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Members of the Hollywood Volun-teer Fire Department say the 19 American flags bracketed by shovels and hard hats on their property along Route 235 are meant to honor the elite group of firefighters who died last week combating blazes that have scorched large portions of Arizona.

Preliminary reports show that the members of the Prescott Fire Department’s Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed when the inferno that engulfed 8,400 acres of land spread to Yarnell Hill near Phoenix.

The blaze became so intense, reports stated, that the shelters the firefighting elite brought with them were not enough to pro-tect them.

The fire destroyed many homes in the community of Yarnell, forcing many to leave the area.

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The newly released Lexington Park Development District Master Plan envi-sions a distinct transformation of the aging community by making it a more modern downtown design that emphasizes open spaces, easy community access to commer-cial centers, town greens and community centers to give it more focus that simply an area of suburban development.

The plan was released July 2 after more than a year’s work as a draft document that would guide development for the next 20 to 30 years.

Robin Finnacom, director of the coun-ty’s Community Development Corpora-tion, said the draft plan must still go before the planning commission and the Board of County Commissioners and the public be-fore it is approved.

The plan reinforces the notion that re-developing the Great Mills Road corridor is key to ensuring the vitality of the entire development district, especially since it is the gateway to NAS Patuxent River, the economic engine of the county.

The plan offers incentives and infra-structure improvements to beautify and modernize existing neighborhoods and commercial areas to make Lexington Park more viable.

“If we don’t continue to improve the corridor it could unravel economic success-es we’ve made,” Finnacom said. “We can’t let up our intentions for one minute.”

One important aspect of the revitaliza-tion effort is to not only complete street con-nections from neighborhoods to commercial centers but to have more of them, she said.

The plan also calls for utilizing under-developed properties and older buildings as a way to revitalize Lexington Park with an emphasis on pedestrian amenities, gov-ernment, office and retail anchors and even burying or relocating utilities to eliminate “visual clutter.”

The plan’s overall focus seems to be to provide a retail and civic center for Lexing-ton Park that it currently lacks.

The report posits that the 2010 census showed about 34 percent of the county’s population lived in Lexington Park, with Maryland Department of Planning projec-tions showing growth in the population by 31 percent through 2020 and again by 69 percent through 2030 with a population of 60,000 residents.

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University of Maryland environmental scientists have determined the Chesapeake Bay health to be a “C” grade in 2012, im-proving from a “D” in 2011.

The bay’s overall health, listed at 47 percent, is a 9 percent increase from last year’s rating.

Most health indicators, including dis-solved oxygen, total nitrogen, phosphorus and the amount of algae in the water im-proved, and aquatic grasses have been de-clining over several years, according to a press release.

Bill Dennison, of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sci-ence, says the steady progression to restore the bay’s health is due to efforts to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus levels.

He added, water clarity, which has been regressing over the last few years, has “leveled out” and could even begin revers-ing course.

The upper western shore and upper bay have shown improvements while the mid-bay health appears to be declining – the highest area in the lower bay received a “B” grade, while the worst report came from Back Rivers with an “F.”

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The 2012 Hurricane Sandy did not bring much sediment in to the bay, the press release states.

“Hurricane Sandy narrowly missed the Chesapeake Bay in late October, and there was little adverse environmental im-pact on the bay,” Dennison said. “Fortu-nately, the legacy of Tropical Storm Lee in 2011 also did not appear to manifest itself in 2012 water quality.”

Droughts during the summer last year also helped the bay, by limiting the number of nutrients that would runoff into the water.

“I’m cautiously optimistic about the health of the Chesapeake Bay,” Dennison said.

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Furloughs of Department of Defense employees began this week, meaning for the next 11 weeks they will lose essential-ly 20 percent of their pay.

Civil servants have said they have been tightening their finances for months in preparation for the furloughs but one, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said local businesses would be the ones to feel the real pain.

Once the first diminished paychecks came in, they said, civil servants would really start to rein in their personal spending.

“That’s where I think the pain is go-ing to come in, from the trickle down ef-fect,” the defense employee said. “I think the people who are going to be kicked in the gut are the servers in town, the people who make their money off of tips.”

At Plaza Azteca, just across from the base main gate at Patuxent River Na-val Air Station, business has been in flux since it just opened, especially on Fridays, said manager Juan Esparza.

With furloughs coming, he said, he was starting to worry.

“It’s definitely going to hurt us a lot,” Esparza said. “Now I’m going to have four bad Fridays.”

Still, Esparza said his staff would try to adapt as best they could and even pitch in to help the employee’s whose pay is the lifeblood of local businesses.

“If they’re going to hurt we’re going to help,” he said. “We have to come up with a bunch of specials.”

Mike Hewitt, who owns a car service station and rental business on Route 235, said his financial picture started to drop

back in 2008 when the recession hit. Since then he’s had to cut back the same as so many other businesses and with seques-tration and the furloughs the situation is even tougher.

“With sequestration my rental busi-ness has been impacted, it’s down at least 30 percent because of reductions in gov-ernment travel,” Hewitt said. “The fur-loughs do worry me because 20 percent of somebody’s income is usually their dis-posable income.”

That means those who are furloughed will likely focus more on their mortgages and utility bills and less on things nor-mally considered priorities such as car maintenance.

Hewitt said unless Congress solves the lingering debt limit problem, which gave rise to the across-the-board seques-tration cuts in the billions of federal dol-lars, the outlook for the economy could be worse beyond the next three months of furloughs.

“Sequestration isn’t being reversed so 2014 might be worse,” Hewitt said. “I’m working people with more hours but I’m not hiring anyone else.

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Gary Younger, spokesman for NAS Patuxent River, said that of the 23,000 workers on base 4,000 were active duty military exempt from furloughs but the remaining 19,000 employees would “be affected by furloughs in one way or another.”

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Southern Maryland Youth Finds Inspiration, Makes Memories at LEAD 2013

For the fourth year, Southern Maryland teens got a leg up toward becoming effective leaders in their communities during the unique LEAD summer camp experience.

A highly diverse group of 44 students from public and private high schools in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties took on a com-prehensive course in leadership, learning about motivation and empowerment, diversity, group dynamics and goal setting. While rigorous with workshops, group projects and hands-on ser-vice, the delegates also had ample time to get to know each other and create lasting memories and friendships.

LEAD 2013 is a partnership between Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) and the Maryland Leadership Workshops (MLW), with a mission to inspire and empower youth to be-come catalysts for positive change which coin-cides perfectly with LSM’s mission of regional collaboration. In fact, LEAD is an acronym for Leadership, Experience, Advocacy and Disci-pline, all components of the teens’ experience.

The four-day, three-night camp welcomed rising sophomores, juniors and seniors to St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where they expe-rienced campus living. LSM board members sat in on discussions offering mentorship and exam-ples of how leadership works in the real world.

