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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Julian J. Izydore, a well-known attorney who
practiced law in St. Marys several years ago be-
fore being investigated for improperly handling
a clients estate pleaded guilty to theft in Circuit
Court before visiting Judge Arthur Ahalt.
Izydore also pleaded to one count of using
trust money from a clients estate for purposes
other than what it was intended.
Izydore was indicted in August of last year
for stealing money from the estate of Gail I. Wood
during 2001 and 2002.
According to the plea agreement that Izydore
consented to Tuesday he also fled false adminis-
Former Local
Lawyer
Pleads Guilty
To Theft
Photo by Chris Stevens
If they continue to play like that, well
give ourselves a chance to win.
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Huntingtown
Its not a snow day for this dump truck that braved Tuesdays unexpected snowy conditions.
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See pg. A-6 For Story
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Leonardtown town government will now have to
prioritize approval of development in its limits since the an-
nouncement Monday that the expansion of the nearby sew-
age treatment plant has been delayed, according to town
offcials.
The town government was depending on three major
housing developments, Tudor Hall Farms, Leonards Grant
and Clarks Rest, to pay much-increased impact fees that
would fund the expansion.
But with the bankruptcy of the Tudor Hall Farms devel-
opment, town administrator Laschelle Miller said, the town
no longer has the funding to ensure the build-out of the ex-
pansion by late this year.
One-third of the funding is gone and Clarks Rest is not
moving ahead as fast as we expected, Miller said. Were
going to have to be diligent about what [developments] are
approved in the next one or two years.
This means that there are only about 100 equivalent
Expansion Of Leonardtown
Sewer Plant Delayed
Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Educators reacted with sur-
prise and concern when they were
presented with an issue at the most
recent meeting of the St. Marys
County Board of Education. Ac-
cording to data presented by Charles
Ridgell, Director of Curriculum
and Instruction, and Scott Smith,
Director of Secondary Instruc-
tion at Tuesdays meeting, 3.7% of
students in the graduating class of
2007 were not able to receive their
diplomas because they did not earn
the 23 credits required by the coun-
ty to graduate.
This may not have surprised so
many in the room if those same stu-
dents had not met the state require-
ments for graduation, which in-
clude four credits of English, three
credits of social studies, three cred-
its of math, three credits of science,
Board of Education
May Reduce
Graduation
Requirements
See Sewage Delay page A-10
See Reduction page A-
See Theft page A-
The Board of County Commissioners approved a bud-
get amendment to increase funding to the Nutrition Ser-
vices Program through the Countys Department of Ag-
ing by $11,978. The additional funds are part of a federal
grant award and will be used to increase the number of
meals served each year to seniors.
State Funds Providing
Rental Assistance to
Poor Reduced 60%
The Board of County Commissioners approved a re-
duction in State funding from $50,000 last year to $20,000
this year for the Rental Allowance Program which helps
people of low income make rent payments. Because of the
reduced amount, Housing Director Denis Nicholson said
that only about families would be helped this year.
County Approves
Spending $180,000
for Emergency
Services Upgrades
The Board of County Commissioners approved a plan
presented by Emergency Management Director David
Zylak to spend $34,500 to refurbish the Countys backup
communication tower in Leonardtown and $45,500 to pur-
chase 10 new hand held emergency radios.
Increase To Senior
Meals Program
A local citizens task force has recommended to the
Board of County Commissioners an annual growth policy
that would allow residential growth of 2.25% a year. The
proposal has been sent to the Planning Commission for
public hearing and Commission recommendation. The pro-
posal also includes changes to the Adequate Public Facilities
Ordinance effecting school capacity determinations.
Task Force Recommends
Growth Policy
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County Times Thursday, November 15,007
By Adam Ross
Staff Writer
The Southern Maryland
Higher Education Center of-
fers 97 academic programs,
but its further growth cannot
be realized without adding a
third building according to
Mel Powell, executive direc-
tor of the institution, during a
recent presentation.
The 24-acre facility in
California houses 35 class-
rooms where 2,149 students
attended classes in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2007, and the school
continues to grow. Roughly
half the students come from
outside St. Marys County,
meaning the center is not only
a local educational fxture,
but draws students from the
entire state as well.
Weve calculated citi-
zens of St. Marys County
have not driven some 60 mil-
lion miles and saved over
a million hours of time not
driving, Powell said.
The presentation, giv-
en by Powell and Joseph F.
Anderson, chairman of the
board of governors and a for-
mer county commissioner,
outlined the centers 10-year
master plan. Over that time,
the plan calls for a total of
fve buildings. The current
property has two single story
buildings, whereas the pro-
posal for building three calls
for a two-story structure.
Anderson said the two-story
building would in no way im-
pact the operations of the St.
Mary County Airport, which
is located just across the street
from the center.
The proposal is for a
green building, with a grass
roof and other environmen-
tally mitigating features. The
frst foor would likely have a
large conference room built
to hold 400 guests, banquet
style. An auditorium would
also be included in the plan,
while the second foor would
have 11 classrooms, many of
them in an executive style
conference room format.
Some classrooms would be
set up more traditionally with
platform seating, Powell said.
The estimated cost for the
building is $15 million.
Commissioner Lawrence
Jarboe (R-Golden Beach)
asked what sort of opportuni-
ties the center was offering for
future electrical engineers, to
which Powell answered that
there are 43 classes currently
offered in the program. Com-
missioner Daniel H. Raley
(D-Great Mills) said the cen-
ter was a tremendous asset to
the community, and unoff-
cially supported the addition
of a third building.
Thehigher educationcen-
ter will be competing for state
funds with other state univer-
sities, including the Univer-
sity of Maryland. The school
has requested $900,000 for
architecture and engineer-
ing in FY 2009, but needs
approval from the Maryland
General Assembly.
Andersonstressedtheim-
portance of adding the third
building, in part, because the
center remains open to com-
munity groups as well. The
commissioners sent a letter to
the assembly expressing their
support for the project.
We have a number of
nonprofts that make use of
the facilities for little or no
cost, Anderson said. We are
more than just an educational
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By Adam Ross
Staff Writer
As the St. Marys County Commission-
ers pushed forward last week on a proposal to
establish a health and human services offce to
lessen ineffciencies and maximize dollars spent
on the countys homeless, elderly and substance
abusers, a reluctance hung over them.
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly Sr.
(D-Leonardtown) has long stressed that such a
system could ultimately add bureaucracy to the
delivery of health and human services when the
idea was to minimize it.
It doesnt hurt to take a look, Mattingly
admitted to the board, but it doesnt mean we
will end up there either.
This board has not been bashful about look-
ing into newways of doing business, even if the
collective outlook has been negative. Coming
up on the boards frst anniversary under Com-
mission President Francis Jack Russell (D-St.
Georges Island), several task forces have already
been assembled to look at an array of initiatives
that could drastically change the complexion of
the countys operations.
In designing a health and human service
coordination offce, John Savich, the county ad-
ministrator, has been the lead author so far. But
county offcials from most of the major depart-
ments, including Recreation Parks and Commu-
nity Services, the Housing Authority, the De-
partment of Social Services, the Mental Health
Authority, and others, have lent a helping hand
in the process.
The idea is to offer more services at less
cost. A task force of nonproft groups and coun-
ty agencies has been meeting for the past 18
months to pursue this goal. The group agreed
that a coordinating offce should be created, but
a number of concerns remain, including the ad-
equacy of resources to implement the overarch-
ing plan; the challenge of creating an authority
given the structure of existing organizations; the
risk of loss of funding; the need for expertise
and responsiveness; overlapping service popu-
lations and limits of funding sources on fexibil-
ity in use of resources.
The desire would not be to increase the bu-
reaucratic complexitybut to ideally increase
funding that goes into direct services, Savich
said. The money should fow effectively.
However, the structure of the offce and how
it maintains transparency, fexibility, effciency
and responsiveness, are details yet to be worked
out. Bennett Connelly, of the Local Manage-
ment Board, will work closely with Savich and
his deputy county administrator, Sabrina Hecht,
in developing the organizational structure. The
offce will reportedly require no additional staff-
ers, but rather be realigned. And as for the staff
and director of the offce, those will be funded
by state grants, Savich said.
Savich asked for an aggressive timeline that
would have the offce beginning operation by
July 1. Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great
Mills) said the group should take their time to
avoid mistakes.
We are getting into an arena here that is
complicated and multi-faceted Weve got to
maintain focus on what the goal is, and that is to
provide better services to the citizens who need
them, Raley said. It is so easy to lose sight of
that, and then we create extra bureaucracy.
Russell expressed the importance of re-
maining transparent through the process as to
ensure encompassing everyone in the system.
The commissioners voted unanimously to allow
Savich to move forward with the task force in
developing the specifcs of the offce. Savich
said he hopes to have a more detailed proposal
in the commissioners hands before the fnal
budget is submitted in mid January.
Commissioners Consider
Consolidating Health
and Human Services
Education Center Plans Third Building
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A St. Inigoes man has
pleaded guilty in federal
court to stealing and selling
government equipment used
in the testing and evaluation
of unmanned air vehicles
back in 2005.
Matthew Baylor, 29,
made his plea in U.S. Dis-
trict Court in Greenbelt Nov.
9 and is scheduled to receive
his sentence Jan. 11 of next
year, according to informa-
tion from U.S. Attorney Rod
J. Rosensteins offce.
According to informa-
tion in Baylors plea agree-
ment, the defendant stole
fve test and evaluation kits
from a locked storage facil-
ity at Patuxent Naval Air
Station in October of 2005
and sold all fve kits over that
summer on the on-line auc-
tion house eBay using seller
accounts that he had estab-
lished there.
Baylor was employed
with the contracting frm
AAI Corporation.
Employees at the base
had frst noticed the kits
missing from the supply
locker that were used to cali-
brate the systems of the U.S.
Navys Pioneer unmanned
air vehicle and investiga-
tors later found that they had
been sold to another con-
tractor, Global Test Equip-
ment, information in the plea
agreement stated.
tion also found in the plea
agreement, the sales of the
equipment were partially in
the United States but also in
other unspecifed countries
abroad.
tion in the plea agreement,
the items went for between
$30,000 and $70,000 on the
open market.
Baylor faces a maxi-
mum of 10 years in federal
prison for the thefts followed
by three years of supervised
release.
Contractor Pleads Guilty To
Stealing Government Technology
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The planned auction of
Raleys Town and Country
grocery store in Ridge has
been delayed by the current
owner Donnie Tennysons
fling of chapter 11 bank-
ruptcy before the store was
scheduled to be sold off, Ten-
nyson said.
The mortgage holders
and former owners of the
store County Commissioner
Daniel H. Raley (D-Great
Mills) and his cousin Ray
Raley and other Raley fam-
ily members, started legal
proceedings in March be-
cause the Tennysons were
not able to make their mort-
gage payments.
