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In order to preserve the history of local agriculture,
do you think the state or county should assume the
cost of running the Parlett familys Farm-Life Fes-
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and final year?
Paul Eubank, 66, from St. Inigoes, said he did
not know enough about the farm to say yes or
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one way or the other.
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works with students in St. Marys County, said
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kinds of family events.
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Offcials Hope Great Mills Streetscape
Project Will Be Smooth Sailing
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Cuts in funding, mostly from the state, have
forced the countys lead substance abuse and crisis
counseling treatment provider to cut back on some
of its services and furlough its entire staff for more
than a full week in some cases.
These cuts have also pushed up the schedule
for Walden Sierra, Inc. to make the move to its new
home in Lexington Park and close down its Leonar-
dtown headquarters facility, says its director Kath-
leen OBrien.
We were going to try to stay in Leonardtown
but we just didnt have the dollars, OBrien told
The County Times of the $270,000 in cuts the orga-
nization is faced with. Itll be a cost savings but its
also the right thing to do.
OBrien said that transportation costs to get
clients from the Lexington Park area, where the
need for substance abuse treatment and crisis coun-
seling seemed to be the greatest, to Leonardtown
were expensive and the switch to the new facility
would allow those with the greatest need to simply
walk to get help.
A current Lexington Park facility that provides
crisis counseling and outpatient drug treatment will
also be closed and consolidated in the new site.
The new facility will be housed in the shop-
ping center in Millison Plaza where the old K-Mart
department store was once situated years ago,
OBrien said, and will open Nov. 1.
But the cuts have already hit the organizations
Anchor facility, she said, where eight bed spaces
have had to be cut from the 42-bed site where the
most needful cases of alcohol and substance abuse
get inpatient treatment.
OBrien said that those eight beds being closed
off translated into about 100 people who would not
get treatment over a years time.
Those people who needed that level of treat-
ment often had to turn to crime to help fnance their
drug habits, she said.
In the struggle to keep direct services as intact
as possible, the entire staff at Walden Sierra has had
to accept furloughs of at least two days of unpaid
leave up to eight days, OBrien said.
She said she and other management staff were
the ones to take the eight-day furloughs.
The work load for case managers and service
providers has also increased, she said, since the
state has mandated that the organization increase
its outpatient substance abuse care case load by 25
percent.
We didnt want to cut direct services so thats
why we took the furloughs, OBrien said.
Commissioner Daniel H. Ra-
ley (D-Great Mills) said
that while
Walden Sierra provided critical services, there was
no telling whether the county government would be
able to help them with any funding, since more cuts
from the state are expected.
Were waiting for the other shoe to drop from
the state, Raley said. Weve got to get the full pic-
ture before considering anything else.
Raley said that during tough economic times,
when services provided by groups like Walden Si-
erra were the most needed, they were often the frst
services to see cuts.
I think Walden Sierra is experiencing the
same unfortunate situation that other non-profts
are experiencing, Raley said. We just have to
tighten the belt and weather the storm.
Deep Cuts Among Big Changes For Walden Sierra
A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our
solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.
Walden Sierra Inc. will have its new headquarters here in Millison Plaza in Lexington Park starting the frst of
November.
Photo by Guy Leonard
The Patuxent River Branch
of the American Association of
University Women will host a
discussion on Health Care Re-
form, Wednesday, October 21,
7:45pm to 9:30pm, at the Leon-
ardtown Public Library, 23250
Hollywood Road.
The speaker will be Dr.
Carol Paris, a Southern Mary-
land practicing psychiatrist. Dr.
Paris is a graduate of West Vir-
ginia University School of Med-
icine who finished her residency
in adult psychiatry in 1993. She
is a member of Physicians for
a National Health Program, an
organization of 17,000 doctors,
medical students and health
professionals who advocate for
single-payer national health in-
surance, or Medicare for All.
Refreshments will be
served at the meeting. For fur-
ther information contact Paula
Willoughby at 301-862-9631 or
Barbara Fetterhoff at 410-394-
3365. Please visit our website:
www.aauw-paxriv.org.
Womens
Association
Holding Health
Care Forum
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The disruptions and delays encountered
during the Leonardtown streetscape project
have made an impression on local offcials, who
want to make sure that similar problems dont
surface during the larger streetscape along Great
Mills Road (Route 246), which leads traffc to
the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
Weve been mindful of what happened
in Leonardtown and the lessons learned there,
said Robin Finnacom, director of the Commu-
nity Development Corporation.
Those lessons include ensuring plenty of
communication between the business owners,
the county and the base command about road
closures and other work that could reroute traf-
fc and cause delays.
A newsletter for local businesses, as well
as a direct contact between base offcials and the
State Highway Administration overseeing the
project, are some of the efforts undertaken to
keep ahead of potential problems, she said.
Offcials have also met with district engi-
neers and contractors to ensure they follow the
plans laid down for the project. That design re-
view should help forestall problems encountered
in Leonardtown with the construction of new
sidewalks that did not meet with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, Finnacom said.
Those sidewalks had to be rebuilt, causing
further delays. State highway offcials have said
that the Leonardtown streetscape project will
not be fnished until next year, though it was
supposed to be completed by the end of 2009.
Some of the major construction on the
Great Mills project will include replacing side-
walks and also upgrading and updating water
and sewer lines, Finnacom said.
Despite this, she said, the overall project
should not be as troublesome for traffc as the
Leonardtown project could be.
We have a less ambitious project that Leon-
ardtown; therell be no narrowing of the road,
Finnacom said. But theres been a tremendous
amount of effort put to measuring properly and
consistently throughout the project.
Lee Starkloff, district engineer for the State
Highway Administration, said that some utility
poles on a section of Route 246 could pose prob-
lems for ADA compliance.
We are working with the utility company to
resolve this issue, Starkloff wrote in an E-mail.
One of the frst orders of business on this kind
of construction is the replacement, adjustment or
relocation of existing underground utilities but
we do not expect anything out of the ordinary in
the utilities work.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great
Mills) said that the Great Mills Road corridor
was one of the most critical in the county, since
it guided commuter traffc to the countys No. 1
economic engine.
He said offcials have had several meetings
with contractor agents and highway administra-
tion offcials to make sure they know their con-
cerns about avoiding problems.
Theyre aware of what our concerns are,
Raley told The County Times. We dont want
any mishaps. We dont want to have what hap-
pened in Leonardtown, we have to keep the traf-
fc fowing.
The Great Mills Road streetscape project
has already begun and has a $4.6 million budget.
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Todays Newsmaker In Brief
A joint public meeting about
proposed bills- to be included in
the 2010 legislative package of
St. Marys County will be held
Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in
the Chesapeake Building Meet-
ing Room in Leonardtown .
All citizens are encouraged
to participate and comment. The
proposals will be presented by
the county Commissioners and
the Southern Maryland Delega-
tion of delegates and senators.
The meeting will be tele-
vised live on County Govern-
ment Channel 95, which can be
seen on the countys Web site at
www.stmarysmd.com by click-
ing on 95 Live. The meeting
will be rebroadcast on Channel
95, and the schedule is listed on
the Web site.
For more information, call
David Weiskopf, deputy county
attorney, or Angela Blondino,
paralegal, at (301)475-4200,
ext. 1700.
Proposals as of Oct.13:
To de-fund abortion
coverage with state Medicaid
dollars.
To limit Mortgage Interest
deductions to $10,000 and prop-
erty taxes to $2,500 for Mary-
land Income Tax purposes.
To extend House Bill 623,
Chapter 336, by passing an ex-
tension of the termination date
to June 30, 2015 which will al-
low the current senior tax credit
program to continue without
interruption.
To enact a keep right ex-
cept to pass law in Maryland.
To establish a limit on the
number of Class A (off-sale) li-
quor licenses.
To request authority to is-
sue $25 million in public facili-
ties bonds.
To provide tax incentives
for current homeowners who
reduce their carbon footprint
by installing alternative energy
sources such as solar, wind and/
or geo-thermal systems.

To encourage financial in-
stitutions to provide lower inter-
est loans for green construction
and green add-ons to already
existing buildings that will be
built to specifications esulting
in a low carbon footprint.

To provide tax incentives
for individuals and businesses
that install wind farms on their
property for use in producing
electricity.

To reduce maintenance
costs incurred by the State
of Maryland by planting over
grassy areas that need mowing
with native wild f lowers and
meadow plants, which would
reduce the f leet of mowers,
weed-eaters, etc. and reemploy
workers to other maintenance
needs and to the green building
trades.
To add a Corrections Of-
ficers Bill of Rights for St.
Marys County.
To clarify that licensed
registered nurses, Reserve Of-
ficers Training Corp (ROTC)
teachers, and supervisors who
do not hold a teaching certifi-
cate will be included in the bar-
gaining unit currently designat-
ed for teachers, administrators,
and supervisors who do hold a
teaching certificate.

To provide that the Educa-
tion Association of St. Marys
County could negotiate with
the Board of Education of St.
Marys to negotiate a provision
that all employees who decline
to join EASMC will pay their
fair share of the costs of ben-
efits that they receive.

To provide that the Collec-
tive Education Association of
St. Marys County could negoti-
ate with the Board of Education
of St. Marys to negotiate a pro-
vision that all employees who
decline to join CEASMC will
pay their fair share of the costs
of benefits that they receive.

To change allocation of
states electoral votes reward to
margin of victory.
To revise Article 19, Sec-
tion 37 to set December 31 as
the deadline for St. Marys to
file its financial report with
the Department of Legislative
Services.
Meeting About Legislative Proposals
William Mattingly
Running for: Commissioner, District 3
Party: Democratic
Address: Chaptico
Past or current elected positions: Currently serving second elected
term with the St. Marys County Board of Education, for which he
is the current chairperson. Elected to Democratic Central Committee
from 1986 to 1990.
Occupation: Home and business inspector for National Property
Inspections.
Reason for Running: Ive been involved with public service my
whole life, and this is just a natural next step for me I believe St. Marys County is uniquely
positioned to weather these economic problems were having right now and I believe that its got
to be balanced, and we can balance it without giving away services.
Contact Information: bill-mattingly@hotmail.com, 301-370-7287.
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Another Candidate Files
On the state mandate to
comply with new storm water
management regulations

This truly is in confict with

Smart Growth goals.

Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris

On the importance of maintenance
of effort funding for public schools

God help us if the legislature

ever puts in a bill to waiver that.

