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At the Thomas J. Shryock Masonic Lodge in Hollywood on Monday, Past Master John W. LeRoy Sr., left, re-installs James. D. Jay, as the Worshipful Master of the lodge.

Kharon Mitchell soars for a lay-up in Friday nights country rivalry game between Chopticon and Leonardtown.

Its not a happy day here at Chopticon Some of our teachers are very distraught she was one of those teenagers who met adversity with a smile on her face.
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Town to Demolish Chopticon Student, 17, Killed in Crash on Icy Road Water Tower
By Sarah Miller Staff Writer By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Leonardtown commissioners voted to have a new water line constructed from Church Street to the new Tudor Hall water tower in preparation for having an eponymous aging water tower eventually demolished. The new line will be 16 inches in diameter, said Town Administrator Laschelle McKay, and the construction will be overseen by town government using a water and sewer contractor. She said the decision to move ahead with the project will allow the Church Street water tower, which services the majority of downtown Leonardtown but requires costly repairs due to aging, to be demolished. The town also approved the contractor GHD, based in Bowie, formerly known as Stearns and Wheeler, to administer the bidding process for contractors to take down the old water tower. [A recently commissioned study] found it would be more economical to get rid of the Church Street water tower; it needs a lot of repairs and its our oldest water tower, McKay told The County Times. And it [the new water line] would also give us better fire suppression flow. McKay said that the tower demolitions costs were unknown, but it would be a tenuous operation to bring it down because of its close proximity to homes and businesses. Local police are looking for more information about the events of a Tuesday evening crash that killed a 17-year-old Chopticon High School student when her car slid on ice on Golden Beach Road. Police say Marlene Martone, of Mechanicsville, was approaching the intersection of Jane Gay Way when her Ford Mustang slid on the icy road, crossed the center line and was struck in the passenger side by a GMC Yukon sport utility vehicle driven by Debra Ryce, 28, of Mechanicsville. An ambulance transported Martone to St. Marys Hospital but she died there from injuries sustained in the crash, police stated. Ryce was also transported to hospital for treatment; police do not believe that speed or alcohol contributed to the crash. The mood was somber at Chopticon High School on Wednesday, said Garth E. Bowling, Jr, principal of the school. He said he told the teachers about the tragedy when they got to the school, and made an announcement over the PA system to all students, followed by a moment of silence for Martone. Its not a happy day here at Chopticon. A lot of people knew Marlene. She had been here several years and of course she had built a quite large set of friends. You can imagine as an eleventh grader she had a lot of connections with lots of kids so were just trying to get through this day, he said. To help the students and staff at the school cope with their grief, Bowling said there are councilors and psychologists available at the school. We even have councilors who are going around to some of the classes and addressing the classes. Also, students are coming out of classes, coming to the library, where they can meet in small groups with just each other for peer support or they can meet with councilors if they like, Bowling said. The school had extra councilors and school physiologists available. We sort of have reserved the media center today for students who need a sanctuary, a place where they can come talk with their friends or a place where they might want to talk to an adult and the same thing for our staff we have a support here for our teachers, Bowling said. He said Martone is the kind of person who will be much missed at the school. She always had a smile on her face. Teachers always enjoyed having her in class. And she had her eye on the Marlene Martone goal. She was working toward graduation so she could definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel, Bowling said. Some of our teachers are very distraught because she was a pleasant child to have in the classroom because she had a great attitude. And she was one of those teenagers who met adversity with a smile on her face. She had a lot of friends. She was very creative. Several teachers told me she was quite artistic and creative. In addition to the moment of silence held at the school, there was a moment of silence during the Board of Education meeting Wednesday afternoon to remember Martone. St. Marys County Public Schools Michael Martirano called it his darkest day when he hears about the death of one of the students. A candlelight memorial is planned for 6 p.m. tonight at Chopticon High School. Guy Leonard and Sean Rice contributed to this story. news@countytimes.net

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Buzzards Besiege County Library Town Votes to Support Bistro Project
A local wine shop owner in Leonardtown with plans to start a bistro operation received majority support of Leonardtown commissioners for his new project, but not all of them thought it was a harmonious fit for neighboring businesses. Daniel Guenthers proposal includes partitioning his wine and liquor store on Point Lookout Road to include a bistro that his wife would own and operate, he told commissioners Tuesday. Guenther said that it would reduce the size of his shop and satisfy the town councils wish to not have a proliferation of bars or taverns in town. Were actually reducing the alcohol impact my store has on the community, Guenther said of his project, which still must go before the countys Alcohol Beverage Board for approval of a license. Town Commissioner Roger Mattingly voted against a letter of support to the beverage board because, he said, of worries that Guenthers proposed bistro would hurt business of several other restaurants in the same shopping center. I do have some concerns about [the bistro] cutting into their business, Mattingly said. I do feel its not fair to these people.

Library staff believe as many as 50 to 80 buzzards, or black vultures, are making a home next door.

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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Theyre large, theyre hungry and apparently here to stay. A large colony of buzzards or more accurately black vultures, a federally protected species, have called the wooded area next to the Lexington Park Library their home for several years, but lately, the librarys manager says, they have become a nuisance. But the problem is, said branch manager Terri Tresp, is that not everybody minds having the buzzards around. As many people who have trepidation about the buzzards flying and walking around the parking lot, Tresp said, just as many seem to enjoy bringing their children to watch them and take pictures. Some library visitors even feed them, she said. A feral cat colony that shares the woods with the buzzards and also receives food from visitors could also be helping to feed the birds, Tresp said. One woman throwing food into the woods Tuesday quickly attracted a flock of buzzards on the sidewalk to get an easy meal. Some flew down from their perches on dead tree limbs while others skulked across the pavement. Theyve become a bit of a tourist attraction, Tresp told The County Times. But theyve become a problem. Tresp said that she suspects that roof leaks and other damage to the building are due to the buzzards pecking and clawing away as they find a place to roost. Bits and pieces of rubber strewn throughout the library grounds make her think the large carrion eaters may be re-

sponsible, she said. And then there is the noise the birds make when they decide to nest on the building itself. It sounds like heavy rodents on the roof, Tresp said. Theyve also had at least one customer who was worried about getting out of her car for fear of the buzzards that surrounded it. Tony Malaspina, head of the countys animal control division, said that despite the birds proximity to the library, there is little to be done about them. Theyre a scavenger, but theyre protected above our jurisdiction, Malaspina said. Tresp said that when she called an animal nuisance hot line for the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the responder gave her a list of options (which she said were impractical) from fishing line on the roof to spray hoses around the property to keep the birds at bay just about everything except having the buzzards eliminated. Counting the birds is difficult, she said, but that has not stopped her staff from trying and they estimate the size of the colony to be between 50 and 80 birds. He gave me a whole list of things but we wont be considering them, Tresp said. Though they have become troublemakers, Tresp said, she keeps a small, makeshift sculpture made from mussel shells and crustacean claws of three vultures nesting on wooden pylons in her office. It serves to remind her how ubiquitous the birds have become for better or for worse. Weve come to think of them as our mascot, Tresp said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Guenther said that he did not believe his proposed business would interfere with restaurants around him, because it would only have up to 18 seats and would, at least initially, not cook any food but only serve prepared items. Our community prospers when we all contribute what we can, Guenther said. Well have seven tables on the inside and on a good day well have two on the outside. Thats not competition, thats just good for Leonardtown. Tamara Hildebrand, beverage board administrator, said that the proposal still has potential issues with alcohol control, specifically ensuring that no customers in Guenthers wine shop take open alcoholic beverages into the adjoining bistro to be operated by his wife. Theyre going to require proof he can police this well, Hildebrand told commissioners. Guenther said they would shut down the bistro if his section was holding a wine tasting, and they would ensure that there was only one point of access from the shop to the bistro that was closely monitored. Town Commissioner Daniel Burris said he supported the letter of approval, saying that the business should have the chance to compete and succeed. The market place is the one that should dictate that, Burris said.

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Abandoned Gas Station Cleaned Up
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A long abandoned gas station at the corner of Chancellors Run and Great Mills roads may still be sitting there, but at least its no longer falling down, say county officials who are happy to see the property owner clean up the site. For years the former Dash-In convenience store that came to have the moniker Low Price Gas has been deteriorating, and in the past year the portico that sheltered gas pumps long since taken down had begun to sag and fall under its own weight. Shrubs, weeds and other growth at After years of deterioration a local developer has cleaned up a long abandoned gas station in the corner site have also been removed. Great Mills Another abandoned gas station just across from the former Dash-In, owned Moving ahead with a multi-million dollar project right by Besche Oil, was also in disrepair but now would be a challenging, Finnacom said of current ecohas since been whitewashed. nomic conditions. A for sale sign still adorns the front of the building there. Andre Rice, local real estate agent and spokesman for DeBoth sites had been slated for some type of private, economic redevelopment that has yet to materialize for want of a Venney said that the developer was still looking into financing options to start the project, both public and private. strong economy. Rice said that the developer was investigating whether to Both have served as a constant reminder to the community of the blight that has taken hold on the aging Great Mills Road make a deal with the local government to help pay for infrastruccorridor since retail shopping blossomed in California along ture and then repay the government once homes are built and sold on the property. Route 235. Mr. DeVenney wanted to stay in compliance with any orIts a vast improvement over the appearance of the property before the cleanup, said Robin Finnacom, head of the countys dinance, Rice said of the decision to send work crews to clean Community Development Corporation. At least in the interim up the site. When the economic conditions changed the decision was made to delay the project because financing was impossible its a much more tolerable condition. Developer Tom DeVenney planned a large project on a both for residential and commercial. Were looking at options to kick the project off. The project parcel of land that included the former gas station, according to is not dead at all. county planning documents, but it has stalled. The original plan called for 440 residential units and about guyleonard@countytimes.net 124,000 square feet of commercial space on the nearly 20-acre parcel.

What do you think about the schools dismissing early or canceling school based on forecasts?
I think its a little crazy, its a little ridiculous, but I guess its good to take precautions, said Crystal Norris of Charlotte Hall. She said she has one child in kindergarten in St. Marys County Public Schools.

Dave Barbour from Mechanicsville said he was a bus driver for St. Marys County Public Schools, and hed rather see the district dismiss the students early or cancel school than have the busses out in unsafe conditions. Its really hectic if they have to wait [to see what the weather does] he said. Stacey Parry of Mechanicsville said she agrees with what the school districts are doing because she doesnt like to see the busses out with students in unsafe conditions. She said the schools decisions vary from year to year, and this year they seem to be erring on the side of caution, which Parry said she supports.

New Bay Cleanup Plan Could Leave County With Big Bill
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A briefing by planning and zoning officials to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday laid out a laundry list of land use decisions and issues that elected officials will face this year and into 2012, but perhaps none will be as daunting as creating a watershed implementation plan (WIP) for the county to do its part to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay. The Environmental Protection Agency has established tough new mandates for cleaning up pollutants like nitrogen and phosphorous for all the states that feed into the bays watershed per an executive order from President Obama, but counties that will bear much of the brunt of how those plans are implemented are finding out just how expensive it could be. Derick Berlage, director of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management, told commissioners that Anne Arundel countys WIP could cost them an estimated $2 billion to implement over the next 25 years. Over the same period of time and calculating for the population in St. Marys County, Berlage estimated that it cost the county $300 million to put the same kind of plan into practice. The figure was not exact, and much is still unknown about the actual cost but county officials did not believe the plan would be cheap. Its just a guess but it shows you its a big number the county can expect to pay, said County Administrator John Savich. To boot, Berlage said, there appears to be no money coming from the state or federal governments to help. The WIP also figures prominently with the commissioners responsibility of updating the zoning ordinance to match new critical area laws that restrict much of what property owners can do near the watershed and shoreline. Berlage said that the last time the county updated that portion of its zoning ordinance was 2003; this time land use staff would attempt to find ways to alleviate some of the burdens property owners in the critical areas face. Berlage said that nearly one-fifth the countys residents are subject to critical area restrictions and has seen examples where a family that wanted to build a home had to spend tens of thousands of dollars in tree plantings and other mitigation measures just to comply with state mandates. St. Marys County has more shoreline than any other county in the state, and officials and residents here have complained that the county bears the brunt of the critical area laws with relatively little say in their impacts. Everybody wants to protect the bay, Berlage said. But it becomes an issue of proportionality. Commissioner Daniel Morris (RMechanicsville) said that he has received questions from residents in his own neighborhood about how much the county can expect to pay for state and federal water quality mandates. He had few answers, he said, but believed that those mandates would cost not only county government through taxpayers but would affect homeowners directly by reducing their property values for lack of improvements they wanted to make. That [critical area] property is basically useless if you want to do anything on it, Morris said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

I actually lean toward letting the kids out early like this, Debrah Mattingly, of Mechanicsville, said Tuesday. She said its a hassle for some people, but better safe than sorry. She said she takes classes at the College of Southern Maryland and having her children released early is inconvenient for her, but shed rather them not be involved in an accident because the roads are unsafe.