This was after the Ten-
nysons had tried to fnd a
buyer for the store to pay off
their creditors
We got behind in the
payments to the Raleys,
Tennyson told The County
Times. We said This is dif-
fcult and its not working;
we just have to sell this place
and pay you off.
The store was up for nine
months, Tennyson said, but
there were no buyers that ap-
peared to take ownership of
the store.
The bankruptcy pro-
ceedings mean that the fate
of the store could be in limbo
for years.
Under a [chapter 11
bankruptcy] you have up to
fve years to turn the busi-
ness around, Tennyson said.
For now its business as
usual; its very possible well
be here until we retire.
Tennyson estimated that
he owed the Raleys about
$1.8 million.
The store has served the
local population in Ridge
and surrounding communi-
ties for decades as the only
grocer nearby.
Raley said that the auc-
tion of the store could remove
a valuable resource from the
community especially in
light of stronger competition
from businesses like the new
Wal-Mart Super Center in
California.
Wal-Mart has hurt ev-
erybody, Raleys said. If
this store isnt here at
6p.m. on a Monday evening
when you fnd out theres no
lunch for the kids the next
day theyll have to drive
more than an hour round trip
for bread and milk.
Ray Raley declined to
comment on the bankruptcy
of the store.
Bryan Dugan, attorney
for the Raleys said that since
the Tennysons fled in bank-
ruptcy court they must now
submit a reorganization plan
that the creditors, the Raleys,
can offer comments on.
Any decision on the fu-
ture of the business must
now be made in bankruptcy
court, Dugan said.
Theyll pursue all le-
gal remedies in bankruptcy
court, Dugan said on behalf
of his clients. Were waiting
to see what the Tennysons re-
organization plan will be.
The balls in their
court.
Auction Of Ridge
Grocery Store Delayed
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ByGuyLeonard
StaffWriter
One of the men accused of
takingpartinlastyearsrobberyof
frearms from The Tackle Box, one
ofwhichwasusedinthecountys
only homicide just days later, was
sentencedto15yearsinprisonfor
hiscrimes.
Terrell Antonio Thomas,
21, pleaded guilty to robbing the
sportinggoodsstorebackinOcto-
ber of last year, according to court
documents, and entered the court
room Jan. 11 after spending time
in a state Department of Correc-
tionsfacilityinJessup.
Thomas, along with Johnton-
na Young and Crutien Bryan, al-
legedly used a pellet gun and a
baseball bat to steal frearms from
the Tackle Box in late February of
lastyear.
Young later used one of the
stolen frearms, a 9mm Glock 19
semi-automatic handgun, to kill
Kenneth James Walter while at-
tempting to steal items from the
victimscar.
YoungwasconvictedofWal-
terskillinglastfallincountyCir-
cuitCourt.
Both Bryan and Thomas aided
authoritiesinconvictingYoungof
the murder through either court
testimony or by aiding in fnding
evidenceagainsthim.
Young pleaded guilty to The
Tackle Box robbery last October
aswell.
When Thomas entered the
courtroom last week, with Judge
Karen Abrams presiding, he
smiled at his family members; he
wouldlaterasktospendafewmo-
mentstothesidewithhisfamilyto
seeoneofhisnewbornchildren.
Since Ive been incarcerated
I havent seen my kids, Thomas
said. Thats affected me a lot.
That request was denied by
Abrams after consulting with pris-
onguards.
While Thomass attorney,
Troy Hansen, said his client was
aonlyalookoutfortheothertwo
men accused of the armed rob-
bery, Abrams still imposed more
time in prison than what States
Attorney Richard Fritz had origi-
nally requested.
This is so troubling, Abrams
said of charges against Thomas
while he was a juvenile. You
haveseveralpagesofjuvenilecas-
es thats involvement with the
system.
Its a progression. Youve
been building towards this to-
wards prison sentences.
Thomass records, Abrams
said, showed charges for battery,
malicious destruction of property,
assault, theft and trespass.
Courttestimonyalsorevealed
that Thomas has in the past abused
cocaineandmarijuana.
Abrams said that while Thom-
aswasnotdirectlyresponsiblefor
last years only homicide in St.
Marys County, he contributed
to events that allowed the murder
weapontobeoutonthestreets.
Youre part of that, Abrams
said. Maybe if you hadnt been
there it wouldve happened
differently.
Abrams sentence of 20 years
in prison was suspended down to
15 with fve years of supervised
probation once Thomas gets out of
prison.
Judge Abrams gave Thom-
as credit for seven months of
time he has already served in
incarceration.
We havent had a lot of vio-
lent crime, but its growing and
youre part of that, Judge Abrams
told Thomas before being led out
of the court. I hope you learn
something, I hope you turn your
life around.
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MembersoftheSt.MarysCounty
Planning Commission again delayed
approving the agreement govern-
ingtheconstructionoftheSt.Marys
CrossingdevelopmentattheirMonday
nightmeeting.
The commission and representa-
tives of the Suitland-based developer,
St. Marys Crossing, LLC, began ne-
gotiatingaroundthedevelopersrights
and responsibilities agreement (DR-
ARA) but got bogged down when the
developers representatives began to
object to some of the countys condi-
tionsforcertainimpactfeesandother
constructionissues.
We butted heads tonight, said
commission Chairman Steve Reeves.
We were fghting for compromise.
They seem to say either we get
what we want or we walk.
Duringthenearlyfour-hourmeet-
ing John Norris III, representative for
St. Marys Crossing, LLC, said that
themoreconditionsthecountywanted
to place on the development, which is
designed to provide more work force
housing and a donated school site to
the county, the more expensive hous-
ingcouldbecome.
The school sites value is estimated
at $5 million, which the county would
receivefreeaspartofthedeal.
How much burden do you think
the people out there who are looking
for a home can afford to bear, Norris
asked.Norrisalsosaidtheschoolsite
donationwouldprovideschoolseatsin
the development district where most
needed, with out having to dig for wa-
ter&sewerlines.
Commission members said that
theywantedtomakesurethatthede-
veloperspaidtheirfairshareofimpact
fees.
The county wants the developers
to pay $5,909 per dwelling unit in im-
pact fees for traffc improvements; the
developers say that $2,808 per unit is
more reasonable for traffc improve-
mentsbasedontheircalculationsand
thatiswhattheyveagreedtopay.
The development proposal would
include 868 housing units, up from the
originalplanof717.
About 150 units would be specif-
callysetasideasworkforcehousing.
Commission member Shelby
Guazzo said that one of the countys
top concerns should be traffc safety
on St. Andrews Church Road, where
the traffc situation is only getting
morecongested.
This is a commuter corridor for
the county, Guazzo said. Its the bus-
iest intersection at one end [with Route
235]intheentirecounty.
I dont think you mitigate pub-
lic safety; you fnd something else to
mitigate.
Residents who live in commu-
nities off St. Andrews Church Road
remain worried about the increase in
traffc hazards if the development was
constructed and improvements like
stoplightsandroadwideningdidnot
takeplace.
The meeting came to a close at
about 10 p.m. Jan. 14 with a ruling to
hold the public record open for more
comment. The next meeting on the St.
MarysCrossingdevelopmentissetfor
Feb.25.
PlanningCommission,
DeveloperStill
WranglingOverProject
AndreaShiell
StaffWriter
Over 700,000 hom-
eowners in Maryland have
received a new piece of pa-
per to fll out with their tax
assessment notices, and of-
fcials are urging them not
to set those pages aside. This
year, homeowners received
their assessment notices in
the 3
rd
District (Leonard-
town), 6
th
District (Holly-
wood), 2
nd
District (Valley
Lee), 9
th
District (St. George
Island), and the northern
section of the 8
th
District
(California). Included with
theassessmentisanapplica-
tion for the Homestead Tax
Credit.
New legislation passed
during the 2007 General As-
semblyhasestablishedanew
policy for the Homestead Tax
Credit, now requiring an ap-
plication to be flled out for
the tax break, whereas before
theprocesswasautomatic.
The Homestead Tax
Credit is a state law requir-
ing that increases for hom-
eowner occupied properties
cannot exceed more than 10
percentperyear.Eachofthe
23 counties can determine a
lower percentage of increase,
andinSt.MarysCountythe
cap for increases is 5 per-
cent. The credit is applied
toprimaryresidencesforall
homeowners in the state of
Maryland, but it is no longer
automaticallyapplied.
A lot of people
dont even look at their bill
toseethattheresacrediton
there, said county treasurer
Jannette Norris. But as she
pulled up her own tax as-
sessment to illustrate, they
should. Property tax assess-
ments in St. Marys County
have skyrocketed by 49 per-
centsincethelastevaluation
three years ago. The average
annual increase for homes
in St. Marys County has
been 16.3 percent. County
governments most recent
fgures show that the aver-
age home has been assessed
at $293,250, resulting in a
tax bill of $2,679. Norris
explained that homeowners
who do not receive the tax
credit will see a substantial
increaseintheirbilloverthe
next few years if property
valuescontinuetorise.
Norris expressed
some doubts about the new
system, saying that it might
create more workload than
revenue.Ithinkthisisgo-
ing to do more harm than
good, she said.
But offcials in the
state legislature disagree.
The new system, which was
unanimously approved by
the General Assembly last
year, was put in place to stop
homeownersfromcollecting
credits on properties other
than their primary residenc-
es;i.e.homeownerswhorent
their properties or collect
creditsonvacationhomes.
Primary residences are
defned as properties where
homeowners spend at least
six months of their year, and
the Department of Assess-
ments and Taxation has the
authority to check where
recipients fle their taxes,
where they are registered to
vote, and to check electric
usagetoverifyresidence.
Norris pointed out that
St. Marys County has not
hadabigproblemwithpeo-
ple double-dipping the tax
credit, stating that only three
orfourhavebeendiscovered
each year, but she admitted
that the problem extends far
beyondthecountysborders.
Sean Powell, Supervi-
sor of Assessments for St.
Marys County, said that
the problem was less about
people cheating on their tax-
es, but ignorance of the tax
credit in general. He cited
the new law as a good way
of deterring tax fraud, and
developingamoreconsistent
system, pointing out that all
other tax credits required
an application process. It
bringsuniformitytothepro-
cessofallthecreditapplica-
tions, he said.
In order to handle the
workload generated by the
new application process, a
separate division in charge
of Homestead Tax Credit
Applications has been add-
ed, for which the offce has
beenhiring.
We dont want people
freaking out if they havent
receivedtheircreditapplica-
tions, Powell said, recalling
some worried phone calls
his offce had received. He
explained that a third of ho-
meowners are set to receive
their notices and credit ap-
plications each year, so that
all applications can be pro-
cessed by the year 2012.
