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ter, 24, by shooting him twice in the head when the victim came out to his running automobile on a winter morning and found Young in the backseat of his car, apparently attempting to steal certain items. Young, according to court testimony at his trial, used a Glock 19 9mm handgun that had been stolen in an armed robbery of The Tackle Box just days before. The victims parents Cynthia and Guy Walter both delivered impassioned pleas to the court asking for the maximum penalty for their sons killer. See Life page A-
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getting buriedI want to make it happen before prom season. Deputy Sheriff D.T. Ross, who has been working to supply car crash videos for classrooms, was also at the unveiling, and commented that this is just a fender bender here. Ross added that though this would make a statement, it
With the rash of teenagers killed in car accidents over the last year, officials are urging stronger messages to get this point across. This message made public today will hopefully serve as a reminder to parents and teen driversof the serious and often heartbreaking outcomes
Photo by Andrea Shiell In the wake of statistics showing young drivers disproportionately at fault in car accidents in Southern Maryland, MVA officials unveiled a wrecked car on Thursday to serve as a reminder to young drivers and their parents to use caution.
could probably be made stronger with a more serious crash. She said some schools in other states were in the habit of parking wreckages from fatal crashes on their front lawns. According to the National Highway Traffic Administration, 42,642 people died in automobile accidents in 2006, out of a total of 5.9 million accidents nationwide. It is estimated that 16 and 17 year-olds are four times more likely to be involved in car crashes than adults, and that they are three times more likely to die in one.
which can result from poor, negligent or improper teen driving behavior, said Butler. Rosss colleague, a Leonardtown High School senior named Chris Kalnasey, videotaped the unveiling as part of his television course at the Forrest Technology Center. He said he agreed with the idea of including wreckage at the high schools, adding that he felt teenagers could use the reminder. Some teens think that theyre still invincible, Kalnasey said. I think that if they see this, theyll think twice.
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To the Editor:
Dear Editor: In response to a recent letter Want Gas With Your Corn, I will agree that the U.S. is oil-addicted. Based on inflation rates, we have only recently exceeded the cost of gas compared to (pre-embargo) 1970s prices. We dont need oil; we have enough. We just need to use less. I reduced my familys energy use 35% in the past year. I made sacrifices; I am trying to do more. I attended the Sustainable Building Forum at St. Marys Airport last weekend. Ideas and possibilities were everywhere! If we learn to conserve, we wont have to drill in ecologically-fragile areas. Cutting swaths of forest or other pristine areas, or what is left of them, is unacceptable. The fact that these areas are not in my back yard doesnt mean they are not important to me. As for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), I have no idea where 35 years worth of oil will come from. According to Wikipedia.org, Americas own oil requirements would be met for according to (Bush installed, drilling proponent, former head of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior) Gale Norton only 525 days; reduce that to 215 days by lower estimates from more in-depth studies. Side notes: (1) In Dec 2005, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) attached an ANWR drilling amendment to the annual defense appropriations bill; it was later removed and the bill passed. Recently, Stevens son was implicated by the FBI in bribery schemes with Alaskas largest oil field service company, VECO. At least two other Alaskan Congressmen are under investigation for oil-related scandal. (2) 30,000 Alaskan residents have a multi-billion dollar lawsuit pending against Exxon for the 1989Exxon Valdez oil spill. Exxon made $40 Billion (yes, thats a b) last year and $39 Billion in 2006. While their stockholders have not voted to take responsibility for Exxons negligence, but Im sure they appreciate Exxons Federal subsidies that boost annual earnings. Those criticizing the environmentalist lobby should know that the energy lobby generously funds their own cause. From 2002-2007, 35 U.S. Senators averaged $161,382 from the energy lobby when voting for their cause; the 58 voting against them received only $56,942. The top five House recipients (all Republicans) reeled in $3.67 million. In the House, from 1989-2006, pro-energy lobby Reps averaged $109,277 each. Contributions from the oil and gas industry to the top five Senate recipients (4 were Republicans) totaled $2.45 million. I