone and found the aforesaid Arthur Gauge, Mr. Doyal, and Mr. Mullin there. Asked them where they were from and they answered him from Annapolis last on which Mr. John Taylor told him they were acquaintances of his son Billy’s and that they wanted to cross over to Virginia to get to the Rappahannock to get out to sea.

In response, May 7, 1781: “The three British prisoners with Taylor were yesterday delivered and were immediately ordered into confinement. We have not yet determined

what to do with Taylor, as soon as we do, you shall have information.”

John Taylor, Prison, Annapolis to the Council, May 12, 1781. “Your petitioner be-ing nearly 60 years of age and a native of this country was apprehended (nothwithstanding the natural tie of a man’s attachment to his country) and taken on suspicion of his being friendly and assisting to the enemy...charg-es...will be found groundless and migratory....prays to cause him to be removed from his present state of confinement...not adapted for the confinement of even the basest criminal...to another place of security...until the matters alleged against him can be fully heard.”

To be continued.

Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation DayThe St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services, Triad/S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) council, and the Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County will sponsor the 14th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Ceremony on Tuesday, May 13, 2014,11:30 a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road, Califor-nia, MD 20619 .This event takes place during Na-tional Police Memorial Week and pays tribute to law officers who have perished in the line of duty as well as honor the “Officer of the Year” selected from each county agency, based on their outstand-ing service to the community. The public is in-vited to enjoy the ceremony and complimentary catered lunch following the ceremony. RSVPS are not required but encouraged. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1073.

Tai Chi for Arthritis: The Core MovementsThe Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program, devel-oped by Dr. Paul Lam, uses gentle Sun-style Tai Chi routines which hare safe, easy to learn and suitable for every fitness level. The Tai Chi pro-gram will help reduce stress, increase balance and flexibility, and improve your overall mind body and spirit. During the six weeks at the Garvey Se-nior Activity Center on Mondays, May 12 – Jun. 16 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. participants will learn warm-up and cool-down exercises, six basic core movements, and direction changes to add chal-lenge. Due to the nature of this class, attendance at all sessions is highly recommended and no walk-ins will be accepted; advance sign up is required. To register, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.

Living Well With Chronic Conditions Starting on Monday, May 5 until Jun. 16, from 12:30-3 p.m., at the Northern Senior Activity Cen-ter, there will be 6 FREE sessions that will help improve your life while dealing with a chronic health condition. This is an evidence-based pro-gram developed by Stanford University to help people with chronic conditions take charge of their life by developing self-management skills, including dealing with depression and fatigue,

pain management, working with health care pro-viders and more. St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services, in conjunction with Health Connections, has been offering this pe-riodically over the last five years. Recently, new developments have been implemented that make this workshop even more effective. If you have a chronic condition and are serious about improv-ing the way you feel, this is the workshop for you. There is no charge for taking this class; however, a commitment to regular attendance is needed for good results. Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 to register.

AARP Smart Drivers Course coming to LofflerOn May 7 AARP will offer their Smart Driving Course for seniors at the Loffler Senior Activity Center from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost is $15 for AARP members (must provide your AARP num-ber) or $20 for non AARP members payable to the instructor on the day of the class. There will be a one hour lunch break beginning at 11:30 a.m. If you wish to stay on the premises during the break, lunch is available at Loffler for $6 (if you are under 60 years old) or by donation if you are 60+. (reser-vation required.) To sign up or for more informa-tion call 301-737-5670 ext. 1658.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseOn Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m., there will be a pre-sentation at the Northern Senior Activity Center about symptoms and causes of COPD and asthma. Find out what treatments are available for flare-ups and what changes will improve how you live with these conditions. Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1003 for more information. Walk-ins are welcome.

Skin Cancer Prevention, Treatment and ScreeningsSkin cancer is the most common of all cancer types and the number of skin cancer cases has been on the rise for the past few decades. Cur-rently, more than 1 million skin cancers are diag-nosed each year in the United States. Dr. George Verghese, local dermatologist and skin cancer ex-pert, will provide an interactive discussion on the prevention, detection and treatment of skin cancer

at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesday, May 13 at 10 a.m. Following the presentation, Dr. Verghese will be available to provide FREE basic skin cancer screenings to anyone attending the presentation. To sign up for this presentation, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.

Good Taste and Good HealthIntroducing: Good Taste and Good Health, a new program focused on healthy eating. Join us for this two part program that will help you understand how the foods you eat help keep your body strong and healthy. Information, helpful tips, and recipes will be available for you to take home. Sample one of the tasty recipes or foods on the second day of the series. The program will be held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays, May 13 & 20 from 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. The focus of the discussion is “Food and Blood Pressure – What is the con-nection?” Sign up in advance by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.

‘Spring Fling’ DanceOn Friday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. put on your best dress or suit and join us for a ‘Spring Fling’ while dancing at the Northern Senior Ac-tivity Center. Dancing and having fun with DJ Mean Gene, you will enjoy your favorite music, including R & B, oldies, top hits and fun music for line dancing! Come early to get a seat and treats at the hospitality table, music begins at 10 a.m. There will be a lottery drawing, door prize and best dressed prize for Spring’s finest. Tickets are available for suggested donation of $8 to be pur-chased by May 12 at the Northern Senior Activity Center, or while supplies last.