Guest speakers Ken Carkhuff and Kim Mozingo joined the delegates on the first eve-ning for a workshop asking them to define lead-ership. Both told the group about the importance of humility, a strong moral compass and getting to know the people you work with.

Carkuff told the inquisitive teens, “Every-body has a story in life and when you take the time to hear it, you develop stronger relation-ships and become a stronger leader.”

Students were asked to assess their own and others’ leadership styles. LaPlata High School senior Jake Lind said he acquired several new skills and discovered some talents he didn’t even know he had.

On the final day of camp, Calvert High School senior Robert White said, “[I learned] that I can be a great leader someday.” He said he would encourage others to experience LEAD at least once.

Purposely paired with dorm mates from different schools, with different interests, the delegates were encouraged to connect with their peers, find common ground and, through les-sons learned in the diversity workshop, accept them and respect their differences.

Nailah Jefferson said she was pulled out of her shyness, commenting, “The experience of LEAD was a blessing and I loved every part.”

Jefferson, like several delegates, said the diversity training, while highly emotional, was

among her favorite parts of camp. “I learned how to look on the inside of a person and not judge them based on outward appearance,” she said.

Thomas Stone High School student Lainie Richards felt a sense of camaraderie at LEAD and stated, “My favorite experience was people liking me for me … all my life, I have been picked on and coming here was like a breath of fresh air.”

The MLW staffers are also a diverse group and are often just a few years older than the del-egates, creating a comfortable and respectful environment in which to learn and share experi-ences. The staff supervised and played a great deal of get-to-know-you games with the dele-gates and taught thought-provoking workshops, all while maintaining the safety of the students and making sure each of the 44 delegates partici-pated in the experience to the fullest .

One wheelchair-bound delegate partici-pated in every activity and got around campus quite independently, only requiring the willing assistance of her new friends a few times. Many said they were inspired by her determination to not be treated differently.

Another delegate who faces the challeng-es of a neurodevelopmental disorder attended this year’s LEAD camp and participated right alongside his peers without special treatment. In a letter of appreciation, a relative of his praised all involved in the program. She wrote, “I’m not sure that the instructors and volunteers realize how much he absorbed, but he told me person-ally about leadership, action and accountability. And to this I say WOW!”

To ensure all qualified delegates could at-tend, 12 full or partial scholarships were granted thanks to support from The Patuxent Partner-ship, SMECO, Lexington Park Rotary Club, Mechanicsville and Ridge Lions Clubs and members of LSM’s Class of 2013.

Other students came to better understand their personal strengths and weaknesses, and were ready to put their newly-gained skills to use directly.

Max Lucas, a junior at Great Mills High School, said, “LEAD really helps you understand who you are and how you lead and treat others.” He said he plans to apply the skills learned about motivating apathetic people as Platoon Leader of his school’s NJROTC program.

Some students raved about the memorable evening bonfire and others said they simply en-joyed making friends with new people they may not have otherwise met.

Delegates enjoyed the experiential learning aspects of the program, with a tour of Historic St. Mary’s City and a morning on the waterfront, getting up close and personal with some oysters

and the St. Mary’s River. While touring the State House and the

replica of The Dove, the group learned just how timeless some of the principles of leadership are, as they heard details about the life of Lord Bal-timore and the tribulations of the early colony founded on religious freedom.

On Tuesday morning, the delegates trekked down to the waterfront at the college to join staff and volunteers from the St. Mary’s River Water-shed Association for some hands-on community service restoring the local oyster population.

For the second year, the Association has partnered with LEAD to connect delegates with their environment and educate them about water quality and oysters as powerful filters of the riv-ers and the Chesapeake Bay.

Executive Director Bob Lewis explained the mission of the Association and how the ap-proach is two-fold, including both restoration of the oyster population and curbing pollution. He issued safety guidelines then directed the groups to one of three stations.

Students learned about the creatures that call the St. Mary’s River home, encountering a feisty blue crab, jellyfish and fish of all sizes as they took turns with a 100-foot seining net.

Steve Schneider, a Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist ex-plained aquaculture, the life cycles of oysters, their critical function within the ecosystem and this once abundant bivalve’s history in Southern Maryland.

He and Association board member John Spinicchia discussed current projects aimed at restoring oyster populations close to home and the many ways delegates and the entire commu-nity can help by being more conscious in their daily lives to avoid harming the watershed.

Groups of students rode out on a barge guided by seasoned waterman and boat captain Craig Kelley with stacks of Marylanders Grow Oysters cages to be emptied onto the three-dimensional oyster reef at the oyster sanctuary in St. Mary’s River. With the LEAD delegates’ help, about 600,000 oysters were introduced into this innovative habitat restoration project.

Program Director Alison Rugila and sev-eral summer interns guided the students through unloading about 100 bushels of spat-on-shell from the Association’s oyster nursery tank, then putting 200 bags of washed shell back in along with 2.5 million larvae.

LEAD alum and Great Mills senior Jared Kimmey, was working hard as part of his intern-ship with St. Mary’s River Watershed Associa-tion. The inaugural oyster planting he participat-

ed in as part of his LEAD experience last year made a significant impact on him and his group selected raising awareness about oyster restora-tion and environmental issues among their peers as the subject of its final synthesis project.

This year, delegates divided into two groups and offered synthesis project presenta-tions before their fellow delegates, the MLW staffers and a panel of Leadership Southern Maryland board members.

One group decided to focus on decreasing childhood obesity, sharing the staggering statis-tics of how commonplace an unhealthy diet and a lack of exercise has become for kids. They sug-gested solutions, like adults setting a better ex-ample, more community events and recreation centers that encourage more young people to get out, active, and healthy.

The other group began and ended their pre-sentation by acting out a scene. At first, a new student was fraught with no help from her class-mates, and in the end, with the group’s mentor-ing initiative in place, the student’s experience was greatly improved.

The group’s concept was pairing a junior with an incoming freshman or new student to help acquaint them with the school and allow them not feel so lost and alone.

Both groups answered questions from the LSM panel and from parents, showing they had action plans in place and explaining how they worked as a group to construct these projects.

Executive Director Karen Holcomb re-minded the students they have LSM as an agent to work on their behalf should they want to pursue these and other topics relevant to their communities.

Holcomb was very involved with the pro-gram this year and said, “It is terrific to par-ticipate alongside the delegates and truly see the program content and meaning emerge through activities and projects ... not to mention the bon-fires, barges and oysters!”

Whether students were encouraged to at-tend LEAD 2013 by advisors in their schools, family members or from seeing an ad in the lo-cal newspaper, they all agreed the skills gained and boost in confidence will benefit them now and in the future.

Olivia Keithley, MLW Assistant Director, said, “This year’s LEAD delegates reminded me of the incredible ability and power young people have when they come together as leaders.”

“These 44 young people are most defi-nitely well equipped with the tools they need to make a positive change in their schools and com-munities,” she said.

