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Bridge Traffic
Stopped, Man
Seen Jumping
See Page 4
2013 Legislative
Session Closes
Political Divide Deepens
Photo by Frank Marquart
Story Page 20
NAVAIR
Air Expo ’13
Cancelled
See Page 23
St. Mary’s Librarian
Receives National
Recognition
See Page 27

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Joe “Tony” St. Clair, in the middle holding a child, will run for Third District County
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Delegates Johnny Wood, Tony O’Donnell and John
Bohanan talk during a previous legislative session.
“It wasn’t a session for rural areas this time, I
don’t know if it ever was,” said Senator Roy
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Search Suspended for Man
Who Jumped Off Bridge
Thursday, April 11, 2013 4
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Antiques and Collectibles
From the Thomas Parran Estate
(and others)
TERMS: Cash, credit card, check with appropriate ID.
Ten percent buyers premium. (13% for credit card
payments with 3% waived for cash/check). 6% MD Sales
Tax. Payments must be made in full before purchases can
be removed.
To be held at the
Thomas Parran Estate
St. Leonard, Maryland
6310 St. Leonard Rd. - St. Leonard, MD
(Off Rt. 2 & 4 on Rt. 765)
This is an exceptional collection of items from the Thomas Parran, Jr. estate.
Many items date back to Mr. Parran, Sr., who was a prominent politician
serving as Congressman during the Taft administration; Member Maryland
House of Delegates and Maryland State Senate in the late 1880’s, early
1890’s. It is believed that several prominent guests have visited this home
including President Taft, Charles Lindburg and others. Don’t miss this
opportunity to obtain quality antiques and collectibles (from this estate
and others) and share in a piece of history.
(Additional antiques/collectibles from other estates will also offered).`
Saturday
April 13, 2013
9:30 am
Directions: The auction will be conducted on-site at
the Parran House located in Historic Southern
Maryland (Calvert County) off of Rt. 2 & 4 on Rt. 765
just south of St. Leonard, MD. Watch for signs.
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All traffic was stopped on April 9 at the Governor
Thomas Johnson Bridge at approximately 6:30 p.m. after
an unidentified male parked his gold Toyota Camry,
exited the drivers side door and walked around the front
of the car, and jumped over the north jersey wall barrier,
according Danielle Dillon, public information officer for
the Solomon VRS/FD.
The man was in his 40s or 50s and wearing a blue
shirt and khaki pants. At least four eyewitnesses were
present, according to a Calvert County Sheriff’s office
press release. Witnesses reported seeing the man surface
after jumping and attempt to swim before going under
again, Dillon said. He did not resurface.
Dillon could not confirm whether the man’s actions
were suicidal. “I can’t say what was or not, it’s just our
job to try and find him,” she said.
At 10 p.m. that evening no remains had been recovered,
according to U.S. Coast Guard St. Inigoes Station
spokesperson Jonathan Lindberg. Calvert County Fire
and Rescue, the Coast Guard and Maryland State Police
were still on site at the time.
The Coast Guard search efforts continued through
11:30 p.m. and covered nine square miles, Lindberg said.
A “first light” search was unsuccessfully conducted
by the USCG Station Baltimore. All search activities
have been suspended until cause is found to resume the
search, Lindberg said. The search included seven boats
and two helicopters.
Search crews went from the bridge to Sandy Point,
Dillon said. A body would have drifted south from the
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge with the current at
the time of the incident.
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office ran point on
the investigation into the identification of the jumper
and finding next of kin while the U.S. Coast oversaw operations
to locate remains, said Calvert County Sheriff
Mike Evans. The sheriff’s office is treating the incident
as an “apparent suicide/missing person” until further
notice, Evans said.
A possible victim identity was determined by investigators,
but will not be released until positive identification
can be made, according to the sheriff’s office press
release.
A corrections officer from St. Mary’s County witnessed
the jump. Officers helped with traffic control, according
to St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron.
The last time an individual jumped from the Thomas
Johnson Bridge was in 2007, as far as Cameron remembers.
There have been several attempts in the past
couple years, including an incident where a St. Mary’s
officer pulled an individual back from the edge of the
bridge, but he remembers no fatalities since 2007.
Delegate Tony O’Donnell (R-29C) was an advocate
for prevention measures on the Thomas Johnson Bridge
in 2007, in conjunction with SPEAK. He said he discussed
a call line for persons in crisis, similar to ones
on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and the crisis hotline
signs currently installed on the side of the bridge. There
is little that can stop an individual who is determined to
jump, he said.
“It’s a terrible tragedy for anyone in crisis,”
O’Donnell said, adding he hopes to see designers of a
future Thomas Johnson Bridge replacement “give consideration
to minimizing easy access” to the edge of the
bridge and potential jumping points.
The Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire
Department, St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department,
the Calvert County Dive Team, Hollywood Volunteer
Fire Department, Benedict Volunteer Fire Department
and Rescue Squad, the United States Coast Guard, the
Calvert and St. Mary’s sheriffs offices and the Maryland
State Police worked in tandem on efforts to recover the
body.
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Redistricting
Board to Hold
Initial Meeting
The 2013 St. Mary’s County Redistricting
Board will hold its first meeting on April 11, 2013
at 6:30 p.m., in the Commissioners meeting room
inside the Chesapeake Building, 41770 Baldridge
Street in Leonardtown.
As required by the St. Mary’s County Code,
Section 26-2, following each decennial U.S. Census,
a Redistricting Board shall be appointed. The
following members were appointed to the Redistricting
Board on February 26: Calvin Brien, Jacqueline
Miller, Patrick Dolan, David L. Willenborg,
Barbara Thompson
The role of the Board is to propose a Redistricting
Plan drawing and define reasonable and
lawful boundaries of the four districts for subsequent
elections of Commissioners. After preliminary
boundaries have been established, the Redistricting
Board will conduct at least one public
hearing in each of the four proposed Commissioner
Districts. After public hearings have been held,
the Redistricting Board will prepare and submit a
Redistricting Plan to the Board of County Commissioners
by December 31, 2013. Sixty days after
submission, the Plan will become the districts for
the subsequent election of County Commissioners
is accordance with law.
All proceedings and records of the Redistricting
Board shall comply with the Maryland Public
Information Act and St. Mary’s County Open
Meetings Act.

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Hospice Run to Take Place Saturday
Competitors in last year’s run for Hospice.
Hospice Run, Walk
Road Closures
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
The biggest running event in St. Mary’s County returns
on Saturday, April 13, and all net proceeds from the
event will go to St. Mary’s County Hospice.
The annual run for hospice takes runners through the
streets of Leonardtown, and over 1,000 people are expected
to take part in the 5K race, and around 250 in the 10K
– an aerial shot of the participation would be impressive.
“It’s like a three-mile-long line of people,” James Dicus,
event coordinator, said.
The 5K race begins at Leonardtown’s governmental
center, down to town hall and back.
The 10K path begins at the governmental center as
well, and makes a giant loop around Leonardtown.
Participants can run, walk, push baby strollers and
bring their dogs.
“We try to accommodate every fitness level,” Dicus
said. “It’s a great first-timers’ event.”
The race is timed by a professional company, Dicus
explained, and participants’ time does not start until they
cross the starting line, regardless of how long that is after
the race actually begins.
After the race a brunch is held, featuring items such
as barbeque, gourmet hotdogs and stuffed ham.
Local musician David Norris will play folk tunes and
two disk jockeys will be on hand playing music during the
post-race festivities.
Each year, an award is administered to acknowledge
a member of the community that made the “ultimate sacrifice”
for the country.
This year it will be presented in honor of Captain
Walter Francis Duke, a St. Mary’s County native World
War II hero, who recently had the new elementary school
in Leonardtown named after him.
Dicus has been a volunteer at hospice for 20 years,
and says he created the event 18-years ago to make a lifechanging
impact.
Hospice provides care for the terminally ill as well as
counseling programs for family members.
Many times, terminal illness catches people by
surprise.
“When facing terminal illness, hospice is somewhere
for people to turn… One day you’re thinking about your
car, your job, your house,” Dicus said. “Suddenly all the
other stuff seems insignificant and people don’t know
where to turn. Hospice provides that.”
People enjoy pinning the names of their loved ones,
who were in hospice, to their shirts as a healthy way of
grieving, Dicus said
“The most important thing in life, are people,” Dicus
concluded.
The main point of the day is to raise money for hospice,
and help people understand the different resources
hospice provides, while of course enjoying a scenic run.
“It’s a lot of fun,” Dicus said.
Same day registration takes place at the Leonardtown
drill hall at 7 a.m. Registration costs $35, and includes a
t-shirt and post-race brunch.
The walk and race begin at 8:30 a.m.
alexpanos@countytimes.net
School Bus
Cameras Approved
On Saturday, April 13 the Hospice of St. Mary’s will host
its 18th Annual Run and Fun Walk in Leonardtown. This annual
event attracts huge supporters. Portions of Route 5 and
Route 245 in Leonardtown will be closed from 8:30 to 10:30
a.m. during the event. Please expect traffic delays and plan
accordingly.
For more information regarding the Hospice of St.
Mary’s and the Run and Fun Walk visit their website at www.
runforhospice.org
Motorcycle Safety Month
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
The County Commissioners have approved
the use of cameras on school buses
to identify cars driving past flashing school
bus stop signs.
Commissioner Cynthia Jones was
the only member of the board who did not
vote to approve the use of cameras, because
of the uncertainty surrounding vendor
requirements.
It is not stated anywhere how long the
video will be kept archived by the vendor
supplying the cameras, and she believes the
system does not have the proper privacy
laws in place to protect the general public.
Commissioner Larry Jarboe said the
cameras will “dually document” all incidents
involving school bus violations.
The cameras will protect the students
from cars violating the stop signs and protect
citizens who feel they were wrongfully accused
of passing the buses.
The evidence will be on the camera,
Jarboe said.
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
(SMECO) will run power an additional
800 feet from a transfer station to a tower
used for emergency response communication
– the transfer tower is going up in the
Valley Lee area.
Improving the tower provides better
communication over the radio for law enforcement
and volunteer emergency rescue
squads.
Bob Kelly, director of emergency services,
said running power from the transformer
removes a major obstacle to providing
better communication.
“It’s great to see the quick progress
down there,” Jones said.
alexpanos@countytimes.net
Photo by Alex Panos
The Commissioners recognized April as Motorcycle Safety Month during the last commissioners
meeting.

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COUNTY
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Health Department Recognizes Food Safety
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
St. Mary’s County Health Department announced the
2012 gold star award winners last week – an award is given
annually to recognize the food service establishments that
go above and beyond when it comes to food preparation,
sanitation and safety.
Each winner had no critical or food temperature violations,
no confirmed food service complaints, a food service
worker with approved food service classes within the last
two years and any sanitation violations corrected within 30
days.
Alan Shick, health program supervisor, said establishments
with critical violations had to fix them immediately,
and sanitation violations are dealt with on a follow-up inspection
basis.
Shick said it is important for the 27 gold-star recipients
to set a positive example for the other 467 food service permit
holders – there are 494 in St. Mary’s.
“You guys are the elite,” Shick said. “That’s why you’re
here.”
Victor Krasnokutsky, health department assistant director,
became a health inspector in 1982, and has noticed
a significant decrease in food borne illness breakouts in St.
Mary’s over his tenure.
Photos by Alex Panos
Lisa Hackney accepts a food safety award for White Marsh Elementary.
“You’re making a difference,” he told the representatives
from each gold-star establishment sitting in the audience.
“You’re a shining light for the folks out there.”
St. Mary’s Public Schools had 12 schools throughout
the county recognized, much to the delight of Mike Jones,
food supervisor of schools.
With everything going on in school cafeterias, from
ordering to preparing food and handling transactions with
each kid, for so many schools to be recognized for outstanding
food service and safety gave Jones a great deal of
satisfaction.
County Commissioner Dan Morris said he and
good friend Board of Education President Sal Raspa
visit 400 of the 494 permit holders in the county each
year.
Morris laughed, “And we critique you.”
Shick added, the goal of the award is to motivate
the other establishments – he wants to
have 50 or 60 gold-star recipients at next year’s
award ceremony.
“[The number of winners] should be a lot higher,”
Shick said. “We’re working on it.”
According to Meena Brewster, St. Mary’s health officer,
millions of people are affected each year by food related
illnesses.
Millions of dollars are spent each year on treatment
costs, and production in the workplace is compromised.
This year’s gold star recipients include Banneker, Dynard,
Evergreen, Green Holly, Greenview Knolls, Lettie
Dent, Lexington Park, Oakville, Ridge and White Marsh
elementary schools, Chesapeake Charter School, Great
Mills High School, Anchor of Walden Sierra, Bruster’s Ice
Cream, Mechanicsville Wawa, Charlotte Hall and California
Dunkin Donuts, Garvey, Loffler and Northern senior
centers, Mike’s Barbeque, Personalized Touch Catering,
Quality Street Kitchen and Catering, Charlotte Hall Popeye’s,
Rita’s, St. Mary’s Nursing Center and Wildewood
Pastry Shoppe.
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St. Mary’s Nursing Center receives their award from Meena Brewster,
St. Mary’s health officer.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 8
St. Clair First
To Declare Run for
Commissioner
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Joe “Tony” St. Clair, in the middle holding a child, will run for Third District County Commissioner.
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
Local businessman Joe “Tony” St.
Clair will run for county commissioner in
the 2014 election.
St. Clair, who ran for county commissioner
and lost in 2006, has decided to give
it another shot because he is concerned with
current governmental policies and the direction
the county could potentially head.
“Lengthy permit processes, increased
taxes, budget cuts, unfunded state mandates,
costly environmental and other legislation
coming out of Annapolis, gun rights
issues, and lack of accountability in state
and local government – these things threaten
the way of life in St. Mary’s County and
it’s time our residents have a commissioner
who puts their concerns first when dealing
with today’s challenges,” St. Clair said in a
press release. “
Flush tax, septic tank rules and unfunded
mandates have gotten extremely
complex, St. Clair added, and he believes
the complications are not necessary – many
requirements to receiving permits can be
simplified.
“No one is standing there asking the
questions why,” St. Clair said. “We are going
to do this.”
He wants to be the voice for people
having difficulty navigating through cumbersome
governmental processes, and for
people feeling unheard by the government.
St. Clair has been a member of the
county’s Board of Economic Development,
Planning Commission and Metropolitan
Commission.
“I know pretty much how the county
government works, and how it doesn’t
work,” St. Clair said, adding the permit process
is something he believes doesn’t work.
During his campaign, St. Clair plans
to keep a close eye on the unpredictable
economy, sequestration and uncertainty
surrounding St. Mary’s the next couple of
years.
It is important to be ready for anything
in St. Mary’s County, St. Clair said, and to
start diversifying the economy.
St. Clair’s campaign manager, Robert
Pogue, added Naval Air Station Patuxent
River base has grown over the last 20 years.
Now they would like to see another aspect
of the local economy take off, and more
small businesses are a potential answer for
St. Clair.
Simplifying the process to open up
shop could stimulate the economy – not to
mention make it easier for the average citizen
to build a deck or install a pool to their
home.
“It covers everyone, from employers to
their families,” St. Clair said.
St. Clair is filing for candidacy early, in
part to begin working with the school system
in regards to their unfunded mandates.
“For diversification to work, we have
to have a top rated school system,” St. Clair
said, “and we definitely support that.”
St. Clair is a retired farmer, and current
owner of Picker’s Paradise in Hollywood
and St. Clair Enterprises, LLC. – a homegrown
property management company that
owns and leases warehouse space to local
businesses.
The encouragement of friends and
family motivated St. Clair to run for the
third district seat currently held by Larry
Jarboe (R).
He will be stepping down from his
current position as Chairman of The Metropolitan
Commission.
St. Clair was born and raised in St.
Mary’s County.
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By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
Wind Farms Threaten County
Definition of
Hurricane and Tropical
Storm Expanded
An offshore wind farm expected to be
set up in the Atlantic Ocean, eight nautical
miles off Maryland’s eastern shoreline,
has the potential to have a large negative
impact on St. Mary’s County.
A bill to create Maryland’s first
offshore wind industry recently passed
through the state’s General Assembly,
and Governor Martin O’Malley expects
it to create new jobs and foster economic
growth – but some St. Mary’s officials
are less than eager to get the program
underway.
The new industry could interfere
with high-definition radar operations out
of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, according
to county commissioners Cindy
Jones and Todd Morgan, Steve Anderson,
St. Mary’s economic director and Doug
Abbotts, public affairs officer at NAVAIR.
The radar uses highly advanced, sophisticated
technology, to test the “stealth”
of aircrafts, Abbotts said, and wind turbine
energy causes frequencies that disrupt
the radar from picking up those from
the aircraft.
“[The radar] is extremely important,”
Abbotts said. “We can not have it
impeded.”
If the mills are built in the area designated
by the Navy as the “yellow zone”
– an area where they would affect the
radar’s accuracy – Morgan foresees potential
problems with some operations at
NAVAIR.
It could cause radar and airplane testing
to move elsewhere, and Anderson believes
2,000 to 3,000 people will be forced
out of the county if and when the windmills
impact radar operations.
Morgan agreed, the Navy might be
forced to move pieces of the radar missions
to another part of the country.
“The Governor [Martin O’Malley]
is not doing us any favors with this bill,”
Morgan said.
The military will have an opportunity
to express their concerns to the state.
In addition, even if the new offshore
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather
Service (NWS) has announced that, starting
June 1, the definitions of hurricane and
tropical storm watches and warnings will be
broadened. This is to allow these watches and
warnings to be issued or remain in effect after
a tropical cyclone becomes post-tropical,
when such a storm poses a significant threat
to life and property. In addition, the NWS
would ensure a continuity of service by allowing
the National Hurricane Center to issue
advisories during the post-tropical stage.
These changes were motivated by the special
challenges posed by Hurricane Sandy, which
was forecast to evolve from a hurricane to a
post-tropical cyclone prior to reaching the
coast.
“Our forecasters now have more flexibility
to effectively communicate the threat
posed by transitioning tropical systems,”
said Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., director of
NOAA’s National Weather Service. “Sandy’s
forecast was remarkably accurate and under
a similar situation in the future, forecasters
will be able to choose the best option to underscore
the urgency involved”.
This policy change was first proposed
during the NOAA Hurricane Meeting last
November is also supported by preliminary
findings from NOAA’s service assessment on
Sandy, which is to be released in May.
The broadened watches and warnings
will now be as follows:
Hurricane/Typhoon Warning: An announcement
that sustained winds of 64 knots
(74 mph or 119 km/hr) or higher are expected
somewhere within the specified area in association
with a tropical, subtropical, or posttropical
cyclone. Because hurricane preparedness
activities become difficult once winds
reach tropical storm force, the warning is issued
36 hours in advance of the anticipated
onset of tropical-storm-force winds (24 hours
for the Western North Pacific). The warning
can remain in effect when dangerously high
water or a combination of dangerously high
water and waves continue, even though winds
may be less than hurricane force.
Hurricane Watch: An announcement
that sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph or
119 km/hr) or higher are possible within the
specified area in association with a tropical,
subtropical, or post-tropical cyclone. Because
hurricane preparedness activities become
difficult once winds reach tropical storm
force, the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours
in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical
storm force winds.
Tropical Storm Warning: An announcement
that sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots
(39 to 73 mph or 63 to 118 km/hr) are expected
somewhere within the specified area
within 36 hours (24 hours for the Western
North Pacific) in association with a tropical,
subtropical, or post-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm Watch: An announcement
that sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots
(39 to 73 mph or 63 to 118 km/hr) are possible
within the specified area within 48 hours
in association with a tropical, subtropical, or
post-tropical cyclone.
Additional definitions and example
can be found at: www.nhc.noaa.gov/
news/20130404_hsu_postTropicalChanges.
php.
wind industry does take off on the eastern
shore, it is not expected to make any
contributions or positive impacts on St.
Mary’s economy, according to Anderson,
adding St. Mary’s has no plans to construct
any mills.
“The base is our one major horse,”
Anderson said. “The reality is we have to
work with them on everything they do, including
windmills… We’ll probably never
see another economic driver like the base.”
Wind farms are not on the county’s
horizon, but solar energy farms could start
popping up – Anderson says solar companies
have been very “active and eager” to
set up low cost energy panels on unused
farm area.
However, in order to continue stimulating
the local economy, Anderson believes
there has to be multiple contributors.
He expects non-base activities such
as new engineering firms, production facilities
and tourism to play large roles in
the county’s continued growth.
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Photo courtesy of the Maryland Government website
Farm Bureau Survey
The St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau has a agricultural rental equipment program
for any farmer located in the county. The equipment includes a 70 hp tractor,
vegetable planting equipment, and some vineyard maintenance equipment.
Farm Bureau is currently conducting a survey of its voting members to ascertain
what other types of equipment farmers would like to have available for renting.
Farm bureau voting members are asked to complete the survey upon receipt and
return it in the self-addresses, stamped envelope that was included with the survey.
For more information, call (301) 475-0050.
Volunteers Sought for
Boards, Committees,
Commissions
The St. Mary’s Board of County
Commissioners is calling all citizens
interested in volunteering their time
to the community by serving on various
Boards, Committees and Commissions.
Detailed descriptions of the
various board openings and membership
application are available on the
County’s website at www.co.saintmarys.md.us/voluntr/.
All applications
must include a resume and be
submitted no later than Friday, May
10, 2013.
• Commission for Women
• Commission on Aging
• Ethics Commission
• Historic Preservation
Commission
• Housing Authority Board
• Human Relations Commission
• Social Services Board
The following boards have special
membership requirements. Citizens
should specify which position
they are applying for and ensure their
resume reflects their qualifications for
that particular position.
• Commission for People with
Disabilities: Representatives needed
from DDA, Abilities Network, CSM
and Greenwell.
• Ethics Commission: Alternate
Member needed.
• Family Violence: Representative
needed from Clergy, also person
sought as an Advocate.
• Metropolitan Commission:
Representatives needed from Election
District 1 (Dameron, Scotland,
St. Inigoes, St. Mary’s City) and
Election District 2 & 9 (Callaway
Drayden, Great Mills, Piney Point,
Tall Timbers, Valley Lee and St.
George Island)
Interested citizens can download
an application from the county’s website
or call (301) 475-4200 ext. 1700.

