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Funding Increases
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
The Board of County Commissioners continued to hammer out the budget this week, and are likely to award 5 percent
increases to the Sheriffs office and the public library to the budget in fiscal year 2014, and a 3 percent increase to public schools.
After originally debating over a 5 percent increase for the
school system, the board changed their stance by a vote of 3-2
to increase the school budget by 3 percent, adding $1.6 million
to the budget surplus.
The addition puts the total budget surplus at just over $3.9
million.
Commissioner Cynthia Jones feels the county must be
conservative with the budget now, because with sequestration
on the horizon it is important to be prepared for the next several
years.
We dont know enough to make projections like that,
Jones said.
Jones, and commissioners Dan Morris and president Francis Jack Russell opposed a $4 million increase to the school
budget, while Larry Jarboe and Todd Morgan said for now they
could support the 5 percent increase.
Morgan wanted time to review the requests from the
Board of Education and have an opportunity to play with the
numbers.
As it stands now, the schools are likely to receive around
$2.4 million; Superintendent Michael Martirano originally requested $6.2 million in funding from the county.
The school system will likely have to renegotiate with the
teachers unions, because their tentative agreement relies on

$3.5 million in county funds, according to Greg Nourse, assistant superintendent of finance.
If they dont receive more than the 3 percent increase,
they will eliminate the proposed nine teachers, National Flight
Academy instructor and 10 security assistants Martirano had
hoped for in the original budget.
Nourse added, the school system will begin forming a
new plan in the coming weeks, noting they are in wait and see
mode.
Martirano, who wants to put school resource officers at
each elementary school, told the board he is open to implementing the officers over time instead of all at once.
Jones feels sequestration is going to cause many families
to relocate out of St. Marys County, while Jarboe feels parents
will find ways to save money by relocating children from private schools into the public system.
Morris believes parents will not relocate children from
private schools, but will instead save money by avoiding restaurants and retail shops.
The Sheriffs office will enjoy a $1.5 million increase from
last year if the budget is approved.
School Resource Officers will be added to two middle
schools, and Sheriff Timothy Cameron will only be permitted
to promote half of the employees he requested.
The increase in funding will allow the libraries to open the
Lexington Park Library on Sundays.
According to Library Director Kathleen Reif, when the
library had to close on Sundays in 2012 they experienced a decrease in checkouts by the same number of Sundays checkout
number in 2011.
Instead of picking another day to go to the library, people
simply werent going, she said.
Its very rewarding that they [county commissioners] recognize this is a service that needs to come back, Reif said.
Rescue Tax is going to increase by .3 cents per $100 assessment for Hollywood and Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squads
from .8 cents to 1.1 cents at Ridge and 1.1 cents to 1.4 cents in
Hollywood.
By a 3-2 vote during the work session, the commissioners
decided to renovate the jail instead of building an expansion to
it.
For now county employees are scheduled to receive two
step pay raises, although the board has yet to discuss the issue.
Jones expects some discussions to take place in the near
future.
According to Morris, among things being considered are
the number of steps, cost of living and stipends for high-ranking
employees.
At one point during the meeting, Jones noted Jarboe is voting for 5 percent increases in the budget now, particularly to the
schools, libraries and the Sheriffs office, but he has a history of
electing not to sign the budget.
Jarboe countered, Ive voted for the budget more times
than Ive not over the last 12 years.
The budget will be approved next week and go to public
hearing on April 30 at Chopticon High School. The hearing will
begin at 6:30 p.m.
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Non-Profit Funding To Stay Same
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By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
By a vote of 3-2, the St. Marys
County commissioners elected to keep
funding for non-profit agencies at the
same level as last fiscal year.
With
commissioners
Cynthia
Jones and Larry Jarboe opposing the
decision, $1.34 million will be used to
fund last years qualifying non-profit
organizations.
No new entities will receive county funding this year, despite bids from
Summerseat Farm, St. Marys County
Art Council, Chesapeake Orchestra, St.
Joseph Community Center, Historic St.
Marys City Foundation, Center for Independent Living and Leahs House to get
on the list.
Jones voted against the funding rates
because of the uncertainty surrounding St. Marys County as sequestration
looms.
Jarboe, meanwhile, is against the
decision because he is not certain all the
agencies are non-profit. He said he would
be more comfortable with professionally
conducted audits, as opposed to the current system where groups submit their
own audits to the board some organiza-
tions skip sending in audits all together,

according to the countys Chief Financial
Officer Elaine Kramer.
Jarboe would prefer to award grant
money where each agency is required to
come before the board and explain what
they plan to do with the money.
I would rather have some professionals look at it, concurred Commissioner Dan Morris, get the most bang for
the buck.
However, Morris did not want to
continue slashing funding as in the past
because he anticipates the entire process
to change next year.
Joe Anderson, a spokesperson for the
non-profit organization Vital Community
Connectors, is relieved non-profits will
not experience funding cuts this year as
they did the previous two.
The group was formed because he
and many others in the community were
concerned if they did not do something
the county would again cut funding.
From discussions last year, it was
apparent to Anderson funding would
again be cut. Vital Community Connectors initiated a public awareness campaign to present the commissioners with
some eye opening stats of the economic
benefits.
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Anderson says the group plans to

continue efforts to get more agencies
funded.
The group sent the commissioners a
large petition, signed by many people, explaining how non-profits allow the community and the economy to thrive.
The group made an effort to show
the commissioners how the agencies
diversify the economy, and serve over
50,000 people each year.
These organizations enhance and
augment many aspects of what makes St.
Marys County special, the letter states.
They [non-profit agencies] also
provide a great return on investment of
the counties tax monies, Anderson said,
noting for every $1 of funding the county
grants, they see a return of $23. We have

a large impact on the community. We
were very, very happy the vote turned out
the way it did.
As for the $350,000 budgeted for the
agencies not added to the commissioners non-profit list, the board moved the
money to the Department of Economic
Development.
Russell says this investment, proposed by Commissioner Todd Morgan,
will allow the board to utilize this money
in the best way possible.
All agencies must participate in the
College of Southern Marylands NonProfit Institute to receive funding.
Commissioners
Approve Construction
and Renovations
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
The board approved St. Marys County Metropolitan Commissions loan agreements on Tuesday, and construction has
already begun between Great Mills Road
and South Shangri-La Drive.
The old sewer pipe is being replaced
and a water line will be installed, which
will serve the future site of the Lexington
Park Volunteer Rescue Squad.
If the project is completed on time,
Director of Community Development
Corporation Robin Finnacom said, then
the road, sidewalk, bike path and landscaping will begin in May.
Spring Valley Apartments will open
up 128 new apartments, including 59 Section 8 dwellings, after the board approved
the use of Maryland state funds and state
tax-exempt bonds to renovate the building.
Executive Director of St. Marys County Housing Authority Dennis Nicholson

called the building a prime location because of its proximity to the base.
The restoration will benefit to Lexington Park and the surrounding community,
he said.
The Sheriffs office sent a request for
funds to help target third and fourth DUI offenders to participate in a drug rehab court.
Commissioner President Francis
Jack Russell approved and authorized
as well as the execution of completing the
emergency shelter features to Great Mills
High School.
The Commissioners recognized April
as National Financial Literacy Month,
and hosted students from Chopticon High
Schools Finance Academy.
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Beginning Monday, March 18 the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will
resurface 2.5 miles of MD 246 (Great Mills Road) from St. Marys Square to MD 5 (Point
Lookout Road) in the Great Mills area of St. Marys County.
Work includes milling, resurfacing and restriping all through travel lanes as well as the
MD 237 (Chancellors Run Road) tie-in with MD 246. All work will take place at night, from
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. During these hours a lane closure and flagging
operation may be used to guide motorists safely through the work zone. An average of 18,000
vehicles travel this stretch of MD 246 each day.
This work is being performed as part of a $6.1 million multiple-project areawide resurfacing contract awarded to Bardon/Aggregate Industries of Greenbelt. Major St. Marys
County resurfacing projects already completed under this contract include MD 234 (more
than five miles), MD 6 (more than one mile) and MD 238 (nearly four miles).
SHA urges motorists to exercise caution while driving through work zones. Slow down,
cooperate with other motorists during merges, and always be alert for changing conditions. Call
511 or log onto www.MD511.org for traffic information. Follow SHA on Twitter @MDSHA
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Museums to Recognize Maryland Day
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By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
Marylands historical landmarks in St.
Marys County will celebrate the states history this week.
St. Clements Island Museum will host
a commemorative program Monday, beginning at 11 a.m.
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Anthony Brown will be in attendance, Cullins
continued, and the celebration is a tremendous opportunity for the community to
meet him.
Keynote speaker Julia King, professor from St. Marys College, will share her
Kids will have the opportunity to fly kites, one of

Marylands oldest pastimes, at historic St. Marys
City on Saturday.
knowledge of one of Marylands first landowners Thomas Gerard.

Its important to understand why we
celebrate Maryland, said Kim Cullins, the
museums marketing specialist.
Bushwood residents Jim and Gina
Clifton will allow some of their artifacts to
be on display for the patrons.
Cullins admitted, St. Marys College is
choosing which ones to display and even the
museum is unsure of what artifacts will be
on display.
Were hoping they will tell the story
of how he lived and the life of the colony at
the time, Cullins said.
Cullins added, a 13-minute film will
explain how Maryland was founded and the
museums focus of the day is to tell the history of the island in total.
Historic St. Marys City is featuring a
living history exhibit.
Wilkinson encourages children to celebrate by flying kites, an original colonial
past time and great opportunity to take advantage of Marchs winds, in the great big
open fields, beginning at 10 a.m.
The official program is slated for 1
p.m., when dignitaries will take the stage
and the Ceremony of Flags will take place
children will carry flags to the stage representing each county in Maryland.
Pageantry and the ceremony highlight
the day, says Wilkinson.
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Cheryl LaRoche, keynote speaker and

professor at University of Maryland, will
discuss reasons to look beyond big stories
in history, according to the museum.
Wilkinson believes people will enjoy
the great celebration, and will be enjoyable to many patrons to visit the site after
the winter.
Participants of the kite flying activity
are required to bring their own materials.
The holiday, which has been a statewide celebration since 1903, commemorates the original colonists landing in Maryland in 1634.
Historic St. Marys celebrates during
the weekend closest to the original landing
date, March 25, while St. Clements Island
will be recognizing the holiday on Monday,
March 25.
The holiday signifies the start of the
spring and summer season for both museums. Historic St. Marys City will be open
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. daily, while St. Clements Island will
now be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Contact info@stmaryscity.org or call
240-895-4990 for more information on
Historic St. Marys and call 301-769-2222
or visit stmarysmd.com for the event at St.
Clements Island Museum.
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St. Marys official tourism
site as visitstmarys.com.
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Plaza Tolteca
Receives Liquor License
Police Checking Alcohol Compliance
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
A new Mexican restaurant will be opening in April,
and the Alcohol Beverage Board granted their requests
this week for a liquor license, pending health inspections.
Plaza Tolteca, located on Route 235 next to La
Quinta hotel, will allow patrons to bring their own corked bottles of wine into the establishment.
If people want to enjoy a high-end wine that we
dont provide, we want them to be able to enjoy it, Plaza
Tolteca owner David Carillo said.
Board Chairman Moses Saldana cautioned the restaurants owner to be careful of illegal consumption of
alcohol in the parking lot, citing problems with the location in the past.
According to Saldana, in the past people have been
caught carrying open bottles to and from the hotel next
door with regularity.
However, Carillo explained he is opening the restaurant next door to the hotel because of his business relationship with the landowner, and the two plan to work
together to monitor and control the issue.
He noted the restaurant closes at 10 p.m., which will
help control late night drinking in the parking lot.
In five years running Mexican restaurants throughout the area, Carillo has had no alcohol violations.
The liquor is not our top priority, Carillo said.
This is a family atmosphere.
Carillo will be in town the first three months before

handing over the reins to his cousin.
Alcohol Enforcement Coordinator Cpl. James Stone
plans on increasing underage compliance, DUI checkpoints and illegal third party controlled buys throughout
the county as the weather gets warmer.
Im looking forward to an exciting few months,
Stone said.
This month the Sheriffs office caught three juveniles possessing alcohol, 15 DUIs 14 of which were legal adults and conducted five underage controlled buys.
Stone was pleased to report zero violations of underage buys, citing Stop & Shop in Lexington Park
and California Wine and Spirits among the complying
establishments.
The Community Alcohol Coalition awarded $25 to
ABC liquor this month for turning in a false identification card a juvenile attempted to use to purchase alcohol.
Everybody is doing what theyre supposed to do,
Stone said.
In other business during the meeting, Wicomico
Shores Municipal Golf Course transferred ownership of
its liquor license to General Manager Patricia Meyers,
and Justin Keys received an extension for his conditional
liquor license approval of Days Off Deli and Grill located
across from San Souci Shopping Center.
Commissioners
Remember Savich
The County Commissioners honored John Savich on Tuesday, by hosting a

ceremony with his wife, son and daughter-in law.
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
The County Commissioners took time during their meeting
Tuesday morning to remember John Savich, a former administrator
and well-known face in the community.
In addition to a brief video of his life, the board presented a number of memoirs to his family including proclamations from the county
commissioners, Maryland Association of Counties, Senator Roy Dyson and Delegate John Bohanan.
The commissioners conference room will be named after Savich, and a memorial plaque will be placed at the Chesapeake Building
in his honor.
Dan Morris said he remembers Savichs ability to bring a family
atmosphere to the board. He was not only smart, but had a calming effect on people, explained Morris, which came in handy when Morris
would get hot under the collar.
John was like a brother, Morris said.
Todd Morgan, meanwhile, recalled leadership class at University
of Maryland with Savich in 2005.
Johns son Zach thanked everyone for attending and remembering his father.
It really brought him back into the room, Zach said.
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Climbing the corporate ladder takes
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A 2009 publication from the AARP
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percent of females ages 51 to 55 changed careers after age 50.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Triton Metals, based in California, has made a name
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Now they are branching out into the civil defense
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They are prefabricated ready to be laid into the ground.
Triton Metal staff has a prototype model on display
in the parking lot of their facility on Airport View Drive.
It is complete with four bunk beds, an air pump that can
filter nuclear, biological and chemical contaminates, a
bathroom and shower, kitchenette with refrigerator and
lockers that can hold food, supplies and weapons and
ammunition.
A couch and TV set round out a lounge area.
Its made from quarter-inch plate steel and it basically goes directly underground, said Mike Hutson,
business development manager at Triton Metals. You
can make a colony out of these things.
Each of the bomb shelters can be linked together, Hutson explained, to form a kind of subterranean
community.
Hutson said concerns about possible civil unrest and
financial collapse prompted Triton Metals to explore the
burgeoning prepping and survivalist community.
Photos By Guy Leonard
Their prototype model was recently showcased at The interior of the new bomb shelter is cramped but comfortable.
a prepper convention in Nashville,
Tenn., he said.
Most underground bunkers have
to be built on the site where they
would be put to rest but Triton Metals
builds the shelter in their factory and
can then ship it to the customer.
The end product can be adjusted
to suit whatever the customers needs
are, he said.
Its whatever the customer
wants, theyre totally customizable,
Hutson said.
The end goal of the business expansion is also to increase the number
of local jobs, about 100 jobs in total,
Hutson said.
We want to increase manufacturing jobs in the county, Hutson
said.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Triton Metals just showed its new underground bomb shelter at a prepper and survivalist show in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Precise Systems Recognized by

DiversityBusiness.com
Precise Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that we
have been recently recognized by DiversityBusiness.com as
the 13th most successful Disabled Veteran Owned Business
in the United States and also ranked Precise in 14th position
of the top 100 Privately-held Businesses in Maryland.
Both of these rankings, which honor companies by
revenue and diversity affiliation, represent the nations top
multicultural earners and provide a comprehensive look at
an important segment of the United States economy - Americas privately held companies.
Were very honored that DiversityBusiness.com selected Precise Systems for inclusion on its list, said Tom
Curtis, CEO. The diversity of our workforce broadens the
range of ideas and perspectives which were able to bring
to bear for the benefit of our clients. Being named one of
the Top 100 Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses in the U.S.
provides public sector recognition of the incalculable value
of our Veterans as they transition into private industry.
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School
Security
Issues
Debated
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Board of Education and the Board
of County Commissioners hashed out details
of the schools system budget including what
kind of security personnel should be walking
the halls of middle schools and elementary
schools.
Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Great
Mills) said deputies in high schools and middle schools, school resource officers, made
sense but having security assistants in elementary schools did not.
Im advocating two more SROs, that
makes one in each high school and one in
each middle school, Morgan said. Im
not advocating anymore for the elementary
schools.
The addition of security assistants,
specialists who monitor the schools but are
not sworn police officers, was too much to
consider, according to Morgan, especially in
light of the elementary schools implementing best practices restricting volunteers from
giving children hugs and bringing homemade food into the school for parties and
celebrations.
I think were going too far, Morgan
said of the national move to make elementary schools more secure. It really looks like
were trying to turn them into little gulags.
Many have expressed worries that elementary schools are vulnerable to attacks
like the one last December in Newtown, Connecticut where a gunman killed 20 school
children at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Commissioner Daniel Morris (R-Mechanicsville) is concerned whether or not
schools have enough money this year to address the security issue.
The consensus on the BOCC seemed inclined increasing the funding to the school
budge by 3 percent as opposed to a six percent requested.
Morris supported the idea of school resource officers in high schools and contract
security employees in elementary schools but
thought they had no place in middle schools.
Former police officers could provide security and be armed at the discretion of the
school system, and they would be a less expensive alternative than hiring deputies.
You wouldnt have to provide them a
vehicle and they wouldnt have to recertified
by the police training commission, Morris
said.
School Board member Salvatore Raspa
said Its just another set of eyes, Raspa
said. Parents are concerned about the safety
of schools and safety is one of the boards top
priorities.
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SkillsUSA Southern
Regional Competition Results
The Maryland SkillsUSA Southern Regional Competition recently took place at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and
Technology Center in Leonardtown, Md.
Students from the Forrest Center in St. Marys County, the Career and Technology Academy in Calvert County, as well
as North Point High School and the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center in Charles County participated in a wide variety of
skilled trades competitions. Students receiving 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each contest advance to the state competition along
with students whose contests are state only competitions. The SkillsUSA Maryland state competition takes place April 19-20,
2013 in the greater Baltimore area.
Contests results are as follows:

