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By Guy Leonard
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County public works and Army Corps of En-
gineers offcials told local leaders Tuesday that a
project that would prevent underwater sand from ac-
cumulating in St. Jeromes Creek is in danger of los-
ing its federal funding for fscal 2012, which could
put the county in a bind because it likely could not
afford the nearly $9 million effort.
St. Jeromes Creek falls under the auspices of
the U.S. Safe Harbor Act and is the only such harbor
between Point Lookout and Solomons Island where
vessels can seek shelter during a storm on the Ches-
apeake Bay, but it has suffered from heavy shoaling
in of its bottom over the years, which presents a sig-
nifcant navigational hazard.
Zane Rettstatt, project manager with the local
Department of Public Works and Transportation,
said that two jetties would be built to keep sand out
of the creek as the frst part of the project and, as the
second part, a prominent spit of land that constricts
the fow in and out of the creek would be removed.
By removing this peace of land, Rettstatt said,
the creek would be able to fush itself out more easily
with a nice, clear channel.
The creek also has more uses than just being a
port in a storm.
Its vital for commerce, Rettstatt said, noting
that several fsheries businesses operate in the area.
Rettstatt estimated that the creek and the com-
merce it promotes has a total impact of $5 million to
$6 million on the county annually, he told commis-
sioners Tuesday.
Three construction options for the jetties are
available, including ones made from timber, tim-
ber coated in a polymer material and ones made of
concrete.
Rettstatt said that the original deal was for the
federal government to fund the project to 90 percent,
up to $9 million in cost, but with the funding not in
the federal fscal 2012 budget the county would have
to look for other funding sources.
That prospect does not look favorable, he said.
Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell
(D-St. George Island) said it would fall to the states
representatives in the Congress and Senate to push
to put the funding back in the budget.
We need to keep going on this, Russell said.
Weve already dredged it out ... if we dont move
fast itll fll back in again.
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Critical Harbor Project in Danger of Losing Funds
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
County Commissioner Todd
Morgan (R-Great Mills) proposed
increasing waste disposal and bus
fees for county residents as well as
an increase of the hotel tax; saying
that his decision was based on the
necessity to increase county rev-
enues but not so quickly as to be a
shock to county residents.
Im trying to start easing into
this, I think what Ive proposed is
not overly burdensome on our resi-
dents, Morgan said.
I ran as being fscally respon-
sible and Im looking forward.
Morgan said that the county
faces even greater fnancial burdens
next year, since signals from the
legislature showed that teacher pen-
sions were fnally likely to fall on lo-
cal jurisdictions.
Morgans proposals include
raising the ticket price for a one-way
bus trip to $2 from $1, but also cut-
ting out a $.50 transfer fee. Round
trip tickets should remain $3, he
said.
If youre using the bus to get
to work I havent asked for anything
more, Morgan said, adding that the
cost of providing bus transportation
had doubled in the past 18 years,
though rates had remained the same.
Morgans proposals to hike
the hotel tax from 5 percent to 7.5
percent got the support of Commis-
sioner Daniel Morris (R-Mechanics-
ville) who agreed with Morgan that
the increase would not greatly affect
residents but visitors.
Im a big believer in [visitors]
coming here, leaving their money
and going back home, Morris said,
though he did not support Morgans
proposal to increase the waste col-
lection fee included in property tax-
es from $60 to $75 annually.
Morris said that in his conver-
sations with staff at county trans-
fer stations, he learned that out-of-
county visitors were dumping their
refuse, but not paying fees for it.
This had to be controlled before any
increase in collection fees was lev-
ied on county residents, he said.
Morris also agreed that the in-
crease for bus tickets was necessary
to counter the rising costs of fuel,
and that the $3 round trip ticket was
still a very reasonable price for what
riders were getting.
Where else can you ride in a
county this size all day for that?
Morris said.
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Federal funding the school system re-
cieved to reform the way it teaches students
will wind up costing the county twice as much
to take it in, Schools Superintendent Michael J.
Martirano told the Board of County Commis-
sioners Monday, and costs are set to increase
for the school system in the near future as it
will cost $3 million to $4 million to open and
staff a new elementary school in Leonardtown.
Martirano said that most of the money
for the Race to the Top program being pushed
by the Obama Administration will be used on
mostly non-recurring costs.
We got $1.6 million in Race to the Top
funding but the total cost will be $4.6 million,
Martirano told commissioners.
That means that the commissioner board
will have to come up with the remaining $3
million to allow the school system to make the
changes needed, many of them technological
in nature, to meet the expectations of the fed-
eral program.
So it costs us $2 for every $1 we get,
Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Great Mills)
said during the meeting.
Martirano also said he worried for the pro-
jected increase in class sizes if commissioners
did not provide more money this coming fscal
year to stop 18 teachers from being laid off.
On top of that, Martirano warned that
laying off teachers now would be counterpro-
ductive in the next couple of years since the
new elementary school in Leonardtown on the
Hayden property could need up to $4 million
to open and staff with new teachers, placing an
extra burden on the countys coffers.
Grades 1 through 5 would see the great-
est increase in class size, Martirano said, with
an additional three to four students in each
classroom.
It starts whittling away at the overall
integrity at the
i nst r uct i onal
level, Mar-
tirano said of
increased class
size impacts.
C o m i n g
budget years
could also add
up to $13 mil-
lion in costs
to the school
system, the su-
per i nt endent
said, if the state
foists teacher
pensions on
local governments and also if a dispute over
maintenance of effort funding in Montgomery
County works out a precedent for reducing the
local funds to school districts.
Morgan questioned the wisdom of accept-
ing the federal funds because of their costs
warned that teacher pensions coming to the
county might well be a fait accompli given
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Millers
statements that the state can no longer fund
them.
Thats as black and white as Ive seen it,
Morgan (R-Great Mills) said. Theres the 100-
ton gorilla.
And while the Race to the Top money
would be used for technology, Morgan said,
there were still recurring costs for that, too.
Weve never discussed the recurring
costs of getting that $1.6 million, he said. Is
this really a viable program?
The original allotment to St. Marys for
federal money was $1.3 million but that in-
creased when Frederick County public schools
declined their share of the funding, Martirano
said.
Martirano Details More
Costs to County Leaders
Town Concerned Over Route 5 Project
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leonardtown offcials say that State High-
way Administration (SHA) teams have been
surveying a section of Route 5 to design a par-
tial road widening, but they have not received
any advance communication over what the de-
tails of the project are or what the impacts to the
towns traffc fow will be.
Laschelle McKay, town administrator, said
that the town only found out about the states
plans to widen the section between St. Marys
Hospital and the planned Clarks Rest subdivi-
sion when a person who was planning to buy a
house in the town limits asked the state about
survey stakes in residential properties along
Point Lookout Road.
Were concerned about the future widen-
ing of that road, McKay said. We didnt even
know about this.
State highway offcials had been planning
improvements to Route 5 over the past several
years but town offcials believed that the states
budget woes precluded any new improvements
in the near future; but in a recent contact with
the project manager, McKay said they learned
the partial improvements design stage had been
funded and would include left turn lanes as well
as new bike lanes.
Mayor J. Harry Norris said that the states
plans likely had not circulated to town residents.
My understanding is that the residents
that would be most affected by this didnt know
either, Norris told The County Times.
Norris believed that surveyors had been
working in town for at least two months.
Charles Gischlar, spokesman for SHA,
confrmed that the project was in the works but
that the cost had yet to be determined; survey
crews were attempting to come up with esti-
mates now.
There would be left turn lanes both ways
on Route 5 at Moakley and Abell streets, Gisch-
lar said Monday, with shoulders that can accom-
modate bike traffc.
If we had this left turn lane then the thru
traffc wont back up, he said. This will im-
prove safety.
Gischlar said the state would involve town
offcials and residents in the process when sur-
veyors complete their work.
Were still getting research on it, Its to-
tally in the preliminary stages right now, Gis-
chlar said.
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Staff Writer
The large mosquito-like insects fying around recently are
not mosquitoes, nor are they dangerous. They are nicknamed
mosquito eaters or skeeter eaters, but crane fies are their proper
name.
Michael Cantwell, an entomologist and chief of the mosquito
control section of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, said
one major difference between crane fies and mosquitoes is that
crane fies do not take blood meals like mosquitoes do.
Another difference is the size of the insects. Mosquitoes
dont get bigger in size than between a quarter inch and half inch,
according to the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Gaye Williams, a pest identifcation employee with the
Maryland Department of Agriculture, said the differences be-
tween crane fies and mosquitoes are generally not noticeable by
the casual observer. They have large wings and ridiculously long
legs, but the biggest difference is crane fies dont bite people.
For the average person, its really that ones interested in you
and one isnt, Williams said.
Crane fies develop in rotting organic material, like mulch,
grass clippings or decaying logs. Cantwell said the larvae for the
crane fies are actually useful in recycling organic material and
emphasized they are not harmful to people.
Theyre just sharing the environment, Cantwell said.
In their adult form, which resembles a mosquito with larger
wings and longer legs. Crane fies dont live long, just a few weeks
to lay their eggs, in fact they dont even eat while in their adult
form. The adult crane fies are nuisances mostly due to their size
and the fact that they are attracted to light and heat, which mean
they will get into individuals homes, and people are scared of
them due to their size.
He also said the fears applied to the diseases mosquitoes can
carry, like the West Nile virus, are transferred to crane fies, even
though they dont carry those diseases.
April Tindall, with the mosquito control offce in Hollywood,
said the offce has been receiving between 10 and 15 calls per
week about the crane fies since the beginning of May, and that is
normal for this time of year.
Due to the dampness of the season, Tindall said the crane
fies are hatching. Cantwell supported Tindalls statement, saying
the crane fies need moisture to survive and there must be some-
thing favorable about this season to bring the crane fies out in
force.
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When is a Mosquito Not a Mosquito?
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
A project thats been in the works for the past few years
is now getting underway. Metropolitan Commission, with a
grant from the Maryland Department of the Environment,
will be replacing the meters in its coverage area with digital
meters.
Jacquelyn Meiser, director of MetCom, said the grant
will cover approximately half of the frst phase of the proj-
ect and MetCom will be supplying the rest of the funding.
She said the money was awarded specifcally for the meter
replacement project.
The commission is constantly applying for grant
funding, Meiser said.
Meiser said the frst phase of the meter project will cost
approximately $6.24 million and the grant will cover $3.12
million. All MetCom meters are targeted for replacement.
With the new meters, nobody will pay a fat fee for their
MetCom bills, and the meters will be read monthly as op-
posed to quarterly as they are now. Meiser said this means
people will pay for the water they actually use as opposed to
a projection. Meiser said this means some people will start
paying less while others will be paying more.
The manufacturer of the new meters is Neptune Tech-
nologies Group, Meiser said. The project is nearing 95
percent of completion on design and the contract for the
installation of the meters will be awarded in September or
October, she said.
The project manager for the water meter project is Rob-
ert Guite, who is a new hire with MetCom, Meiser said. She
said there will be no jobs lost in going to the digital meters,
which can be read remotely from the street.
During the last meeting of the Planning Commission,
Meiser explained the digital meters will be in a sleep mode
and activate for readings only when necessary, which means
they will have no impact on a persons monthly energy bill.
The project has been in the works for the past few
years, which Meiser said is normal.
Our planning horizon is always out six or seven
years, Meiser said.
MetCom Customers
Getting New Meters
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The St. Marys County Alcohol Beverage Board
approved adjustments to the rules and regulations
during their meeting May 12.
One of the most signifcant clarifcations made
was a change to when a violations date is recorded.
Tammy Hildebrand, administrator for the liquor
board, said if an individual or establishment is
brought in front of the board to get a ruling on a viola-
tion, prior violations up to three years in the past can
be taken into consideration. The problem has been
the date that counts - the actual date of the violation
or the date that the board made a ruling.
Hildebrand said language has been added to the
rules and regulations to state the three years begins
from the date the board made a decision. She said this
is because until that time, the establishment has not
been found guilty of the violation.
Innocent until proven guilty, Hildebrand said.
Also included in the changes was a require-
ment that every establishment go through the health
department before they can get special permits for
things like wine and beer tasting events. Establish-
ments are also now required to post their fre marshal
capacity load posters, in addition to the other docu-
ments they are required to have available at all times.
Hildebrand said these changes are made known
to the public and discussed by the board at length,
a process they go through every year. She said they
always make clarifcations and small changes, gener-
ally after the state legislative session ends for the year.
The public is also given the chance to make
comments on the changes before a decision is made.
She said every effort is made to give every individual
the chance to see and comment on the changes before
theyre made offcial.
The procedure [we used] keeps anybody from
contesting, Hildebrand said.
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Alcohol Board
Tweaks Rules By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Across the state, Highway Safety Program Offces are being regional-
ized and merged.
St. Marys County will be merged with Charles County and the posi-
tion that coordinator Jacqueline Beckman currently occupies, as well as
the corresponding one in Charles County, will be made into one position.
Beckman said this will allow the money that would normally be spent on
paying staff to be put toward programs.
This means that all the programs that are currently being run through
the countys highway safety program coordinator will have to be moved
to other government or non-proft groups. One such program is the Tipsy
Taxi.
Our concern was that we didnt want Tipsy Taxi to just end, Beck-
man said.
The Tipsy Taxi program provides a safe way for people to get home
without risking the consequences of driving drunk. It is available to any-
body in St. Marys County to get a free ride home from any bar participat-
ing in the program.
Currently, Tipsy Taxi is funded with money received from the state
through the St. Marys County Highway Safety Program offce.
To make sure the program continues, it will now be run through the
Alcohol Beverage Board, which will take charge of requesting the grant
money from the highway safety program coordinator.
Tammy Hildebrand, board administrator for the alcohol board, said
the board was the one best suited to take over the Tipsy Taxi.
It seemed to make sense that we could put in for it, Hildebrand said.
The Maryland Licensed Beverage Association will be assisting with
the application for the monies and the running of the Tipsy Taxi, said local
director Dave Dent.
Its a last line effort to make sure everyone gets home safe, Dent
said.
The money used to pay for people to take taxis home is not unlim-
ited, Beckman said, but the Tipsy Taxi program helps keep people who
may have come out not planning to drink, or having drunk more that they
thought they would, from driving anyway and getting arrested or even
killed. The price of the taxi is nothing in the face of the price of a human
life.
Its a very nominal cost, Beckman said.
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FAIR SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES NO.149, 150, 151 AND 152
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners of Leonardtown have passed, and the Mayor
has approved, Ordinances No. 149, 150, 151 and 152, of the Leonardtown Municipal Code. A
fair summary of these ordinances will follow:
Ordinance 149 The current zoning ordinance, Chapter 155 of the Leonardtown Code, has
been amended to facilitate orderly development within the municipal limits of Leonardtown.
