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Are we sure that
removing the post
removed all traces of
it that anyone could
pull up on a search
engine? Whatever
we can do to make it
disappear, we need
to do it Thats
coming straight from
the top.
- Email from Bernie
Kohn, public information
offcer for DLLR
St. Marys Ryken High School last week welcomed about 150
students from its sister school in South Korea, the Gimhae
Foreign Language High School (GIMFL) for the second time.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Republican leaders in the state house and senate have called
on Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler to investigate whether
there was any wrongdoing on the part of Gov. Martin OMalleys
administration in pulling a less than encouraging jobs report back
in mid-August and replacing it with a rosier picture.
House Minority Leader Anthony ODonnell (R-Dist.29C) and
Senate Minority Leader Allan H. Kittleman have also requested
that a special committee of the legislature investigate the matter.
Conservative blogs as well as the Baltimore Sun and Wash-
ington Post reported on the story earlier this month, upon discov-
ering a long chain of e-mails between the governors staff and
offcials with the Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation
(DLLR) that seem to indicate a great deal of effort to pull the report
published briefy Aug. 20 showing that Maryland had only seen an
increase in employment by 500 jobs in July.
The title of the report was Marylands Market Stalls During
July.
The report, which the OMalley administration has said was
an internal working document, also showed that the shaving
of about 3,400 temporary Census positions was a major drag on
Marylands business activity during July, overshadowing the up-
turns reported in select private sector industries.
An e-mail written by Bernie Kohn, public information offcer
for DLLR, to another offcial regarding the inadvertent posting of
the report seemed to show an effort to remove all traces of the
report from the Internet and from searches on other Web engines.
Are we sure that removing the post removed all traces of
it that anyone could pull up on a search engine? Kohns e-mail
reads. Whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it
Thats coming straight from the top.
In their letter to Gansler, both ODonnell and Kittleman say:
We believe the possibility exists that there was an attempt to de-
ceive the public.
They asked Gansler to investigate if any laws were violated
by the actions of OMalley administration offcials.
They also asked for an investigation into whether there was a
coordinated conspiracy to deceive between the governors offce
and DLLR, as well as why employees at that agency appeared to
produce one report for internal use but disseminated an optimistic
version to be given to journalists and the public.
Shaun Adamec, spokesman for the governors offce said that
OMalley did not know about the report being posted until it was
pulled and replaced.
Adamec said that the e-mail showed that the communications
were between Kohn, other offcials, and DLLR Secretary Alex
Sanchez.
This had nothing to do with the governors offce, Adamec
said, adding that in both reports factually everything is the same.
Its a nice distraction for the Republican party to somehow
point the fnger at the governor ripping down the report, he said.
Political observers question whether the switch by the
OMalley administration violated any legal statutes but Todd Eb-
erly, a professor at St. Marys College of Maryland said that the
ethical implications could be more real.
Its an embarrassment. But will it blossom into a full-blown
scandal? No, Eberly told The County Times. Clearly it was an
embarrassing report and the administration wanted it down and
wanted it gone.
Is that ethical? Maybe not. But is it illegal? I dont think so,
he said.
And the states GOP doesnt have the numbers to push their
request for an investigatory committee through, either, Eberly said.
Though the Democrats had the votes to do so back in 2003 to
engage in ridiculous political theatre over frings of offcials by
the Ehrlich administration.
Its the beneft of being the majority party, Eberly said.
Raquel Guillory spokeswoman for Ganslers offce, said that
they received the letter Oct. 1.
Were just now getting the opportunity to determine what
next steps to take, Guillory said.
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GOP Wants Investigation
Into Yanked Jobs Report
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Gas Tax May Be On The Table In Annapolis
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Board of County Commissioners gave their consent to the use of federal money
to put cameras in sheriffs offce vehicles, but there are misgivings about overtaxing the
countys information technology department to support the additional equipment.
The grant from the U.S. Department of Justice is for $500,000.
In speaking to the commissioners Tuesday, Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that
the cameras in patrol vehicles would provide recorded proof of a deputys actions in an
incident that was the subject of a complaint.
The addition of the cameras will help us to be more transparent and more account-
able to the community, Cameron told commissioners.
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown) said that the cameras would
help ensure that frivolous lawsuits and other complaints fled against deputies that the
county must defend in court could be dealt with swiftly, if not eliminated for lack of proof
on the part of the complainant.
But county information technology chief Robert Kelly, in a letter to the commis-
sioner board, stated that with the expansion of technology use throughout county govern-
ment, and too few employees to adequately meet the growing challenges, the department
would be hard pressed to keep up.
In his letter Kelly estimated that the cost of software for the camera system would
be an additional $30,000 while it would take 2,080 man-hours to support the additional
camera system, including many other technology support duties throughout the public
safety apparatus.
The additional man-hours are in excess of four new IT staff positions. The com-
bined workload of these projects makes it impossible for the necessary IT support to be
provided at our current staffng levels, Kelly wrote. Without the appropriate support
staff in place the sustainability of these efforts and ultimately their success is doubtful.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) was the sole vote against authorizing
the use of the grant funds.
You can only put so much on one department, Raley said. It would be nice to do
this in a perfect world, but were not in a perfect world.
Grant Money Will Fund
Cameras in Police Vehicles
Gas Tax May Be On The Table In Annapolis
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
With state transportation funds virtually de-
pleted and many important infrastructure projects
only going forward because of federal stimulus
funds, the option to increase the gasoline tax to re-
plenish highway could come up, but local offcials
say they dont support the idea.
There are some whove talked about it. The
Senate President [Thomas V. Mike Miller] has
talked about it a little bit, said Del. John Bohanan
(D-Dist. 29B). But Im not prepared to support
one.
Nobodys laid out the case, he said.
Bohanan said that large highway construc-
tion projects like the Intercounty Connector, which
bridged Prince Georges and Montgomery counties
with a major thoroughfare and cost over $2 billion,
caused the state to borrow at an unprecedented rate
to fund the project.
That meant that many other transportation
needs around the state would likely go unmet with-
out signifcant infux of revenue, which, during an
election year was unlikely as no one seems willing
to campaign on raising taxes.
We have a lot of long term needs that arent
going to be met in the future, Bohanan said. The
ICC basically wiped us out.
Nobody is looking at revenue increases, no
revenue increases [such as taxes and fees] have any
traction at this point.
Del. John Wood (D-Dist. 29A) said that gas
tax revenues went into the transportation trust
fund, but like the most recent budget handed down
from Gov. Martin OMalley, was often the frst
fund raided to pay for other items in lean economic
years.
And that was often to pay for public transit
system operations in more metropolitan counties;
some have argued locally that a gas tax increase
unfairly takes money from more rural counties
who dont see as much beneft from that revenue.
I dont support the gas tax or an increase,
Wood told The County Times. Its not all used
for roads, its being used for mass transit and other
things,
House Minority Leader Anthony ODonnell
(D-Dist. 29C) said that he was not warm to any tax
increases, much less a gas tax increase.
Theres no guarantee gas tax money will go
to transportation funding, ODonnell said. The
transportation trust fund continues to be raided for
other projects.
And raising taxes will only delay economic
recovery, thats a very bad idea.
A recent long-term study by the Reason Foun-
dation, based in Los Angeles, California, showed
that as of 2008 Maryland had some of the most
needy roads and highways when it came to repairs
and maintenance.
The study claimed that in terms of overall per-
formance of roads Maryland ranked 43
rd
out of the
50 states.
Maryland also ranked 48
th
in the union for the
percentage of miles of urban interstate suffering
from traffc congestion at 69 percent.
The only states in worse shape were Minneso-
ta at more than 77 percent and California at just un-
der 80 percent of miles suffering from congestion.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A St. Marys County Sheriffs Deputy who
was suspended months ago over allegations
of improper conduct in seizing a citizens cell
phone has been returned to full duty, Sheriff
Timothy K. Cameron said.
But Patrick Handy, a veteran deputy of the
agency, is still the subject of an
investigation, Cameron
said.
The investigation
continues, said Cameron.
Im not saying hes been
cleared of any wrongdoing
He could still face admin-
istrative charges.
The whole issue sur-
rounding Handy and his con-
duct goes back to an incident
in the Colony Square neigh-
borhood in June when Handy
responded to a noise complaint
with another deputy and was re-
corded by Yvonne Shaw on her
cell phone.
Shaw claimed that Handy was using pro-
fanity and being verbally abusive during the in-
cident and was arrested by the deputy for alleg-
edly attempting to record his conversations with
another deputy.
States Attorney Richard Fritz soon after
dropped the charges against Shaw and both he
and Cameron said that deputies can have a rea-
sonable expectation of being recorded while ex-
ecuting their duties in public.
Handys suspension was more than three
months in length and law enforcement offcials
have been mostly silent about the investigation
into his conduct, but there were allegations that
Handy had attempted to contact Shaw after she
was released from detention as well
as at a traffc stop following her
arrest.
Cameron confrmed Tues-
day that those allegations were
still under investigation.
Handy was still receiving
pay while on suspension.
For her part, Shaw said
that she has kept tabs on the
case and found out that Handy
was back on the job just
recently.
She said police told her
he was on patrol in the north-
ern section of the county, far
away from where he initially
had contact with her months ago.
As long as hes not working around here
[the Lexington Park area] where he doesnt have
any contact with me, I dont care, Shaw told
The County Times.
But, she said, she still believes she was
wronged by Handys conduct that day.
Im not going to be over it until hes in
trouble for what he did, Shaw said.
Accused Offcer Off of Suspension
Yvonne Shaw
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A study released by the state shows that
Patuxent River Naval Air Station generates
$6.6 billion in economic impact for Mary-
land, which is three times what it generated
eight years ago.
And while offcials have lauded the fact
that the bases operations have made up the
lions share of the countys economy and
contributed to the welfare of the state, they
also see local challenges that the economic
engines expansion will bring.
Robin Finnacom, head of the local
Community Development Corporation, said
that with the growth at Pax River
the county could expect more of
the same in the coming years,
which will put more pressure on
the county to maintain its roads
and infrastructure.
It brings into sharper focus
the infrastructure inside the base
gate and outside, Finnacom told
The County Times. It [the in-
creased growth on the base] will
change the county in a positive
way but we cannot forestall up-
dating the Lexington Park Devel-
opment District Master Plan.
Finnacom said that the pro-
cess for deciding on zoning pri-
orities for the countys densest
development area must be taken
up well in advance of anticipated
future growth at Pax River or else
the county would be faced with
making decisions on development
without the beneft of enough
planning.
If we forestall that master
plan that would be an incred-
ibly poor decision on our part,
Finnacom said.
Finnacom also said that road
improvements like those under-
way at Great Mills Road and other
revitalization efforts were critical
to ensuring traffc fow onto the
base, which would help ensure
that the base would stay in the
county for the foreseeable future.
But other challenges like
the proposed enhanced use lease
(EUL), which would bring offce
space and amenities onto the base
instead of outside the gate posed
another challenge, she said.
That proposal, along with
the federal governments practice
of hiring contractors into civil
service positions (known as in-
sourcing) could leave offce space
vacant in the Lexington Park area.
Offcials have said that the
subsequent vacancies could
amount to a drain on the local
economy and the private sector,
despite growth in jobs on the base.
Base offcials have said that
the EUL proposal is essential to
providing new offce space to re-
place aging, inadequate stock that
new, critical employees demand
for a workspace.
But Del. John Bohanan (D-
Dist. 29B) said that the report
showed that the base helped make
the Southern Maryland region,
and not just St. Marys County,
a rising economic force, and
would be a continuing positive
impact here.
Its [the report] validated the
true impact of Pax River, Bohan-
an said. Its a real eye opener for
us to see it quantifed.
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Whenalow-ballpitchercantgethispitch
over the plate its time to get him out of the
game!
This is also true about career politicians
likeStenyHoyer(inoneoffceoranothersince
1966) who try to run from their voting record
and their locked at the hip co-conspirators
likeNancyPelosi.
Its time for a Congressman to go home
whenherunsawayfromhisvotingrecordand
refuses to acknowledge he was Nancy Pelosis
right hand and go to guy in getting the last
fewvotesinpassageofOBAMACARE.
Itstimetogohomewhenyourpartycon-
trolsthewholeHouse,SenateandWhiteHouse
andramsthroughmassiveandsweepinglegis-
lationtotransformAmericaandRe-distrib-
utethewealth.
National Health Care cuts $500 Million
from MediCare, will drive doctors and hospi-
tals into bankruptcy, and cost us more for our
health insurance while rationing care. Who
wants16,000moreIRSagentsatacostof$10
millionperyeartoenforcetheprogram?CAP
andTradeEvenPresidentObamaadmitsthis
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fred plants and pollute the atmosphere while
they siphon more American money and kill
moreAmericanindustriesandjobs.
Steny,youwereakeyarchitectofPresident
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partyandveryfewjobscreatedandsomecost-
ing$2-3millionperjobperyear.Programslike
thiswilllikelydriveournationintobecoming
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unemployment and home foreclosures have
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Why do you just get old Navy has-beens,
out-of-statersandWashingtoninsiderstospread
thepropagandathatyousavedPAXRiverinlast
BRAC?Whatunadulteratedpropaganda!
You should know, Steny, its time to go
home when Mr. Sylvanius Bent, your Demo-
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viceinthepublicforumsponsoredbythelocal
NAACP Chapter and St. Marys College in a
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I quote Mr. Bent Steny, you have been
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Good advice Mr. Bent, but Steny is deep in
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Save America Give Steny the Hook
I am certain many of your readers, like
myself,aregettingalittletiredofthemediaand
some politicians trying to put those who dont
reach out to the Muslim community on some
sortofguilttrip.
ThecurrentfabovertheRev.TerryJones
threattoburntheKoranbringstwooldadages
tomind:donttrytogocompareapplestoor-
angesandifitlookslikeaduckandwalkslike
aduck,itsaduck.
I dont agree with the desecration of any
symbol revered by any group as a legitimate
meanstomakeapointandIfndthevisionof
burningtheKoranasobjectionableasnewsre-
portsshowingtheburningoftheAmericanfag.
Those who use this vehicle for their purposes
show their ignorance, vile dispositions, and
radicalism.
The only good thing about such expres-
sions is that nobody gets physically injured in
the process.