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Editorial: Storm Hits Annapolis; Not Mother Nature, All Is Forgotten Legislators Arrive for 90 Day Session The year has passed and Congresss spending
The question everyone is asking these days: do you feel the slow uptick in the economy? Most say not really, some say no, and others, maybe. Not many positive responses, mainly because people are starting to understand the problem, but are very doubtful as to the fix. The root of the economic problem is not in industry, its not in business, its not in the private sector; the root of the economic problem is in the public sector. Federal government, state governments, and local governments all across this nation, with some select exemptions, have acted irresponsibly. They have made commitments they cannot afford to keep, they have spent like credit card thieves racking up trillions in debt in the name of the taxpayers. Unfortunately, they arent considered thieves; the debts they run up wont be wiped away, so taxpayers and businesses await the bill. Consider that the federal deficit has now reached more than $14 trillion dollars and is growing every day. This year, state governments across the nation face an estimated $82.1 billion dollar deficit. Here in Maryland, our state government will have a $1.6 billion dollar budget hole which the governor and state legislature will have to fill. The actual structural deficit for Maryland is estimated at $2 billion dollars per year for future years. And for most state governments, such as Maryland, these deficit numbers do not include the long term, underfunded commitment that federal, state and local governments have made to pay defined guaranteed retirement health and pension benefits. Now we know that the Social Security Trust Fund, which we all paid into our entire working life, has since August, 2010 been paying out more to beneficiaries than what is being paid in. And beginning now and for the next 22 years, the baby boomer population will be added to the Social Security and Medicare rolls, eventually causing there to be only two people paying into the system for every one that is drawing out of the system. Social Security and Medicare represent our nations largest economic threat. Yet while those who have paid in to Social Security are going to be asked to retire later and take less, the nation is polarized by federal, state, and local government retirees who often are eligible to retire at ages as low as 50 years with pensions as much as 75% of their previous earnings and medical benefits that far exceed Medicare. So is it any wonder few people believe that a slight uptick in the economy is a sign of recovery? The private sector is frightened by what they now know; government has become a huge liability that we are responsible for. And for the most part, those who got us in this mess have been sent back to Washington, and back to state capitals like Annapolis to solve the problems. Our economy will not stabilize until the forces of government that are now understood and are causing uncertainty and instability, have been neutralized. The common citizen gets it, but do the politicians? Members of the Maryland Legislature who make up the Spending Affordability Committee recommended this past December that this year the structural deficit be reduced by one-third, approximately $670 million dollars. In other words, fix one third of the problem and leave two thirds of the problem unresolved. To do this would mean that Marylanders would continue to languish in uncertainty and fear. The private sector will not respond to Maryland legislators continuing to kick the problem down the road. For the sake of all Marylanders, for better or for worse, when the dust settles at the close of this years legislative session in April, we deserve solutions. set a new record deficit. Of course none of it is their fault as they sit in their ivory tower and look down on their constituents. In order to reduce the deficit they must freeze federal employees salaries, revamp Medicare, freeze all annual Social Security and federal retirees raises, which I cannot understand as both programs are supposedly separately funded. Congress borrowed from these programs and never repaid the IOUs or the interest on the monies borrowed. These monies, owed to the taxpayers, must be added to the deficit. Congress makes sure their personal benefits are not touched. They need to continue living as royalty regardless of hard times in this country. Congress makes sure the wealthy do not lose their status and ensures them they will always be protected, as they provide necessary campaign funds which their constituents do not.

To The Editor:
Congress has never thought of cutting foreign aid, cutting health care costs, ending corporate welfare or to cease giving taxpayer monies to corrupt foreign countries. The strange thing, once Congresspersons are elected, all promises made during election time go by the wayside. The only thing now is to further themselves in any way they can. All election promised are forgotten, and now they must, regardless of their opinions, vote the party line. It has always been my opinion, once elected and in office, they should vote the needs of their constituents. The party line should go away until the next election. We, the taxpayers, pay for our elected officials to practice bipartisanship. End the party line vote! Daniel J. Wilson Leonardtown, MD

Diesel Reduction Act Renewal Will Save Lives

Somewhat overshadowed by the debate and passage of more partisan political issues during the lame duck session, President OBama, last week, signed into law Congress reauthorization of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010. The Act which is referred to as DERA is a much welcomed and needed holiday gift for states, communities and businesses that have been investing in clean diesel jobs and technology. DERA was created in 2005 to reduce emissions from the estimated 15+ million diesel engines in use today. Over the last five years, this program has provided funds to clean up toxic diesel pollution to every state in the country. When the President signed DERAs reauthorization he and Congress provided $500 million in grants and loans over a five-year period for a variety of diesel cleanup options including retrofits and retirements of thousands of diesel engines nationwide. This is especially significant because of the decades-long lives of diesel engines. DERA required reauthorization since its most recent allotment of funds released to the EPA of $300 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was oversubscribed at a rate of 6 times. More than 650 applications requesting more than $2 billion and providing $2 billion in matching funds went on the most part unfulfilled. In Maryland, the new funds will translate into a large number of new or retrofitted diesel engines, a corresponding increase in new, green jobs and a major reduction in deadly black carbon pollution. Since DERAs inception, Maryland counties and municipalities have been able to retrofit buses with diesel emissions filters to protect childrens health as they wait for and travel to school. But there are many more old buses that require this clean air technology. DERA is one of these rare programs where Congress recognized and agreed that reauthorizing it was a simple yet highly effective way to protect our public health, improve the air and water quality of our environment, advance technology and create jobs. For example, research shows that for every $1 spent on this technology, society receives $13 in public health benefits. In addition to helping create and retain healthy jobs, clean diesel projects will help Maryland reach its goals required in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act and the Watershed Implementation Plan to save the Bay, by significantly reducing black carbon emissions, particulate matter and NOx. Diesel emissions release black carbon, the largest contributor to global warming, 2000 times more potent than its equivalent of CO2. The estimated diesel soot pollution health impacts in Maryland each year is 409 premature deaths, 454 near-fatal heart attacks, 8,418 asthma attacks, 50,275 lost work days. For our children it caused visits to ERS for an estimated 424 asthma, 635 acute bronchitis, 7,324 lower respiratory symptoms and 5,864 upper respiratory symptoms. In total the financial cost of these health impacts to the system will be $2.3 billion. Reauthorizing DERA will now help retrofit and retire the vehicles and heavy industrial machines that are at the root cause of this cost. Republicans, Democrats, and independents in Congress have shown the American people that they can work together to get something done. We all recognize DERA is a win-win-win for, our nations public health, economy and environment. In todays divided political world, reauthorizing DERA just helped bring this country a little closer together. Andy Galli, MD Program Coordinator Clean Water Action Baltimore, MD

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Patuxent Habitat for Humanity and The Long Family would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the following Calvert Churches and Businesses for their contributions to the Calvert Apostles Build. Calvert Apostles Build Churches: Christ Church, First Lutheran Church, Huntingtown UMC, Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. John Vianney, Emmanuel UMC, Grace Brethren, Middleham & St. Peters, St. Pauls Episcopal, Carroll Weston UMC, Trinity UMC, Calvert Baptist, Greater Mount Zion Church, Olivet UMC, Solomons UMC, St. Paul UMC, Trinity Lutheran, Saint Nicholas Lutheran. Covenant Business Partners: Dunkirk Supply, Gradient Construction, Howlin Concrete, Kaine Homes, Kitchen & Bath Dis-

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Upgrades Make P-3 Orion More Efficient Submarine Hunter

Newly installed computer hardware and software on- and more cost effective than ever before and thats what we board the P-3C Orion will save the Navy money while mak- strive for everyday. ing the aging aircraft a better submarine hunter. NAVAIR plans to deliver 74 mission-ready Orions The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently installed with ARTR by 2012. During the next two years, delivered to the Fleet ten newly configured Orions installed P-3 acoustic system upgrades will be aimed at improving with an upgraded acoustic system, called the Acoustic Re- system maintainability and digital sonobuoy monitoring ceiver Technology Refresh (ARTR), a press release states. capability, increasing system architecture openness, and Acoustic systems with ARTR are a vital component growth of multi-static sensor processing capability. After of the P-3C mission systems, enhancing the ability to re- the initial upgrades to the Orion, both the P-3C and the ceive and analyze sonobuoy data; a primary function of the P-8A will undergo the second phase of system upgrades P-3C mission. ARTR improved performance over the exist- called the Acoustic Processor Technology Refresh (APTR). ing P-3C acoustic system was demonstrated during several APTR will enable both maritime patrol and reconnaissance recent exercises with a tenfold increase in system operat- aircraft to operate using a similar set of acoustic software ing reliability. This latest upgrade continues the process of by 2014. bridging the gap in technology between the Orion and the P-8A Poseidon and becomes the catalyst for commonalities among Fleet aircraft. A significant benefit of the new system includes having one person lead the acoustic system program for the P-3C and the P-8A. This change means acoustic testing on the P-3C helps mitigate risk for the P-8A. Other benefits include common signal processing code, common hardware, and the opportunity to develop the system once for both aircraft. By combining resources and providing an upgrade to the P-3C which will be used in the P-8A, the Fleet could see long term efficiencies in training and greater financial benefits overall. As we look ahead to the future, our goal is to be smart about how we approach growth of the MPRA U.S. Navy photo by Liz Goettee Fleet. If we enhance the P-3C now with a similar sysa test flight off tem used in the P-8A, its a win-win for the Fleet, said A P-3C Orion assigned to VX-20 returns fromtechnology now the coast of Southern Maryland. New anti-submarine being inCapt. Mike Moran, Program Manager for PMA 290. stalled in the P-3 will keep the Orion fleet relevant until the P-8A assumes Ultimately, we want a program that is more efficient the ASW mission for the Navy.

Sabre Systems, Inc. is announcing the recent appointment of former Business Director, Chris Perrygo, to Executive Director, and the appointment of former Principal Subject Matter Expert, Joel Schuster, to Executive Director, Program Management Support. In his new role, Perrygo will serve as the Program Manager for Sabres Information Technology (IT) / Information Management (IM) support team at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, a press release states. According to Glen Ives, Group Vice President of the companys Mid-Atlantic (MA) Region, Chris is well-known within our NAVAIR customer community. His demonstrated leadership and technical capabilities will be instrumental to Sabres executive leadership team, which is working to develop and execute strategies for business development, core competency development, contract growth and employee mentorship. Perrygo will also continue to manage existing projects at the Naval Aviation Community for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) and RiskExchange at the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office. Perrygo joined Sabre in August 2005. He holds a bachelors degree in management and a masters degree in engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. In Schusters new role, he will manage the Sabre team supporting the Maritime, Patrol, Reconnaissance Forces Aircraft Program at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Md., while continuing to provide Program Management support to the P-8 Joint Program Office (JPO)/Cooperative International Program. Joels exceptional leadership capabilities, coupled with his stellar reputation with the customer, will undoubtedly prove valuable to our executive leadership team as they explore opportunities for growth within our customer-base, as well as among our own employees, and in our overall capabilities, Ives said in a press release. Schuster joined Sabre in July 2010. He holds a bachelors degree in general studies from Excelsior College and a masters degree in technology management from the University of Maryland.

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The St. Marys County Community Development Corporation moved into new offices on Jan. 6 in Lexington Park near the Maryland Bank and Trust Bank. The Corporations new address is 46940 South ShangriLa Drive, Ste. 100 and its new phone number is 301-863-7700. The Corporations new suite is home to the Jobs Connections Program, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute and the Business Education Community Alliance (BECA). The Community Development Corporation was founded in 1985 and is an independent non-profit organization focused on community development throughout St. Marys County. The Corporation manages a business loan guarantee fund and many commercial revitalization projects including the Lexington Manor Redevelopment Project in Lexington Park along with a one-stop workforce development center called Jobs Connection for all County residents. The Jobs Connection Program offers a vast array of employment and vocational and skills training for job seekers and can be reached by calling 301-863-7707, a press release states. For more information about the services and programs of the St. Marys County Community Development Corporation contact Robin A. Finnacom, President/CEO at 301863-7700 or robin.finnacom@stmarysmd. com. the establishment that owned this space previously. I use red because they say red is the best color for restaurant fung shui, Sunny said. Half of the Carpet was put in today; hopefully things will come together more quickly, Sunny said last Thursday. The goal date to open the new addition to Bollywood Masala has not been set, however Sunny believes he will be able to open the doors to the public to come enjoy the large selection of teas, alcoholic beverages and late night deserts on Feb.14.

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Bollywood Masala to Open Second Half

By Katie Hammerer Contributing Writer In 2008, Sunny Malhotra opened Bollywood Masala in hopes of success within the community. Yet, he was only filling one of two rooms available to the businesses in San Souci Plaza. Almost two years after the initial opening, Sunny will be introducing a Tea Bar into St. Marys County, however, dont let the title of Tea Bar mislead you, he will be putting his own little twist on the new section. That twist is deserts and alcohol. Generally, a tea bar consists of many choices of loose leaf tea that can not normally be purchased at local distributors or chain stores. These establishments often sell tea accessories like tea pots, cups, strainers and thermoses, but the sale of alcoholic drinks is something that is uncommon. The tea aspect is aimed at college students as well as the people who have knowledge of teas or are not able to visit places like Teavana in Annapolis. But, Sunny understands that tea is not as profitable, so putting in a full bar and an assortment of deserts is something that will appeal to a large majority of his customers, he explained. On the tea side of business, there will be an assortment of teas to choose from at one time and the selection will change every so often. We plan on circulating through 400 different teas as well as selling and special ordering teas for our customers. Sunny said. Something also previously mentioned that could also be unusual for a tea bar is that he will be serving over 20 different home made desert creations as well as desert drinks. We will be opening the other side at 4:30 in the afternoon because the kitchen on that side will not be finished to make breakfast or lunch. So the things being served on that side will be aimed at after dinner dishes, Sunny said. On weekends the new side will be open

area almost an entirely new restaurant. Though it will be a different atmosphere then the original section, the new addition will still be considered a part of Bollywood Masala sharing the same name and otherwise just a different area for people to enjoy a slightly different array of foods. These different dishes served on the other side of the double doors will also be organic and natural with no preservatives, aside from the alcohol and a few select items.

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from 4:30 p.m. till about midnight. Some people want to just go and hang out, enjoy a drink, maybe a desert at a later hour without feeling the need to order dinner and this place will accommodate that, Sunny said. He said, there will be a second kitchen on the new addition which makes the new

The color theme from the main section of Bollywood Masala has dcor that is primarily red and the new addition will be fashioned in the same manor with red carpet, red lights and red upholstery on the bench seats. My friends told me that I should name it the red room, but I think that might give off the wrong idea, especially considering

The Front Porch Hires New Chef/Manager

The Front Porch restaurant in historic Leonardtown begins the new year with Chef/Manager, Brendan Cahill leading the team. Located in the Sterling House on Washington Street, The Front Porch serves as an anchor establishment for the historic downtown area of Leonardtown, a press release states. Since opening its doors last year, The Front Porch has become well known for a diverse menu and attentive service delivered in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Chef Cahill will add his influence through an enhanced menu planned for roll out in early February. Cahill brings extensive culinary and management experience having over 25 years in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Most recently Cahill and wife Ashley owned the Old Field Inn, a dining destination in Prince Frederick set in a preserved 19th century estate. An active member and current board member in the American Culinary Federation (A.C.F.) Annapolis chapter for 15 years, Cahill also brings with him a knowledge of local growers and producers from which hell source fresh seasonal items to include within the menu. Cahills interests extend beyond the kitchen to the historic significance of the Sterling House. The history, the deep roots and hospitality of the Sterling family are elements I hope to emphasize, Cahill said in a press release. Involvement with the local community is also a priority. Hanging artwork produced by local artists and hosting musical performances are planned. Cahills Oysters en Brochette was awarded the grand prize in the 2008 National Oyster Cook-Off and his plans include participating in local events and future competitions. Sterling House owners, Dean Beck and Jo Ann Beck are enthusiastic about the addition of Cahill. The Front Porch is a gathering place for the community where all are welcomed to enjoy fresh, quality foods creatively presented at an affordable price, said Jo Ann Beck. Brendans culinary and hospitality experience, local knowledge and interest in our historic site make him an excellent choice for the Front Porch. He is a welcomed addition to our team.

