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Bey Jackson, 65, from
Wildewood, said, Obvi-
ously they thought there
was a problem with
gang violence when I
moved here last year
and by late summer they
busted some drug traf-
fcking gangs in Charles
County and St. Marys
County but I havent
noticed any particular
gang presence. I think
they [the county] are do-
ing a decent job, except
they still have a mid- to
late-twentieth century
approach, meaning
they needed to focus
on improving economic
and social conditions
that could cause people
to turn to crime and
gangs.
I havent really
heard anything
about gangs in
the county, so I
dont really think
theres a prob-
lem, said Kyle
Sargent, 17, a stu-
dent at Leonard-
town High School.
Concepcin San-
chez, 83, said she
hadnt noticed
a problem with
violent crime since
moving to the area
from Florida last
September. No
gangs, no, she said.
So far the homes
are beautiful I
enjoy living here.
Do you think theres a
problem with gang violence
in St. Marys County?
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county
All were doing is
passing the buck.
Theyre not going
to raise taxes this
year because its an
election year.
- Maryland State
Delegate John Wood
(D-Dist. 29) of
Mechanicsville, talking
about the state looking
at passing on the costs
of teacher pensions to
county governments.
St. Marys Sheriffs Detective William Raddatz talks with Sheriff
Tim Cameron outside of the Bank of America branch in Lexington
Park on Wednesday morning, hours after two men robbed the
bank at approximately 8:10 a.m.
Brian Miller, Aerospace Science Instructor with Chop-
ticon High School Air Force JROTC, pins a set of
Army Air Corps wings on World War II Army veteran
Nicholas Nonnenmacher, while cadets look on. From
left is Cadet/Airman 1st Class Kellen Polk, Cadet/
Airman 1st Class Adam Harden, (Seated) Cadet/
Technical Sergeant Christopher Young, Cadet/Airman
1st Class Travis Meador and Cadet/Staff Sergeant
Joshua Sonntag. SEE PAGE 6
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Fact
un New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states
where it is illegal to pump your own gas.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Farmers who have turned to agricultural tour-
ism in recent years to keep their operations going
say they have to worry constantly about whether
the county will choose to impose the amusement
tax on them every year, and now they are lobbying
the commissioners to support exempting them.
County offcials said that the amusement tax
has generated only about $100,000 to $150,000 a
year in revenues from businesses other than ag-
ricultural tourism, and that the tax has yet to be
levied on farmers who have taken on that kind of
operation.
Mary Wood, one of the operators of Forrest
Hall Farm in Mechanicsville said the tax is another
cost that would make entry into the market more
diffcult.
Most of the farms here are small in acreage
and that was fne when we were in tobacco produc-
tion, Wood said. All that disappeared when to-
bacco products came to an end.
Weve all spent the last year scrambling to
fnd out how to keep our farms.
County economic development offcials say
that Forrest Hall Farm and the Bowles Farm are the
two major agricultural tourism spots in the county
but there are smaller ones as well.
Commissioners are considering a new ordi-
nance that would exempt agricultural tourism from
the amusement tax, which includes vineyards and
other operations that include hay rides, farm tours,
corn mazes and provisions for educating the pub-
lic about agriculture.
The countys current amusement tax rate is
just 2 percent, said Elaine Kramer, the countys
chief fnancial offcer, but that pales in comparison
to jurisdictions like Baltimore County which taxes
at a rate of 10 percent.
If the county forgoes the tax on agricultural
tourist sites to allow more of them to spring up,
Kramer said, it could also forego much needed
revenue if they make the exemption permanent.
Im always concerned about revenues,
Kramer said, who added that the countys amuse-
ment tax rate was the fourth lowest in the state. Id
caution you against the permanent exemption.
Bob Schaller, director of the countys Depart-
ment of Economic and Community Development
fully supported the exemption.
We see this as a provision to allow more en-
try into the market, Schaller said.
Commissioners are also considering whether
to put a sunset provision to the exemption in the
fnal ordinance.
Commissioner Francis Jack Russell (D-St.
Georges Island) said that the county might ben-
eft more from sales tax revenue from agriculture
tourism that could offset the loss of amusement
taxes.
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Commissioners Consider
Exempting Agritourism From Tax
The corn maze at Forrest Hall Farm
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Todays Newsmakers In Brief
On the countys new storm
water management ordinance
being considered
It should have been called
the engineers and plan
reviewer employment act.
Developer John K. Parlett
On some of the benefts of
fnally passing the countys
comprehensive plan
It gets the state off of our
back for the next six years.
Commissioner Daniel H.
Raley (D-Great Mills)
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A senate committee in Annapolis study-
ing how the state can better balance its strapped
budget said counties should bear the burden of
funding teacher pensions; but local offcials
say shouldering that load would be unfair.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great
Mills) said that teacher pensions should be
a state responsibility, for one to keep pen-
sion benefts uniform to ensure that wealthier
counties dont draw away teachers from other
jurisdictions, but also because county govern-
ments such as St. Marys have little input in
how many teachers are hired.
The state is entirely on the wrong track
on this one, Raley told The County Times.
Raley argued that while the state did not
have control over the selection of teachers for
whom they had to pay retirement plans, man-
dates like all-day kindergarten made for a de
facto increase in teachers in each county; on
top of that the state increased teacher pen-
sions several years ago with little say from
counties.
That, Raley said, threatened counties
with the possibility of funding a mandate for
which they were unprepared.
Thats not the way to go and its not fair,
Raley said.
County Administrator John Savich said
that the recommendation still has to go through
the legislative process, and likely wont affect
the fscal 2011 budget the county is now work-
ing to fnalize, he asked that in future years the
costs will continue to mount up.
According to state fgures the cost to St.
Marys County will be nearly $1.1 million
in fscal 2012, but by 2013 the fgure more
than doubles to $3.2 million to fund teacher
pensions.
By 2014 and 2015 the number increases to
$5.4 million and $5.6 million the county would
have to come up with under the proposal.
Its a big addition to the costs that have
to be borne, Savich said. Its been discussed
the past several years and weve been waiting
for the other shoe to drop.
Savich said that, barring a food of new
revenue from a rebounding economy, the only
way to afford taking on teacher pension costs
was to make cuts elsewhere in the budget or to
raise taxes.
Del. John Wood (D-Dist. 29) of Mechan-
icsville, said that is exactly what counties
would be forced to do if the proposal passed.
But, he said its success this year is not likely.
Is it going to go anyplace? I dont think
so, Wood said. I dont support it.
Right now at least half the counties
couldnt afford it.
Wood said the push to put teacher pen-
sions on county offcials was indicative of the
fnancial woes in Annapolis as the legislature
struggles to approve at least $2 billion in cuts
per Gov. Martin OMalleys proposed budget.
Senators and delegates do not want to
raise taxes, Wood said, but they may take ac-
tion that would force counties to do so.
All were doing is passing the buck, Wood
said of pension costs. Theyre not going to raise
taxes this year because its an election year.
But if the state didnt reign in spending, he
said, state leaders would have to raise taxes
anyway.
Theres going to be a huge tax increase
next year or the year after if they keep doing
what theyre doing, Wood said.
Senate Committee Says Counties Should Pay Teacher Pensions
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Board of County Commis-
sioners approved the updated compre-
hensive plan Tuesday which guides
conceptually how the county will pur-
sue zoning and land use for the next
six years, but elected officials say that
the process is still far from over.
The plan passed by a 4-to-1 vote,
with Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe
(R-Golden Beach) the lone nay vote.
Commissioners will now have to
decide how individual pieces of prop-
erty will be zoned in keeping with the
comprehensive plan, which seeks to keep
about 80 percent of the countys growth
in the Lexington Park and Leonardtown
Development districts, with the vast ma-
jority of the county preserved in the ru-
ral tier.
It preserves the rural character and
protects the countys maritime culture,
said Derick Berlage, director of the
countys land use agency.
Predictably, not every one was
pleased with the decision to approve.
Golden Beach residents came to show
their opposition to a rezoning provision
in the plan that changed land on Golden
Beach Road from residential mixed use
to transitional mixed use that could al-
low for more development and traffic.
Both Jarboe and Commissioner
President Francis Jack Russell said they
opposed the vote to change the zoning
for that parcel, but the residents, sport-
ing yellow shirts that said Save Our
Beaches were not allowed to speak dur-
ing the commissioners meeting.
Jarboe also said that residents of
Mill Cove, who have been opposing de-
veloper Guy Curleys proposals to get
water and sewer updates to two parcels
of land he wants to fill out with cottage
style homes, should also have gotten
more consideration.
Those residents had asked the
county to be removed from the Lexing-
ton Park Development District, hoping
to forestall the developments, but their
calls were rejected.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley, who
voted for the plan, also had some con-
cerns about the plan, particularly with
the proposition for an aircraft safety
zone around the Webster Field Annex of
the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in
St. Inigoes.
We need to put it there before
development puts pressure on [the an-
nex], Raley said. But the plan push-
es that out past Route 5 and thats an
overreaction.
Commissioners Approve
Comprehensive Plan
We need to put it there
before development puts
pressure on [the annex],
-Commissioner Daniel H. Raley
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Local Shops Need a Niche
WWII Vet Recalls History
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A new organization formed
to promote locally-owned busi-
nesses, the St. Marys County In-
dependent Business Association
(SMIBA), has its work cut out for
it, says the countys top economic
development offcial.
But their cause is a critical
one, said director of the Depart-
ment of Economic and Commu-
nity Development Bob Schaller,
because small, local businesses
represent independence in the
market place.
The organization got its
roots at recent small business
roundtable discussions held to
discuss how local shops could
cope with the rising tide of big
box retailers and restaurants
coming to St. Marys.
Now the group, set up by en-
trepreneurs like Dan Rebarchick
and Joe Orlando, is looking to
make small business survive and
thrive.
Its really given the round-
table legs, Schaller said of SMI-
BA, adding that the group al-
lowed small businesses to make
their presence known.
Orlando, owner of Fenwick
Street Used Books in Leonard-
town, said that another of the new
groups points will be to show
that money stays in a community
more easily when consumers
spend at independent businesses
rather than at big box retailers.
Moreover, the small town
character that many have come
to enjoy in St. Marys County
will wither if small business is
removed from the picture, Or-
lando said.
Small businesses will
disappear and small towns will
disappear if theres no support
for independent businesses, Or-
lando said.
Small, local businesses
found themselves in a corner
a few years ago, Schaller said,
when big box retailers found out
that St. Marys County was a
growing community with money
to spend.
Now the key for indepen-
dent businesses, Schaller said,
is to differentiate themselves
enough and provide products and
services people want to be able to
compete.
The entry of the big box
stores, he said, was a good thing
for several reasons.
Its flling a pent up de-
mand the community wants
this, Schaller said. For inde-
pendent businesses you have to
work harder, specialize and fnd
a niche, he said.
By Joany Nazdin
Contributing Writer
Imagine keeping an entire room full of teenage boys engaged
while talking about your day at work. Unless you are an astronaut,
a cowboy or a fghter pilot, it may be hard to do.
Some local students were lucky enough recently to have just
that experience.
Last week the Chopticon Air force JROTC had a chance to
be present when Wes Simpkins, a volunteer at the Charlotte Hall
Veterans Home (and himself a retired Air force aviation mechan-
ic), held an oral history seminar with Nicholas Nonnenmacher, an
89-year-old resident of the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home.
Nonnenmacher few the big P47 fghter plane as a member
of the US Army Air Corps and also the Brazilian Air force dur-
ing World War II. He engaged and shot down a German Mess-
erschmitt Bf109, and spoke of that day to the students. The kids
hung on to every word as Nonnenmacher did a play-by-play of
that day.
The P47 was a fghter plane with no equal, said Non-
nenmacher, who came to the Vets Home from Anne Arun-
del County. I wouldnt be alive today if I was fying another
fghter or bomber that day.
The day that Nonnenmacher had his run in with the Ger-
man warplane, he had just fnished his mission and was on the
way back to the base looking for targets of opportunity.
We looked for troops, fight towers, trains and anything
that could hurt us, and we shot them up, Nonnenmacher said.
I had a ball shooting targets on the ground.
What Nonnenmacher didnt reveal to the students that af-
ternoon was that just like in every job, it has its ups and downs.
The very next day, Nonnenmacher was himself shot down and
had to parachute out of his plane. Although he lived, he spent
the next two years recovering form his injuries.
Nonnenmachers story is just one of the many that Chop-
ticons ROTC cadets have been privileged to hear.
Simpkins, who shoots video of the oral history seminars,
said that there is a sense of urgency involved with getting these
stories.
There arent that many World War II veterans left now. I
want to archive it while I can, Simpkins said. I think it is impor-
tant for our kids to be able to have one-on-one interaction with our
veterans. There is lots of living history in this place, it just needs
to be recorded and passed on.
The kids couldnt agree more.
Chris Young, 15, of Golden Beach, a tech sergeant with
Chopticon ROTC, has been to several oral history tapings.
I am very sympathetic to the stories I hear, Young said.
Those were tough times. It is the highest honor to have fought
and survived, and I highly respect them.
The classs instructor, Sgt. Brian Miller accompanied the
students to the taping of the oral history that day.
I retired from active duty in July, but I wanted to continue to
serve my country by helping our youth to strengthen the nation,
Miller said. This is a great program. Nonnenmacher is a colorful
man with a colorful past.
Brian Miller, Aerospace Science Instructor with Chopticon High School Air
Force JROTC, pins a set of Army Air Corps wings on World War II Army
veteran Nicholas Nonnenmacher, while cadet look on. From left are cadets
Kellen Polk, Adam Harden, (Seated) Christopher Young, Travis Meador and
Joshua Sonntag.