LEAD 2013 delegates and MLW mentors get together for a quick post-lunch group photo.

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SMOCS Says Goodbye

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After seven years, $115,000 and mil-lions of oysters, the Southern Maryland Oyster Cultivation Society is calling it quits.

This was not a lightly made decision, said SMOCS President Len Zuza. When the group started, they found seven sites suitable to create oyster habitats. Divers last year measured 200 oysters per square meter, a number well above the 50 per square meter that is considered a good population, Zuza said.

Because their existing sites were so successful, SMOCS considered finding new sites to continue creating habitats, but the organization ran into two ob-stacles – increased restrictions from the Department of Natural Resources and a shortage of oyster shells to plant spat on.

“There were no good options for ex-panding,” Zuza said.

SMOCS is a grass-roots, member-ship-based organization dedicated to raising oysters and improving local wa-ter quality through oyster cultivation and restoration projects, public outreach, and

targeted advocacy. Over the years, volun-teers worked for free to ensure donations went directly toward purchasing and planting oysters.

Each year, SMOCS planted millions of spat, six million last year and another two million this year. Spat is very vulner-able and SMOCS planted them with the understanding that some would die.

During the past seven years, SMOCS members have met “a tremendous num-ber of good hearted people” committed to cleaning the Chesapeake Bay and its trib-utaries. They collaborated with the Ches-apeake Bay Foundation and the Coastal Conservation Association to plant and grow oysters. Members got a sense of satisfaction from their efforts and seeing the success of the habitat sites, Zuza said.

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Sabre Systems, Inc. Welcomes Kalmen Leikach

Sabre Systems Inc. is pleased to an-nounce the addition of Mr. Kalmen “Kal” Leikach to the company. Leikach was previously the Deputy Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) respon-sible for the planning and organizational effectiveness related to the execution of NAVAIR’s five core processes: acquisi-tion management, engineering research and development, test and evaluation, in-

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As a small, family-owned business, The Greenery Nursery and Landscaping President Wes Cook believes their knowl-edge and plant quality sets them apart from the competition.

He says the entire staff at The Green-ery’s has extensive knowledge on typically asked questions, such as which types of plants grow best in certain areas and how to deal with pest problems, while big box stores just sell the plants, but don’t always answer every question.

“We hire people that are plant people, and are experts on plants,” he explained.

Cook says the nursery can focus on big and small projects, landscaping and planting nursery items.

Retail was about 80 percent of all busi-ness when the Greenery opened in 1986, Cook said, but now landscape work ac-counts for about 60 percent.

He says this is because they have con-centrated their efforts on the landscaping aspect, particularly in residential areas.

A typical landscape job, Cook ex-plained, begins with a simple chat with the customer – where he and fellow landscape designer Bill Gough identify the client’s plans, goals and desires.

They then make an initial visit to the site, at no charge, and if given the go ahead by the client, they begin making the initial design.

Finally, a formal presentation, with ex-amples of each plant to be used, is given to the client before installation begins.

According to Cook, he and Gough have 28 years each in landscape design ex-perience, and between the two of them have completed hundreds of projects.

The two of them are actively involved in each project.

They pick out the plants, go to the job sites, go over the design and follow up to make sure the client is satisfied.

“Bill and I are really both pretty hands

on,” Cook said. “We stop by [during instal-lation] every day.”

The retail side focuses primarily on the do-it-yourself people, but they also have the design center to help people.

Cook says The Greenery spends a great amount of time maintaining the plants, and specialize in perennials.

He also said they “excel” at bedding plants and have a large array of vegetables and native plants to choose from.

“If anyone down here builds on the wa-ter, they have to build native plants,” Cook said.

A number of large popular shade trees such as oaks and maples, understory trees

including dogwoods and others such as crape myrtles and Japanese cherries are on site.

“We carry a good variety,” he said.Cook added, the company often has

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“We’re super particular about the qual-ity of our plants,” Cook said.

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The local branch of a national for-eign exchange student program wants families who are willing to open their homes to high school-aged students who want to live thousands of miles from home for a year.

Lyrel Byrne, Charlotte Hall-based representative for World Heritage Stu-dent Exchange Program, said her local branch hosted one student from Ber-lin, Germany last year and are looking to host more students from different countries.

But it’s important that students get the right families, she said.

“I’m looking for families with en-thusiasm,” Byrne said, adding that stu-dents layout their personalities and inter-ests before they are paired up to ensure that they get the family best suited to them.

Students are fully insured, accord-ing to the program, and bring their own spending money and are expected to bear their load of household responsibilities.

The host families provide room, board and guidance for the students in turn.

The benefits of the cross-cultural exchange are many for both the student and the host family, she said.

“They [the students] all learn dif-

ferent things when they’re here,” Byrne said. “It really turns them into a different person.

“[For the families] it makes them more interested in the rest of the world.”

Sharon Kalbarczyk, coordinator for the eastern central region for World Her-itage, said the program stemmed from a decades-old program that first got it’s start with the U.S. State Department try-ing to show young foreign students how good life in the United States could be.

It was a program that tried to show the benefits of a free society, she said.

“The best way to do that was to bring them in and have them live with Americans,” Kalbarczyk said. “What kids take back with them is incredible

“When they go back home they’re part of your life and you’re part of theirs.”

The students must go through a rigorous application and testing process before being accepted for a scholarship to study abroad, Kalbarczyk said, with some of them coming from very poor backgrounds.

“They are desperate to change their lives and make a difference,” she said.

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After more than a year’s worth of an ap-plication process that was slowed down by sequestration the federal government has ap-proved St. Mary’s County Public Schools for an $11 million grant that will effectively move the Head Start program under control of the agency.

Traditionally the Head Start program, which seeks to offer educational and nutri-tional assistance to very young and at-risk children living in poverty, has been under the auspices of the Tri-County Community Ac-tion Committee.

The Board of Education voted unani-mously Wednesday to approve the grant; Superintendent Michael Martirano hailed the grant as a way to reach even more students before they develop learning difficulties at-tributed to their socioeconomic status.

“This completes our foundation for early interventions,” Martirano said. “The achieve-ment gap begins at birth.”

Kelly Hall, executive director for el-ementary school and Title I programs, said the process was an arduous one to get the school system ready for the shift but it would be ready to accept students this fall.

“We’re working through the night to be ready to open Sept. 3,” Hall told the Board of Education.

The county first became aware of the grant award back in April, Hall said, and the

first year’s funding of the five-year grant will be $1.55 million with an additional $97,000 for the program start-up and about $20,000 for training and technical assistance.

The grant also means that there will be an additional 18 positions opened at the public school systems but will not deplete the gen-eral fund of the school system.

“We wanted to protect our general fund,” Hall said. “All this has been built into the grant.”

The program will target 3-and-4-year-olds, who will attend half-day classes of three hours and 15 minutes, Hall said, which is somewhat longer than the average Head Start class.