Applications are in-
cludedwithaself-addressed
return envelope, or they can
be downloaded and mailed.
Homeowners can also ap-
ply for their tax credit online
by logging into the depart-
ments website at www.dat.
state.md.us.
Peoplejustneedtopay
attention and get it done,
Norrissaid.
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While most of Congress
has been dragging its feet on
the global warming issue, Sen.
Cardin should be applauded
for pushing for aggressive
global warming solutions.
Last year Sen. Cardin
worked to strengthen the Li-
eberman-Warner Climate
Security Act. The bill would
makerealprogressincutting
global warming pollution,
butitstillfallsshortofwhats
neededtopreventtheworstef-
fects of global warming. Sen.
Cardins efforts were critical
instrengtheningthebillprior
to its committee passage in
December.
Butthescienceisclearon
the pollution cuts necessary
to avoid the worst impacts of
global warming, andde-
spite Sen. Cardins coura-
geous effortsthe Lieber-
man-Warner bill still doesnt
get us there. Environment
Maryland applauds Sen. Car-
din for his hard work so far
tostrengthenthisbill,andwe
urgehimtocontinueworking
to strengthen it as it moves
through the Senate this year.
-Tommy Landers
Environment Mary-
land Field Organizer
Baltimore
Cardin&GlobalWarming
To The Editor:
Government of the peo-
ple,forthepeople,andbythe
people is not only the basis
of our free society; it is one
of the most diffcult forms of
governmenttoholdtruetoits
hierarchy.
To start with, political
leaders are often elected into
offce by just over 50% of the
voters who vote, which often
represents less than 70% of
those eligible to vote. Often,
only about 30 to 40 percent
of our population is electing
our leaders. However, once
elected, those leaders are
electedtorepresenttheentire
population, to be their repre-
sentative in carrying out the
constitutional requirement of
governmentofthepeople,for
thepeople,andbythepeople,
not just the people who voted
for them.
Additionally, government
on all levels, federal, state,
and local is flled with people
whohavededicatedtheirlives
to public service. These peo-
ple are dedicated to perform-
ing their jobs on a day to day
basisasinstructedbythosein
charge at the time, believing
thatthesepoliciesandproce-
dures represent the intent of
the elected offcial represent-
ing the very population they
serve.
Soitisnotwithoutmerit
that when the people change
their elected offcial, that
change in the management
and supervision of govern-
ment employees can often
follow.
With the election of Mar-
tin OMalley as Governor of
Maryland, it was expected
that he would replace Gover-
nor Ehrlichs appointed cabi-
net members with people he
believed would better serve
him as he attempts to carry
out his mission to serve as
the governor for the people.
These OMalley appointees
arethenresponsibleforsuper-
visingthemanystategovern-
ment employees to refect the
peoples vote.
But not all key govern-
ment positions fall into the
category of serving at the
pleasure of the Governor. One
such position is that of State
Superintendent of Schools.
The Governor does not ap-
point this position. It is gener-
allybelievedthattheoperation
of the State Education System
shouldriseabovepoliticsand
be held to standards that do
notfavoranypoliticalpartyor
other special interest.
This June Maryland
Schools Superintendent Nan-
cyGrasmickissettostarther
ffth term as State Superinten-
dent. She is one of the longest
servingStateSchoolSuperin-
tendents in the Nation. Gov-
ernor OMalley along with
his political partners, Senate
President Mike Miller and
Speaker of the House Michael
Busch have all publicly ex-
pressedtheirdesirethatGras-
mick be replaced.
In fact, the three have
promised legislation this ses-
sion that would change the
long-standingpolicywhereby
the school superintendent is
not a political appointment
and turn this authority over
to the Governor. If a Repub-
licanwerestillGovernor,they
would be looking instead for
waystotakeallappointments
away from the Governor. In
fact, during Governor Eh-
rlichs term, the Democratic
controlled legislature spent
several million taxpayer dol-
lars investigating that subject.
OMalley has decried
Grasmick as a poster child
for President Bushs No Child
Left Behind legislation and
hascalledGrasmickapawn
of the Republican Party.
OMalley became upset
with Grasmick in 2005, when
he was Mayor of Baltimore
City. Baltimore City has the
worst performing school sys-
tem in the State. After years
of allowing Baltimore City
to address and improve the
public school system, which
proved to be unsuccessful,
State Superintendent Gras-
mick decided that the State
was compelled to take over
theoperationsofthe11worst
performing schools in the
Baltimore City system.
Grasmick probably con-
sidered taking action similar
to that taken in Washington,
D.C. where the entire school
systemwastakenoverbythe
City government after years
of failures similar to Balti-
more City. Instead, Grasmick
chose to walk softly, taking
what appeared to be a small
step in addressing a huge
problem.
OMalley, concerned
moreabouthisupcomingrun
for Maryland Governor than
the welfare of a few thou-
sand children in 11 schools,
becameinfuriatedwithGras-
mickbecauseoftheattention
this move would bring to his
failing school system.
Insteadofsearchingfora
solution to educate children,
OMalley called the move a
political ploy by then Republi-
can Governor Ehrlich. It was
easy to get the Democratic
controlled legislature who
wanted badly to regain con-
trol of the Governors man-
sion in the upcoming elec-
tion to supportOMalleyand
quickly passed legislation to
stop Grasmick.
Ever since, OMalley has
promised revenge against
Grasmick.
Last week, Marylands
SchoolSystemwasrankedas
one of the top three schools
systems in the United States.
Education Week, the nations
leading education newspaper
released its annual Qual-
ity Counts study and found
that Massachusetts, New
York and Maryland have
thebestschoolsystemsinthe
country.
Grasmick is to be credit-
edwithleadingasystemsince
1991 that serves to educate
the children of Maryland as
well or better than any other
State in the Nation. Grasmick
is also to be credited for at-
temptingtohelpstudentswho
suffer from poor performing
schoolsinaStatewheremost
children are benefting.
If the Senator and Dele-
gates from St. Marys County
allow OMalley, Miller, and
BuschtogetridofGrasmick
to satisfy their political ven-
detta, more than just Gras-
mick will be wronged, the
citizens of Maryland will be
wronged.
To replace Grasmick
would be government of
OMalley, for OMalley, and
by OMalley.
PoliticalRetaliationsShould
TakeBackseattoPublicGood
County commissioners braved a freak
snowstorm on Tuesday to venture out into a
fewcommunitiesinLexingtonParkonatour
of workforce housing developments. Their
frst stop was Columbia Colony, presented
by Lincoln Military Housing, which boasted
an impressive model of their new homes for
senior enlisted men and naval offcers. The
site, which is located right behind First Colony
Shopping Center on Three Notch Road, will
include 92 single-family homes for military
families.
They also took a driving tour of the Hunt-
ing Creek development off Willows Road in
Lexington Park, which includes apartments
and duplexes for low-income families, and The
Gateways, a new condominium community
for low-income families off Lexwood Drive.
CountyCommissioners
TourWorkforceHousing
Developments
Visitors arrive at Columbia Colony to tour one of the
homes.
Captain Glen Ives, Commanding Offcer at Pax River points out ofher houses during tour.
Photo by Andrea Shiell
The
Patrick Dugan
Last week we talked about the h.u.d. one
statement, or settlement sheet. This week I
want to talk about choosing your Realtor when
it comes time to sell your house. Obviously I
want you to choose me, but I thought I would
pass on some questions that I and other agents
I know have been asked by potential clients
who were trying to decide on a Realtor.
The frst one most people ask is How long
have you been in real estate? When I started
in this profession over 5 years ago, I feared this
question the most. Now I realize it is actually
one of the least important questions to ask. Yes,
experience counts, but more important is hard
work and a good plan of action. If your poten-
tial agent has a ton of years in the business that
could be good, but what if your potential agent
has a ton of drive? If they are going to be ex-
cited about your business and make sure they
talk about it, and advertise it and really work
hard, that may make up for experience.
I would say that once you get an offer for
your home, that is where the experience factor
is going to count the most. So if you do go with
a Realtor who isnt long on experience, make
sure that he/she is a good negotiator and have
a manager in the offce who can help them if
anything arises that they need advice.
More important questions to me are
What do you know about this area? Is the
agent familiar with all of your community
amenities? Can they sell your neighborhood as
well as your house? It is important that your
agent be able to talk about the experience of
living in that neighborhood. So it is important
that they ask you questions, as well as answer
them.
What is your marketing plan This is a
great question and really one of my top three to
ask. What is the agent going to do to sell your
home? How familiar is the agent with internet
advertising? The internet is where buyers start
their search 81% of the time. Will they fnd
your house when they start looking? What oth-
er kind of advertising do they do? Newspaper,
radio, T.V., magazines? Do they do mailings of
postcards, or fyers? This is all very important
to be sure that they get your home in front of
the highest number of buyers.
Next, maybe you could ask for some sam-
ples of the agents work. Have them show you
some of their past ads, fyers and postcards.
This will help you decide who can present your
home in the most positive fashion. How are the
photos of the houses? Do they show the house
in a positive way? Are the ads creative? Do
they make you want to go see that property?
If the agent is good at marketing, this will help
get more buyers through the house.
Ask your potential agent about a time line.
How long will it take to get your home into the
multiple listing service? How long until they
will have photos? How long until it appears on
websites?
There are many questions you can choose
to ask, how many active listings do you have?
How many are in this area. That last question
can go two ways. If the agent has a number of
listings in your area, they probably know the
neighborhood well. They can have an open
house and feature the whole neighborhood.
The downside can be that you may wonder if
your agent is trying as hard to sell your home
as they are trying to sell the Jones home
which is just down the street.
No matter what questions you ask, never
forget that you are going to be working with
that agent on a large fnancial deal, so defnite-
ly also consider how you think you will work
with that person. Is the agent the type of person
you will get along with, and the type of person
you want to represent you in this deal?
There are many wonderful agents out
there, so take your time; this is a very impor-
tant decision.
As always, if you have any questions about
this article, or suggestions for future ones, con-
tact me at patrick.dugan@obrienrealty.com
Terri Bartz Bowles
My soul was sated this
weekend in various and sun-
dry ways. My tummy was
well-fed, too, but my soul en-
joyed a veritable buffet. Its
awfully easy in the busyness
of every day life to let our
souls become malnourished.
Its not good for us, Im con-
vinced of that. I am so guilty
of soul malnourishment,
though! There are always
things I have to do. And the
older I get, the worse it gets.
How do I make it stop? Mars
and Jupiter and all the planets
aligned this weekend, though,
and my soul sucked it up like
the starving thing it was.
