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A sign placed on Route 5 in Leonardtown warns motorists
of new penalties statewide for using a hand held cell phone
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Talking on a hand-held cell phone while driving will be illegal starting
Friday as a law passed in the legislature takes effect, and local offcials are
warning motorists of penalties if they ignore the new statute.
An electronic sign on Route 5 in Leonardtown proclaims that viola-
tors will receive a ticket if caught and the county government has released
a press statement reminding residents.
I challenge all drivers to stop using hand held cell phones while driv-
ing immediately, Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell (D-St.
George Island) said in a statement. We know that the use of cell phones
while driving causes many traffc accidents, injuries and fatalities. Chang-
ing this habit of making telephone calls while driving can save lives in our
county.
Law enforcement offcers will make exceptions for motorists making
911 calls and drivers would be allowed to answer or terminate an incoming
call or to turn the phone on or off.
Typing out text messages while driving is also illegal in Maryland,
excluding texting a 911 message or using a global positioning system.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that hand-held cell phone use while
driving is a secondary offense, meaning that a motorist must frst commit
another offense, to be pulled over and then cited for the cell phone use as
well.
The law, however, leaves hand-held cell phone use available to police
offcers who are driving and conducting offcial business, though Cameron
said that deputies will be admonished to use hands-free cell phone devices
while driving.
Offcers are also allowed by law to produce a text message while driv-
ing, Cameron said of the statute past last year that outlaws the practice for
all other citizens.
However, he said, his agency would likely amend their own policies
to have offcers stop driving to engage in text messaging for safetys sake.
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Cell Phone Use Ban in Effect
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
With one in seven Americans living in poverty, almost
14.5 percent, according to 2009 census statistics, the economy
shows little sign of quickly recovering and in St. Marys County
human services workers say that despite the relatively strong
economy provided by the U.S. Navy, their services are in great-
er demand than ever before.
Theres no question that every program we have has in-
creased, said Ella May Russell, director of the countys De-
partment of Social Services.
Calls for help when it comes to assistance with food, hous-
ing and paying bills for things like utilities and mortgages to
forestall lenders calling in real estate debts are all on the rise,
she said.
Elizabeth Donovan, assistant director for Operations and
Child Support with the agency, said that from just 2009 to 2010
applications from residents to be considered for food stamp as-
sistance has risen 25 percent.
Thats a signifcant increase, Donovan said, adding that
the number of people seeking emergency medical assistance,
either because they have lost their health insurance or cannot
pay their medical bills, has risen 20 percent from October of
2009 to August 2010 by 20 percent, or from 733 cases in 2008
to 918 cases currently.
Russell said that social services personnel see and attempt
to assist an average of 2,400 people every month, but the 2010
fow of clients should increase that number, she said.
Pleas for more money from clients seeking emergency f-
nancial assistance for paying necessities such as heat and elec-
tricity bills has ballooned from just 625 residents in 2009 to
1,096 by August of 2010.
From July 1 to September there have been 1,234 appli-
cations for emergency energy assistance from the Tri-County
Community Action Council, they said, with 1,061 cleared to
receive benefts.
In all there are 12,210 residents in the county who are en-
rolled in some kind of fnancial assistance program with the
Department of Social Services, Russell said, and that excludes
those who are seeking help from the agency apart from cash
assistance.
That number has risen from 10,672 residents just a year
ago, Russell said.
Government agencies arent the only ones seeing an in-
crease in the needy.
At First Saints Community Church in Leonardtown the
number of people looking to get just one hot meal on Tuesdays
and Thursdays has jumped as well, says the volunteer who runs
the soup kitchen.
We seen a 20 person-per-day increase on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, said Mona Famoso. Before we were feeding about
50 a day and now we are feeding between 60 and 80 people.
Now we have all these new people coming in, a lot of
new faces, she said of those who are either unemployed, under-
employed or have meager benefts. Were seeing more young
people now, Im talking about young adults coming in more.
Bob Schaller, head of the countys economic and commu-
nity development agency, said that while the countys economy
continues to grow in the defense sector, the benefts are not be-
ing felt in the entire county.
We are strong and getting stronger, but its not [that] eco-
nomic benefts are spreading across the board, Schaller said.
Last year the U.S. Navys programs at Patuxent River Na-
val Air Station grew by almost 700 jobs, which he considered
very strong, but juxtaposed with the growing need for social
services, and the dwindling resources to meet them, the key
was for people to make themselves competitive for the countys
main economic engine.
That means education and work force training, Schaller
said. How do you get more people on the tread mill? And how
do you get them from the low end of the treadmill to the higher
end?
As Poverty Climbs, Needs Grow Locally
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In this issue we are profling the candidates in state races based with one-on-one interviews with each candidate.
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By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
The $1.6 billion shortfall in the
next budget, and Governor Martin
OMalleys stated position of either in-
creasing taxes or dramatically reducing
state services is Maryland State Del-
egate candidate Erik Andersons (R-
Patuxent River) number one concern.
My opponent (John Bohanan,
D-California) has a 100 percent record
of raising taxes. He has a 100 percent
record of increasing spending. He is
probably going to increase taxes and in-
crease spending. I dont see any change
coming out of that, Anderson said.
Instead, Anderson said he has
identifed $3.9 billion in savings, most-
ly from the Maryland Health Depart-
ments budget. He has a plan to increase
the current Medicaid benefts and
manage the 200,000 increase in cases
resulting from the federally-mandated
changes in healthcare reform. He said
his plan will dramatically cut costs
without reducing services.
Anderson concludes, based upon
his own research, that neither taxes in-
creases nor spending cuts are necessary
to balance the budget. Instead he favors
eliminating waste and consolidating.
For example, he sees redundancies in
the states departments for natural re-
sources and environment in their pro-
tection of the Chesapeake Bay.
Im a big fan of doing things
smarter. Anybody can say they can
cut. Its coming up with a viable plan
that sets candidates apart, he said.
Maryland Department of Legislative
Services stated this year that if income
tax was reduced from 6 percent back to
the previous 5 percent gross revenues
in state would go actually go up by ap-
proximately by three quarters of a bil-
lion dollars. And the reason being is
that people would have greater spend-
ing power, have more money to spend
in the economy.
Although he did not specifcally
list business and creating jobs in his
top four challenges facing Maryland,
Anderson spent most of his interview
talking about both. He suggests a 100
percent repeal of Marylands corporate
income taxes, which currently adds
$744 million to the budget. He said such
move would immediately create 6,000
direct jobs and up to 60,000 secondary
jobs.
Now we are hiring more people,
we are saving money, creating jobs
and directly impacting our small busi-
ness to be able to hire more people and
keep Maryland jobs solvent in Mary-
land without forcing businesses out of
the state, Anderson said. I absolutely
support that, I am passionate about that
and that will be one of my most sincere
focuses is getting people back to work.
While commuter rail and the
Thomas Johnson Bridge are important,
Anderson believes fxing three other
traffc issues in St. Marys should take
priority. The back up on Route 235, the
slow down at Great Mills Road and
Route 5 and the narrow width of Point
Lookout Road in Scotland are all inter-
twined, according to Anderson. You
cant fx one without the other.
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Anderson: Consolidate and Cut Waste to Balance Budget
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
Education and streamlined pro-
cesses are keys to Marylands future,
according to incumbent Maryland
State Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr.
(D-California).
As a member of the appropriations
committee, Bohanan said he worked
with Governor Martin OMalley to re-
duce Marylands budget by $5 billion
dollars without sacrifcing the states
commitment to education.
Specifcally we will continue to
hold priorities of education. Frankly we
need to be cognizant of the impact on
businesses and jobs for further reduc-
tions, he said.
Bohanan suggests recent acco-
lades for Marylands primary and sec-
ondary education signal an educated
workforce, which in turn infuences the
economy for the state.
We are doing very well. (Kinder-
garten through 12th grade) has been
ranked best in the country two years in
a row. Higher education has a reputa-
tion which is just vastly improved over
the last ten years, Bohanan said. Our
public colleges and universities have
come way up in terms of the value and
the quality of the education they offer
for the price. Weve kept tuition frozen
for four years.
Besides an emphasis on education,
Maryland needs to be cognizant of the
impact of its processes on businesses
and jobs.
Sometimes our state government
is our own worst enemy in trying to
stimulate and move projects forward.
We are working with the state and
the governor to tackle that. We have a
long ways to go, he said. But to me
that is one of the principle things we
can do to move our own processes in
a way that we move private invest-
ment along quicker and get businesses
moving again and thats where jobs get
created.
Bohanan mentions the Depart-
ment of Transportation and Maryland
Department of Environment as the two
places were new businesses get bogged
down. He says the state needs to work
with businesses by clearly stating the
rules, the procedures and process for
starting a business. Then the state
needs to make sure that everything
happens pretty quickly.
Transportation is another area
needing attention over the next four
years. Bohanan believes a third nucle-
ar reactor coming on line in Calvert
County should make the Southern
Maryland counties eligible for federal
funding. He said he is part of a group
working very hard on seeking federal
funding to move the Thomas Johnson
Bridge improvements forward.
However, as a state delegate he
is also concerned about the gridlock
in the Baltimore-Washington area,
which is said to be among the worst in
the country. Keeping vehicles moving
is all very expensive and keeping up
with it is a challenge. Meanwhile we
cant neglect the rural areas, Eastern
Shores and Western Maryland.
Bohanan: I Will Continue to Champion Education
Profle of Erik
Anderson, (R)
Candidate for
Maryland House
of Delegates,
Dist. 29B
Profle of John
L. Bohanan, (D)
Candidate for
Maryland House
of Delegates,
Dist. 29B
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
We need to get back to control-
ling spending. It doesnt take Warren
BuffetJimmy Buffet can probably
fgure out that Maryland spends too
much money, says Maryland State
Delegate candidate Matt Morgan
(R-Hughesville).
He recalls that in 2006 Marylands
state budget was $29 billion and had
a $1 billion surplus. Four years later,
the state budget has increased to $33
billion and has a $2 billion defcit. In
2007 the state legislators went into spe-
cial session to balance the budget by
increasing approximately a dozen taxes
such as on sales, automobile excise and
real estate.
Maryland doesnt have a revenue
problem as much as it does a spending
problem, Morgan says, One point
three million dollars in tax increases
never brings in $1.3 million dollars
worth of revenue.
As far as transportation needs
in Southern Maryland, Morgan says
it is one of his platforms to upgrade
the infrastructure. Although hes not
in favor of any more federal stimu-
lus money going to the states, if more
money comes available, Morgan thinks
the state should go after it hard to fund
improvements to the Thomas Johnson
Bridge. Furthermore he favors bring-
ing heavy high-speed rail to Southern
Maryland. He points out that a 2009
study concluded that light commuter
rail would be fnancially non-feasible.
Morgan believes Maryland is fall-
ing behind its southern neighbor when
it comes to infrastructure, which en-
tices businesses to move out of state.
He gives the example of Lockheed
Martins recent headquarter move from
Maryland to Virginia.
They have a better corporate tax
rate, a better personal income tax rate
and now they have a substantially bet-
ter immigration policy than the state of
Maryland does. If you cant compete
with your neighboring states you arent
going to draw businesses in. Those
who can will move. I think thats some
of the problems we are facing, Morgan
said.
Relaxing regulations like the
Stormwater Management Act goes
hand in hand.
Most people in the businesses
community already know this that gov-
ernment doesnt create jobs; businesses
do, he said. And right now Maryland
is ranked 45th in business friendliness.
And until thats fxed the jobs arent
coming back. news@countytimes.net
Profle of Matt
Morgan, (R) Can-
didate for Mary-
land House of Del-
egates, Dist. 29A
Morgan: Govt. Doesnt Create Jobs, Businesses Do
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By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
Incumbent Maryland State Delegate
Johnny F. Wood, Jr. (D-Mechanicsville)
says there are only three ways to balance
a budget, whether it be a county, state,
federal or even a household budget.
Find a new source of revenue, cut
programs or raise taxes. Will it happen
this year? Unlikely, but the second year
of the term? Yes, they are going to have to
raise taxes and that is going to be tough,
Wood said.
The projected $2 billion short-
fall combined with the depletion of the
$4.4 billion Maryland received from the
Obama administrations stimulus pack-
age only delayed the need to raise taxes,
according to Wood.
He does not believe the legislature
can realistically cut programs, except for
a few look good, feel good programs.
Just like a fnancially constrained family
has to live within its means, so should the
government, according to Wood.
You only have so much money
in the kitty thats all you can spend this
week. We have a lot of programs within
the state, but they are programs you do
when you are fush. Just like when you are
at home and you need a new pair of shoes
if you dont have money enough to buy
them this week you wear the old ones.
Thats how I look at it, he said.
One way Maryland citizens are
making their family dollars stretch is
crossing state borders to save money on
gasoline, cigarettes and to play video
(slot) machines, Wood said. He admits to
driving from Mechanicville to Virginia
where he can save ten cents a gallon on
gas. He knows of people crossing the riv-
er and saving $25 a carton on cigarettes.
He suggested those who do drive to
Virginia most likely decide to complete
all their errands there. What have we
done? Weve spent our whole paycheck in
VA. And Maryland has suffered for that.
The money spent in other states
is revenue not coming into Marylands
treasure. He believes Maryland let the
boat sail on a potential revenue source,
video (slots) machines. Proposed, passed
but never funded was the Thornton Bill
to bring video machines to Maryland to
fund education. He said did not initially
support the bill, but heard Delaware
claims of $1 million from Maryland citi-
zens crossing state lines.
Video machines are not taxing
people. People from the beginning of
time have gambled and they are going to
continue to gamble, Wood said.
Finally, he believes the regulations
on businesses in Maryland are too much.
He accuses Governor Martin OMalley
and a small group of administrators of
implementing all the regulations outside
of the Maryland legislative sessions.
Its like sneaking in the backdoor
and I think it is wrong.
Wood: Legislature Will Be Faced with Tough Decisions
Profle of John
F. Wood, Jr. (D)
Candidate for
Maryland House
of Delegates,
Dist. 29A
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
Whether the Maryland General As-
sembly calls it taxes or fees, it is all the
same in the mind of incumbent Maryland
State Senator Roy Dyson (D-Great Mills).
They are all robbing the people of
Maryland from money in their pocket-
books, Dyson said in an interview with
the Southern Calvert Gazette.
Dyson points to his record of consis-
tently opposing tax or fee increases across
both Republican and Democratic adminis-
trations. He voted against raising automo-
bile registration fees under Governor Rob-
ert Ehrlich and against sales tax, fush tax
and a number of other fee increases under
Governor Martin OMalley.
Marylands constitution mandates
the legislators pass a balanced budget ev-
ery year. Dyson thinks this is a beneft to
its citizens.
It forces us to make the kind of cuts
that brings about fscal discipline needed
today in government, he said.
One way to balance the next budget is
to freeze departmental growth within the
state. Stating government tends to grow
at a certain percentage every year, Dyson
suggests stopping that kind of growth is
necessary because we just cant afford it.
The integrated regional transpor-
tation plan for St. Marys, Charles and
Calvert counties is one of the bills Dyson
said he had a hand in passing. The plan
provides a blueprint for the infrastruc-
ture necessary to keep highways moving
within the region. The Tri-County Council
has listed the Thomas Johnson Bridge and
light commuter rail as top priorities, which
Dyson supports. He also introduced a bill
to build the second companion expansion
to the bridge, which did not pass.
Dyson is optimistic that the recession
is ending and the economy will continue
to grow, providing jobs that will increase
revenues. This is a time to cut the state
budget and not increase taxes and stall the
growth, he said.
He is excited about the Base Closure
and Realignment Commission (BRAC) to
bring thousands more jobs to Maryland
next year. While these jobs are not com-
ing to Southern Maryland, they are jobs in
the defense industry, which will hopefully
encourage people to stay. Dyson believes
Marylands highly ranked education sys-
tem is the reason BRAC moved jobs to
Maryland and why people will stay in
Maryland.
Finally, Dyson believes is record of
support for small business needs in Mary-
land has consistently won him the backing
and high marks of a number of small busi-
ness groups over the years.
Profle of Roy
Dyson (D)
Candidate for
Maryland State
Senate Dist. 29
Dyson: Taxes and Fees Are the Same Thing
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
Jobs are the issue, taxes are the
problem and spending is the cause, says
Maryland State Senator candidate Steve
Waugh (R-Lusby).
If elected, his top legislative agenda
is to reduce taxes across the board so
businesses and entrepreneurs can make
more money and hire more people.
I think it is time to roll it (taxes)
back to where it was. And see what we
can do to boost the economy, Waugh
said. Once you get the economy grow-
ing the revenues will come in.
In addition to cutting taxes, Waugh
would like to fnd effciencies in the cur-
rent state departments, some more than
others.
Its all about fnding effciencies.
We have to teach government how to im-
prove its tooth to tail. Reduce overhead
just like a business does, just like a family
does on a budget. Thats my approach,
he said.
A state senator should support the
counties priorities and needs when it
comes to transportation issues, Waugh
said. He pointed out that the Tri-County
Council is reviewing the regions needs
and integrating them into one plan, which
will be integrated into the states overall
transportation plan. Having said this, he
does think bringing light rail to Southern
Maryland and addressing the Thomas
Johnson Bridge should be high priorities.
