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Fact New Fields Revive Park-and-Ride Debate By Guy Leonard newly approved ones] weren’t on the radar screens Chancellors Run Project Nearing Staff Writer at that time.” Mattingly said that security and safety prob- Halfway Mark Will three more athletic fields at the county- lems with the Lettie Dent site included the stacking By Guy Leonard owned District 5 sports park in Charlotte Hall ex- of commuter buses at the facility that would have Staff Writer acerbate parking problems there? crammed New Market Turner Road up to the light County Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe with Route 5. The two-and-a-half year project to thinks so, and he said that the problem could have Phil Rollins, director of the county’s Recre- widen Chancellors Run Road in Great been avoided if the county had held onto a plan to ation and Parks Department, said that more traffic Mills is now about 40 percent complete, place a proposed commuter park-and-ride lot in the was sure to come to the new fields but that parking say State Highway Administration offi- park near Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School. would likely not present a problem because the new cials and the project is on schedule de- Jarboe (R-Golden Beach), who voted at Tues- fields are for use on weekends and evenings. spite recent rains. day’s board meeting to approve the three new fields “People will naturally gravitate to the parking “We’re right on target,’ said Da- for teams practicing football, lacrosse and soccer, in front of the school,” Rollins said. vid Buck, department spokesman. “It’s revived the debate over the decision to instead lo- Jarboe said Golden Beach residents opposed gone well … there’s a lot of coordination cate the commuter lot on Golden Beach Road. the park-and-ride coming to Golden Beach Road involved.” “Presently there’s a lack of parking [at the Dis- because it would only serve to congest the roadway The more than two-and-a-half mile trict 5 park],” Jarboe told The County Times. “It’s even more; it also opened up the possibility of high- stretch of road is undergoing a major trans- jammed up so bad… the fields are in full use.” density development. formation. Not only are construction crews Jarboe said that about 6 months ago the com- “I don’t support that one bit,” Jarboe said. widening the road to four lanes but the road itself missioners asked the state to place the planned park- Rollins said that the fields won’t come on line has shifted to higher ground nearer the intersection and-ride to Golden Beach Road, which meant that until about 2011, so there was still time to find a with Great Mills Road. the state would have to buy the land from a devel- solution if a problem emerged. Crews have had to redirect traffic around con- oper instead of build the facility on land the county “We’re two years away from the fields being struction and clear away anything obstructing the along the road to keep the project moving, Buck would have donated at the intersection of Route 5 in use,” Rollins said. “It’s not going to be a problem new road’s path. said. and New Market Turner Road. immediately.” Some of the residents at Heard’s Estates have A total of 141 separate properties were af- “I was quite upset by the change,” Jarboe said. Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell also seen a major change just outside their back- fected by the project, he said. “It wasn’t going to cost the county anything.” (D-St. George’s Island) said that the county had yards – sound barriers. Richard Conner, pastor at Patuxent Baptist Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D- tried to get a park-and-ride entrance near Lettie Usually the province of roads like the Capitol Church near the intersection of Chancellors Run Leonardtown) said he had concerns over the traf- Dent that was closer to the Charlotte Hall Veterans Beltway, the sound barriers were approved by the and Route 235, has seen a large swatch of his fic as well but said that community opposition was Home but the state would not agree. community by a vote of at least 75 percent, Buck church’s front yard taken by the state. responsible in part for moving the site. That, coupled with community opposition, said. They will be placed in the next few weeks. An orange barrier fence cuts out at least a He also said there was fear that the county and an unfavorable vote by the county planning Making sure residents have access from their third of it. would lose the funding for the project if it didn’t commission put the site on New Market Turner homes to the road has been tough, he said. But, he said, the state has paid generously for make a decision about where to place it. Road out of the question. “It’s challenging,” Buck said. “You have to land and for the inconvenience to the church. “The project was not intended to support the “I don’t see where it’s going to be brought up make sure everyone can get in and out [of their “They compensated us for the land, about athletic fields,” Mattingly said. “They [the three again,” Russell said. housing communities] all the time.” $115,000,” Conner told The County Times. “It’s The project includes about five houses that our only front yard.” Located in St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Rd in Lexington Park State Highway had to purchase that have already Conner said that the planned traffic light at been demolished or will be demolished soon, Buck the intersection of Amber Drive and Chancellors said. Run, just across from his church, would be a wel- Mother’s Day Of the total cost of $55 million for the widen- come safety addition. ing project, about $13.8 million went to purchasing “I think it’ll be an improvement having the Balloons • Gift Baskets the right of way, which included homeowner prop- light out there,” Conner said. “It’ll be easier and erty as well as land from the Southern Maryland safer for folks.” Electric Cooperative, according to Buck. Signals will be installed along Chancellors The original cost of about $62.5 million Run at Route4 235; Amber Drive at Fire Depart- dropped, according to SHA information, because ment Lane; Military Road at Greenview Parkway; of reduced right of way needs and favorable court Buck Hewitt Road at Norris Road; Horsehead 301-863-7200 settlements. Road at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park, and Pegg Fun Road, according tot the State Highway Web site. Party - Theme The state had to take up 28 acres of land Turn your picnic into a party! Paper Ware Let someone special know you’re MetCom To Raise Rates proud of their achievement! By Guy Leonard A public hearing for MetCom customers to Staff Writer speak out on the proposed increases will be held Colors for all St. Mary’s after the May 14 MetCom board meeting, Ich- Graduation County Schools, The eight-percent rate increase for water and niowski said. The MetCom commissioner board Military & College sewer services that the Metropolitan Commission would then make a decision on the rate increase, Party Supplies is proposing for the fiscal year ending in June 2010 Ichniowski said. starting July 1 would be used to cover higher op- No firm date has been set for the hearing, he erating expenses, said the organization’s assistant said. director. The increase for an average customer using This is the first rate increase for MetCom cus- up to 6,000 gallons of water a month amounts to tomers in just over a year, said Dan Ichniowski. less than $40 a year, Ichniowski said “The year before, we had no increase,” Ichnio- “It’s about $21.48 a year for sewer and it’s Make this Father’s Day Cookout a Blast! wski said. “So it averages out to four percent [each about $14 a year for water,” Ichniowski said. (See what’s in store) year] over the two years.” “We’ve tried to keep the rate increase at four The increases will help pay for operational percent or less each year so this averages out.” expenses throughout the water and sewage treat- Anyone using more than 6,000 gallons a year would ment process, Ichniowski told The County Times, be charged for the overage, but the time might be including increased costs for energy, employee coming when all of MetCom’s customers could be % % % salaries and health and hospitalization costs for put on meters, allowing those who use less to pay workers. less, he said. 35off 35off 35off MetCom currently has about 78 full-time “When we get everyone metered, we would 3 Mylars 1 Jumbo 1 XL Jumbo employees, with three more recently authorized by look to do an actual monthly bill based on actual 6 Latex 4 Latex 4 Latex the St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners, he usage,” Ichniowski said. $ 00 $ 50 $ 75 said. Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D- only $ 00 only $ 75 8reg. 11 only 6reg. $895 9reg. 14 The new positions include a wastewater op- Leonardtown) said the eight-percent increase was Expires June 3rd, 2009 Expires June 3rd, 2009 Expires June 3rd, 2009 erator, a water operator and a meter technician to needed. meet the demands of an increasing workload, Ich- “I’m sure it’s necessary,” Mattingly said. Coupons only apply to Mother’s Day & Graduation Items niowski said. “They wouldn’t be doing it if it weren’t.” 5 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times ews Today’s Newsmakers In Brief What should the county do to Was the proposal for $45 million in bond prepare for swine flu on its own? debt to fund capital projects reasonable? We need to consider funding for It’s very distasteful to me to a supply of Tamiflu for our own use. the point I don’t want to do it, Dr. William Icenhower, Commissioner Daniel H. county health officer Raley (D-Great Mills)

Suspected Swine Flu Case Discussion On Downzoning By Virginia Terhune One is that the county’s current designated In St. Mary’s Staff Writer growth areas include environmentally constrained By Guy Leonard Icenhower said. “I wish it was out… we’re areas, Jackman said. The state has also said that Staff Writer playing catch-up now.” The subject of downzoning property is ex- some of the county’s growth areas are too large, Icenhower told the Board of County pected to come up at the Planning Commission which could affect future funding from the state. St. Mary’s County government is Commissioners that they should consider Monday May 11 when members set aside time “We’re proposing rural preservation district looking to see if a suspected case of swine funding an independent stock of anti-viral at the end of their agenda to talk about the draft zoning for many areas,” said Jackman, adding that flu is the real thing, said County Health Of- drugs for the county’s usage. Comprehensive Plan for the county. notifications to affected property owners about ficer Dr. William Icenhower Wednesday. A vaccine for the swine flu is under “We’re scaling back on the size of growth ar- potential changes would go out by about June 1. Icenhower said that the case was first development, but Icenhower said that the eas,” said Planner Jeff Jackman about proposals In the weeks ahead, Planning Commission brought to his attention Monday when a nature of the disease is mysterious. in the draft plan, which is scheduled for a public members also plan to set aside time to talk about local physician reported it. “We’re dealing with a new kind of hearing June 22. remaining chapters of the draft plan. Details about the patient are not being virus that we don’t know its nature, but In the meantime, Planning Commission Scheduled for May 26 are the environmental released, Icenhower said. that’s not very virulent, ” Icenhower said. members plan to discuss chapters of the plan be- sections: Chapters 5 (Resource Protection), Chap- “There’s a case in the county with So far two people have died in the ginning with Chapter 4 (Growth Management) ter 6 (Priority Preservation Areas) and Chapter 7 an influenza-like illness,” Icenhower told United States from the swine flu. One was on Monday. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the (Water Resources). The County Times. “We don’t have any- a 22-month-old child from Mexico being Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown. On June 8, members will talk about the rest thing lab confirmed. Nobody’s been hos- treated in Houston, Texas, while the other There are two main reasons for the proposed of the plan: Chapter 8 (Housing), Chapter 9 (Eco- pitalized to my knowledge.” was a 30-year-old woman from Texas. changes in the Comprehensive Plan, which serves nomic Development), Chapter 10 (Community Officials with St. Mary’s Hospital re- The only other deaths have been in as a guide for future zoning changes. Facilities) and Chapter 11 (Transportation). ported Tuesday that they had 102 doses of Mexico, where 29 fatalities have been con- Tamiflu available to combat the disease firmed by the World Health Organization. should any patients or employees there The organization also confirms that contract it; however, Icenhower said that there are 1,516 cases worldwide in 22 the state has still not yet released the anti- countries. viral drug to county health officials. There are 822 laboratory-confirmed 15% OFF “A report stated that they won’t con- case of the H1N1 virus, the medical term sider disbursing it for a least 24 to 36 for the swine flu, in Mexico. All Nordic hours barring an emergency situation,” Naturals Products for the New Building for Church Month of May

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Pastor Roderick McClanahan said that the church has been trying to get the project started for the past five www.GoodEarthNaturals.com years and the approvals had lapsed during that time. “We experienced growth and went to two services,” he said of the need for a larger church. “We’re very enthusiastic about it.” 41675 Park Avenue • Leonardtown, Maryland Town round The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 6 A Town Rains Delay Planting “Chief’s Bike” By Guy Leonard most certainly go up come the harvest time. lot faster.” Staff Writer “If we don’t get the acres in, you could see the If that happens, crops could suffer even more in Coming To prices go up,” Bowles told The County Times. “It’s unseasonably high heat. The good news for local farmers is that the advent hard to end up right if you don’t start right.” “Corn doesn’t like that, that really hot heat,” Leonardtown of some much needed rain has put an end to a moderate Ben Beale, an agricultural educator with the Uni- Bowles said. By Guy Leonard drought, but the bad news is that the soil has become versity of Maryland’s Cooperative Extension in Leon- The county and nearly all the state suffered heav- Staff Writer so moist that farmers have had to put off planting key ardtown, said that the farming season was still tenuous ily in the drought of 2007, when some farmers locally money crops like soybeans and corn. even with the recent rains. suffered near-100-percent crop loss. A customized navy blue mo- That means that yields in those crops and others With farmers maybe planting late and facing the Much of the state was declared a federal agricul- torcycle with U.S. Navy logos and could be lower this year, driving market prices higher. possibility of lower yields, things could only get worse tural disaster area. sporting a ceremonial naval cutlass, “I think that maybe two-thirds of the corn in if the summer is as hot as this spring was cool, because If the soil moisture remains good and the weather known as the “Chief’s Bike” will be the county has been planted,” said Tommy Bowles of the county is still listed as being abnormally dry by dries a bit, Beale said, farmers may still have a short on display in Leonardtown May 22 as Bowles Farms in Loveville. “I feel that some of these drought forecasters. window of about one to two weeks to plant for the fall part of a national tour honoring veter- guys will switch over to soybeans; it’s almost too late “It’s been a little frustrating for people planting harvest. ans while raising money for the Chief for corn.” crops,” Beale said Monday. “This spring we’ve had “You’ll see a flurry of activity when things start Petty Officers Scholarship Fund. Bowles said that if local farmers don’t get their plenty of rain, but [what farmers] are worried about is to dry out a little,” Beale said. “There’s still a lot of The bike will also be on display crops planted soon in drier ground, prices would al- that when summer gets here, we’re going to dry out a planting to be done.” the following day at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station for Air Expo ’09 on May 23. The Chief Petty Officer’s Schol- Still Time To Buy Pontiac arship Fund helps pay for continu- By Guy Leonard Still, the demise of the Pontiac brand came as a cars serviced at the local dealership, since General Mo- ing education costs for retired Navy Staff Writer shock, especially since the manufacturer was coming tors will still be manufacturing parts in the wake of the chiefs and their children. out with the some popular vehicles in recent years, he brand’s demise, Winegardner said. The “Chief’s Bike,” which was The general manager of the Winegardner Chevro- said. “Pontiac pretty much started the whole muscle funded in part by the efforts of lo- let dealership in Leonardtown, which also deals in the “Pontiac has been popular forever,” Winegardner car craze,” Winegardner said. “I hate to see it go.” cally owned Naval Tees in Leonard- Pontiac motor brand, says that the pending demise of said. “They were heading in the right direction. … The The county’s director of economic and commu- town, was constructed by Intracoast- Pontiac – the perennial muscle car – is unfortunate but timing [for the shutdown] right now wasn’t good.” nity development, Bob Schaller, couldn’t say for sure al Custom Cycles in Florida. It will won’t severely affect the Washington Street business. Pontiac brand sales weren’t a big portion of the the what the economic impact would be for the county, be raffled off in September. General Motors, which owns both brands, decided just business in Leonardtown, formerly known as Bell Mo- but Pontiac’s phase out could be an emotional one. Proceeds from the bike will be days ago to stop producing Pontiacs, the make of cars tor Co. for 85 years, Winegardner said. “People are attached to these brands,” Schaller said, solely for the scholarship fund. synonymous with the Firebird and Trans Am models. Chevrolet customers just seemed to be more adding that big automakers had to pare down their of- Naval Tees, located on Fenwick But there is still a chance to buy a Pontiac brand car numerous. ferings to stay profitable. Street, is owned by former Navy before it is too late, said manager Kurt Winegardner. “Chevrolet seems to sell better than Pontiac,” “In times like this you streamline,” Schaller said. Chief Petty Officer Jeff Hobrath. “They’re not going to phase it out until the end of Winegardner said. “They’re just different kinds of “The product lines that make money you invest in, the 2010,” Winegardner told The County Times. “They’ll customers.” ones that don’t make money, you don’t invest in.” be doing business until then.” Pontiac brand owners will still be able to get their 7 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times

