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A spokesperson for the Maryland ju-diciary said she had not heard of any court

clerks refusing to perform the same-sex mar-riages other than those in St. Marys County.

In the wake of refusals, the state courtsystem, specically the section that deals withthe duties of court clerks, is formulating a

policy to govern the performance of same sexmarriage ceremonies, ofcials said this week.

The judiciary is working on the prob-lem and it is unknown if it will propose asolution soon, according to Terri Bolling,spokesperson.

Theyre meeting to come up with guid-ance for clerks and also to form a policy. Wedo have adequate staff to perform same-sexmarriages, Bolling said.

Given the controversial nature of thenew law that legalized same-sex marriagein Maryland, Clerk of the Circuit Court JoanWilliams is condent she made the right de-

cision by disallowing the clerks who refuseto perform same-sex marriages because of

their religious beliefs to perform any marriage ceremonies.

I just believe I cant have them pickingand choosing, Williams said. If they wondo some they cant do any.

As of last week there had been no weddings scheduled at the courthouse in Leonardtown, same-sex or otherwise, but the ap

plications for such weddings were availablas of Jan. 2, Williams said, adding she haenough court clerks to perform the same-seceremonies.

They will take place according to thlaw, Williams said.

So far she has not reprimanded clerkwho have declined to perform the same sexceremonies.

Bolling said reprimands could be considered natural for any employees who did nofulll their assigned dut ies but that was left uto their immediate supervisors.

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After pleading guilty tosecond-degree murder, AndrewCarter returned to court to re-ceive a 30-year prison sentence.

Carter shot and killed Anto-nio Nathanial Pollard Jr. at a Lex-ington Park apartment around 3a.m. on Aug. 28, 2010 when Pol-lard and four other men showed up.

Judge Graydon S. McKee, visiting fromPrince Georges County, said Carters longrecord of criminal activity, both in and out of

jail since he was 12 years old, showed that he

was essentially incorrigible.The defendants pre-sentencing investi-gation was one of the most disturbing inves-tigations, McKee said of his 45-year career.

Carter said during Mondays sentencinghearing that he believed the men were thereto attack him at the behest of his girlfriendsex-boyfriend who is currently in prison.

He said he shot the gun he had borrowedfrom an acquaintance and that it happened tohit Pollard, with whom Carter neither knewnor had issues.

I knew these guys didnt come to talk,he said, apologizing to Pollards family forwhat transpired that morning.

Pollard died of a single gunshot tothe head through his eye, according to

prosecutors.In the courtroom, shouting matches

broke out between Pollards family membersand Carters supporters.

Pollards family was visibly saddened during the hearing and outside the courtroomhad to be kept apart from Cartesupporters.

The victims father AntoniNathanial Pollard Sr. confronteCarter in the courtroom, sayinhe wanted revenge against thmurderer of his son.

He called Carter a cowardwho has taken my child.

He didnt deserve what happened thim, Pollard Sr. said. Id have gladly takenthat bullet for him.

His son was an expecting father and wa

doing well working at a food service job at StMarys College, according to Pollard Sr.Pollard Sr. warned McKee that he shoul

enact swift justice.What you dont do, I will, Pollard Sr

said. Thats a promise, this court systemgiven him enough breaks.

Shamika Ramirez Ford, mother of Carters 22-month old daughter said, Andrew didnot mean for things to happen this way. Hfelt like he was in a situation where he had todefend himself.

Although chastised several times fospeaking directly to the defendant, PollardSr. said in open court, All Im thinking abouis revenge. I pray Im not around when thsystem frees you. You should pray the samthing.

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John Savich, county administratorsince 2007 and a long time county employ-ee, died Monday evening.

St. Marys County CommissionersPresident Francis Jack Russell made theannouncement at Tuesdays commission-ers meeting.

Savich had been on extended leavefor several months battling medical issues,returning briey last year before leavingagain.

In his absence the head of the HumanResources Department, Sue Sabo, has beenworking as the acting county administrator.

He was a great county administrator,were saddened by his loss, said CountyCommissioner Todd Morgan (R-Great

Mills).Hired in 2001 as countys DirectorEconomic and Community Development,

Savich became the county administrator inMarch 2007.

He was known for his keen attention todetail during the daily operations of countygovernment and kept a careful watch on thescal health of government operations.

Donna Sasscer, who is the agriculturaland seafood specialist with the county, saidSavich facilitated economic developmentemployees who were having problems ob-taining resources their various programsneeded.

Savichs contacts were always helpfulin helping them get their jobs done, she said.

He was a good boss, he allowed us todo our jobs, Sasscer said. He would go tobat for us.

As director of economic development,Savichs reputation included building strongcontacts with Naval Air Station Patuxent

River and aiding the base in completing itsmission here.He immediately saw the importance

of the navy base, said former county com-missioner Daniel Raley of Great Mills.

The naval air station and defense con-tractors associated with it make up 80 per-cent of the countys economy.

Raley said Savich demonstrated strongperformance in his roles as economic devel-opment director and county administrator.

He was good at dealing with variouspeople in the county, Raley said.

One of Savichs particular achieve-ments was to strengthen ties between com-missioners and the Board of Educationespecially on budget issues. When Savichhelped elected leaders talk about scal is-sues the debate over them became muchsmoother, when he was not there things didnot go as well, Raley said.

He will be missed, Raley said.Funeral arrangements have not yet

been announced.

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The Maryland Public Service Com-mission has ruled that residents do nothave to allow the installation of so-calledsmart meters, which emit radio wavesthat allow meter readers to simply drive

by their homes to assess power consump-

tion rates.The commission stated that until itcan have further deliberations on two keyissues; about whether customers can re-tain their older meters or switch to a smartmeter that operates without RF band typetransmissions, its order from earlier thisspring stands.

Until such time as we decide whichoption will be available to customers andthe specic costs that will be associatedwith that option, our May 25, 2012 interimorder remains in effect, and those ratepay-ers that have previously informed theirutility that they do not wish to receive a

smart meter need not take any additionalaction at this time, the commission statedin their Jan. 7 ruling. After we ultimatelydetermine the nature of the opt-out andits associated costs, all ratepayers willhave the opportunity to provide their util-ity with their nal decision.

The commission also stated in theirruling that ratepayers would likely have

to incur the costs of switching to any newtechnology that was not capable of radiofrequency transmission.

Part of the commissions ongoing de-liberations will be to ascertain just whatthose costs could be, both for ratepayersand to utilities to not switch over to thetechnology.

The Southern Maryland ElectricCooperative (SMECO), along with otherlarge-scale providers, was planning onwide spread use of smart meters as a moreefcient means of gauging power con-sumption across the grid and possibly re-ducing its overall operating costs.

Where we stand right now is that wehave led our petition to implement AMI[advanced metering infrastructure] tech-nology with the Public Service Commis-sion, said SMECO spokesman Tom Den-nison, adding that the utility opposed theoption to decline the technology, sayingthat the benets of the system can only berealized if the technology is implemented

with all customers.These devices are safe, they willhelp with our reliability by allowing us to

pinpoint outages, Dennison said.But opponents of smart meter tech-

nology created a substantial uproar againsttheir use and what they claimed was aforced installation policy.