Inthisgreatcountryweallhavetheright
to express ourselves but not the right to injure
othersintheprocess.Wehaveseensomeofour
fellowcitizenstaketheirrightofexpressionto
theextreme,asintheOklahomaCitybombing,
but those responsible were sought out, judged
andpunished.ThatistheAmericanway.That
isthecivilizedway.
Iembraceindividualsbasedonmyknowl-
edge of their values and by their actions. In
formingopinionsaboutgroupsIusethevalues
andactionsofthegroupasawholetoformmy
opinion and members of any group must take
responsibility for the images created by other
membersoftheirorganization.
TheworldwideMuslimcommunityisun-
derstandably upset by Rev. Jones threat but they
aretheonlygroupthatIamawareofthatchoos-
estoshowtheirdispleasurebykillingormaim-
ingotherhumanbeings.ManyMuslimnations
not only do not punish those killing others in
thenameoftheirGodbutcondoneit.Untilthe
entireMuslimleadershipvocallyandforcefully
denounces violence and actively seeks out and
punishesthoseresponsibleIwill,forwhatIcon-
sidergoodreasonholdtheentireMuslimcom-
munityatarmslength.
Anotheradageabouthowonerottenapple
spoilsthewholebarrelcomestomind.Rotten
applesinanybarrelneedtobeseparatedfrom
thegoodapplesorelsealltheapplesgobad.
Apparently the worldwide Muslim com-
munity has judged America by the threat of
one preacher who has a very small constitu-
ency. Using that criteria, I have the right to
judgetheworldwideMuslimcommunitybythe
actualactsofterrorcommittedundertheMus-
lim banner against this country both at home
and abroad. Concern has been expressed about
theapparentriseinMuslimphobiaamongnon-
Muslimsbutitappearstomethatthisshouldbe
no surprise, is quite understandable, and is actu-
allyjustifedsinceAmericaisbeingcondemned
by the worldwide Muslim community for a
threatbyjustoneofus.
Iwillcontinuetoacceptindividualsforwho
theyareandgroupsbywhattheydemonstrate.
IfMuslims,asagroup,expecttobeembraced
bytheworldwidecommunitytheyneedtoem-
bracethevaluesofthatcommunityandstopjust
makingtheexcusethatitisonlyafewoftheir
ownthathavethisignorant,vile,andradicalap-
proachtoresolvingtheirdisagreements.There
havebeenfarmoreterroristattacksonAmeri-
can interests than there are preachers threaten-
ingtoburntheKoran.Untilviolenceasameans
to express their disagreements is openly and
widely condemned by the worldwide Muslim
community I believe it is perfectly reasonable
toviewthegroupasanorganizationthatholds
tenantsthatareagainstmybestinterestandtreat
themaccordingly.Ibelievewearebetterserved
ifweembraceonlythosegroupswhoshareour
valuesanddemonstratetheybelieveinthem.
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2010 Tri-County Summer Youth Program Wraps Up
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The Tri-County Council Summer
Youth Work Program wrapped up its
2010 program last week with a dinner
to recognize the young people and the
employers involved in the program.
The summer work program is a
way to pair young people between the
age of 17 and 24 with jobs during the
summer months.
What were doing is helping them
become educable and employable, said
Pamela Wilkerson, the youth program
operations manager.
Participants work up to 30 hours
per week and make between $8 and $10
per hour. The Tri-County Council used
federal stimulus money to reimburse
the workplaces for what the young peo-
ple were paid.
A challenge the Youth Work Pro-
gram is now facing is the question of
how they will pay to continue the pro-
gram as the stimulus money runs out.
Carly Morasch, a participant in
the youth work program in the summer
of 2009, is an example of just what the
program can do for a youth involved in
it. She is now a job coach with the Tri-
County Council and works for the Arc
of Southern Maryland. As a job coach,
she met with the employers and youths
weekly to determine what the young
people were learning and how the em-
ployers thought they were doing.
She said the Youth Work Program
enabled her to go to college and she
now has a career path that she plans to
follow.
Ellen Flowers-Fields, the director
of regional economic development, said
that though the funding for next year
may be a challenge,
she has no doubt the
program can overcome
it.
I am dedicated
to fnding that money,
she said. The more
money they have,
Flowers-Fields said,
the more kids they can
put in jobs during the
summer.
Wayne E. Clark,
the executive direc-
tor for the Tri-County
Council for Southern
Maryland, was happy
with the work be-
ing done by the youth
work program, and
said: They continue
to do good work in all
three counties.
The event to rec-
ognize the 2010 partic-
ipants and the program
itself is what Rane
Franklin, a worker for
the investment board with the youth
council, called the culmination of a
vision.
We had the vision, they had the
action and the kids made it work,
Franklin said.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Fitzgerald Auto Malls, which owns car dealerships in Maryland,
Delaware and Florida, has added the Dodge dealership in Lexington
Park to its list of businesses.
Fitzgerald Auto Malls, based in North Bethesda, made the an-
nouncement Sept. 28 regarding the acquisition of the long running St.
Marys County automobile business.
Fitzgerald Auto Mall has a strong position in the automotive in-
dustry and joining with the them enhances our current strengths and
adds new ones, stated Jerry Dillard, who still remains the president
of the business located on Three Notch Road.
Dillard said that he and Jack Fitzgerald, CEO of the auto malls
group, had formed a new corporation as part of the deal, and he an-
ticipates that the merger will bring employment opportunities.
Were going to need to hire more, Dillard said. Over the past
18 months some have left on their own and some weve had to let go.
Sometimes it was touch and go, he said.
Dillard said that the economic crisis that hit the auto industry es-
pecially hard contributed to employees leaving or being down-sized,
and put independent car dealerships like his in danger, and that con-
cern was what brought on the merger.
You dont see too many of those guys left, Dillard said. Its
diffcult fnancially to compete.
Lexington Park Dodge Dealership Sold
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Rosemar ie
Marr Benjes, 60
of Hollywood,
MD died Oc-
tober 3, 2010 at
Georgetown Uni-
versity Hospital
surrounded by
her family.
She was
born Decem-
ber 15, 1949 in Seneca Falls, NY to
Nicholas and Angelina Marr.
Rosemarie retired from a career
in Civil Service with the Department
of the Navy in 2005 and was award-
ed the Meritorious Civilian Service
Medal. She began her career as a
clerk typist and worked her way up
to become Director of Computer Se-
curity at NATC Patuxent River and
at NWC China Lake and later served
as Director of Security at NAWCAD
Patuxent River. She earned her
Bachelor of Science degree graduat-
ing Cum Laud from the University of
Maryland while working and raising
three sons. Rose enjoyed collecting
bears and Raggedy Ann dolls, play-
ing rummy, having lunch with her
friends, and sailing to Florida and
the Bahamas in the winter with her
husband and their dog.
Rosemarie is survived by her
husband CDR Chris Benjes USN
(Ret) of Hollywood, MD whom she
married in Tokyo, Japan in 1982.
She is also survived by her three
sons, Nick Benjes and Andy Benjes
of Hollywood, MD, and Derek Ran-
dall of Washington, DC, her mother
Angelina Marr and her brothers,
Richard Marr of Geneva, NY and
Eddie Marr of Sacramento, CA.
A Memorial Mass will be held
on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 10
a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Catho-
lic Church, Hollywood, MD 20636.
Interment will be private.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Lustgarten Foundation,
111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY
11714. This foundation funds pancre-
atic cancer research.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown,
MD.
Orlando Caciola, 95
Orlando Cas Caciola, 95,
of Severna Park, MD, formerly of
Leonardtown, MD died October 3,
2010 in Annapolis, MD. Born July
1, 1915 in Ralston, PA. he was
the son of the late James
Vincent and Ita-
lia Arfoni
Caciola. Mr. Ca-
ciola was the lov-
ing husband of
Elizabeth Caciola
whom he married
on April 22, 1997.
He was also the
loving husband
of the late Albina
Zarnowski Caci-
ola whom preced-
ed him in death on August 26, 1995.
Mr. Caciola is survived by his sib-
lings; Albert, Raymond, Owen, Ce-
sare, James, Daniel, Amelia, Blondie
and Edith. He is also survived by one
grandson Daniel Caciola of Arkan-
sas. He was preceded in death by his
son Vincent Caciola.
Mr. Caciola graduated from
Union Endicott High School in En-
dicott, NY and was a graduate of
George Washington University,
Washington, DC. Mr. Caciola was
a Chief Petty Offcer in the United
States Navy and severed in World
War II seeing action in the Pacifc
Theatre. He retired from the United
States Navy on July 14, 1973. He
was a member of the Knights of
Columbus and enjoyed cooking and
playing golf.
The family will receive friends
on Thursday, October 7, 2010 from
10 11 a.m., in the Mattingley-Gar-
diner Funeral Home, Leonardtown,
MD where a Funeral Service will
be held at 11 a.m. with Msgr. Karl
Chimiak offciating. Interment will
follow in the Charles Memorial Gar-
dens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbear-
ers will be Brian Hearing, David
Hearing, Gabriel Brown, Nathanael
Brown, Daniel Caciola, and Erica
Brown. Honorary Pallbearers will
be Larry Brown, Ray Brown, and
Chris Brown.
To send a condolence to the fam-
ily please visit our website at www.
mgfh.com. Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
David Estep, 54
D a v i d
Hank Jerome
Estep was born
on December
16, 1955 to the
late Charles Es-
tep, Sr. and Ruth
Eleanor John-
son Estep. God
called Hank to
his heavenly rest
on September
30, 2010.
Along with his parents, Hank
was preceded in death by his sis-
ter Charlotte Estep Bond Thomas;
brothers Joseph Estep, James Estep,
Rodney Estep, Louis Estep, Michael
Estep and Charles Estep.
H a n k
earned his education through the
St. Marys County School Systems.
Hank was employed by Embassy
Dairy during his early years and lat-
er earned a living as a self employed
Auto Mechanic.
Hank leaves to cherish a special
friend and partner Carlene Hale. He
also leaves to Cherish his memory a
brother Lawrence Estep, Sr. (Wilma)
of Mechanicsville, MD; a daughter
David Estep of Lexington Park, MD;
a son Damon Estep of California,
MD and a step-daughter Nickey Holt
of Lexington Park, MD; grandchil-
dren Destiny, Dymond, Danazia,
Troy and Kimorianna. Hank also
leaves to cherish a special pet, Angel.
Family will receive friends on
Friday, October 8, 2010, from 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. at Gospel Tabernacle
of Prayer Church, Clements, MD,
where services will be conducted at
11 am The Reverend Leroy McDuff-
ie will be offciating. Interment will
follow in Charles Memorial Gar-
dens, Leonardtown, MD.
Serving as Pallbearers will be
Patrick Mason, Everette Toye, Dar-
ryl Toye, Julius Estep, Marcus Estep
and Joseph Medley.
Funeral arrangements were
provided by The Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Dorothy Farrell, 71
Do r o t h y
Louise Farrell,
71, of Avenue,
MD died Sep-
tember 29, 2010
at Washington
Hospital Cen-
ter, Washing-
ton, DC. Born
November 15,
1938 in Virgin-
ia, she was the
daughter of the late Harvey Louis
and Jessalyn M. Simpson. She was
the loving wife of David A. Farrell,
Sr. whom she married on Novem-
ber 15, 1983 in Leonardtown, MD.
Mrs. Farrell is also survived by her
children; Louis Nelson (Cooky) of
Upper Marlboro, MD, Janet Ridgell
(Thomas) of California, MD, step-
children; Barbara Branch (Ray),
Christine Hall (Donald), David Far-
rell (Denise), Helen Mitchell (Ran-
dell) and her grandchild Thomas M.
Ridgell (Holly); step grandchildren
Donald Hall, Jr., Charles Hall, Mark
Hall, Ashley Mitchell and Michelle
Branch; step great grandchildren;
Mersadys Allyssa Hall and Cameron
Ethan Hall. She is also survived by
her siblings; Billie Jane Watson (Lou-
is), W.H. Simpson (Ethel), Juan-
ita Adams (Leon),
J o y c e
Johnson (Marvin), Myrtle Wolfe
(Jimmy) all of Virginia, her mother-
in-law Alberta Farrell and sister-in-
law Eleanor Norris (Wayne). She
was preceded in death by her brother
Norman Tinnell. Mrs. Farrell moved
to St. Marys County in 1972 from
Waldorf, MD. She worked at McK-
ays for 14 years and Food Lion for 10
years as a cashier. Mrs. Farrell loved
reading, yard sales and her puppies.
The family received friends
on Sunday, October 3, 2010 in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD, where prayers
were said. A Mass of Christian buri-
al was celebrated on Monday, Octo-
ber 4, 2010, in Holy Angels Catholic
Church, Avenue, MD, with Fr. Wil-
liam Gurnee offciating. Interment
followed in Sacred Heart Catholic
Church Cemetery, Bushwood, MD.
Pallbearers were Thomas A.
Ridgell, Jr., Thomas M. Ridgell,
Donald Hall, Wayne Norris, Ron-
nie Lee Watson and Bobby Farrell.
Honorary Pallbearers were Jessica
Norris, Kimberly Norris and Bobby
Quade.
Home, P.A.
Robert Flanagin, 54
R o b e r t
Stannard Rob
Flanagin, 54, of
Lexington Park,
MD passed away
on September
27, 2010 at his
residence in Lex-
ington Park, MD.
Born Novem-
ber 1, 1955 in
Hutchinson, KS,
he was the son of James Flanagin
and the late Margaret Stannard Fla-
nagin. He was the loving husband of
Diane Flanagin, whom he married
on December 17, 1980 in St. Georges
Catholic Church, Valley Lee, Mary-
land. Rob was married to his soul
mate and devoted loving wife for
30 years. Together they were each
others world, moon, rock and stars.
Without him life will never be the
same.
Robert is survived by his chil-
dren; Donna Lacey (Joey) of Hol-
lywood, Debbie Stone (JF) of Cal-
laway and Phil Connelly (Amber) of
Drayden, as well as fve Grandchil-
dren; Lauren Boron, Britney Lacey,
Taylor and Dominic Connelly, and
Ka i d e n
Quade as well as a Great Grandchild
Tyler Boron. He is also survived by
his brothers; Billy Flanagin, Jimmy
Flanagin, and his sister Donna Bit-
ticoffer all of Wichita Falls, TX. He
was preceded in death by his brother
Denny Flanagin of Wichita Falls,
TX. Rob was a lifelong resident of
St. Marys County and was a gradu-
ate of Great Mills High School,
Great Mills, Maryland.
