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Business owners still have to contend with turkey vultures in Lexington Park despite
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serious eorts to remove them. Photo by Millison Management Co.
Vultures Still Harrying Killed in Chopper Crash
Lexington Park
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Despite the removal of a large section of
trees behind Queen Anne Park Apartments
off of Shangri-La Drive back in April tur-
key vultures continue to plague downtown
Lexington Park and government ofcials
say there are no funds to clear the unsightly
downed trees still on the property owned by
the St. Marys County Housing Authority.
The problem recently drew the attention
and the ire of one county leader.
No good deed goes unpunished, said
County Commissioner Todd Morgan at a
June 20 public meeting. The trees are gone
and the buzzards are back.
Morgan said that instead of scaring the
large, carrion-eating birds out of the area,
the removal of the trees where they had pre-
viously roosted has simply moved them to
other nearby perches.
He said he has received numerous com-
plaints from business owners about the
damage the birds do.
The buzzards are tearing everything up
again and weve got a scorched lot, Morgan
said.
Gene Kopp, chief operating ofcer at
Millison Management Co., said the vultures
continue to be a destructive pest.
Theyre costing us tens of thousands of
dollars in roof repair this past year, Kopp
told The County Times. [Clearing the
trees] certainly was not effective in getting
rid of the vultures in Lexington Park.
Photo by Frank Marquart
The County Times
Denis Nicholson, head of the housing
authority, conrmed that no money was
available to clear the lot but the process has
already begun to get permits to improve the
property.
The parcel has to be improved, Nichol-
son said Wednesday. But we have to nd
the money to go ahead and have it cleared
to make it a green space at least for the short
term.
The trees were cleared at the behest of
wildlife specialists with the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture (USDA) stationed at
Patuxent River Naval Air Station because
the birds present a serious safety hazard to
the multiple aircraft ights from the base
each day.
If one of those planes strikes a vulture,
which can attain heights of more than 1,000
feet, it could cause serious damage to the
aircraft and even cause a crash.
Nicholson said he was told by USDA rep-
resentatives that removing the trees was the
most expedient way to remove the vultures.
The vultures created a serious safety is-
sues for everybody, Nicholson said.
The contractor who cut down the trees
was compensated mostly with the value
of the timber they cut, Nicholson said; the
Housing Authority only had to pay out
$1,155 for the permit to cut and clean up por-
tions of the site.
But the clearing of the downed trees could
cost about $100,000, Nicholson said, to in-
clude costs for grading and seeding the land.
Residents have not been shy about telling
the Housing Authority their opinion of how
the lot looks.
The visual condition we are aware
of, Nicholson said. We have received
complaints.
The money to clear the timber may not be
available until the beginning of next year at
the earliest, Nicholson said.
Calls to USDA representatives for com-
ment on this article went unanswered as of
press time.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Breton Bay Golf and Country Club will
host a memorial service Friday morning
for Spc. Jeremy Tomlin, the soldier who
was killed back in April when a U.S. Army
Blackhawk helicopter he and two other
crewmates were ying in crashed on the
golf course.
The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m.
According to statements from the U.S.
Army helicopter was part of the 12th Avia-
tion Battalion stationed at Davison Aireld,
Fort Belvoir, Va.
The helicopter crashed during a rou-
tine training ight, army representatives a stone on the course to memorialize Tom-
reported.
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Viki Volk, director of the Community
Development Corporation, which has fo-
cused on revitalizing Lexington Park, said
she would consider the condition of the lot to
be blighted were it not for one key concern.
It is ugly but environmentally its the best
way to clear, Volk said. It allows ground
dwelling animals to survive.
Despite its unpleasant appearance, Volk
believed the lot would be a welcome addi-
tion if it were turned into some kind of park.
Everything just takes so long, she said.
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a pilot, and Capt. Terikazu Onoda, the com-
pany commander, were badly injured in the
April 18 crash, according to Army reports.
The crash brought community members
out rushing to the aid of the downed crew,
pulling them to safety.
Local rst responders praised the com-
munity members for coming to the aid of
the helicopter crew, despite the potential
danger posed by a crashed helicopter.
The Army is still investigating to nd the
cause of the crash, said Sfc. Erik Mort.
The ceremony will include the laying of
lin as well as a wreath laying to honor his
service.
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 4 Local News
Planners Deny
Expansion of Woods
at Myrtle Point
By Dick Myers
Staff Writer
The St. Marys County Planning Com-
mission has denied a request for an addi-
tional 76 units at the Woods at Myrtle Point
in California. The denial came on a 5-2
vote at the commissions June 26 meeting.
Developer Curtis Development Corpora-
tion of Prince Frederick had requested the
additional units for the nal phases of the
development off Patuxent Boulevard near
its intersection with Route 4. The addition-
al units would have brought the develop-
ments total buildout to 443 units.
The developer proposed to convert pre-
viously approved single -family homes to
luxury townhouses and condominiums.
Curtis VP Frank Mazza and Tim Ho-
erner, in charge of development for the
company, gave the presentations to the
planning commission.
The Curtis representatives explained
that the market had shifted and that there
was more demand for the townhomes and
condominiums than single-family homes.
Mazza said the mix of units would allow
the community to age in place. He also
said that the additional units would provide
more sustainability for the several home-
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developers of the subdivision generating
considerable controversy, and they feared it
would happen again.
That concern about trafc appeared to
be the major stumbling block for the com-
mission members, even though it had the
blessing of the countys Department of
Public Works. The developer based their
trafc conclusions on a 2007 study and re-
vised it to accommodate the new units. But
the county allows such studies to consider
that townhouses generate less than one-half
of the trafc that single-family homes do.
That led to the nding of just a few extra
trips per day, and the developer agreed to
pay a fee to mitigate that.
Commission member Clarke Guy wasnt
owners associations in the community. convinced. He described the proposal as
The plan also included moving a pro- too much. Guy added I feel there are too
posed $2.2 million community center and many units for that site.
swimming pool from a more remote loca- Guy made a motion that was seconded by
tion on the property to a central location to alternate Caroline King, who was sitting in
better serve the subdivision. It would have for commission chairman Howard Thomp-
included a day-care center operated just son, who recused himself because he has
for community residents. He said revenue a relative who is a neighbor of the project.
from that would also help the homeowners King said the conclusion about trafc be-
associations operate the pool. ing generated was based on a awed, out-
A half dozen people spoke during the dated study. She said it was a quiet area. I
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what Curtis was doing. But the other four, was running the meeting in Thompsons
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clustered around a failed intersection and a By Guy Leonard
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absence, agreed with the motion, although
she called it a troublesome decision to
make. Seventy-six (units) to me is too much
for the neighborhood.
Member Hal Willard, during a discus-
sion about trafc in the area, noted that it
was backed up every evening rush hour in-
bound to St. Marys County, but blamed the
slowdown on peoples driving habits slowly
crossing the bridge. Several neighbors
said the trafc light at Patuxent Boulevard
caused the bottleneck.
Willard did oppose the motion to deny
the proposal. He called Curtis a developer
who used common sense and has a feeling
for the public and the people who live there
(the development).
Also opposing the motion was commis-
sion member Martin Siebert, who observed
that the subdivision was after all in the de-
velopment district and the proposed extra
density wouldnt cause a dent in the trafc
there. It looks pretty good and I like some
of the reasons for it, he said.
The planning commission decision can
be appealed to circuit court. Siebert sug-
gested that the developer do that. All roads
lead to circuit court and if you get there,
you guys are going to win, he advised.
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at the start of the 2017 crabbing season,
which is 31 percent more females than last
years estimates.
Ofcials say that while the numbers are
generally good and the stock of crabs is
neither depleted nor being over-shed, the
decrease in the overall population from
553 million crabs to 445 million in 2017
was a cause for concern.
The highly variable nature of blue
crabs was on full display this past year,
said Glenn Davis, chair of the Chesapeake
Bay Stock Assessment Committee in a
prepared statement. The largest abun-
dance of spawning females from the win-
ter dredge survey time series was great
news, and demonstrated what can hap-
pen when jurisdictions adhere to science-
based management.
The low [number of young crabs enter-
ing the adult population] served as a re-
minder that large inter-annual uctuations
can be part of the norm and that managing
blue crabs is a continuous challenge.
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Teen Court, children and family related
services, community development, Lo-
cal Management Board and non-prot
agency monitoring.
For more information about these pro-
grams, visit the DAHS website at www.
stmarysmd.com/aging. Information about
behavioral health programs administered
by the St. Marys County Health Depart-
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New Grant Program to Spur to a project of this nature. The

