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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer,
who represents southern Maryland in Con-
gress, told physicians and staff at Calvert Me-
morial Hospital Aug. 6 that a health care re-
form measure on hold over the August recess
would reduce burgeoning health care costs but
would also ensure that private insurance plans
would not become a thing of the past.
Americans want choices, Hoyer told
the private gathering that was only open to
the press. This bill should take away no ones
options.
If youve got it [private health insurance]
and you like it, you keep it, Hoyer also said.
This bill will not do anything to adversely af-
fect that.
The current proposed legislation has been
criticized because it offers a public option that
some conservatives argue would push private
insurance offerings off the market because the
federal plan would be cheaper.
Hoyer dismissed arguments that the health
care reform package smacked of socialism as
Rush Limbaugh blathering.
According to an analysis done by the
Lewin Group, a Virginia-based health care
policy and management think tank, the pro-
posed American Affordable Health Choices
Act of 2009 requires all citizens to have health
insurance and requires employers to cover their
workers or pay a payroll tax of up to 8 percent.
The bill prohibits insurance companies
from setting premiums based on the health sta-
tus of the payee; it also guarantees the issuance
of coverage, the study states.
The study notes that while coverage un-
der the public care option could be 32 percent
less than what private insurers pay for cover-
age and would reduce costs for individual pay-
ers by about $1,100 a year, it would also have a
negative impact on employment.
The study states that the plans require-
ments for small businesses could mean be-
tween 260,000 to 600,000 low-wage workers
losing their jobs.
The forum was open only to hospital staff
and media; the event was closed to the general
public.
Hoyer faced a small group of vocal oppo-
nents to health care reform while speaking on
public transportation issues recently in Utica,
N.Y., while other U.S. representatives have
been greeted with protests in other states as
more people become weary over plans to re-
form the health care system.
Were going to have public forums,
Hoyers told The County Times. Its going to
be before we get back [into session.]
Hoyer Talks Health Care Reform At
Calvert Memorial Hospital
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Offcials with the St. Marys County Sheriffs
Offce have confrmed that they have approved two
new bingo licenses for local charities that want
to operate fundraisers at the ADF Bingo Hall in
Mechanicsville, which has been closed for weeks
since its community foundation arm was denied a
license.
Alice Gaskin, president of the ADF Commu-
nity Outreach Foundation, Inc., said her group was
still waiting for a nonproft to set up events in the
hall.
It would be nice, it all sounds good, Gaskin
said.
Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the Vice/
Narcotics unit of the Bureau of Criminal Investiga-
tions, said that the Sheriffs Offce has taken pains
to inform nonprofts of the bingo law, specifcally
that the groups must run the bingo games them-
selves and take full responsibility for any of the
money.
Where bingo is held is irrelevant, the law is
the law, Alioto said. There is no more Heres
your bingo license, go do whatever you want.
Controversy has resulted from ADF Bingo
having to close its doors after another nonprofts
bingo license ran out in June, and questions raised
about how the bingo was run.
Sheriffs Offce offcials have been concerned
that all proceeds from the gaming were not going to
charities depending upon them and that they were
only getting a fraction; Sheriffs Offce offcials
have stated that the law demands that all proceeds
go to the charities.
The ADF Bingo Hall has been
raided twice in the past two years,
once by deputies and another by FBI
agents, in an investigation about
how proceeds from gaming there
were distributed among charities.
The operations there are now
the subject of a federal investigation, but no one,
including the owner of the hall, Sharon Modlin, has
been charged with a crime.
Testimony at a June Circuit Court hearing
showed that while charities were receiving pro-
ceeds from the gaming at ADF, the establishment
itself received tens of thousands of dollars in rent
as well as pay for technicians who ran the game.
One local charity that has come to depend
heavily on donations from ADF Bingos gaming
proceeds may have to cut back the amount of work
it does in the community next year, its executive
director said.
Mary Ann Chasen, of Christmas in April, said
that her organization had a bingo license approved
in May, but apparently it was only good for six
weeks and the organization did not have the oppor-
tunity to set up a game.
Chasen was unsure if the group would seek an-
other bingo license in the interim.
Just like all the other non-profts, this is a
tough year economically, Chasen said. More
people are applying for help, but we have limited
money to buy materials and supplies.
Chasen said that Christmas in April had re-
ceived $10,000 a year in donations for the past three
years from ADF, with no donations this year.
That $10,000 could provide enough material
and supplies to repair and renovated two homes,
she said.
They [the board of directors] might be vot-
ing to cut the number of homes its possible,
Chasen said.
Agnes Crafton, the activities director for the
Knights of St. Jerome in Ridge said they had applied
for a bingo license three weeks ago to have a game
at ADF Bingo Hall. They had never applied for one
in the past, she said, but the aging hall their needed
many repairs and the organization also needed the
money to support a scholarship they award.
Theres just a lot of things we could use the
money for, Crafton said.
New Bingo Licenses Mean ADF Could Reopen Doors
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never
telephoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
An artifcial oyster sanctuary off the shore
of Trent Hall Farm in Mechanicsville got a new
delivery last week of about 5.8 million new oyster
spats attached to shells that the Oyster Recovery
Partnership hopes will continue to improve the
water quality of the Patuxent River.
The partnership is a nonproft group that co-
ordinates state and federal stakeholders as well as
local watermen in an effort to reintroduce large
amounts of oysters back into the Chesapeake Bay
and tributaries like the Patuxent River.
The oyster seeding in the Patuxent was part
of a tour on Aug. 6 by House Majority Leader Ste-
ny H. Hoyer to observe restoration efforts.
A lot of this is called pork, said Hoyer
who represents southern Maryland in Congress.
But this can have a signifcant economic impact,
which means its a good investment.
Hoyer said that restoring the oyster to the bay
and its tributaries means that the water quality
could improve, and with the subsequent improve-
ment of the habitat, watermen could harvest more
product to stay in business.
Its important to convey to the public that
the investment is making a difference, he said.
Ben Parks Sr., a Dorchester County water-
man who ferried Hoyer, county offcials and
members of the partnership out into the Patux-
ent River, said that the partnerships efforts have
helped keep watermen from giving up their
trade.
If it wasnt for ORP, thered be very little in
the way of hand tonging on the Chesapeake Bay,
Parks told The County Times.
Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert Coun-
ty Watermens Association, said that the oysters
seeded by the project in sanctuary bars like the
one in Trent Hall were growing well despite dis-
eases that have decimated the oyster population in
recent decades.
It is estimated that the numbers of oysters in
the bay has declined to about one percent of his-
toric levels.
The recovery partnerships oysters were al-
ready attached to shells as they were seeded; en-
vironmentalists and watermen say this helps them
have a better chance of survival.
We havent had a problem with them dy-
ing, Zinn said. Theyre growing fast.
The amount of money spent on the recovery
projects efforts, which includes cooperation from
agencies like the Army Corps of Engineers, the
Environmental Protection Agency, has been about
$60 million since 1994, according to congressio-
nal sources.
Despite the work on restoring the oyster to
rivers and the bay, the University of Marylands
Center for Environmental Science gave the bays
health a C- grade in April, while the Patuxent Riv-
er received a grade of D-, showing that the health
of both was precarious.
Oyster Bar In Trent Hall Gets Almost 6 Million New Inhabitants
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Offcials will begin identifying outdoor ar-
eas in the county that are being used by homeless
people as campsites so the people can be accu-
rately counted for the upcoming 2010 Census,
The County Times has learned.
A letter from the U.S. Census Bureau, part of
the Department of Commerce, to Commissioner
President Francis Jack Russell dated Aug. 3 asked
that the county have its list of targeted non-shel-
tered outdoor locations ready by Aug. 31.
Bennett Connelly, director of the countys
Department of Human Services, said that his of-
fce would be the point of contact for the Census
Bureau in accurately counting the homeless here.
It affects future funding as to grants that can
help the homeless, Connelly said about why an
accurate count of their numbers was important.
Counting the homeless in general remains
challenging, because it is not always evident who
no longer has a home, Connelly said.
We only count the people who are visibly
homeless, not the ones who have lost their homes
and are staying with relatives, Connelly said.
He said the county recently participated in
a winter count of homeless people for the federal
government; however, results are not available
yet . There will also be a briefng for the Board
of County Commissioners in September on the
effects of the economic recession, including the
extent of homelessness.
Connelly said that the effects of the reces-
sion may be tapering off.
At least from what were seeing (reports
of foreclosure, requests for assistance with food
stamps and employment), the numbers are level-
ing off, Connelly said. I havent seen them go-
ing up like they did last year.
County human services offcials estimate
that there are about 1,200 to 1,300 people in St.
Marys who are homeless, according to their lat-
est completed counts. Because that is about one
percent of the population, Connelly said that was
a signifcant number.
Lanny Lancaster, director of the Three Oaks
homeless shelter in Lexington Park, said that
he and his staff had seen little evidence that the
homeless situation here had improved.
It hasnt lessened any, Lancaster said. If
anything, its more.
County To Assist Census In
Counting The Homeless
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A Navy medic who was killed Aug. 5 in
Afghanistan serving in Operation Enduring
Freedom was posted here at Patuxent River
Naval Air Station until January of this year,
according to offcials on the base.
A Department of Defense press release
states that Garcia died in Farah Province but
did not give any other details.
Anthony Garcia, 21, was a third class
petty offcer working as a hospital medic at
the base clinic before he shipped out to the
3
rd
Marine Division based in Kaneohe Bay,
Hawaii.
Garcia was a Denver, Colo., native but
graduated high school in Panama City,
Fla.
His online myspace.com page showed
that he was pursuing a degree at the Uni-
versity of Marylands University Col-
lege to become an emergency medicine
physician.
He graduated in 2006 from Thomas P.
Haney Vocational-Technical Center major-
ing as a residential electrician, according
to his myspace page.
I was born in Denver, Colo., but grew
up an Air Force brat and moved around
a lot, Gracia wrote online. I joined the
Navy right out of high school and have
matured, changed, in a good way, and have
accomplished a lot.
Sailor Killed In Afghanistan Was Stationed At Pax River
Anthony Garcia
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D), right, ob-
serves some oysters grown on an bar near Mechan-
icsville as part of a larger restoration project.
From left is Oyster Recovery Partnership director
Stephan Abell and Calvert County Watermens As-
sociation President Tommy Zinn.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Leonardtown town council voted unani-
mously Monday to sign off on a memorandum of
understanding with the county to fund a study to
determine different ideas for expanding the capac-
ity of Leonardtowns Van Wert Lane wastewater
treatment plant.
The proposed study, to be done by the towns en-
gineering frm, Stearns and Wheler and his estimated to
cost $37,800, is expected to go before the Board of County
Commissioners for approval at its next meeting, said Town
Administrator Laschelle McKay.
The study will look for ways to improve the plants ca-
pacity in light of the county detention centers planned ex-
pansion over the next several years.
The facility does not have the capacity to service an
expanded jail, McKay said, so the study will explore options
of spray irrigating land with water that has slightly higher
nitrogen and phosphorus loads than are required for potable
water under state standards.
This should have the effect of relieving some of the ca-
pacity issues, because some of the water will not have to be
as highly treated.
The plants capacity has been an issue for Leonardtown
since last year, when several large-scale housing projects
stalled and the town lost out on impact fees that were to
be used to expand the aging facility and bring it up to state
requirements for more stringent fltering of nitrogen and
phosphorus.
With the treatment capacity at the plant at a standstill,
the town council voted to ration the number of equivalent
dwelling units (EDUs) allotted to construction projects for
water and sewer service.
There may be other water-saving measures that could be
incorporated into the jail expansion as well, and also other
development benefts, McKay said.
There may be projects this could free up capacity for
in the future, she said.
Mayor J. Harry Norris, who does not favor the expan-
sion of the jail in Leonardtown, said that the study was nec-
essary even if the jail expansion were not on the table, since
treatment capacity was so tight.
Were very careful with them [EDUs,] Norris said.
Were tracking them very closely.
Study To Find Alternatives To
Towns Sewage Treatment
Capacity Issue
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leonardtown will be the main feature in the countys
upcoming tourism destination guide, of which about 75,000
will be published, according to town offcials.
The guide will be a cooperative venture between the
countys Department of Economic and Community Devel-
opment, the town and Great State Publishing, LLC, based in
Frederick, which publishes the magazine Maryland Life.
The towns contribution to the publication will be
$5,000, according to Town Administrator Laschelle
McKay.
Major projects coming on line in 2010 for Leonar-
dtown include the new Wellness Center at the College of
Southern Maryland, the Port of Leonardtown Winery, the
downtown streetscape project, the downtown wharf and the
athletic feld expansion at St. Marys Ryken High School,
all of which made Leonardtown an attractive spot to do the
feature, McKay said.
With all these things coming to fruition in 2010, the
Department of Economic and Community Development
thought this would be a good time to feature Leonardtown,
she said.
Some of the 75,000 copies will make their way into
county visitor centers, while some will be on hand for dis-
tribution in the town.
Mayor J. Harry Norris said that last years publication
featured St. Marys City for Marylands 375
th
birthday cel-
ebration and was well received; he hoped the same would
carry over for Leonardtown.
Its a very well done publication, Norris said. It will
certainly help the town, and it will be good for the county,
too.
Leonardtown To Take Center
Stage In County Publication
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TOWSON (AP) - Sen. Ben Cardin had
to shout his way through a town hall meeting
Monday evening, where angry constituents
booed and jeered as the Democratic senator
from Maryland tried to explain health care
reform working its way through Congress.
Cardin was booed and jeered repeat-
edly throughout his 25-minute presentation
and the question-and-answer period. The
crowd had to be asked to calm down to al-
low him to continue.
Cardin said how to pay for the bill has
not yet been worked out, a comment that
prompted even more derision from the au-
dience. Some shouted, Taxes! and others
shouted, Spend, Ben, spend!
At one point, four police offcers
strolled down the two aisles of the auditori-
um at Towson University and stood in front
of the stage.
Cardin defended the health bills, say-
ing they would provide more choice, and
that there would be more people, not fewer,
with insurance.
One questioner asked for an example
of anything the government had taken over
and provided cheaper. Cardin cited the na-
tional parks system and Medicare.
That drew more boos and jeers.
Cardin said Medicare is cheaper than
private insurance for the elderly, adding,
your government runs it more effectively.
He said the bill would be neutral on
abortion; there would be no change from
the current policy.
But Cardin had to stop speaking several
times because the crowd was so loud.
Another questioner: Yes or no? on
whether Cardin would enroll in whatever bill
passes. Cardin began to answer twice, and each
time the questioner asked him Yes or no?
prompting a deafening roar from the crowd.
Cardin fnally said, I turned 65 this year.
Im in a public plan. Its called Medicare.
The protests continued even after the
meeting with people shouting on the road out-
side of the hall, waving fags and placards.
More than 200 boisterous but peaceful
protesters turned out before the meeting.
Protesters chanted and carried signs that
read, No socialized medicine; Public op-
tion is no option; Health care cant wait and
Health care is a right.
Cardin Booed At Health Care Forum
ANNAPOLIS (AP) - Plans for another
round of Maryland state employee furloughs
are likely to put the heaviest burden on higher-
paid workers, much like a similar plan ordered
in the last fscal year, an offcial in Gov. Mar-
tin OMalleys administration told lawmakers
Tuesday.
The plans are still being worked out, said
Matthew Gallagher, OMalleys deputy chief
of staff, who declined to mention the specifc
number of days employees would take under
the plan. But he said they will focus on making
lower-paid employees take fewer furlough days
than those with higher salaries.
I think that the furlough plan that was en-
acted in the last fscal year gives some indica-
tion of the way that we want to go about doing
it, Gallagher told members of the House Ap-
propriation Committee and Senate Budget and
Taxation Committee.
Gallagher said administration offcials
have met with labor negotiators six times in re-
cent weeks to talk about the plan.
I would characterize those discussions as
ongoing, Gallagher said.
Under the last fscal years plan, state em-
ployees took at least two furlough days. Employ-
ees who made more than $40,000 a year took an
additional two to three furlough days, depend-
ing on their salaries. The furlough plan affected
about 67,000 of the states 80,000 employees in
the last fscal year, which ended June 30.
OMalleys budget offcials are working
on fnding about $470 million in budget reduc-
tions by Labor Day to address a shortfall of
more than $700 million due to declining state
revenues resulting from the recession.
State budget offcials are looking at cuts to
state aid to local governments, employee com-
pensation and programs in state agencies.
Last month, the board, which includes
the governor, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and
Comptroller Peter Franchot, approved about
$280 million in spending reductions and fund
transfers.
T. Eloise Foster, OMalleys budget sec-
retary, said the additional reductions are to be
brought to the Board of Public Works Aug. 26.
Foster said offcials are seeking reductions that
are long-term and that are ongoing to gain
ground on future budget woes.
Foster said the administration is work-
ing to avoid large numbers of layoffs, but she
said some jobs could be cut as state agencies
search for savings. In the reductions approved
by the Board of Public Works last month, about
40 state jobs were cut and 18 vacant positions
were eliminated.
A clearer picture of the states budget
problems will be known on Sept. 17, when the
states Board of Revenue Estimates releases re-
vised state revenue estimates.
High-Paid State Workers May Have
Longer Furloughs
Ben Carden
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The River Concert Series at St. Marys Col-
lege of Maryland expresses its deep appreciation
to the Southern Maryland Community for the
tremendous support of its 11th season, beginning
with the celebration of Marylands 375
th
birthday.
The enthusiasm of thousands of people of all ages
who came to the concerts each week played a ma-
jor role in the overwhelming success of what has
become a summer tradition on the campus of St.
Marys College of Maryland. This summer drew
the largest audience ever, including increasing
number of tourists. We are extremely grateful for
their generosity in flling the collection buckets
with more than $22,000, which qualifes the au-
dience to continue to be a full Series Sponsor for
the 2010 River Concert Series.
Under the superb direction of music director
Jeffrey Silberschlag, the Chesapeake Orchestra
and featured guest artists provided consistently
outstanding performances resulting in standing
ovations from delighted audiences who enjoyed
the wide variety of music offered.
The generosity of local community business-
es, organizations and many individuals enabled
the concerts to remain free, and we are grateful
for their participation. The number of sponsors
and advertisers of the 2009 River Concert Series
continued to grow. Many thanks to my assistant
Lee Ramsey and other dedicated St. Marys Col-
lege employees from the Offce of Development,
the Offce of Publications, Sam Goddard and the
many dedicated staff from the physical plant, the
Public Safety offce, the offce of Media and Pub-
lic Relations and the Events Offce. And a special
thanks to the River Concert Series interns and
Mike Adams and Audrey Hamilton in the music
department for their tireless efforts.
We are grateful to the Arts Alliance Steer-
ing Committee members who cheerfully handed
out programs, passed donation buckets, provided
information and sold River Concert Series post-
ers at each concert. In addition, many thanks to
the growing number of Arts Alliance members
whose dues and donations help keep the River
Concerts free for everyone. If you would like to
join the Arts Alliance or show your support by
making a contribution to the River Concert Se-
ries, please call Micah Benons at 240-895-3038.
Thanks for your continued support!
Barbara Bershon, Executive Director
River Concert Series
Generosity Helped Keep River Concerts Free
The new Universal Health Bill, if made into
law, will require people to submit to End of
Life counseling on their 65th birthday and every
fve years thereafter. Should such person become
seriously ill and need costly medical care, the
counseling sessions would be more frequent. I
can see it now.
Good morning Mr. Jones, said the young
doctor who is being paid a set fee by the govern-
ment for each person counseled. Were here
this morning to discuss your End of Life plans.
You realize its never too soon to plan for the day
when you leave this world.
Ah yep, grunts Mr. Jones.
Yes. Well, do you have a Last Will and
Testament? And a Living Will? And a Dura-
ble Power of Attorney? How about your burial
costs? Are they taken care of? A lot to think
about, wouldnt you say?
Ah yep. grunts Mr. Jones.
Uh huh. So, anyway, do you have any ques-
tions about the various forms we just discussed?
The young doctor smiles ingratiatingly at Mr.
Jones.
Ah nope. grunts Mr. Jones.
Then, lets move on to the next area you
should be concerned about, Mr. Jones. I see from
your medial history that you have been treated
for high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, and
youre a bit overweight. Are you aware that when
compared to a 20-year-old male who does not suf-
fer form these debilitating illnesses, your health
care bill is costing the government $23,000 per
year more than that of the younger person and the
costs will increase every year? What do you think
about that? Do you think its fair to the younger
generation to spend so much of the money that
could go toward other programs such as educa-
tion and job training for the unemployed?
Mr. Jones looked a bit sheepish and mum-
bled, guess not.
Thats right, Mr. Jones. Its not fair. Now
what do you think you should do about it to make
it more fair to the younger people? The doctor
looked accusingly at Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones shrank down in his chair. Dont
rightly know.
Fortunately, your government thats
brought you all the hope and change youve en-
joyed for the past several years has a program that
can help you decide. You know, youve lived a
long and fruitful life. Youve worked hard, raised
some fne children, been many places on vaca-
tions, and now youre coming to the end of the
road we must all travel. Now the government has
brought forth what we call The Patriots Choice
Program.
Whats that? asked Mr. Jones.
Its a very simple program, Mr. Jones.
The doctor reached into his desk drawer and ex-
tracted a glossy brochure and a small red, white,
and blue cardboard card with a red, white, and
blue pill embedded in its center.
The doctor opened the brochure and placed
it in front of Mr. Jones. As you can see, vol-
unteers who enter the Patriots Choice Program
receive a free burial at a cemetery of their choice,
and no estate taxes are levied on the frst million
dollars of the volunteers estate. Isnt that a great
deal, Mr. Jones?
Ah, yep. I guess so. mumbled Mr. Jones.
Now here we have the Patriots Pill, Mr.
Jones. The doctor placed the small cardboard
card containing the embedded pill in front of Mr.
Jones. All you have to do, when you feel the
time is right and youve made your decision to
move on and join your wife and parents in the
happy place where there are no more problems
and you have permanent peace, is take this pill
with a swallow of water just before you go to bed.
We have you registered as a volunteer and well
take care of everything for you. Now isnt that
a wonderful way our compassionate government
has though of everything?
James H Hilbert
Mechanicsville, Md.
Universal Health Care Pill
The saga of bad business decisions
by the Board of County Commissioners
continued this week. After badly wasting
taxpayer dollars on property near Leonar-
dtown the commissioners decided not to
pursue a much needed property acquisition
near Lexington Park that would have been
a home-run for a community in desperate
need of revitalization.
On Christmas Eve of last year, in a
meeting scheduled on a day that was a non-
commissioner meeting day (Wednesday)
and the busiest day of the year for families
focused on Christmas, the county commis-
sioners announced they would pay nearly
twice the appraised value for a farm just
outside of Leonardtown. In a strangely or-
ganized public meeting the commissioners
revealed for the frst time to the public that
they had agreed to use taxpayer dollars to
purchase the Hayden Farm. With all plans
and negotiations having taken place behind
closed doors, the commissioners wanted no
public input; revealed very few plans, and
basically told the public to put blind faith in
their decision.
After some scrutiny in the months
that followed, it has been revealed that the
commissioners paid nearly $5.5 million for
property that was appraised at only $3 mil-
lion in a declining real estate market. It has
also become clear that the commissioners
did not perform the usual due-diligence as-
sociated with property development acqui-
sitions. Concerns have now surfaced that
much of the property may not be suitable for
development due to environmental issues.
Additionally, the commissioners claimed
the rush to purchase was due to the need
for new schools and now it is learned that
the area does not meet the requirements for
school funding and probably will not meet
the enrollment projection requirements for
some 10 years.
There are water and sewer issues as-
sociated with the Hayden Farm. Also, the
commissioners would like to build a new li-
brary on the property despite that fact that a
new library in downtown Leonardtown, not
outside of Leonardtown, is fundamental to
the provisions of smart growth and would
virtually assure a stable commercial district
on the Square for generations to come.
While spending indefensible amounts
of money and not providing redevelopment
and smart growth benefts with the Hayden
Farm acquisition, the commissioners are
now going to make all the same mistakes
again, this time in reverse.
The Community Development Cor-
poration (CDC) was established as a qua-
si-government entity that could operate
in Lexington Park for the purpose of job
training and blighted area redevelopment,
among other things. A board of directors
made up of highly successful business and
professional people oversee the operations.
The corporation is designed to allow an
independent arm of the public to buy and
sell property, to redevelop property, and to
manage government incentives to revitalize
Lexington Park, including tax incentives.
Not everything the CDC does do we
agree with, but redevelopment is often a
risky business. Nearly 10 years ago the
CDC managed a deal that gave sizable tax
incentives to WAWA to open a new store
and gas station on Great Mills Road. Incen-
tives included forgiveness of local property
taxes as well as employment tax incentives.
Unfortunately, two existing gas stations on
the corners of Chancellors Run Road were
forced to close due to some degree to the
additional competition. These businesses
have been empty since, despite the ongo-
ing efforts by the property owners to fnd
other uses for the buildings. Yet these prop-
erty owners have continued to pay property
taxes on their unoccupied property while
WAWA has done business without paying
property taxes.
These empty properties sit across from
Great Mills High School and are considered
by nearly everyone to be candidates for re-
development. The CDC has been able to se-
cure the prospect for a federal government
grant to allow the CDC to purchase one of
the properties. The CDC has performed the
necessary due-diligence and would propose
to remove the building and all other struc-
tures on the property, clean the property up
and then sell the property. While the cost of
nearly $600,000 to do all of that may sound
like a lot of money, corner commercial lots
at major intersections can often yield more
than that when conditions are good.
This is the exact purpose for which the
CDC was established, and redevelopment
of this intersection would go a long way to
improve the chances that other commer-
cial and residential redevelopment projects
would follow. This project had the potential
to cost taxpayers very few dollars once the
property was resold with millions in related
benefts. The commissioners, who must ap-
prove the federal grant application are re-
fusing to even vote on it.
Now the commissioners are consider-
ing digging into the countys land use laws
to fnd ways to force property owners to give
up property rights for the purpose of eco-
nomic development. This tactic amounts to
eminent domain through the back door, the
government taking private property. Who
will decide when your business or home
is not desirable anymore and must be torn
down? We are not talking about junk cars
and trash here, we are talking about private
property that has improvements built on the
property that government could come along
and require a property owner to remove.
There are plenty of buildings and struc-
tures that we fnd offensive everywhere in
our county. But county government should
never be given the authority to decide which
ones will stay and which ones will go unless
they are willing to buy the property, which
is exactly what the CDC is there for.
Commissioners Make Another Property
Purchase Debacle; Will Consider
Property Rights Invasion Instead
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Everyday more than 2,500 county residents
walk through the doors of the three branches of
the St. Marys County Library system. They take
for granted what a small group of citizens only
dreamed about nearly 60 years agoa public li-
brary for everyone. Thanks to the determination
of these dedicated citizens and a gift from Mrs.
Mary Patterson Davidson of Mechanicsville,
their dream was realized in 1950 when St. Marys
County Library opened in Tudor Hall.
The librarys beginnings were modest,
opening with only 3,647 books and three staff.
Today the library maintains a collection of
240,000 items, operates three libraries, a WoW!
van service for child care providers, and an In-
ternet branch, www.stmalib.org, which makes
the library services accessible worldwide 24/7 to
cardholders.
As the county grew, so did the residents
needs for library services. The original library,
now Leonardtown Library, moved to its current
location, the old Leonardtown National Guard
Armory, when it outgrew Tudor Hall. It has now
outgrown the Armory and plans are underway to
build a new Leonardtown Library on the Hayden
Farm off Hollywood Road.
Lexington Park Library, the newest facility,
moved into its new building at 21677 FDR Bou-
levard in 2002. Having started out in a retired
bookmobile on concrete blocks ian 1982, Char-
lotte Hall Library is now located at 37600 New
Market Road, at the corner of Route 5 and Route
6 in Charlotte Hall.
The libraries are used at an amazing rate. In
1950 the library had 7,000 visitors checking out
35,000 items. This past year the library ranked
5
th
in the state in circulation per resident with
675,000 visitors checking out 1,300,000 items.
Thousands attend numerous free programs and
workshops offered by the libraries. More than
70,000 county residents have a library card.
The library staff have made very effective
use of technology to provide new and enhanced
services: high speed access to the Internet from
the more than 100 public computers and laptops,
wireless access to the Internet, computer classes,
24/7 access to the statewide catalog
and online resources, self check-
out machines.
St. Marys Coun-
ty Library is an es-
sential component of
our countys educa-
tional and recreational
resources for all of our
countys residents, from
birth through retirement.
It is exactly what that
small group dreamed of
60 years agoa pub-
lic library in which
everyone can learn,
discover, and relax!
St. Marys County Library was
the fnal site visited by Flat Sneaks, the li-
brarys summer reading mascot, in the Wheres
Flat Sneaks? contest. The weekly contest was
sponsored by The County Times as part of the
Celebrate 375! campaign. St. Marys County
Tourism Department and the St. Marys County
Library collaborated on this program.
Libraries An Essential Component
For more information on the CDA, visit http://smcm.edu/cda/
Or call 240-895-4412
Youre Invited to a Public Meeting On the Replacement
of St. Marys Colleges Anne Arundel Hall And the
Construction of the New Maryland Heritage Interpretive
Center (Visitors Center) for Historic St. Marys City
The Capital Design Advisory Committee (CDA) Of St. Marys
College of Maryland (SMCM) And Historic St. Marys City (HSMC)
Will Host an Open House To Seek Feedback From the Community
WHERE:
Glendening Annex, SMCM Campus
WHEN:
Thursday, August 13
4-7 p.m.
WHY:
The Open House will provide information about the program, scope, and
siting for the replacement of Anne Arundel Hall and the new Maryland
Heritage Interpretive Center. In addition to the open house, the CDA will
hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 19, to review the proposals and
receive feedback. The CDA will report feedback to the governing boards of
the college and HSMC.
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Delegate Wood and his family
BY AUTHORITY JOHN F. WOOD JULIA LEE FORBES TREASURER
DEL. JOHNNY WOOD
By Bob Schaller
THINK was a one-word slogan devel-
oped by IBM founder Thomas J. Watson Sr. that
became IBMs core value. Generations later
Apple Computer adopted the campaign Think
Different and the evidence is striking in many
things Apple does. Both companies are success-
ful today, and both much different than when
they started. The true test of long-term economic
success is the ability to adapt to change. Eco-
nomic diversity happens because change hap-
pens. This applies to at all levels in the economy,
from large institutions to individual households.
The purpose of this column is to raise awareness
on the possibilities and potential benefts of eco-
nomic diversity.
As discussed often, we are very fortunate to
have a strong local defense economy that employs
about 40 percent of our workforce, represents 60
percent of all wages in the county, and an even
greater share of total economic impact through
all the spending for goods and services that fows
through the local economy. High-paying jobs are
vital to the success of our economy and commu-
nity. The future workload projections at NAS
Patuxent River look bright and we must ensure
this continued success. Thats our frst priority.
Steady defense employment is the chief rea-
son the economic downturn has not been felt as
much here as in other places. Local unemploy-
ment, while up to 6.1 percent in June, remains
the third lowest in the state through the frst half
of 2009. Only Howard and Montgomery Coun-
ties are lower, and not by much. Over time St.
Marys has gradually gotten relatively stron-
ger in employment. In 2006 St. Marys ranked
ninth lowest in the state. In 2007 we moved up
to eighth. In 2008, when the recession settled in,
we improved up to sixth. Again, so far this year
we are holding at third.
At the same time we need to pursue eco-
nomic diversity more vigorously to increase the
tax base and provide more balance and oppor-
tunity to those in the nondefense sector. This is
not easy but there are many examples around.
Whether its fnding a commercial application
for a technology used in defense as some are do-
ing, or experimenting with a new crop or use of
a farm such as grapes or wineries, or simply re-
assessing changing customer needs and offering
more or less of something based on shifts in the
market. The slowing economy is the time to look
hard at things, make adjustments, and set a new
course if necessary. For county tourism, we have
attempted to stimulate demand this year with the
Maryland 375 campaign.
This is true at all levels in the economy,
from large institutions to individual households.
Its that Should we do something differently?
mentality that keeps economies fexible and
ready for inevitable change.
So ask yourself whether you should be pur-
suing other markets, attempting new products,
trying a new approach to sales and distribution.
Are you getting the best use of your resources?
Ask yourself and ask others around you. Look
around for examples where others, especially
your competitors, have asked and answered. Ask
them what they did, why, and how. Hopefully
youll fnd an answer or two worth pursuing.
Thats good thinking, and with it the basis for
diversifying.
Bob Schaller is director of the countys
Department of Economic and Community
Development.
Think Economic Diversity
If your small business is stressed meeting expenses during these economic times, the
U.S. Small Business Administration has a new loan program designed just for you.
SBAs Americas Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program can provide up to $35,000
in short-term relief for viable small businesses facing immediate fnancial hardship to
help ride out the current uncertain economic times and return to proftability. Each small
business is limited to one ARC loan.
ARC loans will be offered by some SBA lenders for as long as funding is available or
until Sept. 30, 2010, whichever comes frst. For more information, go to http://www.sba.
gov/recovery/arcloanprogram/ <http://www.sba.gov/recovery/arcloanprogram/> or con-
tact the Small Business Development Center Southern Region at 301-934-7583.
Help For Struggling Businesses
The typical U.S. family will spend $7,000
in the frst year of their child's life.
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8/12/2009 12/31/2008
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Harley Davidson HOG $22.90 $16.97 34.94%
Best Buy BBY $36.44 $28.11 29.63%
Lockheed Martn LMT $75.65 $84.08 -10.03%
BAE Systems BAESF $5.43 $5.41 0.37%
Computer Science Corp. CSC $49.95 $35.14 42.15%
Dyncorp Internatonal Inc. DCP $17.15 $15.17 13.05%
General Dynamics Corp. GD $57.13 $57.59 -0.80%
Mantech Internatonal Corp. MANT $53.53 $54.19 -1.22%
Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC $48.03 $45.04 6.64%