Robert served in the U.S. Ma-
rine Corp for 4 years serving in
Okinawa, Japan. He also worked
as a mechanic for Mirant Corpora-
tion (PEPCO) for 25 years. He en-
joyed spending time with his wife,
children, grand children, and great
grandchild. Rob especially enjoyed
traveling to Redskins games. Dallas,
TX was his favorite trip so he could
spend time with his brothers. Robert
was certifed in scuba diving and en-
joyed his scuba diving trips with his
buddy Tom. He had a heart of gold
and lived life to the fullest, and will
truly be missed by all.
The family received friends on
Thursday, September 30, 2010 in the
were recited by Deacon George
LHeureux. A Mass of Christian
burial was celebrated on Friday, Oc-
tober 1, 2010 in Holy Face Catholic
Church, Great Mills, Maryland,
with Msgr. Carl Chimiak offciating.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Phil Connelly,
J.F. Stone, Joey Lacey, Stan Boron,
Billy Flanagin, and Tom Shultz.
Honorary Pallbearer was Larry
Holsinger.
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Joan Guiles, 73
Joan Patri-
cia Guiles, 73 of
Leonardtown,
MD passed
away on Sep-
tember 23, 2010
at Washington
Hospital Center.
Born Feb-
ruary 11, 1937
in Norwalk,
CT, she was
the daughter of Elizabeth Thomas
McSally of Norwalk, Ct and the late
Elwood McSally.
Joan recently retired from Giant
Foods after ten years of service as a
Pharmacy Aide and ca-
shier. She had
w o r k e d
for the
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22955 Hollywood Road
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
(301) 475-5588
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Save the Children Foundation, where
Joan developed an interest in the
American Indian Culture and trav-
eled to Arizona. In her early years
she loved roller skating, and bowling,
she was involved in various bowling
leagues, she was an avid reader, she
enjoyed crosswords, scrabble, paint-
ing, sewing, crocheting, embroidery,
cross stitch, creating Christmas or-
naments, playing cards with friends,
cooking, baking and feeding and
watching hummingbirds. Joan was a
member of the Womens South Nor-
walk Boat Club Association, where
she volunteered and became involved
in visiting and dressing up as a clown
for hospitalized children. Joan was
caring, kind, and always put the
needs of others before her own. All
of her great-grandchildren thought
that she was an Angel, their own spe-
cial gift.
Joan is survived by her husband
Harold Guiles of Leonardtown, MD,
children; Gary Guiles of Mechan-
icsville, MD, Kenneth Guiles of
New Haven, CT, Elizabeth Guiles
of Jacksonville, FL, Lisa Cates of
Greensboro, NC, Margaret Guiles
of Leonardtown, MD, sister; Mary
Ann Strolin of Norwalk, CT, brother
Thomas McSally of SC, also sur-
vived by nine grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren. In addition to
her father Joan was preceded in death
by her son Jon Guiles, and a brother
Skip McSally.
Family received friends for
Joans Life Celebration on Thursday,
September 30, 2010 with a Funeral
Service conducted in the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD. Interment was private.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Heart As-
sociation, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen
Allen, VA 23060
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Judith Mula, 67
Judith Eliza-
beth Mula, 67 of
Le ona r dt own,
MD died Octo-
ber 2, 2010 at St.
Marys Nursing
Center.
Born July
27, 1943 in Phoe-
nix, AZ she was
the daughter of
the late Ernest Edward Winters and
Daisy May (Waddell) Winters.
Judith was a faithful and lov-
ing servant of the Lord. Her family
was her world, and she loved them all
dearly. She will be so very missed.
Enter into his gates with thanks-
giving; go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his
name. For the Lord is good. His un-
failing love continues forever, and his
faithfulness continues each genera-
tion. Psalm 100.
Judith is survived by her daugh-
ters Joanna and Jodi, son-in-law Paul
and her fve grandchildren; Ben-
jamin, Ashley, Bailey, Hunter and
Hailey.
All services will be private.
com.
MD.
Addie Newman, 74
A d d i e
Mary Newman,
74 of St. Inigoes,
MD died Sep-
tember 25, 2010
at Washington
Hospital Center.
Born Sep-
tember 1, 1936
in Oldhams,
VA, she was the
daughter of the late Wilbur Douglas
Smith and Gracie (Henry) Smith.
Addie is survived by her
daughter, Ginger Newman Askew
(Gregory) of St. Inigoes, MD, grand-
children, Anthony, Christopher, and
Alexander Askew and siblings, Josie
Newman (Edward) of Ambler, PA,
Ruby Staton (Wayne) of Ambler, PA,
Ann Yodus of Middleton, PA and
Stanley Smith of Norristown, PA. In
addition to her parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her husband, Roos-
evelt Scriven Newman.
Family received friends on
Saturday, October 2, 2010 in First
Missionary Baptist Church, 47359
Lincoln Avenue, Lexington Park,
MD 20653. A Funeral Service was
held with Reverend Roderick McCla-
nahan offciating. Interment was in
Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery,
2404 Nomini Hall Road, Hague, VA
22469.
com.
MD 20650.
Kayon Thipwong, 86
K a y o n
Thipwong, 86, of
Hollywood, MD
died October 1,
2010 at her resi-
dence. Born July
4, 1924 in Lanu
Nakon, Thai-
land she was the
daughter of the
late Tongkom and Ponsawan Wang-
katat. Mrs. Thipwong is survived
by her children; Panchit Sankbum,
Niyum Poin Suwannarat, Sompot
Thipwong, Vasaha Singhtong, Som-
deht Thipwong, Yuwanut Rungsom-
baht all of Thailand, Kitradom
Sewell, Nonghoey Jensen, Sukanda
Gawel, Tudshong Roberts all of Hol-
lywood, MD, Pornphituk Thipwong
and Chaveewan Dodson both of
Lusby, MD. She is also survived by
26 grandchildren, 18 great grandchil-
dren and one great-great grandchild.
Mrs. Thipwong was a home-
maker as well as a silk weaver.
The family received friends
on Monday, October 4, 2010 in the
were recited by Buddhist Monks.
Interment was private. To send a
condolence to the family please visit
our website at www.mgfh.com. Ar-
rangements provided by the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
David Thomas, 54
David Mi-
chael Thomas,
54 of Prince
Frederick, MD
formerly of
Dameron, MD
died Monday,
S e p t e m b e r
27, 2010 at his
home.
Born Janu-
ary 20, 1956 in Lewistown, PA he
was the son of the late Glenn Eugene
Thomas and Phyllis Jean (Stroup)
Thomas.
He was known as Dave to his
friends and Mike by his family. Dave
graduated from Great Mills High
School in 1974. He had many inter-
ests. He very much liked helping
people and did so quite often. He
loved animals, plants, watching T.V.,
and music. Of all things though, his
passion was reading. He had a col-
lection of books that could put a li-
brary to shame. David will be missed
by many.
Dave was impressed and thank-
ful for the help and support given by
Hospice in July during the time of his
mothers illness and death.
The family would like to thank
all the people that touched Davids
life by giving him help, support and
friendship.
Dave is survived by his brother
Steven Thomas (Julie) of Valley
Lee, MD, his sister, Kimberly Dil-
lon (Matt) of Pikesville, MD, neph-
ew, Billy Thomas of Dameron, MD,
and nieces Amber Thomas of Piney
Point, MD, Brandy Thomas of Valley
Lee, MD and Megan Dillon of Pikes-
ville, MD.
Family will receive friends for
Daves Life Celebration on Thursday,
October 7, 2010 from 6 p.m. until 8
p.m. in the Brinsfeld Funeral Home,
22955 Hollywood Road, Leonard-
town, MD 20650. Interment will be
private.
In lieu of fowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to Hospice of
St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650.
com.
MD.
One October day, you were taken away
Our world turned to clouds of gray
Our son was gone forever
The sudden silence of your voice
Its more than we could take
As the autumn leaves start to change
We know another year has past
Inside our rainy hearts
There is comfort to know
You are looking down with your smile saying
Its alright Mom & Dad
Love,
Mom, Dad & Family
Brian Patrick Abell
May 20, 1972 October 8, 2008
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Philip H. Dorsey III
Attorney at Law
-Serious Personal Injury Cases-
LEONARDTOWN: 301-475-5000
TOLL FREE: 1-800-660-3493
EMAIL: phild@dorseylaw.net
www.dorseylaw.net
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
State fre marshals have arrested a local
man they believe is responsible for setting fre
to a bar in La Plata back in December 2009.
Fire investigators arrested James Carter
Tilley Jr. on Tuesday on an open arrest war-
rant for allegedly starting a fre on the second
foor of Heismans Bar on Hawthorne Road.
Tilley, 24 of Mechanicsville, faces up to
20 years in prison for second-degree arson if
found guilty, as well as $30,000 in fnes.
According to a witness who saw the fre
that day, a man came running back down the
street from the burning building and got into
a dark-colored compact car on the passengers
side and left the scene.
Investigators soon after talked about Til-
leys suspected involvement in the arson with
Brandi Ransom, who was at the time incarcer-
ated in the Charles County Detention Center
on charges of domestic abuse and was Tilleys
girlfriend.
Ransom told investigators that Tilley was
involved in setting the fre because the day of
the blaze both she and Tilley were driving in
the vicinity of the bar when Tilley told her to
stop near the site after both engaged in an ar-
gument, court papers state.
Ransom drove off towards La Plata after
dropping Tilley off, but returned to the site on
the advice of Tilleys sister, Jamie Tilley, who
told her during a telephone conversation to go
back to prevent him from taking rash action,
according to charging documents.
Ransom told investigators that when she
arrived back at the bar, which at that time was
vacant and undergoing renovation, she saw
Tilley running from the bar while smoke was
emanating from the second foor.
Investigators estimate that the damage to
the bar was about $205,000.
Nearly 50 frefghters responded to the
blaze, fre marshal reports state, which took
an hour to control.
There were no injuries associated with
the fre.
Mechanicsville Man Arrested
In La Plata Arson
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Detectives with the Bureau of Criminal
Investigations are looking for two suspects in
an armed robbery of the McKays Food and
Drug store on Hollywood Road in Hollywood
that took place late night of Sept. 30.
Police say two African American males
came into the store armed with an unknown
model of handgun and robbed the establish-
ment at 10 p.m. just as the employees were
closing for the night. Before leaving the store
after the quick robbery, one of the suspects
fred a single shot
from the handgun
into the ceiling of
the store.
Both suspects
were wearing all-
black clothing and
wore ski masks to
disguise their iden-
tities, and fed the
scene after steal-
ing what amounted
to approximately
$5,000 in both cash
and checks, con-
frmed David McK-
ay, CEO of McKays
Food and Drug.
McKay also
said that the suspects
are believed to have
dropped some of
the money from the
robbery but are not
sure how much was
recovered by police.
Most of the $5,000
was in check form.
Police say that
the suspects fed in
a dark colored sport
utility vehicle that
was possibly dark
green or black.
There were several employees who were
shaken by it, McKay said.
Something like this has not happened to
us in the past, and fortunately there were no
customers in the store at the time, and no one
was hurt, he said.
Moving forward we are taking further
steps to ensure the safety and security of our
customers and employees, McKay told The
County Times.
Detectives Search for
Grocery Store Heist Suspects
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Police have arrested and charged a St.
Inigoes woman with allegedly making a bomb
threat, and saying there was a destructive de-
vice at the countys Emergency Communica-
tions Center.
The suspect taken into custody Wednes-
day, Nicole Denise Ulmer, 25, was charged
with making a false report of a destructive
device and telephone misuse,
according to a press release from
the countys Bureau of Criminal
Investigations.
According to the press re-
lease the threat was called into
the Emergency Communica-
tions Center on Wednesday
and operations were transferred
to the countys back up center
without additional disruptions.
Bomb-detecting dogs with
the countys sheriffs offce
searched the site after it was
evacuated but found no devices,
the release stated.
When detectives began
their investigation, they devel-
oped Ulmer as the prime suspect
and arrested her at her residence.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cam-
eron said there appeared to be no
apparent motive for the alleged
crime other than an attempt to
disrupt emergency services.
Cameron said that investigators were
able to trace the call Ulmer allegedly made
back to a phone number registered to her.
She was the origin of that phone call,
Cameron said.
Suspect Held in Bomb Treat
Surveillance footage shows the two masked men charging into the store just before
closing time. Nicole Denise Ulmer
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One of the countys major defense contrac-
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farther north on Route 235
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After a two-year pro-
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day, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. at the
Park Place development on
the east side of Route 235.
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than 385 employees by
October of 2011, a release
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Honored guests in-
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Maryland State Delegate John Bohanan, Jr., the
St. Marys County Commissioners, and mem-
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Community Development.
John K. Parlett, head of CMI General Con-
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the Park Place site said that the new building
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square feet in total area.
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any farther south than neces-
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
St. Marys Ryken High School welcomed
about 150 students from its sister school in South
Korea, the Gimhae Foreign Language High
School (GIMFL) for the second time on Sept. 29.
The last time the South Korean students
visited St. Marys Ryken was in 2008. Last year,
issues arose that prevented the Korean students
from visiting. The visit is part of their tour of the
Ivy League colleges, said Denise Krumenacker,
the Director of Communications with St. Marys
Ryken high School.
During the visit, there were performances
from bands form both groups and a gift exchange
between the schools. Students from St. Marys
Ryken also escorted students from South Korea
on mini tours of the campus.
Today, we get to see the wonderful relation-
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the president of St. Marys Ryken, during her
speech to welcome the visitors from GIMFL.
The relationship between St. Marys Ryken
high School and Gimhau Foreign Language High
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According to their website, www.sos.state.
md.us, the Maryland Sister States Program is
the conduit for Marylands ten offcial sister state
relationships established with states, regions or
provinces in various countries around the world.
The program oversees an array of international
exchanges, promoting a balance of business, edu-
cational and cultural interests.
I feel honored because not many people
get to experience that, said Delaney Madden, a
sophomore at St. Marys Ryken High School. She
and fellow student Cierra were paired with South
Korean students Gu Yeung Mo and Gweon Sook
Won.
I think its nice how they get to come to
America and shadow an American high school,
St. Marys Ryken sophomore Breanna McGriff
said.
McGriffs partner, Kim Mi So, was also hap-
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schools trip to the United States.