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Thursday, April 11, 2013 10
Leonardtown Has Direction
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
Cars lined the streets last week during Leonardtown’s
First Friday for the unveiling of the town’s first directory
sign.
The sign, located in front of Jeannie’s Flowers across
from town square, gives the location of all businesses who
are members of the Leonardtown Business Association and
features a code on the lower right hand corner that, when
scanned with an iPhone, opens up the county’s tourism
website – visitstmarysmd.com.
The Leonardtown Business Association decided the
town “desperately” needed the directory, said Joe Orlando,
the group’s vice president, because people ask for directions
or what other shops Leonardtown offers.
“It only helps everybody and every business,” Orlando
said, noting the event brought out a large crowd. “It was the
busiest First Friday we’ve ever had.”
Orlando hopes within a year or so, there will be more
signs unveiled in Leonardtown.
April’s First Friday was the first spring event of the
year, and featured St. Marie’s Musica as part of the event.
Typically, warmer weather influences people to attend
First Fridays, according to Maria Fleming, Leonardtown
event coordinator.
The warmer months bring about a feel to Leonardtown
that is absent during the cold winter months.
“I think spring and summer First Fridays are popular
just because people feel less encumbered in general,” Fleming
said.
While Orlando said business in his shop is just as bustling
during First Friday in winter as in summer, he agrees
the music on the square during the warmer months encourages
more people to come out and relax in town square.
“I definitely think when we have music on the square,
there are many more people here,” Orlando said.
Fleming continued, “With spring and summer First
Friday, there seems to be a greater sense of freedom and
openness. People want to socialize, be outside and have a
place to take the kids.”
The summer brings about more people, and culminates
with the beach party in August – the most popular
First Friday each year according to Fleming.
“Spring and summer First Friday have a real block
party feel to them, even if you don't live here. That, coupled
Mickie Suite points out a location on the new directory sign in
Leonardtown.
with the amazing variety of specials, entertainment, and
activities provided by the local business, really brings the
square to life.”
Leonardtown has slated numerous activities during the
warmer weather this year.
The town will celebrate Earth Day weekend April 19
to 21, including a recycled art show at the Leonardtown Arts
Center on April 19, later this month as part of the “Steppin’
Out in Leonardtown” festivities.
May 3 will be “Fiesta First Friday”, featuring the music
of CSM's Latin Ensemble and a Latin poet at Fenwick
Street Used Books and Music.
June 7 is "Get Hooked" on First Friday because the
Crab Festival at the county fairgrounds takes place the following
day. Music, a crab-picking demonstration and Pinch
from the Blue Crabs will be in the Square.
August 2 is the ever popular First Friday Beach Party,
Fleming said.
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St. Marie’s Musica performs during First Friday.
Photos by Alex Panos
Rick’s Jewelry: Repairs, Custom Works for 20 Years
Photo by Alex Panos
Rick Norris explains what he is doing as he repairs an earring.
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
Rick Norris, owner of Rick’s Jewelers in San Souci
Plaza, is celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary with a
number of special deals, including a $5,000 shopping spree
of in-stock merchandise.
The shop, which opened in 1993 primarily as a place
for Norris to perform repairs and custom work, now is
equally as busy in the retail department.
The shop is twice the size as it was back then, Norris
says, and offers a much wider selection of the products he
was already selling in addition to more lines of clocks and
gift ware.
He can customize wedding and engagement rings,
mostly performed by hand, as well as duplicate any piece
of jewelry.
As a small business owner, he is able to hand-select the
pieces he buys from jewelry sales companies.
Larger commercial companies purchase thousands of
pieces at a time, and the quality can vary greatly with such
large quantities, he explained.
“That’s why our stone colors and our quality are
great,” Norris said.
Norris began his career as an engraver with Blair’s
Jewelers, and over time taught himself how to repair jewelry
and customize pieces for each individual.
Norris traveled to New York in the early 1980s to
“hone [his] techniques” and become an expert before opening
his first shop.
With his background in engraving and fixing pieces,
jewelry repair was his priority – the inclusion of sales came
with the territory.
“A lot of customers that came to me wanted to buy jewelry,”
Norris said, adding they went as far as to tell him if he
sold jewelry that would come to him first.
Above all else, quality, backing the products and being
in the shop to answer customer’s questions – Norris is in the
store six days a week – are the keys to being successful and
acquiring new clientele.
“The customers I’ve had for years, they’re bringing in
their kids now for engagement rings,” Norris said.
People can fill out raffle tickets in the shop before the
raffle, which takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 12.
In addition to the $5,000 raffle giveaway, Rick’s will
hold a series of special discounts throughout the day. The
first discounts begin at 11 a.m., running every hour with
different discount percentages on different selections until
6 p.m.
Each special deal will last one hour, and sales are eligible
for in-stock items only.
Rick’s Jewelers is located in San Souci Plaza on Route
235, 22576 MacArthur Blvd in California. Call 301-737-
4241 for more information.
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Calvert Man Selling
First iPhone Application
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
T.J. Stalcup, of St. Leonard, loves to play
video games to the end of the campaign but
the addition in recent years of achievements
in games like the Halo series, Gears of War
and Call of Duty have enhanced the gamer
experience.
Whether its finding hidden items or
racking up a certain number of kills in a first
person shooter game, achievements give
gamers something more to do than finish out
the game.
Stalcup loves to earn achievements, giving
him an idea on how to turn them into a
business opportunity.
He created an application for the Apple
iPhone for gamers to go online and track their
achievements and compare how they stack
up against other players on-line.
“Beating the game is fine but achievements
allow you to explore all the nooks and
crannies of the game,” Stalcup said.
The new application provides gamers
tips and hints on how best to earn achievements
from a whole range of games — the
application allows gamers to view what
achievements they can earn for games they
haven’t even played yet, Stalcup said.
His company, Little Appers, has just
completed the application and is selling it for
99 cents.
“What we saw was a void in the market,”
Stalcup said. “It allows you to earn achievements
quicker. What we found is that you’re
going to have the most success building an
application you would use yourself.”
So far his company has sold about 100 of
the applications, he said.
The application is geared towards the
Xbox game console but lists achievements
for Windows and Windows Phone games, he
said.
The company plans to build several
more applications although the approval process
with Apple, the computer giant, can take
a while.
It took three weeks for Apple to approve
this, their first application, he said.
For more information on the application
visit tjstalcup.com/achievementhelper.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 12
St. Mary’s College
Expected to Rescind
Tuition Hike
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The board of trustees for St. Mary’s College of Maryland
was set to meet Thursday to discuss whether to raise tuition and
fees for the 2014 school year; however, the Maryland General Assembly
passed legislation to freeze costs for two years.
College President Joseph Urgo confirmed that legislation
in the both the senate and the house passed would provide the
equivalent revenue for a 4 percent hike in tuition for both this
year and the next.
“That will freeze our tuition rates for the next two years,”
Urgo said.
The bills only require the signature of Gov. Martin O’Malley
to become law to allow the funding to flow.
“It’s tremendous news,” Urgo said. “It’s a significant investment
by the state in what we are doing here.”
In February the board of trustees met and voted to increase
the tuition rate by 4 percent; now they will reconvene to rescind
their earlier vote and accept the state’s assistance.
“We expect it will be unanimous,” Urgo said of Thursday’s
expected vote.
The 4 percent hike is equivalent to $800,000.
A flat rate in tuition this year might make the college even
more attractive to prospective students who seek a top-level liberal
arts college but are wary of costs in an economically uncertain time.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Unanimous Approval:
Capt. Walter Francis
Duke Elementary School
The Board of Education unanimously voted to
approve naming the new elementary school after
Capt. Walter Francis Duke, a World War II fighter
pilot and ace who was shot down over the jungles
of Burma.
Members of the Duke family, including Duke’s
sister Eleanor Fearns, and the audience broke into
heavy applause at the decision.
The vote comes after months of consideration
and gathering public opinion, which had come out
in overwhelming support for the Duke name.
An P-38 Lighting fighter aircraft bearing the
same numbers as those of Duke’s aircraft were found
late last year in a section of dense jungle in what is
now known as Myanmar that had been cleared.
“I just wish my brother George was here to
see this, and I wish my father were here. He’d be so
proud,” Fearns said Tuesday.
She recounted the story of her father telling a
young Walter Duke, who had just signed up with
the Royal Canadian Air Force to fight, that he was
proud of a son who was keeping the military tradition
of a family member serving in a major war.
According to official reports from the war zone
where Duke, an aerial ace, was shot down he and
members of his squadron went on a mission from
their base in Chittagong, India and met Japanese
forces over Meiktila, Burma on a routine patrol.
Fearns said that her brother George Duke had
found the Japanese pilot who had shot Duke down
over Burma and kept up a correspondence with him.
George Duke has since passed away.
The official name of the new school will be
Capt. Walter Francis Duke Elementary School; the
motto of the school will be “Where Children Soar.”
“It doesn’t get any better than this,” said
Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano of the
name selection and the process behind it.
The process began with 54 names, which were
reduced to 26 and finally to three before Duke’s
name was overwhelmingly favored by a 48-to-1
vote of the community.
“This is an absolute historic event,” Board
Member Cathy Allen. “The fact that we will honor
a son of St. Mary’s is heartening to the community.”
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Spotlight On
Ground School
Trains Kids to Fly
Flight instructors at the Southern
Maryland Higher Education Center are
available this summer to train youth how to
fly this summer.
John Attebury, a former U.S. Air Force
aviator and pilot for the Federal Aviation
Administration, said the program put on
by the Naval Sea Cadet Corp from June 19
through July 12 is an intensive one but costs
$75 dollars which includes study materials,
a uniform shirt and hat.
The shirt and hat are designed to give
students pride of place in trying to learn to
fly.
“We teach them to take a written examination
for a pilot’s license,” Attebury
said. “They try to make the connections
between what they learn and being in the
cockpit.”
Once students get through the class satisfactorily
they each get about 45 minutes in
the air with a qualified pilot at the controls
so they can apply what they learned.
“They’ll be given full control of the
aircraft,” Attebury said.
When students complete the summer
course then they are eligible to become
Young Eagles, a subset of the national Experimental
Aircraft Association, which has
Bar Association
Scholarships Available
The St. Mary’s County Bar Association
established a scholarship fund to
reward a St. Mary’s County graduating
high school senior who demonstrates
meritorious achievements in high school
by providing him or her with a one-time
scholarship to continue his or her academic
endeavors.
This scholarship is open to graduating
high school seniors residing in St.
Mary’s County who will be attending a
four-year college or university, a community
college, or a technical college.
Scholarship applicants are evaluated on
academic achievement, school and/or
community activities, social awareness,
and appreciation of the law.
Applications are judged by a committee
of impartial attorneys selected
a local chapter headquartered at the Naval
Air Museum in Lexington Park.
Young Eagles are eligible for another
free ground school to further reinforce the
skills they’ve already learned, Attebury
said.
That test usually costs $200. Students
who take the extra schooling in ground
school will have that much more reinforcement
to take the practical flight test for their
pilots license.
Many who try for their pilot’s license
often wait longer than the two-year limit
their ground school certification is good
and must take the class over again before
they can take the controls of an aircraft, said
Attebury.
For more information on the aviation
ground school visit their website at www.
aviation.cc.
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from the members of the St. Mary’s County
Bar Association. Gender, nationality,
national origin, or ethnicity shall not be
used by any committee member to influence
the ranking of applicants.
Scholarship applications have been
forwarded to all public and private St.
Mary’s County high schools. Completed
applications must be received by the
Scholarship Committee no later than May
3, 2013. Send applications to:
St. Mary’s County Bar Association
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 561
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
For more information, contact Marsha
L. Williams, Esq. by phone at (301)
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Ridge Elementary School
Profile
Fast Facts
Principal: Sandra Kerner
Vice Principal: None
Mascot: Rockets Enrollment: 290
Feeder Path:
Ridge – Spring Ridge – Great Mills
49430 Airedele Road
Ridge, MD 20680
Main (301) 872-0200
Fax (301) 872-0205
School Hours: 9:00am - 3:45pm
Mission statement:
The mission of Ridge Elementary
School is to instruct, empower, and
facilitate our students’ ability to reach
their full potential as productive citizens
through a unified commitment to
excellence.
Ridge Elementary’s Community is Active Day and Night
This year Ridge Elementary School has had numerous evening events. We have had a health night, literacy night, math night and fitness night and are preparing for a science night.
All of these events were designed to share activities, information, learning strategies, and fun games that students learn in school so that they may be reinforced at home, making the home
to school connection. Additionally, we have monthly music performances by grade levels highlighting students’ musical talents.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is held annually in the Spring, and features a
televised parade, and performers come from around the country to participate. The parade
itself runs from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 13 and will be televised locally on ABC 7
and News Channel 8. Part of the parade each year is the Mass Youth Choir. This year’s choir
will feature nearly 1,000 performers between the ages of 8 and 18. Ridge Elementary has had
the honor of participating in this choir for six straight years, and has usually been at or near
the front of the choir formation. To participate in this performance, students must learn the
performance song as well as the choreography to go with it, attend a group rehearsal the day
prior to the parade, and an early morning rehearsal the day of the parade. Additionally, this
year includes a second finale song and more choreography to go with it. All in all this adds
up to a lot of hard work for the participants, but is a truly remarkable experience.
The Green Team was launched in 2009 and is composed of 42 students ranging from
Kindergarten to Grade 5. They meet twice a month after school under the direction of Mrs.
Susan McDaniel, Green School Coordinator; Ms. Connie Cardwell, Teacher; Mrs. Joanne
Vaiden, Teacher; and numerous parent volunteers. The students participate in many interesting
and fun activities all related to the environment. They learn facts and skills that they
will put to use in their everyday lives. A few of the recent activities have been participating
in the Great Backyard Bird Count, in which students observed many species of birds and
counted them for a Cornell University study. They celebrated International Polar Bear Day by
researching Polar bears, writing about them, and making fun crafts. The students are helping
to maintain our Blue Bird Nesting Boxes, which has been a fun way to learn about Blue Birds.