Ordinance 150 Leonardtown Code, Chapter 155, Article XVI Sign Ordinance - has
been amended to facilitate orderly erection, use and location of all signs within the Town limits.
Ordinance 151 Leonardtown Code, Chapter 112 - Property Maintenance has been
amended to include all improved lots and/or vacant areas within the corporate limits of
Leonardtown.
Ordinance 152 Leonardtown Code, Chapter 147 Vehicles, Removal and Storage Of
has been amended to include the words: located within the Town.
These ordinances will become effective May 31, 2011. A full text of these ordinances may
be obtained at the Town Offce at 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD.
By Authority: Laschelle McKay, Town Administrator
The Home and School Association of Father Andrew White S.J (FAW) School in Leonardtown
would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all who contributed in making its 3rd Annual Gala, Luau
in L-town and Auction a great success!
Over 70 sponsors and friends of FAW contributed more than 125 items in support to the auction.
Over $34,000 was raised to support the schools operational budget. The event could not have been so
successful without the support the families and friends of FAW.
Whether the support was through sponsorship, donation, attendance, and/or auction bidding; the
FAW family is grateful for the demonstration of confdence and dedication to our school that keeps
us thriving.
Special thanks also go to the coordinators, Kathy Bell, Ellie Tennyson, Jane Burke, and Jodi Pilk-
erton for their tireless effort that began shortly after last years event and to special contributors: AME-
WAS, Incorporated; Wildewood Group; Doggett Enterprises; Parrans Flooring Center; Shubrooks
Entertainment; The Printing Press; Olde Breton Inn; Flooring Max; Tidewater Pharmacy; Tennyson
Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo; Wentworth Collision; Century 21 New Millennium; Cole
Travel, Brewing Grounds; and Law Offces of J. Ernest Bell.
We look forward to seeing you at next years event! For information about how you can support
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Leonardtown, MD
Luau in L-Town Was a Hit
Remember the Tea Parties, the cam-
paign speeches, the radio advertisements, the
campaign mail? Turns out it really was junk
mail. At the end of the day, the general pub-
lic, especially in St. Marys County relates
better to the basic public policies espoused
to by the Republican Party. The problem is,
every time we give them the keys to the car,
they drive it straight off the cliff.
It seemed the election this past Novem-
ber was about government spending. Cer-
tainly that was what the Tea Party hoopla
was all about. At last years budget public
hearing for the St. Marys County budget,
a Tea Party rally was held before the public
hearing featuring speeches from local Re-
publicans about the need to cut spending.
Then they took their message inside to let
the Democratic controlled Board of County
Commissioners know their displeasure with
runaway spending and a promise to change
the course of government in the upcoming
November election.
Commissioner Larry Jarboe was the
hero of the Republican forces with his stance
that government spending should be reduced
by some $5 million dollars in order that the
county maintains a constant yield property
tax rate. In other words, keep tax revenues
constant, reduce spending; he was the Re-
publican Party hero. His infamous Town
Hall Alliance was all about cutting govern-
ment spending.
But Jarboe never offered a plan that
showed that level of spending cuts, he never
had to. With a Democratic majority, he could
spew the populist rhetoric knowing full well
the majority of the Board was not interested
in his spending cuts.
Yet it all sounded good to the Repub-
lican voters as Jarboe and other Republican
candidates lined up to replace those spend
happy Democrats last fall. And the voters
fell for it.
Four Republicans and one Democrat
were elected to the Board of County Com-
missioners last November. And six months
later spending is at an all time high and
growing faster than anything else in the cur-
rent economy.
Next week the County Commissioners
will come to fnal decisions regarding the
budget for the next fscal year beginning July
1. Not only has Jarboe given up on his pre-
election rhetoric of cutting taxes by $5 mil-
lion dollars, last week he proposed spending
increases that are part of another $6 million
dollar increase in property and income taxes.
Jarboe is recommending this years local
taxes be more than $11 million higher than
he proposed last year at the same time.
And he is not alone, since being elected
last November; commissioners Morgan and
Morris, along with Democrat Russell have
been busy fnding new ways to increase
revenue. They have imposed a new fee for
those who want to use the taxpayers water-
front parks. Now Morgan wants to increase
fees for those using the county bus service
as well as for all taxpayers for the use of the
county transfer stations, whether you use the
service or not. Isnt that the defnition of a
tax?
Gone completely are the promises of
cutting spending, which was all pre-election
stuff. Now the new talk, which is the same
as the old talk is, we need more revenues.
Revenues come from taxpayers, and
more revenues means you pay more.
Of course, Commissioner Jones has
been out of action for awhile because of
medical issues. But she is back now and
we really cannot say where she stands on all
these new taxes and new fees which are be-
ing proposed, although she did offer that they
were worth taking a look at.
On the table: $6 million more in prop-
erty and income taxes, higher transportation
fees, higher solid waste fees for everyone,
even if you do not use the service, along with
the new park fees already implemented.
They have driven the car right to the
edge of the cliff, whats next?
Nothing New; Election Year Rhetoric Has Little To
Do With The Act Of Governing
As the tax season ends for another year, I want to take this
opportunity to thank those who made our AARP Tax-Aide pro-
gram so very successful. Our IRS/AARP certifed tax coun-
selors provide free tax preparation for low to moderate income
taxpayers with special attention to senior citizens. This year we
served more than 600 taxpayers. None of this would be possible
without the help of many people.
I want to thank Pastor Moore and the Callaway Baptist
Church for their continued support and the use of their facilities.
The Callaway Baptist Church has been the primary site for our
program for more than 20 years; we couldnt do it without you
folks.
I want to thank the St. Marys County Department on Ag-
ing and the three site coordinators who worked with us to fnd
work space and time for us to provide tax preparation services in
the three senior centers again this year.
I want to thank the McKay family for their most gen-
erous contribution of offce space in the McKays Shopping
Center on Great Mills Road. This space enabled us to offer
evening and weekend services and greatly increased the number
of taxpayers we were able to help.
I want to thank the Church of the Ascension, Lexington
Park, for the use of their facilities for our training classes. With-
out your support, there would have been no program.
I want to offer a most special thanks to Gail Underwood
and her family for their hard work in getting our McKays site up
and running and keeping us comfortable. Gail, you will never
know how much we all appreciated your efforts on our behalf,
cleaning and setting up the spaces, maintaining a professional
work site, and instilling in each of us the straighten your chairs
before you leave mantra that will stay with us always. Galin,
we know how much work you did to get our spaces ready to use
and you saved our lives with the space heaters until central heat-
ing could be restored. Joe, your loan of tables and chairs made
our site a pleasure for both tax preparers and taxpayers; we loved
the padded chairs.
And, of course, I want to thank our volunteer tax counselors
and client facilitators. They are an outstanding group of highly
skilled individuals dedicated to doing the very best for the tax-
payers they serve: Hugh Meehan, Bill Adams, Debi Johnstone,
Marilyn Grace, Bob Stammerjohn, Bob Hall, Bruce Maynard,
Jess Davis, Glenn Weder, Ann Wilde, Gail Underwood, Eric
Lessnau, Pat Hall, and Marilyn Mayer.
But most of all, I want to thank the taxpayers who trusted
their tax work to us. You are our reason for being. Come again
next year.
Dana Davis, St. Marys County District Coordinator
AARP TaxAide Program
AARP Tax Help Program a Success
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Staff Writer
Projects to construct a Texas Roadhouse in California and
a Hilton Hotel in Lexington Park are both moving along as
planned and should create approximately 200 new jobs in St.
Marys County, developers say.
Texas Roadhouse is slated to open Aug. 1, with a train-
ing day for new employees July 22, according to Jeff Zicca-
rdi, one of the future owners of the Texas Roadhouse.
There are no issues with anything, Ziccardi said.
Texas Roadhouse will be hiring for all positions, in-
cluding chefs, management, and busboys in both
full and part time positions.
The restaurant will be open seven days per
week, from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. and from noon
until 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. He said the
food offered is all made form.
He said there is a happy hour Monday
through Friday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. and daily
specials on other drinks. He said the food is af-
fordable, with dinners starting at $7.99.
Were very value driven, Ziccardi said.
Just down the road from the Texas Road-
house is a new branch of the Home2 Suites of
the Hilton Hotel is being built. Brian Norris, the
senior vice president and chief operating off-
cer of Cherry Cove, said the project is ahead of
schedule.
Its going very well, Norris said.
Originally, the hotel was slated to open in
the frst quarter of 2012, but now it should be
opened before the frst of the year, Norris said.
There will be 24 jobs open at the hotel in house-
keeping, sales and other positions.
He said the hotel is meant for business peo-
ple who will be having extended stays, which is
useful due to its proximity to the Naval Air Sta-
tion Patuxent River, where business people and
others come for extended stays without actually
moving into the area.
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New Hotel, Restaurant to be Done By End of Year
The St. Marys County Chamber of
Commerce hosted its ninth annual Busi-
ness Awards Luncheon in conjunction with
the organizations 2011 Business Showcase.
The event was held at the Southern Mary-
land Higher Education Center in California.
Christopher T. Longmore, Chairman of the
Chambers Board of Directors presented the
Awards.
The Lighthouse Award was presented to
St. Marys Hospital. The hospital was recog-
nized for its remarkable history of almost 100
years of addressing the health care need of our
community. In his presentation, Mr. Long-
more highlighted the expansion of services as
well as the incorporation of the latest technol-
ogy to keep pace with the changing healthcare
environment. The Award was accepted by
Ms. Christine Wray, President of the Hospital.
The 2011 Beacon Award was presented to
Dan Burris, owner of Olde Towne Insurance
Agency, Inc. This small business award rec-
ognizes excellence in their industry, growth,
service and involvement in the community.
The Chambers Emerging Business
Award was presented to Olde Town Pub of
Leonardtown. This recognition is given to a
business that has been in operation less than
four years, and in those critical early stages
has demonstrated growth and a commitment
to establishing a standard of quality product
and service. The Award was accepted by co-
owner John MacDonald.
Taylor Gas Company,
Inc. was acknowledged with
the 2011 Community Service
Award. This award is presented
to a business in our community
that has displayed involvement
in community service that helps
to make St. Marys County a
great place to live and work.
In the past 60 years, this years
recipient has demonstrated sup-
port and participation in com-
munity efforts that have had a
positive impact on our quality of
life. This award was presented to
Frank Taylor and company co-
founder Loretta Tiny Taylor.
St. Marys Chamber Presents
Business Awards
Texas Roadhouse is slated to open Aug. 1.
Hilton Hotel in Lexington Park.
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STATE NEWS STATE NEWS
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No. 103
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By Laura Lee
Capital News Service
Less than six months out from their 2010 victories, Mary-
lands House of Representatives members are already raising
funds for their 2012 campaigns, some more successfully than
others, according to the latest Federal Election Commission
reports.
In the 1st Congressional District, Republican Andy Harris
won a narrow victory over Democratic incumbent Frank Kra-
tovil in 2010. Now-incumbent Harris has nearly $100,000 more
cash on hand than he did at this point in the last race.
Incumbency will give him an edge, no matter what, said
Matthew Crenson, political science professor at Johns Hopkins
University.
Harris was one of the tea party members to ride the revo-
lutionary wave in the 2010 midterm but it is unclear if the en-
ergy for tea party outsiders will have the same effect in the 2012
election.
What role the tea party will ultimately play over the course
of the next year-and-a-half remains somewhat to be seen, said
Todd Eberly, interim director of the Center for the Study of De-
mocracy at St. Marys College. They clearly were effective in
motivating voters and helping to motivate money in 2010. I see
no reason to doubt that they will be effective in 2012 as well.
Harris campaign fnances could beneft from tea party en-
thusiasm. Crenson said some of his support in the 2012 race will
likely come from tea party groups like Americans for Prosper-
ity, which is fnanced by the Koch brothers, and FreedomWorks,
led by former House Republican leader, Dick Armey.
Harris reported raising more than $210,000 in the frst
quarter of this year, more than double his fundraising in the frst
quarter of 2009. Even with a robust war chest, he could face a
signifcant challenge to re-election if his district is redrawn.
The Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly
will convene for a special session to address redistricting and
they may try to draw the lines of the 1st District to give Demo-
crats a better chance, Eberly said.
The competitive district could mean an increased need for
cash by all candidates in the race.
Harris is not alone in continuing to build his coffers. In the
3rd District, Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Towson, raised $233,000
this cycle, bringing his total cash on hand to more than double
his total in 2009.
Five of Marylands eight House members have less cash on
hand at present than they did at this stage of the last race.
Safe Democratic candidates in Maryland may not need as
much money to fund their races in 2012 because the presidential
election will bring their party members to the polls to re-elect
Obama, Eberly said. Youre gonna ride that wave to some ex-
tent, regardless of how much money you spend.
In 2010, the average cost for House victors was $1,376,254,
according to an analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute, a
research organization that studies election funding. The amount
of money spent by House winners has steadily increased in the
last decade, said Brendan Glavin, the Institutes data manager.
Overall totals for Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Kensington,
are down 31 percent from last cycle -- understandable consid-
ering his change in position in the party and lack of registered
opposition in the 2012 race.
Van Hollen is the only member of the delegation with more
than $1 million cash on hand now. He leads the delegation this
cycle, as he did in the last campaign. This quarter, Van Hollens
campaign committee reported more than $1.75 million cash on
hand -- almost $800,000 less than he had in April 2009.
Even though his total exceeds that of the next-closest
member, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, by more than
$900,000, Van Hollen has signifcantly less money than in 2009
when he headed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Com-
mittee, an organization that helps elect Democrats to the House.
Campaign fnance laws permit candidates to give unlimited
amounts to the organization, which can then spend the money in
tight races, and party leaders traditionally give large sums to the
group. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Mechanicsville, is
a major contributor.
Hoyer led the delegation in fundraising this quarter, post-
ing more than $500,000 in receipts. More than two-thirds of that
money came from other political committees, like PACs.
Other delegation members have considerably less to work
with. Cummings receipts of about $60,000 this quarter nearly
matched his receipts of $66,675 from the frst quarter of 2009.
His overall cash on hand is up 38 percent from the same time in
the last race.
Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Fort Washington, trailed the rest
of the delegation this cycle and last cycle. According to the latest
report, her campaign has about $41,000 cash on hand. In April
of the previous cycle, her committee reported $64,000 cash on
hand.
Longtime congressman Roscoe Bartlett, R-Frederick,
raised the least money this quarter, bringing in $44,400. The
84-year-old announced that he will run for his 11th term in Con-
gress in 2012.
The next FEC reporting deadline for candidates is July 15.
