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“We know there’s certain people there who are intimidated and we’re going to every house there.”

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Andrew Holton III and Domonic Romeo, both students at Leonardtown High School, won Billy Mitchell Awards for the Civil Air Patrol on Wednesday night at the new terminal at the Capt Wal-ter Francis Duke Regional Airport in California.

Senator Roy Dyson was expected to have a representative at-tend, as well as several members of the St. Mary’s County commis-sioners and St. Mary’s County public school board members.

The Civil Air Patrol is the official auxiliary of the Unit-ed States Air Force, and they are responsible for 90 percent of the country’s search and rescue missions.

“CAP is modeled after the Air Force progression,” said Maj. Rob McCall, Deputy Commander of cadets for the St. Mary’s composite squadron. “We have three mis-sions; aerospace education, emergency services, and our most important mission is cadet preparation.”

“This award is very memorable. I can benefit from this in the future and go into any branch of service,” said Holton, who will be a sophomore at Leonardtown this fall.

“This is my first step in continuing my promotion and hopefully a future career in military,” said Romeo, who will be a junior this fall.

The award is named after General Billy Mitchell, who was able to demonstrate the importance of airplanes to war-fare by capturing and sinking several battleships by plane between 1921 and 1923.

By earning this award, Holton and Romeo have earned a rank of Cadet officers, as well as an E3 rating, which is a senior airman.

Holton also finished at the top of the Honor Guard Academy class this summer at McDaniel University in

Westminster. Holton was one of 120 cadets chosen nationwide from all states and Puerto Rico. He says he learned a lot about service while at the Academy.

“It’s about a lot more than just twirling rifles,” he said. “This is a chance for us as youth to give back to those who are serving or who have served.”

Romeo agreed.“We’re giving back by going to the airports to welcome them

home and we cook on weekends because they don’t have enough troops sometimes,” he says. “It feels great to give back to them.”

Leonardtown Students Earn Civil Air Patrol Award

The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried.

A Candidates’ Forum featuring contested offices in the 2010 Primary Election will be held on Monday evening, Au-gust 23, at the Lexington Park Library. All local candidates, including those unopposed in the primary election, are in-vited to “meet and greet” the public and to offer campaign literature in the lobby of the library beginning at 6 p.m. The forum will begin at 6:30, the League of Women Voters said in a press release.

The forum, sponsored by the League of Women Vot-ers of St. Mary’s County in conjunction with the St. Mary’s County Public Library, will consist of two sessions.

The first session will present candidates for the office of County Treasurer on the Democratic ballot, followed by candidates for State Delegate of District 29A on the Repub-lican ballot.

After a short break, the forum will continue with can-didates on the Republican ballot for County Commissioner President and Commissioner seats for Districts 1 and 2.

The question-and-answer format of the forum provides an opportunity for residents to submit questions to candi-dates either during the evening’s program or in advance by emailing [email protected].

The forum will be taped by the St. Mary’s Public Li-brary and will then be placed on the library website www.stmalib.org for access by the public. DVDs of the forum will also be available for check-out at the library branches.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan communi-ty-based political organization founded in 1920, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in govern-ment. Learn more at the website www.smc.lwvmd.org.

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

The county government appointed Commission on the Environment presented a survey Tuesday that had a slew of recommen-dations for county and state government to pursue an effort to reduce water pollution and create more sustainable communities, but for 18 months of work the number of people who responded to the survey was relatively small.

The survey the committee conducted had three iterations, the first survey net-ted only 18 responses while the next two efforts turned up 60 and then 23 responses altogether.

John Wheeler, the chair of the commit-tee, said that the survey, though not statisti-cally significant, was still a good indicator of the community’s environmental concerns.

There were 60 recommendations in total divided evenly between the two main con-cerns of halting water pollution and having sustainable communities.

“We talk about the environment every-day, but we really [didn’t] know what the citizens think,” Wheeler told the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday.

Many of the recommendations included restricting fishing of menhaden in the Chesa-peake Bay, the province of the state’s Depart-ment of Natural resources and Virginia, but other recommendations had already been covered by recent legislation covering storm water management controls implemented

by the state as well as nutrient management plans for agriculture operations.

One recommendation stated that the county should ensure that vacant office or building space is used before allowing any new development.

Wheeler said that recommendations were recorded and reported in the survey without regards to their potential impacts on property rights issues, rather they were in-cluded because they were of major concern.

“That came in high on the priority list but I know there are other issues related to that,” Wheeler told The County Times.

Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D.- Leonardtown) said that using vacant building space was ideal, but the site would not always fit the demands of the market when it came to providing what businesses actually needed.

“You look to reuse existing property… but I’m not sure that should preclude the nat-ural growth you have,” Mattingly said. “You need new development as you experience growth in the community.

“You don’t want to restrict that.”He said that the survey had some prom-

ise as a working document but it was ham-pered by its low level of response.

“You’re dealing with a small group that responded to it,” Mattingly said. “It’s a shame they didn’t have 400 to 500 responses.”

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County sheriff’s deputies along with offi-cials from other agencies will take to the streets Thursday to knock on doors and hand out pam-phlets encouraging Colony Square community members in Lexington Park to attend an Aug. 11 meeting where they can make their concerns and

grievances heard about life there.The County Times recently reported on

constant crime, including escalating violence and drug activity, in the small neighborhood as well as resident complaints about property thefts, vandalism and accumulation of trash.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said the build-up to the community meeting was designed to let residents there know that the county knew about their problems and would take action.

Cameron said that the small Colony Square neighborhood is among the most criminally ac-tive in Lexington Park, while some residents there blame government subsidized housing for the woes there he said that outside elements had come into the community to engage in illegal

activities.Cameron said the meeting Aug. 11 would

include many county agencies other than the sheriff’s office and that community attendance was vital.

“Unless we enlist the cooperation and in-clude that community… we won’t be success-ful,” Cameron said of any focused enforcement action. “We know there’s certain people there who are intimidated and we’re going to every house there.

“We know some of the concerns there al-ready but we may not know them all.”

The county sheriff said that the main thrust of the meeting would be to help develop strate-gies for fighting crime in the neighborhood, par-ticularly the outside elements Cameron said were the major problem there.

“We’ll identify the people plaguing them… and we’ll take action to eradicate the crime prob-lem,” Cameron said.

One resident said that despite the call to voice their concerns, they were wary about mak-ing their case in public for fear of reprisals.

“I would be afraid to go to one of those meetings, because these people [the criminal ele-ment in Colony Square] will hurt you,” the resi-dent said, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity.

The resident did say that problems persisted in the neighborhood but the sheriff’s deputies were making their presence more known.

“They kind of hang out on the corner in their cars, there’s more of a police presence going in and out and it’s not just to arrest people,” the resident said. “I am happy about that.”

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County commissioners and state delegates want swift action on the recommendations set forth in a task force report on ways to make better the operations of the county’s water and sewer authority, but the leadership of the Metro-politan Commission’s board of directors wants to exercise patience.

In a letter to the county from Kathleen Werner, chair of the MetCom board, she wrote that several of the key recommendations of the report, including two that advised that MetCom Diretor Jacquelyn Meiser should not hold both the directorship and the general counsel role and that she should not have consistent outside em-ployment in her real estate and development law practice, would “be taken under advisement.”

In prior letters sent to both Meiser and local delegates the commissioners stated they wanted to see MetCom officials “act on this matter with-out delay.”

Werner said that her board had to discuss the legal impacts of any changes to Meiser’s contract with the agency before they made any decisions.

“They [the two recommendations] are the ones that have drawn the most controversy,” Werner said. “But we have to look at all of the ramifications.”

Meiser’s hiring in 2009 was debated among pundits and officials alike because she would hold her previous role as general counsel as well as the leadership of the agency’s daily operations.

Officials said privately that the situation, coupled with her private law practice, could cre-

ate conflicts of interest, both real and perceived.Meiser has said that she has and is required

to follow state-mandated rules of conduct gov-erning attorneys when it comes to ensuring that her duties at MetCom and in her private practice do not create conflicts.

But state delegates warned that if the Met-Com board does not move to adopt the recom-mendations, barring a substantive reason why they should not, they may take legislative action next session.

MetCom is a state authorized agency, dat-ing back about 50 years, and can have its opera-tions changed by law.

“I would hope MetCom would take proac-tive measures on some of these recommenda-tions,” said Del. John Bohanan (D-Dist.29B). “If not they may have to be changed by law. They should either adopt them or state specifically why they don’t want to change. They ought to be clear.”

Bohanan said that state delegates wanted to meet with the county to discuss the recommen-dations, and a joint session between county com-missioners and MetCom has been set for Aug. 24.

Bohanan said that any real action, though, would likely take place after the election.

House Minority Leader Anthony O’Donnell (R-Dist.29C) concurred with Bohanan on the possible need for legislative action.

But Del. John Wood (D-Dist.29A) said that MetCom board members should have most of the responsibility in dealing with the recommendations.

“They should be the ones looking at wheth-er they support this,” Wood said.

Officials Want Action on MetCom Report


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County commissioner candidate Randy Guy told The Enterprise newspaper in an ar-ticle about his full-page “attack ad” aimed at his primary election opponent Thomas Mc-Kay in the St. Mary’s Today that the ad cost him “absolutely nothing.”

Guy also told The Enterprise that he cre-ated the ad as “sort of a joking thing” when St. Mary’s Today tabloid publisher Kenneth Rossignol snapped a picture of him holding his associate’s degree.

The comments sent Guy backtracking on his words when contacted by The County Times, and he also accused The Enterprise of misrepresenting his interview with reporter Jason Babcock.

The comments made to The Enterprise and The County Times also reopen lingering issues about the Town Hall Alliance slate of candidates, which Guy is a member of, and its alliance with the St. Mary’s Today tabloid.

Members of the Town Hall Alliance con-tinue to claim they have no connection to St. Mary’s Today’s founder Kenneth Rossignol, despite published comments and advertise-

ments testifying the opposite is true.“I mean, my God, it’s pretty obvious,”

Commissioner Thomas Mattingly said Tues-day about Rossignol’s involvement with the Town Hall Alliance. “Absolutely, there’s no question about it. It’s obvious in the adver-tisements that [Rossignol] is still actively engaged.”

Mattingly is finishing out his third term as a county commissioner, and has become vocal this year against Rossignol’s paper and what he says are irresponsible comments and actions from Rossignol’s slate of candidates.

“My greatest hope at this point is that the Rossignol agenda doesn’t see the light of day …” Mattingly wrote in a letter to The Enter-prise in February.

Mattingly told The County Times that Rossignol “writes a tremendous amount of inaccurate information that doesn’t present a true picture of what has transpired, it’s an injustice to the community to put out false in-formation like that.”

Mattingly went on to say that “it’s obvi-ous that these candidates that are in this Town Hall Alliance of Rossignol’s are using that same information for their platforms, and I don’t think they’ve made an effort to become informed.”

Guy apparently wasn’t informed about campaign finance laws in Maryland when he

told Babcock his full-page ad in St. Mary’s Today cost “absolutely nothing.”

According to Ross Goldstein, Deputy Administrator for the State board of elec-tions, a newspaper is allowed to give out free advertisements to any candidate they choose, but it will be counted as an “in-kind” political donation.

Goldstein, although, said there are maxi-mums on how much free stuff you can give to candidates. During a four-year election, a business or person can donate up to $4,000 to any one candidate or slate of candidates, and a total of no more than $10,000 can be donated to all candidates in one election cycle.

Guy, when contacted by The County Times this week, said the full-page ad in St. Mary’s Today wasn’t free and “definitely cost something” but needed to find out exact de-tails before commenting further.

When contacted a second time, Guy said the ad was “an in-kind contribution from the editor.” He also said that The Enterprise re-porter Jason Babcock “misunderstood” his response in the July 30 article. The question, according to Guy was “did you pay in cash for the ad?” and that’s why he said he paid “absolutely nothing.”

Before hanging up the phone on The County Times reporter, Guy said he was sure Rossignol had to be involved as the editor of St Mary’s Today, but that he had no direct contact with him.

Babcock, when contacted by The Coun-ty Times, said he did not specify a payment method in the question, and simply asked what Guy paid for the ad, to which he re-sponded “ … absolutely nothing.”

Guy also told Babcock that he stood there with the degree in hand while Rossign-ol took the picture.

Rick Boyd, editor of The Enterprise, told The County Times that the newspaper 100 percent stands behind what Babcock re-ported, without a doubt.

“We believe that Jason accurately re-

ported that conversation,” Boyd said.St. Mary’s County Commissioner Larry

Jarboe, head of the Town Hall Alliance, said earlier this year to The County Times that Rossignol is no long a volunteer member of the Alliance.

That comment came after the Alliance’s Web site attributed sexist comments about MetCom director Jackie Meiser to commis-sioner candidate Dan Morris – only to have Morris later claim that those comments were actually written by Rossignol and Morris’s name was incorrectly attached.

“He’s resigned from any volunteer duties with the Town Hall Alliance,” Jarboe said at the time about Rossignol.

Jarboe did not answer numerous calls and messages this week seeking comment for this article. Rossignol hung up the phone on a reporter after saying “if there’s any questions, have Tom McKay call.”

“Tell Hambone to call me, I want to talk to the Big Cheese himself,” Jarboe is quoted as saying on the St. Mary’s Today Web site in response to The County Times efforts to talk to Town Hall Alliance members.

McKay, publisher of The County Times, said it will be interesting to see how campaign finance reports will shake out for the Town Hall Alliance and its candidates when the next report is released on Aug. 17.

“Other candidates have said Rossignol quoted full page political ads at $700 a piece. At that cost, a quick look at the last few issues shows that paper is running at least $1,000 worth of free ads, or in-kind ads if that’s what they’re calling them now, in each issue,” McKay said. “It would be interesting to see what a criminal investigation into Rossignol’s skirting of the $10,000 political contribution limit would find … there has been Town Hall Alliance ads appearing there for the better part of a year.” Staff Writer Sarah Miller contributed

to this article.