Reflexology Sessions Offered at NorthernOn Wednesday, May 7, from 9:15 a.m. till 2 p.m., reflexology sessions will be offered at the North-ern Senior Activity Center. Board Certified Re-flexologist Sarah Strain offers half hour sessions at the rate of $20 per session. This is an excellent way to increase circulation and relieve tired ach-ing feet or hands. Reflexology relieves stress, ten-sion, improves sleep, digestion and aides in pain relief. Call 240-216-0686 for an appointment.

Beginner’s Piano/Keyboard class coming upDr. Robert L. Jefferson, the author of the “How to Play Gospel” book series and a leading expert on teaching gospel music (check out his website at Jeffersonprsents.com) will be offering beginner piano/keyboard classes at the Loffler Senior Ac-tivity Center starting May 20.The cost for the lessons is $100 for 6 sessions and includes instruction, texts and corresponding cd. Additionally you will need to invest in an inex-pensive keyboard ($50-$100+ available at local stores and online.) Payment for the lessons can be made directly to Dr. Jefferson on the first day of class, which will take place on 6 consecutive Thursdays at 1 p.m. beginning May 20 and con-tinuing through June 24. For questions or to sign up, call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Help make flowers for our May luncheonsTwice a month the Loffler Senior Activity Cen-ter hosts a special luncheon and we like to make the table look extra nice with simple yet attractive centerpieces. We will be making May flower ar-rangements using handmade flowers. Would you like to learn a flower-making technique using cardstock, scissors and water? If so, stop by the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Try your hand at Table TennisCome to The Loffler Senior Activity Center on Thursday afternoons at 2 p.m. and try out our new ping pong table. We will be playing singles and doubles depending on how many folks come by. Put your Thursday afternoons to good use by engaging in some friendly fun fitness. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.Casino Bus TripThe Northern Senior Activity Center Council is sponsoring a one-day bus trip to Delaware Park Casino on Tuesday, Jul. 8. Cost is $40 and includes luxury motor coach transportation, $30 for slot play, morning & evening refreshments and driver tip. Contact Pat Myers at 301-884-8714 for more details.

SENIOR LIVINGSt. Mary’s Department of AgingPrograms and Activities

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001

Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.

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• Water when temperatures are mild. In the summertime, humans typically need water when temperatures are at their most extreme, but that does not mean lawns should be watered when temperatures soar. Water attracts the sun, so watering when temperatures are at their hottest, which is typically around midday and into early afternoon, will likely lead to brown spots indicative of a burned lawn. That's because the sun will be drawn to the water, bear-ing down on the lawn and burning the grass as a result. When summer arrives, a lawn is best watered when temperatures are at their most mild. That often translates to early morning or early evening. An added benefit of watering when temperatures are on the mild side is less water will be lost to evaporation during this time, meaning you won't be wasting water.

• Situate sprinklers to conserve water. Homeowners who won't be hand watering their lawns should make sure their sprin-klers are placed properly throughout their property. Situate sprinklers so they aren't watering driveways, walkways or patios. All of the water should be going to the grass, especially when drought restrictions

are in place and the amount of watering the law allows is limited. It's also important to make sure water from sprinklers isn't being blocked from reaching the grass by trees. Homeowners with especially large trees on their property should consider hand water-ing the grass beneath such trees to ensure these areas receive adequate water.

• Lean on mulch. Homeowners tend to fear drought for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that drought can cause a green lawn to turn brown, poten-tially affecting property value and robbing a landscape of its beauty. But there are ways to help the soil retain moisture when temperatures are especially hot and dry. Mulch around trees, flower beds, gardens and shrubs can help homeowners get the most bang for their watering buck. That's because mulch retains moisture, even when temperatures are especially hot. This helps foster stronger root growth and healthier landscapes that are less susceptible to dis-ease and insect infestation.

• Get to know your lawn. Several variables combine to determine how much water a lawn needs. Understanding these variables helps homeowners understand how much to water their own lawns. Lo-cal climate is a variable to consider, as is whether or not a lawn was fertilized (ex-perts typically recommend a lawn be fertil-ized several times, beginning in the spring and ending in October). Soil type and grass type also help to determine how much wa-ter a lawn needs, and homeowners who need to determine the type of soil and grass on their property can consult a local lawn care center or landscaping professional.

Proper watering can help a lawn survive the dog days of summer, and it's up to homeowners to learn the right techniques.

Thursday, May 1, 2014 32The County TimesTo submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar,

please email [email protected] with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

May, Month LongNorth End Gallery - May 2014 - “T to Tea”41652 Fenwick St, Leonardtown

With thoughts of spring around the cor-ner, and summer following in her footsteps, the North End Gallery will be offering an Afternoon Tea at the Gallery in May. To-gether with the May show “T to Tea” , where the gallery artists will look at artworks that focus on all things that begin with the letter “T” the Gallery will present an actual Af-ternoon Tea as well. The Afternoon Tea will take place on Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. in the Gallery on Fenwick Street in Leonardtown. In addition to tea and light refreshments a brief tea related program will be presented. Reservations are required as there will be a limited number of seats. The tickets are Fif-teen dollars a person and will be available at the gallery in advance. The May show, “T to Tea” will run from April 30 until June 1. The first Friday reception will be on May 2 from 5 until 8 p.m. The Gallery is located at 41652 Fenwick Street in Leonardtown. They may be reached at 301-475-3130 and the web address is www.northendgallery.org.