Salvatore Raspa, St. Marys

County School Board Member
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Brenda Burch, of Avenue, says that her son,
Adam Burch, has been missing since Oct. 13 and the
family is worried that he may be a threat to himself.
The Burch family has enlisted the help of the po-
lice in an effort to fnd their son, whose last contact
was with his girlfriend.
He was very despondent, very upset, Brenda
Burch said. He led her to believe he was going to
harm himself.
That conversation took place at about 12:30 a.m.
Oct 13, she said, and shortly after her son left in a
family truck, his father searched the Avenue area for
about two hours to no avail.
Burch is described as a white male, 18 years old,
standing 6 feet, one inch tall and weighing 160 pounds.
Burch said they found two notes in his bedroom after
their unsuccessful search efforts that furthered their
fears for his safety.
One was for the family, while the other was for
his girlfriend, she told The County Times.
It was like he was saying goodbye, Brenda
Burch said.
Their son had failed to get his high school di-
ploma at Chopticon High School by just two classes,
the missing mans mother said, and he had become
distraught over that as well as the fact that he was not
working.
Adam Burch may have felt he was a burden to
his family, Brenda Burch said, as evidenced by the
contents they found in his notes to them.
We were afraid he was harming himself, she
said of their reaction after reading his notes. Hes not
been any trouble to us, hes been a good kid.
Attempts to fnd their son at friends homes were
also unsuccessful, she said.
The last communication the family knew of,
Brenda Burch said, was an attempted cell phone call
from their sons number to that of his girlfriend at
4:24 a.m. Oct. 13 that had been transmitted from a
cell tower in Leonardtown, she said of what the po-
lice investigation had turned up so far.
Adam Burchs truck is a black Chevrolet S10
with a No. 47 sticker on the left side of the rear
window.
The tag number is DV 2317, according to family
information.
Family Seeks Help In Finding Missing Member
Adam Burch
Thursday, October 15, 2009 6
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A stormwater management act passed in
2007 looks to make development tougher for
Leonardtown and other jurisdictions like it be-
cause, among other things, it requires towns to
approve developments on larger lots, not smaller
ones.
They also fear that the new, stringent rules
will quash efforts to approve redevelopment in-
fll projects in the towns center.
Town offcials say that the act, which re-
quires them to submit a matching ordinance by
November, and also requires certain develop-
ments to meet all of its requirements
by next May, contradicts accepted
growth practices.
It really seems to fy
in the face
o f
Smart Growth, said Town Administrator
Laschelle McKay. It could shut down small,
town-center growth projects.
With this act, the hotel project in town
never would have happened.
The act requires that more green-style ap-
proaches, such as minimizing impervious sur-
faces like pavement and concrete gutter chan-
nels, be used, according to information from
the Maryland Department of the Environment,
which has established regulations for the Storm
Water Management Act of 2007.
This also includes maintaining more of the
natural landscape of a development, which could
mean that developments would have to be placed
on larger lots.
Stormwater management ponds, which
are one of the methods for controlling runoff on
smaller plots of land, would go by the wayside
under the new regulations, she said.
The new regulations also mean that there
must be more inspection and reporting on the ef-
fectiveness of storm water management, which
would put more strain on small town staff, Mc-
Kay said.
McKay also said that developments current-
ly in the pipeline for Leonardtown would have to
submit to the new stormwater man-
agement regulations, as they
could not be grandfathered
in. This includes the
Leonards Grant subdivision and the Clarks Rest
projects as well, which the town wants to bolster
its tax base and impact fees.
McKay explained that with a small-town
staff, it is often diffcult to keep up with long-
range mandates from the state. The town now
has to craft an ordinance quickly to meet the
states deadline.
This was under the radar; nobody really
expected this, said Mayor J. Harry Norris. This
truly is in confict with Smart Growth Goals.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Stormwater Act Troubling For Leonardtown
Thursday, October 15, 2009 7
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Its OK to Swim in the Bay - Sometimes
By Emily Kimball
Capital News Service
COLLEGE PARK - Ruchita Singh, 21, sits alone
among dozens of empty offces and cubicles at the site of
Marylands frst international business incubator.
Just two months ago, she left her home in India to be-
gin course work toward a masters degree in telecommu-
nications at the University of Maryland, College Park. She
now works as an administrative assistant helping to prepare
the space for its offcial opening Oct. 16.
We expect several starters to arrive shortly after its
inauguration, said Singh, echoing offcials at the university
and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic
Development.
The Maryland International Incubator, a joint opera-
tion of the university and DBED, will offer subsidized offce
space and research and development services to companies
with foreign headquarters seeking to expand in Maryland.
The 30,000-square foot commercial space on Bal-
timore Avenue has the capability of housing between 10
and 25 company startups, said Dr. Kai Duh, director of the
University of Maryland-China Joint Research Park, who
helped plan the incubator and coordinate prospective busi-
ness contracts.
But about a week before the incubators offcial open-
ing, no companies had signed contracts.
Duh said he is negotiating contracts with many pro-
spective European and Asian companies that will soon re-
serve offce space and services.
The incubator is just one component of Gov. Martin
OMalleys statewide initiative to strengthen political rela-
tionships with foreign countries and infuse the states slug-
gish economy with foreign dollars and resources.
Its a huge effort at driving economic revival, said
Shaun Adamec, the governors deputy press secretary.
Marylands unemployment rate has more than doubled
since OMalley assumed offce in January 2007, rising from
3.5 percent to 7.2 percent in 33 months, according to the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Increasing the states presence in the global market
would attract much needed high-wage, high-knowledge
jobs, said Dr. Brian Darmody, associate vice president of
research and economic development at the university.
The governor unveiled a plan for increasing Mary-
lands global footprint in March. Two integral components
of his plan included the states frst International Advisory
Council, a 16-member committee organized to enhance
Marylands global profle, and the states frst international
incubator.
Businesses at the international incubator are not con-
tractually obligated to stay in Maryland after graduating
from the incubator, said Duh. However, he cited a National
Business Incubation Association statistic that an average of
75 percent of incubator-grown businesses stay near the in-
cubator during the fve years following graduation.
My experience over the past 25 years is that most the
companies stay here not because of a contract or because
they were asked to, but rather because they want to stay
here, said Duh.
1st International
Business Incubator
Seeks Clients
By David Johnson
Capital News Service
The average price of gas in Maryland has plunged more than
a dollar compared to last October, allowing some businesses to
fnally catch up at the pump.
Gas prices usually start to drop as fall arrives because de-
mand for fuel decreases, said AAA spokeswoman Ragina Averel-
la. This year, regular is down $1.05 per gallon, and the diesel used
in many large trucks has dropped $1.38 since last October, ac-
cording to the associations Fuel Gauge Report released Tuesday.
We believe gas prices are signifcantly lower than last year
due to sluggish demand and the slow economic recovery, Aver-
ella said. Oil prices are driven by perceived direction of global
economy.
Some businesses such as Her Majestys Service, a vintage
limousine company in Baltimore, had to scramble to deal with
record high prices in June 2008. For them, even a penny change
in price can mean a gain or loss of proft.
We never had a surcharge for fuel when prices went way
up, said Dean Ray, owner of HMS. Now they came down and
were back on track.
When gas prices started their precipitous rise in 2008, trans-
portation companies had to decide whether to add an additional
fee or fuel surcharge to offset the added cost of routine business.
Rays business was not losing money a year ago, but with a
party bus in his feet and a vintage Rolls-Royce that gets about 12
miles per gallon, he was not making much of a proft either.
Taxicab companies are another industry hard hit by oil price
fuctuations. Baltimore drivers got a break in September 2008
when the Maryland Public Service Commission allowed them to
raise their fuel charge for trips.
The Maryland Public Service Commission has an ongoing
rate case on whether the fuel charge should be lowered, said press
secretary LaWanda Edwards, who also said the case may not be
decided until December.
Transport Services Breathe Sigh of Relief
WILMINGTON (AP) - The own-
er of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel
Park is seeking permission to auction its
Maryland racetracks.
But Magna Entertainment Corp.
wants potential buyers to promise not to
move the Preakness Stakes, the second
leg of the Triple Crown.
Maryland passed a law this year
granting the government rights to seize
the Preakness under eminent domain. In
court papers last week, Ontario-based
Magna argued that state intervention is
unconstitutional and makes it harder to
sell the Maryland tracks.
Documents fled in Delaware bank-
ruptcy court on Friday ask for a Jan. 8
auction date with a Nov. 2 deadline for
bids. Magnas request could be consid-
ered by the bankruptcy judge as early as
Wednesday.
Magna, the largest horse-track
owner in the United States, fled for
bankruptcy protection in March.
Magna Seeks
Permission To
Auction Racetracks
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland health offcials have
reported the 10th swine fu-related death in the state.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hy-
giene said Tuesday that the victim was an adult in western
Maryland who had serious underlying health conditions.
DHMH Secretary John Colmers urged people with se-
rious health conditions to contact their doctors immediately
if they experience a fu like illness.
Maryland is reporting geographically widespread in-
fuenza activity. Offcials say swine fu is on the rise across
the state.
Since June 1, DHMH has reported 217 hospitalizations
due to swine fu related illness.
Md. Reports 10th Swine Flu Death
By Laura Gurfein
Capital News Service
WASHINGTON - Maryland is one of only eight jurisdictions
to show improvement in fourth-grade math scores from 2007, ac-
cording to the 2009 Nations Report Card for mathematics released
Wednesday.
The report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress
showed that while eighth-graders improved math profciency on a na-
tional level since 2007, the last year the test was administered, fourth-
grade test results remained mostly unchanged.
The percentage of Maryland public school fourth-graders testing
at profcient or advanced levels this year improved by fve percentage
points from 2007, to 44 percent. The national average is 39 percent.
As for public school eighth-graders, 40 percent of students are at
least profcient in the subject, up from 37 percent in 2007. The national
average is 32 percent, according to the report card.
Overall, the 2009 results show a pause
in what we have being seeing for students
in grade four, said David Gordon, a mem-
ber of the National Assessment Governing
Board, which oversees and sets policy for
NAEP. This is the frst time since the tests
began in 1990 that overall improvement has
not been made in fourth grade, he said.
The Maryland State Department of
Education attributed the improvement to
the implementation of a statewide curriculum, according to depart-
ment spokesman Bill Reinhard.
The standard is helpful because all of our school systems have
what should be taught on different levels. We had a better idea of how
kids would be prepared for the fourth-grade tests as well as eighth-
grade tests, said Reinhard.
The department also offers an intensive summer math training
program for elementary and middle-school teachers called the Gov-
ernors Academy, involving what is in the Maryland curriculum and
what should be taught, Reinhard said. While attendance is not required,
there is always a good turnout, he said.
Todays results are evidence that we must better equip our schools
to improve the knowledge and skills of Americas students in math-
ematics, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement.
The full report is available at www.nationsreportcard.gov.
Fourth-Grade Math Scores Improve
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U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson turned himself into a household name when he hurled, you lie at
President Obama on the foor of Congress.
The precisely-timed petty name calling incident dominated headlines for weeks, and the
general public cant make heads or tails of it, because its so diffcult to tell who is a liar and
whos not just by watching or reading the news.
Now the Maryland/DC/Virginia region is being pummeled with non-stop attack ads
from the two main contenders in the race for Virginias next governor, Creigh Deeds and Bob
McDonnell.
Being Marylanders, we may not be not paying very close attention to this race, but we cant
help seeing the petty attacks going back and forth on the television set - This one doesnt like
women and gays, that one will raise taxes, this one will decimate education funding, that one is a
no-good double talker, and on and on.
With all this, its not too hard to understand why some people chose to write in Donald
Duck on their voting ballots.
What is really going on? What are the real issues? To the average voter who might just be
casually paying attention, these questions will probably remain unanswered.
It seems political smear campaigns have taken the place of civil, meaningful debate and
political platforms based on issues and facts.
We are starting to see that here in St. Marys County, with tabloid-style smear campaigns
turning up during the last election cycle. And were starting to see the subtle smear tactics and
fear mongering already in the coming 2010 local elections.
Maybe these people who only rely on smear campaigns and straw man catch phrases do
it because they feel what they have to say is not good enough to get them elected, or an actual
examination into their records will reveal false promises, so they resort to name-calling and evil
characterizations.
Local smear campaigns have turned the word developer into a dirty word. Communities
are built by developers. Industry and jobs are provided by developers, but in the public arena in
St. Marys County simply saying hes in bed with developers is one of the most popular smear
tactics.
Another favorite smear campaign catchphrase is back-room deals, True back room deals
are illegal. It seems if someone doesnt like a decision thats made during a public vote, it be-
comes a back-room deal, If they do like it, its not a back room deal. Government is all about
negotiation, compromise deals, occurring in an open arena for all to scrutinize.
The sad thing is, smear campaigns work, but we the voters have the ability to squash the
smear machine. As long as the public allows smear tactics to be successful, they will never go
away. Voters need to look past the name calling and get to the issues.
The public should also be on guard of career politicians who make the same empty promises
term after term whether it be lowering taxes, bringing mass transit to the area or replacing the
Thomas Johnson Bridge. Smear tactics divert the publics attention away from the real issues
and records of candidates and highlight the you lie mentality perfected by Wilson, Deeds and
McDonnell.
Total misrepresentation is the name of the game and the public needs to be on guard of poli-
ticians who only provide attacks on their opponent, and no real solutions to problems at hand.
Public Beware: Politicians
With Smear Campaigns Offer
Little Substance
Deeds Hits McDonnell Twice For `Lying In Debate
RICHMOND (AP) - In a time of `You
lie! politics, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds
twice said his Republican opponent, Bob
McDonnell, lied about Deeds positions in
a their high-stakes governors race.
Looking to erase what polls say is a
deficit of 8 to 9 percentage points, Deeds
hammered McDonnell as no friend of
working women and called him out on
what he said were lies about his energy
and tax proposals.
I guess he wants this campaign to
be decided on the issues hes going to
lie about,Deeds said in the prime-time
debate.
The first time Deeds accused him of
lying came minutes into the debate, in
a discussion of the economy, when Mc-
Donnell claimed Deeds had backed $3.5
million in new taxes as a legislator and
planned to impose $1 billion in new taxes
if elected.
Midway through the debate, Deeds ac-
cused McDonnell of lying again in claim-
ing that he supports President Barack
Obama and a Democratic Congress on the
cap-and-trade energy bill that would in-
crease costs for each Virginia household
by about $1,700 a year.
Bob continues to talk about the cap-
and-trade bill and hes spending liter-
ally millions lying to voters of Virginia
about it, Deeds said midway through the
hourlong debate. Factcheck.org has also
called him on that and said its just not
true.
Did Deeds go too far accusing a po-
litical rival of lying?
I think we need more civility in poli-
tics and I dont think we need name-call-
ing, McDonnell told reporters after the
debate. I found that to be really below the
dignity of a gubernatorial campaign for
Creigh to say that. Im sure hes probably
not happy he said that tonight.
Deeds was unbowed.
Maybe that wasnt the best use of
words. But the fact is, its not true, he
said, refusing to apologize. I guess if you
say it enough times, that doesnt make it
any more true than it was the first time.
Deeds took the offensive early on the
gender issue as both candidates pledged
to continue an executive order mandating
equal pay for male and female state gov-
ernment workers.
Deeds quickly f lagged the thesis Mc-
Donnell wrote at age 34 for a masters and
law degree at Christian Coalition founder
Pat Robertsons Regent University, the
schools pro-male hiring policies and Mc-
Donnells vote in 2001 against a resolu-
tion calling for equal pay when he was a
member of the House of Delegates.
Ive been married to a working wom-
an for 33 years, McDonnell countered.
My oldest daughter was a platoon leader
in Iraq when Creigh and I ran against each
other a couple of years ago, and Id say
thats the ultimate working woman.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Several years ago, Hospice of St. Marys
worked with Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills to
host a show featuring Herrmanns Royal Lipiz-
zan Stallions to beneft the hospice program.
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the
stallions will return to the farm, which will also
soon host a second event for Hospice a blue-
grass festival during the following weekend
on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Theyre so close, because its the only
date the Lipizzans could be here and the only
date to get the blue grass band, said Bubby
Knott, who owns the 200-acre farm known for
its Christmas displays.
The man behind the Bluegrass for Hospital
festival is Jay Armsworthy of California, who
founded the band Eastern Tradition, whose rep-
ertoire runs the gamut between traditional blue-
grass, ballads and old-time gospel.
For Armsworthy, organizing the festival
has been very personal.
Back on March 7, 2007, my grandfather
passed away, and we had Hospice come in for
him he always wanted to pass away at home,
and the hospital said he had to come to the hos-
pital, but if it wasnt for Hospice he never would
have gotten home, said Jay. They were just
perfect from the hour down to the minute, right
down to the time when he was going to pass
away.
So I thought about it and I thought that
everyone always gives money, but I wanted
to fgure out how I could give back, he said,
explaining that since another locals previous
bluegrass shows for Hospice had stopped hap-
pening, he would try to put together his own
festival.
Scheduled to play at the festival on Oct.
24 are several other musicians, including Da-
vid Norris, Recent Addition, Jack Tippett
Band, Zekiah Swamp Cats, Bubby Abell &
Spoon Creek, Joey Tippett & the California
Ramblers, and Charlie Thompson & Bottom
County Bluegrass. There will also be a Guest
Star appearance by Rounder Recording Art-
ist Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass from
Pennsylvania.
I just went out and did everything from
getting the sponsors to getting all the informa-
tion to put on the fyers, he
said.
Ive already got the bands
scheduled for their times, and
Ive got a full itinerary, he
said, adding that he was most
looking forward to that night
when I can lay down and go to
sleep.
Stallions return
Meanwhile, preparations
are also well under way for
Herrmanns Royal Lipizzan
Stallions, which have already
arrived at the farm in Great
Mills.
Now based in Florida, the
horses have been in the Her-
rmann family since the reign
of Austrian emperor Ferdinand
II, who gave the great white
stallions to the Knight Ritter
von Schoevel to lead his off-
cers into battle.
Gabriella Herrmann has
taken the family reigns and
works to keep the famous Lip-
izzan Stallions in shape. They
are among the last stallions
anywhere that can execute
their acrobatic Airs Above the
Ground, which are maneuvers
that showcase the animals
agility and grace.
Knott bought the Flat Iron
farm in the late 1970s after
founding his company, Great
Mills Trading Post, which he
started by cleaning out garages
and selling the items.
In the early 1980s he won the bid to do
state road jobs in the county and from there
founded the Great Mills Construction Co. and
a number of subsidiaries.
Tickets for the Lipizzan event are $12 for
adults and $8 for children and are available
at Great Mills Trading Post, Jan Barnes at
Century 21 in California, and at Burchmarts
in St. Marys County. For more information,
call 301-994-0300.
Tickets for the Bluegrass for Hospice
Music Festival are $15 in advance and $20 at
the door. Attendees are encouraged to bring
lawn chairs and non-perishable food items for
a food drive to beneft the food banks in South-
ern Maryland. For more information call 301-
737-3004.
andreashiell@countytimes.com
Flat Iron Farm Hosts Horses and
Bluegrass to Beneft Hospice
Photo by Frank Marquart
Jay Armsworthy will be performing with his band, Eastern Tradition, and
several other Bluegrass musicians on Oct. 24 at the Bluegrass for Hospice
Music Festival at Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 10
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Money
for the love of
Fact
un
About $555 million from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to
temporarily expand the Homeowners Assistance
Program, which designed to partially reimburse
eligible military personnel, surviving spouses
and federal civilian employees whose service to
the nation has required them to relocate and sell
their primary residence at a loss.
Potential eligible personnel include:
Active and former service members of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and
Coast Guard;
Civilian employees of the Department
of Defense, Coast Guard and non-appropriated
fund activities; and
Surviving spouses of both fallen service
members and civilian employees.
Potential eligible personnel who have sold a
primary home for a loss or are considering sell-
ing their home are encouraged to visit the HAP
Web site at http://hap.usace.army.mil to check
specifc program criteria, and if eligible, apply
online.
The funding allows the program to partially
reimburse losses from the sale of a primary resi-
dence in the following priority order:
1) Homeowners wounded, injured, or ill in
the line of duty while deployed since Sept. 11,
2001, and relocating in furtherance of medical
treatment;
2) Surviving spouse homeowners relocating
within two years after the death of their spouse;
3) Homeowners affected by the 2005 Base
Realignment and Closure round, without the
need (which existed under previous law) to prove
that a base closure announcement caused a local
housing market decline; and
4) Service member homeowners receiving
orders dated on or after Feb. 1, 2006, through
Dec. 31, 2009, for a permanent change of sta-
tion move. The orders must specify a report-no-
later-than date on or before Feb.y 28, 2010, to a
new duty station or home port outside a 50-mile
radius of the service members former duty sta-
tion. These dates may be extended to Sept. 30,
2012, based on availability of funds.
Potential eligible personnel who have sold a
primary home for a loss or are considering sell-
ing their home are encouraged to visit the HAP
Web site at http://hap.usace.army.mil to check
specifc program criteria, and if eligible, apply
online.
Aid for Military Homeowners
Companies hoping to employ St. Marys College of
Maryland computer science students for summer or full-
time work are invited to the Computer Science Co-op open
house Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the
computer science lab in Schaefer Hall.
The students, who major or minor in computer sci-
ence, as well as those majoring in mathematics, are part of
the Computer Science Co-operative Education Program ,
which provides businesses the opportunity to fll intern-
ship opportunities and to recruit potential part- and full-
time employees from a high-quality pool at a fraction of
the normal cost.
At the open house, Simon Read, SMCM associate
professor of computer science, will describe how the pro-
gram works and employers will get a chance to meet the
students. For more information and to RSVP, contact Liisa
Franzn at lefranzen@smcm.edu or 240-895-3220.
Meet Job Applicants
at Computer Science
Job Fair
Just by recycling one aluminum can, enough energy
would be saved to have a TV run for three hours.
The owners of the Dew Drop Inn in Hollywood are looking to move into newer, larger
quarters and open a sports bar.
One way to do that may be to leave their current tavern on Mervell Dean Road and move
into the nearby building owned by Thompsons Furniture, which has been advertising retire-
ment sales for months.
We will probably leave because where we are now is just not big enough, said Julia Rus-
sell of Avenue, who owns the business with her brother, Buddy Shorback of Hollywood.
The building were in is 80 years old, she added.
Russell and Shorback have requested a preliminary meeting with the county to discuss
the idea and get a feel for possible future costs.
The pre-application meeting is set for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the offces of the
Department of Land Use and Growth Management in the Patuxent Building (former Govern-
mental Annex), 23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown.
Were trying to fnd out what it would take to go into Thompsons and do that, Russell
said.
One stumbling block may be the possible need to tie into public sewer lines that serve
Dew Drop on the west side of Mervell Dean Road but do not serve Thompsons on the east
side, she said.
Thompsons Furniture has also not defnitely decided to give up the space.
Weve talked and theres been some discussion but theres been no decision on their part
to leave, Russell said.
virginiaterhune@countytimes.net
Thompsons Furniture
Could Become Sports Bar
CALIFORNIA Science Appli-
cations International Corp. (SAIC)
announced the appointment of ca-
reer naval officer Larry Egbert as the
aviation command, control, commu-
nications, computers, intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance
(C4ISR) operations manager.
In his new role, Egbert will
oversee all activities supporting U.S.
Navy aviation customers. He is also
a graduate from the U.S. Naval Test
Pilot School at Naval Air Station
Patuxent River in Lexington Park.
Egbert has more than 24 years
experience in naval aviation in-
cluding senior management in the
defense aerospace industry as a pro-
gram manager of a diverse program
portfolio as well as extensive ac-
quisition experience, including f light
test and evaluation, systems engi-
neering, and production oversight.
He has a bachelors degree in
civil engineering from Ohio Northern
University and a masters degree in
aeronautical engineering from the Na-
val Postgraduate School.
Egbert has three Defense Acquisi-
tion Workforce Improvement Act level
three certifications in program man-
agement; test and evaluation; and sys-
tems planning, research, development,
and engineering.
I am pleased to welcome Larry
to our management team, said Debbie
James, SAIC senior vice president and
business unit general manager. His
military experience and education
brings a wealth of experience to our
company. His dedication to this indus-
try aligns well with SAICs dedication
to innovation, technical expertise, cus-
tomer affinity, mission success, and
the highest standards of performance,
ethics and integrity.
SAIC Appoints Manager of
Aviation Operations
Owners of the Dew Drop Inn in Hollywood are thinking about relocating into nearby space owned by
Thompsons Furniture.
Photo by Chris Stevens
Larry Egbert
Company Symbol Close Close Change
10/14/2009 12/31/2008
Wal-Mart WMT $50.23 $56.06 -10.40%
Harley Davidson HOG $26.26 $16.97 54.74%
Best Buy BBY $40.62 $28.11 44.50%
Lockheed Martn LMT $75.15 $84.08 -10.62%
BAE Systems BAESF $5.01 $5.41 -7.39%
Computer Science Corp. CSC $54.39 $35.14 54.78%
Dyncorp Internatonal Inc. DCP $18.07 $15.17 19.12%
General Dynamics Corp. GD $66.85 $57.59 16.08%
Mantech Internatonal Corp. MANT $47.54 $54.19 -12.27%
Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC $51.15 $45.04 13.57%