Report: Average Cost for Seat in Congress Seat is $1,376,254
The County Times
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Judge Karen Abrams released the co-
owner of Glorias Pawn Shop, Stephen Henry
McGee, from incarceration Monday on his
own recognizance following his indictment for
allegedly traffcking in stolen goods such as
frearms and precious coins and metals.
McGee also faces charges of illegally pos-
sessing regulated frearms as well as participat-
ing in their transfer.
Joseph Capristo, McGees attorney, said
his client would come to any court hearings.
Hes certainly not a fight risk, Capris-
to told the judge before McGee was released
without bail.
Assistant States Attorney Daniel J. White
said that McGee used his business on Great
Mills Road as a way station for thieves to un-
load their stolen goods.
He operates that pawn shop as a fence for
stolen items, White said.
According to police reports with specifc
details of the case obtained by The County
Times, McGee is alleged to have purchased a
Beretta 92F nine-millimeter handgun from a
pair of suspects who were reported to have sto-
len the gun from Brian Jones of Mechanicsville
back in January.
The suspect only provided his name and
other information on a blank piece of copy pa-
per with the transaction, police reports stated.
[The suspect who provided the gun] ad-
vised that no other paperwork was completed
and [the suspect] advised that he did not use his
identifcation or other documents to identify
himself, the police reports alleged.
Handguns are regulated frearms in Mary-
land and cannot be legally transferred without
offcial paperwork fled at both the state and
federal level.
McGee is also alleged to have purchased
$7,000 in Canadian Maple Leaf coins that were
reported stolen
from a burglary
in Hollywood
back in October
of 2010.
The sus-
pects in the
case, police al-
leged, sold the
coins to McGee
for a nominal
amount with-
out a transac-
tion record or
receipt of sale.
Police reports stated that a 2009 Maryland
law requires pawn and second hand precious
metals dealers to record such transactions to
new database.
A check of the database revealed that the
victims stolen gold coins were not docu-
mented and entered into the database as re-
quired by law, the report alleged.
Police also alleged in their reports that
McGee purchased personal items and three
long guns stolen during a home burglary in
Lusby in April of last year after the suspect
in that case delivered them to McGees pawn
shop, but they were later returned to Calvert
County law offcers after they made inquiries
about them, police reports stated.
When law offcers, some from the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, executed a
search warrant at the pawn shop they recovered
other allegedly stolen property, reports stated,
including two unregistered handguns.
Law offcers also recovered the stolen Be-
retta handgun from McGees residence, reports
stated, as well as other either unregistered or
undocumented handguns and 14 of the stolen
Canadian gold coins.
Prosecutor: Pawn Shop
Dealt in Stolen Property
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A man originally arrested for numer-
ous alleged crimes in St. Marys County has
escaped from his confnement from a state
hospital, the county sheriffs offce reports.
Patrick Kelly Pitner, 43, escaped from
the Spring Grove Hospital Center in Catons-
ville in Baltimore County May 13, a sheriffs
offce press release stated, and his current lo-
cation is unknown.
He was frst arrested here on charges of
carjacking, frst- and second-degree assault,
theft and stalking in February and currently
faces a Circuit Court indictment on those
counts, court records show.
Pitner is described as a white male,
standing 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighing
180 pounds with blue eyes and light brown
hair.
He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt
with white letters and blue jeans, the press
release stated.
Police have issued an arrest warrant for
Pitner, and say his last address was known
to be on Stoneyrbrook Road in White Plains.
Police believe he may try to return to South-
ern Maryland.
Police are asking anyone with knowl-
edge of his location or who has seen him to
call police by dialing 911.
Pitner is considered dangerous, police
stated, and should not be directly confronted.
Sheriffs Offce Warns of
Escaped Prisoner
On May 16 at 6:05 p.m. units from the Cal-
vert County Sheriffs Offce were dispatched
to the Solomons Landing Condominiums lo-
cated in the Solomons Island area of Calvert
County to investigate the report of trespassers.
As Sgt. M. Hurlock was responding to
the scene, he heard a single gunshot. Hurlock
was then approached by an elderly white male,
later identifed as Charles Joseph Armiger, 66
of Solomons, holding a shotgun, police say.
Subsequent investigation revealed that a
15 year old male of Lusby was struck above
his right knee with a single gunshot fred by
Armiger, police report. The victim was trans-
ported by Trooper 7 to P.G. County Hospital
Shock Trauma Unit with non-life threatening
injuries.
Armiger was taken into custody and in-
terviewed at the Sheriffs Offce by Det. Sgt.
M. McDonough and Det. R. Naughton of the
Calvert Investigative Team. Armiger told in-
vestigators that he had encountered problems
with a group of juvenile skateboarders on the
Solomons Landing property in the past. On
this evening, he stated that he observed seven
or eight juveniles on their skateboards and
heard them using profanity and banging on the
doors of other residents.
Armiger says that when he tried to inter-
vene, one of the juveniles called him a profane
name so he pepper sprayed him, police said.
The remaining juveniles fed toward Route 765
attempting to leave the area. Armi-
ger said that a neighbor ran after the
kids while Armiger went back inside
his home and retrieved his shotgun,
police report. Armiger said he fred
a shot intending to scare the juve-
niles but the shot struck the victim,
who was on Route 765 feeing, po-
lice reported.
Armiger has been charged with
frst-degree felony assault and sec-
ond-degree assault. Bond has been
set at $50,000.
Det. M. Fitzgerald is continu-
ing the investigation. Anyone with
information is asked to contact him
at 410-535-1600 ext. 2772.
Police: Man, 66, Shoots
Skateboarder
Stephen Henry McGee
Charles Joseph Armiger
Patrick Kelly Pitner
The County Times
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Jean Ashley, 73
Jean Frances Jones Ashley, 73,
a native of Seven Gables and resi-
dent of Hollywood, MD passed away
peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2011
at home surrounded by her loving
family.
Jean was born on August 19,
1937 in California, MD to the late
John Hilary Jones and Mazie Eliza-
beth Pilkerton Jones.
Surviving her loving and devot-
ed husband of 47 years, Floyd Fran-
cis Ashley, Sr., a native of Houma,
LA and resident of Hollywood, MD,
loving and devoted children; Cathy
Purcell (Paul) of Drayden, MD,
Evonda Ward (Doug) of Solomons,
MD, Carrie Goddard (Tony) of Great
Mills, MD, Jeanie Tennyson (Jim-
my) of California, MD, sons; Randy
Crocker (Karen) of Rockville, MD,
Floyd Gator Ashley, Jr. (Amy) of
Leonardtown, MD and daughter-in-
law Evonne Crocker of Indian Head,
MD, ffteen grandchildren and four-
teen great grandchildren, loving sib-
lings; Ann Poe of Great Mills, MD
and Kitty Lee of Mechanicsville,
MD, brother and sister-in-law Allen
and Anne Ashley of Houma, LA, sis-
ter-in-law Sandra Jones of Waldorf,
MD and many nieces and nephews
and many great friends. In addition
to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her children; Richard E.
Crocker, John Crocker and Michael
Crocker and her siblings; Mary Lou
ODell, James L. Jones and John W.
Jones, and her father-in-law Floyd U.
Ashley and mother-in-law Frances
C.Ashley.
The family received friends for
Jeans Life Celebration on Thurs-
day, May 12, 2011 at Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD where prayers
were recited. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Friday, May
13, 2011 at St. John Francis Regis
Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD
with the Rev. Raymond Schmidt as
the celebrant. Interment followed in
Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonar-
dtown, MD.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jeans grandsons Ricky Crocker,
Tony Goddard, Jr., Douglas P. Ward,
James Goddard, Jesse Ward and
Chuck Thompson. Serving as hon-
orary pallbearers was Billy Albert,
Bobby Albert, Nick Tsirigotis, Dan
Coleman, Joe VanKirk, Paul Joe Al-
dridge, Joe Adams, and Rob Albert.
In lieu of fowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to Hospice of
St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650 or St. John Fran-
cis Regis Catholic Church, 43950
St. Johns Road, Hollywood, MD
20636.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A.
Robert Canter, 52
Robert N. Boomer Canter,
52 of Ridge, MD passed away May
14, 2011, at Joseph Richey Hospice
House, Baltimore City, MD. Born
July 4, 1958 in Washington, DC, he
was the son of the late Halvor J. and
Judith Theresa Miller Cantor. Boom-
er is survived by his close friend
Kevin Patrick Alexander of Ridge,
MD. He was preceded in death by his
brother Halvor Joseph Canter. Rob-
ert worked as a Waterman in the sea-
food industry. A Graveside Service
will be held on Friday, May 20, 2011,
at 10 a.m. in St. Michaels Catholic
Cemetery, Ridge, MD with Fr. Lee
Fangmeyer offciating. To send a
condolence to the family please visit
our website at www.mgfh.com. Ar-
rangements provided by the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
John Lynch, Sr., 67
John G. Lynch, Sr., of Lexington
Park, Maryland died on May 9, 2011.
He was born on November 11, 1943
in LaPlata, Md. to the late Lawrence
and Ruby Lynch. He is also prede-
ceased by his sister Jean Lorraine
Lynch Stevens.
He is survived by his loving
wife Margaret Jean Lynch, son John
Lynch, Jr., and his wife Terri, Daugh-
ter Margaret Lynch Hebb, son Greg
Lynch, daughter Cindy Lynch Hard-
ey and her husband Larry, sister Dor-
tothy Mae Lynch Stevens Burch and
her husband Carroll., grandchildren
LaToya Hebb, Alex Hardey, Victoria
Dingle, Tashi Anna Hebb, Matthew
Hardey, Jonathan Lynch, Heather
Lynch, John Lynch, III, Justin Lynch
and Cassidy Lynch. He is also sur-
vived by his great grandchild Drake
Jackson.
John enjoyed fshing, watch-
ing wrestling and car racing, telling
stories and making people laugh. He
loved being with his family and old
time cars. He was also a jack-of-all-
trades and a hard worker.
The family received friends
on Friday May 13
th
at the Arehart
Echols Funeral Home LaPlata, Md
were a funeral was held on Saturday
May 14
th
. Interment followed at Trin-
ity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf,
Md.
Pallbearers were John Lynch,
Jr., Greg Lynch, Larry Hardey, Car-
roll Burch, Donald Stevens, and Jon-
athan Lynch.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Diabetes As-
sociation P. O. Box 11454 Alexan-
dria, Va 22312.
Mary Nelson, 79
In Loving memory of Mary C.
Nelson, 79, of Avenue, Maryland,
who passed away at Washington
Hospital Center with her family by
her side on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
Known to her family and friends as
Cely, she was born December 3, 1931
in Palmers, Maryland. She was the
daughter of the late George Edward
and Grace Cecelia Herd Brown. Cely
was preceded in death by her broth-
ers John T. Brown and infant baby
Brown.
Cely is survived by her hus-
band, John Nelson, her children,
Speedy Nelson (Barbara Sue), An-
gela Nelson, Mary Wetzel (Paul),
Sandra Nelson (Mark Miedzinski),
her brothers and sisters, Joe Brown,
George Brown, Sam Brown, Andy
Brown, Rose Beitzell, Susan Tip-
pett, her grandchildren, J.A. Nelson
(Candice), Grace Rice (Jason), Laura
Lugo (Raul), James Bailey, Gregg
Trent (Tamara), Sallie Wetzel, Kris-
ten Wetzel, Lucas LeJune, Jacob
LeJune, Michael Miedzinski (Staci),
Amber Miedzinski, Kristina Miedz-
inski, and her great grandchildren,
Ian, Destiny, Makenna, Emma, Baby
Rice, Zyra and Allie.
Cely loved spending time with
all of her family especially her great
grandchildren. She was a lifelong
member of Holy Angels Church
in Avenue, Maryland. She enjoyed
spending her time at the church as
a member of the Alter Society. Cely
was also the acting Vice President
of the Auxiliary of the Seventh Dis-
trict Volunteer Fire Department. She
could always be found either at the
church decorating and cleaning or
at the frehouse getting the kitchen
prepared for an event. In her career,
Cely was a food service worker with
the St. Marys County Public Schools
and at St. Marys Hospital.
The family received friends for
Celys Life Celebration on Friday,
May 13, 2011 at Holy Angels Cath-
olic Church, 21340 Coltons Point
Road, Avenue, MD 20609. Prayers
were recited and Seventh District
Fire Department Auxiliary Prayers
were recited. A Mass of Christian
Burial was held at Holy Angels
Church on Saturday, May 14, 2011
with cemetery services followed at
Saint Francis Xavier.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Seventh District Volun-
teer Fire Department, P.O. Box 206,
Avenue, MD 20609, the Seventh
District Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 or
Holy Angels Church, 21340 Coltons
Point Road, Avenue, MD 20609.
com.
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
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Jack Ollom, 74
Jack Milford Poppy Jack Ol-
lom, 74, of California, MD and for-
merly of Mullins, SC died May 3,
2011 in Washington Hospital Center,
Washington, DC. Born May 5, 1936
in Belpre, OH he was the son of the
late Harry and Blanche Shawver Ol-
lom. He was the loving husband of 40
years to the late Ginny Ollom, who
he married in Wayfarers Chapel in
California and whom preceded him
in death on May 19, 2005. Jack was
also preceded in death by his brother
Dick Ollom. Jack is survived by his
brother David Ollom, children; Jeff
Ollom of Leonardtown, MD and
Jackie Ollom of California, MD, as
well as his six grandchildren; Feli-
cia, Jeffery, Joshua, Lizzy, Rebecca,
and Daniel. He attended high school
in Belpre, OH and graduated in 1954
before joining the United States
Navy in 1959.
While in the Navy Jack served
as an Aircrewman on numerous Air-
craft, including the P2V, and was as-
signed to various Squadrons. He was
stationed in China Lake, CA, Adak,
AK, Okinawa, Japan, and fnally
PAX River, MD. Jack retired from
the United States Navy as an Aircraft
Ground Support Equipment Senior
Chief Petty Offcer (ASCS) in 1983
after serving faithfully and honor-
ably for 20 years.
Jack was a resident of St. Marys
County from 1979 to 1993 and from
2009 to 2011. Though he moved away
from the area he remained a loyal
Redskins fan, to the chagrin of his el-
dest granddaughter. He also enjoyed
following NASCAR and his beloved
Ohio State Buckeyes. Jack was loved
by all; he had no enemy to speak of.
He frequented the Fleet here in St.
Marys and Margarets Restaurant in
Mullins, always willing and able to
make new friends.
All Services for Mr. Ollom are
private. Memorial contributions can
be made to the American Cancer So-
ciety or American Red Cross.
To leave a condolence to the
family please visit www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A.
Winifred Rudman, 87

Winifred Josephine Rudman,
87 of Leonardtown, MD died May
14, 2011 at Hospice House of St.
Marys.