It started Friday after
work when the girls and I
got together for some scrap-
booking. We only had a few
hours - I was tired and didnt
get much scrapbooking done
in the end. But we ate, we
talked, we laughed, we shared
and it was wonderful. Ive
said it before and Ill say it
again, women need to gather
and spend time with each oth-
er. There is something essen-
tial about our connecting with
one another that we cannot do
without.
On Saturday, my husband
and I headed up the road to
D.C. to visit the National Gal-
lery of Art. We went to see
the Edward Hopper exhibit
and were so glad we did. It
was a large exhibit, there were
nearly 100 pieces from all
periods of his life and it was
amazing. We knew the oils
were going to astound us, we
knew seeing them in person
would be awesome. What we
didnt know was how incred-
ible the watercolors would be.
They took us by surprise. We
were drawn in, sometimes
speechless, just blown away
by their magnifcence. My
husband says that seeing great
art in person is like meeting a
famous person and hes right
to be in the same room with
great works of art, to be able to
stand mere inches from it, is a
great thing. Hoppers work is
crisp and bright and seems il-
luminated from within. I dont
have the capability or capacity
to convey to you in words the
thoughts and feelings I have
from this exhibit. But maybe
thats what art is all about in
the end. Hopper himself said
if words could explain every-
thing, there would be no rea-
son to paint.
Being in the nations capi-
tal is good for your soul, too.
The seat of democracy, the
bustle of the city, the monu-
ments, the great buildings and
architecture, all teeming with
life I wouldnt want to live
there but its way cool to expe-
rience it. Somehow, you cant
help but be awed by the great
buildings of our government.
And D.C. is a pretty city,
surely we must agree on that
point. Not the entirety of the
city maybe, but in general, it is
a lovely place. We had a nice
lunch, we wandered around
for a while and thoroughly en-
joyed our day.
On Sunday, our souls were
fed sharing in the communion
of our Lords sacrifce. And
to top it off, the most adorable
twins were baptized. As our
pastor said, you just have to
smile when you witness the
little ones being received into
Gods family. It truly does
your heart and soul good.
So all in all, though it
was a busy weekend, it was a
nourishing weekend. In many
different ways, my soul was
refreshed and Im ready for
the week ahead. And theres a
chocolate cake in the oven right
now. Does it get any better?
Well, yeah. Once those layers
are cooled and frosted and we
serve ourselves ridiculously
large pieces, just because we
canmmmmmmm.

You can email the Coun-
try Girl at countrygirlram-
blings@gmail.com
Ramblings of a Country Girl
Soul Food
Choosing A Realtor
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A 53-year-old man from Lexington Park
has been charged with raping a young woman
who lives near his home, according to charg-
ing documents from the St. Marys County
Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
Detectives arrested Charles Anthony
Clinton Jan. 11 and charged him with second-
degree rape for an incident that allegedly oc-
curred the previous day.
According to charging documents fled
against Clinton, detectives responded to a re-
port of the alleged sexual offense and inter-
viewed the female victim.
The victim claimed to have been raped by
Clinton while both she and the suspect were
inside his residence.
According to charging documents the vic-
tim came in contact with Clinton outside his
residence.
After talking they went inside the resi-
dence and, charging documents state, the vic-
tim said she was forced to remove her clothes
and engage in sexual intercourse against her
will.
The victim in the case said she did so
under the threat of death from the defendant,
court papers state.
Charging documents state that Clinton ad-
mitted to being alone with the victim and hav-
ing sex with his accuser at his home.
A forensic examination revealed that
the victim had injuries, which supported her
claims of being forced to have sex, according
to the charging documents.
The victim reportedly was in fear for her
life when the incident allegedly took place,
charging documents state.
Clinton was released from custody at the
St. Marys County Adult Detention Center a
day after his arrest on a 100 percent $10,000
bond.
Clinton is not listed on the Maryland sex
offender registry.
If convicted of the second-degree rape
charge, Clinton could spend up to 20 years in
prison.
Lexington Park Man
Faces Rape Charge
Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Mr. Rocco Aiello is a
busy man. Between his work
with students at Leonardtown,
Chopticon, and Great Mills
High School, he is fnishing
an article for the Journal of
Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance, fnish-
ing up logistics for a swim-
ming feld trip on January 23
rd
,
and dropping off test scores.
My wife is about to have my
head, he laughs.
But all of this activity
is serving the students of St.
Marys County quite well. Ai-
ello, a certifed adapted physi-
cal education teacher, has been
named by the American Alli-
ance for Health, Physical Edu-
cation, Recreation and Dance
(AAHPERD) as the Eastern
District Adapted Physical Edu-
cation Teacher of the Year.
The Eastern District
of the AAHPERD is com-
prised of Connecticut, Dela-
ware, District of Columbia,
Maine, Maryland, Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Is-
land, Vermont, and the Virgin
Islands.
After being named
Teacher of the Year by the state
in his discipline in the 2006-
2007 school year, he is now be-
ing awarded for his distinction
by the Eastern District, and
from there he will compete
with other district nominees
for the national title, which will
be announced in April.
Ive gone to Vegas
and tried to play games and
never won anything, so Im
honored to be recognized, he
says.
A graduate of Brock-
port State University in New
York, where Aiello earned
his Bachelors degree and his
Masters in Adapted Physical
Education, he worked at the
New York State School for the
Blind for a decade before trans-
ferring to St. Marys County.
Here he is fostering pro-
grams for disabled students
that extend well beyond the
classroom. His classes meet for
50 minutes every day, where
his students learn health and
wellness, games and activities,
sports, and they participate in
monthly Life Enrichment feld
trips to go swimming, bowl-
ing, and weight lifting, among
other things.
This March, a recent
partnership with ftness centers
in the area will be establishing
free lifetime enrollment for all
of Aiellos students, expanding
their opportunities for post-sec-
ondary physical education. He
also runs an adapted aquatics
program and conducts assess-
ments on motor development.
Aiello cites the coun-
tys attentiveness to rigorous
instruction as the reason for
his own success. Just be-
cause were a small county,
that doesnt mean we cant act
as a model for the rest of the
nation, he says.
Despite his distinctions,
Aiello remains humble. Im
just a teacher. I love what I do,
he says. The paraeducators
that work with me are equally
deserving of this award. I dont
consider it my class. Its OUR
class.

Rocco Aiello Named
Teacher of the Year
Rocco Aiello has been named Adapted Physical Education
Teacher Of The Year by the Eastern District of the AAHPERD.
Partick Dugan
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The frst two VH-71 he-
licopters built for the Presi-
dent of the United States have
entered the fight test phase
with the U.S. Navy and U.S.
Marine Corps at Naval Air
Station Patuxent River, Md.
The Navy-owned test ve-
hicles, TV-2 and TV-5, ar-
rived at NAS Patuxent River
in November and December,
respectively, aboard a U.S.
Air Force C-17 cargo plane
from AgustaWestlands facil-
ity in Yeovil, England. The
government and industry in-
tegrated test team will use
the aircraft primarily for
structural and propulsion
testing, and pilot training.
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four test aircraft built for the
initial phase of the VH-71 pro-
gram known as Increment One.
Two more Increment One air-
craft, TV-3 and TV-4, will un-
dergo additional assembly and
missionization at Lockheed
Martin Systems Integration,
Owego, NY prior to being
transferred to NAS Patuxent
River this year for testing of the
avionics and mission systems.
TV-1, an industry-provided
test asset, has been in fight
test since shortly after the
contract award, and cur-
rently has 555 fight hours.
Over the next eleven months,
all Increment One aircraft
will be delivered to Naval Air
Station Patuxent River, Md.,
including the initial feet of
fve presidential helicopters.
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fve elective credits, and one
credit each of physical edu-
cation, technology education,
and fne arts. The state of
Maryland graduation require-
ments place the credit count
at 21, but St. Marys County
requires the completion of 23
credits for graduation, which
include one extra credit of
social studies, and one extra
credit of math.
Principle North of Chopti-
con High School said that the
extra social studies require-
ment had been added in the
1970s to prompt better under-
standing of government and
politics, and possibly encour-
age young people to vote. The
extra math credit was added
more recently in the hopes
that four years of math would
lead to better performance at
the college level.
The concern is that those
who have to take remedial
courses in math, English, or
preparatory courses to pass
their High School Assessment
tests, none of which count
toward graduation, may lose
valuable space in their sched-
ules for necessary credits, as
well as classes at the Technol-
ogy Center, which provide
at-risk students with career
training and technology cred-
its. David ONeill, principal
of Leonardtown High School,
said, I think its a good move
in the best interest of
the studentsIt al-
lows us to offer more
remediation classes.
Others expressed
concern that schedule
restraints imposed by the cur-
rent policy may keep main-
stream students from taking
advanced placement courses,
which would otherwise ex-
pose them to more challeng-
ing material. All agreed that
a new policy would help. I
dont think it changes our
rigor in any way, said board
member Cathy Allen. It
gives (students) the opportu-
nity to branch out.
Superintendent Michael
Martirano agreed that for
students entering high school
with remedial reading or
math skills, and for other at-
risk students, the countys re-
quirements might build what
he called an insurmountable
wall of expectations, and rob
them of chances to bring their
performance up to par. North
commented that only 50-60%
of students were passing alge-
bra classes the frst time, and
many students were having to
retake those courses in sum-
mer school to avoid blocking
up their schedules the follow-
ing year. Not all kids pass all
things, he said. This gives
them some room to stub their
toes.
Also mentioned was the
possibility of setting up an ap-
peals process for those who
had met the state, but not the
county requirements in past
years, and had consequently
not been able to graduate.
Though an appeals process is
already in place, some at the
meeting expressed a desire to
see student records audited if
the policy does go into effect.
Board member Mary Wash-
ington said, Id love to hear
what the parents have to say
about it.
Though the frst reading
of this policy met with strong
approval, future meetings will
have to be set up to address
the problem. Tracey Heibel,
principal of Great Mills High
School, said that the High
School Task Force headed by
Scott Smith would most like-
ly be addressing the issue in
their meeting on Monday, and
PTSA groups would be talk-
ing about it in their upcoming
meetings.
Board member Cathy Al-
len commented that the two
additional credits had been
added in the hopes that they
would better prepare kids for
college classes, but refected
that though the boards inten-
tions were good, this might be
hindering students from suc-
cess. We implemented this
to better prepare students, but
that has not happened, she
said.
So far, all have echoed
the belief that rigor was the
goal of the added credits, but
members agreed with Marti-
rano when he said, Its about
quality, not quantity.
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trative accounts while serving as the per-
sonal representative for that estate.
In court, Ahalt asked Izydore if he
was pleading guilty for any other rea-
son than what was stipulated in the
agreement.
Because I am [guilty], Izydore
said.
The plea agreement also notes nu-
merous checks Izydore made out to third
parties who did not have a legitimate
claim to funds from the Wood estate.
