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The future home of a new Olive Garden restaurant
on the east side of Route 235. Also planned for a
new 30-acre center is a Red Robin restaurant and a
Buffalo Wild Wings. SEE PAGE 5
Grace Fuller (front) helps unload
apples for Thanksgiving food bas-
kets with her colleague Jim Ellison
(back) at the St. Marys Caring
soup kitchen in Lexington Park.
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By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
With an infux of 85 employees daily, plus additional visitors at
Smartronixs new headquarters on Smartronix Way in Hollywood, the
company is faced with traffc safety issues stemming from the nearby
crossing at Route 235.
Beth Joseph, of Smartronixs communications and marketing divi-
sion, appealed to the St. Marys County Community Traffc Safety Pro-
gram task force last week, seeking guidance on how to deal with the dan-
gers of the companys exit on to Route 235.
The companys new entrance road off Route 235 is directly across
from Clarkes Landing Road. That non-signaled intersection allows ve-
hicles to cross Route 235 from all four directions.
Im not here to talk about problems, Im really asking for
some help, said Joseph, adding that the company is seeking ad-
vice on what to tell employees is the legal and safest way to travel
through that intersection.
What weve had happen since we moved in is weve had some
issues with our neighbors theres all these extra cars pulling in,
Joseph said. Weve had some fst shaking, some people following
employees to the parking lot saying you cut me off.
We dont want to wait for an accident, Joseph said.
Non-signaled intersections on Route 235 have proved to be the
most dangerous intersections in the county. The next non-signaled
intersection to the south of Smartronix Way, at Airport View Drive,
has seen several fatal crashes.
It is what it is, were there. Were not sure whats the right way
to tell our employees how to enter and exit there, Joseph told the
task force. Im just looking for someone who can just educate our
employees, and perhaps some of our neighbors on the best way to
do it, other than just be patient and slow down, which were already
putting some signage at the end of our road to remind our employ-
ees to do that.
A new traffc signal at the Smartronix intersection was pro-
posed while Smartronix was moving through the planning stages
for its new building, but county offcials allowed the project to move
ahead without a new signal at the intersection.
There was quite a bit of debate about connecting the road coming
into Smartronix to the industrial park, so that there would be a way of
traveling through the industrial park to a controlled intersection at Airport
View Drive, St. Marys Commissioner Tom Mattingly told the task force.
The leadership at Smartronix didnt want to do that, and that decision
was made to allow them not to do that.
State Highway Administration is scheduled to construct a new traf-
fc signal at Airport View Drive next year, to be in operation by summer
2010.
Cpl. Michael Peacher, traffc safety offcer for the St. Marys County
Sheriffs Offce, told Joseph he would come and address Smartronixs em-
ployees on how to safely navigate the intersection.
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Smartronix Concerned About Traffc Safety
By Bryan Jaffe
Contributing Writer
With holidays coming up, local law enforce-
ment has announced an enforcement blitz to fnd
and arrest people driving while inebriated. There
are many ways to avoid driving in a drunken
state, and if all else fails, there is the Tipsy Taxi
program.
The program works fairly simply, said
Jackie Beckman, highway safety coordinator, if a
person does not have a designated driver and can-
not drive home, has no one to call for a ride and
cannot get a ride from someone else at the bar, the
bartender can call a cab and give them this card.
The card includes space for information such
as where the person was picked up, the persons
name, the date, the destination and the charge
for the trip. The card is then submitted to the St.
Marys Highway Safety Program and the cab com-
pany is reimbursed.
Currently, the only company that works with
the program in St. Marys is Chesapeake Cab.
People who use this program are still respon-
sible for arranging their own transportation to the
bar where they have left their cars parked. The
Tipsy Taxi program only provides for a one-way
trip home to prevent possible injuries and fatalities
caused by those driving while intoxicated.
Military members are advised to contact the
duty offcer or barrack staff to help arrange a ride if
needed before taking advantage of this program.
Tipsy Taxi; Alternative
To Drunk Driving
Photo by Sean Rice
Beth Joseph, of Smartronix, talks to the St. Marys County Community Traffc Safety Program
task force last week.
The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates
from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924.
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By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
State leaders are considering consolidating the Community
Traffc Safety Program across the state, which could result in the
St. Marys offce being merged with the Charles County offce.
St. Marys County Community Traffc Safety Program Co-
ordinator Jackie Beckman told local task force members Friday
during their quarterly meeting in Loveville that the Maryland
Highway Safety Offce announced plans for regionalizing the
traffc safety programs across the state.
Beckman said by 2011 the state plans to reduce the 23 coun-
ty offces and one in Baltimore to nine regional offces across the
state. Charles and St. Marys would merge under the plan, and
Calvert and Anne Arundel would merge, Beckman said.
Beckman also informed task force members and the
St. Marys County Commissioners of the plans in a letter last
week.
Karen Everett, public information offcer for St. Marys
County, said the regionalization is still only a proposal; one of
many the state is considering to save money.
Beckman, when asked by a task force member at their
meeting if the proposal was a done deal, said: They said that
is absolutely what they are going to do.
So the bottom line is, when it comes to money and safety,
safety comes in second, said another member at the quarterly
meeting.
Its a shame that theyre doing that, but you have to under-
stand the cuts the states are forced to make, said County Com-
missioner Thomas A. Mattingly. Its tough times for everybody
out there.
The local highway safety program currently issues mini-
grants to law enforcement, schools and commu-
nity groups to promote traffc safety issues, such
as buckle up campaigns and the current push for
motorcycle safety and awareness.
Beckman said these types of programs might
be in jeopardy with the reorganization, because under the pro-
posed changes, groups seeking funding would have to apply
directly to the state for grants and await reimbursement, which
may not be feasible for some local non-proft groups.
To me the biggest thing is the momentum, said Beckman.
What if we lose what were doing.
Task force members pointed out that there are very different
issues facing Charles and St. Marys counties.
They dont have an Amish (traffc safety) problem in
Charles, Beckman said.
Beckman said the plan to merge Charles and St. Marys
counties could happen sooner if she, or her Charles County coun-
terpart Rebecca Martin, vacates the position before 2011. When
the merger comes, Beckman said all current safety coordinators
would have to reapply for a new regional position.
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Highway Safety Dollars May Be Cut
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
New state forest conservation regulations
the state is pushing the county to adopt as text
amendments are now headed to the county
planning commission for public comment.
The regulations have met with concern
from the Board of County Commissioners be-
cause it would place more burdens on develop-
ers and property owners who want to remove
trees on their land with regards to costs and
permits.
The new regulations call for lowering the
amount exempted for clearing on a single lot
from 40,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet
of forest.
It also increases the amount a landowner
must pay in fees if they are unable to reforest
the land that is cut from $.10 a square foot to
$.30 a square foot.
Threatened or endangered species of trees
and those with historic value would also be
protected and would need a variance to be dis-
turbed or cut down.
Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-
Golden Beach) said that while the regulation
changes were designed to preserve older for-
ested areas from development, they would
likely have the opposite effect.
Its going to encourage people to get rid
of trees before they become a problem, Jar-
boe said. These are huge costs they want to
impose. As I read it, its scary.
Derick Berlage, director of the countys
Department of Land Use and Growth Man-
agement, said that if the county did not update
their zoning ordinance to conform with state
mandates then the state would have to enforce
the regulations as well as approve any removal
of trees from a construction site rather than the
county.
Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to send the
amendments on for public hearing, but were
uncertain what would happen once they came
back for their consideration.
I bet most of the people who voted for
this in Annapolis didnt realize the impact of
what they were voting on, said Commissioner
Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown)
Forest Conservation Regulations To
Go To Public Hearing
By Bryan Jaffe
Contributing Writer
St. Marys residents who want to eat the
Italian style cuisine served at Olive Garden
restaurants have had to trek all the way up to
Waldorf to do so, but that will be changing by
spring of 2010.
They plan to open in early March, said
John Parlett Jr., the lands developer, of the
forthcoming Olive Garden. But that is not the
only restaurant expected on the site, located in
California off Route 235. We have a signed
lease for a Red Robin, Parlett added.
In addition to Olive Garden and the Red
Robin Gourmet Burgers, Par-
lett said there were letters of in-
tent from Buffalo Wild Wings
and for an 84,000 square foot,
three story offce building that
will be flled by SAIC, a de-
fense contractor.
Calls to Olive Gardens
corporate offces were not
returned as of press time, so
information on when hiring
will begin was not available
for this article. Those inter-
ested in working at Olive
Garden may go to the com-
panys website at www.olive-
garden.com for information
on working for the chain and
to download an application.
According to information on the Olive
Garden website, the average Olive Garden
location produces $4.9 million in sales annu-
ally, which in 2008 contributed to the company
totaling 3.1 billion spread out over its 670 loca-
tions. The company employs more than 80,000
people.
Red Robin restaurants are generally
opened in areas with at least 100,000 people
in a fve mile radius and an average household
income of $65,000 or more, according to the
companys 2008 Annual report. The report
also indicates that the average capacity for a
Red Robin is about 200 seats, and that the aver-
age cost for two people to dine at Red Robin is
about $24.
In addition to the restaurants and offce
building mentioned above, Parlett said there is
room on the property to house two more restau-
rants, a fnancial institution such as a bank or
a savings and loan, a 100 room hotel, a 14,400
sq. ft. two story offce building, a 40,000 sq. ft.
three story offce building and a 28,000 sq. ft.
Church.
When asked how large the entire project
was, and if there was suffcient room to house
all of the above mentioned projects, Parlett
said Yes, its a 30 acre lot, so its a substantial
size.
Olive Garden and More Coming to County
Photo by Sean Rice
The future home of a new Olive Garden restaurant on the east side of
Route 235. Also planned for a new 30-acre center is a Red Robin restau-
rant and a Buffalo Wild Wings.
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Todays Newsmakers In Brief
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
With budget cuts from the state continuing
to hit the relatively new county Department of
Human Services, the board that helps guide the
agencys actions is asking the Board of County
Commissioners to consider handing over the
administrative tasks to a private non-proft
foundation.
The hope is that any more money the coun-
ty was considering budgeting for administrative
costs would be placed towards direct services
to those in need, which have also suffered.
There have been signifcant and painful
cuts weve had to endure in St. Marys County,
said Bennett Connelly, current interim director
of the department.
Connelly told commissioners that the ad-
ministrative budget for the agency has been cut
by 26 percent over the frst 16 months of the
agencys operations and that it would likely bot-
tom out at about $453,000 from a high of over
$600,000 starting out.
In total, Connelly said, about $1.8 million
has been eliminated from the agencys budget
that has affected local service providers during
the recession.
Joan Gelrud, a member of the Human Ser-
vices Council that helps steer the agency, said
the group voted in September to advise the
commissioners to consider privatizing the de-
partment as one option to allay the costs.
Other options include enduring several
thousand dollars in defcits and keeping the
agency in county government or consolidating
departments to plug budget holes.
Gelrud also said that by switching to a
non-proft foundation, the agency could apply
for more grant money, the key source for much
of its funding, from a variety of other sources
around the state that the government agency
could not pursue.
Some commissioners believed that they
should consider the proposals, but were wary
of privatizing the agency since the county um-
brella agency was designed to help do away
with what was believed to be ineffcient use of
money by individual providers.
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-
Leonardtown) said that the projected defcits in
administrative budgets, sometimes just about
$5,000 in one case, did not seem to justify the
upheaval of the agency to a private status.
I think its an extreme measure at this
point, Mattingly said.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great
Mills) said that privatization could erode the
progress the county agency has made in con-
solidating services.
Im not so sure I want to go backward,
Raley said.
Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-
Golden Beach) said that now was the opportune
time to consolidate the Offce of Aging with the
Department of Human Services, which, he said,
could save the county about $100,000 in funds
that would have been used to pay for another
department directors position.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Commissioners To Consider
Privatizing Human Services
By Virginia Terhune
Contributing Writer

Denise McDowell, director of perfor-
mance management at St. Marys Hospital, is
no stranger to networking.
During her 27 years as a trauma/critical
care nurse and administrator in the Navy, she
was in touch with people all over the globe.
Now living with her family in Leonard-
town and working for the hospital, she is de-
veloping a whole new network of people as a
member of this years Leadership Southern
Maryland program.
This opens a whole new world, said
McDowell, one of 37 people participating in
the program.
Now in its second year, Leadership
Southern Maryland is a nine-month, fee-based
program in which leaders from St. Marys,
Calvert and Charles counties meet regularly
to learn about regional issues from various
professional points of view.
One day a month, the group visits a site
in one of the counties to learn more about
local businesses, education, growth, the en-
vironment, public safety, the defense indus-
try, transportation and health care with the
goal of fnding regional solutions to common
problems.
So far this year, the group has visited
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the
liquefed natural gas plant in Calvert County ,
and most recently spent a day touring the Pax
River and Webster Field Navy facilities in St.
Marys County.
On the agenda for March is health care,
a subject of particular interest to McDowell,
who hopes to develop a pilot project to provide
veterans with greater access to treatment. Her
idea is to base someone at the Veterans Home
in Charlotte Hall who could meet with clients
and decide whether to refer them to the Vet-
erans facilities in Washington or to local hos-
pitals, which have a surplus of mental health
beds.
Regarding the Leadership program, Mc-
Dowell said she was particularly impressed by
an early exercise intended to get people think-
ing about the principles and values that under-
lie how they make decisions.
It helped us reach a better understanding
of ourselves, what we value in life, and what
is most important to us and the community at
large, she said.
I felt immediately involved from day 1,
said McDowell.
Class member Barbara Bausch also ap-
preciates the chance to meet and learn from
other people about the region she now calls
home. A California native, she is now in her
third year as womens basketball coach at St.
Marys College.
As part of the Leadership program, she
has had the chance to quickly get to know a
variety of people from different professions
and backgrounds, knowledge that would
take longer to acquire had she not joined the
program.
Its easier to feel at home if you get in-
volved, says Bausch, who is not only glad to
have broadened her own personal network but
also learned more about Southern Maryland.
Part of her job is traveling around the
state recruiting players, and sometimes she
runs into people who dont have a clear idea
of where St. Marys County and the college
are located.
They ask, Is that on the Eastern Shore
? says Bausch, who can quickly orient them
based on what shes learned about the region.
Bausch said she is impressed by the pro-
grams tri-county approach to tackling issues.
Instead of doing the same thing three
times, you can make the whole area beneft
instead of competing, she said.
For more information about Leadership
Southern Maryland and this years partici-
pants and events, go to www.leadsomd.org.
Leadership Program Enters
Second Year
Photo by Sean Rice
Denise McDowell
Barbara Bausch
On the option to privatize the
Department of Human Services
I think its an extreme
measure at this point.
Commissioner Thomas A.
Mattingly (D-Leonardtown)
No one was seriously hurt in reported four-vehicle crash shortly after 12 p.m. Monday on Hollywood Road
at the intersection of McIntosh Road in Leonardtown. Two vehicles were totaled in the crash. An infant was
reportedly taken to St. Marys Hospital as a precaution.
On the health of the St. Marys River
I wish I had better news, but the
river has been in a steady state of
decline for quite some time.
Joe Anderson, president of the St.