Advertising Design:
GOLD : Rebecca Mace North Point
SILVER : Nikolas Wood
Forrest Center
BRONZE : Samantha Scott Forrest
Center
Forrest Center
BRONZE : Emani Jackson, Brittany
Goode, Scott Watts Forrest Center
Architectural Drafting:
GOLD : Katrina Quade
Forrest Center
SILVER : Brandon Kurley
Forrest Center
BRONZE : Jesse Marsh
Forrest Center
Criminal Justice:
GOLD : Ashton Brown North Point
SILVER : Tiffany Butler North Point
BRONZE : Zach Forschen
Calvert CTA
Automotive Service Technology:

GOLD : Aaron Burke Calvert CTA
SILVER : Ian Williamson
Forrest Center
BRONZE : Brandon Adams
Forrest Center
Culinary:
Gold: Ambrea Green North Point
Silver: John Sulhoff Calvert CTA
Bronze: Breana Hill North Point
Aviation:
GOLD : Gabe Sarlo Forrest Center
SILVER : Michael Toscano
Forrest Center
BRONZE : John Byram
Forrest Center
Carpentry:
GOLD : Zach Rister Forrest Center
SILVER : Garrett Harim
Forrest Center
BRONZE : Mike Moore
Calvert CTA
Crime Scene Investigation:

GOLD : Emily McKoy, Mark Rickson,
Briana Carter Forrest Center
SILVER : Sabrina Scott, Megan Anderson, Alexus Brandon
Internetworking:
GOLD : Kevin Whitley Forrest
Center
SILVER : Frederick Taylor Forrest
Center
BRONZE : Austin Profitt Forrest
Center
Nurse Assisting:
GOLD : Hannah Bolan Forrest
Center
SILVER : Aspen Higgs Calvert CTA
BRONZE : Lorraine Lagana Forrest
Center
Plumbing:
GOLD : Brandon Walker Calvert
CTA
SILVER : Tyler Fluhart Forrest
Center
BRONZE : Glenn Roemer Forrest
Center
Digital Cinema Production:

GOLD : Sara Moore & Grant Kelly
Forrest Center
SILVER :Joe Ambort & Tristan Sams
Stethem EC
BRONZE : Michael Balazs & Kyle
Wilson Forrest Center
Early Childhood Education:
GOLD: Kerry McLaughlin North
Point
SILVER: Kimberly McClosky
North Point
BRONZE: Jessica Cruz North Point
Cosmetology:
GOLD : Emily Foreman North Point
SILVER : Kyenna Robinson
Calvert CTA
BRONZE : Payton James
Calvert CTA
BRONZE : Rachel Crouch North

Point
Firefighting:
GOLD : Brad Darmstead Calvert
CTA
SILVER : Matt Montgomery Calvert
CTA
BRONZE : William Carter Forrest
Center
First Aid/CPR:
GOLD : Amber Major Forrest Center
SILVER : Haydee Ruiz Forrest
Center
Residential Wiring:
GOLD: Nick Wiegand North Point
SILVER: Chris Lobas Calvert CTA
BRONZE: Alex Gantt Calvert CTA
Team Works:
GOLD: Paige Wood, Kelley Ingram,
Kelsey Bovard, Erica Canales North
Point
SILVER: Austin Barnhart, Jacob Atkinson, Jerry Delph, Andre Bagwell
North Point
BRONZE: Erick Goshen, James
Adams, Jacob Franciso, Ryan White
Calvert CTA
Technical Drafting:
GOLD : Alex Morris Forrest Center
SILVER : Matt Bauman Forrest
Center
BRONZE : Adam Tschupp Calvert
CTA
Welding:
GOLD : James Brady Forrest Center
SILVER : Levi Filler Forrest Center
BRONZE : Jason Guy Forrest Center
For more information, contact Bonnie Skinner or Eric Millham at 301-475-0242 or bjskinner@smcps.org or epmillham@smcps.org.
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Spotlight On
School Visitor Practices Maybe Inhospitable

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A working group presented a list of best practices
addressing both safety and orderly school environment for students and safety last week to the Board of
Education.
While not elevated to policy or regulations the
recommended best practices and procedures were developed similar to other regulations discussed during
the working group meetings.
These include encouraging parents and registered
volunteers to bring non-food items for celebrations,
but if bringing in food, it cannot be homemade. It must
come from a store. Volunteers and parents are discouraged from hugging or having long interactions with
children other than their own.
The recommended changes came from a working
group convened before the Sandy Hook tragedy to review safety and security procedures.
At least one board member decried the new practices as too restrictive and even threatened to reduce
parental involvement in schools.
Others on the board, though, said that the suggestions rules would help foster greater security in schools
when times have shown them to be vulnerable.
Trish Post, president of the County Council of
PTAs, said so far the new best practices have elicited
a great deal of feed back from parents; public forums
are scheduled in coming weeks to gather opinions from
parents.
In a later interview, Post said the new recommendations are taken too literally and are not as extreme as
some think.
These are guidelines for principals and teachers
to fall back on, Post said. Of course we dont want
people to push children away.
Post was on the committee that produced the
document.
Its not being interpreted the way we were thinking about them, she said, adding that many of the
practices were designed to help school administrators
deal with large numbers of volunteers in schools at or
over capacity.
These best practices address cafeteria, playground,
classroom and school-wide environments. Parents cannot approach teachers for a conference directly but
must make an appointment before hand and students
siblings who are not enrolled in the school should not
make visits in the cafeteria.
The store bought food recommendation was to address a major concern one in three children have food
allergies.
Its unfortunate, but Im definitely OK with that,
she said of the new policy.
Children cannot handout party invitations; however the parent and teacher associations (PTA) can still
compile names and addresses of students with parental
consent for extra-curricular events.
Board member Cathy Allen said she was waiting
to see whether the new rules worked out or needed
adjustment.
But she lamented the fact the new rules seemed to

be necessary; parents had complained about volunteers
hugging children that were not theirs, she said.
I said they were horrible and I stand by that, she
said. What I find horrible is that we need this conversation. We as a society have arrived at a place where
fear and mistrust are the order of the day. We need to
strike a common sense balance between trust and suspicion, between care and concern.
The presentation to the board started off with a
discussion regarding the difference between practices
and policy/regulations. Now that these best practices
are implemented at the elementary school level until
the end of the year, the next steps will be to meet with
parents, teachers and media and gather feedback.
According to the PowerPoint slides, The Best
Practices document will be subsumed and considered
for inclusion as Regulations KI-R. As a revised policy
is adopted, the school level regulations will be modified to address more current practice.
Furthermore, the presentation states, The goal
of the Best Practices document is to provide consistency between schools while allowing schools to make
needed adjustments based on capacity, enrollment, and
class size.
The PowerPoint slides on the presentation are
available off the SMCPS website under Board of Education, Board Docs, Meeting Agenda for March 13,
2013
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The new best practice restricting volunteers and parents at public schools from hugging children not their own or bringing in
homemade food for parties due to fears over
food allergies has gotten the St. Marys County
school system plenty of attention.
The news spread this week to national
media outlets covering the story, including
NBC.
Reaction has been mixed but on local online forums many have expressed concern and
frustration over the policy that limits physical
contact with students.
Some have said they would continue to
not only hug their own children but those children who ask for a hug.
Others have called the working group recommendations ridiculous.

One elected official has criticized the
changes as going too far in trying to promote
school security.
But those who proposed the changes, a
workgroup that met late last year before the
Sandy Hook mass shooting tragedy, say they
presented best practices as an aid to school
administrators.
The working group addressed some parents and administrators concerns about people
other than parents hugging their children.
Some parents support the changes, however, as a way to cut down on distractions for
students during the school day.
Kings Christian Academy

Captures Design Award
The Kings Christian Academy is proud
to announce that their Upper School Robotics
Team, Zinc Iridium, captured the coveted Design Award at the VEX Robotics Mid-Atlantic
Championship, held March 9th, 2013 in Westminster, MD. This prestigious award qualifies
the team to participate in the Vex World Championship, which will be held in Anaheim, California from April 17-20, 2013. The VEX World
Championship is host to the elite of robotics
teams from across the nation and around the
world, and will include top teams from over
350 VEX Robotics Competition tournaments.
The Design Award is presented to a team
that demonstrates an organized and professional approach to the design process, project and
time management and team organization. This
victory comes on the heels of Zinc Iridiums
FIRST Tech Challenge Maryland State Tournament win, where they were members of the
winning alliance.
Zinc Iridium would like to thank our corporate sponsors, The Joey A. Miller Foundation, Spaulding Consulting, Precise Systems
and Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation for

making this very successful season possible.
Their generous funding provides for the robot
parts, equipment, travel, and registration fees
necessary to compete in the robotics arena.
Should your organization or company be interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of these
future engineers, please contact The Kings
Christian Academy online at www.kingschristianacademy.org or call 301-994-3080.
Forrest Center Students Participate

in Brain Bee Competition
Dr. Anne Marie Brady of St. Marys
College Of Maryland and her neuroscience
students sponsored the regional Brain Bee
on February 9th for local high schools. The
Brain Bee is an attempt to motivate students
to learn about the brain, to capture their
imaginations, and to inspire them to pursue
careers in biomedical brain research.
Students from the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center Anat- Pictured are Mrs. Mattingly, Allison Basiley, Charisse
omy and Physiology Class won individual DeJesus, Katie Tippett, Samantha Lee, Gina Martirano,
Katie Padgett, Daltyn Earl, Mr. Cramer.
and group competitions.
Individual Winners were: Allison
Basiley, 1st, Ryan Scalsky, 2nd, and Katie Tippett, 3rd. Allison will compete at the National
Brain Bee in Baltimore March 2 to 4.
Group Winners were: Katie Tippett, Charisse DeJesus and Allison Basiley - 1st; Daltyn
Earl, Gina Martirano and Katie Padgett - 2nd; and
Lauren Campbell, Emily Moslener and Melanie Redman - 3rd.
For more information, contact Tina Mattingly at 301.475.0242 or cgmattingly@smcps.org.
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Margaret Brent Middle School

Profile
Fast Facts
Margaret Brent Middle School

Does Whatever It Takes
Margaret Brent Middle School is most
fortunate to have an outstanding PTSA organization. The PTSA is a crucial member
of our school family. Many individuals
work tirelessly to help create an atmosphere
here at Margaret Brent that is truly student centered. We want to ensure that the
work and effort of this group does not go
unnoticed and in addition, we want those
involved to know how much they are all appreciated. The activities and efforts listed
below are only a part of all the wonderful
things that the PTSA is responsible for. The
success of the group is due in large part
to the efforts of our PTSA president Ms.
Danielle Welch. Ms. Welch inspires others
through her tireless efforts and dedication
to the entire school community. The membership has dramatically increased during
Ms. Welchs tenure, the students, staff, and
families would like to thank the Margaret
Brent PTSA for all of their outstanding
work and efforts.
Current Membership
2012-2013 School Year ----265 members 139 parents; 79 Students; 47 Teachers
Membership increased by an additional 95
members (2011-2012 School Year ---- 170
total members)
Activities Organized
1.Established Relationships with local
businesses JoAnne at Ritas, Temo at Tequila Grill/Fiestas, George at Pizza Hotline.In establishing these relationships with
the school, they are always willing to give
us gift cards and incentive prizes for students who are excelling.
2.Organized Spirit Nights at each of
those locations.We have increased participation at these events by having incentives
offered for students and gradesfriendly
competition
3.Monthly dances DJ, Concessions,
Games, Photo Booth
4.Holiday Bazaar funds were raised for
Relay For Life
5.Fall/Spring Fundraisers incentives
and prizes
6.Labels for Education
7.Box Tops
8.Food Lion MVP rewards
9.McKays Community Rewards

10.Kick off of new GIMP club
11.Winter Formal
12.Assemblies Camfel The Pledge
Theme was Valuing others.
13.Teachers vs. Students Basketball (TBD)
14.Teachers Welcome Back Luncheon
15.Teachers Appreciation Luncheon
16.5thgrade Night
17.Talent Show
18.Volunteer Luncheon
19.Established a Face
Book page to help distribute information as
well as send out monthly emails to PTSA members.ANYONE can like
our facebook page for
more information about
school events.Just
look for Margaret Brent
PTSA
20.Worked with IRTs
to organize Bins (purchased from PTSA) to
be ready for MSAs.
Financial Support for

the following was provided by PTSA
1.Camfel Assembly
The Pledge
2.Study Island
3.MSA Snacks
4.Bins for MSA
5.Janitors Gifts
MBMS Jackets
6.Teachers Welcome
Back Luncheon
Principal: Mike Egan

Vice Principals: Janet Fowler, Tyler Radez,
James Copsey
Mascot: Panther
Enrollment: 1,000
Feeder Path: Elementary Schools feeding in: Dent,
Mechanicsville, Oakville, Bannaker, Dynard,
White Marsh. High School feeds into: Chopticon

29675 Point Lookout Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Telephone: 301-884-4635 FAX: 301-884-8937
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Whatever it takes.
7.Teachers Appreciation 8.Ebooks
Items purchased for support

1.Electronic Books for the library
2.Highlights Magazine Subscription
SAIL
3.3000 Individual Snack Bags for MSA
testing
4.Promethean / Smart Boards (in the
works)
5.Labels for Education Art supplies,
game buzzers, 20+ balls for recess/dodge
ball, fish tank
6.Study Island program
Time requirements
1.Attend CCPTA meetings about every
6 weeks
2.General Membership Meetings 3-4
times a year
3.Executive board meetings monthly
we do meet, but we text, call, and email
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4.National PTA requires training of
4 hours for two officers (president and
treasurer)
5.Met with Anna Laughlin Teachers
Union Rep
6.Plans to attend budget meeting 4/30
7.The executive board is present at every
function.
8.SIT Meetings
9.Time exploring new ideas, doing research for better programs and volunteering.
10.For members, there is no time obligation, only what they want to volunteer to
help make our events a success.
11.BJs run for concessions
12.Staples for ink returns / purchases
13.Coordination of volunteers
14.Design permission slips / posters /
advertisement
15.Tax paperwork and other paperwork
throughout the year submitted to IRS.
301-373-4125
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at 2 a.m. the St. Marys County Sheriffs Office in cooperation
with other law enforcement agencies in southern Maryland participated in Project Saving Our Loved Ones (SOLO). Project
SOLO is a statewide initiative to combat impaired driving and
underage drinking to ultimately save lives and reduce roadway
deaths. The operation encompassed two separate driving under the influence saturation patrols. The first saturation patrol
was in the northern end of St. Marys County from Mechanicsville to Charlotte Hall with a concentration on the Charles
County border. The other patrol was located in southern St.
Marys County from Hollywood to California with a concentration on the Calvert County border.
Below are the results of the operation:

77 traffic stops
44 citations
45 issued warnings
5 verbal warnings
8 Safety Equipment Repair Orders (SERO)
1 adult alcohol civil citation
2 juvenile alcohol civil citations
1 investigation initiated for a business employees sale of alcohol to a person under the age of 21 (Dew Drop Inn)
3 driving under the influence arrests
1 motor vehicle collision with property damage only
2 criminal arrests (CDS marijuana; resist/interfere with arrest
and fail to obey lawful order)
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SLADE, L.L.C.
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Arrests:
Robert Anthony Patterson, 18 of La Plata, Maryland arrested by Deputy Beyer for driving under the influence Three Notch Road at Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville,
Maryland.
Michael Carroll Casper, Jr., 27 of Mechanicsville, Maryland arrested by Deputy Beishline for driving under the influence - Mechanicsville Road at Harding Way in Mechanicsville,
Maryland.
Vice/Narcotics Blotter
The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.
Drugs Found in Motel Room
St. Marys County Sheriffs Patrol Deputies responded to a reported robbery at a

Charlotte Hall motel. As deputies continued
the investigation, independent witnesses gave
conflicting information. Deputies discovered
oxycodone, burnt metal spoons, syringes and
other drug paraphernalia on the scene. The
two original complainants, James Anthony James Lawrence Jr.
Jessica Brown
Lawrence Jr., age 34 of Mechanicsville, and
Jessica Leigh Brown, 23 of Charlotte Hall, were arrested for the drug offenses.
Further check revealed that Lawrence had an open indictment, which was obtained
by Vice/Narcotics detectives. A St. Marys Grand Jury issued the arrest warrant
with charges that included conspiring to obtain oxycodone and possession of
oxycodone with the intent to distribute. The only item that was reported stolen at
this time is a cell phone. The investigation is still under investigation.
Several Arrested for Distributing
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Jury Indictment after detectives made several
undercover purchases of cocaine from him. Suspect Gordon was charged with the additional
count of distribution of cocaine in close proximity of a school. He was being held without bond.
Damon Wayne Debo Cutchember, 36 of
St. Inigoes, Md., was arrested for possession of
cocaine with the intent to distribute. He was
originally held without bond.
Robert Allan Hayden, 27 of Hollywood,
Md., was indicted and subsequently arrested for
distribution of oxycodone.
Anthony Scott, 44 of Waldorf, Md., was
indicted for possession of cocaine with the Intent to Distribute and conspiring to distribute
cocaine.
Vincent Gordon
Damon Cutchember
Robert Hayden
Anthony Scott
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Sheriffs Blotter
The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.
Theft
On March
15 Cpl. Kirkner
responded to
the Wal-Mart
in California,
Maryland for
a report of a
shoplifter
in
custody. Brit- Brittany English
tany Tiara English, 20 of St. Leonard, Maryland entered the Wal-Mart, removed various items from store
shelves, walked past all points
of purchase and attempted to
exit the store without paying for
the items. English was stopped
by Wal-Mart Loss Prevention
and detailed. English was arrested and charged with theft.
Second Degree Assault

On March
16 Cpl. Somerville responded
to a residence
on Three Notch
Road in Mechanicsville,
Maryland for
a report of an
Crystal Combs
assault. Investigation revealed Crystal Marie
Combs, 40 of Lexington Park,
Maryland was engaged in a
verbal dispute with the victim.
The verbal dispute escalated
into a physical assault when
Combs scratched the victims
arms. Comb fled prior to Cpl.
Somervilles arrival but was located a short time later, arrested and charged with seconddegree assault.
Controlled Dangerous
Substance
On March
16 Deputy Potter stopped a
1999
Dodge
Durango for a
vehicle equipment violation.
The driver was
identified
as
James Bush, Jr.
James Wilson
Bush Jr. 19 of Lexington Park,
Maryland. A drivers license
check revealed Bush did not
possess a license to drive. As
Deputy Potter was speaking
with Bush he smelled an odor
of burnt marijuana. A probable
cause search located suspect
marijuana on Bushs person.
Further search of Bushs person
at the detention center revealed
additional suspected marijuana

on Bushs person. Bush was
charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license,
possession of a controlled dangerous substance, suspected
marijuana and possession of a
controlled dangerous substance
in a place of confinement.

