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Uas Test Site Gains

Focus In Short Term
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The director of the newly established
unmanned air system (UAS) test site at
St. Marys Airport told county elected
leaders that the efforts there will focus
on safety and precision agriculture, at
least at the beginning of testing locally.
Despite much fanfare in the opening
of the site, it may be some time before any
test flights can occur.
We will be holding meetings with
NAVAIR and local industry researchers
as we develop projects for both laboratory and flight test operations, Matt
Scasscero wrote in an Aug. 19 missive
to the Board of County Commissioners.
However, UAS flights from [St.] Marys
airport are not currently planned. Our
near-term plan for flight operations is focused on Crisfield airport on the Eastern
Shore.
The Eastern Shore venue was a better choice for initial flight operations,
Scasseros letter stated, because of its remote location and lower population that
would allow for more experimentation

with developing procedures and safety
protocols.
The two broad projects to take place
here would not require the local airport
except as a staging area and preparing for
preflight, Scassero said in his letter.
Commissioner Todd Morgan said the
arrangement, which essentially amounts
to a division of labor between the Eastern
Shore and St. Marys, would still mean
technology development here even without high profile UAS test flights.
Its not going to happen anytime
soon, Morgan said. But this should still
create high paying jobs.
The main issue, he said, was the
already heavily used and restricted air
space that makes up a great deal of the
county due to the U.S. Navys presence at
Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
We have a complex issue here because of our flight operations, Morgan
said. We cant just throw drones up in
our restricted air space.
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Improvement
Coming Slowly
To Mill Point Shores
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Back in June, the community of Mill Point Shores in Clements was clamoring
for county assistance in dealing with dilapidated and blighted properties and, months
later, leaders there say they got it.
Barbara Watkins, a homeowner there and member of the Mill Point Shores
Improvement Association, said letters sent out to home owners about the countys
relatively new blight ordinance have sparked other owners for blighted properties to
begin fixing them or face legal action.
We are getting some positive responses, Watkins stated in a letter to The
County Times. The repairs on some of the homes are great, but more importantly,
families are renovating homes that really didnt need it. I must say people are taking
more and more pride in their homes.
Things in the community came to a head back in the early spring. Once a community meeting was opened to public comment and many began complaining about
the state of certain properties.
Some were so covered by brushy growth and vines community members did
not even know they were there, Watkins said, and one homeowner has even agreed
to have a home that was falling apart burned for training purposes by the local fire
department.
Phil Shire, director of the countys Department of Land Use and Growth Management, said in the year since the new blight ordinance took affect complaints from
all over the county have been pouring in addresses at Mill Point Shores have
figured prominently in some of the lists that get a weekly perusal from planning and
county legal staff for action.
A lot of complaints really arent blight, Shire said of reports from around the
county. A lot of it is just unmowed lawns.
But some are obvious, he said, and property owners get a notice to take action
on the property in 30 days or face fines or civil court processes.
The county is also considering entering into remediation agreements with property owners to ensure that they continue on steady progress with repairs.
This is the first surge, Shire said of blight complaints. Once we get underway
itll probably start to come in at a manageable rate.
Problems often start in communities like Mill Point Shores because property has
been in families for sometimes two or even three generations and heirs to the land are
unaware of it much less know about its sometimes-deplorable condition.
Some people dont even know they own the property, Shire said.
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RE-ELECT
Joseph V. Stone, Jr.
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On May 17th, 2014 I accepted the nomination to represent St. Mary's County, once again, on
the Southern Maryland Electric Board of Directors.
I was first elected to the Board in 1996 and received the designation of "Certified Credentialed
Cooperative Director" in 1999.
During my tenure on the Board, I have served as Chairman of the Board Risk Oversight Committee, Chairman of the Personal and Benefits Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors. I was honored to be elected by my fellow Directors to serve as Chairman of the Board for
Southern Maryland Electric from September 2008 to August 2013.
On July 16, 2014 SMECO was notified that we had received the JD Power Award for customer
satisfaction for the 7th consecutive year. The award recognizes companies that are judged based
on "people, presentation, process, product, and price."
On July 23, 2014 SMECO received approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission to
reduce its residential Standard Offer Service energy charges.
SMECO has consistently maintained the highest electric service reliability record in Maryland.
I am committed to dedicating my time, expertise and skills to make sure SMECO remains a low
cost power provider, while maintaining a tradition of excellent service.
Please join us at our annual members meeting held on September 10, 2014 at the Blue Crabs
Regency Stadium located at 11765 St Linus Drive, Waldorf, Maryland, 20602. You can register to
vote from 4-7:30 p.m. In addition to free ice cream, sodas and live entertainment, fifty $35 electric
bill credits and other grand prizes will be given away. They include a used SMECO vehicle and 14
$75 cash prizes. A chance to win these prizes is free to members of the Co-Op.
Since 2007, I have had the pleasure of working with another highly competent director, Mr.
Douglas Frederick. I respectfully ask the members from Charles, Calvert, Prince George, and St.
Mary's County to vote for Douglas and myself.
I look forward to seeing you at the "Annual Meeting".
If you are unable to attend you can, with your account number, request a mail-in ballot on the
SMECO website, then go to "YourCooperative", then "Annual Members Meeting" and select the
request for the absentee ballot online option. You can also request a mail-in ballot by sending
a request to SMECO P.O. Box 670 Hughesville, Maryland 20637-0670. You must include your
account number and service address. You can also request a mail-in ballot by calling SMECO at
1-888-440-3311 ext 4722. Again, you will need your account number, which appears on your bill
to obtain a ballot.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Del. John Wood speaks to the guests of his annual bull roast where former Gov. Marvin Mandel visited as a
guest. I came down here to be with friends, Mandel said.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
For years, Del. John F. Wood has entertained hundreds of people at his eponymous golf tournament and bull roast at Olde Breton Inn in Breton Bay, and this year
was no exception.
Tuesday nights event brought in civic and elected leaders from all over the state,
and Wood, who has served in the State House for 28 years, said goodbye to active
politics but not from serving the community that made him a leader.
Standing next to former Gov. Marvin Mandel, who often makes an appearance
at the gathering, Wood said the proceeds from the event and events in the future will
go to local charities.
I was brought up to take care of the people and they would take care of you and
they did, Wood said of his gratitude to long time attendees.
Wood is widely regarded as the longest serving member of the Maryland legislature with just short of 30 years of service to St. Marys County and a portion of
Charles County as well.
He was often at odds with the state Democratic party due to his conservative
roots and could find himself marginalized by his peers, but remained deeply popular
at home and was a fierce advocate for Southern Maryland interests.
Ernie Bell, former state delegate and a Leonardtown attorney, said the sheer
range of political leanings that attended Woods event spoke to how much the elder
statesman brought people together rather than divided them.
Hes the most non-political politician its been my pleasure to know, Bell said.
For me [the gathering] was a great opportunity to just spend half an hour with Gov.
Mandel.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
John Otha Dickens, Jr., the man
who was accused last year of repeatedly
assaulting his girlfriend after being let
out of jail twice and who was shot by a
deputy sheriff in one instance, pleaded
guilty to two counts of second-degree
assault.
The plea took place on the second
day of his trial after the main witness in
the case, the victim, had to be taken out
of the Leonardtown courthouse via ambulance in apparent deep distress when
she called to take the witness stand.
The victim had been described by
prosecutors in the case as highly uncooperative and even difficult to contact.
Its really hard to prosecute a case
when the ambulance is coming to take
your main witness away, said States
Attorney Richard Fritz. She was a
witness who has fought us all the way
through the prosecution.
The victim did not appear for Dickens trial on time earlier this month and
was arrested on a body attachment. The
trial was rescheduled.
Fritz said the assistant states attorney who was handling the case was
prepared to go to trial even without the
states main witness.
Dickens was sentenced to 12 years

in state prison but that was reduced to
an 18-month local sentence, Fritz said,
with 10 years of backup time if he violates the law again.
Court papers filed against Dickens
for the Oct. 21 incident allege that Dickens returned to the home of his girlfriend after having been released from
jail on charges that he had assaulted her
just the previous day.
When he returned to see her, he
tried to persuade her to drop the assault
charges against him from the alleged
Oct. 20 attack, but soon began making threats, which caused the victim to
lock herself and her children in their
bedroom, police alleged in charging
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armed with a knife, and pulled her from
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Two Charged In Dameron Burglary
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Local detectives have arrested and charged a pair of
defendants with breaking into a St. Jeromes Neck Road
home and stealing thousands of dollars in property.
Both Natasha Maureen Kelly and Steve Lovell Thomas face charges of first-degree burglary and theft between
$10,000 and $100,000.
Police responded to the residence back on June 28
when the homeowner reported that someone had smashed
a rear window and gained entry to the house.
The victim told police the culprits had stolen an $8,900

Rolex watch, a loaded .45 caliber handgun valued at $1,800,
a rifle sensor valued at the same dollar amount and a laptop
computer valued at $1,000.
Detectives wrote in charging documents that they
identified Kelly and two other suspects as being involved
in the crime. Kelly was apparently familiar with the victim
and had been inside his home before.
When Kelly was arrested in Lexington Park, she admitted to taking part in the burglary and theft of the items,
according to charging documents.
Thomas was identified as a suspect in the case after
police found droplets of his blood throughout the house;

charging documents stated he had apparently cut himself
while breaking into the home.
The Maryland State Police crime lab identified the
blood as belonging to Thomas on Aug. 13, which triggered
a search for Thomas.
Thomas was found earlier this week, according to
police.
Woman Charged In Loveville Tavern Melee

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A woman who allegedly struck two people with her vehicle as she was leaving the
scene of a brawl at Loveville Tavern in Loveville, during which shots were fired has been
charged with multiple traffic infractions, but police are still looking for the shooter.
Tina Marie Perkins faces charges of not only driving while under the influence but
leaving the scene of an accident where there was an injury sustained.
Det. Sgt. Bill Rosado, of the Maryland State Police assigned to the Leonardtown Barrack, said Perkins is only a suspect in the striking of the two persons at the melee at the bar
the early morning of Aug. 23.
As far as I know shes not linked to the shots being fired, Rosado said.
The causes of the melee were unknown just days after it took place, Rosado said, and
state police investigators were still actively looking for the person who fired those shots.
The crowd that night had swelled to about 100 people in size with some of them actively engaged in the fighting, Rosado said.
No one was struck by the bullets.
Philip H. Dorsey III

Attorney at Law
Charging documents filed against Perkins stated that officers responded to the melee
where a pedestrian had been struck.
The officer who first arrived on scene found two victims, both female, who had been
hurt.
The first victim was hit by the front right corner of the striking vehicle, Trooper Allison
Oyler wrote of the events that day, with such force that she was trapped under an unrelated
truck with her leg entangled in the wheel well.
The first victim had to be taken to a shock trauma center in Prince Georges County via
police helicopter, court papers stated.
The second victim was struck by the side mirror of the vehicle, charging papers stated,
and suffered minor injuries.
When police found Perkins, who lives in Waldorf, and her black Land Rover, she exhibited signs of being heavily intoxicated, Oyler wrote in court papers.
I had Ms. Perkins perform standardized field sobriety tests, the trooper wrote. Ms.
Perkins performed poorly.
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Police say that surveillance of a burglary and theft suspect led to the discovery
of items he stole from a carpet cleaning service back in March that totaled about
$20,000 in losses for the rightful owner.
William Chialastri, of North Highland Avenue in Baltimore City, has been
charged with breaking into and stealing expensive, heavy equipment from the
Charlotte Hall-based Biagis Carpet Care Plus.
Police say the day of the break-in Chialastri rented a U-Haul truck and used
it to cart away the stolen gear; he is alleged to have stolen about 40 pieces of
equipment, including fans and carpet grooming equipment, according to charging
documents.
A tip from an informant regarding the van Chialastri was driving led police
to survey his vehicle, police reports stated, and when he went to a relatives house
police detained him to question him about the burglary.
They said items that were stolen from the business were in plain view inside
the van, according to charging documents, which the victim identified as belonging to him.
Police say that Chialastri had a relative who was a former employee at the
carpet cleaning service with knowledge of the equipment stored there.
Charging documents alleged Chialastri sold the items he stole for cash in a
venue outside the county.
Investigators said they were still trying to reclaim the victims property.
The defendant has been charged with one count of second-degree burglary,
one count of theft of between $10,000 to under $100,000 and one count of theft of
$1,000 to under $10,000.
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Education
CSM, (ISC) Initiative Bridges

