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The Northern Senior Center in
Charlotte Hall is open once again af-
ter a burst water pipe caused it to close
down last week.
The pipe inside the center burst in
six different places and caused flooding
up to an inch deep in some sections of
the senior center; whole sections of dry-
wall had to be ripped out and replaced
because of water damage.
George Erichsen, director of Pub-
lic Works and Transportation, said that
repairs would cost several thousand
dollars.
“You’re looking at between
$20,000 and $30,000,” Erichsen told
the St. Mary’s Board of County Com-
missioners Tuesday. “We were glad
to be able to get in there and continue
services.”
A similar incident occurred at the
Hollywood Recreation Center just a day
after the pipe malfunction in Charlotte
Hall. A water main outside the facility
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County To Tally Number Of Homeless
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The director of the Three Oaks homeless shelter
in Lexington Park says county agencies responsible
for dealing with the homeless population in St. Mary’s
County will do a one-day count Jan. 29 to determine
their number.
Lanny Lancaster told The County that he expects
the numbers to rise.
“It’s going up a little bit each year,” Lancaster
said, which stands at about 1,280 for 2008. “I wish it
wasn’t.”
Lancaster said he expected a 10 to 15
percent increase in the number of home-
less living in the county for this year’s count.
“The demands on the system have increased so
much,” Lancaster said as evidence to back up
his assertions.
That includes clients coming in for food
and medical assistance, Lancaster said, es-
pecially for prescription medications.
At the Three Oaks shelter, Lancast-
er said groups from families to single
women to single women with children
as well as single men seeking help, has
increased.
Many single men and women have
lost their jobs on construction sites and in
the food-service and house-keeping indus-
tries, Lancaster said.
“They just can’t find a job,” he said.
The problem, Lancaster said, is closely con-
nected to the economic downturn, but also a continuing
influx of well paying jobs that drive up housing costs.
“For every new group with nice jobs and high-
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level employment, the poor who didn’t think they were
poor, their costs of living goes up,” Lancaster said.
“Then the working poor become homeless.”
Lancaster said the homeless count would take
place throughout the tri-county area. It will also take
them out into the woods here locally, he said.
Small homeless camps dot the woods in and
around the Lexington Park area, Lancaster said, with
some continuing to brave the cold winter.
Vernon Freelnd, 41, a client at Three Oaks had
been sleeping out in the woods
for months before he
got a spot at
the
Reuben Berry, facilities superintendent at Three Oaks homeless shelter, points to a small homeless camp
in the woods around Lexington Park.
shelter.
Freelnd took The County Times to several
different locations in the community where the
homeless stay.
They often use tents handed out for free by
local churches. They wrap tents in plastic to keep
the bone chilling cold out.
“It’s rough if you ain’t got money… basically
you’re stuck,” Freelnd said of being without home
County Conservation District Wants
$500K For New Building
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The St. Mary’s County Soil Conservation
District has asked the Board of County Com-
missioners for $500,000 to begin construction
of a new Agricultural Services Center, which
proponents say would provide space for all
the agricultural agencies to better assist local
farmers.
The total cost of the project is estimated
at between $1.5 million to $2 million, which
the soil conservation district hopes to regain
through leasing out space to state agencies
like the Maryland Department of Agriculture
and the Farm Services Agency, according to a
letter to commissioners from Stanley Boothe,
chairman of the district.
Ben Beale, an educator with the Mary-
land Cooperative Extension, which also assists
farmers in their industry told commissioners
that it was difficult to pool resources between
all the agencies because they were spread out.
The cooperative extension currently shares
space with the county health department.
“I think it’s a good opportunity to get all

or work. He said he’d been homeless since about 2003
mostly because of drug use.
Rueben Berry, now the facilities superintendent at
Three Oaks, was also once a client. He started his slide
into homelessness in the early 1990s when he started
using drugs regularly while working as an inventory
specialist. He stayed in the bathroom and basement of
his job and used rent money for drugs, he said.
By 2002 he had lost his job and he returned to
his birthplace of Lexington Park to seek help at Three
Oaks.
Photo By Guy Leonard
It helped turn his life around, he said.
“As long as I’ve been doing the right things good
things have been happening,” Berry, 52, said.
Freelnd, whose tent in Lexington Park has been
taken over by another homeless person since he moved
out, is still waiting for help getting a job.
“Everything’s in a freeze right now,” Freelnd said.
“But I’m glad to be out of the cold.
the agricultural agencies under one roof… while
we have some funding from other agencies.”
The new building would be constructed
on county-owned land on the fairgrounds in
Leonardtown and be approximately 10,000
square feet in size.
The building would be one-story and have
an individual well and septic system. Construc-
tion would be completed by 2010.
The request for the money comes at a time
when commissioners are busy deciding which
capital projects should move forward on sched-
ule and which should be made to wait because
of the current downward economic situation at
the state level.
County Commissioner Lawrence D. Jar-
boe said that in these economically uncertain
times, putting out $500,000 for a new building
was not tenable.
“We all want new things,” Jarboe (R-
Golden Beach) said. “But the economics are
such that none of us can afford something new.
“We’ve all got to tighten up.”
The next budget work session for the
county commissioners is scheduled for Feb. 2.
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Today’s Newsmakers In Brief
How is the recession affecting us locally?
People are coming There are times when we think
back to us because that St. Mary’s County is immune…
they can’t find a job. but the statistics show it’s [the economic
recession] is having an affect.
Ella May Russell, director
of the Department of County Commissioner Daniel
Social Services H. Raley (D-Great Mills)
National Economic Woes Put Stress On St. Mary’s Community
By Guy Leonard County social service agencies are able to put up many of Rev. Marguerite Morris, director of Leah’s House said that
Staff Writer the remaining families or single men and women in emergency her organization’s planned women’s shelter in Valley Lee is com-
motel space with vouchers or help find relatives who can take in ing closer to fruition, but until then, some cannot be helped.
While St. Mary’s County is ahead of the national and state the homeless, said Ella May Russell, director of the Department “We’re very close to bringing the new shelter to the coun-
wide trends when it comes to maintaining its prosperity levels of Social Services, but the tasks are mounting quickly. ty,” Morris told the commissioners. “We do have to turn people
in tough economic times, many in the county are still feeling The problems become more serious when the homeless, away constantly.”
the squeeze according to a report from agencies with the newly who have frequently also lost their jobs, can’t seem to get back Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) said the
formed Department of Human Services. on their feet. report showed that St. Mary’s County, which has relied for de-
The report shows that the number of people running afoul “It’s becoming harder and harder to find employment for cades on federal dollars to provide high-tech, military oriented
of the law, asking for more social services assistance as well as these people,” Russell told the St. Mary’s Board of County Com- jobs, could still feel the pain of the economic downturn.
seeking help with mental problems and personal and family cri- missioners Tuesday. “People are coming back to us because they “There are times when we think that St. Mary’s County is
ses are all on the rise. can’t find a job.” immune… but the statistics show it’s [the economic recession]
In the last six months, the report showed, the level of violent Russell also reported that just under one-tenth of all fami- having an affect.”
crime in the county has increased by 10 percent while the num- lies in St. Mary’s County are on food stamp assistance. Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said
ber of visits to the emergency room at St. Mary’s Hospital has “Our case load has almost doubled,” she told county that the majority of county residents were unaware of the extent
increased by 22 percent. commissioners. of the problem.
The number of county residents seeking help with issues The report’s data also shows that the number of people “We’re seeing two levels of society here,” Jarboe said. “The
such as emergency psychiatric services, housing assistance, food who have sought employment has skyrocketed from 168 six ones with the nice jobs… and they’re not seeing that 10 percent.
stamps, child support and substance abuse have all increased by months ago to 1,065, according to Department of Social Ser- “There’s a part of our population that’s hurting.”
20 percent or more. vices figures.
The three county homeless shelters, Three Oaks, Angel’s The number of domestic
Watch and Leah’s House all report an increase in people looking violence clients seeking help
for a place to stay. has more than doubled from 60
The total referrals for families in 2008 as opposed to 2007 to 143.
increased from 155 to 249. The actual number of families admit- Those seeking child care
ted to any one of the three shelters increased from 26 to 39 in just vouchers has also increased
six months time. from 424 to 866.

Water And Sewer Facilities Plan

Being Reworked
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The directors and staff of the Metropoli-
tan Commission (MetCom) and the county’s
Department of Land Use and Growth Manage-
ment (LUGM) are busy working out technical
issues in a 20-year plan to provide more water
and sewer service in the county that could drive
costs up if not solved.
The water and sewer facilities plan was set
to go before the St. Mary’s County Planning
Commission for review on Monday but the is-
sues that staff in both agencies found slowed its
progress.
The plan itself details where water and sew-
er facilities like water mains, sewer lines and
Trish is the widow of a
Marine Corp. pilot and
is experienced in moves
February,” King told The County Times. “It’s a
vision for the next 20 years.” outside and in country.
Phil Shire, acting director of LUGM, said
that a plan like this hasn’t been developed for
about 15 years and that additions of pipes, lines Want a Realtor who
and pumping stations have been “piece meal” as
situations demanded. identifies with military
“It was not comprehensive,” Shire said,
adding that the new plan required intensive co-
spouses and familiar
operation from both agencies. with Pax River,
“We’re working more closely now than we
ever have before.”
Some of the technical issues could be costly
ones, King said, if they are not corrected now.
For instance, a computer model created
Call Trish Brow
by the engineering consultants working on the at 301-481-8485.
plan, showed that water flow to fight fires was

pumping stations need to be placed to meet the
demand for population and development growth
projected by LUGM.
The plan must also be as accurate as pos-
sible for the next two decades to insure that
MetCom does not incur extra costs in the future
because they will have had to construct facilities
that hadn’t planned on, said MetCom Director
Steven King.
“We’re in the process of correcting the plan
so we can take it to the planning commission in
i s h B r ow
Tr
inadequate in many sections of the county and
would have to be replace to the tune of some
81,000 feet of water pipe, King said.
That translated into more than 15 miles
of new pipe to be laid down, but because fire Cell: 301-481-8485
hydrants were within about 450 feet of homes,
which the computer model did not account for, Office: 301-863-2400 ext. 221
the replacement was unnecessary.
“That’s tens of millions of dollars,” King Fax: 301-863-7528
said. “It’s not going in the plan like that.” Email: trish.brow@obrienrealty.com
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Town
A
County Wants
Volunteers
For Property
Business Group Looking For Variety In Town
By Guy Leonard town as the friendly kind of town.”
Tax Appeal Staff Writer Kevin Thompson, owner of Thompson’s Corner Kafe in town, said that
the LBA tries to help out businesses with advertising even though they might
Board Dan Norris, the president of the Leonardtown Business Association not be members. But in tough economic times there was only so much the
(LBA), says that Leonardtown has plenty going for it when it comes to com- organization could do.
By Guy Leonard
merce opportunities but its not perfect. “They need to get out and invite people to their doors,” Thomp-
Staff Writer
He said that their needs to be more retail outlets in town, particularly son said. “You’re not going to draw them in by looking out your door.”
specialty shops and boutique-style stores, to attract not just county shoppers Thompson, who owns a restaurant in the backside of town, is famous for
County commissioners
but those from a far off as well. greeting people in a crab suit handing out snacks to get people to come in.
say that Gov. Martin O’Malley
More over, Norris said, town businesses need to stay open longer. Thompson said that the town government should consider putting a one-
wants at least nine St. Mary’s
“They’re open late on Fridays,” Norris told The County Times. “I un- month hold on restaurants looking for a business license to ensure that a
residents from which to choose
derstand people need a day off, but they need to be open [later] Friday, Sat- retail operation could have a chance at starting up.
to fill three seats allotted to
urday and Sunday.” “There’s nothing to do there now except to come to eat,” Thompson
the county on the state man-
It’s all part of a plan, Norris said, to create a buzz in town for consumers said. “That’s kind of tough but it could be just for a month.”
dated Property Tax Assess-
to choose Leonardtown as their place to shop.
ment and Appeals Board.
“We’re trying to get excitement in
So far, they say there
the town to get people to come who’ve
are only three names in the
never come here before,” Norris said.
running.
“Times are tough, we’re seeing some
The whole point of the
people [businesses] who aren’t mak-
board is so that residents can
ing it through.”
have a chance to lessen their
With about 65 members compris-
property tax burdens as well
ing the LBA, town officials consider it
as have a board settle issues
to be one of the most important inter-
over tax credit and agricultur-
est concerns in town.
al land easement programs.,
The lion’s share of the town’s rev-
according to information from
enue comes from business taxes, offi-
the state’s Web site on the
cials have said.
board.
Norris said that one way to attract
“People deserve to have a
businesses would be to maximize
quorum to listen to their ap-
space in town by taking larger rental
peals,” said County Commis-
buildings and putting several shops in
sioner Lawrence D. Jarboe
one, giving variety and convenience to
(R-Golden Beach). “I might
customers.
be one of the people going
One example would be the
there.”
planned vacancy at the hospice build-
Jarboe has been an advo-
ing in Leonardtown, Norris said,
cate of initiating a constant
which could be turned into luxury
yield property tax rate cap
apartments with retail shops on the
that would ensure county resi-
first floor.
dents would continue to pay
“That would be key for Leonard-
the same amount despite the
town, to have a place like that,” Nor-
state’s recent assessments that
ris said. “To get as much space as you
have caused land values to rise
could out of a building.”
dramatically.
That also fits in with Norris’ idea
Commissioner President
that making the town an officially
Francis Jack Russell (D-St.
designated arts district would also be
George’s Island) said: “It’s
good for attracting customers.
an avenue to appeal property
“We would like to see an arts dis- Photo By Guy Leonard
taxes and sometimes it really
trict,” Norris told The County Times. Dan Norris, president of the Leonardtown Business Association likes the view from his second floor; he likes to keep an eye on how
works.”
“We really want to promote Leonard- town businesses are doing.
Jarboe said that with the
economic recession forcing
homeowners to tighten their

Condominium Project Gets Approval

fiscal belts, they were having
a hard time meeting their in-
creased tax obligations.
“It’s huge,” Jarboe said of By Guy Leonard
the increases. “But [the ap- Staff Writer
peals board] is a relief valve.
“They sit as citizen judg- On Jan. 20, the Town of
es; we need volunteers for this Leonardtown’s Planning and
board.” Zoning Commission approved
Members of the committee the second phase of a condo-
are appointed by the governor minium project on Eastwick
and consist of three people Lane.
plus one alternate. Appeals Final approval for the first
board members selected will phase of the project was granted
meet in Leonardtown. to the developer, Wayne Davis,
Interested citizens can back in April of 2006.
contact the county’s Public Davis has since completed
Information Office at 301- the first phase of the Foxwell
475-4200 ext. 1341 to get a Condominiums project and
biographical information form phase two is expected to contain
to apply. 10 condominium units with two
Members of the real estate parking spaces for each home.
community are not eligible to A third phase of the plan is
serve on the property tax ap- expected but will require further
peals board. subdivision approval from the
Photo By Guy Leonard town’s planning commission.
The Leonardtown planning commission has approved a second subdivision for more condominiums like these at the Foxwell development
on Eastwick Lane.
 Thursday, January 29, 2009
Redskins Lay
Off 10 In 2nd
Round Of
Cutbacks
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) _
The Washington Redskins
have made a second round of
layoffs, dismissing six employ-
ees in the stadium ticket office
and four seasonal employees.
The six laid off Monday
at the stadium worked in gen-
eral admission sales. The four
seasonal employees worked
at the Redskins Park training
facility.
Earlier this month, the
Redskins laid off more than 20
people, mostly in the market-
ing, legal and technology de-
partments. Director of player
development John Jefferson
and salary cap analyst Jimmy
Halsell were also let go.
The Redskins are feeling
the effects of the economic
downturn even though they
are the second most valuable
NFL franchise with an esti-
mated worth of $1.538 bil-
lion, according to Forbes’
annual rankings. They play
in the NFL’s largest stadium
and have sold out every home
game since the 1960s.
The County Times
Governor, Legislators Unveil Plan to
Reduce Greenhouse Gases
By Erich Wagner
Capital News Service
Gov. Martin O’Malley and two lawmakers an-
nounced legislation Friday that would require Maryland
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020.
The bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Ku-
mar Barve, D-Montgomery, and Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-
Prince George’s, looks to the Maryland Department of the
Environment for a plan to meet the emissions reduction
target in the allotted time. The department would need to
submit the plan by 2011.
The bill also specifies a reevaluation period in 2016
to ensure that the state is on track to meet its goal.
The department’s plan would likely include some of
the Maryland Commission on Climate Change’s 42 rec-
ommendations on how to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions, which range from energy conservation techniques
to developing alternative energy sources.
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide contribute
to the warming of the planet. Human activities, such as
driving cars that burn fossil fuels, increase the levels of
greenhouse gases.
Some elements of getting to the reduction goal are
simply saving electricity through better home construc-
tion, Pinsky said.
“Less electricity means less greenhouse gases,” he
said. “If you put better insulation in homes, with program-
mable thermostats and better windows, it’ll mean savings
for people who have to pay their electricity bill.”
This reduction in emissions won’t break the bank,
and would in fact lead to an overall economic gain, Barve
said.
Governor
Pushes Hike
In Age For
“According to the [Maryland Commission on Cli-
Teen Drivers
mate Change], there would be $2 billion in net savings By KATHLEEN MILLER
for Maryland,” Barve said. “The way most scientists look Associated Press Writer
at this thing is the cheapest electron is the one you don’t
have to buy.” ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) _
Any costs that the state may have to pay for devel- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley
oping green energy will be more than reimbursed by the wants to raise the minimum age
boost to the economy, said Shari Wilson, secretary of the for teen drivers and strengthen
Maryland Department of the Environment. penalties for those who repeat-
“A lot of job growth would result from new invest- edly drive under the influence of
ment in energy conservation and alternative energy,” Wil- alcohol or drugs.
son said. O’Malley wants to raise the
A similar bill failed in the General Assembly last age for getting a learner’s permit
year because of concerns by manufacturers and labor from 15 years and nine months to
groups. Leaders are confident that this year’s bill will win 16 years old. Drivers would have
over past holdouts. to be 161/2 to get a provisional
Last year’s failure allowed lawmakers and environ- driver’s license, rather than 16
mentalists to rework the bill into a form all stakeholders years and 3 months. And drivers
would support, O’Malley said. Manufacturers and labor couldn’t get a full, ``graduated’’
groups previously opposed to the bill have signed a letter license until they were 18. The
in support of the new legislation. current age is 17 years and nine
“After working through the year and having those months.
who were opposed to it last year and those who were ad- The proposals are part of
vocates come together, I think we have a really good bill the governor’s legislative goals,
to put in the legislature this year,” O’Malley said. which O’Malley released Mon-
If Maryland were to pass the bill this session it would day. They also include using
have an impact on environmental policy across the coun- speed cameras in highway work
try, Wilson said. zones and allowing them in local
“By having this requirement in state statute it sig- jurisdictions that want them.
nals to the rest of the country that as we switch to a more Another bill would take fire-
carbon neutral economy, Maryland is very serious about arms out of the hands of domestic
encouraging investment in energy efficiency and green abusers.
energy,” Wilson said.