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www.hvfd7.com
Addressing the needs of homeless veter-
ans in Southern Maryland will be the focus of
a Community Homelessness Assessment, Lo-
cal Education and Networking Group (CHA-
LENG) meeting on Friday, Aug. 14 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Frank Knox Training Cen-
ter at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The
Center is outside of Gate Two near the intersec-
tion of Great Mills Road and Rte. 235.
CHALENG is an initiative of the US Dept
of Veterans Affairs and joins the VA medical
centers with other federal, state and local agen-
cies and nonproft organizations to assess the
needs of homeless veterans, develop action
plans to meet identifed needs, and develop
directories that contain local community re-
sources to be used by homeless veterans. More
than 10,000 representatives from non-VA or-
ganizations have participated in Project CHA-
LENG initiatives to raise awareness of the
needs of homeless veterans to create new part-
nerships in the fght against homelessness, and
developing new strategies for future action.
For more information, call Kevin Morton,
Health Care for Homeless Veterans Coordina-
tor of the Washington DC VA Medical Center
at 202-745-8000 x 6892.
Meeting to Help Homeless Veterans
The Patuxent Partnership is hosting a breakfast briefng titled Acquisition Reform on
Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport
Road in California, adjacent to St. Marys County Regional Airport.
Speaking will be Bob Simmons, Minority Staff Director, and Jenness Simler, Profes-
sional Staff Member, of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Armed
Services.
Check in is at 7 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m. with adjournment at 9 a.m.
The program is complimentary, with beverages and breakfast snacks provided.
Everyone, including base personnel, are welcome. Advance registration is requested to
manage seating and catering.
For more information, go to www.paxpartnership.org.
Breakfast Briefng on Acquisition Reform
SAN DIEGO Northrop Grumman Corp.
(NYSE:NOC) recently completed a series of
static and dynamic proof load tests to validate
the design and structural integrity of the U.S. Na-
vys frst X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System
(UCAS) for aircraft carrier launches, recoveries
and at-sea operations under the UCAS Carrier
Demonstration (UCAS-D) program.
Arrested landings, catapult launches, high
winds, pitching deck, subsonic speeds, you name
it the operating environment of the carrier air
wing is unforgiving, said Scott Winship, vice
president and program manager of the Navy
UCAS program for Northrop Grumman Aero-
space Systems sector, in a recent press release.
The X-47B was built for these conditions,
and as the results of the rigorous proof test show,
the design of the aircraft is structurally sound
for all aspects of carrier operations, he said.
Conducted over a two-month period with NA-
VAIR involvement and oversight, the frst X-
47B underwent a series of progressive structural,
functional proof and calibration tests to verify
the integrity of all fight control surfaces, major
structural load paths, main landing gear struc-
ture and tailhook assembly.
According to Northrop Grummans air ve-
hicle integrated product team lead, Tom Soard,
Past experience in the Navy shows these tests
are the only way to verify the design and the
tools used to estimate the load paths. This test
proved that our latest fnite element models are
indeed very accurate. The results match our pre-
dictions very well.
To conduct the tests, over 200 electro-hy-
draulic assemblies were attached to the major
components of the X-47B. Pressure was ap-
plied to simulate aircraft fight conditions. Each
test condition was reviewed and the results ap-
proved by the X-47B airframe team before the
next series of tests were initiated. Reported re-
sults confrm that the X-47B meets the design
requirements outlined by the U.S. Navy for a
jet-powered, fghter-sized aircraft to demon-
strate autonomous launches and recoveries from
a carrier.
The X-47B aircraft, now designated with
Navy Bureau Number 168063, will undergo en-
gine integration and taxi tests through the fall in
preparation for frst fight and carrier trials. The
second aircraft is currently being assembled and
will begin proof load tests later this year.
On schedule and cost, the Northrop Grum-
man UCAS-D program is committed to matur-
ing critical technologies, reducing unmanned
air system carrier integration risks and provid-
ing necessary information to the U.S. Navy for a
potential follow-on acquisition in support of the
Naval Aviation Master Plan. The period of per-
formance for the UCAS-D contract is through
2013.
Unmanned X-47B Goes Through Rigorous Testing
Company Symbol Close Close Change
8/12/2009 12/31/2008
Wal-Mart WMT $50.51 $56.06 -9.90%
Harley Davidson HOG $22.90 $16.97 34.94%
Best Buy BBY $36.44 $28.11 29.63%
Lockheed Martn LMT $75.65 $84.08 -10.03%
BAE Systems BAESF $5.43 $5.41 0.37%
Computer Science Corp. CSC $49.95 $35.14 42.15%
Dyncorp Internatonal Inc. DCP $17.15 $15.17 13.05%
General Dynamics Corp. GD $57.13 $57.59 -0.80%
Mantech Internatonal Corp. MANT $53.53 $54.19 -1.22%
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Kids, explore other county sites
and earn free ice cream.
Pick up an Adventure Passport at
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Agnes Lillian Anderson, 87
Agnes Lillian Anderson, 87 of Me-
chanicsville, MD died August 11, 2009
at her residence. Born April 1, 1922,
in Dynard, MD she was the daughter
of the late James Dudley and Mary
Agnes Lawrence Thompson. She was
the loving wife of the late James Leo
Anderson who preceded her in death
on August 15, 2001. She is survived by
her children Ruth Ann Gainey and her
husband Herb of Mechanicsville, MD,
James William Anderson and his wife
Patsy of Mechanicsville, MD, Mary
Agnes Wood and her husband Johnson
of Mechanicsville, MD and Anthony
Leo Anderson and his companion Wil-
lie of Washington, DC. Condolences to
the family may be left at www.mgfh.
com. A full obituary will appear at a lat-
er date. Arrangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A.

