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Many of my colleagues have selectively ignored this. Its going to come home to roost in the near future.
- St. Marys County Public Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano on the OPEB (Other Post Employment Benefits) shortage.
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The county asked the school system to meet strict deadlines for getting their budget submission in for review by March 1. The school board said that date would be difficult since the system is negotiating with labor and the state wont have stable projections about education funding. Our revenues from the state are not remotely near to being set, Martirano said. Its really not a firm budget. County finance projections show that the maintenance of effort funding for the school system in fiscal 2014, including extra funding for shifting pensions from the state, came to $86.6 million. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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The County Times mourns the passing of marketing representative Matthew Suite, of Mechanicsville. He died early Jan. 22 at the age of 63. He was employed with Southern Maryland Publishing from November 2008 until the time of his death. He represented The County Times and The Calvert Gazette at evening functions in both counties with his wife Mickie Suite. He will be sorely missed.
Antonio Wendell Chase, 26 of Great Mills was indicted and charged for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. $1,000 in cash was also seized related to this investigation. Chelsea Shyan Brandon, 28 of Lexington Park was indicted for distribution of hydrocodone, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and possession of methadone. On Jan. 16 at approximately 9:45 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a residence on Kearsarge Place in Lexington Antonio Chase Park for a report of a domestic dispute. An intoxicated, 44 year-old male, reportedly armed with a handgun and long gun made threats to kill his family and himself before barricading himself inside of the residence. The subject made initial contact with uniformed officers but refused to exit the residence and subsequently stopped all communications. A perimeter was established and the St. Marys County Emergency Services Team, Crisis Negotiators and K-9 deputies responded. Negotiators made numerous attempts to establish contact with the subject but their attempts were met with negative results. After several hours the subject was taken into custody, unharmed and was transported to St. Marys Med Star Hospital for an emergency mental evaluation. A shotgun and a handgun were recovered from the home was.
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Photos by Guy Leonard Members of the Greenview Knolls Elementary School choir and the Spring Ridge Middle School Rhythm Club perform musical selections for the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. prayer breakfast
At that time blacks had to give up their seats to whites and take positions in the back of the bus but Kings organizated boycott, sparked by the defiance of Rosa Parks, changed all of that. King coalesced many strands of resistance into a coherent front, Ifill said. Martin Luther King was a galvanizing force. King was unsettling to many on both sides of the civil rights debate, including his own side. Some believed he was too confrontational, Ifill said, while others said he was not confrontational enough by refusing to use violence, depending rather on peaceful dem-
onstrations to affect change. If he were alive today, Ifill said, King would likely not be satisfied with the pervasiveness of civil rights accomplishments, despite their obvious far reaching effects. King would be agitating elected leaders about the righteousness of foreign policy causes the nation is embroiled in right now, Ifill said. Hed probably be jabbing the president in the side about being involved in a protracted land war in Asia Afghanistan, Ifill said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Photos By Guy Leonard Emily Nelson, 9, along with her mother Tricia Nelson, snuggle cats at the new SMAWL Cat Castle in Callaway
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer As parents and their children crowded into the St. Marys Animal Welfare Leagues new facilities in Callaway looking for new furry friends to add to their families, volunteers were busy taking care of cats that were just as anxious to find a new home. Carrie Monaghan, one of the chief coordinators at SMAWL, said the new home allows easier access to prospective families seeking to adopt felines. Before opening their new home in the Callaway Village Shopping Center volunteers would have to place all the cats Karen Moye, a volunteer with SMAWL, cuddles an adorable cat waiting they were putting up for to be adopted. often faces $5,000 to $8,000 in veterinaradoption into carriers and take them to places like Petco so they ian bills. Monaghan said they are always in could meet new families. This new place allows families to need of foster families and in need of come to the cats where they are more calm donations. SMAWL has families who will take and comfortable. Monaghan said many of the cats care of cats in the short term while the orSMAWL takes in are callously abandoned. ganization finds them a permanent home; These animals are innocent and its SMAWL pays for the medical and food peoples ignorance that makes them do bills while the temporary family takes these things to animals, she said. The care of the cat, Monaghan said. The new SMAWL facility is open on majority of these cats just want love. weekends for pet adoptions and during SMAWL had all kinds of cats up for adoption Jan. 19, from big ones and small weekdays by appointments only. The adopted families receive their one to energetic ones and ones that just cat already vaccinated, implanted with a loved to lounge around. The new facility comes with its costs microchip and either spayed or neutered. though, Monaghan said, since utilities often run about $750 a month and SMAWL guyleonard@countytimes.net
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In disc golf the big players will send the disc 400 feet or so, said Bryan Grossbach, a theater arts teacher at Westlake High School in Waldorf. Its cheaper than golf and easier to play. Anyone can pick it up. Mike Schwartz, owner of Mikes
Bikes in Great Mills, said the sport is decades old but growing in Southern Maryland. I was playing it back in the 1970s when the sport was just being invented. We were throwing Wham-O Frisbees at trees with surveyors tape wrapped around them, Schwartz said of the sport with benefits. You can spend $60 to $80 bucks and get as nice a set of discs as anybody in the world, Schwartz said. Its a surprising amount of exercise and its a lot of fun. You dont have to be a super athlete to do it. Jerry Honis, the coordinator of the event, said weather reports showed the temperature to average around 50 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday but high winds, sometimes between 13 to 20 miles-perhour, made for a much colder course of play. It was a windy day to throw a Frisbee, Honis said. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A memorandum from Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has sent ripples throughout the military and defense-contracting industry as it calls for certain cuts in spending and hiring freezes for employees who are not active duty military members. In an effort to maintain wartime readiness, documents, referred to as the Carter Memo, target civilian employees but exempts military personnel from spending cuts. The memo calls for the release of temporary employees and prohibits the rehiring of those on term employment. It authorizes voluntary separation incentives, early retirements and furloughs of up to 30 days. Reductions in the civilian workforce are subject to exemptions for personnel critical to missions and union consultation, according to the memo. Carter responded to Congresss inability to pass a budget and the possibility of deep sequestration cuts in defense starting March 1. For now, and to the extent possible, any actions taken must be reversible at a later date in the event that Congress acts to remove the risks I have described. The actions should be structured to minimize harmful effects on our people and on operations and unit readiness, the memo. The memo goes on to cover a whole range of cuts and cost saving measures including reducing base operating funds, putting a halt to certain travel, training and conferencing expenditures, building maintenance, supply purchases for administrative work. Significantly the memo calls for canceling some maintenance on ships and activity at ground and aviation depots. Production contracts that cost more than $500 million for research and development are also up for cuts. A civil servant who works on the base, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the memo has sparked fear in the civil servant contingent on base as well as the private contractor community. Theres a lot of people out there, contractors, who are scared, the civilian said. Theyre concerned about layoffs and the possibility of losing their jobs. Theyre also talking about 30-day furloughs for civil servants. The civil servant said some of his fellow employees have money saved for just such a furlough but their expenses will continue to add up. Right now any non-essential expense was being ques-