On March
16 Cpl. Ross
responded to
a
residence
on Compass
Circle in Lexington Park,
Maryland for
a report of an Michael Hurry, Jr.
assault.
Investigation revealed Michael
Lee Hurry Jr., 32 of Lexington
Park, Maryland was engaged
in a verbal dispute with the
victim. The verbal dispute escalated into a physical assault
when Hurry punched the victim in the face and pushed her
down a flight of stairs. Hurry
was arrested and charged with
second-degree assault.
Multiple Charges
On March
16 Cpl. Goodwin observed
a verbal dispute at the intersection of
Chancellors
Run Road and
Three Notch
Road in Lex- Jonathan Smith
ington Park,
Maryland.
Two individual
who were in
separate
vehicles
were
arguing. Cpl.
Goodwin and
Cpl. Connelly
Dionta Taylor
stopped to investigate the disturbance. The
individuals involved in the dispute were identified as Jonathan
Craig Smith, 28 of Great Mills,
Maryland and Dionta Quantiaus Taylor, 25 of Great Mills,
Maryland
As Cpl. Connelly was
speaking to Smith he smelled
an odor of an alcoholic beverage on Smiths breath and person. Smith was administered
a standardized field sobriety
test. As Cpl. Connelly was administering the field sobriety
test, Taylor walked over to Cpl.

Connelly several times disrupting Cpl. Connelly as he was attempting to administer the test.
Taylor was told several times to
remain on the sidewalk and not
to interfere. Smith was subsequently arrested for operating
a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A search incident to the
arrest revealed controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia
with suspected marijuana residue on Smiths person. Smith
was placed in the back seat of
Cpl. Connellys vehicle. Taylor
walked over to Cpl. Connellys
vehicle after being instructed
not to do so. Taylor was told
to move away from the police
vehicle. He refused and was ar-
rested. Taylor attempted to resist arrest but was subdued and

handcuffed.
Smith was charged with
operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated, possession of controlled dangerous substance
paraphernalia and possession
of a controlled dangerous substance, suspected marijuana.
Taylor was charged with failing
to obey a lawful order of a police officer and resisting arrest.
First Degree Assault,

On March 17 Cpl. Ross
responded to a residence on
Charles Way in Lexington Park,
Maryland for a
report of an assault. Investigation revealed
Roland Louis
Fenwick,
49
of Lexington
Park, Maryland
was engaged in
a verbal dispute Roland Fenwick
with the victim, which escalated into a physical assault when
Fenwick attempted to stab the
victim with a knife. The victim
fled the residence and contacted
the police. Fenwick fled the
residence prior to Cpl. Rosss
arrival but was located a short
time later, arrested and charged
with first and second-degree
assault.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
In the New Testament Jesus
told his disciples to put down
their fishing nets to follow him
so that he could make them fishers of men.
Now a group of anglers is
working to use the sport of fishing
to spread the gospel.
The Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail has a simple mission: to
introduce the gospel of Jesus Christ to
fishermen and their families and the
group does it by holding bass fishing
tournaments.
This year the tournament will
make its way to Smallwood State Park
in La Plata April 27 but there will be a
sportsmens meeting at Marbury Baptist Church the night prior, which will
include dinner, details and tournament
rules and door prizes as well as a gospel
message.
The tournament set for next month
in La Plata will be a legacy tournament
type, which means that competitors will
be set up in two-person teams divided
into 19-years-old and older and 19 or
younger.
The tournaments are all professionally run by experienced anglers, according to coordinators of the event.
It draws in the family and we share
the message, said Sharon Shaw, one of
the event organizers. Its pooling from
all of Southern Maryland.
This is the first year that the Fishers

of Men tournament has made its way
to Southern Maryland, according to a
statement from Tim Shaw, the chief organizer of the event.
The Legacy Series has a lot to offer for both children and adults. I have
fished this series with my nephew and
I can honestly say it is an experience I
will cherish for the rest of my life, Tim
Shaw said. As if the series didn't already offer lots of wonderful things,
the teams will have a chance to fish the
national championship in the summer
against teams from all over the country.
There will only be one other tournament fished here in Southern Maryland;
it is set for July 13 again at Smallwood
State Park.
For more information on the tournament visit their website at fomntt.com or
call Tim Shaw at 301-481-5316.
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Legal Notices
Attention
All Recent and Former Patients of
Ophthalmologist N.K. Laheri, MD
To The Editor
SMCPS Visitor Policy
All medical records dating forward from January

1, 2008 will be transferred to MedStar St. Marys
Hospital, 25500 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD
20650 on March 01, 2013.
Medical records for patients seen by Dr. Laheri prior to
the January 1, 2008 date will be destroyed on March
25, 2013. If you would like to obtain your medical
records before they are destroyed, please call 301-2905915 and leave a message with your name and phone
number. After notification, MedStar St. Marys Hospital
will contact you to schedule a time for you to pick up
your records at the Front Desk of St. Marys Hospital,
25500 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650
3/21/13
Under the State of Maryland Annotated Code Section 16201 for repairs, storage and other lawful charges, Coltons Point
Marina will sell at public auction on April 5, 2013, at 10:00am
at 38000 Kopels Road, Coltons Point, MD 20626, the following
vessels in satisfaction of a mechanics lien for charges that have
remained unpaid for more than 30 days. Terms: cash or certified
funds. Lienor reserves the right to bid. You have the right to
satisfy the mechanics lien debt in full before the auction date by
contacting Coltons Point Marina at (301)769-3121.
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3/21/13
IN THE MATTER OF ELIZABETH LOUISE SHAFER
FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ELIZABETH LOUISE BOWLES
In the Circuit Court for St. Marys County, Maryland
Board Given Examples, Not Policies

At the March 13, 2013 Board of Education
Meeting, our Executive Director of Elementary
Schools and Title I, Mrs. Kelly Hall and our Director
of School Safety and Security, Mr. Michael Wyant,
delivered an informational report to Board Members about the results of a parent, principal and staff
member study group for ways to improve our school
visitation policy and regulations. During the presentation to the Board, many examples of concerns were
cited and shared that were discussed in the study
group. Some of the examples that were stated ranged
from concerns with homemade treats and snacks to
concerns about appropriate and proper interactions
with children (specifically a stated parent concern
was voiced regarding visitors, volunteers or strangers
interacting or hugging their child). Unfortunately,
these examples were sensationalized by the local,
Washington and Baltimore, national, on-line media
and social networks. Let me assure you, that the St.
Marys County Public Schools is not banning hugging or homemade treats. However, we are raising
the awareness of safety issues and the need to provide
more guidance and training to our parents and volunteers. We want to ensure that our parents and volunteers are held to the same high standard as our staff
by communicating clear guidance and expectations
for working and volunteering with children.
Also, we need to raise the awareness of concerns
with all food provided to our children in a school setting. In this day and age, many of our children have
food allergies. We want to ensure that we are aware
of the ingredients contained in all food items distributed to our children so we can prevent any health concerns for students with food allergies. What this all
boils down to is providing clear, consistent and common sense guidance and training designed to further
keep our young people safe.
During the next several months, the information
from the study group will be shared with parents in
our schools. The feedback from these groups will
guide the development of the policy that the Board of
Education will consider, the regulations that support
the implementation of the policy for the 2013-2014
school year and the additional training and communications to our parents and volunteers about this topic.
I am sorry and disappointed that the original
public message was distorted and caused any concern
or confusion for our parents and community. You
can trust that a practical, realistic and common sense
approach will occur that raises the awareness of ways
to keep our children safe and secure while balancing out a positive school environment and experience
that nurtures and cares for all of our children.
Michael J. Martirano, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Musicians Needed
Attention all talented musicians in the local area, are you looking for an opportunity to get your name
and sound out into the community? The Northern High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
is hosting a benefit concert on May 24, 2013 to support homeless animals at the Tri-County Animal Shelter
and we are in great need of musicians who will volunteer to perform. If you are interested in this opportunity,
please e-mail us at sheltersymphony@gmail.com.
Jennifer Linkins,
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Project Lead Coordinator
Case No.: 18-C-13-000163

The above Petitioner has filed a Petition for Change of Name in which she seeks
to change her name from Elizabeth Louise Shafer to Elizabeth Louise Bowles. The
petitioner is seeking a name change for the following reason:
I was married on August 28, 2010 in the District of Columbia. I now wish to use
the surname of my spouse.
Any person may file an objection to the Petition on or before the 18th day of
February, 2013. The objection must be supported by an affidavit and served upon
the Petitioner in accordance with Maryland Rule 1-321. Failure to file an objection or
affidavit within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting
of the relief sought.
A copy of this Notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least fifteen (15) days before the deadline to file an objection.
3/21/13
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St. Marys County Maryland
P.O. Box 250

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STORY
Raspas Home is Public Schools

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Salvatore and Myra Raspa have lived in
St. Marys County for nearly 53 years and in
that time their lives have been dedicated to
educating the children in the public school
system.
Starting as educators in the classroom
and moving to administrators, they have seen
the system develop into one of the best in the
state, possibly the nation, and they are proud
and honored to have had a hand in that success, they say.
And while they have raised six children
here they werent sure what they were getting
into in 1961 when they first moved here.
Back then St. Marys County was more
isolated than either New York City where
Salvatore was born or the university town in
Tennessee where Myra grew up.
Salvatore got his first job here as a science and math teacher, while Myra, who
already had a child, took jobs as a substitute
teacher.
I came from a university town, it
was much more progressive, Myra, who
taught English and journalism. I was very
unhappy.
Both Myra and Salvatore came from
families who placed a premium on education
for their children and they expected the same
level of commitment to learning from their
six children, Myra said.
My first class was my own children, they were reading before they went to
school, she said. It was not a matter of if
they were going to go to college it was when.
There was no cutting class, they knew they
needed to get the grades.
But the community reached out to the
new comers, especially the then-principal
of Great Mills High School Jane Mattingly,
Myra said.
She was so sweet to us, she took us
down to her farm and she would give us eggs
Photos By Frank Marquart

Salvatore Raspa has been elected to three terms
as a member of the countys Board of Education
after a career as a teacher and principal.
Salvatore and Myra Raspa received multiple honors last week at the Business, Education and Community Alliance, Inc. scholarship gathering at Bowles Farm in Clements.
and milk, Myra said.

Salvatore began to adjust too.
We were having a good time, there
were only 15,000 to 20,000 people in the
county, he said. We had Great Mills High
School and Chopticon [High School], Leonardtown High School hadnt been built yet.
Where Leonardtown Elementary School is
thats where Leonardtown High School was.
Back then the children coming to school
were from the farming community, they said,
and the issues that exist in school today were
not a problem back them.
Kids are kids but we didnt have drugs,
there were no alcohol problems, there were
no fights, Salvatore said, adding that many
students in high school would show up in
their rescue squad and firefighter uniforms
ready to respond to emergency calls.

It was, as it is today, a big part of the
community.
All the guys would run out of the
school and when theyd finish up theyd come
back, he said. Class was disrupted two or
more times a week like that.
As the county began to grow with the
demands of the navy base, he said, so did the
demands for space to house students.
The system began construction of new
schools and began to address some of its
deficiencies.
They wanted a technical school, because students werent really learning the
trades back then, Raspa said.
Eventually the system grew into what it
has become today, recognized as among the
County Commissioners Todd Morgan, Dan Morris and Francis Jack Russell present Salvatore and Myra Raspa with a proclamation celebrating their years of service as
educators.
best in the state and in the nation; Schools

Superintendent Michael Martirano now says
the system is graduating more students than
ever before and the drop out rate has been cut
back significantly.
The Raspas say the systems success is
simple, making sure that they have some of
the best teachers around.
Theres a push for excellence in everything, you hire the best, Myra said.
Salvatore said getting highly qualified
teachers is one of the Board of Educations
top priorities.
We put a lot of effort into that.
That can sometimes bring conflict he
said, since the added cost of hiring the best
they can often comes up as an argument with
the Board of County Commissioners at budget time each year.
But Salvatore is unapologetic about fulfilling the school systems needs.
They [commissioners] beat us down all
the time but we negotiate with the teachers
union, he said. If youre going to keep exceptional teachers, youre going to have to
pay them.
And in this new age when schools can
become targets of violence, the school board
must be ever watchful of student behavior;
something that was not really a problems all
those decades ago when they first came.
But now they know that whatever problems students have in their homes and communities they are all too easily found in the
classroom.
Local police have made a significant difference with beating these problems.
We have to deal with drugs and there
are discipline problems, Salvatore said.
The SROs (school resource officers) have
really helped maintain order. At first I really opposed them in schools, but society has
changed.
Still, the achievements the system has
made so far outweigh any problems and they
are proud to have helped push it to an enviable state of excellence.
Salvatore has had the opportunity not
only to guide instruction as a teacher and
principal but also policy as a three-term
member of the Board of Education; Myra has
served teachers in helping them develop their
skills.
The school system, in a way, has been
their home.
Weve given our lives to educating kids
in our county, Myra said. Were very proud
to have had that experience.
Weve both always found ways to reach
out to kids.
MARCH 21, 2013
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Hometown
Mechanic
Does it All
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Laser Lube, owned and operated by Val
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One of Laser Lubes unique offerings is
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making sure they know she found something
needing to be fixed.
Spencers interest in auto mechanics
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cars. Spencers family cars tended to be older
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Even as a child, Spencer suspected that her
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A car owner who decides he or she
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One of the key things to remember is to
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sap and bird droppings may be prevalent.
In terms of bug splatter, try to wash it off
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However, the enzymes and sulfur content
in eggs can cause paint and clear coat to
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takes only a few hours for the damage to
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used on a car. Bleach is an oxidizer and it
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There are many things that can damage a car paint job. Although it's impossible to shield the car from everything,
there are precautions that can be taken.
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the better those vehicles will treat them
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for costly repairs in the near future. Staying on top of monitoring worn auto parts
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Safe Ways to Take Pets on the Road

To those who feel a vacation isn't complete unless the
family pet comes along, you're not alone. The U.S. Travel
Association says that 49 percent of Americans feel the pet
is just another member of the family and 18 percent of U.S.
travelers plan to take their pets along the next time they
travel. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United
States have softened laws regarding international travel
with a companion animal. With the Pet Passport Scheme,
or PETS, individuals may travel freely with their pets to
member countries on approved carriers. Some procedures
include certification of rabies vaccination and the animal's
microchip or tattoo number.
Car trips are common forms of travel with a companion animal in tow. While many pets are easygoing, there are
some who are unaccustomed to traveling with their owners
and may even balk at riding along. Acclimating and protecting your pet for travel will require a little patience and some
pointers.
Secure the pet
Just as you would buckle up when entering the car, so

should you buckle up a pet. It is important to ensure the animal is not a moving target around the car should an accident
occur. Not only could you risk injury to the pet, but you also
risk injury to yourself if the animal becomes a projectile.
Even if an accident does not occur, a jittery pet, or

one who is content to jump from back seat into the front,
could prove a distraction while driving. He or she could also
bump into the gear shift or get stuck under the gas or brake
pedal. It is much better to keep the pet secured.
Pets may travel in a well-ventilated carrier. Larger
dogs may need to be belted into the car with a special dog
harness. There are also barrier screens and gates that can be
installed, typically in SUVs, to restrict the pet.
Stashing your toy-sized pooch in your purse is not a safe way

to travel with a companion animal.
Acclimation
Some pets just do not enjoy being placed in a carrier or

riding in a car. They may need some coaxing and practice
to become comfortable if a trip is planned. The ASPCA
suggests getting the pet used to a longer trip by taking a
series of short trips first over the course of a few days or
weeks. With each trip, gradually increase time spent in the
car.
It may help to bring along a pet toy or blanket that is
soothing to the animal, so he or she associates the car with
a safe place, just like home.
Even after several attempts to acclimate your pet to
the idea of a car trip, the animal may still not be happy
about the idea. Talk to a veterinarian about other strategies
or whether a mild sedative could make the travel easier.
Safety tips
Although many pet owners are aware of certain dos

and don'ts when it comes to traveling with a pet, many still
engage in behavior that could be dangerous to the animal.
One of the common offenses is letting the pet ride with
his or her head outside of the window. While this may seem
like heaven to the dog or cat, this puts the pet at risk of being injured by flying objects, including debris in the eyes.
It can also increase the risk of the animal falling out of the
moving vehicle.
Another mistake many people make is leaving the
pet inside of a car -- even for a short duration of time. The
ASPCA warns that even with the windows open, a parked
car can rapidly heat up and heatstroke can occur. A similar
thing takes place in the winter with the car getting much too
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with a leash and harness will help reduce the chances of losing your pet while on the road.
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F-35 Costs Tracking Better