farmers in Southern Maryland

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Southern Maryland
Southern Maryland agriculture has un-
dergone major transformations in the past
two decades. Across the region, farmers
have transitioned away from the 300 year
old tradition of growing tobacco into new
agricultural ventures. With that change has
come new needs; one of them being new
infrastructure.On June 28th, the South-
ern Maryland Agricultural Development
Commission (SMADC) announced a new
program called the Regional Agricultural
Project (RAP), which is poised to meet that
need.Weve listened to the feedback those counties. Each county may request
from the agriculture community and un-
derstand that one of the things they need is
new infrastructure, said Shelby Watson-
Hampton, Director of SMADC, which
is a division of the Tri-County Council
for Southern Maryland. As farming has
changed in Southern Maryland, so have
the requirements to support the growth
of the agricultural industry.RAP is be submitted with one of the following en-
designed to further SMADCs mission to
support farms, farmers, and the future of
agriculture in Southern Maryland.The
intended purpose of this project is to cre-
ate economic viability for farmers and to
foster region-wide collaboration in order
to enhance and sustain Southern Mary-
lands agricultural economy. SMADC
encourages everyone to work together on
this grant on multiple levels-- within the
county Farm Bureau, Soil Conservation
government and University of Mary-
land Extension, and also with area farm-
ers so that together, funds can be used
to strengthen cross county relationships
and to bolster the entire farming com-
munity.The project application is open
to all five counties of Southern Maryland:
Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince
Georges and St. Marys. Project funds
are intended to benefit the existing agri-
culture community and create seed money
for agriculture-related projects needed in
made by October 31, 2017 and funds will
between $20,000 to $25,000 for a specific
project. Examples of projects may include
a commercial kitchen, farmers market,
meat lockers, cold storage, etc. Ineligible
project examples include, but are not lim-
ited to: one-time events, marketing and
promotion, plant stock, livestock, etc.(
Only one application per county may
insurance and health, auto and homeowners
tities taking the lead: a county Farm Bu-
reau, Soil Conservation District, Econom-
ic Development or county government
office, or University of Maryland Exten-
sion. Applications must be accompanied
by letters of support from the other county
organizations and agencies as evidence
of consensus and collaboration. Counties
may also choose to combine their applica-
tions and funding requests for a collab-
orative project.I believe the region has out Road, Leonardtown, MD.
the tobacco era, during the buy-
out, or in rebuilding our agricul-
tural industry, weve progressed
as a community. I look forward
to seeing what regional farmers,
agri-businesses, and agricultural
support agencies will create with
this opportunity, Watson-Hamp-
ton said.SMADC will hold a The Home Grown FarmMarket LLC in Lexington Park; a previ-
ous project built in part with SMADC Funding
pre-deadline meeting for eligible
entities interested in applying application, eligibility requirements and
for the RAP on July 21, 2017 at 9 a.m. at additional information about SMADCs
the SMECO Auditorium in Hughesville, Regional Agriculture Project is available
Maryland. The deadline to apply for the on the Farm Resources/Grants page at
RAP is September 29, 2017 at 4 p.m. EST. www.smadc.com or by calling (301) 274
Notification of grant recipients will be -1922,extension 1.
From SMADC Press Release
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Soybean Farmers Improve
Crop Sustainability
Marylands soybean farmers have im-
proved the sustainability of their crop, ac-
cording to a recent review of government
data released by the United Soybean Board.
Thanks to the responsible use of technol-
ogy and continuous improvement in man-
agement practices, Marylands soybean
farmers have increased their productivity
on less land per bushel, the report says. The
United Soybean Boards Soy Sustainabil-
ity research gathered datasets from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Environmental Protection Agency and U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service.
Since 2010, Maryland soybean farmers
have harvested 29 percent more bushels of
soybeans, on just 11 percent more soybean
acres. Those additional acres were bor-
rowed from other crops, according to the
United Soybean Board.
Over time, Maryland farmers also have
put more of their acres into conservation,
watershed and wildlife programs, which
reduced their environmental impact. With
nearly a third of Marylands land mass in
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dywine Road) in Brandywine began last
summer and is now one-third complete
with construction of the Spine Road over-
pass underway.
This project is one of the prime examples
of Governor Larry Hogans commitment
to bring congestion relief to Maryland and
will result in a safer commute for thou-
sands of residents in Charles County and
southern Prince Georges County.
Our administration promised to x
Marylands crumbling roads and bridges,
as well address the worst trafc in the na-
tion, and with the MD 5 interchange proj-
ect, we are doing exactly what we said we
would do, said Governor Larry Hogan.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Patrick
Henry Bush say that he killed Cecilia Dar-
lene Stubbs July 5 of last year over a loan to
his alleged victim.
He killed her in her own yard over
$2,500, said Assistant States Attorney
Buffy Giddens, explaining that the defen-
dant had been in a relationship with the de-
ceased and had come to collect his money
after several attempts to contact her at her
home on Windsor Drive in Lexington Park.
OWN FOR LESS THAN $1300 MONTH!! He wanted that money back.
WHY RENT?? Giddens further told Judge David Dens-
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He took that knife and stabbed her over
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ment. She was still alive and he ran her over
Steve Atkocius MANY HOMES IN T[with her own car.]
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Broker/Realtor RECENTLY AND IN Iarrived Stubbs had enough life left in her to
identify her assailant, Giddens said, and she
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301-399-3089 Pstates case in his short opening statement.
I dont think the state will be able to
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, derOnwasthetodaybegin,
his trial for rst-degree mur-
Patrick Henry Bush in-
9stead found himself in front of Circuit Court
Judge David Densford asking to ensure that
0prosecutors had given him all of the eviden-
tiary discovery due him since he was now
0defending himself in court.
He is accused of the stabbing death of Ce-
cilia Darlene Stubbs as she was leaving her
Lexington Park home July 5 of last year; he
is also alleged to have stolen her car after the
deadly assault and used it to run her over in
her own yard.
Bush, for the second time in the nearly
year-long wait to have his case come to trial,
dismissed his public defense team just days
before the trial was to begin Monday.
Assistant States Attorney Buffy Gid-
dens told the court that all the evidence they
planned to bring to trial, which was reset for
Tuesday, had been provided to Bush.
Ive seen more in three days than Ive
seen in 12 months, Bush told Densford dur-
41650 COURT HOUSE DRIVE, SUITE 301 P.O. BOX 288 ing the hearing.
I want you to see all the relevant evi-
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND 20650 dence, Densford said.
PHONE: 301-475-5150 FAX: 301-475-6909 That evidence included interviews be-
tween Bush and detectives after his appre-
Thursday, June 29, 2017
testied that a neighbor knocked on his
door to tell him about the confrontation that
morning.
He stepped out of the house to nd his
mother lying stabbed and bleeding on her
front lawn, Pendleton testied.
He testied that he knew Bush through
his mothers relationship with the defendant
but that it was not a healthy one and was
fraught with conict.
It wasnt a good relationship in my eyes,
Pendleton said, recounting that on several
occasions Bush had left messages for Stubbs
that she needed to pay the money back that
he gave her.
When Bush cross examined Pendleton, he
asked the witness about an incident where
Bush said he was holding Stubbss hands
during an argument sometime before her
death.
Pendleton said his recollection was that he
saw Bush grab his mother and that he picked
up a nearby chair as a weapon to defend her.
I told you if you didnt leave we were go-
ing to have a problem, Pendleton said. And
you left because you didnt want a problem.
A forensic pathologist from the Chief
Medical Examiners Ofce who performed
the autopsy on Stubbs, Dr. HaZiz Abdullah
Ali, conrmed that the 36 stab wounds de-
livered to Stubbs were the primary cause of
her death.
Ali testied that she was run over on her
legs and the middle portion of her back.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
hension soon after the alleged murder, text
messages the prosecution alleges were sent
to an associate of Bushs after the murder
and pictures of the crime scene as well as
physical evidence.
One text message in the discovery, read
by Densford in court, was to be used by the
prosecution, Giddens said, to prove Bushs
consciousness of guilt.
Is Darlene talking [expletive deleted],
I got the last laugh on her, Densford read
from a copy of the text message.
Bushs case will not go before a jury, rath-
er it will be heard solely by Densford.
The states going to have to connect it
up, he said of the text messages importance
to the prosecutions case.
The prosecution was concerned that the
alleged murder weapon, a knife found in the
car Bush was driving when he was arrested,
would be in his reach as part of the discov-
ery and his right to observe all evidence and
cross-examine witnesses.
Were not going to have you handling
that knife without having my permission,
Densford said.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Defense Contractor Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison
For $53 Million Procurement Fraud And Illegal Gratuities Scheme
On June 27, 2017, U.S. District Judge
Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Andrew
Bennett, age 37, of Tampa, Florida to 30
months in prison, followed by 36 months
of supervised release, for a wire fraud con-
spiracy and for paying illegal gratuities to
a government official, in connection with
the award of more than $53 million in fed-
eral government contracts. Judge Garbis
also ordered Bennett to pay restitution in
the amount of $500,000.00
Co-conspirator John Wilkerson, age 51,
of Moultrie, Georgia was previously sen-
tenced to five years in prison, followed by
three years of supervised release. James T.
Shank, who was separately charged and
has pled guilty, was a Program Manager at
the United States Navys Space and Naval
Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center.
The sentence was announced by Acting
United States Attorney for the District of
Maryland Stephen M. Schenning; Com-
mander of the Air Force Office of Spe-
cial Investigations (OSI); Special Agent
in Charge Robert Craig, Special Agent
in Charge, Robert E. Craig Jr, Defense
Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS),
Mid-Atlantic Field Office; and U.S. Small
Business Administration Acting Inspector
General MikeWare.
According to Bennetts plea agreement,
he was a program manager for Advanced
C4 Solutions, or AC4S, from 2005 until
2011. AC4S was an information technol-
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ogy company headquartered in Tampa,
Florida. In 2011, Bennett left AC4S and
went to work for Co-conspirator Wilker-
son at Superior Communications Solu-
tions, Inc. (SCSI). According to co-con-
spirator Shanks indictment, from August
28, 2006 until he retired on June 30, 2011,
Shank was employed as a Program Man-
ager at the United States Navys Space and
Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Cen-
ter. Shank worked with agencies within
the Department of Defense to procure
telecommunications equipment, software,
and related services. According to his
plea agreement, Wilkerson was a Depart-
ment of Defense Account Manager for
Iron Bow Technologies, LLC (Iron Bow),
which provided IT consulting and other
services to government and industry cus-
tomers. Wilkerson was also part-owner
and operated Superior Communications
Solutions, Inc. (SCSI).
From September 2009 through August
2012 Bennett conspired with Wilkerson,
to give them and the companies they
worked for and/or owned an unfair com-
petitive advantage in obtaining govern-
ment contracts. Court documents state that
Wilkerson offered, and Shank accepted,
employment with SCSI while Shank was
still a government employee and while he
was taking official actions that benefited
Wilkerson. In addition, Wilkerson paid
Shank $86,000 in the year after Shank re-
tired from government service, funneling
the payment through two other companies
in order to conceal the source of the funds.
According to Bennetts plea agree-
ment, Shank improperly shared infor-
mation with Bennett and Wilkerson,
and worked with them to structure the
government contracts so as to give their
companies an unfair advantage over other
potentialbidders.
For example, according to Bennetts
indictment, Bennett and Wilkerson de-
veloped a request for proposal (RFP) for
DO27, a contract to supply labor services
for an Air Force technology project, in-
cluding for overall project management
services, so that AC4S would win the con-
tract. On June 10, 2010, DO27 was awarded
to AC4S in the amount of $18,332,738.10.
Wilkerson provided Bennett with a quote
for labor for the installation of specific
technology on behalf of SCSI that was less
than the quote he had previously submit-
ted on behalf of Iron Bow as their sales
representative. After SCSI was selected as
a subcontractor on DO27, it subcontracted
with Iron Bow to provide most of the la-
bor SCSI was supposed to provide under
DO27 for the installation of the technol-
ogy. Wilkerson was able to earn income
from the work Iron Bow employees were
doing by having SCSI act as a middleman
and charging a mark-up on Iron Bows
work. Bennett and Wilkerson then direct-
Crime 9
ed an SCSI employee to create false in-
voices supposedly documenting the hours
SCSI employees spent working on DO27,
which were submitted to AC4S and paid
by the United States government. SCSI re-
ceived $6,794,432.98 on DO27 out of the
$18 million AC4S received for providing
labor for the project.
In February 2011, Bennett left AC4S
and went to work for Wilkerson at SCSI.
According to the plea agreement, Bennett
received a $500,000 bonus when he joined
SCSI, which was paid for by profit Wilker-
son had earned on the Air Force contracts.
By March 2011, the Air Force project
was incomplete and there were numer-
ous contract disputes related to the proj-
ect. Shank was directed not to take any
other action related to the project without
the approval of a senior manager. Nev-
ertheless, in April 2011, Shank accepted
more than $3.7 million worth of invoices
that benefited SCSI without informing
the senior manager. In May, 2011, after
Shank accepted employment with SCSI,
but was still working for SPAWAR, he al-
legedly approved more than $1.1 million
worth of invoices that benefitted SCSI
andWilkerson.
From U.S. Attorneys Office,
District of Maryland
 10 Sports
Unemployed Activist
A month before NFL training camps
begin, former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick
remains mysteriously unemployed.
Considering only football-related fac-
tors, theres no plausible explanation for
his want of work. Kaepernick boasts a
career quarterback rating of 88.9, an im-
pressive 72-30 touchdown passes to inter-
ceptions ratio and in February 2013 came
within one goal line play of winning the
Super Bowl. What has he done lately? Last
season, with a talent-challenged 49ers
team, Kaepernick threw 16 touchdown
passes, just four interceptions and posted
an impressive 90.7 quarterbackrating.
And yet, not one of the 32 NFL teams
has signed Kaepernick this offseason. To
offer some context to this curious situ-
ation, here are a few employed backup
quarterbacks: Ryan Griffin (Buccaneers),
Sean Mannion (Rams), Geno Smith (Gi-
ants), Kellen Clemens (Chargers), Trevone
Boykin (Seahawks) and, just for you Ra-
vens fans, Ryan Mallett.
Smiths career quarterback rating is
72.4. Clemenss is 69.4 and hes won just 8
of 21 starts. Mallett slept through practice,
missed a team flight and lost 3 of 4 starts
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with the Texans in 2015. Im unacquainted
with the rest. When we meet, introduce
yourself as Sean Mannion; I wont know
the difference.
So with no rational football argument
for Kaepernicks unemployment, whats
the dirty little secret? As The Dude
said, This is a very complicated case
you know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta
what-have-yous.
Call it public relations, brand protec-
tion or sensitivity to consumer concerns
- package it however you want. Just be
sure to acknowledge what cannot be de-
nied: Kaepernick remains unemployed
because he decided to be socially and
politically active last season and kneel
during the national anthem to raise aware-
ness of on-going oppression of minorities.
Now his on-field contributions dont jus-
tify the perceived trouble accompany his
employment.
And with that, a statement: this isnt
about the issue fueling Kaepernicks pro-
test. Thats been debated, picked over,
marinated and cooked to a crisp. Opinions
are set. Hopefully it advanced our country
in a positive way.
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What is worthy of further consideration
is why Kaepernick remains unemployed
and what it says about tolerance of play-
ers choosing to be athletes and activists
a combination that has produced change
agents like Jackie Robinson, Billie Jean
King, Muhammad Ali, Kathrine Switzer
and Arthur Ashe. The NFL, with its stated
intent to protect the shield, didnt want
to be bothered and it might be/probably is
using Kaepernick to send this message: no
unnecessary controversy on our stagewe
are the lords of pro football.
Dont miss the hypocrisy. And really,
how could you in time when certain people
can say denigrating things about, well, just
about anyone and suffer no consequences?
The NFL waved off Ray Rice and is ap-
parently doing the same with Kaepernick
while it continues to employ the likes of
Ben Roethlisberger, Adam Jones, Michael
Floyd and Sheldon Richardson, players
with rap sheets that should be universally
offensive and actually do erode the NFLs
brand. Just last year, Commissioner Roger
Goodell, with a wink and a giggle, sus-
pended Richardson for one game after he
went on a 143 mph joy ride. After being
pulled over, police detected the odor of
Seahawks Womens
Swimming Team Honored
For the first time in the 95-year his-
tory of the College Swimming & Diving
Coaches Association of America (CS-
CAA), more than 700 teams have received
Scholar All-America recognition across
all three divisions and included among the
teams was the St. Marys College of Mary-
land womens swim team.
St. Marys posted a 3.65 team grade
point average, which ranks tied for ninth
with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
among the 173 Division III institutions
honored by theCSCAA.
CSCAA Executive Director Joel Shi-
nofield cited St. Marys success, not-
ing: Coach Casey Brandt again led
St. Marys to one of the nations top
GPAs.He added, We are very fortunate
to have schools like St. Marys and people
like Vice President for Student Affairs
and Dean of Students Leonard Brown and
Director of Athletics & Recreation Scott
St. Marys Swimmers Make
Scholar All -American Team
For the first time in the 95-year his-
tory of the College Swimming & Diving
Coaches Association of America (CS-
CAA), more than 700 teams have received
Scholar All-America recognition across
all three divisions and included among
the teams was the St. Marys College of
Maryland mens swimteam.
CSCAA Executive Director Joel Shi-
nofield cited St. Marys success, not-
ing: Coach Casey Brandt again led
St. Marys to one of the nations top
GPAs.He added, We are very fortunate
to have schools like St. Marys and people
like Vice President for Student Affairs
and Dean of Students Leonard Brown and
Director of Athletics & Recreation Scott
Devine who support these exceptional
student-athletes.
In total, 720 teams, representing 443
institutions, achieved a grade point aver-
Thursday, June 29, 2017
marijuana, found a semi-automatic hand-
gun and discovered a 12-year-old passen-
ger. What a role model! And while were
pondering the transgressions of NFL play-
ers, do not forget the leagues very dubious
(mis)handling of concussion data likened
to the tobaccos industrys statistical ma-
nipulations and the $765M settlement it
paid out to former players in 2013.
Amidst this ethical and moral ooze,
Kaepernick, a man who has been genuine
and thought-provoking about his anthem
protest and who is an all-star philanthro-
pist, is the great villain the NFL would
prefer to see eradicated from its payroll?
Whatever brand protection the league
sought post-protest has been undone by
the wall Big Brother NFL and Party leader
Goodell built between Kaepernick and the
football field. Kaepernick shouldnt be os-
tracized, he should be appreciated for his
social awareness and lauded for his cour-
age to act (more athletes should). At the
very least, he should be employed. That
hes not is an indictment of the NFL and
the skewed value system it perceives exists
in its patrons. Does it?
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Devine who support these exceptional
student-athletes.
In total, 720 teams, representing 443 in-
stitutions, achieved a grade point average
of 3.0 or higher during the spring 2017 se-
mester. This is the Seahawks second CS-
CAA Scholar All-America Team Award
under first-year head coach Casey Brandt
as St. Marys earned the same honor for
the fall 2016 semester.
The Seahawks were one of five Capital
Athletic Conference womens swim teams
to be awarded by the CSCAA as Frostburg
State University (3.14), University of Mary
Washington (3.48), Salisbury University
(3.45), and York College of Pennsylvania
(3.39) all made the cut. However, only
St. Marys had both its mens and wom-
ens swim teams honored as Scholar All-
America Teams.
By Nairem Moran , St. Marys College.
age of 3.0 or higher during the spring 2017
semester.
St. Marys posted a 3.41 team grade
point average during the spring semes-
ter, ranking the Seahawks grades among
the Top 30 in Division III. The Seahawks
were one of 127 Division III mens swim
teams to receive the accolade for the
spring semester.
This is the Seahawks second CSCAA
Scholar All-America Team Award under
first-year head coach Casey Brandt as St.
Marys gained the same honor for the Fall
2016 Semester.
St. Marys was also the only Capital
Athletic Conference mens swim team
to be honored by the CSCAA. In addi-
tion, the Seahawks had both its mens
and womens swim teams recognized as
Scholar All-America Teams.
By Nairem Moran, St. Marys College.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 The County Times Education 11