Marys River Watershed Association.
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Editorial:
On behalf of the St. Marys County Board
of Library Trustees, I want to thank the com-
munity for its interest in the new Leonardtown
Library and share some background informa-
tion on its planning and design.
The St. Marys County Library has an
extraordinarily high rate of use, the 5
th
highest
circulation per resident in the state. It is the
Library Boards responsibility to ensure that
adequate libraries are available for county resi-
dents. However, a countywide study of library
facilities conducted in 2007 concluded that
current facilities were inadequate, that an addi-
tional 47,000 square feet (SF) of library space
would be required to adequately serve the cur-
rent population. One recommendation of the
study was to build a new Leonardtown Library.
This report was presented in January 2007 to
the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
Since then, there have been several public pre-
sentations discussing this need, the feasibility
of a renovation and expansion of the current
facility, or the building of a new facility.
When the Hayden family farm was pur-
chased, the Library Board unanimously agreed
that this would be a good site for the new li-
brary and sent its request to the BOCC. We ap-
plaud the members of the BOCC who agreed to
this request and who approved the new Leon-
ardtown Library project in the FY10 Capital
Budget. An architect should be hired in early
2010, after which the design of the library will
begin. We will provide many opportunities for
community input on the design.
Just a few of the usage statistics that indi-
cate the need for a larger, more modern library
include:
The Library is in a 1954 National Guard
Armory that limits the number and location of
computers. Computer use is a signifcant ser-
vice in todays libraries. Since July, the num-
ber of computer uses has increased by 42% for
an average total of 4,000 per month.
Our patrons common complaints include
excessive noise as well as insuffcient space
for quiet study, private tutoring, computer
work, meetings and childrens programs and
activities.
The current 15,000 SF does not allow
enough shelf space for the many books, DVDs,
and audio books that our customers want to
check out. Since July, the number of items
checked out has increased by 19% for an av-
erage of 43,000 per month. Leonardtown can
only stock 72,000 items. Given its circulation
rate it should stock at least 95,000.
In FY 09 the daily number of visitors
averaged 850. Since July, this has climbed to
1,000 per day.
We are certainly aware of these diffcult
economic times and real concerns about fnan-
cial stress, both public and private. However,
the economic downturn has strengthened our
commitment to build a larger, more modern
Leonardtown Library for county residents.
This past year the importance of the library
to those seeking employment, upgrading their
skills and knowledge, communicating with po-
tential employers the world over, or to families
looking for inexpensive educational and enter-
tainment opportunities, has been demonstrat-
ed vividly in our circulation and visitor counts.
In the current facility too many customers have
to wait or walk away frustrated.
The Board is pleased that the community
is engaged in the discussion about the new
Leonardtown Library. If you are interested,
I hope that you will familiarize yourself with
the facts about this project. To help you, the
Library staff has created a fact sheet which you
can obtain at any of our three libraries or at
www.stmalib.org.
Thank you
Alan Dillingham
President, St. Marys County Library
Board of Trustees
I understood from reading a recent ar-
ticle that the Library Board of Trustees and
their Executive Director, Kathleen Reif, are
insisting on spending my tax dollars to de-
sign a library that will not be supported by
a local Bond Bill. Do me a favor and place
your omnipotent wisdom in check and think
of the taxpayers.
You need to realize that there is a seri-
ous opposition from the local townspeople
and merchants as to where the library should
be located. I also understand that in spite
of the overwhelming opposition your Board
has insisted that design monies of over
$1,000,000.00 be earmarked for the Hayden
Farm property.
Let me just make my point loud and
clear! Dont do it - exercise some restraint
and wise decision-making in these tough
economic times! Moving the library out of
the Town would be wrong on several fronts.
This choice doesnt give rise to Smart
Growth concepts but instead promotes
sprawl. The choice for an urban footprint is
much more effective.
The Leonardtown merchants have
worked way to hard for all of their efforts to
be diluted by placing the Town Library a mile
and a half outside of its core.
Historically, The Library has always
been in the Town and to do otherwise would
imperil the cornerstones of our community.
Failing to heed the wishes of the Mayor
and the Town Council will only cause inter-
governmental stain amongst the County and
the Town. At a time when it is important
to conserve fnancial resources the Library
Board needs to listen to the Towns leaders
and recommendations instead of wasting
monies with a design which may not even
come to fruition.
The Hayden Farm was purchased at an
infated price and provides no frontage on
Route 245 and access is not controlled by the
County. In addition it has not been deter-
mined that the property can even handle the
adequate public facilities required to provide
municipal functions, i.e. Water and sewer
capacity.
You need to work with the Town and
get the taxpayers the best bang for the buck.
We all need a functional, effcient, modern
library.
Just make sure that by building it you
dont drain and dilute the resources of the
community by placing it in the wrong spot
without listening to the local leaders. Stop
what you are doing and come to your senses.
I remain.
Toni Ishee
Leonardtown, Md
Familiarize Yourself With The
Facts About Library Project
Come To Your Senses, Dont
Move the Library
This year as you sit down with your family and friends in the comfort of your homes to en-
joy food and fellowship in Thanksgiving tradition take time to remember those who are not able
to join their families at the table, our brave soldiers who are far away fghting for our freedom.
Many families are missing their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, a
heavy sacrifce that is resounding during the holiday season. No matter what your feelings about
the war, we should each take time to say thank you to those who are serving abroad so that we
have the opportunity to gather together to celebrate the holidays that are special to each one of
us.
For many of these brave young Americans, it is their frst time away from their families
during the holidays. Many of us can only imagine the sadness and loneliness that they feel being
so far away, neither safe nor sound, in strange, violent surroundings. Just knowing that friends
and family are thinking of them and appreciating their sacrifces during the holidays would be a
comforting thought. There are many efforts underway from organizations and private citizens to
take a little extra step to support these brave individuals and their families. Each of us should take
the time out of our busy schedules this holiday season to show our support in some way. There
are so many different ways that you can show your appreciation, our Veterans organizations have
the expertise to coordinate the many efforts that exist if you are in need of some guidance. One
such website to learn about some of those efforts is www.ourmilitary.mil.
Another wonderful organization that is providing a much needed service is the Wounded
Warrior Project. This project provides tangible support for the severely wounded and helps them
on the road to healing, both physically and mentally. The Pentagon estimates that as many as
one in fve American soldiers are coming home from war zones with traumatic brain injuries,
many of which require around the clock attention. Thousands more have returned with debili-
tating injuries such as amputation. Many of their family members sacrifce everything to care
for them. This phenomenal organization provides much needed support for these returning he-
roes. Visit their website for information on the many programs being offered to the soldiers and
their families and how you can help, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Locally the St. Marys
County Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 2092 has chosen to raise awareness for
this worthwhile project. Visit their website to fnd out how to join in their local efforts at www.
bpoe2092.org.
This Thanksgiving as we take time to sit down and give thanks for the many, many blessings
that we enjoy living in this great Land of the Free, it does not matter how you decide to thank those
who we have to thank for that freedom, it just matters that you take the time to thank them.
A Special Thank You for
Freedom this Holiday
On the weekend of November 14 and 15,
the St. Marys County Elks Lodge held two sep-
arate events to raise money and awareness for
the Wounded Warrior Project.
These were frst-time events for our lodge
that we hope to turn into annual events.
On Saturday, in spite of the nasty weather,
we had a wonderful turn out for a 5k run/walk
hosted by Cheeseburger in Paradise in the Wil-
dewood Shopping Center.
On Saturday and Sunday, we held a two-
day fshing tournament hosted by Buzzs Ma-
rina in Ridge.
Both events were very successful, raising
in excess of $3000 for the Wounded Warrior
Project.
We would like to thank our hosts for do-
nating their time, energy and facilities for these
events. In addition, we would like to thank
these people, organizations and businesses for
the time and generosity: 1st T Denis Oliverio
USMC (ret), Amish Heirloom Furniture, Avian
Engineering LLC, Bees Napa Auto Supplies,
Bill Caplin, Bill Crum, Boy Scout Troop 561,
Chesapeake Custom Embroidery, Choporis
Weikert Team Century 21, D.D. MacRae,
Hewitts Service Center, Hilltop Graphics, Jay
Clarke, John Winters, Kevin Frick, Lexington
Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, Lizard Timing,
McKays Food & Drug, Mike Dailey, Nicol-
lettis Pizza, Personalized Touch Catering LLC,
Radio SoMD.FM, Smartronix, Southern Calvert
Gazette, Southern Maryland Online, St. Marys
County Sherriffs Department, The Bay Net,
The MacRae Family, The New County Times,
Tom Harmon OBrien Realty, Trent Manson,
VFW Post 2632, Winters Heating and Cooling
Andy Colandrea, Bill Sento, JR Raley.
Stacey Thomas, Public Relations
Chairman
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
5K and Fishing Tournament a Great Success
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Chri stmas Tree Sal e
to benefit
The Center for Life Enrichment

Route 235, Hollywood, Maryland
One mile north of the Route 235 & 245 intersection
(just north of the Hollywood Fire Department)
301-373-8100

Sale begins December 1
st
, 2009
Monday thru Friday 8:00am ~ 8:00pm
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We are a United Way agency
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The Victorian Candle, an eight room Bed & Breakfast nestled on 12 wooded
acres in Hollywood, seemed the perfect place for a laid back Sunday meeting be-
tween graduate students and business owners Susan and Jim Dexter, but for the
Dexters, the meeting was all business.
We used to have people coming in the week and we used to have confer-
ences, said Susan Dexter, who has owned the Victorian Candle with her husband,
Jim, for the past six years. But they arent coming like they used to.
In light of mounting debt and declining revenues, the Dexters story eventu-
ally fltered through the business community and landed in the lap of Dr. Sheryl
Elliot, professor of Business at George Washington University, who decided to
let her students tackle the case.
Elliott, who was there with four students from her Destination Development
through Hospitality, Event and Sport Management class to present recommenda-
tions, said that this was but one example of the types of problems her students
were studying across the region.
Every business now is facing hard times, so I called up these owners and
they said theyd be more than happy to let us come down here, she said. [The
students] were anxious to take this particular case.
Student recommendations included changing webpage titles and imple-
menting Google AdWords to increase website traffc, developing partnerships
with wineries, military contractors and universities for customer referrals, and
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The Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center (SMHEC) reports that it has recorded
5,464 engineering enrollments as of July 1,
2009.
These enrollments are realizing the dream
that the SMHEC founders held in the late 1990s
of bringing in engineering programs to a center
on-site locally from distinguished universities.
These programs are now located at SMHEC at
44219 Airport Road, California.
Southern Maryland, which gained 50,000
residents, a 14 percent growth rate between
2000 and 2007, also projects high growth rates
in professional, scientifc, and technical ser-
vices job classifcations.
In the Tri-county region between 2006 and
2016, it is projected that the demand for engi-
neers will increase 50 percent and the demand
for computer systems analysts will increase ap-
proximately 36 percent.
More Than 5,000 Took Engineering at Higher Ed Center
Victorian Candle owner Susan Dexter talks with Paul Totah, a graduate student at George
Washington University who came with a group to do a case study of her business.
Graduate students Carolina Escolan, Melanie Wendt-Gordon and Christian Hailer give a
presentation to the owners of the Victorian Candle, a bed and breakfast in Hollywood, on how
they can improve their business during a rough economy.
On August 21st, 1911, someone stole the Mona Lisa, the most famous painting
in the world, from the Louvre Museum. It was recovered two years later.
Company Symbol Close Close Change
11/24/2009 12/31/2008
Wal-Mart WMT $54.85 $56.06 -2.16%
Harley Davidson HOG $28.78 $16.97 69.59%
Best Buy BBY $42.90 $28.11 52.61%
Lockheed Martn LMT $77.45 $84.08 -7.89%
BAE Systems BAESF $5.40 $5.41 -0.18%
Computer Science Corp. CSC $55.17 $35.14 57.00%
Dyncorp Internatonal Inc. DCP $15.39 $15.17 1.45%
General Dynamics Corp. GD $67.25 $57.59 16.77%
Mantech Internatonal Corp. MANT $44.97 $54.19 -17.01%
Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC $55.95 $45.04 24.22%

The County Times
Schedule of Events
Friday, December 4
6:00pm Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa at the Solomons Riverwalk
Pavilion.
6:00-9:00pm P.A.W.S. pet adoptions at Carmens Gallery.
6:00-9:00pm Boat building for kids and a visit from Santa at the Southern Mary
land Sailing Association.
6:00-9:00pm Christmas crafts for kids, refreshments, and entertainment at the
Calvert Marine Museum. Santa will visit the museum at approxi
mately 7:30 p.m.
6:30-8:30pm Live Nativity scene at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church (weather
permitting).
7:00pm FREE puppet show presented by the Blue Sky Puppet Theatre,
Santas Present at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. Sponsored
by County First Bank.
Saturday, December 5
8:00am Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk for Arthritis & Rudolph Romp for Kids.
Starts at the Calvert Marine Museum.
9:00am Breakfast with Santa at the Naughty Gull Restaurant. Reservations
required; call Pat at 410-326-4855. $9 for adults and $6 for children
10 and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
1:30-4:00pm P.A.W.S. pet pictures with Santa at Solomons Veterinary Medical
Center.
6:00-9:00pm Santas Coffee House - enjoy coffee or hot chocolate and local mu
sicians in a relaxed atmosphere in the Calvert Marine Museum lob
by with Santa leading the holiday cheer.
6:00-9:00pm P.A.W.S. pet adoptions at Carmens Gallery.
6:15pm Boat Light Parade, WEATHER CONDITIONS PERMITTING, the
parade will start at the Solomons Island Yacht Club at approximat
ely 6:15 p.m., go around Sandy Point and up the Patuxent to the
bridge. The boats will retrace this route but continue up Back Creek
before returning.
6:30-8:30pm Live Nativity scene at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church (weather
permitting).
Monday, December 7
6:00-9:00pm SBA Holiday Celebration and Silent Auction at the Naughty Gull
Restaurant, heavy hors doeuvres and complimentary beer and
wine, $25 in advance, $35 at the door, reservations suggested. Call
Pat at 410-326-4855. Sponsored by Bozick Distribu tors, Inc.
Proceeds help fund the Christmas Walk, the plein air event, and
theJuly4thfreworks.
By Martin Warczynski
Throughout your workday,
if youre like most people, you
have more than a few email
accounts and even more pesky
passwords to recall at crucial
times. Imagine entering those
passwords, once and for all..
for the very last time.
Introducing Windows Live Mail, a freeware application, and component of Microsofts
Windows Live Essentials. By combining multiple email accounts into one program Hot-
mail, Gmail, Windows Live, Yahoo! Plus and more, you can now receive email in one place,
organized into separate folders.
What I like about this is the hassle-free management of many email accounts, simultane-
ously, without fretting over my instantaneous recall of those super-cryptic passwords.
Included with this application is Windows Live Calendar, which can be updated online
oroffineandlatersynchronized(syncfeature)toupdatetheeventsoftheday.Ifyouarea
small business owner, where costs are a concern, this should appeal to you. Not only does this
program act more like Outlook with the improved collaborative efforts, but it is free, and fully
integrated for the Windows 7 operating system.
