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Andrea ShiellStaff Writer

Matthew Hale smiled graciously as he ambled through the administrative offices at the James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center in Leonard-town, navigating the space as confidently as any employee would.

This Chopticon senior has a great deal to smile

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Last week the county government declared a state of emergency and opened emergency shel-ters for residents in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hanna.

But, after a day of sporadic winds and some

Tropical Storm Hanna Breezes Through, Leaves Few Marks On St. Mary’s

rainfall Sept. 6, it was obvious St. Mary’s had little to fear from her.

County Commissioners and emergen-cy operations personnel with the Depart-ment of Public Safety began watching the storm Friday and by late afternoon issued flood and high wind warnings. Afterschool and weekend activities at public schools were cancelled.

The expected winds and torrential rains expected for that Saturday never came.

“We dodged a bullet there,” Public Safety Director Dave Zylak said. “We’ve had busier thunderstorms quite frankly.”


Officials with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office now say that they have nearly all suspects in custody after a spate of three separate armed rob-beries that occurred the first week of the month.

Deputy Cindy Allen, spokeswoman for the

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Christina Dawson said she was thumbing through an issue of CosmoGirl magazine one day last year when she ran across an ad for the HERO Youth Ambassador program. When she inquired about it, she was given an application to fill out and instructed to send it in with a short essay.

Christina said she was rather surprised later to learn that she had been selected as one of 20 young students who would travel to Africa for the summer as Youth Ambassadors, taking part in a program in conjunction with the Protecting Futures program, which is set up to help young girls in Africa stay in school. Webisodes of Dawson’s work with others in Africa will be posted on beinggirl.com this fall.

As a youth ambassador, Christina said she participated in ac-

tivities including classroom construction, installing kitchens for in-school feeding programs, and classroom and recreational activities. “In Namibia I worked at the Eenhana Youth Resource Center, and in South Africa I was at the Sinegugu Primary School,” she said, add-ing that she had spent many of her days engaged in physical labor, but that every drop of sweat had been worth it.

“We worked on projects, building houses…and we even taught some classes,” Christina said. When asked about her interaction with children in the region, she said, “the kids were really receptive, and it was really fun to work with them.”

Christina said that there was a language barrier, but she had had interpreters, and she had also learned to communicate with small phrases and hand gestures. “There was a language barrier, but there are gestures that are universal,” she noted.

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2008 HERO Youth Ambassadors work on a playground at the Sinegugu Primary School in South Africa. Photo Courtesy of HERO Youth Ambassador Program

Matthew Hale, a senior at Chopticon High School, has been the first student from Maryland in more than a decade to be elected to a national office for SkillsUSA.

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On his visit to St. Mary’s County last week Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md) said that America must seek out alternative energy sources, including nuclear power, but drill-ing for oil in the nations Arctic reserve, a move supported by many Congressional Republicans, was not the answer to the country’s energy woes.

“It’s not the solution to our problem,” Cardin said to a group of students at St. Mary’s College on the second stop of his county visit Sept. 5.

Cardin said that the country’s cur-

rent fuel cost crisis, with gasoline costing nearly $4 per gallon, could’ve been helped if Congress had enacted stricter fuel effi-ciency standards nearly a decade ago.

The subsequent fuel savings would have been a significant boon to the nation in these difficult times, he said.

“The amount of oil we saved would be three times the amount of oil produc-tion from the Arctic [National Wildlife

Refuge] reserve,” Cardin said.Congress took a recess at the begin-

ning of August without passing a major energy reform package. Cardin said that a vote on a Democratic-sponsored package went to a vote eight times but did not pass because of Republican resistance.

At the same time, Republicans chas-tised Democrats for not passing their pack-age, which advocated investing in “all of the above” forms of alternative energy as well as drilling in the Arctic for more oil.

Cardin threw his support behind the planned third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Calvert County as a viable example of alternative

energy.“We should have safe nuclear pow-

er… and we’re going to include that in the equation,” Cardin told the St. Mary’s Col-lege of Maryland students.

Cardin also said that the next presi-dential administration must tackle ris-ing health care costs — Cardin and other Democrats support a push for mandatory health care insurance coverage — and the

spiraling national debt.Cardin said that one of the biggest

obstacles in dealing with the debt was to eventually remove troops from service in the Iraq War.

“We have an incredible commitment in Iraq with no end in sight,” Cardin told. “This [Bush] administration has it all wrong.

“The new president will have to en-gage the international community instead of challenging the international commu-nity,” Cardin said.

While Cardin’s remarks were well re-ceived by many at his St. Mary’s College speech, some found fault.

Gary Rumsey, a supporter of Charles County school board member Collins Bailey in his bid for U.S. Congress, said many of Cardin’s ideas required further government expenditures and would not help reduce the national debt at all.

“His ideas don’t square with the na-tional debt,” Rumsey said, who added that he agreed with some of what Cardin said. “They’re wonderful ideas, but we just can’t afford it.”

Later, after a meeting with the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commis-sioners, Cardin said that in his meetings with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission there appeared to be no problems with the third reactor coming on line, but safety for the community was a top priority.

“I feel confident it will move forward,” Cardin told The County Times. “We want them to move this as quickly as they can consistent with community safety issues.”

On the local front Cardin said he would push for more support for projects like building a new span for the Thomas Johnson Bridge as well as more funding for a planned expansion of the runway at St. Mary’s regional airport.

Cardin also said he would help the county get higher reimbursement rates for Section 8 housing since housing costs here were higher than for most rural areas.

“We’ll try to make that [the bridge to Solomons Island] a higher priority in the state,” Cardin said. “These are projects we need to get moving.”

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Alan K. Kohut, the man accused of severely beat-ing a man at the A&E Mo-tel in Lexington Park last year, was sentenced to six years in state prison for his crime.

Kohut pleaded guilty to first-degree assault earlier this year and avoided a more serious charge of attempted first-degree murder for his attack on Thomas Alvin Campbell, Sr. Nov. 9.

According to Kohut’s attorney Daniel Slade, his client was an alcoholic and drug addict who had been released from the county detention center just days before the assault at the motel.

Slade said his client tried to seek assistance with his drug and alcohol prob-lem by going to county op-erated treatment facilities but found no help there.

Without help, Slade said, his client went back to bad habits that had haunted him for a significant portion of his life, including binge drinking and smoking crack cocaine.

Kohut had been hanging out with Campbell all day, and when Campbell “tried to sexually engage my cli-ent and, quite frankly, he lost it.”

According to police re-ports taken the day of the assault, Kohut began strik-ing and kicking the victim after the victim had refused to give Kohut money.

When police arrived on the scene at room No. 107,

he began hurling objects at them to keep them at bay, police reports alleged.

Despite Kohut’s claims that the victim in the case allegedly sexually assault-ed him, detectives could find no proof to support his claims.

Initial reports from po-lice showed that Campbell had suffered heavy tissue damage to his face as well a skull fracture, but ac-cording to State’s Attorney Richard Fritz, who pros-ecuted the case, Campbell’s injuries where later deemed to be less severe.

For his part, Kohut ac-knowledged his alcohol and drug abuse problem, and said he wanted to continue to seek help.

“I don’t want to drink anymore and I don’t want to do dope anymore,” Ko-hut told Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Stamm. “I have made some bad choices… and on that night I made the worst mistake of my life.

“I should’ve walked away, but I didn’t.”

Judge Stamm sentenced Kohut to 15 years in the De-partment of Corrections but suspended the term down to six years while recommend-ing Kohut for the Patuxent Institute, a drug and addic-tion treatment facility.

Judge Stamm said Ko-hut faces stiff jail time if he violates his parole once he gets out of prison, adding that Kohut “has a history of not being able to complete probation.”

“Your history is atro-cious,” Judge Stamm said. “This is it for you.”

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In an article titled “The Big Idea, Local Business Owner Showcased for Innovative Approach,” Darlene Altvatar was interviewed about her business in Leonardtown, but the name of her business was never mentioned. We apologize for this oversight. The business is Creative Touch Salon Spa and Fitness, and it

is located at 25470 Point Lookout Road. Any-one wishing to contact her business and in-quire about their unique salon and spa services should call 301-997-1145, or visit their website at www.creativetouchsalonspafitness.syntha-site.com.

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Photo by Guy LeonardSen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), right speaks with members of the Student Environmental Action Coalition at St. Mary’s College of Maryland while visiting there Sept. 5.

Cold and flu season is just around the corner. Chilly weather drives people in-doors, where they’re apt to spend more time in close proximity with others and whatev-er sneezes and sniffles they may have. Plus, the school season is in full swing, where children bring home more than just popsi-cle art projects and homework; they’re also bringing home a host of germs. All it takes is brief contact to a cold or flu virus to push a person under the weather.

While you can’t avoid every germ, you can prepare your body to fight the cold and flu viruses and potentially lessen the dura-tion of sickness. With a bevy of over the counter drugs promising relief, many peo-ple overlook the one thing that can work hard against colds and the flu ... vitamin C.

Vitamin C has a number of benefits for the body. It assists in the production of collagen, an important structural element in the walls of blood vessels, gums, and bones. But perhaps what vitamin C is best known for is are its antioxidant properties.

Vitamin C, among other nutritional ele-ments find and destroy potentially harmful molecules known as free radicals. Lately there has been much research into the ef-ficacy of vitamin C in boosting immune function. Which means it may be effective in helping to treat everything from cancer to cardiovascular disease to macular de-generation in the eyes. Studies have shown that higher levels may help the heart func-tion properly, help to lower bad cholesterol, increase alertness, energy and mental clar-ity, lower blood pressure, and could even increase the average lifespan by as much as six years. It could also be your first line of defense when colds or the flu strike.

Studies vary to the efficacy of vitamin C in treating colds and flu. But in one recent study, children regularly taking vitamin C had cold symptoms for 14 percent fewer days. For adults, days with cold symptoms fell 8 percent with regular vitamin C use, say the researchers. Many people believe

that taking high levels of vitamin C at the onset of symptoms can shorten colds. And the immune-boosting power of vitamin C can make a body less susceptible to falling hard to the flu virus.

Many vitamin C products on the mar-ket offer the bare minimum of the vitamin, which will do little to boost the immune system. Nutritional experts offer that the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin C (60 milligrams) is barely enough to stave off scurvy. Higher optimum levels of vitamin C are recommended to be some-where between 4,000 to 6,000mg a day.