CMM Volunteer Council Announces Scholarship Winners

The Volunteer Council at the
Calvert Marine Museum (CMM)
is pleased to announce the 2017
scholarship recipients. The Award
Presentation was held on Friday,
June 16 at the Calvert Marine Mu-
seum. The Volunteer Council, led
by President Ray Brule and Vice
President Karl Garland, wanted
to give incentives to young vol-
unteers and established a new
scholarship program two years
ago for students pursuing higher
education. Five $750 scholarships
were awarded and presented by
Squeak, CMMs very own otter.
The 2017 recipients are: Aimee
Beardmore, Sydney Goodrich,
Whitney Jefferson, Drew Mason,
and Shayna Zabiegalski.
These young volunteers un-
derstand the importance of giv-
ing back to the community and
CMM is proud to have them as
members of the volunteer fam-
ily. I am honored to have been
selected as a recipient and plan to
use the funds to help pay for text-
books and laboratory supplies.
The generosity of these funds al-
lows me to complete the rigorous
academics of my college educa-
tion with less worry over college
expenses, said award recipient
Aimee Beardmore. The program
is open to applicants 25 years
and younger who are in college,
or are graduating high school se-
niors headed to college, and have
completed 20 hours of volunteer
service at CMM during the year.
Assisting with the generous
funding to allow for ve recipient
awards was the CMM Volunteer
Council, CMMS Board of Direc-
tors, Patuxent Small Craft Guild,
Canoe/Kayak Club, and the Solo-
mons Island Model Boat Club
(SIMBC). This idea began with
offering one scholarship and we
are so pleased that the other clubs
and Board of Directors jumped
on board, said Volunteer Coun-
cil President, Ray Brule.
From Calvert Marine Museum.
Photo courtesy of Robert Hurry pictured (l to r) are Drew Mason, Whitney Jeer-
son, CMM otter, Sydney Goodrich, Aimee Beardmore, and not pictured is Shayna
Zabiegalski