To The Editor:
Local Polling Is Refreshing Addition To News
Dear Editor,
As a first time reader of your publication,
I thought the Weekly Poll Results section
was a bit different.  As a Journalism student
at UMUC, public polling is taught as a
basic means to gather localized informa-
tion but you don’t see it used very often in
local papers.  The County Times seems to
cover the news that affects its community
of readers quite well, in a straightforward
and ethical way. This particular poll holds
very important information, especially for
someone like me that is just settling in the
County Times Has Made Great Progress
Dear Editor,
I feel the new format for The County
Times is a great improvement. The newspa-
per has made great progress since the initial
publication.
The recent addition of Linda Reno as
Over 250,000 Southern Marylanders can’t be wrong!
The County Times
area.  The one thing that made me very cu-
rious was that while 68% of the community
BELIEVES Obama can solve the problems,
only 50% believes we’ll be able to actually
be better off because of it.  I know I haven’t
held much admiration for our national lead-
ers of the past, but 68% of a community
believing in something is certainly news...
so here’s my nod to keep him in for 8!
Kudos for the enlightenment!
Very Respectfully,
-Carrie G. Munn
Lexington Park, Md
a Contributor is a great addition. Linda is
a tireless researcher and will be a future
attraction of historical information to St.
Mary’s Countians.
Joseph Guyther, M.D.
Mechanicsville, Md
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Editorial:
Volunteers Or Paid Fire And Rescue Workers?
St. Mary’s County enjoys a long history of
service from hundreds of volunteer firefighters
and rescue workers who have performed out-
standing service to our community for many
years. Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment is celebrating 75 years of service this year
to our community; we congratulate them along
with all the volunteer fire departments, rescue
squads, and the Advanced Life Support Unit.
Few can argue that the level of service
these men and women offer to our community
is as professional and competent as anywhere
in our nation. With the best of training, equip-
ment, and dedicated volunteers, our commu-
nity is truly blessed by the safety and service
they provide.
Many people are familiar with communi-
ties where these services are performed by paid
fire and rescue workers hired by local govern-
ments. There is no doubt that communities
served by paid fire and rescue workers are well
served, yet there is no evidence that these com-
munities are any better served than our own.
Some people from time to time question
the wisdom of the volunteer system and wonder
if St. Mary’s County should move to a paid sys-
tem. We strongly reject this idea for obvious
reasons and for some reasons not so obvious.
There may well come a time when there
simply isn’t enough volunteers to maintain the
level of service our community requires, how-
ever there is no certainty that will happen and
there is no sign of that being the case any time
soon.
There is legitimate concern within the
Rescue Squads and the Advanced Life Sup-
port Unit that if certain changes aren’t made
that some type of hybrid system of volunteers
and paid workers may be needed. The daytime
demand upon these agencies to provide service
has grown disproportionately to the rest of the
demand over the past 10 years. Today, doctors
regularly call the local rescue squad to trans-
port patients from doctor’s offices to the hospi-
tal, something that was practically unheard of
10 years ago.
Additionally, more and more people are
using the emergency room services at the hos-
pital as their first entry into the medical ser-
vices care system when they suffer from mi-
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nor illnesses such as the common cold or an
upset stomach. And all too often they decide
that transportation to the hospital by the local
rescue squad makes more sense than driving
themselves or having a family member carry
them.
We are not suggesting that folks should not
call for emergency services when it is needed,
however there can be little debate that the de-
cision to use these services is much different
than it was 10 years ago, leading to a greater
demand.
Additionally, with the expansion of senior
care facilities and retirement communities, res-
cue squads are finding themselves extra busy
during daytime hours servicing these senior
care facilities.
Local government needs to find a sensible
way to address some of these issues. One idea
is to create a separate paid service agency that
would address the needs of doctors and senior
care facilities, using health insurance funding
as well as tax dollars.
Otherwise, our current system of volun-
teer’s is alive and doing quite well. The system
we have is affordable; our local fire and rescue
tax rates are very low. Because of these volun-
teers combined with local fundraisers and do-
nations, only a small amount of tax dollars are
needed to support the system. A paid system
would cost taxpayers much more.
Just as important as the cost, our system of
volunteer’s strengthens our community. First,
more young men and women have the opportu-
nity to serve in a well-structured system giving
them invaluable life training. Entry into a paid
system would be limited to fewer people. Sec-
ondly, these volunteer’s are not in this because
it’s a job, they are truly doing this to serve the
needs of neighbors and friends. The strength
of our community is greatly enhanced by these
volunteer’s, and as a community we have the
highest level of respect for what they do.
Our firehouses and rescue squad’s are like
local community centers, and we are all proud
of these facilities and respect them.
Our volunteer system provides as good of
service as would a paid system, it strengthens
our community, and it’s affordable, we should
all do more to support it.
  Thursday, January 29, 2009
Legal Notice
Commissioners Of
Leonardtown
Notice Of Public Hearing
The Leonardtown Planning and Zoning
Commission will hold a public hearing on Tues-
day, February 17, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. at the Town
Office, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown,
MD on the following parcel of land applying
for a Planned Infill and Re-development Dis-
trict (“PIRD”) classification. The purpose of the
hearing will be to present for public review and
comment - the request to grant the PIRD classi-
fication to Parcel 277, 22840 Lawrence Avenue.
It is the purpose of the PIRD to encourage re-de-
velopment of sites within the Town’s designated
PIRD area, which are in deteriorated condition.
Information about the proposed project is avail-
able for public review at the Leonardtown Town
Office. The public is invited to attend, and/or
send written comments, to be received by Feb-
ruary 17, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. to the Commission-
ers of Leonardtown, POB 1, Leonardtown, MD
20650. Special accommodations will be made
for persons with disabilities upon request.
By Authority: Laschelle E. Miller,
Town Administrator
Notice Of Request For
Bid Proposal For The
Construction Of The
Municipal Parking Lot
The Commissioners of Leonardtown will
be accepting bids for the construction of the
Municipal Parking Lot #3. This work includes
the construction of pervious paver installation,
masonry concrete paving, curbing, edging,
striping, sand filter landscaping, inlet and storm
drain placement, under drain installation and
other stormwater management structures.
Interested bidders may obtain a copy of
the RFP by contacting Tony Wheatley, Capital
Project Coordinator, Commissioners of Leonar-
dtown, POB 1, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650 or by calling 301-475-9791
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m,
Monday thru Friday.
A pre-bid meeting is scheduled at 10:00
a.m. February 11, 2009 at the Town Office for all
interested bidders. Sealed bids will be received
until 10:00 a.m. February 27, 2009 at which time
they will be publicly opened and read.
The Commissioners of Leonardtown re-
serves the right to reject any and all bids and
proposals, and to accept any proposal deemed
to be in the best interest of the Town.
• Perfect Binding, Hard Back
Binding, GBC / Coil Binding,
Chopticon High School Bands Rack Up Awards
Saddle Stitching
The Chopticon High School March-
ing and Symphonic Bands recently re-
turned from their trip to Atlanta, GA.
The bands, under the direction of Mr.
Todd Burroughs, participated in the
Chick-fil-A Bowl half-time show and
music festival sponsored by National
Events.
The Symphonic Band performed in
the concert competition and received
1st place and a “gold rating” (which is
a score of 90-100 and is considered the
highest rating). Later the same day, the
“Showband of Southern Maryland” per-
formed their 2008 show, “The Phantom
of the Opera,” in the marching band
competition held in the Georgia Dome
where they also received 1st place and
The County Times
Speaks
Quote Of The Day
Youth is a circumstance you can’t do anything about. The trick is
to grow up without getting old.
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Thank You 2nd
District Community
The 2nd District Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment and Rescue Squad Auxiliary wishes to
thank the residents who faithfully and gener-
ously contributed to our 2008 “Bakeless Bake
Sale”. This effort has proven to be a great suc-
cess in the years past. The talents of your hands
in this recipe provided the main ingredient: a
pinch of “giving”. The “Bakeless Bake Sale” is
our major community fundraising event of the
year, where we make a personal appeal to all
who “are served by” the 2nd District Fire De-
partment and Rescue Squad.
Each year the SDVFD&RS continues to
advance its vision and mission through your
giving as we strive to support our neighbors First Snowfall Causes Havoc On Roads
despite our declining economy. Due to your St. Mary’s County’s first significant snowfall took many drivers by surprise Tuesday morning as snow quickly
continuing support, we are able to contribute to coated roadways.
updated equipment and expansion of the Fire St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Dep. Cindy Allen reports that officers were running from one call to an-
other all day Tuesday, and officers were held over from the midnight shift to handle the increased call volume.
Department and Rescue Squad so they can con- Between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. police responded to 45 property damage vehicle crashes, eight crashes with personal
tinue to meet their daily tasks of keeping our injuries and 22 calls for disabled vehicles stuck in snow.
community safe. One of the injury crashes involved a St. Mary’s County Public Schools bus, which had no students on board. At
Our Firefighters, Rescue Squad personnel approximately 9:30 a.m. a bus crashed on Maddox Road, causing the bus to overturn. The driver, who was alone
and Auxiliary will be honored at the upcoming in the vehicle, was taken by ambulance with undetermined injuries, Allen said.
A second public school bus, this time carrying 11 students, was also involved in a crash near 8:30 a.m. on Laurel
Installation of Officers Banquet on February
7, 2009. They will be acknowledged for their
Grove Road. No one on the bus was hurt, but the driver of a passenger car that collided with the bus received
minor injuries.
hard work, dedication, and pride for supporting “Fortunately we don’t get weather like this too, too often,” Allen said. “But unfortunately when we do, drivers need
to be very mindful and need to allow more time when driving.”
our community. At this event, the Auxiliary
will proudly present our contribution to the
Fire Department and Rescue Squad reflecting
funds we have raised from our monthly break-
fasts, other events and generous community
Serving
donations.
If you received a “Bakeless Bake Sale”
letter and haven’t yet responded, it’s not too
St. Mary's County
late. Please make your check payable to
SDVFD&RSA and send it to: P.O. Box 238, Since 1978
Valley Lee, Maryland 20692. Additionally,
if you would like to join the Auxiliary, new Free eSTIMATeS / FAST TurnArounD / CHeCk our PrICeS
members are always welcome.
If you have any other questions or con-
cerns, feel free to contact Ms. Darlene John- • Posters • Envelope
son at 240-434-1095.
Thanks again for your generous support.
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• Wedding • Booklets
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a gold rating. Additionally, the band • Invitations
front, or f lags, received top honors. • Graphic Design Programs
On the band’s final day in Atlanta, • Composition /
• Programs
students participated in the Chick-Fil-
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A Bowl Parade and received 2nd place
and a silver rating (a score of 80-89). • Copy Service • Bumper Stickers
The band performed for nearly 50,000
• Rubber Stamps • Magnetic Signs
people lining the streets of Atlanta. 41690 Courthouse Drive
At the Chick-fil-A Bowl, Chopticon Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 • Letterheads • Laminating
band members joined approximately
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the country in performing a pre-game
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and Cameo, was enjoyed by the 72,000
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saw Louisiana State University defeat
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Money
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Appraising Old Treasures The Times Pick 10
Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Company Symbol
St. Clements Island Museum was literally overrun with
antiques Jan. 24, as inheritors and collectors gathered with their
hand-carried treasures for the annual antique appraiser fair.
Assembled there were a team of fine arts, dolls, and jewelry
appraisers, each taking time to peruse everything from costume WalMart WMT
jewelry to custom card tables, as well as members of the Washing- Harley Davidson HOG
ton Conservation Guild, who were there to offer advice on antique
restoration and preservation. Best Buy BBY
This year marks the fifth year for the fair, said Christina Bar-
bour, event coordinator and site supervisor for the museum. Lockheed Martin LMT
“At nine o’clock they started coming. They were lined up at BAE Systems BAESF
t h e door,” Barbour said, adding that this year’s turnout had
been heavier than in previous years. Computer Science Corp. CSC
“We’ve had a lot of people, we’ve DCP
sold a lot of tickets,” she said, “I think
Dyncorp International Inc.
we’ve had a lot more people this General Dynamics Corp. GD
year.”
Barbour said that fine art Mantech International Corp. MANT
items dominated the show, as Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC
many brought paintings and
sculptures and waited as long
as two hours to have them probably sell the item.
appraised. Helen Hewitt brought two paintings with her,
One such patron was Al holding up one featuring a Jesus-like child with a
Levinrad, who brought a col- sheep.
orful mosaic glass lampshade “My mother gave it to me in the 60’s, and she
to the fair. Levinrad said he ob- said her mother gave it to her for a wedding,” she said,
tained the item years ago at an adding that her paintings would eventually go to her
estate sale. children.
“It says it’s from Tiffany’s, so One patron held up a hand-crafted table and
I thought we’d come to see what it’s smiled proudly.
worth,” he said, adding that he would “My great uncle made it during the depression,”
said Chris Humes, who brought the table with her as
part of a set that had been made in 1939. “It’s never
been restored or anything.”
You’re Invited to Join Us at She added that the pieces would stay in her
A Magical Candlelight family, but she wanted to know how much to insure
them for.
Valentine’s Dinner
With private seating throughout The Antiques Center
Green Car Rules Give Auto Industry
A New Challenge
Sponsored by
THE TEA ROOM
&
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CENTER DEALERS Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack
Obama wants automakers to make greener cars
at a time when General Motors and Chrysler are
hanging by the thread of a massive government
loan and auto sales have plummeted to their low-
est levels in more than two decades.
Obama’s plans could bring smaller cars, more
hybrids and advanced fuel-saving technologies to
SATURDAY, showrooms, but car shoppers will probably pay
FEBRUARY 14th more upfront because the new rules are expected
to cost the hamstrung industry billions of dollars.
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You will be greeted by your host and shown to your they will see significant increases in the cost of
private table located in one of the rooms throughout
the Antiques Mall and Art Galleries while partaking of
vehicles,’’ said Rebecca Lindland, an auto analyst
Valentine’s Punch and enjoying our silver tray service of for the consulting firm IHS Global Insight. Her
both hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. firm estimated the upgrades could add $2,000 to
BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M.
$10,000 to the price of a vehicle.
With lighting dimmed and candles lit, you will be served a Obama on Monday directed the Environ-
glass of wine with a delicious three- course dinner, special- mental Protection Agency to review whether Cali-
ly prepared by The Maryland Antiques Center Tea Room, fornia and more than a dozen states should be al-
and you will be serenaded with romantic violin strings. lowed to impose tougher auto emission standards
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un
Close Close Change
1/28/2009 12/31/2008
$48.73 $56.06 -13.08%
$12.90 $16.97 -23.98%
$30.23 $28.11 7.54%
$82.57 $84.08 -1.80%
$5.35 $5.41 -1.11%
$38.46 $35.14 9.45%
$15.74 $15.17 3.76%
$60.01 $57.59 4.20%
$55.83 $54.19 3.03%
$49.72 $45.04 10.39%
Linda Neely, an expert doll appraiser and former
President of the Southern Maryland Doll Club, settled
back in her seat and commented that this year’s turnout
was indeed heavier than previous years, and more peo-
ple were having items appraised in order to sell them.
“They’re trying to find places to get rid of them,”
she said, “so I guess they must want the extra money.”
As the crowds of people started to thin, Barbour
said the idea for the fair had partly been fueled by the
number of museum patrons who had brought their
items to the museum when there were no appraisers
to look at them.
“After a while, we thought it would be good to
give these people an avenue,” Barbour said. “So this is
a very educational event, and it’s a good way for people
to find out what their stuff is worth.”
percent to at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
Obama set in motion a new regulatory pro-
cess at a time when the nation is coping with an
economic recession and auto sales have fallen to
their lowest pace since 1982. Underscoring the
hardships, GM said Monday it would slash 2,000
jobs at plants in Michigan and Ohio.
In December, the Bush administration signed
off on $17.4 billion in loans to General Motors
Corp. and Chrysler LLC to keep the companies
afloat. The automakers are undertaking intense
efforts to restructure this spring or face potential
bankruptcy.
David Cole, chairman of the Center for Au-
tomotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., said he
doesn’t believe the EPA will approve all the waiv-
ers asked for by the states. To do so would be eco-
nomically unworkable.
``If the industry is in total shambles, you can
have any regulation you want _ it’s not doable,’’
he said.
Cole said the additional regulations would
have to be implemented ``in a way that’s achiev-
able in the industry.’’
Environmental organizations said Obama’s
approach would help the companies in the long
term, forcing them to produce fuel-efficient cars
coveted by more consumers. Roland Hwang, a
senior policy analyst with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, estimated that a more efficient
car would save its driver $1,000 to $2,000 in fuel
costs over its lifetime, offsetting some of the up-
front cost.
 11 Thursday, January 29, 2009 The County Times

Defense & Military

Lil’ Eva’s Nightclub on Base is History
Sean Rice open in late May. The
Staff Writer hours will be about
the same, 10 a.m. to

Buying Or Selling A Home?