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With the traditional end of summer,LaborDaybehindus,nothing brings out the food, fun, history, and culture of St. Mary’s Countybetterthanthefalloftheyear.

St. Mary’s is well knownforourstuffedham,oys-ters, fall church dinners, fairs,farm life festivals, social and historical events. With the kids backinschoolanddailyroutinesgetting back to normal, now is the time to begin planning to spend more time with familyand friends here in your ownback yard.

Very few other placesoffer the combination of localcultures that the entire familycan enjoy like St. Mary’s Coun-ty. We encourage you to keep aconstantcheckofcommunitycalendars where you are sureto find something for everyone. Here is an early look at someof the more popular upcoming events:

You can always find plenty to do on the square in

Leonardtown. With events all year round, be sure to visit “Fall Follies on the Square” Saturday, September 13th. The large crafts showisfulloflocalcraftersandothers.

This Saturday, September 13Leonardtownis theplacetobe. The Fall Follies Craft Show is on the square from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. New this year is the Leonardtown Wharf Waterfront Celebration on the same dayfrom 12:00 noon till 5:00 pm. The celebration will feature sail-boat races, kayak/canoe guided tours, Leonardtown Librarystory time, and a performanceby the New Towne Players. Be sure to check out the James Ad-ams Floating Theater exhibit on display at Tudor Hall.

Beginning on the first of September and lasting until No-vember 2, each Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am until dusk, Joe and Mary Wood will be holding their annual Crazy Corn Maze at Forrest Hall Farm in Mechanicville. Located on

Rt. 5 just south of the Rt. 5 & Rt. 235 intersection, this corn maze andfarmhasmuchinstoreforthe entire family.

The Grand Opening of the St. John’s Site Museum will be heldonSunday,September14that 2:00 pm. The site can be found at Historic St. Mary’s City on Route 5. Visit exhibits showing the events that shaped Maryland and our nation’s first freedoms.

Also on Sunday, September 14th, you don’t want to miss the Holly Angels Church Fall Sea-foodDinneratthechurchhalllo-cated in Avenue, Maryland. The menuofcrabballs,friedoysters,steamed shrimp, fried chicken,and all the fixings is a true fall treat for the entire family.

Who doesn’t enjoy a good ole county fair? St. Mary’s County has one of the finest you can find anywhere. This year’s fair begins on Thursday, Sep-tember 18 and continues thruSunday, September 21. Fair Board president John Richards and his 100’s of volunteers bring

you an event each year that you just cannot afford to miss. Filled with exhibits, shows, music, contests, carnivals, food, and so much more, you can spend allfour days here. Be sure to visit the livestock auction Saturday evening and take home your own cow or pig.

Beginning September 27 and going thru November 1, Tommy and Tina Bowles open their farm to thepublic for theannual “Bowle’s Farm Amaz-ing Corn Maze”. Located on Budds Creek Road, the farm is openSaturdayfrom10amtill9pmandSundayfrom10amtill6pm,thereisplentyhereforthewhole family to enjoy.

On Sunday, September 28thfrom noon till 5 pm you want to head back to Leonardtownto enjoy “A Taste of St. Mary’s 2008”. Located on the square of thishistorictownyoucansam-ple local restaurant specialties. Kids will find plenty of activi-ties as well.

October features five major

events that celebrate the history and food of our county. Starting October 4th and 5th with the an-nual “Riverside Winefest at Sot-terly”. Located in Hollywood on the historic Sotterly Plantation, thishasbecomeoneofthesocialevents of the year featuring lo-cal food and wines from all over Maryland. The Winefest is held each day from Noon till 6 pm.

That same weekend, be suretobeonhandasthosehardworking good folks from the 7thDistrict Optimist Club host the annual “Blessing of the Fleet”. The times are Saturday from 11 am tillDark and Sunday from10 am till 4 pm. Celebrating the history of St. Clements Island, the birthplace of Maryland, this annual event is one of St. Mary’s best. Featuring boat rides and tours of the Island, don’t miss the parade and mass on Sunday. You will also enjoy the localfood.

Speaking of history, that same Saturday, October 4thfrom10 am till 5 pm at Historic St. Mary’s City the St. Maries Mili-tia will perform in an event called the “Grand Militia Muster”.

Located in Charlotte Hallon Route 6, the Parlett family

generously opens their farm to thepubliceachyearforthean-nual “Farm Life Festival” This years event will take place Sat-urday, October 11thandSunday,October 12th. Full of exhibits, entertainment, and food, pro-ceeds go to benefit Christmas In April right here in St. Mary’s County. Don’t miss the 100’s of antique farm tractors Saturdayfrom 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday from a0 am till 5 pm.

On Saturday, October 18thand Sunday October 19th Lex-ington Park Rotary Club will once again host the annual “Oys-ter Festival” at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds. Plenty of local crafts yes, but the realreasontoattendthiswonderfulevent is the great food. Oysters, Oysters, and so much more. On Sunday, don’t miss the national oyster-shucking contest. We suggest you try the locally farm raised oysters from Circle CRanch in Ridge and don’t forget to get a couple of those famous Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham sandwiches from McKay’s Markets.

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Please publish this letter in your newspaper as we would like to thank the many individuals who helped to make our Annual Carnival a success.

The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary recently completed their largest fund raising event of the year, our Fiftieth Annual Carnival! Thanks to the overwhelming support and attendance from the community, itwas our best carnival ever!!! There were several organizations and many individuals who made our carnival a success. Thank you for your support.

However, without the many individuals who volunteered their time and talents the carnival could not have been possible. The carnival isn’t just nine nights of fun. There is a lot of prelimi-nary work and planning that goes into the success of our carnival. It begins several months before, in early spring. The pieces to all the rides must be set out for inspection by a Maryland State Ride Inspector before any assembling is begun. After passing the first inspection ride assembly begins. This takes many hours and weeks to complete. Then there are more Maryland State Ride Inspec-tor inspections before a final approval is given to open the carnival. When the carnival is over all theridesmustbedisassembledandstoredawayuntil the next year. This setup and take down is all done by our Fire Department volunteers, usually on their days off in the 90+ degree weather.

Inadditiontotheridesetupsandtakedowns,therearealwayselectricalhookupsthatareneed-ed, painting to be done, repairs to be made, amuse-ment game stands to cleanup and setup, and nu-merous other chores. Most of these are done by our Fire Department volunteers and citizens in our community.

Our Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary members, along with volunteers, operate the rides and concessions during the carnival. It takes many individuals to operate the carnival each night. Our membership cannot do it alone.

A big thank you goes to the Leonardtown Vol-unteer Fire Department for loaning us two Kiddy rides to add to our carnival attractions this year. We greatly appreciate their mutual aid assistance.

This year several organizations volunteered to operate some of our amusement game stands and all the proceeds benefited our Fire Depart-ment. We appreciate their service and thank every individual who assisted with the operation of the stands. The organizations that supported this ef-fort were: Dean Lumber Co. Employees, Holly-

wood Lions Club, Hollywood Optimist Club, La-dies of the Moose Lodge of Hollywood, St. John’s Church Knights of Columbus, St. Mary’s County Health Department Employees, and the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 2632 – California.

There were many businesses who contributed financial support to our nightly free bicycle draw-ing giveaway. Thanks to their generosity we were able to brighten the lives of many girls and boys with a new bicycle.

There were also businesses who contributed items for our nightly prize raffles. We sincerely thank them for their contributions.

There were many individuals who did not be-long to an organization or represent a business, but who helped with the carnival too. Many worked inthefoodconcessionstandarea,andstillothersworked in various other areas such as the Bingo, Ride Ticket Sales and Raffle stands. We are sin-cerely grateful for their support and assistance.

Thank you also goes to the members of the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad who pro-vided standby emergency personnel crews and equipment at the carnival grounds every night of the carnival.

Last,butcertainlynotleast,tothemember-ship of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary thank you for your contin-ued support and dedication to our community.

Without all these volunteers it would be dif-ficult for our membership to accomplish all that is needed to make our carnival successful. Thank you for donating your valuable time and effort during our carnival. We hope you enjoyed the experience. Each of you really made a difference and helped us tremendously. We appreciate each ofyouandwearethankfulforsuchawonderfullysupportive community.

If we have omitted an acknowledgement to anyone who assisted us with our carnival, we sin-cerely apologize for the oversight. Please know that we do appreciate your help.

Once again, thank you one and all for your support.

William C. Mattingly, Jr. President, H.V.F.D.

(Mrs.) Leone S. GattonPresident, L.A. H.V.F.D.

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I am writing in response to your editorial of August 28th.

On Wednesday the 27th I attended a meeting of the stat of Maryland Board of Public Works in Annapolis with other County residents and Sena-tor Roy Dyson. He spoke eloquently on behalf of citizens and taxpayers of St. Mary’s County and Maryland about funding issues, including struc-turesalreadybuiltandothersplannedforHistoricSt. Mary’s City and elsewhere.

In the last few months, the Board of Public Works has approved $800,000 so St. Mary’s Col-lege could buy a piece of property on Route 5 from on of the College’s Board of Directors. He paid $400,000 for the land shortly before.

The College also asked for and was granted $160,000 on August 27th to buy a lot on Route 5 appraised at $140,000. Both of these deals were requested by the College to protect its “viewshed” along Route 5. Both parcels are quite some dis-

GroupOpposesSt.Mary’sCollegetance away from the College and the

St. Mary’s River. The College also asked for taxpayer funds for

their campus in Italy and approval for an enormous cement pier on the waterfront of St. Mary’s City.

St. Mary’s College had won many academic accolades before it began its recent intrusion on the “viewshed” on the waterfront of Historic St. Mary’s City. The recently built boat storage build-ing not only blocks a beautiful view of the river but prevents easy access to the water for annual Special Olympics and other events.

The College’s commendable achievements do no automatically outweigh the importance of its

setting on the grounds of Maryland’s first capital. At a time of belt tightening for many taxpayers, it is offensive to see questionable land purchases, overbuilding, and what appears to be a disregard for Maryland’s historical heritage in Historic St. Mary’s City.

These are the matters Senator Dyson and the citizens’ delegation asked the Board and President O’Brien to consider.

Peggy BaileyCitizens for the Preservation of Historic St.

Mary’s City

Editor’s note:

Public records indicate property values stated by the author may be inaccurate. The property was sold to the college below fair market value and the Maryland At-torney General’s Office and the Maryland Board of Public Works carefully reviewed the transaction. With regard to the second land purchase in question, records show that two appraisals were provided, one valuing the property at $140,000 and the other valuing the property at $200,000.