truly doubt the Radical environmentalist lobbyists harvested more funding from the likes of solar panel and wind turbine manufacturers. I thank God no new refineries have been built in almost 40 years. I have driven past these areas and I also thank God I dont live near one. Until a refinery can be built that isnt contaminating groundwater for the residents within a large radius, maybe American ingenuity could design a refinery that does not result in a Superfund site. That has not happened yet, and the Superfund has dropped to almost zero under the current administration. While God may have placed oil beneath our great country, I consider it a test of our collective self-control: our ability to resist temptation. We are slowly failing that test. The current administration supports ethanol, which would raise the price of your dinner... Ethanol, as currently produced in he U.S., uses 34% MORE energy than it saves. If only I had invested in corn futures! So it will cause us to pay more at the pump as well. My dinners price will never be increased by wind power, solar power, or other renewable energy (many types are currently available and quickly deployable), and my air will not be contaminated by those, either. With conservation and these alternatives, our air quality improves, global warming is slowed, and we protect and preserve our unique national treasures. Respectfully, David Kanter Hughesville, Md
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ple, they are little concerned for themselves. And I would venture to say that some people who defy convention and accepted behavior and make change for future generations are sometimes quite unhappy in their lifetime. Their lives may well be filled with strife and the true import of their actions is not felt until well after their deaths. So, I continue to ponder this little bumper sticker. I wonder about the owner of the vehicle sporting it. Does she consider herself well-behaved? Or am I marching far down a path that this little bumper sticker never intended? Maybe its just supposed to be light-hearted and give people a chuckle. I dont really believe that although Im sure there are some who do. What behavior should one bend and what are the ramifications of it? And does one arrive at an answer before its too late to act on it? Just something to cogitate on. You can email the Country Girl at countrygirlramblings@gmail.com
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Terri Bartz Bowles I saw a bumper stick the other day that was quite intriguing to me. It said Wellbehaved women rarely make history. I was with some co-workers and most everyone chuckled. A few agreed and some of the guys just sort of lifted their eyebrows in a whatever kind of way. Ive been pondering that little saying, though. Surely a woman came up with it, not the sort of thing a man would probably think was a compliment. We women like things like that, we shore ourselves up with thoughts like that. Women hold onto little mantras, we hear a lot about the male ego but women need their egos boosted, too. And its good
I just didnt want people to call me and groan, saying what have you gotten me into? he added. But nobody seemed to be groaning about their experiences on Thursday. The overwhelming impression that I gotis that the school is amazingly well managed, said Sonia Wagner, Executive Director for the College Access Network, a non-profit company that helps students apply for college classes. She had spent her day at Leonardtown High School. It ran so smoothly, she exclaimed, though I took away four hats, three cell phones, and four IPODs. This is no different than running a business, said Gene Townsend, who had spent his day at Green Holly Elementary. But their job is harder! I think from start to finish, I never stopped saying wow, said Colleen Blundell, who spent her day at Greenview Knolls. As a business leader, I just want to know how we can help. School Superintendent Michael Martirano conceded that the goal of the exercise was to strengthen partnerships between the school
and business communities, some of which have given rise to successful tutoring and mentor programs. One thing that was suggested to me was that in the off years, maybe principals could go to the business worksites, said Martirano, adding that he felt that a mutual role swapping might be good for everyone involved in the program. The Principal for a Day program launched two years ago, and only takes place every other year. Keith Fairfax raved about his experiences learning about cognitive education at Park Hall Elementary School. I believe that some of the old broken down engineers like myself need to hear about things like cognitive education, he said. I really enjoyed my dayit exceeded my expectations. As the reception wound down and awards were given, Scarafia and Martirano both beamed. I hope that this programwill make it a community school system rather than a school system in the community, said Scarafia, smiling.