Its very good, she said.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
St. Marys County Public Schools has
made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
at the high school level for the 2009-2010
school year based on High School Assess-
ments (HSA) data and the graduation rate
for the 2010 cohort of students, a press re-
lease issued Wednesday stated.
To meet the AYP, each of the eight
student categories (African American,
American Indian, Asian/Pacifc Islander,
Hispanic, white, students with limited
English profciency, students with free and
reduced price meals and special education
students) have to meet both the Annual
Measurable Objective for math and read-
ing as defned by the High School Assess-
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the release stated.
If both these numbers for the schools
dont hit at least the target numbers, then
the school does not make AYP for that
year under No Child Left Behind (NCLB),
the press release stated.
Chopticon, Great Mills and Leonar-
dtown High Schools all met both target
numbers and the high school graduation
rate.
Both Chopticon High School and
Leonardtown High School posted the high-
est graduation rates on record - 94.3 per-
cent for Chopticon and 92.84 percent for
Leonardtown. Great Mills High School
also saw a dramatic increase, rebounding
5.37 percent to 81.33 percent for 2010, the
release said.
That is profound, said school super-
intendent Michael Martirano. He said there
are several categories the schools have to
monitor to meet the AYP, and the schools
met it in all categories.
We are a very high performing
school district and the AYP results are fur-
ther evidence to this fact. I am very proud
of the hard work of the teachers, adminis-
trators and students, he added.
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For the frst time, Leonard Hall
Junior naval Academy will be holding
a multi-generational, 100-year reunion
on Oct. 10. All alumni are welcome,
and according to Headmistress Su-
zanne Wisnieski, alumni from 1943
all the way through the latest graduat-
ing class will be in attendance.
Leonard Hall is a pretty unique
school, said John Parlett, a 1969
alumnus and part of the planning com-
mittee for the reunion. He said the
boys who went to the school got to be
very close to each other. As a boarding
school and a military academy, Parlett
said Leonard Hall fostered relation-
ships that would not be built at a typi-
cal public school. The Xaverian Broth-
ers founded the school in 1909. Since
its founding the school has gone from
being an all-boys boarding school to a
co-ed day school. The current popula-
tion of the school is 51 students.
The school closed down for a
short time in June 1972, according to
the website for the school, www.lhjna.com. When
Leonard Hall Junior Military School was reopened
as a day school in September 1972, Leonard Hall Ju-
nior Naval School, Inc. was running it. Currently, the
school is a military, college preparatory school with
students from grades 6-12.
Weve never really done formal reunions,
Wisnieski said. The reason for this is due to the
school being so small. The last event they had that
could be called a reunion was during the 80th anni-
versary of the school and 70 people showed up.
For this reunion, Wisnieski said there are
around 200 people already signed up and she expects
between 400 and 500 people to show up total.
Bob Schaller, the director of the St. Marys
Department of Economic and Community Develop-
ment and a 1968 Leonard Hall Junior Naval Acad-
emy alumnus, said the people who attend the school
tend to be close, and the people he has spoken to are
looking forward to the reunion.
Theres kind of a fraternal connection for
people who went here, Schaller said. Hes looking
forward to the reunion, and for what the reunion will
do for the school.
This is just the start, he said. One project
thats in the works is an Alumni Association that will
put together more regular reunions.
Many of the whos who in leadership in the
county have graduated from the Leonard Hall Junior
Naval Acadamy, Schaller said.
This roster includes county commissioners,
state delegates, attorneys, service department heads
and ambassadors, among other people but because
theres no Alumni Association, Schaller said we
havent been able to capture it all.
Getting the amount of people to respond to the
invitation to the reunion involved a huge outreach,
Wisnieski said. Much of the advertising for the event
has been by word of mouth from alumni to alumni.
Parlett said he and the other people on the plan-
ning committee also scoured the old yearbooks for
names and sent personal letters and made phone
calls in an effort to reach as many alumni as possible.
Leonard Hall touches a lot of generations and
pieces of our community, Parlett said.
Parlett was not the only member of his family
to attend Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy. He
had brothers who graduated in 1970, 1973 and 1974.
Other local alumni include St. Marys County
Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R) and member of the
Maryland House of Delegates John Bohanan (D).
Its interesting to fnd out who attended Leon-
ard Hall who I didnt know graduated from there,
Parlett said.
Former students arent the only people who
have been planning the reunion. Bill Re, a former
Xaverian Brother who went by the name of Brother
Maro, also worked to get in touch with the alumni.
He will be coming to the reunion from Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Re was an instructor at Leonard Hall from
1962 through 1969. He said he was the battalion
director for the school. He was responsible for the
students at parades and military functions. During
his tenure at Leonard Hall, the drill team performed
at RFK Stadium and at the 1962 inaugural parade,
and even at the 1964 Worlds Fair as the Maryland
representatives.
They were really good, Re said.
What Re has been doing is making phone calls
and trying to get in touch with his former students,
many of whom he hasnt seen for 40 years or more.
Im going to have a hard time recognizing
them, Re said. The students he taught when there
about 12 will now be in their 50s and 60s. Like Par-
lett, Re said that being at a boarding school helps the
students get closer to each other. He also said the in-
structors get to be very close to their students and the
students families.
Re said hes looking forward to getting back in
touch with his former students, though he doesnt
think there will be quite enough time to talk to ev-
erybody who will be there.
The reunion begins at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m., there
will be a formal program featuring the drill team,
speakers Chasen Hughes, a current student at Leon-
ard Hall Junior Naval Academy, Re, Schaller and
Wisnieski. There will also be decade photos taken.
After the formal program, the buildings will be
opened for unguided tours. There will be school
memorabilia on display in the buildings for every-
body to look at. Wisnieski said the schedule will be
pretty loose to allow for people to catch up.
I think its going to be a really great event,
Re said.
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The County Times
ewsmakers
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No. 103
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The Civil War was fought almost 150
years ago and is, to date, the only war fought on
United States soil. There have been numerous
wars fought since the Civil War, but the Mary-
land Division Sons of Confederate Soldiers are
making sure the people who died during the
Civil War are not forgotten.
The Maryland Division Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans will be holding their 31st annual
memorial for the 4000 soldiers who lost their
lives during the Civil War at the Point Look-
out Prisoner of War Confederate cemetary.
The service begins at 11 a.m. and is open to the
public.
The memorial service has been an annual
event since 1979. According to Rob Long, a lo-
cal historian and member of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, the event is self-funded.
The memorial will consist of guest speakers,
a color guard and reenactments from the Sons
of Confederate Veterans and other reenactment
groups.
Our food at Pt. Lookout will certainly not
be what the soldiers had to eat there which was
not much. A cup of hot water with old bacon or
pork fat inside, a piece of bread
or sometimes nothing at all,
Long said.
When the Descendants
of Point Lookout Prisoner of
War Organization bought a
three-acre plot of land next to
the cemetery to dedicate to the
Confederate Memorial Park,
the new park was integrated
into the memorial ceremony,
Long said.
While the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans have their
service at the cemetery, the
Descendants have events at the
park, which the Sons of Con-
federate veterans go to after
their service.
Jim Dunbar, a member of
both the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the
Descendants, is the front man for the Confeder-
ate Memorial Park.
We always had the event at Point Lookout
State Park, but we had issues with censorship
and what we saw as racism, Dunbar said. The
issues involved the community and veterans
accusation protesting the Confederate ag be-
ing own next to the United States ag in both
the park and the cemetery.
Dunbar said there was a court case concern-
ing the issue, which the Descendants won, but
lost in an appeal against them. Instead of spend-
ing all their money on taking the ght to a higher
court, Dunbar said the Descendants decided to
spend their money on purchasing the land.
In total, the park cost around $250,000 af-
ter they purchased the land, got the permits and
zoning licenses and did the construction on it.
They bought the land in 2003, but Dunbar said
it took about a year to get all our ducks in a row
before we could start construction.
In addition to the memorial, the people
with the Sons of Confederate Descendants
are present at parades, memorial services and
headstone dedications. They go to ghost walks
at Summer Seat Farm and clear local confeder-
ate headstones.
I would say we are a dedicated bunch of
guys, Long said.
Memorial Will Honor Confederate Dead
Photo By Sarah Miller
The County Times
A PLACE WHOSE TIME HAS COME.
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Fall is a great time to be in St. Charles. The change
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fully designed and expertly crafted community located
in the heart of Charles County, just 11 miles south of the
Capital Beltway and 22 miles from downtown DC. Here
youll find beautiful homes, beautifully priced in a place
whose time has come. Swimming, tennis, golf, first-rate
public and private schools, the St. Charles Towne Center,
and miles of hiking and biking trails are all a part of your
new community. There are 12 apartment communities
to rent and townhomes and single-family homes by 3 of
the finest national home buildersLennar, Ryan Homes
and Richmond Americanall beautifully designed and
beautifully close to D.C.
WITH SO MANY GREAT OPTIONS, YOURE SURE
TO FIND JUST WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Students at St. Marys College of Mary-
land were handed sheets of plastic, green bam-
boo poles, twine and one roll of duct tape and
given the challenge of building a seaworthy
craft.
The Great Cardboard Boat Race was
started at St. Marys College 18 years ago, ac-
cording to Rick Loheed, the Assistant Director
of the Waterfront. This year was the rst time
bamboo was used instead of cardboard.
We wanted to be more environmentally
friendly, Loheed said.
To accomplish that goal, the school substi-
tuted cardboard with bamboo, limited the use
of duct tape to one roll per team and used bio-
degradable twine and plastic sheeting.
The reason they chose bamboo was be-
cause bamboo is an invasive species that is fast
growing. It is easily renewable from year to
year, unlike the materials that went into mak-
ing the cardboard. The bamboo is also cheaper
to obtain.
Students from all grade levels are welcome
to participate in the great boat race.
I wanted to try it last year and decided to
do it this year, said junior Jonathan Wagner.
Wagner was a member of team No Doutt with
seniors David Johnson, Chris Kallas and Lisa
Seyar.
The design of the boat was up to the team.
There were rafts and mini canoes being built
and everything in between. Some boats used as
much duct tape as they could while others were
lashed together with the biodegradable twine.
First prize for the wining boat was $300
and it went to team We Grade You. Second
place went to team No Doutt and was $250.
Third place was $200 and went to Windsurng
Club. Fourth place was $150 and went to team
Bambooty. Fifth place was $100 and went to
Binary Solo.
The event has been absolutely magic,
Loheed said.
Thomas F. McKay, Commissioner Presi-
dent candidate, has announced the 101 Greatest
Ideas Tour is coming to neighborhoods across
the county.
During the month of October, McKay will
visit neighborhoods throughout St. Marys Coun-
ty soliciting ideas from residents that they think
would make St. Marys County a better place to
live, work and enjoy.
At each location the attendees will then get
to cast their vote for the top 10 ideas. These ideas
will be added to the 101 Greatest Ideas list.
Once elected as Commissioner President,
McKay will bring forward to the Board of Com-
missioners at least 25 ideas from the list each
year for contemplation, a press release states.
Each idea will be given careful consideration and
McKay will provide feedback back to the com-
munity regarding the list.
In todays trying economy people are
reaching out to proven leaders who understand
the challenges being faced by the citizens of St.
Marys County. There is no better source of in-
formation about what is needed by the communi-
ty then the residents themselves, McKay said.
The 101 Greatest Ideas Tour is scheduled
to make stops in the following neighborhoods:
Lexington Park Library,
October 9th, 9:00 a.m.
Charlotte Hall Library,
October 16th, 9:00 a.m.
Hollywood Elementary School,
October 18th, 6:30 p.m.
Golden Beach Firehouse,
Ridge Elementary School,
October 21st, 6:30 p.m.
Leonardtown Library,
October 23rd, 9:00 a.m.
Dynard Elementary School,
Piney Point Elementary School,
For more information email Thomas McK-
ay at tommy@tommymckay.com or call 301-
373-2140, or Visit him on Facebook.
McKay Kicks Off 101 Greatest Ideas Tour
Cardboard Boats Become Bamboo
Boats This Year
The County Times
Forums to raise cyber safety com-
munity awareness
St. Marys County Public Schools
will conduct a Community Awareness
Forum on Cyber Safety on Oct. 13 at
Leonardtown and on Oct. 26 at Lex-
ington Park, both starting at 6:30 p.m.
Michael Wyant, Director of Safety and
Security with St. Marys County Public
Schools, will present the program em-
phasizing cyber bullying.
Opening Reception for Clothesline
Project
An opening reception is scheduled
on Oct. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. for Walden
Sierras Air it Out: the Clothesline Proj-
ect which is on display at the Lexing-
ton Park Library Art Gallery through
Nov. 15. The project is a visual display
created by women who have survived
violence or by those who wish to honor
women victimized by violence.

Lexington Park offers free family
movie
Families can watch a PG rated
movie at Lexington Park on Oct. 15
at 2 p.m. and enjoy free snacks. The
movie is about a group of Oregon kids
who follow the treasure map of pirate
One-Eyed Willie past his deadly traps
to gold.

Workshop scheduled for grant
seekers
Non-prots and individuals seek-
ing grants can register to attend a work-
shop to discover the resources available
to them in the new Grantseekers Re-
source Center located in the Lexington
Park Library. The Center is a Founda-
tion Center Cooperating Collection and
provides free access to the foundations
two databases. The workshop will be
Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Teens can dress as their favorite
villain
Teens are asked to dress as their
favorite book character villain for a
Halloween Party at the next TAG (Teen
Advisory Group) meeting on Oct. 12 at
Lexington Park. The evening will be-
gin with the showing of a creepy movie
selected by the group at 5:30 p.m.
Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown will
hold their regular TAG meetings on
Oct. 14 with Charlotte Halls at 5 p.m.
and Leonardtowns at 5:30 p.m.
A Teen Poetry Slam is planned
at Lexington Park on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.
Teens can step up to the mic and slam
either their favorite poems or ones they
have written or just come to listen.
Registration is requested.

Public invited to discuss books
Outcasts United will be dis-
cussed at Leonardtown on Oct. 21 at
7 p.m. This book is being read by the
entire state of Maryland for the One
Maryland One Read statewide com-
munity read. A teen book chat of the
selected teen title, Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate, will be held
at Lexington Park on Oct. 18 at 5:30
p.m. Both discussions are open to the
public.
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Thursday, Oct. 7
Teen/Tween After School Gaming
Calvert Library, Fairview Branch (8120 South-
ern Maryland Boulevard, Owings) - 2:30 p.m.