Robert Doyle Buck
Buckner, 80
Robert Doyle
Buck Buckner,
80, of Lexington
Park, MD died Au-
gust 3, 2009 at his
residence. Born
April 10, 1929 in
Greensboro, NC, he
was the son of the
late Aubrey Watson
Buckner and Ollie Mae (Fox) Buckner.
Buck served in the United States Navy
from 1951 until 1972. After his retire-
ment from the Navy, he worked for the
Civil Service at Patuxent River, MD as
an aircraft electrician until his retire-
ment in 1982.
Buck is survived by his children;
Robbie Buckner (Joan) of Prince Fred-
erick, MD, Patty Jensen of Greenville,
NC, Anna Buckner of Lake Tahoe, NV,
Mark Buckner (Valerie) of Lexington
Park, MD, Michele Lengel of Virginia
Beach, VA, and Mary Woodburn (Joe)
of Ridge, MD, ten grandchildren, and
nine great grandchildren, siblings; Col-
leen Sykes of Siler City, NC, Donald
Buckner of Greensboro, NC, Gilbert
Buckner of Ramsuer, NC, Ed Buckner
of Greensboro, NC, Ormond Buckner
of Leigh Creek, Australia, Jerry Buck-
ner of Greensboro, NC, Wanda Hicks
of Siler City, NC, and Katy Buckner of
Winston Salem, NC. He was preceded
in death by his frst wife, Madeline (Bi-
beau) Buckner in 1989 and his second
wife Judy (Barnes) Buckner in 2004.
Family received friends for Bucks
Life Celebration on Friday, August 7,
2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in
St. Michaels Catholic Church, 16555
Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD 20680.
A Memorial Mass was conducted at
6:00 p.m. with Father Lee Fangmyer
offciating. Interment was private. Me-
morial contributions may be made to
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650, St. Mi-
chaels Church, P.O. Box 429, Ridge,
MD 20680 or ACTS (A Community
That Shares), P.O. Box 54, Bushwood,
MD 20618. Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
William Marvin Cheseldine
83
William Marvin Cheseldine 83, of
Leonardtown, MD died Friday, August
7, 2007 at his home.
Born November 22, 1925 in St.
Marys County, he was the son of the
late William Francis Cheseldine and
Laura M. Scott Cheseldine.
He is survived by his wife, Anna
Bernice Meloy Cheseldine of Leon-
ardtown, MD, daughter, Linda Marie
Gateau of Ocean City, MD, and son,
Reverend David Wayne Cheseldine of
Mechanicsville, MD. He is also sur-
vived by two grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Mr. Cheseldine
was preceded in death by a son, William
M. Cheseldine and two sisters, Gladys
Stanton and Pearl Breckenridge.
Family received friends on Sun-
day, August 9, 2009 from 5:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. in the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leon-
ardtown, MD. A funeral service was
conducted at 7:00 p.m. with his son, the
Rev. David Wayne Cheseldine offciat-
ing. Interment was private.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Harold Roger Cooksey, 83
Harold Roger
Cooksey, 83, died
August 9, 2009, at
his home in Dents-
ville, Md., after an
extended illness. He
was born August 17,
1925, in Dentsville,
Md.
Born and raised
in Charles County, he was a fxture in
southern Maryland and was active in
many professional, fraternal, and com-
munity organizations. Until his retire-
ment in 1986, he owned and operated
several farms and Cookseys Store in
Dentsville. He served as president of
the Thomas Stone Chapter of the Sons
of the American Revolution. He was a
grand knight in the Knights of Colum-
bus and was an honorary life member
of its Neale Council. He was a member
of the Historical Society of Charles
County and was associated with the
Mattawoman Art Center at Smallwood
State Park. His volunteer activities in-
cluded the Charles County Fair Muse-
um, the Richard Clark Center for Senior
Citizens, the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception in Washington, DC where
he served as usher, and St. Marys
Catholic Church in Newport where he
served as chairman of its fnance com-
mittee. For 13 years, Mr. Cooksey was
a commissioner on the Charles County
Board of License and was chairman for
fve of those years. The U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Farmers Home
Administration appointed him for two
four-year terms to administer loans for
homes, farms, and small businesses.
He was a Board of Election supervisor
for 39 years and was chief program-
ming technician for voting machines
in Charles County. He served as presi-
dent of the Charles-St. Marys Baseball
League. He was vice president of Big
Meadows, Inc., a 700 acre farm and
hunting preserve in Kent County, MD
and was supervisor of production for its
400 acres of row crops.
He was the son of the late William
Elmer Cooksey and the late Amy Lee
Cooksey.
He was predeceased by his par-
ents; his wife, Mary Louise Harrison
Cooksey; and grandson, Nicholas
Alan Schofeld. He is survived by six
children, Barbara Cooksey (Richard)
Feeney of Swan Point and La Plata,
MD, Betsy Cooksey (David) Lewis of
Annapolis, MD, Brenda Cooksey (Wil-
liam) Gee of Moravian Falls, NC, Har-
old Roger (Lizabeth Lenhart) Cooksey,
Jr., of Dentsville, MD, Bonnie Cooksey
(Amon) Brown of Mechanicsville, MD,
and Robert Somerset (Tammi Can-
ter) Cooksey of Dentsville; and eight
grandchildren.
Family received friends on Tues-
day, August 11, 2009, from 4-7PM at
St. Marys Catholic Church at Newport
(11555 St. Marys Church Road, Char-
lotte Hall, MD 20622). A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial was held on Wednesday, Au-
gust 12, 2009, at 2:00PM at St. Marys
Catholic Church at Newport with Fr.
Fred MacIntyre offciating. Interment
was at the Trinity Episcopal Church
Cemetery (DuBois Road and Sycamore
Road) in Charlotte Hall, MD.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. Marys Catholic Church
at Newport, 11555 St. Marys Church
Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. Ar-
rangements by Raymond Funeral Ser-
vice, P.A., La Plata, MD.
David S. Fetty, Sr., 60
David S. Fetty, Sr., 60, of Bryans
Road, MD died August 8, 2009 at his
residence. Born July 21, 1949 in Wash-
ington, DC, he was the son of Virginia
Brown of Viola, DE. He is survived by
his children; Ruby L. Smith of Waldorf,
MD, David Fetty, Jr. of KY, Tammy
Cassidy of Waldorf, MD, Rev. James
Fetty of VA, John Fetty of Bryans Road,
MD, Beverly Fetty of KY, Michael
Cassidy of Bryans Road, MD, William
Fetty of SC, Cynthia Hall of Indian
Head, MD and Donald Fetty of KY,
21 grandchildren and his siblings; Lee
Fetty of Abell, MD, Florence Alexan-
der of Sand Gates, DE, Sherry Clark of
Milford, DE, Glenn Clark of NC, Paul J.
Clark of Milford, DE, Christine Brown
of Dover, DE, William Brown of Do-
ver, DE, Billie Brown of Dover, DE and
Sharon Eldridge of Naples FL. He was
preceded in death by his daughter Carol
Fetty in 1971. David was a truck driver
for St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washing-
ton, DC who enjoyed hunting, playing
cards and watching the Redskins play
football. The family received friends
for a visitation on Wednesday, August
12, 2009 from 9:00 10:00 AM in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where a
funeral service was held at 10:00 AM
with Pastor Bob Barth offciating. In-
terment followed in Charles Memorial
Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbear-
ers were John Fetty, Michael Cassidy,
Kenneth Hall, Ronnie Smith, Sr., Sean
Reingruber, Lee Fetty, Keith Noble and
Eric Reingruber. Contributions may be
made to the American Heart Associa-
tion, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore,
MD 21202. To leave a condolence for
the family please visit www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the Mattin-
gley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Robin Courtney Good,
61
Robin Courtney Good, 61, of
Leonardtown, MD and formerly of
Charles County,
MD died August
10, 2009 at his resi-
dence. Born January
28, 1948 in Charles
County, MD, he
was the son of Mary
Frances Strobel of
Waldorf, MD and
the late Robin Hood
Good. He is also survived by his wife
Elsie May Good, whom he married
on January 28, 1983 and his son Dan-
iel Courtney Good of Leonardtown,
MD as well as his stepdaughters Carey
Ann Kinzey of Leonardtown, MD and
Angela Marie Kinzey of FL and April
Lynn Bowles, a special young lady he
thought of as his daughter. He is also
survived by his siblings; Willie Good
of Waldorf, MD, Raymond Good of
La Plata, MD, Richard Good of Indian
Head, MD, Ralph Good of Lusby, MD,
six half sisters, two half brothers, four
step grandchildren and one step great-
grandchild. He was preceded in death
by his daughter Robin Louise Good
and a half brother. A graduate of La
Plata High School in Charles County,
Courtney moved to St. Marys County
in 1978. He was the President and co-
owner/operator of Bay Country Con-
tractors for 25 years. His very good
friend Gene St. Clair is the vice presi-
dent of Bay Country Contractors and
was his business partner and lifelong
friend and Courtneys son Daniel Good
is also a vice president. Courtney was
a dedicated husband, loving father and
a good friend to many. He enjoyed an-
tique tractors, collectables, street rods,
dirt races and heavy equipment.
The family will receive friends
on Friday, August 14, 2009 from 5:00
8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD
where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on
Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM
in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leon-
ardtown, MD. Interment will follow in
Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonar-
dtown, MD. Pallbearers will be Chris
Bonner, Mike Sneden, David Howell,
Joey Seward, Francis Boo Posey and
Charlie Weasenforth. Honorary pall-
bearers will be Willie Good, Raymond
Good, Richard Good and Ralph Good.
To leave a condolence for the family
please visit www.mgfh.com. Arrange-
ments provided by the Mattingley-Gar-
diner Funeral Home, P.A.
Mary Agnes Harding, 85
Mary Agnes
Harding, 85, of Lau-
rel Grove, MD died
August 9, 2009 at
St. Marys Nursing
Center. Born May
6, 1924 in Oraville,
MD she was the
daughter of the late
James and Mary
Dyree Quade. She was the loving wife
of the late Raymond Ernest Harding
who preceded her in death in 1984. She
is survived by her children Mary Read-
mond of Hollywood, MD, Raymond C.
Harding of Newburg, MD, Elizabeth
Greenwell of Hollywood, MD, Johnny
Harding of Mechanicsville, MD and
James Harding, Sr. of Mechanicsville,
MD as well as 20 grandchildren, 19
great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-
grandchild. She was preceded in death
by her son Kenneth Harding, one sister
and four brothers. Mrs. Harding was a
lifelong resident of St. Marys County
and was a homemaker. The family re-
ceived friends on Wednesday, August
12, 2009 from 5:00 8:00 PM in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Chapel, where prayers were said at 7:00
PM. A Funeral Service will be held on
Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM
in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church,
Mechanicsville (Laurel Grove), MD
with Rev. Ann Strickler offciating. In-
terment will follow in the church cem-
etery. Pallbearers will be John Read-
mond, Andy Harding, Brian Harding,
James Harding, Jr., Charles Greenwell,
Jr., and Scott Greenwell. Contributions
may be made to the Mechanicsville
Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15,
Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Condo-
lences to the family may be made to
www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-
vided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, P.A.

Walter Sam Hill, Sr. 84
Walter Sam
Hill, Sr. 84 of Cali-
fornia, MD died
August 5, 2009 at
St. Marys Hospital,
Leonardtown, MD.
Born De-
cember 11, 1924 in
Wilmington, NC,
he was the son of the
late Samuel C. and Allie Knowles Hill.
Mr. Hill served in the U.S. Navy
from 1943 to 1945 during WWII; he
owned and operated his own company
from 1963 until 1990 when he retired.
He was past President of the Maryland
State Master Plumbers Association. He
was also the past president of the Anne
Arundel County Master Plumbers As-
sociation, and Washington Suburban
Master Plumbers Association and a 50
year member of Lions Club Internation-
al in both College Park, Maryland and
Hollywood, Maryland.
Mr. Hill was preceded in death by
his wife the late Emily E. Roche Hill.
He is survived by his children; Margue-
rite Hill of Rockville, MD, Rachel Hill
Berti, (Fred), Walter S. Hill, Jr. of Oro
Valley, AZ and Thomas E. Hill, (Judi),
of Dowell, MD, one brother Jack V. Hill
of Fayetteville, NC, two grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren. In addi-
tion to his parents and wife Mr. Hill was
preceded in death by two brothers and
one sister.
Family received friends on Sun-
day, August 9, 2009 in the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A.,
A Funeral Service was conducted
on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 11:00
a.m. in Mt Zion United Methodist
Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Rev-
erend Ann Strickler offciating.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
made to the Hollywood Lions Club,
P.O. Box 233, Hollywood, MD 20636.
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
20650.
Mary Josephine Johnson,
73
Mary Josephine Johnson, 73, of
The County Times
Lexington Park,
MD died on August
4, 2009 in Solomons
Nursing Center. She
was the loving wife
of the late William
Richard Johnson,
Sr. She is survived
by her children; Jo-
seph A. Johnson of
Lexington Park, MD, William R. John-
son, Jr. of Lewisport, KY, Rose Marie
Johnson of Hollywood, MD and Debra
L. Johnson of California, MD as well as
three grandchildren, seven great-grand-
children and one great-great grandchild.
She is also survived by her siblings,
Ann Misamore of FL, Sue Beatty of
Virginia Beach, VA and Michael Hun-
tington of Mechanicsville, MD. A life-
long resident of St. Marys County, she
was a homemaker who enjoyed being
with her family and friends, listening to
country and blue grass music, playing
bingo and arts and crafts. A Memorial
Service was held on Tuesday, August
11, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leon-
ardtown, MD with Deacon Bill Nick-
erson offciating. Interment followed
in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leon-
ardtown, MD. Contributions may be
made to Hospice of St. Marys County,
P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650
and/or Hospice of Calvert County, P.O.
Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Condolences to the family may be made
to www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-
vided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Willie Budd Joseph, Jr.,
62
Willie Budd
Joseph, Jr., 62, of
Lexington Park,
MD, formerly of
Marietta, OH passed
away Sunday, July
26, 2009 at Wash-
ington Hospital
Center.
He was born
May 10, 1947, to
Willie and Edith Collins Joseph in Iron-
ton, Ohio. He graduated from Marietta
High School in 1965. He was a pipeft-
ter/welder and member of the Plumbers
and Pipeftters Union 10 of Richmond,
VA for 35 years.
Budd is survived by his wife Susan
Traynham Joseph, whom he married in
July 1995; daughters, Tiffany Betzing-
Gorham (Rick) and Autumn Joseph;
grandchildren , Aaron and Haley Betz-
ing, and Abigail Turner, all of Marietta,
OH and Darrin Turner (Abigails dad),
whom he thought of as a son; brothers,
Carter (Liz), Bill (Lauri), Rick (Kathy),
and John; sisters, Mary Wells, Betty
Nabb (Joe) and Becky Blondeaux (Rob-
in); and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; sisters, Garnet Grady and Peg-
gy Fish; and brother Craig Joseph.
Budd enjoyed fshing, golfng, gar-
dening, and making metal sculptures.
He was a devoted lifelong fan of the
Cleveland Browns.
A celebration of Budds life will be
held on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 6:00
p.m. at his residence.
Joseph Wilbert Lloyd, Sr.,
89
Joseph Wilbert
Lloyd, Sr., 89, af-
fectionately known
as Pop or Poppa
Joe of Mechanics-
ville, Maryland, was
called home to Our
Lord on Satruday,
August 8, 2009 at the
Washington Hospi-
tal Center. He was
preceded in death by his wife Margaret
Marie (Perrie) Lloyd. Pop lived a long
and colorful life. He was born on April
14, 1920 in Wayside, Maryland, the
only child of Wilbert Wade and Ethel
Berta (Johnson) Lloyd. When his father
died, Pop was only three. His mother
then moved back to the Johnson Farm
in Oraville, Maryland. Pop attended St.
Jospehs Catholic School and St. Marys
Academy, graduating in 1939.
After graduation, Pop worked for
Safeway in Bladensburg and then for the
Power Factory at Indian Head, MD. He
entered the Army in 1944 whereupon
he served in Italy at the 1st Batt. 473rd
Inf. Under Gen. Mark Clarke. After the
war he worked at the newly constructed
Patuxent Naval Air Test Center as the
head civilian Supply Offcer until his re-
tirement in April 1975. He received the
Civil Service Meritorious Award, the
highest civil servant award. Thereafter
he worked the family farm, was an avid
reader, knowledgeable on many sub-
jects, and enjoyed the company of fam-
ily and friends. Pop married Margaret
Marie Perrie on August 3, 1946 at Holy
Comforter Catholic Church, Washing-
ton, DC. He and his wife raised three
children.
He is survived by Deacon Joseph
Lloyd, Jr. and his wife Dale of Me-
chanicsville, MD, Michael Walter of
Waynesboro, PA and Cheryl A. Lloyd
and her husband James Amerault of
Beltsville, MD. He is survived by his
four grandchildren; Emily Hamilton,
Martin W. and Erich W. Lloyd, and
Karin R. Wittig. Also surviving are six
great-grandchildren. Pop is survived by
his loving companion Eleanora Wood.
They shared many special interests and
many happy moments together. Her
children thought of him as their loving
Poppa Joe.
Thursday, August 13, 2009 from 5:00-
8:00 PM at Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home in Leonardtown, where
prayers will be recited at 7:00 PM by
Deacon Joseph Lloyd, Jr. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated Fri-
day, August 14 at St. Josephs Catholic
Church in Morganza at 10:00 AM, with
the Rev. Keith Woods offciating. In-
terment will follow at the church cem-
etery. Pallbearers will be Karin Wittig,
Cheryl A. Lloyd, Cheryl Knott, Debbie
Noble, Laffy Buckler, Glenn Buckler,
Erich Lloyd and Michael Lloyd. Honor-
ary pallbearers will be John S. Russell,
Brenda Tucker, Karen Buckler, Minor
Buckler, Bernard M. Johnson, Joseph
B. Johnson and Mark Buckler.
made to St. Josephs Church Restora-
tions, P.O. Box 175, Morganza, MD
20660 or Mechanicsville Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanics-
ville, MD 20659. To leave a condolence
for the family please visit www.mgfh.
com. Arrangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A.
John Romer, 68
John Romer,
68 of Hollywood,
MD died Thursday,
August 6, 2009 at
the Baltimore Wash-
ington Medical Cen-
ter in Glen Burnie,
MD.
Born January
25, 1941 in Pitts-
burgh, PA, he was
the son of the late John Joseph Romer
and Frances Bielewicz Romer. He was
the husband of Joanne Romer, whom he
married May 26, 1962. Mr. Romer was
employed as the Public Affairs Offcer
at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
Mr. Romer is survived by his wife
and four children, Denise Snead, (Al-
len), John Joseph Romer, II, (Leah),
Danielle Ralston, (Ed) and Christian
Romer, (Rebecca); seven grandchil-
dren, Jordan and Rachel Snead, Kyle
and Zachary Romer and Garrett, Gavin
and Riana Ralston; two sisters, Frances
Irvin, (Duane) and Jean Richardson,
(Morris). In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by one brother,
Carl Romer.
at the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD on Wednesday, Au-
gust 12, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm, with
prayers at 7pm. A Memorial Mass will
be celebrated on Thursday, August13,
2009 at 10am at St. John Francis Regis
Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with
Reverend Eamon Dignon offciating.
Interment will be private.
made to Hospice of the Chesapeake,
Philanthropy Department, 445 Defense
Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401 and/or
the American Cancer Society at www.
cancer.org; please specify lung cancer
as the preference.
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-
dtown, MD
Alvin Francis Via, Al, 86

