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Store Manager of the Hollywood Road
McKays, Richard Hammett, throws food
into a trash container behind the store.
Due to the prolonged power outage, the
store lost all of its perishable inventory.
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Flooding in McIntosh Run resulted in Newtowne Neck Road
being shut down for a day before the waters receded. The Port
of Leonardtown and the antique center are often affected during
heavy rains.
Glenn Colby, of Whiskey Creek Road, left, talks with Gov. Martin
OMalley about the damage incurred in his neighborhood from
Hurricane Irene.
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Irene
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Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 Lexington Park, MD 20653 Hollywood, MD 20636 California, MD 20619 Leonardtown, MD 20650
Due to extended power outage and to assure the safety of products for our customers, McKays has chosen to dispose of all refrigerated and frozen product at our
Hollywood store location. All produce, meat, deli, dairy, and frozen food products have been removed and disposed.

Due to the extensive loss of product, beginning Thursday, September 1 the Hollywood store will be open from 9am until 9pm in order to liquidate the remaining
non-perishable inventory. All remaining product in the store will be discounted for immediate sale with the exception of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
At the end of the liquidation period, McKays will close the Hollywood store for a short period of time to clean and remodel the entire store. The alcoholic
beverage area will remain open during the remodeling period providing a variety of beverages and convenience items.
We thank you for your patience, as all the associates of McKays looks forward to serving you at our Hollywood location with an exciting newly remodeled store.
In the meantime we invite you to shop at our Leonardtown, Wildewood, Great Mills, or Charlotte Hall locations.
McKays would like to take this opportunity to thank all the many people who have worked so hard to restore our communities to normal in the aftermath of
Hurricane Irene. All the utility companies, state and local government agencies, our many volunteer agencies, and the many community businesses and associates,
including the McKays associates, we thank you for your hard work and dedication in this time of great need.
Sincerely,
The McKay Family
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
County government is still deep into cleanup operations following Hurricane Irene
and offcials have yet to count the full cost, but they plan to hold a hearing Sept. 13 for their
proposal to take $3 million from the unused fscal 2010 budget fund balance and use it to
pay for recovery efforts.
The funding would fall under the category of a supplemental appropriation and is re-
quired by law to be considered at a public hearing.
Any unused funds would go back into the countys coffers, offcials said at Tuesdays
Board of County Commissioners meeting.
Debris cleanup is still quite unknown, we havent had damage assessments completed
yet, said County Administrator John Savich. This is out best guess for the amount of
funding needed.
Elaine Kramer, the countys Chief Financial Offcer, said that there were already be-
tween $1.7 million to $1.8 million in confrmed commitments the county had in clean up
and repair efforts so far identifed.
But much more was likely to come, she said.
We feel that $3 million will be adequate, Kramer said. That wont stop us from go-
ing after [Federal Emergency Management Agency] money.
Many main roads are clear now, offcials said, but some back roads are clogged with
downed trees or limbs. Road crews continue to clear debris and electricity is being restored
at a slow and steady pace, county offcials reported.
Some places in the county look normal, others look like a real mess, Savich said.
Once roads are clear, Savich said, crews would then move about the county to pick up
excess storm debris that has festooned residents properties.
While there was some fooding in the county, the main problems stemmed from winds
knocking over trees and collapsing power lines, causing the Southern Maryland Electric
Cooperative to report more than 108,000 outages in its coverage area with St. Marys Coun-
ty baring the initial brunt with more than 40,000 homes without power on Sunday.
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Hurricane Cleanup Funds
Glenn Colby, of Whiskey Creek Road, left, talks with Gov. Martin OMalley about the damage incurred in his neighbor-
hood from Hurricane Irene.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
With 108,809 customers without power
Sunday morning, the loss after Hurricane Irene
was the worst the SMECO has ever seen in its
74-year history.
By the end of Sunday, SMECO had cut the
number of households and businesses without
power to under 50,000, SMECO spokesperson
Tom Dennison said.
As of 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 5,421 were
still out of power in St. Marys
County and 10,689 were still without
power in the entire SMECO area.
Dennison said the Prince Georges
and Charles County portions of the
outages should be up and running
Wednesday, Calvert should be com-
pletely turned on Thursday and St.
Marys County should be fnished
Friday. He said the teams are work-
ing so quickly that the timeline may
be moved up.
Its been really energizing,
Dennison said.
Working to fully restore power
are 128 crews 58 SMECO crews
and 70 brought in from outside the
region. Dennison said the additional
crews are from Georgia, Alabama,
South Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana
and Florida. One company from
North Carolina, Pike Electric, is one
Dennison said SMECO works with
on a regular basis.
There is a relationship be-
tween other cooperatives to help
each other, he said.
The additional work crews
were called in on Wednesday be-
fore the storm, when Dennison said
SMECO determined they would
need the additional help. He said
multiple forecasts are monitored during event
like the hurricane, and they made the decision
to call in extra support before the storm hit so
SMECO could begin assessing and responding
as soon as possible.
We prepare for the worst and hope for the
best, Dennison said.
In addition to getting the additional crews
in, they also prepared the vehicles so all of
them would be up and running after Hurricane
Irene, flled all the gas pumps and stocked up
on extra materials. They also had assessment
teams assembled to go out as soon as the hur-
ricane was over to determine how extensive
the damage was and start assigning crews to
high priority areas.
When the event happened, we were
ready to rock n roll, he said.
Like with all big events, Dennison said
SMECO is learning from Hurricane Irene.
During the weekend, they used lessons and
systems developed after Hurricane Isabel.
He said during Isabel, assigning crews was
a manual process where a person would call
the outage in and the dispatcher had to type
in the outage, print out a paper ticket which
then had to be organized with other tickets
and organized. Now, the system is more so-
phisticated, Dennison said. Calls are logged
when a person calls to report an outage, and
distribution service operators assign the calls
to crews.
The system we have now is far, far su-
perior to Isabel, he said.
In terms of preparation, Dennison said
there was very little way to qualify having
two-thirds of the system go out at one time
but the fact that they managed to get the
number of people without power down from
108,809 to under 50,000 in one day was a good
indicator that SMECO was well prepared.
For a breakdown of the number of out-
ages remaining by zip code, visit http://outage.
smeco.coop/. To report an outage or to con-
tact SMECO, visit www.smeco.coop/ or call
1-888-440-3311.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The frst of two nuclear reactors at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant in Lusby were shut down as a result of high winds from Hurricane
Irene that caused damage there, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion (NRC) reported Monday.
The actual shutdown occurred Aug. 27 as the storm hit Southern
Maryland, according to the NRC, around 11p.m. when a piece of siding
from the turbine building was sheared off by the hurricane and caused a
transformer to short out and explode.
The explosion resulted in the immediate shutdown of the frst reac-
tor, the NRC reported, and so it remained Monday morning.
Despite the shutdown, the incident was categorized as an unusual
event by the plant operators, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, and
the NRC. This is the lowest threat level of an emergency that can befall
a nuclear plant, the NRC reported.
The in-depth report from NRC shows that the siding being pro-
pelled by high winds actually struck the transformer itself.
The report described the incident as causing visible damage to
permanent structures or equipment.
Three containment air coolers also shut down during the emergen-
cy, the report stated, one on the effected reactor and the others on the
second nuclear reactor.
This was caused by a sharp voltage drop, the report stated, but both
coolers were restarted soon after without any more incidents.
However, one of the plants emergency diesel generators shut down
and was declared inoperable by inspectors due to storm water fooding
into exhaust piping.
Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the NRC, said Monday that authori-
ties were unsure when the plant would be reactivated.
Its entirely dependent on how long it takes to assess the damage,
make repairs and run through their checklists prior to restarting, Shee-
han said.
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Correction
In the County Times special pull out
section dedicated to Air Expo 11 published
on Aug. 25, a photo credit was inadvertently
lef out for the Naval Aviation Centennial
Poster that was used on the front page.
Te Lexington Park Business and Community
Association provided the image, shown at lef.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept.
11 terror attacks, St. Marys County Public Schools
JROTC programs, in conjunction with Leonardtown,
will be holding their annual 11 Laps to Remember on
the Leonardtown Square.
Capt. J.P. Kelly, US Navy retired, Senior Naval Sci-
ence Instructor and Great Mills High School NJROTC
said 11 Laps to Remember has been growing during the
past years, going from a single group putting it on to the
JROTC organizations from all the high schools getting
involved, to the whole central administration offce, Na-
val Air Station Patuxent River and Leonardtown getting
involved in the ceremony.
Its a wonderful celebration of the remembrance of
9/11, said Lynne Morgan Smoot, Supervisor of Instruc-
tion for Fine Arts.
Smoot has been helping make fiers for the event
and passing them out to students to take home. She said
she has also been sending them to the parochial schools
in the area and getting them out in the community as a
whole.
Also getting involved in the ceremony will be the
marching bands from the three public high schools, who
will be performing during the 11 laps, and students from
elementary, middle and high schools singing Let There
Be Peace On Earth before the laying of the wreath by
Capt. Stephen Schmeiser, commander of NAS Patuxent
River.
Its a singular memorial, Kelly said.
Parking will be available in the public town lots,
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department carnival
grounds, Leonardtown Elementary School and College
of Southern Maryland parking lots. St. Marys schools
will provide shuttle service, Morgan Smoot said.
The entire afternoon is free of charge. Donations will
be collected for the Wounded Warriors Project. For more
information contact Kelly at 301-863-4001, extension 144
or e-mail him at jpkelly@smcps.org. 11 Laps to Remem-
ber will be Sept. 11, starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m.
Leonardtown Hosting 9/11
Anniversary Event
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Several years ago the county government pur-
chased the Hayden Farm property on Hollywood Road
to get land for a new library and even a new elemen-
tary school, but frst Leonardtown will have to annex
the property to run water and sewer to it and that was
just what the Board of County Commissioners asked the
town to do Tuesday.
The request approved by commissioners asks the
town to annex a little over 171 acres.
In addition to a school or library site, county off-
cials say that one piece of property on the Hayden Farm
is suitable for both spray and drip irrigation of treated
sewage from the nearby Van Wert Lane wastewater
treatment plant to expand the plants overall capacity.
This is critical not only to the towns growth plans
but also to the county because the expansion of the
detention center would add another 30,000 gallons of
wastewater to the treatment plant everyday.
George Erichsen, director of the countys Depart-
ment of Public Works and Transportation, said that a
13-acre site on the property was able to handle more
than 36,000 gallons of treated effuent for spray irriga-
tion and that another portion farther removed from the
roadway could increase the overall irrigation capacity to
between 40,000 and 50,000 gallons.
Erichsen said that the study commissioned to fnd
which land on the Hayden Farm was suitable has paid
off.
We picked the right piece of land to look at, Er-
ichsen said. We didnt waste any money testing it.
Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris said that the
towns government was amenable to the annexation
request but still had to examine what benefts it would
bring to the town.
One possible liability, he said, would be the in-
creased traffc at the site that could clog one of the main
arteries into the town itself.
Off of Hollywood Road, the only route leading into
the farm property is Leonards Grant Freeway, which he
said was designed primarily just for residential entrance
and egress.
The added traffc from a new school and possible
recreation amenities meant that traffc would become a
problem if not managed properly, he said.
That would be my big concern, Norris said.
There would be little fnancial gain for the town in
the annexation he said, but there could be other benefts.
There would be no tax beneft for the town, but
there is a need for more schools which is a beneft to the
town in having more student space, Norris said.
County Asks Town to
Annex Hayden Farm Land
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
County Commissioners voted Tuesday to request a time
extension to review the states proposed Plan Maryland,
which seeks to standardize development practices and bring
state and local agencies much closer together on planning
decisions.
St. Marys and many other rural counties have become
concerned with the plan because it has the potential to take
away authority in local land use decisions as well as not tak-
ing into consideration the unique conditions from one county
to the next, in affect creating a cookie cutter plan for a highly
diverse state.
Offcials here are also concerned that lack of coordination
and specifcity in the plans goals and an improper ft for local
land use plans could stife growth that has made St. Marys the
fastest growing jurisdiction in the state.
Commissioner Cynthia Jones (R-Valley Lee) said that
during the Maryland Association of Counties meeting, where
Plan Maryland was frst discussed among counties and with
Gov. Martin OMalley, the plan seemed like it was only a frst
draft that needed much review and work.
She also said that counties were required to post their
comments to the state with very little time to study the plan.
Were moving very rapidly with this document and that
gives me some concern, Jones said, adding that many of the
goals in the plan were not well defned with metrics on how
they would be achieved.
Sixty days is totally inadequate for looking at this docu-
ment, Jones said.
She said that as much as three years time would be re-
quired to really plumb the document and fnd ways for the
county and the state to coordinate their development manage-
ment efforts.