Kids are welcome come to the Fairview
branch of the Calvert Library and play video
games and board games. There will be Nintendo
Wiis available, among other systems, and kids
are welcome to bring their own games. For more
information, call 410-257-2101.
Calvert County Farmers Market
Solomons Riverwalk (North of Solomons Pavil-
ion) - 4 p.m.
Fresh, seasonal vegetables, owers, herbs,
seafood and baked goods will be available. There
will also be a small boats race starting at 6 p.m.
in front of the gazebo from the Southern Mary-
land Sailing Association. For more information,
call 401-535-4583 or visit www.calvertag.org.
Bingo
La Plata American Legion (6330 Crain High-
way, La Plata) 7 p.m.
The American Legion Auxiliary Post will
be holding Bingo with food and beverages for
sale. For more information, call 301-934-8221.
Friday, Oct. 8
Annmarie After Hours
Annmarie Gardens (13480 Dowell Road, Solo-
mons) - 6 p.m.
An adults-only evening at Annmarie Gar-
dens. Price of admission is $5 for non-members
and $4 for members. People must be 21 or over.
For more information, go to www.annmariegar-
den.org.
Steak Dinner at VFW 8810
VFW 8810 (2310 Old Washington Road, Wal-
dorf) - 6:30 p.m.
Steaks are cooled to order. The menu will
also feature baked or mashed potatoes, gravy,
green beans, cauliower and broccoli medley,
salad, rolls and dessert. For more information,
call 301-645-6331.
Saturday, Oct. 9
Church Music Conference
Grace and Peace Presbyterian Church (22646
Benswood Road, California) 9 a.m.
Conference about sacred music and the
church. The conference will cover topics like the
history of sacred music, moral neutrality and the
meaning of music. The conference will also fea-
ture Tim Schafer. Admission is free and lunch
will be provided for people who register. For
more information, or to register, e-mail gracean-
dpeacemusic@yahoo.com or call 301-997-0667.
Mega Yard Sale
Living Word Community Church (39371 Harp-
ers Corner Road, Mechanicsville) 8 a.m.
The Living Word Community Church will
be having a yard sale to support the ministries it
is associated with. The Girls Impact group will
be selling baked goods while the Royal rangers
and the Honorbound Men will have something
available for lunch. For more information, call
Pastor Ed at 301-884-0167.
Super Prize Bingo
Ridge Fire House (13820 Point Lookout Road,
Ridge) 4 p.m.
Admission is $20 for the rst set of cards
and $7 for each additional set. There will also be
food and drinks for sale. Prizes being given out
will include Maximum Health and Fitness Club
memberships, a Flat Screen TV, a Wii System,
a Toshiba Laptop computer and a Garmin GPS
System. All proceeds go to benet the Ridge
Chapel, Ridge Firehouse Auxiliary and St.
Marys Trinity Church. For more information,
go to www.ridgevfd.org or call 301-872-5797.
Charity Casino Night
Mechanicsville Noose Lodge (27636 Mechanic-
sville Road, Mechanicsville) - 6 p.m.
This event is open to the public and all
proceeds are donated to charity. There will be
blackjack, three card poker, multiple Texas Hold
Em games and op poker tables. There will also
be a cash bar and free food. For more informa-
tion, contact Richard Kruckow at kruckow3@
yahoo.com
Sunday, Oct. 10
All You Can Eat Breakfast
Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad (Route 235,
Hollywood)-7:30 a.m.
The menu will include: sausage gravy and
biscuits, sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs,
fried potatoes, escalloped apples, assorted juic-
es, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. The breakfast
is free for children under the age of 5, $4 for
children between the ages of 5-12 and $8 for
adults.
Antique Tractor Parade
Starting at Leonardtown Elementary School
(22885 Duke St, Leonardtown) 12:30 p.m.
The parade will start at Leonardtown El-
ementary School and run through the historic
Leonardtown Business District. There will be
John Deere, Farmall, Oliver, Ford and Massey
Ferguson tractors there, among other brands,
all over 50 years old. For more information, call
301-904-3491, 301-475-8361 or 410-535-1380.
Monday, Oct. 11
All about Cubism
Annmarie Gardens (13480 Dowell Road, Solo-
mons) - 9 a.m.
Cost of admission is $35 for members and
$45 for non-members. Learn about Pablo Picas-
so, geometry and cubism. Pack a lunch and dress
in clothing that can get messy. Pre-registration
is required. For more information, or to register,
cal 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.
org.
Low-Cost Rabies Clinic
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (42455 Fair-
grounds Road, Leonardtown) - 6 p.m.
The St. Marys Animal Welfare League will
be on-hand for a rabies clinic. Vaccines will be
$10 each. Animals on a crate or leash will be ac-
cepted, or the vet will come to the car to admin-
ister the vaccination.
No Linit Texas Hold Em Bounty
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (45779 Fire De-
partment Lane, Lexington Park)-7 p.m.
Part of the Leaderboard Challenge Fall-
Winter season. Anybody is welcome to join.
Buy in is $25 or $3,000 in chips. Blinds start
at $25/$50 and are progressive. People with
the most points will receive a free roll to the
$150.00 Leaderboard Challenge Tournament in
February. You can earn points for each tourna-
ment you participate in. Side games, food and
beverages are available. For more information,
call the lodge at 301-863-7800 or Linda Hill at
240-925-5697.
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Women in Defense Networking Event
The Tides Restaurant (46580 Expedition Drive,
Lexington Park) - 4:30 p.m.
The Women in Defense Chesapeake Bay
Chapter will be holding its monthly meeting.
Women in Defense is an organization for indi-
viduals whose careers are related to the defense
of Women in Defense provides its members with
opportunities for professional development, a fo-
rum for exchanging ideas and experiences and a
vehicle for expanding networks. You do not need
to be a member of Women in Defense to partici-
pate in the networking event.
Ramp up your Research
Calvert Library (850 Costley Way, Prince Fred-
erick) - 7 p.m,
This free tutorial is designed for high school
and college students who need instruction on
turning out a well-presented research paper. Stu-
dents can bring their projects, no matter what
stage theyre at, and get help specic to their pa-
per. For more information, call 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Opening Reception for the Clothesline
Project
Lexington Park Library (21677 FDR Boulevard,
Lexington Park) 5 p.m.
The reception for Walden Sierras Air it
Out: The Clothesline Project will be open to the
public. The gallery will be on display through
Nov. 15 and is created by women who have ei-
ther survived domestic violence or wish to honor
those women.
Why Snooze When You Can Crooze
Arbys (40824 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown)-5
p.m.
Come on out with your custom car, truck or
motorcycle to cruise night.
Lexington Park Business and Community
Association
Social Hall of Bay District Fire Department
(South Coral Drive, California) -6:30 p.m.
Learn to Line Dance
Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road,
Hughesville)-7 p.m.
The Boot Scooters of Southern Maryland
will be giving Line Dancing lessons free of charge
at Hotel Charles. The regular weekly practice for
team members will be after the lessons. For more
information, go to www.bootscootersofsomd.
blogspot.com.
Anime Night
Calvert Library (850 Costley Way, Prince Fred-
rick) - 7 p.m.
The Calvert Library will be screening a lm
by Hayao Miyazaki. There will also be pocky
available. For more information, call 401-535-
0291 or 301-855-1862.
The County Times
Fact
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Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy.
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
This is the start of it all, faint rustlings here and
there in the yard. You think it is raining outside when
it is only the fall wind whipping through the dry leaves
on the trees. I sometimes wish the leaves could stay
green all year, but also look forward to gradually seeing
the trees graceful silhouettes become visible. Arching
limbs and twisted boughs, swaying and entwining like
the dancers of Cirque de soleil. I will miss the feeling
of being invisible on my bench set in the paths. For
over half of the year, no one can see our little outdoor
haven.
Tidbit enjoys the fall too. She just seems to have
so much more energy in the cooler weather. We play
ball or stick longer. And Tidbit does her happy dog
dance on the dry leaves over and over. The happy dog
dance is when she rolls on her back and turns back and
forth and in circles to scratch just right.
You know when the leaves start to fall from the
trees like rain and the hickory nuts start to fall on your
head like small missiles, that fall festival time in St.
Marys County has arrived. Fire halls, rescue squads,
groups, and churches all hold fall festivals. Its one
way to keep some of the old traditions alive. I love be-
ing a part of a tradition that has been handed down in
the church. This marks the 129th year for the dinner at
Christ Church, Chaptico. We try to attend as many as
we can. For one thing, you dont have to cook for many
weekends to come. Each church has offerings of ham,
stuffed ham, oysters, chicken, and some specialty all
their own. We even have an Apple Festival in Chaptico
this Sunday at Our Lady of the Wayside church.
Well, I think the stickiness has nally worn off my
shoes. And the smell of vinegar and brown sugar in my
hair has nally been washed away. This is because of
Berties Relish day at the parish hall. I believe it was a
parishioner named Alberta Hayden, or Aunt Bertie to
some, who created this delicious relish we serve at our
Christ Church Fall Festival and ham and oyster dinner.
It can be eaten on old ham (country ham) or any type
of deli sandwich. Its a savory/sweet mixture of fresh
chopped vegetables, vinegar, brown sugar and spices.
Berties Relish is one of the highlights of the meal. On
Saturday, just as many people will request the Berties
relish as do the oysters and the hams. When I leave af-
ter we cook and can the relish, I feel as if I have been
pickled too. In the middle of writing this I had to stop
and have a sandwich with my own stash of Berties Rel-
ish. Wow, that was good.
Having grown up in the DC suburbs with a work-
ing mom, I didnt get to experience the art of canning. I
really have never tried it myself other than the prepara-
tion and cooking of Berties Relish. I sometimes wish I
had been fortunate enough to have grown-up on a farm
here in the county. Though I know that living on a farm
is constant work. I think I have the romanticized ver-
sion of it stuck in my head and not the have to go out
and feed all the animals at 5 a.m. in the pouring rain
reality.
If you have a free fall weekend, sample one of our
unique festivals, or as is said now, Savor St. Marys.
Even if you have grown-up here, dont take it for grant-
ed that these old-time festivals will be around forever.
Some of the older folks are ready and willing to pass
on these traditions to a younger generation. Come out
and help at your church or with your organization when
they host an event. Feel the happy exhaustion after
working really hard and really fast to make a festival a
success. Feel the sense of community that grows when
working beside all sorts of people for a few days. Please
support what helps keep St. Marys County and South-
ern Maryland such a special place to live.
To each new days Fall adventures,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wan-
derings@yahoo.com.
During the night, the opposing
armies actually blundered into each other.
The Americans could see they were vast-
ly outnumbered and although his staff
advised withdrawal, General [Horatio]
Gates issued orders to form for battle at
daybreak.
Three Maryland Regiments and the
Delaware Regiment of the 2nd Brigade
were on the Americans right; the 1st
Maryland Brigade was held in reserve.
The Virginia Militia, placed in the front line of the Americans
center, had just been given bayonets the day before
with no instructions in their use. The battle began.
British regulars advanced, a scarlet-clad wall which
red by volleys and closed with the bayonet.
The Virginians panicked and ed, some throw-
ing away their arms. They may as well have stayed
and fought as they were hunted down and most of
them killed.
The Marylanders stood fast and fought off the
British. The First Maryland Brigade, with Williams
Regiment, was ordered forward. Side-by-side the
Maryland troops and their Delaware compatriots
loaded and red, charged and reformed, fought off
counter charges. The ghting
was hand-to hand, swords, bayonets, clubbed muskets.
Now it was 2,000 British vs. 600 Americans. Almost en-
tirely surrounded, the Maryland survivors responded to their
leaders call for yet another charge. They advanced once more,
smashed the British regulars opposing them, reformed again,
repelled another British charge, and those who were left were
getting their wind in preparation for another bayonet charge.
Tarletons cavalry returned to the eld with stained sabers
from pursuing and killing the Virginians and others after pursu-
ing militia fugitives, charged into their midst. At last, what was
left of the Marylanders ranks broke and the battle was over. It
was the worst defeat experienced by the Americans
during the Revolutionary War.
And what did General Gates do? He, hell-bent
for leather, ed the battle. Gates only notable ac-
complishment in the unsuccessful campaign was to
cover 170 miles in three days on horseback, headed
north in retreat. What a man!
Zephaniah Williams sur-
vived the battle. He was one of
over 1,000 men taken prisoner
by the British. Let there be no
mistakethe British were
brutal. Being taken prisoner
was still likely a death sentence.
William Allman, one of the Virginia militiamen, was
wounded and then taken prisoner. He managed to escape. On
September 20, 1780 he deposed, in part, that the enemys sol-
diers declared they suffered accordingly in the action with Col.
Williams [of Maryland]; That Capt. Campbell, an ofcer in high
repute of the Regulars, amongst others, was killed and that in
consequence of his being killed they declared they would give
no quarter.
He said the prisoners were fed unsifted meal, seldom with
any meat. The wounded were very much neglected and when
they died, were suffered to lay until they stunk horribly, in the
yard with the other prisoners; notwithstanding Capt. Dorsey and
others remonstrated against it.
Prisoners had two options, agree to enlist with the British
or be hanged.
To be continued.
Offerings of the Season
Photo Courtesy of Helen
Carroll Beavers Patterson
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
The morning you woke
up feeling like kittens had
used your inner throat as a
scratching post, you knew
you were in trouble.
Within hours, you were
sneezing. And sneezing. And
sneezing, and your eyes were
watery, you couldnt breathe,
and you couldnt wait to crawl to the sofa
and watch bad TV. You were miserable
and, to top it off, you were snotty but
certainly not intentionally.
Perfect. Why do you always get a
cold just when you least need it? Read
Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life
of Your Common Cold by Jenni-
fer Ackerman, and you might learn a
few things to make you breathe a little
easier.
So youre feeling snufy or, well,
you know you will at some point this
coming winter. Ackerman says you
should just get used to it. The average
person gets about 200 colds in a life-
time. Kids get more, of course, and the
elderly suffer fewer colds, but if youre
a regular person, youll spend about
24,000 hours and thousands of tissues
battling the snifes over the course of
your lifetime.
Thats because no two colds are
alike, and there are hundreds of differ-
ent cold viruses with several different
categories. The good news is, once your
body ghts off a specic cold virus,
youll never get that cold again. The
bad news is that you are your own worst
enemy. The virus isnt what makes you
miserable in the rst place: your bodys
reaction in the ght is what causes you
to feel so rotten.
