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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The St. Marys Board of County Commissioners is looking to buy a piece of property on the outskirts of Leonardtown for use as a possible site for schools or other public uses and the public will get to hear the details if they show up the morning of Christmas Eve to get them. One Commissioner, Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said its a bad deal. In my personal opinion we just cant afford it, Jarboe told The County Times. Were paying the same value on the land as we would have two or three years ago. The worlds changed since then. The official price of the property, which is said to be about 250 acres, has not been released, but sources close to the deal say that it could be close to $5 million. Jarboe also slammed the decision to hold the public hearing on the sale of the property the morning before Christmas Day. Thats Christmas Eve, Jarboe said. How many [people] will really come out in the morning? Theyll all be celebrating the holidays. Jarboe said there were other plots of county-owned land that could be opened up for public uses at less cost than buying a completely new parcel. This comes at a time when the county commissioners are expecting a See Property Sale page A-5
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Det. Julie Yingling, of the St. Marys County Sheriffs Office, helps some young girls do Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart Dec. 20 for the Shop With a Cop program. The program uses donations to help needy kids presents for themselves and their families during the holiday season.
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Continued from page A- ranks would be called in to deal with the simulated shooting he added. The law officers who responded included two state troopers, one county deputy and one detective with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations. The need to ensure law officers could handle the situation without the benefit of a tactical team on hand was critical, Cameron said, because of the aftermath of school shooting massacres like Columbine High School in 1999 and the Virginia Tech slayings of 2007. Both involved angered students at the respective schools who took out their deadly rage against their classmates with guns and bullets. Cameron said after the Columbine massacre, police units had to rethink their tactics. In that situation, police surrounded the school and attempted to assess what course of action they would take; all while the shootings continued. That option of waiting, Cameron said, was no longer acceptable; police who arrived on the scene have to move in to stop the killing immediately. In the training session Dec.18, deputies took down one active shooter, a Calvert County deputy, using simulated rounds that hit hard with a kind of colored marker. That really ramps it up, Cameron said of the stress involved in the situation. Once the shooter was taken down, he added, the county Emergency Services Team swept the building on campus as part of the exercise to make sure no other shooters were on the scene. Jamie Raley, chair of the Board of Trustees at College of Southern Maryland, said the exercise gave college security a chance to test their methods of notifying students and faculty of what was going on in the event of a homicide on campus. The smart podiums in every class, computer equipped workstands, worked well, Raley said, in getting the message out. Warning lights in the parking lot of the Leonardtown campus also worked according to plan, Raley said. This the first time weve tried this at the Leonardtown campus, Raley said, adding that such an exercise has been done twice at the Prince Frederick campus. Officials with the college still want to have the exercise performed at the La Plata campus. Raley said that while security measures at the college have been upgraded by installing deadbolt locks on all classroom doors and using text messaging systems to inform students of emergencies via their cell phones, more needs to be done. Thats the one security upgrade commissioners have funded for the campus, Raley said of the deadbolts. That accounted for $14,000 of an $80,000 request to the St. Marys Board of County Commissioners that would also fund a warning siren system for the campus parking lot. Requests for the same amounts of money were funded last year by both commissioner boards in Charles and Calvert counties for campus security Raley told The County Times. Commissioners here, however, have funded the wellness center, slated to be built at the college, as well as the campus operating budget. County Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (DLeonardtown) said the board would look at possibly funding more security upgrades for CSM this budget cycle.
