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Photo By Sean Rice The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 2 Your Paper... Your Thoughts Hardwood Mulch 2cf Bag What are you planning $3.29 Or 10/ $30 to spend your tax return on this year? Cedar Mulch 2cf Bag $3.99 Or 10/ $38 Melissa Mace, 18, from Lex- ington Park, said “I’ll spend Pine Bark Mulch, Pine Nuggets, and it on gas, that’s pretty much Cypress Mulch 2cf Bag all.” $2.89 Or 4/ $10 Red, Brown, Black Hardwood, and Gold Mulch 2cf Bag $3.69 Or 10/ $35 • Top Soil 40lb bag 3 for $5

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“I’ll probably spend it on bills and rent,” said Savannah Read, 19, from Leonardtown.

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Fact Farmer’s Market Opens For The Season By Joany Nazdin er and daughter rose at 5 a.m. to put the finish- for years. Contributing Writer ing touches on their cinnamon rolls, whole wheat Lee says she has many and nut breads, home- made butter and fruit regular customers, but noth- Mary Lee and Emma Yoder didn’t get a preserves. ing sells as well as her din- chance to sleep late last Saturday. After spending the previous day and part of ner rolls. As they have for the past 10 years, the moth- early Saturday morning baking, they loaded ev- “I made 33 dozen this morning, 18 dozen just for my regular customers,” Lee said. She makes her dinner rolls the old- fashioned way, using yeast and letting the dough rise before baking. In a shorter period of time than it took to make the rolls, they Photo by Andy Phillips were all gone. By noon, Lee had sold every last bun. Pap’s Produce, mean- chests that you can get here,” Herbert said. “We while, was doing a brisk business selling cabbage, make it into an outing for the whole family. lettuce, sweet onions and flowers a few stalls Hertzler’s whole family was also along that down. The Hertzler family has been selling plants day, his wife selling her greenhouse and baked and produce from their two green houses at the goods, his girls selling their cards, and his dad farmers market for the last six years, and it is a selling his woodwork. multi-generational effort from the whole family. “I like selling our things here,” Hertzler said, David Herbert of La Plata was busy trying to “and I think the county likes us being here. There decide which of the flowers he should take home. is more parking, and we don’t hold up traffic on “I have a koi pond and lots of flowers in my the roads.” front yard, and I always come here to get the flow- Tina Gass, circulation clerk at the Charlotte Photo by Andy Phillips ers for that,” Herbert said. “It’s the colors of the Hall Library, where the farmers market is held, Kathie Hatfield, of Charlotte Hall, comes to the farmers’ market every says a lots of the library patrons enjoy the opening week for the brown egss, and only eats Amish-rasied chickens. flowers that you find here that make them special. The colors just speak for themselves. I don’t even of the farmers market. erything onto their buggy, and took it all to sell at go anywhere else to get my flowers.” “We get people that have never been in the the Farmers’ Market at the Charlotte Hall Library, Herbert says he likes to take his two sons library before stop in when the come to use the which held it’s opening weekend. along with him when he comes, just to show them trail or visit the farmers market,” Gass said. “This Their Yoder’s shop, Mary’s Kitchen, was the homemade crafts. makes a nice community hub.” soon visited by their regular customers, who have “I show my boys the cards that the Amish been coming to see them at the farmers’ market children make, and the wooden things like cedars [email protected] 5 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times ews Today’s Newsmakers In Brief On the progress of the state budget On the flat funding of non-county agencies “The House operating budget that we that help the homeless adopted yesterday gets an additional $800k for St. Mary’s County that “It’s a victory if you will be yours to spend however you can maintain.” want - money that wasn’t expected.” County Administrator Del. John Bohanan (D-Dist.29B) John Savich State Budget Has Perks for St. Mary’s By Sean Rice ers were not sent the email, Bohanan said the low them to use it … at a time when counties’, “Why don’t we wait another year?” Bo- Staff Writer message started out as an informal update to just like everybody else’s, revenues are way hanan asked rhetorically during the debate. Savich, and the address list grew. off,” he said. “Because the construction industry in our Delegate John Bohanan (D- Dist. 29B) “That was just a personal email that The email also stated that the House-ap- state is down 37 percent … [this] revs up alerted a handful of county officials over the grew. I figured while I’m at it, I’ll fill them in proved capital budget includes $5.5 million for those diesels and gets those hammers swing- holiday weekend to recent developments in on other things … to email addresses that I the St. Mary’s County jail, $765,000 for plan- ing again at a very important time when that the state budget that may result in more cash happened to have with me out of town,” Bo- ning a new Leonardtown library and $835,000 industry is really ailing.” and projects for St. Mary’s County if the bud- hanan said. “I don’t want anybody thinking it for construction projects that benefit: In Bohanan’s message to local officials, get is ultimately adopted after committee ne- was some sort of official communication, just • The Bay District Volunteer Fire he also stated a bill passed that would allow gotiations with the state Senate. sent to one side and not the other.” Department; the county to waive the property tax require- On Friday, the Maryland House of Del- The new $800,000 in funding to the coun- • Pathways; ment for the Chesapeake Charter School. egates approved a state operating budget ty is part of $100 million that is proposed to • The Colored Troops Memorial; “They are very excited about that,” Bo- that includes “an additional $800,000 for St. be drawn from the state’s income tax reserve • The 4H building at the county fair- hanan told The County Times, adding that Mary’s County (and about $4,000 for Town fund, and sent to counties and municipalities. grounds; and the school would save $25,000 to $30,000 per of Leonardtown) that will be yours to spend “It’s money that the counties can use, • Cedar Lane Apartments. year. however you want – money that wasn’t ex- it’s their money. And we thought it’s proper Delegate Anthony O’Donnell (R- Dist. Calls for comment on this story went pected,” Bohanan wrote in an email from the to distribute it to them, rather than have them 29C), House Minority Leader, unsuccessfully unreturned as of press time Wednesday from statehouse to County Administrator John Sav- looking to raise taxes or make additional attempted to pass an amendment on the floor Delegates O’Donnell and John Wood (D- ich and others, including the three Democrats cuts,” Bohanan told The County Times on of the statehouse Wednesday that would have Dist. 29A), who were both in Annapolis, as on the county commissioner board. Wednesday. removed $211 million dollars in capital proj- well as Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-Gold- The County Times received a copy of “The alternative is to let the money sit ects from the bill. en Beach). Bohanan’s email on request. When asked in a bank account for the counties, and we “There are not dedicated funding streams why the two Republican county commission- thought it would be better to go ahead and al- for these projects.” O’Donnell said. [email protected]

GOP Candidate Claims Theft of As Homeless Population Grows, Political Signs Government Has Few Options By Guy Leonard Walden’s budget allocation from the county By Guy Leonard their bids against Democrat House Majority Staff Writer has remained the same since 2009, documents Staff Writer Leader Hoyer, said that all signs appeared to show. have been taken Monday. The most recent statistics from a one-day But that organization has moved out of its Supporters for Republican candidate for “We had three signs taken in less than count of the homeless in St. Mary’s County show Leonardtown site and consolidated at a new Lex- Congress Charles Lollar say that three of his 24 hours and that was on private property,” that 1,787 are without their own lodging, and of- ington Park location in the hopes of reaching the campaign signs were stolen, one in St. Mary’s Russell said. “It’s not funny because it’s ficials close to the problem say that there is not majority of the population with problems as well and two in Calvert county. expensive.” much the county government can do about it. as reduce their operating bottom line. The one allegedly taken from Holly- Bailey, who ran against Hoyer in the “There’s not a whole lot they can do, there’s The county’s own human services depart- wood stood in front of Toot’s Bar on Mervell 2008 election, said that none of his campaign not a lot they’re going to do,” said Lanny Lancast- ment, which receives most of its funding from Dean Road. signs have been stolen despite the fact that er, director of the Three Oaks homeless shelter the state, has seen a loss of $2 million. The establishment’s owner, Ray Hard- they have been out in the public for about a in Lexington Park. “There’s 17 people sleeping These agencies will likely have to bear the ing, said he reported the incident to local law year. on the floor here tonight [for lack of bed space], brunt of the homeless problem, Savich said, enforcement. Lollar’s signs have also been posted in we’re just trying to keep above water here.” since the county government is stymied by lack “I can only think of two motives, it advance of what political pundits consider the With the economic recession continuing, of funding. was either [political] competition or some- traditional campaign season. human services providers say that demand for “County government by itself, no way,” body didn’t like black people,” Harding said. Lollar rejected the possibility that his services is continually going up but there is little Savich said. “Even if you had all the funding in “That’s my opinion.” campaign’s decision to post signs now had they can do to meet the demand. the world it’s a thorny problem.” Harding said that he has had political any bearing on their being taken. The proposed fiscal 2011 budget shows Commissioner Daniel H. Raley was sur- signs out on his property before but this was Collins similarly defended his cam- that non-county agencies that help in aiding the prised the number of homeless appeared to be the first time one had been taken. paign’s decision to get their message out homeless problem are receiving the same fund- on the rise. In 2008 there were 1,884 homeless Lollar said he did not believe the alleged early. ing as they have in recent budget years, but no counted but that number dropped to an oft ques- taking of the sings was racially motivated, “When you’re running against… some- more. tioned 1,198. nor did he think that Congressman Steny one like Hoyer you have to try harder to get County Administrator John Savich said that “I thought it would be around 1,200 to 1,300,” Hoyer had anything to do with it. the message out,” Bailey said. level funding for these entities was about the best Raley said. “We’re in tough economic times and “These people taking these signs… it’ Hoyer is one of the best funded and the county could do. people are coming here thinking they’ll have a unfortunate and I’m very frustrated with it.” politically entrenched candidates in the U.S. “We’re going to be able to do what we’ve better shot and maybe that’s not the case.” Kathy O’Brien, head of the county’s Congress and political analysts have said been doing but it’s going to be difficult to do any- A breakdown of the local numbers show Democratic Central Committee, said such that his seat is virtually secure despite ire the thing more,” Savich told The County Times. “At that few of the 1,787 are chronically homeless behavior damaged public discourse during Democratic party has drawn nationwide over least we’re not pulling back. It’s a victory if you but most appear to have suffered due to a loss of elections. issues like health care reform and govern- can maintain.” housing because of the economy and drift from “I’m very disappointed in whoever ment spending. Budget proposal documents show that Three one form of lodging to another. would steak political signs,” she said. “It hap- Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that Oaks shelter could receive $130,000 if the bud- Raley said that the industry that could pro- pened on both sides last campaign and it’s the sign has an estimated value of $320 and get is approved, that’s $20,000 short of what the vide much needed jobs, the construction indus- against public discourse. that deputies are seeking the public’s help in agency requested. try, has suffered the most here in St. Mary’s. “I hope no Democrats are involved.” retrieving the sign. Walden Sierra, Inc., which assists with the “The jobs, they’re just not there,” he said. Mary Russell, a St. Mary’s County Re- “The political season is upon us, so I homeless and provides treatment for substance publican Central Committee member who is guess, here we go,” Cameron said. “We take and alcohol abuse, is set to receive $345,447 from [email protected] supporting both Lollar and Collins Bailey in all of them [sign thefts] seriously.” the county, or 100 percent of their request. The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 6 Chesapeake Pet Resort & Day Spa! chessiepets.com 301-373-3400 ews Check Out Our Website For Current Coupons And Specials! Paper Ballots Likely To Remain Unfunded By Guy Leonard That would have made tabulating the votes Professional Pet Lodging and Grooming Staff Writer quickly and accurately difficult, she said. 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Why pay extra? approval. think it’s not in the best interests of the state to go • New State of the Art Video Surveillance and Round the Clock monitoring Though there was a small possibility that the forward [with touch screens.]” • Trusted in the Community since 2002, for “above and beyond” Pet Care funding might be restored, he said, he didn’t hold Ferraro’s group has estimated that it costs the out much hope that that would happen before the state at least $10 million to $13 million to use the last day of the session on April 12. touch screen system each election, which is above “[The chances] are probably very slim. We’re and beyond the cost of the hardware itself. Give us a call and check us out! Tours Welcome! probably going to be using the same system we’ve He argued that switching to a paper ballot had [since 2008].” system would reduce costs for the state. In 2008 voters used electronic touch screen Ross Goldstein, spokesman for the state technology to cast and record their ballots, but a Board of Elections said that the most recent es- movement surfaced to have that system replaced timates to transition to a paper ballot were about over fears that the system could be compromised $22 million. The cost of the touch screen hardware with no hard copy of votes to certify an election. alone was about $60 million, not counting the oth- The state legislature voted in 2008 to change er expenses in operating them. 50% OFF to paper ballots, but the economic recession and And the state had not yet finished paying off In-Home Pet Care Rates for subsequent drop in revenues means that touch the bill for the touch screens. each additional pet after the screen machines will likely be with counties for “We’re still paying for the financing on this first pet at full price. Valid some time to come. system,” Goldstein said. for any In-Home Pet Care Wendy Adkins, director of the St. Mary’s The main goal, Ferraro said, was integrity in County Board of Elections, said that the failure voting regardless of cost. visits or mid day walks now of the state to fund paper ballots would actually “Even if it costs more… it would still be through June 1, 2010 make things easier for her small staff on election worthwhile,” Ferraro said. day, since the original plan was to have both touch screens and paper ballots available for voters. [email protected] 20% OFF 50% OFF Pet Lodging Rates With a 3 Day Self Service Grooming for a Deposit At Time of Reservation Impeachment of AG fails, But Some Valid for lodging dates now second pet, with purchase through May 25, 2010 of one self service grooming Heartened By Attempt Includes available pet lodging accommodations for for another pet on the same By Guy Leonard about political agendas than settling law. 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Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel) intro- Aside from Gansler’s ruling, the Maryland duced articles of impeachment last week that constitution states: “The House of Delegates shall later died in judiciary committee because of Gan- have the sole power of impeachment in all cases; sler’s earlier legal opinion that stated that the state but a majority of all the members elected must should have to recognize gay marriages from other concur in the impeachment. All impeachments states. shall be tried by the Senate, and when sitting for According to Maryland law and the state con- that purpose, the Senators shall be on oath, or af- stitution, marriage is defined as being between a firmation, to do justice according to the law and man and woman only. evidence; but no person shall be convicted without Dwyer stated in releases that Gansler had the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Senators overstepped his bounds as Attorney General in elected.” making his ruling on gay marriages. O’Donnell said that Dwyer’s attempt was a House Minority Leader Anthony O’Donnell small victory despite it’s ultimate failure. said that the controversy over Gansler’s ruling was “We maintained our prerogative of impeach- an important step in reining in Gansler, who he ment,” O’Donnell said. said was an activist attorney general. Del. John Bohanan (D-Dist. 29B) penned a “It was very significant,” O’Donnell said. “I letter recently upholding marriage as between a wanted to hear the evidence but I never got the man and a woman. chance because it died in committee. In that letter he also stated that the attorney “Many of us in the house don’t believe he general’s opinion was not law, but a tool that legis- should be making policy.” lators could use to craft them. Chesapeake Pet Resort & Day Spa O’Donnell said that he has a bill under con- Bohanan would not comment on the impeach- sideration in this session’s final week, House Bill ment attempt only his support of current law. 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Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do The bureaucrats now have control of the trol the salaries in the industry; Have access to Legal Ads: loans for higher education. Just how long do you all your financial dealings with the controlled think it will take before someone in the politi- industry. Maryland State Highway Administration cal hierarchy says to the bureaucrat, “Don’t give How nice to have someone in control. St. Mary County / State of Maryland Communications Radio that loan to that family, they aren’t of the correct The bureaucrats control a major portion of party, club or philosophy!” our automobile manufacturing. They gave us a Tower Informational Public Meeting Yes sir, we sure can trust the government to large benefit if we would buy their autos, but, it do the right thing. happened that our taxes will pay for that benefit. The State of Maryland invites interested persons to attend an Informational Public The bureaucrats now control the dispens- Oh, happy day, again we have a great largesse Meeting regarding the proposed construction of one new public safety radio communica- ing of health care and have all the medical infor- provided by the government. The bureaucrats tions tower on County property. The proposed site is located at 19241 St. Georges Church mation on everybody. No more doctor - patient will control what fuel you can use, how you Road Valley Lee, St. Mary’s County, MD 20692 confidentiality for they (the bureaucrats) must use and how much you can use when the en- know everything about your condition to prop- ergy bills are passed and signed. We will save erly dispense, or not, money for your treatment. the planet with this. Trust and obey for there’s The proposed tower will be 330 Ft tall with medium intensity lighting. Could a bureaucrat actually deny coverage be- no other way. cause of some quirk of their character rather And who controls the bureaucrats? “Not The Informational Meeting will acquaint the public with the radio tower project to im- than the rules? me“, said the lying politician. Oh, it must be prove existing communications systems and meet future communications needs for County Yep, that government is sure a great the theoreticians who gave us all this wonder- and State agencies, including: Police, Fire, EMS, Transportation, and Natural Resources provider. ful stuff. Be happy, have another beer - oops agencies. The bureaucrats now control what you can can’t have that, your driving, if the bureaucrats buy and from whom you can buy it and instruct will allow you to have a license, fuel, education, WHEN: April 26, 2010 – 6: 30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. you that you must buy it or face a penalty. Yes, money, an automobile, eyeglasses, a truss, med- they know best. You must accede to their great- ication, ad infinitum. er intellect and the greater good of society. Something isn’t good for you among those. WHERE: Valley Lee Fire Department Happy, happy, I no longer need make deci- We know! Address: 45245 Drayden Road sions. It’s all done for me. Valley Lee, MD, MD 20692 The bureaucrats now control a large por- James M. Blass CONTACT: Denis McElligott, Director – Department of Information Technology tion of the financial industry and can now: Con- Mechanicsville, MD 301 W. Preston Street Baltimore, MD. 21201 [email protected] (410) 767-0875