Children will eat meals family-style while there and certain parents will also get paid stipends for job training while working at three sites spread throughout the county.

Three Head Start facilities will be posi-tioned at Mechanicsville, Benjamin Banneker and Green Holly elementary schools.

Classes for 3-year-olds will be held to just 17 students while those for 4-year-olds are set at 20 seats.

Hall said the class sizes were not open for change.

School board members were enthusias-tic about the shift in the program.

“This is a win-win-win all around, no question,” Board Chairman Salvatore Raspa said.

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The College of Southern Maryland is one of 14 organizations that has been awarded by the Alliance for Workplace Excellence for its commitment not only to workplace excellence, health and wellness, and EcoLeadership, but also as a leading practitioner in diversity and inclusion.

"We place a high value on excellence, and that’s why the College of Southern Maryland strives to ensure that we remain an employer of choice. This means going the extra mile to ensure we have a diverse workforce, that our employees are well-trained and have good health-care options and programs to ensure a healthy life-style, and that they have opportu-nities within our organization for career ad-vancement and growth," said CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried.

The Alliance has recognized the Greater Washington, D.C. area’s best places to work for the past 14 years and this year has recognized 68 organizations from across the United States representing more than one million employees from organizations of all sizes and in all sec-tors—private, public and nonprofit.

CSM is recognized for its additions of programs to enhance employees' skills and knowledge, with training in leadership and customer service benefitting the employee and the community the college serves. The college’s Promotion in Place program, unique to community colleges in Maryland, rewards employees for succeeding in their current posi-tions, for their efforts to continue to enhance their abilities through training and for their service to the college. CSM has expanded its conservation programs and continues to offer the summer Code Green program, enabling employees to work the hours during the week in order to leave early on Fridays in the sum-mer to save energy.

CSM has been an AWE Winner since 2002 and this year is one of 14 companies that are recipients of all categories recognized by the AWE, the Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, the Health and Wellness Trailblazer Award, the EcoLeadership Award and the newly launched Diversity Champion Award. The Workplace Excellence and Health & Well-ness Awards highlight businesses that promote professional fulfillment and personal wellness at work, at home and in the community. The EcoLeadership Seal of Approval was created to recognize organizations committed to building sustainable workplaces. Launched in 2013, the Diversity Champion Award honors companies

that have created and maintain a diverse and inclusive culture within their organizations.

In addition to CSM, AWE quadruple winners include American Speech-Lan-guage-Hearing Association, Calvert Invest-ments, Inc., Carroll Hospital Center, Discov-ery Communications, Inc., Holy Cross Hos-pital, Honest Tea, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, An EchoStar Company, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, M-NCPPC, Montgomery College, Montgomery County Government, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. and SRA International, Inc.

“Once again and for the 10th year in a row, CSM has been awarded workplace excellence awards. These awards are in rec-ognition for developing and implementing human resources best practice programs that serve to assist employees in balancing work and family commitments. Programs such as our employee health wellness benefits, pro-fessional development and Code Green were mentioned as deserving of recognition. Ad-ditionally, this year we were awarded the di-versity award as the result of the partnership of Human Resources, Division of Academic Affairs and Institutional Equity and Diversity Office with the President's vision for a more diverse workplace. These efforts were exem-plified with the training of 23 diversity advo-cates who served on search committees in an effort to recruit and hire faculty,” said CSM Human Resources Associate Vice President Dr. Denise Bailey Clark.

All award recipients undergo a rigorous assessment process led by an independent re-view panel of professors, PhD professionals and doctoral candidates in business, indus-trial and organizational psychology, and hu-man resources. For information, visit www.excellentworkplace.org.

CSM is a thriving, progressive and technologically advanced college that deliv-ers quality higher education programs and services. The college is committed to offer-ing a wide variety of learning options, stu-dent services and high-quality workforce development training and support. The staff and faculty work closely with a diverse stu-dent population to provide a rich variety of educational options. CSM strives to create a global education program, yet remains a local college that has a real stake in supporting our community's academic, professional and self-enrichment pursuits. For information, visit www.csmd.edu.

The College of Southern Maryland is one of 14 organizations that has been awarded by the Alliance for Work-place Excellence for its commitment not only to workplace excellence, health and wellness, and EcoLeadership, but also as a leading practitioner in diversity and inclusion. CSM has been an AWE Winner since 2002 and this year is one of 14 companies that are recipients of all categories recognized by the AWE, the Workplace Excel-lence Seal of Approval, the Health and Wellness Trailblazer Award, the EcoLeadership Award and the newly launched Diversity Champion Award. From left are Jennifer Rupp, lead director, Compensation and Benefits; CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried; Dr. Denise Bailey Clark, associate vice president, Human Resources Depart-ment; Vice President and General Counsel Craig Patenaude; Tonia Miles-Carvana, associate director, Employ-ment and Employee Benefits; and Makeba Clay, executive director, Institutional Equity and Diversity Office.

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Fast FactsSt. Mary’s Ryken

22600 Camp Calvert Rd.Leonardtown, Md.

301-475-2814www.smrhs.org

Mission StatementSt. Mary’s Ryken is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory school community operated under the Xaverian Brothers’ sponsorship dedi-cated to academic excellence and individualized student growth.

School colors: Blue, green and whiteSchool mascot: KnightsSize of campus: 87 acres

Service hours needed for graduation: 60Clubs: over 50Performing Arts: Dance; Chorus and Show Choir; Bands (Orchestra, Concert, Jazz, Drum Circle)Athletics: 14 fall teams; 8 winter teams; 12 spring teams

Enrollment 2012-13: 709 studentsStudent to teacher ratio: 13:180% of faculty hold or are obtaining a master’s degree or higherAdvanced Placement courses: 19Class of 2013 earned $12.6 million in scholarships

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The summer is going quickly by and, as you read this article, our recent graduates are preparing to head off to universities and colleges to begin a new journey in their lives. For a St. Mary’s Ryken student, college isn’t the

only goal; it’s a part of the path. With roots going back to 1885, St.

Mary's Ryken is one of 13 Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools (XBSS) in the United States, adhering to the motto: "Inspiring Lives of Learning, Faith & Service" and dedicated to in-dividualized student growth.

Over their four years at St. Mary’s Ryken, students have grown within a mentoring and caring environment that fosters opportunities for each student to develop individual gifts and talents, and prepares them to be-come role models and leaders in their communities.

The years a student spends at a Xaverian school are marked not only by college preparatory, challenging academics, but also by rewarding op-portunities for service, the forming of lifelong friendships, the camaraderie of athletics and shared celebrations of faith.

To prepare students to take their place in a world that is increasingly global and continually changing, St. Mary’s Ryken has developed several, unique learning programs: X-PAX; SMR STEM 100; and the 1:1 iPad program.