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
While the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project has done a
better job reaching management and cost objectives, the U.S.
Government Accountability Office is still worried about its
long term affordability.
Going forward, ensuring affordability the ability to
acquire aircraft in quantity and to sustain them over the life
cycle is of paramount concern, according to the report
released this month. The program continues to incur financial risk from its plan to procure 289 aircraft for $57.8 billion
before completing development flight testing. Meanwhile, the
services are spending about $8 billion to extend the life of
existing aircraft and to buy new ones to mitigate shortfalls
due to F-35 delays.
The F-35 project is one of the most critical for Navy, Air
Force and Marine Corps as it will replace hundreds of older
aircraft.
The country has invested $400 billion in the aircraft
project to develop and acquire almost 2,500 units through
2037.
The F-35 program has been extensively restructured
over the last three years to address prior cost, schedule and
performance problems, the GAO report stated.
The report highlights improvements in the program,
though, as the F-35s manufacturing and testing protocols are
getting better.
But there is still much work to be done.
With about one-third of development flight testing
completed, much testing remains to demonstrate and verify
F-35 performance, the report states. Software management
practices are improved, but with significant challenges ahead
as software integration and testing continue to behind plans.
One of the key problems has been with the advanced
technology pilots helmet that does away with traditional
heads-up displays in legacy aircraft.
The helmet provides targeting displays as well as information on flight and other sensor data within and without the
aircraft, essentially taking the heads up display and putting it
right in front of the pilots eyes.
The original helmet mounted display encountered significant technical deficiencies and did not meet warfighter
requirements, the report stated, adding that the program had
made considerable progress in fixing this and several other
problems.
Archived photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin
In all the report showed that costs for the F-35 project
were trending towards projections, and manufacturing had
become more efficient.
Also aircraft were coming on line faster and deliveries of units were coming much closer to contracted delivery
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NAVY NEWS
Wreath-Laying Honors First Female Naval Aviator

By Harry Andrew D. Gordon
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW),
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron
Fifteen (HM-15) celebrated Women's History Month, March 3, with a wreath laying
ceremony at the Naval Aviation Monument
Park in Virginia Beach, Va.
The event, sponsored by the HM-15
Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Mess, commemorated the 40th anniversary of the first female
naval aviators.
"[Chief Petty Officers] are the ones who
remember when we did things and why we
did things," said Cmdr. Mark Leavitt, commanding officer of HM-15. "They are the
ones that archive the history of this great
Navy. This event in aviation is a part of our
heritage that we need to hold on to and build
on the importance of that date."
Members of HM-15, also known as the
Blackhawks, were in attendance during the
ceremony. These members included division
officers, chief petty officers, first class petty
officers of the squadron, and civilian friends
and family. All attendees celebrated the accomplishments of women in naval aviation.
"This organization [Navy] has realized the benefit and value of diversity," said
Leavitt. "Women in aviation make us a more
diverse organization."
During World War II, a group of women
pilots were pioneers, heroes and role models.
They were the Women Airforce Service Pilots, otherwise known as WASPs. They were
the first women in history to be trained to
fly American military aircraft in the United
States. The women were trained to fly noncombat missions in order to free up male pilots to fly combat missions overseas.
From 1942-1944, 1,079 women successfully completed training to ferry aircraft, test planes, instruct male pilots and
tow targets for anti-artillery practice. These
women covered a wide spectrum of social
and economic backgrounds. They were
nurses, teachers, secretaries, factory workers, waitresses, students, housewives, debutants, actresses, and there was even a chorus
girl. But despite their different backgrounds,
Lt. Barbara Allen Rainey was the first woman to

graduate as a Naval Aviator.
they were patriotic, strong in spirit and had a

passion for flying.
During the ceremony, the guest speaker, Navy Lt. Rachel M. Barton, aircraft commander and helicopter pilot assigned to HM15, quoted Doris Tanner, an original WASP.
"The myth of flying was 'a glamorous, long white scarf flying in the wind;
the breeze in your face.' It was just that a
myth. The routine was back-breaking, hard,
dirty work. It strained every ounce of endurance and courage we could muster. The dust
and sand ground into our clothes, the sun
burned our skin to leathery brown and our
hair to dry straw. There were days when we
wondered, why not quit and go home? Why
didn't we? Not a question that is easy to answer! Love of flying, love of a never ending
challenge, and the pride of having a vital part
in the defense of our nation. The desire to
release the men for combat and thus ending
the war and bring a loved husband or brother
home, taking part in defeating the monster
Hitler and liberate Europe. None of us knew
exactly why, but every one of us loved the
excitement and were determined to make it
through and win those silver wings."
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The WASP program was

deactivated Dec. 20, 1944, having flown about 60 million
miles in operations. Thirty-eight
WASPs were killed during the
life of the program, including
some in training.
Thirty years later, the Navy
became the first service to graduate a female pilot. Lt. Barbara
Allen Rainey was the first woman to receive the wings of gold
Feb. 22, 1974.
Today, more than 54,000
women are on active duty and
more than 10,000 females serve
in the Reserves. In 2012; 873
women earned their wings of Dawn Seymour, one of the original Women Airforce Service Pigold and women now comprise lots [WASP] during World War II.
10 percent of the naval aviation
billets have become so accepted that most of
community.
us don't stop to think about it as we go about
The "Blackhawks" of HM-15 reached a our daily lives," said Barton. "It has become
milestone in female aviation, June 22, 2012. something that is accepted as normal. But
Barton was a part of the first all-female on days like today, it is nice to take a few
mine-countermeasure flight that took place moments to stop and think about those who
in Bahrain. This event was significant, not have served before us - the opportunities we
only because the flight crew was all-female; now have due to their legacy, and the role
but also because the maintenance crew was that we now play in paving the way for fuall-female, including the maintenance safe- ture generations. In order to truly appreciate
for-flight chief. This was the first time there the life we have today, it's important to know
were enough qualified females in the same our past and how far we've come."
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obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and
readers. We run them in the order we receive
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Robert Hurt, 92
Cdr. Robert M. Hurt,
USNR (ret.), formerly
of Lexington Park died
March 8 in Los Alamos,
N.M. Born Feb. 1, 1921 in
Dallas, Texas, he was the
son of Robert L. Hurt and
Margaret Turney Hurt.
Cdr. Hurt is survived by
his daughters, Margaret
Hurt Guthrie (spouse Arthur) of Los Alamos, N.M., and Norma Jane Hurt, Ph.D., of
Clemson, S.C.; stepson Thomas Billingsley
of Lexington Park, Md.; three grandchildren
(and their spouses), one step-granddaughter
(and her spouse), and five great-grandchildren.
Cdr. Predeceased by his parents and sister, his
first wife, Norma Teal Hurt, and his second
wife, Nan Billingsley Hurt, Cdr. Hurt was 92
years old at the time of his death. Cdr. Hurts
career as an aviator spanned 44 years, during
which he logged 28,236 hours of flight time.
His 24 years as a Navy pilot began in 1942
when, as a V5 cadet, he started his military
training. He received his designation as a Naval Aviator in January 1944. He retired from
the Navy on June 30, 1966. The August 1966
issue of Naval Aviation News gave a detailed
account of his Navy career, the last 11 years
of which Cdr. Hurt was known as the CNOs
pilot. Beginning in 1955 he was assigned to

be the Aircraft Commander for three Chiefs
of Naval Operations: Admiral Arleigh Burke
(1955 to 1961), Admiral George Anderson
(for two years: 1962 and 1963), and Admiral
David M. McDonald (1963 to 1966). During
his career in the Navy, Bob Hurt was involved
in many noteworthy events. Two examples:
while at Patuxent River NAS squadron VR1, flying the Atlantic leg of the Berlin Airlift,
Operation Vittles in 1945; and while stationed
at Westover AFB, MA (1949-53), participation in Operation Bluejay supplying materials and equipment to developing defense bases
in Greenland (esp. Thule), as a result of which
Bob Hurt, pioneering, along with his fellow
VR-6 pilots, ...polar navigation techniques
and cold-weather flying doctrine.(Ens. Paul
K. Brace, USNR, CNOS PILOT ENDS
24-YEAR CAREER, Naval Aviation News,
August, 1966) Bob Hurt continued to fly for
an additional 20 years as Captain (Chief Pilot
and Director of Operations) for the Emerald
Shillelagh Chowder & Marching Society, a
private air travel club based at Dulles International Airport, in northern Virginia. Beginning July 1, 1966, he flew the Shillelaghs to
many foreign places including Tokyo, Hong
Kong, Casablanca, and Dakar, Africa (to mention a few) often revisiting cities he had been
to during his notable Navy career. He retired
in 1986, after having made significant contributions in both his military and private sector
service (as the Shillelaghs pilot by writing
a rebuttal to proposed FAA regulations governing air travel clubs). In addition, he wrote
a memoir Flying Above All Else that was
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Box 1232, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Lizzie Dyson, 91
Clara
Elizabeth
Lizzie Dyson, 91, of
Leonardtown, Md. and
formerly of Bushwood,
Md., passed away on
March 11 in St. Marys
Nursing Center Leonardtown, Md.
Born Dec. 15, 1921 in
Bushwood, Md. to the late
John Clement and Mary Pearl Butler Dyson,
she is survived by her siblings Sara Ann Loretta Somerville of Bushwood, Md. and Rev.
Richard Clement Dyson of Frederick, Md.
Lizzie was preceded in death by her siblings
John Alfred Dyson, James Thomas Dyson,
Isaac Alexandria Dyson, Mary Lillian Burton, Agnes Josephine Dyson, Susan Gertrude
Tyer, Pearl Madeline Beatty, and Julia Louise
Clement Dyson.
Lizzie was a lifelong resident of St.
Marys County and graduated from Banneker
School in 1940. Lizzie was a home/child care
provider for the Burch family for 61 years, retiring in 2003.
Lizzie was a member of the Ladies Auxilary of the Knights of St. John. She enjoyed
making quilts and pillows, the Washington
Senators Baseball Team, playing bingo and
cards. She was noted for her potato salad,
yeast rolls, and fried chicken.
The family received friends on March
16 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
chapel. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated on March 16 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bushwood, Md. with Fr. Michael
Tietjen officiating. Interment followed in
the church cemetery. Pallbearers were her
nephews.
Contributions may be made to Sacred
Heart Church 23070 Maddox Road Bushwood, MD 20618, St. Marys Nursing Center
P.O. Box 518 Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/
or Friends of Cedar Lane 22680 Cedar Lane
Court Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Chester Lynch, 96
Chester
Knight
Lynch Jr., 96, of California, Md., died March 11
at his home in California,
Md.
He was born Feb.
23, 1917 in Philadelphia,
Pa. to the late Chester
Knight Lynch Sr. and Elsie Sacksenheimir.
On Dec. 3, 1941 he entered the United
States Coast Guard and proudly served his
country until his honorable discharge on June
26, 1946, as a Machinists Mate First Class.
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He was employed by the federal government

as an electrician for 30 years until his retirement in 1972. On April 7, 1950, he married
his late wife, Rose Marie Lynch, who passed
away on Feb. 1, 2013. Together they enjoyed
62 years of marriage. He was a member of the
Lexington Park Lions Club and the VFW. His
hobbies included fishing, gardening, watching
NASCAR racing, and camping. He travelled
extensively in his retirement with his wife.
Some of his favorite travels include his trips to
China and Australia.
Chester is survived by his children, Denise M. Farmer (Joe) of California, Md. and
David B. Lynch (Susannah) of Hollywood,
Md.; and his grandchildren, Jacob Lynch of
Hollywood, Md., Benjamin Lynch of Hollywood, Md., Christopher Farmer of Fort Hood,
Texas, and Nathan Farmer of California, Md.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his sister, Elsie Brady.
Family received friends on March 16 at
the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A
graveside service and interment will be held
at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O.
Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653.
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
Sarah Dyson, 84
Sarah
Rebecca
Gough Dyson, 84 of Lexington Park, Md. entered
into eternal rest on March
16 in the comfort of Chesapeake Shores Nursing
Home. Sarah was born
on June 10, 1928 in Ridge,
Maryland to the late Julia
Hewlett and William Augus Gough.
Sarah entered into Holy Matrimony to her
life-long friend and soul mate, James Benedict
Dyson. From this union, they welcomed three
sons-James Herbert Dyson, John Furman Dyson and Larry Darnell Dyson. Sarah and her
husband resided in the St. Inigoes area, where
they made a home for their family and opened
their doors to many friends, as well.
Sarah dedicated her life to Christ and
her faith in Him kept her going all of these
years. She was a faithful member of St. Lukes
United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed
attending and receiving the Word, until her illness made it too difficult for her to endure.
Sarah was a homemaker who enjoyed
cooking, gardening and having children
around her. You could always find five or six
children at her home every day. She loved
children and they loved her. Sarah had such
a good heart and her smile just lit up a room.
She loved to have people come around, just to
visit. There was nothing that she wouldnt do
for anyone.
Sarah was known as the Queen of baking. If it went in an oven, she could bake it.
Even when Sarah was using the old-style oven
back in the day (if you can remember), she was
still the Queen of baking. As a matter of fact,
her baked goods tasted even better from that
old oven. Family members were always calling on Sarah when they needed or just wanted
to taste some delicious, old-fashioned baked
goods. In addition to baking, she enjoyed
canning such things as peaches and pears and
making jelly. Sarah would gather up all of the
children and everyone would be working.
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Sarah was preceded in death by her

husband, James A. Dyson; son, Larry D. Dyson; grandson, Deshaun Dyson; parents, Julia
Hewlett and William Gough; eight siblings,
Joe Gough, Mary Gough, Geneva Shorter,
Lillian Dove, Raymond Hewlett, Wren
Gough, James Gough and Robert Gough.
Sarah leaves to cherish her memories her
sons, James Herbert Dyson of Anderson, S.C.
and John Furman Dyson, of Temple Hills,
MD.; four grandchildren, whom she loved,
DeeDee, Tamara, Shawn and LaShonda;
her great-grandchildren, whom she adored,
Shaquan, Jamea, Ireanah, Destiny, Cashauna,
DauShaun, DaiNajah, KenShaun, Karen and
Jordan Badger. She also leaves behind a loving and caring person, Lucy Barber, whom
Sarah loved very much and referred to her as
the daughter she always wanted and who was
always there for her.
In addition, to cherish Sarahs memories are a host of loving nieces, nephews,
other relatives, neighbors, friends and church
members.
Visitation will be Saturday, March 23,
2013 at 9 a.m, until time of Service at 10 a.m.
at St. Lukes United Methodist Church, 12880
Point Lookout Road, Ridge, Md. Interment
will follow in the church cemetery. Reverend
Leroy Boldley will be officiating.
Bob Jarboe, 79
Robert Tyler Bob
Jarboe 79 of Leonardtown, Md. passed away
on his farm outside of
Leonardtown March 10.
Born Feb. 27, 1934,
he was the son of the late
John Claude and Elizabeth Kathryn Tyler Jarboe. Robert is survived
by his wife Liliane Louise Lambrechts Jarboe whom he married on April 12, 1958 in
Herentals Belgium. He is also survived by
his two sons, Steven Claude Jarboe and his
wife Carol Louise Uttermann Jarboe of Silver Springs, Md. and Christopher Andrew
Jarboe and his wife Kelly Colleen Smith
Jarboe of Leonardtown, Md, six grandchildren Aaron Claude Jarboe, Austin Andrew
Jarboe, Andrea Kerr Courtois, Alexis Henri
Courtois, Brigid Elizabeth Jarboe, William
Matthew Jarboe and one great-grandchild
Spencer Miller.
Robert was a lifelong resident of St.
Marys County and a graduate of Great
Mills High School. He served in the United
States Air Force in Germany from 1954 1958 where he met his wife Liliane. Upon
his return to the United States, Robert began his career as a farmer. Robert was active
in the Farm Bureau serving as St. Marys
County President for 10 years and serving as
President of the Maryland Agricultural Fair
Board. Robert also served as a St. Marys
County Commissioner from 1986 - 1994. He
then worked for the Maryland Department
of Agriculture until his retirement. Robert
remained active in the farm community
serving as a Supervisor in the St. Marys
County Soil Conservation District. He was
a member of the American Legion in Ridge,
and enjoyed spending time with friends,
working around the farm and working in his
garden.
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with prayers recited. A mass of Christian
burial was celebrated on March 15 in Holy
Face Catholic Church with Fr. Joseph Calis officiating. Interment will follow in the
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church cemetery.
Memorial Contributions may be made
to little Flower School 20410 Point Lookout
Road Great Mills, MD 20634 and/or Second
District Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue
Squad P.O. Box 1 Valley lee, MD 20692.
Janice Marie Cheseldine, 61