Instead of bundling this into Windows 7, Microsoft has made the application suite avail-
able for download from Windows Live Downloads. Microsofts latest deployment to further
enhance the computer-user experience allows for the installation of one or all of the compo-
nent applications. Check it out at http://download.live.com/
TechChampion - Assisting small and midsized businesses make smarter technology
decisions.
Post technology-related questions to TechChampions Tech blog at http://techchampion.
wordpress.com or email Martin@techchampion.net Send comments to The County Times,
PO Box 250, 43251 Rescue Lane, Hollywood, MD 20636.
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
was born in 1961 when President John F. Ken-
nedy authorized the development of guidelines
and regulations for fundraising in the federal
service. Since then, the CFC has developed
into one of the largest and most successful
workplace fundraising models in the world.
Through the CFC, nearly 4 million feder-
al employees and military personnel are able
to contribute to the charities of their choice
during the annual charity drive, which runs
from Sept. 1 through Dec. 15 of each year.
The American Red Cross was one of the
frstcharitableorganizationstoparticipatein
the campaign.
Over the years, generous donations made
by federal civilian, postal, and military donors
during the campaign season have supported
the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross, help-
ing people prevent, prepare for and respond to
emergencies.
This year, the American Red Cross
Southern Maryland Chapter continues its
long tradition of participating in the CFC. As
the campaign moves forward this fall, several
changes made within the CFC have affected
all participating charities, including the Red
Cross. Notably, American Red Cross South-
ern Maryland Chapter has a new fve-digit
charity code (10266) for use by federal em-
ployees to designate their donation.
The local Southern Maryland Red Cross
chapter will receive 100% of the donation
with no offset from the National HQ Red
Cross through the use of the new charity code,
which can be found in the charity lists of the
local CFCs around the country. This will be
accomplished through the use of your home
zip code on the CFC form.
For more information about the Ameri-
can Red Cross Southern Maryland Chapter,
visit southernmaryland.redcross.org.
Local Red Cross Seeks Support
from Federal Workers
Bowhead Science and Technology (BST)
announced that it has won a contract award
to provide program management support to
the Program Manager, Air (PMA) 268 Navy
Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS)
Program Offce. The work for this contract
will take place in Patuxent River and has a
potential value of $14 million.
The N-UCAS program is charged with
maturing technologies for an aircraft carrier
suitable, low observable relevant, unmanned
air system in support of a potential follow-on
major defense acquisition program.
BST and our teammates are proud to
continue our program management support to
the Naval Air Systems Command and PMA
268, said Richard Ryan, BST president. We
have been supporting the Naval Air Systems
Command for over 10 years and the N-UCAS
program for three years. We look forward to
continuing our support to the N-UCAS team
in this leading edge technology development
effort.
Bowhead Secures $14 Million Contract
The County Times
Karen M. Berg, 56
Karen M. Berg, 56 of Hollywood,
MD and formerly of Philadelphia, PA
died November 16, 2009 at St. Marys
Hospital. Born August 22, 1953, in
Philadelphia, PA, she was the daugh-
ter of John and Mary T. Afferbach
Tangradi. She was the beloved wife
of Alan Berg and the loving mother
of Judy Moore (Wes), Kira ORegan
(Paul), Edward Feist and Michael Feist,
Grandmother of Anthony, Brionna, Ry-
ann, Sean and Riley, Sister of Kathleen,
Jack, Susan and the late MaryBeth and
Joe. Relatives and friends were invited
to her Viewing on Wednesday, Novem-
ber 18th, 2009 and again on Thursday
morning at The James A. McCafferty
Funeral Home, 6709-11 Frankford Ave-
nue (at Unruh Avenue), (215) 624-4200,
where a funeral service were held in the
Funeral Home. Interment was private.
Alice Rebecca Biscoe Bonds,
68
Alice Re-
becca Biscoe, 68,
was born April
14, 1941 in Leon-
ardtown, MD. She
was the oldest of
four children born
to George Wash-
ington Biscoe and
Maggie Genieve
Lawrence Biscoe.
She was raised in Valley Lee, MD and
graduated from George Washington
Carver High School. She went on to at-
tend Nursing School at St. Marys Tech
Center in Leonardtown, MD.
On October 19, 1961, Alice mar-
ried Joseph David Bonds. She was a
wonderful mother of fve children,
Kevin Wayne, Novella Marvette, Regi-
na Carlette, David Ignatius, and Alicia
Tyrene. Mrs. Bonds made her living as
a switchboard operator at Harry Lun-
deberg Seamanship School in Piney
Point, MD. Later she held various other
positions. When her health would no
longer allow her to work, she spent her
time taking care of her husband, her
mother, and grandchildren.
Alice accepted the Lord Jesus
Christ as her personal Savior at an early
age and was an active member of St.
Marks UAME Church in Valley Lee,
MD. She held various offces in the
church such as Choir member, Assis-
tant Church Secretary, Church Stew-
ard, and Sunday School Superintendent
to name a few. Most recently, she was
named as the Mother of the Church.
She was also the Secretary of the Local
Sisterhood of St. Marks. Sister Bonds
loved the Lord with all of her heart and
truly desired to be an example of Gods
love in all that she did and especially in
how she treated others.
Alice, lovingly known as
Bootsie, loved and adored every
one of her children, grandchildren,
and great-grandchildren. She loved
being around children and quickly be-
came mom or grandma to any child
who walked into her life. She enjoyed
cooking and hosting get-togethers and
looked forward to any opportunity to
spend time with family. Alice loved
spending time on the computer and
forwarding emails that she found in-
spiring, uplifting, or helpful. She loved
computer games, and especially Wheel
of Fortune and her Connect Four hand-
held game. She collected fgurines and
any picture of her children or grand-
children was a welcomed gift and a
household decoration.
Alice departed this life peacefully,
surrounded by her family on Wednes-
day, November 18, 2009 at Georgetown
University Hospital in Washington,
DC. In addition to Joseph Bonds, her
husband of 48 years, she leaves to cher-
ish her memory and carry on her lega-
cy, fve children, Kevin (& Charmissa)
Biscoe of Stephens City, VA, Novella
(& Mark) Anderson of Clinton, MD,
Regina (& Bernard) Bonds, David
Bonds, and Alicia (& Francis) Bonds all
of Lexington Park, MD; 13 grandchil-
dren, Robert, Tasha, Tyrell, Bernard, Jr.
(Al-B), Ayesha, Idris, Javont, Thadde-
us, Tynichia, Shant, Delant, Nia, and
Antonio; 2 great-grandchildren, Amani
and Amaya; one sister, the Rev. Phyl-
lis Biscoe and one brother, George (&
Rose) Biscoe of Lexington Park, MD;
and a host of nieces, nephews, God-
children, relatives, and friends. In ad-
dition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by one sister, Anita Carlette
Biscoe.
Alice will truly be missed by all
who knew her. She showed the love of
Christ by example and taught us how to
put others before ourselves and how to
love others unconditionally. Although
life will not be the same without her,
we know that God is faithful and we
will continue to lift up our eyes unto
the hills from whence cometh our help.
Psalm 121:1
The family received friends on
Monday, November 23, 2009 at St.
Mark U.A.M.E. Church, 45685 Hap-
pyland Road, Valley Lee, MD. A fu-
neral service followed with the Rev. Dr.
Rudy Brooks offciating. Interment fol-
lowed in the church cemetery. Services
provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, P.A.
William Elmer Dresher, 97
William El-
mer Dresher, 97,
of Lexington Park,
MD died Novem-
ber 20, 2009 at St.
Marys Hospital.
Born March
5, 1912 in Balti-
more, MD he was
the son of the late
Harry Dresher and Margaret (Boyce)
Dresher.
William worked for 35 years as
roofer with Wilson Roofng and was
the co-owner and co-operator, along
with his wife, of The Pines tavern in
Dameron, MD. During his free time
he loved to play the card game pitch,
watch westerns, root for the Baltimore
Orioles & Colts, hunt, and fsh.
He is survived by his beloved wife
Edith Opal (Griffn) Dresher of Lexing-
ton Park, MD; his son David Dresher
and his wife Sue of Leonardtown, MD;
four grandchildren, Dana Dresher and
her husband Mike of FL, Dawn Ball
and her husband Chris of WV, Mindy
Dresher and her husband Damion of
FL, and Jeffery Bell and his wife Mi-
chelle of Lexington Park; and two sis-
ters, Marie Allen of Glen Burnie, MD
and Mildred Cooksley of VA.
Preceded in death by his son
Ralph Dresher, and four siblings, Ralph
Dresher, Myrtle Wilson, Margaret
Sparks, and Emma Lane.
At the request of the family all ser-
vices will be private.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
James Hayden, 83
James Milfred Hayden, 83, of
Bushwood, MD, died on November 15,
2009, at the Washington Hospital Cen-
ter. Born June 26, 1926 in Washington,
DC, he was the son of the late Joseph
Oscar and Edna Mildred Wheeler
Hayden, Sr. He was the loving husband
of Mary Rosalie Johnson whom he mar-
ried on March 28, 1948 in Sacred Heart
Church, Bushwood, MD. He is also
survived by his sister Paula Eloise Gib-
son of Bushwood, MD and his brothers
William Martin Hayden, Sr. of Bush-
wood, MD and Philip Bertram Hayden
of Avenue, MD. He was preceded in
death by his brothers Joseph O. Hayden,
Jr. and George Ernest Hayden. Milfred
was a farmer and lifelong resident of
St. Marys County. He enjoyed hunt-
ing and fshing. The family received
friends on Friday, November 20, in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home in
Leonardtown, MD, where prayers were
said. A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Saturday, November 21,
2009 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
Bushwood, MD, with Father Francis
Early offciating. Interment followed in
the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be
Phil Hayden, Desales Gibson III, Chris
Hayden, Eddie Hayden, Jeff Hayden
and Frankie Wheeler. Memorial con-
tributions may be made to Seventh
District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O.
Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609. To leave a
condolence for the family, please visit
www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-
vided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, P.A.
James Neugent, 65
James (Jim) Henry Neugent,
III, 65, of Lexington Park, MD, died
November 14, 2009 at St. Marys
Hospital.
Born October 22, 1944 in Wash-
ington, DC, he was the son of the late
James H. Neugent, Jr. and Josephine T.
Neugent.
Jim served in the United States
Navy from September 1962 to Febru-
ary 1985, retiring at the highly distin-
guished level of Master Chief. After
retiring from active duty, he went on to
work for the Department of Defense as
Reliability and Maintainability Engi-
neer. In his spare time, Jim loved to fsh
and was a former Optimist.
He is survived by his loving wife
Lucia A. Neugent of Lexington Park,
MD; three children, James H. Neugent
IV and his wife Julie of Leonardtown,
MD, Lucy A. Wise and her husband
Brett of Fayetteville, NC, and Michael
F. Neugent of Lexington Park, MD;
four grandchildren, Rachel Neugent,
Steven Neugent, Erika Wise and Nicole
Wise; and one brother Wayne Neugent
of PA.
Preceded in death by his brother
Bill Neugent.
Family received friends for Jims
Life Celebration on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 17, 2009 in the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650 where a Funeral
Service were held with Rev. Joseph
Dobson presiding. Interment will be
private.
MD.
Robert H. Purdy, 70
Robert Howard Purdy, 70 of St.
Marys City, MD died November 22,
2009 at his residence.
Born February 22, 1939 in Wash-
ington, DC he was the son of the late
Alfred M. Purdy, Sr. and Carrie A.
Purdy.
Bob moved to St. Marys Coun-
ty 36 years ago coming from Prince
Georges County, MD. He retired from
Rock Creek Ginger Ale, Co. in 1980
and began working as a Waterman. He
was an avid NASCAR fan, especially
of driver Tony Stewart. Bob owned
several Harness race horses, he enjoyed
fshing and hunting but especially
spending vacations and quiet time with
his family and faithful canine compan-
ion, Millie.
In addition to his parents Bob
was preceded in death by his wife the
late Antoinette C. Purdy, one daughter
Karen L. Purdy, two brothers; Mur-
vin Purdy, Jr. and Dow Purdy and two
grandchildren, Jamie Dean and Cheri
Farrell. Bob is survived by his children;
Barbara Gatton, (Kim) of Shallotte,
NC, Valerie Buckner, (Mark) of Dam-
eron, MD, Elaine Faust, (Chuck) of St.
Inigoes, MD, Robert Purdy, (Maggie),
of California, MD and Amanda Purdy,
(Jesse Forrest), of Ridge, MD and one
sister, Sandra Ordile, (Kenny), of Shal-
lotte, NC, also survived by 11 grand-
children and 12 great-grandchildren.
Family will receive friends for
Bobs Life Celebration on Friday, No-
vember 27, 2009 from 10 to 11 a.m. in
Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Marys
City, MD where a Memorial Service
will be conducted at 11 a.m. with Rev-
erend John Ball offciating. Interment
will follow at a later date in the church
cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the ALS Association, Devel-
opment Dept. #250,
27001 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA
91301 and/or Trinity Episcopal Church
Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 207, St.
Marys City, MD 20686
made at www.brinsfledfuneral.com
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD
Catherine Viola Lynch Ro-
land, 82
Catherine Viola Lynch Roland, 82
of Lusby, MD formerly of Valley Lee,
MD
died November 20, 2009 at Solo-
mons Nursing Center.
Born December 29, 1926 in
Hughesville, MD she was the daughter
of the late
Walter C. and
Bessie M. Lynch.
She was born
in a log cabin
just outside of
Hughesville, MD.
the family later
moved to Berry
Rd in Waldorf,
MD, where she lived until her marriage
to Paul Roland in December 1951. Paul
and Catherine met through their mutu-
al love of bowling. Both were on area
leagues. Catherine was proud of her
roles as a wife and mother. She worked
alongside of Paul in their occupation as
tenant farmers raising tobacco in St.
Marys County, MD since 1960. Nei-
ther she or her husband had graduated
from high school and she made it her
goal to ensure her children did. Mrs.
Roland would later achieve that goal for
herself obtaining her GED.
Her children gave her a class ring,
which she wore until her death. After
she could no longer work in the tobacco
felds, Mrs. Roland got jobs as a com-
panion to elderly people, continuing
until shortly after she and Paul moved
in with their children in1985. Mrs.
Rolands other and foremost love was
God. Until her later years when her ar-
thritis made it too diffcult, Mrs. Roland
regularly attended church. She was an
active member of the womens group,
the altar guild and the choir. She loved
the fellowship of the groups, including
working church dinners. As a member
of the altar guild (past president), she
wanted every detail perfect for worship
services and especially loved the deco-
rating of the church for Christmas and
Easter.
Family received friends on Sun-
day, November 22, 2009 for Catherines
Life Celebration; a Funeral Service was
conducted on Monday, November 23,
2009 in St. Georges Episcopal Church
with Reverend Greg Syler offciating.
Interment followed in the church cem-
etery. Memorial contributions may be
made to St. Georges Episcopal Church,
P.O. Box 30, Valley Lee, MD 20692
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD
Gloria Jean Schmidt, 49
Gloria Jean Jeanne Schmidt 49,
of Great Mills, MD died at St. Marys
Hospital, Leonardtown, MD on Friday,
November 20, 2009. After a couple of
months battling cancer, Jeanne went
home to the Lord. Her boys, husband,
mother, sister and all the family and so
many friends were there to see her off.