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tioned, they said, such as whether it was necessary to take an expensive trip out of state when a conference call with a contractor would suffice. Conference calls are good tools but they arent the same, they said. The worst part of the process, they said, was the lack of confidence, from the Obama administration on down, to fix the problems of looming sequestration or the mounting national debt. No one has any confidence the leadership can fix this, the civilian employee said. County Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Great Mills) who also works for a defense contractor, said the memo stems from a leadership problem. We have gentlemen in Congress who cant get out of the sandbox, Morgan said. We have a shortfall of adult supervision. So far the programs the Navy considers the most important for Patuxent River Naval Air Station, such as the P-8
Poseidon and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, are moving forward he said, but the service is still looking at major problems. The navy overall faces a $4.5 billion readiness shortfall, Morgan said. But theres been no mention so far of programs being cut. Our programs are going forward. Sequestration cuts mean $500 billion in cuts over 10 years, Morgan said, but no one knows exactly how those cuts will be distributed. Itll be a jigsaw puzzle, he said. Del. John Bohanan (D-Dist.29B) said the memo did not actually authorize major cuts but it did tell defense industry employees to prepare for the worst. A lot of it is preparing for contingencies, Bohanan said. Its prudent to go ahead and do it. The nation has a whole is facing economic woes, he continued, since it has been taking in 15 percent of its gross domestic product in revenues but spending at the rate of 24 percent. Cuts to make expenditures match revenues would be catastrophic for the DOD and the economy. Recent moves in Congress to move sequestration talks perhaps a month or more ahead this year provided some additional revenue and relief for the military, Bohanan said, but the national debt still loomed, with no real solution in sight as to how to pay the nations bills. Thats not any way to run the government, he said. Glen Ives, former commander of Patuxent River NAS and now working in the contractor community, said the defense industry would know just how bad the situation would be by March 1 when Congress faced a deadline to solve the sequestration problem, also known as the fiscal cliff. If they do not come up with a budget deal, he said, automatic cuts across the board could come to $45 billion dollars alone for the Department of Defense; since the base represented 80 percent of the countys economy that spelled trouble. I think that any cuts that cause reductions here would have an impact, Ives said. The question is how much impact it will be over how long a period of time. Thats what everybodys wrestling with now. If I get presented, on behalf of the Navy, with another $500 million or greater bill there are really only two places to go for it, Mabus said. One is operations and maintenance. The other place, if the bill gets too big, is to begin the cut platforms. I dont want to do either one of those things and I dont think we have to. guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Staff writer Guy Leonard and several of the letters to the editor in your Jan. 17 edition clearly state some of the facts and folly in the latest gun control initiatives. Mr. Seaborn Jr.s letter on the disappearing moral compass throughout our government is also correctly focused. A common thread seems to be a fear of our elected officials. I never thought Id see the day that the general public of this country would fear their government. Obviously, the widespread rush to buy guns, by people of all stripes, some who never had a thought of a gun purchase before government intervention was threatened, is based on a fear of what restrictions their government will impose on them. I also never dreamed Id be among those who feel I can no longer trust our government. Several years ago I dropped my membership in the National Rifle Association since I thought they were being too rigid and unreasonable in their defense of gun ownership. I have since rejoined the NRA since I have seen how even reasonable regulations can be manipulated to infringe on guaranteed rights and defy
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Martin Luther King, Jr. played a pivotal role in race relations in the United States for nearly a decade. He helped secure the end of legal segregation of African-American citizens, created the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and served as a source of inspiration for black individuals across the globe. Dr. King did not begin his life as a crusader or public figure. He had much more modest beginnings in rural Atlanta. Born Michael King Jr., he was the middle child of Michael King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Michael King, Sr. served as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church upon the death of his father-in-law, who was the church's prior pastor. At this point, the elder king decided to change his name to Martin Luther to honor the famed Protestant religious leader. His son soon decided to adopt the name as well. A religious family, the Kings tried to shield their children from the realities of racism that were alive and well in the country. They believed racism and segregation to be an affront to God's will, and Martin, Sr. discouraged separation of class and taught these lessons to his children. Those lessons resonated with Martin. Dr. King attended Booker T. Washington High School and was so advanced he was able to skip both the 9th and 11th grades. He went on to college at the age of 15, graduating from Morehouse College in 1948 with a degree in sociology. In his junior year of college, King enrolled in a Bible class that sparked a renewed enthusiasm for the ministry.
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sang many years with St. Maries Musica. He did a lot of volunteer work, including driving for St. Marys Transit and Meals on Wheels. He enjoyed volunteering at the Naval Base pharmacy for the past few years, Monday mornings, window No. 3. William especially loved preparing taxes as a volunteer with AARP. His hobbies included woodworking, sailing, reading, traveling, and crossword puzzles. However, his greatest love was spending time with his family. In addition to his wife, William is survived by his children, Suzanne Szollosy of St. Marys City, Md., William Victor Adams III (Joann) of St. Marys City, and Melinda McClure (Brian) of Sylva, N.C.; his sister, Judith Adams of Live Oaks, Fla.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild and five nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Family received friends for Williams Celebration of Life on Jan. 24 at Lexington Park United Methodist Church, 21760 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park. A Funeral Service was conducted by Rev. Doug Hays. Interment followed in the Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery, Great Mills. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.
