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Do you think the public school system should spend
public money to build artificial turf fields at the coun-
tys three high schools?
From what Ive
read, in the long
run, itll save us
money and itll be
safer for our kids,
said Mindy
Greene of Park
Hall.
Christian Price, 41,
from Leonardtown,
said, Yes, that way itll
help our teams. Its less
dangerous for them,
and artifcial turf would
be better and it would
get our schools recog-
nized more with scouts
not that we dont
already have the best
teams in the world.
I dont know, said
51-year-old Evelyn Richt-
man. I know that were
in a budget crunch with
all the schools when
I was at school the par-
ents helped pay for a
lot of things for the high
school football team,
so if the public wants to
donate because a lot of
times schools will ask for
donations for things they
need then yes.
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Churches To Provide Warm Nights For The Homeless
St. Marys College
Continues
Presidential Search
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A group of local churches are start-
ing a new cooperative program to give
homeless people in their areas a place to
sleep at night this winter that is warm
and safe.
The project, called WARM (for
Wrapping Arms Round Many), has
about 10 churches either committed or
ready to commit to providing shelter to
the homeless for one week at a time, said
Ken Walker, pastor at Lexington Park
United Methodist Church.
This is the frst time that he could
remember when churches came togeth-
er in St. Marys County to shelter the
homeless cooperatively.
The Three Oaks homeless shelter
in Lexington Park will take applications
for people to participate in the program,
Walker said, and sheriffs deputies will
help secure the sites for the night.
The county Department of Social
Services will screen the applicants for
any disqualifying criminal records.
To get this kind of collaboration is
unique, Walker said, adding that many
of the homeless he expected to get at the
church had probably just fallen into the situation
because of worsening economic conditions.
A lot of people have a mistaken impression
the homeless are mostly vagrants, but a lot of it is
economically driven homelessness, Walker said.
Those are the ones that get missed a lot because
they look like everyone else.
The WARM program will also provide a din-
ner and breakfast for clients, though the accom-
modations will only be open during the night, he
said.
Walker expects to draw on a $5,000
pot provided by participating churches this
winter, which means that the group will
need donations of cots, blankets and other
items, as well as volunteers to look after the
sites and help deliver meals, he said.
We think therell be a lot of working
individuals who just cant afford housing,
Walker said. But we dont know what to
expect.
The project will open its doors to cli-
ents starting Dec. 1 and Lexington Park
United Methodist Church plans to provide
20 beds a night for two one-week periods.
Each church in the project will take turns
caring for 20 clients in their area each suc-
cessive week.
Keith Schukraft, associate pastor at
First Saints Community Church in Leonardtown
said the program would work well during its frst
season.
Im excited about it and think it will work out
wonderfully, Schukraft said. We fully expect to
have 20 clients every night were the host church.
Clients will have to get to the WARM sites on
their own, but the project will attempt to get passes
for them on county STS buses, Walker said.
The entire program is expected to run until
March 30, 2010.
Walker said he feared the number of home-
less in the county may be growing and the WARM
project was designed to help out where the govern-
ment and other agencies were overtaxed.
Were not trying to solve the problem, [were]
just trying to keep them safe, Walker said.
For more information, call Walker at 301-
863-8500 or e-mail him at pastorkenw@mind-
spring.com.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln has fve gymnasiums on
the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams.
The Trustees of St. Marys Col-
lege of Maryland announced Wednes-
day that they are continuing the search
for the colleges next president.
As a college that prides itself
in the cohesive nature of the campus
community, the inability to reach a
strong consensus was a signifcant
factor as was the fact that some candi-
dates withdrew from consideration,
according to a press release.
Molly Mahoney, who heads the
presidential search committee, de-
clined to say which of the four fnal-
ists had decided to withdraw, citing a
trustees decision to keep that infor-
mation confdential.
The Trustees were impressed
by the caliber of the fnal candidates
who visited campus, the release said.
The Board will take all necessary
steps to move forward in this process.
Acting president and provost, Larry
Vote, will continue to serve until a
new president is appointed and takes
offce.
Mahoney said she expects to
release more information about the
search process in the next few weeks.
About a third of all college presi-
dential searches result in reopening
the search, said Marc Apter, associate
vice president for marketing and pub-
lic relations.
Pastor Ken Walker at Lexington Park United Methodist Church stands in the churchs fellowship hall, which will double as a sanctuary
for the homeless during the winter as part of a network of churches participating in the the new WARM program.
Photo by Guy Leonard
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Board of County Commissioners de-
cided not to go into executive session Tuesday
to consider acquiring a piece of land from the
state.
The approximately 80 acres off of McIn-
tosh Road, known as the Rowland Property,
according to Commissioner Lawrence D. Jar-
boe, is set to go up for sale to the state Board of
Public Works later in December.
The owners of the property, Lawrence
and Sheiloh Rowland, have both been affliated
with Jarboe in the past, Jarboe said.
Jarboe said once that was accomplished
the state would have handed over the land to
the county for no cost.
Jarboe had voted to go into executive ses-
sion Tuesday but no other commissioners sec-
onded the motion and it failed.
They were ready to give it to us, Jar-
boe said of the states intention to hand over
the property once purchased but that the state
wanted to have the land preserved to protect
the habitat of the dwarf wedge mussel, an en-
dangered species.
The county location here is one of three
in the entire state that supports the habitat of
the mussel, according to information from the
state Department of Natural Resources.
Jarboe said he had hopes the land, which
is forested, could be used for bow hunting as
well as hiking.
The county cant beat the price thats
free, Jarboe.
But Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly,
who would not identify the property or details
surrounding it, was not interested in the poten-
tial offer.
I wasnt in favor of taking responsibility
for the land, Mattingly said.
County Opts Out Of Land Acquisition
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Commercial wineries are now approved to start
operations in certain sections of the county, following
passage Tuesday of a text amendment by county com-
missioners to allow them.
Winery operators were happy to see the amend-
ment pass on Tuesday.
Tucker Grube-OBrien, of Jubilee Farm in Beau-
vue, said that the new law allows him to start commer-
cial production for the frst time.
Weve been growing for eight years and we have
17 acres now, Grube-OBrien said. Great grapes can
be grown in St. Marys County.
Passage of the text amendment breaks a deadlock
that had lasted more than a month after commissioners,
minus Commissioner Daniel H. Raley who didnt vote
because of a declared confict of interest, could not agree
on where wineries could start in the county.
Wineries have become one of the key efforts of
farmers and county economic development offcials
who want to fnd ways to keep farming proftable, there-
by ensuring that rural land stays rural as per the countys
comprehensive plan for development.
The new law allows wineries to set up shop in
mixed-used areas of town centers and village centers,
as well as in rural crossroads commercial centers like
Budds Creek.
Wineries would also be allowed in the
countys rural preservation district,
according to county
pl anni ng
director Derick Berlage, but each would be limited to
just 27,500 gallons of wine production a year with grape
cultivation on the site of the winery required.
Berlage said, however, that while wineries had to
grow grapes there, they did not have to use those grapes
if they could get better fruit elsewhere.
There was also no requirement for how many
acres of grapes had to be grown locally, the amendment
reads.
Its critical they be able to use the best juices and
the best grapes available, Berlage said. We feel that
fexibility should be maintained.
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonard-
town), who voted against the amendment, said he was
disappointed that there were not more stringent require-
ments for locally grown grapes.
He also said that the size of the wineries allowed
in the rural preservation district was not conducive
to their being proftable enough to sustain continued
agriculture.
I think if you set a limit it should be higher than
that, Mattingly said.
Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden
Beach), though, said the ordinance was acceptable if not
perfect.
This is probably one of the best examples of
compromise Ive ever seen as a county commissioner,
Jarboe said. We dont need to police grape use in the
county.
Ruling Opens Door for Commercial Wineries
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Landowners who want to cut down trees and foliage to al-
low for more construction on their properties could come un-
der tighter restrictions under a proposed text amendment being
considered by county commissioners.
Commissioners on Tuesday opted to allow for the full 30
days between the frst and second reading of the ordinance
change to allow for public comment.
Staff from the Department of Land Use and Growth Man-
agement had asked for a faster process to allow the law to come
in line with state regulations.
The text amendment would bring the countys forest con-
servation regulations in line with changes made by the state
following the legislative session in Annapolis last winter.
The new regulations call for:
Lowering the amount exempted for clearing on a single
lot from 40,000 square feet (nearly an acre) to 20,000 square
feet of forest.
Increasing the amount landowners must pay in fees, from
$.10 a square foot to $.30 a square foot, if they are unable to
reforest land that is cut.
Requiring a variance if threatened or endangered species
of trees and those with historic value are to be disturbed or cut
down.
Waiting to issue a construction permit to a landowner to
cut down or even trim a tree on a roadside until that landown-
er frst obtains a permit from the state Department of Natural
Resources.
The new regulations must also go before the county Plan-
ning Commission for consideration.
Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe, (R-Golden Beach),
who pressed to keep the public comment period open for the
usual length of time, said that the regulations were ostensibly
for ensuring that there were enough trees to ensure good water
purifcation into the Chesapeake Bay but that it also presented
problems for property owners.
Every lot owner is potentially affected by this if they want
to get a permit to build anything, Jarboe said. We had this is-
sue dropped into our lap over the weekend.
Its not going to be expedited, Jarboe continued.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) echoed
Jarboes sentiments.
Its just another little step towards the goal of the state
controlling local land use, Raley said.
Tree-Cutting Regs To Get
Full Citizen Scrutiny
Businesses, property owners and residents inaugurated the Lexington
Park Business & Community Association at its more recent meeting, along
with representatives from the Lexington Park Library, Sheriffs Offce, bay
District Volunteer Fire Department and the offce of Economic and Commu-
nity Development.
The Lexington Park Business and Community Association meets month-
ly to address issues and concerns relevant to the Lexington Park community.
The groups next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Bay District
Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall.
The association is open to anyone committed to the betterment of Lexing-
ton Park. For more information call the Community Development Corporation
at 240-725-5786.
Lexington Park Community Group Meeting
On the new forest conservation regulations
for property owners from the state
Its just another little step towards the goal
of the state controlling local land use.
Commissioner Daniel H.
Raley (D-Great Mills
On the traffc situation on Route
245 if more development is put on
the Hayden Farm property
Its certainly not going to decrease
traffc. I know theres more and
more traffc all the time.
Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris
Leonardtown Mayor Harry Norris looks on as Rich Fuller, president of the Southern Maryland
Wine Growers Cooperative, dumps a batch of grapes into a de-stemmer at the new winery in
Leonardtown.
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Staff Writer
The Leonardtown campus of
the College of Southern Maryland
got the town planning commissions
approval Monday to add more park-
ing spaces to its already overcrowd-
ed lot.
The plan, which runs in two
phases, will add 120 spaces within
the next two years.
The new parking lot will be
constructed next to the wellness cen-
ter currently being built on the south
side of the campus.
The architect and engineer on
the project told the planning com-
mission Oct. 19 that the 120 spaces
will likely only just help the situation
as the parking problems
may continue once the colleges
community wellness center opens
when completed.
Theres already a defciency
in spaces without the wellness cen-
ter, said David Prevette, architect
with Grim and Parker. Theres
limited parking and theres a lot of
parking on the street.
The college had applied last
year to add 103 more spaces to the
parking lot as a temporary measure,
but that request changed to having a
permanent parking lot.
The frst phase will have 59
spaces while the second phase will
bring in 61 spaces.
The frst phase is set to be com-
pleted before February of 2010, ac-
cording to project engineer Steve
Laden.
Currently most overfow park-
ing goes to the county governmental
center farther down on Route 245
and students take a shuttle bus back
to the town college campus.
For fnal approval of
the construc-
tion, the college needs only
to receive notices from the local
soil conservation district offce and
the countys Department of Public
Works and Transportation.
College To Add Parking
In Leonardtown
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leonardtown offcials have expressed concern that St.
Marys County wants to add more government buildings to
the Hayden Farm property, slated for a school and library,
which would further clog Route 245 and the nearby Leon-
ards Grant homes community with more traffc.
Elected offcials of the municipality are also concerned
that the possible addition of more government offces, such
as a proposed agricultural services building, would keep
the economic benefts of those sites away from downtown
Leonardtown.
That in turn could have negative economic impacts on
Leonardtowns town center and its efforts to revitalize.
We feel there is much more that needs to be done to
ensure that the economic impact to the downtown is under-
stood and well thought out, stated an Oct. 12 letter jointly
signed by Town Mayor J. Harry Norris and the members
of the town council.
Last year the St. Marys County commissioners pur-
chased the Hayden Farm property just outside the town
limits as a parcel to build a new Leonardtown library
and also serve as a site for a new school.
But other options have also come up, such as us-
ing the land for athletic felds and adding an additional
school.
Daniel Burris, town council member, said that
the Hayden Farm site is outside the town limits, but
that he fully expects the county to ask the town to
annex the land in order to connect water and sewer
services to the site.
He said the council had trepidation over the
Hayden Farm site because there were no formal
plans as to what would be placed there. The only
inklings so far were a slate of options presented by the school
board and various offcials.
We havent seen exactly what they plan to put out
there, Burris said. If it were a private developer, theyd have
to show us their concept plan we want something more
specifc as to what theyll put there.
Hayden Farm Plan Could Draw
Money From Leonardtown
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On Saturday, Oct. 24, Daniel Rodriguez, the New York police offcer
known for his singing of God Bless America and the National Anthem
after the 9/11 attacks, will be performing at Great Mills High School.
The concert will be the second of fve in the 2009-2010 Performing
Arts Series sponsored by the Leonardtown Rotary Club of St. Marys
County. Proceeds help support grants to community organizations, stu-
dent scholarships and teacher scholarships.
The concerts begin at 7 p.m.
A series ticket is $75 ($50 for children under 15). The price for indi-
vidual performances is $25 ($15 for children under 15).
Still to come:
Nov. 14 Woods Tea Company Vermont group that performs
bluegrass, Celtic tunes, sea chanties and folk songs.
For more information, go to www.leonardtownrotary.org.
Leonardtown Rotary Concert Series Under Way
The County Times
Editorial:
The second annual walk for the poor,
held Saturday, Sept. 26, raised more than
$16,000 to be used for direct and imme-
diate aid to those in need. All the money
raised stays in the St. Vincent de Paul So-
ciety conferences.
We would like to thank the follow-
ing individuals and businesses for their
support.
Gold Sponsors: ASEC, Blue Heron
Services, Burch Oil Co., Caf des Artistes,
Chaney Physical Therapy, Chick-fil-A,
Joyce W. Neal, M.D., Dr.Tom Baldwin, Dr.
James P. and Margaret Jarboe, Ernie and
Anne Bell, Printing Press, Town Cleaners,
SMECO, St. Maries Builders, Taylor Gas
Co., Toyota/Scion of So. Md. and Andy
Perry, Sales Associate, William Fitzgerald,
Wyle, Law offices of Slade & Slade, Leon-
ardtown Knights of Columbus, Queentree
Management, JP Wathens Plumbing, Wil-
liam Letnaunchym.
Silver Sponsors: Alfred A. Lacer, At-
torney at Law, Bees Auto Supply, Brins-
field-Echols Funeral Home, FREDCO, J.
Walt Enterprises, Hilltop Graphics, Tom
Hodges Auto Sales, Wells Fargo-Steve
Richardson, Hollywood Lions Club, Deb-
bie Brookins, The Wayfinding Group- Dr.
John Mishler, Wathens Electric.
Bronze Sponsors: J. Walt Neal, George
Guy, Ray and Carol Trgina.
Door prizes provided by: Griffin Car-
pet, Debbie and Bob Brookins, Sue and
Walter Johnson, D.B. McMillians Pub
and Grill, The Brewing Grounds, Vicki
Lydon-Independent Longaberger consul-
tant, Ray and Carol Trgina, John and Vicki
Wenke, Traditions of Loveville, Ella Neal,
State Farm Insurance-Erin Ross, Peggy
Gray, Trish Lea-Century 21 New Millen-
nium, Good Earth Natural Foods. Corri
Gallo- Mary Kay consultant, Susan Craw-
ley, Bozick Distributors, Brusters Real Ice
Cream, Palmer Lacey, Queentree Man-
agement, Mechanicsville Building Supply,
Something Special and Okada Japanese
Steak and Seafood house.
We would like to acknowledge and
thank the following individuals: Jimmy
Dicus, Jeff Thomas, Jamie Thomas and
Kevin Cain for their encouragement, guid-
ance and support. Thanks to Reverend
John Dakes and Father Andrew White S.J.
