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Police Seeking STEM Program Juvenile Given Extra Funding In Armed Robbery Case
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Investigators with the St. Marys County Bureau of Criminal Investigations are searching for a juvenile they believe was an accomplice to the armed robbery of a pizza deliveryman March 19. The search for the suspect is continuing, said Deputy Cindy Allen, referring to 17-year-old Michael Anthony McCoy, Jr. of
Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Did I bring the check? Is that all Im good for? laughed Congressman Steny Hoyer, as students and teachers filtered into the media center at Spring Ridge Middle School on Tuesday afternoon. The room was buzzing with dignitaries and educators alike when all congregated for a special presentation by Hoyer, who came to officially announce his contribution of $487,000 in federal funding for the Countys specialized programming emphasizing the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, commonly known as the STEM Academy.
What a shining example of STEM student success we have here in St. Marys County I am proud to represent a county and a constituency that has taken enormous leadership in preparing young people to excel in science, technology, engineering, and math, said Hoyer. I am sure that we can expect great things as a result of the STEM Academy programming, and I am pleased that the federal government has partnered with you in your quest to educate and prepare tomorrows leaders. During the presentation, Hoyer also referred to the work of the 110th Congress to advance an Innovation Agenda in an effort to maintain See STEM page A-6
Lexington Park. He should be considered armed and dangerous. The other suspect in the armed robbery, Marquis Anthony Robinson, 18, of Mechanicsville, has been arrested and charged with armed robbery. He remains incarcerated in See Robbery page A-8
One man who lived close by and saw the fire said he originally thought another vacant house just across the street from the one that was destroyed was the one on fire. He found out soon after it was the one on his side of the road.
Its a little too close to home, the man said. Ewing said vacant, deteriorating homes like the one on Robinson Lane could pose tempting targets for potential arsonists as well as be liabilities to the property owners when anyone who gains
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Moreover, after the assault, the victim and his mother claimed they were the victims of harassment and intimidation by Suites friends. Assistant States Attorney Daniel White said those involved in the melee had aspirations of becoming something like a local gang through their actions and associations. They wanted to be a gang but they werent very good at it, White said. That doesnt mean someone wont get hurt theyre involved in very dangerous behavior. Getz said his client denied any type of gang activity. By Guy Leonard lured Corcoran and the juvenile into a brutal beating that led to For his part Suite attempted an apology to the court for his Staff Writer serious damage to Corcorans left eye. actions saying: I dont know what to say I messed up. Public Defender John Getz and a witness for Suite, Amber Stamm told Suite he was disappointed in his remarks beCircuit Court Judge Michael J. Stamm sentenced a 20- Cantrell, said Corcoran was not lured into the beating and that cause he did not hear one word of apology to the victims in year-old Mechanicsville man to five years in prison March 21 he had allegedly touched Suites female relative in an unwanted the case. for his part in beating another man last year while the incident manner, prompting the fight. You permanently injured someone fortunately that perwas being taped. Corcoran testified at the sentencing hearing that Cantrell son did not die, Judge Stamm told Suite, who had been warned Justin Suite was originally charged with first-degree assault had called him and asked him to hang out with her the day he by the judge earlier in court for jeering and acting impatient in his attack on Shane Corcoran and a juvenile near Copseys was assaulted by Suite. Seafood Restaurant last June, but took a plea deal to secondDespite this, Getz said, the beating Corcoran received at during the hearing. You couldve killed this young man, you couldve fractured his skull and you couldve killed him. degree assault. Suites hands was not justifiable. You go up there [to the Department of Corrections] and Another man charged in the beating, Richard Faxon, 20, of My client admits it was an assault that it was excessive youll only have one result, and thats the infirmary. Brandywine, had already pleaded guilty and was sentenced to force, Getz said. Part of Suites sentence included four years of supervised 18 months in the county detention facility. According to court testimony, Corcoran was knocked down probation once he completed his five-year prison sentence. Prosecutors argued that Suite and other of his confederates and repeatedly kicked in the head by his assailant.