Alvin Francis Via, Al, 86 of Cali-
fornia, MD passed away August 3, 2009
at St. Marys Hospital.
Born July 22, 1923 in Alexandria VA,
he was the middle child to the late Samuel
and Lillian Thorpe Via. He is survived by
his wife of 56 years, Shirley Brewer Via;
father of son Steven and his wife, Judy
Via of Manassas, VA and daughter Kim-
berley and her husband, Kim McEligot,
of Leonardtown, MD. He is survived by
grandchildren Ashley Via of Bristow, VA;
Trevor Via of Manassas, VA; and Kevin,
Christopher and Colin McEligot of Leon-
ardtown, MD. He is also survived by his
brother James and his wife, Esther Via of
Culpepper, VA. He was predeceased by
his sister, Miriam Ray.
He attended George Washington
High School in Alexandria and then en-
listed to serve in the U.S. Army during
WWII, where he landed in the second
wave at Omaha Beach. He made his
home in Arlington, VA and was em-
ployed by Sealtest, Highs Dairy and then
the Southland Corporation before retir-
ing and relocating to Virginia Beach. In
October 2008, he and his wife moved to
Saint Marys County to be closer to fam-
ily in Maryland and Virginia.
Wherever Al lived he had a way of
enjoying life to the fullest. He enjoyed
hunting, visiting friends, time outdoors
through gardening, biking and sunning.
He was an avid fsherman and spent many
days fshing the Potomac, Little Island,
the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
He was always on a quest for the best
catch, the perfect tomato, a sweet ear of
corn or the heaviest steamed crab. One of
his favorite adventures was when he trav-
eled with is son-in-law, Cdr. (Ret.) Kim
McEligot aboard the USS George Wash-
ington for the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
He made fast friends with fellow WWII
veterans and active duty members of the
U. S. Navy. He enjoyed sailing beside the
Queen Elizabeth II from England to Nor-
mandy, where he met President Clinton.
He demonstrated strength and persever-
ance to his family and friends as he over-
came many physical obstacles. He was an
example of The Greatest Generation
and those who knew him knew that they
had a generous friend for life that would
always be there for them.
Family will receive friends for Als
Life Celebration on Saturday, August 15,
2009 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. in
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, 22955 Hol-
lywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
A Memorial Service will be conducted at
1:00 p.m. Interment will be in Arlington
National Cemetery at a later date.
made to the Disabled American Veterans,
P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-
0301, the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD
20650 or the Lexington Park Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington
Park, MD 20653.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Superintendent Michael Martirano announced the
administrative appointment made by the Board of Educa-
tion at its meeting on August 5, designating Angela Fu-
nya as the educational director at the Chesapeake Public
Charter School where she has served as the acting educa-
tional director for the past year.
At the schools open house, which was held Tuesday,
Funya said she was excited to see students
returning from their summer vacations.
Today were excited to have our kids
coming back in and meeting their teachers,
and were looking forward to them coming
back to school tomorrow we have a lot
of new students coming in because were a
growing school, she said, explaining that 40
new students had enrolled this year.
The physical expansion of the school
will have students and teachers taking over
more of the leased space as they continue to
add grade levels.
Were taking over the middle portion
of the building, which will include a gym-
nasium, another science lab, middle school
classes and some offce space, she said, add-
ing that there are no more physical expan-
sions on the horizon for the schools future.
This is it, we cant physically expand
anymore in the building so this will be the
last phase of any construction for us, said
Funya. But when were fully flled out, we
will be a K-8 school with two classes per
grade level.
Along with the addition of students, CPCS has also
added staff members.
We have added two new classroom teachers this
year, weve added an academic dean to help us fll out
our middle school, and weve increased our P.E. teacher
to full time, she said.
Sandy Imbriale, the curriculum and instruction spe-
cialist for CPCS said that the school would be starting
two weeks earlier than other schools in the county, and
students would be dismissed for summer vacation two
weeks earlier as well. Changes were also made to the
schools calendar and approved by the Board of Education
at their last meeting to better allow for narrative report
cards and teacher work days,
For more information on calendar changes and stu-
dent supply lists for Chesapeake Public Charter School,
go to http://schools.smcps.org/cpcs/.
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Funya Appointed as Educational Director
The 4
th
District Chaptico Optimist Club is
pleased to announce the award of the 2009 Chap-
tico Optimist Club Scholarships. Each recipient
listed below was awarded $1,000 to be applied to
their college expenses.
Genevieve L. Hatcher, a 2009 graduate
from Leonard Hall Junior Military Academy,
will be attending Concord University, Athens,
West Va., majoring in Business Administration,
Marketing and Music.
Maura Kovalcik, a 2009 graduate of St.
Marys Ryken High School, will be attending
Stevenson University, Owings Mills, Md., pur-
suing a degree in Visual Communications and
Photography.
Chas Guy, a 2008 graduate from Chopti-
con High School, will be entering his sophomore
year at the University of Maryland, College Park,
Md., majoring in Journalism.
John R. Brewer, a 2008 graduate
from St. Marys Ryken High School
will be entering his sophomore year
at Salisbury University pursuing a
degree in Mathematics and Com-
puter Science.
The Chaptico Optimist
would like to congratulate
these recipients and wish them
great success in their endeav-
ors. To learn more about future
scholarship opportunities or
membership, please call (301)
884-5637.
Chaptico Optimist Club Awards Scholarships
The Capital Design Advisory
Committee of St. Marys College of
Maryland and Historic St. Marys
City will host an open house on the
SMCM Campus in Glendening An-
nex on Thursday, Aug. 13. Commu-
nity members are invited to visit from
4 to 7 p.m. SMCM and HSMC staff
will be present to talk with visitors
about plans to replace Anne Arundel
Hall and the construction of the new
Historic St. Marys City Maryland
Heritage Interpretive Center, a visitor
center. Initial site selection concepts
will be displayed.
In addition to the open house,
the CDA will hold a public meeting
on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7 pm in
Auerbach Auditorium of St. Marys
Hall to review the feedback from the
open house to the college and HSMC
staff.
Two construction projects are
currently in the planning phase. The
Anne Arundel replacement will in-
clude modern archaeological cura-
tion facilities for HSMC and academ-
ic space for the colleges programs in
anthropology, museum studies and
language/cultures. HSMCs new in-
terpretive center will replace the visi-
tor center in the blue barn off Rose-
croft Road.
Meeting
Scheduled About
Visitor Center
Gov. Martin J. OMalley has appointed
Lois DiNatale to the College of Southern
Maryland Board of Trustees. A lifelong res-
ident of Charles County, she attended CSM
as an undergraduate, receiving Bachelors
and Masters degrees in environmental
management from the University of Mary-
land. She works for the Naval Ordnance
Safety and Security Activity as a senior
Navy environmental expert.
The College of Southern Maryland an-
nounces the selection of Tony R. Jernigan
as its vice president of fnancial and ad-
ministrative services. Jernigan brings 23
years of leadership in private and public
college administration including experi-
ence in fnance, budgeting, human re-
sources, investments, facilities, strategic
planning and auxiliary services.
The 4
th
District Chaptico Optimist Club has
awarded scholarships to four college-bound
students. Pictured front, left to right, are Gene-
vieve Hatcher and Maura Kovalcik and back,
left to right is Chas Guy and John Brewer.
The average four year-old child asks
over four hundred questions a day.
Photo by Andrea Shiell
Photo Submitted
Returning students meet their teachers and view their classrooms at an open house
at Chesapeake Public Charter School in Lexington Park.
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
St. Marys County Public Schools are
preparing to open for the 2009-2010 school
year on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with some
changes to the busing schedule and meal
prices.
Prices for meals offered at the coun-
tys schools have risen slightly this year,
with the cost for breakfast for elementary
students going up to $1.15, and $2.10 for
lunch. Middle school meals will now cost
$1.25 for breakfast and $2.30 for lunch.
Adult lunches will be sold for $3.50, and
milk will cost 50 cents.
A statement released by the Depart-
ment of Transportation Services said that
for the frst two weeks of school, students
are encouraged to get to their bus stops 10
minutes early. During the school year stu-
dents are to be at the bus stops fve minutes
prior to pick up times.
Parents and students are being advised
that there are road construction projects that
may cause adjustments to bus stop times,
including construction at St. Clements
Creek, which will close Dr. Johnson Road
to through traffc. Budds Creek Road will
also expect delays as a result. Mechanics-
ville Road will be closed south of Harrow
Hills Court with the major construction at
Chaptico Creek, and continued improve-
ments are also being made to Chancellors
Run Road, which may cause delays.
Offcials have said that despite the
opening of Evergreen Elementary, chang-
es made to bus routes this year have been
minor.
There werent major changes, said
Joe Longobardi, coordinator of transporta-
tion logistics for the school system.
He said that the school system has yet
to update its bus routing software, as was
recommended by the legislative audit com-
pleted in October, but they may be looking
into new routing programs in the future.
If we do go through new software,
itll probably produce bigger changes next
year, he said.
All requests to add or change bus
stops can be made through the Depart-
ment of Transportation by obtaining a
copy of the request form at the students
school, or from the departments Web site
at http://www.smcps.org/offces/dss-/bus-
routes/. Bus Stop Request Forms can be
sent by fax to (301) 475-4239, by e-mail to
BusStopRequest@smcps.org, or by mail to
27190 Point Lookout Road, Loveville, MD
20656.
Bus schedules for each school can be
viewed by visiting http://divisions.smcps.
org/dss/transportation/school-bus-stops.
Schools Make Changes to
Bus Routes, Meal Prices
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Police have taken a badly decomposed
body found in the woods in the area former-
ly known as Lexington Manor in Lexington
Park to Baltimore for autopsy and possible
identifcation after it was found there the
evening of Aug. 9.
Police continued to interview local
residents and canvass the area in search of
information for clues to the identity of the
deceased, said the countys top detective.
Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the
Bureau of Criminal Investigations, said that
the body was so badly decomposed that de-
tectives could not determine the sex.
Police were called in to the scene at
about 6:30 p.m. Sunday after they received
information from pedestrians walking
through the woods in the area that they had
found the body.
The body was discovered in a patch of
dense woods and brush, police reports stat-
ed, that looked to be a makeshift camp.
Burris said that there were no signs
of foul play at the scene, and the deceased
could have been homeless and died of natu-
ral causes.
The Lexington Manor area, where hous-
ing known as the fat tops used to stand
before it was demolished, has long been an
area for homeless people to make small
campsites.
Burris said that there was no identifca-
tion on the body, though it appeared that the
body had been clothed at the time of death.
The clothing, however, had also deteriorat-
ed signifcantly, he said.
Burris estimated that the body had
been in the wooded area for about three to
four months.
Lanny Lancaster, director of the near-
by Three Oaks homeless shelter, said that
the news of the body found close by was
disturbing, since most deaths like that oc-
curred during the winter from exposure to
the cold.
Were trying to think of people we
havent seen in a long time, Lancaster said.
But were not aware of anyone that fts that
profle.
I just hope its nobody we know, he
added.
Police Investigate Dead Body In
Lexington Park
Police Arrest Burglary, Assault Suspect
On August 6, 2009, Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives executed a search and
seizure warrant at the residence of James E. Bowles, age 50 of Avenue. Bowles was arrested
and charged with frst-degree burglary and second-degree assault. The arrest was the result of a
Bureau of Criminal Investigations inquiry into the July 18, 2009 burglary of an occupied
home in Avenue, where an 85-year-old female was assaulted. Detectives are investigating
other burglaries and additional charges are pending review with the States Attorneys Offce.
Bowles was incarcerated at the St. Marys County Detention Center.
Woman Arrested At Bar For Disorderly Conduct
On August 8, 2009, deputies responded to a call at Donovans Pub in California for a report
of a disturbance. Investigation revealed Elizabeth Parish Dorr, 42, of Leonardtown was asked to
leave the business several time but refused. Dorr was outside in the parking lot waiting for a ride
when she allegedly became belligerent with the deputies on the scene. Dorr was asked several
times to stop yelling and calm down, which she refused. Several patrons of the business began
watching her disorderly behavior. Ms. Dorr was arrested and charged with failing to obey a law-
ful order of a police offcer and disorderly conduct.
Police: Woman Stole Cash From Register For Weeks
On August 6, 2009, Dfc. J. Maletto responded to the Wal-Mart for a report of a theft. In-
vestigation revealed Lawanda Bernita Ford, 33, of Lexington Park allegedly stole over $3,000
between July 15, 2009 and August 5, 2009 from the cash register she was assigned to work. Ford
was arrested and charged with theft over $500, theft under $500 and theft scheme.
Woman Charged With Threatening Victim With Knife
On August 8, 2009, deputies responded to a threats complaint in Mechanicsville and inves-
tigation revealed the victim was in a verbal altercation, which escalated into a physical assault
when Victoria Marie Hunt, 2,1 of Mechanicsville allegedly took a kitchen knife, raised it above
her head and threatened to stab the victim. The victim fed the residence. Hunt was arrested and
charged with second-degree assault.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A man who Maryland State Fire Mar-
shals say is a person of interest in an arson
at his home near Breton Bay is still being
held at St. Marys Hospital for an emergen-
cy evaluation.
Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Duane
Svites said that the investigation into the
fire is on hold until they can get more in-
formation from Blake Oppelt, 22, about the
two alarm fire on Aug. 6.
The investigation is continuing, hes
still being evaluated at the hospital, Svites
said. Its been labeled an arson.
According to information from Svites,
Oppelt was involved in a domestic dispute
over the use of prescription drugs with his
mother, Keiko Oppelt, in their home that
turned injurious after the mother left in an
attempt to relieve the hostility.
It was reported that she had some
medications missing and she confronted
him about it, Svites said, adding that fire-
fighters later found the house ablaze.
The firemen found him at the rear of
the house digging a knife into his forearm.
Svites said. He was the only one were
aware of who was in the house, hes obvi-
ously the most important person we need
to talk to.
Firefighters were called to their resi-
dence on Hawk Court at about 10 p.m. Aug.
6 to fight the fire and it took 50 volunteers
about 90 minutes to get control, informa-
tion from the fire marshals office stated.
Firefighters from Leonardtown, Hol-
lywood, Mechanicsville and Seventh Dis-
trict volunteer companies answered the
emergency
The estimated loss from the struc-
tural blaze and contents lost totaled up to
$275,000, fire marshals estimates stated.
No charges have been filed in the case
so far, Svites said.
We dont want to assume anything un-
til we have all the facts, Svites said.
Breton Bay Fire Ruled Arson
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Investigators with the State Fire Marshals
Offce say they need citizen information about
a case of arson that destroyed a mobile home
on St. Claire Road in California.
The mobile home, which is behind Hulas
Bungalow night club, sustained about $8,000 in
damage, according to fre marshals estimates,
and took 25 frefghters about 45 minutes to get
under control.
The fre, which was discovered by a cus-
tomer in the parking lot of the establishment,
was unusual in view of the number of people at
the bar that night.
Its unusual to have a fre at that time
next to a place thats so crowded, said Dep-
uty Chief Fire Marshal Duane Svites. Thats
pretty arrogant.
Svites said that it was highly likely that
any number of the patrons at Hulas that night
could have seen something that could help the
investigation.
Those are key witnesses and they need to
come forward, he said.
Anyone with information about the mo-
bile home arson can call investigators at 443-
550-6830.
Fire Marshals Seek Witnesses
To Fire Near Hulas
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Unmanned Technology Puts
Webster Field at Leading Edge
Boeings new A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft was on display.
An Aerosonde Mark 4.7 by AAI Corporation is launched. The quiet, lightweight aircraft is ideal for covert maritime
operations.
Steve Hall, left, and R.J. Claus of Aurora Flight Sciences
pull a GoldenEye 80 unmanned aircraft off the runway
after a demonstration Monday.
By Virginia Terhune
Staff Writer
On Monday morning, what
looked like a model plane hovered
in the air above the mock village at
Webster Field in St. Inigoes, tracking
the movements of vehicles and people
below with pinpoint accuracy while
relaying the real-time images to a
jumbo TV screen near the runway.
Later a vehicle without a driver
cruised slowly through the narrow
streets of the simulated village, its
sensors keeping it clear of painted,
moving figures as it checked out the
clay-colored houses for evidence of
terrorists.
If its dull, dumb, dirty or dan-
gerous for a man to do, a UAV can do
it, said Jim Carter, director of busi-
ness development for Proxy Aviation
Systems in Germantown about the
capacity of unmanned aerial vehicles
to take the place of people, trucks and
more expensive planes in dangerous
situations.
Proxy was one of more than two
dozen companies that displayed their
products for thousands of visiting mili-
tary, government and civilian visitors at
the Unmanned Systems Demonstration.
Held every two years at Webster
Field, the day-long event was hosted by
the Navys Executive Office of Unmanned
Aviation and Strike Weapons at Patuxent
River and the Association for Unmanned
Vehicle Systems International, kicking
off AUVSIs conference in Washington,
D.C., earlier this week.
Unmanned vehicles are already being
used in Iraq and Afghanistan a Preda-
tor drone recently f lew over Pakistan and
reportedly killed a high-ranking Taliban
leader and the future bodes well for
them, with additional money proposed in
the fiscal 2010 defense budget for their
development.
The Washington Post reported Tues-
day from the conference that Virginia-
based Teal Group estimates the unmanned
airplane market alone will be worth $62
billion over the next decade.
Local officials say more Department
of Defense money for unmanned vehicles
is also a potentially promising and profit-
able trend for St. Marys County.
Years down the road, we may get
more work here and more contractors as a
result, said Bob Schaller, director of the
countys Department of Economic and
Community Development.
The Navy already considers Naval Air
Station Patuxent River a center of excel-
lence for fixed wing and rotary wing air-
craft, and the bases Webster Field annex
is emerging as a center of excellence
in unmanned vehicles, partly because of
the expertise of local people who are al-
ready working on them, he said.
Itll help position the talent we
have here, we can leverage that talent,
he said about work so far on projects that
include the ship-based RQ-8 FireScout
unmanned helicopter, which was tested
several years ago at Webster Field.
The FireScout will be deployed this
fall aboard the USS McInerney to tackle
the narcotics trade in the Caribbean.
Still under way are the RQ-4N
BAMS UAS (Broad Area Maritime Sur-
veillance Unmanned Aircraft System),
a derivative of the Global Hawk devel-
oped for the Air Force, and a new dem-
onstration program, the X-47B UCAS
(Unmanned Combat Air System), which
can be launched from an aircraft carrier.
The goal of the UCAS program is to see
if the unmanned aircraft can work in an
environment with other aircraft.
The UCAS and BAMS programs
are still in the early stages, but as they
move along, Webster will be in a good
position to capitalize on that develop-
ment, Schaller said.
Years down the road, it could lead
to more work here and more contracts as
a result, he said.
Partly as a result of the Monday dem-
onstrations, Schaller said he hopes to
convene a roundtable of local companies,
both large and small, that are working on
unmanned vehicles and the systems that
operate them with the intent of further
building St. Marys reputation as a tech-
nology hub.
The goal is to not only appeal to the
Navy and other military services, but to
other customers as well, as a means to
further diversify the countys economy,
which is heavily dependent on Naval Air
Station Patuxent River.
Organizing the roundtable will be
like pulling pieces of a puzzle together,
he said, to make a whole greater than the
sum of its parts.
We can bring in a small company
like Defense Technologies together with
a company like Northrop Grumman, find
out whats missing, find out whos doing
what, where were strong, where were
weak and get the collective thoughts of
those involved, Schaller said.
Down the road, if the military need
for unmanned systems dips, there may
still be chances to market that expertise
to foreign governments and to companies
for additional applications.
The unmanned vehicle technology
can be used commercially to do every-
thing from tracking drug dealers to mon-
itoring highway traffic to surveying gas
pipelines.
We want to position contractors
so they can do more of that, and also do
that work here, said Schaller about the
countys interest in attracting more light
manufacturing operations.
Were on the leading edge, he said.
Whats New
More than a dozen companies had live
demonstrations of unmanned aircraft and ve-
hicles at Webster Field on Monday, and an-
other dozen set up exhibits nearby, a sign that
the international event continues to grow.
A total of 79 media representatives
and 15 broadcast news operations signed up
to attend, more than many international air
shows.
This year for the frst time, six un-
manned aerial vehicles were in the air over
the event at the same time, which was no easy
task, because much preparation had to go into
making sure their frequencies didnt overlap.
This year for the frst time, robots on
the ground detonated explosives in simu-
lations of how they would blow up impro-
vised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Boeing took the occasion to announce
it had won a $500,000 contract with the Ma-
rines to demonstrate that its Hummingbird
A160T, a UAV designed to resupply con-
voys from the air, could deliver at least 2,500
pounds of cargo for three consecutive days.
L-3 Communications scheduled the
frst public fight of its Mobius aircraft, which
can stay in the air for 24 hours while carry-
ing 1,000 pounds of instruments and sensors,
plus fuel.
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Chinese Takeout Adds to Choices at Ridge Market
Ridge Market has been
serving the Southern St.
Marys County area for many
generations. In its previous
incarnation, the store known
as Raleys was famous for its
Southern Maryland stuffed
ham.
Today Ridge Market still
serves stuffed ham, but now
you can also get that regional
treat served as a stuffed ham
egg roll.
Ridge Market, which is lo-
cated right next to the Ridge
Post Offce, recently got new
owners. Robert Chan, who has
owned and operated several
businesses in Calvert and St.
Marys for more than 23 years,
says that he has expanded the
store and widened the choic-
es available so that someone
who shops at his store doesnt
need to go anywhere else to
get what they need.
If your shopping list has
work gloves, diapers, and
hand-cut meats on it, you can
fnd it all there. The produce
section has fresh regional
produce, along with tropical
favorites such fresh mangoes,
pineapple and coconut. There
are enough grocery choices
available in the store so that
even a gourmet cook would
be able to fnd everything
they would need to make a
great feast.
If you dont feel like cook-
ing, the Ridge Market offers
Chinese and American food
for takeout. The Chefs Spe-
cial is offered daily Monday
through Friday, and you can
get a one entre meal, served
with your choice of either
pork fried rice or steamed
rice with a soda for under $5.
For bigger appetites, they of-
fer the two and three entre
meal choice for only a dollar
more for each.
If you are watching your
calories, the market offers
a large fresh salad bar, with
more than 30 choices on it,
which is prepared daily.
Chan is most proud of
the expanded choices that he
now offers in the liquor de-
partment of his store.
The store features a large
section of imported and do-
mestic beers, and wines from
around the world. Chan can
advise someone on which
wines may be appropriate for
any special occasions, and if
you decide to purchase from
him in bulk, he will give you
a 10-15 percent discount on
what you choose, depending
on how large your order is.
If you are passing through
on your way to a fshing or
camping trip at Point Look-
out, The Ridge Market offers
everything that you would
need for the weekend, includ-
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My goal is to make my
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Though kids might initially dread their annual autumn re-
turn to the classroom, once they arrive on school grounds and
start clowning around with friends, that dread quickly trans-
forms into excitement for another school year. Parents, too,
might want to keep the kids around the house longer, but also
enjoy seeing their kids dive back into school work.
Some students, however, fear the return to school. For stu-
dents with a learning disability, going back to school is often
difcult. Coupled with the typical fears of tting in socially, stu-
dents with learning disabilities have the additional fear of han-
dling their coursework and excelling in the classroom in spite of
their learning disability.
Whats more, in such cases, students might be silently
battling an undiagnosed learning disability. According to the
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDAA), many
students with learning disabilities are of average or above aver-
age intelligence. While learning disabilities have no cure, with
support and intervention, many people with learning disabilities
have gone on to realize their full potential.
Of course, the rst step in overcoming a learning disability
is recognizing its presence. Certain learning disabilities, such as
dyslexia, are widely known to parents and educators alike and
can be easier to detect. However, others, such as Central Audi-
tory Processing Disorders (CAPD), can prove to be more of a
mystery.
Often part of another learning disability, CAPD is a physical
hearing impairment, one that affects a persons ability to sepa-
rate a spoken message from background information. In certain
instances, a person with CAPD might be asked one question but
answer another.
Such confusion can make communication, be it with teach-
ers or fellow students, very difcult, and negatively inuence a
students education. That places a greater responsibility on the
parents and educators to recognize possible symptoms of CAPD.
Those symptoms can include:
processing thoughts and ideas slowly and difculty ex-
plaining them
confused by gurative language, such as similes and met-
aphors, or misunderstanding puns and jokes because words are
taken too literally
misspelling or mispronouncing similar sounding words,
or confusing like-sounding words, such as celery/salary, belt/
built, etc.
easily and frequently distracted by background noises
difculty focusing or remembering presentations or
lectures
Its important for parents, teachers and, perhaps most impor-
tantly, students to recognize that people with diagnosed learning
disabilities often excel in the classroom with a few adjustments.
For people with CAPD, parents and educators are integral in en-
suring they make the most of their talents and intellect.
Show rather than explain: Because students with a
CAPD can experience difculty processing language, it is often
easier for them to grasp a concept if they see it unfold rather than
have that concept simply explained to them.
Reduce directions: The longer a spoken direction is, the
more likely a student with CAPD is to have those directions
drowned out by background noises. Keep directions short, or
space them out to lessen the amount the student has to process
all at once. In addition, consider rewording directions that could
potentially prove confusing.
Allow more time for a response: A student with CAPD
might take longer to process a question and decipher what was
asked. Allow such students more time to give their response.
Use supplementary materials: Educators can use things
such as handouts to supplement a lecture that a student with
CAPD might have trouble focusing on or remembering.
Vary pitch and tone of voice: Place a greater emphasis
on key words in an effort to aid a students memory of important
points.
Learning disabilities are a part of many students lives.
However, as students across the nation continue to prove each
day, with proper support and intervention learning disabilities
can be overcome.
A part of many students lives, learning disabilities can be over-
come with the help of parents and teachers.
Overcoming Learning Disabilities a Team Effort
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Its the time of year again
when the kids get ready to head
back to school and the slow-go-
ing, lazy days of summer come
to an end. Families often fall into
a pattern of slowdown during the
school break, and it can often
take some time to get used to the
school morning rush once more.
During time-crunched
mornings, brown bag lunches
sent with children to school may
not be packed as diligently and
with the healthy foods they should
contain. To ensure lunches dont
pay the price of busy schedules,
consider these tips.
When doing the weekly or
monthly shopping at the grocery
store, make a list of nutritious and
quickly-prepared lunch foods.
Also, think about what dinner foods can be transformed into lunch the
next day as leftovers (chicken cutlets can be cut up to top fresh salads).
Packaged kids lunches from the refrigerated section of the grocery store
certainly are convenient, but they may be packing more sodium and calo-
ries than a child needs. Instead, stock up on crackers, sandwich rolls, low-
calorie, low-sodium lunch meats, pre-cooked low-fat chicken nuggets,
and even yogurts for fast and nutritious lunch options.
Variety is the spice of life, and no child wants to go to school with
the same old peanut butter and jelly sandwich every day. Find out the
childs favorite foods and always keep the pantry stocked with some of
these items. Send him or her to school with interesting things, such as a
pita bread shell, tomato sauce and shredded cheese for a fast and nutri-
tious pizza. Fruit threaded on a skewer mixed with cheese makes healthy
kabobs for students who dont have access to a microwave or other way to
heat lunches. Keep a pitcher of homemade smoothies in the refrigerator so
your son or daughter can take a lling shake to school for lunch. Smooth-
ies can be as easy as blending together a banana, a couple of scoops of
low-fat vanilla yogurt, frozen berries from the freezer section, and a cup
of fruit juice.
Take advantage of school lunches once in a while. Many school dis-
tricts have revamped their lunch menus in recent years, offering more and
more healthy options for students. For example, in the past year Medford
public schools outside of Boston, MA hired a systemwide chef as part of
its initiative toward healthier lunches. New recipes have been introduced,
the staff has been trained in nutritional cooking, and processed foods
have been removed. When time is
especially of the essence, send your
child to school with a few dollars for
cafeteria lunch. Even if you dont
regularly partake in school lunches
in your household, it pays to have
the lunch menu posted for the days
when cafeteria food is your saving
grace. Chances are there will be
something on the menu that appeals
to your grade schooler or even mid-
dle schooler. French bread pizza day
is always a favorite.
Introduce diverse foods. Chef
Ann Cooper doesnt think the learn-
ing process should stop in the cafete-
ria. Teach kids about diverse foods
by encouraging them to understand
and ask questions about what they
are eating. Introduce kids to season-
al, regional foods so they will un-
derstand that different foods grow at
different times of the year, she says.
You may nd that other cultures
rely on foods that make convenient
lunchtime offerings. For example,
bagel chips or pita wedges dipped in
hummus can be nutritious and a fast
lunch for families on the go.
Involve the kids with lunch
preparation. Theres no reason why
an older, capable child cant be put
in charge of his or her lunch --free-
ing up Mom or Dads time for other
morning tasks. Have a talk about
what foods youd like to see eaten at
lunch, and then leave it up to your
child to take on the task of lunch
preparation.
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Come the back-to-school season, parents may have
mixed emotions about sending their child off to college.
Its a bittersweet moment, one in which a parent is proud
and accepts their son or daughter is ready for indepen-
dence. It is also a time when parents worry about what the
next few months will bring.
Shopping for college dorm supplies is one way to
bond while parents and students count down the days to
the start of the semester. When purchasing necessities
and extras, think about making eco-friendly choices.
Many of the items college students need or want
for their school dorm can be substituted with greener
options.
Choose all-natural, organic linens for the bed and
bath and skip synthetic comforters and the like. Today its
possible to nd inexpensive, natural ber options right
next to the less earth-friendly ones.
Skip the re hazard halogen lamps in lieu of light
xtures that can accept compact uorescent bulbs.
Invest in a power strip so that the myriad electron-
ics students rely upon can be turned off in one step. This
eliminates phantom loads -- power being used even when
devices are in the off position.
This may be a students rst foray into laundry
duty. Stock up on free and clear laundry products.
Also, give lessons about washing in cold water to con-
serve on energy.
Skip the chemical-laden air fresheners for all-natu-
ral options like regular baking soda to combat dorm-room
odors. For students who are responsible enough to have
candles in their room (and if the dorm allows), choose
beeswax candles scented with essential oils over parafn
candles with articial scents.
Stock up on houseplants that lter the air and can
beautify bland dorm rooms. Plants especially effective at
ltering the air and providing balanced indoor humidity
include areca palm, Boston fern, English ivy, Peace lily,
and a Rubber plant.
Dorm food is rarely the healthiest, and late-night
junk food runs are the staple of many a co-eds diet. How-
ever, instill lessons in choosing whole foods free of pre-
servatives instead of chemical- and calorie-laden conve-
nience snacks. For a coffee pick-me-up, suggest fair trade
coffees.
Instead of stocking up on bottled water, invest in
a table-top water lter that can be used to lter tap water
for drinking.
Try buying as many products as possible locally
near the school campus. This eliminates the need to ship
or transport the supplies, wasting gas and creating a big-
ger carbon footprint.
Instead of buying everything new, dont be shy
about accepting hand-me-downs or gently used items
from friends and family. Be creative about recycling
some items into new ones. For example, old blankets or
sheets can be used as pillow covers or even curtains on
the cheap.
Dont Let Busy Schedules
Compromise Healthy Lunches
Greening Your Dorm Room
Equip your dorm room with eco-friendly products that en-
able you to go green at school.
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As the summer approaches and you look to soak up the sun, Dr. Arpana A. Shah, a
diplomate of The American Board of Dermatology, Inc., and member of the Medical Staff
at St. Marys Hospital, warns Southern Marylanders to take caution and lather on the
sunscreen.
Here is what Dr. Shah has to
say about skin protection in part
one of this two-part series.
Q: How should people protect
themselves against the sun?