Cybersecurity Workforce Gap
Program Brings Education, Certification
Offerings to Southern Maryland
To meet the growing need for information security professionals, the College of Southern Maryland has joined
an international initiative with (ISC)
to establish a joint framework for industry-academic cooperation to bridge the
workforce gap between the increasing
demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals and the amount of skilled professionals entering the industry.
Through the colleges membership
in the (ISC) Global Academic Program
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and industry certification they will need
to enter the high-demand, high-paying
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In this increasingly digitally dependent society, its imperative that the
College of Southern Maryland is able to
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Recognized as the global leader in
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Looking at the
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P. Chiaramonte, MD Center for Science and Technology, ST Building, Room
ST-129, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata.
Khashan will provide training to some of the data-access tools available on
the Census Bureaus website, including a web application that allows users to
track migration flows to and from their county. This application provides annual
estimates on various community indicators, including race and ethnicity compositions, median income, educational attainment and average home ownership.
These are powerful tools used in planning for and adjusting to the needs
of students and community members in an increasingly globalized world, said
PIR Associate Vice President Kelly McMurray.
A limited number of spaces are available for the workshop. To register,
contact McMurray at kmcmurray@csmd.edu or 301-934-7624.
the last 25 years to reflect the evolving

threat landscape and accepted standards
of practice for this burgeoning industry, said Jo Portillo, manager, Global
Academic Program, (ISC). This agreement with the College of Southern Maryland will allow us to advance our vision
to inspire a safe and secure cyber world
by incorporating our CBK directly into
the global academic community.
As a member of the Global Academic Program, the College of Southern
Maryland will incorporate (ISC) training material into course curricula, while
utilizing (ISC)2-authorized instructors
to teach courses. In addition, up to five
new cybersecurity industry certifications will be offered in the next few
years in an instructor-led format and, in
some cases, also via online, according
to Susan Ross, executive director of the
colleges workforce development programs. CSM is currently working with
its Cybersecurity Advisory Group to select the key certifications to be offered.
"With (ISC) now requiring their
certification holders to earn more and
more Group A Continuing Professional
Education (CPE) units to maintain their
professional certification, starting this
fall, CSM intends to develop and offer
40 affordable and convenient two-hour
online training courses in trendy industry areas of need over the next two years.
This means information assurance professionals will now have easy access to
earn Group A (ISC) CPEs globally,"
Ross said.
In the world that we're ininformation assurance and information securitythe external threat is evolving
rapidly. It evolves every time you add
new systems into the world. It evolves
every time somebody learns a new trick
because the ability for bad actors to
transmit that information has exponentially increased, said CSM Instructor
John Warsinske, who teaches information assurance and information security
courses.
When I started college, there was
a notion that you would go to school and
you would find a job and you would do
that job until you got a gold watch. The
reality of business today is that many of
the jobs that people do didn't exist 10
years ago. If you do not retain that intellectual agility, that ability to go back out
and learn something new, then you run
the risk in any profession of becoming
stagnant, said Warsinske.
A military veteran, Warsinske graduated with a masters degree in history
in 1988, before the growth of personal

computers and the World Wide Web.
Warsinskes career in information technology grew with the rise of personal
computers and computer networking.
He worked within organizations and
progressed to setting up wide-area networks and infrastructures. With each
new career challenge Warsinske sought
the training and certifications he needed
through continuing education courses.
Now, Warsinske, who holds professional certifications in information security (CISSP), project management
(PMP) and information technology service management (ITILv3), is sharing
what hes learned with Southern Maryland IT professionals.
CSM relies very heavily on the local community to provide instructors
adjunct professors or certification trainerswho are professionally current in
their various disciplines, whether that's
information security or any of the fields
that provide certification as well as regular curriculum instruction, he said.
For information about CSMs current offerings or to register, visit http://
csmd.edu/WorkforceDevelopment/InformationTechnology.html.
Formed in 1989 and celebrating its
25th anniversary, (ISC) is the largest not-for-profit membership body of
certified information and software security professionals worldwide, with
nearly 100,000 members in more than
135 countries. Globally recognized as
the Gold Standard, (ISC) issues the
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and related
concentrations, as well as the Certified
Secure Software Lifecycle Professional
(CSSLP), the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFPSM), Certified Authorization Professional (CAP),
HealthCare Information Security and
Privacy Practitioner (HCISPPSM), and
Systems Security Certified Practitioner
(SSCP) credentials to qualifying candidates. (ISC)s certifications are among
the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a
global benchmark for assessing and
certifying personnel. (ISC) also offers
education programs and services based
on its CBK, a compendium of information and software security topics.
More information is available at www.
isc2.org.
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The County Times
Letters to the
Editor
SMECO Board Election

On Sept. 10, we come to
you, once again, to ask that you,
SMECO owner members, support us in our bid for re-election
to the board of the Southern
Maryland Electric Cooperative.
We are deeply disappointed
that a recent letter to the editor
printed in this newspaper and
written by a perennial candidate
for our board, Michael Thompson, stated that inbreeding can
make the board weak, resulting
in limited overall experience.
Our success and commitment
to you, our members and the
Southern Maryland community
has clearly proven otherwise.
We feel these divisive comments are hurtful to our board,
our employees, our company
and finally to you, the member
owners, who vote in an open
election process every year at
our annual meeting or by mailin ballot.
Our board is a diverse
board, comprised of individuals

from different locations where
we live, gender, educational
background and race. Members
of our board are required to attend educational classes offered
by the National Rural Electric
Association. This requirement
ensures that we better understand our roles as directors
in an electric cooperative and
keeps us abreast of the new
technologies and trends in this
very dynamic world of power
management.
We are extremely proud
of SMECOs accomplishments
and our record of providing
world-class service to Southern
Maryland:
This year SMECO received the JD Power Award for
customer satisfaction for the
seventh consecutive year. This
award recognizes companies
based on people, presentation,
process, product and price.
On July 23, SMECO received approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission to reduce its residential
Standard Offer Service energy
charges.
In a time when other utilities have struggled to keep the
lights on, SMECO has consistently maintained the highest
electric service reliability record in Maryland.
We remain committed to
dedicating our time, expertise
and skills to make sure SMECO
upholds its mission to provide
safe, reliable power at the lowest possible price.
Please come to SMECOs
annual meeting on Wednesday,
Sept. 10, at Regency Furniture
Stadium, located at 11765 St.
Linus Drive in Waldorf. You
can register to vote from 4 to
7:30 p.m. In addition to free ice
cream, sodas and live entertainment, we will give away a used
A Wise Choice
There is something about a Can Do man
that you just have to admire because a person
with that attitude embodies the true American
spirit. American spirit built this country and
made it the land of the free with a lot of help from
our forefathers. We enjoy freedoms that only exist in one place in the world and those freedoms
are guaranteed by a constitution. Can Do spirit
made it all possible and that is what our country sorely needs today more than anything. The
coming election in November is our opportunity
to use our constitutional right to elect representatives to local and state government that will
shape our future. Once again it is imperative
that we choose wisely. I typically do not endorse a specific candidate, but I feel compelled to
do so because of my strong belief in a man who
has Can Do spirit. You all know him as Bob
Schaller and many of you have known him from
childhood. His credentials to be considered as
a wise choice for county government are exceptional and his love for St. Marys County is
unmatched. I have known him as Bobby Schaller
since he was a teenager and I have watched him
grow into Bob, a man for all seasons. This infers that he has touched the lives of many people
and always in a positive way. He was raised in
an environment of strong family values where
he was taught to have integrity and also to have
confidence in his abilities. These are attributes

that are evident in his character and he demonstrates them in his everyday life. In addition
to his strong moral character, he exhibits other
qualities like honesty and humility, and compassion for others. Bob has a healthy respect for the
lives and values of other people and demonstrates
it with his willingness to help others in their hour
of need. He is a leader, an educator, a businessman, a husband and father, and above all; a man
of the people. He has proven himself to be a fiscal conservative during his tour of duty as Director of the Countys Department of Economic
and Community Development and I would expect him to perform likewise as a County Commissioner. I have the greatest confidence that he
will be a credit to any organization that he is a
part of and they will be proud to have him as a
devoted member. I could say many things about
Bob that might convince you to make him your
choice for County Commissioner. However, his
record stands for itself, his accomplishments in
life are a testimonial to his belief in the common
good. I hereby give my heartfelt endorsement to
a fine young man, Dr. Bob Schaller. So get out
and vote, and choose wisely.
SMECO vehicle; 14 $75 cash

prizes and 50 $35 electric bill
credits. A chance to win these
prizes is free to members of the
co-op.
If you are unable to attend
you can, with your account
number, request a mail-in ballot. On the SMECO website go
to Your Cooperative, then
Annual Members Meeting
and select the request for the
absentee ballot online. You can
also request a mail-in ballot by
sending a request to SMECO,
P.O. Box 670, Hughesville, MD
20637. You must include your

account number and service address. To receive a mail-in ballot by phone, call 1-888-4403311, ext. 4722.
Requests for mail-in ballots
must be received by SMECO by
4 p.m. today, Friday, Aug. 29.
We respectfully ask for
your continued support through
your vote.
Joseph Stone,
California, Md.
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LEONARDTOWN
Art
Walk
PARTICIPANT
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
The Arts Council in St. Marys
County is a non-profit organization established to re-grant funds to local art
events, schools and to art projects; the
Arts Council receives a block grant from
the State of Maryland in order to fund
the organizations in the county. The
Arts Council provides sub-grant funds
to many organizations in the community, such as the River Concert Series at
St. Marys College, the Sotterley Foundation and the Sanford Concert Series.
Erin Shoemaker is the Operations
Director for the Arts Council and has
been with the Arts Council for over
fifteen years, when I first came to the
arts council, we didnt even have office
space, it was very small, low key, we
were just giving the grants to the organizations in St. Marys County.
Mike Brown, president of the Arts
Council for the past two years, has
bigger goals in mind that go beyond
re-granting.
I want this to be a beacon of the
state. Even though we are small, we
have some of the best opportunities for
art and entertainment. I want us to be
known, said Brown.
Shining a
Spotlight
on the Arts
Photos by Frank Marquart
Michael Brown, left, Arts Council in St. Marys President; Nell Elder, Director of Outreach; Barbara Bershon, Board Member; Laschelle McKay, Board Member (Also
Director of Arts and Entertainment District and Leonardtown Town Administrator); Carrie Patterson, Vice President; Erin Shoemaker, Director of Operations.
Since Brown became president of

the Arts Council, he hired Outreach Director, Nell Elder.
I wanted to get involved in the arts
down here, I did a lot of volunteer work
and I really wanted to see the Arts Council grow because all we were doing was
re-granting, said Elder.
Since joining the Arts Council last
year, Elder has started the newsletter,
Facebook page, updated the councils
website and has organized two fund-
raisers: the ChaCha Ching and the Paint