Did going out with wet
hair cause this malaise? Or did
you get it from kissing your
sweetie? Nope, says Acker-
man. Scientists are pretty sure
that colds are spread literally
by hand. Shake hands with
someone who has a cold,
then scratch your nose voi-
la! Youve been inoculated.
Touch a dirty countertop, then
rub your eyes presto! In-
stant sick day.
And dont think those antibacte-
rial soaps youre using are going to help.
Theyre antibacterial. A cold is a virus.
So what can you do? Wash your
hands, or use sanitizer. Forget most
OTC cold remedies (except in Canada).
Avoid children and smoking. Try not to
touch your face. And keep lots of chick-
en soup around because, as it turns out,
Grandma was absolutely right.
Already caught a bug? Youre in
good company, according to author Jen-
nifer Ackerman in this delightful book.
Colds spike in September and January,
and Ah-Choo! is a great way to spend
your time while recovering.
Ackerman has a nose for the facts,
and she sniffs out plenty of them here,
including lots of surprising statistics,
disgustingly fun facts, and the results
of scientic studies. I like the way she
dishes the dirt; in fact, just about every
page contains something that will make
your rheumy eyes crinkle with glee. I
also like that Ackerman coughs up some
remedy recipes at the end of this book.
Whether you say apchi (Hebrew),
apjo (Swedish), hakushon (Japanese) or
apchkhi (Russian), youll enjoy reading
Ah-Choo!.
Ask for it by name. And
Gesundheit.
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Mind
Wanderings
of an
Zephaniah Williams and the
Battle of Camden, SC
(continued from last week)
General Horatio Gates
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In Entertainment
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24/7 Band Is a Local Hit
We post nightlife events happening in Calvert, Charles and St. Marys counties.
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Deadline for submissions is Monday by 5 p.m.
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
What is a cover band? Simply put, a
cover band is one that plays songs by other
artists.
The 24/7 bands sound is pure coun-
try. Tim Unkle, the lead singer, has the kind
of husky voice that would sound good at a
campre and completely comfortable in a
honky tonk.
The band started as a jam session in
Unkles basement.
Its just something I started doing,
Unkle said.
Hes been in other bands over the years,
but 24/7 is the rst one he started himself.
Things have moved very quickly the
last couple of years, Unkle said.
The band consists of Unkle on lead
vocals and rhythm guitar, Joe Huffman on
lead guitar and vocals, Tony Erdolino on
bass and Eddie Finch on drums.
The lineup has undergone recent
changes, with Huffman being added within
the last couple of months and Finch having
his debut in the band last Friday.
Huffman said he was glad to get the
opportunity to play with 24/7.
They guys needed a hand and I was
available at the time, Huffman said. Plus,
I like the songs.
The band covers mostly classic rock
and classic country songs, though they are
working their way into plying top 40 coun-
try songs.
Were a pretty versatile band, Unkle
said. The band plays at a lot of weddings,
so they have to be able to play a little bit of
something for all age groups. He attributes
their popularity to that versatility. 24/7 tries
to suit its playlist toward the age group at
the venue theyll be playing at rather than
having a set-in-stone playlist that they play
no matter where they are.
We try to gear our music to make a
wedding party happy, Unkle said. A wed-
ding party consists of age groups from chil-
dren to seniors and everyone in between.
We try to please the crowd, Unkle
said. They play everything from Creed to
Conway Twitty. The bands standard play-
list consists of between 40 and 50 songs,
which they play in four sets with breaks in
between each set.
Finch said he likes the fact that 24/7
plays more than classic country music as
well.
I enjoy playing all styles of music,
he said.
Huffman theyre not in it to get
famous.
We just like to have fun, Huffman
said. Its not a band with egos.
One of the things Huffman said he
likes about playing with 24/7 is the fact that
they play songs that he hasnt gotten the
chance to play in years.
Theyre songs I grew up on, Huff-
man said. Hes been playing instruments
for 35 years, but never tried to make the
jump into the big times.
You have to know somebody, Huff-
man said. I used to think its about your
talent, but its not.
Weve been playing forever, but were
all old-school people, Unkle said. All the
people in the band are around age 50, but
Unkle said they have all been playing in-
struments since their late teens and early
20s. Unkle himself has been playing since
he was 12.
The next event 24/7 will be perform-
ing at is a private party, but they will be
back at a public venue Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m.
They will be performing at Andersons bar
in Clements.
Its a small, little place but we have a
lot of fun, Unkle said.
24/7 can also be found at three or four
regular venues on a regular basis, Unkle
said. One of these venues is CJs in Lusby.
For more information, or to book
24/7 for an event, contact Unkle at
301-904-3310.
The 24/7 Band plays at the Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, Oct. 2nd.
Thursday, Oct. 7
Kids Just Want to Have Fun
Calvert Library (850 Costley Way,
Prince Frederick) 2 p.m.
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (23415 Three
Notch Rd., California) 5 p.m.
Bingo
La Plata American Legion (6330
Crain Highway, La Plata) 7 p.m.
Karaoke
Clarion Inn (45 St. Patricks Drive,
Waldorf) 7:30 p.m.

Kamikaze Karaoke
Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore
Green Blvd. White Plains) 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 8
Dave Norris
Jazz Entertainment
Chefs American Bistro (22576
Macarthur Blvd San Souci Plaza)
5 p.m.
Classical Music Concert
Grance and Peace Presbyterian
Church (22646 Benswood Road,
California) 7 p.m.
Neil Simons Odd Couple
female version
College of Southern Maryland
Prince Fredrick Campus (115 J. W.
Williams Road, Prince Frederick)
7 p.m.
Bob wire and the Fence Posts
Cheesburger in Paradise (23415
Three Notch Road, California)
8 p.m.
The Diary of Ann Frank
Port Tobacco Players (508 Charles
St, La Plata) 8 p.m.
Karaoke
ApeHangers (9100 Crain Highway,
Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
No Green Jelly Beenz
Vears Beach Club (1200 White
Sands Drive, Lusby) 9:30 p.m.
Karaoke
Waldorf Appleebees (3610 Crain
highway, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Live Entertainment
Saturday, Oct. 9

Oktoberfest
Maryland State Fairgrounds (2200
York Road, Timonium) 12 p.m.
Fair Warning
Bob Wire and the Fence Posts
Island Bar and Grill (16810 Piney
Point Road, Piney Point) 6:30
p.m.
True Blue Country
St. Marys Landing (29935 Three
Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) 7:30
p.m.
Tom Lewis in Concert
Historic St. Marys City Visitor
Center (18559 Hogaboom Lane, St.
Marys City) 8 p.m.
After Hours at the Inn
The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesa-
peake Avenue, North Beach) 8
p.m.
This guys a real blues player
Delta Blues Juke Joint and Diner
(2796 Old Washington Road, Wal-
dorf) 8 p.m.
Live Entertainment
The State of You
Veras Beach Club (1200 White
Sands Drive, Lusby) 9:30 p.m.
Yesterdays Child
Bel Alton) 9:30 p.m.

Karaoke
California Applebees (45480 Mi-
ramar Way, California) 9 p.m.
Hate the Toy with The Worx
Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store
Road Hughesville) 9 p.m.
Middle Ground
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three
Notch Road, Mechanicsville)
9:30 p.m.
Locked n Loaded
The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port
Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco)
9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 10
Sasprilla Band
Veras Beach Club (1200 White
Sands Drive, Lusby) 2 p.m.
March of Dimes
Ride for Premature Babies
featuring The Craze
and Naked
Bel Alton) 3 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean
Road, Hollywood) 3 p.m.
Karaoke
5 p.m.
NFL at the Duck
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200
Dowell Road, Dowell) 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 11
Cubism Art Class
Annmarie Garden (13480 Dowell
Road, Solomons) 9 a.m.
Aktion Club Carnival
Fundraiser
Laurel Springs Park (Radio Sta-
tion Road, La Plata) 10 a.m.
Mason Sebastian
No Limit Texas HoldEm Boun-
ty Tournament
St. Marys County Elk Lodge
(45779 Fire Department Lane,
Lexington Park) 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Fair Warning
Teen Advisory Group Meeting
Lexington Park Library (21677 F
D R Blvd, Lexington Par) 5:30
p.m.
Open Pool Tables
Notch Rd Mechanicsville) 7 p.m.
Salsa Night
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200
Dowell Road, Dowell) 8 p.m.
Kamikaze Karaoke
Karaoke with DJ Stacy
Memories Nightclub and Bar
(2360 Old Washington Road, Wal-
dorf) 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Captain John
Ladies Night and Karaoke
5 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Harry
Notch Rd Mechanicsville) 7 p.m.
Ladies Night and Karaoke with
Heather
Bel Alton) 7 p.m.
Band in a Box
St. Marys Landing (29935 Three
Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) 7:30
p.m.
Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas
open Blues Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant (8416
Bayside Road, Chesapeake Beach)
8 p.m.
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35. ___ King Cole, musician
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38. Red China
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45. Cognoscente
47. Sends or receives TV
signals
49. Radioactivity unit
50. Dull pain
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58. Dypsis lutescens palm
59. A minute amount (Scott)
60. Formerly Persia
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By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
I t
s e e m e d
an odd t:
the Miami
Heat hold-
ing training
camp at Hurl-
burt Field
Air Force
Base on
the Florida
panhandle.
After re-signing Dwayne
Wade and inking free agents
LeBron James and Chris Bosh,
thereby winning the lottery this
NBA offseason, and throwing a
party of shameless proportions
to celebrate the conuence of
NBA star-power in Miami, train-
ing camp for Wade, James, Bosh
(WJB) and Associates seemed
best suited for a city block in the
middle of South Beach itself. In-
stead, after cogitating (I think)
over the options for the franchises
rst training camp road trip, the
Heat chose the palatial connes
of a military base as the rst stop
on its three-ring circus tour of
NBA cities across the nation.
All kidding aside, the mu-
tual benet of the temporary co-
habitation of the U.S. military
and the NBAs most compelling
team since, well, forever is obvi-
ous. The Heat get a chance to iso-
late themselves (as much as thats
possible these days), focus on
basketball, give a little back to a
deserving community and maybe
have a little military discipline,
selessness and commitment rub
off on a bunch of NBA players
who exist in a world where these
three attributes are scarce. For
the folks in and around Hurlburt
Field, could there possibly be a
better Morale Welfare & Recre-
ation initiative than hosting this
version of the Miami Heat for a
brief period? Can you imagine
that happening at Pax River?
Digesting the rst images
from Heat practices, it is amazing
how miniscule these NBA giants
seemed in the supercially hum-
ble setting of a military bases
gym. We are accustomed to larg-
er-than-life players like Wade,
James and Bosh playing before
tens of thousands of people and
their aura barely being contained
by cavernous, posh NBA arenas.
Before maybe a few hundred fans
in the aesthetically offensive con-
nes of Hulburt Fields gym, they
never appeared more diminutive:
not in stature but in purpose. The
occupants of Hulburt Fields
gym, for all their collective fame
and fortune, seek to be superior
at the game of basketball, a rec-
reational endeavor. The men and
women that occupy the base itself
seek to be superior in the defense
of our nation and its foundation of
freedom. We knew that already,
but while the societal contribu-
tions of professional
athletes rarely go un-
noticed, the more sig-
nicant contributions
of the military often do.
Maybe that imbalance
gets corrected a bit by
the Heats presence at
Hulburt Field as a few
rays from the blind-
ing spotlight trained on
the Heat are deservedly
shone upon the poorly
illuminated work of our
nations defenders.
Just when I was
ready to accept a dimin-
ished star-status of the
Heat and professional
athletes in general, a
LeBron James alley-oop
dunk reminded me of
why sports matter. In
the background of the
highlight was a little
kid, maybe 8 or 9 years
old, leaping euphorical-
ly just after James vio-
lently slammed the ball
through the hoop. Who
knows what that kids
story is. But chances
are Hurlburt Field isnt
the only home he has
known and his current
school isnt the only he
has attended. Theres
also a very good chance
hes been without his
mother or father for an
extended period time.
That is a heavy dose of
real life for a child of
that age to deal with; but
it is a story thats famil-
iar to many in our com-
munity and our country.
In the instant after that
thunderous dunk by
James, though, none of
that hard, real-life stuff
mattered. The kid was
completely lost in a
joyous moment. It was
a moment and a feel-
ing every kid deserves
to experience and one
James and the Miami
Heat alone created. For
a minute there I almost
forgot the pricelessness
of the exit-ramp sports
provide us from the rig-
ors of daily lifes twist-
ing highway. With that leaping,
carefree kid in the background,
the enormity and importance -
of WBJ, the Heat and sports was
restored.
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BLEACHERS
A View From The
Honey, I Momentarily Shrunk
The Superstar Athletes
SMCM
YORK, Pa. Sophomore forward Tori Eskay (Damascus, Md./Urbana) notched
her rst career player of the week honor as she was tabbed as the Capital Athletic
Conference Womens Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. The honor was announced
Monday afternoon by CAC commissioner Tom Byrnes.
Eskay contributed to all eight goals and scored both game-winning goals in a pair
of 4-1 wins over conference rivals, Hood College and Wesley College. She had a hat
trick and an assist for seven points in the mid-week win at Wesley then scored all four
goals in Saturdays triumph over Hood, lifting the Seahawks into a four-way tie for
second place in the CAC standings.
Eskay is currently third in the league in both goals (10) and points (21) while rank-
ing fourth with 34 shots.
The Seahawks look to get back in the win column when they resume conference
play on Saturday, October 9, hosting league foe, York (Pa.) College, in Seahawk Sta-
dium at 2:00 pm.
Seahawks Eskay Picks up First
Player of the Week Honor
St. Marys College Volleyball
Sweeps Tri-Match
GETTYSBURG, Pa. The St.
Marys College of Maryland volleyball
team has now won ve straight matches as
the Seahawks claimed both matches at the
Gettysburg College tri-match Saturday
afternoon. St. Marys notched wins over
Ursinus College and host Gettysburg.
The Seahawks (13-5) opened up the
afternoon with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-9, 25-18)
victory over Ursinus (8-10) as sophomore
Shelby Mullennix (California, Md./Leon-
ardtown) exploded for a career-high 14
kills with only four errors in 24 attempts
for a .417 hitting percentage. Mullennix
added three solo blocks and two assists.