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Do you remember Jimmy Carter – double digit inflation, home mortgage rates 16-18%, long gas lines and rationing, American hostages held by Iran for over a year, and our Armed Forces, CIA and Intelligences gutted. Thank God for Ronald Regan who inspired America, rebuilt our Armed Forces, won the Cold War without a shot, cut over taxes despite having a Democratic Congress, and renewed American’s confidence in the greatest na-tion ever put on this planet.

Contrast recent vision of America with Barack Obama who goes on world wide “apol-ogy tours”; cuddles up to world’s worst – Castro, Chavez and Ahmadi-Nejad; refuses to touch Fan-nie Mae and Freddy Mac (Barney Frank’s and Chris Dodd’s baby) despite they were the real cul-prits in the financial “meltdown”. Congress man-dated that banks make “NO DOCUMENT” and loans to folks who never had a prayer of keeping up their mortgage payments.

It is sad and frightening to see our wonderful Nation fall like a rock in the last 18 months with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reed and Steny Hoyer lead-ing the charge to ruin our auto industry, ruin the world’s greatest health care and rack up debt in the TRILLIONS while putting a “back breaking” bur-den on the next generations with nay a glimmer of hope for our future unless we rein in these “spen-daholics”, redistribute the wealth and uncontrolled border policy crowd. It is sad testimony to have Britain, France and Germany lecturing the United States about the need to get over spending under control. Obama in 18 months has increased our National debt more than all the Presidents (com-bined) before him in our nation’s history. The Health Care Bill (a.k.a. Socialized Medicine) has been rammed down our throats and passed with a ton of bribes, trades and backroom deals. Why do the majority of Canadians come to America for major surgery? Well, waiting months or years for care in Canada may be too late. The American media tried to crucify “Joe the Plummer” in the last election as he dared to challenge Candidate Obama on his plan to “Redistribute the Wealth”. We are the next financial disaster like Greece un-less the Republicans can get a check on the one party rule and “TO HELL WITH THE PEOPLE MENTALITY”.

What can St. Mary’s County and 5th Con-gressional District voters do to help save our Na-tion? Vote out the progressives (code name for Liberal Democrats) and start with giving Nancy Pelosi’s right hand man (Steny Hoyer) his walk-ing papers and send this 28 year career politician home. Steny has never seen a tax he didn’t like.

Before you accuse me of being a Tea Party wacko and racist (the usual Democratic “dirty trick”) you better read on to see the candidate I am supporting to represent us in Congress. He is a true American Patriot who exemplifies everything good we NEED in Congress.

Steny Hoyer, career politician and BIG EAR-MARK PORKER, has $1.4 million in his war chest for re-election. Over 90% of these funds come from outside the 5th Congressional District, most comes from big unions and PACS (Political Action Committees). He CLAIMS his Democratic (liberal and progressive) fight for the little man, but he knows where his special interest cronies and al-

ways votes to protect their special interests. Many of my old Navy cronies say “Steny saved the Base in the last BRAC (Base Relocation and Closing). To this I say “B…S…”. A lot of smart and hard working Navy folks (active and retired) and Civil Service employees did their homework and bust-ed their buns to show the tremendous capability and marvelous work force at PAX. Credit ZERO to Hoyer!!! Steny was totally a big anti-defense guy until PAX came into the district. Why does he have all his Union and special interest folks on stage at his Town Hall meetings??? It is time for term limits and send these career politicians home and we should start with Steny.

I am supporting Charles Lollar for the 5th District Congressional. He is a remarkably gifted, honest, hard working, dedicated family man, suc-cessful business man and staunch advocate for limited government and balanced budgets. He has 13 years in the U. S. Marine Corps reserves and has been tested in combat. He is a fiscal con-servative and good Christian man that we need to send to Washington to stop the secular and social-ized agenda of President Obama. Steny Hoyer has voted 100% for Obama’s radical agenda and thinks BIG Government is the answer to everything. Get rid of the Progressives starting with Steny Hoyer and save our great Nation from a precipitous fall. It is later than you think!!

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We Are in TroubleI want to share with you an item that ap-

pears in the Washington Times, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, page A2.

It is included there within the column “Inside the Beltway” by Jennifer Harper. This item is entitled: “BUH-BYE FOLKS,” and reads as follows:

“The lifting gets lighter when you drop the ball. Congress is about to adjourn for a SIX-WEEK summer recess -- THE LONGEST IN MEMORY (my caps here). This despite the fact that Democrats have completely failed to address Americans’ worries about the ECON-OMY, UNEMPLOYMENT, RECKLESS SPENDING, SKYROCKETING DEBT, JOB-KILLING TAX HIKES, RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS, ENDLESS BAILOUTS, AND WASHINGTON’S OBSTRUCTION OF PRI-VATE SECTOR SUCCESS,” (again, my caps) says the Republican Study Committee.

The next paragraph notes: “While Vice President Biden and other Democrats seem to think that ‘the heavy lifting is over,’ all the aforementioned issues remain major concerns for the public. Why? Because the heavy lift-ing is not actually over. DEMOCRATS JUST DROPPED THE BALL.” (And my caps were also use here.)

Now I really expect that most of my friends will agree with this item above. And I sure do hope that you will help do something about this situation. What to do? Well, make sure that you and your family and friends are ready to vote in the primary in Maryland this coming September 14 and then “gear up” for the election of November 2. And my advice here: VOTE RIGHT!

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The new Park Place development on the east side of Route 235 in California is con-tinuing to see activity, in the form of new construction going up and new commitments from businesses.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is training new employees now and is scheduled to open on Aug. 23, confirmed John Parlett, manager of Park Place California, LLC, the company that owns the property. Parlett said he talked to Red Robin officials Tuesday on site about their opening day.

“The Olive Garden is doing very well, they’re doing a brisk business,” Parlett told The County Times. “And Red Robin expects much the same.”

On Wednesday, Parlett confirmed he received a signed ground lease from Texas Roadhouse for a new restaurant to up next to Olive Garden on the north side. The company

still needs to get permits from the county, a liquor license and other things in order before construction would begin, Parlett said.

The 30-acre Park Place development has an approved site plan from the county that includes a total of five restaurants fronting Route 235, a financial institution, a church, a 100-room hotel and three office buildings.

A new corporate headquarters is already permitted in the planning stages for defense contractor SAIC in the center of the develop-ment. They are expecting to break ground this fall, Parlett said.

“And we are currently negotiating with two additional restaurants that I cannot dis-close at this point,” Parlett said.

Parlett said his company is actively seek-ing out potential tenants and buyers to fill all sections of the development, including nego-tiations with a church.

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Defense contractors voiced some of their concerns about their dealings with the Navy on Wednesday morning at a meeting at the South-ern Maryland Higher Education Center hosted by Del. John Bohanan and Congressman Steny Hoyer, during which some offered solutions to the headaches currently plaguing the defense contracting community in St. Mary’s County, including high turnover rates for contracting professionals and a lack of qualified personnel.

Held as a follow-up to Bohanan’s July 7 meeting with defense contractors, which in-cluded discussions of office development relat-ed to Extended Use Leasing (EUL) programs and hang-ups with procurement, Wednesday’s meeting was to serve as an update for Con-gressman Hoyer, who will use some of the ma-terial to inform his report to Navy leadership in the coming weeks.

“We spent the bulk of the time focused on the contracts issue, with some talk of in-sourc-ing,” Bohanan said after the meeting, “but most of it continued to focus on thoughts and ideas the community had on what Congressman Hoyer could take to the Navy leadership.”

The contract services portion at Pax River needs attention, said Bohanan, “and the bulk of it is we need to reduce turnover … but we need to look at some models that are being employed at other bases.”

General suggestions from contractors included opening up lines of communication between defense contractors serving different branches of the armed services, and enhancing

the role of the NAWCAD Government-Industry Acquisition Improvement Team (AIT), which was set up 10 years ago to address issues be-tween government procurement professionals and private industry.

“We had an excellent discussion on those issues, and some acknowledge-ment of progress that we’re beginning to make,” said Bohanan, going on to comment on Hoyer’s dealings with the contracting community. “He’s a firm believer in public-private partnerships. You have to work together on these is-sues,” he added.

Hoyer’s staff circulated some ear-marks in the works for defense and re-lated agencies, including $5 million to develop modular communications sys-tems for psychological operations, intel-ligence and reconnaissance capabilities.

Also earmarked for Patuxent River NAS would be $3 million for mission based field experimentation at Webster Field, $4 million for underwater explo-sives and warhead research, $2.3 million for the purchase, test and evaluation of weapon systems for Special Operations Forces, and $2 million for engineering and laboratory support for aircraft.

“These are moving through the process right now,” said Bohanan, go-ing on to say that the items will likely be included in the final Defense Appropria-tions Act for FY 2011.

In the meantime Bohanan said that discussions at Wednesday’s meeting would factor into a white paper that he

and others will develop over the next couple of weeks, containing solutions or suggestions that Hoyer will then present to Navy leadership.

Other officials in attendance at Wednes-day’s meeting included Del. Johnny Wood,

County Commissioners Larry Jarboe and Tom Mattingly, and Dick Myers from the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski.

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Former NESEA Director Bob Waxman, Rep. Steny Hoyer and Bob Schaller, Director of Economic & Community Develop-ment, at Wednesday’s meeting with defense contractors at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.


Frances Abell, 96

Frances Indiana “Polly” Abell, 96, of Hollywood, MD died July 29, 2010 at her home in Sandy Bottom, MD surrounded by her family and friends. Born January 19, 1914 in Redgate (Leonar-

dtown) MD, she was the daughter of the late John P. Wilkinson and Frances Indiana Yates. She is preceded in death by her husband Francis Karl Abell, Sr. whom she married on April 2, 1934 in St. John’s Catholic Church in Hol-lywood, MD. Frances is preceded in death by sisters Mary Julia Nelson, Mary Frances Owens, Mary Linda Downs, Mary Ellen Downs, Louise Loretta Leib, Myrtle Anne Borgman, Estille P. Greenwell and Agnes Cece-lia Insley and one brother John Frances Wilkinson.

Frances was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She was a house-wife and enjoyed family gatherings, soap operas, flowers, cooking, trips to Dover, and annual trips to Ocean City with family. Frances is survived by her children John V. Abell (Edna) of Leesburg, FL, Francis K. Abell, Jr. (Eleanor), Ramona Thomas (Jimmy), Marjorie Jones “Susie” all of Leonard-town, MD and J. Alfred Abell (Janice) of California, MD as well as 19 grand-children, 56 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great grandchildren.

The family received friends on Monday, August 2, 2010 in the Mattin-gley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonar-dtown, MD, where prayers were said. A Mass of Christian burial was cel-ebrated on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, in St. John’s Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt offici-ating. Interment followed in the Charles Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Leon-ardtown, MD. Pallbearers were her grandsons Timothy W. Abell, Harry C. Jones, Jr., Mark Jones, Bryan Abell, David Abell, and Jeff Thomas. Honor-ary Pallbearers were all of the grand-daughters. Contributions in memory of Frances Indiana “Polly” Abell can be made to St. Mary’s County Hos-pice, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, and St. John’s Church build-ing fund, 43950 St. John’s Road, Hol-lywood, MD 20636 and Hollywood Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Hollywood, MD 20636. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Andrea Baker, 37

Andrea “Dee” Devon Baker, 37, of Lexington Park, MD died July 25, 2010. Dee was born on De-cember 28, 1972 in The Women’s Center, Washington, DC. She was the daughter of

Delores E. Clinton and James A. Berry both of Lexington Park, MD. She was the loving wife of John A. Baker whom she married on September 25, 2004 in the Leonardtown Courthouse, Leon-ardtown, MD. She is also survived by her children; Kevin Berry, Keena Ber-ry and Kanisha Berry all of St. Mary’s County, MD, her grandson Kevin Ber-ry, as well as her sisters; Diane Height

of Calvert County, MD and Theresa Kauffman of Virginia.

Dee was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and attended Great Mills High School, Great Mills, MD. Dee was a cashier for several years working for St. James Store in Lexing-ton Park, MD. She also worked for B & B Maintenance for one year as a cus-todian. Dee loved spending time with her family and watching football. She especially enjoyed watching the Red-skins play. The family received friends on Monday, August 2, 2010 in St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, St. Inigoes, MD where a Mass was celebrated with Fr. Scott Woods officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pall-bearers were be Darryl L. Miles, James Baker, Joseph Baker, William Baker, Robert Berry and Jeffery Carter. Tim-my Bush was an Honorary Pallbearer. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Judith Briggs, 67

Judith Ann “Judy” Briggs, 67, of Lexing-ton Park, MD died July 30, 2010 in Baltimore, MD. Born August 11, 1942 in Winfield, IA she was the daughter of the Lloyd Lee and Ver-la Mae Morgan Briggs. Judy is survived by her

children; Russell R. Nichols of Manka-to, MN, Terri L. Beauchamp (Mark) of Winfield, IA and Lori Ann Martin (Tim) of Lexington Park, MD, four grandchildren and six great grandchil-dren. She is also survived by five sisters and one brother. Judy is preceded in death by a grandson.

She worked in many nursing homes as a Certified Nursing Assistant for 25 plus years before retiring in Au-gust of 2004. Judy loved to read, listen to music and shop.

All services are private. Memorial contributions in Mem-

ory of Judy may be made to the Para-lyzed Veterans of America, 801 Eigh-teenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-3517. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-vided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, P.A.

John Burch, 45

John Glen “Big Bubba G” Burch, 45 of Leonardtown, MD, lost his two-year battle with cancer with his family by his side, on August 1, 2010 at his residence.

He was born January 9, 1965, at St. Mary’s Hospital in

Leonardtown, MD.He is the son of Elizabeth “Betty”

Burch of Hollywood, MD and the late Robert E. Burch, Sr.

In addition to his mother, he is also survived by his children; John Cody Burch, Lacey Nicole Burch, and former wife Patricia Burch all of Bush-wood. His wife Rhonda Bender-Burch and step-daughter, Gina Valentino both of Great Mills, MD, siblings; Laura (Leroy) Lacey of Abell, MD, Robert

“Cindy” Burch, Jr. of Compton, Mark Burch of Hollywood, and Alan (Susan) Burch of Mechanicsville, and half sis-ter; Peggy Burch of New Port Richey, FL.