School. Thank you to Debbie Brookins for
organizing a fabulous brunch and to the
Ladys of Charity at St. Aloysius Church
for serving. Thank you to Jamie Burroughs
your voice is a gift. Thank you to Tom
Breslin, Mickey Ramos, David Kalil, Kyle
Belanger and Mike Abbott for providing
the music. You were great! Thanks to John
Burroughs and Brian Petrie for walk-day
photos and to the Leonardtown Rescue
Squad for being there in the event of an
emergency. Thank you to Jennifer Drury
from St. Marys Hospital Health Connec-
tions. Thanks to Jen Soroka, Sue Johnson,
Mark Ragland, Kyle Belanger, Tom Wan-
ner, Gloria Ramos, Bill Letnaunchyn and
Teresa Leard for all their help. Thanks to
Ernie Bell who arranged to have the Old
Jail on Courthouse Drive where the His-
torical Society museum visitor center is
located open for walkers to visit.
Thank you to Vickis husband John
for his support. And to my children, Em-
ily and Kyle Belanger, thank you for your
love and support. Lastly, thank you to all
of the volunteers who helped out on walk
day and to the many walkers who made
this walk a success. Thank you for making
a difference. You can view walk day pic-
tures at www.walkforthepoor.com.

Patty Belanger
Vicki Wenke
Co-chairs, Walk for the Poor
Thanks To Many Sponsors Of Walk For The Poor
At a recent forum on health care re-
form at St. Marys College, presenters dis-
agreed on the best way to fix our failed
system.
One big question: Whether to have
more government involvement in fund-
ing health insurance? Comments ranged
from that would likely be a mistake to
make health care a human right in this
country.
Ken Burns, the director of many PBS
documentaries on America, has noted that
the government of the United States has
a history of expanding peoples rights.
Perhaps he refers to the steps to grant citi-
zenship to all natural-born residents, to
guarantee the vote to women, and to uni-
versalize public education, for example.
These actions by legislatures and
courts often came after great public out-
cry and turmoil. Now we are embroiled in
a similar debate about whether all citizens
have a right to adequate health care.
So do we stick with a system of mostly
private health insurance companies where
premiums have risen three times faster
than wages over the past eight years?
Or do we establish a meaningful pub-
lic choice that creates real competition
that may lower costs?
We cannot not act. Over 45,000 peo-
ple die every year in our country because
of the barriers to obtaining appropriate
medical care in a timely manner. And we
are the only developed nation in which
people go bankrupt because of health care
costs.
If you agree with the majority of
Americans who support a public health
insurance plan, call your member of
Congress (Steny Hoyer) and senators (at
1-866-210-3678) to urge them to continue
to insist that a public plan be part of the
health care reform bill that is passed.
Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben
Cardin have joined a group of 30 sena-
tors who signed a letter to Senate Major-
ity leader Harry Reid that includes the
following:
The number one goal of health re-
form must be to look out for the best inter-
ests of the American people patients and
taxpayers alike not the profit margins
of insurance companies. Health reform
is about improving access to health care,
containing costs, and giving Americans a
real choice in the insurance plan best suit-
ed to their needs.
I urge you to fight for a sustainable
health care system that ensures Americans
the option of a public plan that would keep
insurance costs lower. We need health
care for people, not for profit.
Chris Schmitthenner
Mechanicsville, Md.
Health Care For People, Not Proft
Recently the 43rd Annual St. Marys Coun-
ty Oyster Festival was held at the Leonardtown
Fairgrounds. The purpose of the festival is to
celebrate the treasures of the Chesapeake, while
supporting a variety of long-standing charities.
The Festival also provides a wonderful opportu-
nity to come out, visit with old friends, sample
Southern Maryland specialties and enjoy the
entertainment provided by some of St. Marys
Countys best performers.
While it is impossible to thank each indi-
vidual who helped, the Lexington Park Rotary
Club would like to express its appreciation to all
the people and organizations who have contrib-
uted to the success and popularity of the Festival
with their hard work, generosity and support.
These groups included Jobs Daughters,
Jolly Gents, The Kiwanis Club of Charlotte
Hall, the Leonardtown Rotary, the Mechanics-
ville Optimist Club, the Optimist Club of the
Seventh District, St. Maries Optimist Club, the
Watermans Association of St. Marys County,
the Third District Optimist Club, the Rotary
Club of Charlotte Hall, along with the St. Marys
County Art Association, St. Marys County
Craft Guild, The Unique Boutique, Copseys
Seafood, McKays Foodland, Sunshines Ca-
tering, Circle C Oyster Ranchers, Belles of St.
Marys, and Smokey Joes. Every year our out-
of-town guests cant say enough about the warm
hospitality extended to them.
This year we are especially grateful to our
major corporate sponsors, Northrop Grumman,
Wyle Labs and Comcast, our supporters, Boeing,
Guinness, Mantech, Metrocast, Printing Press,
Inc., St. Marys County DECD, Sign Designs,
Inc., and our patrons CCS- Range Engineering
Serivces, DCS Corp, The Hampton Inn-Lexing-
ton Park, Lockheed Martin, The Mil Corpora-
tion, Mirant Mid-Atlantic, Toyota of Southern
Maryland, and The Patuxent Partnership.
Their generosity helps the many participat-
ing civic and charitable groups as they work to
build our community and make it a wonderful
place for the families of St. Marys County.
David L. Taylor, Administrator
Lexington Park Rotary Club
Oyster Festival Was Great Success
Monday was quite a day for some of
Marylands elected elite. The group gath-
ered together in Prince Georges County
to share good times, give each other con-
gratulatory slaps on the back, and togeth-
er stage another public relations event us-
ing taxpayer dollars that dont even exist
to buy their way into the hearts of one of
Marylands largest voting blocks.
Congressional Representatives in-
cluding Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-
Dist. 5) of Mechanicsville, Congress-
woman Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of
Fort Washington and Congressman Chris
Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington
joined Maryland Senator Benjamin Car-
din (D-Md.) and Prince Georges County
Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) in Largo,
Md. to expound the teamwork used by the
group to secure $15.6 million in federal
stimulus dollars for public safety funding
in Prince Georges County. This amounts
to only a portion of the overall stimu-
lus dollars being dumped into Prince
Georges County.
The money will be used for such
things as 55 new county police officers,
overtime for deputies to clear up a back-
log of outstanding warrants and a new
case management system to coordinate
prosecution in the countys states attor-
ney office.
Maybe these things are all needed in
Prince Georges County, maybe they are
needed in every county across the coun-
try, the problem is Senators and Congress-
men all over the country are taking truck
loads of taxpayer dollars that the federal
government does not even have, they are
borrowing the money, and going into vot-
er friendly districts to dump this money
at the feet of local politicians to spend on
things they dont have money to support
in the future.
Its the same great con job many cor-
porate leaders and Wall Street have be-
come accustomed to; show as much short
term profit as possible, manage for today,
take your cut, and worry about tomor-
row tomorrow. Make sure you call in the
press and tell everyone how good you and
your buddies are.
Great, now they take this money, hire
55 new deputies and they are on the road
to economic recovery, plus they make the
community safer. But what about next
year? Who will pay to keep those 55 dep-
uties employed? The cost keeps reoccur-
ring but what about the federal stimulus
money, when will it stop?
Does anyone really believe these
same politicians wont keep the money
somehow flowing to places like Prince
Georges County? After all, 100% of the
voters in St. Marys and Calvert Counties
could vote against Steny Hoyer in the next
election and he would still win because of
Prince Georges County.
And doesnt it seem odd that St.
Marys County has to lay off Health De-
partment workers, furlough government
employees, cut education spending and
so forth, yet government is living large in
areas with powerful voting blocks.
And the politicians, well they are
slapping themselves and each other on the
back for a job well done.
Government Living Large,
For Now
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Reservations Recommended
Quantum Maintains An
Even Keel
By Virginia Terhune
Staff Writer
Sales of new boats have dropped dur-
ing the recession, and so have sales of new
sails.
But Quantum Sails
has managed to stay on
course by staying focused
on sail repairs and custom
canvas work.
Weve been able to
maintain the business,
the sun keeps shining,
says Clarke McKinney, a
St. Marys County resi-
dent and part owner of the
Quantum loft on C Street
in Solomons.
The loft is an inde-
pendent sales and service
business affliated with
the Quantum Sail Design
Group, a worldwide com-
pany that got its start An-
napolis and is now based
in Michigan.
The Quantum offce
in Solomons, which also
serves St. Marys County,
doesnt manufacture sails
but it sells and repairs
them.
The business also
custom makes canvas,
a broad term that includes
anything made out of
material on a boat, from cushions to sail
covers.
On that list are biminis, which are
covers (named after an
island in the Baha-
mas) used to protect
people and wood
from the sun. Quan-
tum also makes dodg-
ers, which are cov-
ers designed to
provide shelter
and prevent
rain and
spray from
e n t e r i n g
the cabin.
W e
help translate
what custom-
ers want, help
them fne-tune
their ideas,
says John Her-
big, a Town
Creek resident
and employee
of 11 years
who uses a
machine to
work the can-
vas, which today is often made from a syn-
thetic material.
One of his coworkers is Ruth Lambert,
a former Navy chief and substitute teach-
er, who has worked at Quantum for seven
years and lives in Park Hall.
McKinney got his start in the business
in the late 1970s not long after graduating
from St. Marys College, which today has
a championship sailing team, but which at
that time was just starting its program.
I got into one of the bathtubs and won
the frst race I ever sailed in, he said, re-
calling the early boats and his frst stab at
competition.
After college he got a job rigging boats
at Zahnisers Yachting Center in Solomons
where he learned that the then-named
Leonard Sails had set up a related repair
business that was so overloaded with work
that it considered closing.
McKinney saw an opportunity and
decided to give it a try, joining frst as a
manager.
No one was doing what it was doing,
he said. Word quickly spread, and the
business grew with the public need.
McKinney later became a partner in the
business which later affliated with Sobstad
and then most recently with Quantum.
The frst loft was a 16-by-16-foot
space.
We were in a closet, said McKinney,
who moved to bigger quarters at the Zah-
nhisers site before moving two years ago
into its present 64-by-34-foot space with an
entrance on C Street.
McKinney now employs three full-
time people and several part-time people,
serving marinas and other customers in a
sales territory stretching from the Northern
Neck peninsula of Virginia north to Chesa-
peake Beach in northern Calvert County.
virginiaterhune@countytimes.net
Course Teaches How to Win Federal Contracts
Women who own small businesses will be
able to use a new online U.S. Small Business
Administration training course to learn how to
identify and take advantage of federal contracting
opportunities.
The new training course, Winning Federal
Contracts: A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs,
is part of an ongoing government-wide initiative
to promote opportunities for women-owned busi-
nesses in the area of government contracting, ac-
cording to a press release.
The free online tutorial is a practical and easy
to use guide that walks a woman-owned small busi-
ness through the contracting process.
The Winning Federal Contracts course is
designed to help women entrepreneurs learn about
the federal procurement process and to prepare
them to compete for contracting opportunities.
The self-paced guide uses audio and script to pro-
vide information about contract rules, how to sell to
the government and where to fnd contracts.
SBA is committed to ensuring that women-
owned businesses receive at least 5 percent of federal
contracts. The Winning Federal Contracts course
is available on SBAs Web site at www.sba.gov or
directly at www.sba.gov/fedcontractingtraining.
John Herbig, who lives in Town Creek, uses a sewing machine to make
canvas products at the Quantum Sails loft in Solomons.
St. Marys County resident Clarke McKinney, part owner of
Quantum Sails, stretches out a sail in the offces loft on C
Street in Solomons.
Photo by Virginia Terhune
The titan arum fower is the largest fower in the world and gives off a
horrible odor that smells like rotting fesh when it blooms.
Company Symbol Close Close Change
10/21/2009 12/31/2008
Wal-Mart WMT $50.60 $56.06 -9.74%
Harley Davidson HOG $28.78 $16.97 69.59%
Best Buy BBY $39.61 $28.11 40.91%
Lockheed Martn LMT $69.99 $84.08 -16.76%
BAE Systems BAESF $5.15 $5.41 -4.81%
Computer Science Corp. CSC $52.73 $35.14 50.06%
Dyncorp Internatonal Inc. DCP $18.14 $15.17 19.58%
General Dynamics Corp. GD $67.42 $57.59 17.07%
Mantech Internatonal Corp. MANT $46.84 $54.19 -13.56%
Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC $50.07 $22.00 127.59%

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Mark your calendar
now for
Calvert Memorial
Hospital Foundations
Twenty-frst Annual
Date: Saturday,
November 14, 2009
Place: Show Place Arena,
Upper Marlboro, MD
To beneft the Center for Breast Care at Calvert Memorial Hospital
Galaxy
Ball
For information, call 410.535.8178 or register online
at www.calverthospital.org
The Navys Broad Area Maritime Surveil-
lance Demonstrator returned to Patuxent River
Naval Air Station Oct. 1 after a successful frst
deployment to Central Command.
During an eight-month deployment, the
BAMS-D managed by the Persistent Mari-
time Unmanned Aircraft Systems program
offce (PMA-262) few over 60 fights, total-
ing more than 1,000 fight hours, and provided
Commander Task Force 57 (CTF-57) with
thousands of images to support maritime intel-
ligence and surveillance activities.
The BAMS-D team performed superbly
in executing this fawless, in-theater swap of a
high-demand asset, said Capt. Bob Dishman,
program manager, in a press release. The
BAMS-Demonstrator is proving the value that
a persistent maritime Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance capability brings to the
warfghter.
The Navy owns two BAMS-D aircraft,
formerly known as Global Hawk Maritime
Demonstrators. The BAMS-D program has
been developing tactics and doctrine for the
employment of high-altitude unmanned patrol
aircraft since November 2006.
A team from Commander Patrol and
Reconnaissance Wing 2, Commander Patrol
and Reconnaissance Wing 5, NAVAIR and
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) con-
ducted the deployment. A forward-deployed
contingent of NGC personnel, under over-
sight of Patrol Wings 2 and 5, provided main-
tenance for the aircraft while working closely
with counterparts on the U.S. Air Force Global
Hawk maintenance team.
Once airborne, BAMS-D was operated
from a ground station aboard Pax River. The
team few the aircraft, operated the sensors,
performed frst-pass analysis of intelligence
data and provided information to CTF-57 in
near real time.
This sort of worldwide operation was
once science fction, but for the Navys BAMS-
D team, it has become routine. A challenging
routine of working evenings, late nights, early
mornings, holidays and weekends proves the
teams dedication to providing essential intel-
ligence support to front-line feet forces, said
Mike McDaniel, BAMS-D test director.
Prior to the aircrafts return, a second
BAMS-D deployed from Pax. The returning
aircraft will undergo depot-level maintenance
and conduct test operations.
Bams-D Completes First
Deployment
The next NAVAIR Small Business
Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27,
from 3-5 p.m. in the Frank Knox building (off
base just outside Gate 2).
The agenda includes overviews of the
Emerging Small Business and Small Disad-
vantaged Business programs, the CY 2010
SBR program plans, and networking. Addi-
tionally a no-host social will be held at The
Tides (just north of Gate 1 on Rt. 235N) start-
ing at 5 p.m. For more information about the
Roundtable or the general membership meet-
ings, go to www.sbroundtable.com.
NAVAIR Roundtable Meeting
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) A congressman has asked the Navy for a timeframe on when
he can expect to receive details about a review into a 2007 investigation into hazing and sexual
harassment at a military dog unit in Bahrain.
Rep. Joe Sestak, a former three-star admiral, wants to know what actions were taken after
the 2007 investigation and what will be done as a result of a review of those actions that the
Navy ordered last month.
Sestak, D-Pa., made the request Monday after receiving a letter from Secretary of the Navy
Ray Mabus, who wrote in an Oct. 16 letter that he will discuss the results of the review with the
Chief of Naval Operations.
The 2007 investigation found more than 90 examples of hazing and sexual harassment of
sailors between 2005 and 2006, including abuse of a gay sailor.
Sestak says the Navy must be accountable, and he has asked for an explanation of why the
head of the unit at the time was promoted.
Congressman Seeks Timeframe
On Navy Hazing Probe
The BAMS-D departs Pax. River for its frst deployment in January to Central Command. The aircraft returned to
Pax. River Oct 1.
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Robert Paul Bell, 50
Robert Paul Bell, 50, was born
to Jack Paul and Catherine Jose-
phine Bell on March 18, 1959, in
Burbank California. He was the
second of four children. Sisters
Sherry and Sue, and little brother
Michael.
The family of six lived in
Camarillo California, where Bob
went to grade school. He gradu-
ated High School in King City,
California.