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Franklin Adams, 77
Franklin ONeal
Adams, 77 of Drayden,
St. Marys County,
MD died March 18,
2010 at the St. Marys
Hospice House in Cal-
laway, MD. Born
October 24
th
1932 in
Drayden, MD, he was
the son of the late Er-
nest T. Adams, Sr. and Mary Henrietta
(Boothe) Adams. He is survived by his
sister Anne E. Goode of Maddox, MD,
Gregory Adams of Valley Lee, MD,
and his sister Joan Marie McCracken of
Lincoln, CA. He was preceded in death
by his sister Jenny Cecelia Balta and his
brothers Ernest T. Adams Jr. and Francis
J. Adams. A lifelong resident of Drayden,
St. Marys County, MD, Franklins work
took him to Patuxent River Naval Air
Test Center where he worked as a water
plant operator for the Public Works De-
partment. Upon his retirement, he contin-
ued his lifelong ambition and real joy of
life, farming, raising cattle and the joy of
seeing things grow. The family received
friends on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD where prayers were
said by Deacon George LHeureux. A
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at St.
George Catholic Church with Msgr. Karl
Chimiak offciating. Interment followed
in the church cemetery. Contributions
may be made to the Hospice House of St.
Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD
20650 and/or St. George Catholic Church,
P.O. Box 9, Valley Lee, MD 20692 and/
or the Employee Incentive Fund of St.
Marys. Condolences may be left to the
family at www.mgfh.com. Arrange-
ments provided by Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Darlene Mack, 71
Darlene Yvonne
Mack, 71, of Holly-
wood died March 16,
2010 at Washington
Hospital Center in
Washington, D.C.
Born July 3, 1938,
she was raised in Van
Nuys, California by her
parents, the late Robert
C. Sr. and Juanita V. Sherman. On July
31, 1955, she married the late Reuben C.
Mack Jr. and in 1959 moved to St. Marys
County to raise their family. She is sur-
vived by four children, Debbie Mack
Huffman and her partner, Gary Litten,
Michael W. Mack Sr., his step-daughter,
Irina, and wife, Gloria, Mary-Ann E.
Bruton and her husband, David Sr., and
Robert C. Mack and his partner, Dawn
Binger; six grandchildren, Jason Huff-
man, Dawn Bruton Hernandez and her
husband, Mario, David Bruton II, Jacque-
line Mack Hertenstein and her husband,
Darrell, Michael Mack Jr. and Krystal
Mack; and fve great-grandchildren, So-
fa, Alejandra, Keira and Mario Reuben
Hernandez, and Payton Hertenstein.
She was an Instructor for the Arthur
Murray School of Dance where she met
her husband. In the 70s, she owned and
operated a grocery store in Clements. She
was a Bingo Caller with the ADF family
for over twenty years and a Realtor for a
couple of years. She planned family gath-
erings with a passion, and loved to cook,
crochet, travel, bowling, send emails, and
spoil her dogs rotten.
She is survived by one brother, Rob-
ert C. Bobby Sherman Jr. of Encino,
California, and two nephews, Christo-
pher and Tyler Sherman and his wife,
Amy, and their families.
Family received friends Monday,
March 22, 2010 with prayers said in the
Mattingly Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD. Offciated by Father
Raymond Schmidt, the funeral service
was held at St. John Francis Regis Catho-
lic Church in Hollywood on Tuesday,
March 23, 2010, followed by the inter-
ment at the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Cemetery in Lexington Park. Pallbear-
ers were David Bruton Sr., David Bruton
II, Michael Mack Sr., Michael Mack Jr.,
Jason Huffman and Mario Hernandez.
A celebratory gathering of family and
friends was held in the Immaculate Heart
of Mary Social Hall immediately follow-
ing the graveside service.
Arrangements were handled by
Mattingly-Gardiner Funeral Home in
Leonardtown.
Samuel Moyle, III, 58
Samuel Bod-
die Moyle, III, 58, of
Lexington Park, MD
passed away on March
17, 2010 at the Hospice
House of St. Marys af-
ter a courageous battle
with pancreatic cancer.
Sam was born
on May 20, 1951 in Columbia, SC. As a
young child, he moved with his parents,
Mary Helen Gilmore Westmoreland and
the late Samuel Boddie Moyle, Jr., to
Walhalla, SC in the foothills of the Blue
Ridge Mountains. He spent his childhood
roaming the outdoors and graduated from
Walhalla High School in 1969.
He attended the University of South
Carolina, where he majored in psychol-
ogy, and spent several summers working
at Yellowstone National Park where, in
1973, he met his wife, Sara. The couple
married on April 8, 1979 and enjoyed 30
happy years of marriage. They had four
children.
Sam served in the United States
Navy and retired as a Lieutenant Com-
mander after tours of duty in Charles-
ton, SC; La Maddalena, Italy; Monterey,
California; Patuxent River, MD; London,
England; and Virginia Beach, VA. He
earned a masters of science in manage-
ment from the United States Naval Post-
graduate School and was a veteran of the
Gulf War where he served in Operation
Desert Storm. During the last decade of
his career, Sam worked as a supply ana-
lyst and program manager for Wyle. He
and his family have lived in Town Creek
since 1997.
They say you can take the boy out of
the South, but you cant take the South out
of the boy. Sam was the perennial South-
ern gentleman. He was a voracious reader
and a consummate historian, especially
of the American Civil War. He loved
bluegrass and Celtic music and played the
fddle and the bagpipes. He loved fshing,
Gamecock football and beach vacations
in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Most of all, Sam loved his family.
He is survived by his wife Sara
Hanstein Moyle of Lexington Park, MD;
daughter Rachel Rauh Moyle Beanland
and husband Kevin James Beanland
of Richmond, VA; son Daniel Gilmore
Moyle of New York, NY; daughter Ruth
Ellen Peevey and husband Kevin Alan
Peevey of Roanoke, VA; and daughter
Eve Rebecca Moyle of Lexington Park,
MD; two grandchildren Gabriel Kevin
Beanland and Clementine Tsehaynesh
Beanland of Richmond, VA; mother
Mary Helen Gilmore Westmoreland and
stepfather Curtis Henry Westmoreland of
Walhalla, SC; sister Mary Helen Cissy
Terry and husband Marshall Woodfn
Terry of Walhalla, SC; and brother Wil-
liam Booker Bill Moyle of Salem, SC.
He was preceded in death by his father,
Samuel Boddie Moyle, Jr. of West Union,
SC.
Family and friends were invited to
celebrate Sams life on March 19, 2010 at
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, 22955 Hol-
lywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Interment followed at Oconee Memorial
Park, 1923 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Sen-
eca, SC 29672 on Sunday, March 21.
Condolences, memories and stories
can be shared online at www.ilasting.
com/sammoyle.php.
In lieu of fowers, please consider
honoring Sams life with a memorial con-
tribution to either Hospice of St. Marys
(www.hospiceofstmarys.org) at P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the Pan-
creatic Cancer Action Network (www.
pancan.org) at 2141 Rosecrans Avenue,
Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
20650.

Mary Pilkerton, 68
Mary Agnes Pilk-
erton, 68, of Avenue,
MD died March 21,
2010 at her residence.
Born May 7, 1941
in Hollywood, MD she
was the daughter of
the late Lloyd William
Copsey and Ruth Mae
(Wible) Copsey.
Mary Agnes is survived by her chil-
dren; Charles Buckler of Mechanicsville,
MD, Gail Funderburk of Bushwood, MD,
David Buckler of Hollywood, MD and
Jenny Russell of California, MD, grand-
children; Christopher Yates (Mandy),
Emily Funderburk, Ashley Downs (Bil-
ly), Chris Funderburk, Chuckie Buckler,
Jordan Funderburk, Amber Russell and
Lauren Yates, great-grandchildren; Bray-
Lee Downs, Landon Yates, Owen Yates,
Trey Downs and Jaxson Yates. She is
also survived by her siblings; Bibby
Thompson of St. Leonard, MD, Sis Mis-
ter of Lusby, MD, John Copsey of South-
ern Pines, NC, Mary Hill of Lusby, MD,
Clara Wallace of Hollywood, MD, Joe
Copsey of Mechanicsville, MD, and Peg-
gy Faunce of Brandywine, MD. In addi-
tion to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Joseph Leon Pilk-
erton, and her brother, Bubba Copsey.
Family received friends for Mary
Agness Life Celebration on Wednesday,
March 24, 2010 in the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonard-
town, MD 20650. Prayers were recited.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be cel-
ebrated on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at
10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
23080 Maddox Road, Bushwood, MD
20618. Reverend Francis Early will be
the celebrant. Interment will follow in
Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonard-
town, MD.
Serving as pallbearers will be Char-
lie Funderburk, Christopher Yates, Billy
Downs, Jamie Mattingly, John Ryan and
Robbie Williams.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice House of St. Marys,
P.O. Box 625, 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.
Donna Patti Shelton, 56
Donna Patrice
Patti Shelton, 56, of
Leonardtown, MD and
formerly from Bladens-
burg, MD died March
12, 2010 in Washington
Hospital Center, Wash-
ington, DC. Born Janu-
ary 3, 1954 at Prince
Georges Hospital in Hyattsville, MD,
she was the daughter of the late Clyde
Elsworth and Ada Veronica Beall Am-
mann. She was the wife of Robert Allen
Shelton, Jr. whom she married on Febru-
ary 14 in Leonardtown, MD. She is also
survived by her daughter Christy Yager
of Lusby, MD, her three grandchildren
and her siblings Alma Wilde of Church-
ton, MD, Diane Ammann of Leonard-
town, MD, Joe Ammann or Seventh Dis-
trict, MD, Al Ammann of Clements, MD
and Cindy Osterman of Leonardtown,
MD. She was preceded in death by her
siblings Virginia Ginny Radcliffe and
Robert Bobby Ammann. Patti gradu-
ated from Chopticon High School in 1973
after moving from Bladensburg, MD in
1972. She attended Dr. James A. Forrest
Career & Technical Center after graduat-
ing High School and received a Nursing
Assistance Degree. She was a Sales As-
sociate at Wal-Mart. A Memorial Service
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th
, 2010
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About 30 people from the local construc-
tion industry attended a frst-ever construction
industry roundtable meeting last week, spon-
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from all segments of the construction industry,
from builders and property developers to bank-
ers and material supply companies.
We just like to see what we can do to help
these folks, Welch told The County Times.
Thats an important sector of our economy and
theyre struggling at this point ad we would like
to see what we can do to help them.
Welch said the idea to have a construc-
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ness owners such as Mike Grigsby Sr., owner
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point in his 25 years of business.
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Staff Writer
A large crowd gathered at Patuxent
River Naval Air Station on Friday for
their Change of Command ceremony,
welcoming new Commanding Offcer
Stephen A. Schmeiser and bidding fare-
well to outgoing Captain Andrew T. Ma-
cyko, who has served as Commanding
Offcer since May 2008.
Incoming Captain Stephen A.
Schmeiser has served in the United
States Navy since 1985, earning his pilot
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as a Schedules Offcer, Aircraft Divi-
sion Offcer, Pilot NATOPS Offcer and
Squadron LSO during his frst tour with
the East Coast Fleet E-2C Hawkeye, and
was later selected for Aerospace En-
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various acquisition roles in Naval Air Sys-
tems Command. In June 2007, Schmeiser
earned his Master of Science degree in
National Resource Strategy from the In-
dustrial College of the Armed Forces.
Schmeiser reported as NAS Patuxent
River Executive Offcer in July 2008 and
he has said he is excited to assume the du-
ties of Commanding Offcer at the base.
During his remarks, Schmeiser said
he had not come from a military back-
ground, so he often had to explain to fam-
ily members what his service entailed.
Commenting to his children who were at-
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By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
Offcials at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
are fnishing up details of the facilitys 25th anni-
versary celebration scheduled for 11 a.m. Aug. 25.
Katie Coughlan, director of community out-
reach for the Vets Home, said plans are coming
together for the event.
Its going to be a big event outside under a
tent, Coughlan said. There will be over 500 in-
vitations going out from the governors offce on
down.
There will be a military plane fyover, and the
U.S. Navy Color Guard will be there, as well as the
U.S. Naval Academy Ceremonial Band.
Coughlan said remaining activities and other
aspects of the celebration are still being fnalized.
The event will be open to families of residents
and employees associated with the veterans home.
Coughlan said a public invitation will not be ad-
vertised, but no one will be turned away.
The Veterans Home is a state-owned facil-
ity that is managed by HMR of Maryland LLC,
a private health management company. More than
400 residents live at the facility. To be eligible,
residents need to be honorably discharged mili-
tary veterans living in Maryland and older than 62
years, and spouses.
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The president of the Board of County Commissioners sets the agenda and runs the
meetings. He is also considered the chief elected offcial for the county. From the presi-
dent of the Board, leadership is what matters most.
In times of emergency, the president of the Board is often given unilateral authority
to direct the countys resources and provide the steady hand that guides our community
to safety. It is during those times of great despair, when public safety is foremost, that he
must be strong and determined, willing to make the call and bear the burden of second
guessing.
Yet, during the course of normal business, the president is the president for all the
people, the presider of the peoples affairs. His frst and foremost cause is to make certain
that our government remains, at all times, the peoples government. The people, all the
people, those he agrees with and those he disagrees with. He is the president for those he
would vote against, just as much as he is the president for those he agrees with.
Let the other four commissioners close their doors to the rebellious; let not the presi-
dent ever close the government.
So therefore, the president must rise above ideology, rise above his party, rise above
the debate, and always assure that the peoples voice is heard. It matters not where you
come down on the issue, as the presider over the agenda, presider over the debate, the frst
and foremost responsibility is to let the people be heard.
Now we understand Roberts Rules of Order, keeping meetings on schedule, and we
understand that without process, government (like any organization) will run amuck. So
the job of being president during non-emergency times can often be as diffcult as being
president during times of emergency. A balance between special interest and the public
welfare can sometimes be hard to fnd.
But the current president of the Board, Jack Russell, seems to have no understanding
of his role as the peoples president. He seems to think he is working for the commission-
ers, not the people. His latest president for the commissioners episode came this past
Tuesday at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners.