Opal Fine Art Gallery - May 2014 - “Re-newal and Transformation”41625 Park Ave., Leonardtown

“Renewal and Transformation,” a se-ries of photographs by artist Andy Plautz will be on exhibit at Opal Fine Art Gallery in Leonardtown, Md. Please join us for an opening reception on First Friday, May 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit runs through May 31. In addition to our gallery exhibit, Opal Fine Art will showcase a special visi-tor: a painted carousel creature on loan to us by the Southern Maryland Carousel Group. Opal Fine Art Gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and First Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, email [email protected] or call 301-994-9499.

County May Bird CountsHelp is appreciated from all: backyard

birders, beginners, new members to col-lect data and information to help save our birds. Each county in our areas has its own coordinator. Visit our website, www.som-daudubon.org, for more information and to participate.

Thursday, May 1Spring Festival42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown – 6 p.m.

The Spring Festival will be having a “Carnival Only Night” on Thursday, May 1. For people ages 6 and up, admission will cost $1. Carnival is “Ride Bracelets” Only. Purchase a “Ride Bracelet” for only $12 and ride all night!

Bingo – American Legion Auxiliary 826330 Crain Highway, La Plata – 7 p.m.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 82 will hold smoke-free BINGO Thursdays with early birds beginning at 7 p.m. at Harry White Wilmer American Legion Post 82, 6330 Crain Highway, La Plata. Doors open 6 pm. Call 301-34-8221.

Friday, May 2Sweet Healing in the Garden44078 Saint Andrews Church Road, Califor-nia – 7 to 9 p.m.

With the Board of Directors for Pas-toral Counseling Center of St. Mary’s, Inc., (PCC) we invite you to join us at our Inaugural “Sweet Healing in the Garden” Fundraiser. Enjoy an evening of informa-tion, and sweet treats to support continued “Sweet Healing in the Garden”. We will gather with friends and supporters on May 2 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the St Andrew’s Parish Hall. Tickets are $25.00 per person. Tickets are available through Members of PCC Board of Directors, at www.pccstmary.org, on our Facebook page and by contacting Kit Jones at 410-326-9021. If you are unable to join us, please consider purchasing tickets for a friend, family member or making a do-nation to assist PCC as we work within our community to assist clients in finding “sweet healing in the garden”.

Southern Maryland Caregivers Conference44219 Airport Road, California – 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The 22nd Annual Southern Maryland Caregivers Conference is being held Friday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the South-ern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road, California, Md. The $25 conference fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, conference materials, ex-posure to service providers in the exhibition area, and the opportunity to attend profes-sionally presented educational sessions on the following topics: Community Resources & Services For Caregiving Families, Caring For Individuals With Dementia, Medication Management, Caregiver Coping Strategies, Paying For Long-Term Care, Managing Chronic Illnesses At Home, Safe Caregiv-ing – Techniques and Equipment Options, Medical Orders For Life-Sustaining Treat-ment, Hospice Services, Palliative Care and Preventing Identity Theft. For additional information, or to receive a registration bro-chure by mail, please contact: Rebecca Kes-sler by calling 301-475-4200, ext.1061, or by email at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Registration brochures may also be picked up at any St. Mary’s County Depart-ment of Aging & Human Services facility. To inquire about a Scholarship opportunity or to attend this conference, contact Stacie Prinkey, by calling 301-475-4200, ext.1056, or by email at [email protected].

Dawna Diaz Book Signing41655 Fenwick St., Leonardtown – 5 to 7 p.m.

Author Dawna Diaz will be signing copies of her book “Veil Stories: Learning to Listen to My Heart” from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fenwick Street Used Books and Music, Fri-day, May 2. Dawna Diaz is a first-time au-thor, longtime poet. While she earns her liv-ing involved in the testing of aircraft for the Navy, she is also a life coach with training in heart-centered hypnosis, meditator, and actress. She writes from her heart, seeing the world from a different perspective than most. She lives with her husband and two dogs in southern Maryland.

Saturday, May 3Paper-craft and Scrapbooking Day 28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville – 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Learn some new techniques, share ideas, chat with friends and enjoy the quiet! Explore the variety of papercratfs fun from these vendors and more. Close to my Heart, Stampin Up and Amuse Studios to name a few. Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Ladies Auxilary is having a Paper Craft and Scrapbook Day, May 3rd from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registration for the event is $35 in advance or $40 at the door. This includes 2 meals and a 4-foot crafting space. Bring a paying friend (that has not been at our event before) and be entered in a raffle for a free gift. For more information or to register email [email protected].

Sheriff’s ParadeSouth Shangri-La Drive – 10 a.m.

The Lexington Park Business and Community Association will hold the 3rd annual Pride in the Park parade on Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m. The parade route will begin at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Depart-ment parking lot along South Shangri-La Drive. It will continue on South Shangri-La to South Essex to Great Mills Road. This Pa-rade is to honor the brave men and women of our sheriff’s office.