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RMCM(SS) Robert M. Austin, USN (Ret.), 83 of Solomons died December 22, 2012 at his home after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
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Bob was born in Birmingham, Ala. to the late Robert P. Austin and Nancy Leona Garrett Austin. Navy days were Bobs best years. They were when he came of age and when he learned of and developed his skills as a leader. He rode the old diesel submarines out of Pearl Harbor to China, Japan, Korea and points between. He later served a tour at the American Embassy in Oslo in support of NATO. Before retiring in 1968 he served his twilight tour as Command Master Chief at Commander Oceanographic System Pacific. Following a four year retirement during which he attended college, played golf, and supported his wifes home-based business, he was recruited by a former Navy XO to join Litton Industries (now Northrop Grumman). Transferred from one division to another at a rate that mimicked military changes of station, he retired from the Amecom Division as Engineering Field Program Manager with responsibility for Litton input and customer satisfaction at seven shipyards worldwide. No wonder that he was once introduced as, and this is Bob, from the World. At his request, Master Chief Austins cremains will be scattered over the South Pacific from an American submarine, time and location to be determined by the Captain of that boat. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Austin of Solomons, stepdaughters, Stacey Kennett and her daughter, Hayleigh, of Hollywood, Md., and Thea Noll and her daughter, Maryfrances, of Lexington Park. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Myrtle Lou Austin and niece, Linda Austin, both of Birmingham, and family friends of 65 years, Nancy and Jack Smith of Norfolk, Va. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Overman, and his brother, Jimmie Austin. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to their incredible home health aide, Val Howell. They are grateful to her for her love and devotion. A Celebration of Life was held at the family home on Jan. 22. Memorial donations may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, P.O. Box 451429, Atlanta, GA 31145-9429 (lbda. org). Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
for City Hall of Vineland, N.J. for 20 years. Mary was a devoted catholic and attended St. Johns Catholic Church, she enjoyed playing bingo and rummikub. The family received friends on Jan. 18 and again on Jan. 19 in the Demarco-Luisi Funeral Home, 2755 South Lincoln Avenue Vineland, N.J.. A Funeral Service was held on Jan.19 at in DemarcoLuisi Funeral Home. Contributions may be sent to Angel Cardona, Jr. Local arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown.
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Ignatius Samuel Bunks Joy, Jr., 77, of Hollywood, Md. passed away on Jan. 14 in Charlotte Hall, Md. Born on July 27, 1935 in Leonardtown he was the son of the late Ignatius Samuel Joy, Sr. and Theresa Frances Johnson Joy. Ignatius was the loving husband of Norma Grace Sue Joy whom he married in Leonardtown and she preceded him in death on Jan. 16, 1997. Mr. Joy is survived by his siblings; Margaret Burch (Len) of Riverside, Calf. and Thomas Eugene Joy (Norma Jean) of Hollywood, Md.. He was preceded in death by his siblings; Phillip B. Joy of Hollywood, Md., Elizabeth McCoy of Baltimore, Mary Lillian Dunbar of Fredericksburg, Va., and William McGuire Joy of Mechanicsville. Ignatius graduated from Margaret Brent and was a lifelong resident of St. Marys County. He joined the United States Army in 1955 and was honorably discharged in 1958. He worked as a carpenter at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Indian Head Naval Air Station in civil service retiring in 1997. The family received friends on Jan. 17 in the Mattingley Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown. A Funeral Service was held on Jan. 17 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Bill Nickerson officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens Leonardtown. Pallbearers will be; Thomas E. Joy II, Wayne Bean, Steve Joy, James Joy, Michael Joy, and William Johnson. Contributions may be made to the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home 29449 Charlotte Hall road Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 and/or Hospice of St. Marys P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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David Baker Justice, 55, of Port Republic, Md. passed away Jan. 14 in Prince Frederick. He was born in Norfolk, Va. on July 1, 1957. David worked as a carpenter for many years and loved to build. He also ran an embroidery business, called Biker Patchwork. David likes being on the water and riding his motorcycle. He was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Baker Justice, and is survived by his mother, Jacquline Justice of Lusby. He is also survived by his sister, Susan Dugan and her husband James, their children John Dugan and Stephanie Dugan, all of Garland Texas. The family received friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic on Jan. 17, where services were held on Jan. 18. Interment followed in Middleham Chapel Cemetery, Lusby, Md. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice.
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to Hospice House of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.
Raum, Scott Barry and Abraham Abo Raum. Also participating in the funeral service will be Rev. Ronnie Ingle, Jr., Roy Ingle and Robin Wilmoth. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, Southern Maryland Office, P.O. Box 1889, La Plata, Md. 20646. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
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By Alex Panos Staff Writer Local resident Jason Miller has become quite concerned with negligent driving near his home on Route 5. He has witnessed a number of car accidents outside of his home the last few years, mainly because drivers fail to stop in time for school buses loading and unloading children. Cars whiz past the bus at 50 to 60 mph, Miller said, completely ignoring the flashing signs on the bus indicating to stop. People appear to be preoccupied, not care or not know they need to stop when the bus puts on its lights outside Millers home. Everyday, constantly cars just flying past the bus, majority of drivers dont even touch the brakes, Miller said, claiming three to 10 cars drive past the bus every morning without stopping. You would think people would be scared to hit a child. Miller says if the bus was not already on his side of the road, his 11-year-old stepdaughter would not be allowed to cross the street to get to the bus; they would drive her to school or find alternate transportation. One way Miller believes the problem could be solved is the installation of cameras on buses, similar to cameras at traffic lights, an idea local officials have been considering lately. Sheriff Timothy Cameron said they are in the process of seeking grant dollars for a resolution, and are one of many options being tossed around. Were moving forward, Cameron said, explaining the sheriffs office is working with the Board of Education to fund cameras for the buses. How long that will take, I do not know.