A group of concerned citizens showed up at the Commissioners meeting hoping to
express concerns over recent property rezoning that has taken place. The president of the
Board, Jack Russell determined, even though one commissioner requested the group be
given time, that the process was over and did not allow the group to speak. To be fair, the
public was given notice required by law of the rezoning process. A public hearing was
properly scheduled; the public was given the opportunity to voice concerns. The commis-
sioners did nothing improper.
Rather than encourage the group to attend the regular public hearing on the matter,
Commissioner Larry Jarboe instead encouraged the groups attendance after the process
had already taken place, and to a subsequent meeting pertaining to other matters.
Russell was acting on behalf of his fellow commissioners who were upset that Jarboe
had failed to keep his district informed about the process, and was attempting to put the
blame on the other members of the Board. Had he wanted to serve all the people, even
those he disagrees with, Russell would have found an appropriate way to let the group be
heard and still protect the process and his fellow commissioners who had done nothing
inappropriate.
Russell, since taking offce over three years ago has maintained a protectionist posture
for the Board at the expense of the people. He frst disbanded the monthly public forums
that the previous Board held regularly. Commissioners may fnd it uncomfortable allow-
ing the public to come forward to speak on any topic; the president should rise above that.
Only recently, after a great deal of criticism has the president put public forums back on the
commissioners agenda.
Also, as you may remember, Russell scheduled the infamous Christmas Eve meeting
where the commissioners would agree to purchase a local farm at almost twice the ap-
praised value, while proclaiming the meeting was not for the public to voice their concerns.
After debate among the commissioners, Russell fnally relented and allowed limited public
input into the meeting.
Over the course of the past three years, Russell has shown intolerance to opposition
and rather than use his powers as president of the board to promote public opinion, Russell
has made efforts to the contrary.
At Tuesdays meeting citizens showed up to voice concern over a topic that was of con-
cern to them. The fact is that Commissioner Larry Jarboe gave the citizens poor advice, he
failed to properly inform the community about changes in his district prior to the changes
taking place, and failed to provide the guidance that would have given these citizens clear
standing in the process. It is unfortunate, but Russell and the Board should have overcome
Jarboes defciencies for the beneft of the citizens.
Russell Continues To
Dismiss the People
Editorial:
We in Southern Maryland have totally
lost our representation in the U.S. Congress
but the taxes never seem to cease.
Until recently, our elected Senators and
5th District Congressman were generally
aligned to their ideological beliefs that fa-
vored nanny-state control and constraint of
liberty as well as the wishes of their special
interest supporters. However, while their
votes used to be taken following discredited,
historically failed policy and governance
philosophies, other than the amnesty bill of
a few years ago, these three rarely placed
themselves so directly and unequivocally
against the wishes and best interests of their
constituents as they currently do.
They had not, until the last 15 months,
totally abandoned their service as REPRE-
SENTATIVES of those who elected them
nor totally abandoned their oath of offce
to support the constitution of these United
States. Their collective and individual sup-
port a few years ago to the amnesty-for-
illegals travesty, against the wishes of the
overwhelming majority of Americans, can
now be recognized as a harbinger of how far
they would sink in opposition to those who
placed them in offce.
Their current leadership in support of
the health care abomination is the most re-
cent, direct and dramatic proof. By unfinch-
ingly supporting the damaging policies be-
ing foisted on America by Congress and the
current administration, Hoyer, Cardin and
Mikulski have now placed themselves in
full-fedged, unequivocal opposition to the
Marylanders who elected them.
They are working to destroy America as
the greatest, most prosperous nation in the
history of the world and have already sad-
dled us, our children and grandchildren (in-
cluding their own!) with the largest national
debt burden in the history of the world.
Americans dont want and cannot afford
the massive cost increases of the so-called
health care bill taking over a sixth of our
economy with a tyrannical boot on the neck
of each and every American. We dont de-
serve the loss of personal liberty and the in-
evitable desecration of the worlds best health
care system and we wont stand for it.
These three will be ousted at the ballot
box as a result of this betrayal of America.
It matters not if they are replaced by Demo-
crats or Republicans, their betrayal of Mary-
landers and the Constitution has earned
them an ouster and Marylanders deserve a
fresh chance to actually be represented in
Congress by those we send there.
The healthcare abomination is support-
ed totally by lies and liars. Under threat of
fnes and imprisonment, all Americans will
unconstitutionally be required to purchase a
specifc product. And the IRS is given broad
new powers and thousands of new employ-
ees to police this effort, including direct
confscation of our money without the due
process of law.
Nonetheless, by all objective measures,
the bill will leave tens of millions of people
uncovered by insurance. Over a dozen new
taxes will be imposed on the poor and middle
class alike and our health savings accounts
will be gutted effectively immediately with
no benefts fowing from the government
back to the people for 4 YEARS! Health in-
surance premiums will necessarily increase
to cover the new, unfunded mandates.
Over a hundred new government bu-
reaucracies will be created to immediately
begin rationing health care allowances to
people and cutting the earnings of healthcare
professionals. The poor and elderly will be
hit hardest with hundreds of millions of dol-
lars cut from Medicare and Medicaid, reduc-
ing benefts and driving doctors to refuse to
accept such patients. Soon, Mother will get
a pain pill instead of the operation that could
fx her problem (per B. Obama, 2008).
Taxpayer funds will be used to kill ba-
bies in the womb, but will not be allocated
to either state-of-the-art research or expen-
sive, but life-saving procedures at the whim
of Washington bureaucrats and mama will
have nowhere to turn to appeal her denial of
care.
Hoyer, Cardin and Mikulski can-
not credibly claim to believe in their sides
ideologically-driven lies that people will get
better care, considering that at no time has
either house of Congress offered to be cov-
ered themselves by this abomination and so
many of the votes during this ugly process
needed to be taken in the dark of night in
hopes that citizens were not watching. What
more proof is needed that the votes to ensure
the utter destruction of our healthcare sys-
tem had to be bribed through the Cornhusk-
er kickback, the Louisiana Purchase, Gator-
Aid, promises to relatives of judgeships and
other cushy federal jobs, etc.? Hoyer, Cardin
and Mikulskis abandonment of Maryland-
ers was so thorough that their votes didnt
have to be bribed. Instead, our taxpayers
will be shelling out to pay for these bribes to
other states. How ironically ftting that they
fnd that the only way to pass this unconsti-
tutional monstrosity will be with an uncon-
stitutional process.
Despite all the lies and bribes, a bi-
partisan coalition has been formed to vote
AGAINST Congressional leaders like Reid,
Pelosi and our own Hoyer, Cardin and Mi-
kulski and the destruction of our exceptional
Republic in favor of overbearing government
tyranny. There is no good day for a bad law,
but this November, if we have the courage
of our convictions, we can take steps to rid
ourselves of two of these three albatrosses
around Marylanders necks.
Pat Shields,
Tall Timbers
Taxation Without Representation In Maryland
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Recently an article in a St. Marys tabloid put
out information that needs some correcting. Kenny
Dements son, Jeff, was recently charged with and
arrested for assault and possession of CDS para-
phernalia. This is not the frst time Jeff has been
arrested. It is a matter of public record once there
has been a court hearing if anyone is interested in
knowing the whole sordid story of what drugs can
do to a family.
No parent can be responsible for what their
adult sons and daughters do. Maybe looking back
things could have been done differently, but it is
easy to look back. Those parents (like myself)
who have been fortunate to have a drug free fam-
ily have no clue as to how devastating drugs can
be. I have seen that side of life with Jeff and the
emotional roller coaster it causes. A terrifc athlete
and talented young man had his life destroyed by
this horrifc addiction. Having this put on the front
page of a local paper makes me wonder just what
kind of human being runs that newspaper. Appar-
ently one who is so fortunate that his own life is
perfect or one who has to cast negatives on others
in order to feel good about himself. It is truly sad.
The article gets worse. It is inexcusable, cal-
lous and despicable that, that paper is so desperate
for news that it speaks of the deaths of Kennys
closest family members. He lost his wife, Shir-
ley, on April 1, 2009 after 54 years of marriage.
The last three years fghting a terminal illness. On
Nov. 3, 2009, he lost his son, Jody, quite unexpect-
edly. In seven short months Kennys life changed
dramatically. When reading this unbelievable ar-
ticle, my frst reaction was to think how lucky the
author must be to never have to lived through this
kind of experience.
And now for the good stuff that paper
keeps referring to a certain lady in Wildewood that
Kenny is seeing. First of all, I did not know Kenny
Dement except as a name on the Board of County
Commissioners. On May 3, 2009, he walked into
the Northern Senior Center in Charlotte Hall. (I
was 66 and he was 74). I was working the door,
took his money and he sat down and commented
what a great dance song they were playing. We
discovered we had something in common. An-
other thing we had in common is that I lost my
husband after fve years of suffering a terminal ill-
ness. Having just lost his wife Shirley we spent
many hours around this subject. It isnt the kind of
topic that is lovely and romantic.
If you havent been through this life alter-
ing sad experience you are indeed very fortunate.
After ten years of being alone I am grateful that
he will not have to experience how lonely life can
really be. If this leads to defeat in his political en-
deavors then so be it. I support what he wants out
of life.
Kenny really does not care what is put in that
trashy newspaper he really relishes all the adver-
tisement and the conversation it generates. I do
ask though that Shirley and Jody be left to rest in
peace. This is low even for a trashy newspaper.
Mary Dean
California, MD
Low Blow: Even For a Trashy Paper
Although I have read your paper with little to
complain about, I feel that the letter Voting Dem-
ocrat This Fall? Remember to Factor-in the Fol-
lowing by Chester Seaborn from Mechanicsville
needs to be addressed.
I would like to say that I have considered our
new MD priority and it is high time that our coun-
try has begun to embrace full equality for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identifying
individuals.
First, some basic facts must be addressed frst.
Yes, fve states Connecticut, Iowa, Massachu-
Its High Time Full Equality is the Norm
I received the following email on March 14,
2010. After reading it, I forwarded it to my online
contacts. Then I though about it a little more and
decided that it contained such well thought-out
material (in my opinion) that perhaps more people
would think the same as I and perhaps move this
idea forward.
If you agree, contact your Senators & Repre-
sentatives. Its easy to do. Use your favorite search
engine, get their contact number or emails, and then
pass along a request that they introduce such a bill.
THIS IS HOW TO FIX CONGRESS
My friend and neighbor want to promote
a Congressional Reform Act of 2010. It would
contain eight provisions, all of which would prob-
ably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I know many of you will say, This is impos-
sible. Let me remind you, Congress has the lowest
approval of any entity in Government, now is the
time when Americans will join together to reform
Congress the entity that represents us.
We need to get a Senator to introduce this bill
in the US Senate and a Representative to introduce
a similar bill in the US House. These people will
become American heroes.
CONGRESSIONAL REFORM ACT OF
2010
1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the
possible options below:
a. Two Six year Senate terms
b. Six Two year House terms
c. One Six year Senate term and three Two
Year House terms
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.
The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legisla-
tors. Serve your term(s), then go home and back
to work.
2. No Tenure. No Pension:
A congressman collects a salary while in offce
and receives no pay when they are out of offce.
3. Congress (past, present & future) partici-
pates in Social Security:
All funds in the Congressional retirement
fund moves to the Social Security system immedi-
ately. All future funds fow into the Social Security
system. Congress participates with the American
people.
4. Congress can purchase its own retire-
ment plan as with all other Americans.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves
a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the low-
er of CPI or 3%.
6. Congress loses their current health care
system and participates in the same health care sys-
tem as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws
they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present
Congressman are voided effective 1/1/2011. The
American people did not make this contract with
congressmen. Congressmen made these contracts
for themselves.
If you agree with the above, pass it on.
James Hilbert
Mechanicsville, MD
This is How to Fix a Broken Congress
3-25-2010
setts, New Hampshire, and Vermont and
the District of Columbia all legalized same-sex
marriage. However, to call them all Democrat
controlled is just wrong and a brazen ignorance
of the facts. Two of these states, Connecticut and
Vermont, have Republican governors. Obvi-
ously, promoting marriage equality is a little bit
more bipartisan than you would like to believe.
Mr. Seaborn, I must applaud you for your
comments towards Israel. For if it truly is the
the apple of Gods eye then the Good Lord
must be truly pleased with the Israelis who
recognize foreign same-sex-marriages. Honest-
ly, by your logic, God must be thrilled at these
states. In fact, God must love our state Attorney
General Douglas Gansler who in all honesty
only promoted the exact same policy that Israel,
the apple of Gods eye, now has kept for sev-
eral years now.
Yes, I am a follower of Christ. Yes, I iden-
tify myself politically as conservative. I also
support the equality and dignity of all human
beings. This is not an oxymoron. It is why it
has been legalized in a nation as Spain, one of
the most religious nations in Europe. It is why
it stands in a nation such as the Netherlands,
whose Prime Minister is a member of the Chris-
tian Democratic Appeal. It is why Canadian
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a member of
the Conservative Party of Canada and same-sex
marriage is legal there. It is also why attorney
Ted Olson, a self-identifed conservative who
worked in the Justice Department under Ronald
Reagan and was United States Solicitor General
under George W. Bush, is leading the challenge
of Proposition 8 the California ban on gay
marriage in federal court.
The fact of the matter is that promoting
equality for LGBT individuals is the right thing
to do. For centuries there has been systematic
oppression of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and
transgender identifying people. Lambda Legal,
an LGBT civil rights organization, estimates
that round 1,400 rights come with marriage.
These can range from getting Social Security
benefts, the ability to visit a dying partner in the
hospital, to the numerous tax benefts that can
come from being married. This is about giving
people the same rights that heterosexuals have
the privilege to enjoy every day. In the end,
supporting equality for all individuals, regard-
less of sexual orientation or gender identity, is
not beholden to the left or to the progressives.
It is not an issue that only Democrats or athe-
ists can support. It is a cause that all people can
support and, obviously, the facts clearly support
this viewpoint.