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Raymond Dicus, 78 dren, and 3 step-grandchildren. preceded in death by her sister, Mary’s County Public School Sys- 8, 1945. After college studies at The family will receive friends Rita Wooddell of Urbanna, VA. tem, spent two years in the United the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues in Raymond for Raymond’s Life Celebration on Doris graduated from Wilmington States Army and was a dedicated Wernersville, Pa., he studied phi- A. Dicus, 78, Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 4:30 High School in Wilmington, IL worker for 35 years with the Naval losophy at Woodstock College in of Hollywood, until 8 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funer- and received a diploma in nursing Air Warfare Center Aircraft Divi- Maryland from 1947 to 1950. MD, died of al Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, from St. John’s School of Nursing sion (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, From 1950 to 1953, as a Jesuit complications Leonardtown, MD 20650. Prayers in Springfield, IL and completed MD. scholastic, Fr. O’Connell taught from lung can- will be recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of post-graduate studies at Marquette Horace is survived by his math, religion, history and cat- cer on Monday, Christian Burial will be celebrated University in Milwaukee, WI. She lovely wife, Linda McClane, sons echism at Georgetown Preparatory April 5, 2010 by Reverend Raymond Schmidt at entered nursing school as a cadet Horace “Little Reds” McClane, Jr., School in North Bethesda, Md. He at St. Mary’s St. John’s Catholic Church in Hol- nurse during WWII. Her nursing wife Kimberly of California, MD, returned to Woodstock College to Hospital, Leon- lywood, MD on Friday, April 9, career at St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Aaron Chase, wife Connie of Lex- study theology from 1953 to 1957 ardtown, MD. 2010 at 11 am. Interment will fol- Mary’s Nursing Home, St. Mary’s ington Park, MD; brothers Samuel and was ordained to the priesthood Born December low in the church cemetery. Health Department and Cedar McClane of Lexington Park, MD in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, N.Y., 2, 1931, in Baltimore, MD, he was Serving, as pallbearers will be Lane Assisted Living spanned over and Larry Brown (Audrey) of by Francis Cardinal Spellman on the son of the late Walter Leon Di- Michael Dicus, Steven Dicus, Jim- 50 years. A dedicated parishioner Burkeville, VA; sisters Nola Carroll June 2, 1956. Fr. O’Connell was cus and Estelle Keller Dicus. my Dicus, Joseph Dicus, Matthew at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, (Carl “Cash”) of Ridge, MD and ordained with his brother, Ken. Mr. Dicus married Mary Fran- Brown, Seth Tavera, Kyle Belanger Bushwood, MD, she was a lec- Queenie Fenwick (George) of St. Monsignor O’Connell who is now ces Martin on August 7, 1954 and and Michael Short. tor and Eucharistic minister. Her James, MD; 5 granddaughters Har- deceased. Fr. O’Connell took his the couple started their life togeth- Memorial contributions may dedication to her faith lead her to mony McClane, Arionna Chase, Final Vows in the Society of Jesus er in Baltimore, MD. They moved be made to the St. John’s Building pilgrimages to such holy sites as Joy’a McClane, Brittany Chase and at Sacred Heart Church, La Plata, back to his wife’s home county of Fund, 43927 St. John’s Road, Hol- Fatima, the Holy Land, Lourdes, Brittany Gross; 2 grandsons Dew- Md., on August 15, 1959. St. Mary’s in 1968. He quickly lywood, MD 20636. Medjugorje, and Rome. She was ayne Wilkins and Deondre Lloyd Fr. O’Connell began his priest- developed a love and appreciation Condolences to the family may dedicated to the Divine Mercy and many nieces, nephews, cousins ly ministry in Charles County, for the land and surrounding water be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. and was a member of the Sisters and other relatives and friends. Md., where he served from 1958 to and made St. Mary’s County his com. of Charity of Nazareth Associates. Family will receive friends on 1960 as pastor, both at St. Ignatius beloved home. To be crabbing on Arrangements by the Brins- She enjoyed church activities such Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 9 to Church, Hill Top and St. Katharine the water in a little skiff was one of field Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar- as facilitating the food bank ef- 11a.m. at St. Peter Claver Catholic of Alexandria Church, McConchie, his favorite things to do. dtown, MD. fort and attending daily mass. She Church where a Mass of Christian and then as pastor of Immaculate His family was the center of also spent much time crocheting, Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Conception Church, Mechanics- his life. He obtained the greatest Doris Jean Guy, 83 faithfully watching EWTN and the Interment will follow in the church ville, from 1960 to 1966. He was joy from his wife of 55 years, his History Channel, gardening, cook- cemetery. the last Jesuit to serve at Immac- children, and his grandchildren. Doris Jean ing, and enjoyed her children and Condolences to the family may ulate Conception, which is now Following his retirement as a jour- McGuire Guy, grandchildren. be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral. staffed by priests of the Archdio- neyman electrician with IBEW 83, of Clements, The family received friends com cese of Washington, D.C. Local Union 26, Mr. Dicus took MD passed on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Arrangements provided by Fr. O’Connell left Southern up woodworking. He built furni- away suddenly Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Maryland to serve for a year as ture for his children and toys for on April 2, 2010 Home with prayers said. A Mass Leonardtown, MD parochial vicar at Old St. Joseph’s his grandchildren. In addition to at St. Vincent’s of Christian Burial will be cel- Church, Philadelphia, and then as woodworking, he enjoyed music, Hospital in To- ebrated on Thursday, April 8, 2010, Fr. O’Connell, 84 parochial vicar from 1967 to 1969 crabbing, and computers. ledo, OH. Born at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catho- and pastor from 1969-1972 of St. Mr. Dicus was an active pa- in Wilmington, lic Church, Bushwood, MD, where Fr. O’Connell died of cancer at Ignatius Church in Baltimore. rishioner at St. John’s Catholic IL on June 15, Father Francis J. Early will be offi- Murray-Weigel Hall, Bronx, N.Y., From 1972 to 1978, he returned to Church in Hollywood. His seven 1926, she was ciating. Interment will follow at the March 30, 2010. He was a Jesuit for Philadelphia where he was pastor children all attended school there, the daughter of the late Mary Be- Sacred Heart Cemetery. 66 years and a priest for 53 years. of the Church of the Gesu. and he coached boys’ basketball at gler McGuire and Francis McGuire. Pallbearers are Grandsons Fr. O’Connell, who was 84, After studying Spanish at St. John’s for many years. He was While visiting St. Mary’s County Travis Mattingly, Tony Brensinger, ministered for many years in the Georgetown University and the a member of the Knights of Colum- in 1949, she met Charles Perry Jonathan Springer, Christopher parishes of Southern Maryland University of Notre Dame, Fr. bus, and a volunteer at St. Mary’s “Wink” Guy and they married in Guy, Jr., Jeff Kingsland and God where he was known for his min- O’Connell returned to South- Caring Soup Kitchen and Helping February 1950 at St. Joseph’s Cath- Son, Sonny Guy. istry to Native Americans and ern Maryland to serve from 1979 Hands. olic Church in Morganza, MD. He Contributions may be made to his knowledge of Jesuit history in to 1983 as pastor of St. Ignatius In addition to his parents, he preceded her in death on June 24, Catholic Charities of St. Clements Southern Maryland. Church, Port Tobacco, and teacher was preceded in death by his broth- 2004. Doris was the loving mother Center, P.O. Box 187, Three times, Fr. O’Connell of religion in Archbishop Neale ers, J. Walter Dicus, Leo Dicus, of Charlene P. Guy of Manassas, Lexington Park, MD 20653. served at parishes in Southern School. and Bernard Dicus, and his sister, VA; Judith A. Guy of Arling- To send a condolence to the fam- Mar yland, f rom his first assig n ment Fr. O’Connell then went to Teresa Thompson. In addition to ton, VA; Suzanne M. Guy (Kevin ily please visit our website at www. as pastor of two Charles County Washington, D.C., where he was pa- his wife, his survivors include his Kramer) of Lynchburg, VA; Mary mgfh.com. Arrangements provided parishes, to his final work at St. rochial vicar at Holy Trinity Church seven children, Patricia Belanger Faith Fodor (Gary) of Munford, TN; by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funer- Ignatius Church in Chapel Point. from 1983 to 1985, followed by an of Hollywood, MD, Michael Dicus Perry Guy, Jr. (Robin), and Chris- al Home, P.A. During his tenure, he spearheaded assignment in Pittsburgh, where of Edgewater, MD, Barbara Brown tine Guy Mattingly (Mike), both the establishment of Mother Cath- he was parochial vicar (1985-1987) (Frank) of Great Mills, MD, Joanne of Leonardtown, MD; Christopher Horace McClane Sr., 62 erine Spalding School in 1966, the and then pastor (1987-1992) of Sts. Dicus (Tony Tavera) of Woodbine, A. Guy (Elizabeth) of Harrisburg, first integrated Catholic school in Peter and Paul Church and then he MD, Steven Dicus (Kelly) of High- VA; Jeffrey B. Guy and Maureen H o r a c e Southern Maryland. He also helped spent two years as director of the land, CA, Jimmy Dicus (Teri) of Guy Bowles (Wayne), both of Hol- Bernard Mc- with efforts to rebuild Archbishop Corpus Christi Pastoral Center Hollywood, MD and Joseph lywood, MD. She is also survived Clane Sr., 62, of Neale School, where he had taught (1992-1994). Dicus of Oklahoma City, OK, 12 by her siblings Joseph McGuire Great Mills, MD religion, after it was destroyed by Fr. O’Connell returned to St. grandchil- of Marysville, WA; and Gerald died April 5, a tornado in 2002. In addition, Fr. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco, as McGuire of Lockport, IL; Don- 2010 at George- O’Connell was active with Meals a pastoral minister from 1994 to ald McGuire of Monroe, MI and town University on Wheels and Retrouvaille, a pro- 2002 and then as an associate pas- Katherine McGuire Bromberek Hospital. gram designed to enrich commu- tor there until 2010. During this of Lemont, IL. Her 18 grand- Horace bet- nication between married couples. time, he often acted as a tour guide Mark Darnell Courtney children – Donna Beckwith, ter known as He reached out to Native Ameri- to visitors to the area, sharing with March 9, 1973 - February 16, 2008 Reed and Alison Kramer, Mike “Redboy” was cans who make up about 10 percent others his vast knowledge of Jesuit Fodor, Michelle Mattingly King- born January 15, 1948 in Ridge, of the population at St. Ignatius, history in southern Maryland. Fr. sland (Jeff), Diane Mattingly, MD to the late Samuel and Bernice learning the history of the Piscat- O’Connell was also instrumen- Travis Mattingly, Tony Brens- McClane. aways who have lived in Southern tal in helping with the creation of the Religious Freedom Byways, a We love and inger (Heather), Nicole Guy, He will be remembered as an Maryland since pre-historic times Jonathan Springer, Christopher avid fisherman and a serious card and at times incorporating Native driving tour of southern Maryland miss you! th Guy, Jr., Nicholas Guy, Kather- player. He loved watching western American culture into the liturgy. established during the state’s 375 ine Guy, Joshua Guy, Anthony movies on the television, playing/ The son of James J. O’Connell anniversary in 2009. Guy, Rebekkah Guy, Briana coaching softball, cooking, baking, and Elizabeth Purcell was born in Earlier last month, due to old Guy, Joseph Guy, Taylor Bowles listening to old music, being with the Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 5, 1925. age and ill health, he was trans- The and two great grandchildren, family and spending precious time He entered the Society of Jesus on ferred to Murray-Weigel Hall, Courtney Samantha and Alicia Beckwith with his grandchildren. September 7, 1943 where he pro- Bronx, NY where he prayed for the Family survive her as well. She was Horace was educated in the St. nounced his First Vows on Sept. Church and the Society until his 11 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times Continued death. late Agnes Rosetta (Swales) Stew- choir for over 35 years. She was a A viewing was held at St. Ig- art, who preceded him in death in member of the Senior Vibes and natius Church, St. Thomas Manor, 1971. the Sweet Adeline’s. Some of her 8855 Chapel Point Road in Port To- He is survived by his chil- many loves were volunteering at SENIOR CITIZENS bacco Monday, April 5. The Mass dren, Bernadette Williams, Joann the Senior Center, traveling, danc- of Christian Burial was offered Speaks, Joseph Stewart, Jr., Kim ing and spending time with family Federal Government Assistance Tuesday, April 6, at St. Ignatius Stewart-Mitchell, Joseph Young, and friends. She also enjoyed cro- Program Available Now burial followed in the priests’ cem- Sylvia Young and brother Francis cheting, gardening, and antiquing, etery at St. Thomas Manor. Stewart. where she acquired an extensive If you are 62-years-old and own a home, you can borrow Fr. O’Connell is survived by The family will receive collection of flow blue china. against your equity with a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage three sisters, Sr. Ann O’Connell, friends Saturday, April 10, from 10 Family received friends for created by HUD without having to repay the debt. Continue SC, of Yonkers, N.Y; Sr. Ellen to 11 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Margaret’s Life Celebration on O’Connell, SC, and Sr. Mary Mary Catholic Church in Lexing- Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the living in your home with no more monthly payments. O’Connell, SHCJ, both of Rye, ton Park, where a Mass of Chris- Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 This money can be used to: Payoff an existing mortgage, pay N.Y., and a brother and sister-in- tian Burial will be celebrated at 11 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, law Mr. & Mrs. John F. O’Connell a.m., with the Rev. Jack Kennealy MD 20650. Prayers were recited. for medical expenses, supplement income savings, make re- of New Providence, N.J. officiating. Interment will follow A Mass of Christian Burial will pairs to your home, pay for in-home care, nursing costs, pro- at Charles Memorial Gardens in be celebrated on Thursday, April vide financial assistance to family members, establish a line of Leonardtown. 8, 2010 at 10 a.m. at St Aloysius Arrangements are being han- Catholic Church, 22800 Wash- credit for future use, or vacation and travel. Thomas Penn, 89 dled by Mattingley-Gardiner Fu- ington Street, Leonardtown, MD All this with no risk of losing your home. Plus you are free to neral Home in Leonardtown. 20650. Interment will follow in sell or refinance without penalty, any time. T h o m a s Old St. Aloysius Catholic Cem- Eugene Penn, Margaret Stolmeier, 90 etery, Leonardtown, MD. Loan is tax free and has no effect on Social Security or re- 89, of Me- Serving, as pallbearers will be tirement income. Margaret’s six surviving sons. chanicsville, Marga- A free report reveals how citizens within the state of Mary- MD died April ret M. Duke Memorial contributions may 4, 2010 at St. Frazier Stol- be made to Sisters of Charity, P.O. land can ease their financial burden, or help their loved Mary’s Nursing meier, 90, of Box 9, Nazareth, KY or the Leon- ones, courtesy of this U.S. Government-insured program. Center. Born Leonardtown, ardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, December 4, MD, passed P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD Call the local Consumer Awareness hotline 1920 in New- away quietly 20650. for a free 24 hour, 2-minute recorded message Condolences to the family port, MD he surrounded at 877-531-4636, code: 950. was the son of by family on may be made at www.brinsfieldfu- neral.com. the late Ollie and Eva Ann Brewer March 31, 2010 #520-CL51519-52315 Mortgage Envoy Penn. He is also preceded in death at St. Mary’s Arrangements by the Brins- Individual ID: 187718 Individual Name: Michelle Diane Bradford-Foster by his brothers; Hubert, Robert and Nursing Center field Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar- William Penn and his sister Mil- following a lengthy illness. dtown, MD. dred Penn Thompson. He is sur- Margaret was born Decem- vived by four nephews and eight ber 31, 1919 in Leonardtown, MD. nieces. Thomas was a farmer for She was the daughter of Roland B. his entire career and was a life- Duke and Mary L. Drury Duke. long member of Trinity Episcopal She was the beloved wife of the Church in Newport, MD. The fam- late Russell V. Frazier and the late ily will receive friends on Thurs- Harry A. Stolmeier. day, April 8, 2010 from 10 – 11 She is survived by her children a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Roland D. “Duke” Frazier (Ann) Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD of Towson, MD, Walter F. “Walt” where a funeral service will follow Frazier (Gerri) of Leonardtown, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Rona Harding MD, Katherine “Kit” Pilkerton officiating. Interment will follow (Lawrence) of Leonardtown, MD, in Trinity Episcopal Church Cem- Margaret “Mickey” Bean (Char- etery, Newport, MD. Pallbearers lie) of Hollywood, MD, Russell R. will be Jackson Hall, Melvin Far- “Russ” Frazier (Marcie) of Ormond rell and William W. Penn, Jr. Rob- Beach, FL, Samuel J. “Sam” Fra- ert Rotzinger will be an honorary zier (Brenda) of Hollywood, MD, pallbearer. Contributions may be Marion J. “Will” Frazier (Carol) of made to St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Mechanicsville, MD, Andrew G. P.O. Box 518, Leonardtown, MD “Greg” Frazier (Nancy) of War- 20650. Condolences may be left to ren, ME. She is survived by her the family at www.mgf h.com. Ar- siblings Eleanor Fearns of Leonar- rangements provided by Matting- dtown, MD, James S. Duke of Tall ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Timbers, MD, and Mary Angela Leonardtown, MD. Hicks, SCN of Nazareth, KY. She is also survived by 19 grandchil- Joseph Thomas Stewart, dren, 14 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. She was Sr., 67 preceded in death by one son, Sam- uel David Frazier and her siblings, J o s e p h Roland Duke Jr., Benedict Duke, Thomas Stew- George C. Duke, Walter Francis art Sr., 67 of Duke, and Betty Wise Lashley. Hollywood died Margaret was very proud to March 30, 2010 be a life long resident of St. Mary’s at his residence. County. She graduated from St. Born July Mary’s Academy and the Wash- 15, 1942, in ington School for Secretaries. She Leonardtown, worked at Duke and Frazier Con- he was the son struction and the Patuxent River of the late John Naval Air Station from which she He n r y a n d M a r y retired, all the while raising a large Beatrice Stewart and the brother to and loving family. Following her the late John Stewart and William retirement, Margaret led an ex- Stewart, Sr. tremely active life. She directed He was the husband of the the St. Aloysius Catholic Church The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 12

