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I dont think
wind turbines
are detrimen-
tal to the critical
areas, said Mi-
chael Hewitt, 56,
who said he lives
within one of the
Critical Areas in
Hollywood. And
if they prove to
be in future stud-
ies then I would
be against it, but
right now I think
its probably a
good idea.
Yes
Not Sure
No
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24%
48%
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County Wide Poll
Do you think wind turbines should be allowed to
be built within the 100-foot Critical Area buffer
along shorelines?
I suppose so, as long
as theyre not ob-
structing the view or
the environment, said
Paul Jason Baker, 24,
of Hollywood. Con-
sidering that the idea
is to produce clean
energy, and to build
alternative resources
such as wind turbines
to produce alternative
energy, as long as
theyre not producing
waste products that
would damage the
environment.
I dont think its a good idea, said Stephen
Shiell, 57, an environmental analyst from Great
Mills (who declined to be photographed). The
most critical part of the ecology along the shore-
line is within about 100 to 200 feet of the shore-
line itself, and so much of that ties into shoreline
erosion, so any type of development within that
area is critical and could be destructive so they
shouldnt be doing that.
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Staff Writer
The state needs to take a more active role in
helping more businesses reap the rewards of hav-
ing a relatively high number of military instal-
lations, said Christian Johansson, Marylands
secretary for the Department of Business and
Economic Development, who visited the county
Friday.
Johansson also said that the states business
and economic arm had to do more in general to
reach out to businesses.
We probably havent done as much as we
should have in the past, Johansson told a gath-
ering of local business leaders at the the J.T.
Daugherty Center in Lexington Park.
We are your agents for going after Ameri-
can Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars, he
said referring to programs designed to stimulate
the economy.
Johansson said the state was working on
a strategy to get more out of the 19 military
and the 53 nonmilitary government facilities
throughout the state.
That included helping businesses that never
were able to get contracts with the federal gov-
ernment to finally break through the process.
Weve never really had a strategy for har-
nessing that, Johansson said. Those facilities
together pack a heck of a punch.
Johansson also said that diversifying the lo-
cal St. Marys County economy, which is a prime
aim of local economic and development offi-
cials, could best be served by concentrating on
tourism, building upon the medical and educa-
tion fields and finding ways to commercializing
technology from Patuxent River Naval Air Sta-
tion for the benefit of the general community.
If you do that over the next 10 years, youll
probably see that 80 percent [amount the U.S.
Navy represents in the local economy] move to
70 percent and then to 60 percent of dependence
on one economic anchor, Johansson said.
This is one of the most beautiful places Ive
been to, period, he said, referring to the coun-
tys open land and waterfront.
Bob Schaller, director of the countys De-
partment of Economic and Community Develop-
ment said that while the national recession has
not hit as hard in St. Marys as in other places,
helping out small businesses was a real concern.
Theres plenty of challenges out there for
small businesses disconnected from the defense
industry, Schaller said.
Business Secretary
Says State Must
Leverage Military
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Critical Area Commis-
sion that oversees the health of the
shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay
and its watershed have approved a
county ordinance that allows wind
turbines in the 100-foot buffer, The
County Times has learned.
Commissioner President Fran-
cis Jack Russell, who also repre-
sents the county on the commission
in Annapolis, confrmed Tuesday
that the commission had given its
blessing to the countys efforts to
allow residents to produce their
own electricity.
The critical area group put a
hold on permitting the construction
of the turbines earlier in the spring
over concerns that trees might
have to be cut down to accommo-
date them.
Staff with the countys De-
partment of Land Use and Growth
Management stated that the com-
mission wanted to ensure that trees
would be replanted if they were cut
down, which the county already
requires.
Critical Area Commission OKs Wind Turbines
Effective July 27, the county
bus system made some changes to its
routes.
Great Mills Great Mills Loop
and the Rt. 5 Express bus stop in Great
Mills are on Lexwood Drive, at the Jar-
boe Building drive entrance. This stop
replaces the previously established
stop at the McKays Food Store on
Great Mills Road. Please note that the
times below refect the departure time
from the new stop.
Lexwood Drive schedule times:
Monday through Friday 6 a.m.
to 6 pm. 35 minutes after each hour.
Saturdays 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 38
minutes after each hour.
Sundays 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 38
minutes after each hour.
Charlotte Hall the Charlotte
Hall Food Lion will be the new bus
stop for the Charlotte Hall Route,
Northern Route and the Van Go trans-
fer stop. This stop replaces the previ-
ously established stop at the McKays
Food Store in Charlotte Hall. Please
note that the times below refect the de-
parture time from the new stop.
Charlotte Hall route Northbound
at Food Lion schedule times:
Monday through Saturday 6 am
to 8 pm 58 minutes after each hour.
Charlotte Hall route Southbound
at Food Lion schedule times:
Monday through Saturday 6 am
to 8 pm - 6 minutes after each hour.
For more information, go to
w.stmarysmd.com and click on De-
partment of Public Works and Trans-
portation under the Services box, then
click on STS Transit System. For the
main STS offce, call 301-475-5100 or
MaryAnn Coontz, STS Supervisor at
301-866-6799.
Bus Stop Changes
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The county may hire a contractor to com-
plete grading work at a small cluster of homes
in the Strickland Road neighborhood of Great
Mills after the developer failed to do the work
after nearly fve years, county offcials say.
The grading left undone on Laurens
Run South and Laurens Run North includes
storm water management work as well as the
planting of grass to prevent soil erosion dur-
ing rainstorms, said George Erichsen, direc-
tor of the Department of Public Works and
Transportation.
The Board of County Commissioners ap-
proved a measure Tuesday that authorized the
county to move ahead with claiming a $25,500 bond on
the project that was put up years ago to ensure the work
would be completed.
Erichsen told commissioners that numerous attempts
to contact the developer, Empire Homes based in Colum-
bia, about fnishing the project went unanswered between
2006 and this year.
It sounds like you bent over backwards, said Com-
missioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) about the ef-
forts to contact the developer.
Erichsen told commissioners that the small amount of
work to be done might not have been enough to compel the
developer to complete the task, now that all six homes in
the small cluster have been completed and occupied.
I really dont think theres enough here for them to
be interested in completing the work, Erichsen said.
This kind of behavior by developers was the reason
why the county required such bonds before projects could
begin, Erichsen said. It was a rare occurrence when the
bonds were actually claimed by the county.
We want the developer to do the work they prom-
ised us they would do, Erichsen said. They just never
fnished despite our urging them to do the work; it doesnt
happen often.
We owe it to the homeowners to get the work done,
he added.
The county could contract the services of the Great
Mills Trading Post company to do the work, Erichsen said,
or when the county informs the bank holding the bond of
its intentions, the bank itself may hire out its own labor
instead to do the job.
Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach)
said these kinds of actions were regrettable but necessary.
Thats not vindictive, thats the way it is, Jarboe said
of the boards decision. Its called enoughs enough.
Attempts to contact Empire Homes were
unsuccessful.
How does St. Marys County stack up
with other venues for attracting visitors
and tourists with its scenery?
This is one of the most beautiful
places Ive been to, period.
Christian Johansson, secretary of the
Maryland Department of Business
and Economic Development.
ews
Are the Maryland Department of Plannings
estimates of population growth for the
county for the next 20 years reliable?
I dont have a high regard for them.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley
(D-Great Mills)
Todays Newsmakers In Brief
County To Finish Grading For Homes In
Great Mills
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Last year a proposed plan
to have the Metropolitan Com-
mission, which provides water
and sewer service, take over
water and sewer service at Na-
val Air Station Patuxent River,
fell through after much study,
but Jacquelyn Meiser, executive
director of MetCom, said Tues-
day that the possibility was still
there.
This time however, the deal
could include not only the Naval
Air Stattion in Lexington Park
and Webster Field in St. Inigoes
but also the bases recreation an-
nex in Calvert County.
Were still certainly in-
terested in negotiation with the
Navy, Meiser told a joint meet-
ing of MetCom board members
and county commissioners.
Meiser said that it was un-
clear exactly what the utility
would have to do to take over
the annex near Solomons Island,
since it was run out of a Calvert
County station.
Its not a show stopper, but
it needs to be worked out, Meis-
er said. Theres nothing in our
enabling legislation that allows
us to operate outside the juris-
diction, but theres nothing pro-
hibiting it either.
Commissioners and Met-
Com board members agreed to
hold another special session to
talk specifically about the util-
ity expanding its services to the
base facility here.
Meiser said that since last
years proposal fell through,
MetCom has been made aware
of improvements to the Naval
Air Stations water and sewer
system, while other MetCom
staff said that some of it is still
in need of repair or replacement
due to aging.
Commissioner Lawrence D.
Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) ques-
tioned whether the county would
have to pay for any upgrades to
the infrastructure on the base if
MetCom took over, since Met-
Com borrowed on the full faith
and credit of the commissioners.
Commissioner Daniel H. Ra-
ley was concerned that MetCom
would still be able to serve the
county and the base equally.
Would that adversely im-
pact fulfilling your mission
outside the gate? Raley asked.
The issue itself needs to be
resolved.
County To Mull Taking Over
Pax River Water And Sewer
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Now in the process of updating the countys long-range
growth plan, some offcials are questioning a state predic-
tion that St. Marys County will grow by 50,000 more peo-
ple by 2030.
If valid, that would mean a 50 percent increase above
St. Marys current population of 100,000 over the next two
decades, according to estimates presented at the Planning
Commissions hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan
held Monday night in Leonardtown.
County Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills)
has questioned the state numbers in recent weeks, partly
because the county was predicted to reach 100,000 resi-
dents in 2000, but in fact only reached 86,000 that year.
Raley said the numbers were generated by the states
Maryland Department of Planning using currently avail-
able census data and that he did not trust the predictions.
He also said he believed the expected growth could be a
pretext for the state to attempt to exercise more control over
local land-use decisions.
I dont have a high regard for them, Raley said of
state planning, Theyre doing it [chipping away at local
planning authority] every day. Every legislative session
they pass a bill that erodes it further.
Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe said that current
growth trends in the county are far below the average in-
crease in population of 2,500 people a year that would be
necessary to meet 50,000 residents in two decades.
That kind of growth was only recently generated by
more and more programs coming to Patuxent River Naval
Air Station through the congressional base realignment ac-
tivities in the 1990s, he said.
I dont expect well see that kind of BRAC [base re-
alignment and closure] generated growth, Jarboe said.
Derick Berlage, director of the countys Department
of Land Use and Growth Management, said that historical
data showed that St. Marys could, in fact, see that many
new residents by 2030 given the steady and strong popula-
tion growth since 1970, but he cautioned that it was not an
exact science.
Projections are projections, theyre not a certainty,
Berlage told The County Times Tuesday. Theres a lot of
evidence to show it will happen.
If that many people do come, he said, it will be a chal-
lenge to fnd room for them in the countys two development
districts Lexington Park and Leonardtown which
comprise only 13 percent of the countys total land mass.
County development would have to focus on creating
dense, high quality, mixed-use communities to make that
happen, he said.
Berlage admitted, though, that the state could be either
a partner in this effort or an overseer.
That growth has to be designed to give us the good at-
tributes of high density and not the bad ones, Berlage said.
The state has strong opinions about land use, and theyre
getting stronger.
Berlage said he believed the state would press the coun-
ty to keep with its vision of most of the county preserved in
its rural state, with a core of managed growth areas.
My fear is that theyd try to take control of that,
Berlage said. We have the same goals, but we at the local
level know better how to get it done better than the state
does.
Commissioners Question Population Projections
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By Casey McClay
Contributing Writer
In 2007 the St. Marys County Chamber of Commerce
found that there was a high turnover rate of professionals
between the ages of 20 and 30, as college graduates came to
the county for employment. While they would work for a few
years, often they would relocate.
Young professionals were fnding jobs instead of ca-
reers, says Bill Scarafa, the president of the Chamber of
Commerce.
This age group has a hard time affording housing down
here, he said, and often they didnt have the means to build
a strong social network.
These different elements contributed to this age groups
short stay in St. Marys County.
At the time, the Southern Maryland Young Profession-
als Event Social was developing on the Patuxent River Naval
Air Base. Founded by young interns for the Engineer and
Scientist Development Program, the group looked to con-
nect interns on the base through social events such as Happy
Hours, formals, volunteering and sports.
We wanted a social network, said found Daniel
Forster.
Forster, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, came
to intern at the Engineer and Scientist Development Program
but says that it was diffcult to meet people his own age.
We decided to start up this group and plan our own
events, he said. People arent going to want to stay here if
they dont know anyone.
The chamber, who helps sponsor the group, approached
the founders to discuss opening membership to professionals
outside of the base. Scarafa noted that the exclusivity of the
base was a barrier that needed to be torn down.
We wanted to focus not from the base, he said, but
people from different groups like the education system,
banking, and local business.
Forster acknowledged that SMYPES is more of a group
for the social community rather than the business network-
ing that the Chamber has in mind.
We are glad that the group has an effect of retaining
young professionals, but that is not our main goal.
In order to focus more on the problem of retention, for-
mer SMYPES member Daniel Grant, a
graduate of Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity, founded the Young Professionals
Initiative in 2008, also sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce.
The YPI focuses on the professional
perspective.
We have begun planning semi-
nars, workshops that support all career
disciplines within the county, he said,
listing education, leadership, economic
and community development as types of
workshops they will be offering.
While each group may have differ-
ent interests, they agree on one thing.
Our workforce in this area is criti-
cal to the livelihood of our area, Grant
said. If this issue is not addressed, we
will not be able to sustain a usable work-
force for the future.
Grant and another member of the
group, Lauren Klatt, spoke at the Plan-
ning Commissions hearing about the
countys draft Comprehensive Plan on
Monday about the need to attract and
keep young people.
This area is kind of a pit stop be-
tween college and a career, Klatt said,
noting that when companies pay to hire
and train young people who soon move out of the county, it
means lost money for the area.
She also said young people go to Baltimore, Washington
and Annapolis instead of spending money locally and that
they cannot afford to buy houses in the county.
Theres not enough affordable housing for people like
us to plant roots, she said.
Retaining Our Youth: Young Professionals Try To Make A Home
Photo by Southern Maryland Young Professionals
Kevin Broadnax, left, and Dan Forster, of Southern Maryland Young Professionals Even Social, sup-
port the St. Marys Seahawks as volunteers during Breast Cancer Awareness Week.
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LINTHICUM (AP) - The first half-
hour of parking at BWI Airport is no
longer free.
Starting last Monday, Baltimore
Washington International Thurgood
Marshall Airport began charging $2 for
the first half hour.
The free half-hour allowed people
to pick up passengers arriving at the air-
port and help carry bags into the airport
for those taking a f light without paying
for parking. Airport spokesman Jona-
than Dean says the airport still has a cell
phone lot for drivers who are waiting for
someone to arrive.
Dean said the change was made to
raise revenue during tight economic
times.
BWI Eliminates Free Parking
ANNAPOLIS (AP) _ Health Sec-
retary John Colmers and state schools
Superintendent Nancy Grasmick joined
local health and education officials on
Monday to discuss plans for handling
swine f lu in school this fall.
Grasmick said the state was devel-
oping a comprehensive plan for when to
close schools and cancel extracurricular
activities, if necessary. The state also was
planning how to best isolate sick students
and how to communicate with parents.
There will be procedures which
were reviewing at this time thatll be
disseminated to every health officer and
every superintendent of schools, Gras-
mick said.
Health officials say the number of f lu
cases in the United States could explode
in the fall after schools open. The virus
has caused an unusual number of serious
illnesses in teens and young adults, while
seasonal f lu usually is hardest on the el-
derly and very young children.
Maryland is preparing for a mass
immunization program for 2.6 million
people, including students, school staff
and health care workers. A vaccine is
expected to be available in the middle of
October, Colmers said.
As this vaccine gets produced and
distributed, it will come likely in an
initial supply and then significant sup-
plies weekly thereafter, Colmers said.
So the planning may be that we want
to identify subsets of those populations
early on and start with them and gradu-
ally work our way through the whole
population.
State officials are waiting for the
Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention to finalize advice later this
week on who should initially receive the
vaccine.
Greg Reed, the immunization direc-
tor at the state health department, said
the state was working with schools, pri-
vate health care providers, schools and
insurance companies to get ready.
Were doing everything we can
to prepare for the coming fall because
... the challenges are going to be wide-
spread and its going to require us to
be able to vaccinate quite a number of
people in a very short period of time,
Reed said.
Maryland health officials say
four people have died from swine f lu
in the state. The most recent case was
announced last week on the Eastern
Shore.
Md. Health, School Leaders Hold
Swine Flu Summit
ANNAPOLIS (AP) - A Maryland
company has received a $41 million con-
tract for an extensive renovation of the
U.S. Naval Academys kitchen areas.
The Naval Facilities Engineering
Command announced Monday that the
contract has been awarded to Barton Mar-
low Co., of Linthicum Heights.
The renovation is being funded by
the federal American Recovery and Re-
investment Act.
The academy says the work is sched-
uled to begin immediately. Its due to be
completed by October 2011.
The academy says the current kitch-
en galley and food preparation infra-
structure is dated and becoming harder
to maintain and operate.
Navy Awards Contract for $41M
Galley at Academy
OXON HILL (AP) - A popular Knights
of Columbus hall in Oxon Hill has been de-
stroyed by fre.
Prince Georges County fre offcials
say the building known as ``Byrne Manor
caught fre early Tuesday morning.
Flames were shooting through the roof
when frefghters arrived, and they were
forced to fght it from outside. It took 90
minutes to bring the fre under control.
Fire offcials have estimated the cost
of the damage at $1 million. The cause and
origin of the fre are under investigation.
No one was injured in the blaze.
Offcials say Byrne Manor had hosted
countless parties and social events.
Knights of Columbus Hall
Destroyed by Fire
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Make sure you include your name, phone # and the city you live in.
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Editorial:
Maryland state government has a $2
billion structural budget defcit, and that
is just the best estimates to date. As the
economy gets worse, fewer people pay tax-
es because there are fewer people working,
and businesses pay fewer taxes because
profts are shrinking, and things could get
worse. That means you (those of you who
are paying taxes) have at least a $2 billion
problem. And that is just your state gov-
ernment problem. We wont even get into
your federal and your local government
problems right now.
Structural defcit means, in simple
terms, that your elected government off-
cials have decided to spend on various state
programs and services $2 billion more of
your money than what they are receiving
from you each year in taxes and fees. Its
as if you committed you and your family
to monthly bills that are $1 thousand more
than your familys take home pay.
The fscal condition of your govern-
ment is disastrous. If you owned stock in
this entity you would be advised to sell,
sell, sell. Unfortunately, you sort of do
own stock which you cant sell, you are
stuck, stuck, stuck, and your elected of-
fcials know it. The difference between
business and government is when busi-
ness expenditures remain higher than rev-
enues, businesses must go out of business.
When government expenditures remain
higher than revenues government will sim-
ply raise taxes and fees, and you have no
choice but to pay. If business tries to raise
prices because they have mismanaged
their business, you have a choice whether
to continue to shop there or choose a more
competitive, better run business.
Make no mistake about it, your state
government has been severely misman-
aged. This structural defcit problem has
been going on for 8 years now, long before
the current recession began. And it was
years of mismanagement even before that
which led to the problem you have today.
So the blame for how we got in this shape
is put squarely on the shoulders of the
incompetent state senators and state del-
egates who have become career politicians
more concerned about passing out your
hard earned tax dollars to special interest
groups that promise to get them re-elected
than concern about you.