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Buses with the most heavily traveled routes and bus stops will be first in line to receive cameras, Cameron said. Motorists are putting themselves, other drivers and children in danger by not following the rules of the road, Cameron said, bringing the issue to the forefront. Its a priority with us, Cameron said. Miller believes the cameras will eventually pay for themselves through fines from violators. Additionally after getting caught, Miller believes the
penalty for speeding past a bus is so severe a violator will never do it again. The fine for driving past a bus $570 and three points on the drivers license. I believe it would be a great remedy source for the county, he said. alexpanos@countytimes.net
A horse and buggy tied up to a lamppost behind Charlotte Hall Burger King drive-thru.
The Chaptico Chargers 4-H Club community service project collected 23 pounds of aluminum flip tabs to donate to the St. Mary's County Farm Bureau. These flip tabs are sent to the Ronald McDonald House Foundation that serves families of seriously ill and injured children being cared for at Children's Hospital. For more information about 4-H contact the University of Maryland Extension 4-H Program at 301-475-4478. (Pictured in photo front row left-right Bridget Cory, Hannah Jarboe, Adam Cory, Emily Baden, back row left to right Rebecca Graeme, Chris Windsor, Gabrielle Cory).
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Adults can attend an introductory genealogy class to find out where to begin looking for family history information, filling out charts, organizing information, using the librarys databases and exploring useful websites. The class will be held at Charlotte Hall branch on Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. Basic computer skills and an email account are necessary. Registration is required. Lexington Park branch will focus on free Internet websites, the librarys databases, Social Security Death Index, and US Census in the introductory genealogy class on Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Knowledge of the Internet is necessary. Registration is required. Adults can explore the basics of using a digital camera and how to make photos spectacular at a class offered at Charlotte Hall library on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. Registration is required.
Lexington Park library will offer an evening storytime on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. Leonardtown branch will offer storytime on Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. followed by LEGO fun at 6:30 p.m. Charlotte Hall branch will offer storytime at 6 p.m. and LEGO fun at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7.
An opening reception will be held for St. Marys Camera Club on Feb. 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery. Club members will have their photography on display at the Gallery through the end of February. Poets of all ages are invited to come and share their poetry, either original or favorite poems, at the Poetry Open Mic on Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Leonardtown library.
Two CEUs will be awarded to childcare providers upon completion of the Every Child Ready to Read training being offered at Leonardtown library on Feb. 12, at Charlotte Hall library on Feb. 21 and at Lexington Park library on Feb. 28. Providers will learn simple activities they can do with the children in their care to help them get ready to learn to read. All three trainings begin at 6 p.m. The training is free and registration is required.
ing about the business responsibilities towards school bus shelters. These shelters come free of charge to property owners through funds by advertisers. The advertising dollars help to maintain the structure while also providing local partnerships and opportunities throughout the county. Although advertisements can be seen everywhere on these shelters, appropriate advertising is a strong value for Thorbahn and his business. We dont allow the advertisements of alcohol, fire-arms, and tobacco. We dont feel those are appropriate for a structure around school children, included Thorbahn. These shelters can be found all over, even expanding to neighboring Calvert County. We have many shelters on roads such as St. Andrews Church Road and 235, says Thorbahn. Over the 50 years Interstate Shelter All has been in business, they have expanded their partnerships through Delaware and Pennsylvania while still including shelters located on Marylands Eastern shore and throughout Marylands Southern tip.
Jane Kostenko, University of Maryland Extension Food Supplement Nutrition Education Educator, will conduct two Now Youre Cooking sessions each month on the second Tuesday at Lexington Park Library, starting Feb. 12. Children 8-12 years old can drop in and enjoy fun, hands-on activity making and tasting food, measuring sugar and fat in food, or learning to make healthy food choices. The 30-minute sessions will start at 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25
Dinner Theater Friends to the End Our Lady Star of the Sea School (90 Alexander Lane, Solomons), 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 and 26, Feb. 1 and 2 The Alumni Players will perform comedy-mystery Friends To The End. The Dinner theatre will be catered. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the dinner and show begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $33 per person. For more information and reservations, call 410-326-3008.
gemstones, and U.S. coins to the Appraiser Fair. First come, first served. Fees and limits apply. Call the museum at 301-769-2222 for more information.
Sunday, Jan. 27
The Boxcars Perform American Legion Post 238 (Hughesville, Md.) Noon to 2 p.m. The Bluegrass group, The Boxcars will be appearing Sunday, Jan. 27th at the American Legion Post 238 in Hughesville, Md. Doors open at Noon and the show begins at 2 p.m. with Jay Armsworthy and Charlie Thompson. Tickets are $15.00 per person and sold at the door. For more information go to www.americanlegionbluegrass.com
than Monday, Feb 4th. You may call and RSVP at 410 980 5771 or email and connect on twitter @ConnectCalvert. This will be the first meeting and the first time Heavenly Chicken and Ribs will be hosting. Heavenly Chicken and Ribs is located at 10812 Town Center Blvd in Dunkirk, Md. telephone 410 286 9660.
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6 Wings Whiting-2 fillets 1/4 Chicken Pulled Beef Sandwich Pulled Chicken Sandwich Pulled Pork Sandwich Entrees come with fries And a 20 oz drink
Thursday, Feb. 7
St. Marys College of Maryland Bruce Reidel Presentation St. Marys Hall, St Marys College of Maryland - 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Join us for A Joint Presentation by The Patuxent Partnership and the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Marys College of Maryland. Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Near East and South Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense America, India and Pakistan to the Brink and Back: Avoiding Armageddon in Asia Book signing to follow presentation View bio and excerpt of book on registration website. This is a no-cost program. Seating is limited.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Indoor Flea Market St. Marys County Fair Grounds (42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown), 8 a.m.12 p.m. Comments: St. Marys County Fair Association is having an indoor Flea Market. All vendors and Crafters are welcome. An 8 X 10 space with one table may be rented for $20. For information or to reserve a space call 301-475-9543 after January first. Appraiser Fair St. Clements Island Museum, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The St. Clements Island Museum will offer expert appraisers to share their knowledge and offer value to your treasured heirlooms, yard sale finds, or curiosities. Bring your paintings, music boxes, small antiques, ceramics, pottery, jewelry and/or
Thursday, Jan. 31
Vital Community Connectors public forum Southern Maryland Higher Education Center - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Vital Community Connectors plans to hold a series of public forums in the coming months. The first public forum will be held on Jan. 31st from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. At these forums information will be provided about how the Vital Community Connectors broaden and extend that quality of life to all of our citizens through prudent investments in important programs and services crucial to building a dynamic community. For more information please call Joe Anderson at 301-4816350 or e-mail at joea3652@gmail.com.