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Man Charged With Tire Iron Attack
On Jan. 5, Cpl. V. Walker and Deputy First Class S. Ruest responded to an assault in progress in the parking lot of the Callaway Village Shopping Center. Walker learned James R. Jones, 38, of Lexington Park, became involved in an argument with the victim. The argument became physical when Jones retrieved a tire iron and allegedly struck the victim in the head. Jones then entered a vehicle and drove over a curb in an alleged attempt to strike the victim. Jones had left the scene prior to arrival of law enforcement but was located traveling south on Route 5 in a red Toyota Tundra. Jones was arrested, charged with first- and seconddegree assault.

Police Still Searching for Man on the Run

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Calvert County law officers are searching for Antwuan Marquis Somerville, 21, of Lexington Park who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend at a Solomons Island nightclub in the early morning hours of Jan. 8. The Maryland State Police case is being investigated by the Calvert Investigative Team (CIT) and a warrant has been issued for Somervilles arrest. According to police reports Somerville struck his girlfriend several times in the face in what seems to be a domestic related incident. The victim sustained injuries to her face and nose that required her being transported to Prince Georges Hospital Center in Cheverly for treatment. Police say Somerville fled the scene after the alleged attack before medical personnel and police arrived at about 12:28 a.m. but has reportedly been fleeing from law enforcement for several weeks. Police say that several witnesses saw Somerville assault the victim. He obviously has a violent temper based on the case were handling, said Lt. Steve Jones, commander of CIT. Jones advised citizens to avoid confronting Somerville but to contact the investigating officer Det. Nick DeFelice at 41-535-1600 at extension 2669. Jones said investigators are unsure of where Somerville might be, but dont believe he has a reason to leave the Southern Maryland area. Somerville is described as a black male, 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighting about 150 pounds. Calvert police are not the only ones looking for Somerville as St. Marys County law officers are searching for him on multiple charges as well. According to sheriffs office spokeswoman Dep. Cindy Allen, Somerville is wanted on seven open warrants here including an indictment for possession of a firearm, as well as for failures to appear in court to answer charges for failure to pay child support, telephone misuse, second degree assault and violation of probation. Somerville also allegedly led Charles County police on a chase Dec. 28 in which he abandoned his vehicle in Calvert County, leaving his 5-year-old child behind. That shows his propensity for lack of respect for the laws of the state and it goes to show what his mental state is at this point, Jones said. guyleonard@countytimes.net

Four Arrested In Apartment Burglary Case

On Jan. 6, Deputy First Class M. Boyer was conducting a premise check of Lores Apartments in Lexington Park. During the check, he located an apartment door ajar. Further investigation of the apartment revealed several subjects inside who had allegedly entered without the permission of the building owner. The subjects were identified as Joseph K. Morgan, 47, Lawrence M Anderson, 51, Edwina D. Fenwick, 47, Willie S. Miller, 44, all of no fixed address, and Timothy L. Barnes, 47, of Callaway. All five subjects were charged with fourth degree burglary.

Two Charged With Marijuana Possession

On Jan. 5, Deputy First Class K. Nelson was conducting a premise check of the park located on Piney Point Road in Piney Point, which was closed, when she located an occupied 1995 Ford Truck. Upon contact with the vehicle occupants, Nelson detected an odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed William D. Johnston, 19, of Mechanicsville, and Colton L. Dunston, 19, of Mechanicsville, were in possession of suspected marijuana and related paraphernalia, police say. Dunston and Johnston were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police Looking to Crack Down on Fake Pot

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Local narcotics officers are targeting the sale of a product that looks like incense packaged in a plastic bags, but in reality is a kind of synthetic marijuana that has been deemed illegal by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), police say. The most popular brand names of this substance go by names such as Spice, K2, Blaze, and Red X Dawn, police say, but are listed as what is known as a Schedule 1 narcotic, which places it in the same category as illegal controlled substances like marijuana and LSD. According to a press release issued by the DEA in November, the agency used its emergency powers to control five substances used to make synthetic marijuana products, which makes possessing or selling those chemicals or the products containing them illegal. The action the DEA took would be in effect for one year, the release stated, until the agency and the federal Department of Health and Human Services investigated whether the chemicals should be made permanently illegal. DEA information stated that the popularity of products that were marketed as legal but provided a marijuana-like high when smoked were increasing in popularity among teens and young adults. The chemicals used in the manufacturing of these products has not been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), drug enforcement agency information states, and there is reportedly no oversight in the manufacturing process. Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the countys vice/narcotics unit said that the warning from local police served to alert businesses and consumers that the substances being sold were illegal and that any further

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violations would result in charges. Alioto said that narcotics officers had seized the synthetic marijuana from several local businesses and have encountered it on calls for service. We know of at least three places that were selling it, Alioto said. The word incense is just masking what it really is. The side affects of use over the long term arent known, but [short term effects] arent good, he said. Alioto said that the high generated by smoking the synthetic drug was shorter and less intense than smoking marijuana, but could induce hallucinations. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Elliot Burroughs, 76
Elliott M a t t h e w Bootie Burroughs, 76 of Mechanicsville, MD died on January 9, 2011 in Hospice House of St. Marys, Callaway, MD. Born April 19, 1934 in Oraville, MD he was the son of the late Henry Harvey and Mary Hayden Burroughs. Elliott was the loving husband of the late Imogene Wood Burroughs who preceded him in death on September 3, 2003. He is survived by his children; Gail Thompson (Bon Dee) of La Plata, MD, Glenda Shotwell (Buck) of Dunkirk, MD, Vicki Smith (Wayne) of Callaway, MD, Clay Burroughs of Lexington Park, MD, Robin Anderson (Mike), Denise Abell (Jimmy) and Roger Burroughs all of whom are from Mechanicsville, MD. Mr. Burroughs is also survived by his sister Mary Doris Case (John) of Summerville, SC as well as 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers; Bernard H. Burroughs, James Hayden Burroughs, Joseph Kenneth Burroughs (Pat), William (Bill) Burroughs and one sister, Irma (Sissy) Brignet. Elliott was a lifelong resident of St. Marys County, before his retirement in 2002; he was a truck driver who worked for A.H. Smith and CA Bean. He enjoyed watching the mens and womens softball teams in St. Marys County play ball and enjoyed watching the Washington Redskins. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 5 8 p.m. in Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Josephs Catholic Church, Morganza, MD with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Pallbearers will be; Dee Thompson, Justin Anderson, J.W. Abell, Travis Anderson, Andy Wood and Danny Burroughs. Honorary pallbearers are; Mike Anderson, Eugene Shotwell, Jimmy Abell, Wayne Smith, Bon Dee Thompson, Marquise Watts and Michael Johnson. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Marys County, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Family received friends for Carries Life Celebration on Thursday, January 6, 2011 with a Funeral Service conducted in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD Inter ment will take place in Arlington National Cemetery on February 1, 2011 at 10 a.m. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions made to St. Pauls Lutheran Church 37707 Nre Market Turner Rd., Mechanicsville, MD 20659-3075 Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD

Florence Meiser, 87
Florence M. Meiser, 87 of California, MD died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Hospice House in Callaway, MD. She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Meiser. M r s . Meiser was born in York, PA on March 15, 1923, a daughter of the late Percy N. Shepp and Florence Renaut May. Mrs. Meiser was a 1941 graduate of York High School. She married the late Thomas W. Meiser on December 25, 1941 at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, York, PA, where she had been baptized and confirmed. They celebrated 66 wonderful years of marriage prior to Mr. Meisers death in March of 2008. She was active in many church activities, was a Cub Scout Den Mother, PTA

Dorothea Davis, 85
D o r o thea Mathilda Davis, 85 of Mechanicsville, MD died peacefully at St. Marys Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD on January 8, 2011. D o r ot he a was born on June 18, 1925 in Charlotte Hall, MD. She was the daughter of the late William H. Moeller, Jr. and Martha D. Moeller. She lived her life dedicated to God and her family. She was a very active and a life long member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in New Market, MD where she served for many years as the organist, preschool treasurer, Ladies Guild president, and member of the Altar Guild. She loved gardening, traveling, and antiquing. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years for Burch and Wise, Inc., in Mechanicsville, MD. Dorothea is survived by her children; Wayne M. Davis of Leonardtown, MD, Brenda D. Bowling of Hollywood, MD, Myra E. Gardiner of Port Saint Lucie, FL, and Richard B. Davis of Hollywood, MD, siblings; Robert A. Moeller of Charlotte Hall, MD, and Edward Moeller of Dunkirk, MD, proud grandmother of 10 grandchildren; John Bowling, Jr., Kathe Vogt, Melissa Chew, Austin Davis, William Davis, Krissy Phelan, Deanna Davis, Merritt Juliano, Emily Vallandingham, and Luke Gardiner, and 10 great-grandchildren; Pierce, Dylan, Justin, Thomas, Owen, Devon, Kaylee, Cameron, Faith, and Simon. In addition to her parents Dorothea was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph B. Davis and one brother, William H. Moeller, III. Family will receive friends on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A funeral Service will be conducted on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 10 a.m. in St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Pastor Eric Peterson officiating. Interment will follow in All Faith Episcopal Cemetery, Mechanicsville, MD. Pallbearers will be; Austin Davis, William Davis, John Bowling, Jr., Greg Butterfield, Matthew Chew, and Michael Phelan.

President and was a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Meiser accompanied her husband Tom while he was stationed on the Presidio, San Francisco, CA and Ft. Lewis, Washington during WWII. When Staff Sgt. Meiser was deployed to Alaska, Mrs. Meiser returned to York and worked in a facility, which produced large weapons for the war effort. Mrs. Meiser was an outstanding homemaker and was later employed as a secretary by York International Corporation where she retired after 24 years. In 2004, after moving to the Wildewood Retirement Village in California, MD to be closer to other family members, Mrs. Meiser continued to enjoy bingo and many family events. Mrs. Meiser is survived by her son, Thomas A. Meiser of Lexington Park, and his wife Shonna M. Meiser; two grandchildren David H. Meiser and his wife Jacqueline V. Meiser of Solomons, Maryland, and John T. Meiser and his wife Lara J. Meiser of Annapolis, Maryland; Six great-grandchildren, Mallory, Elizabeth, and Henry James Meiser of Solomons, and Bayard, Tilghman, and Skylar Meiser of Annapolis. Additionally, she is survived by her sister-in-law Marjorie Meiser of Sarasota, FL. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Lillian Shepp Haldeman. There will be a visitation at the Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, 1551 Kenneth Rd., York, PA, on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 6 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011 at the Episcopal Church of St. John the

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Carrie Streets, 65
Carrie Bell Streets, 65 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on January 2, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital. Born October 25, 9145 in Sanford, FL, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Willie Mae Livingston Tobler. Mrs. Streets was a homemaker, and an avid photographer. Carrie is survived by her sister Rutha Williams of Hampton, VA. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William H. Streets, Jr. and a brother, Sonny Livingston.

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Baptist, 140 N. Beaver St., York, PA. This service will be preceded by a gathering of friends and family at 1 p.m.. in the church social hall for light refreshments and fellowship. The Reverend David Lovelace will be officiating at the service. Burial will follow at the Mount Rose Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653 or Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 (or online at hospiceofstmarys.org). Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. field Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD

David Schirmacher, 77
David Vern Schirmacher, 77, of Leonardtown, MD, died December 20, 2010 in the St. Marys Hospice House, Callaway, MD. Born November 23, 1933 in Oshkosh, WI, he was the son of the late Laverne F. and Vernetta Roloff Schirmacher. Mr. Schirmacher was a loving husband of Joyce Ann Yager Schirmacher whom he married on May 24, 1958 in Jacksonville, FL. He is also survived by sons; Steven V. (Sue Ann) of Derwood, MD, Scott C. of White Plains, MD and John David of Leonardtown, MD and granddaughter; Lily Maria of Leonardtown, MD. In addition to his wife, sons and granddaughter, Mr. Schirmacher is survived by his Aunt Lois Koepke of Oshkosh, WI as well as many loving nieces and nephews. Mr. Schirmacher was preceded in death by his daughter, Susan Kay and siblings; Sylvia Mae and Ronald Vern Schirmacher. Mr. Schirmacher served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1961. He served aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal, CVA 59 on her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean. He proudly devoted his life to his faith, family and friends. He loved sports (especially St. Marys County softball and baseball), music and classic movies. A graveside service was held on December 23, 2010 in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD where interment followed. Rev. Mitch Watney of Good Samaritan Lutheran Church was the officiant. Memorial contributions may be made to the Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD, 20692 and/or Hospice if St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Agnes Owens, 84
Agnes Elizabeth Lizzie Owens, 84 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at her residence, surrounded by her family. Born March 30, 1926 in Medleys Neck, she was the daughter of the late James O. and Mary E. Hewitt Redmond. Lizzie never worked and was always a Homemaker. She loved to crochet with a passion and made Afghans for her children and grandchildren while she was able. Lizzie loved to cook and bake with a passion. There was always a cake 24/7 on the table for anybody who dropped in to visit. Family was above all first in her life. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, George I. Snooks Owens. For the last nine years of her life Lizzie lived with her oldest daughter and her husband. She is survived by her daughters; Elizabeth Susie (David) Browne, and Sandra Sandy (Earl, Sr.) Dean, of Lexington Park, MD, siblings; Elsie Bowles of Leonardtown, MD and Irving Redmond of Clements, MD, grandchildren; Mary Beth Reece, Aaron (Shannon) Browne, Earl (Lisa) Dean, Jr., Brandie (David) Goddard, Dennis Dean and Cary Browne, great-grandchildren; Laurie Stone, Lydia Browne, Ethan Browne, Nathan Dean, Devin Dean, Landen Dean, Kyle Goddard, Dean Goddard and Davey Browne, two great-great-grandchildren; Alex Reece and Landon Stone. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. In addition to her parents and husband Lizzie was preceded in death by 6 siblings; Sister Mary Rose, Quentin Bean, Leroy Bean, James Redmond, Mary Rose Bullock, and Hilda Weaver. Family received friends for Lizzies Life Celebration on Monday, January 10, 2011 in St. Cecilias Catholic Church where a Mass of Christian burial was celebrated with Father Scott Woods officiating. Interment followed in St. James Cemetery. Pallbearers were; Aaron Browne, Earl Dean, Jr., Dennis Dean, Earl Dean, Sr., David Browne, and David Goddard. Honorary pallbearers will be; Mary Beth Reece, Brandie Goddard, and Lydia Browne. In lieu of flowers Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Marys, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD and/ or the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. 1501 N.W., 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136 Arrangements provided by the Brins-

with whom she lived. As a young woman she studied ballet and developed her lifelong love of reading. In recent years, she loved to watch cooking shows and enjoyed going out to eat with friends. A lifelong Catholic, she was a member of the Sodality of her Parish in California, MD. Family and friends were received on Friday, January 7, 2011 in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Memorial Service was conducted. Inurnment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Kathryn Tunick, 37
Kathryn Elaine Tunick, 37 of California, MD died January 3, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital. Born January 24, 1973 in Monticello, NY she was the daughter of Kathryn (Kleingardner) Kimble of California, MD and the late Arthur E. Kimble. Kathryn was a 1991 graduate of Fallsburg High School in Monticello, NY. Kathryn is survived by her mother, Kathryn Kimble of California, MD, husband Darry J. Tunick whom she married on September 18, 1995, children, Darry Alexander Jay Tunick, Hallie Marie Tunick, Lara Anne Tunick, and Keira Lynn Tunick, brothers, Arthur Kimble of Lawrenceville, GA and Christopher Kimble of Schnectady, NY, and sister, Valerie Pineda of Mechanicsville, MD. All services were private. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