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Fifth grade students are participating in the Adopt-
A-Pilot program, headed by Mr. Paul Koch, a pilot for
Southwest Airlines. Not only will they learn what it takes
to become a pilot, but they learn how to become leaders.
A few of the things they will learn or participate in are:
tracking Mr. Koch’s flights online, learning what it takes
to plan a trip, and aviation science such as Bernoulli’s
Principle.
All aspects of the Adopt A Pilot program are presented
through six leadership characteristics referred to
as F.L.I.G.H.T.: fearlessness, leadership, imagination,
gratitude, honesty, and tenacity. Each lesson builds on
how to apply these characteristics, and the classroom
teachers and students receive booklets which allow for
further extension of the program’s skills and characteristics
in the classroom. They are empowered by the
opportunity to be leaders among their peers.
This program is a career-readiness program, which
works well with our guidance counselor’s lessons exploring
the students’ future plans. It’s a great program that
works across content areas and encourages students to
consider the kind of people they want to be and what they
might do when they grow up.
Pre-K celebrated Read Across America by making green eggs and baking ham after reading Green Eggs and Ham.
Ridge Elementary's Second Annual Souper Bowl was a great success! The week prior to The Super Bowl, students and staff
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Crime &
Punishment
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 16
Possession
On April 4, deputies
responded to a suspicious
person call on Golden
Beach Road in Mechanicsville.
Upon arrival deputies
discovered Thomas
Boarman
Ray Boarman, 24 of
Mechanicsville, Maryland removing items
from a fire damaged structure. A wanted
check of Boarman revealed an open arrest
warrant for failing to appear in District
Court (original charge – leaving the scene
of a property damage accident). A search of
Boarman’s person revealed he was in possession
of suboxone, a controlled dangerous
substance. The suboxone was contained
in a pill bottle without a prescription label.
Boarman was served with the warrant and
additionally charged with possession of a
controlled dangerous substance.
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The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.
On April 4, deputies responded to an
apartment on Liberty Street in Lexington
Park for a disturbance. Upon arrival deputies
heard a male and a female, later identified
as Daniel Stephen
Kraus, 26 of Lexington
Park and Nicole Marie
Grannis, 31 of Lexington
Park arguing and the
sound of items breaking
inside of the apartment.
Concerned there may
be an assault in progress Grannis
deputies knocked on the
door an announced their
presence. Both Kraus and
Grannis refused to open
the door and allow the
deputies to enter thus hindering
their investigation.
After several attempts to
gain entry Kraus finally Kraus
opened the door. The investigation revealed
Kraus and Grannis had been involved in a
verbal dispute, which escalated into a physical
assault. Grannis had signs of injury on
her arms. This was the second time deputies
had been called to the residence for a
disturbance within 24 hours. In both incidents
Kraus and Grannis initially refused to
open the door so the officers could investigate
the disturbances. Kraus was charged
with second-degree assault, obstruction
and hindering. Grannis was charged with
obstruction and hindering.
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Second Degree Assault
On April 6, deputies
responded to a hotel in
California for a report of
an assault. Investigation
revealed Lorenzo Bishop,
46 of Clinton, Maryland
was engaged in a
verbal dispute with the
victim, which escalated Bishop
into a physical assault when Bishop struck
the victim in the head with the hotel telephone.
As a result of the assault, the victim
had visible signs of injury and the telephone
was broken. Bishop fled the hotel with the
victim’s car keys prior to the deputy’s arrival
but returned a short time later. Bishop
was arrested and charged with seconddegree
assault, destruction of property and
theft. In addition Bishop had an open bench
warrant for failing to appear in a Baltimore
County District Court (original charge –
operating an uninsured motor vehicle).
Burglary, Second Degree Assault
On April 6, deputies
responded to Lexwood
Drive in Lexington
Park for a burglary.
Investigation revealed
Gerald Anthony Knott,
41 of Lexington Park
was engaged in a verbal
dispute with the victim
Knott
outside of her residence. Knott pushed
the victim through her front door, which
was ajar, and into her apartment. Knott
then entered the apartment without permission.
Neighbors, hearing the disturbance,
responded and escorted Knott out
of the apartment. As Knott was being
escorted out, he struck one of the neighbors
in the chest. Knott was arrested and
charged with burglary and second-degree
assault.
National Sexual Assault
Awareness Month
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and April 5 was National
Sexual Assault Awareness Day. Sexual violence affects every member of the community,
and it will take everyone in the community working together to end sexual
violence. Tackling this issue may seem like an insurmountable task, but this is an
issue that must be confronted. This community and every person in it are far too
important to tolerate sexual violence in any form.
Citizens need to recognize that the first and most important step to be taken to
help prevent and end sexual violence is to not remain silent. Talk to your children,
your family, and your coworkers about respect and equality in relationships. Believe
and support victims of sexual assault. Often times the victims know their assailant or
are related to their assailant. Most sexual assaults occur either at the victim’s or assailant’s
home or in a place the assailant is familiar with.
Here are some ways that you can help prevent sexual assault:
• Educate yourself and others on the realities of sexual assault.
• Be mindful of your words. They are powerful, and could contribute to a culture
that normalizes sexual assault.
• Don’t be a bystander. Speak up when you hear or see things that you aren’t
comfortable with. Opportunities to intervene range from inappropriate comments or
jokes to situations that are potentially dangerous.
• Stay safe, alert, and connected in order to protect yourself and others. Use the
buddy system when you’re unsure about the safety of a situation. Mobile apps like
Circle of 6, which use GPS coordinates and six of your most trusted friends, help you
to stay connected should you ever need to reach out for help.
• Be supportive to those who speak out about their experiences with sexual assault.
We want our community to be a safe place for open dialogue.
• Remember that men and women are allies in the efforts to end sexual violence.
While most acts of sexual violence are perpetrated by men, this does not mean that all
men are perpetrators. Men can also be victims of sexual violence, and many men are
outspoken advocates for survivors and for prevention.
“The St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations partners with many
local groups to help raise public awareness and combat sexual violence,” said Captain
Terry Black, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations. There are a number of
confidential helplines for those affected by sexual assault. If you need support after an
incident, or simply need to talk, these lines are available to help:
Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Program operates a 24-hour crisis hotline,
where individuals can call to reach a trained sexual assault response and prevention
advocate anytime at (301) 741-3442.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) offers free confidential
access to their 24-hour national hotline. You can access this hotline online, or call
1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
www.waldensierra.org Walden-Sierra, Inc. 21770 FDR Blvd. Lexington Park,
MD 20653
Tel: (301) 997-1300 Hotline: (301) 863-6661 V/TTY

17 Thursday, April 11, 2013
The County Times
Team Invites Public
Comment on Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron announced that a
team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)
will arrive on Sunday, April 14 to examine all aspects
of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office policies,
procedures, management, operations and support
services.
Verification by the team that the sheriff’s office
meets the commission’s state-of-the-art standards is
part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation – a
highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional
excellence, he said.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees
and members of the community are invited
to offer comments at a public information session on
Monday April 15 beginning at 6 p.m. Persons interested
in speaking are required to sign-in between the
hours of 5:30 and 6 p.m. The session will be conducted
at the Board of County Commissioners Hearing
Room, Chesapeake Bldg., 41770 Baldridge Street
in Leonardtown, Md.
If for some reason an individual cannot speak
at the public information session but would still like
to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she
may do so by telephone. The public may call 301-
690-2083 on Monday April 15 between the hours of
3 and 5:00 p.m.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at
the public information session are limited to 10 minutes
and must address the agency’s ability to comply
with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the standards is
available in the lobby of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s
Office located at 23150 Leonard Hall Drive in
Leonardtown.
Persons wishing to offer written comments
about the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office ability
to meet the standards for accreditation are requested
to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote
Blvd. Suite 320 Gainesville, VA 20155.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has to
comply with 480 standards in order to gain accredited
status, Sheriff Cameron said.
The Accreditation Program Manager for the St.
Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is Pamela McKay.
She said the assessment team is composed of law enforcement
practitioners from similar but out-of-state
agencies. The assessors will review written materials,
interview individuals, and visit officers and other
places where compliance can be witnessed. The
assessors are team leader, Assistant Chief Patricia
Garrison of the Charleston Co. (SC) Sheriffs Office,
and MSgt Randy Scott of the Oklahoma City Police
Department. Once the Commission’s assessors complete
their review of the agency, they report back to
the full commission. A formal committee hearing
and review of the assessment report will occur in July
2013; when CALEA commissioners will determine
if the agency is to be granted re-accreditation.
Accreditation is a process involving three year
cycles, during which the agency must submit annual
reports attesting continued compliance with those
standards under which it was initially accredited.
For more information regarding the Commission
on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies,
Inc. please write the Commission at 13575
Heathcote Blvd. Suite 320 Gainesville, VA 20155; or
call 800-368-3757 or 703-352-4225.
Crime &
Punishment
Vice, Narcotics Blotter
The following information is compiled directly
from publicly released police reports.
Information was received that Brian Matthew
Wheedleton aka “Hollyrock”, 25 of Leonardtown,
Md. was selling prescription medication. Undercover
purchases of oxycodone were made by detectives
and the suspect was indicted and arrested. He
was originally held without bond.
Vice Narcotics detectives observed a drug
transaction in the parking lot of a Charlotte Hall Wheedleton
business. Suspect Jaymes Everett Brown Seaton,
26 from Mechanicsville resisted arrest before being
subdued and taken into custody. On his person
were two metal containers holding a total of 27 oxycodone
pills – street value of $810 – and $2,375.00
in cash. An additional 90 alprazolam” tablets, 35
oxycodone tablets and $1,050 in cash were seized
from a second subject who has charges pending. In
addition to all the items listed, two cellular phones Seaton
were recovered.
Inquiries should be directed to Captain Daniel D. Alioto, Commander
of Vice Narcotics, at 301-475-4200 x1918.
BCI Blotter
The following information is compiled directly
from publicly released police reports.
On April 2, a suspected child abuse was reported
alleged sexual abuse to a minor to the St.
Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations
by a Child Protective Services Investigator. The female
victim disclosed during a forensics interview
she had been sexually abused multiple times from
August 2012 until March 2013. The suspect cared
for the victim the while the child’s mother was
working.
Perez-Ruiz
Following a joint investigation by detectives from BCI and the
Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services, Omar
Perez-Ruiz, age 30, of Great Mills, Maryland was arrested at his residence
without incident. Perez-Ruiz, an illegal immigrant from Mexico,
was charged with Sexual Abuse to Minor and incarcerated in the
St. Mary’s County Detention Center under a one million dollar bond.