Saturday. Feb 9
Indoor Yard Sale The Center for Life Enrichment - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Center for Life Enrichment will again host an Indoor Yard Sale. Hours will be from 8 am 1 pm. Gently used treasures and your favorite vendors just in time for Valentines Day. We will feature Crafts, Gifts and affordable Jewelry for all the special people on your list. For more information contact Karen at 301-373-8100, ext. 826, M-F, 8 to 4 p.m. Baseball and Softball walk-in registrations See locations and times below St. Marys American Little League American and National Little Leagues will hold Baseball and Softball walk-in registrations on Feb. 9th and 16th at Leonardtown and Esperanza Middle Schools from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baseball and Softball Fundamentals Clinics and Registrations will also be held Feb. 23rd from 1 to 4 p.m. at Spring Ridge Middle School SMNLL. Baseball only will be held on Feb. 23rd from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Leonardtown Baptist Church SMALL. Baseball and Softball will be held on Feb. 27th from 5 to 8 p.m. at Spring Ridge Middle School SMALL SMNLL (Baseball and Softball) For more information, call: Tim Nelson (SMNLL) at 301737-3247 www.eteamz.com/SMNLL, or Vince Vanoss (SMALL) at 240-538-1802 www.eteamz.com/SMALL
Friday, Feb. 1
Tell the world how you feel. Send a message in our Valentines section to someone special on February 14th.
Book Signing Fenwick Street Used Books & Music, (41655A Fenwick Street, Leonardtown, MD) 5 to 7 p.m. Sarah Pleydell will be signing copies of her book, Cologne.
Sunday, Feb. 3
Community Breakfast at St. Johns Hollywood St. Johns Francis Regis Catholic Church (Hollywood, Md.) 8 to 10:30 All-you-can-eat full course breakfast including eggs, pancakes and sausage from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in the parish hall. The price is a donation. Families are welcome. Sponsored by the St. Johns Knights of Columbus.
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Wednesday, Feb. 6
Business Networking with Calvert Coffee Connections Heavenly Chicken and Ribs - (10812 Town Center Blvd, Dunkirk, Md.) 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Calvert Coffee Connections will be welcoming new businesses/members to our Inaugural networking event on Wednesday, Feb. 6th from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be a complimentary Wine Tasting & Lite Fare. If you are a small business owner, an entrepreneur, or a professional woman working in Calvert County, Prince Georges County, Anne Arundel County, St. Marys or Charles County come meet other businesses and share your product or service with our growing CCC networking group. To attend this event, please RSVP to CalvertCoffeeConnection@gmail.com no later
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Sunday, Feb. 10
All-You-Can Eat Breakfast Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad building, Route 235, 7:30 to 10 a.m. The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring an all-youcan eat breakfast. The menu will include: sausage gravy and biscuits, sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, pancakes, escalloped apples, chipped beef, assorted juices, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The cost will be adults: $9, children ages 5-12 $4, and children under age 5 are free. Carry outs available.
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Tuesday, Feb. 12
Shrove Tuesday Pancake and Sausage Supper St. Johns Francis Regis Catholic Church (Hollywood, Md.) 5 to 7:30 p.m. All-you-can-eat supper will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall. There will be a choice of toppings. Cost is $7 for adults; $3 under 12, with those under 6 eating for free. The meal is sponsored by the St. Johns Knights of Columbus.
per person for employees of Chamber-member; $45 per person for employees of non-Chamber member companies. Prepaid reservation required. Go to www.smcchamber.com/downloads/EconomicForumFlyer.pdf for the event flyer and registration form.
Sunday, Feb. 17
Quarter Throw down Auction Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department 2 p.m. The Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring a Quarter Throw Down Auction Sunday, Feb. 17th. Tickets are $3 each that includes a door prize ticket and 1 paddle. Additional paddles available for $3. Over 70 prizes to be won from Vendors such as, Tastefully Simple, Scentsy, Mary Kay, Miche Bags, and Thirty One just to name a few. Doors open at 1 p.m. with the Auction beginning at 2 p.m. For Questions or to make Reservations call 410-47-2958 or 301-884-5680.
Wednesday, Feb. 13
economic Forum Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 8:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register today for the Economic Forum, to be held at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. Check-in will be from 8:15 a.m. 9 a.m. and the program will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The keynote speaker is Anirban Basu, Chairman and CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc. The cost is $30
Saturday, Feb. 9
Slavery, Resistance and Freedom Tours at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Slavery was a part of Sotterleys history from the turn of the 18th century and lasted for over 160 years. Hear the voices and visit the places where African Americans lived and labored. Limited to 20 people per tour. Ages 13 & up. (Snow date Feb. 23)
Saturday, April 13
A Taste of History: How African American Foods: Influenced Our Modern Cuisine Tours at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. What did people eat during the 1700s? Come learn about the foods that were transported on slave ships during the 18th century and how they influenced not only colonial dishes but our modern day regional foods. Lecture and demonstration to be presented by the Director of Education of Historic London Town and Gardens. Limited to 60 people per session.