It should also be noted that the River Center provides complete accessibility

for the handicapped including accessible bathrooms and showers that were not pro-vided before. In addition, new shoreline improvements planned for next year in-clude provisions to enhance access to the water for Special Olympics.

In response to criticism from Sena-tor Dyson and others, St. Mary’s College and Historic St. Mary’s City formed “The Capital Design Advisory” to seek public comment and review of it’s master plan. The Citizens for the Preservation of His-toric St. Mary’s City was asked to provide representation to this advisory group and has declined.

The following has been sent to Senators Mi-kulski, Cardin and Representative Hoyer. --- You are now returning to finish the year’s legislative work for the country prior to your campaigning for re-election. You have just 28 days to complete the budget and appropriations for fiscal 2009. Needless to say that is a short time considering your 3 days weeks. I expect you will not complete your primary reason for having Federal office again this year. In advance I condemn your misfeasance. You have no good excuse for this reprehensible lack of profes-sional conduct. If all goes as I suspect you should be fired and/or recalled. Another year of bumbling and political crime. An omnibus resolution is not doing your job. Attached is a recommended Con-stitutional Amendment, which would bring some accountability to our government. Now get to work and complete your PRIMARY task as my elected representative. Stop the bickering and get it done. No excuses. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES SECTION 1. The annual budget, appro-priation and tax laws shall be made law no later than sixty days before the beginning of the fiscal year. SECTION 2. Any other budget, appropria-tion or tax law which has a period in excess of one year shall be made law at least sixty days prior to

its fiscal beginning, except in case of declared war under Article 1, Section 8 or natural disaster. SEC-TION 3. Should the Congress and the Executive not complete those actions of Sections 1 and 2 above by the date specified in Sections 1 and 2, none in those elected offices shall be allowed to be elected to a Federal office for twelve years succeeding the end of the term of office in which they are serving. SECTION 4. The beginning of the fiscal year may not be adjusted within ten months prior to its next beginning. SECTION 5. No changes in tax law may be made except in those years not evenly divided by a factor of two, nor be made retroactive. SECTION 6. The budget of the United States shall be in bal-ance in each year the enumeration of the citizens is accomplished as required by Article I, Section 2 and modified by Amendment 14, Section 2, of the Constitution, beginning with the year 2010 or the enumeration after the ratification of this amend-ment, whichever is later. SECTION 7. Should the requirementsofSection6notbecompliedwith,allFederal elected officials incumbent at the time shall not be allowed to be elected to any Federal office for fifteen years after said non-compliance.

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Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Transmittal Page and grant funding projection form, thereby allowing submittal of the renewal application, for $11,000 in federal funds remaining as a pass-through, for sexual assault prevention and awareness services.

Motion By:Dement Second:RaleyAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Community Health Advisory Committee (Dolores Martin, Chairperson; Dr. William Icenhower, Health Officer, St. Mary’s County

Health Dept.; Roy Fedders, Recording Secretary)

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Community Health Advisory Committee Bylaws Revision, dated March 11, 2008.

Motion By: Second:Action: TABLEDVoting Record:Francis Jack RussellThomas MattinglyDaniel RaleyLawrence JarboeKenneth Dement

Dept. of Recreation and Parks (Phil Rollins, Director)

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the budget amend-ment that will increase the Derelict Boat and Debris Removal grant project #PL0801 by $10,000, aligning the project budget with the actual grant award.

Motion By: Jarboe Second: RaleyAction:PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the budget amend-ment that will decrease the Portable Toilet/Trash Removal grant project MD0907 by $7,025, aligning the project budget with the actual grant award.

Motion By: Jarboe Second: RaleyAction:Voting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Dept. of Public Works and Transportation (George Erichsen, P.E., Director)

Motion: To authorize and sign the consent letter to the Army Corps of Engineers accept-ing the change in financial obligation to meet the contract award for construction of the North Patuxent Beach Road Shoreline Improvement Project.

Motion By: Mattingly Second: RaleyAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the budget amend-ment, realigning project funding in support of the construction contract award.

Motion By: Mattingly Second: DementAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Public Works Agreement for Continued Maintenance and Repair for the Heritage Manor Subdivision, locat-ed in the 1st Election District, with an Expiration Date of May 1, 2009, and to sign Resolutions to adopt Heritage Hill Lane and Heritage Court into the County Maintenance System, and to post stop and speed limit signage.

Motion By: Dement Second: RaleyAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Public Works Agreement Addendum for Orchard Park of Wildewood Subdivi-sion, Section 1, located in the 8th Election District, with an Expiration Date of July 1, 2009.

Motion By: Raley Second: JarboeAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Public Works Agreement Addendum for Hunting Creek Subdivision, Section 2, located in the 8th Election District, with an Expiration Date of July 1, 2009.

Motion By: Raley Second: DementAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

St. Mary’s County Public Schools (Dr. Michael Martirano, Superintendent of Schools; Dan Carney, CFO)

Motion: To approve the FY2009 Categorical Request for increase in State Revenue, and

Board Of County Commissioners’ Meeting County Administrator Items Tuesday, September 9, 2008

the FTE Staffing Transfers/Revisions to the FY 2009 General Fund budget, which was approved by the Board of Education on August 27, 2008, and to sign the letter of consent evidencing this action.

Motion By: Raley Second: JarboeAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

County Administrator (John Savich)

Motion: To direct staff to prepare the documents for the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department’s loan request in the amount of $433,765 for the replacement of a pumper/tanker and to authorize Commissioner President Russell to sign those documents after they are prepared by staff.

Motion By: Dement Second: RaleyAction: PassedVoting Record:Francis Jack Russell YesThomas Mattingly YesDaniel Raley YesLawrence Jarboe YesKenneth Dement Yes

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sheriff’s office, said the suspect in the first rob-bery, which occurred at the Stacey’s Millen-nium Cuts on Great Mills Road Sept. 2, had just been apprehended Monday after a week of searching.

Eric Lionel Barnes, 45, of Redgate remains in police custody.

On Sept. 3, police began investigating two other armed robberies, one an attempt at the Kentucky Fried Chicken store on Great Mills Road and another at a home on Oregon Way in Great Mills.

One suspect in the residential robbery, Da-vid L. Briscoe, 19, of Lexington Park, was ar-rested shortly after the incident occurred and police are still looking for his alleged accom-plices Wayne Darnell Winters, 36, and Mozet-ta Ann Claude, 37, also of Lexington Park.

On Sept. 5 detectives arrested the suspect in the attempted fast food restaurant robbery, Darvin C. Brooks, 40, of Lexington Park, who is also now in police custody.

Allen said despite last week being busy for investigators, the robberies were unrelated.

Brooks, according to sheriff’s reports, has been charged with attempted armed robbery and first-degree assault for allegedly using a handgun in commission of the crime against two employees at the Lexington Park KFC.

According to charging documents filed against Brooks by Det. Vyvyan Walker, the suspect brandished a silver handgun once he entered the restaurant, grabbed a store employ-ee by the shirt, put the gun to the victim’s chest and demanded he open the store’s safe.

When the first employee said they could not open the safe, Brooks turned his attention to a second employee and told them to keep quiet or face bodily harm, charging documents allege.

Brooks then left the establishment and deputies arrived on the scene to investigate, and apparently, the victim’s familiarity with Brooks led to his eventual capture.

Both store employees identified Brooks as a man who was a customer and had even taken an application for employment, which he returned just days prior to the robbery.

The second employee later saw Brooks at a

local grocery store, charging documents state, and identified him as the one who allegedly committed the KFC store robbery and called 911 to inform police.

Brooks saw the employee, and after ob-serving her on the phone, he fled the store into a wooded area on Great Mills Road adjacent to the A&E Motel.

A sheriff’s deputy apprehended Brooks in the motel parking lot, charging documents show, and both employees of the KFC store identified him as the alleged perpetrator of the robbery.

In the Oregon Way incident, detectives believe that Briscoe, Winters and Claude ar-rived at the residence looking for two people in regards to a dispute over money, according to police reports.

While the two people they were looking for were not there, police reports indicate, the three suspects allegedly threatened to shoot the people who answered the door, three men, if they did not comply with their demands.

Police allege that the three suspects, Win-ters being the one in possession of a handgun at the time of the incident, went through the home and stole cash and other items before fleeing.

Briscoe, the sole suspect to have been ap-prehended so far, was charged with armed rob-bery, theft over $500 and three counts of first and second degree assault, according to police reports.

The latest suspect to be captured, Barnes, is accused of using a handgun to rob the owner of Stacey’s Millennium Cuts on the way from the business to the owner’s car.

After the victim gave Barnes their belong-ings, police reports allege, Barnes fled.

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Her proposed name fits her better, so she wants to be known by this name in all her personal and business dealings. Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 19th day of September, 2008. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the Peti-tioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought.

A copy of this Notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least fifteen (15) days before the deadline to file an objection.

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Crowds of school officials and military personnel stood around a long table where 15 of the area’s school principals sat and smiled on Tuesday. They were all there to celebrate the kickoff of this year’s Personal Excellence Partnership.

Among those in attendance were Linda Dudderar, Chief Academic Officer for St. Mary’s County, and School Board members Sal Raspa, Mary Washington, Cathy Allen, Gary Kessler, and Bill Mattingly. Also at-tending were Jack Smith, Superintendent of Schools for Calvert County, and School Board President Frank Smith, as well as the station’s gracious host, Naval Air Station Commanding Officer Capt. Andy Macyko.

“This is all about the partnership with the base,” explained Mattingly, adding that the school system’s goal remains to train the fu-ture work force for the area, and the base in

particular. With respect to recruitment, Mat-tingly said he remains a strong supporter of the “grow your own” concept that has been voiced repeatedly within the Board of Education.

“We’ve done recruiting all over the coun-try,” said Kessler as he echoed Mattingly’s sen-timents. “And we get the employees here from other states, but they get homesick and they leave,” he said, adding that mentorship and

training early on could help both the school system and the base fulfill their needs with permanent, rather than transitory, personnel.

The Personal Excellence Partnership has been in existence for several years, its purpose being to provide mentoring services through partnerships with Navy units and local area public, private, and parochial schools. “They provide volunteers to all of our schools, and they provide tutoring and support,” said Dud-derar. “PEP is such an important program…last year in St. Mary’s County Public Schools we enjoyed more than 54,000 hours of vol-unteer work,” she said, adding that many of

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those hours had been provided by base person-nel. She said she hopes to see the partnership grow.