She taught her children the Catholic religion and culture that had been taught to her. With her children raised and educated, she spent her time listening, telling stories, sharing tea, and caring for the grandchildren. The piano in the house was always part of her life and many in the neighborhood heard the afternoon songs she enjoyed playing. She was a gentle soul, making few demands of others as she lived her life. Miriam also enjoyed her weekly card games with her special friends. Miriam is survived by her children; Benedict D. (Sheila) Thompson, DDS, of Walkersville, MD, Frances M. (George) Thompson of Hollywood, MD, Wayne A. (Joan) Thompson of Hollywood, MD,G. Michael (Barbara) Thompson of Hollywood, MD, John O. (Elsie) Thompson of Hollywood, MD, Patricia T. (Steve) Suit of California, MD, C. Elizabeth (Alan) Blackwell of Virginia Beach, VA, and Samuel C. (Susan) Thompson of California, MD, daughter-inlaw, Marylou Thompson of Alexandria, VA, sister-in-law, Henrietta Abell of Hollywood, aunt, Mary Helen Saunders of Leonardtown, MD, 26 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Miriam is survived by her dedicated caregivers, Ann Poe and Margaret Tinsley. Miriam was preceded in death by her husband Upton Thompson, Sr., her son, Upton Thompson, Jr., siblings; Lillian Duke, Stella Dent, Elbert Drury, Benedict Drury, and Foley Drury. Family will receive friends for Miriams Life Celebration on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 from 5 to 8 p.m. in St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 at 10 a.m. with Father Ray Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be; James, Patrick, Glenn, Ronald, Joseph, and Matt Thompson, Honorary pallbearers will be; David, Paul, Michael, Chris, John, Ben, and Dan Thompson. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or St. Johns School, 43900 St. Johns Rd., Hollywood, MD 20636.

Miriam Thompson, 99
M i r i a m Drury Thompson, 99 of Hollywood, MD passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at her residence. Born June 2, 1911 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Benedict and Lillie Saunders

Marlene Schneller, 74
Marlene Faye Joiner Schneller, 74 of California, MD passed away January 4, 2011 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center where she had been under the care of Hospice of St. Marys County. Born September 30, 1936 in Lincoln, NB she was the daughter of the late Irene Faye Harrow and George W.R. Joiner who along with a son, Pat Schneller preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, Christopher Schneller (James) and Michael Schneller, and brother in law and sister in law, Duke and Peg Schneller. She leaves behind many friends, especially Marie and Corrie at Pathways. A long time resident of St. Marys County, she moved here from the state of California. She will be remembered by many Leonardtown residents for the bold fashion statement she made while volunteering as a receptionist for the Adult Services Unit of the Department of Social Services. Marlene had fond memories of her years at the convent school in Nebraska and nuns

Drury. Miriam Drury Thompson grew up in Leonardtown as the youngest of six. After graduating from St. Marys Academy in 1930 with a specialty in music and piano, she taught for six years at St. Johns School in Hollywood. At that time as a member of a swing band that included Leo and Francis Weiland, Paul Bailey, and Dale Cropper, she played twice weekly, most notably upstairs at Dukes on Friday nights. She married Upton Thompson of Hollywood in 1936 and raised nine children on a tobacco farm.

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Our Lady Star of the Sea Working Toward Next Goal

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The Our Lady Star of the Sea School in Solomons will be open and independent for another year. The school hit its goal to raise $165,000 by January with about $25,000 to spare. The extra money will be funneled into their next fundraising goal, to raise another $165,000 by June. Sister Carolyn Marie Betsch, principal of the school, said she isnt worried about meeting that goal as well, considering they have a lot more time in which to get it done. Weve got a good chunk for the next one, said Sister Carolyn Marie. She said in addition to the fundraising, the school will be trying to increase enrollment. Sister Carolyn Marie said the school is working on a long-term plan, and they cant just keep jumping from fundraiser to fundraiser indefinitely. One activity the school is hosting to encourage enrollment is holding a Bring Your Friend to School Day tomorrow. During the day, children and their friends will be going from class to class together so students from outside Our Lady Star of the Sea can see what the school is like. Were excited about it, she said. The goal of this event is to get potential students in the school to experience it, rather than just the parents at open houses, she said. Theres so many positive things to entice people to send their children here, Sister Carolyn Marie said. She said there were three communities at work to make the schools fundraising efforts a success the school community, the parish community and the Solomons Island and Lusby community. She said there were several restaurants that had fundraiser nights for the school as well, such as Outback, Veras White Sands Beach Club and Roy Rogers. The Calvert Marine Museum donated the $650 through the Melvin Conant Memorial Youth Fund to allow the students to build the canoe that they are offering through a raffle. Calvert Marine Museum and Program Director George Surgent offered Our Lady Star of the Sea an opportunity to have the students participate in their Build A Canoe program at no cost. The next fundraiser will be the Alumni Players Dinner Theatre. The production will be Murder is a Game, a comedy-mystery, which will be shown Jan. 28 and 29, and Feb. 4 and 5. Call 410- 326-3008 for tickets. sarahmiller@ countytimes.net

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St. Marys County Public Schools Evening High School will begin classes for the second semester of the 20102011 school year on Feb. 1.
Registration for the second semester will be on Jan. 25, 26, and 27, 3:45 p.m., in the Evening High School Office in Area F of Leonardtown High School. Courses are only open to active students in St. Marys County Public Schools who are under the age of 21. The fee is $150 per course, per semester. Payment is due in full at the time of registration. Cash, money order, or a certified check will be accepted. A personal check will not be accepted. Regularly scheduled classes will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:45 until 5:40 p.m. or 5:45 until 7:40 p.m., at Leonardtown High School. Students may register for up to four classes per semester. Students should meet with their high school counselor prior to registration. Enrollment numbers for courses will determine whether or not the course is offered. For more information, contact Theo Cramer, director of college and career readiness, 301-475-5511, ext. 257 or visit www.smcps.org and clink the link marked Our Schools.

St. Marys County Public Schools Number One

If Maryland is the top ranked school system in the country and St. Marys County is the number one ranked district in the state, then what does that make St. Marys County Public Schools? For the third year, the schools in the State of Maryland have been ranked number one in the country. In a statement he released earlier this week to respond to that ranking, Congressman Stenny Hoyer (D) said investing in education has long been a priority in Maryland, and for the third year in a row, the commitment and hard work of our educators, school administrators, children and their parents has shown proven success. Even during difficult economic times, Maryland continues its strong commitment to public education consistently working to strengthen education policies and improve student performance. All children deserve a quality education, and helping our children excel in their education is crucial to our sustained economic recovery and competitiveness. I look forward to working together with the Governor and my colleagues in Congress to ensure that Maryland students can continue to excel. St. Marys County Public Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano was also pleased to hear about the ranking. If the State of Maryland is number one in the nation then Im just saying, he said, quoting some of his students during the school board meeting Wednesday afternoon. He allowed the people assembled to draw their own conclusions by keeping in mind the fact that St. Marys County Public Schools was recently named the number one district in the state. In his thinking, Maryland being ranked number one in the country makes St. Marys County Public Schools the best in the country by default. Im just saying, Martirano said more than once during the Wednesday morning Board of Education meeting.

Amahl and the Night Visitors comes to SMCM

St. Marys College of Maryland voice students will perform the one-act opera Amahl and the Night Visitors twice, once at 4 p.m. and then again at 8 p.m., on Jan. 22 in Room 25 of Montgomery Hall. The popular American opera, written by Gian Carlo Menotti in 1951, was the first to be written expressly for television and plays often during the holiday season. It tells the story of the boy shepherd Amahl and the night the Three Kings come to visit. It premiered on December 24, 1951 when it was performed by the NBC Opera Theatre. The performance is free and open to the public.

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Pensions, Discussed at Legislative Breakfast

Winter Conference about pension reform on Jan. 6. We owe it to our police officers, teachers and other hardworking state employees, and we also owe it to our children, and to our taxpayers to find a sustainable way forward that protects our commitments and maintains fiscal responsibility, OMalley said. It is my belief that we cannot have an honest conversation about sharing costs, or even the need to share costs, until we reach an agreement on how we can fix the pension system. While other elected leaders may well offer other approaches, the balanced budget proposal I submit to the General Assembly later this month will not pass pension costs onto the counties. Delegate James Proctor (D-27A), a former educator and principal from Prince Georges County, said he doesnt want to see any changes made to the current pension system and he has always been in favor of a large, glorious plan for the teachers to depend on for their retirement. I am working for you, he said. No groundbreaking decisions were reached, but the legislators tried to assure the teachers and school employees in the room that they were not alone. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer The debate over funding teacher pensions has been boiling for a while now, and it was not surprising to see the issue on the docket for the seventh annual legislative breakfast Saturday morning. Members of the Education Associations of St. Marys and Calvert counties and legislators gathered on Saturday morning to discuss upcoming issues for the next school year. Debbie Russ, the Calvert Education Association president, had one simple question for the legislators to answer what are you planning to do to protect teacher pensions? Maryland Delegate John Bohanan (D-29B) was the first to answer Russs question. We have to pay for what we want, he said. While he advocated for the teachers contributing to their pension funds, he also acknowledged the government had a responsibility to provide funds already promised to the teachers. Were going to honor the commitments made, Bohanan said. Bohanans words echoed those of Governor Martin OMalley, who spoke before the Maryland Association of Counties Annual

Legislators Address Contentious Topics

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Legislators, teachers and representatives from school unions of St. Marys and Calvert counties gathered to discuss issues for the upcoming school year. The seventh annual legislative breakfast for the Education Association of St. Marys and Calvert Counties was held Saturday morning at Lennys in California. The legislators who were on the panel to discuss the topics were Maryland State Delegates John Bohanan (D29B), Anthony ODonnell (R-29C), James Proctor (D-27A) and Mark Fisher (R-27B), and Maryland Senator Roy Dyson (D-29). Representing the education association and presenting the topics to the panel was Calvert Education Association (CEA) Legislative Chair Carol Howard, CEA President Debbie Russ, EASMC Legislative Co-Chair Meissa Kierman and EASMC Vice-President and Co-Chair Anna Laughlin. The EASMC President, Wanda Ruffo Twig, acted at the mediator for the event. There were also teachers from both Calvert and St. Marys County present to hear what the legislators had to say. The first topic up for discussion was school funding. I cant believe youd take money away from what we do here, Howard said. She said the government couldnt continue to make promises then stab [them] in the back. She said she is also tired of seeing the legislature make directions based on what they think is going on with the schools. Allow us to tell you whats happening in our buildings, she said. To that end, Howard asked the legislators to devote one day to spend in a classroom with the children in a classroom and put themselves in the teachers shoes, so legislators could understand what is affected when they cut funding. Funding for education is not as robust as it has been in the past, Bohanan said. Proctor said he has walked in the teachers shoes himself, and he thought they could save money by having teachers and principals pay for some of the extras, like pizza parties and lunchtime snacks, out of their own pocket rather

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than the schools budget. Another hot topic that was brought up was the issue of teacher evaluations and how much of the evaluation should be based on the standardized tests the students have to take. Laughlin said teachers get evaluated on a long list of things, like working with their co-workers, doing things with the schools and the students outside the classroom. She asked the legislators why, if half their evaluation was based on their ability to get students to perform on one single standardized test, should the teachers be evaluated on all the other things too. She said people who arent even involved with the school system deciding what should go on with the evaluations will only lead to a bad school district. Proctor said he agreed with Laughlin in that the legislators should not be involved in teacher evaluations should be determined by the districts and the local government. ODonnell said the school systems knew what they were getting into with the Race to the Top program, and the evaluations standards were something they agreed to when they got involved. Shaun Adamec, the press secretary to Governor OMalley, said the Anthony ODonnell governor is unwilling to jeopardize the Race to the Stop federal grant money by lowering the percentage of the evaluations based on standardized tests. One of the problems with lowering that percentage is basing much of the evaluations on the students performances on the standardized tests was something the state agreed to when they applied for Race to the Top. Its a commitment we made, Adamec said. He said the governor would be willing to work with the teachers, but theres not a lot of wiggle room. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

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Masonic Roots Run Deep in St. Marys County