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Fire Scout Unmanned
Helicopter Deployed
Robby
Royer is
a true Sabre
pro. Serving as
Technical Director for
Data Center Operations at
the Information Management
Department (IMD) at Patux-
ent River Naval Air Station, Mr.
Royer joined the Sabre team in
2007. He provides technical guid-
ance to Sabre employees and con-
tract personnel and ensures everyone
is supported in a professional manner. He
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Informa-
tion Management Systems from University of
Maryland, Baltimore County.
Much like Sabres strong commitment to serving the
community, Robby and his family have been actively involved
in supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for the
past fve years. They are dedicated to assisting fundraising events
throughout the year in both St. Marys and Calvert Counties including walks, garage sales and fes-
tivals. His familys efforts in the local community and their testimonials to the government helped
raise over 2.5 million dollars for Juvenile Diabetes Research in 2005. Although a lot of Robbys time
is committed to raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, he also spends time
educating the community about the importance of fnding a cure and ways to become involved.
Robbys diligent efforts at Sabre and in the community do not end when he returns home.
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MAND, Patuxent River The MQ-8B
Fire Scout made naval aviation history
when the feet deployed this revolution-
ary rotary wing unmanned aircraft sys-
tem aboard the USS McInerney (FFG-
8) on Oct. 5.
Fleet introduction of the Fire Scout
marks the frst time a large, automated
UAS has been delivered for shipboard
operation by sailors, according to a NA-
VAIR press release.
The Fire Scout departed with the
4th Fleet to assist during a counter-nar-
cotics traffcking deployment.
The aircraft will provide unprec-
edented situational awareness as the
feet employs its Intelligence, Surveil-
lance and Reconnaissance capabilities,
said Capt. Tim Dunigan, Fire Scout
program manager in the release.
This is a landmark event for the
development of Fire Scout, Dunigan
said. Deploying the Fire Scout will al-
low the Navy to learn the operational
strengths of the system. The USS McIn-
erney will be critical in developing the
tactics, techniques and procedures for the feet
to best exploit the war fghting capabilities of
the Fire Scout system.
Developmental testing to date demon-
strated the aircrafts readiness for deployment
with the McInerney, leading to an Operational
Evaluation during deployment and full integra-
tion in the feet. The Northrop Grumman-built
aircraft has completed more than 600 hours of
fight testing, with110 take-off and landings
from the frigate.
The Northrop Grumman team is excited
to support the U.S. Navy on the frst deploy-
ment of the Fire Scout system, said Doug Fro-
nius, Director, Tactical Unmanned Systems,
Aerospace Systems, Northrop Grumman.
We look forward to providing the warfghter
with this very capable complement to the H60
that is reliable and will evolve with the tactical
Navy as they operate it.
Continued fight tests and OPEVAL on
the McInerney will prepare the aircraft for
future missions on the Littoral Combat Ship.
The aircraft will be integrated on both variants
of LCS. The concept for employment on the
LCS is to embark a manned H-60 helicopter
with the MQ-8B in support of surface warfare,
mine counter measures and anti-submarine
warfare missions.
Fire Scout will cost-effectively comple-
ment the manned helicopter, Dunigan said.
Members of The Patuxent Partnership
and their employees are invited to the annual
meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9-10:30
a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Educa-
tion Center, Building 2, in California.
Check in and coffee, 8:30 a.m.; member-
ship meeting, program and board elections, 9
a.m.; and adjournment, 10:30 a.m.
Presentations by the College of Southern
MD, Trades & Energy Training Center; Con-
stellation Energy; and Leadership Southern
Maryland. Beverages and breakfast snacks
will be provided.
Advance registration is requested to man-
age seating and catering. To register, go to
http://registration.paxpartnership.org/
events/eventviewform.cfm?EventID=36.
Patuxent Partnership Meeting
The Department of Defense fscal year
2010 funding bill puts $6.5 million in the feder-
al checkbook to support the work of the Patux-
ent River Surface and Aviation Interoperability
Laboratory and the Indian Head Naval Surface
Warfare Center in Southern Maryland, accord-
ing to U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-
Md.), a member of the Defense Appropriations
Subcommittee.
The legislation, which recently passed the
Senate, funds the Department of Defense and
provides equipment and funding for the opera-
tions of the United States military.
This years bill includes $5 million to up-
grade the Patuxent River Surface and Aviation
Interoperability (SAIL) facility with the Navys
Ship Self Defense System. This will allow for a
wider range of simulations for Navy ships and
airplanes tested at Pax River, improving the in-
teroperability of Navys aircraft carrier battle
groups communications systems.
The bill also includes $1.5 million to cre-
ate a technology transfer offce between the In-
dian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center and
federal, state, and local partners in Maryland.
This offce will help local organizations ac-
cess available technology that may be used in
commercial applications. The offce will be at
Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center in
Charles County.
Senate Approves Funds For
Military Installations
The Fire Scout landed aboard USS McInerney during recent
developmental testing. The unmanned rotary aircraft departed
aboard the McInerney on its frst operational deployment in
early October.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 12
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Lillian Lil Mary Rossi
Boham, 83
Lillian Lil Mary Rossi Boham,
83, of California, MD and formerly of
Ambridge, PA, died October 5, 2009,
at University of Maryland Medical
Center, Baltimore, MD. Born July 29,
1926 in Ambridge, PA she was the
daughter of the late Nicola George
and Josephine Beatrice Cuda Rossi.
She was the loving wife of Daniel K.
Boham whom she married at the U.S.
Army Base Camp Stoneman in Pitts-
burgh, CA on January 15, 1952.
She is also survived by her chil-
dren Vanessa Boham Javins of Great
Mills, MD, Daniel Frank Scooter
Boham and his wife Carla of Pace,
FL, her granddaughter Courtney
Gayle Coleman and her husband Ja-
son, her great-grandson Devin Ryan
Coleman and her siblings: Lenore
Hartswick of Huntington, IN, Doro-
thy Dixon of Leetsdale, PA, Marie
Bootsie Reda of Ambridge, PA and
Joseph Joey Rossi of Caliente, NV.
She was preceded in death by her son
Mark Anthony Boham, her brother
Ray Rossi and her sister Johanna
Joanne Ekelof.
Mrs. Boham graduated from
Leetsdale High School in 1944 and
moved to St. Marys County in 2007
from Pace, FL. She served in the U.S.
Army for one and a half years, from
1951 to 1952 where she was stationed
in Fort Lee, VA, Camp Gordon, GA,
and Camp Stoneman, CA. She was a
member of Lake Gaston Ladies Club,
Lake Gaston, NC, The Garden Club
in Pace, FL and was also a member
of Holy Face Catholic Church, Cal-
laway, MD, Nativity of Our Lord
Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL, St.
John the Baptist Church, Roanoke
Rapids, NC, Healthy Living Gour-
met Cooking Club and the Ladies
Guild. Lil enjoyed cooking, sewing,
working crossword puzzles, playing
card games and bingo.
The family received friends on
Thursday, October 8, 2009 from 5:00
8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown,
MD, where prayers were said at 7:00
PM with Fr. Joseph Sileo offciat-
ing. A Mass of Christian burial was
held at St. John the Baptist Church,
Roanoke Rapids, NC, on Friday,
October 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM with Fr.
Pius Wekesa offciating. Interment
followed at Greenlawn Memorial
Park, Chesapeake, VA. Pallbearers
in North Carolina were Don Martin,
James Mosely, Edward Benson, Troy
Allen and Charles Glenn. Pallbear-
ers in VA were Gary Mayer, Rick
Pavone, Kenny Zuk, Bubba Creecy,
Wayne Thurhner and Shane Jones.
Condolences to the family may
be made to www.mgfh.com. Ar-
rangements provided by the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Gertrude Lee Brown, 83
Gertrude Lee Brown, 83 of
Leonardtown, MD died October 5,
2009 at Washington Hospital Center.
Born February 17, 1926 in Wash-
ington, DC she was the daughter of
the late Henry Tucker and Gertrude
Mary Martin Arnold.
Mrs. Brown was an Inventory
Control Clerk for Highs Dairy.
She is survived by her children;
Trudy Lee Dartouzos of California,
MD and Henry Brown of Callaway,
MD, one grandchild; Daemon A.
Dartouzos and one brother John W.
Arnold of Glen Burnie, MD. In addi-
tion to her parents she was preceded
in death by her husband Royal Brown
and two siblings; Joseph M. Arnold
and Barbara J. Finch.
A Funeral Service was conduct-
ed on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD with Linda Purdy
offciating. Interment followed in St.
Georges Episcopal Cemetery, Valley
Lee, MD.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brindfeldfuneral.
com
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD.
Thomas C. Charlie Lan-
caster, Sr., 82
Thomas C. Charlie Lancaster,
Sr., 82 of St. Inigoes, MD died Oc-
tober 11, 2009 at St. Marys Nursing
Home.
Born June 22, 1927 in St. Ini-
goes, MD he was the son of the late
John and Genevieve Lancaster.
Charlie graduated form St. Mi-
chaels High School. He served in
the U.S. Army and retired with 20
years of service with the Crash Crew
from Patuxent Naval Base.
He enjoyed fshing and
gardening.
Mr. Lancaster is survived by
his wife Elizabeth Lee Aud Lan-
caster, children; Thomas Lancaster,
Jr. (Jane), Catherine Mimi Tay-
lor, (Jim), George Lancaster, (part-
ner Gail Stone), Richard Lancaster,
JoAnne Mundie, (John, Sr.), John
Hayden, (Phyllis), Betty Schuh,
(Buddy), Tommy Hayden, (Barbara)
and Lee Lee Raley, (Marvin), sister,
Sr. Mary Kristen, also survived by 22
grandchildren and 46 great-grand-
children. In addition to his parents
Mr. Lancaster was preceded in death
by his frst wife Margaret Peggy
Hastings Lancaster, daughter, Linda
Matthews, siblings, Sr. Mary of the
Good Shepard, Sr. Mary Thecla, Jack
Lancaster and Harry Lancaster.
Family will receive friends on
Friday, October 16, 2009 from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. in St. Michaels Catholic
Church, Ridge, MD where prayers
will be recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated
on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10
a.m. in St. Michaels Catholic Church
with Father Lee Fangmeyer offci-
ating. Interment will follow in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Wil Lan-
caster, George Lancaster, Jr., Lanny
Lancaster, David Lancaster, Jay Lan-
caster and Jeff Pharis.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Ridge Volunteer Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD
20680 and/or St. Marys Nursing
Center, 21585 Peabody St., Leonard-
town, MD 20650
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD.
Katie Sue Lee, 65
Katie Sue Lee, 65, of Washing-
ton, DC passed away on October 6,
2009 at her residence.
Born January 29, 1944 in Suf-
folk, VA, she was the daughter of
the late John Thomas Lee and Ruby
(Moore) Lee.
Katie loved football, baseball
and fshing. She was an avid sup-
porter of the Doberman Rescue of
Maryland.
She is survived by her brother
Thomas F. Lee of Lexington Park,
MD, nieces; Carolyn, Renee, Lorrie,
Kim, Lori and Sherrie, nephew, John,
25 great nieces and nephews, and 13
great-great nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held
on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:00
a.m. in Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown, MD.
In lieu of fowers, donations may
be made to the Doberman Rescue
Association at the following address:
DAR&E Treasurer, 1304 Crows Foot
Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Joseph Calvert Long, 92
On Wednesday, October 7,
2009, Joseph Calvert Long, 92, of
Dameron, MD passed away peace-
fully in his home surrounded by his
wife, children, and friends.
Born August 21, 1917 in Balti-
more, MD, he was the son of the late
Calvert Francis Long and Mary Al-
berta (Trossbach) Long.
Mr. Long is survived by his
loving wife of 40 years, Edna Mae
Long, and children; Carol A. Bau-
man of Linthicum, MD, Jean L. Cole
of Monroe, GA, Carol J. Pietruszak
of Fredericksburg, VA, Alan J. Long
(Kathleen) of Camden, DE, and Fran-
cis A.Rick Long (Leslie) of Upper
Marlboro, MD, four grandchildren,
one great-grandson and several niec-
es and nephews. In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by
his sister Margaret Long Tolzman.
Joseph served his country dur-
ing WWII assigned to the Corps of
Engineers with the Army Air Force
until his honorable discharge in 1945.
He retired from his privately owned
business in College Park, MD in
1980. In 1982, Joseph and his wife
Edna moved to Dameron, MD. He
was a member of the Knights of
Columbus, Council #2065, Ridge,
MD. He was also a member of the
Father Andrew White Assembly, 4th
Degree. His total membership with
the Knights of Columbus spanned 74
years. He was also a member of St.
Michaels Catholic Church and the
American Legion, Post 255, both of
Ridge, MD.
Joseph enjoyed fshing, crab-
bing, gardening, dancing and riding
his John Deere tractor. He enjoyed
spending his winters in Southern
Alabama, always anxious to return
to Maryland. Although he loved his
wife, he also loved his dog, Daisey!
He always had a positive outlook
towards life as was evident through
his sense of humor. He will be sorely
missed!
Family received friends on
Friday, October 9, 2009 from 5:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in St. Michaels
Catholic Church, 16555 Three Notch
Road, Ridge, MD 20680. Prayers
were recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass
of Christian Burial was celebrated
on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at
11:00 a.m. Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were his
sons, grandson and nephews.
Memorial Contributions may be
made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650,
the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680, or
the MSGR. John B. Peacock Memo-
rial Fund, P.O. Box 429, Ridge, MD
20680.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Laura Ann Mydock, 43
Laura Ann Mydock, 43, of Great
Mills, MD died October 5, 2009 at
St. Marys Nursing Center, Leonar-
dtown, MD.
Born May 12, 1966 in Lake-
wood New Jersey, she was the daugh-
ter of Thomas and Jean Laxsus of
Lexington Park, MD. Laura was a
homemaker.
In addition to her parents she is
survived by her children; Brendon
Mydock and Ashley Simms both of
Great Mills, MD and one brother
Charles Laxsus of Lusby, MD.
All services will be private.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD.
James Richard Dickie
Owens, 82
James Richard Dickie Owens,
82, of Leonardtown, MD, died on Oc-
tober 8, 2009 at St. Marys Nursing
Center. Born in Leonardtown, MD
on May 7, 1927, he was the son of the
late Benjamin F. and Mary Frances
Wilkinson Owens. He is survived
by his devoted niece, Carolyn
Nelson and a host of other nieces
and nephews. He was preceded
in death by his siblings: William,
John, Charles and Frankie Owens
and Marie Lacey, Bernice Kreim-
er, Nicey Goddard and Patsy Ham-
mett. Dickie served in the United
States Army from July 1945 to De-
cember 1946. He was a carpenter,
working frst with his father and in
later years with Buster Lacey. He
cared greatly about the welfare of
all animals but had a special af-
fection for the many stray cats
that found refuge in at his home in
Medleys Neck.
Services will be private. Me-
morial Contributions may be made
to the St. Marys Animal Welfare
League (SMAWL) at P.O. Box
1232, Leonardtown, MD, 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
left at www.mgfh.com. Arrange-
ments provided by the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Mary Angenette Somer-
ville, 79
Mary Angenette Somerville,
79 of Lexington Park, MD died
October 10, 2009 at Chesapeake
Shores Nursing Center.
Born July 19, 1930 in Her-
manville, MD, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Thomas and Emma
Gordon Gough.
Family received friends on
Thursday, October 5, 2009 from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Peter Claver
Catholic Church, where a Mass of
Christian Burial was celebrated at
11 a.m. Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Arrangements provided by
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD.
A full obituary will appear at
a later date.
Lervon Jerell Taylor, 23
Lervon Jerell Taylor, affec-
tionately called Boo, 23, of Hol-
lywood, MD died October 8, 2009
in Washington Hospital Center.
Born November 21, 1985 in
Leonardtown, MD he was the son
of Sonja Hebb and Clark Taylor.
Lervon was a resident of St.
Marys County and received his
education through the school sys-
tem and Elkart County School Sys-
tem where he participated in such
sports as football, basketball, base-
ball and track. He enjoyed writing,
recording and listening to music,
especially Tupac Shakur. He en-
joyed going on long walks with his
mother, going to basketball games
and to the movies. While with his
father, he loved going out to eat and
riding on the four wheeler and just
spending the quality alone time.
On May 18, 2007, he was blessed
with a daughter named Taniya De-
nae Thomas. He enjoyed spend-
ing quality time with his cousin
Jervon, but he also enjoyed talking
with Marketa and Channelle. He
had a very special friend Darnell
Riley. Most of his enjoyment was
the time he spent with his devoted
grandparents, Patricia and Herbert
Taylor. He enjoyed going to church
with his grandmother at Healing
and Deliverance, listening to the
choir, shopping for clothes, and
riding out on the town. He enjoyed
his grandmothers home cooking.
His favorite dish was chicken and
dumplings. Lervon will be greatly
missed by his grandparents and
forever loved.
Lervon is survived by his
daughter, Taniya Denae Thomas,
loving parents, Sonja Hebb and
Clark Taylor, grandparents, Herbert
and Patricia Taylor, four siblings,
Marcell Taylor, Sonja Gladden,
Janelle Hebb and Makya Harper,
niece, Jamiya Gladden, four neph-
ews, Latres Cockerham, Quincy
Johnson, and Jerome and Josiah
Gladden, and numerous aunts, un-
cles, cousins, and friends.
Family will receive friends
on Friday, October 16, 2009 from
10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in Heal-
ing and Deliverance Church, 2400
Solomons Island Road, Prince
Frederick, MD 20678. A funeral
service will be conducted at 11:00
a.m. by Prophet Apostle Aniachi
C. Belu-John, pastor of the church.
Interment will follow in Queen of
Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD.
Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brinsfeldfu-
neral.com.
Arrangements by the Brins-
feld Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-
dtown, MD.
Leyoma Thomas, 63
Leyoma Thomas, 63 of Cali-
fornia, MD died October 10, 2009
at Washington Hospital Center.
Born August 28, 1946 in An-
sonville, NC, she was the daughter
of Sam W. and Bernice Thomas of
Baltimore, MD.
Family will receive friends for
Leyomas Life Celebration on Sat-
urday, October 17, 2009 from 9:30
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Immaculate
Heart of Mary Catholic Church,
Lexington Park, MD where a Mass
of Christian Burial will be cele-
brated at 11:00 a.m. Interment will
follow in the church cemetery.
Arrangements provided by
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD.
A full obituary will appear at
a later date.
Christopher T. Twohig, 84
The Rev. Christopher T.
Twohig, 84, who served as parish
priest and pastor in the Catholic
Archdioceses of Washington, DC
and Los Angeles, CA from 1950 to
1987 and later served as Chaplin
at the National Shrine of our Lady
of Knock in County Mayo, Ire-
land, from 1987 to 2005, died on
September 19, 2009 at St Josephs
Hospital, Bon Secours Care Vil-
lage, Cork, Ireland.
After his ordination to the
priesthood, Fr. Twohig transferred
to the Archdiocese of Washing-
ton in 1950. While serving the
Washington, DC diocese, he was
assigned to several parishes in-
cluding: St. Patricks Church-
Washington DC; Holy Name
Church-Washington, DC; Mount
Calvary Church-Forestville, MD;
St. Jeromes Church-Hyattsville,
MD; and St. Peter Claver Church-
Ridge, MD (where he served as
pastor from 1966 to 1972). He
also worked with the deaf at Gal-
ludet University during his time in
Washington, DC.
A talented and avid musician,
Fr Twohig was instrumental in
starting youth music programs and
bands at every assigned parish.
Many times, for those students
who could not otherwise afford in-
struments and lessons, Fr. Twohig
arranged for donated instruments
and organized lessons from vol-
unteer instructors. He developed
an association with Army, Navy,
and Air Force band musicians who
volunteered in providing lessons
and assisted in organizing youth
orchestras.
Also, while assisting at Gallu-
det University, Fr Twohig worked
extensively with the deaf facilitat-
ing their ability through sign lan-
guage to be involved in music and
religious education. He learned
sign language and conducted the
liturgy in sign language which
opened for the deaf a new appre-
ciation for their religion.
Fr. Twohig is preceded in
death by siblings Mary, Catherine,
Sheila and Sean. Survivors include
siblings Reverend Patrick Twohig,
Sister Miriam Twohig, and Rita
Ring, sister-in-law Pauline Two-
hig, brother-in-law Eddie Wiley,
nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and
grandnephews who reside in the
United States and Ireland.
A memorial fund has been es-
tablished. Friends can send contri-
butions in Fr. Christopher Twohigs
name to St. Josephs Hospital, Bon
Secours Care Village, Mount Des-
ert, Lee Road, Cork, Ireland, Attn:
Mimi Cosgrave Administrator.
Mass cards and notes of con-
dolence may be sent to Pauline
Twohig, Hilltop, Coolfugh Tower,
County Cork, Ireland.
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Man Charged With Beating Victim With Phone
On Oct. 10, 2009, at 3:48 p.m. deputies responded to a residence in Lexington Park for
the report of a domestic related assault. Investigation revealed the female victim was allegedly
struck in the face by hand and in the head with a phone by Walter R. Hairston, 53, of Lexington
Park following a verbal altercation. Due to head injuries, the victim was fown by Trooper 7 to
Prince Georges Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Hairston fed the residence and
was located a short distance away by deputies where he was placed under arrest, charged with
assault frst degree, assault second degree and incarcerated in the detention center pending an
appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Woman Charged With Assaulting Deputy
On Oct. 10, 2009, at 10:30 p.m., Dfc. Keith Moritz responded to the area of Great Mills
Road in Lexington Park for the report of a female subject standing near the roadway exposing
herself to passing motorist. Upon arrival Moritz observed Lisa M. Tippett, age 44, of Lusby