Izydore also used money from the
Wood estate to settle personal debts as
well as to pay medical expenses of an-
other client that should have come from
that clients own source of funds.
Izydore also failed to organize trust
funds for several people noted in the will
of Gail Wood who should be benefcia-
ries of the estate, according to the plea
agreements statement of facts, as well as
to pay state and federal estate taxes.
The sum total of the Wood estate
was about $800,000 according to court
documents.
Ahalt released Izydore from custody,
as he had already been free on bond be-
fore his plea hearing and set a sentencing
date for 13 weeks hence, or about three
months, after a pre-sentencing investiga-
tion had been completed.
According to Izydores attorney Rob-
ert Harvey, Izydore had already handed
in two checks to pay for the restitution to
the victims in the case: one check was for
$128,000 and the other for about $8,000.
The total required restitution from
Izydore as part of the plea agreement is
$202,697, which is the same amount of
damages awarded to the plaintiffs in the
civil case against Izydore for the same
impropriety fled back in 2005.
All told Izydore could spend a maxi-
mum of 20 years in jail if the court so
chooses; the frst count carries a possible
15-year sentence, while the second car-
ries up to fve years of incarceration.
Law enforcement interest in Izy-
dores illegal activities began to increase
last year when the Attorney Grievance
Commission of Maryland petitioned for
Izydore to be disbarred from practicing
law in the state and won.
Izydore capitulated last summer by
signing an Alford plea stating that if the
commission held a hearing on his con-
duct enough evidence would have been
presented to assure his guilt; in fact Izy-
dore requested the disbarment order by
his own consent.
Soon after his disbarment investiga-
tors here began building their case against
Izydore and came out with an indictment
in late August of 2007.
Theft
ByGuyLeonard
StaffWriter
Dana Russell Collins, the
man convicted of a grisly mur-
der here back in 1995, is seeking
to get his conviction overturned
for a second time, arguing that
while he was responsible for
the death of Jerry Culbreath, a
U.S. Navy petty offcer, he did
not premeditate the victims de-
mise and should not spend the
rest of his life behind bars.
He is requesting a new trial
Collins made his latest appeal
to Judge Karen Abrams in Cir-
cuit Court Jan. 11 and this time
also claimed that evidence used
to convict him in previous trials
bow strings from his cross-
bow the prosecution success-
fully argued was the murder
weapon had been switched
or deliberately tampered with
to wrongfully convict him of
frst-degree murder.
Abrams did not make a
ruling, but took his request un-
der adviment. Collins argued
in the latest hearing, as he did
before, that he used a cross-
bow bolt as a defensive weapon
when he confronted the victim
about his relationship with Col-
lins estranged wife.
I didnt lay in wait for
him, we fought, Collins said of
that November night in 1995. I
dont know whos switching the
evidence but this isnt it.
Collins lawyer was pro-
vided by the state. The condi-
tion of the bow strings and the
theory of a shooting versus a
stabbing creates murky cir-
cumstances at best, said Mar-
garet Lanier, Collins public
defender, in her argument to
Judge Abrams. This all indi-
cates something is fshy.
States Attorney Richard
Fritz argued that the jury who
convicted Collins again in 2003
heard the same argument from
the defense and rejected that
theory in favor of the prosecu-
tions version of events.
Fritz told Judge Abrams
that Collins assertions were
paranoid delusions.
I think Mr. Collins has an
overactive imagination, Fritz
said, adding that a state foren-
sic examination supported the
theory that Collins fred a bolt,
rather than using it as a stab-
bing weapon.
A note made out by Collins
denoting plans to kill Culbreath
also helped convict the defen-
dant, Fritz said.
Collins, an ensign in the
U.S. Navy assigned to Patuxent
River Naval Air Station more
than 10 years ago, was frst con-
victed of murdering Culbreath
in 1996 by lying in wait and
shooting him with a crossbow
bolt.
But that conviction was
overturned by the Court of
Special Appeals in 2002,
which ruled that Collins coun-
sel failed to provide adequate
representation.
Collins got a new trial in
2003, but was convicted of
frst-degree murder and given a
sentence of life without parole.
Collins appealed that decision
as well, arguing that the trial
judge had both wrongly admit-
ted and refused some evidence
and testimony.
The Court of Special Ap-
peals upheld Collins 2003
murder conviction and he has
remained in prison ever since.
Collins attorney at that
time, David Densford, testi-
fed at the Jan. 11 hearing that
he noticed something amiss
with the bowstrings at the 2003
trial but did not object to the
evidence at the time.
Densford said, however,
that his recollection of the con-
dition of the events surround-
ing the bowstrings was not very
clear.
Capt. John Horne and Se-
nior Deputy First Class Mark
Porter of the county sheriffs
offce, who investigated the
murder more than a decade
ago, said procedures to safe-
guard the integrity of the evi-
dence were followed strictly.
The parts of the crossbow
and the bow strings present
at the Jan.11 hearing were the
same as those they seized in
their prior investigation, they
said.
Collins also protested that
a videotape of the search of the
vehicle shown that day in court
where the crossbow was found
shortly after Culbreaths murder
was not the same he viewed last
year in preparing for this case.
His own attorney assured
him that the tapes were the
same but Collins refused to
believe it. He claimed the tapes
were also somehow switched
nefariously.
You keep switching the
evidence, its going to come
out, he told Fritz as he was
being cross-examined, reiter-
ating that the strings found in
the truck search and presented
at court in 2003 were not his.
Youre digging such a hole for
yourself.
Collins, who admitted that
he was going through mental
health issues at the time of the
killing, reiterated graphic de-
tails of the killing. In arguing
that he used the crossbow bolt
as a defensive weapon against
the 6-foot, 6-inch Culbreath
(Collins is only 5-feet, 7-inches
tall) he got the victim in a kind
of headlock and accidentally
drove the point into Culbreaths
neck.
This occurred, Collins tes-
tifed, after he confronted the
victim and told him to leave
Collins wife alone and Cul-
breath attacked him.
When he dismembered the
body with a saw, Collins said,
the blade caught onto the shaft
and pulled the point deeper into
the victims neck and into the
spine.
This created the appear-
ance, he said, of the victim be-
ing shot rather than stabbed.
ManServingLifeSentenceWants
MurderConvictionOverturned
TV-5 in fight
The
County Times Section A - 7
NOTICE
REGINALD SANDERS
11704 Maher Drive
Fort Washington, Maryland
20744
Plaintiff
vs.
SALONE PRICE
5907 8th Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20011
and
SUDIE J. PRICE
5907 8th Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20011
and
THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. MARYS COUNTY,
MARYLAND
P.O. Box 653
Leonardtown, Maryland
20650
and
GEORGE TUCKER,
PRESEDENT
Longview Beach Club
Association
P.O. Box 359
Chaptico, MD 20621
and
ANY AND ALL PERSONS
HAVING OR CLAIMING
AND INTEREST IN THE
PARCELS OF LAND
DESCRIBED HEREIN
Defendants
In The Circuit Court
for St. Marys County,
Maryland
Case No. CA-08-38-FR
TAX SALE
The object of this Pro-
ceeding is to secure the Fore-
closure Of All Rights Of
Redemption in the following
parcel of land located in the
Seventh Election District of
St. Marys County, Maryland
that was sold by the County
Treasurer to the Plaintiff at
a Tax Sale held in Leonard-
town, Maryland on February
15, 2006 and described as fol-
lows, that is to say:
LOT NUMBERED TEN
(10) in BLOCK FIVE (5)
in the subdivision known
and called LONGVIEW
BEACH as per plat of
said subdivision duly
recorded among the Land
Records of St. Marys
County, Maryland in Plat
Book CBG No. 1, Folio
80.
BEING the land conveyed
by Laverne Daniels to Salone
Price and Sudie J. Price, hus-
band and wife, by Deed dated
June 12, 1980 and recorded
among the Land Records of
St. Marys County, Mary-
land on the same day in Liber
MRB No. 72, Folio 191..
The Complaint To Fore-
close Rights Of Redemption
states,among other things,
that the amount necessary
for Redemption has not been
paid, although more than six
months and a day from the
date of sale has passed.
It is thereupon this 10th
day of January, 2008, by the
Circuit Court For St. Marys
County, Maryland, OR-
DERED that notice be given
by the insertion of a copy of
this Order in some newspaper
having a general circulation in
once a week for three (3) suc-
cessive weeks warning all De-
fendants and all persons hav-
ing or claiming to have any
interest in the said Real Estate
to appear in this Court by the
17th day of March 2008, and
redeem the property and an-
swer the Complaint or a Final
Court Order may be rendered
Foreclosing All Rights Of Re-
demption in the Real Estate
and vesting in the Plaintiff
a Title free and clear of all
encumbrances.
JOAN W. WILLIAMS
Clerk Of The Circuit Court for
PUB 01-17-08, 1-24, 1-31-08
St. Marys County
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A Michigan man has been formally
indicted in St. Marys County Circuit
Court for a sex offense against a young
relative allegedly committed back in
2005.
Detectives have extradited Gene Le-
roy Scofeld, 71, from Macomb County
for allegedly inappropriately touching
the victim on two separate occasions
while he and the victim were together
on a weekend visit about two years
ago according to court papers fled by
investigators.
Charging documents state that in
March of 2007, detectives with the St.
Marys County Bureau of Criminal In-
vestigations were advised of the alleged
offense and began their investigation by
interviewing the victim.
The victim told investigators that
Scofeld had allegedly touched the vic-
tims genitalia inappropriately on two
occasions during the 2005 visit.
The touching occurred, the appli-
cation for a statement of charges states,
while the victim was clothed.
In May of 2007, detectives traveled
to the Macomb County jail to interview
Scofeld who was at that time incarcer-
ated for a similar offense.
Scofeld was charged in St. Marys
County District Court in June of 2007.
According to charging documents,
Scofeld admitted to touching the victim
twice inappropriately during the 2005
visitation.
Charging documents also state that
Scofeld stated he believed that his ac-
tions were not hurtful, and that it was
wanted attention.
Scofeld has been charged here with
sexual abuse of a minor and second-de-
gree assault for the alleged incident, and
has been convicted twice in Michigan of
sexual offenses.
In 1998 he was convicted of sec-
ond-degree criminal sexual conduct. In
2007, he was again convicted of second-
degree criminal sexual conduct involv-
ing a person under the age of 13, accord-
ing to documents from the Michigan
State Police.
Scofeld is currently incarcerated
in the St. Marys County Detention
Center.
Man Extradited For Sex Offense Charge
Gene Leroy Scofeld
Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The Board of Education dis-
cussed updating the selection criteria for
valedictorians and salutatorians during
Tuesdays meeting, and all seemed to
agree that the current system needed to
be re-evaluated.