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Twas The Day Before Christmas and All Through County Government Mice Were Stirring
On Christmas Eve, December 24th the St. Marys County Commissioners will hold a public meeting to allow the citizens to voice their opinion about their decision to purchase an undisclosed large tract of land near Leonardtown, at an undisclosed price, for an undisclosed purpose, a public meeting that for all intents has been largely undisclosed. This Christmas season has been one like most people havent seen in many years, many not in their lifetime. The mood of the community is rather worrisome. Mostly everyone you speak to says they are spending less this Holiday season. Businesses are reporting down sales and profits. Unemployment rates are rising fast and expected to rise even faster after the new year. The federal government is using taxpayer dollars to provide bailouts to many large companies who refuse to answer how the public money is being spent, while small and mid-size companies are closing shop every day. While most of us will spend more time this Christmas spreading joy through a message of spending more time with family and friends and less money, the only people living high on the egg nog this Christmas are those who have the power to tax you and spend your money as they please. While you and your family are spending less at local stores, your elected representatives are on a spending spree on your behalf. We all are aware of the massive spending sprees taking place at the federal level, soon we will pass on to each of our children what appears to be $500,000 in debt for each one. Not to be scrooges, your Maryland government of OMalley and Dyson are do ing their spending part as well. With the largest tax increase in the history of Maryland in place, and slot revenues sure to come sometime soon, why not go on a spending spree? Under the cover of conservation its easy to spend your money. The state will soon spend close to $60 million of your money to buy more land that almost nobody knew about. Close to 1,000 acres in St. Marys County to add to the more than 4,000 acres the state already owns in our County. No body is opposed to conservation, the problem is these land grabs come as surprises, we know very little about these properties, we have never heard Senator Dyson talk about this property, never explained what criteria this property meets, why this price, why now. The last large tract of land the state purchased in St. Marys County was in 2002 in the waning days of the Glendening administration, some 860 acres, another land grab that Dyson never talked about. The land was suppose to be resold as part of Glendennings efforts to save the timbering industry. When newly elected Governor Ehrlich wanted to give 200 acres to St. Marys County for a school campus and put the other 650 acres into a conservation plan that would recover the taxpayer dollars spent on the land, Dyson objected. Some argue this money by law can only be spent on land purchases, they must be enjoying too much of that politician egg nog. The legislature and governor can always set priorities based upon the economic conditions of the state and spend less on one program in favor of addressing economic concerns elsewhere. What is so disturbing to us is that neither OMalley nor Dyson wants to talk about addressing the billions of dollars in Maryland debt that we will be passing on to our children along with the federal debt. Suffering from a flood of taxpayer dollars rolling into County government, and a County credit card that only has $100 million in debt, about $50 million short of their credit limit, the County Commissioners recently announced they would buy property on St. Andrews Church Road, adjacent to the 850 acres the state purchased, they were interested in buying an apartment complex on Great Mills Road, and now some 200 acres (we think) near Leonardtown. When questioned by The County Times, Commissioner Mattingly said that the land may be valuable as a potential school site. The Board of Education is charged with selecting school sites based upon a criteria that is best for students, does Mattingly have confirmation from the school board that this site will meet that criteria? Who knows? Apparently the Commissioners have been discussing these issues behind closed doors and would like to speed this purchase up before the public has a chance to ask questions. We called the County Public Information Office Monday morning and were told there was no public information available on the property and that the public information officer was on vacation for two weeks. For Commissioner President Russell to schedule this public meeting on Christmas Eve and to do so without the public having knowledge of the closed door discussions taking place between the Commissioners is a blatant disregard for open honest government, just more taxing and spending for these merry little creatures this Christmas.
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In the County Times publication of December 18, 2008, in our Leonardtown Memories 300th Anniversary edition, we mistakenly published a picture of Fayrene Mattingly as Councilwoman Leslie Wathen Roberts. We apologize for this error. The correct picture of Mrs. Roberts is shown here.
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The Leonardtown Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on January 20, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. in the Town Office, located at 41660 Courthouse Dr., Leonardtown, MD. The purpose of the hearing is to present for public review and comment a text amendment to the Leonardtown Zoning Ordinance Article XIX, Chapter 155-128, A and Article XX, Chapter 155-132, B. All interested parties are encouraged to attend or to submit written comments by 4:00 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2008 to the Commissioners of Leonardtown, POB 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Special accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities upon request. By Authority: Laschelle E. Miller, Town Administrator.