Your ART Out Nights. She has also created an artists registry, which allows artists to display their work on the website
for the public to see.
The council, along with the Leonardtown Business Association, is sponsoring the Art Walk, which began last year,
celebrating the Arts and Entertainment
designation in Leonardtown. This years
Art Walk will take place Friday, Sept. 5.
Next month, the council will spon-
sor Uplifting Designs Bra Art for the

second year in a row. This event is for
Breast Cancer Awareness month and the
artists will design and create bras in order to raise money for cancer programs
at MedStar St. Marys Hospital.
According to Brown, St. Marys is
the only county in Southern Maryland
that does not receive funds from the local government for the arts.
They dont get itits kind of sad
and were trying to convince the new
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commissioners that its important to support the arts, he said. Brown continued to say how the arts would boost the
economy and have a positive influence on
children.
Kids would definitely do better, if
they are involved in the arts, they normally do better in school. Its sad that so
many communities want to cut out the
arts, he said. Were trying to tell the
Board of Education, the commissioners,
everybody, that art is important, said
Brown.
Another goal for Brown and the Arts
Council is to make the council more diverse and to bring the arts to the minority
community. Brown is on the board of the
Afro-American Contributions and he has
been active in organizing the Juneteeth
African American Heritage celebration in Lexington Park. Another goal of
Browns is to expand the arts to more areas of St. Marys.
I would love to have an Arts and
Entertainment district in Lexington
Park, he said.
Council members Shoemaker and
Elder have echoed similar thoughts of
Brown and his vision to expand and grow
the arts presence in the community.
Mike is very hands-on, hes a real
go-getter, he wants this arts council to
be the best in the state of Maryland or

the best in the nation, said Shoemaker. Hes been fantastiches really
brought it to a whole new level, added
Elder.
The Arts Council is located in the
Yellow Door Art Gallery and can be
reached at 301-475-6868 or by email at
SMCART@verizon.net.
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Handcrafted Items & Gifts Produced by Local Fiber Farmers & Artisans
The Maryland Antique Center

is in the Heart of Leonardtown, MD
Make Leonardtown Your Place

Every First Friday!
We Have It All...Over 30 Dealers!
Gifts Primitives
Collectibles Yard Art
Vintage Painted Furniture
Antique Furniture
Lamps and Clocks!
(301) 690-2074
www.MarylandAntiqueCenter.com
Route 5
Leonardtown, MD
Cafe des Artistes

Classic Country French Dining
301-997-0500
in a casual, relaxing atmosphere
Art Exhibits, Demos

and Hands-On
THE LEONARDTOWN ARTS CENTER
22660 Washington Street, upstairs
An ArtWalk Location and
Ballot Drop-off point for First Friday
Works from award-winning art students of Moriah Morgan,
Center Studio Artist/Illustrator/Instructor are showcased in a
Junior ArtWalk in the LAC Gallery. Cast your vote at the show.
Meet new Studio Artist Jeweler Julia Duncan.
ST. MARY'S MACARONI KID
on the sidewalk at the Arts Center
Make and take art projects just for kids,
and Facepainting by Kat, FREE.
41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown

email: cafedesartistes@somd.us
www.cafedesartistes.ws
Chef-owned and operated by Loic and Karleen Jaffres
FUZZY FARMERS MARKET

22696 Washington Street
An ArtWalk Location
Fuzzy's showcases color and whimsy of
"artist of the month" Barbara Ferrante.
On display: fiber arts of spinning, weaving, and knitting,
Nuno-felted and hand dyed silk scarves, woven and beaded
amulet bags, and appliqued jean jackets.
Barbara's work also includes mixed-media art boxes, funky
steam-punk jewelry, glass topiary garden art,
terracotta beaded window jewelry and more!
YELLOW DOOR ART STUDIOS
An ArtWalk Location
First Friday Art Market. Art in the Street with Yellow Door
Students -- watch them create original projects on site!
Free
S'mores
every First
Friday!
Come Check Out Our
SpeakeaSy Bar
Behind the Bookcase!
Come Try Our

Great Coffee,
Smoothies,
Frappes &
Food Menu
Monday 6 am 6 pm Tuesday - Thursday 6 am 10 pm

Friday 6 am Midnight Saturday 7 am - Midnight Sunday 8 am 2 pm
41658 Fenwick Street

Leonardtown, MD
(301) 475-2400
NORTH END GALLERY

An ArtWalk Location
Opening reception for two special shows in September:
Celebrating An Artists Life - Judith Conrad - A Retrospective
and Harvest - Seed to Table -- An All Members Exhibit.
OPAL FINE ART GALLERY AND GIFTS
41625 Park Avenue
An ArtWalk Location
Special First Friday Reception
Artistic Demos, Displa

and Exhibits all around T
Youth Art Projects and Speci
Culinary Arts and Tasti
Author and Illustrator Meet a

LEONARDTOWN
Art
Walk
PARTICIPANT
ArtWa
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CAUGHT MY EYE
22760 Washington Street, Unit #1
An ArtWalk Location
Fine art, art for your home, recycled and repurposed
furnishings and accessories ...
always something new! View ArtWalk entry
"Dancing in Glass" co-created by Stained
Glass artist Ginger Freeman and CME owner,
Tasnim McWilliams.
DRAGONFLY DESIGNS
41629 Courthouse Drive
An ArtWalk Location
Large assortment of hand-painted jewelry, mixed media
paintings, and unique gifts for all occasions.
41675 Park Avenue
Live Music on
the Square
with Higher
Standards
WINE AND DESIGN

An ArtWalk Location
For First Friday Updates and Event L
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Shopping, Meet & Greets, and Tastings

GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOOD COMPANY
41765 Park Avenue
An ArtWalk Location
Meet and Greet and tastings: Ellynne and Joyce,
the local team of Ellynnes Top Tomato Cookbook
on site with signed editions of their Washington
Post contest winning cookbook! Jeff of Country
Vintners will be on-hand sampling organic wines,
shrubs and syrups.
QUALITY STREET KITCHENS
Have you thought about taking one of QSKs
cooking classes? Stop by for current class
schedules. ALSO -- Wine Tasting on First Friday!
4 Fall Wines to try -- $5 wine tasting fee, per
person. Learn about the superior Laconiko Olive
Oil and try a taste ... imported from Greece straight
from the family that produces it!
FENWICK STREET USED BOOKS and MUSIC
41655A Fenwick Street
An ArtWalk Location
L. A. Stewart will be signing copies of Snows Rest
A Maryland Mystery from 5-7 PM
HEAVENLY PRESENTS
An ArtWalk Location
OLDE TOWNE INSURANCE
An ArtWalk Location
(LOCATED UPTOWN)
LOLA BELLE CO
26288 Route 5, North
An Artwalk Location
The Lola Gals celebrate the brand new expansion
of this home furnishings and unique accessories
and gifts boutique! Visit their table during FF, just in
front of the Leonardtown Art Center, to view some
of their artisan pieces and accents and to learn
about their creative interior design services.
TRUE VALUE HARDWARE
25470 Point Lookout Road,
McKays Shopping Center on Rt 5
An ArtWalk Location
Special end of the season sales and
items you can stock up on to get your home and
gardens fall and winter ready.
Vinyl lettering
Banners
SIGNS & DecalS
Yard signs
Wall Wraps
www.heritageprinting.com
301-475-1700
301-475-1700
www.heritageprinting.com
Hours:
Monday-Friday
3 -10pm
New LocatioN!
41665 Fenwick street unit 17
Leonardtown, MD 20650
bellamusicschool.com
Saturdays/
Sundays by
Appointment
301-247-2602
wick Street
Fesn
ed Books & Musi
c
L. A. Stewart
will be signing
copies of
Snows Rest ry
A Maryland Myste
from 5-7 PM.
www.fenwickbooks.com
41655A Fenwick Street
Downtown Leonardtown, MD
301-475-2859
FRAME A LOT
40845 Merchants Lane Unit #240, McKays
Shopping Center on Rt 5
An ArtWalk Location
The CRAFT GUILD SHOP
26005 Point Lookout Road
Enjoy a variety of unique, handmade items of all
kinds, as well a Maryland souvenirs and
year-round Christmas displays -made by dedicated local artisans
and hand-crafters.
Culinary Arts/Libations and Dining

CAFE des ARTISTES
An ArtWalk Location
Enjoy Sidewalk Seating and Culinary Creations.
Special Artful Plate Creations featuring Slipper
Lobster (a cousin to the spiny lobster) a perfect
taste and texture cross of shrimp, lobster and
scallop -- served with Mashed Potatoes and Beurre
Blanc;
Braised Pork Shank with baby vegetables and
mashed potatoes;
Blackberry Mousse Teardrop garnished with white
chocolate
KEVINS CORNER KAFE
41565 Park Avenue
An ArtWalk Location
All you can eat crab legs $38.99 Happy Steamers:
1/2 doz male crabs, 1lb snow crab legs, 1lb
steamed shrimp with a side for $43.99 Family
friendly ... kids menu.
BTB COFFEE BAR and SPEAKEASY
An ArtWalk Location
Always something fun in store at
BTB Coffee Bar and Speakeasy.
Call in the password and
enjoy a cocktail and delicious appetizers
Behind the Bookcase.
YE OLDE TOWNE CAFE

An ArtWalk Location
Enjoy Home Cooking with a freshly made dessert
at a reasonable price. Family friendly every day!
THE REX
An ArtWalk Location
THE FRONT PORCH
First Friday features seasonal delicious Front
Porch dinner specials. Cozy up with friends in the
Back Room for your favorite bottle of wine, outdoor
seating on the Porch or new Sun Deck.
(LOCATED UPTOWN)
PORT OF LEONARDTOWN WINERY
off Route 5 at 23190 Newtowne Neck Road
An ArtWalk Location
Live music on the Patio with Folk Salad Trio,
5:30PM to 8PM. Artist, Austin Reynaud on site
displaying in the tasting room -art available for purchase.
The Winery is open from Noon to 9PM on
First Fridays for wine tastings of award winning
wines. $5 tasting fee includes up to
6 wines and souvenir glass.
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Business
Profile A Fun, Creative Jewelry Option
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Wanda Anderson had a problem. Her love for riding

Harleys was not compatible with her liking for unique earrings. She, and several of her friends, constantly lost earrings while riding. So, Wanda went looking for a creative
solution to the problem.
Wanda had been making jewelry for years, starting
with beaded eyeglass holders. When she turned to the earring conundrum, she looked at ear feathers from the 1920s
and Egyptian fashion to make something that was useable
with pierced and non-pierced ears and would hug the ear.
She made the first pair in orange and black, the official Harley Davidson colors, and didnt tell any of her friends when
she wore them on an outing. When they stopped for lunch,
everyone started checking to see if their earrings were missing and noticed that Anderson wasnt worried. When they
saw what she had made, all of them wanted a pair. Then
their friends wanted sets. Wandas husband, Alan Anderson,
said they couldnt keep giving away earrings, so they made
a deal with their local Harley Davidson dealer to sell their
earrings there.
Photos by Sarah Miller
Wanda and Alan Anderson
That was 10 years ago. Shortly after beginning to sell

their earrings, people started asking for them in different
colors and styles.
Locally, Kathys Bella Scarpa in Lusby sells a selection
of Ear ClimberZ and assorted jewelry. Wanda and Alan will
be at Annmarie Gardens 2014 Artsfest on Sept. 20 and 21.
While there, they will be selling jewelry and demonstrating
wirework. They can make custom earrings in between 5 and
15 minutes, meaning they can make a custom pair on site
while their customer browses.
It gets us in a lot of shows we wouldnt otherwise be
in, Alan said.
The jewelry is nickel free and made with Swarovski
crystals and natural stones.
Wanda gives pink earrings to cancer survivors, and
has created custom earrings for individuals with severe ear
damage, including a woman who lost a large amount of her
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cartilage to cancer and a woman who had been in a fire.