PEP Coordinator and First Class Petty Of-ficer Carlos Young mentioned his experience as a youth pastor as he addressed the crowd and reflected on his involvement with the part-nership and the community. “A river always pours into something bigger and larger than itself,” he said. “Together we can save this community and we can build it as great as it can be.”

Macyko signed each partnership agree-ment after principals from the area schools did so, but not before mentioning several quotes that he felt related to this program and its im-portance to him. He began with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt that he said embodied the spirit of volunteerism better than any other he had heard. “Our own success, to be real, must contribute to the success of others,” he said, as all nodded in agreement. Photo by Andrea Shiell


George Washington Carver Elementary School Principal Annette M. Wood with Capt. Andy Macyko.

Principals from 15 schools in Southern Maryland re-newed their partnership agreements with Patuxent River Naval Air Station at a ceremony on Tuesday.


about, too, as he has not only been named a contender for slots in all three military academies after graduation, but he has also been elected as a national officer for SkillsUSA.

Hale was named Region 1 Vice President during SkillsU-SA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo. this summer, accepting the distinction as the first national officer from the state of Maryland in more than a decade.

“It’s a big deal for me,” he said.Hale said he has always considered SkillsUSA a valuable

program, and during one morning orientation meeting during his freshman year, he was inspired to join the program.

“There were a few of my friends on stage…so I thought it would be fun to join.”

After joining, Hale moved up the ladder to become a local officer his sophomore year, and a state officer during his junior year, devoting himself to performing for the organization while at the same time participating in the rigorous culinary arts pro-gram provided at the tech center.

Hale had originally planned to enroll in the center’s avia-tion program, but said there were no open slots at the time, and he figured that cooking could serve as a back-up plan to his first choice, a career in the military.

“After some time I’ll be able to leave the military or stay on as an officer, but I might be able to leave and then I’ll need a career,” he said, adding that cooking was something he had always been interested in. His favorite discipline is slow cooked meats, or “whole-day cooks, like waking up at five in the morn-ing, cooking all day, and eating dinner at eight,” he said.

Hale said his culinary program, like every program at the tech center, was geared toward SkillsUSA training and compe-tition. He said competitions for most concentrations involved hands-on demonstrations of ability.

“For culinary, I’d be given a menu and told this is how much time I have to cook, and this is what I’m using,” he said, adding that very few tests or competitions involved quiz-show formats where students would answer questions. “Everything is hands-on.”

As a national officer, Hale said his primary responsibility will be to represent the organization to the public, and for that reason, he was expected to have excellent communication and public speaking skills. He said public speaking had always been one of his greatest fears, but his involvement with the SkillsU-SA program has helped him overcome that obstacle. He said he has also been able to learn time management skills, overcom-ing his previous impediments with procrastination.

Hale will also be expected to present bi-monthly reports to the national staff in Leesburg, Va. covering Professional De-velopment Program accomplishments, attendance, and grades. He said national officers, as well as state and regional officers, are expected to keep up their grades, though no specific GPA is required.

“If we do slip then they want to know,” he explained. “They just want to make sure we’re able to keep a balance with our duties as officers.”

One of Hale’s goals for the organization has been to send out SkillsUSA newsletters to the organization’s members, which now number over 300,000, and to expand these newsletters to all state, and territories like Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the American Samoas.

All of Hale’s activity, including his participation in field hockey, lacrosse, and his plans to join a swim team this year, are culminating in a dizzying schedule, one pillar of which he says will be his promotion of SkillsUSA. He said participation in the program slumped after the tech center underwent renova-tions from 2001 to 2006, but he hopes to see 100 percent par-ticipation in the next few years.

“I’m trying to get the word out for SkillsUSA,” Hale said, smiling.

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Developers want to build a new shopping center on the west side of Route 235 at the in-tersection with St. Andrews Church Road but the county planning commission says they need more information on how the project will deal with what they saw as traffic management problems.

The proposed shopping center, known as St. Mary’s Marketplace, owned by a group comprised of Hart & Lytle Enterprises, Gerald W. Clark LLC and Burke and Wilson to be de-veloped by DRS Development, would include 121,242 square feet of retail shopping space and would replace much of the smaller shop-ping center already there.

The site would encompass 14 acres of land.

John Norris, Jr. of Ng&O Engineering, said that the left turn from Route 235 north onto St. Andrews Church Road would have extra lanes, two moving straight ahead.

But commission member Shelby Guazzo was concerned that one of those lanes would turn into a right hand turn lane onto an extend-ed FDR Boulevard.

Gauzzo said that the left turn was already a difficult traffic problem and that one new lane

becoming a right turn lane suddenly would not help manage increased traffic.

“You’ve lost a lane,” Guazzo said of the proposed plan. “I feel this should be a full ser-vice intersection.”

Norris said that the intersection leading into the new shopping center would be “sig-nalized from all sides to control traffic.”

Susan McNeill, commission member, also expressed concern that visitors to the new center would use FDR Boulevard, which is planned to connect much of the shopping sites in California, to get back out onto the main road, causing more congestion.

“I know it’s a controlled intersection,” Mc-Neill said “But it seems like it’s going to be a real mess.”

The plan to build at the intersection also includes relocating several mobile homes lo-cated just behind the current shopping center.

John Norris, III of Norris and Dudderar law offices, said that occupants had been noti-fied of plans to take over the park in July and that assistance would be available for those looking to relocate.

John Norris, Jr. said that with timely ap-proval the shopping center could be built out by autumn of 2010.

“But it would be a very aggressive sched-ule,” he said.

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The St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners ap-proved a measure Tuesday that insures some work force housing projects will be able to move forward by shedding nor-mally required impact fees paid to the county.

Robert Schaller, head of the Department of Economic and Community Development, said that the deferral of impact fees applied to rental housing projects, while waivers applied to homes for ownership.

For the past four years the county has been offering both on state mandate, he said, and the county action reaffirmed that the program would contin-ue here after the state provision sunset.

Schaller said that work-force housing communities like Hunting Creek and The Gate-ways would not have been able to be completed had the devel-opers been made to pay the im-pact fees.

Creating more workforce housing stock in St. Mary’s has been a central issue as govern-ment officials and business leaders fear the exodus of ser-vice industry, public sector and some defense contractor jobs if

people cannot afford to buy a home in St. Mary’s, where de-spite the recent downturn in the economy housing costs remain high.

A study last year by the Chamber of Commerce showed that about 61 percent of county residents were priced out of buying a median-priced house here.

“This has been a really good tool to get those projects [for workforce housing] going,” Schaller told commissioners.

The commissioners also modified the ordinance that al-lowed the deferrals and waiv-ers by increasing the number of units that could receive the benefit.

Under the new regulation, the commissioners could choose to allow up to 60 single- family homes to be exempted and 70 rental properties as well.

The previous regulations allowed for 30 homes to be exempted as well as 50 rental units.

So far, Schaller said, the county has not used up all of its waivers for single-family homes but it has at times gone through its allocation of defer-rals for rental units.

That showed that more in-terest remained in renting rath-

er than buying because of high prices, he said, and that was a trend they wanted to reverse.

“We’re trying to encourage more home ownership,” Schaller told The County Times.

Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said he believed the new regula-tion would help stimulate home ownership, especially among young people.

“If we can encourage young people to start owning, instead of going to rental units, that’s important,” Jarboe said.

Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) was con-cerned that the increase in the deferral and waiver caps could reduce the amount of revenue the county received to fund its capital improvement projects.

He said he supported the regulation’s aims, but had to vote against it because of the increase in the cap.

He also questioned why the cap on home waivers would be increased if the cap itself had not previously been exhausted.

The measure passed by a 4-to-1 vote.

According to county gov-ernment figures, the ordinance could cost the county $270,000 in waivers and $315,000 in de-ferrals of building impact fees.

Commissioners Renew Deferrals, Waivers Of Impact Fees On Housing Projects

How much did comic books cost when you were a kid?

Remember the smell of comic book paper, and the “win this bike” ad on the back? Begging for the latest Archie or Spiderman issue, promis-ing to share with your younger siblings but se-cretly intending to hoard it for yourself? I’ll bet you even remember how much coin (and it really was coin then) you had to shell out for an after-noon of entertainment.

In the new novel “The Book of Lies” by Brad Meltzer, a rare and nearly-unknown comic book is so priceless that the cost to have it may be death.

When he was nine years old, Calvin Harper watched as his father pushed Cal’s mother to her death. Lloyd Harper went to the penitentiary for murder then disappeared upon release, never bothering to look for his son. Cal, once a dis-grace to the FBI and now working with the indi-gent, never forgot or forgave his father.

So when the well-dressed “homeless” man with the stomach wound gasps the name of Lloyd Harper, Cal recognizes his father and is angry. He hadn’t seen Lloyd in nineteen years and now Lloyd is in Cal’s work territory, bleed-ing and – Cal is sure – lying.

Lloyd says he doesn’t know who hired him to run a load of shrimp to Cleveland, and he has no idea who shot him or why. Cal doesn’t believe him, and goes digging.

But amidst the mess of melting shrimp, there it was, the reason Lloyd was involved: at the bottom of an occupied coffin lay a hand-drawn Super-man comic book. Cal knows

that there’s more to these funnies than a mere tie to the boy who created the Man of Steel. Re-luctantly allowing his father to help and with his life in danger, Cal decides to follow the clues that make no sense but are obviously important to somebody.

Ellis Belasco knows that Lloyd Harper has the map that will lead to the Book. If Ellis can get his hands on it, he will fulfill the destiny started by his great-grandfather. The Prophet is helping Ellis, and the Judge has paid good money to re-cover what Ellis knows Lloyd Harper has.

And if people have to die because of it, well...

Loosely based around truth, “The Book of Lies” is one of those novels that somewhat defies description but here goes: it’s part mystery, part conspiracy, part Da Vinci Code, plenty of pop culture, your obligatory Nazis, and some history mixed with thriller.

Author Brad Meltzer admits in his author’s notes that he gently stretched real, true facts to make this novel. Since the first third of the book is awash in confusion, understanding that is good. It makes you want to stick with the story. By the time the paper fog clears, though, you won’t be disappointed that you did.

If you consume novels faster than a speed-ing bullet or if you’d happily leap over tall book-cases for a great read, you’ll love this one. “The Book of Lies” is pretty super.

