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Parks Cited For Storm Water Problems

Local Man Killed in Shed Fire

Businesses Try Adapting in Tough Times

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“Buying local food is obviously healthier. It helps support our local economy. It helps support farms, which creates open space, which also helps the quality of life in Southern Maryland,’ said Rob Plant, owner of Blue Wind Gourmet on Route 235 in Cali-fornia. “And buying from independent operators, those dol-lars stay local and get spent locally, so that helps the community you live in and lowers your taxes ultimately.”

Why is it important to make an effort to buy products from local shops and eat at locally-owned

restaurants?

“When you buy at the local level in a lo-cal privately-owned business, you’re do-ing a direct reinvest-ment into your com-munity,” said Dan Rebarchick, owner of Lenny’s Restaurant in California. “Inde-pendent businesses, their money stays local, they reinvest local, their homes are local, and their financial center is local.”

“Because if you don’t, then the little stores are

going to close up, and then they’ll be

whining because they’re not there

anymore. You like these quaint little places? Well then

shop there. The same goes with online – Get out

of the house,” said Suzanne Bazille of The Apple Basket in Mechanicsville.

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countyState Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler talks to lo-cal officials and residents about the St. Mary’s River to find out about any potential polluters to it and the Chesapeake Bay.

Bernie Wilder, a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, took several people up in his home-made aircraft at Saturday’s Young Eagles free avia-tion day.

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now. I don’t think it’s sustainable over the long term … There’s

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at the abduction was given the title of best man. A term that is still very much in use today.

Hundreds of residents, visitors and dignitaries gathered for food and fun at this year’s 25th Annual St. Mary’s County Crab Festival, which was held at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds on Sunday. This year’s event included demonstrations from Tolson’s Okinawan Karate, live music from the Southbound Band and the Chesapeake Country Cruizers, raffle drawings, and food and memorabilia from local vendors. Proceeds from this year’s festival will be donated via the Leonardtown Lions Club to various community charities. Next year’s crab festival is scheduled for Sunday, June 12. For more infor-mation, go to www.stmaryscrabfestival.com.

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

An audit of the Chesapeake Bay’s water-shed, of which the St. Mary’s Riv-er is a part, found that there were only a few violators contributing to any pollution problems in the county’s eponymous river.

The audit stated that, in some cases, the river was still “pristine” but suffers during heavy rainstorms that wash away sediments and other pollutants.

The audit, conducted by the office of State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, draws from research efforts already complet-ed by the county government and the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, according to the au-dit report.

The audit noted that Mar-rick Homes, LLC, was cited by the Maryland Department of the Environment on a complaint for alleged water pollution, sediment pollution and sediment control violations at a pair of its construction sites.

The developer requested a hearing regard-ing the complaint, the audit stated, but settled the case before the inquest and paid a $50,000 penalty.

The audit also stated that Gansler’s office followed up on complaints of alleged improper sewage violations that they received regard-ing Dennis Point Marina and campgrounds at

a town hall meeting held in the county back in 2009.

However, an inspector found that there were no issues with the operations of the sew-er systems at the campground and marina, the audit stated.

Raquel Guillory, spokes woman for the attorney general’s office, said that the St. Mary’s River was among the least stressed of

those audited by the agency that flow into the Chesapeake Bay.

Gansler visited St. Mary’s County and several other jurisdictions to learn more about the condition of the watershed and ask the com-munities’ help in identifying potential pollution violators.

The audit reflected research on the local level though, that showed that the river was still not in an ideal condition.

“It has many of the issues we’ve seen from audit to audit like over-development,” Guillory said. “It’s not as bad as compared to some.”

Bob Lewis, local director of the watershed group, said that the audit helped raise attention about the river around the state but said that he was disappointed that the audit praised local of-ficials in their efforts to keep the river clean.

“It’s really not that clean,” Lewis said, adding that the group still appreciated the

recognition.“We didn’t expect him to turn up anything

earth shattering or even eye turning,” Lewis said.

The audit referenced a St. Mary’s River Watershed Association study that stated that heavy development in the Lexington Park De-velopment District along Route 235 contributed to the increase in nutrients and sediments that were harmful to water quality.

Guillory said that Gansler and his staff would make another audit trip to neighboring Calvert County on July 13 to begin an audit of the Patuxent River but they did not have plans currently to come to St. Mary’s as part of the investigation.

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OAG Audit Finds Few Violators on St. Mary’s River


The Maryland Environmental Service has cited two county parks for deficiencies in storm water management but officials say that the problems appear to be minor and can be corrected shortly.

The storm water management system at Chaptico Park in Chaptico was reported to have spotty erosion on embankments that re-quired repair, the state environmental service told county government in letters dated June 2, while growth around the riser structure that collects overflowing water needed to be cleared away

The report also showed that water go-ing into a collection pond was undercutting filtering cloth there that also needed to be repaired.

At the 5th District Park near Lettie Mar-shall Dent Elementary School, state inspec-tors said that there was erosion around piping of the storm water system that needed to be repaired while additional sediment that had accumulated had to be removed.

The stone rip-rap channel in the park’s

system also had heavy vegetation growth that needed to be removed to keep the system functioning properly.

Cracks in one of the concrete structures at the 5th District Park were also mentioned in the report submitted to the county.

Phil Shire, deputy director of the coun-ty’s office of Land Use and Growth Manage-ment, said that maintenance of county storm water management structures was on going.

“These storm water structures need con-tinual maintenance,” Shire said. “Sometimes you have to mow more or clear out more vegetation.”

Despite budget cuts this year due to the recession and lagging revenues from the state, County Administrator John Savich said that county crews would continue to keep up with storm water systems.

“It’s always going to be a priority, we’ll continue to keep up with things like this,” Savich said. “There are lots of little things that add up everyday that the county has to spend money on.”

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County Parks Cited For Storm Water Problems

State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler visited the St. Mary’s River last year to find out about any potential polluters to it and the Chesa-peake Bay.

On President Obama’s speech this week regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

“While BP is responsible for this unprecedented environmental disaster, the federal government is rightly judged on its ability to coordinate the response to this emergency and its aftermath.”

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer

On two of the county’s parks being cited by the state for storm water management deficiencies

“We’ll continue to keep up with things like this. It’s always

going to be a priority.”

County Administrator John Savich


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Maryland State Fire Marshal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Tuesday evening shed fire in Lexington Park that claimed the life of a man.

Officials with the Medical Examiner’s Of-fice in Baltimore have not positively identified the victim in the fire but the family of the person believed to be the deceasedia already mourning the loss of Charles Christopher Luffy, 43, who is believed to have been in the shed at the time of the fire.

Family members declined to comment on the fire or the victim.

“It’s just a horrible tragedy, that’s all,” said a woman who answered the door at the residence of Charles and Lois Luffy on Morris Drive in Lexington Park.

Both of the Luffys were at the home at the time of the fire and called 911, a fire marshal’s

report stated.The owners of the property are the parents

of the victim.Duane Svites, deputy chief fire marshal for

the Southern Maryland Region, told The County Times on Wednesday that the fire in the shed was contained in the second floor of the structure where the victim was known to stay on occasion.

Investigators have not ascertained the cause of the fire, Svites said, nor have they found a cause of death of the victim.

“The victim was severely burned,” Svites said.

Damage to the shed is estimated at $30,000 and no working smoke alarms were located dur-ing the initial investigation, fire marshal reports stated.

The county’s Bureau of Criminal Investiga-tions is also taking part in the case, fire marshal reports state.

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Man Killed in Shed Fire


A man convicted for taking part in a brutal murder in 1975 during a convenience store heist in St. Mary’s has won the right to get his sentence of life plus 70 years reconsidered, according to court documents from Calvert County Circuit Court, but he will not have a chance to argue his case before another jury.

“He was looking for a new trial,” said State’s Attorney Richard Fritz regarding John Gilbert Cowan’s petition for post-trial relief.

Cowan was tried in Calvert County for the robbery of a High’s convenience store in Charlotte Hall that took place Jan. 2, 1975, court documents show, and found guilty in September of that year of five counts stemming from the crime including first-degree murder, two counts of conspiracy to murder, assault with intent to murder and robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon.

Cowan’s sentence was life plus 100 years, but after one of his charges was reversed by a court ruling he received a lower sentence, court records show.

The ruling by Calvert Circuit Court Judge Warren Krug, dated May 28, recounted the events that led up to the robbery and murder, where Vera Mea Long was shot and killed and Mary Pauline Hyde was shot and wounded in the incident.

The investigation of 1975 into the crime re-vealed that on the evening of the robbery William Earl Washington drove both Cowan and Ronald Kenneth Thomas to the store where Cowan acted as a lookout while Thomas entered the store and

shot both Long and Hyde.The three men then drove to Thomas’ home

where they divided the money. Each received about $40, court papers stated.

In his petition for post conviction relief, filed in September of 2007, Cowan argued that his at-torney was ineffective in defending Cowan by not objecting to certain jury instructions regard-ing the robbery with a deadly weapon charge and other trial issues.

In his ruling, Krug wrote that jury instruc-tions at trial were confusing but that Cowan did not persuade the court that his trial attorney had provided an ineffective defense.

“In looking at the allegations of error, and re-maining highly deferential to trial counsel’s per-formance, the court cannot see that trial counsel’s performance fell outside of the prevailing norms of counsel in 1975,” Krug wrote.

Krug did write, however, that defense coun-sel should have filed for a sentence modification and granted Cowan a belated request to have a hearing on the issue.

Fritz said that the case represented one of the worst episodes of violence in St. Mary’s County at that time.

Had Cowan’s push for a new trial been granted, he said, it would have been very difficult for the state to have proceeded because of a lack of evidence to due the case’s age.

“Back in 1975 it was the murder case,” Fritz said. “It was one of the most egregious murders in St. Mary’s County.”

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Man Convicted of 1975 Murder Gets Sentence Reconsideration

Voting in St. Mary’s County will be al-lowed on Primary Election Day on Sept. 14 and on General Election Day on Nov. 2 in Voting Precincts, and, for the first time, per new state legislation, for ten days prior to each Election Day in a central location on the first floor in the Potomac Building in Leonardtown.

The Board of Elections will be prepared to accept votes in Room 14 in the Potomac Building (23155 Leonard Hall Drive) in Leon-ardtown for the Primary Election from Fri-day, Sept. 3 to Thursday, Sept. 9 (except for Sunday, Sept. 5) and for the General Election from Friday, Oct. 22 through Thursday, Oct.

28 (except for Sunday, Oct. 24).Voters may cast their votes on these days

between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., a press release states. The early voting period before the Pri-mary Election Day will include Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.

The Potomac Building is fully accessible and is a transfer stop on the St. Mary’s County Transit Service route.

For more information on the St. Mary’s County Board of Elections, call 301-475- 7844, x1610 or log on to the county’s website at www.stmarysmd.com. Click on Board of Elections under the Government box.

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Local independent businesses are trying to differentiate themselves from big box retail-ers to keep from being driven out of business, owners say, and a business specialist with the state said that the key to doing that in a down economy is to be knowledgeable enough about customers to make quick changes.

“Who’s accessing my property and how am I meeting their needs?” asked Casey Will-son, a specialist in helping businesses stay afloat from the state’s Small Business Devel-opment Center. “You’ve got to think about it [business] differently. You’ve got to innovate.”

Willson made his presentation to the St. Mary’s Independent Businesses Association membership on Monday and business own-ers say that making a niche for themselves in a market growing with big box retailers is now a top priority.

Sandy Dyson, office manager and part owner of Dyson Building Center in Great Mills, said that since the building market is down the family business has had to shift its focus to try and capture some of the do-it-your-self market.

“That seems to be the trend in our hard-ware department,” Dyson told The County Times. “People are saying they can’t afford to buy [a new home] so they say ‘let’s fix what we have’.”

At Lenny’s Restaurant in California, owner Danny Rebarchick said that customers are keen to buy healthier foods and like food that is packaged in “green” containers that were made from recyclable products, but their eating habits have also changed to traditional stand-by fare when they come to dine.

“It’s amazing how many people are order-ing that… comfort food,” Rebarchick said.

Business representatives also said that customers are smarter than before, doing their own research on-line and having a distinct idea on what they want.

The challenge, they said, was to meet that very specific type of niche demand.

“You have to meet your customers needs in different ways and attract new ones,” Will-son said, adding that with national debt and federal deficits on the rise, smaller communi-ties with small independent businesses would be a sustainable model.

He was especially concerned that com-munities that were dependent in large part on government activities would be hit hard when there was no more money left to spend.

“The government is the economy right now,” Willson told The County Times. “I don’t think it’s sustainable over the long term.

“There’s going to come a time when there are government cutbacks.”

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Naval Systems, Inc. (NSI), headquartered in Lexington Park, in conjunction with STAR 98.3 “T-Bone & Heather,” out of Mechanicsville, raised over $7,700 for the Southern Maryland Food Bank during their 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament on June 10 at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course. Twenty-two golf teams participated in the charity tournament, followed by prizes and a fund-raising auction. The Southern Maryland Food Bank supports the commu-nities of Calvert, Charles, and St Mary’s Counties and provides food to families in need. With the help of generous participants and sponsors, the tournament raised over $7,700 which will be used by the Food Bank to purchase over 60,000 pounds of food allowing the food bank to assist more than 3,000 families in need. To date, NSI and STAR 98.3 have raised over $15,000 to support the Southern Maryland Food Bank.

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Notice is hereby given that the follow-ing vessel has apparently been abandoned for more than 180 days on the property of: David Giroux 40832 Spring House Lane Leonard-town, MD 20650 240-431-8309. The vessel is described as: Purple and White 8’3” 1994 Kawasaki 750ss, registration # VA5990AJ

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The Claude D. Alexander Memorial Golf Committee, a 501(c)(3) organization, would like to thank everyone who participated in and supported the tournament on May 21.

There were 88 golfers and the tournament made over $18,500 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.