He was a devoted father, brother, husband and uncle to many nieces and nephews.

He graduated from Leonardtown High school in 1983. He enjoyed NA-SCAR racing, hunting, playing soft-ball, and spending time with family. He was a very talented carpenter who took pride in everything he did. To many, he was known as “Big Bubba G’ doing the weekly NASCAR report on 102.9 WKIK. He enjoyed life and always made you smile. He always put others first and could be counted on to help anytime of the day.

Pallbearers will be; Leroy Lacey, Sr., Leroy Lacey, Jr., Robert Burch, Jr., Mark Burch, Alan Burch, and Glenn Knott. Honorary pallbearers are; Steven Burch, Alex Gharib, and Eric Vogt.

Family will receive friends on Thursday, August 5, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Au-gust 6, 2010 at 11 a.m. in Holy Angels Catholic Church with Father William Gurnee officiating. Interment will fol-low in Charles Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or The American Cancer Society, St. Mary’s County Unit-350, Lexington Park, MD 20653

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-ardtown, MD

Susan Evans, 63

Miss Susan Marlena Evans, 63 of California, MD passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Callaway, MD.

Born July 4, 1947 in Kansas City, KS

she was the daughter of the late James L. Evans and Dorothy W. (Johnston) Evans.

A resident of St. Mary’s County for nearly 30 years, Miss Evans was a successful Realtor with O’Brien Realty for nearly twenty years. After retir-ing from real estate, Susan continued to market houses using her talent in graphic arts. She created and designed real estate websites, advertisements and brochures.

Miss Susan loved to travel and would often “disappear” over a long weekend, only to reappear later with happy tales of the places she’d recently visited. Her favorite destinations were usually rural, farming towns with a “Mayberry” appeal to them.

One of Miss Susan’s greatest joys came from teaching Bible classes for over twenty years to the children in her congregation. Because she always carried a shopping bag full of assorted goodies to share after worship services, Miss Susan was also affectionately known as the “Candy Lady” to these same children.

Some of Susan’s other interest: she was an accomplished photogra-pher, had a pilot’s license, wrote music and possessed a fun and wacky sense

of humor. Miss Susan is survived by her

close friends Dan & Denise Page of Hollywood, MD; Debbie & Joel Dun-lap of Great Mills, MD; and a very loving congregation at the Church of Christ in California, MD.

Family and friends are invited to a Memorial Service on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Coun-ty Church of Christ on St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, MD.

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

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

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

Audrey Johnson, 69

Audrey Marie Johnson, 69, of Holly-wood, MD peacefully fell asleep in death on July 30, 2010 at Taylor Farm in Bushwood, MD. Born in Teuta-polis, IL on September 4, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Jo-

seph C. Schimpf and Frances C. Van de Riet Schimpf.

Audrey is survived by her hus-band of 43 years, John Arnold Johnson of Hollywood, MD, her two daughters, Kiri Inger Johnson of Stafford, VA and Viki Esther Johnson of Lake Anna, VA, three granddaughters, Megan Valerie, Madeline Palmer and Meredith Audrey Hook. She is also survived by her eldest sister Rosemary (late Richard) Lapin-ski of Glenview, IL, her brother Jerome (Beverly) Schimpf of Hanover Park, IL, her brother Charles (late Mary) Schimpf of Streamwood, IL, her sister Madonna Schimpf of Lockport, IL, her sister Kathleen (Richard) Rose, of Norman, OK, her sister Jane (Dennis) Crosse of Hickory Hills, IL, and her youngest brother Mark Schimpf of Calumet, MI, many nieces and nephews, and her dear aunt, Ann Byers of St. Louis, MO. She is preceded in death by her parents, and six of her 13 siblings, James Schimpf, Dolores Rutter, Virginia Lopez, Lo-retta Brookins, Kenneth Schimpf, and Carmelyn Dautzenberg.

Audrey graduated from McKin-ley High School in St. Louis, MO in 1958. After graduating from St. Louis City Hospital School of Nursing as an R.N., she flew out to Monterey, CA, where she married her husband John on December 17, 1966. Audrey and John lived in various places including Hampton, VA, Key West, FL and Day-tona, FL before moving to St. Mary’s County, MD in June of 1974. In re-cent years, John and Audrey became “Snowbirds”, and would spend the cold months down in warm, sunny Lake-wood Park, FL.

Audrey was baptized as one of Je-hovah’s Witnesses on July 17, 1971 in Milwaukee, WI and spent many happy years sharing her Bible-based faith and teaching others about her God, Jeho-vah. She was an active member of the Callaway Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She firmly believed in the Bible’s hope of the resurrection and always talked about seeing her friends and family again on a paradise Earth.

In addition to her volunteering in the ministry, Audrey enjoyed cooking,

sewing and homemaking, caring for the family’s varied pets and the yard and garden.

Family and friends were invited to Audrey’s Life Celebration on Monday, August 2, 2010 at the Brinsfield Fu-neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 20770 Seth Court, Calla-way, MD.

Family requests contributions be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.


Shirley Kidd, 73

Shirley Ann Kidd, 73, of Leonardtown, MD died July 30, 2010 in Leonardtown, MD. Born June 22, 1937 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of the late Harry and Agnes Nalley Limerick. Shir-

ley was the loving wife of the late Rob-ert Kidd who preceded her in death on August 18, 2006. She is survived by her children; Robert E. Kidd III of Freder-icksburg, VA, Cheryl A. Frisco of Hol-lywood, MD, Robert Fulcher of Deale, MD, Debbie Fulcher King and Sharon Fulcher Sykes both of Florida. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren and siblings; Nancy McNabb of Lusby, MD and Carol Hill of Lothian, MD. Shirley was preceded in death by a son Timothy and brothers Bobby Limerick and Harry Limerick.

She worked for AFL-CIO in the accounting department where she was a secretary and also did data processing.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 7th, 2010 from 8:30 – 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. with Deacon Ripple officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Washington, DC. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

William Miedzinski, 73

William Francis “Bill” Miedzinski, 73 of Great Mills, MD passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, July 25, 2010.

Bill was born on June 30, 1937 in Hol-lywood, MD. He at-

tended St. John’s School and Great Mills High School. After graduating from high school in 1955, Bill enlisted in the United States Army serving for three years as a military police officer at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. During this time, he was a mem-ber of the team that provided security for the emerging rocket and missile program. After three years of military service he attended the Maryland State Police Academy where he graduated 3rd in his class. In 1962 he married Mary Grace Bean. Together they had three daughters; Tracey, Lisa and Linda. Af-ter a 20-year career with the Maryland


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ContinuedState Police, he retired in 1982. Bill went on to serve as Chief of Police for the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, as an administrator for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department and as a bookkeeper at Camp Maria.

Over his lifetime, Bill enjoyed camping, recreational black powder shooting and traveling. He shared many special times with his wife Grace, their family and friends camping in Shenan-doah National Park. Bill was an active member of the North-South Skirmish Association. In his later years, he en-joyed tinkering with computers and spending time with family and friends. Bill served on the parish council, fi-nance council, and was the coordinator of Eucharistic ministers at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Lexington Park, MD. Bill will be most remem-bered for his selfless service to others and his deep and abiding faith in God.

Bill is survived by his wife Grace, his children, Tracey Heibel (Jake) of California, MD, Lisa Rader (Tim) of Vienna, VA and Linda Miedzinski of California, MD, grandchildren, Jeffrey S. Wettengel, Christina M. Wettengel, Michaela N. Richardson, Lauren K. Heibel, and Zachary N. Rader, siblings, James E. Miedzinski of Woodbridge, VA, Shirley A. Copsey of La Plata, MD, Elizabeth P. Conner of Virginia Beach, VA, George F. Miedzinski of Hollywood, MD, and David W. Miedz-inski of Hollywood, MD. He was pre-ceded in death by his siblings, John R. Miedzinski, Phillip Miedzinski, and Doris C. Johnson.

Family received friends for Bill’s Life Celebration on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, July 30, 2010. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers were John-ny Hopf, Chuck Shultz, Wayne Pettit, Kelly Cutchember, George McKay, Wayne Miedzinski, Jeff Wettengel, and Hank Cumberlin. Honorary pallbear-ers were be Charlie Mills and Charles “Snookie” Miedzinski.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent DePaul, c/o Im-maculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch Rd., Lex-ington Park, MD 20653.


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

Agnes Orosz, 82

Agnes Marie Orosz, 82, of Freder-icksburg, VA died July 29, 2010 in Stafford, VA. Born November 2, 1927 in Washington, DC she was the daugh-ter of the late William Ford McKay and Hilda Rea Walter. She is pre-

ceded in death by her husband Julius Steve Orosz whom she married on July 16,1949 at St. Teresas Church in Wash-ington, DC. Marie was also preceded in death by her son David Orosz, her daughter Mary Cooper and her brother William F. McKay. She is survived by her children Roni Clary of LaPlata, MD, Julia Lindsay of Supply, VA, Kathy Talbott of Georgetown, DE and

Michael Orosz of PA, three grandchil-dren Ryan Gallen, Gloria Clary and Jes-sica Ramos. Marie worked at Bowling AFB for a year, raised her family and then worked as a bus aide for the dis-abled in the PG County School System. She liked gardening and bird watching, her favorite bird was the Robin and her favorite flowers were tulips and iris. Marie sang beautifully while in college; and later in life she sang with a chorus group of the Heartfields Assisted Liv-ing, Fredericksburg, VA.

The family received friends on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers were said. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on August 4, 2010, in St. George’s Catho-lic Church, Valley Lee, MD with Msgr. Carl Chimiak officiating. Interment followed in Church Cemetery, Valley Lee, MD. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Mary Raley, 83

Mary Frances “Fance” Raley, 83, of Silver Spring, MD, died July 27, 2010 at Univ. of MD Medical Center, in Baltimore, MD. Born April 10, 1927 in Beachville, MD, she was the

daughter of the late Joseph Clyde and Elizabeth C. Wood Raley. She was preceded in death by her sister Anna Marie Cooper, and brother John J Raley. She is survived by her sister Helen C Jensen of Clarksville, Tenn., as well as a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mary graduated from St. Michael’s School in 1945 and worked as an Ad-ministrative Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor. Mary loved bingo; needlepoint, playing cards and she belonged to the Women of Moose Lodge of Silver Spring, MD. Contri-butions in memory of Mary Frances Raley can be made to John Tracy Clinic for Hearing Impaired Children 806 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007-2505.

The family received friends on Thursday, July 29, 2010 in St. Mi-chael’s Church, Ridge, MD, where prayers were said. A Mass of Chris-tian burial was celebrated on Friday, July 30, 2010, in St. Michaels Catho-lic Church, Ridge, MD with Fr. Scott Woods officiating. Interment fol-lowed in the church cemetery. Pall-bearers were James I. Raley, Joseph H. Raley, Charles R. (Robbie) Wood, Bernard Ridgell, Matthew Ridgell and James R. Cooper. To send a con-dolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrange-ments provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Mary Scaggs, 83

Mary Louise Scaggs, 83 of Mechan-icsville, MD on July 14, 2010 the Angels took her to be with the heavenly father. Born April 2, 1927 in Hillside MD, she was raised by her mother,

father and several aunts and uncles. After graduating from St. Mary’s Girls Academy in Leonardtown, MD she enrolled in Beautician School. After receiving her beautician’s license she worked at several beauty salons in Washington, DC. She later met and fell in love with the man of her dreams, Willie Frank Scaggs. They were mar-ried on September 4, 1950 and resided in District Heights, MD. They were blessed with three children; Linda, Susan and Timothy. They were won-derful parents and so devoted to each other for 45 years. On Easter Sunday, April 16, 1995 Willie passed away. In 1996 Mary Lou relocated to St. Mary’s County to be near her children and her three grandchildren, Christo-pher, William and Andrew. She was very devoted to her children and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She really enjoyed going shopping and having lunch at her favorite restaurant, Bob Evans. She also enjoyed the fresh fruit and vegetables from the Amish market and fruit stands. She looked forward to summer just for this reason. Not only was she an angel on earth but now she is an angel of god. She would do anything for anyone who needed help. Listening to her son playing his harmonica to the blues and watching the Minnesota Vikings was two of her favorite moments. She will really be missed not only as a Mom, but as a best buddy. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband, Willie, her mother, Mary Blank, her father, D’Arcy East, and several aunts

and uncles. She is survived by her three loving children, Linda Scaggs, Susan Messick, and Timothy Scaggs, all of Mechanicsville; son-in-law, Ernest Messick; three grandchildren, Christo-pher Messick and his wife Heather of Waldorf, William Messick of Mechan-icsville and Andrew Messick of Me-chanicsville; also survived by five great-grandchildren and a host of cousins. A private graveside service was held Monday, July 19, 2010 at Washington National Cemetery, Suitland, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Arrangements provided by the Brins-field Funeral Home, P.A., Leonard-town, MD

Florence Townsend, 88

F l o r e n c e Townsend 88, of Mor-ganza, MD, died July 29, 2010 at her home. Born October 21, 1921 in Carter County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Ingram and Kate Cornett. She

was the loving wife of the late Jake Townsend whom preceded her in death on September 20, 1977. Florence is sur-vived by her children Brenda Wathen of Chaptico, MD, Eddie Ingram, of Hampton, TN, Tamsey Herbert (Al-bert) of Morganza, MD, Shirley Her-bert (Louis) of Mechanicsville. She is also survived by her siblings Maryann

Whitehead of Roan Mtn., TN, Nan-nie Stevens of Elizabethon, TN, Judy Lunchford of Hampton, TN, Lena Hill, Charlie Inrgam and Roby Ingram all of Roan Mtn., TN as well as several niec-es and nephews, 3 half sisters, 2 half brothers, 16 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Florence has lived in St. Mary’s County for 47 years.

She was a homemaker she loved cleaning, spending time with her grand-children and reading the bible.

The family received friends on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were said. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 10 a.m. in Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with Pastor Dan-iel Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Leonardtown, MD. Pall-bearers will be Albert Herbert, Jr., Tommy Herbert, Louis Herbert, Jr., Bobby Herbert, Wilmer Wathen, Jr., and Danny Wathen. Honorary pall-bearers are Jay Smith, Brian Mattingly, Philip Oliver, Paul Herbert and all of her great grandsons. Memorial con-tributions in memory of Florence may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-vided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.