Jones was also concerned over OMalleys refusal to de-
fne just how far the plan would go regarding state authority
over local decisions.
The governor refused to include language [in the plan]
to delineate how the states authority would go, she said. I
think its a very immature document.
Commissioners approved by a 4-to-1 vote a resolution
asking for more time and also to sign a letter asking for 12
months to review the document fully.
Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell (D-St.
George Island) voted against, saying that six months was
enough time to study the plan.
Commissioners Weigh in on Plan Maryland
Craig Williams of Hollywood said he got power back around 3 p.m.
Monday. He said SMECO and the county responded as well as could be
expected and was impressed with how quickly SMECO began dealing with
the trees and power outages.
What is your opinion of
SMECO and the Countys
response to Hurricane Irene?
Mechanicsville resident Sandy Mangelssen said her lights came back on
Sunday around 4 p.m. she said SMECO is doing everything they can do and
are doing a great job. As for St. Marys County, I dont know, I dont see
how the countys responding. She said shes sure theyre doing something,
but she wishes the county communicated their plans better.
I would be happier if we had power, said Dorothy Hurley of Leonard-
town. She said she lost power around 8 p.m. Saturday and, as of noon Tuesday,
it had not been restored. She said she understands SMECO has priorities,
but she wishes the updates after the hurricane were more regular from both
SMECO and the county so she knew how many people were still without power
and what the plans are on the countys part.
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During the craziness associated with the aftermath of Irene, I witnessed a random act
of kindness by a couple of great guys Jeff Tucker and Jeff Raley.
They are SMECO lineman and despite being busy, tired, and hungry, these gentlemen
were willing to stop what they were doing and check if the power had been turned on at a
neighbors home.
This individual is dependent on oxygen tanks to breathe and without power she was
forced to stay at a local hotel. After Mr. Tucker and Mr. Raley inspected her home and
confrmed the power was back on, I was able to call her to tell her the good news.
I wish both of them could have heard the relief and joy in her voice, but they were
already on their way. Thanks guys!
Rick Tancreto
Piney Point, MD
Beyond the Call
The Board and staff of the St. Marys County Library want to thank all those who helped
make the librarys 2011 summer programs such a huge success.
More than 13,500 children and their parents enjoyed story times, crafternoons, six different
professional performers, and three different summer reading programs. This success would not
have been possible without our many sponsors.
Thanks goes to Chick-Fil-A, Checkers, Dunkin Donuts, Ritas Italian Water Ice, SMECO,
Ledos Pizza in Lexington Park, Ledos Pizza in Leonardtown, Tranquil Time, Friends of St.
Marys County Library Inc., Board of Library Trustees, Target Inc., St. Marys County Arts Coun-
cil, SMECO, Baltimore Orioles, and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team. Thanks to
those who provided programs for us, St. Clements Island Museum, Jefferson Patterson Park and
Museum, and the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab in conjunction with the Archaeol-
ogy Exhibit at the Lexington Park Library.
We especially thank Encounter Christian Center, Leonard Hall Recreation Center and Leon-
ardtown Elementary School for allowing us to use their facilities for the professional performances
at the Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown libraries.
Thanks to The County Times for helping us attract our record breaking crowds.
Janis Cooker, Youth Coordinator
St. Marys County Library
Summer Reading Was a Smash
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The recent painful actions in Washington that were supposed to result in lowering debt
and instilling some hope and positive outlook for the American people I think failed miserably.
On the other hand when large corporations and small businesses alike decide to make large
changes in their processes to ultimately affect its bottom line or employees they assemble their
most experienced and intelligent people and hash out a plan for the best results; why on earth
cant the people that we the citizens of this great country considered the most experienced and
brightest minds and sent them to DC to accomplish a similar mission; work together to come to
a common agreement that would help the US remain the strongest country in the world.
The only answer is these people have fallen victim to a government that is so large that it
seems to the average layperson like myself nothing can be changed because it is operated on
the basis of greed and individual gain instead of the patriotism and the satisfaction of providing
for needs of your countrymen like our forefathers vision was.
The main question is: what can possibly be done to see the government work for the people
again? I hope what is going on in other countries is not the answer.
I think everyone who votes should really keep an open mind and follow closely what all
candidates for 2012 will be promising, not falling prey to pie in the sky lip service we usually
get.
It took a long time to get to this point and it will take a long time to get back to what we
all could consider normal, and I think it will be a new kind of normal; Im hoping it includes a
continually strong military defense, a new surge in manufacturing a lot of the basic items that
we are acquiring from China, parents raising kids that know the difference between right and
wrong, and a return to simple values and morals that started and maintained this country for
many generations.
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Leonardtown, MD
Dont Eat The Pie in The Sky Everyone is telling us that we should be really afraid and really worried.
Here are some of the frightening pronouncements from the fear mongers:
The Tea Party says that government spending is killing our future.
Really?
The only supports for the economic recovery so far have been low interest rates, low taxes, and
huge government spending. Jobs are what we need now. So, lets just put the next round of spend-
ing into jobs, not the investment banks that invented sub-prime, low documentation, interest only
mortgages. We could build roads, subway systems, bridges, dams, hospitals, schools, power plants,
windmills, sewage, and irrigation systems and have something to help our grandchildren with.
Read your history books. We did this before. We need to do it again.
The right wing says that President Obama is bad for business.
Really?
The S&P 500 have more than doubled in value since the market hit bottom in March 2009.
Small and mid-cap stocks did even better than that.
There are ads on TV every night that ObamaCare will destroy us.
Really?
Health care was the best performing S&P 500 sector in 2011 so far. It produced a 13.9% return
during the frst 6 months of 2011, outpacing all global market indexes.
The left wing tells us that we have to keep spending to end poverty.
Really?
The War on Poverty started in the 1960s because 1 out of 5 Americans were living in poverty.
Decades and billions of dollars later there are now 1 out of 6 Americans living in poverty. The need
is desperate but perhaps we should modify our approach.
Both political parties tell us we will have a drug free society.
Really?
The War on Drugs started in the 1970s. A trillion dollars later and with more than 30,000
people killed in Mexico since 2006 we have not won this war. There are more drugs pouring into
the US and being consumed by a higher percentage of people than ever before. We also have created
the largest prison population in the world. We are raiding dispensaries that provide marijuana for
cancer victims. Someone needs a reality check.
Both political parties say that the War on Terror is keeping us safe.
Really?
We captured and executed Saddam Hussein. We caught and killed Osama Bin Laden. But
our soldiers are still over there and we still cant defne our mission clearly. What we have done is
stretched our military so thin that we cant even keep our own borders secure. We dont have the
resources to police the world and to keep our own streets safe.
Both parties and our president say that the TSA is stopping terrorists.
Really?
Well, are they really preventing terrorism by viewing everyone naked? Have they caught a
single terrorist yet by patting down ninety year old women, little girls, and cancer victims with
bags attached to them that hold their bodily wastes? No. It is ten years after 9/11 and after a billion
dollars into it, the plan should be better than this.
Joe Belanger
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Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance issued the
following statement Tuesday outlining preliminary damage as-
sessment from Maryland's agriculture community resulting
from Hurricane Irene.
High winds and excessive rain caused loss of power, food-
ing, and tree and limb damage across most of the state. Southern
Maryland and the Lower Eastern Shore, however, sustained most
of the damage, primarily on drought-stricken cornfelds where
wind fattened the crop in many places, making it diffcult to
harvest. The remaining sweet corn was severely blown over and
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the storm killed about 30,000 birds in Maryland. There were no
other reports of bird loss or signifcant structural damage.
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was no impact from the storm west of Frederick.
USDA's Farm Service Agency will further assess damages
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Farmers who experienced hurricane damage are reminded
to stay in close contact with their crop insurance agents, Hance
said. A written notice of crop loss must be given to your crop
insurance agent: within 72 hours of discovering the damage
or loss; 15 days before harvesting begins; within 15 days after
harvesting is completes but not later than October 20 for corn
insured as tonnage for silage; and December 10 for grain corn
and soybeans.
Maryland farmers have 6,458 crop insurance policies in
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Hollywood McKays
Liquidating Remaining
Merchandise to Make
Way for Renovations
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Due to the extended power outage after Hurricane
Irene, the McKays grocery store on Hollywood Road
has purged the whole of their produce, meat, deli, dairy
and frozen food products.
The rest of the inventory, with the exception of al-
cohol and tobacco products, will be sold at a discounted
rate in order to liquidate the rest of the store. To help
get everything liquidated, the store will be open from 9
a.m. until 9 p.m.
The liquidation is in preparation for a complete re-
model of the store, owners report.
During the remodel, the store will continue to sell
alcohol and other convenience store items.
While the Hollywood McKays store is closed, the
company invites their customers to visit the other loca-
tions in Charlotte Hall, Lexington Park California and
Leonardtown.
For more information, call 301-373-5848.
Store Manager of the Hollywood Road McKays, Richard Hammett.
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Mary Clements, 52
Mary Amelia Clements, 52, of
California, MD died August 17, 2011
in Washington, DC. Born January
19, 1958, in Washington, DC, she
was the daughter of the late Charles
F Lincoln, Sr. and Mary Frances Cle-
ments. She was the loving wife of
Robert (Bobby) B. Clements, whom
she married in Leonardtown, MD.
Mrs. Clements is survived by her
children: Allen Dale Windsor, Jr.,
and Travis Scott Windsor both of
California, MD. Mrs. Clements is
also survived by her siblings; Charles
F. Lincoln, Jr. of Baltimore, MD,
Andrew Lincoln of Accokeek, MD,
Cindy Lincoln, Carole Lincoln, Kurt
Hamilton, Keith Hamilton, Keith
Lincoln, Freddy Hamilton, Crissy
Hamilton all of Waldorf, MD as well
as 3 grandchildren. Mrs. Clements
was a homemaker, loved her dogs
and facebook.
Arrangements will be private.
To send a condolence to the fam-
ily please visit our website at www.
mgfh.com. Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Darlene Fisher, 51
Da r l e n e
Marie Fisher,
51 died August
24, 2011 at her
home in Lex-
ington Park.
Born in
Richmond, VA
on February
28, 1960, she
moved to St.
Marys County
as an infant with her parents, the late
Bessie and Thomas Wade.
Darlene was a homemaker who
had a good sense of humor and loved
to be a jokester. She was always
helping others and loved to work and
sing at her church.
She is survived by her Son, Joe
John Fisher of Washington, DC, her
longtime companion Joe Lee Al-
len of Lexington Park, her siblings
Rosemary Lockley, William Cooke
and Brenda Ellis all of Richmond,
VA., and Linda Newson and Karen
Bobo both of New York. She is also
survived by her Grandchildren, Kyle,
Kaebriana and Kaiden Fisher, and
her cousins Anne Courtney, Darlene
Thompson and Johnnie Mae Reed all
of Lexington Park and Jessie Dove of
Killeen, Texas.
In addition to her parents, she
was pre-deceased by her brother, the
late Melvin Jefferson.
Family received friends on
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at
Park Hall True Holiness Pentecos-
tal Church. A Funeral Services was
conducted. Interment followed in the
Park Hall Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
Arrangements by Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, PA, Leonardtown, MD.
Melvin Foster, 82
L. Melvin Foster, 82 of Cal-
laway, MD died
on Tuesday,
August 23, 2011
at his home sur-
rounded by his
loving family.
Born Oc-
tober 13, 1928
in Albemarle
County, VA
son of the late
Henry Nelson and Ethel May Foster.
He is survived by his loving
wife of 62 years, Joyce Blackwell
Foster, fve children, Deborah Knott
of Ocala, FL, Anita Stevens and hus-
band, Marin of California, MD, Jen-
nette Foster of Callaway, MD, Kerry
McKay of La Plata, MD and Law-
rence Melvin Foster, Jr. and wife,
Corey Anne of Great Mills, MD, a
most special nephew, Greg Foster
and his wife Diane and family, one
brother, L. Eddie Foster and wife
Jeanie of Brandywine, MD, three
sisters, Marie Herring and Catherine
Dudley of Charlottesville, VA, and
Frances Morris of Crozet, VA. Also
survived by eight grandchildren,
Karen Siebert (Martin), Michael
Peacher (April), Bobbie Jo Knott,
Maggie Foster, Kevin McKay (Ka-
tie), Matthew Peacher (Katie), Joey
Foster and Lisa Foster, eight great-
grandchildren, and many nieces and
nephews.