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Continued from page A- Im here in Maryland where I should be visiting my son, said Cynthia Walter tearfully from the witness stand. But instead Im in this court room looking for justice. Cynthia Walter described her son as a well-loved veteran who had made friends literally across the globe from his service in the U.S. Navy. She said that the family had held two memorials for her son because of all the people he left behind and both were filled. He had his whole life ahead of him, she said of her dead son. Kenny was not in the wrong place at the wrong time his life was taken by Johntonna Young. Guy Walter called Young a coward from the witness stand for laying in wait to shoot his son. When he left the witness stand he looked directly at Young and told him: You are nothing. The citizens of Lexington Park and St. Marys County need to be protected from Young, the victims father said. Hes a career criminal
Toronto police announced last month that they had arrested a man who had stolen a backhoe, intending to drive it into a car wash so that he could get to the facilitys coin machine. A man driving a snowplow called the police while he was in pursuit of the thief, having driven off his snowA librarian in Lindsey, California was plowing route to apprehend the driver of fired after reporting that a man was using the backhoe. one of the public computers to view child pornography. Brenda Blisterfeld contacted For the Kids her supervisor and asked her advice after she saw the man looking at pictures of naA new cartoon character was intro- ked boys on one of the librarys computers. duced on the Hamas-controlled television She was instructed to tell him to stop or channel Al-Aksa on February 8th , the third he would be banned from the library, but in a series of animal mascots campaigning she was told not to call the police. Blisterfor resistance against Israelis. According feld called the police anyway to report the to a February dispatch in Londons Daily incident, and was abruptly fired. County Mail, the latest character joins Farfur, a librarian Brian Lewis said there were solid Mickey Mouse look-alike who, according business reasons for Blisterfelds firing, to the storyline, was assassinated by Israe- but he would not go into detail. li soldiers, and Nahul, a bumblebee who was killed when denied medical treatment after an Israeli attack. The latest character The Longest Bathroom is Assud, a Bugs Bunny look-alike who Break Ever does not say, Whats up, Doc? but rather, I will eat Jews. A man in Ness City, Kansas may be charged with mistreatment of a dependant adult for letting his girlfriend sit on Flakey Sale the toilet too long. A 36 year-old antique Someone has offered more than $500 store employee named Kory McFarren on eBay for a flake of breakfast cereal told police that his girlfriend of 16 years, that resembles the state of Illinois. Emily 35 year-old Pam Babcock, had a phobia McIntire, a 15 year-old high school sopho- about leaving the bathroom. He said that more from Chesapeake, Virginia, found he had tried to coax her out of the second the flake while grabbing fistfuls of cereal bathroom of their mobile home every day on her way to school. Her parents suggest- for two years, but that she had refused to ed she sell it for fun. At the moment its come out, at which point he brought her residing in a fine jewelry box with a lot of food, water, and clean clothes every day. He claimed that his only crime had been cotton wrapped around it to keep it safe, said her sister Melissa. The McIntire sis- not calling for help sooner. Ness County ters will pay to ship the item, and plan to Sheriff Brian Whipple said that there was use the proceeds from their lucrative sale an awful smell in the house, obviously coming from where she was at. Police to buy more cereal. discovered Babcock on the toilet, where they estimate she had been perched conJust When You Expect a tinuously for the last thirty days, and that she had developed sores on which the toiReward let seat became stuck. Authorities had to remove the entire toilet seat in order to get Rather than being rewarded for stop- Babcock out of the home for medical treatping an out-of-control school bus in Sea- ment. The unfortunate thing is this truly side, California, 15 year-old Marina High is a case of two people, in my opinion, School student Amanda Rouse was instead with diminished mental capacity, said given Saturday detention because she was Whipple. not supposed to be on the bus in the first place. Rouse said that she fell ill on the way to school, and she asked the bus driver
Oysters
Continued from page A- health of the Chesapeake Bay. Oysters are probably the most important animal in the bay, said Richard Pelz of Circle C Oyster Ranch in Ridge, which is helping CCA with the oyster-seeding project. Pretty much everything else depends on it. Pelz, who has for about the past 20 years grown oysters himself, said that one three-inch oyster can filter about 50 to 55 gallons of water a day and that with diminishing oyster populations the silt from erosion and development are left to build up, damaging the bay and the life in it. Tributaries to the bay like the Patuxent River are also in poor health, he said. Its not [in good shape] and it needs to be, Pelz said. James Cotugno, who lives on St. Jeromes Creek in Dameron, got involved with the local CCA chapter because his love of fishing opened his eyes to the worsening conditions the local waterways appear to suffering. The water quality is absolutely reduced, Cotugno said. The creeks are silted with mud because the oysters arent there doing what theyre designed to do naturally. Its the missing link to bringing life back into the bay. Scott McGuire, president of the local CCA chapter, said the St. Thomas Creek