They also stated their belief that radiofrequency emissions might have adversehealth consequences to residents becausethey would be in such close proximity tothe radiation.

Proponents of the technology testi-ed that the radiation from the meters was

of the non-ionizing type, meaning it washarmless to humans, and the commissioncould not nd convincing evidence thathere was a substantial health risk.

Although we have not found con-vincing evidence that smart meters poseany health risks to the public at large, weacknowledge a good-faith belief on the

part of some ratepayers to the contrary,

the ruling stated.The commission was also not con-vinced of opponents claims that smarmeter installation put homes at increasedrisk of res despite media reports fromPennsylvania that the Pennsylvania Electric Company was delaying its rollout othe meters because of the very same prob-lems, the ruling stated.

The commission stated in their rulingthat the meters to be installed in Mary-land were of a different type than those inPennsylvania.

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State Legislative Session:

Guns, Gas, Wind GustsBy Guy Leonard

Staff Writer

Distilleries of spirituous liquors such as whiskey arealready allowed to operate in the countys rural areas butthe Board of County Commissioners is considering a textamendment to the zoning ordinance that would allow foreven greater activity at the alcohol production sites.

As required by law, the county commissioners held apublic hearing this week on the measure before scheduling avote at a subsequent meeting.

The amendment will align the countys statutes withstate law to allow product testing, retail sales and events atdistilleries, according to staff members with the countysDepartment of Land Use and Growth Management.

Tours of the distilleries would also be al lowed under thenew text amendments.

At a previous meeting the countys Planning Commis-sion voted unanimously to approve the text amendment,leaving now county commissioners to give nal approval.

At Tuesdays public hearing no residents spoke in favoror opposition of the amendment.

Events at a distillery in the countys rural preservationdistrict (RPD) with 50 acres of property available would

be able to hold an event without seeking a permit from theplanning department; however, those with less than 50 acreswould have to fulll that requirement, staff said

The 50-acre rule was important because of concernsover having enough parking space for attendees.

Permits issued by the planning department approvingan event at a distillery would not supersede the authority ofthe liquor board, which as a state agency, would have thenal say as to whether an event could go forward.

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Since the states revenues projections are the best theyhave been in several years many lawmakers believe gun con-trol, gas taxes and windmills will be the contentious issues ad-dressed during the 2013 legislative session.

In the wake of the elementary school shooting in Con-necticut that claimed 26 lives, some lawmakers may call fora ban on assault weapons using large capacity ammunitionmagazines. A task force report has come out with recommen-dations to curb gun violence.

One proposal is to restrict access to rearms to the men-tally ill who make violent threats.

Del. John Wood (D-29A) said that there should be protec-tions for people who have rearms designed for sporting pur-

poses or to protect their homes but he questioned the need to

own military-style weapons.I agree with the Second Amendment but we were talking

about a weapon for hunting or protecting your property, Woodsaid. Do we need assault weapons? I dont think so.

Del. John Bohanan (D-29B) said I cant foresee anymajor overhaul in gun regulations this year. Most of the focusneeds to be on the mental health aspect. How do you preventthem from causing things that happened like in Connecticut?

Control measures would nd a tough sell in the legisla-ture, Bohanan intimated, acknowledging gun control was ahighly contentious issue especially in St. Marys County whereguns of all kinds are popular.

Theres no doubt there will be a push [for gun control]. Buttheres a push on for a lot of things that never y, Bohanan said.

One of those that has yet to gain altitude in the legislatureis a gas tax.

Theres a lot of talk about the gas tax but I dont knowthat itll go anywhere, he said.

Lawmakers have oated the idea of a gas tax to replen-

ish the transportation maintenance and road building coffersof the state that have been raided in recent years to balance thebudget.

The gas tax idea is widely unpopular, especially in South-ern Maryland.

Wood said gas taxes disproportionately affect residentshere because they lack mass transit options and must insteadtake to the roads in their vehicles.

Those increased revenues in turn would be used for masstransit and other transportation projects in larger Marylandcounties.

The big boys always come out on the big end of thestick, Wood said. We in the rural areas put more money inthe pot and get the least out of it.

I wouldnt even consider it if its [tax increase] not put inthe transportation trust fund and used for roads only, Woodsaid. But I dont think theres any intention on the part of the[OMalley] administration to put it back in.

The state projects by 2018 it will not have enough rev-enue to maintain existing roads nor funds for new roads and

projects.Transportation revenues are denitely needed, Bohan-

an said.Lawmakers are likely to make a push for offshore wind

turbines this year, a key goal of Gov. Martin OMalleys ad-ministration, but some still believe it will pose problems forconsumers who will have to pay more.

Its going to cost us more money, Wood said of the tur-bines. We, the citizens, are footing the bill.

Bohanan said, while no taxpayer money will pay for theconstruction wind turbines, Marylanders would be paying foralternate energy in the future.

State legislators should focus on keeping education fund-ing commensurate with the high achievement levels state pub-lic schools are producing, according to Bohanan.

Education, especially in universities, is comparatively in-expensive in Maryland and is key to retaining the economicadvantages the state has.

The state economy reaps the benets of college-educatedresidents.

We have an economy that requires a highly educationwork force. We need to grow our own locally and statewide,Bohanan said.

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Flu VaccinationsAvailableThe u season in the United States is off to its earliest

start in a decade, and the St. Marys County Health Depart-ment would like to remind citizens to get vaccinated as soonas possible. According to ofcials at the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC), the early nature of the casesand the predominant type of u in circulation this year couldcreate a severe u season.

Flu cases have been reported in 29 states, includingMaryland. Inuenza often peaks in January, February oreven later. Fortunately, the vaccine formulated for this yearis well matched to the strains of virus seen so far, and of-cials are urging those who have not been vaccinated to geta u shot. Flu vaccines are designed to protect against threeinuenza viruses that experts predict will be the most com-mon during the upcoming u season.

Inuenza immunizations are recommended for every-one over the age of six months. It is especially important forindividuals who are at high risk for complications, including;

Children six months to 18 years of age; Persons 50 years of age and older; Pregnant women; Persons with chronic medical conditions such as dia-

betes, heart, lung or kidney disease Persons undergoing therapy or with a condition that

may weaken their immune system.Persons who care for someone in these groups should

be sure to get vaccinated to avoid spreading the u to them.This includes healthcare workers, caregivers, and daycareand school workers. More information on inuenza vacci-nation is available on the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/u/

protect/keyfacts.Immunizations are typically offered in primary care

doctors ofces. The St. Marys County Health Departmentalso offers u vaccinations, by appointment only, for a fee of

$20. Please call 301-475-4324 to schedule an appointment.

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By Alex PanosStaff Writer

Ridge resident EdwardBauer has published his rstelectronic book; it focuseson solving the mysteryof the JFK assassination.While some believe sniperLee Harvey Oswald actedalone in the murder, othersbelieve in a conspiracy in-volving more people.

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I know of to actually solvethe thing, Bauer said of hiswork.

Bauers book, titledThe Final Truth, focuseson four major reasons hebelieves his research isconclusive.

The retired computerprogrammer has an exten-sive background in marks-manship, dating back to hishigh school days. Unlikeother published theorists,says Bauer, he knows andunderstands rie shooting.Most only know guns fromwhat they have heard or seen in movies.