He was a horseman that always
had a twinkle in his eyes. He en-
joyed his lifelong trade. His horse-
trading extended through various
states which provided him many
good times and good friends. With
his horse-trading he was able to pro-
vide many children and families with
the unique wonderful experience of
horse ownership. He enjoyed par-
ticipating and supporting local 4-H
clubs. He frequently enjoyed com-
petitive trail rides and horse shows
with his children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. Since 1974, he
has been an avid member of Alco-
holics Anonymous (AA); however,
he was never anonymous about his
membership. He attributes AA to
giving him his life back and always
thanked Dr. Rene Grace for send-
ing him there. The knowledge and
support he received in AA enabled
him to open his heart and home to
help countless others. He leaves be-
hind these treasured friends with the
hopes they will carry on the tradition
of helping others. Melvin most often
chose the road less traveled which
brought him great fulfllment and
satisfaction during his life.
Family received friends for Mel-
vins Life Celebration on Friday, Au-
gust 26, 2011 with prayers recited at
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home, 22955
Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD
20650. A funeral service was held
on Saturday, August 27, 2011 in the
funeral home chapel. Interment fol-
lowed in Charles Memorial Gardens,
Leonardtown, MD.
Serving as pallbearers were Mi-
chael Peacher, Matt Peacher, Kevin
McKay, Kris Foster, Martin Siebert,
Richard Riche, Nathan Hedrick and
Johnny Archer. Serving as honor-
ary pallbearers were Lauren Siebert,
Autumn Peacher, Brandon Peacher,
Jack Siebert, Katelyn Rippeon, Ol-
ivia McKay, Olivia Peacher, and Ava
Peacher.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Jude House, Inc., P.O. Box
1057, La Plata, MD 20646 or Hospice
of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.
com.
Ina Higgs, 61

Ina Marie
Higgs 61, of Av-
enue, MD died
at St. Marys
Hospital, Leon-
ardtown, MD
on Saturday,
August 20,
2011.
Born in
Riverdale, MD
on March 18,
1950, she was the daughter of the late
William and Jane Colclaugh (Jones)
Dove. She was always and forever
a free spirit with an open heart and
open mind with a kind word for ev-
eryone. She loved the outdoors, fsh-
ing and camping and was dedicated
to family and helping others.
She was a dedicated worker for
30 years in the printing offce on
Capitol Hill and 15 years at Congres-
sional Printing in LaPlata, MD. She
had worked last as a clerk at IAA in
Brandywine, MD before becoming
disabled.
Ina is survived by her chil-
dren, Kathy Higgs of Colton Point,
MD, Wendy Harris (Jeremy) of Me-
chanicsville, MD, Laura Lee Ben-
nett (Chris) of Fayetteville, NC, Jay
Higgs of Tampa, FL, Jerry Higgs of
Colton Point, MD, and Robert Lee
Norris, Jr. of King George, VA, sib-
lings, Cindy Dove of Lexington Park,
MD and William Dove of Benedict,
MD. Also survived by three grand-
children, Briona Stauffer, Devon
Stafford and Collin Norris. She was
predeceased by a son, Joseph Higgs
and a brother Robert Dove.
Family received friends for
Inas Life Celebration on Thursday,
August 25, 2011 at the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650 where
prayers were offered. Interment was
private.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Thelma Kerins, 91
Thelma Mae Kerins, 91, of
Lexington Park, MD, and formerly
of Pikesville, MD, died August 23,
2011 in Washington, DC. Born on
December 6, 1919 in Baltimore, MD,
she was the daughter of the late Leon-
ard Hilgartner and Phoebe Hilgart-
ner Anger. She was the loving wife of
the late Edward A. Kerins, whom she
married on January 23, 1943 in Bal-
timore, MD. Mrs. Kerins is survived
by her children; Edward Kerins, II of
Center Valley, PA, Michael Kerins of
Selah, WA, Rhiannon James of Lex-
ington Park, MD, and Douglas Ker-
ins of Kauai, HI. Mrs. Kerins is also
survived by siblings; June Zinc of
Silver Spring, MD, Leonard Hilgart-
ner of Jemez Springs, NM, 7 grand-
children, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Morgan graduated from Ca-
tonsville High School in 1937 and in
2006 moved from Silver Spring, MD
to St. Marys County.
The family will receive friends
on Thursday, September 1, 2011 from
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home. A Funeral
service will be held on Thursday,
September 1, 2011 at 12 p.m. with
Rev. Lori Hays offciating. Interment
will remain private.
To leave a condolence for the
family please visit www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A, Leonardtown, MD.
Anna Laschalt, 97
Anna Ce-
cilia Miedzin-
ski Laschalt,
97, of Leonar-
dtown, MD,
died on August
26, 2011 in St.
Marys Nursing
Center, Leon-
ardtown, MD.
Born on August
29, 1913 in Hol-
lywood, MD, she was the daughter of
the late William and Frances (Paw-
loski) Miedzinski. She was the lov-
ing wife of the late Killian Laschalt,
Jr., whom she married in St. Johns
Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD in
1930.
Mrs. Laschalt is survived by
her children; Killian F. Laschalt, III
of King George, VA, and Elizabeth
Cecilia Peeler of Leonardtown, MD.
Mrs. Laschalt is also survived by 12
grandchildren, 24 great grandchil-
dren, and 22 great great grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Laschalt is preceded in
death by one son Bernard Otto Las-
chalt, and siblings; Joseph Miedz-
inski, Robert Miedzinski, Steven
Miedzinski, Martin Miedzinski,
Philip Miedzinski, John Miedzinski,
Theresa Lubinski, Peter Miedzinski,
Martha Blanton, Thomas Miedzins-
ki, Mary Kerian, and Laura Ashburn.
. Mrs. Laschalt went to Drum Cliff
Middle School in Hollywood, MD
and was a homemaker. Mrs. Laschalt
was a lifelong resident of St. Marys
County and enjoyed the Vibes sing-
ing group, and North Senior Citizen
Group.
The family received friends
on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 in the
Leonardtown, MD where prayers
were recited.. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Wednesday,
August 31 in St. Josephs Catholic
Church, Morganza, MD with Keith
Woods offciating. Interment fol-
lowed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were; Matthew Las-
chalt, George Hall, Georgie Hall,
Jimmy Stone, Eric Dietz, and Joe
Cagnina.
Contributions in memory of
Anna Cecilia Miedziniski Laschalt
may be made to Leonardtown Vol.
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650.
To leave a condolence for the
family please visit www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the
P.A, Leonardtown, MD.
Kirk MacKinnon, 43
K i r k
Bruce MacK-
innon, 43, of
California, MD
passed away
on August 24,
2011. He was
born May 7,
1968 in Bangor,
Maine.
Kirk at-
tended schools in Vassalboro, Maine
and graduated from Cony High
School in Augusta, Maine in 1986.
He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Hotel & Restaurant Man-
agement at the University of Massa-
chusetts, Amherst in 1990. His pro-
fessional career took him from Bal-
timore, MD to Washington, DC to
Columbus, OH to St. Marys County,
Maryland where he was manager of
the Daugherty Conference Center
and most recently the Rivers Edge
Conference Center at the Patuxent
Naval Air Station.
Kirk was a member of the
Patuxent Presbyterian Church in
California, MD. He was active in
and the current president of the Lex-
ington Park Rotary Club where he
received the Paul Harris Award. He
was a member of the Masons New
England Lodge No. 4.
Kirk is survived by his daugh-
ter, Caleigh, and Caleighs mother,
Joanne MacKinnon, of California,
MD. He is also survived by his par-
ents, Ian and Ann MacKinnon, of
Vassalboro, Maine and his brothers
and their families, Ewen and Ottilie
MacKinnon and Ian of Chichester,
NH and George and Heather MacK-
innon and Paige and Colin of Bruns-
wick, Maine. Also surviving are an
aunt and uncle and several cousins.
Family received friends on
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, 22955 Hol-
lywood, MD 20650. Prayers were
recited. A Funeral Service was held
on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the
Patuxent Presbyterian Church. Inter-
ment was at Charles Memorial Gar-
dens, Leonardtown, MD.
In lieu of fowers, contribu-
tions may be made to an educational
scholarship fund established for his
daughter. Contributions may be sent
to the Lexington Park Rotary Foun-
dation, Caleigh MacKinnon Scholar-
ship, P.O. Box 202, Lexington Park,
MD 20653.
com.
MD.
Mary Mercure, 78
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Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
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30195 Three Notch Road
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20650
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M a r y
Dean Mercure
78, of Scotland,
MD died on
Saturday, Au-
gust 27, 2011 at
her home sur-
rounded by her
loving family.
Born Oc-
tober 12, 1932
in Ridge, MD, she was the daughter
of the late John Nelson Dean and
Edith Rebecca Ridgell Dean.
She is survived by four children
Deanna Stone (John) of Park Hall,
MD, Ruth Mercure of St. Inigoes,
MD, Leo P. Mercure of Scotland,
MD and Conrad Mercure (Cindy)
of Lake Toxaway, NC, one brother,
Frank Dean of Ridge, MD one sis-
ter, Cecelia Clark of Scotland, MD.
Also survived by eight grandchil-
dren; Raymond Mercure (Wanda),
Jeremy Mercure, Michael Mercure,
Conrad Mercure, Jr., Tammy Mer-
cure, Johnny Stone, Autum Gray
and Patrick Gray. Five great-grand-
children, Tyler, Dixie, Emery, Kylie
and Lillian Rhea. She was preceded
in death by her husband Leo H. Mer-
cure and siblings, Ann Dean, Nelson
Dean, Jenny Welch, John Dean, Jo-
seph Dean and James Emerick Dean.
Family received friends for
Marys Life Celebration on Wednes-
day, August 31, 2011 with prayers
recited at the St. Michaels Catholic
Church, 16566 Three Notch Road,
Ridge, MD. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be offered on Thursday,
September 1, 2011 at 11 a.m. with
Reverend Lee Fangmeyer pastor
of the church as the celebrant. In-
terment will follow in the church
cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650
com.
Arrangement by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD
20650
Kenneth Prenger, 63
Ke n n e t h
Allen Prenger,
63 of Mechan-
icsville, MD
died August 18,
2011 at George
Wa s h i n g t o n
Un i v e r s i t y
Hospital.
Born De-
cember 18,
1947 in Grand Rapids, MI, he was
the son of the late Earl Prenger and
Marjorie (Tewksbury) Prenger.
Kenneth was a Utility Pipeline
Foreman. He had a lifelong passion
for horses, which he loved to share
with others.
Kenneth is survived by his wife,
Gertrude H. Prenger, whom he mar-
ried on May 22, 1998, his children,
Tammy Babbitt of Burleson, TX,
Kenneth A. Prenger, Jr. of Com-
merce City, CO, Timothy Hamilton
of Mechanicsville, MD, Kristina
Hamilton of Austin, TX and Jared
Smith of Godley, TX, fve grand-
children, siblings, Barbara Parker of
Sparta, MI, Sandy Prenger of Sparta,
MI, James Prenger, Robert Prenger,
Richard Prenger, Gale Prenger, Rex
Prenger, and Steve Prenger all of
Grand Rapids, MI. In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by
a brother, Alvin Prenger.
Family received friends on Sat-
urday, August 20, at the New Life
Church, LaPlata, MD. A Memorial
Service was conducted.
com.
Jonathon Snyder, 27
Jonat hon
J Snyder,
age 27 of Hol-
lywood, MD
died suddenly
on August 27,
2011. Growing
up in St. Marys
county, J
deeply loved his
grandfather, the
late John Bailey. One of his greatest
achievements was that he was able
to obtain his CDL License, where he
drove for Patuxent Pump and Well.
During life, J enjoyed pond fshing,
bonfres, singing and helping others.
He loved to crank up the volume in
his Chevy truck, and his family could
tell he was close from the vibrations
of music in his truck.
J leaves behind his devoted
wife, Crista Ann Snyder, his dear
children Kayla Lynn-Ann, Nathaniel
Scott, Jonathon Ryon and Brooklyn
Nikole Snyder J will be dearly
missed by his family, Randi-Lynn
and Bobby Thompson Sr., Robbie Jr.
and Billy Thompson and MeMe
Peggy Carruth all of Hollywood.
He is also survived by his par-
ents, 6 siblings and a grandmother.
Relatives and friends are in-
vited to Js Life Celebration at the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, 22955 Hol-
lywood Road, Leonardtown, MD on
Thursday, September 1, 2011 from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m. with prayers recited
at 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be
held at the funeral home on Friday,
September 2, 2011 at 11 a.m. Inter-
ment will follow in Charles Memo-
rial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Billy Thomp-
son, Kevin Scott, Jason Bowles, Mi-
chael Bassford, Zachary Reynolds,
Michael Bassford, Zachary Reynolds
and Michael Gatton.
com.
MD.
Larry Stewart, 49
L a r r y
Scott (Stew)
Stewart, age 49,
of Hollywood,
Maryland, died
at The Hospice
House in Cal-
laway, MD with
his beloved
wife by his side on August 28, 2011.