Its just something to do to give back, Wanda said.
Wanda and Alan started their business in Florida and,
after selling their home, began traveling up to Southern
Maryland every year during the summer. Both were born
in the area, and have family locally. They migrate between
Maryland and Florida. Wanda said they enjoy traveling because it gives them a chance to meet a wide variety of people, visit several crafting events and even minister to people.
Their faith in God is a cornerstone of their lives, Wanda said.
Following the Artsfest, they will be heading back to
Florida for the winter.
For more information, or to purchase your own set of
Ear ClimberZ, visit www.earvinery.com/Ear-ClimberZ/.
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Sports
News
Grudge Racing at MIR

This Friday night, Aug. 29, Maryland
International Raceway (MIR) will host
the Speed Unlimited Midnight Madness
series. The Midnight Madness series is a
great place to check out street legal drag
racing, hang out with your friends, enjoy
great food, meet new people, and cruise the
pits. You can even enter your own streetcar or street bike into the event for time
runs, grudge runs, or trophy racing. The
event will feature Pro Street, Super Street,
Hollyrock Customs Diesel Shootout and
Motorcycle. Its safe, fun, affordable, and
legal. Gates will open at 6:30pm and first
round eliminations will start at 10 p.m. for
all classes. General Admission for adults is
$10, and kids 11 & under are free. Race Entry Fee is only $20.
On Saturday, Aug. 30 MIR will host
the Speed Unlimited ET series featuring
the Southern Outlaw Top Sportsman circuit, Top ET, Mod ET, Motorcycle ET, Junior Dragster, and Test & Tune. Come and
check out the action with your family this
Saturday and see a competitive sport with
the whole family involved. Gates will open
at 1pm, racing starts at 2 p.m., and admission is just $15.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, MIR will host
the Custom Ts DC East Coast Grudge
Nationals! The event will feature Quarter
Mile Brother Top Sportsman, Grudge Racing and a Test & Tune. Gates will open at 9
a.m., racing starts at 10am, and admission
is just $20. For more info on this event visit
www.customtsracing.com
For more detailed information on these
events call the 24-Hour Dragline Hotline at
301-884-RACE or visit us at www.mirdrag.
com
From my Backyard to our Bay

A St. Marys County Residents Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water
From My Backyard
to Our Bay was first
developed by the Baltimore
County Soil Conservation
District. From there, the
booklet was given to each
of the Soil Conservation
Districts in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed area for
customization. If the 17.5
million residents who live in
the watershed area of the
Chesapeake Bay read this
booklet, and took to heart
its suggestions and best
practices, the Chesapeake
Bay would see a dramatic
increase in health. Obtain
a FREE copy of the
booklet by going to the St.
Marys River Watershed
Association, smrwa.org and
downloading it. The booklet
is available at Wentworth
Nursery in Charlotte Hall;
Chicken Scratch in Park
Hall; The Greenery in
Hollywood; Good Earth
Natural Food; and the St.
Marys Soil Conservation
District in Leonardtown.
Join your local watershed
association and make a
difference for Our Bay!
smrwa.org
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Country Living: Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Farming Bay-Wise?
Agriculture is encouraged in St.
Marys County, and the County has a
Right-to-Farm Ordinance.
As a resident of a largely rural county,

you may see, hear, and smell things
that are quite different from an urban
or suburban area. Many residences
have been built in sight of, and perhaps
downwind of, farmers fields. Farmers
sometimes receive complaints from
their new neighbors about routine
agricultural operations, dust, noise, and
smells.
Farming is an occupation and a tradition that is often handed down from one
generation to the next. Agriculture is the
foundation of rural communities, and
farmers expect and hope to live peace-
fully with their neighbors. Although

in some cases farmers may be able
to accommodate requests to modify
their operations, the interface between
agricultural and residential neighbors
requires some cooperation and understanding on both sides to keep peace in
the community.
Most farming operations use herbicides
and pesticides to control weeds and
insects. The Maryland Department
of Agriculture requires a Pesticide
Applicators License to perform this
work. Training and passing an exam
are required before a license is issued.
Modern pesticides are approved for use
by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) after years of testing.
Newer generation pesticides are used
in very small quantities and are more
environmentally friendly.
A big part of farming involves working
with conditions that people cant control, especially the weather. As soon as
the soil warms up and dries out enough
to plant, farmers must get their crops
in the ground to take advantage of the
maximum number of days in the growing season.

Harvesting is a particularly critical time,
and farmers work every available hour
until the crops are harvested from
the fields and processed. Part of the
urgency is that crops can be seriously
devalued or completely ruined if they
get wet during harvest time. While harvesting, farmers may work from dawn
to dusk to get their crops in.
More on farming next week
This is the twenty-sixth in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott (scottmaryann9@gmail.com) has adapted from From My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing
awareness of the powerful booklet that could do so much to help the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next weeks County Times!
Bay-Wise landscapes
minimize negative impacts
on our waterways by using
smarter lawn management
techniques and gardening
practices. The University
of Maryland Extension
Master Gardener Bay-Wise
program in St. Marys
County offers hands-on
help with managing your
landscape by providing
information, a site visit, and
landscape certifications.
Our yardstick checklist is
easy to understand and
follow, and our team of
trained Master Gardeners
can help guide you
through it while offering
suggestions to improve
both the appearance
and sustainability of your
landscape.
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Family Returns from

Year on the Water
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Sunny skies, clear water, dolphins and friendly people
whats there not to like about spending a year on a boat?
The Bhati family spent nine months aboard, sailing their
catamaran, the SV Agave, from Veras White Sands Beach Club
in Lusby down to the Caribbean and back. The family consists
of Avinash, his wife Alexandra and their sons Sayan and Kehan.
The family bought the boat in 2012. They hired a captain to
sail it to Lusby from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Once the catamaran was
docked at Veras While Sands Beach Club, the fmily began learning how to care for and fix their boat.
Everything we did helped us get to know the boat, Avinash
said.
The trip was a plan years in the making. Avinash and Alexandra began taking sailing lessons from Andy Batchelor and Lisa
Batchelor Frailey, owners of Sail Solomons, in 2008.
They gave us the confidence to go about out dream, Alexandra said.
In addition to taking lessons and sailing in the area, the family went on vacations down to Florida and the Caribbean to charter boats and practice sailing out there. They set sail in September
2013. The school the boys go to, a Montessori school in Montgomery County, gave Alexandra some pointers and advice on educating the boys while out to sea. Just being on the water itself was
a learning experience, Alexandra said. Sayan remembers fondly
getting to swim with a baby dolphin and its mother that came up
to the boat.
One unexpected lesson for the whole family was a newfound
awareness of water usage, Alexandra said. Because the catamaran could only store a limited amount of fresh water, the family
fond biodegradable soaps and shampoos to they could bathe in
the ocean and rinsed off with fresh water. They washed dishes the
same way, in salt water with a quick fresh water rinse. They also became aware of
their electricity usage in the same way, making sure that the batteries onboard were
never completely drained.
While on the water, safety is the top priority. Alexandra and Avinash had to file
plans daily. They often found boat buddies that they could raft up with, including
one family that they spent a month with and became very close to. Theyre still in
contact with their bating friends, and plan to visit the family soon.
Cabin fever can be a problem in smaller boats, but because the catamaran is so
large it didnt pose much of a problem.
Avinash and Alexandra own a business doing bookkeeping for various non-
Cat of The Week
Hello. My name is Ivy. I was born in June of 2013. I am a super love girl. When my foster
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under her hand. I love just for humans to love me gently. I lived in a house with small children
and I wasnt crazy about that situation. I prefer older children and adults. If you let me into your
bedroom at night, I love to snuggle. I have not been around dogs so I am not sure how I would
react. I am not crazy about other cats but may adjust. I would really well as a one and only.
However, if you get an approved application, you could foster to adopt me and if I work out in
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Yours forever,
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profit organizations. This made it easier to go on the trip, Avinash said. They told
their clients what the plan was, and worked out how to do it from abroad. Avinash
returned to Maryland three times to attend meetings.
The Agave is looking for a new family, Avinash said. While they would like
to do another outing at some point, they do not plan to do so immediately and are
selling the catamaran.
The family detailed their experience online. Visit www.svagave.blogspot.com
to read more about their adventures.
LIBRARY ITEMS
New Saturday Story Time Offered
Fall story times will begin next
week at the three branches. Starting Sept. 6 Charlotte Hall branch will
be offering a new story time for all
ages on Saturday mornings at 10:30
a.m. The fall story time schedule as
well as the fall hildrens and teens programs are posted on the librarys website or can be picked up at the branches.
Mobile Career Center Visits

Libraries
Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center will be at the Charlotte
Hall branch on Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. and at Leonardtown branch on Sept.
9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Job seekers can
stop by and get help with their resumes
and job searches as well as get registered
with the Maryland Workforce Exchange.
Workshop Scheduled for Homeschooled Families

Students who are homeschooled
and their families can attend an informative workshop to find out
about the librarys resources and
services and how to get the most
from the resources at the Homeschoolers Workshop at Leonardtown branch on Sept. 16 at 2 p.m.
Basic Computer Classes Scheduled

for Adults
Lexington Park branch will be offering the four basic computer classes
on Thursdays at 2 p.m. starting on
Teen Writing Contest Winners Sept. 4. The free classes include inAnnounced
troduction to computers, Windows,
Thirty entries of stories and poems Internet and email. Registration is rewritten by teens were received in this quired. Charlotte Hall branch will ofsummers teen writing contest. Han- fer the same classes in October. Charnah Sien won the contest with her lotte Hall will also be offering Intropoem, Little Spark and will receive duction to Word 2010 on Sept. 17 at 2
the Kindle. Runner-up was Constance p.m. Registration is required for this
Tazem with her poem, Voiceless. class.
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Commissioners
Celebrate Womens
Equality Day
Members of the St. Marys County Commission for Women (front) are pictured with
commissioners following Womens Equality Day proclamation ceremony
In honor of the 94th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Commissioners for St. Marys County
held a ceremony celebrating Womens Equality Day. Members of the
St. Marys County Commission for Women were on hand to receive the
proclamation.
On Aug. 26, 1920 the Woman Suffrage Amendment was ratified, securing full voting rights for women in the United States. Womens Equality
Day was first celebrated in 1971 after New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug got a Congressional Resolution passed designating Aug. 26 as the day
to recognize the passage of the Constitutional Amendment.
In the proclamation commissioners urged all St. Marys County citizens to observe this day through appropriate ceremonies and activities to
commemorate that day in 1920 in which women of America were first given
the right to vote.
St. Marys County Government Press Release
In Our
Community
Mystery Ring Unearthed by

St. Marys College Faculty, Students
Believed to Belong to Charles Calvert
St. Marys College of MaryThe one [person] that fits
the context of the discovery best
land anthropology professor Julia
is Charles Calvert, said King
King and her student crew memabout the mystery CC-enbers discovered a 17th-century
graved ring. This alone doesnt
signet ring with the initials CC,
mean it is him, but if its not him,
believed to be that of Charles
we have no other viable candidate
Calvert, third Lord Baltimore.
despite weeks of searching the reKing and her students found the
cords. Its a mystery that we are
artifact during a six-week excatrying to solve.
vation this summer at the Zekiah
Funded by a $125,000 grant
Fort, located in Waldorf, Md.
from the Maryland Historical
If this is indeed his ring,
Trust and a $25,000 grant from
it will be one of the few artiSt. Marys College anthologist,
the Charles County Board of
facts personalized to the Calvert
students unearth 17th-century
Commissioners, the Zekiah Fort
signet
ring
with
the
initials
CC,
family found in Maryland, said
believed to be that of Charles Calvert, excavation was part of a multiKing.
stop survey at Indian settlement
third Lord Baltimore.
Charles Calvert lived at
sites in St. Marys, Charles and
Mattapany, where the Patuxent
Prince
Georges
counties.
River Naval Air Station is currently located, and
The excavations of the site have also yielded
was the only Lord Baltimore to live in Maryland.
Calvert created the Zekiah Fort in 1680 as refuge the discovery of glass trade beads, Indian and Eufor an estimated 320 Piscataway Indians, a pow- ropean tobacco pipes, gunflints, lead shot and Inerful Indian nation in Maryland, after raids from dian ceramics. Findings will be given to the state
Northern Maryland groups as well as encroaching of Maryland for preservation strategies.
English forced them from their ancestral lands.
SMCM Press Release
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Obituaries
John Frederick Tex Turner, 68
Richard Wayne
Paul, 33, of Mechanicsville passed
away Aug. 16, at his
residence.
Born July 6,
1981 in Baltimore,
Md., he was the son
of William Edward
and Shirley Paul.
Richard attended Westminster High
School in Westminster, Md. He worked
as a painter and flooring installer. He enjoyed motor cross, four wheel racing and
was an avid Ravens fan. In addition to
his parents, Richard is survived by his
brother Thomas Harold Paul. He is preceded in death by his grandparents.
Family received friends on Friday,
Aug. 22, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 16566 Three
Notch Road, Ridge, Md. 20680. A funeral service followed with the Reverend
Peter Giovanoni officiating. Interment
was held at the church cemetery.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.
John Frederick
Tex Turner, 68, of
Lexington Park, Md.,
formerly of San Antonio, Texas, passed
away at MedStar St.
Marys Hospital on
Aug. 14.
Born Nov. 20,
1945 in San Antonio,
Texas, he was the son of the late John D.
and Dorothy Rawlins Turner.
Tex served a tour in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was the owner
and operator of Tex Air, air conditioning
and refrigeration company. He enjoyed
fishing, bird watching, wood working
and spending time with his pets.
Tex is survived by his two sisters,
Linda Adams and Donna Knight and
their children; his companion, Kelli
Cassidy and her family; his step children, Eddie Hefner, Linda Sue Hefner,
Nancy Ann Balta and Bobbi Jo MaGee
and their families. In addition to his parents, Tex was preceded in death by his
beloved Uncle Fredreck and Aunt Beth
Turner, twin brother Edward Franklin
Franky Turner and wife Mary Rose
Turner, whom he married on Oct. 24,
1969.
Family received friends Friday,
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Mary Agnes Aggs Plunkett, 72