near the roadway and determined she was intoxicated. While speaking with Tippett, she be-
came combative and pushed Moritz and struck him with her purse before falling to the ground.
Tippett was placed under arrest, charged with assault second degree and incarcerated in the
detention center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Police: Man Beaten For His Money
On Oct. 7, 2009, at approximately midnight, a 41-year-old male victim, from Lexington
Park, was solicited by a known female to purchase alcohol for her when he was walking on
Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The two then walked to the Sign of the Whale Liquor
store, through a footpath in the woods, where he purchased for her the alcohol. When the
pair re-entered the path, four black males reportedly assaulted the victim by kicking, punching
and knocking him to the ground. They removed money and other items from his pockets. The
female and four males then fed on foot. Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives are cur-
rently investigating the incident.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Investigators with the Sheriffs Offce say
that unknown suspects have been calling resi-
dents claiming that their bank-issued credit or
debit cards have been compromised and have
been deactivated for security reasons.
The automated voice, which some have de-
scribed as stilted and computerized in tone, will
then request the card holder to press the No. 1
key on their phone console to access the secu-
rity department to reactivate their account.
The recording then asks card holders to key
in their account number on the card and per-
sonal identifcation number using the phones
keypad.
Police say that the information has been
used to make fraudulent purchases from vic-
tims accounts.
Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bu-
reau of Criminal Investigations, said that police
have yet to fnd out just how far reaching the
scam has gone but it appears to have gone be-
yond the boundaries of the county.
There have been numerous people con-
tacted this way, and it looks like its not been
just in this jurisdiction, Burris said.
Police have stated that people getting the
calls have received them on their home phones
as well as on their cell phones and that caller
ID lists the caller as an unknown caller.
Capt. Terry Black, commander of the pa-
trol division, said that some of his patrol of-
fcers have taken several reports on the scam
from citizens, though the complaints only
started over the weekend.
Ive gotten it and just about anyone in
this building has gotten it, Black said of the
automated phone calls. Just be vigilant and
dont give out your numbers; if its your bank,
they already know your account number. Con-
frm who youre talking to.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Sheriffs Offce Warns Of Telephone Account Scam
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Local detectives have charged two men
with the robbery of the Exxon gas station in
Charlotte Hall on Sept. 24, with one being the
entry man and the other the getaway driver.
But both John McKee, 43, of Charlotte
Hall, and Aaron Paul Toye, 46, of Hughesville,
have both been charged
with armed robbery,
conspiracy to commit
armed robbery, trans-
porting a handgun and
using a handgun while
committing a felony.
Both remain incar-
cerated in the countys
detention center.
McKee transport-
ed Toye to the station
the night of the rob-
bery and parked in an adjacent parking lot and
waited for Toye to commit the alleged robbery,
according to charging documents fled by de-
tectives against McKee.
Toye entered the store and produced a
semi-automatic handgun and demanded money
from the clerk, charging documents alleged.
The clerk complied and handed over $89,
court papers stated.
Toye then fed and went to McKees vehi-
cle; both sped away from the scene in McKees
vehicle towards Charles County.
An off-duty Charles County sheriffs
deputy witnessed both McKees and Toyes
actions, and detectives were later able to make
identifcations of both suspects, charging pa-
pers stated.
Court papers state that Toye confrmed to
police that he was the one who had displayed
the handgun and demanded money, while Mc-
Kee confrmed he was the driver of the get-
away vehicle.
Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bu-
reau of Criminal Investigations, said their mo-
tive was simple.
They simply wanted money. Thats why
they did it, Burris said.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Two Held In Gas Station Robbery
John McKee
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Unknown suspects broke into and burglar-
ized the Loveville U.S. Post Offce Oct. 1, the
second time this year, The County Times has
learned.
I got in at a quarter-to-eight and had a park-
ing lot full of cops, said Terri Doughty, the post
master at the Loveville offce. They hit it hard
this go around.
Doughty said that the perpetrators bashed in
the door to the inner offce of the site, a trailer lo-
cated just off the side of Point Lookout Road out-
side of Leonardtown, and stole her money order
imprinter machine, nearly every package in the
offce and a postal scanner.
I dont know what thats going to do for
them, Doughty said in frustration.
The suspects also stole items from her desk,
she said, and even broke into her fle cabinet.
I came into papers all over the place, they
basically trashed it, she said.
Postal patrons coming in to pick up packages
were dismayed to see their local post offce once
again the subject of a break-in; black fnger print
dust could be seen all over the walls and the coun-
ter tops in an effort to track down the identity of
suspects.
The last break-in occurred in June and
caused about $3,500 worth in damages and saw
three packages stolen.
During the frst break-in, most of what was
stolen was prescription drugs, Doughty said, but
this latests break-in was much worse in its scope
as nearly every package was taken regardless of
contents.
Local police offcials with the sheriffs of-
fce have said that a customer who had come by
the shop earlier that morning had discovered the
break-in and reported it; local patrol offcers had
assisted postal investigators with the case.
Postal service investigators have put up a
$10,000 reward for information leading to arrests
and indictments of any suspects and, Doughty
said, there may be the possibility of another reward
for information regarding this latest burglary.
Loveville Post Offce Break-
In Under Investigation
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New procurement policies under review by the
county Board of Education would allow for more fex-
ibility for school-based offcials to make purchases but
would also bring purchasing proposals of $25,000 or
more to the school board for approval something that
has not been done in the past, offcials said.
Up until February [of 2009], they werent ap-
proving contracts and thats not supposed to be hap-
pening, said Greg Nourse, director of Fiscal Services
for the school system. I dont think anybody thought
about it because it was just past practice.
Nourse told The County Times that state code
regulations required that the school system bring any
contracts to the board of education for approval.
Thats what other boards do, Nourse said.
Were fxing things.
The school board is expected to take a fnal vote
to approve the new procurement and bidding proce-
dures in November.
Other changes to the policies include striking
language that encourages the system to seek goods
locally and instead puts in language that requires the
system to grant equal consideration to vendors and
purchases based solely on the objectives, policies and
interests of the school system.
The new policies would also allow the school
board to cancel any purchases for cause, conve-
nience or lack of adequate funding.
The new regulations would also allow prin-
cipals at schools to use their budgets to make pur-
chases of between $1 and $999 without formal
purchase orders. School system staff said, however,
they would still audit such purchases and ensure
that larger purchases that required more approvals
were not being broken down into smaller payments
to avoid oversight.
Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano
said that over the past several years he has ordered
the review of all school system policies with an eye
towards clarifying and tightening them and pro-
curement and purchasing rules were no exception.
We have to be on top of every process, Mar-
tirano said, adding that keeping track of school sys-
tem dollars was more important, considering the
fscal crunch being felt around the state.
The new procedures would also ensure that
the system would publicly post invitations to bid for
projects or purchases; ensure requests for proposals
and requests for quotes; and ensure whether a pur-
chase was a permitted sole-source buy.
Final authority on any bid or purchase would
still rest with the school board, Martirano said.
They can pull anything they want at any time, he
said.
Assurances for the ability of minority-owned
companies to bid with the school system are also
included in the proposed policy changes.
A recent audit by the states Offce of Legis-
lative Audits showed that the county was paying
too much to school bus contractors and that it also
needed to upgrade its routing software.
The audit also found that the school system
procurement and bidding procedures were not clear
and needed to be strengthened.
The audit focused on the period of time between
July 1 of 2007 and June 30 of 2008 and Martirano said
that he had ordered policy reviews before that.
It [the audit] illuminated the fact that we can al-
ways tighten our practices and procedures, Matirano
said.
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School Board Mulls Tighter Rules
On Contracting, Purchasing
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The mood was somewhat somber
at the Board of Education meeting on
Wednesday as members deliberated on
how to return $750,000 to the county
to cover shortfalls due to reductions in
money coming from the state.
In the last month we have been
informed by our funding source, the
County Commissioners, that because of
the cuts from the state, theyve had to
have a certain amount of money cut from
their budget it was determined that we
would be responsible for $750,000 of that
cut, said Superintendent Michael Marti-
rano, emphasizing that the amount would
be cut to balance the budget for FY 2010,
affecting funding and revenue spending
for the current school year.
This is something of an anomaly
right now, something weve never dealt
with where we have been told mid-
year not even mid-year that we are
responsible, in essence, for returning
money to our funding source, he said,
adding that there could be other shoes
that could drop in this process, and this
is a lead in to the challenges that were
going to experience in FY11.
We basically have three options
here, said Gregory Nourse, director of
Fiscal Services for the public school sys-
tem. The frst one is to utilize the fund
balance, the second one is a one-time
category adjustment and the third is to
cut existing programs.
In considering each of their op-
tions, Nourse and Martirano pointed out
that the one-time categorical adjustment
would adjust fxed charges such as group
health or social security employees, and
not likely impact existing programs, but
there would be no wiggle room for the
school system should further cuts be
needed.
As we developed the FY10 budget,
all of our fxed charges were basically
taken up to the margin with no level of
fat built into that, said Martirano, com-
paring the process of cutting from fxed
charges to nickel and diming savings
until the $750,000 was reached.
The third option would involve cut-
ting existing programs such as utilities,
bus routes, supplies and materials, and
possibly even funding for AP testing,
but Martirano said it would impact class-
room instruction, and the option would
carry with it many more risks because
funds for existing programs have also
been budgeted up to the margin.
If we cut too far in our utilities, we
still have to pay the bills. SMECO isnt
going to give us a pass. Theyre still go-
ing to expect that money, he said.
Of the three options presented, all
board members said they would most
likely favor utilizing the school systems
existing fund balance, which currently
totals just over $13 million, and compen-
sate with adjustments to the schools op-
erating budget in FY 2011.
We talk about that as a rainy day
fund to be able to use this at this time
has the least impact over our program
offerings and operations that we have
currently, said Martirano. This way
it has no disruption of operations and
well continue with business as usual,
though he predicted more painful cuts in
the future, particularly since the current
budget was predicated on stimulus funds
that may not be included in the next bud-
get cycle.
I would agree that option one is
probably the best way to go at this time,
I mean this is why people save money,
said board member Sal Raspa. The way
things are going well probably have to
make cuts somewhere in 2011 and 2012
I hope we dont have to do it, but
cuts will probably be made in the next
budget.
I dont feel there is any other course
of action to take that said, we are uti-
lizing the fund balance for a number of
different things in order to get us to the
position where we are, so it is an ongo-
ing issue, said Vice Chair Cathy Allen,
who said she agreed with using the fund
balance. But I think this is the most ap-
propriate frst step to take, and I hope we
dont have to take too many more steps
after that.
The board will vote on the issue at
their Oct. 28 meeting, when the revenue
cut will be presented as an action item.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
County Asks For $750,000 Back
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The Board of Education approved
a motion on Wednesday to begin offer-
ing a Flexible Spending Account op-
tion for school system employees, set
up through Hirsh Financial Services,
Inc. (HFS).
Simplifed, its like setting up a
savings account and having that money
already there, said Superintendent
Michael Martirano, explaining that the
program would provide a lump sum to
participants to use for medical and day-
care costs.
Employees will have two fex-
ible spending options, including both
a medical and a dependent care option,
and will be able to sign up for one or
both options. The accounts will provide
pre-tax funds for prescriptions, doctors
appointments, alternative medicine,
medical supplies and surgery (includ-
ing dental work), and will be immedi-
ately available to the employee after the
frst deduction. Dependent care funds,
like payments for daycare through a
licensed provider, will be available as
they are withheld and may be utilized
for children up to age 13 or for disabled
or elderly daycare expenses, regardless
of age.
Employees will be able to elect the
amount of their accounts, increments of
which will be regularly withheld from
their paychecks, though unused monies
will not roll over to the next year and
will instead go back to the school sys-
tem to offset other costs.
Gregory Nourse, director of fs-
cal services for the school system, said
that approximately 300 participants are
expected to utilize the beneft. Because
all funds are pre-tax, employee annual
deductions in excess of $785 would re-
sult in no cost to the school system, and
annual deductions above that amount
would result in a beneft savings.
The school system will have an
open enrollment for the frst year of
the program starting in November,
with services to be offered starting in
January.
More information is available
through the school systems Web site,
or by calling the Department of Fiscal
Services at 301-475-5511, ext. 172.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
School System Setting Up FSAs for Employees
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Superintendent Michael Martirano
presented his latest swine fu update to
the Board of Education on Wednesday,
remarking that 60 percent of the coun-
tys students had returned their consent
forms to be given the H1N1 vaccine,
which will be offered free to students
during their county-wide H1N1 vacci-
nation clinic at schools on Nov. 3.
He said that he had encountered
some concern in the community over
the safety of the vaccine, which he at-
tributed to the fear factor of some
members of his generation, who re-
membered cases of an inoculation for
swine fu in 1976 making patients sick.
The reality is its a very safe vac-
cination, its a very safe immunization,
and we want all of our children to be
protected, he said.
Were exactly following the CDC
guidelines of what should be done with
the children, said Katherine Robeson,
who was recently honored by the Board
of Education as School Nurse of the
Year. Weve sent letters out to parents
theres been lots of promotion and
lots of teaching in the schools. Every
class gets a germ lesson and were en-
couraging the hand washing.
Martirano said that there had been
a small number of confrmed swine
fu cases in the county, so the school
system was urging proper precautions
if students start experiencing fu-like
symptoms.
Were telling kids that they need
to stay out of school until 24 hours after
the fever breaks, he said, and our goal
is to keep schools open, and not panic
and close them down.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
Schools Offering H1N1 Vaccinations
Photo by Frank Marquart
School Board Chair William Mattingly
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It may seem impossible to
imagine that a technologically ad-
vanced society could choose, in es-
sence, to destroy itself, but that is
what we are now in the process of
doing, claims journalist Elizabeth
Kolbert in her award-winning book,
Field Notes from a Catastrophe:
Man, Nature, and Climate Change.
The book, based on a series of piec-
es she wrote for The New Yorker,
addresses the dangers of ignoring
global warming and accelerating cli-
mate change. Kolbert will discuss her
book and personal experiences at St.
Marys College as the speaker for the
2009 Andrew J. Goodpaster Lecture
in Leadership and Honor at 8 p.m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Athletics
and Recreation Center. The talk is
free and open to the public.
Journalist to
Discuss Global
Warming
Debbie Settle,
a physical edu-
cation teacher at
Town Creek and
Green Holly El-
ementary Schools,
has been named the
2009 Elementary
Physical Educa-
tion Teacher of the
Year by the Mary-
land Association
of Health, Physical
Education, Recre-
ation and Dance.
A 1982 gradu-
ate of Chopticon
High School, she
lives in Mechanicsville.
Settle is a Nationally Board
Certifed educator and is being
recognized for her work at the
county and state level. She has
participated in curriculum writ-
ing workshops, helping align
instructional units within St.
Marys County to the state cur-
riculum, and the development
of end-of-course assessments.
In 2007 and again in 2009,
Town Creek Elementary School
was named a Maryland Dem-
onstration School for Physical
Education. In addition to run-
ning the physical education
program, Settle has organized
fundraisers for the American
Heart Association (Jump Rope
for Heart); annual feld days for
all students; ftness fun runs;
clubs; and Family Fitness nights
supported by students, their
parents/guardians, and local
health-related businesses and
agencies.
Settle has been involved
in new teacher orientation and
continues to mentor teachers
new to the county. She will re-
ceive her award at the MAH-
PERD Annual Convention in
Towson, Md., on Friday, Oct.
16, 2009.
Settle Selected as Physical
Education Teacher of the Year
A partnership of individuals
and businesses, government and
nonproft
organizations joined the Col-
lege of Southern Maryland in bring-
ing the new Center for Trades and
Energy Training, which held its
Grand Opening ceremony Sept. 24,
to Southern Maryland.
A new facility located on Iron-
gate Drive in Waldorf, it has more
than 17,000 feet of classroom and
lab space. Classes will be offered for
apprenticeship training in electrical,
carpentry, and heating, ventilation
and air conditioning to help meet the
workforce needs of area businesses.
The center will also house
CSMs Career Starters construction
programs, which are non-credit and
provide job-specifc, hands-on train-
ing using a lab format program that
prepares workers for entry-level po-
sitions in high-demand industries.
The center was made possible
by a Department of Labor Grant
through the High Growth Training
Initiative. The College of Southern
Maryland was one of 11 recipients
selectednationally from 171 appli-
cants to receive a $1 million grant.
Additional support of national,
state and local offcials will provide
course materials and additional fac-
ulty. Constellation Energy is pro-
viding $150,000 to equip the weld-
ing lab and Southern Maryland Oil
has donated most of the HVAC lab
equipment.
Acceptance into the Career
Starters program does not require an
entry application or academic test-
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diploma for persons 18 or older.
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Students in Paul Spillys world cultures class at St. Marys Ryken High School in
Leonardtown raised their hands enthusiastically to ask questions of a trio of other kids
their age.
One young girl asked what types of clothes were in fashion where they lived; an-
other one asked what sorts of recreational activities they did through their own school.
They were part of a group of 20 students, ages 15 through 17, from Alzey, Germany,
who had come to Ryken as part of a student exchange program.
Some of our students, the ones who are hosting the German kids, are going to Ger-
many in April , said Denise Krumenacker, school communications director, looking
at a list of German students who would be visiting class-
rooms to make presentations that day.
One would make a presentation on wine growing, an-
other on German government, and others on culture and
education.
Patrick Farrell, teacher and director of the campus
ministry, said that the exchange program had come about
through a collaboration with one of his long-standing col-
leagues, Mr. Doug Hart from Louisville, Ky., where the
German students frst visited before coming to Maryland.
Jonas Janson, 15, from Gymnasium Am Rmerkastell,
a high school in Alzey, said that so far his experience in the
United States had been wonderful.
Yesterday we went to Annapolis and there we saw the
State House and the Navy Academy. It was interesting, he
said, explaining that Del. John Bohanan had given the stu-
dents a tour of the State House, where they got to go up in
the dome.
Thats amazing, said Farrell, sounding almost jeal-
ous. Thats a great honor. They dont normally let people
go up there Ive never been up there.
Janson said he had been staying with his host family,
which he had found just as fascinating as his tours of the
state building.
Its very good here, I think I stay in the house where
the father is a pastor, he said. And its very interesting to
be there with this family. They sing a lot, pray a lot and read
a lot from the Bible. Since I was in the Catholic Church in