6 Schools Closed for Railway Deaths a Recurring Problem Swine Flu to Reopen By MEGAN MILLER “Locomotives are much quieter now, and tracks, another on a bridge above the tracks. BALTIMORE (AP) - Six Maryland schools Capital News Service also we have what’s called continuous welded On July 20, 2006, service was delayed due to closed by confirmed and probable cases of swine rail. The sections of rail are welded together, “juveniles” throwing stones at train cars. flu were set to reopen on Wednesday. WASHINGTON Tragedy hit Laurel on so you don’t have that ‘clickety-clack’ sound On June 27, 2006, train traffic was de- The reopenings come as U.S. health officials April 23, when a 14-year-old boy reportedly like you did in the past,” Kulat explained. layed due to people “dancing” on the tracks. stopped recommending that schools close because taking a shortcut across railroad tracks was “People who are talking on a cell phone or Probably the most bizarre delay record- of swine flu. struck by a CSX train and died. listening to an iPod aren’t going to hear it. A ed in the MARC data occurred on Aug. 16, Four Maryland residents have been sickened Unfortunately, nothing about the fatal train going 60 mph takes about a mile to stop, 2004, when train travel halted due to police with confirmed cases of swine flu and more prob- accident is all that unusual. so there’s no way the train can stop in time.” investigating a “human hand found in the able cases are being reported, including one at a Since 2003 Prince George’s County has Transit officials say trespass fatalities switch.” sixth school that was closed late Monday because averaged slightly more than one death per happen for a variety of reasons, everything Any time a trespasser is spotted it sets of the virus. year from people trespassing on railroad from accidents with people who cross train off a chain reaction along the train line, ex- property, according to Federal Railroad Ad- tracks as a shortcut to people who choose plained Maryland Transit Administration Arundel Mills Casino in ministration data. trains as a means of committing suicide. spokeswoman Jawauna Greene. Montgomery County sees the most “We did a demographics study that The MTA contracts with Amtrak to Question trespasser fatalities in Maryland, averaging shows that the average trespass fatality is a handle most investigations and inspections ANNAPOLIS (AP) - The Anne Arundel three deaths per year, and claiming 33 per- 34-year-old white male who is drunk,” Kulat of that nature. County Council has voted to delay debate on cent of the state’s 55 total deaths since 2003. said. Inspectors assess the situation, then take whether to allow a casino at Arundel Mills It has the highest population of any Maryland Capital News Service analyzed MARC the necessary next step, be it calling in men- mall. county, and sees heavy railroad traffic from data on the documented causes of train delays tal health experts for an attempted suicide or The council’s vote Monday puts off debate both MARC service and freight trains run- for the period from January 2003 through law enforcement for a security threat. until May 18. The bill expires in June and it’s ning through Maryland to West Virginia. November 2008. About 40 trespasser-related Of course, the entire process creates the second time the council has delayed discus- Overall, the state has averaged slightly incidents resulted in MARC train delays dur- transit delays. Everything from scheduling sion on the zoning bill. more than nine trespasser deaths per year ing that six-year period. of train platforms to track switching can be Baltimore-based developer Cordish Cos. since 2003. Of those delays, about 15 occurred be- affected. has proposed a 200,000-square-foot entertain- “Trespassing on a railroad’s private cause a trespasser was actually struck by ei- “When trains are late people think, ‘Oh, ment complex at Arundel Mills to house res- property and along railroad rights of way is ther a MARC or freight train, according to what the heck are they doing?’ But behind the taurants, a venue for live entertainment and a the leading cause of rail-related fatalities in the data notations. scenes there could be any number of things casino with 4,750 slot machines. America,” said a 2008 report by the Federal In the non-accident cases, the trespasser going on,” Greene said. Councilman Daryl Jones, whose district Railroad Administration. Nationwide, there activities varied widely. For example, in the Even fences built along railroad includes the mall in Hanover, says there are are about 500 trespassing-related deaths ev- two-year period from January 2005 through tracks aren’t enough of an obstacle to deter more issues to address before the council takes ery year. the end of December 2006, MARC train trav- trespassers. action. Some of the problem is that people who el was delayed on nine separate days for tres- “You can’t fence off every bit of track, Any changes made to the bill must be aren’t paying attention may not hear a train passer-related reasons not actually involv- and when you try to do that people cut holes completed during the May 18 meeting and coming, said Rob Kulat, a spokesman for the ing an accident. Two were due to apparent in it,” Kulat said. “This is a steady, consistent Jones says it’s unclear if all the work can be FRA. suicide attempts -- one person lying on the problem, of deaths that are preventable.” completed that night. The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 8

To The Editor: Editorial: Higher Taxes Not My Fault Letter To Editor: eration was granted for the new elementary Locals Look For Popular Solutions, school. Recently, the Enterprise newspaper Soon after, I added a list of department dedicated an editorial column singling me consolidations that would diminish our ex- Rely on State For Real Solutions out as the lone St. Mary’s County Commis- pensive contracted employment by more Politics often is about being popular; ity rather than individual county needs. The sioner in support of property tax relief. I than 50 percent. public policy too often is about doing what state of Maryland has a funding formula for appreciate the recognition. This is the most The public record shows that I was the appears popular. Good public policy, on the assessing needs for new school construction; appropriate time to clarify some of the edi- lone vote against the high priced Hayden other hand, is about having priorities, stan- both Ehrlich and McKay felt the funding torial statements made. Farm purchase and the three quarter mil- dards and the backbone to follow principles. formula should control school construction In the 10 years that I have served, four lion dollar developer bailout on the Bea- Good politicians stand on principle, popular funding, not popularity and not an upcoming times I have successfully been part of a ma- van’s Property. The recent appointment of or unpopular, and refine the craft of educat- election. jority vote to hold the Constant Yield tax a new Land Use Director could have been ing the public about that stance. Both Ehrlich and McKay were scorned rate. This is the state figured calculation absorbed by the consolidation that I had When it comes to topics like building by local and state press for not supporting that caps property taxes to the previous proposed. new schools, it’s very popular for politicians higher levels of spending even though both year’s level. Last year, with the awareness The savings that I have supported in to tell parents they want to build beautiful supported spending within the state’s formu- of the coming fiscal fiasco, I again sup- both the Capital and Operating Budgets new schools for their children. Who wouldn’t la. Delegate Bohanan wrote a letter to a local ported this tax relief for our local property equate to more than $12 million dollars. want a new school? newspaper charging that McKay was against owners. This time, I was in the minority Holding the Constant Yield requires less Recently the state of Maryland brought meeting the needs of our school system. opinion. than a $6 million dollar reduction. Do not some sense of reality to the St. Mary’s Coun- Fast forward to now. St. Mary’s, as well Admittedly, my effort came late in the blame Commissioner Larry Jarboe when ty Board of Education and to the county com- as other counties across the state are request- process. The Enterprise raked me over the you see how much your next property tax missioners. The state of Maryland has softly ing funding for new schools that do not meet coals. Aware of the nature of the critique, bill has increased. signaled to St. Mary’s County that state fund- the state criteria for funding. The state re- I provided a solution early in the FY 2010 The frustration people are feeling is ing for public school construction will be quires that the current schools already have budget process. very real as our incomes diminish and re- slower to arrive than the county plans. students enrolled over current capacity at Six months ago, during an open budget tirement savings are disappearing. Rather The reality is, growth in St. Mary’s a level that would be equal to 50 percent of hearing, I motioned to require two budgets than use harsh words or wish physical harm County has slowed considerably; our school the capacity of a new school, the idea being of agencies that request funding from the on anyone, there are positive cost effec- system actually has fewer children enrolled that you don’t need to build a new school that St. Mary’s County taxpayers. One budget tive solutions as we anticipate the 2010 this year than last year, and the need for more would be less than half full. would be level funded while the other would election. schools based on enrollment rather than pop- St. Mary’s is requesting funding for a be presented with a five percent reduction. On May 30-31, I will be holding the ularity has changed. new elementary school that would house ap- They could, as an alternative, present a sin- next generation Jarboes Mill Energy Show Yet it would be publicly unpopular for proximately 650 additional students. That gle budget that showed a five percent reduc- n’ Tell event. The attendance anticipated elected members of the Board of Education or means that our current 18 elementary schools tion. Evergreen Elementary School and the is such that we have moved the public dis- elected county commissioners, or delegates should have a combined overcapacity of 325 jail expansion would be the exceptions to play to the Southern Maryland Izaak Wal- or senators to tell the truth about the need students. Just the opposite, our 18 elemen- this cap as the Board of Education and the ton League Outdoor Education Conference for new school construction. If a politician tary schools, including Evergreen which will Sheriff must provide these new functions. Center in Charles County. stands up and says we should wait to build open next fall, are under capacity by some My motion was based upon a proven There will be many conventional and a new school, the education community will 650 students. That means we need an addi- means to cap budgets. The five percent new energy technologies that can annually decry that individual as being against educa- tional 975 students to be eligible for a new variance gives the County Commissioners save you hundreds of dollars in savings. In tion and against what is best for the children. school. Given recent enrollment changes and a view of less necessary funding requests addition to being good for the environment, It happened in 2006 when, with an elec- current county growth policies, it is likely that we can selectively remove or we may free or renewable energy sources are gener- tion right around the corner, then mayor of that it will take up to 10 years to reach that task our department heads to provide this ally exempt from taxation as well. Baltimore City, Martin O’Malley, decided number. balance. Check out altenergy2012.com for more to request that Gov. Ehrlich provide an un- Recently Gov. O’Malley and the Board There was no support or even a second info. precedented level of state funding for public of Public Works turned down and delayed for my motion. Instead, the rest of the com- school construction in Baltimore City, where funding requests from St. Mary’s County be- missioners voted to allow department bud- Larry Jarboe, school enrollment had been dropping for sev- cause enrollment growth was not justifying gets to grow up to five percent. No consid- Mechanicsville eral years. the requests. But different than 2006, there is The Maryland Association of Counties, no outcry from the press, no letters from Del- made up of chief local elected officials from egate Bohanan accusing O’Malley of being all over the state, jumped on the bandwagon, anti-education, and there is no election this calling for Gov. Ehrlich to not only fund Bal- year. The truth is, they all understand that timore City at an unprecedented level, but to the request is ahead of its time. Unreported Crimes Committed on ‘School’ Grounds fund the entire state at unprecedented levels. But that doesn’t stop the local politicians Leonardtown High School maintains Crime Solver boxes are a show of for- Only one local official across the entire state from running around claiming they are doing the highest theft rate over the years. Es- mative action, but do not address the core of rejected the idea, which was St. Mary’s Com- all they can to build your child a new school peranza Middle School’s habit of skirting– the problem. There is a need to establish trust missioner President Thomas F. McKay. and they will keep on fighting for you, be- ‘minimizing’ as one parent states—crimes with consistent open and positive communi- Gov. Ehrlich rejected the idea as well, cause it is popular. of bullying, drug and/or alcohol abuse on cation between the school administrators, because the concept was based on popular- school grounds is another matter that war- student body, sheriff’s department, parents/ rants attention. In an e-mail from John guardians and the community. Educating is ing the law on school grounds must be held interest is at the forefront. Mattingly Jr. who is to run in the upcom- great—go even farther and be available to accountable. I want to see a policy set into place that ing election for Maryland State’s Attorney create ‘TRUST’ without monetary bribes. Crimes on tape must be addressed be- discourages school administrators with asked, “If you could, what changes would Teach what it means to own your chains that fore evidence is automatically removed. taking the role of both judge and jury when you suggest for problems like this that may will hold one prisoner to the habitual self The thefts occur on school property, addressing crimes on school property. arise in the future?” destructive patterns of behavior. the school is to take the appropriate action Our youth today, the future of this na- School administrators should be evalu- Responsible adults choose to remain to uphold what is set in place to protect and tion, act out that which is out of balance. ated on performance at the end of each aca- deaf and/or blind to the obvious. Drug and/ maintain safety for our kids. It is like Sher- Look in the mirror, what message are you, demic school year by parents, teachers and or alcohol on school grounds are out of con- iff Cameron stated to me in a former meet- we, the adults, and present leaders teach- the student body. Completed forms are to trol. Students should be given random cost ing, Schools all have their challenges. Too ing the youth by ‘doing.’ It’s not so much be sent directly to the Board of Education effective & unannounced screens as done much goes hidden and unresolved. The what you say that matters. It is what you do for review. This action will initiate public in the military, work and other academic victims live with the emotional violation that sends the greater message. involvement and give everyone who is a part sites. and the juvenile delinquents get a hand How can you teach your own children of that community to have the opportunity People, especially our kids, must learn smack. about Responsibility if the community’s to voice an opinion. This is a direct line of that with choices come consequences. One Verizon remained on top of our case public policies and system of operation communication with anonymity. Everyone must learn what it means to take responsi- to help protect my ID. Maryland is 11th in teach ‘double standards?’ from the top to the lowest chain of com- bility for the self and to hold the self ac- the nation for id theft/fraud. This case is mand will have a say. This limits the need countable for the action or act that is made a good example as to ‘why’. I respect the Laura Pezold-Gallagher for parents to file a law suit to get their point through free will a conscious choice. Sheriff’s department for what they repre- Leonardtown across. Cases where students are taped break- sent. I don’t believe that the victim’s best 9 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times