Mary
Agnes
Aggs
Plunkett,
72, of Avenue, Md.
passed away on Aug.
16 in Washington,
D.C. Born on May
29, 1942 in Leonardtown, she was the
loving daughter of
the late Mary Agnes Guy Hammett and Howard Vincent
Hammett. Mary Agnes is survived
by her loving husband Russell Clayton Plunkett, children; Greg Plunkett
(Erika) of New Kensington, Pa., Sharyn
Hutson (Mike) of Avenue, Md., 2 grandchildren; Jennah Hutson and Jared Hutson. Siblings; Barbara Ann Gardner of
California, Md., Sarah Jean Pingleton of
Clements, Md., Butch Hammett of Amherst, Va., Nancy Norris of Mount Juliet,
Tenn. and Rita Farr of Leonardtown,
Md. Mary Agnes graduated from St.
Marys Academy in 1960 and worked as
a Branch Manager in the Breton Office
of 1st National Bank of St. Marys (PNC),
retiring in 1997 after 37 years. She was
a lifelong resident of St. Marys County,
Md. Mary Agnes loved the Redskins,
Jeff Gordon (NASCAR), volunteering at
Mother Catherine Spalding School, and
spending time with her family.
The family received friends on
Friday, Aug. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. with
prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 23 at
10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bushwood, Md. with Father Charles
Cortinovis officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens
Leonardtown, Md. Pallbearers were;

Mike Hutson, Jay Farr, Joe Pingleton,
Vince Hammett, Gary Hammett and
Nick Nickerson. Contributions may be
made to Mother Catherine Spalding
School, 38833 Chaptico Road Helen,
Md. 20635.
Joseph Kelsey Holton, 75

Joseph Kelsey
Holton,
75,
of
Loveville
passed
away on Aug. 16.
Kelsey is survived by
his wife, Mary Martina Holton; six children, Wanda Ashton,
Kevin Miles, Tyrone Holton, Renee
Holton, Crystal Holton and Tony Holton.
Family united with friends on Friday,
Aug. 22 for visitation at 10 a.m. until
time of service at 11 a.m. at Gospel Tabernacle of Prayer Church, 24516 Budds
Creek Road, Clements, Md. Interment
immediately followed at Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, Charlotte Hall,
Md. Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic
Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, Md.
Louis Herbert Meisel, 79

Louis
Herbert
Meisel, 79, of California,
previously
residing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. and
Mt. Clemens, Mich.,
passed away Aug. 4,
surrounded by his
loving family.
Born Sept. 18,
1934 in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of
the late William Meisel and Dorothy
Newman Meisel.
Lou moved from Chicago, Ill.
to Detroit, Mich. at a young age. He
graduated from Central High School in
1951. In his youth he enjoyed playing
the drums and played in a band throughout high school and afterward. He was
also an avid bowler as a young adult. He
attended college at Wayne State University and later at Embry Riddle Aero-
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A Funeral service was held at 12 p.m.
Interment followed in St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery, 16555 Three Notch Road,
Ridge, Md.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
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nautical University. On Nov. 5, 1955,
he married his beloved wife, Mary Ann
Black in Dearborn, Mich. Together they
celebrated 58 wonderful years together.
He was an accomplished photographer
having worked at the Detroit Free Press
and later in public relations for Michigan Bell Telephone Company. After 30
years of dedicated service at the phone
company and moving up through different departments, he retired in 1988 as a
staff supervisor. In his post retirement
years, he continued his love of aviation
working for Chrysler Pentastar. Lou
honorably served in the Naval Air Reserve in Grosse Ile, Mich. from 1953 to
1960.
Lou was a lifetime member of the
Masons having joined the Mt. Clemens
Lodge No. 6 F&AM on Nov. 11, 1959.
He was coroneted a 33 degree Mason,
Sovereign Grand Inspector General and
Honorary Member of Supreme Council,
NMJ on Sept. 28, 1983. He served as
both a Thrice Potent Master in the Detroit Lodge of Perfection in 1980 and
Commander-in-Chief for the Detroit
Consistory in 1986. He was also a member of the Detroit Court #28 Royal Order
of Jesters, joining in 1985. He was active with the Detroit Moslem Shriners
doing Public Relations for many years
supporting the Shrine Circus in Detroit.
In addition to his beloved wife
Mary Ann, Lou is survived by his children, Lori Meisel Paolino of Colleyville,
Texas, Donna Dorton of California, Md.,
Dr. Ron Meisel of Utica, Mich. and Janice Pruett (Art) of Leonardtown, Md.;
his sister, Sandra McGrath, niece Ann
McGrath and eight grandchildren, Jonathan Paolino, Lauren Paolino, Kristin
Paolino, Carolyn Paolino, Stephen Dorton, Abigail Meisel, Lindsey Meisel and
Julia Meisel.
A Celebration of Life will be held
Saturday, Aug. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at
Autumn Assisted Living located at
23185 Milestone Way, California, Md.
20619. A Masonic Memorial Service
will be held in Michigan at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Shriners Hospital for Children,
Office of Development, 2900 Rocky
Point Drive, Tampa, Fla. 33607 or Scottish Rite Valley of Detroit Charitable
and Educational Foundation, 907 Monroe St., Dearborn, Mich. 48124-2309.
Condolences may be made at www.
brinsfieldfuneral.com
Elizabeth Ann Dern, 80

Elizabeth Ann
Dern, 80, of Prince
Frederick
passed
away on Aug. 20
in Broomes Island,
Maryland. She was
born on January 9,
1934 in Gastonia,
N.C. to the late Eliza-
beth Q. and Arvel Aug. Phifer.

In her younger years, Elizabeth
worked for P.G. County as the Director of Day Camp. She liked to quilt and
paint ceramics and bird houses, which
her husband used to build. She liked to
work in her gardens of beautiful flowers.
Elizabeth also loved to talk about and
critique food and cooking.
Wife of the late Robert Louis Dern,
she is survived by her daughters, Lois
Conn and Jane Dern, both of Broomes
Island, Md. and the late Linda Johnson.
Grandmother of Liza, Daniel and John
Dalrymple and great grandmother of
Amelia Dalrymple. She is also survived
by her brother, John Phifer of Mechanicsville, Va.
Services are private. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice. For more information or to leave
condolences please visit www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Paul Edward Doc ODell, 66

Paul
Edward
Doc ODell, 66, of
Huntingtown passed
away Aug. 23, at Calvert County Nursing Center in Prince
Frederick. He was
born in Prince Frederick on October 31,
1947 to Carl Emmitt and Anna Mae
(Chaney) ODell and attended Calvert
County Schools. Doc was a skilled

union carpenter and worked for various
construction companies. As a younger
man he was a commercial crabber. Doc
enjoyed drag racing and often accompanied Donnie and Duane Marquess when
they raced. He also enjoyed watching
NASCAR.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Carl E. ODell, Jr, Donald
E. Boots ODell and sister Deborah A.
Kent. Surviving are his daughter Dana
L. Cooley of Wake Forest, N.C.; grandchildren William and Alicia Cooley; two
great grandchildren and siblings Linda
Susie Dillon of Huntingtown, Md.,
Curtis Snookie ODell and his wife
Alicia of Lusby, Md., Kathy A. Jones
and her husband Grafton of Owings,
Md., Randy A. Kent of Owings, Md. and
Donna L. Kent of Owings, Md.
Friends may call on Thursday, Aug.
28, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at
Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt.
Harmony Lane, Owings, where services
will be held Friday, Aug. 29 at 11 a.m.
Interment will follow at Mt. Harmony
U.M. Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice. To leave condolences visit www.
rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements by Rausch Funeral
Home, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Owings, Md. 20736.
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August, Month Long

Dierks Bentley and Jon Pardi Tickets for
Sale
Bayside Toyota Pavillion, 200 Calvert Beach
Road, Saint Leonard 10 a.m. to noon
Dierks Bentley and Jon Pardi will
beperforming September 19. Be sure to get
your tickets soon!
There are four ways to get your tickets:
Online at Ticketmasters website.
By calling Ticketmaster 800-745-3000.
At Bayside Toyota in Prince Frederick,
during regular business hours.Bayside accepts checks and credit cards only.No cash.
Every Saturday morning at the firehouse
from 10 a.m. until noon.Check, Cash, Visa,
and MasterCard accepted. When the firehouse box office is closed, generally there are
members at the fire department that have access to tickets.These tickets are exact cash or
check only.Feel free to call and ask if someone is there with tickets - 410-586-1713.
2014 Annual Summer Public Art Project:
JIBE: Compositions on Sail
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center,
13480 Dowell Road, Solomons 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Aug. 1 - 31
Price is included with site admission.
Come and add to the Summer Public Art
Project by drawing, painting or doodling on a
swatches of repurposed sailcloth. Lauren Feusahrens, a recent BFA graduate from Salisbury university, is the 2014 Artist-In-Residence and has created this project. The project
name Jibe was derived from a sailing term
that Feusahrens explains as ... that moment
when someone sailing gets that real feeling of
excitement and the adrenaline rush when you
come about and then, the sudden calm. Participants may return to Annmarie Sculpture
Garden at any time between Aug. 2 and Oct.
31 to see the sail cloths be transformed into
mazes at the ARTmazing! Exhibit, which will
be an interactive outdoor exhibit. To learn
more, visit www.annmariegarden.org
Best Photographs from Photographers in
Calvert County
Cox Art Center, 32 Cox Road, Huntingtown
Thursday to Saturday: 12 to 7 p.m., Sunday: 12 to 5 p.m.
Aug. 1 - 17
Come to Cox At Center for a special gallery show that features eight Calvert County
photographers and 20 of their best photographic works of art. Gallery Reception will
be held on Saturday, July 26, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Visit their website, coxartcenter.com for detailed information about the photographers.
For more information, call 410 535-0014 or
email them at info@coxartcenter.com.
Twin Beach players 9th annual Kids Playwriting Festival
North Beach Boys and Girls Club, 9021 Dayton Ave. North Beach Friday & Saturday 7
p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.
Weekends Aug. 1-10
This annual festival features the talents
of local children. The six winning shows
are written by children in the state of Maryland! Playwrights are given an opportunity
to have complete creative control over their
shows from casting, directing, designing and
even starring in their own plays. Each is also
awarded a $100 prize. With over 60 children
involved in the production, audience members will be entertained and amazed by the
wide array of storytelling! Tickets are $10,

but are $5 for members, seniors and students.
For more information, visit find us online at
www.twinbeachplayers.com or www.facebook.com/twinbeachplayers.
Thursday, Aug. 28
Echoes of Nature: Sea Squirts
Calvert Marine Museum,14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Special Guest from Echoes of Nature
will present Warm and Fuzzy, sponsored by
PNC Bank. Free drop-in program for toddlers
18 months to 3 years. Call 410-326-2042 for
more information.
can be purchased from any Calvert Library

branch. For more information, contact Joan
Kilmon of Calvert Library Twin Beaches
Branch at 410-257-2411.
Sandwich Sale
American Legion Post 221, 21690 Coltons
Point Road, Avenue 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
American Legion Post 221 is sponsoring
a pork loin and beef sandwich sale. Pork loin,
sliced roast beef and BBQ beef sandwiches
will be sold on Aug. 30 and 31. Sandwiches
will cost $6 each. Call 301-884-4071 for further information.
Sunday, Aug. 31
Little Minnows
Calvert Marine Museum,14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons 11 a.m. to noon.
Special Guest from Echoes of Nature
will present Hunting for a Square Meal,
sponsored by PNC Bank. Children ages 3 5
years are invited to participate. Space is limited. Preregistration suggested. Fee is $4 for
members, $5 for non-members. Call 410-3262042, ext. 41.
America Legion Pork and Beef Sandwich