Saturday, March 9
From the Ground Up Tours at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. From the basement to the attic of Sotterleys 1703 Plantation House there are numerous nooks and crannies rarely seen by most people. Presented by Sotterleys Restoration Manager, this exclusive tour will reveal how the structure was built and what the various spaces tell us about the over 300 year history. Limited to 16 people per tour. (Snow date March 23)
Saturday, May 11
Women of Sotterley Tours at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Discover the women of Sotterley. Whether it was the mistress of the house, the farm managers wife, the heiress, or the enslaved servants, the women of Sotterley were fascinating people who lived extraordinary lives. Limited to 20 people per tour.
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Photos Courtesy of Opal Fine Art Co-owner Cynthia Rosenblatt, left, guest artist Mindy Camponeschi and co-owner Angela Wathen in the gallery at Opal Fine Art.
able for purchase. The more variety we have to offer, we are able to reach a broader audience, Rosenblatt said, adding the shows theme is a nice contrast from the vivid and colorful art on display opening night last October. Rosenblatt looks forward to the nights black and white theme, an unusual feature to the area. The works will feature a variety of genres including surrealism, realism and abstraction.
I really feel we have a number of extremely talented local artists in Southern Maryland, she said. Patrons will enjoy Tuxedo refreshments, served throughout the evening, including dark and white chocolate washed down with champagne as they stroll through the gallery. The event is one of many specials to take place during Leonardtowns monthly First Friday celebration. Other shops and restaurants in town stay open later and of-
fer special discounts throughout the night. You can see a variety works at different venues, Rosenblatt said of First Friday. And it also highlights the restaurants. Opal Fine Art is located at 41625 Park Avenue in Leonardtown. The gallery opens at 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information contact Rosenblatt at 302-438-1629. alexpanos@countytimes.net
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Thursday, Jan. 24 Sunday, Jan. 27
Sunday Jazz & Requests with Gretchen Richie Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
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The Piranhas Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m. Dave Norris DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6 p.m. I Do Music Piano Performance La Tabella (23154 Wetstone Lane, California) 5:30 p.m. Ladies Night with DJ Billy Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 9 p.m. Dave and Kevin Trio Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Solomons) 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 28
Karaoke Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m. Team Trivia DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, Jan. 29
Polar Bear Plunge Veras Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) 1 p.m. Fair Warning DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. Ladies Night with DJ Billy Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 9 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25
Random Impact Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m. Portuguese Wine Dinner Tides Restaurant (46580 Expedition Drive, Lexington Park) 6:30 p.m. Dinner Theater Friends to the End Our Lady Star of the Sea School (90 Alexander Lane, Solomons 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 and 26, Feb. 1 and 2 DJ Billy Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 9 p.m. Dave Norris DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6 p.m. Randy Richie on Piano Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m. The Shatners Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Solomons) 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Open Mic Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 9 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Harry Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 8 p.m. Mason Sebastian DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. The Piranhas Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 31
Stereo Case Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m. Dave Norris DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6 p.m. Latrice Carr & the Muzicans Den Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Solomons) 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Fair Warning DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6 p.m. Texas Heat Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 9:30 p.m. Randy Richie on Piano California Applebees (45480 Miramar Way, California) 9 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and Friends Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 1
Dave Norris DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6 p.m. Randy Richie on Piano Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m. Mixed Business Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Solomons) 6 p.m.
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Employment
I have clients looking for waterfront, lots, acreage & homes. Call 1-800-MR LISTER (Billy) fitzgeraldrealty.net
Harbor Point in Solomons.Enjoy water access living and keep your boat in the community - deepwater boat slip included. This home has been nicely updated-gleaming wood floors on entire first floor, new carpet, upgraded hardware & lighting, and more. The professional landscaping is magnificent & creates a wonderful extended outdoor living space. Perfect! Price: $474,900. Call Susan Thompson 410-707-6265 direct 410-3940990 office. The house is a rambler frame, with vinyl siding, 912 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, bsbd heat. window air in master bedroom and dining room, attic, storage shed and fence to divide property, blacktop driveway, on 0.53 acre lot. Close to NAS Patuxent River. Price: $160,000. Call 301-862-4872. OPEN HOUSE: SAT- 1/19, 2-4 PM. Totally remodeled home to include: roof, well & septic, vinyl siding, shutters, windows, doors, refinished hardwood flooring, paved driveway & more. Home like new. Large eat-in kitchen w/all appliances, sep formal dining rm, large utility rm w/washer/dryer, bright living rm, two full baths, three bedrooms and large workshop area that could be modified for addtl living space if needed. Home has two large tiered decks, half acre lot, lg backyard & shed. Move-in ready. Need more? Closing help available. Price: $224,500. Email dee4sail@yahoo.com for more information. 44185 St Andrews Lane, California, MD 20619.
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Calvert County general contractor seeking full time receptionist. Hours will be 800-5:00 Monday - Thursday and 8:00-4:00 on Friday. Basic responsibilities include answering multi-line phone system and redirecting calls, sorting and distributing mail and faxes, maintaining office weekly schedule, managing all UPS and FedEx shipments, and maintaining office supply inventory. This position will also provide administrative support to the Accounting and Estimating departments as needed. Hourly pay commensurate with experience. www.scheibelconstruction. com. Call 301-855-7900 or email hmudd@scheibelconstruction.com
Vehicles
For Sale: 96 F150 XLT 5.0L AUTOMATIC. 136k Miles. Runs great. Very clean, two-tone. Power locks and windows. Cold A/C. Call or text 240-538-1914. $4,000 obo.
2006 Chevy Aveo LT for sale. Excellent condition inside and out. 57,000 miles. Automatic, sunroof, Satellite radio ready. Car Starter installed. Also comes with additional set of Konig wheels with tires. Non smoking vehicle, please contact for further information. It was backed into two months ago, but all repairs were cosmetic NOT mechanical or structural. Can provide all information regarding these repairs from the shop. Asking $5700/ OBO. Please email for photos, vettechmt@hotmail.com. Color of car is Bright Blue with Black interior.
St. Marys County Times 2 apts: 2 BR and 1 BR+ den, newly remodeled kitchens, new dishwasher, new 6x6 washer/dryer, screened in porch. Quiet B&W and peaceful with nearby bay beaches and lake. Close to Cove Point and Calvert Clilffs. 18 Miles to PAX NAS. SD and credit check. One year lease. NP, NS. 1 BR $775 available 2/1, 2 BR $875 available 3/15 Utilities not included. For more information, please email or call 410-888-7549 between 10AM-8PM.