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Alice Mildred Brown, 99

Alice Mildred Brown, 99 of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 in her home.

Born Nov. 9, 1908 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late James and Lilly Mae Jackson Rebham.

She was a member of St. George’s Episcopal Church, Valley Lee, and Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 107, Ju-lia Halla, Hollywood.

Mrs. Brown is survived by two sons, Lloyd E. (Jerry) Brown, Jr. of Leonardtown and Willard Bruce Brown of Terra Alta, W. Va. She is also survived by six grand-children, Julie Brown-Rund, Jeff Brown, Nancy Deal, Wendy Jarda, Judy Graybill and Pheobe Brown, and eight great-grandchildren Clay and Will Rund, Kristen and Josh Brown, Shawn and Bruce Deal, Audrey and Samantha Jarda.

She was predeceased by a daughter Betty Ruth Brown and a brother John B. Fenwick.

Relatives and friends at-tended Mrs. Brown’s Life Celebration in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 5 – 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. in St. George’s Epis-copal Church, Valley Lee. Reverend Greg Syler, pastor of the church, will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to The Mis-sions Endowment Fund or Cemetery and Grounds Fund, c/o St. George’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 30, Valley Lee, MD 20692.

Condolences to the fam-ily may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

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

Francis Joseph Brown, Sr., 66

Francis Joseph Brown, Sr., 66, passed away in his home in Indian Trail, N.C. Aug. 12.

Mr. Brown was born July 1, 1942 in Leonardtown, son of the late Mary Edna Brown Norris.

Mr. Brown is survived by his wife Jacqueline Mer-cer Brown; a son Francis J. Brown, Jr. and his wife Shelia of Stanfield, N.C.; a daughter Jennifer Lynn Brown of Indi-an Trail, N.C. and two grand-daughters Christianna Page and Allyson Grace Brown.

The family received friends Sunday, Aug. 17 from 2 – 5 p.m. in the Matting-ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 3 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Mon-day, Aug. 18 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Fr. John Mat-tingly officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memo-rial Gardens.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Luis Antonia Castillo, 70

Luis Antonia Castillo, 70, of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown.

Born Sept. 20, 1937 in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Luis Antonia and Elsa Monserrate Morales Castillo.

Luis is survived by three sisters, M. Elaine Ohler of Millsboro, Del., Evelyn Cas-tillo of Chestertown, Md. and Elsie Collins of Las Vegas, Nev. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Family received friends Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. – noon in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, with prayers recited at noon. Deacon George L’Heureux officiated. Graveside service followed at 2 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Nursing Center Foundation, Inc.,

21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.



Lloyd Raymond Harris, 97

Lloyd Raymond Har-ris, 97, died peacefully Aug. 12 in the St. Mary’s Nursing Center.

Mr. Harris was a longtime resident of St. Mary’s County. He was born in Gallatin, Mo. June 13, 1911 to the late How-ard May Harris and Frankie Lee Jackson. He married his beloved wife of 59 years, Mary Catherine “Sis” Nelson at the Washington Cathedral in Washington D.C. Sept. 2, 1939. She preceded him in death in 1998. He was also preceded in death in 1998 by his beloved sister Margaret Harris.

Mr. Harris served in the United States Army as an As-sistant Chaplain. Following his army service he was em-ployed in Washington, D.C. by the Federal Government for many years before retir-ing. He then worked in the tax department for the State of Maryland and retired in 1971. During his retirement, he and his wife enjoyed trav-eling throughout the United States.

He enjoyed playing cards, dancing and buying new cars. Ray loved life and most of all he enjoyed helping others while expecting nothing in return. He was devoted in the care of his wife and sister un-til their death.

The family received friends in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Friday, Aug. 15 from 9 – 10 a.m. with a funer-al service that followed at 10 a.m. officiated by Rev. Keith Schukraft. Interment followed at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown. Pallbearers were Frank Nelson, Donnie Bowles, Fred Nelson, Harry Nelson, Jr., Michael Russell and Roy Copsey.

Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-4101.


Valorie Anne Henry, 48

Valorie Anne Henry, 48, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Grandview, Mo., died Aug. 17, in Lexington Park.

Born Oct. 31, 1959 in Lincoln, Neb. she was the daughter of James Ray Dick-inson of Mouldrow, Okla. and Hortense Anne Campbell Crawford of Grandview, Mo. She was the loving wife of Earl Allan Henry, whom she married July 16, 1986 in War-rensburg, Mo.

She is survived by her son Earl Ian Henry.

Mrs. Henry gradu-ated from Grandview High School’s Class of 1977. She moved to St. Mary’s County in October 1988 from Wal-dorf, Md.

The family will receive friends Saturday, Aug. 23 from 10 – 11 a.m. in Patux-ent River Assembly of God Church, California, where a Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Lanny Clark officiating. Interment will be held Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. in Maryland Veteran’s Cemetery, Chelten-ham, Md.

Contributions may be made to Hospice if St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Karen A. McEntyre, 51

Karen A. McEntyre, 51 of Lexington Park, formerly of Plano, Texas, died Aug. 13 in Washington Hospital Center.

Born Feb. 24, 1957 in Sweetwater, Texas she was the daughter of Carold and Mary Aleese Benson of Pla-no, Texas.

She is also survived by her children Jeremy Porter of Snyder, Texas, Jonathan Porter of Plano, Texas, Angie Porter, Sheila Horton and Ma-rissa Horton, all of Lexington Park as well as her brother Victor Benson of Plano, Texas and three grandchildren.

Karen was employed as a registered nurse.

All services are private. Arrangements provided

by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Timothy Brian McGrath, 50

Timothy Brian McGrath, 50, of Lexington Park died Aug. 11 in St. Mary’s Hospi-tal, Leonardtown.

Born June 14, 1958 in Freeport, Ill., he was the son of Patricia (Chambers) Mc-Grath of Mesa, Ariz. and the late Charles McGrath.

Timothy attended La-salle-Peru High School in La-salle, Ill. where he graduated in 1976. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 until 1999. After his service in the Navy, Timothy was employed by a Government Contractor and worked at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He was an Elks Lodge member and a past member of the Lexing-ton Park Volunteer Rescue

Squad. In addition to his mother,

Timothy is survived by his wife Debra Kay (Houtz) Mc-Grath, his son, Sean Patrick McGrath of Lexington Park, his sister, Karen McGrath of Mesa, Ariz. and his brother, Michael McGrath of Ill.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, Lexington Park.



Patrick Connor Miller 2

Patrick Connor Mill-er 2, of Avenue died Aug. 12 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown.

Connor was born Oct. 11, 2005 in Anne Arundel Medi-cal Center, Annapolis, Md., the son of James L. Miller and Krystal Kaldenbach of Avenue.

He is survived by two sis-ters, Lillian and Kayla Miller, a brother Kyle Miller, his pa-ternal grandparents James L. and Darlene Oliver Miller of Chaptico, maternal grandpar-ents, Eugene Kaldenbach of Harrimon, Tenn., and Debra Adams Kaldenbach of Win-chester, Ky.; great-grandpar-ents Francis and Audrey Oli-ver of Chaptico and

G reat-g rand mother s Mary Lou Adams of Waldorf, Md. and Shirley Miller of Newburg, Md.

The family received friends for Connor’s Life Celebration Sunday, Aug. 17 from 3 – 4 p.m. in the Brins-field Funeral Home, Leonard-town, with a funeral service at 4 p.m. Interment was private.



Mary Aleathea Redmond, 84

Mary Aleathea Redmond, 84, of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born April 18, 1924 in Mechanicsville she was the daughter of Clarence Leo Ev-ans and Gertrude M. (Pilker-ton) Evans.

Aleathea graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1941. She worked from 1961 to 1971 as a secretary/re-ceptionist for St. Mary’s Col-lege. She enjoyed cooking, croqueting, playing cards, gardening, and sewing; often making clothing for her and her daughter.

She is preceded in death by husband James Franklin

Redmond, whom she mar-ried March 4, 1945 at the Im-maculate Conception Catholic Church in Mechanicville. She is survived by her beloved chil-dren Gayle A. Hancock and her husband William of Fair-fax, Va., and James “Frank” Redmond and his wife Wanda of Fredericksburg, Va. She is also survived by three grand-children, Jeffery A. Hancock and his wife Jennifer of Fair-fax, Va., Mark D. Redmond and his wife Tanya of Fred-ericksburg, Va., Jason P. Red-mond of Fredericksburg; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sister Agnes Rice.

Family received friends Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-dtown. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, with Rev. John Dakes officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Serving, as pallbearers were Mark Redmond, Jason Redmond, Jeffery Hancock, Bill Hancock, Lawrence Pilk-erton, and Arthur Pilkerton. Honorary pallbearer was Earl Dean.

Memorial contribution can be made to the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680.



Louis Marshall “Junior” Thompson, Jr., 84

Louis Marshall “Junior” Thompson, Jr., 84, of Avenue died Aug. 4 in his residence.

He was born July 20, 1924 in Dynard to the late Louis Marshall and Catherine Elea-nor Harris Thompson Sr.

He was the loving hus-band of Rose Lee Thompson whom he married July 26, 1942 in Sacred Heart Church, Bushwood. He is also sur-vived by his children, Mar-garet Taylor and her husband George of Hollywood, Buddy Thompson and his wife Deb-bie of Avenue, Benny Thomp-son and his wife Mary of

Morganza, Donnie Thompson and his wife Debbie of Me-chanicsville and Rose Mary George and her husband John of Avenue; 16 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and his sisters Mary Ozella Lacey of Abell, Gertrude Osborne of King George, Va. and Susan Vallandingham of Bushwood.

He was preceded in death by one great-grandchild and his sisters Catherine Hall and Louise Bryant.

A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Junior was a self-employed waterman. While enlisted in the U.S. Army from Oct. 19, 1944 to Nov. 19, 1945, he served as a rifleman, a light machine gunner and a cook.

He belonged to the Knights of Columbus and en-joyed playing cards and being with his family and his two special buddies Maynard and Ringo.

The family received friends in the Mattingley-Gar-diner Funeral Home Thursday, Aug. 7 from 5 – 8 p.m. with prayers being said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, Aug. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Angels Cath-olic Church, Avenue, with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood. Pallbearers were Johnny George, Jereme George, Tina Fay Ferguson, Dave Hodg-es, Matthew Thompson and Donnie Thompson. Honorary pallbearers were his grand-children, nieces and nephews.