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Continued from page A- lean budget year and asking most departments to send in budget requests that show only what they need to continue providing services. Sometimes you have to make do with what you have, Jarboe continued. Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown) said the site was valuable for its potential as school land, perhaps even for two buildings. The process of buying the land, he said, had taken place over the past two years and the funds to be used were set aside for just that purpose. He said the details of the purchase price and other matters would be revealed at the public hearing Dec. 24. The purchase of the land was actually necessary, Mattingly said, to ensure that planning authority and funding could be set aside by state officials for any school construction project. Having the land first was critical to that process, he said. The date of the public hearing, he said, was part of the legal process for vetting before the citizenry. Mattingly said that, legally, the board had to establish a public hearing for the property sale at least 15 days after they voted to send the issue to public hearing. That happened to be what the date was, Mattingly said. It can be more [time to have the hearing] but were trying to get this nailed down and signed. The only thing remaining now is to sign the contract. The county commissioners recently voted to purchase a piece of property off of St. Andrews Church Road, called the Beavens Property, at a cost of about $750,000. Jarboe, as in this case, was the sole vote against the sale. Jarboe criticized that purchase as a bailout for the developer who had wanted to build homes there but did not because it became financially unprofitable to do so. The land there is also set for public use, but that may not be a reality for another six or seven years because the land has not been cleared Jarboe said.
O.k., my back is aching, my shoulders are sore, everything hurts. Im sneezing and my eyes are red. I wonder if Im coming down with the f lu already. If it was the f lu I could at least curl up with hot tea, my warm chenille throw, and lay around with my sweats on without feeling guilty. No, Ive just finished dragging up seven Rubbermaid boxes of Christmas stuff of varying weights and sizes from underneath the steps. One of which was the seven-piece ceramic Christmas village and assorted paraphernalia. And, as of this writing, its late on a Sunday night during the Redskins game which is not looking good so far. My eyes could be red and teary because of the score too. It becomes quite a production, which Im sure many of you readers go through as well unless you have a large room devoted strictly to holiday storage. One where you can just walk in, in an upright position and pull what you need off of a shelf. Possibly all of your boxes are red and green and perfectly labeled like Marthas. I only made it halfway there. All the best intentions, you know. Most of my boxes do have some sort of label on them which may or may not completely match all the contents anymore. And some are Rubbermaid classic blue or crystal clear, and have cracked tops, or might be that off-brand where the tops never fit right. Then are the tops that fit too well, and you break all your nails trying to pry them off. Both of my thumb nails are gone now. I mentioned production because in order to get to the Christmas boxes at the back of the long tapered closet, you first have to pull out everything in the front i.e.; extra bulk sizes of stored paper towels and TP, tall Rubbermaid gift wrap container, four Easter containers, two Fall/Halloween
containers and still hold up things that want to fall off the shelves, like that constantly used collection of 45 records and the 20 thermoses without lids. There are also obstacles that get slid against the walls of the closet like extra table leaves and back packs and crutches from 30+ years ago. My husband rigged a contraption last year which allows you to pull on a thin wire in the front of the closet which runs over and around things up the left wall and attaches to a commercial f luorescent light fixture further down the wall. If Im lucky the first pull will turn the light on, but usually I have to reach over everything to get to the second section of wire to get the proper pull. But it is great having light in there. Now I can really see all the dust that filters down through the carpet from the steps above. Two years ago we painted the f loor white with Kilz, since it seemed a little damp down there after an especially bad bout of rainy weather, then laid tracks of cedar furring strips, so I can slide the boxes out easier. My husband also added a door to the closet instead of the curtain I had covered it with. This was after Kitty thought it might be a cozy place to leave little presents for us. I started out on my Christmas box mission in my comfy Redskins t-shirt, sweat pants and heavy Redskins sweat shirt (of course my husband is watching the game in sleeveless Redskin shirt