Most importantly that bridge is a
huge, huge artery for Southern Maryland.
Just the other day it wasnt even closed
it was just restricted for inspection and
it virtually shut down two counties, he
said. We cant afford one day to wake up
and have the bridge fail inspection to start
planning the next bridge. We need to get
going on that right now.
As summarized in his political man-
tra, creating jobs and reducing unem-
ployment needs to be the singular focus
of Maryland over the next four years, ac-
cording to Waugh.
I think right now Maryland has be-
come one of the worst business climates
in the United States and its running busi-
nesses out of business. Weve lost 3,000
businesses in the last couple of years.
More important than trying to at-
tract large businesses to the state, Waugh
believes small businesses are the back-
bone to the economy.
I was talking to a guy who is the
6th or 7th largest employer in Calvert
County. He has 70 employees. Thats not
a really big business. There are thousands
of small businesses down here. If we can
set the condition so that each one of them
hires one person, our unemployment
problem is solved, Waugh said.
The way to improve the conditions,
according to Waugh, is to make Mary-
land competitive again by cutting taxes
and restraining spending and restraining
regulations.
Profle of
Steve Waugh
(R) Candidate
for Maryland
State Senate
Dist. 29
Waugh: Cut Taxes, Create Jobs
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
Facilitating a third nuclear reactor at
Calvert Cliffs is critical to the economic
health of Southern Maryland in the opin-
ion of State Delegate candidate Chris Da-
vies (D-Solomons).
The third reactor will be one of the
largest construction projects in the histo-
ry of the state of Maryland, bringing over
4,000 jobs to the region over a fve to six
year period, Davies said. Think of how
that can help local business and housing
and all aspects of our community during
that time period.
After completion there will be ap-
proximately 800 permanent jobs on site
and hundreds and hundreds of supporting
jobs such as restaurants and retail, ac-
cording to Davies. It will also help with
the current problem of over 600 home
foreclosures in the area.
Although he would like to see light
rail come to Southern Maryland, Davies
would rather see more high-paying and
high-quality jobs here so that families can
enjoy the quality of life available here.
Not being a businessman himself, he
talked to hundreds of small business own-
ers who all agree reducing the bureaucra-
cy, red tape and permitting process would
increase the business friendliness of the
state. Davies would like to see the county
commissioners work with the state to
streamline processes for small and large
businesses.
Improving the Thomas Johnson
Bridge is absolutely necessary for both
the health and public safety of both Cal-
vert and St. Marys counties. He pointed
out that addressing the bridge 15 years
ago wouldve cost $350 million, which he
agrees is a lot of money, but is less than
the total projected costs if the state starts
start now. He doesnt want to see the state
legislature study it for another 10 years ei-
ther. He promises to be diligent in making
the bridge a reality.
In general, Davies is optimistic
about Marylands current economic state.
He believes the nation has passed through
the hardest fnancial times; however, he
would like to see the state continue to see
the times as an opportunity to make smart
growth moves with the priorities resting
with safe schools, safe town centers and
safe neighborhoods.
One way to guarantee public safety,
Davies said, is to continue giving re-
sources to the all-volunteer frst respond-
ers in the counties the resources fre,
rescue and emergency medical services
will need to keep up with the growing
communities.
Davies is proud of Marylands com-
mitment to public education. But as a
fscal conservative, he does not believe
that spending more on education means
citizens are getting a better education. He
points out a number of initiatives between
the business and schools which dont re-
quire additional funds.
Profle of Chris
Davies (D) Candi-
date for Maryland
House of Del-
egates Dist. 29C
Davies: Improving TJ Bridge Absolutely Necessary
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sionate about what Governor Martin L.
OMalleys administration and the Mary-
land Department of the Environment have
done to the Stormwater Management Act
passed by the state legislature in 2007.
I am not opposed to regulation. But
it should be common sense regulation. But
the OMalley administration and the Mary-
land Department of the Environment have
crafted regulations which are strangling
industry.
ODonnell spoke to a priest recently
who wants to add a $14,000 expansion to
the current food bank; however the $20,000
engineering study and potential $80,000 in
property upgrades takes the project off the
board. This is only one example of how such
regulations are shutting down the construc-
tion industry around the state, according to
the delegate.
We need jobs. We need the revenue
those jobs supply, he said.
However, a lack of revenue in the state
is not what has made the budget the most
challenging thing facing the legislature over
the next four years.
We dont have a revenue problem as
much as we have a spending problem in the
state. I think spending cuts are indicated.
The Maryland state budget has increased
from $28 billion a year to $32 billion a year,
ODonnell said. Its a massive increase and
we cant continue take federal bailouts like
weve been doing the last two years.
Like some of his Republican col-
leagues running for state offce, ODonnell
believes spending reduction doesnt neces-
sarily lead to cuts in services. He suggests
that a 100 percent audit of Marylands Med-
icaid program could recover nearly $200
million in billing errors. Currently, Mary-
land only audits 1 percent of the current bills
submitted for payment, he said.
Another area is to return to the stan-
dard that mass transit should recover 40
percent of its cost from collecting fairs.
According to ODonnell, the OMalley ad-
ministration did away with that requirement
thus heavily subsidizing the program and
putting a strain on transportation projects
such as the Thomas Johnson Bridge.
He needs to quit raiding the transpor-
tation trust fund to pay for operating costs
in other areas. It continues to happen and
thats why we dont have the money to move
forward with the projects like the Thomas
Johnson Bridge, ODonnell said.
If re-elected, he hopes to continue
moving the bridge forward. He would like
to see nearly $200 billion set aside over next
few years to start the right-of-way land ac-
quisition and engineering necessary to im-
prove the bridge.
Profle of Anthony
ODonnell (R) Can-
didate for Mary-
land House of Del-
egates Dist. 29C
ODonnell: Regulations Are Strangling Industry
By Corrin M. Howe
Contributing Writer
Libertarian Party candidate for Mary-
land State Delegate Shawn Quinn (Solo-
mons) stands out from his opponents when
it comes to his position on the Thomas
Johnson Bridge.
The bridge is right in middle of my
district. The problem with the bridge is
there is really no place right now to build a
bridge. Theyd have to build on the existing
site or theyd have to steal land from people
who live down there, he said.
He is not in favor of the government
exercising its right to eminent domain
to take property from individuals for the
greater good of the public.
Eminent domain is a bad thing. Peo-
ple work hard for what they have and the
government is just going to come in and say
too bad, we want that land and we are go-
ing to sell it for this price. They dont even
give them what the land is worth, just what
they say it is worth, Quinn said.
A more serious transportation issue
resides in the largest community in the
southern end of Calvert County, according
to Quinn. The Chesapeake Ranch Estates
(CRE) is home to approximately 4,000
people whose homes are still on dirt roads.
Quinn has personal experience over the last
few years attempting to transport snow-
bound nurses to and from work. Hed rather
see paved roads in CRE before concentrat-
ing on the bridge.
When it comes to the main issues
facing Maryland over the next four years,
Quinn has similar answers as other candi-
dates. High state taxes, uncontrolled spend-
ing and lack of jobs are important. Hes not
in favor of increasing taxes to balance the
budget. In fact, hed rather fnd out where
we are spending our money. I dont think
our government knows where it spends its
money.
He does not feel 87 state funded de-
partments are necessary. He believes some
overlap exist in responsibilities. For exam-
ple, he thinks the state police, Department
of Natural Resources and state corrections
department can be made into one depart-
ment with one administration while still al-
lowing for all the separate duties and func-
tions of law enforcement.
Bringing jobs to Maryland is a matter
of reducing or eliminating business taxes,
according to Quinn. He pointed out that
Delaware has
no corporate taxes and they are receiving
all the new jobs.
If we dont get jobs into Maryland we
wont have a strong enough tax base to pay
for all these programs we have now, much
less anything we might need in the future.
Stimulate jobs rather than stimulate econo-
my, he said.
The large number of regulations
imposed upon businesses is also hurting
Marylands economy.
You cant even start a business un-
less you have $5,000 in your pocket by
the time you get through all the permits
and the red tape and the regulations just to
open your doors, Quinn said. You havent
even done sale one yet. There is something
wrong with that. We need to repeal so many
regulations.
Quinn: New Bridge is Not Top Priority
Profle of Shawn
Quinn, Libertar-
ian, Candidate for
Maryland House of
Delegates Dist. 29C
The County Times
Money
for the love of
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Ritas Italian Ice has been growing steadi-
ly since its founding in 1984 in Philadelphia.
According to the website, www.ritasice.
com, the entire idea for Ritas Italian Ice came
from Bob Tumolo, a frefghter in Philadel-
phia who used the restaurants to augment his
income.
The frst restaurant was in Bensalem, Pa.
and named after Tumolos wife Rita.
Since the founding of the frst Ritas, it has
become a franchised restaurant with new lo-
cations popping up all over the East Coast.
This is what local brother and sister duo
Cassie Bishop and Jeff Tiburzi have done. In
2008, they purchased the Ritas branch in Solo-
mons Island and, earlier this year, they opened
another branch in Lexington Park.
The second store in Lexington Park was
unexpected, Tiburzi said. According to him,
the original owners of the Lexington Park Ri-
tas went out of business early in the summer
and the people from Ritas asked him and his
sister if they would want to take it over.
We had no prep time. We literally just
threw the doors open, Tiburzi. That branch
has already been shut down for the winter
months, but it will be re-opened in the spring at
the same time as the Solomons Island branch.
Were different than a regular ice cream
shop, Bishop said. They
make their Italian Ice
like ice cream, which
makes it unique from
other types of Italian
Ice.
According to Bish-
op, it was Tiburzis idea
to begin operating a
Ritas branch.
He sucked me
into the Ritas vortex,
she said. Tiburzi was
working in Philadel-
phia when he discov-
ered Ritas.
I liked the product
more than anything, he said. Before he ever
thought about owning one, Ritas was his treat
of choice, Tiburzi said. When he came back to
St. Marys County, Bishop was thinking about
going into a business, so he suggested Ritas.
Bishop and Tiburzi acquired the Solo-
mons Ritas because the rest of the branches in
the area were already owned.
Bishop attributes Ritas success to the
fresh, high quality product they serve.
You get hooked on it, Bishop said. You
really get addicted. That addiction keeps peo-
ple coming back for more. Ritas closes in the
winter, so by the time they open in the spring,
people are ready for it.
People go crazy. They need their Ritas
fx, Bishop said.
The normal crowd in Ritas is varied, with
a lot of families and children and everyone else
besides. Much of their business comes from re-
peat customers. Once they try it, they come
back, Tiburzi said.
Nobody foresees Ritas going anywhere
anytime soon, and there are thoughts of open-
ing branches further out west. According to the
Ritas webpage, Ritas is now allowing people
in Arizona and Texas to open branches.
Everybody loves Ritas, Tiburzi said.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
Ritas Italian Ice Doing Well
in Southern Maryland
Jeff Tiburzi serves Quintin
McQueen at the Ritas Italian
Ice shop on Solomons Island
on Sept. 9. Tiburzi co-own
this and the Ritas in Lexing-
ton Park with his sister Cassie
Bishop.
The Southern Maryland Heritage Area
Consortium, (SMHAC) announces the
award of $9,200, total, for 11 projects across
the three counties of Southern Maryland.
The individual grants were for a maxi-
mum of $1,000 per award, with each organi-
zation matching the awards dollar-for-dollar
to fund their project. The award recipients in
St. marys County in 2010 include:
Interpretive Signs & Brochures for
the Pilgrimage of Descendents, Confeder-
ate Memorial Park $1,000. The funds will
support signs and brochures for the Park to
use throughout the year and in their annual
event.
Implementing Living History, Historic
Sotterley $1,000. During the War of 1812
Bicentennial years Sotterley plans to begin
the Reinterpretation of Sotterley project that
is funded as part of the realization of the new
Interpretive Plan.
Facing Fences School Art Project,
Historic St. Marys City $1,000. County
students will create an exhibit of picket
fence art as an extension of the Smithso-
nian exhibit, Between Fences which is
coming to HSMC in early 2011.
This is the seventh year for the South-
ern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium
Mini-Grant Program.
The Heritage Area receives its funding
from the three counties Boards of Commis-
sioners, the Maryland State Heritage Area
Authority and private contributions.
St. Marys Receives Heritage Grants
This October, St. Marys Hospital is cel-
ebrating its frst anniversary as a member of
MedStar Health, the mid-Atlantic regions larg-
est not-for-proft healthcare system.
The partnership of the two not-for-proft
entities creates possibilities for expanding ser-
vices; advancing technologies; recruiting and
retaining quality physicians; remaining fnan-
cially strong during turbulent economic times;
and planning for the future, especially when ad-
dressing changes due to healthcare reform.
To complement physician recruitment ef-
forts at St. Marys Hospital, MedStar Physician
Partners (MPP), a multi-specialty physician
practice owned by MedStar Health, recently
joined with two physician practices in St.
Marys County. In June, it opened MedStar
Physician Partners at St. Clements, which was
formerly St. Clements Medical Care, LLC, and
Chesapeake Family Healthcare.
St. Marys Hospital Celebrates First Anniversary with MedStar Health
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The County Times
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Naval Air Station Patuxent River recently acquired a new
School Liaison Offcer. Dawn Simpson began working in her
new position in August, near the start of the new school year.
Its a relatively new position here, Simpson said. The
person who had held the position previously had been there
a year, and the program has only been on base for two years
total.
Simpson is a civilian who works for the Navy, which
means she is not actually enlisted in the Navy, but she is con-
tracted to do work for them. So far, Simpson said she has been
doing meet and greets with the people in the St. Marys Coun-
ty School district and determining what kind of groundwork
her predecessor left for her to work with.
One of the functions the School Liaison Offcer performs
is to help children and their families during the transition from
one school to another and helping families to choose a school,
Simpson said.
We want to make sure and try the best we can to ease
that transition, said Captain Steve Schmeiser, the Command-
ing Offcer of the Naval Air Station.
Some parents opt to home school their children in order
to keep their schooling consistent in spite of all the moves they
make. Other parents send their kids to private, parochial, char-
ter schools or public schools. Some families move so often that
the students attend a new school every three years or so, and
the students can attend up to nine different schools before they
graduate.
Part of what parents need to take into account is whether
they will be living in base housing or living off base. The on-
base housing is only zoned for certain schools, with the school
busses for those schools allowed to come on base for student
transportation.
We also provide information on documentation, Simp-
son said. Schools from state to state can have different require-
ments of students and the documentation required to enroll
them in school. She also provides families with information
about programs the students can get involved in.
She also works with the schools and tells them about de-
ployment schedules and what possible effects the disruption
of their home life can have on kids and their performance in
school. Some children will not perform as well as they nor-
mally would while others will act up until their home life
settles down again. Other students will not show any change
in their performance or behavior. It all depends on the nature
of the individual child.
One program to help students during their transition
from school to school is the Student 2 Student Program.
Its there to help new students confront the challenge of
transition, Simpson said. There are Student 2 Student Pro-
grams in Leonardtown, Great Mills, St. Marys Ryken and
Patuxent High School. The program advisors and students in
the program attend training sessions in San Antonio, Texas.
They need friends and people they can talk to, Simp-
son said.
The School Liaison Offcer position was started because
there was a gap between the school districts and the military
base and the families.
There was a need to help support the families while
service men and women were deployed, Simpson said. Even
more important is making sure military children still get a
good education in spite of the number of schools they attend.
Simpsons position is also important from a Public Re-
lations standpoint, according to Schmeiser. Shes helping
to build relationships on and off base with everybody from
school superintendents to the teachers and councilors in the
individual schools.
Schmeiser said its important to help ease the transition
form school to school not only for the children, but for the
members of the family who are also in the Navy.
When their family is happy, the sailor is happy, Sch-
meiser said.
Pax River School Liaison Offcer Helps Students and Schools
Dawn Simpson, School Liaison Offcer, and Capt. Steve Schmeiser, commanding
offcer of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, visit classes on the frst day of school.
Simpson stepped into her position in August.
Photo by Frank Marquart
The County Times
Pearl Callis, 85
Pearl Hem-
by Callis, 85 of
Hollywood, MD
passed away
on September
21, 2010 at her
residence.
Born August
27, 1925 in La-
grange Greene
County, NC she
was the daughter
of the late James
B. and Eugenia
Howell Hemby.
Pearl was a
member of the Hollywood United Methodist
Church; she was a Charter member of the
Hollywood Fire Department Ladies Auxil-
iary, past President, (1960-1961), Treasurer
(1971), and past Secretary (1964).
In addition to her parents Pearl was pre-
ceded in death by her husband Noah Callis
and ten brothers and sisters.