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer What do George Washington, Paul Revere, Clark Gable and Gerald Ford all have in common? They were all Freemasons. A lot of people are misguided in that they believe you have to be selected to be a Mason, said James. D. Jay, the Worshipful Master of the Thomas J. Shryock Masonic Lodge in Hollywood. The Hollywood Masonic lodge held its open installation of officers Monday evening. In actuality, all a person has to do is ask how to become a Mason to begin the process of becoming one. You have to ask one to be one, Jay said. He described the Masons as the oldest fraternity in the world. Once a person has asked how to become a Mason, they have to give a reason for wanting to join the Masons. They also have to have a clean criminal record and be of good character and moral stature, Jay said. It is also essential the person believe in a supreme being though they dont necessarily have to be Christians. The god they believe in is at the discretion of the individual. We dont care whether they are Christian, Judaism, Islamic. It doesnt matter, Jay said. Even at the Masonic lodge in Hollywood, there is a Rabbi who is actively involved in the group. We take good men and make them better, Jay said. He likened the Masons to the Boy Scouts. There are organizations for children, like Jobs Daughters for girls and DeMolay for boys. The youth-oriented organizations are for children until the age of their majority, usually 18 or older, and can join the Masons. The majority of Masonic groups are male-only. For women, there is the Order of the Eastern Star and the Order of Amaranth. Jay said there is a generation gap in the Masons that he has no explanation for. Many of the young men and women who are coming of age and joining Masonic groups had grandparents in who belonged to Masons and Eastern Stars, or other Masonic groups, but no parents. He said one of the biggest stereotypes he has heard about the Masons is the belief that they are a secret organization bent on world domination. He said hes also seen several television shows about Masonic symbols on the dollar bill and other such things, which have elements of truth but are often far off the mark. Its people who dont know trying to glean what they dont have, Jay said. The Masons are not a secret organization. They have secret methods of recognition, which are know only to the members of the group, but as a whole the Masons are open to anyone and try to be active in the community. Jay said the secret words and signs that allow one Mason to recognize another without attracting others attention has saved the lives of prisoners of war in the past when they have revealed themselves to Masons on the enemys side. Anything short of giving his life, hes obligated to do, Jay said. Bill Kugel, a past Worshipful Master from the Masonic Lodge in Prince Fredrick who has been a Mason for 34 years, said the aprons the Masons wear are a symbol of the Masons and an emblem of innocence. He said the Holy Bible, which sits on an alter in the middle of the room during Masonic ceremonies, is there because an obligation is not binding if a person doesnt believe in a deity. The Bible is a symbol of all deities, whether they are Christian or not. There are three degrees of masons the first are the Entered Apprentices, the second is the Fellow Craft and the third is the Master Mason. Jay said there are only three degrees, and when people talk about things like Masons of the 32nd degree or something, they are referring to groups like the Scottish Rite and York Rites. Those, among numerous others, are appendage groups that a master mason has the option to join once he has attained the third degree. Jay said the additional degrees are mostly stop at 32nd degreed. The The Shriners operate 22 hospitals across the country known as the Shriners Hospitals for Children. The Shrine Circus, which tours to about 120 locations in the United States and 40 in Canada, is a fundraiser for the hospital, which provides free treatment to children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. The Shriners are not the only ones who hold fundraisers and try to do good things for children. The Thomas J. Shryock Masonic Lodge provides funds for scholarships in the public schools in the area. In addition to that, Jay said they have a Child Identification Program (CHIP) computer that they make available to parents during the annual St. Marys County Fair and other events. The program provides identif ication cards for children and videodiscs with important information about the child, such as their age, height, weight and appearance. He said these come in handy when a child goes missing because the Amber Alert can be released immediately. He also said none of the information is stored in the computers after the disc is made and given to the parents. Jay said community service is an important cornerstone for all Masonic lodges. Leonardtown and St. Marys County has a long history of Masonry, Jay said. The first president of the country was a Mason and one of the oldest documented Mason meetings in the country was held in Leonardtown in 1760. There were Masons in the United States before it was even a country. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

Photo by Frank Marquart Scott Loflin, newly installed chaplain of the lodge.

33rd degree is honorary and conferred upon men for service to Mason craft and the community at large. Another group Master Masons have the option to join is the Shriners. Jay said the Shriners used to be closed to Master Masons who had not yet attained the 32nd degree in another Masonic appendage, but it is now open to any Master Mason.

Photo by Frank Marquart Images show the ceremony during the open installation of officers held at the Thomas J. Shryock Lodge in Hollywood. Above, James D. Jay, Worshipful Master of the lodge closes out the ceremony. Photo by Frank Marquart

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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Its been a year since an earthquake shook Haiti and devastated Port-au-Prince. And even a year later, there are people with stories and experiences that relate to the geological incident. One such person is Xaverian Brother Cosmas Rubencamp, who spoke at St. Marys Ryken on Thursday. Rubencamp does work with the Maison Fortune Orphanage. In fact, he was there when the earthquake hit Haiti in on Jan. 12, 2010. I was sitting there doing a crossword, quite peacefully, Rubencamp said. He said the orphanage didnt take the kind of damage that wrecked Port-au-Prince. Fortunately, the orphanage survived, I survived and so did the kids, Rubencamp said. Rubencamps first visit to Haiti was in 1981, and it wasnt something he wanted to do initially. I went there somewhat unwillingly, he said. Since that fist visit, he has been there nearly 70 times, doing work with the orphanage, among other ministries, such as the Twinning Program with parishes in Haiti. A young man named Jean Louis started the orphanage in 2000. Jean Louis history with Rubencamp and the other Xaverian Brothers goes back further than the beginning of the orphanage though, Rubencamp said.

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right after graduating from St. Joseph Juniorate, the Xaverians preparatory high school. Brother Cosmas has a degree in Greek and Latin from Catholic University of America. He later earned both a masters and doctorate in theology from Catholic University. In 1971, Rubencamp was moved to the Diocese of Richmons in Richmond, Va., which has been his home base for the past several years, when hes not in Haiti. Mary Joy Hurlburt, the president of St. Marys Ryken, said she thought the visit from Rubencamp was beneficial to the students. I think, first of all, its a real connection to our heritage, Hurlburt said. She said it also helps the students begin thinking of the different avenues they can use to help others that they may not have been thinking of. This helps our students see the connections they can make, she said. St. Marys Ryken Principal Rick Wood said the school may be considering a partnership with the orphanage, though those plans are tentative at best at this point. I think this is the first step, Wood said. For more information about Maison Fortune and for information about making donations, visit www.maisonfortune.org. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

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On Saturday Night, members of the Hollywood VFD and Ladies Auxiliary got together for the 54th Annual Installation of Officers, reports Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Riley. The night started off with dinner provided by Rita B Catering before getting into the awards ceremony. After dinner there was a memorial resolution for the four active ladies that the Auxiliary lost this past year. The Banquet was dedicated to the Memory of Mary Agnes Huntt, Joan M. Dean, Cyrilla Beck, and Pearl Callis.

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Library has free downloadable books Residents interested in trying an eReader can check out the librarys NOOKcolor and use it within the library. Its a great opportunity to try an eReader before buying. A list of eReaders compatible with the librarys free downloadable books can be found on the librarys website. How-to instructions and tutorials on downloading are also available or staff can demonstrate using the Nooks. An app is now available to read eBooks on an iPhone/Touch/iPad. Free audio books can be downloaded from the librarys website for those who prefer to listen to books. David Brown featured speaker at brunch David Brown, author of Sotterley: Her People and Their Worlds, will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the Library Annual Brunch on Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Georges Episcopal Church in Valley Lee. The cost is $16 for both members and non-members. Reservations are due by Jan. 15. Those interested in attending can call 301-481-7113. Free movie and Lego fun planned A free family movie will be shown at Charlotte Hall on Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. This PG rated movie is about a criminal mastermind who uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme and then finds himself changed by the growing love between them. Snacks will be provided. Leonardtown will offer Lego Fun on Jan. 24 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The Lego Fun is recommended for ages 3-6 from noon until 2 p.m. and for ages 6 and older from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Legos will be provided. Children should not bring their own. Tweens can chat about How to Train Your Dragon Lexington Parks Chapter Chats, a book discussion for children ages 8-11, will meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. On Jan. 25, the group will discuss Cressida Cowells book, How to Train Your Dragon. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is requested. How to pay for college to be discussed Students and their families can learn about the options available to finance college from Dr. Caroline Bright, St. Marys College Financial Director, and Karen Rose, Leonardtown High School Career Counselor on Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. at Leonardtown Library. Other topics to be covered include FAFSA (Federal Application for Student Aid) and local scholarships.

After the Ladies, the Executive Officers of the Fire Department were installed by MSFA President Doyle Cox. President Bill Mattingly Vice President Tommy Thompson Secretary John Gatton Sr. Treasurer Steve Facini Board of Directors Donald Insley Board of Directors Ronnie Wible Chaplain Jenks Mattingly Fire Chief Dennis Brady Jr. Once the Executive Officers were sworn in, the Operations Officers were installed by SMVFA President William Wilkerson. Fire Chief Dennis Brady Jr. Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Brady Sr. Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Riley Engine Captain Ricky Brady Squad Captain Billy Hill Truck Captain John Wible Engine Lieutenant Jamie Bean Squad Lieutenant Mead Tenaglia Truck Lieutenant CJ Mattingly Safety Officer Danny Davis Safety Officer Kevin Gardiner Chief Engineer Gene Talley Assistant Engineer Ricky Pilkerton Water Supply Officer Jim Lloyd Training Officer Brendan Abell After all the Officers were installed the two Presidents and the Chief made Presentations and gave some Awards.

Tommy Thompson receives the Firefighter of the Year award from Chief Dennis Brady Jr.

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Next was the Installation of Officers starting with the Ladies Auxiliary Officers. SMVFA-LA President Kimberly Sullivan installed the Ladies. President Cyndi Wood 1st Vice President Elaine Quade 2nd Vice President Juanita Johnson Secretary Cleone Wible Treasurer Frances Thompson Assistant Treasurer Rose Davis Chaplain Rose Adams

Presentations and Awards:

Length of Service Ladies Auxiliary 45 years: Frances Thompson Length of Service Fire Department 50 years: John Gatton Sr., Jenks Mattingly, Tootie Redmond Presidents Award: Morale Committee Top Runner 518 calls: Brandon Wible Top Driver 234 calls: Gene Talley Rookie of the Year: Brandon Wible Firefighter of the Year: Tommy Thompson Chief's Award: Gene Talley and Jamie Bean Once all the awards and presentations were over the members were entertained with music provided by DJ Charles Thompson.

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Thursday, Jan. 13
Soup and Music Garvey Senior Activity Center (23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown) 12:30 p.m. Celebrate National Soup Month at the Garvey Senior Activity Center. Enjoy a warm bowl of homemade minestrone soup, tossed salad, Italian bread, apple cobbler and ice cream, and juice, milk or coffee. After lunch, listen to Bluegrass Music by Tommy Alvey and Friends. Lunch cost is by donation for people 60 and above and $5 for seniors under the age of 60. For more information or to make a reservation, call 301-475-4200, extension 1050. Library Teen Advisory Meeting Charlotte Hall Library (37600 New Market Road, Charlotte Hall) 5 p.m. Leonardtown Library (23250 Hollywood Road Leonardtown) 6 p.m. Teens are invited to join other teens and learn to create and edit videos. Snacks will be provided. For more information, call the Charlotte Hall Library at 301-884-2211, the Leonardtown Library at 301-475-2846 or visit www. stmalib.org. The College of Southern Marylands 12th Winter Commencement Ceremony College of Southern Maryland, Physical Education (PE) Building (8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata) 6:30 p.m. CSM students, faculty and staff will celebrate the 12th winter commencement ceremony with a keynote address by United Planning Organization CEO Dana Maurice Jones and a reception to follow in the Center for Business and Industry Building, Room BI-113. In the event of inclement weather, a decision will be announced to determine if commencement will be held Jan. 14. For more information, call 301-9347765, 301-870-2309, 240-725-5499 or 443-5506199, extension 7765 or visit www.csmd.edu/ commencement/.

side of park gate. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call Bob Boxwell at 410-394-1300 or Dudley Lindsley at 301475-1858 or by e-mail at dlindsley@verizon.net. 26th Annual One Act Festival Three Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive, Lexington Park) 8 p.m. In conjunction with the Maryland Community Theatre Festival Association, The Newtowne Players are pleased to host the 26th annual weekend festival of one-act plays, showcasing community theater groups from around the state. At the festival, The Newtowne Players will perform woman: revised, an original oneact play by local author Trish Cole that depicts the thought process behind the writing of the dictionary. Cole also wrote Butterfly, which represented The Newtowne Players at the 2010 Maryland Community Theatre Festival. Attendees have the chance to see 10 plays in three sessions (Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.). Individual session passes cost $15, while a festival pass for all 10 plays costs $40. Tickets are available at the door by cash or check only. Charges are available online at www.ticketleap. com. For more information, please call 301737-5447 or visit www.newtowneplayers.org or www.mctfa.org.

collected, along with samples of the classical glassware that is often its source. His talk will be combined with a special focus on sea glass jewelry in the store. Attendees can bring their own sea glass samples for identification or have it made into customized jewelry or choose a piece and have a unique piece of wearable sea glass art created for them. Sunday Conversations is free, but nominal fee is required for jewelry purchases. For more information, call 410-326-2042.

Monday, Jan. 17

Prayer Breakfast J. Frank Raley Great Room of St. Marys College of Maryland (18952 E. Fisher Road, St. Marys City) 7 a.m. A full breakfast will be served and the program begins at 8:15 a.m. Tickets are $8 and are available at the door. Early arrival is recommended, as space is limited; advanced registration is not required. For more information, contact Lee Capristo at 240-895-4795 or lwcapristo@smcm.edu. Details about the event are also available online at www.smcm.edu/calendar. MLK Days Annmarie Garden (13480 Dowell Road, Solomons) 10 a.m. Annmarie is pleased to host Caryl Henry Alexander, prominent artist from Clinton, Maryland, for the MLK Weekend Community Project. Join Annmarie in a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his living legacy from Jan. 15-17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All children ages 11 and under will receive free admission. Caryl Henry Alexander will guide visitors in a printmaking hands on activity. Participants will, in response to the poems and quotes of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement, create relief prints with Adinkra symbols from Ghana, West Africa. Each printmaker will make two relief prints, one for our wall and one for themselves. The prints will be used to create a temporary mural on the wall of the gallery displayed throughout the month of February. These prints echo a vision, energy and wisdom that is reflective of the local community and Dr. Kings legacy. For more information, call (410) 326-4640.