oyster project is just one of a series of projects designed to get local residents and fishermen to help restore the bay and local waterways through their own volunteer efforts. The second phase of the plan will be to recruit volunteers in the Hellen Creek community in Calvert County to seed oysters there, while the third phase will be to produce research materials that will teach others how to seed their own oysters. McGuire said the Circle C Oyster Ranch was invaluable in helping them get started. This is our first oyster project, McGuire said. We realized we could do it ourselves but we needed training. The biggest benefit we get is the training. The oysters seeded in the St. Thomas Creek will stay there for two years as they grow and mature, McGuire said, and then will be taken to a permanent sanctuary in the Patuxent River. Thats the plan; to get people growing oysters to benefit the water quality in the streams, then move it to the main river to strengthen the spawning stock, McGuire said. Pelz said that anglers like those McGuire and Cotugno represent are those who have the most to gain or lose from the health of the local waterways and the bay. People in sport fishing are getting the idea this is a way they can help, Pelz said. Its bringing along people who have a vested interest in improving things.
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Obituaries
Lola Potter Clarke
L o l a P o t t e r Clarke, of Wo o d i n ville, Wash., died March 15. L o l a is survived by her beloved brother, Edsel Potter; her sisters: Jean Whittemore, JoAnn Schlusemeyer, and Elvy Hovarter; children Tom Newbourne and Nancy Pejovich; stepson: Robert Clarke stepdaughter:Thorne Clarke; mother-in law of Linda Newbourne, Lou Pejovich and Barbara Clarke; Loving grandmother of Tamara Rieger, Craig Hinton, Scott Hinton, Carrie Hinton, Christen Sardano and Kim Smith and proud great-grandmother of Drew Rieger, Karly Rieger, William Hinton, Phoebe Hinton, Sydney Sardano, and Sabrina Scott. She was born Nov. 28 in Dahlgren, Va. Raised as one of seven children born to Vinnie and Carrie Potter, Lola treasured her friends and family. She traveled and enjoyed her life as a Navy wife as well as a career woman working at the Pentagon. Lola loved to dance, golf, decorate, sail, knit, sew, solve crossword puzzles and gourmet cooking. Learning was her passion, and she was not be satisfied with just learning she became an expert at everything she took on!!! She will be dearly missed and always loved. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 20 from 9 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where a Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. with Deacon George LHeureux officiating. Interment will follow at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery, Lexington Park. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Volunteer Rescue, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680 and/ or the American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-4101. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
risen to the position of the DoD Special Intelligence Networks Communications Manager. Jerry loved electronics and his job allowed him to work with systems as basic as HAM Radio to the most sophisticated data and voice systems in the world. Jerry retired March 2, 1996 after completing 36 years of federal service. He received numerous awards including: Three Recommendations of Outstanding Performance, Two Quality Salary Increases, Sustained Superior Performance, Defense Unit Citation Awards for service during Desert Storm and for service during the U.N. crisis in Somalia, Defense Intelligence Agency Certificates of Appreciation and numerous Letters of Appreciation from commands where work and service was performed while on Temporary Duty Status. Upon his retirement to St. Marys County, Jerry continued to pursue his hobbies with Large Scale Garden Railroads and Computers. He loved nature, hiking, astronomy and abstract and surrealist art. He and his wife Mary Ida created a wild life habitat on the Beitzell family farm - which gave him the excuse to buy and run tractors and farm equipment while pretending to work on the habitat. Despite concerted attempts by the Beitzell family, Jerry never became a true fisherman - his idea of a fishing trip was to jump in the boat, cruise to Cobb Island and eat oysters and rockfish at Captain Johns. Jerry is survived by his wife, Mary Ida Rolape, his stepson, Gail Heath and his wife Kay Heath and grand-child Jennifer Heath all of Sterling Va., his sister Aileen Franz and her husband Herman Franz of Decatur, Ind., his sister Rosemary Iacona and her husband Louis Iacona of Pinopolis, S.C. and his brother Ralph Rolape Jr. and his wife Dianna Rolape of Herrin, Ill. He is also survived by his mother in-law, Frances Beitzell of Bushwood, and inlaws Charles Chuck Beitzell and his wife Rose Beitzell of Bushwood, Eileen Beitzell of Leonardtown and Mable Bailey and her husband, Thomas Bailey of Bushwood and more than 40 nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by all. A memorial service is planned for late April at his home in Bushwood.