A landmark within Patuxent River Na- 10 p.m. daily, and
val Air Station, Lil’ Eva’s nightclub is history, until midnight
and after a major retrofit, the building will on weekends.
soon reopen as the new Pax River Liberty K u b -
Center. alewski said
Workers are renovating the inside of the
building now, replacing walls, wiring and
a couple ad-
ditional em-
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ventilation to make way for a fleet of new
equipment and furnishings.
ployees will
be hired Southern Md. Proudly serving the military and
Lil’ Eva’s “was getting old and it wasn’t to staff the
getting used a lot,” said Pax River Liberty
Coordinator Tom Kubalewski, adding that
center.
Sailors
defense contractors of Southern Maryland.
the new “single sailor center” will be loaded who miss
with things to do. drinking and
The facility is provided on base for sin- dancing at
gle and unaccompanied enlisted personnel,
thought all service members could use it.
Lil Eva’s can
still visit the
I can help make your transition to or from the Pax
“It’s really for the people who don’t have
anyone else here,” Kubalewski said.
Flight Deck, an
“all hands” club
River area as smooth as possible. Also help with
The old bar featured a dance floor and
a DJ booth. The new center will be alcohol
on base that occa-
sionally features live spouse job search and temporary housing.
and tobacco free, but packed with electronic music.
entertainment.
In the plans for the facility are: 12 com-
The Navy’s building of
new high-class Liberty Centers is becoming
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Secretary: Afghan War Is

‘Greatest Military Challenge’
By ANNE FLAHERTY
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Defense Sec-
retary Robert Gates is arguing that Afghani-
stan now is America’s ``greatest military
challenge.’’
In a national security assessment that he
will give to Congress later Tuesday, Gates also
says the international effort to fight Afghan-
istan’s growing violence has been ``less than
stellar’’ so far.
In a copy of the testimony obtained by
The Associated Press, Gates says it will take
a long and difficult fight to rout insurgents and
help develop an Afghanistan that rejects the
Taliban and backs its elected government.
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In The
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Fact
un 14.2 million Number of computers available for classroom use in the nation’s 114,700
elementary and secondary schools; that comes down to 1 computer for every 4 students.

GW Carver
Elementary Named
Top Energy Saver
George Washington Carver El-
ementary School has been named the
top energy saving school for the month
of December, 2008, with a 27 percent
reduction in electric consumption
compared to the month of December
2007.
The school saved $1,800.
On Jan. 21, the energy flag was
presented to Ms. Annette Wood,
principal of GW Carver, Ms. Donna
Mix, the school’s Green coordinator,
and GW Carver’s Environmental pro-
tectors. The flag will be flown at the
school for one month and then will be
presented to the school that receives
the honor for the month of January.
Peanut Butter Recall
Affects St. Mary’s
Shortfalls Dominate Budget Forum
Community and Faculty Concerns Highlighted
Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Budget shortfalls and concerns over tough times
ahead were the focus of the St. Mary’s County Public
Schools budget forum Jan. 15. as legislators predicted
cutbacks earlier this month for the school system’s op-
erating budget.
“These are the best of times, and the worst of
times,” said Superintendent Michael Martirano, ex-
plaining that though students made gains in all grades
for MSA and HSA tests, the achievement gap closed
in 10 if the 12 tested areas, and 22 of the county’s 26
public schools achieved their 95 percent attendance
target, there were still challenges with declining fiscal
resources, increased operating costs, sliding revenues,
and the economic recession.
“Cuts have to come from somewhere,” Martirano
said, adding that the school system’s obligations for
next year would total $195 million, as compared with
projected revenues equaling $182.2 million.
Martirano said the school system plans to cover
Local Student
Wins Third Place
in Handbook
Cover Contest
enough desks for all my students,” she said, adding
that failing network systems had kept many teachers
there late this past week in a frantic effort to turn in
grades for report cards. “It’s time for the people hold- In a 3-way tie, Hannah Walk-
ing the purse to dedicate themselves,” she said. er, a first year graphic communi-
Peg Johnson, a seventh grade STEM science cations student at the Dr. James
teacher, expressed concerns about programs compet- A. Forrest Career and Technology
ing for limited funds. Center, won third place in the St.
“Everyone is doing more with less,” she said, “but Mary’s County Technology Hand-
there is going to come a breaking point.” book cover contest sponsored by
Wanda Twigg, President of the St. Mary’s County the Patuxent Partnership.
Education Association, credited Gov. Martin O’Malley Walker, a 10th grade student at
with an additional 65 million in proposed state educa- Leonardtown High School, shares
tion funding, but added that the state’s efforts would this honor with Edward Holton Jr.
be in vain if the county did not share the burden. of ManTech Systems Engineering
“Do more with less. That’s what we always hear,” and Kebbie Soleo of Amelex. First
Twigg said. “But this is unacceptable, even during and second place honors went to
these economic times,” she said. graphic artists with EMA.
Board of Education Chair Bill Mattingly com- Graphic artists who reside
mented later that he was surprised by the sparse at- in or are employed in St. Mary’s
County were invited to compete
tendance at Thursday’s meeting.
“I hope we’re not victims of our own success,” in the cover design contest for the

County Schools
Though SMCPS has been as-
sured that the peanut butter products
purchased from their distributor and
served in their cafeterias are safe, the
expanding peanut butter recall has
prompted the school system to sus-
pend serving peanut butter products
until the recall is complete.
For more information on the re-
call, visit the US Food and Drug Ad-
the $13 million shortfall by taking money from their
general fund balance to help pay off the mortgage
for their administrative center on Moakley Street in
Leonardtown and pay for textbooks and materials
for the new Evergreen Elementary School, which is
scheduled to open next fall.
Comments ranged from congratulatory to con-
cerned, as citizens and faculty members offered their
perspectives on this year’s budget cycle.
Anna Laughlin, a social studies teacher from
Leonardtown Middle School, said she was concerned
about increasing class sizes and the lack of quality
he said, adding that he feels confident the county will St. Mary’s County Department of
honor requests for money to open Evergreen Elemen- Economic and Development’s 2009
tary in the fall. Technology Handbook. The hand-
“They have a $30 million fund balance,” Mat- book, to be published this month,
tingly said, explaining that the school system has re- includes information about more
quested $1 million from the county. “And based on than 200 technology firms, and
our need to open that new school, I can’t imagine them plays an important role in the de-
not doing that.” velopment of the St. Mary’s Coun-
Martirano said SMCPS is ready to make $800,000 ty technology industry cluster. It
in position cuts, as nine positions are currently frozen, is used throughout the county as a
unfilled, and have been pulled from the budget, but he business development tool.
too echoed confidence that county allocations would

SMCPS to Host
ministration’s website at http://www. equipment. help make up the difference.
fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmo- “The furniture is falling apart…I don’t even have “If not, further cuts are imminent,” he said.
nellatyph.html#recalls.
Minority Business
Enterprise Seminar
CSM President Creates
Martirano Gets “Spoofed” “Against All Odds” Scholarship
Minority businesses are in-
vited to participate in a seminar on
Investigation Reveals Tampering with College of Southern Maryland “With this endowment, I want
the Maryland Minority Business
Enterprise (MBE) certification
process to be held Thursday, Janu-
Superintendent’s Email Account President Dr. Bradley Gottfried hears
numerous remarkable stories of stu-
dent determination in the face of great
to reach as many students as I can,”
Gottfried said. “If I can keep students
from worrying about paying back
ary 29, 2009, 3:00-6:00 p.m., at the
Dr. James A. Forrest Career and
challenges in his line of work. student loans or help keep them on Technology Center.
Andrea Shiell He knows first-hand what it is track instead of cutting back because The seminar, sponsored by
Staff Writer like to struggle in school, and em- of costs, then maybe they can see their St. Mary’s County Public Schools,
pathizes with the obstacles students way through college as I did.” St. Mary’s College of Maryland,
On December 14, 2008, the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Crimi- face. The Bradley M. Gottfried and C & M Solutions, LLC, will
nal Investigations (BCI) began an investigation into the “spoofing” of “I was not particularly enthused “Against all Odds Scholarship” will explain how firms are certified
Superintendent Michael Martirano’s email account, which resulted in a or highly motivated in high school,” be awarded to students currently at- by the Maryland Department of
rash of harassing emails being sent to SMCPS staff members. Gottfried said. “As a Transportation as MBE firms.
Spoofing is a method of electronically copying a person’s email student—now with a Representatives from public agen-
identifier and sending emails as if you were that person. BCI investiga-
tions revealed that Brian L. Still, 45 years of age, from Issue, Maryland,
BA, MA and PhD—
the most challenging
As a student—now cies in the tri-county area will
highlight upcoming construction
spoofed the Superintendent’s email account and sent electronic mail to of these degrees to with a BA, MA and PhD— projects and provide contact in-
a school board employee and a school board member, and the superin- formation for their procurement
tendent. The defendant then spoofed another public school employee’s
achieve was my high
school diploma. High
the most challenging of offices. Participants will include
email address and sent emails to acquaintances of that employee.
Mike Wyant, Supervisor of Safety and Security for SMCPS said
school classes were so these degrees to achieve was St. Mary’s College of Maryland,
St. Mary’s County Public Schools,
regimented and there
that this is the first incidence of email spoofing in the school system. was no individuality,” my high school diploma. Calvert County Public Schools,
When asked what had first prompted the investigation, Wyant told the Gottfried explained. Charles County Public Schools,
County Times “there were a series of emails that were received in the Gottfried’s latest and St. Mary’s Hospital. Mr. Wen-
school system that were obviously fictitious and false, and that con- effort to help today’s CSM President dall Sutton, Assistant Secretary
tained a lot of incorrect information.” for Advocacy, Governor’s Office
Martirano could not be reached for comment on the case, but
struggling students has
culminated in a new
Dr. Bradley Gottfried on Minority Affairs will provide
Wyant explained that he had first contacted the St. Mary’s County Sher- scholarship program. information on advocacy and out-
iff’s Office regarding the matter in mid-December, which led to a search The “Against All Odds” scholarship tending or planning to attend CSM. reach programs in Maryland.
of Mr. Still’s home on Dec. 22 and uncovered evidence at that time fund supports CSM’s “Campaign for Information on the scholarship For more information on the
that implicated Still in the crimes. Still was charged on Jan. 27 with the Next 50 Years.” can be found on the CSM website: seminar, contact Mr. Melvin Mc-
three counts of electronic email harassment, which is a misdemeanor Gottfried set up a similar fund at http://www.csmd.edu/financial/schol- Clintock at St. Mary’s College of
offense. his last college, and after three years as arships.html. Maryland, 240-895-4309; Mr. Lar-
“This is a very serious incident,” said Wyant, “it was a very president of CSM, he believes the stu- Those wishing to contribute to ry Hartwick at St. Mary’s County
specific attempt to disrupt the school system…but the Sheriff’s office dents and community will also ben- the fund should contact CSM Direc- Public Schools, 301-475-4256, ex-
did an outstanding job with this investigation and we thank them for efit from a similar endowment fund tor of Development Jane Loughran at tension 3; or Ms. Wanda Fenwick
their help and support. for Southern Maryland students. 301-934-7649. at C & M Solutions, 301-863-7113.
Crime& The County Times Thursday, January 29, 2009 14

Punishment
Charges Pile Up Against Defendant In Murder Case
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
An indictment handed down last week by the
Grand Jury against Jeremiah J. Watson for his alleged
killing of Christopher Patty Nov. 24 last year increased
the charges against the defendant from second-degree
murder to first-degree murder.
Watson is accused of violently breaking into the
home of his estranged girlfriend in Dameron, assault-
ing her and taking a gun from her to allegedly shoot
Patty to death, who was in the home the day of the
assault.
Two Robberies, Seven Juvenile Arrests:
Watson has also been charged with attempted
first-degree murder against Tina Dean, his estranged
girlfriend, for allegedly using the same gun he is ac-
cused of killing Patty with, and turning it on her in an
attempt to kill her.
Other charges against Watson include first-degree
assault, first-degree burglary and stalking.
The indictment also includes the murder charge
of depraved heart, claiming that Watson killed Patty
“with an extreme disregard for human life.”
“The state’s position is that evidence warrants an
increase in the charges,” said Assistant State’s Attor-
ney Daniel J. White.
During the Nov. 24 incident, law officers allege,
Watson used a shovel to break into Dean’s home and
then allegedly used the same shovel to begin beating
both she and Patty, who was from Charles County,
about the head and body.
Dean is the mother of three children with Watson.
Dean got away from her alleged assailant, an ap-
plication by police for a statement of charges revealed,
and retrieved a handgun.
Dean shot Watson with the handgun, court papers
state, but Watson was able to wrest control of the weap-
on away from her.
Watson then allegedly shot Patty twice with the
weapon and turned it on Dean, court papers reveal.
Watson is alleged to have placed the gun to Dean’s
head, court papers state, and pulled the trigger, but the
gun did not fire.
Watson then fled the residence while Dean called
911, court papers state. Watson was found soon after by
police near the house suffering from gunshot wounds.
Patty and Dean were transported to St. Mary’s
Hospital where Patty later died. Dean was treated and
released.
Watson had been arrested by a St. Mary’s sheriff’s
deputy just days before the shooting for allegedly vio-
Briefs
On Jan. 24, 2009 at about 8 p.m. four juvenile male vic-
tims aged 13 to 17 years old were walking from the 7-Eleven
store located at Three Notch Road and FDR Boulevard in Lex-
ington Park, to the Loew’s Theatre located next door, when
they were approached by eight to 10 young black males who
demanded money from the victims. One of the victims at-
tempted to walk around the suspects, and was struck in the
head by the fist of one of the suspects. Another victim who
tried to run away was caught and tackled. A third victim
was pushed around while being strong-armed by the suspects.
The suspects ran off on foot after collecting cash and a bag of
candy from the victims. Two of the victims received minor
injuries in the altercation. Suspect descriptions were pro-
vided and several deputies searched the area, but the suspects
were not immediately located.
On the same evening at about 11:30 p.m., a similar at-
tempted strong-armed robbery was reported, again outside of
Loew’s Theatre. Two juveniles, both males aged 9 and 14
years old were leaving the theatre when they were approached
by a group of young black males, who demanded money. One
of the suspect males punched the older victim in his face,
causing him to get a cut lip and scratched face. The victims
f led, as did the suspects. Deputies responded to the scene
and within a few minutes located a group of black male juve-
niles in the parking lot of Millison Plaza. The victims of both
robberies responded to the scene and all positively identified
various members of the group as persons who either assaulted
or robbed them.
A total of seven male juveniles aged 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, two
of them 17 from Callaway and Lexington Park areas were ar-
rested and charged with six counts each of robbery, theft un-
der $100, and assault. The District Court Commissioner and
Juvenile Services were contacted both advised to charge all
participants as juveniles. Juvenile Services elected to release
the suspects to their parents in lieu of detention.

Detectives Excavate Well In

lating a protective order commanding him to stay away
from Dean and their children who were in her custody.