We would like to also recognize and thank the following sponsors for their gener-ous support: Gold Sponsors: Advanced Re-hab Technology, SENTEL Corporation and INTERGRAPH Corporation, Heritage Print-ing (Programs and Signage), Bear Creek BBQ (Lunch); Blue Sponsors: Professional Solu-tions, TSA, Knight Point Systems, Rolls Royce North America, Precise Systems, Inc, Chenega Federal Systems, Juan O’Callahan Research, VFW Post 2632, Landstar, NTA, the Family of PFC Christopher R. Thout, USMC, Wyle, John Teets, Fred and Brigita Frost. Additional do-nations were received from Denise Alexander, Guy Distributers, Blue Wind Gourmet, Ken

and Denise McDowell, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Leatherneck Magazine, Marine Corps Association, Salute Military Golf Asso-ciation, Harley Davidson of Washington, Ken Sparks, Ron Carwell, Kate Murray, Robert Parkinson, Dan Rebarchick (Sleep Inn), Chic-Fil-A, Dyson Lumber, Circle C Oysters, and all of the volunteers, including: Denise, Meg and Kevin Alexander, The Belles of Saint Mary’s (Molly Baker, Jeanette Bunting, Sandy Cal-lanan, Mary Connell, Barbara Roberts, Dee Roland, Barbie Shields, Judi Simmons, Lenore Storey), Julie Burke-Greer, Paul Callanan, Bill Davis, Brigita and Fred Frost, Albert and Virginia Layton, Juan and Bunny O’Callahan, Ken and Susie Sparks, Brian Storey, John Teets, and Judy Wimmel, Emcee, Senator Roy Dyson and Capt. Steve Schmeiser, Command-ing Officer, Patuxent River NAS.

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Injured Marine Fundraiser Was Huge Success

Thank you for the editorial in the June 10th edition, which listed all the great sites and ac-tivities available in our county. One of the best opportunities for summer fun, however, was not included—the county library in Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown or Lexington Park. The ac-tivities planned by our library staff fit the bill—wholesome, enjoyable, convenient, and they are FREE (because they have been paid with taxes). The air-conditioned libraries also offer relief from the heat, seven days a week.

Families looking for fun-packed activities for their children won’t want to miss our reading programs, computer workshops, weekly craft activities, family movies, storytimes, and draw-ing classes we have planned this summer. For a less structured activity they can bring their children in and we will help them find that “just right” book to read.

Our free Professional Performance Se-ries held on Mondays starting June 28 always pack the house. These performances include

musicals, magic, storytelling and even science-based programs, all performed by top-notch professionals. For adults, an award-winning Mark Twain impersonator from Branson, MO is scheduled on July 21 at Lexington Park. Cap-tain Jack Russell will speak on local fish and crabs at Leonardtown on August 11.

Check our library’s webpage (www.stmal-ib.org) for our complete schedule or stop by one of the libraries for a brochure. Your library is your hometown place to learn, discover and re-lax…and enjoy summer fun. Visit us often not only in the summer but year round.

Marilyn Lash, Publicity SpecialistSt. Mary’s County Library

Editors Note: Readers can find listings of library events weekly in The County Times Community section, this week listed on page 26.

Beat The Heat at Local Libraries

The media is filled with the BP oil disas-ter. The constant drumming of “Why isn’t more done to stop the leak?” hasn’t stopped since the leak started.

Our wonderful president is out there look-ing for butts to kick. Wow! Environmentalists are pushing, as usual, to stop all drilling for oil and just get out of oil energy use altogether.

But gosh! I have a question. Is it or isn’t it true that the Netherlands, immediately af-ter the spill began, offered help in the form of skimmer ships that could have picked up a ma-jor portion of the oil at the spill site? And they also, I understand, were joined by Australia and other countries in offers of other types of help to control the damage.

And another question.Isn’t it also true that our government (and

BP) refused the offers of help because –PRI-MARY REASON- we have a federal law that says any shipping in our waters must be manned by American union workers? In this instance, the help that was offered was not ac-cepted because we didn’t have American union workers available to man the ships that could

have prevented a substantial amount of damage that has been and will continue to be caused.

Please! Can somebody tell me I’m wrong? Can somebody tell me, truthfully and backed up with facts, that we don’t have such a law and that several countries, including the Netherlands and Australia DID NOT offer help in controlling the leak? Can somebody tell me why this information, if true (I heard it on the Fox network) has not been disseminated to the public via other media?

My second area of interest is with the en-vironmentalist. They want to stop using oil. Okay. That means we get rid of tires, plastics, cosmetics, shoes, Vaseline, many drugs, and Lord knows how many other items of everyday use that will be eliminated with the absence of oil. But I guess that’s all right if you’re an environmentalist.

What is the matter with this society? Are we all idiots?

James HilbertMechanicsville, MD

Someone Please Prove Me Wrong

You are a law-abiding citizen; you live in a neighborhood with a history of drug activity and street crimes. It is one o’clock in the morn-ing and police are called to your neighborhood on a noise complaint. You go outside to ob-serve the activity, where several people have gathered. The police arrive and you become concerned that the police officer(s) may be act-ing inappropriately. What would you do?

That was basically the scene this past Sat-urday in Lexington Park on Flower Drive. Two St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputies respond-ed to the call. A 26-year-old African-American woman decided to use her cell phone to record the police activity. Upon observing the wom-an recording their activity, the deputies confis-cated the cell phone and arrested the woman. The arresting officer claimed she had “will-fully intercept(ed)” his oral communication.

We have no reason to believe the depu-ties were acting in any way inappropriately to cause their actions to be recorded. We have not seen or heard the recording.

How many times have we witnessed vid-eos, pictures, or recordings of police brutality because someone happened to have a camera or recorder available while the incident was taking place? Without these recordings, who would believe the word of a criminal against that of a police officer?

While we make no insinuation that police brutality took place, we do wonder why the police officer was concerned about his actions and words being recorded while responding to a public complaint.

Certainly the officer knew he was in pub-lic, acting publicly as a public servant, thereby eliminating the “intercept” argument of the law which he used to arrest the woman. The

officer has every right, according to Maryland law, to have a privacy expectation and not have his conversation recorded, but only while hav-ing a private conversation. That expectation does not extend to his actions and conversa-tions while administering justice.

The officer was not engaged in a private conversation with another officer, he was “speaking with several people” at the address of the complaint, and the woman was not se-cretly recording a private conversation, she was 12 feet away using her cell phone to pub-licly record the conversation.

This incident sends chills through the public and erodes the public trust in law en-forcement. We all know that almost all police officers are good people; they perform a diffi-cult job. They are well trained, take great pride in their work and understand their duties. We take great pride in them as well. St. Mary’s County has outstanding law enforcement offi-cers, and the actions of one or two should not diminish the outstanding performance of the rest.

But fortunately the rights of citizens can-not be trampled upon. One such incident by even one officer is so reprehensible to our in-dividual freedoms that it can, if not dealt with swiftly and convincingly, cause damage to the entire agency.

The Sheriff’s initial statements about the case were in support of the actions of his offi-cer, and maybe there is evidence not contained in the police report that would give rise to such support. If so, the Sheriff should immediately make such evidence available to the public, if not, the Sheriff should immediately begin an investigation into this incident and make the findings available to the public.

Where Is The Line On Police Authority?


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On June 10, 2010 at approximately 12:45 am Collin Scott Campbell, 23, of Great Mills, called the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center and reported a female had just robbed him. Campbell stated he was at the WaWa on Three Notch Road in California, when he was approached by a female asking for money. Campbell told the communication center that he pulled out his wallet to give the woman a few dollars. Campbell explained the woman then grabbed his wallet, which contained $35 and fled in a green Honda and was last seen traveling down Rue Purchase Road.

Deputies responded to the WaWa, contacted Campbell and began to attempt to lo-cate the green Honda. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 was requested and began responding to assist. Campbell retold his story to Deputy Nelson and further described the female.

A short time later, deputies located the vehicle and suspect who was identified as Kimberly Christine Sariego, 21, of Callaway who was detained and searched. Police say they found $35 in cash and a plastic smoking device containing suspected marijuana on Sariego. Sariego was transported back to the WaWa and was positively identified by Campbell as the woman who had allegedly robbed him. Nelson interviewed Sariego. Sariego stated she and Campbell met in the parking lot of the WaWa so she could pur-chase marijuana from Campbell, police allege. Sariego stated Campbell was trying to sell her parsley claiming it was marijuana, so she left. Sariego stated she did not give any money to Campbell and denied taking money from Campbell.

Nelson re-interviewed Campbell who then changed his story and admitted he did not tell Deputy Nelson the truth, police said. Campbell stated he called and meet Sar-iego but he was not trying to sell her marijuana. Campbell stated he was trying to buy prescription drugs from her. Campbell was arrested and charged with making a false stated to a police officer. Sariego was arrested and charged with theft, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia.

Deputies Arrest Motor Vehicle Theft SuspectOn June 10, 2010 a 2002 Ford Ranger truck was stolen from Mary Margaret Court

in Lexington Park, which contained numerous personal items of the owner. On June 11, 2010 Dion Jamar Davis, 20, of California was reportedly observed operating the truck in Lexington Park. Deputies approached Davis and he fled on foot, police report. As Davis was running he threw the keys to the truck on the ground which deputies recov-ered. Davis broke a 6-foot wooden fence as he attempted to elude deputies but he was subsequently caught and arrested. Davis was charged with motor vehicle theft, theft under $1,000, theft over $1,000 and destruction of property.

Disturbance Call Leads To Drug ChargesOn June 12, 2010 Deputy First Class Dodson was interviewing Abbie Ann Hilz,

26, of Huntingtown in reference to a disturbance. Dodson asked Hilz if she was in pos-session of any weapons or anything illegal. Hilz stated no and emptied the contents of her pockets. Police say Hilz produced a clear plastic bag containing fifteen cholesterol pills, which police said is a prescription muscle relaxant. Further investigation revealed Hilz did not have a prescription for the medication. Hilz was charged with obtaining a prescription drug by fraud and removing a prescription drug label.

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Plainclothes detectives from the county’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations took in nearly $100,000 in counterfeit merchandise June 12 during an on-site investigation into consumer complaints regarding sales at the Charlotte Hall farmers market.

About a dozen detectives and other offi-cers inspected various tables at the market for several hours Saturday with industry experts on hand to tell which merchandise was fake and which was genuine.

Much of the merchandise seized included counterfeit clothing, police said, as well as ac-cessories such as purses and handbags.

Name brands that were allegedly counter-feited included the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Louis Vitton, Coach, Ed Hardy and Gucci.

Some vendors who were allegedly selling the counterfeit goods fled when they noticed that police were trolling the market looking for bogus items, police on the scene said, abandon-ing their products on the table where they were

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cording to police in-formation issued this week fol-lowing the investiga-tion, detec-tives seized $ 8 8 , 4 1 3 worth in items deemed to be counterfeit, as well as iden-tified seven suspects who may be charged with trademark counterfeiting.

The counterfeiting charges count as felo-nies, police say, and could result in a $10,000 fine or 15 years in jail.

Police conducted a larger scale raid at the farmers market in 2008 which resulted in 20 sus-pects being charged and nearly $700,000-worth of merchandise seized including clothing, pi-rated music and movies and accessories like purses and handbags.

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A Great Mills man who was charged with assaulting and abusing his son and daughter last year as well as threatening them with a handgun entered an Alford plea to one assault charge and one charge of being a felon in possession of a handgun in Circuit Court Monday.

Christopher Donnie Smith, Sr., 42, re-ceived a five-year sentence in the Department of Corrections for the gun possession charge, said Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Stanalonis, and received credit for one year and 37 days of incarceration on the assault charge plea.

An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt, but rather a plea that admits that prosecutors have enough evidence to gain a conviction.

Stanalonis said that the victims in the case had requested a plea opportunity for Smith so that they would not be required to testify.

“They want him to get treatment and help for his alcohol issues and his anger issues,” Sta-nalonis said of the victims’ wishes in the case.

Smith had been convicted of two violent crimes back in 1998, according to court records, when he was a North Carolina resident.

One incident involved assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill, while the other involved assaulting a law enforcement officer with a firearm.

Back in May of 2009 Smith was arrested by Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives af-

ter they learned of allegations that the defendant had pushed his 13-year-old disabled son down a flight of steps after an argument.

The charges also included accusations that Smith had punched his daughter in the face dur-ing the Spring Break holiday after asking him if she could stay out late. His daughter also alleged, court documents showed, that he had threatened her by pointing a handgun at her.

In all Smith had faced 17 separate charg-es ranging from first-degree assault, and child abuse to illegal possession of a firearm but avoid-ed more jail time by accepting the plea deal.

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For the second time in two years de-tectives with the Bureau of Criminal In-vestigations looked into complaints of counterfeit goods at the Charlotte Hall farmers market.


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The P-8A Poseidon aircraft was on dis-play like a new car on a showroom floor last week as people from near and far officially welcomed the aircraft to Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The announcer encouraged

the audience to look, but cautioned them: “don’t touch” the newest aircraft in the mari-time patrol arsenal.

Very shortly into the ceremony, Rear Adm. Bill Moran threw that caution in the wind as he instructed flight crews to walk up and touch it to “be sure it’s real.” Moran, the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Group commander, knows too well what this mile-stone means to the pilots and flight crews who were in attendance.

The Operators and flight crew members in the audience wasted no time. They had long awaited the plane’s arrival and the increased capability that the P-8APosiedon will bring to them in order to accomplish the mission of maritime patrol and reconnaissance.

In his keynote address during the wel-come ceremony for the P-8A anti-subma-rine aircraft inside the Test and Evaluation Squadron One hangar, Moran noted that it was a day to celebrate the accomplishments reached thus far, and to envision what lies ahead. He said the aircraft is the way of the future for the Navy, a NAVAIR press release states.

Capt. Mike Moran, PMA-290 program manager, said it was an exciting day in Navy history. He praised the current P-8 team and honored the many professionals that have served during the years of development, keeping the program on time and on budget.

Moran told a packed hanger, that included many state and local leaders, that the P-8A will be delivered to the fleet in 2013 replacing the current P-3C, in use since the 1960s.

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Executive Officer for Air ASW, Assault and Special Missions programs, echoed those comments. He said it was a day he has dreamed of since 2002 when he was PMA-290’s program manager. Eastburg related that the first contract for the P-8A was signed on an oil box in the trunk of a car after a mis-timed fire alarm emptied the Moffett Build-ing. “What an aircraft. What a timeline. What a success story,” he said. “What a tribute to the many people who gave life to this aircraft by staying dedicated to precision execution.”

The first P-8A arrived at NAS Pax River in April of this year. The second aircraft will arrive this month to serve as the first test P-8A with a full missions system onboard. The final test article will arrive later in the year. These aircraft will focus on extensive mission systems and weapons system testing, ensuring the P-8A’s ability to carry out the anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnais-sance operations.

The Poseidon will replace the P-3C Ori-on as the Navy’s premier maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. Its advanced mission systems, software and communications tech-nology will allow the Fleet to carry out the same missions as the Orion, but with greater situational awareness that will enhance mis-sion success.