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M&M Welding & Fabrication, Inc. Cub Scout Pack 1786 Committee Mechanicsville Holton Tames Great Mills School Resource Officer Earns Praise for Community Outreach By Andrea Shiell highways, board meetings, basketball free-throws Staff Writer and cooking duties for community events, and fundraisers for the Special Olympics. Deputy Andrew Holton smiled warmly as he “Andy’s a very tenured public servant,” said opened the door to his office at Great Mills High Sheriff Tim Cameron when asked about Holton. School, sitting down in front of a wall of plaques “He went into a very challenging position when he to look at the school system’s Web site for updates. started at Great Mills … but he’s managed to not For the moment, the hallways were quiet, and he only be a school resource officer, but a mediator as breathed deeply as he savored the sound of silence. well.” This was one of only a few quiet moments he’d His busy schedule has followed him from his be likely to enjoy. days growing up in Mechanicsville, where his fa- “I wear this everywhere,” he said, thudding his ther worked two jobs to support Andrew and his fingers into his bulletproof vest and grinning. brothers. Though he’s never been shot at since assuming “He had two jobs, he was a police officer at his position as the school resource officer at Great night, and I had four other brothers, and in the win- Mills two years ago, he said, “it’s like a gun or a tertime we’d cut firewood, and in the summertime seatbelt, it’s something you just want to have.” we’d mow lawns and that’s how we made our mon- For this lifelong St. Mary’s resident, who grad- ey,” he said, “so we were always kept busy.” uated from Chopticon High School in 1976 and did It’s keeping busy that forms the cornerstone community police work for more than a decade be- of Andrew’s philosophy toward area teens, and he • Great Rates on Loans & Deposits fore coming to Great Mills, the office is only a short added that he tries as best he can to counsel parents resting spot for the rest of the on how to come up with day’s routine, which for him constructive activities for • Enhanced Insurance on your Deposits starts as students arrive in the their kids. morning, and takes him out “You really just try • Great Member Service into the county after hours for to talk to them and show any number of projects with them different things,” local community fellowships. he said. “A lot of people • Convenient Locations & Hours “I do St. Mary’s Car- here say there’s nothing to ing, the soup kitchen, and I’ve do, but there’s all kinds of Employees, students and their parents of Prince George’s, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s County been on the board of directors things to do here. You can Public Schools and Prince George’s Community College are eligible to become members. Employees for that for a long time,” he read a book, you can go to of the College of Southern Maryland, Talbot County Public Schools and individuals who live or said, adding that he is also a a park … wash a car, help work in St. Mary’s County may also join Educational Systems FCU. Please check our website at member of the Blue Knights someone else plant flow- www.esfcu.org for additional eligible schools and groups. motorcycle club, a mentor for ers, go to a movie, go to troubled youth in the commu- a sports event in Leonar- nity, and a member and hon- dtown … the parents just oree of the Knights of Colum- have to step back, think bus, which recognized him as outside the box, and ask their 2007 Citizen of the Year. themselves what they can CaLifornia PrinCe freDeriCK Andrew said he had box- do with their kids, so I try San Souci Plaza Manning Building es full of plaques at home, but to help with that,” he said. Photo by Frank Marquart 22599-122 MacArthur Blvd. 90 King George Way the one award that took him Andrew said he California, MD Prince Frederick, MD by surprise was his Citizen of Deputy Andrew Holton at Great Mills High likes to spend his free time the Year recognition. School. listening to gospel music “I’ve been with the and doing work with his WaLDorf Knights of Columbus for about five years,” he said, church, but he tries to make time for his other hob- Smallwood Village Center adding that he had not expected to be recognized bies as well. 169 A Smallwood Village Center at that level so soon after joining, “and I was the “I try to get on my motorcycle, but I haven’t Waldorf, MD first one from St. Mary’s County to get that. It goes been able to do it lately, but I also teach people how through all of the state of Maryland,” he said. to ride motorcycles,” he said, adding that he divides The Knights of Columbus also recognized Hol- his free time between teaching motorcycle driving ton as their 2008 Police Officer of the Year, citing his lessons on the weekends and four-wheeling in West work with students and the community at large. Virginia. “Andy has the unique ability to be a tough cop Still, a police officer’s job is never done, and for more information: and at the same time relate to the day-to-day situa- when he’s not shepherding more than 1,700 stu- tions the kids are involved in and guide them away dents (including his son) through their high school 800.356.6660 • www.esfcu.org from trouble,” remarked Grand Knight Mickey Dil- years, Andrew can still be seen in the summer with low, who added later that Holton keeps himself busy his radar gun on Mervell Dean Road. with community outreach, including his work with “It’s not a cushy job,” he said, laughing, “but the Knights of Columbus picking up trash on the it’s very rewarding.” for the love of The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 10 The typical American un Money eats 263 eggs a year. Fact The Times Pick 10 First ‘Leadership’ Class Company Symbol Close Close Change Graduates By Virginia Terhune “My focus has been IT, education and de- 5/7/2009 12/31/2008 Staff Writer fense contracting,” he said. “Hospitals were a brand new arena for me.” Members of the first class of Leadership Bonnie Bowes, a software consultant who Wal-Mart WMT $49.51 $56.06 -11.68% Southern Maryland are planning a party of their lives in Valley Lee and works for BearingPoint in own this graduation season, following nearly 10 Lexington Park, said she learned more about the Harley Davidson HOG $21.14 $16.97 24.57% months of learning about issues confronting the county where she has lived since she was eight Best Buy BBY $39.50 $28.11 40.52% region and also learning about each other. years old. The group of nearly 30 local leaders will “You can never stop learning and thinking Lockheed Martin LMT $80.48 $84.08 -4.28% meet for a reception today in Leonardtown and of ways to give back to the area that has done so a graduation banquet in Solomons on Friday much for you when you were growing up,” she BAE Systems BAESF $5.35 $5.41 -1.11% evening. said. Computer Science Corp. CSC $38.14 $35.14 8.54% “It’s been a wonderful experience,” said Like others in the program, Bowes said she Joan Gelrud, a vice president at St. Mary’s Hos- was struck by how counties working together can Dyncorp International Inc. DCP $13.30 $15.17 -12.33% pital, where she’s worked for 25 years, beginning improve the quality of life in the region., for ex- her career as a critical-care nurse. ample: local hospitals working together to attract General Dynamics Corp. GD $54.24 $57.59 -5.82% In addition to networking opportunities medical specialists and share them as a way to ex- Mantech International Corp. MANT $35.52 $54.19 -34.45% and bonds formed with colleagues, Gelrud said pand services while keeping a lid on costs. she appreciated the chance to learn more about “When you work as a team, you can defi- Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC $50.14 $45.04 11.32% St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert counties and the nitely overcome barriers that otherwise you’d challenges they face. have to deal with as a single entity,” she said. A resident of Lexington park, she also Bowes also said she never fully realized serves as a St. Mary’s County Housing Author- the economic impact of tourism on Southern ity commissioner. Thanks to the program, she Maryland. Firm Makes ‘500’ List gained new insight into the regional transporta- “I hadn’t spent time thinking about it be- Loiederman Soltesz Associates, a civil engineering firm with an office in Leonardtown, tion system and how it relates to people looking fore,” she said. “Before I had taken it completely has been ranked No. 382 among the top 500 design firms in the country by Engineering News- for homes and jobs, she said. for granted.” Record. She said the Leadership class also visited the Chris Longmore, a partner with the law firm Based in Rockville, the firm specializes in land development and employs about 150 people. detention center in Charles County, a place many Dugan, McKissick, Wood and Longmore in Lex- Past projects include work on National Harbor, the downtown Silver Spring redevelopment, Fed- people don’t normally see but which is in many ington Park, said he particularly appreciated ex- Ex Field and various projects for the University of Maryland. ways like other communities. changing ideas with people from other counties. The publication’s “Top 500 Design Firms” are determined through a survey of companies “There are so many overlaps in how the “I co-chaired a [St. Mary’s-based] taskforce and based on revenue for service performed in 2008. detention center compares with other organiza- on workforce housing, and I got some great ideas tions, the way they live, work and eat there, and from them,” he said. “It was a chance to talk about that they have rules and education and healthcare things that have worked and haven’t worked. … [services],” she said. They were like new sounding boards.” Robert Hor, director of operations for PSI Longmore, who lives in Great Mills, also Let’s Take Mom to Ye Olde Pax in California, said he appreciated the mix said he welcomed the chance to take time out of a of professional backgrounds in the class, which busy schedule to think more deeply about issues included a county commissioner from Calvert with the goal of finding solutions. Towne Café for Mother’s Day County and people from St. Mary’s College and “I think it re-energized all of us to want to local hospitals. continue to be involved and to find ways we can The medical section of the program “really effectively address community problems,” he hit home” for Hor, a resident of Hollywood, who said. learned about regional efforts to recruit nurses and For more information about Leadership specialists and about how technology is changing Southern Maryland, go to www.leadsomd.org. within the medical community. St. Mary’s Hospital Wins BECA Lifetime Award St. Mary’s Hospital recently received the Established in 1989, the Business, Education S BECA Lifetime Sponsorship Award from 1989- and Community Alliance Inc. helps build part- t 2009. The award recognized the hospital for its nerships involving local businesses, the broader p e support, dedication and commitment to the suc- community and the school system to improve stu- e ff cess of students and schools of St. Mary’s County. dents’ success in school and enhance educational c u The hospital received the award on March 13. opportunities in St. Mary’s County, according to ia The hospital, a founding member of BECA, its Website. l B has given generously of its facilities and resources BECA’s two key programs include Passport M ch over its 20-year sponsorship, said Bob Schaller, to the Future, an award earned by high school stu- oth un BECA president, and director of Economic and dents for academic achievement, citizenship and er’s y Br Community Development for St. Mary’s County. attendance; and Passport to Scholarships, which Da $ 95 Hospital employees have continuously volun- has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to 12 teered their time to assist with preparing and fi- students who earned at least five Passports to the Plus a carnation for your Mom! nalizing scholarship applications. Future in high school. Located on the Square in Leonardtown New Pool And Spa Store Pool and spa installer Kenny Norleen is specials on pool and spa chemicals, pumps and HOURS OF OPERATIONS: hosting an event this Saturday, May 9, to mark filters. Norco spas will also be on display in the Monday – Thursday: 7am – 3pm • Friday: 7am – 8pm the opening of his first retail store ­– Norco Pool parking lot. and Spa – located in Mechanicsville. Norco Pool and Spa offers a line of BioGuard Saturday: 8am – 8pm • Sunday: 8am – 3pm The grand opening will run from 10 a.m. to products to maintain good water quality. It also 4 p.m. at the store located at 27671 Three Notch sells pumps and filters, one-piece fiberglass pools Road. and many lines of aboveground pools and spas. 301-475-5151 Planned are games for children, food and For more information, call 301-475-3104. 11 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Defense & Military SMECO to Take Over Electrical Grid at Pax River By Virginia Terhune The co-op will work with the Pax River Staff Writer public works department over the next three months to gather information and develop pro- The Navy base already pays more than cedures. SMECO crews will also be working to $20 million a year to Southern Maryland Elec- make needed safety improvements and to bring tric Cooperative for its electricity supply, but the base system up to electric utility standards, that may eventually change after SMECO also Dennison said. takes over the electricity distribution system. Slater said he did not foresee hiring more A privatization pact, to take effect Aug. 1 than one additional person. However, SMECO and last 50 years, is expected in the long run to crews will need to become acquainted with lower costs for the Navy, and it is not expected base facilities, including converting the voltage used when the base was built in the 1940s to that currently used by SMECO. SMECO’s billing, me- tering, IT and customer ser- vice departments will also be affected by the takeover, ac- to boost bills for SMECO customers. cording to a co-op press release. “This will not cause SMECO to go be- Negotiated over seven years through a fore the Public Service Commission to get competitive process, the agreement resulted a rate increase,” said Tom Dennison, co-op from a Department of Defense directive to spokesman. military bases around the country to do cost- Naval Air Station Patuxent River, includ- benefit analyses to lower costs. ing its facilities in St. Iginoes and Solomons, One of the things SMECO will do will be is SMECO’s single largest user of electricity, to install meters at Lexington Park, the Webster consuming about 5 percent of the co-op’s sup- Field Annex in St. Inigoes and the Navy Recre- ply in 2008. ation Center in Solomons so that the Navy can The takeover is expected to cost SMECO better control costs, including usage by private about $19 million over five years, according to contractors on base. President and CEO Austin Slater. In return, “The agreement will result in great cost SMECO will gain control of the base’s electri- control; upgrades to the system will provide cal assets valued at between $20 million and greater reliability, safety and permit the Navy $24 million. to more effectively management energy con- For the first two years of the agreement, sumption,” e-mailed Jim Brantley, director for the Navy will also pay SMECO $400,000 a public affairs and communications at the Naval month to manage the distribution system, pre- Facilities Engineering Command in Norfolk. viously managed by Johnson Controls. After The transition, including the metering, is that, SMECO will bill the Navy for individual not expected to significantly interfere with base customers. (SMECO will pick up about 1,200 operations or result in any breaks in service. additional accounts at the three locations, rang- Electricity users on base, however, will be ing from officers’ houses to office buildings, calling SMECO in the future if their lights go hangars and warehouses.) out. “The Navy will pay us to operate and run “We take this very seriously, to serve the the base, and we won’t have to invest anything,” biggest employer in Southern Maryland [which Slater said. “We won’t be required to hire more is] vitally important to our regional economy,” people or buy additional equipment. We can Slater said. spread our costs.”

Last of Swiss Made F-5 Tigers Delivered to Fleet

The last F-5N Tiger II was delivered to the model of success between NAVAIR, the Swiss Fleet in a ceremony held in St. Augustine, Fla. government and our industry partner, Northrop April 29. Grumman,” said Capt. James “Walleye” Wal- In a unique reverse Foreign Military Sales lace, program manager for the Support and program, the U.S. Navy bought 44 former Swiss Commercial Derivative Aircraft program office Air Force F-5Es over a six year period for $50 (PMA-207) in a press release. million. The Swiss Air Force originally bought “We basically took one of our old F-5E’s 110 F-5Es under an FMS program from the U.S. and a newer Swiss plane and at the end of the re- Air Force in 1970’s. furbishment; we had a new plane, the F-5N,” said Forty-one were modified into single-seat F- Jay Bolles, the Integrated Program Team lead for 5Ns and three were modified into two-seat F-5Fs Adversary Aircraft in PMA-207. in order to keep the Navy’s adversary squadrons Each Swiss F-5E was airlifted from Em- flying until at least 2015. men, Switzerland, to Northrop Grumman’s plant “The F-5E Replacement Program was a in St. Augustine, Fla., in a U.S. Navy C-130T. The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 12 o $1500 Tax Up t Cr 0% Financing ed 6 Months i Same as Cash t O n O ur ! Plus En rs erg oo Our Money y – E s & D Saving Special ff cient Window Offers! 40% Energy Savings Guaranteed in Writing $ $ Off Off Family Owned & Operated 95 175 For Over 14 Years Each Window Each Door Installed! Installed! Lifetime Warranty Not Valid With Any Offers. Not Valid With Any Offers. Expires 6/30/09 Expires 6/30/09 WALDORF, MD 2640 Crain Hwy • Waldorf, MD 20601 All Patio Doors on Sale! (Route 301 next to Toyota) HOURS: MONDAY – FRIDAY 10AM – 6PM · SATURDAY 10AM – 4PM MHIC #46794 · VHIC #270505594 Tax Relief Blowout Sale Going On Now! Tax Season is Over – You Need Rest, Relaxation and Relief From High Prices! Largest Showroom In Southern Maryland 20% 2640 Crain Hwy · (Rt. 301 Next to Waldorf Toyota) · 301-885-3999 EverythingOFF In Stock Hurry, Limited Time Only!

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James Raymond Abell Sr., 69 siblings William F. Bassford III Loren made the Navy his career ward Sun., April 26, 2009. Born Oct. and her husband James, Dale Gass and his wife Brenda of Hollywood, and was a Vietnam veteran who re- 31, 1962, at Malcolm Grow Hospi- and Maxine D. Hynson and her hus- James Raymond Abell Sr., 69, Md.; Connie Beasley and her hus- tired as a yeoman chief petty officer tal, Andrews Air Force Base, son band Ricky, all of Mechanicsville, of Leonardtown, Md., died April 23, band Jim of Oakville, Md.; and in 1985. He was a member of the Fleet of Charles W. Decker Jr. of Cham- Md.; Donna S. Hammett and her hus- 2009, at his residence. Michael Bassford of Hollywood, Reserve Association Branch 93, Lex- bersburg, Pa., and the late Sharon band Johnny of Chaptico, Md.; Vicky Born Aug. 9, 1939, in Leonard- Md. He is predeceased by a brother ington Park, Md., the FOP Lodge No. L. Sumner Decker. He is survived R. Huseman and her husband Franny, town, Md., he was the son of the late Ronnie Bassford and a sister Cathy 7, Great Mills, Md., and previously by his former wife, Kathy Decker and Ronnie E. Gass and his wife Te- John Combs Abell and Agnes Eliza- Bassford. affiliated with the Patuxent Moose of Hollywood, Md.; a daughter, resa, all of Avenue, Md., Michael K. beth (Morgan) Abell. Family received friends Sun., Lodge No. 2393, Hollywood, Md. Lindsey C. Decker and a son Dan- Gass and his wife Jennifer Farley James was an avid sportsman May 3, 2009, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Trin- Loren was a passionate Boston iel Decker Jr., both of Hollywood, Gass of Colton’s Point, Md.; and Ed- who loved hunting and fishing. ity Episcopal Church in St. Mary’s Red Sox and Buffalo Bills fan who Md.; stepdaughters Rebecca Kent ward R. Alvey and his wife Diane of James is survived by his wife City with a prayer service recited at 7 also enjoyed playing cards, shooting and Danielle Cook and a stepson, Sebastian, Fla.; her siblings Daniel Phyllis Marie (Tippett) Abell of p.m. Funeral services were held at 11 darts, shuffle board bowling, play- Shaun Cook, all of Hollywood Md.; Alvey of Charlotte Hall, Md., Fran- Leonardtown, Md.; his children a.m. on Mon., May 4, 2009, at Trin- ing softball and umpiring for the sisters, Ardith Young of Hollywood, ces Johnson, Doris Silman, Eleanor Sandra Quattlebaum of Yorktown, ity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Ladies Over 30 League in St. Mary’s Md., Michelle Decker of Bryantown, Buckler, and William Bernard Alvey, Va.; Tammy Abell of Leonardtown, John A. Ball presiding. Interment County. Md. and a brother Charles W. Decker all of Mechanicsville, Md.; as well Md.; Lori Slusarz, James R. Abell followed in the church cemetery with Loren made life enjoyable III of Leonardtown, Md., and a very as her grandchildren Jimmy Gatton, Jr., John C. Abell, all of Ashburn, Bruce Chaney, Keith Mattingly, Bud- and entertaining for his family and dear and close friend Jill Tichner of Bryan Taylor, Nicki Hammett, John- Va.; and Patrick M. Abell of Avenue, dy Ford, Joe Kangas, Otis Wood and friends with his exceptional sense of Leonardtown, Md., as well as many John Hammett, Larry Stine, Christy Md.; and five grandchildren. He is Scott Sadler serving as pallbearers. humor. He will be remembered as a nieces, nephews and cousins. Huseman, C.J. Huseman, Kenny also survived by his siblings Patricia Honorary pallbeares were Johnny loyal friend to all he came in contact “Onionhead”, as he was called Gass, Steven Gass, Tommy Gass, Goldsborough of Hollywood, Md., Ford and Steve Huett. with throughout the years. by his family, was a master carpenter Aidan Gass, Noah Gass, Corey Hyn- and Jane Jameson and John Combs Memorial contributions may be Visitation was on Sat., May 2, and mechanic. He had a God-given son, Robert Hynson, Ronnie Gass, Abell, both of California, Md. made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 2009, from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by talent for working with wood. He Taylor Gass, Ryan Alvey, Sydney Al- A Mass of Christian Burial was P.O. Box 207, St. Mary’s City, MD a funeral service at 10 a.m. Interment was a skilled craftsman and enjoyed vey and Lyndsay Alvey, plus one on celebrated on Wed., April 29, 2009, 20686. will at Arlington National Cemetery working with his hands. Daniel loved the way, and six great-grandchildren at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Condolences to the family may on Tues., June 23, 2009, at 10 a.m. playing golf and riding dirt bikes and Kaylee Stine, Kaitlyn Taylor, Felicity with the Rev. John Mattingly presid- be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. Serving as pallbearers will be Er- four wheelers. Jordan, Dylon Jordan, Hailey Gass ing. Interment followed in St. Francis com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield nest Bernich, Charles Hines, Chris Family received friends for and Trevor Hammett. Xavier Catholic Cemetery. Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Mast, Edward Ruskowsky and James Daniel’s Life Celebration on Thurs., She was preceded in death by Condolences to the family may Md. Yeatman. April 30, 2009, from 5 until 8 p.m. in her daughter Nancy L. Gass, her be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. Condolences to the family may the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 sister Mary Bernice Cargill and her com. Loren Baughman, 64 be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD brother Harry J. Alvey. Arrangements by the Brinsfield com. 20650. A Funeral Service was held A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Arrangements by the Brinsfield on Friday, May 1, 2009, at 10 a.m. in County, Margaret enjoyed her family Md. Funeral Home P.A., Leonardtown, the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel. and friends, being a homemaker and Md. Interment followed in Charles Me- playing bingo and cards. The fam- Charles “Charlie B” Carroll morial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md. ily received friends on Mon., May 4, Bassford Sr., 54 Nora Ann Cheseldine, 72 In lieu of flowers, contributions 2009, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Mattin- may be made to American Can- gley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Nora Ann Cheseldine, 72, of cer Society Foundation, 250 Wil- prayers were said at 7 p.m. A Mass Avenue, Md., died May 2, 2009, at St. liams Street, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA of Christian Burial was celebrated Mary’s Nursing Center. Born Dec. 30303. on Tues., May 5, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. 20, 1936, in Leonardtown, Md., she Condolences to the family may in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Av- was the daughter of the late James be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. enue, Md., with Fr. William Gurnee Walter and Minnie Margaret Farrell com. officiating. Interment followed in Lacey. She was the loving wife of the Arrangements by the Brinsfield Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, late John Melvin Cheseldine. Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Bushwood, Md. Pallbearers were A Mass of Christian Burial was Md. Bryan Taylor, Larry Stine, Kenny celebrated on Wed., May 6, 2009, Gass, Jimmy Gatton, C.J. Huseman at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Catholic Margaret Louise Gass, 75 and Corey Hynson. Ronnie Gass Jr., Church, Avenue, Md., with Fr. Wil- Steven Gass, Tommy Gass, JohnJohn liam Gurnee officiating. Interment Hammett, Robert Hynson, Ryan Al- followed in Sacred Heart Catholic vey, Aidan Gass and Noah Gass were Cemetery, Bushwood, Md. honorary pallbearers. Loren Baughman, 64, of Great To leave a condolence for the Contributions may be made Mills, Md., passed away April 27, family, please visit www.mgf h. to 7th District Volunteer Rescue 2009, at his residence. com. Arrangements provided by the Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD Born Sept. 15, 1944, in Morgan- Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, 20609; Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. town, W.Va., Loren was the son of the P.A. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 late Raymond Guy and Ruth Chris- or Holy Angels Catholic Church, tine Baughman. Loren was a resident Daniel Decker, 46 21335 Colton’s Point Road, Avenue, Charles “Charlie B” Carroll of St. Mary’s County for the last 29 MD 20609. To leave a condolence for Bassford Sr., of Ridge, Md., died April years. He is survived by his beloved the family, please visit www.mgf h. 30, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital. daughter, Brenda J. Baughman of com. Arrangements provided by the Born Jan. 9, 1955, in Leonard- Great Mills, Md., and his longtime Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, town, Md., he was the son of the late companion Mary Fowkes. He is also P.A. William Francis Bassford Jr. and survived by his brothers Bradley and Mary Ann (Jarboe) Bassford. Connie Baughman of Dresden, N.Y.; Merle Dale Hollinger, 82 Charlie enjoyed poker games Daryl Baughman of Annapolis, Md.; at the American Legion hall and Neal and Elsa Baughman of Stafford, Merle Dale Hollinger, 82, of the Center for Life Enrichment. He Va.; sisters Dixie and Roger Ward Leonardtown, Md., died May 3, played softball in the county for many of Penn Yan, N.Y.; Nina Hurlburt of 2009, at his home surrounded by years and dearly loved spending time Penn Yan, N.Y.; Babe Snell of Ham- family members. with his family and friends. mondsport, N.Y.; Ardell Volpe of Margaret Louise Gass, 75, of Born May 30, 1926, in Lancast- He is survived by his wife Bren- Savannah, Ga.; Lynne and Ronald Avenue, Md., died April 30, 2009, at er County, Pa., he was the son of the da Lee (O’Neil) Bassford of Ridge, Bonavita of Hollywood, Fla.; Resa her residence. late Martin M. Hollinger and Anna Md.; his children Charles C. Bassford and William Kjar of Fredericksburg, Born June 28, 1933, in Mechan- Elizabeth Brendle Hollinger. Jr. and his wife Debbie of Chaptico, Va.; his ex-wife MaryAnn Baugh- icsville, Md., she was the daughter Merle enlisted in the Army Air Md.; Annie Belle Bassford and Ruby man of California, Md., as well as of the late Harry Joseph and Mary Corp in 1943 and served as an avia- Min Bassford both of Ridge, Md.; several nieces and nephews. He was Helen Pilkerton Alvey. She was the tion cadet during World War II. He and two grandchildren, Katherine preceded in death by his brother Joel loving wife of Charles Kenneth Gass then served in the Air Force during Virginia Bassford and Chelsea Anne Baughman of Oklahoma City, Okla., whom she married in Alamogordo, the Korean War. He was stationed Bassford, both of Chaptico. and his sister Ella Kimbrell of Phoe- Daniel Decker, 46, of Holly- N.M. She is also survived by her chil- in Okinawa where he maintained Charlie is also survived by his nix, Ariz. wood, Md., went to his eternal re- dren: Debra A. Gass, Darlene Taylor airborne communications equip- The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 14