Fried Chicken DinnerRoutes 5 & 235, Ridge – 4 to 7 p.m.

A Fried Chicken Dinner will be host-ed by the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad & Auxiliary on Saturday, May 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Routes 5 & 235, Ridge, Md. Adults cost $12, and children cost $6. Carry-outs will also be available.

Rummage Sale 21760 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park – 6:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Lexington Park United Method-ist Church Missions Rummage Sale will held from 6:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Kitchen items, linens, craft items, decorations, electronics, sporting goods and much more. No Clothing. All proceeds will be used for mission programs. For more information contact Karen Vaughn for the Lexington Park United Methodist Women at 301-481-3916.

Spring Fling Craft Show23190 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown

The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown will host a Spring Fling Craft Show at the Port of Leonardtown Winery on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please stop by for some unique, handmade crafts and local wine. There will be a 10 percent discount on total purchase. For more information, please visit our web site at www.craftguildshop.com or call 301-997-1644.

Scarlet Plus Entertainment 20331 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills

Party with Scarlet Plus Entertain-ment at the Brass Rail on Saturday, May 3 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. There will be Ka-raoke and a D.J. For more information call 301-904-8845.

Sunday, May 4Parish Dinner/Festival 28297 Old Village Road, Mechanicsville – 12 to 5 p.m.

A Parish Dinner/Festival will be held on Sunday, May 4 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., in Immaculate Conception Church Parish Center, located at 28297 Old Village Road, Mechanicsville, directly behind the church. The menu includes: Ham, Crab Balls, South-ern Maryland Fried Chicken, Green Beans, Beets, Applesauce, Coleslaw, Potatoes, Gar-den Salad, Rolls, and Beverages. The cost is: $20.00 for adults, eat-in and carry out, and $7.00 for children ages 6 to 12, and chil-dren under 6 eat free. There will be a drive-through for carry out dinners only. Come out and enjoy a fantastic meal and participate in the festivities: Big Raffle, 50-50 Raffle, White Elephant Table, Bake Table, Plant Table, Bingo, Children’s Game room, and more. Lots of fun for the whole family. All proceeds to benefit the hall building fund. For information/tickets call 301-884-3123, 240-538-6728, or 301-448-5237.

Drive-thru Chicken Dinner22733 Lawrence Ave., Leonardtown – 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Come one come all! The Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Depart-ment is sponsoring a Drive-Thru Chick-en Dinner on Sunday May 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Leonardtown Fire House. Dinners will cost $12 and include half chicken, parsley potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, applesauce, rolls and dessert. For more information contact Kit Pilkerton on 301-475-9049.

Plant Sale and Yard Sale3 West Friendship Road, Friendship – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Chesapeake Garden Club is hold-ing a Plant Sale and Yard Sale of Gardening Supplies at Friendship Antiques and Vintage Collectibles (across from the Magnolia Gift Store) 3 West Friendship Road, Friendship, Md. 20756. The Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and again on Sunday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For further information visit www.chesapeakegardenclubofcalvertcounty.org.

LHS Imprint Sweet Frog Spirit Night23064 Three Notch Road, Unit 105, Califor-nia – 1 to 5 p.m.

Come to Sweet Frog in Lexington Park on Sunday, May 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. and show your support for Leonardtown High School’s Newspaper, the LHS Imprint! All proceeds will benefit the newspaper’s funds for print editions that are distributed to stu-dents. Make sure to say that you are there to support the Imprint.

Monday, May 5Defense Budget Trends and Its Impact Briefing44219 Airport Road, California – 8 to 9:30 a.m.

At the Southern Maryland Higher Edu-cation Center there will be a Defense Bud-get Trends and Its Impact Briefing on Mon-day, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Gene Townsend will speak, along with the TPP Board of Directors. For more details and how to register, visit paxpartnership.org.


From My Backyard to Our Bay was first developed by the Baltimore County Soil Conservation District. From there, the booklet was given to each of the Soil Conservation Districts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed area for customization. If the 17.5 million residents who live in the watershed area of the Chesapeake Bay read this booklet, and took to heart its suggestions and best practices, the Chesapeake Bay would see a dramatic increase in health. Obtain a FREE copy of the booklet by going to the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, smrwa.org and downloading it. The booklet is available at Wentworth Nursery in Charlotte Hall; Chicken Scratch in Park Hall; The Greenery in Hollywood; Good Earth Natural Food; and the St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District in Leonardtown.

Join your local watershed association and make a difference for Our Bay!

smrwa.org

From my Backyard to our BayA St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water

From My Backyard to Our Bay

A St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to

Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water

are youBay-Wise?

are youBay-Wise?

Bay-Wise landscapes minimize negative impacts on our waterways by using smarter lawn management techniques and gardening practices. The University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Bay-Wise program in St. Mary’s County offers hands-on help with managing your landscape by providing information, a site visit, and landscape certifications. Our yardstick checklist is easy to understand and follow, and our team of trained Master Gardeners can help guide you through it while offering suggestions to improve both the appearance and sustainability of your landscape.

Call Now & Schedule a Visit!

301-475-4120extension.umd.edu/baywiseStart a Movement in Your

Neighborhood…Be the First to be Certified Bay-Wise!