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Rear Adm. Bill Moran, Commander Patrol Reconnaissance Group, addresses NAVAIR, Patuxent River com-munity members and Fleet teammates during a welcome ceremony for the P-8A Poseidon June 9 inside the Test and Evaluation Squadron One hangar. Seated from left, guest speakers included Bob Feldmann, Boeing Vice President/General Manager for Airborne Battle Management and Rear Adm. Steve Eastburg, Program Executive Officer for Air ASW, Assault and Special Missions programs. Capt. Mike Moran, Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft program manager served as emcee. The first P-8A Poseidon test aircraft, T1, arrived at NAS Pax River in April to continue flight testing. T1 began the flight test program at the Seattle Boeing facilities in October 2009. The second flight test aircraft, T2, will arrive in Pax River later this month to continue mission systems flight testing. The Navy plans to stand up the first operational squadron in 2013.

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Annie Barbour, 86

Annie Bernice Barbour, 86, of Leonardtown, MD died on June 13, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospi-tal, Leonardtown, MD. Born July 28, 1923 in Bushwood, MD she was the daughter of the late Fran-cis Carter Sr. and Annie Ophelia Young.

She was the loving wife of the late John Reed Barbour. She is survived by her niece Geraldine Tyer of Bushwood, MD. Annie was preceded in death by her sib-lings Francis C., James V., George K., and Joseph I.

She was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and was edu-cated in St. Mary’s County Public Schools. Annie worked as a teach-er’s aide for the Charles County School Board for 15 years, retir-ing in June of 1984. She loved playing cards, bingo, and enjoyed her family and friends.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 9 – 10 a.m. in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. with Fr. John Dakes of-ficiating. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leon-ardtown, MD.

Charles Childers, 98

Charles Lee Childers, 98 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on June 13, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Family will receive friends on Sunday, June 20, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lexington Park United Methodist Church, where a Memorial Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Interment will be private.

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD

Jerry Diamond, 83

Jerry Diamond, 83 of Lex-ington Park, MD passed away on June 6, 2010 at the National Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD with his family by his side. Jerry was born July 20, 1926 to William Diamond and Blanch (Fingerman) Diamond in Ellenville, New York, who both preceded him in death.

Jerry left high school to sup-port the war effort by joining the U.S. Navy during World War II, but later completed his education. Jerry met Mary Lee Carter who was also serving in the U.S. Navy. They were married on December 16, 1956. They welcomed a daugh-ter, Lisa Jean Diamond soon after their marriage and eight years lat-er a son Barry Harvey Diamond.

Jerry Diamond enlisted in the navy in 1944. He went to boot camp in Sampson, NY and then reported to UNDC-8 Squadron at Corey Field in Pensacola as a plane captain. In 1946 he was sent to Philadelphia to attend catapult and arresting gear school and then reported USS LEYTE CV32 as AMM3. At the time there was no AB rate. He made first class AB on the LEYTE.In 1950 he went to NATC Patuxent River, MD as catapult captain of the H4 catapult where they did all of the testing of the new jet aircraft that were join-ing the fleet. In September 1952 he reported aboard SAIPAN and was assigned flight deck petty officer. While in that position he made the World Cruise and in 1956 he was promoted to Chief Avia-tion Boatswain’s Mate. He stayed aboard SAIPAN and participated in the hurricane rescue missions in Tampico, Mexico, and British Honduras. In 1958 he once again reported to NATC Patuxent River. He worked on testing of the TC-7 catapult. He qualified as launching officer for dead loads and became leading Chief. In 1959 he reported aboard USS ANTIETAM CVS 36 as flight deck Chief. In 1962 he reported to the Naval Air Test Facility in Lakehurst, NJ and af-ter 20 years of service, he retired from the navy and went to work as a civilian aircraft launching and arresting gear machinist. In 1970 he transferred to Naval Air test Center, Patuxent River, MD and worked on field installation of TC-7 catapult and Mk-7 arresting gear. After a 49 year career of na-val and government service, Jerry retired in 1993.

But Jerry simply had cata-pults in his blood. After his re-tirement, he went to work for two days a week for a civilian contrac-tor who is the builder of catapults. He worked in the research divi-sion. With all of his experience, he was certainly a valued asset to any contractor. How many men

can say they had the career Jerry had? His SAIPAN service was right in the middle of his career. He ran the flight deck during the Korean cruise. Not an easy task. And he spent a lifetime in research and development. All of the pilots that are making catapult shots and arrested landings in the fleet to-day can thank Jerry Diamond, a shipmate of ours from SAIPAN for the more than fifty he spent in catapults and arresting gear.

Jerry was a member of the Jewish Veterans of Foreign War, the Jewish Masonic Order, the Aviation Boatswain Mate Associ-ation, and Beth Israel Synagogue. Jerry was active in the local com-munity, politics, and many youth activities. He was fair, kind, and passionate. He felt life had value. Jerry loved animals and his fami-ly, both navy and civilian. He will be missed.

Jerry is survived by his wife Mary and two children; Barry Diamond and his friend Christina McCauley of Leonardtown, MD, and Lisa Diamond Bloom and her husband Jay W. Bloom of St. Cloud, MN.

Services were held at Beth Israel Synagogue in Lexington Park, MD and Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, MD. Interment with military honors was held at Evergreen Memorial with Billy Moore, Ben Johnson, Ted Weiner, John Weiner, Jacque LaValle and Phil Sprinkle acting as casket bearers. Reception held at the VFW.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfield-funeral.com.

Arrangements by the Brins-field Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-dtown, MD.

Marvin Joy, 74

Marvin McClellan Joy, 74 of Hollywood, MD died on June 10, 2010 at Anne Arundel Medi-cal Center, Annapolis, MD. Born October 5, 1935 in Hollywood, MD he was the son of the late Ernest McClellan Joy and Mary Lena Gatton.

He was the loving husband of Shirley Elizabeth Joy whom he married on August 25, 1956 in Hollywood, MD. He is survived by his brothers and sisters Juanita

Buchanan, Joyce Remmel, Elwood Joy and Arnold Joy, one daugh-ter Wendy Paul of Leonardtown, MD, one grandchild Alexis Paul, numerous nieces and nephews. Marvin was preceded in death by his siblings, Eunice Gatton, Her-bert Joy, Mildred Crichfield and Marian Joy.

Marvin was a lifelong resi-dent of St. Mary’s County and at-tended Great Mills High School graduating in 1954. He worked as an Engineering Technician for Patuxent Naval Air Station for 30 years, retiring on May 30, 1997. Marvin loved his family, friends he enjoyed fishing, crabbing, camping and reading his bible.

The family received friends on Monday, June 14, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were said by Fr. Raymond Schmidt. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in St. John’s Catho-lic Church, Hollywood, MD, with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers were Arnold Joy, Denny Gatton, Calvin Joy, Elwood Joy, Gary Joy, and Gerry Joy. Honorary Pallbearers were Dale Gatton, Mike Buchanan, and Ken Buchanan. Contributions may be made payable to Hollywood Vol-unteer Rescue Squad P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636, Holly-wood Fire Department P.O. Box 7, Hollywood, MD 20636, and St. John’s Building 43927 St. John’s Road Hollywood, MD 20636. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-vided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

John Koegel, 84

John Koegel, 84 of Valley Lee, MD, affectionately known as “Jack”, died peacefully at George-town University Hospital on June 9, 2010. He was born in Washing-ton, D.C, on July 21, 1925 to the late Edward and Frieda Koegel, and lived his boyhood life there. His family made frequent visits to McKay’s Beach where he eventu-ally moved and began raising his family.

He attended the University

of Virginia in Charlottesville. He graduated in 1948 with a degree in electrical engineering. He pre-viously served his country as a sailor in the United States Navy in the early 40’s enabling him to attend college on the G.I. Bill. He married his bride of 61 years, JoAnn Keller, of Corydon, Indi-ana. They were joined for life on September 30, 1949.

He accepted a position at The Patuxent Naval Air Station where he began his adult life in St. Mary’s County. During his ca-reer on the base he was promoted to a supervisory position where he applied his engineering talents. He worked until his retirement in weapons systems testing. He later joined the team at Eagle Sys-tems offering his experience and expertise in the development of this emerging company. When he wasn’t working, Jack enjoyed bird hunting with his dogs. He loved playing golf with friends, design-ing landscapes and spending time on his boat or by the river.

He was an active participant in his community providing lead-ership and energy. He was instru-mental in the formation of the first volunteer fire department on McKay’s Beach and was a char-ter member of this organization. He later served as chief, presi-dent, and treasurer of the 2nd Dis-trict Volunteer Fire Department when it moved to Valley Lee. He achieved Lifetime Member status with this organization and was the last of the living charter members. His work with the fire department instilled respect in his young son, Bill, who followed in his foot-steps. Jack also worked to protect the Potomac River through his service in the Potomac River As-sociation. His desire was to main-tain the environment while pro-moting community safety. He lob-bied against the oil refinery and was instrumental in the passing of a law prohibiting the construc-tion of oil refineries in the county. He joined St. George’s Episcopal Church in 1950. He served on the vestry, held the office of treasurer, and worked on numerous projects to maintain the history and beauty of the property. He also participat-ed in the building of The Church of the Ascension in Lexington Park. He will be missed by all those who have worked with him in the community. He is appreci-ated for his service to his country and to the county.

He was the father of three children: William H. Koegel, Ju-lie K. Alberts, and Jody K. Koe-gel. He leaves ten grandchildren: Stephanie Boyd, Gary Jason Alberts, Amy McLean, Jenni-fer Harlan, Heather Tennyson, Elizabeth Alberts, Kory Koegel, Megan Koegel, Mark Ledvinka, and Hannah Johnson as well as 11 great grandchildren in Maryland and Wisconsin.

Honorary pallbearers for the service will be Mr. Ray Sapp, Dr. Hank Levay, Dr. Pat Jarboe, Mr. Dave Anderson, Mr. Ben Bol-


linger, Mr. Don Peeling, Master Mark Ledvinka, and Mr. Gary Ja-son Alberts.

Family will receive friends for Jack’s Life Celebration on Monday, June 21, 2010 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at St. George’s Epis-copal Church, 19167 Poplar Hill Lane, Valley Lee, MD 20692. A memorial service to honor his life will follow at 7 p.m.

Friends and family are in-vited for fellowship in the church hall after the memorial service. A private interment will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. George’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 30, Valley Lee, MD 20692.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinfieldfu-neral.com.

Arrangements by the Brins-field Funeral Home, P.A., Leonar-dtown, MD.

Patricia Parent, 62

Patricia Ann Parent, 62, of Hollywood, MD died on Wednes-day, June 9, 2010 at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Born September 28, 1947, in Hol-lywood, MD. She was the daugh-ter of the late John I. and Mildred Virginia Gatton Ferguson.

She was the loving wife of late Raymond Albert Parent whom she

married on September 26, 1964 in St. John’s Catholic Church, Holly-wood, MD. She is survived by her children Robin Hill of Hollywood, MD, Roxanne Campos of Holly-wood, MD, one Grandchild, and one Great-Great Grandchild as well as her special friend Wayne Welch. She is also survived by her siblings Joseph Mitchell Fer-guson, William Phillip Ferguson, Edna Ferguson Boyce and Fran-cis Xavier Ferguson. Patricia is preceded in death by her brothers John Ignatius Ferguson of Hol-lywood, MD and James Edward Ferguson.

She was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and was a homemaker. Pat enjoyed play-ing bingo-spending time with her

family and friends. The family received friends

on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 in St. John’s Catholic Church with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Scott Boyce, Jason Boyce, Jeff Boyce, Kevin Ferguson, Ricky Norris and Michael Ferguson. 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.

Mary Wood, 78

Mary Edith Wood, 78 of Leon-ardtown, MD died on June 8, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital after a short illness. Born Mary Edith Russell on May 30, 1932 in Leonardtown, Md. She was the daughter of the late George Wilson and Mary Magdeline Stone Russell. Edith was married on April 8, 1953 to the late Francis X. (Bubba) Wood. Edith has also been preceded in death by her three brothers, Viv-ian Russell, Joseph Melvin Rus-sell and John Merrill Russell. She is survived by her two sisters,

Margaret Irene Dixon and Rose Marie Bailey, of Leonardtown, MD. Edith also leaves behind three sons, David M. and his wife Cyndi, Bruce A. and his wife Car-ol, Mark A. and his wife Chrissy as well as her 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Along with being a loving wife and mother, Edith served her community in the Ladies Aux-iliary to the 3rd and 6th District Rescue Squad upon formation of that organization for several years. Edith has also been a mem-ber of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary since 1971and reached the Life Member status in 2000. She was active in the Auxiliary up until the time of her illness.

The Family received friends on Friday, June 11, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, June 12th, 2010 in St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Inter-ment followed in the church cem-etery. Pallbearers were be Andy Bell, TW Bell, III, Mark Bell, Chuck Latham, Richie Tippett and Lawrence Pilkerton. Honor-ary Pallbearers were the Aux-iliary of the Leonardtown Vol. Fire Department and Dallas Hill. Contributions in Memory of Mary Edith Wood can be made to Hos-pice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or the Leonardtown Vol. Fire De-partment Auxiliary, P.O. Box 79, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condo-lences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gar-diner Funeral Home, P.A.

Alice Woodburn, 105

Alice “Elsie” Estelle Higgs Woodburn, 105 of Leonardtown, MD died on June 7, 2010 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Leonard-town, MD. Born September 5, 1904 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Man-ley and Florine Lucretia Bowles Higgs. She was the loving wife of the late Wilmer Daniel Woodburn. Elsie is survived by her children Francis B. Woodburn of Mechan-icsville, VA, Emily Ann Christie of Lincoln, DE, Mary Jane Wood of Mechanicsville, MD and Rita

W. Abell of California, MD as well as her 31 grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Bernice H. Ferguson of KY, Mary Eva Abell of Leonardtown, MD, and Rebecca Shalis of Rockville, MD. Elsie is preceded in death by her children Alice M. White, William E. Woodburn and her siblings Theresa H. Ford, Helena H. Armstrong, Frances Wiltrout, Thomas M. Higgs and Charlotte Metzger.

Elsie was a lifelong resident

of St. Mary’s County where she was a homemaker. She enjoyed going to the fair with her lye soap, as well as to the market to get her fish. She enjoyed raising chickens and peacocks and selling eggs and poultry to everyone in Leonard-town, MD. She especially enjoyed feeding her chickens. She always had her feet on the sewing ma-chine making her children clothes and many, many more. Her fa-vorite medication was Vick’s and her favorite drink was dandelion wine. In order get a glass of her dandelion wine you had to be a very special person.

The Family received friends on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Buddy White, Joe White, Bill Wood, Donny Abell, Patrick Woodburn and Da-vid Woodburn. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

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Leonardtown El-ementary School’s Des-tination ImagiNation (DI) team, Peace Peeps, earned bragging rites by placing 13th in the Global Finals held May 26 in Knoxville, TN., where thousands of participants gathered to compete for three days in the world’s largest creative problem solving competition.