Germany, I feel at home there.
Teachers Tina Roensberg and Geraldine Bindault-
Knappe said that the program had started as a proposed e-
mail exchange, but had blossomed from there.
We decided that a physical exchange would be better,
said Roensberg, who teaches English and history at the stu-
dents school in Germany.
Theyve had a ball. Its been a whirlwind. Kentucky
was very different from here, because they were at one of
the public schools in one of the poorer neighborhoods. So
they get to see both sides of life, but theyre amazed with
the hospitality of Americans and just how friendly and open
everyone is.
The German students will be welcoming Ryken students
sometime in spring for the return portion of the exchange
program, though few of the details have been fnalized.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
Achtung St. Marys!
German Exchange Students Visit Ryken
If all the gold sitting in the oceans and seas were mined, every person
on this planet would get about 20 kilograms of gold each.
Hannah (5
th
from the left in front), Johannes (3
rd
from the left in back) and Jonas Janson (4
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from the
left in back) blended in with the rest of Paul Spillys world cultures class during their visit from Alzey,
Germany last Thursday.
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Issued Marriage Applications for August 2009
September 1, 2009
Juan Pablo Salguero Ramirez
19, Great Mills, Md
Kiara M. Sagastume Coronado
19, Great Mills, Md
John Wesley Hill 23, Leonar-
dtown, Md
Christina Marie Guy 25, Leon-
ardtown, Md
September 2, 2009
Jacob Donald Wallace 19, Me-
chanicsville, Md
Laura Jo Ann Probert 19,
Patuxent River, Md
Michael Darnell Holt 36,
Leonardtown, Md
Kristie Kay Cusic 28, Bush-
wood, Md
David Wayne Brown, Jr. 29,
Hollywood, Md
Breann Lynn Bowen 30, Solo-
mons, Md
September 3, 2009
Ronald Linzell Scruggs, Sr. 45,
Leonardtown, Md
Feliciaca Monquie Herbert 35,
Leonardtown, Md
Michael Joseph Horvat 38,
Lusby, Md
Christina Marie Lynn 44, Lus-
by, Md
Raymond David Diehl 29, Cal-
ifornia, Md
Sarah Margaret Martin 20,
California, Md
September 4, 2009
Charles Lee Howard, Jr. 31
Great Mills, Md
Brandy Nicole Weeks 37, Great
Mills, Md
Gregory William Kennedy 44,
Lexington Park, Md
Erin Casey King 29, Lexing-
ton Park, Md
Phillip Carlton Grenier 25,
Chesapeake Beach, Md
Britni Morgan Zobrisky 24,
Dunkirk, Md
Timothy Wade Frush 45, Bal-
timore, Md
Sarah Coffey Bowes 31, Balti-
more, Md
George Richard Arndt, III 41,
Hollywood, Md
Frannie Lynn Long 28, Holly-
wood, Md
September 8, 2009
Lucas James Bell 20, Patuxent
River, Md
Samantha Brianne Ditto 20,
Patuxent River, Md
David Neil Macpherson 29,
Lexington Park, Md
Katherine Mae Walker 25,
Waldorf, Md
Joseph S. Stoltzfus 68, Me-
chanicsville, Md
Edith Marie Esh 64, Mechan-
icsville, Md
September 9, 2009
Miguel Angel Nazario 50,
Lexington Park, Md
Dominga Ines Rosado Arm-
strong 51, Lexington Park, Md
Thomas Llyod Madison, Jr.
28, Mechanicsville, Md
Danielle Joy Thompson 24,
Lexington Park, Md
Jason Andrew Tinney 35,
Monrovia, Md
Aileen Kate McShea 35, Mon-
rovia, Md
Ryan Wade Coley 24, Balti-
more, Md
Michelle Elizabeth Barnes 23,
Baltimore, Md
Philip John Bayne 29, Girdle-
tree, Md
Emily Dolores Moebius 25,
Girdletree, Md
September 10, 2009
Alvaro Guerra Ramirez 31,
Callaway, Md
Stacey Lynn Goode 32, Cal-
laway, Md
September 11, 2009
Steven Martin Crispell 39,
Hollywood, Md
Cynthia Marie Weikert-Kal-
mus 37, Mechanicsville, Md
Daniel Beau Wright 19, Patux-
ent River, Md
Kaitlynn Terese Roddel 19,
Vail, Arizona
September 14, 2009
Nicholas Odiseas Mitsouras
24, Waldorf, Md
Tiffany Leigh Gardner 26,
Waldorf, Md
Howard Jackson Moore, Jr. 42,
Hollywood, Md
Catherine Annette Lyon 48,
Hollywood, Md
George Wayne Armiger, Jr. 31,
Lexington Park, Md
Katrina Marie Dowling 28,
Lexington Park, Md
Robert Franklin Marks 21,
Hollywood, Md
Lori Beth Decker 24, Califor-
nia, Md
September 15, 2009
Ryan Anthony Downey 21,
Sterling, Va
Amanda Lorraine Goddard 21,
Sterling, Va
Marc Jose Shubrooks, Sr. 35,
Great Mills, Md
Brooke Ann Smith 34, Great
Mills, Md
September 16, 2009
Clinton Edward Neven 22,
Leonardtown, Md
Sunny Leigh Inks 23, Leonar-
dtown, Md
Eben Clarke Hansel 30, Balti-
more, Md
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman 30,
Baltimore, Md
Michael Anthony Bazemore
31, Washington, D.C.
Tamara Nicole Gaither 24,
Washington, D.C.
September 17, 2009
Jeffrey Thomas Shepherd 24,
Baltimore, Md
Jessica Wood 24, Baltimore,
Md
Johnathan Devon Coombs 32,
Mechanicsville, Md
Sadie Marion Broome 28, Me-
chanicsville, Md
Clyde Randal Brubacher 29,
Leonardtown, Md
Sadie Rose Stauffer 19, Me-
chanicsville, Md
Paris Schandle Anderson 35,
Ducan, Sc
Kaleena Deshaun Young 26,
California, Md
Frank Anthony Ross, Jr. 35,
Upper Marlboro, Md
Katie Melinda Clark 41, Bow-
ie, Md
September 18, 2009
Danny Allen Dean 25, Me-
chanicsville, Md
Corinne Nichol Smith 23, Me-
chanicsville, Md
Michael Joseph Lizbinski, Jr.
31, Leonardtown, Md
Laura Virginia Wolfe 35,
Chaptico, Md
September 21, 2009
John Douglas Schaffer 28,
Charlotte Hall, Md
Angela Rose Goldsmith 24,
Mechanicsville, Md
David Michael Dearstine, Jr.
26, Mechanicsville, Md
Ashley Lynn Pagel 23, Me-
chanicsville, Md
September 22, 2009
Harold Clinton White, III 51,
Callaway, Md
Barbara Lynn Dunnam 48,
Rochester, Md
William Roger Alvey, Jr. 27,
Mechanicsville, Md
Jennifer Lynn Dotson 27, Me-
chanicsville, Md
September 23,2009
James Robertson Ritchie, IV
37, Lexington Park, Md
Jillian Ellen Phillips 31, Lex-
ington Park, Md
Joshua Michael Newberry 24,
Leonardtown, Md
Sarah Ashley Adams 21, Cali-
fornia, Md
September 24, 2009
Marcello Buglisi, II 25, Ft.
Washington, Md
Christina Marie Herbert 25,
Ft. Washington, Md
September 25, 2009
John Allen Oglesbee, Jr. 24,
Mechanicsville, Md
Nicole Brandi Buell 22,
Mechanicville, Md
Anthony Jacob Greenwell 26,
Lusby, Md
Candlist Sharon Milcarzyk 22,
Lusby, Md
David Alan Kotowski 48, Cle-
ments, Md
Mary Sue Raeke 46, Clements,
Md
Nicholas Cesar Williams 26,
Lexington Park, Md
Cassady Lee Todd 22, Lexing-
ton Park, Md
Aaron Lee Rawson 43, Leon-
ardtown, Md
Hanna Maria Stromberg 21,
Leonardtown, Md
September 28, 2009
Sean Paul Roche 24, Leonard-
town, Md
Mallory Susanne Spalding 22,
Leonardtown, Md
September 29, 2009
Brian Lewis Adams 38 Scot-
land, Md
Michelle Lee Williams 32,
Scotland, Maryland
September 30, 2009
Joseph Clark Rawlings 24,
Prince Frederick, Md
Stephanie Nicole Pridgen 25,
Huntingtown, Md
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 20
A House is
a Home
The Obama administration said Thursday that its
mortgage relief effort has helped 500,000 homeowners,
and ofcials maintain the program is on track despite
its disappointing launch.
The $50 billion program, started in March, is de-
signed to reduce foreclosures by lowering borrowers
monthly payments to more affordable levels. The gov-
ernment still forecasts the program will help between 3
million to 4 million borrowers within three years.
Weve put signicant pressure on servicers to
ramp up their efforts, said Housing Secretary Shaun
Donovan. Were holding them to higher performance
standards.
Despite problems at the beginning, they have
come a long way from the start of the program, said
Sandipan Deb, an analyst with Barclays Capital.
But with unemployment continuing to rise and
millions of homeowners with mortgages far above their
property values, the program has plenty of doubters.
About 12 percent of homeowners are at least one pay-
ment behind, and many arent eligible for the Obama
plan. And even those who get help often fall behind
again.
Its going to have a fairly marginal effect, on the
foreclosure crisis, said Laurie Goodman, senior man-
aging director of Amherst Securities in New York. At
the end of the day, youre going to have relatively few
successful modications.
Many housing advocates have been disappointed
with the plans progress and say that getting a loan
modication is still a battle. Most lenders, they say, are
still unwilling to reduce a borrowers principal balance,
a key concern in areas like California, Florida and Ne-
vada where prices have been cut in half in some areas.
Its not working fast enough and its not working
broadly enough, said Kevin Stein, associate director
of the California Reinvestment Coalition, based in San
Francisco. There are no obvious consequences to the
servicers for not doing what theyre supposed to be
doing.
Lenders have their own criticisms. Since the re-
port card released by the government excludes modi-
cations made outside the government guidelines, some
say theyre not getting enough credit.
The American public has a right to know that
there are other modications that are being done that
are equally as compelling, said Teri Schrettenbrunner,
a Wells Fargo spokeswoman.
To speed up the application process, the Treasury
Department on Thursday launched a round of changes,
including standardized forms.
At the end of last month, about 16 percent of those
eligible were enrolled in the program. Offers had been
extended to nearly 770,000 homeowners, or about one
in four eligible borrowers.
Nearly all the borrowers who have signed up so far
are in an initial three-month trial phase. They are sup-
posed to be extended for ve years if the homeowners
make their payments on time and return the necessary
documents.
Obama Loan Relief Plan
Hits Goal Early
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 21
Fact
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Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.
On the Road
For most people, their car is their lifeblood.
It gets them to work, to school, to their lives. And
in these tough times, many are keeping their cars
longer than ever before. It might be tempting to
neglect regular maintenance tasks in the name
of saving money, but in the long run, that could
end up costing you even more. And proper main-
tenance is crucial now, with winter just around
the corner.
When it comes to car maintenance, tire care
is the rst line of defense. But according to the
Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), an
alarming number of consumers dont pay atten-
tion to their tires, and the results can be costly
- and dangerous. Underinated tires pose a de-
nite safety risk:
The National Highway Trafc Safety
Administration (NHTSA) acknowledges that
underinated tires contribute to many accidents
throughout the year
50 percent of vehicles have at least one underin-
ated tire
And only 9 percent of vehicles have four properly
inated tires!
But it doesnt have to be this way; proper tire care is
simple. Continental Tire recommends getting in the habit
of taking ve minutes every month to check your tires,
including the spare.
Your tires are the only part of your vehicle that ac-
tually touch the road when you drive, says Joerg Burf-
ien, director of R & D, Continental Tire. It only takes
a couple of minutes of maintenance each month to keep
your tires working at their best, and the resulting safety
benets far outweigh the time it takes.
The RMAs PART campaign gives consum-
ers an easy way to remember the basics of monthly tire
maintenance:
Pressure: According to the RMA, underination is a
tires no. 1 enemy. It results in unnecessary tire stress, ir-
regular wear, loss of control, and accidents. A tire can lose
up to half of its air pressure and not appear to be at!
And the air pressure listed on the side of your tire is
NOT the correct air pressure for your vehicle. That num-
ber is the maximum air pressure for the tire. The correct
tire pressure can be found in the cars owner manual, on
the gas tank lid, on the drivers side door edge, and on the
door post.
Alignment: A bad jolt from hitting a curb or pothole
can throw your front end out of alignment and damage
your tires. Misalignment of wheels in the front or rear can
cause uneven and rapid treadwear.
Rotation: Regularly rotating your vehicles tires
will help achieve more uniform wear. Unless your ve-
hicle owners manual has a specic recommendation, the
guideline for tire rotation is approximately every 6,000-
8,000 miles.
Tread: To prevent hydroplaning and skid-
ding, your tires must have proper tread depth.
The minimum tread depth is 2/32 of an inch (1.6
mm).
The easiest way to check your tread depth is the pen-
ny test. Take a penny and place it in the tread of your tire.
If part of Lincolns head is covered by the tread, your tires
have enough tread. If you can see Lincolns entire head,
you should buy a new tire.
In regions with harsh winters, Continental recom-
mends that drivers switch to winter tires when the tem-
perature dips below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Colder weath-
er brings on a whole new set of driving challenges --slush,
ice and hard-packed snow -- and once the temperature
drops below that 45-degree mark, so does an all-season
tires ability to grip the road.
Many cars in the U.S. have all-season tires, but they
just arent built to hold the road in the same way that win-
ter tires do. Winter tires provide safety and control in cold
weather as well as snow and ice, because they are speci-
cally engineered to deliver a 25 to 50 percent increase in
traction over all-season radials. Thats enough added trac-
tion and braking power to avoid a severe weather-related
accident, Buren said.
New for this winter season is Continentals Ex-
tremeWinterContact, engineered with an advanced tread
compound and structured siping to dramatically improve
ice and snow traction. These elements also deliver notice-
able improvements in wet performance, excellent fuel ef-
ciency, extended wear and ride comfort, and consider-
able improvements in dry performance.
Take care of your tires during winter and they will
take care of you. Remember your winter tires are not de-
signed just for snow. They are designed to increase trac-
tion in cold winter conditions. Make the switch to winter
tires when the temperature hits 45 degrees.
For more information, visit www.continentaltire.
com; for media information, visit
www.ct namedia.
com.
Are you ready for some football? The tailgate party is the ultimate
rite of the season and the perfect way to show team spirit. But before you
kick off a tailgating bash you need to be properly prepared to host your
pigskin party.
Whether youre hosting a tailgate outside the stadium or simply
throwing a party at home for the big game, here are a few tips to ensure it
will be an event your friends and family remember:
Plan That Menu: Its all about the food, so be sure you have enough
for everybody on hand. Do prep work in advance so you dont waste
time and can join in the reveling. Make a list of everything youll need
-- from burgers and dogs to plates, utensils, cooking gear and cleaning
supplies. Fire-up the grill early, so food is ready at least an hour before
game time.
Get Your Party Place In Shape: Tailgating or entertaining out-
doors? Quickly scrub down the grill, cooking utensils and portable furni-
ture. Entertaining at home? Clean kitchen grease and grime or bathroom
mold and mildew before guests arrive. Using a multipurpose cleaner
and degreaser like Greased Lightning -- which conquers tough grease,
grime and stains -- can save time, as its great for both indoor and outdoor
chores.
Grab A Choice Spot: Tailgating veterans know to choose a choice
spot in the parking lot to secure extra room for their shindig. That last
spot in a row means more party space, as does any spot adjacent to a
car-free or grassy area. If you are hosting guests inside your home, make
sure there are plenty of seats with a great view of the game so everyone
can see the action.
Kick Up Condiments: Rough and tumble football fans like some
heat, so dont just offer mustard, ketchup and mayo. Spicy peppers and
relishes will give your grub an extra boost.
Keep It Dry: Always keep a tarp or tent on hand to protect your
food, friends and fun should the weather turn.
Clean Up Your Mess: Leave your spot clean, just like mom al-
ways told you. Keep plenty of garbage bags available. A multipurpose
cleaner and degreaser like Greased Lightning can help you quickly wipe
down just about any surface and also can be used as a laundry pre-treat
for those set-in stains that just cant be handled with seconds left in the
game. It removes red wine, grass, mud, BBQ sauce and more. Its also
good for blood stains, but if youre not a member of the offensive line
you shouldnt have any of those. For more fast cleaning tips, visit www.
greased-lightning.com.
Bottom line, it doesnt matter if you win or lose its how you prep
for the game.
Getting Ready for
Winter on the Road
Proper Tire Care is First Line of Defense
Keeping tires properly inated is the rst line of defense in safeguard-
ing a vehicle from accidents on the road this winter.
Tips for a Terric Tailgate
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By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
I was aware that Josiah Biscoe had a
brother named James but had no record of
him after 1787 when he was named in the
administration accounts of his father. I hap-
pened to stumble across him while research-
ing other Revolutionary War soldiers.
Several descendants of James Biscoe
thought that he might have been a Mary-
lander, but werent sure. Just one little clue
convinced me he was from St. Marys County
and another son of Joseph Biscoe and Mary
Ann Dunbar.
On April 18, 1831 James Biscoe, a resi-
dent of Franklin County, Kentucky, applied
for a pension in which he mentioned James
and Sandy Holton. The Holton boys were the
sons of Robert Holton and Catherine Fenwick
of St. Marys County, from the same area as
the Biscoes, who had also moved their family
to Franklin County, Kentucky.
James Biscoe, age 71, further deposed
that he enlisted for the term of three years
on the 22nd day of May 1778 as a boatswain
in the Virginia State Navy on Continental
establishment under the command of Com-
modore James Barron rst and then under
the command of Commodore Richard Taylor.
He said he continued in said service until his
term of enlistment had expired which was in
May 1781 when he was discharged. The rea-
sons he has not applied for a pension earlier
is because that until a few years past he had
a competency for a support and was still able
to do some work but he states that he is now
71 years of age and is very inrm and entirely
unable to work for a support; that from mis-
fortunes which could he could neither see or
prevent, he has been stripped of almost every
particle of property which he ever possessed.
Since March 18, 1818 the following changes
have been made in my property. That as the
security of James and Sandy Holton, he had
two negro girls and one negro boy and one
wagon and two horses sold at Sheriffs sale
and that they, the said Holtons, are wholly
and hopelessly insolvent and unable to pay
any part of it back to him again and since said
period he had a horse that died.
On July 6, 1832, again in Franklin Co.,
Kentucky, James Biscoe, aged 72 years the
3rd of July 1832 deposed that he enlisted in
the Navy of Virginia on the 22nd day of May
1778 for 3 years under Commodore James
Barron and served under him and then was
aboard the Liberty and in six months or
thereabout was made a boat swain (having
previous to my enlistment been a sailor on
the board the vessel John. This vessel being
a lookout vessel was always out (at sea). Our
commander of the vessel after Commodore
Barron left her changed frequently, and af-
ter Commodore Marcum, Commodore Tay-
lor had command of the eet. James said he
had the command of the Schooner Liberty as
a boat swain, but his rank never was higher
while he commanded it. His boat was in four
minor scrimmages. The whole three years (of
my service) was spent in one continual span.
At the time he was discharged, they were at
Queenstree Tip at York before he had served
out his time. His pay as a boat swain was $1
per day.
James Biscoe died in Franklin County,
Kentucky December 11, 1853.
James Biscoe, Jr., son of our subject, was
killed in 1813 at the Battle of Frenchtown
(also known as the River Raisin Massacre) in
Michigan.
After the fall of Detroit, President Madi-
son reorganized the Army of the Northwest
under William Henry Harrison (elected
President in 1841). In January 1813, Harrison
attempted to recapture Michigan. He per-
sonally led one column to Upper Sandusky.
The other column, under Colonel James
Winchester, pushed further west. Despite
Harrisons orders for Winchester to remain
within supporting distance, he moved ahead
to Frenchtown where he quickly defeated a
small British force. The overcondent Win-
chester then spread his men throughout the
town and chose an isolated house, well out-
side the settlement for himself.
The British gathered about 500 of their
own men and another 500 Indian warriors
under the Wyandot chief Roundhead and
crossed the frozen river to Frenchtown where
they attacked Winchesters men at dawn on
January 22. Winchester attempted to rejoin
his command but was captured by Chief
Roundhead and then promptly surrendered
his entire army.
The British retreated with their Ameri-
can prisoners and their own wounded on
sleighs. The American wounded were left
under Indian guard. Before the British re-
turned, the warriors executed somewhere
between 30-60 Americans. Remember the
River Raisin now became a rallying cry for
Kentucky militiamen.
While James Biscoe, Jr. didnt survive,
his fellow soldier, George Armstrong Custer
lived on and was killed at the Battle of the
Little Big Horn in 1876.
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To submit art or entertainment announcements, or band information for our entertainment section, e-mail andreashiell@countytimes.net.
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Who said rock n roll was the dev-
ils music?
Certainly the ever-growing popu-
larity of Christian bands ooding the
music market today would suggest oth-
erwise, and Southern Maryland will
get its own taste of the different splin-
ters of the genre when the Confes-
sions tour comes to the 7:30 Club in
Mechanicsville.
Headlining will be Pillar, the
Grammy-nominated rock band which
started out in Hays, Kan., in 1998 when
several college students collaborated
and formed a group recording under
their own homespun Shadrack Records,
releasing two independent albums with-
in the next two years.
After getting enough recognition to
draw the attention of Flicker Records,
they recorded their third album, Origi-
nal Superman. Their song Open Your
Eyes won the Dove Award for hard
Music Song of the Year in 2001, though
the album itself only enjoyed moderate
success. The Reckoning, released in
2006, earned the band a Grammy award
for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.
Their latest tour for their 2009 al-
bum Confessions will have them shar-
ing the stage with three other nationally
known acts: KJ-52, Run Kid Run and
7eventh Time Down.
Jonah Sorrentino, also known as
KJ-52, coined his
name to refer to what he calls
knowledge and justication,
with the 52 (pronounced ve-
two) referring to the biblical
story of Jesus feeding a multi-
tude with ve loaves of bread
and two sh. Probably the most
notable thing about Jonahs time
on the hip-hop circuit has been
the controversial track Dear
Slim which was released on
his 2002 album Collabora-
tions. Addressed to the ever-
contentious Marshall Mathers
(Eminem), it was written as