Bob (nicknamed Bones) en-
listed in the US Navy January
1977, just before his 18th birth-
day. He began active duty July 4th
1977. After a long career in which
he was stationed in several areas of
the world, he retired in 1995. Bob
served as a Flight engineer which
began his love of aircraft.
Bobs frst love was Cindy.
They married and had two sons
Robert Paul Bell, Jeffery Merle
Bell.
Later in life Bob married Jack-
ie. He loved his stepchildren Chris,
Justin, and Melissa. Bob and Jackie
became the proud parents to a pre-
cious daughter, Jaclynn Amanda
Bell, who was born in Hawaii in
January 1990. Also survived by
four grandchildren, Lillian, Fiona,
William and James Tucker.
Anyone who knew Bob knew
of his great love and respect for the
Navy and all men and women who
served our military. He was espe-
cially proud of his sons Chris, and
Justin, and nephews Jacob, Alex
and Jimmy, who have served or are
currently serving our country.
He joined his brother and best
friend Michael, at Boeing in 1997,
where he worked as an aircraft me-
chanic. He was so proud and pas-
sionate about his job with Boeing,
and developed lifelong friendships
with coworkers.
Because of his great honor
and respect for our military he-
roes, Bob began riding with the
Patriot Guard Riders. He became
the Maryland State Captain and
honorably and proudly coordinat-
ed and led funeral motorcades for
at least 20 missions in Maryland
and Arlington.
Bob was so very close to his
brother and sisters and loved his
nieces and nephews as his own,
taking pride in their accomplish-
ments and joys. Christy, Andrea,
Jimmy, LeAna, Derek and Hilary
and they in turn knew that they
could always count on Uncle Bob.
His sister in law Charla and Robert
shared a special bond, Robert re-
ferred to her as his sage.
Bob enjoyed hunting, fshing,
riding motorcycles, and most re-
cently started again playing golf
weekly with his brother.
In recent years Bob took on
many new challenges, he had set
for himself several goals. He most
recently said that he had come to
a point in life where he was very
happy. He said to his current love
Mary that if he would to die today
that he would be satisfed.
Robert had accepted Christ
in 1992 and was baptized by his
brother Michael. He was a believer
and new that he had the grace of
our Lord on his side.
Bob touched so many and was
loved by so many that he is leaving
a big void in many hearts. I know
this would bother him but he would
tell us to calm down and breathe.
That he is just around the corner
and will be keeping a seat warm
for us.
Family received friends for
Bobs Life Celebration on Tues-
day, October 20, 2009 from 1 p.m.
to 2 p.m. in the Church of Christ,
44850 St. Andrews Church Rd.,
California, MD, 20619 where a
Funeral Service was conducted
at 2 p.m. with Pastor Leroy Finto
offciating.
Interment will take place on
December 9, 2009 at 2 p.m. in Ar-
lington National Cemetery.
Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brinsfeldfu-
neral.com
Arrangements provided by
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD.
Adam Palmer Burch, 18
A d a m
Palmer Burch,
18, of Avenue,
MD died Octo-
ber 15, 2009 in
Bushwood, MD.
Born Novem-
ber 9th 1990 in
Leonardt own,
MD, he was the
loving son of
Ernest Benton and Brenda Cath-
erine Morris Burch, Sr. of Avenue,
MD. He is also survived by his sib-
lings Connie Rice and her husband
Bobby of Callaway, MD, Ernest
Burch, Jr. and his wife Lindsey of
Salisbury, MD, Jennifer Suite and
her husband Bobby of Bushwood,
MD, and Tiffany Richards and her
husband Chris of Mechanicsville,
MD, as well as four nephews.
Adam was a lifelong St.
Marys County resident, where he
was a member of Chopticon High
Schools Class of 2008. He was a
service station attendant in Clem-
ents, MD and during his free time
he enjoyed football, music and
spending time with his friends.
The family received friends
at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, Leonardtown, MD, on
Monday, October 19, 2009 from
5:00 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel,
where prayers were said at 7:00PM.
A funeral service was held on
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at
10:00 AM in Encounter Christian
Center, Charlotte Hall, MD, with
Rev. Dr. W. Morales offciating.
Interment followed in Charles
Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown,
MD. Pallbearers were David Hall,
Matt Quade, Jack Villareal, Gary
Nelson, C.J. Huseman and Ritchie
Gibson. Honorary Pallbearers
were Kyle Hudson, Robert Hidey,
Glenn Buckler, Steven Bailey,
Colby Beavan and J.D. Ryce. Con-
tributions may be made to the 7th
District Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD, 20609
and/or A.C.T.S (A Community that
Shares), P.O. Box 54, Bushwood,
MD 20618. Condolences may be
left to the family at www.mgfh.
com. Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Bernard Arnold Bernie
Doepkens, Sr., 81
B e r n a r d
Arnold Bernie
Doepkens, Sr.,
81, of Chaptico,
MD and former-
ly of Harwood,
MD died Sat-
urday, October
17, 2009 at St.
Marys Nursing
Center in Leon-
ardtown, MD after a lengthy ill-
ness. Born on February 20, 1928,
he was the son of the late Eliza-
beth and Henry Doepkens. Bernie
grew up in Anne Arundel County
and graduated from Annapolis
High School. In his younger years
he had a pilot license and enjoyed
fying. He spent most of his life as
a farmer and a tobacco buyer and
for several years he ran the tobacco
warehouse at Waysons Corner un-
til his retirement in 1998.
He was the husband of Lucille
Bailey Doepkens for almost 25
years. In 2004 he and Lucille left
Harwood and moved to Chaptico
and enjoyed the peace and quiet
of their beautiful home on the
Wicomico River. He is survived
by his wife, Lucille, his sons, Ber-
nard A. Doepkens, Jr., Martin L.
Doepkens and his daughter Ruth
Ann Scheler (Dave) all of Har-
wood, MD. His Step-children Car-
ol Ann Hall (Satch) and Jean Wa-
then (Mike) of Chaptico, Jay Farr
(Rita) of Leonardtown and Mike
Farr (Mary) of Mechanicsville as
well as eleven grandchildren and
twelve great-grandchildren. He
is also survived by a sister, Mary
Helen Scible of Davidsonville,
MD. He was predeceased by sib-
lings, Clara, Alma, Theresa, Wil-
liam and Mathias.
Bernie was a True Gentle-
man, kind and caring. He enjoyed
playing cards, traveling on bus
trips where he made many friends,
wildlife of any kind, spending time
with his great-grandchildren and
special friends, Ann & Ray Finley
and former daughter-in-law Kathy
Doepkens.
on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
from 5:00PM - 8:00 PM in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home chapel where prayers were
recited at 7:00PM. A Mass of
Christian burial will be celebrated
on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at
10:00AM in Sacred Heart Catholic
Church with Fr. Francis Early of-
fciating. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Bradley Doepkens, Kevin
Hall, Joe Farr, David Farr, Michael
Wathen and Jack Tippett.
Contributions may be made
to the Seventh District Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Av-
enue, MD 20609. Arrangements
provided by Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, P.A. To leave a con-
dolence for the family, visit www.
mgfh.com.
Carole Patricia Fischer,
70
Carole Patricia Fischer, 70, of
Alexandria, VA, formerly of Lex-
ington Park, MD died October 14,
2009 at her residence.
Born March 30, 1939 in Wash-
ington, DC, she was the daughter
of the late John C. and Mildred M.
Bowen Walter.
Mrs. Fischer was a Quality
Control Inspector for a Govern-
ment Contractor.
She is survived by her son
Patrick Fischer of Alexandria, VA,
siblings; Joseph Walter of Lothian,
MD, Joan Britten of Myrtle Beach,
SC, Darlene Spadaro of Edge-
water, MD and Dennis Walter of
Keedysville, MD, also survived by
3 grandchildren and 1 great-grand-
child. In addition to her parents
Carole was preceded in death by
her husband John N. Fischer and
one son Duayne Fischer.
Family received friends on
Saturday, October 17, 2009 from
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD. A Funeral Service was con-
ducted on Monday, October 19,
2009 at 10:30 a.m. with Reverend
Meredith Wilkins-Arnold offciat-
ing. Interment followed in Ft. Lin-
coln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.
neral.com.
Leonardtown, MD.
Estelle E. Flamboe, age 97
Estelle E. Flamboe, age 97, of
Hollywood, MD went peaceably on
October 14, 2009 at her residence.
A memorial service will be
held at SAYSF Bible Church in
Lexington Park, MD on Satur-
day, October 24, 2009 at 2:00 P.M.
Interment will take place at Fair-
mount Cemetery in Denver, CO on
November 6, 2009.
In lieu of fowers, it is request-
ed donations be made to Hospice of
St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650 or the Gideons
International in Denver, CO.
neral.com.
Vaselee Shadrack Free-
man, 71
V a s e l e e
S h a d r a c k
Freeman, 71,
of Great Mills,
MD died Octo-
ber 17, 2009 at
his residence.
Born De-
cember 30, 1937 in Wise County,
VA, he was the son of the late
Leonard Walker Freeman and Ve-
nus Nora (Moore) Freeman.
Shadrack was a life-long
resident of St. Marys County. He
loved to fsh, get together with
family and to spoil his grandkids
with love. He began working at
the age of 16 in the saw-mill. At
the age of 20 he went to work for
Gattons construction for 25 years,
then spent a couple of years work-
ing in the coal mines and fnally re-
tiring after working 7 years at the
Take it Easy Ranch.
Shadrack was preceded in
death by his loving wife, Janice
Freeman in 2004. He is survived
by his three sons: Charles V. Free-
man, Sr. and his wife Joyce of Lex-
ington Park, MD, Leonard Wil-
liam Freeman of NC, and Janus
Scott Freeman of Ridge, MD. He is
also survived by his sisters: Margie
Combs of Lexington Park, MD and
Rosette Carter of Valley Lee, MD;
13 grandchildren, 3 step-grand-
children, 5 great-grandchildren,
and 2 step-great grandchildren; a
host of nieces and nephews, great-
nieces and nephews and countless
friends.
Preceded in death by 5 sib-
lings: James Freeman, Troy Free-
man, John Freeman, Mrytle Free-
man and Dolphie Brooks; and one
grandson, Michael Freeman.
The family wants to give great
thanks to the Davis family; his
niece, Melissa Ann Davis, who
was like a daughter, David Davis,
Sr. and children Brittany, Anthony,
and Johnathon Freeman. Also,
great thanks is given to Hospice of
St. Marys.
Family received friends for
Shadracks Life Celebration on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
in the Brinsfeld Funeral Home,
22955 Hollywood Road, Leonard-
town, MD 20650 where a Funeral
Service was held at 7:00 p.m. with
Pastor Elder Daniel Jones presid-
ing. Interment was private.
neral.com.
Arrangements by the Brins-
feld Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-
dtown, MD.
Richard P. Pat Gatton,
Sr., 63
Richard P.
Pat Gatton,
Sr., 63, of Lex-
ington Park, MD
died October
16, 2009 at St.
Marys Hospital.
Born March 17,
1946 in Wash-
ington, DC, he
was the son of
Pirly I. Gatton, Jr. of St. Inigoes,
MD and the late Shirley Mae Poats
Gatton. He is also survived by his
children Shirley M. Davis and her
husband Gary of Hollywood, MD,
Bethany Gatton and Timothy Gat-
ton, both of Lexington Park, MD
as well as his sister Jean Gray and
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Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
22955 Hollywood Road
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
(301) 475-5588
Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A.
30195 Three Notch Road
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20650
(301) 472-4400
Brinsfield
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Continued
her husband Glenn of St. Inigoes,
MD and his brother Pirly Gatton,
III of Laurel, MD. He is also sur-
vived by four grandchildren and
many cousins, aunts and uncles.
Richard was a self employed auto
mechanic who enjoyed motorcycle
riding and being outdoors.
held on Saturday, October 31, 2009
at 10:00 AM in the Church of Je-
sus Christ of the Latter Day Saints,
22747 Old Rolling Road, Califor-
nia, MD 20619 with Bishop Grav-
elle offciating. Interment will be
private.
Contributions may be made to
the Richard P. Gatton, Sr. Memo-
rial Fund. Arrangements provided
by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A. To leave a condolence
for the family visit www.mgfh.
com.
Katharine Ruth Jodie
Lyon, 81
Kat har i ne
Ruth Jodie
Lyon, 81, of
Morganza, MD
died October
12, 2009 at her
residence. Born
October 23,
1927 in La Plata,
MD, she was the
daughter of the
late Ernest Vernon and Elizabeth
Louise Thompson Rice. She was
the loving wife of the late Louie
L. Lyon whom she married on De-
cember 16, 1950 in Chaptico, MD
and who preceded her in death on
April 19, 2001 in Morganza, MD.
She is survived by her children
David Allen Lyon, William Billy
Vernon Lyon and Margaret Di-
ane Lyon Watson, all of Morgan-
za, MD as well as her brother Hor-
ace E. Rice of Budds Creek, MD,
fve grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her siblings, Margaret
Dora Marton Ernest J. Pete Rice.
Jodie was a homemaker who was
a lifelong resident of St. Marys
County.
The family received friends on
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from
5:00 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonar-
dtown, MD where prayers were
said at 7:00 PM. A funeral service
was held on Thursday, October
15, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Christ
Episcopal Church, Chaptico, MD
with Fr. William Jesse Neat of-
fciating. Interment followed in the
church cemetery. Pallbearers were
William BJ Lyon, Jr., David AD
Lyon, Henry Oliver, Billy Rice,
Scott Watson and Dale Chip
Cropper III. Contributions may be
left to Christ Episcopal Church,
P.O. Box 8, Chaptico, MD 20621.
Condolences to the family may be
made to www.mgfh.com. Arrange-
ments provided by the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Mary Helen Morgan, 86
Mary Helen Morgan, 86 of
Mechanicsville, MD died October
18, 2009 at her residence. Born Au-
gust 14, 1923 in Oakley, MD, she
was the daughter of the late Joseph
Ashby and Nellie Eleanor Quade.
A full obituary will appear at a
later date.
Condolences to the fam-
ily may be made to www.mgfh.
Home, P.A.
Gloria T. Trease
Severn, 45
Gloria T.
Trease Severn,
45, of Lexington
Park, MD passed
away October
17, 2009 at her
home.
Born May
10, 1964 in Bal-
timore, MD she
was the daugh-
ter of the late Raymond S. Good-
win and Dorothy E. (Wiatrowski)
Goodwin.
Trease worked for the Home
Depot. She loved fshing, Ocean
City, the beach, her boat called
Snicky Peaks, and always travel-
ing. She loved her pet snakes and
her puppy, Cassey.
Trease is survived by her fan-
c Margaret Alvey, her four chil-
dren; Christina M. Collins, Keith
D. Roberson, Benjamin Steiniger,
step-child, Ashley N. Dent, four-
teen grandchildren, daughter-in-
law, Nikki, son-in-law, John Col-
lins, siblings; William Prusbocker,
Edward Prusbocker, Wayne Prus-
bocker, Raymond Goodwin, Doro-
thy Goodwin, Lorena Welch, Jo-
seph Goodwin and Patrick Good-
win, and many nieces and neph-
ews. She will always be loved and
missed. God took an angel home.
In addition to her parents,
Trease was preceded in death by
her sister, Patsey C. Goodwin.
held on Thursday, October 22,
2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Living Hope
First United Pentecostal Church,
4669 Midway Drive, Lexington
Park, MD 20653.
neral.com.
Arrangements made by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD.
Hugh Dalton Daudie
Sterling, 85
Hugh Dal-
ton Daudie
Sterling, 85, of
White Plains,
MD died Octo-
ber 18, 2009 at
his residence.
He was born on
June 6, 1926 in
Leonar dt own,
MD to the late Lynwood Joseph
and Ruth E. Camalier Sterling. He
was the loving husband of Marjorie
K. Sterling, whom he was married
to for over 55 years. He is also sur-
vived by his children Joe Sterling of
Albuquerque, NM, Frank Sterling
of Ellicott City, MD, Fred Sterling
or Woodbridge, VA, Diane Mor-
gan of Tampa, FL, Michele Pence
of White Plains, MD, as well as his
brother Kirk Sterling of Leonard-
town, MD, and 13 Grandchildren.
Daudie is preceded in death by 15
brothers and sisters.
He was in the United States
Army for three years where he
served in the Parachute Regimen
during World War II. Daudie re-
ceived a Bachelors degree from
Mount Saint Marys College and
became a Chemist for the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving.
on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at
Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass
of Christian Burial was celebrated
on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at
10:00 AM in St. Josephs Church,
4590 St. Joseph Way, Pomfret, MD
20675, with Rev. Mark Smith of-
fciating. Interment followed in
the St. Josephs Church Cemetery,
Pomfret, MD.