Writing Basics Garvey Senior Activity Center (23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown) 1:30 p.m. Seniors are invited to the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays beginning January 11 through March 1 from 1:30 2:30 p.m. to participate in this memoir-writing workshop. In this group you will learn how to focus your life stories, give them literary purpose, and apply such craft elements as character, plot, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, and theme. To sign up, or for more information, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050. Fitness and More Membership Drive Fitness and More (24502 Three Notch Road, Hollywood) 6:30 a.m. Fitness And More is recruiting women of all ages who would like to join a womens only gym. They offer circuit training, cardio equipment and fitness and yoga classes. There are no mirrors, no makeup, no men, so come on in and have some fun while working out. Theres no sign up fee and the first month is free when you sign a year contract. Special Olympics Poker Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) 7 p.m. $1-$2 blinds cash game. Dealers will be provided and the nightly high hand is paid nightly. Drinks will be free. Proceeds go to benefit 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 240-2989616 after.

Saturday, Jan. 15

Polar Plunge to Benefit the United Way Rod n Reel Restaurant (4165 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach) 10 a.m. Please Come out to watch or join in with the people braving the frigid Chesapeke Bay water to raise money for The United Way The cost of registration is $20Pople not wanting to take the plunge can sponsor those who are. For other ways to donate, visit http://unitedwaycalvert. org/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=4. One hundred percent of all donations go to the United Way and stay local.

Wednesday, Jan. 19
Movie Night with Starfeather Joy Lane Healing Center (43288 Joy Lane, Hollywood) 7 p.m. There is no price of admission, but donations are welcome. Watch Mythic Journeys Everyday Life is a Story and a Story Can Change the World, a new award winning spiritual documentary with Deepak Chopra, Sobonfu Some, Michael Meade Michael Beckwith and many others. For more information or to make reservations, call 301-373-2522

Friday, Jan. 14

Sunday, Jan. 16

Owl Prowl Myrtle Point Park (Patuxent Boulevard, California) 8 p.m. Dress warm, bring a flashlight and park out-

Pure Sea Glass Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons) 2 p.m. Richard LaMotte is a recognized expert on sea glass and his book with its incredible photographs presents some of the best sea glass ever

Tuesday, Jan. 18

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

To Advertise in the Church Services Directory, Call The County Times at 301-373-4125

GRACE CHAPEL
Grace Chapel
(Meeting at Mechanicsville Elementary School) Pastor Carl Snyder Worship Service: 10:00 am Phone: 301-884-3504 Website: www.gracechapelsomd.com John 8:32 Member of fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches

Running the 2nd & 4th Week of Each Month BAPTIST CHURCH
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention 8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637 301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627 Pastor Keith Corrick Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins

ANGLICAN
THE ANGLICAN MISSION OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Sundays - 9:30 AM 41695 Fenwick Street Unit 3 Leonardtown, MD 20650 301/475-9337 www.amosm.net

PRESBYTERIAN CATHOLIC

UNITED METHODIST

BAHAI FAITH
BAHAI FAITH
God is One, Man is One, and All Religions are One

Sunday Morning Worship Sunday School (all ages) Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study Wednesday Discipleship Classes (Adults, youth & Children)

10:30am 9:15 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Patuxent Presbyterian Church

California, Maryland 301-863-2033
Offering worship and serving opportunities at First Friendship campus Ridge 9:00 am Traditional worshipc St George Island campus Piney Point 9:45 am Children and Adult Sunday School 11:00 am Traditional worship St. Pauls campus Leonardtown 8:05 am Traditional worshipna 9:15 am Contemporary worshipnca(ASL Interpreted) 10:45 am Contemporary worshipnca 6:00 pm The Refinery (interactive worship)nc
n nursery provided c- childrens Sunday school also available a- adult Sunday school also available

Rev Michael R. Jones, Senior Pastor

1 miles South of Thomas Johnson Bridge on Rt. 4

CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Cecelia Church
47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429 St. Marys City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
Virgil Mass: Sunday: Weekday (M-F): Confessions: 4:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am 7:30 am 3-4 pm Saturday

Sunday Morning Worship Services: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Sunday School 9:45 am With Nursery care Website: http://www.paxpres.org E-mail: ChurchOffice@paxpress.org

Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8 Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm 301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org

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Athanasius Greenwell (continued)

By Linda Reno Contributing Writer Extracts from depositions concerning the will of Athanasius Greenwell taken December 5, 1826: Joseph E. Fenwick said he lived with the testator as an overseer. Jesse Floyd and the testator drank a great deal the night before and while he did not believe him to be a madman or fool, he did not believe he was exactly in his right mind when he signed the will. Joseph Heard, a near neighbor of Mr.

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Joseph Heard said Mrs. Tennison, daughter of Athanasius, was a dutiful child. He was aware of the altercation between Mr. Tennison and Mr. Greenwell. Mr. Heard said he knew Jesse Floyd. When asked if he would believe Floyd upon his oath he said I declare, I dont know. Extract from deposition taken January 16, 1827: Bennett Hammett said he had known Mr. Greenwell for 15 years. He found him to be a prudent man in the management of his affairs, but in the last three or four years he had been intemperate. James Davis said he had known Mr. Greenwell since boyhood. He saw Mr. Greenwell two days after he made his will and not only was he drunk but suffering from a fever from a very bad wound on his arm. Mrs. Greenwell is a very sensible and prudent woman, but even with her assistance, Mr. Greenwell went downhill and would have lost all if it had not been for Mrs. Greenwell.

Greenwell, said he did not believe Mr. Greenwell had been in his right mind for the past two to four years. He never heard anything when he was at the testators house to indicate anything other than uniform kindness to his family. Extracts from depositions taken December 19, 1826: Jesse Floyd said Catherine Greenwell, daughter of Athanasius, was a cripple and incapable of taking care of property. About two months before the deceased made his will, Mr. Greenwell and John Tennison had a fight. Mr. Tennison struck Mr. Greenwell on the arm which caused it to enflame and become very sore. Tennison said he hit Greenwell because he had a knife and had attacked him, but Greenwell said he did not have a knife.

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Wanderings of an Aimless
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By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer I am really sorry that the Redskins wont be in the Superbowl. I truly am, we are diehard Redskins fans. Sunday afternoons will be a little empty now without our normal routine of football games. But, of course I will try to make the best of it. It will be hard I might get depressed. We wont be wearing our team shirts and lounge pants, and my husband will not be wearing his Redskins ball cap backwards. What will I do? No, housework does not count as a fun Sunday activity to me at least until after 7 p.m. Well Im thinking for the first Sunday I want to go wandering around stores just looking for the little things that I never get a chance to look at. For instance today, we went shopping around looking for a silver feather to match the one that fell off one of my earrings. I have searched on and off for this both locally and on-line. Even though I have found the perfect match online, I still prefer to shop local. We were walking around one of the stores, and my sweet husband was being so helpful, walking down each aisle searching for this elusive feather. From the next aisle I hear him say loudly, I found the feather! Wow, you did! I go running around to the other side only to find him in front of the boas and feathers 8 inch long feathers to be exact. I meant a silver feather remember the earrings I showed you this morning? He replied, You said a feather, I found you a feather. I said, That will look great with my Pocahontas costume next Halloween, unless you plan on taking me out to dinner with two large feathers hanging off my ears. The next comment from him was, Well, Ill just walk around the store to get my exercise in, since I am not helping any. That went well. Then when we were in the car and halfway through my quest, he says, Now Ive missed the game. I asked, What game? I thought the Redskins werent playing anymore. No the Ravens played today. Great now I suppose we will eventually have to start wearing Ravens outfits. My husband said Redskins are his team forever through wins and losses, but when they are out then we need to support our Maryland team. He used to work at the old RFK stadium for the Redskins he manned the Gatorade table among other things. His brother still works for the Redskins at FedEx field. The second Sunday, Id like to go visit some parks and walk all the trails. There must be some I have missed. This will help me with the Biggest Loser challenge too. Ill be sure to bring plenty of strawberries though Ive found that eating a few strawberries seems to completely cut out cravings for anything I can think of and they are on sale now too! And Winter in a park is a beautiful experience. Its quiet, the water is still and you can see the contour of the land. The sunlight brings out beautiful highlights and shadows. I wanted to go to St. Marys River State Park this Sunday, but I remember the last time I went there in 32 degree weather, or at least the friend I took has never let me forget the four hour walk I talked her into. She said she was still recovering from the little walk I talked her into from St. Marys College to Monks Inn in 1979. Maybe I shouldnt have taken her through woods most of the way. I wonder why she hasnt called me in quite awhile. The third Sunday sounds like winery time to me. Of course I dont have to go too far. The Port of Leonardtown Winery is right next to my work. But we may have to visit a few others just to round out my tasting experience. Everyone knows Im a wine newbie. Searching for wineries also takes you down many back roads in Southern Maryland which could happily fill up every following Sunday for me. I have to make all my plans now because I only have a small window of time before Baseball season starts and then there is March Madness, and then my husbands softball season begins. This sounds exhausting already. Wait a minute, I dont think I have time for any Sunday blues. To each new days adventure, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.

Sunday Blues

d Book Review
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Contributing Writer Horsing around is the best thing in your life. Your bedroom walls are covered with posters of ponies. Youve drawn dobbins all over your notebooks in school. When you say dam, its a good thing, and your favorite cuddle-up blanket just happens to have hooves on it. Nobody could mistake you for anything other than the horsey girl you are. So why not brush up on mucking out, cooling down, and more by reading For Horse-Crazy Girls Only by Christina Wilsdon, illustrated by Alecia Underhill? Whether you have a horse or you dont, you probably spend a lot of time dreaming about everything equine. Thats the best thing about this book: Christina Wilsdon is horsecrazy, too, and shes got lots of things to tell you. Would you believe, for instance, that there are over 58 million horses in the world? Over nine million of them live in the U.S. and nearly half a million live in Canada. In that population, youll find dozens of different kinds of horses, including some to ride, some to race, and some that are in-the-house pets! You undoubtedly already know what horses eat, but did you know that they drink up to 8 gallons of water a day more, if its hot outside? Most horses love to be groomed, but did you know that yours might groom you back? And while horses cant burp or vomit, they sure can poop about 50 pounds (23 kg) of it each day which is why you need to muck

Extract from deposition taken February 13, 1827: Henry Sewall said he saw Mr. Greenwell six weeks before his death who told him the provisions of the will. Mr. Greenwell said he was not leaving Tennison a cent because Tennison hit him with a stick and injured his arm; nor was he leaving anything to Mr. Tennisons children. The court rejected the testimony and on July 18, 1827 the will, as written, was approved for probate. The petitioners appealed, but never followed through. At probate in 1829, Catherine Greenwell, widow, renounced the will and elected her third. Solomon Washington Greenwell, the only son, moved to Louisiana before 1846 where he was living at the time of the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses. He died in Richland Parish, Louisiana in 1873, leaving a fairly large estate to his wife Sarah (a native of Alabama) and his daughter, Mary C. (Greenwell) Chapman/ Brown.

For Horse-Crazy Girls Only: Everything You Want to Know About Horses
by Christina Wilsdon, illustrated by Alecia Underhill
c.2010, Feiwel and Friends $14.99 / $16.99 Canada 150 pages, includes index
out stalls daily. Though horses are sometimes described as hot-blooded or cold-blooded, that has nothing to do with their insides and everything to do with what theyre built for. Hot-blooded horses can run up to 40 miles per hour (64.4 km), while cold-blooded horses can pull things that weigh much more than they do. And heres something fun: you can tell if a horse is breathing in or out by watching her run and if shes jumping, you can bet shes holding her breath. Read this book and youll learn how humans tamed horses, how to say horse in other languages, where horses came from (and how they got to Hawaii), why saddles differ, and why you should never walk behind a horse that wears a red ribbon on his tail. Got a girl whos chomping at the bit for an hour with a horse? This book cant be ridden, but for a horsey girl like yours, it may be the next best thing. For Horse-Crazy Girls Only is jampacked with flakes of information that young equestriennes will race to read. Every conceivable subject on horses is covered, however briefly, and author Christina Wilsdon also includes a long list of horse-related careers that horse-loving girls can aspire to. What I liked best is that this book really isnt just Girls Only: horse-crazy moms can enjoy sharing, too. If your 7-to-14-year-old horse lover can pony up some time, For Horse-Crazy Girls Only is a book shell truly enjoy. For her, reading it may be a mane event.

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Thursday, Jan. 13
Dave Norris DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. Special Olympics No Limit Poker Night Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) 7 p.m. Live Music with Patty and Carl Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m. No Limit Texas Hold Em Tournament R.T.S Building (21367 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park) 7:30 p.m. All You Can Drink Ladies Night Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 8 p.m. Martini Karaoke with DJ Steve Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) 9 p.m.

Rum Runners Live at the River Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) 8 p.m. Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas Blues Jam Fat Boys Country Store (41566 Medleys Neck Road, Leonardtown) 8:30 p.m. Bent Nickel Jake and Als Chop House (258 Town Square Drive, Lusby) 8:30 p.m. Road House Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) 9 p.m.

Debut Performance of Diane Daly The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Avenue, North Beach) 8 p.m. Nuttin Fancy at CJs Backroom CJs Backroom (12020 Rousby Hall Road, Lusby) 8 p.m. CAR 54 Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 9 p.m. Miles from Clever Cryers Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) 9 p.m. Naked The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco) 9 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Tommy and DJ T California Applebees (45480 Miramar, California) 9 p.m. Full Steam Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) 9 p.m.

Salsa Night Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 18
Comedy Night with DJ Edmonds, Dion Alexander and Danny Rolando Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) 9 a.m. Fair Warning DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. Open Pool Tables Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 7 p.m. Live Music with Steve and Rusty A Day of Earth Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15
NFL at the Duck Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 6 a.m. Kickoff at the River for NFL Playoff Specials Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) 11 a.m. Steak and Karaoke VFW Post 2632 (23282 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. Special Olympics Tournament Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) 6 p.m. Fair Warning DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 6 p.m. Randy Richie Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m. Salsa Thursday at House of Dance House of Dance (24620 Three Notch Road, Hollywood) 7:30 p.m. True Blue Country St. Marys Landing (29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 19
Mason Sabastian DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Harry Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 7 p.m. Special Olympics Poker Night Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) 7 p.m. $25 No Limit Texas Hold Em Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) 7 p.m. Band in a Box St. Marys Landing (29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) 7:30 p.m. Comedy Night Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) 8 p.m. Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas Open Blues Jam Beach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bayside Road, Chesapeake Beach) 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 14
Dave Norris DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m. Randy Richie Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 6:30 p.m. $25 No Limit Texas Hold Em Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) 7 p.m. The Smoke Creek Rounders Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m. All You Can Drink Night Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 16
Big Dog Zone Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) 11 a.m. Kickoff at the River for NFL Playoff Specials Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) 11 a.m. Fraternal Order of Police Poker Tournament Fraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) 2 p.m. Chili Soup Cookoff Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain Highway, Bel Alton) 3 p.m.