Born May 12, 1923 in Chicago,
IL, she was the daughter of the late
John T. Lein and Clara (Irmen) Lein.
Winifred was a seamstress.
Winifred is survived by her
children; Albert Rudman of Leon-
ardtown, MD, Marty (Gail) Rudman
of Leonardtown, MD, Joy Brown of
Plantsville, CT and Lynn Dawson of
Oakton, VA, eight grandchildren,
four great grandchildren, and sib-
lings; Joan Beyer of Gary, IL, Rober-
ta Camphouse of Joliet, IL and Merle
Shea of Clearwater, FL. In addition
to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Albert Rud-
man and siblings; Mildred Senser
and Wallace Lein.
Family received friends for Win-
ifreds Life Celebration on Wednes-
day, May 18, 2011 in the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A
funeral service was conducted with
Reverend Brian Sanderfoot offciat-
ing. Interment was private.
Contributions may be made to
the Hospice House of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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Jane Tylosky, 89
Jane Margaret Tylosky, 89 of
Leonardtown, MD, beloved fam-
ily member and friend to all peace-
fully passed away into the arms of
Jesus on May 12, 2011 at the Hospice
House of St. Marys. She was born
on October 29, 1929 in Pittsburgh,
PA to the late Mike and Mary Rubel.
Jane retired to Leonardtown,
MD in 2004 after owning/operating
the Pelican Motel located in Palm
Beach Shores, FL for more than 20
years. She was an active member of
the Singer Island Business Associa-
tion and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Church in Riviera Beach, FL.
Before moving to Florida in
1977, Jane resided in Sunland, CA
where she raised her family and was
an active member of her community
and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church. She was involved in Boy
Scouting and Girl Scouting, the
United Way, PTA, and her churches
Altar Society. In addition to being
a housewife and Mother, Jane sold
Avon in the late 1970s and became
a top producer. She was engaged in
fund-raising activities over the years
for many community organizations
and her church.
Since moving to Leonardtown,
she became an active member of Our
Ladys Rosary Makers. Jane made
countless numbers of rosaries over
the past 7 years that have been sent
to the poor and needy in the United
States and throughout many areas of
the world.
Jane is survived by her sister,
Dorothy Ceravolo of Palm Beach,
FL, daughter Mary Rossi of Leonar-
dtown, MD, and sons Craig Tylosky
of Central Mexico, Gordon Tylosky
of Mukilteo, WA, and Mark Ty-
losky of San Diego, CA; seventeen
grand-children, twenty-two great-
grand-children and one great-great-
grandchild. Jane is preceded in death
by her husband of 58 years, Stephen
Tylosky, and her younger sister Elea-
nore Karr of Riviera Beach, FL.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated on Saturday, May
21, 2011 at 10 a.m. in Saint Francis
Xavier Catholic Church, Leonard-
town, MD. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery.
Friends wishing to honor Janes
memory are asked to make a dona-
tion in her name to Hospice House
of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonar-
dtown, MD 20650 or Saint Francis
Xavier Catholic Church, 21370 New-
towne Neck Road, Leonardtown,
MD 20650.
com.
Arrangements provided by
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD
Dennis Smith, 69
Dennis Lake Smith, of Solo-
mons, MD passed away peacefully
at his residence on May 1, 2011 sur-
rounded by his family and friends.
He was born on May 31, 1941 in
Frederick, MD to the late Reno Ken-
neth Smith and Margaret Albaugh
Smith. He was formerly married to
Sandy Smith and Donna Stewart.
Dennis graduated from Emery-
Riddle Aeronautical University, get-
ting a bachelors college degree later
in life while working full time. He
was an employee of Wyle Labs in
California, where he was a software
applications engineer. Dennis was an
honorably discharged veteran of the
United States Air Force from 1962
1966.
Dennis is survived by his chil-
dren, Darren Smith and Belynda
Mogge both of Lexington Park;
Richard Miller of Great Mills, Shel-
ley Sears and Crystal Lester both of
California,; seven grandchildren; a
great granddaughter; and siblings,
Joanne Gardner of Huntingtown,;
Michael Smith of Myersville,; Ron-
ald Smith of Prince Frederick,; Su-
san McDonnell of San Antonio, TX;
Melinda Kay of Baltimore,; Patricia
Gay and Kathy Penny both of St.
Leonard.
The family received friends on
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at the
Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby. Fu-
neral Services were held on Thurs-
day, May 5th, 2011 at Trinity United
Methodist Church, Prince Frederick,
with the Reverend Charles Harrell
offciating. Interment followed in
Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick.
Should friends desire memorial con-
tributions may be made in his mem-
ory to Calvert Hospice, donations are
encouraged on-line at www.calver-
thospice.org, or to The Fender Mu-
sic Foundation, 28118 Agoura Road,
Suite 105, Agoura Hills, CA
91301, www.fender-
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Staff Writer
Six schools in St.
Marys County were
recently named green
schools by the Maryland
Association for Envi-
ronmental and Outdoor
Education Green School
program.
Kim Howe, the super-
visor of capital planning
and green schools, said to
get the green school cer-
tifcation the schools have
to meet several criteria,
which takes one to two
years.
The frst thing the
school has to do is appoint
a person the green school
point of contact, and they
have to show the staff and the other people in
the school are becoming more environmental-
ly aware. The schools also have to show they
are working in the community to raise aware-
ness on green practices and getting the com-
munity involved in the schools. The schools
also have to work green practices into the cur-
riculum and even across multiple subjects, like
art and science, Howe said.
The schools also have to document what
steps they have taken to conserve energy, wa-
ter and recycle more, among other things, she
said. The documentations can be in the form of
essays, power points and other presentations.
They can get really creative, Howe said.
She said of the 110 applications that were
submitted to get green school certifcations, 95
got the certifcations and all the applications
from St. Marys County were approved.
This is a big deal for us, Howe said.
She said the work for the schools doesnt
stop once the school has a green certifcation.
Once every three years for 12 years, the schools
have to be re-certifed, Howe said. After 12
years, the schools are considered model schools
for the green programs.
One of the recently certifed schools is Me-
chanicsville Elementary School. Jeff DiRenzo,
principal at Mechanicsville, said the school
started a recycling program that saw them fll-
ing two dumpsters full of recycling that were
once full of garbage. The school also made a
flm called The Wizard of Mechanicsville El-
ementary, bases on The Wizard of Oz, which
gave tips for green living. The flm has been
shown on channel 96, DiRenzo said, and was
entered into a competition.
Its really had a great impact, DiRenzo
said.
For more information, visit www.maeoe.
org/greenschools.
St. Marys Schools Going
Green by 2013
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
St. Marys College of Marylands tuition
is $5,000 more than other Maryland colleges,
a fact that the college was questioned about
by the state in a letter requesting they look at
the cost of the tuition.
During the Board of Trustees meeting
May 13, college President Joe Urgo said they
have to look at the question of are we where
we want to be. One issue he addressed is the
fact that what is affordable is generally lower
quality, which he said goes against the goals
of the college.
Along with the rate of tuition, Urgo said
the school has to consider need-based schol-
arships and making more money available to
students who otherwise would not be able to
afford tuition. He said the big goal is to sup-
ply rigorous level education to all levels of
students.
Unfortunately, some of the best students
who get the best grades simply are at a fnan-
cial level where they can afford to pay for col-
lege but they cant get the scholarship money
needed to pay for their higher education, he
said.
This is a cause for concern, Urgo said.
He said factors like grade point average
and the number of transferrable credits at
high school graduation are considered when
granting need-based money. St. Marys Col-
lege will be looking at more factors for giv-
ing out money while they look at the price
of tuition.
Urgo said while the school is reconsider-
ing the cost of tuition, they will also be look-
ing at fundraising efforts and restructuring
the way need-based monies are granted to
students.
The fundraising efforts will appeal to
more of the alumni and people connected
with their college. Maureen Silva, the vice
president for development, said they will be
doing campaigns where they ask people to
look at whats in your wallet and whats
in our rolodex.
Urgo said the school welcomes the chal-
lenge of making their private school educa-
tion at a public institution affordable to more
students.
It will certainly be a great thing, he
said.
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St. Marys County Public Schools recently announced
their Teacher of the Year and Educational Support Person of
the Year.
The Teacher of the Year is Allen Skinner, a physics and
engineering teacher at Great Mills High School, while the
Educational Support Person of the Year is Patricia Davidson,
the secretary to the principal at Lexington Park Elementary
School.
Skinner said it was a humbling experience to be the re-
cipient of that award.
I was surprised that it hadnt happened earlier, said
Tracey Heibel, principal at Great Mills High.
Skinner, in addition to teaching his normal classes, also
works with the engineering club, which Heibel said has gone
to places like Hawaii and Oklahoma. He also appeals to stu-
dents both in and out of the STEM program.
Mr. Skinner makes kids who dont even like physics
interested in physics, Heibel said.
Skinner said it refects well on Great Mills High School,
the other teachers and the students to have the Teacher of the
Year named at their school.
Davidson was named the Educational Support Person
of the Year during a ceremony May 17. She has been at Lex-
ington Park Elementary School for 25 years, and said what
makes her good at what she does is she genuinely likes the
people and the students.
I love my job, Davidson said.
She said she was stunned and honored to be named the
Educational Support Person of the Year.
Teacher, Support Person of the
Year Announced
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
As the school year winds down, several
clubs are having end of the year celebrations
at the public schools. One such club is the Best
Buddies group, which has a branch in every
high school and a few of the middle schools.
It creates a one-on-one friendship, said
Debbie Roberts, one of the faculty sponsors
for the Best Buddies program at Great Mills
High School, which is celebrating its 10th
anniversary.
The Best Buddies program pairs stu-
dents with mental disabilities, the Buddies,
with other students, said Margaret Menard,
another faculty sponsor at Great Mills High
School.
She said the program allows two groups
of students that would normally not interact to
mingle and get to know each other.
Were really pleased with the amount of
student support we get, Menard said.
She said recruiting begins in eighth
grade for students, when they go to orienta-
tions at the high schools and get to know the
different clubs at their schools. Menard said
the group often gets a number of new students
signed up during those times.
Beth Privette from Chopticon High
School said the Buddies get to be out in the
community with groups of people who may
not normally interact with. For the peers,
Privette said they get to experience what its
like to have un-required friendship. It is mu-
tually benefcial for all the students involved
in the Best Buddies organization, Privette
said.
No ones shy after theyve been in the
club a month, said Senior Katey Benish,
the president of the Chopticon Best Buddies
group.
She said the group becomes like a fam-
ily, with everybody learning something from
everybody else. She said she has learned to
get excited over little things and to live in the
moment.
Im like that now because they taught
me that, Privette said.
SMCPS Celebrates Best Buddies
Students involved in robotics will be
showing off their creations during a robotics
showcase at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career
and Technology Center.
St. Marys County Public Schools will be
recognizing the various award winning student
robotics teams and their coaches on Thursday,
June 9 from 6-8 p.m.
Teams from elementary, middle, and high
school will demonstrate and explain their proj-
ects. Included in the showcase will be partici-
pants from the FIRST Robotics Competition
(FRC), the VEX Robotics Competition, the
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), the STEM 5 and
STEM 7 National Defense Education Program
sponsored Math in Real Life Challenge, the
CSM Regional Robotics Challenge, the Botball
Educational Robotics Program, and the AUVSI
UAS Student Competition.
The showcase will be at the tech cen-
ter, located at 24005 Point Lookout Road in
Leonardtown.
The public is invited to attend this inau-
gural event and share in the excitement of the
robotics experiences in St. Marys County
Public Schools. For more information, contact
Joan Titus, supervisor of instruction for career
and technology education, at 301-475-5511, ext.
123, or Linda Musial, supervisor of STEM, at
301-475-5511, ext. 126.
Robotics showcase scheduled
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County planners and consultants begin
their large-scale public outreach next week for
what community, business and development
sectors want to see in the revised Lexington
Park Development District Master Plan, which
is perhaps the countys most critical develop-
ment plan, because it will shape the future of
the gateway to the areas largest economic en-
gine Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
With the development district the largest
and most critical in the county, it is also pres-
ents the most challenges as the steady expan-
sion of commerce and development northward
on Route 235 has left the older portions of the
district such as downtown Lexington Park
and the Great Mills Road corridor to wither.
Derick Berlage, director of the countys
Department of Land Use and Growth Man-
agement, said the disparity between the older
parts of the district and the ones farther north
in places like California, were a key issue in
how the county dealt with the march north-
ward of commerce and development.
To curb that, a good master plan will have
to address issues like whether Lexington Park
needs more of a center, Berlage said, and how
best to revitalize Great Mills Road.
Great Mills Road
can be great once again,
but it will be different,
Berlage said. The ques-
tion is how.
The plan will also
need to address how the
countys biggest popula-
tion center will absorb
projected growth
its expected to nearly
double in 20 years
without making traffc
unmanageable.
Berlage said that in
that case, alternate routes
to take traffc off Route
235 could become even
more critical.
These are all issues
that initial focus groups
have brought up as po-
tential improvements to
the development district, Berlage said, as well
as greening up the development district with
amenities like pocket parks, trees and land-
scaping more so than is there now.
Great Mills Road can certainly stand to
have more green, Berlage said, adding that
there have been no formal recommendations
made for a revised master plan.
Were a long way from knowing what
those recommendations are, Berlage said. We
need the broadest possible public participation.
A good master plan is always transfor-
mative, but it will only be implemented if the
community embraces it, he said.
Berlage said that he wants to see the hun-
dreds of comments his department as received
for revising the plan to multiply into thousands
so we really have a community plan.
Chris Jakubiak, of Jakubiak and Associ-
ates, the consultant working on gathering com-
munity input, met with several focus groups
before the May 25 public forum coming up and
said that if the development district stayed the
same size revitalization would likely be a real-
ity, but the community shouldnt have to wait
that long.
The old section becomes new again
because some of that development will have to
go back there, Jakubiak said, adding that the
older portion needs more reinvestment in in-
frastructure and an emphasis on reducing the
costs of development to speed up the process.
If not, a natural revitalization could take
years, Jakubiak said.
Some revisions that could be helpful in-
cluded better parking and street frontage for
businesses, he said.
Providing some type of vital center, either
civic or commerce oriented was also critical to
the older portions revitalization.
The time is right for concerted action,
Jakubiak said. When you go through Lexing-
ton Park theres very little feel or structure of a
town theres some missing links.
The time is right to have a center or a
town feel.
Elfreda Mathis, a long-time community
advocate for Lexington Park, said that one of
the main issues affecting the older portions of
the development district the infux of lower
income residents seeking affordable housing
is a function of the lack of affordably priced
homes elsewhere in the county.
The plan needs to address this infux, she
said, and the county government needs to bear
some of that responsibility.