• For advanced students whorequire a more rigorous course of study, the Xaverian Programs of Aca-demic Excellence (X-PAX) offer ac-celerated curriculum concentrations in Computer Science; STEM-X; Medi-

cine & Health Sciences; Language Arts & Social Sciences; and Inter-national Relations & Global Studies. The curricula prepare the high school scholar to continue studies in his/her concentration in college. Selection to X-PAX is determined by the student’s high school placement test results and a separate application is required.

• SMR STEM 100 is sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics enrichment for 100% of SMR students. In today’s technology-dependent world, students need to see and learn how lessons from the class-room are used in the workplace. In co-operation with the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Educational Partner-ship Program, SMR STEM 100 brings scientists to the school and SMR stu-dents to the naval base for learning opportunities.

• Afterthesuccessofthepilotprogram, St. Mary’s Ryken embarks this fall on a 1:1 iPad program with an iTunes U component. With an iPad, students are at the forefront of how they learn and how they present that knowledge. They will have access to interactive textbooks and thousands of educational apps, can take notes and organize them on the iPad, and can de-sign interactive reports for classroom presentations. With iTunes U, the fac-ulty are able to build custom and inter-active content for their courses.

But, classroom learning at St.

St. Mary's Ryken is located on an 87-acre campus on Breton Bay in Leonardtown, Maryland.

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Mary’s Ryken is still rooted in the student's connection to the teacher. The SMR faculty have an extraordinary commitment to their students and are the ones who guide and inspire.

To nurture our students’ spiritual growth and devel-opment, there is the Campus Ministry program. Students “fall in love with the service of God,” through retreats, weekly Mass and community service.

Each year, almost 70% of students participate on at least one athletic team and SMR is a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC), con-sidered to be one of the most competitive conferences in the country.

The school is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Archdiocese of Washington and the Maryland State De-partment of Education.

Generations of Southern Marylanders have been educated by the religious orders and faculty of St. Mary's Ryken, which traces its roots to St. Mary's Academy and Ryken High School.

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth opened St. Mary's Academy in 1885 on the grounds of the property known as Rose Hill in Leonardtown. The Academy grew rapidly as a coeducational boarding school and accepted students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

In 1916, the Xaverian Brothers purchased acreage along Breton Bay and opened Camp Calvert. The broth-ers' vision was to eventually build a school and novitiate for boys and, in 1956, their dream became reality with the opening of Ryken High School.

By the late 1970s, both schools experienced declin-ing enrollments and agreed to merge into one coeduca-tional Catholic high school. St. Mary's Ryken opened its doors in 1981. To meet the needs of the ever-growing student population, in August 2010, the school opened a new athletic stadium with seating for 1,000 fans, a state-of-the-art artificial turf field, a six-lane track, a 340-space parking lot, a new team room and new locker rooms.

St. Mary’s Ryken awards both need- and merit-based scholarships. To learn more, please visit the website at www.smrhs.org or plan to attend the Open House on Monday, October 14, from 8:30-10 a.m., or on Sunday, November 17, from 12-3 p.m.

The String Orchestra practices in one of the new rehearsal spaces for the performing arts (dance, chorus and band). Students have the op-portunity to perform in the annual Christmas Concert and Spring Fine Arts Festival, as well as the fall drama production and spring musical.

President Mary Joy Hurlburt presents Nick Dowdle with the Xaverian Award at the Class of 2013 graduation. The Xaverian Award honors a student for his/her living the Xaverian Brothers charism. The values that comprise the charism are compassion, simplicity, humility, trust and zeal.

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James Mitchell Carter, the man accused of brutally murdering his es-tranged wife back in February in an early morning home invasion, wants certain evidence suppressed by the time his case comes to trial in August court papers state.

Motions filed by his attorney, public defender Gerald Riviello, claim that on Feb. 19 when county police went to Carter’s home in Lex-ington Park to talk to him about Kim-berley Dawn Carter’s death they im-properly entered the residence.

After initially making contact with one of Carter’s daughters, she was about to close the door when one of the police officers pushed his way into the house, Riviello’s motion reads.

“As she began to close the door Sgt. Richard W. Russell entered the residence and apprehended the de-fendant,” Riviello wrote. “It does not appear that the police were in pos-session of an arrest warrant and/or a

search warrant that authorized entry into the house.”

According to police reports the defendant and victim were in the pro-cess of getting divorced.

Police reported that witnesses said Carter had hopes of reconciling with his wife since their separation last year but the victim had also told witnesses that she feared Carter.

She planned to serve him with divorce papers by the end of the week, witnesses told police.

“[She] feared he would do her great harm because of the pending divorce,” police wrote in charging documents.

Police believe that James Carter entered his estranged wife’s home on Douglas Court at about 3:30 a.m. Feb. 19 and found her and her “paramour” Thomas Norris sleeping in the same bed.

Norris told police he saw some-one with the same size and build as the defendant enter the room; Kim-berly Carter said “Mitchell, no” and a struggle ensued in which Norris said he struck Carter and fled the house.

Police alleged that James Carter and his wife continued to struggle inside the house but eventually she was taken out through a basement window into the back yard where he brutally beat her about the head with a blunt object until she was dead.

Police sources close to the inves-tigation said he used a brick to blud-geon his wife.

Evidence showed that for years Kimberly Carter had alleged repeated threats and abuse from her husband.

Riviello also wanted suppressed statements his client made to detec-tives regarding automated teller ma-chine transactions he made the day of his wife’s murder, saying he had just left his house to get some money and drive around the area.

Carter’s motions hearing is scheduled for Friday.

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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will be con-ducting rapid response/active shooter training at Ever-green Elementary School in California, Maryland, from July 10-13, 2013, between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Communi-ty members will see an increase in police presence during this time. Training will be actively conducted within the school and on the exterior of the school grounds, but will not impact business conducted at the school.

The training program was developed by the National Tactical Officers Association, in conjunction with Texas State University and prepares law enforcement officers to respond to and effectively neutralize an armed gunman, intent on hurting others in a school or work environment. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Mary’s County Board of Education continue joint efforts to evalu-ate and strengthen emergency response protocols, ensur-ing the continued safety of our children.

For additional information please contact, Cpl. An-gela Delozier at 301-475-4200 ext. 9094.

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Threat of Arson and Telephone Misuse

On July 7, Dfc. D. Harris responded to a residence on Water view Drive, Me-chanicsville, Md., for a reported Harass-ment. Donna Lynn Roach-Hughes, 41 of Bushwood, Md., repeatedly called and sent text messages to the victim, making threats of violence and threats to set fire to the victim’s residence. Dfc. Harris while at the victim’s residence witnessed phone calls coming from Hughes to the victim, and heard several threatening statements directed towards the victim. Dfc. Harris located Hughes, placed her under arrest and charged her with Threat of Arson and Tele-phone Misuse.