Defensively, junior Kasey Stanton
(Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) and rst-
year Bianca Livioco (Montgomery Vil-
lage, Md./Gaithersburg) each picked up
seven digs while rst-year middle blocker
Trish Kallis (Severna Park, Md./Severna
Park) contributed ve total blocks and ve
kills.
Three Seahawks nished with dou-
ble-digit kills in their ve-set victory over
Gettysburg (10-11) to end the afternoon.
Junior outside hitter Shannon Fitzpatrick
(Germantown, Md./St. Johns College
[D.C.]) paced the offense with a career-
high 18 kills and a .304 hitting percentage
while collecting her second double-double
of the season with 11 digs as well. Fitzpat-
rick also served up a career-best ve aces.
First-year Michelle Klima (Ellicott
City, Md./Centennial) added 13 kills and
3.5 total blocks while junior middle block-
er Gena Hlavinka (Gaithersburg, Md./T.S.
Wootton) notched 10 kills and three digs.
Senior outside hitter Claire Kodan
(Olney, Md./Sherwood) contributed offen-
sively with nine kills and four aces while
leading the defense with a team-high 13
digs. Senior setter Katie Obal (Olney,
Md./Sherwood) recorded her fourth dou-
ble-double of the season with 45 assists
and 10 digs while chipping in two kills.
Seahawks Cross Country fares
well at Paul Short Run
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The St. Marys
College of Maryland mens and womens
cross country team fared well at the 37th
Annual Brooks Paul Short Run hosted by
Lehigh University at the Goodman Cam-
pus Friday afternoon as the Seahawks
ran the college mens 8K white race. St.
Marys nished 26th in the 33-team eld
as the Seahawks average 29:25 on the
course.
Sophomore captain Nick Pasko (Bel
Air, Md./Calvert Hall College) nished
in the top 100 for the Seahawks as Pasko
came in 97th-place in 28:25 at a 5:44-mile
pace while rst-year Matt Bennett (Lau-
rel, Md./Reservoir) was next at 139th place
in 29:15.
Sophomore Dan Swain (Baltimore,
Md./Calvert Hall) was the teams third
runner with a 148th-place nish in 29:27
while rst-year Ian Morgan (Bethesda,
Md./Walter Johnson) followed with a
157th-place nish in 29:51.
Sophomore Quint Frauman (Colum-
bia, Md./Wilde Lake) was the fth nisher
with a 162nd-place nish in 30:06 as soph-
omore Joseph Santangelo (Darnestown,
Md./Northwest) was right on Fraumans
heels at 163rd in 30:10. Senior Joe Smith
(College Park, Md./DeMatha Catholic)
rounded out the top 7 at 165th in 30:11.
The Seahawk women nished with
a 27th-place nish as rst-year Shannon
Rafferty (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright)
led the way with her 47th-place nish in
24:14, running a 6:31-mile pace.
Sophomore Katie Phipps (Severna
Park, Md./Chesapeake) was next in 117th
place in 25:52 while rst-year Keighly
Bradbrook (Princeton Junction, N.J./West
Windsor-Plainsboro South) was third for
St. Marys with her 133rd-place nish in
26:28.
Junior captain Kathleen Tatem
(Kensington, Md./Bethesda-Chevy
Chase) was the Seahawks fourth nisher
with a 172nd-place nish in 27:34 while
sophomore Margaret Lillie (Carrboro,
N.C./Chapel Hill) was next with her 183rd-
place nish in 28:06.
Sophomore Kristin Hay (Hunting-
town, Md./Huntingtown) and rst-year
Ginger Williams (Prince Frederick, Md./
Huntingtown) also scored for the Se-
ahawks with their 200th- and 203rd-place
nishes, respectively.
The Seahawks next meet will be in
Towson on Saturday, October 9 when they
compete at the Goucher College Cross
Country Classic. Race starts at 9:30 am.
Thurs., Oct. 7
Girls Soccer
Thomas Stone at Chopticon, 6 p.m.
McDonough at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
Chopticon at Great Mills, 7 p.m.
Paul VI at St. Marys Ryken, 7 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 8
Boys Soccer
Paul VI at St. Marys Ryken, 4:30 p.m.
Field Hockey
Great Mills at Chopticon, 4 .m.
Football
Northern at Chopticon, 7 p.m.
Patuxent at Great Mills, 7 p.m.
Leonardtown at La Plata, 7 p.m.
St. Vincent Pallotti at St. Marys Ryken, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 9
Cross Country
St. Marys Ryken Homecoming/Alumni 5K, 9 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 11
Boys Soccer
Leonardtown at La Plata, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
Northern at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
Chopticon at Leonardtown, 7 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 12
Boys Soccer
St. Johns at St. Marys Ryken, 5:30 p.m.
Chopticon at Thomas Stone, 6 p.m.
Lackey at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
Northern at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at St. Johns, 5:30 p.m.
Great Mills at Northern, 6 p.m.
Leonardtown at Lackey, 6 p.m.
Golf
County Championship at Cedar Point, noon
Wed., Oct. 13
Cross Country
Patuxent/Chopticon at Thomas Stone, 4:30 p.m.
Lackey/Leonardtown/Calvert at Northern, 4:30 p.m.
Field Hockey
St. Marys Ryken at Elizabeth Seton, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
Thomas Stone at Chopticon, 7 p.m.
Leonardtown at Lackey, 7 p.m.
Holy Cross at St. Marys Ryken, 7 p.m.
The County Times
By Keith McGuire
Contributing Writer
EI have to admit
that I havent given fall
shing its due since
I worked as mate on
some of the Charter
Boats in the area. In
those days, we shed
right up to the end of
the season for the fall
migration of the big
ocean-runner stripers
returning early to the
Bay. Nope. Nowadays, I spend this time of
year winterizing the
boat and storing
the shing gear to hasten the call of furry and
feathered critters. But thats me. There are
still sh to be caught and now is a great time
to pursue them! Before you go, you should
verify the regulations for the areas you sh to
prevent surprises from the Natural Resourc-
es Police when/if they check your catch.
The Maryland Striped Bass [Rocksh]
season continues until December 15th in the
Bay and its tributaries. But, if you sh the
Potomac River, you can chase stripers until
December 31st. Size and creel limits for the
two regions remain the same as the summer
season. Youre allowed two stripers per per-
son per day with a minimum size of 18. One
of those two sh can be 28 or larger.
Flounder season ends in Maryland
portions of the Chesapeake Bay and
its tributaries on November 22nd.
Minimum size is 19 and you
can keep three per person per
day. If youre heading for
the Maryland coast to sh
the fall season, the regu-
lations specify the same
season, size and creel
limits. On the Potomac
River, the minimum
size is 18 and you
can keep four sh per
person per day. In my
limited research of the
Potomac River Fisher-
ies Commission website
(www.prfc.state.va.us/),
I could not nd a closure
date for summer ounder.
There have been some years
when summer ounder could
be caught in November, but they
are certainly long gone by Thanksgiving.
Given that this year was not a good year for
summer ounder, I would guess that shing
for them would be tough this fall.
Of course the lesser regulated sh are
available for a while longer. Bluesh and
stripers will be chasing baitsh well into the
fall. Casting to breaking sh and plying the
shorelines with top water plugs for stripers
will be good for a few more
weeks. Jigging around struc-
ture and into schools of sh
below the surface will be good
well into the cooler months.
Live-lining spot will work as
long as the spot are available,
but they will be moving on
soon, too.
On the freshwater side,
largemouth bass will remain
available as the leaves fall.
Autumn is always good for
crappie and bluegills, too.
Keith has been a recre-
ational angler on the Chesa-
peake Bay and its tributaries
for over 50 years; he shes
weekly from his small boat during the sea-
son, and spends his free time supporting lo-
cal conservation organizations.
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The Ordinary
The Fall Season
BUDDS CREEK Last Saturday night
was the season nale at Southern Marylands
Potomac Speedway. On tap was the running of
the 19th annual Southern Maryland Nationals
and there was plenty of action over the course
of the two-day event.
Charlotte Halls David Williams contin-
ued his late-season rush as he was triumphant
in the 30-lap Limited Late Model feature on
Saturday, earning the $1500 payday that went
with it.
Williams and Sommey Lacey brought
the eld down to the initial green ag of the
event. Williams would blast into the race lead
as the pack entered turn-one. From that point
on, it would be a race for second as Williams,
at the controls of his Sommey and Ruth Ann
Lacey owned Rocket No. 45, would lead every
lap to score his fourth Potomac LLM win of
the season and career 32nd in the division. As
Williams led, the race for second was quite a
crowd-pleaser. Sommey Lacey and Stevie Long
waged a race long battle before Long took the
spot for good on lap-22. Long would get close
to Williams several times, but would have to
settle for runner-up money.
This season has been a blast, Williams
stated. This is without doubt the best handling
race car Ive ever been in and its a shame the
season is now over. Williams win was his
overall 76th career feature win at Potomac
and his rst Southern MD Nationals victory.
Weve come close to winning this race a few
times, Williams said. I just have to thank the
Laceys for letting me drive their car and all the
guys that work on this thing, it was awesome
tonight.
Sommey Lacey would settle for third,
Kenny Moreland was fourth and Roland Mann
completed the top ve. Heats for the 25 cars on
hand went to Paul Cursey, Derrick Quade and
Kenny Moreland. Lacey set fast time in time
trials on Friday with a one-lap time of 15.799.
The 35-lap Street Stock feature started
rather calm, but produced a wild nish. Dale
Smith and Walt Homberg paced the eld down
to the initial start. Homberg exed his muscle
as he grabbed the race lead by the completion
of the rst lap. As Homberg lead, fth start-
ing Scotty Nelson had reached second by the
eighth-lap and would battle Homberg constant-
ly over the next 27-laps. As Homberg took the
white ag he bobbled just a bit off turn-two al-
lowing Nelson a run down the backstretch. As
the duo entered turn-three, contact was made
and Homberg went spinning as Nelson, at
right rear tire and all, went on to win his rst-
ever Southern Maryland Nationals.
Man thats not the way I wanted to win
this race, Nelson stated. I raced Walt clean
the entire race, and he made a mistake on the
last lap that allowed me to get close going into
three, and I gured with $2000 on the line, Im
going for it. Were a low-buck team, and Im
proud of all the people who helped me get here
tonight.
Homberg was not happy with the outcome
of the event.
He wrecked me, Homberg bottom-lined.
Weve tried for a lot of years to win this race
and came within two turns of doing it, I just
cant believe he drove like that. I guess theres
nothing I can do about it now.
Homberg would nish a disappointing
17th.
2009 nationals champion Mike Corbin
came from 16th to collect runner-up honors,
Mike Warrenfeltz was third, 18th starting
Matt Kerns was fourth and three time nation-
als champion Brian Kerns rounded out the top
ve. Heats for the 46 cars entered went to Kurt
Zimmerman, Smith, Nelson, Homberg and
Warrenfeltz with Kyle Nelson and Terry Sta-
ton winning twin consolations. Scotty Nelson
set fast time on Friday with a one-lap time of
18.235.
In other weekend action, Russell Erwin
scored his sixth win of the season in the 30-
lap Modied feature, Wesley Givens scored his
rst-ever at Potomac in the 25-lap Hobby Stock
main, Richard Gwizdale annexed his fourth of
the season in the 25-lap four-cylinder event and
2010 track champion John Hardesty rolled to
his third win of the year in the 30-lap Strictly
Stock main event.

Limited Late Model
Feature Results
1. David Williams 2. Stevie Long 3. Som-
mey Lacey 4. Kenny Moreland 5. Roland Mann
6. Dan Arnold 7. Joey Love 8. Billy Tucker 9.
Bernie Beard 10. David Puckett 11. Pat Wood
12. Dave Adams 13. Tommy Wagner Jr. 14.
Alan Canter 15. Bruce Kane 16. Paul Cursey
17. Ed Pope 18. Glenn Elliott 19. Chuck Cox
20. Don Woodruff 21. Derrick Quade 22. Brett
Adkins 23. Tyler Emory 24. CJ Brown 25. Tim
Shelton (DNS)
Street Stock Feature
Results
1. Scotty Nelson 2. Mike Corbin 3. Mike
Warrenfeltz 4. Matt Kerns 5. Brian Kerns 6.
Kyle Nelson 7. Jimmy Jessmer Jr. 8. Donnie
Smith 9. Kurt Zimmerman 10. Mike Reyn-
olds 11. Craig Tankersley 12. Terry Staton 13.
Jimmy Randall 14. Randy Zechman 15. Dale
Smith 16. Jason Murphy 17. Walt Homberg 18.
Barry Williams 19. Gerald Hoestetter 20. Rick
Stouffer 21. Scott Wilson 22. Don Zechman 23.
James Sparks 24. Greg Breeden 25. David Kai-
ser 26. Eric Johnson
Williams Reigns Supreme in Potomac Southern Maryland Nationals
Nelson, Homberg Tangle Highlights Wild Street Stock Finish
Wed., Sept. 29
Boys Cross Country
Great Mills 16, Westlake 47
Great Mills 15, Chopticon 50
Great Mills 16, Calvert 47
Calvert 19, Chopticon 38
Chopticon 25, Westlake 36
Leonardtown 16, McDonough 47
Leonardtown 16, Patuxent 47
Girls Cross Country
Calvert 19, Great Mills 36
Calvert 20, Chopticon 35
Great Mills 15, Westlake 50
Great Mills 24, Chopticon 31
Chopticon 15, Westlake 50
Leonardtown 15, Patuxent 50
Field Hockey
La Plata 2, Chopticon 1
St. Johns 1, St. Marys Ryken 0
Sat., Oct. 2
Boys Soccer
Great Mills 4, Patuxent 1
Field Hockey
Calverton 2, St. Marys Ryken 0
Football
McDonough 20, Chopticon 12
Great Mills 13, Lackey 10 (overtime)
St. Marys Ryken 14, Central Mary-
land Christian 2
Mon., Oct. 4
Field Hockey
Good Counsel 3, St. Marys Ryken 0
Football
Westlake 58, Leonardtown 18
Volleyball
Good Counel 3, St. Marys Ryken 0
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Volleyball
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
LEONARDTOWN Coming off of their
rst loss of the season at the hands of Hunting-
town on September 28, Leonardtown volley-
ball coach Steve Correll felt Mondays match
against visiting McDonough would be a test.