Pearl is survived by her sons; Gary (Sal-
ly) Callis of Hollywood, MD, and Patrick
(Carol) Callis of Santa Anna, TX grandchil-
dren; David Callis, Christopher Callis, and
Tricia Callis, great-grandchildren; Greyson
Callis, and Mary Callis, siblings; Marilyn
Jones of Baltimore, MD, and Mary Ann
Denton of Snow Hill, NC,
Family received friends for Pearls Life
Celebration on Friday, September 24, 2010
in the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD with prayers recited. A Fu-
neral Service was conducted on Saturday,
September 25, 2010 in Hollywood United
Methodist Church with Reverend Sheldon
Reese offciating. Interment followed in Joy
Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers were; Harley Cook, Steve
Russell, Mickey Brown, Mike Dillow, Dick
Blake, and Steve Hall. Honorary pallbearers
were; Danny Dawson, Bobby Russell, Tom
Collier, and Ron Leonard.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Hollywood United Methodist Church,
24422 Mervell Dean Rd., Hollywood, MD
20636 and/or Hollywood Fire Department
Ladies Auxiliary, P.O. Box 7, Hollywood,
MD 20636
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
Lizette Day, 82
Lizette T.
Day, 82, of Hol-
lywood, MD,
Sotterley Planta-
tion docent and
volunteer, Master
Gardener, mem-
ber of Garden
Club of Southern
Maryland and the
League of Wom-
en Voters, mother
and grandmother,
passed peace-
fully after a brief re-encounter with cancer
on Friday September 3, 2010 at St. Marys
Hospital.
Lizette was born Marta Lizette Thomas
in Baltimore, Maryland on October 25th,
1928 to John Bosley Thomas (Baltimore
City chemist and researcher on defense proj-
ects during both world wars), and Margue-
rite Maas Thomas, concert pianist. Lizette
attended the Maryland Institute College of
Art, then married Gaylord Hill Day of Bal-
timore in 1948, accompanying him on a
series of industrial and later governmental
postings in the Caribbean islands, Venezu-
ela, Colombia and Iran until she returned
to Baltimore in 1964 to oversee their sons
education.
Upon her husbands retirement, Lizette
took a position as docent and Gaylord as
public relations manager at the Sotterley
Plantation historic manor in 1976. The cou-
ple resided at Sotterley Plantation in Brink
Cottage, which overlooks the Patuxent. Li-
zette and Gaylord lived there until his death
in 1985 with Lizette continuing to reside
there late into the 1990s. Lizette was inti-
mately involved with Sotterley as it devel-
oped from a private house with limited pub-
lic access to a museum establishment with a
professional staff.
Lizette had a full, rich life which took
her overseas where her warmth, beauty and
joy in living enriched small expatriate colo-
nies and where she and her husband estab-
lished strong friendships within the larger
local community. On their arrival in Sot-
terley, Mr. and Mrs. Day were fortunate to
be welcomed into the heart of St. Marys
County, developing another set of friend-
ships which sustained her after her hus-
bands passing.
Lizette was fully engaged in life and
was blessed with an interest and affection
for people, which endeared her to many and
will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Lizette is survived by son Eugene Day,
daughter-in-law Sophia Day Campbell (nee
Obolensky), sister Jeanne Thomas Dorsey,
and grandsons Nicholas, Alexis and Sebas-
tian Day.
A Memorial will be held at Sotterley
Plantation, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Holly-
wood, MD on Sunday, October 24, 2010
from 3 until 5 p.m.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Charles Gibson, 89
C h a r l e s
Freeman Gibson,
89, of Coltons
Point, MD died
September 23,
2010 at St. Marys
Nursing Center
with his family
by his side. He
was born July 11,
1921 in Abell,
MD to the late
Charles Henry
and Doris Che-
seldine Gibson.
Charles en-
listed in the U.S. Coast Guard in September
1942 and proudly served until April 1946 as
a Radioman. He served in the Pacifc The-
atre aboard the USS Ochlockonee and the
CGC Mohawk and received various medals
including the WWII Victory Medal.
He retired from Strike Aircraft Test Di-
rectorate, EW&R Branch, Electronic War-
fare Section B at the Naval Air Test Center,
Patuxent River, MD as a supervisory Elec-
tronics Technician in 1976.
He was a life-long waterman raised on
the Potomac River and spent his childhood
working with his father and brothers oyster-
ing, crabbing and fshing on the dory boat,
Doris C, which is currently on display at the
St. Clements Island Marina.
Charles was a lifetime member of
American Legion Post 221 in Avenue, MD
serving three terms as Post Commander. He
took great pride in displaying the American
fag along with the Maryland fag at home
and often times was seen raising or lowering
the fags at the American Legion Post 221
in Avenue.
He was one of the founders of the
Seventh District Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment serving as the Departments frst Vice
President.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years,
Grace Bebe Jackson Morris Gibson;
his children; Nicholas Thaddeus Gibson
(Sheryl) and Susan Laurita Horn (Harry), 6
grandchildren ; Theresa Friess (Gary), Nich-
olas Gibson (Crystal), Dennis Gibson (Brit-
tany), and Laura Latchford (James), Jessica
Horn and Barbara Horn; 8 great grandchil-
dren; Dustin Vachalek , Toby Friess, Chey-
anne Friess, Wyatt Friess, Rebekah Gibson,
Summer Gibson, Candice Gibson, Jordan
Gibson, and Andrea Gibson and his siblings
Shirley Krucelyak, Peggy Wood and Thel-
ma Boteler. He is preceded in death by his
brothers Henry and James Gibson and great
granddaughter Mikala.
Serving as pallbearers will be Steve
Krucelyak, Jamie Gibson, Pat Wood,
Charles Wood, Francis Gibson and Timothy
Gibson.
The family received friends on Sunday,
September 26, 2010 at the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonard-
town, MD 20650 where prayers were recited
followed by American Legion prayers. A
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on
Monday, September 27, 2010 at Holy Angels
Church, 21340 Colton Point Road, Avenue,
MD 20609 with Reverend William H. Gurn-
ee, III offciating. Interment followed in
Sacred Heart Cemetery in Bushwood, MD.
Memorial contributions can be made
to 7
th
District Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 or to
St. Marys Nursing Center, 21585 Pea-
body Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Joseph Goldsborough, 74
Joseph C.
Joe Golds-
borough, 74, of
Hollywood, MD
died September
21, 2010 at St.
Marys Hospi-
tal, Leonard-
town, MD. Born
March 6, 1936
in Hollywood,
MD he was the
son of the late
Delmas and Lo-
retta Hayden
Goldsborough.
He was the loving husband of the late
Margaret Agnes Goldsborough whom he
married in St. Johns Catholic Church, Hol-
lywood, MD and she preceded him in death
on June 16, 2006. Mr. Goldsborough is sur-
vived by his son Wayne Goldsborough (Ei-
leen) of Lexington Park, MD. He is also sur-
vived by his siblings; Bobby Goldsborough
(Pat) of Hollywood, MD, Tommy Golds-
borough (Rose) of Mechanicsville, MD and
Dorothy Ann Lopitz of Hollywood, MD
as well as 2 Grandchildren; Paul and Alan
Goldsborough.
Mr. Goldsborough was an owner and
operator of Goldsborough Construction for
62 years, retiring in 1995. He was a mem-
ber of the Hollywood Moose Lodge, and en-
joyed softball, fshing and crabbing.
The family received friends on Friday,
September 24, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gar-
diner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown,
MD with prayers said. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Saturday, Septem-
ber 25, 2010, in St. Johns Catholic Church,
Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt
offciating. Interment followed in Charles
Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers were John Chapman, Rich-
ie Bowles, Hank Hayden, Chuck Hayden,
Wade Norris, and Willie Johnson. Honor-
ary Pallbearers were Kenny Dement, Ralph
Moran, Bill Revere, Bear Johnson, Sparky
Woodburn, Richard Fritz, Capt. Jim, Kevin
Guy and Dr. J. Contributions in memory of
Mr. Goldsborough can be made to St. Johns
Building Fund, 43950 St. Johns Road, Hol-
lywood, MD 20636.
To send a condolence to the family
please visit our website at www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Ella Hemming, 96
Ella Louise
Hemming, 96, of
Hollywood, MD
died September
22, 2010 in St.
Marys Hospital,
Le o n a r d t own ,
MD surrounded
by her family. She
was born April
13, 1914 in Cle-
ments, Maryland,
the daughter of
the late Peter
Henry Harris and
Catherine Elea-
nora Goldsborough. Her daughters; Mary
Louise Farmer Meekins and Elaine Kelly
Martin, both of Hollywood, survive her.
She is also survived by her Grandchildren;
James Francis Knott, Jr., Joseph Frederick
Knott, Rose Dale Yannayon, Anthony Jo-
seph Farmer, Cynthia Marie Norris, Charles
Spencer Martin Jr., Jeffery Allen Martin,
Robert Anthony Martin, Beverly Ann Dahl-
strom all of Hollywood, MD Michael Wayne
Farmer of Hughesville, Louis Guy Knott Jr.
and David Wayne Knott of Leonardtown,
MD. Her Great Grandchildren; Mallory
Knott, Bryan Yannayon, John Glen Yan-
nayon, Jeremy Knott, Donald Farmer, Sar-
ah Cabrea, Joshua Holmes, Emily Holmes,
Matthew Knott, Mackenzie Meade, Michael
Pratt, Jenna Martin, Joseph Martin, Justin
Martin, Britt Thorne, Kirk Thorne, Michael
Dahlstrom, Matthew Dahlstrom, Skyler
Martin and Luke Martin also survive her.
She was preceded in death by her husbands,
Clarence Guy Knott, Thomas Edward
Quade and Joseph Anthony Hemming, her
sons James Francis Knott, Sr. and Louis Guy
Knott, Sr., her grandchildren, Matthew Da-
vid Farmer, Timothy Webster Farmer, Sha-
ron Lee Knott, Valerie Ann Martin, her son-
in-laws, Charles Everett Farmer and Charles
Spencer Martin, Sr., her sisters, Mary Ag-
nes Wheeler, Ann Grace Farrell, Catherine
Eleanora Thompson, Margaret May Quade,
Mary Lessie Pilkerton, Amy Lucille Hall
Magruder and her brother, William Henry
Harris.
Mrs. Hemming graduated from Bay-
side School in 1930, it was located on Big
The County Times
Continued
Chestnut Road in Clements. There were
two students that graduated that year, Mrs.
Hemming being one of them. The gradua-
tion ceremony was held upstairs of Dukes
Restaurant in Leonardtown, now known as
Caf des Artistes. She was a homemaker all
of her life. In her earlier years Mrs. Hem-
ming was a volunteer for the Offce on Ag-
ing. Mrs. Hemming enjoyed playing bingo,
dancing, traveling and playing cards. She
had a green thumb when it came to grow-
ing African Violets. She enjoyed conversing
on the telephone and being with her family
and many friends. She especially enjoyed
her Great-Grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be James Francis
Knott, Jr., Joseph Frederick Knott, Michael
Wayne Farmer, Anthony Joseph Farmer,
Louis Guy Knott Jr., David Wayne Knott,
Charles Spencer Martin, Jr., Jeffery Allen
Martin, Robert Anthony Martin and Darren
Dahlstrom. Honorary pallbearers will be her
Great-Grandchildren.
The Family received friends on Sunday,
September 26, 2010 from in St. Johns Cath-
olic Church, Hollywood, MD, with prayers
recited. A Mass of Christian burial was cele-
brated on Monday, September 27, 2010 in St.
Johns Catholic Church, Hollywood, Mary-
land, with Fr. Raymond Schmidt offciating.
Interment followed in the church cemetery.
In lieu of fowers the family has re-
quested donations be made to the St. Johns
School Capitol Campaign, 43950 St. Johns
Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 or the Holly-
wood Fire Department, P.O. Box 7, Holly-
wood, MD 20636.
To send a condolence to the family
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Martha Johnson, 94
M a r t h a
Jane Abell John-
son, 94, of Hol-
lywood, MD
passed away
on September
25, 2010 in St.
Marys Nursing
Center, Leon-
ardtown, MD.
Born February
22, 1916 in Hol-
lywood, MD she
was the daugh-
ter of the late
John L and Janie
L Wible Abell . Mrs. Johnson was the lov-
ing wife of late Joseph Melvin Johnson, Sr.
whom she married on November 25, 1937
in St. Johns Catholic Church, Hollywood,
Maryland, he preceded her in death on July
6, 1994. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her
children; Charles Honkey Johnson and
Danny Johnson (Linda) both of Hollywood,
MD, as well as nine Grandchildren, nine-
teen Great-Grandchildren and eight Great-
Great Grandchildren.
Martha is preceded in death by her sib-
lings: Manning Abell, Vivian Abell, Bert
Abell, Sr., Claude Abell, Martin Abell,
Catherine Norris, Karl Abell, John Louis
Abell, Jr., Addie Abell, Agatha Adams, Lo-
retta Goldsborough, and her twin George
Abell, along with her Grandchild Rose Em-
ery and son Joseph Melvin Johnson, Jr. She
was a lifelong resident of St. Marys County
and was a homemaker. Mrs. Johnson loved
wrestling, spending time with family and
friends and she enjoyed sitting at home on
her porch.
The family will receive friends on
Thursday, September 30, 2010 from 5 8
p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers
will be said at 7 p.m., with Deacon Amon
Ripple. A Mass of Christian burial will be
held on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 10 a.m.
in St. Johns Catholic Church, Hollywood,
and Fr. Raymond Schmidt offciating.. In-
terment will follow in the Charles Memo-
rial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbear-
ers will be Jeremy Hunley, Joe Johnson,
Billy Johnson, Danny Johnson, Henry El-
lioh and Susan Elliott. Honorary Pallbear-
ers will be: Tracy Hunley, Cathy Johnson,
Angie Woodrum, and Becky Johnson. Con-
tributions in memory of Martha Jane Abell
Johnson can be made to St. Johns Building
Fund, 43950 St. Johns Road, Hollywood,
MD 20636 or the Hollywood Vol. Fire De-
partment, P.O. Box 7, Hollywood, MD
20636. To send a condolence to the family
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Helen Joy, 32
Helen The-
resa Sissy Joy,
32 of Greencas-
tle, PA formerly
of Loveville, MD
died September
16, 2010 in Gre-
encastle, PA.
Born March
27, 1978 in
Leonar dt own,
MD she was
the daughter of
Paul C. Tippett
and Frances E.
( Mor ni ngst ar)
Tippett of Loveville, MD.
In addition to her parents, Sissy is
survived by her husband, Robert Lee Joy,
II, her children, Brandon, Hayley and Ty-
ler, brothers, Troy C. Tippett (Karen) of
Mechanicsville, MD, Tommy A. Tippett
of Loveville, MD and Paul Tippett, Jr. of
California, MD. She is also survived by her
nieces and nephews, Kaitlyn and Alex Tip-
pett of Mechanicsville, MD and Memphis
Tippett of Loveville, MD.
Sissy was a stay at home wife and
mother; the things she loved the most.
Family received friends on Thursday,
September 23, 2010 in Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church, 21708 Mt. Zion Church
Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. A Fu-
neral Service was held. Interment followed
in St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Morgan-
za, MD.
Serving as pallbearers were Chad and
Christopher Richards, Justin Miller, Timmy
Walker, Pat Hurley and Billy Morningstar.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Paul and Frances Tippett, P.O. Box 132,
Loveville, MD 20656.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld Funer-
al Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Leslie Kerig, 57
Leslie Marie Kerig, 57, of Ridge, MD,
died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the
St. Marys Hospice House from complica-
tions following surgery. Leslie was born
in Cumberland, MD on May 21, 1953, the
frst child of Joseph
D. and Ruth Lee
Carter.
She was a
graduate of St.
Marys Academy,
Leonardtown, MD,
St. Marys College
of Maryland, St.
Marys City, MD
and received her
Masters Degree in
history from God-
dard College, VT
with study focusing
on the Vietnam War. Leslie married George
Robert Kerig on September 6, 1976, in Our
Ladys Church, Leonardtown, MD. Her
proudest achievement was her accomplished
daughter Erin.
George Robert and Leslie Kerig retired
to Ridge, MD in 2005 after 30 years of resi-
dence in Alexandria, VA. Leslie had a 25-
year career with the Catholic Diocese of Ar-
lington teaching at St. Thomas More Cathe-
dral School and Bishop Denis J. OConnell
High School. She taught pottery for several
years at the Mount Vernon Recreation Cen-
ter for the City of Alexandria, VA. In retire-
ment, Leslie was a costumed interpreter for
historic St. Marys City, Maryland.
Leslie is survived by her husband,
George Robert Kerig of Ridge, MD, their
daughter Erin M. Nielsen, her husband Ben
and their three children Emma, Jake, and
Abigail of Lorton, VA, her mother Ruth Lee
Carter of Leonardtown, MD, and her sister
Mary Karen Newstadt of Palmyra, PA, as
well as brothers in law, sisters in law and nu-
merous cousins, nieces and nephews located
throughout the United States. She is prede-
ceased by her father, Joseph D. Carter, 1985.
The family will receive friends on Sat-
urday, October 2, 2010 from 11 a.m. 12
p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home chapel with a Memorial Service at
12 p.m. with Fr. Stephen Carter offciating.