Janice
Marie
Cheseldine, 61 of
Mechanicsville, Md.
died March 16 at her
residence.
Born
August
26, 1951 in Leonardtown, Md. she was
the daughter of the
late Bernard Anthony
Wise and Dorothy Marie (Evans) Wise of
Leonardtown, Md.
Janice enjoyed going to church at
Living Word Community Church and
fellowshipping with her church family.
She was very talented and creative in
many ways and enjoyed scrapbooking,
stamping and making cards. Janice also
liked to play music. Her instrument of
choice was the bass fiddle, and her favorite type of music was Christian. She
loved baseball and her favorite team was
the Washington Nationals. She never
missed a game on television unless it was
on a church night. A couple of years ago
her son Scott picked her up for a surprise
birthday night out. As they were driving
by the Nationals Stadium, she told him
one day she was going to go to a live ball
game. He looked at her and laughed and
turned into one of the Nationals parking
lots and said this is your lucky day. From
that moment on, she was one of their best
fans. Her favorite place to vacation was
spending time on the beach in Ocean
City, Md.
For the past 37 plus years, she
worked for the St. Marys County Public
Schools and retired in January 2013. She
finished her career working at Benjamin
Banneker Elementary School working
with kindergarten students. She loved
them all as if they were her own.
Janice is survived by her mother,
Dorothy Marie (Evans) Wise of Leonardtown, Md.; her husband, David W.
Cheseldine; her son, Christopher Scott
Cheseldine of Mechanicsville, Md.; and
siblings, Barbara E. Quade of Mechanicsville, Md., Thomas D. Wise of Brandywine, Md., Bernard E. Wise of Colony,
Texas, John E. Wise of Colonial Beach,
Va. and Joseph D. Wise of Hollywood,
Md.. She was preceded in death by her
father, Bernard A. Wise.
Family received friends for Janices Life Celebration on March 20 at
the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood, Md. A funeral service will be
conducted by Pastor James Wickham at
the Living Word Community Church,
39371 Harpers Corner Road, Mechanicsville, Md. on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at
11 a.m. Interment will follow in Charles
Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Judith Ann Jarboe, 75
Ethel Inez Cusic, 76
Judith Ann Jarboe,

75 o f Piney Point, Md.
passed away on March 15
at the Hospice House of
St. Marys, Callaway, Md.
Born August 24, 1937 in
Waterloo, New York, she
was the only child of the
late Ruth Helen Huson and
Emory NMN Barrett.
Judy had been a resident of St. Marys
County since about 1961. She retired from
Maryland Bank & Trust Company in 1987, after 22 years of service as a Commercial Loan
Officer. Judy later worked part-time, for more
than 10 years, as House Mother at the Marcy
House. Her retirement years were spent doting on her grandchildren and providing volunteer services. She and her husband have
been active members of the St. George Island
Improvement Association (SGIIA) since taking up residence on the island in 1986. She
had served as the SGIIA treasurer for the last
25 years. Judy was recognized on several occasions for her dedicated service to the community, which included caretaker for elderly
residents, providing secretarial tasks for the
local Sheriffs Department and her tireless
support of SGIIA activities. In her retirement,
she was also able to pursue her avid interest in
her familys ancestry and as the family historian she had been able to share her enthusiasm
with her family.
Judy had been the center of the family
since the day she was born and had always
taken great pleasure in making those around
her happy. She had an enormous capacity to
love and the gift of making anyone she met
feel welcome by striking up a conversation
and showing a personal interest in their life.
Those that knew her fully appreciated her
warmth, easygoing spirit and love of life. Her
desire to put others before self and live by the
Golden Rule has forever endeared her to all
whose lives she has touched. She has been a
true blessing to family and friends and will be
sorely missed.
Judy is survived by her husband of 39
years, Benedict P. Jarboe (also known as Sam).
She also leaves five children, Paul F. Gary, Jr.
(Jeanne) of Princess Anne, Md., Tamara A.
Gary and Christopher S. Gary (Patty) both of
Leonardtown, MD, William P. Jarboe (Kathy)
and Wayne P. Jarboe both of Lewiston, Maine,
four grand children, John R. Lee IV (Kari),
Melissa A. Bean (R. J.), Jessica L. Gary and
William P. Jarboe Jr., and two great-grandchildren, Madison Lee and Alexa Jarboe.
Family will receive friends for Judys
Life Celebration on Thursday, March 21, 2013
from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown,
Md. Prayers will be recited by Deacon George
LHeureux at 7 p.m. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by Msgr. Karl Chimiak
on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 10 a.m. at St.
George Catholic Church, 19199 St. Georges
Church Road, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment will follow in St. Francis Xavier Chapel
Cemetery, St. George Island, MD.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the St. George Island Improvement
Association, 16262 Thomas Road, Piney
Point, MD 20674.
Ethel Inez Cusic, 76,

of Mechanicsville, Md.
formerly from Hughesville, Md. passed away
on March 12 in her home.
Born on March 7, 1937 in
Benedict, Md., she was
the daughter of the late
William Nicholas and
Elsie Irene (Goldsmith)
Langley. Ethel was the loving wife of Quincy
Edward Junior. Cusic whom she married on
August 3, 1957 in Benedict. Mrs. Cusic is survived by her children; Debbie Johnson (Ray)
of Bryantown, Md., Sandra Wood (Tony),
Karen Montgomery (John Monkey) both of
Mechanicsville, Md., and brother James (Darlene) Langley of La Plata, Md.
Ethel graduated from La Plata High
School in 1955 and moved from Hughesville,
Md. to St. Marys County in 1957. She worked
as a Secretary for Edward Jr. Cusic Building
Company for 42 years retiring in 2005. Ethel
enjoyed; dancing, cooking, playing slot machines, watching wrestling, camping, playing
cards, gardening, and was a devoted member
of St. Josephs Catholic Church. She was
known to many as Mama Inie and Aunt
Inie to her loving niece and nephew Donna
and Tom. Many always complimented her famous potato salad. She was a wonderful wife,
mother, and friend. She was a second mom to
a lot of people, and loved by many.
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Christian burial was celebrated on Monday,
March 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM in St. Josephs
Catholic Church Morganza, Md. with Father
Keith Woods officiating. Interment followed
in Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery Helen,
Md. Pallbearers were Francis Copsey, Francis Langley, Tom Langley, Bobby Cusic, Ray
Johnson, and John Monkey Montgomery.
Honorary Pallbearers will be; John Montgomery, Jimmy Herriman, Raymond Quade, Tom
Hagan, Rita Kelley, and Dorothy Morgan.
Contributions may be made to Hospice House
of St. Marys P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD
20650.
Joan Carolyn Miller, 81

Joan Carolyn Miller, 81 of Lawton,
Okla., formerly of Lexington Park, Md. died
March 12 at the Grace Care Center, Witchita
Falls, Texas.
Born September 23, 1931 in St. Louis,
Mo. she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand
Schiller and Clara (Friederich) Schiller.
Joan moved to Lexington Park, Md. in
1978 and lived there until July 2010 when she
moved to Lawton, Okla. Joan married her
husband of 39 years, Charles William Miller
on September 8, 1951. Charles preceded her
in death in 1991. Joan participated in yearly
American Lung Cancer Society Fundraiser
drives in memory of her late husband.
Joan is survived by her children, Charles
David Miller and Karen Lea Hansen; seven
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and
her beloved beagle, Buddy.
A graveside service will be conducted by
Rev. Timothy R. McNutt on Thursday, March
21, 2013 at 1 p.m. in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.
Community
Learn How
to Save
A Rider
If someone in your motorcycle
club goes down, or you arrive on the
scene of a motorcycle crash, do you
know what to do and what not to do?
You could help reduce injuries and
possible save a life. The Golden Hour
defined as the first hour after the occurrence of a traumatic injury - is
considered the most critical for successful emergency treatment. While
much of fire and rescue departments
in southern Maryland are dependent
on dedicated and educated volunteers,
who are applauded for their dedication,
fast response to a motorcycle crash is
important.
On Sunday, April 14, 2013 riders, road captains, emergency response
persons, and advocates are encouraged
to attend Motorcycle Emergency Incident Management Training/Bystander
Care. The training will commence at
8 a.m. with doors and sign in starting at
7:30 a.m. and will be held rain or shine.
The class will be hosted by the Southern Maryland Motorcycle Safety Rally
Safety Task Force and Red Knights
MD 4. The training will run from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Bingo Hall, at
24801 Three Notch Road, Hollywood
MD 20636. There will be a ninetyminute break to provide students with
an opportunity to participate and enjoy
the Southern Maryland Motorcycle
Safety Rally in the parking lot.
In 2011 there were 70 motorcycle fatalities and 1,513 motorcycle
crash injuries in Maryland. In 2011,
there were 1,881 motorcycle related
crashes in Maryland. Motorcycle riders aged 21-49 are overrepresented
in crashes, compared to rates among
all driver types statewide. Nine out of
ten motorcycle crashes involve a male
rider. Three-quarters of motorcycles
passengers involved in crashes are female. According to preliminary 2011
data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
4,612 Motorcyclists were killed on our
nation's roads.
Instruction will include Scene
Safety, Scene Management, Mock
Scenario, and Patient Triage. All participants will receive certification in
CPR/AED and First Aid. The training is presented in part by Southern
Maryland CPS and First Aid Training
at www.somdcpr.com . Registration is
$65 per person and registration is on a
first come, first served basis. Questions
or registration, please contact Kim
Welling at 443-532-4409, kwelling@
comcast.net; Jonathan Riffe at 443532-5315, jonriffe@yahoo.com; or Kim
Jones at 443-532-8516, jonesks@co.cal.
md.us. For more information visit
Southern Maryland Motorcycle Safety
Rally on Facebook.
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Knights of Columbus Donations
During a ceremony on March 10th the Msgr. Martin Harris Center in Hollywood,
Md., Mr. Randy Ferguson was presented with the proceeds of the annual K of
C Tootsie Roll Drive. The amount was over $3,300. A certificate of Appreciation
was given to Randy and his staff. Randy is the Executive Director of The Center
for life Enrichment, and has been with the center for 25 years.
Cpl. Doug Mills was honored on March 10 during a ceremony held at the
Msgr. Martin Harris Center in Hollywood, Md., Cpl. Mills was presented
with a certificate of appreciation during a lunch prepared by the Knights
of Columbus.
Lions Need Glasses

Throughout the world Lions need glasses. Not the
kind of lions that bite, but the kind that helps millions of
people see clearly. Each month the Lions of St. Marys
County (the Hollywood, Leonardtown, Lexington Park,
Mechanicsville and Ridge Lions) collect as many eyeglasses as possible. Every home has a pair of eyeglasses
that are no longer used. Drop them into one of the Lions
Collection Boxes, which are located at various places in
the county. That very same pair of glasses can change
another persons life. Heres how it works: once the eyeglasses are collected locally, they are taken to a Lions
Eyeglass Recycling Center where they are cleaned, calibrated by prescription strength, packaged and distributed
to people in need, mostly in developing countries.
Donating glasses may change someone's life by helping a child read, an adult succeed in his job or a senior
maintain his/her independence. Lions accept prescription and reading glasses, sunglasses and plastic and metal
frames. Children's glasses are especially needed. Make a
difference. Please contact Leonardtown Lions Jerry Pope Courtesy photo:
(240-538-4448) or George Kirby (301-475-3188) for more Leonardtown King Lion George Kirby (right) and fellow Leonardtown Lion John Brown
calibrate donated eyeglasses at the Melwood Recycling Center.
information.
St. Marys River Spring Cleanup

For the fifth consecutive year, the St. Marys
River Watershed Association (SMRWA) is seeking
volunteers to help clean up the river on Saturday,
April 6. The groups local effort is part of a larger
clean up campaign, through the Alice Ferguson
Foundations 25th Annual Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative.
Each year a team of volunteers hauls in tires
and hundreds of pounds of harmful and unsightly
trash from the rivers banks and bottom. This yearly
spring cleaning helps rid the waterway of hazards
affecting water quality, wildlife and recreation.
Come ready to work and keep in mind the water may be chilly. More hands make for a lighter
load and you can walk away feeling good about
your contribution.
Bring your own kayak, paddle and life jacket
and meet up at the Great Mills Canoe and Kayak Launch. The paddle will run from 9 a.m. to noon and cover the area between the launch
site and Adkins Road. The SMRWA will supply work gloves and trash bags. This volunteer opportunity is suitable for ages 8 and up. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
To RSVP for this event, email info@stmarysriver.org and for more information, visit www.smrwa.org.
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Community
Red Hatters Visit

Nursing Center
Cat of the Week
NEW
This
Year!
Linda Brock, left, Rose Dement, Queen Pat Myers, Pat Wilson, Patsy Beavan, Louise Park, Eunice Knott, and
Terricida Countiss, members of the Northern Senior Activity Center's St. Mary's Rockin' Red Hatters put on
their 50's outfits and visited the St. Mary's Nursing Center on Valentine's Day to dance and sing to rock
and roll songs to entertain the residents as well as provide each a gift.
My name is Lady Godiva. The first

thing you will notice about me is how
shiny and sharp my coloring is. The black
and brown patterns on my coat are just
exquisite. I was surrendered to the shelter
along with my 7 babies. They were very
young. We were lucky to be pulled from
the shelter because it is a kill shelter. My
babies have all been adopted. Everyone
wants kittens and very soon, they will
look just like me. I am very friendly
and affectionate. Feral Cat Rescue only
charges $75 for adults. If you would like
to adopt me, please fill out an application www.feralcatrescuemd.org/uploads/
FCRRequestForAdoption.pdf>
and
email it to Diane at diane@feralcatrescuemd.org. She is my foster mom and
her number is 301-481-0171.
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Library
Items
K9 dogs demonstrate search and
recovery
Bay K-9 Search and Recovery will
present an informative program on search
and recovery at Lexington Park Library
this Saturday, Mar. 23, at 10 a.m. Two
bloodhounds will perform demonstrations
at this free family program.
Mobile Career Center
The Southern Maryland Job Source
Mobile Career Center will be at Lexington
Park library on Mar. 22 from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. and at Charlotte Hall on Mar. 28 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The JobSource Coordinator will provide assistance with job searching using the Maryland Workforce Exchange and help job seekers get registered.
Saving with coupons to be discussed
Kimberly Hoctor who has been using
and saving with coupons for more than 30
years, will explain the basics of using coupons and provide tips on how to use them
most effectively at Leonardtown branch on
Mar. 27 and at Charlotte Hall branch on
Mar. 28. Both programs are free and will
begin at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required.
A variety of programs planned during
spring recess
Kids will use recycled items to build
amazing things at Build It to be held at
Leonardtown branch on Mar. 25 at 2:30
p.m., at Charlotte Hall branch on Mar. 27
at 2 p.m. and at Lexington Park branch on
Mar. 28 at 2 p.m.
All three branches will offer Crafternoon on Mar. 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Kids ages 4 to 12 can walk in and complete a spring craft. All supplies will be
furnished.
Forensic science will be explored
by kids ages 7 to 12 as they try to solve
a crime at the Who Done It? program offered at Charlotte Hall library on Mar. 25
at 2 p.m. and at Lexington Park library on
Mar. 27 at 2 p.m. Registration is required.
Lexington Park library will show a
movie about a beautiful girl who kisses
a frog prince wanting to be human again
on Mar 25 at 2 p.m. Charlotte Hall library
will show a film on Mar. 28 at 2 p.m. about
a video game villain who sets out to be a
hero only to bring havoc to the whole arcade. Snacks will be provided.
Prezi class offered
Adults can register for an introductory class to learn to use Prezi, a web-based
presentation and storytelling tool that
uses a virtual canvas instead of traditional
slides. The free class will be conducted at
Lexington Park library on Apr. 1 at 5:30
p.m.
Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown libraries will offer basic computer classes
during April. These classes include introduction to computers, Windows, Internet,
and email. Adults can register for one or
all of the classes. Registration is required.
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The Wild Things 4-H Club donated the Easter baskets to the children at the Angel's
Watch Homeless Shelter in Hughesville. Members of the club include Joey Collins, Adam
Gibbons, Destiny Norvell, Alexis Sampson, Savannah Sampson, Emilie Rice, Danielle
Thomas, Melanie Buckler, Gabby Wise, Brittney Thomas, Madison Rice, Chance Sampson, Drake Sampson and Sydney Wise. Missing from the picture are Bryce Hurry and
Gina Baker. The club meets monthly in Mechanicsville. 4-H is a program sponsored by the
University of Maryland for youth ages 6 to 18. Call the 4-H Extension office to join a club
in your neighborhood- 301-475-4479
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Becky Zyla, Charlie Sasscer, John Fore, Shelby Sasscer, Travis Trossbach, and Jason Fore, members of the Rope 'N Wranglers 4-H Club, presented soda tabs to the St.
Mary's County Farm Bureau at their Annual Banquet on March 9. The Farm Bureau
collects soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, which serves families of seriously
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St. Marys Department of Aging
SENIOR LIVING
Programs and Activities
Join us for a Tour of the U.S. Capitol

and the Library of Congress
On Wednesday, April 10, spend the day in Washington, D.C. We will arrive and go to the Visitors Center and then tour the Capitol. After a self-pay lunch
on site, we will head to the Library of Congress for
an afternoon tour to include the newest exhibit on
the Civil War, or the Bob Hope, Gershwin, or Early
America exhibits. Wear comfortable shoes as a great
deal of walking is required. Transportation is provided by motor coach bus. Bring your own travel
snacks. Bus leaves from the Garvey Senior Activity
Center in Leonardtown at 7:30 a.m. or the Northern
Senior Activity Center in Charlotte Hall at 8 am. Return time is approximately 5:30 p.m. Call 301-4754200, ext. 1063 for more information. Fee: $35 (includes motor coach bus transportation and driver tip).
Lunch is additional.
Blue Crabs Baseball Game
The St. Marys County Department of Aging

and Human Services will sponsor a trip to Regency
Furniture Stadium to see the Southern Maryland Blue
Crabs take on the Sugar Land Skeeters on Wednesday,
May 8. A ticket to the Senior Day Brunch includes
entrance to the game, access to the air conditioned
Legends Club Room (which includes private restrooms), full wait staff, and available outside private
seating. You will also have a two hour all-you-can eat
brunch buffet of eggs, potatoes, muffins, bagels, fruit,
sausage, bacon, coffee, tea, and soda. The cost is $23
per person. Reservations can be made by calling the
Garvey Senior Activity Center at 301-475-4200, ext.
1062. Payment is due by April 13. Make checks payable to St. Marys County Department of Aging and
Human Services. Limited transportation is available;
inquire when making reservations. Those providing
their own transportation should meet at Regency Furniture Stadium no later than 9:45 a.m. Game time is
Senior Activity Centers in St. Marys County to make

your payment (thus reserving your space). Call Joyce
at 301-737-5670, ext. 1656 for more information.
at 10:35 a.m.
Northern Breakfast Caf
On Wednesday, April 3, at 9 a.m., let us do the

cooking and cleanup in the morning while you enjoy
a great start to your day and good conversation with
others. Enjoy these morning comforts of Chipped
Beef Gravy over Biscuits, and fruit. Breakfast is
homemade and served with complimentary beverages. Cost is only $2 per person and payment is due
by noon the day before. Please call 301-475-4002 ext.
1001 with any questions.
Tickets on Sale for Spring Fling