Contributions in memory of
Daudie may be made to the Hos-
pice of Charles County, P.O. Box
1703, La Plata, MD 20646. Condo-
lences to the family may be made
to www.mgfh.com. Arrangements
provided by the Mattingley-Gar-
diner Funeral Home, P.A.
Rose M. Surritte, 98
Rose M. Surritte, 98 of Piney
Point, MD, died October 16, 2009
at St. Marys Nursing Center. Born
June 1, 1911 in Evangeline, LA, she
was the daughter of the late Louis
and Caroline Bordeline Movel.
A graveside service will be
held on Thursday, October 22,
2009 at 10:00 AM in the Charles
Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown,
MD with Deacon Bill Nickerson
offciating. A full obituary will
appear at a later date.
Condolences to the fam-
ily may be made to www.mgfh.
Home, P.A.
Joseph Charles Triszczuk,
Sr., 90
J o s e p h
Charles Triszc-
zuk, Sr., 90 of
Ho l l y wo o d ,
MD died Oc-
tober 17, 2009
at St. Marys
Hospital.
Born Oc-
tober 12, 1919
in Philadelphia, PA, he was the
son of the late Michael and Agnes
Triszczuk.
Mr. Triszczuk was a Profes-
sional Driver for Reedmon Mo-
tors and Shellys Pharmacy. He
enjoyed fying and racing pigeons
and yard work.
Mr. Triszczuk is survived by
his wife Emily Triszczuk of Hol-
lywood, MD, children; Carol
Morelli,(Vince) of Hollywood,
MD, Joseph Triszczuk, Jr., (Linda)
of Lusby, MD and Sharon Triszc-
zuk of Hollywood, MD, 5 grand-
children; William Haworth, John
Haworth, Marc Haworth, Jennifer
Deitrich and Kimberly Triszc-
zuk also survived by 8 great-
grandchildren.
In addition to his parents Mr.
Triszczuk was preceded in death
by 5 siblings.
Family will receive friends on
Thursday, October 22, 2009 from
10 am. to 11 a.m. in Immaculate
Heart of Mary Catholic Church
where a Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at 11 a.m. with
Father Zygmunt Kurzawinski of-
fciating. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery.
made be made at www.brinsfeld-
funeral.com
Leonardtown, MD.
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Missing Man Found Deceased
On the morning of Oct. 13, 2009, Adam Palmer Burch, age 18, of Avenue, was
reported as a missing person to the St. Marys County Sheriffs Offce. On Oct. 15, 2009
shortly after 1 p.m., a Maryland State Highway Administration road crew, working in the area
of Whites Neck Road south of Beitzell Road in Avenue, discovered a wrecked 1997 black Chevrolet
S-10 pick-up truck up in the woods. A male subject was deceased at the crash scene. The road crew
called and reported their discovery to the Sheriffs Offce at which time deputies responded to the
scene. Deputies confrmed the identity of the deceased as Adam Burch. The Sheriffs Offce Collision
Reconstruction Team, along with detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, responded
to the scene. The deceased was transported to the Maryland State Medical Examiners Offce for an
autopsy. The investigation is continuing.

Repo Assault Under Investigation
On Oct. 15, 2009, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a 29-year-old male from Prince
Frederick was attempting to locate a vehicle he was repossessing in the area of Hilton Drive in
Lexington Park. The victim was confronted by three black males in their late teens or early 20s, wear-
ing black hooded pullovers and two with black ball caps. The three suspects reportedly began hitting
the victim and attempted to get his wallet. The victim fought back possibly injuring one of the assail-
ants. All three suspects then fed into a wooded area. Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives are
investigating the incident and ask anyone with information to call them at 301-475-4200 ext. 1963.
Controlled Dangerous Substance Violation
On October 16, 2009, Detective William Raddatz observed a suspicious vehicle parked at the
entrance of the park along the Wildewood Parkway in California. The area is clearly marked that the
park is closed after dark. Raddatz pulled up behind the vehicle and contacted the occupants Justin Scott
Lee Casavant, 18, of California and Dustin Nicholas Reid, 18 of Hollywood. As Raddatz was speak-
ing with Casavant and Reid, he detected an odor of burnt marijuana. Further investigation revealed
both Casavant and Reid were allegedly in possession of a controlled dangerous substance marijuana
and controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia. Casavant and Reid were arrested and charged
with possession of marijuana and possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A report from a state mental hospital
that evaluates suspects charged with seri-
ous crimes states that Jeremiah J. Watson,
charged with murder during an incident last
year, can function in a jury trial.
A report from Clifton T. Perkins Hos-
pital indicated he is competent to stand trial
and that he is criminally responsible, said
States Attorney Rich-
ard Fritz. But that is ul-
timately up to the judge
and jury to determine.
Earlier this year
Watson had pleaded
not criminally respon-
sible to the crimes he is
charged with; his law-
yer, Public Defender
John Getz, had said that
his clients past mental
health history necessi-
tated the plea.
Getz declined to
comment on the latest
development in his cli-
ents case.
Watson is sched-
uled to attend a compe-
tency hearing today in
county Circuit Court.
Watson, who remains incarcerated at
the county detention center, is awaiting trial
on charges that he killed his estranged girl-
friends boyfriend last year after he broke
into her Dameron home and began assault-
ing them both with a shovel.
According to police reports, Watson
is alleged to have used the shovel to break
into the home of Tina Dean on Nov. 24 of
last year and when he found Dean there
with her boyfriend, Christopher Patty, be-
gan beating them about the head and body.
Dean was able to get away from the ini-
tial assault and retrieved a .22 caliber hand-
gun that she used to shoot Watson, police
reports state.
But Watson was able to wrest control of
the weapon away from Dean and allegedly
used it to fatally shoot Patty, police reports
state.
Watson is also alleged to have pointed
the gun to Deans head
and pulled the trigger,
but the weapon malfunc-
tioned, police reports
stated.
Watson fed the resi-
dence wounded, as Dean
called 911 for assistance,
according to reports.
Watson was found
across the road from
her home lying in the
grass bleeding from his
wounds.
Both Dean and Patty
were taken to St. Marys
Hospital where Patty lat-
er died.
Just four days before
the shooting incident,
Watson was arrested
for allegedly contacting
Dean regarding their daughters needs in
violation of a protective order.
He was released the day after his Nov.
20 arrest, however, court records show.
Watson has been charged with mur-
der, attempted second-degree murder, two
counts of frst-degree assault and frst-de-
gree burglary.
Report: Murder Suspect Fit To Stand Trial
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Police say that they have one of the sus-
pects responsible for an Oct. 15 home invasion
incarcerated at the county detention center but
they are still searching
for more accomplices.
Marvin Chase, 42,
of no fxed address, was
held on a no-bond sta-
tus Monday after a bail
review in county Dis-
trict Court; he has been
charged with frst-degree
burglary and armed
robbery.
The victim, John
Richard Pratt, reported
to police that he had been
beaten by several assail-
ants who broke into his
home at about 2:15 a.m.
Oct. 15 on Take It Easy
Ranch Road in Callaway,
according to an applica-
tion for a statement of
charges against Chase.
Pratt sustained nu-
merous injuries to his head during the attack
as a result of being beaten with a baseball bat,
according to court papers.
Charging papers state that Pratt identifed
Chase as one of the home invaders during the
incident.
Pratt also alleged in charging documents
that Chase struck him on the head with the
bat and eventually stole money and other pos-
sessions that turned out to be valued at under
$500.
Police are looking for at least one other
suspect, according to
police releases. Both
Chase and the other
suspect wore masks
during the incident,
police information
alleged.
This latest home
invasion is one of at
least fve that have
been investigated by
the countys Bureau
of Criminal Investiga-
tions so far this year.
The other four
home invasions oc-
curred from spring
through to the fall in
areas ranging from
Bushwood and Ridge
to Leonardtown and
Lexington Park.
In nearly all of
the home invasion cases, detectives have made
arrests of suspects and fled charges against
them.
Suspect Detained In Home Invasion
Marvin Chase
Jeremiah Watcon
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Mechanicsville Elementary Schools fourth and ffth graders
were enthusiastically showing off some of the charts they made
during a session with author and educational consultant John Jay
Bonstingl on Tuesday, smiling as they talked about what activities
they had done with him over the last couple of days.
Weve been thinking of ways to improve the school, and
ways to help it, and how to make money for the school, explained
fourth grader Cassidy Goddard.
So far theyve just been writing down ideas, which included
creating a meadow on the school grounds to study the environ-
ment, getting new desks, serving food with less salt and sugar, and
setting up tutoring groups with older students to help younger kids
with their homework.
Bonstingl stood at the head of the class and smiled proudly,
explaining that all of this activity was part of his program, Lead-
ers for the Future.
Leaders for the Future has been in existence for more
than a dozen years. This is a leadership project that I do
all over the country, and all over the world, to help young
people develop their innate, God-given leadership talents,
explained Bonstingl, adding that the program was offered to
students in all grade levels.
What we fnd is that when young people see
themselves as a part of their school they become more
active in their school, not only in terms of what they
want, like chocolate milk coming out of the water
fountains, but in terms of how they might con-
tribute to their own learning environment.
When that happens they also take more
pride in the work they do academically, and
their test scores go up, said Bonstingl, who
also worked with students at Lexington Park
Elementary three weeks ago.
Principal Barbara Feeney said Bon-
stingls program had been paid for with
grant money from State Farm Insurance
Company, which the school applied for in
August.
In a statement released to the County
Times, she wrote, This project gives our
students opportunities to learn essential
skills and strategies for contributing to the
betterment of their schools and their com-
munity. They also learn to help make our school a positive and
welcoming place for all students and their families.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
Leaders for the Future Comes to St. Marys
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
St. Michaels School in Ridge may raise tuition next year as
part of a multi-pronged fundraising plan to ensure the school con-
tinues to operate.
Tuition for one child is currently $4,500, while the actual cost
of educating a child is closer to $6,000, said Fr. Lee Fangmeyer.
Founded in the early 1900s, the school serves students in
grades pre-K through 8. Current enrollment is 158 students, up
slightly from last year.
Fangmeyer and other school offcials met with faculty and
parents Thursday night to discuss the schools fnancial problems,
which are similar to those confronting other Catholic schools
around the country.
Many of the concerns voiced at Thursdays meeting echoed
those raised by parents last year, when the school was put on a list
by the Archdiocese of Washington to determine the schools fscal
sustainability.
In nine months, members of the community raised the
$300,000 needed to keep the school open, but this year St. Mi-
chaels is facing a steeper task. Fangmeyer informed them that the
goal now is to raise $575,000 by January 2010.
The money is needed to cover the current debt of $154,639
and a projected defcit of $143,320 this year, in addition to part of
the operating costs.
Fangmeyer said that the early deadline was needed to allow
time for a backup plan if fundraising efforts do not bring in the
expected amounts.
We have to wait and see how we do, and its pretty much
going to have to stay a January timeline the goal is $575,000, so
we need to see that we have that money so we can ensure that we
dont go into greater debt this year and next year, he said.
Offcials have not defnitely decided to raise tuition, but it is
an option being considered, he said.
Overall the school needs about $1 million a year to cover op-
erating costs. The Archdiocese requires that 65 percent be covered
by tuition, and right now, tuition at St. Michaels is only covering
50 percent, he said.
In years past, the Archdiocese sent a subsidy directly to the
school, but starting this year, parents have been asked to apply
directly to the Archdiocese for fnancial assistance. The intent is
to disburse money more widely across the diocese, and there will
actually be more funds available to do that, as much as $4 million
next year.
But the change in how money is allocated has meant a loss of
$275,000 in direct subsidies to St. Michaels, Fangmeyer said.
Fundraising efforts so far have included an alumni donation
drive, an 8th grade telethon, an e-mail and Facebook campaign
and various casino nights and dinners.
The school has also tried to boost interest and enrollment
with television commercials and fyers and by forming partner-
ships with NAVAIR, Booz Allen and Hamilton and the College of
Southern Maryland.
Teachers and staff members at the school have also taken a
voluntary pay cut this year in order to save money.
Theres a huge interest in the school, and great loyalty. The
schools been around for over 90 years and it is really loved, and
the people are incredibly loyal to it, he said, as seemed evident
when, halfway through the meeting, three people had already
signed a pledge to donate money for the next fve years, one of
them a fourth-grade student at the school.
Its a very heavy situation, but as I said in the meeting, the
hope is that we will see something beautiful happening through
this situation, said Fangmeyer. It looks like a very daunting goal
to reach, but if anyone can do it, I think this community can pull
it together.
The school is planning a Fall Festival on Sunday, Nov. 22
from noon to 4 p.m. catered by Thompsons Seafood. For more
information, go to www.saint-michaels-school.org.
St. Michaels School Running In The Red
School Needs $575,000 by January
It was a busy evening for kids, teachers and parents at G.W.
Carver Elementary School on Tuesday night, where they had their
annual Lights On After School celebration, featuring demonstra-
tions and performances by student groups to showcase the various
activities offered at the countys schools in conjunction with volun-
teer groups and the Boys and Girls Club.
The event included video interviews with students, a gallery
walk, demonstrations by local chess clubs, and performances by the
Green Holly Step Team, the rhythm teams at Spring Ridge Middle
and Park Hall Elementary, and the Great Mills High School Gospel
Choir.
Offcials in attendance included members of the St. Marys
County Board of Education, Schools Superintendent Michael Mar-
tirano and County Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell.
St. Marys Kids Show Off After-
School Programs
The popular River Concert Series held every summer on the
grounds of St. Marys College of Maryland in St. Marys City, in
partnership with the St. Marys County Arts Council, announces
the frst annual Concerto Competition for advanced high school
musicians.
Open to talented high school students from across the na-
tion, the competitions winner will have a solo appearance with the
Chesapeake Orchestra during the 2010 River Concert Series and a
scholarship of $1,000; second prize is $500.
The competition will include taped and live rounds. Appli-
cants must submit a CD of a single unedited movement of a major
concerto with an accompanist. Winning tapes will then get to audi-
tion live.
Audition tapes and supporting material must be received by
Dec. 16, 2009. Applicants who advance to the live fnals Jan. 29-30,
2010, will be notifed before Dec. 24. For information and an appli-
cation, go to www.riverconcertseries.com. For questions, e-mail
Michael Adams at mdadams@smcm.edu.
St. Marys College Hosts First
Concerto Competition
Alicia Snellings, a student at St. Marys Ryken High School
in Leonardtown, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum
on Law and Crime Scene Investigation last June in Washington.
During the six-day program, students examined how court cases
often change the legal system with help from practicing attorneys,
professors and others experts in the legal profession.
Snellings is the daughter of George and Michelle Snellings
of Mechanicsville.
I loved NYLF because it gave me a chance to expand my
horizon gain leadership skills and meet people in the legal feld
that could help me to achieve my goals in the future, Alicia said
in a statement.
Her brother, Justin Snellings, a student at Mother Catherine
Spalding elementary school in Helen, has been named an award
winner by the United States Achievement Academy, based in
Lexington, Ky., for his work in math and science. His name will
be included in the Academy yearbook.
Ryken Student Sets Her Sights
on Law
Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap,
dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
John Jay Bonstingl, an author and educational consultant, does an activity with ffth graders at
Mechanicsville Elementary School. This was part of a two-day workshop with students on leader-
ship skills.
Around the circle from front to back: Isaiah Spells, Isaac Spells, Tehera
Rhamdeow, Jeana Fondeur and Alex Heng play a heated battle of oversized
chess at the annual Lights On After School event Tuesday at G.W. Carver
Elementary School.
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Little did brothers Alan and John Parris and their partner Ar-
shed Javaid know that when they started Smartronix in 1995 that
their technology company would grow from a basement operation
to one that employs more than 500 people in offces around the
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Last year the privately held company based in Hollywood gen-
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live in Southern Maryland, with about
60 percent living in St. Marys County,
30 percent in Calvert and 10 percent in
Charles.
In March Smartronix moved into
its new, multi-story headquarters on
a 17-acre corporate campus in Holly-
wood that contains 100 offces, four
engineering labs and three mechanical
shop areas.
Smartronix is unusual in that it
not only works for a mix of federal,
defense and commercial clients, it also
manufactures products and equipment
that help protect soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One example is a mobile data center that can link soldiers in the
feld to command centers. Another is a flter that fts over a laptop in
the feld so that the screen cannot be seen at night by the enemy.