Born April 9, 1960 in Cheverly,
MD she was the daughter of Gloria
Bolten Summerfelt of Annapolis, MD
and the late James Summerfelt.
Jeanne was a fantastic mother to
four boys and a patient loving wife. She
was raised in Lanham and went to Du-
val High School. At the age of 23, she
married Joseph Albert Schmidt in San
Diego, CA in 1983. She gave birth to
her frst son at NAS Jacksonville and
her next three boys at NAS Patuxent
River. As a Navy wife she had to en-
dure many months as a single parent,
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Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
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Caring for the Past
Planning for the Future
Continued
including giving birth to all her boys
while her husband was out at sea, and
never once complained, she simply did
what was needed to be done. Jeanne
spent ten years as a traveling Navy
wife and mother living in various navy
towns. She and her family settled in for
the next twenty years living in Great
Mills. She was devoted to her boys. For
ten years she was a teachers aide while
they attended Little Flower School in
Great Mills, MD and then worked to
help support the budget so they could
attend St Marys Ryken. She truly en-
joyed the many moments with the fam-
ilies she met and has known throughout
the years the boys played sports and at-
tended school. She was best known as
a lacrosse mom. Her favorite moments
were with family and friends at games
and holiday events. Getting together
with good people anytime was her fa-
vorite time of the year. Jeanne had the
most incredible inner strength given
to her by the Lord God. She faced
personal challenges through her life
with the bravery and grit of a fghting
sailor. She passed that attribute on to
her boys.
Surviving in addition to her
mother Gloria Bolten Summerfelt of
Annapolis, MD is her husband Joseph
Albert Schmidt, four sons; Joseph
James Andrew Schmidt, Justin Mi-
chael Schmidt, Bryant Steven Schmidt
and Brett Ryan Schmidt all of Great
Mills, MD, a sister; Linda Huffman
of Bowie, MD, two brothers; Steve
Summerfelt of Arnold, MD and Keith
Summerfelt of Gambrils, MD.
The family received friends on
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in
St. George Catholic Church, 19199 St.
George Church Road, Valley Lee, MD.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated with
Monsignor Karl A. Chimiak, pastor of
the church as the celebrant. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Jeanne and her family love the
Lord Jesus Christ. Whenever life got
tough we reached for the Lords prayer
and remembered Romans 8:28; We
know that all things work for good for
those who love God, who are called ac-
cording to His purpose.
In lieu of fowers, contributions
may be made to the American Cancer
Society, the Mount Saint Marys La-
crosse team, St Marys Ryken Lacrosse
team or have a donation or mass said in
her name at St George Catholic Church
of Valley Lee, MD.
MD.
Richard Brent Shepherd, 60
Richard Brent
Shepherd, 60, of
Lexington Park,
MD died Novem-
ber 17, 2009 at his
residence.
Born June 18,
1949 in Salt Lake
City, UT he was
the son of Shirley
J. (Holsten) Shep-
herd and the late Richard R. Shepherd.
In addition to his mother, Rich-
ard is survived by his wife, Connie L.
Shepherd, children; Scott Shepherd of
Lexington Park, MD, Jason Shepherd
of Pasadena, MD, and Aaron Shepherd
of North Beach, MD, grandchildren;
Madalynn and Brianna Shepherd, and
siblings; Jerrie King and Jeff Shepherd
of Salt Lake City, UT. In addition to his
father, he was preceded in death by his
daughter, Cynthia Shepherd.
A full obituary will appear at a
later date.
Family received friends for Rich-
ards Life Celebration on Tuesday, No-
vember 24, 2009 in the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral
Service was conducted with Pastor
Dale Skurla offciating. Interment fol-
lowed in the Maryland Veterans Cem-
etery, Cheltenham, MD.
made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or
Agent Orange Research.
MD.
Otho Levi Shoemake Jr., 70
Otho Levi
Shoemake, Bud
Jr., 70, of Lexington
Park, MD died No-
vember 22, 2009 at
his residence. Born
February 1, 1939
in Hattiesburg, MS
he was the son of
the late Otho Levi
and Maggie Oden
Shoemake, Sr. He was the loving hus-
band of Lola Shoemake whom he
married on December 12, 1964 in Hat-
tiesburg, MS. He is also survived by his
daughters Natalie Shauberger of Lex-
ington Park, MD and Sheila Raley of
Hollywood, MD as well as four grand-
children; Raymond Shauberger, Jeffrey
Shauberger, Nikita Raley and Alex Ra-
ley. He is also survived his three sisters,
Ann Aultman, Gail Bradley and Car-
men Davis, all of Hattiesburg, MS. He
was preceded in death by his sister Jean
Williams. Bud moved to St. Marys
County in February of 1967 and served
in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, from
1956 to 1976. He worked at Patux-
ent River Naval Air Station for Dyn-
Corps Navy Test School for 23 years
after his military service. He loved his
grandchildren, talking with friends and
fshing. The family will receive friends
on Friday, November 27, 2009 from 6
8 p.m. in the Mattingely-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where
prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be celebrated
on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at
10 a.m. in St. Johns Catholic Church,
Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond
Schmidt offciating. Interment will fol-
low in Evergreen Memorial Gardens,
Great Mills, MD. Pallbearers will be
Rocky Rowland, Jeffrey Shauberger,
Raymond Shauberger, Walter Raley,
Jay Johnson and Jay Paul Walker. Alex
Raley will be an honorary pallbearer.
Condolences may be left for the fam-
ily at www.mfgh.com. Arrangements
Funeral Home, P.A.
James Edward Tilton, 59
James Edward Tilton, 59 of Lex-
ington Park, MD died November 18,
2009 at his residence.
Born August 30, 1950 in Balti-
more, MD he was the son of the late
Frank B. and Regina A. Tilton.
James served in the U.S. States
Navy from 1976 until 2000 during his
enlistment he earned the Navy Unit
Commendation Medal, Armed Forces
Service Medal, NATO Medal, Good
Conduct Medal, Sea Service Deploy-
ment Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Med-
al, National Defense Service Medal,
Southwest Asia Service Medal and the
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medal. He was an Information Tech-
nology Specialist with Don Crash Re-
corders and Data Recorders. He was a
member of the Loyal Order of Moose
2393, Fleet Reserve Association 93,
American Legion 255 and the VFW
Post 2632.
In addition to his parents James
was preceded in death by his wife after
30 years of marriage the late Barbara
Jane Buckler Tilton.
Mr. Tilton is survived by his
children; Yvonne A. Kowles of Grand
Forks, MN and Michael P. Tilton of
Lexington Park, MD, siblings; Frank
Tilton, III of Cocoanut Creek, FL, Kay
Fenhagen of St. Inigoes, MD and Ver-
non Tilton of Millville, NJ, also sur-
vived by 3 grandchildren.
Family received friends for James
Life Celebration on Friday, Novem-
ber 20, 2009 in the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD where
prayers were recited. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial was celebrated on Saturday,
November 21, 2009 in Immaculate
Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lex-
ington Park, MD, with Father Jack
Kennealy offciating. Interment fol-
lowed in Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown, MD.
made to Hospice of St. Marys, Inc.,
P.O., Box 625, Leonardtown, MD
20650
at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.
Mamie S. Turlington, 90
Mamie S.
Turlington, 90, of
La Plata, MD, for-
merly of Waldorf,
MD, died Novem-
ber 17, 2009 in
Charles County
Nursing Center.
She was a mem-
ber of Our Lady
Help of Christians
Catholic Church in Waldorf, MD. Born
July 17, 1919 in Mammoth, WV, she
was the daughter of the late Andrew
Marshall and Louisa Bradshaw Spur-
lock. In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her husband,
James Douglas Turlington, Sr., sisters,
Mable Snezek, Willena Wade, and
brothers, Charles, William and Homer
Spurlock. She is survived by her sons,
James Douglas and his wife Judy of
Stafford, VA, Andrew Alden and his
wife Shirley of Annapolis, MD, Arthur
Edward and his wife Linda of Colo-
nial Beach, VA, daughter Janet Lynn
and her husband Lemuel P. Carpenter,
Jr. of Bryantown, MD, grandchildren,
Andrew Douglas and his wife Chris-
tina, Amberly and her husband Brian,
Melissa and Lemuel Douglas, Scott
Ward and his wife Rachel, Traci and
her husband Jay Johnson and Erin
Ward and Rebecca De Vanney, great-
grandchilden Aiyanna, Meagan, Bri-
ella, Julia, Skylar, Justin, Taylor and
Cassidy. The family received friends
of Thursday, November 19, 2009 in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD where prayers were
said. A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Friday, November 20,
2009 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
Bushwood, MD, with Fr. Eamon Dig-
nan offciating. Interment followed in
the church cemetery. Contributions
may be made to The American Heart
Association, Maryland Chapter, 415 N.
Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Condolences may be left for the fam-
ily at www.mfgh.com. Arrangements
Funeral Home, P.A.
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Four Arrested In Mailbox Destruction Case
On November 21, 2009, Deputy Kristi Nelson investigated a property destruction, which
occurred at a residence in Esperanza Farms in Lexington Park. An off-duty offcer with the
Department of Defense Police was awakened by a loud sound and observed four subjects striking
his neighbors mailbox with a bat. The DOD Offcer obtained a registration number, followed the
vehicle and notifed police. The suspect vehicle was located in the parking lot of a local business
where the suspects were identifed as Tyler Sanders, 18, of Lexington Park, Benjamin Aud, 18,
of California, Timothy Smith, 18, of Scotland and Jacob Ackerman, 20, of Great Mills. All four
subjects were arrested, charged with malicious destruction of property under $500 and released
to the custody of the St. Marys County Detention Center pending an appearance before the Dis-
trict Court Commissioner.
Man Charged With Home Invasion, Assaulting Occupants
On November 21, 2009, Deputy Michael Boyer investigated a burglary and assault at a resi-
dence in Lexington Park. Boyers investigation revealed Tavon Purnell Matthews, 29, of no fxed
address, allegedly forced entry to an occupied residence. Once inside, he allegedly assaulted the
three occupants with his hands. A friend of the victims responded to the home to assist and was
confronted by Matthews who allegedly displayed a knife and came at him. The victim retreated
and contacted police. Matthews was located nearby and arrested for burglary, frst degree as-
sault, three counts of second degree assault, malicious destruction of property and theft. He was
released to the custody of the St. Marys County Detention Center pending an appearance before
the District Court Commissioner.
Woman Charged With Assaulting Deputy
On November 22, 2009, Deputy Kristi Nelson responded to a residence in Great Mills for a
reported assault. While on the scene, Carys Ann Shields, 18, of Great Mills became disorderly
and was arrested. While placing Shields in the rear of a police cruiser, she allegedly kicked
Nelson several times. Shields combative behavior continued throughout her transport to the
detention center, police stated. Upon being placed in a holding cell, Shields allegedly removed a
metal drawer from the cell bunk and damaged the cell and window screen. Shields was charged
with assault on a law enforcement offcer, failure to obey a lawful order from a law enforcement
offcer, disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property.
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Teen Claims He Was Falsely
Charged with Rape in Lawsuit
Shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, Bay District Volunteer Firefghters and medical personnel responded to a ve-
hicle crash at the intersection of Pegg Road and Westbury Boulevard. The crash between a box truck and a
sedan reportedly sent two people to the hospital, after frefghters removed the car door to free one driver.
This crash came minutes after a reported kitchen fre nearby, and minutes before a second crash at Foxchase
and Chancellors Run Road.
Photo by Sean Rice
By Trevor Bothwell
Contributing Writer
Nearly one year after being found not
guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl, a St. Marys
teen has fled a civil lawsuit against his female
accusers, two police offcers and the state of
Maryland, and seeks damages in the amount of
$28 million.
John K. Edison Jr. faced charges of second-
degree rape and second-degree sexual offense
following a July 5, 2008 incident at his house
in which a female victim alleged that Edison,
then 16, pulled her into his bedroom, had sex
with her against her will, and afterward beat her
with a belt.
According to the fling, the alleged victim
and a second 15-year-old girl are named as de-
fendants in the lawsuit for their alleged role in
making knowingly false and misleading state-
ments to law enforcement offcers that, in part,
led to Edisons subsequent detention.
Edison, represented by attorneys Michael
J. Winkelman and Kevin J. McDevitt, also iden-
tifed St. Marys County Det. William Raddatz
and Maryland State Police Det. Leo Nims as
defendants in the suit. Both detectives are being
sued individually and as offcers of their respec-
tive departments.
Charged as an adult and held without bond
in the St. Marys County Detention Center for
fve months pending trial, Edison claims his
civil rights were violated because the only evi-
dence presented during preliminary hearings to
justify his detention was the statement from
the alleged victim.
Winkelman and McDevitt write in their
court fling that during interrogation their cli-
ent repeatedly denied the rape allegations, yet
Raddatz told at least one fellow offcer that
Edison confessed to the alleged sexual as-
saults and sexual intercourse.
Edisons attorneys also charge that
Raddatz photographed and documented a
mark across Edisons chest as a scratch that
he knew, or should have known, to be an im-
pression left by a table during his interroga-
tion. This scratch, they allege, was used by
Raddatz and Nims to confrm the accusations
of the young girls and thereby secure a search
warrant on Edisons residence.
Winkelman and McDevitt further argue in
their fling that a search of Edisons house re-
vealed no evidence of a struggle or blood; that
medical records indicated no occurrence of sex-
ual or physical assault; and that both detectives
were aware that the alleged victim and witness
changed their story of events at the hospital but
nevertheless proceeded in their case against
Edison.
As such, Edisons attorneys demand a jury
trial and will seek to demonstrate that their cli-
ents constitutional rights under Maryland law
were violated and that he was a victim of mali-
cious prosecution, negligence, gross negligence,
defamation, false imprisonment, and the inten-
tional infiction of emotional distress.
In a July 2008 hearing to determine wheth-
er there was enough evidence to proceed with
charges of rape and assault against Edison, Dis-
trict Judge Robert Riddle said that if a police of-
fcer believes a victims statement, that in itself
is suffcient evidence to justify a trial.
According to a report from St. Marys
County Cpl. Stephen Myers at the time of the
investigation, it was learned that Edison con-
fessed to sexual assault. However, there is no
such confession present on interrogation tapes;
Edison merely admitted that any sexual activity
was consensual.
Furthermore, McDevitt maintains that
three police offcers saw Edison shirtless on the
morning of his arrest, and all of them said they
saw no wounds on his client. Myers is also one
of the offcers who admitted to observing no
scratches on Edison.
John Edison Jr. is both physically and
emotionally scarred as a result of the defen-
dants misconduct, McDevitt said. I dont be-
lieve the lawsuit should come as a surprise to
any of them.
In response to word of Edisons suit, Mary-
land State Police spokesman Greg Shipley said,
Once we receive notice of this lawsuit we will
review it and be prepared to defend the actions
of our offcer in court.
The St. Marys County sheriffs offce de-
clined comment.