He is survived by his wife of 41 com. Newport, Md. He is also survived by St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To years, Barbara E. (Singley) Hollinger Arrangements by the Brinsfield his daughters Elizabeth Gail Lorence send a condolence to the family, please of Leonardtown; his daughter Re- Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, of Hollywood, Md., and Cindy Michele visit www.mgfh.com. Arrangements becca L. (Ken) Case of Shady Side; Md. Dooley and her husband Bill of Lex- provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner his son Dale M. (Brenda) Hollinger ington Park, Md.; his siblings Rose- Funeral Home, P.A. of Tampa, Fla.; his sister E. Marie Jacob Robert “Sonny” Lorence, 70 mary Boyle of Johnson City, Tenn., and Snyder of Hainesport, N.J.; and four James Melvin Lorence of St. Inigoes, Beatrice Agnes Newbold, 95 grandchildren. Md., as well as three grandchildren, Ju- He was preceded in death by his lie Katherine Bingman, Brittney Am- wife, Patricia M. (Smith) Hollinger; ber Dooley and Jarrett Austin Dooley. his daughter, Cheryl L. Flasher; and Jacob served in the Army Na- two brothers, Arthur E. and Ralph M. tional Guard for eight years and was a Hollinger. telephone technician for Verizon, retir- His interests included reading, ing in 1996 after 30 years of service. camping, and spending time with his He also worked at Patuxent River Na- Italian Greyhounds. He was a good val Air Station for the BASE telephone storyteller and loved recounting office for 12 years. He loved God, his stories of his road trips in his motor family and friends, his dog Annabelle, home. spring time, cutting grass and a good ment. Following the war he was a The family will receive friends cup of coffee. The family received member of Civil Air Patrol, 31st Wing Sat., May 9, 2009, from 5 to 8 p.m. at friends on Sun., May 3, 2009, from 2 Division. the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leon- to 5 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner For 13 years he owned and oper- ardtown, Md., where a memorial Funeral Home, where prayers were ated a TV and radio repair shop, Hill- service will be held at 7 p.m., with said at 3 p.m. A Mass of Christian side Service Co., in Lancaster, Pa. He Pastor Mark Garrett officiating. In- Burial was celebrated on Mon. May began his career with Bendix and its terment will take place at Fairview 4, 2009, at 10 a.m. in St. John’s Catho- subsidiaries in 1959 at the York, Pa., Cemetery in Wrightsville, Pa. lic Church, Hollywood, Md., with Fr. division, and he arrived in southern Memorial contribu- Raymond Schmidt officiating. Inter- Maryland to work as a contractor at tions may be made to Hos- Jacob Robert “Sonny” Lorence, ment followed in the church cemetery. Beatrice Agnes Newbold, 95, Webster Field Navy Base in 1972. He pice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625 70, of Hollywood, Md., was taken on Pallbearers were George Morgan, Joe died April 29, 2009, at her home in St. was one of the first contractors to ar- Leonardtown, MD 20650; Leonar- angel’s wings on Wed., April 29, 2009. Purcell, Wayne Dotson, Wayne Ham- Mary’s City, Md. rive in St. Mar y’s Co. with Bendix and dtown Volunteer Rescue Squad P.O. He left this life with his cherished loved mett, David Dement and Dan Venez- Bea was born in Great Mills, Md., had the privilege of watching the con- Box 299 ones by his side during his final days. iani. John Paul Goddard was an honor- on Nov. 24, 1913. She attended Little tract and the area grow with amazing Leonardtown, MD 20650; or Born Aug. 8, 1938, in Baltimore, Md., ary pallbearer. Flower and Saint Michael’s Catholic speed. He retired from Bendix /Allied Lexington Park Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jacob James Contributions may be made to schools. She began her career work- Signal following 33 years of service 46855 S. Shangri- La Dr. and Mary Lelia Welch Lorence. He Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, ing for the U.S. Senate in Washington, with the company. During his career Lexington Park, MD 20653. was the loving husband of Patricia Ann Leonardtown, MD 20650. To leave a D.C. She also lived and worked in West he worked for the Aerospace, Frieze, Condolences to the family may Lorence whom he married on Feb. 14, condolence for the family, visit www. Palm Beach, Fla.; Springfield Ohio; and and Field Engineering divisions. be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. 1959, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, mgfh.com. Arrangements provided Long Beach, Calif. During World War by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral II, Bea was a riveter for the Glenn L. Home, P.A. Martin Aircraft Co. in Baltimore, Md. Bea eventually returned home to Lewis Xavier Nelson, 44 St. Mary’s where she and her late sister, Inez McConnell, started a successful Lewis Xavier Nelson, 44, of tavern business in the early’50s. Bea Caring for the Past Washington, D.C., and formerly of and her late husband, Earl Barry New- Chaptico, Md., died April 27, 2009, at bold, owned and operated the Brass his residence. Rail Tavern and Sports Bar in Great Born Sept. 16, 1964, in Chaptico, Mills for over 35 years. Md., he was the son of Mary Helen Bea was a life-long member of Bush Nelson of Chaptico, Md., and Holy Face Church in Great Mills and Planning for the Future the late John Cornelius Nelson Sr. He also attended St. Cecelia’s Church in is also survived by his siblings James St. Mary’s City during her later years. Alfred Nelson, John Cornelius Nelson Bea remained active and enjoyed par- Jr., Helen Theresa Butler, Linda Louise ticipating in a variety of volunteer and Brock, Dinah Marie Nelson, Lillian charitable activities supporting her Rosetta Nelson, Lawrence Jerome Nel- church and the local catholic schools. son and Mary Ann Nelson. He was pre- Bea became lovingly known as ceded in death by his brothers William “Granny B” and spent her retirement Herman Nelson Sr. and Steven Gerard years enjoying the beautiful St. Mary’s Nelson. River with her son, Kevin, and his wife Lewis received his education in Theresa, and her two grandchildren, Brinsfield the St. Mary’s County School system Spencer and Kate Newbold. and then moved to Washington, D.C., Bea had a wonderfully full and in- after high school. He worked as a hu- t e r e s t i n g l i f e a n d w i l l b e m i s s e d b y m a n y. Funeral Homes man resources specialist in the Depart- Bea is survived by her sisters, Mildred ment of Health and Human Services for Jurovaty of St. Mary’s City, Evelyn the U.S. government for 26 years. Norris and Delores (Norris) Pinno of He liked music, from piano clas- Great Mills and Sister Mary Grace of & Crematory sics to rock and roll. Lewis also enjoyed West Hartford, Conn. writing and was the author of three The family received friends books. He loved to travel and traveled on Mon., May 4, 2009, at 10 a.m. at “A Life Celebration™ Home” the world abroad. Holy Face Church in Great Mills fol- The family received friends on lowed by a funeral mass at 11 a.m. Tues., May 5, 2009, from 9:30 to 10:30 Interment followed in the Holy Face a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funer- Church Cemetery. A luncheon cel- al Home, Leonardtown, Md. A Mass of ebration was held in the Holy Face Christian Burial followed in Our Lady Social Hall following Internment. Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. of the Wayside Catholic Church, Chap- Contributions may be made to Hospice 22955 Hollywood Road 30195 Three Notch Road tico, Md., at 11 a.m. with Fr. Timothy of St. Mary’s. Baer officiating. Interment followed in Condolences to the family may Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20650 Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonard- be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. town, Md. com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield (301) 475-5588 (301) 472-4400 Contributions may be made to St. Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 MD. 15 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Education un Coca-Cola was Fact originally green. In The Know Hollywood Elementary Digs In By Andrea Shiell suming outdoor activities, which included planting and clearing school’s herb garden and to clear a path through the forest area and Staff Writer paths along the school’s numerous outdoor education areas. the meadow to the stream on the school’s property. “We have a pond area, a native herb garden, a butterfly garden, Environmental chair Tammy Adams, who is also a kindergar- Hot on the heels of Earth Day, Hollywood Elementary School a gazebo area, a meadow, a forest, a wetlands area, as well as a lot ten teacher at the school, said that the most extensive project for the seems to have come full circle with its green education program, of other areas, and an orchard that might be coming,” said Horton, day was “putting the butterfly garden back together, and making hosting its first “Keeping it Green” day on Tuesday, which saw who described the idea for the event growing from a environmental something of our meadow habitat … we’re putting a path through nearly 650 students getting their hands dirty outdoors while clear- education conference. so that it’ll be more accessible, and maybe then, we’ll be able to see ing weeds, planting native herbs and flowers, studying tadpoles and “Being a green school, some of us went to the Maryland As- what species actually live there.” creating an outdoor butterfly habitat. sociation for Environmental and Outdoor Education conference in Hollywood Elementary School has been recognized as a “This is our first annual big day like this,” said Melissa Horton, January,” she said. “And when you go to a conference you some- ‘green’ school by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation since 1996, hav- a first-grade teacher at the school and one of the event organizers. times get really excited about things, and we heard someone saying ing recertified for the designation numerous times. “We are a green school, so we’re trying to put environmental educa- they had a ‘green’ day at their school, and before long we were all “We’ve been recertified so many times that now we’re recog- tion wherever we can, and we have a lot of outdoor education areas,“ saying, ‘I want something like that at my school’ … so we started nized as a model school,” said Horton. “It’s the first year we’ve done she said. planning and the next thing we knew, it turned into a whole day.” things all day long … but we’re trying to keep it this big every year Students and teachers took a short break for lunch before re- Students also worked to identify grasses and plants in the from now on.” Task Force: More STEM Teachers Needed Math Winners ANNAPOLIS (AP) - A Maryland task force on Now, about 120 teachers graduate each year from education has submitted some preliminary recommenda- Maryland colleges with science-oriented degrees who tions to improve math and science studies in kindergarten end up teaching in state schools. The task force wants to Announced through high school. boost that to about 360 a year. Part of the strategy includes The annual Elementary Math- Marsh Elementary in third place. One of the top goals is to triple the number of teach- reaching out to college students in their freshmen year to ematics Challenge Competition, co- Benjamin Banneker El- ers who graduate from Maryland colleges with degrees in encourage careers as teachers. sponsored by Southern Maryland ementary took home first place hon- science, technology, engineering and math who go on to The STEM task force is aiming to finish recommen- Electric Cooperative for fourth- and ors among the fifth- grade teams, teach in state schools. dations by June 30. fifth-grade students, was held at Es- followed by Leonardtown Elemen- peranza Middle School on Saturday, tary in second place, and Piney Point in third place. The com- Bishop Earns Teaching Excellence Award petition con- Business education has a global connection for tra, professor and chair of CSM’s business and technol- sisted of a team College of Southern Maryland Business and Market- ogy division. portion and an ing Professor Rex Bishop, who has been named the Bishop, who has been teaching at CSM for more individual por- 2009 Region 2 recipient of the Association of Business than 24 years, said that he enjoys “helping students tion. During Schools and Programs’ Teaching Excellence Award. discover the career of their choice and helping them the team por- The award recognizes eight individuals who exemplify learn the skills they will need to get into those careers. tion, members teaching excellence in the classroom. Employers are looking for the same skills in potential c ol l a b o r a t e d “Rex is a true professional and he contributes employees regardless of the economy.” He currently to answer five greatly to the college and our community. He is well-re- teaches five courses including introduction to business, multiple-step spected, energetic and one of the most student-oriented human relations and business management at the Leon- mathematics teachers we have on staff here at CSM,” said Jeff Tjipu- ardtown Campus. problems. Team members then each took an individual test Photo Courtesy of SMCPS consisting of 40 Carson Scholar Named multiple-choice April 18. Seventeen elementary questions. The scores of the top five schools (15 public and two nonpublic) finishers on the individual tests from sent teams of seven fourth graders each school were combined to make and seven fifth graders to compete. the individual school total. The in- Placing among the fourth-grade dividual school total was combined teams this year were Hollywood El- with the team score to make the final ementary in first place, Piney Point school team score. Elementary in second and White

Photo Courtesy of SMCPS Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students and two faculty members from Great Mills High School visited St. Mary’s Hospital on April 29, where they analyzed electrical circuits, medical equipment and diagnostic tools. Bottom row (from left to right): Director of Organizational Learning & Research Photo Courtesy of SMCPS Sharon Main, Katie Ritter, Jackie Riggs, Ashley Poole, Melissa Boughton, Shefali Shah, biology teacher Jean Illingworth. Second row: Director of Imaging Sheila Harrison, Pictured from left to right: Mrs. Katherine Hintze, Stephanie Hintze, Mrs. Ruth Fitzpatrick and Principal Barbara Feeney. Matt Brigham, Zak Monin, Gina Holden, Morgan Ruoff, Danielle Wilkin, Claire Weber, Mechanicsville Elementary fourth-grade student, Stephanie Hintze, was recognized on April 26 at Sonographer Cindy O’Quinn, Operational Specialist Jen Scribner, Teresa Leydon from Martin’s West in Baltimore, with a Carson Scholarship and medal for her college education. The Carson Organizational Learning & Research, Volunteer Student Services Coordinator Mary B. Cheseldine. Top row: Technician Steve Dowell, Justin Valentine, Greg Lynn, Peter Offen- Scholars Fund recognizes and rewards students in grade 4 through 11 who strive for academic excellence bacher, Ryan Martin, physics teacher Allen Skinner, Jenn Lyons, multi-skilled technician and demonstrate a strong commitment to their communities. Lance Owens, Matt Bogdan, Keegan Laessig, Billy Dehn, Jackson Holden, Kevin Norris and Alexis Myers from Organizational Learning & Research. The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 16 Dining on the Water Philip H. Dorsey III Attorney at Law