Briefs Detectives Make Troopers Make Narcotics Arrest Multiple Drug Arrests On Monday, March 29, 2010 at 5:57 pm, a 17-year-old male juvenile of Clements was ar- By Guy Leonard alleged drug dealing op- rested by Tpr. N. E. Gresko for possession of marijuana. Gresko responded to the residence in Staff Writer eration since November of Clements for a reported missing juvenile. Upon arrival, contact was made with the stepfather, last year. Detectives made who advised the juvenile left home at approximately 9:30 p.m. on March 28. The stepfather Detectives say they have undercover purchases of advised he believed the missing juvenile was staying in the 29000 block of Skyview Drive in confiscated thousands of dol- the narcotics, police reports Mechanicsville. Upon arrival at the Skyview Drive address, the 17-year-old was located. The lars in drugs and cash after stated, and later found dur- juvenile was found to be in possession of a small plastic bag containing marijuana. The juvenile arresting several defendants ing their raid of the Esquire was taken into custody and transported to the Leonardtown Barrack for processing pending fur- in March drug raids centered Court home marijuana and ther action by the Department of Juvenile Services. in Lexington Park. cocaine. The county’s Bureau Detectives say they of Criminal Investigations found more than $1,000 in MSP Investigates Theft Of Easter Memorial At Vice/Narcotics division re- crack cocaine, $1,000 in Gravesite leased the names of the de- powdered cocaine, two dig- fendants last week. ital scales, $1,200 in cash, On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 3:58 pm, TFC M. B. Adams responded to the Leonardtown Sheldon Curtis Barrack for a reported theft. The female complainant, 51, of Leonardtown advised several items The defendants include 20 pills of ecstasy valued at were stolen from her mother’s gravesite at the Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown. The Corey L. Bowman, 30, Kese $500 dollars. stolen items included a wood Easter rabbit sign, valued at $15, a styrofoam Easter egg, valued E. Lyles, 29, Sheldon Curtis, Bowman was subse- at $10 hard plastic Easter rabbit, valued at $10, a rosary, valued at $10 a home made oak cross, 29 and Keith Brown, 20, all quently charged with pos- valued at $100 and an Easter Bow, valued at $20. The total value of items stolen is $165.00 and of Lexington Park. session of both marijuana the investigation is ongoing. According to police re- and cocaine. ports on the raids, officers After conducting sur- arrested both Lyles and Cur- veillance of Brown, de- Juvenile Arrested On Burglary Charges tis at an Indian Way home tectives state in charging On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 5:29 pm, Tpr. E. J. Page responded to the 39000 block of after they entered on a search documents, they obtained Lindsey Way in Mechanicsville for a reported burglary. Upon arrival, contact was made with warrant and found both men a search warrant to raid his the male complainant, 18, of Mechanicsville. It was determined that items in the complain- there. Enterprise Road address ant’s vehicle, which were stored in the garage, had been stolen. Items stolen included an Alpine Officers say they found and found suspected crack 800 watt amplifier, valued at $600and an Orion Subwoofer and box, valued at $1200. Further about $3,000 worth of mari- cocaine on him after they investigation and information from a female witness led to the arrest of a juvenile male, 17, from juana and other cash hidden ordered him to the ground. Kese E. Lyles Mechanicsville. The juvenile was transported to Leonardtown Barrack for processing pending in the home in a shoebox. Detectives had found further action by the Department of Juvenile Services. The total value of items stolen was $1,800 Officers also confiscated Brown outside his residence and the case has been turned over to the Bureau of Criminal Investigations. digital scales and cell phones, working on a vehicle and according to police reports. detained him there. Both Lyles and Curtis Later police reports face marijuana possession state that officers retrieved charges as well as charges a handgun from the war- of planning to distribute rant service but no mention the controlled dangerous of the firearm was made in substance. court papers and Brown has Both have since been re- yet to be charged with ille- Philip H. Dorsey III leased pending their arrests. gal possession of a weapon. Detectives say they Attorney at Law raided the home where Bow- guyleonard@county- Corey L. Bowman man was staying after they times.net had been investigating his UPDATE Public Defenders Office Doesn’t Want Brown Case -Serious Personal Injury Cases- By Guy Leonard Getz disagreed with Wallace’s Staff Write decision. “He doesn’t qualify; we’re supposed The case of Daniel Jason Brown, one to represent the indigent,” Getz told The LEONARDTOWN: 301-475-5000 of two local men indicted in an alleged County Times, Wednesday. theft and land fraud enterprise that pros- Brown was the first of the pair to TOLL FREE: 1-800-660-3493 ecutors claim went on for at least five be indicted in November of 2009 after a years, was assigned to the public defend- lengthy investigation into allegations that ers office last week by a visiting judge, he and Mattingly were involved in numer- but the head attorney at the office says ous theft and land fraud schemes as well EMAIL: [email protected] they should not have to take it on. as falsifying land deeds “Our office plans on appealing the Prosecutors allege they conspired on decision,” said Public Defender John several occasions to defraud the rightful Getz. “We don’t believe the judge has the owners of various parcels of property by authority to tell us what cases to take and buying their land at only a fraction of the not take other than what’s in the statute.” value listed by the state Department of Getz said that visiting Prince Assessments and Taxation, among other George’s County Judge Sean Wallace charges. ruled that real property holdings that be- Mattingly was indicted on 140 counts long to Brown, who is the real estate busi- in January. ness partner of indicted Democrat state’s Brown’s trial is set for May and could attorney candidate John Mattingly, were last as many as six weeks. www.dorseylaw.net not liquid assets that could be used to pay for a legal defense. 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AM01-1005_10.25x12.6_CountyTimes.indd 1 4/5/10 5:11 PM Education The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 14 The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates un from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924. act In The Know F State Considering Truancy Bill Student Aid Bill By Andrea Shiell to me,” said O’Donnell, adding that he felt there was a good Staff Writer chance the bill may pass this year. “However, the costs associ- Becomes Law ated with this bill are very high. And although there’s merit to Along with health care reform, Congress also passed the A bill that might be passed by the House of Delegates may the bill, because we have a $2 billion structural deficit, I don’t “Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act,” an amendment raise the age of compulsory school attendance from 15 to 16 think we can afford it,” he said. to the Higher Education Act of 1965 which will eliminate by 2014, and from 16 to 17 by 2016, a proposal that’s drawing A fiscal and policy analysis by the Ways and Means Com- many subsidies to banks in the federal student loan program, mixed reviews from some elected officials. mittee indicated that raising the compulsory age of attendance and instead originate all student loans through the federal Currently, House Bill 723, entitled “Education – Compul- could add as many as 7,000 students to Maryland classrooms government. sory Attendance – Age of Withdrawal” (which corresponds to by 2014, when the compulsory attendance age would be raised The bill invests $36 billion over 10 years, increasing Senate Bill 239, by the same name) is making its rounds through to 16, and several thousand more in 2015-2016, when the bill the annual Pell Grant scholarship to $5,500 in 2010, and to the Maryland General Assembly, but concerns about the bill’s proposes the age be raised again from 16 to 17. With the cost $5,975 by 2017. The scholarship will also be aligned with the cost may keep some from supporting the measure. for extra classroom space and personnel, the new law would Consumer Price Index, which will cover rising costs of living Del. John F. Wood (D-29A) told The County Times “I don’t increase costs for state education aid programs by an estimated for students. have any problems with that,” referring to raising the age for $48.8 million in 2014, and by $66.8 million in 2016. $750 million will go to increase funding for the College compulsory attendance from 15 to 16, but he was not sure if the The financial report could not determine any cost savings Access Challenge Grant program and other programs that age should be raised again to 17. “You’re going to put people in that might be realized from raising the compulsory age of at- focus on financial literacy. The bill will also direct $1.5 bil- school that don’t want to be there, and they might cause disrup- tendance. But Cathy Allen, President of the Maryland Associa- lion to an Income-Based Repayment program that will allow tion to the other classmates,” he said. tion of Boards of Education (an organization that has advertised borrowers to cap their monthly student loan payments at 15 Wood said that he had not yet seen the final bill, but would its support for the bill), told The County Times in an interview percent of their discretionary income. It invests $2.55 billion have many questions regarding the financial implications of the done in January that savings should not determine the mea- in Historically Black Colleges and Minority-Serving Institu- measure. sure’s feasibility. tions, and another $2 billion in a competitive grant program “That would be a big question mark as to what kind of costs “It is more cost effective to pay for educating all students so for educational or career training programs at community we’re looking at,” said Wood. they will become productive and contributing members of soci- colleges. Del. Anthony O’Donnell (R-29C), said that the dropout ety rather than paying for the long-term consequences of a lack The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that rate in St. Mary’s County was relatively low, though an “outlier” of education and the ripple effect it has on society,” she said. the bill itself will reduce the national deficit by at least $10 problem of more dropouts has been recorded consistently from The current bill was generated by a task force study re- billion over 10 years, saving taxpayers $61 billion by switch- Great Mills High School, but other districts in Maryland are leased in December 2007 to determine the feasibility of rais- ing to the cheaper Direct Loan program, though opponents facing significant problems. ing the compulsory age of attendance from 16 to 18, a leap that claim it will create a large bureaucracy and strip business 119 students (2.8 percent) dropped out of St. Mary’s delegates may not yet be ready to fund considering the state’s from private lenders. County schools in 2008-2009, compared with 1,640 students financial woes. The bill, which originally passed the House in Septem- (7.91 percent) in Baltimore City, which ranked first in dropout I think there’s a chance the bill may pass,” said O’Donnell, ber 2009, was included as a rider on the Patient Protection rates. Wicomico and Kent counties had the second and third commenting on the merits of the measure, “but some people are and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590), which was passed by highest dropout rates in the state, whereas St. Mary’s County concerned about the cost, so a fair number of people may vote reconciliation and signed into law by President Obama on has the 12th highest rate. against it just because of the cost.” March 30. “The bill has merit to consider, and the dropout rates in For more information on the bill, go to www.govtrack. some schools and some school districts are very concerning us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3221.