Richard Selby
Hollywood, MD
The County Times
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Detectives have charged a Lexington
Park man in last weeks shooting incident on
Old Missouri Road.
Joseph Cephas Harrod, 24 remains in-
carcerated in the countys adult detention
center after a judge denied bail.
According to charging documents, Har-
rod was seen by witnesses arguing with sev-
eral neighborhood boys in the middle of
the street when Harrod lifted up his shirt,
brandishing a handgun.
Harrod allegedly pulled out the hand-
gun from his waistband, fred a round up in
the air and then fred another shot at one of
the people with whom he was arguing, court
documents charged.
The victim is named as Duane Cornelius
Mason, documents state.
The second shot struck a nearby resi-
dence and narrowly missed the two occu-
pants inside, court papers state.
Police later found Harrod on South Shan-
gri La Drive and arrested him, court papers
stated, but he refused to answer investiga-
tors questions without an attorney present.
Harrod was charged with frst-degree
assault and reckless endangerment.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that
the recent shooting was indicative of the level
of violence that can occur from even verbal
arguments.
When frearms are used in such alterca-
tions, he said, the situation then endangers
many more people than those immediately
involved.
I guess theres not fghting [with fsts]
anymore, Cameron said of some suspects.
They just go to a gun. Thats how quick they
go to that.
Another man Jeremiah Lee Logan, 29,
also of Lexington Park, was arrested along
with Harrod but was later released without
any charges fled against him.
Felon Charged With First Degree Assault, Eluding
Police
On March 21, 2010 deputies responded to a residence on Sandy Court in Mechanicsville for
a report of an assault in progress. Investigation revealed James Phillip Bellfower, 48, of Me-
chanicsville was angry and engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim over a cat which would
not go outside. During the dispute the cat scratched Bellfower. As a result Bellfower allegedly
punched the victim in the back with his fst. Bellfower then allegedly threw a cup of hot coffee
at the victim striking the victim in the face and torso. Bellfower went to the bedroom, retrieved
a .45 caliber Springfeld Arms, Model 1911 handgun, loaded it in front of the victim and stated:
You better not call the cops, police stated. Bellfower placed the handgun in a back pack and
left the residence in a Toyota Corolla.
A lookout for the vehicle was broadcast for Bellfower and the vehicle. Deputy First Class
Labrack located the vehicle operating southbound on Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville,
Maryland. Labrack attempted to stop the vehicle by activating his emergency equipment but
Bellfower did not comply, accelerated the vehicle and attempted to fee, police say. Bellfower
continued to attempt to elude the deputies and traveled into Charles County until Bellfower
crashed his vehicle on North Ryceville Road in Charles County. Bellfower then attempted to
fee on foot but was apprehended after a short foot chase. Deputies recovered three .45 caliber
magazines but the handgun was not on Bellfowers person or inside of the vehicle. Further
investigation revealed Bellfower allegedly disposed of the handgun prior to being stopped by
the deputies. Bellfower is a convicted felon.
Bellfower Was Arrested And Charged With Numerous Offenses Including:
1. Second degree assault
2. First degree assault
3. Transporting a handgun upon public roads used by the general public
4. Possession of a handgun
5. Using a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence
6. Resisting arrest
7. Being a convicted felon in possession of a regulated frearm
Man Accused Of Strong Arm Robbery
On March 20, 2010 Deputy M. Green responded to a robbery call. Investigation revealed
Walter Dennis Cooper, 27, of no fxed address approached the victim near the wooded area of
FDR Blvd in Lexington Park and asked the victim for cigarette rolling papers. As the victim
was attempting to give Cooper rolling papers, Cooper allegedly struck the victim several times
in the face and stole a bag of tobacco, baseball hat and the victims tennis shoes. Cooper was
located a short time later and charged with robbery, second degree assault and theft.
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Police have released a photo of Michael Terry Thirion, 49, of Mechanicsville after he
was arrested on March 13, on charges that he sexually abused two young females he
had close contact with. In all Thirion was charged with two counts of second and third
degree sex offense, two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of sexually
abusing a minor in a continuing course of conduct.
Photo by Sean Rice
The operator of a Harley Davidson motorcycle shows volunteer emergency responders some of the minor injuries
he received Wednesday morning during a crash with a dump truck near the intersection of Route 235 and Friend-
ship School Road. The man refused medical treatment after the minor crash.
Joseph Harrod
Man Arrested in Shooting Near Lex. Park School
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During the recent Maryland Association of
Student Councils (MASC) annual convention in
Ocean City, Maryland, Devan Ogburn of Leonar-
dtown Middle School was elected 2nd Vice Presi-
dent of the state organization for the 2010-2011
school year. Student representatives from Great
Mills, Chopticon, Leonardtown, and St. Marys
Ryken High Schools, as well as Leonardtown
Middle School, attended the convention.
At the annual convention, approximately a
thousand students from around the state voted for
the next school years state offcers. They also par-
ticipated in activities to fulfll the MASC mission
of fostering a statewide environment for all sec-
ondary school students to express and exchange
opinions and ideas, develop leadership skills, and
promote student representation and involvement
in all groups and organizations impacting the
lives of students.
In her role as MASC 2nd Vice President,
Devan will serve as the offcial spokesperson for
middle school students all across the state, assist
the association in providing middle school stu-
dents the opportunity to network with Marylands
future leaders, and learn new ideas for the local
student councils. Devan will also serve as the
middle school representative of MASC to the Na-
tional Association of Student Councils (NASC).
Ogburn Elected to Leadership Role
The Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service awarded St. Marys College of Mary-
land (SMCM) a place on the 2009 Presidents
Higher Education Community Service Honor
Roll. This is the highest federal recognition a col-
lege or university can receive for its commitment
to volunteering, service-learning, and civic en-
gagement. Students at SMCM donated a total of
33,951 hours of service to local community orga-
nizations such as Christmas in April, the Bayside
Center Nursing Home and the Ridge Volunteer
Fire Department.
We are so proud of the work our students
have done, said Larry Vote, acting president of
SMCM. Half of the student body at St. Marys
College has freely volunteered their time to better
our community. Because of these students, many
areas of St. Marys County community life have
benefted, including Walden Sierra, Sotterley
Plantation, and Three Oaks Center.
SMCM Awarded for Community Service
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Three seniors from Chop-
ticon High School huddled out-
side the dental classroom at the
Forrest Career and Technology
Center on Wednesday morning,
waiting patiently for their rivals,
dental students from the Center
for Applied Technology (CAT)
in Severn, Md. Each fashed
their pearly-whites as they ex-
plained what they expected
from their participation in the
schools frst round at a state
dental competition.
When the results were tal-
lied, one student, Chelsey Guy,
placed in the top three, with the
other two top spots going to stu-
dents from CAT.
[The competition] has
probably been going on for a lot of years, but this
is the frst time its been done here, said Dr. Gina
McCray, a dentist with a practice in Mechanics-
ville who helped judge the students performance.
Performing the clinical side of the competition
with students was Dr. James Gainer, who has a
dental practice in Lexington Park.
Its just a remarkable thing to have the pro-
gram here. The vo tech program has become the
model for the state of Maryland, and theyve been
working closely to get all the criteria for establish-
ing it, said McCray
This isnt regional, but state, and whoever
wins this will go to Kansas City for the nationals,
said Chelsey, who placed in the top three at the
competition. She said she was most confdent in
making dental impressions, which involved alg-
inate and water mixed in specifc proportions.
Other participants from the Forrest Center
included Brandy Spreker and Monique Pierre-Je-
rome, all students of Forrest Center dental teacher
Wendy Farrell, who said that all of their skills
came in handy as the students were judged in sev-
eral aspects of dental assisting; interviewing for
the job, HVE placement, charting teeth, identify-
ing fllings and prosthetics, forming a full-mouth
series of x-rays and making impressions of the
mandibular arch.
Farrell said she had 22 years of dental as-
sisting experience before coming onboard with
the dental assisting program at the Forrest Center
when it started three years ago, and the students
competing that day were part of only two existing
high school programs in the state.
We have a limit of 12 [students] each year
and now we have a waiting list of 30, said Forrest
Center Principle Robert Taylor, commenting on
the popularity of the dental program. So it went
from zero to extremely popular in three years.
Though Chelsey placed among the top three
in Wednesdays competition, the actual place-
ment of winners wont be announced until Satur-
day, when an offcial ceremony will take place at
the University of Maryland in Baltimore County.
First-place winners will then be going on to repre-
sent the state of Maryland in the national competi-
tion in Kansas City in June, where they may win
scholarships and cash awards, as well as bragging
rights to smile about.
Students Compete in State
Dental Competition
Chopticon seniors Chelsea Guy, Monique Pierre-Jerome and Brandy Sprek-
er check out a model mouth at Wednesdays state dental assisting competi-
tion, which was held at the Forrest Career and Tech Center.
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Poster Designed by:
Lindsay Lague
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Great Mills High School
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Police Search For Suspects In Bank Of America Robbery
No one was hurt. Certainly
shaken up but not hurt,
-Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
An early Wednesday morning heist at the Bank of
America branch on North Shangri La Drive has deputies
and state troopers on the look out for two black males sus-
pected of committing the crime.
Police say that one of the suspects sought was wear-
ing a green fight suit while the other was wearing a light
gray hooded sweatshirt and ski mask.
Both suspects are between 20 and 30 years of age,
police say, with the one wearing the gray hoodie stand-
ing about 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing about 200
pounds.
The suspect with the green fight suit is reported
to stand about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 150
pounds.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that the cloth-
ing they wore seemed to indicate that the suspects had
planned to change their appearance.
That kind of clothing would allow for a quick
change, Cameron said, adding that no one was
injured in the robbery.
No one was hurt. Certainly shaken up but
not hurt, he said.
Cameron said that detectives had yet to
determine the amount of money taken fromthe
bank.
Witnesses at the nearby Southern Tire and
Auto Center business, which sits just yards away
fromthe back of the Bank of America building,
said they knew something was wrong at just a
fewminutes after 8 a.m. when they sawa wom-
an running fromthe bank to their business.
Bobby Wood, assistant manager at the
shop, said that the woman said she was a bank
employee who had escaped.
I knew she had to be scared, Wood told
The County Times. She said they [the suspects]
shoved the manager in the vault.
Wood said he called police, who arrived
shortly after he reported the robbery.
Police say that so far they knowof only one
weapon, a handgun, that was involved in the
robbery.
Wood said that the unidentifed bank em-
ployee said that the suspects acted as if they knew
when to rob the bank before it opened up for business.
Cameron said that only employees were present at the
bank when the incident occurred.
She said they followed the manager right in the front
door, Wood said of what the bank employee told him.
She said it was like they knew[their] routine. She wanted
to go back in but the dispatcher told us not to let her go.
Police would not confrmWoods account of events.
Cameron said that the suspects fed in a green, four-
door Acura that was later foundinthe parkinglot of Queen
Anne Apartments on Great Mills Road; police believe that
the abandoned vehicle was the frst get-away vehicle.
Cameron said that the two
suspects then entered a black
sedan similar to the Acura
and were last seen driving that
vehicle.
In response police closed
the intersection to Route 4 and
Three Notch Road to all traf-
fc but later reopened the major
county thoroughfare.
This is the second bank
robbery in the county so far this
year. The frst took place on Feb-
ruary 10 in Charlotte Hall at the Community
Bank of Tri-County where two black males are
suspected of brandishing a handgun and de-
manding money of tellers.
Police have since released a composite
sketch of one of the suspects but have not re-
leased any names of suspects nor have they
made any arrests.
Cameron said that it was too early to say
whether the previous bank robbery was con-
nected in any way to the Bank of America rob-
bery Wednesday.
He did say that the robbery appeared to be
a brazen act.
You think about how busy this place [the
nearby roads near the air station] is during the
morning, Cameron said, pointing out that the
heavy traffc could have slowed up the suspects
in their escape.
Thats amazing to me, he said. Bank
robberies are not something statistically that
people get away with, which indicates the level
of desperation of the suspects.
Above, Cathy Shoemaker, a Crime Lab Technician with
the St. Marys County Sheriffs Offce, dusts for fnger-
prints on the front door of the Lexington Park branch of
Bank of America, after two suspects robbed the bank at
approximately 8:10 a.m. One of the suspects is shown
at top in a piece of surveillance footage from inside
the bank. Investigators taped-off the bank parking lot
during the investigation, and at left, county Sheriff Tim
Cameron talks to reporters on the scene.
Photos by Sean Rice
The County Times
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
St. Marys College hosted
an impressive assortment of
college ofcials and local politi-
cians on Saturday, as former St.
Marys politician J. Frank Raley
Jr. was honored for his service to
the school. The event featured
the renaming of the colleges
Great Room for Raley, as well as
the unveiling of a portrait donat-
ed by local artist Carolyn Egeli.
Present that day were a lot
of prominent college and county
gures, including Glenn Ives,
former Commanding Ofcer of
Patuxent River NAS; Mel Pow-
ell, Executive Director of the
Southern Maryland Higher Edu-
cation Center, and former col-
lege presidents J. Renwick Jackson (1969-1982),
Edward Lewis (1983-1996) and Maggie OBrien
(1996-2009).
The guest list also included a lot of local
politicians, including former delegates Ernie Bell,
John Hanson Briscoe and John Slade; former
County Commissioners Joe Anderson, Ford Dean
and Julie Randall; Current county commissioners
Dan Raley and Jack Russell; state delegates John-
ny Wood and John Bohanan, and former gover-
nors Harry Hughes and Parris Glendening.
It was smart of them to point out the poli-
ticians before people have their second or third
glass of wine, and they get wound up, said John
Hanson Briscoe, invoking the memory of his time
spent serving with Raley in the state legislature
in the 1960s and remarking on Raleys service to
the college.