me to be awarded with four awards, she said. I actually, unofficially, won five awards. The very first video shown of the night is sort of an unlucky one. No one wants to be first. I volunteered to put in a dummy video as the very first video. It would have won 3rd place if it hadnt been a dummy video. Wilson described her honor as a surprise, commenting that she has only been working in videography for four years, but adding, I cant imagine doing anything elseI think Ill die with a camera in my hand. While reflecting on the videography business in St. Marys County, Wilson noted that she had been all over the world, but she had found her niche to be most fitting here. Im a Hollywood wannabe that lives in a wannabe Hollywoodgo figure.
Shelly Wilson took home four awards at the Baltimore Videographers Association film festival, including Best of Show.
for any of those shortfalls. Last week the county commissioners removed about $2.2 million from the budget, with $1.7 million of that coming out of Sheriff Timothy K. Camerons budget request. Commissioners also have held off on any reclassification of pay grades for county employees who have been working at higher reBy Guy Leonard The total capital improvement plan for con- sponsibility levels than normal as well as conStaff Writer struction of buildings came to $55.6 million. verting long-serving part time employees to The remainder of the funds are comprised full time status in order to save money. Its now the publics turn to tell the St. of state and federal monies that go to the Board The sheriffs office budget allocation in Marys County Board of County Commission- of Education, Board of Library Trustees and the new budget came out to $30.3 million for ers what they think of the fiscal 2009 budget the College of Southern Maryland. a 12.1 percent increase over last years budget; they approved by a 4-to-1 vote Tuesday. ResiCommissioners approved the budget after but was still short of the original request of dents will get their chance at a public hearing weeks of paring down several million dollars $31.5 million. April 22 at Leonardtown High School. to compensate for expected revenue shortfalls The Board of Education received just a The total budget approved March 25 was from the state; they also chose to keep $2.5 two-tenths of a percent increase in their county $327.5 million, with $194.2 million of that million, what they have termed as a budget allocation for a total of $76.1 million, but that coming from strictly county revenues. stabilization reserve, held back to compensate amount made up part of their total $175.9 million budget allocation with state and federal We Pay $150 & Up For Un-wanted Vehicles Including Tow. funds. It costs a lot of money just to maintain the level of service, said Commissioner Thomas Call Today 301-399-2247 Mattingly (D-Leonardtown). Thereve been a Windshields Interior Parts lot of requests turned down in this budget. Alternators Think Used The total money recommended in the budTail Lights & Starters & Save get for the county commissioners and county administrators office totaled $1.26 milMotors & Transmissions lion, an 11.5 percent increase over last years Family Bumpers allocation. Owned Since Fenders, The newly approved Department of Hu1927 Wheels & Tires Hoods & Doors man Services was also included in the budget for a total of about $6.25 million, with about All Prices 50 to 90% less than New & Rebuilt $5.5 million of that coming from grants, according to the new adopted budget. Installation of Most 17 AREA LOCATIONS The Department of Parks and Recreation Parts Available received a 4.4 percent increase over last years CALL 800-636-3446 Shop Online at budget to put them at about $3.8 million to op14000 Crain Hwy. Brandywine, MD www.brandywineparts.com FOR A LOCATION NEAR YOU erated; the Department of Public Works and
Transportation received a budget allocation of $17.5 million for a 5.8 percent increase. Commissioner Lawrence Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) was the lone voice of dissention on approving the budget for public comment. He cited several allocations that he viewed as unnecessary expenditures. One was the $850,000 budgeted to pay a contractor to take photographs of county homes to aid in better identifying the source of 911calls for emergency responders. Jarboe said that the commissioners have received letters from county residents protesting the project and that the money could be put to better use. Now they have the money for taking these photos but it might be better spent towards fire and rescue equipment or giving it back to tax payers. Jarboe was also concerned that the commissioners did not reduce their budget to compensate for three fire and rescue tax increases requested by the Hollywood and Lexington Park rescue squads and the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department. Those increases, which were included in the newly adopted budget, will cause people to pay higher taxes in their districts without any tax relief elsewhere. Traditionally weve reduced our budget to compensate for that, Jarboe said. He also disapproved of a portable sound stage included in the capital budget that would cost about $130,000 and be used by the commissioners. If the commissioners need a stage weve got Gods green earth to stand on, he said.