A: Protection from the sun
should be second nature, as rou-
tine as brushing your teeth. Its
easiest to incorporate a moistur-
izer with an adequate sunscreen
into ones normal routine of
grooming. Most sun exposure is
casual exposure that accumulates
over the years driving to and
from work, sitting by a window,
or running daily errands. Yes,
you can get a sunburn through a
window. The classic example I
show patients is that of a school-
teacher who sat by a window for
30 years. The sun-exposed side
was much more aged than the
non-sun-exposed counterpart.
Similarly, we see many patients
with more skin cancers and pre-
cancers on the left side of their
faces and arms.
Apply a daily sunscreen with
both UVB and UVA protection.
In addition, look for ingredients
such as Mexoryl or Helioplex. These are found in La Roche-Posay and Neutrogena prod-
ucts. Mexoryl covers the gap that is not covered by most conventional sunscreen. It has
been around in France for over 10 years. The FDA nally approved it two years ago. Un-
fortunately, it is hard to nd and can be purchased through participating doctors ofces
and CVS pharmacies. The protection is unbeatable. Another alternative is Neutrogena
sunscreen with Helioplex. Another problem with chemical sunscreens is that they are very
unstable when exposed to sun. So they become inactive quickly, sometimes even after 15
minutes. Helioplex stabilizes the sunscreen and makes it last 3-4 hours. Of course, reap-
ply after heavy sweating or swimming. Apply about one tablespoon for the face and the
amount that could ll a shot glass for the body.
Q: Why is it necessary to stay protected from the sun?
A: According to a study from the National Cancer Institute, from 1980 to 2004, there
was a 50% increase in the rate of melanoma in 15-29 year olds. Another study reported
20% of those questioned visited a tanning bed and found that tanning before the age of 35
had a 75% increased risk of melanoma. Also, people with non-melanoma skin cancer had
a higher risk of developing melanoma or breast, lung or colon cancer.
Q: What are commonly unknown tips about sun exposure and skin damage?
A: UVA rays also cause aging of the face and neck. Genetic studies show that while
tanning, genetic mutations are occurring at the level of the DNA. All tanning is a sign of
sun damage. Most is repaired, but eventually injury accumulates. Apply the sunscreen
before you go outside. The chemical in the sunscreen takes time to adjust to the skin and
reaches optimal activity at 30 minutes.
Q: What is SPF?

A: SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. It measures the ability of the UVB part of
the sun spectrum. UVB is the type of ray associated with burning of the skin. UVA, on
the other hand, has more to do with aging, ne lines, wrinkles. It penetrates windows and
goes deeper than the UVB rays. PFA is the new system to determine the protection from
the UVA rays. This system is still under consideration by the FDA.
Stay tuned for part two on skin protection, which will examine the myths on sun
exposure, who is most at risk for skin cancer and tips on skin protection in Southern
Maryland.
Dont Forget the
Sunscreen
Though no parent
ever wants to imagine
their child suffering from
cancer, according the Pe-
diatric Cancer Foundation
each year witnesses more
than 10,000 new diagnoses
of cancer among children
under the age of 15. Fortu-
nately, 80 percent of such
cases have a survial rate of
5 years or more. To under-
stand the scope of pediatric
cancer, consider the follow-
ing facts and gures cour-
tesy of the Pediatric Cancer
Foundation.
For children between
the ages of 1 to 19 years,
cancer is the fourth leading
cause of the death, and the
leading cause of disease-
related death. In fact, more
children between the ages of 1 to 19 will die from cancer than will diabetes, asthma, cystic brosis
and AIDS combined.
The incidence of melanoma, a typically malignant tumor associated with skin cancer, is in-
creasing among children at a rate of 1.5 to 3 percent per year.
The overall survival from pediatric cancer is estimated to be 75 to 80 percent, the majority
of which are considered to be cured. On the contrary, in the 1950s less than 10 percent of pediatric
cancer patients survived.
The most common childhood cancers include leukemia, tumors of the brain and nervous sys-
tem, cancer of the kidneys, bones and muscles, and cancers of the lymphatic system.
Estimates suggest 1 in every 450 adults is a childhood cancer survivor.
To learn more about pediatric cancer, visit the Pediatric Cancer Foundation Web site at www.
pcfweb.org.
Pediatric Cancer Fast Facts
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By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Charles Norman Raley, son of James
Thomas Morgan Raley and his wife, Julia
Ann Blackistone Hammett, was born in St.
Marys County, December 17, 1869.
At the age of 14, he entered the semi-
nary and in 1901 was ordained a priest in
the Society of Jesus. Father Raley had a
long and successful career. He was a pro-
fessor and later vice president at George-
town University; a Chaplain in the Navy
during World War I; and then afterwards
was sent to California where he served
several congregations until his retirement
in 1950.
Throughout the remainder of his life,
he maintained his relationship with the
U.S. Navy. The parish at Wilmington, Cal-
ifornia said It was this association with
the Navy that aided Father directly and the
people of the parish indirectly for when the
men of the eet saw the disrepair; it was
the sailors who put the rst electric lights
in the rectory. This led Father Raley to say
and repeat on many occasions, what God
does not provide for me in Wilmington, the
U. S. Navy will.
Suffering with crippling arthritis, Fa-
ther Raley entered St. Francis Hospital in
1953 where he remained until his death on
July 15, 1962. He is buried in the Jesuit
Cemetery at Santa Clara University.
But this story isnt really about Father
Raleys career, but rather what happened to
him and some of his fellow students from
Woodstock College in 1891. At that time,
the Jesuits owned a large house called St.
Inigoes Villa near the current church (just
outside Webster Field) and used it for re-
treats and/or vacations. Pete Himmelheber
tells me that what little of this house is left
is now falling into the St. Marys River.
At the Villa on the evening of July 3,
1891 a storm struck and blew down a tent.
Seeing that the tent was about to be blown
down, a number of the scholastics ran to
the ropes to save it, but the guy ropes and
poles supporting the tent were snapped
like pipe stems and the students who were
struggling with the tent were lifted from the
ground and dashed among the torn and
broken remnants of the tent. Then, as if
satised with its work of destruction, the
storm quickly subsided, and by 8 oclock
the stars were shining brightly and not a
cloud could be seen.
While it was unnerving, no one was
hurt. By 10 p.m., everyone was in bed
for the night, or so they thought. Another
storm struck--this one much worse than the
rst.
The windows were open and a re-
freshing breeze contributed to the enjoy-
ment of the night. Like the breeze of the
early evening, it was the forerunner of a
storm, which came on rapidly, and soon
the rain drops that commenced to patter on
the roof increased in number and volume
until water was coming down seemingly
in bucketfuls. At the same time it began
to drive in at the windows which had been
left open, wetting the beds which stood be-
neath and arousing their occupants. The
rays from a single oil lamp threw a dim
light over the room.
The students endeavored to move
their beds to a dry place. The storm was
accompanied by very little lightning and
thunder, and no danger was apprehended,
as the scholastics stood around the room
in groups quietly talking. While thus en-
gaged there came a blinding ash of light-
ning and a crash of thunder. For an instant
the whole interior of the room was made
light as day and then enshrouded in dark-
ness. The concussion was so great that the
light in the lamp was extinguished. It was
relighted, and those who rst recovered
from the shock began to investigate the
damage.
Lights were taken up to the dormitory
where were found six students all lying
on the oor in different parts of the room.
One of them was Charles Raley, but he was
one of the lucky ones. Three students were
instantly killed and another, burned badly
on his body and arms, required hospital-
ization. One of those killed was initially
missing but several hours after the storm
his body was found close up under the
eaves.
One of the injured students said he felt
as if he had been struck a heavy blow; that
he was lifted into the air, thrown backward,
and then hit the oor head rst.
The lightning tore a hole about two
feet long in the roof and the current passed
into an iron rod running the length of the
room. The killed and injured were in dif-
ferent parts of the room. The scholastics
were standing in groups and strange to say,
one man from each group was the target of
the lightning, the others escaping unhurt.
Those killed were buried that Sun-
day at St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes.
Their bodies could not be returned to their
families because [they] were so horribly
burned as not to be able to keep them.
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John Hughes Dened a
Genre and a Generation
By Christie Lemire
AP Movie Critic
Saturday, March 24, 1984.
Shermer High School, Shermer,
Illinois, 60062.
Dear Mr. Vernon: We
accept the fact that we had to
sacrice a whole Saturday in
detention for whatever it was
we did wrong. And what we
did was wrong. But we think
youre crazy to make us write
an essay telling you who we
think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to
see us.
Those are the [closing lines] from The Breakfast Club,
voiced by Anthony Michael Hall, accompanied by Simple
Minds Dont You [Forget About Me]. And even though
its been nearly a quarter-century since John Hughes semi-
nal high-school drama came out, I still know them by heart.
I probably still know the entire movie by heart. Any self-re-
specting child of the 1980s does.
As a lm critic, I am often asked what my favorite mov-
ies of all time are. Thats a tough one to answer, because the
list is constantly changing. But alongside Fellinis The Nights
of Cabiria and newer classics such as Fargo, I always end
up mentioning The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles.
They may not qualify as the greatest movies ever, but were
talking favorites, the ones that still engage you no matter how
many times youve seen them.
And so the news that Hughes died Thursday of a heart at-
tack at 59 will, for many, strike the same sort of cultural chord
that Michael Jacksons did. It prompts not only more than just
a passing feeling of nostalgia but also an active longing for a
happier, more prosperous time. As both a writer and director,
Hughes dened not just a genre but a generation.
His movies didnt exactly represent high school as it was
(seriously, who ever went to a blowout bash at a mansion like
Jake Ryans in Sixteen Candles or got away with as much as
Ferris Bueller?) but rather, high school as we wished it could
have been funnier, weirder, sweeter, full of kids who have
just the right zinger or poignant thing to say:
Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his
wardrobe?
How about a nice, greasy pork sandwich served in a
dirty ashtray?
Blane? His name is Blane? Thats a major appliance,
thats not a name.
I cant believe I gave my panties to a geek.
After watching The Breakfast Club with me on cable for
the millionth time when I was a chubby 13-year-old, my mom
suggested that we go to the video store and rent the teen-angst
movie of her generation: Rebel Without a Cause. I would
like it, she said they were similar. And she was right in that
they both captured the frustrating feeling that nobody under-
stands you when youre young, that your problems are unique
and insurmountable. Hughes took that raw energy and made it
ironic and idiotic, self-referential and self-deprecating.
Every teen movie thats come out since the mid-1980s
owes a debt to John Hughes. He was that inuential. Some
acknowledge this willingly, as director Nanette Burstein did
with last years American Teen, which was essentially a
documentary version of The Breakfast Club. Bill Paxton
has said that of the dozens of character roles hes played over
his lengthy career, hes still best known as Chet, the bullying
older brother from 1985s Weird Science. And Some Kind
of Wonderful (which Hughes wrote) plays a pivotal part in
the recent romantic comedy, Hes Just Not That Into You.
Others have parodied him endlessly in such varied set-
tings as raunchy Kevin Smith comedies, the spoof Not
Another Teen Movie and the animated TV series Family
Guy.
And so theres nothing wrong with wallowing in some
unabashed 80s nostalgia upon the passing of John Hughes.
As Ferris Bueller himself might have said at a time like this,
Life moves pretty fast. If you dont stop and look around once
in a while, you could miss it.
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Rock music theorists like yours truly believe theres a
cover band born every 20 minutes in the United States of
America, since it takes about that long to learn the guitar
tablature for one average-length rock song (give or take a
few ourishes and a short solo).
But it IS a fact that there is a Michael born every 20
minutes. And you cant dispute the math here, either. If
you look at the average number of Michaels born over the
last ve years (about 22,756 Mikes per year) and crunch
the numbers accordingly, it equals about three born every
hour, ofcially making for too many Mikes in the country
and thats to say nothing of worldwide statistics.
This amusing factoid may have been the crux of Too
Many Mikes band name, or it may have just been a joke,
since there were four Mikes in the band when they rst
started out.
Every time Id say, Hey Mike, theyd all say,
What? so there were too many Mikes in the band, said
front man Joe Henry.
Now were down to one, and thats still too many,
he added, laughing.
Joe, a rock veteran who got his start singing Led Zep-
pelin at karaoke nights (winning competitions in the pro-
cess), started the band by placing ads on somd.com, and
after spending four months deployed in Afghanistan, he
came back ready to rock and roll.
He explained that aring personality conicts have
changed the bands lineup several times since they rst
started in 2006, but they seem to
have hit
on a win-
ning com-
bi nat i on
with Mike
Burns on
lead guitar
(who criticizes
himself for tap-
ping the frets like
Eddie Van Halen too
much, while his band mates criti-
cize him for not doing it enough), Shane Khoury
on keyboard and rhythm/lead guitar (a young Iron Maiden
enthusiast who actually started playing guitar because he
couldnt stand the sight of his familys acoustic collecting
dust in a forgotten corner of the living room), Vince Telly
on bass (who decided to pursue a spot in the rhythm sec-
tion after noticing that, like there being too many Mikes in
the world, there were also too many guitarists), and Dave
Fox (formerly of Vagrant, For Petes Sake and The Roof
Dogs) keeping a steady pulse on the drums.
Its hard to deny that they have a loyal following
(complete with T-shirts), and rightly so. After all, few
cover bands would dare attempt Guns N Roses Wel-
come to the Jungle, much less make it sound good, and
the quintet also tears through a set list spanning an eclec-
tic selection of hits by the likes of Cheap Trick, Ratt, Van
Halen, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and even the Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Bush, Green Day, Incubus, 3 Doors Down
and Nickelback.
The only nit-picking critique this reviewer has is that
with their great musicianship and stage presence, it almost
seems a waste for them to stick so rigidly to the rock cover
formula and not expand to include more original material.
Theyve certainly proven they can master the masters, so
it would be exciting to see what masterful elements they
can blend on their own.
So there may be too many cover bands on the planet,
just as there are certainly too many Mikes, but since these
guys do what they do so well, its easy to forgive them, and
Southern Maryland seems ready to sing along.
The band is playing at Veras White Sands Beach
Club in Lusby on Saturday Aug. 15 and at Toots Bar in
Hollywood on Sunday Aug. 16. For more information and
performance schedules, go to www.toomanymikes.com.
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Photo Courtesy of www.toomanymikes.com.
From left to right:
Shane Khoury,
Dave Fox,
Vince Telly,
Joe Henry
and Mike
Burns.
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Movie musicals
Friday afternoon movie musical
at Lexington Park features Gene Kelly
and Debbie Reynolds, 2 p.m. On Aug.
21 a PG movie about good girl Sandy
and bad boy Danny who nd their sum-
mer romance is changed by the cliques
in their 1950s school. Movies are free,
snacks provided.