You do what you can to uplift that com-
munity, Mathis, who attended one of the focus
groups, said. You dont leave people behind.
The district also needs better sidewalks
and pedestrian amenities, as well as more street
lighting, to ensure safety for pedestrians who
often walk instead of drive.
Mike Schwartz, owner of Mikes Bikes
on Great Mills Road and another participant
in a business focus group, said that the older
portion of the district has suffered from few-
er economic and middle-class developments
since business has moved north on Route 235
and those critical pieces needs to come back to
Great Mills Road and Lexington Park.
Were talking basically about how this
areas been ignored more than anything,
Schwartz said. Theres nothing down here to
put a center around; where would you put it?
More middle class development would
defnitely change the nature of this commu-
nity, he said.
Schwartz said that Lexington Park needs
more police protection, including a 24-hour po-
lice station or site to provide for public safety,
but the county also needs to learn how to uti-
lize what it had in terms of residential and busi-
ness stock instead of always building anew.
Years ago they said they didnt want to
build Waldorf, but thats exactly what hap-
pened, Schwartz said. We always build new
and dont use what we have.
Berlage said that the recommendations
from the community will be formed into two
or three competing visions for the future look
and feel of the district at a planning meeting in
June, with a draft plan going back to the com-
munity for review before fnally being taken
up by the Board of County Commissioners for
debate in mid-2012.
Berlage said that puts it about three
months behind the original schedule.
Its more important to do it right than to
do it fast, Berlage said.
The frst meeting is set for the Bay Dis-
trict Volunteer Fire Department fre hall on
Shangri-La Drive May 25 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
The next meeting at the frehouse is set for
June 15 for a design workshop.
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by the age of 37. To raise awareness of cystic fbrosis, one family has started
the frst ever Great Strides Leonardtown Walk at the Wharf, which will be
held May 22 at 10 a.m.
Natalie Woodburn, one of the organizers of the 5K walk, said her family
was prompted to raise awareness about cystic fbrosis by her grandson Way-
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We are inspired by the ongoing research and breakthroughs, Wood-
burn said. We hold on to the idea that a cure will be found in our lifetime.
The walk is coordinated through the Great Strides foundation, which
coordinates walks to raise awareness and money for cystic fbrosis research.
Woodburn said her family went to a walk in Waldorf last year, under the team
name Waylons Warriors, and decided that they could do one in St. Marys
County and took steps to do so.
Were going to live here forever, so we might as well get something we
do every year, Woodburn said.
The 5K walk is free of charge for registering, though Woodburn said
they will be accepting donations, which will go to the Great Strides founda-
tion for further study about cystic fbrosis and drug developments.
Woodburn said she would have been happy with 100 to 150 people com-
ing out to the frst Leonardtown walk, and that goal has been met twice over.
There are between 300 and 500 people signed up to come out, Woodburn
said, and the count is skewed by the fact that some of the people who have
signed up represent entire groups, like the Leonardtown High School fresh-
men, sophomores and juniors and the St. Marys College of Maryland la-
crosse team.
Its amazing that so many people care, Woodburn said.
She said one of the reasons a lot of people are interested in helping to
make strides to help cystic fbrosis is because of how widespread it is. In-
formation Woodburn supplied said there are approximately 30,000 children
and adults who have cystic fbrosis across the country and another 10 million
symptom-less carriers of the cystic fbrosis, which is equal to one in every 31
people in the United States.
It touches so many people in so many ways, Woodburn said.
According to Woodburn, cystic fbrosis is a life-threatening genetic dis-
ease that causes mucus to build up and clog some of the organs in the body,
particularly the lungs and pancreas. When mucus clogs the lungs, it can make
breathing very diffcult. The thick mucus also causes bacteria to get stuck
in the airways, which causes infammation and infections that lead to lung
damage.
Mucus also can block the digestive tract and pancreas. The mucus
stops digestive enzymes, which the body needs to break down food and stay
healthy, from getting to the intestines. Individuals with cystic fbrosis often
need to replace the enzymes with medications, Woodburn said.
Woodburn said the discovery of Waylons condition was rough, and the
family is fnding ways to deal with it.
You fnd funny things about it, Woodburn said.
The walk will be May 22 at 10 a.m. at the Wharf in Leonardtown.
For more information, and to sign up for the Great Strides Leonardtown
Walk at the Wharf, visit http://www.cff.org/great_strides/fnd_a_walk_site/
index.cfm.
ewsmakers
Walk Held to Raise Cystic
Fibrosis Awareness
Waylon Woodburn
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Students, educators and members of the community were
all present at the Business, Education and Community Alliance
(BECA) awards ceremony May 13.
At the ceremony, nearly 100 scholarships were awarded,
with another 10 or more to be awarded at a future event. The
scholarships awarded on during the ceremony included the
Marine Corps Aviation scholarship, a scholarship from Cedar
Point Federal Credit Untion, scholarships from the Lexington
Park Lions and the Leonardtown Lions, local rotary clubs and
other groups and St. Marys County Public Schools.
BECA is a local non-proft orga-
nization founded in 1989 jointly by the
Chamber of Commerce and Superinten-
dent of Schools to bring together busi-
ness and community leaders interested
in working more closely with our local
school system to improve student suc-
cess, according to information given out
dring the event. BECA has awarded one-
time scholarships to St. Marys High
School graduating seniors since 1995.
Including this year, more than 140 schol-
arships totaling more than $120,000
have been awarded.
BECA is also the organization that
manages the St. Mary's County Com-
mon Scholarship Application, allowing
students to apply for numerous local
scholarships using one application. Since
its introduction in 2007, more than $1,000,000 in scholarships
has been awarded through the common application.
For more information, call 240-725-5805.
The Business, Education and Community Alliance, Inc.,
Scholarship winners were: Taylor Spencer, Courtney Reese,
Robert Jenquin, Nina Ngan
Tran, Jessica Russell, Franck
Zeba, Amber Piper, Chelsea
Baxter, Alex Dooley, Lauren
Quigg, Amanda Quade, Lau-
ren Brown, Annie Bassford,
Susan Carter, JaQuan Wil-
liams, Lynnette Hodge,
Anesha Yorkshire, Sharnaye Taylor, Abigail Farina and Sarah
Carter.
The St. Marys Scholarship Fund winners were: Markisha
Allen, Anesha Yorkshire, Sarah Langer, William Glass, Omo-
layo Ojo, Corrine Williams, Levi Allen, Keyana Barnes, Ch-
antel Campbell, Frank Zeba, Tyiss Rothwell, Candice Tawiah
and Sharnaye Taylor.
Community
Students, Community Gather to Award Scholarships
every Saturday from 11:00 - 3:00
at the Well Pet Clinic in Millison Plaza in Lexington Park.
Call 301-866-0303 for directions
Get a preview of our pets available by going to:
www.animalreliefund.org
Check out other pets available for adoption at:
www.petfnder.com
Animal Relief Fund Adoption Days
S.N.O.R.E. (Specialists Night-Out Reading Event)
When: Friday, May 20, 7:00 PM to 8:00 AM Saturday, May 21
Who: Grades 3-5
Where: GKES
Description: This is the culminating event for the students that reached their reading goals for the
program. The students will sleepover at the school. The event and program were sponsored by the
GKES Specialist team. The night is flled with activities and entertainment. The event will kick
off with a geocaching activity followed by pillowcase decorating, snowball fght/capture the fag,
fashlight tag, campfre songs, stories and snack. We will also have a fashlight show and donuts
for breakfast.
Supporters: Joey Tapponnier from Atlantic Screen Printing (S.N.O.R.E. T-shirts),Donut Connec-
tion (donuts), Super 8 Motel (pillowcases), Flashlights (Tina Garrison from Hair in the Square),
Level Awards: Chick-fl-A, Bowie BaySox, Bob Evans, Applebees and Checkers

Bookland Reading Adventure
When: Thursday, May 26 8:30-12:30
What: The Bookland Reading Adventure Movie and Picnic in the Park Event
Who: Students from grades K-2 who reached the Character Castle during the Bookland Reading
Adventure Program by meeting the reading requirements.
Where: Base Theater and the Chancellors Run Regional Park.
Description: The students that reached the required goal will attend a Ramona and Beezus
screening at the base theater. They will be served popcorn and juice. After the movie they will be
taken to the Chancellors Run Regional Park for a picnic lunch and playground time.
Supporters: Base Theater, SMC Recreation and Parks
Level Awards: Chick-fl-A, Bowie BaySox, Bob Evans, Applebees and Checkers
For more information, questions, call 301-863-4095 ext. 3
Greenview Knolls Elementary
School Reading Events
Linda Himmelheber, of the St. Marys County Public Schools Teacher Re-
tirees Association, presents two $4,000 scholarships. One is to Kathleen
Schwartzenburg, left, a senior at Great Mills High School and also to
Kylie Walles, a senior at Leonardtown High School. These students both
will be attending college to become teachers and will return to St. Marys
County to teach.
Elfreda Mathis awards scholarships from the St. Mary's County Scholarship Foundation.
Bob Schaller, tells the audience about the accomplishments of each the winners of the $1,000 scholarships pro-
vided by BECA. 15 students of the 20 award winners were present at the BECA Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
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fnished basement with full bathroom and 4th XLG
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with built in microwave and granite countert tops.
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der deck. Recently painted. Credit check, frst mo
rent and sec. dep required. Available mid July. Pets
considered case by case with additional deposit.
Call Christine at 443-624-0563 for showing. Can
also email photos upon request. Rent: $1950.
Employment
Small home improvemnt company looking for clean
cut, dependable helpers to work in Southern MD and
DC areas installing windows, kitchens and baths. Must
pass criminal background check and have reliable
transportation. Email resume to MacCorpMD@com-
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Health Care
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Adopt A Pet
Want Personal Local Service?
CALL 301-884-4575 for Consultation
Mary Clifon
Financial Advisor
28103 Tree Notch Road Mechanicsville
Retirement Planning Stocks Bonds
Mutual Funds IRAs CDs
Member SIPC
Thor is a really handsome boy.
He is about 4 years old and
weighs approximately 55 lbs.
When Thor flls out a little more
he will be just gorgeous ! He was
living is a garage and sure is glad
to be out out there. He is very
happy to be living with people
and other dogs. He is friendly,
obeys commands and loves to
play. He is an extremely sweet
and loveable boxer that would
love to have a family of his own. Thor is neutered, house trained,
up to date on vaccinations and identifcation micro chipped. For
more information, please call 240-925-0628 or email Lora@sec-
ondhoperescue.org. Thanks so much. Please Adopt, Dont Shop.
Community Health Care Inc.
Is a non proft organization. We provide personal
care services in the home to children, adults, and
elderly persons. We have competitive pricing and
we assist in fnding fnacial programs.
Medicaid is also accepted. 301-341-2273
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Thursday, May 19
Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Open House
Charlotte Hall Public Library (37600 New Market Road,
Charlotte Hall) 5 p.m.
Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy will conduct an open
house in the northern end of St. Marys County at the Charlotte
Hall Public Library in the Meeting Room. Come out and speak
with school offcials, parents, and students and receive further
information about their program. Individuals can also go to
www.lhjna.com for more information.
Special Olympics Poker
Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood)
7 p.m.
$5-$5 blinds cash game. Dealers will be provided and the
high hand is paid nightly. Drinks will be free. Proceeds go to
beneft the St. Marys Special Olympics and the Center for Life
Enrichment. People who would like to help with the Special
Olympics should call Mary Lu Bucci at 301-373-3469 or 240-
298-0200. For more information about the poker game, call Jim
Bucci 301-373-6104 before 7 p.m. and 240-298-9616 after.
Join the Cub Scouts
St. Paul United Methodist Church (11000 HG Trueman Road,
Lusby) 7 p.m.
Parents are welcome to bring their sons out to join Cub
Scout Pack 451. There will be fun activities for the boys, infor-
mation for parents, and answers to your questions. Boys who
sign up now can participate in summer activities like day camp,
camping, Nationals and Baysox games, hiking, and more. Eli-
gible boys are those currently fnishing kindergarten through
fourth grade.
Friday, May 20
Steak and Shrimp Dinner
American Legion Post 221 (21690 Colton Point Road, Avenue)
5 p.m.
American Legion Post 221 will be having a Steak &
Shrimp dinner. The menu includes New York strip steak,
steamed shrimp and burgers. Platters and sandwiches are both
available for eat-in or carryout service. For more information,
call Everett Cooper at 301-769-2220 or 301-769-4346 on the day
of the event or visit http://www.alpost221.webs.com.
Saturday, May 21
Golden Beach/ Patuxent Knolls Civic Association Yard
Sale
Behind Golden Beach Firehouse (29848 Therese Circle, Me-
chanicsville) 7:30 a.m.
Spaces will be available for rental at $10 for a 10 feet
square space. Food and drinks will be available. Proceeds will
be used for community events and other activities. For more
information, call Dale Antosh at 301-884-5478.
Catholic Schools Yard Sale
St Marys County Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds Road,
Leonardtown) 8 a.m.
Father Andrew White School, St. Johns School and Little
Flower School will be hosting a huge yard sale. All kinds of
household goods, furniture, toys, sports equipment and more
will be offered. Bargains galore! Table rentals will be available.
For more information, call Jody at 301-373-3539.
Strawberry Festival and Bazaar
Historic Christian Church (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chap-
tico) 1:30 p.m.
The Historic Christ Church, celebrating its 275th anniver-
sary this yea and holding the annual Strawberry Festival and
Bazaar. The menu includes Strawberry Shortcake with The
Works, Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream and Pies, Strawberry
Desserts and Mikes Barbecue with all the trimmings. Prices
vary. Visit with the quality artists and crafters. There will be
live music all day. Funds raised will help support local chari-
ties in St. Marys County. For more information, call the parish
offce at 301-884-3451 or Shelby at 301-904-2532 or visit the
website at www.christepiscopalchaptico.org.
YPI Picnic and Relay for Life Fundraiser
Point Lookout State Park Pavilion 2 p.m.
The Young Professional Initiative will be holding a picnic
and Relay for Life Fundraiser. The cost is $3 for members and
$5 for non-members. They request that participants bring a dish
to share. There will be fshing and swimming. Game equipment
for football, volleyball, Frisbee and other sports is welcome.
Sunday, May 22
Drive Thru Spring Dinner
Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad (16515 Three Notch Road,
Ridge) 12 p.m.
Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad will be hosting a fundrais-
er dinner. The price for entry is $22 per person. Thompsons
Seafood Catering will be providing the food at the event. The
menu will include fried chicken, roast beef, fried oysters, green
beans, potatoes, coleslaw and rolls.
Monday, May 23
Auditions for Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Three Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive, Lexington
Park) 7 p.m.