Much has been reported lately about
the governor and the Board of Public Works
cutting spending. Recently $280 million
in expenditures were cut, but these are
just one time cuts. They are not permanent
cuts and they come back around. They are
not fxing the problem, simply borrowing
time. Plus, for this year federal stimulus
dollars are backflling those cuts. Its like
you solving that $1,000 a month family
budget problem by not going to the grocery
store and just living off the pantry for that
month. You may have saved $1,000 that
month, but next month the problem still ex-
ists and your pantry is running dry.
Most politicians do not want to fx
this problem, they look at the fx as be-
ing political suicide. The easy way out is
to raise taxes. With elections only about
a year away they did just that three years
ago hoping you wouldnt remember. Since
they fail to understand that tax increases
often mean less government revenue be-
cause it hurts the economy, they either
must raise taxes again or cut spending or
both. They are buying time until after the
next election.
Unfortunately, neither of those choic-
es can put Maryland back on solid fnancial
ground, able to deliver the services Mary-
landers need within a tax rate Marylanders
can afford. They cannot get there without
overhauling the major quandary to the state
fscal problem, the state pension program.
It is estimated that state and local gov-
ernments spend 72% more on employee
benefts than employers in the private sec-
tor. More and more companies each year
are having to shed defned retirement ben-
eft programs in favor of defned contribu-
tion beneft programs, yet governments
have failed to do the same. Programs
such as 401Ks allow both employee and
employer to contribute based upon ones
fnancial ability as opposed to government
retirement plans that guarantee a certain
level of benefts regardless of the ability to
pay.
As a result, government workers will
enjoy a much greater level of benefts upon
retirement than will the majority of people
who do not work for the government. Since
government retirement plans are growing
at rates of 15% to 20% per year, and non-
government workers are paying the bill,
non-government workers are contributing
a larger amount of their pay to government
employees retirement, leaving less avail-
able for your own 401K so that your retire-
ment could keep pace.
We want to be clear that most govern-
ment workers are hard working, deserving
individuals. Pay and benefts should be
equal to their jobs. But so are private sec-
tor employees, the difference is their pay
and benefts are equal to the private sec-
tors ability to pay, and government ben-
efts should not be 72% greater.
But dont expect the current politi-
cians to have the guts to change this, the
state employees union, the teachers union,
the police union, the frefghters union;
they protect those politicians which protect
them.
We Just Cant Get There From Here
I agree with Jimmy Haydens letter of July
16, From the Horses mouth. Lets do away
with the two-party system. It has caused noth-
ing but harm to our country.
If we must have a Congress composed of
party lines, why are so many senators and rep-
resentatives required? Choose a specifc num-
ber of each party and have a completely neutral
person cast the fnal vote if a tie occurs. Better
yet, limit the number of terms a politician can
serve. The President has limited numbers of
terms he can serve. This would get rid of career
politicians.
Why must our Congressional representa-
tives play the party-line game? In my opinion,
once a politician is elected to offce, all affliation
with a party should go away. They were elected
to offce by their constituents, not the party. Do
what is good for the people who elected you.
Why do politicians have only two goals
their party and what they personally gain by be-
ing an elected lawmaker? Who bestowed our
elected representatives with the congressional
privilege to exempt themselves from any law
they pass? We are expected to live by these laws?
If they exempt themselves, what is the reason-
ing? Politicians are supposedly Americans just
like their constituents. I repeat, why do they
exempt themselves from laws they expect their
constituents to obey? There must be a reason:
Either they gain fnancially or they accrue some
other worthy beneft. Either way, laws are made
for all Americans or none.
I have written to Steny Hoyer, two times,
to send me a list of the exempt laws and the rea-
son why they must be exempt. To date, there has
been no reply or acknowledgment of my letters.
Why?
Daniel J. Wilson
Leonardtown, Md.
Laws For All or None
Congressman Hoyer, in the past, you have
served and been an effective leader of this coun-
try to the citizens of southern Maryland, the state
and this country. However, in recent months you
have unfortunately succumbed to and supported
the anti-US values and liberty-destructive big-
government policies of the likes of Comrades
Pelosi and Reid with your leadership within the
House and votes that are leading this country
down the slippery slope to become a totalitarian,
socialistic country.
Yes, you have lately been working hard to
institute those policies that may serve to bolster
and perpetuate the Democratic Partys position
leading the economically empty shell of a coun-
try we will have. I have, in the past, sarcastically
yet honestly thanked you for your support of
un-sustainable (unconstitutional) government-
growth stimulus and bail-out bills that our chil-
dren and grandchildren will never be able to pay
off.
Sir, its not too late to come back and return
to your former position of leadership and rep-
resentation of the true best interests of us, the
constituents who have elected you to represent
us not your fellow party leadership. Its not
too late to come back and start again to use your
considerable leadership skills and your votes to
support the real best interests of the people of this
country instead of power aggrandizement for
your party leadership cohorts at the EXPENSE
of the people.
Start your return to us by turning to opposi-
tion of the Health Care Rationing reforms cur-
rently in front of Congress. Sir, you are too smart
to not know better than the proponents lies and
distortions. You know that government health
care is destined to become health care rationing,
especially for senior citizens (p. 425 of the bill).
We dont need to look only to other coun-
tries like Canada, Britain and Sweden where
government-run health care systems are so infe-
rior to the current US system, whose survival sta-
tistics so far outstrip those countries that patients
from those countries come here for the best care.
We can look to US state-run systems that brought
about near-bankruptcy in Massachusetts and sev-
eral infamous incidents of Oregons willingness
to pay for euthanasia vs. expensive treatment. Or
we can look to our own existing federal health-
care rationing systems that we already have for
the needy, elderly and our veterans.
Please make the federal government fnd a
way to prove that it can actually meet the needs
of these people via Medicaid, Medicare and the
VA before foisting similar bureaucracies on the
rest of us. We all know that will never happen.
Why dont you in Congress just scrap the
whole thing now before you and fashion some-
thing that will give the people of this country
the worlds best health care system? Lets go for
that. Oops the World Health Organization no
friend to the US says we already have it. So,
lets not totally scrap the worlds #1 system in
which 100% of Americans and visitors (legal
or illegal) to our country already get healthcare
services whenever they really need it - by law -
and 85% of us are covered via one or more of the
1,300 competitive health insurance providers in
this country.
Instead of turning that over to rationing by
government bureaucrats who have an unbroken
track record of cost growth, ineffciency and
fraud, lets try to control health care and insur-
ance costs via tort reform, even though that
would be opposed by Democrats favorite special
interest. Lets make things easier on the people of
the country with real reform in areas like trans-
portability of competitive commercial policies.
The proof of the pudding that makes us all
know that this plan does not have the constitu-
ents best interests in it is found in the fact that
your party is set to exempt yourselves from hav-
ing to be subjected to the plan, but you refused to
exclude illegal aliens from being covered and
funded by my tax dollars.
Steny come back, please. Represent those of
us who sent you there instead of your party hack
colleagues.
Pat Shields
Tall Timbers
Steny Come Back
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-Ronald Reagan
In 1939, Amish and Mennonite fam-
ilies began moving to Southern Mary-
land from Pennsylvania in search of
less expensive land and fewer re-
strictions on how they could educate
their children. Today, St. Marys
County is the home of approxi-
mately 350 Amish and Men-
nonite families. The Amish
mostly live in Charlotte Hall,
Loveville, and Mechanics-
ville and still carry on the
agricultural traditions of
their heritage. The Amish
Market is one way that the
Amish sell their agricul-
tural goods to consumers
and it draws in visitors
from far and wide.
The Amish Mar-
ket in St. Marys County
is the North St. Marys
County Farmers Market.
It is primarily operated by
the Amish who sell pro-
duce, fowers, and baked and
canned goods. The Amish
Market is located at the corner
of Route 5 South and Route 6,
in the parking lot of the Charlotte
Hall Library. The market is open
seasonally and has seventeen Amish
vendors.
The Amish Market is a valued part
of the economy in St. Marys County and
contributes to the success of the states Buy
Local campaign, which originated in Southern
Maryland. In July 1999, the Amish Market frst
opened in the parking lot at the Charlotte Hall Library,
creating a true Amish Market in St. Marys County. The
Amish Market has been very popular and attracts so many pa-
trons that in 2006, the parking lot at the Charlotte Hall Library was
expanded to accommodate the market. On an average Saturday in
season, the Amish Market usually has about 500 visitors. At the
Amish Market, residents can participate in the states Buy Local
campaign by purchasing fresh locally grown produce, which also
helps support farmers living in the community.
The Amish Market is located close to the Amish community
to make it easier for the Amish to participate in the market. The
opening of the Three Notch Trail, a mixed-use recreational trail
being constructed along the railroad right-of-way that runs from
Hughesville to Lexington Park, has greatly improved safety and
accessibility to the North St. Marys County Farmers Market in
Charlotte Hall for the Amish by providing a non-high-
way route to the market.
The Amish Mar-
ket was
featured last week in the County Times as the sixth site visited by
Flat Sneaks, the St. Marys County Librarys summer reading
mascot, as part of the Wheres Flat Sneaks? caontest. The week-
ly contest is sponsored by The County Times and produced by the
library as part of the Celebrate 375! campaign. Flat Sneaks will
visit eight local sites throughout the summer with weekly clues
to his whereabouts published in the County Times. Children ages
5 through 12 may participate in the contest. See page 31 for full
details.
Amish Market
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
In responding to a constituents concerns
over the recent closing of ADF Bingo in Me-
chanicsville, House Majority Leader Steny H.
Hoyer sent a letter to Commissioner President
Francis Jack Russell (D-St. Georges Island).
In view of the issues that have been raised,
I would greatly appreciate your looking into
this matter and advising her of your findings,
Hoyer wrote.
Under current law only the county sheriff
can issue a bingo license; that authority does not
rest with the commissioners.
The ADF Community Outreach Foundation
failed to get a bingo license from Sheriff Timo-
thy K. Cameron in June because he did not find
that it met the requirements of being a qualified
organization.
A subsequent ruling by Judge C. Clarke Ra-
ley supported Camerons decision.
Foundation president Alice Gaskin has said
that they intend to appeal.
In the meantime Cameron has said that
qualified organizations like nonprofit charities
can still get a bingo license and use the ADF
hall facilities.
The letter from Jamie Smith to Hoyer, dated
July 10, bemoaned the loss of fundraising activ-
ities that have been held at ADF over the years.
How many people or organizations will
suffer from this, Smith asked. I do hope you
consider reopening ADF Bingo for the commu-
nity, friends and family.
Russell said there were few options open to
the county. I dont know theres anything in
the world we can do about this, Russell said.
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adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
By Monica Meinert
Contributing Writer
Look out Louis Vuittontheres a new
designer in town!
Handcrafting cute and colorful purses and
totes, Blaire Brown, 19, is the face behind the
Fashion Flamingo, a busi-
ness she started and runs
herself out of her Leonar-
dtown home.
The idea of turn-
ing her longtime passion
for sewing into a busi-
ness came in 2005, when,
tired of the standard array
of Coach, Dooney and
Bourke, and Vuitton bags
that dominated the in-
dustry, Brown decided to
make herself a purse that
would stand out from the
crowd.
Her work caught the
attention of many, and
she began making custom
purses for friends. After
talking over the business idea with her parents
(who helped her out with startup funds), the
16-year-old established the Fashion Flamingo,
launching a Web site and expanding her prod-
ucts to include tote bags, as well as her signa-
ture purses.
Asked about the origins of the name,
Blaire says that the Fashion Flamingo came out
of her love of the color pink.
The frst I made had pink feathers
on it, she said. So I instantly thought of
famingos!
She added that having her own business
has helped her decide on her future career path.
Currently a student at Virginia Tech studying
fashion design and merchandising, Brown ex-
pects to transfer to The Fashion Institute of
Technology in New York City in the near fu-
ture. Her dream is to continue with her purse
making, and possibly design a line of womens
dresses and childrens clothes.
Aside from her Web site (which is hosted
by Etsy, a site that showcases handmade prod-
ucts), most of Browns marketing strategy in-
volves word of mouth. Her purses, which range
in price from $20 to $45, have gained popular-
ity in the county; they can be seen on display
for purchase at Brewing Grounds Coffee Shop
in Leonardtown.
Brown also attends local craft fairs and is
considering hosting her own purse parties in
the near future. Additionally, thanks to friends
and clients, her products have made their way
overseas to countries like Norway, China, Ja-
pan and Spain.
Browns purses have also attracted atten-
tion in the Big Apple in 2006, she applied
and was granted a spot at Teen Vogues Fash-
ion University Weekend, where she met and
networked with professional designers from
Dooney and Bourke, Tiffany and Co. and oth-
ers. She was also approached by designers for
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, who tapped her
to write an article about her purses for their
Web site.
Most recently, New York-based magazine
CGC also contacted her about attending their
Get Fit event in September. Hosted primar-
ily for college students, the event would give
Brown a chance to show her purses in New
York.
It is clear just from looking at the bright,
colorful purses that fun is certainly a major
component of Browns success.
Its what I love to do, she said of her
business. I have so much fun making bags
and I hope people have as much fun carrying
them.
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By Virginia Terhune
Staff Writer
Taylor Plumbing and Electric is moving out
of its building on Route 235 in Hollywood on Fri-
day but the longtime company will continue to
serve customers in the area while it consolidates
operations in Waldorf.
The economy has forced this consolidating
of offces to decrease the overhead and the opera-
tional costs, said General Manager Jack Farren
about the reason for moving after 35 years in that
location.
Founded in the 1940s by the Taylor brothers,
the company has focused on wholesale plumb-
ing, heating and air conditioning for homes, with
some commercial work.
At one time it had offces in both Maryland
and Virginia.
But now, because of the recession and the
drop in the housing market, business has slowed
down, and the company has been forced to trim
people and costs.
Its been a 180 [degree turn], said Tom Tay-
lor, whose uncles founded the business,
about the one-time housing boom.
Services will remain unchanged
for customers, but the employees all
of whom live in St. Marys and Calvert
counties will not longer be able to
meet at the Hollywood offce and ware-
house. Farran, however, says he will
stay in touch with them by visiting
them at work sites.
Now 60 and a resident of Valley
Lee, Farren started with the company
as a teenager at the Waldorf location.
Over the years, hes kept up with
technology and makes full use of a cell
phone and laptop computer to keep
track of ever-changing situations.
Technology is a wonderful thing,
he said. Its progress, and its the way
business is going.
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warehouse but will continue to serve customers in the area from
company headquarters in Waldorf. From left to right are Jeff
Smith, Jim Gilner, Steve Raley, Jack Farren, TomTaylor, Mike Burch,
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Usually in the summer, students look
forward to long, lazy days and no home-
work. But, last week, a group of 120 St.
Marys County middle school students
headed to St. Marys Ryken in Leonardtown
to take part in a STEM (science, technol-
ogy, engineering and mathematics) summer
program.
The program, sponsored by the Nation-
al Defense Education Program, is designed
for students to take their classroom science
and math skills and apply them to various
challenges. Ray Gamache of NAVSEA, In-
dian Head, directed the program and county
teachers and students from the College of
Southern Maryland assisted.
The challenges included designing
and building a room alarm, launching wa-
ter balloons on a target range, constructing
and launching rockets, and, given a limited
number of supplies, designing a package
to keep an egg intact when dropped from a
specific height. Members of the Leonard-
town fire department, along with their lad-
der truck, were on hand Friday to help with
this last one.
During the week,
students were also in-
troduced to the Material
World Modules com-
puters, software, and
robot kits that help
students think of differ-
ent ways to investigate
and solve real world en-
gineering problems. The
honors physics class at
St. Marys Ryken this
past year had worked
with Gamache and sev-
eral college interns from
NAVSEA Indian Head
on similar modules from
the National Defense
Education Program). St.
Marys Ryken is the pi-
lot high school for the
NDEP-sponsored robot-
ics program in the state of Maryland.
There was a mixture of cheers and
groans as the students put the robots
through their paces of the eight assigned
tasks. Using a controller and laptop com-
puter on an 8-foot square table, students
programmed their robot to rescue a swim-
mer, clear mines, recover a ship, create a
sea base, deliver humanitarian aid, search
for a submarine, transport troops, and dock
at home base.
In the 2008-09 school year, St. Marys
Ryken also launched the SMR STEM 100
program in cooperation with the Patuxent
River Naval Air Station Educational Part-
nership Program and the Office of Naval
Research. While every student participates
in the STEM programs, there is an acceler-
ated track, STEM-X, for students wishing
to pursue a more advanced course of study
in science and mathematics.
This article was submitted by Denise
Krumenacker, Director of Communica-
tions, St. Marys Ryken High School.
Navy Sponsors Math,
Science Camp at Ryken
Compass Systems Inc. of Lexington Park,
announced it has won a $9,238,868 modifcation
for a follow on cost-plus-fxed-fee contract to
perform research and development for various
command, control, communications, comput-
ers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance
and targeting programs, sensors, mission and
targeting systems, communication suites, and
small aircraft vehicle systems.
These efforts are in support of the Roll-On
Roll-Off Sensor System for the Contingency
Airborne Response Program.
We welcome the opportunity to continue
supporting the R&D community here at PAX
River, said Mark Pinekenstein, Compass Sys-
tems CEO.
Compass Systems, founded in 1997, is an
engineering services and program management
frm currently employing nearly 90 full-time
professionals and support staff. The company
also has offces operating in Pennsylvania, Ari-
zona and Illinois. As both a prime and a sub-
contractor, the company engages in all govern-
ment and Navy acquisition program phases and
primarily focuses on military avionics systems,
unmanned vehicles and surveillance and video/
imagery solutions.
Its customer base, although mainly Navy
support, also includes Army, Marines, and oth-
er Department of Defense agencies. Engineer-
ing specialties and past performance include
software development, systems installation
and integration, reverse engineering and rapid
prototyping, small-lot manufacturing, electro-
mechanical controllers, electro-optical and geo-
spatial imagery solutions, mechanical, electri-
cal, avionics and technical drawings, as well as
training and documentation support.
Recently, Compass Systems was awarded
the Leading Edge Award for the 2009 Patuxent
Partnership Member Firm of the Year based
upon business performance, corporate culture
and community service.
Compass Systems Wins
$9.2M Navy Contract
Photo By Erin Krumenacker
Robert Thompson, left, and Hailey Hubley concentrate on constructing their
rockets as part of the St. Marys County STEM camp held at St. Marys Ryken.
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Mary Loretta Baby
Chase Cruze, 73
Mary Loretta Baby
Chase Cruze, 73, was called
home to rest July 20, 2009 at
St. Marys Nursing Center,
Leonardtown, MD.
Born January 29, 1936 in
Hollywood, MD, Loretta, af-
fectionately known as Baby
lived a modest life. She was
the daughter of the late John
Henry Chase and May Louise
Spears Chase. She attended
St. Marys County Public
Schools.
In 1970, Loretta was
united in holy matrimony to
the late Andrew Cruze in St.
Marys County, MD. In her
early days she was a domestic
worker. Loretta had a gentle
spirit and was extremely de-
voted to her family. She loved
being surrounded by her fam-
ily and friends and she opened
her heart and home to many.
Loretta treasured cooking and
reminiscing about the good old
days.
Loretta is survived by
her son Francis X. Chase, Sr.,
daughter-in-law, Joyce M.
Chase of Hollywood, MD and
two grandsons; Francis X.