The current system for the se-
lection of valedictorians and salutato-
rians (those ranked frst and second in
their class) relies not only on grade point
averages, but the number of quality
points the students receive.
Quality points are awarded for ex-
tra, 0-period classes that are available to
students before or after regular classes.
The person who is valedictorian under
the current system isnt necessarily the
one with the highest GPA, said Tracy
Heibel, principal of Great Mills High
School, who explained that students
could take these extra classes in addition
to their regular academic schedules, and
rank frst in their classes despite a less
than perfect grade point average.
Board members noted that parents
have expressed concern and confusion
about the current system, and discussed
revising the class rankings to refect
GPA only. They will revisit the proposal
in a second reading.
This system has been in place for
a while, said Michael Martirano. Its
time we updated it.
Board of Education May Revise
Selection Criteria for Valedictorians
The St. Marys County Board of Ed-
ucation has announced the appointment
of Mr. F. Michael Wyant to the position
of coordinator of safety and security in
the Department of Pupil Services. Wy-
ant, a 1996 graduate of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation National Academy
where he studied executive leadership
and law enforcement, earned his Bache-
lor of Science degree in criminal justice/
law enforcement from the University of
Maryland, College Park. He spent 25
years with the Charles County Sheriffs
Offce and has been working as a self
employed professional consultant for
emergency management and workforce
and personal safety. His appointment is
effective immediately.
Board of Education Appointment
Announced
SectionA-
The
Thenexttimeyouholdsomethingoldanantique,anheir-
loom, an artifact imagine the stories it could tell if it could
talk.
Someoneboughtthat itemnew,ormadeitfor a beloved.
Maybe it was carried across continents or states, tucked in a
backpackorspiritedbeneathpetticoats.Nomatterwherethe
thingwasorwhereitcamefrom,ittakessomeserioussleuthing
to fnd out the story of that which you hold in your hand.
Hannah Heath is a detective of sorts, specializing in an-
tiquebooks.InPeopleoftheBookbyGeraldineBrooks,
anoldmanuscripttellsHannahastory,anditsnotjusttheone
printedonthepages.
It was the frst illustrated manuscript discovered, and it
rockedtheantiquitiesworldwhenitwasfound.BecauseJew-
ishbeliefforbadelushdrawingsinprayerbooks,theso-called
Sarajevohaggadah,createdinmedievalSpainwithvividcolors
anddetaileddrawings,wasrareandpreciousbeyonddescrip-
tion.ItwasthejewelofBosnia,recentlysavedfromtherav-
agesofwar.TheU.N.askedrarebookexpertHannahHeath
toexaminetheancienttomeandtoensurethatitdeteriorates
nofurther.
Carefullyawarethatpoliticsareattheheartofthiscareer-
making assignment, Hannah questions why she was chosen.
Surelyherformermentor,WernerHeinrich,wouldhavewanted
toholdthehaggadahinhishands.AmitaiYomtov,oneofthe
most brilliant men in the feld, would have leaped at the chance
to examine it. Even the haggadahs kustos, Ozren Karaman,
wasamoreobviouschoice.
ButtheU.N.wantsHannah,soshecarefullyunwrapsthe
haggadah and fnds a mystery. A small fragment of insect wing
isimbeddedinthebooksfolds.Theresatraceofsalt.Astain
(wine?)marsapagecorner.Holesweremadeforclasps,but
claspsaremissing.Andcuriously,anebony-skinnedwomanis
depicted in the illustrations, which defes whats known about
cultureatthetimethebookwasmade.
Meantforseder,thehaggadahholdsmorethanprayers.If
thebookcouldtalk,itwouldtellstoriesofwarandpersecution,
sickness,bravery,andlove.Withherownpersonalproblems
distractingher,willHannahlisten?
PeopleoftheBookstartsoutslow;soslow,thatIwasnt
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With time-framing reminiscent of Pulp Fiction, some
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author Geraldine Brooks takes you on a fve-century trip from
BosniatoVenice,ViennatoSpain,insidemosquesandGetos,
churchesandtorturechambers.Andwithalistlikethat,whats
nottolove?
If you like historical mysteries, antique-hunting, or The
DaVinci Code, pick up People of the Book. This book-
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c.2008, Viking $25.95 / $31.00 Canada 372 pages
JuanitaTarverSingleton
Bonner,50
Juan-
ita Tarver
S i n g l e -
ton Bon-
ner, 50, of
L e x i n g -
ton Park
died Jan.
5 in her
residence.
Bo r n
June 15, 1957 in St. Charles,
S.C., she was the daughter
of Edgar and Almeta Davis
Tarver.
Shewasanordainedand
licensedpastorandwasacov-
enantpastorofHisMajestys
House in Darlington, S.C..
Sheownedandoperatedsev-
eralbusinessesinS.C.
She is survived by her
husband, Rodney Garnett
Bonner, Sr. of Lexington
Park, a son, Jason Singleton
of Myrtle Beach, S.C., four
sisters, Fredricka Johnson
and her husband Moses of
Darlington, S.C., Johnnie
Mae Williamson of Darling-
ton, S.C., Vivian Davis and
herhusbandRobert,ofJoliet,
IL, Sherren Davis and her
husband Eugene of Darling-
ton,S.C.andabrother,Allen
BacoteandhiswifeMaryof
Darlington,S.C.
The family received
friends Tuesday, Jan. 8 from
5 8 p.m. in the Brinsfeld
Life Celebration Chapel in
Leonardtown. A Prayer Ser-
vicewasconductedat6p.m.
Interment will be Sat-
urday, Jan. 12 in Darlington
Memorial Gardens, Darling-
ton,S.C.
Memorial contributions
may be made to El-Bethel
Prayer Tabernacle, 5601
Bowleys Lane, Baltimore,
MD 21206 or HOSPICE of
St. Marys, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown,MD20650.
JohnMitchellBur-
roughs,92
J o h n
M i t c h -
ell Bur-
r o u g h s ,
92, of
Di l l wyn,
VA died
Jan. 10 in
Bucki ng-
hamCoun-
ty,Va.
B o r n
Sept. 24, 1915 in St. Marys
County,hewasthesonofthe
lateWilliamWebsterandJo-
sephineSt.ClairBurroughs.
Attheageofsixmonths
hisfamilymovedtoAlexan-
dria, Va., where he grew up.
He attended Catholic grade
schools and George Wash-
ington High School where
he was a member of its frst
graduating class. He at-
tended Columbia Technical
Institute, where he studied
Architectural Engineering.
Upon graduating, he spent
several years working with
his father in his construc-
tion business in Alexandria.
He enlisted in the Army in
World War II and served
in the Philippines where he
was wounded and received
thePurpleHeart.Becauseof
injurieshewassenthomein
1945. Shortly thereafter he
married Elizabeth Ranson
of Dillwyn, Va., who was a
teacher in the Buckingham
CountySchoolsystem.They
made their home in Dillwyn
andheownedaconstruction
companyformanyyears.He
then became Superintendent
of LeSueur-Richmond Slate
Corporation in Arvonia, Va.
He was a founding member
of the Dillwyn Fire Depart-
mentwhereheservedasFire
Chief for twelve years. He
also served for twelve years
as Scout Master. He joined
the Coast Guard Auxiliary
in 1975 and attained the of-
fce of Captain of Division
III.Hereceivedmanyawards
for training aides he made
for boating safety and train-
ingclasses.Hewasa60year
MasterMasonintheMasonic
Lodge#315inDillwyn.
In 1983, the Burroughs
familyreturnedtoSt.Marys
and built on the grounds
of Waterloo, previously
owned by his parents. He
belonged to the American
Legion Post 221 in Avenue,
andtheSeventhDistrictOp-
timistClub.Hecontinuedac-
tivemembershipintheCoast
Guard Auxiliary. He was
a member of Holy Angels
Catholic Church in Avenue.
After the death of his wife,
he returned to Dillwyn, Va.
in2005tolivewithrelatives.
HejoinedVFWPost#1734in
Buckingham,Va.
Mr. Burroughs will be
remembered as a talented,
helpful and dedicated indi-
vidual who served his coun-
tryandfellowmanwell.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, brothers Jo-
seph and William (Bill), his
belovedwifeof59years,Liz.
Heissurvivedbyhisdaugh-
ter,JoyceBotelerofAlexan-
dria, Va.; a sister, Elizabeth
Cloonan of Canyon Lake,
Calif.; three grandchildren:
Betsy Loaiza of Alexandria,
Va, Bonny Watter of Kapo-
lei,HawaiiandBrynBoteler
of Alexandria, Va.; and fve
great grandchildren: Leigh
Ann Lopos, Sarah Watter,
Neil Loaiza, Marc Watter
andKarlyLoaiza.
Visitation and a Mass of
ChristianBurialwereheldat
HolyAngelsCatholicChurch
in Avenue, Saturday, Jan. 12
at 10:30 a.m. Interment fol-
lowed in Charles Memorial
GardensinLeonardtown.
In lieu of fowers, dona-
tions may be made to the
Seventh District Optimist
Club, P.O. Box 53, Bush-
wood,MD20618ortheBoy
ScoutTroop#6535,15103W.
James Anderson Highway,
Buckungham,VA23921.
Arrangements by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home,
P.A.inLeonardtown.
MaryCatherineCarter,
92
Mary
Catherine
C a r t e r ,
92, of
Le on a r -
d t o w n ,
died Jan.
9 in St.
M a r y s
Nu r s i ng
Ce n t e r ,
Leonard-
town.
Born July 24, 1915 in
Clements,shewasthedaugh-
ter of the late Louis Alfred
Thomas and Mary Louise
MarshallThomas.
Shewasafaithfulmem-
ber of St. Francis Xavier
and St. Aloysius Catholic
Churchesandattendedregu-
larlyuntilherhealthbeganto
failin2007.Catherinewasa
kindheartedandcaringwife,
mother, grandmother, sister,
aunt, cousin and friend. The
love she had for family and
friends was evident by the
warmth and the time spent
preparing meals when all
gathered at her home. Cath-
erine liked to sew and made
clothesforherchildrenwhen
they were young. She took
muchprideinworkinginher
fower garden and beautiful
fowers blossomed from the
attention given. In addition,
shelovedmusic,playingbin-
go and cards and watching
ThePriceIsRight.
Catherine was preceded
in death by her husband, Jo-
seph Ignatius Carter, whom
she married Jan. 12, 1936
in Leonardtown. She is sur-
vived by fve daughters, Mary
Virginia Brown of Leonar-
dtown, Elsie C. Lawrence
(Nathaniel)ofCallaway,Ann
Berry of Mechanicsville,
GraceCarterTyer(Aloysius)
of Hollywood, and Joan D.