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Briefs Staff Writer nounced, walked into the room where her It was then that King-Guy allegedly granddaughter was sleeping, picked her up picked up the child, and Billinger’s cell A Callaway woman was released on and brought her into the living room, the phone, and walked out. BB Gun Does Damage bond Monday after being arrested and documents stated. Billinger followed, attempting to get charged three days earlier for allegedly kid- Billinger called the child’s mother and the child and her cell phone back, court Between 10 a.m. on April 28, 2009, and 6 a.m. on napping her three-year-old granddaughter told her King-Guy was taking the child; papers stated, but King-Guy pushed her April 29, 2009, the Sheriff’s Office received numerous from the care of a babysitter, according to the mother told Billinger she was not to away. complaints, 15 at the time, of destruction of property. state police. have contact with her daughter, charging The defendant then drove off with the The destruction of properties occurred at various lo- Diane Lee King-Guy, 53, faces charg- documents stated. child, but returned when Billinger told her cations throughout Lexington Park. Vehicle windows es of abducting a child under 12 years old, When Billinger tried to tell King- she had called the police. were shot and destroyed with the use of a BB gun. The first-degree assault, third-degree burglary, Guy she didn’t have permission to take the When the state trooper heard the investigation identified a witness who gave a descrip- reckless endangerment and false impris- child, King-Guy went into the kitchen, re- same events recounted by both witnesses, tion of a suspect vehicle, a two-door, dark, mid-1990s onment, according to charging documents trieved a butter knife and threatened both he placed King-Guy under arrest. Cadillac El Dorado. Deputy First Class Anthony Whip- filed by Officer Matthew Pitcher of the Billinger and McGolrick, telling them she King-Guy claimed that she had per- key observed the suspect vehicle in the area. The driver Maryland State Police. was taking the child, according to charg- mission to enter the residence and that she of the vehicle committed a traffic violation and was The defendant arrived at a home where ing documents. also had permission to take the child with stopped. As Whipkey was speaking with the driver, two babysitters, Jessica Erin McGolrick The mother was able to talk to King- her. She also claimed the child’s mother a 17-year-old male from Lexington Park, he observed and Kristen Renee Billinger, where taking Guy by telephone and warned her not to never told her she did not have permission BBs lying throughout the vehicle. Whipkey asked the care of the three-year-old child, according take the child and told her that she was not to take the child. driver to step from the vehicle. As the driver was step- to documents. supposed to be in the residence, charging ping from the vehicle, Whipkey observed a BB gun, a CO2 cartridge box and a box of Daisy BB’s in the ve- hicle. The juvenile was arrested and charged with five counts of destruction of property and one count of ma- Police: Box Cutter Used In Robbery licious destruction of property valued over $500. The By Guy Leonard a diamond earring. juvenile was released to his mother. The investigation is Staff Writer Court papers stated that the victim continuing and more charges may be pending. sustained a small abrasion on his right Brandon Danchak, 24, of no fixed ad- arm and had his shirt torn as an apparent dress, remains incarcerated at the county’s result of the incident. Man Charged With Assault detention center on charges that he used a One of the witnesses identified the box cutter to rob a man of his cigarettes suspect initially known only as “Bran- On April 28, 2009, Deputy Kristi Nelson respond- last Friday night in Lexington Park. don” because he said he had been incar- ed to a residence on Carefree Way in Lexington Park Danchak assaulted the victim in the cerated with the suspect before and knew for a domestic assault. The investigation revealed Orbin case while two other witnesses were sit- his last name, according to charging Hans Carter IV, 24, of Lexington Park, was engaged in ting on a bench in the St. Mary’s Square documents. a verbal dispute with the victim while standing in the Shopping Center smoking cigarettes, ac- Danchak, who reportedly fled on victim’s driveway. The victim asked Carter to leave. He cording to charging documents filed by foot immediately after the incident, was refused and allegedly pushed the victim and struck her Deputy Melissa Green. found shortly after police arrived. in the face. The victim took her son and went into her According to court papers, Danchak When police brought Danchak back residence. Carter then allegedly kicked in the door to said to the victim, “Give me a cigarette!” to the scene, the victim quickly identi- the victim’s residence and unlawfully entered. The vic- but when the victim refused and began to fied him as the suspect in the assault and tim continued to tell Carter to leave, which he report- walk away from Danchak, the defendant robbery. edly refused. A neighbor heard the dispute and arrived allegedly ran up behind the victim and The charges against Danchak in- at the victim’s residence. The neighbor told Carter to produced a box cutter, saying “Give me a clude first-degree assault, armed robbery, leave, and he complied. A short time later, deputies cigarette or I’ll cut your throat!” second-degree assault, theft over $500 located Carter at his residence and arrested him for sec- The victim ran away from Danchak, and theft of less than $100. ond-degree assault, first-degree burglary and destruc- but the defendant tackled him, charging The first-degree assault charge car- tion of property. documents stated; the victim claimed that ries a possible 25-year prison sentence for Brandon Danchak Danchak, while he was assaulting him, Danchak if convicted; the armed robbery stole a pack of cigarettes, a gold chain and charge carries a 20-year penalty. Protective Order Violated On May 2, 2009, Deputy First Class K. Meyer re- sponded to a residence in Leonardtown for a violation of a protective order complaint. Investigation revealed Sheriff’s Office Warns Of a protective order was issued and served on Paul David Atkinson, 42, of Lexington Park on Sept. 9, 2008. The Continued Vehicle Burglaries order directed no contact between Atkinson and the By Guy Leonard victim. The victim alleged to Meyer she had received Staff Writer telephone calls from Atkinson in violation of the pro- tective order. The victim saved the telephone number Burglaries from vehicles are a continuing problem in the that had called her phone. The phone number is listed county, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and to Atkinson. Dfc. Meyer located Atkinson, who was motorists are warned to be cautious and avoid leaving valu- in possession of the cellular telephone from which the ables in their cars in plain view. calls to the victim were made. Meyer arrested Atkinson Items taken during the latest car burglaries include purses for violation of a protective order. and wallets, money, cellular phones, global positioning sys- tems and high-dollar electronic devices like I Pods and MP 3 players. Disorderly Conduct Law officers advise residents to always lock their vehicles On May 2, 2009, Cpl. Charles Earle responded to and make sure their windows are completely closed secured. the Days Inn in Lexington Park for a report of a distur- Residents should also lock glove boxes and center consoles bance. Upon arrival Earle made contact with the secu- in their vehicles as well to discourage thefts, according to the rity officer, who stated John Thomas Merrill, 48, of no sheriff’s office. fixed address, was acting in a disorderly manner and Residents should always avoid leaving valuables out in yelling in the lobby. The security guard told Earle he the open in the car by removing them or placing them in the asked Merrill to leave but Merrill refused. Earle con- trunk. tacted Merrill who was yelling obscenities in the lobby Residents should also watch out for suspicious persons or and ordered Merrill to leave the business but Merrill vehicles in their area and note the physical descriptions and refused. Citizens in the lobby were witnessing Merrill’s make and model of the car was well as a license plate number. A collision on Route 235 at St. Johns Road in obscene language and disorderly behavior. Earle arrest- Hollywood snarled traffic May 4 and two pa- The sheriff’s office has often found the a single perpetra- ed Merrill for trespassing and disorderly conduct. tients had to be transported to St. Mary’s Hos- tor or group of perpetrators is responsible for a given string of pital with injuries. thefts. The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 18

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All Photos by Frank Marquart About 180 people attended the Kentucky Derby Day fundraiser for Hospice of St. Mary’s on Saturday May 2 at Sotterley Planta- tion. Brenda Lowe won the best hat contest. Organizers also gave goodie baskets to win, place and show winners. Johnny Cook won first, Jacquie Meiser won second and Ann Cullins Bailey won third. Amaryllis store owners Rick Davis and Christopher Vazquez did the decorating and Best Buy provided two large TV screens so specta- tors could watch the race. 19 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times

The Glass Garden Shoppe: Chesapeake Bay Charter Boat Fishing A Different Kind of Nursery With Capt Dave Bradburn & Diner Aboard the “Ruth D” Think back to a time 16591 A 42 foot Bay Built Boat when your local community Three Notch was smaller and the business- Rd, Ridge Located at es were small, locally-owned, MD 20680 Drury’s Marina mom-and-pop establishments. In St. Mary’s County You would be greeted with a & Bay Market On St. Jerome Creek warm smile in an inviting at- Just minutes from the Chesapeake mosphere. Your shopping ex- Phone: 301-872-4480, 301.872.0033 301-872-4288 or 301-872-5217 perience was a relaxed and en- Original Location www.captdavesfishing.com joyable one, assisted by knowl- in Leonardtown Square edgeable and helpful staff. Upon entering the door at The Glass Garden Shoppe in Park Hall, this is exactly what you get. Co-owners Ginger peed Newman-Askew and Shelley hop Sprague offer up a shopping pat’s S Speed equipment experience like no other. Ex- HigH perFormance tuning pect to be greeted with a warm 24/7 towing welcome and sincere interest in assisting you in your quest. The store stocks framed art by how to use copper foil and soldering. Also offered is local artists, such as Mary Lou Troutman, Christina a Stained Glass Lamp-Making workshop. Allen and Dan Holden and others, exclusive one-of- Consider the Intro to Beading, Crimping and p.o. Box 60 • rte. 5, Snowhill rd. a-kind handmade glass creations, fresh cut flowers Tool Basics workshop with Janet Mahoney. You will park Hall, md 20667 and a wide selection of gifts for the garden and na- learn how to craft your own jewelry using semipre- (301) 863-2111 ture lover. Whether shopping for yourself or someone cious stones and sterling silver. Participants will com- Fax: (301) 863-5531 else, you won’t leave empty handed. plete one pair of earrings and one necklace to keep. Have ideas for your summer gardening or land- Local artist Christina Allen will be leading an scaping projects, but not sure where to begin? Stop Introduction to Watercolor Painting workshop that by and speak with Anita Pannone. She’ll gladly as- will cover fine drawing skills, brush techniques, color sist you in developing your project from concept to mixing, composition, special effects, historical refer- completion. ences, mounting and matting your work. Much more than just a nursery, let them plan Please call 301-863-7199 to register early or for your next event. From table settings to floral arrange- more details. Cost and schedule for each workshop 49675 Buzz’s Marina Way ments, The Glass Garden Shoppe will surprise and can also be found on their website, theglassgarden- Ridge, MD 20680 delight you with an end result that will keep your shoppe.com. These workshops fill up quickly, so guests anticipating your next event. make your call today. Storage, 13210 Pt. Lookout Rd. For those who are “hands on”, they offer oppor- The Glass Garden Shoppe is uniquely situated in tunities to unleash your creativity in glass art, paint- the bones of an old garden center, located just north bait, chum, Ridge, MD 20680 ing, jewelry making and gardening through their var- of historic St. Mary’s City on route 5 in Park Hall. ious workshops held in the studio and gardening cen- If your interest is in gardening, nature and creating gasoline, ice, ramp ter. Take part in their Introduction to Stained Glass beauty for your home, both indoors and outdoors, this www.buzzsmarina.com Ph. 301.872.0444 workshop covering safety, design, glass cutting and is the place for you. Stop by and see them today. Fax 301.872.0445 301-872-5887 18080 Point Lookout Road, Park Hall, MD 20667, 301-863-7199 theglassgardenshoppe.com The Glass Garden shoppe ury Dr ’s M Ridge MaRket 13270 Pt. Lookout RD, MD 20680 ar (Rt. 5) ina Phone (301) 872-5121 & Fishing Center 16244 Miller’s Wharf Rd. arina. • Chinese Food 16040 Woodlawn Lane Ridge, MD 20680 tm com Ridge, MD 20680 u • Liquor & Wine Transcients ko welcome, o full service Selection lo department t & Spinnaker’s • Bait 18080 Point Lookout Road n 301-872-4480 Store Hours: Waterfront i Park Hall, MD 20667 Monday – Thursday: 8am – 9pm Restaurant o drurymarina.com Fri – Sat: 7am – 9pm • Sunday: 7am – 8pm 301.872.0555 Phone: 301.863.7199 • Fax: 301.863.7599 on site. p Rt. 5, Just North of St. Mary’s City 49768 Airedele Rd. We Gladly Accept Food Stamps and www.woodlawn-farm.com theglassgardenshoppe.com 301-872-5000 Ridge, MD 20680 Independence Cards A House is The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 20 New Offi ce a Home Building income. For many owners, these deductions Developers of Lexington Village in add up to the point where a substantial portion California plan to build a four-story offi ce of their profi ts from their rental properties are building on part of the site of the former essentially tax-free. National Mobile Home Park in California. Even if you’re not interested in becom- The Planning Commission will re- ing a landlord or creating a new subdivision view the concept plan at its next meeting in your neighborhood, you can still get tax on Monday May 11 starting at 6:30 p.m. benefi ts from real estate investing. One pro- The building, which would sit on vision of the tax code allows you to exchange about 6.3 acres off a section of FDR your investment real estate for another piece of Boulevard still to be built, totals 101,824 Real Estate Tax property without incurring capital gains. This square feet, according to plans fi led with technique, known as a like-kind or 1031 ex- the county. change, can be extremely valuable if you own The developer will build two lanes of Advantages a highly-appreciated property. FDR Boulevard now that will connect to For instance, if you bought a waterfront Buck Hewitt Road, and two lanes in the If you own your home, you may not be When you start researching to do your home 10 years ago for $190,000, and it is now future as the area develops, according to aware of all of the usual tax breaks associated fi rst real estate investment, you’ll fi nd a num- worth $500,000, selling it could cost you a planners. with being a home owner. Most of us who are ber of favorable tax benefi ts that will help you ton of money in federal and state income tax. The offi ce building is part of a larger taxpayers can deduct the interest we pay on our on your way. Most real estate investors got However, if you use the 1031 tax deferred ex- development now under construction at mortgages. The money we pay for our prop- their start by buying a second home or small change for another piece of real estate of equal the southeast corner of Three Notch Road erty taxes is deductible also. We may qualify apartment building and renting their proper- or greater value, perhaps a small apartment (Route 235) and Buck Hewitt Road. for tax credits for certain types of home ex- ties out to tenants. Many got into it acciden- building, then you won’t have to pay capital The site, which includes retail stores, penses, such as the credit for energy-effi cient tally. They could not sell their home, but they gains tax. This would allow you to start col- is being developed by CRG Capital based additions, perhaps new windows or a new had to move, so they started their fi rst rental. lecting income from your investment without in Rockville. The county has already ap- energy star appliance. (See http://www.fool. If you do your homework, having rentals can paying the tax from a normal sale. proved plans for retail stores that report- com/personal-finance/taxes/2007/04/18/be- turn into a gold mine. Do not forget, however, Do not forget, the 1031 is a tax-deferred edly include Kohl’s and Rite Aid stores. green-and-save-taxes.aspx.) Then, if you’re it is a time-consuming job. program, not a tax-free program; your local Other projects in the area include married when it comes time to sell, you won’t Some of the appeal of owning rentals are lawyer or accountant can help you with that. a new hotel on the north side of Three have to pay capital gains on up to $250,000 the additional tax deductions that are avail- It is possible to buy a rental for your child, Notch Road near the existing Wawa store each of the appreciation in your home’s value. able. For instance, in addition to expenses like and maybe sell it just before he or she goes to being built by Baywood Hotels based in However, to experience all of the tax loan interest and property taxes, you’ll now be college. The tenants who lived in it for years Greenbelt. benefi ts that are available to you through real able to deduct a portion of the value of your possibly paid your kids college education. Further south on Three Notch Road, estate, you have to do more than just own your property each year as depreciation. Also, ex- If you are interested in joining others who Annapolis-based developer Osprey Prop- own home. Real estate investors, whether penses you incur in managing the property, are learning about real estate investing, please erty is developing Victory Woods, an large or small, are eligible for a wide range of such as transportation, property insurance, contact me to get the date and time off our next apartment complex for senior citizens, near tax breaks that make homeowners’ deductions repair and maintenance costs and professional meeting. the Immaculate Heart of Mary church. pale in comparison. fees, are usually deductible against your rental [email protected].

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By Linda Reno Contributing Writer