Teresa Allen, par-ent of a child on the team and an employee at Leonardtown Elementa-ry, described this year’s competition as an exer-cise in both planned and impromptu challenges, as six 4th and 5th grade students from Leonard-town Elementary com-peted to solve two differ-ent problems.

“They had an instant challenge, which they didn’t know what it was until they went into the room,” she said, “and I believe they had to transfer ping pong balls into a box that some-how had fans connected to it … and the other part of the competition was the challenge that they had several months to work on,” preparing a performance art piece that this year had to do with the importance of healthy eating habits.

Two Destination ImagiNation teams went to state competitions last year, said Allen, but this is the first year that students from St. Mary’s placed high enough to go to the Global competition, which included more than 12,000 participants and 1,032 teams from around the world.

Now in its 10th year at the University of Tennessee, Global Finals is the highest level of competition in the Destination ImagiNation program, where teams are invited to participate at Global Finals by qualifying at the local and state levels of competition.

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dents apply the mathematics, science, engi-neering, art, writing, research, reading, geogra-phy, and other skills they learn in the classroom to solve real problems. Subjects that may have only been experienced through worksheets, lectures, and tests come to life through solving the DI challenges.

Winners from the global competition were announced at the closing ceremony held Saturday, May 30, during which coach Kath-erine Zawada and her team from Leonardtown Elementary were recognized for their perfor-mance, placing 13th out of 78 teams.

As for what’s next for DI teams in St. Mary’s, Allen said that interest in the program has grown since students started attending competitions last year, and the kids at LES are looking forward to going back to the finals next year.

“According to the kids they’re going to do another challenge next year, and they definitely think they’re going back to Globals,” she said, “and hopefully we’ll have more teams and more parent volunteers.”

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Leonardtown Elementary students Tory Allen, Cianna Olea, Emily Zawada, Chris Jarrett, Natalie Perez and Alyssa Bazemore at the Destination ImagiNa-tion Global Finals held in Knoxville, TN on May 26. This year the team from St. Mary’s County placed 13th out of 78 teams from around the world. (Submitted photo)

Schools Superintendent Michael Marti-rano, announced the administrative appoint-ments made by the Board of Education at its meeting of June 9.

The Board appointed Mr. James Corns to the position of director of information technology, where he will oversee the school system’s information technology services. Corns, currently serves as the supervisor of educational technology for Kent County Pub-lic Schools (KCPS), also has experience as a technology resource teacher, a middle school computer teacher, and an elementary school teacher with KCPS.

The Board named Amanda Molden to the position of school psychologist in the De-

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The 3rd Annual Green School Poster Contest, sponsored by St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Green School Committee, was held March 8 through March 26. Open to all St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ (SMCPS) students, the theme for the contest was: Work, Live, and Learn for Tomorrow. The contest encouraged SMCPS students to illustrate their knowledge of being a champion for the environment.

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High School 1st Place Lauren Burnette (9th – Leonardtown HS) 2nd Place Karen Flores (11th – Great Mills HS) 3rd Place Nina Tran (11th – Great Mills HS)

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Three St. Mary’s College of Maryland students were elected to positions within the Maryland Student Legislature (MSL) during the 21st Annual Session of the Maryland Student Legislature held at the Historic Maryland State House in Annapolis. Andrew Horn, of Silver Spring, was elected to serve as the student governor for 2010-2011; David Chase, of Murstons Mills, Massachusetts, will serve as attorney general; and Kevin Baier, of Baltimore, will serve as secretary of state. In the back row from left to right: Alex Wells, Kristin Rolfs, Kevin Baier, Sean Gugerty, Charles Onwuche. In the front row from left to right: Chris Ingraham, David Chase, Andrew Horn, Tom Capone.

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As Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) Officer Timothy Kraemer checked the equipment on his boat, he seemed to shy away from his recent recognition as this year’s NRP Officer of the Year, smiling almost bashfully as he talked about his background as a Park Ranger before signing on to police natural re-sources in St. Mary’s County, where he has lived and worked since 2000.

“I grew up on Kent Island (on the Eastern Shore),” he said as he navigated his boat from the pier at Piney Point to go on his rounds one Sunday morning, going on to explain how the water – perhaps more than any other medium – has always felt like his home.

“My dad used to take me out trotlining when I was a kid, and I was always out on the water. I was a professional waterman at one time. I did it for six years, pulling crab pots,” he said, “and I have gone out oystering, too … so I’ve been on the water for at least a

couple of years.”It seems fitting though that Kraemer’s

background as a waterman has helped him transition into his niche as one of the guard-ians of St. Mary’s waters, though he said he often has to explain to people what exactly he’s responsible for.

“We’re tasked with a lot of duties,” he said. “Not only do the marine enforcement, like with Maryland boating laws, fishing laws ... we also do the game laws throughout the state of Maryland, which covers hunting

and the protection of wild-life, and also state parks.”

Training has to not only include traditional law enforcement pro-cedures, but also a fair amount of wildlife conser-vation study, said Kraem-er, going on to explain that completing the process can take anywhere from 9 months to a year.

“We do the standard-ized police and law en-forcement, like any other police officer does,” said Kraemer, “so that’s about 26 weeks … then we did six more weeks of natural resources training, which consists of reptile identi-fication, waterfowl identi-fication, boating safety … so actually to be a natural resources officer takes a year of training.”

Another part of the job has been maritime homeland security, which Kraemer characterized vaguely as a blanket duty reporting suspicious ac-tivities on the water. This comes in addition to po-licing poaching activi-ties, which drew quite the spotlight last summer as a result of the Interstate Watershed Task Force (IWTF) investigations.

“I wasn’t a part of that investigation, that would be our criminal investigations division,” said Kraemer, “but it was a joint venture between Virginia natural resources law enforcement and the Maryland Natural Resources,” which included contributions from Cpl. David Bailey, from Mechanics-ville, this year’s NRP Conservation Officer of the Year.

“It has been a really big case,” said Capt. Dave Larsen, an NRP Special Operations Di-vision supervisor who noted Bailey’s work with the Interstate Watershed Task Force (IWTF) along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Virginia Marine Police, conduct-ing a joint federal/state investigation for il-legal striped bass harvested in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.

The covert investigation initiated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service resulted in convictions for nine individuals and one corporation in 2009 with the help of Bailey, who documented the illegal harvest, sale and purchase of more than 900,000 pounds of

striped bass with an estimated value of more than $4.5 million dollars.

Bailey told The County Times that cur-rent poaching activities haven’t been as bra-zen as in previous years, partly because of last year’s convictions, but that poaching of both oysters and striped bass (rockfish) is still a problem in St. Mary’s County, so offi-cers are taking care to inspect both personal and commercial catches for compliance.

“A lot of them [the poachers] came from Southern Maryland, and activities were heavy in St. Mary’s County,” said Bailey, going on to explain that harvesting activities are still being investigated by local NRP officers.

Kraemer has had time to absorb some of his accolades along with others from St. Mary’s, including Sgt. John Bailey, Conser-vation Officer of the Year, and Cpl. David Bailey, an NRP officer who received the Su-perintendent’s commendation at a ceremony held in Annapolis on April 27.

Kraemer said he and his colleagues with NRP have seen most people behaving them-selves on the water this year, though the

season is still relatively young. Considering that in 2009, he issued 32 conservation cita-tions, 28 park citations, 9 park-related traffic citations, 15 boating citations, one hunting citation and more than 400 warnings, Krae-mer said he’s expecting to be very busy this year as officers are feeling the state’s recent cutbacks.

“I’m the only one on patrol for the day,” said Kraemer, sighing as he added that bud-get problems have forced cutbacks in new hires for the department, though it’s not for a lack of interest.

“We are very, very short staffed, most-ly due to budget problems. We only have a total of seven natural resources officers for the whole county,” he said, “and there’s a lot of people that probably want to do this job. I mean, I get a call everyday from someone wanting to know how they get a job with Natural Resources Police,” he said, “but you have to be willing to get your hands dirty.”

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Photo by Frank MarquartNRP Officer Timothy Kraemer stops to talk to Steve Tharper and Jimmy Wood, who were out and about collecting crabs on Sunday.

NRP Officer Timothy Kraemer checks in with the Coast Guard near St. Inigoes while making his rounds.

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to the Skies By Andrea ShiellStaff Writer

A free aviation day hosted by the Experi-mental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program drew dozens of children to St. Mary’s County Regional Airport on Saturday, where teams of pilots gave free plane rides in a variety of vessels.

Joe Spelz, Young Eagles coordinator for Chapter 478 of the Experimental Aircraft Asso-ciation, described the event as one of many that the association has fashioned to encourage kids to learn more about the many forms of flight, go-ing on to explain how he was able to take to the skies himself, despite having vision problems that would hinder him from flying commerically or in the military.

“I wanted to fly but I wore glasses. I wanted to fly either military or commercial, but I couldn’t do it, so I became an aeronautical engineer, went to an aeronautical college, and I learned to also become a mechanic,” said Spelz, who now flies as a hobby.

“We have a variety of airplanes. Most of them are pretty mature airplanes, they’re 30 years old, or older, and we have a combination of tricycle-gear airplanes, which are more modern, and conventional airplanes with a tail wheel in-stead of a nose wheel,” said Spelz, “and we have some that are probably about 60 years old out here flying today, somewhat of an open cockpit airplane called an air coup, which was made in Maryland, which is kind of exciting. We like that airplane a lot, and so do the kids.”

Spelz went on to explain that most of the day’s pilots were locals flying their own planes, some of which were handmade from kits, all pledging to attract others to the pursuit of flight.

“This is an outreach program that the na-tional Experimental Aircraft Association started back in 1994 to fly a million kids, and right now we’ve actually flown over a million and a half kids. We just try to fly as many kids as we can,” said Spelz, going on to explain that kids both signed up to fly and volunteered to help their many ground handlers as they directed traffic on the runways.

Robert DeAngeles, 14, a student at Marga-ret Brent Middle School, said he had signed up to help at the day’s event almost on a whim, but had been enjoying himself nevertheless.

“They asked us if we wanted to come out to help with the EAA flying, so we just signed up and here we are,” he said. “It’s been really cool, so far I’ve had a great time … you get to learn how to maintain the planes … wash them, take care of them.”

Pilot and EAA member Bernie Wilder flew several kids (and this reporter) in his own homemade plane (reportedly one of the fastest and highest-flying planes at the event), laughing as he described constructing the plane from a kit he bought in the 1990s.

“The advantage of building it with a kit was that I probably couldn’t afford to buy a big air-plane,” he explained, running his hands over the aircraft and smiling. “And when I bought this kit in 1995, the basic kit cost $18,000. The engine cost another $9,000, and I probably spent about 2 or $3,000 for the instruments. If I was going to buy some of these other airplanes, it probably would have been 50 or $60,000. So here I can afford a pretty nice little airplane without killing myself.”

And while part of the day’s event focused on sharing the joy of flight, another part of the day’s event focused on instructing kids on air-plane engineering, aviation safety, and temper-ing the nervousness that he said some of the kids experienced before going up in the air.

“Because the activity has such a high in-tensity to it, we make sure we very experienced ground handlers directing traffic,” said Spelz, explaining that CAP cadets were also onhand offering assistance as flight line monitors to ground control.

“Most of our kids are new, but we also have a lot of repeats. For the kids that are new it’s to-tally natural to be nervous,” he said, “so even if they’ve been on a commercial airplane, it’s a completely different experience. It’s more three-dimensional. You’re not on a big bus looking out a tiny window, you’re on a small bus looking out of a big window.”

Jeffrey Test from EAA Chapter 478 said the event was a great success, as always.

“We’ve been doing really well. We had a lot of nice kids come out for free plane rides to learn a little about aviation,” he said, “so I hope that the parents and the kids will see the importance of flight aviation and what we do.”

The Experimental Aircraft Association meets on the third Thursday of every month at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. For more information on EAA, the Young Eagles program and related events, visit www.youngea-gles.org or www.EAAchapter478.org.

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Bernie Wilder, a member of the Experimental Air-craft Association, took several people up in his homemade aircraft at Saturday’s free aviation day.

6-year-old Zoe Dunn sits with pilot Sid Wood at Saturday’s Young Eagles Aviation Day at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, during which local pilots gave early 100 free plane rides to kids from St. Mary’s and Calvert counties.


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raising Professionals, and the Asso-ciation for Healthcare Philanthropy, Gottfried served on the board of United Way, volunteered as a Rotar-ian, and on several other nonprofit boards. She also hosted a weekly ra-dio show called, “College Hill Per-spectives,” featuring timely topics and guests from around the region. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from William Paterson University, is a Certified Grants Writer, and

earned a Certificate in Educational Leadership from the University of Nebraska.

Ms. Gottfried currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Mattawoman Creek Arts Center, and has provided training in fundrais-ing strategies for the Charles County Christmas in April Board of Directors. Gottfried lives in Bryans Road with her husband Brad Gottfried, president of the College of Southern Maryland.

Gottfried Named New Community Services Manager

Young Professionals Hosting a Trivia Night

Group Earns Amateur Radio Licenses

The St. Mary’s County Amateur Radio Association (SMCARA) recently issued 14 lo-cal residents their Technician class amateur radio licenses, certifying them as “Ham” radio operators.

In the top photo, Instructor Tom Shelton, left, is with new licensees Steve Speer, Pat Frank, Gabriel Worden, Liza Recto, Wendell Metcalf, Harry Marotto and Frankie Riffle.

At the conclusion of the six-week session and testing new Hams were presented with gifts from the SMCARA membership including a copy of the new ARRL book “Getting Started with Ham Radio”, a course completion certificate a free one-year membership in the SMCARA and their CSCE certificate.

In the photo below are new Ham course graduates Lawrence Butts, left, Nathan Hess, Rutha Gaymon-Hepler, Jeffrey Lagana, Dwayne Sullivan and Ellen Bierline.

For more information on how to earn an amateur radio license, visit www.qsl.net/smcara.