To The Editor
The County Times
Thursday, April 11, 2013 18
Government Too
Intrusive
I have trouble understanding why some people get so excited over a woman
having the availability of getting an abortion open to her if she wants one. It
is her body and she should be able to get an abortion if that is her choice. Other
than her sexual partner, it really is no one else's business. Yet the anti-abortionists
are against it even in cases of rape or incest as well as the 'morning after'
pill. Until the medical community can come up with a 100 percent guaranteed
way to avoid conception (other than abstinence), a woman should have the right
to decide for herself, without any stigma attached, whether she wants to go
through a nine month pregnancy. To those citing some religious belief, I answer
we are supposed to be Constitutionally separating church and state and not
favoring one religion over another. If you have a religious belief in not allowing
abortion you are entitled to that opinion but it should not be forced on the rest
of society. That Constitutional distinction is clear in the Roe vs. Wade decision.
Until the beginning of modern science, herbs were used by women to
end unwanted pregnancies. Men never became involved in the issue until the
advent of modern medicine (an historically male dominated profession) and
women started going to doctors for surgical abortions. Then we began the hear
objections, mostly from these male doctors, that 'hysterical, highly emotional,
pregnant women' were incapable of making such a decision. After all, they
said, "Shouldn't women be at home raising children" That traditional role for
women is no longer the single norm. It seems unjust to force a woman to bear a
child for nine months that she does not want. It is now accepted that a woman
can make a reasoned decision - even if pregnant!
Today we have overpopulation, food shortages, underemployment, and
foster care horror stories about mistreatment of children. Do we really need
to add more unwanted children to further burden our society From a financial
standpoint alone, the addition of unwanted children, many of whom are
doomed to become wards of the state, makes no sense. I am not advocating a
'cull-the-herd' philosophy like we have for the deer population, merely a rational
policy of freedom of choice by the potential mother. With all the serious
financial concerns facing our society today this is one area where we have the
ability to limit unnecessary costs. It is estimated that it costs an average of
$425,000 to raise a child from birth to high school graduation today. Forcing
women to endure unwanted pregnancies then leaves them with the dilemma
of either giving up a child for adoption or continuing to raise it with the concomitant
negative impact on their careers, educations, and earnings potential.
Why should society force such burdens only on its female members I could
understand it more if the 'father' of this fetus were forced to pay eighteen years
of support, but then you would be punishing two members of society needlessly
when a simple abortion may be the best solution. This is just one more
case of big government getting involved in a personal decision. We need a less
intrusive government.
Glen Weder
Hollywood
Thanks for Ryken Spring Gala
My deepest thanks to the parents, alumni,
community leaders and friends who attended
our major fundraiser for the year – the
St. Mary’s Ryken Spring Gala – in support of
the St. Mary’s Ryken Fund, which meets the
most pressing needs of the school including
those for tuition assistance.
At St. Mary’s Ryken, we are inspiring
lives of learning, faith and service and
rely upon our family of friends to make this
possible. Thank you to J.F. Taylor Inc., our
Double Diamond Sponsor, and to all of our
Diamond Sponsors: Bob Taylor Engineering
Inc.; Cherry Cove Builders Inc.; Community
Bank of Tri-County; Old Line Bank; Paragon
Properties; Taylor Gas Company and Tennyson
Wealth Management Group.
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors:
DCS Corporation; JWE Electrical Contractor;
the Knights of Columbus, St. Mary's
Council No. 1470; and Technology Security
Associates.
Our Gold Sponsors: AMELEX; Capital
Area Orthopedic Associates; Carruth & Son;
Century 21 New Millennium-Mary Lynn
Stone; CMI General Contractors; Facchina
Group of Companies, LLC; F.W. Thompson
Co.; Hooper & Associates; Howard W. Phillips
& Co.; Keller Transportation; Kelly Generator
& Equipment; Printing Press; Travel
Leaders/Action Travel Tours and Wilson &
Parlett.
Our Silver Sponsors:
County First Bank; Gary and
Fran Bell; Daffodils 'n Dots
Consignment Events; Dirt
Works Excavation & Crane,
LLC; Fitzgerald Realty and
Auctioneers; Flynn & O'Hara
Uniforms; Franzen Realtors;
Office Care; Omni Business
Systems Inc.; SAGE Dining
Services; and W.M. Davis Inc.
General Contractors.
Our Patron Sponsors: Classy Decor
Flooring & Furniture; Dugan, McKissick &
Longmore LLC; Dr. John Fenwick ’51; Jesus
the Good Shepherd Church; Dr. Lois McDonald
SAT/ACT Prep; Miller Farms; Precise
Systems; Mr. Rick Tepel; Tom Hodges Auto
Sales and Twist Wine and Spirits.
Thank you to Lisa and Michael Kelley,
of Canards Catering and Events Production,
for transporting us from Southern Maryland
to New York City that evening. Thank you to
Mr. Pete Butt, The Greenery, Hilltop Graphics,
Mr. Kevin Gardiner and the Hollywood
Volunteer Fire Department, Mr. Mickey Ramos
and Mickey’s Tux Taxi, and Verizon
Atlantic.
And, most importantly of all, I would
like to thank our Gala chairs – Charles ’85
and Trish ’88 Carruth – and all of the parent
and alumni volunteers – too numerous to
mention here – who worked tirelessly behind
the scenes to make the Spring Gala “A Knight
in Central Park.”
If you missed this year, mark your calendars
for our 2014 Spring Gala, “A Hollywood
Knight” on Saturday, March 22, 2014.
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19 Thursday, April 11, 2013
The County Times
To The Editor
Support Hospice
This Weekend
The 18th Annual Run and Fun Walk for Hospice of St. Mary’s will
be held this Saturday, April 13th. The walk and race will begin at 8:30
a.m. at the Governmental Center in Leonardtown and take walkers and
runners through the streets of Historic Leonardtown. It is the largest
run and fun walk in Southern Maryland.
The most important reason to participate is that 100 percent of the
money raised will benefit Hospice of St. Mary’s in its mission to provide
care and comfort to terminally ill patients and their families and to
provide bereavement support to those families and to the community.
I believe that everyone in their lifetime will know someone who will
receive a heartbreaking diagnosis of cancer or a diagnosis of a terminal
illness. Hospice will be there if you need them. There to offer comfort,
compassion and support.
Please come out and support this event. Walk or run this Saturday,
April 13th. You will enjoy a fabulous brunch, great music and most
importantly you will be giving back to your community. You can make
a difference. See you there.
Patty Belanger
Hollywood
Barber Not Honorable
This is a response to the April 4th article in “A Journey Through
Time” by Linda Reno, as her stories are usually very interesting, but I
say she left out some important parts of that story.
The man Thomas Barber who owned the Sotterley Plantation for
just four years in 1822-1826 was “well educated” as she said, but he
was educated as a white racist and white supremacists who held captive
African people and their descendents as slaves. He claimed to be a
Christian while his wealth was sustained from that cruelty and exploitation
of innocent human beings.
The story said that he had four different wives and one after another
each new wife died, died, died, died, so his obituary said he was
a “kind and affectionate husband” while it appears more accurate that
in more pronounced ways he was really the very worst of husbands, as
much as being a dishonorable man.
JP Cusick
Hollywood
Legal Notice
Dominion Cove Point LNG LP,
Proposes Cove Point Liquefaction Project
On April 1, 2013, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (DCP) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), in Docket No. CP13-113-000, an Application for authority to construct, modify,
and operate facilities used for the export of natural gas under Section 3 of the NGA, and an Abbreviated
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7 of the NGA (the “Application”).
This Application seeks authorization for certain facilities located in Calvert County, Maryland
and Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia which comprise the Cove Point Liquefaction Project
(“Project”). DCP seeks authorization for this Project by February 1, 2014. The details of this proposal are
more fully set forth in the Application that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
Specifically, DCP is seeking authorization to add the capability to provide gas liquefaction services for
the export of LNG to the Export Customers, who will provide their own gas supplies. The proposed Project,
combined with existing facilities, will provide a bi-directional service of import and export of LNG
at the Cove Point LNG Terminal. The proposed liquefaction facilities are expected to have a nameplate
capacity of up to 5.75 million metric tons per annum of LNG. The Project does not include the addition
of any LNG storage tanks or any increase in the size and/or frequency of LNG marine traffic currently
authorized for the Cove Point LNG Terminal.
DCP is also requesting authorization under Section 7(c) of the NGA for the Section 7 Facilities, to
add compression to the existing Pleasant Valley Compressor Station and to modify the existing Pleasant
Valley M&R site and existing Loudoun M&R site located in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia,
respectively. The proposed additional compression at the Pleasant Valley Compressor Station and
modifications to the Pleasant Valley M&R site and Loudoun M&R site, together with the use of turnback
transportation capacity, will enable DCP to transport on a firm basis 860,000 Dth/day of natural gas from
existing pipeline interconnects near the west end of the Cove Point Pipeline to the LNG Terminal for the
Export Customers.
The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The Project name and docket number are important to know if you want to contact either DCP or FERC
with questions concerning this Project. The name of this Project is the Cove Point Liquefaction Project
and the docket number is CP13-113-000. Please use both the Project name and docket number in any
communication with DCP or the Commission.
DCP is a limited partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its
principal place of business at 2100 Cove Point Road, Lusby, Maryland, 20657, and offices at 701 East Cary
Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219. DCP owns the Cove Point LNG Terminal, as well as an 88-mile gas
pipeline (i.e., Cove Point Pipeline) connecting the LNG Terminal to the interstate pipeline grid. DCP is
a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc. (“DRI”), one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters
of energy. DRI is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia
with its principal place of business at 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.
A separate notice concerning the project is being mailed to each affected landowner and to the government
agencies involved in the Project. A copy of the Application can be viewed at the following libraries:
Legal Notice
Should’ve
Spotlighted
Jack Russell
On the April 4th edition of the Times, I noticed Ed Morgan (sic.)
commented on the county budget. It appears he was speaking for all
the commissioners. We have commissioner president, Jack 
Russell. If
any comments are made representing all the commissioners it should be
given by the president. Put the commissioner president in the spotlight,
not Ed Morgan.
Louis C. Dunn Jr.
Lexington Park
Notice is hereby given that the following vessel has apparently been
abandoned for 30 days on the property of James M. and Alba M. Rosenbluth,
45341 Nat’s Creek Rd, Hollywood, MD, 20636. The vessel is described
as a grey 1987 Winner 18’ bass boat with trailer, MD registration
number MD1175AS, hull identification number WNRT5004K687.
Application for title will be made in accordance with Section 8-722 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, Natural Resources Article, if this vessel
is not claimed and removed from the above property within 30 days
of this notice. Please contact (703) 628-9234 to arrange for removal of
the vessel from the property.
4/11/2013
• Calvert Library Prince
Frederick
30 Duke Street
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: (410) 535-0291
• Richard Byrd Library
7250 Commerce Street
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone: (703) 451-8055
• Rust Library
380 Old Waterford Road
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: (703) 777-0323
For additional information,
including a copy of the application
and a publication called
“An Interstate Natural Gas Facility
on My Land What Do I
Need To Know” is available
through the FERC’s website
at www.ferc.gov. In addition,
you may contact FERC’s Office
of External Affairs at 202-
502-6088 or see http://www.
ferc.gov. To contact DCP about
the Project, contact Amanda
Prestage at (866) 319-3382 (toll
free) with questions regarding
the Application.
4/11/2013

The County Times
Thursday, April 11, 2013 20
STORY
Southern Maryland Loses in
2013 Legislative Session
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The consensus among area elected officials and experts
is that Southern Maryland, one of the bastions of more conservative
ideology, lost out on virtually every issue it had a
stake in this session.
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration pushed one of
the most liberal political agendas seen in Annapolis – calling
for more taxes to boost public road construction projects, and
among the toughest gun laws in the nation.
The state reduced the amount allowable in gun magazines
from 20 rounds to 10; O’Malley made the push for more
gun control in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre in
Connecticut but was criticized by gun advocates and conservatives
for pursuing a political strategy of presidential resume
boosting.
The state has moved more politically left leaving moderate
and conservative Democrats vulnerable, according to
observers.
“It has the potential to hurt Democrats in non-Democrat
parts of the state,” said Todd Eberly, professor of political science
at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. “What voters are going
to see is the ‘D’ behind their names.”
Conservative Democrat leaders like Sen. Roy Dyson,
Del. John Wood and even more liberal Del. John Bohanan,
who voted against passing more gun control laws, are vulnerable
come the 2014 election.
“It’s going to be tough to be Dyson, Wood and Bohanan,”
Eberly said.
Eberly said if any of the three are swept aside and replaced
by freshmen Republicans — the county is now a majority
GOP jurisdiction — the county may have less influence
that it already has.
The loss of senior leaders in the Democratic party could
mean St. Mary’s receives less funding for road projects that
the gas tax is supposed to raise, Eberly said.
Todd Eberly, professor of political science at St. Mary’s College of
Maryland, shared his take on the 2013 Legislative Session.
“It would be a bad day for Maryland,” Eberly said.
And on gun control, the passage of legislation just exacerbated
the divide between rural counties that are more conservative
with less gun violence than more liberal ones with
more gun crime.
“Handguns are the source for the vast majority of gun
violence and they’re the least affected by gun control measures,”
Eberly said. “High capacity magazines and assault rifles
are virtually non-existent in the grand scheme of things.”
The fingerprinting requirement could be considered
onerous, however, it could be effective at eliminating straw
purchases of handguns by qualified buyers for those with either
mental problems or criminal records.
Dyson said he voted against virtually every bill opposed
by much of the Southern Maryland constituency, but to no
avail.
“Law abiding citizens will abide by the law,” Dyson
said. “All those who steal guns to commit crimes will continue
to do it.”
He lamented the rift in Maryland politics along rural
and urban divides; essentially the urban areas were making
decisions for the rural areas that could not muster the votes to
defeat their measures.
“It’s bad enough they don’t live here, they don’t even
know where we are,” Dyson said. “It wasn’t a session for rural
areas this time, I don’t know if it ever was.”
Wood slammed the gun control legislation, excoriated
the gas tax increase as overburdening rural Marylanders
where public transportation is virtually non-existent.
“For a lot of people that’s going to hurt them, that was
wrong to do it,” Wood said.
He opposed the state constitutional amendment that will
go to voters that would establish a dedicated transportation
trust fund that could not be emptied to balance other parts of
the budget.
He said the governor could easily get enough votes in
the House and Senate — three-fifths in each chamber — to
vote to raid the fund if needed.
“That’s very easily done, he has 90 votes in the House
easily,” Wood said. “They think they’re doing good but I
don’t think they are; it just feels good and it looks good.”
Eberly said the gas tax would go a long way to improving
crumbling infrastructure in Maryland but he admitted
that there were no promises Southern Maryland would benefit
from the funding.
“Ultimately I think it’s going to be positive [the gas tax
increase] but it’s going to hurt,” said Eberly.
Low-income residents and those in rural areas would be
especially hurt, he said, but Maryland has to compete with
Virginia, which just authorized $4 billion in infrastructure
investment.
This could have the affect of drawing away federal programs
and defense contractors, he said.
Del. John Bohanan didn’t like the idea of having to pay
higher gas prices with the tax but he liked the idea of neglected
infrastructure improvements even less.
“We’ve gotten this idea that we can have things without
paying for them,” Bohanan said. The state transportation
fund is projected to increase by only $10 million to $744 million
in 2014.
“I know people feel the pinch every time it goes up, I feel
it, too,” Bohanan said. “But show me the alternative. Nobody
had a good alternative.”
He said if gas prices begin to skyrocket once more the
public outcry would almost certainly guarantee the General
Assembly reevaluating the gas tax.
On gun control Bohanan took heat from gun advocates
who said he did not do enough to stop the bill though he did
vote against it.
Bohanan disagreed. “I voted for some of the good
amendments that would’ve altered the legislation.”
Despite what some of his colleagues think, Bohanan
believes St. Mary’s County benefited much more from this
session.
The county received money to build a third building at
the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, he said,
which will include the University of Maryland system here in
the county for the first time.
“The university is a partner in getting the FAA designation
for UAV testing,” Bohanan said.
The great goal at the center is to create a hub for unmanned
air vehicle research which can boost the workload at
the navy base but also lend itself to commercial applications.
This would be a bold step in diversifying the economy
locally, Bohanan said, now a key local goal.
“We’re definitely moving in the right direction,” he said.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Delegate John Bohanan doesn’t believe St. Mary’s faired as badly as
some believe.
The county received $500,000 for rural business development
to take defense and emerging technologies and modify
them to the commercial market.
The county received $125,000 to renovate and convert
the old Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad building on
Great Mills Road to a sub station for the sheriff’s office, he
said.
Other bills passed affecting the county include giving
the ability to the Board of County Commissioners to enact
property maintenance ordinances as well as the ability to
grant non-profits a waiver for building impact fees.
The county will be able to request a $30,000,000 bond
bill as a result of legislation passed to build public facilities.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Photo By Frank Marquart

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No. 103

The County Times
Local Military Brat
Receives National Honors
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
NAVY NEWS
Thursday, April 11, 2013 22
Mills Hands Over
Command of Pax River
Sierra Jordan has spent half
her life serving her communities,
wherever her father’s career has
taken her – an accomplishment
recognized by the military.
The school board recognized
Sierra for student of the month and
being named the top candidate out
of 1,000 students for the Month of
the Military Child.
Now, a 5th grader at Evergreen
Elementary School, Sierra
understands how important it is to
help people who can’t help themselves,
especially children. Her
brother was born with a spinal
defect.
Active in the Girl Scouts, visiting the
elderly in nursing homes on their birthdays
or raising $1,500 for the Make a
Wish Foundation, she’s done all this while
her father was on a 20-month deployment.
As the child of a military family, her
father is a U.S. Navy petty officer, she has
moved seven times and been in perhaps
eight or nine schools in places as far away
as San Diego, Calif.
“I want to make sure they get their
Photo By Guy Leonard
Sierra Jordan, 10, a student at Evergreen Elementary
School, receives an award for being Operation Homefront’s
top military child for her community service.
Join the St. Mary’s County Republican Party
Grover Norquist will be book signing as well!
wishes,” Sierra said of her service. “Right
now I’m trying to organize a group of girls
to raise money for Make a Wish Foundation
by selling cupcakes. We’re calling it
Operation Cupcake.”
Sierra’s mother Nicole Jordan said
her daughter has done all of this work
selflessly.
“We’re just really proud of her. A lot
of the stuff she does she does because she
wants to no because she has to.”
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Photo By Guy Leonard
Capt. Ted Mills salutes the flag as he prepares to hand over command of Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Universally praised by his colleagues,
for his leadership on base and his excellence
as an aviator and squadron commander,
Capt. Ted Mills handed over command of
Patuxent River Naval Air Station to Capt.
Ben Shevchuck on April 4.
Retired Rear Adm. Bill Sizemore said
Mills took a “struggling squadron” of S-3A
Viking submarine hunters and turned them
into a top unit earlier in his career.
It was what he had come to expect from
his former subordinate, Sizemore said.
“You won’t find a more talented or
dedicated officer.”
Mills said he was happy to end his 30-
year navy career as the station celebrates its
70th year of operation.
“It’s an honor just to have the timing
work out so well,” Mills said.
Life at Pax River was different from
life on an aircraft carrier he said, but it
could be nearly just as intense.
“At sea you have to get the carrier
into the wind to launch aircraft; here it’s
the program you’re trying to get into place
so sailors can depend on it for 20 years,”
Mills said. “This is the busiest air test center
in the world. I’ve had the opportunity to
watch brilliant people make brilliant things
happen.”
Mills recounted a story earlier in his
career when he and some friends in Japan
“had a little too much sake” and decided to
go on board a ship in dry dock to get some
sleep.
That set off a security alert on board
ship but thankfully, he said, he knew other
officers who kept him and his friends “in
hack,” – no paper trail of the disciplinary
action to hold his career back.
Mills said had it not been for that forbearance
he would never have had the
chance to command at Pax River.
“But I believe that God blesses a life of
service,” Mills said. “And I’ve never seen a
level of service like that at Pax River Naval
Air Station.”
Shevchuck said that contractors, sailors
and officers would all have to face financial
challenges in the future and still find a way
to come up with the finest aircraft in the
world.
“Freedom loving people from all over
the world count on the systems that come
from Pax River to provide their national security,”
Shevchuck said. “We know we have
been called for such a time as this.”
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Frank Camalier Bell Sr., 74
Frank Camalier
Bell Sr., 74, of Leonardtown,
Md. passed
away April 3 at Winter
Haven Hospital
in Winter Haven,
Fla.
He was the son
of the late Thomas
Webster Bell, Sr.
and Mary Catherine
(Sterling) Bell.
Frank was one of six children.
Frank graduated from St. Mary’s
Academy, Class of 1953 and attended
Mt. St. Joe in Baltimore, Md. graduating
in 1956. He then attended General
Motors Institute in Flint, MI graduating
in 1958. Frank was a lifetime member
of the Leonardtown Lions Club, serving
50 years.
He worked at the family owned
dealership, Bell Motor Company in
Leonardtown, Md. all during his school
years until retiring Dec. 31, 2008.
He is survived by his loving wife
Diane Garner Bell whom he married
on May 2, 1959 at Holy Face Catholic
Church in Great Mills, Md. He is survived
by three children, Debra Marie
Jensen, Frank Camalier Bell Jr., and
Donald Webster Bell; son-in-law Ron
Jensen; four grandchildren, Ashley Nicole
Jensen, Kyle Austin Jensen, Sterling
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The family received friends for
Frank’s life celebration on April 8 in the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, Md. Prayers
were recited at followed by Leonardtown
Lions Club prayers.
A mass of Christian burial was celebrated
by Father James Meyers on April
9 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 22800
Washington Street, Leonardtown, Md.
Interment followed in Charles Memorial
Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.
Serving as pallbearers will be TW
Bell, Andy Bell, Gary Bell, Mark Bell,
Michael Bell, and Patrick Bell.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Leonardtown Lions Club, P.O.
Box 50, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Dot Smith Thomas, 97
Dorothy “Dot” Smith Thomas, 97,
of Lexington Park, Md. went home to be
with Jesus on April 2 at Hospice House
in Callaway, Md.
She was born July 2, 1915 in Durham,
N.C., to the late Royal Wright
Smith and Nettie Garner Smith.
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On Aug. 28, 1937, she married the
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N.C. They were the loves of each other’s
lives for over 60 years. During her married
life, she lived in Pennsylvania, New
York, Virginia, and North Carolina. She
enjoyed bible studies and fellowship in
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
everywhere she lived. She was an avid
genealogist; her hobbies included painting,
quilting, organic gardening and
“good” nutrition, and her greatest pleasure
was spending time at the beach with
Wyn.
Dot is survived by her children,
Henry W. “Tom” Thomas Jr. and wife
Eunice of Port Jefferson, N.Y. and Sue
Thomas Urban and husband Jim of
Leonardtown, Md. She had
four grandchildren; Seann Thomas,
Neale Thomas (Fran), Megan Thomas,
and Timothy T. Urban (Nicki); three
great-grandchildren, Brittany Thomas,
Hunter Urban and Shepherd T. Urban; a
great-great grandchild, Reese Thomas;
nieces and nephew, Laura Tucker, Mary
McKay, and Tim Knowles, and many
others who all brought her much joy. In
addition to her parents and husband, she
was preceded in death by her siblings,
Egbert “Roy” Smith, Louise Dowling,
Alice Thomas, “CW” Smith, and Betsy
McNay.
A family gathering and life celebration
will be held at a later date at Maplewood
Cemetery, Duke University Road,
Durham, N.C.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Jews for Jesus, 60 Haight Street,
San Francisco, CA 94102 (jfj@jewsforjesus.org).
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Aubrey Francis Mattingly, 75
Aubrey Francis
Mattingly, 75, of
Leonardtown, Md.
passed away on April
5 at St. Mary’s Nursing
Home in Leonardtown,
Md.
Born Sept. 4,
1937 in Leonardtown,
Md., he was one of
seven children born to
the late Lester A. Mattingly Sr. and Madeleine
(Bussler) Mattingly.
Aubrey attended elementary school at
St. Mary’s Academy, Leonard Hall Junior
Naval Academy and was a 1956 graduate of
St. Mary’s Academy.
Aubrey’s no-nonsense with a side
of humor approach fueled the passion of
his life’s work as an excavation contractor
which began when he was a young man
working side by side with his father and
brothers. He continued the family business
and later worked with his own sons. He
served in the National Guard.
He loved his “choir girls” at St. Aloysius
Church whom he traveled with and
shared many evening meals. Aubrey could
be found every Christmas season passing
out poinsettias and a token bottle of “happiness”
to all the special people in his life.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years,
Victoria Neale Paul Mattingly. Aubrey and
Vicky’s life together was full of many blessings
including their three children, Renee
Davey (Patrick), Aaron Mattingly (Carla)
and Travis Mattingly (Mischelle) and his
four grandchildren Dakota Davey, Lauren
Davey, Sara Anne Mattingly, and Christopher
Mattingly. Aubrey is also survived by
his sisters Angela Ryan and Carol Garner.
He was preceded in death by his brothers
James W. and Lester A. Jr. and by his sisters
Mary Madeleine Adams and Joan Dean.
The family received friends for Aubrey’s
life celebration on April 10 in the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, Md. Prayers were recited
by Deacon Ripple. A mass of Christian
burial was celebrated by Rev. Brian
Sanderfoot on April 11 at St. Francis Xavier
Church, 21370 Newtowne Neck Road,
Compton, Md. Interment followed in St.
Aloysius Cemetery, Leonardtown, Md.
Serving as pallbearers will be Ralph
Brown, Robert Paul, Aaron Mattingly, Travis
Mattingly, Patrick Davey and Dakota
Davey.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be
made to Father Andrew White School, P.O.
Box 1756, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or
through their website at fatherandrewwhite.
org.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Betty Louise Lacey, 79
Betty Louise
Lacey, 79 of Leonardtown,
Md. formerly
of 7th District, died
on April 4 at her
residence. Born Feb.
22, 1934 in Washington,
D.C. to the
late Gilbert Farr and
Alice Louise Atwell
Moore. She was the
loving wife of the late James Godfrey
Lacey Sr., whom she married in St. Francis
Xavier Catholic Church, Compton,
Md.
Betty is survived by her children:
Patricia Ann Kiser, Dala Lee (Sonny)
Brecar, both of Mechanicsville, Md.,
James Godfrey (Barbara) Lacey Jr. of
Mississippi, Lucheria Amanda Fox, Mary
Angela Bowles, Paula Ceilia (David)
Lathroum, Katherine Lee (Danny) Kolbe
all of Leonardtown, Md., Dudley Gilbert
Lacey, Norman Albert (Luvina) both of
Great Mills, Md., and John Benjamin
(Ann) Lacey of Hollywood, Md., siblings;
Kenneth Moore of Clinton, Md.,
Gilbert F. Moore of Colonial Beach, Va.,
and John Sotos of Chesterfield, Va., Betty
is also survived by 24 grandchildren, 31
great-grandchildren, and one great-greatgrandchild.
In addition to her parents and
husband Betty was preceded in death by a
son Francis Michael Lacey.
Betty was a Bus driver for Center for
Life Enrichment for 35 years retiring in
2004. She enjoyed Bingo, crafts, spending
time with her family, and especially
all of her grandchildren.
The family received friends on April
7 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home with prayers recited. A mass of
Christian burial was celebrated on April
8 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic church,
Compton, Md. with Father Bryan Sanderfoot
officiating. Interment took place on
April 9 in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood,
Md. Pallbearers were: Michael
Fox, Richy Fox, Danny Kolbe, Bobby
Lacey, D.J. Lathroum, Jimbo Lacey, Ryan
Bowles, and Jimmy Fox. Contributions
may be made to the Cedar Lane Apartments,
22680 Cedar Lane Court, Leonardtown,
MD 20650