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Considering the fact that many authors take years to complete histo- ries about regions or locations, some even devoting decades to digging up material, author David Brown’s writing of Sotterley ~ Her People and Their Worlds in 18 months seemed both ambitious and urgent. But Brown said it was well worth the effort, since he’ll have his book launch at Sotterley on April 23, just in time for a milestone anniversary for Historic Sotterley, Inc. “One of the big challenges was I wanted to have the book fi nished in time for it thought could be a rich addition to the planta- to be launched and published this year,” he said, tion’s programs. explaining that he wanted it to coincide with “I do talk about the house and the agri- the 50th anniversary of Historic Sotterley, Inc. culture, but the main focus of the book is the “That meant I had to spend a limited amount people that have lived and worked at Sotterley of time … otherwise I would be continuing to over the last 300 years … and particularly do dig up material endlessly, and the book would that for the 20th century,” he said. “There are never be published.” some interesting stories from the 20th century, Brown said it took him about 18 months and some of them are based on the oral histo- to write his book, and another nine to edit the ries that we’ve been doing.” material, “so it was like giving birth to a baby,” The book launch of David G. Brown’s new he said, laughing. release of Sotterley ~ Her People and Their Brown, who bought a second home in Hol- Worlds will be held on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 lywood in 1999, said Sotterley was had been an at 7:00 pm in the historic Barn at Sotterley Plan- instant attraction for him. tation. The event is free and open to the public. “I have an interest in historic homes, so I Brown’s book is available for purchase: wanted to see it, so when we were actually here $15 for Sotterley Members, $17 for Non-Mem- in our house and not renting it out, I started vol- bers. To order, email offi cemanager@sotterley. unteering at Sotterley,” he said, explaining that org or call 301-373-2280. Orders can also be he had focused his efforts as an interpreter for placed online through Sotterley’s website at the site. www.sotterley.org. Over the course of his service as both a volunteer at the plantation and a trustee at Historic Sotterley, Inc., Brown said he had access to a great deal of ma- terial on the location from the 18th and Question 19th centuries, but there was very little material on the 20th century, which he Interview Robert W. Askey 57, from Charlotte Hall has been CT: What’s the biggest tax helping people do their mistake that 3people make? taxes since 1979, and as part owner of Askey, Askey RA: (Laughing) Not paying! Brooks & Barbour & Associates, CPA, LLC, I’m not sure how to answer he has seen his fair share that question because the of numbers. He took a few tax law is so complex that www.brooksandbarbour.com minutes out of his day to I don’t think anyone who talk taxes with The County does their own returns can 23063 Three Notch Rd. Times. do it without making a mis- take. Literally, the tax laws California, MD 20619 CT: How much of your time have gotten so ridiculously do you have to spend up- complex … [we should] fi re for their houses. The big- dating your knowledge of all the people in Congress gest complaint we’ve heard Office: 301-862-2169 the tax laws every year? who write all the laws and is basically what has yet to bring in accountants who occur with the tax ramifi ca- RA: Well it’s not every year have been doing this for tions of the health care law Fax: 301-862-2179 anymore, it’s several times most of their career, and that was passed … one of a year … as a standard we come up with a roadmap to the things though that I al- have to have at least 40 do it. ways tell people is don’t ig- hours of continuing edu- nore the IRS. When people cation every year, and 40 CT: What are the biggest get mail from the IRS they hours is not enough. What questions or concerns that tend to not open it, or panic Lucy Barbour Karen Alford Brooks we have found is – most of people have been coming to and not do anything about the accountants here – we you with this tax season? it. But the IRS is just anoth- [email protected] [email protected] generally spend 50 to 55 er government agency, and hours every year. We’re RA: As far as doing returns they’re there to do a job … if CELL: 301-904-9914 CELL: 301-481-0644 just trying to keep up with the questions have been you ignore them they won’t everything that is handed about the homebuyer’s be happy. down. credit and the energy credit 19 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times Red Robin Breaks Ground Community

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Doors Open at 5 pm Community Free Warmups at 6:45 pm Early Birds at 7:30 pm Party Games at 8:45 pm Camp Greenwell Gearing ADMISSIONS $500 Up for Another Summer Package A 9 cards All Regular Games Regular Games 9 cards $1,000 Jr. Jackpot $ of Inclusion 9 cards $5,000 Jackpot 1,199 Specials $15 Free Play Game Room* $ By Andrea Shiell All for Only $49.00 5,000 Jackpot Staff Writer Package B The Greenwell Foundation has recently 18 cards All Regular Games MUST GO! partnered with the National Inclusion Proj- 18 cards $1,000 Jr. Jackpot ect to implement its third year of “Let’s ALL 18 cards $5,000 Jackpot Play,” a recreational curriculum that was de- $15 Free Play Game Room* veloped to allow children with disabilities to All for Only $69.00 F participate in summer camp activities. As part R of this year’s initiative, the National Inclusion ID 0 * Offer Valid with AY 01 Project provided a program model, training for , AP TH , 2 Advanced Admission RIL 16 Greenwell staff, and an award for $14,000. It may not seem like much, but program th by April 15 Only 4160 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732 director Jolanda Campbell said in a statement Add-ons & Electronic 301-855-0222 y 1-800-753-0581 y www.RodNReelBingo.com that the money would help implement the cur- er ratio to handle problems as they come up. riculum during this summer’s Camp Green- “We practice scenarios that may come up, Bingo Packages also well, an outdoor nature day camp that runs for but the most important thing we teach them is available. $10 OFF ADMISSION nine weeks in the summer. not to overreact, and that they are responsible “This will help enable us to give more chil- for dealing with any issues that may arise,” said Offer valid with coupon and advanced admission by April 15th dren the chance to participate in activities that Campbell. TICKETS for the 4/16/10 Big Bucks Bingo. Limit one per person. No cash they and their families may never have thought “Amazingly, these young adults fi nd solu- value. Coupon will not be accepted after 4/15/10. possible,” said Campbell in a statement, add- tions,” she said. “Even more amazingly, this ac- NOW ON ing that they’ll be able to do so alongside other cepting, adaptive attitude is transferred to the Rod ‘N’ Reel Big Bucks Bingo, 4160 Mears Avenue children in an accepting atmosphere. kids in the camp … and they learn to adjust and SALE Chesapeake Beach, MD (301) 855-0222 “All campers benefi t from attending develop their own problem-solving skills … Camp Greenwell,” said Campbell. “Parents of this is what is meant by inclusion.” campers say their child came away with a bet- The National Inclusion Project has been e O ter understanding of what a disability really actively developing its Let’s ALL Play Program Tim nly d ! Spec is, and that their children are more focused since the program’s inception in 2004. This e ia t n l on what a child with a disability CAN do, not year, the Project is partnering with more than i - I m what they cannot do... There is no ‘separate’ 45 recreational programs in 23 states. i e L Mov camp for children with disabilities.” Camp Greenwell is an outdoor nature day $ Discounted Approximately 600 kids participate each camp at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood year, and equipment and instructional adap- that runs for nine weeks in the summer (June 21 150 Cable tations are made for children with physical, – Aug. 20) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Campers sensory, cognitive, emotional and learning can participate for as many weeks of activities disabilities. as they like, which include kayaking, archery, “Campers kayak, do archery, hike, do hiking, nature lessons and arts and crafts. Ex- Playground arts and crafts, and learn about the nature all tended care is available before and after the around them in Greenwell State Park. Extend- camp day for a small fee. ed care is available before and after the camp For more information on Camp Green- day for a small fee,” said Campbell, adding well, visit http://www.greenwellfoundation. Free on Site that the camp maintains a high staff-to-camp- org/. Storage 301-862-5307 with Every Apartment

“Hi, my name is Diva and I’m a spec- Walk to tacular six month old female pure bred Bull Terrier. I’m very very sweet, affectionate, and Shopping/ entertaining! I get along with other dogs but I’d be happier in a home without cats. You Restaurants know what they say, Bull Terriers are clowns in a dog suit! Now, I’m looking for that per- Amenity fect person who has full understanding of my breed and can raise me to be the amaz- Package ing dog I know I can be. If you want to be greeted each day with a smile and a laugh, Available then I’m the dog you want to wake up to! I’m up to date on vaccinations, spayed, crate trained, house trained, and identifi cation mi- cro chipped. Owned and Operated by For more information, please call 240- Call For More Information: Bella Bailey, Marketing & Leasing MGR. 301-737-0737 925-0628 or email katmc@secondhoperes- cue.org. Please Adopt, Don’t Shop!” 23314 Surrey Way • California, Maryland 20619 Fax: 301-737-0853 • [email protected] 21 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times

Leonardtown Election and Deadline For Filing as a Candidate

Notice is hereby given that an election ive offi ce as Mayor or as a Town Council business hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, To qualify to vote in a Town Election of three (3) Council members of Leonard- member one must be a citizen of the United or call 301-475-7844 ext. 1610 to request an one must be registered. To register, one must town shall be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, States, a resident of the Town for at least one application to be mailed to you. For more be a citizen of the United States, at least and that the polls shall be open at the Town (1) year, and at least twenty-one (21) years detailed information go to: http://www. eighteen (18) years of age, and have a been Offi ce, 41660 Courthouse Dr., Leonard- of age. Property ownership alone does not co.saint-marys.md.us/supervisorofelec- a resident of the town for a period of at least town, Maryland, between the hours of 12:00 qualify for election or appointment as a tions/index.asp thirty (30) days preceding the election. PM and 7:00 PM, on said date, for voting. Town Councilmember. Deadline for submitting a completed To obtain forms or for any questions, The deadline for fi ling is Monday, Deadline for registration to vote is application for an Absentee Ballot is Tues- please call 301-475-9791 or go online at April 19, 2010 at 4:30 PM. Candidates may Friday, April 16, 2010 at 5:00 pm. Visit the day, April 27, 2010 at the Town Offi ce by Leonardtown.somd.com or email Leonard- fi le at the Town Offi ce, 41660 Courthouse Board of Elections offi ce at 41650 Tudor 4:30 pm. [email protected]. Drive, Leonardtown, Maryland. Hall Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650, Mon- Deadline for Obtaining Emergency In order to hold elective or appoint- day through Friday, between the normal Ballot is Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

L ibrary Items • Library host’s authors visit Pamela Duncan Edwards, author of “Warthogs Paint,” “Roar,” and “Some Smug Slug,” will be this year’s featured author for the library’s an- nual BooksAlive! celebration on Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at Lexington Park. She will read from her books and also talk about her writing experi- ences. Book sales and signing will follow the program. This free program is funded from proceeds of the sale of the cookbook, “300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary’s County Maryland.”