Born in East Brady, PA, Larry
grew up in Brookville PA and gradu-
ated from Brookville High School in
1979. He continued his education at
Mansfeld State College in PA, earn-
ing his Bachelor of Science Degree.
During his time at Mansfeld College,
he joined the ROTC and was com-
missioned to the US Marine Corps
in 1982. Larry served as a pilot for
HMX-1, the Marine One Presidential
Helicopter Squadron, was the Execu-
tive Offcer at the Marine Corps Air
Station in Futenma, Okinawa, and
served with the Combined Forces
Command in Operation Enduring
Freedom, Afghanistan. Larry re-
tired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 25
years of dedicated service. He was
currently employed by the US Gov-
ernment at PMA-299 as the MH-60
Weapons Co-lead.
Larry was an avid outdoorsman.
He enjoyed hunting, fshing, kayak-
ing and just being in Gods coun-
try. He was a Mentor and Coach for
his sons ice hockey team and a goalie
himself. He truly believed in mak-
ing a difference in the lives of young
people and his goal was not just to
teach a sport, but to build character.
Over the years, he was devoted to
his Christian Faith, volunteering his
time and talents. Larrys priority was
giving to others in his community
and providing to those in need. He
was committed to his family, espe-
cially in spending time with his two
children. He motivated them by ex-
ample, to always have a giving heart
and to live life to the fullest. The life
he lived will forever leave an indel-
ible mark upon the hearts of his fam-
ily and friends.
Larry is survived by his be-
loved wife Diana Lynn (Saddlemire)
Stewart and children, Chandler Scott
Stewart and Brittany Lynn Stewart,
his parents Sharon and Jude Kendra
of Brookville, PA, his grandmother
Dorothy Wimer of East Brady, PA,
his brothers Karl Dean Stewart and
wife Thelma of Rymersburg, PA and
Brent Shepard and wife Alicia of Vir-
ginia Beach, VA, and his sister Julie
of Pittsburgh, PA. He was a son-in-
law to Sandra Saddlemire of Clinton-
dale, NY and was a brother-in-law
to Nancy Roebke of Erie, PA, David
Saddlemire of Wappingers Falls, NY,
June and Ricky Pletzer of Verbank,
NY, Arlene and Mark Dick of Put-
nam Valley, NY, and William and
Shanda Saddlemire of Raleigh, NC.
He is also survived by many aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Family will receive friends for
Larrys Celebration of Life Memorial
Service on Friday, September 2, 2011
at Patuxent Presbyterian Church,
23421 Kingston Creek Road, Cali-
fornia, MD. Services will begin at
11 a.m. with Pastor Steve Kooy of-
fciating. An inurnment will be held
at a later date at Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
In lieu of fowers, contributions
in memory of Larry may be made to
the Larry S. Stewart Memorial Fund,
23146 Hollins Way, Hollywood, MD
20636 c/o Linda Greer or to team
Fear Nothing, created by his wife
to fund research to cure peritoneal
carcinomatosis at:
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made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A vice/narcotics offcer who came across two
people in a car last week got a quick arrest after
observing them snorting an unknown substance,
which later turned out to be alleged prescription
medications, police say.
Cpl. Michael Labanowski wrote in dual ap-
plications for charging documents that he ob-
served both Meghan Frances Coll, 23, of Park
Hall and William Ford Cryer, 46, drive off in the
same car after consuming the substance and soon
after the offcer stopped them on Route 235 in
Mechanicsville.
When he searched Cryer, Labanowski found
the defendant, who was in the passenger seat of the
car, had a pill bottle in his shirt pocket containing
170 oxycodone pills, charging papers state.
Coll was found to have fve suspected alpra-
zolam pills in a bottle located in her shirt pocket;
Labanowski also found suspected alprazolam pills
secreted away in her bra during the search, charg-
ing papers stated.
Both were arrested without incident, police
reported.
Vice/narcotics detectives estimate the value of
the oxycodone pills taken from Cryer alone to be
worth about $5,100.
Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the vice/
narcotics unit attached to the Bureau of Criminal
Investigations said that neither of the two defen-
dants had prescriptions for the pills they were al-
leged to have snorted.
Moreover, their willingness to drive after
consuming the alleged narcotics was alarming, he
said.
Were getting more and more of that, Ali-
oto said. In a lot of cases theyre taking way too
much, they get behind the wheel of the car and they
cant even articulate [to arresting offcers] what
they took.
The proliferation of illicit use and distribution
of prescription medications has prompted local law enforcement to break out a unit within the
vice/narcotics branch just to deal with the problem, Alioto said.
Its the sheer number of calls, complaints and investigations, he told The County Times.
Its just another taxation on the system.
Police: Two Arrested for
Snorting Meds
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
After one week of police searching
for the person who shot and killed De-
andre Augustus Hawkins, 20, of Lexing-
ton Park, police are still receiving tips
but have no suspects and are looking for
more helpful leads to fnd the perpetrator.
Investigators are still looking for
help from the community in coming up
with more information.
We ask the public to assist with any
information we can rundown, Cameron
told The County Times.
On-line court records show that
Hawkins had no local criminal record
and investigators are not sure whether
there were one or more assailants the
night he was killed, Cameron said.
Cameron said so far there is no
known motive in the case, which could
make tracking down Hawkins killer
diffcult.
Police found Hawkins suffering
from a gunshot wound to his upper torso
Aug. 24 at about 11:38 p.m. on Sell Drive
in Lexington Park after responding to a
report that a motor vehicle had struck a
tree.
Hawkins was transported to St.
Marys Hospital where he died as a result
of his injuries, police reported.
Both the Bureau of Criminal Investi-
gations and the sheriffs offce Accident
Reconstruction Team are pursuing the
case.
Cameron declined to comment on
whether the bullet appeared to be fred
from inside the car or from outside
through a door or windshield.
Investigators Still Searching
For Murder Suspect
Homeowner Charged With
Torching Trailer
Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged Marc David Wilson, 34, of Hollywood with frst-
degree arson in connection with intentionally setting multiple fres inside his mobile home, law
offcers alleged Wednesday.
Hollywood, Leonardtown and Bay District volunteer fre departments responded to the one
alarm fre at approximately 6 p.m. on Aug. 28, and placed the fre under control within 25 minutes.
Investigators determined multiple fres were set inside the dwelling by Wilson after the
home was damaged when a tree fell and caused roof damage to the structure during the hur-
ricane, according to fre marshals.
Wilson was arrested on a warrant and transported to the St. Marys County
Detention Center. A subsequent background check revealed Wilson was also wanted on
unrelated charges in Colorado, fre marshals reported.
Wilson remains at the St. Marys County Detention Center awaiting review before a District
Court Commissioner.
Woman Charged in
Mechanicsville Arson
Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged a Mechanicsville woman with arson related charg-
es in connection with a mobile home fre located at 39934 New Market Turner Road in Mechan-
icsville, law offcers alleged.
The early afternoon fre engulfed the mobile home as units arrived from Mechanicsville and
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments. The fre was quickly placed under control within 15
minutes, fre marshals reported.
The investigation revealed a verbal altercation occurred between the homeowner, William
Dotson and his girlfriend Cynthia D. Pinkney, 32. As a result of the altercation, Pinkney allegedly
ignited blankets on fre in the bathtub causing an estimated $3,000 in damages to the dwelling,
investigators say.
Pinkney was arrested and transported to the St. Marys County Detention Center Wednes-
day, fre marshals stated.
If found guilty of the charges, Pinkney faces a penalty of up to 30 years imprisonment and/
or $50,000 in fnes.
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As the school year starts up, so will the fundraising
efforts of various booster groups in the schools. One
large faction of students who will be helping to raise
money for their activities are those in sports.
School policy states that fundraising be limited to
teams with a genuine need, said Andrew Roper, su-
pervisor of physical education, health and athletics for
the St. Marys County Public Schools.
By having a genuine need, all money from fund-
raising has to be earmarked for a purpose. The purpose,
such as new uniforms or gym bags, is specifed when
they submit their paperwork for fundraising to the prop-
er person at the individual schools.
When a fundraising plan is submitted, a timeline is
due at the same time.
The timeline works for two reasons, Roper said. It
allows the schools to be able to organize fundraisers so
multiple teams arent conducting fundraisers simulta-
neously and it allows the people being approached for
donations to know what they are supporting and see the
end product.
For some bigger items, like shared scoreboards,
teams may join up and do joint fundraisers
Its certainly something we would encourage peo-
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One example of a joint fundraiser was the Leonar-
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gram and selling advertising in it to the community.
Rather than selling candy bars, Roper said the
schools would rather see mulch and other things that
people will use and will be useful, Roper said.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
With the cost of Hurricane Irene still being tallied
throughout the county, the school district is coming close
to an estimate of their cost.
Chief Operating Offcer Brad Clements said, when it
comes to buildings alone, they came in under $10,000 in
post-storm damages.
Were in really good shape, he said.
He said 15 or 16 of the buildings, about half of the
district, were out of power for as many as two days af-
ter the peak of the storm, but Clements said all schools
are up and running currently though Greenview Knolls
was still having intermittent power problems as of Tues-
day morning. By Wednesday morning, those issues have
been solved.
Were good. All the schools have power now, Cle-
ments said Wednesday.
Even with some trees having been blown over dur-
ing Hurricane Irene, the structures themselves remained
relatively unscathed.
He said approximately another $20,000 in food had
to be disposed of after the power outage, consisting of
a majority of milk and other refrigerated items. He said
there was a food delivery scheduled for Tuesday, mean-
ing there will be no problem feeding children once the
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Were going to be fne, Clements said.
One cost that hasnt been tallied yet is the overtime
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St. Marys Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano issued the
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St. Marys County Public Schools will open on time, Thursday,
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County directly causing considerable concerns and damages for our en-
tire community. As a result of the impact of the storm, our schools were
closed for 3 days. After consulting with our operational staff, county
offcials, and the sheriffs offce we have decided it is time to open our
schools and return our students to a level of normalcy.
All of our schools have been inspected and they are completely safe
for student and staff occupancy. Even though an incredible amount of
work has been done to clear roads and take trees off power and phone
lines, there is still much to do. I, like you, hold the safety of our children
as our primary responsibility, so I ask that you take time today to review
your childs bus stop and plan accordingly if it is compromised due to
storm damage. Please know that buses may have to alter the routes and
stops as necessary.
Additionally, we recognize that some of our students may not be
able to attend school due to their own personal situation as it relates to the
storm. Absences for students who fall into this category for Thursday
and Friday will be coded as lawful, in consideration of those families
without the resources to contact the school. Finally, liberal and fexible
consideration will be given for any and all make-up work so that it does
not place any additional stress or burden on our students. Thank you for
your patience and support as we continue to recover as a total community
and our thoughts and deep felt concerns go out to all of our families who
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Thousands of households were still without power Wednes-
day and many residents were still sawing away at trees that fell
under the wrath of Hurricane Irene, but the county showed it was
surging back to life in the week following the storm.
Residents on Whiskey Creek Road in Hollywood were busy
digging out from the storm Tuesday afternoon when Gov. Mar-
tin OMalley visited to assess the damage.
Earlier, during an interviewat the countys Emergency Op-
erations Center in Leonardtown OMalley said that the state was
ready to provide emergency food and housing vouchers to assist
those who have been displaced from their homes and have lost
foodstuffs because of massive power outages.
The county really took the brunt of Hurricane Irenes
punch, OMalley (D) said. Theres a lot of human needs here
we need to step up and spell them.
In talking with Glenn Colby at his hurricane damaged
home on Whiskey Creek Road OMalley learned what fear the residents there felt
the night the stormcame through.
Colby told of how perhaps 30 to 40 trees came down in just one acre at his
house with one coming through a window.
I was working all night to keep the water out, Colby said, but added that in
the aftermath of the devastation community members came together.
Everybodys been helping everybody, its been great, Colby said of his
neighbors.
Huge trees lined the main road of Whiskey Creek Road that just a day or two
before had laid across it, trapping residents in.
But on Tuesday with the road clear residents were working hard but also
smiling and commiserating, sitting down enjoying each others company. Chil-
dren, home fromschools being closed, were busy riding their bicycles and skate-
boards; one child was even riding a go-cart.
Madison Sardo, 10, was spending time with friends and sporting a makeshift
white t-shirt with I survived Irene scrawled in red marker on the front.
County government has also set up stations across the county to collect yard
waste.
Residents and contractors are allowed to drop off yard debris free of charge
seven days a week from8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:
Charlotte Hall Region: Parlett / Burch and Associates property (left side of
Golden Beach Road, mile east of MD Route 5);
Dameron / Ridge Region: Kessler Development Company site (adjacent to
Kessler Body and Equipment Company on MD 235, seven miles south of NAS
Patuxent River);
Valley Lee / Redgate Region: Larry Hills and Sons Excavating Site (located
along Route 5 between Callaway and Great Mills) and Great Mills Trading Post
Debris site (located along Route 249 just south of Happyland Road); and
Hollywood /Leonardtown Region: A.C. Mattingly Dirt Works site located
on Cedar Lane Road approximately 1.4 miles south of St. Johns Road.