Donations may be made in memory of Les-
lie Marie Kerig to the Ridge Vol. Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680 or
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650. To send a condolence
to the family please visit our website at
www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
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Legal Notices:
General Membership meetings of the NAACP St. Marys County
Branch #7025 for the purpose of election of offcers and at-large
members of the executive committee.
1. On September 29, 2010 there will be an election of the Nominating Committee. All
members whose memberships are current as of 30 days prior to the meeting date may be
elected to the Nominating Committee.
2. On October 27, 2010 there will be a report of the Nominating Committee, receipt of
Nominations by Petition and election of the Election Supervisory Committee. All members
whose memberships are current as of April 1st may be nominated for offce or as an at-large
member of the Executive Committee. In order to sign a nominating petition or be elected to
the Election Supervisory Committee, a member must be current as of 30 days prior to the
October meeting.
3. On November 17, 2010 the election of offcers and at-large members of the Executive
Committee will take place. Polls will be open from 6:15 PM until 7:45 PM. In order to vote
in a Branch election, one must be a member in good standing of the Branch 30 days prior to
the election. A form of identifcation is required.
We look forward to your participation in these activities.
ALL MEETINGS WILL BE 6:30 PM AT THE SMECO BUILDING,
23365 HOLLYWOOD ROAD, LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND 20650
Summerseat Farm would like to thank our
Southern Maryland neighbors for a great turn-
out for our monthly First Saturday open house
from 10 AM until 2 PM on Sept. 4.
Despite being a holiday weekend, more than
100 visitors showed up for tours of the manor
house, gardens and surrounding features, and to
visit our animals (Bison, sheep, goats, chickens,
geese, cow, donkey, pigs, and more) in the barn-
yard area.
Some snapped pictures of the kids feeding
the goats, geese, and Pickles the pig. Several
families also brought picnic lunches and enjoyed
a leisurely meal under the trees.
Our last First Saturday event of this year
is coming up on Oct. 2 so dont miss a fun outing
with family and friends. If you have children,
bring some bread or rolls with you, the kids love
to feed the animals, and the animals enjoy it too.
Dont forget that picnic lunch and, for the adven-
turous, hike our walking trail.
If you cant make it for First Saturday,
dont miss the annual quilt auction or one of our
other events coming up in October. We look for-
ward to having you visit. For those with a few
spare hours, we can always use volunteers.
We are located at 26655 Three Notch Road
(Rte 235) about 100 yards north of the blinking
light at the Rte 247 intersection. Visit us online
at www.summerseat.org. Handicapped parking
is available. Preserving The Past, Protecting The
Future.
Glenn Weder
Summerseat volunteer
First Saturday Was a Hit at Summerseat Farm
This is in response to a letter posted here on
Sept. 23 that was written by Robert J. Natter, a
resident of Florida, where he says Hoyer is cru-
cial to protecting PAX, which is an exaggeration.
Again, Steny Hoyer has been supportive of Mili-
tary Bases in his District, but what Congressman
wouldnt? We thank him for that, but he is not
God in this area.
Readers should focus on the fact that the
Base Relocation and Closure (BRAC) Com-
missions were INDEPENDENT, and overall
BRAC decisions for moving functions and jobs
to PAX were based upon merit, NOT POLI-
TICS, contrary to what Mr. Natter wants you
to believe. And, it is a good thing for Southern
Maryland that politics were taken out of the de-
cisions because if not, many of these functions
and the many jobs may have gone to the State
of California because of their much larger Con-
gressional Delegation. Mr. Natter is a resident
of Florida, and Marylands 5th District voters
should thoughtfully decide who their Congress-
man should be, not out of state people like Mr.
Natter, by looking at all issues. Why does Steny
Hoyer have to get out of state people to campaign
for him?
I ask you to consider Charles Lollar who is
an advocate of a strong national defense, now
a US Marine Reserve Offcer who served this
country in Kosovo where he was awarded the
Kosovo Campaign Medal, Navy Unit Com-
mendation, Combat Action Ribbon, and
Joint Meritorious Unit Award. Charles Lollar
now does his Reserve Duty at the Pentagon as
an Intelligence Offcer, and he is a great Ameri-
can. Contrast that to Steny Hoyer, the career
Politician. But, lets keep in mind that all federal
spending, including military spending, should
be wise spending.
Lets look at the broader picture, because
this election is about more than one issue, con-
trary to what Mr. Natter is trying to convey to
you. Steny Hoyer is not the moderate that he
once was and he now supports the extreme poli-
cies of the Obama Administration, Harry Reid,
and Nancy Pelosi. The very policies that Mr.
Hoyer has supported will require cuts to military
funding, and all government spending if we are
to remain solvent as a nation.
Hoyer has supported policies of massive
government spending with $13 trillion in debt,
and continuing defcits that are weakening this
nation. We cannot continue to be a military super
power if we are not an economic super power.
Mr. Hoyer supported radical Healthare
Reform that the majority of Americans did not
want, and did so with back door political deals,
to increase healthcare costs and water down ben-
efts to the majority who were satisfed with their
health care.
Mr. Hoyer also voted for the Cap & Trade
Bill that will in President Obamas own words
necessarily cause energy prices to skyrock-
et. And, why has Mr Hoyer not been a strong
advocate of secure borders to stop Illegal
Immigration?
Hoyer is a career politician who has been
there too long, and whose policies are taking
this county in the wrong direction. Contrast
that to Charles Lollar, a businessman, fam-
ily man, fscal conservative, who believes in a
strong national defense, limited government,
free enterprise, term limits, our Constitution,
and the Judeo-Christian values this country was
founded upon. America is in trouble and we need
a change. Please vote for my Christian brother,
Charles Lollar.
Joe Wible Sr.
Leonardtown, MD
Lollar vs Hoyer is About More Than One Issue
In this 2010 election we have a choice
for our District 29 Senate Seat between Steve
Waugh and Roy Dyson. Both are considered
conservative.
For the last 16 years, Mr. Dyson has
a history of locally saying what is wrong
with those crazy people in Annapolis, but
singing a different tune when there. He has
long cultivated a local reputation as a legis-
lative aginner while mostly only pushing
through minor local issues. This aginner
reputation may still be valid to many voters,
however reality is very different.
As of four years ago, with his crucial
stem cell funding vote, Dyson became an
ally of Senate President Mike Miller and
much more of a Democrat team player. Mr.
Dyson has a track record of mostly voting
against tax increases, but for the last four
years he has voted to approve Governor
OMalleys budget supported by those tax
increases. I guess you can have your cake
and eat it too.
The special tax session in 2007 and the
generous federal stimulus used to balance
Marylands budget in 2009 and 2010 are
over. The only way to continue Maryland
spending is to increase taxes.
Times are changing. Steve Waugh will
support Governor Ehrlich. Steve Waugh and
Ehrlich will work to block adding to costly
state programs, work to block adding regula-
tions and work to block more tax increases.
If you recall, in Ehrlichs administration,
the budget, spending and taxes in Maryland
were getting under control. Ehrlich says he
needs Waugh elected to help block predict-
able legislative excesses and says this is a
serious election that will dictate Marylands
direction for the next 10 years.
Steve Waugh recognizes state taxes are
driving out businesses and taxpayers. Jobs
and strong businesses are vital. The addi-
tional service taxes being considered will
drive more businesses out of business and
out of state.
It is generally understood the mil-
lionaire income tax increase passed in the
2007 special session succeeded in driving
enough of our most productive citizens to
other states that the net revenues from that
segment went down signifcantly. The most
recent quietly enacted excessive increase is
unemployment taxes. Sales taxes need to be
reduced to the more acceptable 5%. Steve
Waugh will treat businesses and taxpayers as
partners, not sources of revenue.
As Steve Waugh says, Jobs are the Is-
sue, Taxes are the Problem, and Spending is
the Cause.
Please support and vote for Steve
Waugh as our next senator in District 29
representing St. Marys, Calvert and Charles
Counties. To learn more, visit his website
at Steve Waugh for Maryland Senate 2010.
Mike Thompson
Hollywood, MD
Dont Bite on Dyson Double-Talk
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
St. Marys County Public Schools Su-
perintendent Michael Martirano and Leonar-
dtown Middle School Principal Lisa Bachner
took the St. Marys County Commissioners
on a tour of Leonardtown Middle School on
Tuesday.
Also present for the tour were Bradley
Clements, the chief operating offcer for St.
Marys County Public Schools, and Larry
Hartwick, the support services offcer.
Leonardtown Middle School has un-
dergone signifcant renovations over the last
year, which Martirano said should be done by
the end of the year.
Right now, the sixth grade students are
shuttled out to Benjamin Banneker Elemen-
tary School from the middle school while the
renovations are completed, but next year the
students should be able to be back in their
regular school.
The renovations the middle school re-
ceived include a newly re-done front offce,
new practice rooms for music students and
renovated music classrooms, a new lunch line
and an expanded dining area and a copy cen-
ter for the PTA, which is separate from the
employee lounge.
The school is also getting rid of the
pods, which will improve the educational
side of students experience.
The electrical and mechanical systems,
what Clements called the backbone of the
school, have also been updated. These up-
dates included new boilers and a new sound
system for the stage in the cafeteria.
The kids are being really respectful of
their environment, Bachner said. There are
sections of the school that are unfnished, and
the students are leaving the exposed parts
alone. They are also keeping the fnished ar-
eas, like the bathrooms and the classrooms,
clean.
According to Clements, the project
ended up costing $11,600,000, which was
lower than the $13 million that was originally
awarded for the renovation project.
County Commissioner Tom Mattingly
(D-Leonardtown) said hes glad to see the up-
dates the school is undergoing.
Itll be like a new school, he said.
Commissioners Tour Renovated
Leonardtown Middle
Leonardtown Middle School Principal Lisa Bachner, right, explains some of the renovations completed at Leon-
ardtown Middle School during the past year to St. Marys County Commissioners Dan Raley, left, Kenny Dement
and Tom Mattingly. In the back, Brad Clements, chief operating offcer for St. Marys County Public Schools,
looks on.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The College of Southern Maryland opened
a new Wellness and Aquatics Center on the
Leonardtown campus Tuesday.
The opening of the new center featured
speakers Bradley Gottfried, the president of
the College of Southern Maryland, Mary Mad-
dox Krug, the Chair of the College of Southern
Maryland Trustees, Francis Jack Russell, the
President of the St. Marys County Commis-
sioners, J. Harry Norris III, the Mayor of Leon-
ardtown, St. Marys County Commissioner
Tom Mattingly, John Wood Jr., a representative
form the Maryland House of Delegates, Ste-
phen Raley, a resident of Leonardtown and a
College of Southern Maryland student and F. J.
Talley, the vice president and dean of the Leon-
ardtown Campus of the College of St. Mary.
There were also tours of the facility and
demonstrations of Spinning, Zumba and Tai
Chi and a formal ribbon cutting ceremony.
This is our big splash, Gottfried said.
The new center, and the fact they its truly
meant to be used y both people from the com-
munity and the students enrolled in the college,
is what sets a community college apart from a
traditional our-year college ha said.
The new facility has been in use since the
beginning of the school year, but Tuesday was
its grand opening to the public, said LaRue
Cook, the director of wellness, ftness and rec-
reation at the College of Southern Maryland.
The 32,000 square foot facility will in-
clude exercise rooms, a ftness studio, a therapy
pool and a larger pool fors recreation and swim-
ming laps. There will be classes available for
students and the members of the community
and open swims. Classes will include aerobics,
swimming classes, spinning, Pilates and yoga,
among other things.
The idea for the
wellness and Aquatics
Center is the culmina-
tion of various visions
over the last several
years, according to Judi
Ferrara, the assistant
director of wellness, ft-
ness and recreation at
the Leonardtown Well-
ness and Aquatics Cen-
ter. One of the reasons
the vision took so long
to come to life was their
need for state funding.
Mattingly said the
aquatic center is the fnal part of a master plan
that was frst drawn up in 1996.
We have a mission accomplished, he
said.
It was on and off the state list all the
time, Ferrara said. Two years ago, the project
fnally for the fnding it needed and the green
light to go ahead.
There is a similar facility at the LaPlata
Campus, Ferrara said, and the administration
with the college through it was necessary to of-
fer it to the students at the Leonardtown Cam-
pus and the surrounding community.
The county itself felt the need for this
type of facility, Ferrara said.
Memberships will be available for indi-
viduals and families, with prices ranging de-
pending on which membership is chosen. For
an individual member with access to the ftness
center only, the membership is $125. For a fam-
ily membership, which includes three people,
to have access to both the ftness center and the
pool area, memberships are $469.
There will be memberships for the pool
only, the ftness center only and the pool and
ftness center combined.
CSM OpenS new wellneSS Center On leOnardtOwn CaMpuS
Children and youth across Maryland have
the opportunity to become Health Heroes by
learning about childhood obesity, designing
programs to address it and implementing the
programs in their communities.
UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-
learning, health literacy initiative designed to
encourage young people, working with edu-
cators and youth leaders, to create and imple-
ment local hands-on programs to fght child-
hood obesity.
As childhood obesity rates are increasing,
according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, UnitedHealth Group is tak-
ing the fght to Maryland and offering United-
Health HEROES grants to schools and youth-
focused, community center-based programs, a
press release states.
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to
programs that demonstrate a clear understand-
ing of the health risks associated with child-
hood obesity; propose creative solutions to
fghting obesity in their schools and commu-
nities; and can be easily implemented, scaled
and measured. In addition, each grant also en-
gages participating youth in service-learning,
an effective teaching and learning strategy that
supports student academic achievement, and
helps students develop their workplace readi-
ness skills.
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest
health issues facing children and youth in the
U.S., said Steve Culbertson, Youth Service
America president and CEO. UnitedHealth
HEROES provides young people with the im-
portant responsibility of seeking solutions to
this epidemic.
To date, UnitedHealth Group has awarded
361 HEROES grants to schools and commu-
nity organizations across the country. Earlier
this year, more than 20,000 children and youth
logged over 436,000 volunteer hours serving
more than 100,000 people in their communi-
ties to help reduce childhood obesity.
To obtain an application, visit www.YSA.
org/HEROES. The website also contains
more information about the program as well as
First Responders: Youth Addressing Child-
hood Obesity Through Service-Leaning, a
step-by-step manual that helps youth, parents,
teachers and other volunteers deploy YSA ser-
vice-learning models to fght childhood obe-
sity in their communities.
Applications must be submitted online
before midnight, Oct. 22, 2010. Grant recipi-
ents will be notifed in December and January.
Calling All Heroes: Youth Invited to
Join Fight Against Childhood Obesity
President of the College of Southern Maryland Bradley Gottfried and Chair of the College of Southern
Maryland Mary Maddox Krug cut the ribbon for the new wellness and Aquatic Center at the Leonardtown
campus.
The Wellness and Aquatic Center features a 6-lane, 25-foot lap pool and a zero-
depth entry therapy pool.
Photo by Sarah Miller
Photo by Sarah Miller
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Some of the fastest racing boats in the world
will come together this weekend in Solomons Is-
land for the Solomons Offshore Grand Prix, the
frst race of its kind in Calvert County in about
two decades.
The race, put on by the Offshore Perfor-
mance Association (OPA) and the Chesapeake
Bay Power Boat Association (CPBA), will feature
as many as 50 boats of various sizes and speeds
spread across nine different classes of vessels for
one day of intense racing competition.
The boat with the most points in that class
wins, said Mike Yowaiski, one of the events
organizers.
But more than a race, the grand prix, the
national championship for the OPA as part of a
racing series, is designed to expose residents of
a region known for their love of motor sports to
offshore power boat racing.
The pits where racers and their crewprepare
to compete will be open to the public, Yowaiski
said, and people can attend the race free of charge.
You can put your hands on [the boat] and
meet the team and the drivers, Yowaiski said.
Its a little bit of a festival.
Motorsports has a huge following here,
said Yowaiski, who grew up in Southern Mary-
land racing land vehicles and soon graduated to
boat racing. Itll be great to see a different kind
of racing.
Its taken a years worth of planning to get
this done.
Yowaiski said he expects as many as 5,000
to 10,000 people to come out and watch the races,
which will be televised nationally, that take place
on Sunday. Spectators can come out over the
weekend though, he said, and watch the crews
prepare and test their boats.
The champion boat in the turbine
division is Miss Geico, with twin engines taken
from a helicopter that push the 50-foot boat at a
top speed of over 200 miles an hour in optimum
conditions.
Both driver Marc Granet and his throttle
man, Scott Begovich, look more like combat avia-
tors climbing into a sophisticated fghter jet than
boat crew, wearing fight suits and aviator fight
helmets complete with oxygen masks.
We start off as drivers and we quickly be-
come pilots, Granet said of piloting Miss Geico.
We can reach 150 miles per hour in a matter of
seconds.
I think youll see us exceed speeds of 180
miles an hour with conditions in the bay.
When racing in the events unlimited class,
Granet said, the boat achieves speeds when cou-
pled with its catamaran design that allow it to ac-
tually ride on a cushion of air, propelled by 4,000
horsepowers worth of thrust.
There are about 10 boats in the world that
can match our speed, Granet said. Shes the
fastest race boat in the world right now.