Basil Hayden was born in St. Mary’s County on Jan. 22, 1744, and was the son of George and Ann Hayden. About 1770 he mar- ried Henrietta Cole, daughter of Robert Cole Jr. and his wife, Ann Greenwell. In late 1784, with his wife and nine chil- dren, Basil led a group of about 25 Catholic Basil Hayden families from St. Mary’s County to a new set- Photo Courtesy of Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History tlement near Pottinger Creek in Nelson Coun- ty, Ky. (near present day Bardstown, Ky.). They sweet young things and Old Grand Dad” in his would be the fi rst of many more families who song “Women I’ve Never Had.” would follow in subsequent years. While Basil and most of the settlers never There were a number of reasons people returned to Maryland, some regretted their de- chose to move. Among them was the suffer- cision. In 1860, J. Edwin Coad paid a visit to ing that had been caused by the constant raids Kentucky and spoke with some of the descen- on our shores by the British during the Revo- dants of the Marylanders. One man told him: lutionary War; the payment of Revolutionary When I was a boy, there was a tradition War soldiers with land; and large quantities rife here to the effect that when the old pioneers of undeveloped western land made available from this section used to meet Saturday eve- cheap. Some also still felt the sting of religious nings in Bardstown as soon as they had shaken persecution that had existed against Catholics hands, one would turn his back to the other and since the Protestant rebellion in 1689. beg him for half a dozen kicks under his coat- Making the decision to move must have tail and when they were duly administered, the been torturous. As they said goodbye to their other would turn around and ask his friend family and friends, they must have known they for his kicking....Not infrequently, half a dozen would never see them again. The trip itself was pairs have been noticed exchanging civilities long and arduous. The wagons would make of this nature, in the course of an afternoon. their way north through western Maryland to Why was this done, you ask? Why, in order Wheeling, W.Va., where they would load onto to get temporal punishment infl icted, to expiate barges and fl oat down the Limestone River. the grievous sin they had committed in aban- The settlers took with them their culture doning the peaceful shores of Maryland for the and traditions. We know they took their recipe wild forests and savage Indians of Kentucky. for stuffed ham, and it is still made in Ky. today, But the plunge had been made, the labor and albeit with a different kind of ham than we use exposure of going forbade the idea of return, here. Some would consider, however, that the and it was a clear case of root hog or die. most important thing that Basil Hayden took Today, the phone book of Bardstown, Ky., with him was his recipe for good old St. Mary’s has more than just a sprinkling of folks with County whiskey. It was obviously popular be- the surnames Hayden, Mattingly, Medley, Wa- cause by 1796 he was known as a Kentucky then, Norris to name but a few. All of them distiller. Eventually Bardstown, Kentucky, with roots in St. Mary’s County. where he lived would become known as the Before I end this article, there was some- Bourbon Capital of America. thing else that Marylanders would later take In 1840 Basil’s grandson, Raymond B. to Kentucky – thoroughbred horses and love Hayden, created a distillery company and be- of horse racing. Benjamin Tasker Jr. bought a gan “offi cially” producing the whiskey his mare named “Selima” who foaled in England grandfather had originally made. Today we on April 30, 1745, and was shipped to Mary- know this whiskey as Old Grand Dad, and land between 1750 and 1752. She was one of there’s a picture of Basil Hayden on the label of the most important thoroughbred horses in the each bottle. The company has changed hands 1700s and became one of the foundation mares several times. The Hayden family sold it to the of the American throughbred. Her progeny Wathen family (also originally from St. Mary’s dominated the 18th century bloodlines and County) in 1899. Today it’s owned by the Jim “Lexington”, one of her descendants, domi- Beam Company and is one of the 10 best sell- nated the bloodlines of the 19th century. ing whiskies in the U.S. The picture on the label shown above is Old Grand Dad has been immortalized in said to be reproduced from a crayon enlarge- books, songs, and movies. James Bond ordered ment of a daguerreotype of Basil Hayden. a glass of Old Grand Dad on the rocks in “Live Got pictures or stories you’d like to share? and Let Die”, and Hank Williams sang “I like Please contact me at: [email protected]. The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 24 For Spirited Callaway Rockers, Movie Review: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Nuttin’ Fancy is Needed By Andrea Shiell venge. Eventually, Logan/Wolverine learns Staff Writer that Stryker and Victor have been working to- By Andrea Shiell gether, thus forcing him to widen his revenge Staff Writer It’s may be fair to say that the latest X- plot and take on a few helpers. Men offering is something of a disappoint- Cue the reintroduction of Logan’s re- Chances are most of us ment, but there are many problems that com- maining mutant allies including Blob and have driven down one of the pound to make this so, and there might just Wraith, and Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), who can county’s rural roads at just be a chance we’ve been biased by the other do cool card tricks, but whose only function, the right time to hear another movies in the franchise. other than helping Wolverine fi nd Stryker’s local band putting the fi nish- “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” carries hidden base, must have been to please female ing touches on their latest set, us through more than 120 years of the sulky, X-Men readers. and Nuttin’ Fancy Band, the beefed-up amnesiac’s early history, beginning Indeed, one would have to suspend more quartet from Callaway, is no with a sickly Logan who accidentally kills his than disbelief to see this latest addition to the different. In fact, they’ve been own father during a dispute in which he fi rst X-Men franchise as truly up to par, because it doing this for seven years. brandishes his claws as a child, running away doesn’t make use of its wonderful characters. Photo Courtesy of Andrea Shiell So what makes this to eventually become a soldier fi ghting on the Danny Huston does far too little with Stryker, band, “Nuttin’ Fancy” any- up with a father who worked as a band lead- winning side of every major U.S. war since playing the character with an aloof cartoon- way? They are, after all, seasoned musi- er for 35 years, and a mom that would lend the 1860s. quality that’s disappointing compared with cians with an eclectic song selection in her own vocal talents, so it may be fair to By his side is his similarly mutated Brian Cox’s creepy and complex take on the which they manage to espouse every style say that Mark inherited the music bug from brother Victor Creed/Sabretooth (played by character in “X2: X-Men United.” from Journey and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Merle his own blood. Mark and his four brothers the admirably intense Liev Schreiber), and Jackman does well with what he’s given, Haggard and the Beatles. would have jam sessions in the “back room” they appear to be an unstoppable duo, though but it’s disappointing that he isn’t asked to do Lead guitarist and vocalist Ron Sea- where he fell in love with bass guitar, later this is really only manifested by multiple shots much more than offer the occasional humor- graves from Annapolis landed in Southern playing for 18 years with the “Cool Country of the two snarling at foreign soldiers. less quip, snarl at adversaries and offer his tor- Maryland several years ago, bringing with Band”, developing a style and swagger rem- Logan and Victor, who both sport claw- tured-action-hero howl to the heavens every him infl uences like Dave Amato with the iniscent of Asleep At The Wheel, George like mutations and the power to heal, amble time a loved one dies. bluesy meanderings of Eric Clapton and Strait and Dwight Yoakam. through decades of war until they are recruit- The main battle sequences involve Wol- Tom Fogarty thrown in. “I grew up in a house that was chock ed by William Stryker (Danny Huston), who verine and Sabretooth bellowing and charging From there he joined with friends Ed full of musical instruments and brothers offers them spots on something called “Team each other so many times that it becomes irri- Emery (percussion) and Mark “UnkleSyk- and sisters to play them, so it didn’t take me X,” a black-ops (covert operations) mutant tating, and there are several great fi ght scenes, nyrd” Uncle (bass, vocals), and they’ve long to know how I wanted to occupy my group in search of a mysterious alien metal. but the green-screen work is obvious, and been gracing the stages of Southern Mary- time,” he said. There they join other mutants includ- Wolverine’s claws looked far more realistic in land ever since. Rounding out the group is vocalist and ing crack shot Agent Zero (Daniel Henney), the fi rst three fi lms. For an “origins” story, it’s “I do remember the very fi rst night the keyboardist Steve Winger, who’s been liv- teleporter John Wraith (played by Black Eyed also disappointing that there is so little charac- band rehearsed (which was about 7 years ing and playing music in Southern Mary- Peas front-man Will.i.am), and the katana- ter development. ago) the drummer (Ed) and myself just land for 20 years. Steve says he also inherit- wielding, scene-stealing Wade Wilson played But then again, who knows? Perhaps the seemed to mesh right from the get-go hold- ed the music gene from his folks. His father by Ryan Reynolds (who is, incidentally, the fi rst three movies just spoiled us. ing down the rhythm section,” said Uncle had a band late in the forties, in which his only one of the bunch worth watching, which when asked about the band’s beginnings. “I mom played the piano. is a shame since his role is little more than a Grade: C knew at that point we were on to something And it’s nothing less than a spirited glorifi ed cameo). hot and I was right,” he said. family affair when this foursome takes the It is obvious as the movie progresses (Rated PG-13 for violence, intense sequenc- One thing that makes the band’s mix stage, boasting one of the most energetic that Logan is getting tired of life as a brute, es of action and some partial nudity; Run- so seductive is the wealth of infl uences stage shows in the area. whereas fi ghting only fuels his brother’s un- ning Time 107 minutes.) they’ve brought with them to the group. Ed “It’s not uncommon to see myself and healthy bloodlust. The rift Emory said he got his fi rst drum set at age Ron (who are wireless) mixed up right in the between these brothers comes 14, and after meeting a drummer two years middle of the dance fl oor with the crowd,” when Logan starts question- later who studied under Gene Krupa (the said Uncle, adding later that, “no words can ing Stryker’s orders to kill ci- famously swinging big band drummer who describe the satisfaction that I have at the vilians, eventually leaving his thumped out the heartbeat of Chicago’s jazz end of a night knowing that I was able to en- brother and his life as a mer- scene in the 1920s), and over the years his tertain an audience and have them leave the cenary behind to play house infl uences have also included Led Zeppelin club extremely happy and exhausted from with a pretty school teacher in and Buddy Rich. dancing.” the mountains. Bassist Mark Uncle was born and Nuttin’ Fancy Band will be playing Logan fi nds himself raised in St. Mary’s County, where he grew next at the Seabreeze in Hollywood, Md. on sucked back into the under- Saturday, May 9. For more information on world when his brother Vic- the band and upcoming shows, visit them tor starts picking off former ry online at www.offi cialnuttinfancyband.com teammates, and, eventually, a ’s or www.myspace.com/thenuttinfancyband. his girlfriend, prompting him M to accept Stryker’s offer to . bond his skeleton with inde- t structible metal to increase his chances of a proper re- S Show TimeTime Get Out & Have Fun Right Here in St. Mary’s County! Now Playing Shows and Rating Provided By Yahoo Entertainment. Check Local Listings For Show Times. AMC Loews, Lexington Park 6, (301) 862-5010 17 Again Ghosts of Hannah Montana: Obsessed Star Trek X-Men Origins: Wolverine PG-13, 102 min Girlfriends Past The Movie PG-13, 105 min PG-13, 126 min PG-13, 107 min PG-13, 100 min G, 102 min Starts on Thu, May 7 Starts on Thu, Apr 30 25 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Happy Mothers Day Thursday, May 7 Sunday, May 10 from • Drop-In Salsa • Mothers Day Walk House of Dance (Hollywood) – 6 p.m. Annual Mother’s Day outing at Myrtle ernie’s Point Park from 1 to 3 p.m. where Bob • Ladies Night Boxwell will lead his traditional Mother’s All Occasion alon Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 7 Day Walk. Take a leisurely stroll around B p.m. Myrtle Point Park and look for birds, wild- Gift Certificates fl owers, animal tracks and whatever else • DJ Jamie catches your eyes, ears or nose. Meet in the Retail EW STYL Cadillac Jack’s (Great Mills Rd.) – 9 p.m. grass parking lot on the left as you enter SN IS the park. For more information, call Bob at Redkin O T Friday, May 8 410-394-1300 or Dudley at 301-373-2551. W S E-mail: [email protected]. Big N Sexy T ! • Bob Band Redkin for Men G Hulas (23900 N. Patuxent Beach Rd.) – 8 p.m. • Mother’s Day Brunch All-you-can-eat brunch at Bay District Paul Mitchell N • DJ Harry Volunteer Fire Department in Lexington Biologe I Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $10 for C p.m. adults, $7 for kids 5-12, kids 4 and under Ethnic Services U are free. For more information, call Me-

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Auxiliary is sponsoring an all-you-can- T • Karaoke Night N Cadillac Jack’s (Great Mills Road) – 9 p.m. eat breakfast on Mother’s Day from 7:30 Facial Waxing I to 11 a.m. at the Rescue Squad building • DJ Mango on Route 235 in Hollywood. The menu Floral Designs DragN Inn (Charlotte Hall) – 9 p.m. will be: sausage, gravy and biscuits, by Mary Nancy George sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, Patty Beall • Riot Act fried potatoes, pancakes, escalloped $ Memories Bar – 9:30 p.m. apples, as well as juices, coffee, tea and Call to Make an 10 off Perms or Colors hot chocolate. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 Appointment $ Saturday, May 9 for children ages 5-12; free for children 5 off Cut/Style under age 5. Coupon only applies to customers using Nancy George • 25th Hour Band and Pounding Sand 301-475-6811 or Patty Beall. Must bring coupon in to recieve discount. Back Road Inn (Downtown Compton) – 5 • Breakfast for Mom p.m. At the Valley Lee Fire House, Valley Lee, Walk - Ins Welcome! Evening Hours Wed - Fri from 8 to 11 a.m. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 • Nuttin’ Fancy Band for children ages 5-12; free for children 40845 Merchants Lane # 130 • Leonardtown, MD 20650 Seabreeze (Hollywood) – 8 p.m. under 5. Sponsored (and prepared) by the 2nd District Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad e O Tim nly Auxiliary For more information, call Dar- d ! pec • Karaoke Night w/ DJ Tommy T and e S ia lene Johnson at 240-434-1095. t l DJ T i In m Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m. i - • Mother’s Day Breakfast L Move At Chopticon High School from 8 a.m. to $ • DJ Jamie Cadillac Jack’s (Great Mills Road) – 9 p.m. noon. Sponsored by CHS Band Boosters, featuring Chris Cakes of Maryland. Bring • Jah Works & Big Vizion mom to breakfast for some fast-fl ippin’, 50 Hulas (N. Patuxent Beach Road) – 9 p.m. high-fl ying, fl ap-jacking pancake fun on Mother’s Day. (To see how much fun Discounted Cable • Less Then Broken this event is, go to www.youtube.com/ Memories Bar – 9:30 p.m. watch?v=r-PyazEoqds.) Breakfast includes all the pancakes you can eat with toppings, Playground • Animal Rescue Fair sausage, juice, milk, coffee and tea. Cost St. Mary’s Animal Welfare League is hold- is $9 for ages 13 and over; $7 for ages 5- ing its fi fth annual Animal Fair at the St. 12; free for ages 4 and under. Water and Free on Site Storage Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonard- soda for $1. Pictures with/for mom are $5 town. One hundred percent of the proceeds for 5x7 photo. Call 301-884-3347 for more with Every Apartment will be used to benefi t animal-rescue information. operations. Activities throughout the day include a pet parade, pet games, pet psy- Wednesday, May 13 Walk to chic, silent auction, pony rides, children’s Shopping/Restaurants moon bounce, king and queen contest, • Members Needed equine events and vendors. Attending will Regular monthly meeting of the Holly- be 13 rescue groups with pets for adoption wood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary as well as two horse rescue groups. This is will start at 7 p.m. at the Rescue Squad a great day to bring your pet and come out building on Route 235 in Hollywood. Any- to the fair for a day of bonding and fun. If one wishing to join the auxiliary is encour- you’re interested in volunteering for a cou- aged to attend. For more information, call ple of hours, e-mail [email protected]. 240-298-7956. Amenity Package What’s 301-862-5307 Available

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Today in CuisineCuisine St. Mary’s County we have many wonderful options for Healthy Bites dining out. Each week we Healthy Bites & More will feature a local restaurant and give our readers an overview of what By J.M. HIRSCH cut with thick, rich, yet fat-free, AP Food Editor Greek-style yogurt. This variety they can enjoy on the menu of yogurt has had much of the wa- at each location. Perfect for Mother’s Day, ter drained from it, giving it a sour On The Menu this almost no-bake strawberry cream-like consistency. Don’t Bon Appétit! cheesecake won’t leave Mom substitute regular yogurt. feeling guilty for indulging on her If Mom doesn’t care for special day. It’s also easy enough strawberries, the recipe can be BLUE WIND GOURMET that the kids can lend a hand. Tra- adapted to the berry of her choice. 22803 Gunston Drive, Lexington Park, Md. ditional cheesecakes are made Just swap out the jam and fresh from a blend of cream cheese and fruit. 301-737-2714, www.bluewindgourmet.com eggs, and thus require cooking. The crust is made from This easier version uses gelatin 2 cups of vanilla wafer cookie instead of eggs to set the fi lling, crumbs. To make that amount Just as the name suggests, at Blue Wind, gourmet food is what you so no cooking is needed. Only the of crumbs, you will need about get. Decadent dishes with an extra helping of fl avor are just what own- tart shell is briefl y baked. 75 cookies, which is about a 12- er/manager Rob Plant serves daily at Blue Wind Gourmet. An extraor- The cream cheese also is ounce box minus 12 cookies. dinary menu to choose from; such as Mediterranean pizza covered in roasted tomatoes and red peppers, basil and feta cheese or an assortment of wraps served in a tomato-basil tortilla or 100 percent organic salads. ALMOST NO-BAKE STRAW- Blue Wind Gourmet also offers an assortment of tasty sandwiches or a lump crab cake, seared tuna or Cajun catfi sh and shrimp. All these BERRY CHEESECAKE TART choices can be enjoyed for $12.95 or under. Browse the extensive wine selection and choose just the right bottle Start to fi nish: 2 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) of wine to enjoy with your meal or to take home for later. Wine tastings are offered on site every day. Beer and spirits are also available for your Servings: 8 enjoyment. Catering services and private parties can also be arranged at Blue Heat the oven to 400 lumps. Add the yogurt, gel- Wind. For that important business meeting try one of their boxed lunches F. atin and vanilla, then beat or platters. Hours of operation are daily from 11 a.m. through 7:30 p.m. To prepare the tart until smooth. Stop by today and delight your taste buds. shell, in a medium bowl, In a small bowl, use a mix together the cookie fork to beat the strawberry crumbs and butter. Trans- jam until mostly smooth. fer to a 9-inch tart pan with Add the jam to the cream removable bottom. Gently cheese mixture and use a press the mixture evenly rubber spatula to just barely Featuring a Special For the tart shell: across the bottom and up fold it in, stirring only once 2 cups vanilla wafer cookie the sides. or twice. crumbs Bake for about 6 to 8 Transfer the mixture 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, minutes, or until set. Re- to the cooled tart shell and, melted move from the oven and set if necessary, use a rubber MOTHER’S DAY For the fi lling: aside to cool. spatula to smooth the top. k_ 1/4-ounce packet unfl a- To prepare the cream Cover and refrigerate until Jle[XpDXp(' Brunch vored gelatin cheese fi lling, in a micro- fi rm, about 2 hours. Serve 1/4 cup cold water wave-safe cup combine the with fresh strawberries. 8-ounce bar cream cheese, gelatin and water. Set aside Nutrition informa- softened for 5 minutes, or until the tion per serving (values 3/4 cup sugar gelatin is dissolved. Micro- are rounded to the nearest 1 cup fat-free Greek-style wave the gelatin for 30 sec- whole number): 415 calo- yogurt onds or until it boils. ries; 180 calories from fat; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a large bowl, use an 20 g fat (11 g saturated; 0 3/4 cup strawberry jam electric mixer to beat the g trans fats); 51 mg choles- Fresh strawberries, to cream cheese and sugar un- terol; 59 g carbohydrate; 5 serve til smooth, scraping down g protein; 1 g fi ber; 232 mg the bowl as needed to avoid sodium. On The Vine Alice White Australian Wines www.alicewhite.com