Search For Missing Man

Watson was arrested Nov. 20, but was released
Jeremiah J. Watson from incarceration the following day court records
show.
By Guy Leonard Investigators decided to excavate
Staff Writer the well based on information they
had recently compiled, Burris said, in

California Man Gets 18 Months For Manslaughter

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Eric Antonio Brooks, the man who last year admit-
ted to stabbing a Department of Defense policeman in a
neighborhood brawl in 2006, was sentenced to 10-years
in prison suspended to just 18 months in the county deten-
tion center for the crime.
Last year Brooks, 20, pleaded guilty to voluntary
manslaughter in the death of Travis Copeland.
“Nobody’s really satisfied with that on either side,”
said Assistant State’s Attorney Daniel J. White. “It’s just
a tragedy all around.”
The events leading up to the killing Aug. 4, 2006
were reflective of escalating tensions between groups in
two separate houses that grew to deadly proportions that
night.
It started when a young female went over to the home
owned by James Copeland, brother of the victim, where
a party was going on. Her mother went after her to bring
her back to her home on Mako Way in Lexington Park as
an argument of some sort ensued.
Individuals at the Copeland home, several of whom
were Department of Defense police as well as U.S. Navy
masters-at-arms, ventured over to the home across the
street and continued the argument.
James Copeland and the mother at the other home
tried to calm tensions but were unsuccessful.
Several people from Copeland’s house became em-
broiled in a fight that quickly spilled into the other home
where Brooks and his friends were.
Travis Copeland, the victim, got into a fight on the
floor of Brooks’ home with Brooks’ friend; Brooks used a
small, serrated knife to stab Travis Copeland twice super-
ficially and once fatally while the two combatants fought
on the floor.
The wound lightly clipped Travis Copeland’s aorta
and was the eventual cause of his death.
Brooks’ attorney, David W. Densford, said the sen-
tence was appropriate given the circumstances of the case
and the fact that Brooks had no other criminal record.
But, Densford said, his client realized that if he of-
fended after serving his 18-month sentence, he would
serve the remainder of his prison sentence.
“There’s no room for error on his part,” Densford
said. “It’s [the killing] something he would do anything
to undo.”
Brooks apologized for his actions to the Copeland
family sitting in court.
“I’m sorry, for everything,” Brooks said.
Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Stamm, who handed
down Brooks’ sentence, cautioned Brooks to watch his
temper after he served his sentence.
“In this case… no one walks out a winner,” Judge
Stamm said. “You’ll never forget this.
“Whenever you think about getting angry about
something, you think about how you took somebody’s
life.”
Judge Stamm ordered Brooks to avoid all contact
with any member of the Copeland family, as well as to
pay restitution to the family of more than $9,000 to help
pay for the care of the two children Travis Copeland left
behind.
“You put yourself in a very perilous position,” Judge
Stamm said. “Why would you take a knife to break up a
fight?”
For the past two years detectives
with the county Bureau of Criminal
Investigations have been working the
missing person case of Mark Tippett,
44, of Cedar Cove and on Monday
and Tuesday took their search to an
old well on Route 235 in search of
evidence that might shed light on his
disappearance.
Detectives found nothing linked
to the case, said BCI commander Capt.
Rick Burris but the search continues.
“We’re working full time on
this,” Burris told The County Times.
“We’ve been getting information
sporadically.”
Detectives have continually in-
terviewed witnesses that may have
any information on Tippett’s disap-
pearance since he went missing Sept.
3, 2006, Burris said.
Mark Tippett
search of Tippett’s body.
Tippett was a property manager
at Spyglass Apartments in Cedar Cove
for 15 years before he went missing.
Burris said that detectives suspect
foul play in Tippett’s disappearance.
Tippett is described as a white
male, standing 6-feet tall and weigh-
ing about 200 pounds. He was last
seen wearing a “Johnny Cash” t-shirt
and blue jeans and had a gargoyle tat-
too on his upper left arm.
Tippett would now be 46 years
old.
The missing man’s sister, Sherry
Tippett, said that she holds out a “tiny
hope” that her brother is still alive but
she knows it’s unlikely.
Still, she said she was happy to
know that county investigators con-
tinue to pursue leads in the case.
“I’m very thankful that
someone is still thinking of my
dear brother,” Sherry Tippett
said Wednesday. “I’m pleased
they’re taking this seriously.”
Sherry Tippett said that
her brother was dedicated to his
work as a property manager at
Spyglass apartments and seemed
to be in good spirits just before
he went missing.
“He was intent on making
that property beautiful; he got a
lot of awards for that,” she said.
“Mark and I were very close.”
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Jean Elaine Blaney, 78,
Jean Elaine Blaney, 78, of
Bruno, Minn. passed away Jan. 20
in Pine Medical Center in Sand-
stone, Minn.
Jean was born Feb. 25, 1930
to Fred Hand and Ina Grisham
in Chicago, Illinois. She married
Robert Blaney Nov. 15, 1945 in
Joliet, Ill.  brecht of Keyport, N.J.
She and Robert traveled
throughout the southwest and
Puerto Rico while Robert was
employed by the military. Jean
has lived in Florida, Illinois, Ne-
vada, Maryland & Minnesota.  end Jack Kennealy, pastor of Im-
She graduated from the Col-
lege of DuPage in Illinois with an
Associates Degree in 1988.  She
enjoyed reading, cooking, sew-
ing & quilting, but mostly she
loved studying her Bible. She also
taught many Ladies’ Bible classes
in the various churches that she
attended over the last 40 years.  may be made at www.brinsfield-
She was preceded in death by
her husband Robert in 2000.  Arrangements by the Brins-
She is survived by a daugh-
ter, Janetta (Peter) Dobson of
Bruno, Minn.; two granddaugh-
ters, Stephanie Dobson & Beverly
Dobson, both of Bruno, Minn.,
a nephew Scott (Joy) Irwin, two
nieces Sandra Pistilli & Bridgett
Pistilli of Joliet, Ill., and many
other second nieces & nephews.  of Lexington Park died Jan. 20 in
Memorial services were held
at Danforth Community Chapel
in Bruno, Minn. Jan. 24. A private
graveside service will be held in
Leonardtown Jan. 30.
Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brinsfield-
funeral.com.
Arrangements by the Brins-
field Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown.
Frances Mary Cognazzo,
50
Frances Mary Cognazzo, 50,
of Lexington Park died Jan. 24 in
her residence.
Born Aug. 12, 1958 in South
Amboy, N.J., she was the daugh-
ter of Paul M. Albrecht and Alice
(Hyer) Albrecht.
Frances graduated from Key-
port High School, Keyport, N.J.
in 1977. After graduating, she
attended Brookdale Community
College. Frances was a member
of the Madame Alexander Doll
Club.
Frances is survived by her
parents; her husband, Edward J.
Cognazzo; children, Brian M.
Cognazzo, Christian J. Cognazzo,
and Michael A. Cognazzo; sister,
Cheryl L. Rothkopf of Cherry
Hill, N.J. and brother, Robert Al-
Family received friends for
Frances’s Life Celebration Jan. 27
5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funer-
al Home, Leonardtown. Prayers
were recited at 7 p.m. by Rever-
maculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church, Lexington Park. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be offered
in St. Joseph Catholic Church,
Keyport, N.J. Jan. 30 at 11 a.m.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Condolences to the family
funeral.com.
field Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown.
Alfons “Al” J. Frenzen,
83
Alfons “Al” J. Frenzen, 83
Calvert Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 16, 1925 in Ham-
burg, West Germany he was the
son of the late Detlef Julius Fried-
rich and Bertha Henriette Fren-
zen. He was the loving husband of
Karin Frenzen whom he married
June 10, 1966 in Hamburg, West
Germany.
He is also survived by his
daughter Susanne Frenzen of Or-
ange Park, Fla.; his son Markus
Frenzen of Lexington Park; his
grandchildren Jackie Meadows of
Orange Park, Fla., Jordan Fren-
zen, Brianna Frenzen and Markus
Frenzen, Jr., all of Lexington Park
and one great-granddaughter,
Emilee Michelle Meadows of Or-
ange Park, Fla.
He was preceded in death by
his sister Hilde Gril.
Al moved to St. Mary’s
County in September 1988 from
Milton, W.V. He was a merchant
marine for 14 years and was a ma-
The County Times
chinist who worked for Beretta,
USA, retiring in 1992.
All services will be private.
Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Louis Daniel “Danny”
Leasure, 67
Louis Daniel “Danny” Lea-
sure, 67 of Baltimore died Jan. 20
in Mercy Hospital.
Born April 2, 1941 in Little
Orleans, Md. he was the son of the
late John Milton and Sarah Ellen
Cornwell Leasure.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter Michelle Willders of York,
Pa.; two sons and his grandchil-
dren Adam, Amanda and Alex
Willders, as well has his brothers
Rodger Milton Leasure of Lex-
ington Park, Phillip Eugene Lea-
sure of Bishopville, Md., Richard
Leasure of Westminster, Md. and
Dwight Leasure.
Danny graduated from Ed-
munson Village High School in
Baltimore with the Class of 1958.
He served in the U.S. Air Force
from 1958 - 1967. He was an
electrician who loved music and
sports.
The family will receive
friends Jan. 30 from 10:30-11:30
a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md.
A graveside service will follow
at 1 p.m. in Maryland Veteran’s
Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md.
Contributions may be made
to Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home,
29449 Charlotte Hall Road, Char-
lotte Hall, MD 20622 and/or The
American Cancer Society, P.O.
Box 1032, Lexington Park, MD
20653.
Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Elizabeth “Betty, Jeanie”
Jean Palmer, 59
Elizabeth “Betty, Jeanie” Jean
Palmer, 59, of Lexington Park,
and formerly of Kansas City, Mo.,
died Jan. 24 in her residence.
Born Dec. 19, 1949 in Leon-
ardtown she was the daughter of
Martha E. Krause Guy of Lex-
Thursday, January 29, 2009
ington Park and the late Benedict
Ishmael Guy, Sr.
She is survived by her chil-
dren, Larry Dwayne Palmer and
his wife Heather, Michelle I.
Bruce and her husband Arnie,
Carla (Carlotta) E. Palmer and
Darlene I. Palmer, all of Kan-
sas City, Mo.; as well as fifteen
grandchildren, Devin M. Palmer,
Amanda K. Abney, Jeremy A.
Palmer, Sean R. Palmer, Joseph
D. Palmer, Jordan A. White, Tyler
Z.C. Padilla, Brett C. Palmer, Jon-
athan A. White, Garrett I. Palmer,
Zachary G. Bruce, Alisha C.E.
Palmer, Alexis M. Palmer, Tay-
lor M. Palmer and Jay R. Palmer.
She is also survived by her sisters
Mary Lou Schrock and Terry Mi-
chelle Ortega; her brothers Bene-
dict Ishmael Guy, Jr., John Alex-
ander Guy and Michael Anthony
Guy as well as five great-grand-
children, Jasmine D.M. Abney,
Autumn E. Palmer, Aubrey K.S.
Abney, Issyc A. Palmer and Madi-
syn N. Palmer.
Betty graduated from Great
Mills High School and was a retail
clerk who enjoyed cooking, play-
ing bingo and cards, crocheting
and making people feel loved.
The family received friends
Jan. 28 from 4 – 7 p.m. in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
where Prayers were said at 5 p.m.
Interment will take place in Kan-
sas City, Mo.
Contributions may be made
to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD, 20650.
Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Dorothy Mae “Dottie”
Philpot, 80
Dorothy Mae “Dottie” Phil-
pot, 80 of Lexington Park died
Jan. 20 in St. Mary’s Nursing
Center.
Born March 11, 1928 in
Iowa, she was the daughter of the
late Earl Otto and Mabel Marie
Weller. She was the loving wife
of the late Bradley Philpot, Jr.
whom she married Dec. 22, 1945
in Reno, Nev.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter, Delight Homan of Lexington
Park; her son Bradley E. Philpot,
Jr. of Reno, Nev. and her brother
Robert Weller of Reno, Nev. She
is also survived by her grandchil-
dren, Rod Homan and his wife
Melissa of California, Md., Russ
Homan of Newport Beach, Calif.
and Kimberly Lashley and her hus-
band Kevin of Drayden; as well as
great-grandchildren, Rodney and
Tyler Homan, both of Hollywood,
Md., Kimmie Burney of Orlando,
Fla., Bradley Jake and Annika
Grace Homan, both of Newport
Beach, Calif., Alex and Lance
Lashley, both of Drayden, Md.
and seven other grandchildren as
well as eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her brother Harry Weller.
Burial will be held March 5
at 11 a.m. in Arlington National
Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Lurena B. Smith, 95
Lurena B. Smith, 95 of Lex-
ington Park passed away Dec. 10
at Chesapeake Shores, Lexington
Park.
Born July 4, 1913 in Great
Mills she was the daughter of the
late Walter and Susan Barber.
Ms. Barber is survived by one
sister, Mary M. Barber of Lexing-
ton Park, and her niece Theresa
Morgan of Leonardtown.
In addition to her parents,
Ms. Barber was preceded in death
by five siblings, Mary E. Warner,
Regina Greenwell, James B., Lee
A., and John T. Barber.
A Memorial Service will be
conducted Jan. 30 at 11a.m in Im-
maculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church, Lexington Park, with Fa-
ther Jack Kennealy officiating.
Arrangements provided by
the Brinsfield Funeral Home,
P.A., Leonardtown.
Ralph Ignatius Thomas
Jr., 27
Ralph Ignatius Thomas Jr.,
27, of Mechanicsville departed
this life Jan. 19.
He was born Aug. 29, 1981 in
Leonardtown to Dinah M. Baker
and Ralph I. Thomas Sr.
Ralph grew up in Chaptico
and graduated from Chopticon
High School. He was employed
at Prime Ribs in Waldorf. Ralph
enjoyed basketball, football, and
drag racing, and he enjoyed life,
socializing and spending time
with his family.
Ralph is preceded in death by
his grandfather, the late William
E. Baker; Aunt, Mary M. Baker;
Uncles John Philip, Douglas, and
William Henry.
Ralph was the first grandchild
born to the late William E. Baker
and Mary Baker. He loved living
on the farm where he was raised.
He often spoke about all the good
times the family had when living
on the farm.
He is survived by his parents;
grandparents, Mary Baker, Phil
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and Rose Thomas; three sisters, Arrangements by the Brins-

Latosha, and Ashley Baker, and field Funeral Home, P.A.,
Keyishia Thomas; nephews, Kar- Leonardtown.
leek, DayShawn and TreyShawn
and two nieces, Kaniya and Ma- Braulio Fernandez Vil-
laya. He is also survived by his
Uncles, William (Joan) Baker, Jo- lanueva, 88
seph, James, Lewis (Gloria), John
(Devon), Francis, Mark, and Paul Braulio Fernandez Villan-
Baker, Alfred (Lisa), Wade (Ani- ueva, 88 of Leonardtown passed
ta), Michael and Calvert Thom- away Jan. 21 in St. Mary’s
as; Aunts, Gladys Young, Cathy Hospital.
Dickerson (Donald), Joan, Deb- Born Dec. 15, 1920 in Na-
bie, Shirley, Mary, Bernadette, guillian, Philippines, he was
Wanda, Helen Smith (Frank), the son of Timoteo and Enedina
Doris Eaton (Thomas) and Clara Villanueva.
Woodson (David). Additionally, Mr. Villanueva was a Dis-
he is survived by a host of cousins bursing Officer at Camp John Hay
and friends. Air Force Base, in the Philippine.
Ralph was like a brother to He retired at the age of 53 and was
his Uncles Mark and Paul, and given a special visa to come to the
Cousin Frank. He considered United States, where he worked
Bernadette a sister along with his another 27 years retiring in 1999
sister Latosha. They were always at the age of 78.
together when they were growing Mr. Villanueva is survived
up. He loved his family dearly and by his wife Milagros Aquino Vil-
will be missed sorely by his entire lanueva; children, Lilia Sison of
family and friends. Leonardtown, Jaime Villanueva
Family received friends Jan. of Leonardtown, Rolando Vil-
27 from 9 – 10 a.m. in the Brins- lanueva of Middletown, N.Y. and
field Funeral Home, Leonardtown. George Villanueva of Paramus,
A Mass of Christian Burial was N.J.; sister; DeMetria Casaclang
celebrated at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Philippines; 13 grandchil-
of the Wayside Catholic Church, dren and one great grandchild.
Chaptico. Reverend Timothy Baer In addition to his parents, he
was the celebrant. Interment fol- was preceded in death by his first
lowed in Queen of Peace Cem- wife Zosiala Biasbas Villanueva
etery, Helen. and one son Alfred Villanueva.
Serving as pallbearers were Family received friends Jan.
Ivon Posey, Javon Posey, Gary 23 in the Brinsfield Funeral Home.
Thomas, Devon Young, Ivan A Mass of Christian burial was
Thomas Jr., and James Kelvin celebrated Jan. 24 at St. Joseph’s
Fuller, Jr. Catholic Church, Morganza, with
Serving as honorary pallbear- Father Keith Woods officiating.
ers were DeAndre Baker, James Interment was private.
Dickerson Jr., Alfred Thomas, Condolences to the family
Karleek Baker and a host of made be made at www.brinsfield-
friends and relatives. funeral.com
Condolences to the family Arrangements provided by
may be made at www.brinsfield- the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
funeral.com Leonardtown.

Citizens Sound-Off About Route 5 Footbridge Plan

By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
Community members concerned about a proposal to build a
pedestrian bridge over Route 5 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
(SMCM) gave officials an earful at a public hearing Jan. 26.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) secured $1 million
in the federal budget to build a pedestrian bridge over the high-
way, which would link the two halves of the college dissected
by Route 5.
The college’s capital design advisory committee hosted
the recent Monday night meeting that the Historic St. Mary’s
City auditorium, the latest in a series of meetings at began in
late 2008.
“We believe safety is the key,” said Chip Jackson, as-
sociate vice president of facilities for the college, to start the
meeting. “No one wants to build a footbridge just to build a
footbridge.”
Jackson said officials are still considering whether to
choose a pedestrian bridge or other alternatives to alleviate the
safety hazards at the Route 5 crosswalks.
The college has been accused of simply entertaining the
public with hearings, but Jackson said that is simply not the
case.
“I’ll say it again, the college and the city are very open to alterna-
tives,” he said.
Among the alternatives under consideration are: increased light-
ing and signage, “traffic calming” initiatives, a pedestrian bridge and
a pedestrian tunnel. The full report is available on the college’s Web
site, www.smcm.edu/cda. “I see people walking, biking, hiking. It’s a death trap waiting to
Officials did not receive any footbridge endorsements from the happen,” he said of Mattapany Road.
citizens who commented Monday night, and most called for a host of Beck said digital signs in both directions of Route 5 that indicate
cheaper alternatives to be implemented. drivers’ speeds would solve the problem.
“The tunnel is absolutely ridiculous,” said Rae Thompson, a ”I guarantee you traffic coming into St. Mary’s City will slow
local resident for nearly 45 years. “It’s very simple from my stand- down, it’s a human reaction,” Beck said.
point, you just put some extra lights down there,” and button-activated “A stop sign would be a much better idea,” a student at the col-
lege commented. “This also keeps speeds down for the north
crosswalk.”
Another student recommended lining the roadway with
short pillars, which “narrows the perceived roadway so cars go
slower.”
Long-time resident Minnie Russell gave officials a list of
alternatives to a bridge or tunnel.
“Why don’t you get your pencil and paper out because I
have some new solutions,” she said.
Russell’s ideas included moving all classes to one side of
the road, speed cameras, speed-activated traffic lights or using
Public Safety officers as crossing guards during peak times.
“I didn’t see you move your pencils one time,” Russell said,
drawing a laugh from the room.
Photo courtesy of SMCM In response to questions about traffic crashes near the
crosswalks, Jackson said the most recent incident occurred late
crosswalks. last year. A female student broke her ankle after she jumped out of the
“No Hoyer, no Cardin ever came to the college to ask us about way of a car speeding into the crosswalk.
this,” a man commented from the audience. Jackson said the capital design advisory committee will an-
Resident Don Beck said the proposals do not solve the safety nounce their choice of the alternatives in February, and improvements
problem at the second, north crosswalk, and Mattapany Road is a are scheduled to coincide with the Maryland Heritage Interpretive
more pressing problem. Center and Anne Arundel Hall projects getting started this spring.