The Newtowne Players announce open auditions for the
upcoming production of Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown
with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and book by John Gor-
don. There are parts for three to four men and two to three
women, ranging in age from 14 to 40 for the roles of Charlie
Brown, Snoopy, Sally, Lucy, Schroeder, and Linus. Snoopy
may be cast as a man or woman. The ability to learn and per-
form choreography is required for all roles. For Snoopy, some-
one with tap experience is preferred. People interested in help-
ing with the technical and support crew are also welcome. The
show runs July 29 through Aug. 14, 2011. Enjoy a day in the
life of Charlie Brown and his friends. Based on the cartoon
strip by Charles Schultz, this bright and family-friendly mu-
sical brings the Peanuts gang to life on stage. Winner of two
Drama Desk-Vernon Rice Awards and The Outer Critics Circle
Award for Production. Auditions will be held May 23 and 25
at 7 p.m. Callbacks will be held May 27 at 7 p.m. Audition-
ers should prepare one of the following songs from the piece
- Charlie Browns The Kite, Lucys Schroeder, Sallys My
New Philosophy, Linus My Blanket and Me, Snoopys
Suppertime, or Schroeders Beethoven Days. All audition-
ers are required to attend a dance audition immediately follow-
ing the singing audition on the same evenings. Actors are only
required to attend one audition evening and should wear clothes
appropriate for movement. Actors who can tap dance should
also bring tap shoes.
Tuesday, May 24
No Limit Texas Hold Em Bounty Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (45779 Fire Department Lane,
Lexington Park) 7 p.m.
Part of the Leaderboard Challenge Spring-Summer Sea-
son. Anyone can join or play at any time. There is no need to be
part of the points system, people can just play to win.
Buy-in is $25 for $3,000 in chips. Blinds start at $25/$50
and progress from there every 20 minutes. People earn points
for every tournament they participate in. The number of points
people earn is determined by how many people eliminated be-
fore them. Number of players receiving the free roll will be de-
termined by the amount of money that accumulates in the pool
at the end of the season. Side games available. Food and bever-
age available for purchase. Please enter through the side of the
building. For more information, call the lodge at 301-863-7800
or Linda at 240-925-5697.
Wednesday, May 25
Free Line Dance Lessons
Hotel Charles (15100 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) 7 p.m.
The Syncopated Rhythm is offering free Line Dance
lessons. The lessons will be followed by the regular weekly
practice session. For more information, contact Liz Watson at
301-643-0179.
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY
CATHOLIC
BAHAI FAITH
God is One, Man is One,
and All Religions are One
Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8
Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm
301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org
BAHAI
FAITH
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention
8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Pastor Keith Corrick
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am
Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 am
Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study 6:00 pm
Wednesday Discipleship Classes 7:00 pm
(Adults, youth & Children)
Virgil Mass: 4:30 pm Saturday
Sunday: 8:00 am
Weekday (M-F): 7:30 am
Confessions: 3-4 pm Saturday
St. Cecelia Church
47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429
St. Marys City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
GRACE CHAPEL
39245 Chaptico Road, Helen MD
Pastor Carl Snyder
Easter Worship Service: 10:30 am
Phone: 301-884-3504 Website:
www.gracechapelsomd.com
John 8:32
Member of fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
Grace Chapel
UNITED
METHODIST
Offering worship and serving opportunities at
First Friendship campus Ridge
9:00 am Traditional worship
c
St George Island campus Piney Point
9:45 am Children and Adult Sunday School
St. Pauls campus Leonardtown
na
9:15 am Contemporary worship
nca(ASL Interpreted)
10:45 am Contemporary worship
nca
6:00 pm The Refnery (interactive worship)
nc
n nursery provided
c- childrens Sunday school also available
a- adult Sunday school also available
www.frstsaints.org
301.475.7200
BAPTIST
CHURCH
CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Sundays - 9:30 AM
41695 Fenwick Street Unit 3
Leonardtown, MD 20650
301/997-1235
www.amosm.net
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St. Marys Hospital received the 2011
Lighthouse Award presented by the St.
Marys County Chamber of Commerce.
The award recognizes a large business that
demonstrates growth, continued success,
excellence in the recipients industry and for
being innovative in management, customer
service and for having a solid commitment
to the community, a press release states.
Hospital President Christine Wray at-
tributed the recognition to the dedication
of everyone who works at the hospital and
their commitment to patient safety and pa-
tient satisfaction.
It is both a great privilege and a great
responsibility to be entrusted with your care
and to serve this community. In staying
true to our MedStar Health vision, we will
always strive to be the trusted leader in car-
ing for people and advancing health, Wray
said.
Acknowledging that St. Marys Hospi-
tal has been a vital part of our county for
almost 100 years, Chamber President Chris
Longmore said, the availability of medical
care is essential to the growth and the qual-
ity of life of any community. Throughout
the transformation of the health care indus-
try, St. Marys Hospital has been a leader in
technology and employee training, offering
our residents the care and service that larger
metropolitan facilities strive to achieve.
Hospital Awarded
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Thursday, May 19
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch
Road, California) 5 p.m.
All You Can Eat Mussels
Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Mer-
chants Lane, Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
No Green Jelly Beenz
Olde Town Pub (22785 Washington
Street, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
$10 All You Can Drink Ladies Night
with DJ Chris
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch
Road, Mechanicsville) 8 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Cadillac Jacks (21367 Great Mills Rd.,
Lexington Park) 8 p.m.
Sam Grow Band
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) 8:30 p.m.
Martini Karaoke with DJ Steve
Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore Green
Boulevard, White Plains) 9 p.m.
Karaoke Dance Party
Bowie Applebees (4100 NW Crain High-
way, Bowie) 9 p.m.
Friday, May 20
Dave Norris
Live Music with Dylan Galvin and
Justin Myles
Road, Dowell) 6 p.m.
Live Waterside Entertainment with
the Sam Grow Band
Holiday Inn Solomons, The Aftdeck (155
Holiday Drive, Solomons) 6 p.m.
Randy Richie on Piano
Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street,
Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m.
All You Can Drink Night with DJ
Chris
Live Music with Chyp and Andrea
chants Lane, Leonardtown) 8:30 p.m.
In Remembrance
Boulevard, White Plains) 8:30 p.m.
Liquid Therapy
Gilligans Pier (11535 Popes Creek Road,
Newburg) 9 p.m.
Scars, Yesterday Saints and In the
Clear
Memories Nightclub and Bar (2360 Old
Washington Road, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
DJ Mike
Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain
Highway, Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
Mike Mead
The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco
Road, Port Tobacco) 9 p.m.
Karaoke on Demand with DJ/KJ
Steadyrockin
Lexington Park) 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
James Parson Project
Newburg) 2 p.m.
Gretchen Richie at the Annual Preak-
ness Party
Old Breton Inn (21890 Society Hill Road,
Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Relay for Life Fundraiser with DJ
Iceberg
Live Waterside Entertainment with
the Deanna Dove
Holiday Inn Solomons, The Aftdeck (155
Holiday Drive, Solomons) 6 p.m.
Fair Warning
Randy Richie on Piano
Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street,
Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m.
The Creole Gumbo Jazz Band
The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Av-
enue, North Beach) 8 p.m.
Karaoke Contest Dance Party
Abners Crab House (3725 Harbor Road,
Chesapeake Beach) 8 p.m.
Broken Stigma
Boulevard, White Plains) 8:30 p.m.
Back in the Day Cabaret
Leonardtown Firehouse (22733 Lawrence
Avenue, Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
American Giant
Newburg) 9 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy
Gridiron Grill (20855 Callaway Village
Way, Callaway) 9 p.m.
Absinthe
Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain
Highway, Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy and DJ T
California Applebees (45480 Miramar
Way, California) 9 p.m.
Too Many Mikes
Cryers Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne
Neck Road, Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
Dee Jay Christian
The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco
Road, Port Tobacco) 9 p.m.
Hate the Toy and Modern Day Aints
Memories Nightclub and Bar (2360 Old
Washington Road, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Sam Grow Band
Road, Mechanicsville) 9:30 p.m.
Karaoke on Demand with DJ/KJ
Steadyrockin
Lexington Park) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22
St. Marys Beerfest
Historic St. Marys City (16800 Point
Lookout Road, St. Marys City) 12 p.m.
Wagner and Harbin
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road,
Hollywood) 3 p.m.
Live Acoustic with Damion Wolfe
Monday, May 23
Pizza and Pint
Road, Dowell) 4 p.m.
Family Night
Team Trivia Night
Road, California) 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24
Fair Warning
Team Trivia Night
Open Pool Tables and List of Specials
Open Mic Night
Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25
Mason Sebastian
Karaoke with DJ Randy Music Man
Entertainment
Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas Blues
Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bayside
Road, Chesapeake Beach) 8 p.m.
Comedy Night
Boulevard, White Plains) 8 p.m.
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L ibrary
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Charlotte Hall opening late
Charlotte Hall will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this
Friday, May 20, for staff training. The other two branches
will be open.
Fins & Claws program includes live show & tell
Those attending the Fins & Claws program at Lex-
ington Park on May 23 will learn about local fsh and crabs
from Captain Jack Russell. This informative program,
complete with live show and tell, will entertain all ages.
The free program starts at 7 p.m. and no registration is
required.

Volunteers are needed for summer
Students entering the sixth grade this fall and older
who want to be summer reading volunteers are asked to
complete an application by May 22. Applications are avail-
able online or at the libraries. Applicants must attend one
of the training sessions offered: May 19 and May 26 at 6
p.m. at Leonardtown, May 24 and June 1 at 5:30 p.m. at
Lexington Park, and May 31 and June 1 at 5 p.m. at Char-
lotte Hall.

Robotic teams to demonstrate robots
Local robotic teams will demonstrate their robots
and compete in a scrimmage match at Lexington Park on
May 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Their world-champion robot,
Crusader, will shoot wiffe balls. Those attending will
have an opportunity to drive the robots.

Lexington Park hosting free movie
Lexington Park will offer a free showing of the PG
rated movie based on the true story of the journey of the
1973 Triple Crown winner on June 3, at 1 p.m. Popcorn
and drinks will be provided. Bag lunches are encouraged.

Summer t-shirts are now available
Summer reading t-shirts are now available at each
branch. Childrens shirts are $5 and adults are $6. The
Summer Reading Programs will kick off June 6. Summer
brochures are available online and at each branch.
All Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads in
the county are assisting in a relief effort "All in for Ala-
bama." Citizens and residents can drop off items at their
community fre department or rescue squad in St. Marys
County and they will be provided directly to relief support
agencies in Alabama, a county press release states.
Parts of our nation have suffered unprecedented de-
struction from a series of natural disasters. Numerous relief
efforts are underway and volunteer Fire Departments and
Rescue Squads have been asked to assist. "All in for Ala-
bama" has requested that stations serve as collection points
for citizens that want to donate items.
All of our volunteer fre departments and rescue
squads wholeheartedly support this effort and have agreed
to open their doors to accept these items says Bill Smith,
Department of Public Safety Coordinator.
Items needed are: water, canned foods, Gatorade, blan-
kets, packs of underwear and socks, toiletry items, baby
clothes, formula, baby diapers and wipes, hand sanitizer,
trash bags, batteries, fashlights, re-usable grocery bags,
paper/plastic plates, frst aid supplies, tents, work gloves,
power bars, and tarps.
Donations will be accepted through May 24, 2011. The
coordinating relief effort will come to each station starting
on this date and deliver the donations later that week. The
supplies and donations will go directly to shelters across
Alabama that are serving those affected. Please help sup-
port their efforts for so many in need, as Alabama has ex-
perienced the most devastating tornadoes in their history.
If you have any questions concerning the volunteer fre
and EMS services effort, please contact Bill Smith, Coordi-
nator, at 301-475-4200 extension 2114.
St. Marys County
Volunteer Fire Depart-
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are All in for Alabama
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The latest in a long line of authors appearing at
Fenwick Street Used Books and Music had a book
signing Sunday afternoon.
Elizabeth Ayers was at the shop with her latest
book Invitation to Wonder A Journey through the
Seasons to sign copies of that and other books she
has written.
Invitation to Wonder was published through a
company that Ayers said she started for the sole pur-
pose of publishing her books, Veriditas Books. She
said she chose the name for the business from a word
that is the combination of the Latin words for green
and truth, which she said expresses a vision of what
she thinks the world should be.
She said it took four years to write Invitation to
Wonder, and she draws inspiration from locations
around her, like Point Lookout, and from her child-
hood memories, including jumping off the dock to
swim, mindless of the sea nettles.
Ayers does most of her writing longhand,
which makes it easier to keep up with the fow of her
thoughts.
I cant compose on a computer, Ayers said.
She said she lived in St. Marys County as a
child, but moved away when she was 17. Since then,
she has lived in locations like New York City and
New Mexico. She has taught English classes both in
person and online, and has even written Writing the
Wave Inspired Rides for Aspiring Writers, which
she uses in the on-line courses she offers. More re-
cently, Ayers has moved back to St. Marys County.
I was tired of city life and I wanted to be closer
to nature, honestly, Ayers said.
In addition to her online courses, Ayers hosts
occasional writers retreats and workshops. Her next
workshop will be at the Joy Lane Healing Center in
Hollywood on June 4.
The next book Ayers said she is working on is
Cricket in the Canoe and Other Footnotes to the
Universe Story.
For more information, visit www.creativewrit-
ingcenter.com.
Community
Since 2007, Patuxent River Branch American Associ-
ation of University Women has awarded 16 Dare to Dream
grants up to $300 to Southern Maryland women for per-
sonal growth, educational enrichment or community ser-
vice. Pictured are the fve 2011 recipients and their projects.
Seated: Anne Harrison, Dare to Dream chairman;
Kolisha Hodo of LaPlata, Charles Co., to create mobile ac-
tivity center for day care children.
Standing, from left is Chris McDougal of Mechanic-
sville, to obtain national certifcation in Refexology (foot
massage and care); Peggy Jo OBrien of Lusby, to study
Spanish in order to teach computers and quilting to Span-
ish-speaking women; Cynthia Cartwright of Lexington
Park, to complete courses to reinstate her teaching certif-
cate; and the Rev. Lyn Bell, of Waldorf, to provide winter
coats for homeless women at Hughesville Shelter.
The College of Southern Maryland celebrated 430 candidates for degrees and
certifcates during its 52nd spring commencement ceremony held May 12 at the
La Plata Campus.
Associate degrees were awarded predominantly in the felds of general stud-
ies, nursing and business administration. Most of the certifcates were awarded in
the areas of general studies: transfer, and basic and advanced accounting.
At the 2011 spring commencement, CSM awarded 482 associate degrees and
198 certifcates. Of the candidates for graduation, 70 percent were female; 45.3
percent were from Charles County, 29.8 percent from St. Marys County and 21.2
percent from Calvert County; 3.8 percent were from outside the region. The ages of
this springs recipients ranged from 16 to 67, a press release states.