• Opening reception held for local artist The public is invited to the opening reception for local artist Suzanne Shelden on April 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery. Her show, called “Tour de Four: Route 4” consists of a series of paintings featuring the best known barns and landscapes along Route 4 in Southern Maryland and will be on display until May 15. Artists inter- ested in displaying their artwork are asked to contact Candy Cummings at 301-863-6693.

• Teens can help plan teen programs Teens can meet other teens while helping to plan teen library programs at the TAG (Teen Advisory Group) meetings. Charlotte Hall’s will be April 8 at 5 p.m.; Leonardtown’s will be April 8 at 5:30 p.m. and Lexington Park’s will be April 13 at 5:30 p.m. Snacks are provided.

• Riordan presents Tales from the Crypt Dr. Timothy Riordan, Chief Archaeologist at Historic St. Mary’s City, will present a special program at Leonardtown Library on April 28 at 7 p.m. on the forensics of the 17th Century graves found around the Brick Chapel. He will discuss what the bones reveal and their connection with the Smith- sonian Exhibit, “Written in Bones”. The program is free.

• Master Gardeners offer gardening help The Master Gardeners will resume their drop-in plant clinics starting April 17. They will hold the clinics from 10 a.m. to noon on the fi rst and third Saturdays at Charlotte Hall, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the fi rst and third Tuesdays at Lexington Park and the second and fourth Tuesdays at Leonardtown.

• Free family movie offered at Leonardtown On April 24 at 2 p.m. Leonardtown will show a PG-rated movie about two kids who release a man trapped in an old board game for decades along with an array stampeding jungle animals. Snacks will be provided. C ! all day 301- e To 373-4125 to Subscrib The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 22

• Bay Country Boat Show To benefi t the 7th District Rescue Squad • Speed Unlimited Midnight Madness Hollywood Fire Department Grounds – 10 Auxilary. For more information call Trisha Thursday, April 8 Maryland International Raceway (Mechan- a.m. to 4 .m. Kelley at 301-769-3214 or email kelleygirl54@ icsville) – 6:30 p.m. Over 60 exhibitors of boats, trailers, ac- yahoo.com. • Formal Prom Dress Sale ONLY open to street legal cars and bikes cessories, nautical crafts, fi shing tackle and St. Mary’s County Tech Center (Leonard- - no race cars. Admission. 301-884-7223. refreshments. Admission. Call 301-373-5468 • Super Basket Bingo town) – 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. www.mirdrag.com. for more information. Mechanicsville Moose Lodge – 1 p.m. Selection of new and gently used prom Charlotte Hall Rotary Club hosting bas- gowns and wedding dresses for sale. All pro- • FOP-7 Texas Hold’Em • Motoring for MS Poker Run ket bingo to benefi t 2010 High School Schol- ceeds to benefi t The Avon Walk for Breast FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 7 p.m. Bay District VFD (Lexington Park) – 10 a.m. arship program. For more information call Cancer. Bring a new or gently used formal Motoring for MS Poker Run to benefi t Shirley Mattingly at 240-298-3885. as a donation and get half off any purchase • New Song Coffee House 2010 MS Walk - motorcycles and cars. Regis- at the sale. Night sale will be from 5 p.m. to Leonardtown Square – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tration at Bay District Volunteer Fire Depart- • Deep Stack Hold’Em 7 p.m. Live worship music will be presented by ment, 46900 S. Shangri-La Drive, Lexington Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Vision 8. A good will love offering will be Park, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Last hand Rd (Hollywood) – 2 p.m. • Job/Career Fair received. out by 11:00 and last hand in by 4:00. College of Southern Maryland (La Plata • FOP-7 Texas Hold’Em Campus, Physical Education Center) – 10 • Special Olympics Deep Stack No Limit • Spring Open House FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 2 p.m. a.m. to 2 p.m. Hold’Em Tourney Joy Lane Healing Center (Hollywood) – 10 More than 40 employers representing The Center for Life Enrichment (Holly- a.m. • Newtowne Players: “The Importance of federal and county government, military, and wood) – 7 p.m. For more information call 301-373-2522 Being Ernest” private sector organizations will be on-hand or email [email protected]. Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 3:30 to meet with prospective applicants, present- • Leonardtown High School Rose Players: p.m. ing information on job opportunities in their Thoroughly Modern Millie • Speed Unlimited ET Series 1/4 Please make reservations for the show fi elds. For a list of participating employers, Leonardtown High School Auditorium – 7 Maryland International Raceway (Mechanic- by calling 301.737.5447 or visiting www.new- visit http://www.csmd.edu/CareerServices/. p.m. sville) – 1 p.m. towneplayers.org. Admission. 301-884-7223. www.mir- • Meeting: Young Professionals Initiative • Newtowne Players: “The Importance of drag.com. • Breast Cancer Fundraiser of St. Mary’s County Being Ernest” The Green Door (Park Hall) – 4 p.m. Technology Security Assoc. Meeting Room Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 • Steak Night Beer pong tournament. The cost is 22685 Three Notch Rd (California) – 6 p.m. p.m. Am. Legion post 255 (Ridge) – 5 p.m. $30.00 per team of two. All profi ts will go to- For more information call 443-838-6429 Please make reservations for the show wards the Avon Walk For Breast Cancer on or email [email protected]. by calling 301.737.5447 or visiting www. • Contra Dance/Fundraiser May 1,2 2010. newtowneplayers.org. Chesapeake Public Charter School gym • Performing Arts Fundraiser (Lexington Park) – 6 p.m. Monday, April 12 Great Mills High School – 6 p.m. Saturday, April 10 All proceeds will be donated to ‘Relay Event consists of performances by the For Life.’ The cost is $5 for individuals, $15 • Basic Dog Training Classes Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland • Senior Activity Center Yard Sale for a family of 4. Go to www.smtmd.org or Companion Care Animal Hosp. (Mechanics- club members. Rhythm clubs from Spring Northern Senior Center (Charlotte Hall) call the Charter School at (301) 863-9585 for ville) – 6 p.m. Ridge, Park Hall, and GW Carver will per- – 6:30 a.m. more information. All classes are one hour a week for six form. For more information contact Shonda For more information call Pat Myers at weeks. Cost is $90. For information or to en- Sheppard at 410-257-0007 or ssheppard@ 301-884-8714. • Texas Hold’Em Saturday Nite Special roll, call #443- 852- 4912, or visit www.train- bgcsm.net. Park Bingo Hall (California) – 7 p.m. ingbyjulie.com. • Relay for Life Yard Sale • Leonardtown High School Rose Players: Fitness and More (Hollywood) – 7 a.m. to • No Limit Hold’Em • No Limit Hold’Em Bounty Tournament Thoroughly Modern Millie 12 noon Donovan’s Pub (California) – 7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (California) Leonardtown High School Auditorium – 7 Yard Sale to benefi t the American Can- – 7 p.m. p.m. cer Society. • Newtowne Players: “The Importance of For more information contact Ms. Lind- Being Ernest” • Charity Hold’Em Tournament say Littleton at [email protected]. • Ignite the Night Auction Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 Donovan’s Pub (California) – 7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (Leonard- p.m. • No Limit Hold’Em town) – 8 a.m. Please make reservations for the show Tuesday, April 13 Donovan’s Pub (California) – 7:30 p.m. Auction viewing starts at 8 a.m. Bidding by calling 301.737.5447 or visiting www.new- starts at 9 a.m. To donate items, contact ITN towneplayers.org. • Nature Time at Greenwell • Newtowne Players: “The Importance of via email at [email protected]. Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) – 10 a.m. Being Ernest” Sunday, April 11 Pre-registration (no later than 24 hours Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 • Spring Yard Sale in advance) is required via email - lpran- p.m. St. Andrews Episcopal Church (California) • All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast [email protected] -- or by call- Please make reservations for the show – 8 a.m. Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad – 7:30 a.m. ing the Greenwell Foundation offi ce at by calling 301.737.5447 or visiting www. Donations are being accepted - for pick 301-373-9775. newtowneplayers.org. up, call 240 925-2599. For more information • 2nd District All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast go to www.standrewssomd.org or call St. 2nd District VFD & RS (Valley Lee) – 8 • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em Friday, April 9 Andrews Church at 301 862-2247. a.m. Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Leonardtown Business Association • Patuxent River Cleanup • Pancake Breakfast by Sea Scout Ship Meeting Myrtle Point Park (California) – 9 a.m. 548 • St. Mary’s ABATE Meeting Location TBA – 8:30 a.m. Friends of Myrtle Point Park host their Holy Angels Hall (Avenue) – 8 a.m. Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) The LBA holds monthly meetings the annual cleanup effort. Sign in at park pic- – 7:30 p.m. second Friday of each month at 8:30 a.m. nic area. Here you will get your assignment, • St. John’s Hollywood Monthly Breakfast For more information contact: St. All Leonardtown businesses are invited to trash bags, water bottle (while supplies last) St. John’s Church Social Hall (Hollywood) Mary’s County Chapter Events Coordinators attend. For more information, or to join the and work gloves. It is advisable to wear – 8 a.m. – George Smith at 301-672-1052, Susan Smith LBA, visit www.thelba.org or call Melinda sturdy work clothes and shoes. If you have a at 240-561-0694, or e-mail ABATE.SoMd. Owens at 240-925-3959. group interested in helping please contact us • Bay Country Boat Show [email protected]. in advance by calling Bob at 410-394-1300. Hollywood Fire Department Grounds – 10 • SMCM Cross Country Team 24-Hour a.m. to 4 .m. Wednesday, April 14 Run • St. Mary’s River Cleanup Over 60 exhibitors of boats, trailers, ac- St. Mary’s College (track) – 5 p.m. St. Mary’s River Water Trail (Great Mills) cessories, nautical crafts, fi shing tackle and • Why Snooze When You Can Crooze? Donations will be accepted, and half – 9 a.m. refreshments. Admission. Call 301-373-5468 Arby’s Restaurant parking lot (Leonardtown) of the proceeds will be given to the South- Hosted by the St. Mary’s River Water- for more information. – 5 p.m. ern Maryland Vacations for Vets organi- shed Association. Volunteers will paddle the zation; the other half will be shared by the St. Mary’s River Water Trail from the Great • Test & Tune • Hollywood Rescue Squad Monthly cross country teams. Make checks payable to Mills Canoe/Kayak Launch to St. Mary’s Maryland International Raceway (Mechanic- Meeting SMCM Foundation and write Cross Country College of Maryland picking up trash. Meet sville) – 10 a.m. Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad – 7 p.m. in the memo section. Mail contributions to at the Great Mills Canoe/Kayak Launch, off The Gambler’s race will be pro-rated if For more information call 240-298-7956. Tom Fisher, Head Coach, Men’s Women’s MD Route 5, at 9 a.m. Bring your own canoe less than 64 cars. Admission. 301-884-7223. Cross Country, St. Mary’s College of Mary- or kayak, life vest, and paddling gear. Please www.mirdrag.com. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em land, 18952 E. Fisher Road, St. Mary’s City, call 301-862-3517 or email info@StMarys- Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch MD 20686. River.org to RSVP. • Gold Fundraiser Benefi t Rd (Hollywood) – 7 p.m 7th Dist. Rescue Squad (Avenue) – 12 noon 23 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times un A Journey Through Time A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 6 years. Fact