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Former St. Marys College of
Maryland (SMCM) psychology profes-
sor Terell Lasane will speak on Gender
Role Orientation and Sexual Orientation
in Elucidating Student Academic Be-
havior at 3 p.m. Friday, December 4,
2009, in the colleges Cole Cinema at the
Campus Center. Lasane will share ex-
cerpts from an autobiographical chapter
that was published with works by other
scholars in a multidisciplinary volume on
race, social class, and sexual orientation,
Resilience: Queer Professors from the
Working Class. He also will discuss how
his experiences have shaped his career
path and how such diverse experiences
can provide an alternative to the hetero-
normative framework used to approach
research problems in psychology.
Part of the Psychology Diversity
Lecture Series, the talk is free and open
to the public. A reception will follow.
Discussion On Gender
Roles and Sexual
Orientation in Academia
Terell Lasane
Students across the county got an early taste of Thanksgiving on Monday when the school system served its
annual turkey day dinner. Superintendent Michael Martirano helped serve the special meals at Town Creek
Elementary.
Photo by Andrea Shiell
The Chopticon High School Choral Department pres-
ents A Madrigal Dinner, December 4 & 5, 2009, 6:00 p.m., at
Christ Episcopal Church in Chaptico, MD.
Join the festivities and welcome the holiday season with
an elegant evening of song and fne dining. Tickets are $35 per
person and include a three course meal and rousing entertain-
ment. Reservations are accepted on a frst come, frst serve
basis. Guests will be seated at tables of eight people per table.
In addition, on Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.,
the Peace Pipers, Divas, and Infnity will perform selections
from the Madrigal Dinner at Christ Episcopal Church. It is
the Madrigal Dinner with fewer calories. Tickets are $15 per
person and include the concert and dessert. Reservations are
required.
Proceeds will beneft the Chopticon High School choirs.
For reservations or more details, call 301-475-0215, or visit
ChopticonChorus.org.
Two long-awaited Bachelors Completion
Degree programs are coming to the Southern
Maryland Higher Education Center in Fall
2010. Washington Adventist University, for-
merly Columbia Union College, will offer the
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies in Early
Childhood/ Special Education, a dual teacher
certifcation program. They also will offer a
Bachelor in Liberal Studies in Early Care and
Education, which is ideal for the 967 childcare
programs in the southern Maryland Tri-Coun-
ty area.
The SMHEC Board of Governors ap-
proved the two programs on Nov. 19. The two
degrees are designed for students who transfer
in at least 56 credits, with completion possible
within two years. Courses are accelerated and
rely on students working full-time in an educa-
tion or child care and education setting appro-
priate to their major.
Full tuition, fees and books will be cov-
ered by MSDE scholarships for students em-
ployed in a licensed setting with children, for
up to 20 degree candidates. Students should
make plans now to fll in courses needed for
the 56 credits.
For more information on the two programs
contact Dr. Davenia Lea at 301-891-4535.
St. Marys County Public Schools Partners for Success
Resource Center for Families and Schools is hosting a work-
shop for parents regarding the psycho-educational testing used
in St. Marys County Public Schools (SMCPS) to determine
eligibility for special education services. The workshop will
take place Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at
the Board of Education Meeting Room, 23160 Moakley Street,
Leonardtown, MD, 20650.
The results of these tests, which can uncover the strengths
and weaknesses of some students, can be confusing for many
families. Chris Grace, SMCPS school psychologist, will re-
view the tests currently used by the school system, explain
what the tests measure, what the results mean for your child,
and how those results help teachers plan instructional strate-
gies. Registration for this free workshop is required. To regis-
ter, please contact Susan Shannon by phone at 301-863-4069,
or by email at smshannon@smcps.org.
Sociology and psychology students in Professor Michael Maloneys classes on the College of Southern Marylands
Leonardtown Campus donated 2,159 pounds of food for the Southern Maryland Food Bank, enough to feed 122
families this month. Organized by Connie Churchward of California and Robin Lamphier of Hollywood, the effort
not only helped the community, but it also created a venue for students to get involved in a good cause. It has
shown me just how giving each and every student is, said Lampier, and that when we all pull together, we can
accomplish great things.
Our goal was to feed as many people in the county as possible, said Churchward. No one should have to go
hungry.
Event organizers Robin Lamphier, Juliet Hoey, Allison Denikos and Connie Churchward (pictured center from left)
were joined by Leonardtown Campus students who helped load the donations onto the Southern Maryland Food
Bank truck prior to Thanksgiving. The food will go to a central location to be given to those in need from Calvert,
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The Twelfth Annual St. Marys County
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Watch a classic train model circle a town
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Cover
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
According to a survey done by the American Research Group
this time last year, Americans said they were planning to spend an
average of $431 over the holiday season, a number down 50 percent
from 2007. Projections for holiday spending this year may be even
worse, according to some in St. Marys County, but many local busi-
ness owners are still optimistic.
Brenda Hanson, part owner of Carolls Equipment in Dam-
eron, which has been operating the tri-county territory for 85 years,
said that sales have slumped dramatically this year.
Its gone down since last year, and this year even more. Actu-
ally we did 50 percent less sales this year than last year, and last year
it was off 50 percent, she said, later explaining that though custom-
ers arent buying new John Deere equipment these days, their store
is still cashing in on maintenance and parts, which has been their
saving grace.
We offer parts and service, which is good. People are scared to
spend or dont have the money to spend, but they will maintain their
equipment, said Hanson.
Though Carolls Equipment has no specifc plans for Black Fri-
day, they will have their usual Dec. 5 Santa day with pictures, and
the service department will be cleaned out and laid out with battery
operated tractors for races, and toys will be offered at a 10 percent
discount from Dec. 5 to Dec. 12.
Carol Lambeck, a clerk at Cecils Country Store in California
said that her place would have an open house on Dec. 5 as well.
Were going to have our open house the frst weekend in De-
cember, and were going to offer specials. When you spend $50 you
get 10 percent off, when you spend $100 you get 20 percent off, and
so on, she said, adding that artist Mary Lou Troutman would be
there along with other local artists and writers.
In the meantime they have been setting up their
store to look like an old-time country store, which isnt
much of a stretch considering the stores history, housed
in a building more than a century old and located right
across the street from Cecils Old Mill, which was built
in 1812.
Were not on Easy Street, by any means, said
Lambeck when talking about the economy, but were
doing good our price points are very good, we have
some low end, we have some high end, so we have
something for everybody. We have a 59 cent candy up
to $4,000 furniture.
Charlene Tsirigotis, who has owned of the Apple
Basket antique store in Mechanicsville with her hus-
band Nick for 45 years, said that she had started the process of dec-
orating the store for the holidays in September, staying late most
nights, sometimes from 6:30 in the morning till 6 at night.
Even with the long hours, Tsirigotis said that this year was no
more stressful than previous years, and that the economy had not af-
fected her business very much. To that she credited her price points,
which range from 25-cent candies to $7,000 antiques.
Theres such a big diversity of people who come through our
door, from all walks of life, she said. I think that times are harder
for a lot of people, but theyre not going to ignore the holidays.
Business owners do well to capitalize on the spirit of the sea-
son, said Bob Schaller, Director of Economic and Community De-
velopment for St. Marys County. He credited holiday sales with as
much as half or two-thirds of any businesss yearly revenue.
When asked for projections this holiday season, Schaller
said he could see it being a successful season regardless of the bad
economy.
My sense is the holiday shopping in general has not been as
strong but people are going to shop. We might not buy as much
as we did in the past, but were going to be there now through Dec.
25. Businesses arent as worried because they know people are go-
ing to come in, but they want to make sure they do as well as they
possibly can.
This may not be a make or break season for some small busi-
nesses in the county, but local entrepreneurs have noted the decline
in the number of independent businesses in general.
Theres very few left in St. Marys County your local gro-
cery stores have just about all gone, your local gas stations are no
more, all the big chains have taken them over, said Hanson, adding
that stores like Carolls equipment needed some credit for the devel-
opment theyd brought to the area.
When you buy local, not only are you helping your commu-
nity but on top of that, we have developed this area. Weve paid
for the roads. Weve paid for your school system, and you dont get
all of that from big-box stores.
Lambeck echoed this sentiment as she smiled over the warm
lights glowing in the country store. If it wasnt for the little people,
where would we be? she said.
Small Businesses Hanging
On For The Holidays
Students Against Underage Drinking
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Lindsay Pitt who is in 12th grade at
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view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the offcial position of any State of Federal agency
Students Against Underage Drinking
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Lindsay Pitt who is in 12th grade at
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view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the offcial position of any State of Federal agency
Submitted Photo
As part of their holiday promotion, Carolls Equipment in Dameron will be offering toys
at a 10 percent discount from De. 5 to Dec. 12. Other small businesses in the area are
offering similar promotions in lieu of a Black Friday sale this year.
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Volunteers at the Soup Kitchen next to
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church cleaned
up quickly after Mondays lunch service,
just in time to lay out dozens of grocery
bags lled with holiday staples like bread,
potatoes, yams, stufng, gravy, and, of
course, turkey, all of which was handed out
to needy families in the area on Tuesday.
Dana McGarity, Director of St. Marys
Caring, the organization responsible for the
effort, said it had been an unexpected twist
of fate that had secured the funding for the
outts Thanksgiving food drive, which is
the rst they have ever had.
What happened is about the middle of
the summer, we got an unexpected windfall
of money from FEMA, explained McGar-
ity, adding that the $3,400 from the govern-
ment agency had been allocated to the orga-
nization earlier this year.
I think this had something to do with
stimulus money, it just kind of appeared out
of the blue. Even the people that adminis-
tered these funds at DSS were surprised,
she said, laughing.
The money had to be spent by the end
of the year, McGarity said, and by the time
the check got into our checking account, we
didnt have a whole lot of time to spend to
gure out how we were going to spend the
money, so we determined that we would do
this Thanksgiving basket, and weve spent
the whole $3,400, she said.
St. Marys Caring took applications
for food baskets this year, and to the extent
that we are able were making them person-
al, said McGarity. For example, we didnt
think that a family that just consists of one
person should get the same amount of food
as a family of 12, so wed take down your
information, not to qualify you, but just so
we know how much food you need.
Most of the food being given away
this year is not cooked, but the organization
made concessions for applicants who did
not have access to kitchens. 95 bags of food
were given out.
McGarity said that the funding they
used for the Thanksgiving baskets this year
was not renewable, so she was unsure if
they would be able to fund a similar opera-
tion next year.
The soup kitchen has had consistent
support from the community and is not fac-
ing nancial difculty, said McGarity, but
trafc at breakfast and lunch service has
increased steadily in recent years.
Ever since the economy began to go
south early in 08, we have seen about a 35
percent increase in our numbers, she said,
adding that the organization is grateful for
food donations, but it takes more than food
to run this operation. We need monetary do-
nations to pay for the electric and the rent.
Those interested in making donations
can mail them to St. Marys Caring at P.O.
Box 144, Lexington Park, Md. 20653.
Thanks
for the
Giving
Grace Fuller (front) helps unload apples for Thanksgiving food baskets with her colleague Jim Ellison (back) at
the St. Marys Caring soup kitchen in Lexington Park.
Photo By Andrea Shiell
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Crazy Critters, a 4-H club based out
of Chaptico conducted a food drive for
Our Lady of the Wayside Church located
in Chaptico.
We made up a yer for our food drive
and went to work the month of October.
We collected many different types of food;
canned goods, cereals, drinks, pasta, and
other non-perishable, ready to eat items,
wrote 4-H Club reporter Katie Phippen in
a notice to the County Times.
Club members delivered their dona-
tions on Friday, November 6 to Loretto
Hall in Chaptico.
We were lucky enough to have many
people help us in our endeavor. Our club
would like to take this opportunity to
thank everyone who helped us out with
this food drive, wrote Phippen. If it
wasnt for them we would not have been
able to donate as much as we did. We are
very pleased and thankful that we were
able to help and will continue with this ef-
fort to help our community.
Crazy Critters 4H Club promoted a successful food drive for Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico, MD. Pictured are: Back Row,
left to right; Westin Blake, Anna Rogers, Zena Kern, Christy Cusic, Katie Phippen, Tyler Cusic and William Kern. Front Row, left to right; Julie
Cusic, Emily Cusic, Katie Wood, Marina Blake, Harlan Blake and Mark Rogers. Not pictured is Brittany Cusic.
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Community
St. Maries Musica will perform their
2009 Christmas concerts from Monday, No-
vember 30, through Monday, December 14.
Directed by Stanley Joey Hoopen-
gardner, St. Maries Musica specializes in
madrigal, historic and contemporary choral
music.
This years theme, What Sweeter Mu-
sic, incorporates holiday air with haunt-
ingly beautiful melodies from both sides of
the Atlantic. The featured pieces include
traditional Christmas songs as well as more
recent compositions accompanied by key-
board, guitar, ute and percussion.
St. Maries Musica performances include
both Christmas and spring concert seasons
in regional churches, Historic St. Marys
City, and the Cedar Point Club. Musica has
also appeared in such venues as the Kennedy
Center, and the Old Executive Ofce Build-
ing in Washington, D.C.
St. Maries Musica concerts will provide
a delightfully joyous start to your holiday
season.
Green up your winter shopping, dining
and decorating with a little help from the
free 2009/10 So. Maryland, So Good Win-
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The popular guide is a mini-directory of
regional farms in Anne Arundel, Calvert,
Charles, Prince Georges and St. Marys
counties featuring locally grown or pro-
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As the holidays approach the Winter
Farm Guide offers a home-grown alter-
native to the malls and stores. Organized
by category of items (greenery and home
dcor; gifts; wine; poultry; meat and sea-
food; winter vegetables and holiday farm
events) the guide lists farms where you
can nd original ideas for gifts, food, and
family entertainment as well as locally
grown Christmas trees, festive garlands
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The guide also includes farm hosted
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Christmas on the Square
and Annual Tree Lighting
in Leonardtown
The Town of Leonardtown is hosting its Annual Christmas on
the Square on Washington Street in Historic downtown Leonard-
town on Friday, November 27th from 5 - 9 p.m.
The main stage will have a variety of entertainment including
seasonal music and Christmas carols, a magic show, a puppet show,
costumed characters and more. Other holiday festivities around the
Square and down Fenwick Street include sleigh rides, train rides,
re truck rides, hay rides, horse & carriage rides, a petting zoo, pony
rides, live nativity, face painting, make-and-take crafts for children,
an ice sculpture demonstration, visits with Santa, cookie decorating
at the Gingerbread House (Kevins Corner Caf) and more! See
Frosty the Snowman, Mrs. Claus, and of course, the big guy himself,
Santa Claus!
Watch for Santas arrival and lighting of the Town Christmas
Tree at 7 p.m.! Youll also want to visit Winnegardner Showroom for
the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squads 12th Annual Christmas
Festival. Decorated trees and wreaths, a slide show and photo display
of days past in St. Marys County, toy collections and crafts are just
some of the highlights of this Christmas Festival. You may also pre-
pare a letter or card to be sent to a member of the Armed Forces.
A free round-trip shuttle bus service will be provided by STS
Transportation into the Leonardtown Square from the College of
Southern Maryland-Leonardtown Campus. Vehicular trafc into
the downtown area will be detoured to designated parking areas and
streets around Town.