and shorts, saying, How can you be cold? I have the woodstove cranking). Yes, we dress in all our Skins gear for every game, ever hopeful. By the time Im pulling out my third box, the sweatshirt is off and Im considering, yes, my Redskins shorts. The woodstove is only 8 feet away from the closet and it is cranking. The last two years have been a bit easier with my mission, because now I dont have to immediately take everything out of the boxes I need and then drag all the boxes back down the steps again. Both my sons are grown and have moved out, so we have made their bedroom into the storage room, and I can just leave the boxes in there and take things out as needed. Theres only one problem now in order to get back to my Christmas boxes in the storage room, I have to move the five pieces of luggage, crate of albums, Tidbits dog food, all my paint boxes, canvases, crafts, vacuum cleaner, sons things... I guess I just found Januarys mission. To each new days adventure, Shelby Send comments or ideas to shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com
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Continued from page A- ibility of the alleged victim in the case. In the end, one juror said, the story of the 12year-old and her cousin, who had also alleged that she was raped by a friend of Edisons during the same incident during the Independence Day holiday, was not believable. The 12-year-olds cousin had alleged she was raped during the alleged incident, but later recanted her story only to make the allegation again on the witness stand in court. We felt neither girl was telling the truth, one juror said, asking their name not be used. We believed that sex happened but it wasnt rape. The alleged victim, now 13, testified at the beginning of the trial that she and her cousin left their adult relatives house the night of July 4 with to young males, one of them the accused, to Edisons house in Great Mills. The alleged victim testified that Edison forced her from the couch she was sitting on down the hallway of his home and forcibly raped her as well as hit her with a belt. Edison had also been charged with second-degree assault for the alleged belt beating as well as with both second-degree and fourth-degree sex offenses for the sexual contact with the 12-year-old girl. McDevitt said of his client that he admitted to a sexual act but that it was not violent. DNA from his client was found on the 12-yearold girl, that indicated they had had some kind of sexual contact, the evidence in the case bore out. Also, Edisons DNA was found under the alleged victims finger nails; prosecutors
argued that was consistent with the girls story of trying to push Edison away from her during the act. Despite contending that she was raped, the 12-year-old testified that she had stayed at Edisons house with her cousin and the other male in the case from 4:30 a.m. July 5 until about 7 a.m. that same morning after the alleged rape had occurred. But prosecutors Julie White and Daniel J. White argued that the 12-year-old was credible and the DNA evidence implicated Edison. Shes telling you exactly the truth, said Assistant States Attorney Daniel White during the states closing argument. She never deviates from her story. McDevitt argued that the behavior of the two girls and the two boys in the alleged incident did not follow what would have happened after a violent rape. Both boys were seen walking the two girls home that morning. Then youd have to believe these psycopaths walked these girls home, McDevitt argued. Those girls lied about everything they said. www.brinsfieldfuneral.com It was the stories of the two girls, the Were proud to serve this fine juror said, that led to community and wish all of our Edisons acquittal. We didnt beneighbors peace and contentment lieve that their stoduring this magical time. ries were believ22955 Hollywood Road 30195 Three Notch Road, Route 5 able, the juror said. Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 We thank you most sincerely Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20622 The whole story just for your trust in us. didnt sound right.
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Lucy Mae Hurry Anderson, and many other friends and famAlice Mildred Brown, 99 Luis Antonia Castillo, 70 ily members. 91