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Taxes in 1999 before deductions Taxes in 2008 before deductions Single making 30K - tax $ 5,053 Single making 30K - tax $ 4,099 Single making 50K - tax $10,653 Single making 50K - tax $ 8,844 Single making 75K - tax $18,029 Single making 75K - tax $15,094 Married making 60K - tax $11,204 Married making 60K - tax $ 8,218 Married making 75K - tax $15,404 Married making 75K - tax $11,458 Married making 125K - tax $30,342 Married making 125K - tax $25,958 I wonder how many people will have to take a part time job or work overtime to pay this additional tax burden? This plan comes after Marylanders recently suffered the biggest tax increase in Maryland history. Its time to bring the out of control government spending to a halt! The problem is not that Americans pay too little in taxes, it is that Congress spends too much. We need a fiscally responsible leader serving us in the US Congress. That leader is Collins Bailey. Mr. Baileys web site says he will oppose any unbalanced budget, oppose any congressional pay raise, not participate in any government-paid junket or any other junket that he did not pay for himself, oppose any increase in the power of the executive branch or the size of the federal government, oppose government regulation of the Internet, oppose increased government regulations that would make health care: cost more, be less available or rationed, or decrease quality, not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program. seek to be the taxpayers best friend in Congress. I encourage you to visit his web site - http://www.baileyforuscongress.com Cynthia L. Jones Valley Lee
view to the policy. Too bad Maryland State property on the water is not subject to any local review. Much flap was generated over the original boathouse project and the loss of the scenic view of the river in our beautiful first capital of the State of Maryland. The college now wants to move the Tolerance statue from its now scenic view of the side of the boathouse. However, the real key point is how the SMC and its Board of Trustees was very stealthy in the approval process with little or no input from the community nor consideration for the millions coming out of tax payers pockets. However, the real crime is the autonomy the college has in its construction and spending. In the mid 1970s Governor Mandell got approval for SMC to bypass the Maryland Board of Regents Process. He told then President, Renwick Jackson, to spend, increase staffing, and do what is necessary to meet mid-Atlantic standards and gain accreditation. Little did anyone envision that 30 plus years later that SMC is still not subject to oversight from the State on spending. In President OBriens regime the spending and construction has gone through the roof with only a casual approval from the rich, powerful and politically connected Board of Trustees. No wonder, St. Marys College tuition is the highest of Maryland State schools. Would our tax payers approve of satellite campuses in Italy, Africa, Oxford, Costa Rica and Chile? How many tens of thousands of tax payers money are spent on SMC trips under the guise of overseas studies? Think we used to call those boondoggles in the Navy? Morgan State University was granted the same autonomy from Maryland in 2006 and already there is a scandal and question regarding $3 Million in construction projects. The original delegate who sponsored the Morgan State exemption is now siding with the Chairman of the Maryland Appropriations Committee who warned autonomy is granted and it can be taken away. The Baltimore Sun Reporter, Gadi Dechler, gave a great overview of this major potential scandal in the Feb 28th Baltimore Sun. Interestingly enough, our own St. Marys local delegate, John Bohanon, is chairing the committee investigating this potential criminal activity at Morgan State over construction projects. John maybe you should chair an investigation into SMC spending and projects over the last 20 years. Where have the Enterprise and Washington reporters been? They were quick to spread the false arson threat on the boathouse. Likely this will never happen with the retired editor of the
Washington Post on the Board of Trustees. There must have been a great pipeline to the Maryland State Legislative funds. Maggie brags we have gotten over $100 Million from the Maryland State Legislature in the last 10 years. The pipeline must still be wide open as a big sign (with all the politicians names) that says: Coming Soon SMC Academic Building - $25,399,100. Have you heard it is a bureaucrats building with zero classrooms? Maggie has carefully manipulated the Board to include many key players. Congressman, Steny Hoyer gets earmarks - (ala pork funds) for SMC waterfront palace and other projects. Did you know that Steny Hoyer is a member of the Board of Trustees who decides how these funds are spent? Doesnt that certainly appear to be a direct conflict of interest??? Another trustee has been pushing for St. Marys Yacht Club and pier extension for years. The Board of Trustees President has a relative on the rowing club so how could he really