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“Dez” or “Dede” Osvatics, 22
Desiree “Dez” or
“Dede”Angel Osvatics,
22, died April 7 in
Bel Alton, Md. Born
Nov. 7, 1990 in Annapolis,
Md., she was
the daughter of Debbie
Militano Osvatics
of Leonardtown, Md.
and Steve Osvatics of
Prince Frederick, Md.
Desiree is survived by her siblings;
Stevie Osvatics Jr. of Silver Spring, Md.,
Cassie and Taylor Osvatics both of Leonardtown,
Md. Desiree moved to Leonardtown
in 1994, she graduated from Leonardtown
High School in 2008, she was a full time
student at CSM, Desiree was a server at the
Public House in the National Harbor, she
loved her little sister, Cassie, snuggling with
her snuggle buddy Taylor boy, shopping
with Stevie, wake boarding, jet skiing, video
productions, drawing pictures, shopping,
getting her hair and nails done, hanging out
with friends, having fun, loving life and living
it to the fullest.
The family will receive friends on
April 11 from 5p.m. to 8p.m. with prayers
recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md. A funeral
service will be held on April 12 at 10
a.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Pastor
William Arick officiating. Interment
will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown, Md. Pallbearers will be; Taylor
Osvatics, Stevie Osvatics, Kyle Stratka,
Johnnie Wood, Jimmy Militano, and John
Wood. Honorary pallbearer will be; Darren
Confissore.
David Z. Stauffer, 80
David Z. Stauffer, 80 of Mechanicsville,
Md. died April 5 at his residence.
Born March 28, 1933 in Ephrata, Pa. he was
the son of the late Ammon W. and Barbara
Zimmerman Stauffer.
Mr. Stauffer is survived by his wife
Grace F. Brubaker Stauffer of Mechanicsville,
Md., children; Edwin L. (Dora)
Stauffer, Steven W. (Pauline) Stauffer, Bryan
S. (Gladys) Stauffer, Tony W. (Elaine)
Stauffer, Connie L. (Michael) Stauffer, Joel
D. (Anna Mary) Stauffer, Melinda F. (Lester)
Martin, Glenn A. (Karen) Stauffer all
of Mechanicsville, Md., Richard E. (Emily)
Stauffer, Brenda E. (Wayne) Martin both of
Leonardtown, Md., Lori A. (Weaver) Martin
of Selingrove, Pa., and Diane V. (Clifford)
Martin of Port Trevorton, Pa., siblings;
Ammon (Anna) Stauffer of Mechanicsville,
Md., Amelia (Noah) Wenger, and Barbara
Ann (Robert) Zimmerman both of Elkhorn,
Ky., and Mabel (Paul) Stauffer of Shippensburg,
Pa., also survived by 74 grandchildren,
and 16 great-grandchildren, in addition to
his parents Mr. Stauffer was preceded in
death by one grandson Kevin Stauffer, and
siblings; Monroe Stauffer, Paul Stauffer,
Marvin Stauffer, Kathryn Martin, and Elizabeth
Brubacher. Mr. Stauffer was a farmer.
The family received friends on April 9
at the family home. A funeral service was
held on April 10 in the Loveville Mennonite
Church. Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, Leonardtown,
Md.
James Franklin
Bean Jr., 74
James Franklin
Bean Jr., 74 of Callaway,
Md. passed
away on April 3 in
Leonardtown, Md.
Born on Aug. 23,
1938 he was the son
of the late James
Franklin Sr. and Lillian
Lula “Bootsie”
Bean.
James is survived by his wife Helen
Sorrells-Bean.
The family received friends on
April 7 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home chapel with prayers recited.
A funeral service was held on April
8 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home chapel with Fr. Scott Woods officiating.
Interment was held on April 9
in Holy Face Catholic Church Cemetery
Great Mills, Md.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Lexington Park Volunteer
Rescue Squad P.O. Box 339 Lexington
Park, MD 20653 and/or Second District
Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue
Squad P.O. Box 1 Valley Lee, MD
20692.
Junior Farrell, 84
Joseph Junie “Junior”
Farrell, 84 of
Hollywood, Md. died
April 4 at the Hospice
House of St. Mary’s.
Born June 3,
1928 in Bushwood,
Md. he was the son of
the late William Johnson
Farrell and Martha
Louise (Graves)
Farrell.
As a waterman, Junior spent much
of his time on the water catching and selling
fish, crabs and oysters. It was during
this time that he was given the nickname
“Catfish” which has stuck with him his entire
life. Through the years he continued
to enjoy cruising around with Betty in the
afternoons selling or trading seafood and
other goods in the local Amish community
making many friends.
While relaxing at home, you could always
find him sitting at the kitchen table
with a slice of pie and a hot cup of tea. He
would listen to old country music, tinker
around with a broken watch or clock while
watching the animals move about the
yard. He took pride in the yard making
sure the grass stayed cut and the bushes
were trimmed. A vase of flowers picked
from the yard was often on the kitchen
table to enjoy.
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his stepchildren, Larry Joy of California,
Md., Ronnie Joy of Bushwood, Md., Connie
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his stepdaughter, Ann Morgan; siblings,
Martha Louise Farrell, James Edward Farrell,
Robert Francis Farrell, and Dorothy
Ann Cullison; and two grandchildren.
Family will receive friends for Junior’s
life celebration on April 11 from
5 until 8 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,
Md. Prayers will be recited at 7
p.m. by Reverend Francis Early. A mass
of Christian burial will be celebrated on
April 12 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, 23080 Maddox Road, Bushwood,
Md. Interment will follow in the
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Memorial contributions may be made
to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
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Local Papa John’s Recognized for Humanitarian Efforts
Locally owned Papa John’s Franchise, Beach Boys Pizza, won the Papa John’s 2012 National Humanitarian
Award for its efforts and partnerships in their local communities. Beach Boys Pizza’s operating partner
Ray Sears attended the conference with their area supervisors Chris Swift and John Kreuter, Marketing Director
Jenni Lusher, and the Sears family. Beach Boys Pizza, a franchise consisting of 11 stores regionally,
won this recognition amongst more than the 4,000 corporate and franchise locations worldwide. The Humanitarian
Award is based on the franchise that, throughout the year, exhibits the highest level of dedication
to humanitarian efforts and partners with local charities and organizations. Beach Boys Pizza creatively uses
their website, www.papajohns.com and the use of online promotional codes to generate additional funds for
local needs. Partners in 2012 included the American Diabetes Association, End Hunger of Calvert, Multiple
Sclerosis, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the USO, and many more local St. Mary's and Calvert County
organizations, schools, and non-profits.
John Kreuter said "We didn't set out this year with the mission of winning an award for doing good. We
set out with a mission to give back to a community that is so generous to us. ‘People are Priority Number One
Always’ is just one of the core values at Papa John's and we simply try to embrace that idea every day."
Sears said, “I am really honored to win this award from Papa John’s and am so proud to be partners with
a company that shares the same ideals that we do at Beach Boys Pizza, plus to live in a community that realizes
the importance of giving, giving back, and supporting those in need. Without our generous customers,
we would not have the success that we do and be able to give back. We truly do have the best team members,
partners, organizations, and most of all customers around. This award is for all of us.”
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Beach Boys Pizza owners are pictured with the Company Chief Operating Officer
Tony Thompson and of course John Schnatter, Founder and C.E.O (Papa John).
Raising Funds for Cerebral Palsy Awareness
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
When their son, Jacob, was diagnosed
with cerebral palsy, Rebecca and Brad
Searle of California, Md., scoured the Internet
in search of practical resources and
information. When their search led to blogs
and lawyers, but few resources, the couple
started a website with activities, projects
and tools for families facing cerebral palsy.
The Searles chronicle Jacob’s progress
at www.littlebeluga.com – from learning
to navigate his iPad through educational
games to his father’s effort to adapt a harness
so he could use a Power Wheels with
other children in the neighborhood.
Brad spoke with Ruddy Duck co-owner
and longtime friend Carlos Yanez about
a fundraiser to benefit the March of Dimes
and Reaching for the Stars, an organization
dedicated to raising awareness of Cerebral
Palsy.
The Ruddy Duck regularly hosts
Wednesday spirit nights, normally in support
of schools and youth sports teams.
Half of the restaurant’s profits for the night
go toward the team or school, according to
Ruddy Duck Marketing and Promotions
Coordinator Stephanie Abrams.
In addition to donating its profits, the
Ruddy Duck will host entertainers Super
Magic Man Reggie Rice and the Superheroes
of Southern Maryland for the evening.
Attendees can purchase raffle tickets for
items that appeal to children and adults,
with prizes ranging from a stay at the Ritz-
Carlton in Washington D.C. to a gardening
pack designed for a child and adult to use
together.
Brad anticipates the fundraiser becoming
a yearly event, and hopes to hold
it on March 25 next year – Cerebral Palsy
Photos courtesy of Brad Searle
Brad’s three-year-old son Jacob was diagnosed with
cerebral palsy.
Awareness Day.
The “FUNdraiser” will be at the Ruddy
Duck on April 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. For
more information, visit www.littlebeluga.
com.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Jacob uses a Power Wheels modified by Brad Searle.

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Community
Library Director Receives National Award
Brings National Recognition to St. Mary’s County
St. Mary’s County Library Director Kathleen Reif
is the 2013 recipient of the American Library Association
(ALA) Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library
Administrators Supporting Services to Children Award.
This annual national award is presented to an individual
in an administrator role who has shown exceptional
understanding and support of public library services to
children. She will receive the award on June 30 at the
ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
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St. Mary’s County Library Director Kathleen Reif received national
recognition for her work with children
Reif received the award “for her sustained and effective
efforts to providing children’s services, with
particular attention to early literacy and learning and
Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR), a parent education
outreach initiative.”
Her passion for children and early literacy and her
unwavering commitment the role public libraries play in
this mission were overwhelmingly evident in the eleven
glowing nominations letters from local, state and national
colleagues. Local testimony was submitted by
library staff, Library Board Vice-President Alan Dillingham,
Delegate John Bohanan, retired Commissioner
Tom Mattingly, School Superintendent Dr. Michael
Martirano and the Carolyn and Grant Graessle family.
According to the jury chair, “the Award Committee
was unanimous in their selection of Kathleen.” One
jury member noted that “her intense focus and commitment
to early literacy is what I feel definitely puts her
on top.” Another stated, “Good leaders can change lives
and it sounds like Kathleen has done that as a library
administrator in terms of her library colleagues in St.
Mary’s County, the role model she has become for others
dedicated to childhood literacy, and for all the children
her initiatives have touched.”
Locally, Reif has expanded the WoW Van Service
and transformed the children’s departments into welcoming
spaces for children and families to spend meaningful
moments to grow and learn together. She has created
and nurtured community relationships and partnerships
with Judy Centers,
Head Start, social services
and local businesses to
further early literacy. The
library system was selected
as one of five pilot sites
for The Race to the Top
Early Learning Challenge
Grant in Maryland.
At the state level, Reif
developed and chaired the
Maryland Association of
Public Library Administrators
Birth to Four Task
Force in 1998 which led
to the statewide campaign
“It’s Never Too Early.”
She was instrumental in
developing an on-going
relationship with public libraries
and Ready at Five,
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the statewide public/private partnership which gives
voice to young children in Maryland. She was appointed
by Governor Martin O’Malley to represent public libraries
on the Maryland Early Childhood Advisory Council,
a first for public libraries.
Nationally, her perseverance ultimately led to the
creation of the national Every Child Ready to Read
initiative which was recognized and earned Maryland
public libraries and Reif an invitation to participate in
Laura Bush’s White House Summit on Early Childhood
Cognitive Development in 2001. Her leadership led to
the creation of a partnership between Institute of Museum
and Library Services, the Office of Head Start, and
the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of
Child Care to encourage collaboration between early
childhood programs and public libraries to meet the
educational needs of young children and their families.
Not only is this an outstanding honor for Reif, but
also for St. Mary’s County Library. As she said, “If it
weren’t for the extraordinary support I receive from the
library staff and local partners, I could not have accomplished
many of the projects that allowed me to be nominated
for this award. I am honored to be recognized by
my professional association and, more importantly, to
be appreciated by the many colleagues who wrote the
support letters.”
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The County Times
Thursday, April 11, 2013 28
Boatloads of Trash Removed from St. Mary’s River
Volunteers pose with trash collected from the St. Mary’s River on Saturday, April 6, before it is hauled
off for proper disposal at the St. Andrew’s Landfill. Twenty-four volunteers pulled 19 tires, 17 bags of
recyclables, 11 bags of trash, and 980 lbs. of loose trash from the St. Mary’s River during the 5th Annual
St. Mary’s River Cleanup.
Tony Pait, one of 24 volunteers that gave the St. Mary’s River a spring cleaning Saturday, April 6, brings
a canoe-load of trash to shore.
“There’s a boat-load of trash!” exclaimed
Emily Jackson as she picked-up
trash from the banks of the St. Mary’s
River during the 5th Annual St. Mary’s
River Cleanup. Jackson was one of 24
volunteers that gave the St. Mary’s River
a spring-cleaning on Saturday, April 6,
removing one boatload and several canoe
and kayak loads of trash from the river.
With the river level high from recent
rains, volunteers carefully stacked
tires within canoes and placed other trash
in their kayaks as they paddled the St.
Mary’s River Water Trail focusing on the
area between the Great Mills Canoe and
Kayak Launch and Adkins Road. Another
set of volunteers took their boat up
the St. Mary’s River filling it with trash,
while several others combed the shoreline
collecting trash around St. Mary’s College
of Maryland.
In addition to the 19 tires collected,
plastic bags, beer cans, children toys, a
wallet, and even a mattress were removed
from the river during the cleanup, equating
to 17 bags of recyclables, 11 bags of
trash, and 980 lbs. of loose trash.
St. Mary’s County Public Works and
Transportation assisted by allowing proper
disposal of the trash at their St. Andrew’s
Landfill. Trash and litter on the roads can
wash into streams when it rains and can
harm wildlife, which can mistake it for
food or get tangled in it. Some waste can
also leach toxins into the water. In addition,
unsightly litter can decrease property
values and hurt businesses, recreation, and
tourism.
The St. Mary’s River Cleanup is hosted
by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association
(www.SMWRA.org), and is part
of the Alice Ferguson Foundation 25th
Annual Potomac
April Songsters at HSMC
On Friday, April 19, Patty Casey and Tom MacKenzie, formerly of Woods Tea Company,
will share their unique brand of acoustic folk music in the State House in Historic
St. Mary’s City. The duo, performing as Shady Rill, offers a range of sounds – everything
from French Canadian dance tunes and Tin Pan Alley, to Old Time Country and their
own impressive original compositions. Great harmonies and wonderful instrumentation
are the hallmark of these two much-traveled musicians. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.
Admission is $15 ($12 for Friends) at the door.