He dismisses testimonies of people

claiming to recall a puff of smoke by a greenhedge.

Bauer chuckles, Guns havent madepuffs of smoke since the Civil War.

People never credit Oswald for havinga brain, Bauer continues, noting this as hissecond point. We have to credit him withthe ability to make contingency plans.

Bauer believes authors and theorists ofprevious works he has read fail to credit Os-wald with an educated plan and thought-outescape route.

His book looks at the situation in Os-walds shoes.

By analyzing everything through Os-walds eyes, a former marine who believedin Marxism of the Soviet Union, it is clearto understand why he committed the attack,says Bauer.

His experience editing lm and tapeallowed Bauer to analyze the sequence ofevents from a unique standpoint as well.

Bauer has extensive experience inbroadcast production, a subject he majoredin during college,and produced a seriesof tapes on resolvingconict situations forSt. Marys County.

Knowledge oflm editing is criticalto solving the mys-tery, he said. Bauerhas read many differ-ent books on the JFKassassination, a topicthat has fascinatedhim for years.

However none

of the literature convinced him, until read-ing Case Closed.

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The outline became very detailed andspecic, but writing the book was easy.

His unconscious and conscious mindworked together to the complete the book,Bauer explained.

I would sit down and the words justcame out, he said, explaining it was still along process Bauer says he wrote 10 dif-ferent drafts.

One morning in the spring of 2010, hewoke up and everything became clear tohim, then his real work began.

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Local investigators say that initial reports of a drive-by shoot-ing in the Westbury neighborhood in Great Mills was a false reportmade by a teenager who shot himself with a gun.

Detectives initially reported three teenagers were walking inthe West Westbury neighborhood when a car drove up to them andsomeone red shots at them.

One of the alleged victims, a 15-year-old, suffered a wound andwas treated at a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

But during a follow up investigation detectives found that thevictim had shot himself while holding the gun and made the falsereport to cover the negligent discharge.

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nal Investigations, revealed little about the ongoing investigationinto the shooting, saying detectives are following up multiple leadsin the case.

Community concerns caused detectives to move quickly to investigate the case eventually showing it was a false report.

There was a signicant neighborhood concern over theshooting, Yingling said. We wanted them to know it was not arandom drive by shooting.

Information from the criminal investigations bureau statedthat charges are pending against the juvenile, dependent upon theinvestigation of the States Attorneys Ofce.

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Vice/Narcotics detectives received severalcomplaints regarding Jacqueline Dale Buckler, 44,of Ridge and her alleged distribution of prescriptionmedication. Several undercover purchases of oxyco-done were made and Buckler was indicted on mul-tiple counts to include distr ibution of oxycodone.

Amber Elizabeth Clark, 26, of Mechanicsvillewas indicted for her alleged role in attempting tointroduce oxycodone into a secured correctional fa-cility and possession of oxycodone with the intentto distribute.

Vice/Narcotics detectives learned of allega-tions that Stacey Ann Thompson, 26, was distrib -uting oxycodone from her home in Mechanicsville.Undercover purchases were made, police said, andThompson was indicted on several counts of distri-

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Aaron Maynard Bobo, 36, of Lusby was ar-rested after he was identied by narcotics detectivesfrom St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce and theCalvert County Sheriffs Ofce as allegedly beinginvolved in passing fraudulent prescriptions in both

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Staff Writer

Starting as a teacher at Park Hall

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over two decades of work in St. Marys

County Public Schools.

During her tenure with the school

system, the classroom has evolved to

utilize technology and common core

curriculum to help keep every child ontrack.

Two years after she star ted teaching

at Park Hall, she became the assistant

principal at Benjamin Banneker, be-

fore her promotion to principal in 1991,

where she served until 2002.

Then, after a year as principal at

Carver Elementary, Dudderar joined the

school systems administrative staff as

director of elementary instruction.

Superintendent Michael Martirano

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role in 2005 Chief Academic Ofcer.

Jeff Maher, director of learning

and professional development, worked

closely with Dudderar from day one.

Shes one of the most child-cen-

tered people with who I have worked,

Maher said. Its going to be a big loss.

Maher believes Dudderar leaves a

lasting legacy, and her presence will

be felt in t erms of what she meant to the

community.

Dudderar will be in and out of theofce over the next few weeks, wrap-

ping things up and helping to ease the

transition, said Beverly Dahlstrom, the

public information ofcer and assistant

to the superintendent.

Its bitter sweet for us, Dahlstrom

said of Dudderars departure, noting

the staff is happy she now gets to enjoy

some free time and family, but disap-

pointed she has lef t.

According to Dahlstrom, the posi-

tion will not be lled until early July and

other administrators are shifting around

work and duties to help pick up the slack.

The job will be posted in the com-

ing months, and it has yet to be deter-

mined if it will be an out of county hire

or a promotion within the school system

Dahlstrom says the job will be awarded

to the best candidate.

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Courses have been added, de-leted and modied at the Forrest Cen-ter for Technology, it was announcedyesterday at The Board of Education

meeting.Sculpture through welding, land-scape design, sheet metal design andfabrication, geographic informationsystems, and sales management andentrepreneurship will not be offerednext year.

They were elective courses stu-dents are not tak ing, said Jeff Maher,director of learning and professionaldevelopment.

Some of the discontinued cours-es are being eliminated due to lackof interest, while others have expe-rienced title changes to meet newrequirements.

The center is adding three newcourses principles of arts, nutrition

and carpentry to its course list and

nine courses have been tweaked andrenamed to align with new courserequirements.

These changes were made to getcourses approved at the state level,Maher said. We wont do anythingthat really changes beyond enhancing

curriculum.A new web design course en-hances the already existing programsoffered at the tech center, Maher said.

The presentation to the board yes-terday will be open for public discus-sion at the next board meeting before

being nalized.No changes to curriculum con-

cerning common core subjects math,science and reading will be made for

before the 2014-15 school year.Maher does not see any conict

with the suggestions announced thisweek.

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Education Associations of St. Marysand Calvert counties presented topics involv-ing public funding dollars of private schools,forced teacher unions, pensions and statefunding during this years annual legislative

breakfast.Dels. John Bohanan (D-St.Marys), John

F. Wood Jr (D-St. Marys, Charles), MarkFisher (R- Calvert) and Anthony ODonnell(R-Calvert, St. Marys) had conicting opin-ions on topics presented to them by the unions,

but agreed on the BOAST system, whichhelps fund private and parochial schools.

BOAST gives a state tax credit for dona-tions to private and parochial schools.

The union is against the policy, saying ittakes away from money that should be usedfor public schools.

We are doing more with less, and tak-ing home less compensation, said NEA Di-rector Steven Brooks.

ODonnell, meanwhile, feels the schoolsget a bargain because parents with kids in

private schools are paying taxes but not usingthe school.

Private schools take pressure off thepublic school system by providing materials,buildings and services that would require ad-ditional funding, he said.

Fisher said while students in St. Marysand Calvert counties are fortunate to be in aremarkable school system, there are manykids that grow up in areas where privateschool is the best option.

Ill always help the private schools insome part, echoed Wood.