CSM Employees Honored

From left, Southern Maryland Regional Director for the Small Business Development Center Ellen Flow-
ers-Fields, founder of Farming 4 Hunger Bernie Fowler Jr., CEO of Walden/Sierra Dr. Kathy OBrien, U.S.
Navy veteran and veteran advocate Bill Bungton and Director of Hospice of St. Marys Kathy Franzen.
CSM Hosts Conference for Nonprots
More than 150 nonprot employees
and supporters participated in this years
annual Nonprot Institute Conference at
the College of Southern Maryland (CSM).
The seventh annual conference, which
featured local experts on nonprots and
leadership issues, was held April 28 at
CSMs La Plata Campus.
This years Nonprot Institute Confer-
ence, Jumpstart Leadership, was a great
success, said Barbara Ives, CSM direc-
tor of the Ofce of Strategic Partnerships.
This conference focused on refreshing
leadership skills, board development and
branding importance. Events like this
provide the nonprot organization board
members, executive directors and staff
members opportunities to network, col-
laborate with other nonprots and share
best practices. The panel discussion this
year was especially enlightening with ve
recognized nonprot community leaders
sharing insights on leadership, some of
their leadership challenges and how they
overcame them and their greatest suc-
cesses. It was truly a great learning and
sharing day for all that attended.
Conference participants chose from a
variety of workshops, including work-
shops on social media analytics, content
marketing, mission-driven branding,
fundraising development, a boards role
in advancement and development, unem-
ployment insurance, building diversity,
nonprot nancial literacy, strategic plan-
ning, board recruitment, how to be an ef-
fective board member, leadership during a
crisis and cultivating staff and volunteers
for leadership roles.
Following lunch, the conference culmi-
nated with a panel discussion on leader-
ship in the nonprot community featuring
Director of Hospice of St. Marys Kathy
Franzen, CEO of Walden/Sierra Dr. Kathy
OBrien, U.S. Navy veteran and veteran
advocate Bill Bufngton, Southern Mary-
land Regional Director for the Small Busi-
ness Development Center Ellen Flowers-
Fields and founder of Farming 4 Hunger
Bernie Fowler Jr. The video can be viewed
at youtu.be/jO_m8pmXL-U.
Ives said that planning for next years
conference has already begun. In re-
sponse to feedback that suggested that late
winter would t in better with nonprot
schedules, the conference in 2018 is being
planned for late February instead of April.
The Nonprot Institute was established
by the College of Southern Maryland to
assist nonprot organizations throughout
the region to enhance their effectiveness
and achieve success in fullling their
missions. For information about programs
sponsored by the Nonprot Institute, visit
www.csmd.edu/community/institutes/
nonprot-institute.
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12 Feature Story The County Times
Photos by Frank Marquart
Local Winery
Gets Its Own
Grape Vines
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Since the Port of Leonardtown Winery
opened about eight years ago, the coop-
erative that runs it has always wanted to
have vines growing on the property that
sits just astride McIntosh Run, said the
chief wine maker Lauren Zimmerman.
Now they have their wish, and Zim-
merman said the winery is now starting
to have a look and feel just like others
of its kind.
We finally got our own vines, she
told The County Times. For a long time
people thought we must have imported
our grapes because we didnt have them.
The winery uses 100 percent of its
grapes from the Southern Maryland tri-
county region.
Zimmerman said the addition of the
young vines was one of the key elements
to making the town winery reach its full
2017 unties potential.
Two Co r ice
Senior
wP
When people come to a winery they
One Lo want the full experience, she said.
Having our own vines is part of that.
The new vines, freshly planted and
Southern
Living
coming originally from up-state New
Maryland York, are just part of the facelift the
winery has received this summer.
The winery received money from the
town for new picnic tables and an exten-
sion of the patio where sampling of the
winerys vintages is allowed, even in
theopen.
Zimmerman said the patio expansion
at the winery was as much of a necessity
as it was a desirable addition.
We were so busy on the weekends
you couldnt get a seat, she said. Now
that we have the vines were the best pa-
tio in town.
The winery is now open seven days a
week throughout the year, she said, with
musical events often being some of the
most popular attractions.
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which should help to improve the ambi-
ance there.
Theres lots of room for improvement
out there, said Zimmerman.
Town Administrator Laschelle McK-
ay said the town had an interest in the
winery succeeding.
Its been in the works for a long time
and it really completes the park, she
said of the improvements. Itll draw a
lot more interest in the winery.
We just want to see it be successful.
As the winery has grown and matured
so has their product.
Zimmerman said that several new
wines produced there have just been
awarded double gold medals at a tasting
event, adding to the top awards the win-
erys vintages received last year.
The wines now available for sale are
divided between their premium, black
label wines and their swirl brand,
which Zimmerman called more of an
everyday wine.
The new vines are too small and
young to produce grapes for local wines,
she said, but in three or four years they
should bear fruit worthy to be used at
the Port of Leonardtown.
For now she said she is focusing on
caring for the new vines, particularly
from birds, deer and other animals that
would go after their fruit.
Im excited to take care of the vines,
she said. Theyll be our showcase vines.
Every leaf will be in the right place.
But with the current influx of custom-
ers and the new visitors she anticipates
will come to see the improvements there,
the grapes coming in on the young vines
might prove to be a temptation some are
unable to ignore.
These grapes will be way more fla-
vorful than table grapes, they have a
much higher sugar content, Zimmer-
man said. I think the biggest pests will
be the customers eating the grapes.
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 18 Obituaries
The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.
William Bill Gordon
Gillingham
William Bill
Gordon Gilling-
ham, 97, of Cle-
ments, passed
away on June 21,
2017 in Charlotte
Hall Veterans
Home Charlotte
Hall, MD. Born
on July 17, 1919
in Baltimore, MD,
he was the son of
the late William R. And Helen Irene Gill-
ingham. Bill was the loving husband of the
late Nora Gillingham, whom he married on
October 30, 1947 and who preceded him in
death on January 21, 1993. Bill is survived
by his children: Dorothy I. Morgan (Lewis)
of Clements, MD, Ronald Gillingham of
Cape Coral, FL, MaryLou Collins (Joe) of
Shelby, NC, Betty Miller of Elliocott City,
MD, and Doris McGill of West Union, WV,
10 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchil-
dren. Siblings; Ethel Wiley of Annapolis,
MD, Laurence E. Gillingham of Aspers,
PA, and Don Gillingham of Onancock, VA.
He was preceded in death by his daughter
Nancy Barth, siblings: Bucky Gillingham,
Maurice Gilllingham, and Grover Gilling-
ham. He moved from Baltimore, MD in
1954 to St. Marys County, MD. Bill was a
farmer as well as a Body Mechanic for Bell
Motor Company, retiring after 30 years. He
served in the United States Army from April
19, 1941 to October 29, 1945. While in the
United States Army he served during World
War, II, earning the Purple Heart, Good
Conduct Medal, Bravery Under Fire Medal,
.30 Caliber Machine Gun Expert Medal, and
.50 Caliber Machine Gun Expert Medal.
Bill was a member of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars, In addition, he loved planting, to
watch things grow, gardening, and being on
his tractor.
The family will receive friends on Thurs-
day, June 29, 2017 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM
in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Leonardtown, MD, where a Funeral Ser-
vice will be held at 10:00 AM in the Funeral
Home Chapel with Pastor Ruth Dixon ofci-
ating. Interment will follow in First Saints
Community Church Cemetery Leonard-
town, MD. Pallbearers will be: Dylan Mc-
Mahan, Kevin Gillingham, Mark Gilling-
ham, Andy Martinez, Greg Gillingham,
and Kyle Gillingham. Honorary Pallbearers:
Thomas W. Lodarczyk, and Joe Goins.
Contributions may be made to the Char-
lotte Hall Veterans Home 29449 Charlotte
Hall Road Charlotte Hall, MD 20622, and
Hospice of St. Marys P.O. Box 625 Leonar-
dtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A. Leonardtown, MD.
The County Times
Lucy Mae Hanson
Lucy Mae Han-
son, 87, of Valley
Lee, MD passed
away on June 24,
2017 in Leonard-
town, MD. Born
on May 17, 1930
in Valley Lee,
MD she was the
daughter of the
late William Jen-
nings and Myrtle
Hewitt Russell. Lucy was the loving wife of
the late Norris Orville Hanson, whom she
married on June 30, 1951, in NAS Patuxent
River, MD, and who preceded her in death
on March 2, 1993. Lucy is survived by her
children: Jimmy and Brenda Hanson of Val-
ley Lee, MD, Janice and Ken Semans of
Valley Lee, MD, Marvin and Sheila Hanson
of Lexington Park, MD, Nancy and George
Starks of Valley Lee, MD, Lucy Myers of
Valley Lee, MD, 9 grandchildren, 13 great
grandchildren. She was a lifelong St. Marys
County, MD resident and attended St. Mi-
chaels Catholic School Ridge, MD. She
was preceded in death by her sibling: Wil-
liam Francis Russell, Joseph Benjamin Rus-
sell, James Lloyd Russell, and Robert Earl
(Puggy) Russell. Lucy was the Post Master
for the United States Postal Ofce in Val-
ley Lee, MD for 23 years, retiring on May
3, 1991.
Lucy was a lifetime member of the Sec-
ond District Volunteer Fire Department and
Rescue Squad Auxiliary serving over 60
years and holding all ofces.
The family will receive friends on Thurs-
day, June 29, 2017 from 5:00 PM 8:00 PM
with prayers recited at 7:00 PM followed
by Second District Fire Department and
Rescue Squad Auxiliary prayers at 7:15PM
in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will
be held on Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM
in St. Georges Episcopal Church Valley
Lee, MD with Reverend Gregory Syler of-
ciating. Interment will follow in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Eric Brown,
Matthew Hanson, Randy Mattingly, Blair
Swann, Jason Hostetler, and Timothy Reese.
Honorary Pallbearer will be Mike Roberts.
Contributions may be made to the Second
District Vol. Fire Department and Rescue
Squad P.O. Box 1 Valley Lee, MD 20692.
Arrangements provided by the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonard-
town, MD.
Ruth Elaine (Nelson)
Johnson
Ruth Elaine
(Nelson) Johnson,
90, of Drayden,
MD, passed away
peacefully on May
12, 2017 at Hos-
pice of St. Marys
in Callaway, MD,
surrounded by her
loving family.
Born on July 25,
1926 in Ashland,
OH, Ruth was the daughter of the late Vic-
tor E. Nelson and the late Rose F. Nelson,
and the stepdaughter of the late Martha Nel-
son. She was the wife of Philip L. Johnson,
whom she married in May 1956 and who
In Remembrance
passed away in October 1998. She was also
preceded in death by her siblings: Bob Nel-
son (Phyllis); Judge James E. Nelson; and Ed
Nelson; and her grandson, James M. Berkin.
Ruth is survived by her two children,
son, Randy Johnson (Susan) of Florida; and
daughter, Shirley Berkin (Michael) of Mary-
land. She is also survived by grandchildren,
Amanda Small (Daniel); Sarah Berkin; and
Matthew Berkin; her sister-in-law, Rae Nel-
son; sister-in-law, Ellie Lowry (Wally); and
several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Always an excellent student, Ruth gradu-
ated as salutatorian from Ashland High
School in 1944. She then moved to Mary-
land and worked for the Treasury Depart-
ment in Washington, DC. During this time,
she attended Georgetown University. Ruth
eventually attended Ohio University in Ath-
ens, OH where she earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business in 1948. During
high school and college, she enjoyed playing
piano, viola and clarinet (rst chair) in her
school band and orchestra. After graduation,
she worked as an editor and a reporter for
McGraw-Hill Publishing in Cleveland until
her marriage.
A loving mother, Ruth devoted herself to
raising her children. Due to her husbands
job, she and her family resided in Ohio,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Georgia.
Ruth was very active and played both
golf and tennis. She traveled extensively
and made trips with her husband to all fty
states; touring Alaska, Hawaii, and New
England several times. Ruth visited most of
Europe, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Pana-
ma, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. She
and her husband took numerous cruises and
also were fond of taking their sailboat to
Lake Lanier in Georgia.
Ruth loved being around others and fre-
quently hosted bridge parties and gourmet
dinners. She enjoyed shopping and nding
a good deal. Later in life, she was a success-
ful real estate agent and she volunteered for
10 years at the Northside Hospital Forsyth
in Cumming, GA. Ruth was a faithful mem-
ber of the Cumming First United Methodist
Church.
For the past six years, Ruth lived with her
daughter and son-in-law in Drayden, MD.
She enjoyed attending her grandsons soccer
games, watching football on TV, and play-
ing gin rummy with her family. She also
took great pleasure in going to restaurants,
especially Rivers Edge at NAS Patuxent
River, MD. Ruth will always be remem-
bered for her exuberant personality and
cheerful laugh. She greeted each day with
a smile and spread joy to everyone she met.
Memorial donations can be made in
Ruths name to Hospice of St. Marys, P. O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinseldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinseld Funeral
Home, P.A.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
George Edward Spalding
George Edward
Spalding 81, of
Hollywood, MD,
died June 22nd.,
2017 at St. Marys
Hospital in Leon-
ardtown, MD.
George was born
on December 29th,
1935 to Elizabeth
Claire Thomp-
son Spalding and
Francis Xavier Spalding. He was the loving
husband of Barbara Hayden Spalding and
stepfather to Bill Hayden and Linda Black-
well. He also had 6 grandchildren, 4 great-
grandchildren and his dog, Abbie. In addi-
tion to his parents, he was pre-deceased by
his siblings, James Spalding, Bunny Spald-
ing, Sam Spalding Sr., Sonny Spalding, and
Helen Mattingly. He is survived by his sis-
ters, Kitty-Ann Spalding, Betty-Jo Abell,
Sue Miedzinski, and Mary Jean Cooper.
George joined the National Guard in 1953 and
later went to work for the federal government
where he worked in the plumbing depart-
ment. He retired from the government and
worked at Compliance Corporation for a few
years and ultimately worked at the St. Marys
County Landll where he enjoyed seeing
folks from the community and catching up
and swapping stories. He loved farming,
hunting, shing, crabbing, and all the things
a St. Marys County native truly enjoys. One
of his favorite pasttimes was visiting with
the boys for coffee on Saturday mornings at
the Moose Lodge and discussing the latest
NASCAR race, baseball, or football game es-
pecially if there was a small wager involved!
In lieu of owers, memorial contributions
may be made to: Hollywood Volunteer Res-
cue Squad, 23469 Rescue Lane, Hollywood,
MD 20636 or St. Johns Church, 43950 St.
Johns Road, Hollywood, MD 20636.
Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Ralph Victor Hill
Ralph Victor
Hill, 71, passed
away peacefully
surrounded by
his loved ones at
his residence in
Mechan icsville
on June 10, 2017.
Ralph was born
to John Cornelius
Hill and Katie Ma-
rie Buckler Hill in
Hughesville.
He enjoyed family trips to Disney World
and working on classic cars in his garage. He
attended many car shows and loved cruising
in his old classic cars and trucks.
His greatest joy however was spending
time with his friends and family.
He is survived by his loving wife, Donna
Hill; daughters, Christy Hill (John Gallagher)
and Teresa Guy (Richard Guy); his step-sons
Steven Wood (Tracy Sidney) and Kevin Wal-
dow (Anita Waldow); 10 grandchildren and
eight grandchildren. He is preceded in death
by his brothers, James Elmer Hill, John
Dick Hill and James Pete Hill; sisters,
Mary Alice Stasch and Thelma Hill.
Memorial donations may be made to: Hos-
pice of St. Marys P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650.
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Parish Hall of Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Marys City on Wednesday, July
5 at 12 PM. This is a general meeting that will address public issues, and any
questions or concerns about CSN International. The public is invited to attend.

Legal Notice
IN THE MATTER OF ANN LOESLEIN
FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ANA LOESLEIN

In the Circuit Court for St. Marys County, Maryland

Case No.: C-18-FM-17-00002

The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which To benet the family of Sgt. Nolan Scully
she seeks to change her name from ANN LOESLEIN to ANA LOESLEIN. The
petitioner is seeking a name change because: and Mother Catherines Academy
I have used this name for most of my life. The majority of documents reflect the
requested name.
Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 6th day ofAu- At the st. marys county fairgrounds
gust, 2017. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon the
Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection
or affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the
granting of the relief sought. Sat. July 1, 2017
8am to 4pm
A copy of this Notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county at least fifteen (15) days before the deadline to
file an objection.