29 Thursday, April 11, 2013
The County Times
Newsmakers
Deputy Making a
Name for Herself in
Leonardtown
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
For the past 15 years in the St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office, Cpl. Peggy Smolarsky
has been the first officer on the scene
at a murder investigation, has run calls for
assaults and domestic violence as a patrol
deputy and has been a detective for the Bureau
of Criminal Investigations.
The past three years she has been the
town deputy for Leonardtown where the
pace of life and crime is different.
But there’s still plenty to do, she said.
The focus of her law enforcement career
is different now, she said, from reacting
to crime to trying to prevent it.
“I’m a people person and there’s a lot of
variety in this job,” Smolarsky said.
Many of her duties take her to civic
associations and homeowners groups
for crime prevention, mostly through
education.
She tells town residents about the dangers
of scam artists and the need to lock
their car doors and remove all the valuables
from their vehicles to prevent burglaries.
That type of community policing is rewarding
but she wasn’t sure she wanted this
job when it came open.
But she took the advice of a friend to
apply.
“I’m really glad I did now,” Smolarsky
said.
She still deals with incidence of vandalism,
theft and
domestic violence
calls. Perhaps she is
best known for curbing
speeding, and
therefore accidents,
on the town’s main
thoroughfare.
“The biggest
issue when I came
here was probably the
speed out on Route 5,”
Smolarsky said.
She and other law
officers have engaged
in a concentrated effort
to curb speeding
there and in about 18
months things have
changed considerably,
she said.
“It wasn’t uncommon
to pull people
over going 60 to 65
miles per hour,” Smolarsky
said. “But now
you’d be hard pressed
to find so many.”
And while not
everyone has appreciated
her aggressive
traffic enforcement
efforts in her distinctive
black and white
Photo By Guy Leonard
Cpl. Smolarsky patrols the streets of Leonardtown
in her one-of-a-kind cruiser.
cruiser — the only one of its kind in the
agency — Smolarsky said most people in
Leonardtown have welcomed her.
“I’d like to think they like me,” Smolarsky
said.
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Sp rts
Midnight
Madness, ET
Series at MIR
This Friday night, April 12 MIR will host the Speed
Unlimited Midnight Madness Series. The Midnight Madness
series is a great place to check out street legal drag
racing, hang out with your friends, enjoy great food, meet
new people, and cruise the pits. You can enter your own
streetcar or street bike into the event for time runs, grudge
runs, or trophy racing. It’s safe, fun, affordable, and legal.
Plus, this Friday night will feature the Outlaw Drag
Radial heads-up class. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and
first round eliminations will start at 10 p.m. for all classes.
General Admission for adults is $10, and kids 11 and under
are free. Race Entry Fee is only $20.
On Saturday, April 13, MIR will host the Speed Unlimited
ET series. The event will feature Top E.T., Mod
E.T., Motorcycle, Jr. Dragster, and test and tune. The Summit
Super Series programs will be in effect this Saturday.
Gates will open Saturday at 1 p.m. with time runs starting
at 2 p.m. J/D Eliminations will start at 4 p.m. and eliminations
for all other classes start at 6 p.m. General Admission
for adults is $15, and kids 11 and under are free.
On Sunday, April 14, MIR will host another full day
Test and Tune. Time runs, grudge runs, testing, and tuning
all day long. MIR will also have a free $1,000 to win
gamblers race for the bracket racers. So bring your grudge
matches, streetcars, pro cars, bracket cars, imports, motorcycles,
and Jr. Dragsters to MIR. Gates open at 10 a.m.,
eliminations begin at 3 p.m., and the test and tune is over
at 6 p.m.. Admission is just $15.
For more detailed information on these events call
the 24-Hour Dragline Hotline at 301-884-RACE or visit
us at www.mirdrag.com
By Doug Watson
Contributing Writer
The County Times
Thursday, April 11, 2013 30
Potomac Late Models
Fall to Fast David Williams
Budds Creek, MD- The drought is over for Mechanicsville’s
David Williams. The former four-time Potomac late
model track champion scored his first win of the season, and
first since 2011, in last Friday nights 35-lap Ed Canupp memorial.
The win for Williams, worth $2,000, was his career 31st
in the late models and 84th overall feature win at Potomac.
Williams and opening-day winner Kenny Moreland
brought the field to the initial green flag of the race. Williams
left little doubt that he had the car to beat as he shot into the
race lead off turn-two and would go on to lead every lap of the
event. As Williams lead, Jamie Lathroum was glued to Williams
back bumper. The duo raced in and out of lapped cars
mid-way through, and Lathroum would get close more than
once, but he was unable to unseat Williams and would settle
for second. “We’ve been struggling so bad here lately, I didn’t
think we were going to win again!” Williams stated during
his post-race interview. “These guys behind me are the reason
we’re here tonight.” Said Williams. “We changed a bunch of
things on this car and it was as good as it’s been in a long time.
I just hope now we can keep it going.” Dale Hollidge had another
solid run taking third, fifteenth-starting JT Spence was
fourth and Ryan Hackett rounded-out the top-five. Heats for
the 15 cars entered went to Williams and Hollidge.
The crate late models made their first appearance of the
season with Darin Henderson taking the win. Henderson started
on the pole and would lead all 15-laps to post the win over
John Imler, Race Alton and Kerry King. Henderson was the
heat winner.
Darren Alvey scored his first win of the season and second
of his career in the 16-lap street stock feature. Alvey took
the lead from Mike Raleigh on lap-three and would lead the
distance. Mike Latham was second, Raleigh was third, Barry
Williams Sr. was fourth with Dale Reamy rounding-out the
top-five. Alvey was the heat winner.
Sam Archer was the winner of the hotly contested 15-lap
hobby stock main. Archer ran in the top-five for most of the
race before he became the third-different race leader on lapthirteen.
Archer would have to repel the advances of eventual
runner-up Jonathon Raley over the final two-laps to post the
win. Jerry Deason was third, defending track champion John
Burch was fourth with twelfth-starting Matt Tarbox completing
the top-five. Heats went to Tarbox and Raley.
Mark Pollard scored his first-career Potomac u-car feature
win the divisions 12-lap contest. Pollard started third,
but had the race lead as the pack raced off turn two. Pollard
would go on to lead every lap over runner-up Erica Bailey.
Ryan Clement was third, Billy Hill fourth with Mikey Latham
rounding out the top-five. Heats went to Pollard and Tom
Paddock.
Late model feature finish
1. David Williams 2. Jamie Lathroum 3. Dale Hollidge 4. JT
Spence 5. Ryan Hackett 6. Kyle Lear 7. Deane Guy 8. Scott
Cross 9. Tommy Wagner Jr. 10. Colt White 11. Dominic De-
Fino 12. Ray Kable Jr. 13. Dave Adams 14. Kenny Moreland
15. Kerry King
Crate late model feature finish
1. Darin Henderson 2. John Imler 3. Race Alton 4. Kerry King
Street stock feature finish
1. Darren Alvey 2. Mike Latham 3. Mike Raleigh 4. Barry
Williams Sr. 5. Dale Reamy
Hobby stock feature finish
1. Sam Archer 2. Jonathon Raley 3. Jerry Deason 4. John
Burch 5. Matt Tarbox 6. Matt Krickbaum 7. Brittany Wenk
8. Jamie Sutphin 9. Tommy Randall 10. Phil Lang 11. Billy
Crouse 12. Greg Morgan 13. Lloyd Deans 14. Brian Adkins
(DNS)
u-car feature finish
1. Mark Pollard 2. Erica Bailey 3. Ryan Clement 4. Billy Hill 5.
Mikey Latham 6. Corey French 7. Speed Alton 8. Sam Raley
9. Charlotte Ball 10. DJ Powell 11. Tom Paddock 12. Megan
Mann 13. Corey Swaim 14. Kevin Pollard (DNS)
The In’s, Out’s of a Multi-Vitamin
By Debra Meszaros CSN
www.MXSportsNutrition.com
Do you believe a once-a-day tablet
can supply your body with all the
nutrition it needs
With the ever-growing number
of vitamin supplements on the market
today, it seems impossible to decide
which brands and types to take. One
would never imagine that within the
vast ocean of supplement choices, it would be so difficult
to find supplements that truly deliver there monies
worth in nutrition. So how can you determine what is
best How does someone match a product to their nutritional
needs
All vitamins are not created equal.
From the day you are born, your body can identify
every natural molecule by its three-dimensional structure.
Amazing huh Identifying nature is “born in”
knowledge. Most importantly your body identifies the
nutrients that enter it by their structure. When man attempts
to reproduce or alter what nature develops naturally,
the three-dimensional structures simply don’t
match. The controversy surrounding this fact is whether
or not the body can identify and utilize these unknown
structures.
In choosing a multi-vitamin it is important to consider
a few factors; are you digestively challenged, have
leaky gut syndrome, celiac, IBS, no gallbladder, excess
stress or acid reflux When someone is digestively
challenged in any way, absorption of nutrients is compromised.
Nutrients taken as supplements that have a
greater absorption rate would be sublingual [nutrients
diffuse into the bloodstream through tissues under
the tongue] or ionic form [molecules with the correct
electrical charge have a higher absorption rate]. These
forms bypass the digestive tract if taken without food,
so digestive issues do not come into play.
Another optional form of nutrients would be supplements
produced 100 percent from whole food. There is
a big difference between food based and whole food.
Food based usually means that in the manufacturing
some food was used to acquire one or more of its ingredients,
it does not mean the supplement is 100 percent
whole food. In fact, it is common practice that most
of these formulas are indeed man made nutrients with
some food-derived ingredients tossed in. A true whole
food supplement contains only whole food nutrients and
nothing man made (synthetic) or artificial. The more
natural molecules present in a supplement, the higher its
absorption.
When shopping for supplements, most individuals
consider the price of the item as the determining factor
to make the purchase or not. When it comes to supplements,
those found in discount stores and big corporate
“we sell it for less” stores, often are artificial and man
made. Quality nutrients cannot be produced inexpensively;
but are you really paying more Taking the absorption
factor into consideration, quality supplements
actually cost less. Additionally, artificial and man-made
nutrients can stress various organs like your liver or kidneys,
as your body spends energy to attempt to process
and eliminate them. Some research indicates the absorption
rate to be as low as 14 to 40 percent [depending on
one’s digestive abilities] for man-made nutrients vs. the
common 90 percent plus rate for sublingual, ionic, and
whole food forms.
Lastly, be aware of other ingredients on the label
like magnesium stearate [a filler found in capsules], sugars,
preservatives, and other chemicals. A sign of a great
supplement manufacturer is the absence of these items.
©2013 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.com. All rights reserved;
no duplication without permission.
DISCLAIMER: When you read through the diet and lifestyle
information, you must know that everything within it is for informational
purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice
from your physician or other health care professional. I am making
no attempt to prescribe any medical treatment. You should not use the
information here for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or
for prescription of any medication or other treatment. The products
and the claims made about specific products have not been evaluated
by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. You should consult
with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise
or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you
have or suspect you might have a health problem. Confirm the safety
of any supplements with your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist (healthcare
professional). Some information given is solely an opinion, thought
and or conclusion based on experiences, trials, tests, assessments or
other available sources of information. I do not make any guarantees
or promises with regard to results. I may discuss substances that have
not been subject to double blind clinical studies or FDA approval or
regulation. You assume the responsibility for the decision to take any
natural remedy.
You and only you are responsible if you choose to do anything
with the information you have read. You do so at your own risk. I
encourage you to make your own health decisions based upon your
research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