Smartronix has also been named one of the fastest growing
companies in the greater Washington area, according to notes sup-
plied by the company.
Best Place to Work
Despite all the challenges and changes that have come with
growth, the engineers say they have stayed true to their belief in
supporting employees with generous benefts and other incentives
to ensure they are happy in their work, something companies do in
order to attract the best employees.
The 2009 edition of the Vault Guide to the Top 25 Technol-
ogy Consulting Firms ranked Smartronix No. 1 as the best frm to
work for in terms of overall quality of life (things like work-life bal-
ance, compensation, relationships with supervisors), ahead of much
larger companies like Booz Allen Hamilton and Deloitte.
We have strong commitment to the technology part, but at the
same time, we have a strong family focus, said Alan, adding that
the company strives to treat employees well,
because its also the right thing to do.
The company for example is more likely to hire a person full
time and take on the beneft costs than save money by hiring two
part-time people and not paying benefts.
Who doesnt like money, but money isnt everything, he
said.
The founders are also quick to point out that the company is
not all about them, and their success is the result of a team effort.
Were not a three-person company,
were a corporation, Alan said.
Although located, like many other con-
tractors, near the Patuxent River Naval Air
Station, most of its business is not with the
Navy. It provides services and security for
IT networks, health data analysis and engi-
neering services for a variety of clients, in-
cluding the Marines, Air Force and federal
agencies, including the General Services
Administration.
Earlier this year, Smartronix was
named prime contractor to update the Re-
covery.gov Web site, which tracks how and
where $787 billion in federal stimulus mon-
ey is being spent.
The company won the contract, po-
tentially valued at $18 million over the next
fve years, with a team that also includes
KPMG LLP, Synteractive Corp. and TMP
Government.
Entities that receive $25,000 or more
must register and provide data that is linked
to addresses on maps for use in a massive,
interactive geographic information system
that enables users to search information
about awards by area and agency.
Postings involving contracts began
Oct. 15, and postings involving grants and loans are expected to
begin Oct. 30, according to the Web site.
Critics questioned why Smartronix, a relatively small com-
pany, won the award, noting that Southern Maryland Congressman
Steny Hoyer had received contributions from the owners and also
visited the company in October a year ago.
Hoyers offce said he did not know about the award, indicating
the award was not granted in exchange for donations. Press releases
about past contracts indicate Smartronix had prior experience with
data mapping projects, including work for a power company in Ala-
bama and an Air Force base in Georgia.

Engineers at Heart
Late in 1978, Alan (who had a degree in engi-
neering from Purdue University) was working for Mc-
Donnell Aircraft (now Boeing) in St. Louis and moved
to Southern Maryland to work on the F-18 and AV-
8B fight test program. Later he worked for SFA, Inc.,
where he met future partner Arshed Javaid, a native of
Pakistan with degrees in computer science, computer
engineering, and electrical engineering.
They were working at Webster Field on special purpose equip-
ment for Navy electronic systems when they and some other engi-
neers began talking about starting their own company as a buffer
against future cuts in defense spending, according to notes supplied
by the company.
In 1994, SFA closed its Lexington Park offce and Alan and
Arshed were faced with a decision about whether to commute to
Largo, fnd another job or go own on their own.
By this time the others had dropped out, and Alan and Arshed
decided to make the leap and start a company to make microproces-
sor-based products or smart electronics.
We thought, Lets go, no one else wants to do it, said Alan,
who soon recruited brother John, who had a degree in business from
Indiana University and was working with Booz Allen Hamilton in
Florida.
Over the years, they have traded roles heading the company,
each bringing different qualities and expertise to create a compos-
ite CEO, according to the notes. Right now John is CEO, Arshed is
president and board chairman, and Alan is executive vice president
of engineering.
The trios frst offce was a 12 x 12 foot basement room in the
Maryland Money Market building near Gate 1 of the base, and dur-
ing the frst year, the frm racked up sales of $101,000, according
to notes.
In 1997 they moved north to a 2,700 square-foot offce in the
old skate station building near Chancellors Run Road and Route
235. That year, they also got their frst big job as prime contrac-
tor with the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., working on the shift
of Banyan VINES-based network and messaging technologies to
Microsoft-based ones.
The job involved working with 100,000 e-mail accounts,
70,000 desks and
40,000 servers, Alan said. The contract was not only large it
was fortuitous.
It was just at the start of the Internet age, he said. We were in
the right place at the right time. It was an incredible opportunity.
Since then, the company says it has built on that experience
to develop its business in many different directions. But no matter
what the task, they still come at it like engineers.
Where theres a problem, we try to build a solution, Alan
said.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Bernard Bernie Goldsborough,
83, from Cedar Cove, was recently
recognized by the National Active
and Retired Federal Employees As-
sociation (NARFE) Chapter 0969 (St.
Marys County) as their 2009 Region
II Service Offcer of the Year, celebrat-
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tion to the needs of local retirees.
Im there to assist any retiree
that has any type of problem. Once
you retire from the government, you
no longer have a personnel offce, and
we are the retiree personnel offce, he
said, explaining that his job runs the
gamut of retiree services, from per-
sonnel issues to benefts.
After serving in several govern-
ment positions over the course of his
career (including his term as president
of the local Government Employees
Union, from 1962 to 1971, and his po-
sition as the Command Deputy Equal
Employment Opportunity Offcer at
the Strategic Systems Project Offce in
Crystal City, Va.), Goldsborough said
the bulk of his experience in civil ser-
vice dealt with personnel issues, which
has had a great deal of bearing on his
current role with NARFE.
In 1995, a friend at Patuxent River
Naval Air Station asked Goldsborough to staff
the service center in St. Marys County, setting
up a permanent room assignment at the Frank
Knox Building located just outside the gate of
the Navy base in Lexington Park. The site has
been active since then, with a second offce
opening up three years ago at the Northern Se-
nior Center in Charlotte Hall.
For the past 18 years the Chapter 0969 of-
fce has handled more than 604 cases, ranging
from end-of-life arrangements to retirement
pensions, half of which Goldsborough has
handled personally. His numerous positions
with NARFE include his term as president of
Chapter 595 from 1982 to 1996, his terms as
vice president and president of Chapter 0969 in
St. Marys County, and his work as both
a state and federal legislative offcer and
the Region II training representative.
But he says that when hes not man-
ning a desk at the chapter offce, he still
likes to keep busy.
I have a lot of things to do. Im a
member of the Knights of Columbus at Ridge,
Ive been a member of the fnance council at our
church I am the regional training offcer for
the Maryland NARFE federation, he said.
When asked about his reaction to winning
the award, he said, I guess I felt very good
about it, because I spent a lot of time getting
this offce here established, and hes kept up
with training members every quarter to keep
them up to date.
Goldsborough received his award at the
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On March 8, 1678 William Watts, in
preparation for his departure as a soldier to
the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the Expe-
dition Against the Nanticoke Indians, made
his will. His wife, Emma Shanks (daughter
of John and Abagail Shanks), had died two
years before and so William devised his es-
tate to his three young sons, Charles (age 8),
William (age 6), and Edmund (age 4), leav-
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William was dead within a month.
In 1682 John Shanks fled suit against
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the children were put to hard work, had little
or no clothes, and were saddly beaten and
abused by the overseer and tied up by the
hands and whipt.
The court ruled in favor of Shanks but
he still did not have custody as of June 27,
1684 when he went back to court saying his
grandsons continue daily to bee very much
abused.
The children and the negro woman
belonging to them appeared in court very
much wronged and abused and ye sd Negroe
being very sorely abused by Stripes and
burning with hot iron in ye private parts by
Jno Oliver, overseer to Gerrard Slye.
The court, at last, ordered that Shanks
was to immediately take the children and
try to cure the Negro. John Oliver was
jailed until he posted security for the Ne-
groes cure and his appearance next court.
The children would not have their
grandfather for very long as he died Janu-
ary 26, 1685 at his plantation Little Hack-
ley that he had named for Hackley Bay,
near his birth place in Dumfries, Scotland.
Little Hackley is located on Coltons Point
Road south of Avenue. The house no longer
stands.
Last weeks article contained an error
that was brought to my attention by Jim
Ewell. George Armstrong Custer did not
fght at the Battle of River Raisin, it was
instead his father, Emmanuel Custer. My
apologies.
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Giraffes have no vocal cords.
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
As of this writing, I believe
the monsoons have finally fin-
ished their assault of hard rain
and that all around nuisance: cold
drizzle. I dont know how some
countries that have months of
the rainy season survive. Here,
I know it means we will be treat-
ed to a reward of fiery Autumn
leaves. I cant wait. Later this
week we are promised, possibly
for the last time this season, a
little burst of 70 degree weather.
A week or more of Indian Sum-
mer is wonderful. You might be
reading this article sitting out on
your front porch.
While researching the term
Indian Summer, I was amazed
to find all the different names it
has all over the world. The most
widely used name was St. Mar-
tins Summer after St. Martins
Day on November 11th or St.
Lukes Summer if the warm days
occurred in October. My favorite
term is the poetic form used; the
halcyon days of Summer taken
from Greek mythology. The
halcyon is a bird resembling the
kingfisher, believed to have had
the power to calm the waves at
the time of the winter solstice
when it nested at sea. The least
favorite terminology for Indian
Summer is used in many Europe-
an countries, where it is referred
to as Old Wives Summer, Old
ladies Summer, or Crones
Summer. These terms came
about because the unexpected
warmth was thought to be caused
by witches or mysterious forces.
Anyway, more useless trivia to
store in my brain, not much that
is useful seems to stay. This is
why I love Jeopardy.
My hope for Indian Summer
is that the mousies will go back
out to their fields or wherever it
is that they live. We just survived
the ant invasion. We are still
trying to survive the moth inva-
sion. Gosh, its like sports in this
house, as soon as I think, whew,
softball season is over, then foot-
ball season is here, when that
is over its baseball season, and
there is now a potential worry
that the new craze Corn Hole
might take any available spaces
that my husband has now. The
Back Road Inn Corn Hole tour-
nament is this weekend ! Its ad-
dictive. But, the mousie invasion
is my current worry. Maybe, Ive
never noticed them in my nine
years in this home. Now I have
seen two. That usually means
more are hiding.
Where I used to work, we
tried to tame a mouse and named
it Fido. We fed it cheese and
crumbs, and thought he was
adorable. Fido loved us so much
that he decided to tell all his little
friends that it was o.k. to come
out of hiding and play and frolic.
One day as we were heading out
front to wait on a customer, we
noticed that several mice were
also heading towards her. They
reached her first. We held our
breath as they played around her
feet and started to climb on her
panty hose. Just as one of us was
saying how sorry we were, she
said, Its alright, doesnt both-
er me. Im a vet. The situation
could have turned out completely
different with another customer.
We have a cat named Kitty,
who lives in the laundry room.
She was feral and tamed before
I came to my husbands house.
She rarely leaves that room ex-
cept to go outside. The other day
I was bringing down laundry,
and gasped as I saw a mouse with
its head down in Kittys food
bowl, munching away. I looked at
Kitty who was laying in her bed,
head over the side just watching
the mouse. She didnt even care.
I said, Isnt this your job as a
member of this household? Kit-
ty did nothing, but roll onto her
back to get rubbed. What a life!
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or
ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@
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Indian Summer Notes
By Theresa Morr
Contributing Writer
Yikes! Check out this weird looking dude
with the feshy schnoz hanging below its mouth.
Yep, that really is a nose and it belongs to the
male Proboscis Monkey. Despite its size, the
nose has a practical purpose, thanks to Mother
Nature. When the monkey senses danger, or is
excited or angry, the nose just gets bigger and
redder. And as it swells in size, it becomes a
natural sounding chamber. Loud honking noises
become more intense, along with the nose stand-
ing straight out. Now picture that!
Biologists think the bizarre looking nose has
another purpose --- to attract the female of the
species. It seems that the bigger the nose, the more
attractive the male and a trait to be passed along
to offspring. In fact, the males nose can grow as
much as seven inches long --- just more for the
female monkeys to admire, whose own noses are
petite and upturned. A single male monkey lives
in a harem with around six females.
Proboscis Monkeys have big long arms
and legs and a big rounded tummy. They have
reddish-brown backs, orange colored shoul-
ders, grayish limbs, and a long white tail. The
monkeys live in small groups of about 12 to 30
members on the Indonesian Island of Borneo in
Southeast Asia. They are mostly arboreal but also
live on land and water. Borneos dense mangrove
forests, swamps, and riverine forests allow the
monkeys to have a blast climbing and swinging
in trees; wading and swimming in the water; or
just chowing down on a vegetarian diet of young,
tender leaves, unripened fruit, seeds, and man-
grove shoots. And its not unusual for the male to
lift that big schnoz out of the way in order to get
food into its mouth! Like deer and other rumi-
nants, the monkeys digestive system is divided
into compartments where food is fermented, and
the reason for their barrel-like stomach. Howev-
er, Proboscis Monkeys are not classifed as true
ruminants.
Sometimes the monkeys seem almost hu-
man-like. They have been observed walking
upright when wading in the water, with females
carrying their young on their hip. They have also
been known to walk upright in single fle along
forest trails. Only a few other mammals
(the gibbon, a small ape, and the giant
pangolin, a kind of ant eater) are known
to use this form of locomotion for any
length of time.
Adult males weigh around 50 or so
pounds, while females are about half that
size and give birth to one baby at a time.
In Borneo the monkeys are known as
Monyet Belanda, which means Dutch-
man Monkey. The local people thought
the early European traders to the region
were hairy, with big noses and pot bel-
lies. The word proboscis has several
meanings, but in the monkeys case, it
just means he has a very big nose.
The monkey is threatened because
of deforestation to its habitat. It is also on
the Endangered Red List of Threatened
Species since Borneo is the only place in
the world where the Proboscis Monkey
lives (there are only about 7,000 of them
known to exist). You cannot see them in
zoos in this country because their unique
requirements would be impossible to du-
plicate. As an experiment several years
ago, some monkeys were sent to a zoo on
the island of Java, near Borneo. Sadly,
most of them died because of the stress
of living in captivity.
To see a great collection of these
monkeys having a swinging good time in
their natural habitat, check out www.fo-
tosearch.com/photos-images/proboscis-
monkey.html. Comments to Kikusan2@
verizon.net.
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Pickin and Grinnin
Start to fnish: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Thursday, Oct. 22
Fair
Warning
Irish Pub
Band
CJs Back
Room
(Lusby)
5 p.m.
David Norris
DB McMillans Pub (California)
6 p.m.
Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonard-
town) 7 p.m.
Tom Lagana
Vincenzos Grill (Dowell) 8 p.m.*
Karaoke On Demand
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park)
9:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
Donovans Pub (California) 5
p.m.
David Norris
6 p.m.
Open Mic Night
TurnAbout Caf (Owings) 7 p.m.
Live Jazz
Chefs American Bistro (Califor-
nia) 8 p.m.
Richard Fitzwater
Vincenzos Grill (Dowell) 8 p.m.*
Backstage Pass
Murphys Pub (Bryans Road) 9
p.m.*
Crossfre
Apehangers (Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
DJ Mango
Heavy Hitters (Charlotte Hall) 9
p.m.
Impact
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonard-
town) 9 p.m.
Karaoke
Club 911 (Mechanicsville) 9 p.m.
Roadhouse Band
Martinis Lounge (White Plains)
9 p.m.*
ShallowDeep, When Gotham
Falls, Others May Fall
Hulas Bungalow (California) 9
p.m.
Karaoke On Demand
9:30 p.m.
No Green
JellyBeenz
Drag-n Inn
(Charlotte
Hall) 9:30
p.m.
Legend
Memories (Waldorf) 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Bluegrass for Hospice
Flat Iron Farm (Great Mills) 12
noon
Pool Tournament
7 p.m.
Band in a Box Karaoke
Quades Store (Bushwood) 8 p.m.
Instrumental Dance Jazz
Caf des Artistes (Leonardtown)
8 p.m.
Live Jazz
Chefs American Bistro (Califor-
nia) 8 p.m.
SteelRose
Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach)
8 p.m.*
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (Avenue) 8 p.m.
DJ Harry
Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanics-
ville) 8 p.m.
The Satin Doll Trio
Westlawn Inn (North Beach) 8
p.m.
Karaoke
Applebees (California) 9 p.m.
Loudmouth
Hotel Charles Party Room
(Hughesville) 9 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy Band
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonard-
town) 9 p.m.
Reckoning
Blue Dog Saloon (Port Tobacco)
9 p.m.*
Sam Grow
Hotel Charles Front Room
(Hughesville) 9 p.m.