Melissa Kiernan, legislative co-chair for

EASMC, urged the panel to agree with man-dated teacher unions, claiming 85 percent ofteachers are currently funding benets 100

percent of teachers are receiving.Speaking on behalf of Roy Dyson (D-

St.Marys, Calvert, Charles), Bohanan sup-ports mandated labor unions while Wood,Fisher and ODonnell oppose.

While in favor of mandated laborunions, Bohanan warned the recent pushbackagainst unions seen in Michigan could hap-

pen in Maryland.I dont believe in saying you have to

join, Wood said. If youve got a good pro-gram, theyll join.

Fisher said Maryland is different in allregions. What is best for one area might not

be best for another.

That to me is whats best for the chil-

dren, he said of keeping teachers optionsopen.

Dennis Mooney, Calvert EducationAssociation vice-president, asked if the del-egates will continue to ensure the countiesmeet state requirements on school maintence.

State mandates are the wrong wayto go on decisions in local school systems,ODonnell said. It should be made by localofcials.

Fisher believes a state can only succeedby boosting the economy, and it can onlygrow by convincing people to move, work

and retire in Maryland.

Growing our economy grows job security, he said.

The union wants pensions to continue tobe paid by local governments, and out of theibudget line.

Bohanan said pension changes were necessary, while the other three members were inagreement with the teacher unions. We couldnot afford to continue to [pay] the rates we aredoing. It would have come the classroom.

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Lynn Newkirk, 2nd Vice President of the Womans Club of St. Marys presented TheoCramer, Executive Director of College and Career Readiness and the Forrest Center witha check for $500 for SkillsUSA. Looking on are ofcers of SkillsUSA and their advisors.Bonnie Skinner, left, Advisor, Randy Heng, Historian, Ryan Scalsky, Treasurer, SamanthaEstacion, Vice President, Amber Major, President, Monique Dela Cruz, Secretary, and Eric

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Photo by Alex PanosState Legislators John Bohanan, left, Johnny Wood, Mark Fisher and Tony ODonnell take questions from St. Marys and Calvert County educators.

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The Dream is Over

Grapevine Antiques Snags1st Place in Holiday Display Contest

By Kimberly Manns

Contributing Writer

After 15 years of servicing anddressing the residents of Southern Mary-land, the trending, glitzy, shop in theheart of Leonardtown known as Col-leens Dream is saying good-bye to theloyal customers of St. Marys County.

What started as a small clothingstore in the back of a retail space, evolvedinto a high-end vintage consignmentshop lling the entire building at this his-toric Leonardtown location.

When sisters Carol and Jane openedColleens Dream in 1997 they opened asmall shop in back of an antique store

built during the business renaissance ofthe city. Here they bought and sold vin-

tage clothing while Colleen, their familyfriend and neighbor showed the girls theropes.

This seemed to start as a familyadventure as they attended thrift stores,yard and, estate sales looking for hid-den treasures. Carol was the trendy andJane was the glitzy, according to Jane.Together they made a great team takingtrips to New York, shopping for the right

pieces and items like the vast array o

collectables, Civil War clothing, 1970dresses displayed in Colleens Dream.

The consignment shop, a concepsuggested by their mom was named after their mentor Colleen and expanded tinclude new contemporary furniture andgifts. The inside of this unique shop is afun and eccentric as the clothes and collectables themselves.

Entering the shop is a retro worlexperience. Jane loves vintage clothinwith her favorite of all being the JackieO or 60s era. Of the many good timethroughout the fteen years in businessJane says that most memorable was recently during the closing. One of thColleens rst cosigners cried when shheard it was going out of business. Jan

recalls, She made me want to cry too.Jane admits that it is time to do othe

things; although, she and her sister wilstill continue to pull vintage items for thelove of doing so, the dream is over. Residents may catch this gem before it shutits doors for the nal time.

Jane says they are clearing out everything between 30 to 50 percent ofand the sister partners will have a privatevent for cosigners and longtime customers leading up to the closing Feb. 16.

Grapevine Antiques is the frst placewinner of the Lexington Park Business andCommunity Associations fourth annualHoliday Display Contest.

We are so thrilled, exclaimed HelenNewell who, along with her husband Ken,owns and operates Grapevine Antiques lo-cated on Tulagi Place.

Newell gave a large measure of creditfor this years winning display to TroyMeister, a vendor at Grapevine Antiques.We received a ton of compliments fromcustomers on our holiday decorations both

inside and outside of the shop. 2012 was anexcellent year for our business and winningthis contest is just a great way to kick off theNew Year, she said.

Grapevine Antiques design featuredan oversized polar bear, donning Santashat, relaxing in an antique rocker surround-ed by coco-flled tea sets and other vintagememorabilia. Meisters handcrafted gar-lands and wreaths decorated the posts andcornice fronting the business dressing upthe entire block.

Pet Salon was this years second placecontest winner, improving their third placeshowing in last years contest. The ownersof Pet Salon, located at 21640 Great MillsRoad, added even more holiday pizazzto this years display. To market their petgrooming business, Mr. and Mrs. Oh cre-

ated a display of cats and dogs outlined in

twinkling holiday lights sitting next to awheelbarrow overowing with poinsettias.Garlands circled the poles, awnings and en-trance to the Salon. The Ohs expressed theirexcitement and appreciation for the secondplace win over the steady buzz of clippers,while expertly grooming two pooches.

This years honorable mention goesto Kennys Flowers and Gifts. Kennys isa well-established and highly successfulbusiness located on Great Mills Road. JuliePitt, owner of Kennys Flowers and Gifts,maintains a tradition of decorating the

companys windows to accentuate holidaysthroughout the year.

We nearly double the number of par-ticipants in this years contest, stated Sha-ron McLeod-Hare, chairman of the Busi-ness Associations holiday display contestand manager of the newly opened ComfortInn and Suites on Three Notch Road. Ev-eryone really appreciates the added atten-tion for Lexington Park and this is simplya great way for local businesses to share theholiday spirit with the surrounding commu-nity. I hope we can sign up even more busi-nesses for next years contest.

Chairman of the association MarkPinekenstein explained, The Lexing-ton Park Business and Community As-sociations mission is to promote businessgrowth in the community surrounding the

base. Weve received tremendous support

for each new activity, such as last yearsparade and the Twilight Taste held this pastfall. Lexington Parks comeback is defyingthe naysayers, and anyone who wants to bea part of the communitys growing successis encouraged to participate.

The winners of this years HolidayDisplay Contest will be honored at the Jan.

9 meeting of the Lexington Park Businesand Community Association. The association meets on the second Wednesday oeach month at 6:30 p.m. in the social hall othe Bay District Volunteer Fire DepartmentFor more information about the associationcall the Community Development Corporation at 301-863-7700.

Photo By Stephanie Sco

Photos By Stephanie Scott

Colleens Dream is a vintage clothing and accessory store located on Fenwick Street just off the Square inLeonardtown.

Colleens Dream has a large selection of vintagemens and womens clothing that varies in stylesand textiles.

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As the Project Director of the rst Southern Maryland Dental Mission of Mercy,and as this year comes to and end, I would like to take this opportunity to reect onour accomplishments and to thank so many. This year we were able to help almost700 people that were in need. None of this could have been accomplished without thesupport of people like you.