ately began preparing for war, advising Lord Bal- by Wassetass and three more Indians (no “foreign” The Chronicle timore by letter that it was inevitable. Maj. Henry Indians had been seen recently in the area and the By Linda Reno that there were four Indians involved led by “the Jowles was ordered to raise a company of men for day of the murder three Piscataway Indians had Contributing Writer rogue Wassetass.” Bridget died August 9. the security and defense of the inhabitants at the been seen within two miles of the Cunningham Through the testimony of John Burroughs*, head of the Patuxent River. 60 men were recruit- house—all of them painted). On August 3, 1678 a neighbor, and Bridget’s mother, the conclusion ed but it was felt that only half that number was The Indians were reminded of the treaty in Calvert County, just was reached that the murders had been the work needed, so 30 were sent home. Of the remaining made with them some 12 years before which re- across the Patuxent and of the Piscataways since Wassetass was a mem- force, 20 men were to be distributed among the quired that if one of their tribe murdered an Eng- in the vicinity of present- ber of that tribe. plantations along the river for the defense of the lishman, the perpetrator was to be surrendered to day Golden Beach, a small Governor Notley ordered Maj. William houses and the other 10 men, under the command the Marylanders immediately. band of Indians attacked the family of Daniel Boarman to go to the Piscataway Fort and meet of Capt. Ninian Beall, were to roam about the Chotike, on behalf of the Indians present, Cunningham killing him and his wife’s brother with the Emperor and other elders of the tribe. head of the Patuxent River. answered that they were very troubled about this who were working in the fi elds. Then they went He was not to mention the murders, but pretend It was further ordered that while the inhabit- murder but that they did not know who was re- into the house where they tomahawked his wife he was there to address concerns recently raised ants should defend themselves in case of attack, sponsible, promising to “make strict inquisition” Bridget in the head. Bridget was found four days by the Piscataways as some of their tribesmen no soldier or civilian was to commit any violence among their young men and to return on August later and taken to the home of her stepfather, had been killed by members of the Senniquo and against the Indians. 27 to give their answer. Richard Edwards. Though unable to speak, she Susquehanna Indians. On August 19, the Piscataways, represented On August 27, the Piscataways said they had was supposedly able to signify to her mother In the meantime, the Marylanders immedi- by Nicotaghsen, the Emperor; Ouquintimo, the made a “diligent inquisition” among their young Speaker; Chotike and several Choptico Indians men but had not found the responsible parties. met with Governor Notley. Maj. Boarman served They were dismissed and reminded again of the as interpreter. requirement, under their treaty, to turn the felons The Indians were presented with the evi- over to the Marylanders. dence involving the murder of the Cunninghams To be continued. Creature FeatureIt’s All About You By Theresa Morr replace the ones that die, and as you age, Contributing Writer you’ll have fewer of them. But did you know that most of what you taste comes from your sense Wanderings of smell? If your sniffer is in top-notch condition, it can tell the difference between 4,000 What’s water- to 10,000 smells! So the next time you of an proof, soft, stretchy chow down on pizza, thank your tongue and strong on the and your nose, with its 40 million olfac- Aimless outside and wet and tory (smell sensing) receptor cells, for squishy with zil- helping you to enjoy its real fl avor. lions of hollow Your bones. You are born with tubes on the inside? about 300 bones, but many fuse to- It’s your body, the most complex and aston- gether along the way. You’ll eventually have ishing “machine” on earth. So let’s scope out 206 bones, with 54 of them in your hands and Min some of your amazing body parts. wrists and 52 in your ankles and feet. Your one talking and laughing. d Your brain. It looks like a big wrinkly largest bone is the femur, or thigh bone, and The Circle This particular friend’s Father was a me- shelled walnut but produces about 100,000 the smallest is the stirrup bone in your ear. By Shelby Oppermann chanic and she picked up all those mechanic different chemical reactions every second. You take about 8,000 to 10,000 steps dai- Contributing Writer skills. Her car showed it. She and her friends Your brain controls everything you do and ly. As you walk, about 250,000 sweat glands were all Charles County girls and knew the rou- think. Inside your brain are some 100 billion in the soles of your feet produce around a Many readers have requested that I broad- tine here. It was so neat when we pulled into the nerve cells --- so many that it would take you half pint of moisture. Now try this: Measure en my area of writing to include all of Southern entrance, and I saw this huge line of cars moving over 3,000 years to count them all at one cell your foot length. Surprise! It’s the same size Maryland instead of just St. Mary’s County. I do slowly around the entire length of the shopping every second! And guess what? Your brain of your forearm between your wrist and the write about the surrounding counties occasionally center. The cars were beautiful and shiny. You has no feeling. If it were cut into, you’d feel inside of your elbow. since most of us do seem to travel within the three had to have a pretty decent car in order to not get no pain. When you grow up, your brain will Your heart and blood. Your hear t counties of St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert quite laughed at. I couldn’t have brought my mother’s weigh about three pounds. works a lot harder than you do. Every day it regularly. There is still much more in St. Mary’s AMC Ambassador or my Father’s Plymouth Fury Your eyes. Every two to ten seconds, beats around 100,000 times, pumping some yet to explore, but I will happily include travels to this. you blink your eyes, or about 11,500 times 2,000 gallons of blood throughout your body. and more reminisces. Not that I like to talk. No one in their cars was rude, everyone each day. Each blink uses over 200 muscles. Imagine this: All of your blood vessels --- ar- Does anyone remember the “circle” in Wal- gradually eased into the circle, and real custom- With two million working parts, your eye teries, veins, and capillaries --- stretched out dorf? You may know the spot now as where Bor- ers made their way into the shopping center okay. muscles are the most active in your body, in a single line would be about 60,000 miles ders, Red, Hot, and Blue, Burlington Coat Fac- That’s the way it seemed to me on my few visits. moving around 100,000 times daily as they long. That’s enough to go around the world tory, Chipotle, and other stores make their home. The shoppers at the time might have other recol- process an awesome 36,000 bits of informa- twice. Now think small: Your red blood cells Back then I remember a movie theatre and the lections and so might the local police. There was tion every hour. are so tiny that 2,000 of them could fi t across Szechuan Garden restaurant. I’m sure some St. quite a bit of yelling back and forth between the Your skin. Nature’s protective blanket your thumbnail. Just one tiny droplet contains Mary’s County folks must have worked their way cars though. I do recall asking what was it that is also your largest single organ of your body. about fi ve million cells. Now think big: The up there. Some of the drivers in the circle prob- the drivers were holding in their hands out the Without it your innards would spill out on average human being has about 60 trillion ably raced or watched at Potomac Speedway in windows. As we got closer I could see that it was the fl oor. Your skin shields you from dirt, cells. Whew! You’re defi nitely awesome. Budds Creek - one of St. Mary’s County’s great money. The drivers held up the money if they bacteria, germs, and other yucky stuff in the Body barf. Here’s some yucky stuff you northern attractions since 1972. We hear the roar- were willing to race. I think one of the quarter environment. may not have thought about before: ing of the engines at our house. mile tracks was near Upper Marlboro, but I’m Your skin constantly grows as new • Your nose and ears never stop growing. Most of the time when I drive by the Waldorf sure there were plenty more places around. I, of cells push their way to the surface and die. • Your buggers are a gross mix of dust, Shoppers World shopping center – I just drive by. course, would not have fi rst hand knowledge of About 30,000 to 40,000 particles of dead cells pollen, germs, and whatever. But when warm weather starts I remember driv- this. I still can’t quite recall how that rod when fall from your body every minute. Those tiny • Each day, you produce about one-half ing down to Waldorf with friends from Clinton, through the engine of my old mid 70’s Delta 88. fl akes are gobbled up by microscopic critters quart of spit. and slipping in to the circle. The circle was the hiding in your bedding, clothes, and else- • About 32 million bacteria live on each place in Waldorf where all the kids with either Once in awhile, someone brings up the cir- where. In fact, you get a whole “new you” square inch of your skin. really nice cars or fast cars showed off what they cle or a band they saw at the Stardust, and you about every month when the process repeats • Over a lifetime, you’ll make about 9,000 had. get taken back to those brightly lit, neon nights itself. As an adult, your skin will be about gallons of pee or 315 bathtubs full. The fi rst night I went to the circle it was an in Waldorf. I wonder what the kids do now, oh, 1/20th of an inch thick; weigh around six • With every toot, you put out about 3.5 option of getting stuffed (again) in the back of a there must be a video game for that. pounds; and have a surface area of about 18 ounces of gas. Pinto with a bunch of my girl friends to go to the square feet. Want to know more about your amazing Ranch Drive in Clinton, or go with other friends To each new day’s adventure, Your buds. You have about 10,000 body? For an interactive tour of the human to the circle who had a really cool car where I Shelby taste buds under your tongue; inside your anatomy, surf over to www.innerbody.com/ could actually sit up and breathe air. The circle cheeks; and on your lips, throat, and the roof html/body.html. Comments to kikusan2@ won, but I really missed the greasy half smokes at Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys. of your mouth. Every two weeks, new buds comcast.net. the Ranch. Who knew what movies were playing. [email protected]. You couldn’t hear the movie anyway with every- The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 24

The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To sub- – 9 p.m. Signature Live! mit art or entertainment announcements, or band information for our Thursday, April 8 Hotel Charles (Hughesville) entertainment section, e-mail [email protected]. • Karaoke – 9 p.m. • Fair Warning Irish Pub Club 911 (Mechanicsville) Band – 9 p.m. • Roadhouse Band CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) Goose Landing (Benedict) – 5 p.m. • Legend – 9 p.m. Martini’s Lounge (White • Dave Norris Plains) – 9 p.m. • Three Sixty DB McMillan’s (California) Scuttlebutt Restaurant & – 5 p.m. • Sam Grow Marina (Cobb Island) – 9 Lisa’s Pub (Indian Head) p.m. • Gretchen Richie: “The – 9 p.m. Songs of Johnny Mercer • Full Steam Down River Band Goes From Café des Artistes (Leonard- • Permanent Damage Big Dogs Paradise (Mechan- town) – 6 p.m. Murphy’s Pub (Bryans icsville) – 9:30 p.m. Road) – 9:30 p.m. Downtown to Motown • Jim and Kathy Sunday, April 11 Jake & Al’s (Lusby) – 6 p.m. Saturday, April 10 By Andrea Shiell • California Ramblers • DJ McNa$ty • Fair Warning Irish Pub Am. Legion Post 238 Staff Writer Big Dogs Paradise (Mechan- Band (Hughesville) – 12 noon icsville) – 8 p.m. DB McMillan’s (California) Billy Mendez , – 5 p.m. • Down River Band singer and guitarist • Ladies DJ Dance Night Vera’s White Sands Beach for the Down River Hula’s Bungalow (Califor- • DJ Charlie Thompson Club (Lusby) – 2 p.m. Band (named for the nia) – 8 p.m. Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) nickname given to – 7:30 p.m. • Spoken Word Poetry and the south side of De- Friday, April 9 Live Music Night troit, where he grew • Country Memories Band Chef’s American Bistro up), said the worst • Dave Norris Prince Frederick Rescue (California) – 8 p.m.* thing he could see DB McMillan’s (California) Squad – 8 p.m. when he played was – 5 p.m. Monday, April 12 indifference. • Not So Modern Jazz “The worst ex- • Fair Warning Irish Pub Quartet • Mason Sebastian periences I’ve had Band Westlawn Inn (North Beach) DB McMillan’s (California) performing was when Donovan’s Pub (California) – 8 p.m. – 5 p.m. people seemed indif- – 5 p.m. ferent to what I was • Bent Nickel • Open Mic Night • DJ Charlie Thompson doing,” he said, sip- Anderson’s Bar (Avenue) Scott’s II (Welcome) – 7 p.m. Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m. ping a Corona while – 7:30 p.m. taking a break from Tuesday, April 13 • Big Boy Little Band his gig at Vera’s White • Line Dancing with DJs Delta Blues Juke Joint & • Fair Warning Irish Pub Sands on Easter Sun- Donna and Ohmer Diner (Waldorf) – 9 p.m. Band day. He went on to ex- Hotel Charles (Hughesville) DB McMillan’s (California) plain though that his – 7:30 p.m. • Bone – 5 p.m. best days and nights Memories (Waldorf) – 9 onstage were always • DJ Chris p.m. • Open Mic Night in the midst of crowds Big Dogs Paradise (Mechan- Martini’s Lounge (White dancing and call- icsville) – 8 p.m. • Crossfi re Plains) – 9 p.m.* ing for requests, and Beach Cove Restaurant since teaming with his • Karaoke w/ (Chesapeake Beach) – 9 p.m. long-time drummer Band-in-a-Box Wednesday, Ron Chambers and Quade’s Store (Bushwood) • Hate the Toy April 14 keyboardist Jim Ber- – 8 p.m. Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) Billy Mendez and Ron Chambers from Down River Band. toglio, he said there – 9 p.m. • Fair Warning Irish Pub have been plenty of for his skill with the instrument, but when • Live Jazz Night Band enthusiastic crowds. he joined band at his middle school, and he Chef’s American Bistro • Impact CJ’s Back Room (Lusby) And at this stage, he said he can play found there was no place for his instrument, (California) – 8 p.m. Cryer’s Back Road Inn – 5 p.m. pretty much anything from “Frank Sinatra the drums started sounding better, and he’s (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. • Brian Lee to Kid Rock,” at times even playing both in been playing them ever since. • Captain John Fat Boys Country Store • Karaoke DB McMillan’s (California) the same set. Keyboardist Jim Bertoglio was absent (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. Applebee’s (California) – 9 – 5:30 p.m. Such is a useful skill for a performer from Sunday’s gig, but Mendez and Cham- bers fi lled his space well enough with a com- p.m. who’s gone from playing in Washington • The Craze puter generated backing track, which may • Karaoke with DJ Harry D.C., where rock is dominant, to Southern Drift Away Bar & Grill • Legend Big Dogs Paradise (Mechan- be good or bad, depending on your point of Maryland, where Mendez says country mu- (Cobb Island) – 9 p.m. Martini’s Lounge (White icsville) – 7 p.m. sic is king. view. Plains) – 9 p.m. “People around here really love their There’s always a place for sequencing • Highwire • Open Mic Night country music,” he said, smiling, “so I try to programs that generate strings and back- Memories (Waldorf) – 9 • Mary Lou & the Hula’s Bungalow (Califor- include that when I play here … but I started up vocals, but it almost seems like overkill p.m. Untouchables nia) – 8 p.m. playing a long time ago, so I’ve got a lot of for two guys who could probably sound just Vera’s White Sands Beach background in Motown,” a style to which his as good – if not better – with a simple set • Jay Henley & the Stone Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m. • Wolf’s Blues Jam voice seems particularly suited. of drums and one acoustic guitar. Even if Broke Band Beach Cove Restaurant Drummer Ron Chambers, 61, a credit they’re missing a member, they can play, so Vera’s White Sands Beach • Naked (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m. manager from Upper Marlboro, began his they don’t seem to need all the extras. Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m. Blue Dog Saloon (Port To- career as a drummer – oddly enough – be- But we’ll leave that to them. After all bacco) – 9 p.m. cause his mother insisted on it. their years of experience onstage, they seem • John Lusky *CALL TO CONFIRM “It’s really ironic because when I came to know what they’re doing. Apehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) • No Green JellyBeenz / home on my eighth birthday, my mom said ‘I have a surprise for you … I went to the Down River Band usually plays every For family and community events, see our calendar in the commu- music store today and bought you a drum Sunday at Vera’s White Sands Beach Club in nity section on page 22. set,’” he said, laughing, explaining that his Lusby, either starting at noon or 2 p.m. It is mother wanted him to learn an instrument, suggested you call the venue to confi rm their “but I didn’t want to play drums … I wanted scheduled play dates. For more information to play accordion!” and booking details email billymendez@ And that he did, earning some notoriety comcast.net. In Entertainment What’s Going OnOn 25 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times