Ridge, One and two bedroom apartments avalable. All electric. Rents range from $650 to $850. security deposit same as first month rent. No pets. If interested, please call 240-538-1630 for more information.
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Wanderings of an
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By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer I dont really mean to annoy my husband, but somehow in the mornings I believe he is just not happy with me. Already this morning I had taken Tidbit out and tried to coax my husband out of our nice warm bed to join us, done some morning stretches while out there (I shouldnt gloat this was only the first time), put some more Euonymus sprigs in my winter wreath for the front door, ordered space bags, started laundry (could be I annoyed him because of the laundry since the laundry room is directly under our bedroomoops), made us scrambled eggs, started this article, and sung quite a few songs to Tidbit, amongst twenty other things. So, in other words my joints were working pretty well this morning and I was bouncing off the walls. His only comment to me was, You are too {darn} happy in the morning. Well, he said something pretty close to that anyway. As many of you know, with RA, and the other two types I have and the lovely ulcer which comes from the medications, you just cant be sure how your day is going to unfold. I shouldnt dwell on it I know but its been acting up bad and Im mad. When I get up and I feel good then I try to do as many things as I can, consequently ensuring that the next day wont feel nearly as good. But right now its a good day. I could hug everyone on the planet, save the world, and I love everyone and everything. Im going with it. In a little while I will head out to finish using up gift cards, and maybe even decorate the outside of my shop similar to one I love in Old Town Alexandria. Then my husband and I will spend the second half of the day together as we normally do on my Mondays off. All throughout the day, as often happens on my Mondays, the song Manic Monday recorded by the Bangles in 1986 will play in my head. Though my Mondays are really more like the verse for Sundays, Its just another manic Monday I wish it was Sunday Cause thats my fun day My I dont have to run day. Im continuing last weeks thread on one-day trips, and will have some more local treasures next week. My husband and I enjoy finding new restaurants. When we go to a different town or a different state, the last thing we want to do is eat at a national chain restaurant that we can eat in at home. A week ago, I finally remembered that I had a Sephora gift card from November that I hadnt used. I found that the closest Sephora location was Annapolis Mall. We headed up there knowing we always have a good time in Annapolis. But where to have a good, reasonable lunch? I ended up asking two shop girls in the Mall for suggestions. Their suggestion? Nordstroms Caf. The Caf is tucked away upstairs; a hidden gem of amazing sandwiches, homemade salad dressings, and great service. I never would have guessed. The last time we were in Waldorf about two weeks ago, again to use another gift card I believe, we passed by a restaurant that Id really like to try. I mention this to my husband every time we pass it. He is not a fan of Chinese food however. Well, Saturday night when we were over at our friends house up the street, my husband and his friend must have talked about said restaurant because yesterday morning my husband said, You know that Sasquatch Kitchen youve been talking about? There was silence for several minutes on my part as I tried to make some sort of connection. WHAT are you talking about?!! I said. He says, That Chinese restaurant in Waldorf Oh, I said, you mean Szechuan Garden?? This was said a little louder than what you can read. Yeah, he said Gary said its a really good place to eat! I cant wait to try Sasquatch Kitchen now. Yesterday, during the Ravens vs. Patriots game I asked my husband a question about Tom Brady: Wasnt he married to some model? His reply, Yeah, hes married to Gazelle, shes a top model. There was silence again for several minutes on my part To each new days adventure, Shelby Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo. com
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1. Point that is one point E of due S 4. Slithered 8. Brain and spinal cord (abbr.) 11. Direct the steering of a ship 13. Chops with irregular blows 15. Plural of hilum 16. Incline from vertical (geo.) 17. Simple word forms 18. Paddles 19. Roman garment 21. Meat skewers 23. Ethiopia (abbr.) 25. The cry made by sheep 26. Beatty-Benning movie 30. Concealed 33. Political action committee 34. High rock piles (Old English) 35. Scottish county (abbr.) 36. Goat and camel hair fabric 37. A very large body of water 38. Fabric stain 39. Israeli city ___ Aviv 40. Shoes underside 42. Military legal corps 43. Patti Hearsts captors 44. Undecided 48. __ death do us part
49. Supervises flying 50. Many headed monsters 54. Literary language of Pakistan 57. Halo 58. Hawaiian hello 63. Lubricants 65. Mild exclamation 66. Greek fresh-water nymph 67. Nickname for grandmother 68. A restaurant bill 69. Automaker Ransom E. 70. A young man
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1. Singular cardinals hypothesis 2. Small water craft 3. Opposite of ecto 4. The woman 5. Skeletal muscle 6. Devoid of warmth and cordiality 7. Decameter 8. Italian goodbye 9. Mediation council 10. Impudence 12. A desert in S Israel 14. Japanese seaport 15. Nob or goblin 20. Ingested
22. Swiss river 24. Protects head from weather 25. Lava rock 26. Designer identifier 27. 34470 FL 28. Petrified ancient animal 29. Gas used in refrigeration 30. Journeys to Mecca 31. 8th month, Jewish calendar 32. Small indefinite quantity 33. Taps 41. Extremely high frequency 44. Iguanidae genus 45. From the Leaning Towers city 46. Cologne 47. Moses elder brother (Bible) 50. A minute amount (Scott) 51. Hindu name for 4 epochs 52. Faded and dull 53. Radioactivity unit 55. The face of a clock 56. The inner forearm bone 59. Tai language of the Mekong region 60. Embrocate 61. Possessed 62. Public promotions 64. Sorrowful
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ber and nutrients. Similar to breakfast, adding a tablespoon of some of your favorite veggies to your salad is beneficial. There are also huge benefits to creating your own salad dressings; for the most part homemade salad dressings are quick to make and are healthier. Almost every common store bought salad dressing is made with inferior oils. Most commonly, youll find soybean and canola oil as the main base in most dressings. Corn and soybean oil are usually genetically modified oils, which many believe to be unhealthy. Simply switching that oil to olive oil and you create a much healthier choice of dressing. If you still feel you cannot prepare your own dressing, heres a simple trick thats the next best thing; drain the existing oil out of the store bought dressing and replace it with your olive oil. If stir-frying is a favorite, try frying with coconut oil, it adds quality fats to the diet. Even a pinch of your favorite herbs added to anything, has qualities the body can utilize. So experiment, because doing a pinch here, and adding this there, means youre on your way to powering up your food!