Dance
On Friday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. enjoy

your favorite music, including R & B, Oldies, Top
Hits, and line dancing at the Northern Senior Activity Center. The party will begin at 9 a.m. with a hospitality table featuring complimentary beverages and
snacks, music by D.J. Mean Gene from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m., lottery drawing, door prizes and best dressed
prize for the Springs Finest. Tickets are available for
the suggested donation of $7 to be purchased by April
3, at the Northern Senior Activity Center, or while
supplies last. Limited seating. Please call 301-4754002 ext. 1001 with any questions.
Trip to see Orioles Play San Diego

Padres
On Wednesday, May 13 the Department of Aging

& Human Services will take a trip to see the Baltimore
Orioles play. Game time is 12:35 p.m. Pick-ups in St.
Marys County begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Loffler Senior
Activity Center, Garvey at 9 a.m. and Northern at 9:30
a.m. Forget driving and parking hassles, take a luxury
bus to this game. Cost of $60 includes transportation,
ticket (seats are under sun cover for your comfort), tip
for driver and snack on the bus. Stop by any of the
Spring Dcor for Your Door
Get ready for spring - start with your door. Toni

will show you how to make a beautiful bouquet to
hang using silk flowers and an umbrella. This project
will take place on Friday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Loffler Senior Activity Center. (Note - in New Beginning
this project was scheduled for April 12. It was moved
to April 5 due to a scheduling conflict.) Bring a pretty
umbrella (not too big) in your favorite spring color.
Ribbon and flowers will be supplied. For more questions or to sign up for this project call 301-737-5670,
ext. 1658 before Wednesday, April 3.
Core and Abs Class on Wednesdays
Do you want to strengthen your core muscles

which may help with lower back pain and maintain
posture and balance? Certified instructor, Dave
Scheible teaches this class on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. at
Loffler Senior Activity Center. You can try it out for
free and if you like it you can continue coming using
a fitness card. (Fitness cards are $30 and are good for
10 fitness classes of any type at any of the St. Marys
County Senior Activity Centers). For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.
Law Day
Do you need help with making Advance Directives? St. Marys County Department of Aging and
Human Services, in conjunction with Elville & Associates, presents Law Day on Wednesday, May 1 at
the Northern Senior Activity Center. The topic of discussion will be advance directives and attorneys will
be on site to answer any questions and to help prepare
necessary forms for advance directives at no charge.
Appointments are required. Call the Garvey Senior
Activity Center 301-475-4200 ext. 1050.
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.
Visit the Department of Agings website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
A Journey Through Time

The
Chronicle
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
1632: George Calvert, first Lord
Baltimore, was posthumously granted a
part of Virginia by King Charles I. This
included all of what are now Maryland,
Delaware, and the southern part of
Pennsylvania up to about present-day
Philadelphia. This grant amounted to
about seven million acres.
1632-1633: Cecil Calvert, second
Lord Baltimore, designated his younger
brother Leonard Calvert as governor of
the new colony. Plans were carefully made to ensure the
success of the venture. Although established as a Catholic
colony, religious affiliation was not to be an issue. Catholic
settlers were admonished to be silent upon all occasions
of discourse concerning matters of religion, at land as well
as at sea.
Skilled workers such as coopers, brick makers and carpenters were recruited with the promise of land ownership-something most of them could never achieve in England.
Founding of Maryland,
A Time Line
Those who could not afford to pay passage indentured

themselves for 5-7 years to work six days a week, 10-14
hours per day.
November 22, 1633: The Ark and the Dove set sail
from Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. The names of many
of the passengers are not known. Besides approximately 45
crewmen, estimates of passengers range from 128 (more
likely) to 340 (far too high in my opinion), the vast majority of them men. As Pete Himmelheber has pointed out on
many occasions, they werent sailing on a ship the size of
the Queen Mary.
November 25, 1633: During a ferocious storm, the two
ships were separated. The Ark sailed on assuming the
Dove had sunk.
January 5, 1634: The Ark arrived at Barbados to
make needed repairs to the ship, rest, and take on supplies.
About three weeks later, much to the delight of all, the
Dove arrived as well.
February 7, 1634: Both ships arrived at Point Comfort,
Virginia where they dropped off some of their passengers
and took on needed supplies.
March 3, 1634: The ships arrived in Maryland territory but remained on the ships while the territory was ex-
plored by Governor Calvert accompanied by Henry Fleet.

They sailed further up the Potomac River to meet the emperor of the Piscataway Indians who gave leave to us to
sett down where we pleased.
March 25, 1634: At St. Clements Island Father Andrew
White celebrated mass and a wooden cross was erected to
mark the official beginning of Maryland. In 1634 this island
contained approximately 400 acres; only 40 acres remain
today.
March 27, 1634: Selected for its vantage point and
the best place for defending the colony, Governor Calvert
bought the village known as Yaocamico from the Yaocamico Indians renaming St. Marys City.
The Yaocomico and Piscataway Indian tribes were
instrumental in the success of the Maryland colony. For instance, they taught the colonists to build wigwams and grow
vegetables such as maize, squash, potatoes, and pumpkins
(foods unknown in England).
May 1634: The Ark returned to England. In 1635
the Dove left for England too but never arrived and was
presumed to have been lost at sea.
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Seas The Moment

Seahawks Advance to Elite 8
By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
By defeating visiting Morrisville State (23-6) 84-66, the St.
Marys College Seahawks (27-3) completed a perfect home season
last weekend, setting a new season win record and earning a trip to
the NCAA Division III Elite 8 in the process.
Locked In On D
The Seahawks were on a string defensively throughout the night,

and threw a constantly changing series of defensive sets at their
opponents.
St. Marys utilized two versions of man-to-man, five zones, and
seven count them seven press sets that combined to create a combination of shooting woes for Morrisville State who were out of sync
all night, shooting just 32 percent from the floor, a minuscule 21 percent from three and 66 percent from the line.
Furthermore, added Seahawks Head Coach Chris Harney, each
set is completely unique, and he did not call the same defensive plays
more than three times in a row throughout the ballgame.
Were constantly changing our defense, Harney said, I knew
that was going to be hard for them [to develop a rhythm offensively].
He also noticed offensively Morrisville State did not execute
their plays throughout the night.
Running The Stuff
St. Marys shot a blistering 52 percent for the contest, including

50 percent from beyond the arc.
Combined with the solid defensive effort they built and held a
comfortable double-digit lead for the final 18 minutes of the game.
A brief hiccup occurred in the second half when Morrisville
State began making a late run and cut the lead to 11 by full-court
pressing and forcing St. Marys to commit a couple of turnovers. Harney took the opportunity during a timeout to rally his troops.
I told them they had two options, Harney explained, protect
the ball and play not to lose or attack and play to win.
He invited his team to go at them and challenge them, and the
Seahawks never looked back.
Turning Point Rebound Hounds
St. Marys did a number of things well on this particular evening, but their ability to outrebound Morrisville State, the visitors key
strength heading into the contest, stands among the most impressive.
Losing the battle of the boards 20-18 at halftime, St. Marys
crashed the glass in the second half pulling down a total of 49 by
the end of the night.
They finished the game a plus 13 in the category, an astounding statistic considering Morrisville State was plus 10 or more on the
glass every game this season.
They went out in the second half and we boxed out, observed
Harney.
Big man Jeff Haus and guard Donn Hill led the way with 11
rebounds each.
They [his teammates] always get on me about rebounding in
practice and boxing out, said Hill the games leading scorer with
17 adding he made a conscious effort to get on the glass throughout
the week in practice.
Photo By Frank Marquart

Starting guard Donn Hill led the way for the Seahawks with 17 points and 11
rebounds.
Haus, meanwhile, attributed his gaudy rebounding numbers to

getting in good position once a shot is taken, making up for what he
called a lack of athleticism.
Haus also chipped in with 13 points.
I knew I wanted a double double too, he joked.
Streaking Seahawks
St. Marys finished the season undefeated at home, and set an alltime record win total with victory number 27 on Saturday.
It hasnt really sunk in yet to be honest with you, Harney said
of his teams accomplishments his focus squarely on the upcoming
Elite 8 matchup. Right now our record is 0-0.
Harney added, community support and enthusiasm, particularly during home games, has played a role in the teams success this
season.
What it Means
St. Marys now travels to Salem to play Mary-Hardin Baylor Friday. If they win, a Final Four game is slated for Saturday.
Harney says their next opponent is a very athletic team that likes
to play physical and control the rebounding game.
He believes the Seahawks have already beaten a team that plays
a similar style in Alvernia.
We can adapt well, Harney said.
We have so many weapons, starting guard James Davenport
said when asked about St. Marys strengths as they continue through
the tournament. Were so deep.
Testing, Tuning at MIR this weekend

On Saturday, March 23 MIR will host a full day Test and Tune. Time runs, grudge
runs, testing, and tuning all day long. MIR will also have a free $1,000 to win gamblers
race for the bracket racers. So bring your grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket
cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to MIR. Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations
begin at 3 p.m., and the test and tune is over at 6 p.m. Admission is just $15.
On Sunday, March 24th MIR will host another full day Test and Tune. Time runs,
grudge runs, testing, and tuning all day long. MIR will also have a free $1,000 to win
gamblers race for the bracket racers. So bring your grudge matches, street cars, pro cars,
bracket cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to MIR. Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations begin at 3 p.m., and the Test and Tune is over at 6 p.m. Admission is just $15.
For more information on these events call 301-884-RACE or visit mirdrag.com
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Crabs Add
Pitcher
and
Outfielder
The Southern Maryland
Blue Crabs have purchased the
contract of pitcher Logan Williamson from the Lancaster
Barnstormers and signed outfielder Brandon Jones, manager
Patrick Osborn announced today.
Williamson, 27, earned a
9-3 record and 2.88 ERA in 128
innings for the San Angelo Colts
of the North American League
of Independent Baseball in 2012.
Williamson was among the top
three in wins with the Colts from
2011-12, before joining the Lancaster Barnstormers during the
2012-13 off season.
The 60, 210-pound, lefthander has spent the previous
six seasons across independent
baseball with such teams as the
Pensacola Pelicans, ShreveportBossier Captains and Grand
Prairie AirHogs of the Americans Association, the Brockton
Rox of the Canadian-American
Association and San Angelo.
Williamson recorded a 4.49 ERA
with 578 strikeouts in 772.1 innings in Independent League
action.
The Great Lakes, Ill., native
was last drafted by the Chicago
White Sox in the 27th round of
the 2004 MLB June Amateur
Draft.
Jones, 29, recorded a .326
average, 128 hits, 74 runs, 73
RBIs and 14 homeruns in 97
games with the Kansas City TBones of the American Association of Independent Baseball in
2012. He ranked first on Kansas
City in hits, runs, RBIs and third
on the team in batting average
last season. The Panama City,
Fla., native has tallied 38 hits, 22
RBIs, 18 runs and a .257 batting
average in 51 games with the Atlanta Braves from 2007-09, and
has recorded a .307 batting average, 180 hits, 95 RBIs and 94
runs in two seasons (2011-12) of
independent baseball.
Jones was a part of the
Braves farm system from 200409, reaching as high as Triple As
Richmond Braves and the Gwinnett Braves of the International
League before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and
Milwaukee Brewers organizations (2010-11).
The 61, 215-pound leftfielder was last drafted by the
Atlanta Braves in the 24th round
of the 2003 amateur draft and
made his major league debut at
on September 16, 2007 at age 23.
Jones spent parts of three seasons (2007-09) with the Braves.
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The Powerful Effect of

Music On Performance
By Debra Meszaros CSN
www.MXSportsNutrition.com
Do you rely on music to motivate yourself
during exercise?
Could music be doing more than improve
your mental aspect of
training?
The birth of the
iPod may have more of an affect on your
workout than previously thought. The
latest research shows that listening to
your favorite music before, during, and
after exercise actually influences ones
performance.
As an athlete you already know that
the power of the mind has an amazing
influence on your level of performance.
Whether you are an athlete or someone
attempting to get the most out of your
workout, music psychologically influences your biology. Yes, endurance, energy, and power can be increased with a
musical aid!
How to use your favorite tunes
When you listen to music your
thoughts and feelings directly influence
your bodys hormonal releases by activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis; the communication that takes
place between your brain and your adrenal glands. The results will vary depending on whether the music you are listen-
ing to is stimulating or relaxing to you.

Stimulating music will engage a metabolic state where energy is more available
to you during exercise. It can be lyrics,
rhythms, or other musical associations
that are the stimulant. After exercise,
some data shows inspirational music
may reduce lactic acid buildup and possibly increase growth hormone for quicker
recovery.
Music can be diversionary, it can
psychologically divert the mind from
thinking about fatigue during low to
moderate exercises; during high intensity exercise it can make exercising seem
more pleasurable. In one recent study,
those who cycled in sync with the music
they were listening to required seven percent less oxygen. Another interesting find
is what occurs when you combine music
and imagery. It seems one can enhance
muscular endurance when applying that
kind of combination.
In the world of competitive sports
and fitness, any minor advantage can
be helpful in helping you obtain your
goals. You may want to carefully select
the music you choose to listen to before,
during, and after your need to perform.
Matching the tempo of the music to the
type of activity is important. Ideally
youd want to match your average heart
rate with similar beats per minute in the
music chosen. What you may choose to
listen to during a warm-up, weight training, stretching etc. should vary to match
your performance goals. Lastly, the volume of the music also provides an affect.
Listening to your musical choice loud is
A View From The
Bleachers
Why March Madness Still Matters
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.