We recognize that many of you have completed your studies while working,
raising families and volunteering in your community, CSM President Dr. Brad
Gottfried told graduates. You have chosen to make sacrifces in your life now in
order to invest in a more promising future. We hope you are forever linked to your
college and to your community. This is your alma mater and we take great pride in
your accomplishments.
CSMs most senior graduate this spring is Janis L. Jacobs, 67, of Leonard-
town, who received her associates degree in nursing. Following a 20-year career
in education and a 10-year career in real estate, Jacobs is embarking on a career in
nursing.
Olivia A. Wolski, 16, of Dunkirk is CSMs youngest graduate this spring,
receiving an associates degree in computer science. Its been a wonderful experi-
ence. I cant imagine anywhere else in Southern Maryland that would have given
me the opportunity to graduate college at the age of 16, Wolski said.
CSMs spring graduation produced the frst graduate of the colleges Scholars
Program, Ana-Alecia Stauffer, 24, of Hollywood, receiving an associates in arts
and sciences. This program is a selective admission program for students who are
seeking academic challenges. Stauffer, who graduated from CSM with an associ-
ates degree in history in 2007 and who attended the University of Maryland Col-
lege Park for a semester, returned to CSM while saving funds to continue toward a
bachelors degree in history.
I didnt want to stop coming to school, said Stauffer, who added that her
mentor, Professor Christine Arnold-Lourie, is encouraging her to continue to work
toward her ultimate goal of a doctorate in history and a teaching career. She has
been wonderful and has been responsible for my love of history.
Every one of our graduates has their own story, said Gottfried. Some have
struggled, some have excelled, but all graduate with the knowledge that they can
succeed anywhere.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of Uni-
versity of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Before coming to the event,
Hrabowski checked the prog-
ress of students who transferred
from CSM to UMBC and re-
ported that all 30 have done
well in their frst year and that
60 percent of those have a 3.0
grade point average. Students,
savor this moment, he said,
adding If you can make it here
you can make it anywhere.
An Honorary Degree was
presented to Maryland Con-
gressman Steny H. Hoyer by
CSM Board of Trustees Chair
Mary Krug for his loyalty and
friendship to the college.
Congressman Steny H.
Hoyer of Maryland is known
not only in this region but
throughout the country as a
strong advocate of policies to
strengthen all Americans,
said Krug.
CSM Graduates 430
Local Author Delves into
Childhood for Inspiration
Dare to Dream
The National Anthem was performed by Jessica Flow-
ers of Mechanicsville who is a vocal soloist with CSM's
Latin Ensemble, "Ritmo Cach," and a soprano in the
CSM Chorale.
Elizabeth Ayers
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To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Southern Comfort Berry Farm in Bushwood is
offering people the opportunity to come out and pick
their own strawberries from the thousands of plants
they have on site, as well as offering a play area and
tours for children.
Kari Ritchey, who owns and runs the farm along
with her husband Kevin, said they started the farm fve
years ago with a $5,000 grant and $5,000 of their own
money, and its grown from there, Ritchey said. Its
just taken off.
Ritchey said the farm will be expanding into the
fall months with pumpkins and raspberries.
There are also school tours offered, where each
child gets a lesson on berries, how to determine if they
are ripe and how to pick them. Each child also gets to
take home a pint of
strawberries they
picked on their
own, Ritchey said.
The sum-
mer tours are $5
per child and fall
tours are $8 and
include a pumpkin
and half a pint of
raspberries.
In addition to
learning about the
plants, there are
also barns, pet-
ting animals and
longhorn cattle at
the farm, which
students and visi-
tors get the chance
to interact with
and learn about,
Ritchey said.
She said plac-
es like Southern
Comfort Berry
Farm keep the
agriculture alive
by educating indi-
viduals and offer-
ing them a place
where they can
come learn about
farming.
Heather Pin-
kel, a teacher with
Honey MacCal-
lum preschool in
California who
brought some of
the students out for
a feldtrip on May
13, said the school
has been coming to Southern Comfort for a couple of
years.
Its hands-on learning, Pinkel said.
JoAnn Mercer, a chaperone for the Honey Mac-
Callum school trip, said her granddaughter was
thrilled to death when she heard about the feld trip,
and getting to be at the farm is a good experience for
the children and adults alike.
The farm is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturdays
and noon until 5 p.m. on Sundays. Strawberries are
$2.50 per pound and waxed, reusable boxes are $.55
a piece.
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By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Have you ever had that daydream about
fnding a genie in a bottle or lamp; where you
get three wishes? Maybe I just watched too
many I Dream of Jeannie episodes as a child.
But once in awhile its fun to let your mind
wander (I know what youre thinking here)
and think about what you would wish for. Im
sure there are a lot of people out there who have
wished for wishes. And many, like me, who
wish frst like in standard beauty pageant style
for world peace. My second wish is/was usu-
ally either wanting to see and talk to my father
one more time, or have enough money to be
comfortable in life. The third wish (after I had
children) was that my kids would lead, happy,
healthy lives. There are a number of jokes out
there concerning pageant contestants all wish-
ing for world peace, and many other jokes with
three wishes as their premise; many of which
cant be printed. But it is fascinating to me to
think that there might be one special lamp
foating around somewhere on Earth waiting
for a deserving person to fnd it.
Isnt it okay to have fantasies does ev-
erything have to be reality and responsibility? I
love to daydream when possible. I feel like that
allows your mind to rest, and it allows creative
thoughts to come in. Which is similar to the old
saying of just when you quit looking for the
item you need it will show up. Well, thats
the way my mind works; middle of the night
A ha moments, writing an article and then that
poem is also coming together at the same time.
It amazes me how we can simultaneously think
about one thing while working on another, and
then something totally different will pop up.
This reasoning must be why I got side-
tracked on the workings of my brain (which
are best left in mystery status) while thinking
about three wishes in a bottle. Oh yes, the genie.
When I sold antiques for several years, I came
across a few genie style brass lamps. I am
ashamed to say that, yes. I occasionally would
rub the lamp to see if a large, jolly genie would
appear. I didnt want the evil genie who hov-
ered around with a scowl and his arms crossed.
The scowler was too intimidating to me, and I
didnt think he would be up for compromises.
Why compromises? Well I used to wish for
the three straightforward wishes stated earlier,
but there was a point in my life where it sud-
denly hit me like softball to the head (of which I
know) that, Duh, why dont you wish for more
wishes? I would probably still wish for world
peace frst so as not to sound too greedy. But
after that, why not ask for 100 wishes to be used
over the course of my life. And can they be
transferrable without penalty upon my death.
This is why I need a fexible genie.
Of course, you can run into that sticky sit-
uation of phraseology. I mean how many times
do we go around in a week, or a day some-
times, saying I wish it would never rain again,
or I wish that person, or team {insert favorite
term here} would just disappear. What if that
really happened. We say much of that in fun
but how is a genie supposed to know that. So
then in my daydream, I start bargaining with
the genie, saying, Okay this is my second wish
and Im wishing for 100 more wishes to be used
throughout my lifetime, but how do I phrase
that. I would like to know how I should phrase
them so I dont actually make a driver, or my
husband just disappear when I really am only
venting frustration, how about if I put it this
way, oh and do I still get my last wish added
on, and.. By then the genies eyes are glaz-
ing over, and hes checking his watch (what did
you think I had a she genie), and telling me to
hurry up that he has other lamps to pop out of,
and other wishes to grant. Alright, well can I
get the hundred wishes or not, and do you keep
track of the number or do I My daydreams
can get too real, because my daydream genie
can give some looksand, do I get a look from
my once jolly genie. He could frighten Hercu-
les. So, I just smile and meekly say, Can I just
wish for world peace...and maybe no rain on the
Strawberry Festival?
Heres to daydreaming and wishing for peace,
comfort, and happiness.
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
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Wanderings
Three Wishes
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
The New York Childrens Aid Society
was created in 1853 to address the issue of
large numbers of impoverished immigrant
children who were turning to crime or bare-
ly surviving as homeless urchins, begging,
selling matches or sweeping streets. Simi-
lar organizations also existed in other cities of the Northeast
U.S. We often hear about the placement of these children on
the Orphan Trains that took so many of them to the Mid-
west, but they went other places as well. The goal was to place
them in farm families.
Michael Joseph McGuigan was one of these children.
Born about 1887 in Pennsylvania, he was taken into the home
of Mary Wel-
lington (Davis)
Floyd*, widow
of Ferdinand
Francis Floyd,
where he was
living at the time
of the 1900 cen-
sus and was referred to as an adopted son.
Since his surname was still McGuigan, it
can be assumed that no legal adoption ever
took place.
All attempts to locate his parents so
far have been futile. It is my belief that he
was the child of an Irish immigrant work-
ing in the coal mines of Schuylkill Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania. All that is known at this
point is that he was said to have had a sister
named Catherine Kate who was adopted
by a family named Burke who lived in
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania and that she mar-
ried Louis Lewis. Unfortunately, so far its
nothing but needles in a haystack.
In 1907,
at the age of
20 Michael
married Su-
san Rebecca
Susie Ad-
ams, daugh-
ter of Joseph Edwin Adams and
his second wife, Catherine Es-
telle Victoria Dean, at St. Aloy-
sius in Leonardtown. Susie was
just 16. From the naming of
their children, I would have to
assume that Michael had en-
joyed a good life with the Floyd
family. His frst son was named
Michael Floyd McGuigan
(1908-1955) and his frst daugh-
ter was named Lucy Rebecca
McGuigan (1917-1992)
(for Lucy Rebecca
Floyd, Mary Floyds
daughter) who married
Joseph Henry Joe
Huntington. The other
children were: Joseph
Edward (1910-1966),
George Chester (1913-
1963), Francis How-
ard (1914-1994), Mary
Christine (1919-1988
who married Bernhard
Mueller), Morris Patrick
(1923-1970), Catherine
Ann (1925-1973 who
married John Grinder),
John Benjamin (1928-
1965), and James Lewis
(1930-1971).
The picture accom-
panying this article is
presumed to have been
taken about 1907 at the
time of their marriage.
Tragedy struck on
March 24, 1931 with
Michaels death. He
may have died of heart
trouble as would many
of his children. On November 28, 1936, Susie married second
Joseph Dixie Lyon, widower of Mary Agnes Anderson. Mr.
Lyon owned a farm at Thompsons Corner, near Mechanic-
sville. In fact, right next to the farm is Dixie Lyon Road.
Susie (Adams) McGuigan Lyon died in 1964. I remem-
ber her as a warm, caring woman.
* Wellington Sanford Davis, the nephew of Mary Wel-
lington (Davis) Floyd, also adopted three childrenthey
took the surname Davis, but again, I would doubt that a for-
mal adoption took place. These children, born in New York
were: Charles Steward Davis, Bessie Davis (d. 1885), and Al-
bert Henry Jaggle Davis.
Michael and Susan (Adams) McGuigan
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Compete in Pro-Wrestling Event
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Since he was a student
at Great Mills High School, the professional wrestler
known as Grizzly Redwood dreamed about being a
sports entertainer. And when he and a friend joined the
high school wrestling team they decided to follow their
dreams and compete in the squared circle.
I always enjoyed watching it on TV, Redwood
said Monday after competing the day before at a fun-
draising beneft for Leonard Hall Junior Naval Acad-
emy. We were on the wrestling team and one day
we were sitting down and he asked What do you
want to do?
I said I wanted to be a pro wrestler and we
said: Lets do it.
Redwood, also known as The Littlest Lum-
berjack, weighs in at just 155 pounds and de-
scribes his style as being a scrappy high fyer
because his opponents are often so much larger.
His style served him well Sunday as he leaped
from the second turnbuckle and slapped a tornado DDT
face slam onto his opponent Ernie Osiris to get the three
count for the win.
Being a pro wrestler isnt easy, he said, and the
training meant he had to drive four hours just to get to
Pennsylvania to get his ring education as well as hold
down two jobs to pay for it.
But he wouldnt trade it, he said.
Just being on the road all the time puts a lot of
wear and tear on your body, not to mention being thrown
around the ring, Redwood said. But I like the lifestyle
I have a lot of fun.
Redwood also trains aspiring wrestlers at the Ring
of Honor academy in Bristol, Penn.
Nearly 300 fans showed up at Leonard Hall drill
hall to watch more than 20 athletes compete in singles,
tag, womens and triple threat matches, said Craig Guy,
Sr., the Horizon Wrestling Alliance promoter, whose son
is also part of the line up.
Guy said that he plans to bring more events to
Southern Maryland given the success of his organiza-
tions frst event.
In other action, female competitor Daizee Haze
defeated Veda Scott after a technical and sometimes vi-
cious match after delivering a throat chop and a German
suplex into a back bridge for the pin.
Alexander Byrd faced off against a much larger
opponent in the white-eyed Kindred and eventually fell
to his high-impact tombstone-style pile driver despite
some assistance from his manager Sly Stetson.
And Delirious, of TNA and NOAH wrestling of
Japan fame, came off the top rope with a big splash ma-
neuver to seal the victory against his top-billed oppo-
nent Adam Cole.
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The Pax River Youth Rugby team is gearing up for
its third season and taking registrations for young people
all over the tri-county area.
Unlike some sports, the youth rugby team will take
registrations even after the season has started so chil-
dren who are in other sports that overlap with the rugby
season can still participate, said Justin Thompson, the
Pax Rugby Club President.
Well take them all season long, Thompson said.
In its frst season, Thompson said the youth rugby
team took in 14 kids. In the second season, 41 signed up
to play. Between the frst and second season, they didnt
lose a single kid, Thompson said.
This season, Thompson said theyre expecting be-
tween 60 and 70 young people to join the team.
A number of the youths are siblings, Thompson
said, something they encourage by keeping the cost for
joining low. For the frst kid, the price is $40 and each
subsequent child that is signed up is only $30. So for a
family with three kids who want to play rugby, the cost
would be only $100.
We are probably one of, if not the cheapest, sports,
Thompson said.
The children are also invited to participate in a
practice or two before their parents pay to sign them up,
Thompson said. They are also not benched if they have
to miss a practice or game due to a family vacation or
other circumstances. When the kids come, they can play.
The only equipment the children need is their
mouth guards. When they sign up, each kid gets a rugby
ball so they can practice at home. Unlike footballs, base-
balls and soccer balls, rugby balls have to be ordered on-
line because they are not carried at local outlets.
A number of the children are coached by their par-
ents, he said, and many of the parents also play in the
adult leagues.
One such parent is Brian Grabareck, who signed his
daughters up to play in the second season, then decided
it looked like so much fun that he joined the mens team.