be impartial when citizens for preservation of Historic St. Marys City wanted the boathouse moved off the rivers edge and out of the Tolerance Statue (built in 1934 by citizens of Maryland) direct line of sight of the river. Somebody needs to ask the question why $100 million gets spent at a college with 1900 students while institutions with 5 to 10 times the number of students get fewer Maryland and Federal dollars. Where there is smoke there is fire!! The Maryland State Legislature needs to investigate how their $100 million was spent at SMC and if all expenditures were necessary and legal. In this day of deficits and the slowing economy, it is high time to make people account for every tax payer dollar. Maryland State Senator, Roy Dyson, is the only official who has had the courage to try to stop SMC grandiose projects, building on the river shoreline and prudent use of tax payers dollars. He has introduced a bill to strip SMC of their autonomy and put them back under the Maryland Board of Regents so they have to answer for the tax payers dollars like other Maryland colleges and universities. Maybe we have a Morgan State scandal in our own back yard?? Lets have a fair, detailed and independent (not SMC directed) of the college past funding and spending presented openly to the citizen tax payers of Maryland. It is the RIGHT THING TO DO!! Donald Beck St. Marys City, MD
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some reports of Lord William Baldridge being appointed in 1634 but I was unable to find data supporting that claim. Thus, the St. Marys County Sheriffs Department can proudly call itself Americas First. Interesting stuff, isnt it? Did you have any idea of the history youre surrounded by every day? St. Marys County is rich in history and you should take advantage of visiting the many historic sites and places of interest. Spring is upon us, seize a warm and sunny day to explore the beauty and history of this lovely county. Heres a trivia question for you: Which court is different than you normally think of court, is the last court youll need and is a court everyone will use at least once? Answer next week. You can email the Country Girl at countrygirlramblings@gmail.com
business owners are still confused about the next step theyll take. It was like a form letter, said Dana Spicuzza owner of Petruzzis Italian Bistro in California. It told us we werent in compliance but didnt give us any reasons why. Spicuzza said that the letters did not detail whether all the machines in her establishment were legal or whether the noncompliance was based on how proceeds from the machines were dolled out to local charities. Nor was there a time line given for disposing of the machines that may not be compliant with a recent opinion from the state Attorney Generals office stating that some machines operating here may be against the law. Spicuzza said she had tried to contact the sheriffs office for answers to her questions but had not received any answers. Were trying to find out what were supposed to be doing whether we have a time line or not, Spicuzza said. If they tell us how to come into compliance well be happy to. Two weeks ago, after the opinion from the Attorney Generals office went public, Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron, some of his deputies, along with state troopers and officials from the state Comptrollers Office checked all the establishments in the county reputed to operate the electronic gaming machines that resemble slot machines. Afterwards some business owners went into a holding pattern to see what the compliance checks would reveal, while others decided to do away with their machines completely. Some sent the machines back to the manufacturers in order to avoid any further hassles. Friendly Tavern owner Arthur Pilkerton was one of them. We didnt want to deal with the headaches, Pilkerton said of the five machines he used to operate in his establishment. They were gone before the sheriff came. Proceeds from the machines operations were used to benefit the American Legion post in Ridge, Pilkerton said. But the machines also helped with his business, too. They brought business in for me, people would get lunch, come over and play,
Pilkerton said. I wish we still had them. Deputy Cindy Allen, spokeswoman for the sheriffs office, said, in affect, that all the businesses would have their work cut out for them if they wanted to come into compliance with the law. There was not one [business] on that list that was 100 percent compliant, Allen said. Bob Sorrells, owner of Freds Liquors in Charlotte Hall, was just as confused about what to do with his gaming machines as Spicuzza. My frustration is we dont know what parts [of the gaming machine operation] not in compliance so we dont know what to fix, Sorrells told The County Times Tuesday. If its just one area of the law maybe it can be fixed, or maybe eve if its all five areas of we can fix it. Sorrells read from the letter that his operation was not compliant with one or more areas of the law, but he said, like Spicuzza, that the letter did not say which areas of the law. Sorrells expressed