an open letter expressing
concern for the rapper.
Slim Shady himself
is said to have responded
to KJ-52s song with his
recent single, Careful
What You Wish For.
A little less conten-
tious is Run Kid Run, a
pop/rock band from Car-
mi, Ill., formed in 2006.
They will be joining the
Confessions tour to promote their
second album, Love at the Core.
Rounding out the tour will
be 7eventh
Time Down,
from Mount
V e r n o n ,
Ke n t u c k y
whose style
may best be
described as
a mixture
b e t w e e n
Lynyrd Sky-
nyrd, The
Beatles, Coldplay
and U2.
Tickets for
the show are $15
and are avail-
able at the door
or by mail. Make
checks payable to
the 7:30 Club and
mail to P.O. Box
1486, Mechanics-
ville, MD 20659.
Only 250 tickets
will be sold for
this show.
For more in-
formation, go to
http://www.free-
webs.com/seven-
thirtyclub/.
andreashi el l @
countytimes.net
On Saturday, Oct. 24,
Daniel Rodriguez, the New
York police ofcer known
for his singing of God Bless
America and the National
Anthem after the 9/11 at-
tacks, will be performing at
Great Mills High School.
The concert will be the
second of ve in the 2009-2010
Performing Arts Series spon-
sored by the Leonardtown Ro-
tary Club of St. Marys Coun-
ty. Proceeds help support grants to community organiza-
tions, student scholarships and teacher scholarships.
The concerts begin at 7 p.m.
A series ticket is $75 ($50 for children under 15). The
price for individual performances is $25 ($15 for children
under 15).
Still to come:
Nov. 14 Woods Tea Company Vermont group
that performs bluegrass, Celtic tunes, sea chanties and
folk songs.
Dec. 5 Elisabeth von Trappe a member of the
von Trapp family from The Sound of Music, she will
be performing her Christmas concert backed by local
choruses.
Jan. 9 Legendary Ladies of Song Sue Mat-
thews and a sextet from Wings Productions will perform
the music of Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day and Peggy
Lee.
For more information, go to www.leonardtownro-
tary.org.
Concert Series Under
Way in Great Mills
KJ-52
Daniel Rodriguez
Confessions Tour Coming to St. Marys
Pillar
Run Kid Run
7eventh Time Down
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In Entertainment
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
For centuries, the word Okto-
berfest has conjured up images of
frothy beer and pale women in serv-
ing-wench costumes, not to mention
bawdy music and crafts.
Now St. Marys County will
get a taste of this German tradition
as the Elks Lodge hosts its own Ok-
toberfest celebration to benet the
Wounded Warrior Project.
The event will open at 3 p.m.
on Oct. 24 with tents set up outdoors
featuring live music, games, snacks
and cold beer, and there will be beer
tasting available for connoisseurs.
At 8 p.m. the festivities will
move inside to the banquet hall for a
comedy show featuring four nation-
ally recognized talents.
Steve Bills, who has been per-
forming for ve-star generals for
more than a decade, has also per-
formed on television and has opened
for nationally known entertainers.
Sarag Tiana, who proudly pro-
claims that, Fabios a Fan! made a
name for herself in 2005 by found-
ing a sketch comedy company called
The Strait Jacket Society, who are
gaining recognition in Hollywood as
they attract fans and new talent. She
says on her Web site that the soci-
ety was her rst experience playing
Carmen, a character who has now
started appearing on Reno 911.
Danny Villalpando has been
performing stand-up comedy for
more than 15 years for every au-
dience imaginable, from charity
events to corporate cruises in places
like Japan, Singapore, Afghanistan,
Panama, Iraq, Italy and Honduras.
He has performed on NBCs Friday
Night and The Latino Laugh Fes-
tival on Comedy Central. He most
recently completed an independent
lm with Second City called Time
Share.
Comedian, actor and voice-
over artist Scott Henry will round
out the days entertainment. Scott
got his feet wet in comedy after
performing at an open mic night in
Milwaukee, after which he left his
hometown to pursue a full time ca-
reer as a traveling stand-up come-
dian. Since then he has appeared
on Comedy Central, The King
of Queens, Chelsea Lately and
Sports Soup, and he just shot a
pilot for a new web series called
Dusty Peacock, and for the last
several years he has been enter-
taining the troops with the USO
and Comics on Duty.
Tickets for this event are $5
and there will be food and beverages
available for sale throughout the day.
All proceeds will go to benet the
Wounded Warrior Project.
For more information, go to
www.bpoe2092.org.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
Oktoberfest
Serving
Wounded
Warriors
Thursday, Oct. 15
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
CJs Back Room (Lusby) 5 p.m.
David Norris
DB McMillans Irish Pub (Califor-
nia) 6 p.m.
Gretchen Richie: Songs of
George Gershwin
Leonardtown Square 6:30 p.m.
Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonard-
town) 7 p.m.
Comedy Open Mic Night
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park)
8 p.m.
Karaoke On Demand
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park)
10 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
Donovans Irish Pub (California)
5 p.m.
David Norris
DB McMillans Irish Pub (Califor-
nia) 6 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Toots Bar (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Backstage Pass
Veras White Sands Beach Club
(Lusby) 9 p.m.*
The Craze
Memories (Waldorf) 9 p.m.*
DJ Mango
Heavy Hitters (Charlotte Hall) 9
p.m.
Karaoke
Club 911 (Mechanicsville) 9 p.m.
Highwire
Apehangers (Bel
Alton) 9 p.m.*
Idle Americans
Murphys Pub (Bryans Road)
9:30 p.m.
Karaoke On Demand
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park)
9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17
Too Many Mikes
CJs Back Room (Lusby) 3 p.m.
Captain John
DB McMillans Irish Pub (Califor-
nia) 5:30 p.m.
Crossre
Elks Lodge #2620 (Prince Freder-
ick) 8 p.m.
The Not So Modern Jazz
Quartet
Westlawn Inn (North Beach) 8
p.m.
Open Blues Jam
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonard-
town) 8 p.m.
Permanent Damage
Regency Furniture Stadium (Wal-
dorf) 8 p.m.
S.T.O.R.M.
Hulas Bungalow (California) 8
p.m.
Bent Nickel
CJs Back Room (Lusby) 8:30
p.m.
Blackout Brigade
Hotel Charles Front Bar (Hughes-
ville) 9 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and
DJ T
Applebees (California) 9 p.m.
No Limits
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonard-
town) 9 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy Band
Scuttlebutts (Cobb Island) 9 p.m.
One
Louder
Veras White
Sands Beach
Club (Lusby)
9 p.m.*
DJ Steadyrockin
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park)
9 p.m.
No Trace
Blue Dog Saloon (Port Tobacco)
9 p.m.*
Roadhouse Band
Drift Away Bar & Grill (Cobb Is-
land) 9 p.m.
Thrill
Hotel Charles Party Room
(Hughesville) 9 p.m.
Sum-Bich
Memories (Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Loose Cannon
Lone Star Caf (Indian Head)
9:30 p.m.
Middle Ground
Goose Landing (19311 Wilmott
Dr., Benedict) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 18
Impact
Beach Cove
(Chesapeake
Beach) 2 p.m.
Joey Tippett and the California
Ramblers
Apehangers Bar (Bel Alton) 3 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 18
(No events scheduled)
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
DB McMillans Irish Pub (Califor-
nia) 6 p.m.
Karaoke On Demand
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park)
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Captain John
DB McMillans Irish Pub (Califor-
nia) 5:30 p.m.
Open Blues Jam
Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach)
8 p.m.
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Meatballs
PG, 81 min
Couples
Retreat
PG-13, 107
min
Law Abiding
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108 min
Starts on
Fri, Oct 16
Pandorum
R, 108 min
The Stepfa-
ther; PG-13,
101 min
Starts on
Fri, Oct 16
Surrogates
PG-13, 89
min
Tyler Perrys
I Can Do
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Myself; PG-
13, 113 min
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Wild Things
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 26
Cuisine
& More
Cuisine
On The Vine
Healthy Bites By MICHELLE LOCKE
Associated Press Writer
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) If youre still using plain old vanilla marsh-
mallows at your campre or in your cocoa, youre out of touch.
The next generation of marshmallow lovers is amping the avor of
their puffy confections, taking their smores to new heights with tricks like
slicing and stufng them. And the marshmallow industry is taking notice.
Long a xture in the baking aisle, marshmallows have been mak-
ing their way back to candy land lately, thanks in large part to swirled,
avored, stuffed and otherwise jazzed up versions intended to appeal to
consumers ever on the prowl for new tastes.
Like chocolate with your marshmallow? Consider the chocolate-driz-
zled marshmallows called Zebras launched last year by Doumak Inc., the
Chicago area-based maker of Campre brand marshmallows.
I gotta tell you, people are going bananas over it, says Mark
Schuessler, vice president of sales and marketing for Doumak.
Prefer your chocolate or jelly on the inside? Try Keith Basketts
creation, stuffed marshmallows that he modestly declares the best thing
that ever happened to the marshmallow.
Retail marshmallow sales (excluding Walmart) totaled about $146
million in 2008, up from $141 million the year before, according to market
research rm Information Resources Inc.
Thats a fraction of the billions spent on chocolate, but there are op-
portunities because were back to looking at marshmallows less as a bak-
ing ingredient and more as a treat, says Bernard Pacyniak, editor-in-chief
of Candy Industry, a Deereld, Ill.-based trade magazine.
Baskett says his stuffed puffs, sold under the GudFud label, were in-
spired by mochi, a Japanese rice cake often stuffed with a lling such as
sweetened red bean paste.
Baskett, who has loved marshmallows since the early days of be-
ing around campres, decided to make the concept a little ufer, then
stuffed them with chocolate or grape, orange or strawberry jelly.
Launched in 2007, the stuffed marshmallows are sold in brightly dec-
orated packaging that combines Japanese-style graphics each product
has a different face and Germanic type. There are umlauts over the us
in GudFud.
Reaction to GudFud seems to depend on how mad you are for marsh-
mallows says candy blogger Rosa Li of Rochester, N.Y., who tried out some
samples on her friends.
I thought they were OK, she said. For a lot of my friends that I
shared with, some of them loved them and most of them didnt seem to
think that highly of them. But the ones that liked them really liked them.
According to candy lore, marshmallows date back to ancient Egypt
with a sweet made from the sap of the mallow plant yes, it grows in
marshes that was deemed t for pharaohs.
This was not like they were selling it out on the street corner; this was
a real delicacy, says Schuessler.
In the 19th century, French confectioners took the
sap and whipped it with other ingredients, making a uff-
ier version. Eventually, gelatin replaced mallow root sap,
though the name endured.
The foodie movement also has brought a re-
newed interest in homemade marshmallows and gourmet
versions.
Ann Hickey-Williams, president of Sherman Oaks-
based Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows, sees the
marshmallows rise as part of a general interest in
revisiting and reinventing comfort food classics.
Adding a gourmet touch, like the caramel swirl
and chocolate chipetta versions sold by Plush Puffs,
catches the consumer eye, she says. They go, Huh,
look what somebody did with marshmallows.
Even that down-home delight, the smore, has
gone upscale. Recchuiti Confections in San Fran-
cisco sells a kit featuring handmade vanilla bean
marshmallows and a bittersweet 85 percent
chocolate bar.
The origin of smores (as in some more,
please) arent clear, but the rst known recipe for
the treat came in a 1927 publication Tramping
and Trailing with the Girl Scouts, says Michelle
Tompkins, spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts of
the USA.
It was the beginning of gooey, chocaolatey
history.
Marshmallows bring joy and happiness to
everyone, Tompkins says.
Recipe Ideas for
Pumpkin Seeds
By VICTORIA BRETT
For The Associated Press
Youve crafted the perfect grue-
some or goofy jack-o-lantern. But
what to do with all the glop you
scraped out in the process?
Dont even think of tossing it.
Pumpkin seeds are a great healthy
snack and a delicious addition to sal-
ads, granola or trail mix.
``I look at pumpkin seeds like
popcorn. They can be spiced and
seasoned so many different ways,
says Lucinda Scala Quinn, execu-
tive editorial director of food at Mar-
tha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
``And spicy pumpkin seeds are per-
fect for munching.
But before you can munch, the
seeds need to be cleaned.
Traditionally, you separate the
seeds from the brous strands and
clean them with water before roast-
ing. One way is to scoop the whole
mess into a colander and run it under
cool water. The seeds and bers will
separate if you swish them with your
hands.
To toast the seeds, arrange them
in an even layer on a baking sheet and
bake for 10 minutes at 350 F. If not
perfectly golden, leave them in the
oven and check every minute until
done.
``Pay attention, says Quinn.
``When cooking any nuts or seeds,
you cant walk away or get side-
tracked on the telephone.
But Quinn prefers a simpler
method for cleaning her seeds. Rath-
er than wash the bers off the seeds,
she toasts everything.
``I throw the whole mess in the
oven and once they are dried out, it
separates very easily, she says. If
you go that route, roast them spread
in an even layer on a baking sheet at
375 F until the bers dry out and
fall away from the seeds.
Once clean, transfer the seeds
to a bowl and toss with olive oil,
peanut or saffron oil. Then add
your spices. Quinn suggests:
_ Olive oil and salt
_ Grated Parmesan cheese,
black pepper and salt
_ Cayenne pepper, lime juice,
brown sugar and salt
_ Cinnamon, brown sugar,
powdered ginger or cloves, and pinch
of salt
If you clean and season your
seeds before roasting (the water
washing method), be sure never to
add sugar. The sugar will burn in the
oven and should only be added after.
And with any sweet spicing, dont
forget to add a pinch of salt, says
Quinn.
Pumpkin seeds seasoned with
olive oil and salt are great in granola
or on top of a salad. They also are
great mixed with dried fruit (such as
cranberries, cherries and raisins) to
make a quick trail mix.
``That salty, sweet and chewy is
a great combination, says Quinn.
Halloween Wines Go Red,
White and Boo
On The Menu
Taking Pumpkin Beyond the Pie
By JIM ROMANOFF
For The Associated Press
Pumpkins arent just an icon of Hal-
loween. They also are a sign of healthy
eats.
Like carrots, pumpkins are loaded
with the antioxidant beta-carotene, potas-
sium and ber. Plus, with only 49 calories
per cup (cooked), this tasty squash is a great
t for a healthy diet.
Fresh pumpkins can be peeled, seeded
and diced, then used just as you would oth-
er winter squashes, such as butternut and
acorn. Just be sure to use sugar (sometimes
called baking or pie) pumpkins. Pumpkins
intended for carving wont taste good.
Sugar pumpkins can be cooked and
pureed for a mashed-type side, or processed
further to become the base of a velvety,
low-fat soup. Pumpkin also can be roasted,
which will bring out its natural sweetness
and enhance its deep, earthy avors.
This recipe for pasta with roasted
pumpkin and plum tomatoes uses this
technique to boost the avors of all the
vegetables. The addition of fresh or dried
sage infuses the hearty dish with a familiar
taste of autumn.
When selecting cooking pumpkins,
look for those that still have a full, long
stem attached to the top, which usually in-
dicates the esh will be fresh and store well
without deteriorating quickly.
6 cups peeled and cubed sugar
pumpkin or butternut squash
2 medium yellow onions, peeled
and thinly sliced
2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin
olive, divided
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or to
taste)
1/2 teaspoon ground black pep-
per (or to taste)
4 plum tomatoes, cored and
diced
1/3 cup fresh sage leaves or 1
tablespoon dried rubbed sage
12 ounces whole-grain spiral
pasta
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Heat the oven to 450 F. Posi-
tion a rack in the lower third of
oven.
On a rimmed baking sheet,
toss the pumpkin with the on-
ions and 1 1/2 tablespoons of the
oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread the pumpkin in an even
layer and roast until the veg-
etables are beginning to brown,
about 15 to 20 minutes.
Stir in the tomatoes and
sage, then roast, stirring once,
until all the vegetables are
browned and tender, about 10
minutes longer.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot
of salted water to a boil and cook
the pasta according to package
directions. Drain and toss with
the remaining 1 tablespoon of
oil. Add the roasted vegetables
and toss gently to combine.
Season with additional salt
and pepper, if desired, and serve
sprinkled with cheese.
Nutrition information per
serving (values are rounded to
the nearest whole number): 483
calories; 111 calories from fat;
12 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans
fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 83 g car-
bohydrate; 18 g protein; 10 g -
ber; 859 mg sodium.
SPIRAL PASTA WITH
ROASTED PUMPKIN AND
PLUM TOMATOES
Start to nish: 45 minutes (25 minutes active)
Servings: 4
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 27
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Have a Little Faith
by Mitch Albom
c.2009, Hyperion $23.99 / $29.99 Canada 288 pages
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By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
*** My husband sounded like Mr. Bill from
the old Saturday Night Live shows the other morn-
ing. I said isnt it great? Fall is starting, the leaves
are changing, and before I could nish he yelled
loudly Ohhh Nooooo!! The bear is again getting
ready for his winter hibernation. Ohhh Nooooo!
***
As you know, I am trying to lead a healthier
lifestyle. I have been sidetracked on the walking
for a bit, due to some knee problems, but the pain
has subsided into a twinge now. The funny thing
is that I didnt hurt my knee walking it has some-
thing to do with the way I sleep at night (when I
do). I dont think Im kicking my husband, but who
knows for sure. Thank goodness hes a jock and
used to pain.
My focus right now is on trying to continue to
eat healthier foods. We began our switch to label
reading, and cutting out just about all fried foods
after my husbands heart attack several years ago.
We still like our beef once or twice a week, and may
have to cut back on that. I just got my rst semi-bad
cholesterol score: 33 points over on the bad choles-
terol side. I feel like that oatmeal commercial where
your cholesterol number hovers above your head at
all times. Now I have feelings of guilt, like Im a
bad person with my new bad number. So, what
to do?
I know, one of the answers is to add more veg-
etables into my diet. The problem is that I am not
a big vegetable fan. I like a big juicy burger over
anything. Two months ago, I went with two church
friends to lunch at one of great well-known burger
joints. I knew I should order one of the healthy sal-
ads on the menu, but kept wavering back and forth
between burger or salad. It happened also to be the
last day before school started, so the restaurant was
lled with groups of teachers on their last day of
freedom. I watched as each table was served ve
or six heaping plates of salads. Inwardly I groaned.
When our waitress came to take our order my two
friends of course ordered salad. The table next to us
was also being served the rst of their orders all
salads. Darn, how could I order my big juicy burger
now. I might get stares of disapproval or worse. The
waitress waited patiently until I nally said. O.k.,
Ill have the rabbit plate special, no I mean Ill have
that salad with all the fruit, steak, chicken and
shrimp on it. I gured the best I could do was hide
as much of the lettuce as possible, and try to fool
my stomach into thinking I was having my normal
food. Lettuce and I just dont agree. I had to keep
telling myself, eat healthy enjoy it. A second after
I ordered, the second part of the next tables orders
arrived. Salad, salad, salad, salad, and one big,
juicy burger! I said out loud, I could have ordered
a burger! I looked over at the brave woman at
the other table and saw the happy look in her eyes.
But, I knew it was only a matter of time, before
she too might soon forego her hamburger passion
for greens. She was a teacher, I knew she had read
Lord of the Flies. Pack mentality would eventu-
ally win out.
Over the weekend, I drank lots of the V8 Fu-
sion drink. Youve probably seen those commer-
cials too. Those are the other commercials where
they have numbers hovering over your head. Now I
had to make room in my visualizations, not only of
the oatmeal number, but also the ipchart vegetable
serving number. It was starting to get crowded up
there. Every time I had a glass, I would mentally ip
my number. People at our Fall Festival were start-
ing to ask me, What do you mean theres number
two, theres number three?
I think what messed me up on vegetables
was the ways my mother would try to get me to
eat them. I think she must have gotten wise to
my bulky napkins, or the veggie smelling burps,
among other things, emanating from our dogs. I
can not eat cooked spinach. I actually do really like
it raw. But in the 60s, I dont think that was the way
to eat spinach. We had the stinky boiled down ver-
sion that tastes to me like I am eating a tire. One
of the ways my Mother would get me to eat it was
by mixing it with applesauce. I guess she thought
it would work because my Father and I would eat
sardine and applesauce sandwiches on white bread.
Lets just say it wasnt a good idea, and no, I havent
touched a sardine since childhood either. Once in
awhile my husband and his Mother will cook some
spinach. I have to ask them to keep it on their side
of the table. The worst way my Mother tried to get
spinach in me was with the creamed spinach reci-
pe. My Mother was Hungarian, and she grew up on
creamed vegetables. I still remember sitting at my
Great Grandmothers table in Jersey City, New Jer-
sey staring at the steaming bowls full of creamed
vegetables, thinking, I have to eat that?
I seem to have better luck eating soy foods
though I havent gotten into soy burgers yet.
Maybe Ill start making Portobello burgers again.
When cooked properly, they can mimic a burger
almost perfectly. Im not working today and have
been invited to lunch with two of my other friends;
my willpower will again be compromised. I was
thinking of grabbing one of my husbands ball caps
and taping a written +33 on it, so I am constantly re-
minded of my score. I realize you cant wear a hat in
a restaurant that wont work. I think Ill see if the
bartender can make a V8 martini problem solved.
To each new days healthier adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.
wanderings@yahoo.com.
of an
Aimless