Christmas on the Square is sponsored by the Leonardtown Vol-
unteer Fire Department, the Leonardtown Business Association, the
Commissioners of Leonardtown, and community partners Commu-
nity Bank of Tri County, Quality Built Homes, and College of South-
ern Maryland. For more information, call 301-475-9791. Raindate:
Saturday, November 28th.
Winter Just Got Greener!
Farms for the Holidays
2009/10 Southern Maryland Winter Farm Guide
St. Maries Musica Christmas
Concerts: What Sweeter Music
The County Times
Wednesday, November 25
Poker Leader Board Challenge
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
Special Olympics No Limit
HoldEm
Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three
Notch Rd. (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Day Golf for
Charity
Wicomico Shores Golf Course
(Mechanicsville)
This years donations will to
the Catholic Community Services
St. Clements Family Center food
bank. Players are encouraged to do-
nate at least one bag of non-perish-
able groceries including items such
as canned fruits and vegetables,
boxed mixes, baby items, toilet-
ries, paper products and cleaning
supplies. Cash donations will also
be accepted. Advanced reservations
required. Call 301-884-4601 or 301-
934-8191 for more information and
to reserve tee times for your group.
Thanksgiving Day Meal
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
(Lexington Park) 11:30 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Church of the Ascension (Lexing-
ton Park) 1 p.m.
Family dinner; all are welcome.
No cost. Call 301-863-8551 for more
information or directions.
Holiday Light Festival
Flat Iron Farm (Great Mills)
Thursday, Friday and Sunday at
5 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m., come
see a huge display of holiday lights,
a candy cane house, petting zoo,
marshmallow roasting and more.
Free. Call 301-994-0300.
Friday, November 27
Hearth and Home in Early
Maryland
Historic St. Marys City 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Christmas on the Square
Washington Street, Leonardtown
Square 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Holiday festivities, entertain-
ment, carriage/sleigh rides, tree
lighting and Santas arrival. Rain
date Nov. 28. Free. Call 301-475-
9719 or go to Leonardtown.somd.
com.
Poker Leader Board Challenge
Texas HoldEm Poker
Mechanicsville Fire House 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 28
Hospice Festival of Trees
Wyle Conference Center (Lexing-
ton Park) 9 a.m.
Decorated trees, local vendors,
and donuts with Santa. Proceeds
help support Hospice of St. Marys
County. Admission. Call 301-475-
2023 for more information.
Second Hope Rescue Dog
Adoptions
PetCo (California) 11 a.m.
All animals up-to-date on vac-
cinations, spayed/neutered and mi-
cro-chipped. For more information
or to nd out which animals will be
at this event, call 240-925-0628.
Sunday, November 29
Town Hall Alliance Breakfast
Fundraiser
Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad 8
a.m. to noon
Country breakfast meet-and-
greet with candidates for St. Marys
County Commissioner. Adults $8,
Children 6-12 $4, kids under 6 free.
For more information go to Town-
HallAlliance.com.
Texas HoldEm Tournament
Texas HoldEm Big Game
Tournament
Park Bingo Hall (California) 2:30
p.m.
Silent Angel Memorial
Bay District Fire House (46900
Shangri-La Dr.)
A holiday tradition now in its 8
th

year, honoring the memory of those
who have suffered violent deaths
in St. Marys County. Speakers in-
clude Sheriff Tim Cameron, States
Attorney Richard Fritz and Mary
Atlas-Terry. Ceremony will include
video statement from Americas
Most Wanted host John Walsh, the
placing of angel-shaped ornaments
to honor victims and a reading of
names. For more information call
301-475-4200, ext. 1950 or email si-
lentangelmemorial@gmail.com.
25th Annual Holiday Bazaar
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mechanic-
sville Vol. Fire Department FREE
ADMISSION
Find something for everyone on
your holiday list decorations, jew-
elry, one-of-a-kind items, food, and
much more! Photos from Santa from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Queen-size quilt,
gift card and 50/50 rafes Lunch
and baked goods available For more
information, call 301-884-4519
Monday, November 30
No Limit Texas HoldEm
Bounty Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
(California) 7 p.m.
Road to Scholarship No Limit
HoldEm
Donovans Pub (California) 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1
Relay for Life Planning Com-
mittee Meeting
Leonardtown Middle School Media
Center 6 p.m.
Planning Committee meet-
ing for the 2010 Relay For Life, St.
Marys County. Meetings are open
to the public and all ages are wel-
come to attend.
University of Maryland South-
ern Maryland Alumni Club
JT Daugherty Conference Center
6:30 p.m.
Cheer on the Terps and network
with fellow alumni. Food and door
prizes provided, cash bar available.
$20 for alumni members, $25 for
non-members, $30 at the door. Reg-
ister in advance at www.terpnation.
com/SoMDgamewatch. For more
information email somdterpalum@
gmail.com.
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 221 Meeting
AL Post 221 (Avenue) 7 p.m.
All spouses of veterans who
served in the United States Armed
Forces during the listed war eras are
invited to join us for our monthly
meeting on the rst Tuesday of each
month. Visit the Post website at http://
www.geocities.com/alpost221. Call
Christina Barbour at (301) 904-5876
for more information.
HoldEm Tourney
Bennett Building 24930 Old Three
Wednesday, December 2
23
rd
Annual Christmas Doll &
Train Exhibit
St. Clements Island Museum
(Coltons Point) 12 noon. Antique
and collectible dolls, toys and
miniature trains. Call 301-769-
2222 or visit www.stmarysmd.
com/recreate/museums.
Community Concert and Open
House
Historic St. Marys City State
House 7 p.m.
St. Maries Musica will perform
holiday tunes. Call 240-895-4990
for more information.
HoldEm Tourney
Bennett Building 24930 Old Three
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Another Thanksgiving! Lets pre-
tend that its 1909 and the big day is ap-
proaching. There is plenty to do. Refrig-
eration is going to be an issue. You may
have had an ice box, but no refrigerator.
Least likely to spoil, of course, would
be baked goods, Monday was probably
baking day. This would include cakes,
pies (including pumpkin, of course),
cookies, etc.
The best part of Tuesday would be
spent in the preparation of the stuffed ham.
Its time to get the ham out of the brine
and debone it. Cabbage, kale, or other
greens must be washed, chopped, wilted,
and mixed with all of the spices. Cut slits
in the ham and stuff in the greens. Wrap
the ham up tightly in a clean pillow case
or t shirt. Boil for 20 minutes per pound
and after cooling, place it in the ice box.
Its another grueling day on Wednes-
day. The turkey who has been roaming
around in the back yard plucking corn for
the past few months is now ready to meet
his maker. Get the ax and take him to the
chopping block. After decapitation and a
sprint of the body around the yard, Tom
must be cleaned thoroughly. All feath-
ers have to be plucked. Retrieve the neck,
liver, and kidneys and put aside. Make the
stufng out of cornbread. Late Wednes-
day night the stuffed turkey is placed in
the oven of the wood burning stove. The
re will need to be tended all night to en-
sure the temperature remains consistent
and the turkey, of course, will need to be
basted periodically.
The house is alive on
Thursday morning beginning
about 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. Theres
at least a half bushel of oysters
to be shucked and breaded.
White potatoes and sweet po-
tatoes have to be peeled. Corn-
bread or biscuits need to be
made. Collard greens or kale is
cleaned, seasoned, and placed
on the stove. The turkeys neck and in-
nards are placed in a pot to boil in prepa-
ration for making gravy. The ham needs
to be sliced, sweet potatoes prepared
and placed in the oven for baking, oys-
ters fried, the white potatoes need to be
mashed, and the gravy made.
Tables have to be set up (sometimes
with a couple of sawhorses with lumber
atop). The tables are set with the com-
pany tablecloths, napkins, dishes and
silverware. As the food gets ready, its
either placed on the tables or on a side-
board. The turkey is placed on the main
table where traditionally Dad carves.
Prayers are said and then carving
begins. Within 30 minutes, family and
guests are thoroughly engorged. The
kids go out to the play, the men go off
to another room to enjoy a glass of wine
and smoke their cigars. This leaves the
women to clear the table, wash and dry
the dishes, and put everything away. By
now, though everybodys ready for des-
sert and so begins round two.
Whew! So much for the good old days.
A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
When the turkey feast is a pleasant memory and guests
are anxious to move away from the table, journey to 17th-cen-
tury Maryland and discover how the rst citizens celebrated a
bountiful harvest. Historic St. Marys City (HSMC) will pres-
ent Hearth and Home in Early Maryland on Friday and Satur-
day, November 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Each of the museums four living history sites will feature
seasonal activities and a wide variety of foods.
The Town Center will have colonial-style amusements
like Nine Pins (17th-century bowling) and riddles, as well as
operating the reproduction printing press at the Nuthead print
house.
The Godiah Spray Plantation will be recounting the wed-
ding festivities of Anne Knotts wedding to Jeremiah Har-
rington in 1661 and serving left over goodies from the wed-
ding feast.
The event will also feature different perspectives between
the Indians and the colonists in terms of food and culture.
Hearth and Home in Early Maryland will begin at the
HSMC Visitor Center at 18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Marys
City. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for
students, and $3.50 for children from 6-12 years. Friends of
HSMC get in free.
This is HSMCs nal event before living history exhibits
close for the season. The St. Johns Site Museum and The Shop
at Farthings Ordinary will remain open Wednesday through
Sunday, 10 a.m.5 p.m., throughout the winter. For more in-
formation, call 800-SMC-1634, 240-895-4990, or visit the mu-
seum web site, www.stmaryscity.org.
Hearth and Home in Early
Maryland Nov. 27 & 28
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Cleo and Caesar were the early stage
names of Cher and Sonny Bono.
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I cant wait for turkey, stufng, sweet
potatoes, pot cheese & noodles, cranberry sauce and pies, and all of the other
savory foods to come. Then the day after, I will be saying, I dont want to
see another turkey again! At least until Christmas. My sons and I will not be
together on Thanksgiving Day, so we will nd another day to celebrate with
our traditional foods.
Recipes are an important generational bind for families. Besides the fam-
ily photos, and a few treasured books, I feel that is the most important material
thing I can leave my sons. Lord knows I wont be leaving them money. I keep
telling them that recipes, books, and photos are more important than leaving
them tons of money they could blow on luxuries. Doesnt the knowledge of
knowing the secret to Grandmas stufng mean more than some old sports
car? I know they will be thankful for this later.
Many of my Mothers recipes were prefaced with Hungarian in the title,
such as Hungarian stuffed cabbage, Hungarian cheese biscuits, Hungarian
stufng, and the well-known Hungarian spaghetti. I still havent quite gured
out the link with spaghetti, other than we might add more pepper than most
people. Paprika, of course, gures heavily in some recipes. In high school,
I made the mistake of offering to make stuffed cabbage in our International
Foods class. First I didnt realize it would take me four hours to prepare, and
second an entire wing of Surrattsville smelled of cooked cabbage for a few
days. If you have ever-cooked cabbage, you know that the rst hour or so, the
cabbage has alets just say the odor of a septic overow problem. Whats
worse is that our version has a bed of sauerkraut that the cabbage rolls rest on.
I dont remember being asked to cook again I think I became designated
dishwasher after that.
Last night, I nally got around to nishing my recipe organization project.
I had accumulated quite a lot of recipes ripped from the pages of magazines
or printed off the computer. It took three TV shows to trim and slip all those
pages into clear page protectors, and then divide them into categories. But
amidst those pages were papers, some yellowed, others torn that held recipe
treasures from years ago. My great Aunt Irenes browned butter cake and ap-
ple cake recipes brought back the memory of asking repeatedly at my Great
Grandmothers wake in New Jersey for a few of the family recipes my Mother
didnt have. Aunt Irene was gone soon after. I still dont have our ka-
lach bread recipe, which is really more of a delicious, warm dessert
with golden raisins scattered throughout.
Another nd was a detailed Thanksgiving shopping and
recipe list I wrote up for my oldest son when he was still in
college. He called to say that he and his roommates at Frost-
burg wanted to cook their own Thanksgiving dinner before
they left. I dont think the actual dinner ever occurred, as I
remember, something happened with the turkey during the
week. Now, I am so happy I wrote all that down at the time.
My niece asked for some of the family recipes a few years
back, and it was great just to copy and hand them to her.
Traditions need to be handed down, but there are al-
ways opportunities to create new ones. As my sons
begin to have families of their own, I know they will
create their own memories, and I will look forward to
the new blended traditions. As long as they leave the
pot cheese and noodles and the Hungarian stufng
alone, I will be happy.
To each of you, I wish a Thanksgiving lled with love
and tradition,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wan-
derings@yahoo.com.
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Mind
Wanderings
Recipe for Thanksgiving
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
By no stretch of the imagination would any-
one say that the man in the orange jumpsuit could
be called nice.
The metal around his waist and
wrists attest to his badness, and the
look on his face further cements it:
this is a man that few people would
mess with. But once upon a time,
he wasnt bad at all. Awhile back,
that man in the orange jumpsuit was
a little boy in blue overalls. Hes a
menace now, but he was someones
baby then.
So where did things go wrong
for him? Read the new book That
Bird Has My Wings by Jarvis Jay
Masters and youll see
Until he was seven or eight
years old, Jarvis Masters lived in a
drug house with his sisters. The chil-
dren knew they were loved because
their mother, a heroin addict, came
home now and then. But there was
rarely anything to eat, cockroaches
were playthings, and strangers con-
stantly wandered in to shoot up in
the bathroom.
Then someone called Social
Services.
The children were split up and
Jarvis was placed with an older cou-
ple who longed for a child of their
own. Mamie and Dennis treated Jar-
vis like a son, buying him toys, giv-
ing him guidance and nurturing his
dreams.
When Mamie fell sick, Jarvis
was placed in another foster home
where he was physically and emo-
tionally abused. He ran away and
was eventually sent to CYA (Cali-
fornia Youth Authority), an envi-
ronment in which he wanted to stay.
But case workers needed to nd him
a permanent home, so they sent him to a mili-
tary discipline camp for boys. Nobody realized
that Jarvis had already become accustomed to
institutionalization.
For most of his teens, Jarvis bounced from
relatives homes to state facilities and back, be-
coming enmeshed in drugs and crime along the
way. He tried to get an education and a career,
but family business was too strong a pull. Once
involved with guns and robbery, he knew it was
only a matter of time before hed be caught.
When I got this book, I was expecting a 281-
page howl of innocence, but author Jarvis Jay
Masters only briey touches on that argument
in this powerful autobiography. Yes, he decries
his harshest sentence but he doesnt dwell on
it. Its almost as if the charge of conspiracy to
commit murder (the reason hes on death row) is
a minor point in this book. It barely takes up a
page-and-a-half.
The bigger story the one that comes blast-
ing through That Bird Has My Wings is one
of an eager, smart little boy who was hungry for
guidance and structure but got shuttled aside
instead. Its
a tale of regret,
remorse, quiet accep-
tance, gratitude, and
strength that lays
the blame squarely
and surprisingly on
its writer as well as on
the adults who hurt
him.