Police: Woman Received Drugs From False Prescription

Vice/Narcotics detectives began an investigation into a possible prescription fraud at a Charlotte Hall pharmacy. Bernadette Theresa Gingery, 45, of Mechanicsville, was developed as a suspect. Gingery allegedly passed two fraudulent prescriptions and received a total of 210 tablets of 30 mg each of oxycodone. She was charged accordingly, police stated.

Man Charged With Flea Market TheftsOn July 31, 2010 deputes responded to the Framer’s Market in Charlotte Hall for a report

of a theft. Witnesses at the Farmer’s Market observed Philip James Meed, 42, of Leonardtown allegedly stealing items from various venders at the market. Deputies located Meed in the park-ing lot of the market and found him in possession of suspected stolen items including a lap top computer. Meed was arrested and charged with two counts of theft.

Police Arrest Man For Assault In SandgatesOn August 1, 2010 deputies responded to the Sea Breeze Restaurant in Mechanicsville, for

a traffic complaint. While deputies were investigating the traffic complaint they witnessed an individual, later identified as Joseph Leonard Goldsborough, 34, of Newburg, allegedly push-ing several individuals. Deputy Flelage attempted to speak with Goldsborough but the suspect would not cooperate. He initially ignored the deputy and continued to push others who were standing in the parking lot, police stated. Flelage again attempted to speak with Goldsborough and Goldsborough again ignored the deputy. Goldsborough then took an aggressive stance and balled up his fist as if he was going to punch the deputy, police allege. Goldsborough was or-dered to stop his disorderly behavior, which he allegedly refused. Goldsborough was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct.

Troopers Arrest Leonardtown Man On Missouri Warrant

On Friday, July 30, 2010 at 5:26p.m., TFC M. J. Pitcher initiated a stop on Maryland Route 249 at Hewitt Road on a white Oldsmobile for a traffic violation. Upon making contact with the driver, a METERS/NCIC query revealed that Nicholas David Johnson, 24, of Leonardtown had an outstanding warrant through Missouri. Following confirmation of the warrant status and ex-tradition guidelines, Johnson was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. Johnson will be held pending arrangements with the originating agency for service or extradition.

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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s deputies are using a new field reporting system that is de-signed to help distinguish subjects more accu-rately from one another by having law officers ask anyone they interview for their driver’s li-cense number.

And while the license number is usually information that is only given out at traffic stops, Sheriff Timothy Cameron said, residents do not have to give that information to deputies if they are interviewed about a crime or investi-gation in most cases unless they are a material witness.

Cameron said that the taking down of the license number, or the number assigned to state residents by the Department of Motor Vehicles if they do not drive, was always something po-lice used when getting a suspects information.

Now that practice has broadened to every-one deputies contact in their duties.

“It’s a data set, a unique identifier to make sure they are who they say they are,” Cameron

told The County Times of the field reporting system.

Deputies now file reports using mobile data browsers, special lap top computers, in-stead of typing or writing one.

Cameron said that the information was not designed to formulate a specific data base and that the use of computers was more efficient.

“Before it could take months to get a re-port into the system,” he said. “I haven’t had one complaint about it except from the deputies because they’re not used to it, it’s an extra step.” License information is readily available to po-lice in other records.

Cameron said that the extra information could help police distinguish people who share the same name and even date of birth, which would aid investigators trying to solve crimes and help keep track of where witnesses could be found even years after a crime was committed.

“You might be a witness today but a sus-pect tomorrow,” Cameron said. “If we have enough information we can solve crimes.”

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St. Mary’s County deputies say that two men from Alexandria, Va. broke into the St. Cle-ments Island Museum in Colton’s Point and that shoe prints from one of the suspects helped to identify them.

According to charging documents filed in county District Court both Mario E. Fuentez, 25, and Didier L. Hernandez-Fuentes, 29, were both charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-de-gree burglary, malicious destruction of property and trespassing for their alleged break-in at the museum July 30.

Court papers state that police responded to the museum at about 1 a.m. in response to a bur-glar alarm and found two windows opened with one of them smashed.

Two witnesses at the home next to the mu-seum told police they had heard the alarm and witnessed a Hispanic male wearing either an or-ange or red pair of shorts and a light colored shirt leave the back side of the museum building and walk to a parked vehicle across the street, court

papers stated.The suspect then crossed museum prop-

erty and headed towards the nearby fishing pier. When a canine patrol arrived at the gate, the pier was unlocked, law officers found four Hispanic males hiding behind pillars at the end of the pier and detained them.

A piece of broken glass at the crime scene had a shoe print left on it, charging documents stated, and the pattern matched those of shoes worn by Fuentez.

A witness who said they saw Hernandez-Fuentes, the other suspect, earlier that morning positively identified him as the suspect who fled from the back side of the museum building.

Charging documents state that both Fuentez and Hernandez-Fuentes broke into the museum with the intent of committing a theft but court papers did not allege whether they had actually stolen any items from the museum.

On-line court records show that both defen-dants remain incarcerated at the county detention center.

Both face a possible 18 years in prison for the combined second-and-fourth-degree burglary charges.

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Dr. Joseph Urgo’s new office is still a hodge-podge of boxes, books and little furni-ture, but the new president of St. Mary’s Col-lege of Maryland (SMCM) said he’s made a lot of progress moving into the space once his term began on July 1, and he’s eager to get to work.

So far Urgo said there are a lot of similari-ties between St. Mary’s and his former place as Dean of Faculty and Vice President of Academ-ic Affairs at Hamilton College, a private liberal arts school in Upstate New York.

“It’s a little soon to tell, but there are a lot of similarities. Both are in rural areas, so both have a small, rural, isolated kind of feel to them. That one is landlocked, of course, and this one isn’t … but small colleges are a breed, and they’re more alike than different,” said Urgo, going on to explain that SMCM’s public status is a “ma-jor slight difference,” but one he’ll get used to as he settles into his “hands-on” role as president and defines his priorities for the school.

High among his priorities is increasing college accessibility, he said, going on to ex-plain that he thinks all colleges should move away from merit-based scholarships.

“Access to educate is critical, so even though the price tag here is about at half of what it was at the institution where I came from, the overall price tag of $23,000 or $24,000 [per year] is still a lot of money to most people,” he said, “so we’ll need to talk friends of the col-lege and alumni of the college who may be in-terested in creating scholarships and making it possible for the next rising generation to go to college.”

Urgo said that in addition to fostering con-tinued partnerships between the college and Historic St. Mary’s City, he wants to focus on environmental stewardship as one of his cam-pus initiatives.

Urgo also said he wanted to also introduce campus beautification projects for students.

“One of the emotional pulls here is that this place is so beautiful, and I’d like to have the students themselves have a hand in maintaining the beauty of the campus, whether that’s with shared gardens or just doing cleanup projects on campus,” he said.

Urgo also plans to examine the faculty pay structure, as he said that SMCM needs to offer competitive pay and benefits to retain the col-lege’s best staff members.

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Urgo plans to have an internet radio show broadcast from campus once a week, which he said will mix interviews with people from

the college with musical play-lists he’ll choose himself. He also plans on eating meals in the dining hall with students and participating as much as possible in campus life.

He’s started by making his home a mere minutes away from campus, driving a Vespa scooter to work every morning and familiariz-ing himself with the rest of the county.

Urgo is replacing former president Mag-gie O’Brien, who resigned last year but opted to stay on as a professor overseeing the college’s partnership program with a center in Oxford, England.

“She’s been a graceful predecessor,” said Urgo, adding that she hadn’t given him much in the way of advice, but his own style as presi-dent would develop as he spent more time at the college.

“She thinks I should settle in and figure it out for myself,” he said, smiling.

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“There are so many themes and images in the exhibit that everyone will find some-thing that they can connect with,” said CSM Library Director Tom Repenning, who was in charge of assembling each of the exhibits from wooden crates. With displays including

real clothing, tools and numerous photographs ranging back to the early 19th century, visitors will walk away with a sense of understanding of how these families lived, he said. “I want people to find it interesting and enjoyable, but I also hope that the exhibit stirs some memories or sparks an interest in exploring our connec-tions to the land, both past and future.”

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Neighborhoods around St. Mary’s County celebrated the fight against crime Tuesday with National Night Out, and several were able to count their blessings as they have either maintained their communities or driven crime out.

At the Leonard’s Freehold community in Leonardtown children and adults alike gathered for hotdogs, hamburgers and even a dousing from the hose of a Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department truck.

They had a lot to celebrate. Just three years ago the neighborhood was rife with reports of drug activity and public disturbances. Residents there had complained of open air drug markets; one even said that drug dealers would swarm vehicles as soon as they turned in to the small neighborhood to peddle narcotics.

A large raid there in 2007 using tactical teams from St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert counties cut down the problems, and now manage-ment has said that the community is on the mend, though problems still linger.

“It’s not out in the open,” said Katie Bolin, senior property manager for the Leonard’s Freehold and Leonardtown Village. “It’s not residents but people who come into the neighborhood.”

Bolin, who used to live in the community, said that greater involve-

ment between the management and the community helped to bolster re-lationships in the aftermath of the drug problems.

“We do movie nights and families come out,” Bolin said. “We’re doing more activities to bring the community closer together where as before it wasn’t like that.”

Residents who used to live there who caused problems, Bolin said, have likewise been moved out for violations or for drug offenses.

“We’re now doing criminal background checks,” Bolin said. “Any-thing that’s a felony you’re not moving in now.”

National Night Out was just one of the events Bolin credited with increasing the community’s quality of life; there was also greater coop-eration with the county sheriff’s office to enforce the neighborhood quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.

“It’s worked. That’s what helps is the police getting involved, show-ing a presence.”

Residents at the Town Creek community in Lexington Park said that neighborhood watch groups had been instrumental in improving re-lations with local law enforcement.

“We’ve grown a lot since we came here. The road is paved now, but that makes cars go faster, and sometimes they go too fast,” said Nancy Royalty, a founder of Town Creek’s neighborhood watch program who has lived in the Town Creek neighborhood since 1966. She added that serious crimes had never been as much of a concern for the community, but loitering at the parking lots near the elementary school and acts of vandalism had always topped the list of concerns.

“I remember there was a stream of egging that occurred a few years ago – I wasn’t part of that, by the way – but there’s not too much here,” said Bob Kelly, 40, who’s lived in Town Creek since 1991. “We have good coverage from the sheriff’s department here, and we have three deputies that live in the neighborhood so they’re real responsive to us.”

The Country Lakes Homeowners Association hosted their National Night Out at the park near their community starting at 6 p.m., and board members said they viewed the event as an opportunity to educate resi-dents about the police, fire and rescue services available to them.

“We have the sheriff’s department here, some Maryland state troop-ers, the fire department … this is just so everyone can get out and meet each other,” said Monty Wright, 45, who helped put together Tuesday’s event for the Country Lakes community. He went on to describe vandal-ism, break-ins and thefts as some of the problems he’d seen in the com-munity since moving in several years ago.

James Loveless, who has lived in Country Lakes since 1987, said he also viewed National Night out as a chance to recruit more residents for homeowners association meetings, which he hopes will help the com-munity develop a neighborhood watch.

“We don’t have one right now. For three years we were trying to get it underway, but there really wasn’t enough interest,” he said, going on to comment on how there are more than 700 homes in the neighborhood but only six members on the board, a fact he said he hopes to change.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron went to several of the 20 National Night Out parties Tuesday. He told The County Times that in the past few years the relationships between neighborhoods and law enforcement

have strengthened with a concurrent drop in crime.That includes communities taking it upon them-

selves to invest in their homeowners associations and neighborhood watch programs.

“People are more involved than they’ve been be-fore,” Cameron said.

Police involvement isn’t just about making arrests either, Cameron said, but included taking on issues like

traffic control and other nuisances.Moreover every community was different and wanted different

kinds of enforcement from law officers.“We’re not always solving crime but solving problems,” Cameron

said. “What we believe are the issues are different than what the com-munity feels are issues and concerns.

The chief concerns of most communities are not high levels of crime, he said, but more mundane vehicular violations.

“That’s often the No. 1 complaint, reckless driving.” Cameron said.In the South Essex community in Lexington Park, residents say that

National Night Out has been a staple of the neighborhood for nearly a decade and they look out for each other’s property.

Skip Haaversen, who coordinated Tuesday’s celebration on Scarbor-ough Drive, said that neighbors will even shut each other’s homes late at night if they notice doors open.

“We just look out for each other,” Haaversen said. “If their lights are on and the garage is open late at night we just shut the open door.”

But even a community where residents look out for each other is not without its problems, he said.

A few years ago residents were plagued with property thefts when they left garages unattended, Haaversen said, and thefts from cars have also been a problem since people many times continue to leave their ve-hicles unlocked.

One resident who lived on his street was even held up at gunpoint recently, Haaversen said, though that was the only major crime he could remember in the neighborhood. “It’s disconcerting,” he said.

In the end, communities across St. Mary’s took Tuesday’s festivities as a sign that their neighborhoods were still in the loop, and neighbors have a responsibility to look out for one another.

“I think this is not so much for communication with the sheriff’s of-fice, but it’s to communicate to the people in the neighborhood that we’re all neighbors,” said Bob Kelly as he helped arrange activities at the pool in Town Creek Tuesday night. “We’re all together and we’re all keeping an eye on each other,” he said.

Communities Take To The Streets On National Night OutCommunities Take To The Streets On National Night Out

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Photo by Frank MarquartSheriff Timothy K. Cameron helps some Lexwood community children out with jump ropes provided during National Night Out.

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Zimmerman said he’s felt fortunate to be selected to go to the national games this year, and he hopes to go again for a different sport in the future.

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Of the many hidden gems in St. Mary’s County, one that is sometimes overlooked is the “Ye Coole Springs of St. Maries,” a network of three natural springs in Charlotte Hall that are located on the site of Maryland’s first hospital, which was constructed in the early 1700s after Father Andrew White convinced Lord Balti-more to dedicate the land for healing purposes and prayer.