Lucy Mae Hurry Anderson, 91, of Clements died Dec. 19 in her home. Born Aug. 8, 1917 in Clements, she was the daughter of Jon Donelan and Agnes Raley Hurry. She was the loving wife of Robert Lewis Anderson, Sr. whom she married Nov. 1, 1937 in St. Josephs Church in Morganza, and who preceded her in death Aug. 19, 2005. She is survived by children Robert Lewis Anderson, Jr. and his wife Dianne of Clements, and Virginia Mae Pierce and her husband John of Coltons Point. She is also survived by her siblings Philip Henry Hurry and Virginia Alice Mildred Brown, 99 Hurry Sapp, both of Clements, as of Leonardtown died Aug. and well as nine grandchildren 16 in her home. seventeen grandchildren. Bornwas preceded in death She Nov. 9, 1908 in Baltimore, Md., John was the by her siblings she William daughter of the lateJoseph DonScoogie Hurry, James and Lilly Mae Jackson Rebham. ald Hurry, Agnes Hurry Healey, She Hurry, James Raley Richard was a member of St. Hurry, George Love Scottie Georges Episcopal Church, Hurry and Betty Hurry Russell. Valley Lee, and Order of the A Star, Chapter 107, St. Eastern lifelong resident of JuMarys County, she was a gradlia Halla, Hollywood. uate of Margaret is survived Mrs. Brown Brent High Schools Class of E. (Jerry) by two sons, Lloyd 1935. As a young woman she loved to Brown, Jr. of Leonardtown write poetry. Her poems always and Willard Bruce Brown reflected her love Va. She is of Terra Alta, W. for God. She shared with her husband a love of also survived by six grandhorses, which led to her to comchildren, many county jousting pete in Julie Brown-Rund, Jeff Brown, Nancy and her events. Together, Lucy Deal, Wendy Jarda, JudyAndersons husband established Graybill and Pheobe Brown, Andersons Bar. She worked at and eight great-grandchildren Clay and until her retirement in 2003 at the Will Rund, Kristen and Josh age of 86. Brown, Shawnkind person of She was a and Bruce Deal, Audrey and Samantha deep religious faith who was Jarda. by all. Her family came loved firstShe we all embraced her and was predeceased love. daughter Betty Ruth by a It was always about what she could do brother John B. Brown and a for others, putting everyone Fenwick. ahead of herself. We will miss her deeply. Relatives and friends atThe family received friends tended Mrs. Browns Life Dec. 23 from 4 the Brinsfield Celebration in 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Funeral Home, Leonardtown Home, Leonardtown, where Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 5 prayers were said at 7 p.m. A 8 p.m. with prayers recited at Mass of Christian Burial will be 7celebrated Dec. 24 at 10 a.m. in p.m. A funeral service will be held Heart Catholic Church, Sacred Thursday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. in St. Georges EpisBushwood, with Fr. Francis J. copal officiating. Valley Lee. Early Church, Interment will Reverend Greg Syler, pastor follow in St. Josephs Cemetery, of the church, will officiate. Morganza. Pallbearers will be Interment will follow in the Joseph Blair Anderson, James church cemetery. George B. Craig Anderson, Memorial Contributions Gibson III, William Todd Gibson, Joshua Brandon Pierce and may be made to The MisJames Leroy Pilkerton III. Consions Endowment Fund or tributions may be made to HosCemetery and Grounds Fund, pice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, c/o St. Georges Episcopal Leonardtown, MD 20650, and/or Church, P.O. Box 30, Valley 7th District Volunteer Rescue Lee, MD 20692. Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD Condolences to the fam20609. be made at www. ily may Arrangements provided by brinsfieldfuneral.com. the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Arrangements by the Home, P.A. Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown. Michael Stuart Daugherty, A Memorial Service was Luis Antonia Castillo, 70, held Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. in St. Anof Leonardtown died Aug. 16 drews Episcopal Church, Caliin St. Marys Nursing Center, fornia. Inurnment followed in the Leonardtown. church cemetery with a reception Born Sept. 20, 1937 afterwards at the church hall. in Puerto Rico, he was the son of Memorial contributions the late Luis Antonia and Elsa may be made to Friends Meeting Monserrate Morales Castillo. School, 3232 Green Valley Drive, Luis is survived Ijamsville, MD 21754. by three sisters, M. Elaine the family Condolences to Ohler of Millsboro, Del., Evelyn Casmay be made at www.brinsfieldtillo of Chestertown, Md. and funeral.com. ElsieArrangements Lasby the Collins of Vegas, Nev. He is also survivedP.A., Brinsfield Funeral Home, by several nieces and nephews. Leonardtown. Family received friends Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 11 Rita Elaine Diehl, 1 a.m. noon in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Rita Elaine with prayers recited at noon. Diehl, 61, of CallDeacon George LHeureux away passed Dec. officiated. Graveside service 16 surrounded followed at 2 and loved by her p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery,family. May she Suitland, Md. Memorial be as welcomed Contributions may be made to the St. Marys and loved in Nursing Center Foundation, Heaven as she Inc., was on Earth. 21585 is Peabody by her Rita survived Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650. mother, Eleanor Kolb-Warner; Condolences to the famlongtime friend and companion, ily may be made at www. Mark Jones; daughters Kimberly brinsfieldfuneral.com. Winslow and Carmella McArrangements by the Millan; granddaughters Taylar Brinsfield Funeral Home, Winslow and Whitney Winslow; P.A., Leonardtown. grandson Randy McMillan; sister, Darlene Jordan and husband Dave, brother; Ronald Kuster and wife Diane; sons-in- law Lloyd Raymond Rick Winslow and Dave McMilHarris, 97 lan as well as several nieces and nephews. Family received friends for Ritas Life Celebration Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Keith Schukraft officiating. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown. ley Lee, where a Mass of ChrisValorie Anne tian Burial was celebrated at 11 Henry, 48 a.m. with Msgr. Karl Chimiak officiating. Interment followed in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jermiah Cutchember, Michael Berry, Teddy Foote, Irving Lawrence, Steve Maddox and Bernard Thompson. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