Thomas of Forestville, Md.,
fve sons, Ernest S. Carter
(Martha) of Abell, James
LeroyCarter(Sylvia)ofHol-
lywood, John Daniel Carter
(Debbie) of Abell, William
Rowland Carter (Carolyn) of
Brandywine,Md.,andJoseph
(Bo) Thomas of Bushwood,
three sisters, Elsie Catherine
Butler of Chaptico, Florine
Plater of Washington, D.C.,
and Lillian Young (John) of
Loveville, and one brother,
Phillip Thomas (Rose) of
Chaptico,sisters-in-law,Ber-
nice Barbour, Agnes Thom-
as and Ethel Thomas, two
daughters-in-law, Bernice
Carter and Barbara Carter,
44 grandchildren, 65 great
grandchildren,15great-great
grandchildren, and a host of
nieces,nephewsandfriends.
In addition to her par-
ents and husband, Catherine
wasprecededindeathbytwo
sons, Joseph F. and Thom-
as X Carter, fve brothers,
George F., James L., Joseph
Obituaries
The
Obituaries
A., Walter A. and Lawrence
I. Thomas, sister, Annie E.
Thomas, son-in-law, James
E. Brown, two grandchil-
dren, Cynthia G. Lawrence
and Marc A. Tony Carter
and a great granddaughter,
Savannah R. Taylor.
The family received
friends Wednesday, Jan. 16
from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in
Holy Angels Catholic Church,
Avenue. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated at 11
a.m. The Reverend William
Gurnee was the celebrant.
Interment followed in Sa-
cred Heart Church Cemetery,
Bushwood.
Serving as pallbear-
ers were, Joseph Berry, Jr.,
James E. Brown, Nathan-
iel Lawrence, Jr., William
Brown, Daryl Carter and Da-
vid Young.
Arrangements by the
P.A. in Leonardtown.
Francis Albert Frank
Davis, 78
Fr an-
cis Albert
Fr a n k
Davis, 78,
of Leonar-
dtown lost
his fght
Jan. 11 in
St. Marys
Nu r s i n g
Center af-
ter a cou-
rageous battle with cancer.
Frank, as he was always
known, was born in Chap-
tico, on Sept. 12, 1929, son of
the late Henry Albert & Ella
Simpson Davis.
Franks formal education
was with the catholic school
system. He attended St. Jo-
sephs Elementary School in
Morganza for eight years and
St. Marys Academy for four
years, graduating in the class
of 1947. In 1952, Frank was
drafted by the U.S. Army,
spending most of his enlist-
ment on the front lines in Ko-
rea. After his discharge from
the Army in 1953, Frank was
employed by the C & P Phone
Company (now Verizon) and
retired in 1985 after 32 years
of service.
In 1954, Frank married
the love of his life, Eliza-
beth Ann Bowling (Betty).
They lived in Leonardtown
for more than 50 years. Af-
ter his retirement from C&P,
Frank worked part time as a
salesman for Raleys Home
Furnishings.
Frank was a volunteer
with various organizations
and spent many hours as a
tour guide at the Old Jail in
Leonardtown for the histori-
cal society, one of his favorite
pastimes. He was a member of
St. Aloysius Catholic Church,
where he devoted hours of his
time each week to the needs
of the parish. His member-
ships included the Knights
of Columbus and The Arc of
Southern Maryland. As an
avid bowler, Frank belonged
to various bowling leagues
and bowled up to the time of
his illness.
He was preceded in death
by his daughter Patricia Lynn
Davis, his brother Lewis
Henry Davis and his parents
Henry Albert and Ella Simp-
son Davis. Frank is survived
by his wife, Elizabeth Ann
(Betty), his children Francis
Michael Davis and his wife
Deborah of Frederick, Md.,
Richard Albert Davis and
his wife Monika and Nancy
Gail Thompson and her hus-
band Michael, all of Mechan-
icsville; fve grandchildren,
Shannon, Erin and Taylor
Davis and Jessica and Chris-
topher Thompson as well as
his step-grandchildren Patti
Hickey and her husband Ja-
son and David Walker and
his wife Angel and two step-
great-grandchildren Bailey
and Jacob.
The family received
friends Monday, Jan. 14 from
5 8 p.m. in the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, where prayers
were said at 7 p.m., followed
by Knights of Columbus
prayers. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated at St.
Aloysius Gonzaga Catho-
lic Church in Leonardtown,
Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m.
with the Rev. Rory T. Conley
offciating.
Interment followed at
the St. Aloysius Cemetery in
Leonardtown.
Pallbearers were Bill
Bartlett, Calvin Bucky
Bowling, Charles Chip
Bowling, Jr., Charles Pea-
nut Bowling, Francis B.
Gough and Richard Dickie
Pitcher. Honorary pallbear-
ers were the grandchildren of
Mr. Davis.
may be sent to: Hospice of St.
Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650, and/or
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire
Department, P.O. Box 50,
Leonardtown, MD 20650
and/or The Arc of Southern
Maryland, P.O. Box 1860,
Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
Thomas Edward Tee-
nie Hayden, 83
Thom-
as Edward
Te e n i e
Ha y d e n ,
83, of Hol-
l y w o o d
died Jan.
9 in his
residence.
B o r n
June 18,
1924 in
Hollywood, he was the son
of the late Francis Roger and
Gertrude Hayden.
He was the loving hus-
band for 56 years of Thelma
Tookie Hayden, whom he
married in St. Johns Catho-
lic Church May 30, 1951. He
was the loving father of Pa-
tricia Ann Mattingly and her
husband James L. of Chap-
tico, Deborah Jean Mattingly
and her husband, Dennis of
Leonardtown, Diane Hayden
Koslofsky and her husband
Les of Hollywood, and Robin
Theresa Van Kirk and her
husband Joe of Mechanics-
ville. He is also survived by
his brother Joseph Aloysius
Hayden of Leonardtown, as
well as seven grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
by his siblings Ann Loretta
Goldsborough, Mary Ger-
trude Dean, Francis Roger
Hayden and Robert Wells
Hayden.
He was a lifelong St.
Marys County resident who
attended St. Johns School
from 1
st
8
th
grades. He
served in the United States
Army from April 7, 1943
January 19, 1946, where
he fought in World War II
and was stationed in Ha-
waii, Leyte and Okinawa. He
worked for the federal gov-
ernment as a carpenter for
more than 22 years and re-
tired June 3, 1980. He played
softball for Deans Sunoco
Team and loved to play cards,
go crabbing and mainly hang
out with his friends at Dew
Drop.
The family received
friends Sunday, Jan. 13 from
2 p.m. 5 p.m. in the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Chapel, Leonardtown, where
prayers were held at 3 p.m. A
Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated Monday, Jan. 14 at
10 a.m. in St. Johns Catholic
Church, Hollywood, with Fr.
Raymond Schmidt offciat-
ing and Msgr. Richard Bur-
ton co-offciating. Interment
followed in the church cem-
etery. Pallbearers were Billy
Long, Scott Mattingly, Jeff
Koslofsky, Johnny Hank
Hayden, Jimmy Hayden and
Greg Dean.
Contributions may be
made to St. Johns Building
Fund, 43927 St. Johns Road,
Hollywood, MD 20636, Hol-
lywood Volunteer Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hol-
lywood, MD 20636 and/or
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD
20650.
Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, P.A.
James Harold Sambo
Herbert, Sr., 72
James Harold Sambo
Herbert, Sr., 72, of Lexington
Park, and formerly of Mad-
dox, Md. died Jan. 13 in St.
Marys Nursing Center.
Born Jan. 27, 1935 in
Maddox, Md., he was the son
of the late Nick and Mary Ag-
nes Parker. He was the lov-
ing husband of the late Hilda
Elizabeth Herbert whom he
married Dec. 7, 1957 in Sa-
cred Heart Church and who
preceded him in death March
30, 1987. He is survived by
his children; James H. Her-
bert (Jimmy) of Maddox,
MD., Rebecca T. Herbert
(Sis), Mary E. Herbert (Mae),
Julia B. Herbert, Harry W.
Herbert (Sonny) and Barbara
Y. Courtney (Barbie), all of
Lexington Park, as well as
12 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his son
Dennis A. Herbert (Butch).
A lifelong resident of St.
Marys County, James was
educated by the St. Marys
County Public School sys-
tem. He was employed for
Dean Construction Company
for 25 years and was a driver
for Walter Wise Trucking
for twenty years, retiring in
1997.
The family received
friends Wednesday, Jan. 16
from 5 8 p.m. in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home Chapel, Leonardtown,
where prayers were held at
7 p.m. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated
Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m.
in Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Bushwood, with Fr.
Francis Early offciating. In-
terment will follow in the
church cemetery. Pallbear-
ers will be Thomas Court-
ney, John Maddox, Jr., James
Butler, Sr., William Butler,
John F. Jacobs and William
Scriber. Honorary pallbear-
ers will be Robert Hill, John
Hill, Francis Hill, James
Bonds, Alphonso Bowman
and James Hill (Iggie).
Funeral Home, P.A.
Brett Andrew Hudson,
1
Br e t t
A n d r e w
Hu d s o n ,
19, of
Av e n u e ,
died Jan.
8 in his
residence.
H e
was born
May 19,
1988 and
lived in Charlotte Hall until
1994 when the family moved
to Avenue.
He is survived by his
parents: Donna and Dave
Hudson; his brothers: Travis
Hudson and his wife Tia of
Clarksville, Tenn. and Kyle
Hudson of Avenue. Other
survivors include his great
grandmother: Catherine
Windsor of Croom Md.; his
grandparents: Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Lange of Brandywine,
Md.; his aunts: Terry Wind-
sor of Croom, Md., Connie
Hudson of Vienna, Va. and
Lori Buckler and her hus-
band Gary of Brandywine,
Md.; his uncle: Joe Windsor
and his wife Sandy of North
Beach, Md.
by his maternal grandparents:
Donald and Sandra Windsor
of Croom, Md.
Brett attended Chopti-
con High School. He loved
to fsh, crab and work on race
cars. He was active in the
St. Marys County 4-H and
was an acolyte at All Saints
Episcopal Church. He will be
missed by all who knew him,
especially by his family and
friends.
The family received
friends Friday, Jan. 11 from
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
where Prayers were said at
7 p.m. followed by Optimist
Prayers at 7:15 p.m. A Funer-
al Service was held Saturday,
Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. in All Saints
Episcopal Church, Avenue,
with Rev. Kathleen Price of-
fciating. Interment followed
in the Church Cemetery.
made to All Saints Episcopal
Church, 22598 Oakley Road,
P.O. Box 307, Avenue, MD
20609.
Pallbearers were: Travis
and Kyle Hudson, Joe Wind-
sor, Gary Buckler, John Rod-
gers and Daniel Robinson.
Honorary Pallbearers were
Members of the 7
th
District
Optimist Club.