We had an outstanding group of more than 600 professionals and lay volunteers tohelp others in the Southern Maryland area. Volunteers are paid in six gures S-M-I-L-E-S. Heres to all those volunteers who believe in all work and no pay. Volunteers dontget paid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.

The Mission of Mercy could not have been accomplished without businesses andmembers of the community who supported us in so many ways such as monetarydonations, in kind donations, food, supporters of our fund raisers and especially St.Marys County Public Schools.

I sincerely thank each of you for your dedication to those in the community whowere in need of our help and for coming fourth to be on our team. To quote WinstonChurchill, We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.Thank you and I look forward to working with you on the next Southern Maryland

Mission of Mercy to be held in 2014.

Garner D. Morgan, D.D.S.Mechanicsville

According to NBC Politics, four months ago Congress had a 12 percent ap-proval rating, and by some estimates, after the scal cli ff ght, could go to nearzero approval rating. Four months ago was approximately 2 months prior to theelection. So my question to the American people is how or better yet, why didAmericans put the same folks in ofce? Some 90 percent of Congress memberswho ran for re-election in 2012 got reelected. Do you not consider your Con-gressman part of the problem or does everyone think their Congressman is in the12 percent?

According to NBC Politics, experts say that because the ratings have been sopoor for so long, members of Congress are no longer fazed by the publics overalldisapproval. Let me repeat this, members of Congress are no longer fazed by the

publics overall disapproval!It is very plain and simple why we vote these same individuals in ofce. We

are voting for what is good for us today but judge or rate on actions affectingtomorrow. We vote for what is good for us now and we speak in terms of whatwe want for our kids and grand kids. We cannot have it both ways. If we wanta different tomorrow, we must act differently today. The Congress that we re-elected is the Congress that is bringing home the bacon, xing the roads, fundingeducation, helping the poor, extending unemployment, giving Federal workersraises, etc., essentially buying their way through term after term, but they arealso the ones causing our debt. I agree that some of money spent is needed butwe all know that much of this is the debt that is putting our children and grandchildrens future in jeopardy. Much of the debt is pork barrel spending, and theonline edition of A Glossary of Political Economy Terms by Dr. Paul M. Johnsonof Auburn University denition of pork barrel spending is the appropriations of

public funds by Congress (or other legislative assemblies) for projects that do notserve the interests of any large portion of the country's citizenry but are neverthe-less vigorously promoted by a small group of legislators because they will pumpoutside taxpayers' money and resources into the local districts these legislatorsrepresent. Successful promotion of such pork-barrel legislation (often throughskillful logrolling) very likely to get the legislator re-elected by his constituents.Logrolling, according to the same book, is the practice common in the U.S. Con-gress and in many other legislative assemblies in which two (or more) legislatorsagree for each to trade his vote on one bill he cares little about in exchange for theother's vote on a bill that is personally much more important to him. Logrollingis especially common when the legislators are relatively free of control by theirnational party leaders and are trying to secure votes for bills that will concentratesizable benets on their own home districts while spreading most of the costs outover taxpayers in the rest of the country. Local projects such as federally fundeddams, bridges, highways, housing projects, VA hospitals, job-training centers,military bases and the like are often pushed through by logrolling.

Year after year the American decit grows larger while Republican andDemocrat lawmakers blame each other and the President as long as he is from theother party. There is no more incentive for them to work together for the benetof the American people as we all know they are looking out only for themselves.They are the ones that look like super heroes when they come to your town whenthey are showing off something they have done, which by the way cost your kidsand grand kids, but because it is good for you at this time, you think they are greatand cant wait to go to the polls to vote for them again to show your support. Idont know about you, but I have worked my entire working life after my kidswere born, for my kids. I want to leave them with something that will help themthrough the hard times and I will continue to do so and if that means giving up alittle now for their benet later, than thats what I will choose to do. If you agreewith me, lets start the process to remove those in ofce that are unfazed by yoursand my overall disapproval rating and remind them that used to work for us.

Jimmy HaydenLeonardtown

I never knew Walter Francis Duke. I do remember my father saying that his oldfriend, Col. Duke, had lost his son, Walter, in the war and his body was not found.

The recent story in The Enterprise reminded St. Marys Countians of his brief andtragic life.

He was born and raised in Leonardtown, attended St. Marys Academy High

School. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force before the United States declaredwar on Japan in December 1941. He then transferred to our Air Force and was eventu-ally stationed in India. He became an ace pilot, shooting down eighteen known Japa-nese planes. He was reported missing in action over the jungles of Burma, his airplaneand body never found.

After nearly seventy years, it appears his aircraft and remains have been located.If it is proven to be him, he will be returned to Leonardtown for services and burial inthe old St. Aloysius cemetery, adjoining the Hayden Farm, the future site of our newelementary school.

When I was reading the ne article in the enterprise, there was a whisper in myear; This should be the name of the new school.

Capt. Duke is a favorite son of St. Marys County, a true hero of World War II anda wonderful patriot who paid the ultimate price in defending our country. He was ayoung man of great courage and foresight and a true role model for all students of St.Marys County.

This is the stuff of legends and movies. When I review my life on this ear th, I hopethat I might have made the decisions of Capt. Duke.

The timing of the location of the remains of Capt. Dukes body and his eventual

burial in the cemetery only a few yards from the new school is not a coincidence. Thewhisper in my ear is now a shout. Please name the new school for Capt. Walter FrancisDuke.

Robert Steele PogueBushwood, Md.

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STORY

Libraries Are About Learning, Not BooksBy Alex PanosStaff Writer

Since her rst day as a librarian, currentSt. Marys County Library Director KathleenRiefs focus has been encouraging learningfrom birth to old age.

Fresh out of college in 1972, she took therst job opening that came her way.

I kind of fell into it, she said of herjoining the Baltimore County library system,and I fell in love with it.

Rief had no idea she would one day be inher fourth decade as a librarian.

She had found her life calling workingwith children, and utilizing the power of thelibrary to help children succeed.

What drives me professionally, sheexplained, is the impact a library can haveon young children before they start school.

She has been vital to the initiative

known as Every Child Ready to Read,which teaches parents activities and lessonsto work with their young children beforestarting school.

The library recently released the secondedition of the program according to Rief

brain development of a child happens beforebeginning pre-school.

Teaching them early, she said, elimi-nates the learning gap setting up the childfor success entering school.

Its the librarys mission to lead thatconversation in the community, Rief said.

Another program implemented duringRiefs tenure is the My First Library Card.Designed with the help of defense contractorBAE, the card is specially made for youngchildren to get them excited about being amember at the local library.

My vision of that is that will go to the[keepsake] album of the families, she said.Rief changed the Words on Wheels pro-

gram a book delivery service from part-time to full-time, with more focus on deliver-ing books to children at local daycare centers.The program takes place multiple times each

month and hosts a story-time segment withkids before leaving.

Volunteers now bring materials to nurs-ing homes and homebound people as part ofthe Words on Wheels program.

In 2010, Governor Martin OMalley ap-pointed Rief, because of her work with chil-dren, to be the library representative of thestate Early Childhood Advisory Council.

She has gotten the ball rolling on a lo-cal chapter of the early childhood council;the group will begin implementing programswithin the next several months.