Full Steam
Veras White Sands Beach Club
(Lusby) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Joey Tippett and the California
Ramblers
Apehangers (Bel Alton) 3 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 26
(No events scheduled)
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Dave & Kevin
Ruddy Duck (Dowell) 7 p.m.
Karaoke On Demand
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Captain John
5:30 p.m.
Open Blues Jam
Beach Cove (Chesapeake Beach)
8 p.m.
*Call to confrm
Joey Tippett and
Company Get Rambling
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
This reviewer might as well ad-
mit it. She loves Bluegrass.
Not only is it one of those genres
that draws from several different
sources, including traditional Irish,
African American, Scottish and
Welsh music, but the genre also feeds
several more styles, including those
mournful country classics about lost
jobs, dead dogs and faithless wives.
Bluegrass hasnt completely
cornered the market on break-up bal-
lads and treatises on cheating girl-
friends, but its come pretty close,
and as Joey Tippett gets up onstage
at Apehangers Bar in Bel
Alton, donning a black
cowboy hat and singing,
Does my ring hurt your
fnger when you go out at
night?, its hard not to no-
tice the connections.
Together with gui-
tarist Trampas Goldsmith
(who makes his own in-
struments and sells them
on www.trampasguitars.
com), mandolin player
Billy Thompson, Jerry
McGinnis on fddle and
his wife Linda on bass,
Joey has been performing
with his band, the Cali-
fornia Ramblers (named
so because they are from
California, Md.), for about
eight years.
I started by playing
the guitar but I started playing the
banjo three years ago, said Joey, ex-
plaining that the group members had
cycled through several rotations with
one another at local jam sessions, in-
cluding those impromptu sing-along
sessions so prevalent at the Farmers
Market in Charlotte Hall, before
coming together as a band.
I met Joey probably 30 years
ago when my dad ran a bar in Me-
chanicsville he would always
come there and Id ride his bike, said
Trampas, explaining that he had met
and started playing with Joey years
later at jam sessions, playing in sev-
eral different bands before signing
on as Joeys guitarist.
Jerry said he began playing fd-
dle at the age of 11, teaching himself
how to play, and later signing on with
the Tippetts much like the others.
Billy also came aboard via the jam
session circuit, drawing inspiration
from his favorite mandolin players
like Sam Bush, Ron McCoury and
David Grisman.
Though the majority of their set
list is traditional Bluegrass, the group
has been writing some of their own
material, and is currently in the pro-
cess of recording their second CD.
We have one [album], Yard
Sale, and we just started on our sec-
ond one, said Linda, explaining that
the album, as yet unnamed, is being
recorded KMH Studios in Lusby.
As far as the music goes, Joey,
Trampas, Billy and Jerry take turns
not only singing (in a harmonizing
style reminiscent of Del McCoury
Band, but with less nasal twang) but
also churning out impressive solos.
Few genres are this democratic,
with each member of the band taking
their opportunities to shine, while
Linda, who neither sings nor tries to
outdo the others in terms of solos,
keeps a steady rhythm.
One thing you could say about
this genre, too, is that it fuels its po-
etry with emotions on both ends of
the scale. While Joey and company
do well with ballads bemoaning lost
loves, theyll still expend the same
energy singing (just as loudly), now
shes gone, but I dont worry, cause
Im sittin on top of the world.
Joey Tippett and the California
Ramblers will be appearing next at
the Bluegrass for Hospice Music Fes-
tival, which will be held at Flat Iron
Farm in Great Mills on Saturday,
Oct. 24. For more information, go to
www.californiaramblers.com.
Joey Tippett and the California Ramblers will be
playing at the Bluegrass for Hospice Music Festival
at Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills on Saturday, Oct.
24. From left, Jerry McGinnis, Tippett, Linda Mc-
Ginnis, Billy Thompson and Trampas Goldsmith.
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Community
Due to a temporary delay in receiving the sea-
sonal fu vaccine, St. Marys Hospital Health Connec-
tions cancelled scheduled community fu shot clinics
as of Oct. 17.
When additional vaccine is available, a new
schedule will be offered.
Seasonal fu normally peaks during the winter
months. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion encourages fu vaccination through the months of
December, January and beyond.
For more information, call the St. Marys Hospi-
tal Health Connections offce at 301-475-6019.
On The Vine
Halloween Wines Go
Red, White and Boo
By MICHELLE LOCKE
Associated Press Writer
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) _ Splatter a bit of
blood on your wine label and you might just have a
seasonal superstar.
At least, thats been the experience for Michael
Machat, founder of Vampire Vineyards and a rather
busy man this time of year.
His wines, which feature a drop of blood on the
label, are available year-round _ certainly benefting
from Hollywoods enduring interest in things that go
bite in the night _ but `ìt just becomes easier selling
this time of year, says Machat.
His isnt the only meeting of ghoul and grape.
In Northern California wine country, theres
Ghost Block, made of 100 percent cabernet from the
Rock Cairn vineyard in Oakville, next to Yountvilles
Pioneer Cemetery.
The graveyard is a great place to visit, advises
Paul Torres, national sales manager for Ghost Block.
`Ìts really so cool.
So far, Torres has not seen the ghost of wine
country pioneer George C. Yount, but being from the
San Francisco Bay area, `Ì have an open mind about
these things, he says.
Heading toward the Sierra foothills, Twisted
Oak Winery in Calaveras County (home of Mark
Twains Celebrated Jumping Frog) puts out River of
Skulls about this time of year, with a label featuring
a vivid red skull.
The wine, a limited-production single-vineyard
mouvedre (a red wine grape) comes with a suggested
food pairing of ``Dead people! _ just kidding! How
about lamb, pork and risotto?
This is the third vintage of the wine, which de-
rives its name from the English translation of calav-
eras, ``skulls.
`Òther than just being an inherently cool name,
it actually has some signifcance to the area, points
out winery owner Jeffrey Stai.
The wine is ideal for a Halloween party, says
Stai. Just not for him, since this time of year generally
coincides with the controlled frenzy that is harvest.
``Weve always wanted to have a cool Hallow-
een party in our wine cave. We just never seem to
have the energy to pull it together, he says.
Other wineries getting into the Halloween spirit
include Elk Creek Vineyards in Kentucky, which
sells Ghostly White chardonnay and Bone Dry Red
cabernet sauvignon. And from the Armida Winery
in Healdsburg comes Poizin, a zinfandel, with some
bottles sold in a little wooden coffn inscribed ``the
wine to die for.
Machat got the idea for Vampire
Vineyards in the 1980s, partially inspired
by his discovery of Bram Stokers ``Drac-
ula _ `Ì couldnt believe how good that
was.
The frst bottling was a syrah from
Algeria, though he later took the con-
cept further with grapes from Tran-
sylvania, a region in Romania.
As production grew, `Ì decided
we really needed to take control over
the quality, Machat says. `Èither I
could move to Romania or I could just
move the production to California.
California, it turned out, was the
place he needed to be _ yes, his offce
is in Beverly Hills _ and since 2006,
the wine has been made with grapes
mostly from the Paso Robles area of
the California Central Coast.
Vampire sells several varietals,
with merlot, cab and pinot noir gener-
ally the most popular, Machat says.
Apparently its better red for the
undead.
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Courage
The Kiwanis Club of St. Marys has cancelled its
Spirits of Point Lookout tours set for Friday, Oct. 23,
and Saturday, Oct. 24, because of the lack of advance
sales. Anyone who bought tickets online will receive
a refund to his or her credit card. Anyone who bought
tickets through McKays stores with cash, please call
301-866-0145 for refunds. We understand that this
event has been a long standing tradition for many and
we will do all in our power to reinstate the event for
2010, said Kiwanis in a note on its Web site at www.
stmaryskiwanis.org.
Before you visit Historic St. Marys
City this fall, pack a pumpkin for the pigs.
Present your squash at the Visitor
Center and receive $1 off one admission
to the museum.
The plantation pigs love these big
orange fall fruits, which often end up in
the trash after serving ornamental pur-
poses. Retired jack-o-lanterns are most
welcome. The carved grins and grimaces
amuse the staff and the pigs, Rosemary,
Maizie, Pumpkin and Scarlet.
Visit the Plantation at 2:30 p.m. and
share the pigs delight as they consume de-
lectable donations. There is a limit of one
pumpkin per person, per visit, through the
2009 season.
Dont miss the new Plantation walk-
ing tour at 3 p.m. Discover how the colo-
nists handled illness and death 300 years
ago, when the state of medical arts was a
combination of superstition and science.
The tour is included with admission to the
museums living history sites.
For more information about Historic
St. Marys City, archaeology, or this event
visit www.stamaryscity.org or call 240-
895-4990 or 800-SMC-1634.
Pumpkins for Pigs
Members of the Auxiliary of the
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment gathered for dinner on Saturday,
Oct. 17, at the frehouse to celebrate the
75th Anniversary of the group, which
raises money to help buy equipment for
the fre department. Funds raised have
gone toward the purchase of two pick-
up trucks, a ladder truck and a seven-
passenger van.
Front Row, from left: Elizabeth
OBrien, Betty Ann Burris, Mary Jane
Scully, Margaret Bean and Katherine
Pilkerton.
Back Row, from left: Diane Bell,
Dorothy Bell, Cecelia Ann Holley, Ed
Boswell, Doris Lash, Arlene Boswell,
Lisa Kohut, Kay Owens, Elizabeth Ma-
son Holley, Denise Mattingly, Suzanne
Henderson, Edith Wood and Carolin
Trossbach.
(Not present were Debra Hall,
Amanda Moore and Nancy Kemmis.)
The Auxiliary welcomes volun-
teers. The group meets on the frst
Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at
the Leonardtown frehouse.
Leonardtown Auxiliary
Celebrates 75th
Kiwanis
Cancels Spirits
Hospitals Flu Shot
Clinics Postponed
SMECO Linemen Volunteer at
Leahs House
Linemen from SMECO volunteered their time to build a set of play equipment for chil-
dren staying at Leahs House, a shelter in Valley Lee, as part of United Ways Day of
Caring on Friday, Oct. 9.
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Visitors askedtobringacannedgoodfor local foodbank.
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Friday, October 23rd 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
& Saturday, October 24th 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the FSA Old Auditorium
at the St. Marys County Fairgrounds
No admission charge. Chance to buy gently worn or unworn name brand
or designer apparel, shoes and accessories for a fraction of the retail cost.
On Saturday, many items reduced to off. Fashion shows at 11 & 11:45
a.m. Portion of profts will be donated to Health Share of St. Marys.
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Free performance
The public is invited to a free performance of Grandpa Joe and
the Drinking Gourd, a play about the role of music in the Underground
Railroad presented by members of the Accokeek Foundations Museum
Theater on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in the Barn at Historic Sotterley.
Janice Walthour also will read excerpts from Song Yet Sung by James
McBride, the book being read for the One Maryland One Book state-
wide read. Free tours of the slave cabin will follow the program.

PowerPoint and Excel classes offered
An introduction to PowerPoint class will be offered at Leonardtown
on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. and an introduction to Genealogy will be offered at
Lexington Park on Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m. Basic computer knowledge is re-
quired for these classes. Lexington Park offers monthly basic computer
classes. All classes are free but registration is required.
Free game nights, movies
A family game night is scheduled at Leonardtown on Oct. 29 at 5:30
p.m. and at Lexington Park on Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. A teen game night will
be held on Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Leonardtown. Snacks are provided.
Lexington Park will show a PG rated movie about the Grace family
who move into the Spiderwick Estate and band together to combat gob-
lins and creatures that lurk outside on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. Charlotte Hall will
show a PG rated animated comedy about a group of monsters asked to
save the earth from evil aliens on Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. Snacks are provided.

Film discussion of Chinatown
Chinatown, the 1974 flm directed by Roman Polanski starring
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston, will be discussed at
Charlotte Hall on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The movie, which is available for
checkout, should be viewed before the discussion.

Mo Willems stories for Kids
The fnal Mo Willems program, Stories with the Pigeon, will be
Nov. 9 at Charlotte Hall at 5:30 p.m. The program geared for preschool
and early elementary students will feature stories, themed snacks, a play,
games and crafts. Registration is requested for this free program.
Thursday, Oct. 22
Concert: Bach Piano Concerto
in F Minor, Beethovens Triple
Concerto
St. Marys College (Auerbach
Auditorium) 12 noon
Pianists Brian Ganz and Bev-
erly Babcock will perform Bach
Piano Concerto in F Minor, and
will then be joined by Jose Cueto
(violin) and Suzanne Orban (cello)
for Beethovens Triple Concerto.
For more information, call Au-
drey Hamilton at 240-895-4498 or
e-0mail hghamilton@smcm.edu.
BBQ Night
VFW Post 2632 (California)
5:30 p.m.
Progressive Salsa: Level 1
House of Dance (Hollywood) 6
p.m.
Call House of Dance at 301-
373-6330. Register on-line at
www.thehouseofdance.org.
Friday, Oct. 23
Basket Bingo
Basket Bingo hosted by the
Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad
Doors open at 6 p.m. Bingo begins
at 7 p.m. Bingo will be held at the
Ridge Volunteer Fire Department
Admission $20, additional books
$5. Refreshment, and food will
be available. For reservations of 6
or more, call Debbie Drury at 301-
872-5934.
FOP-7 Poker Leader Board
Challenge
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7
p.m.
HomeSpun CoffeeHouse Con-
cert: Anne McCue
Christ Church Parish Hall (Chap-
tico) 7 p.m.
Texas HoldEm Poker
Tournament
Mechanicsville Fire House 7
p.m.
Six Gun South (Halloween
Dance)
Hollywood Fire House Social Hall
9 p.m.
A beneft in support of Carly
Rae Eastburn. Doors open at 6.
Band starts at 9. Admission $75 a
ticket, includes open bar from 9-1
and food. Tickets available at C&C
Plumbing in Hollywood or Par-
rans fooring in Leonardtown. Call
Charlene Cusic-240-298-7108,
Mary Fones-240-298-0644 or Kar-
en Gibson- 240-298-4842.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Fall Family Fitness Festival
Leonard Hall Recreation Center
(Leonardtown) 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Childrens races will begin at
11:30 a.m. The races are for chil-
dren ages 4-10 years who wish to
race for the chance to win a prize.
Free health screenings including
vision and hearing testing, fu shots
($20 donation), program demon-
strations, food and more. For more
information on this event or to
sign-up as a vendor, please contact
Christi Bishop, Therapeutic Rec-
reation Specialist, Dept of Recre-
ation and Parks, at (301) 475-4200
ext. 1802.
Second Hope Rescue Pet
Adoptions
PetCo (California) 11 a.m.
Bluegrass for Hospice Music
Festival
Flat Iron Farm (Great Mills) 12
noon
The festivities will kick off at
7 a.m. with an Arts & Crafts Fair.
The Bluegrass will begin at noon.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20
at the door. Call 301-737-3004.
Harvest Carnival
Church of the Nazarene (Leonard-
town) 1 p.m.
Indoor carnival with games,
prizes, food & activities for the
kids. For more information or to
rent a table, contact Donna French
at 301-351-9242.
Pork Roast Fundraiser
McKays (Leonardtown) 10 a.m.
McKays Food and Drug pur-
chased the Grand Champion Mar-
ket Hog from 17-year-old Brian
Allshouse, who raised his hog on
his familys farm in Loveville. He
has donated the hog back to the
St. Marys County 4-H program
for a pork roast event to support
St. Marys Countys 4-H club. The
event will take place at the McK-
ays store in Leonardtown from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Scarecrow Making and Trick
or Treat
Leonardtown Square 1- 4 p.m.
Olde Towne Crafters will have
scarecrow making in Town Square
from 1-3 p.m. for $8 per scarecrow,
followed by a trick or treat on the
square from 3-4 p.m. sponsored by
the Leonardtown Business Asso-
ciation. Call 301-475-9791.
Workshop: Money Strategies
for All Times
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church
(Lexington Park) 2:30 p.m.
Personal fnance author Matt
Bell will offer an interactive work-
shop teaching seven fnancial prin-
ciples that will help anyone weath-
er todays economy. Cost is $10 per
person. Register via the church of-
fce at 301-863-4740.
Super Basket Bingo
Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Depart-
ment 5:30 p.m.
Leonardtown Rotary Per-
forming Arts Series: Daniel
Rodriguez
Great Mills High School 7 p.m.
Tenor Daniel Rodriguez will
perform. Season tickets are $75
for adults, $50 for children under
15. Individual tickets are $25 for
adults and $15 for children under
15. For more information call 301-
475-6999 or go to www.leonard-
town.org.
Free Star Party
Cecil Park (Valley Lee) 7:30
p.m.