The Raiders passed with ying colors,
sweeping the Rams 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-21)
and improving to 6-1 on the season and 3-1
in Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
matches.
I wanted to see how they would respond
to adversity, Correll said of the 3-2 loss to
the Hurricanes, the rst sets the Raiders lost
all season. I think they did very well it was
good to see their condence level back up.
It was important for us to step up and
bounce back, said sophomore Jessica Harris,
who had three kills and ve blocks on the eve-
ning. We kept our motivation up and showed
our teamwork.
The Raiders cruised to victory in the rst
two sets, but encountered plenty of resistance
from the Rams in the nal set. McDonough
held leads of 5-1, 11-8 and 18-15 along with ty-
ing the set at 21 before Rachel Risers kill gave
Leonardtown the advantage for good. Junior
Loren Day, who also had 13 assists, served
for the nal three points and nished off the
Rams.
All of us were too pumped up, so we had
to dial it down and I think we did that really
well, Day said. We pulled it back together
and played Raider ball.
The highlight of the match came in the
third set when Day picked up one of her assists
from her knees, sliding to get the ball back in
the air and setting up Madison Pachner for the
kill. Day was modest about her athletic play.
Sometimes, you just have to do what you
have to do, she said with a laugh. I give all
the credit to Madison because she was able to
get to it.
Correll was happy to see teamwork on full
display, crediting the back line specically for
the expert ball movement.
We made great passes from the back and
were able to spread the ball around, he said. It
was a total team effort.
Correll was reluctant to talk about much
beyond Monday night, but he believes he has a
very good team this year.
We take it one game at a time,
but theres a lot of talent and potential
on this team, he says. And theyre
getting better every week.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Dates: September 26, 2010, October 24, 2010,
November 14, 2010, and February 27, 2011.
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Raiders Respond,
Sweep McDonough
Monica Peters has her eye on the ball during
the Raiders three-game sweep of McDonough
Monday night.
Monica Zwolinski of Leonardtown hammers the
ball.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
POMFRET The Chopticon football
team didnt play one of its better games
Saturday morning at McDonough, but
they were right there until the end.
The Rams held on for a 20-12 win for
homecoming, ending Chopticons brutal
rst-half schedule on a dismal note.
Our effort was pretty good, but we
made far too many mistakes the most
weve made all season, head coach Tony
Lisanti said of numerous penalties and
missed opportunties. Our special teams
werent very special also and thats a chal-
lenge we have to take up - to get better.
McDonough (4-1 overall, 3-0 in
Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
play) started the game with an onsides
kick, recovered it and promptly put seven
points on the board when receiver Devon-
te Gray was on the business end of a 43-
yard pitch and catch with Aquil Michaux.
Chopticon struck back when Bam Wroble
blocked a Ram punt and T.J. Graham fell
on the ball before it rolled out of the back
of the end zone for the rst Chopticon
TD.
Gray would add another touchdown
reception in the second quarter, this one
coming from Devone Boone to push the
McDonough lead to eight points, but the
Braves responded.
On a fourth and 12, junior quarter-
back Cody Douglas threw a pass to the
right side of the eld, where J.W. Smith
caught, spun off of his defender and dove
in the end zone in one swift motion to
bring Chopticon (2-3 overall, 1-2 SMAC)
within two points. Thats as close as they
would get, as Douglas over-
threw Wroble on the two-
point conversion attempt.
We knew Chopticon
had no quit, we talked about
it all week, Rams head
coach Luke Ethington said.
Theyre always a formidable
team and we just had to nish
strong today.
The Chopticon defense
settled down in the second
half, only allowing two eld
goals from Rams place-kicker
Adam Knight over the nal
24 minutes, but the offense
couldnt drive for the tying
score in the nal minutes.
Lisanti felt the lack of a run
game hurt his team.
We couldnt get into a
rhythm offensively, we need-
ed to maybe mix it up a little
bit, he said.
After playing four of their
rst ve games on the road (all
ve coming against teams that
made regional playoff appear-
ances last season), the Braves
are looking forward to the
second half of their season,
which will take place entirely
in St. Marys County. Chopti-
con has four home games and
a visit to county rival Great
Mills left on the schedule.
We do get to play four of
our last ve at home, so thats
good for us, Lisanti said. Well play in-
spired at home.
The adrenaline is really pumping
when youre playing at home, J.W. Smith
said. We just have to get it done.

Mistakes Keep Braves from
Catching McDonough
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Football
LEONARDTOWN The St. Marys Ryken football
team snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday after-
noon, defeating Central Maryland Christian 14-2 in a non-
conference battle. The Knights moved their record to 2-4
on the season and will play their rst homecoming game
at the brand-new Knights Stadium Friday night against St.
Vincent Pallotti. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Great Mills 13, Lackey 10 (overtime)
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Great Mills (4-1, 2-1 SMAC) 0 0 7 0 6 13
Lackey (1-4, 1-2 SMAC) 7 0 0 0 3 10
Lackey Holley 1 run (Gray kick)
Great Mills Smith 60 pass from Hurt (Walker kick)
Lackey Gray 23 eld goal
Great Mills Hurt 10 run
Hornets Spoil
Lackeys
Homecoming
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
MASON SPRINGS Jordan Hurts 10-yard touch-
down run on Great Mills rst possession in overtime gave
the visiting Hornets a 13-10 win over Lackey Saturday
morning, extending the Hornets win streak to three games
and spoiling the Chargers homecoming in the process.
It took us a while, but we pulled it out, head coach
Bill Grifth said. We had more turnovers in the game than
we did in the previous four, but our defense played very
tough.
Hurt connected with junior receiver Anthony Smith
on a 60-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter to
tie the game at 7. Neither team scored again in regulation
and Lackey got rst crack in the overtime. An illegal pro-
cedure on fourth down forced the Chargers (1-4 overall, 1-2
SMAC) to settle for Phillip Grays 23-yard eld goal to give
them a short lived lead. On the Hornets rst and only pos-
session in OT, Hurt scrambled for the winning touchdown.
In our type of offense, which is a spread, youve got
to have a mobile quarterback, Grifth said. That added
dimension of Jordan running causes a strain on the other
teams defense.
The Hornets return home Friday night at 7 p.m. to
battle Patuxent, who has lost two straight after starting the
season 3-0, the most recent loss being a 41-7 setback against
Northern last Friday night.
Were going to go out and play football like we always
do, Grifth said. We have to focus and we cant look past
anybody. We have to play our game.
Grifth knows his team wont look past anyone, but
going into the second half of the season, hes condent that
this years team has the drive to nish the year strong.
These kids saw what we went through last year,
winning some games to get the ball rolling, he said.
They didnt know anything about winning, now they
expect to win.
Knights Snap
Losing Streak,
Defeat Central
Maryland Christian
McDonough 20, Chopticon 12

1 2 3 4 Total
CHS (2-3, 1-2 SMAC) 6 6 0 0 12
McD (4-1, 3-1 SMAC) 7 7 3 3 20

McD - Gray 43 pass from Michaux (Knight kick)
CHS - Graham recovered blocked punt in end
zone (kick blocked)
McD - Gray 23 pass from Boone (Knight kick)
CHS - Smith 16 pass from Douglas (pass failed)
McD - Knight 32 Field Goal
McD - Knight 25 Field Goal
WALDORF The Atlantic League of Pro-
fessional Baseball has announced that Southern
Maryland Blue Crabs right-hander Dan Reichert
has been named the 2010 Atlantic League Pitcher
of the Year. Reichert went a career best 18-9 this
season, breaking the league record for wins in a
single season. He also led the Atlantic League in
innings pitched (189.0) and strikeouts (148), and
tied for the league lead with 29 starts, a career
high.
Reichert set the single season wins record in
a 7-2 Blue Crabs victory over the York Revolu-
tion on September 17 at Regency Furniture Sta-
dium. His 18 wins surpassed the 17-4 record of
Denny Harriger in 2006, who posted that mark
for the Lancaster Barnstormers in their champi-
onship season. In order to break Harrigers re-
cord, Reichert had to win each of his last three
starts.
At 15-9, he defeated the Newark Bears on
September 7 at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium, and then
beat the Long Island Ducks on September 12 at Suffolk County
Sports Park before earning the record-setting win in his nal
start ve days later.
Reicherts most outstanding start came on June 19 at Long
Island where he threw a complete game shutout in game one of
a day/night doubleheader. He struck out 10 batters and led the
Crabs to a 7-0 victory.
The veteran was also named Atlantic League Pitcher of
The Month for July, after posting a 3-1 record with a 2.46 ERA
in ve starts. In 33 innings that month, Reichert struck out 25,
walking only seven.
There was really only one pitcher in
the league who deserved this award, and that
was Dan Reichert. Its not every year that the
all-time league wins record falls, said Blue
Crabs General Manager Chris Allen. This
is a great tribute to one of the most valuable
members of the most winning team in Blue
Crabs history, Allen continued.
Reichert was a member of the original
Blue Crabs roster in 2008, posting a 3-1 record
with a 3.40 ERA in six starts before being the
rst player in franchise history to be signed
by a Major League organization when the
Cleveland Indians purchased his contract on
May 29. He nished that season in the Pitts-
burgh Pirates organization and returned to the
Atlantic League last year with the Bridgeport
Bluesh, going 14-9 in 28 starts. Reichert end-
ed the 2010 regular season with a 35-19 record
in 63 Atlantic League starts.
A 14-year veteran, Reichert was drafted seventh overall
by the Kansas City Royals in 1997 out of the University of the
Pacic. He has Major League experience in ve seasons, pre-
dominantly with the Royals, but most recently with the Toronto
Blue Jays in 2003. Reichert made his big league debut in 1999
with the Royals and pitched for them through 2002, winning
21 games.
For his career, Reichert is 108-89 in 425 games and 225
starts in the majors and minors combined.
Blue Crabs Reichert is Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year
Blue Crabs pitcher Dan Reichert
and catcher Christian Lopez
were two of the four players
named to the Atlantic League
post-season all-star team.
Photo from SOMDBlueCrabs.com
J.W. Smith, who scored a touchdown and intercepted
a pass for Chopticon Saturday afternoon, tries to take
down the Rams Justin Brooks.
Photo by Chris Stevens
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Football
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
The Leonardtown football team
gave visiting Westlake all it could
handle before the Wolverines pulled
away for a 58-18 win Monday night,
but Raiders head coach Mike Nines
was encouraged by the teams per-
formance against one of the South-
ern Maryland Athletic Conferences
top teams.
I think the kids knew they
could play with them. Its about ex-
ecution and offensively we executed
quite well in the rst half against
them, he said. The coaching staff
did a great job of scouting Westlake
and taking advantage of a couple of
things. The kids showed heart in the rst
half and I think it will help us in the future to
know that we can play with anyone.
Leonardtown struck rst when junior
quarterback Drew Wysocki threw a 43-yard
touchdown pass to sophomore running back
Steven Stewart for a 6-0 Raider lead. After
the Wolverines scored and were successful on
the two-point conversion to take an 8-6 lead,
the Raiders responded with a long drive that
end with Alfonso Cyrus diving into the end
zone from two yards out 24 seconds in the
second quarter for a 12-8 Leonardtown lead.
The Wolverines took the lead for good on the
ensuing kickoff when Steven Koudossou re-
turned it 72 yards for the touchdown and the
Wolverines piled on from there.
The Raider passing game was in peak
form, as Wysocki completed eight of his 13
pass attempts for 230 yards and two touch-
downs. Cyrus added a second touchdown on a
64-yard pass from Wysocki late in the second
quarter.
We game planned to throw against them
a lot. Offensively we did quite well executing
on the pass plays, Nines said. Drew had a
terric game and the offensive line did a good
job protecting him for a lot of the pass plays.
Our receivers did a good job of getting off of
the jam and man coverage.
Stewart continued his solid play with 132
total yards (72 rushing, 60 receiving), which
doesnt surprise his coach at all.
We knew Steven would be good this
year, he is performing very well and I am very
proud of him, Nines said, adding that Leonar-
dtown only starts six seniors. He has stepped
up to the varsity very well and we have a few
very good sophomores this year.
The Raiders will travel to La Plata Friday
to take on the Warriors at 7 p.m.
We have a very short week and cant
waste any time getting ready for them. I think
they will respond well and step up to the chal-
lenge facing them this week, he said.
Raiders Hang Tough,
But Westlake Pulls Away
Blue Crabs pitchers Dan Reichert and Jim Ed Warden, as well as second baseman Casey
Benjamin and catcher Christian Lopez have been named to the 2010 Atlantic League Postseason
All-Star Team.
Warden earns postseason honors as the top relief pitcher after earning a league best 30 saves
in 58 appearances out of the Blue Crabs bullpen, and is the franchise leader in saves with 43.
Warden went 6-4 with a 2.61 ERA in 58.2 innings pitched, and held opponents to a .217 batting
average.
Benjamin was one of the best offensive players for Southern Maryland in 2010, smacking a
team best 138 hits in 112 games while batting .304 with 20 home runs and 66 RBI. His 20 homers
were second on the club.
Lopez makes the Postseason All-Star Team as the best defensive catcher in the Atlantic
League. In 810.1 innings behind the plate, Lopez threw out more than half (39-for-76) of the base
runners who tried to steal off of him. At the plate, Lopez hit .274 with seven homers and 41 RBI
in 94 games. He also led the team with a .429 average in July.
Four Blue Crabs Make
Post-Season All-Star Team
Photo by Victor Marquart
Leonardtowns Alfonso Cyrus runs through a tack-
le attempt by Westlakes Lawrence Fields.
Westlake 58, Leonardtown 18
1 2 3 4 Total
WHS (4-1, 3-1 SMAC) 8 22 21 7 58
LHS (2-3, 1-2 SMAC) 6 12 0 0 18
LHS Stewart 43 pass from Wysocki (kick failed)
WHS Jones 3 run (Lawrence pass from Istvan)
LHS Cyrus 2 run (run failed)
WHS Koudossou 72 run (Jones run)
WHS Hale 17 run (Istvan kick)
WHS Edwards 20 run (Istvan kick)
LHS Cyrus 64 pass from Wysocki (kick failed)
WHS Rose 5 run (Istvan kick)
WHS Jones 15 run (Istvan kick)
WHS Rose 43 run (Istvan kick)
WHS Spriggs 3 run (Istvan kick)
Raiders Spike
McDonough
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October 7, 2010
Photo By Frank Marquart
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