Rain Gardens Can HelpDuring a one-inch rainstorm, more than 750 gallons of water fall on 1,200 square feet (about half the space of ground covered by the average Ameri-can house). All of that water moves rap-idly into storm drains, saturates lawns, and heads for the Bay and its tributar-ies. Rain gardens are gaining popularity as a way to control stormwater runoff on residential properties. A rain garden is more than just a bed of pretty plants; properly sized and installed, it can col-lect and filter large quantities of water.This helps keep pollutants such as fertilizers, motor oil, and heavy metals out of our streams, and saves time and money that may otherwise be spent watering a lawn or flowers. The difference between a traditional garden and a rain garden lies underground and in the plant selection. A rain garden is positioned slightly down slope of a gut-ter in order to catch the rainwater. The ground is dug to a depth of about 6-12 inches and refilled about halfway with a mixture of topsoil and organic mate-

rial, compost, or shredded leaves and sand. If heavy clay soils are present, other techniques (such as vertical cores of gravel) may be needed. To receive more information on soils types, visit the web soil survey found at: websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/Rain gardens are generally best situ-ated in sunny locations, and the plants that thrive in them prefer full to partial sun. Plants selected for rain gardens must tolerate drought as well as peri-odic flooding. Luckily, many attractive native plants fit these requirements. A two- to three-inch layer of mulch keeps the plants moist and provides additional filtration.

Tips for Planting a Rain Garden• Pick the location: Sunny areas where

the land slopes slightly away from the house are best.

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Determine size: Measure the area of roof that will drain to the downspout. The garden should be about 20% of the size of the area to be drained.

• Keep your distance: Plant the rain garden at least 15 feet away from the house.

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Don’t fear the mosquitoes: Their lar-vae take seven to ten days to mature. A well-designed rain garden should drain in three days or less. It will also attract predators such as birds, toads, and dragonflies to keep bugs at bay.

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Choose native plants with large root systems: They are generally best suited to the rain garden environment.

Where to get help with…RAIN GARDENS & NATIVE PLANTS•

Rain Gardens, a how-to manual for homeowners, lowimpactdevelopment.org

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Adkins Arboretum, 410-634-2847, or adkinsarboretum.org

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Wentworth Nursery, Inc. 301-373-9245 or wentworthnursery.comThis is the eighth in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott ([email protected]) has adapted from

From My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing awareness of the powerful booklet that could do so much to help the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next week’s County Times!

Environmental Issues in Your Backyard

BINGO!21660 Colton Point Rd. Avenue – 2 p.m.

The 7th District VFD Auxiliary will be having a Bingo featuring Longaberger, Vera Bradley and Thirty One Products. Doors open at 1 p.m. Bingo starts at 2 p.m. Admission is $20 this includes one packet for 20 regular games and a door prize ticket. Extra packs are $5. Specials are $1 each. To reserve a table for 6 or more call 301-769-2654. Everyone in a group reservation will have their name in for a drawing. Children must be accompanied by an adult and have their own admission ticket.

Tuesday, May 6

Republican Candidate Forum and Debate21677 F.D.R. Blvd, Lexington Park – 5 p.m.

Join us as Republican candidates for the offices of Governor/Lt Governor, U.S. House, State Senate, States Attorney, and County Commissioners debate each other and answer your questions. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Deb Rey, President of the Republican Women of St. Mary’s for details: 301-872-5858.

Steak Dinner3330 Chesapeake Beach Road, Chesapeake Beach – 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Picky about your steak? When you or-der your Steak direct from the Grill-Master Chef you get what you order. The $15.00 price tag includes all the trimmings and a beverage. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. hosted by the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206, on Route 260 in Chesapeake Beach, in the lower-Level dining room. Public wel-come. For more information, call 301-855-6466. www.ALpost206.org

Wednesday, May 7The Southern Maryland Audubon Soci-ety Meeting23250 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown – 7:30 p.m.

Krysta Hougen, Naturalist at the Pick-ering Creek Audubon Center and David Curson, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Md.-D.C., will discuss the state’s salt marshes and will share their ongoing work in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

Lego Mania!850 Costley Way, Prince Frederick -6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Lego enthusiasts will meet monthly to hear a story followed by a Lego building session. Each session will close with shar-ing time. Legos supplied by library. This month’s theme is Mad Scientist. Please register. Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. calvert.lib.md.us.

Thursday, May 8Golf Tournament35794 Aviation Yacht Club Road, Mechan-icsville – 9 a.m.

Lexington Park Lions will host their annual golf tournament, Thursday, May 8, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course in St. Mary’s County. Tee time 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. Proceeds from the tourna-ment fund the Lions vision and hearing programs benefiting those in need in the Lexington Park area. The tournament is

open to all golfers, but pre-registration is required. Sponsorships are available. The Lexington Park Lions Club is a 501(c)3 or-ganization; donations are tax deductible. Entry forms and additional information can be found on the Lexington Park Lions Club website: www.lexingtonparklions.org. Or, if you prefer, give one of us a call: Buzz Shel-ley, 301-904-3809, [email protected], or Jess Davis, 301-904-0352, [email protected].