For years, the springs served as a popular spot for swimming and summer activities, but over time they developed a reputation for healing powers and soon started drawing early Southern Marylanders to the site.

At that time the population was suffering from an epidemic that developed among the re-gion’s settlers, which White believed was made worse by the “eating of flesh and drinking salt waters and wine” recommended by the area’s only surgeon. It was White who exchanged sev-eral letters with Lord Baltimore recommending the building of the hospital, which was not actu-ally completed until the pestilence had already started waning.

By then the “Ye Coole Springs” had be-come a popular watering hole for colonists seek-ing cures for everything from arthritis to cancer, and local dignitaries in turn advised that prayers be read twice daily at the site.

In October of 1698, Governor Nicholson is-sued a proclamation for “publick” thanksgiving for the healing powers of the springs, along with a recommendation that a hospital be built on the grounds.

Decades later the springs provided wa-ter to the now-famous Charlotte Hall School, which was established on the property in the late 1770s.

It was while attending Charlotte Hall School that Dr. J. Roy Guyther, 90, first became famil-iar with the springs, and he wrote about them at length in his book, the History of Charlotte Hall School, which was published in 1992.

“I went to school at Charlotte Hall, and I was a day student,” said Guyther, going on to explain that most of the students at the time had been boarders. “But every day I rode a bicycle to the school and always ate my lunch at the springs … so that’s how I got familiar with them.”

Guyther said that he had always heard it ru-mored that the springs had healing powers, and tests had revealed that the springs’ reputation was more than just hype. An analysis made of the water in 1889 by Professor R. W. Silvester from the Agricultural College showed that the water contained very low percentages of organic and mineral matter (two samples he sent to his department director contained 25 ½ and 47 parts per million of total solids), making it cleaner than many modern brands of spring water until development began to contaminate the springs starting in the 1940s.

Today, historical records show that the springs were most popular after the pestilence of 1697, and for years after development exploded in the area, visitors were still making trips to the site to taste the waters and perhaps sample their restorative powers.

But today one is likely to miss the site com-pletely as they travel through the area, and the springs are marked only by a gate and a historic marker, but they still serve as a fitting reminder of the area’s natural history, made even richer by the site’s supernatural reputation.

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Tudor Hall Reopens

• Russell to present “live show and tell” fish program

The public can find out more about the fish and crabs in this area as well as be en-tertained at a special program presented by Captain Jack Rus-sell at Leonardtown Library on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. The free pro-gram will include “live show and tell.”

• Activated Storytellers to perform August 9

On Aug. 9 the last Profes-sional Performance will feature Activated Storytellers who will take the children on a voyage to foreign lands, distant eras and various cultures. Charlotte Hall’s performance will be at 10 a.m. at White Marsh Elemen-tary School, Leonardtown’s at 12:30 p.m. at Leonard Hall Recreation Center and Lex-ington Park’s at 3 p.m. at the li-brary. These free performanc-es are made possible in part by a grant from St. Mary’s County Arts Council and matching funds from SMECO.

• LEGO Beach Fun planned

Children will listen to a beach story and then create beach “stuff” with LEGOs at Lexington Park on Aug. 12. LEGOs are provided and chil-dren are asked not to bring their own. The fun starts at 2 p.m.

• Free movies being shown at libraries

Families can escape the heat and watch the PG movie about a young boy who finds a mysterious enchanted egg and becomes the caregiver of a water horse, a sea creature of mythic proportion, when it hatches. The movie will be shown at Charlotte Hall on Aug. 11 and at Leonardtown on Aug. 18. Both movies begin at 2 p.m.

• TAGs to meet

Teens can hang out, play Wii, experiment with the library’s flip video cameras, and help plan upcoming teen programs at the monthly TAG

(Teen Advisory Group) meet-ings. Lexington Park’s will be Aug. 10 at 5:30 p.m., Charlotte Hall’s on Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. and Leonardtown’s on Aug. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Snacks are provided.

• Artwork on display

The artwork of Geoffrey Reynolds, Tammy Vitale and Ruth Collins is on display at the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery through August 15. Reynolds paints in oil and channels the passion, brush stroke and color of Vincent Van Gogh. Vitale is a multi-dimensional artist in both me-dium and message. Collins works primarily in oils with a strong emphasis on illustrative techniques.

Members of St. Mary’s County Camera Club will dis-play their work from Aug. 16 through Sept. 30. The public is invited to an opening recep-tion on Aug. 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to meet the members and discuss their work.

L ibrary Items

Great Mills, MD – On Saturday August 7, Cecil’s Mill Self Storage located at 20184 Point Lookout Rd, will host a Grand Opening Celebration Event from 11am – 2pm. The community is invited and the following activities are planned:

• GrandOpeningexclusivestorage discounts to all attendees.• LexingtonParkVolunteerRescueSquad will attend the event.• BayDistrictFireDepartmentwill attend the event.• St.Mary’sCountySheriff ’sDepartment.• Pizza,IceCream,Fun&DoorPrizes.• Moon-Bounce.

Cecil’s Mill Self Storage is a brand new self-storage facility locatedonPointLookoutRd.nexttotheSheetzGasStation.Thestoragefacility contains over 53,425 square feet ofstorage space includingRV and boat storageand serves customers mostly from Great Mills, California, Lexington Park, Callaway andLeonardtown areas. Managed byU-Store-It,the Cecil’s Mill Self Storage staff plans to hold several charity events throughout the yearwhichreflectsthecompanies’uniquecorevalues of striving to make a positive impact in their neighborhoods by identifying people and organizations that need assistance andproviding it to them. For more informationvisit www.cecilsmillselfstorage.com.

FormoreinformationaboutCecil’sMillSelfStoragecontactMichaelBagarus301-994-0095.

GRAND OPENING PLANNED FOR August 7TH – ALL INVITED

Local Business Encourages Community to “Use Their Space”

The St. Mary’s County Historical Society has been in the process of the second phase of a major renovation of Tudor Hall, the Society’s headquar-ters, which is also the oldest historic home in con-tinuous use in the county.

After sharing ownership with the Barnes fam-ily (18th and 19th centuries), the Key Family, (19th and 20th centuries), and the Mary Patterson David-son family through their restoration and donation of the home to the county as its first public library, the Society purchased this home, overlooking Breton Bay, from the Davidson estate on December 31, 1984. The mansion is what is left of a tidewater plantation, which contained over a thousand acres and surrounded the county seat of Leonardtown on two sides.

In 2008, using funds secured from a 2007 Maryland General Assembly Bond Bill, the Soci-ety renovated the outside of this 260-plus year old Georgian mansion in Leonardtown, and then used a Bond Bill from the General Assembly to begin the restoration of the interior of Tudor Hall.

The original archway under the home’s hang-ing staircase was reopened, walls were built in the parlor area to reflect the home’s original configura-tion, the indoor kitchen was restored, the bookstore moved, and plastering, painting, flooring, electrical work, plumbing and other maintenance work was completed. The Society is now refurnishing the rooms on the first floor.

The Historical Society is currently in the pro-cess of raising funds to complete the refurbishment of the second and most challenging floor of Tudor Hall. One Society member has pledged $1000.00 a year for the next three years to assist in this effort.

For now the Society’s Research Center, Ar-chives, and Bookstore are now open again and awaiting researchers and visitors.

Tudor Hall is open Tuesday from 9-2, Wednes-day-Friday from 9-4, and on the second and fourth Saturdays from 10-4. The Society’s email is [email protected] and its website is found at www.stmaryshistory.org. The Executive Direc-tor may be contacted at 301-475-2467.

The Newtowne Players announce open auditions for the upcoming production of Table Manners, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn. There are parts for three men and three women ages 25-50. People interested in helping with the technical and support crew are also welcome. The show runs Nov. 5-21, 2010.

In Table Manners, Nor-man has captured the eye of his wife’s sister, but the best-

laid plans prove impossible to achieve. While other family members and spouses help take care of mother and the house for the weekend, the six characters’ multiple seductions never take place, despite their daring and imaginative attempts.

Auditions will be held Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Aug. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Three Notch Theatre on 21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington

Park. Auditions will be read-ings from the script; no pre-pared material is necessary. If you cannot make these times but wish to work either onstage or backstage for this produc-tion, contact Director Larry Sil-vestro at 301-904-2741.

For more information about volunteer opportunities or other upcoming programs, please visit www.newtowne-players.org.

Newtowne Players Announce Auditions for Alan Ayckbourn’s Table Manners


Thursday, August 5• So. Md. Mobile Compassion CenterSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Me-chanicsville) – 10 a.m.

The Compassion Center pro-vides food, clothing and spiritual care to people in need. Basic need items are provided free of charge to those seeking assistance. Nominal donations for items are requested from visitors who can afford it. For more information call 301-884-5184.

• Cheesesteak NightVFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m.For more information call 301-862-3247.

• Ridge Vol. Fire Department CarnivalRidge Vol. Fire Department – 7 p.m.

There will be a boat motor and trailer raffle with winner being drawn the last night of the carnival. Food, games, prizes, and rides for the entire family.

• Am. Legion Post 221 MeetingAL Post 221 (Avenue) – 8 p.m.

Visit our website at http://www.alpost221.webs.com/ or e-mail us at [email protected]. Call Gail Murdock for more information (301) 884-4071.

Friday, August 6• So. Md. Mobile Compassion CenterSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Me-chanicsville) – 10 a.m.


• Community Shred EventCedar Point Federal Credit Union Headquarters (Lexington Park) – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bring your box of outdated fi-nancial records to Cedar Point and dispose of them safely. There will be free ice cream, too. The Credit Union Headquarters Office is lo-cated just behind the Chipotle on Rt 235 in Lexington Park. Call 301-863-7071 for more information.

• First FridayDowntown/Uptown Leonardtown (Various Businesses) – 5 p.m.

Author signing of “Dishing Up Maryland” on the square (purchase books at Fenwick Street Used Books and Music). Music on the square: Fortune’s Turn from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Raffle drawing at 8:30 PM. Visit http://www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com/ for more information.

• Governor’s Cup Yacht RaceSt. Mary’s College Waterfront (His-toric St. Mary’s City) – 6 p.m.

Marks the 37th running year of the race from Maryland’s current capital city to its first capital in St. Mary’s City. Admission for yacht race; Free for Saturday activities. For

more information call 240-895-3039 or visit www.smcm.edu/govcup.

• FOP Poker TournamentFOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 7 p.m.

For more information call 301-863-6007.


• Texas Hold’EmVFW Post 2632 (California) – 7 p.m.

For more information or to pre-register contact Brian at [email protected] or call 240-925-4000.

• Newtowne Players: Laundry & Bourbon and Lone StarThree Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

The Newtowne Players will perform these two one-act com-edies by James McLure Thursdays through Sundays, Aug. 6-22. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for stu-dents, senior citizens and the mili-tary. Thursday shows are $10 gen-eral admission. Light refreshments and beverages are also available for purchase at the theatre. Note: Some material may be inappropriate for children. Reservations are recom-mended; cal 301.737.5447 or visit www.newtowneplayers.org.

Saturday, August 7• Kids TriathlonWildwood Community Center (California) – 8 a.m.

There will be six age categories grouping ages 5 through 17 into one of four race distances according to age. This event is a sanctioned race and hosted by the Patuxent River Triathlon Club. Pre-registration via the active.com website is encouraged to accommodate number of athletes. For more information call 301-373-9751 or visit www.paxrivertri.com.

• AuctionSt. George’s Episcopal Church (Val-ley Lee) – 9 a.m.

St. George’s Church is located on RT 244 ½ mile from the Valley Lee post office. This auction will include antiques and collectibles, household items, tools, cars, yard equipment and much more. Con-signments accepted prior to the auc-tion. Food and beverages will be available. For more information call Donnie Carter 240-925-4690 or the church office at 301-994-0585.

• So. Md. Mobile Compassion CenterSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Me-chanicsville) – 9 a.m.


• Auditions for “Table Manners”Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 10 a.m.

The Newtowne Players an-

nounce open auditions for the up-coming production of “Table Man-ners,” a comedy by Alan Ayck-bourn. There are parts for three men and three women ages 25-50. People interested in helping with the technical and support crew are also welcome. The show runs Nov. 5-21, 2010. Auditions will be read-ings from the script; no prepared material is necessary. If you cannot make these times but wish to work either onstage or backstage for this production, contact Director Larry Silvestro at 301-904-2741.

• Governor’s Cup Yacht RaceSt. Mary’s College Waterfront (His-toric St. Mary’s City) – 10 a.m.

Marks the 37th running year of the race from Maryland’s current capital city to its first capital in St. Mary’s City. Admission for yacht race; Free for Saturday activities. For more information call 240-895-3039 or visit www.smcm.edu/govcup.

• Point Lookout Lighthouse Open HousePoint Lookout Lighthouse (Scot-land) – 10 a.m.

Docents from the Point Look-out Lighthouse Preservation Society will be on hand to answer your ques-tions. No charge to enter the light-house, but standard park entrance fees apply ($5 per person in-state, $6 per person for out-of-state). For more information go to www.PLLPS.org or email [email protected].

• SMAWL Pet AdoptionsPetco (California) – 10 a.m.For more information visit www.SMAWL.org.

• Summerseat Open HouseSummerseat Farm, Three Notch Road (Mechanicsville) – 10 a.m.

Open to the public for self-guid-ed tours of the property and guided tours of the house the first Saturday of the month, May–October,. The Manor House tours on the half hour begin at 10:30 a.m. with the last tour given at 1:00 p.m. Free. Visit www.summerseat.org, or call 301-373-6607 for more information.

• Children’s DaySt. Clement’s Island Museum (Colton’s Point) – 11 a.m.

Games, crafts, demonstrations, food, music, magic show and more. Free water taxi ride for kids. HC. Visit www.stmarysmd.com/recre-ate/museums, or call 301-769-2222 for more information. • Beach Party on the SquareLeonardtown Square (Washington Street) – 4 p.m.

Family entertainment, music, sand volleyball, jump rope and hula-hoop contests, games, prizes, and crafts. For more information go to www.Leonardtown.somd.com or call 301-475-9791.

• Special Olympics No Limit Cash GameBennett Bldg, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd. (Hollywood) – 4 p.m.