Down to Earth
By Ashton Carkhuff
It is the consumer’s responsibility to be
aware of the content of the products that they
are purchasing. Although there are several or-
ganizations that help guide consumers in a posi-
tive direction while making purchases; only you
have your best interest at heart. When reading
food labels many consumers have already been
trained to scan for portion sizes and number of
calories, but there are other items that are often
over looked. Consumers need to be aware of
what chemicals they are putting into their bodies
not only the caloric content.
It is best to read all labels when making pur-
chases, even on items that seem to be healthy or
environmentally safe. Companies spend millions
of dollars each year trying to get their targeted
audience to buy their products and they will try
to get away with using words that make their
product appear to be healthier and more environ-
mentally friendly than they truly are. Since there
are no universal organic or sustainable standards
look for meaningful claims on the labels not just
words like “natural” or “earth friendly.” Avoid
packaging that seems contradictory for example
“healthy organic cigarettes.” Choose products
with fewer ingredients whenever possible. A
long list of questionable chemicals can only leave
doubt in your mind if that product is truly healthy
for you.
Cutting through the confusion
1. “Free Range” implies that the meat or
poultry product came from an animal that was
raised in the open air. However according to the
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) the “Pro-
ducers must demonstrate to the Agency that the
animal has been allowed access to the outside.”
There is no specific time limit set for these ani-
mals to access the outside.
2. USDA “Organic” labeled foods consists
of 95 percent organically produced ingredients.
Products that are 100 percent organic will dis-
play the “100 percent organic USDA” seal. Pro-
cessed products that contain 70 percent organic
ingredients may use the phrase “made with or-
ganic ingredients” the top three organic ingredi-
ents will be listed, but the USDA seal will not be
used on the package.
3. “Natural” can be used on just about any
product. Until recently “7UP” was able to sell its
products under the claim that it was “100 percent
natural” although it contained the ingredient high
fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Be wary of the term
‘natural’ it is still a grey area and only the US
Department of Agriculture (USDA) sets some
boundaries on its meaning for poultry and meat
products, other items even under the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) are still not clearly
defined.
4. “No Genetic Engineering” is rare label to
find on food these days. The US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) does not require geneti-
cally engineered food to be labeled and many
companies still claim their genetically engi-
neered/modified foods to be “natural.”
5. “Recyclable” means that you might be
able to recycle the packaging or product in your
community while “Recycled” means that the
company has incorporated recycled materials
into the making of the packaging or product.
Do your research. If you are unsure about
a company check out their information online.
Some websites that might be helpful are the
Environmental Working Group EWG.org; the
Responsible Purchasing Network responisble-
purchasing.org; The Organic Trade Association
ota.com
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5 Ways Baking Is Beneficial For Families
If you’ve ever watched one of
those commercials where a parent or
grandparent is baking with a child (the
ones that notoriously pop up around
the holidays) you can understand
the warm and fuzzy feeling
they impart. Although on
screen you’re viewing
actors getting paid to
sell an appearance
of closeness, the
picture they’re
projecting is
one you can
easily recre-
ate in your
own home.
B a k-
ing or
cooking
together
as a fam-
ily has a
number of
benefits --
especially
for those
who don’t
have many
opportunities
for gathering
together and
sharing time.
Consider these ad-
vantages to heading
into the kitchen and
readying the supplies.
1. Time spent together:
How many families today are su-
per busy, as Mom heads in one direc-
tion, Dad in another, and the kids bal-
ance school work and extracurricular
activities? Preparing a meal or treat to-
gether puts everyone in the same space,
and offers a no-pressure opportunity to
open up about what’s been going on in
each other’s lives.
2. Cost savings: Pre-packaged
foods tend to be more expensive because
of the convenience they offer. Rather
than spend several dollars on a store-
prepared cake, save money by easily
making one at home with inexpensive
ingredients that are probably already in
Get To Know Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a general term used to
classify any number of seizure disor-
ders that occur regularly.
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) says that a sei-
zure occurs when abnormal electrical
activity in the brain causes an involun-
tary change in body movement or func-
tion, sensation, awareness, or behavior.
A seizure can last from a few seconds to
a few minutes.
There are more than 20 different
types of seizures, which can be broadly
classified into two groups: 1) primary
generalized seizures and 2) partial sei-
zures. Seizure symptoms experienced
can range from black-outs to disorienta-
tion to body rigidity to muscle spasms.
For others, the seizure may be small
enough that no discernable signs are
present except for rapid eye blinking or
a few moments of staring into space.
Epilepsy can occur due to trauma
to the head and brain, illnesses or cer-
tain generic disorders. It can also be
inherited.
the pantry.
3. Teach and reinforce simple math
skills: Baking, more so than regular
meal preparation, requires careful mea-
surement of ingredients. Count-
ing, sorting, measuring, and
timing supports lessons
younger children may
be experiencing
in school work -
- but in a more
enjoyable way.
It’s much
easier for
children to
visualize
concepts
such as
a d d i-
tion and
subtrac-
tion or
fractions
w h e n
they have
t a ng ible
objects to
work with.
They can
also see how
these lessons
relate to ev-
eryday life.
4. Learn
to work together:
There’s the old ad-
age that too many cooks
in the kitchen can ruin the
soup. However, baking together
-- and assigning individual tasks to all
involved -- fosters lessons of patience,
cooperation and joint effort. These are
important things to understand no mat-
ter one’s age.
5. Reward for hard work: The nice
thing about cooking together is that the
reward for all of the effort is a delicious
treats when the preparation and cook
times are done. Families can come up
with ways to enjoy the fruits of their
labor, such as game night, or inviting
friends and relatives over to enjoy coffee
and cake.
In some individuals epilepsy may
not present itself until puberty. Puberty
is a time when the sex hormones estro-
gen, progesterone and testosterone are
increasing in levels and fluctuating at
different rates. These hormones affect
the body and the brain, changing the
way the brain operates. So a person
who has never had epilepsy before may
begin to experience seizures during pu-
berty. Others who had seizures through-
out childhood may find that the seizures
clear up during puberty. Again, doctors
surmise both scenarios have to do with
the way hormones are affecting neuro-
logical impulses in the brain.
There are medications available
that can help control or prevent sei-
zures. Therefore, individuals with epi-
lepsy can generally lead normal lives.
It’s best to sit down with a doctor and
explore all options before beginning
medication. One may find the seizures
are small enough not to warrant any
drug action.
Thursday, January 29, 2009 18
Put Your Best Kiss Forward
Think about some of the most romantic moments from
cinematic history -- or even from those hush-hush conversations
between friends. Kissing was likely part of what made these
moments so magical. Good kissing is an art form. Think Rhett
Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind,” or when
Noah and Allie embrace in the rain during “The Notebook.”
Frankly, a kiss can often make or break a romantic endeavor.
Forty-five percent of adults in the U.S. believe a romantic
kiss is one of the most meaningful Valentine’s Day gifts, and 50
percent expect to receive one, according to Andrea Demirjian,
author and proclaimed “kissing expert.” With so much pressure
put behind one act of intimate expression -- this catalyst for hor-
mone release, which has the potential to induce euphoria -- it’s
best to learn how to put your best kiss forward, especially in
time for Valentine’s Day. Here are ways to perfect your pucker,
courtesy of Binaca Breath Freshener.
The Perfect Kiss
In a society where so many things are fast-paced, a good
kiss should not be -- especially if you want it to be remembered
in the Kisses Hall of Fame. Gauge the moment, lean in slowly
and rest your head against your partner’s. Use a finger under the
chin to lift his or her face toward yours. In a fluid motion, touch
your lips gently together and begin to build kissing momentum.
Kiss as though you have all the time in the world, and there’s no
one else but the two of you on earth. Deepen the kiss as seems
fit, and don’t let it extend beyond its natural life.
Kissing Dos and Don’ts
Do embrace and share other methods of touch while kiss-
ing to heighten the romantic moment.
Don’t smother the person so he or she can’t come up for
air.
Do take your partner’s feelings into consideration and kiss
only when he or she is ready.
Don’t let bad breath ruin your kiss. Avoid pungent foods
if you anticipate kissing, and keep breath constantly fresh with
Binaca FastBlast or Binaca Breath Freshener Aerosol Spray.
These compact, portable spritzes are fast and discreet.
Do change kissing positions and vary who gets to take
charge to add spice and variety.
Don’t smoke, or consider giving up the habit to be a better
kisser. Few people want to feel like they’re kissing an ash tray.
Do kiss in private if this is your first kiss together or you
prefer not to have a public display of affection, and so you can
enjoy the kiss as long as you like.
Oral Health Maintenance Important
for Patients With Osteoporosis
It has long been known that oral health and other ail-
ments may go hand-in-hand. That is why routine oral health
screenings are so important. Take for example, osteoporosis.
Physicians and dentists should collaborate to improve early de-
tection and treatment of patients who have or may develop os-
teoporosis, said researchers in the cover story of the May 2008
issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.
The authors of the article, “Osteoporosis and Its Implica-
tions for Dental Patients,” reviewed the medical and dental lit-
erature to examine osteoporosis’ effect on public health in the
United States. They also assessed the implications of provid-
ing dental care to people who have or are at risk of developing
osteoporosis.
According to the authors, the literature indicated that
osteoporosis and related fractures are more common than
coronary disease, stroke and breast cancer. Fractures resulting
from osteoporosis can affect a patient’s quality of life, as well
as result in functional impairment and increased health care
cost and mortality.
Their literature search also revealed that medical man-
agement of osteoporosis includes diet control, weight-bearing
exercise, discontinuation of tobacco and alcohol intake, and
use of medications -- including selective estrogen receptor
modulators, calcitonin, anabolic agents and bisphosphonates
-- that have been associated with the development of osteone-
crosis of the jaw.
The authors determined that oral health maintenance is
important in patients with osteoporosis, and that changes to
bisphosphonate therapy or other medical treatment should
be made only after consultation with the patient’s physician.
“Dentists need to understand osteoporosis, its treatments
and its complications to provide adequate care,” wrote the
authors.
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A House is
a Home
Tips on Renting
Out That
Extra Room
Coming off the recent real estate boom,
lots of homeowners are finding themselves
in over their heads with respect to meeting
their mortgage payments. However, many
homeowners with extra space are discover-
ing the value of renting a room. Before do-
ing so, it’s best to consider the following.
• Set the rules before anyone moves
in. You’ll likely want any prospective ten-
ant to share a relatively similar lifestyle to
your own, such as work schedule, social
habits, etc. Before anyone moves in, estab-
lish rules with respect to overnight guests,
drinking alcohol or smoking on the prop-
erty and other issues.
• Get things in writing. Should any
unforeseen problem arise (such as an un-
ruly tenant), a verbal agreement will not
stand up in court. You’ll need a written
agreement that stipulates all rules and de-
tails concerning how much advance notice
is needed to move out.
• All current occupants should meet
any potential tenants. Anyone who cur-
rently lives in the home should be included
in the tenant interview process. If a spouse
leaves it up to his or her husband or wife,
arguments could ensue over whether or not
the person in charge made the right choice.
To avoid those unnecessary arguments,
make sure everyone meets prospective
tenants, including the kids and even the
family pet.
  
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Did You Know?
The Truth About Cats
and Dogs ... and Foreclosures
As homeowners are forced to vacate
their homes because they are no longer
able to pay their mortgages, many pets
are landing in animal shelters. Others are
simply left behind.
There is no precise number known,
nor any method of determining how many
pets have been affected by rising fore-
closure rates and the volatile housing
market. However, with an influx of pets
arriving at shelters or the reports of aban-
doned animals growing, animal welfare
protectors say the effects are enormous.
Many pet owners simply show up at shel-
ters and say they are “moving,” offering no
specifics.
The Sacramento SPCA, for example,
took in 100 more dogs in 2007 than in
2006. Some shelters are not being affect-
ed, but where neighborhoods are hard-hit
by foreclosures, the tendency for individu-
als to relinquish their pets to shelters is
proportionately similar.
Forced to find apartments or tempo-
rary housing, those foreclosed upon are
discovering that in most instances pets
cannot come along. A good majority of
Thursday, January 29, 2009
landlords prefer tenants do not have pets
because of the potential for damage or
disturbance in rental properties. Those
who do allow pets, may put limits on the
number and type. For example, some
landlords allow a cat but no dogs.
In some cases, pets are merely left
behind. Workers, real estate agents, or
well-meaning neighborhoods discover
the pet chained up or left to his or her own
devices in the abandoned house. Those
who are lucky are turned over to shelters.
But many are unlucky, spending days to
weeks without adequate food or water.
As more pets are finding their ways
into shelters, the problem is compounded
with reduced numbers of adoptions. Gen-
erally, people are not bringing home pup-
pies or kittens because money is tight.
Older dogs, which in good times tend to
last longer in shelters, then may become
even less desireable.
“What we’ve always known is that
when times are hard for people, they’re
hard for their pets,” says Stephen Zawis-
towski, a vice president at the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
20
Animals. However, there are some steps
that pet owners or potential pet owners
can take.
• While it’s not possible to foresee ev-
ery possible scenario, if your finances are
not stable, or if you’re barely making ends
meet, it may not be a good time to bring a
pet into the household.
• If you are facing foreclosure and
have a pet, speak with your local animal
shelter. They may have programs where
you can house the animal at the shelter
for a period while you find suitable, ani-
mal-friendly housing. Some shelters even
waive the fees associated with such a
service.
• Find out if there is a friend or relative
who may be able to help out and provide
foster care for a pet until you get settled.
• A pet is not a piece of property and
should not merely be left behind, warn
animal welfare activists. In many states
abandoning animals is illegal under anti-
cruelty laws. You could be prosecuted for
abandoning your pet.
• Some shelters will even speak on your
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A House is There is a reason why our signs