his frustration at what he called the unfair treatment of St. Marys County when it came to gaming machines. The same gaming machines have been allowed to operate for several years in Calvert and Anne Arundel counties, he argued, and should be shut down if the machines here are not compliant with the law. A bill strongly supported by State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller (DChesapeake Beach) would eliminate such machines throughout the state but would allow places that have operated them for at least a year to remain in operation until January of 2009. All other machines would have to be shut down by July 1 of this year. That meant that the machines in Calvert and Anne Arundel could be allowed more time to operate while the machines here would be forced to go. That bill passed the state senate last week by a 45-to-2 vote and is set for a hearing in the House of Delegates Thursday. Lt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the Vice/Narcotics Unit of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, which has taken over the investigation, would not comment on the matter, but did say that he would answer the questions of business owners to assist them further. Its an open investigation, Alioto said.
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Crime Doesnt Pay But Bad Writing Does!
Acclaimed novelist Joan Brady announced recently that she won a $200,000 settlement from a shoe manufacturer in Britain after claiming that the fumes from its factory in the town of Totnes had sapped her creativity, forcing her to write violent second-rate crime thrillers rather than literary works. She said the numbness in her hands and legs, caused by pollution from the factory, had made her settle on more simplistic, violent plotlines as she focused her aggression on the factory owners.
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Continued from page A- Americas leadership in the global marketplace. So much of the new global economy is going to be focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, he said, adding that it is the responsibility of educators to get their students enthused about learning. Board of Education members were no doubt enthusiastic about the presentation. School Superintendent Michael Martirano described himself as elated. It shows that they believe in what were doing, said board member Bill Mattingly. Chief Academic Officer Linda Dudderar said that because the funds would most likely not be recurring, the majority of the funding would be used for textbooks, interactive technology, lab equipment, computers, professional development, and training. Martirano echoed this by saying that
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Investigators found that Mackall had poured about five gallons of gasoline in different areas in the house in preparation to burn it down but revealed that he had also started to clean up the accelerant by the time they arrived, apparently eschewing any thoughts of setting himself ablaze. I think you have some mental health issues, Judge Stamm said to Mackall. You put yourself in a tough time. Its fortunate that you didnt burn yourself up. According to Assistant States Attorney Joseph Stanalonis, Mackall will have to register as a convicted sex offender as part of his two consecutive 18-month sentences in the county detention center.
When asked about her ambitions for the coveted state or national honor, Beavan said, it would be really coolbut given a choice Id rather that we make AYP (Annual Yearly Progress)last year we almost made it. We missed it by one category. So for Beavan, it truly has been all about the students, who she described as students of the year during her speech, and who wrote glowing descriptions of their teacher, some of which were read at the ceremony. I feel like I was the only teacher on Spring Break that missed school and wanted to come back, she said, smiling as she held a box of tissues.
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Continued from page A- access to the homes gets injured on the premises. Thats always a concern when there are vacant houses around, Ewing said. The logical thing to do is to tear it down; theres a liability there. Francis J. Raley, chief of the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, said the old building was used yeas ago by the department as a training house when he first became a member. He added that it was especially susceptible to fire because of its age. He could see a large column of smoke from his vantage point at home rising from the site of the blaze, he said. There are a significant number of such buildings in the Ridge area, Raley said, and property owners often do not tear down old structures because they want to wait to get permits from the county first to build anew. Raley said he believed the arson was an isolated, though disturbing, incident. The main danger to these old, abandoned structures and houses would likely be more from accidental fire and not from arson. This is the first incident [of arson] weve had down here in a while, Raley said. Hopefully, it wont turn into anything more.