For more information call 240-577-0240 or 240-286-7964.

• No Limit “Deep Stack” Hold’EmSt. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (California) – 6 p.m.

For more information call the lodge at 301-863-7800, or Linda at 240-925-5697.


• Newtowne Players: Laundry & Bourbon and Lone StarThree Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

Sunday, August 8• All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast2nd District Vol. Fire Department (Valley Lee) – 8 a.m.

The cost will be adults are $8.00; children between the ages of 6 thru 12 are $4.00; children 5 and under are free.

• Drive-Thru Chicken DinnerMechanicsville Vol. Fire Depart-ment – 12 noon

For more information call 301-884-4108.

• $35 No Limit Hold’EmBennett Bldg, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd. (Hollywood) – 2 p.m.


• FOP Poker TournamentFOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 2 p.m.For more information call 301-863-6007.

• Newtowne Players: Laundry & Bourbon and Lone StarThree Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 3:30 p.m.


Monday, August 9

• Auditions for “Table Manners”Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 10 a.m.

The Newtowne Players an-nounce open auditions for the up-coming production of “Table Man-ners,” a comedy by Alan Ayck-bourn. There are parts for three

men and three women ages 25-50. People interested in helping with the technical and support crew are also welcome. The show runs Nov. 5-21, 2010. Auditions will be read-ings from the script; no prepared material is necessary. If you cannot make these times but wish to work either onstage or backstage for this production, contact Director Larry Silvestro at 301-904-2741.

Tuesday, August 10• Dollars for Dylan 5th Annual Golf TournamentBreton Bay Golf & Country Club (Leonardtown) – 8 a.m.

Entry fee of $85/person in-cludes green fees, cart, beer & soda on the course and lunch. Prizes to be awarded for: 1st through 3rd Teams - Closest to the pin - Longest drive - Putting Contest begins at 8 a.m. All proceeds go to “Victory Junction Gang,” a day camp for children with special health care needs. Contact Becky Gibson at 301-769-3290, or Nancy Hall at 301-769-4132 to sign up or for more information.



• $25 Texas Hold’EmCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 7:30 p.m.

All proceeds go to “Start-A-Life.” For more information call Christine at 443-624-2746.

Wednesday, August 11• Nature Time at GreenwellGreenwell State Park (Hollywood) – 10 a.m.

Pre-registration (no later than 24 hours in advance) is required via email - [email protected] - or by calling the Greenwell Foundation office at 301-373-9775.



Adopt A Pet!“Hi, my name is Lady-

bug and I’m a wonderful 2 1/2 year old female pure bred Cane Corso Mastiff. I love people and attention and I’m good with most other dogs. I’m looking very hard for that perfect home where I can be loved and treasured. I’ll make the right person a terrific companion! I’m up to date on vaccinations, spayed, house trained, crate trained and identification micro chipped. For more information, please call SECOND HOPE RESCUE at 240-925-0628 or email [email protected]. Please Adopt, Don’t Shop!”


By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

*****Please remind me to never write an-other article about ants and antagonize them. They got their revenge this morning. I woke up to find ants covering the kitchen counter, and a portion of the floor. They were even creating a long trail to the ceiling. I’ve windexed them until I can’t close my hand. My husband said, “Good thing you didn’t notice them in the middle of the night.” Ugh, I thought, how many times did I get up in the middle of the night up to drink water from my glass on the counter?*****

Working with chemicals seems to be the highlight of my day today – Windex for the ants, and bleach for the whites. I almost lost my grip on the bleach bottle, which I had precariously balanced on the edge of the open washing ma-chine. Twice over the years, I have accidentally made a splash with bleach. The first time was in the 80’s, when I couldn’t get the top off right, and it splashed all over a pile of laundry on the floor. I tried to get the clothes in fast, but it was not fast enough. When I pulled them out I had a polka-dotted mess. Luckily that was the time period of painting on fabric. I bought fabric paint and hand-painted flowers on shirts, and filled in with paint on designs where the pattern was missing.

That also worked when I wore a white dress to work back then. I opened up a can of dark stain, and it exploded all over the dress. That time I cut wild animals pictures out of fabric and used heat transfer to mount them to the dress. With fabric paint I outlined them and wore that dress for a long time after that. It was actually a fortunate mistake.

A few weeks ago, I bleached a stain off of a white shirt, and then put the shirt in with a regu-lar load of wash. Just wasn’t paying attention I

guess. I suppose I thought that the bleach would be washed out quickly. Wrong again. Quite a few of the clothes have nice spotted areas, though I probably won’t be hand-painting these. Maybe in time, I will look at them again and see if I have a vision of what each piece could become.

It’s kind of like some of my artwork; some-times I just start painting a background and see where it will take me. Those, of course, have normally become the more abstract pieces. I should probably grab a few canvasses now and throw on some paint. Then take a look at them in a few weeks to visualize something unusual. Did Picasso create that way? One never knows.

My favorite things that I thought were going to be a mistake were many of the dogs I’ve had throughout the years. In fact, I named one dog Booboo because of that. Brownie and Buttons were at first thought of as mistakes too. Buttons, Except for my Tidbit, was one of my favorite dogs, and I found her on the side of the road in Medley’s Neck. I kept telling her, as I asked peo-ple in that neighborhood if she was theirs, that this is a mistake. I can’t keep a dog in an apart-ment. Buttons was a great mistake.

One of my most fortunate mistakes was the beginning of my career. A friend in college was going to apply at a frame shop and then realized it wouldn’t work due to her color blindness. You can’t be colorblind and pick out mats for pic-tures. I was going to apply at a sub shop. She convinced me to go to the frame shop instead. Twenty-nine years later…

To each new day’s adventureShelby

Please send comments or ideas to: [email protected].

of an Aimless Mind

Wanderings

By Linda RenoContributing Writer

1st Row (left to right): James Ed-ward O’Dell Buckler (1915-1938), son of Hamilton Ethelbert Buckler and Mary Eleanor Graves; Philip McDaniel Gray, (1908-aft. 1930), son of John William Gray and Margaret Rebecca Knott; Thomas Elmer Quade (1912-1989), son of Joseph Isaac Quade and Sarah Frances Williams.

2nd Row (left to right): Leonard Thomas Dixon (1911-1960), son of William Floyd Dixon and Marthaline C. Johnson; Wil-liam Jennings Bryan Buckler (1910-1970), son of Hamilton Ethelbert Buckler and Mary Eleanor Graves; James Lewis Quade (1909-1948), son of James Sylvester Quade and Mary Dyree Williams; Andrew Johnson Quade (1911-1940), son of James Sylvester Quade and Mary Dyree Williams; George La-fayette Buckler, Jr. (1912-1979), son of George Lafayette Buck-ler and Mamie Viola Dyson.

3rd Row (left to right): Doris Virginia Graves (1917-1974), daughter of Jesse Cronin Graves and Sarah Jane Harding; Mar-garet Lee Graves (1913-1979), daughter of Jesse Cronin Graves and Sarah Jane Harding; Mary Agnes Dixon (1910-1991), daughter of William Floyd Dixon and Marthaline C. Johnson; Nellie Katherine Wallace (1909-2003), daughter of William Biscoe Wallace and Charlotte R. A. Ledley; Marjorie Graves (1910-2004), daughter of Jesse Cronin Graves and Sarah Jane

Harding; Mary Viola Davis (1909-2000), daughter of Wil-

liam Edward Davis and Mary Etta Curry; Shirley Thelma Dean (1909-1987), daughter of John Caleb Dean and Ella Matilda Joy; Nellie R. Buckler (1914-1998), daughter of Hamilton Ethelbert Buckler and Mary Eleanor Graves.

4th Row (left to right): Grace J. Dean (1908-1993), daughter of John Caleb Dean and Ella Matilda Joy; Anna Laura “Annie” Graves (1908-1993), daughter of Jesse Cronin Graves and Sarah Jane Harding; Gladys Myrtle Davis (1903-1930), daughter of William Edward Davis and Mary Etta Curry; Mabel Erma Da-vis (1905-1973), daughter of William Edward Davis and Mary Etta Curry; Lola Agnes Wood (1898-1984), daughter of Charles Joseph Wood and Mary Elizabeth Drury (teacher); Harriett Ann Graves (1907-1978), daughter of Lewis Booth Graves and Eva Elton McGinley; Rebecca Barber Wallace (1912-1993), daugh-ter of William Biscoe Wallace and Charlotte R. A. Ledley.

NOTE: This picture is said to have been taken in 1920, it was probably taken a few years later. Doris Virginia Graves appears to be the youngest child in this picture. Born in 1917, she would not have been attending school in 1920. She appears to be about 5 or 6 years old when this photograph was taken.

Jay R. Long obtained a copy of this picture from Stanley and Norma Buckler who had thankfully identified the children. He, in turn, shared it with me. Too often we find old pictures and no one has any idea who is in them. I added middle names, years of birth and death, along with the names of their parents. Thank you all for enabling us to see these beautiful faces from the past.

Fortunate Mistakes

A Journey Through TimeA Journey Through TimeThe Chronicle

Photo Courtesy of Helen Carroll Beavers Patterson

Book Review“Goliath: Hero of the Great Baltimore Fire”

by Claudia Friddell, illustrated by Troy Howell

By Terri SchlichenmeyerContributing Writer

What happens when Mom or Dad gives you a job to do?

For some kids, regular chores are part of life. They know what needs to be done, and things are finished with barely a thought and no com-plaining. Then there are the kids who hate chores and would rather grumble than do the job. Some kids move their feet, while others drag theirs.

Which describe you?Before you answer, read “Goliath: Hero

of the Great Baltimore Fire” by Claudia Frid-dell, illustrated by Troy Howell. After learn-ing this true story, you may never look at a job the same again.

Goliath was a big horse – so big that his feet were many times the size of a man’s hand. He lived in the stables at Baltimore Fire Engine Company 15, and the firemen loved the gentle giant.

Everybody at Engine Company 15 knew that when Goliath was twitchy, there was probably a good reason. And on a chilly Feb-ruary morning in 1904, the dapple gray Per-cheron was twitching plenty. Hostler Mark Hill lifted Goliath’s huge foot to check for sharp glass or a stuck rock. Something was bothering their “ultimate fire horse.”

And then – BAM! – Goliath kicked the side of his stall just as a fire alarm sounded. There was a fire on German Street, and it was a big one. Within seconds, the firemen of Engine Company 15 slid down the pole, the horses were harnessed, and everyone raced down the street. Goliath and his team had a

fire to fight!When they got there,

flames were roaring out of the building, but Goliath bravely stopped the rig and stood still. It was his job to stay steady and wait until he was needed somewhere else. No matter what was going on around him, he knew he had to stand solid.

But then, just as the driver started to unhook Go-liath to lead him to safety – BOOM! – the building blew

up. Ash and flames fell everywhere, even on Goliath, who stood statue-still. Bricks scat-tered, people gasped and ran, and the build-ing was in danger of collapsing. Engine Company 15’s rig was trapped, but the driver knew who could get it past the burning bricks and beams…

Based on a real two-day fire and a real horse, author Claudia Friddell makes read-ers nearly breathless in “Goliath: Hero of the Great Baltimore Fire”. Kids will love the ex-citement, and the afterward that updates them on the rest of the story and beyond. There’s also a glossary at the back of the book, which helps answer questions posed by children who only know big trucks as the antidote to fire.

What charmed me, though, are the illus-trations. Artist Troy Howell brings majesty, love, and urgency to his pictures, so be pre-pared to spend lots of time returning to them as you read this book aloud.

If your 5-to-8-year-old is horse-crazy or aspires to be a firefighter someday, you’ll want this book on your shelf. For them, “Go-liath: Hero of the Great Baltimore Fire” will only fan their flames.

c.2010, Sleeping Bear Press $17.95 / $19.95 Canada 32 pages

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Definitely! I can look into the faces of these young children and see some of the same features in their children and grand-children. Some of you can probably do the same. They’re gone now, but certainly not forgotten.

Laurel Grove School Picture, ca 1922 (Key)


Wha

t’s

Going On For family and community events, see our calendar in the community section on page 24.

In Entertainment

The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment

section, e-mail [email protected].

Bourbon for the Ladies, Beer for the Boys

We post nightlife events happening in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. To submit an event for our calendar, email [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is Monday by 5 p.m.

Thursday, August 5• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandCJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m.

• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• DJ ChrisBig Dogs Paradise (Me-chanicsville) – 8 p.m.

• Thirsty Thursdays KaraokeCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

• Ladies DJ Dance NightHula’s Bungalow (Califor-nia) – 8 p.m.

• Karaoke NightCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

Friday, August 6• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandDonovan’s Pub (California) – 5 p.m.

• Richard Wagner Port of Leonardtown Win-ery (Leonardtown) – 5:30 p.m.

• Randy Richie (jazz piano) Café des Artistes (Leonard-town) – 6:30p.m.*

• The Navy Cruisers (jazz, R&B, pop)Calvert Marine Museum (Solomons) – 7 p.m.

• Nuttin’ FancyToot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.

• DJ/Line DancingHotel Charles (Hughesville) – 7:30 p.m.

• GeezerIsland Bar & Grill (St. George’s Island) – 7:30 p.m.

• Country Music Jam SessionSt. Mary’s Landing (Char-lotte Hall) – 8 p.m.

• Karaoke NightCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

• Ladies DJ Dance NightHula’s Bungalow (Califor-nia) – 8 p.m.

• Broadcast

Vera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.

• Permanent Damage Drift Away Bar & Grill (Cobb Island) – 9 p.m.

• Roadhouse BandMartini’s Lounge (White Plains) – 9 p.m.

• After Hours Lounge (Live Music/DJ)Chef’s American Bistro (California) – 10 p.m.*

Saturday, August 7 • Drew SevynsGilligan’s Pier (ewburg) – 2 p.m.

• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• Randy Richie (jazz piano) Café des Artistes (Leonard-town) – 6:30p.m.*

• KaraokeQuade’s Store (Bushwood) – 8 p.m.

• DJ HarryBig Dogs Paradise (Me-chanicsville) – 8 p.m.

• SnakebiteBeach Cove Restaurant (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m.*

• Bent NickelAnderson’s Bar (Avenue) – 8:30 p.m.