That means, as the worlds fastest,
the crew of Miss Geico has to be ready to always
defend their title against all comers.
We are always on queue, ready to race any
other boat, Granet said. We cant ever let our
guard down.
That includes being ready to deal with the
potentially lethal conditions that such a fast level
or racing incurs.
Its controlled chaos really, said Begovich,
who controls the speeds while Granet mans the
helm. Its awesome to have 4,000 horse power at
your fngertips.
With racers expecting relatively calmwaters
the day of the race, which will be visible from
the Solomons Island boardwalk, its a time when
crews must be especially careful.
Its going to be a calmday so its going to be
a fast turning course, said Begovich of the race
that will go right up to the Gov. Thomas Johnson
Bridge. Theyre the most dangerous races, the
deadliest accidents happen in calmwaters.
The calm water is what allows boats like
Miss Geico to reach their maximum speeds, and
at such speeds there is little to no roomfor error.
Begovich laid out the hazards facing power
boat racers with a mathematical formula he de-
vised, comparing the death rates of power boat
races with those of crews who work on com-
mercial fshing boats like those on the Discovery
Channel reality programDeadliest Catch.
Two captains featured on the show, Jonathan
and Andy Hillstrand, will also be at the races, but,
Begovich said, in conferring with those captains,
he still believes power boat racers face more dan-
ger than even crews who scour the seas for king
crabs.
According to statistics he gathered, Begov-
ich claims that death rates for racers is about 368,
per 100,000, while the mortality rate for com-
m e r c i a l fshermen is just 1.68 deaths per
100,000 while on the job.
Our job is 368 times more
dangerous, Begovich said.
Ted Ginnity, president of the CPBA, said that his
organization started back in the early 80s with local
races in places like Solomons Island but now the race
has grown after events in places like Cambridge and
other Eastern Shore venues.
Its the biggest event we do all year, Ginnity
said. But were bringing a much bigger show, its actu-
ally international.
There are two boat teams coming all the way from
Qatar in the Middle East to compete, Ginnity said, and
should provide a glimpse of some really world-class
racing.
But the race is not open to just professional racing
teams with corporate sponsorship, but to pure enthu-
siasts who sacrifce time and treasure for their love of
speed.
Many of themare known as Class 5 boats that may
only go as fast 75 miles per hour or more, but they make
up the bulk of the racing feet and can be just as fun to
watch because they are so evenly matched.
Alot of these guys are gentlemen racers, Ginnity
said. Theyve got a pickup truck and a 24 or 25 foot
boat, but thats some of the best racing youll see.
All the spectacle and racing over the
three-day event is also giving rise to hope hope that
the race can help enliven the tourist-centric economy of
Solomons Island.
We are hoping this will generate tourism because
it is such an important race, said Joyce Baki, tourism
specialist for Calvert County. I think everyones been
hit by the [slow] economy, and businesses are looking for
the additionally revenue.
Were hoping that people who would not normally
have come will see its a very vital community.
Across the bridge in St. Marys County, tourism
offcials with the county government hope that the race
will beneft businesses here as well.
I think its going to be good for businesses on both
sides of the bridge, said tourism manager Carolyn Lu-
ray with the Department of Economic and Community
Development.
The race added to the large number of events in the
fall like the Oyster Festival and the Blessing of the Fleet,
she said.
At this point southern Calvert County and St.
Marys County are great destination spots, Luray said.
If it [the race] continues so much the better.
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2. Locally-owned businesses recycle a higher percentage of prots back
into the local economy. This helps keep income from taxes in our
community to support schools, parks, police and re departments.
3. Independent businesses are St. Marys County are the largest
employer. By shopping with them, youll help provide new jobs.
4. Employees of locally-owned businesses are your friends and
neighbors and are committed to the St. Marys County
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Local Singer Hopes to
Take Calvert Idol Crown
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Byron Dickerson, a native of St. Marys
County, has been working for the last couple
of years to further his career as a singer.
One way Dickerson has tried to achieve
this goal is by auditioning for American Idol.
He went was sent to Orlando, Fla. by his
sponsor, Wawa, and members of his family
and choir. Unfortunately, his experience at
American Idol wasnt what he hoped it would
be.
It sucked, Dickerson said bluntly. Its
a not like what you see on TV.
He didnt get to meet Paula Abdul, Si-
mon Cowell or any of the rest of the Ameri-
can Idol panel, but he cant tell you anymore
about the experience, because he signed a
confdentiality agreement.
Dickerson was also at the St. Marys
County Fair last weekend with the Southern
Maryland Community Gospel Choir, a group
based out of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic
Church in Leonardtown.
He said he was approached by somebody
form the choir a couple years ago and told he
should join the choir because he sounded like
a singer.
Going to that choir for the frst time was
a bit strange for him. Have you ever seen
Sister Act? Yeah, it was like that, Dickerson
said.
At the age of 20, Dickerson is the young-
est member of the choir.
Singing isnt the only think Dickerson
does. He also plays tennis. A couple of years
ago, Dickerson was ranked number four in
the Untied States Tennis Association, but he
hasnt played in a while and said he thinks
hes ranked around eightieth now. He plans
to take tennis back up toward the end of this
year and play in a couple of exhibitions.
Dickerson also plans to go back to
school next year. He wants to go to the Col-
lege of St. Marys for a year, and then trans-
fer to the University of Maryland or Univer-
sity of Mary Washington. He wants to go
into Paralegal Studies and to move to Florida
or California.
Theres not a lot to do around here,
Dickerson said.
Dickerson can be found next at the Cal-
vert County Fair as a contestant in the Cal-
vert County Fair Idol
competition.
His frst selection is
Dont Stop Believing,
by Journey. If he makes
it into the second round,
he plans to sing another
song by Journey, Open
Arms. His third and
fnal selection will be
A Song for You, by
Donny Hathaway.
Dickersons cousin
LaShawn Sorbes will
also be performing in
the Calvert County Fair
Idol.
I think Ill either
be frst or second,
Dickerson said.
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big larry's comic book cafe- 22745 washington
street
the front Porch - 22770 washington street - a Place to
dine and unwind
come by and see the newest restaurant in the heart of leon-
ardtown. great serVice, incredible food and the best martinis
in st.mary's county.Visit our bar try the utoPian margarita
or see our new lounge and join us for a night of classic music
or just Play some croquet on our lawn. cheers.
college of southern maryland - leonardtown
camPus
north end gallery- 41652 fenwick street - Presenting
a show titled " bookends " and will feature artists christina
allen and linda ePstein , Painters , and Potter sarah houde.
"bookends" will feature Paintings from a new book by christi-
na allen "a micro chiP on my shoulder" as well as Paintings
by linda ePstein from her new book titled " waiting for foxes,
sketches from coVertside." both artists will be signing books
at the first friday oPening recePtion on october 1 , 2010. sar-
ah houde will be Presenting a new collection of Pottery. the
show will run from sePtember 28 until october 31, 2010 . the
oPening recePtion , on october 1, will be from 5:30 until 8 Pm.
quality street kitchens -41675 fenwick street
olde towne stitchery - 41665 fenwick street - come
join us for first friday celebration!
cafe des artistes - 41655 fenwick street - lissie deere
on Piano. featured dinner item: bison liVer 'n onions
oga's asian cuisine - 22745 washington street
Port of leonardtown winery - 23190 newtowne
neck rd
the brewing grounds - 41658 fenwick street - brew-
ing grounds will be doing a drink discount.
colleen's dream- 41665 fenwick street -25% off select
Vintage clothing
the good earth natural foods comPany - 41675
Park aVe. - come samPle oxylent, the oxgenating multi-Vi-
tamin drink, at the good earth on october 1 from 5 Pm until
8 Pm. for more information on this easy and tasty addition to
your daily diet, go to www.Vitalah.com
on a roll - corner of fenwick and washington streets, in
front of bank of america- another creatiVe dog on the menu!
craZy for ewe -22715 washington street - this first fri-
day we are kicking off the brigitta sweater knit along. well
go oVer the Pattern, swatch, and get started on this beautiful
quick Project. were using berroco sundae. come by the shoP
early to Pick out your color. friday bring or buy at the shoP
siZe 15 circular needles. the first knitter to finish brigitta
will win yarn for next months knit-along!
olde town Pub - 22785 washington street- relax after
work, meet with friends, or come watch the big game on our
giant 60-inch Plasma tV. we offer 14 beers on taP, your faVor-
ite mixed drinks using only Premium sPirits, and PoPular wines.
in addition, we haVe tasty aPPetiZers and great meals for the
entire family. our traditional dcor offers a welcoming atmo-
sPhere whether youre celebrating a big eVent or winding down
after a day at work. we look forward to serVing you at the
most PoPular nightsPot in southern maryland.
white rabbit children's bookstore - 25470 Point
lookout road, unit g (located in the shoPs of breton bay)
maryland antiques center - 26005 Point lookout
road -free drawing which will be drawn on the first sat at the
fuZZy farmers market.
craft guild shoP - maryland antiques center building
2 - were a cooPeratiVe of local artisans and craftsmen of-
fering handcrafted original work including jewelry, scarVes,
shawls, afghans and baby buntings, wood carVings, lamPs and
clocks, home dcor, handsPun yarns, and much more. mary-
land antiques center building 2 its time for the fuZZy
farmers market! oct 1st from 4 to 7, join us for fiber arts
and farm Products. the chesaPeake sPinners & weaVers will
demonstrate and there will be liVe sheeP from ferny brae
farm. take a chance on our raffle Valued oVer $450 a basket
full of hand-crafted items and a mary lou troutman framed
Print. there will be a knit-in and collection for scarVes, hats,
and gloVes for three oaks center, leahs house, and angels
watch residents. donations of non-Perishable foods for st.
Pauls methodist church food bank will be collected. then
saVor the taste of fall with a warm caramel aPPle. make the
craft guild shoP your first stoP eVery first friday.
creekside gallery - maryland antiques center - will
be oPening its annual historic southern maryland show &
recePtion on friday, october 1, 2009 from 5 to 8. the show
will continue through noVember and will include many local
scenes throughout southern maryland. a Percentage of the
Proceeds will be donated to a local southern maryland Pres-
erVation Project. come meet the artists and enjoy local south-
ern maryland at its best.
treadles studio - maryland antiques center building 2
-misti and the fuZZy farmers are co-hosting a fiber arts show,
the fuZZy farmers market, on october 1, from 4 to 7. join the
knit-in or droP off hats, scarVes, and gloVes for residents of
area shelters. watch sPinning and weaVing demonstrations by
members of the chesaPeake sPinners and weaVers guild. Pet
the sheeP from ferny brae farm. and see the fabulous hand-
crafted fiber works including hand-sPun yarn, knitted shawls,
woVen scarVes, felted bags and bowls, and woVen rag rugs like
grandma used to haVe, just to name a few.
leonardtown galleria - located in the maryland
antiques center - "annual emerging artist show" this month.
this will be art from the seniors in all the Public schools in
st. mary's county. their recePtion will be on saturday octo-
ber 23, 2010 from 12P.m. until 4 P.m.
there will also be a free drawing for a basket of goodies. you
do not haVe to be there to win. the drawing will take Place
at the maryland antiques centers christmas oPen house on
dec.4th .
fenwick street used books & music - 41655a fen-
wick street - we sPecialiZe in used (current and classic fic-
tion, non-fiction and childrens/ young adult literature), rare
and antiquarian books. we also haVe dVd's and Vintage Vinyl
records. 10% off all Purchases! get a head start on hallow-
een and learn about the local legend of moll dyer! we are
so haPPy to Present local author janeen grohsmeyer signing
and reading from her book "moll dyer, she still walks this
land"
shelby's creatiVe framing - 26005 Point lookout rd.
(route 5): md. antique center- building 2- get ready for
fall door PriZe $25.00 off your next custom frame order.
rustic riVer bar & grill (formally ariZona PiZZa) -
40874 merchants ln (rte 5)
ye olde towne cafe - 22685 washington street
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One Maryland One Book discus-
sions planned
Outcasts United, this years
One Maryland One Book selection,
will be discussed at Charlotte Hall on
Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. and at Leonardtown
on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. 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.

Bilingual and LEGO storytimes
offered
Lexington Park will offer an eve-
ning storytime in both English and
Spanish on Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. LEGOs
will be available to build creations
based on the storytime theme.
Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown
will hold an evening storytime on Oct.
7 at 6 p.m. followed by LEGO Fun at
6:30 p.m. LEGOs will be provided.
Families can come for either program
or both.
The Master Gardeners will con-
duct a storytime on Oct. 2 at Lex-
ington Park at 9:30 a.m. for children
in kindergarten through third grade.
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
will be read and hands-on activities
will follow. Registration is required.

Forums to raise cyber safety com-
munity awareness
A Community Awareness Forum
on Cyber Safety will be conducted
at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 6, at Leon-
ardtown on Oct. 13 and at Lexington
Park on Oct. 26. All three begin at
6:30 p.m. Michael Wyant, Director
of Safety and Security with St. Marys
County Public Schools, will present
the program and will be emphasizing
cyber bullying.

Children will make gross stuff
Children ages 7-12 will explore
the science of grossology (the science
of all things yucky) by making the
most disgusting things possible at a
free program scheduled on Oct. 15 at
9:30 a.m. at Charlotte Hall and at 10
a.m. at Leonardtown. Registration is
required.

Opening Reception for Clothes-
line Project
The public is invited to an open-
ing reception on Oct. 13 from 5 p.m. to
8 p.m. for Walden Sierras Air it Out:
the Clothesline Project on display
at the Lexington Park Library Art
Gallery which is on display through
Nov.15. The project is a visual display
created by women who have survived
violence or by those who wish to hon-
or women victimized by violence.

TAGs to meet
Teens can join other teens to hang
out, play Wii, and help the library at
the monthly TAG (Teen Advisory
Group) meeting to be held on Oct. 12
at Lexington Park at 5:30 p.m. and on
Oct. 14 at Charlotte Hall at 5 p.m. and
at Leonardtown at 5:30 p.m.

L ibrary Items
Thursday, September 30
Calvert County Fair
Calvert County Fairgrounds (140 Calvert Fair
Drive, Prince Frederick) - 9 a.m.
Calvert COunty celebrates its agricultural
heritage during the Calvert County Fair. It will
feature farm anilans, displays and traditional
Southern Maryland cooking. For more informa-
tion, call 410-535-0026 or 410-286-0877 or visit
www.calvertcountyfair.com.
Cheese Steaks at VFW 2632
VFW 2632 (23282 Three Notch Road, California)
- 5 p.m.
Philadelphia Cheese Steak Subs made to or-
der, served with french fries for $8 a piece.
Speaking to Seniors Lecture Series
College of St. Marys, Leonardtown Campus
Building A Room 206 (22950 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m.
The fnal lecture in a three-part series. This
lecture is entitled Recognizing and Address-
ing the Signs of Dementia. The Speaking to
Seniors lecture series is hosted by Cedar Lane
Apartments and St. Marys Nursing Center and
is designed to help seniors and the community
about the issues seniors face and how to handle
them.
Leonardtown High School Homecoming
Parade
Historic Downtown Leonardtown Departing
from Leonardtown Elementary (22885 Duke St,
Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m.
Come on out for the Leonardtown High
School Homecoming parade. There will be
foats, the class court and a Chinese dance and
candy, among other things. The parade starts
at Leonardtown Elementary School and goes
around the square in downtown Leonardtown.
Friday, October 1
Fuzzy Farmers Market
Historic Downtown Leonardtown - 4 p.m.
The Crafts Guild of St. Marys will host a
Fuzzy Farmers Market in celebration of Spin-
ning and Weaving Week. Instead of vegetables
and other produce, this Farmers Market will
feature fbers and yarn, with spinning and other
demonstrations.
Italian Dinner
St. Johns School (43900 Saint Johns Road, Hol-
lywood)-5 p.m.
The dinner is free for children under the age
of 5, $5 for children between the ages of 6-12 and
$8 for adults. The menu will include spaghetti,
lasagna, tossed salad, French bread, coffee, iced
tea, Kool-aid and wine. There will be desserts
available for purchase. For more information, e-
mail Cindy Pollock at cpollock@md.metrocast.
net.
Jon Edwards Cemetery: A Haunted
Attraction
Jon Edwards Cemetery (355 West Dares Beach
Rd, Prince Frederick) - 6 p.m.
The Arc of Southern Maryland presents Jon
Edwards Cemetery. The haunted cemetery will
run every weekend in October and will feature
monsters, ghosts and ghouls. Parental guidance
is advised and Papa Johns Pizza will give the
frst 100 people to come every night a free piece
of pizza. For more information, call 410-535-
2413, ext. 113 or visit www.arcsomd.org.
Saturday, October 2
7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxil-
iary Yard/Bake Sale
7th District Rescue Squad Building (21530
Coltons Point Road, Avenue) 7 a.m.
tables for vendors will be $10 for the frst
table and $8 for each additional table. There will
be Fill-A-Bag for $1 per bag and items that have
been donates and are priced to sell. There will
also be food, drinks and baked goods for sale.
Petruccelli 5K Run/Walk
St. Marys College of Maryland Rectory (18952
East Fisher Road, St. Marys) - 7:15 a.m.