Contributing Writer
Im a vintage sports junkie. I consider the advent of ESPN Classic as proof
of the existence of a higher power and the
Almightys interest in the happiness of laymen. I dig grainy video and the endearing
black bars on either side of my wide screen
T.V. courtesy of analog technology. Ill
watch an encore presentation of any classic
game, in any sport, at just about any time.
Ive neglected chores and significant others, lost hours of sleep and been subjected
to hundreds of post-midnight and predawn infomercials in the name of a welltimed rerun of an epic athletic showdown.
That said, when I happened upon a
recent broadcast of Georgetowns win over
the Kentucky Wildcats in the 1984 Final
Four, I was hooked for the evening. Even
though the game took me back to my youth
and a far better time in Maryland/D.C.
sports, the attraction was larger than the
obvious nostalgia. The primary draw of
this cherished time capsule of college basketball was its comparative baseline. College basketball has been under fire recently
for the alleged degradation of play and
erosion of the overall experience. Critics
argue that the NBAs premature poaching

of the sports greatest stars and the thinner
spread of talent due to the rise of mid-major
programs has made the game of shadow of
its former self; one that, objectively speaking, is an inferior product to other offerings
on the crowded sports calendar.
As much as Id like to dispel those
doomsday prophecies, I cant. Watching
Georgetown vs. Kentucky, circa 1984,
only validated the criticisms of todays
game. If either team fed the flux capacitor,
hopped into the DeLorean, shot into the
future and entered the 2013 tournament,
theyd probably be the favorite (especially
Georgetown). The talent on the floor
from Patrick Ewing and Reggie Williams
to Sam Bowie and Kenny Sky Walker
was tremendous. More important than the
talent, though, was the relationship I felt
with these players, even 29 years removed
from their college days. The familiarity
is partly the product of a highly absorbent
childs mind, but its also indicative of early
entrants to the NBA. In the 80s, players
stayed in school and created lasting college
memories. Had Bowie and Ewing been
born 30 years later, their showdown would
have never happened - both would have
been gone after one year in college.
best but not too loud to cause any type of

discomfort. When the blood pressure in
your ear canal is elevated during exercise,
excess volume can cause temporary hearing loss. Be careful, but turn it up!
2013 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.
com. All rights reserved; no duplication without
permission.
DISCLAIMER: When you read through the
diet and lifestyle information, you must know that
everything within it is forinformational purposes
only and is not intended as a substitute for advice
from your physician or other health care professional. I am making no attempt to prescribe any
medical treatment. You should not use the information here for diagnosis or treatment of any health
problem or for prescription of any medication or
other treatment. The products and the claims made
about specific products have not been evaluated by
the United States Food and Drug Administration
and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or
prevent disease. You should consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise
or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might
have a health problem. Confirm the safety of any
supplements with your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist
(healthcare professional).Some information given
is solely an opinion, thought and or conclusion
based on experiences, trials, tests, assessments
or other available sources of information. I do not
make any guarantees or promises with regard to
results. I may discuss substances that have not been
subject to double blind clinical studies or FDA approval or regulation. You assume the responsibility
for the decision to take any natural remedy.
You and only you are responsible if you
choose to do anything with the information you
have read. You do so at your own risk.I encourage
you to make your own health decisions based upon
your research and in partnership with a qualified
health care professional.
Acknowledging the games qualitygap, the uncomfortable question preceding

this years tournament is this: does March
Madness still matter? Why watch inferior
talent (historically speaking) and players
and teams who well barely get to know?
In short, why bother?
Why? Because college basketball
and its season-ending tournament have
never been more relatable. March Madness still does what it always has. The
tournament still puts its participants in
pressure situations: moments that permit
the viewer an opportunity to question their
personal mettle and how they and their
co-workers would perform under similar,
go or no-go stress. The tournament also
continues to provide live, unfiltered guidance on handling adversity and defeat and
their antonyms, success and victory. None
of that has changed; those are the tournaments constants - regardless of the participants talents.
Where the Madness has evolved,
ironically, is in its acquisition of those admitted warts. True, college basketball lacks
elegance and precision. It isnt the thing of
beauty it once was; but it has patina now. It
is fabulously flawed, plagued, if you will,
with endearing imperfections. Then again,
arent we all? Indeed, and thats precisely
why the game and its tournament still matter. Both the 1984 and 2013 Georgetown
Hoyas can be appreciated; but while the
former left us awestruck, its the latter,
equipped with common human shortcomings, that invites a deeper connection with
the blemished but determined person residing within us.
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
Wanderings
of an Aimless
Min
Feeling
Down on
the Farm
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I was so excited when I found some comfortable shoes a few weeks ago at Annapolis Mall. One of the aisle kiosks was selling
soft shoes and slippers called Fuzzies. At this
point, I only have two pair of shoes I can wear
comfortably, and one of them, a pair of black
suede Sketchers; I already refer to as my fuzzies. But they are getting worn down. The once
warm, soft faux fur lining is nearly gone so
the tags irritate even through my socks. But
when you stand all day, as I do every day, they
are still pretty comfortable, but I know I need
to find a new pair. I have spent hours searching for the exact pair on the Sketcher website
to no avail.
My husband convinced me to go ahead
and get a pair of the new fuzzies at the mall,
and I wore them off and on for a few days. I
started to notice that there seemed to be a, uh,
farm type of smell as the day wore on. But we
were in the mall, and I had tried on or smelled
three dozen perfumes at Sephora. I thought,
One of the restaurants must be cooking freerange chicken or something gamey. I was still
noticing the smell the next day when I went to
work, but again couldnt immediately figure
out where the earthy smell was coming from,
and again wondered about its origin with, Its
too early for the farmers to be spreading nitrogen on their fields isnt it. Then I thought,
Well, I must have stepped in something
while out in the yard this morning.
That night, instead of going straight to
the bedroom and kicking off my shoes for
my slippers, I took off my shoes in the living room to catch some of the news. Whoa, it
was my cute new studded black fuzzy shoes
that were emitting the farm smell. The reason
they are so soft and warm is because they are
lined with sheep fur. But as I wore them, they
definitely gave of an earthy, barn-like smell.
In fact, I am always thinking of County Fair
time when I wear them.
I havent mentioned anything to my husband yet, because he spent a good amount of
money on them knowing how painful my ankles and feet can be. Also, I have no idea what
we did with the receipt that day. I have been
keeping the fuzzies in the back of my car as
emergency shoes and I did use them after our
St. Patricks Day dinner at the Parish Hall for
clean-up time. With all the boiled cabbage and
corned beef smell, I figured who would notice.
I finally got the bright idea to contact
Sketchers through facebook and sent them a
private message with the SKU number off of
my old favorite fuzzies. About a week later,
they sent a response with a link for my shoes
at a great price of $30.00 in clearance. Their
purchase is on my wish list/to do list this
month. Ill still wear the new fuzziesits
only seven months to the county fairIll just
stay with the other animals in the barns.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas
to:shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me
on facebook: Shelby Oppermann
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All Month Long

Free Middle School Safe Boating Day
Camps
The Sailing Center Chesapeake (SCC),
in conjunction with St. Marys College of
Maryland, has openings in three free (no
tuition, $40 application fee) weeklong safe
boating camps sponsored by a Spirit of
America grant from the U.S. Coast Guard.
2013 camp dates with openings are July 8
July 12, July 22 26, and August 5 9.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Students
who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grade
in 2013 are eligible. Campers must pass a
swimming test on the first day of camp. Instruction includes Maryland Boating Safety
Education Certification, classroom and waterfront activities that will instruct campers
how to: run a motor boat, rig and operate a
sailboat, row, paddle a canoe and kayak, and
recover from a capsized boat. The camp is
located at the Sailing Center Chesapeake
at Tall Timbers Marina, in Tall Timbers.
For directions, more information and registration materials, visit the SCC website at
www.sailingcenterchesapeake.org/SailingCenter/SpiritofAmerica/index.html or call
Brenda Clark, at 240-298-2659 or Guy Barbato at 240-538-4577.
Fish Dinners every Fri. (thru Fri.
March, 22)
St. Jeromes Hall, Rt. 235, Dameron, 11
a.m. to 7 p.m.
To benefit the knights of St. Jerome society and St. Peter Claver church. For more
info. 301-872-4566 or 301-481-8620. Dine-in
or take out orders.
Perennial Plant Sale
The Center for Life Enrichment, a local
not-for-profit organization, supporting adult
individuals with disabilities is conducting a
plant sale, through the month of March. The
plants come in one-gallon containers and
will come back every year. For more information or to get an order form, please call
301-373-8100 ext. 0. Proceeds benefit individuals with disabilities supported by The
Center for Life Enrichment.
The Reunion Committee for LHS Class
of 88
The Leonardtown High School Class
of 1988 is holding their 25 Year Class Reunion on July 20, 2013 from 5 to 11 p.m. at
the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department
Reception Hall. Please contact the reunion
committee at LHSClassof88@hotmail.com
for more information.
Free Tax Preparation
Beginning in February, IRS/AARPcertified tax counselors will provide free tax
preparation and electronic filing for low-tomoderate-income taxpayers in St. Marys
County. Personal returns only: no out of
state returns or returns involving farms,
businesses, rental properties, or partnerships. Taxpayers must have proof of social
security number and picture identification.
Bring a copy of last years return and all
income and tax related information including names, social security numbers, and
birth dates for all persons who will be listed
on the return. Call 301-884-8370 between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to schedule
an appointment at a site near you or visit our
walk-in site at the McKays Shopping Center
on Great Mills Road (under the Virtuous
Woman Hair Salon sign). Hours for the
McKays site: Monday 9 a.m. to noon, Tues-
day and Thursday 3- to 7 p.m., and Saturday

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment required
at this site.
St. Maries Musica Spring 2013
Concerts
Sunday, April 21: 3 p.m. Asbury Solomons (residents and family only)
Friday, April 26: 7 p.m. Historic Saint
Marys City Restored Chapel
Sunday, April 28: 3 p.m. SMILE Benefit Concert - Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Solomons Island, (with Patuxent Voices)
Monday, April 29: 7 p.m. First Saints
Community Church, St. Pauls Campus
25550 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown.
Monday, May 6: 7 p.m. Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421 Kingston Creek
Road, California, Md. (and performing
Requiem by Maurice Durufl with Festival Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, Harp and
Organ)
New this season: The newly formed
Festival Chorus will be performing Requiem by Maurice Durufl with Chamber
Orchestra, Harp and Organ. Requiem will
be performed in its entirety by the Festival
Chorus at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church
only on Monday, May 6th. Selected excerpts
will be performed by St. Maries Musica at
our remaining concert venues.
Thursday, March 21
Basket Bingo
Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department,
28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville, 5
p.m.
The Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a
basket bingo. All proceeds to benefit the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and
Auxiliary. Games begin at 6 p.m. For more
information or to make reservations contact
Judy at 301-884-5680 or log onto our website
www.mvfd.com.
Community Meeting
Annex Building, St. Marys College of
Maryland, 6 p.m.
Sheriff Timothy Cameron and the St.
Marys County Sheriffs Office Citizens
Advisory Board, in their continuing efforts
to strengthen community and law enforcement partnerships, will host a community
meeting at St. Marys College of Maryland.
Sheriff Cameron will provide an overview
of calls for service and respond to citizens
questions. Residents are encouraged to
attend.
Pianist Brian Ganz
St. Marys College Of Maryland, 18952 E
Fisher Rd, St Marys City, 12 p.m.
Ganz will continue his popular Chopin
Discoveries series at St. Marys College of
Maryland. He will play and discuss several
works of the great Romantic composer, including perennial favorites and a few less
well-known pieces. The program is free and
open to the public.
Friday, March 22
LVFD Fish Fry
Leonardtown Firehouse, 5 p.m.
The Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department is cooking up a Fish
Fry from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Leonardtown
Firehouse. Fish, parsley potatoes, cole slaw,
apple sauce, rolls and dessert will be served.
Adults are $12 and children 3-10 are $5. Carry-outs will be available.
IMPACT 2013: BENEATH THE

SURFACE
Approximately 3,000 high school
students an youth leaders are invited to
experience a high-energy weekend complete with national speakers, musicians,
and entertainers at the IMPACT 2013:
Beneath the Surface Youth Conference,
March 22-24 at the Ocean City, Maryland
Convention Center. The weekend will
feature live music by national recording
artists Rend Collective Experiment, Tedashii, The Kings & Queens Tour Concert with Audio Adrenaline, Group1Crew,
Seventh Day Slumber and Manic Drive,
challenging and inspiring national youth
speakers Preston Centuolo and Mike Pilavachi and more. Adult training will also
be available with Dr. Duffy Robbins and
Mark Yaconelli. The program is only $85
per person with hotel rates additional. For
more information, call 1-877-896-3802 or
check it out on the web at mmyfc.org.
Saturday, March 23
Pre Maryland Day Celebration
Port of Leonardtown Winery, 23190
Compton Road,Leonardtown, 12 to 6
p.m.
Description: What better way to
celebrate Maryland than with award winning local Maryland wines with Kevins
Corner Cafes famous Maryland Crab
Soup. Cost: $10 for a souvenir glass, wine
tasting up to six wines paired with Maryland Crab Soup. Call for more information 301-690-2192.
Spring Open House
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown
26005 Pt. Lookout Rd. (Rt. 5, next to
Maryland Antiques Center), Leonardtown 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come see the Shops wide variety
of unique, handmade items. Ten percent
discount on total purchase will be offered
with coupon. Light refreshments will be
available. For more information, please
visit our website at www.craftguildshop.
com www.craftguildshop.com for a coupon or call 301-997-1644.
Mulch sale
Mother Catherine Spalding School,
38833 Chaptico Road, Mechanicsville, 8
a.m. to 2 p.m.
To benefit Mother Catherine Spalding School sales of 3 cu. Ft hardwood
shredded bag of mulch - $4 per bag or
$168 per pallet (42 bags). Pre-sale order
or buy on-site. For additional information
contact MCS at 301-884-3165.
Celebrate Marylands Anniversary
at HSMC
St. Marys City - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate Marylands 379th anniversary with pomp, pageantry, and free
admission to Historic St. Marys City
(HSMC)! Begin your visit in Town Center, where visitors are invited to enjoy
March winds, wide open spaces, and a
very old sport kite flying. Bring your
own kite and join HSMCs colonists in
Chapel Field as we play March winds
from 10 a.m. to noon. Enjoy living history at Smiths Ordinary, the Indian Ham-
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let, the Spray Plantation, and onboard the

Maryland Dove from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At 1 p.m., plan to gather at the Visitor Center for the official program. Join
dignitaries, the militia, and citizens for
speeches, awards, and the Ceremony of
the Flags, where children representing
each Maryland jurisdiction present their
county colors to the crowd. Keynote
speaker Cheryl LaRoche, Ph.D., lecturer, consultant, researcher, and professor will consider reasons to look beyond
the big stories in history. HSMCs
highest award, the Cross Bottony, will
be presented to Lawrence Leak, Ph.D.,
a HSMC Commissioner and long-time
supporter and advocate for the museum. From noon to 2:30 p.m., relax in
the Brick Chapel as PING, the a cappella chorus from St. Marys College of
Maryland, weaves intricate tapestries of
sound beneath the barrel-vault ceiling.
Expressions of St. Marys will offer a
variety of regional and child-friendly
meals and snacks for sale.
For more information about this program or the museum, contact the Visitor
Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634,
or info@stmaryscity.org.
Craft Guild Shop Open House
26005 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, 10 a.m.
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown will host a Spring Open House from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come see the Shops
wide variety of unique, handmade items.
10% discount on total purchase will be
offered with coupon. Light refreshments
will be available. For more information,
visit www.craftguildshop.com. For a coupon call 301-997-1644.
Sunday, March 24
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American Legion Bluegrass

American Legion, the corner of RT 381
& RT 231Post 238, Hughesville, 12 p.m.
The Sons of the American Legion
and Jay Armsworthy prepare for the concert of the winter season with Joe Mullins
& the Radio Ramblers. Chris Tenney &
Riverside South will open the show at 2
p.m. Tickets for the show are $15 per person. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and all the
fixings will be available for sale before
the show. For more information, tickets,
and directions, go to www.americanlegionbluegrass.com or call 301-737-3004.
All paid tickets will be held at the door
for pick up on the day of the show. Also
non-perishable food donations will be accepted for the Helping Hands Food Bank
in Southern Maryland.
Monday, March 25
St. Marys Genealogical Society
Leonardtown Library, 23250 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, 7 p.m.
The subject is Maryland State Archives: How to use the MSA website for
research as well as other online resources
available. Speaker is Michael G. McCormick. Refreshments served. Contact Loranna Gray at 301-373-8458 or Peg Richardson at 410-326-4435 for directions and
information.
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Tuesday, March 26
LVFD Red Cross Blood Drive
Leonardtown Firehouse, 22733 Lawrence
Avenue, 2 p.m.
The Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a Red
Cross Blood Drive from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
the Leonardtown Firehouse. To register call
1-800-Red Cross or go to www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code 05314730.
Thursday, March 28
Alternative Energy and Environmental
Program Luncheon
Ye Olde Caf in Leonardtown, 11:30 a.m.
The League of Women Voters of St.
Marys County will feature Jeff Shaw from
SMECO, who will speak about the environmental progress the rural electric company has made. Hear what is new and what
SMECO plans for the future. To attend, call
301-994-3994 for reservations by March 25.
For more information about the League of
Women Voters of St. Marys, visit our web
site at smc.lwvmd.org.
Friday, March 29
Holy Week Schedule
Hollywood United Methodist Church, 24422
Mervell Dean Road Hollywood, 9 a.m. to 7
p.m.
The sanctuary will be open for prayer
from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Easter Sunday Services; will begin with a sunrise service at
6:30 am at Joy Chapel, rain or shine, located
at Joy Chapel Road, Hollywood, Md. Traditional Easter Services will be held at 8:30 and
11:00 a.m. at the Hollywood Church Our services are traditional and all are welcome Rev.
Sheldon Reese For more information please
call the church at 301-373-2500
Saturday, March 30
Easter Weekend Pairings
Port of Leonardtown Winery,
23190 Compton Road,Leonardtown, 12 to 6 p.m.
Description: Come see
what the Easter bunny brings!
Try Easter goodies like Peeps
and Cadbury mini eggs paired
with our award winning wines.
Cost: $10 for a souvenir glass,
wine tasting up to six wines
paired with Easter goodies.
Call for more information
301-690-2192.
1st Annual NSA SoMD Easter Egg Softball Slam
Cove Point Park, Cove Point
Road, Lusby
One day tournament Max 10 teams.3 GG, $225.00
entry + $25.00 NSA Sanction
fee
$50.00 of Entry Fee goes
to Cash prize (75/25 split for 1st.
& 2nd)
NSA State & Regional
World Series Qualifier
Balls: Must be NSA
stamped, .52/275. Available on
site at $5 each or $50 dozen.
Additional information
and entry Contacts: Tim McCoy, 443-624-2530, at flashover1970@aol.com;
Nicole/
Tommy Orme,240-320-5168/240-320-6073,
atmidmdnsa@comcast.net; and, Adrian W.
Burns,240-565-9789, ab_msua@comcast.
net.
Easter Bake Sale
Murphys Town & Country Store, 9 a.m. to
noon.
Sponsored by the Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary.
Sunday, March 31
Community Invited to Egg Hunt on
the Lawn
The Front Porch Restaurant at the
Sterling House, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
An Easter egg hunt on the lawn of
the Sterling House in historic Leonardtown is free and open to the community.The hunt will be organized into 2
age groups: Children 2-5 years old at
10 a.m. Children 6-10 years old at 10:15
a.m. Prizes for finding the golden egg
and the most eggs will be awarded and
light refreshments will be served. The
Front Porch Restaurant will be open
and offering a limited Brunch menu as
well.
For more information contact Jo
Ann Beck on (301) 997-0984 or joann@
homebuildersmd.com
Tuesday, April 2
St Marys People on the Go
St Marys Arc of Southern Maryland,
Leonardtown, 4 to 5 p.m.
Monthly meeting. Please contact
Tracia Price at (301) 535-7404 or by
email traciap@yahoo.com with any
questions or comments
Thursday, April 11
So. Maryland RC&D Board, INC.
Awards Dinner
3225 Kings Landing Road,
Huntingtown
The Southern Maryland RC&D