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Tennis A View From The Thurs., Apr. Chopticon at Mc- 8 Donough, 4 p.m. Great Mills at North Boys’ Lacrosse Point, 4 p.m. Huntingtown at Leonardtown at Chopticon, 6:30 Westlake, 4 p.m. p.m. BLEACHERS Girls’ Lacrosse Tues., Apr. Tip Of The Cap To You, Skip Chopticon at Hun- 13 By Ronald N. Guy Jr. nually in Southern Maryland and nationwide. Every season, regardless of the sport, coach- tingtown, 6:30 p.m. Calvert at Leonard- Boys’ Lacrosse Contributing Writer On this night though, there was a particularly es help introduce our children to or progress their town, 6:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken poignant moment. Gazing across the fi elds I knowledge in a particular sport, create cherished at Good Counsel, Spring always rejuvenates but after the win- saw a T-ball coach getting his kids into defensive childhood memories and forge life-long friend- Fri., Apr. 9 6 p.m. ter that was, this one feels more like a re-birth. positions, a little league coach hitting fl y balls ships. It is work whose value cannot be under- Patuxent at Leonar- The last couple weekends have been nothing and another pitching batting practice. What’s so stated but is often unappreciated and overlooked. Baseball dtown, 7:30 p.m. short of psychological and spiritual bypass sur- special about that you ask? Try everything. Anyone with a relationship with athletics, from Chopticon at Lack- gery for at least one guy who was a snowfl ake In this beautiful but routine spring time- the weekend warrior to the professional athlete, ey, 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Lacrosse away from re-enacting parts of Jimmy Buffett’s piece, it occurred to me – unlike it ever had undoubtedly owes a debt of gratitude to a few Great Mills at La Good Counsel vs. song Boat Drinks (think extreme cabin fever). before – just how extraordinary the work of individuals that made the conscious decision to Plata, 4:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken at St. Mary’s College, With all due respect to Ponce de Leon who local youth league coaches is. For this specifi c give a little of themselves, for their community Leonardtown at risked life and limb in search of the Fountain of evening to occur, many elements were required: and a group of kids, and coach a local team. In North Point, 4:30 4 p.m. p.m. Great Mills at Chop- Youth, after the brutality of this winter, I needed cooperative weather, willing parents, exuberant fact, reconsidering the sources of my affection ticon, 6:30 p.m. little more than a couple of weekends with tem- kids and a supportive local government. But the for sports, perhaps I owe more to my little league Boys’ Lacrosse Leonardtown at peratures in the 70s to feel more youthful. scarce resources in the equation that made the and soccer coaches than I ever realized. Leonardtown at Patuxent, 6:30 p.m. In spite of Mother Nature mercifully turn- evening possible were the coaches. For that matter, without them maybe I’m not Calvert, 5:30 p.m. ing up the temperatures early and with author- It’s easy to take for granted the orchestra- even writing this column, and what a huge civic Golf ity, for the sports fan, it’s not spring until bats tion necessary to coach a team. Whether adult loss that would be (okay, maybe “huge” is a bit of Girls’ Lacrosse Paul VI at St. Mary’s are cracking, mitts are popping and we’re play- player or parent, most of us just show up to team an overstatement). St. Mary’s Ryken Ryken (Breton Bay), 3 p.m. ing ball. For me, the seasonal switch fl ipped last events – be it a practice, game or post-season Back to the practices I mentioned earlier, at Great Mills, 6:30 weekend. While “on assignment” at a local park, celebration - and offer little more than a passing the lasting images were the smiles across the p.m. Softball I had the pleasure and interesting perspective of thought to the effort involved in its or a season’s faces of our young athletes; positive emotion Softball North Point at Great watching three different local teams of various execution. Most parents, especially the athleti- created in part by those coaches. Is there any big- Chopticon at Lack- Mills, 4:30 p.m. age groups shaking off the rust in preparation for cally inclined, probably have at least considered ger daily accomplishment than putting a smile ey, 4:30 p.m. the upcoming season. It was a perfect evening: stepping up and coaching a team. Ultimately on a kid’s face? For regularly doing just that, for Great Mills at La Tennis warm, sunny, the sights and sounds of baseball though, after considering the time involved in getting kids off couches and into some dirt and Plata, 4:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken at all around. As refreshing as it was, it’s a scene coaching kids, managing playing time, hauling for facilitating the athletic experience, I tip my Leonardtown at Gonzaga, 3:30 p.m. (our national pastime greeting spring) I’ve expe- equipment and dealing with the occasional rogue cap and say thanks to our rec-league coaches. North Point, 4:30 rienced before and parent reliving their athletic career through their On at least one evening, your good work didn’t p.m. Track and Field Great Mills/Chop- one that occurs an- kids, most of us don’t; choosing instead to defer go unnoticed. Tennis ticon at Calvert, 4 and assume others will. After all, we re- Chopticon at Lack- p.m. ally don’t have the time, right? Yeah, as if Send comments to [email protected] McDonough at Championship Game those who choose to coach a team do. ey, 4 p.m. Chopticon 4, Leonardtown 1 La Plata at Great Leonardtown, 4 p.m. Mills, 4 p.m. Patuxent Classic North Point at Leon- Wed., Mar. 31 St. Mary’s Ryken 9, Patuxent 0 ardtown, 4 p.m. Wed., Apr. St. Mary’s Ryken 12, North 14 Baseball Point 8 Sat., Apr. 10 Huntingtown 10, Great Mills 0 Baseball (fi ve innings) Boys’ Lacrosse Baseball Thomas Stone at Leonardtown 17, Bishop Ireton at St. Chopticon, 4:30 Chopticon 12 North Harford Tournament Mary’s Ryken, noon p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken 9, Kent Great Mills at West- Boys’ Lacrosse Island 6 Mon., Apr. lake, 4:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Ryken 8, St. John’s 4 St. Mary’s Ryken 10, North Lackey at Leonard- Harford 2 12 town, 4:30 p.m. Softball Huntingtown 14, Great Mills 0 Parksville Tournament Baseball Softball (fi ve innings) Bishop O’Connell Chopticon 14, Parksville 6 Bishop Ireton at St. Leonardtown 4, Chopticon 1 Chopticon 16, Western 3 at St. Mary’s Ryken, Mary’s Ryken, 3:30 4 p.m. p.m. Tennis Girls’ Lacrosse Chopticon at Great Thomas Stone at Paul VI 9, St. Mary’s Ryken 0 Mills, 4:30 p.m. Chopticon, 4:30 Patuxent at Leonar- Karl Wolf Tournament p.m. Thurs., Apr. 1 Leonardtown 19, Reservoir 3 dtown, 4:30 p.m. Great Mills at West- lake, 4:30 p.m. Baseball Boys’ Lacrosse Championship Game Lackey at Leonard- North Point 20, Great Mills 2 Chopticon at Great Leonardtown 18, Linganore 4 town, 4:30 p.m. Westlake 4, Leonardtown 3 Mills, 6:30 p.m. Softball Tennis Boys’ Lacrosse Girls’ Lacrosse Good Counsel at St. St. Mary’s Ryken 23, Bishop St. Mary’s Ryken at Leonardtown Tournament Mary’s Ryken, 3:30 McNamara 0 Northern, 6:30 p.m. Leonardtown 7, Patuxent 0 p.m. Chopticon 6, Great Mills 1 Chopticon at Thom- Softball Golf as Stone, 4 p.m. Leonardtown 9, Westlake 1 St. Mary’s Ryken at Consolation Game Westlake at Great Patuxent 7, Great Mills 3 Holy Cross, 3:15 p.m. Mills, 4 p.m. Sat., Apr. 3 Lackey at Leonard- Softball Championship Game town, 4 p.m. Baseball Leonardtown 2, Chopticon 1 St. Mary’s Ryken at Over 250,000 Southern Marylanders can’t be wrong! St. John’s, 3:30 p.m. Track and Field Chopticon at Great Chopticon Invitational Tues., Apr. 6 St. Mary’s Ryken at Tournament Mills, 4:30 p.m. Bishop McNamara, Chopticon 8, Westlake 2 Baseball Patuxent at Leonar- 4 p.m. dtown, 4:30 p.m. Leonardtown 14, Westlake 3 St. Mary’s Ryken 12, (six innings) Chopticon 6 The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 28 McNabb Deal is ‘Future is Now’ Moment for Redskins Branch Sets Assist Record as Seahawk WASHINGTON (AP) – When Mike Sha- nahan was introduced as Washington Redskins coach, he said he hated to use the word rebuilding Women Down York in Overtime even though he was taking over a 4-12 team. With the acquisition of Donovan McNabb ST. MARY’S CITY – Mid- nelg) with a fall away shot to put senior midfi elder Meg Foy (Toms from the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles, fi elders Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, the Seahawks up 10-9 with 4:43 River, N.J./Toms River North) Shanahan and new general manager Bruce Allen Md./Sherwood) and Lauren Ben- left in the six-minute overtime added two and fi rst-year mid- have made it clear they are trying to make a quick nett (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thom- period. Bennett secured the win fi elder Leah Schultz (Catonsville, turnaround in Washington. as Johnson) each scored in over- with her goal off a Mirkin pass as Md./Seton Keough) had one. “That defi nitely sent a message,” said 32- time to propel St. Mary’s College 26 seconds remained in OT. The game was tied twice year-old center Casey Rabach, who re-signed of Maryland to an 11-9 overtime Mirkin fi nished the con- in the fi rst half, including a 3-3 with the Redskins in March. “This isn’t about victory over York (Pa.) College test with two goals and two as- draw at 19:32 following a Foy rebuilding. This is about going out to win games in Capital Athletic Conference sists while fi rst-year midfi elder tally off an assist from junior at- now. At this stage of my career, that’s exciting.’’ action Saturday afternoon. This Erin Shackelford (Annapolis, tacker Molly Kerrigan (Bel Air, Prior to trading for McNabb, the Redskins was a key conference win for the Md./Annapolis) contributed four Md./Institute of Notre Dame). had signed eight players in free agency. All of Seahawks as the league tourna- points as well on three goals and St. Mary’s received back-to-back them will be at least 30 by November 11. This is ment nears and the race for the a helper. Parker ended the day goals from Shackelford and Ben- no youth movement. six playoff spots tightens. with three assists to bring her nett to post a 5-3 lead at 10:06 It harkens back to the days Allen’s late Hall Besides helping the Se- second-best season total to 12. before York notched two of the of Fame father, George Allen, was running the ahawks to today’s overtime tri- York (7-5, 1-4 CAC) notched half’s fi nal three goals to cut Redskins. The future is now, was his philosophy umph with two assists, senior three straight goals, including the Seahawks’ margin to 6-5 at back in the 1970s. captain Kelsey Branch (Jarretts- two clutch goals in 47 seconds halftime. “Talking to guys this morning, everyone ville, Md./North Harford) set by fi rst-year midfi elder Kimberly St. Mary’s (4-7, 2-2 CAC) Kelsey Branch was excited,’’ Rabach said after his workout at the school’s all-time assist mark Wayson (Harwood, Md./South- edged the Spartans in ground the Redskins Park. “Everyone knows the kind of with 113 career helpers. Branch ern), to overcome its biggest defi - balls, 16-12, as junior goalie Ja- player that Donovan is, the kind of leader he is. Shackelford returned her team’s surpassed the old record of 112 cit of the contest and force over- mie Roberts (Rockville, Md./ He’s a winner on and off the fi eld.’’ three-goal lead at 13:54 with her established by former head coach time. The Seahawks had one last Barrie) scooped up a game-high The Redskins gave up the 37th overall third of the afternoon. Carol (Schmoeller) Hatton ’04. chance to avoid overtime in the fi ve loose balls while fi nishing choice in this month’s draft as well as a third- or York posted a 14-10 edge She has been St. Mary’s assist fi nal 11 seconds as Parker was the game with seven saves and fourth-round selection in 2011 for McNabb, who in the Seahawks draw controls leader for all her four years as a fouled in the 8-meter arc but her two caused turnovers. will be formally introduced at a news conference as Schultz had a game-best four. Seahawk and currently leads the free-position shot went wide and St. Mary’s scored the fi rst on Tuesday. First-year Kelsey Evans (Bel Air, team with 20. time expired. two goals of the second half for Among active quarterbacks, only Minneso- Md./Fallston) turned away seven Mirkin completed a pass Wayson netted 67% of the a three-goal cushion before Way- ta’s Brett Favre, Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning shots and picked up two ground from fi rst-year midfi elder Lauri- Spartan goals as she fi nished the son found the back of the net and New England’s Tom Brady have more regu- balls. ann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Gle- afternoon with six scores while with an unassisted goal at 18:14. lar season victories than McNabb’s 92. Only Fa- vre has been to as many conference title games. And among active passers with at least 60 starts, It’s All David Williams In Potomac Late Model Main only Brady, Manning, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roeth- lisberger and San Diego’s Philip Rivers have a By Doug Watson “I can’t thank George and Tina Mo- on hand went to Quade and Cursey. higher winning regular season percentage than Potomac Speedway reland enough for allowing me the oppor- In other action, Russell Erwin scored McNabb’s .648. tunity to drive their car,” Williams stated. his fi rst-ever Potomac feature win in the The news of the McNabb trade was not nec- BUDDS CREEK – Defending track “We had some problems with the car two 20-lap modifi ed feature after a stirring duel essarily good for Redskins quarterback Jason champion David Williams of Charlotte weeks ago but the crew really worked their with opening day victor Tony Garber, John Campbell. Last year’s starter has a career 20-32 Hall drove to a convincing win in last Fri- guts out to get the car ready for tonight and Latham scored his 23rd career feature win record and hasn’t played a playoff game. His ca- day nights 25-lap late model feature at the it was really good to win for them.” in the 15-lap hobby stock main and Mike reer-high 86.4 passer rating from 2009, matches Potomac speedway. Daryl Hills hung tough for second, Wroble took the win in the 10-lap u-car the fi fth-best single season for McNabb. Slated to start second in the event, Wil- Matt Quade had a solid run taking third, feature. Campbell, who couldn’t be reached for liams out-dragged fellow front row starter Deane Guy was fourth and Dale Hollidge comment, had lunch with Shanahan on Monday Jamie Lathroum to take control of the race posted his second top fi ve of the season, Late Model feature results (25 laps) but doesn’t fi gure to be retained. The Redskins by the fi rst lap. Even though Williams placing fi fth at the fi nish. The heat for the 1. David Williams 2. Daryl Hills 3. Matt have already signed former Chicago starter Rex would eventually lead the remaining 24 nine-car fi eld went to Jamie Lathroum. Quade 4. Deane Guy 5. Dale Hollidge 6. Grossman, who played under offensive coordi- circuits, he would have to continuously re- In the 20-lap limited late model fea- Jeff Pilkerton 7. Bobby Beard 8. Jamie nator Kyle Shanahan in Houston last year, as a pel the advances of Lathroum, who pulled ture Mechanicsville Md.’s Derrick Quade Lathroum 9. Roland Mann backup. alongside Williams on more than one occa- would start from the pole and lead every lap “Jason is a great guy and he’s handled all the sion. However, Lathroum’s bid for the win to post his fi rst feature win of the season. Limited Late Model feature results controversy he’s been through as well as it could would come to an end as he tangled with Coming off a second place effort on open- (20 laps) be handled, but the best thing for him now would the lapped car of Roland Mann on the 23rd ing day, Quade was primed for the win but 1. Derrick Quade 2. Tommy Wagner Jr. 3. to be traded,’’ Rabach said. lap severely wounding his mount and end- had to fend off the challenges of defending Paul Cursey 4. Ben Bowie 5. Stevie Long Carolina, Buffalo, Oakland and perhaps ing his night. track champion Tommy Wagner Jr. to pre- 6. Chuck Cox 7. Ricky Lathroum 8. Kenny Jacksonville could be interested in trading for the In a two-lap dash to the checkered, serve the win. Moreland 9. Bruce Kane 10. Matt Morgan 28-year-old Campbell, who started 52 of Wash- Williams would go on to win uncontested Paul Cursey took third, Ben Bowie was 11. PJ Hatcher 12. Kyle Lear 13. James ington’s past 56 games while trying to master to post his 25th career Potomac late model fourth and opening day winner Stevie Long Snead 14. Mike Latham 15. Ed Pope. three different offenses. McNabb, the fi rst player feature win. completed the top fi ve. Heats for the 15 cars chosen by the Eagles in the 1999 draft, benefi ted from playing his entire 11-year career in Phila- delphia under one coach, Andy Reid, and in one Tennis League system. Boys’ and Girls’ Club Charity Golf “Donovan can still play and do a nice job for a long period of time,’’ Reid said. ``I look at the Tournament Registration Open Seeking Team last quarterback I coached (as a Green Bay as- sistant) and that was Brett Favre. He’s about 150 The Southern Maryland Boys’ and Girls’ Club golf tournament, scheduled for Captains years old and still playing.’’ Thursday May 20, is now accepting registration. McNabb’s arrival also alters Washington’s The shotgun start is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Breton Bay Golf Club in Leonard- St Mary’s County USTA Tennis League draft outlook. The Redskins now have just one town, with a $200 prize going to the top team. There will also be closest to the pin and is looking for Captains and 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, pick – No. 4 overall – among the fi rst 100. longest drive contests, 50/50 raffl e and door prizers. 4.5 rated players for Adult men and women Given the retirement of six-time Pro Bowl The cost is $80 per player which includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch buffet teams. Season runs from May-July. Must tackle Chris Samuels and no ready replacement and door prizes. be a USTA member and have reached eigh- on the roster, Washington will almost certainly Money and registration is due by Friday, May 7 and all checks should be made teen (18) years of age prior to, or during, the look at fi lling that void in the fi rst round. Oklaho- payable to “BGCSM Charity Golf Tournament” 2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-Liem Slade ma State’s Russell Okung and Rutgers’ Anthony For more information, please contact Jason Verbic at 301-866-6948 or if interested, [email protected] or Davis, two of the leading available left tackles, Kim Murray at 301-863-3412. 301-481-2305. will visit Redskins Park this week. 29 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times Baseball Sp rts Knights Use Big Third Inning to Handle Braves