Issued Marriage Applications for May 2010May 3, 2010

Andrew Jefferson Powell 22 Fredricksburg, VA

Mackenzie Lynn Rollins 23Callaway, MD

Anthony Edward Brown 44 Mechanicsville, MD

Latoya Nicole Dickerson 28 Mechanicsville, MD

Herbert Karl Kraese, III 45 California, MD

Rose Ann Pearce 51 California, MD

James Albert Solier 24 Piney Point, MD

Lisa Michelle Burkman 26 Piney Point, MD

Lamar Scott Lehman 32 Greencastle, PA

Shannon Christine Long 28 California, MD

Nathan Andrew Shoaf 25 Lexington Park, MD

Lindsay Nanette Justice 23 Lusby, MD

Andrew James Bartz 25 Hollywood, MD

Katherine Lee Mast 21 Mechanicsville, MD

May 4, 2010Matthew Tyler Markley 20

Chaptico, MDAshely Danielle Lacey 19

Chaptico, MD

Paul Francis Cecil 32 Benedict, MD

Allyssa Marie Krenke 25 Benedict, MD

May 5, 2010Christopher Degnan Forte 25

Washington, D.C.Elizabeth Fegan Redmond 25

Great Mills, VA

Clifford John Posey 53 Hollywood, MD

Doris Jean Woodburn 47 Hollywood, MD

May 6, 2010Nicholas Harrington Isom 30

Myrtle Beach, SCMarie Roseann

Goldsborough 28 Myrtle Beach, SC

May 7, 2010Chad Eric Johnson 39 Lexington Park, MDHelen Clare Uhler 42

Hollywood, MD

Justin Kyle Lucas 23 Indian Head, MD

Kristin Elizabeth Sharek 23 Indian Head, MD

Jay Wyatt Rush 56 Leonardtown, MD

Lydia Irene Dixon 57 Leoanrdtown, MD

May 10, 2010William Jack Dunkin, Jr., 25

Tall Timbers, MDCrystal Irene Deitrich 26

Mechanicsville, MD

May 11, 2010Gheorghe Barbu 73Lexington Park, MD

Maria Zina Vladescu, 56 Lexington Park, MD

Isaac Bradford Morgan 23 Hollywood, MD

Ashton Margaret Carkhuff 21 Mechanicsville, MD

May 12, 2010Michael William Stroud, II, 27

Mechanicsville, MDHeather Nicole Alt 25

Valley Lee, MD

Andrew Leroy Cather, Sr., 49 Colton’s Point, MD

Valerie Gay Ayscue 44 Colton’s Point, MD

Francis Darnell Baker, Sr., 48 Bushwood, MD

Goiga Nadine Duckett 49 Bushwood, MD

May 13, 2010Donald Shawn Windsor 32

Colonial Beach, VAPatricia Jo Clifton 21 Colonial Beach, VA

Robert Michael Wagner 19 Great Mills, MD

Shelia Aleesa Horton 17 Great Mills, MD

Kyle Douglas Roberson 20 Halifax, NC

Hannah Brooke Dooley 19 Hollywood, MD

James David Keen 63 Solomons, MD

Jody Beth Minaert 53 Mechanicsville, MD

May 14, 2010

Marcus Richard Simmons, Jr., Randallstown, MD

Trina Dawn Fotenos 33 Randallstown, MD

Joshua Leonard Combs 35 Leonardtown, MD

Christina Lynn Fisher 35 Leonardtown, MD

David Raul Valenzuela 26 Waldorf, MD

Ashley Elizabeth Baker Waldorf, MD

Thomas William Conrow Port Republic, MD

Danielle Lee Cratty 26 Port Republic, MD

May 17, 2010

David Edward Nelson 38 Lexington Park, MD

Dana Lynn Lomas 40 Lexington Park, MD

Daniel Leon Lindsey, Jr., Accokeek, MD

Christina Alicia Cabrera 20 Woodbridge, VA

Phillip Paul Lessard 26 Owings Mills, MD

Juliane Claudia Josephine Kellner 26 Owings, Mills, MD

Niko Tristan Jones, Sr., Leonardtown, MD

Tawni Angel Uhl 25 Leonardtown, MD

Nelson Lugo Ortiz 29 Lexington Park, MD

Angela Patricia Cabarcas Barboza 26 Lexington Park, MD

May 18, 2010

Brandon Patrick McCormic 25 California, MD

Sarah Lynne Morton 22, Albion NY

Joshua Kevin Aurelio 25 Agusta, GA

Cassandre Evelyn McGee 25 Augusta, GA

Kenneth Lee Klinger 67 Hollywood, MD

Ingrid Elizabeth Hershey Charlotte Hall, MD

Robert Berthel Shou 26 California, MD

Karrie Lynn Haight 29 California, MD

May 19, 2010Cabell O’Donnell Miller 45

Great Mills, MDJoyce Marie Ford 39

Great Mills, MD

Amit Nadiv 34 Baltimore, MD

Sarah Cohen James 29 Baltimore, MD

Arthur Scott Hubbard, Sr., 24 Lusby, MD

Keri Lynn Kettles 22 Mechanicsville, MD

May 20, 2010Stephen Charles Tennyson 28

Scotland, MDAngela Dawn Lacey 27

Scotland, MD

May 21, 2010Gerard Blakistone Hughes 61

Washington, D.C.Jill Elsie Grant 54 Washington, D.C.

Brian Evans Watson 30 Lusby, MD

Angela Renee Starliper 25 Lusby, MD

Courtney Samuel Washington 34 Lexington Park, MD

Kristi Yoshiko Mason 28 Lexington Park, MD

May 24, 2010Joseph Anthony Thompson 24

Mechanicsville, MDStacey Marie Howe 21

Mechanicsville, MD

Sean Michael Donnelly 22 Lusby, MD

Laura Marie Andriszak 22 Lusby, MD

Nathan John Quick 25 Lexington Park, MD

Erin Michelle Ashak 18 Lexington Park, MD

May 25, 2010Timothy Allen McAuliffe 27

Great Mills, MDKori Lynne Scully 33

Great Mills, MD

Vincent Michel John Mankowski 21 Lexington Park, MD

Kayla Justine Heubel 18 Lexington Park, MD

May 26, 2010William Edward Barnes, Jr., 23

Leonardtown, MDAmber Jewell Cutchember 24

Valley Lee, MD

Matthew David Mullinix 26Lexington Park, MD

Denise Carroll Owens 28 Lexington Park, MD

May 27, 2010Kenneth Ignatius

Somerville 46 Lexington Park, MD

Harriet Patricia Dyson 53 Park Hall, MD

James Ernest Morgan 35 California, MD

Jeanette Louise Taylor 37 California, MD

Charles Lee Morgan, Jr., 46 Lexington Park, MD

Donna Raye Dexter 37 Lexington Park, MD

May 28, 2010Roy Williams Myles, Jr., 46

Lexington Park, MDFlorence Priscilla Hamlet 48

Lexington Park, MD

Paul James Rambish 26 Lexington Park, MD

Kimberly Marie Reed 23 Lexington Park, MD

John Harvey Kendrick 48 Lusby, MD

Amita Elizabeth Evans 52 Lusby, MD

Joseph Daniel Lemanski 27 Lexington Park, MD

Sabrina Lynn Jenkins 26 California, MD

Sean Raymond Donley 34 Lexington Park, MD

Amy Lynn Overby 26 Lexington Park, MD


Thursday, June 17• All-You-Can-Eat BreakfastBay District Vol. Fire Department (Lexington Park) – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

$8/adults, $5/children 5-12, children 4 and under are free.

• Ignite the Night FundraiserIHOP (Lexington Park) – 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Email [email protected] and ask for a flyer for this event, which will help raise money for the annual “Ignite the Night” Christian music festival. The Flyer has a coupon on the bot-tom that will pledge 10 percent of the sales from that evening. For more information, go to http://ig-nitethenight.com/.

• Tastee Tacos NightVFW Post 2632 (California) – 5:30 p.m.

For more information, go to www.vfwpost2632.com.

• 49th Annual Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department CarnivalMechanicsville Vol. Fire Depart-ment – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Games, vendors, rides, food, raffles and more. For more info, call 301-884-8602 or go to www.mvfd.com.

Friday, June 18• BLOOD DRIVESt. Andrew’s Chuch (California) – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Hosted by the Red Cross and Leonardtown Lions Club. Walk-in donators accepted. For more in-formation call Howard Norfolk at 301-904-4200.

• Camp Greenwell Open HouseGreenwell State Park (Holly-wood) – 1 p.m.

Counselors will be on hand to give tours of the facility and infor-mation on horse, kayak and fish-ing camps offered this summer. For more information, go to www.greenwellfoundation.org.

• AL Post 221 Steak and Shrimp NightAm. Legion Post 221 (Avenue) – 5 p.m.

For more information, go to http://www.alpost221.webs.com/.



• 2010 River Concert SeriesSt. Mary’s College (Historic St. Mary’s City) – 7 p.m.

Jeffrey Silberschlag and the Chesapeake Orchestra celebrate the special birthdays of Samuel Barber and Robert Schumann, fea-turing Jeffrey Chappell on piano. All concerts are free. For more information, go to www.rivercon-certseries.com.

• Texas Hold’EmVFW Post 2632 (California) – 7 p.m.

For more information or to pre-register contact Brian at [email protected] or call 240-925-4000.

Saturday, June 19• Yard/Bake SaleOur Lady’s Church, Medley’s Neck Rd (Leonardtown) – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Reserve a space and bring your table for $15.00 or pay $5.00 more and use our table. Home-made baked goods and coffee available for purchase. For more information call Marilyn Triantos at 301-997-1409.

• Juneteenth 5K Run/WalkFreedom Park, Route 235/Tulagi Place (Lexington Park) – 9 a.m.

Fundraiser is presented by the Unified Committee for Afro American Contributions (UCAC) and serves as a kick-off event for the Juneteenth Celebration begin-ning at noon. Proceeds benefit the U.S. Colored Troops Memorial project. Fee: $20 pre-registered, $25 on race day. Register online at www.ucaconline.org. Registration on race day begins on location at 7:45 a.m. until 8:45 a.m.

• SMAWL Pet AdoptionsPetco (California) – 10 a.m.For more information, go to www.smawl.org.

• 7th Annual Juneteenth CelebrationFreedom Park, Route 235/Tulagi Place (Lexington Park) – 12 noon

Entertainment, games, food, vendors, and a free jazz concert on the lawn in the evening. For more information, go to www.ucacon-line.org.

• Leah’s House Tea PartyPatuxent Presbyterian Church (California) – 12 noon

Fourth Annual “Afternoon of Elegance” Tea Party with guest speaker Pastor Barbara Brown of Full Gospel Emancipation Life Center. This is a catered event with live entertainment, silent auc-tion and lots of prizes to give away. Donations are $20.00 each with a 15% discount given to mothers who bring their daughters and vice versa. For more information or tickets contact Sheila or Juanita at 301-994-9580. Tickets can be pur-chased online via PayPal at www.leahshousemd.org.

• Ride Against Breast Cancer Poker RunToot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 12 noon

Poker Run in support of char-ity “Against Breast Cancer.” The ride will start and end at Toot’s Bar on Mervell Dean Rd in Hollywood. Last hand out at 1 p.m. Jast hand in at 5 p.m. Send direct donations to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Lisa-Rice. For more information, call 301-481-8644 or email [email protected].

• LFS Casino NightCrystal Room (Callaway) – 5 p.m.

Black jack, poker, big six wheel, roulette, 50/50 raffle, pull tabs. $5 admission. Proceeds go to Little Flower School in Great Mills. For more information, con-tact the school at 301-994-0404 or e-mail [email protected].

• Steak NightVFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m.

• Sotterley’s Gala in the GardenSotterley Plantation (Hollywood) – 5:30 p.m.

Live music from The Hot Club of D.C., refreshments served dur-ing the most magnificent bloom-ing time in the Sotterley Plantation Colonial Revival Garden. Tickets must be purchased in advance. All proceeds benefit the education pro-grams at Sotterley. Admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 301-373-2280. www.sotterley.org.



• HomeSpun Coffee House Open MicChrist Episcopal Church Parish Hall (Chaptico) – 7 p.m.

Hosted by the Southern MD Traditional Music and Dance As-sociation at the the Christ Epis-copal Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico. Ad-mission $5. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the music begins at 7:30. For more information go to www.smtmd.org.

• Swing and Ballroom DanceSt. John’s Catholic Church (Hol-lywood) – 7 p.m.

$8/person, $15/couple, $5/se-niors and students. Dance is spon-sored by the Knights of Columbus of Holy Face Church. For more in-formation, call 301-645-8509 or e-mail [email protected].

• Texas Hold’Em Saturday Nite SpecialPark Bingo Hall (California) – 7 p.m.

Email [email protected] to register, or call 301-643-5573. (No e-mail on the day of the event.)

Sunday, June 20• Father’s Day Breakfast2nd District VFD (Valley Lee) – 8 a.m.

The cost will be adults are $8.00; children between the ages of 6 thru 12 are $4.00; children 5 and under are free.

• Mid-Summer FairHistoric St. Mary’s City – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Games, music, entertainment, and competitions inspired by the colonial past. Sawing contests, wooden-horse jousting, pig races, jugglers and more. Admission. For

more information go to www.st-maryscity.org.

• Restoration Free Gospel Church: Jordan Wells19895 Three Notch Rd (Lexing-ton Park) – 11 a.m.

Jordan, is a resident of Wal-dorf who survived a car

crash and a medic helicop-ter crash in September 2008, will tell her inspiring story. For more information, go to www.Restora-tionFGC.org or call 301-863-4506.

• Father’s Day at SotterleySotterley Plantation (Hollywood) – 12 noon

Fathers will get a guided tour of the historic plantation house at half price until 4 p.m. For more information go to www.sotterley.org.

• Deep Stack Hold’Em TournamentBennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Road (Hollywood) – 2 p.m.

For more information call Bobbi Sprouse at 240-577-0983 or Jim Bucci at 301-373-6104.



Monday, June 21• St. Mary’s Democratic Club Meeting/Ribbon CuttingDemocratic Headquarters office, Breton Marketplace (Leonard-town) – 5 p.m.

The monthly meeting of the Democratic Club will be held the new Democratic Headquarters of-fice in Breton Marketplace, (near Ledos Restaurant) Leonardtown. There will be a ribbon cutting cer-emony at 5:00 p.m. with refresh-ments to follow the ceremony, and the meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. with remarks from all demo-cratic candidates in attendance. For directions and information contact the Club President Bill Bates at [email protected] or 301-475-1829.

• No Limit Texas Hold’Em TournamentSt. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (California) – 7 p.m.

For more information call the lodge at 301-863-7800, or Linda at 240-925-5697.

Tuesday, June 22• Nature Time at GreenwellGreenwell State Park (Holly-wood) – 10 a.m.

Pre-registration (no later than 24 hours in advance) is required via email - [email protected] - or by calling the Greenwell Foundation office at 301-373-9775.