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erty, 58, of Adamstown, Md. Francis Joseph Brown, Sr., 66, passed died Dec. 12 in away in his California. home in Indian Trail, N.C. B o r n Aug. 12. March 23, 1950 Mr. Brown was born July in Baltimore, 1, 1942 in Leonardtown, son Md., he was of the late Mary Edna Brown the son of Rev. Charles Chuck Norris. Daugherty and Jessie (Wise) Mr. Brown is survived Daugherty of Leonardtown. by his wife Jacqueline MerMike was a graduate of Great cer Brown; a son Francis J. Mills High School and St. Marys Brown, Jr. and his wife Shelia College. In 2002, he relocated to of Stanfield, N.C.; a daughter Adamstown, Md., but continued Jennifer Lynn Brown of Indito commute to a part-time job as an Trail, N.C. and two granda defense contractor at Patuxent daughters Christianna Page River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park. He worked there, and Allyson Grace Brown. as a database engineer for Wyle The family received Laboratories, Inc. Mike from friends Sunday, Aug. 17 was a 2beloved husband, devoted father 5 p.m. in the Mattingand loving son. He served on ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, the Board of Trustees of Friends where Prayers were said at Meeting School of Christian 3 p.m. A Mass in Ijamsville, Md., and was a member of the Burial was celebrated MonSons of the American Revolution day, Aug. 18 at 9:30 a.m. in and the Sons of the Confederacy. St. Francis Xavier Catholic He had also served on the vestry ChurchChurch of the Ascension of the with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Interment in Lexington Park where he was followed in Charles Memomarried May 23, 1984. rial Gardens. to his parents, In addition Arrangements provided Mike is survived by his wife, by the Baumeister Daugherty, Marie Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. and son John H. Daugherty of Adamstown, Md., sister, Anne Miles of Hollywood, brother, Ray Daugherty of Loudonville, N.Y., one niece, four nephews,
Ayden Keith Little Man Lloyd Raymond HarHare, Infant ris, 97, died peacefully Aug. 12 in the St. Marys Nursing A y d e n Center. Keith Little Mr. Harris was a longtime Man County. resident of St. Marys Hare, 20 He was born indays old, of MeGallatin, Mo. chanicsville died June 13, 1911 to the late HowDec. Frankie ard May Harris and15 in the Lee Jackson. Childrens HosHe married pital in Washhis beloved wife of 59 years, ington, D.C. Mary Catherine Sis Nelson He was born Nov. 25 in St. at the Washington Cathedral Marys Hospital, Leonardtown, in Washington D.C. Sept. 2, to Edward Keith and Karin Ann 1939. She preceded him in Hare II of Mechanicsville. death in 1998. He was also He is also survived by his preceded in death in 1998 by sister Skylar sister Margaret his beloved Karynn, his paternal grandparents Edward Keith Harris. Hare, Sr. and Cynthia in the Mr. Harris served Dawn Novak States Army as an AsUnited and his maternal grandparents William O. and Angelina sistant Chaplain. Following Chavis. his army service he was emA graveside service was held ployed in Washington, D.C. Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. in Charles Meby the Federal Government morial Gardens, Leonardtown. for many years before retiring. Arrangements provided by He then worked in the the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral tax department for the State Home, P.A. of Maryland and retired in 1971. During his retirement, he Gilbert F. Lawrence, 2 and his wife enjoyed traveling throughout the United Gilbert F. States. Lawrence, 62, He enjoyed playing cards, of Waldorf, and dancing and buying new cars. formerly of of Ray loved life and most St. all he enjoyed Marys County, helping others died Dec. 15 in while expecting nothing in return. He washis residence. devoted in the Born July care of his wife and sister un18, 1946 in Leontil their death. ardtown he was the son of Irene The family received Lawrence Gross of Piney Point. friends in the MattingleyHe is also survived P.A., Gardiner Funeral Home,by his siblings; Mack Lawrence and Leonardtown, Friday, Aug. 15 his wife Alice of Waldorf, David from 9 10 a.m. with a funerLawrence and his wife Karen of al service that followed at 10 New Jersey, Theresa Lawrence a.m. officiated by Rev. Keith of Piney Point, Gloria Church of Schukraft. Interment followed Clinton, Donald Gross and his at Charles Memorial Gardens wife Shirley of Mechanicsville, in Leonardtown. Pallbearers James Gross and his wife Linda were Frank Nelson, Donnie of California, Ida Mae Gross of Bowles, Fred Nelson,Gross of Piney Point, Charlotte Harry Nelson, Jr., Michael Russell Piney Point, and Steve Gross of and Roy Copsey. California. Contributions may death He was preceded in be made to American Heart by his brother Thomas Gross and Association, 415 N. Charles his sister Geraldine Gross. Street, Baltimore, MD Gilbert was a graduate of 21201-4101. Banneker High School and was Arrangements provided employed as a maintenance enby the Mattingley-Gardiner gineer with the Local Union 99 Funeral Home, P.A. for thirty of Washington, D.C. years. The family received friends Dec. 20 from 10 11 a.m. in St. Georges Catholic Church, Val-