By Chris Stevens got a little rivalry going on with Chopticon.” Staff Writer The Braves loaded the bases in the top of the fi rst inning against Buckler and junior outfi elder Domenic LEONARDTOWN – After the Chopticon baseball Cristaudo made it count with a laser into left fi eld that just team started off Tuesday afternoon’s non-conference kept rolling. All three runners ahead of him scored and baseball game with a grand slam, St. Mary’s Ryken didn’t Cristaudo completed the slam standing up for an early 4- panic – they got even and then some. 0 lead. “It’s huge to go up 4-0 early. That’s something we preach is going up right off the bat,” said Braves coach Dan Velez, also in his fi rst season in charge. “We wanted to set up for the kill shot and didn’t get it.” After scoring three runs in the fi rst inning, the Knights sent 14 men to the plate in the third, scoring nine runs on six hits, with right fi elder Devin Mackey’s RBI single the go-ahead hit. Velez noticed the tightness in the players and the coaching staff during that inning. “I take responsibility for that,” he said plainly. “The players are going to feed off the coaches and if they see we’re upset and frustrated, then they’re going to panic. The confi dence was there early, but after they took the lead, we lost it.” For Roll- ins, a Chopticon grad, he was looking forward to this game and happy to see his Photo By Frank Marquart team walk away Above: Ryken’s Tyler Simms swings at a pitch from Austin Murphy with another of Chopticon. win. 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The County Times Thursday, April 8, 2010 30 Sp rts Lacrosse Raider Girls Win Second Straight Wolf Tournament Crown By Chris Stevens “The girls’ work ethic was tremendous,” Errington was also nominated for the Staff Writer McIlhenny said. “They gave 110% from the Errington Wins Wolf Washington/Baltimore region’s Tewaaraton opening whistle both on defense and offense.” Award, Nominated award, honoring the best in boys’ and girls’ In any sport that features numerous ath- Senior Christina Ferrara led the charge of- lacrosse from this area. Errington is the fi rst letes to a side, teamwork is one characteristic fensively, tallying nine assists on the day, while for Tewaaraton Southern Maryland Athletic Conference play- all coaches feel is necessary for a successful 11 different players scored the 37 goals during er to be on the award’s to-watch list. team. the tournament. Senior midfi elder Taelar Errington Defensively, goalie Christina Wet- earned the tournament’s Wolf award, which [email protected] tengel had a goals-against average of is given out to a mem- 3.5, aided by defenders Claire Tiffany, ber of each team in Molly Nantz and Candace Lower keep- the tournament who ing attackers from getting too close to represents what Karl the net. Wolf’s family says he The tournament win was key for loved about lacrosse; the Raiders’ hopes of going far in the Hustle, determination, regional playoffs, as defeating two op- sportsmanship, and a ponents from a different region gives them a boost. love of the game. “These wins continue to strength- “Taelar is a dedi- en the girls confi dence. With these wins cated and hard work- and also our pre-season scrimmage ing lacrosse player,” play, it shows our girls that we can hang McIlhenny said. “She out of county,” McIlhenny said. has matured tremen- The coach is also aware that they dously this year and still have an entire regular season to has become a true play, and hard work is still necessary leader on this team.” Leonardtown girls’ lacrosse coach Ken for the team to reach their goals. The tournament McIlhenny was pleased with the teamwork “We need to continue to work hard and ex- and award was named the Raiders showed in dominating the annual ecute in practice and on the fi eld,” he said. “The for Karl Wolf, a How- Karl Wolf tournament in Howard County, win- girls need to continue to strengthen team chem- ard High lacrosse star ning the crown by defeating Reservoir High istry. I know we are a talented team, but team who touched many 19-3 and Linganore 18-4 in the championship chemistry will be what enables us to compete lives before passing game. Leonardtown also won the tournament in states.” away due to Hodg- in 2009. Leonardtown’s Taelar Errington has been nominated for the Tewaaraton kins’ disease in 1999. award for girls’ lacrosse in the Washington/Baltimore region. Blue Crabs Familiar Faces Return, Former Major Leaguer Joins Blue Crabs Southern Maryland Blue Crabs manager he also played in Taiwan and Korea. Rayborn Butch Hobson has announced the offi cial was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox signings of four more players with the begin- in 1997, and has also spent time in the Seattle ning of spring training less than a week away. Mariners and Cleveland Indians organizations, First baseman Eric Crozier and starting pitch- ascending to Triple-A with Cleveland between ers Kenny Rayborn and Dan Reichert are re- 2003 and 2005. turning to the Crabs, while relief pitcher Jeff A veteran of 13 professional seasons, Ridgway will make his Atlantic League debut Reichert was a member of the original Blue following major league stints with Atlanta and Crabs squad in 2008. He went 3-1 with a 3.40 Tampa Bay. ERA in six starts before becoming the fi rst Crozier spent all of 2008 and part of last Blue Crab to ever sign a contract with a Major season with the Crabs and is among the all- League organization, going to the Cleveland time team leaders in numerous categories in- Indians on May 29, 2008. Reichert spent last cluding games played (160), hits (143), walks season with the Bridgeport Bluefi sh in the At- (102), home runs (21) and stolen bases (14). lantic League, going 14-9 with a 3.53 ERA and In 50 games in 2009, the lefty hit .314 with 126 strikeouts in 28 starts. He was originally eight home runs and 24 RBI before becoming the seventh overall pick in the 1997 draft by the the fi rst ever Blue Crab to sign with the Bal- Kansas City Royals, reaching the Majors for timore Orioles on June 19. Crozier spent the the fi rst time in 1999. Reichert would appear remainder of the season playing for Double-A in the big leagues with Kansas City in each of Bowie. Entering his 11th professional season, the next three seasons as well, appearing in 109 Crozier was originally drafted by the Cleve- total games for Kansas City through 2002. In land Indians in 2000. He reached the Major those four seasons, Reichert tallied each of his Leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004, 51 career Major League starts. He also reached and has also spent time in the New York Yan- the Majors with Toronto in 2003. kees, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox Ridgway fi nished the 2008 season in the organizations. majors with the Atlanta Braves. In 10 appear- Right-hander Rayborn returns to the Blue ances, he went 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA and re- Crabs after going 8-5 with a 3.06 ERA in 17 corded eight strikeouts in 9.2 innings pitched. starts and 103 innings last year. Rayborn did Ridgway made his Major League debut with so in just over four months, as he signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007, and was origi- the Chinese Professional Baseball League in nally drafted by the Rays in 1999. Taiwan on August 9. From 2006 through 2008, 31 Thursday, April 8, 2010 The County Times Softball Sp rts Peters, Woode Pitch Raiders to Tournament Title

By Chris Stevens disappointed in my perfor- Staff Writer mance, so I was gunning for them.” LEONARDTOWN – While the Leonardtown softball “It’s great to have some- team had its moments offensively in Saturday’s home tourna- body that I can trust out there,” ment, they didn’t need much thanks to the senior pitching tan- Schrader said of Peters. “More dem of Veronica Peters and Kylee Woode. importantly, the girls trust her Peters struck out 19 batters in eight innings of work and a lot.” Woode pitched six solid innings in the championship game as Peters was modest about the Raiders defeated Patuxent 7-0 and Chopticon 2-1 to win her performance in the fi rst their tournament for the fi rst time in recent memory. game, giving credit to her “It’s been a long time coming for these girls,” said fi rst- teammates. “It’s great to know year head coach Kimberly Schrader. “I can’t recall the last time that your defense is behind you we’ve won our tournament and this was huge in building the and has your back,” she said. girls’ confi dence.” Woode was no slouch The Raiders (4-1 on the season) had good reason to be con- in the championship game fi dent as Peters started the day off by striking out 16 Patuxent against Chopticon, who de- batters and allowing just one hit on her way to a complete game feated Great Mills 6-1 earlier Photo By Chris Stevens shutout. in the day. She allowed just one Veronica Peters struck out 19 batters in eight innings as the Leonardtown softball team won its tourna- “I remember them hitting home runs off of me last year,” run on four hits in six innings ment Saturday. Peters said of her 2009 struggles against the Panthers. “I was of work to get the win. After “These girls know that if they continue to play good soft- surrendering a leadoff double to Jennifer Nagy, ball in close games, they can get the job done against anybody,” Peters picked up the save by striking out the next he said. three batters to claim the championship. “Kylee pitched against them Wednesday [a [email protected] 4-1 win] and Roni closed it out. They’re a great duo,” Schrader said, noting that it helped to face the Braves again because Leonardtown knew what to expect. For Chopticon coach Kevin Cioppa, his young team’s outstanding play was cause for opti- mism heading into the rest of the season. “They fought, they battled and they never game up,” Cioppa said. “I’m very proud of their effort.” The Braves (2-2) took down Great Mills in their opening game, with sophomore pitcher Kelly Sothoron allowing one run on six hits and striking out seven before leaving in the sixth inning with a hand injury. Senior Tiffany Kennedy closed out the win and went the distance in the title game, allowing two runs on seven hits. The Braves’ youth (the team only has three Kelly Sothoron pitched Chopticon to a 6-1 win over seniors) is an asset in Cioppa eyes, as the team Photo By Chris Stevens Great Mills before leaving with a hand injury. looks to improve on last year’s win total of three The Raiders’ Monica Peters connects with the ball during Saturday’s Photo By Chris Stevens after not winning a game in 2008. game against Patuxent. Youthful Hornets Struggle in Tourney

By Chris Stevens “She’s working hard, practicing Staff Writer with our pitching coach every Tuesday night, but is she ready to be a starter? LEONARDTOWN – Great Mills Not right now,” Lewis said. “I do see it struggled to string together some hits in her future.” in losing both games of the Leonard- Bradburn will have to bear the town softball tournament, a develop- weight until Arnold is ready, especially ment that coach O.J. Lewis chalks up with Courtney Stewart moving with to the program getting younger and her family to Virginia Beach during younger this season. the Christmas holiday. “I haven’t made a secret that we’re “We knew that last spring that she not the most experienced team, but this wasn’t going to be back,” Lewis said. is the best team I’ve coached,” Lewis “We can’t just depend on the same two said of the talent level of this year’s or three girls to carry us this season.” Hornets. “We only had six returning Lewis feels Bradburn, on proper players, four are seniors and I’ve got rest, gives the Hornets a chance to be two girls that haven’t played before competitive, but their bats have to catch tryouts.” up with their pitching and defense in Tori Bradburn pitched 12 innings One key returner is senior pitcher order for that to happen. for Great Mills in the Leonard- Tori Bradburn, who pitched the en- “The one thing we’ve got to im- town softball tournament. tire fi rst game (a 6-1 loss to county ri- prove on is our bats,” he said. “We can val Chopticon) and also went into the get better, but the lack of hitting killed sixth inning of the Hornets’ 7-3 loss us today.” to Patuxent in the consolation game before freshman Hannah Arnold took [email protected] over. While talented, Lewis plans to bring Arnold along slowly. Photo By Chris Stevens THURSDAY April 8, 2010 Ryken Tags Chopticon Page 29

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