Over the course of her nearly 10 yearsin St. Marys County, after coming over from

being Library Director of Wicomico County,she has been at the helm of a transformingcommunity resource.

She decided to make the move to St.Marys after nine years in Wicomico, afterthe county on the Eastern Shore experienced

a signicant property tax.When you have that type of articial

cap on a main funding source, its like beat-ing your head against a brick wall, Riefsaid, noting she saw potential in St. MarysCounty.

The library system here in Marylandsrst county now consists of more than books.

The system has become big on technol-ogy under Reif.

The library website has become moreinteractive, allowing patrons to reserve

books, utilize databases and pay nes online.Inside all three libraries Charlotte

Hall, Leonardtown and Lexington Park self-checkout has proven to be convenientand efcient as well.

The libraries now feature computers,eBooks, study rooms and classes to train

community members how to use all the newtechnology tools and resources.Last year, she recalled, people were

coming in to the library with unopened elec-tronic book readers with no idea how to usethem.

Currently two of the six major publish-

ing companies allow libraries to purchaseeBooks. In a September study, Rief observedthat nine of the top 13 New York Times best-sellers are not available electronically to thelibraries.

As a member of the national AmericanLibrary Association, she is actively workingon the issue and encourages the public to put

pressure on publishers to allow them access;it remains a top priority to obtain eBook ac-cess for all six major publishers.

Rief will soon attend an American Li-brary Association national conference todiscuss what needs to be done for a resolu-tion she has been a member of the group,focusing on the public sector, since 1975 andserved as the director of the Public LibrariesAssociation from 2005 until 2007.

The association is just one of many or-ganizations Rief is involved with.

On the local level, Rief is a member of

the Local Management Board, LeonardtownRotary, Early Childhood Team, St. MarysHistorical Society and the Board of LiteracyCouncil.

I think the only way to understand thecommunity is to get involved, not sitting inthis ofce, she said of her decision to take

part in many local groups and organizationsher job does not require her to. My phi-losophy is the librarian is here to serve thecommunity, and its spreading to the branchmanagers.

She concluded, in order to pick promi-nent programs she has to know what is onthe publics mind. A number of ideas come toRief from members of the community, staffand people from other areas of the country.

Theyre the ones coming to me withideas, Rief claried. I need to have an en-

gaged, energetic staff.

The library is able to thrive in this county, Rief believes, through relationships builwith the school system and other businessein the community. She noted elected stateand local ofcials show they understand thimportance of the library system and workwith them.

They help in a large way to add a number of programs to the library system, shsaid.

Friends of the Library have increasedtheir services from small book sales toa three-day annual event at the countyfairgrounds.

The Southern Maryland Library Association provides databases, purchases eBooks and processes all materials.

Rief has a clear focus for the future othe St. Marys County Public Library system

The libraries need more space. After astudy in 2007, it was determined the county

needs to double its library space. Room ineeded to install computer labs and studyrooms.

Rief hopes to eventually expand thLeonardtown Library and add another in theWildewood area. She is working towards getting the libraries open seven days a week.

Of course, Rief stated, it is important tocontinue hiring motivated and well-trainedstaff in order to continue generating newideas.

More technology is on the way in thenear future including digital camera classeand a mobile technology information unit.

Were just going to become more of learning portal, Rief said of the librarys future. Our mission is not books. Our missionis learning.

[email protected]

Photos by Frank MarquarRie, library sta and volunteers have been implementing technology since her frst day on the job.

Susan Cliton, let and Sue Gibbs converse with Rie.

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yourself of these mental blocks and consider the following

laws of tness: Quality sleep is essential. Follow your body clock as

it prefers a routine sleeping habit. In general, making sureyou are asleep between the hours of 11pm and 3am.

Some form of exercise is needed. It doesnt haveto be the gym but your body needs to move to keep yourlymph system owing.

Shopping smart doesnt cost more. Take time tolearn how to read product labels. Stay away from tag lineslike fat free, low-fat, and lite these foods generallytake out the fat and have to add avor, usually in the formof sugar or unwanted empty calories. Be aware of the saleson fresh and frozen vegetables, stocking up when thingsare in season usually costs less.

Replace sugary beverages like fruit juices and sodaswith better choices like mineral waters, herbal teas, andvegetable juices. Staying hydrated is extremely importantto the body. The slightest amount of dehydration can result

in mood changes and lack of concentration. Replace your milk chocolate with organic dark

chocolate [70 percent or more] and only consume it insmall amounts like squares instead of bars.

Be aware when you are eating from an emotionalstandpoint. Many times due to our emotional status we eatnot because we are hungry, but because we are emotion-ally unhappy or upset. Learn emotional management toolsto help you with this issue.

Do not deprive yourself of food. Take the time to eatthroughout your day. If your lifestyle has you on the run,learn to pack up some foods to take with you in the morn-ing. Replace that fast food restaurant stop with a quicktrip to a supermarket that has a salad bar. Youll have alot more healthier choices, its still fast, and usually coststhe same.

Dont eat sugar when you are hungry, choose rawveggies, nuts or seeds.

Make sure your diet includes adequate protein and

quality fats.

Dont hang on to guilt if you happen to break a lawof tness. Remember making small changes will brinlarge results and once you are following the laws 90% omore of the time.

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DISCLAIMER: When you read through the diet anlifestyle information, you must know that everything withinit is for informational purposes only and is not intended aa substitute for advice from your physician or other healthcare professional. I am making no attempt to prescribe anymedical treatment. You should not use the information herfor diag nosis or treatment of any health problem or for pre

script ion of any medication or other t reatment. The productand the claims made about specic products have not beeevaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, c ure or prevendisease. You should consult with a healthcare professionabefore starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, be fore taking any medication, or if you have or suspecyou might have a health problem. Conrm the safety of ansupplements with your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist (healthcarprofess ional). Some information given is solely an opinionthought and or conclusion based on experiences, trials, testsassessments or other available sources of information. I dnot make any guarantees or promises with regard to resultsI may discuss substances that have not been subjec t to doublblind clinical studies or FDA approval or regulation. You assume the responsibility for the decision to t ake any naturaremedy.

You and only you are responsible if you choose to doanything with the information you have read. You do so ayour own risk. I encourage you to make your own health decisions based upon your research and in partnership with

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Joyce Bondy, 64

Joyce MarieBondy, 64 of Lex-ington Park, Md.died Jan. 3, 2013

at her residence.Born Oct. 5,

1948 in Toledo,Ohio she was thedaughter of thelate Walter E. Po-

bish and Mary C.(Nero) Pobish.

Joyce is survived by her husband,Charles James Bondy; her stepson Mi-chael Bondy of Lexington Park, Md.;and step-grandchildren, Grace, Lauren,James and Jessica Bondy. In addition toher parents, she was also preceded indeath by her stepson Gilber t Bondy.

A Visitation will be held on Thurs-day, Jan. 10, 2013 from 3 to 8 p.m. at theReeb Funeral Home, 5712 North Main

Street, Sylvania, Ohio 43560. A Scrip-ture service will be conducted at 7 p.m.A Funeral Service will be held on Fri-day, Jan. 11, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the ReebFuneral Home. Interment will follow inthe Ravine Cemeter y, Sylvania, Ohio.