The Petruccelli Walk/Run is in honor of John
Petruccelli, who was hit and killed by a drunk
driver. Race day registration and pre-registration
packet pickup will be at the St. Marys College of
Maryland rectory. All proceeds from the 5K will
go to SafeRide, a program which gives college
students rides home, and scholarships.
Community Yard Sale
Ball feld behind Golden Beach Firehouse (29848
Theresa Circle Mechanicsville) - 7:30 a.m.
The Golden Beach/ Patuxent Knolls Civic
Association will he hosting a Community Yard
Sale. All proceeds go to fund Golden Beach/
Patuxent Knolls Civic Association events and ac-
tivities. People can rent a space for $10. For more
incormation, call Dale Antosh at 301-884-5478
or Crystal Saunders at 240-249-3297.
Craft Fair and North Carolina Barbecue
Lexington Park United Methodist Church (21760
Great Mills Road, Lexington Park) - 9 a.m.
There will be a white elephant sale, a
bake sale and a silent auction. The Craft Fair is
open to the public. For more information, call
301-863-8500.
Craft/ Vendor Show
Monsignor Harris Center (43900 St. Johns
Road, Hollywood) - 9 a.m.
Spaces for crafters and vendors are available
for $20 per table of $30 for two tables. Electrical
outlets are available on a limited basis. For more
information, or to reserve a space, call Debbie at
301-373-2281.
Bingo
Father Andrew White School (22850 Washington
Street, Leonardtown) - 6 p.m.
Admission is $20 per person and will buy
20 bingo games. There will also be a 50/50 raf-
fe, a grand raffe and snacks and refreshments.
For more information, call Denise Pietsch at
301-904-1062.
Basket Bingo
St. Marys School (13735 Notre Dame Place,
Bryantown) - 6 p.m.
Early bird games begin at 6:45 p.m. and reg-
ular games start at 7 p.m. Admission is $20 and
it buys you 25 games. There will be door prizes,
a 50/50 raffe and a grand raffe and other bonus
prizes. Everyone over the age of 7 is welcome.
For more information, call Kimberly Bowling at
301-870-1868.
Sunday, October 3
All You Can Eat Breakfast
Father Andrew White School (22850 Washing-
ton Street, Leonardtown) - 8 a.m.
The Father Andrew White School will be-
gin hosting a monthly breakfast which is open to
the public. The price for admission is $7 for peo-
ple over the age of 13, $5 for children between
the ages of 8 and 12, $3 for children between the
ages of 5 and 7 and free for kids under the age of
5. The menu will include eggs, bacon, sausage,
biscuits and gravy and pancakes.
Free Youth 3D Archery Tournament
(24346 Maddox Road, Chaptico) - 9 a.m.
The Chaptico Optimist Club is having a free
youth day event for children between the ages of
8 and 15. Registration is required and children
must have an adult present. There will be food,
refreshments and door prizes. To register, call
Gwen at 301-904-0794 or 301-769-4137.
Monday, October 4
Monday Morning Movies and More
Prince Fredrick Library (850 Costley Way,
Prince Fredrick) - 10 a.m.
Parents are welcome to bring their little
ones for a movie and a story in the morning at
Prince Fredrick Library.
Girls Night Out
Annmarie Garden (13480 Dowell Road, Solo-
mons) 6:30 p.m.
Learn to use soft clay coils and slabs to cre-
ate unique, usable teapots and matching cups
with instructor Sarah Houde. Member cost is
$50, non-member cost is $60 and materials fee
is $15. Pre-registration is required. To register, or
for more information, call 410-326-4640 or visit
www.annmariegarden.org.
No Limit 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
ar $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, October 5
Chapter Chats- Chasing Vermeer by Blue
Balliett
Lexington Park Library (21677 FDR Blvd., Lex-
ington Park) 4 p.m.
Book discussion for kids between the ages
of 8 and 11. They will discuss the book and do
a related activity. Registration is required. For
more information, call 301-863-8188 or visit
www.stmalib.org.
Writers by the Bay at the Library
Prince Fredrick Library (850 Costley Way,
Prince Fredrick) - 7 p.m.
For more information, call 401-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
All writers are welcome to attend the writ-
ers group led by Peter Abresch. Bring pieces for
critiques, or just come for the feeling of being in
a group.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221
Meeting
American Legion Post 221 (21690 Coltons Point
Road, Avenue) - 7 p.m.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit
221 welcomes the spouses of the United States
Armed Forces veterans who served during listed
war eras. For more information, go to www.al-
post221.webs.com or call Christina Barbour at
301-904-5876.
Wednesday, October 6
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.
Cyber Safety Forum
Charlotte Hall Library (37600 New Market
Road, Charlotte Hall) 6:30 p.m.
Michael Wyant, the Director of Safety and
Security for St. Marys County Public Schools,
will be giving a presenting a program about Cy-
ber Safety and Cyber Bullying.
Bilingual and LEGO Story times
Lexington Park Library (850 Costley Way,
Prince Fredrick) - 6:30 p.m.
Lexington Park Library will be offering a
story told in both English and Spanish. LEGO
block will also be available for children so they
can build creations to go with the story.
The County Times
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
The other day I had to carry some
heavy boxed items on one of the really
hot, humid days. After I got back in
the car, I thought, Whoa, I dont feel
good. I was feeling a little pressure,
and I felt my blood pressure start to rise.
Should I go to the hospital? Should I go
straight back to work? I still had one
stop left to make, and just by chance
it happened to be near The Brewing
Grounds in downtown Leonardtown.
Once every month or so, I treat myself
to one of their amazingly delicious,
creamy caf mocha frappachinos. No,
Im not advertising for them the frap-
pachinos are just really good.
So, naturally, what do you do when
you are feeling like I was? You get an
ice cold mocha frappachino. That way I
could sit in one of their comfy chairs to
rest and cool down for just a bit. Made
sense to me. I did start to feel better. I
fgured the hospital was only four miles
away. A nice woman and I struck up a
conversation about this and that. We had
a lovely talk, discussing bits and pieces
of our lives. After a bit I found that she
had been a math major. I brought up
how math classes never made any sense
to me. I was lucky to fnally pass Alge-
bra I after taking it 10th grade, summer
school, and in 11th grade. At that time
we didnt have to take anything higher,
so for my 12th grade math class I took
Consumer Math. The main things I
remember about that class were mak-
ing 3D hexagons, octagons, and that
my teacher was a die-hard Alabama
Crimson Tide fan. She loved her school;
every day she managed to mention the
Tide or U of A in her soft, Alabama
drawl. It was a fun, stress-free class.
Our coffee shop talk then went on
to what else do you do if you are a math
major. I was thinking about my math
experience and thought that if someone
could make math fun, and accessible
to left-brained minds, that they could
have a great business. Not just for kids
either. Im sure there are a number of
non-analytical minds out there who
would love to brush up on math for
their jobs. Luckily, I only need to know
fractions and angles, but I have always
wanted to understand Einsteins Theory
of Relativity. Supposedly my Uncle
race understood it. It would have to be
a very engaging, creative class for this
idea to fy.
All to soon, we had to end our con-
versation. But I left thinking that math
majors and social science majors are
different, or rather they probably solve
things in opposite ways. Its like what
I tell my husband after trying to under-
stand what planet he is coming from
several times a week, You know what?
Men and women really are different.
Though coming from different direc-
tions does make for interesting talk.
I also thought about Mrs. Dicker-
son, my 7th grade math teacher. I wish I
could have had her for math all through
school. She brought math terms and
theories home to us in fun and unex-
pected ways. In 1974, there was a great
push on to convert our American or Im-
perial measurement system to metric.
You dont hear about it much anymore.
Mrs. Dickerson wrote a song titled Go,
think, do metric for which she played
the piano, and fve of us sang the song.
It actually got quite a bit of local TV and
radio publicity. Her great idea didnt get
much further than that. I imagine the
United States will keep our measure-
ment system for a long time.
For now, I am going to sit down
and fgure how many days and how
many minutes until I can get my next
frappachino. There is a mathematical
theory for this its call the theory of
relative desire.
To each new analytical adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas
to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Wanderings
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
According
to information
at the Maryland
State Archives,
Zephaniah Wil-
liams of St.
Marys County
enlisted as a sol-
dier on May 2,
1778 for the duration of the war. The
next record found states that he was
killed on August 16, 1780.
Then on April 3, 1792 Maryland
records state The Auditor is request-
ed to issue a Certifcate to Zephaniah
Williams late a Private in the third
Maryland Regiment, killed at the
Battle of Camden August, 1780 for the
depreciation of his pay, and deliver
the same to the Treasurer of the west-
ern shore, who is hereby Ordered to
deliver the same to Thomas Williams,
Brother and Administrator of the said
Zephaniah Williams.
What experiences did Zepha-
niah have in the war and what really
happened to him?
After surviving any number of
battles and skirmishes and two harsh
winters, the Maryland and Delaware
troops were ordered south in 1780.
Their objective was to free Charles-
ton, South Carolina (then occupied
by the British). From 1776, before
Boston and through the entire war,
the States of Maryland and Dela-
ware were represented in nearly ev-
ery battlefeld. Although their troops
were few in numbers, they were dis-
tinguished for their valour.
Under the leadership of Baron
DeKalb at Morristown, New Jersey
they began their journey. General
Washington said: How they will get
on for want of provisions, transporta-
tion, Sca (etc.) Heaven above can tell.
I cannot.
Forward they marched
through Philadelphia to the
Head of the Elk in Maryland
where they were shipped by
boat to Petersburg, Virginia.
From Petersburg, they were marched
to Hillsboro, North Carolina at a
grueling pace of 15 to 18 miles a day.
All baggage was carried on their
backs.
With little or no provisions, they
were forced to fnd food the best way
they could and there wasnt that much.
The horses became so weakened the
feld guns they carried had to be left
along the way.
To add insult to injury, they were
now placed under the leadership of
General Horatio Gates. Congress had
ordered the change in command over
the protests of General Washington.
Sound familiar? We send our men
into battle today, tie one arm behind
their backs, and tell them now go
win. Despite the change in leader-
ship, DeKalb stayed to fght with his
men.
Onward they marched into
South Carolina until they arrived at
Camden. As usual, they were out-
numbered and outgunned. The Amer-
icans had about 4,100 soldiers (about
half that of the British forces). Of the
Americans only the 900 Maryland
men in two brigadesand the Dela-
ware Regiment, were experienced
soldiers. The remainder were militia-
men, untrained and undisciplined.
The British knew the Americans
were nearby and went in search of
them. On August 15
th
, Gates ordered
the men be fed meat (undercooked)
and corn (unripened). Instead of the
usual ration of rum, they were instead
given molasses which caused diar-
rhea. The already worn down men,
half sick and bone weary, started an-
other march at night the men broke
ranks often to relieve their diarrhea.
For four hours they trudged through
swamp and sand.
To be continued.
Coffee Shop Talk
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
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For family and community
events, see our calendar in the
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In Entertainment
The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!
To submit art or band information for our entertainment
section, e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
Rumors An
Aptly Named Production
We post nightlife events happening in Calvert, Charles and St. Marys counties.
To submit an event for our calendar, email sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
Deadline for submissions is Monday by 5 p.m.
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The lights come
up on a nervous woman
in a blue evening gown
standing in the living
room of what looks like
a very nice house, with a
staircase and to doors on
a second level. The frst
lines out of her mouth
are Oh, my God. A
man appears from be-
hind a door upstairs and
asks did he call yet?
As the opening
scene unfolds, it be-
comes clear that there is
a man bleeding upstairs
and the he in question
is a doctor. But the big
question is unanswered-
what happened?
The opening for
Rumors, by Neil Si-
mon, the newest play
to hit the stage at Three
Notch Theatre in Lexington Park sets the
pace for the rest of the play- the people
watching are thrown into the middle of
the action. The people in the audience are
not alone in this situation though. The frst
people on the stage are at a party, and have
to deal with the rest of the guests as they
arrive.
The guests who come in are given var-
ious cover stories, mostly spur of the mo-
ment explanations that nobody remembers
ten minutes later, when the next guest ar-
rives. Because of this, everybody gets a dif-
ferent story and nobody really knows what
exactly is going on, but everyone suspects
something.
In the end, what is the truth and what
is falsehood is up to anybodys guess and
the culmination of all the insanity is more
than ftting.
Its slapstick fun, said John Giusti,
who plays Ernie Cusack in the play. He said
one of the highlights of the show is that ev-
erybody has a major role. Rumors has a
core cast of eight people and two policemen
who show up near the end of the play and
further complicate an already muddled sit-
uation. There are also two characters, Moi-
ra and Charlie, who are often mentioned but
never seen.
The work that went into this play
started over a year ago, according to Dawn
Weber, the director of the play and a mem-
ber of the artistic council. A year ago, the
play selection council met to go over scripts
and decide what could work logistically on
the stage at Three Notch Theater and what
would be ftting for the theatre.
After the plays are selected, the direc-
tors and producers are chosen and they in
turn select the crews for lighting, sound and
costuming. Then the cast is chosen during
two nights of open auditions.
James LePore, who plays Glenn Coo-
per in Rumors, said the auditions include
cold reading, where a person walks into the
theater and is given a script to read. Its not
necessary to have read the script before the
auditions, LePore said. Everybody takes
turns reading the various characters and
gets paired with different people at differ-
ent times, and the person who chooses the
cast selects the people who they think will
work best.
You dont always get the role you
thought you would, LePore said.
Rumors marks the opening of the
seventh season for the Newtowne Players.
The play began Sept. 24 and will run until
Oct. 10.
People who want to get further in-
volved with the theatre are always welcome.
Were always looking for volunteers,
Weber said. If a person isnt really keen on
being on stage, in front of the audience, they
can help with building the set, or costumes
and makeup or even work at the box offce
on play nights. There is always something
to do for anyone who wants to get involved
with the Newtowne Players.
People are not even limited to one job
or role with the group. Lee Hammett, one
of the men who plays a police offcer in the
end, also helped design and build the set for
the play.
To reserve a seat or volunteer for Three
Notch Theatre, go to www.newtowneplay-
ers.org or call 301-737-5447.
Thursday, September 30
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch
Rd., California) 5 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy
Clarion Inn (45 Saint Patricks Drive,
Waldorf) 7:30 p.m.
Live Music with Jeff Miller
The Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Full Steam
Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco
Road, Port Tobacco) 9:30 p.m.
Ladies Night with DJ Chris
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three
Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 8
p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Steve
Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore
Green Boulevard, White Plains) 9
p.m.
Karaoke Dance party
Bowie Applebees (4100 N. Crain
Highway, Bowie) 9 p.m.
Laurence McKenna
Casey Jones Pub (417 Charles Street,
La Plata) 9:30 p.m.
Friday, October 1
Home and Landscape Show
Howard County Fairgrounds (2210
Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship)
11 a.m.
24/7
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge (27636
Mechanicsville Road, Mechanics-
ville ) 8 p.m.
Rocktober Bash
Tall Cedars Hall (2502 Putty Hill
Avenue,Parkville) 8 p.m.
Crossfre
ApeHangers (9100 Crain Highway,
Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
Dave Norris
Live Music
The Brewing Grounds (41658 Fen-
wick Street, Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m.
The Maiden Project
Memories Nightclub & Bar (2360
Old Washington Road, Waldorf) 9
p.m.
Karaoke
Waldorf Applebees (3610 Crain
Highway, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Flashback Fridays
Lexington Restaurant and Lounge
(21736 Great Mills Road, Lexington
Park) 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 2
5K Walk/Run
St. Marys College of Maryland
(18952 E. Fisher Road, St. Marys
City) 7:15 a.m.
Craft Fair
United Methodist Church (21760
Great Mills Road, Lexington Park)
- 9 a.m.
Craft/ Vendor Show
Monsignor Harris Center at St.
Johns Parish (43950 St. Johns Road,
Hollywood) 9 a.m.
Renaissance Festival
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Grounds (1821 Crownsville Road
Annapolis)-10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Maryland State Jousting
Championship
Anne Arundel County Fair-
grounds(1450 Generals Highway,
Crownsville) - 10 a.m.
Fells Point Fun Festival
Fells Point (812 South Ann Street,
Baltimore) 11 a.m.
End of Summer Blowout
ApeHangers (9100 Crain Highway,
Bel Alton) 3 p.m.
24/7 at Blessing of the Fleet
St. Clements Island Museum
Grounds (38370 Point Breeze Road,
Coltons Point) 5 p.m.
Fair Warning
Bingo
Father Andrew White Middle School
(22850 Washington Street, Leonard-
town) 6 p.m.
True Blue Country
St. Marys Landing (29935 Three
Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall) 7:30
p.m.
Italian oboist and composer Ab-
erto Cesaraccio in concert
Auerbach Auditorium, St. Marys
College of Maryland (18952 E. Fish-
er Rd St. Marys Cit) 8 p.m.
Lost In Paris
Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store
Road Hughesville) 8 p.m.
The California Ramblers
Back Roads Inn (22094 Newtowne
Neck Road, Leonardtown) - 8 p.m.