Friday, May 9Just in Time for Mother’s Day!18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Marys City – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Shop the Annual HSMC Garden Mar-ket! Find great gifts for Mother’s Day! Buy annual & perennial flowers, hanging bas-kets, shrubs and herbs on May 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the corner of Route 5 and south side Old State House Road, St. Mary’s City. Small plates will be served by Expres-sions of St. Mary’s from 12 to 2 p.m.

Health Care Industry – Wide Job Fair/ Hiring Event22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Southern Maryland JobSource invites you to our Health Care Industry – Wide Job Fair/Hiring Event on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the College of Southern Maryland. All attendees must be registered in the Maryland Workforce Exchange prior to attending this event. Please register at

www.mwejobs.maryland.gov. Questions? Please call 301-880-2800.

Saturday, May 10Drive Thru Country Ham and Fried Chicken Dinner27108 Mt. Zion Church Road, Mechanics-ville – 12 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 10th, 12 to 5 p.m.Menu: Fried Chicken and Country

Ham, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans, Pick-led Beets

Coleslaw and Applesauce Dinners are $15!You are invited to dine in the Fellow-

ship Hall and Picnic Tables.For more information call

301-884-4132.

Pre-Mother’s Day CabaretMaryland 235, 1, St Inigoes – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

On Saturday, May 10 there will be a Pre- Mother’s Day Cabaret at The KnightsSt. Jerome’s Hall in Dameron. It will begin at 9 a.m. and last until 1 p.m. Get tickets in ad-vance for $13 or buy them at the door for $15. For more information, call Delora at 301-769-1761 or Linda at 301-475-9255.

The Commodores, U.S. Navy Jazz Band Leonardtown Square, Downtown Leonard-town – 6 p.m.

Experience the energy of the U.S. Navy jazz band, The Commodores, as they join us at 6 p.m. in the Historic Leonardtown Square. Highly regarded for their renditions

of big band jazz over the last 40 years, this popular ensemble will entertain with a va-riety of timeless classics, toe-tapping favor-ites and original tunes. Enjoy dinner at one of our local restaurants, then grab a blanket or a chair and join us on the Square – danc-ing encouraged! For more information call 301-475-9791.

Sunday, May 11Make Mother’s Day Memorable at Sotterley! 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood – 12 to 4 p.m.

In honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, all mothers will receive the Guided Tour of the 1703 Plantation House at Sot-terley Plantation for HALF PRICE on their special day! From 12 to 4 p.m., we welcome you and your mother to stroll the blooming Colonial Revival Gardens, walk the planta-tion grounds and nature trails, see the his-toric outbuildings including our original 1830’s Slave Cabin, or picnic out on the lawn while enjoying the breathtaking views of the Patuxent River. Top off the day with buying a memorable gift at the Sotterley Museum Shop, located in the Visitor Center. It will be a day she will never forget! For more in-formation on upcoming Sotterley Plantation events, please visit our website at www.sot-terley.org.


EntertainmentGet Ready to Golf for a Good Cause

By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

The Arc of Southern Maryland is gearing up for the 12th annual Pat Collins Golf Tour-nament to be held at Twin Shield’s Gold Club on May 22.

The tournament named after Pat Collins, a longtime volunteer with the Arc of Southern Maryland. Collins was involved with the Arc from the 1980s until his death in 2001.

According to John Collins, Pat’s son, Pat was inspired to work with individuals with developmental disabilities after seeing how his brother, who had Downs Syndrome, was treated. Collins said when Pat and uncle were growing up, there were no support organiza-tions like the Arc. His uncle was put into a home, where the conditions were “horrible,” Collins said. Pat brought his brother down to visit on weekends and began working with the Arc to improve life for individuals with devel-opmental disabilities.

The Arc was “the charity that was near-est and dearest to his heart,” Collins said.

During Pat’s time with the Arc, he used his connections in the community, including Western Chesapeake Properties, to build the first group homes.

Currently, there are 20 group homes throughout the tri-county area, according to according to Arc of Southern Maryland Ex-ecutive Assistant and golf tournament coordi-nator Jennie Parran.

Proceeds from the tournament go to pro-viding and expanding services offered at the Arc in Calvert, St. Mary’s and Charles coun-ties, Parran said.

“The Arc helps people who have nobody else to help them,” Collins said.

Pat didn’t like personal recognition but he would have been thrilled with the money the golf tournament raises every year for the Arc, Collins said.

This year, Collins hoped to get more participants from Charles and St. Mary’s counties involved in the tournament. There are still spaces open for teams and individual

participants. Individual registration is $150. Team reg-

istration is $600. Registration includes coffee and donuts, a buffet lunch and snacks at the turn. There will be a putting contest, goodie bags, 50/50 raffle and prizes. Mulligans will be available for $5 each.

Twin Shields Gold Club is located at 2425 Roarty Road in Dunkirk. Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:39 a.m. and the shotgun start will be at 8:30 a.m.

For more information, e-mail Parran at [email protected], call 410-535-2413 Ext. 123 or visit www.arcsomd.org.