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By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer Its been two-plus weeks since Robert Griffin IIIs catastrophic and wholly avoidable knee injury. I should move on, but Im still steaming. My caldron of rage has slowed, though, from a rolling boil to a steady simmer. Im done lamenting about RGIIIs stubborn hero-complex, raging against Mike Shanahan, being irritated by anyone named Mike and wondering whether Dr. James Andrews, the team doctor for the football club in Washington whose name I cant bear to speak, was more concerned with managing RGIIIs injury or recklessly breaking down an elite athlete and scoring another high-profile client. So Ive made progress. I think. Although writing about the same topic in consecutive columns something I cant ever remembering doing speaks to a lingering scab. To my credit (maybe?), Im beyond the specifics of this Shana-man-made disaster and am at a more philosophical level. The altered perspective hasnt done much to calm my nerves; to the contrary, its shoved my nose into a broader problem Ive been reluctant to acknowledge. RGIIIs gross and willful mishandling isnt just a singular event; its an exclamation point in degradation of the original love of my life into a wholly toxic entity. The aforementioned nameless Washington-based professional football team was my first bride. Considering the family that raised me, I had no choice in the matter. It was an arranged marriage. I have no recollection of my wedding day because it occurred before my infant brain was capable of forming long-term memories. I hope everyone had fun. For the first 25 years of my life things were fabulous. My sports-bride was a source of pride and bravado and took me places celebrating multiple championships where few fans have gone. Best I can figure, that all changed on April 6, 1997, the day Jack Kent Cooke, the owner of the team, died. The headline in The Washington Post read Redskins Lose Guiding Force (they said the R word, not me). The headline has proven prophetic. Under Cooke, the Washington area football team was one of the elite organizations in the NFL and a destination that enhanced the careers of its players of coaches. Since Cookes death, the franchise has devolved into a place where careers are diminished and reputations are sullied. An overstatement? Unfortunately, it isnt. Think about it. Steve Spurrier arrived as an offensive wunderkind and exited as a cartoonish and catastrophic failure. Jim Zorn, Seattles quarterback coach, was hired as offensive coordinator in D.C. then awkwardly over-promoted to head coach. The position overwhelmed him and ruined his progression within the coaching ranks. While with the Broncos, Clinton Portis was on his way to the Hall of Fame. Instead its Champ Bailey, the guy the team jettisoned to acquire Portis, who will be entering the Hall. LaVar Arringtons and Chris Cooleys careers were truncated by injury mismanagement (sound familiar?). Brad Johnson and Stephen Davis, once exiled in D.C., appeared in Super Bowls with other squads. Is Mike Shanahan circa 2009 or 2013 better? RightShanahan 2009. Even the immortal Joe Gibbs returned only to dim his once irreproachable legend. So is it any surprise that RGIII, the franchises single most important player since Sammy Baugh, has had his career arc flattened? I almost feel like hes owed an apology for being drafted by this team. Sure it was a great season, but does any fan of the nameless team even care that it won the division? Only the Skins there, I said it could render the teams first NFC East Division title since 1999 a bittersweet, if not regretful, accomplishment. What do I do with this toxic relationship and insufferable spouse of mine? Am I considering a divorce? Mmmmno. Im not capable of such crass action. But I cant keep living this way (said with soap opera-worthy drama). I suppose all marriages go through these periods. The offseason will provide some much needed time apart. Ill reassess my feelings when RGIII returns in 2013whenever that is. In the meantime, Im going to channel the spirit of Jack Kent Cooke from the beyond to revitalize my commitment. Strange? Yes, but cheaper than therapy. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
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call, 301-737-5670 ext. 1658. AARP Tax Assistance is available at each senior activity center beginning Feb. 4. Please call 301-8848370 to make an appointment. No calls after 7 p.m. Appointments will be available at the following locations and times: Garvey Senior Activity Center (Leonardtown). Tuesdays 9 a.m. to noon; Thursdays 2 to 4 p.m. Loffler Senior Activity Center (Great Mills). Mondays 1 to 3 p.m.; Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon Northern Senior Activity Center (Charlotte Hall). Tuesdays 9 to 11 a.m.; Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m. Make a knotted bracelet at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Friday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. Two types of knots, which are symbols of everlasting unity, are showcased in these colorful bracelets: the cross knot and the overhand knot. The cost is $3 per person. To sign up, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050. Get ready, get set, GOto your local senior activity center after Feb. 11 to pick up the Spring 2013 LIFE booklet of classes. Registration opens on Monday, Feb. 25, and will be taken on a first-come, firstserved basis either through the mail or walk-in at the senior activity centers. Classes fill quickly, so dont delay. Many exciting, interesting, educational events are planned such as a tour of the U.S. Capitol and Library of Congress; Surratt House; Dr. Samuel Mudd Museum; National Air & Space Museum; Newseum; Nobella Alpaca Farm and more. Be sure to pick up your booklet as booklets will no longer be mailed. They are also available on-line at www.stmarysmd.
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Get your tickets now for this popular party at the Loffler Senior Activity Center. The fun is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our in-house chef Joyce will be cooking up Sweet Spiral Ham, Romantic Ratatouille, Cuddle-Up Comfort Corn, Lucky-in-Love Juice and Tempting Tasty Black Forest Cake. Fun events will include music by our favorite DJ Mean Gene and the King of Love pageant. This is a ticketed event with a suggested donation of $8. Only 100 tickets will be sold and tickets sell out quickly. For more information
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001; Ridge Nutrition Site, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
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