Alice White Wines come from the expansive, sun drenched South Eastern Austra- lian winegrowing region. This fertile wine region yields grapes full of rich, bold fl avors that are the trademark of Alice White wines. American wine drinkers have embraced the quality, accessibility and affordability of Alice White wines since their United States introduction in 1996. The bottle and label of each Alice White wine is color coded for easy and quick recognition. Alice White is available in Riesling, Lexia (a sweet white wine with apricot and peach aromas), Chardonnay, Red Lexia, Cabernet Sauvignon, *'($/-)$*,++ Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Merlot for well under $10 a bottle. Kick back, relax and have a Mon - Fri: 6am - 8pm • Sat: 7am - 2pm • Sun: 8am - 2pm glass with Alice. Located in Old Downtown Lexington Park, Outside Gate 2 PAX NAS 27 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Wanderings fee with “love that red” lipstick stains on the edg- this jar – a dab of it in the morning and night to es.; her once-a-week trips to the “beauty shop” wash her face – her whole life. Occasionally she and her daily ritual of making sure every hair would use a drop of olive oil on her pinky fi ngers Healthy Bites Aimless was in the right place with tons of hair spray; on the outside corners of her eyes. She died at of an the excitement of spontaneous trips to Williams- the age of 71 without a wrinkle – there must be burg, Busch Gardens and Virginia Beach. She something to her regimen, I guess. Her voice is showed me that a woman could get up and go all again in the back of my head saying, “You need on her own. My mother could hook and unhook to start this regimen, but it’s probably too late Min our 27-foot camper trailer, drive it and winterize now anyway, you’re going to look like one of d it with no one’s help. those wrinkly dogs.” She let me play miniature golf and air What do our mothers give us, besides our Motherʼs Day hockey to my heart’s content and was happy very existence? They of course give us comfort, to just sit and watch. I remember our nights of or fi x our cuts. But mothers can tell us like no Connection bingo at every church, fi rehouse, and K of C hall one else can how our lives should be and what from Prince Georges County to Charles County. we can do to get there. Do we listen? Not always. By Shelby Oppermann There are still days when I can hear her When one of us was waiting on a number, she’d How many times out of pride or defi ance do we Contributing Writer voice just like yesterday, like when I’m cook- say you had to sit on the card. My mother would take that other path not seeing into the future like ing and know I might be cutting an ingredient play 30 cards compared to my 10 and still be they do. Sometimes you must go your own di- Sometimes I wonder how to keep a strong she thought essential, or adding one she would done and fi nding missed numbers on mine. And rection, and it is best. The main thing is a mother connection with my mother now that she has have hated. Her voice so sweet and soothing: early on, it was the slot machines in Waldorf will listen when everyone else is busy, and will passed on. Nine years have already gone by. I “What are you doing adding that brand of to- with me in a walker. Nothing was ever boring drop everything at a moment’s notice when you wish I had asked more stories about her youth matoes, you’ve ruined the spaghetti, you might with my mother. She was such a strong force of need her. My mother would drop a bingo game or her feelings on life, but I was busy with rais- as well throw it out,” or “You only cooked the nature. in a second if I needed her; she would probably ing children myself and working. pot roast two hours, no one will even eat it – it The connection I felt so strongly this past think about the lost big jackpot a minute or two, She was always “Mommie” to us and hat- will be too tough.” Warm, fuzzy memories. week was a very simple thing, but it distressed but she would be there. ed being called Mom or Mother, so that was it But I should listen – my mother could cook. me at the same time. I had run out of my make- As I write this, the comforting smell of forever. I remember her cigarettes and cups of cof- up remover and found the trusty emergency jar Pond’s cold cream envelops me; maybe I can of Pond’s cold cream I still have of my mother’s. wait a few more days to buy my remover. Love It suddenly hit me that this jar had to be at least you, Mommie. 15 years old, and I do remember calling Pond’s a year or two ago to ask if cold cream goes bad. Thanks for the adventures, I was told my jar was probably fi ne unless it had Shelby Creature Feature some awful smell. But mine still had the com- forting creamy smell I loved. That smell was al- Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, ways around her. What distressed me was that I mothers, grandmothers and mommies out Big Blue hadn’t noticed how little was left in the jar. there. I was surprised that this feeling of loss was so strong and so quick by just holding a jar of Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys. By Theresa Morr cold cream in my hand. But, my mother had used [email protected]. Contributing Writer

Can you imagine a creature as large as a passenger jet? A creature with a heart the size of a small car whose aorta is so big around that a child could crawl through it? How about its liver weighing a hefty 2,000 pounds and a they have to surface often; and when they do, THE tongue at a whopping 6,500 pounds – that’s the a single blow of air and water can rise 40 to size of full-grown African elephant. Whew! Is 50 feet into the air. And these guys can’t sleep this creature for real? Yes. like you do because they’d drown. Instead, Those humongous body parts belong to whales take short naps while fl oating near the surface of the ocean. ANGLICAN the blue whale, the largest animal ever known to exist upon the earth, even bigger than the Yummy din-din. During summer, blue dinosaurs. And surprise! You’re related to this whales feed in cold polar waters, but in winter, awesome, bluish-gray giant of the deep be- they migrate to warm tropical waters, where c a u s e y o u ’ r e b o t h w a r m - b l o o d e d m a m m a l s . they mate and give birth. Newborns are about MISSION Tons big. Blue whales are immense crea- 23 feet long; weigh over two tons; and can tures. Adults average around 70 to 100 feet swim within 30 minutes of being born. The long and weigh an incredible 90 to 150 tons jumbo-sized babies gain about 200 pounds a or more. And these guys are also the world’s day by drinking 50 gallons or more of moth- loudest creatures, too, even louder than a jet er’s milk, which is said to taste like a mixture OF SOUTHERN plane taking off. Their deep undersea rum- of fi sh, liver, milk of magnesia and castor oil. blings consist of repeated, low frequency vo- Since the calf cannot suck, mamma whale calizations that can be heard more than 500 forces milk from her nipple into the back of miles away. That’s how these whales commu- the calf’s throat. Ummm good. MARYLAND nicate with other whales, to locate food, and But why are blue whales so big? Since to fi nd mates. 70 percent or more of the earth is covered by Great gulpers. Blue whales are serious ocean water, marine biologists think these eaters. They lunge into dense schools of krill, whales grow to enormous sizes just because their favorite food, with enormous mouths they have so much room to swim in all the open wide. Several tons of these small shrimp- world’s oceans, along with an unending sup- (Scripturally based worship) like animals are engulfed in the whale’s ply of krill to feed on. During the late 19th mouth, along with about 50 tons or more of century to the middle of the 20th century, blue water in one huge gulp. No problem. Pleated whales were hunted almost to extinction. Her- Sundays - 9:30 AM throat grooves expand like accordions to hold man Melville’s classic novel, “Moby Dick,” everything in until water is forced out through provides a look into whale hunting in those special comb-like plates called baleen, or earlier times. In 1965, The International Whal- whalebone. Like giant fi lters, these plates trap ing Commission was established to protect the the krill but let the water out when the whale dwindling species. closes its mouth. The “big blues” gulp down a For some really cool underwater pictures Southern MD Higher Ed Ctr (Rm, 108/109) whopping four tons of krill every day! of the blue whale, surf over to www.earthwin- Spouts away. Blue whales live about 80 dow.com/blue.html. To color your own blue to 100 years and are found in all of the world’s whale, go to National Geographic’s “coloring 44219 Airport Road, California, MD oceans, usually swimming in small groups book” at www.nationalgeographic.com/color- called pods. They don’t have nostrils like you ingbook/bluewhales.html. do, but two blowholes near the top of their 301/475-9337 www.amosm.net heads. Since whales can’t breathe underwater, Comments to [email protected]. The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 28

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THE COUNTY TIMES AND THESE FINE MERCHANTS W OULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! 31 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Question ewsmakers Interview New Commander at Test Interviewing: Marilyn Stimey Marilyn3 is a retired trichologist who used to have a private Pilot School practice in Alexandria, Va., treating thinning hair and scalp problems before retiring in St. Mary’s County nine years ago. U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Roger L. ed to major and assigned to Marine Cordell, a resident of California, as- Aviation Detachment, Patuxent Riv- CT: What was the hardest part of your job as a trichologist? sumed command of the U.S. Naval Test er, awaiting the start of U.S. Naval Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patux- Test Pilot School Class 118. After MS: I’d say it was always very hard when I was faced with a ent River during a change-of-command graduating, Cordell was assigned situation that just couldn’t be fi xed, meaning there wouldn’t ceremony on May 1. to VX-23, where he served primar- be any way of re-growing a person’s hair. I’d always feel this Cordell relieved U.S. Navy Capt. ily as a Joint Strike Fighter project sinking in my stomach when I saw a very scarred scalp, for ex- James A. Glass, who had assumed com- offi cer. ample, and the person was holding out so much hope that I’d be able to help them grow their hair back. But it’s not always mand of the school on Jan. 18, 2008, ac- As project offi cer, Cordell was possible, and it’s hard to tell people that. cording to a press release. Glass will stay the Marine Corps developmental at Patuxent River to assume the role of test representative responsible for CT: What did people see you for most often? executive assistant to the commander, selection of the fi rst digital fl ight Naval Air Systems Command. control strategy for implementation MS: Psoriasis and hair loss, mostly, but I remember one time, A native of Lafayette, La., Cordell in a STOVL aircraft. He also served several years ago, that I had an entire day of people coming in was commissioned in May 1989 through as the Marines’ developmental test to ask me questions about spray-can hair treatments. I guess the Platoon Leaders Course Program. He representative in all other aspects of it stuck out because I’d recently seen that infomercial, and I earned a bachelor of science degree in F-35 design. guess they saw it too, about that spray-on hair product made with this fi berglass compound that looked like hair when it aerospace engineering from Mississippi In January 2004, Cordell Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy dried. I don’t recommend that product, by the way. State University. requalifi ed in the AV-8B before Following 22 months of fl ight train- transferring to Okinawa, Japan, Lt. Col. Roger L. Cordell CT: Do you have any advice for people dealing with thinning ing at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., where he served as the 31st Marine hair? Cordell was designated a naval aviator in Expeditionary Unit Aviation Com- the University of Tennessee in aviation July 1992 and assigned to VMAT-203 in bat Element command element execu- science in 2009. MS: My fi rst order of advice is to ask people to get their blood Cherry Point, N.C., for fl eet replacement tive offi cer. Following that deployment, Lt. Col. Cordell has accumulated work checked for any other conditions that can cause thin- training in the AV-8B, after which he re- Cordell assumed duties as the First Ma- more than 2,000 hours in more than 40 ning hair, like thyroid problems. Avoid using lots of styling ported to VMA-223. Three years later, rine Aircraft Wing current operations products, brush your hair 100 strokes a day, because that models of aircraft. His personnel per- Cordell was assigned to VMAT-203 as offi cer. really helps, and message your scalp, too. And people can sonal awards include the Meritorious an instructor pilot. In August of 1998, he In April 2005, Cordell transferred to always see a trichologist if the problem isn’t getting better. Service Medal and the Navy and Marine was transferred to Amphibious Warfare Marine Aviation Detachment, Patuxent There are a lot of things trichologists can do. The profession Corps Commendation Medal. He lives School. River where he served as executive offi - itself has come a long way from spray-on hair. in California with his wife Deborah and In May 1999, Cordell was promot- cer. He completed his master’s degree at their son Samuel.

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Our showroom is cozy and our service is friendly. Come meet us today. 23415 Three Notch Rd Suite 2038 www.AmishHeirloomFurniture.com The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 32 Final Casting Call Community The Newtowne Players announce open auditions for the upcoming production of “Shakespeare in Hol- lywood” by Ken Ludwig. There are parts for eight men and four women. People interested in helping with the technical and sup- ‘SlackWater’ Brings port crew are also welcome. Final male auditions will be held Tuesday, May 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Three Notch Theatre on 21744 History to Life South Coral Drive in Lexington Park. Auditions will By Virginia Terhune African Americans to improve access to St. be readings from the script; no prepared material is Staff Writer Mary’s Hospital after civil rights laws were necessary. passed in the 1960s. Anyone who cannot make these times but wants Moving accounts of the turbulent 1960s “Black people went around in the to work either onstage or backstage for this production, and 1970s in St. Mary’s County compiled emergency department to get admitted to please call director Bill Scarafi a at 301-863-2329 and STELLA from interviews with a dozen local resi- St. Mary’s Hospital,” said activist Fred Tal- leave a message for a return call. dents is now available in the latest volume bert, who died in 2004, in a 1991 interview The play, a blend of farce, fact and fantasy directed of “SlackWater”, a journal produced at St. included in the volume. “Then, when you by Scarafi a, will be performed July 24 through Aug. 9. Mary’s College of Maryland. went to visit somebody, The men’s characters range in age from mid-20s Called the “Instant you had to go up the fi re to late 50s or early 60s. Some of the male characters City”, the latest volume of escape on the outside.” will play multiple roles, and some include Shakespear- nearly 100 pages explores When the hospital ean characters, as well as some dialects. the social, political and proposed adding a wing, The play is about Shakespeare’s most famous faer- economic events of the era African Americans of- ies, Oberon and Puck, who somehow take a wrong turn using interviews, photo- fered to donate to the in their travels and magically materialize on a Warner graphs and art. hospital – on condition Brothers Hollywood set. One account, “Bay- they could walk through The two are instantly smitten by the glamour and onne on the Potomac”, tells the front entrance. glitz of showbiz and are ushered on to the silver screen the story of the successful “The black people, to play none other than themselves. This show takes “Hi, my name is Stella and I’m an ador- battle in 1968 to thwart plans you know, they paid the audience back to 1930s Hollywood, complete with able approximately two year old female by Steuart Petroleum to build their share of it. So they stars, starlets, gossip columnists and movie moguls. For Basset Hound/Spaniel mix. “Friendly” a refi nery at Piney Point. The put the new wing on,” more information, go to www.newtowneplayers.org. is my middle name and I’ve never met company promised jobs and Talbert recounted. anyone I didn’t like on four legs or tax benefi ts, but residents The late J. Abell two! I’m very social and love life. I’d be worried about the effect on Longmore Jr. talked Nature Photographer a great family dog. I’m up to date on fi shing and the environment about his experiences vaccinations, spayed, house trained, generally. Thanks to “citizen Photo Courtesy of St. Mary’s in Vietnam in “We outrage,” the plan was defeat- College of Maryland Archives Were Told To Just crate trained, and identifi cation micro ect the attitude at Greenwell chipped.” For more information, please ed, according to the story in Bumper stickers refl Forget About It, To Nature photographer Ilya Faden will discuss his the journal. Just Get On With call Second Hope Rescue 240-925-0628 of St. Mary’s residents to a prop- work at Greenwell’s Sundays in the Park event on Sun- Another account, “Blacks nery at Piney Point in the Life.” Veteran Frank day May 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Knott Lodge while or email [email protected] sed refi Only,” recounts the efforts by 1960’s. Maio wrote about his experi- Rosedale Manor receives a fresh coat of paint. ence in a poem, “Silver Boxes.” Born in Odessa, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Some of the other entries in- Union, Faden’s interest in art developed early. 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The fi sh Matthew Harms 3 Contributing Writer seem to be on the top or the bottom, 11 Novice but not much in the middle of the water Class Rider Place Jake Swanson 1 The rock fi shing is red hot in both column. The shallower regions in the the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac 20 to 40 foot depths were best, espe- 36 - 40 Cruiser Mason Visele 2 Jonathan Melton 3 River as the spawning run is hitting cially in the Potomac River. Eric Spears 1 full stride. The cold winter and spring There were reports of good hard- Tony Spears 2 Kyle Bryant 4 Kelsey Sweeney 5 delayed the bulk of the fi sh run by a head catches in the mouth of the Patux- Stephen Harms 3 couple of weeks. This past weekend ent River and on the Chesapeake Bay David Rivera 4 seemed like the opening day we had shore of the Naval Air Station where Mike Schwartz 5 14 Expert Dalonta Mackall 1 expected two weeks ago when the fi sh- surfcasters did very well at night on ing was uncharacteristically slow. The bloodworms and squid. 7 Novice Justin Mackall 2 Austin Lord 1 Alex Rivera 3 action will continue to be very good A 40 inch rockfi sh was reported Thomas Filloramo 2 now until the weather gets consistently caught on a cast Rattletrap lure in the Brayden Harms 3 15 Novice hot. The forecast of cool, rainy, windy mouth of Goose Creek just south of Ce- Tyrel Swanson 1 weather for the next ten days will make dar Point. The big fi sh was landed by a 8 Novice Lake Shukert 2 the fi sh wild. surfcaster after a fi fteen minute battle Jemery Pelczar 1 Kyle Morris 3 We had many fi sh brought in for on light tackle. Danny Spicer 2 Wesley Morris 4 citations (minimum 40 inches) from A few more spots have shown up, Christopher Junkin II 3 Lauren Hall 5 the Potomac River, the lower Chesa- but their main migration has not yet peake Bay from Point No Point to Point begun. 9 Intermediate 15 Expert Lookout, and the northern regions from Deyonta Gross 1 Camron Mason 1 the HI buoy to the Gas Docks. 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No. 6 Seahawks Advance to ICSA/ Gill Coed National Championship Boston, Mass. – The sixth-ranked St. Mary’s College of Maryland coed sailing team FINAL RESULTS fi nished third at the 2009 Inter-Collegiate Sail- A division = 8 Races • B division = 8 Races ing Association (ICSA) Eastern Semifi nals A B TOT (May 2-3) hosted by MIT at Fan Pier in Boston 1. Georgetown 28 49 77 to earn a spot in the ICSA/Gill Coed National 2. Tufts 41 43 84 Championship which will be hosted in San 3. St. Mary’s 51 34 85 Francisco by Stanford University and the St. 4. Eckerd 45 45 90 Francis Yacht Club from June 1-3, 2009. 5. Roger Williams 53 40 93 The Eastern and Western Semifi nals, 6. Stanford 68 60 128 sponsored by Marlow Ropes, PUMA, and US 7. US Naval Academy 51 78 129 Sailing, qualifi ed the top nine fi nishing schools 8. Boston University 62 68 130 from each semifi nal into June’s grand fi nale. 9. Old Dominion 81 60 141 All eight schools from the Middle Atlantic 10. Vermont 79 63 142 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA), 11. Miami 88 70 158 including St. Mary’s, qualifi ed for nationals 12. UC Santa Barbara 61 98 159 as No. 2 Georgetown University captured the 13. Univ. of Washington 92 108 200 Eastern Semifi nals with 77 points. In the West- 14. Tulane 90 114 204 ern Semifi nals, No. 5 Yale University edged No. 15. Northwestern 114 100 214 1 Boston College for the title as Yale totaled 64 16. Minnesota 116 114 230 points and BC had 65. 17. Texas A&M Galveston 125 108 233 No. 12 Tufts University outlasted the Se- 18. Michigan 124 116 240 ahawks as the Jumbos fi nished second with 84 points, while St. Mary’s tallied 85 for third Roger Williams’ Cy Thompson and Kaytlin Over 250,000 Southern Marylanders can’t be wrong! place. Hall. Sophomore Michael Menninger (Newport In A division, junior skipper Jesse Kirk- Beach, Calif.) skippered the B division boat to a land (Warwick, Bermuda) fi nished fourth with fi rst-place fi nish with junior crew Kelly Wilbur sophomore crew Maddie Jackson (Bain- (Ipswich, Mass.) as the Seahawks bridge Island, Wash.) as tallied 34 points, six points the duo notched ahead of No. 3 51 points.