Chase, Jr. of Hollywood, MD
and Cornelius D. Chase, (Me-
gan) of Lexington Park, MD,
three great-grandchildren; Ry-
tel, Isaiah and Makayla, sister;
Alberta Woodland. She is sur-
vived by many nieces, nephews
and a host of other relatives and
friends. Loretta also had three
people who were very close
to her. She considered Judge
Karen Abram, Judge James
Kenney and Col. Roy Gray as
family. In addition to her par-
ents, Loretta was preceded in
death by her husband, Andrew
Cruze, sisters; Anna May Bell,
Estelle Smallwood, Dorothy
Barber, Marie Wilson, Cecila
Briscoe and Rosealee Chase,
brothers; Richley Smallwood,
Howard Smallwood, Harry
Smallwood, James Chase, Ir-
vin Chase and John Chase and
her long time friend Francis
Paul Miles.
Family received friends on
Monday, July 27, 2009 from
9:00 am to 11:00 am in St. John
Francis Regis Catholic Church,
Hollywood, MD, where a Mass
of Christian Burial was cele-
brated at 11:00 am with Father
Ray Schmidt officiating. In-
terment followed in the church
cemetery.
Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brins-
fieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements provided by
the Brinsfield Funeral Home,
P.A., Leonardtown, MD
Robert Graves Bob-
by Dean Jr., 64
Robert Graves Bobby
Dean Jr., 64, of Valley Lee,
MD died at University Mary-
land Hospital Center in Balti-
more, MD on Friday, July 24,
2009.
Born February 26, 1945
in Valley Lee, MD he was the
son of the late Robert Graves
Dean, Sr. and Margaret Ce-
cil Dean.
He is survived by wife Lin-
da Adams Dean, two daugh-
ters; Kimberly Nepini of Valley
Lee, MD, Kristi Lynn Dean of
Bethesda, MD, a son; Robert
Graves Dean III of Washing-
ton, DC. He is also survived
by nine grandchildren, his
daughter-in-law Amy, son-
in-law Kevin, mother-in-law
Eloise Adams, and his special
uncle Frank Dean.
Bobby was a loving and
caring husband to his wife,
Linda. They shared 41 beau-
tiful years together. Their
marriage was a perfect union,
creating immeasurable joy and
happiness.
Bobby was a wonderful fa-
ther and grandfather. He took
great care of his family and
always put them first. His ac-
tions showed them how to do
what is right and live a life of
faith and love.
Bobby and his wife, Lin-
da, were recently honored as
St. Marys Ryken Pillars of
the Community based on their
contributions to the school and
broader community. He was
a Lifetime Member of the 2nd
District Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment and Rescue Squad, join-
ing the department at the age
of 16. He held the positions of
Chief Engineer, Vice President
of the Board of Directors, and
Water Supply Officer.
Bobby generously sup-
ported many civic and phil-
anthropic organizations, most
notably the St. George Catholic
Church, Catholic Education,
and the 2nd District Volunteer
Fire Department and Rescue
Squad.
Family received friends
for Bobbys Life Celebration
on Wednesday, July 29, 2009
from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
with prayers offered at 7:00
p.m. in St. George Catho-
lic Church, 19199 St. George
Catholic Church Road, Valley
Lee, MD. Mass of Christian
Burial was offered on Thurs-
day, July 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Monsignor Karl A. Chimiak,
pastor of the church, was the
celebrant. Reverend James P.
Meyers and Reverend Joseph
Sileo were the concelebrants.
Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers
were Stanley Boothe, David
Hammett, Jimmy Hanson,
Robbie Springer, Blair Swann
and Bobby Thompson. Serv-
ing as honorary pallbearers
were Frank Dean, Ford Dean,
Son Wood, Andy Bean, Jimmy
Bean, Freddie Burris, Johnny
Gatton, Bobby Lynch, Danny
Raley and John Slade III.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. George
Catholic Church Vestibule
Building Fund, P.O. Box 9,
Valley Lee, MD 20692.
fieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD.
Peter Booth Gardner,
64
Peter Booth Gardner, 64, of
Hollywood, MD died July 22,
2009 at his home after a long,
hard-fought battle with cancer.
He was born May 15, 1945 in
Skowhegan, Maine, the son of
the late C. Harvey Gardner and
Marie Booth Gardner.
Peter spent his childhood
in Scituate, Massachusetts,
and lived in Guilford, Con-
necticut for over thirty years.
Peter received his bachelors
degree from Northeastern Uni-
versity and his M.B.A. from
University of New Haven. He
worked at Sikorsky Aircraft in
Stratford, CT for many years
before recently relocating to
Pax River. He retired from
Sikorsky after 41 years in May
2009. Peter was an avid sailor
and will be dearly missed by
his family and all who knew
him.
He is survived by his lov-
ing wife of 40 years Pamela
Young Gardner, an exceptional
father to two daughters; Amy
Gardner Anderson of Cobalt,
CT and Jill Gardner Bonnin
of Scottsdale, AZ, one sister;
Susan Duarte of Riverside,
RI. He was a devoted grand-
father to Owen Peter Bonnin
and Nora Gardner Bonnin.
Funeral services will be
private.
may be made in Peter B. Gard-
ners memory to Hospice of St.
Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonar-
dtown, MD 20650
fieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the
Leonardtown, MD.
Alice Effie Gray, 58
Alice Effie Gray, 58, of
Mechanicsville, MD died July
16, 2009 at her residence. Born
April 30, 1951, she was the
daughter of the late Norman
and Mary Erva Curry Han-
cock. She was the loving wife
of Robert David Gray whom
she married on July 1, 1972 in
St. Josephs Catholic Church.
She also is survived by her son
David Gray and his wife Jes-
sica, her grandson Gabriel, and
her daughter Diana Lewis and
her husband Michael, all of
Columbia, MD as well as her
siblings: Tweet Pilkerton and
her husband Winks of Califor-
nia, MD, Sheila Smith and her
husband Darren of Lexington
Park, MD, Patty Wood and her
husband Jimmy of Ridge, MD,
Alvin Hancock and his wife
Sandy of Leonardtown, MD,
Calvin Hancock and his wife
Annette of Mechanicsville,
MD, Joe Hancock and his wife
Pam of Hollywood, MD and
Lenny Hancock and his wife
Glenda of Hollywood, MD.
She was preceded in death by
her sister Darlene Snellings
and her husband the late Pat
Snellings and her brother Nor-
man Hancock, Jr. A lifelong
resident of St. Marys County,
Alice graduated from Chop-
ticon High School Class of
1969. She was a childcare pro-
vider for many years and loved
birds, shopping, and spend-
ing time with her husband and
family. She loved her daycare
children and their parents.
The family received
friends on Sunday, July 19,
2009 from 2:00 5:00 PM in
the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, Leonardtown, MD
where prayers will be said at
3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Mon-
day, July 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM
in St. Johns Catholic Church,
Hollywood, MD with Fr. Ray-
mond Schmidt officiating. In-
terment followed in Charles
Memorial Gardens, Leonard-
town, MD. Pallbearers were
David Gray, Ralph Gray, Jr.,
John Slade, Michael Lewis,
Eric Ward, and Daniel Slade.
Rachel Ward was an honorary
pallbearer. Contributions may
be left to St. Johns Catholic
Church, 43950 St. Johns Road,
Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may
be left at www.mgf h.com. Ar-
rangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Mary Lillian Sissie
Hartnett, 94
Mary Lillian Sissie
Hartnett, 94, of Avenue, MD
died July 23 ,2009 at her resi-
dence. Born May 21, 1915 in
Abell, MD she was the daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Valentine
and Ruth Vincent Woodall.
She was the loving wife of the
late Jerome Francis Hartnett
whom she married on Septem-
ber 1, 1935. She is survived
by her sister Annie Katherine
Murphy of Avenue, MD and
five generations of Nieces
and Nephews. She is preceded
in death by her siblings Ruth
Madge Thompson, Joseph Ford
Son Woodall, George Kel-
ley Woodall and James Morris
Woodall. Mary went to work
for the Montgomery Co. Gov-
ernment as a 30 day temp and
stayed in the records clerk po-
sition for 30 years and retired
Sept. 1, 1973. She was a mem-
ber of the 7
th
District Volunteer
Rescue Squad Auxiliary, her
hobbies she enjoyed were gar-
dening, reading and cooking.
She also loved conversing with
family and friends. The Family
received friends on Friday July
24, 2009 from 5:00 8:00 PM
in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, where Prayers
were said at 7:00 PM. A Mass
of Christian Burial was cel-
ebrated on Saturday, July 25,
2009 at 10:0 AM at Holy An-
gels Catholic Church, Avenue,
MD with Fr. William Gurnee
officiating. Interment followed
at Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown, MD. Pallbear-
ers were Ernie Woodall, Tony
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St.Clair, Joseph Parker, Mike
Woodall, Trey Williams and
Michael Gibson. Contributions
may be made to 7
th
District Vol-
unteer Rescue Squad Auxil-
iary. To leave a condolence for
the family, please visit www.
mgf h.com. Arrangements pro-
vided by the Mattingley-Gar-
diner Funeral Home, P.A.
Dana J. Lantz, 64
Dana J. Lantz, 64, of Lex-
ington Park, MD died July 20,
2009 at the home of her daugh-
ter in Woodbridge, VA, after a
long, hard-fought battle with
cancer. She was born Decem-
ber 6, 1944 in Lexington Park,
MD, the daughter of Cornelia
Elizabeth Betty Wilburn
Wilson and the late Obie Wil-
burn. She was married to the
late Allen W. Lantz.
Dana Lantz was born and
raised in Lexington Park, MD,
attending Frank Knox Elemen-
tary and Lexington Park El-
ementary Schools, and gradu-
ating from Great Mills High
School in 1962. She attended
Strayer University, graduat-
ing with an Associates Degree
in 1964, and completing her
Bachelors Degree many years
later in 1991. She was the
owner of D. Lantz Income Tax
Service in her home in Lexing-
ton Park since the mid-1970s
with a large base of many very
satisfied clients.
She is survived by her
mother, Cornelia Elizabeth
Leffring Wilburn Wilson, of
Woodbridge, VA, brothers,
Cecil Obie Wilburn of Lex-
ington Park, MD and John
Rowlyn Wilburn of Chesa-
peake, VA, stepson, James
Allen Lantz of Stanardsville,
VA, son Kenneth Kenny Lee
Lantz, of Lexington Park, MD
and daughter Jill Denise Lantz
Argueta of Woodbridge, VA,
three grandchildren, David
Allen Lantz of Fairfax, VA,
Matthew Alexander Argueta,
and Katherine Elizabeth Ar-
gueta, of Woodbridge, VA. She
was preceded in death by her
husband Allen Ward Lantz,
her sister Betty Susan Wilburn
Lincoln and a grandson Scott
Owen Lantz.
Family received friends on
Saturday, July 25, 2009 from
12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in
the Brinsfield Funeral Home,
22955 Hollywood Road, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650. Inter-
ment was private.
may be made to Capital Hos-
pice, 2900 Telestar Court, Falls
Church, VA 22042.
Condolences may be made
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the
Leonardtown, MD.

John P. Walker Jr., 85
John P. Walker Jr., 85, of
St. Inigoes, MD died July 23,
2009 at the Solomons Nurs-
ing Center. He left behind his
wife of 61 years Mary Fran-
ces (Lynne), their two sons,
John P. Walker, III and James
L. Walker, two grandchildren,
one great grandchild and two
brothers, Christopher B. and
Walter P. Walker.
Mr. Walker was born in
Lakeland, FL, the eldest son
of John and Virginia Proctor
Walker. He grew up on the
family farm in Fayette Coun-
ty, TN. He graduated from
Collierville High School in
1940, from Davidson College,
Davidson, NC in 1947 with a
BS in Physics and from Penn
State University with a MS in
Physics in 1950. He joined the
Navy in 1942 as an Aviation
Cadet, received his wings in
1944 and was a pilot in VF33
aboard carriers SAGAMON
and CHENANGO in the Pa-
cific during the last year of
WWII.
In the interval 1950-1976
Mr. Walker worked for several
defense contractors in the gen-
eral area of infrared reconnais-
sance systems. In 1976 Walkers
bought their cruising sailboat
GUSTO. After a dry run to
the Caribbean in 1977, they set
out on their circumnavigation
of the planet Earth, finishing
in 1982. This was followed by
a tour of the Mediterranean as
far east as the Greek island of
Samos from 1986 to 1988.
Sensing that it was time to
retire, the Walkers built their
home on St. Inigoes Creek in
1990. He and his wife contin-
ued and active lifestyle cruis-
ing with family and friends on
the Chesapeake Bay, skiing in
Alta, Utah and traveling. He
was a member of the United
States Power Squadrons and
also the Southern Maryland
Sailing Association.
A brief departure ceremo-
ny will be held at Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonard-
town, MD on August 1, 2009
from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Me-
morial contributions may be
made to the Ridge Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456,
Ridge, MD 20680
filedfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the
Leonardtown, MD.
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
22955 Hollywood Road
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
(301) 475-5588
Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A.
30195 Three Notch Road
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20650
(301) 472-4400
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The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand
his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick.
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Following the news released by the Mary-
land State Board of Education last week that three
St. Marys County middle schools failed to make
AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) this year, school
offcials are preparing to implement new strate-
gies to help targeted subgroups improve their
performance.
Most of the students met the goals, but there
were some students within three subgroups spe-
cial education, free and reduced meals and Afri-
can Americans who did not.
Leadership teams from each of the three
middle schools will be meeting with school of-
fcials on Tuesday to discuss specifc plans for
student interventions and tutoring, after which a
report will be made to the Board of Education at
their meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 5, on plans for
all schools to meet AYP next year.
Of those taking the Maryland State Assess-
ment tests at Spring Ridge Middle School, 38.9
percent of African American students, 40.2 per-
cent receiving free or reduced-price meals and
55.4 percent of students in special education pro-
grams failed profciency tests in reading. On the
math test, 50.9 percent of special education stu-
dents fell short.
Special education students at Margaret Brent
Middle School also failed to meet state goals for
the year, with 50 percent of students failing to
meet state standards for reading, and 50.6 percent
testing below profcient in mathematics.
Leonardtown Middle School students in
special education programs tested below the state
standard for reading profciency as well, with 41.3
percent failing to meet state goals.
This data refects subgroup shortfalls in
student performance based on the states Annual
Measurable Objectives. The 2009 AMO for read-
ing profciency was set at 75.9 percent, while the
AMO for math was 64.3 percent. Next year the
AMO for reading profciency will climb to 80.8
percent, and to 71.4 percent for math. The state
aims to have 100 percent profciency in both areas
by the year 2014.
Last year marked the introduction of what is
known as the modifed MSA, which was given
for the frst time to middle school students in spe-
cial education programs, and included a modifed
format for student responses. The introduction of
the modifed format will bar the school system
from appealing the test results.
There is good news, though, said Linda
Dudderar, Chief Academic Offcer for the school
system, who said that middle schools in the coun-
ty had made great gains overall, and the numbers
themselves dont tell the whole story.
The scores have increased signifcantly
in our middle schools, she said, explaining that
most students exceeded the state requirements for
reading comprehension and mathematics. Scores
at Leonardtown Middle School are superb, in the
80s and 90s and we increased middle school
math scores, she said.
For more information on MSA and AYP
data, go to www.mdreportcard.org.
Middle Schools Set to Improve on AYP
Middle school students tinker with robots at the STEM summer program held at St. Marys Ryken in
Leonardtown. More than 120 students participated in the camp, which was sponsored by the National
Defense Education Program. For more information, see our story on page 11.
St. Marys College of
Maryland junior Sophia
Traven is getting frst-hand
knowledge of the spacefight
program this summer.
Traven is one of 18 stu-
dents selected nationwide
to work with scientists at
NASA through a National
Space Biomedical Research
Institute internship.
A 2007 graduate of St.
Marys Ryken High School
in Leonardtown, she is the
daughter of Ricardo and
Shameran Traven.
A biology major and
aspiring astronaut, she is as-
signed to the Neuroscience
Laboratory at NASA John-
son Space Center in Hous-
ton. She is assisting scien-
tists on a project to develop a more balanced and
mobile spacesuit for use by astronauts during
spacewalks.
In addition to gaining research experience,
Traven said the internship will help her in the
pursuit of career goals.
Interning for NSBRI at JSC is giving me
insight into the kinds of biomedical projects that
NASA is working on and where they hope to go
with this research, she said in a
press release. This experience
and knowledge will become in-
valuable in my endeavor to be-
come a military fight surgeon
and, one day, an astronaut.
The summer internship
program gives selected stu-
dents an opportunity to spend
10 to 15 weeks working on
projects with scientists at JSC
in Houston or the NASA Glenn
Research Center in Cleveland.
With the addition of this years
class, more than 100 students
have now participated in this
highly competitive program.
The summer internship
program allows talented stu-
dents such as Sophia to learn
about research for human
spacefight and how these ef-
forts beneft health care on Earth, said Jeffrey
Sutton, NSBRI director.
NSBRI projects address space health con-
cerns, which include bone and muscle loss, car-
diovascular changes, radiation exposure, neu-
robehavioral and psychosocial factors, remote
medical care and research capabilities, and hab-
itability and performance issues such as sleep
cycles and lunar dust exposure.
Local Student Enters Space Program
St. Marys County Public Schools has been
awarded a competitive Maryland State De-
partment of Education grant in the amount of
$100,000. Over the past four years, SMCPS has
received a total of $595,000 from the State of
Maryland in grant funding to support the STEM
program.
This years grant will focus on four major
areas including materials and equipment support,
the STEM for ALL initiative, an online Span-
ish I course, and engineering challenges. As the
STEM Academy is expanded into grades 8 and
11, this grant will provide funding for SMART
technology materials, instructional activity kits,
and portable tool carts.
The elementary STEM for ALL portion of
the grant will provide all elementary schools with
LEGO Robotics Kits and the resources necessary
to offer all interested students a chance to partici-
pate on a robotics team at their school.
Additionally, an engineering challenge will
be designed integrating concepts from the science
and mathematics curriculum for third grade stu-
dents. At the middle school level, STEM 8 stu-
dents will take an online Spanish 1 course from
the MSDE sponsored Maryland Virtual Learning
Opportunities program.
Schools Receive $100,000 STEM Grant
St. Marys College of Maryland student
Sophia Traven tests a modifed hiking
backpack on a treadmill, which simu-
lates the weight and center-of-gravity
shift experienced by spacewalking as-
tronauts wearing the Life Support Pack
(LSP) spacesuits.
Photo courtesy of NASA
Photo courtesy of St. Marys Ryken
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birthday CeLebration by the maryLand antiques
Center, CreeK side gaLLery, and LeonardtoWn
gaLLeria For the First Friday in august. Special
SaleS throuGhout the complex with a raFFle at
the end oF the eveninG oF a baSket oF GoodieS do-
nated From many oF the dealerS in the antiqueS
center and the two GallerieS. Come and enjoy a
sLiCe oF birthday CaKe, enjoy the Fine art, giFts
and antiques, and taKe a ChanCe on our basKet oF
goodies. both creek Side Gallery and leonar-
dtown Galleria will oFFer marked SpecialS, juSt
For auGuSt FirSt Friday.
-> SOuTHERN mARYLAND ARTiSANS
CENTER - rte 5 at md. antiqueS center
bldG 2: were a cooperative oF local artiSanS
and craFtSmen oFFerinG handcraFted oriGinal
work includinG jewelry, handwoven ScarveS
and ShawlS, Stained GlaSS, pottery, tableS, hand-
Spun yarnS, and much more. meet the artisans
and WatCh spinning and Weaving demonstrations
every First Friday. the 375th Customer Wins a
stained gLass Wind Chime! (the counter waS at
280 on june 10th.)