Sale
American Legion Post 221, 21690 Colton
Point Road, Avenue 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
American Legion Post 221 is sponsoring
a pork loin and beef sandwich sale. Pork loin,
sliced roast beef and BBQ beef sandwiches
will be sold on Aug. 30 and 31. Sandwiches
will cost $6 each. Call 301-884-4071 for further information.
NAACP General Branch Meeting

Lexington Park Library, 21677 F.D.R. Boulevard, Lexington Park 6:30 p.m.
Souls to the Polls- Voter Registration
Training Board of Elections Trainer
(Get certified to register people in your
church, organization or community to
vote. All are Welcome!)
Community Dialog: Why Should I
Vote?
The next committee meeting for Souls
to the Polls is on Sept. 8th at the College of
Southern Maryland Bldg. C Rm. 216.
For more information contact Andrea
Bowman at 301-863-3011 or stmarysnaacp@
gmail.com or contact Janice Walthour at 301862-2296 or lwalthour@md.metrocast.net.
Pre-Labor Day Festival

St. Peter Claver Church, 16922 St. Peters
Clavers Road, St. Inigoes 10 a.m.
Prepare for Labor Day at our festival!
Mass at 10 a.m.
Dinners on sale at 12 p.m.
Car show at 4 p.m.
Gospel Concert, vendors, silent auction, Soulful Journey Band at 6 p.m.
For more information, call 301-872-5460.
Friday, Aug. 29
Artworks@7th Exhibit Opening
Artworks@7th, 9100 Bay Avenue, North
Beach 5 to 9 p.m.
William H. Thayer will be the featured
artist at Artworks @ 7th for the month of
September. The show, entitled Landscape/
Seascape: Visions of Maryland, features Mr.
Thayers keen eye for the beauty and contrasting views of Maryland. His work has been
featured recently in Whats Up? Annapolis
Magazine and his image of the State House in
Annapolis was used for the Maryland State
Tourism Boards brochure for national distribution. The photographs for this show will
be presented in both traditional and non-traditional formats that further compliment the
allure and interest of Marylands charm and
beauty. For more information, call 410-2865278 or visit our website at www.artworksat7th.com.
Saturday, Aug. 30
Library of Congress National Book
Festival
Calvert Libraries All Day
For just $15, you can secure your seat
for a ride to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the new indoor home of the
National Book Festival. The air-conditioned
school bus will pick-up at 10 a.m. at the Sunderland Park and Ride. The bus will depart
from the Convention Center at 5 p.m. Tickets
Monday, Sept. 1
Youth Entrepreneur Program
Charles County Library (West Library),
10405 ODonnell Place,Waldorf 4 p.m.
AFFIF, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, will launch The Charles County Live
Your Dream Empowerment & Entrepreneur
Academy (The Academy) on October 1. The
Academy is a five-month, community based,
afterschool program for youth between the
ages of 15 -17. Over the course of 28 weeks,
students will gain a competitive edge through
collaborative learning and the development of
21st-century skills in entrepreneurship, global
business, problem solving, social and ethical
responsibility, communication, personal finance and technology. Eight of the 28 weeks
will focus on cultivating leadership and communication skills through the Achieving Excellence & Leadership Club. The Academy
will culminate with students competing in a
Business Plan Competition. Youth presenting the top three plans will receive $500,
$250 or $100. The program is free for at-risk
youth. Applications accepted starting August
18, 2014. Email affif@affif.org or call (240)
345-3175 to request an application and to find
out if your teenager qualifies for this free program. Transportation and meal provided.
Tuesday, Sept. 2
September Gallery Shows
North End Gallery, 41652 Fenwick Street,
Leonardtown Tuesday to Saturday: 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m.
The North End Gallery invites you to
visit the Gallery for a very special September showing. There will be two shows during
this time frame. In the large middle room we
will host a Retrospective of the works of Ju-
dith Conrad, a very talented artist and a past

member of the Gallery. The gallery will also
hang a Harvest themed show featuring the
work of our Member Artists. These shows
will run concurrently from Sept. 2 until Sept.
28. There will be a Reception on the First Friday of the month, Sept. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at
the Gallery. Please consider joining us for this
very special event. For more information, call
301-475-3130 or visit www.northendgallery.
org.
The Charleston Senior Community Job
Interviews
Charles County One Stop Career Center, 175
Post Office Road, Waldorf 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Charleston is currently seeking a
Community Sales Consultant! A Community
Sales Consultant is responsible for leading
the marketing of newly opening senior living
property in Waldorf and striving to maintain
occupancy goals of qualified residents. A
Community Sales Consultant will be responsible for marketing the property and striving
to maintain occupancy goals of qualified residents while meeting profitability objectives
by identifying marketplace opportunities and
engaging in professional outreach to maintain
high and consistent growth. Starting salary
$40,000+/year (depending on experience) including benefits. Meet the qualifications.
come in for an interview! For more information, call 301-932-7013
MWE Job Order # 345539
America Legion Auxiliary Unit 221
Meeting
Point Road, Avenue 6 p.m.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221 invites all spouses of veterans who served in the
United States Armed Forces during the listed
war eras to join us for our monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each month. Visit the Post
website at www.alpost221.webs.com. Call
Christina Barbour at 301-904-5876 for more
information.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
SMAS Monthly Meeting
La Plata Volunteer Fire Department-Charles
County, 911 Washington Avenue, La Plata
7:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Kerry Wixted, Maryland DNR Wildlife & Heritage Service
Come join the Southern Maryland
Audubon Society for a presentation on 31
unique Natural Areas of Maryland, including
8 located in the southern region. Learn about
their amazing ecosystems, rare species inhabitants, natural features and geological formations including ancient maritime forests.
Join us early at 7 p.m. for refreshments and
mingling. For more information, call Nancy
Megas at 240-377-6024.
Thursday, Sept. 4
SMYChoir Open Rehearsal
Hollywood United Methodist Church, 24422
Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood 6:30 to 8
p.m.
The Southern Maryland Youth Choir
is having anopen rehearsal. All interested
singers grades 2 through 8 who are considering auditioning are strongly encouraged
to attend.Choirsdirects are Laurel Dietz
(elementary choir) or St. Marys Counrt and
Lori Beth Sink (middle school choir) of Calvert County.For more information, please
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contact Krystal McCoy at 609-915-2644 or

emailsmychoir@gmail.com.
AL Post 221 Monthly Meeting
Point Road, Avenue 8 p.m.
American Legion Post 221 invites all active duty personnel and veterans to join us for
our monthly meeting on the first Thursday of
each month at the Post home. The meeting
generally lasts for less than an hour. Visit our
website at www.alpost221.webs.com to get
more information about the organization or email us at alpost221@netscape.net. You can
also call 301- 884-4071 for more information.
Friday, Sept. 5
Student Art Show
Leonardtown Arts Center, 22660 Washington
Street, Leonardtown 5 p.m.
The Leonardtown Arts Center will present Junior Art Walk, an exhibit featuring
the talented students of artist Moriah Morgan.
The show will run from Sept. 5 to Sept. 21.
Up to 60 student works in a variety of media
will be displayed in the gallery. Come to the
center between 5 and 8 p.m. to drop off your
votes for the Leonardtown Art Walk, pick up
your goodie bags and vote for your favorite
student art. Winners of the Junior Art Walk
will be announced at a student reception at
the Leonardtown Arts Center on Sunday,
September 21 at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Moriah Morgan at 240-298-5505
or mountmoriahart@gmail.com.
First Friday Live Music

Leonardtown Square 5 p.m.
Join the First Friday festivities for the
month of September as we observe a very
special occasion. Celebrate Leonardtown as
an Arts & Entertainment with jazz trio Higher Standards providing cool sounds as you
stroll around Town visiting artists and galleries, participate in the 2nd Annual ArtsWalk,
and maybe make or buy a little something to
take home. The concert is free and you are
welcome to bring seating, but why would you
when there is so much to see and do? For
more information about the event visit www.
leonardtownfirstfridays.com or call the Town
office at 301-475-9791.
wooded habitat and along a creek when neotropical migrants should be near their peak
and warblers, tanagers grosbeaks and other
songbirds may be spotted. The trip will be
lead by Tyler Bell. ake Rt. 2/4 South of Prince
Frederick approximately 14 miles and follow
signs to the park and meet up in the parking
lot. Facilities available; park fee. RSVP to Tyler at 301-862-4623 or jtylerbell@yahoo.com.
Saturday, Sept. 6
Diversity Workshop: Seeing the Face of

God in Others
All Saints Episcopal Church,100 Lower
Marlboro Road, Sunderland 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Please join us ad we gather for a weekend of conversation and guided learning with
the purpose of building a stronger community across divides of race and class. The workshop will be held Saturday, Sept. 6 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and will continue on Sunday,
Sept. 7 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Particpants must
be available for both days. There is a $15 registration fee that includes all needed materials
and lunch, Space is limited. Please register
before Aug. 31This workshop is sponsored
by TRUST in partnership with the Community Mediation Center of Calvert (CMCC).
For more information, call, 410-257-6306,
visitwww.trustcalco.com or visit us on Facebook: TRUSTSoMD.
SMAS Field Trip

Calvert Cliffs State Park, 10540 HG Trueman
Road, Lusby 8 a.m. to noon
Join the Southern Maryland Audubon
Society on a 3 mile trip on trails through a
Annual 5K Run/Walk
Golden Beach, Mechanicsville 9 a.m.
Golden Beach/Patuxent Knolls Civic
Association is hosting its Second Annual
5K Run/Walk. All proceeds will be used for
Live Music
Port of Leonardtown Winery,23190 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown 5 to 9 p.m.
Celebrate the beginning of cooler
weather outside on our patio with the live music of Folk Salad Trio performing from 5:30
to 8:30 p.m. Welcome our new artist, Austin
Reynaud, whose art will be displayed in the
tasting room & available for purchase.Cost
is $5 for wine tasting up to 6 wines and a
souvenir glass. For more information, call
301-690-2192.
community events held by the Civic Association. Registration opens at 9 a.m. Run/Walk
starts at 10 a.m. If you pre-register by Aug.
30, prices are: $25/person; $40/couple; $75/
family of four. You can pre-register at www.
ourgoldenbeach.com. Prices will be $5 higher
at the gate. Paid registration entitles you to a
free t-shirt, meal voucher and bottled water.
Children 10 and under can race for free (tshirt and meal voucher not included). Dont
want to race? Sponsor a kilometer sign for
$50. For information call Jackson Miller at
240-538-6503.
KofC Brown Bag Auction
Knights of Columbus Hall, RT- 5 & RT-235,
Ridge Noon
Tickets $1 a piece, 6 for $5, 14 for $10,
or an arms length for $20. We truly have
something for everyone! Prizes include: Walt
Disney World Hopper passes, MIR, SOMD
Blue Crabs, free night stay at Dover Downs
and Atlantis Resort in Reno too!Many
GREAT Gift Certificates from Port of Leonardtown Winery, The Good Earth, Bear
Creek BBQ, Julie Alvey at the Hair Mill,
Dilly Dally Detailing, and LOTS MORE!
Products from Under Armour, thirty-one,
Origami Owl, Tastefully Simple, and Scentsy too. Food, drinks and baked goods will be
on sale. Bring a non-perishable food item for
St. Cecilias Food Pantry and receive 5 free
tickets (Limit 1 per Family)Bring your address labels or name stamps to save time with
your tickets! Its never too early to start your
holiday shopping! For more information, call
301-872-4641.
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Church Services Directory,
Call The County Times at 301-373-4125
ANGLICAN
Victory Baptist Church