Detachment Theory, El Grande
and Tube Freaks
Old Washington Road, Waldorf) 9
p.m.
Nuttin Fancy
Cherrys Inn (21603 Middletown
Road, Freeland) 9 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy
California Applebees (45480 Mira-
mar Way, California) 9 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (23945 Colton Point
Road, Clements) 9 p.m.
Sunday, October 3
NFL at the Duck
Road, Dowell) 6 a.m.
Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure
Executive Plaza (11350 McCormick
Road, Hunt Valley) 6 a.m.
Renaissance Festival
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Grounds (1821 Crownsville Road
Annapolis)-10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Spoken Word Poetry and Live
Karaoke
Chefs American Bistro (22576 Ma-
carthur Blvd San Souci Plaza suite
314, California) 4:30 p.m.
Monday, October 4
Mason Sebastion
Tuesday, October 5
Fair Warning
Open Pool Tables
p.m.
Salsa Night
Road, Dowell) 8 p.m.
Cruisday/Tuesday Karaoke
with Reggie Kellys Rock n
Soul Karaoke Show
The Holiday House (6427 Harford
Road, Baltimore) 8 p.m.
Ladies Night and Karaoke with
DJ Stacy
Old Washington Road, Waldorf)
9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 6
2010 Mid-Atlantic Food, Bever-
age and Lodging Expo
Baltimore Convention Center (1 West
Pratt Street, Baltimore) - 11 a.m.
Karaoke
Chefs American Bistro (22576 Ma-
carthur Blvd San Souci Plaza suite
314, California) 4:30 p.m.
Captain John
Band in a Box
St. Marys Landing (29935 Three
Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall) 7:30
p.m.
Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas
Open Blues Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bay-
side Road, Chesapeake Beach) 8
p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Harry
p.m.
The cast of Rumors on stage at the end of the play. The play
opened Sept. 24 will run until Oct. 10.
Photo By Sarah Miller
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On September 25, 2010 deputies responded to the area of Lanyon Court in California for
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were having a bonfre party on his property without his permission. As deputies were disburs-
ing the trespassers, they came across Brandon Cortez Wilson, 18, of Lexington Park sleeping
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serve. Deputies attempted several times to get Wilson to cooperate and leave, however, Wilson
continued to use profane language and not comply with the deputies direction, police state.
Wilson was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Police: Woman Hits Man With Aerosol Can, Slashes Tires
On September 26, 2010 at approximately 3:42 a.m. deputies responded to Richey Road
in Leonardtown for a report of an assault. Investigation revealed Jessica Lynn Morgan, 28, of
Leonardtown who was intoxicated, allegedly struck the victim in the face. Morgan left the resi-
dence but at approximately 5:11 a.m. returned and assaulted the victim again by hitting him in
the face with a metal aerosol can, police allege. Morgan then allegedly used a knife to puncture
the victims tires. Deputies located Morgan asleep in an abandoned vehicle in the yard. Morgan
was arrested and charged with assault and destruction of property.
Two Arrested On Charges Of LSD Possession
On September 26, 2010 deputies responded to Leonardtown Shopping Center in Leonar-
dtown to check the welfare of several individuals who were sleeping in a vehicle parked in the
parking lot. Upon arrival Deputy Bowen made contact with Christopher James Mendel, 18, of
Leonardtown the front seat passenger of the vehicle. As Bowen was speaking with Mendel he
observed a juvenile female rear passenger, age 15, of Mechanicsville, attempting to conceal an
object under her seat. All subjects were asked to exit the vehicle. When Bowen asked the juve-
nile what she was attempting to hide she handed him a passport. Located inside of the passport
was a small cube shaped paper, suspected lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD, contained in an
aluminum foil wrapper. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a second aluminum
foil wrapper containing suspected LSD under the passenger seat where Mendel was seated.
The juvenile and Mendel were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous
substance.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A woman accused of forging documents
to help her son get released from the countys
adult detention center on work release had her
trial moved to December, The County Times
has learned.
Mary Butler was indicted earlier this year
on charges that she helped her son Trevis But-
ler escape incarceration back in the summer of
2009 by allegedly signing the name of her hus-
band to work release forms for his son without
his knowledge.
John Butler, Sr.s name was on all the
work release forms, police reports regarding
the case stated, but John Butler, Jr. was the ac-
tual owner of the company.
When an investigator with the countys
Bureau of Criminal Investigations confronted
Trevis Butlers father about the signatures on
the forms, he denied he ever signed them.
He stated that it was not his signature,
but that he was John Butler, Sr., Det. Thomas
Hedderich wrote in his report. He stated that
he never signed or completed any of the work
release paper work.
Mary Butler soon after told the detective
that she was the one who flled out all of the
paper work, Hedderichs report stated.
She advised that she often signs her hus-
bands name to documents, Hedderich wrote.
Prosecutors say that if Trevis Butler had
not been let out on work release fraudulently,
then he would not have been able to commit a
frst-degree assault that occurred last year on
Kavanaugh Road in Mechanicsville, which is
also where the familys business of J&B Truck-
ing is located.
Trevis Butler is alleged to have thrown a
piece of concrete through the windshield of a
car traveling on Kavanaugh Road and causing
injuries so serious to one of the people in the
car that they had to be evacuated to a hospital.
Aiding Escape Trial Moved to December
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Law enforcement offcials have doubled
the reward for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of a suspect or suspects who
fred at the homes of two police offcers who
work in St. Marys County but live across the
river in Lusby.
The reward now stands at $20,000.
Police say that in both instances the resi-
dences of a St. Marys Sheriffs deputy and a
Maryland State Trooper who also worked in
St. Marys County, were shot at by unknown
suspects.
The Calvert Investigative Team is cur-
rently investigating the two shootings that oc-
curred in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates be-
tween Sept. 10 and 11, in which the vehicles of
the law offcers were also targeted, according
to police information.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron stated
that the extra reward money might help en-
courage citizens to come forward with more
information.
Theyre trying to get people to come up
off the information, Cameron told The County
Times, adding that investigators have already
received a wealth of tips. We hope theres
someone out there who can fll in the missing
pieces or corroborate the information we al-
ready have.
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REWARD
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Detectives with the vice/narcotics unit
of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations
have seized a large quantity of marijuana and
marijuana plants in a recent search warrant
operation.
Detectives arrested Jordan Michael Bur-
nett, 24, of Dameron on a Grand Jury indict-
ment stemming from a several month long
investigation into an alleged marijuana grow-
ing operation, according to information from
the vice/narcotics unit.
Detectives, along with deputies on the
county sheriffs offce Emergency Services
Team, executed the search warrant and found
more than one-half pound of marijuana that
investigators say has a value greater than
$1,000 along with two shotguns, a handgun,
scales, prescription medication and proceeds
from narcotics sales.
Those proceeds included a Ford Explorer
sports utility vehicle and two televisions val-
ued at nearly the same amount as the seized
marijuana.
De put i e s
seized close to
40 marijuana
plants during
the raid, vice/
narcotics press
releases state,
that were in
their beginning
stage of growth.
Detectives state
also that there
was evidence
of a larger mari-
juana growing
operation.
M o r e
charges may be
applied to Bur-
nett, according to police information, as well
as a second suspect.
Detectives Make Marijuana Bust
Jordan Michael Burnett
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By Chris Stevens
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This Sundays NFC East Battle at Lincoln Financial Field
in South Philadelphia promises to be a critical showdown, even
if were only a ffth of the way through the National Football
League regular season.
The Washington Redskins are trying to fgure out what the
heck happened following a promising 13-7 win over the hated
Dallas Cowboys on September 12. Since Alex Barrons holding
penalty, the Skins have dropped two games, one coming in a
heart-stopping overtime loss to the Houston Texans and a bad
27-16 defeat at the hands of rookie quarterback Sam Bradford
and the St. Louis Rams. The Redskins are also still searching for
a running game as they cut Larry Johnson and plan on giving
Clinton Portis more carries with help from new acquisition Chad
Simpson, who attended Morgan State University in Baltimore.
The Philadelphia Eagles meanwhile have experienced a
resurgence with Michael Vick under center, winning two con-
secutive games since losing a close 27-20 decision to the Green
Bay Packers to open the season. Vick has exciting targets on
the outside in DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, while Brent
Celek underneath and LeSean McCoy in the backfeld give Vick
a number of weapons to go to. Oh yes, he can still run a little
bit as well.
The signifcance of this game as far as the season goes is
purely for division jockey-
ing. Eagles head coach Andy
Reid turned the reins of
the team over to Vick after
originally deciding to rein-
state Kevin Kolb once he got
over his concussion and the
move has proved proftable
for the gang in green. As it
stands (pardon the pun), the
Eagles are 2-1 and in frst
place in the NFC East while
the Skins, disappointing
Cowboys and the implod-
ing New York Giants are all
1-2. Another win for the Ea-
gles would give them some
cushion with three straight
non-division opponents (San
Francisco, Atlanta and Ten-
nessee) after Sunday.
For the Redskins, a
loss would be equally as
damaging in spite of their
opening-week win over the
Cowboys. Falling to 1-3 with
the Indianapolis Colts, Green
Bay Packers and Chicago
Bears waiting in the wings
would be disastrous. The
Skins have to win to keep a
perfect division record and
have some momentum and
confdence going into that
three-week stretch of tal-
ented teams. A loss here and
some problems against those
other three teams could ce-
ment a disappointing start to
the Mike Shanahan era in the
District.
Another critical sto-
ryline is Donovan McNabbs
return to Philadelphia wear-
ing burgundy and gold. For
11 seasons, McNabb was Mr.
Cant Get Right as his efforts to bring the city of Brotherly Love
a Super Bowl championship were never good enough for the
fans of Philadelphia and surprisingly was traded to the division-
rival Skins earlier this year.
This is Donovan McNabbs chance to show Philadelphia
what theyre missing. Its the equivalent to seeing the girl that
rejected you in high school and knowing you have your stuff
together and having them fall all over you, only for you to reject
them and claim sweet revenge not that I would know anything
about that, but this is what McNabb has the opportunity to do.
Or it could go badly as McNabb helplessly watches from
the sidelines while Vick, the half-loved/half-loathed ex-con and
dog fghting kingpin runs the Washington defense ragged and
continues win the love and affection of the fans McNabb never
really had a chance with in the frst place.
One things for sure, this is why the National Football
League is cant-miss TV: youre guaranteed many an interesting
game, including ones that could have far-reaching implications
less than halfway through the season.
Terrell Owens is nowhere to be found in this equation, but
to steal his phrase, Get your popcorn ready its going to be
a show.
Questions? Comments? Complaints? Send em all to
Chris at chrisstevens@countytimes.net.
SPORTS
DESK
Redskins/Eagles Duel Crucial
For Many Reasons
From The
Thurs., Sept. 30
Boys Soccer
Gonzaga at
St. Marys Ryken, 5:30 p.m.
Leonardtown at McDonough, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Chopticon at Northern, 6 p.m.
McDonough at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
Chopticon at Northern, 7 p.m.
Great Mills at Patuxent, 7 p.m.
McDonough at Leonardtown, 7 p.m.
St. Marys Ryken at
Good Counsel, 7 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 1
Boys Soccer
Great Mills at Patuxent, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
Northern at Chopticon, 4 p.m.
Calvert at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Football
Chopticon at McDonough, 7 p.m.
Great Mills at Lackey, 7 p.m.
Westlake at Leonardtown, 7 p.m.
Central Maryland Christian at St.
Marys Ryken, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at
Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m.
Volleyball
St. Marys Ryken at Paul VI, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 2
Cross Country
St. Marys Ryken Invitational, 9 a.m.
Field Hockey
St. Marys Ryken at The Calverton
School, TBD
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at
The Severn School, 11:30 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 4
Boys Soccer
Northern at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
Chopticon at North Point, 4 p.m.
Good Counsel at
St Marys Ryken, 4 p.m.
Huntingtown at Leonardtown,
6 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 5
Boys Soccer
Good Counsel at
St. Marys Ryken, 5:30 p.m.
Westlake at Leonardtown, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey
Lackey at Great Mills, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at Good Counsel,
5:30 p.m.
Calvert at Chopticon, 6 p.m.
Leonardtown at Westlake, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
St. Marys Ryken at Archbishop
Carroll, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer
St. Marys Ryken at Good Counsel,
5:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 6
Boys Soccer
Great Mills at Chopticon, 6 p.m.
Cross Country
Chopticon/Lackey at
Huntingtown, 4:30 p.m.
Northern/Patuxent at
Great Mills, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake/Thomas Stone/Leonard-
town at North Point, 4:30 p.m.
Field Hockey
St. Marys Ryken at
Howard, 3:30 p.m.
Chopticon at Calvert, 4 p.m.
Westlake at Leonardtown, 4:30 p.m.
Golf
Chopticon/Great Mills/
Leonardtown County Tournament
at Cedar Point, noon
Volleyball
Calvert at Chopticon, 7 p.m.
Leonardtown at Westlake, 7 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 22
Golf
Leonardtown 158
Huntingtown 160
Great Mills 178
Thurs., Sept. 23
Boys Soccer
Great Mills 3, McDonough 1
DeMatha 4, St. Marys Ryken 0
Field Hockey
Chopticon 3, Lackey 2
Leonardtown 2, Thomas Stone 0
Football
Great Mills 21, Northern 9
Volleyball
McDonough 3, Great Mills 0
Girls Soccer
Fri., Sept. 24
Boys Soccer
St. Marys Ryken 5, Calverton 0
Football
North Point 21, Chopticon 14
(overtime)
Girls Soccer
Sat., Sept. 25
Boys Soccer
Pius XI (Wisconsin) 1, St. Marys
Ryken 0
Cross Country
Bull Run Invitational
Boys
11. Leonardtown 466
40. Great Mills 1074
48. Ryken 1467
92. Chopticon 2604
Girls
9. Leonardtown 431
72. Ryken 2011
Football
St. Albans 34, St. Marys Ryken 20
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The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
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The Ordinary
By Keith McGuire
Contributing Writer
Experience is a
wonderful thing. As
time goes by, differ-
ent conditions produce
different results and
trends become easier
to track. Dry summers
like the one weve just
had produce catches
that seem unusual for
the area.
Everyone knows
about the bull sharks caught this summer, and
anyone who has ventured onto the bay more
than a few times have seen bottle-nosed dol-
phin; spectacles that are usually reserved for
coastal regions of the mid-Atlantic. A closer
look reveals cutlass fsh, puffer fsh, sea rob-
ins, and other species that seem unfamiliar
to anglers who have fshed the Bay for just a
few years. This is not the frst summer that
these unusual species of fsh have been seen
in our area of the Bay. If you catch one and
take it to some of the old-timers, youll dis-
cover more unusual names from days gone
by. A cutlass fsh is referred to as a ribbon
fsh, and a puffer is a sand toad; examples of
a more colorful or perhaps tougher times.
The last month has been a tough time
for boat anglers. Light breezes have more
frequently turned to small craft warnings in
recent weeks. A full moon has brightened
night time skies and high tides have failed to
match typical boating schedules. When out-
ings are possible, though, fshing has been
good in spite of less than ideal conditions.
Stripers have been found in shallow waters,
especially where creeks empty into the Bay
or larger rivers. Light tackle jigging and top
water lures are producing fne catches. Shal-
low water trolling is also producing many
keeper stripers.
For those who venture onto the Bay,
bait is everywhere. Small bay anchovies
or rain fsh are gathered in large schools
in most areas of the Bay. Trolling through
these schools of bait fsh, or stopping to jig
in the schools of fsh will certainly produce
bluefsh most of the time. When the feeding
really starts, breaking fsh will begin turning
surface waters to foam. Stripers and bluefsh
are possible from these schools.
Mike Henderson at Buzzs Marina re-
ports that big blues up to 8lbs are being
caught at the Target Ship by those who troll
small spoons and surgical eels. Croakers
are beginning to slow, but bottom fshing
is producing a few, along with spot and a
good number of small red puppy drum of
less than legal (18 inches) size. Some of the
croakers are bigger than the red drum, so be
sure to look for the spot on the tail a dead
giveaway that your fsh is a drum and not a
croaker.
Some folks are still reporting really
good catches of white perch in the local
rivers and creeks. Roger Chen checked in
two citations this past week of 14 inches
and 14 inches that he said he caught at the
mouth of St. Leonard Creek on peeler crab.
I have never seen white perch so big!
Do you have a current fsh picture or
story of a great catch? If so, send an email to
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Keith has been a recreational angler
on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
for over 50 years; he fshes weekly from his
small boat during the season, and spends
his free time supporting local conservation
organizations.
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By Chris Stevens
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GREAT MILLS There wasnt much for Great Mills boys
soccer coach Matt Taggert to say or wish for after Monday
nights 9-0 win over Westlake.
Im very proud of their ef-
fort. We possessed the ball very
well, but the intensity needs to
step up a little bit, Taggert said,
adding Its hard to fnd faults
when youre winning 9-0.
Great Mills was led by ju-
nior Jason Carleys four goals
along with two more from fresh-
man Billy Zeba. Matthew East-
burg, Travis Bice and Billy Clark
also added goals for the Hornets,
who credit their teamwork and
extraordinary passing skills for
their 7-1 start this season.