-> TREADLES STuDiO rte 5 at md. an-
tiqueS center bldG 2: viSit a weaverS work-
Shop, watch a demonStration, try out weavinG on
a loom! Come by on First Fridays For reFresh-
ments and Conversation With peopLe Who Weave,
spin, Knit, CroChet, seW, dye, and FeLt.
-> LEONARDTOWN GALLERiA - (LoCated in
the maryLand antiques Center) route 5. tba
-> FENWiCk STREET uSED bOOkS &
muSiC - 41655a Fenwick Street: Krys baKer
and Kevin CoFod WiLL perForm From 5 to 7:15.
we Specialize in uSed (current and claSSic Fic-
tion, non-Fiction and childrenS/ younG adult lit-
erature), rare and antiquarian bookS. we alSo
have dvdS and vintaGe vinyL recordS. 10% oFF
all purchaSeS!
-> SHELbYS CREATiVE FRAmiNG - 26005
point lookout rd. (route 5): md. antique cen-
ter, bldG. 2. get your beaCh party WeeKend
started here - seLeCted artWorK 20 - 30% oFF
!! yeLLoW dot Frames 20% oFF
-> COLLEENS DREAm - 41665 Fenwick
Street: we take on conSiGnment quality wom-
enS clothinG and acceSSorieS and vintaGe cloth-
inG and acceSSorieS. we alSo have a variety oF
new and conSiGned jewelry and GiFtS. visit our
neW CLearanCe room!
-> ARiZONA PiZZA COmPANY - 40874
merchantS ln (rte 5): KaraoKe Contest - 1St
prize $50 caSh, 2nd prize $25 GiFt certiFicate,
3rd prize $15 GiFt certiFicate. karaoke iS From
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Below is a list of Participating Businesses that are offering August First Friday Evening Specials
ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH, HISTORIC LEONARDTOWN'S ART GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS, CAFE'S, GIFT SHOPS, ANTIQUE SHOPS,
BOOKSTORE, ETC. OPEN THEIR DOORS TO SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS AND/OR SERVE SPECIALS AT THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS. THE TOWN HOSTS
A FREE EVENING OF ART, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SPECIALS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO ENJOY LOCAL ART, THE COMPANY OF OTHERS, AND
EVEN A FREE GLASS OF WINE.
First Friday in Leonardtown is Here!
Next big event is August 7 starting at 5:00 p.m.
KayaK giveaWay!!!! enter to win a beautiFul hobie kayak, valued at $1,899. donated by leonardtown buSineSS aSSociation, St. maryS county
touriSm, and bluhaven pierS. viSit participatinG FirSt Friday buSineSSeS every day between now and auGuSt 7th From 5-8 p.m. to reGiSter to win! (See
oFFicial ruleS at each buSineSS) *one entry per perSon per buSineSS. the KayaK Winner WiLL be draWn at 8:30 p.m. during the august 7 CeLebrate 375
First Friday on LeonardtoWn square. the Winner must be present to Win.
ViSiT uPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN TO REDiSCOVER THE mANY TREASuRES OF HiSTORiC/NEW LEONARDTOWN!
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Man Charged With Strong Arm Robbery
On July 26, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. the victim was in the parking lot of the Leonardtown Shop-
ping Center in Leonardtown when he was approached by a suspect identifed as Gerald A.
Riche, 50, of no fxed address and requested a ride from the victim. Once inside the vehicle
Riche allegedly demanded the victim give him all his money. The victim complied, fearing
for his safety, at which time Riche exited the vehicle and fed on foot to the rear of the shop-
ping center. Riche was subsequently located and placed under arrest after the victim positively
identifed him as the person taking his money. Riche was incarcerated in the detention center,
charged with robbery and theft under $100.
Juvenile Charged With Taking Motor Vehicle
On July 25, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. the victim parked his 1995 Ford Taurus in front of the Sheetz
store in California, leaving the keys in the vehicle, and entered the store. The victim observed
his vehicle exiting the parking lot being operated by an unknown subject. The victim immedi-
ately called 911 and a lookout was broadcasted for the vehicle. The vehicle was observed being
operated northbound on Three Notch Road in California by Major John Horne and a vehicle
stop was initiated. The operator was identifed as a 13-year-old male from Great Mills. The ju-
venile was arrested and charged with theft over $500 and driving without a license and released
to parental custody pending further action by the Department of Juvenile Services.
Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision
On July 25, 2009 at about midnight, a 2008 Ford F-450 dual wheel pick up truck, operated
by George Michael Bowes Jr., 31, of Callaway, was traveling north on Piney Point Road in the
area of Happyland Road in Valley Lee, when the truck crossed the centerline into the south
bound lane of Piney Point Road and collided head on with a 2009 Audi A4 sedan driven by
Russell Edward Wenzel, 58. The front seat passenger was identifed as Melissa Anne Wenzel,
also 58. Both reside in Tall Timbers.
George Michael Bowes and Russell Wenzel were transported to St. Marys Hospital where
Wenzel died of his injuries. Melissa Wenzel was transported by Trooper 7 to Prince Georges
Shock Trama Center with critical injuries. The Sheriffs Offce Collision Reconstruction Team
is continuing the investigation. Any persons who witnessed the accident are asked to contact
Cpl. Emory Johnson at 301-475-4200 ext: 9030.
Briefs
Punishment
Crime
&

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Five Ukrainian nationals were involved in
a fraud scheme at Chevy Chase Bank in Cali-
fornia where the suspects used the Internet to
illegally transfer funds from bank accounts of
others to their own, according to detectives
with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
The suspects would then transfer 90 per-
cent of the funds they were alleged to have sto-
len back to locations in Russia, stated charging
documents fled against them by detectives.
So far Oleksandr Parkhomenko, Stanis-
lava Onishchuk, Vadym Shvydkyi and Oleksii
Seleznov, all 20 years of age, and Oleksander
Ponomarenko, 23, have been charged with
partaking in a theft scheme of over $500.
Charging documents reveal that they
allegedly stole $2,000 from the account of a
Bank of America customer.
Charging documents reveal that Park-
homenko was trying to cash paychecks at the
Chevy Chase Bank when his own account had
been closed earlier due to allegedly fraudulent
activity.
Police identifed Parkhomenko at the
bank and called in fve other Ukrainian na-
tionals who lived at the same address in Lex-
ington Park to the sheriffs offce headquar-
ters. One of the Ukrainians, Iegor Ryzhenko,
denied involvement in the scheme, which his
compatriots apparently confrmed, charging
documents showed.
Ryzhenko has not been charged in the
case.
Court papers state that the other fve sus-
pects admitted to the alleged scheme in which
they provided their bank account informa-
tion to someone named Alexsandr on the
Internet.
This person, court papers stated, would
electronically access victims bank accounts
and then transfer stolen money into the ac-
counts of the suspects. The suspects admitted
to opening up multiple accounts in St. Marys
for just this purpose, court papers stated.
Chevy Chase Bank provided account
transfer records to police about Seleznovs ac-
count that apparently had received a transfer
of $2,000 from the Bank of America victim on
July 2, charging documents revealed.
Police state that the suspects admitted to
other fraudulent transactions but the victims
have yet to be identifed.
Detectives have sent out court orders to
Bank of America, BB & T Bank, PNC Bank,
Chevy Chase Bank and Sun Trust Bank for in-
formation on potential other victims as part of
the continuing investigation.
Five Arrested In Bank Fraud Case
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
When National Night Out rolls around on
Tuesday, Aug. 4, sheriffs deputies will be at
17 events throughout St. Marys County, said
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron.
Cameron said that after years of commu-
nity participation, National Night Out was still
successful at empowering communities.
I think its natural for neighbors to look
out for neighbors, he said.
Where communities had once started the
night-out activities to help push crime out of
their neighborhoods, they can now come to-
gether to see the fruit of their labors, he said.
Its not a take-back of the community
because they own it, Cameron said. Its more
fellowship than anything; its a good time.
National Night Out, which got its start as
a way for crime-beleaguered communities to
come together and take back their neighbor-
hoods, has now evolved into a celebration of
the fght back against crime.
And while the event has changed, it can
still be a good source for crime-fghting infor-
mation, said Calvert Sheriff Mike Evans.
When that many people are together, Ev-
ans said, valuable information can come of it.
Sometimes that information comes out
that something suspicious is going on, he
said.
Were willing to take any information
we can get, Evans said. But theres no pres-
sure, its all mutual cooperation.
Residents at each of the Calvert Countys
11 night-out events will get a police presence,
as well as various equipment demonstrations
from law enforcement and sometimes from
fre and rescue personnel, Evans said.
Similar events will take place in St.
Marys, including cookouts, block parties and
anti-crime and anti-narcotics rallies, accord-
ing to Camerons offce.
Perhaps the best beneft communities got
out of National Night Out was that they got to
know themselves better for one night out of the
year, said Candace DAgostino of the Calvert
Alliance Against Substance Abuse.
The alliance has been involved in spon-
soring National Night Out events in Calvert
for the past 15 years, she said.
The focus for the event is to allow folks
who dont know their neighbors to get to
know them, DAgostino said. Its a positive
thing.
For more information, call the St. Marys
County Sheriffs Offce at 301-475-8008 or
the Division of Community Services at 301-
475-4200 ext. 1847.
Gearing Up for Night Out
Deputy Ross during National Night out in 2008
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Detectives with the countys Bureau
of Criminal Investigations have charged a
California man with continuing to sexu-
ally abuse a female juvenile; the victim
in the case has claimed that the alleged
course of abuse has gone on for 12 to 13
years.
James A. Dietz, 57, remains incar-
cerated at the detention center, according
to court records.
The victim in the case came forward
to police and claimed that she had frst
been abused when she was about 7 or 8
years of age in either 1996 or 1997, accord-
ing to charging documents fled against
Dietz by Dep. Thomas A. Hedderich.
The victim, now a teenager, alleged
in court papers that Dietz had sexually
abused her more than 100 times during
those years; charging documents show
that Dietz committed the alleged acts
from 2003 to 2008.
Dietz is a friend to the victims fami-
ly, and the victim would often spend time
at his residence, which was close to her
home, charging documents stated.
Charging papers state that Dietz confessed
to at least some of the crimes.
The suspect confessed to sexually as-
saulting the victim several times over a period
of several years, Hedderich wrote in charging
documents. He advised that it always occurred
at his residence in California.
Dietz faces 35 years in prison for the sexu-
al abuse of a minor as well as 25 years for a con-
tinuing course of conduct of the alleged abuse
if found guilty.
He also faces 10 years incarceration for a
third-degree sex offense charge.
Man Charged With Sex
Abuse Of Minor
James A. Dietz
St. Marys Sheriff s photo
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Staff Writer
Small-scale local produce growers who
sell the fruits of their labors at the Loveville
Produce Auction near Leonardtown say that
they have always tried to follow federal guide-
lines for cleanliness and safety of their wares,
but the cost of proving that they have done so
for large-scale buyers has them worried.
A voluntary program known as Good
Agricultural Practices, or GAP, is a combined
state and federal program that helps ensure
that food is not contaminated by bacteria.
The state does audits for growers for a
relatively low price, but audits by private
third-parties, which are sometimes requested
by large-scale buyers like national grocery
store chains, can be far more expensive.
Farmers have always used these rec-
ommendations, said Ben Beale, an educa-
tor with the Cooperative Extension offce in
Leonardtown that deals with agricultural is-
sues. Many of our local farmers have been
following GAP, but the auditing process can
be very expensive, up to $5,000 or $10,000.
That can be cost prohibitive for a small
grower, Beale continued.
And while the states option is cheaper
(as little as $400), there have been no takers in
either St. Marys or Calvert counties, accord-
ing to Maryland Department of Agriculture
representatives.
One reason may be that the audit pro-
gram requires applicants to provide a food
safety plan in writing.
Most producers are doing the right
things, but when theyre doing an audit, they
also have to have the documentation, said
Deanna Baldwin, a state program food qual-
ity assurance manager.
For example, if you say youve trained
your workers in health and hygiene, you must
provide a list of workers and when they re-
ceived the training, she said.
That problem has probably been the
biggest stumbling block, she said.
Because of this, some produce grow-
ers are trying to turn to smaller buyers in
the county to make their living, Beale said,
so that they can avoid the expensive auditing
process.
We have growers who dont sell at the
auction but are confronting this problem,
Beale said.
Beale said that the quality and safety of
the products at places like the Loveville Pro-
duce Auction, where produce is sold whole-
sale, has not been an issue.
At the market on Monday,
Shawn Stauffer, a member of
the local Mennonite communi-
ty, said that conforming to GAP
recommendations wasnt easy.
The GAP is a little tough
to follow the instructions to the
T, Stauffer said, adding that
growers in his community were
careful to wash their produce
and ensure its safety as it came
to market.
We want to keep the qual-
ity of what were producing as
safe as possible, he said.
But the cost to small grow-
ers like Stauffer, he said was
that to be able to comply with an
audit could hurt them deeply in
a fnancial way in the future.
It could cost half of what a
small grower makes in a year,
Stauffer told The County Times.
It could hurt small farmers in
the future.
If the small farmers are hurt
here, Stauffer said, that could
hurt the Loveville auction venue
as well.
Another lingering fear is
that the GAP-style recommen-
dations could someday become
law.
A lot of things still need to
be worked out, Stauffer said.
For more information
about the state GAP audit pro-
gram, call Deanna Baldwin at
410-841-5769 or e-mail bald-
widl@mda.state.md.us or go to
www.mda.state.md.us/go/gap.
php.
Small Growers Worry Over Impacts Of
Auditing For Agricultural Standards
All kinds of produce are available at the Loveville produce auction
for interested buyers.
Horse-drawn wagons laden with fresh produce are a common sight at the auction.
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Pats Speed Shop in Ridge has
been in business since the early 60s.
Owners Patrick and Gloria Gerek
have, through the years, served both
the local and international market-
place with their down-to-earth, no
nonsense approach to getting the
job done right. In that time, their
sign located at Snowhill Road and Rt.
5 has become somewhat of a local
landmark.
It would take less space to list
what they dont do than to list all
that they are or have been involved
with. Pat has made a name for him-
self in industry circles. He began rac-
ing cars in the mid-60s and was the
Super Stock D national record holder
from 1980 through the early 2000s.
When he opened his shop 46
years ago, Pat decided to carry prod-
uct that was better and no one else
had. His area of expertise is a high-
performance engine.
He now fnds himself building
engines for the grandchildren of
customers he built engines for years
ago. They offer 24-hour towing and
handle towing jobs for both the State
Police and fre departments. Pat and
Gloria are still hands-on in the busi-
ness and have built a solid reputation
around hard work and honesty.
Gloria is just as much a part of
the operation as her husband. She
even helped with the construction of
the frst level of the building in 1963.
When the need arose for a larger in-
ventory of stock in the70s, they add-
ed the second level.
With all that they do, they have
managed to have a successful busi-
ness, tackle other projects and create
a successful partnership, both pro-
fessional and personal. Next month,
they will celebrate their 50th year of
marriage.
Over the years, Pat has worn
many hats. He did a stint in the Unit-
ed States Air Force, at one time being
stationed at Andrews Air Force Base.
He had held a government job for 15
years and had his hand in construc-
tion work for the Smithsonian Insti-
tution in Washington, D.C., before
fnally venturing out on his own.
Pat is also a charter boat captain
and can be found on the water when
hes not hard at work in the shop.
It will only take a short conversa-
tion to get to know the Gereks. They
have developed a solid partnership,
often fnishing each others story. If
you are looking for solid expertise,
honesty and a hard days work eth-
ic, look no further than Pats Speed
Shop on Snowhill Road in Park Hall.
After all, quality is what you pay for.
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An expensive redecorating project is not
likely a priority this year -- at least as far as
your household budget is concerned. While
were all tightening our belts a bit, its easy to
refresh a room without breaking the bank.
Here are a few tips from the color experts
at Rust-Oleum:
* Take stock of what you own. Pull all of
the furniture out of your room so that you can
take an inventory of what youd like to keep.
You may be surprised to nd that an old item
once tucked into a corner could provide new
inspiration.
Look around your house for other furni-
ture items and accessories. Be sure to shop
for your new items in the attic, basement or
garage. Ask neighbors or friends or shop ea
markets and garage sales. Dont worry if the
items dont match just yet. Paint can bring the
room together.
* Choose your new color palette. Choos-
ing color is often the most daunting task when
redecorating, but heres a tip for nding the
perfect color palette. First, think about what
you use this room for. Is it a peaceful place to
read? An inspiring area to create? A room dedi-
cated to family fun?
Next, pick a word or two that describes
how you want that room to feel -- calm, peace-
ful, bright, warm, or inspiring. Now close your
eyes and visualize that word. You may visual-
ize the ocean when you think of calm or a bright
outdoor place when you think of inspiration.
Write down one or two colors from the
scene that youve visualized. Maybe its a Spa
Blue of the ocean along with the Khaki color
of wet sand. Or, if your inspiration is a bright
garden, you may want to use colors like Sun
Yellow, Deep Blue or Apple Red.
* Recycle, refresh and renew your ex-
isting furniture. Use paint to bring unlike
pieces together. You may nd six unique din-
ing chairs with different styles. Painted a rich
Kona Brown, these very different chairs make
up a beautiful and eclectic dining set. This
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Bringing a mix of different styles togeth-
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like wicker or wood with detail.
For more inspiration and project ideas,
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Refresh the look of any room for less. Repaint, renish and renew what you already own.
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Hot Tub Installations
Go Upscale on a Budget
A House is
a Home
Every year at this time, homeowners look
at their backyard and envision their dream
space. Wish lists vary and often include decks
or patios, furniture and recreational water fea-
tures like pools and hot tubs.
How do families get the million dollar
look on a modest budget? Do-it-yourself decks
instead of more elaborate brick work, pre-fabri-
cated privacy screens instead of walls and self-
contained hot tubs instead of in-ground pools
are among the more desired tradeoffs.
Over the years, weve found that hom-
eowners simply want a backyard space that is
comfortable, says Anthony Pasquarelli of Ja-
cuzzi Brand Hot Tubs. Whether its a night at
home alone unwinding or entertaining family
and friends, a few basics are needed: a place to
relax and some activity to keep everyone busy.
Hot tubs combine hydrotherapy and fun regard-
less of age and can typically be used year-round
so people nd them to be a practical solution.
But how do you add a factory-built hot tub
to your yard and take it to the next level with
an upscale custom look? Here are the three top
landscape design trends emerging in backyards
around the world:
* Partially recess hot tubs underground.
By placing the hot tub half into the ground and
half out, it blends into the landscape while also
making it easier to get in and out.
* Build your deck around the hot tub for a
seamless look that is simple to accomplish. You
may even save a little on lumber costs!
* Stack decorative blocks around two or
three sides of the hot tub for the appearance of a
custom enclosure. A variety of materials can be
commonly found at local hardware stores.
Creating a custom look is much easier
than most people think if you follow a few
simple tricks known by the pros, says Larry
Ovalle of industry giant Sundance Spas. Re-
member to provide access to the front panels
of the spa by leaving extra space. Strategically
place removable stonework in this area or build
a simple trap door into the deck for future ser-
vice needs.
Common hard surface materials like con-
crete are typically sufcient as a base. Light-
weight, pre-made synthetic spa pads are also
available from local hot tub retail stores, where
you can get advice from experts. Hot tubs are
lled with a garden hose and only require an
electrical hook up so no special plumbing or
drains are required.