JOAN W. WILLIAMS, Get ready for some

Clerk of the Circuit Court for
St. Marys County Maryland nostalgia
06-29-17
Model Ts to Hot Rods
Jeeps, Trucks,
Antique Fire Trucks

A Letter to the Editor Live bands on stage all day

Thank You for Participating in Patux-
ent Habitat for Humanitys The Art of
Recycling Show & Auction June 4th at
Annmarie Garden & Arts Center
Dear Editor,
Patuxent Habitat for Humanitys staff
and Board of Directors would like to thank
everyone that contributed to making The
Art of Recycling Show & Auction on June
4th at Annmarie Garden a great success.
We wish to thank our sponsors, which
include: Patuxent Presbyterian Church;
Printing Press; Upton, Davis, & Palumbo;
William Fitzgerald Auctioneer; Sargas
Media; Guy Distributors; Hilltop Signs &
Graphics; and the individual sponsors that
wished to remain anonymous.
We would like to express our gratitude to
the local community of artists who gener-
ously shared their talents by turning used
and recycled items into unique art: Judy
Angelheart, Barbara Boward, Kera Cher-
rey, Ann Crain, Ellisa DiRenzo, Catherine
Dunn, Barbara Ferrante, Robin Johnson,
Judy Larsen, Mimi Little, Deb McClure,
Shira Oberkirsch, John Okay, Judy Okay,
Ann Preston, Richard Preston, Ed Rupard,
Cristal Rae Toribio, Helene Vonnegut, and
Linda Williams. Our thanks also goes to
those artists and donors that donated other
works of art and items: including Mark
Pilling, for his hand-made Windsor Chair,
Patuxent Habitat Campus Chapter Ryken
High School Students for birdhouses,
Georgia Verdon for the late Candy Cum-
mings art pieces, the Washington Nation-
als Baseball Club, the National Aquarium,
Ellen Bierlin, Plaza Azteca, the American
St. Clair Trio - Spoon Creek
Cut Loose Band
Chestnut Land Trust, and the Southern
Maryland Wine Society . Large tents for shade
The evening included delicious appetiz- Food & beverage will be available for purchase.
ers provided by Elements Eatery & Mix- Courtesy of Mechanicsville Fire Department
t Fo r
ology. Our thanks go to the Ryken High P e r f ec s
t. Mary
School students and Susan Gregg who vol- y o u r S t io n !
unteered as servers. We very much appreci-
ated our guest Bartenders, the Zondermans
and the Okays. Thanks to the volunteers
Stayca
$20
who helped with set-up, break-down and for all vehicles
the many other tasks needed to support (Price includes 1 passenger)
the event. And our very great thanks to the
members of The Art Show & Auction Plan-
ning Committee including Suzanne Shel- $5 General Admission
(Ages 13 and under free)
den, Ann Preston, Mimi Little, Judy Okay,
Ellen Bierlin, and Rita Reeves who spent
the last six months making sure the event
would be a success.
Proceeds from this event support Patux-
Cornhole
ent Habitat for Humanitys programs to
provide decent, affordable housing for local
Tournament
families in Calvert and St. Marys Counties.
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is an affili-
ate of Habitat for Humanity International. 50/50 Drawing
Please consider joining us for our next
event, donating, or volunteering, and com-
munity building. Patuxent Habitat for Hu- 3 Drawings for
manitys ReStore is located at 21600 Great
Mills Road Unit 18A, Lexington Park, MD attending drivers
20653. For more information please visit
our website www.patuxenthabitat.org or 1st Drawing $100
call 301-863-6227. Every donation helps a
family help themselves.We build strength,
2nd Drawing $150
stability and self-reliance through shelter. 3rd Drawing $500
Sincerely, Must be present to win
Liz Stoffel, Rain Date: Sun. July 2
Outreach Coordinator
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity For more information contact Mike Evans at 301-475-5889
 20 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, June 29, 2017

COO Retires after 33

years at Walden Sierra
Staff at Walden Behavioral
Health gathered on Friday June
23rd to honor the achievements of
Gary Lynch, Chief Operating Of-
cer who retires this month after
33 years service to the community
of Southern Maryland and Walden.
CDC board members view mural: St. Marys County Community Development Corp. board members Dr Kathleen OBrien, Chief Ex-
view Lexington Parks rst community developed mural. From left: Mark Dillow, Carl Franzen, Margaret ecutive described a deep sense of
Sawyer, Phil Riehl, and Gerald Fair. indebtedness and a heavy heart
on announcing Garys retirement
St. Marys CDC Completes First following 33 years of inspiration-
al leadership to the organization.

Public Art Project in Lexington Park

At the corner of Great Mills Road and
Shangri-La Drive/Willows Road the win-
ning Lexington Park Alive! mural is com-
plete. This rst public art project produced
by the St. Marys County Community De-
velopment Corporation follows the corpora-
tions inaugural ArtsPark Cherry Blossom
Festival in April.
The CDCs ArtsPark committee, in a ju-
ried contest, selected Lyn Wescoes design
from 10 submissions. Three additional sub-
ring the design into the mural. She received
help from many others, including former
St. Marys County Commissioner President
Jack Russell with the painting assistance
of Tim Dixon, St. Marys Arts Council Ex-
ecutive Director Nell Elder, and even a few
brush strokes from Lexington Parks County
Commissioner Todd Morgan.
In addition to support from St. Marys
CDC, the mural was generously funded by
grants from the St. Marys Arts Council and
She added Gary has been in-
strumental in shaping Walden
into the outstanding organization
it is today and I wish to place on record
my personal gratitude for his steadfast
partnership, loyalty and dedication to
Waldens mission. I also share the thanks
of our board members, staff and clients
for Garys extraordinary dedication to
Walden and the communities of Southern
Maryland.
A staff picnic was held to mark the oc-
casion where staff enjoyed barbeque food
and ice cream, music and party games.
The event was also supported by British
military personnel (Royal Air Force and
Royal Navy) currently based at NAS Pax
River who provided support by setting
up the event, allowing staff to relax and
celebrate.
From Jo Dobson, Walden Sierra Co.

missions have also found homes.
Ms. Wescoes design depicts everything
from an Amish buggy, crabs, and jelly sh to
the cutting-edge aircraft from Pax River and
the sweeping Thomas Johnson Bridge con-
necting St. Marys and Calvert counties. The
mural follows her designs dramatic black
and white portrayal of Lexington Park and
its surrounds.
A two-week urry of activity by local
artists and a wide array of community vol-
unteers reproduced the design on the rear of
Bank Square Building, beginning with the
nighttime projection and tracing of the de-
sign on the prepped cinderblock wall.
The 15-foot by 50-foot mural is visible
from the busy Great Mills Road intersection,
two blocks south of NAS Patuxent Rivers
Gate 2. But already it has drawn patrons off
the road and into Mr. Tires parking lot to
take a closer look and to take pictures with
the mural as backdrop.
St. Marys College Professor Carrie Patter-
sons Public Art Class both opened the urry
of activity with the tracing and helped put
the nishes touches on the mural two weeks
later. Roz Racanello, CDCs ArtsPark proj-
ect manager, was the primary artist transfer-
NARFE Swearing In
the Southern Maryland Heritage Area.
The Lexington Park library is addition-
ally supporting two of the design submis-
sions. One appears on the recently opened
Little Free Pantry sponsored by the MOMS
Club of St. Marys County and located at the
Lexington Park library. A second submis-
sion will become a public art display inside
the library.
Leonardtowns Benjamin Moore, Dysons
Building Center, and Lexington Park Sher-
win Williams stores donated the necessary
supplies. Cooperation and support from
Stevens Construction, Essex South, Earley
Properties, and Mr. Tire made production of
the mural possible.
In its efforts to bring art into Lexing-
ton Park as a revitalization tool, St. Marys
CDC continues to seek additional public
art productions and is working to create an
ArtsPark from a vacant 35 acres next to the
Lexington Park Post Ofce on Coral Drive.
For more information on public art in Lex-
ington Park contact Viki Volk, President, St.
Marys CDC, viki.volk@md.metrocast.net
or voice mail at 301-863-7700.
From Viki Volk, Community
Development Corporation National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) St. Marys County Chapter 969 held a swearing

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran

in of new ocers at its June 16 meeting at Olde Breton Inn. Former congressman and state senator Roy
Dyson swore in (left to right) Secretary Sandra Simmons, State Legislative Ocer Roy Wetzel, 2nd VP
Gwen Estep and 1st VP Geneva Leon. Photo by Lonna Siskind for NARFE 969.

Churchs First Soccer Camp SHARKFEST Returns to Calvert Marine Museum

SHARKFEST returns to the Calvert
Marine Museum on Saturday, July 8. Join
us from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. for one of the mu-
seums most popular events. Regular mu-
seum admission applies; CMM members
are free.
Sharks are one of the worlds most fas-
cinating creatures and SHARKFEST is
a chance to learn more about them. Live
sharks will be featured in the Corbin Pavil-
ion, along with sturgeon from NRG Energy
The Chalk Point Generating Station. The
museum will be full of hands-on opportu-
nities to explore the diversity of sharks and
their remarkable history on planet Earth.
Learn fascinating sharktoids, examine ev-
Sixty young people from St. mays and Calvert counties participated in Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Churchs
rst soccer camp June 19-23. The Lusby churchs Pastor Josh Olsen led the camp and was assisted by stu- idence of prehistoric sharks, paint a shark
dents from Winnebago Lutheran Academy of Fond Du Lac, WI, who stayed with church members during their mural, make a shark-themed craft, get your
visit to the area. Photo by Joan Hoerning for Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church.
face painted ($5 fee), and take your picture
in the life-size jaws of a Megalodon shark.
Slide down the jaws of a giant inated
shark, sponsored by Tidewater Dental.
The award-winning Museum Store will
be fully stocked with new shark memen-
tos to take home. Museum members save
10% off in the store every day and every-
one will enjoy the new express checkout at
SHARKFEST. Captain Smiths Seafood
and Ritas Ice will be on site with food and
drink for sale. Complimentary museum
passes will not be honored and strollers are
not allowed in the museum for SHARK-
FEST. For more information, visit www.
calvertmarinemuseum.com.
Fom Calvert Marie Museum
Thursday, June 29, 2017 The County Times In Our Community 21

CSM, Community Partners Prepare Traffic Advisory: 9th Annual

Business Students for Patuxent Independence Celebration at HVFD
River Naval Air Station Jobs The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Depart- will be forced to go southbound on Three
ment will host its 9 Annual Indepen- Notch Rd. (MD-235). th