Condolences to the family may bemade at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Travis Buckler, Sr., 37

Travis JasonBuckler, Sr., 37,Clements, Md.,peacefully passed

away on Jan. 2 atPrince GeorgesHospital. Traviswas born Jan. 9,1975 in Leonar-dtown, Md., thesixth child of Pauland Ann Buckler.

Travis was self-employed, running hiscompany, Bucklers Home Improvementand Tree Service. He enjoyed working withpeople and made many friends through hisbusiness. Prior to becoming self-employed,Travis worked for Carruth & Sons and How-lin Concrete as a truck driver and A-Whiscoas a warehouseman and truck driver.

Travis was a kind-hearted person. Lit-tle did people know, until his illness, how hecontributed or helped those who were less

fortunate. In his spare time, Travis did alittle hunting, attended auctions, played theslots, and enjoyed spending time with fam-ily, especially his wife and son.

Travis was preceded in death by hismaternal grandparents, John Tribett ofOhio and Edna Murphy of Lexington Park,Md. and paternal grandparents, Charles andMary Buckler.

Travis leaves to cherish his preciousmemories his wife, Lydia Buckler and son,Travis Buckler, Jr. of Clements, Md.; his par-ents, Paul and Ann Buckler of Hughesville,

Md.; four brothers, Paul (Gale) Buckler,Dennis (Denice) Buckler, and Justin (Ni-cole) Buckler, all of Mechanicsville, Md.,Ricky (Darlene) McAllister of Hughesville,Md.; three sisters, Dora (Tim) Hill and Al-ice (Mike) Gilbert of Mechanicsville, Md.and Karen Buck of Waldorf, Md., and manynieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation was held on Jan. 8, at Bris-coe-Tonic Funeral Home Chapel, 38576Brett Way, Mechanicsville, Md. On Jan.9, viewing was at Briscoe-Tonic FuneralHome Chapel. Pastor Mark Dooley, Leon-ardtown Baptist Church, ofciated. Inter-ment followed at Trinity Memorial, Wal-dorf, Md.

Pallbearers were Justin Buckler, DillonBuckler, Brody Buckler, Josh Hill, JasonHill, and Michael Gilbert.

Honorary pallbearers were Billy Buck-ler and Jerry Kiley.

In lieu of owers, contributions may bemade at County First Bank for the benet ofTravis Jason Buckler, Jr. For more info, callCounty First Bank at 301-290-0340.

Albert Denis Jr. 61

Albert Ed-ward Denis Jr. 61of Milford, N.H.passed away onNov. 6, 2012 at St.Marys Hospital inLeonardtown, Md.

Albert wasborn on Dec. 26,1950 to the late Al-bert Edward Denis,Sr. and Bertha Ma-rie (King) Denis.

Al worked for Numega Compuwareas a Q.A. Software Engineer. He enjoyedworking on computers and was known to

many as the computer doctor. Al servedin the United States Navy for 14 years andduring that time served twice in Vietnam.He was always willing to help anyone outat any time. Al loved to travel, cruise andride on his Goldwing motorcycle untilthe time he became sick. He also enjoyedspending time with his family, friends, andalso his toy poodle and buddy, Maximumsthat he loved very much. Al also loved tospend time with his daughter Carey andher husband Dwaine Fowler, and his twograndchildren Thomas and Taegan. He hada nickname, Albe that his niece gave himwhen she was little. Al will be loved andmissed very much by his loving wife of 28years, Ellen K. (Sanford) Denis. The San-ford family took Al in with welcome armsand they will love and miss him too.

In addition to his wife, Al is survivedby his daughter, Carey Fowler (Dwaine),of Lexington Park, Md.; his sisters, JudySirois, of Fort Myers, Fla., Dorothy Claar,of Milford, N.H., Geri Marble, of Bristol,N.H., Carole Nece, of Ark.; his brothers,James Denis, of Salem, Mass., Mike De-nis, of Bangor, Maine, and Rick Denis, ofConn.. In addition to his parents, Al waspreceded in death by his daughter, WendyDenis.

The family will have a private servicein January and a graveside service will beheld at a later date this summer. Condo-lences to the family may be made at www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld Funer-al Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Susan Dennis, 47

Susan Lynell(Grouls) Dennis,47, of Park Hall,Md. died on Dec.

26 at HospiceHouse in Callaway,Md. surrounded byher loving family.

Born Jun.25, 1965 in Valdo-sta, Ga., she is thedaughter of MarshaMilford Grouls of Sylvania, Oh. and the lateDavid Grouls.

In 1987 Susan graduated from The OhiState University with a Bachelor of ArtDegree in Early Childhood DevelopmentOn Dec. 28, 1991, she married her belovedhusband of twenty-one years, Michael Dennis, at Cecil Field Chapel in Florida. Susanloved children, and made her own childrenher foremost priority. She volunteered extensively at her childrens schools, Park Hall Elementary and Spring Ridge Middle. She wa

the team mom for Great Mills High Schoovolleyball and lacrosse teams. She was thGirl Scout Troop Leader for Troop 5065 fo12 years. She was the AWANA Leader aLexington Park Baptist Church, where shwas very actively involved. In addition to helove for her children and family, she also en

joyed baking and reading.In addition to her husband and mother

she is survived by her children, Eric (20), Michelle (17), and Alex (6), of Park Hall, Md.her sister, Debra Tornes and her husbanBrian and niece Allie of Columbus, Oh.; hehalf-brother, David Grouls II of ChillicotheOh.; and her very close friends, Jeanie Leeand her husband Scott of Sylvania, Oh. Hefather precedes her in death.

Family received friends for Susans LifCelebration on Dec. 31 2012 at Lexington

Park Baptist Church, 46855 South Shangri-lDrive, Lexington Park, Md. 20653. Intermenwas private.

Memorial contributions in lieu of owers may be made to Hospice House of StMarys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md20650 or to Support Dr. Sardis Research inMemory of Susan Dennis, at Mercy HealthFoundation 301 St. Paul Place, BaltimoreMd. 21202.

Condolences to the family may be madat www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld FuneraHome, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Doris Dunn, 83

Doris Cathe-rine Dunn, 83, of La

Plata, Md. formerlyof Leonardtown,Md. passed awayon Dec. 28, 2012 ather residence.

Born on Aug.30, 1929, she wasthe daughter of thelate Lloyd Josephand Elizabeth Vio-let (Pilkerton) Quade. She is preceded ideath by her loving husband Joseph ManleyDinky Dunn whom she married on Jan15, 1951 in St. Aloysius Catholic ChurchLeonardtown, Md. Doris is survived byher children; J. Ronnie Dunn of CaliforniaMd., Janet Wenger of New Holland, Pa., anJames Dunn of La Plata, Md. She receiveher GED in 1968 and worked as a supply

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tiring in 1980, and was a lifelong resident ofSt. Marys County until 2004 when she andJoseph moved to La Plata, Md. to stay withson Jim and family. Doris enjoyed reading,oil painting, crafts, and plants.

The family received friends on Dec.31 2012 at the Mattingley-Gardiner FuneralHome Leonardtown, Md. A Funeral Servicewas held on Monday, Dec. 31 2012 at theMattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel.Interment followed in Charles MemorialGardens Leonardtown, Md.