We had very good ball
movement, which helps us score
goals, Carly said. We had to do
it as a team tonight.
We all did a good job mov-
ing the ball from side to side.
James Pollack got me two goals,
it was a good job by our team,
Zeba added.
Taggert also noted that the
Hornets were able to string 12
consecutive passes along with
out having a Westlake player
touch the ball, a prime example of the Hornets fancy footwork.
Great Mills blazing start (with a double overtime loss to
Huntingtown being their only blemish) may come as a surprise
to everyone around the Southern Maryland Athletic Confer-
ence, but not Taggert, who felt the talent was there from the
very frst day of practice.
Usually you know it from
the guys you had last year, but this
year, I knew we had the talent to
compete, he said. The coaches
believe it and the players believe
it. Theyre starting to show now
that we can compete with anybody
in SMAC.
Zeba is one of those players
who believes in the teams pros-
pects for the regular season and
beyond, but is also aware that
there is still a ways to go and a lot
the team has to do for post-season
success. The Hornets were upset
by Arundel in the frst round of
last seasons 4A East Regionals
and are trying to avoid lightning
striking twice this season.
Thats our dream, to make
things happen in the playoffs,
Zeba said. We cant back down,
we cant drop our heads. We have
to keep moving the ball so we can
score.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Photo By Victor Marquart
Photo By Frank Marquart
Jason Carley led Great Mills with four goals in a 9-0 victory
over Westlake Monday night.
Great Mills Taylor Disarufno tries to sneak the ball past West-
lakes Ricky Blue.
Freshman Billy Zeba scored two goals as Great Mills rolled to a 9-0 win over Westlake Monday night.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
After surrendering two touch-
downs in the fnal two minutes, the
Leonardtown football team struck
back in overtime and defeated host
Thomas Stone 20-14 Friday night,
evening their overall record at 2-2
and picking up their frst SMAC win
of the season.
I couldnt be happier with the
win. We gave up two touchdowns at
the very end of the game and the men
showed tremendous heart to come out
and win it in overtime, head coach
Mike Nines said. I told them before
the game the team with the most heart
would win and they showed that in
overtime.
The Raiders were up 14-0 late
in the fourth quarter when Thomas
Stone came alive.
Penalties aided the Cougars
comeback, but Leonardtown simply
refused to be denied.
The boys were exhausted at the
end, they really left everything on
the feld. They couldve folded when
they could have giving up 14 points
in the last two minutes, Nines said.
Instead they rallied and came out
with a W.
Sophomore running back Ste-
ven Stewart, who amassed 226 to-
tal yards on the evening, scored the
game-winning touchdown on the frst
possession and the Raider defense
held Stone (0-4 overall, 0-3 SMAC)
to preserve the lead and the win.
Senior lineman and captain John
Connor lead the defensive charge
with four tackles for loss and a sack at
the end of regulation and in overtime.
He really rallied the troops for
us with his leadership, Nines said.
The Raiders wont have long to
celebrate, because waiting for them is
Westlake, who made a statement with
a 30-12 victory at Huntingtown last
Friday. The Wolverines bring their
3-1 record to Raider Stadium Friday
night at 7 p.m. Nines is aware his
team will have to play near-fawless
football to beat Westlake.
We need to have a good funda-
mental game. We can not have turn-
overs like we did against Stone and
Northern, he explained. If we play
sound and play hard with the heart
we showed at Stone I think we can be
successful.
Even with a tough opponent
ahead, the coach is pleased that his
team is showing steady improvement
week to week with a chance to com-
pete each time they take the feld.
I am very happy with where we
are in the season. We still have cor-
rections to make, but I feel like we are
on the right track, he said. The boys
have really bought in and I think we
are going to fnish strong.
Raiders Overcome Stone
Rally in Overtime
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
WALDORF After falling three touch-
downs behind to SMAC leader North Point,
the Chopticon football team made it interest-
ing, but werent able to overcome the Eagles,
suffering a 21-14 loss Friday night at Eagle
Stadium.
We showed that were a resilient bunch,
Braves head coach Tony Lisanti said. We had
some guys that stepped up, but we didnt play
four quarters tonight.
The Eagles (4-0 overall, 3-0 SMAC) got two
passing touchdowns via the connection of Connor Young
to JaWan Poole and a nine-yard rushing touchdown from
running back Emmanuel Onakoya to account for their
scores.
However, the Braves refused to quit and got them-
selves back in the game quickly.
Cody Douglas connected with Josh Gray on a 35-
yard pass to get the Braves on the board in the third
quarter.
Early in the fourth, on a fourth-and-short, Young in-
explicably threw the ball backwards to no one in particu-
lar. Ray Sydnor scooped up the bouncing ball and ran it
in from 25 yards out to bring the Braves back to within a
touchdown.
Chopticon is a well-coached football team that
wont back down, Eagles head coach Ken Lane said.
Theyll get after you and they play hard.
After Sydnors touchdown return, it was a game of
back-and-forth until the Braves moved into North Point
territory with Douglas completing a crucial 27-yard pass
to J.W. Smith on third-and-15. After another frst down
pass to Gray, the drive stalled, with Douglas throwing a
fourth down pass just a bit long.
Lisanti felt the day off from school due to Student
Day at the St. Marys County fair may have hurt his team
a little bit.
I think my boys thought they were still off until
halftime, he joked. They did show some energy and de-
sire in the second half.
Lisanti also credited the Eagles ground game,
which racked up 258 yards and kept the Braves off-bal-
ance all game.
It kept our offense off the feld and out of rhythm,
he said. I think [Onakoyas] the best running back in the
conference and we werent able to make some stops.
All in all, Lisanti was pleased with the rally, but will
lament this one got away from his team.
We were able to make some plays, he said. We
couldnt just make one more play.
The Braves will try to get back in the win column
when they visit McDonough tomorrow night. Game time
is 7 p.m.
Sp rts
Football
Dates: September 26, 2010, October 24, 2010, November 14, 2010, and
February 27, 2011.
Location: St. Marys College of Maryland, Somerset Tennis Complex
18952 East Fisher Road (Outdoor Facility)
St. Marys City, Maryland 20686
Times: Sundays, 9:30 am 11:30 am (Mini-matches included)
Instructors: St. Marys College Coaching Staff and Players
Cost: $25.00 per session!!
Players: Beginning 9th graders to Seniors!!!!
Registration: Contact Derek Sabedra, Head Tennis Coach, St. Marys
College
Cell: 410-610-4300 and/or email ddsabedra@smcm.edu
High-School Tennis
Clinic Series 2010
The Southern Maryland
Hockey Club recreational pro-
gram is designed to provide
hockey players an opportunity to
learn and develop skills in a team
setting. The recreational pro-
gram is also designed to assure
equal opportunity to participate
for all skill levels. Players of all
skill levels are welcome. No try-
outs required.
These teams participate in
the Capital Corridor Hockey
League (CCHL). The league is
part of the Southeastern District
of USA Hockey (www.usahock-
ey.com). Our home arena is Cap-
ital Clubhouse in Waldorf, MD
(www.capitalclubhouse.com).
Mite/Atom Cross Ice - $500
Squirts, Pee Wee, and Bantam
- $ 750
Midget - $600
Any questions please con-
tact Jaime Cantlon. recdirector@
somdsabres.org.
Online Registration is Now
Open for Southern Maryland
Sabres Rec Hockey
Sabres Recreational Hockey
2010-2011 begins in October
Jets Girls Lacrosse Travel
Team Tryouts:
Tryouts for 2011 Summer/Fall Season:
HS graduation years 2012/13/14/15 -
Oct 17th and/or Oct 31st
9:00am-12:00pm (registration 8:30am)
HS graduation years 2016/17/18 -
Oct 3rd and/or Oct 24 9:00am-12:00pm
(registration 8:30am) Dorsey Park
Football Field, $25 tryout fee, stick, goggles and mouthguard required.
For more info go to www.jetslax.com
or contact Ken McIlhenny at 301-904-4984.
Smcm to Host Baseball
Training Program
St. Marys College of Maryland will host a six-week Spring Training
2011 baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from January
2 to February 6. St. Marys College head coach Lew Jenkins will direct
the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions are of-
fered in advanced hitting, pitching and catching lessons at a cost as low
as $99 for six weeks. Space is limited. Registration is now under way. For
more information, visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com or call toll-free
866-622-4487.
Braves Rally Comes
Up Short at North Point
1 2 3 4 Total
Chopticon (2-2, 1-1 SMAC) 0 0 7 7 14
North Point (4-0, 3-0 SMAC) 7 8 6 0 21
North Point Onakoya 9 run (Zosack kick)
North Point Poole 84 pass from Young (Zosack kick)
North Point Poole 15 pass from Young (run failed)
Chopticon Gray 35 pass from Douglas (Palmer kick)
Chopticon Sydnor 25 fumble recovery (Palmer kick)
Braves Punter Christopher Palmer prepares to kick the ball
away.
Photo By Chris Stevens
The County Times
Sp rts
Football
Seahawk Sailors Claim First
Annual SMCM Intersectional
St. Marys City, Md. The ffth-ranked St. Marys College of Maryland sail-
ing team captured their own inaugural St. Marys Fall Intersectional while frst-
year skipper John Wallace (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic) earned a
chance to compete at the Carl Van Duyne MAISA Mens Single-Handed Champi-
onship being hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy on October 9-10.
In capturing the inaugural Fall Intersectional, the Seahawks bested an 18-
team feld that included 12 ranked squads such as top-ranked Boston College and
No. 3 Georgetown University. St. Marys dominated feld, beating second-place
Georgetown by 38 points as the Seahawks amassed a low score of 137 to the
Hoyas 175.
In A Division, seniors Michael Menninger (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Fran-
ny Kupersmith (Alexandria, Va.) led the Seahawks to the trophy with their frst-
place fnish as the duo tallied 66 points in 18 races, surpassing Georgetowns boat
by 29 points. Menninger and Kupersmith fnished frst in six races and recorded
11 top-three placements.
Seniors Megan Magill (San Diego, Calif.) and Meredith Powlison (Shelburne,
Vt.) claimed the B Division as well with 71 points as they notched four wins and
11 top-three fnishes.
Skippers Joshua Greenslade (Flatts, Smiths, Bermuda) and Ben Whitman
(Tampa, Fla.) along with crew Maddie Jackson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Victor
Diaz de Leon (Lecheria, Venezuela), and Katherine Gluskin (Duxbury, Mass.) led
St. Marys second boat to a second-place fnish with 261 points.
Navy Laser South #2
After a sixth-place fnish at the Navy Laser South #1 on September 11-12,
Wallace needed to fnish in the top 4 in order to secure a spot at the MAISA Mens
Single-Handed Championship. He ended up tied for third with Old Dominion
Universitys Collin Leon as both tallied 58 points for the weekend. Wallace beat
the ffth-place fnisher, University of Pennsylvanias Michael Russom by 11 points.
Faye Bennet Maisa Womens
Single-Handeds
Junior Mimi Roller (Coral Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands/Antilles) just missed
clinching a spot in Novembers ICSA Womens Single-Handed Nationals as only
the top 4 advanced and Roller fnished ffth with 114 points.
Sophomore Kayla McComb (Newport Beach, Calif.) fnished in 11th while
fellow classmate Lauren Schoene (Annapolis, Md.) was next in 13th.
Parker breaks records as SMCM
feld hockey cruises
Dover, Del. Sophomore forward Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg)
scored twice while junior Susan Smith (Chestertown, Md./Queen Annes County)
had a goal and an assist in leading the St. Marys College of Maryland feld hockey
team to a 4-1 Capital Athletic Conference victory at Wesley College and a two-
way tie with University of Mary Washington for second in the standings.
Parker converted two penalty strokes Tuesday night en route to setting a pair
of school single-season records. The reigning CAC Rookie of the Year established
a new single-season record for goals at 14 (thus far), surpassing her own mark from
last year by one. With three penalty stroke conversions this season, she tied with
Ali Femi 08 for the single-season mark in that category.
Wesley (6-4, 2-2 CAC) struck frst at 6:48 as frst-year midfelder Madison
Leone (Dover, Del./Caesar Rodney) fred in a straight shot after receiving the pen-
alty corner hit in from senior forward Nicole Hill (Pocomoke, Md./Holly Grove).
Despite posting a 12-5 margin in penalty corners, the Wolverines were unable
to fnd the back of the cage again as senior goalie Lydia Garcia (Bowie, Md./Seton)
and the Seahawk defense turned away four shots.
Parker knotted the contest at 1-1 at 8:55 with her frst penalty stroke conver-
sion of the evening. Smith followed nearly 20 minutes later with an unassisted
goal to give the Seahawks (8-2, 3-1 CAC) a 2-1 halftime advantage.
Parker connected on her second penalty stroke at 43:28 for a two-goal cush-
ion. First-year forward RachelHeiss (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) sealed the
deal with 30 seconds left in regulation as she converted a feed from Smith.
Senior goalie Sarah Johnson (Honeybrook, Pa./Twin Valley), the current
CAC Defensive Player of the Week, made two saves in the loss.
SMCM
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
The St. Marys Ryken football team
scored 20 second half points but were unable
to overcome a huge frst half defcit as St. Al-
bans escaped with a 34-20 win Saturday after-
noon in Washington, D.C.
St. Albans (3-0) took a 34-0 lead into
the locker room, with four different players
scoring touchdowns. Charles Cato scored two
touchdowns on both his rushing attempts,
while Thomas Wheet, Fritz Parker and Arthur
Jones also added touchdowns for the Bull-
dogs, who compete in the Interstate Athletic
Conference.
The Knights got on the board with rushing
touchdowns from Zach Snell and Austin Deppe in the
third quarter. Snell added a second rushing touchdown
and a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, but
that was the end of the scoring for both sides.
The Knights will return home tomorrow night
when they battle Central Maryland Christian at 7 p.m.
The Crusaders are 0-4 on the season, losing their most
recent game to Model School for the Deaf last Friday
32-24.
By Chris Stvens
Staff Writer
GREAT MILLS After falling
behind 7-0 in the frst half to North-
ern, Great Mills unleashed senior
quarterback Jordan Hurt (who scored
three rushing touchdowns) and ral-
lied for a 21-9 victory over the Patri-
ots Thursday night, getting out to a
3-1 start for the second consecutive
season.
We made some adjustments at
halftime and then it was off to the races,
Hornets head coach Bill Griffth said. Theyre re-
ally excited for each other and it was a real nice team
effort.
Hurt scored three rushing touchdowns (he ran
for 138 yards on 10 carries), including a 73-yard dash
early in the fourth quarter that broke the Patriots
backs.
It was a play just to get a frst down, but I didnt
want to stop there, Hurt said of the quarterback draw
that saw him shrug off three Patriot tacklers and out-
run everyone else to the end zone. Everybody made
good blocks also.
Hurt also damaged Northern with his arm, con-
necting on 13 of 16 passes for 186 yards, including
two big completions to senior DeAndre Berry, which
put the Hornets in range for the closer of Hurts scor-
ing runs.
This was an important win because we didnt
do a good job at home last year, Berry explained.
We have to win these tough games.
Great Mills was just 2-3 at Hornet Stadium last
year, but are already 3-0 at home sweet home this
season.
The Hornets were able to pass across the middle
with success due to an error in coverage on the part of
the Northern linebackers.
The middle of the feld was wide open, Berry
said.
The linebackers werent coming out, so we ran
some plays underneath, Griffth added.
The result was plenty of time and space for Hurtt
hit receivers and let them work after the catch, getting
enough close to the goal line for him to sneak in.
The Hornets are on the road for just the second
time this season when they battle Lackey for their
homecoming Friday night at 7 p.m.
Griffth is a Lackey alum and hes given his team
the green light to win by any means necessary.
I told them its my homecoming, so go ahead
and spoil it for everybody, he said.
Knights Fall Short
Against St. Albans
Great Mills Puts the
Hurt on Patriots
St. Albans 34, St. Marys Ryken 20
1 2 3 4 Total
Ryken (1-3) 0 0 12 8 20
St. Albans (3-0) 13 21 0 0 34
St. Albans Jones 4 run (kick failed)
St. Albans Wheet 35 pass from Strother (Smith kick)
St. Albans Parker 31 run (Smith kick)
St. Albans Cato 5 run (Smith kick)
St. Albans Cato 19 run (Smith kick)
Ryken Snell 1 run (run failed)
Ryken Deppe 1 run (run failed)
Ryken Snell 3 run (Snell run)
Great Mills 21, Northern 9
1 2 3 4 Total
Northern (1-3, 1-2 SMAC) 7 0 0 2 9
Great Mills (3-1, 1-1 SMAC) 0 0 14 7 21
Northern Bond 16 run (Rexroth kick)
Great Mills Hurt 2 run (Blocker kick)
Northern Safety, Hurt tackled in the end zone
Quarterback Jordan Hurt threw for 186 yards and ran
for three touchdowns as Great Mills defeated Northern
21-9 Thursday night.
Photo By Chris Stevens
Hornets Ahead of the Game
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