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Monday, Jan. 17
Mason Sabastian DB McMillans (23415 Three Notch Road, California) 5 p.m.

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We post nightlife events happening in Calvert, Charles and St. Marys counties. To submit an event for our calendar, e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net. Deadline for submissions is Monday by 5 p.m.

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Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas Rocks Maryland

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer Some bands are comprised of members who focus solely on their band and making it successful. Then there are bands like Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas, which is comprised of people from different bands who play together simply because they enjoy jamming. Steve Wolf Crescenze, the man the band is named after, said the group has been together for a couple of years, with different members rotating in and out in a regular basis. They play blues, rockabilly, roots rock and county music. What we are, were all professionals who have other projects, Crescenze said. He said there is a main, core group made up of Bart Balderson on drums, Lisa Lim on guitar and vocals, Tom Maxwell also on guitar and vocals and Crescenze on bass and backup vocals. There are also a couple members who play with the group on a rotating basis, including Wave Milor on harmonica and vocals and Zach Sweeney on guitar.
Photo Courtesy of Wolf Crescenze

Photo Courtesy of Wolf Crescenze

We really highlight the guitars, Crescenze said. At any given performance, Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas will have three or four guitarist onstage, and Crescenze said they will add a couple of guitar solos to songs. Its kind of a guitar feature performance, Crescenze said. There is a lot of call and response between the guitars, with them feeding off each other, and improvisation. Milor said the musicians ability to play with so many guitars in a genre that wasnt necessarily made for them is a testament to the abilities of the members of the band. I think its a pretty novel idea, Milor said. He said the people rotate based on the location of the concert and their availability around the other groups they are involved in. Its like taking the top people from different bands, Crescenze said. The members of the band are from locations all over Maryland and Virginia, like Gainesville and Fredericksburg. Its been a really good opportunity for me, said Maxwell. Maxwell said joining Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas allowed him to go from barely playing at all to playing three times per week or more. He described the sound of the band as an old school bar band kind of sound. The name for the group is indicative of the people the group is comprised of, Crescenze said. The youngest member of the group are Hot Rods in their early and mid 20s while Crescenze said he is the Old Gas who is old enough to be their grandfather. Even though the group is intergenerational, Crescenze

said they have no trouble performing well together. When you get down to music, it kind of transcends age, Crescenze said. Maxwell said Crescenze has a lot of experience, which helps the group to pick music that will work best for them. Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas performs all over Maryland, with regularly scheduled gigs every month in Washington, D.C., and every other month at Bare Bones Grill and Brewery in Ellicott City. Maxwell said the venue he looks forward to the most is Bare Bones because they get a good reception and a good crowd to play to. We have a good time there, he said. The next concert for Wolfs Hot Rods and Old Gas will be at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Fat Boys Country Store, located at 41566 Medleys Neck Road in Leonardtown. This is a regular concert, held on the second Friday of every month. The event at Fat Boys Country Store is part open jam, where various people can come in, sign up and play, and part concert. You never know whos coming, its all pot luck, Crescenze said. The band gets to its regular set later in the evening. They will also be at the Beach Cove Restaurant on Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach on Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.wolfsmusicweekly. com or www.facebook.com/WolfsMusicWeekly. To see samples of their performances, visit www.youtube.com/ wolfsmusic1. sarahmiller@countytimes.net

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49. Most guileful 52. Casual trousers 55. Abba ____, Israeli politician 56. Papier-_____, art material 58. Am. costume designer Edith 60. Stand up 61. Operatic songs 62. Talk incessantly 63. Shock treatment 64. Form a sum 65. Norweigan currency (abbr.)

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1. Mimic 2. Journey on horseback 3. Linen plant 4. Dashes 5. Single Lens Reflex 6. Golf ball stands 7. A particle of dirt 8. Clear blood fluids 9. Female sheep 11. Utters 12. Tern genus 13. Small sofa

14. Shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic 19. Leoppold and ____ 21. Top of motor vehicle 24. Securing devices 25. Highly incensed 26. Earnest entreaty 27. Rent 28. Am. immigration island 29. National Council on Disability (abbr.) 31. Same birthdate sibling 32. 2,000 pounds 33. A light stroke 38. Relating to a horse 39. A subterfuge 40. Unwholesome atmosphere 41. Dining, coffee and card 42. Cunieform tablets found in 1974 46. Scratchy 49. Invests in little enterprises 50. Foot-shaped shoe form 51. Scarletts home 52. Genus alosa 53. New Jersey university 54. Paper bag 55. Before 57. Castilian knight El ___ 59. Denmark

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Thurs., Jan. 13
Wrestling Chopticon at La Plata, 6 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 15
Indoor Track Choption/Great Mills/Leonardtown at Calvert County Invitational at Prince Georges Sports and Learning Complex, 8 a.m.

Westlake at Great Mills, 7 p.m. Leonardtown/North Point at Thomas Stone, 5 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 14
Boys Basketball Great Mills at Chopticon, 7 p.m. Leonardtown at Patuxent, 7 p.m. St. Marys Ryken at Gonzaga, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Chopticon at Great Mills, 7:30 p.m. Patuxent at Leonardtown, 7 p.m. St. Marys Ryken at Holy Cross, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Leonardtown vs. Thomas Stone at Capital Clubouse (Waldorf), 5 p.m. St. Marys Ryken vs. La Plata at Capital Clubhouse (Waldorf), 6:45 p.m.

Wed., Jan. 19
Boys Basketball Chopticon at Thomas Stone, 7 p.m. Westlake at Great Mills, 7 p.m. Lackey at Leonardtown, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball St. Marys Ryken at Kings Christian Academy, 6 p.m. Thomas Stone at Chopticon, 7 p.m. Great Mills at Westlake, 7 p.m. Leonardtown at Lackey, 7 p.m. Hockey Leonardtown vs. Huntingtown at Capital Clubhouse (Waldorf), 6:45 p.m. Wrestling St. Marys Ryken at Gonzaga, 1:30 p.m.

BLEACHERS After The War

By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer Years ago I had the pleasure of meeting former Cleveland Indians pitcher and Hall of Famer, Bob Feller. In his 18 seasons with Cleveland between 1936 and 1956, Feller won 266 games, was an 8-time all-star and led the league in wins 6 times, innings pitched 5 times and strikeouts 7 times. Feller was best known for his fastball, for which he earned the nickname Rapid Robert. In an age before radar guns, Feller once participated in a quirky stunt with a speeding motorcycle to calculate just how much heat he had on his heater. The result, 104 M.P.H., may or may not have been accurate but his 2,581 career strikeouts and 0.67 average strikeouts per inning, prove this: Feller threw serious smoke. In fact, Fellers strikeouts/inning ratio was superior to Walter Johnsons (0.59) and Lefty Groves (0.57), perhaps the two most heralded flamethrowers until Fellers arrival. With all due respect to the Cleveland Indians franchise (but hey, theres a reason the Indians were chosen for the goof-ball Major League movie series), had Feller played in Boston or New York, his legacy likely would have been even more significant and his place among the games greatest all-time hurlers further solidified. Nevertheless, meeting Feller, a member of baseballs royal court, left me awestruck. I certainly didnt need a cardiologist to tell me that my heart rate and blood pressure had spiked. And so, as a thousand creative questions rattled around in my mind, all I managed to verbalize was, Who was the toughest batter you faced? The answer wasnt Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams, as expected, but Tommy Henrich, an outfielder for the Yankees from the late 30s through the 40s. Curious about Fellers more famous contemporaries, I asked him what it was like to face DiMaggio. Feller said that earlier in their careers DiMaggio worked him over pretty good, but after the war, I got the better of him. For a time, I was focused on Fellers interesting identification of Henrich as the deepest thorn in his side. As the years have gone by, the lasting memory of my encounter became a phrase he used: after the war. He was, of course, referring to World War II. Feller volunteered for the Navy the day after Pearl Harbor. He was the first of many major leaguers to trade a glove for a weapon. Like many of his contemporaries DiMaggio and Williams included the war cost him several years in the prime of his career. Yet, there wasnt even a trace of bitterness or regret in Fellers war reference. To the contrary, the casual, matter-of-fact way in which Feller referred to his heroic military service spoke to his and his generations perspective on their call to arms: it was their responsibility to serve. Fellers generation is often called Americas greatest and while our country has had many challenging periods, it just might be. Personally, I wonder whether my generation and those subsequent would have been as selfless and aware of a greater cause beyond the individual (and certainly the game of baseball) as Fellers was in answering the countrys call and mobilizing and sacrificing on a national level. Certainly times have changed. As a people we question our Government more now, a product of the information age, and the bad guys arent as definable as the Axis powers were. Still, if there was a serious global threat to democracy, an attack on American soil and a declaration of war, would Tom Brady so willingly and without reservation volunteer for war? Would LeBron James? Would I? Fortunately, because we had Bob Feller, his generation and the lessons of WWII and we have the men and women that serve today, the large majority of Americas youth havent had to answer that question. Like all too many of The Greatest Generation, Feller passed on recently. Death and the passage of time though should never dull our appreciation for his or his generations contributions to freedom and the advancement of democracy. More simply, if the phrase after the war isnt part of your personal vernacular, you can thank Bob Feller. Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com

A View From The

Sun., Jan. 16
Boys Basketball Bishop McNamara at St. Marys Ryken, 3 p.m.

Tues., Jan. 18
Boys Basketball Bishop Ireton at St. Marys Ryken, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball St. Marys Ryken at Bishop Ireton, 7 p.m. Hockey St. Marys Ryken vs. Mount St. Joseph at Tucker Road (Fort Washington), 5 p.m. Wrestling Northern at Chopticon, 7 p.m.

Wed., Jan. 5
Boys Basketball McDonough 59, Chopticon 26 North Point 68, Great Mills 58 Westlake 62, Leonardtown 45 Girls Basketball McDonough 47, Chopticon 43 North Point 55, Great Mills 27 Westlake 65, Leonardtown 36 Hockey Leonardtown 7, St. Marys Ryken 6 Boys Swimming Great Mills 167, Westlake 83 Great Mills 163, McDonough 97 Leonardtown 193, Patuxent 97 Leonardtown 150, Huntingtown 130 Girls Swimming Great Mills 127, Westlake 123 Great Mills 142, McDonough 118 Leonardtown 203, Patuxent 77 Leonardtown 197, Huntingtown 82

Wrestling St. Marys Ryken 51, St. Johns 24 Bishop Ireton 51, St. Marys Ryken 24

Boys Swimming Leonardtown 202, McDonough 73 Leonardtown 194, Lackey 86 Girls Swimming Leonardtown 205, McDonough 69 Leonardtown 204, Lackey 76

Fri., Jan. 7
Boys Basketball Chopticon 43, Leonardtown 35 Huntingtown 68, Great Mills 48 St. Marys Ryken 74, Archbishop Carroll 64 Girls Basketball Chopticon 44, Leonardtown 38 (overtime) Huntingtown 47, Great Mills 45 Archbishop Carroll 66, St. Marys Ryken 54 Hockey Northern 7, St. Marys Ryken 2 Indoor Track St. Marys Invitational at P.G. Sports and Learning Complex Boys 2. Leonardtown 83 3. Great Mills 61 13. Chopticon 1 Girls 2. Leonardtown 94 12. Great Mills 6.5 13. Chopticon 6

Sat., Jan. 8
Girls Basketball St. Johns 82, St. Marys Ryken 52 Wrestling Patriot Classic 8. St. Marys Ryken, 94 South River Invitational 2. Chopticon, 145 13. Great Mills, 59

Pax Rugby Offering Co-Ed Youth and Adult Tag Rugby League And Classes
Patuxent River Rugby Club will be offering a free Co-Ed Youth/ Adult tag rugby and conditioning classes throughout the months of Jan and Feb. No experience needed, we will teach you everything you need to know. More details and registration can be found on paxrugby.com or by calling Justin Thompson at 732-492-9760 or 1-877-806-7775.

Mon., Jan. 10
Boys Basketball Calvert 77, Great Mills 47 Northern 78, Leonardtown 47 Girls Basketball Calvert 69, Great Mills 29 Northern 39, Leonardtown 33

St. Marys College of Maryland will host a six-week Spring Training 2011 baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from January 2 to February 6. St. Marys College head coach Lew Jenkins will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching and catching lessons at a cost as low as $99 for six weeks. Space is limited. Registration is now under way. For more information, visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com or call toll-free 866-622-4487.

SmCm To Host Baseball Spring Training Program

Dates: February 27, 2011.