a Home are everywhere!!
Local Laws CALL US
May Dictate
Renovations
Despite many of the headlines with respect to housing
focusing on foreclosures and the sagging housing market, the
home improvement business remains a billion dollar industry.
Renovations can be relatively small in scale, such as replacing
older windows with newer models; or bigger projects, like an
upscale kitchen remodeling. Whether a project is big or small,
modifications are typically done to both improve a home for
its inhabitants as while increasing the home’s potential resale
value down the road.
But are all home improvements projects worthy of your
time and effort? From a purely financial standpoint, the answer
to that question is almost always no, as home improvement
projects almost never recoup for the homeowner 100 percent
of what is put in when it comes time to sell a home. Of course,
as the current housing market illustrates, the economy is as big
an influence on the home improvement business as anything.
In their annual “Cost vs. Value Report,” Remodeling
magazine compares construction costs with resale value, bas-
ing their findings on research conducted on the 25 most com-
mon home improvement projects in 60 different markets span-
ning the country. For homeowners considering renovations,
the report is a must-read, as certain projects might not prove
to be the financial windfall homeowners envision when they
commit to an improvment. For example, the 2007 report noted
that a home office remodel recouped less than 57 percent of the
cost of the project, whereas a minor kitchen remodel recovered
83 percent of its original cost.
Another thing homeowners must consider along with
cost and cost recovery are local zoning laws. A set of regula-
tions that limit what a homeowner can do with their property,
zoning laws play a big role in home renovations. Even if you’ve
adhered to zoning regulations with past renovations, that
doesn’t necessarily mean your new project will be in line with
current guidelines. That’s because zoning laws often undergo
changes, essentially shifting and changing in accordance with
how much the neighborhood itself is shifting and changing.
Some zoning concerns homeowners should definitely con-
sider include the following:
* Usage issues: Most homes are classified strictly as
residential properties. This means they’re solely for dwell-
ing and not for conducting business. However, recent years
have witnessed a boom in work-from-home situations, and
many professionals have begun to turn their homes into
offices. However, if you’re planning to turn your home into
a place of business, such as a lagal or medical office, you’ll
likely need to be granted a variance by your local zoning
board.
* How you’re renovating: Zoning laws are in part de-
signed to protect the value of the property throughout a given
Brooks & Barbour
area. For example, if your home improvements will markedly
decrease the value of your surrounding neighbors’ property, www.brooksandbarbour.com
there’s no guarantee you’ll legally be allowed to make those
improvements. Zoning laws are divided into four groups:
height, bulk, density, and use. If your home improvement is
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designed to build your house upwards, this could dwarf your
neighbors’ property, hence lowering the value of that property.
Much as with usage, you’ll likely need to get a variance from
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the zoning board, but such a variance isn’t necessarily easy
to get. Office: 301-862-2169
* Privacy: Part of the joy of buying a home is knowing
it’s all yours. After years of renting from apartment complex-
es or sharing dwellings with roommates, most homeowners
Fax: 301-862-2179
embrace the privacy that comes with home ownership. When
buying a home, homeowners receive a survey plot, which in-
cludes something called the setback distance. Setback distanc-
Lucy Barbour Karen Alford Brooks
es are established by the local zoning board and mandate the
distance between a building and the property line. This both
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protects the privacy of you and those around you while also CELL: 301-904-9914 CELL: 301-481-0644
keeping you safe, making your home accessible in the case of
an emergency such as a fire.
A House is
a Home
By Patrick Dugan
Contributing Writer
In my article two weeks ago I
spoke about the tax credit that new
home buyers can receive. I heard
from many people who had ques-
tions so here is a list of some of
those questions, and the answers
I received from various govern-
ment agencies. Please, check with
your accountant or tax adviser be-
Government
Money for Your
House Boat?
fore doing anything! I am not an
accountant.
Before we start with that
though, I want to let you know
that almost all federal publications
regarding housing programs are
available at http://pueblo.gsa.gov/
. This is a great resource for those
of you who are just starting your
home buying search.
The first question most people
ask about the tax credit is, “Am I
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eligible for the $7500 credit or
not?” that answer is not too hard
to understand…if you are a U.S.
citizen, and for the purposes of
this article I am going to assume
that you are a citizen, and you are
a first time home buyer you may
be eligible for this credit.
You must have bought the
house after April 9th 2008, and
before July 1, 2009. You may not
have owned a home any time in the
Thursday, January 29, 2009
last 3 years, and you must meet
the income eligibility guidelines.
“What are the income lim-
its?” For single buyers you must
earn no more than $75,000 and
for married couples that is dou-
bled to $150,000.
“Do all types of homes
qualify?” If you buy a newly con-
structed home, a resale home or
have a home constructed on land
you own, you may qualify. Also,
town houses, condo’s, mobile
homes and even house boats may
qualify. The key is that the home
you are buying is going to be your
principle residence. So, before
you go out and buy that house-
boat, remember the government
expects you to live on it.
“Do I have to pay this back?”
YES. 2 years after the credit is
claimed the taxpayer would be
responsible for paying the credit
back at 0 percent interest over 15
years. For example, home buyer
A takes the credit of $7500 in
2009. In 2011 that homebuyer
would start paying back the gov-
ernment at $500 per year, for 15
22
years. If homebuyer A sells the
home, the full amount left of the
credit would be due. If there is not
enough profit, than the remain-
ing amount of the credit will be
forgiven.
“I am not a citizen, can I still
qualify for this tax credit?” well
of course you can. The govern-
ment doesn’t want to leave out
non taxpayers when they give out
tax payer money. You may not be
a “Non-Resident Alien” however.
The IRS has a form, publication
519, that form will give you a
good definition of a Non-Resi-
dent Alien.
One of the neatest things
about this deal is that if you do
not owe money come tax time,
you can actually get the govern-
ment to send you a check!
I hope I answered all your
questions. If there are any more
questions that you think of,
please contact me at PatrickDu-
gan@mris.com
 23 Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wanderings
of an Aimless
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
You may have heard Maryland referred to
as “America in Miniature”. If you haven’t then
you probably will, in this the kick-off month for
Maryland’s 375th birthday celebration. But, I
would go even further to say that St. Mary’s
Creature Feature
Mother Nature’s Cleanup Crew
By Theresa Morr
Contributing Writer
Creepy. Really ugly.
Weird looking. That’s how
you might describe turkey
vultures. No wonder. With
their bright red bald heads re-
sembling a turkey, along with
big beady eyes and scrawny
necks, these not-so-pretty
birds easily win the scary
prize.
But scary looks are what
makes these scavengers spe-
cial. They help the environ-
ment and us by gobbling up
carrion, the remains of dead
and rotting carcasses, which
can spread disease to humans
and other animals. Maybe
you’ve spotted these black-
or-brown-feathered cousins
of hawks and eagles feasting
on a “road kill” meal along-
side the highway.
No bids needed! Turkey
vultures are found through-
out the country and are spe-
cially equipped for their role
in nature. With no feathers
on their heads or necks, only
a bit of soft down, these crea-
tures just dive head first into
an animal carcass and yank
out a maggot-filled mouth-
ful. And a handy hooked-end
Min
“A Jewel of
Maryland”
County is America in miniature. Look at what
we have from end to end and side to side. My
husband and I marveled at what the county
and Maryland has to offer just last night, and
couldn’t think of anywhere we would rather
live. I’d need pages to write about everything.
The northern part of the county in a band
from the Budd’s Creek/ Chaptico area across to
beak helps the bird to tear
rotting flesh into digestible
bite-sized pieces. Yummy!
Splats away! Turkey
vultures don’t like to be dis-
turbed while gorging them-
selves at mealtime. In fact,
would-be predators some-
times get a surprise attack
– an up-chucked splat in the
face from the vulture’s foul-
smelling regurgitated meal.
But that’s not a problem for
this feisty fowl. If some re-
pulsive stuff clings to the
bird’s head or neck, the sun
quickly bakes away those
nasty tidbits.
No fuss! No muss! Un-
like other animals and birds,
turkey vultures survive en-
tirely on dead and decaying
flesh for survival, and with-
out getting sick. The stomach
of this bird is amazing since
it can digest those revolting
meals in all stages of decay,
while cleansing the ecosys-
tem of disease-carrying vi-
ruses at the same time. The
vulture’s built-in steriliza-
tion system also destroys any
virus or bacteria in the food
that the bird eats. And guess
what? Even its droppings are
clean and free of disease!
Cool dudes. Turkey vul-
tures don’t sweat like you do
because their urinary tract
helps them to keep cool. A
clear, wet substance runs
straight out of the bird and
down its legs, creating a nat-
ural air conditioning system,
cooling and sterilizing at the
same time. And if any bacte-
ria stick to its legs after a trek
through an animal carcass,
the vulture’s powerful urine
kills it on the spot!
Fantastic flyers. When
not devouring the world’s
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parts of Mechanicsville down through Oakville have you tried one of Mrs. Quade’s crab cakes
and Sandgates are very hilly and at some points with sides of history and wisdom in Bushwood,
can look Mountainous. There are roads off of or Connie’s steak and cheese sub with a hug and
Sandgates Road which have sheer drop-offs on laughter at Hill’s Country Store in Helen. Those
one side or another. Stand at Christ Church in are just two of the many places to get real comfort
Chaptico and look across Chaptico Bay and it with your comfort food.
looks as if you are seeing the Blue Ridge Moun- Our galleries promote, as much as possible,
tains. I always keep an eye out for Chappie the our local artists, we have a wealth of talented art-
Bay Monster, you might want to also. ists in every genre in St. Mary’s, many with na-
Speaking of Chappie, he loves the swampy tionwide or worldwide recognition. We also have
area on the other side of the bridge. We have a large amount of musicians and writers who cater
some lovely swamps in the county, me being a to every type of taste. Any given weekend there
swamp aficionado. The proper term might be are writer’s groups or readings somewhere. And
marshland, but I like swamps. It conjures up a just about every restaurant, school, bar, or gallery
feeling of mystery and unique sounds and smells. has some type of musical venue or play to see.
Bubbles rise and you wonder from what creature. Have you been to First Fridays in Leonardtown,
Elms Environmental Center in Dameron and or Three Notch Theatre in Lexington Park for in-
Point Lookout State Park have some wonderful stance? Our county fair offers views of all types
marshy, swampy areas with long piers to explore of music from Gospel to country line dancers.
the area. School groups visit both of those sites Of course, one of our main features is the
on a regular basis. blessing of being nearly surrounded by water with
Everyone has heard of the breadbasket of two important rivers, the Potomac and Patuxent,
America, cattle country, or wine country. We and bounding the south-eastern most part; the
have all that here in St. Mary’s County. Travel magnificent Chesapeake Bay. At the Chesapeake
down any road, including our main routes of 235 Bay’s fiercest it could rival the Atlantic Ocean.
and 5, and you are fortunate to see acres of farm- Many residents may say that even the rivers could
land. Ridge has some beautiful open flatland rival the ocean during some of our bad storms the
which seems to go on forever. We don’t need to last few years.
see the Nebraska prairies. We have every type of I guess I am appreciative of what we have
farmer, whether it be vegetables, animals, bees, here and want to take special notice of what St.
strawberries, or grapes within a few miles of us. Mary’s County has to offer not only to the tour-
Most of our restaurants and grocery stores ists, but to those of us who live here permanently.
are involved in the “So. Maryland, So Good…” There is a great link for all the events for Mary-
worst food, these “wonder campaign which features local farm products. I land’s 375th birthday year. www.maryland375.
birds” spend their daytime can’t imagine anyone saying there is no place to com There is so much yet to explore.
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4. PBS science show
8. Fencing sword
12. Journey
14. Notice of death
15. Softened color
16. Rust fungi
18. Atomic Energy Authority
19. Coco plum
20. 41st President
23. Longest division of geo-
logical time
24. Used to be U__
25. Doesn’t sit
28. Sororal concern
33. ____ellenic: all Greek
34. 18840 PA
35. An informal debt
instrument
36. Relating to the ilium
38. Am. Library Assoc.
39. More fair
41. Radioactivity unit
42. Genus lutra
44. Salamander
45. Expunctions
47. Raised platforms
49. Indicates near
50. Do over, as of a house
51. Ghostly double
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60. Products of creativity
61. Lariat or lasso
62. Assists in wrongdoing
63. Uncommon
65. S____: descendant
66. Adjust for functioning
67. ____um: wild ginger
68. Explosive
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2. Emancipated
3. Puerto ____
4. Not yes
5. Ger. highway: aut_____
6. Perspective
7. Area Trauma Advisory
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8. Card game
9. Popular school
organization
10. Old world, new
11. Tokyo
13. Carnivorous fish
15. Unintentional act
17. Elderly
21. Goddess of the dawn
22. Previous Soviet Union
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26. Largest silver coin
27. The inner self
28. Exchange goods
29. 8th Jewish month
30. Makes angry
31. Lerner and _____
32. Mongol tents
34. Fill to satisfaction
37. Vouchers
40. Non-ionic detergent
43. Stumble
46. Staid
47. ___ree: unit of temp.
48. 12th Jewish month
50. ____ short pulse laser
52. Pan American Rugby As-
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53. Long period of time
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Fact
un You’re 20 times more likely to be struck by
lightning than to be bit by a rattlesnake.

Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department

Celebrates 75 Years
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Firefighters forge a strong connection with
each other in the heat of the flames they encoun-
ter, a bond that is as strong as any family, and
one such family can be found at “the Deuce,”
home-station to the county’s premier fire de-
partment which is also turning 75 this year.
All 120 members of the Mechanicsville
Fire Department will be involved in the forth-
coming festivities, and the Deuce will get a
piece of the action as well, receiving a much-
needed face-lift.
Station President John S. Montgomery
said the “Deuce” station in Mechanicsville,
which has been in use since the 1970s, will
undergo renovations later this year to update
equipment, sleeping areas, and training areas,
and that the department is also working to se-
cure property for a third station, to help with
overflow from the stations in Mechanicsville
and Golden Beach.
“We’re in the process of looking at the
properties with the county right now,” he said.
When asked when a new station would be
built, he could only say plans would depend on
growth in the area.
In the meantime though, preparations
are still underway for the station’s diamond
anniversary, for which the department will
be raffling off a ½ carat diamond, as well as
collecting donations from sponsors for future
renovations.
A celebratory parade will take place Aug.
1, followed by an evening dance, fireworks, and
an open house in October.
Plans for this anniversary have been un-
derway for about a year already, but station
Vice President Paul Colonna said he was happy
to head up the committee.
“It’s been a long process to get everything
ready,” he said, “but it’s worth it, always.”
The history of Mechanicsville Volunteer
Fire Department has seen it evolve from hum-
ble beginnings in November, 1934, when forty
citizens gathered to discuss ways and means
of obtaining fire protection for the village of
Mechanicsville. A year later, the first pieces of
equipment were purchased, including twelve
buckets, two axes, a forty-foot ladder, and
twelve badges for the newly formed “Bucket
Brigade.”
In May 1937 the first fire engine arrived,
and a month later the Mechanicsville Volunteer
Fire Company and the Mechanicsville Volun-
teer Fire Department were incorporated. Then,
in May 1939, the first firehouse on the corner of
All Faith Road, which would later be Mechan-
icsville Road, was dedicated.
Veteran member William Groome, 88,
who earlier this month was honored for 60
years of service to the department, said he first Photo By Frank Marquart
got involved with the fire department after he From left to right: John S. Montgomery, Carol Craig, Robert Barnes, William Groome, and Paul
graduated from high school. Colonna.
“I wandered around for a while, I flew 50 biggest changes we’ve had here,” he said. “As far as anyone can go back and search,
missions in Italy…and I came back and had a Craig said her service with the fire depart- there has never been another female fire chief,”
pregnant wife and no job,” he said, adding that ment started when she was 16, and since first she said, adding that she credits her own suc-
he seen a lot of changes over the years. joining she has most recently been sworn in to cess to her family of firemen and women.
Groome said one of his duties as treasurer her third year as fire chief.
from the mid 1950s to 1970s had been writing
“gimme letters” to members of the community
asking for donations.
“At that time we had no fire tax. We had
to raise money and we had to beg it,” he said.
“But I was a great beggar.”
Groome nodded to the station’s fire chief,
Carol Craig, and he smiled. “There’s one of the

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Friends make Contact the library for the
title to be shown.
$3000 donation The next TAG meet-
ings are Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. at
to libraries Lexington Park, Feb. 9 at
Friends of St. Mary’s 5 p.m. at Charlotte Hall
will be held at Lexington
Park on Feb. 4 and at Char-
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County Library (FOL) pre-
sented a $1000 donation to
each branch at their recent
annual brunch. This volun-
teer support group has do-
nated more than $140,000
to the libraries from money
raised through their annual
book sale. This year’s book
sale will be March 13-15 at
the County Fairgrounds.
Donations of good used
books can be brought to the
Leonardtown Library.
Free movie
matinees offered
Charlotte Hall library
is sponsoring a free movie
matinee for all library us-
ers on Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. A
PG movie will be shown.
Snacks will be provided.
and Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at
Leonardtown.
Paying for
college program
to be held at
Charlotte Hall
Tim Wolfe, Director of
Financial Aid at St. Mary’s
College, along with the local
high school career counsel-
ors, will discuss the options
available to pay college at
Charlotte Hall on Feb. 4, at 7
p.m. The FAFSA form will
also be discussed.
Evening
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Creative
Cuisine Today in St. Mary’s
County we have many
wonderful options for
dining out. Each week we
will feature a local
Healthy Bites
Handy Portion Guide
On The Menu
restaurant and give our
readers an overview of
what they can enjoy on There’s a portion guide that is always with you, easy to use, and
the menu at each location. isn’t embarrassing to pull out at restaurants. It’s your hand! Simply
looking at your hand can help you determine the right amount to eat.
Bon Appétit! For example:
• Your palm = about 3 ounces of cooked meat or fish
Kevin’s Corner Kafé • Your fist = about 1 cup of cooked rice or pasta, cut vegetables or
fruit
41565 Park Ave., Leonardtown, MD • Your thumb = about 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, or 1 ounce of
cheese
301-997-1260 • The tip of your thumb = about 1 teaspoon of oil or butter
• Three fingers = about 1 ounce of chocolate
Hidden away on the corner of • A handful = about 1 ounce of nuts
Lawrence Ave. and Park Ave. in As a point of reference, most people should aim to get 5-6 ounces of
Leonardtown is a restaurant offering meat or fish, 2 ½ cups of fruit and vegetables, 3-4 cups of grains and
a menu packed with delectable trea- 3 servings of dairy each day.

On The Vine
sures. Owners Kevin and Barbara
Thompson opened Kevin’s Corner
Kafé in May of 2008. Known for
their fast service and great lunch
special, which includes a steaming
cup of soup, ½ sandwich of your
choice and a trip to their hefty sal-
ad bar, Kevin’s draws a dedicated
lunch crowd. The menu boasts a
Yellow Tail Australian Wines
large assortment of sandwiches The story of Yellow Tail wines and the Casella family began in Italy
from crab cakes to shrimp salad 188 years ago. Today the family’s vineyards lie in Australia producing
to hamburgers and chicken salad. some of the most well known wines in the world. Year after year, the
You can also find homemade soups Casella family continues to create quality wine that is fun, flavorful and
and chowders and an assortment of bursting with a personality all its own. The name Yellow tail
steamed seafood. Fresh desserts comes from the yellow-footed rock wallaby, a smaller cousin of
made on site daily are the perfect 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m., Thursday can always tell a good restaurant by the kangaroo, that has a golden tail! These spectacular wines
way to round out a great meal! Beer thru Saturday for lunch and dinner the number of locals who frequent can all be enjoyed for under $10 a bottle and pair great
and wine are also served. from 11:00 a.m. until everyone is it, come by Kevin’s and join the with anything, a bad day, a great day, poker night, the
The restaurant is open for lunch served!! Private parties for up to 80 many long-time Leonardtown resi- evening news, Tuesday….. you get the picture.
Monday thru Wednesday from

Super Sunday Special

Because apparently fatty
foods demand fatty accom-
paniments, blue cheese dip
has long been the de facto
condiment of the must-
have food of Superbowl
parties _ chicken wings.
Actually, it makes sense.
Fat-on-fat usually isn’t a
great pairing, but in this
case it works. The tangy
bite of the blue cheese
cuts through the fat of the
chicken, while the creami-
ness mellows the heat of
people can also be reserved. You dents who dine there daily!
Salting the wings prior to frying helps rid them
of excess moisture in the skin, which can cause the
finished product to be rubbery rather than crispy. The
Asian-inspired twice-fried method helps ensure ten-
der meat and crispy skin.
As with all meat, be sure to leave the wings
out at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes be-
fore cooking. Cold wings will drastically reduce the
temperature of the oil. And cool oil doesn’t crisp
well.
Serve these
wings with the
traditional blue
cheese dress-
ing, sticks of cel-
Reds
Shiraz- This popular red wine blends ripe cherries,
strawberries, spice and vanilla creating a bold wine
that is well balanced with earthy tones. Goes great
with strong cheeses, beef and pork.
Merlot- This bold, smooth wine blends ripe plum
flavors with a warm touch of spice. Merlot goes
During Superbowl great with mild cheeses, poultry, fish, beef
and heavy pasta.
season, beer and football
Cabernet Sauvignon- Blackberry,
almost seem like synonyms. chocolate and rich vanilla create this
But what if you or your crowd
full bodied wine that pairs wonder-
prefer wine? Since most foods fully with strong cheeses and cold
served on Superbowl Sunday _ the cuts, beef and casseroles.
usual array of chili, ribs, chips and
dip _ are salty, David Snyder, a Whites Chardonnay- A wine that
wine instructor at the Wine is soft, yet fresh with melon flavors
School of Philadelphia, suggest that linger on the tongue. Chardon-
high acid wines such as nay is perfect with all cheeses, poultry,
pasta, vegetables and fish.
Champagne or sauvignon
Pinot Grigio- This wine is clean, crisp and
blanc. refreshing with lively green apple and pear flavors.

Recipe
the sauce. ery and carrots. Enjoy Pinot Grigio with seafood, poultry and pastas.
Yellow tail also offers a number of blends of these popular
varietals for any taste and budget.