Driving Under the Influence and Possession of a Controlled Dan-gerous Substance

On July 6, Deputy T. Teague responded to the area of Joe Baker Court in Lexington Park, Maryland, to assist the Fire Depart-ment. Upon arrival, Deputy Teague was advised by Fire Department personnel, that a vehicle had struck their fire hose. They

observed the vehicle park and the driver exit the vehicle while holding an open alcoholic beverage container. Deputy Teague located the vehicle and Clifton Nathaniel Harris Jr., 35 of Great Mills, Maryland, who was iden-tified as the driver of the striking vehicle. Deputy Teague administered standard-ized field sobriety, resulting in the arrest of Harris. Search incident to arrest revealed two small plastic baggies containing sus-pected Marijuana. Harris was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Hit and Run Accident, 2nd De-gree Assault and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

On July 6, Deputy A. Cole responded to the area of Rt 5 and Redgate Farm Lane, Leonardtown, Md., for a reported Hit and Run accident. Deputy Cole met with the victim who provided suspect vehicle infor-mation and the vehicles Maryland registra-tion plate information. The victim advised while he was traveling on Rt 5 the suspect vehicle approached from behind, the driver

later identified as Michael Saunders Duke, 55 of Leonardtown, Md., struck the victim’s vehicle from behind twice. Duke continued driving as the victim pulled off the road to call police. Deputy Cole located the de-scribed vehicle and Duke. Deputy Cole observed Duke to exhibit signs of intoxica-tion and his vehicle to have corresponding damage to the reported hit and run accident. Duke was placed under arrest. Search in-cident to arrest revealed a smoking device with suspected marijuana residue. Duke was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Duke was also issued Maryland Traffic Ci-tations for: Failure to return to and remain on the scene of an accident, Following too closely, and Failure to control vehicle speed to avoid collision.

Driving Under the InfluenceOn July 7, at approximately 12:05 a.m.,

Deputy K. Flerlage responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road and Fairgrounds Road for a motor vehicle accident. Deputy Flerlage made contact with Christopher Jo-seph Walker, 31 of Huntington, Maryland. Walker was determined to be the driver of

one of the vehicles involved in the accident. Upon contact, Deputy Flerlage observed Walker to be displaying signs of intoxica-tion. Walker submitted to standardized field sobriety testing which resulted in Walkers arrest. Walker was arrested and charged on Maryland Motor Vehicle citations for Driv-ing While Intoxicated, Driving Under the Influence, Negligent Driving and Failure to Yield Right of Way.

Theft Under $100

On July 8, Deputies responded to the Food Lion in Callaway, Maryland, for a theft. Deputy W. Bankhead made contact with an employee of Food Lion who advised two female subjects entered the store plac-ing grocery items in their shopping cart and some grocery items in their purses. Karen Nicole Smith, 41 of Lexington Park, Mary-land and Kristen Nicole Call, 24 of Lexing-ton Park, Maryland, paid for the grocery items in the shopping cart. Smith and Call then passed all points of sale without paying for the grocery items within their purses. Smith and Call were arrested and charged with Theft Under $100.

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By Tony Perkins

Every July, Americans cel-ebrate our nation's founding, but our founders would barely recog-nize today's America. Freedom, Alexis de Tocqueville once said, requires virtue. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court made it clear that the pillars of both are under attack. By a single vote, five un-elected justices determined that they know better than God and struck at the heart of marriage in America.

Writing for the majority in

the Defense of Marriage Act de-cision, Justice Anthony Kennedy insisted that defining marriage as the union of a man and woman - as nations have since the be-ginning of time - is "to impose a disadvantage, a separate status, and so a stigma upon all who enter into same-sex marriages made lawful by the unques-tioned authority of the States." It is one thing, Justice Antonin Scalia fired back, "for a society to elect change; it is another for a court of law to impose change by adjudging those who oppose

it [are] enemies of the human race." Chief Justice John Roberts agreed, writing that the defini-tion of marriage wasn't driven by a "sinister motive" but by its "role and function throughout the his-tory of civilization."

The Court can declare same-sex "marriage" a legal right in the eyes of government, but judges cannot make it morally right in the hearts of the people. This is an institution that carries God's own signature. Even absent any faith, the natural order proves the only successful model for civilization is natural marriage. In California, voters already un-derstood what was at stake. In two separate referendums, they flooded the ballots for marriage, winning a constitutional amend-ment in 2008 in the largest state in America. For five years, the Left has battled to tear down this monument to democracy and the natural family. California Gov-ernor Jerry Brown, ignoring his people - and the law - took a page from President Obama's school of defiance and refused to defend the amendment in court. Left without options, the proponents of Proposition 8 took it upon themselves to protect it.

The Supreme Court, in a profoundly disturbing decision,

ruled that these voters lacked the standing to represent a state amendment that more than 7,000,000 Californians passed. The Proposition 8 decision sets a disturbing precedent for a nation of sovereign people.

Fortunately, conservative leaders across our country aren't about to stand by as the Court abandons the cornerstone of American government. In inter-view after interview, tweet after tweet, the message echoed from governor's mansions to congres-sional floors: we are not giving up. It started with Congresswom-an Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and flooded the wires since then. "No man, not even a Supreme Court, can undo what a holy God has instituted." Rep. Tim Huel-skamp (R-Kans.) vowed to lead the fight for a Federal Marriage Amendment. Governor Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said he would use today's rulings as motivation to work even harder for a state mar-riage amendment.

The Left will say that we are on the wrong side of history, but that doesn't matter if we're on the right side of truth. And the truth is that the love of a man and woman, for life, is God's design for marriage and family. Forty years ago, many people thought

- as some might today - that the battle for life was lost. Over time, our movement and technology helped to change people's hearts and minds to a new understand-ing of the sanctity of the unborn child. And we will do it again. As more Americans see and feel the erosion of religious liberty, of pa-rental rights, of children's inno-cence, and of conscience rights, their opinions will no longer be swayed by emotions and popular opinion - but by the reality of the fundamental harm that same-sex "marriage" poses to society.

Are these rulings demoral-izing? Definitely. But we will not let a court's definition of mar-riage define us. Someday - years from now - when law students are memorizing this date and its importance in American his-tory, what will they say about our movement? That it united to-gether and changed the conversa-tion on marriage? That it refused to quit until it transformed state and federal laws? Hopefully, they will say that you and I stood on truth - and restored marriage and the Author of marriage to their rightful place in American policy.

Tony Perkins is president of the Family Research Council.

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By Douglas E. Schoen

As we approach summer in Washington, policymak-ers and pundits alike remain distracted by a host of scan-dals. The alleged targeting of conservative political groups by IRS officials, while relegated to Congressional hearings and calls for additional investigations (for now), will be red meat for candidates running in next year’s midterm elec-tions. Recent revelations that the NSA has been monitoring phone calls only adds to the narrative that we’ll likely see play out in the coming months: government, regardless of its reach, is increasingly misguided.