It was a little bit of jealously, Grabareck said
This season, he will be coaching his daughters in
the youth team. His daughter Kaelyn said she was happy
that her father is a coach because its more time that she
and her sisters get to spend with him.
Thompson said one of the best things about rugby
is the fact that they make sure everybody gets to play
and touch the ball. There are no positions that are more
valuable than others and having to work as a unit helps
build up the team.
The camaraderie is phenomenal with the kids,
Thompson said.
Kaelyn said she started out not knowing anybody,
but over time she and the other kids opened up and be-
came more than a group of kids who come to play rugby
one Saturday mornings.
We all turned into pretty much a family, she said.
Thompson said its good for the kids to get involved
in rugby because it helps them get in shape for other
sports, and because its not really offered in schools.
Its tremendous because its not like any other
sport theyre going to play, Thompson said.
For more information, visit www.paxrugby.com.
In the championship round
of the inaugural SOMD Sudoku
Championship held on May 14
at St. Johns School in Holly-
wood, three puzzles had to be
worked within two hours. The
winners were Aisley Gash of
California in the most diffcult
Advanced group with a time of
1 hour 06 minutes, Jane Ichnio-
wski of Hollywood in the Inter-
mediate group with a time of
49 minutes, and Jean Schappet
of La Plata in the Novice group
with a time of 1 hour 16 min-
utes. This makes Aisley Gash
the best publicly tested Sudoku
player in SOMD. Final cham-
pionship results can be found on
the web at Southern Maryland
Sudoku Championship Results.
SOMD Sudoku Champions
Aisley Gash Jane Ichniowski Jean Schappet
Rugby Gaining Popularity in
St. Marys County
The County Times
By Keith McGuire
The local peddler of strawberries in
Morganza told me last week that straw-
berries are about a week late this year.
That seems to match the fshing report.
Many species of fsh are running about a
week late this year, as well.
Big trophy stripers are being caught
less regularly in the Bay and Potomac
River. The big girls are moving south, so
fshing from the southern reaches of the
County might be a better bet now.
Croakers are now coming on strong.
Sure, theyve been here for a while, but
the numbers are just beginning to come
up to par with prior years.
I have heard only sketchy reports of
spot being caught. Usually, when these
fsh show up, croaker fshing takes on
new meaning.
Im also waiting for some bluefsh
reports. In advance of the bluefsh, a few
founder have been landed down at Point
Lookout and in the mouth of St. Jeromes
Creek. As evidence, Christy Henderson
sent me a picture of Mike Hendersons 19
inch founder that he caught on Monday.
Based on my own experiences this
past weekend, white perch are still in
deeper water of 20-30 feet or more.
Mid-May often signals the annual
spring migration of big black drum along
the main channel edges of the Bay. Some of the folks
in the lower Virginia portions of the Bay are reporting
occasional catches of the big prehistoric-looking fsh.
This week marks the beginning of the middle
season for rockfsh. From May 16th until May 31st,
were allowed two fsh per person per day between 18
and 28 inches, or one fsh between 18 and 28 inches and
one fsh over 28 inches. The area of fshing expands
slightly during this middle season. The most signifcant
expansion for our area is the Patuxent River where we
are now allowed to fsh for stripers in the mouth of the
river up to a line drawn from Point Patience to the west
point of land at the entrance of Little Kingston Creek.
Jigging around the Thomas Johnson Bridge pilings is
legal now.
Crabbing should see a change this week because
of the full moon on Tuesday. Those big full crabs that
we caught last week should be shedding this week to
mark the beginning of a signifcant spring peeler and
soft crab event. Yummy soft crabs!
With fuel prices at $4 per gallon, you want to keep
in mind that nothing burns fuel like a boat! If youre
leaving your own dock or marina you will want to get a
full report of the nearest bite before you leave the dock.
If youre a trailer boater, remember it is cheaper to trail-
er your boat than it is to make a long run on the water.
Check the reports from whatever sources you can fnd.
The folks at Buzzs Marina in Ridge (301-872-
5887) offer a boat ramp and other marina services,
including good fshing reports for the south end of the
County. Ken Lambs weekly fshing report at http://
www.visitstmarysmd.com/dfshing.asp reports the fsh-
ing for the entire area from the Patuxent to the Potomac
and the Bay based on fsh caught and reported to The
Tackle Box. And then, of course, you might fnd some
snippets of information in articles like this one! Send
me an email with a picture of your latest catch.
riverdancekeith@hotmail.com.
Keith has been a recreational angler on the Ches-
apeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he
fshes weekly from his small boat during the season,
and spends his free time supporting local conserva-
tion organizations.
Sp rts
Angler Angler
The Ordinary
Soft Crabs and
Strawberry Shortcake
BleaCherS
A View From The
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
On May 12, 2011, the San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings met
in game seven of NHLs Western Conference Semifnals. The Sharks
had jumped out to a 3-0 series, but being the heart-full champions and
playoff stalwarts that they are, Detroit battled back to even the series at
three games apiece. Entering the decisive seventh game, San Jose had
home ice, Detroit had the momentum: it was anyones series.
Home ice prevailed. The Sharks thwarted a late Detroit rally to
win 3-2. During the captivating series both teams displayed a resil-
iency and determination that I long to see in my beloved (but habitually
choking dog) Capitals. As enthralling as game seven was, the out-
come, at least for someone with no rooting interest in either team, took
a backseat to more serious contemplation halfway through the contest.
During the second period, Detroits Danny Cleary was acciden-
tally blindsided by teammate Jiri Hudler. Hudler clipped the side of
Clearys face as he brushed by his unsuspecting teammate at full throt-
tle. Cleary, instantly senseless, fell limply slamming his head onto the
ice. After a few motionless moments, Cleary regained adequate facul-
ties to wobble off the ice with considerable assistance.
This scene a concussed athlete staggering off the stage - has
become too familiar. Better diagnosis combined with bigger, stronger
and faster athletes have contributed to a concussion epidemic in violent
sports. For its popularity and viciousness, football is most synony-
mous with head injuries. Hockey, though, is certainly in the dubious
discussion. With twelve players loose in a boarded arena, equipped
with sticks and whacking a frozen chunk of rubber at 100 mph, is it
any wonder?
And yet, while these sports share this serious problem, the pri-
mary line of concussion prevention helmets have traveled very dif-
ferent evolutionary paths. NFL helmets have changed dramatically
over the last 20 years. Gone are the comical single-bar facemasks of
Joe Theismann fame and the loose-ftting shells from prior genera-
tions. The outer shell, padding, facemasks and chinstraps of NFL hel-
mets have experienced a dramatic transformation. And in this corner
we have the static NHL helmet, lacking any recent noticeable change
and resembling a bike helmet more than a protective device worthy of
hockeys physicality.
While the hockey helmet itself is limited, NHL players could
choose to wear full cages (composite frames or full plastic shields)
that provide protection to the entire face and jaw area. Such contrap-
tions are required for college and high school players. Despite these
alternatives, most NHL players, valorous roughnecks as they are, com-
pete with nothing more than a loosely ftting lid and the occasional to-
ken visor. With all due respect to Franklin Roosevelt, there is more to
fear than fear itself for athletes prone to concussions; its called chronic
traumatic encephalophathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease thats
increasingly common in athletes who have experience multiple head
traumas. CTE symptoms include memory loss, mood instability and
depression and it has almost certainly been a contributing factor in the
pre-mature death - some via suicide - of retired athletes.
There are moments when our situational view clouds the big
picture or even the blatantly obvious. In these moments, we rely on
workplace leaders to point out that our performance has slipped or on
friends to honestly confront us about a toxic relationship or depen-
dency. Similarly, the NHL needs to acknowledge its save me from
myself situation, and require the use of full headgear, cages if you
will, immediately. Its unrealistic to think players, whose toughness
and recklessness helped them reach hockeys pinnacle, will make this
transition for themselves. The NFL has at least created the percep-
tion of proactivity in preventing concussions; its time for the NHL to
follow suit. Having players like Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby and the
Capitals Mike Green miss signifcant time with concussions stinks;
whats worse is seeing a players long-term healthor lifecompro-
mised. While the science behind the diagnosis, treatment and preven-
tion of concussions will continue to improve, forcing discretion, for the
time being, through the use of maximum protection, seems an obvious
choice to one not so close to the game or deeply programmed by its
unyielding culture.
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
The Better Part Of Valor
Summer Knights Program
The St. Marys Ryken High School Summer Knights Program is offering a variety of athletic programs for all
students in the community rising into grades 3-12. Programs include Cheerleading, Girls Lacrosse, Girls Volley-
ball, Recreational and Competitive Sailing, Football & Quarterback/Wide Receiver Clinics, Softball, Field Hockey,
Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer & Co-ed Tennis. Camps are run by SMR Coaches and their staff.
Registration is now open. For more information go to www.smrhs.org/summerknights or contact Laura Roland,
Director, Summer Programs @ laura.roland@smrhs.org or call 301.475.2814, ext. 411.
Mike Henderson's 19" founder caught on May 16th
The County Times
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The Criterium Bike Race toured Leonardtown for
a full day of racing May 16.
It went incredibly well, said Steve Whetstone,
race director and treasurer of the Pax Velo Cycling Club.
He said there were a few minor crashes, but noth-
ing unusual for a race like this. Even the weather co-
operated to help make the Criterium successful. There
were no major injuries, and everything went smoothly.
He said Leonardtown is a good location for the an-
nual Criterium because it is one of the few small down-
town areas with the tight turns and straight roads that
the race requires. Because Leonardtown is set up with
the square in the middle and sidewalks on either side, it
is ideally set up for spectators to come spend the after-
noon in Leonardtown to watch the races
and spend money at local establishments
like Caf des Artistes and Big Larrys
Comic Book Caf.
Its remarkably unique, Whetstone
said.
He said the race drew people in from
as far away as California and even a cou-
ple racers from out of the country, as well
as several racers from the tri-county area.
Most of the local racers even fnished in
the top 10 in their races, with Benjamin
Toll of St. Mary City fnishing second in
the category 5 mens division and Anna
Staats of California fnishing fourth in the
junior 10-14 womens division.
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The Cougers Cheerleaging Squad is gearing up for its second season, starting with
open tryouts from May 17 through May 19 at the Carver Recreation Center.
Kyle Kebaugh, a sports coordinator with St. Marys County Parks and Recreation,
said last summer was the frst for the group, and they had quite a successful year. The
group went to fve competitions, Kebaugh said, and came home with three frst place
wins.
This season, the team is looking to double in size and spit in two. He said in the
frst year there were 30 young women in the cheerleading team, and this year the team is
poised to have more than 60 come out for the team.
Its a positive youth development activity, Kebaugh said.
He said some of the girls who join the team have been in cheerleading in school,
but unlike the sideline cheers they do at football and basketball games, the Cougars are a
competitive cheer squad.
He said in addition to their
normal practices, the squad
members go to after school pro-
grams to mentor younger chil-
dren and teach them some of the
jumps and other things they learn
on the team.
Were giving the girls the
opportunity to be leaders and
mentors, Kebaugh said.
To join the team, Kebaugh
said the girls have to be between
the ages of 10 and 18 and have to
be students in St. Marys County.
For more information, email cou-
garselite@gmail.com.
By Doug Watson
Man we needed this one bad! Were the words from Stevie
Long as he scored his frst feature win of the season in last Fri-
day nights 20-lap limited late model feature at Potomac speed-
way. Longs win made him the fourth different winner in the
four limited late model races run to date.
Pole-sitter Glenn Elliott and fellow front row starter Stevie
Long paced the feld to the initial green fag of the event. Long
got a great jump at the start and would lead the feld into the frst
turn. From that point on, it would be a race for second, as Long
would lead every lap of the caution-free event, for his 7th career
win in the division. Defending class champion Tommy Wagner
Jr. and Elliott would chase Long the entire distance but could not
get close enough to mount a challenge.
It always helps to start up front, but there are a lot of good
race cars here, so nothing is easy here at Potomac. Superb track
conditions aided in Longs winning run. This track has really
changed the last two years. Long stated. This place is really
racy and you have a top, bottom and middle to run here now and
our car seemed to be the best up-top tonight. Wagner settled
for second, Glen Elliott was third, Ben Bowie was fourth and
Derrick Quade completed the top fve. Heats went to Kenny Mo-
reland and David Williams.
Tony Quade, a ten-time winner in the hobby stock division,
fnally put it all together as he scored his frst career win in the
20-lap modifed feature. Quade started second, and would get
the lead on the frst lap. Quade would eventually lead every lap
of the event, but would have to survive a late-race rush by Rich
Marks to preserve the win. Dan Arnold was third, point-leader
Brian Maxey was fourth and Chris Arnold rounded out the top-
fve. Maxey took the qualifying event win.
In other action, defending track champion John Hardesty
scored his frst win of the season in the 25-lap strictly stock
main, Jerry Deason captured his frst-ever Po-
tomac feature win in the 15-lap hobby stock
event and Vinnie Wroble annexed his frst-ever
Potomac win in the 10-lap u-car feature.
Limited late model feature fnish:
1. Stevie Long 2. Tommy Wagner Jr. 3. Glenn
Elliott 4. Ben Bowie 5. Derrick Quade 6. David
Williams 7. Kenny Moreland 8. Ed Pope 9. Pat
Wood 10. Dave Adams 11. JT McGlanigan 12.
Tyler Emory 13. Kevin Cooke (DNS)
Modifed feature fnish:
1. Tony Quade 2. Rich Marks 3. Dan Arnold 4.
Brian Maxey 5. Chris Arnold 6. Craig Ramich 7.
Travis Larouqe
Stevie Snares Long-Awaited Victory Friday at Potomac
The Southern Maryland Braves 13-U Red travel team
won the USSA Super NIT Elite Qualifer held May 14 and
15 in Salisbury, MD. In the 17-team tournament, the Braves
went 5-0, outscoring their opponents 51-18 and improving
their overall record to 13-1. The Braves will travel to Orlando,
Florida in August to compete in the 32 team, 13U Elite World
Series.
In the back row, from left, are coach Rex Remalia, man-
ager Scott Middleton, Cameron Remalia, Austin Bussler,
Jimmy Monaghan, Jack Pilkerton Darren Prebble, coaches
Joe Prebble, and Kenny Hammett. In the front row, Zach
Jerew, left, Jay Hammett, Justin Snell, Austin Mitchell, and
CJ Hill. Not pictured Brett Knozen.
Braves to Play in the 13U Elite World Series
Photo by Roseann Zimmerman
Cheerleaders Successful
in St. Marys County
Criterium Race Comes Back
to Leonardtown
Photos by Daniel Meaurio
The County Times
Pro Wrestling Slams
Into Leonardtown
THURSDAY
May 19, 2011
Photo By Frank Marquart
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