Observe the moon, plan-
ets and stars through a variety of
telescopes and binoculars. Equip-
ment provided by the Southern
Maryland Astronomical Society
(SMAS). Fun for all ages. Meet
in the feld across from the play-
ground, weather permitting.
Free R/C Race Day
Hughesville Bargain Barn 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.,
8275 Old Leonardtown Rd.
Tinas Trains & Hobbies. Race
with your R/C vehicle or rent from
them. Free Hotdogs for all racers.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Beneft For Gwin Novotny
ABC Lounge (California) 2
p.m.
Gwin is a valued ABC em-
ployee who has been hospital-
ized since July 2009 and suf-
fered severe complications from
pneumonia. The funds raised will
help to pay her medical bills. We
will have Basket Bingo, Raffes,
50/50 and food, and donations are
appreciated.
FOP-7 Texas HoldEm
Tournament
p.m.
Grandpa Joe and the Drink-
ing Gourd
Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood)
3 p.m.
Members of the Accokeek
Foundations Museum Theater
will present Grandpa Joe and the
Drinking Gourd, a special adap-
tation by Anika Prather. For more
information, call 301-373-2280 or
visit www.sotterley.org.
Pro-Life Communion
Breakfast
Father Andrew White School,
Leonardtown 9 a.m.
Communion breakfast to ben-
eft CareNet Pregnancy Center of
Southern Maryland and Birthright
of Leonardtown. Presentation
by Jane Brennan, MS, author of
Motherhood Interrupted, Stories
of Healing and Hope After Abor-
tion. Brennan shares her story
of healing and hope and conver-
sion. Advance tickets $7, $10 @
the door. For info or tickets, call
Chris Guy, 301-475-2166.
Monday, Oct. 26
No Limit Texas HoldEm
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
(California) 7 p.m.
St. Marys County Genealogi-
cal Society Meeting
Leonardtown Library Meeting
Room 7 p.m.
Dr. Bjorn Krondorfer, in this
personal/autobiographical conver-
sation and discussion, describes
the journey he took with his 70-
year old father to the Czech Re-
public and Poland.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Republican Women Meet
The Lexington (formally The
Roost) In Lexington Park 11
a.m.
Guest speaker will be Ron
Miller. Candidate for State Sen-
ate. For information, call Carol
Ann 301-737-0731.
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (Holly-
wood) 10 a.m.
This weeks theme is Migra-
tion Magic. Pre-registration (no
later than 24 hours in advance) is
required via e-mail at lpranzo@
greenwellfoundation.org or by
calling the Greenwell Foundation
offce at 301-373-9775.
Special Olympics No Limit
HoldEm
24930 Old Three Notch Rd. (Hol-
lywood) 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
R&B Line Dancing
House of Dance (Hollywood)
5:30 p.m.
FOP-7 Poker Leader Board
Challenge
p.m.
Coastal Conservation Associa-
tion Monthly Meeting
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
(California) 7:30 p.m.
Mark Matsche, a fsh health
biologist for Maryland Depart-
ment of Natural Resources will
speak on Striped Bass Health in
the Chesapeake. There will be
an update on the chapters oys-
ter restoration efforts, and raffe
items provided by Guy Brothers
Marine, Inc.
The County Times
Diesel Lacrosse will be hosting a girls lacrosse clinic for grades
9-12 on Sunday, Oct. 25, 9:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Dorsey Park, Holly-
wood. Cost is $90. For more information, go to www.diesellacrosse.
com or www.leaguelineup.com/somdwomenslaxclub for sign-up sheet,
clinic schedule and girls lacrosse staff.
Thurs., Oct. 22
Boys Soccer
Great Mills at Lackey, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
St. Marys Ryken at Severn, 4
p.m.
Girls Soccer
Great Mills at North Point, 4
p.m.
Volleyball
Calvert at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Leonardtown at La Plata, 6
p.m.
Fri., Oct. 23
Boys Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop
McNamara, 3:30 p.m.
Field Hockey
St. Marys Ryken at St. Marys,
7:15 p.m.
Football
Great Mills at Chopticon, 7
p.m.
Girls Soccer
Bishop McNamara at St.
Marys Ryken, 3:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Patuxent at Chopticon, 6 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 24
Football
Leonardtown at North Point,
2 p.m.
St. Marys Ryken at Pope John
Paul the Great, 1 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28
Cross Country
Chopticon/Great Mills/Leon-
ardtown SMAC tournament
at Greenwell State Park, 12
noon
10/22-28/2009
All high school, recreational and youth league
coaches, if you would like the scores, statistics
and standings from your respective games and
leagues to be published, contact Chris Stevens at
301-373-4125 or at chrisstevens@countytimes.net
SPECIAL NOTE:
Thurs., Oct. 15
Football
Chopticon 33, Calvert 0
Fri., Oct. 16
Football
Great Mills 14, Leonardtown 7
Mon., Oct. 19
Boys Soccer
Chopticon 2, McDonough 1
(overtime)
DeMatha 3, St. Marys Ryken
2
Field Hockey
Leonardtown 3, Chopticon 2
Patuxent 6, Great Mills 0
St. Marys Ryken 3, The Cal-
verton School 0
Tues., Oct. 20
Girls Soccer
Leonardtown 4, North Point
1
Volleyball
Bishop OConnell 3, St. Marys
Ryken 0
10/15-20/2009
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
On the eve of another NBA season, a
brief rewind to where we left our heroes of
the hardwood
June 14, 2009: The L.A. Lakers com-
pleted a tidy fve-game disposal of the Or-
lando Magic in the NBA Finals. Like any
good Hollywood script, a couple juicy sub-
plots ran through this 15th championship in
Lakers history. It was Kobe Bryants frst
title without his former wingman and now
on-going co-antagonist Shaquille ONeal.
In the three titles he won with ONeal, Bry-
ant was more Robin to Shaqs Batman.
This latest title, with Bryant as the un-
questioned leader, solidifed him as one of
the NBAs all-time great players. It was also
perhaps Bryants fnal act of rehabilitation
from his messy divorce from ONeal (who
was traded in 2004) and his extra-marital
encounter with a hotel employee in Eagle,
Colo. For Lakers head coach Phil Jackson,
it was his record-breaking 10th title one
more than legendary, cigar chomping Bos-
ton Celtics coach Red Auerbach. So with
leading men like Bryant and Jackson in
this championship season, it was easy to
miss the compelling story surrounding the
architect or, in staying with the Hollywood
theme, the producer behind it all.
If youre old enough (and brave enough
to admit) that you remember the disco era,
leisure suits and disturbingly short shorts
on basketball players, then you probably
remember the 1978 Washington Bullets.
Those Bullets were the frst, last and only
team to win a NBA title for our hometown
franchise. A member of the team was a
promising young forward named Mitch
Kupchak. Kupchak, a 1976 frst-round pick,
was with the Bullets through 1981, after
which he signed with the Lakers.
A knee injury during his frst year in
L.A. signifcantly constrained his on-court
career. Kupchak retired after the 1986 sea-
son but his L.A. story was just beginning.
He immediately took a front offce position
with the Lakers where he apprenticed under
revered personnel man Jerry West. West, in
addition to being a Hall of Fame player and
the NBAs silhouette logo, built the Show-
time Lakers of the 80s and assembled
the Shaq/Bryant/Jackson Lakers of recent
vintage.
After the 2000 season and fresh off an-
other NBA title, West retired as, arguably,
the most renowned basketball man con-
sidering his accomplishments on the court
and in the front offce in the history of the
sport.
After Wests resignation, Kupchak
was handed the keys to the Lakers kingdom
and was tasked with flling the gigantic
shoes of a NBA legend. In Kupchaks frst
two years at the helm, the Lakers won two
more titles. Still, this was considered Wests
roster so Kupchak received little credit for
doing what was perceived to be little more
than maintaining his predecessors course.
But in the years following the 2002 season,
Kupchak faced soap opera-like circum-
stances from which he would put his stamp
on the Lakers organization.
Following a disappointing 2004 sea-
son, Jackson resigned and ONeal was
traded after his relationship with Bryant
deteriorated to the point where co-exis-
tence wasnt an option. Jackson returned
a year later, but after a couple frustrating
seasons Bryant decided he wanted out. By
this point, Kupchak was under fre and
was facing the prospect of trading away
the franchise (Bryant). But Kupchak didnt
finch. He called Bryants bluff, made a few
shrewd acquisitions, didnt trade young
stud Andrew Bynum (despite internal pres-
sure from Bryant to do so) and fat stole Pau
Gasol from Memphis. The moves validated
Kupchak, catapulted the Lakers into the
upper-echelon of the league and culminated
in another NBA championship.
In the midst of a skeptical fan base,
bickering star players and legendary coach
and under the weight of Wests accomplish-
ments, Kupchak was unwavering in his ap-
proach. He displayed a belief in oneself that
we all should note and applaud. To make a
goofy comparison which I have a tenden-
cy to do in considering Kupchaks, well,
steadfastness amid impossible circum-
stances, I am reminded of the childrens
story The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Not to
discount the bravery of that little tin soldier,
but I think he was out-done in this case by a
carbon-based life form.
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.
com.
BLEAChErS
The Steadfast Carbon-Based Soldier
A View From The
Boys and girls basketball, grades 3-8, Nov. 9 at Esperanza Mid-
dle School, 6:30-8 p.m.; Nov. 10 at Lettie Dent Elementary, 6:30-8 p.m.;
Nov. 12 at Leonardtown Middle School, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost is $70.
Youth basketball, grades 1-2, one day only on Saturday, Dec. 5,
from 9-11 a.m. at Esperanza, Lettie Dent and Leonardtown Elementary
School. Cost is $45.
Youth indoor soccer on Nov. 12, Nov. 17 and Nov. 19 from 7-9
p.m. at the Leonard Hall Recreation Center. Leagues and divisions will
be held for ages 4 through high school, boys and girls. Cost is $55 per
player or enter an entire team ($490 if you supply your own shirts, $550
with shirts from the Rec and Parks Department).
Roller hockey for ages 8-14 at Leonardtown Hall on Nov.11 and
Nov. 18 from 7-9 p.m. Cost is $75.
For more information, call Kenny Sothoron at 301-475-4200, ext.
1830.
registration for rec and
Parks Sports
Lacrosse Clinic at Dorsey Park
R & S Bus Service 5-1
Yellow Bus 5-1
Easy Wash 4-2
Pine Brook 4-2
NBE 4-2
Spalding Consulting 1-2
Safe sets 1-2
Ritas of Solomons 0-6
ABC Liquors 0-6
St. Marys County
Rec and Parks Co-Ed
Volleyball League
Serves You right 6-0
Team Dumpy 4-2
Dig This 4-2
St. Marys Automotive 4-2
Spence electrical 4-2
Chesapeake Custom 3-3
Center for Cosmetic
Surgery 3-3
Dicks Diggers 3-3
Well Pet 3-3
Dirty Half Dozen 3-3
CBL 2-4
Geezer World 2-4
Grid Iron Grill 1-5
Block Party 0-6
St. Marys County rec and Parks
Womens Volleyball League
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
WALDORF A rare occurrence Tuesday afternoon
didnt stop the Leonardtown girls soccer team from put-
ting themselves in position to clinch a second straight
conference title.
Led by Teresa Pazs two second-half goals, the Raid-
ers outlasted North Point 4-1, clinching at least a tie for
the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title, with
Thursdays home game against Chopticon left on the
regular season schedule.
We showed great composure to put that goal behind
us, Leonardtown coach Jennifer Henderson said after
the Eagles Michelle Grozinsky scored the frst goal by a
SMAC team against the Raiders this year. I was proud to
see them fght back. We havent given up too many goals
this season.
We just needed to get it together and get back in the
game, Paz said.
The Raiders had an early lead when senior Johanna
Rambo zipped a shot by the left arm of North Point goalie
Amber MacKay just two minutes and 11 seconds into the
match. The score stayed that way until 3:52 into the sec-
ond when Grozinsky pushed a penalty kick past a diving
Sadie Lowe to even the score at 1. Leonardtown (11-1-1
overall, 10-0-1 in SMAC play) took the lead for good at
the 25:49 mark when senior defender Taelar Erringtons
direct kick from about 45 yards away found Pazs right
foot for the winner. Paz would add another goal three
minutes later and Caitlin Self also scored for the Raiders,
who are primed and ready to defend their 4A state title.
Were going to continue to improve and play with
focus and intensity for 80 minutes, Henderson says. If
you let up against anyone, they will make you pay.
We just have to play Leonardtown girls soccer, Paz
adds. Were going to have to play with intensity because
[defending the championship] is going to be hard.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Raiders Win Puts
SMAC Title in Sight
Southern Wins
Softball Title on
Russells Hit
Southern Insulation won the St. Marys County Womens Softball Cham-
pionship, defeating Just Us 3 games to 1 in the league fnals.
Photo By Chris Stevens
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
Southern Insulation won the St. Marys County Womens Softball
title in their frst year, defeating defending champion Just Us 3 games
to 1, the clinching victory a 20-19 victory on Oct. 14 at the Brass Rail
on Outfelder Sarah Russells walk-off RBI single.
I was in the same situation in Game 2, Russell said of a walk-off
hit that tied the series at 1. This one was the title winner. I just knew
what I had to do.
After Just us rallied to tie the game at 19 with an eight-run seventh,
Southern quickly loaded the bases, and Russell lined a single into shal-
low centerfeld, giving Southern the title.
I couldnt be prouder of this team, said Southern manager Paula
King. We played do or die tonight.
Photo By Chris Stevens
Leonardtowns Rachel Lynn and Breanna Sherman of North Point collide in pursuit of the ball during
Tuesday afternoons SMAC girls soccer match.
Teresa Paz scored
two goals as the
Raiders defeated
North Point 4-1,
moving closer to
another SMAC
title.
Photo By
Chris Stevens
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer

LEONARDTOWN Katelyn Blond-
ino was aware of the Chopticon feld hockey
teams reputation for extending games beyond
regulation.
We knew we had to hustle and score against
them, Blondino said. LHS and CHS is always a
good rivalry and they are a good team.
True to her word, Blondino scored her sec-
ond goal of the game with 1:32 remaining in reg-
ulation to give Leonardtown a 3-2 win Monday
night, keeping the Raiders in a frst-place tie
with Patuxent for the Southern Maryland
Athletic Conference title.
The girls really wanted to win,
Raiders coach Vicki Lydon said. I didnt
know how it was going to go.
The game, which gave Leonar-
dtown the distinction of beating both
Great Mills and Chopticon during the
regular season, was back and forth the
entire way. The score was deadlocked
1-1 at halftime with Devhana Steffe
scoring for Chopticon (7-4 on the sea-
son) and Blondino accounting for Leon-
ardtowns goal.
Less than two minutes into the second
half, Lauren Brown poked the ball into the
cage after a wild scramble in front to give LHS
(11-2 overall, 10-1 in conference play) the lead.
The Raiders eventually saw their slight advantage
disappear, as Steffe got her second goal of the
game, sweeping the ball past Christina Wettengel
at the 21:48 mark to lock the game at 2.
Devhana is the most unselfsh player I have,
and she got to put some stats on the board, Chop-
ticon coach Anne Vallandingham said. I was
hoping she would get the hat trick, but it didnt
work out that way.
The Raiders and Braves scratched and clawed
for room and possession of the ball until Blondino
tapped a rebound in with 1:32 left in the game to
give the Raiders the lead for good. Chopticon had
a chance to even the score, but Sarah Jenkins
game-tying attempt was too high and the Raiders
maintained a piece of frst place in SMAC.
Vallandingham looked at the loss as a
positive, considering the way her girls played.
Oh my God, yes, she responded when asked
if she was proud of their effort. They did ev-
erything I asked them to do. [Leonardtown] got
lucky in the last two minutes of the game, and
they know it.
This was a total team effort, Blondino said
of the win. We have North Point [Tuesday] so we
cant be look past anybody.
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer

LEONARDTOWN The St. Marys
Ryken feld hockey team took a break from their
home white and navy blue uniforms for a good
cause Monday afternoon.
The Knights, clad in pink homemade jerseys
for Breast Cancer Awareness month, got three
goals from three seniors to defeat The Calverton
School 3-0 on Senior Day.
We wanted to play for something besides
ourselves, said Knights coach Tara Everly.
Theres a lot more going on in the world right
now than us.
We were talking about it after our last
game, how we could make Senior Day special,
said Cassie Raley, who started the scoring six
minutes and 39 seconds into the frst half.
The Knights decided to wear pink and
along with their names and numbers, who they
were playing for to for raise awareness for breast
cancer.