However, it would be political malpractice to assume that fundamental issues - Medicare, the economy, trade, etc. - will take a backseat to today’s scandals. As incumbent policymakers know well, taking one’s eye off these funda-mental issues (often at the expense of entire voting blocs) is often a recipe for failure. This is especially relevant for voters over 65, who are increasingly drifting to the Repub-lican Party. Taking into account that nearly six in 10 seniors voted for Mitt Romney (up from half who voted for McCain 2008), it’s critical that Democrats right the ship before 2014.

By all accounts, 2012 marked a period in which Demo-crats were inspired by a larger turnout of young and non-white voters. However, two years earlier, seniors comprised 23 percent of the vote (an increase from 16 percent in 2008). The youth vote in 2010 was only 11 percent, down from 18 percent in 2008. A fired up senior electorate can easily sway a close election.

With this idea in mind, a key issue for Republicans and Democrats will be establishing a permanent trust on Medi-care. Every American over 65 relies on the program in some way, and a large swath of Medicare participants have to deal with a chronic medical condition. Seniors are often afraid of losing their benefits and having programs they rely on cost more money or get cut altogether.

Case in point is Medicare Part D, the popular prescrip-tion drug benefit. This is a program that has been a sterling success, in a time when confidence in government is reach-ing all-time lows. Part D is a rare example of a government program that has consistently cost less year after year than originally budgeted. To be specific, it has cost $348 billion less than original estimates. The Congressional Budget Of-fice found every one percent increase in prescriptions filled

results in a .20 percent decrease in spending on other Medi-care services.

Key take-away for seniors: what works in heath care is likely to be well received heading into next year’s election. While Obamacare continues to experience stagnant approv-al ratings (the latest polls continue to trend downward), it’s clear that seniors will gravitate toward public policies that meet their needs and help to address health care spending.

For both Democrats and Republicans, the good news is that the senior vote is still gettable. However, a good por-tion of voters over 65 pay close attention to policy specifics, making it more important to ensure that both parties recog-nize this. Preserving programs that work, while prioritizing seniors’ long-term interests, will yield significant political dividends in 2014 and beyond.

Neither side can afford losing them.

Douglas Schoen is a political strategist and author of Hopelessly Divided: The New Crisis in American Politics and What it Means for 2012 and Beyond, published by Row-man & Littlefield Publishers.

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When St. Clement’s Island opened its doors for the first time in 1975, Kim Cullins was in high school, and one of three part time workers helping complete typical tasks such as building exhibits and sweeping floors back when the mu-seum was housed in a small cottage.

“It was really cold [in the museum] in the winter,” Cul-lins, who is now the marketing director, recalled. “But those were the days.”

This weekend, a sellout crowd of 800 people will be listening to a live outdoor jazz concert, during one of the museum’s biggest events of the year – The Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival.

Cullins returned to the museum in the late 1990’s on the board of trustees, this time in an advisory role.

Eventually, she played a major role coordinating the inaugural seafood and jazz festival in 1999.

The jazz festival began as a small gathering of resi-dents listening to local talent, with maybe 100 people in at-tendance, according to Cullins.

Now, 14 years later, “we sellout faster than ever,” Cul-lins said, and this year two of the bands are from Los Ange-les and another is from the state of Ohio.

In fact, Debra Pence, museum division manager for St. Mary’s County, says many programs have recently been growing faster than ever.

The St. Mary’s County Museum Division, insti-tuted by the county commissioners, oversees operations at the St. Clement’s Island museum, Piney Point Light-house, and Drayden African American and Charlotte Hall schoolhouses.

The division holds a number of educational, outreach, mission-based, exhibits and marketing events.

Pence has noticed museum division events throughout the county have recently begun selling out faster.

Throughout the year, there are a number of events such as pirate day at Piney Point Lighthouse, St. Clement’s Heri-tage Day or the annual Maryland Day celebration that keep the schedule packed.

Cullins also wrote a murder mystery story for a themed dinner party this year.

“They’re getting more than just the jazz festival,” Cul-lins said.

“Since the inception [of the museum division], we have expanded and grown out into the community more,” Pence added. “We’re not your mom and pop museum anymore.”

She continued, “Our attendance for events has just in-creased every single year. We are right at capacity.”

After a slight dip in tourism, the museum division is

again working with local hotels to recruit people in for the weekend.

“We’ve surprised ourselves,” Pence said, noting they have begun running out of places to park cars. “Tourism appears to be coming back into its own again.”

The museums have also had recent success adding new sponsors – the jazz festival is even drawing sponsors from Washington, DC.

Developing relationships and partnerships with big sponsors and the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce is important to all the museum’s expanding programs, Pence explained.

Cullins jazz festival budget, which started with only local artists, now allows her to hire nationally known talent to perform – helping St. Mary’s residents hear new artists and providing her with a chance to discuss the history at St. Clement’s Island with tourists.

According to Cullins, 90 to 95 percent of patrons of the jazz festival come from outside of St. Mary’s County.

People have signed up for the museum’s Friend’s Orga-nization as well in order to receive the opportunity to pur-chase jazz fest tickets before the general public.

She said some patrons, who purchased tickets in the past, ordered them again this year and couldn’t even tell her who was set to play in the lineup.

Cullins says the new facilities and professionalism of all the museum staff have helped the popularity grow over the years.

Christina Barbour, site supervisor at St. Clement’s museum, and April Havens at Piney Point have played key roles establishing this atmosphere.

Tom Emery, museum technician, has proven to be cru-cial to building, maintaining and setting up for just about every museum function.

Emery, who worked for the federal government for 34 years and came out of retirement to handle most of the prep work, has noticed operations have gotten “smoother” over the last 2 years.

Cullins says it is a team effort from everyone on staff to show off St. Mary’s County – she has literally picked up residents and tourists and drove them to tour Piney Point Lighthouse before.

She believes the connection between people is also necessary for the museums success – one reason why 300 jazz festival tickets were only available by phone order.

The Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival kicks off Sat-urday, July 13, at noon. Musical performances take place at 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Along with the festival, the museum offers free boat rides to patrons throughout the day.

“We keep it simple,” Cullins said of why the jazz fest’s popularity has sky-rocketed from the early days. “The food and the music.”

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A previous year’s Jazz Festival

St. Clement’s Island Heritage Day

Children’s Day, held annually in August.

Pirate Day at the Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum and Park, held an-nually in July

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Fr. Brian Sanderfoot has only been the priest at St. Francis Xavier parish in Newtowne Neck for about two years but he is already leaving to take a new posi-tion in the Washington suburbs.

But his parishioners would not let him go without a fond farewell this past Sunday; about 200 people showed up on the church grounds for a celebration of his short term of service there.

The church hall was packed with people and food.

“At St. Francis Xavier we have al-ways have happy surprises,” Sanderfoot said as he looked out at the crowd.