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM)
signed an agreement with several communi-
ty partners June 23 that is designed to better
prepare local business students for contract-
ing work at the Naval Air Systems Com-
mand (NAVAIR), located at Patuxent River
Naval Air Station.
St. Marys County Public Schools, Uni-
versity of Maryland University College and
NAVAIR will be working with CSM to tailor
business education to ensure that local busi-
ness students are trained and ready for NA-
VAIR internships and jobs.
Its all about workforce development,
said CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried.
These are people who want to live in South-
ern Maryland. This is where their ties are.
This agreement provides a pathway that
will have a tangible impact on Southern
Maryland.
Because of the agreement, students start-
ing out in the St. Marys County Public
Schools Academy of Finance, located at
Chopticon High School in Morganza, will
have an educational pathway they can fol-
low that will take them from Chopticon to
CSM to UMUC. Upon graduation, they will
have earned a bachelors degree in business
administration or management with a minor
in contract management and acquisition, and
they will be uniquely trained for NAVAIRs
needs. The agreement also assures the effi-
cient transfer of students between colleges,
including transfer of credit, admissions and
financial aid and scholarships.
Many in the community are aware of Pax
Rivers continuing need for engineers, said
NAVAIR SES 2.0 James Meade. However,
the base has another, less well-known staff-
ing deficit. We have a tremendous need for
great business people. We want to bring more
local folks on board. He noted that NAVAIR
Its a natural fit, said Superintendent dence Day Celebration on July 1, 2017.
of St. Marys County Public Schools Scott
Smith. Smith said the school systems goal is
for all its graduates to be college- or career-
ready, and the newly established pathway
provides that for St. Marys County students.
In addition, the relationship between the
three educational institutions and NAVAIR
provides an excellent academic program for
business students and all at a cost much low-
er than spending all four years at a university
located outside the region, Smith said.
I am thrilled, said Cindy Baden, lead
teacher for the St. Marys County Schools Rd. (MD-235) to Sotterley Rd. will be shut
Academy of Finance at Chopticon. Its re-
ally going to be a great selling point. Baden
noted that the academy already has a re-
lationship with Patuxent River Naval Air
Station, with her students visiting the base
on field trips and the school hosting guest
speakers from the base. This agreement
strengthens that relationship, shesaid.
It is a pathway business career program
designed to address a NAVAIR need and
puts the students in a position to be eligible
for employment, said CSM Director of the
Nonprofit Institute Barbara Ives, who helped
create the agreement.
UMUC President Javier Miyares noted
that CSM works closely with UMUC in
many similar agreements and the partner-
ship works well. Our students ultimately
want a job at the end of the journey, Miyares
said. This is a program that can help them
achieve their goal. Its also a program that
can be a model for the nation.
Miyares also commended the planned
pathway for the business students because
it allows them to earn their associate degree
during the process. If anything in life hap-
pens that keeps them from completing their
bachelors degree immediately, CSM gradu-
Residents can expect traffic delays, heavy
pedestrian, and motor vehicle traffic, as
well as multiple lane closures in the area.
The delays are expected from approxi-
mately 4 p.m. until 11 p.m.
The following road and lane closures
are:
Three Notch Rd. (MD-235) from Old
Three Notch Rd. to Hollywood Rd. (MD-
245) will be shut down to one lane traffic
both northbound and southbound.
Old Three Notch Rd from Three Notch
235) at Hollywood Rd. (MD-245), Three
down for through traffic.
Vista Rd. At Old Three Notch Rd. will
be shut down for through traffic. All ve-
hicles heading west on Vista Rd. Towards
Three Notch Rd. (MD-235) will have to
take Old Three Notch Rd. to Sotterley Rd.
Sotterley Rd. from Three Notch Rd.
(MD-235) to Old Three Notch Rd. will be
closed for through traffic.
Vehicles entering Three Notch Rd.
(MD-235) from Sotterley Rd. will be
forced to go northbound on Three Notch
Rd. (MD-235).
Vehicles entering Three Notch Rd.
(MD-235) from Hollywood Rd. (MD-245)
Sell it - Buy it
atBuy it at
Sell It,
All the intersections on Three Notch
Rd. (MD-235) Starting from Joy Ln. to
Dean Lumber Company will be closed.
Vehicles must remain either northbound
or southbound on Three Notch Rd (MD-
235) until Jones Wharf Rd. or St. Johns
Rd. Those intersections are Three Notch
Rd. (MD-235) at Joy Ln., Three Notch
Rd. (MD-235) just north of The Center for
Life Enrichment, Three Notch Rd. (MD-
235) at Old Three Notch Rd., Three Notch
Rd. (MD-235) at the Hollywood Volunteer
Fire Department, Three Notch Rd. (MD-
Notch Rd. (MD-235) at the Northern en-
trance to Mervell Dean Rd, and Three
Notch Rd. (MD-235) at the Dean Lumber
Company.
The St. Marys County Sheriffs Office
and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment encourages residents to use extra
caution if traveling in the area and thanks
residents for their patience.
For more information about the event or
questions, visit www.HVFD7.com.
From Jennifer Stone, Sheriffs Office PIO

AUCTION
at Pax River is an acquisition command and ates will have that associate degree, which Business & Inventory Personal Property/Estates
his office handles $35 billion in contracts an- puts them a step ahead of those without, he Farm Equipment & Machinery Livestock Storage
nually, a task that requires plenty of savvy said.
business people. From Susan Craton, Media Units Benefits/Fundraisers Appraisals
Coordinator, CSM
EXCITING FUNUpcoming
FAST Auctions & Events
EFFICIENT
EXCITING
Agricultures Future on Display
National Auctioneers Association (NAA)
Conference and Show
(and the International Auctioneering Championship)
July 11 15, 2017 Columbus, Ohio

A Southern Maryland professional auction company providing services to

individuals, businesses and non
non--profit organizations for a variety of purposes.

Certified Personal Property Appraiser (CAGA)

Certified Estate Specialist
Benefit Auction Specialist
Professional Ringmens Institute Graduate
Maryland Auctioneer Bid Calling Champion

www.FarrellAuctionService.com
The future of the areas agriculture took place June 23-25 at the annual SMILE (Southern Maryland
Invitational Livestock Expo) at the St. Marys County Fairgrounds. Young people competed in showing 301.904.3402
swine, dairy and meat goats and cows, cavy/rabbits, and sheep.
 22 In Our Community
Community Calendar
Month Long
CSM Kids and Teen College
College of Southern Maryland: La Pla-
ta, Leonardtown, and Prince Frederick
campuses
9:00 AM 4:00 PM
A program of enrichment opportunities
designed to expand a students idea of what
is possible. Approximately 300 classes are
offered morning and afternoons over eight
weeks at all CSM campuses. Extended day
child care available from 7 - 9 a.m. and
4 6 p.m. For more information please
visit www.csmd.edu/programs-cours-
es/non-credit/youth-family-programs/
kids-and-teen-college.
Sight & Sound: Jonah
Lancaster, PA
300 Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks, PA
17572
3:00 PM
Friday, October 13, 2017 buses will depar-
ture from Burlington Coat Factory in Wal-
dorf, MD to head to Lancaster, PA at 8:00
a.m. Trip includes a catered breakfast by
Waldorf Chick-fil-A, the play, lunch, and
transportation.
Cost: $160.00
July 27, 2017- initial deposit $50.00 (ini-
tial deposit is non-refundable), August 27,
2017- 2nd deposit $50.00, September 27,
2017- Final deposit $60.00
For more information please contact
Kathy Adams at 301-254-7903, or Shirley
Sewell at 240-350-2878.
Tour Thomas Stone National Historic Site
6655 Rose Hill Road, Port Tobacco, MD
20677
Thursday - Sunday 10:00 AM
The National Park Service invites you to
learn the secrets of the Declaration of In-
dependence at the home of one of Mary-
lands signers. Activities include:Free
tours of Thomas Stones house are nor-
mally given on demand. Watch a film and
explore the exhibits in the Visitor Cen-
ter. Hike over two miles of trails through
forests and fields, while passing historic
plantation buildings and the Stone Fam-
ily Cemetery. Complete an assortment of
Junior Ranger activities to earn badges,
certificates, and other prizes.Collect seven
different National Park Passport Stamps.
Purchase books and souvenirs in the gift
shop.
Registration for 4th Annual Craft Fair
Begins July 10
Craft Fair to be held Saturday, November
4th. Please email to get Registration form
to: fralafra93@md.metrocast.net
Friday, June 30
CSM Observes Code Green Friday/
Early Closing.
College of Southern Maryland, All
Campuses
1:30 PM
To decrease energy costs during sum-
mer months, CSM will close most build-
ings on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. starting May
26 and continuing each Friday through
July 28 except July 7. However, the Chil-
drens Learning Center and Teen College
and Public Safety hours and services will
not be affected, with these services and
classes to be held according to a normal
The County Times
schedule. During Code Green Fridays,
the fitness centers and pools remain open
until 5 p.m. at the La Plata and Leonar-
dtown campuses. The Prince Frederick
Campus fitness center operating hours
stay the same over the summer. For more
information please visit http://www.csmd.
edu/about/environmental-sustainability/
code-green/.
Comedy & Karaoke for a Cause
Martinis Restaurant & Lounge
10553 Theodore Green Blvd., White
Plains, MD 20695
7:00 PM
Dont miss this opportunity to have a great
time! Join us at Martinis Restaurant &
Lounge in White Plains, Maryland as we
enjoy various comedians and end the eve-
ning with a little karaoke. Doors open at 7
PM, comedy starts at 8 PM with karaoke
following the show. Come early for din-
ner. Money generated from ticket and food
sales benefit Spring Dells programs for
people with disabilities. Adult Material.
Must be 21+ to attend. Purchase tickets for
$25 each at bit.ly/SDCComedy-Karaoke.
Saturday, July 1
Seasonal Farmers Market
Historic Sotterley
44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD
20636
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Check sotterley.org for details.
Craft Guild Shop Outdoor Bazaar
26005 Pt. Lookout Rd. (Rt. 5, next to MD
Antique Ctr.), Leonardtown, MD
9:00 AM 3:00 PM
This event is open to crafters, artists, an-
tique dealers, flea market, garden and food
vendors. Vendors must bring their own ta-
bles, chairs and tents. Inside, you can shop
from a variety of unique, handcrafted
items, including our new spring selections
and fresh baked goods. For space reser-
vation and additional information, please
call 301-997-1644.
Keepers Quarters OPEN
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and His-
toric Park
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Come join our tours on the 1st Saturday
and Sunday of each month and you will be
treated to a special viewing of the Keep-
ers Quarters! Museum hours: 10:00 am to
5:00 pm. Adults-$7.00, Seniors, Military
w/ID, students-$3.50, Kids 5 and under
Free. Call 301-994-1471 with questions.
Last Food Truck Corral for the season
28585 Three Notch Rd, Mechanicsville,
MD 20659
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Enjoy delicious Food from many Different
Food Trucks from the Southern Maryland
area, this event is hosted by the Mechan-
icsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, youre
not only enjoying delicious Food, youre
supporting the Rescue Squad, and enjoy-
ing Entertainment with seating provided.
To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, please email zach@countytimes.net
with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
Bingo Every Saturday Mother Cath-
erine Academy
33883 Chaptico Road Mechanicsville MD
20659
6:30 PM
Regular Games start at 7:00 pm. $10 ad-
mission (includes one regular book).
Progressive Money Ball! Door prizes.
Concessions: Weekly specials along with
regulars Pizza, Cheeseburgers, Hamburg-
ers, Hot dogs and French Fries. Pull Tabs
$1000.00 payouts with some having mul-
tiple winners. Down lines and 3 Balls! $50
Early Birds, either/or blackout $100.00.
$100 Regular Games, Specials Guaran-
teed $200.00, Quickie $100.00 Bonanza
54# or less $500.00 Consolation $100.00
Jackpot in 54 numbers or less $1000 (Pro-
gressive$200 added each week). Conso-
lation $500.00 Winner Take All Special.
Call 301-884-3165 for more information
Visit our website www.mothercatherine.
org for Jackpot and Moneyball update.
Sunday, July 2
Keepers Quarters OPEN
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and His-
toric Park
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Come join our tours on the 1st Saturday
and Sunday of each month and you will be
treated to a special viewing of the Keep-
ers Quarters! Museum hours: 10:00 am to
5:00 pm. Adults-$7.00, Seniors, Military
w/ID, students-$3.50, Kids 5 and under
Free. Call 301-994-1471 with questions.
CSM Summer Concerts on the Lawn
College of Southern Maryland, Leonard-
town Campus, Great Lawn
22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Dixie Power Trio with the New Line
Brass will play blues, jazz, Dixieland and
other American styles in honor of Inde-
pendence Day. This concert is made possi-
ble in part through support from the CSM
Foundation. Free. For more information
please visit www.csmd.edu/Arts, or call
301-934-7828.
Tuesday, July 4
CSM Closed
College of Southern Maryland, All
Campuses
CSM will be closed for Independence
Day. For more information please visit
http://www.csmd.edu/calendar/.
Independence Day Celebration
Solomons Island Maryland
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fireworks are on for Tuesday. Updates on
this page and on our Facebook page www.
facebook.com/solomonsbusinessassoc/.
Wednesday, July 5
LVRSA Ledo Pizza Fundraiser Event
Ledo Pizza in Leonardtown, MD
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Support the Leonardtown Volunteer Res-
cue Squad Auxiliary (LVRSA) fundraiser.
Dine in or Carry Out. Just be sure to let
your server know you are there to support
the LVRSA fundraiser or write LVRSA
on your receipt. Thank you for supporting
our volunteer organization!
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Free Line Dance Lessons
Last Drop Country Bar
23955 Mervell Dean Rd, Hollywood, MD
20636
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free beginner and intermediate line dance
lessons. If you can count to 8... You can
line dance.
Thursday, July 6
High Voltage Quarter Auction
Location to be determined
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost is $5 and you will get 2 paddles.
Lots of vendors (which may change) but
to include:
Miche, Style Dots, Signature Homestyles,
Scentsy, Tupperware, Pink Zebra, Taste-
fully Simple, Tasty Creations by Beth,
Pampered Chef, Longaberger, Thirty One,
Partylite, Avon, Origami Owl and maybe
others. You bid two three or four quarters
and have the opportunity to win items at a
fraction of the cost of the items from the
vendors. For more information please con-
tact Sherri at High Voltage Quarter Auc-
tions either by calling 703-615-2823 or
highvoltagequarterauctions@gmail.com.
HVFDs Annual Carnival!
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department
7:00 PM
Featured will be food, rides, and games.
Unlimited rides every night for $10.00,
or tickets may be purchased separately.
Free nightly prizes (must be present to
win). Free nightly bicycle raffle for ages
12 and under (must be present to win). A
Treasure Chest cash prize will be raffled
the last night of the carnival. Owned and
operated by HVFD. For more information
please visit www.hvfd7.com.
Am. Legion Post 221 Meeting
AL Post 221
21690 Colton Point Rd; Avenue, MD
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Hunter Hayes
Performance at St.Leonard Volunteer Fire Department June 24, 2017
With Special Guest Lindsey Erin
Photos by Mike Batson
Summer Professional
Performances
St. Marys County Library has
free professional performances for 6
weeks this summer! Join us on Mon-
days through July 31 for performances
and fun for all ages! Charlotte Hall
library will hold professional perfor-
mances at 10 a.m. at Margaret Brent
Middle School, 29675 Point Lookout
Rd., Helen, MD 20635. Leonardtown
library will hold professional perfor-
mances at 12:30 p.m. at Leonardtown
Elementary School, 22885 Duke St.,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. Lexington
Park library will hold professional
performances at 3 p.m. at Lexington
Park Library.
Monday, July 3 is Scales and Tales.
Meet real, live birds of prey, snakes,
turtles, and other native animals of
Maryland, and the rangers from the
Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary who care
for them.
No registration or tickets required.
Recommended for ages 3 & up with
their adult caregivers.
Library Closed for
Independence Day
All three branches of the St. Marys
County Library will be closed on
Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Inde-
pendence Day. All three branches will
be open for regular business hours on
Wednesday, July 5.
The County Times Thursday, June 29, 2017
Going On
Pokmon Trainers Club In Entertainment
Leonardtown Library will hold
Pokmon Trainers Club on Monday,
July 3 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for all Cowboy Crossing
ages. Do you have what it takes to be Thursday, June 29 Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill,
the very best? Bring your games and/ Robbie Kidwell Solomons
or your cards and prepare to battle Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, 8:00 PM 12:00 AM
against other Pokmon trainers! You Solomons www.anglers-seafod.com
can also make some Pokmon buttons 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
to take home, take turns playing a ret- www.anglers-seafood.com Scarlet Plus Entertainment
ro Pokmon game, and maybe make Brass Rail Sports Bar
some friends (or rivals....) along the Ladies Night, Trivia, & Karaoke 8:00 PM - Midnight
way. No Registration required. Anthonys Bar & Grill, Dunkirk Karaoke & DJ
7:00 PM
Preschool Patriotic www.anthonysdunkirk.com
Explorers Tuesday, July 4
Charlotte Hall Library will hold Nightcap: Tara & Sean
Ben Connelly
Preschool Patriotic Explorers on The Ruddy Duck Brewery,
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill,
Wednesday, July 5 from 10:30 a.m. to Solomons
Solomons
11 a.m. This land was made for you 7:30 PM
6:00 PM 9:00 PM
and me! Celebrate the US of A with www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
www.anglers-seafood.com
stories, songs, crafts, and activities
for ages 3-6. Please register on www. Friday, June 30 Wednesday, July 5
stmalib.org.
Scarlet Plus Entertainment
Wild Card Trivia
Brass Rail Sports Bar
LEGO Fun 8:00 PM - Midnight
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill,
All three branches will hold LEGO Solomons
Karaoke & DJ
Fun this summer! Drop in - We supply 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
the bricks, you bring the imagination! Karaoke
www.anglers-seafood.com
Come and build something amazing
with our thousands of LEGO and Du-
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill,
Solomons Thursday, July 6th
plo pieces. All ages. No registration. 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Mike Damron
Leonardtown will hold LEGO Fun www.anglers-seafood.com Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill,
on Tuesdays, July 11, July 25 and Au- Solomons
gust 8 from 1 4 p.m.
Lexington Park will hold LEGO
Saturday, July 1 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
www.anglers-seafood.com
Fun on Wednesdays, July 5, July 19 David Flood
and August 2 from 2 4 p.m. Morris Point, Abell
Ladies Night, Trivia, & Karaoke
Charlotte Hall will hold LEGO Fun 6:00 PM
Anthonys Bar & Grill, Dunkirk
on Thursdays, July 6, July 20 and Au- www.morris-point.com
7:00 PM
gust 3 from 2 4 p.m. www.anthonysdunkirk.com
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St. Marys Department of Aging