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the St. Marys County Detention Center on a no bond status. According to District Court charging documents against Robinson, the pizza deliveryman who was allegedly robbed by the two suspects made contact with one of them, McCoy, between the apartment building to which he had just made a delivery and his vehicle. Charging documents are not clear, but seem to indicate McCoy, noted as the co-defendant, as the suspect who produced a shotgun and demanded money of the victim. We believe McCoy is the one who actually had the weapon, said BCI commander Lt. Rick Burris, who added that this was probably the first armed robbery of the year. Definitely armed robberies have been down, we made a lot of [armed robbery] arrests last year. This is an isolated incident; we have no other incidents linked to these suspects. Charging documents allege that after the two suspects took an undisclosed amount of money from the victim, they proceeded to search his car. And stole his cellular phone. Both suspects fled the scene after the alleged robbery, information from BCI indicated. According to charging documents, two Photo Courtesy of St. Marys County Sheriffs Dept. female witnesses, who were also the sus- Marquis Anthony Robinson pects girlfriends, claimed that both Robinson and McCoy told them that they had robbed the pizza guy.
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Mildred Millie Camile Carter, 48
Barbara Jean Hayden, 69, of Hollywood, died March 17 in her residence. Born June 26, 1938 in Hollywood she was the daughter of the late George Willard and Julia Christine Newton Clarke, Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert W. Toots Hayden April 14, 1990. She was the loving mother of Joseph Herbert and his wife Cheryll of Mechanicsville, Brenda Galiton and her husband Spencer of St. Georges Island, Donna Walls and her husband Kevin of Quakertown, Pa., Donald B. Gray of Hollywood, and son-inlaw Daniel Larkin of Hollywood; seven grandchildren and her sister Nita Herbert of Hollywood. She was also preceded in death by her siblings Ruth Bostic, Ruby Conway, Ann Hope Abell, George Willard Clarke, Jr. and Lambert Clarke. The family received friends in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home Wednesday, March 19 from 5 8 p.m. with prayers being said at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service was held in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel Thursday, March 20 at noon with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery, Hollywood. Pallbearers were Robert Clarke Abell, J. B. Abell, Jr., James W. Abell, Sr., Michael Clarke, John Samuel and Randy Abell. Honorary Pallbearers were Richard Larkin, Andrew Walls, Jessica Herbert, Donald M. Gray, Robert Herbert, Megan Walls and Andrew Mills. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Mildred Millie Camile Carter, 48, of Lexington Park died March 19 in the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore Born May 11, 1959 in Hollywood, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Walter B. Johnson and Doris F. Healy. Millie graduated from Chopticon High School and attended the Community College for two years where she received her Nursing License. Millie worked at the St. Marys Nursing Center in Leonardtown for twenty-three years. She also worked at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, for temporary agencies, and was last employed at the Bayside Nursing Center. Millie married Stewart M. Carter, Sr. Sept. 1, 1999. She was a member of the Mechanicsville Worship Center in Mechanicsville. Millie loved to sing, dance, read, knit and play scrabble. She was also an avid Redskins fan. Millie is survived by her husband, Stewart M. Carter, Sr. of Lexington Park, four children; Ronald D. Campbell (Kirby) of Hawaii, Larissa A. Campbell of Atlanta, Ga., Stewart M. Carter, Jr. and Steven S. Carter both of Lexington Park, two grandchildren; Jaron Campbell, and Jaylen Campbell both of Hawaii, seven siblings; Walter Johnson (Cindy) of Panama City, Fla., Emory Johnson (Debbie) of Bushwood, Martha Lamb (Douglas) of Mechanicsville, Mary Gail Peterson (Robert) of California, Michael Healy of Mechanicsville, John Healy of California, and Andrew Johnson of Mechanicsville, mother in law, Catherine Carter of St. Inigoes, seven brothers-in-law, five sisters-in-law, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter B. Johnson and followed by her mother, Doris F. Healy March 21, 2008. The family received friends Wednesday, March 26 from 9 11 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown. A funeral service was conducted by Pastor John Smith, Jr. at 11 a.m. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Condolences may be made to the family at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown
John JoJo Andrew Mattingly, Sr., 60 of Leonardtown, died March 23 in his home in Leonardtown. Born May 15, 1947 in Leonardtown, he was the son of the late James Booker Virgil and Fayrene Hallmark Mattingly. He was the loving husband of Sara (Sally) Farr Mattingly. He is survived by son, John A. Mattingly, Jr., and his wife Heather of Leonardtown and his daughter Danielle S. Edwards and her husband George of Roanoke, Va. as well as his grandchildren; Timothy J. Corley, Lauren E. Mattingly, Cole J. Mattingly and Julia C. Mattingly. He is also survived by his brother James V. Mattingly, Jr., of Arlington, Va. and his sisters Katherine Frazier, Rosemary Cox and Patricia Robrecht and her husband Jimmy, all of Leonardtown. Mr. Mattingly was in the first graduating class of Chopticon High School 1966. He completed an electronics apprenticeship and was a technician for the U.S. Navy at Patuxent River Naval Air Station where he installed and maintained instrumentation devices in attack and fighter aircraft from which he retired in 1982. He was a life-long Washington Redskins fan. He also enjoyed his Indian motorcycle and restoring older model cars. The family received friends Tuesday, March 25 from 5 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers being said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Morganza, with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Interment followed in the Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen. Pallbearers were Jeffrey Frazier, Jim Robrecht, Christopher Cox, King Norris, Frank Fenwick and Bryan Barthelme. Honorary pallbearers were his grandchildren. Contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
March 17 in St. Marys Hospital, Leonardtown. Born Nov. 22, 1921 in Winston Salem, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Eustis Holder and Matilda Welch Holder. Mrs. Melton is survived by a son, Rohn Melton of Lexington Park, a daughter, Brenda Bentely of Richmond, Va., three grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband Cullen Lewis Melton. The family received relatives and friends Thursday, March 20 from 9 11 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Condolences to the family may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown.
James Clark Williams, Sr. 89, of Callaway died March 14 in St. Marys Hospital. Born April 7, 1918, in Mechanicsville, he was
the son of the late John Chun and Ada Mae Drury Williams. He was the loving husband of Ellen Dora (Bean) Williams who preceded him in death Feb. 10, 2003. They were married April 26, 1943 at Holy Face Church in Great Mills. He is survived by his fourteen children; Elizabeth Norris and her husband Chally of Leonardtown, Jimmy Williams and his wife Tina of California, Ellen Ball and her late husband Charles of Leonardtown, Janice Hammett and her husband Wayne of Great Mills, Gary Williams and his wife Cathy of Hollywood, Johnny Williams and his wife Jenny of California, Susan Redmond and her husband Johnny of Leonardtown, (Twins) Joe Williams and his wife Rebecca of Leonardtown, and Mary Garner and her husband Boots of Hollywood, (Twins) Jack Williams and his wife June of Leonardtown, and Jackie Mays and her husband Mike of Callaway, Patricia Howes and her husband Randy of Edgewater, Ronnie Williams and his wife Kathy of Leonardtown, and Karen Bailey and her husband John of Clements; as well as 29 grandchildren; Wally, Joey, Brenda, Jim, Andy, Vicki, Wayne, Kim, Brian, Melissa, Gary Jr., J.F., Jennifer, Tony, Veronica, Valerie, Steve, Chris, Michelle, Darrell, Jessica, Justin, Julie, Amanda, David, Matthew, Maria, Robert and Brittani; and 21 great-grandchildren; Jake, Madison, Mariah, Eric, Taylor, Shoneta, Charlotte, Ashley, Madeline, Olivia, Blake, Sabrina, Tyler, Kendall, Jackson, Lilly, Casey, Cory, Kaleb, Cadence, Payton. He is also survived by his sister Mary Dyson of Leonardtown, and one brother Jack Williams of Brookville, Md. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Ella, his infant daughter, his granddaughter Samantha Bailey, his son-in-law Charles Ball, and three brothers, Stanley Williams, Thomas Williams and Guy Williams. Mr. Williams was a lifelong farmer and loved working the land with his tractors. He supplemented his farm income with the following jobs: He worked for Bell Motor Company, Inc. where he transported farm equipment from factories all over the country to Bell Motor Company for them to be sold; he worked at McKays Implement on farm equipment; he drove a cement mixer and dump trucks for Charles County Concrete; he delivered the Washington Star Newspaper in St. Marys County; he drove school buses for St. Marys County public and parochial schools; and he was a landfill attendant for St. Marys County Government. He enjoyed gardening; loved bluegrass music; playing cards, especially pitch and poker; watching NASCAR races hoping for a Dale Sr. or Dale Jr. win; he enjoyed watching baseball; watching his family play softball; going fishing and hunting, especially foxhunting; and in his later years caring for his beloved cat Rabbit. The family received friends Tuesday, March 18 from 5 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown where prayers were said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. at Holy Face Catholic Church in Great Mills, with Fr. Joseph Sileo officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were his six sons James C. Williams, Jr., Gary B. Williams, Sr., John F. Williams Sr., Joseph S. Williams, Sr., Jack E. Williams and Ronald P. Williams. Honorary pallbearers were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Second District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Edward George Winnicki, 89, of Leonardtown, and formerly of Watertown, Mass., died March 11 in St. Marys Hospital. Born Jan. 16, 1919 in Detroit, Mich. he was the son of the late Juzef and Lucyja Jarkoska Winnicki. He was the loving husband of Carmena Winnicki who preceded him in death Jan. 11, 2000. He is survived by his daughter Luci Koranek and her husband Rick of Chaptico as well as five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his sister Helen Chwastek of Kalkaska, Mich. He was preceded in death by his siblings; Joe, Walter and Steven Winnicki and Zigmund Gutowski. Mr. Winnicki served in the United States Navy for four years during WWII. He moved to St. Marys County in 1997 from Watertown, Mass. where he was employed as a caretaker for the Archdiocese of Boston. He loved baseball and working in the yard. The family received friends Saturday, March 15 from 10:30 11:30 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, where a funeral service followed at 11:30 a.m. with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment was private. Contributions may be made to the Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
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Ingredients: 2 pounds of boneless lamb or beef stew meat (lamb works best, but beef also works fine) 1-2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 TBS vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 1/2 cups of chopped carrots 4 or 5 small red potatoes, chopped 1 TBS dried thyme 1 TBS crushed rosemary TBS rubbed sage Chopped fresh parsley 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced (optional) 4 cups of Guinness Extra Stout 2-? cups of water (more for thinner stew) Salt and pepper to taste (Note: All measurements are approximations. You may prefer more or less seasoning, so start small and add as you go.) Preparation: Cut meat into 1-2 inch cubes, trimming off excess fat, place in a large Tupperware container and pour Guinness over top. Cover and let sit in refrigerator for 1-2 hours. Drain meat thoroughly, keeping beer marinade in a container to the side. In a large bowl, season flour with salt and pepper to taste. Dredge meat in flour mixture, shaking off excess, and set on a plate to the side. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Working in batches, brown meat on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch, adding more oil if necessary. Transfer back to a plate. Pour 1/4 cup of water into the pot, scraping up browned bits from the bottom with a wooden spoon. Add onion and garlic, stirring occasionally until liquid has reduced and onions are beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Return meat to pot. Add thyme, rosemary, and sage to taste. Pour in leftover beer from marinade, and the rest of your water. Lower heat and cover, simmering for 45 minutes to an hour until meat is tender. Add potatoes, carrots, and more water or if needed. Cook covered until vegetables are tender and stew has thickened, about 30 minutes. Stir in parsley before serving. Let stew cool completely before storing.
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