29855 Eldorado Farm rd
CharlottE hall, md 20659
301-884-8503
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BAHAI FAITH
BAHAI FAITH
God is One, Man is One,
and All Religions are One
Sundays - 10 AM 41695 Fenwick

Street Unit 3 Leonardtown, MD
20650 301/475-9337
www.redeemersomd.org
St. John's Anglican Church

SUNDAY MASS 10 a.m.
26415 North Sandgates Rd.
Mechanicsville, Md 20659
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Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm
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sun mOrning wOrship.............11:00
sun evening wOrship.................7:00
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BAPTIST CHURCH
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention
8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Transitional Pastor Dr. Ron Blankenship
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
Sunday Morning Worship

Sunday School (all ages)
Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study
Wednesday Discipleship Classes
(Adults, youth & Children)
BAPTIST
CATHOLIC
CHURCH
10:30am
9:15 am
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
Jesus saves
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Cecilia 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
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Entertainment Calendar
Dont Stop Believin
Journey Can Still Rock the Stage

Journey closed out the Calvert Marine Museum Waterside Concert Series with a 2-hour live performance on
Aug. 24, with proceeds supporting the education and preservation efforts of the Calvert Marine Museum.
This event would not be possible without the generous support of many local businesses. Journey sponsors
include: Prince Frederick Ford/Jeep/Dodge, PNC Bank, Bozick Distributors, Inc., Tidewater Dental, Directmail.
com, Holiday Inn Solomons, All American Harley-Davidson, Quality Built Homes, Roy Rogers, 98.3 Star FM, Bay
Weekly, Quick Connections, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Isaacs Restaurant, Papa Johns Pizza,
The McNelis Group, LLC, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, United Rentals and World Gym.
For more information, visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.
Thursday, Aug. 28
Aaron Zimmer
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 8 p.m.
Rusty and Steve
Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse
(16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 29
Hydra FX
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood)
8:30 p.m.to 12:30 a.m.
Miles from Clever
Back Road Inn
(22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Compton) 8 p.m.
Tonights Alibi
ABC Lounge (22741 Three Notch Road,
California) 9 p.m.
Still Standing
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 8:30 p.m.
George Dunn
Funkzilla
Gridiron Grill
(20855 Callaway Village Way, Callaway) 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30
George Dunn
Ruddy Duck Brewery
Kalnasy Photography
Kalnasy Photography
Some Assembly
Westlawn Inn
(9200 Chesapeake Avenue, North Beach) 7:30 p.m.
Tonights Alibi
Cryers Back Road Inn
(22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 31
The Piranhas
3 to 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 1
Team Trivia
Ruddy Duck Brewery
Kalnasy Photography
Karaoke
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Wolfs Blues Jam
Blairs Londontowne Pub and Grill
(726 Londontowne Road, Edgewater) 7:30 p.m.
Open Mic with Stephen Nelson
Ruddy Duck Brewery
Thursday, Sept. 4
Swamp Candy
Ruddy Duck Brewery
Kalnasy Photography
Kalnasy Photography
Piranhas Acoustic
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Presenting the professionals' favorite properties on the market.
Budget-Friendly
Bathroom
Transformation Tips
The allure of a
spa-style bathroom is
something few homeowners can resist. Such
bathrooms can make for
a welcome retreat after
a long day at the office
or an afternoon spent
chasing kids around the
yard.
But as appealing as
such a sanctuary may
seem, the cost of creating a luxury washroom
is more than many
homeowners budgets
can withstand. Fortunately, a dream bathroom does not have to
break the bank. In fact,
there are several ways to
make a bathroom worthy of the most comforting spa without stretching your budget.
Install a wallhung mirror. If your
idea of a luxury bathroom harkens back to
a time before the advent of recessed medicine cabinets, then a
wall-hung mirror can
give the bathroom an
entirely new feel without much of a financial
commitment. Flush-mount mirrors need
not require the services of a contractor,
but they can provide a sense of elegance
that recessed cabinets cannot.
Replace bathroom countertops. A
countertop replacement job may sound
expensive, but such an undertaking is
not very costly in the washroom, where
counter space is typically limited. Since
the cost of countertop materials is by the
square foot, you can replace bathroom
surfaces for a relatively small amount of
money. Granite countertops can be beautiful, but such surfaces do not create the
warm feel that many prefer in a luxury
bathroom. A material such as soapstone
is warm and inexpensive and can quickly
give the bathroom a new look.
Embrace calm colors. Painting the
bathroom is another inexpensive way to
give the room an entirely new look. If the
walls of your washroom are currently a
vibrant color, consider a more calming
tone to give the room the luxurious and
relaxing feel youre aiming for. If your
bathroom includes a clawfoot tub, you
also can make it a two-tone tub to add
a touch of relaxing elegance. Paint the
tubs exterior in a calming tone such as
soft gray, and you will have transformed
the washroom at little cost and even less
effort.
Transform your double vanity.
Many homeowners prefer a double vanity in their bathrooms, as such a setup allows both men and women the space to
get ready for bed or work without getting
in one anothers way. But instead of a traditional vanity with a counter between the
sinks, consider installing matching pedestal sinks to surround an antique washstand. This can give the washroom a feel
of antique luxury, and such washstands
can found for a few hundred dollars.
Replace old fixtures. Though they
are often overlooked, cabinet and door
fixtures as well as towel racks can greatly
influence the feel of a washroom. If the
cabinet and drawer handles are old or outdated, replace them with more modern
options. Such a job might be even more
effective if you repaint or reface existing
cabinetry. Neither task is terribly expensive, but both can give the washroom a
more luxurious feel. The same goes for
replacing old towel racks, which can be
an eyesore if theyre especially dated.
Transforming a bathroom may seem
like a significant and costly undertaking,
but savvy homeowners can give their
washrooms a new and luxurious look
without spending much money.
Featured
Homes of
the Week
Realtors Choice
To list a
property in our next
Realtors Choice edition,
call Jennifer
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Real Estate Rentals

1st Floor Condo.
2 BR 2 bath Spacious, Very well
maintained unit. Master suite includes
double sinks, soaking tub, separate
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Programs and Activities
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Harrington Raceway and Slots

On Wednesday, Sept. 10 the St. Marys County Department of
Aging & Human Services is sponsoring a trip to Harrington Raceway
and Slots for those ages 50 and above. This trip includes motor coach
transportation to and from Harrington Raceway and Slots, driver gratuities, snacks for the return trip, a buffet lunch and $10 free slot play.
The bus will leave the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 8 a.m. and return at 6 p.m. The cost is $40 per person. Reservations are required and
can be made by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1072.
calling 301-475-4002 ext. 1001.
Matter of Balance
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and increase activity levels. In this class, participants will learn to view
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activity, make changes to reduce falls at home and exercise to increase
strength and balance. The classes will be held on the Governmental
Center Campus in the Potomac Building, Room 14 on Tuesdays, Sep.
9 Oct. 28, from 1:30 3:30 p.m. Class format is mostly lecture/discussion with approximately 30 minutes of exercise each session. All materials are provided. To sign up for the course, call 301-475-4200, ext.
1050 no later than Wednesday, Sept. 3. Space is limited; register early.
Northerns Breakfast Caf

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 9 a.m., the breakfast caf will be serving bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries and toast at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Let us do the cooking and cleanup in the morning
while you enjoy a great start to your day and good conversation with
others. Breakfast is homemade by Ginger and served with complimentary beverages. Cost is only $2 and sign-up and payment is due by
9 a.m. the day before. Please call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 with any
questions.
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Join us on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 8 a.m. until noon for a fishing
excursion on the Patty Lee, a 40ft. Bay-built, Coast Guard-licensed
charter boat. Capt. Paul Kellam will navigate the waters near Pt. Lookout to bottom fish. Tackle, bait and ice are furnished, as are bottled water. You will need to supply your own cooler to carry your catch home,
and sun screen. The boat departs Pt. Lookout Marina (16244 Millers
Wharf Road) in Ridge, MD promptly at 8:00 a.m. and returns around
noon. Please wear appropriate shoes and clothing so you can enjoy your
fishing experience. Considerable agility is needed to get on and off the
boat. Transportation is on your own to the marina. $35 fee is payable in
advance at any of the Countys Senior Activity Centers. Call 301-4754200, ext. 1063 for more information.
Beginning Bridge
The Garvey Senior Activity Center will offer an introductory
Bridge class on Monday, Sep. 8, 15, 22, & 29 from 10 11:30 a.m. Participants will learn the basics of the game including the fundamentals of
bidding and playing hands. The classes are designed to be hands on
with lots of fun. The cost of the class is $20 payable to the instructor.
Space is limited. Sign up by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
Football: Favs, Fans & Fun
On Friday, Sept. 5 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the Northern Senior Activity Center celebrates the kick-off to
fall football
season. Come dressed in your favorite football teams jersey or colors.
Dont miss putting in a buck to get in the Redskins and Texans game
pool. Gift cards awarded to winners! Reserve a cheeseburger lunch
before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 4 by stopping by the front desk or by
Monthly Craft -- Sept. 5

The craft this month at the Loffler Senior Activity Center will
be Pinecone Tassels. This simple and humble item can be used as
curtain tiebacks or you can just hang it from any nail for a bit of rustic
dcor. We will be making these on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Loffler Senior
Activity Center at 10 a.m. There is no cost for this class, and Loffler will
provide the supplies. Call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 to sign up.
Exploring Across Cultures; Science & Religion in America &

Japan
Explore the roles of science and religion in the U.S. and Japan
over the last 300 years and how they have affected our relationship and
present-day cultural perceptions. The presenter is a former Editor and
Asia Specialist of National Geographic Magazine, and Japan America
Society and Asia Society program director. The session will also examine the problems in history writing and use Ruth Benedicts lens
concept to gain a better understanding of the cultural atmosphere. Signups are required by calling 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 for this three-part
program held on consecutive Thursdays, Sept. 11, 18 & 25 from 10:30
a.m. noon at the Northern Senior Activity Center.
Grandparents, Kids, and Teddy Bears
Grandparents are invited to bring their toddler and preschool age
grandchildren to a Grandparents Day celebration at the Garvey Senior
Activity Center on Friday, Sep.12 at 11:00 a.m. Children and grandparents will participate in story time facilitated by staff from the St. Marys
County Library. Following the story, grandparents and kids will work
together to make stuffed teddy bears (1 bear per child), and enjoy a
pizza lunch. The cost is $3 per person. Make reservations on or before
Sep. 2 by calling 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
Bowling League Kick-Off Meeting
If you are planning to bowl during the senior mixed leagues
2014-15 season, sponsored by the St. Marys County Dept. of Aging
& Human Services, please come to the Kick-off meeting on Thursday,
Sept. 4 at 12:30 p.m. at the Loffler Senior Activity Center. The meeting
will be held the week before bowling begins instead of on the first day
of play so that business can be conducted more efficiently. We will use
this time to determine the costs and to make necessary adjustments and
corrections to team rules, roster, schedule, team list, team and sub con-
tact info, etc. Final copies will be printed and distributed at the end of
the meeting so everyone will have all paperwork needed before leaving.
. If you wish to have lunch at the center before the meeting, the menu for
that day is: Tossed Salad, Oven Fried Chicken, Spinach, Dilled Carrots,
WW Dinner Roll and Applesauce. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. The
cost is $6 for those under 60 and by donation for those 60+. To reserve
a lunch for that day, call 737-5670, ext. 1658 before Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Bowling season starts Sept. 11
The 2014-15 season for the senior mixed league, sponsored by the
St. Marys County Dept. of Aging & Human Services, begins Thursday, Sept 11. If you were registered and bowled last season you will be
contacted to confirm your continuation. For those interested in bowling
in the league, here are a few particulars: the league meets at Esperanza
Lanes at 12:45 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. You
must be 50+ years of age or older. The cost will be approximately $13$14 (to be determined) for three games and includes shoe rental and use
of a ball. Each team consists of three players. If you need a sub, you are
responsible for obtaining one from the list of registered subs. You will
still pay the cost of bowling that week and the sub will bowl for free. If
youre interested in joining this group of fun-loving, easy-going group
of people as either a league member or a sub, call Shellie Graziano at
301-737-5670, ext. 1655.
Cake Walk Game
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, starting at 11 a.m., join in a game of
sweet chance that enjoys the playfulness of musical chairs without
chairs; just music, walking and numbers on the ground. Winners are
random and games continue until all cakes, pies and cookies are gone.
This fun-spirited game is held at the Northern Senior Activity Center
and offered and funded by the Northern Senior Activity Center Council. Drop-ins are welcome.
Trip to Tobys Theater to see MEMPHIS
On Sunday, October 5, get on board a luxury bus as we travel to
Tobys Dinner Theater in Columbia, MD to enjoy a delicious brunch
that features all your favorite breakfast foods as well as hearty main
dish entrees that include Steamship Round, Baked Virginia Pit Ham
and Roast Breast of Turkey plus all the trimmings. Follow this up with
assorted Danish & muffins plus Tobys famous make-your-own sundae
bar. Then sit back and enjoy a production of the four-time Tony Award
winning musical Memphis. The show is set in the underground dance
clubs of 1950s in Memphis, Tennessee, and is loaded with explosive
dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and romance.
Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white DJ, the first to play
black music in the 50s and a black club singer hoping for her big break.
This show is filled with laughter and Motown roof-raising rock n roll.
The bus will pick up at each Senior Activity Center. Call Joyce at 301737-5670, ext. 1656 to sign up. Your seat is reserved only when your
payment is received, which can be made at any of the countys senior
activity center. Cost of this trip is $88 and includes luxury coach travel,
the buffet, the show, water and snack on the bus and all gratuities.
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
Visit the Department of Agings website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
History Ladies Gang