Funeral Home, P.A.
John Edgar Joy, Sr., 82
J o h n
Edgar Joy,
Sr., 82, of
Loveville
died Jan.
8 in his
residence.
Bo r n
July 13,
1925 in
Loveville,
he was the son of the late
George Edgar and Anna Mis-
souri Wathen Joy. He was the
loving husband of the late
Mary Rita Owens Joy whom
he married Oct. 5, 1946 in
Our Ladys Chapel, Medleys
Neck, Md., and who preced-
ed him in death on Nov. 14,
2001.
He is survived by his
children; Ruth Joy Coombs
and her husband Ira John,
Betty Joy Thomas and her
husband C. George, all of
Loveville, and John Edgar
Joy, Jr. of Prescott, Ariz. as
well as seven grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his
sister Madeline McCreary of
Baltimore, Md.
He was a judge at the lo-
cal election polls from 1947
to the early 1980s. He was
a driver for the State High-
way Administration (SHA)
for 17 years, retiring in 1986.
Many times, while working
for SHA, he took prisoners to
trash pick-up sites on the local
highways and would oversee
them, giving them advice on
how to walk the straight and
narrow path. They fondly
called him Pappy. He raised
English Setters, sold milk,
eggs, frewood and livestock.
He worked as a construction
foreman. He even did some
bartending to make extra
money in his younger years.
His passion, however, was
working the land. He and
his wife Rita bought the old
Bishop Place in Loveville
and turned it into a proftable
tobacco farm. He dreamed of
owning this land as a teen-
ager and worked tirelessly to
make his dream come true.
He retired from farming in
2001. His true claim to fame
is his compassion, tenderness
and strength, all of which he
used to help others. He was a
dynamic father and grandfa-
ther who will always be re-
membered as the tall, strong
Gindy with the gentle
hands.
The family received
friends Friday, Jan 11 from
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Chapel, Leonardtown, where
prayers were held at 7 p.m. A
funeral service was held Sat-
urday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. with
Rev. Keith Schukraft offciat-
ing. Interment followed in the
Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown. Pallbearers
were Frankie Bussler, Chris
Bistline, Tommy Alvey,
Kim Bistline, Bryan Thom-
as Sr. and Linda Richards.
Honorary pallbearers were
A.J. Bussler (HAT), Mary
Dean, Gloria Jean Pilkerton,
Ann Pilkterton and Glenn
Pilkerton.
made to Leonardtown Vol-
unteer Rescue Squad, P.O.
Box 299, Leonardtown, MD
20650 and/or Leonardtown
Volunteer Fire Department,
P.O. Box 50, Leonardtown,
MD 20650.
Funeral Home, P.A.
Walter Francis Marshall,
70
Wa l -
ter Francis
Mar shal l
was born
July 31,
1938. He
s l o w l y
made his
departure
Jan. 3 at
U n i o n
Memorial
Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
Walter was the son of the
late William X. and Elizabeth
E. (Curtis) Marshall. Walter
was preceded in death by his
siblings: Gladys Marshall
Johnson, Anne E. (Boogie)
Marshall, James Joseph, John
(JB) and Richard Marshall.
He received his education in
the St. Marys County public
system at Banneker School.
Walter worked construction
and maintenance at St. Aloy-
sius Church and for 18 years
he was employed by the St.
Marys Pharmacy (formerly
Peoples Drug Store, now
CVS Pharmacy).
In the early 1970s he
moved to Baltimore and
worked in security at Lexing-
ton Market and the Greater
Medical Center Hospital in
Laurel Md. until his illness
caused him to stop working.
Walter, known to all as Cap,
enjoyed family gatherings
and cooking. He loved show-
ing off his culinary skills.
He leaves to cherish his
memory his wife of twenty-
nine years Nancy, daughter
Sandra D. Marshall of Leon-
ardtown, son Emmanuel Mar-
shall of Baltimore, Md., Step-
daughter Donzella Townes
also of Baltimore, Md., sister
Dorothy A. Wise of Great
Mills, and a brother Peter I.
Marshall of Clements, as well
as three grandchildren.
A host of family and
friends will hold his memory
dear.
Services were held Jan.
9 in St. Alyosius Catholic
Church, Leonardtown, where
an interment followed at the
church cemetery. Pallbearers
were Louis Thomas, David
Herbert, Frankie Bannister,
Adrian Young, Lawrence
Hatton and Earl B. Neal.
Services provided by
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Mark Lee OConnor, 40
Mark Lee OConnor, 40,
a resident of Hollywood for
34 years, died Jan. 12 in his
home.
He was born Sept. 11,
1967 in Millington, Tenn. to
Nellie OConnor Horton of
Great Mills, and Frank R.
OConnor of Lake St. Louis,
Mo.
He graduated from
Leonardtown High School in
1985. He was the only male
cheerleader Leonardtown
High School ever had. He
was a comedian with a broad
range of sound effects includ-
ing a train whistle, crickets,
elephants, cat and dog fght.
He was a swimmer for the
Silver Dolphins and he made
it to the Junior Olympics. He
was best known as Mark
the Man of Star Karaoke and
DJ, entertaining many fam-
ily and friends, young and
old, in Maryland and Virgin-
ia. He loved working as a DJ
with Star Karaoke and had
many friends who followed
his work. Mark was an out-
going, friendly person who
would always make people
laugh. His laughter and smile
will be truly missed.
Mark is survived by
a daughter, Ginny Rae
OConnor of Hollywood, a
son, Mark Lee OConnor of
Summer Set, Ky., his moth-
er, Nellie OConnor Horton
and Ray, his father, Frank
OConnor and Dianne, one
brother, Shawn OConnor
and Laura of Sunderland,
Md. and their three children
and numerous cousins and
family.
Relatives and friends are
invited to Marks Life Cel-
ebration at the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, P.A. in Leonard-
town Saturday, Jan. 19 from
9 10 a.m. A Funeral Service
will be conducted at 10 a.m.
in the Brinsfeld Life Cel-
ebration Chapel. Monsignor
Karl Chimiak will conduct
the service. Inurnment will
be private.
may be made to the Hospice
House, c/o HOSPICE of St.
Marys, Inc., P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Alma Catherine Plum-
mer, 75
Alma Catherine Plum-
mer, 75, of Lexington Park,
died Jan. 9 in her residence.
Born Oct. 4, 1932 in St.
Marys County, she was the
daughter of the late Warren
Dunbar and Cora Susie
Ridgell Dunbar. Mrs. Plum-
mer was a member of St.
Cecilias Catholic Church, St.
Marys City. She had worked
as an accounting supervisor
in the telecommunications
industry.
She is survived by her
husband, Stuart M. Plummer
of Lexington Park, a daugh-
ter, Mary Catherine Young
of Sterling, Va., three sons,
Walter Danny Plummer of
Sterling, Va., Alfred Buck
Plummer of Brookton,
Maine, Richard Plummer of
Falls Church, Va., ten grand-
children, two sisters, Violet
Hines of Lexington Park,
Nancy Bryant of Brunswick,
Maine and two brothers,
Francis Dunbar of Charlot-
tesville, Va. and Richard
Dunbar of Idaho.
A Memorial Mass was
celebrated Monday, Jan. 14 in
St. Cecilias Catholic Church
in St. Marys City. The Rev-
erend Damian Shadwell was
the celebrant. Inurnment fol-
lowed in St. James Cemetery,
Lexington Park.
may be made to the Hospice
House c/o HOSPICE of St.
Marys, Inc., P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650 or
the American Cancer Soci-
ety, St. Marys County Unit
350, P.O. Box 1032, Lexing-
ton Park, MD 20653.
Arrangements by the
P.A. in Leonardtown
Mary Ann Reed, 52
Ma r y
Ann Reed,
52, of
Dameron,
for mer l y
of Glenn
Dale, died
Jan. 3 in
St. Marys
Hospit al ,
Leonard-
town.
She was born Nov. 25,
1955 in LaPlata, Md. to Vir-
ginia Jenkins Welch and the
late John Welch.
Mary was the wife of
Craig B. Reed, whom she
married April 28, 1979 in
College Park, Md.
In addition to her hus-
band and mother, she is sur-
vived by her son, Robert S.
Eurich of Salisbury, Md.
and her daughter, Bridget N.
Reed of Dameron. Mary also
leaves her brother-in-law,
Harry E. McGowan and his
children, Kelli D. Baker of
Chesterfeld, Va. and Michael
C. of Los Angeles, Calif.,
sister-in-law, Jean Erdmann
and husband Rudy of Holly-
wood, and nephew Robert J.
Smith and wife Beth of Great
Mills.
Mary, along with hus-
band, Craig and daughter,
Bridget, owned Sunshines
Buffalo Wings and Beer in
Leonardtown.
She loved traveling,
spending time with her fam-
ily and friends, listening to
music, attending live con-
certs and her cats, Boots,
Cassie and Roz.
The family received
friends Monday, Jan. 7 in the
Brinsfeld Life Celebration
Chapel in Leonardtown. A
Memorial Service was offci-
ated by the Reverends Henry
and Renee Cole.
may be made to HOSPICE
of St. Marys, Inc., P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD, or
the Ridge Volunteer Fire
Department, P.O. Box 520,
Ridge, MD 20680 or
The Ridge Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456,
Ridge, MD 20680.
Mildred Elizabeth
Wince, 81
Mildred Elizabeth
Wince, 81, of Piney Point
died Jan. 14 in St. Marys
Nursing Center.
Born June 13, 1926 in
Piney Point she was the
daughter of the late Frank
Joseph and Mary Katherine
Adams Eberle.
The family will receive
friends Thursday, Jan. 17
from 5 8 p.m. in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, Leonardtown, where
prayers will be said at 7 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated Friday, Jan.
18 at 10 a.m. in St. George
Catholic Church, Valley Lee,
with Fr. Joseph Sileo offciat-
ing. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery.
Funeral Home, P.A.
For further information
on Mildred Elizabeth Wince
or to leave a condolence for
the family, visit www.mgfh.
com.
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age allocation units in reserve for schools
or other public necessities that could come
upaswellasforfurtherrevitalizationofthe
downtownarea.
Hepredictedthatthedelayofthesewage
treatment plant would not be more than six
monthstoayear.
Weve tracked our EDUs all along,
NorristoldTheCountyTimes.Idontthink
itwillhaveamajoreffect.
I dont think it will be much of a
delay.
SewageDelay
Photo by Guy Leonard
Photo by Guy Leonard
The expansion of the Leonardtown sewage treatment plant on Van Wert Lane has been delayed due to a lack of
funding from development impact fees, town offcials say.
The expansion of the Leonardtown sewage treatment
plant would increase the plants capacity to 1.2 million
gallons treated per day from .68 million gallons a day

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