BEST BUFFALO WINGS

Start to finish: 1 hour (plus overnight salting) Salt and ground black pepper, to taste gether the Sriracha sauce, honey, butter, soy Again working in batches, fry the
Servings: 5 to 6 Place the chicken in a large bowl, then sauce and cilantro. Taste to check the heat chicken for 2 minutes, then transfer to a bak-
5 pounds chicken wings and drummettes (20 sprinkle with the salt. Toss to coat. Transfer level. If the sauce is too spicy, add honey. Set ing sheet lined with paper towels. The skin
to 25 pieces) the chicken pieces to a baking sheet, arrang- aside. should be brown and crunchy and the meat
4 tablespoons kosher salt ing them in a single layer. Cover with plastic Place the oil in a large Dutch oven fitted should pull away from the bones with just a
4 tablespoons Sriracha (Asian hot chili) wrap and refrigerate for 12 hours. with a thermometer. Heat over medium until bit of resistance.
sauce When ready to cook, remove the chicken the oil is 275 F. As each batch is transferred to the baking
2 tablespoons honey pieces from refrigerator and pat completely Divide the chicken into 4 batches. One sheet, season it with salt and pepper. Transfer
2 tablespoons butter, melted dry with paper towels, brushing away any batch at a time, fry for 8 minutes, transferring the chicken to a large bowl, then pour the chili
1 tablespoon soy sauce salt. Let the chicken sit at room temperature each to a clean plate or baking sheet when sauce over it. Toss to thoroughly coat all the
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro for 10 to 15 minutes. done. Once all the chicken is done, increase wings, then transfer to a serving platter.
4 cups canola oil Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk to- the heat to medium-high and heat oil to 375 F.
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Fair Warning
Serving a Taste of Ireland’s Own
By Andrea Shiell Gary Pape, Frank Burton, and his wife Sue Burton had to Irish music was during the folk explosion of the 1960s,
Staff Writer been members of the Southern Maryland Celtic Society when groups like the Highwaymen were playing Celtic mu-
(whose members regularly enjoy happy hour with the band) sic along with their regular folk repertoire.
What do you do with a drunken sailor? Put him in and began playing together in various groups more than a As for Fair Warning’s set, it includes a mix of classics,
Donovan’s Irish Pub every Friday from 5 – 7 p.m. when Fair decade ago. like Unicorn Song, Black Velvet Band, and the ever-popular
Warning is playing. “We’ve been playing for at least a dozen years in one Bastards Bugger Off.
This enthusiastic trio is sure to have a song to go with incarnation or another,” Sue Barton said, explaining that the And though they can knock back Irish car-bombs with
each sip, and they aren’t shy about sharing. trio have played together as Fair Warning for four years, not the best of them, these three have never been to Ireland. All
only perform- the same, they manage to convey the homestead’s charm
ing regularly with a cheerful mix of traditional tunes about loss, love, and
at the Southern of course, lost unicorns, forging a local fan base that sings
Maryland Celtic and dances along every week, sometimes even with pints of
Festival, which bittersweet stout on their heads.
will be held the They have also released a CD.
last weekend in “It’s called A Reason to Drink,” Pape said, brandishing
April, but also an album cover that featured a dog with a bottle of beer to
singing and its lips. “So if anyone needs a reason to drink, we can sell
strumming for them one.”
the area’s local Frank tipped his glass to his fans as he relaxed after his
pubs. set, explaining that, to his knowledge, Fair Warning is still
Sue Burton the only Irish Pub Band in St. Mary’s or Calvert Counties,
said her first ex- and for that he couldn’t be happier.
posure to Irish “We always see the same faces every Friday, and
music might have they’re all having fun,” he said, nodding and smiling to the
been at birth. cheerful members of the happy hour gentry, many of whom
“Nobody were ready for another drink and another song.
played an in-
strument, but
we listened to
it,” she said, list-
ing groups like
the Irish Tenors
and the Clancy
Brothers as some
of her childhood
staples.
Pape said
Sue Burton, Gary Pape, and Frank Burton. his first exposure

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Thursday, January 29
Drop in Salsa
(levels 1 and 2)
House of Dance (25741-C Three Notch
Road) – 6 p.m.
Class is designed for the first time dancer
Karaoke and
Dance Night
Club 911 – 9 p.m.
Karaoke and danve with “A Band in a Box.”

Saturday, January 31
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No Green JellyBeenz
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$15 cover charge. Call 301-274-4612 for
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No Limit Hold’Em
Donovan’s Irish Pub – 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 1
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p.m. The English department-sponsored from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
reading is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Karen
Anderson at 240-895-2017.
Friday, February 6 Chili must
Friday, January 30 Spaghetti Dinner
5 - 8 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Hall
be in a
Fair Warning on Old Village Road in Mechanicsville.
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“The Little Mermaid” Popular Vote:
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p.m.
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Question
Interview Copado Sworn in as
Interviewing: John Franczyk
John is a retired firefighter from Washington D.C. who settled
in Southern Maryland more than 10 years ago, and has since
begun jovially stating that he spends his free time “comfort-
ing the afflicted, and afflicting the comfortable.”
CT: Describe the first fire you remember fighting.
JF: One of the first ones I remember was at 14th and Flor-
ida Avenue, an apartment above a store…we got up and I
was standing there with a line under my arm as the smoke
cleared…and there was what looked like a mannequin sitting
in a chair, legs crossed, and charred black, but it wasn’t a
mannequin, it was a person.
CT: Describe a funny memory of firefighting.
JF: (Laughs) We were doing a home survey inspection one
time off Arizona Avenue, probably around the 5100 block of
Cathedral Avenue…and everyone was complaining about
having to do it…well first the maid came to the door, and
then Linda Carter, Wonder Woman, came to the door, and all
of a sudden there were five guys trying to get in and talk to
her…meanwhile I couldn’t do anything. I kept breaking the
lead on the pencil, dropping things, running into things…but
she was really nice…if you ever run into her, let her know that
the retarded guy who inspected her home years ago sends
his regards.
CT: What do you think is the worst culprit in residential
fires?
JF: Improper disposal of smoking materials is a big one, but
there are a lot of other things. People will get space heaters
and put them next to the drapes, for example…and fads can
sometimes be a problem, like when people started deep-fry-
ing turkeys…they don’t realize that if you put a frozen turkey
in boiling oil it can explode. It’s just not a smart thing to do.
The County Times
Newsmakers
Leonardtown VRS President
Chief Also
Honored For 20
Years of Service
Leonardtown’s Volunteer Rescue Squad
and Auxiliary celebrated their 34th Annual
Installation of Officers Jan. 24, swearing in
Shirley Lorraine Copado for her third term
as President of the department.
In addition to her swearing in, Copado
was honored for 20 years of service as a life-
time member.
She began with the Leonardtown Vol-
unteer Rescue Squad in 1988 and has served
in many offices, including Vice President in
1990, followed by two three year terms as
President, Treasurer for eight years, Cap-
tain, Lieutenant, and Safety Officer. She has
also served many years as a Delegate to the
Southern Maryland Volunteer Fireman’s As-
sociation and the Maryland State Fireman’s
Association.
Other executive officers sworn in that
evening were Vice President Donna Whites, Shirley Lorraine Copado was sworn in as President of the Leonardtown Volunteer
Chief Jamie Weber, and Assistant Chief Dean Rescue Squad on Saturday.
Gass.
 The County Times Thursday, January 29, 2009 32

A Journey Through Time

The Chronicle Igns. E. Mattingly
June 12, 1871

Sir-

Your idea of a gentleman deviates vastly from mine if you think

your conduct corresponds with that to which I am always accustomed to
receive from gentlemen of my social standing.
You have refused most emphatically to return to me my letters twice
to my certain knowledge. Now Sir I demand them a third time. Those let-
ters must be returned immediately or else I will make known to my father
your ungentlemanly conduct, and ask him to see that you send them.
I would most assuredly have sent you an apology [unreadable]… do
not in your conceit, flatter yourself Sir by imagining I wish to detain your
“Master pieces of art” as I presume you so value them as they are quite
insignificant and greatly inferior to a letter of my youngest brother so you
can rest fully satisfied that your so called epistles are already packed and
retained only till mine are sent back to me. In the package with my let-
ters you will please send the little cross I lent you while in St. Mary’s - it
was given me on the death bed of [unreadable] my dear dead aunt and I
appreciate it more than anything on earth for I loved her devotedly.
By: Linda Reno Mister Mattingly this package must be forwarded at once - I’m go-
Contributing Writer ing to St. Louis in about four weeks therefore I wish to send your letters
before I go. I shall expect my letters the last of next week by all means
Remember the old saying, “Hell hath no fury like as I presume you will have finished showing them around like a green
a woman scorned?” Many say this quote comes from country fool that you are.
Shakespeare, but it actually comes from a 1697 play by I understand Sir that you are in the habit of entertaining your host of
William Congreve called “The Mourning Bride” and is friends- I was under the impression Sir; at the time I wrote you that you
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned; nor hell a were a gentleman - now but too late do I discover my sad error. I know
fury like a woman scorned.” Regardless of its source, it is you Tank Mattingly and all about you therefore I will pardon your con-
all too true! Photo Courtesy of William R. Johnson duct and consider the source.
Ignatius Enders “Tank” Mattingly learned this the Ignatius “Tank” Mattingly, 1845-1897. The next time I undertake a flirtation by way of correspondence,
hard way. Born at the family home near Chaptico on Sep- I shall first find out all about that individual and should he be of such a
tember 4, 1845, he was the son of George Sylvester Mat- character as you – I certainly shall drop him as I’m accustomed only and
who wrote the letter to the right is unknown and whether only to the society of gentleman – I have unmasked you and found you
tingly and his wife, Mary Edwards. In 1871, he was just 21 he ever returned her letters is uncertain, but he did keep
and apparently the “gay blade.” How he met the young lady out to my sorrow – “unmasked not Man’s heart to view the hell that’s
this one, now in there.”
the possession Return my letters immediately - should the postage on the pack-
of the St. Clem- age be too much for your generosity – I’ll see that it is paid – so don’t be
FERNANDES DEGENNARO ent’s Island Mu-
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Ida M. Griffin
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33 Thursday, January 29, 2009 The County Times

Trips & Tours

Register Now!
Cherry Blossom Community Help Needed
to Hatch Youth Center
Festival and Parade
Enjoy the beauty and spectacular events in your own back yard, without
the hassle and frustration of driving to the city. The Nationally known
Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade is
a family day just waiting for you, while Boxing
in DC don’t forget to visit the museums.
Registration Deadline: March 20, 2009 Gym,
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Martial Arts
Cost: Transportation only $34 per person
Classes
Baltimore Aquarium Among
Have a great family day at the Baltimore
Aquarium, with time to walk the Inner Ideas
Harbor, take a boat ride or visit one of the
many famous sites. Registration Dead-
line: April 17, 2009 By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009 Photo By Sean Rice
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Officials are reaching out to
Cost: Includes entrance to the aquarium, dolphin show, the 4D Immer- community members for volunteers Arthur Shepherd, recreation division manager for St. Mary’s Parks and Recre-
sion Theater and transportation needed to create a new youth devel- ation department, shares his ideas for a youth development center at the former
opment center in the Lexington Park Carver school in Lexington Park.
Seniors 60+ $61 Adult 19-59 $62 neighborhood of South Hampton. “Basically what happens at a stressed that funding is the main is-
Student 12-18 $53 Child 3-11 $51 The former Carver Elementary positive youth development center is sue when trying to “program” activi-
Children under 3 $25 School on Lincoln Avenue is being young people are around adults that ties for the center.
targeted for rededication by the St. provide a positive activities to give “I want to go with one night
Mary’s County Parks department them the self esteem and indepen- very soon,” Shepherd said. “It might
New York City – as a community center for positive dence they need,” Shepherd said.
youth development.
be low key at first, just for the com-
Allen Nader, a boxing coach munity to come in here, at no charge
A Day on Your Own! “That’s my goal tonight, is to with 25 years experience who is in the beginning, so that we can get a
come up with some thoughts on who now retired in St. Mary’s County, hub of information going.”
Enjoy the early summer sites of New York City. Plan your own personal wants to invest … so that we can put expressed his desire to run a boxing “We’ve committed that we’re
itinerary in visiting Manhattan, China Town, or anywhere in the city. the resources of local government, program at Carver. going to put money into developing
Take in a show or take the ferry to Staten Island, it’s your day have a community, Lexington Park, and put “What I want to do is get a the area out here so you can have
great time. The bus will drop you off in the all those together and come up with bunch of young people in the gym some community activities,” Raley
Times Square area and pick you back up at the best and strongest ideas so we and I want to teach them to box and said, mentioning new playground
the same location. Registration Deadline: can have a bright positive youth de- make them do their homework, those equipment, basketball courts and a
May 22, 2009 velopment center here,” said county two things,” Nader said. clear access to the baseball field.
recreation division manager Arthur Nader said multiple after-school “We’re committed to putting the
Date: June 13, 2009 Shepherd. programs should be offered for kids resources, but we want to spend the
Time: 6:00 am – 12:00 am Shepherd was speaking at a at the facility, with completing home- money on things that you feel will be
Cost: $88 per person meeting at the former school, which work as a requirement to participate. beneficial that the kids in the com-
is now called the Carver Recreation Since the school moved to its munity would use, and it’s not only
Center, on the evening of Jan. 22. A new location off Great Mills Road for the kids,” Raley continued.
small group of residents and interest- in 2006, the former Carver building Shepherd arranged a second
White Water Rafting in ed parties responded to a community has been underutilized, officials ad- meeting for volunteers at 7 p.m.
notice advertising the meeting. mit. The county Board of Elections Thursday, Feb. 5. He said within two
Western Maryland “While we may not have many rents part of the building for storage. weeks from that point hopefully the
here tonight, hopefully this will plant Another section houses county IT program can get underway, at least
Join us on a fun filled day in McHenry Maryland for White Water Raft- the seed so we can come up with department office space. one day a week to start.
ing or Rock Climbing and Hiking. Registration some additional programs, and not “This building really needs to “So lets say if we started with
Deadline: July 1, 2009 only at this facility but Lexington gain the support of the community, one day a week after school program
Park as a whole as well,” St. Mary’s we have all this space and we want to start off with,” Shepherd sug-
Date: July 18, 2009 County Commissioner Dan Raley to draw people in here,” said Kyle gested. “We’ll keep it at a nominal
Time: 6:00 am – 10:00 pm said. Kebaugh, program coordinator at fee, from 3:30 to 7 o’clock. Let’s say
Cost: $125 per person (includes fees for Rafting or About 20 people arrived at the Carver. “We want to take advantage there would be basketball, some box-
Rock Climbing and Hiking) Carver Center for the meeting, and of that, and give opportunities for ing, some karate, some dance and a
several ideas for using the facility positive youth development.” homework center.”
IMPORTANT TRIP INFORMATION were brought up. The main goals that Commissioner Raley said the For more information, or to vol-
A cancellation of a trip will be determined 10 days prior to the trip date; emerged involved the center not only county is committed to providing ex- unteer, contact Shepherd at 301-475-
parties will be notified if a trip is cancelled due to a low response. Trips focusing on sports and recreation, tra funding to get things going at the 4200 extension 1804, or Kebaugh at
cancelled due to low registration and will receive a 100% refund. Trips will but learning as well. Carver Recreation Center. Shepherd extension 1803.
travel on a round trip coach bus with heating and air conditioning. Most
buses offer a restroom and reclining seating. All trips require a pre-reg-
istration deadline to insure enough participants; a minimum of 26 partici-
pants are required for a trip. If space is still available after the deadline, late Leisure Class Instructors Needed
registrations will be accepted. Due to the early planning of trips the cost
of the coach bus service could increase slightly. If the fee increases you
Leisure class instructors are being sought for a variety of programs including, but not
will be notified upon registration. Passengers under the age 18 must be limited to: Irish dancing, hula dancing, cooking, programs for individuals with disabilities,
accompanied by an adult. Bus trip reservations are final; cancellations will Tai-Chi, calligraphy, daytime programs for toddlers and more. Come share your talent or pas-
not result in a refund. For more information call 301-475-4200 x1800 or 1801. sion and get paid for it.
http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/Forms/FormA.pdf Join the Trip Please complete a prospective instructor survey found at http://www.co.saint-marys.
information email list!! Send an email to: sandie_greene@co.saint.md.us md.us/recreate/Forms/INSTRUCTORPROSPECTsurvey.pdf and mail or email it to Christina
indicate your desire to be placed on the email notification list for trips and Bishop, 23150 Leonard Hall Drive, P.O. Box 653, Leonardtown, MD 20650 OR e-mail to chris-
tours. Get up-to-date trip dates and share your trip and tour ideas. tina_bishop@co.saint-marys.md.us
 The County Times Thursday, January 29, 2009 34