If youre in
search of something
that doesnt glorify
crime or make it
seem like anything
less than wrong, you
cant do wrong by get-
ting this book. That
Bird Has My Wings
absolutely soars.
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That Bird Has My Wings: The
Autobiography of an Innocent Man on
Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters
c.2009, HarperOne $24.99 / $32.99 Canada 281 pages
The County Times
The Newtowne Players will host open au-
ditions for the upcoming student production of
Give and Take by Michael Scanlan. Students
ages 8 - 15 are invited to audition. There are no
adult parts, and children under the age of 8 at the
time of the audition are not eligible.
Give and Take is a collection of folk stories
from around the world, from Africa to Great
Britain, South America and Ireland. Each scene
in the two-and-a-half hour production is a sepa-
rate story, each told in its own unique style. The
common thread tying each story to the next is
the idea that there are people who give and peo-
ple who take.
Due to the nature of the show, an ensemble
cast of 10 to 15 male and female students will be
assembled. Individual parts for each scene will
be distributed during rehearsals.
Auditions will be held Dec. 1 and 2 at 6
p.m. at Three Notch Theatre on 21744 South
Coral Drive in Lexington Park. There will be
no callbacks. Please bring a prepared piece to
read or recite. Characters are welcomed and en-
couraged. If you have questions or cannot make
these times but wish to work either onstage or
backstage for this production, please call Direc-
tor Stacey Park at 240-925-9470.
For more information about volunteer op-
portunities or other upcoming programs, please
visit www.newtowneplayers.org.
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For family and community events, see our calendar in the
community section on page 21.
In Entertainment
The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To sub-
mit art or entertainment announcements, or band information for our
entertainment section, e-mail andreashiell@countytimes.net.
Holiday Candlelight Tours Bring
Past to Present
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Three years ago was when Eileen Miller rst vis-
ited Sotterley Plantation, and she attended a candle-
light tour of the mansion set up to dramatize events
that characterized the sites history during the 1700s.
I really felt like I was being transported back
in time, she said, grinning as she explained that the
greatest gift shed been given since then was her job
as the plantations marketing manager.
The rst time I set foot on the Plantation was
for the holiday candlelight tours three years ago, and
I fell madly in love with this place and now Im
here. All the planets aligned, and now I get to work
here.
Of course her introduction to the place had to be
dramatic to make such an impression, and that is what
she said she hopes will come from this years Holiday
Candlelight Tours, which this year will be operating
with the theme of Sotterley Under Siege!
This is the ninth year, and the popular miscon-
ception is that its the same thing every year, which it
is not, said Miller. Every year we deal with a differ-
ent time period. This year its the War of 1812. The
British have taken over Sotterley, and there seems to
be a little bit of confusion in this performance, be-
cause we cant quite gure out who is throwing the
party. Is it the British? Or is it the Platers?
Rebecca and George Plater, who passed their
namesake to the property starting in 1727, are two
characters posing as ghosts in this years tour, greet-
ing visitors as they make their way into the historic
mansion after passing an arrogant British guard and
an eager doorman. Each room is meant to represent
a different aspect of the conict as it unfolded at the
plantation.
All told, it is the brush with ghosts and the tell-
ing of old tales that make the event unique and t for
history buffs of all ages, and every visitor is bound to
learn something.
Sotterleys Candlelight Tours will feature light
refreshments and live music by local high school
groups. Tours are to be held for the public on Dec.
5 and 6 starting at 6 p.m. Admission is $15, and res-
ervations are required. Tour times will be assigned
when reservations are made.
Also featured that weekend on Dec. 5 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. will be the Family Plantation Christ-
mas, which includes visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus,
horse-drawn taxi rides, games, crafts, live music and
local vendors. Admission is $5.
For more information go to http://sotterley.org/
or call 301-373-2280.
andreashiell@countytimes.net
TICKET PRICES:
$8 - Seniors, Students
$10 - Regular Admission
Tickets: 301-373-5277
orchestra@cosmicmusic.org
www.cosmicmusic.org
Sat, Dec. 12, 2009, 4:00 pm
Patuxent Presbyterian Church
California, MD
Sun, Dec. 13, 2009, 5:00 pm
Crossroad Christian Church
St. Leonard, MD
Open Auditions for
Give and Take
Wednesday,
November 25
Captain John
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.*
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (Av-
enue) 8 p.m.
Wolfs Music Open
Blues Jam
Beach Cove (Chesa-
peake Beach) 8 p.m.
Lloyd Dobler Effect
Hulas Bungalow (Cali-
fornia) 9 p.m.
Open Blues Jam
Beach Cove (Chesa-
peake Beach) 8 p.m.
HY Jinx
Hotel Charles (Hughes-
ville) 9 p.m.
Loose Cannon
Lone Star Caf (Indian
Head) 9 p.m.*
Roadhouse Band
Blue Dog Saloon (Port
Tobacco) 9 p.m.
Sam Grow
Hotel Charles (Hughes-
ville) 9 p.m.
Thursday,
November 26
David Norris
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.*
Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store
(Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Thanksgiving Ka-
raoke Party with DJ
Harry
Big Dogs Paradise
(Mechanicsville) 8
p.m.
Turkey Day Dance
and Karaoke Party
Cadillac Jacks (Lex-
ington Park) 9:30
p.m.
Friday,
November 27
Fair Warning Irish
Pub Band
Donovans Pub (Cali-
fornia) 5 p.m.
David Norris
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.*
DJ Charlie
Thompson
Toots Bar (Holly-
wood) 7:30 p.m.
Karaoke On
Demand
ington Park) 9:30
p.m.
Saturday,
November 28
Captain John
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.*
DJ Charlie
Thompson
Toots Bar (Holly-
wood) 7:30 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (Av-
enue) 8 p.m.
Karaoke
Quades Store (Bush-
wood) 8 p.m.
Alive-n-Kickin
Full Rack (Waldorf)
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Apehangers (Bel Al-
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Hotel Charles Front
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Permanent Damage
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Frankie and the
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p.m.
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November 29
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California Ramblers
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Alton) 3 p.m.
Spoon Creek Band
Toots Bar (Holly-
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Monday,
November 30
Pool Tournament
Big Dogs Paradise
(Mechanicsville) 7
p.m.
Tuesday,
December 1
(No events scheduled)
Wednesday,
December 2
Wolfs Music Open
Blues Jam
Beach Cove (Chesa-
peake Beach) 8 p.m.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Bear like bamboo lover
6. Bestow an honor upon
11. Persevere without
complaint
14. Winglike structure
15. Laymen
16. Deranged
18. Maxims
21. Large Br. draught horse
breed
23. Diving guillemot
25. ______ de, seats you
26. Designed chairs
28. Set out
29. Encased in plastic
31. Fluid for maple syrup
34. Acquire
35. Manuscripts (abbr).
36. Scheme
39. Neck garments
40. 18th Greek letter
44. Temperance crusader
Carrie
45. Prevaricators
47. Not quite right
48. Young codsh
50. Central mail bureau
51. Bring together
56. Before
57. Where Philip Johnson lived
62. Healing crusts
63. NW Iranian city
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2. 2001 Spielberg lm
3. 23601 initials
4. Decalitre
5. Nursing organization
6. 2nd #1 Jackson 5 hit
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9. Railroad (abbr.)
10. Sheer patterned cotton cur-
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11. Latch onto something
12. Didymium
13. Coated a road surface
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19. Retirement account
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28. Building lots
30. French Kiss actress Ryan
31. Posts
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39. Tear from a catch
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43. Take into custody
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51. White linen liturgical
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53. Equally
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55. The woman
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59. The 4th state (abbr.)
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Sat., Nov. 28
Boys Basketball
Great Mills at Potomac (scrimmage), 2 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 30
Girls Basketball
Great Mills at Colonial Beach (scrimmage), 6:30 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 1
Boys Basketball
Chopticon at Surrattsville (scrimmage), 7:30 p.m.
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop McNamara, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Severn at St. Marys Ryken, 5:30 p.m.
Wrestling
St. Marys Ryken at Paul VI
Wed., Dec. 2
Girls Basketball
Chopticon at High Point (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m.
All high school, recreational and youth league coaches, if
you would like the scores, statistics and standings from your
respective games and leagues to be published, contact Chris
Stevens at 301-373-4125 or at chrisstevens@countytimes.net
SPECIAL NOTE:
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
So every team has played 10 games
in the National Football League, meaning
were coming into the home stretch for the
nal third of the season and there is still a
mad scramble to nd out who is going to
the playoffs and where the road to the Su-
per Bowl goes through for the AFC and the
NFC.
Among the stories leading the pack
are two unbeaten teams, an old quarterback
proving all doubters (including this guy)
wrong and an unusual amount of epic fail-
ure in the league this season.
Leading off with the last two unbeaten
teams, the New Orleans Saints have proven
to be an explosive offense in line with the St.
Louis Rams Greatest Show on Turf of-
fense earlier in the decade. Quar-
terback Drew Brees is picking up
where he left off in 2008, as his
cache of weapons include versatile
running back Reggie Bush, tight
end Jeremy Shockey and rising
star Marques Colston. We will nd
out if the Saints are for real when
the New England Patriots visit the
Superdome this coming Monday
night.
The Indianapolis Colts, under
rst year coach Jim Caldwell are
the AFCs unbeaten power, with
Peyton Manning in his 12th season
still among the games best quarter-
backs. The Colts arent overpow-
ering teams, but as evidenced by
their 17-15 win over the Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, they are nding ways to get it done,
which will be crucial if they run up against
New England in the AFC title game.
Meanwhile, Brett Favre continues
to make my loud criticism of his random
comeback attempts all the more pointless.
Following the Vikings 35-9 demolition of
the Seattle Seahawks, Favre has now thrown
21 touchdown passes against three intercep-
tions in 2009. Thats a 7 to 1 touchdown
pass to interception ratio. Bananas. While
the Saints are the best team record-wise, its
hard to discount the Vikings with a com-
posed and controlled Favre, not to mention
all-world running back Adrian Peterson,
making a run at the Big Game.
While we dont know who will be
in the Super Bowl, we pretty much have a
good idea of who wont be. The amount of
bad teams in the league is staggering, in-
cluding two one-win wonders in the Cleve-
land Browns and the St. Louis Rams. The
Browns cemented their reputation as an
embarrassment to anyone living near Lake
Erie with a 38-37 loss to the hapless Detroit
Lions on Sunday. Only the Browns can lose
a game on the nal play because of a pass
interference penalty in the end zone, with
the winning touchdown being thrown by a
guy (Lions rookie QB Matthew Stafford)
with a broken shoulder. How do I know only
the Browns? Ive been a fan of this horrible
franchise since second grade. Anyone have
any suggestions for a new team to follow?
Comments, questions, complaints?
Send em all to Chris at chrisstevens@
countytimes.net.
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NFL Season Still
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11/27-12/02/2009
St. Marys
Youth Football
League Launched
St. Marys County Department of Rec-
reation and Parks and the Southern Mary-
land Youth Football League (SMYFL) have
formed a partnership to build on the success
of SMYFLs 2009 season. The new program
will be called the St. Marys Youth Football
League and will begin play next fall.
In the new league, volunteer run youth
football clubs will be established in com-
munities throughout the County to handle
player registration, fundraising, recruitment
of coaches, and the formation of teams. Each
club will enter their teams into age/weight
divisions within the League. These existing
SMYFL clubs - the Mechanicsville Braves,
the Hollywood Blue Raiders and the Lex-
ington Park Hornets -are all planning to par-
ticipate in 2010.
League operations will be managed by
Recreation and Parks staff working closely
with a Board of Directors comprised of the
presidents of each football club. Recreation
and Parks will manage administrative func-
tions such as scheduling, contracting with
game ofcials, providing game day supervi-
sion, conducting player weigh-ins, and set-
ting standards for sportsmanship.
Phil Rollins, Director, Recreation and
Parks Department, believes this partnership
will provide the needed long term stability
and sustainability for a countywide youth
football league. Our Department is pleased
to join an outstanding group of volunteers in
offering a youth football program that pro-
vides a safe and positive sports environment
for participants and their families, he said.
An informational meeting for the St.
Marys Youth Football League is scheduled
for Wednesday December 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Hollywood Recreation Center located
in the old Hollywood Elementary School at
24400 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD
20636. All interested coaches, administra-
tors, and parents are encouraged to attend.
For more information please contact Ar-
thur Shepherd, Recreation Division Manager
at 301-475-4200 x 1800 or arthur.shepherd@
stmarysmd.com.
Informational Meeting Set for Dec. 9
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St. Marys City, Md. Despite
a double-double from senior guard
Stephanie Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./
Elizabeth Seton), St. Marys College
of Maryland dropped a 69-60 deci-
sion to Widener University Sunday
afternoon in the closing game of the
2009 Cherry Cove/Seahawk Tip-Off
Tournament.
Widener (3-1) overcame a one-
point halftime decit for its third
win of the season, outscoring the
Seahawks 34-24 in the second half.
Sophomore center Casey Pritz
(Abington, Pa./Abington) returned
the lead back to the visitors for good
with her tip-in at 19:17 to start the
second half scoring.
The Pride owned a 56-46 lead
with 10:53 left in the game before
St. Marys chipped away with an
11-4 run to pull within three at 5:33.
However, freshman guard Lil Car-
ney (Narbeth, Pa./Lower Merion)
sealed the win with a 7-of-8 effort
from the free throw line.
Carney and freshman Francesca
Lee (Hainesport, N.J./Rancocas Val-
ley) each tallied 15 points and ve re-
bounds to pace Widener while Pritz
nished with 10 points, six caroms
and six blocks. Carney also dished
out ve assists while Lee was 3-of-5
from downtown.
St. Marys (0-3) rallied from an
eight-point decit with a 14-4 run to
notch its rst lead of the game at 9:52
of the rst half following a jumper
by freshman guard Jasmine Jones
(Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg).
The Seahawks did not maintain the
lead for long as back-to-back three-
pointers from senior Rayne Reber
(Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X) and Lee
sparked an 8-2 run to give Widener a
ve-point lead at 4:33.
The home team closed out the
half with a 9-3 run to boast a 36-35
margin at halftime. Saint-Aubin
and Lee led all players at intermis-
sion with 10 points apiece while St.
Marys shot a blistering 53.8% from
the oor.
Saint-Aubin poured in 21 points
and hauled in a career-high 15 boards
while Sham registered her third con-
secutive double-digit game with 10
points.
Towson, Md. It was a record-setting night
for senior guard Camontae Grifn (Baltimore,
Md./Dunbar) who poured in a tournament-record
51 points in leading No. 20 St. Marys College of
Maryland to its second consecutive Pride of Mary-
land title with an 89-77 triumph over Hood College
in championship game of the Pride of Maryland
Championship hosted by Goucher College Sunday
night.
Repeating as the tournament MVP, Grifn set
the tournament records for most points in a tour-
nament (78), most points in a game (51), and most
points in a half (24) as well as establishing tourna-
ment records for most free throws made in a game
(19) and most free throws attempted in a game (21).
Grifn scored 13 straight points in a four-min-
ute span in the second half to help the Seahawks
(3-0) erase a seven-point decit and claim a brief
61-60 lead at 9:55. Hoods junior guard Reco Siler
(Suitland, Md./Forrestville Military Academy) con-
verted two free throws for the Blazers last lead of
the game, 62-61, at 9:18.