Lofer Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Programs and Activities Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Marys County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. OConnor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services

Donuts with the Sheriff
The Triad/SALT Council invites you to
have Donuts with the Sheriff! Are you inter-
ested in learning about the St. Marys Coun-
ty Sheriffs Ofce? Do you want to know
more about issues that affect you? This is
an opportunity to ask Assistant Sheriff Mi-
chael Merican directly! Join Triad/SALT
at the Northern Senior Activity Center on
Friday, June 30, at 9 a.m. Seating will be
limited, so call Community Programs &
Outreach Manager Sarah Miller at 301-475-
4200, ext. *1073, to reserve your seat!
Flip Flop Wreath
Celebrate summer and wow your neigh-
bors by making a ip op wreath. Class
will be at the Northern Senior Activity
Center on Friday, July 7 from 12:30-1:30
p.m. This festive piece is simple to make
and will be sure to add a bold visual impact
to your front door. Embellish with owers
and shells, or bring your own accessories
to customize your wreath. The cost is $15
and includes all supplies as well as instruc-
tion. To sign up and pay for this class in
advance, please visit the front desk. For
availability call 301-475-4200, ext. *3101.
Yellow Door Art Classes
The Garvey Senior Activity Center is
excited to continue to partner with Yellow
Door Art Studios to offer high quality, low
cost art instruction. Come join us and take
home a beautiful piece of art! On Monday,
July 10, at 1:30 p.m., Yellow Door will as-
sist you to paint an anchor on a piece of
reclaimed wood. The cost for these class-
es is $15 a person; payment due at the
time of reservation. Call the Garvey Se-
nior Activity Center at 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050 for more information.
Tai Chi at Northern
The Northern Senior Activity Center will
have a Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Preven-
tion series. This evidence-based program
is designed to help reduce pain, improve
balance, and promote total body wellness.
This series is a 6-week workshop on Tues-
days, July 11 to Aug. 15, from 10-10:45 a.m.
Classes are progressive. Attendance for all
6 classes is important to receive the maxi-
mum benet from the class. Space is limited;
members must sign up in advance. To sign up
for this free workshop please visit the signup
table or call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Senior Farmers Market
Nutrition Program Coupon
Distribution
Eligible participants will receive a to-
tal of $30 in checks, one booklet of six $5
checks to be used at designated Farmers
Markets. Distribution will be held on
Wednesday, July 12 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
in the Chesapeake Building, 41770 Bal-
dridge Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
A limited number of booklets are avail-
able and will be distributed rst come, rst
serve. To qualify, individuals must be age
60 years or above, have a Photo ID which
indicates proof of St. Marys County resi-
dency and meet the income limits. A proxy
designation may be completed if a par-
ticipant cannot attend distribution. Proxys
should obtain the application at the Garvey
Senior Activity Center any day prior to dis-
tribution. Sending a Proxy to distribution
does not guarantee check receipt. To learn
more call the Garvey Senior Activity Cen-
ter at 301-475-4200, ext. *1072.
Luncheon with Dave Norris
Local musician Dave Norris will be
at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on
Wednesday, July 12, at noon. Come in and
join us for a delicious lunch and wonderful
music entertainment. The meal for the day
is pulled pork, deli roll, baked beans, cole-
slaw, seedless watermelon and pineapple
juice. Reservations are required and can be
made by calling the Garvey Senior Activ-
ity Center at 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
History Video at Loffler
On Wednesday July 12 at 10 a.m. there
will be a free showing at the Lofer Se-
nior Activity Center of the video Ancient
Computer. This feature showcases an
unpromising lump of metal found in a
2,000-year-old shipwreck that turns out to
be an extraordinary treasure: the worlds
rst computer. NOVA follows the inge-
nious detective work that painstakingly
discovered the truth about the ancient
Greek device: it was an astonishingly
sophisticated astronomical calculator
and eclipse predictor, unrivaled until the
era of modern science and believed to be
from the workshop of Archimedes. Regis-
ter for this video by calling 301-475-4200,
ext. *1658, or stop by the reception desk
to sign up. Seating is limited.
Health Watch Presentation Welcome to Medicare
at Loffler The Department of Aging & Human
Services will conduct a Medicare semi-
The Lofer Senior Activity Center has
a new volunteer Health Watch Coordina- nar on Wednesday, July 19 at the Garvey
Senior Activity Center in Leonardtown
tor! Linda Weintraub will present a differ-
ent health topic each month for free. The from 5:00 7:30 pm. Come learn about
what Medicare covers, Medigap policies,
rst one will be on Thursday, July 13 at
10 a.m. and the topic is called Power Your Part D, and more. Call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050 for reservations.
Brain with Good Food. You will learn that
there is a connection between the quality
of food and your ability to reason, think Midsummer Celebration-
and remember. Also, what foods actually
boost your brain power? Find out by call-
Bring the Grandkids
The Midsummer Celebration will be
ing 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 or stop by held at the Lofer Senior Activity Center
the reception desk to secure your place at on Wednesday, July 19 from 12:30 to 2
this fun and informative session. p.m. This party is for you and your grand-
children to celebrate together. It features
Intergenerational Bingo and a sundae bar from Sweet Frog, Karaoke
Burgers by Scarlet Plus Entertainment, plus op-
portunities to create art. Cost is $5 for
The second Friday of the month this
summer are intergenerational bingos at adults and free for children age 12 and
under (Maximum 5 free children tickets
the Northern Senior Activity Center! Our
remaining two bingos are on Fridays, July per paying adult). This party is limited to
100 people and tickets are required for ev-
14 and August 11, from 10-11:30 a.m. This
is sure to be a fun bonding time with your ery attendee. Stop by the Lofer Center
school-aged grandchildren. Cost is $2 for to get your tickets before they are gone.
For more information call 301-475-4200,
two cards per person for each date and
there will be both adult and kid-friendly ext. *1658.
prizes. Refreshments will be available.
Advance signup is required for both bin- Loffler Luau tickets now on
gos and lunches. A kid-friendly lunch will
also be provided that day of a hamburger
sale
The Lofer Luau, one of our most
with cheese on a deli roll, lettuce, tomato, memorable summer traditions, is coming
onion, baked beans, coleslaw, seedless wa-
up on July 27. Tickets are available now
termelon, and a brownie for dessert. Lunch for $10. Dance to the music of favorite DJ
is a donation from seniors 60 and older; $6
Mean Gene; enjoy a feast t for a tropical
for others made the day of the event. Lunch island party catered by Mission Barbe-
may be reserved for school-aged grand-
children. To sign up and pay for this event
cue and wear your favorite tropical garb
(well supply the lei). Most important of
in advance, please visit the front desk. For all- bring your best party mood! A lim-
availability call 301-475-4200, ext. *3101.
ited number of tickets are available on a
rst come, rst served basis. Stop by the
Lofflers Monthly Craft reception desk during regular hours to
Coming Up get your ticket. Questions? Call 301-475-
4200, ext. *1658.
Now that garden season is in full swing,
its a good time to start drying herbs, or, if
you prefer, owers. How about coming to
the Lofer Senior Activity Center on Fri-
day, July 14 at 10 a.m. to make an attractive
plaque that uses clothes pins from which to
hang your herbs upside down so that they
can dry nicely? You can then put this ador-
able and useful piece of dcor right on a wall
for easy access. Call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1658 or stop by the reception desk to get
in on the fun. Pre-registration is required.