31 Thursday, April 11, 2013
The County Times
St. Mary’s Department of Aging
Programs and Activities
Deadline approaching for ‘Nina Dandy’ Cruise
On Friday, May 10, the St. Mary’s County Department
of Aging and Human Services is sponsoring a
cruise aboard the ‘Nina Dandy.’ Reservation and payment
must be made no later than Thursday, April 18.
Cruise along the Potomac and dine while viewing the
Washington Monument; Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials;
the Kennedy Center; Watergate; Washington Harbor;
Georgetown and many other beautiful landmarks. The
Cost is $90 per person, which includes: the cruise tour;
a three-course luncheon with your choice of selected
entrées; drinks (non-alcoholic); tips for wait staff; motor
coach bus driver, and snacks traveling to and from Alexandria,
Virginia. Reservations and payment can be made
at any of the Senior Activity Centers. For more information
call, 301-475-4002 ext. 1001.
Care for the Caregiver
On Tuesday, April 16, at 10:45 a.m., the Senior Matters
discussion group will meet at the Northern Senior
Activity Center to talk about meeting the needs of caregivers
and exploring possible resources for the caregiver.
Structured like a small study or focus group, participants
explore issues and concerns related to aging in a small
group setting, facilitated by Elizabeth Holdsworth (LC-
SW-C). The group meets the first and third Tuesdays of
the month at 10:45 a.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Please
contact the center for more information at, 301-475-4002
ext. 1001.
Balancing Act Series to run on Wednesdays
April 17 – May 8
If you are having trouble with your sense of balance,
there is help available. Dave Scheible, a professional personal
trainer who teaches many fitness programs in St.
Mary’s and Calvert Counties, has developed a program
that targets this vital aspect of life. Features of the series
include awareness, exercises and strategies that are easy
and effective. The class will meet at Loffler Senior Activity
Center at 3:15 p.m. The cost for this workshop is
$20 for all four sessions, payable to Dave on the first day
of class. For more information or to sign up call 301-737-
5670, ext. 1658 by Monday, April 15.
Tai Chi for Arthritis Beginner Class
Loffler Senior Activity Center will hold beginning
Tai Chi for Arthritis classes at 9 a.m. on Wednesday
mornings from May 8 until June 26 (eight sessions).
Medical studies have shown that practicing this program
reduces pain significantly, prevents falls for the elderly
and provides many other health benefits in a relatively
short period of time. While there is no monetary cost
for this class, commitment to attendance and practice at
home is required for students. Space is limited. To sign
up for this class or for more information call 301-737-
5670, ext. 1658.
Trip to see Orioles Play San Diego Padres
On Wednesday, May 15 we will take a trip to watch
the Baltimore Orioles. Game time is 12:35 p.m. and pickups
will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Loffler Senior Activity
Center, Garvey Senior Activity Center at 9 a.m. and
Northern Senior Activity Center at 9:30 a.m. Forget driving
and parking hassles, take a luxury bus to the game!
The cost of $60 includes transportation, ticket (seats are
under cover for your comfort from sun and rain), tip for
driver and snack on the bus. Stop by any of the Senior
Activity Centers in St. Mary’s County to make your payment
(thus reserving your space). Call Joyce at 301-737-
5670, ext. 1656 for more information.
Friday Morning Softball
Spring is in the air and it’s time to dust off that bat
and glove and head out to Miedzinski Park in Leonardtown
for a pick-up game of softball on Fridays at 10 a.m.
beginning April 26. Ages 50 and above are welcome.
Call the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-4200,
ext. 1062 for more information.
SENIOR LIVING
2nd Annual Used Book Sale
Donate your used books to the Garvey Senior
Activity Center’s used book sale fundraiser. All funds
raised will go towards special events and entertainment
at center events. Books for all ages are welcome. Hardcovers,
paperback, and books on tape in good condition
are appreciated. To make a donation drop off your items
at the Garvey Senior Activity Center April 8 – April 19.
Shop at the Book Sale on Wednesday, April 24
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 301-
475-9677 ext. 1050.
Law Day
Do you need help with making Advance Directives
The St. Mary’s County Department of Aging and
Human Services, in conjunction with Elville & Associates,
presents Law Day on Wednesday, May 1 at the
Northern Senior Activity Center. The topic of discussion
will be advance directives and attorneys will be on
site to answer any questions and to help prepare necessary
forms for advance directives at no charge. Appointments
are required, call the Garvey Senior Activity
Center 301-475-4200 ext. 1050.
Defensive Driving
As St. Mary’s County grows, so does the number of
drivers on the road and we witness an increase in accidents.
Sometimes it’s difficult to navigate through congestion
and ever-changing traffic patterns. Learn what it
means to be a defensive driver, including how to navigate
intersections safely, driving through work zones,
and driving with large trucks. Also learn the best way
to defend yourself in a crash and learn the latest safety
features in automobiles. Presentation will be on Friday,
April 19 at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Presentation
will begin at 1 p.m. and lunch will be available
prior to the seminar. To sign-up call 301-475-4002 ext.
1001. Lunch reservations need to be made at least one
day in advance.
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001
Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
A Journey Through Time
The
Chronicle
St. Mary’s County
Grand Jury, 1907
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
“In Maryland,
Grand Juries are
made up of 23 citizens
and serve 4
month terms (chosen
every January, May
and September). Because
of this long
tenure, they are not
picked completely at
random. Instead, petit jurors are asked
to fill out a form if they are willing to
participate on a grand jury. Grand jurors
are chosen only from those who
have agreed to commit themselves to the
4-month term. For that reason, many
grand jurors are retirees or citizens otherwise
able to commit themselves to a
4-month term.”
Photo Courtesy of St. Mary’s County Historical Society
Front Row (L-R): James Dallas Evans (1842-1917); Joseph
Benedict Drury (1858-1952); Joseph Ford Shaw,
Jr. (1839-1913); Benjamin Harris Camalier (State’s
Attorney, 1849-1936); John S. Jones (1856-1936);
Unknown
Second Row (L-R): Aloysius C. Welch (1862-1936);
Joseph Edwin Coad (1825-1911); James Clinton
Hebb (1878-1958); J. Harry Bedford (1875-aft. 1918);
Unknown
Third Row (L-R): Uriah Lee Maguire (1865-aft. 1920);
John H. Aud (1851-1929); Unknown; Fabian F. Gough
(1859-1916)
Fourth Row (L-R): Unknown; Charles Wesley Magill
(1870-aft. 1920); Marshall Lyles Sothoron (1844-1923);
George Brent Davis (1866-1942); George Franklin Wathen
(1837-1920)
The following served on this Grand Jury and are not in
the picture or are unidentified:
George William Graves (1868-aft. 1920); Hezekiah
Duncan Burroughs (1847-1927); Joseph Ralph Barnes
(1878-1947); Abraham Smith; Samuel W. Van Pelt;
George H. Bankins; William H. Moore (1868-aft.
1910); William Armistead Hill (1856-1924).

The County Times
Thursday, April 11, 2013 32
All Month Long
• The Discovery Education 3M Young
Scientist Challenge 2013
Entries can be submitted online now
through April 23, 2013. To help the next
generation of great innovators, Discovery
Education and 3M are looking for America’s
next “Top Young Scientist.” Ten finalists,
grades 5-8, will be chosen to work directly
with a 3M scientist to create an innovation
that solves a problem in everyday life that
they will present at the 3M Innovation Center
for the chance to win $25,000. For additional
information and to enter, please visit
www.youngscientistchallenge.com.
• Free Tax Preparation
Beginning in February, IRS/AARPcertified
tax counselors will provide free tax
preparation and electronic filing for low-tomoderate-income
taxpayers in St. Mary’s
County. Personal returns only: no out of
state returns or returns involving farms,
businesses, rental properties, or partnerships.
Taxpayers must have proof of social
security number and picture identification.
Bring a copy of last year’s return and all income
and tax related information including
names, social security numbers, and birth
dates for all persons who will be listed on
the return. Call 301-884-8370 between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to schedule an
appointment at a site near you or visit our
walk-in site at the McKay’s Shopping Center
on Great Mills Road (under the “Virtuous
Woman Hair Salon” sign). Hours for the
McKay’s site: Monday 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday
and Thursday 3- to 7 p.m., and Saturday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment required
at this site.
• St. Maries Musica Spring 2013 Concerts
Sunday, April 21, 3 p.m. Asbury Solomons
(residents and family only)
Friday, April 26: 7 p.m. Historic Saint
Mary’s City Restored Chapel
Sunday, April 28: 3 p.m. SMILE Benefit
Concert - Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Solomon’s Island, (with Patuxent Voices)
Monday, April 29: 7 p.m. First Saint’s
Community Church, St. Paul’s Campus
25550 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown.
Monday, May 6: 7 p.m. Patuxent Presbyterian
Church 23421 Kingston Creek
Road, California, Md. (and performing
Requiem by Maurice Duruflé with Festival
Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, Harp and
Organ)
New this season: The newly formed
Festival Chorus will be performing Requiem
by Maurice Duruflé with Chamber Orchestra,
Harp and Organ. Requiem will be performed
in its entirety by the Festival Chorus
at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church only on
Monday, May 6th. Selected excerpts will be
performed by St. Maries Musica at our remaining
concert venues.
Thursday, April 11
• So. Maryland RC&D Board, INC.
Awards Dinner
3225 King’s Landing Road, Huntingtown, 6
p.m.
The Southern Maryland RC&D Board
will be hosting the 2013 Annual Awards
Dinner. The agenda for the night is: social
time at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., presentation
at 7:15 p.m., awards at 8 p.m., followed
by adjournment at 8:30 p.m. Buffet menu
includes: crab balls, peeled shrimp, fried
chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn,
green beans, rolls, tea, coffee, and soda. The
registration form is to be returned by March
27. Please make checks payable to: Southern
Maryland RC&D Board, Inc. Email denitra.
brawner@somdrcd.org or log onto www.
somdrcd.org for more information on the
night’s activities. Please note that there are
no refunds after March 27.
• Basket Bingo Fundraiser
Leonardtown Fire House (22733 Lawrence
Avenue, Leonardtown), 5:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo
starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $20 for a regular
book or 20 games. Extra books are $5 each
and special books of four games are $4 each.
Each person must have an admission ticket
to enter. Children must have a ticket and be
accompanied by an adult. Prizes include
themed Longaberger baskets. Raffle tickets
will be on sale.
• College Music Trio to Perform Works of
Beethoven
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Auerbach
Auditorium, St. Mary’s Hal, 8 p.m.
Cellist Suzanne Orban, violinist José
Cueto and pianist Brian Ganz will play a
program of chamber music at St. Mary’s
College of Maryland. The program is free
and open to the public. The heart of the program
will be the sparkling Trio in E-flat major,
Op. 1, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Friday, April 12
• 29th East Coast SETP Symposium
Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, 8 a.m.
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
is pleased to announce the 29 th East Coast
SETP Symposium. The symposium will be
held in conjunction with the US Naval Test
Pilot School Reunion. Please visit the website
for more detailed information and to
register for this symposium. All SETP members,
other Pax River Flight Test Professionals
and aviation enthusiasts with base access
are ALL welcome to register and attend. The
registration fee is $40 and includes lunch.
The USNTPS Alumni Association has invited
all attendees to attend an afternoon/
evening reception at the Flight Deck Lounge
following the symposium. The symposium
will be held at the River’s Edge Catering and
Conference Center, 46870 Tate Road, Patuxent
River, MD 20670. Check-in will begin
at 8 a.m. and the symposium will begin at
8:30 a.m. Vice Admiral Dunaway, USN (M),
Commander, Naval Air Systems Command,
will be the luncheon speaker. The dress for
this event is business causal or flight suit.
• Co’Motion Dance Theater
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata
Campus, Center for Business and Industry
(BI) Building, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata,
8 p.m.
Hailing from central Iowa, Co’Motion
Dance Theater presents diverse programming
designed to be accessible yet offering
new ideas to audiences of all ages and
all levels of dance experience. A quirky
sense of humor, not always associated with
this art form, distinguishes many of choreographer
Valerie Williams’ works. Other
dances, more serious and reflective, provide
audiences with opportunities for introspective
contemplation. To interview dancers or
Co’Motion Dance Theater General Manager
Madeleine Russell by phone prior to
performance, please contact Dorothy Hill,
lead media relations coordinator, 301-934-
7745, or Karen Smith Hupp, senior executive
director of community relations, 301-934-
7701. For information on performance, visit
csmd.edu/Arts/ProfessionalGuests.html
Saturday, April 13
• World Carnival at St. Mary’s College
18952 E Fishers Rd., St Mary’s City, 12 to 4 p.m.
The 20th anniversary of St. Mary’s College
of Maryland’s World Carnival on the college’s
Admissions Field, the public is welcome
to partake in multicultural dance and
music performances, as well as lawn sports,
crafts, and enjoy foods from local vendors.
World Carnival is sponsored by the St.
Mary’s College SGA Programs Board. The
event is free and open to all ages.
• St. Mary’s Public School’s Shoe Fund
Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology
Center, parking lot, 7 to 11 a.m.
The Criminal Justice Program is having
a yard sale to benefit the St. Mary’s
County Public Schools’ Shoe Fund. All
proceeds will be directly donated to the
fund. Items will include furniture, printers,
DVD players, clothing, Wii accessories,
musical instruments, stereo equipment, and
much more. The yard sale will be in the
school’s parking lot, or inside if there is inclement
weather.
• Cornhole Tournament
Bingo Building at Hollywood Volunteer Fire
Department, 10 a.m.
Cost if $50 per team. Hamburgers, hot
dogs, chips, and cold beer for sale. Prizes
are $500 for the first place team, $250 for
second and $125 for third. For more information,
visit www.svrsfd.org or call Gary
Crampton at 443-975-2857. Proceeds benefit
the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad
Convention.
• Indoor Yard Sale
The Center for Life Enrichment, 8 a.m. to 1
p.m.
The Center for Life Enrichment will
again host an Indoor Yard Sale. Gently used
treasures and your favorite vendors. We will
feature crafts, gifts and affordable jewelry.
Refreshments and baked goods. Second Saturday
of every month. For more information
contact Karen at 301-373-8100, ext. 826.
• US Coast Guard Boating Safety Class
Lexington Park Library, 21677 FDR Boulevard,
9 a.m.
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Solomons
Flotilla 23-2, will present a two-session
Maryland Boating Safety Education
course on Saturday, April 13 and 20. The
class will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with
a lunch break at noon. The class will be
presented in the Lexington Park Library,
Longfellow Room. Graduates of this course
will receive the Maryland Boater Safety
Education certificate. This certificate must
be carried by any person born after July 1,
1972 while that person operates a registered
vessel in Maryland waters. Students must
attend both sessions and pass a final examination
in order to obtain the certificate. Topics
include: Introduction to Boating Terms,
Boating Equipment, Boat Trailering, Boat
Handling Underway, Navigation Aids, Boating
Emergencies, Maryland Boating Laws,
Jet Ski Operation, Water Skiing Regulations,
Hunting and Fishing. Contact Gary Smith at
410-326-8377 or fsope.232@hotmail.com to
preregister. Space is limited, so sign up early.
• 2nd Saturday Series at Sotterley
Sotterley Plantation, 44300 Sotterley Lane,
Hollywood, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
“A Taste of History: How African
American Foods Influenced Our Modern
Cuisine
Saturday.” What did people eat during
the 1700s Come learn about the foods that
were transported on slave ships during the
18th century and how they influenced colonial
dishes, as well as our modern regional
foods. Lecture and demonstration will be
presented by the Director of Education of
Historic London Town and Gardens. Limited
to 60 people per session. Admission Information:
$15 per person. Advance reservation
required. Purchase tickets online: www.
ticketderby.com
• Walk MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Booz Allen Hamilton, six different locations
throughout Washington, D.C.
Below is the calendar listing for Walk
MS 2013 presented by Booz Allen Hamilton.
Please feel free to contact me if you
would like more information about the event.
We appreciate your support in our mission
to create a world free of MS. Walk MS Presented
by Booz Allen Hamilton. Join more
than 7,000 walkers and 750 volunteers for
the Walk MS 2013 presented by Booz Allen
Hamilton to benefit the National Multiple
Sclerosis This event, held at six different
locations throughout the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area, is a chance for individuals,
families, and teams of friends and coworkers
to come together and declare: We
are the movement to end MS. Take the first
step: to register, volunteer, or learn more,
visit www.WalkMSNationalCapital.org or
call the National Capital Chapter at (202)
296-5363, option 2.
• A Community Preparedness Fair
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 22747 Old Rolling Road, California,
Md., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The purpose of the fair is to provide
important information to the public about
preparing for emergencies including financial
crises, unexpected job losses, seasonal
weather challenges, possible area disasters,
and power outages. Programs will be provided
for those interested in career and financial
preparedness, preparing emergency
kits and plans, food and water storage, and
generators, as well as amateur radio and
emergency communications. County-specific
information will be available.
Residents of both counties are being
urged to ramp up their personal preparedness
kits, plans, and food storage in addition
to getting involved in their respective
communities through their Community
Emergency Response Teams (CERT), local
American Red Cross (ARC) chapters, amateur
radio clubs, volunteer fire departments,
other related activities.
For questions and additional information
about the fair, please call the event coordinator,
Blythe Joy Patenaude at 202-386-
0906 or email at pjoybaker@aol.com. The
event is free and open to the public.
• Yard Sale
Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad,
28120 Old Flora Corner Road, Mechanicsville,
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
If you have items that you would like to
donate please contact Brandi. We are in need