For residents who cannot get out
the collection sites, there will be road-
side pickup of stormdebris on county
roads, but not on state roads.
The county also permitted burn-
ing of leaves and other small pieces of
yard debris, but burning larger pieces
is still forbidden.
If debris cannot be raked, it
cannot be burned, a county press re-
lease reminds citizens.
A recovery center located in
Leonardtown at the Potomac Build-
ing on Leonard Hall Drive opened
on Wednesday to assist residents.
It is staffed with workers from the
Department of Social Services, the
local Housing Authority, the county
Department of Aging and the states
Insurance Administration to answer
questions and render assistance. It
will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through
Friday, Sept. 1.
Residents can still have storm
recovery questions answered by
calling 301-475-4991.
Offcials from FEMA
were expected to come to
the county on Thursday.
St. Marys Coming Back to Life After Irenes Battering
Richard and
Cathy Gardner of
St. Marys City run through
the rain to get to the shelter at
Leonardtown High School on Saturday.
Inside the Emergency Operations Center in Leonardtown,
personnel man the phones Saturday night during Hurricane Irene.
Flooding in McIntosh Run resulted in Newtowne Neck Road being shut down for a day
before the waters receded. The Port of Leonardtown and the antique center are often affected during heavy rains.
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ewsmakers
Summerseat Ghosts
Soon on National
Television
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
In June, Ghost Hunters Jason Hawes
and Grant Wilson, stars of the SyFy show,
came to investigate paranormal activity at
Summerseat Farm in Oakville.
The episode Ghostly Evidence will
air Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. To celebrate Sum-
merseat will hold a special showing of
Ghostly Evidence on the same day, with
a tour of the haunted locations featured,
starting at 7 p.m.
A limited number of tickets are avail-
able for the event at $35 each. Summerseat
Farm, Inc is a non-proft organization and
all the money raised will go to care for its
animals and provide upkeep and mainte-
nance on the manor house. Funding also
goes to provide further historical research
and preservation of the farm, according
to Jimmy Dicus, a Summerseat volunteer and
founder of the Gates of Summerseat ghost
walk.
Its a big deal for the farm, Dicus said.
The details of the Ghost Hunters inves-
tigation are being kept under wraps until the
episode premiers on SyFy, but Dicus said the
Ghost Hunters spent nearly a week at Summer-
seat as opposed to the two days they normally
spend on location, and even had a cookout with
some Summerseat volunteers and Ghost Hunt-
ers crew members.
They were very down to earth, Dicus
said.
The farm was founded in 1678, and most
of the haunting at Summerseat has roots in the
War of 1812 and Civil War eras, Dicus said.
It is said that a British colonel, involved
in a tryst with young lady at the farm, was
ambushed and beheaded by a jealous lover
near the garden gates, he said. The headless
ghost is rumored to still wander the grounds of
Summerseat.
The reason so many stories revolve
around the property is because it was used as a
spy house during the War of 1812 and the Civil
War.
During the War of 1812, the British, on
their way to burn Washington, docked their
ships in the Patuxent River near Queen Tree
Road and marched inland to Summerseat with
the intent of burning the manor house to the
ground, Dicus said. However, before the
soldiers could set the house on fre, the ships
bells beckoned the soldiers back, but not before
they nabbed two suspected spies and chained
them to the giant oaks at Summerseat Springs.
It is said that these spies died of exposure and
mosquitoes before they were found. There are
stories that the chains used to tie the spies were
later recovered and are still located somewhere
on the farm.
Some stories Dicus shared were as myste-
rious as they are strange. Christopher Ireland
Dorsey Costigan, Summerseats only son,
was educated at Georgetown and died as a re-
sult of wounds suffered while fghting for the
Confederacy. He is supposedly buried in the
family cemetery, but according to Dicus, all
photos, effects and evidence of Costigan were
destroyed in a fre, leaving Dicus and other his-
torians with a name and little more.
Its kind of a spooky thing, Dicus said.
In addition to its use during the wars, the
house was burned to the ground twice, once
served as a US post offce and even a fnishing
school for girls.
One of our long-time volunteers, who
just turned 81, regularly hears girls voices in-
side the house. And she is one of the most cred-
ible people I know. Recently, I have heard and
seen the ghost of a girl there, Dicus said.
He said the history of Summerseat comes
as much from word of mouth and stories as
written records.
Much of its haunted mystique is derived
from stories and encounters passed down from
generations who lived and worked at the farm,
he said.
Visit www.ticketderby.com and search for
Summerseat or www.gatesofsummerseat.com
or www.summerseat.org to purchase tickets.
Tickets for Gates of Summerseat haunted
tour will soon be going on sale as well. Starting
tomorrow, individuals can purchase tickets for
the haunted tour Oct. 20 through 22 at www.
summerseat.org and www.gatesofsummerseat.
com.
Photos courtesy of Jimmy Dicus
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Manor House.
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Staff Writer
The St. Marys River Watershed Association is gearing
up for its seventh annual River Fest this Saturday from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. at Historic St. Marys City.
The River Fest has been growing since its frst year, go-
ing from 275 attendees and fve sponsors its frst year to 1,500
people and 51 sponsors last year, said Watershed Association
Executive Director Bob Lewis.
The River Fest features new and returning talent every
year. This year will feature Super Magic Man Reggie Rice
at 1 p.m., and the Chesapeake Public Charter School chorus
performing original works by the students at 2 p.m.
Returning talent at the River Fest will include Joseph
and David Norris and Indian Summer.
Lewis said the River Fest date moves around from year
to year, normally falling at the end of September. This years
River Fest is earlier than usual, which means it will be com-
peting with the Air Expo at NAS Patuxent River.
My pitch is you wont need earplugs for the River Fest,
Lewis said.
The River Fest offers a quiet alternative to the Air Expo,
Lewis said, which will be more attractive to families with
young children, who may not handle the noise too well.
There will also be hands-on activities for children, like
touching a sturgeon, getting their faces painted by Ming Diaz
and balloon animals. There will also be an appearance by
Birds of Prey.
Come pet a sturgeon and look an owl in the eye, Lewis
said.
There will also be seine net and oyster tong demonstra-
tions. Lewis said the Watershed association tries to make
sure a large variety of entertainment and activities for people
coming to the River Fest.
We dont want people to get bored with one thing,
Lewis said.
For people looking for a little more adventure during the
day, Fresco Adventures will be offering the chance to kayak
to River Fest. Senator Bernie Fowler will also be on hand for
a wade in at 2:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.smrwa.org/riverfest.
html.
St. Mary's River Watershed Association photos.
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Community
A joint installation of offcers for the administrative year
2011 - 2012 was recently held by Ridge 255 American Legion
Post, Auxiliary Unit and Sons of the American Legion Squad-
ron. St Mary's County Commander Kurt Seltzer was the install-
ing offcer for the Post and Squadron:
Commander Duncan "Skip" Disharoon
Vice Commander - John Matthews
Adjutant - Marie Parish; Chaplain
George "Sonny" Baroniak
Service Offcer - Chuck Myers
Finance Offcer - Jim Yeatman
Sgt at Arms - Terry Morton
Executive Committee (at large members): Neil Roberts,
Lindy McKay and Francis Smith.
Danny George was installed as the Commander of the Sons
of the American Legion Squadron 255.
Commander Disharoon presented the "Legionnaire of the
Year" award to Sean Tibbs. Petty Offcer First Class Tibbs, U.S.
Navy, provided outstanding service to the Post and Unit, always
willing to help with many projects undertaken by both. He is
scheduled for transfer from Patuxent River this fall and his assis-
tance will be greatly missed. Commander Disharoon presented
the "Non-Legionnaire of the Year" award to Glen Foote for his
outstanding assistance to the Post throughout the year.
Post to the recent American Legion Convention in Ocean
City were Terry Morton and Lindy McKay.
Past Southern Maryland District President Carol Miller in-
stalled the following newly elected unit offcers:
Past Southern Maryland District President Carol Miller in-
stalled the following newly elected unit offcers:
President - Ethel Ann McKay
Vice President - Bobbie Bell-Ocfemia
Secretary - Audrey Pratt
Treasurer - Flora Norris
Chaplain - Wendy Morton
Historian - Laura McKay
Sgt @ Arms - Ann Thomas
Executive Committee - Anita Birdine, Evelyn
Turner and Linda Embach.
Unit delegates attending the state American Le-
gion Auxiliary Convention were Ann Thomas, Wendy
Morton, Audrey Pratt and Shirley McKay. The Unit
received seven "Certifcates of Award" for its outstand-
ing work on the various programs. Outgoing unit presi-
dent Ann Thomas served as a convention page and was
ratifed as a Color Bearer for the Southern Maryland
District for the administrative year 2011-2012.
Persons interested in joining the American Le-
gion, Auxiliary or Sons of the American Legion (SAL)
should come to the post home located on Route 5 in
Ridge to check their eligibility and/or join "The Legion
Family". Meetings for the Post and Unit are held the
frst Thursday of each month - Post at 6:30 PM and Unit
at 7:30 PM and the SAL meet on the second Wednesday
at 6:30 PM.
Unit President Thomas announced the unit re-
ceived fve "Certifcates of Award" at the annual state
convention in Ocean City, MD for its outstanding work
on the various programs for the veterans, American-
ism, children, public relations and community. Of par-
ticular mention was a plaque award for obtaining "Goal Mem-
bership" earned through the hard work of the Unit Membership
Chairman Ethel McKay.
Delegates to the convention were: Post - Skip Disharoon,
Terry Morton, Lindy McKay and George "Sonny" Baroniak;
Unit - Ann Thomas, Audrey Pratt, Wendy Morton, Sherry Pope
and Shirley McKay.
Persons interested in joining the American Legion, Auxil-
iary, or Sons of the American Legion (SAL) should come to the
post home located on Route 5 in Ridge to check their eligibil-
ity and/or join "The Legion Family". Meeting are held the frst
Thursday of each month - Post at 6:30 PM and Unit at 7:30 PM.
Ridge Post, Unit and SAL 255 Hold Joint Installation
Danny George, Ridge 255 SAL Commander, Ethel McKay, Auxiliary President, Skip
Disharoon, Post Commander
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Thursday, Sept. 1
Summerseat Ghost Walk Auditions
Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road,
Mechanicsville) 6 p.m.
Auditions will be held for the 2nd Annual
Gates of Summerseat Ghost Walk. They are
looking for actors, extras and set designers and
builders. If you think you have a talent they
can use come to the farm. For more informa-
tion call Teri and Jimmy at 301-373-2069 or
e-mail teri.dicus@gmail.com. And dont miss
Summerseat featured on Ghost Hunters on the
SyFY channel September14th - tickets are on
sale at www.gatesofsummerseat.com.
Friday, Sept. 2
Dave and Kevin Trio
Leonardtown Arts Center (22660 Washington
Street, Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Dave and Kevin Trio will be performing
live. Reception and meet and greet with the
artists after.
Michael Bell First Friday Performance
Fenwick Street Used Books and Music (41655
Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Fenwick Street Used Books & Music wel-
comes back Michael Bell form 5 to 8 PM, for
First Friday.
Downtown Tunes
Downtown Leonardtown 6 p.m.
Downtown Tunes - in Leonardtown
Square, 6 PM, with GeeZer and Wiskers. Ad-
mission is free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
For more information, call Robin Guyther at
301 904-4452 or email drguyther@cs.com,
Saturday, Sept. 3
Abundant Life Garage Sale
Abundant Life Christian Outreach Center
(46921 Shangri-La Drive, Lexington Park)
8 a.m.
The sale will include household goods,
clothing, computer items, games, furniture
and more. Table rentals will be $10 per table.
For more information, call Pastor Tamera Me-
Bane at 240-431-1461.
River Fest
Historic St. Marys City (18751 Hogaboom
Lane, St. Marys City ) 9 a.m.
Discover the many ways you can protect
and enjoy our waterways. Sponsored by the
St. Marys River Watershed Association and
HSMC10-5.
East Coast Prostreets Car Club Cruz
Nite
Pizza Hotline Parking Lot (29948 Three
Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) 4:30 p.m.
Please join East Coast Prostreets Car
Club for their Cruz Nite for a great time with
great cars, people, food and music. They will
hold this cruz nite every the frst and third
weekend of every month. Cars 1987 or older.
No pets Please. For more information visit
www.eastcoastprostreets.webs.com
Special Olympics Poker
Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch
Road, Hollywood) 7:30 p.m.
$1 - $2 blinds cash game. Dealers will
be provided and the high hand is paid nightly.