• Public Town Hall MeetingNorthern Senior Center (Charlotte

Hall) – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.The Governor’s Office of

the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) will hold a public town hall meeting at the Northern Se-nior Activity Center in Charlotte Hall to solicit public comment on matters pertaining to the State’s services and programs affecting deaf, deaf-blind, late-deafened and hard of hearing individuals, as well as ODHH related func-tions and operations and any other issues affecting its constituency. Sign language interpreters, CART, and Assistive Listening Devises will be provided. For additional accommodations, contact Laura Quinn at [email protected], or call 410-767-6290.

• Republican Women of St. Mary’s MeetingVFW Post 2632 (California) – 5:30 p.m.

The monthly meeting of the Republican Women of St. Mary’s will feature a pot luck dinner and guest speaker Jim Rutledge, candidate for U.S. Senate. For more information call Deb Rey at 301-872-5858.

• $25 No Limit Hold’EmCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 7:30 p.m.

For further information call Christine at 443-624-2746.

• Special Olympics Hold’Em TournamentBennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Road (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.


Wednesday, June 23• Special Olympics Hold’Em TournamentBennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Road (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.


• Lecture: “Tips on Catching Flounder”St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge (California) – 7:30 p.m.

Keith McGuire, a veteran Solomons area flounder angler, will discuss “Finding and Catch-ing Flounder” at the June meet-ing of the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland Patuxent River Chapter. McGuire will share proven techniques for fishing for flounder and areas in the Patux-ent River that hold these popular fish. The meeting is free and open to the public. Wings, other food and beverages will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 p.m. for those in attendance.

To submit information for the community

calendar, please send an email to [email protected].


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Wha

t’s Going OnFor family and community events, see our calendar in the community section on page 24.

In Entertainment

The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,

e-mail [email protected].

River Concert Series Launches 12th Year of Performances

Thursday, June 17• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandCJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m.

• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• Billy BreslinEvan’s Restaurant (St. George’s Island) – 6 p.m.

• DJ McNa$tyBig Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.

• Thirsty Thursdays KaraokeCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

• Ladies DJ Dance NightHula’s Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.

• Open Mic NightCadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

Friday, June 18• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandDonovan’s Pub (California) – 5 p.m.

• Patty, Carl & RoseRuddy Duck Brewery (Solomons) – 7 p.m.

• Three SixtyO’Donnell Lake Restaurant Park (Waldorf) – 7 p.m.

• Bent NickelSeabreeze Tiki Bar (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m.

• Ladies DJ Dance NightHula’s Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.

• Wolf’s Open Blues JamFat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 8 p.m.

• Billy BreslinApplebee’s (California) – 9 p.m.

• Four of a KindMartini’s Lounge (White Plains) – 9 p.m.

• Hate the ToyVera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.

• KaraokeClub 911 (Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m.

• KoruptMemories (Waldorf) – 9 p.m.

• ImpactApehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 9:30 p.m.

• After Hours Lounge (Live Music/DJ)Chef’s American Bistro (California) – 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 19• Too Many MikesVera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 2 p.m.

• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• California BobIsland Bar & Grill (Piney Point) – 8 p.m.

• Crushing DayVera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 9 p.m.

• DJ MangoLexington Lounge (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.

• Four of a KindMartini’s Lounge (White Plains) – 9 p.m.

• HightestApehanger’s Bar (Bel Alton) – 9 p.m.

• Karaoke w/ DJ Tommy T & DJ TApplebee’s (California) – 9 p.m.

• Roadhouse BandLone Star Café (Indian Head) – 9 p.m.

• Wicked JezebelsSunshine’s Oasis (St. Inigoes) – 9 p.m.

• After Hours Lounge (Live Music/DJ)Chef’s American Bistro (California) – 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 20• The Fabulous Bel AirsVera’s White Sands Beach Club (Lusby) – 2 p.m.

Monday, June 21• Mason SebastianDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m.

• Open Mic NightScott’s II (Welcome) – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 22• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandDB McMillan’s (California) – 5 p.m

• Open Mic NightMartini’s Lounge (White Plains) – 9 p.m.*

Wednesday, June 23• Fair Warning Irish Pub BandCJ’s Back Room (Lusby) – 5 p.m.

• Captain JohnDB McMillan’s (California) – 5:30 p.m.

• Karaoke with DJ HarryBig Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 7 p.m.

• Open Mic NightHula’s Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.

• Wolf’s Blues JamBeach Cove Restaurant (Chesapeake Beach) – 8 p.m.

*CALL TO CONFIRM


As St. Mary’s College prepares to put on their 12th year of the much-touted River Concert Series, SMCM Musical Director Jeff Siberschlag said that the season would kick off Friday, June 18 with a birthday celebration for some of classi-cal music’s most influential composers.

“This year highlights very much the music, and we’re highlighting the birthdays of several very important compos-ers, including Robert Schumann’s 200th anniversary, and Samuel Barber, having his 100th anniversary, and later in the season we’re having Gustav Mahler’s 150th anniversary, so there’s a lot of emphasis on the music,” said Silberschlag, go-ing on to describe more highlights from this year’s series.

June 25th will feature “Trills and Thrills” from Stravin-sky’s “Pulcinella Suite” and R. Strauss’ hauntingly melodic “Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite,” played under the direction of Silberschlag with the Chesapeake Orchestra and Giuseppe Nova on flute, Floraleda Sacchi on harp, and Orlando Roman on guitar.

The series will ring in the July 4 holiday with their July 2 concert, “Summon the Heroes,” featuring the music of John Williams, George Gershwin and Sousa Marches, with pianist Brian Ganz and the Sax Quartet from the “President’s Own Marine Band” in P. Goldstein’s “Abundant Air,” and Ian Chaava, Young Artist Concerto Competition runner-up, will play the euphonium.

“We’ll also have fireworks that night to go along with the Sousa march, but I think the Gershwin will really capture that jazzy Americana,” said Silberschlag.

The July 9 concert will feature “A Grand Night of Sing-ing” with the Chesapeake Orchestra and guest conductor Larry Vote, with soprano Michelle Johnson, mezzo-soprano Olivia Vote, and baritone Brian Major performing Opera Aria Highlights from Bizet’s Carmen and Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

The fifth concert of the series on July 16 will feature the first annual Young Artist Concerto Competition win-ners, Nina DeCesare and Brian Hong, who will perform the world premiere of William Kleinssaser’s “Many Rivers” and Prokofiev’s “Symphony No. 5.”

On July 23 for their “Next Stop, Vienna!” performance, Jeffrey Silberschlag and the Chesapeake Orchestra will wel-come concertmaster José Cueto as soloist, performing Lalo’s “Symphonie espanole,” a showpiece for solo violin and or-chestra. The concert will also celebrate Gustav Mahler’s 150th Birthday Anniversary with a performance of his “Symphony No. 7.”

The Grand Finale on July 30 will feature Broadway Sing-ing sensation and 2010 Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin, performing Broadway and jazz classics for the crowd before the orchestra ends with the bold, brassy finish of Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5.”

Solberschlag commented that, to date, more than half a million visitors have come to various performances at the River Concert Series since it began 12 years ago, and this year, the music itself could help to not only entertain guests, but perhaps distract them from some of their stress this summer.

“I think the whole nation has had a tough year,” said Sil-berschlag, “and I think we should reward ourselves for mak-ing it through the year by coming out and seeing our friends, enjoying some beautiful music … and taking a breather in what’s become an otherwise troubled and difficult time.”

The 2010 River Concert Series is free and open to the public. Concerts will take place at St. Mary’s College every Friday from June 18 to July 30, with music starting around 7 p.m. For more information on the River Concert Series and this year’s performers, go to www.riverconcertseries.org.

We post nightlife events happening in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. To submit an event for our calendar, email [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is Monday by 5 p.m.

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By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

I have a new friend at my shop, no it’s not the skull that keeps showing up in different loca-tions, or the turtle my friend Beth placed behind my shop. At the end of the day, If it is nice out, I like to sit on my back steps and look out at the tangled boughs of grapevine and all the various types of trees (and maybe have a sip or two of wine). The poison ivy I could really do without. The stream, when it is running, is a calming sight on any day. On different occasions I have watched deer from 20 feet away, lizards darting all around, birds, hummers, and one time was nearly nose to nose with a 3 foot black snake who thought I didn’t belong on his turf.

My friend is this curious little dragonfly who likes to sit with me after my shop has closed for the day. The first time this happened outside was about two weeks ago. I feel like the dragon-fly was a female so I will refer to her as a “she”. In fact, I named her Delilah. Delilah flew around near me for quite some time, until alighting on my outdoor worktable. She faced me, contem-plating the situation and then flew to the stair railing, just a foot from me. All I could see was her little head and the tip of one wing. Her mouth was moving, so I began a conversation with her. Delilah then moved to my leg, all the while still looking at me and chattering away.

I asked her several times what she was try-ing to tell me, or who she might be (or might have been). No answer, but I felt as if I should know. Delilah decided to get even closer and flew to my upper arm, so we were eyeball to multi-faceted eyeball. For a moment it scared me, and I won-dered if dragonflies were meat eaters. But the situation intrigued me, and I continued asking her questions. When I talked, she would cock her head back and forth as if listening intently. I wondered what kind of spirit she was, or what soul inhabited this delicate little body. After awhile she flew away.

Last week I had the opportunity to sit on the back step again. I had by then looked up all sorts

of information about the Odonata species of in-sects. After searching through lots of dragonfly, damselfly, and skimmer photos, Delilah seemed to look most like the four-spotted skimmer. I was relieved that she wasn’t a darner. I wondered if Delilah was related to the common green darner I met, who sat on my indoor worktable some time ago. He sat on one of my tools, while I cut mats and hammered, and didn’t leave that spot for an entire day. He had the same watchful eyes, but didn’t chatter as much as Delilah. He was very nice, which is good because dragonflies have also been referred to as “devil’s darning needles”. Darners have a disconcerting legend with them that if you sleep outside at night they would sew your eyes shut. My husband said, “Are you sure the legend doesn’t say that if you sit on your back step they sew your mouth shut?” Hmmmm.

Then, there was Delilah again, flying to my worktable and recreating this odd ritual: same spot on the rail, on my leg, and to my arm again. I was so happy to see her. “Delilah, you’re back!” We chatted for quite awhile, until my phone rang and off she flew. I tried calling to her for several evenings after that, but didn’t see her. I was sad because I also found that dragonflies only live for a few weeks. They spend three years in larvae stage and only a blip of time to fly, mate, and ex-plore. How much curiosity in those bright little eyes; how much life they live in those few weeks. It makes you wonder how much could one learn and accomplish if we had only three weeks in which to live our entire lives. I suppose we would be just as curious as Delilah trying to experience and enjoy every second of every day. Wow, nice concept.

To each new day’s curious adventure, Shelby

Please send comments or ideas to: [email protected].

Sources: Brandon Cornett’s 21facts.com, Colum-bia Encyclopedia online, Dragonfly-site.com

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Wanderings

By Linda RenoContributing Writer

In the year 1764 there were 17 missionaries in Maryland; in the year 1770 there were

23; currently there are but 20. Their principal residence is at Portobacco, in Charles County, where there are three in the community.

A second residence is Newtown, located in St. Mary’s County, where there are likewise three on a regular basis; from there on Sundays

and feast days they go to minister to various sta-tions, called “congregations,” at a distance of 10, 15 or even more than 20 miles, all widely scattered. In this manner in each station at least once a month they celebrate mass, administer the sacraments, and preach the word of God; in the main stations they do this two or more times a month, given the numbers and tend to the needs of the faithful. This is the schedule they ordinarily follow at the stations: From very early in the morning until 11 o’clock, they hear confession. Then they celebrate mass, and

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distribute holy communion. At the end of mass there is a sermon, in which the priest explains Christian doctrine. All these ministries are con-ducted willingly by the ministers and are free of charge No obligations are incurred or gifts ac-cepted for this work.

Among the various works of this evangeli-cal ministry that they undertake, not the least is attending to the sick and dying. For since the people do not live in towns or trading places but in widely separated farms, day and night, sum-mer and winter, it is necessary to go on long and arduous journeys to bring consolation to them. As much as their ministries allow, they lead a life quite detached from the world and knowledge of it. You will not find them at public spectacles or other worldly gatherings. For this commitment they are greatly respected, not only by Catho-lics, but even by non-Catholics. In order to cultivate such an ordered life removed from the temptations of this world, it is absolutely neces-sary that those sent on this mission be men of great virtue.

There has never been a bishop in these

parts, to administer the sacrament of Confir-mation to the faithful, so absolute a necessity, given the enormous dangers of reprisal in these parts. It should be especially noted that the dominant religious group there are the various Puritan sects who wage a constant war with the Episcopal order; they have made certain that no Anglican bishop has ever dared to erect a see there. In this opposition to the establishment of a hierarchy the Catholics have decided to imitate their Protestant neighbors’ example, in order not to give them any occasion to stir up a persecution of the Catholic church.

At the two residences or communities not-ed above, there are huge farms which supply all their material needs. They have held these prop-erties since the very beginning of the colony, a gift of the proprietor himself, the nobleman, Ce-cil Calvert, Lord of the Irish estate Baltimore, to whom Charles I, King of England, gave this colony [Maryland] as a gift, and by whom the Jesuits were invited to labor in this vineyard.

To be continued.

THE 1773 RELATION OF REV. JOHN MATTINGLY Translated from Latin by Emmett Curran and Paul H. Mattingly

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• Summer fun abounds at librariesFrom reading to weekly crafts to computer

tournaments, the library’s summer activities burst with hands-on fun. For starters, babies through teens can sign up and participate in one of the three summer reading programs now un-derway and receive prizes by reading. One par-ticipant will win a year’s family membership to the National Aquarium in a random drawing.

Children ages 4-12 can drop by and make a water-related craft for free each week starting June 29 at “Crafternoons” offered from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days: Tuesdays and Thursdays at Charlotte Hall; Wednesdays at Leonardtown; and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at Lexington Park.

Baby and toddler storytimes resume the week of June 28. A complete listing of these and all the summer activities can be found at www.stmalib.org.

• Uncle Pete to kick off Professional Perfor-mance Series

Professional performer Uncle Pete with Kids will kick off this year’s Professional Per-formance Series on June 28. These free per-formances suitable for all ages will be held on Mondays. Charlotte Hall’s performance will be at 10 a.m. at White Marsh Elementary School, Leonardtown’s at 12:30 p.m. at Leonard Hall Recreation Center and Lexington Park’s at 3 p.m. at Lexington Park Library.

Uncle Pete’s performance, a combination of humor, dancing and audience participation, is being funded by a grant from St. Mary’s Coun-ty Arts Council and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary’s County Library.