A sophisticated look doesnt have to drain
your bank account. A do-it-yourself approach
will help you save even more. Many photos of
backyard hot tub installations are available on-
line at Web sites such as www.sundancespas.
com, www.jacuzzihottubs.com or www.hot-
tubguide.com.
Taking advantage of the views, this deck incorporates a hot tub manufactured by Jacuzzi with bench
seating in a simple but unifying design. The integrated step up to the hot tub and table at the side
add function and style.
This simple deck approach delivers loads of
function to the homeowner. The Sundance
Marin model is situated partially below the
deck to allow for easy entry and unimpeded
views.
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Open Swim and Pool Memberships
The 32,000-square-foot Wellness and Aquatics Center will be the fourth building on the Leonardtown
Campus. This new center will be home to two swimming pools the rst pool being, a six-lane, 25-yard, lap
pool and the second pool is a zero-depth-entry therapy pool. The center will also have a variety of classroom
spaces for aerobics and other tness activities, as well as an outdoor meditation garden for Tai Chi and yoga.
In addition, the facility will have specialized tness assessment rooms for individualized consultations and
tness analyses.
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Fitness Assessments
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The County Times
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Rebecca Ann Millard, daughter of Joshua
Millard (1777-1832) and Ann Nancy Man-
ning (1782-1866), was born in St. Marys Coun-
ty in 1806. She accompanied her parents when
they moved to Washington, D.C. in about 1818.
After Joshuas death in 1836, Ann Nancy
(Manning) Millard returned to St. Marys.
In 1831, Rebeccas sister Ann Monica Mil-
lard married Maj. Francis Wells Armstrong of
the 7
th
Calvary, U.S. Army and they immedi-
ately headed west. Rebecca either went with
her sister or later joined her after Maj. Arm-
strongs death on August 6, 1835 at the Choc-
taw Agency, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Swallow Rock, Fort Coffee, Choc-
taw Nation: Major Francis Arm-
strong is buried in a small ceme-
tery at Swallow Rock, Fort Cof-
fee. He was Superintendent of
the early Choctaw removal
and also Superintendent
of the Choctaw Agency
when it was established in
1832. He died 1835 at the
Agency and was brought
to Swallow Rock, (Fort
Coffee), for burial.
On March 13, 1836
at Fort Gibson, Oklaho-
ma, Rebecca married Lt.
Forbes Britton, an 1834
graduate of West Point.
Forbes Britton was
promoted to Captain in
1847 after having served
in the Mexican War, but
for most of his military ca-
reer he was involved in the
movement of the American
Indians from the southeast-
ern U.S. westward. This
included the forced move-
ment of the Cherokees from
Georgia to Oklahoma, oth-
erwise known as the Trail
of Tears. Also involved
with the westward movement of the Indians
was Rebeccas brother, John Michael Mil-
lard and brother-in-law, Major Francis Wells
Armstrong.
In 1850, Britton left the Army and the
family settled in Corpus Christi, Texas where
he practiced law and speculated in real estate.
In 1857 and again in 1859 he was elected Sena-
tor to the Texas State Legislature. While serv-
ing in the legislature, he was commissioned
chief of staff to Governor Sam Houston with
the rank of brigadier general. Britton died of
pneumonia in Austin on February 14, 1861 and
was buried in the Texas State Cemetery--only
the third person to be interred there.
When the Brittons rst moved to Corpus
Christi, they built a new home. Today it is
known as the Britton-Evans Centennial House
and is the oldest structure in that city. Dur-
ing the Civil War it was used as a Confederate
Hospital; later as a hospital and ofcers mess
hall for the Federal Army; and in the 1870s was
a refuge for city residents from desperado and
Indian raids. Today it is a museum and is on
the National Register of Historic Places.
About 10 years ago I was contacted by
the staff at the museum asking permission to
use the portrait you see here of Rebecca (Mil-
lard) Britton. Permission was granted by the
St. Marys County Historical Society and now
Rebeccas portrait hangs next to her husbands
at Centennial House.
Rebecca remained in Texas after her hus-
bands death. At the time of the 1870 and 1880
censuses, she was living in Austin with her
daughter, Ann Elizabeth Britton and her hus-
band, Edmund Jackson Davis, a Union Army
ofcer and Reconstruction governor of Texas.
Now this was a house divided! Rebeccas son,
Edward Wharton Britton served as a surgeon in
the Confederate Army and her nephew, Francis
Crawford Armstrong, although a Union of-
cer when he took part in the First Battle of Bull
Run on 18 July, 1861, was ghting at Wilsons
Creek [MO] as a Confederate ofcer less than
a month later and was promoted to Brigadier
General in the CSA in 1863.
Francis Frank Crawford Armstrong was
a very interesting character himself. During
the Civil War he served under Gen-
eral Nathan Bedford Forrest
aka Wizard of the Saddle
or The Devil Forrest
(take your pick). After
the death of his rst
wife, Frank married
his second cousin
Charlotte Coad
Combs, daugh-
ter of George
Combs and
Mary Cath-
erine Coad of
Buena Vista
(near Leonar-
dtown) in St.
Marys County.
Charlotte had
also been mar-
ried before and
was the widow
of Lt. William
Kilty McSherry
of the U.S. Marine
Corps.
By 1900, Re-
becca had returned
to Maryland and
was living with
her daughter, Ann
Elizabeth (Brit-
ton) Davis/Smith
in Baltimore. They were living on North Cal-
vert Street where Rebecca died just three years
later on January 18, 1903 from old age. By the
time of her death, she had survived all of her
siblings except the youngest child, Mary Jo-
anna (Millard) Armstrong, born 1832, widow
of Josiah Armstrong (brother of Francis Wells
Armstrong). Mary Joanna survived for only a
few more months, dying on April 3. The sis-
ters were buried at Rock Creek Cemetery in
Washington, D.C.
Rebecca had four children in alltwo
sons and two daughters. Her sons Edward
and Frank predeceased her. Her daughters-
-Rebecca Britton who married Charles M.
Worthington and her daughter, Ann Elizabeth
(Britton) Davis/Smith survived their mother
and both were living in the Baltimore/Wash-
ington area in 1903.
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The County Times
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Theres something to be said for the beloved Swan of
Avon and his dramatic effect on Hollywood.
After all, several screen adaptations of Shakespeares
plays came out in the years immediately following the in-
novation of talkies in the 20s and 30s, one of which was
Max Reinhardts famous 1935 production of A Midsummer
Nights Dream, which provides the crux of Ken Ludwigs
comedic masterpiece, Shakespeare in Hollywood, the lat-
est offering from the Newtowne Players.
Set in Hollywood in 1934, Ludwigs play follows Shake-
speares most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, as they mag-
ically materialize on the set of Reinhardts movie with no
knowledge of how they got there or how to get home.
Meanwhile Reinhardts production is having problems.
Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney cant perform his duties as
Puck, having broken his leg while skiing with his mother,
and the actor playing Oberon has walked off the
set, so when Reinhardt runs into the real Puck
and Oberon he mistakes them for actors and
offers them each their own respective roles in
the movie. The two quickly fall in love with the
glitz and glamour of Hollywood as they bumble
through what looks more and more like an ill-
fated project.
Jack Warner, played by Newtowne vet-
eran Patrick Welton, is a sneering typecast of
the jaded Hollywood executive, who is smitten
with his ditzy girlfriend, Lydia Lansing (played
by Catherine DiCristofaro), who is aching to
shed her dubious distinction as Hollywoods
sluttiest actress by taking on the role of Hel-
ena in the lm. DiCristofaro does a great job of
butchering her lines as Helena, prompting a lot
of laughs as her character struggles to under-
stand the material.
Peter Klug makes his Newtowne debut
playing Oberon, and his stage chemistry blends
well with his cohort, John Raley, who gives one
of the most animated and hilarious interpreta-
tions of Puck this reviewer has ever seen.
Much like he does in Shakespeares play, Puck wields
a magical ower which not only makes those that smell it
fall in love with the rst person they see, but somehow also
makes them lapse into Elizabethan monologues as well, all
of which adds to the hilarity as both Puck and Oberon try to
use the ower to their advantage, most particularly with Will
Hays (played by Leslie Dickey), the author of the famously
restrictive Hays Production Code, which was used as a guide
for censoring Hollywood movies starting in 1930.
What is most interesting about Ludwigs play is that it
follows the history of Reinhardts production quite closely,
relying on facts that he researched exhaustively while writ-
ing the piece on commission from the Royal Shakespeare
Company in 2003.
The real Max Reinhardt came to Hollywood as an Aus-
trian refugee to escape the Nazis in 1938. Before emigrating
he had met with a great deal of success in America with his
popular stage production of A Midsummer Nights Dream,
devising a spectacular outdoor version of the play which was
performed at the Hollywood Bowl in September 1934. After
that he directed his rst and only screen adaptation of the
play, which starred popular 1930s heartthrob Dick Powell as
Lysander, and James Cagney, who took a break from gang-
ster lms to play Bottom.
Mickey Rooney, who played Puck in both Reinhardts
stage and screen adaptations of the play, broke his leg while
skiing shortly before shooting was scheduled to begin, de-
laying the production schedule while producers fought with
Reinhardt over the lms content and marketability.
Warner Brothers Pictures produced the lm while Hol-
lywood was still buckling to pressures from Will Hays, the
president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors
of America. Hays himself raised many objections to Shake-
speares script and tried to have entire chunks of text and
characters removed in the name of public decency.
The politics of censorship add a clever dynamic to the
story as Reinhardt struggles to keep Shakespeares script
from being slashed to pieces. In reality, Hays eventually
did remove his objections to the script, and though nobody
knows why he had his change of heart, this play explains it
in a very funny way.
Even DiCristofaros performance as Lydia Lansing har-
kens back to an interesting fact of Hollywoods golden age
(though there was no such actress by that name in 1934, and
the part of Helena was actually played by Jean Muir in Re-
inhardts lm). Many of the starlets securing roles in screen
adaptations of Shakespeare at the time were the wives or
mistresses of Hollywood executives, also wanting to validate
their acting careers by taking on serious dramatic roles.
Prospective audiences shouldnt let all this Shake-
speare-speak scare them though. It may be enriching to be
familiar with the source material (both Shakespeares play
and Ludwigs historical notes) before you see this play, but it
is far from necessary. The cast here has delivered Ludwigs
comedy with charming wit and timing, giving us a great sat-
ire of the land of glamour and gluttony, told from the per-
spective of two characters that truly are such things that
dreams are made of.
Aliens in the Attic
PG, 86 min; Starts
on Fri, Jul 31
Funny People
R, 136 min; Starts
on Fri, Jul 31
G-Force
PG, 90 min
Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood
Prince
PG, 153 min
Ice Age: Dawn of
the Dinosaurs;
PG, 87 min
Nims Island
PG, 95 min
Orphan
R, 123 min
Star Wars: The
Clone Wars
PG, 98 min; Starts
on Wed, Aug 5
Transformers:
Revenge of the
Fallen; PG-13, 150
min
The Ugly Truth
R, 96 min
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Shakespeare, Meet Hollywood
John Raley (Puck) and Peter Klug (Oberon)
Photo By Andrea Shiell
The Warner Brothers play phone tag in Shakespeare in Hollywood. Patrick
Welton (Jack), Jacob Lang (Harry), Kerry Robinson (Albert) and DJ Lavery
(Sam).
The Newtowne Players announces open auditions for the
upcoming production of The Fantasticks by Harvey Schmidt
and Tom Jones. There are parts for six men and one woman.
Volunteers for the technical and support crew are also welcome.
The play, directed by Kerry Robinson with the musical direc-
tion of Diane Trautman, will be performed Nov. 6 through 22.
Auditions will be held Aug. 3 and 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Three
Notch Theatre on 21744 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park.
Callbacks will be held Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. Please arrive at the be-
ginning of the audition session and come prepared to sing and
move. Pantomime skills will help in some roles. Singers should
rehearse the audition music prior to the auditions. Recorded,
karaoke-style versions of the songs are available upon request
from the director. If you cannot make these audition times,
please call Robinson at 301-863-8577.
Characters and audition songs can be viewed at http://
schedule.newtowneplayers.org/fantasticks.html.
For more information about volunteer opportunities or other
upcoming programs, please visit www.newtowneplayers.org.
Te Newtowne Players
Announce Auditions for
Musical, Te Fantasticks
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Vaudeville
Paul Hadeld, The Lost Vaude-
villian, combines storytelling and
physical comedy to recreate 20th
century vaudeville for the last perfor-
mance of this summers Professional
Performance series on Aug. 3 (Char-
lotte Hall 10 a.m., White Marsh Ele-
mentary School; Leonardtown 12:30
p.m., Leonard Hall Recreation Center;
Lexington Park 3 p.m., Lexington
Park Library).
Free Ice Cream
Children, ages 5-12, can earn a
coupon for free Brusters ice cream
and a chance to win a copy of Sally
Walkers book, Written in Bone by
visiting ve of the 10 sites listed in the
Adventure Passport available at the li-
braries. The children will also earn an
extra chance for the book for each ad-
ditional site they visit. A book will be
given away at each branch.
Flat Sneaks continues to tour
the county. Children ages 5-12 have
a chance at winning a book in the
Wheres Flat Sneaks? contest by guess-
ing where Flat Sneaks has explored
this past week from the clues posted in
this issue.

Teen workshops
Create a simple animation for e-
mails using Digital Art software on
Aug. 6, 2 p.m., Lexington Park. Create
a simple arcade game using Gamemak-
er software Aug. 12, Lexington Park,
2 p.m. Create a computer game using
Scratch and share it online at Charlotte
Hall on Aug. 13, 6 p.m., or on Aug. 22,
10 a.m. Registration is required.
Teen Gaming Night at Charlotte
Hall, Aug. 4, 5:30 p.m. Leonardtown
will show a G-rated movie for teens on
Aug. 14, 2 p.m., about seniors who de-
cide to put on one last musical before
they go their different ways. Snacks are
provided at each program.
Games and movies
Gamers can challenge each other
to Wii and other games tomorrow at
Charlotte Hall at 5:30 p.m. Snacks are
provided.
A PG rated movie will be shown
at Lexington Park on Aug. 6, 2 p.m.
This 2008 family comedy features a
hotel handyman whose life changes
when bedtime stories magically come
true. On Aug. 6, 2 p.m., Leonardtown
will show a PG rated movie about a
young girl who discovers her father
can bring book characters to life and
she must stop a freed villain from de-
stroying them all. Both movies are free
and snacks will be provided.
Movie musicals
Lexington Park is offering a Movie
Musical series every Friday afternoon
at 2 p.m. in August. The series starts
Aug. 7 with the showing of a heart-
warming PG-rated musical about Little
Orphan Annie who dreams of the day
when her parents will rescue her from
the orphanage. The movie is free and
snacks will be provided.
L ibrary Items
Thursday, July 30
One Body, One World (Grades 1-3)
Annmarie Garden (July 27-31) 9 a.m.
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
CJs Back Room 5 p.m.
BBQ Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5:30 p.m.
Wii Play Together Family Night
Charlotte Hall Library 5:30 p.m.
Cheer Camp (ages 5-11)
Patuxent High School (July 28-30) 6 p.m.
Drop-In Salsa
House of Dance (Hollywood) 6 p.m.
Ladies Night
Spicers (Owings) 7 p.m.
Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) 7
p.m.
Upstroke
Chefs American Bistro 7 p.m.
Ladies Night
Hulas Bungalow (California) 8 p.m.
Newtowne Players: Shakespeare in
Hollywood
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) 8
p.m.
Karaoke
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park) 9 p.m.
Friday, July 31
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
Donovans Irish Pub (California) 5 p.m.
Texas HoldEm
VFW Post 2632 (California) 7 p.m.
La Plata Summer Concert Series: Unit-
ed States Naval Band Sea Chanters
La Plata Town Hall 7 p.m.
No Limit Texas HoldEm Tournament
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
River Concert Series: The Big Finish
St. Marys College 7 p.m.
Hollywood
p.m.
Nuttin Fancy Band
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge 8 p.m.
Smith-Tucker
Seabreeze (Mechanicsville) 8 p.m.
4 Friends
Chefs American Bistro 8:30 p.m.
Karaoke
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington Park) 9 p.m.
Legend
Veras Beach Club (Lusby) 9 p.m.
DJ & Karaoke Red Dog
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
Saturday, August 1
Community Yard Sale
The College of Southern Maryland Leonar-
dtown Campus - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Annual Roar from the Shore Boat
Poker Run
Solomons to Kent Narrows 9 a.m.
Draw & Paint in the Garden (Mixed
Media)
Annmarie Garden 9 a.m.
Throwing Large Ceramic Vessels (2
Class Series)
SMAWL Pet Adoptions
Petco (California) 10 a.m.
Lighthouse Open House
Point Lookout State Park 10 a.m.
Blackistone Lighthouse Tour
St. Clements Island (Coltons Point) 10:30
a.m.
Bead MANIA: Beaded Tassel Necklace
Annmarie Garden 12 noon
Heads-Up HoldEm Tournament
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge 2 p.m.
No Limit Texas HoldEm Leaderboard
Challenge
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (Lexington
Park) 3 p.m.
Benet for Terry Meador (Battling
Stage 4 Cancer)
$10 donation. ApeHangers Bar & Grill, Bel
Alton, 20611 (301) 753-1650 6 p.m.
Disciples of Faith Christian Life Center
Anniversary and Founders Celebration
Tickets: $45-Adults/$20-Children 12 and
under. 301-866-1430 J.T. Daugherty Con-
ference Center in Lexington Park 6 p.m.
Cruising With Pirates
Calvert Marine Museum 6:30 p.m.
Big Stack Texas HoldEm
Izaak Walton Hall (Hughesville) 7 p.m.
SVRSFD Texas HoldEm
Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad 7 p.m.
Benet for Shane Wedding
Heavy Hitters Bar 8 p.m.
Hollywood
p.m.
Citizens Band Radio
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) 8
p.m.
25HR Band
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) 9
p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and DJ T
Applebees (California) 9 p.m.
Kneel To Zod
Buffalo Wings & Beer (Leonardtown) 9
p.m.
Sunday, August 2
Blackistone Lighthouse Tour
St. Clements Island (Coltons Point) 10:30
a.m.
Bead MANIA: Beaded Tassel Necklace
Annmarie Garden 12 noon
Cancer Benet for Kim
Solomons Tiki Bar 1 p.m.
Fundraising benet for Kim of Kims Key
Lime Pies on Solomons Island. Two stages
of live entertainment, gift rafes and 50/50
rafes; gift certicates donated by local
businesses including the Ruddy Duck,
Hairport, Bob Evans, Maertens Jewelry,
Calypso Bay, Peppers Pet Pantry, Boomer-
angs, C.D. Cafe, DiGiovannis, Sail Sol-
omons, Vincenzos and The Blue Heron.
Rafe tickets are $5 each, 3 for $10. Ad-
vance tickets can be purchased at Peppers
Pet Pantry in Solomons. Roast provided
by the Grill Sergeant. Rain date is Aug. 9.
For more information, call Ben Connelly at
301-996-8355.
Hollywood
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park)
3:30 p.m.
Monday, August 3
Dance Camp (3-6 years old, Aug. 3-7)
House of Dance (Hollywood) 9 a.m.
Mad Hatters Throne (Aug. 3-7)
Not JUST a Lemonade Stand (Aug. 3-7)
Paul Hadeld, The Lost Vaudevillian
Charlotte Hall Library 10 a.m.
Leonard Hall Recreation Center 12:30
p.m.
Lexington Park Library 3 p.m.