Wed., Apr. 29 Girls’ Lacrosse Calvert 28.5 Boys’ Lacrosse Northern 15, Chop- McDonough 21 Bel Air 16, Chopti- Baseball ticon 6 con 4 La Plata 4, Great Leonardtown 12, Thomas Stone Mills 2 Huntingtown 3 meet Girls’ Lacrosse Paul VI 9, St. Chopticon 75.5 St. Mary’s Ryken Mary’s Ryken 1 Softball La Plata 72 11, Northern 5 Huntingtown 10, Thomas Stone 27.5 Boys’ Lacrosse Great Mills 0 Softball Huntingtown 18, Fri., May 1 St. Mary’s Ryken Chopticon 4 Tennis 14, Bishop McNa- Lackey 5, Chopti- mara 0 Baseball Girls’ Lacrosse con 4 Leonardtown 7, Chopticon 5, Great Tennis Huntingtown 19, Mills 0 Chopticon 9 Huntingtown 2 Chopticon 5, Great DeMatha 9, St. Leonardtown 5, St. Mills 4 Holy Cross 19, St. Mary’s Ryken 2 Mary’s Ryken 11 Mary’s Ryken 0 Track and Field Boys’ Lacrosse Mon., May 4 Softball Harford Tech 16, La Plata 2, Great Boys Great Mills 0 Boys’ Lacrosse Mills 1 Huntingtown 17, Huntingtown 18, St. Mary’s Ryken 6, Leonardtown 5 Great Mills 3 Holy Cross 0 North Point Meet North Point 120 Leonardtown 77 Girls’ Lacrosse WCAC First Thurs., Apr. McDonough 35 Great Mills 13, Cal- Round Calvert 22 vert 3 St. Mary’s 30 Leonardtown 13, St. Ryken 17, Bishop Thomas Stone Mary’s Ryken 8 O’Connell 7 Baseball Meet Huntingtown 7, Thomas Stone 62.5 Softball Softball Great Mills 6 Chopticon 59 Chopticon 2, Great Leonardtown 14, La Plata 53.5 Mills 1 Westlake 2 Boys’ Lacrosse Northern 15, Chop- Girls ticon 1 Sat., May 2 Tues., May 5 St. Mary’s Ryken North Point meet Baseball Girls’ Lacrosse 9, Broadneck 8 North Point 116 (Overtime) Bishop Ireton 10, Leonardtown 17, Leonardtown 91.5 St. Mary’s Ryken 5 Patuxent 7 35 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Lacrosse Sp rts Goodley’s Lucky Seven Raider Girls Clinch Helps Knights Advance Fourth Straight By Chris Stevens Staff Writer SMAC Title LEONARDTOWN – While Monday Evening’s slow start wasn’t exactly the way the St. Mary’s Ryken boys’ lacrosse team hoped to start its run to a Washington Cath- olic Athletic Conference title, a quick time-out by head coach John Sothoron helped right the ship. “I just said we weren’t playing with any intensity and [Bishop O’Connell] was,” Sothoron said after the Knights rallied from an early 3-0 hole to win their conference quarterfi nal match 17-7. “They jumped right on us, but then we started to play good lacrosse.” After spotting the Knights a three-goal lead, Ryken scored four straight goals to close the fi rst period, with Brian Frank, Connor Cook and Austin Spaulding doing the honors. Ryken, now 11-3-1 on the season, stayed well ahead of O’Connell with a clinic of dead-eye passing, an exhibi- tion Sothoron called “good team lacrosse.” The gold standard example of that unselfi sh play Photo By Chris Stevens was senior attacker Addison Goodley. Although he did The Leonardtown girls’ lacrosse team celebrates their fourth straight SMAC contribute two goals to Ryken’s total, his impact was felt title after a 17-7 win over Patuxent Tuesday afternoon. through his passing, as he racked up seven assists to help By Chris Stevens the home team advance to a WCAC semi-fi nal showdown Staff Writer at Our Lady of Good Counsel this afternoon at 4 p.m. “Addison is one of the most unselfi sh players on the LEONARDTOWN – The drama of whether the Leonardtown girls’ team,” Sothoron enthuses. lacrosse team could clinch their fourth straight Southern Maryland Ath- “He draws the opposing team’s best defender and gets letic Conference title was all wet like the weather conditions at Raider beat up every game, but he takes the hits, comes through Photo By Chris Stevens Stadium. and gets the job done.” Addison Goodley’s seven assists helped St. Mary’s Ryken The Raiders jumped out to a 7-0 lead and sloshed their way to a 17-7 Goodley caught a slight break with O’Connell as their advance in the WCAC playoffs Monday afternoon. win over Patuxent Tuesday night, wrapping up an unbeaten regular season top defender was trying to keep up with Cook, but for him, (12-0 overall, 11-0 in SMAC play) and clinching the conference champi- onship, one day after fi nding out they earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A-3A East Regional playoffs. “It’ll be nice to play our games at home because we get to see some- body different,” head coach Ken McIlhenny said of a possible semi-fi nal match- up with South River High School next week. “We played each other in a scrimmage, so neither team is go- ing to have the advan- tage because we know each other. We’ve got- ten better since then and I’m sure they’ve gotten better as well.” Before a date with Photo By Chris Stevens the Seahawks, the Raid- Leonardtown’s Claire Tiffany moves the ball ers will host the winner downfi eld while the Panthers’ Erin Mooney of Glen Burnie and Meade defends. High School Saturday, but for senior midfi elder Shannon Bonnel, the com- fort of playing every game at home is very important for Leonardtown. “It’s a huge advantage to play on our fi eld,” Bonnel said. “We have our fans to support us, so it’s defi nitely a great accomplishment.” Photo By Krista Tippett, who led the Raiders with six goals in Tuesday Night’s Chris Stevens win added that playing the duration of the regionals at Raider Stadium was going to feel “comfortable,” and thought that it would help Leonard- Ryken’s Austin Spaulding makes his move towards the net. town in their quest to make a trip to the state semi-fi nals. “Each year, we want to take another step up,” she said. Taking another step up will no doubt mean taking on most, if not all, his playmaking heroics were all in a day’s work. of Anne Arundel County’s best. But McIlhenny, in his fi rst year as head “Our plays are designed for the next pass instead of a coach, feels that his girls are ready for the challenge ahead. shot,” he explained. “I don’t know how much better we are from last year,” McIlhenny “It just worked well for us.” said of last year’s team that fell short in the 4A-3A East semifi nals, “but Now the Knights can prepare for the Falcons, who we’re moving the ball well, our defense is much better and our offense is earned home-fi eld advantage thanks to an 11-10 over- smarter. They’re playing together as a team.” time victory one month ago. Good Counsel also defeated For defender Emily Shafer, a fourth straight conference champion- Ryken in last year’s conference semis. ship would only be surpassed by the Raiders achieving their ultimate goal “We’re pumped,” Goodley said when asked about an- of being the best in the state of Maryland. other chance at the Falcons. Photo By Chris Stevens “Winning the SMAC is always nice,” she said, “but we want to win “We’re ready to go up there and show them that we a state championship.” Connor Cook is checked by a Bishop O’Connell defender. deserve this.” The County Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 36 Sp rts SPRING Without question, the fam- ily rhythm has changed over the last generation or two. As the pace of society has increased, A View From The the division of professional SPORTS and domestic duties between mother and father has blurred out of sheer necessity. To- High School Sports day, mothers bring home their share of the bacon and fathers Schedule 05/07/09-05/13/09 do things around the house BLEACHERS that leave fathers of prior gen- erations scratching their heads Thurs., May 7 in puzzlement. Despite the Celebrating evolvement of the family unit, Baseball there’s still a tendency to under- appreciate the role mothers play McDonough at Great Mills, 4 p.m. The Soccer Mom in dovetailing and sustaining a child’s interest in sports: need- WCAC First Round moment) and are attune to par- peting in a sport. Through the less to say, the role goes way By Ronald N. Guy Jr. ents’ extra curricular interests. eyes of a seven-year-old boy, beyond the stereotype of the St. Mary’s Ryken vs. Bishop McNamara at PGBG Contributing Writer I’m far from a behavioral a father walking off a softball mini-van pilot making obliga- Club Sports Park, 5 p.m. scientist, but I don’t think it is fi eld dirty, bloodied and victo- tory round trips to the weekly Genetics, of course, dic- stretch to say kids have an in- rious is proof that superheroes soccer games. Boys’ Lacrosse tate that kids will share certain nate desire to be like and spend do exist. Following not so far First, while it still remains characteristics and interests time with their parents. This behind that infl uential visual more common for fathers to be Class 4A-3A East Regional First Round with their parents. Aside from desire creates a tendency, con- are evenings spent with dad the ones involved in and watch- the genetic hard wiring though, sciously or not, for kids to take shooting hoops in the backyard ing sports, the growth of wom- Leonardtown at North County, 6 p.m. kids also keep a keen eye and an interest in activities that will and rooting for the home team en’s athletics has made it much an attentive ear on their par- create a common bond and will either from the living room or more likely for mothers to have WCAC Semifi nals ents. They watch how mom result in more time spent with from seats at the local ballpark. their own athletic endeavors. and dad interact, pick up on their mother or father. When That said, fathers unquestion- So that aforementioned image St. Mary’s Ryken at Good Counsel, 4 p.m. sayings and mannerisms (an it comes to creating an initial ably play a huge role in open- of the victorious parent/super- occasionally unsettling reality interest in sports, dads tradi- ing the eyes of their children to hero exiting the fi eld of play is Track and Field for parents when their little 4- tionally get most of the credit. the incredibly rich, rewarding far from being father-exclusive. year-old tape recorder returns For aspiring young athletes, and educational experiences This expanded personal role in SMAC Championship Meet at Great Mills, 3:30 a dead-on delivery of a not-so- particularly sons, there’s prob- of athletics. Yet, with all due athletics has neither compro- p.m. attractive phrase that may have ably nothing more infl uential respect, dads tend to get a little mised, nor has it come at the slipped out in the heat of the than seeing their father com- too much press. expense of, the more traditional roles mothers fi ll. Fri., May 8 Moms are typically still the ones that ensure uniforms Softball are ship-shape, cleats fi t and the team fund-raisers are sup- Leonardtown at Severna Park, 4 p.m. ported. Beyond these often overlooked essentials, athletics introduce children to an array Sat., May 9 of experiences - winning and Class 4A-3A East Regional First Round losing, working within a team concept, dealing with person- Chopticon vs. Meade at Severna Park High School, alities of teammates or oppo- noon nents, or the disappointment of not playing a particular po- Girls’ Lacrosse sition or not making the team – that create questions and stir Class 4A-3A East Regional First Round emotions from kids that de- mand wide-ranging skills from Chopticon vs. Huntingtown at Severna Park High parents. School, 10 a.m. While dads are good at providing lessons or critiquing Class 4A-3A East Regional Quarterfi nals performance – such as explain- ing the importance of hitting Winner of Glen Burnie/Meade at Leonardtown behind runners on fi rst and sec- ond, the intricacies of the zone Track and Field defense or why laying up on a par fi ve wasn’t the best play SMAC Championship Meet at Great Mills, 9 a.m. – they…or we…aren’t the most intuitive creatures. Sometimes kids need, at least initially, a big hug or a pat on the back. Dads may be willing to deliver, but SPECIAL NOTE: when this is what a kid needs, most still turn to their mothers. All high school, recreational and Maybe that’s why even profes- sional athletes, after a scoring a youth league coaches, if you TD or during a post-game inter- would like the scores, statistics view, always say hi to mom. So and standings from your respec- for all the moms out there who have done or are doing the drill tive games and leagues to be of keeping our youth smiling published, contact Chris Ste- and engaged in sports, thank you and happy Mother’s Day. vens at 301-373-4125 or at chris- [email protected] Send your comments to [email protected] 37 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times SPRING TheThe MerchantsMerchants ofof GreatGreat MillsMills RdRd SPORTS Wish to thank their loyal customers for their continued support! C Clean Spin Laundry 301-862-3770

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Photo By Chris Stevens Great Mills’ Will Anderson fouls off a pitch in the fi rst inning of Friday afternoon’s baseball game at Chopticon. By Chris Stevens Williams, while Summers’ all-around great Staff Writer day played a part in Chopticon’s win, he felt third baseman Austin Murphy’s lead-off single MORGANZA – As the regular season against Hornet ace Carlos Cruz was key for winds to a close and the 3A South Regional Chopticon’s offensive fortunes. Playoffs begin later this week, the Chopticon “I think Austin’s hit set the tone, it let us baseball team feels that their know that we could hit this kid,” Williams pitching staff measures up said. favorably to anyone in their “We beat them the fi rst time playing small bracket. ball,” Summers said of Chopticon’s 3-2 sea- “Our staff is incredible,” son-opening win in March. “Austin battled and said senior Tyler Summers, when he got that hit, we looked at that and said who pitched a complete-game ‘OK, [Cruz] is hittable.’” shutout as the Braves defeated After Murphy’s double, Steven Shorter, county rival Great Mills 5-0 playing shortstop this particular afternoon, Friday afternoon. drove in Murphy with a solid single and sub- “We have three starters sequently stole second base. Summers then and three or four guys who brought him home on another single to give can fi ll in and relief, I think Chopticon a 2-0 lead. our team ERA is only 1.8 this Their next turn at bat, the Braves really year.” poured it on as Shorter, Summers and catcher Summers helped that Mitchell Seifert hit run-scoring singles and earned-run average stay low by Chopticon (12-6 overall, 9-6 in Southern Mary- limiting the Hornets to just fi ve land Athletic Conference action) cruised from hits with no runners getting there. past second base. At the plate, “Chopticon played very well,” said Hor- he smacked two solid singles nets coach Steve Wolfe. “They hit the ball well to score runs, one of three con- and we couldn’t match their offense. That’s secutive such hits in the second what it came down to.” inning to give Chopticon all Wolfe felt that Cruz’s Friday struggles the runs they would need. were due to frustration, a feeling brought out by For Braves coach Steve the umpire’s strike zone. “He was frustrated with the umpire because when he got the ball up, they started hitting,” Wolfe said. “If the umpire’s going to call one spot a strike, well then guess what? I’m going to keep it right there.” Wolfe also believes that the Hornets will be fi ne once they settle down at the plate, as he was encouraged by the hits they picked up in the latter part of Fri- day’s game. “I think you’ll see that a lot, teams pressing at the plate,” Wolfe explained. “Once our guys fi gured it out, we started hitting and putting guys on base.” As for Chopticon, they look forward to the playoff challenge ahead. Photo By Chris Stevens “We had a tough week,” Summers The Braves’ Kyle King follows the fl ight of said of a four games in fi ve days stretch his sacrifi ce fl y during Chopticon’s 5-0 that concluded with Friday’s win. “We’re win over Great Mills on Friday. almost ready.” High School Baseball School High School Baseball 39 Thursday, May 7, 2009 The County Times Sp rts Applethe Basket Invites you to join us in celebrating Education, Teamwork our 25th year in business! Drew Ryken’s Sanusi Antiques Jewelry to Hartwick Troll Beads Crocs And More

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Photo By Chris Stevens Accompanied by his father T.J., Athletic Directors Mike Vosburgh and Chris Perkinson, St. Attn: Classmates Mary’s Ryken’s Seun Sanusi signs his letter of intent to play men’s soccer at Hartwick College.

By Chris Stevens decision, with his father believing that Staff Writer would help Seun’s transition immensely. Chopticon “When you’re at a school that has Sure, St. Mary’s Ryken senior Seun maybe 250 students to one teacher, kids 1968, 1969 & 1970 Sanusi has a gift for the game of soccer, tends to get lost,” he explains. as evidenced by his plentiful contribu- Seun doesn’t feel like he’ll be lost so- tions to the Knights’ 12-win season this cially as well as athletically. As a mem- past fall. ber of the D.C. United Academy, Sanusi However, his father T.J., like most felt the team held its own with the Major parents, believes that education is the League Soccer club, losing by a score of key. 1-0 in an exhibition game. “That is what I preach in my house- Sanusi will be joining a Hawks hold, and they [his children] know that,” program that ranks among the Top 10 the elder Sanusi said as Seun signed his NCAA Division I schools in tournament letter of intent to play soccer at Hartwick wins and fi nished with a record 7-5-7 last College Thursday, April 23. year. “Seun made a good choice because Educationally, he will major in ei- Hartwick is a good school academically, ther computer engineering or computer and he’s coming from a small school en- science, as he enjoys working on various vironment and going to another small software programs. school environment.” “I’ve always been interested in com- “I think I’m ready,” Sanusi says, puters, since I was 10 years old,” he says. “because Ryken is like a mini-college Another added bonus is that because anyway.” of Hartwick’s close relationship with Seun also drew interest from George neighboring Cornell University, Sanusi COCKTAILCOCKTAIL PARTYPARTY Washington University, but chose Hart- will head to the Ivy League school for his wick, located in Oneota, N.Y., for the graduate studies. small class size and the immediate bond With his future awaiting him and a TH he formed with the returning players on career path set, Seun Sanusi doesn’t plan June 6 2009 the team during his unoffi cial and offi cial to stress the opportunity to play soccer visits. professionally. “When you’re comfortable, when “If it comes, it comes. If it doesn’t, you don’t have a feeling like you don’t be- that’s fi ne,” he says. Call Charlene long there, you play better,” Sanusi says. “I’m using soccer to get into college. 301-884-8118 • 301-994-0079 The class size, a ratio of 12 students The academics are more important.” to one professor, was a key factor in his RSVP BY MAY 20TH THURSDAY MAY 7, 2009

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