High-School Tennis Clinic Series 2010

Location: St. Marys College of Maryland, Somerset Tennis Complex 18952 East Fisher Road (Outdoor Facility) St. Marys City, Maryland 20686 Times: Sundays, 9:30 am 11:30 am (Mini-matches included)

Instructors: St. Marys College Coaching Staff and Players Cost: $25.00 per session!! Players: Beginning 9th graders to Seniors!!!! Registration: Contact Derek Sabedra, Head Tennis Coach, St. Marys College Cell: 410-610-4300 and/or email ddsabedra@smcm.edu

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Leonardtowns Nantz Ready for Naval Academy

Leonardtown senior Molly Nantz has known that the Naval Academy was where she wanted to be since a trip to the Annapolis-based school shortly before her junior year began. When I went to visit, the atmosphere around the girls on the team was great and the campus just had this feeling of excellence, Nantz said after she signed her letter of intent to play lacrosse at Navy (full scholarship). It was the only choice, the right fit for me. Nantz, who plays defense on a Raider team looking for its sixth straight Photo by Chris Stevens Southern Maryland Athletic Confer- Accompanied by her mother Carrie, father Bob, coaches Mike Denny ence championship this spring, was also and Ken McIlhenny, athletic director Randy Tira and principal David considering George Mason and Loyola, ONeill, Molly Nantz signs to attend school and play lacrosse at the with Villanova being her second choice Naval Academy. behind Navy. She also is excited to move she said. The coaches really liked my hard work, game from one successful team to another as the Midshipmen are the defending Patriot League sense and stick skills, so hopefully Ill carry those things to Navy with me. champions in womens lacrosse. With the most difficult part of choosing a college Its nice to go into a winning program. Hopefully the other recruits and myself will help keep it up, she over with, Nantz was also very grateful for the opportunities shes been presented with. said. I have a lot of people to thank, my parents, Coach Nantz, who plans to major in oceanography at Navy, understands that there will be some changes in Mac [Ken McIlhenny], Coach [Mike] Denny, my travthe way the game is played going from high school to el coach Katie Pumphrey and my parents, she said. Theyve really helped me get to this point. college. The speed and the amount of aggression is going to be different, but Ill be able to rise through it, chrisstevens@countytimes.net

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Knights Fail to Pick Up Slack in Loss to Northern

Missing three key players with injuries and missing their usual spirited effort, the St. Marys Ryken hockey team dropped their third straight game to start 2011, a 7-2 loss to Northern Friday night. Head coach Chris Palombi wasnt too pleased with his teams bad effort coming off of a 7-6 loss to country rival Leonardtown earlier in the week. There was a lack of discipline on our part, especially defensively, Palombi explained. We didnt check down, we didnt win our battlesit was just a lackadaisical effort on our part. Ryken (3-8-0 overall, 2-3-0 in MSHL Southern Division play) got a power play goal from forward T.J. Munns (assists by Daniel Batong and Ben Walter) and an unassisted even strength goal from defenseman Matt McGowan in the loss. Palombi hoped that with sophomores Nathan Blondino and A.J. Fortescue and freshman Evan Brennan out with injuries (he expects Blondino and Brennan back for Fridays game against La Plata) a few more players would be up to the task. I thought that our guys would take as inspiration to be the ones to step up, but nobody did, he said. He did feel that some of the reserves (hard-hitting Ben Barnes, Dominic Benedict and John Bouchard) did play well and earned themselves some more ice time in the future. Those guys that dont normally get a lot of playing time got in and did show some heart. They showed they were ready for more time, Palombi said. In the Wednesday loss to Leonardtown, the Knights fell behind 5-0 before their usual hustling efforts got them to within a goal late, but they werent able to complete the comeback. Palombi felt that game, in which Ryken went 4-for-6 on the power play, was a better indicator of how good of a team they can be. All it takes is a lot of heart, determination and the desire to win, he said. The guys are starting to see that the system were teaching them works and theyll be successful when they do it. chrisstevens@countytimes.net

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Hedquist named SMC Athlete of the month for December
St. Marys City, Md. Cameron Hedquist (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg), a first-year freestyler and individual medley specialist on the St. Marys College mens swim team, picked up his first athlete of the month honor as Hedquist was selected as the near unanimous December Athlete of the Month by the Department of Athletics and Recreation. Hedquist helped the Seahawks (4-4, 1-1 CAC) to their best-ever finish at the annual Franklin & Marshall College Invitational on December 4-5 as St. Marys finished fourth. He set one individual school record and contributed to two others at the nine-team F&M Invite, earning him Capital Athletic Conference Mens Swimmer of the Week honors on December 5. Hedquist notched his first school record in the 200 freestyle as he finished second in the event with a time of 1:43.58, beating the Michael Preston 09 mark of 1:43.80 set at the 2009 CAC championships. He also contributed to the record-setting 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle (fourth place in 3:14.75) relay teams. The 800 relay foursome finished second in the event in 7:10.26, breaking the previous mark by almost nine seconds. The original record of 7:19.83 was established at the 2009 CAC championship meet while the record set for the 400 free relay knocked down the 12year old mark of 3:16.93 (1998). Within the 400 free relay, Hedquist almost had a second individual record as he missed the 100 freestyle mark as the leadoff swimmer. He posted a 47.77 split which was .06 hundredths of a second off the 1999 record (47.71). He also recorded a second-place finish in the 200 IM while helping St. Marys to a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay and fourth-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and medley relays. Among league swimmers, Hedquist owns the top time in the 100 and 200 freestyle events while holding the second-best time in the 200 IM. He is also fourth in the 50 freestyle and sixth in the 100 backstroke.

Seahawk Mens Lacrosse Cracks Pre-Season National Top 20

Coming off a 2010 campaign that saw the St. Marys College mens lacrosse team record their first 10-win season since 2007, the Seahawks are more than poised to make a run for the programs first-ever NCAA playoff berth with preseason less than two weeks away. Inside Lacrosse has acknowledged St. Marys strides over the past two seasons by ranking them 18th in this years preseason Top 20 poll found in the 2011 edition of Face-Off Yearbook. The Seahawks were one of three Capital Athletic Conference programs ranked in the preseason poll with 2010 CAC champion, Stevenson University, coming in at No. 2 and last years NCAA runner-up, Salisbury University, at third. This is the second time in four years that St. Marys has entered a season with a preseason ranking as the Seahawks began the 2007 campaign at No. 18 as well. Third-year head coach Chris Hasbrouck says, We are extremely pleased to receive the preseason ranking. This is a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment of our student-athletes. Under Hasbroucks guidance, St. Marys has notched an 18-13 (10-4 CAC) two-year record and advanced to the CAC semifinals in each season. The Seahawks have the tools to be competitive this spring with 13 of their 15 top scorers returning from last years 10-6 (5-2 CAC) squad. Leading this years talented squad will be preseason honorable mention All-America, senior attackman Dennis Rosson (Severna Park, Md./ Severn), along with preseason all-conference defensive standouts, juniors Sean Hatley (Harwood, Md./Spalding) and Peter Windsor (Towson, Md./ St. Pauls). Rosson, a 6-2 attackman, has been the teams Offensive MVP three years running and this season should be no different as he looks to finish his career in style. The three-time AllCAC selection, Rosson led the team last season with 42 goals and 60 points while sophomore attackman Patrick Mull (Fallston, Md./Fallston) set up the offense with 25 assists. Hatley and Windsor will anchor the defense after combining for 68 ground balls and 35 caused turnovers a year ago. Both are very physical defenders with Hatley (21 GB, 12 CT) being a skilled close defenseman and Windsor (47 GB, 23 CT) handling LSM duties with ease. We are looking forward to the start of the 2011 season and going head-to-head with some of the best teams in the country. We have significantly upgraded our out-of-league competition which will help prepare us for the demands of conference play, added Hasbrouck. Along with having to deal with perennial Division III powerhouses, Salisbury and Stevenson, in conference play, the Seahawks will face three additional nationally ranked teams in nonconference action. Coming to Seahawk Stadium will be #5 Roanoke College for the home- and season-opener on February 20 while the Seahawks match-up with #15 Dickinson College and #14 Denison University on neutral sites on February 26 and March 16, respectively.

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Go Bunny Go!
Joe and I grabbed our shotguns, ammo and fluorescent orange hats, and walked off in the direction of Queenie now a good mile from the car, out of sight and likely on point. My wife was a short distance behind admiring the American farmland countryside. We finally caught up with Queenie. She was on point. Joe and I approached the honeysuckle mound with caution, not knowing if Queenie was pointing a bird, a mouse, a rabbit, or a mole. She was rock solid in her pointing stance as Joe and I stepped alongside her. Joe gave the command to flush and 30 quail burst from the undercover. I was never so rattled by the thundering little wings and pulled off three shots into oblivion before I knew what had happened. Joe, being the courteous host, didnt shoot. Oh no! He just broke down in raucous laughter. I looked at Queenie and said, I dare you to do that again! And, off she ran. As we tried to catch up we passed a small cache of weeds growing in an otherwise recently harvested wheat field. I absent mindedly kicked it as we passed by and a rabbit took off like it had just left the starting line at Budds Creek Raceway. Queenie was nowhere in sight and my wife, still behind usscreamed, Go bunny, go! Joe and I looked at one another and, without firing a shot, had another great laugh. I said, You might as well get Queenie and well head back home. That hunting adventure was 40 years ago. To this day, I cant hunt rabbits without the image of my life partner behind me screaming, Go bunny, go! She never joined me on another hunt, but tolerates my absence during the season like a real friend. I will be offering stories of hunting adventures in future articles for this column. If you have a particularly interesting story, drop me an email at riverdancekeith@hotmail.com. Be safe and enjoy the season.

Fur and Feathers

By Keith McGuire Contributing Writer A story from the archives! Being a newlywed and recently returned from an overseas military assignment, I was anxious to introduce my new life partner to my old lifestyle. My best buddy, Joe, would soon become my brother-in-law since he was planning to marry my sister in the months between hunting and fishing season of the coming year. He was and still is a good planner in that regard. It just so happened that my leave between duty stations coincided with rabbit and quail season, so Joe invited me on a hunt. I agreed to go if my new wife could come along to observe. Joe had a dog, Queenie. She was an old German ShortHaired Pointer who just happened to be in heat. He and his Dad never bathed the dog because the thinking of the time was that bathing a dog would ruin their nose for detecting birds. Joe offered to drive because he knew where he was going and I was between vehicles. He drove a 1965 Mustang coupe. He said that one of us would have to share the tiny back seat with Queenie, so I made the sacrifice while my wife got the luxury of the front passenger seat. Most of the 25 mile journey was made with one window open to filter the stench from Queenie. When we arrived at the farm, the dog was the first one out and we all gasped a breath a gasp of fresh country winter air like we were in a modern yoga class preparing for the downward dog.

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Dents 16 Points Help Braves Beat Raiders Again

MORGANZA For the second time in 10 days, the Chopticon boys basketball team rode the wave of their home crowd to a win over county rival Leonardtown. Led by 16 points from senior forward Rashaud Dent, the Braves pulled out a 4335 win Friday night, improving their record to 2-7 with both wins coming against the Raiders. Chopticon also defeated Leonardtown 54-43 in the consolation game of the Southern Maryland Holiday Tournament December 30. He wouldve had 26 points but we missed a lot of shots early, Chopticon coach Terry Mumau said. He works better when he gets some rest, so we were able to do that tonight. It was very exciting, said Dent, who scored eight points in the fourth quarter to help keep the Raiders at bay. The crowd got me fired up, they made me more aggressive and I made more shots tonight. After a slow first quarter, Chopticon (1-4 in Southern Maryland Athletic Conference games) scored 15 points in the second quarter to take a 20-11 halftime lead. Leonardtown (1-8 overall, 1-5 SMAC) picked up the pace in the second half and got to with one point (34-33) on a Chris Campeggio three-pointer late in the fourth quarter. Chopticon junior point guard Josh Reeves answered on the very next possession with a pull-up three pointer from the left side that pushed the Brave advantage back to four and they held on down the stretch. They gave me the open look and I had to take it, said Reeves, who added nine points for Chopticon. He was open and that was a gutsy shot that Josh took, Mumau said. Im proud of the fact that our guys didnt panic. Mumau thought Fridays crowd is what separates St. Marys County from their SMAC counterparts in terms of fan support. We might not have the best athletes, but our kids are crazy about basketball, he says. Nothing beats St. Marys County. Leonardtown coach Dave Layman was encouraged with the teams effort, especially just getting Campeggio back from a shin bruise Friday night. We just have to keep playing with that energy we had tonight, he said. We had a couple of things that didnt go our way offensively but we battled. Layman credited the Braves defense for Leonardtowns offensive struggles. You score 11 points in the first half, it makes it tough to win, he said. Credit Chopticons 1-3-1 defense. Theyre a good team and that defense is a code we havent been able to crack yet. Sophomore guard Mike Day led Leonardtown with 11 points. chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Chopticons Josh Reeves scores a lay-up in the first half of Fridays 43-35 win over Leonardtown
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Chopticons Rashaud Dent goes up for two of his 16 points in Friday nights game against county rival Leonardtown.
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The Braves Kharon Mitchell looks to pass after a tussle for the ball with Leonardtowns Mike Day.
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Ashia Joseph of Great Mills take a shot during the Hornets 69-29 loss to Calvert Monday night.

Hornet Girls Cant Keep up with Calvert Pressure

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer GREAT MILLS - There were moments Monday night when the Great Mills girls basketball team was able to beat Calverts suffocating full-court pressure defense and get some good looks at the basket. Unfortunately, those moments were few and far in between as the Southern Maryland Athletic Conferenceleading Cavaliers cruised to a 69-29 victory. I thought our effort was there, but we just had to do a better job of taking care of the ball, Hornets coach Brian Weisner said. We had 21 turnovers in the first half, and we usually average between 16 and 25 for a whole game. If you dont have the ball, you cant score. The Cavaliers (8-2, 4-0 SMAC) jumped out to a 15-3 lead, but the Hornets (3-7, 2-2 SMAC) rallied back to within seven points (18-11) midway through the second quarter on technical free throws by Tyniece Woodland. Calvert really turned up the pressure, going on a 34-2 run over the next six minutes and 44 seconds of game action, led by junior forward Tiara Lester, who scored a season high 25 points 12 of which came in the decisive third quarter. Shes a bad match-up for a lot of teams, Calvert coach Frank Moore said. Shes an inside-outside type of player. Moore was also complimentary of Great Mills early success against their full-court press. We looked a step slow tonight, and the way they attacked our press had a lot to do with it, he said. They did a lot of things to hurt us and break our press. Weisner also felt they did a good job in the first half, but Calverts size and speed wore them down. Our girls were able to hang in there in early on, but I just dont think we had enough left in the tank and the score reflected that, he said. Great Mills was led in scoring by Woodland with 13 points and senior guard TaQuana Gordon chipped in with eight points. Weisner hopes that Woodland, a sophomore, will look to use her ball-handling skills and speed to help the team more this season. Tyniece has the ability to get to the basket, take a shot or find the open player she knows how to make the right decision, Weisner explains. She needs to do that more often. chrisstevens@countytimes.net

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The Hornets Tiffany Moreira drives around Alexis Smith of Calvert during Monday nights SMAC girls basketball game.
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Tyniece Woodland, who led Great Mills with 13 points, passes the ball.

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Town to Demolish Water Tower

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Buzzards Besiege County Library

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Our Lady Star School Fundraising Succeeds

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