Always, always, always, St. Marys College
was his baby, said Briscoe. From the time the
college went from a two year college to the four
year institution, through today, J. Frank Raley has
been a counselor, a condant of every president
that has served this college he was the person
they could talk to this college is truly the jewel
in J. Frank Raleys crown of achievements.
Former Governor Harry Hughes described
Raley as a courageous politician. We were both
elected to the House of Delegates in 1954 and
we served together in the house for seven years.
He was a good delegate, very involved. We were
on the back deck, so to speak, literally in the last
row of the House of Delegates, which was good
because there was room behind our desk along
the wall that permitted J. to walk up and down as
he worried about things, he said, laughing.
He was elected to the Senate at the same
time I was and he took a very courageous vote
in the Senate to do away with slot machines in
Maryland. And obviously that hurt him politi-
cally, but he wouldnt change who he is, and when
I think about the book, Proles in Courage, there
ought to be a chapter in there about J.
He and I talk at least once a week, and
theres still a burning passion for public service,
said John Bohanan as he gave his remarks. J.
Frank has never stopped his public service, even
when he went on to the private sector hes con-
tinued to serve in many different capacities.
Its an incredibly important group thats
gathered here this evening, and I can think of no
one who could have brought a crowd like this,
said Maggie OBrien, former President of St.
Marys College, adding that Raley had served
as a counselor and advisor for school ofcials in
addition to his service on the colleges Board of
Trustees.
We all stand on the shoulders of giants, and
its not often that we get to thank them, she said.
OBrien and acting SMCM President Larry
Vote presented Raley with the Order of the Ark
and the Dove medallion, an award that has been
given by the college to its most prominent con-
tributors since 1972.
I dont talk much but Im very grateful
today, said Raley as he accepted his medallion
and gazed at his plaque and portrait. Ive been
proud to be with you here all these years, and
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Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr. is inviting St. Marys
County citizens to attend a town hall meeting on Wednes-
day, March 31. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and
will be held at the Lexington Park Library, meeting room
B.
Bohanan will focus the discussion on the work of
the legislature during the 2010 session, including the state
budget, tougher criminal laws to protect against sex of-
fenders and criminal gangs, the states emergency medical
service system, as well as local St. Marys County issues.
I want to hear from St Marys County residents
about what is important to you, as we complete the 2010
legislative session, said Delegate Bohanan. Over the past
three years, we have worked to reduce spending, with the
legislature cutting over $1.5B
more than the Governor recom-
mended, while protecting edu-
cation and public safety.
Delegate Bohanan has
been a member of the House
of Delegates since 1999, representing southern St. Marys
County Legislative District 29-B. He serves on the Ap-
propriations Committee where he chairs the Subcommit-
tee on Education and Economic Development.
For more information regarding the meeting please
call Delegate Bohanans Lexington Park District Ofce
at 301-866-4000 or e-mail john.bohanan.district@house.
state.md.us.
The third annual Encore Chorale Seniors Camp will
be held at St. Marys College of Maryland (SMCM) from
June 15-19. Adults 55 years of age and older of all singing
levels are encouraged to participate. The camp will offer
choral rehearsals, voice classes, and professional recitals.
For more information contact Jeanne Kelly, founder and
director of Encore Creativity for Older Adults, at Jeanne.
Kelly@encorecreativity.org or (301) 261-5747.
Classical, spiritual, and Broadway music are just some
of the musical repertoire the singers will perform. Morn-
ing movement and dance classes will be taught by Tiffany
Haughn, a Washington, D.C. dance instructor, and after-
wards singers will come together for a full choral rehearsal.
After lunch campers can participate in many of the recre-
ational activities available at St. Marys College, attend a
voice class, and participate in an afternoon rehearsal. Pro-
fessional concerts open to the public will be offered in the
evening. Performers include Alan Yellowitz of The Beat
Goes On and the West Shore Piano Trio. Participants will
also be able to attend a River Concert Series performance
Friday night. The camp will conclude with a choral concert,
open to the public.
The camp is $625 for those staying at SMCM and $450
for local commuters (lunch and dinner included). Partici-
pants will dine in the Great Room, the colleges dining hall,
and those who are not commuting will have private rooms
in the college dorms.
The Encore Chorale Camp is a program of Encore
Creativity for Older Adults, a nonprot organization. En-
core Creativity, Inc. aims to provide an accessible artistic
environment for older adults at all levels, who seek educa-
tional art and performance opportunities under a profes-
sional artist. For more information, visit Encores web site
at http://encorecreativity.org.
Third Annual Encore Chorale
Camp Comes to SMCM
Bohanan Calls Town Hall
Meeting for District 29-B
The Wild Things 4-H Club in Mechanicsville, donated these Easter baskets full of candy and toys to the Angels
Watch Homeless Shelter in Hughesville, as part of their commitment to community service. Pictured are: (back row)
Caleb Baker, Adam Gibbons, Sean OGrady, Joey Collins, and Drew Vaden. (front row) Eliana Smith, Gina Baker,
Shawn Smith, Melanie Buckler, Korey Downs, Kyle Downs, and Jessica Hurry.
4-H Club Helps Homeless for Easter
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The County Times
Book sale raises many dollars for libraries
The Friends of the Library book sale raised more than
$20,000 making it the best sale to date. Since 1991, the
Friends have raised more than $170,000 for the libraries.
A big thank you goes to everyone who helped to make this
years sale so successful and to the community for support-
ing it.
Libraries offer free family movies
Leonardtown will show a PG rated animated comedy
about a group of monsters rounded up by the government
and asked to save the earth from evil aliens on Mar. 29 at 2
p.m. Charlotte Hall will show the PG rated 2009 animated
adventure of a scientist who tries to solve world hunger only
to see food fall from the sky in abundance on Mar. 30 at 2
p.m. Snacks will be provided.

Children to learn about ight
Children ages six and older will learn about ight at
the Science of Flight programs as they experiment with pa-
per ying machines, whirly copters, and balloon-powered
rockets. Charlotte Halls program will be on Mar. 29 at 1:30
p.m. Leonardtown and Lexington Parks will be on Mar. 30
at 2 p.m. Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation is funding
these free programs. Registration is required.

Evening Storytimes and Lego fun planned
An evening storytime is scheduled on April 1 at Leon-
ardtown at 6 p.m. and at Charlotte Hall at 6:30 p.m. Follow-
ing Leonardtowns storytime at 6:30 p.m. families can build
Lego creations while listening to a story. Lexington Parks
evening storytime on April 7 will be a Lego storytime also.
It starts at 6:30 p.m. Legos are provided at both libraries.

Public invited to book discussions
The public is invited to any of the following book dis-
cussions: Richard Russos book, Bridge of Sighs on April
5 at 7 p.m. at Charlotte Hall; Debby Applegates book, The
Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry
Ward Beecher on April 12 at 6 p.m. at Lexington Park;
and Marilynne Robersons book, Gilead on April 15 at 7
p.m. at Leonardtown. Copies of the books are available at
the library hosting the book discussion.

Books can be downloaded for free
Books can be downloaded from the librarys website
24/7. If using the NetLibrary downloadable eBooks, there
is no waiting for any of the thousands of titles available. For
those who do not have high-speed access, Overdrive books
can be downloaded in the library to mp3 players or iPods.
Besides the downloadable books and books on CDs, the li-
brary also offers audio books on Playaways. Playaways are
palm-sized digital players that contain the entire audio book
but require no changing of CDs or cassettes.
L ibrary
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Thursday, March 25
Annual Stuffed Ham Sandwich Sale
Parish Hall, 47477 Trinity Church Rd. (St.
Marys City) 10 a.m.
St. Marys Parish celebrates Maryland
Day with our annual Stuffed ham sandwich
sale on Thursday, March 25th from 10 am til
1 pm. Stuffed ham sandwich - $5, two pieces
of fried chicken (white or dark) with cole slaw,
baked beans and roll - $6, 12 oz. cup of bean
soup (with ham)- $4. Desserts and drinks avail-
able. Advance orders recommended by calling
301-862-4597.
Maryland Day
St. Clements Island Museum (Coltons Point)
11 a.m.
The St. Marys County Board of Com-
missioners and the St. Marys County Museum
Division invite the public to attend a ceremo-
nial celebration of Marylands birthday. High-
lights will be remarks by the St. Marys County
Board of Commissioners and keynote speaker
Dr. Edward Papenfuse, Maryland State
Archivist. For more information, please con-
tact the museum at 301-769-2222. The museum
and grounds are handicap accessible and ad-
mission will be free this day.
SMHEC Open House
So. Md. Higher Education Center (California)
4 p.m.
Over 90 academic programs will have
representatives at the SMHEC Open House
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
CSM Open House
College of Southern Maryland (Leonardtown
campus) 5 p..m.
Meet CSM faculty and staff, nancial aid
advisors, academic advisors, and learn about
various CSM athletic programs and student
organizations. Attend and enter for a chance
to win a scholarship for the 2010 fall semes-
ter. Free. 240-725-5320 or www.discover.csmd.
edu.
Care Net Pregnancy Center Annual Ben-
et Dinner
Hollywood Vol. Fire Department
Social Hall 6:30 p.m.
This years guest speaker is
Lysa TerKeurst. Lysa is the presi-
dent of Proverbs 31 Woman Minis-
tries. She has authored 12 books,
including a Gold Medallion nal-
ist and Peoples Choice Award -
nalist, and numerous magazine
articles, including feature stories
for P31 Magazine, Womans Day
Magazine, and O Magazine.
Her life story has captured much
attention of national media, includ-
ing the Oprah Winfrey Show and
Good Morning America. Tickets
are $25. For more information call
301-737-4604.
$25 Texas HoldEm
Sunshine Oasis (formerly Monks
Inn, St. Inigoes) 7:30 p.m.
HoldEm Charity Cash Game
Donovans Pub (California)
7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 26
Ham & Cabbage Diner
Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad
4:30 p.m.
Lenten Seafood Dinner
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church (Lexington Park) 4:30
p.m.
Fish Dinner
St. Georges Episcopal Church
Parish Hall (Valley Lee) 5 p.m.
Our Lady of the Wayside Fish
Fry
Loretto Hall (37575 Chaptico Rd)
5 p.m.
FOP-7 Texas HoldEm
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7
p.m.
Texas HoldEm
Mechanicsville Fire House (Hills
Club Rd) 7 p.m.
HomeSpun Concert: Mac
Walter
Christ Episcopal Church Parish
Hall (Chaptico) 7:30 p.m.
Mac Walter, a 3-time Wam-
mie winner, former lead guitarist
for Deanna Bogart, and am open-
ing act for legendary guitarist
Johnny Winter, will be playing at
the Southern Maryland Tradition-
al Music and Dance Association Homespun
Coffee House on Friday, March 26. The doors
open at 7:00pm and the music begins at 7:30.
Tickets are $10 for members, $12 for all oth-
ers. For more information or directions, go to
www.smtmd.org.
Newtowne Players: The Importance of
Being Earnest
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) 8
p.m.
Thursdays through Sundays, March 26
through April 11, 2010. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday performances start at 8 p.m.; Sun-
day shows begin at 3:30 p.m. Performances
are held at Three Notch Theatre on 21744
South Coral Drive in Lexington Park. Tickets
are $15 for adults and $12 for students, senior
citizens, and the military. Thursday shows are
$10 general admission. Light refreshments and
beverages are also available for purchase at
the theatre. Reservations are recommended.
Please make reservations for the show by call-
ing 301.737.5447 or visiting www.newtowne-
players.org.
Saturday, March 27
Second Hope Rescue Pet Adoptions
PetCo (California) 11 a.m.
For more information, please call 240-
925-0628 or email lora@secondhoperescue.
org. To see our available animals, please visit
www.secondhoperescue.org.
Disability Awareness Kite Flying Day
Leonard Hall Recreation Center (Leonard-
town) 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Citizens are invited to come and learn
about what St. Marys County agencies and
providers can do for them and loved ones with
disabilities. Many agencies will be on hand to
provide information to individuals about ser-
vices in the area. Individuals who participate
in awareness activities qualify to receive a free
kite (limited to the rst 300 registrants) and a
variety of door prizes. For more information or
to sign-up as a vendor, contact Christi Bishop,
Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Department
of Recreation and Parks, at (301) 475-4200 ext.
1802.
HoldEm Charity Cash Game
Donovans Pub (California) 3:30 p.m.
Ham & Cabbage Diner
Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad 4:30 p.m.
Jennifer Reed Snyder Benet
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge 6 p.m.
Benet to help Jen Snyder ght late stage
leukemia. Country Memories Band and DJ
Mike will be performing. 50/50 rafe and si-
lent auction. Fried chicken or fried shrimp din-
ner available to purchase. Admission $10.
St. Marys Ryken Spring Gala
Hollywood Vol. Fire Department Social Hall
6 p.m.
An evening of dinner and dancing, as well
as live and silent auctions on Saturday, March
27th beginning at 6pm. Tickets are available
for $125 per person. Advance ticket sales only.
For additional information, contact SMR Ad-
vancement Ofce, advancement@smrhs.org
or call (301) 373-4182.
St. Michaels School Palm Sunday
Brunch/Basket Auction/Sale
St. Michaels School (Hollywood) 6 p.m.
2-day event with auction and ower/book/
bake sales on Saturday and brunch on Sun-
day. Pictures offered with Easter Bunny. For
more information call St. Michaels School at
301-872-5454.
Being Earnest
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) 8
p.m.
Dinner & Comedy Show
Leonardtown Fire House 7 p.m.
Featuring comedian Mark Matusof, coted
DCs top comic and Kier, who has worked with
Kenny Rogers. Open Bar all evening. Three
course dinner will be served, catered by the
Fire Department Auxiliary. Seating at 7 p.m.
Show starts at 8:30. $50 per person, reserva-
tions only. For more information contact Roger
at 301-475-5966 or email rogr69@verizon.net.
All proceeds for this event go to benet the
Leonardtown Vol. Fire Department.