• Twilight fans to celebrate release of EclipseTwilight fans can celebrate the release of

the next movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, at the Eclipse Jeopardy Extravaganza on June 29 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Charlotte Hall. Besides a discussion of Twilight, fans will enjoy trivia competition and themed snacks. Registration is required for this free program.

• Computer fun planned at librariesChildren ages 5 to 8 can explore Tumble-

Books, an online collection of animated, talking picture books offered by the library. The classes will be held at Charlotte Hall on June 28 at 1 p.m. or Lexington Park on July 1 at 10:30 a.m. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend. Reg-istration is required.

Teens ages 12 and older can challenge their friends in a Battleship tournament online at Charlotte Hall on June 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. and win prizes. The program is free but registration is required.

• Libraries showing free movies

Leonardtown will show a G rated movie on June 23 at 2 p.m. about a clownfish who embarks on a journey to find his son, Nemo, who was captured and stuck in a dentist’s fish tank. Also on June 23 at 2 p.m. Charlotte Hall will show the PG rated movie featuring Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. On June 24 at 2 p.m. the PG rated movie about the son of a gangster shark boss who was acciden-tally killed while on the hunt will be shown at Lexington Park. Snacks are provided at each showing.

• Enter to win Treasure Chest filled with prizes

Hilltop Graphics and Gifts and the library are hosting a Summer Fun Treasure Hunt via Facebook. Besides the six small treasure chests hidden around the county, a large treasure chest filled with prizes will be given away at the end of the hunt. Entry forms to enter this drawing are available at each library and at Hilltop Graphics. The clues for a small treasure chest are posted on Facebook every other week. The finders of these small chests will receive 5 additional entries in the drawing plus keep the small treasure chest and its contents. Anyone can participate.

• Libraries are a collection point for Soldiers’ Care Packages

St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee is collecting items until June 27 to fill care package for soldiers stationed overseas. Items such as gum, snacks, and magazines can be dropped off at any branch.

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The County Times Thursday, June 17, 2010 30Sp rtsBy Chris StevensStaff Writer

Southern Maryland BMX raised $2,000 for the American Bi-cycle Association’s annual Race for Life series earlier this month, do-nating time and money to leukemia research while engaging in the thrill of bicycle racing.

“It happens at every track in the country and it’s a great opportunity to raise funds and help this cause,” said SOMD BMX president Dave Rivera. “We were able to support this cause and it gives the riders op-portunity to gain extra points.”

SOMD BMX asked all riders who participated, as well as their families to solicit donations from family and friends, which account-ed for the total amount raised.

Even with the success of Race for life and other events at Chaptico, getting racers and spectators out to the track is still a challenge that Ri-vera, treasurer Lisa Bradford and others are still fighting to conquer.

“Location is everything and we’re detached from other areas,” Rivera says. To counteract that problem, he notes that SOMD BMX has a working relationship with St.

Mary’s County Recreation and Parks, which includes pages in the Rec and

Parks guide outlining their entire program.

“We rely on the kids also,” he said of younger riders spreading the word to their friends and hope-fully getting them out to the track. They also seek volunteers for various du-ties at the race track be-hind the main park (go to www.somdbmx.com for more information).

Southern Maryland BMX races almost every weekend during the spring and summer months at Chaptico Park on Budds Creek Road, and Rivera says the door – or in this case, gate – is always open for new riders of all ages.

“We have eight to 10 new riders each year and if we could get all of them to come out in one day, it would be awesome,” says Rivera, who has been president of SOMD BMX for three years. “Parents like to help their kids and then they’re on bikes. That’s what happens – it’s great exercise.”

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Over 250,000 Southern Marylanders can’t be wrong!

BMX Race For Life Raises Money For Leukemia




Joshua Peters leads the pack in a moto event at Chaptico Park, which hosts South-ern Maryland BMX races throughout the spring and summer months.

Ryan Straub is focused during the Southern Maryland BMX race for life.

Victor Marquart pedals downhill.


TennisSouthern Maryland Tennis Cup SeriesThe Southern Maryland Tennis Cup

aims to promote competitive and fun lo-cal tennis play in the tri-county area, where players earn points for participating in local events. Players with the highest cumula-tive point total at the end of the year will be acknowledged as the Cup winners. USTA membership not required.

Check website www.southernmary-landtenniscup.org for all tournament events, cost, registration forms and to learn about the point system for the following events:

St. Mary’s College Open 2010 – July 3-5, 2010(POC: Derek Sabedra, 410-610-4300 or e-mail: [email protected])

USTA Tennis Senior Leagues

St Mary’s County USTA Tennis League is looking for Captains and 3.0 & 3.5 rated players for senior men, women and mixed doubles teams. Season runs from June-Au-gust. Must be a USTA member and have reached fifty (50) years of age prior to, or during, the 2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-Liem Slade if interested, [email protected] or 301-481-2305.

Tennis Social DoublesSocial Doubles for Adults is held twice

weekly and consists of informal doubles matches, put together by the site coordina-tor, based on that day’s attendance. All who show up will get to play.

• 5 P.M. Sundays at Leonardtown High School, May 27th through August. Contact Cris Sigler at 410-326-6383 or [email protected].

• 5 P.M. Thursdays at Great Mills High School, June 6th through September. Con-tact Bob Stratton at 443-926-2070 or [email protected].

The league fee is $25 for the Leonar-dtown site and $30 for the Great Mills site. Fees include court costs and balls. No regis-tration is required.

Third Leg of the Southern Maryland Tennis Cup Series is the St. Mary’s Col-lege Open Tournament which will be held on July 3-5th. Point of Contact, Derek Sa-bedra, 410-610-4300, email [email protected] or please go to http://www.south-ernmarylandtenniscup.org/ for further up to date information! Registration is currently ongoing.

Southern Maryland USTA sanctioned Juniors Tennis Tournament 2010 – July 21-25th at St. Mary’s College – inaugural tennis event! Point of contact, Derek Sabedra, 410-610-4300 or email [email protected] or you can register at www.tennislink.usta.com/tournaments. The tournament identifi-cation number is 302761310. Registration is currently ongoing.

St. Mary’s College Tennis Clinics for beginners, intermediate, and advanced ju-nior players will be held for two weeks. July 26th-July 29th from 6:00-to 8:00pm and Au-gust 2nd to August 5th, 6:00-8:00. Point of Contact, Derek Sabedra, 410-610-4300 or email [email protected]. Instructor: Giac Tran.

York, Pa. – St. Mary’s College of Maryland se-nior women’s soccer and women’s la-crosse stand-out Karisa C a r r o l l (Long Island, N .Y. / Wa r d Melville) was selected by the Capital

Athletic Conference athletic directors and sports information directors as the 2009-10 CAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.20 cumula-tive grade point average, dem-onstrate athletic success and be a major contributor to her program.

It is the second straight year, and fourth time since 1999, that an SMCM student-athlete captured the CAC Fe-male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Carroll joins for-mer Seahawk standouts Erica Pearson (1999, volleyball/bas-ketball), Kathy Holmes (2002, soccer/lacrosse) and Emily Smithson (2009, field hockey) as scholar-athlete of the year award winners. Carroll is also the sixth multi-sport athlete to win the award.

Carroll graduated in May with a B.A. in chemistry while minoring in Spanish and boasting a 3.71 cumula-tive grade point average. She earned Dean’s List recognition all eight semesters and was recently named one of three 2010 winners of a Maryland Association of College Directors of Athletics

(MACDA) postgraduate scholarship. Carroll was also voted as the 2009-10 SMCM Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

She has been accepted into the University of Maryland’s Dental School and will begin her coursework in August. At the end of four years, Carroll will receive her Doctorate of Dental Sur-gery. After completing the Dental School pro-gram at Maryland, she plans on pursuing a post-doctorate residency program in orthodontics.

In soccer, she helped lead St. Mary’s to a four-year record of 36-30-7 (19-9-3 CAC) as well as the program’s first-ever CAC championship title and NCAA tournament berth in 2008. Carroll was a two-time second team All-CAC selection (2008, 2009) as a four-year starting defender. The two-year team captain ended her career having played (and started) in 71 of 73 possible games played during her four-year stint, tallying nine points on two goals and five assists. In 2008, Carroll was

an honorable mention NSCAA/adidas College Women Scholar All-East Region after excelling in the classroom as well.

She was also a two-year team captain, three-time All-CAC defender and two-time all-region choice for the women’s lacrosse team from 2007 to 2009. Carroll led the team in ground balls all three of her seasons and helped the Seahawks to a berth in the CAC championship game as well as the program’s seventh bid to the NCAA tournament in 2008. She was selected as a 2009 IWLCA Scholar-Athlete while being a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa leader-ship and Chi Alpha Sigma stu-

dent-athlete honor societies.Carroll contributed to the community as

well, volunteering her services at St. Mary’s Hos-pital (Leonardtown, Md.) and Smithtown General Dentistry in New York.

SMC Grad Carroll Named CAC’s Female Fcholar-Athlete of the Year

Football Game Official Training Next Month

The Washington District Football Of-ficials Association (wdfoa.org) begins train-ing classes July 12 for anyone interested in becoming a high school football official.

If interested, call Chris Kates 410-926-2448 or Jack Kravitz 301-607-6511.

Southern Maryland Sabres Mite Program

Expands, Tryouts Scheduled

The Southern Maryland Sabres are proud to announce the formation of its first Mite B team. The Sabres Mite program will expand for the 2010-2011 season to include both Mite Cross-Ice & Mite B.

The Cross-Ice Program will be an en-tire season of cross-ice jamborees. No try-out required.

The Mite B Program will be a half sea-son of cross-ice jamborees and a half season of full-ice games. The full-ice games will be against other Capital Beltway Hockey League teams. Tryout required.

Tryouts: Date: Saturday, June 19 Time: 6pm - 7pmFee: $30.00Ages: Birth year 2002 and 2003Location: Capital Clubhouse, Waldorf, MD

For more information, contact Joe Bowling [email protected]

St. Mary’s County Department of

Recreation and Parks Announces St. Mary’s

Co-Ed Adult Dodgeball LeagueFull out adrenaline can best describe

the thrill of playing in this exciting dodge-ball program. That’s right, dodgeball, ev-eryone’s favorite playground game. Re-live those childhood memories while getting a great work out. Teams of all skill levels welcome.

Information:

• Co - Ed League: Ages 18 and up• Team registration form http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/registration.asp and $250 team fee are due June 28 at the Recreation & Parks office located in Leonardtown or through online registration https://recreation.stmarysmd.com/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/wb1000.html?wbp=1 • A team must have at least one male and one female player on each team• 10 team tee shirts are included with the league fee• Team fee: $250 (Minimum 7/maximum 10)

Game Information:

• Wednesdays, July 7 - August 25• 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. • Carver Recreation Center

There will be a Managers meeting on June 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Leonard Hall Recre-ation Center.

Please call Kyle Kebaugh at (301) 475-4200 extension 1803 or email [email protected] for more information.

Pax River Raiders Tryouts Coming Up

Pax River Raiders Youth Tackle Football and Cheerleading will hold Registrations for Tackle Football and Cheerleading for the Fall Season at Bay District Volunteer Fire Department in Lex-ington Park, MD between the hours of 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Tuesday June 22 and June 29.

Summer Tackle Football Camp at Ryken High School and Cheerleading Camp register-ing as well. The Raiders will participate in the St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks Football League for more information please visit www.paxriverraiders.org, [email protected] or (301) 674-4226 for more information.

Soccer Goalkeeping Camps

Accepting Registrations Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its 8th An-

nual Summer Goalkeeper Soccer Camp Series beginning the week of June 21st through the week of August 16th. Various locations offered in the Southern Maryland Area. Camps run 4 days each week at various hours of the day. All ages and skill levels welcome! Field player training offered as well by separate field player instruc-tor. For questions or to reserve your spot, please call 301-643-8992 or email [email protected].

Keith McGuire, a veteran Solomons area flounder angler, will discuss “Finding and Catch-ing Flounder” at the June meeting of the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland Patuxent River Chapter. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, at the St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge #2092, 45779 Fire Depart-ment Lane, California.

McGuire will share proven techniques for fishing for flounder and areas in the Patuxent River that hold these popular fish.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Wings, other food and beverages will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 p.m. for those at-tending the meeting.

Flounder Fishing to top CCA Chapter Meeting


Hardy Highlights First-Time Winners At Potomac

By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

A week into the hockey offseason and with an always-crowded sports calendar, the afterglow of the Chicago Blackhawks’ recent victory in the Stanley Cup Finals has notice-ably dimmed.

Still, while the topic is past peak, the amazing spectacle that is the Stanley Cup Playoffs makes it well worth additional con-sumption (or so I hope). Conventional wisdom tells us that among the major sports cham-pionships, the Stanley Cup is the hardest to capture. Given the length of hockey’s regu-lar season (82 games over six-plus months) and playoffs (four rounds), the physical na-ture of the game and the fickle bounces of the puck that often determine victory or defeat (are you feeling me Caps fans?), it’s hard to argue this point.

Like no other sport, hockey demands its champions possess an odd mix of hockey skill, raw athleticism, finesse and controlled violence. This year, no team displayed those attributes better than Chicago. With all due respect to the Blackhawks though, the last-ing impact of the Cup Playoffs transcends the individual teams and ultimate champion; the Cup Playoffs always carry a deeper meaning, a psychological fossil if you will, that is rein-forced year after year.

Beyond those aforementioned attributes of a Stanley Cup champion, there is one

other: resolve. The relentlessness of a NHL playoff game is unequaled in professional sports. The pace is most assuredly quicker than baseball and is most similar to basket-ball. But there’s simply no comparison be-tween the struggle and brutality necessary to score that rare, euphoric or demoralizing goal (depending on which side you’re on) and the relative ease and frequency with which the orange ball tickles the twine.

And while football at least matches hockey from a physical perspective, there are no 2nd and 7’s from your own 30 yard line (yawn) in hockey; in hockey it feels like 3rd and goal…constantly. Other sports are more orchestrated and teams switch from offense to defense in an orderly fashion. Possessions are controlled by shot clocks, outs in an in-ning or a number of downs. Hockey is played with no such parameters. It is more raw and frenetic. It is twelve players with sticks and bad intentions trapped in a walled-off field of battle (sounds like ancient Rome, doesn’t it?). The puck changes possession often and at a moment’s notice, and with each charge up the ice there’s anticipation that your team will score or anxiety that they’ll be scored upon.

Every spring sixteen teams survive the regular season and embark on a quest for the Cup. To realize the dream, the champion must traverse four seven-game series and se-cure sixteen wins against four different op-ponents. It is a journey that, when considered in its entirety, must feel overwhelming. The

professional hockey player is wired for this stuff though and watching them dissect this sporting mission impossible never gets old. The best do it by closing their minds to the larger context of a series, game or even peri-od. Instead, their focus is on individual shifts. When you really watch the playoff combat-ants, they get lost in every single shift. They jump over the boards and play with reckless abandon until they’re called off. This is re-peated, player-by-player, shift-by-shift, game after game and series after series. In stay-ing shortsighted, the overall challenge never becomes insurmountable.