Drinks will be free. Proceeds go to beneft the
St. Marys Special Olympics and the Center
for Life Enrichment. People who would like
to help with the Special Olympics should call
Mary Lu Bucci at 301-373-3469 or 240-298-
0200. For more information about the poker
game, call Jim Bucci 301-373-6104 before 7
p.m. and 240-298-9616 after.
Sunday, Sept. 4
Park Rock Fest 2011
Chancellors Run Regional Park 12 p.m.
For the 2011 fest there will fve venues
with 12 bands to 15 bands performing con-
currently throughout the two days. There
are two major Food Courts for vendors to
satisfy the hunger and thirst of the attendees.
There are two Market Places where vendors
may sell their merchandise to shoppers in
the attendees. There is also a Community
Area for civic, social, and religious organi-
zations to share their group goals, ideas and
services with the attendees. Consistent with
PJMA events, this will be a drug free, alco-
hol free, and obscenity free event that can be
attended by all ages. The PRF 2011 is spon-
sored by the St. Marys County Recreation,
Parks and Community Services (RP&CS)
and the St. Marys County Commissioners.
Free Hot Soup
Church of the Ascension (21641 Great Mills
Road, Lexington Park) 1 p.m.
Free to all. Hot soup and the fxings ev-
ery Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Church
of the Ascension.
Monday, Sept. 5
Horse Camp for a Day
Greenwell State Park, (25420 Rosedale
Manor Lane, Hollywood) - 9 a.m.
Greenwells Horse Camp for a Day is
a great way to spend a day off from school!
Horse Camp for a day includes a group rid-
ing lesson (barn lesson if weather does not
cooperate), crafts and activities, and explor-
ing the park.
For more information, visit www.green-
wellfoundation.org
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (25420 Rosedale Manor
Lane, Hollywood) 10 a.m.
Enjoy the wonders of nature at Green-
well State Park through games, crafts, stories,
movement, and exploration. Nature Time is a
program for young children and their fami-
lies or caregivers. This weeks theme is The
Ants go Marching... Pre-registration, no later
than 24 hours in advance, is required via email
at lpranzo@greenwellfoundation.org. Visit
www.greenwellfoundation.org for more infor-
mation. And be sure not to miss the following
event which takes place immediately after this
weeks Naure Time session - Macaroni Kid
hosts a free birthday party for all! Its a cel-
ebration of Macaroni Kids one-year anniver-
sary in St. Marys County. Lots of fun activi-
ties are on the schedule as well as cupcakes!
Writers by the Bay at the Library
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850 Cost-
ley Way, Prince Fredrick) 7 p.m.
Looking for a writers group? All writers
and would-be writers are welcome to come for
critique and camaraderie led by Peter Abresch.
Several well-published authors participate in
this group. For more information, call 410-
535-0291 or 301-855-1862.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Zumba- Have fun working out!
Southern Community Center (20 Appeal
Lane, Lusby) 6 p.m.
Using easy-to-follow moves and exotic,
high-energy music, Zumba routines success-
fully tone and sculpt the body while burning
fat. The Zumba program is a ftness-party with
a contagious blend of Latin and international
rhythms that provides a fun and effective
workout. If you are looking for an exciting and
new way to exercise, then this class is for you.
Ditch the workout, Join the party! Please bring
plenty of water with you to class. For more in-
formation, email heatherdarthur@gmail.com
or call 410-586-1101.
Free Line Dance Lessons
Hotel Charles (15100 Burnt Store Road,
Hughesville) 7 p.m.
The Boot Scooters of Southern Maryland
are offering free Line Dance. The lessons will
be followed by the regular weekly practice
session. Anyone interested in obtaining more
information about these lessons or interested
joining the Boot Scooters of Southern Mary-
land can contact them through the link on
their website at: www.bootscootersofsomd.
blogspot.com.
Hello everyone, my name is Princess and I am a very sweet and
wonderful black Labrador retriever mix. I get along with children, love
people and would probably be better in a house with male dogs or just
being the center of attention. I am in good health and am really looking
for a home where I can spend my golden years. I am pretty spunky girl
and 10 years young. I have lots of love and wonderful qualities to share
with someone. I am house trained, crate trained and walk great on a
leash. I am spayed, current on vaccinations, heart worm negative and
identifcation micro chipped. Please contact lora@secondhoperescue.
org or call 240-925-0628 to make me a part of your family. Thanks so
much. Please Adopt, Don't Shop.
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L ibrary Items
Book discussions scheduled for One Maryland One
Book
The One Maryland One Book statewide community
read is underway. The entire state is reading and discuss-
ing Sherman Alexies book, The Absolutely True Diary
of a Part-Time Indian, during September and October.
Discussions are planned at Leonardtown on Sept. 15, at
Lexington Park on Sept. 21 and at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 3.
All three discussions begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited
to participate. Books, audio books narrated by the author,
and readers guides are available at the libraries.
Mystery thriller to be shown at Lexington Park
A psychological mystery thriller directed by Alfred
Hitchcock will be shown at Lexington Park on Sept. 9 at 1
p.m. In this 1945 movie the new head of a mental asylum
turns out not to be what he claims. Snacks and drinks will
be provided. Bag lunches are encouraged.
Storytimes resume week of September 12
Storytimes will resume the week of September 12 at
each branch. The library offers storytimes for babies as
young as two months through preschool. Days and times
can be found at www.stmalib.org. Stories and More which
are storytimes conducted by St. Marys College students
on Friday mornings at Lexington Park only from 9:30 to
11:30 will begin on Sept. 9.

Adults can take free computer classes
Space is available in the basic computer skills classes
and the introductory classes on Word, PowerPoint and Ex-
cel being offered at the libraries during September. Adults
can check the librarys website or contact the library to
register.
A Back to School class designed for adults returning
to school will be held on Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at Lexington
Park. It will cover the basics of writing a college level re-
search paper as well as formatting using Word. Registra-
tion is required.
Teens can learn origami or crime solving skills
Teens will be introduced to origami and will learn
various paper-folding techniques at Leonardtown on Sept.
8 at 5:30 p.m. At Lexington Park on Sept. 13 teens will try
to solve a crime using their detective skills. The fun starts
at 5:30 p.m. Snacks are provided at each program.

Homeschoolers Workshop planned
A workshop for homeschooled students and their par-
ents will be held at Lexington Park on Sept. 16 at 2 p.m., at
Charlotte Hall on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. and at Leonardtown
on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. The workshops will cover the resourc-
es and services offered by the library.

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Summerseat Farm in Oakville will hold its frst fundraising concert on Saturday, Septem-
ber 10.
The afternoon show features Fortunes Turn/Folk Salad Trio leading off followed by The
Eds. Both are acoustic music groups. The music begins at 2 p.m. and ends around 6 p.m.
The performances will be held on the pavilion at Summerseat, a beautiful stage set at the
bottom of a shaded hill, forming a natural amphitheater.
Advance tickets at $10, can be purchased from the Summerseat web site, www.summer-
seat.org. Tickets will be $15 at the gate. Food, soft drinks, ice cream and beer and wine will
be available for sale.
Summerseat Farm, Inc. was formed to preserve the rural character, history, and natural
resources of the farm. Summerseat is a 127-acre working farm located in Oakville, in St.
Mary's County. It functions as a farm for breeding the only publicly accessible herd of Ameri-
can Buffalo in the region.
Fortunes Turn/Folk Salad Trio sings older and new tunes, featuring folk songs and popu-
lar music. They are know for their terrifc harmonies and witty between songs banter. For-
tunes Turn consists of Bob Augustine, Greg Penk and Curtis Moss. Folk Salad Trio is Augus-
tine, Penk and Debs Szymkowiak.
The Eds are Ward Carroll and Ed Gauser, stellar guitarists who also play in the band Miles
From Clever. The Eds specialize in rock and roll tunes given a twist as they are performed
with two acoustic guitars. They especially like Beatles songs and their harmonies evoke the
Beatles early days.
Summerseat's Manor House and gardens provide a beautiful backdrop for weddings, pic-
nics, tours, business meetings, retreats and other special events. For more information, please
contact 301.373.6607 or email info@summerseat.org.
Summerseat Farm is located at 26655 Three Notch Road, just a half mile north of MD
Rte. 247.
There are approximately 1,300 Coun-
ty-maintained roadways encompassing over
1,200 lane miles. All primary, secondary and
residential roads should be passable for ac-
cess by emergency services personnel at this
time. Crews are now working to remove de-
bris from
along the roadsides to the established
debris management sites. It is estimated that
about 100,000 cubic yards of storm related
debris material will need to be handled.
Phone statistics from 7 a.m. 8/27 through
10 a.m. 8/29
911 calls 890
Admin Calls 1801
Total 2691 of which 2167 were incom-
ing calls and 524 outgoing from
ECOM.
1548 Wireline
715 Cell Phone
428 VoIP
NO CALLS WERE UNANSWERED
Total Dispatched Calls for Service 7 a.m.
8/27 through 11 a.m. 8/29
Law Enforcement Calls for Service
798 (7 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday)
Fire/EMS Calls for Service 463 (The
Fire/EMS statistics are not complete as of
this update. Call logs are still coming in from
the Departments. These numbers for 2 days
would equal 1 week of normal activity.)
Land Use and Growth Management
Damage Assessment Teams have inspected
1556 as of 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29.
- Inspected 1507
- Unsafe 15
- Restricted 34
Emergency Management has requested
8 additional damage assessment teams from
the State.
Public Information Offce has answered
763 inquires on 301-475-4911 as of 8/29 at 7
p.m.
Governor visited St. Marys County
EOC and the Hollywood area.
Plans are for FEMA to be in St. Marys
County on Thursday, September 1.
St. Marys River State Park Dam is
continually being monitored. The lake level
continues to recede.
Social Services
50 citizens showers
1031 citizens applied for emergency
assistance
To facilitate the damage assessment
process the Offce of the Sheriff will be
dispatching patrol units to report on road-
way conditions. For more information, call
301-475-4911.
Department of Public Safety
Hurricane Irene Statistics
and Assessments
Summerseat To Host First
Fundraising Concert
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Swap your handbag out for a better one
its a lot of fun! The Garvey Senior Activity Cen-
ter will accept gently used handbags from Sep-
tember 6 though September 23. Handbags should
be in good condition staff will inspect the bags.
Receive a ticket for each bag donated and then
shop for a new bag on September 28. For more
information, call 301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
Living Well Take Charge of Your Health
The St. Marys County Department of Ag-
ing, along with St. Marys Hospital Health Con-
nections is excited to offer a series of affordable
workshops for people with chronic health con-
ditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease,
you name it! This program is an evidence-based
Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop
developed by Stanford University.
The workshop is for any person who has
one or more chronic conditions and who wants
to learn to live more healthfully. It helps people
learn everyday skills to manage chronic health
symptoms and get the most out of life. Caregiv-
ers of a person with a chronic condition are also
invited to attend.
In the Living Well take Charge of Your
Health Workshop, you will learn how to manage
symptoms, how to communicate effectively with
doctors, how to lessen frustration, how to fght
fatigue, how to make daily tasks easier, and how
to get more out of life.
The workshop will be held at the Garvey
Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays, September
6 through October 11 from 9:30 a.m. Noon. To
ensure that you get the most out of the program,
attendance is recommended at all six sessions.
Registration is limited, so sign up now by calling
301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
Chip beef gravy breakfast
On Wednesday, September 7, at 9 a.m.,
a breakfast of chip beef gravy over toast with
scrambled eggs will be served at the Northern
Senior Activity Center. Cost is only $1 payable
at time of sign up by noon Tuesday, September
6. Watch the news on the large screen TV while
eating breakfast.
Instead of this, consider that
On Wednesday, September 7, at 11 a.m., nu-
tritional choices will be presented at the Northern
Senior Activity Center. Running out of ideas for
what to cook next? Donna Taggert, certifed di-
etician with the St. Marys Hospital will give you
options to consider when you dont know what to
eat. Walk-ins are welcome.
Bavarian Bazaar & Oktoberfest
On Friday, September 9, the Northern Se-
nior Activity Center will be hosting a day of
Bavarian favorites. A bratwurst lunch will be
served as well as non-alcoholic beer. We are
asking everyone to come dressed in costume,
especially the ladies as we will be crowning Ms.
Oktoberfest. Please contact the Center by calling
301.475.4002, ext. 1001 by noon on September 8
to make your reservation to attend.
Lofer Senior Activity Center (SAYSF), 240.725.0290; Garvey Senior
Activity Center, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050; Northern Senior Activity Center,
301.475.4002, ext. 1001; Ridge Nutrition Site, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
Visit the Department of Agings website at
www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
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Dept of Aging
Programs and Activities
Seeking Vendors and
Sponsors for Annual
Health Fair
Tickets Still Available Lunch
and Dance Barn Party
The St. Marys County Department of Aging will be hosting the
Annual Health Fair: Way to Wellness October 21, 2011 at the Hol-
lywood Fire House. The health fair offers screenings, fu shots and
demonstrations.