Sunday, March 28
St. Michaels Palm Sunday Brunch
St. Michaels School (Ridge) 8:30 a.m.
Event includes basket auction and sale.
Easter bunny will be there to entertain chil-
dren. For more information call 301-872-5454.
Maryland Day
Historic St. Marys City 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 800-762-1634,
www.stmaryscity.org.
Holy Angels Annual Seafood Dinner
Holy Angels Church (Avenue) 11:30 a.m. to
4 p.m.
For more information or to purchase ad-
vance tickets, call 301-769-3332.
FOP-7 Texas HoldEm
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 2 p.m.
Classical Concert
St. Marys College (Auerbach Auditorium)
3:30 p.m.
Student soloists and conductor Jeffrey Sil-
berschlag, will perform the Diamond Sympho-
ny No. 4, composed by pre-eminent American
composer David Diamond, and Shostakovichs
Symphony No. 5, one of Dmitri Shostakovichs
most popular works. The concert is free and
open to the public.
Being Earnest
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) 3:30 p.m.
Monday, March 29
No Limit Texas HoldEm Bounty
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (California) 7 p.m.
Charity HoldEm Tournament
Donovans Pub (California) 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 30
Community Seder
JT Daugherty Conference Center (Lexington
Park) 6 p.m.
Passover Kosher Style Dinner will be
served. Cost: Members: Adults--$32, Children
(12 & under) $5. Non-Members: Adults--$40,
Children (12 & under) $11. Any questions--
please e-mail us@bethisraelmd@yahoo.com
or call 301-862-2021.
Special Olympics HoldEm
Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd
(Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 31
Why Snooze When You Can Crooze?
Arbys Restaurant (Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Bring your custom car, truck or motor-
cycle to our cruise night. We meet in the park-
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welcome.
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FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
Special Olympics HoldEm
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(Hollywood) 7 p.m.
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Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I have a new tool to use! Really I just needed the
smell of a hardware store and I love the smell of True
Value in Leonardtown as soon as I walk through the
doors. Loretta and Dave, and all the employees are al-
ways there with a kind word or help. I always have some
nice chats with both of these ne people. You know how
some stores its hard to nd anyone to help you; everyone
who works at True Value really enjoys helping customers.
They must love tools like I do. They didnt pay me to say
this either. I dont know everyones names in Charlotte
Hall True Value yet its only a matter of time.
I dont know about you, but a new tool is more ex-
citing than new perfume, new clothes or jewelry to me.
When I took the tool out of the bag yesterday and showed
it to my husband I said, Isnt this cool! And I saw his
eyes light up. I looked over at him with narrowed eyes
and said, This is my tool. The tool in question is a wide-
end concrete chisel. I know that doesnt sound so special.
But it has this huge hard, yellow, ergonomic rubber grip
around the handle with this one and a half inch rim stick-
ing out towards the top. Yes, you have to see it.
I excitedly went on to tell my husband that they must
have invented this handle for men who have carpel tun-
nel syndrome. Its like all those neat OXO kitchen gad-
get handles that are out. My mind was already thinking
I should go back and check to see if they had hammers,
awls, and screwdrivers with this neat grip. I could switch
out all the tools I use in my shop on a daily basis to these.
Wow! And I bet they could start putting this grip on my
power drills and wait, my husband was saying some-
thing. The grip is only on this type of chisel so a hammer
wont smash your hand - they use it to bust up concrete.
Oh. Well, this could be adapted to lots of other
tools Im thinking. I just need to pry the corners of 100 to
150 year old frames apart that were cross-nailed, so I can
re-glue and re-set them. But I know I will also nd lots of
other uses. That is what I enjoy the most about hardware
stores, plumbing supply stores, or any kind of specialty
store. I am always on the look out for gadgets. I prowl
each aisle carefully looking for items that I can adapt to
a use for work. Consequently, I memorize where every
item in most every store is located and have done so for
years. I often get location calls from friends. If I cant
remember it off the top of my head, Ill nd it one way or
another. One of my dearest friends knows this. (hop hop)
There is just not much as soothing to me as walk-
ing in a hardware store. The smells of mulch, metals,
paintAhhhh. And wood. When I need any special trim
or wood, I can usually nd it between Dean Lumber, or
Mechanicsville or Leonardtown Building Supply, or
drive down to Dysons Lumber and Supply and wander
through the barns on my own to nd just the right piece.
Down at Dysons there is a cat who will help when it feels
like it. I just love hardware and lumber. My son Ryan
must have inherited part of this love because he works
at Lowes. And I must say, I never have to wait for help
at any of our county hardware stores. We have a great
county.
My husband laughingly calls me Shelby, the Tool
Woman Oppermann. I like it. Walking through a hard-
ware store is probably more exciting to me than a wonder-
ful dinner out. Well, maybe. I get a tingle down my spine
and everything. I wonder what it would feel like then to
visit Elwood Adams Hardware Store in Worcester, Mas-
sachusetts. Elwood Adams is Americas oldest hardware
store; in continuous operation since 1782. 228 years of
continuous service! Road trip! Let the tingling begin.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wan-
derings@yahoo.com.
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Mind
Wanderings
The Great Tool
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Benjamin Stoddert was born in
1751 and was the son of Capt. Thomas
Stoddert of Prince Georges County
and Janet Donaldson (daughter or Rev.
John Donaldson and his wife, Eliza-
beth of St. Marys County)
On January 13, 1777 he was ap-
pointed Captain of the 11th Pennsyl-
vania Regiment and was disabled at the Battle Brandywine
in 1777. In 1779 he was appointed Secretary of the Board of
War of which John Adams was President. In 1783 he became a
member of the rm of Forrest, Stoddert and Murdock, shipping
merchants (Uriah Forrest of St. Marys County was one of his
partners).
In May 1798, President Adams appointed Stoddert the rst
Secretary of the Navy. He held that post until 1801. At the time
of his appointment, the frigates Constitution, Constellation,
and United States constituted the bulk of the American navy.
By the end of 1799 ve frigates and twenty-three sloops-of-war
were under construction.
His obitu-
ary appeared in
the December 29,
1813 edition of the Maryland Gazette.
BENJAMIN STODDERT is no more. He
died at Bladensburg last Friday night from a
cramp in his stomach, which in a few minutes ter-
minated his existence, in his 62nd year of his age.
He was buried on Sunday evening by the side of
the mother of his children at Addisons Chapel,
bathed with the tears of his orphans.
The earth of Maryland has never received
the remains of a noble and better man. The his-
tory of his life is the history of an interesting ex-
ample of patriotic and private virtue. ---- Take
him for all in all we naer shall look upon his like
again.
Raised up under the unfavorable circum-
stances of a want of fortune, arising from the
death, before his birth, of his father Captain Stod-
dert*, of Maryland who commanded and gave
name to Fort Stoddert of the West, before the rev-
olution -- he owed everything to the native strength of his mind.
His course of reading in his youth, was controuled [sic] by his
much honored friend, the venerable Bishop Clagget, and this
was scarcely nished before he engaged in the holy struggle
for independence. He entered as a cap-
tain in the particular regiment ofcered
by Gen. Washington, and was in several
encounters. At the battle of Brandy Wine,
he fought with a heroism that could not
be arrested, until he received two severe
wounds. After his recovery he went with
an expedition of 400 men against the Indi-
ans in the west of Pennsylvania. From the
intemperance of the commanding ofcer
the command devolved upon him during
the engagement, and not withstanding the
horror universally prevailing at that time,
about savage warfare, he conducted it in so
masterly a manner, with such astonishing
presence of mind, that he not only saved
the detachment which was despaired of -
- but pursued the enemy -- as the accounts
published at that time particularly show.
*This information is incorrect. Some
claim that Capt. Thomas Stoddert was
killed during the French and Indian War,
but he was not. My research shows that he was living in Fred-
erick County, Maryland as late as 1764 and was deceased by
1768.
To be continued.
A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
Benjamin Stoddert, First Secretary
of the Navy
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By Theresa Morr
Contributing Writer
Wh a t
ma m ma l
is big and
w o o l y ,
has hu-
mo n g o u s
shoulders,
and weighs
a ton or
m o r e ?
D o n t
k n o w ?
Heres a
few more hints: In the early 19th
century, their kind was in the mil-
lions and very important in the
daily lives of the plains Indians.
But when the settlers and fur
trappers arrived, these giants of
the American plains were slaugh-
tered for their hides, for food, and
even for sport. So many of the an-
imals were killed that they were
close to becoming extinct. Herds
that were once enormous, were
reduced to only several hundred
animals. Even the Native Ameri-
cans suffered for the staggering
losses. If you guessed the Ameri-
can Bison, youre right.
Today the bison are pro-
tected and live in preserves and
ranches where some are raised for
their meat. Their number around
200,000.
Sometimes the American
Bison is referred to as the Ameri-
can Buffalo, but this is in error.
There are Asian water buffaloes
and the African Cape Buffaloes.
The word buffalo is said to be
a modication of les boueufs,
which the French gave to oxen or
cattle. The name evolved to buf-
er, boefe, and buffalo.
Even early American explorers
called the animal buffalo.
Bison are massive creatures
with curved, sharp tipped horns
that can grow nearly two feet long.
And despite their huge, lumbering
size, they can outrun you easily
up to an amazing 35 to 40 miles
an hour. They are herbivores,
meaning they graze on all kind of
grasses, herbs, shrubs, and twigs
found in meadows and grasslands
of the Plains. Like Farmer Jones
cows, bison regurgitate their food
and chew it as cud before its -
nally digested.
Yellowstone National Park
is the only place in the lower 48
states where wild bison have sur-
vived since prehistoric times. In
fact, if youve ever visited Yellow-
stone National Park, you probably
saw small groups of bison either
grazing or taking a bath in a
sand wallow. They even take to
walking down the middle of the
highway, while cars in both di-
rections come to a standstill until
the bison decides which way he
wants to go! Herd sizes run about
20 to 50 animals, with females
leading the family group. Males
and females go separate ways in
the herd.
The summer is the mating
season and large herds come to-
gether to mate. Females give birth
to a single calf after a 9-month
pregnancy.
For more good stuff about
these lemurs, scope out www.ti-
gerhomes.org/animal/ring_info.
cfm. Comments to Kikusan2@
Comcast.net.
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy
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Fair Warning Irish Pub
Band
CJs Back Room (Lusby)
5 p.m.
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (California)
6 p.m.
Jim and Kathy
Jake and Als Chophouse
(Lusby) 6 p.m.
DJ McNa$ty
Big Dogs Paradise (Me-
chanicsville) 8 p.m.
Ladies DJ Night
Hulas Bungalow (Califor-
nia) 8 p.m.
Friday, March 26
Band
Donovans Pub (California)
5 p.m.
Dave Norris
6 p.m.
David Morreale
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(Solomons) 7 p.m.
DJ Charlie Thompson
Toots Bar (Hollywood)
7:30 p.m.
Line Dancing / DJ Donna
& Ohmer
Hotel Charles (Hughesville)
7:30 p.m.
DJ Chris
Team Trivia Night
Quades Store (Bushwood)
8 p.m.
Live Jazz Night
Chefs American Bistro
(California) 8 p.m.
Smith-Tucker Band
Mechanicsville Moose
Lodge 8 p.m.
Backstage Pass
Veras White Sands Beach
Club (Lusby) 9 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Jakd and Als Chophouse
(Lusby) 9 p.m.
Hate the Toy
Murphys Pub (Charlotte
Hall) 9 p.m.
No Green JellyBeenz
nia) 9 p.m.
Slow Rush
Martinis Lounge (White
Plains) 9 p.m.
Hot Rods & Old Gas
Drift Away Bar & Grill
(Cobb Island) 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27
Band
6 p.m.
HydraFX
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(Solomons) 7 p.m.
DJ Charlie Thompson
Toots Bar (Hollywood)
7:30 p.m.
California Ramblers
Sunshine Oasis (St. Inigoes)
8 p.m.
DJ Mango
Lexington Lounge (Lexing-
ton Park) 8 p.m.
Gretchen Richie Jazz
Cabaret
Caf des Artistes (Leonard-
town) 8 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy
8 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (Avenue)
8:30 p.m.
Hightest
Apehangers Bar (Bel Al-
ton) 9 p.m.
Karaoke
Applebees (California) 9
p.m.
Legend
Memories (Waldorf) 9
p.m.
Loudmouth
Hotel Charles (Hughesville)
9 p.m.*
Quagmire
Scotts II (Welcome) 9
p.m.*
Roadhouse Band
Blue Dog Saloon (Port To-
bacco) 9 p.m.
Sam Grow
Lisas Pub (Indian Head)
9 p.m.
Slow Rush
Plains) 9 p.m.
Wildgood
Fat Boys Country Store
(Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
Wolfs Music
Cryers Back Road Inn
(Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
Car 54
chanicsville) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 28
Dans Band
Toots Bar (Hollywood) 3
p.m.
Spoken Word Poetry &
Live Music Night
Chefs American Bistro
(California) 5 p.m.*
Monday, March 29
Mason Sebastian
5 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Scotts II (Welcome) 7
p.m.
Tuesday, March 30
Band
6 p.m.
Dylan Galvin
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(Solomons) 6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Plains) 9 p.m.*
Wednesday,
March 31
Band
5 p.m.
Captain John
5:30 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Harry
Open Mic Night
nia) 8 p.m.