During a recent episode of Man vs. Wild, host Bear Grylls talked about tricking your mind into handling a long journey (for those unfamiliar with the reference, think crazy survivor-guy in extreme situations giving tips on how to stay alive). He advised not getting consumed by what appears to be a boundless distance. The key, he said, is to carve the ultimate end-state into manage-able segments. Focus on the hill you see on the horizon or the large tree in the distance. Make those your immediate goals, and even-tually you’ll achieve your ultimate goal. This is good advice in a survival setting or when faced with a life challenge that’s difficult to get your mind around. Clearly Grylls isn’t just a survivor extraordinaire, but is also a hockey fan.

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Thurs., June 17

Men’s Over 40 League (All games

begin at 6 p.m.)Hole in the wall vs.

Hobos at Back Road Inn

Tri-County Aire vs. Clements at Ander-

son’s BarAnderson’s at Cap-

tain Sam’sAll Star Utility vs. Sea-

breeze at Tippett’s Field

Park Sunoco vs. Rita B’s at Moose Lodge

Men’s Slowpitch League

The Green Door/Cullison’s vs. Grid iron

Grill at Chancellor’s Run, 6:30 p.m.

Hi Octane vs. Pax Bombers at Pax River,

6:30 p.m.Bookkeeping by

Blanche vs. Chaney’s at The Brass Rail, 6:30

p.m.VFW 2632 vs. Bud-weiser at Captaim Sam’s, 6:30 p.m.

Back Road Inn vs. American Legion

at Ridge American Legion, 6:30 p.m.

Fri., June 18

Young Men’s League

Dew Drop Inn vs. Sea-breeze/BRI at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.Captain Sam’s vs.

Gary Gray Athletics at Moose Lodge, 6:30

p.m.Flash Point vs.

Quade’s at Captain Sam’s, 6:30 p.m.

Sun., June 20

Young Men’s League

Cryer’s vs. Dew Drop Inn at Chancellor’s

Run, 4:30 p.m.Quade’s vs. Dew

Drop Inn at Chancel-lor’s Run, 6 p.m.

Flash Point at Captain Sam’s, 6 p.m.

Seabreeze/BRI vs. Gary Gray Athletics at Moose Lodge, 6 p.m.

Mon., June 21

Women’s Over 30 League

Raley’s at Moose Lodge

Captain Sam’s vs. S&J Heating at Ander-

son’s BarRosebuds vs. Hur-

ricanes at 7th District Park

Ryce Electric vs. Hole in the wall at

Tippett’s Field

Women’s LeagueSomerville Insurance vs. Mix It Up at Knight

Life, 6:30 p.m.Southern Maryland Physical Therapy at Back Road Inn, 6:30

p.m.Moose Lodge vs. Bella Salon at The

Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.Xtreme vs. ABC Li-

quors at Chancellor’s Run, 6:30 p.m.

Anderson’s Bar vs. Knockouts at The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.Captain Sam’s vs.

Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at The

Brass Rail, 8 p.m.

Tues., June 22

Men’s Slowpitch League

Budweiser at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.

Bookkeeping by Blanche vs. Hi Octane

at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m.

Chaney’s vs. The Green Door/Culli-

son’s at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.

American Legion vs. Pax Bombers at Pax

River, 6:30 p.m.VFW 2632 vs. Grid

Iron Grill at Chancel-lor’s Run, 8 p.m.

Wed., June 23

Women’s LeagueCaptain Sam’s vs. Knockouts at The

Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m.Moose Lodge vs.

Xtreme at Chancel-lor’s Run, 6:30 p.m.Southern Maryland

Physical Therapy vs. ABC Liquors at Chancellor’s Run,

6:30 p.m.Bella Salon at Ander-son’s Bar, 6:30 p.m.

Somerville Insurance at Back Road Inn,

6:30 p.m.Mix It Up vs. Southern

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By Doug WatsonPotomac Speedway

BUDDS CREEK – It was a night of first-time winners last Friday night at the Potomac speedway.

In the 25-lap late model feature, 17-year old Kyle Hardy of Winchester, Va. shocked the Po-tomac faithful as he scored his first-career Late Model feature win.

Hardy and Roland Mann paced the field to the initial green flag. Hardy got the jump as he was scored the leader of the event’s first circuit.

Mann then took the top-spot on lap-two and appeared headed for his first-ever win at Potomac. As Mann led, Hardy was not far be-hind as the duo would slug it out for several laps until Hardy pulled alongside Mann on the final circuit.

As they came down to the checkered flag, Hardy edged Mann by about two feet at the stripe to score the win.

“Man, this is amazing,” Hardy stated. “I owe this win to my mom and dad, without them I wouldn’t be here right now.”

Hardy was not worried to be in second as

the feature came to a conclusion. “I knew we had a good car,” he said. “Roland (Mann) was running a great race tonight, but I was saving my tires for the end of the race and we were able to pull off the win.”

Matt Quade came home third, Dale Hol-lidge took fourth and current point leader David Williams completed the top five. The heat race win went to Dale Hollidge.

Continuing the night of first-time winners, Waldorf, Md.’s Kenny Moreland scored his first-career Potomac feature win in the 20-lap Lim-ited Late Model main event.

Moreland started second and, despite a late race rush by current point leader Derrick Quade, would go on to lead every lap of the race to collect the breakthrough win. Stevie Long was third, Sommey Lacey placed fourth and Tommy Wagner Jr. rounded out the top five. The heat went to Sommey Lacey.

In other action, current Street Stock point leader Kurt Zimmerman raced to his third win of the season and 15th of his career in the 16-lap Street Stock feature, Russell Irwin scored his second win in a row and third of the season in the 20-lap Modified feature, Bud Pickeral was

victorious for the fourth time this season in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main and Paul Bacchus an-nexed the 12-lap Penn-Mar vintage car event.

Late Model feature re-sults (25 laps)

1. Kyle Hardy 2. Roland Mann 3. Matt Quade 4. Dale Hollidge 5. David Williams 6. Jeff Pilkerton 7. Ryan Hackett 8. Deane Guy

Limited Late Model fea-ture results (20 laps)

1. Kenny Moreland 2. Derrick Quade 3. Stevie Long 4. Sommey Lacey 5. Tommy Wag-ner Jr. 6. Mike Latham 7. PJ Hatcher 8. Paul Cursey.

Street stock feature finish (16-laps)1. Kurt Zimmerman 2. Mike Reynolds 3.

Ben Bowie 4. Jason Murphy 5. John Sellner 6. Walt Lemmon 7. Jimmy Jessmer Jr. 8. Scott Wil-son 9. Stephen Quade 10. James Sparks 11. Don-nie Smith 12. Kyle Nelson 13. Teddy Dickson


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Blue CrabsBy Chris StevensStaff Writer

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Wily Mo Pena and Colin Roberson each hit home runs as the Bridgeport Bluefish defeated the visiting Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5-1 Tuesday night.

The Blue Crabs struck first in the top of the fourth inning, as first baseman Eric Crozier’s sacrifice fly scored shortstop Travis Garcia for the Crabs’ first – and only – run of the contest.

The Bluefish responded by scoring their five runs in the fourth, fifth and six innings, chasing Southern Maryland starting pitcher Jarrett Santos after 5 1/3 innings of work.

Santos surrendered eight hits, struck out two batters and walked one, dropping his re-cord to 4-2 on the season.

Second baseman Joe Jiannetti lead the way for Bridgeport offensively with three hits, while Pena and Roberson each had two hits.

Bluefish starter Patrick Ryan handcuffed

the Crabs in his six innings of work, striking out 10 batters and giving up just the one run in the top of the fourth. Ryan’s earned run av-erage sunk to 1.42 and he is now 2-1 on the season.

Three relievers, including former Major Leaguers Antonio Alfonseca and Jorge Julio, closed out the game for Bridgeport, giving up just two hits in the final three innings of play.

Southern Maryland only managed four hits on the evening, all by different players (Crozier, Garcia, Casey Benjamin and Chris-tian Lopez).

The Blue Crabs now stand at 27-23 in the season’s first half, trailing first-place Cam-den by one and a half games in the Atlantic League Liberty Division standings.

Southern Maryland continues their road trip with a final game against Bridgeport to-day, then will take on the Long Island Ducks in a four-game series over the weekend.

They return to Regency Furniture Sta-dium Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m., starting a three-game series with the Newark Bears.

Bluefish Get to Santos, Defeat Blue Crabs

County Big League Softball Off to Quick StartBy Chris StevensStaff Writer

So far, the only thing stop-ping the St. Mary’s American Big League softball team is having a complete roster.

“Kids have jobs, boyfriends and play on travel teams also,” said head coach Montgomery Wood, even as his team has started the season 6-0. “Sometimes they aren’t able to make games, but when they’re all available I think we’d be favored.”

St. Mary’s, who made the league finals before falling to Wal-dorf last summer, have improved greatly on the mound, as Wood

can call on anywhere from three to five pitchers, including Stephanie Dameron (St. Mary’s Ryken), Tori Bradburn (Great Mills) and Laura Welch (Leonardtown) as well as Dyana DeVore (St. Mary’s Ryken) and Cheyenne Faunce (Chopticon), who plays first base as well.

Wood cites two recent victo-ries over Waldorf as an example of how deep the team’s pitching can go.

“A lot of times in this league, four or five runs won’t win games,” he explained. “We got two very good pitching performances and won 4-0 and 5-3.”

Wood also notes that they scored 25 runs in their first two

games against Northern Calvert Blue, which shows that St. Mary’s American is capable of scoring runs as well.

Wood also has talent in other positions, but is concerned about lack of depth at others.

“We’re very strong on the cor-ners,” Wood said of third baseman Lauren Fairfax (Great Mills) and Faunce holding down first base, as well as Great Mills graduate Jose-lynn Stewart (now playing at the College of Southern Maryland) in the outfield. The two positions that concern him most are shortstop and catcher, places that were previ-ously occupied by Erin Leddy (now at Mt. St. Mary’s) and Lauren Da-vis (Stevenson) respectively.

“Erin was just an all-world shortstop and she’s very tough to replace and Lauren was an amaz-ing catcher,” Wood said. “Top to bottom, we’re better, but we’re not as strong as we were last year.”

Another development that could derail the team’s title hopes is the weekend start of the Big League tournament, meaning that several players for all teams may not be available due to previous engagements.

“Because of all the travel players, the weekend start is going to cause problems for everybody,” he says.

Even with that, Wood re-mains confi-

dent that his team can return to the championship round this summer.

“If everyone is there, I would expect us to be in the finals,” he

said. “I’d be disappointed if we didn’t get back there again.”

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St. Mary’s American Big League Softball Schedule

(All meetings are doubleheaders)Monday, June 21 vs. Waldorf at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6 p.m.Thursday, Jun 24 vs. Waldorf at Stethem Park, Field #7, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 28 vs. North Calvert Black at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6 p.m.Tues., June 29 vs. North Calvert Blue at Dunkirk Park, Field #3, 6 p.m.

Stephanie Dameron is one of five pitchers available for the St. Mary’s American Big League softball team, which is off to a 6-0 start this season.

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By Keith McGuireContributing Writer

Aside from good bait, one of the best things to have with you on any fishing trip is a good friend. We all know that without good bait or the lure of the day, few fish (if any) will be caught. The only time that this is an acceptable situation is when you have a good friend along. The good friend will forgive the shortcoming, attempt to replace the bad bait or lure with something of his or her own, and failing that, will end the day with a statement of what a great time was had as a re-sult of the outing. When you have good bait and a good friend on board, things couldn’t be better. Good bait will catch more fish than bad bait. A good friend will help you prepare bait, land fish, and take pictures of the catch of the day; all tasks that can be difficult when you’re alone.

I often fish alone by choice. There’s no pressure to catch a fish, no one to bounce ideas about the best place to look for fish and no one to scoff over your choice of lure or bait. You make mistakes without prior counsel and sometimes find yourself in the best of situations with no one to share the experience. Good or bad it is a solitary pursuit! Oddly enough, fishing alone is a great way to meet people. People are happy when they’re fishing – or about to be fishing – and are more than willing to pass the time of day in conversation about their sport. You meet them everywhere: at the dock, at the boat ramp, on the pier, along the shore and on the water. They always seem willing to talk about their tackle, their boat, where they fish (except the flounder people), and their catch of a lifetime.

Catching seems to be improving with the onset of summer patterns. There are good reports of spot at the south end of St. Mary’s County, but up on the Patuxent they are scattered and many are still quite small at 2 – 3 inches. (These take a tiny hook!) Croakers are still here and some are

of the bigger, 15 inch vari-ety. The best baits continue to be blood-worm, squid, soft crab or peeler crab and shrimp, and the evenings seem to be the best time to catch them. White perch are still a fun fish to catch with small spinner baits and tiny crank baits, although bloodworms and peeler crab or soft crab are good baits to use. You can still find white perch in deeper water with bait, but the most fun way to catch them is with these small lures. Bluefish continue to move in. The lower Potomac and Buoy 72 area of the Bay are seeing bluefish catches in the 3 – 5 lb range. Rockfish can be caught trolling, jigging, chumming, live-lining and with various choices of bait. They range from undersized to 25 inches, or more. Flounder are still not here in great numbers. There have been some good catches in the Point Lookout area, but it remains a hit or miss proposition. Skate, or cow-nosed rays, are still here in abundance and they are not picky about what they will eat! I have found that they will take baited hooks and lures when the mood strikes them. There are several ar-chers roaming the shallows in pursuit of skate.

Have you got a current fish picture and a story of a great catch? If so, send an email to [email protected]. Keith has been a recreational angler on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for over 50 years; he fishes weekly from his small boat during the season, and spends his free time supporting local conservation organizations.

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Tiger-Devils Win 10U Championship

The Tiger-Devils of the St. Mary’s Northern Soccer League won the RecPlus 10 and under champi-onship Saturday June 5, finishing their season with a record of 7-1-2. Front Row: Jeremy Pelzer, Hunter Mattingly, Vontae Hoffert. Second Row: Seth Fowler, Tahjanae Hoffert, Jonathan Feid, Ben Carroll, Joseph White, Jacob Haynes, TJ Landrum, Xavier Dever. Third Row: Head Coach: Fran Dever, Asst. Coach: Shawn Haynes. Not pictured: Carissa Peissner

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THURSDAY June 17, 2010


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