• Crushing DayVera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.

• DJ/Dance NightCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.

• Face DownMemories (Waldorf) – 9 p.m.

• Four of a KindVFW Post 10081 (Bel Al-ton) – 9 p.m.

• ImpactCryer’s Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.

• Karaoke w/ DJ Tommy T & DJ TApplebee’s (California) – 9 p.m.

• Middle GroundGoose Landing (Benedict) – 9 p.m.

• Roadhouse BandMartini’s Lounge (White Plains) – 9 p.m.

• After Hours Lounge (Live Music/DJ)Chef’s American Bistro (California) – 10 p.m.*

Sunday, August 8 • Gary Rue w/ Joe MartoneSeabreeze (Mechanicsville) – 3 p.m.

• Moe Stringz & N.S.A.Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Al-ton) – 3 p.m.

• Country Music Jam SessionSt. Mary’s Landing (Char-lotte Hall) – 4 p.m.

Monday, August 9• Mason SebastianDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• Open Mic NightScott’s II (Welcome) – 7 p.m.*

Tuesday, August 10Fair Warning Irish Pub BandDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m

Open Mic NightMartini’s Lounge (White Plains) – 9 p.m.*

Wednesday, August 11Fair Warning Irish Pub BandCJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m.

Captain JohnDB McMillan’s (California) – 5:30 p.m.

KaraokeBig Dogs Paradise (Me-chanicsville) – 7 p.m.

Sloe JimGilligan’s Pier (Newburg) – 7 p.m.

Karaoke NightSt. Mary’s Landing (Char-lotte Hall) – 7:30 p.m.

Open Mic NightHula’s Bungalow (Califor-nia) – 8 p.m.*

Wolf’s Blues JamBeach Cove Restaurant (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m.

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Newtowne Players Present Two McClure One-ActsBy Andrea ShiellStaff Writer

Audiences can expect a few laughs at Three Notch Theatre this week, where the Newtowne Play-ers will be presenting two one-act plays by James McClure, Laundry & Bourbon and Lone Star, both of which serve as little snapshots of characters marooned in a little town called Maynard, Texas, a place where neighbors slug hard liquor as they fold their clothes, and where a 1959 pink Thunderbird is the ulti-mate status symbol.

Director Steve Fogle, formerly of Shakespeare in Hollywood and the Fantasticks, said he approached the one-acts as pieces with loosely connected characters, one about a group of three women discussing bridge games, daytime television and the problems they have with their husbands, and the other – a compan-ion piece featuring related characters – following three men in the same town drinking beer and talking about cars, war and women.

In Laundry & Bourbon, a young housewife named Elizabeth (played by Ashlee Forehand) welcomes her friend Hattie (Rachel Laslo) into her home for an afternoon of drinks and dryer sheets, during which she vents and pines over her wayward husband Roy, who hasn’t been the same since he came home from Vietnam two years ago. Later they’re joined by local bridge club snob Amy Lee (Jessica Cantrell), and the gossip ends up igniting old disputes about mar-riage and money.

In Lone Star, Roy (played by Richard Ec-cleston) and his brother Ray (Peter Klug) opt for beer instead of hard liquor, joined by their dim-witted acquaintance Cletus (John Raley) at a club in the same town on a Saturday night.

Even though both one-acts are packed with clever quips about men, women, cars, clothes and card games – and the banter itself is funny

– what’s underneath the surface isn’t so much amusing as sad.

In Lone Star, Roy is mean and obnoxious as he slurs his speech over bottles of beer and beats up on his brother Ray, who’s hiding a hefty secret from him the whole time. His penchant for fight-ing is only rivaled by his love for his 1959 Thun-derbird, but both passions have pigeonholed him in a shiftless space with no prospects.

In Laundry & Bourbon the conversations center more on how the three women’s mar-ried lives haven’t lived up to their expectations, whether they married for love like Elizabeth, for money like Amy, or just to settle down like Hat-tie. But none of these characters seem very hap-py, even when they’re talking about how much they love their spouses or children.

“The theme for both shows is that their lives really haven’t turned out the way they thought they would,” said Fogle, explaining what he found when he did some research on the town of Maynard, Texas, where both plays take place.

“It’s a town in Texas that even as of today only has about 75 people in it,” he said, “and for years after World War II, it was taken off the map in Texas, and it was almost a ghost town … but

slowly people started moving back in, but it never really recovered … it’s still a little rural town in the middle of nowhere, and the characters are stuck.”

Stuck or not, the characters are well played, and it is perhaps for that reason that the darker elements of their stories stand out. Between the funny moments are two studies of colorful personalities brimming over with lost loves and unfulfilled dreams … oh, and alcohol, of course.

Laundry & Bourbon/Lone Star will run August 6 to 22 at Three Notch The-atre in Lexington Park. Performances are Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. To order tickets on-line, go to www.newtowneplayers.org, or call the Box Office at 301-737-5447.

Ashlee Forehand (in back), Rachel Laslo and Jessica Cantrell in Laundry & Bourbon.

Peter Klug, John Raley and Richard Eccleston in Lone Star.

Photo By Andrea Shiell

Photo By Andrea Shiell


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Football fans, rejoice.After months of basketball free-agency fool-

ishness, the local baseball teams struggling and the Washington Capitals falling out of Stanley Cup contention, the return of the National Foot-ball League is upon us – and for football fanatics like me, it’s not a moment too soon. While we still have more than a month to go before the first regular season games, training camp is still the start of a new season, with plenty of storylines to keep us glued to ESPN and (to those fortunate enough to have expanded cable plans) the NFL Network for the next seven weeks.

The Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns were the first to open their pre-season practices last Thursday and the Cowboys, as they often do, led the headlines.

Rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant, who early on in practice established himself to be an elec-trifying player to watch, thumbed his nose as the veteran establishment when he refused to carry

incumbent receiver Roy Williams’ pads after a recent practice. Bryant, who took less money to get to work on time, was suddenly demon-ized by veteran NFL players who proudly take part in what they consider to be hazing/initiation rituals.

Bryant’s recent high ankle sprain, which will keep him out the rest of the pre-season, is being thought of as karma, a silly statement con-sidering Williams can’t catch a cold. Cowboys fans should hope for Bryant’s healthy return to pair with the equally dynamic Miles Austin.

In Cincinnati, the Bengals have cemented their three-ring circus status by signing free agent Terrell Owens. Owens and Chad Ochocin-co (Johnson) are good friends, and after working out with Owens, Cincy QB Carson Palmer con-vinced management to give T.O. a shot. Hope-fully this doesn’t backfire on Palmer as those two egos could sink a battleship. If the O&O show can keep their minds focused on the task at hand, the offensive weaponry makes the Bengals the odds-on favorites in the AFC North again.

The Ravens are not to be taken lightly, even

if they just got thinner in the secondary with Do-monique Foxworth’s season-ending injury. Ray Lewis will inspire a ferocious front seven, while on offense, Joe Flacco has one of the top receiv-ers in the game in Anquan Boldin at his disposal. If Ray Rice, Willis McGahee and Le’Ron Mc-Clain can continue to brutalize defenses in the run game, the Ravens should be fine.

And then we have the Redskins. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock or just can’t bear to watch, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth showed up to camp 40 pounds lighter – and still failed his physical fitness test. While the tests new head coach Mike Shanahan had him per-form aren’t exactly for children (two 300-yard shuttle runs to be exact), Haynesworth has once again raised the ire of an angry fan base that wants results from their 100 million dollar man.

Aside from the Haynesworth saga, the Skins have major questions at the running back posi-

tion. New acquisitions Willie Parker and Larry Johnson along with Clinton Portis would be a dynamite backfield trio – in Madden ’05. Now, it just seems that Portis doesn’t care, Johnson and Parker are aging and Donovan McNabb will be revisiting his early days in Philadelphia as his team’s best running option.

With all of the said, rosters have to be shaped, game plans have to be constructed, and most important of all, games have to be played. So we can speculate and make predictions about what team will do what, but we really won’t know until they step on the field and play the game.

Thanks to the spectacle that is the National Football League pre-season, we can rejoice in the fact that the real deal is not too far away.

Questions? Comments? Complaints? Send ‘em all to Chris at [email protected].

SPORTS DESKNFL Camps Are Open – Oh, Happy Day!

Wagner Scores Convincing Win Friday at Potomac

By Doug WatsonPotomac Speedway

BUDDS CREEK – Mechanicsville’s Tommy Wagner Jr. scored his second feature win of the season in last Friday night’s 20-lap limited late model feature at Potomac Speed-way. The win for Wagner, the defending and two-time limited late model track champion, was his eighth career trimph at Potomac.

Wagner drew the pole for the feature and would lead the field down to the green flag. Wagner would then dart into the race lead and eventually lead all 20 laps of the event to post the win.

As Wagner led, the race for second was quite intense. Current points leader Derrick Quade first took up the chase as he hounded Wagner for the first 11 laps before fifth-start-ing Paul Cursey took over the runner-up slot on lap 12. Cursey would get close to Wagner on several occasions, but he would have to settle for second-place money.

“We’ve really been struggling the past few weeks,” Wagner stated. “We went back to the basics with the car and tonight it was as good as it’s been all season.”

Cursey’s late race rush was Wagner’s only worry during the event. “I knew Paul was back there,” he said. “There’s a lot of good cars in this class and we really had to be on our toes to beat those guys tonight.”

Quade settled for third, P.J. Hatcher was fourth and J.T. McGlanigan completed the top-five. Heats went to Cursey and Kyle Lear.

Winchester Va.’s Mike Corbin, the de-fending Winchester Speedway pure stock track champion, made his first Potomac Speedway start a good one as he scored the win in the 25-lap Potomac/Winchester challenge event for the Street Stocks.

Eric Johnson lead the first two laps of the race before a flat tire ended his night. Defend-ing Potomac street stock champion Kyle Nel-son then took the top spot and would lead the

event for the next six laps. Meanwhile, 10th-starting Mike Corbin had reached second by the fifth lap and would then wrestle the lead for good from Nelson on lap-nine. Corbin would then have to survive a late race flurry by cur-rent point leader Kurt Zimmerman to score his second career Potomac feature win.

“Roy Anderson gave us a great car to-night,” Corbin stated. “There’s a lot of good cars here tonight and I’m glad we were able to get the win.” Mike Bennett placed third, Mike Reynolds was fourth and Scott Wilson rounded out the top five. Heats for the 26 cars on hand went to Bennett, Johnson and David Kaiser.

In other action, Rusty Alton scored his second feature win of the season in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main, Larry Fuchs rolled to his fourth win of the season and career 31st in the 15-lap four-cylinder feature and Will Nelson annexed the 15-lap U-car feature.

Limited Late Models (20 laps)

1. Tommy Wagner Jr. 2. Paul Cursey 3. Derrick Quade 4. PJ Hatcher 5. JT McGlani-gan 6. Kenny Moreland 7. Roy Skaggs 8. Dave Adams 9. Louie Littlepage 10. Chris McGlani-gan 11. Kyle Lear 12. Jr Carter

Street Stocks (25 laps)

1. Mike Corbin 2. Kurt Zimmerman 3. Mike Bennett 4. Mike Reynolds 5. Scott Wil-son 6. Troy Kassiris 7. Tony Archer 8. James Sparks 9. Dale Reamy 10. Teddy Dickson 11. Kyle Nelson 12. Buddy Wilson 13. Barry Wil-liams Jr. 14. Stephen Quade 15. Sam Archer 16. Terry Staton 17. Donnie Smith 18. David Kaiser 19. Scottie Nelson 20. Jason Murphy 21. Eric Johnson 22. Walt Homberg 23. Michael Carter 24. Craig Parrill 25. James Gray 26. Billy Crouse (DNS)

Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its 8th Annual Summer Goalkeeper Soccer Camp Series be-ginning the week of June 21st through the week of August 16th. Various locations offered in the Southern Maryland Area. Camps run 4 days each week at various hours of the day. All ages and skill levels welcome! Field player training offered as well by separate field player instructor. For questions or to reserve your spot, please call 301-643-8992 or email [email protected].

Soccer Goalkeeping Camps Accepting Registrations

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Basketball has played a major part in the life of St. Mary’s Ryken graduate Elijah Matthews.

“Basketball probably kept me out of trouble,” Matthews said af-ter signing his scholarship to play ball and attend school at Pfieffer University this coming fall. “I have friends who are either dead or in jail. I’ve been playing since I was six years old and I love it.”

Matthews played all four years at St. Mary’s Ryken, where the 6-foot, 205-pound guard was known for his leaping ability and his tenacity on defense, traits he hopes to take with him to the Fal-cons, a NCAA Division II just 25 miles away from Charlotte, NC.

Mathews had a short list of Coastal Carolina, Mt. St. Mary’s, Holy Family and Philadelphia Uni-versity, but Pfeiffer won out because of an atmosphere similar to Ryken.

“They have a real nice campus. It’s a good Christian, family envi-ronment and the people are friendly down there,” Matthews said. “I talk-

ed to a few teachers and some bas-ketball players and they persuaded me to go there.”

Matthews, who plans to major

in political science and pursue a law degree, is expected to play a lot of minutes as a freshman, and is planning to get used to the added workload.

“I got to talk to Coach [Jer-emy] Currier and he wants me to play big minutes,” Matthews said. “The biggest difference is going to be the workouts and the work ethic.”

Matthews says Pfeiffer is getting a player that is a “Hard-working defensive stopper who will do what it takes to win.”

In leaving Ryken, Mat-thews is a part of the senior class that won the most games in one season in school history (18), a memory he plans to take with him to college.

“I loved everybody on that team and setting those records

was fun,” he says.

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The District 7 softball team, made up of several St. Mary’s County high school athletes, advanced to the Big League East Region softball championship game be-fore falling to Laurel, Del. 6-2 Sunday afternoon at Robert Dean Stethem Park in Waldorf.

District 7 breezed through the tour-nament unbeaten until the championship game, when Laurel’s Melanie Thompson hit a three-run homer off of District 7’s Stephanie Dameron to provide the win-ning runs for Laurel.

Great Mills graduate Tori Bradburn won two games and Dameron (St. Mary’s Ryken) won two ball games and saved another.