Word, Excel
Two introductory computer class-
es at Charlotte Hall: Word 2007 on
Aug. 17, 10 a.m., and Excel 2007 on
Aug. 20, 10 a.m. Basic computer skills
required; registration required.

Free ice cream
Children, ages 5-12, can still pick
up a Celebrate 375! Adventure Pass-
port at any library and explore ve of
the 10 sites listed to earn a coupon for
free Brusters ice cream and a chance
to win a copy of Sally Walkers book,
Written in Bone. They earn an extra
chance for each additional site they vis-
it. A book will be given away at each
branch. The passport admits the child
free to the sites. Program ends Aug.
31.
Teen activities
Movie about seniors at East High
who put on one last musical before they
go their different ways at Leonardtown
on Aug. 14, 2 p.m. Snacks provided.
Workshop to create a computer
game using Scratch on Aug. 22, 10 a.m.,
at Charlotte Hall. Workshop to create a
simple arcade game using Gamemaker
software on Aug. 26, 2 p.m., at Char-
lotte Hall. Registration required.

Book discussions
E.L. Doctorows The March on
Aug. 20, 7 p.m., Leonardtown; Audrey
Niffeneggers The Time Travelers
Wife on Aug. 31, 7 p.m., Charlotte
Hall; John Mattesons Edens Out-
casts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott
and Her Father on Sept. 14, 6 p.m.,
Lexington Park.
L ibrary Items
Thursday, August 13
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
CJs Backroom (Lusby) 5 p.m.
David Norris
Corbels Fine Dining & Spirits (Leonar-
dtown) 5 p.m.
BBQ Night
VFW Post 2612 (California) 5:30 p.m.
Auditions for Sotterley Ghost Walk
Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) 6
p.m.
Drop-In Salsa
House of Dance (Hollywood) 6 p.m.
Computer Game Workshop
Charlotte Hall Library 6 p.m.
Archaeology Speaker Series: Silas D.
Hurry
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 7
p.m.
Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown)
7 p.m.
Karaoke
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park) 9:30
p.m.
Friday, August 14
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
Donovans Pub (California) 5 p.m.
Fry Night
VFW Post 2612
(California) 5:30 p.m.
PHS Marching Band Preview Show
Patuxent High School (Lusby) 6 p.m.
David Norris
D.B. McMillans Irish Pub and Grill 6
p.m.
Special Olympics No Limit
Tournament
Center for Life Enrichment (Hollywood)
7 p.m.
La Plata Summer Concert Series:
Southern Maryland Concert Band
La Plata Town Hall - 7 p.m.
Sea Loves Me Naut Murder Mystery
Dinner Theater
Living Hope First United Pentecostal
Church (Lexington Park) 7 p.m.
Patuxent Playhouse Presents: School
House Rock LIVE!
St. John Vianney Family Life Center
(Prince Frederick) 8 p.m.
DJ Red Dog and Karaoke
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonardtown)
9 p.m.
Karaoke
p.m.
Saturday, August 15
Community Yard Sale
St. Marys Square Shopping Center 7 a.m.
1 p.m. Community Yard Sale, Vendor
Sale, Produce & Craft Sale. Contact Tina
at 240-577-0955 for additional informa-
tion regarding space availability or email:
sms_merchant_assoc@yahoo.com.
Basket Making - Pine Needle Basket
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 10
a.m.
Auditions for Sotterley Ghost Walk
Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) 10
a.m.
Festival & Dinner
The Knights of St. Jerome sponsors their
annual august Festival & Dinner at The
Knights of St. Jeromes Hall Rt. 235
Dameron starting at 1 p.m. Dine in or
Carryout available. For more information
call 301-872-4566.
Park Hall ES Back to School Picnic
20343 Hermanville Road (Park Hall) 2
p.m.
No Limit Texas HoldEm Bounty
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge 3 p.m.
Gospel Concert: The Royal Har-
moneers of Washington, D.C.
St. Mark UAME Church (Valley Lee)
5 p.m.
Exhibition Ball Game
Chancellors Run Park 5 p.m.
Steak Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5:30 p.m.
Astronomy Club of Southern
Maryland
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
6:30 p.m. (dusk)
Sunset Cruise
Calvert Marine Museum 6:30 p.m.
Swing and Ballroom Dance
St. Johns Church (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy Band
Toots Bar (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Captain John
D.B. McMillans Pub and Grill 7 p.m.
Pool Tournament
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park) 7
p.m.
Patuxent Playhouse Presents: School
House Rock LIVE!
St. John Vianney Family Life Center
(Prince Frederick) 8 p.m.
The Wanderers
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonardtown)
8 p.m.
Idle Americans / Open Blues Jam
8 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (Avenue) 8 p.m.
La Plata Screen on the Green:
Wall-E
La Plata Town Hall Lawn 8:30 p.m.
Karaoke at Phils Place w/ DJ Kaycee
5826 Gallant Green (Hughesville) 8:30
p.m.
Karaoke
Applebees (California) 9 p.m.
TooManyMikes
Veras White Sands Beach Club (Lusby)
9 p.m.
Sunday, August 16
Pet Adoptions
Peppers Pet Pantry (Solomons) 12
noon
Brain Freeze Sundays
Fat Boys Country Store
(Leonardtown) 12 noon
Operation Homefront Concert
(5 bands)
Toots Bar (Hollywood) 1 p.m.
Lusby Sing Off
CJs Backroom (Lusby) 1 p.m.
Partylite Open House
Hampton Inn
(Lexington Park) 2 p.m.
Scott Kirby Concert
SMSA Clubhouse
(Solomons) 4 p.m.
Monday, August 17
Margarita Mondays
12 noon
Democratic Club Meeting
Lennys restaurant at 7 p.m.. The speak-
er will be Dr. Nancy Briggs, discussing
Health Care Reform Legislation. Contact
Cindy at 301-737-7978.
No Limit Texas HoldEm
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge 7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 18
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) 10
a.m.
Wednesday, August 19
Little Minnows: Beaks and Feet
Calvert Marine Museum 10 a.m.
Why Snooze when you can Crooze
Arbys Restaurant Parking Lot (Leonard-
town) 5 p.m.
Special Olympics No Limit HoldEm
Tournament
Bennett Building 24930 Old Three
Notch Road (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Karaoke
p.m.
The Kiwanis Club of St. Marys
County invited Sheriff Tim Cameron as a
guest speaker to one of their member meet-
ings earlier this year and presented him
with a donation to the Sheriffs Ofce for
$200 to be used for programs supporting
children and families in St. Marys Coun-
ty. From left: Bob Owen (Kiwanis Presi-
dent), Sheriff Cameron, and Mary Lynn
Whetstine (Kiwanis Treasurer). The funds
went to support Camp D.A.R.E. which is
a day-camp for 5th and 6th grade students
organized free of charge through the St.
Marys County Sheriffs Ofce. Campers
are taught important health, safety, and de-
cision-making lessons, while participating
in arts and crafts, recreational competitions
and public safety-related demonstrations.
Kiwanis Club
Donates
to D.A.R.E.
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Cuisine
& More
Cuisine
On The Vine
On The Menu
Start to nish: 1 hour (30 minutes active)
Servings: 6 to 8
Summers
Enjoy
Bounty
BETTER TOGETHER:
What to Drink with Zucchini
By VICTORIA BRETT
For The Associated Press
Zucchini is the summer vegetable that keeps on giving. Any-
one with a summer garden usually harvests more zucchini than they
know what to do with. Luckily, zucchini is versatile. Ratatouille,
zucchini bread and grated
zucchini are obvious choices.
But with so many possi-
bilities, pairing drinks could
be a chore. Which is why
Food Network host Claire
Robinson comes at it from
another angle, using the zuc-
chini to make a drink she calls
the zucchini tini.
Zucchini is an awesome
vegetable, and it actually con-
tains quite a bit of water, she
says. I love to extract the del-
icate avor of zucchini water
and add it to cocktails when
serving zucchini. This carries
the vegetables notes through-
out a meal.
To make zucchini water,
Robinson grates a large zuc-
chini into a ne mesh strainer
set over a bowl. She then toss-
es the grated zucchini with a
pinch of coarse salt and allows it to sit for 15 minutes.
The grated zucchini then can be pressed (using hands or the
back of a sturdy wooden spoon) to extract the water.
Robinsons cocktail also includes gin and unltered sake, which
is wonderfully sweet and starchy, as it is made from rice, and pairs
amazingly well with zucchini water. Gin has the avor of juniper
berry and ties everything together perfectly.
Another good pairing with zucchini is mint. Robinson says
if you want to save your zucchini for the meal, serve up a classic
mojito.
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) zucchini water (see note above)
2 ounces unltered cold sake
1 ounce gin
1 thin slice of zucchini, for garnish