Inspired for the cause and hyped up for Se-
nior Day, the Knights scored all three of their
goals in the frst half, with Raley, Ali Budden-
bohn and Rhonda Ridgell doing the damage for
Ryken, in third place in Washington Catholic
Athletic Conference play.
After Raleys goal, the Knights kept pep-
pering the Calverton defense with shots, break-
ing through for their second goal with Budden-
bohn sliding a shot in while being tripped at of
the game at the 25:54 mark of the frst half. Rid-
gell added some more insurance on a laser from
the right side with 18 seconds left in the half, and
Ryken cruised from there.
We put in a new 5-3-2 lineup, and thats
worked so much better for us, Ridgell said of the
Knights recent hot streak. Were all associating
well with each other and were doing a better job
of fnishing.
Weve been working on being more pro-
ductive with our shots and the goals the girls
scored were textbook, Everly said. You couldnt
ask for better effciency.
The Knights rejuvenated offense will be
put to the test as they close out the regular season
with games at Severn and St. Marys Academy
before heading into the WCAC semi-fnals to
play at Good Counsel this coming Wednesday.
Its very important for us to score if we
want to win the championship, Buddenbohn
said. We just have to get better every day and
I think we will.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Freshman forward
Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) had a career
day with four points in leading the St. Marys College of
Maryland feld hockey team to a 4-1 non-conference win
over host Virginia Wesleyan College Sunday afternoon,
helping the Seahawks to rebound from yesterdays 3-1
loss to No. 18 Christopher Newport University.
All of the games offense came in the second
half as all fve goals were tallied in the games
fnal 16 minutes following a scoreless frst
period.
St. Marys (7-5) struck frst when Parker
picked up an unassisted goal at 54:10. The
Marlins (4-11) responded nearly 10 min-
utes later when sophomore defender Val-
erie Nowlan (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem)
notched an unassisted goal of her own.
The 1-1 draw lasted all of three sec-
onds as Parker fred in her second of the
day to return a one-goal lead to the Sea-
hawks. She fnished off her frst career hat trick just over two minutes later with her
third unassisted goal of the afternoon at 65:50.
Sophomore forward Susan Smith (Chestertown, Md./Queen Annes County) put
the fnishing touches on a solid St. Marys win as Smith netted her frst goal of the 2009
campaign off an assist from Parker at 68:33.
St. Marys outshot the Marlins by a 20 to 11 margin, while Virginia Wesleyan edged
the Seahawks in penalty corners, 10 to 8.
Junior Emma Lauhoff (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) made fve saves in the win, while freshman
Emily Raddatz (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) recorded 13 saves for VWC.
Blondinos Heroics Lift
Raiders Over Chopticon
Ryken Thinks Pink In Senior Day Win
Parker Hat Trick Lifts Seahawk Women
To Field Hockey Victory
Courtesy of the St. Marys College of
Maryland Department of Sports Information
Lauriann Parker
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
GREAT MILLS After a
rough two-week stretch, the Great
Mills football team got back on the
winning track Friday night. What
made the rain-soaked,14-7 victory
that much sweeter was that it came
against Leonardtown High School, a
team the Hornets had not picked up a
win against in three years.
Were excited to get this win,
said Hornets head coach Bill Griffth
in the locker room afterwards. I tell
you, these guys are going to give me a
heart attack before the seasons over.
The Hornets survived two in-
terceptions and two lost fumbles to
move back above .500 with the win
and keeping their slim 4A East Re-
gion playoff hopes alive.
Weve got a lot of work to do
and get some help to make the play-
offs, Griffth said. So once were
out that gate, were off to the next
game.
Friday nights game started off
slowly as the wet and windy condi-
tions accounted for several fumbles
and poorly thrown passes due to a
slippery ball. After a scoreless frst
half, Great Mills (4-3 overall, 3-2 in
Southern Maryland Athletic Confer-
ence play) struck frst, with receiver
Michael Johnson hauling in a 41-
yard pass from Brian Jenner to give
the Hornets a 7-0 lead.
Coach always tells us when
the ball is in the air, its ours, John-
son said. Im not 6-foot-5 for no
reason.
I knew it was a frst down,
Jenner said of his toss to Johnson.
But then he took it to the house, I
was defnitely excited.
Leonardtown rallied how-
ever, as running back Martez Al-
len evened the score on a fve-yard
run just under two minutes into the
fourth quarter.
The guys didnt quit and thats
the thing Im most proud of, Raid-
ers coach Anthony Pratley said. We
made some mistakes and the great
thing about it is we have a week to
correct them.
After Allens tying score, ju-
nior running back DeAndre Berry,
stepping in for the injured Jonathan
James, took the kickoff down to the
LHS 36 and scored the game win-
ning touchdown from six yards out
with 6:53 to go in the game.
DeAndre made a heck of a cut
back on that run, Griffth said. We
always tell him, Get to the pylon
when you turn the corner, and thats
what he did.
It was huge for us to bounce
back, Berry said. This is my frst
time beating Leonardtown, it means
a lot.
The Raiders (1-6 overall, 1-
4 SMAC) had two chances to tie
late, but interceptions by Berry
and Will Anderson shut the door on
Leonardtown.
This is my frst time losing to
Great Mills and I dont like it, Prat-
ley joked. But take nothing away
from those kids, Great Mills has a lot
of talent and they played hard.
NOTES: The win is the Hor-
nets 20th against Leonardtown,
their frst since a 22-20 decision in
the 2006 season The Raiders
were limited to just 91 yards of to-
tal offense on the evening with fve
turnovers, including three intercep-
tions by Hornet defenders...Cam-
eron Brown recorded two intercep-
Sp rts
Football
Hornets Top Rival Leonardtown for First
Time In Three Years
The Raiders Drew Wysocki throws a pass during
Fridays game.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Basil Moye of Great Mills hurdles the Raid-
ers Cameron Brown.
Great Mills 14, Leonardtown 7
1 2 3 4 Final
Leonardtown (1-6) 0 0 0 7 7
Great Mills (4-3) 0 0 7 7 14

Third Quarter Great Mills: Michael Johnson, 41-yard pass
from Brian Jenner (Dylan Walker kick), 6:33. KEY
PLAY: Jenner completed an 11-yard pass to Aaron
Wilkerson on third down and seven yards to go
with Wilkerson fghting to keep the ball. Drive
Summary: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:58.
Fourth Quarter Leonardtown: Martez Al-
len, 5-yard run (Adam Phifer kick), 10:07.
KEY PLAY: After a holding penalty during a
punt placed the ball at the Great Mills 35, Al-
len ran three times on the drive, capped with
a fve-yard burst up the middle to even the
score. Drive Summary: 3 plays, 35 yards,
1:07.
Fourth Quarter Great Mills: DeAndre Ber-
ry, 6-yard run (Dylan Walker kick), 6:35. KEY
PLAY: After Allens touchdown, Berry felded
the kickoff and raced to the Leonardtown
36-yard line. Eight plays later, his run to the
left side gave Great Mills the winning score.
Drive Summary: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:18.
tions for LeonardtownGreat Mills will now
take on the other county rival, Chopticon at
Braves Stadium Friday night. Game time is
7 p.m. Leonardtown moves on to play SMAC
co-leader North Point Saturday at 2 p.m. The
game was originally scheduled for Friday at 7,
but due to a light tower issue, the Eagles have
moved their homecoming game to Saturday
afternoon.
Basil Moye of Great Mills hurdles the Raiders
Cameron Brown.
The County Times
By John Hunt
Contributing Writer
After gaining their frst
win of the season last week at
Northern, the Chopticon Braves
began what is considered to be
the lighter part of their sched-
ule. They continued their tour
of Calvert County with a trip
to Prince Frederick to battle
Calvert.
In the cold windy rain,
Coach Tony Lisanti told his
team that protecting the foot-
ball and playing tough defense
would absolutely be the key to a
victory. That proved true as the
Braves won 33-0 in a turnover-
flled game Thursday night.
The frst quarter started with
a Cody Douglas scrambling for
an eight-yard TD run. Then the
Nick and Nick show started
with linebacker Nick Landavazo
picking off Calverts Frank Lan-
ham and ran 25 yards for the
Braves frst defensive score of
the night. Nick Fuhrmann car-
ried the Chopticon offense with
a 20-yard scoring run in the frst
quarter. Fuhrmann was domi-
nant in the sloppy conditions,
carrying the ball 29 times for
161 yards. On the defensive end,
the Braves stopped Calverts star
running back DaiQuan Garner,
holding him to just 75 yards on
17 carries.
Lanham was ineffective at
quarterback as the Chopticon
front line kept constant pressure
on him all night, allowing him
to complete only one of his nine
passing attempts. The Braves
defense has another stellar per-
formance as Landavazo started
off the second quarter with a
fumble recovery that he returned
35 yards for another defensive
score.
The second half was a feld
position battle with the Braves
average starting at or near the
50-yard line and Calvert start-
ing inside their own 20 on every
possession, due to great special
teams play and the punting of
Christopher Palmer. The offense
continued to try and pass the ball
despite the torrid conditions.
Douglas fnished 5 of 15 for just
38 yards and two interceptions.
Chopticons defense showed
their pride inside with another
Landavazo fumble recovery
that he carried 12 yards for his
third defensive touchdown of the
night.
After the game Coach Lisan-
ti remarked that he was waiting
for his two Nicks to each have a
big game and that they both are
very hard-working and special
players.
Despite their tough frst half
schedule that had them start-
ing at 0-5, the Braves still have
an opportunity to make the 3-A
South playoffs as there are a clus-
ter of teams including Lackey(4-
3), Potomac (4-3), Friendly (3-4)
Crossland (3-4) all battling with
Chopticon for the fnal two spots
behind Huntingtown (7-0) and
Westlake (5-2). The Braves (2-5)
will match up with Great Mills
(4-3) in another big county rival-
ry match-up tomorrow night at 7
p.m. and will fnish their season
on the road at Patuxent Oct. 30
and at Leonardtown on Nov. 6.
johnhunt@countytimes.net
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Football
Chopticon 33, Calvert 0
1 2 3 4 Final
Chopticon (2-5) 12 14 7 0 33
Calvert (3-4) 0 0 0 0 0
Chopticon Douglas 8 run (kick failed)
Chopticon Landavazo 25 interception return (kick failed)
Chopticon Fuhrmann 20 run (pass failed)
Chopticon Landavazo 35 fumble return (Chesley pass from Douglas)
Chopticon Landavazo 12 fumble return (Palmer kick)
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
With another bye week assisting them in get-
ting back to full strength, the St. Marys Ryken
(2-4 overall in 2009) football team will travel to
Dumfries, Va., to play fellow Washington Catholic
Athletic Conference upstart John Paul The Great
(4-3) this Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
This was a very good off week for us, it
helped us get a lot healthier, Knights coach Bob
Harmon said Monday afternoon. We had county-
wide case of the fu and we were able to weather
that storm. It should prepare us for this four-week
sprint coming up. After sandwiching a game
with Liberty Christian Academy between two bye
weeks, the Knights will fnish their schedule with
Pope John Paul, who will soon join the WCAC
like Ryken. Ryken will also play home games with
Riverdale Baptist on Oct. 30 and Bishop Ireton
on Nov. 6 before closing the season at the Bullis
School on Friday, Nov. 13.
Returning to action will be senior quarter-
back Chris Rixey, who suffered a concussion in
the Knights 27-0 victory over Sidwell Friends
a month ago as well as two-way lineman Ned
Arick.
Were fortunate that we only missed Chris
for one game and Neds coming back, so well be
at full strength, Harmon said.
Harmon has had a chance to see John Paul in
action he Harmon sees similarities between the
two teams.
I went to watch them play against Randolph-
Macon prep, and they are enthusiastic kids who
love to play the game and they are well-coached,
Harmon said. I think its going to be a great
contest.
With both teams profcient at running the ball,
Harmon believes that the offensive and defensive
lines for each team will determine who wins Sat-
urdays game.
Its going to come down to how well each
line plays, Harmon says. Its defnitely going to
be a battle in the trenches.
By DAVID GINSBURG
AP Sports Writer
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The
Baltimore Ravens get two weeks to cor-
rect a variety of faws that have contrib-
uted to a three-game losing streak, most
notably their propensity to give up huge
chunks of yardage on a single play.
During a 33-31 loss to Minnesota
on Sunday, the Vikings used plays of 26
yards and 21 yards to grab a 14-0 lead.
Then, in the second half, Minnesota
peeled off gains of 63, 58 and 58 yards
to keep the pressure on.
It was the continuation of a disturb-
ing trend by a defense known as one of
the fercest in the NFL.
Baltimore (3-3) has yielded 12 plays
of at least 30 yards and 13 more between
20 and 29 yards. Adrian Peterson had
runs of 58 and 26 yards in becoming
the second straight player to eclipse 100
yards rushing against the Ravens, who
previously had gone 39 games without
permitting a runner to break the century
mark.
The pass defense is even worse.
After Baltimore rallied from a 17-point
defcit to take a 31-30 lead, Brett Favre
promptly completed a 58-yard pass to set
up the game-winning feld goal.
We just cannot continue to give
up big plays, coach John Harbaugh said
Monday. Big plays are the problem. If
we continue to give up big plays, were
going to continue to struggle.
Harbaugh was so frustrated with
his pass defense Sunday that he pulled
cornerback Fabian Washington and in-
serted Frank Walker, who fared no bet-
ter. Favre fnished with a season-high
three touchdown passes and threw for
278 yards.
The Ravens have almost two weeks
until their next game, on Nov. 1 against
Denver. During that time Harbaugh will
address the teams shortcomings, most
notably a defense that is allowing an av-
erage of 22 points.
If Steve Hauschka was successful
on a 44-yard feld goal in the fnal sec-
onds, Baltimore would be 4-2 and tied
for frst in the AFC North. The kick
strayed to the left, but that didnt change
Harbaughs perception of his team.
Whether we make the feld goal at
the end or dont make the feld goal at the
end, were still the same team we would
have been. The record would be better,
and Hauschka would feel a little better
about his ability to make that kick in a
clutch situation, Harbaugh said.
But were still the same team.
Weve still got the same issues, and
theres plenty of them, Harbaugh said.
Im confdent all those things are very
solvable.
Ravens
Glaring
Problem:
Giving Up
the Big Play
ASHBURN, Va. (AP)
Bingo!
Youre not calling plays any-
more, Jim Zorn. Sherm Lewis is
coming out of retirement to do it
for you.
With a pained expression,
Washington Redskins coach Zorn
announced Monday that the front
offce strongly suggested that
he yield his play-calling duties to
a consultant hired only two weeks
ago. While he didnt say he was
given an ultimatum, Zorn said he
would comply with the request
because I want to stay here and
win.
Sometimes we have to do
things that are uncomfortable,
Zorn said.
Zorn received the news in
a meeting with front offce chief
Vinny Cerrato at the stadium fol-
lowing Sundays 14-6 loss to the
previously winless Kansas City
Chiefs. The Redskins (2-4) are av-
eraging 13.2 points and have failed
to score a touchdown in two of
their home games.
The reason I can comply
with this is simply because of the
lack of scoring, Zorn said. I want
to win, too. If this has to be done
this week, if this is going to be the
key, Im certainly willing to give
it a try. Because were 2-4 and to
not score in the last few weeks, the
way we have not scored, is very
frustrating.
Barely a fortnight ago, Lewis
was enjoying retirement in Michi-
gan, calling Bingo games at a se-
nior center and delivering Meals
on Wheels. He previously spent 22
years as an NFL assistant before
retiring after the 2004 season. The
Redskins lured him back into foot-
ball as a consultant for the strug-
gling offense.
Several players were taken
aback by the notion of trusting
such a vital role to someone not
yet thoroughly familiar with the
roster.
I dont think its an ideal sit-
uation, quarterback Todd Collins
said. Generally you have some
play callers work with a quarter-
back for years and years. This is
going to be a quick change for us,
but it seems like drastic measures
are called for when we havent
been playing so well on offense.
Receiver Antwaan Randle El
called the move to Lewis a little
weird.
Some guys werent even kind
of sure who he was, Randle El
said. But thats just because they
didnt get around and try to talk to
him. But again it just kind of goes
back to shaking things up.
Zorn Yields
Play-Calling
Duties To
Lewis
Braves Clobber Calvert
For Second Win In A Row
Knights Are Healthy, Ready
For John Paul The Great
Quantum Knows the
Mechanics of Business
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THURSDAY
October 22, 2009
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Leonardtown Closes In
On Girls Soccer Title
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Pickin and Grinnin:
California Ramblers Roll On
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