Tuesday, August 4
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) 10
a.m.
Intro to Computers Class
Teen Advisory Group
Teen Gaming Fun
Lexington Park Library 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5
Free Family Movie
Why Snooze When you Can Crooze?
Arbys Parking Lot (Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Captain John
D. B. McMillans Pub and Grill 6 p.m.
Lions Club Meeting/Dinner
Leonardtown Lions Club August 2009
meeting/dinner at Olde Breton Inn 6:30
p.m.
Learn to Line Dance
Hotel Charles (Hughesville) 7 p.m.
Special Olympics No Limit HoldEm
24930 Old Three Notch Road (Hollywood)
7 p.m.
The County Times
Cuisine
& More
Cuisine
Software Sommelier Brings
Wine Advice Home
On The Vine
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped raw nuts, such as
pistachios, hazelnuts, walnuts or almonds
3-ounce log soft fresh goat cheese, at room tempera-
ture, cut into 4 equal rounds
3 fresh apricots, pitted
2 teaspoons cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 bunch watercress, thick stems trimmed, coarsely
chopped
1 large Belgian
endive, cored,
leaves thinly sliced
lengthwise
Place the
chopped nuts in a
bowl. Gently press
both sides of each
cheese round into
the nuts to adhere.
Set aside.
Finely dice 1 of the apricots. Place the diced apri-
cot in a bowl and use the back of a spoon to mash it.
Add the vinegar and mix well. Whisk in the olive oil
and shallot, then season with salt
and pepper. Set aside.
Thinly slice the remaining
apricots. In a large serving bowl,
toss the sliced apricots, watercress,
endive and apricot vinaigrette. Al-
ternatively, arrange the ingredi-
ents on a serving platter. Taste and
adjust seasoning. Top each serving
with a nut-crusted cheese round.
Nutrition information per
serving (values are rounded to
the nearest whole number): 210
calories; 19 g fat (5 g saturated;
0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol;
5 g carbohydrate; 6 g protein; 2 g
ber; 240 mg sodium.
(Recipe from Jackie Newgents
Big Green Cookbook,
Wiley, 2009)
On The Menu
By ALISON LADMAN
For The Associated Press
Summer brings an abundance of berries that scream out
to be turned into pie. But unless youre looking to quash your
lazy days mojo, you need a pie recipe that gets you out of the
kitchen. Fast.
Hence this all-purpose
berry pie that comes together
in about 10 minutes. Then it
can bake and cool while you
chill by the pool.
This recipe (which calls
for a refrigerated or frozen
crust) works with any berry
variety, including blends.
Also try adding chopped
apples, pears, apricots and
peaches.
The crumb topping is so
much easier (and tastier) than
a traditional crust topping. It
bakes up slightly crunchy
and sweet, the perfect con-
trast to soft, tart berries.
Recipe for Nut-Crusted Goat Cheese Salad
By MICHELLE LOCKE
Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
Building it took eight months and
the combined brainpower of math,
code and food-and-wine geeks.
The result is a new computer-
generated wine pairing service
that developers say uses cutting
edge technology to answer an age-
old question: What wine to serve
with dinner?
We think its going to be
tremendously helpful for people,
says James Oliver Cury, executive
editor of food recipe site Epicuri-
ous.com, which recently part-
nered with wine database Snooth
to add the pairing suggestions to
thousands of its recipes.
The recommendations are
based on an algorithm that in-
volved breaking down the recipes
into hundreds of categories, in-
cluding avor proles, ingredients
and preparation techniques.
Among other things, the al-
gorithm looks for words in prox-
imity. Boiled beef with baked
potatoes, for instance, is not the
same as baked beef with boiled
potatoes.
Pairings are listed at the bot-
tom of recipes, along with the price
of the wine the majority are un-
der $20. Clicking on photos of the
bottle or label brings up reviews
and shopping information.
But can an algorithm replace
the human touch in the very sub-
jective decision of what wine to
have with dinner?
Not really, says master som-
melier Geoff Kruth, wine director
of the Farmhouse Inn & Restau-
rant in Sonoma Countys Russian
River Valley. The trouble with
software pairings, he says, is that
they only factor in the food.
Just as much of the wine and
food pairing is about the person
thats drinking it, he says.
Kruth says he looked at a
few Epicurious recipes and found
several recom-
mendat i ons
for Oregon pi-
not noirs. Not
a bad choice,
but one that
made him
wonder about
the scope of
the recom-
mendat ions.
It seemed
there were a
lot of the same
styles of wine
that were re-
peated, he
says.
Snooth CEO Philip James
says there was an effort to come up
with wines that are widely avail-
able, but notes there are multiple
recommendations for each dish,
with some wines being more eso-
teric choices for the adventurous.
Beyond that, he notes there
was a concerted effort to base rec-
ommendations on the expertise of
real-life experts.
It was important for me to
get across that we were not build-
ing a sentient, thinking machine.
This is not the Terminator, he
says. This is basically cracking
open the heads of the nest food
and wine critics that we could
nd and basically scooping their
brains out and putting them into a
database.
On the plus side, Kruth likes
the way the system gets people
talking about wine options.
Things like that are exciting
because they can lead consumers
to try things that they otherwise
wouldnt have tried. I like that
people are thinking about food
and wine pairings, he says.
New York-based Snooth
(the name is derived from a town
in James native Cornwall in the
south of England) is an interactive
database of wines with more than
500,000 monthly users. Snooth
doesnt sell wine directly but pro-
vides access to a network of more
than 11,000 merchants.
Epicurious has more than
25,000 professionally tested reci-
pes as well as 75,000 member-
submitted dishes. Pairings will
be available for the tested recipes,
except for breakfasts and meals la-
beled as kid-friendly.
A recipe for grilled chicken
breasts with honeydew salsa, for
instance, yielded a dozen wine
recommendations, including some
roses and chardonnays, as well as
grenache, a red wine.
The wine recommendations
also have an advertising compo-
nent in which companies can be
showcased as the featured part-
ner. However, Cury says such
matches will always be clearly
marked as ads and will be appro-
priate for the recipe.
Although the service has
been launched, Cury says im-
provements will continue to be
made. User comments also will
probably inuence adjustments.
Cury concedes that trying
to turn computer code into a con-
noisseur was daunting.
Its hard enough to get wine
experts to agree on what one wine
or even kind of wine might pair
with a particular dish. How are
you going to create an automated
way to do this for 25,000 recipes?
Cury says. That was the chal-
lenge that Snooth with our coordi-
nation was able to meet.
Whatever Berry You Got,
Heres How to Make a Pie
Healthy Bites
Start to nish: 55 minutes
(10 minutes active)
Servings: 8
Epicurious:
http://www.epicurious.com
Snooth:
http://www.snooth.com/
On the
Net:
ANYBERRY
SUMMER PIE
For the lling:
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Pinch of salt
5 cups berries, fresh or frozen
1 prepared pie shell (thawed slightly if
frozen)
For the crumb topping:
1/2 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup all-purpose our
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into small pieces
Heat the oven to 375 F.
To make the lling, in a large bowl mix
the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the berries
and toss gently until well mixed. Pile the ll-
ing into the prepared crust. Set aside.
To make the crumb topping, in a me-
dium bowl combine the oats, our, sugar,
cinnamon, ginger, allspice and butter. Using
your ngers, a pastry blender or a fork, mash
and rub the butter into the dry ingredients un-
til it resembles coarse crumbs.
Top the berries with the crumb mixture,
patting it on, as necessary, to make it stay put.
Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet (to
catch drips) and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or
until the crumb topping is golden brown and
the berries are bubbling.
For clean slices, let the pie cool before
slicing. Or serve warm with vanilla ice cream
or whipped cream.
Sweet, tart and creamy, this salad pairs tomatoes and
apricots with creamy goat cheese that is rolled in crushed nuts.
NUT-CRUSTED GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH
APRICOTS AND APRICOT VINAIGRETTE
Start to nish: 20 minutes Servings: 4
The County Times
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I was writing birthday reminders on my
August calendar, when I noticed there were no
holidays listed for the month. I thought every
month had some event listed. So, I had to do
some research on this. This is what happens
with an unfocused, wandering mind. Several
sites came up which listed everything from
national daily, weekly, and monthly obser-
vances. The birthdays ranged from Fran-
cis Scott Key, who has many connections to
St. Marys County, to Mother Theresa, Julia
Child and Hulk Hogan.
The rst Lincoln penny was introduced
and also the rst income tax in the month of
August. These two inventions seem to work
together, because after you pay your taxes
you are left with pennies. The dollar bill was
also approved by congress in August of 1786.
Maybe August should be national savings
month. Though, I bet, August ties with De-
cember for the most money spent - due to back
to school expenditures.
Maybe because of Julia Child, there
were many national food days. There are na-
tional, watermelon, smores, wafe, cream-
of an
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sicle, toasted marshmallow, peach pie, cherry
turnover, and trail mix days. And because it
is Summer, there are national relaxation and
picnic days. I really like the National Simplify
Your Life week set for the rst week of August.
I am going to do something special for that
week like sort through paperwork, organize the
spare bedroom, and clean out the kitchen junk
drawer. Wait a minute, that is not sounding like
simplifying and relaxing. This will just have to
wait until National Organization Day, which so
far I havent found and means Im off the hook
a while longer.
Mother Theresas inuence is all through-
out August. Week two is National Smile Week,
Week three is Friendship Week, and Week
four is Be Kind to Humankind Week. I found
Friendship Day and International Forgiveness
Day listed on the rst Sunday in August. I
guess we need to be nice for at least three of the
four weeks. We really need the whole month to
honor Mother Theresa.
I know that August being National Golf
month will appeal to a whole group of readers.
Now they have the perfect excuse to golf every-
day. Can you hear that conversation? Honey,
I have to go to the golf course, no I dont want
to. But you understand that this is a national
month long observance. Its like a pilgrimage,
or 31 days of Lent for golfers. Ill give up ev-
erything else. It is also National Catsh month.
Insert shing terms in the above dialogue.
I was glad to see there is also a national dog
day, since Tidbits birthday is on August 6th.
I gured that my Mother and I were the only
ones who celebrated our dogs birthdays. At
one point my Mother had ve dogs, prompting
neighbors to call her the dog lady. Across the
street was the cat lady, who had twenty-eight
cats when I counted once when I was a teen. It
always seemed we were having a dog birthday
complete with Dixie vanilla ice cream cups and
singing. One of the dogs named Spunky used
to fall asleep licking the Dixie cup between her
paws. Woofer and Tweeter were twins, so that
was always a big day.
There are so many celebrations for each
day that you could be enjoying Dixie ice cream
cups everyday, or nding some reason to have
a party. I know a lot of people who love El-
vis and would be happy to have a celebration
each night of Elvis Week; the second week of
August. Maybe I could somehow have a You
aint nothing but a hound dog birthday party
for Tidbit: Poodle skirts, Frosty Paws ice cream
treats, hide the bone and try and remember
where you buried it game, and pin the tail on
the squirrel. Note to self: Send invitations to
Sampson, Angel, and Alexis.
As I mentioned earlier, I thought my fam-
ily were the only ones to have dog birthday par-
ties, but Ive found a family that takes the birth-
day cake. They were traveling to Baltimore for
the weekend to celebrate their dogs birthdays.
I almost said something in front of Tidbit, but
knew Id start nding travel articles to exotic
locales by her toy basket. Shes not that spoiled
yet, shes just a very competitive girl.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
Web Sources: Holiday Insights, About.com,
and Wikipedia
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August Tidbits
Creature Feature
By Theresa Morr
Contributing Writer
Meet the cheetah, the worlds fastest land
animal. These guys are long and lean, muscu-
lar machines. With streamlined aerodynami-
cally built bodies and exible spines, cheetahs
are among the superstars on the African plains.
Youve probably seen them at the zoo or on
TVs Animal Planet. Their smallish heads and
ears, along with high-set tear-streaked look-
ing eyes, make cheetahs unique in the animal
kingdom.
But what places the chee-
tah apart from other wild crea-
tures is its enormous strength
and awesome speed, thanks to
a pair of long, powerful legs.
In just a few short strides, this
animal can reach 40 miles per
hour; and a few seconds later,
attain an incredible full speed
of 70 miles per hour when
in pursuit of prey. Thats a
lot faster than most cars are
driven on an open highway.
But unlike cars, the cheetah
can only maintain its high
speed for short bursts, about
20 seconds or so. When in
hot pursuit of prey, the chee-
tahs long tail acts like a rudder keeping the
animal balanced as it changes direction; and
its special paw pads provide traction. After a
kill, the poor creature is so pooped out that it
needs time to catch its breath so it can enjoy a
hard won meal (provided a lion or other large
predator doesnt run the cheetah off and steal
its dinner).
Lions and other big cats that hunt mostly
at night but cheetahs are diurnal, which means
they hunt during the day. And about those dis-
tinctive tear streak markings: Animal biolo-
gists think the markings help to keep bright
sunlight out of the cheetahs eyes. Their hand-
some golden coat with small black spots acts
as a camouage, making it easy for the chee-
tah to blend in with tall, dry grasses where
they can stalk; creep in close to potential prey;
and overtake them within a short distance.
Cheetahs have a keen sense of sight and nd
hilltops and trees perfect for checking out
potential meals. They are carnivores, or meat
eaters, and menu favorites include small an-
telopes, springboks, gazelles, impalas, rabbits,
and even birds.
Cheetahs dont roar like lions. Instead,
they communicate with each other through
barks, bleats, chirps, purrs, growls, and hisses.
Adults weigh anywhere from about 75 to 145
pounds. At one time, these
animals roamed the plains
from North Africa to India
(the name cheetah derives
from an Indian word meaning
spotted one). But now chee-
tahs are found mostly in open
grasslands in Africa, south
of the Sahara Desert. Sadly,
the future of these beautiful
animals is questionable. They
are listed as vulnerable
on the World Conservation
Unions Red List of threat-
ened animals.
Cheetahs form family or
male groups. Females have up
to ve cubs in a litter. Small
cubs are left hidden in tall
grasses while the mother goes hunting, but li-
ons and hyenas often catch a whiff of the cubs
scent and kill them (cub mortality is said to be
as high as 90 percent in the wild). Surviving
cubs stay close to their mother for up to two
years. The struggle to stay alive is hard for
young cheetahs, too. In the wild, cheetahs live
for about 8 to 10 years, and about 15 years in
captivity. Maybe youve seen the popular TV
program featuring three cheetah brothers and
their difcult life on the African plains. Check
your TV schedule for a possible rerun in the
near future.
For some incredible pictures of cheetahs
by wildlife photographer Ross Warner, check
out his website: http://rosswarner.com/cheetah.
html. Comments to Kikusan2@verizon.net.
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By Andrea Shiell
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Its fair to say that the perform-
ers at Gracies Guys and Gals Dance
Studio in Hollywood have embraced
the spirit of competition, having
swept several honors at a contest held
at Hershey, Pa., and hosted by Danc-
ers Inc. from July 8 to 12.
More than 32 studios from the
eastern United Stated competed with
more than 1,200 routines, and not
only did Gracies Guys and Gals re-
ceive mostly gold and high gold for
their 28 routines, but their production
routine titled Disco Dance Fever
was the rst place champion for the
junior division, also taking home the
top overall Grand Champion prize
after all the scores were tallied.
Owner Gracie Myles said there
were about 38 students in the win-
ning dance troupe, with ages rang-
ing from 10 to 18, and the troupes
qualied at a regional competition in
March. She said the selection of their
winning piece, Disco Dance Fever,
came through in rushed rehearsals at
the last minute.
The funny part about that is we
taught that routine in three weeks,
she said. It was our opening number
for our recital, so when we qualied
with our other production number
called Celebration, we decided that
we would take Disco Dance Fever
instead.
Gracie said that judges went so
far as to sing along with the music
as the kids were performing, but she
didnt expect her troupes to place as
high as they did.
We sat through all the Mi-
chael Jackson tributes and I thought,
Theres no way were going to get to
the top not that I dont have faith in
my group, but I didnt expect when
they announced the grand champion
that it would be us, she said.
Gracies Guys and Gals took
home bragging rights, two large
trophies and a $750 cash reward for
their performance, which was cho-
reographed by Lisa Burrows, Crystal
Hutson and Gracie Myles.
The students in the winning
troupe were: Hannah Bailey, Char-
lotte Ball, Melanie Bowles, David
Burrows, Jesse Burrows, Abriana
Civattone, Carly Colvin, Nick Col-
vin, Cali Copsey, Melanie Downs,
Mellinda Farrell, Ashton Frech,
Taylor Frick, Shannon Gleason, Syd-
ney Guthrie, Ashley Jo Guy, Megan
Hammett, Madison Hill, Bonnie
Hollyer, Victoria Janiszewski, Hai-
ley Leukhardt, Brittany Lyon, Renee
McCarson, Stacey Myers, Gabrielle
Moore, Erica Mundie, Samantha
Myles, Benjamin Redding, Taylor
Richards, Amanda Ripple, Shelby
Thompson, Lundsey Tygrett, Jessica
Underwood, Bailee Wathen, Jordan
Wilhoit, Anna Williams and Amber
Winslow.
ewsmakers
Gracies Guys and Gals Sweep National Competition
Gracies Guys and Gals dance troupe, dressed here for Disco Dance Fever, sport their trophies for winning the grand
championship prize at a competition held in Hershey, Pa., earlier this month.
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By Sara Campbell
Contributing Writer
Jim Young, of Callaway, fondly
remembers his rst experience with
the Governors Cup sailing race.
In 1973, the rst year the race ex-
isted, he accompanied his uncle on the
trip back from Church Point near St.
Marys College to Annapolis. Unfor-
tunately, the man steering the boat got
the group stuck on a sandbar, and they
had to wait to be rescued.
Jim is hoping for better luck this
year as he sets out on his own boat, the
Lakahi, with his wife and co-captain,
Kris Dennie-Young. The Lakahis
crew is rounded out with the Youngs
daughter Kaitlyn French, a college
student, and with George Harrum,
Evan Buschmann, Calvin Stull and
Art Kuehne, all civilian employees of
Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
Jim and Kris usually participate
in an average of four races a year,
including the Screwpile Regatta off
Solomons, which took place on July
19- 21 this year, the Hooper Point No-
Point race in October (which starts
in Solomons,
making a 27-
mile triangle in
the Bay), and the
Frostbite races
in the Patuxent River off Solomons
in November.
Jim has participated in the 70-
mile Governors Cup race about 25
times over the past 28 years, tak-
ing third place out of 17 boats in the
spinnaker class A2 in 2008.
When the Youngs arent racing,
they try to sail with their family at
least once a week.
I just have to be on the
water, says Kris. Its a re-
laxation thing for me. Its my
outlet.
She also enjoys the fam-
ily bonding that sailing offers.
All ve of the Youngs children, be-
tween the ages of 10 and 27, enjoy
sailing together.
Jim agrees that sailing has a
relaxing effect.
I love to sail at night, he said.
Theres usually no noise, and you
get a nice breeze.
To prepare for this years
Governors Cup, which will begin
in Annapolis on Friday, July 31 and
end at Church Point on Saturday,
Aug. 1, the Youngs will be check-
ing the weather and trying to an-
ticipate their needs based on what
they nd.
Packing is an art, says Kris.
You want to make sure you have
enough food and water for the trip,
but you also need to be concerned
about weight on the boat.
The wind speed and direction
can affect how long it takes to com-
plete the race, and the length of the
race determines how many provi-
sions are needed.
The weather is always unpredictable, though, and
Jims strategy depends on that unpredictability.