District 7 started pool play Thurs-day with a 2-1 win over New Jersey’s Big League representative and followed that up with an 11-1 six inning victory over Wallingford, Conn.

Friday morning, District 7 earned a berth in the semifinals with an 8-0 win over Milford, Del., then earned the top

seed with a 6-3 win over Carbino, Pa. in the afternoon. Chopticon’s Jordan Wood keyed a rally with a two-run single in the fourth inning to give District 7 the win.

Sunday, they advanced to the finals by defeating Carbino again, this time 6-2 in nine innings. The two wins were re-venge for Carbino defeating District 7 in the East Region Tournament in 2009.

Later in the afternoon, Thompson’s first inning home run was gave Laurel a lead they would not surrender and a trip to the Big League Softball World Series.

Delaware opens play in Kalama-zoo, Mich. Thursday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m against Canada. The Big League Soft-ball World Series championship game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Aug. 11 at 8 p.m.

“It obviously hurts to come so close to going to the World Series and not get there. We all wanted it so bad,” District 7 manager Monty Wood said. “But I am very proud of the way these girls came together as a team. It was a joy to be a part of it.”

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Lexington, Ky. – St. Mary’s College of Maryland was one of 450 teams hon-ored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2009-10 season as announced by AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer Tuesday afternoon.

St. Mary’s was one of 75 NCAA Divi-sion III women’s teams honored while the Seahawks were one of two teams to repre-sent the Capital Athletic Conference as Gal-laudet University made the cut as well.

The AVCA Team Academic Award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 aca-demic year, honors volleyball teams at the

high school and college level that are suc-cessful in the classroom. Nominees include high school or college teams that have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 (on a 4.00 scale) or 4.10 (on a 5.00 scale) during the full academic year (both semesters or all quarters), and include all varsity athletes who competed in volleyball with the institution for any portion of the academic year.

This year’s recognition marks the sev-enth time that the Seahawks have received the AVCA Team Academic Award, includ-ing earning the award for six consecutive years from 1995 to 2000.

The Southern Maryland Sabres Hockey Club announces the formation of a Midget-level recreational hockey team for the 2010-2011 season.

The Midget team includes players born in years 1992 through 1995. The rec hockey season begins in October and continues through February 2011 with an end-of-season tourna-ment in early March. The team will play in the Capital Corridor Hockey League (CCHL).

Cost: $ 800.00 includes 18 practices, 8 home games at the Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf (with 8 reciprocating games), monthly skills clinics and the end-of season CCHL tourna-ment. (USA Hockey insurance & jerseys not included.)

Register online @ www.somdsabres.org.

Please contact Jaime Cantlon, Sabres Rec Program Director at: [email protected]

Registration is also available online for all Sabres recre-ational hockey teams:

USA Hockey 2010-2011 age groups:

Atoms 2004-2005Mites 2002-2003

Squirts 2000-2001PeeWee 1998-1999Bantam 1996-1997Midget 1992-1995

Sabres Seek Midget-Level Players

St. Mary’s County Recreation and ParksYouth Roller Hockey Registration

Ages 8 to 14 as of December 31st 2010August 26th and September 2nd

Leonard Hall Recreation Center in Leonardtown 7 to 9 p.m.

Cost $75.00 per child

Adult Volleyball League meetings

Women’s meeting Thursday September 2nd

Co-Ed meeting Wednesday September 8th

Men’s meeting Thursday September 9th

All meetings at Leonard Hall Recreation Center - 7 p.m.

Individuals and teams welcome to attend.For more information call Kenny Sothoron

at 301-475-4200 ext 1830

USTA Tennis Senior Leagues

St Mary’s County USTA Tennis League is looking for Captains and 3.0 & 3.5 rated players for senior men, women and mixed doubles teams. Sea-son runs from June-August. Must be a USTA member and have reached fifty (50) years of age prior to, or during, the 2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-Liem Slade if interested, [email protected] or 301-481-2305.

Tennis Social DoublesSocial Doubles for Adults is held

twice weekly and consists of informal doubles matches, put together by the site coordinator, based on that day’s at-tendance. All who show up will get to play.

• 5 P.M. Sundays at Leonardtown High School, May 27th through August. Contact Cris Sigler at 410-326-6383 or [email protected].

• 5 P.M. Thursdays at Great Mills High School, June 6th through Septem-ber. Contact Bob Stratton at 443-926-2070 or [email protected].

The league fee is $25 for the Leonar-dtown site and $30 for the Great Mills site. Fees include court costs and balls. No reg-istration is required.

Tennis

Seahawk Volleyball Team Earns National Coaches Honor

Matthews Ready To Put In Work at Pfeiffer

District 7 Falls Short In East Softball Championship

Accompanied by father Elijah, Sr., mother Joyce, sister Elisha, Uncle Terry Boykins and Ryken coaches and principal Rick Wood, Elijah Matthews signs his letter of intent to attend Pfeiffer University.

Photo By Chris Stevens


Stephanie Dameron won two games on the mound as the District 7 Big League softball team made the East Regional finals.


the fifth.After Bobby Cox’s run-scor-

ing single gave the Shockers the lead again in the top of the sixth, Dew Drop had one more rally left. Corey Hayden took advantage of miscommuncation on his shallow fly ball and turned it into a double.

The next batter, Grant Johnson, reached first base on an overthrow and Hayden zipped home from sec-ond to tie the game at 5.

Neither team were able to score in the seventh inning, as Quade’s kept the heart of the Dew Drop or-der – Chad, Bird and Benny Johnson – off base after they combined for six hits in their previous nine plate appearances.

Quade’s finally took the lead for good in the top of the eighth, with Steve Guy, Lee Quade and Cox col-lected RBI singles to open up a three-run lead.

Dew Drop went down quietly in the bottom half of the inning to end the game.

“We know we’re going to see these guys again, so this was huge for our entire team,” Hutmaker said, noting that the Shockers did not have their full lineup Friday night. “We’ve just got to play the game. Dew Drop’s a good team.”

Dew Drop Inn manager Tom Stone was

pleased with his team’s effort, and was con-fident that they would pick up their hitting in time for the playoffs.

“We left 13 men on base, but neither team really hit tonight,” he said. “We just have to wake the bats up and hit like we can.”

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GREAT MILLS – In a potential preview of the upcoming Young Men’s softball playoffs, Quade’s Shockers lost their early lead, only to take an 8-5 eight-inning victory from Dew Drop Inn at Chan-cellor’s Run Regional Park Friday evening.

“If we didn’t hold their two, three and four hitters in the seventh, they would’ve beat us,” said Shockers manager Paul Hutmaker. “The guys just knew what they to do and they did it.”

Dew Drop Inn (18-8) and Quade’s (12-11) are seeded fourth and fifth as the standings currently play out, meaning they would meet in the first round of the playoffs. Both teams battled as if it were the playoffs, with Quade’s jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

All three runs came on home runs as Mike Guy hit a two-run shot to centerfield and Joey Jim-ney followed with a solo homer to left. Dew Drop Inn rallied twice in the later innings, pulling even at 4 on a Dave Atkins RBI single in the bottom of

Sp rtsThurs., Aug. 5

Men’s Over 40 League (All Games Start At 6 p.m.)

Hole in the wall vs. Clements at Anderson’s Bar

Tri-County Aire vs. Seabreeze at Tippett’s Field

Anderson’s vs. Park Sunoco at Knight LifeAll Star Utility at Captain Sam’s

Rita B’s vs. Hobos at Back Road Inn

Men’s Slow Pitch LeagueBookkeeping By Blanche vs. The Green

Door/Cullison’s at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.Amercian Legion vs. Hi Octane

at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m.VFW2632 vs. Chaney’s at The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.

Mon., Aug. 9

Women’s LeagueSomerville Insurance vs. Chesapeake Custom

Embroidery at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.Captain Sam’s vs. Southern Maryland

Physical Therapy at Anderson’s Bar, 6:30 p.m.ABC Liquors vs. Xtreme

at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m.Knockouts vs. Moose Lodge

at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Over 30 LeagueCaptain Sam’s at Moose LodgeHole in the wall vs. Hurricanes

at 7th District ParkRyce Electric at Back Road Inn

S&J Heating vs. Rosebuds at Tippett’s Field

Tues., Aug. 10

Men’s Slow Pitch LeagueAmerican Legion at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.

Chaney’s vs. Bookkeeping By Blanche at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m.

The Grid Iron Grill vs. The Green Door/Cullison’s at The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 11

Women’s LeagueABC Liquors vs. Knockouts at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

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MARY’S COUN

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Men’s Slowpitch League

1. BRI 25-62. Hi Octane 25-63. Chaney’s 23-84. Green Door 14-155. Pax Bombers 14-166. Budweiser 10-187. Grid Iron Grill 9-208. American Legion 6-219. Bookkeeping By Blanche 5-2510. VFW 2632 3-23

Young Men’s League

1. Seabreeze/BRI/Moose Lodge 23-12. Gary Gray’s Athletics 17-43. Cryers 17-54. Dew Drop Inn 18-85. Quade’s Shockers 12-126. Flash Point 6-197. Captain Sam’s 3-23

Women’s League

Division 11. Somerville Insurance 17-12. Bud Light 13-33. Southern 11-64. CCE 11-75. Mix It Up 12-8

Division 21. Back Road Inn 11-82. Captain Sam’s 8-73. Anderson’s Bar 9-94. Bella Salon 8-115. Southern Maryland Physical Therapy 6-13

Division 31. Knockouts 8-102. ABC Liquors 7-103. Moose Lodge 4-124. Xtreme 0-20

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NEWARK, NJ – Casey Benjamin’s RBI double to right-center in the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and highlighted a three-run rally, leading the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs to a 4-1 victory over the Newark Bears Tuesday afternoon at Bears & Eagles River-front Stadium.

Benjamin laced his double off Bears starter Ryan Glynn (2-2), scoring Shaun Cumberland, who led off the sixth with a walk. Benjamin then scored on a three-base error and Eric Crozier, who reached on the three-base miscue, scored on an RBI single from Travis Garcia, capping the rally.

Kenny Rayborn (9-5) pitched six solid innings, allowing just one earned run, scat-tering eight hits and striking out four while walking two. Jason Waddell pitched one scoreless inning, giving way to Ryan Speier for the eighth, who ended up striking out the side in that frame, and Jim Ed Warden, the Atlantic League’s saves leader, pitched a per-

fect ninth for his league-best 19th save. After the two teams posted zeroes for

the first three innings, Southern Maryland got on the board when Crozier belted a mam-moth 420-foot homer to right field, his 15th of the season, giving the Blue Crabs a 1-0 lead. The Bears tied the game in the home fifth, when Pablo Ozuna and Brian Barton deliv-ered consecutive singles and Ozuna scored on Daryle Ward’s sacrifice fly. Newark had several chances in the opening innings, leav-ing the bases loaded in the first and leaving two runners on in both the second and fourth innings. The Bears also threatened in the eighth inning, but stranded runners on first and third when three straight Newark batters fanned against reliever Speier.

Glynn had a solid start for Newark, pitching seven strong innings, allowing just two earned runs and five hits, striking out three. Ozuna and newly acquired Eric Mun-son had two hits each for the Bears.

Sp rtsBy Keith McGuireContributing Writer

We’ve all listened with envy as retirees la-ment the passing of time. “I don’t know how I found the time to work,” they say. Five and a half years into retirement, I now understand the rea-son for that conundrum. When I worked, life re-volved around my work schedule and everything else was either family obligation or spontaneous fun. Work was a rigid schedule and easy to plan around, so it was easy to find time for other im-portant things in life. When a person retires, life is turned upside down. Family obligations and fun become the anchor activities and everything else has to be scheduled around them. I have joked many times that my full-time job is now fishing and hunting, while everything else is a hobby. Each week of summer my fishing trips are planned before any other event and all other daily activities are scheduled around those trips. Similar planning goes into the hunting season. When there are schedule conflicts, hunting and fishing get the priority because, after all, that is my job! When I commit to some activity with, “Sure, I’ll be there,” I’m telling you that your ac-tivity conforms to my weekly hunting or fishing schedule and I can make it.

A lot has been written recently about the good fishing opportunities that exist at this time of year. Indeed, it is a great time of year for fish-ing and it is getting better every day. However, each trip needs to be carefully planned, and tides, currents and weather forecasts need to be taken into account. There are no “sure catches” out there for the novice and poor planning can produce an unsuccessful trip on the boat or to the pier and beach. Early mornings, for exam-ple, are prime times to find breaking fish and for top water casting to structure for stripers. Bright sunlight and changing tidal currents are prime times for flounder. Calm evenings on shell bot-toms are great times to find big croakers. Rainy days and spinner baits: White Perch. Conditions don’t have to match these examples perfectly, but they will provide the most realistic opportu-nities and should be considered when planning your next trip. If you find yourself at the water’s edge on a day when you haven’t matched any of these conditions, the day will become a test of your fishing skills. But if you approach the situation realistically and manage your expecta-

tions accordingly, you should be able to salvage the day. I was recently asked, “What do I need to catch a shark in the Bay?” My answer: “A lot of sunscreen!” Please plan accordingly!

Spot, croakers, white perch, bluefish, rock-fish, Spanish mackerel, red drum, and cobia are all being caught now. Captain Brady Bounds proves that casting top water plugs early in the morning or late in the evening around structure should produce stripers now. Spanish mackerel are just beginning to show up in the Bay. Fast trolling small spoons is the most common meth-od used. A few cobia have been caught at the Target Ship and in the Mud Leads. Flounder are not abundant now. If there are successful fluke chasers out there, they are keeping their mouths shut.

You say you want me to fish with you on Tuesday morning? Sure, I’ll be there!

Have you got a current fish picture and a story of a great catch? If so, send an email to [email protected]. “This article is dedicated to William DeLorme. Good luck in your retirement!”

Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.

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Sure, I’ll Be There!Captain Brady Bounds with a striper caught on a surface plug.

Born July 15, 2010 at 7:53 pm at

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Bohanan, Hoyer Meet With Defense Contractors

Softball Showdown at Chancellor’s

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District 7 Falls Short in Softball Championship

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