Board will be hosting the 2013 Annual Awards Dinner. The agenda for the
night is: social time at 6 p.m., dinner
at 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7:15 p.m.,
awards at 8 p.m., followed by adjournment at 8:30 p.m. Buffet menu includes:
crab balls, peeled shrimp, fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn,
green beans, rolls, tea, coffee, and soda.
The registration form is to be returned
by March 27. Please make checks payable to: Southern Maryland RC&D
Board, Inc. Email denitra.brawner@
somdrcd.org or log onto www.somdrcd.org for more information on the
nights activities. Please note that there
are no refunds after March 27.
Saturday, April 13
US Coast Guard Boating Safety
Class
Lexington Park Library, 21677 FDR
Boulevard, 9 a.m.
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Solomons Flotilla 23-2, will present a twosession Maryland Boating Safety Education course on Saturday, April 13 and 20.
The class will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
with a lunch break at noon. The class will
be presented in the Lexington Park Library, Longfellow Room. Graduates of this
course will receive the MD Boater Safety
Education certificate. This certificate must
be carried by any person born after July 1,
1972 while that person operates a registered
vessel in MD waters. Students must attend
both sessions and pass a final examination
in order to obtain the certificate. Topics
include: Introduction to Boating Terms,
Boating Equipment, Boat Trailering, Boat
Handling Underway, Navigation Aids,
Boating Emergencies, MD Boating Laws,
Jet Ski Operation, Water Skiing Regulations, Hunting and Fishing. Contact Gary
Smith at 410-326-8377 or fsope.232@hotmail.com to preregister. Space is limited,
so sign up early.
St. Marys Public Schools Shoe

Fund
Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center, parking lot, 7 to 11 a.m.
The Criminal Justice Program is
having a yard sale to benefit the St. Marys
County Public Schools Shoe Fund. All
proceeds will be directly donated to the
fund. Items will include furniture, printers, DVD players, clothing, Wii accessories, musical instruments, stereo equipment, and much more. The yard sale will
be in the schools parking lot, or inside if
there is inclement weather.
2nd Saturday Series at Sotterley
Sotterley Plantation, 44300 Sotterley
Lane, Hollywood, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
A Taste of History: How African
American Foods Influenced Our Modern
Cuisine
Saturday. 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 colonial dishes, as well
as our modern regional foods. Lecture
and demonstration will be presented by
the Director of Education of Historic
London Town and Gardens. Limited
to 60 people per session. Admission
Information: $15 per person. Advance
reservation required. Purchase tickets
online:
http://www.ticketderby.com/
event/?id=246419
To submit your event listing to

go in our Community
Calendar, please email
news@countytimes.net with the
listing details by
12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to
our Thursday publication.
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

Running the 1st & 3rd Week of Each Month
To Advertise in the Church Services Directory, Call The County Times at 301-373-4125
ANGLICAN
BAPTIST CHURCH
THE ANGLICAN MISSION

OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sundays - 10 AM
41695 Fenwick Street Unit 3
301/475-9337
www.amosm.net
BAHAI FAITH
BAHAI FAITH
God is One, Man is One,
and All Religions are One
Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8

Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm
301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention

8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Pastor Keith Corrick
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
Sunday Morning Worship

Sunday School (all ages)
Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study
Wednesday Discipleship Classes
(Adults, youth & Children)
10:30am
9:15 am
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Cecelia Church
47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429

St. Marys City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
Vigil Mass:
4:30 pm Saturday
Sunday:
8:00 am
Weekday (M-F):
7:30 am
Confessions:
3-4 pm Saturday
www.stceciliaparish.com
BAPTIST
CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Victory Baptist Church
29855 Eldorado Farm rd
CharlottE hall, md 20659
301-884-8503
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LHS to Interpret Mame

By Alex Panos
Staff Writer
Leonardtown High Schools spring
musical will bring to life the eccentric
styling of Mame this weekend.
The show has been a hit on Broadway both as a musical and play, and
been made into a movie.
Set in the early 1920s and in to
the World War II era, the play revolves
around Mame Dennis, an eccentric socialite, whose life is disrupted when her
brother dies and she becomes responsible for her 10-year-old nephew.
Instead of becoming upset by the
sudden change in her situation, Mame
continues to live life to the fullest

and introduces her nephew to her lifestyle, says Technical Coordinator Guy
Barbato.
She teaches the boy to experience
things, even once the Great Depression
hits and all her money is lost.
Once she loses her money, Mame
attempts to find a new job leading to
disastrous, yet comical, events.
Eventually, Barbato continues,
Mame is rescued by a wealthy southern
aristocrat with a plantation in Georgia.
After sending her nephew to boarding
school, marrying the aristocrat and going on a honeymoon around the world,
she eventually returns home to find her
Photos Courtesy of Guy Barbato

Leonardtown High School is set to produce Mame, pictured here are scenes from last years musical.
nephew has changed

for the worse.
She helps bring
him back to his senses just in time, doing
so with her trademark
flair.
Barbato believes
people will enjoy
the mostly family event because
of its upbeat feel and
Mames live life to
the fullest attitude.
The music is a
lot of fun, said Barbato, noting people
will be surprised to
recognize some of the
songs, such as Im a
Little Christmas.
Barbato added, the songs are uplifting and will leave the audience in
high spirits.
Barbato noted a large pit band
comprised of Leonardtown High
Schools band members will be utilized
for the song-heavy musical.
Its just a fun show.
The cast has been rehearsing since
early January five nights a week, and
Barbato is looking forward to seeing
the finished product this weekend.
So many aspects are coming together, he explained, from choreogra-
phers, stage crew, band music and the

cast, the kids in the play are sure to feel
accomplished when their work culminates on Saturday.
He concluded, Itll be neat to see
all this come together.
The performances are set for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7
p.m. Saturday will feature a matine at
2 p.m. as well. Tickets are $7 for adults
and $5 for children and seniors.
To purchase advance tickets or for
more information visit lhstheatre,org.
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In Entertainment
Thursday, March 21
Tuesday, March 26
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch
Road, California) 6 p.m.
Cantina Trivia
Tequila Grill & Cantina (30320 Triangle
Drive, Charlotte Hall) 7:30 p.m.
Dynamic Duck Duo

Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) 9 p.m.
Justin Myles
Ladies Night
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch
Road, Mechanicsville) 9 p.m.
Fair Warning
Friday, March 22
Wednesday, March 27
Bar Dogs
Quades Store (36786 Bushwood Wharf
Road, Bushwood) - 8 to 11 p.m.
Band in a Box
St. Marys Landing (29935 Three Notch
Road, Charlotte Hall) 7:30 to 11 p.m.
The Shatners
Mason Sebastian
Dave Norris
Southern Tradition
Road, Charlotte Hall) 7 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, March 23
Latrice Carr and the Muzicans Den
Fair Warning
Pet the Monster
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch
Road, Mechanicsville) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 24
Clyde Copsey
Monday, March 25
Superheroes of Southern Maryland
Meet & Greet Spiderman
Drive, Charlotte Hall) 5 to 8 p.m.
Team Trivia Night
Road, California) 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 28
Live Acousticwith Wes Ryce
Drive, Charlotte Hall) 7 to 10 p.m.
Dave Norris
Fast Eddie and the Slow Pokes
Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 29
Dave Norris
South Bound
Stereocase
Saturday, March 30
Fair Warning
Tonights Alibi
The County Times is always looking

for more local talent to feature! To submit art or
band information for our entertainment section,
e-mail alexpanos@countytimes.net.
Please submit calendar listings by 12 p.m. on the
Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.
The Dawn of Recovery is a newly formed Peer-to-Peer

Recovery Support Group for teens & young adults in
recovery or seeking sobriety from drugs & alcohol
lead by a Certified Recovery Coach in recovery.
Mondays 6:30pm-7:30pm
NE Community Center (Chesapeake Beach)
Room M2
Young Adults (18+)
Tuesdays 6:30pm-7:30pm
Harvest Fellowship Church (Lusby)
*Building next door to church
Teens (18 & Under)
For More Information:
dawn.recovery2012@yahoo.com
John Mitchell, CSA at 410-535-5400ext.311
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Real Estate
for Sale
Real Estate
for Sale
2.8 secluded acres overlooking a pond.

Hardwood floors. Fireplace in family
room is great place to spend the holidays.
The kitchen has many stainless upgrades
and over looks the family room. Separate
dining room and living room. Large
master with a room that could be used for
an office. Large detached 3 car garage/
shop w/ 800+ sq ft overhead storage. Hot
tub and large back deck. Price: $439,000.
Call 240-561-2144.
I have clients looking

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Lexington Park Rentals
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3 BR TH with W/D $1150
3BR TH fenced yard $1250
Rental King 301-737-7854
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Employment
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receptionist to begin immediately! Seeking
a very responsible, outgoing, self-motivated
team player with great customer service skills!
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fun work environment! If you are interested,
please contact Turk at #301-449-5900 or email
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Child Care
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Busy and fast paced automotive repair
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should have at least 3 years experience,
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Small Blessings Daycare
has full and part-time openings for ages

5 thru 12 in the Owings area. Fun activities and field
trips planned for summer. 1st aid and CPR Cert.
Licensed provider. Reasonable rates.
Call Kim 301-812-1007
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.
1965 Pontiac Tempest. 47,000 original
miles by mostly 1 older owner, garage
kept in vey good condition. 326 V8, newly
painted (aqua green). Will send pic upon
request. 301-481-6851 or email caroljejo@
aol.com. Price: $15,000 negotiable
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1. Mexican President Camacho

6. Egyptian statesman Anwar
11. March 17, 2013
14. Dont know when yet
15. Russian country house
16. No longer is
18. E.g. club soda or fruit juice
21. Hindu holy man
23. Viverridae cat
25. Long sound diacritical mark
26. Yellow-fever mosquitos
28. Dead and rotting flesh
29. Those who are present
31. Royal Mail Service
34. Not in
35. Slope stability radar (abbr.)
36. Fast ballroom dance
39. A writ issued by authority
of law
40. Lots
44. Concrete ingredient
45. Counterweights
47. Lower in esteem
48. Having the head uncovered
50. A way to plead
51. Henry __ Lodge,
American politician
56. Before
57. Portable communicator

62. Marten having luxuriant
dark brown fur
63. Game table fabric
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1. Inability to coordinate
muscular movement
2. Biden or Cheney
3. Farm state
4. Confined condition (abbr.)
5. Macaws
6. Space Center Houston
7. Alias
8. Chevy Show star initials
9. A public promotion
10. More meretricious
11. Invests in little enterprises
12. Integrated circuit
13. Rednecks
14. Atomic #69
17. Legume hemp
19. Adams garden partner
20. The color of blood
21. Orange-red chalcedony
22. Units of land area
24. Green, sweet or Earl Grey
25. Any member of the
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27. Received thrust (Geology)

28. Mexican treasury certificates
30. Ancient Egyptian king
31. Searches through
32. Silent actors
33. Biscuitlike tea pastry
36. Largest Canadian province
37. Chess horseman (abbr.)
38. Theater orchestra area
39. One who replaces a striker
41. The bill in a restaurant
42. A major division of
geological time
43. Imperturbable
46. Used esp. of dry vegetation
49. Delaware
51. A passage with access only
at one end
52. Brew
53. Common degree
54. Shape of a sphere
55. Yearly tonnage (abbr.)
58. City of Angels
59. Pound
60. Hello
61. Wizard of __
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Issued Marriage Applications for January 2013
January 2, 2013
Jose Antonio Pichardo, Jr., 26
LaPlata, Md
Emily Louise Davis 25
LaPlata, Md
Luiz Miguel
Hernandez 29
Lexington Park, Md
Miriam Yolanda Salgado 42
Lexington Park, Md
William Brent Jackson 30

Scotland, Md
Destiny Kazia Calabria 25
Scotland, Md
Thomas James Donovan 29
Chaptico, Md
Amy Lynn Prewitt 29
Mechanicsville, Md
January 8, 2013
Derek Anthony Pender 24

Lexington Park, Md
Amanda Candee
McAlister 21
Lexington Park, Md
Chelsea Marie West 22
Great Mills, Md
Adam Harrison Moose 21
Woodbine, Ga
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Christine Denise Butler 52

Leonardtown, Md
Arthur John Watkins 54
Leonardtown, Md
Melissa Denise Miles 25

Lexington Park, Md
Chelsey Ayn Jones 22
Lexington Park, Md
Gregory Allen Stevens-Martin

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Lexington Park, Md
Ladiedra Rashaun Dorsey 20
Lexington Park, Md
Gordon Christopher Budd 19

California, Md
Harli Anne Torr 19
Lusby, Md
January 18, 2013
Daniel Hugh Eborn 41

Patuxent River, Md
Susan Stephanie Anne Mann
41
Patuxent River, Md
January 4, 2013
Dennis Leon Brady 50
Mechanicsville, Md
Mary Kathleen McClean 42
Mechanicsville, Md
David Scott Campbell 24
Lusby, Md
Sarah Jeanne McGown 21
Hollywood, Md
Darrell Levoid Bittle 58
Gates, Nc
Magdalene Simone Freeman
60
Gates, Nc
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Robert Brian Chapman, Jr., 25
Lexington Park, Md
Heather Lee Wilkerson 27
Lexington Park, Md
January 9, 2013
Donald Steven Wood 45

Clements, Md
Edith Mae Hood 40
Clements, Md
Mac Farrell Talbert Jr., 42

Alexandria, Va
Ginger Greer Gaccuma Fernandez 35
Lexington Park, Md
Kristin Stephanie Crizer 25

Lexington Park, Md
Ronald James OMalley 27
Lexington Park, Md
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Philip Gehman
Stauffer 23
Homer City, Pa
Elsie Sensenig Stauffer 20
Loveville, Md
Dale Alexander Bruce 30

California, Md
Jamie Lynn Shields 30
California, Md
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James Harold Chestnut III, 23
Tall Timbers, Md
Shelby Dawn Gentry 21
Tall Timbers, Md
James Fallon Cannon 18

Leonardtown, Md
Emily Marie Matos 19
Mechanicsville, Md
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Eric Lee Kirkpatrick 31
Mechanicsville, Md
Jessica Leigh Apperson 28
Mechanicsville, Md
Dale Allen Smith 46

Lexington Park, Md
Shirley Ann Poter 47
Lexington Park, Md
January 25, 2013

Phillip Clark Wentz, Jr., 35
California, Md
Steven William Tuttle 35
California, Md
James Joseph Hall 35
Leonardtown, Md
Christine Marie Russell 31
Leonardtown, Md
January 28, 2013

William Michael Rizzetto 52
Lusby, Md
Gloria Jean Weeks 57
Lusby, Md
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Vijaykumar Shambhubhai
Patel 31
Lexington Park, Md
Diptiben Krishnalal Patel 28
Lexington Park, Md
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Manassas, Va
Dina Michelle Harrington 46
Manassas, Va
Gerry Nicole Estes 28

Vero Beach, Fl
Sarah Anne Wills 31
Vero Beach, Fl
Clark William Morrison 26

Lexington Park, Md
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Lexington Park, Md
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January 31, 2013
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LaPlata, Md
Dana Leeane Schoenbauer 23
Mechanicsville, Md
Gerardo Diaz Llanes 31

California, Md
Julia Marquez 34
California, Md
William Vernon Lyon, Jr., 33

Mechanicsville, Md
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Commissioners paid tribute to John Savich, former county administrator.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Sheriff, Libraries, Schools Receive

teachers unions, because their tentative agreement relies on

AMAZING UPCOMING ENTERTAINMENT

AT THE RUDDY DUCK

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THE PIRANHAS LIVE

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

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Wildewood Shopping Center

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tions skip sending in audits all together,

HISTORIC ST. MARYS CITY MUSEUM

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Anderson says the group plans to

grants, they see a return of $23. We have

Executive Director of St. Marys County Housing Authority Dennis Nicholson

Resurfacing Great Mills Road

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Kids will have the opportunity to fly kites, one of

knowledge of one of Marylands first landowners Thomas Gerard.

Cheryl LaRoche, keynote speaker and

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Propane is 270 times more compact as liquid than as a gas,

Tanks used in smaller bobtail delivery

90 barges and tankers

Taylor Gas Company, Inc

21541 Great Mills Road

Engine Fuel for LPG Fleets

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Carillo will be in town the first three months before

Thursday, March 21, 2013

The County Commissioners honored John Savich on Tuesday, by hosting a

One third of all

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Thursday, March 21, 2013