Pallbearers were; Ronnie Dunn, JimDunn, Tim Wenger, Chip Fenwick, MichaelCollins, and Pat Collins. Contributions may

be made to Hospice of Charles County 2505Davis Road Waldorf, Md. 20603.

Harriett Forrest, 96

Harriett AnnSwales Forrest, 96of Leonardtown,Md., daughter ofthe late Frank and

Jane Frances Mc-Williams Swaleswas born on Jun.20, 1915 in Leon-ardtown, Md. Sheentered into eternallife on Dec. 27, 2012.

Harriett was educated in the publicschool system in St. Marys County Md. In1935, she married James A. Forrest, Sr., atSt. Aloysius Gonzaga Church. She and herhusband had ve children and were marriedfor 73 years.

Harriett and her husband had a passionfor education and were very involved in theSt. Marys County Schools. She instilledthe importance of education in her children,grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Many of whom achieved Bachelors, Mas-ters, Theological and Doctorate Degrees.

She opened her home to schoolteachers newto the county needing a place to stay. Oneof her rst jobs was to start the re for theschool children in the morning at her school.She would constantly quote her favoriteschoolteacher, Ms. Cora King, who told herabout the importance of education and sav-ing money.

She was a member of the Gray Ladiesunder the auspices of the Red Cross, a mem-

ber of the Red Hat Ladies, a volunteer withHelping Hands, and contributed to the St.Vincent DePaul Society. She and her hus-

band played a leading role in the youth pro-grams in St. Marys County, especially the4H Club and the Department of Parks andRecreation with many of the youth activitiesheld in their backyard.

She was a faithful servant of the Lord.

She passed with her rosary and scapula inher hands. She was rarely without her rosary.When she became homebound she watchedMass for the Shut-ins every day on the Eter-nal World Television Network (EWTN).

Harriett leaves to cherish her memory,four children, George (Chiquita); Lewis I.(Eudora); Barbara (Nace); and Francis/Bert(Margaret); nine grandchildren, twelve greatgrandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews,two sisters-in-law, extended family membersand very close friends. She was preceded indeath by her beloved and faithful husband,Dr. James A. Forrest, Sr.; her son, James A.Forrest, Jr.; her parents, Frank and Jane Fran-ces McWilliams Swales; and her 18 brothersand sisters.

Family received friends for HarrietsLife Celebration on Jan. 5 at St. Peter Claver

Church, 16922 Saint Peters Clavers Road,

Saint Inigoes, Md. 20684. A Mass of Chris-tian Burial was celebrated by Reverend ScottWoods, Reverend Damian Shadwell, andReverend John Dakes.

Interment followed in the St. PeterClaver Church Cemetery.

In Lieu of owers, memorial contribu-tions in Harriett Forrests name may be madeto Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leon-ardtown, Md. 20650.

Condolences to the family may be madeat www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld FuneralHome, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Richard McCracken, 85

R i c h a r dFranklin McCrack-en, 85, of PineyPoint, Md. died athis home on Dec.23, 2012.

Born on Jul.19, 1927, in Beau-

fort, S.C., he wasthe son of the lateColby Mitchell Cal-vin McCracken andDorothy Davis McCracken.

On Oct. 26, 1945, Richard enlisted inthe United States Air Force, where he proud-ly served his country as a Private First Classuntil his honorable discharge on Apr. 3, 1947.On Nov. 12, 1988, he married his belovedwife, Isabella Judith McCracken, at Lincol-nia Methodist Church in Alexandria, Va. In1989, Richard and his wife began spendingweekends in St. Marys County. In 1992,they moved from Alexandria, Va., and madeSt. Marys their home of residence. He wasself-employed for 43 years as a paint contrac-tor. He enjoyed shing and boating, until his

boat sunk in Hurricane Isabel. He loved tospend time with his grandchildren, JulianAyres, Christian Alfonso and Julia Alfonso.He was a member of the St. Georges IslandImprovement Association.

In addition to his wife, nine children andhis grandchildren survive him. In addition tohis parents, his three brothers and two sisters

precede him in death.Family received friends for Richards

Life Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 6 at theBrinseld Funeral Home, 22955 HollywoodRoad, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

The Reverend John A. Ball, Rector ofTrinity Episcopal Church of St. Marys Cityofciated.

Condolences to the family may be madeat www.brinseldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinseld FuneralHome, P.A., Leonardtown.

Charlotte Patterson, 87

Charlotte Che-rie Patterson, 87of Waldorf, Md.died Jan. 2 at herresidence.

Born Aug.28, 1925 in Dan-ville, Va., she wasthe daughter ofthe late James H.Wright and MaudeElizabeth (Sigmon)Wright.

Charlotte graduated from Central HighSchool in Washington, D.C. in 1945. Sheenjoyed crossword puzzles, traveling andspending time with her family. She often

told stories about growing up in Washington,

D.C., and was always ready to sit with familyand friends to play card games.

Charlotte is survived by her children,Cathy Allen (Brad) of Hollywood, Md. andJeff Patterson (Lisa) of Tampa, Fl.; grand-children, Kyle Allen, Leslie Allen, KateyPatterson and Ally Patterson; and sister Jes-sie Powers of River Forest, Il. In additionto her parents, Charlotte was preceded indeath by her husband, John Franklin Patter-son, Jr., and siblings, Joseph Wright, ClydieHaywood, Eva Bostic, Beatrice Peters, AnnAnderson Boyd, Dot Winstead, Jackie Little-

john, Horace Wright, Raymond Wright, Le-nard Wright and Henry Wright.

Family received friends for CharlottesLife Celebration on Jan. 5 from in the Brins-eld Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,Leonardtown. Interment was on Jan. 7 atin National Memorial Park Cemetery, FallsChurch, Va.

Memorial contributions may be madeto the Alzheimers Association, SouthernMaryland Ofce, P.O. Box 1889, LaPlata,MD, 20646 or the Hospice of Charles Coun-ty, Inc., 2505 Davis Rd., Waldorf, MD 20603,

or the Hospice of your choice.Condolences to the family may be made

at www.brinseldfuneral.com.Arrangements by the Brinseld Funeral

Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Robert A. Purple, 81

Robert A.Purple, 81, of Hol-lywood, Md. diedon Dec. 30, 2012 athis home.

Born Jul. 25,1931 in Newport,R.I., he was theson of the late Wil-liam and HenriettaMary Purple.

Bob graduatedfrom The Citadel in June 1951 with a degreein Electrical Engineering and later received aMasters degree in Nuclear Engineering andCivil Engineering from MIT in 1958. Hespent 20 years in the US Army, serving in

both Korea and Vietnam, and retired in 1972as a Lieutenant Colonel. Bob was awardedthe Bronze Star Medal and the Legion ofMerit for exceptionally meritorious service

while in combat and in the performance ofhis military duties. He spent the next 15years working for the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission (NRC) and the Department oEnergy. He served as the US Scientic Representative to the European Community inthe late 1970s in Brussels, Belgium.

After a blind date and a three-monthwhirlwind romance, Bob married BettyRobinson. His army career meant frequenmoves and the couple lived in France, Washington, Ohio, Kansas, Alabama, Florida andVirginia. Always looking for adventure, Boband Betty purchased a home at Deep CreekLake, Md. wher

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