Contributions may be made to Holy Angels Sacred Heart School, 21335 Colton’s Point Road, Avenue, MD 20609, Seventh District Vol-unteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Evelyn Tillotson Woods, 86

Evelyn Tillotson Woods, 86, of California died Aug. 14 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonardtown.

Born Dec. 18, 1921 in LeMoyne, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George C. Tillotson and Eva (Dowhow-er) Tillotson. Evelyn was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Christine W. Moore of Chesapeake Beach, Md. and Deborah J. Standish of California, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

All services are private. Condolences to the fam-

ily may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.


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JosephLawrenceButler,66

JosephLawrenceButler, 66of Mechan-i c s v i l l edied Sept.3 in hisresidence.

B o r nFeb. 26,1942 inChaptico,hewasthesonofAg-nes Lucille Butler and the lateEli Jennifer. Hewas theoldestoffourchildren.Knowntomanyas “JoeBoy”andaffectionatelyknown to his grandchildrenas “Pop Pop.” Joseph attendedschool here and was a lifelongresidentofSt.Mary’sCounty.

Joe Boy worked as a con-structionlaborerformanyyears.Afterconstruction,heworkedasafarmlaborerformanyyears.

On Sept. 14, 1974 he mar-riedRoseMarieBowman.Fromthatuniontheywereblessedwithadaughter.Hewaspreceded indeath by his brother RaymondandhissisterElizabeth.

Joe Boy leaves to cher-ish his memory, his loving anddevoted wife Rose Marie, hismother Agnes Lucille, brother,JamesDouglas,childrenJosephJr.,Christine, Juanita andStep-sonMichael.

Healsoleavessixgrandchil-dren, five great-grandchildren, one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, twosisters-in-law,andahostofspecialnieces,nephews,familyandfriends.

Family received friendsSept.10from9–10a.m.inSt.Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mor-ganza, where a Mass of Chris-tianBurialwasconductedat10a.m.ReverendKeithWoodswillofficiate. Interment will follow inQueenofPeaceCemetery.

Pallbearers were AustinBaker, Benedict Baker, PaulBond, Sr., Charles Armstrong,Johnny Reed and John Queen.HonorarypallbearerswereSamButler, Rod Derricote and Jo-sephHill.

Condolences to the familymay be made at www.brinsfield-funeral.com.

Arrangements provided bythe Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.,Leonardtown.

GeorgeFrankJones,62

GeorgeF r a n kJones, 62,of Mechan-icsvillediedSept. 2 inSt. Mary’sN u r s i n gC e n t e r ,L e o n a r d -town.

B o r nJune 26, 1946 in Loveville hewas the son of Hortense WoodJonesofMechanicsvilleandthelateJosephPaulJones,Sr.

GeorgewasaCivilEngineeratAndrewsAirForceBase.

George is survived by hiswife, Shirley Gatton Jones, hischildren,LisaJ.WalterofCali-fornia,JefferyS.JonesofHolly-wood,siblings,AgnesH.Critesof Georgia, Joseph P. Jones,Jr. of Alabama, James S. Jonesof Mechanicsville, Thomas H.JonesofAvenue,JohnA.JonesofVirginiaandAlfredS.JonesofMechanicsville.

In addition to his father, he wasprecededindeathbyasister,MaryAnnHayes.

Family received friends forGeorge’sLifeCelebrationSept.5from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown.OptimistClubprayerswererecit-edat7:30p.m.withprayerscon-ductedbyReverendJohnDakesat7:45p.m.AMassofChristianBurialwasconductedSept.6at10a.m.inSt.AloysiusCatholicChurch, Leonardtown. Inter-mentfollowedinCharlesMemo-rialGardens,Leonardtown.

Memorial ContributionsmaybemadetoHospiceHouseof St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625,Leonardtown,MD20650.

Condolences to the familymaybemadeatwww.brinsfield-funeral.com.

Arrangements by theBrinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.

JamesHarveyKnott,Jr.,66

JamesH a r v e yKnott, Jr.,66, of Cal-laway diedSept. 3 inhishome.

B o r nNov. 22,1941 inD r ayd e n ,hewasthesonofDonnieMarieSladeKnott, ofValleyLee andthelateJamesHarveyKnott,Sr.

Jimmywasa1959graduateofGreatMillsHighSchool.Heenlisted in the U.S. Navy aftergraduationservingfrom1959to1962. After his discharge fromtheNavy,hewasemployedatthePatuxentRiverNavalAirStationin the publicworks departmentasahighvoltageelectricianuntilhisretirement.HewasamemberofElk’s St.Mary’sCountyNo.2092andtheSt.Mary’sCountySoftballHallofFame.

Heissurvivedbytwosons;Richard Troy Knott and Dar-rell Kent Knott both of Leon-ardtown, a sister; Mary LucilleYlryofWesterville,Ohio,threebrothers; Joseph Earl “Fuzzy”Knott,

Charles Irvin Knott and ThomasFrederickKnottofVal-ley Lee, his fiancée; Rhonda LynnMegbyofValleyLee,andfive grandchildren. In addition to his father, he was precededin death by his brother; JohnGonzieKnott.

Relatives and friends wereinvitedtoJimmy’sLifeCelebra-tion in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Sept. 7from2–5p.m.withElk’sMe-morial Service conducted byElk’s Lodge St. Mary’s CountyNo. 2092 at 4 p.m. A funeralservice was held Sept. 8 at 10a.m. in St. George’s EpiscopalChurch, Valley Lee. ReverendGregSyler,rectorofthechurchofficiated. Interment followed in thechurchcemetery.

Memorial ContributionsmaybemadetotheSecondDis-trict Volunteer Fire & RescueSquad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee,MD20692.

Condolences to the familymaybemadeatwww.brinsfield-funeral.com.


CarolynOliviaHawkinsMcQuay,60

Carolyn Olivia HawkinsMcQuaywasbornMay29,1948inSt.Mary’sCounty,toMargue-riteHewlettHawkinsandBenja-min Ignatius Hawkins. She was one of eleven children and theyoungestofthefemalesiblings.

Carolynattendedandgrad-uated fromGeorgeWashingtonCarverSchool,“Classof1966.”AtCarver,shewasactiveinthefuture nurses, yearbook, news-paper, and dance clubs. Beforegraduatingin1966,shebecameCarver’slasthomecomingqueen.After graduating, Carolyn pur-suedherpassion fornursingbyattendingavocationalschoolinWashington, D.C., from whichshe received her certificate of nursingin1967.

Carolyn‘s career in nurs-ing began at Sibley MemorialHospitalintheWashingtonMet-ropolitan Area. Then, Carolynjoined the staff at St. Mary’sHospitalin1973andworkedfor26 years as an emergency andoperating room nurse. Later inhercareer,sheworkedasanal-lergist dermatologist assistant,a pharmacy technician, and amemorial counselor. AlthoughCarolynhadalonghistorywork-ing for agencies and at offices, her true lovewasworking as aprivatedutynurse.Assuch,shedeveloped lifelong relationshipswith her clients and their fami-lies,who,inturn,lovedherverymuch.Shewastrulyadedicatedservanttothemall.

As a child raised in Scot-land,Md.,CarolynattendedSt.Luke Methodist Church, whereshe sang in the choir with hermotherandparticipatedinyouthand teen activities. When shemoved to Lexington Park, she

joined Zion United MethodistChurch,wheresheservedontheUsherBoardandontheFinanceCommittee. Her strong desirewas for the church to grow inunityandserveasasafehavenfor all people. She took greatprideinseeingthecompletionofthe church’s renovation project.Carolynoftenindicatedhowshewasministeredpersonallybythechoiratthechurchservices.

In 1970, Carolyn gave birth to Larry Hawkins, who hasservedhis country for 20yearsin theU.S.Armythroughthreemilitary tours in Iraq and one in the Persian Gulf. Carolyn latermarriedThomas“Tommy”Mc-Quay.Outof theirunion,Tom-myandCarolynhadadaughter,Taquilla.WhenCarolyn’shealthstartedtoseriouslyfailinJanu-ary,whichresultedinherbeingplaced in thenursinghomeandinthehospitalonnumerousoc-casions, Taquilla began to staylong hours and even overnightwithhersickmothertocareforherwhilemaintainingtwojobs.

Carolyn died peacefullyAug. 31 inSt.Mary’sHospital.Sheissurvivedbyhertwochil-dren, Larry Hawkins and Ta-quilla McQuay; three brothersand two sisters-in-law, HenryHawkins (Johnnie Mae), SteveHawkins (Francine) andGeroldHawkins; two aunts, DorothyGreen and Elsie Hewins; sixnieces, Pandora Franks, Quida,Catrina, and Kiveyette Nelson,and Stevie-Mari and ArlineHawkins; and five nephews, Herman, Darius, Andre’ andDale Hawkins and Xavier Cur-tis, aswell as ahostof cousinsandfriends.

Carolyn was predeceasedby her husband, Thomas Mc-Quay; her parents, Margueriteand Benjamin Hawkins; twosisters,BettyCurtisandBarbaraNelson; and five brothers, Bert, Rudolph,Randolph,Joseph,andAlphonsoHawkins.

Carolyn will be greatlymissed.Heroutrageouslyfunnyandcontagiouslaugh,herjokingmanner, her long hugs, her re-membrance of family birthdaysandotherspecialdays,andyes,justknowingthatshewasonlyaphonecallaway,willbegreatlymissed!

Family received friendsSept.6from9–10a.m.inZionUnited Methodist Church, Lex-ington Park. A Memorial Ser-vice was conducted at 10 a.m.by theReverendBrianJackson.Interment was private.

Condolences to the familycanbemadeatwww.brinsfield-funeral.com.


RobertCarl“Bob”Re-sico,60

RobertCarl “Bob”Resico, 60of Leonar-dtown diedSept. 6 atUniversityof Mary-land Hos-pital, Balti-more,Md.

Born Nov. 26, 1947 in Mt.Clemens, Mich., he was theson of the late Frederick Jo-seph and Louise Marie Pring-nitz Resico. He was the lovinghusband of Sherry Marie Re-sicowhomhemarriedin1974inLeonardtown.

He is survived by his chil-dren, Christina Ann Wood andherhusbandBen,RobertWayneResico and Shaun Lee ResicoaswellashissisterBarbaraAl-brightandfourgrandchildren.

He graduated from Mt.ClemensHighSchool“Classof1964” and attended communitycollege inCharlesCounty.Bobenjoyed scuba diving in Ha-waii andCalifornia.Hewas anavid stamp collector who lovedspending time with his wifeSherry and their children andgrandchildren.