In a cocktail shaker, combine the zucchini water, sake and gin.
Fill the shaker with ice, then shake well and strain into a chilled cock-
tail glass. Garnish with the zucchini slice.
(Recipe from Claire Robinson, host of Food Networks 5 In-
gredient Fix)
ZUCCHINI TINI
Start to nish: 5 minutes Servings: 1
2 strips bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, nely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 or 4 medium zucchini, cut into 3/4-inch chunks
(about 2 cups)
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 cups cooked rice
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup unseasoned dry breadcrumbs
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
In a large, deep skillet over medium-high, cook
the bacon for 2 to 3 minutes, or until slightly browned
but still tender.
Add the onion, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper, then
cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the zuc-
chini and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the chicken
broth and cream, then bring to a simmer and cook for
10 minutes. Reduce the heat if the mixture bubbles too
rapidly. Remove the skillet from heat and set aside to
cool for about 15 minutes.
Heat the oven to 350 F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooled zuc-
chini mixture with the rice and eggs. Transfer the mix-
ture into an 8-by-12- or 9-by-13-inch rectangular bak-
ing dish.
In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, Par-
mesan cheese and olive oil, then sprinkle the mixture
evenly over the top of the zucchini. Bake the gratin for
30 minutes, or until the top is lightly golden.
(Recipe from Donald Links Real Cajun,
Clarkson Potter, 2009)
ZUCCHINI AND RICE GRATIN
Healthy Bites
By JIM ROMANOFF
For The Associated Press
Shedding a few pounds often boils down to doing
battle with hunger. If you want to win, whole grains
make great allies.
Besides having more complex avors than their
processed counterparts, whole grains also are rich in
healthy nutrients and dietary ber. And high-ber
foods provide greater volume and take longer for your
body to digest.
Which is to say, you feel full longer.
Good choices include whole-wheat pasta, whole-
grain breads, oatmeal and whole-grain cereals.
Other whole grains such as barley, wheat berries
and bulgur work well in side dishes, pilafs and salads.
Look for them in the natural food markets or in the
natural food section of larger supermarkets.
Another whole grain that has been gaining in
popularity is quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah), a
mild-avored South American grain.
Quinoa is lower in carbohydrates than most
grains and is an excellent source of protein. It also is a
good choice for anyone on a gluten-free diet. Look for
it alongside the rice and other grains.
Nutty, chewy quinoa is a satisfying alternative
for pasta in this delicious and lling asparagus quinoa
salad from College Vegetarian Cooking: Feed Your-
self and Your Friends.
If the quinoa you buy isnt labeled as prewashed,
be sure to rinse the grains before cooking to wash
away the bitter resin that defends the plant against
insects.
1 cup uncooked quinoa
12 spears asparagus, tough ends
removed, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives,
thinly sliced
1 large tomato, seeded and cut into
1/2-inch dice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and ground black pepper, to
taste
4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
Cook the quinoa according to
package directions.
Meanwhile, in a medium
saucepan bring 1/2 inch of water to
a boil. Add the asparagus and blanch
until barely tender, about 3 minutes.
Drain the asparagus and rinse under
cold running water for 1 minute to
cool.
In a large bowl, stir together the
cooked quinoa, asparagus, olives,
tomato and lemon zest.
In a small bowl, whisk together
the lemon juice and olive oil, then
pour over the quinoa mixture. Toss
to coat. Season with salt and pep-
per, then serve topped with the feta
cheese.
(Recipe adapted from Megan
Carle and Jill Carles College
Vegetarian Cooking, Ten Speed
Press, 2009)
ASPARAGUS QUINOA
SALAD
Start to nish: 30 minutes
(15 minutes active)
Servings: 6
The County Times
Creature Feature
By Theresa Morr
Contributing Writer
Can you imagine having blue feet? Well,
if you were a blue-footed booby and could
talk, you might say, Hey sweetie, check out
my gorgeous blue feet!
Blue-footed boobies are tropical seabirds
with long wings, thick necks, and tapered
tails. They are known mostly as Galapagos
Island residents, where early explorers to this
island off the coast of Ecuador discovered
the birds. Their name comes from the Span-
ish word bobo meaning stupid fellow
because the explorers found the birds easy
to tame, not too smart, and clumsy on land.
These unusual birds also hang out along the
western coasts of Central and South America
and parts of southern California.
Boobies live and nest in colonies among
the rocks. But at sunrise, they y out to sea
in search of a meal. Although wobbly in
their take-offs and landings, these guys are
fantastic yers once in the air. Their eating
preference is for small sh and squid and
when spotting a school of, say, sardines or
anchovies, the boobies become like stream-
lined torpedoes. They fold their wings back
around their bodies and dive-bomb straight
into the water at about 60 mph. Whew! And
up they come with a sh dangling out of its
long beak. Boobies have permanently closed
nostrils for diving, so water up the nose isnt
a problem for these yers. They just breathe
through the corner of their mouth.
Both male and female boobies have
webbed feet but males with the bluest feet are
more in favor as prospective mates. The male
booby tries to impress the female by aunt-
ing his blue feet, along with performing an
exaggerated high-stepping strut; spreading
his wings; and presenting the female with
nesting materials. After this brief court-
ship display, the birds dance together and
point their bills toward the sky as the male
spreads his wings once again and lets out a
loud whistle. Its all part of Mother Natures
mating ritual.
Females lay two or three eggs and both
parents take turns in incubating them. They
also use their webbed feet to cover the young
chicks to keep them warm.
Blue-footed boobies are about the size
of a goose and weigh around three to four
pounds. They have white chests and throats;
wings and feathers on their back are brown-
ish; and their face is a greenish-blue with a
large grey beak. These seabirds have a life
span of about 17 years.
For more cool stuff and pictures of
blue-footed boobies, surf over to http://kids.
nationalgeographic.com/Animals/Crea-
tureFeature/Bluebooby. And guess what?
There are also brown and red-footed boobies,
too! Check them out on the Internet. Com-
ments to Kikusan2@Verizon.net.
Blue-footed Boobies
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
One of the greatest things about being in
a county surrounded by water is the seafood,
though some people might say its the boating
or sailing. St. Marys County is seafood heav-
en. It is breakfast time now, and I am thinking
about steamed hard crabs, with maybe a few
dozen oysters on the side. I feel like I am way
behind on my crab quota this year I think we
have eaten crabs once, maybe twice so far. I
hope, towards Fall, we will make up this dis-
crepancy. We are blessed with an abundance
of fantastic seafood restaurants and markets in
St. Marys County both on the water and off.
I grew up one mile from Sams Crab
House in Clinton, but never ate there once. It
seemed that most PG County seafood lovers
drove down to Popes Creek to eat. My Father
always saw many friends there. When my
Mother and I had crabs it was usually at large
crab feasts for her work held at The German
Orphans Home near Upper Marlboro. Some
of you may remember it being off of Prince
Georges countys well-known Thunder
Road.
When eating crabs at crab feasts or in a
large group of people, there is always a small
bragging war about the proper way to pick
crabs. There are even placemats that give
step-by-step directions on this particular art.
And one adult is sure to try and teach any chil-
dren or novices in the group their way. I, of
of an
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course, have my way, which I feel is the easi-
est. Many people use their knives easily - just
like an extension of their hand, some are ardent
crab knockers that beat the heck out of the crab
before taking out the meat. Maybe they are
worried the crab isnt completely dead yet. I
use my nails like a knife.
Ive always wondered about eating the
spongy devils ngers inside a crab. Do they
really make you sick? I know a friend who loves
the mustard inside. I try to eat every speck
of crabmeat. Invariably you will see crabs that
have not been picked clean, and I want to say to
the other diners, You arent going to throw that
out are you? But, I dont. I feel like the crab
gave its life to be on that table and we should
at least nish what has been provided. And it
is hard to ll up on crabs, how can you leave
any? You work so hard to get to the meat which
blocks out anything else going on in the world.
Eating crabs is so relaxing, my husband and I
dont talk too much through out the process.
He even says, much to my dismay, that it is the
only time I am completely quiet and focused.
Im surprised he has not taken me out for crabs
more often then.
My husband and I dont order the female
crabs, we tend to think that we are lowering the
future crab population. I didnt even think of
this as a concern when I was younger, but now
after hearing about the declining crab hauls, I
worry. Maybe the females sold are past their
productive years. I still couldnt eat them; I
would feel to empathetic towards their mid-life
plight. I can hear them as they are caught, I
just get through raising all those kids, ready to
swim by myself, maybe get into a little rough
water, and then I let my cravings lead me into
this metal trap!
The hardest thing for me to do is pick a pile
of crabmeat and save it. I cant do it. My son
Ryan, like his paternal grandmother did before
him, can pick several crabs and wait to eat the
meat all at once. He knows he cannot get up
and go anywhere, or be distracted by evildoers
during this process. Someone is sure to snatch
a handful when he is otherwise occupied. I can
save up enough from one crab in order to make
the extreme delicacy of a crabmeat cracker
sandwich. The meat must be dipped in the vin-
egar and Old Bay mixture rst. My husband
and I almost look forward to our homemade
appetizer of saltine crackers dipped in this mix-
ture as much as we enjoy eating the crabs.
My all time favorite are the soft shell crabs,
lightly dipped, fried and served on toasted bread
with all the legs hanging over the side. How
does one rst learn to eat a dish with fried legs?
If I think on this question too much it could pos-
sibly bother me. So I try not to think too much.
The taste outweighs good sense every time. I
know there are people who feel the same way
about oysters if they think on eating them too
much; they can talk themselves right out of en-
joying the salty, but fresh taste.
Well, I guess Ill read this to my husband
now, and talk to him about a few other subjects
as well. I dont think hes still asleep. He wont
mind a nice early morning conversation. Oh,
wow, he just said hes taking me out for crabs.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
Wanderings
Seafood Heaven
Blue-footed Booby
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19. Move rapidly in music
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35. Blanket shawl
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37. Brews
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43. Report on a mission
45. An upper extremity
46. Macaws
47. Having vision
51. 29th president
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57. N.M. art community
58. Gelled culture medium
59. No. French river
60. Shreck is one
61. Queen of the gods
62. Supplications
63. Weekly Top 40 DJ Rick
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3. About metropolis
4. Mixed
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7. Gulf and Sultanate
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9. A human being
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11. A type of pear
12. Other
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21. Write bad checks
22. 15th of March
27. N.W. Algerian port
28. Anklebones
29. Fencing sword
30. ____ert: last course
31. W. Romanian city
32. Central area of a church
33. Drawer pull
34. Den of wild animals
39. Personal journals
40. Dried up vegetation
41. Pressed folds
42. H____: Greek poet
44. Outburst of emotion
45. Towards land
48. State and potato
49. African river & republic
50. A tree knot
51. Lament loudly
52. A domed or vaulted recess
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Jean-Louis Fotzeu Fotzeu 31
Great Mills, Md
Hortense Fracine
Thelma Kamga Fotue 30
Great Mills, Md
Daniel Steven Connelly 19
Hollywood, Md
Ashley Raquel Barnes 21
California Md
July 9, 2009
Christopher William Wilds 27
Lexington Park, Md
Lisa Marie Coltes 28
Lexington Park, Md
Alexander Bernard White 23
Washington, DC
Jessica Christina Taylor 27
Bowie, Md
Stuart Ross Hunnicutt 21
Great Mills, Md
Katherine Elizabeth Shepard
20
California, Md
July 10, 2009
Gregory Adam Machi 31
Lexington Park, Md
Lee Anne Payne 30
Lexington Park, Md
David Wayne Bentley 23
Virginia Beach, Va
Wendy Lynn Harvey 23
Virginia Beach, Va
Russell Ottmar Marcus 26
Waldorf, Md
Rosezanne Fajardo Dakanay
28 Waldorf, Md
Timothy Francis Quade, Jr.
Cynthia Marie Gray 23
Mechanicsville, Md
July 13, 2009
Patrick Andrew Rudman 24
South Portland, Maine
Sarah Lynn Steele 25
South Portland, Maine
Allen Henry Cohey, III 24
Salisbury, Md
Maribeth Lorraine Copeland
23
Salisbury, Md
Richard Sylvanes Phelps 35
Waldorf, Md
Nichole Shnique Livingston
37 Waldorf, Md
July 15, 2009
Travis Dale Boswell 23
Lexington Park, Md
Haley Marie Gatton 21
Lexington Park, Md
July 16, 2009
James William Dove, Jr. 25
Hollywood, Md
Katrina Marie Jordan 24
Hollywood, Md
July 17, 2009
Michael Richard Mulliken 24
Hamilton, New Jersey
Jenna Neade Delozier 22
Leonardtown, Md
Kenneth Randall Johnson 42
Clements, Md
Jennifer Pauline Roberston
32 Clements, Md
Clarence Alfred Goddard, IV
23 Leonardtown, Md
Brittany Michelle Wilkerson
22 Leonardtown, Md
Lyle Edson Dewees, III 26
Lexington Park, Md
Christinia Marie Krenek 22
Lexington Park, Md
Alfred Leroy Kessler Jr. 47
St. Inigoes, Md
Diane Marie Parker 47
St. Inigoes, Md
Jeremy Ray Balderson 29
Waldorf, Md
Lauren Brooke Cockerham
21 Waldorf, Md
Steven Michael Frederick 27
Sykesville, Md
Emilie Magadalene Johnson
28 Sykesville, Md
Christopher Michael Myers
24 Waldorf, Md
Cara Leaf Soderberg 25
Charlotte Hall, Md
Jason Thomas Hill 28
Mechanicsville, Md
Jennifer Leigh De Angelis 25
Mechanicsville, Md
July 20, 2009
Charles Christopher Morris
29 Clements, Md
Andrea Anita Buttereld 25
Clements, Md
James Anthony Buckler, Jr.
24 King George, Va
Erin Nichole Langley 22
King George, Va
Jesse Sean Rose 24
Lexington Park, Md
Laura Jean Vaughan 26
Lexington Park, Md
Ervin Garnell Reed 39
Mechanicsville, Md
Sebrina Shirelle Davis 27
Mechanicsville, Md
July 21, 2009
James Michael Morgan 23
Mechanicsville, Md
Kaitlin Eileen Schoenbauer
Robert Mark Heffron, Jr. 23
Mechanicsville, Md
Kelly Anne Martone 19
Mechanicsville, Md
July 22, 2009
Eric Niles Wilson 30
Lusby, Md
Regina Marie Warriner 24
Lusby, Md
Gerardo Dominguez Garcia
50 Port Tobacco, Md
Rhonda Lee Lephew 43
Lusby, Md
July 23, 2009
David Michael Brent 31
California, Md
Susan Lynn Shultz 34
California, Md
James Anthony Tippett, Jr
21 Hollywood, Md
Kasey Jo Dunbar 21
Hollywood, Md
July 27, 2009
Charles Patrick ODonnell 27
Hollywood, Md
Loretta Michelle Hutchins 25
Hollywood, Md
July 28, 2009
Francis Bayard Gough, III 47
Mechanicsville, Md
Linda Diane Ellie 53
Avenue, Md
Terrence Xavier Gross 43
Lusby, Md
Claudette Felicia Wallace
Lusby, Md
Kendol Raynard Dove 21
Fort Hood, Tx
Amanda Nichole
Benjamin 21
Lexington Park, Md
Nathaniel Antonio Taylor 24
California, Md
Kelly Lynn Nahaj 22
Great Mills, Md
July 29, 2009
Carlos Lozano 26
Mechanicsville, Md
Tonya Marie Howell 27
Mehcanicsville, Md
Branden Alexander
Alvey 23
Hollywood, Md
Catherine Leigh Fagnano 22
Hollywood, Md
James Joseph Bucci, Jr. 48
Hollwyood, Md
Julie Christine Branson 32
Hollywood, Md
July 30, 2009
Bruce Wilfrid Goldsmith 50
Mechanicsville, Md
Deborah Alice Boss 53
Mechanicsville, Md
James Calvin
Washington 48
Mechanicsville, Md
Betty Lou Townsend 43
Mechanicsville, Md
Thomas Charles Maslin 26
Washington, D.C.
Abigail Rose Sullivan 26
Washington, D.C.
July 31, 2009
Charles Donald Knott, Jr. 25
Leonardtown, Md
April Lynn Pilkerton 24
Leonardtown, Md
Kyle William Jensen 29
Alexandria, Va
Tara Dominica Leyland 29
Alexandria, Va
Anthony Scott Heern 21
California, Md
Kayla Marie Pitts 21
Leonardtown, Md
The County Times
ewsmakers
McCants Receives a Heros Welcome
224
Freedom
Salute
By Mary Elizabeth Hamilton
Contributing Writer
Approximately 60 Soldiers
from the Maryland Army Nation-
al Guards 224th Area Support
Medical Company, who recently
returned from an eight month de-
ployment to Iraq, were honored
in a formal ceremony known as
a Freedom Salute hosted by
Brig. Gen. James A. Adkins, the
adjutant general for Maryland,
and other government ofcials at
the Adelphi Laboratory Center in
Adelphi, Md.
The 224th ASMC was mo-
bilized on March 23, 2008, in
support of Operation Iraqi Free-
dom. During their time abroad,
the 224th ASMC provided direct
medical support for U.S. and co-
alition military forces, contrac-
tors, third country nationals and
high prole local nationals.
Their tasks involved receiv-
ing casualties, stabilizing the
wounded, immediately triaging
and giving emergency care be-
fore sending patients to a higher
level medical treatment facility.
They also conducted basic dental,
physiological and psychological
care. The 224th ASMC operated
at three different locations in the
southern half of Iraq, including
Forward Operating Base Adder,
Camp Echo, and Convoy Support
Center Cedar II.
The Freedom Salute allows
soldiers who were deployed and
served in support of the Global
War on Terror to be recognized
for their hard work and dedication
while supporting and helping all
Americans. Also, this event en-
ables the Families to be honored
for their help during the Soldiers
deployment.
I would like to thank the
brave men and women of the 224th
and your Families, you both have
sacriced and you accomplish the
mission and saved lives, said Ad-
kins. We are immensely proud of
this talented and proven group of
Soldiers.
Each eligible soldier received
an encased American ag, a lapel
insignia, a commemorative coin
and certicate of appreciation
from the Army National Guard.
The Soldiers spouse/signicant
other received a lapel insignia.
Mary Elizabeth Hamilton is
a senior at Dulaney High School
in Cockeysville, Md., and a mem-
ber of a student journalism pro-
gram run by the Maryland Army
National Guard.
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Keia McCants laughed when
asked what had prompted her to
join the Maryland National Guard,
saying, I was bored! and smiling
at her husband Terrance across the
room.
The 38 year-old sergeant has
lived in St. Marys County for three
years, having grown up in Prince
Georges County before deciding to
start a career in the military.
I worked in an ofce, I was 25
years old, single and bored but I
had a car note, so I had to pay it, she
said. So joining the military had al-
ways been a lifelong dream of mine,
and I decided to take a go at it.
Since joining in 1996, Keia said
she has denitely relieved her bore-
dom, particularly when she and 60
other soldiers from the Maryland
Army National Guards 224th Area
Support Medical Company (ASMC)
were deployed on March 23, 2008,
to Iraq, where their tasks involved
receiving casualties, stabilizing the
wounded, and immediately triaging
and giving emergency care to U.S.
and coalition military forces, con-
tractors, third country nationals and
high prole local nationals. They
also conducted basic dental, physi-
ological and psychological care, op-
erating at three different locations in
the southern half of Iraq.
When I got deployed, I actu-
ally got into a different aspect of
medical admin where we had to
medivac patients all over the theater,
and that can be very complicated at
times, she said. When a patients
discharged, were responsible for
getting that patient back to their
unit, even to their unit thats in an-
other location in Iraq, and also pa-
tients that had to go to other medical
facilities there were many, many
long nights, and a lot of nights where
we were told that a plane was going
to be there at 7:30 and it would get
there like two or three hours late, and
sometimes Id be up till three oclock
in the morning and theyd call and
say the plane was cancelled.
Though she said she often came
off a shift smelling like jet fuel, she
had enjoyed her time there.
It was a unique experience,
she said.
Keia said she was only privy to
one mortar attack, which happened
in January.
That was actually right af-
ter the inauguration, right after
Joe Biden was sworn in, we got at-
tacked, she said, adding that she
was thankful to have walked away
with no injuries.
In February, after an 8-month
deployment, Keia came home with
approximately 60 other soldiers and
was recognized in a Freedom Sa-
lute, a formal ceremony recogniz-
ing soldiers who have served in sup-
port of the Global War on Terror.
The ceremony was hosted by
Brig. Gen. James A. Adkins, the
adjutant general for Maryland, and
other government ofcials at the
Adelphi Laboratory Center in Adel-
phi, Maryland.
Keia said the only painful part
of her time in Iraq was being away
from her family for eight months,
but she was honored to have walked
in the land of Abraham, the rst
father.
After receiving a battleeld
promotion, the Army Medal of
Commendation and the Overseas
medal, Keia said her greatest reward
was coming back to her home in
Lexington Park in February.
When I got home, all I did was
just sleep from jetlag my friends
expected me to come and visit, and
I said, Dont take it personally, but I
just want to cherish home, she said,
smiling.
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The family of Sgt. Keia McCants of Lexington Park at the Freedom Salute Ceremony recognizing the service of the 224th
ASMC which recently returned from Iraq. Back: nieces Dakota and Joelen, Sgt. McCants and mother Evelyn. Front: son
Devin and niece Ellie.
Photo Courtesy of Mary Elizabeth Hamilton of Dulaney High School
The County Times
Community
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derful ten year young female Black Lab-
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great with children but Id be happier as
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PRINCESS
The Hollywood Lions Club continues to
help people with poor vision by collecting used
eyeglasses and shipping them to places in the
United States and overseas. It also collects hear-
ing aids for distribution in the United States.
The Hollywood club has set up boxes to
accept donations for both glasses and hearing
aids in California (Giant Food, McKays Food
and Drug, Pearl Vision Center, Sterling Optical
and at Wal Marts customer service area) and
in Hollywood (St. Johns Pharmacy and PNC
Bank).
Lions clubs collect millions of eyeglasses
each year, making eyeglass recycling one of the
organizations most popular activities.
It costs Lions less than 8 cents to provide
a pair of recycled eyeglasses and change some-
ones life, and you can help, says the Hollywood
club.
For children, clear vision means a better
education, healthier development and a better
quality of life. For adults, it means greater em-
ployment opportunity and economic strength.
For seniors it means less dependence on others.
According to The World Health Organiza-
tion, 153 million people have uncorrected refrac-
tive errors (near-sightedness, far-sightedness or
astigmatism). Most of these vision impairments
are quickly diagnosed and easy to treat with
corrective lenses. Still, millions of people in de-
veloping nations are pushed deeper into poverty
simply because they dont have glasses. They
cant learn, because reading is difcult. They
cant work to the best of their ability, because
they cant see clearly.
Do you knit? Cro-
chet? Sew? Would
you like to use this
skill to help some-
one who has under-
gone chemotherapy?
I am creating a
splinter Head Huggers
group to do just that in
our local community and
invite you to join me.
As you probably know, a frequent side effect of
chemotherapy is hair loss. Head Huggers is building
a workforce of craftspeople to create caps by knitting,
crocheting, or sewing. These caps will be distributed
to local hospitals, oncology ofces and hospices so
that they can readily be available, free of charge, to
those who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy.
To make it work, we need volunteers to help with the
production.
Please visit http://headhuggers.org for more infor-
mation as well as patterns for knitted caps, crocheted
caps, and for caps that can be sewn out of eece.
If you need more information or would like to do-
nate, please contact Aimee Llewellyn at 301-481-5410
or aimee.llewellyn@verizon.net.
Help by Donating
Eye Glasses,
Hearing Aids
St. Marys
County Head
Huggers
The Beach Comes to Leonardtown
Hundreds of residents and visitors braved the summer heat on Saturday by converging on Leonardtown Square for the annual Beach
Party on the Square, featuring live music by Sons of Pirates, a magic show, hula dancers, a rock-climbing wall,
volleyball, waterslides and dozens of venders offering local wares and a reworks display concluding the
festivities. The event was sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association, the Commissioners of
Leonardtown, the College of Southern Maryland and the St. Marys County Division of Tourism.
The County Times
Since 1959
The Bunny Bailey Studio Of Dance
Office:
301-884-4712
21880-A Millison Lane - Lexington Park
August 15th & 22nd - 9 A.M.-12 Noon
Ages 3 and Up
FALL REGISTRATION
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Ballet
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Pre-Ballet
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At Studio
Great Mills Key Club
Student Volunteers Raise
Money for Relay for Life
Approximately 40 students who are members of the Key Club and/or the National
Honor Society at Great Mills High School participated in the St. Marys County Relay
for Life. The team raised approximately $2,000 for the American Cancer Society, and
the Key Club students accrued over 140 service hours in this single overnight event.
(L-R) are Great Mills High School students: Claire Weber, Elizabeth MacConnell, Danielle
Wilkin, and Katie Morgan. The Key Club at Great Mills is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of
St. Marys County.
(L-R) are Great Mills High School Key Club members: Alison Hallock and Emily Rukavina.
(Lexington Park, MD) May 28, 2009 The
Kiwanis Club of St. Marys County distrib-
uted over 200 free bicycle helmets to children
in May. The rst distribution took place at the
annual Kiwanis Health & Safety Fair, and later
that month Kiwanis visited their sponsored
K-Kids Club at Lexington Park
Elementary School Boys & Girls
Club and gave away more helmets.
At both events, Kiwanis volunteers
tted each child properly with a
helmet, and gave a safety brieng
to each child on how and when to
wear their helmet. The St. Marys
County Sheriffs Department and
Cpl. Ronald Gray Maloy assisted
at the Safety Fair with the demon-
strations. The Health Department
mascot, Opie the Otter, was also on
hand at both events showing off his
own custom-made bicycle helmet
and encouraging the children to
wear their helmets when riding this
summer.
The Kiwanis Club and the St.
Marys County Health Department
were awarded a $3,000 grant from
the Maryland Department of Health
& Mental Hygiene, Ofce of Injury Prevention.
Helmets and a variety of educational materials
were purchased with funds from the grant.
The Kiwanis Club plans to expand the bi-
cycle safety program to a full bicycle rodeo in
the future.
Kiwanis Gives Free
Bicycle Helmets To K-Kids
And The Community
Cpl. Ronald Gray Maloy and Opie the Otter stand with two
children who received helmets at the Kiwanis Health & Safety
Fair in May.
The County Times
Thurs., Aug. 13
Mens Over-40 League
Seabreeze vs. Hole-In-The-Wall at Tippetts Field
Tri-County Aire vs. Hobos at Back Road Inn
Andersons vs. Mom & Pops at Fenwick Field
Nationwide vs. Clements at Andersons Bar
Rita Bs vs. Captain Sams at Captain Sams
Mon., Aug. 17
Womens League
Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJs Autobody/Bryan
Jones Paint vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Moose Lodge vs. Xtreme at Chancellors Run Park, 6:30 p.m.
Captain Sams vs. Andersons at Andersons Bar, 6:30 p.m.
Knockouts vs. Bud Light at Chancellors Run Park, 6:30 p.m.
Coors Light vs. Just Us at Chancellors Run Park, 8 p.m.
Simms vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at The Brass Rail,
6:30 p.m.
Jones Paint vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at The Brass
Rail, 8 p.m.
Womens Over-30 League
Ryce Electric vs. Hurricanes at Chancellors Run Park
Raleys Softball vs. Captain Sams at Captain Sams
Hole-In-The-Wall vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge
Back Road Inn vs. Rosebuds at Tippetts Field
Wed., Aug. 19
Womens League
Xtreme vs. Coors Light at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Knockouts vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m.
Jones Paint vs. Captain Sams at Captain Sams, 6:30 p.m.
Southern vs. Bud Light at Chancellors Run Park, 6:30 p.m.
Chesapeake Custom Embroidery vs. Just Us at Chancellors
Run Park, 6:30 p.m.
Simms vs. Andersons at Andersons Bar, 6:30 p.m.
Simms vs. Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJs Autobody/
Bryan Jones Paint at The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.
8/13-19/2009
By Doug Watson
Potomac Speedway
BUDDS CREEK Jamie Lathroum of
Mechanicsville scored his second late model
feature win of the season in Friday nights
55-lap, Bobby Allen memorial at the Po-
tomac Speedway.
Lathroums $5,000 win was his sec-
ond career MACS triumph and his second
consecutive Allen Memorial win at the
speedway.
Colby Frye and Jeremy Miller lead the
eld down to the initial waving of the green
ag. Miller blasted into the race lead and
would control the events rst six circuits.
Meanwhile, Jamie Lathroum reached second
by the sixth lap and would make what would
be the winning pass on lap 7. Even though
Lathroum would lead the nal 49 laps of
the event, the win was far from easy. Tenth-
starting Jason Covert, who had reached sec-
ond by the ninth lap, then took up the chase
on leader Lathroum. The duo would put on
quite a crowd-pleasing battle, but Lathroum
would prevail to post the win.
The car was really good tonight, Lath-
roum said in victory lane. I saw Covert get
along side of me a couple times, but I knew
if I kept the car straight and could dodge the
holes and not mess up, wed be all right.
After his disappointment in the Three
State Flyers event two weeks ago, Lathroum
was asked what nally changed his luck at
Potomac.
I stopped wearing that black driving
suit, Lathroum said with a laugh. Ever
since we got that we havent done anything,
so we switched back to red.
Covert collected a hard-fought second,
Austin Hubbard had a nice run taking third,
Doug Horton was fourth and Booper Bare
completed the top ve. Setting fast time in
time trials over the 26-car eld was Jamie
Lathroum with a one-lap time of 15.063.
Heats went to Colby Frye, Jeremy Miller
and Lathroum.
In the 16-lap street stock feature Kurt
Zimmerman was victorious for the fourth
time this season. The race featured four dif-
ferent leaders with Zimmerman making the
winning pass on Stephen Quade on lap 11.
Zimmerman would then go on to post the
win over Walt Homberg, who rallied late
in the event. Stephen Quade would hang on
for a solid third, Point leader Kyle Nelson
was fourth and 15th-starting Troy Kassiris
rounded out the top ve. Heats for the 18-car
eld went to Homberg and Donnie Smith.
In other action Rusty Alton took the
win in the 15-lap hobby stock event after
apparent winner Bud Pickeral was disquali-
ed for a rule infraction, and in the 20-lap
strictly stock main Justin Gilroy scored his
rst career win in the division.
Lathroum Jets to Convincing
MACS Win at Potomac
Late Model
Feature Finish
55 laps
(Lap Leaders Jeremy Miller
1-6, Jamie Lathroum 7-55)
1. Jamie Lathroum 2. Jason Covert 3.
Austin Hubbard 4. Doug Horton 5. Booper
Bare 6. DJ Myers 7. Rod Conley 8. Ross
Robinson 9. Harold Dorsey Jr. 10. Colby
Frye 11. Ronnie DeHaven Jr. 12. David Wil-
liams 13. Dale Hollidge 14. Kyle Lear 15.
Roland Mann 16. Larry Ramsey 17. Rick
Eckert 18. Chris Cromer 19. Nick Dickson
20. Daryl Hills 21. Ray Kable Jr. 22. Deane
Guy 23. Jeremy Miller 24. Scott Cross 25.
Matt Quade 26. Jeff Pilkerton
Street Stock
Feature Finish
1. Kurt Zimmerman 2. Walt Homberg
3. Stephen Quade 4. Kyle Nelson 5. Troy
Kassiris 6. Scotty Nelson 7. Paul Quattro
8. Eric Johnson 9. Josh Williams 10. Dale
Reamy 11. Scott Wilson 12. Country Prince
13. Mike Reynolds 14. Chuck Bowie 15.
Donnie Smith 16. Kevin Cooke 17. Jason
Murphy (DNS) 18. Phil Lange (DNS)
Sp rts
Womens League Standings
Division I