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Sunday, December 28 Gospel Concert Olivet Church (Lusby)- 1 p.m. John Traas from Lakeland ,Florida is visiting his old stomping grounds in Lusby. And will be performing a free concert. The church is located at the end of Olivet road in Lusby, MD. Monday, December 29 Texas Holdem Tournament Donovans Irish Pub (California, MD)- 7:30 p.m. No Limit Holdem, $1500 $25+$10 Bounty + $5 Charity, total buyin $40, starting chips $1500. If you are there and signed in by 7:20pm you receive and extra $500 in starting chips. Only one re-buy or addon is allowed. All rebuys and add-ons go to the prize pool. All Proceeds Go to Family First of Southern Maryland. For Additional info or to reserve a seat call Gordie Jones at (443) 975-1591. Girl Scouts Winter Wonderland Workshop Charlotte Hall Library- 6 p.m. Grades K-5. We will be doing Holiday crafts, playing games, and other Girl Scout activities. The cost is $8.00 per girl. Fee includes craft supplies and a light snack. Financial assistance is available. Register online at www.girlscouts4u.org.
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Continued from page A- an operation cost effective at their MarlayTaylor Wastewater Treatment Plant. What weve seen so far is that it probably is, MetCom director Steven King said of a preliminary engineering study on such a generator. The board of MetCom commissioners just approved a more complete $16,000 study to see if the methane generator project could in fact help MetCom produce its own electricity, King said.
time. The state is also projecting a serious shortage of electrical power coming in by 2011, according to the Maryland Public Services Commission. That means power could become both more expensive as well as scarcer in just a few years. If the generator idea proves feasible, King said, it will become a priority. It looks like it could be very cost ef-
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MetCom Director Steven L. King and Morgan ODell, assistant plant supervisor at the Marlay-Taylor waste water treatment plant look over a flare where methane is burned off. MetCom hopes to stop flaring the methane and using it to produce electricity for the plant.
The process involves taking effluent brought into the sewage treatment plant, King said, and slowing it down in the flow to make solids in the effluent sink to the bottom of the flow. Those waste solids are then skimmed away and placed into holding bins, where they are kept at a constant 95-degree temperature. This helps promote the growth of anaerobic bacteria that allow the solids to be broken down into compounds that can be used later by farmers as a kind of fertilizer. Those bacteria working to break those solids down into a useable form, however, create a lot of methane, King said, that the plant burns off. The proposed project would instead take that methane and use it to power a turbine for electricity. It is a valuable energy source, King said. But right now its just being burned off, wasted. The methane generator project comes at a time when counties and state government are looking to make cuts to deal with a faltering national economy. And even though fuel costs are dropping off steeply
fective, King said. Were going to push this, because we could use it now. MetCom itself, like many businesses and government agencies, has had to find ways to cut costs in the past year by value engineering a plan to renovate the aging Marlay-Taylor facility. The project would keep up with increasing water treatment demands the plants treatment capacity is 6 million gallons a day as well as complying with more stringent rules from the state for the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from treated water before it goes back into the Chesapeake Bay. That nutrient removal process will require more electrical power consumption at the plant, King said. The utility of methane generator technology becomes clearer. King said current estimates show that the technology could produce 940,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, and at $.12 per kilowatt hour the project could pay for itself in a little under three years. That means even after the generator is installed and paid off, MetCom could sell surplus electricity back to the power grid, King said.
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