Wolfs Open Blues Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant
(Chesapeake Beach) 8
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid The lm adaptation
of Jeff Kinneys wildly successful cartoon novel se-
ries manages to put esh and bone on the books stick
gures without altering the series mildly subversive
comic tone. That delity plays mostly for the good,
though the books moron-plagued, middle-school pro-
tagonist sixth-grader Greg (Zachary Gordon), who,
lets be honest, comes off as kind of self-absorbed, lazy
and petty loses some of his appeal when viewed un-
der the harsh light of the camera. Whats funny on the
page is less sympathetic on the screen, meaning the
wimpy kid whos going to win the hearts and minds of
most moviegoers is not the title character, but his best
buddy, super-nerd Rowley (Robert Capron). While
Greg tries various rackets to win popularity, Rowley
remains true to his own passions. Hes the hero, while
Greg is kind of a wet blanket. (PG for some rude hu-
mor and language. 91 minutes. Two and a half stars out
of four.) Glenn Whipp, for the Associated Press
Greenberg Ben Stiller breaks free from the
shallow butthead roles on which hes made his fortune
and plays a painfully authentic butthead in this lat-
est comic drama from Noah Baumbach (The Squid
and the Whale). In the title role, Stiller plays a failed
musician turned carpenter, fresh off a nervous break-
down and staying at his brothers house while sibling
and family are away. Greenbergs a man whose excess
of self-involvement, self-doubt and self-loathing often
make him unpleasant to be around so the fact that
hes still an engaging character is a testament to the
ne line Stiller manages to walk. Stiller is paired to
great effect with Greta Gerwig as his brothers person-
al assistant, who has her own self-esteem issues and
kind of falls for Greenberg despite his off-putting de-
meanor. For Gerwig, it could be a career-making role.
For Stiller, its the nest work hes done, a revelation
that the star of Meet the Parents and Night at the
Museum has more to offer than just broad comedy.
With Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rhys Ifans. (R for some
strong sexuality, drug use and language. 107 minutes.
Three stars out of four.) David Germain, AP Movie
Writer
Repo Men In this movies happy future, if
you need a pancreas, you can get a pancreas. Itll cost
you $618,000 and, if you miss one of your easy pay-
ments, youll nd yourself hounded by a hired goon
who will slice you open, retrieve the organ and leave
you bleeding to death. But at least you enjoyed a little
extra time with your loved ones, right? With any luck,
that time wouldnt be spent watching empty-headed
thrillers like Repo Men, a trashy movie that offers
its slick dystopian vision as a pretense to lacerate a few
dozen bodies in a fashion that makes Nip/Tuck look
like Marcus Welby, M.D. The movies plot thickens
after an on-the-job accident forces Jude Laws repo
man to have a literal change of heart about his career.
The hunter becomes the hunted, and the movie trades
its meager social satire for buckets of blood, but not
improving a lick in the process. (R for strong bloody
violence, grisly images, language and some sexual-
ity/nudity. 111 minutes. One star out of four.) Glenn
Whipp, for the Associated Press
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18. Monetary unit of India
21. _____ble: likely to
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35. Largest English dic-
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57. Devoid of cells
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63. Like an old woman
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2. Atomic # 13
3. Metric ton
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5. Nursing group
6. Characters in one inch
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8. Associated Press
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19. Helps little rms
20. Electroencephalogram
21. N.A. Red eyed songbird
22. Banded calcedony
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27. Slang for trucks with
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30. A rotating mechanism
31. Female undergraduate
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60. Chinese distance
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Contributing Writer
So hows your NCAA Tournament bracket
looking? After a weekend of madness, no doubt
its somewhere between slightly altered and
bloodied to a point where it resembles your math
test from long ago. In trimming the eld from
65 to 16, college basketball fans were treated to
several pulse-pounding overtime games, buzzer
beaters and, of course, a healthy share of upsets.
Just a few hours into the tournament Old Do-
minion defeated Notre Dame and, in an upset
few saw coming, Ohio (no not Ohio State, Ohio
U.) absolutely dominated a listless Georgetown
team. By weekends end, upstarts Cornell, St.
Marys (CA) and directional darling Northern
Iowa had danced their way into the sweet 16,
once priceless brackets were converted into con-
fetti and fans nationwide realigned jaws that had
dropped days earlier.
While compelling, this is precisely what
weve come to expect from this sporting event.
Indeed, the tournament is a like a Rocky sequel:
you know the general plot, yet you cant look
away as the amazing details of each edition are
unveiled. What makes the insanity possible is
the one-and-done reality of a single elimination
tournament. On any given day, as the saying
goes, is a clich validated every March.
As dynamic as the tournament environ-
ment is, the signicance of each game is even
greater than it appears. The obvious is winning
teams move a step closer to a championship
while losing teams ultimately there are 64
of them face the harsh end of promising sea-
sons. The less obvious and more consequential
is losing teams forever bid farewell to players
and eras. Eligibility rules cycle players through
and ip entire rosters every four years. With
most rosters having a fair share of seniors, the
shelf life of teams, as currently constituted, is
but a single season. Its a reality that is incred-
ibly, almost cruelly, nite. Sure, the colors move
on. The Terrapins, for example, will be back
next year; but Greivis Vasquez, Eric Hayes and
Landon Milbourne wont and, as of this writing,
its hard to imagine a Maryland game without
them. Didnt they just arrive in College Park?
Now, after a crushing defeat to Michigan State,
theyre gone. Forever.
Maryland is just
one team. Game after
game, round after round, players and teams are
relegated to college basketballs history books. In
this fabulous game of basketball musical chairs,
eventually the music stops for everyone, even the
winner. Individually, a rare few of these college
athletes have a professional future in basketball.
For most, the NCAA tournament is their apex;
they will know no greater athletic thrill. And
yet, despite the nite nature of their careers and
fragility of a season within the context of tour-
nament madness, it is simply amazing how well
these athletes perform. They play as if theres no
tomorrow because unless they win, there isnt.
To a team and to a player, they seem to embrace
the pressure the moment, allowing it translate
into passion and a sense of urgency rarely seen
in any other sport.
What then to take away from the urgency
and unbridled passion these young men reect
on us every March? Putting your brackets and al-
legiance to a particular team aside for a moment
and reecting globally on what is on display, it is
moving. Win or lose, it is unlikely any team exits
this tournament with regret. For sure, there is a
peace that accompanies exerting oneself wholly
at every moment. Conversely, complacency and
indifference breed the baggage of the unsaid and
undone; two things we all do too often. Why?
Time. We assume we have a lot of it. We assume
well live to see many tomorrows and a ripe old
age. Maybe we will. But life, like a college ca-
reer, is knowingly nite and the truth is we have
no idea how much time is on our clock. Thus,
we would be wise to use the tournament as in-
spiration to live today with greater passion and
urgency, for in doing so we too will exit - life
that is more fullled and with fewer regrets,
whenever it is that our nal buzzer sounds.
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Thurs.,
Mar. 25
Baseball
St. Marys Ryken
at Good Counsel,
4 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Patuxent at Chop-
ticon, 6:30 p.m.
Great Mills at
Huntingtown, 6:30
p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
Chopticon at
Patuxent, 4 p.m.
Huntingtown at
Great Mills, 6:30
p.m.
Softball
Good Counsel at
St. Marys Ryken,
4 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 26
Baseball
Northern at Chop-
ticon, 4:30 p.m.
Leonardtown at
Great Mills, 4:30
p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken at
DeMatha, 4 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
Chopticon at Cal-
vert, 4 p.m.
St. Marys Ryken
vs. Elizabeth Seton
at St. Marys Col-
lege, 4 p.m.
Mixed Tennis
Great Mills at
Thomas Stone, 4
p.m.
Softball
Northern at Chop-
ticon, 4:30 p.m.
Leonardtown at
Great Mills, 4:30
p.m.
Sat.,
Mar. 27
Baseball
St. Marys Ryken at
Bishop OConnell,
Noon
Softball
Bishop OConnell
at St. Marys Ryken,
Noon
Sun.,
Mar. 28
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken at
Archbishop Car-
roll, 3 p.m.
Mon.,
Mar. 29
Baseball
McDonough at
Chopticon, 4:30
p.m.
North Point at
Great Mills, 4:30
p.m.
Westlake at Leon-
ardtown, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
St. Vincent Palloti
at St. Marys Ryken,
4 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken
vs. Bishop McNa-
mara at Chancel-
lors Run Park, 4
p.m.
Softball
McDonough at
Chopticon, 4:30
p.m.
North Point at
Great Mills, 4:30
p.m.
Westlake at Leon-
ardtown, 4:30 p.m.
Tues.,
Mar. 30
Baseball
St. Marys Ryken at
Bishop McNamara,
5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken
at Calverton, 4:15
p.m.
Wed.,
Mar. 31
Baseball
Chopticon at
Leonardtown, 4:30
p.m.
Huntingtown at
Great Mills, 4:30
p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken
vs. St. Johns at St.
Marys College, 4
p.m.
Boys Tennis
Paul VI at St.
Marys Ryken, 3:30
p.m.
Softball
Chopticon at
Leonardtown, 4:30
p.m.
St. Marys Ryken at
Bishop McNamara
3:30 p.m.
Huntingtown at
Great Mills, 4:30
p.m.
BLEACHERS
A View From The
Inspired By The Finite
Thurs., Mar. 18
Boys Tennis
Bishop Ireton 5, St. Marys
Ryken 4
Fri., Mar. 19
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken 20, C.
Milton Wright 7
Softball
St. Marys Ryken 4, Eliza-
beth Seton 1
Sat., Mar. 20
Baseball
DeMatha 8, St. Marys
Ryken 4
Tues., Mar. 23
Girls Lacrosse
Leonardtown 18, St.
Marys Ryken 5
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Manager
Butch Hobson has announced the ofcial signing
of four more players, with spring camp set to begin
in just 20 days on April 12. Outelder Richard Gi-
annotti and pitcher Jarrett Grube are returning to
the Crabs after spending last season with the club.
More pitching depth has been added with relievers
Reid Santos and Connor Robertson. Robertson has
Major League experience in parts of two seasons.
The versatile switch-hitter Richard Giannotti
returns to Southern Maryland as a likely everyday
starter in the corner outeld a season after serving
in a platoon role. Giannotti played all three outeld
positions a season ago, batting all over the order in-
cluding leadoff. Despite playing in just 86 games
due to the Blue Crabs outeld depth, Giannotti
produced like an everyday player all season long.
He batted .293 with ve homers and 39 RBI in
that time. Entering his sixth professional season,
Giannotti was originally drafted by the Anaheim
Angels in 2004 from the powerhouse University of
Miami program. He also has time in the St. Louis
Cardinals organization, the Golden League, and
previously played for Butch Hobson in the Can-
Am League for the Nashua Pride in 2007, helping
lead the Pride to a league title. Giannottis produc-
tive 09 season came after he was forced to sit out
all of 2008 with a foot injury.
Right-hander Jarrett Grube will begin this
season with the Blue Crabs after he joined the
squad mid-season in 09 from the Colorado Rock-
ies organization, where he pitched at Double-A
Tulsa and Triple-A Colorado Springs to start the
year. Although primarily used as a reliever dur-
ing his time in Colorados system, Grube excelled
as a starter for Southern Maryland last season. In
16 total appearances he started 12 times, and put
together a 3-1 record with a 3.36 ERA. He struck
out 56 opposed to just 21 walks in 75 innings. En-
tering his seventh pro season, Grube was selected
in the 10th round of the 2004 draft by the Rockies
out of the University of Memphis.
Eight-year veteran Reid Santos has also
signed on, joining an already deep Blue Crabs
bullpen. The lefty spent his rst six seasons in
the Cleveland Indians organization, after being se-
lected by the Tribe in the 2002 draft. By 2008 he
reached Triple-A with the Indians, before joining
the Minnesota Twins in 09, spending all of last
season with Triple-A Rochester. In 206 profes-
sional games, Santos is a capable starter as well.
18 of his 68 career starts came last year with Roch-
ester. Santos boasts a rather impressive strikeout
to walk ratio, entering this season with 517 career
punch-outs and just 183 walks in 587 professional
innings.
Capping the latest round of signings is right-
handed reliever Connor Robertson. Entering his
seventh pro season, Robertson reached the Major
Leagues briey in 2007 with the Oakland Athlet-
ics, and then again in 2008 with the Arizona Dia-
mondbacks. Robertson nds his way to Southern
Maryland after spending last season with the New
York Mets organization at Double-A Binghamton
and Triple-A Buffalo. He was drafted by Oakland
in 2004, and remained in that organization through
07. In 273 career games (all in relief), Robertson
is 29-18 lifetime in the majors and minors com-
bined. (374 innings pitched.) He also adds 36 ca-
reer minor league saves to a Crab bullpen already
overowing with many closer options. 11 of those
saves came last season for Binghamton.
This announcement brings the latest count of
ofcial signings for the 2010 season to 21 players.
It is expected at least 30 players will be in spring
camp with the Blue Crabs before the roster is
trimmed to 27 active players to begin the season,
and then again to 25 by June 1.
Some Old, Some New:
Blue Crabs Ink Four More
Two Returnees & A Big League Vet
Highlight Latest Signings
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
When making the best decision possible for
continuing his education and baseball career, St.
Marys Ryken senior catcher Brendan Burch de-
cided to follow in the footsteps of the Knights
new head coach, Clarke Rollins, and attend Ches-
apeake College in Wye Mills, a two-year college
with a recent history of success on the baseball
diamond.
Im ready to go there and get to the World
Series like my coach did, Burch said. Its a great
feeling.
Rollins led the Skipjacks to the Region XX
championship and a fth-place nish in the Junior
College World Series ve years ago. He is pleased
to see his protg follow in his footsteps.
It felt like family when I was there, Roll-
ins said of his time at Chesapeake. Im happy to
see him go to a school where he will be taken care
of.
Rollins had no trouble listing Burchs greatest
skills and intangibles that will make him success-
ful at the next level.
A catcher is valuable when they can hit well, Rol-
lins said. He hits well, catches well and is always willing
to put the team ahead of himself.
While Burch has had success on the high school level,
hes aware of the challenges that await him in college.
Ill have guys that throw 85 miles per hour with good
jump and good curveballs, he said of the competition hed
be facing. Even with that in mind, Burch says he wants to
continue playing after his time at Chesapeake is up.
I would like to keep playing, whether its at a Divi-
sion I or Division II school. It doesnt really matter to me,
he said.
As for his senior season at Ryken, Burch is ready to
help the Knights improve on a frustrating 2009 season.