Sophomore guard James Davenport (Owings
Mills, Md./Loyola Blakeeld) sparked a 14-4 Se-
ahawk run that was capped by Grifns three-point
play, giving SMCM a nine-point lead with 5:01 left
in the game. Down the stretch, Hood (2-1) came
within 79-74 at 3:11 before six consecutive points
from Grifn extended the reigning champions lead
to 11 at 1:12. Grifn made the last basket of the
game for the nal 89-77 score.
Joining Grifn in receiving all-tournament
honors were repeat performer, junior guard Alex
Franz (Catonsville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons), and
sophomore forward Brian Grashof (Philadelphia,
Pa./Downingtown West). Franz added 13 points
and seven assists in the win while Grashof picked
up 10 points off the bench, shooting 5-of-6 from the
oor. Junior forward Johann Jones (Severn, Md./
Meade Senior) grabbed eight boards to pace the Se-
ahawk rebounding.
The Seahawks will be idle until after the
Thanksgiving break when St. Marys travels to
Lancaster, Pa. to take on No. 6 Franklin & Mar-
shall College in non-conference action on Monday,
November 30 at 7:30 pm. Last season, Franklin &
Marshall nished fourth in the 2009 NCAA Divi-
sion III Championship Tournament.
By Doug Watson
Potomac Speedway
MECHANICSVILLE A crowd of nearly 400 drivers, sponsors
and fans gathered last Saturday night at the Mechanicsville Volunteer
re company as the Potomac speedway played host to its season ending
awards banquet and dance.
It was quite a busy night indeed as nine divisional champions were
honored for their accomplishments throughout the season.
First year promoter Greg Gunter was more than pleased with his
rst full season as Potomacs new promoter.
It was a tremendous season for us, Gunter said. The season was
better than I expected, but next year well try to make it even better. I just
want to say thanks to all the drivers, crews, sponsors, track employees
and especially the fans who supported us this season.
Charlotte Halls David Williams was crowned Late-Model champi-
on for the second consecutive season. Williams scored two feature wins
in 2009, upping his career total in the division to 24. Daryl Hills, Jamie
Lathroum, Roland Mann and Kyle Lear rounded out the top ve.
Tommy Wagner Jr., like Williams, also captured his second straight
Potomac championship in the Limited Late-Model division. Wagner had
a solid season as he posted three feature wins to beat out Mike Latham
for the crown. Sommey Lacey, Paul Cursey and P.J. Hatcher trailed made
up the rest of the top ve.
In the closest point battle of the season, Kyle Nelson was crowned
Street Stock Track champion for the rst time in his career. Nelson col-
lected six feature wins but had to repel seven-time winner Kurt Zimmer-
man to preserve the title. Nelson would secure the title over Zimmerman
by a scant seven-points. Kevin Cooke, Donnie Smith and Rookie of the
year Stephen Quade were the top-ve.
In support action, Josh Dotson annexed his rst-ever hobby stock
crown, Greg Gunter rolled to his fourth-straight and fth overall cham-
pionship in the four-cylinders, John Imler notched the crate late model
title, James Marshall claimed his rst-career title in the modieds, Kyle
Vantassel scored his second straight strictly stock title and Buddy Duna-
gan laid claim to the hornet title.
No major class rule changes were announced at the event. How-
ever it was announced the modied division will race under the AMRA
sanctioning body for 2010 and the crate late models, after a dismal 09
season, will be dropped from the schedule for next season.
St. Marys College
Champions Honored
at Potomac Banquet
Potomac Speedway
Widener Holds Off
Seahawk Women
Grifns 51 Points Give
Seahawks Tourney Title
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Ice Hockey
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
WALDORF Overexcitement was
the key word in St. Marys Rykens 7-
5 loss to Thomas Stone in a Maryland
Scholastic Hockey League match-up Fri-
day night, a word head coach Chris Pal-
ombi was quick to cite as the reason for
the loss.
I think most of it was the team being
too excited and we forced plays instead of
playing our style of hockey, he said. We
over-forced everything and thats what
got us into trouble tonight.
The evening started off very prom-
ising for the Knights (0-3-0 in 2009) as
seniors Matt McGowan and Matt Scott
scored within the rst 37 seconds of the
game and Daniel Batong added a goal
less than two minutes later as the Knights
jumped out to a 3-0 lead before anyone
could get comfortable. Scott, a defense-
man, and McGowan, a forward, both had
two goals on the evening for Ryken.
You can never go wrong with those
two guys, theyre great two-way players,
Palombi said of the offensive and defensive
efforts of McGowan and Scott. Theyre
kind of like the way Mike Green and Alex
Ovechkin are with the Capitals.
Scotts second goal, a one-man rush
that ended with a slippery shot under
Cougars goalie Javieer Frontanes at the
1:56 mark of the second gave the Knights
a 5-3 lead going into the third. The Knights
held that lead until about six minutes left
in the game, when Stone scored four goals
in four minutes to snatch victory from the
jaws of defeat.
The heartbreaking loss is something
Palombi hopes his troops can gain wisdom
from before their next game, at Bowie High
School on Friday, December 4.
Of course you want them to learn
from the good and learn from the bad,
Palombi said. All teams go through these
kinds of losses, but great teams learn from
them and Im hoping thats what happens
with us.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Raiders Rally to Tie
La Plata in Hockey Opener
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
WALDORF In the world of high school ice hockey, overtime is usually
reserved for the post-season, so teams have 45 minutes to work their issues out,
or be faced with a win, loss or tie.
The Leonardtown hockey team was happy with the third option, as junior
forward Evan Wrights rebound with 3:29 left in the third period gave the Raiders
a 5-5 deadlock with defending Southern Division champion La Plata Friday night
at Capital Clubhouse.
I think we did a good job against them, our numbers helped us, said head
coach Rob Barthelmes, alluding to a deep Raider bench that kept shifts short and
fresh players ready all night long. We pulled it together in the third period and
got where we needed to be.
The rst seven-plus minutes of the game looked like two teams who were
feeling each other out, but in a span of one minute and ve seconds, the reworks
began.
Charlie Yates started the blitz by banking the puck off of La Plata goalie D.J.
Dunlevy at the 6:36 mark of the period. 35 seconds later, Wright streaked down
the right wing and ipped a wrist shot past Dunlevy for the second Leonardtown
goal.
The Warriors responded quickly with two goals from Bryce Berryhill and
Connor Keelan that came 21 seconds apart to knot the score at 2.
La Plata, also the defending Chesapeake Cup champions, took a 5-3 lead into
the nal period when the Raiders drew even with one last burst. Matt Fischers
shot from the point was tipped in by Gordy Bonnel less than four minutes in to
shrink the Warrior lead to one goal. Seven minutes later, the Raiders power play
unit stormed the net to complete the comeback.
I just got real close to the net and got the rebound, Wright said of his goal,
coming off of a save of a Bonnel shot by Dunlevy to even the game and give the
Raiders a point (two points for a win, one point for a tie) to open the season. This
was a really good game for us.
We started off really good, then we slowed down a bit, but it was good to
tie, Yates said. One point is better than none.
Charlie Yates of Leonardtown
defends La Platas Connor Keelan during
Fridays hockey game at Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf.
Knights Stunned by Cougars
Final Period Burst
Robert Munns of St. Marys Ryken makes a move with the puck
past Patrick Moran of Thomas Stone.
The Knights Matt McGowan takes control of the puck
while Bruce Lim clears a path by checking
Thomas Stones Connor
Matthews.
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Basketball
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
LEONARDTOWN You will have to ex-
cuse the overall giddiness of the St. Marys Ryken
girls basketball team.
After all, with key newcomers and a young
returning nucleus, the Knights feel they can
make a move towards the top of the Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference this season.
The kids have really been working hard
and theyre having fun, which is a plus, said
head coach Tara Everly. Im excited about this
season.
Returning to the fold this season are guards
Zakiya Hunter, Katie McCormick and Sarah
Combs, the lone senior on this years team, as
well as junior center Molly Grund.
The Knights also have a new addition in
junior guard Myla Somerville. Somerville was a
Southern Maryland Athletic Conference second-
team selection at Chopticon last season, leading
the Braves in scoring at 16 points
per game. She looks forward
to connecting with her new
teammates quickly.
I dont think its
going to take us long
at all, Somerville said
of leading a group of
seven newcomers try-
ing to mesh with the
returning vets.
Were starting
to build good chemistry
now.
Everly believes that
Somerville will provide a differ-
ent look to the team offensively.
Mylas not afraid to
take it to the basket,
so she adds a dif-
ferent dimen-
sion and makes us much deeper, she says.
Another key to Rykens hopes is the off-season high
school league that many of the players competed in this
fall.
In the fall league, we ended the season with a lot of
momentum, Hunter, the teams second-leading scorer last
season, said of the experience. Hopefully we can pick up
where we left off.
Hunter also believes that due to the overall youth of
the team, the best is yet to come.
Winning a championship this year would be
nice, but we denitely want to nish over .500,
she said.
Since were only losing one girl, this
is going to be our developmental year.
With all this going for them,
the Knights feel the time is right
for them to take a spot in the
WCACs top four, along with
the usual suspects of Holy
Cross, Elizabeth Seton and
Good Counsel.
If we keep work-
ing hard, then yeah we can
do that, said McCormick,
Rykens leading scorer as a
freshman last season. Weve
got a lot of talent.
We nished seventh last
year, and we felt we couldve
done a lot better, Everly said.
When we mesh togeth-
er, I think we can play with
anybody.
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
MORGANZA Second-year head coach Judy Evans believes that
the Chopticon girls basketball team is still in a rebuilding stage, but is
condent the Braves will continue to compete during the 2009-10 season.
We have the majority of our team back, so Im looking forward to
the season, she said after a recent practice. I know what to expect of
them and now they know what to expect of me, which is helpful.
With Evans taking over for Glenn Larnerd, Jr. (now an assistant with
the CHS boys team), the Braves won nine games last season, including
a 62-34 victory over Potomac in the 3A South Regional rst round, the
teams rst playoff win in recent memory.
For the coming season, the Braves return four of their ve starters
and have just two seniors, making for a bright future.
Were a really strong team this year, we have a better group, so were
excited, said senior forward Jordan Grifth.
Grifth, along with center Ashya Short and forward Bree Brown
comprise a very tall frontcourt that Evans hopes will provide the team
with some instant offense.
We want to take advantage of our size by getting the ball into our
post players and getting some easy lay-ups, she said.
Another key will be stopping opponents from scoring.
We want to play better defense than we did last season, said guard
Caitlyn Clarke, the other Chopticon senior.
In a tough conference like the SMAC, Evans has stressed intensity in
the early going, as teams like defending champion North Point, Calvert,
and Westlake as well as county rivals Great Mills and Leonardtown will
make for a tough schedule this season.
Were trying to get them to make every practice a game-like situa-
tion with high level intensity, Evans said of the preparations for the sea-
son. Hopefully that intensity can pour over into the games.
Braves Ready
For Battle
Anesha Yorkshire is one of ve juniors returning to the Chopticon girls bas-
ketball team this season.
Ryken Girls Have New
Look, Same Drive
Photo By Frank Marquart
Junior guard Zakiya
Hunter believes
Rykens play in a
high school fall
league will help
them for the
regular season.
Myla Somerville transfers over from Chopticon to give St. Marys Ryken
depth in the backcourt.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
LEONARDTOWN While new to the
title of head coach, Christie Doerrer is not
a new face to the Leonardtown High girls
basketball team.
After four years leading the junior var-
sity, Doerrer was elevated to the head chair
of the varsity team following the retirement
of Ed Carney last spring. Doerrer is excited
and she is prepared for the challenge.
Its an honor to try and replace coach
Carney, those are big shoes to ll, Doerrer
said during a Monday afternoon practice.
Its going to be hard, but Ill denitely try
to do my best.
Doerrer takes over a Raider team that
lost 46-44 to Old Mill in the 4A East re-
gional seminals last March, but many of
those players have graduated, leaving ve
returning players with only one, guard Dani
McLaughlin, seeing signicant court time
during that playoff run. Size is also a con-
cern for the new coach.
In terms of game experience, we are a
very young team, she explains. What we
lack in size, we make up for in speed.
Doerrer hopes to use that speed to get
easy baskets, with an aggressive defense
being the key to that plan.
Defensively, we want to pressure
teams so we can get in transition and cre-
ate some opportunities, she says.
No stranger to the game of basketball,
Doerrer played two years of varsity high
school ball in upstate New York, as well as
four years on the varsity team at SUNY-
Brockport during her college years. Upon
graduation, she led the SUNY-Brockport
junior varsity team for a year before mov-
ing to St. Marys County in 2005, begin-
ning her start by coaching the Leonard-
town JV.
When Carney, one of the more re-
spected basketball coaches in the county,
announced he was stepping down, Doerrer
was tapped to replace him, saying that she
was honored and humbled for the opportu-
nity. Now shes ready to lead the Raiders
into a very tough Southern Maryland Ath-
letic Conference schedule this season.
Ive held off on having a big sit-down
with the girls, she said. But we all know
that everyone has to step up to help make
this team successful.
Sp rts
Basketball
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
GREAT MILLS After three consecutive appearances in the 3A
South Region Championship game, Great Mills girls basketball coach
Brian Weisner remains optimistic despite graduating player after player
from the 2008 state seminal squad.
Would I say its a rebuilding year? Not really, Weis-
ner said during practice Thursday afternoon. Were not
the same team we were in years past, but there is a lot of
talent in this gym.
Weisner cited six seniors, including guards Tylita
Butler and Johnita Baker and forward Tori Bradburn,
as leaders he would be counting on to lead the Hor-
nets (19-6 last season) into battle this year.
We expect them to bring the attitude that
theyve been here before and they know how
to win, Weisner said of the seniors.
Theyre bringing that attitude ev-
ery day in practice.
For Weisner, entering his 11th
season at the helm of the Great Mills
girls program (12th at the school
overall), he realizes times changes,
but hes ready and energized about
the process.
High school sports is such a cycle,
that you really cant have a system. You
have to be exible so your team can be in the
best situation possible, he says. We cant recruit
because were a public school, so we have to go with who
we have. Its a challenge and I love being challenged.
One of the challenges will be installing a new offense,
one that doesnt center around the post, where Corleda
Naylor and Shawnese Taylor resided last season.
Two years, we could go in Day One and say Lets
run our offense, he explains.
We felt we had an advantage in the post that we dont
have now.
Even with that, Weisner believes hard work in practice
will prepare the Hornets for perhaps another run at the SMAC
title.
It starts with working hard in practice, he said. We want the
girls to get to the point where if the games seem easier than practice,
then thats advantageous for us.
Doerrer Ready to Lead
Leonardtown Girls
Weisner Ready for New Challenge
Christie Doerrer is the new girls basketball coach at Leonardtown High School.
Guard Tylita Butler is one
of several seniors being
called on to lead the
Great Mills girls basket-
ball team this season.
Great Mills coach Brian Weisner is looking forward to the challenge of
installing a new offense this season.
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