He served 16 years in theU.S. Navy where he enjoyedworking on C130 aircraft. HewaspartofVQ4atPatuxentNa-valAirStation.WhilestationedatPaxRiver,hemetandmarriedhiswife Sherry, the love of hislife. Before becoming sick, he

was a team leader in the hard-waredepartmentofLowe’s.

ThefamilyreceivedfriendsSept.9from5–8p.m.intheMat-tingley-GardinerFuneralHome,Leonardtown, where prayerswere said at 7 p.m. A Mass ofChristianBurialwas celebratedSept.10at10a.m.inSt.AloysiusCatholic Church, Leonardtown,with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonard-town. Pallbearers were RobertWayneResico,BenjaminWood,RichardHarding,Jr.,ShaunRe-sico,BobbyAlmbergandMarkHowe. Honorary pallbearerswereWilliamAlveySr.andWil-liamAlveyJr.

Contributionsmaybemadeto American Cancer SocietyHopeLodge-Baltimore,636W.Lexington St., Baltimore, MD21201 and/or UMMS Founda-tion/UMGCC, 110 South PacaSt. 9th Floor, Baltimore, MD21201.

Arrangements provided byMattingley-Gardiner FuneralHome,P.A.

Elizabeth“Betty”LeeAbellRussell,73

El iza-beth “Bet-ty” LeeAbell Rus-sell, 73 ofMe d l e y ’sNeck, Md.died Sept.3 in herresidence.

B o r nNov. 21,1934inLeonardtownshewasthedaughter of Mary Eva Abell ofMedley’sNeck,Md.andthelateThomasB.AbellJr.ShewasthelovingwifeofJohnRobertRus-sell Jr.whomshemarriedAug.23,1952inOurLady’sChurch,Medley’sNeck,Md.

She is survived by her sonBobby Russell and his wifeCathyofChaptico,herdaughterBetty Carter and her husbandRay of Valley Lee; grandchil-dren, Barbara Lynn HendersonandherhusbandWayne,JenniferAnnHendersonandherhusbandEddie, Jessica Irene VanRyswick and her friend James Sotelo,Kimberly Russell, Ashley Rus-sellandSamCarterandhiswifeHeather; great-grandchildren,WayneHenderson,Jr., Jasmine,Darrick and Devin Hendersonand Kayla, Jordan and KevinCarter, as well as her siblings,MargaretAlveyofBuddsCreek,Robert Abell of Ridge, MaryVannah Bassler of Winchester,Va., Joseph Abell of Kensing-ton,Md.,JoAnnStaniszewskiofBaltimore,Md.,EdwardAbellofMedley’sNeck,Md.andPatriciaTennysonofClements.

She was preceded in deathby her brothers, James EdwardandThomasMichaelAbell.

A lifelong resident of St.Mary’s County, Betty was ahomemakerwhograduatedfromGreat-MillsHighSchool“Classof1952.”Sheenjoyedfamilyandtime spent with grandchildrenandgreat-grandchildren.

ThefamilyreceivedfriendsSept.5from5–8p.m.intheMat-tingley-GardinerFuneralHome,Leonardtown,withprayers saidat7p.m.byDeaconTomSpald-ing.AMassofChristianBurialwascelebratedSept.6at10a.m.in Our Lady’s Catholic Churchwith Fr. Thomas LaHood of-ficiating. Interment followed in thechurchcemetery.Pallbearerswere Ray Carter, Keith Abell,EddieHenderson,DavidHiggs,Wayne Henderson and JamesSotelo. Honorary Pallbearerswere her grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren. Contribu-tions may be made to Leonar-dtown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box299,Leonardtown,MD20650.

Arrangements provided bytheMattingley-GardinerFuneralHome,P.A.

CedricBoss“Bud”Sny-der,�7

Cedric Boss “Bud” SnyderMajor USAF (Ret), 87, passedaway, Aug. 26 after a brief ill-ness.Hewasalovinganddevot-edhusbandof the lateLorraineand Mildred “Mickey” Snyderand a loving and devoted com-

panion toRenieGott, currentlyresidinginClarksville,Va.

His two sons survive him:Terry (Jan) Snyder of Moneta,Va.;andRick(Nancy)SnyderofClifton, Va. He was blessed tohave four grandchildren: Bren-nan, Jason“Jake”,Rick Jr., andChristopher“CJ”.

HewasbornMay27,1921in Mt. Sterling, Ill. and was the son of Oliver Lenville andFawnieBossSnyder.Hewastheeldestofsevenchildren;NormaWagner of Trivoli, Ill.; Betty Do-nath (deceased) of FarmingtonIll.; Oliver Lenville Gilson Sny-der of Crystal Lake, Ill.; Harriet Koeppel of Trivoli, Ill.; Linda Nickeson of Hopkins, Minn.;and, Sandy Prisby of Trivoli Ill.

He graduated from Farm-ingtonHighSchool,Farmington,Ill. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp 1939 at Chanute, Ill. with assignments at Moody Field,Valdosta,Ga.;andMatherField,Sacramento, Calif. He receivedhis Officer Commission with as-signments within the StrategicAirCommand(SAC)atFairch-ildAFB, SpokaneWash.; LaddAFB,FairbanksAlaska;SandiaAFB, Albuquerque. N.M.; Lor-ing AFB, Caribou Maine; andAndrews AFB, Camp SpringsMd.HeretiredasMajorinJune1964 and relocated to SouthernMaryland.

Following retirement fromthe Air Force, he spent a fewyearsenjoyingthelifeofacom-mercial waterman working onthePatuxentRiver.HiswinterswerespentonaPatentTongoys-terboatandsummerswerespentrunning crab trotlines. After afew seasons he was offered anopportunitytomanagetheCapeSt.Mary’sMarina in theSand-gatesareaonthePatuxentRiver.

He joined the EnterpriseNewspaper in Lexington Parkin1967,astheCirculationMan-ager.Underhisguidanceandsu-pervision,thecirculationtripledin a few short years. In 1970 he waspromotedtoBusinessMan-ager. In 1971 he masterminded andorchestratedthefoundingofthe Prince Frederick Recorder.HenegotiatedandorganizedthesaleoftheEnterpriseandPrinceFrederickRecordertotheChes-apeake Publishing Company1983.

In 2003, after living in St. Mary’s County for 42 years,he relocated to Clarksville, Va.where he remained until hispassing.

He was very active in theBPOElks organization inCali-fornia, Maryland serving inmanyleadershiprolesandfund-raisingactivities.Hewasalife-timeElkmember.

Hewasanavidgolferallofhislife.Heplayednineholesonhis87thbirthdayandhitabucketofballsjustseven7daysbeforehispassing.

Relatives and friends at-tended Bud Snyder’s LifeCelebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown,Sept.6from2–4p.m.

Interment with full mili-tary honors will be held Nov.10 in Arlington NationalCemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rialcontributionscanbemadeto: Halifax Regional Hospice,2204 Wilborn Avenue, SouthBoston,VA24592,Attn:Pris-cilla Blake or MecklenburgCounty Life Saving and Res-cue Squad, Inc., P.O. Box 1539, Clarksville,VA23927.

Condolencestothefamilymay be made at www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.

KevinDaleWiersma,Jr.,21

Kev inDale Wi-e r s m a ,Jr., 21, ofL e x i n g -ton Park,f o r m e r l yof ForkedR i v e r ,N.J., diedAug. 29 inLeonardtown.

Born Dec. 31, 1986 inPortsmouth,Va.,hewasthesonofKevinDaleWiersma,Sr.ofCalifornia, Md., and MariannH.MaddenofLexingtonPark.

Heissurvivedbyhissister

LauronWiersmaofLexingtonPark.

Mr.WiersmamovedtoSt.Mary’sCountyinNovemberof1996 from Forked River, N.J.HegraduatedfromGreatMillsHigh School “Class of 2006,”andhewasawelder.

ThefamilyreceivedfriendsSept.4 from5–8p.m. in theMattingley-Gardiner FuneralHome,wherePrayersweresaidat 7 p.m.AMassofChristianBurial was celebrated Sept. 5at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Heart ofMaryCatholicChurch,Lex-ingtonPark,withFr.JackKen-nealy officiating. Interment followed in the Church Cem-etery. Pallbearers were ChrisMarshall, Justin Crosman,JessePanagakos,AndrewMe-lendez,Kevin“Nikko”BriscoeandRichardHawes.HonoraryPallbearers were Todd Caton,Craig Caton, Lloyd Brothers,Victor Proctor, Andy WoodandDeronChase.

Arrangementsprovidedbythe Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neralHome,P.A.

JamesFloydWoodland,6�

JamesF l o y dWoodland( a f f e c -t i o n a t e l yknown asBoot) wasborn April9, 1940 tothelate

James H. and VeronicaWoodland.Hewasthethirdofeightchildren.

He departed this life onSept.4inhisresidenceinMe-chanicsville after a lengthyillness.

James was raised in St.Mary’s County and attendedpublic schools here. In 1960, he relocated to New York andworked as a mechanic. Jamesreturned toSt.Mary’sCountyin 1970 for health reasons.Once his health improved, heworked at St. Mary’s CountyBoard of Education and J&WConstruction Company. Af-ter retirement he worked parttime at Leonardtown Sunoco.JameswasamemberoftheSt.Joseph’s Catholic Church inMorganza.

James was a very outgo-ing person. With his winningsmile and cheerful dispositionhe easily made friends. In his spare time, James loved to domechanicalwork.Atanygiventime, you could find him work-ing on someone’s car. For re-laxation, he enjoyed playingthe one arm “bandit.” Jameswas a great conversationalistandenjoyedbeingwithfamilyandfriends.

Jamesleavestocherishhismemorythreechildren;YvonneWoodland of Washington,D.C., Jimmy Woodland (Lisa)of Brandywine, Md. and JudyWoodland of Raeford, N.C.;onebrotherThomasX.Wood-land (Doris) of Queens, N.Y.;five sisters, Shirley E. Bond, Leonardtown, Lillian Stevens(Emory)ofLeonardtown,Mil-dred Stevenson (Aulander) ofWashington,D.C.,MargaretG.Stevens of Washington, D.C.and Zelma Thompson (Ran-dolph)ofBryansRoad,Md.,sixgrandchildren;ShamiyaShoda(James), Shuntell, Trenice,Jimmy,Jr.,BrandonandTieshaWoodlandandahostofniecesandnephews.