We want to make some noise this season, he said.
We want to bring a winning tradition to St. Marys Ryken
baseball.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Rykens Burch Chesapeake-Bound
Photo By Chris Stevens
With mother Tammy, father Donnie and Ryken staff in attendance, St. Marys
Ryken catcher Brendan Burch signs on to start his college baseball career at Ches-
apeake College.
By Doug Watson
Potomac Speedway
Budds Creek, MD 2008 was the last
time that Winchester Va.s Bo Feathers col-
lected a late model feature win at Southern
Marylands Potomac Speedway. That would all
change Friday night.
Feathers, the 2007 Potomac late model
track champion, would emerge victorious in
the 30-lap Cody Endicott Memorial, becoming
the 10th different driver to score a win in the
events 11-year history.
Matt Quade and Jamie Lathroum brought
the eld down to the initial waving of green
ag. As the eld approached turn one, pre-race
favorite Lathroums mount threw a driveshaft
ending his night.
Once the race resumed, Roland Mann was
the race leader until fth-starting Andy Ander-
son blew by on lap four to snare the lead. An-
derson appeared to have things going his way
until he spun from contention on the fteenth
lap. Feathers, who had reached second by the
seventh lap, sat a distant second up to this point
, but was now the new leader. Feathers would
then control the remaining 15-circuits to score
his 20th career Potomac late model feature
win.
Im not sure what happened to Andy up
there, Feathers said. He was running a pretty
good line and he would have been awful tough
to beat. Feathers and company worked until
late Thursday night preparing his machine for
Friday nights action.
Actually we didnt start on the car un-
til two weeks ago, Feathers said. Its been a
really rough winter and we havent had much
time to work on the car, but Im glad we got
it ready because its really nice to win the rst
race of the season.
2009 Potomac Speedway rookie of the
year Dale Hollidge recovered from an early
race spin to collect second place, Delaware in-
vader Kenny Pettyjohn was third, 13th-starting
David Williams took fourth and Andy Ander-
son rebounded for fth. Heats for the 14 cars on
hand went to Matt Quade and Hollidge.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model event,
Mechanicsvilles Stevie Long, in a brand new
Rocket chassis, would go on to claim the win.
Long started on the pole and would eventually
lead the entire event despite the repeated chal-
lenges of runner-up Derrick Quade.
Defending champion Tommy Wagner Jr.
was third, Mike Latham collected fourth and
Kyle Lear would complete the top-ve. Heats
went to Latham and Quade
In other action, Defending track champi-
on Kyle Nelson scored the win in the non-stop
16-lap Street Stock feature, Tony Garber was
victorious for the rst time in his career in the
15-lap Modied feature and Bobby Bowie was
the winner of the 20-lap Strictly Stock feature
after apparent winner Justin Gilroy failed a
post race inspection.
Late Models 30 laps
1. Bo Feathers 2. Dale Hollidge 3. Kenny
Pettyjohn 4. David Williams 5. Andy Ander-
son 6. Matt Quade 7. Deane Guy 8. Roland
Mann 9. Mark Byrum 10. Bobby Beard 11. Jeff
Pilkerton 12. Jamie Lathroum DNS Daryl
Hills, Kenny Geer
Limited late models 20 laps
1. Stevie Long 2. Derrick Quade 3. Tom-
my Wagner Jr. 4. Mike Latham 5. Kyle Lear 6.
Ben Bowie 7. David Puckett 8. PJ Hatcher 9.
Greg Roberson 10. Kenny Moreland 11. Paul
Cursey 12. Kenny Geer 13. Trever Feathers
DNS - Ricky Lathroum, Dave Adams
Potomac Northeast Late Model Season Opener to Bo Feathers
ST. MARYS CITY St. Marys College of Mary-
land exploded for ve runs in the eighth inning to break
open a tight game as the Seahawks posted a 9-3 victory
over the Gallaudet University Bison to complete the se-
ries sweep on Sunday afternoon.
The Gallaudet defense unraveled in the eighth as
the Bison gave up three bunt singles, including back-to-
back bunts start off the inning, and then a passed ball
and wild pitch allowed junior Matt Baden (Sunderland,
Md./Huntingtown) to score, sparking the St. Marys
offense.
Senior Jacen Killebrew (La Plata, Md./La Plata)
doubled to lefteld to drive in a pair of runs while ju-
nior Brad Shepherd (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) and
senior Lyle Kralle (Great Mills, Md./Great Mills) each
batted one run in.
First-year RHP Mike Bitanga (Rockville, Md./Good
Counsel) picked up his second win of the season to im-
prove to 2-0 as Bitanga pitched three innings of relief,
yielding just one hit with two strikeouts. Bitanga threw
a three-up, three-down ninth inning to end the game.
St. Marys, which improved to 7-11 overall and 4-
5 in Capital Athletic Conference play, connected on 11
hits as Killebrew, Shepherd, junior Ian Simpson-Shelton
(Upper Marlboro, Md./DeMatha) and sophomore Nick
Urso (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) each connected on
two hits to pace the Seahawk offense.
The Seahawks jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in
the rst as senior Justin Rabon (Charlotte Hall, Md./La
Plata) scored on a Gallaudet error after leading off with
a single. Junior Bobby Corton (Owings Mills, Md./Cal-
vert Hall) followed Rabon with a single of his own before
stealing second and then scoring on an Urso single.
Gallaudet (0-13, 0-9 CAC) responded with a run of
its own in the second inning as sophomore Ryan Hast-
ings (Cherry Valley, Mass./Model Secondary) scored on
a single by senior Chester Kuschmider (Olathe, Kans./
Kansas) after leading off with a walk.
The Bison knotted the contest at 2-2 in the fourth as
Hastings scored an unearned run following a St. Marys
error after Hastings led off with a single.
Gallaudet then staked a 3-2 lead in the sixth as
rst-year Yuri Johnston (Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley)
scored on an RBI single by rst-year Tommy Barksdale
(Brookeville, Md./Sherwood) after Johnston connected
on a two-out bunt single and then advanced twice on
wild pitches.
St. Marys reclaimed the lead in the seventh with
two runs as Simpson-Shelton scored on a Bison error af-
ter leading off with a single. Kralle crossed home plate
for an unearned run on a sac y by Rabon after reaching
base on a Bison error.
Seahawk Baseball
Team Runs Win
Streak to Four Games
Mens Softball
50 and Over Mens Softball
in St. Marys County on Thurs-
day evening at St. Clements
Shores Park. If interested, call
301-475-8421 by April 2, 2010.
County Tennis
League Seeking
Players, Teams
St Marys County USTA
Tennis League looking for 3.0,
3.5, 4.0 players for 2010 Mixed
Adult teams. Season runs from
March-May. Must be a USTA
member and have reached eigh-
teen (18) years of age prior to, or
during, the 2010 calendar year.
Contact Mai-Liem Slade if inter-
ested, mlslade@md.metrocast.
net or 301-481-2305.
Gretton Goalkeeping
Indoor Futsal
Clinic Series

Gretton Goalkeeping will
conduct weekly indoor futsal
training sessions for all ages
and skill levels Monday and
Wednesday each week at Park
Hall Elementary School from
7:30-8:30pm. Field player train-
ing is also available. Reserva-
tions are required. For more
information or to reserve your
spot please email grettongoal-
keeping@gmail.com or call
301-643-8992.
Sabres Squirts Score Big,
Take 1st Place in Philly
Tournament MVP Ryan Boecks 12 goals
helped the Southern Maryland Sabres Squirt Travel
Team take the rst place in the third annual Kapral
Memoral Tournament in Philadelphia with a 3-0-2
record this past weekend.
Chopticon/Leonardtown Baseball,
Softball Games Moved to Chancellors Run Park
The Friday April 30 baseball and softball games between Leonardtown and
Chopticon will be moved to Chancellors Run Park. The softball game kicks off at
6:30, followed by the baseball game at 8. Chopticon will be honoring the 1985 Class B
state championship softball team.
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By Chris Stevens
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LEONARDTOWN The girls la-
crosse seasons for Leonardtown and St.
Marys Ryken started on the same eld
Tuesday night, with the Raiders claiming
an 18-5 decision and beginning their quest
for a fth straight Southern Maryland
Athletic Conference title.
[Ryken] plays a lot of good
teams, so we have to give 100 percent
every time we play them, said senior
midelder Taelar Errington, who
scored three goals on the evening.
Its nice to get teams from out-
side SMAC, added junior defender
Molly Nantz. Rykens a good team
and we want to see some different
competition.
Leonardtown coach Ken Mc-
Ilhenny, in his second season in
charge, isnt too concerned about his
girls mindset as they prepare for an-
other rough journey in an extremely
competitive conference.
The girls know whats at stake,
McIlhenny said. They know what
they need to do, and if they get over-
condent, its up to myself and Coach
[Mike] Denny to keep them in line.
But if they execute they way they I
know they can, we should be ne.
McIlhenny said replacing play-
ers who have graduated like Emily Lynch,
Shannon Bonnel and Kimmie Becker
would be key.
Were going to miss those girls on
offense and defense, so well have to pick
it up a bit for them, he said.
For seniors Errington and defender
Claire Tiffany, closing out their careers as
conference champions is the main goal.
Its very important to us, it would
mean a lot, Errington said. We have to
have to have team chemistry and have 100
percent effort.
Every year Ive been here weve
won a championship, and I dont want to
start losing now, Tiffany said.
For Rykens second-year head coach
Irene Tsapos-Dean, the game was a learn-
ing experience for the young
Knights, who are focused on
building a winning team in
the mold of the Ryken boys
lacrosse team.
Thats one of our goals,
we want to be like the guys,
she said of building a success-
ful and recognized program.
Before I came, the girls had
three coaches in three years.
We want to establish some-
thing good now that our coach-
ing staff is in place.
Lacrosse is one sport
where private schools dont
necessarily have an advan-
tage over the public school,
and Tsapos-Dean recognized
that before Tuesday evenings
game.
Leonardtown is a great
team. Theyve been playing
together for years, while were
just getting our girls together
as freshmen.
The Knights got goals
from Jessica Worcester, An-
gela Sperbeck (who scored
twice), Samantha Dodge and
Kaley Overstreet in the loss.
Even with such a tough
loss to open the season, Tsapos-
Dean is positive that the team
will do well in Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference
play with some slight changes.
We just have to settle
down, be patient and work out
the plays a little better, she
said. They were a little ner-
vous, but all in all, they did
well. I see progress in the right
direction.
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS CITY
While the score looked
convincing, St. Marys
Ryken boys lacrosse
Coach John Sothoron
wasnt satised with the
Knights 20-7 victory
over C. Milton Wright
Friday afternoon at St.
Marys College.
Were still un-
happy with the offense,
Sothoron said, noting
that the goals came from
individual attacks on
the net instead of team
play. There was no ball
movement and we had guys dodging to shoot instead of dodging
to pass.
We just need to be focused, said senior Brian Frank, who
scored three goals and handed out an assist in the win. Focused
in practice and as a team.
The Knights led 9-3 at intermission, but Wright, who n-
ished in second place in the Harford County league last season,
outscored Ryken 4-2 going into the fourth quarter, shrinking the
lead to four (11-7). However, the Knights got nine goals in the
nal 10 minutes of the last period to seal a win in their season
opener.
Sothoron was particularly impressed with the play of his
younger players. Freshmen Matt Yates, who scored three goals
and Nathan Blondino did solid jobs replacing attackman Con-
nor Cook, who rolled his ankle in the second period and did not
return.
We had two freshman on attack and got two or three goals
from our second mids. A lot of the younger guys are stepping
up, Sothoron said.
Junior Austin Spaulding, who stepped into the face-off cir-
cle for injured Keith Bazyk, was another player who contributed
to the win, saying that he was just doing his ob.
Our main face-off guy was hurt, so I just got in there in tried
my best, said Spaulding, who also put three goals in the net.
Sothoron also
felt the defense,
while solid, had
some breakdowns
and allowed more
goals than they
should have.
We did a solid
job, but no way we
should have allowed
that many goals, he
said. We shouldnt
have allowed more
than ve.
Sothoron still
expects more ball
movement and teamwork from his offense, and Fridays game,
although a win, was frustrating.
The last two practice, we were doing a great job of mov-
ing the ball around, and then we get out here and its back to
the individual stuff, he said. Were capable of moving the ball
around.
Frank and Spaulding, as well as their teammates, know what
they have to do if they want to return to the Washington Catholic
Athletic Conference title game, and it starts from within.
We just need to get it together, Frank said simply. If we
play like we practice, well be ne.
We just have to calm down and play as a team, Spaulding
added.
Knights Struggle, Then
Pull Away from Wright
in Lacrosse Opener
Peter Martin of St. Marys Ryken
looks to pass during the Knights
20-7 non-conference win over C.
Milton Wright Friday.
The Knights Dan Davis applies defensive
pressure to a Wright player in Fridays
high school boys lacrosse game at St.
Marys College.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Reese Gassie of Leonardtown keeps her eye on the
ball, as does St. Marys Rykens Samantha Dodge.
Leonardtowns Katelyn Blondino res the ball
towards the net during the Raiders 18-5 win
over St. Marys Ryken Tuesday evening.
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in just two years
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season leading
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scoring with 21.6
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steals (a 2.1 average). He ranked among the
top 5 CAC players in free throw percentage as
well, owning a third-best percentage of .839.
Grifn tallied a school-record 51 points in
leading the Seahawks to their second consecu-
tive Pride of Maryland title.
Franz started all 30 games and nished
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with 13.7 points per game. The 6-1 guard not
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assist-to-turnover ratio with 2.0.
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seasons came to an end for the Seahawks in
the Sweet 16 with a 92-87 loss to Franklin &
Marshall on March 12. St. Marys nished the
2009-10 season with an overall record of 26-
4, setting the school record for most wins in a
season at 26. The 2009-10 campaign marked
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Seahawks.
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