ton University Hospital. Born Sept. 30, 1943 in Leonardtown, he was the son of the late Levin Oliver and Mary Louise Ryce. He was the loving husband of Dorothy Dottie Victoria Ryce whom he married Aug. 1, 1964 in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville. He is survived by his children: Ricky Ryce and his wife Elise and Tammy Carpenter and her husband Ken all of Mechanicsville; sister: Peggy Derrick and her husband Pete of Wilmington, N.C. and four grandchildren: Amanda Ryce, Cadence Ryce, Wayne Carpenter and Cal Carpenter all of Mechanicsville. Mr. Ryce was a lifelong St. Marys County resident where he graduated from Margaret Brent High School in the Class of 1962. He was an electrician for Ryce Electric of Mechanicsville for 43 years until his retirement on July 25, 2003. Dickie was a member of the St. Marys County Softball League; he enjoyed watching Redskins games, fishing, woodworking and spending time with his grandchildren. The family received friends Sunday, March 16 from 2 5 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 3 p.m. A Funeral Service was held Monday, March 17 at 10 a.m. in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church of Laurel Grove, 27108 Mount Zion Church Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 with Rev. Ann Strickler officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Pallbearers were Robbie Cooper, Stan Guy, Duffy Owens, Timmy Carpenter, Daryl Burch and Mike Anderson. Honorary Pallbearers were his grandchildren Amanda Ryce, Cadence Ryce, Wayne Carpenter and Cal Carpenter. Contributions may be made to: Mt. Zion United Methodist Church of Laurel Grove, 27108 Mount Zion Church Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and/or Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
vices for Saco-Lowell, Inc., a textile machinery company. He received his Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. Mr. Sopousek is survived by his daughter, Jan Brandstetter, of Mechanicsville, a granddaughter, Sheila Greer of Hughesville and a great granddaughter, Tabitha Greer of Hughesville. In addition to his parents and spouse, he is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Lisa Marie Brandstetter. A Memorial Service was held Friday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the Asbury-Solomons Health Care Center, Solomons. Inurnment will be private. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, P.O. Box 1889, LaPlata, MD 20646. Condolences to the family may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.
John M. Sopousek, 86
John M. Sopousek, 86, of Solomons died March 10 in Asbury-Solomons Health Care Center, Solomons. Born April 10, 1921 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was the son of the late Milver Sopousek and Irene L. Janacek Sopousek. Mr. Sopousek married the late Doris Anne Lebel Aug. 5, 1946 in Bamberg, Germany. Mr. Sopousek served in the U.S. Army from 1944 until 1951. He was later Vice President of Marketing Ser-
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Continued from page A- ing illegally. Deputy Cindy Allen, spokeswoman for the sheriff, said business owners could find deputies taking the machines out of their establishments if they refuse to comply with the law. Theyre expected to comply with the law or enforcement action could take place, up to
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