James was preceded indeath by his parents and hisbrotherWarrenWoodland.

FamilywillreceivefriendsSept. 12 from 9 – 10 a.m. inSt. Joseph’s Catholic Church,Morganza, where a MemorialMass will be celebrated at 10a.m. Reverend Keith Woodswill be the celebrant. Inurn-mentwillbeatQueenofPeaceCemetery,Helen.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to St. Mary’sCountyDepartmentonAging,Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box653,Leonardtown,MD20650

Arrangementsprovidedbythe Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.,Leonardtown.


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Take a small stage, a few props, a few more actors, and about fifteen to twenty minutes, and you will eventually end up with what is called a one-act play, a miniature production that oc-curs in one scene rather than several, perfect for small groups of actors intending to show-case multiple themes or talents. Though some one-acts last much longer, like French writer Yasmeena Reza’s worldwide hit “Art” which runs for a little over 90 minutes, these marvel-ous little performance blocks are usually strung together to collectively tell a much larger story, sometimes including as many as 10 to 20 “play-lets” lasting as little as 10 minutes a piece.

If there is a bigger picture to the Newtowne Players’ newest series of one-acts, which will be premiering this week at Three Notch Theater in Lexington Park, it is family. From heart-warming honesty to dysfunctional hilarity, each of the four plays focuses on a different family dynamic.

In “Overtones,” one of the more dramatic one-acts, family members are discussed rather than seen as characters play a vicious social tug-of-war. “In a Pickle” zooms in on the lives of three southern family members as the youngest family member reveals a personal secret. Told with a fair amount of humor, “Key Lime Pie” also gives the audience a slice of southern life, this time with a slapstick twist. “Two Moms” plays on dysfunction and deceit as a temper to the even more hilarious family drama onstage.

All these performances add up to an engross-ing and enjoyable production that is both thought provoking and side splitting. Two of the four plays were written by local artists; “Two Moms” by Bob Moran, and “In a Pickle” by Sheila Martel, who has acted with the group in previous productions.

Producer Keith Williams smiled as he wel-comed onlookers to the group’s rough dress re-

hearsal on Saturday evening, explaining that this series of one-acts will hopefully bring in money to expand their productions. “It’s purely to raise money for the theater,” he said.

The actors and directors have been rehearsing these plays for two months, and theater President Jessica Lively said that she hopes for one of the plays to compete in this year’s Maryland State fes-tival, and she hopes to have more one-act presenta-tions in upcoming years. “Next year we’re hoping to have two weeks of one acts,” she said, but in the meantime she and Williams have been pulling these acts together for opening night on Thursday.

The event will be held at Three Notch Theater in Lexington Park starting on Thursday, September 11. Tickets are $10 for Thursday’s performance, and $15 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, with discounts offered for seniors, students, and military personnel. Those interested in viewing a schedule of the Newtowne Players’ productions can visit the group’s website at www.newtowneplayers.org.

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SectionA-10 The County Times Thursday,September11,2008

AndreaShiellStaffWriter

TheJ.T.DoughertyConferenceCenterwaspackedFridaymorningashundredsofvolun-

teers and non-profit chairs sat down to a hearty breakfast,complimentsoftheUnitedWayofSt.Mary’sCounty.

With coffee brewing and conversationsbrimming,citizensanddignitariesmingledasRetired Captain Glen Ives took the podium,smilingatthecrowd.

Iveshadbeendesignatedasthisyear’s honorary Campaign Chair-person, and he accepted the honorwithhumilityaswellashumor,ex-plaining to the crowd that he hadbeenaskedtogetpeopleexcited,“topumpyouallup.”

With that mission in mind, hesaid,“thisishowit’sgoingtowork…I’mgoingtomakeafactualstatement,andI’mgoingtoaskyoutoagree.”WhatfollowedwasanovelstringofpraisesfornotonlySt.Mary’sCoun-ty, but for its non-profit organizations andcaringcontributors.

“I had a serious concern uponleavingtheNavy,”hesaid,explain-ingthathiscareerhadnotonlybeenaboutexcitementandadventure,butithadbeenmadeworthwhilebyhissenseofpurpose.“HowdoIholdontothatsenseofduty,thatsenseofpurposethatcomesfromhelpingothers?”

His answer,he said,was toget involvedwithUnitedWay.

“ThemoreIlearnedaboutUnitedWay,themoreIknewIwasgoingtojumpin,”hesaid.“Andthat’swhatI’maskingyoutodo.Jumpin.”

The campaign attendees were asked tojumpintowasnoneotherthanthisyear’sDayof Caring, an annual volunteer community

serviceprojectwherebusinessesworkwiththeUnitedWayagencytoofferrepairsandotherservicesthatnormallywouldnotbecoveredbybudgets for non-profit organizations.

“It’s Christmas in April for our non-profit organizations,”saidRobbieLoker,PresidentoftheUnitedWayinSt.Mary’sCounty.

SenatorBenjaminL.Cardin(D-Md.)came

bytohelpdistributeawardsandtoaddressthecrowd.

“I’m here mainly for one message,” hesaid,“andthat’stothankyouforwhatyou’redoing for our community…these are toughtimes…we’re fighting to increase programs, andthere’sspeciallegislationthatwe’rework-ingon…sothere’salotwe’retryingtodo,butwecan’tdoitwithoutyou.”

Loker and Sen. Cardin presented“Helping Hands” awards to Dugan,McKissick,Wood&Longmore,His-toric St. Mary’s City, and the TownCreekGardenClub.

SpecialCommunityPartnerswererecognizedaswell,includingIntegrat-ed Systems Solutions, Inc., TrophiesByDesign,andWyle.

Thisyear’sbronzemedal forcor-poratepartnerswenttoSt.Mary’sHos-pital,thesilverwenttoWyle,thegoldtoBoeingCompany,andtheplatinumwenttoConstellationEnergyGroup.

Loker said extra fundswere fun-neled into a grant program this year,withmeritgrantsbeinggiventoLex-ingtonParkVolunteerRescueSquad,CareNetPregnancyCenter,theSpecialOlympics,WaldenSierra,theSouthernMarylandCenterforIndependentLiv-ing,andtheSouthernMarylandchap-teroftheAmericanRedCross.

Asbreakfastdrewtoaclose,Lokerthankedthe crowd again and reflected on the need for morevolunteersinthecommunity.

“It’sgoinggotbetoughthisyear,let’snotkid ourselves about it,” she said, “but asmymotherusedtosay,there’salwayspeopleoutthereworseoffthanyou.”

Therewerenoreportsofevenstructuraldamagetohomes,Zylaksaid,andKarenEver-ett,spokespersonforcountygovernment,saidtherewerenoreporteddeathsorinjuries.

EvenSt.George’sIslandwassparedmuchofthestorm’sexpectedimpact,shesaid,add-ingthatwaveslappedafewfeetoverthebridgefromPineyPointtotheislandbut“didnotbe-comeimpassable.”

Zylaksaidtherewereonlyafewreportsofdownedtreesandpowerlines,butnomorethanthat.

Everett said the Department of PublicWorks and Transportation made sand andsandbagsavailabletoresidentsofthenorthernportionofthecounty,butonlyabout30peopletookadvantageofthem.

County employees and sheriff’s deputieswereonstationatLeonardtownHighSchool,the county’s emergency shelter site, but nocountyresidentsshowedupthereeither,Ever-ettsaid.

WhilepoweroutageswerenotaproblemduringTropical StormHannah,Zylak said acountywide power outage would still pose asignificant problem in getting emergency mes-sages out through local radio stations, sincetheyhavenotyethookedupemergencypowergenerators.

Tomitigatethis,thecountyhasestablishedtieswithothernearbyradiostationsinVirgin-ia tobroadcastemergencyandotherweatheralerts,Zylaksaid.

“Acountywideoutagewouldmakecom-

munication a big problem,” Zylak said, add-ingthattalkswithSOMARCommunications,whichownsseverallocalradiostations,havebeenongoingtogetgeneratorshookedup.

“Thatwouldbetheidealsituationforus,”Zylak saidof thegenerators comingon line.“Butthere’sjustnorequirementsbytheFCC[FederalCommunicationsCommission]todothat.”

TheideaofthegeneratorsbecameanissuewhenHurricaneIsabelrockedthecountybackin 2003, cutting power and communicationsthroughmuchofSt.Mary’s.

ZylaksaidhismostrecenttalkswithSO-MARCommunicationsledhimtobelievethegeneratorswouldbehookedupbynow.

“ThelastIwastoldtheywouldhavethemhooked up by this hurricane season,” Zylaksaid.“Iftheydidtheydidn’ttellme.”

RoyRobertson, stationmanager forSO-MARCommunications,didnotreturnphonecallsseekingcommentontheissue.

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Christina’sexperienceinAfricawilllikelyhelpherassheshapeshercareer.Aftergradu-atingfromChopticonHighSchoolin2008,shechosetogotoNewYorkafterherstintover-seas.SheiscurrentlystudyingatBardCollegeinUpstateNewYork.“Iloveit…I’mhopingtostudyglobalandinternationalstudieswithaminorinhumanrights,”shesaid.

SuchacurriculummaybewellinformedbyherexperiencesinAfrica,butChristinasaidsheisstilltoyingaroundwithdifferentcareeroptionsasshecompletesherfreshmanyearincollege.“Everythingrightnowisstillupintheairthough,”shesaid,laughing.

ChristinasaidthatshelearnedalotaboutothercultureswhileworkinginAfrica,butthemostimportantlessonshelearnedwasaboutgratitude. “The children there love to sharewitheachother.I’veneverseenanythinglike

it. Onekidwillcomeup toaplayareaandhaveachocolatebarandbreakitinto20littlepiecessoeveryonecanhavesome,”shesaid.

“Oneof themostvividmemoriesIhavewas when I was in Sinegugu and we werebuildingaplayground,”Christinasaid,addingthat the children in that areahadbeenover-joyed as they watched the project progress.TheirreactiontosomethingsocommonplaceintheUnitedStateshadmovedher.“Ilearnednottotakethingsforgranted,”shesaid.

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Photo by Andrea ShiellRetired Cap. Glen Ives addressed a room full of non-profit chairs and dignitaries at the campaign kickoff breakfast for United Way.

United Way of St. Mary’s County President Robbie Loker, Executive Director Kathleen O’Brien from Walden Sierra, and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin at the campaign kickoff breakfast.

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