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of items to also sell at our yard sale fundraiser.
You will be provided a tax slip.
• Treasures Sale Saturday
All Saints Episcopal Church, intersection of
Routes 2 and 4, Sunderland, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Find great buys and gently used items at
All Saints Episcopal Church Hall. Admission
and parking are free. For more information,
call 301-855-7570.
• Say Hello to Spring Festival
Remax Parking Lot, 23076 Three Notch Rd,
California, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Relay for Life of St. Mary’s County will
hold a Say Hello To Spring Festival. Please
join us as our teams hold a variety of fundraisers,
including yard sale items, food and
refreshments, crafts and vendor items. All net
proceeds will benefit the American Cancer
Society. For more information contact Tom
Cavanagh at logisticks@stmarysrelay.org or
visit our website at www.stmarysrelay.org or
visit our website at www.stmarysrelay.org.
• Spring Fling with DJ
Father Andrew While School, 22850 Washington
Street, Leonardtown, 6 to 9 p.m.
Come out for a special evening celebrating
the Eucharist at St. Aloysius Church then
get your dancing shoes on and plan to attend
the Spring Fling Dance with DJ at Father Andrew
White School. Pizza is included. Young
and young at heart are welcome. For more
information, contact Bonnie Elward at bonnieelward@gmail.com
or call 240-434-9757.
• Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 37497
Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico, 7 p.m.
A Contra Dance sponsored by Southern
Maryland Traditional Music and Dance,
featuring caller DeLaura Padovan. The doors
open at 7 p.m. and the dancing begins at 7:30.
Contra is a traditional American style of social
dance and is a huge amount
of fun and exercise. If you’ve
ever danced a Virginia Reel or
been to a Square Dance, you
have a good idea how much fun
it can be. Beginners are encouraged
to arrive at 7 p.m. to get
some instruction in the various
dances. Admission is $8 for
non-SMTMD members; $6 for
members (band members are
free). No fancy or outlandish
clothing is required. You need to
be comfortable, to move freely.
There will be an ice cream social
following the dance. For more
information and directions go to
www.smtmd.org.
Booz Allen Hamilton. Please feel free to contact
me if you would like more information
about the event. We appreciate your support
in our mission to create a world free of MS.
Walk MS Presented by Booz Allen Hamilton.
Join more than 7,000 walkers and 750 volunteers
for the Walk MS 2013 presented by
Booz Allen Hamilton to benefit the National
Multiple Sclerosis This event, held at six different
locations throughout the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan area, is a chance for individuals,
families, and teams of friends and
co-workers to come together and declare: We
are the movement to end MS. Take the first
step: to register, volunteer, or learn more, visit
www.WalkMSNationalCapital.org or call the
National Capital Chapter at (202) 296-5363,
option 2.
Monday, April 15
• Youth Political Round Table
Leonardtown Public Library Meeting Room,
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Join us as our Youth discuss and debate
their solutions for reducing, increasing,
or keeping current Government Entitlement
Spending. Topics were selected by our youth,
ages 16 through 24. For more info, contact
Julie Burk-Greer Youth Outreach Director at
jburk@md.metrocast.net.
Wednesday, April 17
• The Impact of Micromessaging on Equity
in STEM
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata
Campus, Center for Business and Industry
(BI) Building, Dr. John M. Sine Conference
Room 103/104 (8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata),
-10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
CSM Lecture on Closing Gender and
Racial Gaps in STEM. This Career and College
Readiness Event for teachers, counselors,
educators and parents presents a lecture
by Community College of Baltimore County
Biology Professor Dr. Tara Ebersole on “The
Impact of Micromessaging on Equity in
STEM.” With more than 30 years of experience
in teaching and administration, Ebersole
will discuss latest research on closing gender
and racial gaps in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) and how
this research affects teaching methods. Free.
Register at jandrews-walker@csmd.edu or
301-934-7824.
• CSM’s Career and College Readiness
Event
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata
Campus, Center for Business and Industry
(BI) Building, Dr. John Sine Room 103/104,
8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. 1:30 to 4:30p.m.
CSM Lecture on Preparing
Students with Vital Work Skills.
This Career and College Readiness Event for
educators, counselors and parents presents
‘Will Your Students be Prepared…or Just
Educated” a lecture by best-selling author
Chad Foster on the skills that young people
will need to be successful in the 21st century.
Author of “Teenagers Preparing for the Real
World,” “Financial Literacy for Teens,” and
“Career Readiness for Teens,” Foster will
make sense of educating teens in this thoughtprovoking
and entertaining presentation.
Free. Register at jandrews-walker@csmd.edu
or 301-934-7824.
Thursday, April 18
• Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad
Auxiliary
Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad
Building, Lawrence Avenue, Leonardtown,
7 p.m.
The Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad
Auxiliary is in need of new members. We
hold monthly meetings on the 3rd Thursday
of each month. If interested in helping
us help our local rescue squad with various
types of fund raising activities please
come by. For more information please call
Magdaline Holmes at 301-4745-5624.
Friday, April 19
• 2013 Speaker Series at Sotterley
The Barn at Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley
Lane, Hollywood, 7 p.m.
Join Mitch Yockelson of the Archival
Recovery Team and Federal Special
Agent Greg Tremaglio for their first-hand
account of how Barry Landau and his coconspirator
Jason Savedoff violated the
trust of the archival profession by posing
as professional researchers in order to steal
over 10,000 objects of cultural heritage.
Landau and Savedoff would visit the collections
and secretly put documents in
custom-sewn hidden pockets of their overcoats
and jackets. In July, 2011 the pair
was finally caught while on an expedition
at The Maryland Historical Society. Please
call 301-373-2280 to make your reservation.
Admission is free.
To submit your event
listing to go in our
Community Calendar,
please email
news@countytimes.net
with the listing details by
12 p.m. on the Tuesday
prior to our Thursday
publication.
Your Local Community News Source
• Yard and Bake Sale
The old hyperspace building,
rte. 235 before the Hollywood
Burchmart intersection, 7 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Hollywood Yoga and Fitness
is having a yard and bake
sale to benefit Relay for life. All
proceeds go to American Cancer
Society.
Sunday, April 14
• Walk MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Booz Allen Hamilton, six different
locations throughout Washington,
D.C.
Below is the calendar listing
for Walk MS 2013 presented by
The County Times
Serving St. Mary’s
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 34
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
“Running clubs provide a great social
network in an atmosphere that is supportive
of your fitness goals. Local running clubs
typically offer a variety of activities such
as beginning running programs, regular
group or training runs, distance training
programs, organized racing teams, local
events calendar, and much more,” according
to the Road Runners of America,
founded in 1958. Their motto is “We Run
the Nation.”
Chesapeake Bay Running club is a local
chapter, which grew out of three men
who ran on base. The club now boasts 117
households.
According to club vice president Paul
Serra, entire families join the club, making
it a multi-generational group.
The club’s encourages physical fitness
through running, walking and other crosstraining
activities. Some members are preparing
for marathons and triathlons while
others are interested in fun runs and walks.
Members organize weekly workouts
on road, tracks and trails throughout
Southern Maryland. The organization supports
non-runners and experienced runners
from young to old through education and
advocacy.
Recently, the club has offered its first
10 to 12 week training program for “all
runners from well-seasoned, experienced
runners all the way to those who are just
starting out.”
The program included a questionnaire
for experienced runner, Sara Fry, “to elicit
Local Club ‘Runs the Nation’
background information, goals, and timing
and location information, to help her get to
know the participants, and decide how to
structure the course.”
The club created a new program called
Couch to 5k to prepare non-runners to compete
in a 5k race.
Crystal and Perry Rapp, wife and husband,
joined the club in 2008 in a search for
something healthy they could do together.
“It’s so great to have someone to run
with,” Crystal said. Running with others
can motivate an individual when they are
not in the mood to go for a run. They’ve become
friends with some club members.
Club membership is $15 per year per
person or $18 per family. Members receive
discounts to enter races throughout the
county and meet individuals with similar
interests, Serra said.
The Chesapeake Bay Running Club
participates with other regional running
clubs and local organizations. Members
enter races, register participants, and manage
the timer. In return, other clubs help the
Chesapeake Bay runners with their events.
The club offers a grand prix series of races
every year, and everyone who participates
in at least five races is entered to win a prize
at an end-of-year gathering, Serra said.
For more information, visit www.
cbrcmd.org. The club meets every second
Monday at Nicolletti’s Pizza in Lexington
Park. Attendees receive free pizza as they
discuss upcoming club activities and programs,
Serra said.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Upcoming Runs
April
13 (Sat) St Mary’s 5K & 10K Run for Hospice Leonardtown 8:30 a.m.
14 (Sun) SOFE 5K Solomons 9 a.m.
18 (Thu) Base Earth Day 5K Lexington Park 11 a.m.
20 (Sat) Pete Mahon Warrior 5K La Plata 9 a.m.
21 (Sun) Hurricane Lacrosse 5K Huntingtown 12 p.m.
27 (Sat) Civista 5K La Plata 8:30 am
27 (Sat) West River Estates 5K West River 9 a.m.
Photos courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Running Club
May
4 (Sat) In-Tents 5K Charlotte Hall 9 a.m.
4 (Sat) Run for the Bay 5K Chesapeake Beach 8:30 a.m.
11 (Sat) Peake Youth Obstacle Run Huntingtown 8 a.m.
11 (Sat) Farming for Hunger 5K Benedict 9 a.m.
11 (Sat) Base Leatherneck 5K Lexington Park 9:30 a.m.

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What’s
What’s
Going On
Thursday, April 11
• Sam Grow
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,
Dowell) – 8 p.m.
• Gretchen Richie Jazz Cabaret
Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street,
Leonardtown) – 5 to 8 p.m.
• Dave Norris
DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road,
California) – 6 p.m.
• Dylan Galvin and Justin Myles
Tequila Grill & Cantina (30320 Triangle
Drive, Charlotte Hall) – 7 to 10 p.m.
• Derrick the D.J.
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 12
• The Piranhas
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,
Dowell) – 8 p.m.
• Dave Norris
DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road,
California) – 6 p.m.
• Mike Starkey Group
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 13
• St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s World
Carnival
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
(18952 E.
Fisher Rd
St. Mary’s City) – 12 p.m.
• Four Of A Kind
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 8:30 p.m.
• Opening Day at Outdoor Tasting Room,
Music by Billy Breslin
Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina
Road,
Prince Frederick) – 12 p.m.
• Mike Starkey’s Band
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,
Dowell) – 8 p.m.
•Stickey Wicket
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch
Road, Mechanicsville) – 9:30 p.m.
• Fair Warning
DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road,
California) – 6 p.m.
In Entertainment
Sunday, April 14
• Motown Magic
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 3 p.m.
Monday, April 15
• Family Karaoke
Tequila Grill & Cantina (30320 Triangle
Drive, Charlotte Hall) – 7 p.m.
• Team Trivia
DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road,
California) – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16
• Dylan Galvin
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,
Dowell) – 7 p.m.
• Cantina Trivia
Tequila Grill & Cantina (30320 Triangle
Drive, Charlotte Hall) – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17
• Let’s Get Quackin Fundraiser with Super
Magic Man Reggie Rice and the Superheros
of Southern Maryland
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,
Dowell) – 5 p.m.
• Mason Sebastian
DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road,
California) – 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 18
• Live Acoustic with Wes Ryce
Tequila Grill & Cantina (30320 Triangle
Drive, Charlotte Hall) – 7 p.m.
• Charles Thompson D.J.
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 19
• Hydra FX
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
• Pounding Sand
Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
– 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21
• Gretchen Richie Jazz Cabaret after
Earth Day on the Square
Café des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street,
Leonardtown) – 5 to 8 p.m.
The County Times is always looking for more local
talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our
entertainment section, e-mail alexpanos@countytimes.net.
Please submit calendar listings by 12 p.m. on the
Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
Book Review
“Cats & Daughters”
by Helen Brown
c.2012, Kensington
$15.00 / $16.95 Canada
304 pages
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
How many kids do you have
It’s a question that often comes
up and when you answer it, you’re
always careful to add in the furry
ones. And why not Your four-footed
kids are a lot like the two-footed
ones: they’re messy, sassy, yowling
creatures with loud demands, stubborn
impatience, and extreme insolence
– and you wouldn’t have it any
other way.
Still, two-footed or four-, you
can’t wait til your kids grow up. But
as you’ll see in the new book “Cats
& Daughters” by Helen Brown,
maturity from them doesn’t always
mean fewer headaches for you.
Helen Brown’s daughter, Lydia ,
had always been drawn to those less
able.
When most high-schoolers
were partying and playing, Lydia
helped care for a handful of elderly
folks and developmentally-disabled
teens. She drove them around, made
sure they were safe, and took them
on interesting outings. Brown was
forever astounded at the love and
compassion that her eldest daughter
bestowed on people of all walks.
Yes, Lydia made her parents
proud – but when she embraced
Buddhism and announced that she
was moving to Sri Lanka , Brown
was horrified.
Years ago, Brown’s oldest son,
Sam, was killed in a car accident
and, with the help of time and an eerily-understanding
cat named Cleo,
the family eventually healed. Now
the comfort named Cleo was gone,
Sri Lanka was in the midst of war,
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and Brown couldn’t face the thought
of losing another child.
But a different kind of danger
was lurking at home: just after Lydia
left, Brown was diagnosed with
breast cancer. She had a mastectomy
and, thanks to Lydia ’s quick
return and quiet care, Brown began
to mend again.
Which was when Jonah stalked
into her life.
Certain that Cleo was a oncein-a-lifetime
pet, Brown had firmly
insisted that she’d never have another
cat but, on one of those let’s-justlook
outings, she fell in love with a
cream-and-chocolate beauty. With
Lydia heading once again to the
monastery, Jonah the kitten seemed
to be just the thing for a sorrowful
house.
But Jonah was hyperactive.
He was demanding and he required
more accoutrements than the average
human toddler. And he was incredibly
too independent.
Just like a certain older
daughter…
Tired of pet memoirs that wring
tears out of you until you’re exhausted
Me, too, so I’m happy to say that
“Cats & Daughters” is delightfully
different.
Author Helen Brown has a
wonderful sense of humor and that
shows abundantly here, despite that
she writes about scary things mixed
with the ubiquitous awww-inspiring
pet-and-me stories. I enjoyed her
ability to see the irony in any situation
and she’s quick to dial up the
optimism which means – at the risk
of being a spoiler - that readers won’t
have to endure a sappy-sad ending
filled with tissues.
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32. Fulda River tributary
33. Diet sugars & starches
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41. Elk or moose genus
43. Gave a slight indication
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55. Suffragist Carrie Chapman
57. “Inside the Company” author
58. Counterweights
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60. Daminozide
61. South American nation
62. Original “SportsCenter”
anchor Bob
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3. Pool side dressing room
4. 24 hours (old English)
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6. Bret Maverick’s brother
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8. Truck operator compartment
9. Composer Walter ___
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50. Afrikaans
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Wanderings
of an
Info- vs.
Scamo-mercial
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Aimless
I love listening to the XM/Sirius radio station that
comes in my car. My favorite station is the one with all
the old time radio shows. The commercials (infomercials)
are somewhere between hysterical and scary. Now, I don’t
mean the old commercials from the 30’s through the 60’s,
which I love, I mean the present day commercials.
Last year I listened to a commercial about diet
smoothies that sounded pretty good. The description –
once you get past the excitable founder of the company
- even sounded extremely healthy. They were all different
flavors and all you added was water. Of course they
don’t give a price. Out of curiosity, I called the number to
find out what they cost and how many you get. Bad idea:
I called and before you even hear any computerized voice
ask you to press buttons the voice says, Thank you for
calling Right Size Smoothies. We have your name as…address
as… you will receive your first shipment of smoothies
within such and such a time. I never said one word,
except yelling “Customer service, customer service” into
the phone – which yielded no results.
I think it’s pretty scary when you call somewhere and
your address and information pops up automatically on
their screen, though one of the vendors I deal with in my
business has a similar set-up and I enjoy the convenience
in that case. Frantically I pressed buttons to speak to a live
person, or to stop the order. You can’t do that. The next day
I was trying to figure out a way to cancel the order. I was
scared to call back the same number believing that they
would send me another sample pack. I couldn’t even find
a way to cancel on their website. I ended up calling XM/
Sirius and registered a complaint and asked them to please
find a way to cancel for me. They did. I haven’t heard any
of their commercials in a while, but did come across a middle
of the night infomercial for them a few months back.
That was scary technology; some of the newer
commercials can be categorized as scary medicine. Just
within the last two weeks, I heard another infomercial
which started out very promising. It begins with how you
can be pain-free with this new medication. Of course, they
had lots of studies to back their claims up and I actually
started paying attention to it. I already knew I wasn’t going
to call anyway. When the announcer got through to
the end of his spiel, he finally announced the name of the
product: Cobroxin; a soothing gel or oral spray made from
cobra venom proteins. “What!” Wow, that caught my attention!
I haven’t heard it since, but it probably could work
when you think about it.
The other commercial I heard that really scares me is
the one about the expanding diet pills. I couldn’t find the
exact one online, but actually found several variations of
the pill made from hydrogel, psyllium fiber, and even seaweed.
I also read some reviews from people who had actually
taken it – you don’t even want to know. It just sounds
painful to me. Yes, I’m achy and I want to lose weight, but
I’m drawing the line at cobras and seaweed. Might be my
loss – but we’ll never know.
To each new day’s adventure,
Shelby
Mind
Please send your comments or ideas to:shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com
or find me on facebook: Shelby
Oppermann
Laura Joyce
Contributing Writer
Anytown, USA
Steubenville, Ohio, used
to be known for its “Big Red”
high school football team, if
it was known at all. Located
near the West Virginia and
Pennsylvania state lines, it’s
a small town like a thousand
others: it could be Leonardtown,
or Prince Frederick.
On the night of Aug. 12,
a group of teens gathered to celebrate one of their last
evenings of freedom before school started up again.
The party, which grew to 50-plus teens, traveled from
house to house. There was that worrisome trinity of
youth culture: alcohol (and lots of it), hormones, and
judgment that wasn’t yet fully developed. Stirred into
the brew was a lack of adult supervision that left the
teens free to make some very, very bad decisions. In
addition to that volatile mixture was the good and bad
of social media. Cell phones that provided both a humiliating
record and an evidence trail of the events
of that night. After the fact, there was also a truly
horrifying video in which a teenager joked about the
sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl, which is the event
that occurred that night and changed three young lives
forever.
No one disputes that she drank heavily that night,
and that she repeatedly went from being passed out
to semi-alert and vomiting to extremely impaired and
unable to speak clearly,
if at all. It was during
this time, the defense
argued, that the victim
consented to the sex
acts that the two boys
performed on her.
It’s the age-old
“She asked for it” (or
even worse, the “She
didn’t not ask for it”)
defense that has sent so
many rape victims home
from their day in court.
In Ohio, fortunately, the
law recognizes that being
impaired, and that
includes inebriation,
makes consent impossible,
and that makes the
sex act a sexual assault.
If you can’t wake up
your “sex partner” she’s
not a partner, but a victim;
she can’t consent.
The judge agreed, and
the two teenage boys
will be in a juvenile
facility until at least
age 21. Their sentences
respond to part of the
problem, but leave a
vast territory uncovered,
and that’s the role
that all of those ingredients
played in what
happened that August
night, and what role
they’re playing in small
towns everywhere right
now.
How many teenage
parties were there in
Southern Maryland this past weekend, I wonder How
many parents were away or just giving their teenagers
“space” to be teens How much liquor was consumed
by underage drinkers …
That makes what happened in Ohio all the more
troubling, since it didn’t involve just two bad kids.
Clearly, these two boys didn’t see the victim as a real
person, someone who deserved to be treated with dignity
and respect, nor did they—or anyone else there
that night—see her as someone who needed their
protection. The other 48 or so teens, male and female
alike, stood by while she was assaulted.
I cried. Partly, it was for the victim, of course.
The humiliation, the degradation, made me feel sick
and filled me with sadness. I also cried, though, because
I knew there was no way that those random 50
teenagers were all rotten to the core. What happened
that night, leading up to the assault, wasn’t about 50
rotten kids. It was about a perfect storm of alcohol,
hormones, poor judgment, lack of supervision, and
the mob effects of social media. Those ingredients are
present at parties every weekend, everywhere.
My question is this: what are each of us going
to do to make sure that everywhere doesn’t become
here Steubenville, Ohio used to be known for its football
team; now it’s known for a rape. What will we be
known for
I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me
at thewordtech@md.metrocast.net if you have comments
or questions about the column.

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