Mind
Wanderings
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
It was a lesson you learned
the moment you were old enough
to sass back: always respect your
elders.
When Grandma spoke, you
listened. If Grandpa said to do
something, it was as good as done.
If you valued your life, you an-
swered Mom or Dad respectfully,
and Heaven help the kid who spoke
to a neighbor in a snide manner.
Always respect your elders.
But what if the elder makes a dif-
cult request? In the new book
Have a Little Faith by Mitch
Albom, it took eight years
to make good a promise.
Albert Lewis almost
wasnt a Rabbi. Having
failed Divinity School, he
almost gave up but was en-
couraged to try again. Lat-
er, when he nally got his
own synagogue, the tiny
congregation consisted of
just a handful of families.
One of them was Mitch
Alboms.
As a child, Albom
remembered the Reb as
an imposing man with an
inexplicable love of song
and of sermon; basically,
someone to avoid. Despite
his parents anchoring and
years of lessons, Albom
grew up and grew out of
his faith, learning that
mouthed prayers, uttered
mechanically, were some-
how acceptable. He moved
away from home and looked upon
religion as quaint, invisible.
So Albom was surprised when
Rabbi Lewis asked him to do his
eulogy.
Because one cannot speak
well about a man without knowing
him, Albom agreed to the request,
but told the Reb that they needed
to set meetings so that questions
could be answered. And it came
to pass that Albom made the trek
from his home in Detroit to New
Jersey several times a year for
eight years.
Back in Detroit, the economy
was lashing at the city, jobs were
lost, and so were homes. But in a
sagging old cathedral near Tiger
Stadium, a former drug dealer was
feeding the homeless and preach-
ing the gospel, all but abandoned
by his Mother Church, trying to
do good with what God was giv-
ing him.
As Albom began to examine
the disparity between the congre-
gations the wealthy synagogue
and the poverty-stricken inner-city
shelter-church - he began to won-
der about God, trust, and faith.
And he learned a lesson you wont
soon forget.
I wasnt crazy about this book
at rst. Author Mitch Albom, like
one of his subjects, loves to savor
an anecdote before he lets it go,
and that bogs down the beginning
of this book. But once you get past
the stage-setting and you move a
few pages in, Have a Little Faith
soars.
By telling the story of two
men who are similar but different,
Albom forces his readers to exam-
ine their own beliefs, as well as the
meaning of hope and miracles. I
wont tell you how this book ends,
but sufce it to say that youll come
away with your heart lifted to the
rafters.
Fans of Alboms rst book and
anyone whos ever pondered the
nature of belief will want to make
room on their bookshelf for a new
favorite. Have a Little Faith is a
book I believe youll love.
Why cant I eat what I want?
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 28
CLUES ACROSS
1. State of confusion
6. _____itan: benefactor
11. Behind the scenes backer
14. Arrived extinct
15. Top Chefs Lakshmi
16. Cost, insurance and
freight, (abbr.)
18. Ancient Ethiopian capital
21. A bewitched state
23. Eurasian wheat
25. A place to practice art
26. Groundnut vine
28. Letter wax
29. Degendering an animal
31. Soda
34. Siemens
35. Electrocardiogram
36. Heat-generating
39. Yellow fruits
40. Rock hollows
44. Talked pompously
45. Money hoarder
47. Staffs
48. Lean end of the neck
50. Shoshonean people of
Utah
51. Data point
56. By way of
57. Rescue from disaster
62. Ragout
63. He designed chairs
CLUES DOWN
1. Unwholesome atmosphere
2. Lincolns state
3. One of the six noble gasses
4. Element 105 (abbr.)
5. School organization
6. Every citizens uncle
7. Macaws
8. Metric ton
9. Article
10. Aging hairline
11. Lordships jurisdiction
12. Palladium
13. Making angry
14. Algerian dinar
17. Beat with a cane
19. Ref
20. Japanese apricot tree
21. Look at with xed eyes
22. Hungarian sheep dog
24. Director Howard
25. Date regularly
27. Slang for trucks with
trailers
28. Calm acceptance of fate
30. Ultrahigh frequency
31. Cure-alls
32. Choc_____: cacao candy
33. Cornbreads
36. Gem weights
37. Radioactivity unit
38. Computer aided mfg.
39. Central African river
41. Croatian island VS006
42. 100 centavos (abbr.)
43. Hitec robot motors
46. Atmospheric water drops
49. The 4th state (abbr.)
51. Comedian DeLuise
52. Black tropical American
cuckoo
53. Atomic #52
54. Utilize
55. Licensed for Wall Street
58. Veterans Administration
59. Raised railroad
60. Morning
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Real Estate
Home is located within the Lanes Beach neigh-
borhood in Valley Lee, and is situated on a beau-
tifully landscaped 1 acre lot. Built in 1971 the
home consists of new eat-in kitchen connected
to a formal dining room, leading to a screened
porch. There are three bedrooms including
a large master bed and bath suite with a hugh
walk in closet. The 20x15 living room has a
brick replace. The 20x30 L shaped family
room is located off of the kitchen and contains a
wet bar and a corner brick gas replace which is
also set up for a woodburning replace or stove.
The home has been redone over the last several
years, including new kitchen, laminate oor-
ing, carpet, hvac, hwh, low-e windows and new
roof. The garage is detached and has two car
bays and a large work area with work benches.
There is nice water water access and beach on
the Potomac within short walking distance. The
home is in a quiet pleasant neighhood in the ru-
ral setting of Valley Lee. Please e-mail interest
to lasertek1@hotmail.com or call 301.994.1451
and we will be happy to set up a visit. Price:
$369,000.
Real Estate Rentals
Solomons Island Charm, Walking Distance To
Shops And Restaurants: Two Bedroom, 1 Bath-
room Home, Central Air & Heat. Washer/Dryer.
$1,100.00 per month + Utilities + Security De-
posit. Year lease minimum, Credit Applica-
tion Required. Call Jim 401-326-2166 Ext. 104.
Price: $1,100.
Help Wanted
Dog walker needed M-F to cover territory from
Indian Head to National Harbor. Additional
availability to cover pet sitting in mornings, eve-
nings and weekends/holidays a plus. Requires
love of animals, reliable transportation, ability
to work independently, at least 21 years of age,
computer access and background check. Visit
our website and ll out a job application: www.
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searching for the right person to complete our
dynamic team. Must be dependable and self-
motivated. Prior dental experience required.
Dental assisting experience preferred but will
train the right person. Please fax resume to
(301)863-5069 or e-mail.
Vehicles
2003-Ford-E350 Super Duty Box Truck. Tow
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Community
5K Run/Walk to Benet the Ripple Center
The Lexington Park Library will host an
Emergency Preparedness Fair on Friday, Oct.
16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lexington
Park Library in Room A, where visitors may
talk with the experts from St. Marys Hospi-
tal, the St. Marys County Sheriffs Depart-
ment, the Red Cross and other community
agencies.
Learn about general emergency pre-
paredness and nd answers to your pandemic
u questions. Children will be able to par-
ticipate in hands-on activities to increase their
awareness of emergency preparedness. Also
enjoy free refreshments and home reference
materials.
Seasonal u shots will also be available
for $20 each for individuals ages 18 and over.
First-aid manual
Emergency telephone numbers
List of allergies and medications
Antibiotic ointment
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin
Bandages and gauze of various sizes
Medical-exam gloves
Elastic wraps
Adhesive tape
Antiseptic wipes
Cold packs
Thermometer, tweezers and small scissors
Source: National Safety Council
A 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 17 at the Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship in Piney Point, MD. This
event is being sponsored by the Friends of Rip-
ple, and all proceeds will benet the Vivian C.
Ripple Center in St. Marys County. The Ripple
Center is the only Adult Day Service program
in St. Marys County, and is under the umbrella
of the Department of Aging. The Friends of
Ripple is a community-based organization
whose sole purpose is to help support the Cen-
ter, and funding for the Center is currently in
jeopardy.
The Run/Walk registration begins at 7 a.m.
with the event start at 8 a.m. Registration for
the Run/Walk may be completed by going
to www.active.com. Pre-registration is $20 per
individual (event day the registration fee is $25),
and $30 for families. The route of the 5K will
begin at the Harry Lundeberg School and con-
tinue to the Piney Point Lighthouse and back.
For more information, call Carol Evans at
301-994-0352 or Sam Brown at 410-610-8964,
or go to www.stmarysmd.com/aging/docs/
5kRace.pdf.
The Center for Life Enrichment, a not-for-prot organization in Hol-
lywood that supports adult individuals with disabilities, held a dedi-
cation ceremony on Sept. 16 for the centers new barrier-free front
entrance. The entrance was dedicated to long-term board member
Purnell Frederick and all individuals with disabilities in the tri-county
area. Pictured are members of Mr. Fredericks family, as well as invited
guests (including Marilyn McKay, center, in white sweater) and the
general public.
The Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be selling
Good Ole Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham Sandwiches at the Fire
House in Ridge on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at $4 per
sandwich. Advanced orders are requested and desired. Pre-orders
must be placed prior to Oct. 27 at auxiliary@ridgevfd.org, 301-872-
5671 or 301-872-5090 in order to guarantee availability. Pre-orders
must be picked up no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, Nov. 3, unless
prior arrangements have been made.
Preparing for
Emergencies
Emergency First Aid
Kit For Home or Car
Apple Festival Fun
For Everyone
Above: Anna Hill of Holly-
wood dips her brush while
painting the face of Emily
Qude of Brandywine at the
second annual Apple Fes-
tival held at the Our Lady
of the Wayside Church in
Chaptico on Oct. 11. Part
of the proceeds will go
to the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.
To the right: Billy Hill of
Mechanicsville takes a
bite out of an apple
Patrick, Devin and Nicholas Buckler and Hunter Quade, all from Chaptico,
enjoy themselves at the second annual Apple Festival held at the Our Lady
of the Wayside Church in Chaptico on Oct. 11.
Center for Life
Enrichment
Dedication Ceremony
Stuffed Ham
Sandwiches in Ridge
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 31
Thursday, Oct. 15
St. Michaels School and Parish
Meeting
St. Michaels School Gym (Ridge) 7
p.m.
There will be a meeting to dis-
cuss the current state of St. Michaels
School and St. Michaels Parish. The
public is greatly encouraged to attend
and discuss the schools future. Call
301-872-5454.
School Advisory Group Forming
Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Tech-
nology Center, Leonardtown 3 p.m.
Information meeting about form-
ing an advisory group that would in-
clude students, parents, alumni and
business people who would act as men-
tors and help raise money for the career
program, which focus on job training,
leadership and community service. Call
301-475-0242 or go to http://schools.
smcps.org/tech/.
Wing Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5 p.m.
2
nd
Annual Going Green Expo
Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Tech-
nology Center (Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Local and regional companies,
vendors and experts will be on hand
to provide attendees with information
on green development, green build-
ing technologies and sustainable prac-
tices that homeowners can use to save
environmental resources and save on
energy costs. Information on solar hot
water heaters, boiler thermostats, high
efciency heaters, gas replaces, duel
ush and low-ow toilets and much
more. Light refreshments will be pro-
vided. Call Jada Stuckert at 301-485-
4200 ext. 1505 or e-mail jada.stuck-
ert@co.saint-marys.md.us.
(Classes) Yoga with your Journal
& Yoga for Beginners
Joy Lane Healing Center (Holly-
wood) 5:30 p.m. (Journal) and 7 p.m.
(Beginners)
Journal Class, Series 4 is $60,
drop in students pay $15 per class. Call
301-373-2522.
Progressive Salsa Level 1
House of Dance (Hollywood) 6 p.m.
Ghosts of Sotterley Tours
Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) 7
p.m.
Admission is free but reservations
are required. Call 301-373-2280.
Auditions: Over the River and
Through the Woods
Three Notch Theater (Lexington
Park) 7 p.m.
The Newtowne Players will
host open auditions for their upcom-
ing production of Over the River and
Through the Woods by Joey DiPietro.
Call 240-298-1037 or go to http://new-
towneplayers.org/.
Voices Reading Series: E.
Ethelbert Miller
St. Marys College (Daugherty-Palmer
Commons) 8 p.m.
Poet, author and literary activ-
ist E. Ethelbert Miller will read from
his work at 8:15 p.m. Often heard on
National Public Radio, Miller is chair
for the Institute for Policy Studies, a
progressive think tank in Washington,
D.C. The reading is free and open to the
public.
Friday, Oct. 16
Texas HoldEm Tournament
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5 p.m.
Steak & Shrimp Dinner
American Legion Post 221 (Avenue)
5 p.m.
Herrmanns Royal Lipizzan
Stallions
Flat Iron Farm (Great Mills) 6 p.m.
The original Lipizzan Stallions of
Austria will perform Oct. 16 - 18. Tick-
ets are $12 for adults and $8 for chil-
dren and are available at Great Mills
Trading Post, Jan Barnes at Century 21
in California, and at Burchmarts in St.
Marys County. All proceeds will go to
Hospice of St. Marys.
CSMs Connections Literary Se-
ries: Fred DAguiar
CSM Leonardtown Campus (Building
A-Auditorium) 7:30 p.m.
Novelist and playwright Fred
DAguiar will read and discuss his
works. Admission $3. Visit www.csmd.
edu/connections.
Garage Sale
Leahs House shelter, Valley Lee 10
a.m.-6 p.m.
Restaurant equipment, kitchen ap-
pliances, ofce furniture, clothes, toys.
Parking lot at 45200 Happyland Road.
Proceeds benet homeless people. Call
301-994-9580.
Texas HoldEm Tournament
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5 p.m.
Steak & Shrimp Dinner
American Legion Post 221 (Avenue) 5 p.m.
FOP-7 Poker Leader Board
Challenge
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
Ghosts of Sotterley Tours
Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Admission is free but reservations
are required. Call 301-373-2280.
Saturday, Oct. 17
11 Hours to Uganda (endurance
cycling event)
Knights of Columbus (Ridge) to Leon-
ardtown 6 a.m.
This event will help fund the
adoption of Joe, a former child soldier
from Uganda, by the Cardwell family.
To read the whole story go to www.
bwcumc.org/content/gods-nudges-stir-
blessing. Registration and check-in be-
gins at 6 a.m., ride starts at 7 a.m. Price:
$50 per rider. Ride-day registration is
available by cash or check only. E-mail
questions to Michael@macarts-md.org
or visit www.macarts-md.org/uganda.
St. Marys County Oyster Festival
County Fairgrounds (Leonardtown)
10 a.m.
Nine nalists will compete to de-
termine the nations premier oyster chef
in the National Oyster Cook-off begin-
ning at 10 a.m. in Building 16, compet-
ing in three areas hors doeuvres,
soups and stews, and main dishes for
a panel of six judges. Oyster-cooking
demonstrations will be held at 12:30,
1:30, and 2:30. Preliminary heats for the
U.S. National Oyster Shucking Cham-
pionship Contest will be held from 3:30
to 5 p.m. Gates open from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, free
for children 12 and under. Free parking.
Call 301-863-5015 or go to www.usoys-
terfest.com.
Desegregation at Great Mills High
School
Documentary 6 p.m.
With All Deliberate Speed, One
High Schools Story, tells the tale of
desegregation that occurred at Great
Mills High School in the 1950s and
1960s. It will be shown on the
County Government Channel 95
at 6 p.m. and rebroadcast each week;
check the Ch. 95 schedule at the coun-
tys Web site at www.stmarysmd.com.
Crafters and Vendors Needed
Bay District Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Crafters and vendors needed.
$30 per space. Call Mallory Evans at
301-737-5242.
Garage Sale
Leahs House shelter, Valley Lee
7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Restaurant equipment, kitchen ap-
pliances, ofce furniture, clothes, toys.
Parking lot at 45200 Happyland Road.
Proceeds benet homeless people. Call
301-994-9580.
5K Run/Walk
Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman-
ship (Piney Point) 7 a.m.
Pre-registration is $20 per indi-
vidual ($25 on event day) and $30 for
families. The route will begin at the
Harry Lundeberg School and continue
to the Piney Point Lighthouse and back.
All proceeds will benet the Vivian C.
Ripple Center in St. Marys County.
Call Sam Brown at 410-610-8964 or go
to www.stmarysmd.com/aging/docs/
5kRace.pdf.
Summerseat Annual Quilt Auction
Summerseat Farm (Mechanicsville)
9 a.m.
Handmade quilts and other crafts,
food and drink will be available. Auc-
tion will be held at 10 a.m. Event is free.
Call 301-481-9189 or go to www.sum-
merseat.org.
SMAWL Pet Adoptions
PetCo (California) 10 a.m.
Hazardous Waste Day
St. Andrews Landll 8 a.m.-4:30
p.m.
The countys Household Hazard-
ous Waste Day is a chance to safely dis-
pose of toxins, including pharmaceu-
ticals, disinfectants, paint (all kinds),
stains and polish, solvents
and thinners, caustic cleaners (for
toilets, tile masonry, ovens, etc.), pool
chemicals, lawn care chemicals, pet
care chemicals, pesticides, fungicides
and herbicides, batteries (all kinds),
thermometers, thermostats, uorescent
light bulbs (all contain mercury), aero-
sol cans, old gasoline, kerosene, and
other fuels (even mixed with water).
Go to www.stmarysmd.com or call
the Department of Public Works and
Transportation at 301-863-8400.
Sheriffs Ofce & Maryland State
Police Open House
St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce
(Leonardtown) 11 a.m.
The open house will include activ-
ities for all ages, including a McGruff
Safety Talk and Halloween Coloring
Contest, D.A.R.E. presentation, a Taser
demonstration, explosives robots, a
moon bounce, face painting and more.
Call 301-475-4200 ext. 1910.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Men
Chicken BBQ & Fall Festival
Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Mechan-
icsville) 12 noon
Steak Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5 p.m.
Bluegrass Gospel Express
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
(Mechanicsville) Family Life Center
6 p.m.
An Evening of Elegance & Jazz II
Crystal Room (Callaway) 7 p.m.
All proceeds will benet the 2010
Juneteenth Festival. Advanced Res-
ervations Required. Admission. Call
301-862-4868 or 240-538-5681, or go to
www.ucaconline.org.
Community Yard Sale
Hollywood Volunteer Rescue
Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring a yard
sale 7-11 a.m. at the Rescue squad
building on Route 235. Food will be
available. Call 301-373-3833 to rent a
table; rental is $10.
Sunday, Oct. 18
St. Marys County Oyster Festival
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (Leon-
ardtown) 10 a.m.
Womens nals in the U.S. Na-
tional Oyster Shucking Championship
Contest begin at 3 p.m. and mens nal
at 3:30 p.m. At 4 p.m., the womens
champion and the mens champion will
square off head to head for the U.S.
championship crown and the right to
represent the United States in the Inter-
national Oyster Shucking Competition.
Gates open 11 a.m to 6 p.m. Ad-
mission is $5 for adults, free for chil-
dren 12 and under. Free parking. Call
301-863-5015 or go to www.usoyster-
fest.com.
Mechanicsville VFD Open House
Hills Club Drive, Mechanicsville 10
a.m. through day
At 10 a.m. memorial tribute for
members of M.V.F.D and M.V.F.D.L.A.
who have died in the past year. Vehicle
extrication, re extinguisher demo, in-
door guided history tour with photos of
our past, indoor re truck pull, re pre-
vention demos with Freddie the baby
re truck, burn trailer demo, roof venti-
lation demo and live vehicle extrication
with entrapment and EMS assistance.
Childrens area, moon bounce, door
prizes and 50/50 rafe. Call 301-884-
4709 or visit www.mvfd.com.
Texas HoldEm Tournament
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 2 p.m.
Annual Fall Dinnerfeast
St. Marys Parish, Bryantown 12-5
p.m.
All-you-can-eat, buffet style, ca-
tered by Thompsons Seafood. Menu:
fried oysters, crab balls, fried chicken,
pulled pork, parsley potatoes, green
beans, cole slaw and all the xings.
Adults and carryouts, $21; children
6-11, $8; children 5 and under, free.
Featuring country store, silent auc-
tion, bake table, 50-50, pull tabs and
childrens game room. Proceeds to
benet St. Marys Parish Restoration
funds. Call the rectory at 301-870-2220
or 301-274-3187, Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19
No Limit Texas HoldEm Bounty
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge 7
p.m.
Democratic Club of St. Marys
Meeting
Do Dah Deli (Leonardtown) dinner
at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m.
Call Cindy at 301-737-7978.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (Hollywood)
10 a.m.
This weeks theme is Nature
Portraits. Participants are welcome to
pack their own picnic lunch. Pre-reg-
istration is required no later than 24
hours in advance. Call 301-373-9775 or
register by e-mail at lpranzo@green-
wellfoundation.org.
Special Olympics No Limit
HoldEm Tourney
Bennett Building (24930 Old Three
Notch Rd, Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Computer Science Open House
St. Marys College (Schaefer Hall)
4:30 p.m.
Companies hoping to employ
SMCM computer science students for
summer and full time work are invited
to attend this open house. Simon Read,
SMCM associate professor of computer
science, will describe how the program
works and employers will get a chance
to meet with students. For more infor-
mation contact lefranzen@smcm.edu
or call 240-895-3220.
R&B Line Dancing
House of Dance (Hollywood) 5:30
p.m.
Special Olympics No Limit
HoldEm Tourney
Bennett Building (24930 Old Three
Notch Rd, Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Poker Leader Board Challenge
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 32
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Instead of spending the rst part of her ju-
nior year at Great Mills High School with her
friends, Katie Morgan is getting a crash course
in lawmaking as a student page during argu-
ably one of the most heated and contentious
policy battles over health care in recent memory,
though she said tempers have been remarkably
restrained on the House oor since she arrived
in Washington, D.C., in August.
They maintain their composure. They
have rules about it and theyre really strict, and
if they mess up, they get called out for it, so on
the House oor they keep it really professional,
she said.
Morgan said she was nominated for the po-
sition by her Advance Placement Government
teacher, Luanne Ruonavar, who heads the social
studies department at Great Mills High School.
She learned about her nomination near the end
of July.
My teacher called my house and asked me
if I was interested in doing it, so I talked it over
with my parents and we researched it and we
gave her a call back, she said.
Morgan was chosen from a group of 10 -
nalists, at which point she was invited to apply to
the Page School, which is located in the attic of
the Library of Congress.
Morgan said her days in Washington typi-
cally begin around 5 a.m.
We have to be at school by 6:35, sometimes
earlier depending on the activities you have I
do yearbook, so sometimes we meet earlier to
get the yearbook stuff done, she said,.
On Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays pages
get off at 11:30 a.m. and go straight to work. On
Wednesdays and Thursdays when theyre in ses-
sion, we get off at 9 so we can be there when they
start proceedings, she said.
Morgan said that each day the pages have
different jobs, from running documents between
the House and Senate members ofces, commit-
tees and the Library of Congress; preparing the
House and Senate chambers for each days busi-
ness by distributing the Congressional Record
and other documents related to the days agenda;
and providing assistance in the cloakrooms and
chambers. Pages also help transcribe speeches
and statements for House members.
Morgan said that she will have breaks
at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and can
take some weekends off to spend at home
with her parents, Jay and Annmarie Mor-
gan, but the rest of her time is spent in the
city, where she stays mere blocks away from the
Capitol with her roommates.
The duties seem pretty complicated, but
theyre really not. Theyre pretty simple, said
Morgan, adding that she was more excited to
learn about the daily activities of her leaders.
Its something you do every day, talking
with them and experiencing their work, she
said. Ive met cabinet members, the secretary
of labor and I shook hands with John Kerry
and Hillary Clinton, she said, adding that some
of her cohorts have been able to talk and shake
hands with President Obama as well.
Morgan said she had always been interest-
ed in public service, but she is more interested in
studying business in college.
For more than 175 years, pages have served
the United States Congress. Currently there are
62 young men and women from across the na-
tion serving as pages, but there can be as many
as 100 at any given time. Katies service as a stu-
dent page will run from Aug. 31, 2009 to Jan.
22, 2010.
For more information on the Congressional
Page Program, visit http://pageprogram.house.
gov/index.html.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
ewsmakers
Bowles Farms 2009
Corn Maze & Pumpkin Farm
Southern MDs Largest Corn Maze
& Pumpkin Harvest is BACK!!!
Tis years 2009 maze design will celebrate St. Marys county 375th Birthday
Operating Dates: September 26th to October 31st, 2009
Hours Of Operation
Mon Fri: By Appointment Only
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Rates
Admission: $10.00
3 and Under FREE
Croup Rates Available (15 or more)
Admission To Te Farm Includes
Corn Maze, Petting Zoo, Wagon Rides,
Mini Straw Maze, Childrens Corn Box,
Childrens Barrel Rides, Straw Mountain
Crop Displays, Special Weekend Events
Oce: 301-475-2139 Email: bowlesfarm@rcn.com
Directions: The farm is located at: 22880 Budds Creek Road, Clements, MD 20624
For More Details Visit Us At:
www.bowlesfarms.com
Host Your: Team Building Event or Birthday Party Here!!
Decorating Supplies:
Mums, Corn Stalks, Straw,
Gourds, and Indian Corn
Food & Refreshments On-Site
Large Covered Picnic Area
Air-Conditioned/Heated Restrooms
We have acres and acres of pumpkins of every
shape & size available for a small additional fee.
Childrens Barrel Rides Pumpkin Painting
Petting Zoo
Wagon Rides
Pick Your Own
Come see why
getting lost means
having fun.
Sunday, October 18th
SOUTHERN KNIGHTS ROD
& CUSTOM CAR SHOW
Check out the Street Rods, Customs, Antiques and
Muscle Cars. You pick the winners.People Choice
Saturday & Sunday,
October 17th & 18th
ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL
Sat - Weight Class 2,500 to 5,500
Sun - Weight Class 6,000 to 10,500
3 3
Question
Interview
Joe Orlando, 56, has lived in St. Marys County
since 2001 and owns the Fenwick Street Used
Book shop in Leonardtown. He is also an ordained
minister who performs weddings on weekends.
He took some time out of his day to share some
of his passions with The County Times.
CT: What appealed to you about running a used
bookstore?
JO: I had been wanting to do it for a long time. I
love books. Ive traveled a lot and visited a lot of
bookstores and I always had the desire to share
literature thats been around for ages with new
readers, helping people discover things that they
might be interested in and that they didnt know
about before.
CT: Who are some of your favorite authors?
JO: Probably Robert Heinlein was what struck
me the most when I was young. Stranger in a
Strange Land really had a great effect on me
but I read everything no wait, I dont read ev-
erything. I dont read romance novels.
CT: Whats the worst book youve read and
why?
JO: Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code. I couldnt
even read it. I got through the rst chapter, may-
be the second chapter, and theres Web sites
dedicated to pointing out his worst sentences
and he teaches English! I cant believe that hes
even allowed to write!
Interviewing: Joe Orlando
Local Student Serving
on Capitol Hill
Great Mills High School junior Katie Morgan has
been selected to serve as a Congressional page
in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 31 to Jan. 22.
Photo Courtesy of Jay and Annmarie Morgan
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 33
U.S. Baseball Academy has announced
St. Marys College of Maryland will be a site
for the academys 2010 spring training pro-
gram at the beginning of the new year, accord-
ing to a press release.
The session in St. Marys City will run
Jan. 3 to Feb. 7 at St. Marys College of Mary-
land. St. Marys College Head Coach Lew
Jenkins will direct the program.
Instructors will include a staff of the ar-
eas top high school and college coaches.
With a player-coach ratio of 6 to 1, each
player gets individual attention in a small-
group atmosphere. In addition to instruction
by some of the areas high school and college
coaches, players get a preseason tune-up that
helps them enter team practice in mid-season
form. With numerous age-specic sessions,
instruction is specially tailored for each abil-
ity level. Overall, its the type of intense, pro-
fessional instruction young players just cant
get in a summer league.
Since 1988, U.S. Baseball Academy has
run hundreds of camps and clinics for thou-
sands of players nationwide. Each week, hit-
ters rotate through a series of supervised sta-
tions, including indoor batting cages, with
each drill designed to teach a different aspect
of hitting. Players enjoy participating in hit-
ting games and unique stations used by top
high school and college programs. The pro-
gram is designed to improve pitch and strike
zone recognition, timing, balance, power,
situational hitting, bunting, and other aspects.
Pitchers work under the supervision of coach-
es who can help with all aspects of pitching,
from fundamentals and mechanics to more
advanced concepts. Drills and repetition will
improve a pitchers speed and control.
The catchers camp covers all aspects of
being behind the plate. Players will get in-
struction on stance, signs, receiving, framing,
blocking, throwing, elding bunts, tags and
the mental aspects of dealing with pitchers.
Registration deadlines are approximately
six weeks before each session begins, but last
years camps sold out much earlier. Because of