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Photos courtesy of Nkeshi Free, Arc of Southern Maryland

Many Thanks to Donors Past and Present

Jon Frank & AssociatesGail Siegel, O’Brien Realty

WyleHeritage/Lusby Town Center

Alco PharmacyBourne & Painter

PSA Insurance & Financial ServicesQuality Built HomesFirst Home Mortgage

Stephen D. Mattingly InsuranceMerrill Lynch/Kevin Murphy

Charles Weber Co.GS Proctor & AssociatesHerrington on the Bay

Jacqueline Morgan Day SpaMarylander’s for Mike Miller

PNC BankShawe & Rosenthal LLP

State Farm Insurance/Mike Paxson

Nationwide Insurance/Carrie PolkSt. Mary’s Ryken High School

American Mortgage/Nick GarofaloGlascock & Meenan

George OwingsDirect Mail

Mullen, Sondberg, Wimbish & StoneCommunity Bank of Tri-County

Main Street PrintingMelwood

Alexander ChiropracticMark Fisher

Advanced ServicesDavis, Upton, Palumbo & Dougherty

The McNeilis GroupThomas L. Hance

7th District Optimist ClubGarner Exteriors

W.M. DavisSneade’s Ace Home Center

Glenn Dale Golf ClubThe Gott Company


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• Sherwood Amusements Carnival• Jerry Brown and His Monkey Django• National Champion Chainsaw Carver Dennis Beach• Classic Car Show (Sat)• A Moment In Time Horse Show (Sun)• Tractor Pull (Sat & Sun)• Entertainment• Parade (Sat)• Artists & Crafters• Indoor Yard Sale• Farm Animal Display• Silent Auction (Sat & Sun)• Great Food• Sand Art & Face Painting• Money Raffle• Children's Games

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Nursery AuctionSaturday, May 10th - 4 p.m.

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Grocery AuctionSaturday, May 3rd - 4 p.m.

General Estate AuctionsFriday, May 2nd, 9th, 16th - 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 1The Piranhas AcousticRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 7:30 to 11 p.m.

Charlie JohnsonToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-lywood) – 8:30 p.m.

KaraokeBowie Applebee’s (4100 NW Crain Highway, Bowie) – 9 p.m.

Friday, May 2Big MoneyRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8:30 p.m.

Moonshine SocietyRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) –8 p.m.

AbsintheAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Dunkirk) – 9 p.m.

DJ Charlie Thompson Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-lywood) – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 3R&R TrainToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-lywood) – 8:30 p.m.

KaraokeCalifornia Applebee’s (45480 Miramar Way, California) – 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 4Higher StandardsRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, May 5Team TriviaRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) –7 to 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7Wolf’s Blues JamBlair’s Londontowne Pub and Grill (726 Lon-dontowne Road, Edgewater) – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 8Piranhas AcousticRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.

KaraokeBowie Applebee’s (4100 NW Crain Highway, Bowie) – 9 p.m.

Friday, May 9Still StandingRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 to 11 p.m.

Hydra FXAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Dunkirk) – 9 p.m.

Bar DogsRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 8 to 11 p.m.

The EGG Rocks SwampysSwampys/SeaBreeze (27130 South Sandgates Road, Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m.

KaraokeDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 8 p.m.

Tonight’s AlibiThe Lounge at Bollywood (22576 Mac Arthur Boulevard, California) – 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 10George DunnRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 8 to 11 p.m.

KaraokeCalifornia Applebee’s (45480 Miramar Way, California) – 9 p.m.

May MasquaradeHouse of Dance (24620 Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 8 p.m.


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I am by no means a slow driver. Un-less I’m on I-95, with huge trucks bar-reling past me at 80 or 90 miles an hour, I’m almost always somewhere between the middle and front of the pack. More to the point, I am never, ever That Person. You know the one I mean: he’s going 10 or 15 miles under the speed limit in the left lane, oblivious to the traffic backing up behind him. He’s completely unaware of the steam rising from the ears of all those drivers whose path he’s blocking. Meanwhile, ahead of them, That Person putters along, both hands clutching the top of the steering wheel, his posture perfectly rigid, his eyes trained straight ahead at all times…and for some reason, he’s almost always wearing a hat.

When my father taught me to drive, he always em-phasized that the left lane was to be used for two things: for passing other cars, or for driving in, but only if you were going to be the fastest driver on the road (being a father, of course, he also emphasized that he sincerely hoped that I would never be the fastest driver on the road. When he expressed “sincere hope” what he really meant was “I will take away your car keys if I have any evidence of this”).

I had a driving moment recently that made me think about whether there might be some way to teach certain drivers how to reach a happy medium between being That Person, and The Other Person—the one

who is equally oblivious, but far more of a menace on the roads. I was zipping along in my car on a Friday afternoon, with a zillion errands to run. I was mov-ing quickly (I swear: several people were going much faster, Dad). It seems I wasn’t moving quickly enough, though. Perhaps the woman in the silver Audi (names have been changed to protect the guilty) had a zillion and one errands to do: she was cutting in and out of traffic, doing her level best to put every car behind her. I noticed her a few cars back in my rearview mirror, and just seconds later, she was immediately behind me.