By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Sheriff Cameron is pleased to announce
the capture of four of St. Marys most wanted.
Known as the History Ladies Gang, they
have taunted and terrorized record keepers,
historians, librarians, and citizens throughout
the state of Maryland in their quest to identify each and every one of the sheriffs who have served in St.
Marys County from 1637/1638 to the present time. Never satisfied with I think or perhaps, their motto is the facts,
mam, just the facts.
The four women, who upon first glance appear to be sweet
and innocent, are to be considered armed and dangerous. Cindy Allen (alias Fill Out a Slip); Gracie Brady (alias Miss
A Journey Through Time

The
Nice); Carol Moody (alias Straight Face); and Linda Reno

(alias Pit Bull) will appear in a line up on Friday, September 5 from 6:00-7:30 at Ye Olde Towne Caf on the square in
Leonardtown. At this time Sheriff Cameron will offer for sale
the book entitled 375 Years of St. Marys County Sheriffs
Commissions.
Contrary to the wishes of friends, neighbors, families,
and the general public, a plea bargain has been struck and
the gang will be released to complete work on a second book
that will include brief biographical sketches of each of the
sheriffs, the crimes with which they had to contend, weapons,
transportation methods, jails of the times, etc. The book will
be packed with many illustrations by George McWilliams and
a host of photographs. This second volume will be available
no later than March 31, 2015 or else, snarled Pit Bull Reno.
Chronicle
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Wanderings
of an
Aimless
Min
Faith in
Customer Service
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Another high school reunion under the dam. I must

say it was a lot of fun, my decorating scheme came out fine
and was easy to put up and take down. In fact, I am already
planning decorations for the 40th in my head. It might be a
full hornet theme for the next one I just couldnt find any
this time. I did find some 3D microscopic bee stickers that
I painstakingly repainted all of the stripes green & white.
I must give thanks to the staff at Hilton Garden Inn
in Waldorf. I am sure that all hotels have a wonderful staff
and event staff, but the staff in Waldorf were amazing.
They were with us from the moment our planning committee walked in the door at 4 p.m. until we wearily closed the
place down around 1:30 or so. The next morning, we told
the staff who had to be back the next morning too- that we
were taking names. So, to Graycie, Toronda ( because her
Mom loved her old Toronado car she told me), TJ, Vanessa,
Ashley (I love laughing), Andrea, Kayla, Michael, and ever
helpful, ever smiling Daniel, I say you are the greatest. It was
a pleasure to see young people that are excited to be at work,
to never have a sigh when asked, Can you bring that ladder out one more time Daniel? or Vanessa, can we move
this over here instead? Ashley was at each table keeping it
neat and picked up before you even knew it needed it. She
made me think back to a time in an elegant restaurant where
the wait staff used the silver bread crumb catchers and were
there to light cigarettes before the smoker had the cigarette
in their mouth. I have been a cocktail waitress and waitress
a few times in my life so I appreciated all that these young
servers were doing. It is a hard, honorable profession that I
think every young person should do at least one time in their
life. You learn how to work around people whether they are
next to you or behind you, anticipate needs, and learn what
it is to truly be dead on your feet. That office job will seem
like a piece of cake after that hospitality.
They stayed with us the whole night. When I started
taking all the memorial photos, albums, and 45 cases out of
the boxes, Vanessa, Ashley, Andrea and Kayla just kind of
took over themselves to set-up that area. It looked great as
did the beautiful set-up of the room. We had a mixture of the
basic round tables, and high top tables that were wrapped in
white linen and tied with bows underneath.
It might seem like I am making too much of a big deal
about this, but after being in retail for 33 years myself, I am
very interested in customer service. I was in a store recently,
shopping for the reunion, when I asked where a certain item
might be, and was told by the young woman that she didnt
know if they still had that and went on with stocking her
area and flipping her pony tail. I was rushing around that
day (well for me rushing around) and I would have really appreciated her taking me right to the item. She barely looked
up. How many of us have encountered sales people like that.
I found it finally, but it really bothered me that she wouldnt
go check in any way. So, the staff at Hilton Garden Inn restored my faith immensely in people being happy with what
they are doing and with each other. We even got a few of the
staff members out on the dance floor.
Service like this is when you truly remember why it is
called the hospitality industry. Thank you all.
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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Hard Lessons
Laura Joyce
Contributing Writer
When I was in grad school, twenty-plus
years ago, I was fortunate enough to have an
assistantship. In exchange for teaching two
classes each semester, my tuition was covered.
I loved everything about teaching, with one
exception: around the time that final grades were due each semester, a coach or some other representative from the athletic
department would oh-so-casually saunter into my classroom,
touching base or checking in. These were code for exert
pressure to change a grade. The class I taught was required
for most majors, and it had a mistaken reputation as an easy A,
so people looking for a quick three credits often found themselves in a bind toward the end of the semester. Some of those
people were athletes, and their scholarships and playing time
depended on maintaining a minimum GPA.
Fast forward those twenty-plus years to an elevator in an
expensive hotel in Atlantic City. Security cameras record video
of a large man dragging an unresponsive woman, who appear
passed out on the floor, off the elevator. When he gets her clear
of the doors he dumps her on the ground. The video gets major
air-play when it turns out that the big guy is Baltimore Ravens
running back Ray Rice; the woman he is dragging along the
floor is Janay Palmer, his then-fiance, now-wife. When police
confront Rice he admits that he is the reason that Palmer was
unconscious on the floor: during an argument in the elevator
he punched her hard enough to knock her out.
In order to teach Rice a lesson and make it clear just how
seriously the NFL takes domestic violence (yes, you do hear
sarcasm in my tone, with an extra-large helping of disgust
thrown in for good measure), Commissioner Roger Goodell
fined Rice 3 game checksabout $530,000and suspended
him for a whopping two games (that fine may sound fierce,
until you realize that Rice will earn $35 million over 5 years.
Thats roughly the equivalent of a one-thousand dollar fine for
someone making $70 thousand a yearexcept its not, when
you consider the fact that someone earning what Rice does has
a whole lot more disposable income. As for the two-game sus-
pension, dont get me started).

All those years ago, when I was teaching, I made the
rookie error of refusing to alter grades in order to allow athletes
to slide through college. Maybe Id have felt different if the
athletes were truly incapable of doing the work; I dont know.
The fact is, though, that the young men I encountered were
perfectly capable, but had learnedfrom a number of people,
including coaches and administratorsthat there were no real
consequences for their choices. If they stayed out late partying
and rarely showed up for class, if they failed to study for an
exam, if they didnt get around to writing a paper, they quickly
learned that a coach would show up at the classroom door,
wheedling and pressuring the instructor to create the results
they wanted. If that didnt work, there was always a department chair or dean who knew how the system worked and was
far more powerful than an idealistic teaching assistant. Having
created a system in which gifted young athletes are given the
world and rarely told no, all of the players who stay in that system become invested in keeping the game going, on the field
and off.
College is meant to teach a lot more than the subjects being studied; similarly, participating in sports should leave athletes with more than a set of skills on the field. Both should
help young people become adults as they learn to deal with
the frustrations and challenges inherent in life. Unfortunately,
once you reach the level where athletics involves big money,
the people involved often arent willing to risk alienating the
athletes by holding them accountable for their actions. They
become too valuable to offend, and thats not healthy for anyone. The problem starts when a person never hears no, so he
doesnt learn how to accept it with grace and equanimity when
he doesnt get his way. Its reinforced when a persons punishment for atrocious behavior amounts to a slap on the wrist.
Ray Rice got his wrist slapped, while his victim got
dragged across the floor after being knocked out by a punch to
the face. Who do you think learned a hard lesson?
I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at
thewordtech@md.metrocast.net.
Book Review
Shots Fired
by C.J. Box
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
OW contributor
Youre stuck.
Trapped in an elevator, office, front seat of a car, wishing you were someplace, anyplace, else. The people with
you are getting on your last nerve. Youve heard the same
phrases over and over and over and you want to scream.
Weve all been there. Weve all lived through the irritation, but whats funny is that its not at all chafing to
read about it happening to someone else. And thats just
one of the themes in Shots Fired, a book of short stories
by C.J. Box.
Throughout the years, says Box, fans have asked
where they could find some of his shorter works, wondering why there wasnt an anthology.
Now there is, with favorite characters and a few new
faces.
Take, for instance, One-Car Bridge, in which a
ranch owned by a big-city bully is on the edge of Game
Warden Joe Picketts territory. Joe has bad news for the
owner, but it could be worse news for the ranchs manager:
he could lose his job over something thats not his fault.
Could help come from the U.S. Mail?
Pickett, of course, is one of Boxs best-loved characters maybe because Joe cherishes his neighbors so much.
In Dull Knife, one of Wyomings finest basketball players is dead. Joe remembers the girl, and he mourns what
she could have been. How she died is an even bigger issue.
c.2014
Putnam
$26.95 / $31.00
Canada
288 pages
Joes friend, Nate Romanowski also appears in this

book and hes loaded for bear or, in this case, for a rich
Saudi who seems to think he owns the rogue falconer and
can buy what he demands. In The Master Falconer, fans
will be surprised to see that Nate tows the line. Or not.
Revenge is a dish best served cold, they say, but not
necessarily in a canoe. In Every Day is a Good Day on
the River, a long-awaited fishing trip turns into a nightmare when something unexpected shows up on the waters.
And in my favorite story here, The End of Jim and
Ezra, two trappers are caught for the winter in a cabin
high in the mountains. Its 1835 and its been Three. Long.
Months of living practically on top of one another.
Stir-crazy aint the word for it...
You know how it is when you want a book, but not
the whole book? Thats when you reach for this: with its
ten short stories, Shots Fired will just fill that nagging
want-to-read hunger.
And yet, whats nice about this book is that you can
make it last. Most of author C.J. Boxs tales are short
enough to read in one sitting, but not so involved that you
wont feel bad putting a bookmark in them for a minute.
And thats about how long youll need a bookmark a
minute because these mystery-western-human-interest
tales are awfully addicting.
If youre a Box fan, this is a must-have. If youve
never read his works, youll be a fan in short order because
whats inside Shots Fired will have you stuck to your
seat.
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St. Marys County

Email smchd.healthdept@maryland.gov Website www.smchd.org 21580 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD.

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