the low player-coach ratio, spots in each ses-
sion are limited.
Complete details and times for each site,
as well as registration forms, are available on-
line at www.USBaseballAcademy.com or by
phoning toll free 866-622-4487.
Trossbach Tournament In
Various Locations this Weekend
The 12th annual
Trossbach Softball Tour-
nament takes place with
qualifying happening at
three elds on Saturday
starting at 10 a.m., with
the championship series
(double elimination) tak-
ing place on Sunday at the
Brass Rail, with time to be
determined). The round
robin sites are the Brass
Rail, Back Road Inn and
Captain Sams. For more
information, contact Chip
Raley at 301-862-2024.
Brass Rail
Here for Beer (Jerry Johnson)
Triple Ks-C.A. Bean Excavating (Steven Rice)
Big Dogs Paradise (Ray Copsey, Jr.)
Carrolls Equipment (Janice Wood)
Back Road Inn
Cryers (Mike Digilumio)
Swampys (Jeff Quade)
Hits Lips (Brad Coons)
Seabreeze (Ricky Ryce)
Captain Sams
Capt. Sams On-Site Rentals (Tony Bailey, Jr.)
Softball Elite (Sean Ritchie)
Dew Drop Inn (Dale Farrell)
MYT Trucking (Bucky Stone)
Volleyball Tournament For
Breast Cancer Research
The rst annual Volleyball for Tatas tour-
nament will take place at Ronnie and Cheryl
Derbys house off of Steer Horn Neck Road
in Hollywood. The tournament is scheduled
to begin this Saturday, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. with
all proceeds from registration and food and
beverages going to breast cancer research. For
more information, e-mail tournament organiz-
er Brandy Sutor at bjsutor@hotmail.com.
Lacrosse Clinic To Be
Held at Dorsey Park
Diesel Lacrosse will be hosting a girls lacrosse clinic for 9th-12th graders, Sunday Oct. 25,
9:15-4:30, Dorsey Park, Hollywood. Cost is $90. For more information, go to www.diesellacrosse.
com or www.leaguelineup.com/somdwomenslaxclub for sign-up sheet and clinic schedule and
high-level girls lacrosse staff.
Baseball Academy Coming
to St. Marys College
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 34
Thurs., Oct. 15
Field Hockey
Elizabeth Seton at St. Marys
Ryken, 4 p.m.
North Point at Great Mills, 6
p.m.
Football
Chopticon at Calvert, 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Great Mills at North Point,
5:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 16
Boys Soccer
Bishop Ireton at St. Marys
Ryken, 3:30 p.m.
Football
Leonardtown at Great Mills,
7 p.m.
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop
Ireton, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
Bishop McNamara at St.
Marys Ryken, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct 17
Boys Soccer
North Point at Great Mills,
11:30 a.m.
DeMatha at St. Marys Ryken,
12 noon
Mon., Oct 19
Boys Soccer
Chopticon at McDonough,
6 p.m.
Field Hockey
The Calverton School at St.
Marys Ryken, 4 p.m.
Patuxent at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Good Counsel at St. Marys
Ryken, 4 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 20
Boys Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at St. Johns,
4 p.m.
La Plata at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
North Point at Leonardtown,
6 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Leonardtown at North Point,
4 p.m.
St. Johns at St. Marys Ryken,
4 p.m.
McDonough at Chopticon,
6 p.m.
Great Mills at La Plata, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop
OConnell, 5:30 p.m.
Leonardtown at North Point,
6:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 21
Boys Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at Archbish-
op Carroll, 3:30 p.m.
North Point at Leonardtown,
6 p.m.
Cross Country
Chopticon/North Point/
Northern at McDonough,
4:30 p.m.
Great Mills/Leonardtown at
Huntingtown, 4:30 p.m.
Field Hockey
Chopticon at McDonough,
6 p.m.
La Plata at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Girls Tennis
St. Johns at St. Marys Ryken,
4 p.m.
Volleyball
McDonough at Chopticon,
6 p.m.
Great Mills at La Plata, 6 p.m.
10/15-21/2009
Fact
un
I am. is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
All high school, recreational and youth league
coaches, if you would like the scores, statistics
and standings from your respective games and
leagues to be published, contact Chris Stevens at
301-373-4125 or at chrisstevens@countytimes.net
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
If youve walked around
any store with a magazine
stand or rack over the last
couple of days, youve prob-
ably been caught off guard by
ESPN The Magazines bold
covers featuring the ripped
and chiseled physiques of var-
ious standout athletes, from
NFL running back Adrian
Peterson to the powerful Ser-
ena Williams in the nude.
The Magazine is call-
ing these covers and stories
within The Body Issue, and
while admiring and dissect-
ing the form of these athletes
makes for interesting reading
(and for some, eye candy),
my personal hope is that it
doesnt give rise to another
kind of body issue that people
from all walks of life deal
with everyday.
In these days in times,
everybody feels they can im-
prove on their physical stat-
ure, and many go to gyms
several times a week and
watch what they eat in order
to shave inches, pounds and
fat off of their bodies. Its a
noble concept, but many are
doing it under the intense
pressure of tting what soci-
ety deems to be healthy and
attractive, which quite frank-
ly, is unreasonable.
While no one says that
unhealthy eating and lack of
activity is the way to go in
terms of living a long life, so-
ciety fails to realize that not
everybody is meant to have
the muscle tone and mass of
professional athletes, actors,
models, whomever. Yet and
still, people who fall short
(be they skinny or fat) are
more than likely the targets
of insults and late-night info-
mercials that tout magic pills
and creams that will Whip
your sorry, lazy, wimpy in-
signicant self into top-notch
shape!
This is why young wom-
en have various eating dis-
orders such as bulimia and
anorexia trying to t in with
the skinny glamour girls that
are seen on television and in
magazines. This is also why
young men take these unsafe
dietary supplements and seri-
ously overdo it in the weight
room for fear of being con-
sidered weak and too small
or out of shape to gain the at-
tention of the young women
who are starving themselves
for the popular and t guys
attention. Notice the vicious
cycle?
While this maybe looked
at as a rant against people
who are in decent shape (if
youve seen me around at a
sporting event or even around
town, Ill never be confused
for Terrell Owens, although I
will pull a Sharpie out of my
sneakers and sign something
if you would like), its also a
plea for young and old folks
alike to not fall into the trap
of feeling insignicant or
lowly because you arent cut
like a diamond.
If we were all meant to
be the exact same way, could
you imagine how boring
life would be? Everybody is
unique and different, not just
in build, but in personality, in
character and in spirit. Em-
brace that and that will make
you feel good about yourself,
even though youll never be
naked on the cover of a na-
tional sports magazine.
Comments, questions,
complaints? Send em all
to Chris at chrisstevens@
countytimes.net.
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Issue Shouldnt Be Our Issue
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 35
St. Marys City, Md. Sophomore forward
David Sterngold (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) picked
up his fourth goal of the season to lead No. 12
Swarthmore College to a 1-0 non-conference
mens soccer victory over St. Marys College of
Maryland Tuesday afternoon on Senior Day.
With his back towards the goal, senior for-
ward Omari Faakye (Kwahu-Nkwatia, Ghana/
Herman Gmeiner International College) icked
a loose ball to his right where Sterngold drove
it just inside the left post at 9:03.
St. Marys junior goalkeeper Paul Sprank-
lin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) notched a
career-high 12 saves, including several diving
stops, in keeping Swarthmore scoreless for the
remainder of the contest.
The Garnet (12-1) posted 25 shots to St.
Marys nine, while Swarthmore garnered a 7-2
margin in corner kicks.
Junior goalie Zachary Weimar (Rutledge,
Pa./Friends Central) made two stops in regis-
tering his rst shutout of the season.
Prior to the start of the contest, St. Marys
recognized its lone senior, Benard Agyingi
(Baltimore, Md./Dunbar). A three-year letter-
winner, Agyingi has notched 16 points on six
goals and four assists in 39 games played. Last
year, he earned All-Capital Athletic Confer-
ence Second Team honors.
The Seahawks will return to action in a
week when St. Marys travels to Rocky Mount,
N.C. to face N.C. Wesleyan College in non-
conference action on Tuesday, October 20 at
4:00 pm.
Courtesy of St. Marys College of Maryland
Department of Sports Information
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ATHLETE
OF THE MONTH
HONOR ROLL
FIELD HOCKEY: LAURIANN
PARKER, Fr., Forward (Wood-
bine, Md./Glenelg)
SAILING: MIMI ROLLER, So.,
Skipper (St. John, US Virgin
Islands/Antilles)
MENS SOCCER: TED SCHARF-
ENBERG, So., Forward (Hol-
brook, N.Y./St. John the Baptist)
WOMENS SOCCER: SOPHIA
ESPARZA, Sr., Midelder (Silver
Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair)
Agyingi Honored as Seahawks
Come up Short to Nationally-
Ranked Swathmore
Kodan Named SMCM
Athlete of the Month
St. Marys City, Md. - Claire Kodan (Olney, Md./
Sherwood) of the St. Marys College of Maryland vol-
leyball team was selected by the Department of Athlet-
ics and Recreation as the rst athlete of the month of the
2009-10 year for the month of September.
This is Kodans second career athlete-of-the-month
selection as she was also the September athlete of the
month in 2007.
A 5-foot-11 junior outside hitter, Kodan helped the
Seahawks to a 10-7 record during the month of Septem-
ber, including a 2-1 mark in Capital Athletic Conference
action. She notched 11 double-doubles on kills and digs,
upping her career total to 15 double-doubles.
In 17 matches, Kodan tallied 227 kills for a .221 at-
tack percentage and a 3.60 kill average. She also served
up 24 aces, while averaging 3.22 digs per set.
Kodan had a career day in a ve-set victory over
Goucher College as she notched 21 kills and 24 digs. She
matched her career-best with ve aces in a 3-2 win at
Lynchburg College, while picking up a season-best 5.0
blocks in a sweep of Susquehanna University.
Kodan was named to the All-Tournament Team at
the Susquehanna University Invitational after totaling 63
kills, 39 digs, ve block assists, and two service aces and
leading the Seahawks to a third-place nish. She also
registered two double-doubles during the two-day, four-
match tournament.
Kodan is currently ranked 44th in Division III in
kills per set with a 3.69 average, while ranking second
in the conference in kills and eighth in digs with a 3.33
average.
Courtesy of St. Marys College of Maryland Depart-
ment of Sports Information
Benard Agyingi
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 36
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
MECHANICSVILLE While North
Point High School came away with the South-
ern Maryland Athletic Conference team title
Tuesday afternoon at Wicomico Shores Golf
Course, the local schools did well, as Chopticon
and Leonardtown nished in the top ve, while
Great Mills nished one stroke behind Leonar-
dtown in sixth place.
I think we can compete with these teams
on most days, said Raiders head coach Ben
Weiland. For us to nish in fth place is pretty
good.
The Raiders were led by Ryan Fenwick,
who shot an 80 despite ghting with a nag-
ging knee injury he suffered last spring playing
baseball for LHS.
I just tried to shoot the best I could for
my team, said Fenwick, who has not
had surgery for the injury. Its not
Ryan Fenwick golf, its Leonard-
town golf.
Fenwick was joined in
the 80s by Brady Jameson
(83) and Matt Richards
(84), along with St. Marys
County champ Catherine
Gonzalez rounding out
the top four with a score
of 90.
Chopticon, the
host school for the
tournament, nished
fourth overall with
a total score of 327.
Senior Tyler Hall led
the way with a score
80, including a 35 on
the front nine, which
had him in conten-
tion for the individual
conference title until
a little trouble on the
back nine set him back
a ways.
I think I played
pretty good on the front
nine, but that nine on 12
and the seven on 13 really
killed me, Hall said. I also
hit three balls out of play. I
wouldve been close.
Hall felt the team did really
well, with home-course advan-
tage helping their cause.
It helps that we play and practice
on this course every day, Hall said of
the friendly connes of Wicomico Shores.
We know this course like the back of our
hands.
Hall led the way with his 80, and also
got help with Tony Jerome shooting an 81
as well as Mitchell Seifert and Dillon Bur-
roughs shooting dueling 83s to lift the Braves
into fourth place, behind SMAC powers Mc-
Donough, La Plata and North Point.
We did well today, Hall said, but I
think we could have done better.
Great Mills nished in the top half with
a team score of 338, one stroke behind the
Raiders for fth place, making third-year head
coach Chris Davies a happy man.
They did an excellent job today, Davies
said, crediting his two seniors, Cody Hicks
and Sam Elliot with leading the charge. This
is a great team, they work well together and
they enjoy the game, and thats whats most
important.
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County Teams Swing Well at SMAC Golf Tournament
North Point 302
La Plata 321
McDonough 324
Chopticon 327
Leonardtown 337
Great Mills 338
Huntingtown 339
Northern 354
Calvert 359
Thomas Stone 369
Patuxent 372
Lackey 430
Westlake 448
Chopticons Tyler Hall hits a ball out of the rough. Halls 80 helped Chopticon nish fourth in the
SMAC team standings at Wicomico Shores Tuesday afternoon.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Photo By Frank Marquart
Photo By
Frank Marquart
Tyler Mattingly of Great
Mills follows through on a swing
during the Southern Maryland Athletic
Conference golf tournament at Wicomico Shores.
The Leonardtown golf team, led by Ryan Fenwicks (center)
80 nished fth in the SMAC team standings.
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 37
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Wed., Oct. 7
Boys Soccer
Great Mills 3, Chopticon 0
Field Hockey
Calvert 2, Chopticon 1 (Penalty Strokes)
Leonardtown 9, Westlake 0
Girls Soccer
Chopticon 0, Thomas Stone 0
Volleyball
Calvert 3, Chopticon 1
Paul VI 3, St. Marys Ryken 0
Thurs., Oct. 8
Boys Soccer
Leonardtown 4, Patuxent 0
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken 3, Episcopal 0
Field Hockey
Good Counsel 1, St. Marys Ryken 0
Volleyball
Great Mills 3, Chopticon 1
Fri., Oct. 9
Boys Soccer
St. Marys Ryken 2, Gonzaga 1
Field Hockey
Great Mills 1, Chopticon 0
Football
Chopticon 16, Northern 12
Patuxent 43, Great Mills 13
La Plata 31, Leonardtown 3
Liberty Christian Academy 49, St. Marys Ryken 8
Girls Soccer
Chopticon 4, Great Mills 0
St. Marys Ryken 5, Holy Cross 3
Volleyball
Holy Cross 3, St. Marys Ryken 1
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
GREAT MILLS In
a series that saw the pre-
vious two games decided
by a single run, Southern
Insulations offensive per-
formance Monday night
left no room for drama.
Southern scored 18 runs
in the fth and sixth in-
nings to vault themselves
to a 29-12 win over Just
Us, taking a 2 games to
1 lead in the St. Marys
County Womens Softball
Championship Series.
We knew we had
to hit because Just Us
can hit, said rst base-
man Tricia Johnson, who
started the avalanche with
an inside-the-park home
run to lead off the top of
the fth inning. We had
to get as many runs as
possible.
Runs were not hard to
come by Monday night, as
both teams seemed poised
for another close battle.
Just Us, the defending
league champions, scored
ve runs in the third inning to take an 8-5 lead
after Southern jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the
rst inning. Southern came back in the fourth
with six runs to claim an 11-8 lead.
In the bottom half of the fourth, Southern
got two before Karen Camp, Anita Nelson and
Angelita King connected on run-scoring sin-
gles to give Just Us their last lead of the game
at 12-11.
Johnson led off the fth with a searing
drive that got between the outelders, and she
hustled all the way home to even the score. That
was just the beginning as Southern plated seven
runs in the fth, and came back in the top of
the sixth with 11 runs, as outelder Sam Long
drove in ve by herself, with a two-run triple
and a three-run, inside-the-park home run for
the nal margin.
Every player, all 14 players on the team,
they have roles, said Southern manager Paula
King. Sam was just awesome tonight.
Its nice to have the advantage, said Long
of taking the series lead. We just knew we were
going to have to hit.
For King, even though Southern was one
win away from a title in their rst season (Game
Four was played Wednesday, too late for inclu-
sion in this edition of The County Times), she
refused to let the potential of a championship
overwhelm her.
I still say you cant count your chickens
before they hatch, she said. Just Us is a great
team and this series is not over.
Just Us manager Lamont Saxon attributed
Southerns offensive outburst to a lack of funda-
mentals on his teams part.
We just didnt make the routine plays, he
said before agreeing with King that the series
was far from nished. Were not out if yet, we
havent done it easy all year, so Im condent
well play hard from the rst inning to the last,
he said.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
St. Marys County Recreation
and Parks Co-ed Volleyball
League Standings
Serves you right 3-0
Spence electrical 2-1
Chesapeake Customs 2-1
Center for Cosmetic Surgery 2-1
Well Pet 2-1
Dig This 2-1
St. Marys Automotive 2-1
Dicks Diggers 1-2
CBL 1-2
Gridiron Grill 1-2
Dirty Half Dozen 1-2
Geezer World 1-2
Team Dumpy 1-2
Block Party 0-3
St. Marys County Womens
Volleyball League Standings
R & S Bus Service 3-0
Easy Wash 3-0
Yellow Bus 2-1
Pinebrook 2-1
Spalding Consulting 0-0
NBE 1-2
Safe Sets 1-2
ABC Liquors 0-3
Ritas of Solomons 0-3
Southerns Offensive Explosion Puts
Them One Win Away from Title
Photo By Chris Stevens
Southern Insulations Jessica Bowles unleashes a pitch during Southerns 29-12 win over Just Us in the Womens Softball
Championship Series.
The County Times
Thursday, October 15, 2009 38
By John Hunt
Contributing Writer
Homecoming and
a beautiful, crisp fall
night, had the crowd at
Raiders Stadium ready
for an exciting evening of football. With
LaPlata coming in with only one victory, the air
was ripe for a big win, however, the Warriors (2-4)
had other ideas, ruining the celebration by taking
a 31-3 victory.
Despite the score, the Raider defense had a
great night, allowing only 48 yards rushing and
80 yards passing, led by John Connors six tackles
and two assists.
The problem for the Raiders (1-5) came from
every coachs biggest nightmare, not protecting the
ball, giving away ve turnovers. LaPlata scored af-
ter every one of them.
Leonardtown started out by taking a 3-0 lead
in the second quarter on a 26-yard eld goal by
Adam Phifer.
Late in the second quarter LaPlata scored on
a one-yard run by Lamont Yates. To end the rst
half, Joey Higgs picked off Leonardtown QB Drew
Wysocki and ran it 20 yards for the score. Wysocki
had a tough night, nishing 3 of 19 passing for 68
yards and three interceptions.
To start the second half, the Raiders seemed to
have the running game of Martez Allen and Dar-
ren Reed clicking, until Madison Townley picked
up a fumble and ran it 35 yards for a LaPlata touch-
down. Allen nished the game with 101 yards on
20 carries and Reed added 63 yards on nine car-
ries. Townley scored again in the third quarter on a
13-yard reception from
QB Vince Hall. Hall
completed the scoring
in the fourth quarter
with a 15-yard strike to
Charles Keeve. He n-
ished the night complet-
ing 7 of 15 passes for 70
yards.
Friday night, the
Raiders face off in a
county battle at Great
Mills against a squad
that comes into the game
with a county leading
three wins. Game time
is at 7 p.m. Next week,
Leonardtown heads to
Waldorf for their battle
at North Point.
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Raiders Homecoming
Spoiled By Warriors
Hornets Suffer Letdown
in Loss to Panthers
Patuxent 43, Great Mills 14
1 2 3 4 Final
Great Mills (3-3) 0 6 0 8 14
Patuxent (4-2) 20 7 3 13 43
Patuxent Taitano 75 run (Maratta kick)
Patuxent Taitano 12 run (Maratta kick)
Patuxent Taitano 66 run (kick failed)
Patuxent Taitano 2 run (Maratta kick)
Great Mills Johnson 15 pass from Jenner (kick failed)
Patuxent Maratta 24 eld goal
Patuxent Williams 6 run (Maratta kick)
Great Mills Anderson 25 pass from Jenner (Johnson pass
from Jenner)
Photo By Frank Marquart
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
After a heart-stopping 34-25 home-
coming loss to Lackey on October 2, Great
Mills football coach Bill Grifth char-
acterized Fridays 43-14 loss to Southern
Maryland Athletic Conference contender
Patuxent as a game that got away from the
Hornets early due to the previous weeks
tough battle.
I think we
had an emotional
letdown from the
Lackey game, and we
just came out at,
Grifth said. We
didnt have that re
weve had for the last
few weeks.
The Hornets
(3-3 overall, 1-3 in
conference play)
were blitzed from
the start, as Panthers
senior running back
Frank Taitano scored
four touchdowns in
the rst half on runs
of 75, 66, 12 and 2 yards. Taitano carried
eight times for 160 yards, helping the Pan-
thers roll up 326 yards in rushing offense
on the evening.
We usually play Patuxent really
tough, Grifth said, but it was like we
hadnt seen a football eld all year.
Senior quarterback Brian Jenner
threw his seventh and eighth touchdown
passes of the season, a 15-yard toss to Mi-
chael Johnson in the second quarter and a
25-yard completion to senior receiver Will
Anderson to close the scoring.
Grifth believes that while putting
the previous game out of sight and out of
mind his important, he did tell his players
that this weeks practices in preparation for
county rival Leonardtown would be a re-
turn to ways that got the Hornets off to a
3-1 start this season.
We told the guys that this week in
practice that were going back to basics,
he said. Right now, our season starts over.
Were 0-0.
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
Leonardtown head football coach An-
thony Pratley has already told his players
what to expect from the Great Mills foot-
ball team tonight at Hornet Stadium.
Ive said to the guys,You beat them
the last two years, but you can throw those
records out the window, Pratley said of
tonights county rivalry contest, set to kick
off at 7 p.m.
This is not the same Great Mills foot-
ball team; they are loaded with talent and
speed, and they will run you down.
Hornets head coach Bill Grifth is
aware of the way the rivalry has gone
the previous two seasons, especially last
seasons 21-12 loss at Raider Stadium that
left both teams physically and mentally
exhausted.
Were really looking forward to it,
because its always a good game, Grifth
said. Hopefully we can get back on the
winning track.
To get back on the winning track,
Grifth knows the Hornets will have to
nd a way to slow down the unique Pistol
Spread Option offense that Leonardtown
has run with success against the Hornets
since Pratleys arrival in 2007.
It leaves a lot of options open,
Grifth said. The quarterback can run or
he can pass to the receiver. They have a lot
of options to use.
Were very unpredictable, Pratley
said of his creation. It really has helped us
the last couple of years against Great Mills,
and the big play has worked very well for
us against them.
For Pratley and his players, the up-
coming rivalry games with Great Mills
and Chopticon (Nov. 6) will be the high-
light of their season as the quest to improve
the Raider football team continues.
This is our season, pretty much, he
said. These games are our Super Bowl.
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Notes:
Great Mills leads the all-time series
19-12, but the Raiders have won the last
two contests, 19-0 in 2007 and 21-12 last
year Leonardtown comes into the game
1-5 after losing homecoming 31-3 to La
Plata Friday. The Hornets are coming off
of a 43-13 loss at Patuxent, their largest los-
ing margin as well as most points allowed
this season.
Raiders Prepared For Different
Hornet Team In County Battle
Dillon Wise of La Plata
is brought down by the
Raiders Logan Trifone.
La Plata 31, Leonardtown 3
1 2 3 4 Final
La Plata (2-4) 0 12 12 7 31
Leonardtown (1-5) 0 3 0 0 3
Leonardtown Phifer 26 eld goal
La Plata Yates 1 run (kick Failed)
La Plata Higgs 20 interception return (pass failed)
La Plata Townley 35 fumble recovery (pass failed)
La Plata Townley 13 pass from Hall (kick failed)
La Plata Keeve 15 pass from Hall (kick good)
Photo By Frank Marquart
Leonardtowns Alan Payne challenges a pass by La Plata quarterback
Vince Hall.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 39
workhorse running
back Dijon Clayton
scored a one-yard
touchdown. Chop-
ticons struggles
inside the red zone continued keeping the
score close as the Braves defense had to
shut down numerous Northern drives with
big plays.
The biggest play of the game came
when Michael Bam Wroble jumped the
route run by the Northern wide receiver
and with a convoy of Braves surrounding
him took it 66 yards for the pick six.
Wroble was all over the eld, mak-
ing 12 tackles and assisting on numerous
others.
Turnovers and bad decision-making
by the Braves offense kept the Patriots in
the game.
Douglas nished the game 12 of 27
passing for 199 yards three interceptions
and a fumble.
Chopticons running game was only
able to muster 34 yards on 15 total carries.
Northern made the game close on a
45-yard pass from quarterback Phillip Tay-
lor to Clayton.
Both teams had opportunities to score
throughout the fourth quarter, but it was
the Chopticon defense getting a big play
every time it was needed to hold off the
Patriots.
Chopticon continues their tour of Cal-
vert County with a trip tonight to Prince
Frederick to face Calvert (3-3) at 7 p.m.
The Braves return home to Morganza for
the nal time this season next Friday night
in a big county rivalry game against im-
proving Great Mills (3-3).
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By John Hunt
Contributing Writer
The Chopticon Braves took their longest road
trip of the season looking for their rst victory to
Northern High School in Owings and came away
with a tough 16-12 win.
Chopticon coach Anthony Lisanti preached the
same sermon his players heard all season long say-
ing, If we can protect the football, we will get the
victory.
Northern coach AJ Berbian knew the Braves
would come in red up after their tough start and
his team would need a great effort to get a win.
Chopticon started the scoring with a 33-yard
eld goal from kicker Christopher Palmer in the
rst quarter.
Northern brought constant pressure, giving
QB Cody Douglas problems until an under-thrown
ball bounced off the hands of defensive back Patrick
Cleary ahead into the arms of Douglas favorite re-
ceiver, Josh Gray for a 60-yard touchdown, giving
the Braves a 10-0 lead. Gray nished the night with
ve catches for 133 yards and is currently the sec-
ond leading receiver in the state of Maryland with
26 catches. Ronnie Harris of
Arundel leads the state with 47 receptions.
Michael Gilmartin Jr. added four receptions
for 33 yards. Later in the second quarter, Northerns
By Chris Stevens
Sports Writer
LEXINGTON PARK
It didnt turn out as well
as St. Marys Ryken head
football coach Bob Harmon
had hoped, but considering
Friday nights opponent, the
Knights have nothing to be
ashamed of.
Thats the best foot-
ball team youre going to
see in Southern Maryland
this year, Harmon said of
Liberty Christian Academy,
who coasted to a 49-8 victo-
ry over Ryken at Lancaster
Park. Were not going to
make excuses, they were
just a better football team
than we were tonight.
The Bulldogs, mak-
ing the trip to St. Marys
County from Lynchburg, Va., rocketed out of the
starting gates on a 64-yard scoring run by senior
running back Desmond Rice, his rst of four
touchdowns in the half. Liberty Christian also got
rst-half scores on a 17-yard interception return
by Jordan Turner and a three-yard keeper up the
middle by senior quarterback Mike Rocco.
As the Bulldogs moved the ball up and down
the eld and kept the explosive Ryken offense
from breaking free, Harmon saw a glimpse of
what he feels his team can be in the near future.
They are a well coached
team and they recruit well, and
thats where wed like to be in a
couple of years, Harmon said.
I think we can do that.
The Knights were able to
break in the scoring column
with a 13-play, 80-yard drive
that consumed nearly nine min-
utes of the fourth quarter clock.
Peter Martin, taking snaps at
quarterback in place of the in-
jured Chris Rixey, red a three-
yard scoring pass to receiver
Wayne Hicks on fourth and
goal to make the score 49-8.
The Knights (2-4 on the
season) will have another off week before head-
ing over into Virginia to play Pope John Paul the
Great on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Harmon ex-
pects to have Rixey ready to roll for that game. In
the meantime, the coach didnt nd any fault with
his teams performance.
Im proud of our kids, they didnt back
down, Harmon said. We wanted to go out there
and score and have fun, and thats what they
did.
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Braves Edge Patriots for First Win
Ryken Drops First
Home Game to Powerful
Liberty Christian
Liberty Christian Academy 49,
St. Marys Ryken 8
1 2 3 4 Final
LCA (5-1) 28 14 7 0 49
Ryken (2-4) 0 0 0 8 8
LCA Rice 64 run (Gregory kick)
LCA Turner 17 interception return (Gregory kick)
LCA Rice 26 pass from M. Rocco (Gregory kick)
LCA Rice 60 run (Gregory kick)
LCA Rice 52 run (Gregory kick)
LCA M. Rocco 3 run (Gregory kick)
LCA Harrington 7 run (Gregory kick)
Ryken Hicks 3 pass from Martin (Hicks pass from Martin)
Chopticon 16, Northern 12
1 2 3 4 Final
Chopticon (1-5) 3 7 6 0 16
Northern (1-5) 0 6 0 6 12
Chopticon Palmer 33 eld goal
Chopticon Gray 60 pass from Douglas (Palmer kick)
Northern Clayton 1 run (kick failed)
Chopticon Wroble 66 interception return (kick failed)
Northern Clayton 45 pass from Taylor (kick failed)
Photo By Chris Stevens
Photo By John Hunt
St. Marys Rykens Marlowe Wood is corralled by Liberty Christians Cody
Williams.
The Chopticon foot-
ball team prepares
to take the eld at
Northern High School
on Friday night.
Big County Rivalry
Games Closing
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THURSDAY
October 15, 2009
Photo By Frank Marquart
SMACING
IT OFF THE TEE
AT WICOMICO
Great Mills Streetscape
Project Moving Ahead
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Varied Agendas On
Legislative Proposal List
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