Wins Losses Games Back
1. CCE 20 2 0
2. Just Us 19 2 0.5
3. Bud Light 18 3 1.5
4. Southern 18 3 1.5
Division II

1. Back Road 16 7 0
2. Knight Life 12 9 3
3. Andersons 12 10 3.5
4. Capt. Sams 10 9 4
5. Simms 10 11 5
6. DDI 7 12 7
Division III

1. Xtreme 4 19 0
2. Coor Light 1 19 1.5
3. Knockouts 1 20 2
4. Moose 0 22 3.5
Young Mens
Standings

Wins Losses
1. Team Moose 22 4
2. AC Moose 21 5
3. Cryers 21 6
4. Dew Drop 19 9
5. Shockers 18 9
6. Straight Cut 17 11
7. Big Dogs 11 14
8. Raleys 10 18
9. Knotts 7 21
10. Jeff Rocks 5 23
11. Liberty 4 23
Mens Slow-Pitch
Standings

Wins Losses
1. Chaneys 28 4
2. Budweiser 23 9
3. Back Road 22 10
4. Pax Bombers 21 11
5. Wentworth 14 18
6. Eagles Nest 7 25
7. Book By Blanche 5 27
8. VFW 2632 2 30
Games Through Tues., Aug 11
Softball Standings
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
For Deputy Cara Grumbles,
the sport of shooting has always
been a part of her life.
Long before I was a police
ofcer, I was shooting guns, says
Grumbles, a 15-year veteran of the
St. Marys County Sheriffs Of-
ce. Its probably why I be-
came a police ofcer.
Grumbles, a self-de-
scribed military brat who
moved with her family to St.
Marys County in 1988, began
shooting at targets with her dad at
the age of seven.
It was more like a father/daugh-
ter activity, she says. Whenever
he would come home from overseas,
thats what we would do.
As she grew older, shooting be-
came an enjoyable hobby for Grum-
bles, even with some slight resistance
from her male counterparts.
Guys even look at other guys
who havent handled a gun differently,
she says. They usually do a complete
180-degree turn when they see that I
can handle a gun and shoot it well.
Shooting for sport, whether its
hunting, target practice or skeet shoot-
ing, has become very popular in recent
years, especially in the competitive
realm.
Ive always had that competition
thing with my dad and my friends,
Grumbles said about who is the best
shot. It takes a lot of talent and prac-
tice to hit a bulls eye.
It also takes a lot of practice and
precautions to become adequate with
the weapon.
I would suggest anyone that has
never handled a gun before or is afraid
of guns take a safety course, learn how
to handle and store the weapon prop-
erly, Grumbles said.
Its a fun hobby but can be
very expensive.
A single box of ammu-
nition (25 rounds) by Grum-
bles estimation can cost
between $20 and $30,
w h i c h
could rise with new gun legislation
making prices higher.
For those interested in joining
a sportsmans club or even nding a
place to shoot, Grumbles, who is also
an instructor at the Southern Maryland
Criminal Justice Academy, suggests
making friends with established club
members or anyone whos pretty good
with the steel.
I would say nd somebody whos
already a member and who knows how
to re the weapon and handle it safe-
ly, she says. There is also an indoor
shooting range in [Prince Georges]
County that teaches safety courses.
Grumbles adds that shes taken
her friends, quite a few who had never
handled a gun before, to a gun range
and helped them learn how to shoot.
[Handling and shooting] takes
a lot of practice and a lot of con-
centration, she says.
Above all else,
Grumbles points out
that there is a huge re-
sponsibility of own-
ing a gun and that
it should not be
taken lightly.
The saying
goes, its not the
guns, its the
people carrying
the guns, she
said. Always
think safety
rst.
The County Times
Photos By Frank Marquart
County Deputy
Shoots for Fun
Cara Grumbles, a 15-year veteran of the St. Marys County Sheriffs
Ofce practices at the shooting range.
The County Times
Sp rts
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
In her ve years at ESPN, Erin
Andrews has risen from your typical,
hardly-noticed sideline reporter to a
bit of sensation among sports fans,
particularly those of the male variety.
Admittedly she is an attractive
woman. Is her physical appearance an
asset in a eld of work dominated by
male customers? Human nature being
what it is, of course it is. But make no
mistake about it, Andrews is incredi-
bly talented. She knows her stuff cold
and is charming, smooth and enter-
taining in front of the camera.
For my money, the short list of
sideline reporters, in no particular
order, male or female, is Michele Ta-
foya, Suzy Kolber and Andrews. In
fact, I wonder why none of them has
had the opportunity to jump into the
booth to do play by play or commen-
tary for a major professional sporting
event. Kolber has done some studio
work with ESPN and Tafoya is great
on radio, but neither has been given
a big time booth gig. Maybe concep-
tually a woman announcing an NFL
game is just too radical. Instead, the
major networks would rather subject
viewers to the apparently endless
supply of awful male announcers (I
have actually gone to the extreme
of muting games). I see their point
though. After all, a nation that hasnt
progressed to the point of seriously
considering a female candidate for its
highest ofces or electing a minority
president certainly couldnt handle
a womans voice in surround sound
during a Sunday afternoon or Mon-
day night football game. Oh wait
Video Filmed Through Peephole
Erin Andrews might have been
the one to shatter these remain-
ing limitations for women in sports
broadcasting. There are certainly
many talented women in the eld, but
Andrews star was one of the bright-
est. I say might have been, because
Andrews career growth curve has
perhaps been permanently altered.
Last month some disgusting, per-
verse entrepreneur lmed an un-
suspecting Andrews nude in her hotel
room. And, like so much crap these
days, after a few clicks of the mouse,
the grainy video lmed through a
peephole for goodness sakes was
on the Web. Pathetically, but not sur-
prising, a feeding frenzy one likely
dominated by slave to their testos-
terone male sports fans ensued (do
you hear Jimmy Buffets song Fins
too?). Andrews, having been hit by
a foul ball a few weeks earlier while
covering a Major League baseball
game, was on temporary leave from
ESPN when the video surfaced and,
to my knowledge, has yet to comment
on the incident or return to work.
Society has undoubtedly made
noteworthy progress in disassociat-
ing professional opportunity from
ethnicity or gender. Too bad then
it takes but a single idiot, and many
walk among us every day (a frighten-
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Seven players from the
JETS Elite Girls Lacrosse
team teamed with the Mary-
land Department of Natural
Resources July 30. Pictured
from left are Catherine
Denny, Coach Mac, Claire
Ganoe, Joanna Bennett,
Kimmy Becher, Shannon
Bonnel, Katelyn Blondino,
DNR Biologist Amy Batdorf
and Madison Carroll. The team was
aboard the Patience captained by
Tommy Ireland.
The girls caught, tagged and re-
leased 10 rocksh in the 2009 Mary-
land Fishing Challenge, The Search
for Diamond Jim. The program was
created to promote recreational sh-
ing in Maryland, recognize angler
efforts and inspire natural resources
stewardship.
This is a great opportunity to
introduce a new generation to one of
Marylands greatest traditions, the
sport of shing, said Gov. Martin
OMalley.
For more information, go
to http://www.dnr.maryland.
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The Search for Diamond Jim
ing thought), to undo the progressive
work of 10 and to remind us how far
we have left to travel. The video of
Andrews is the latest reminder of the
inequities women still face in their
professional and daily lives. In fact,
a couple years ago an inebriated Joe
Namath told the aforementioned Kol-
ber, Andrews ESPN colleague, dur-
ing an interview in front of a national
TV audience that he just wanted to
kiss her. The reality is there are still
many sexists males that will never
see a female co-worker as their equal.
More troubling, there are people will-
ing to videotape a popular, skilled
young woman through a peephole
for nothing more than a cheap thrill
and a couple bucks. Erin Andrews
has been violated personally and for-
ever labeled professionally. Unfortu-
nately, now that shes the lady in the
video and given the double standard
for women in sports broadcasting
and beyond, her professional ceiling
has likely lowered and the footholds
she appeared poised to establish for
todays girls to climb upon may never
be set. Hopefully she can rise above
this and reclaim her once-promising
career. Or at least if she can continue
on in spite of the crime committed
against her, she can contribute toward
a world whose sons and daughters
navigate identical seas.
Send comments to rguyjoon@
yahoo.com.
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Blue Crabs, Maryland Bank
Host Toy Drive Aug. 23
Donors Receive Buy-One,
Get-One-Free Lawn Tickets
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs,
along with presenting sponsor Maryland
Bank & Trust, will host a toy drive along
with the celebration of (Blue Crabs Mascot)
Pinchs birthday on Sunday, Aug. 23, at Re-
gency Furniture Stadium. Fans are encour-
aged to bring a toy to Pinch for his birthday
so he may donate it to a great cause.
Before and during the days game
against the Newark Bears, which is sched-
uled to start at 5:05 p.m., donations will be
accepted at the front gates. All participants
who make a donation (toy or monetary)
will receive a buy-one, get-one-free lawn
seat for the days game.
The toy drive will benet the Christ-
mas Connection program of Charles
County which is run by the Childrens Aid
Society.
Several of Pinchs mascot friends will
be in attendance for his birthday celebra-
tion, and the rst 300 fans through the gate
at Regency Furniture Stadium will receive
a free cupcake to mark the occasion.
The Christmas Connection toy pro-
gram is the largest and oldest running pro-
gram in Charles County that provides toys
and gifts for less fortunate children ages 0-
17 living in Charles County. All recipients
of this program are prescreened and are
currently receiving some sort of assistance
through the State of Maryland.
The program has been running for 20
years and currently serves 3,000 children
living in Charles County annually and
grows each year. Since the Christmas Con-
nection toy program is completely dona-
tion dependent, they can only give out what
they receive, making donations key.
This program accepts new toys, new
gifts and monetary donations. There is also
a need for volunteer help at distribution,
which takes place for a week-long period
and is held at the La Plata National Guard
Armory. Information can be obtained by
calling Childrens Aid, e-mailing children-
said@verizon.net or visiting their Web site
at www.childrens-aid-society.org.
Blue Crabs
Change Game Times
The Southern Maryland Blue
Crabs are pushing back the rst pitch
of two Sunday home games at Regen-
cy Furniture Stadium. The Aug. 23
game against the Newark Bears origi-
nally scheduled for 2:05 p.m. will now
begin at 5:05 p.m. The Sept. 6 game
against the Somerset Patriots has also
been moved back from 2:05 until 5:05.
There are no other changes to the Blue
Crabs home schedule at this time.
We hope this minor schedule
change will help our fans beat the late
summer heat here in Southern Mary-
land. By holding these two games a
little later in the early evening, we hope
the weather will be more enjoyable,
said Blue Crabs General Manager Chris
Allen in a press release. We hope our
loyal fans are able to enjoy their Sun-
day afternoon, and then join us for a
great way to wrap up the weekend.
Fans who have planned group out-
ings to these particular games and have
questions about the changes in sched-
ule should contact their Blue Crabs
group sales representative by calling
the front ofce at 301-638-9788. Any
other questions or concerns should also
be directed to that number.
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
The St. Marys All-Stars 12 and under Little
League Softball team fell short of their goal of the
Little League World Series, but they won two games
at last weeks Capitol Region Tournament in Albany,
N.Y., and had a good time doing it.
They had a wonderful time and represented St.
Marys and the State of Maryland very well on and off
the eld, said All-Stars head coach Al Ogletree.
The girls had a great time dressing up and at-
tending the Tournament of Champions Banquet.
The All-Stars got off to a ying start Saturday,
Aug. 1, as they blanked host West Albany 12-0, with
Diana Cruz leading the way offensively with three hits
and pitcher Jasmyn Ogletree striking out 12 batters.
They fell to New Jersey Pequannock 6-4 on Sun-
day, after leaving the bases loaded twice during the
contest.
Sundays 3-0 win over Delaware as the All-Stars
did not get an ofcial hit, but four errors by the Del-
aware defense allowed St. Marys to score the runs
necessary to win.
The All-Stars lost in the championship game
later that day 8-0 to Pennsylvania, who went through
the bracket unbeaten and did not allow a run in their
four games.
St. Marys All-Stars Split at
Little League Softball Regional
The Kansas City Royals have purchased the contract
of Southern Maryland Blue Crabs left-handed starting
pitcher Mike OConnor.
OConnor is the sixth pitcher and eighth Blue Crab to
be signed by a Major League outt this season, according
to a press release from the Blue Crabs.
OConnor departs Southern Maryland less than a
month after joining the team. In four starts with the Blue
Crabs, OConnor earned two wins with a 3.13 ERA. The
southpaw posted 21 strikeouts in 23 innings of work,
while giving up 24 hits and only four walks. The Blue
Crabs were 3-1 in his four starts.
In 2002, OConnor was drafted in the seventh round
by the Montreal Expos, now the Washington Nationals,
and spent seven seasons with that organization. In 2006
and 2008, OConnor appeared in 26 games in the Majors
with the Nationals, making 21 big league starts, posting
a 4-9 record with a 5.45 ERA. In eight minor league sea-
sons, OConnor has a 39-35 record with a 3.81 ERA and
588 strikeouts. The Ellicott City, Md., native pitched col-
legiately at Division I George Washington University in
Washington, D.C.
OConnor joins the impressive list of Blue Crabs
players to head for Major League organizations this sea-
son. Pitchers Matt DeSalvo (Tampa Bay Rays), Jim Ed
Warden (New York Mets), John Halama (Atlanta Braves),
Kenny Baugh (Houston Astros), and Matt Hensley (To-
ronto Blue Jays) have each had their contracts purchased
in 2009. First baseman Eric Crozier (Baltimore Orioles)
and shortstop Travis Garcia (Seattle Mariners) are the two
position players also picked up.
Royals Buy
Contract of Blue
Crabs Pitcher
From left is coach Al Ogletree, Megan Redman, Coach Jack Buf-
n, Alison Eichel, Diana Cruz, Rachel Bufn, Jasmyn Ogletree,
Ashleigh Head, Hannah Lawrence, Victoria Rice, Jessica Miles,
Michaela Young, Coach John Cruz, Jasmyn Berry, Coach Sandi
Caouette.
The St. Marys All-Stars 12 and Under Little League softball team had fun at the Tourna-
ment of Champions Banquet.
THURSDAY
August 13, 2009
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