The Department of Aging is still seeking sponsors and vendors.
Applications will be reviewed on case-by-case basis. For more informa-
tion, please contact Jennifer Hunt at 301-475-4200 ext. 1073.
The Garvey Senior Activity Presents:
Barn Party. For ages 50 and above, Friday
October 7, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
at the St. Marys County Fairgrounds Audi-
torium. Enjoy country music and food. Tap
your feet while listening to live country mu-
sic, twirl your partner around the dance foor
and enjoy a catered -barbeque chicken meal.
For more information, call 301-475-4200 ext.
1050.
Suggested ticket donation is $8.00.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Schilling (abbr.)
4. Macaws
7. __ Ling, So. Chinese
mountains
10. Glower
12. Short for tachometer
14. Indicates near
15. Finger millets
17. Upon
18. American Religious Iden-
tifcation Survey (abbr.)
19. Best Picture 2011
22. Ali Babas opening word
23. Swedish river
24. Plural of 34 across
25. Prejudice
26. -__, denotes past
27. Public promotion of a
product
28. Freedom from diffculty
30. The underside of the foot
32. Not capitals (abbr.)
33. Cant Touch This artist
___ Hammer
34. Self-immolation by fre
ritual
36. Lodging establishment
39. Impressive in size or
scope
40. Uncoordinated
42. Sin city
46. Off-Broadway theater
award
47. Data transmission speed
measure
48. A man who is older than
yourself
50. Cambodian monetary
unit
51. Grey Sea Eagle
52. Ramblin Wreck of Ga.
___
53. Electroencephalogram
54. Opposite of beginning
55. Tao (alt.)
CLUES DOWN
1. Single Lens Refex
2. Layers of paint
3. Famous recluse Howard
4. Repents
5. Resounded
6. In a way, behaves
7. Music sung in open air
8. Vertexes
9. Birthplace of Constantine
11. City of Elbquelle
sculpture
13. A vast multitude
16. Glides over ice
18. 2005 album by Kate Bush
20. CONHCO containing
compound
21. Post offce mail compart-
ment (abbr.)
28. Of time passing by
29. Physically energetic
30. Struck with a heavy blow
31. A musical interval of
eight tones
34. Member of U.S. Navy
35. Decorate a cake with
frosting
36. Involving the use of
hands
37. Glorify and praise
38. With covers
41. Cecums
42. Cease to have
43. Knight or Dame award
(abbr.)
44. Swiss river
45. Crotalaria juncea
49. The 17th Greek letter
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By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
On August
20, I made my
annual pilgrim-
age to Brook-
lyn, New York
to honor the
Ma r yl a nde r s
who sacrifced
themselves to
save the American army in the frst
major battle of the Revolutionary
War.
Of them it is said that while
the Declaration of Independence
was signed in ink in Philadelphia,
it was signed in blood in Brook-
lyn. The Americans were quickly
defeated by the overwhelming
number of British forces that day.
Washington ordered a retreat of all except about 400 Mary-
landers. They were to hold back the British. As soldiers
from other colonies fed, the Marylanders charged the Brit-
ish time and time again. General Washington, watching
from Cobble Hill exclaimed Good God! What brave fel-
lows I must this day lose.
None of these young men had any previous battle
experience including their leader, Mordecai Gist. Gist
was born in 1743 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Son of
Thomas Gist and his wife, Susannah Cockey, he was also
the nephew of Christopher Gist, who during the French and
Indian War had saved the life of young George Washington
not once but twice during the winter of 17531754.
In 1774, sensing the impending confict, Morde-
cai Gist, a wealthy sea captain and merchant, organized
the Baltimore Independent Company to be composed of
men of honor, family, and fortune to be ready for any
emergency. On January 14, 1776, he was commissioned
as a second major in Colonel Smallwoods
battalion.
On August 26, the day before the battle,
Col. Smallwood placed Major Gist in tempo-
rary command of the Maryland battalion as he
had been directed by Gen. Washington to con-
duct a court martial in the city.
Major Gist later wrote We began our
march to the right at three oclock in the
morning, with about 1,300 menOur men
behaved well, and maintained their ground
until ten oclock, when the enemy retreated
about 200 yards and haltedWe soon heard
the fre continue and in a short time discov-
ered part of the enemy in our rearin order
to cut off the communication between us. Be-
ing thus surrounded, and no probability of re-
inforcement, his Lordship ordered me to retreat with the
remaining part of our men, and force our way through
to our campWe were then left with only fve companies
of our battalion when the enemy returnedbeing over-
powered with numbers, and surrounded on all sides by
at least 20,000 men, we were drove with much precipita-
tion and confusion. [General Stirlings] brave example
had encouraged and animated our young soldiers with
almost invincible resolution.
Major Gist was promoted to colonel in December
1776 and then to brigadier general on January 9, 1779.
After the war, Gen. Gist made his home in Charleston,
South Carolina. Two sons were born after the war, one of
whom he named Independent and the other States. He died
August 2, 1792. His obituary said The death of this truly
good man ought not with justice to be passed over in si-
lence, but his name should be handed down to posterity
amongst the list of brave patriots.
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
of an
Aimless
Mind
Wanderings
Are We
Done Yet??
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Did I say I loved swamps last week? Can I take that back? I think
Ive seen enough muddy water for quite awhile. I know so many people
have sustained all types of damages from Irene, and I hope everyone is
getting back to normal. It is going to take time. I have some foor clean-
up left at work, but everything important is fne, and I did storm prepa-
rations for two days in advance to keep everything safe. I might have
done a little over-kill in my preparations, but I worried about everything
that could happen that I had no control over. None of it could have been
done without all the hard work of my husband, and my two sons. They
worked even through the driving rains and winds on Saturday, and tire-
lessly on Sunday. I cant imagine how I could have done what the three
of them accomplished. I love you all.
I think Ive eaten one full meal other than bananas, and yogurt in
the last few days too. The worry gets to my tummy. You cant be sure
how these really big storms will go. There are cases I know of where
some of my fellow small business people prepared just as much as I did,
and suffered unforeseen problems in basements or ceilings. How do you
know what could happen? You can only do what you can do. Please
help support the local business in our community as they work through
storm damage. If all the Mom and Pops leave, then a wonderful part of
our countys heritage will be gone as well.
At home, we have a tree that is leaning farther than normal in the
driveway, but we will take care of that soon. Of course, our property was
littered with huge limbs, twigs, and enough leaves to make the yard as
plush and soft as a thick carpet. I need to get back out there and fnish
raking, but it should be easier as all the leaves dry. We have friends who
lost twelve oak trees in an averaged-sized yard, and other friends who
lost over one hundred trees on their farm. Everyone I have spoken to in
the last few days has lost trees or had trees fall on part of their home or
other structure. One friend had cracks from the earthquake that allowed
water into her home. While my husband and I were surveying damage
at the church, rectory on Sunday, we heard a large tree start to crack and
fall down the hill. Even 100 or so feet away, the sound makes you freeze
and wait. We did start walking back to the truck a little quicker.
I am hoping the nice breeze we are having now, will dry out the
ground surrounding the parish hall for our big homecoming and wel-
coming service for our new priest, Father Christopher Wilkins this Sun-
day. If some readers are coming, you might want to forego the high
heels. There will be so much good food, from some wonderful cooks.
We are looking forward to Father Wilkins ministry. I already love his
dry humor. And even before becoming our Rector offcially, Christo-
pher was either in contact, or with our family, during all those many
weeks of hospital stays a few months ago. His compassion and caring
is evident in his beautiful prayers, and in his lively sermons. Welcome,
Christopher!
I must say thank you to all the hard-working Smeco workers. They
have really been amazing seemingly everywhere all at once. We lost
power for a time, but it was on a lot sooner than I thought it would
be. I know they are doing above and beyond what has been asked of
them. Ive also seen Penn- Line service and other services out there in
force cutting all the trees weighing down the power lines. All the clean-
ing and restoration services are busy beyond belief. I am grateful for
their dedication to details: Thank you Georgie of Duraclean. Volunteers
have been out in force checking on the elderly or friends without power,
taking food, comfort, and encouragement. I have heard heartening ac-
counts. To all of you who have had to forego working on your own dam-
ages at home to help others, I say again thanks.
I imagine if my Mother were still alive, she would have been sing-
ing her favorite song: the 1950 Weavers version of Goodnight Irene the
entire week preceding the storm, maybe not afterwards, though. As for
me, Im glad Irene fnally did say, Goodnight.
To each new days, hopefully calm, adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
If it was easy, everybody would be do-
ing it.
That pretty much sums up your job. It
took years of practice, years of schooling to
get where you are and youre good at what
you do. Some other schmo, well, he maybe
couldnt handle it. But you - youre good.
Now imagine landing the hardest job
ever, one you couldnt turn down. One with
an outcome that would be lousy, no matter
what. Judge Sam L. Amirante accepted that job over
30 years ago, and in John Wayne Gacy: Defending a
Monster (with Danny Broderick), youll read about it.
Sam Amirante knew John Gacy - not well, but
Gacy, a political wannabe, belonged to a few Chicago
political organizations and Amirante was their lawyer.
Because of that tenuous connection, Gacy obviously
felt comfortable enough to call and ask Amirante for
a favor. The police were following Gacy, and it was ru-
ining his contracting business. He asked if Amirante
would call off the coppers.
Though Gacy didnt give Amirante all the info
then, Amirante quickly learned that his new client was
in deeper trouble than hed admitted. It was late 1978,
Gacy was being tailed because a local teenager had dis-
appeared, and Chicago detectives had reason to believe
that he knew something about the boy.
But it was worse than something it was one
of Americas most gruesome, sensational crimes: Gacy
had killed thirty-three young men and had buried the
majority of them in the crawlspace beneath his house.
The man who many knew as a contractor, be-
loved as a clown for children, was a killer.
The evidence against him was over-
whelming and Gacy freely offered a confes-
sion with the wish for proper burial for his
victims. Amirante knew Gacys brain was
broken, but he felt strongly about Gacys
Constitutional right to a fair trial so he ea-
gerly began to assemble a team to defend his
client.
And in becoming defense counsel, Ami-
rante also became one of the then-most vili-
fed men in America.
You might think that John Wayne Gacy: Defend-
ing a Monster would be gruesome. Youd be partially
right: there are pictures in here that tell a gory story.
And thats where the Ick Factor ends because au-
thors Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick dont
dwell much on what Gacy did to his victims. This book,
sassy, surreal, and surprisingly personal, is mostly
about Gacys trial and Amirantes observations of his
pathetic and sad frst client.
Thats the good part, and I enjoyed it.
Conversely, though John Wayne Gacy: Defend-
ing a Monster is a work of non-fction, it seems to be
embellished quite a bit. Conversations and emotions are
reconstructed with impunity, which moves the story
along but also detracts from it. It set the scene nicely,
but it felt too much like fction.
Still, I think true crime afcionados will want
to make a special place on their bookshelves for this
unique-slant look at one of Americas most notorious
killers. If you love courtroom drama, you wont fnd
this book hard to enjoy at all.
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
by Judge Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick
c.2011, William Morrow $14.99 / $16.99 Canada 341 pages, includes extras
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Local Band is Miles From Clever
The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!
To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,
e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Miles From Clever, a locally based quartet, is keeping South-
ern Maryland entertained and has been offering the residents the
chance for a night out to hear live performance of songs from the
Beetles to Train and Toby Keith and everything in between since
2004.
While some bands have dreams of traveling far and wide and
making it big, others are made up of members who are just happy
making music with their friends and playing a couple venues per
month. Miles from Clever falls into the latter category.
Founder Ward Carroll said he has been in bands since he was
11 years old and, when he and his wife settled down in St. Marys
County after taking a job at NAS Patuxent River, he decided to
start another band.
Miles from Clever has seen some changes in the lineup since
they got started. Carroll said they started as a three-piece band
with a different bass player. The current line up consists of Car-
roll on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Ed Gaffe on guitar, Steve
Moondog Garner on bass and Steve Wallo on drums. Tony
Dubuque is the ffth member of the band, acting as their roadie and
sound engineer.
Were working stiffs who share a vision of what a concert
should be, Carroll said.
He said part of that vision is, when they play a concert, people
wouldnt think of our day jobs but just see them as professional
performers.
At the beginning, Miles from Clever played relevantly simple,
three-chord songs by Blink 182 and similar artists. With the ad-
dition of a new guitarist and some experience, they have become more able to play
songs like Do You Feel Like We Do by Peter Frampton note for note perfect.