Full disclosure: when I glanced down at my speed-ometer, it said 62 mph. I mention this simply to indicate that I wasn’t exactly creeping along: I was keeping up with the left lane, while the right stayed heavily clogged and moved at a slightly slower pace. With that slower, heavy traffic to the right, I couldn’t change lanes, but didn’t think I needed to since I was keeping up with the faster traffic around me. Apparently the driver of the Audi disagreed: she rode up on my bumper, so close that I couldn’t see the front end of her car. What I could see, and clearly, was her face: it was a study in outrage. She was glaring and mouthing something (perhaps a pleasant greeting? Okay, perhaps not). We’ve all prob-ably been in this position before: had I needed to stop suddenly for the traffic ahead, I can’t imagine how she’d have avoided hitting me.

Have you ever been in a rear-end collision? I was, 25 years ago, while I was sitting at a red light. A truck driver—in a former life he was undoubtedly the driving instructor for the woman in the Audi—was tailgating

cars all the way up to the light, and couldn’t stop in time. My small car was slammed into two other cars. I was wearing my seatbelt, fortunately, but was still thrown against the steering wheel (no one had air bags yet). My pancreas took the impact, and stopped produc-ing enzymes and insulin. Not to over-dramatize, but both substances are kind of important, in the ‘staying-alive’ sense of the word.

I’ll be the first to admit that I might be a little sensi-tive, let’s say, when it comes to tailgating. I always leave more than the required space in front of me; in fact, my boys say that using the rule of one car length for every ten miles of speed, I must be measuring with super-stretch limos (I say better safe than insulin-dependent). The thing is, though, you never know when you’re go-ing to be thrown a curveball: a driver panicking at the wasp that’s flown into his car; a dog—or a child, heaven forbid—running into the road; That Person (in a hat) going way too slow in the fast lane. That Audi driver might have the best reflexes in the world, but she can’t defeat the basic laws of physics. Without space ahead of her or space beside her, the only real question remain-ing is how bad her injuries will be…and whether the car she hits will contain a person whose zillion errands on a Friday afternoon, 25 years in the future, will now have to include a stop to pick up insulin.

I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have comments or questions about the column.

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By Debra Meszaros CSNwww.MXSportsNutrition.com

Ever wonder what is really the most important measure of your health?

Are you confused about whom to listen to when it comes to health advice?

By no means is there a shortage of information related to health, and it can be confusing and even discouraging when you are trying to under-stand where you would begin. But there are a few sim-ple questions to think about that can provide you with your personal starting point to building optimal health.

Your body sends one trillion messages per second. Are you listening?

Here’s my statement: All disease, dysfunction, or imbalance in your body is derived from these five things:

StressPoor dietMicrobesAllergensToxinsStress is a key factor and there are lots of different

types of stress. Define all your stressors and optimal health follows. Stressors can be foods, thinking pat-terns, exercise, unmanaged emotions, or things within your environment. A simple way to define them all would be to utilize a bio-feedback practitioner. There are several excellent medical bio-feedback devices on the market today.

You can define poor dietary habits by asking your-self: What fruits and vegetables do I eat? Are you satis-fied with the amounts of fruits and vegetables you con-sume? What are the top five foods you eat? What foods do you crave? How well do you digest your food?

Take a hard look at the quality of what you eat and try to fill the gaps that might exist within your diet.

Have you ever taken an antibiotic in your lifetime? Well then chances are you disturbed the proper balance of beneficial bacteria in your body. Keep your immune system in tip top shape by considering supplementing your diet with Probiotic foods and/or Probiotic cap-sules. We are exposed to numerous forms of bacteria, viruses, worms, parasites etc. and the healthier your internal systems are the less likely these microbes will hang around in the body. The balance of beneficial bac-teria in your body is a foundational privet point for ev-ery system.

Allergens are things that provoke a response by your body. The most common and most damaging are food allergens. Unfortunately, many people do not re-alize they have a sensitivity, intolerance or allergy to the foods they consume. Chances are that foods you eat everyday or on a very frequent basis, is an allergen. Practice a four day rotational diet. Desensitize your body from items you think are allergens by not con-suming any of that food for fourteen days straight. If you eat certain foods and feel tired, bloated, have gas, or stomach pain, guess what? Allergen! Taking a diges-tive enzyme might be able to help breakdown the food and it not become an allergen. Undigested food or food that has not been broken down completely becomes an allergen and also a toxin.

Toxins range from chemical substances to un-digested food. When food that has not been properly digested circulates in your bloodstream it becomes a toxin. Undigested food can also clog and thicken the lymph within your body; cellular waste will then build-up and dysfunction sets in.

So do a self-test on these five items and you’ll be able to see exactly where your health status really stands.

©2014 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.com. All rights re-served; no duplication without permission.

DISCLAIMER: When you read through the diet and lifestyle information, you must know that everything within it is for infor-mational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician or other health care professional. I am making no attempt to prescribe any medical treatment. You should not use the information here for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. The prod-ucts and the claims made about specific products have not been eval-uated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. You should con-sult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem. Confirm the safety of any supplements with your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist (healthcare professional). Some information given is solely an opinion, thought and or conclusion based on experiences, trials, tests, assessments or other available sources of information. I do not make any guarantees or promises with regard to results. I may discuss substances that have not been subject to double blind clinical studies or FDA approval or regulation. You assume the responsibility for the decision to take any natural remedy.

You and only you are responsible if you choose to do anything with the information you have read. You do so at your own risk. I encourage you to make your own health decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

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