The winds are ukey in the middle of the night,
so the boat crew that is vigilant can take advantage of a
sudden gust or wind shift when all the other crews are
drowsy, says Jim. Thats how we took third place last
year.
The Youngs hope to see a repeat of last years good
performance, but its obvious that a poor placement this
year would not affect their love of sailing, as Kris com-
ments, This is our life.
Local Boat to Compete
in Governors Cup
Boats in the annual Governors Cup Yacht Race
will leave Annapolis at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, and be-
gin to arrive at St. Marys College Saturday morning.
Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, sailors and visitors
are invited to a post-race party on the college water-
front with food and live entertainment. Admission
is free but anyone interested in buying an alcoholic
drink must buy a $5 wrist band at a tent located next
to the James P. Muldoon River Center.
At 4:30 on Saturday, an awards ceremony will
be held for the winning yachts. Photographers from
last years photography competition will also be
recognized.
The Nautical Wheelers play from noon to 4:30
p.m. and Key West Race Week musicians Joe Bach-
man and the Crew perform 7 to 11 p.m.
New this year is a misting tent, which emits a ne
spray, lowering ambient temperature by 25 degrees.
The Governors Cup Yacht Race between An-
napolis and St. Marys City is the oldest and longest
continuously run overnight race on the Chesapeake
Bay. It was conceived and founded by three St.
Marys College students and has been sailed every
summer since 1974. The rst race attracted only 47
boats; in recent years it has attracted more than 150
boats competing on the 70-mile course.
If You Go
The 2008 Lakahi Governors Cup crew sails to a third place nish. Top Row:
Rich Egan, Evan Buschmann, Kevin Ransford. Bottom Row: Jim Young, Kris Den-
nie-Young, Joe Frost, Art Kuehne. Hidden (behind Art Keuhne): Bruce Young.
The Blue Crabs baseball team
is offering discounted tickets for a
game on Friday, Aug. 21, to help
celebrate the work of libraries in
St. Marys, Calvert and Charles
counties.
Anyone may get a ticket by
going to his or her library systems
Web site, nding the promo
code and ordering tickets from the
Blue Crabs by phone, online or in
person.
The event also enables anyone
who received a free lawn ticket for
registering for summer reading
programs to upgrade his or her
ticket to a seat in the stands at a dis-
counted price.
The event will begin at 6:30
p.m. with an ineld parade of all
the participants from the sum-
mer reading programs in the three
counties. There will also be a spe-
cial appearance by the library mas-
cot, Sneaks.
We will be giving a free T-
shirt to the rst 1,000 people who
come to the stadium, and also giv-
ing away three Creative Zen MP3
players during the game, said
Sharan Marshall, executive director
of the Southern Maryland Regional
Library Association in Charlotte
Hall.
The association is using the
event to highlight its 50th year of
providing library services through
partnerships with the public library
systems in Calvert, Charles and St.
Marys County.
To get the code, go to the St.
Marys County library at www.st-
malib.org and click Summer Fun.
In Calvert County, go to www.cal-
vert.lib.md.us/summer09 and click
Blue Crabs and Orioles Games.
To buy tickets, call the Blue
Crabs ticket ofce at 301-638-9788
or go to www.somdbluecrabs.com.
Blue Crabs Oer Discounted
Tickets for Library Night
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs mas-
cot, Pinch, shares a moment with Lusby,
Md., residents, Peyton and Grady Fort,
after attending a story time event at the
Southern Branch of the Calvert Library.
The County Times
14, 2008 doctors at
the University of
Maryland Medical
Center in Baltimore
successfully trans-
planted the kidney
to his mother, and
nearly 14 months
later, Jeans body has shown no signs of rejecting the kidney.
Richards mother, Phyllis Gray, 61, of Hollywood, told a similar story about her experience
with her son. After being diagnosed in 1994 with polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder
characterized by the growth of cysts on the organ, Richard watched his mother grow increasingly
lethargic over the years. Phyllis and Richard Gray began the testing process at Washington Hos-
pital Center in December 2008. Richards kidney was a compatible match for his mother, and the
transplant was performed on April 8, 2009.
I was honored to be able to do it. She gave me life and took care of me, said Richard. That
was the least I could do.
The odyssey for Mikes father, Ralph Butler, 67, of Leonardtown began in 2003 when he was
told by doctors his kidneys were not functioning properly. After battling the same chronic fatigue
that Phyllis and Jean spoke of for two years, he began kidney dialysis.
For four and a half years, Mike watched his father leave three days a week for dialysis, but he
said he really never had an understanding of what his father was enduring.
I was ignorant about kidney disease and what goes on at a dialysis clinic, he said. It got to
the point where he would come home from dialysis and his energy level still wasnt there. Kidney
dialysis ruled every aspect of my fathers life, and he wasnt able to do any of the activities he loved
so much. More importantly, I did not want dialysis to break his spirit.
After hearing about Tim donating a kidney to his mother, Mike did research on kidney dis-
ease and realized how much a transplant would help his father. It was a no brainer. I was like, oh
my god, I need to do this.
From there the Butlers completed testing at Washington Hospital Center, and were treated by
the same doctor as the Grays. The transplant was performed on March 11, 2009.
You want to know the ironic art? laughed Mike. I was laying in my hospital bed after the
surgery, still somewhat groggy, and the doctor walked in and said to me, Your dad was just down
to visit you. I was like, what? Can you believe it? Pop was up and out of bed before me!
The one thing that all three families are passionate about is the importance of organ donation.
According to the United Network for Sharing Organs, as of July 22, 2009, there were 102,599
persons on organ donor waiting lists.
Those interested in nding out more about organ donation can visit the U.S. governments or-
gan donor website at www.organdonor.gov, the United Network for Organ Sharing at www.unos.
org, and Transplant Living, a private united network for organ sharing, at www.transplantliving.
org. Information may also be obtained through the nations major hospitals which specialize in
organ transplants.
(This article, which has been edited to t available space, was submitted by Dep. Cindy
Allen, St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce.)
Captain Richard Gray of the St. Marys County Sher-
iffs Ofce (Corrections Division), Sergeant Michael Butler
and Deputy First Class Timothy White (Patrol Division)
each share something very special in common.
In addition to working for the Sheriffs Ofce protect-
ing and serving the citizens of St. Marys County, within
the past year each has donated a kidney to their one of their
parents.
Tims mother, Jean Wing, 67, of Waldorf was diag-
nosed in 1993 with chronic kidney disease and was told
she would one day need to go on dialysis or have a kidney
transplant. She recalled hearing the news and her sons im-
mediate response.
There was no hesitation in Tims voice, she said.
He said to me, Mom, you are not going to go on dialysis.
When the time comes, I am going to give you one of my
kidneys.
At the beginning of 2008, doctors told her the time was
drawing near, but Tim never wavered in his commitment to
donate a kidney to
his mother, and the
two began the test-
ing process to see if
he would match.
I really hesi-
tated to take his
kidney, Jean said.
I cried many tears
over it. I was afraid
for him, but her
sons resolve gave
her the condence
and strengthened
her faith. On May
St. Marys
Finest Donate
Gift of Life
Road to Close
for Parade
Stapf Wins Library Art
Contest
Hollywood resident Sharon
Stapf won the art contest for an
oral history book project by the
Southern Maryland Regional
Library.
Open to artists in Calvert,
Charles or St. Marys County, the
contest was to choose the cover
art for a book titled, Chang-
ing Landscapes in Southern
Maryland, which is being pro-
duced by the regional library to
celebrate 50 years of service to
the community. The book, to be
published later this year, will be
a compilation of excerpts from
oral histories recorded earlier
this summer.
According to Stapf, her
winning picture takes you on a
trip through the evolving histor-
ical landscapes of Southern Maryland from Native American Woodland
Indians, to tobacco farmers, to generations of watermen and to the transi-
tion from tobacco to alternate farming ventures.
Stapf will be a guest at the Southern Maryland Library Night with the
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Aug. 21 and will receive two free tickets
to attend the Legends Club at the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.
The Southern Maryland Regional Library Association partners with
the three public library systems in Southern Maryland to provide equal ac-
cess to information through efcient, economic and effective sharing of
resources.
For more information about the book project, call Vicky Falcn at 301-
884-0436 or e-mail her at vfalcon@somd.lib.md.us.
The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a
parade on Sat., Aug. 1, that will encompass Old
Village Road from Locks Crossing Road to Me-
chanicsville Road.
Old Village Road will be closed from 1-5 p.m.
Motorists are encouraged to use caution when try-
ing to access Old Village Road and St. Marys Av-
enue on this date.
After the parade the carnival grounds will
open for food, fun, music, trophy presentations
and reworks at dusk. As a result, Hills Club Road
will be closed from 1-11 p.m.
The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment would like to thank the community (in ad-
vance) for its patience and apologize for any in-
conveniences these events and road closures may
cause.
None of this would be possible without the
help of our department members, the community,
the St. Marys County Sheriffs Department and
all the wonderful individuals who donated money.
(The department
would also like
to thank the Rev.
Peter R. Alliata,
pastor of the Im-
maculate Concep-
tion Church in Me-
chanicsville, for
changing the mass
for this day from 4
p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
to allow us to have
the parade.)
From left, DFC Timothy White and his mother Jean Wing, Capt. Richard
Gray and his mother, Phyllis Gray, and Sgt. Michael Butler and his father
Ralph Butler.
Sharon Stapf, of Hollywood, left, and
Sharan Marshall, director of the Southern
Maryland Regional Library in Charlotte
Hall, hold the winning acrylic and oil
painting created by Stapf for an art con-
test sponsored by the regional library.
The County Times
By Doug Watson
Potomac Speedway
BUDDS CREEK Booper Bare of Rock-
bridge Baths, Va., and DJ Myers of Green-
castle, Pa., were triumphant in last weekends
Three State Flyers series events at the Po-
tomac speedway.
Bare scored his fourth late model fea-
ture win of the season as he was the winner
of Friday nights 30-lap, $3000-to-win main,
while Myers grabbed his second Potomac fea-
ture win of the season, and rst since opening
day, in the 51-lap, $5000-to-win Vern Harris
Memorial.
In Friday nights contest, Jamie Lath-
roum and Booper Bare led the eld to the ini-
tial waving of the green ag. Bare darted into
the race lead and would control the events rst
six circuits. Lathroum would the make what
appeared to be the winning pass on Bare on
lap-7 as Lathroum dominated the race until
his undoing came on lap 28.
Lathroums racer would break an axle
sending him into the backstretch wall ending
his night. Bare would then re-inherit the top
spot and control the remaining seven laps to
post his fourth Potomac late model feature
win of the season and his milestone 50th ca-
reer late-model victory at the track.
My crew told me the top was getting
better because the car was getting worse on
the bottom it was dragging the nose getting
in the corners and I gured we had a second
place car, Bare said.
But the top was much better for us so
thats where we went. Lathroums misfor-
tune was the key to Bares winning run.
I feel bad for Jamie, Bare explained. I
think he had the car to beat, but Jamie is a
lot of fun to race with and we rubbed doors a
little during the race and thats always fun but
weve lost races the same way.
DJ Myers came from the 18th starting
spot to score second, Nick Dickson was third,
Ray Kable Jr. had a nice run in fourth and
23rd starting Frankie Plessinger, in his rst-
ever start at Potomac, completed the top ve.
Heats for the 32 cars on hand went to Jason
Covert, Nick Dickson, Booper Bare and Jer-
emy Miller with Ross Robinson winning the
consolation.
Saturday nights 51-lap Vern Harris me-
morial was almost a mirror image of Friday
nights event as outside front row starter Ja-
mie Lathroum blasted into the race lead. As
Lathroum lead, his rst challenge came from
Kyle Lear as he hounded Lathroum for the
rst 16-laps of the event before he spun from
contention on lap 17.
Third starting DJ Myers then took up the
chase and was starting to reel in leader Lath-
roum during the closing laps of the race until
disaster once again struck Lathroums mount.
Another broken axle on his Masterbilt No.6
sent him into the backstretch wall ending a
potentially feature winning run. Myers would
then lead the nal three tours around the
speedway to post his second career Potomac
late model feature win and his rst-ever in the
Vern Harris memorial.
The cautions really werent helping us
any, Myers said.
The longer we ran green the better the
car got. Myers winning run was once again
aided by Lathroums misery.
He (Lathroum) had the car of the week-
end as far as Im concerned. Hes fun to race
with and Im real sorry about his bad luck, but
Ive always said its better to be lucky than
good.
Myers was quick to praise his car owner
in victory lane. I cant thank Greg Gunter
and PPM chassis enough, Myers said. We
work real hard at this deal and the results are
starting to show.
Jim Yoder snared second at the check-
ered, Booper Bare was third, Austin Hubbard
took fourth and Nick Dickson completed the
top ve.
Jamie Lathroum set fast time in time tri-
als over the 29-car eld with a time of 16.191.
Heats went to Lathroum, Jim Yoder and Ja-
son Covert with Matt Quade winning the
consolation.
In support action on Friday night, current
point leader Kyle Nelson romped to his sixth
feature win of the season in the 16-lap street
stock feature, Rich Marks was victorious for
the rst time this season in the 15-lap modi-
ed event and Buddy Dunagan scored his
10th career win in the 15-lap Hornet main.
In Saturdays support card, Ed Pope Sr.
scored his rst-career 20-lap strictly stock
feature win, while both the 25-lap limited
late model feature and the 15-lap hobby stock
feature were both lost to a late evening rain
shower and will be made up at a later date.
Late Model Feature Finish
(Friday Night)
1. Booper Bare 2. DJ Myers 3. Nick Dick-
son 4. Ray Kable Jr. 5. Frankie Plessinger 6.
Ross Robinson 7. David Williams 8. Roland
Mann 9. Kyle Lear 10. Randy Burkholder 11.
Daryl Hills 12. Dale Hollidge 13. Matt Quade
14. Deane Guy 15. Jeff Pilkerton 16. Jamie
Lathroum 17. Jason Covert 18. Jim Yoder 19.
Kirk Ryan 20. Jeremy Miller 21. Skip Hare 22.
Alan Sagi 23. Devin Friese 24. Scott Cross.
DNQ- Pat Wood, Deuce Wright, Bob Gordon,
Chris Cromer, Larry Ramsey, Harold Dorsey
Jr., Kenny Geer, Scott LeBarron.
Late Model Feature Finish
(Saturday night)
1. DJ Myers 2. Jim Yoder 3. Booper
Bare 4. Austin Hubbard 5. Nick Dickson 6.
Kirk Ryan 7. Andy Anderson 8. Randy Burk-
holder 9. Daryl Hills 10. Scott Cross 11. Larry
Ramsey 12. Matt Quade 13. Ray Kable Jr. 14.
Devin Friese 15. Frankie Plessinger 16. Jamie
Lathroum 17. David Williams 18. Dale Hol-
lidge 19. Kyle Lear 20. Roland Mann 21. Jer-
emy Miller 22. Jeff Pilkerton 23. Deane Guy
24. Jason Covert DNQ- Pat Wood, Skip Hare,
Deuce Wright, Bo Feathers.
Bare and Myers Add to
Win Totals, Splitting Twin
Three State Flyers
The County Times
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Softball Standings
Games Through Tues., July 28
Womens League Standings
Division I

Wins Losses Games Back
1. Just Us 18 1 0
2. CCE 17 2 1
3. Bud Light 16 2 1.5
4. Southern 17 3 1.5
Division II

1. Back Road 12 7 0
2. Knight Life 11 7 0.5
3. Andersons 10 9 2
4. Simms 10 10 2.5
5. Capt. Sams 9 9 2.5
6. DDI 7 11 4.5
Division III

1. Xtreme 4 16 0
2. Knockouts 1 18 2.5
3. Coors Light 1 18 2.5
4. Moose 0 20 4
Young Mens Standings

1. Team Moose 18 2 0
2. AC Moose 17 4 1.5
3. Cryers 18 5 2
4. Dew Drop 17 7 3.5
5. Shockers 16 8 4.5
6. Straight Cut 12 10 8
7. Big Dogs 10 12 10
8. Raleys 7 16 13.5
9. Knotts 7 17 14
10. Jeff Rocks 4 22 18
11. Liberty 3 19 20
Mens Slow-Pitch Standings

1. Chaneys 26 4 0
2. Budweiser 22 6 3
3. Back Road 22 8 4
4. Pax Bombers 19 10 6.5
5. Wentworth 14 17 12.5
6. Eagles Nest 6 24 20
7. Book By Blanche 5 25 21
8. VFW 2632 2 29 24.5
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
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Thurs., July 30
Mens Over-40 League
Hobos vs. Seabreeze at Tippetts Field
Nationwide vs. Tri-County Aire at Back Road Inn
Hole-In-The-Wall vs. Captain Sams at Captain Sams
Andersons vs. Clements at Andersons Bar
Rita Bs vs. Mom & Pops at Fenwick Field
Fri., July 31
Young Mens League
Jeff Rocks vs. Liberty O.S. at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.
Cryers vs. Big Dogs at Andersons Bar, 6:30 p.m.
Dew Drop Inn vs. AC Moose at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 1
Young Mens League
Liberty O.S. vs. Team Moose at Moose Lodge, 6 p.m.
Sun., Aug 2
Young Mens League
Straight Cuts vs. Raleys Softball at Back Road Inn, 4 p.m.
AC Moose vs. Cryers at Back Road Inn, 6 p.m.
Knotts Construction vs. Team Moose at Moose Lodge, 6 p.m.
Shockers vs. Dew Drop Inn at Chancellors Run Park, 6 p.m.
Mon., Aug 3
Womens Over-30 League
Raleys vs. Hole-in-the-Wall at Tippetts Field
Moose Lodge vs. Captain Sams at Captain Sams
Back Road Inn vs. Ryce Electric at Moose Lodge
S&J vs. Hurricanes at Chancellors Run Park

Wed., Aug 5
Womens League
Just Us vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m.
Knockouts vs. Coors Light at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Knight Life vs. Captain Sams at Captain Sams, 6:30 p.m.
Simms vs. Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJs Autobody/
Bryan Jones Paint at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m.
Bud Light vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at
The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.
Xtreme vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at
The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.
Andersons Bar vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn, 8 p.m.
07/30-08/05/2009
Tennis Combo League
St. Marys County Tennis Association welcomes all players
to attend the Captains meeting on Aug. 3 at Panera Bread in Cali-
fornia at 6 p.m. to plan the 2009 USTA Men and Women Combo
league. There will be three doubles teams elded. We are looking
to form 6.5, 7.5 (and 8.5 if possible) combo teams for Southern
Maryland. First matches will start in mid-August and end in early
October with districts scheduled Oct. 9-11. To be eligible to play,
you must be 19 years old and a USTA member. If you are interested
in playing and unable to attend the meeting, call Mai-Liem Slade,
St. Marys County USTA League Coordinator, at (301) 481-2305.
Shockers Tryouts Next Month
The Southern Maryland Shockers Fast Pitch Softball Team
will hold tryouts for its 14 and Under and 16 and Under teams on
Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 at the Hughesville Barn Fields from 4- 7 p.m.
For more information, call Kenny Sothoron for 16-U team at 301-
884-0236 or Bobby Rawlings at 301-536-0017 for 14-U team.
Gretton Soccer Camps

Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its Goalkeeper Soccer Camp
through the week of Aug. 17at various locations in Southern
Maryland. Camps run Monday through Thursday. For questions
or to reserve your spot, call 301- 643-8992 or e-mail grettongoal-
keeping@gmail.com.