Because [Gaffe] is such a good guitar, we can pull it off, Carroll said.
He said theyre not in it for the money. While they do get paid for their perfor-
mances, he said they are in it to entertain and watch people have a good time.
This is lunch money, he said.
To make sure they have a little bit of something for everyone, they play classic
standards like Play that Funky Music to Kings of Leon and Cage the Elephant. Car-
roll said his goal is to get people on their feet and dancing, though sometimes people
just dont want to dance and Miles from Clever will change their set list accordingly,
making sure the crowd is happy.
Another thing Carroll said the band does to keep things fresh is not leave songs
in the playlist for too long.
When we get bored with a song, we jettison it, Carroll said.
He said if the band is tired of playing the song, even if the audience hasnt heard
the song too often, they will not feel it if the band isnt feeling it.
He said there are some artists, like Shania Twain, whose songs are just not ours
to do. They are also continuously adding to their playlist. Carroll said they are cur-
rently working on Trains Save Me, San Francisco.
On average, the band tries to play at least one concert per month, and they have
played 125 gigs since they started.
Carroll and Gaffe have also started a side project called The Eds, acoustic per-
formances from the two of them together.
The next chance to catch Miles from Clever will be at their favorite venue, Cry-
ers Back Road Inn in Compton, on Oct. 22. The Eds have concerts Sept. 10 at Sum-
merseat Farm and Sept. 24 and Nov. 19 at Olde Town Pub.
For more information, or to be added to Miles from Clevers e-mail list, visit
www.milesfromclever.com.
Photos courtesy of milesfromclever.com
The County Times
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
For the second year running, some of the
worlds fastest powerboats will take to the Patux-
ent River just off Solomons Island to see who is the
king of speed.
The Offshore Grand Prix brought thousands
of spectators out in the rain last year to what coor-
dinators called a triumphal return for power racing
in local waters, and they are expecting much the
same this year for the event, running Sept. 23-25.
It was a huge success with 15,000 people out
in the rain, event coordinator Mike Yowaiski said
of last years race.
But the race will take on a new dimension
this year as the course will become more complex
causing drivers to work more piloting into their
races as well as tremendous speeds.
Yowaiski said that planners
added a dog leg to the race that
adds two more turns to the race
for a total of six turns, compared
to last years four turns.
It slows everything down,
and changes the dynamic of what
they do, Yowaiski said of the
changes. Its going to be more of
a drivers course this year because
of the six turns.
During the race, held Sept. 25, spectators can
watch from the shoreline as well as from boats sec-
tioned off just next to the actual course.
The Saturday before, boat teams and their
crews will be testing their engines and getting
ready for the race.
But beginning that Friday the char-
ity golf tournament to combat Alzheimers
Disease will begin at Chesapeake Hills Golf
Course at 8:30 a.m.
The reigning speed champion Miss Gei-
co will make her return to the race this year as
will the Time Bandit, named after the crabbing
vessel featured on the reality television show
Deadliest Catch.
But local racers piloting the Miss Mary
Mac who had planned on entering the com-
petition with an eye on taking the title had to
bow out due to an accident they sus-
tained at another recent race.
Andrea Chaney, calling for the
owner and operator of the boat Richard
Chaney, from southern Anne Arundel
County, said that while their team was on
the water they got up to 171 miles an hour
before their boat caught fre and the team had
to abandon the vessel.
Were disappointed because well miss
our hometown race, she told The Southern Cal-
vert Gazette.
Chaney said the boat would be back for more
races this year, however.
Several different kinds of boats will face off
that Sunday, categorized by their levels of speed
and power; the big draws are expected to be the
turbine powered boats that actually glide above the
water from the lift generated by speed.
The Solomons Island race is just one of the
events held throughout the year by the Offshore
Powerboat Association to determine who runs the
fastest boats in the world. The Chesapeake Bay
Power Boat Association is also a sponsor.
Race planners warn, however that during the
weekend of the race event, the Patuxent River, will
be closed to traffc from noon to 3p.m. on Saturday
and 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday for safety reasons.
The waters of the Patuxent River near the
Thomas Johnson Bridge offer an open venue for
the boats to race, and if the waters are calm the
turbine-powered boats, the most powerful of the
classes that will race, can get up to speeds of 200
miles an hour.
Boats like Mike Geico use helicopter engines
to propel the 50-foot boat with 400,000 horsepow-
er worth of thrust.
Other boats on hand will be of varying power
levels, but even the slowest will race at speeds ap-
proaching 100 miles an hour, according to the Off-
shore Powerboat Association.
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The 50-foot Miss Geico Mystic
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Time Bandit from the TV show Deadliest Catch plans to be there.
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sponsoring the NFL/Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick Competition
on Saturday, Sept. 24. The competition will be held at Fifth
District Park, located on Route 6, New Market Turner Road in
Charlotte Hall, from 1-3 p.m.
Boys and girls, ages 6 through 15 are eligible to compete;
age is determined by current year ending Dec. 31. Age cat-
egories are: 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13 and 14/15. Local frst place
winners will advance to the Sectional Competition to be held
in later October; Sectional winners will be invited to compete
in the Redskins Team Championship to be held at FedEx Field
in Prince Georges County.
The top four Team Championship scorers from all the
frst place fnalists in each age group will advance to the Na-
tional Finals. These winners and their families will travel to
the Finals at an NFL playoff game in January.
Millions of kids in the U.S. and Canada have joined in the
fun of the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition since it started
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(301) 475-4200 extension 1830 or visit the Countys website at
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The undefeated Imagine One
Wingmen beat out the North Cal-
vert Team Gunslingers to win the
new Ruddy Cup Trophy of the
Southern Maryland Adult Mens
Lacrosse League (SMALL) on
Aug. 18, at the Leonard Hall Ju-
nior Naval Academy Field in
Leonardtown.
The Wingmen got off to a 2-0
lead at halftime thanks in part to
their goalie Steve Armsworthy,
who played an extraordinary game
making 15 saves, 9 of which came
in the 3rd quarter. The game end-
ed 6 - 1 with Brian Hollingsworth
scoring the fnal goal of the game.
The Wingmen end their season un-
defeated at 11 0 and look forward to defending their title next
summer.
We could not have the league without our sponsors, said
Bart Rogers, goalie for the Green Door Ninjas and League
Commissioner. We send out a heartfelt thanks to them.
The Ruddy Cup was presented to the Imagine One Wing-
men by Carlos Yanez, proprietor of the Ruddy Duck Brewery
& Grill and sponsor for the South Calvert Ruddy Ducks.
Imagine One Technology & Management, Ltd. spon-
sored the Wingmen. CEO & President Nancie Lumpkins and
Senior Vice President Rey Bald, were there to cheer the Team
to victory, along with employees from the Lexington Park of-
fce. Edward Jones; The Olde Town Pub; Chesapeake Custom
Embroidery, Inc; and Kevin McDevitt, LLC also sponsored
the Imagine One Wingmen.
Other sponsors for this season were: The Green Door
Tavern, Scheibel Construction and SERVPRO for the Green
Door Ninjas; the Grid Iron Grill for the team of the same
name; Southern Maryland Kitchen & Baths for the team of
the same name; First Home Mortgage for the team of the same
name; Fosters Grill for the team of the same name.
For more information about next season and sponsorship
opportunities please call 301-481-5714.
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By Keith McGuire
On August 23rd, many of us felt the ground shake for the frst
time in our lives as a 5.9 earthquake shook through the area from
its epicenter in Mineral, Virginia. As unnerving as that was, my
son and I felt compelled to check the Bay for a tsunami, having
heard that they frequently follow earthquake events. We headed
out from the Solomons boat ramp after a very tentative trip across
the Thomas Johnson Bridge. The Bay was eerily calm no wind,
no rain and very few boats. We thought we saw a tsunami, but soon
realized that it was just the wake from a big boat. Undaunted, we
called home and reported the absence of a tsunami and broke out
the fshing rods.
Breaking fsh were everywhere. Most of the early ones were
blues and Spanish mackerel before the schools of stripers started to erupt in the late evening. We
had a great fshing trip! Ten small bluefsh, one Spanish mackerel and four keeper rockfsh found
their way into our cooler for the return trip home.
After reporting that I thought hurricane Irene would miss us, I revisited the weather reports
to hear and see modifed predicted paths for the storm. It was coming and I needed to bat-
ten down the hatches! I got everything stored and tied down
by Friday afternoon and told my wife that this was the calm
before the storm. I needed to get out there! She disagreed
and directed that my time would be better spent smoking the
bluefsh that I caught on Tuesday. She was right. Smoked
bluefsh, fresh fruits and vegetables, and bottled water saw us
through the storm and the 36 hour power outage that accom-
panied it. Reports from others who managed to get out on
Friday made me very jealous. Fishing was predictably great!
I havent been to the water since the storm. Reports of
fshing after Irene are tough to come by. One report posted on
the internet indicated that the Spanish mackerel are still here.
I suspect that all of the fshing is still good because this hur-
ricane didnt produce an aggressive storm surge like Ernesto
or Isabel in 2003. Reports from others indicated that there
didnt seem to be a lot of trash and storm debris on the water.
Mike and Christy Henderson at Buzzs Marina, www.
buzzsmarina.com, survived the storm without damage and
said that conditions are very good for fshing. The inlet at St.
Jeromes Creek is open.
As of this writing, Point Lookout State Park is without
power, but day use areas are open. The status of the boat ramp is uncertain. If you decide to
use their boat ramp, call 301-872-5688 to be sure it is available. The nearest boat ramps to Point
Lookout are Buzzs Marina and Drurys Marina in St. Jeromes Creek. St. Marys Lake State
Park is closed.
St. Marys County boat ramps sustained minor or no damage and are open for use according
to David Guyther of the Recreation and Parks Department.
If you decide to take your boat out this week, I would still keep a watchful eye for debris and
hazards in the water. Storms have a habit of loosening logs, boards and other materials from the
shoreline that can wreak havoc to a boat hull or propeller.
After surviving two of Mother Natures most numbing events, I can categorically state that
I much prefer a 5.9 earthquake to a category 1 hurricane. What do you think?
riverdancekeith@hotmail.com.
Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50
years; he fshes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time support-
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The Lexington Park Business &
Community Association launched
the Centennial Celebration to bring
attention to the Park as the historic
gateway community to the U.S. Naval
Aviation Test and Evaluation Center at
Pax River. One-hundred years ago, the
U.S. Navy acquired its frst aircraft for the
defense of the country. In 1943, the U.S.
Navy established NAS Patuxent River
to test naval aircraft for the feet. The
community of Lexington Park, which is
named after the USS Lexington featured
in the logo, grew up around the new
base and this legacy is being honored
with street banners and events.
The Centennial Celebration kicks-of
the Associations Pride in the Park
initiative featuring improvements to
the downtown, events, promotions
and marketing. In October, the
Association will unveil a Lexington Park
GeoCaching Trail!
Centennial Celebration memorabilia
including commemorative coins, lapel
pins, tee-shirts, hats and posters can
be purchased through the Naval Air
Museum gift shop or online at lexpax.
com. Proceeds from the sales will go to
support the Pride in the Park initiative.
The Lexington Park Business &
Community Association meets on
the 2nd Wednesday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. in the Bay District Fire
Department Social Hall and Conference
Center. Anyone who is committed
to the betterment of Lexington Park
is encouraged to attend. For more
information about the Association and
its Pride in the Park initiative, contact
Robin Finnacom at 301-863-7700.
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Association would like to thank the
Sponsors of the Centennial Celebration
Abberly Crest Apartment Homes
Alexander Chiropractic
Ausley Associates, Inc.
Bay District Volunteer Fire Department
Brandes Associates, Inc.
Cedar Point Federal Credit Union
Center for Children
College of Southern Maryland
Community Bank of Tri-County
Compass Systems
County First Bank
Endless Summer Tanning Salon, LLC
Fairfeld Inn by Marriott
Commissioner Todd B. Morgan
Gentex Aircrew Systems
Hampton Inn
Hilton Garden Inn
Home2 Suites by Hilton
Imagine One Technology &
Management, Ltd.
Lexington Park Leader
Loiderman Soltesz Associates, Inc.
Millison Management Co., Inc.
Murray, Wamsley & Schrader, LLC
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
PNC Bank
Raley, Watts & ONeill Insurance
Research and Engineering
Development, Inc.
SAIC
St. Marys County Public Library
St. Marys Hospital, MedStar Health
St. Marys Rod & Classic, Inc.
St. Marys Transit System
State Farm Insurance
Taylor Gas Company, Inc.
Technology Security Associates, Inc.
The MIL Corporation
The Newtowne Players
Tidewater Dental Associates
Unifed Committee for
Afro-American Contributions
Trish and Bob Parkinson
World Gym
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