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Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to Independence Day

I A T C R P O T I

CLUES ACROSS CLUES DOWN

1. Pile up 36. Expressed violent 1. Curved shapes 32. Publish in
6. Midway between anger 2. Beastmaster installments
south and 38. A way to surface actor Singer 34. Ink (slang)
southeast 39. Northern gannet 3. A female domestic 35. American inventor
9. Canadian law 41. Outer part of 4. Starches 37. Unclean
enforcers something 5. Without name 40. Snag

Kid'S Corner
13. Bollywood 44. Nothing 6. An air cavity within 42. Mars Excursion
director Prawaal 45. Fathers a bone Module
14. Body part 46. Siesta 7. Relaxing places 43. Abnormal rattling
15. Ancient Greek 48. Sino-Soviet block 8. Midway between sounds
City (abbr.) east and southeast 47. For each
16. Steep cli 49. Of I 9. Editing 49. Country music
17. Korean ruler 51. Cash machine 10. Baseball team legend Haggard
18. As might be 52. Discounts 11. Intended to be 50. Electronic
expected 54. __ Dickinson, poet sung communication
19. Takes kids to 56. Watches over 12. Video game Max 52. Drenches
learn 60. Hindu queen __ 53. Type of sword
21. Absorption unit 61. Steep banks 14. Makes free 55. Lodgings
22. Parts of the feet 62. Fertility god 17. French young 56. Messenger
23. Political action 63. Port on Danube women ribonucleic acid
committee 64. Liquids 20. Express delight 57. Figure skater
24. Cerium 65. Greek war dance 21. Takes to the sea Lipinski
25. Former CIA 66. In addition 23. Monetary unit 58. Acquire by ones
28. Of she 67. Data acquisition 25. Paddle eorts
29. Japanese city system 26. Hit with an open 59. Stony waste
31. Expression of 68. Crash an aircraft hand matter
sorrow 27. Gurus 61. Oer
33. Articial body in 29. Sings to 65. Without issue
orbit 30. Book of maps
Word Search
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Word Scramble: Paternal

FESTIVAL
HOLIDAY
LIGHT
LOUD
NOISY
SKY
SPARKLE
Answer: China
Thursday, June 29, 2017
A Perfect Day in May
The weather reports were unusually con-
sistent for the last week of May, leading into
the Memorial Day holiday. Clouds. More
clouds. Rain. More rain. It was as if all the
forecasters agreed to meet in some secret
hideaway and plan for relentless downpours;
they probably retreated to the underground
bunker they use after a predicted snowstorm
fails to materialize, the safe room to which
they ee when the disappointed hordes of
schoolchildren come seeking revenge. Once
inside, they all agreed that the start of sum-
mer would be downright miserable.
With the forecasts set, we went into that
week worried: would it rain on our parade?
Or, would the event get a reprieve?
On Saturday, though, as we gathered
for the wedding of Prince Firstly and the
Lovely Lady Sarah, taking our places be-
hind the guests, ready to walk up the aisle,
the clouds that had been threatening us all
dayall weeknally seemed to give up.
They scudded and drifted and oated away,
as clouds do, leaving us with a warm, sunny,
breezy, perfect blue-sky day.
With all that love ying around, with all
of those beams of light bouncing back and
forth from earth to sky, I suppose the clouds
never really stood a chance.
ChrisPrince Firstlylooked as joyful
as Ive ever seen him, and watching him
with his brothers and his other groomsmen,
sharing the momentous day, lled me with
an incredible joy, too. I thought back on the
boys teenage years: too much testosterone
and too little space (there couldnt possibly
have been enough space); arguments and
grievances that seemed unending at times,
yet here they were now, arm in arm, cele-
brating, as close as could be. It felt like wed
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arrived at a destination that Id never been
sure even existedyet here it was, suddenly,
and so much more beautiful than Id even
imagined it could be.
Seeing Chris and Sarah together was even
more amazing. She glowedI know people
often say that about the bride, but she truly
did. She was positively radiant. To know that
your child, someone youve accompanied on
the journey through each step, each mis-
step, to know that your child has found a soft
place to land in life, brings a sense of peace
like none Ive known.
And then, to be able to share all of this joy
with the people we love most in the world
the friends who have become family, the
family who are also friendswas almost
more joy than Id thought was possible in
one day.
Now, with a few weeks gone by, the day
has settled into the rst part of memory; it
is taking on that glow that good memories
have. I could attribute the glow to the sun,
and it making such a strong showing that
daybut Im pretty sure that when I go back
in time, to that memory, what Im seeing in
those hazy golden moments isnt the sun at
all.
That day was what love looks like,
brought to life: its what love looks like when
its so big and beautiful that it cant be con-
tained, when it spills out into every empty
space, turning everything around it into an
incandescent living thing.
Not bad for a week that the forecasters
said would be a washout. Not bad at all.
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Henry M. Lafayette Burroughs

Henry M. Lafayette Burroughs was
born in 1825 and was the son and third
child of Jesse Cartwright Burroughs and
his rst wife, Ann C. Morgan. When Hen-
ry was about six, his father married Su-
sanna Cawood and chaos and confusion
reigned. Five years into the marriage, Su-
sanna was suing Jesse for divorce alleging
he was having an affair and had fathered
a child by her sister, Emeline Rebecca
Burroughs. The couple separated but later
reconciled. They were living in the area
of Great Mills by 1850. No wonder Henry
appears to have had anger issues.
12/14/1846, Baltimore Sun: Another
Affray in St. Marys County. The Leon-
ardtown Beacon of Thursday last, says A
rencontre of quite a serious nature took
place in Chaptico district a few days ago,
between a young man named Lafayette
Burroughs and Mr. Edward Railey (He
was Edward Raley, born in 1799 and was
the son of Stephen and Sarah Raley). The
latter being much injured by blows inict-
ed with a loaded horse whip. We know
nothing of the circumstances connected
with this affray, and therefore are unable
to say which of the parties was at fault. Mr.
Railey, we understand, still lies in a very
precarious situation.
The rencontre actually occurred on
November 28, 1846 and Burroughs was
charged with possible murder on Decem-
ber 2. The charges were either dropped or
he was found not guilty because the next
year we nd him enlisting in the Mexican-
American war.
Enlisted by Lt. Joseph H. Maddox dur-
ing March 1847 at Leonardtown: Henry
M. L. Burroughs, 21, dark eyes, black
hair, orid complexion, 5 6 1/4, farmer,
enlisted March 4, 1847. Discharged July
31, 1848, expiration of service, at Jeffer-
son Barracks, MO. Henry was the third
generation to serve in the military. Jesse
Burroughs served during the War of 1812
and his father, Norman Burroughs served
in the Revolutionary War.
Henry died in 1854. His will follows:
Nuncupative will of Henry M. L. Bur-
roughs, 8/30/1854-10/10/1854. On August
31, 1854 Dr. Thomas A. Lynch, John A.
Burroughs, and H. L. Burroughs appeared
before a Justice of the Peace and made
oath that on August 30, 1854 (yesterday)
between the hours of 10:00 and 12:00 p.m.
in Chaptico, in the counting room of the
store of John A. Burroughs, H. M. L. Bur-
roughs, the Captain of the Schooner Dol-
phin, on his death bed stated that after his
debts were paid, if there was anything left
he wished it to go to his brother, George
Washington Burroughs. Sworn before
Charles Morgan, Justice of the Peace at
10:00 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 1854.
(Note: He died in Chaptico of cholera).
Henrys siblings of the whole blood
were: Mary E. Burroughs (1827-aft. 1880)
who married rst, George W. Moreland
and second, William Thomas Alexander
Greenwell; John Alexander Burroughs
(1818-1900) who married rst, Cecelia
M. Spalding and second, Elizabeth Esther
Garner; Ellie Burroughs (1827-aft. 1840)
and George Washington Burroughs (1828-
aft. 1860).
Crazy, Busy Time
Wow, trying to get through these life-
time bucket list items is tiring sometimes.
This is our crazy week of the summer with
two concerts in one week. Monday night
we went to DC to see Hall and Oates with
Tears For Fears at the Verizon Center. We
stayed overnight at this neat (and really
cheap) hotel called The Hotel Harrington.
One of the reasons it is cheap is because
their parking garage is 3 blocks away, and
they have no valet parking. Most parking
at DC hotels ranges from $40 to $75, so
$23 for a 3 block walk wasnt bad. Anoth-
er reason it is cheap is because the rooms
are tiny: The hotel was the rst of its kind
catering mainly to traveling salesmen who
sold their wares to the citys department
stores and were only in need of a bed and
a bath.
The Harrington, opened in 1914 by
Harrington Mills and Charles McCutch-
en, is the oldest continuously used hotel
in Washington DC and is still run by de-
scendants of the McCutchen family today.
It was also DCs rst air-conditioned ho-
tel. I really wish I could have stayed there
when prohibition ended. They capitalized
on this by opening up a very popular bar
called the Pink Elephant Cocktail Lounge.
What exciting dramas must have hap-
pened in there. Now they have two restau- could sit or stand anywhere you wanted.
rants, Harrys; a nice dinner restaurant and It was a crazy time. When I saw the Peter
cocktail lounge and Harriets; for break- Frampton concert, my friend and I worked
fast and casual quick meals. What I loved our way up to the fence right below the
the most about our little room was the stage and we were enjoying the concert
bathroom. The same white & black oor immensely. Next to me was a girl who
tiles and white with black accent subway could barely stand, and next thing I knew
wall tiles that graced the hotel bathroom

Pet of the Week

were the exact same pattern in the bath-
room of the house I grew up in. Our house
in Clinton was built in 1939, and it looks
like the Harrington did a modernization
around that same time. I wondered if ev-
eryone in the area bought their bathroom
she threw a glass bottle at Peter Frampton.
I can still remember the black satin se-
quined jacket she was wearing as I looked
at her in horror. Next thing I knew I was
being carried over the fence by big, burly
security guards who thought I threw the
bottle. As I was yelling and trying hold on

Meet The Simpsons

Pictured here are Marge, Maggie and Homer. Lisa
was off playing somewhere. They were born
at the end of April and are incredibly
sweet. Feral Cat Rescue has about 50 kit-
tens in our system right now so there are
plenty from which to choose. We are
at the Petco in California every Satur-
day and Sunday from 10:30 to 3 if you
would like to meet them. Applica-
tions can be lled out at Petco or you
can ll one out online at www.feralca-
trescuemd.org and email to diane@fe-
ralcatrescuemd.org to be pre-approved.
The adoption fee is $125 but this in-
cludes spay/neuter, combo test for aids and
feline leukemia, three distemper vaccines, de-
worming and the microchip.
tiles from the same place.
Also, this week is the Steve Miller and
peter Frampton concert at Calvert Marine
Museum. We always have fun there, and
its like old home week where we see our
old PG county friends and our Southern
Maryland friends. Such a great venue for
concerts weve even had fun there in the
pouring rain before. We saw Steve Miller
last time he played at CMM, but he gave
such a great, extended concert that we
knew we didnt mind seeing him again.
You can tell he enjoys what he does. I
havent seen Peter Frampton since the
70s, but I nearly missed seeing the whole
concert. If anyone remembers going to
concerts at Capital Centre back then, then
you know the rst few years were what
they called festival seating where you
to the fence and the stage simultaneously,
my hand touched something soft. It was
Peter Framptons foot! I looked up with
pleading eyes, only to see him look at me
like I was the dirt on his shoe which to
him I suppose I was. I was escorted out
one set of doors and went right back in an-
other and eventually worked my way back
up to the stage. What a night. I am really
hoping I get to talk to peter Frampton
tonight so I can explain what really hap-
pened. Yeah right, not likely, though I will
be looking for black satin jackets.
To each new days adventure, Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or nd
me on facebook: Wanderings of an aim-
less mind.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH Senior Pastor Dr. J. Derek Yelton

Katie Paul, Pastor
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8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
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All of our services are traditional.
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