Skate Series in August
The Mid-Atlantic Skating Series will be held Saturday Aug. 22
at Nicolet Park in Lexington Park. All age and skills levels are wel-
come. For more information, go to http://www.curtkimbel.com.
Southern Hands Just Us First
Loss of the Season
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
BUSHWOOD
Southern Insulation man-
ager Paula King was at
a loss for words. Just Us
manager Lamont Saxon
was upbeat.
The reason for those
differing emotions come
as a surprise, as Southern
upended defending cham-
pion Just Us 8-6 Mon-
day night in a St. Marys
County Womens Softball
League game at 7th Dis-
trict Park.
We are so pumped
up, so excited, King managed to say after the game. Just Us is a great team, and
Im not going to take anything away from them. This win is unbelievable.
Southern (17-3 in 2009) broke a three-all deadlock in the bottom of the
sixth with ve runs and withstood a three-run seventh inning from Just Us to
secure the win.
Im glad to get a loss in, said Saxon, whose team had a 22-game winning
streak dating back to the 2008 County playoffs.
Id rather have us lose one now before we get to the playoffs, but Southern
played a great game, they hit the ball and we didnt. No excuses.
Just Us (18-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the rst when An-
gelita Kings RBI triple scored Gail Maddox and King was awarded home on
a throwing error.
Kings hit was the last long y ball to get by Southerns outelders, as
Paula King instructed them to be ready for anything.
We knew that they could hit the ball a long way and they could drop them
in as well, King said.
We told the girls just to be ready to run after anything in the air.
With the defense holding Just Us off, the Southern offense did its part,
taking a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth with RBI singles from Melanie
Guy and Trish Segars.
Just Us tied the game in the top of the sixth on a sacrice
y from Karen Camp, setting the stage for Southerns bottom-
half outburst.
Sam Long started the rally with a triple that just got un-
der Angelita Kings glove. Long scored the tying run on a
y ball by Jenn Kern, and after an intentional walk to Segars,
consecutive RBI singles by Sarah Russell and Brittany King,
along with a two-run single from Tricia Johnson gave South-
ern plenty of breathing room.
It would prove necessary as Maddox and Robin Pettit had
run-scoring hits that brought Just Us within two runs. But Yola
Lyles ied out to Russell to end the game with the tying runs
on base.
I am very excited for our team, Paula King said. I ex-
pect and get the best from them every week.
Saxon, meanwhile felt the loss would help Just Us in the
long run.
Without a doubt, he said. This is going to make them hun-
grier and you can put this in bold, the league better watch out.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Southerns Sam Long follows through on a single in the second
inning.
Yola Lyles of Just Us connects with the ball during
Southerns 8-6 win Monday night at 7th District
Park.
Tricia Johnson holds the bag as Just Us Fanta Gray is out at
rst base.
The County Times
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
When youre a child, its just a game: the
rst baseball, basketball, golf, lacrosse or soccer
experience.
Sure, that rst foray into the world of athlet-
ics comes with some trepidation. Its one thing
to toss the ball around with mom or dad in the
backyard; its another to get in uniform and take
the eld with your friends and peers. Thats the
real deal, and in a childs mind the unknowns
generate uncertainty and nervousness.
At the end of the day though, for kids its just
a game running around a bit, devouring the
post-game sugar-infused snack and hamming it
up with friends. Adults and parents though, par-
ticularly those with a few decades worth of their
own athletic experiences in the rearview, know
something much more signicant happens when
a child takes their rst plunge into sports.
Many of lifes lessons, such as handling suc-
cess and failure (winning and losing), respecting
authority (of coaches) and doing your job within
a team concept, are learned or reinforced through
participation in sports. Aside from being a life
coach, athletics can be a life-long social lubricant.
For children, a t-ball or soccer team transparently
establishes and deepens friendships. In the awk-
ward years of adolescence, sports can be a price-
less social icebreaker for introverted kids or a
cross-clique link between classmates that would
have otherwise remained skeptical strangers. And
the story doesnt change much for adults, does it?
An ofce volleyball or softball team reveals a dif-
ferent side of the guy or gal a few cubicles down
and gives you something more to talk about than
this months approaching deadlines. In fact, even
retired professional athletes often lament about
how deeply they miss the camaraderie of the
locker room and how special it is when they cross
paths with former teammates.
Reecting on my own three-decade rela-
tionship with athletics, its amazing the social
inuence the games we play have had on my
Sp rts
BLEACHERS
A View From The
A Mid-Summers Reection
On The Gift Of Sport
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
St. Marys All-Stars coach Al Ogletree
gives credit where credit is due. As the man
in charge of the All-Stars, a 12-and-under
girls softball team that won the Little League
Maryland state championship Tuesday in
Hurlock, he knows that the players and the
parents are the reason for the teams success.
The driving force in all of this is the
parents, said Hurlock, whose team will play
Delaware in the Eastern Regional tourna-
ment this Saturday Aug. 1 in Albany, N.Y.
The parents were very driven and dedi-
cated. They were there for every game.
The All-Stars went through district and
state tournament play without a loss, and
the rst two games were shutouts, thanks in
large part to catcher Diana Cruz.
Girls were scared to try and steal bases
on her because of her arm, Ogletree said.
Shes our captain on the eld, and she does
a great job of settling our pitchers down. She
has a great attitude and is a very coachable
player.
With Cruz leading the way behind the
plate, the All-Stars defeated Havre de Grace,
Delmar and Tri-City by scores of 9-5, 10-2
and 9-3 respectively. The pitching duo of
Jasmyn Ogletree and Jessica Miles struck
out 28 batters in the three games combined.
Ogletree and Miles also led the way offen-
sively with Ogletree driving in seven runs
and Miles collecting seven hits and ve runs
batted during tournament play. The win
marked a milestone achievement for the girls
and their supporters.
We havent had a team win a state
championship in about 20 years, Ogletree
said. Its awesome, and I think everybody
is proud of them, I know I am. They were so
excited when they won, it was unbelievable.
A major part of the All-Stars success
is their dedication to getting better through
practice.
There will be days when I might call
off practice, but the girls will say, Hey, we
need to practice, Ogletree said. Theyve
been wonderful.
The All-Stars ask that anyone willing
to help with fundraising efforts to e-mail
Wanda Brown at au2umd@aol.com for more
information.
life and even the
social circle I
maintain today.
Sure I picked up
a few scars and
creaky joints
along the way,
but thats an easy
trade for the da-
tabase of price-
less memories I
have and good
friends I owe
to sports. As I
and many of my
good friends wrestle with the challenges of rais-
ing children and maintaining a busy career, it
is the now-decades-old gift of athletics that is
the forcing function that keeps us connected.
After a big Redskins win, I can count on a call
from my college roommate. The Marcy House
golf tournament is the one day each year I spend
some time with my cousin and very good friend
the miles and ve kids between us have a
way of absorbing the other 364. And a hand-
ful of best-ball golf tournaments every summer
keep me connected with many of my old soft-
ball buddies. But thats just my story. While the
details might be a little different, Ill bet your
personal athletic story has a similar theme.
Now it has come full circle. Now Im the
parent thats nurturing and establishing his kids
relationship with sports. My oldest is learning
the American pastime on the same elds where
I played Little League ball back in the day. On
the way to home games this season we passed
the softball eld where my dad played even
farther back in the day. I can only hope that the
athletic seeds Im planting for my kids bear as
much fruit throughout their lives as those my
parents planted for me so long ago. The innings
ran out on my rst t-ball game years ago, but
I know now that game never really ended. It
was the start of something, the signicance of
which I couldnt possibly understand at the time
but that I now, nearly 30 years later, appreci-
ate greatly. My daughter recently wrapped up
her rookie season. In the end, it was all about
the pizza party and the trophy. For now, thatll
due, but in time I hope it comes to mean much
more.
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Lawrence, Victoria Rice, Rachel Bufn, Jasmyn Berry
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LIBERTY DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10
Southern Maryland 11 7 .611 W 1 6- 4
Long Island 11 7 .611 L 4 5- 5
Bridgeport 11 7 .611 W 7 8- 2
Camden 5 13 .278 6.0 L 3 3- 7
FREEDOM DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10
Somerset 10 8 .556 W 1 5- 5
Newark 9 9 .500 1.0 W 4 6- 4
York 8 11 .421 2.5 L 1 4- 6
Lancaster 8 11 .421 2.5 L 1 3- 7
Atlantic Baseball League Standings
(For games through Tuesday, July 28th)
Crabs Use Strong Starting
Pitching En Route to Win
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs de-
feated the Long Island Ducks 9-4 on Tuesday
before a past-capacity crowd of 6,346 at Ci-
tibank Park.
The Flock used Juan Francias legs to
crack the scoreboard in the home third. Fran-
cia led off the frame with a sharply hit single
through the left side. After stealing second and
third base, Johnny Hernandez brought him in
with a sacrice y to give the Ducks an early
1-0 lead. In the fourth, John Pachots RBI sac-
rice y off Southern Maryland starter Keith
Ramsey scored Jose Herrera, who led off the
frame with a single and the Ducks doubled the
score to 2-0.
In the top of the fth, the Crabs tied the
contest with two runs off Ducks starter B.J.
LaMura. James Shanks two-run single to left
eld was the big blow of the inning. Liu Rodri-
guez two-run double in the sixth off Ducks
reliever Rob Paulk gave Southern Maryland
their rst lead of the game at 4-2.
The Blue Crabs opened it up with three
runs in the seventh and never looked back. A
RBI double by Michael Tucker and two-run
double off the bat of Richard Giannotti gave
the Crabs a 7-2 advantage. A two-run homer
in the ninth by Rodriguez off reliever Josue
Matos made the score 9-2. The Flock added
two runs in the home half of the ninth as Kyle
Reynolds belted a two-run homer off Crabs
reliever Mike James to make it 9-4. James
would then retire the next three batters to seal
the game.
Ramsey (2-1) red a season-high eight in-
nings, yielding ve hits and two runs, while
fanning four. LaMura (6-6) went ve and one-
third innings, allowing four runs and seven
hits, while striking out two.
Faith Day, Fireworks Displays Highlight
Weekend Homestand for Blue Crabs
Friday, July 31, 7:05 p.m. game
Its Beach Party Night at Regency Furni-
ture Stadium! Blue Crabs beach towels will be
given away FREE at the gate to the rst 2,000
fans in attendance, courtesy of Community
Bank. Its also a Backn Buddies Kids Club
Night, Discover CSM (College of South-
ern Maryland) Night, and another Fireworks
Spectacular will follow the game between the
Blue Crabs and Barnstormers.
Saturday, August 1, 7:05 p.m. game
A very important night at the ballpark
starts with Strike Out Cancer Now Night,
presented by Cancer Treatment Centers of
America, and once again a Fireworks Spec-
tacular presented by Winegardner Auto Group
will follow the ballgame between the Crabs
and Lancaster.
Sunday, August 2, 2:05 p.m. game
On Sunday, August 2, New Life Church
along with the Garage Church and the South-
ern Maryland Blue Crabs will host Faith
Day at Regency Furniture Stadium.
Events for the day will kick off at 10:30
a.m. with a combined service between the two
churches at Regency Furniture Stadium. Ad-
mission for the church service is free for any-
one who wishes to attend.
After the mass, New Life will provide
live worship music for 30 minutes prior to the
scheduled game time of 2:05 p.m. when the
Blue Crabs will take on the Lancaster Barn-
stormers. Anyone who attends the service and
would like to stay for the game will need to
purchase a ticket. After the game is over, New
Life will again provide live worship music for
fans to enjoy as they leave the ball park.
Our goal is to bring the Church, which is
for everyone, to every place that we nd peo-
ple. God calls us to let the world know of His
love for them, and we plan to do that anywhere
we can, including Regency Furniture Stadium.
We really appreciate the Blue Crabs organiza-
tion for allowing us this opportunity to both
worship and say thanks to all those who serve
God with us in the area, said Pastor Mike Hil-
son of New Life.
Fundraising tickets to benet New Life
Church for the game can be purchased in the
New Life Church Lobby at 9690 Sheperds
Creek Place in La Plata, MD. Tickets are $13
apiece. For more information or questions,
contact New Life Church at 301-609-8423.
We are very thankful for all of our lo-
cal partners and sponsors that are so loyal, and
New Life certainly falls into that category, said
Blue Crabs Assistant General Manager Omar
Roque. New Lifes event here at the ballpark
is denitely one weve been looking forward
to all summer, Roque continued.
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By Sara Campbell
Contributing Writer
Cheers lled the volleyball gym at the Athletic and
Recreation Center at St. Marys College when the St. Marys
County A-team scored its 25th point to win the gold in the
Special Olympics Mid-Summer Classic volleyball event on
Sunday, July 26.
Volleyball was re-introduced into the Mid-Summer
Classic in St. Marys County this year after it was cancelled
in the mid-90s, and there have been some changes. Mary Lu
Bucci, county director of the Special Olympics, explained
that, previously, volleyball was played traditionally, meaning
all the players on the teams were athletes with an intellectual
or physical disability.
As the sport returned this year, though, teams were uni-
ed there were equal numbers of disabled athletes and Spe-
cial Olympics partners on each team. A partner is a nondis-
abled adult from the community who volunteers to play and
to help teach the athletes the necessary technical and social
skills for the sport.
Partners volunteer for a variety of reasons, but often they
are inuenced by a personal relationship
with a disabled person. This was the case
with Wil Ridley, who played on St. Marys
A-team along with his son, Shaun, who
has an intellectual disability.
Julie Coombs, whose brother, Mark,
is intellectually disabled, has been volun-
teering since she was 13. This was her rst
year playing on a team, as she was now
eligible to play as an adult at the age of 18.
She enjoyed her rst team and said, Mix-
ing partners with athletes is important
because it gives the athletes something to
play for. They learn a lot more this way.
For its 2009 comeback, volleyball had
ve teams from four counties. St. Marys
County had two teams, A and B arranged
according to ability. The A-team took
home the gold while the B-team also did
very well and ended in third place with
bronze. Other teams were Cecil County,
second place, Lower Shore, fourth place,
and Washington County, fth place.
Bucci was particularly impressed
with the St. Marys teams, but not because of their place-
ments. The partners this year have included the athletes
greatly, she said. Im very pleased with the progression
from where we started to today.
With the help of the partners, some of these athletes
gain enough skills to play on teams in the community, and
thats very important for their socialization and overall happi-
ness, Bucci went on to say.
The two other events in the Mid-Summer Classic were
sailing, unied with the option to go solo, and kayaking, tra-
ditional, with a demo unied boat. The next Special Olym-
pics event is traditional cycling in September.
Anyone interested in volunteering or being a partner in
a sport, contact County Director Mary Lu Bucci at 301-373-
3469 or at somdsmc@md.metrocast.net.
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
HOLLYWOOD During the summer, Saturday becomes the
best day of the week to kick back and relax. Instead, 14 teams at
Dorsey Park prefer to kick a ball around the baseball elds for fun.
Everyones played it, if not since elementary school, at least
in elementary school, says Adult Co-ed Kickball league supervisor
Doug Shuman. It doesnt require a lot of skill, so pretty much any-
one can show up and participate.
Kickball shares similar traits with baseball and softball, as the
games are played on a baseball diamond, except
that instead of a bat, all one needs is a strong leg.
Also, instead of forcing runners out by stepping
on bases, runners can be tagged with the ball.
Shuman, along with his wife Chris are in
charge of setting up the elds for play, as well
as providing balls and securing umpires (most
often players from other teams whose games
havent started yet) for the games.
We just line the elds up and hang out,
Doug Shuman says.
The League was created Recreation and
Parks Sports Coordinator Kenny Sothoron and
played its rst season last summer. The number
of teams has jumped from ve in 2008 to 14 in
2009 and Sothoron is happy with the results. So
many people have signed up that registration is
now closed for the year.
We really could have had one or two more
teams this year, he says. I was surprised at the
huge turnout, but pleased. Id say it has really
taken off.
It has beneted from word of mouth, as
the leagues rst-year players talked to their
friends and family about this new and fun-lled
adventure.
Last year, we had ve teams and they went and told their
friends, and now we have 14 teams who will probably tell their
friends, Shuman says. Next summer, its going to be even bigger.
Its like you tell your friends and they say, You play what?
says Aaron Canter. Its just a lot of fun.
The league, which requires four women on the team at all times
(as well as a man-woman-man-woman kicking order) plays every
Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Dorsey Park. In an effort to keep
the league light-hearted and fun, no standings or statistics are kept.
There are some teams that are more competitive than others,
and there are some teams that are out here just for fun, Shuman
says.
The cost per team this year was $200. For more information,
contact Kenny Sothoron at 301-475-4200, ext. 1830.
Volleyball Returns
to the Mid-Summer
Classic Games
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
Bobby Cleveland couldnt
resist a trip to Bowles Farm this
summer.
When you get to nation-
als, all the talk is about how
great Bowles is, Cleveland,
9-time national lawnmower
racing champion said Tuesday
afternoon as he pulled into St.
Marys County for the fth an-
nual race this weekend in Cle-
ments. This year I just hap-
pened to be on the East Coast
and was glad to work it into my
schedule.
Cleveland, also known
as the Engine Answer Man, will not only race at Bowles
Farm this weekend, but will be available to answer questions
about maintaining cars and showing off his Monster Mower,
a labor of love that combines his passion for monster trucks
and lawnmower racing.
I couldnt afford a monster truck, so I decided to build
the Monster Mower, Cleveland says. Its a four-wheel
drive, four-wheel steer independent suspension mower that
doesnt cut grass.
Cleveland, who set the world speed record for a lawn-
mower with 81.792 MPH in 2006, is looking forward to rac-
ing on the Bowles Farm track, which has a reputation as
one of the best on the United States Lawnmower Racing As-
sociation (USLMRA) circuit.
Ive heard nothing but great things about Bowles
Farms, he says. This is a very nice track.
To have someone like Bobby to help promote this
race is a big plus, said Tommy Bowles, co-owner of the
farm. Were trying to make it a big event that everyone will
remember.
The races will be held Friday July 31 and Saturday Aug.
1, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is $8, with free admission for
kids age 8 and under.
There will be face-painting, farm equipment dis-
plays and well as several bands playing music during the
weekend.
Weve got something for everybody, whether youre
two years old or 102 years old, Bowles says.
National Champ
Cleveland On Hand
For Lawnmower
Races This
Weekend
County Kickball
League Gives Adults
Young Feeling
The 2009 Mid-Summer Classic Volleyball Champions, the St.
Marys County A-team, poses victoriously. Top row from Left:
Wil Ridley, Sam Huffman, Shaun Ridley, Steven Summerfelt,
Thomas Smith, Jeff Hagen (coach). Bottom row from Left:
Larry Mills, Julie Coombs, Kara Sapp, Kelly Graves
Photo Courtesy of Connie Thompson
Shaun Ridley helps to lead the St.
Marys County A-team to victory with
a bump over the net.
Photo Courtesy of Mary Lu Bucci
Photo By Chris Stevens
The St. Marys County Adult Co-Ed Kickball League has been fun for
league participants all summer long.
9-Time USLMRA Cham-
pion Bobby Cleveland
will appear at Bowles
Farm for this weekends
Lawnmower Races.
Photo Courtesy of
Tina Bowles
Photo Courtesy of Tina Bowles
Bobby Cleveland poses with his Monster Mower, which will
be on display this weekend and Bowles Farm.
THURSDAY
July 30, 2009
A COLLISION
IN DIVISION ONE
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a Night Out
St. Marys Finest
Donate the Gift of Life
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Adults That Young Feeling
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