High School Hockey

Raiders Cruise Past Knights in Rematch
By Chris Stevens “We can’t get off to slow
Staff Writer starts like we did tonight,” said
Knights assistant coach Chris
WALDORF – The difference between the Leonardtown hock- Palombi. “I just think lack of
ey team’s Jan. 13 game with St. Mary’s Ryken and the Jan. 23 mental preparation was the prob-
rematch was plain and simple for head coach Rob Barthelmes. lem tonight, but after the first 30
“The Raiders showed up and played tonight,” Barthelmes minutes our guys did great.
said after four different Leonardtown players scored goals in an “We just have to play the full
8-3 victory over the Knights at Capital Clubhouse, evening the game and we’ll be much
season series between the two rivals one win apiece. “All of our better off later in the
players worked hard and did the things needed to win the game. season.”
It was really nice.” The Knights,
Sophomore forward Charlie Yates led the way with four who fell to 2-6 Photo By Chris Stevens
goals and an assist, but he received plenty of support from his on the season, got The Knights’ Peter Martin handles the puck
teammates, as three other Raiders found the net in LHS’ biggest goals from Matt under pressure from The Raiders’ Zachary
win of the season. McGowan, Brock Barthelmes.
“We just try to work together as a team and pass the puck Bailey and Sam Vogt
a lot to get everyone involved,” Yates said of the opportunistic For the youthful Raiders (now 3-5-1 this season), who have only
Leonardtown scoring attack. “This time we really wanted to win two seniors on the roster, this win goes a long way towards their
and we took [Ryken] out.” aspirations of being a contender in the highly competitive Maryland
Much like the previous match-up at Tucker Road Ice Rink, the Scholastic Hockey League’s Southern Division.
two teams spent much of the first period feeling each other out, and “It’s important we do well in these types of games so we can car-
then Yates started a three-goal blitz by poking a rebound past fresh- ry it over against the better teams, said sophomore goaltender Sean
man goaltender Greg Myers at the 8:38 mark of the period. One min- Urlocker, who got the win and was untouchable for the game’s first
ute and 40 seconds later, after Gordy Bonnel (one goal and an assist 20 minutes.
on the evening) and Yates led a rush up-ice, “We’re a really young team, and
Robert Reinhold smacked anoth- everyone else in our division
er rebound in to make the Leonardtown’s has a lot of seniors,
score 2-0. Kyle Wright Charlie Yates and Brock so we should be
added another goal in Bailey of St. Mary’s able to compete
the final two minutes Ryken battle for for a champion-
of the period and Ryken the puck. ship these next two
never really recovered. Photo By Chris Stevens years,” Yates added.
 Sp rts
35 Thursday, January 29, 2009 The County Times

High School Basketball

Moe Stone is the
Deep Raiders Staying In Contention
leading scorer for the
Leonardtown boys’
basketball team, which
is still in contention for a
SMAC title this season.
Photo By Chris Stevens
By Chris Stevens cellent defensive
Staff Writer play to assistant
coach David
In previous years, the Leonardtown boys’ basketball team has gotten Layman, who
off to quick and successful starts, only to be hampered late in the season by Heibel says
fatigue and a lack of depth. retooled and
This season, head coach Jake Heibel is not worried about either worked extra
as the Raiders possess quality bench play and an air-tight defense hard to get the
that has kept them in the conference title race most of this season. Raiders playing
“I’ve never had a team where I’ve played every player, and I’ve the kind of solid,
done that this season,” Heibel said of a roster that has a healthy mix aggressive man-
of experienced guys and eager role players willing to do what it takes to-man that has
for Leonardtown to be successful. “You’re always worried about a been their trade-
relapse like last season, but I think we’re a different team because of mark under
the depth we have, and that can always help you.” Heibel since he Photo By Chris Stevens
Aside from senior leaders Moe Stone, Jeff Wettengel and began coaching Defensive efforts like this one from Tyler Gladu have helped the
Gerell Shingles, Heibel is happy to have players like junior Tod- at the school five Raiders keep six opponents under 50 points this season.
drick Daniel, who is often consider the Raiders’ best defender, seasons ago.
and sophomore Nick Shade, who has done well in extended However, everyone agrees that Heibel, in his 13th season as a head coach in
minutes as the back-up point guard. St. Mary’s County (he previously coached at Great Mills), is front and center as
“It really has been a team effort with these guys,” Hei- the leader of this team and associated closely with the boys’ hoop team’s success
bel said proudly. in recent years.
The Raiders are currently 9-5 and have not lost two “He is the face of Leonardtown basketball,” Wettengel said without hesita-
games in a row all season, thanks to their tough defensive tion. “He has a great attitude for the game and he’s been like a father figure to
play, which has kept opponents under 50 points six times so far this everyone on the team.”
season. “Everybody on the team feels that way about coach, I know I do,” added
“That’s our goal, to hold teams under 50,” Wettengel said. “We Stone, the leading scorer who is currently fighting through a leg injury.
have to play good defense because we’re not as big and as athletic With depth, defense and respect all around, the Raiders could be a team to
as other teams and we haven’t scored like we thought we would watch once regional play begins at the end of February.
this season.” “I think if we stick to our game plan,” Wettengel said, “we won’t be a push-
The players and head coach give full credit for their ex- over in the regionals.”

Upset Slips Through Ryken Girls’ Fingers

By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
LEONARDTOWN – Another
game against a top Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference team,
another case of “almost” for the St.
Mary’s Ryken girls’ basketball team.
Despite 17 points from sopho-
more guard Zakiya Chambers-
Hunter and 15 from senior center
Erin Leddy, the Knights let a nine-
The Knights’ Raven Manigualt surveys the floor while the Falcons’ Jess Hentrell
defends.
point lead get away in a 65-55 loss to
Good Counsel Jan. 21 in the Ryken
Gymnasium.
“Good Counsel is used to play-
ing in that pressure situation,” Ryken
coach Tara Everly said of the Falcons’
47-23 second and third quarter run
that broke the game open. “We don’t
have the experience that other teams
have in those situations.”
“Our shots were falling and we
played well as a team,” Leddy ex-
Photo By Chris Stevens
plained. “We just broke down quarter three of five from the free throw line a team and learn from each game.”
by quarter.” to seal the win, but Leddy and Everly “I tell the girls ‘every day, you
The first quarter saw the Knights believe the Knights will get better as want to be a little bit better,’” Everly
(5-9 overall, 2-6 in WCAC action) the season progresses. said of motivating the team. “By the
come out like gangbusters to take “Every night, it’s never easy,” end of February, we’ll be a better
a 16-9 lead after one, and a Leddy Leddy said. “We just have to play as team.”
lay-up early in the second quarter
gave the Knights their biggest lead
at 18-9.
“I’ve been working on the
moves this week in practice,” Leddy
said of her 10-point first half that saw
everything from darting drives to the
hoop to a spinning left handed floater
in the lane. “We’ve been practicing
going to the basket because our shots
haven’t been falling.”
Ryken’s shooting took another
unwanted break as Good Counsel
(14-3 overall, 7-2 in WCAC play)
went on a scoring binge that lasted
most of the second quarter and into
the final minute of the third when a
Symone Lyles fast-break lay-up gave
the Falcons a 56-36 lead.
“When other teams step up,”
Everly said, “we’re still not sure how
far up we have to step up to compete
with them.”
The Knights got a big basket
to end the third on a running three-
pointer by Chambers-Hunter, but
they still trailed by 17 going into the
fourth quarter. After a slow start,
Hunter, Leddy and freshman guard
Katie McCormick (10 points) led
another Ryken burst that ended with
Molly Grund’s hook shot in the lane
with under a minute to go to shrink
the Falcon lead to seven.
The Knights’ inexperience Photo By Chris Stevens
showed with three late turnovers that Ryken’s Katie McCormick dribbles during last Wednesday’s night WCAC battle
allowed Good Counsel to convert with Good Counsel.
 Sp rts
A View From The
Bleachers
Looking Beyond
The Gridiron
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
The NFL lost one of its
true gentlemen recently when
Tony Dungy resigned as head
coach of the Indianapolis
Colts. In the pressure cooker
that is professional sports these
days, we’ve come to know
the head coach as the blood-
shot eyed maniac screaming
at players and officials on the
sidelines or delivering one of
those infamous, coming to a
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post-game meltdowns. And
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a demanding, impulsive owner
and fan base who insist upon
immediate results, possess an
indefatigable lust for victory
and an intolerance of defeat.
Yet there are a select few that
have been able to transcend
the madness of coaching at the
highest level and thrive with-
out sacrificing basic human
decency or their own dignity.
Tony Dungy is one of those
rare people.
Dungy, a soft-spoken, ce-
rebral man with uncompromis-
ing moral principles remains
unchanged by over a decade of
coaching in the NFL. At his
first stop, Dungy built the once
sorry, no-account Tampa Bay
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Super Bowl contains a single blade of grass from Hampstead Heath, London.
Buccaneers into a consistent
winner. From Tampa (yep,
you guessed it, he was fired),
he took the reigns in Indianap-
olis and fostered the growth
of a promising young quarter-
back named Peyton Manning
into a perennial MVP candi-
date, a Super Bowl champion
and a sure-fire Hall-of-Famer.
Dungy’s expanded resume in-
cludes being the first African
American coach to win the Su-
per Bowl, 10 consecutive play-
off appearances and posting no
less than 12 wins in a season
since 2003 (heck, the Redskins
haven’t won 12 games since
1991)! That’s amazing. But
what’s more impressive is how
Dungy did it. In comparison to
Thursday, January 29, 2009 36
Fact
un
some of his more volatile peers,
Dungy didn’t yell at players like
Mike Ditka and he didn’t belit-
tle them like Bill Parcells. He
preferred constructive conver-
sation to confrontation. Dungy
never seemed to compromise
how he treated a person for
High School
the sake of winning a football Sports Schedule
game. Dungy’s players were
given, and returned, respect. 01/29/09-02/04/09
That’s not meant to disparage
the accomplishments of those
other great coaches. The NFL
Thursday (Bishop Ireton High
is incredibly competitive and
unapologetically brutal on the School)
unsuccessful. But while we January 29
can’t begrudge coaches for us- Boys’ Basketball
ing harsh tactics, we shouldn’t Wrestling St. Mary’s Ryken at
lessen our admiration of those North Point at Chopti- Cesar Chavez (Washing-
employing a more transforma- con, 7 p.m. ton, D.C.), 7:30 p.m.
tional approach. Players per- Great Mills at Leonard-
town, 7 p.m.
formed for Ditka because he
demanded it; they performed
Tuesday Feb. 3
for Dungy because they want-
ed to. Parcells motivated the
Friday Jan. 30 Boys’ Basketball
DeMatha at St. Mary’s
football player within the per- Boys’ Basketball Ryken, 7:30 p.m.
son; Dungy inspired the per- Patuxent at Chopticon,
son within the football player. 7:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball
Dungy didn’t just pursue the North Point at Great St. Mary’s Ryken at
desired outcome, but focused Mills, 7:30 p.m. Elizabeth Seton, 7:30
on developing relationships Calvert at Leonardtown, p.m.
that would, almost without no- 7:30 p.m.
tice, achieve the outcome. Archbishop Carroll at Ice Hockey
Dictatorial leaders have St. Mary’s Ryken, 7:30 Leonardtown vs. St.
their place, but their shelf lives p.m. Mary’s Ryken at Tucker
and effectiveness are often Road Ice Rink (Fort
brief. Eventually the inflam- Girls’ Basketball Washington), 5 p.m.
matory message starts to sound Chopticon at Patuxent,
like Charlie Brown’s teacher. 6:30 p.m. Wrestling
Conversely, Dungy’s trans-
Great Mills at North Chopticon/Great Mills/
formation approach is lasting Point, 6:30 p.m. Huntingtown at Great
and far reaching. It was a re- Leonardtown at Calvert, Mills, 5 p.m.
freshing alternative in the NFL 6:30 p.m. Leonardtown at Calvert,
and a reminder that leadership St. Mary’s Ryken at 7 p.m.
starts with an ability to connect Archbishop Carroll, 7:30
with people. His is a leadership
p.m.
model with application not just Wednesday
in a locker room, but also in a
boardroom, a small business
Ice Hockey
St. Mary’s Ryken vs.
Feb. 4
or a home. Recently, Dungy
decided to turn in his coaching
Thomas Stone at Capital
Clubhouse (Waldorf),
Boys’ Basketball
whistle to pursue his many civic
interests full time. The NFL’s
5 p.m.
Lackey at Chopticon,
7:30 p.m.
Leonardtown vs. Bowie Great Mills at Calvert,
loss is society’s gain. Dungy High School at Capital
didn’t just make his players 7:30 p.m.
Clubhouse (Waldorf), Leonardtown at North
better on the football field, he 6:45 p.m.
also made them better people. Point, 7:30 p.m.
There’s little doubt he’ll have Swimming
the same effect on people in Girls’ Basketball
Leonardtown/North- Montrose Christian at
whatever endeavor he pursues. ern/Westlake at Lackey,
And that is a rare skill best St. Mary’s Ryken, 5 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Chopticon at Lackey,
applied beyond the gridiron.
Football is just a game, but 6:30 p.m.
Wrestling Calvert at Great Mills,
life is serious business…and it Leonardtown at Arundel
could use a Tony Dungy. Good 6:30 p.m.
High School tournament North Point at Leonard-
luck coach, thanks for remind-
ing us that a respectful conver- town, 6:30 p.m.
sation is always more effective Saturday
than a boiling argument.
Extra Point: This bone Jan. 31
chilling cold has me longing for
some good ol’ Southern Mary- Wrestling
land summer steam (or at least Leonard-
temps that will support human town at
life!). So it was therapeutic to Arundel
see a recent advertisement for High
The Masters…and the impec- School
cable spring landscape at Au- tourna-
gusta National. It was a site for ment
sore eyes. Come on Tiger…get St. Mary’s
well. Ryken
at WCAC
Send your comments to championships
rguyjoon@yahoo.com
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 Sp rts
Risky Move Pays off Big for Hughesville
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
A little over a year ago, when the Hughes-
ville Softball Association decided to cut ties
with the older, more-established Little League
and align itself with the American Softball As-
sociation, it was a bold gamble that League
president Joe Therres was willing to make.
As the league begins its second spring af-
filiated with the ASA, Hughesville is thriving
and Therres is proud of the strides the league
has made since the move.
“We had 125 players in 2007, and last year
we went up to 200 players, and we’re very hap-
py with the growth,” Therres said of the move
which allows players from all over, mainly in
the Mechanicsville and Charlotte Hall areas of
St. Mary’s County, to participate in the league.
“Eliminating the residential boundaries has
Photo Courtesy of Joe Therres
HSA’s Bailey Rawlings covers home during the
12U ASA Eastern National tournament.
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It’s all about fun and laughter for these HSA instructional All-Stars during a team photo last season.
helped us grow, and anyone who wants to play
can play now.”
HSA now offers free instruction and clin-
ics for players of all age levels, including the 6
to 8 age group, which Therres views as a cru-
cial age for softball players.
“We would have to move them up the mi-
nor league, and it was a big gap there” in talent
and playing time, Therres explained.
“We had six teams in the instructional
league and we were really lucky with the
Thursday, January 29, 2009 38
Softball
Photo Courtesy of Joe Therres
Alyssa Peregoy of
the Hughesville
Softball
Association fires a pitch to home plate
in the 12U ASA Eastern National Tour-
nament in York, PA this past summer.
and pitching instruction, which is free for all
players.
Even though Hughesville is now an ASA
league, Therres looks forward to collaborat-
ing with the still-existing and successful Little
League in playing some games this season, as
well as taking pride in the fact that HSA’s suc-
cess has sparked a growth of ASA in the state
of Maryland.
Photo Courtesy of Joe Therres “No one’s ever organized an ASA league
with our success,” he said, noting that due to
the growth of Hughesville there will be a rec-
reational league series tournament this com-
coaches we had in the league.” ing July in Catonsville that will be followed by
The team rosters were kept to a minimum the Nationals Tournament at Oak Ridge Park
so players could receive equal playing time and a couple of weeks later. “That’s two levels of
at bats, preparing them for an advanced level of tournament that allows more players to play.”
softball that the ASA provides. A local league will also join HSA in ASA
“It allows us to be flexible, we can do what this coming season, as the Lusby-based SYB
we feel is best for the program without wait- Optimist League recently voted to switch their
ing for approval from anyone,” Therres said. affiliation from the Babe Ruth leagues to ASA
Along with the instructional league and pro- affiliation.
grams, the HSA also has an indoor facility that “It’s catching on and growing,” Therres
has batting cages and ample space for throwing said proudly.
 39 Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Wesley Remains
Atop of CAC
Standings
With Win Over
Seahawks
Dover, Del. – Senior guard Rashawn
Johnson poured in 32 points in helping the
Wesley College Wolverines overcome a 12-
point second-half deficit to post a 97-93 victory
over the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s
basketball team Saturday afternoon in a Capi-
tal Athletic Conference clash.
The win strengthens Wesley’s (11-5, 8-0
CAC) grip on the top spot in the CAC standings
as the Wolverines remain undefeated in con-
ference action. Despite having five Seahawks
in twin figures, St. Mary’s (13-4, 6-2 CAC)
dropped its second league contest as SMCM
falls into a two-way tie for second with the
University of Mary Washington.
Down 70-58 with 13:36 remaining in the
game, the Wolverines clawed their way to their
first lead of the contest with a 17-4 run as John-
son sunk a pair of free throws and finished with
10 more points in the run. Junior guard James
Stratton extended Wesley’s lead to 88-81 at
4:30 as Stratton nailed a pair of three-pointers.
The Seahawks fought back with a 12-5
run in a three-minute span to knot the game
at 93 with 1:26 to go. Stratton clinched the win
with a lay-up (00:22) as St. Mary’s missed the
potential tying basket with nine ticks on clock,
then turned the ball over three seconds later.
Stratton finished with 22 points as he and
Johnson combined for 54. Sophomore Rudy
Seahawks Suffer OT
Loss at Wesley
Dover, Del. – The St. Mary’s College of
Maryland women’s basketball team overcame
a 16-point deficit, but dropped an 85-82 over-
time decision to Wesley College as the Wol-
verines outscored St. Mary’s, 12-9, in the OT
period for the Capital Athletic Conference win
Saturday afternoon.
Staring at a 16-point shortfall with 14:02
remaining in the contest, St. Mary’s (5-11, 3-5
CAC) clawed its way out of the hole with a 27-
13 run to only be down 73-71 at 1:37 following
a three-pointer by sophomore guard Megan
Seeman.
Seventeen seconds later, senior forward
Allie Scott stole the ball and led to the fouling
of senior forward Kiely Murphy at 1:16. Mur-
phy sank her two free throws to knot the game
at 73.
The last 50 seconds of regulation were
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The Seahawks reacquired the ball at 00:21
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St. Clements Hughesville
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holds Annual Fair Move to ASA