His going away party attracted pa-rishioners who were active and even some who hadn’t been in a long time.

“It’s more or less a type of reunion,” Sanderfoot said.

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lead his parish through the closing of the near by park for more than a year as au-thorities worked to clear it of World War II era munitions that continued to wash up on shore.

Most recently he has worked with archaeologists on tracking down the ex-act position of the first Catholic chapel on the neck built back in 1662 by the community.

The archaeologists just found an original post hole of the first chapel in the graveyard about one-third mile north of where St. Francis Xavier Church now sits.

“At St. Francis Xavier we have liv-ing history,” Sanderfoot said. “It’s un-usual to have an institution that old.

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serving in St. Mary’s County and he said he would have fond memories.

“St. Mary’s County is a special place,” Sanderfoot said. “It’s connected to the past but it’s still vibrant.”

Bob Schaller, parishioner and mas-ter of ceremonies, said Sanderfoot had done much to reinvigorate the church by cutting mass times to better grab peo-ple’s attention and taking the church’s flagging financial situation in hand.

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“Ask The Chief” was one of Burt’s fa-vorite mottos followed by “Of Course It Can” when told something couldn’t be done. Very often in his early mili-tary career when told something couldn’t be done, he’d shoot back the remark “Of course it can, let’s go ask the Chief.” And then he became one, achieving the Rank of E-8 Senior Chief. Which was one of his proudest moments during his 26-year career with the U.S. Navy spanning from 1968 - 1994. He passed away June 23.

Burt carried that motto with him thru out his military and civilian work-ing careers. After gaining employment with BAE Systems following his military retirement in 1994 he joined the world of civilian government service in 1998 as an Information Technology Manager where he was a key founder in the establishment of the Navy’s Automatic Identification Technology Laboratory which served all of DoD and Federal agencies in “doing business better” with barcodes and RFID tags. His projects were varied and diverse but success and quality was a common theme. Among his largest projects as a Certified Property Manager, he led a na-tional inventory and validation of all air-port assets owned by TSA, developed a

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Burt’s lifetime interests were many but his most cherished interests included his affiliation with the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer’s Association, his eight years of Scuba diving the Hawaiian waters with his wife Brenda during their 11-year Naval tour in Hawaii, his yearly Scuba Diving Trip to the Cayman Islands with friends from work, fishing in St. Mary’s Lake and mostly his lifelong love of the motorcy-cling community. From 1993 he and his wife enjoyed memberships with “Honolu-lu Hawaii Harley Owner’s Group” (where they helped establish the first Hawaii State

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Burt often remarked to friends that his most valuable possession in life was his wife Brenda, with whom he cherished his 43-year long love affair with.

A good man left this earth the day Burt “Transitioned to God’s House” to live and if you ever find yourself standing at Heaven’s Door unsure of which path to take just: “Ask The Chief.” He’ll be wait-ing there to show you the way!

Born in Warren, Ohio on Aug. 25, 1950 to George W. Brooks and Ruth Mease Brooks, now deceased, Burt is sur-vived by his wife Brenda W. Brooks of Great Mills, Md., his Sister Jodie Hunter and her husband Tom of Eustis, Fla., and many, many brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends both in Maryland and Florida. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Ar-lington National Cemetery. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Contributions can be made to: Hos-pice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-town, Md. 20653

Shirley Louise Wood, 79

Shirley Louise Wood, 79, of Mechan-icsville, Md. passed away on July 4 at Hos-pice House in Calla-way. Born on July 13, 1933 in Leonardtown, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Lillian Wood. Shirley was the loving wife of William Howard Wood, Jr. whom she married on April 26, 1952 in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, and who preceded her in death on March 24, 1998. Shirley is survived by her children; Mike Wood (Robin), Jeff Wood, Brenda Dale (Steve), and Amy Wood (Bruce) all of Mechanicsville, four grandchildren; Crystal Sweger of Chula Vista, Calif., Kelly Rolfe of Linthicum, Md., Kevin Dale of Lusby, Md., and step grandchild Marcus Windsor of Mechanicsville, Md., three great grandchildren; Gavin Rolfe, Garret Rolfe, and Kaelynn Sweger, and sister Margaret “Peggy” Schindler of Mechanicsville, Md. Her brother Am-brose “Sonny” Wood preceded Shirley in death. Wood graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1951, and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She was a Bookkeeper for the family owned busi-ness Wood’s Paint Center for 31 years, retiring in 1998, and was a homemaker. She was a huge Baltimore Orioles fan, and enjoyed cooking, gardening, crochet-ing, playing bingo, and spending time with family. Family will receive friends on July 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gar-diner Funeral in Leonardtown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on July 12 in Immaculate Conception Cath-olic Church, Mechanicsville with Father David Wells officiating. Interment will

follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Pallbearers will be; Kevin Dale, Jay Wood, Kevin Wood, Timothy Schindler, Christopher Schindler, and John Leon. In lieu of flowers donation may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

Michael Wathen, 55

Michael Wathen, 55, of Mechanicsville, Md., passed away on July 4, in Mechanic-sville, Md. Born on June 8, 1958 in Leon-ardtown, Md., he was the son of the late James Leroy and Lou-ise Elizabeth Morgan Wathen.

His siblings; Margaret Ann Wathen Morgan of Mechanicsville, Md., Johnny Wathen of Bowie, Md., and Debra Gatton of Hollywood, Md,. survive Michael.

His sister Gwenette Wathen preced-ed him in death.

Michael enjoyed spending time with family, and friends, volunteering at Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville, Md., he was a fan of the Baltimore Orioles, and Washington Redskins.

The family received friends on Wednesday, July 10, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md. A Funeral Service followed at 6 p.m. with Deacon Bill Nick-erson officiating. Interment was private.

Arrangements provided by the Mat-tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonar-dtown, Md.

Mary Ann Esperancilla, 93

Mary Ann Espe-rancilla of La Plata, Md. passed away July 6, at the age of 93.

Mary loved to occupy her time with reading, doing word search puzzles and playing with her pets. She enjoyed spend-ing time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She contributed a lot of her time to some of the local charities as well as spending time and helping the el-derly. Mary was proud to say she was an American and was very patriotic to her country.

Her husband Irineo preceded Mary in death.

Her son Lorenzo Senires Jr. and wife Louise, daughter Ann Paje and many grandchildren and great grandchildren survive her.

A visitation will be held at Huntt Funeral Home, Waldorf, Maryland on Thursday July 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will held at Huntt Funeral Home on Friday July 12, at 10 a.m.. Buri-al to follow service at Trinity Memorial Gardens Waldorf, Md.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to CCNRC Family of Care at 10200 La Plata Road LaPlata, Md. 20646. ATTN: Unit 300.

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Jack F. Schroth, 60

Jack F. Schroth, 60 of Bryans Road, Md, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his fam-ily on July 5. He was born in Washington, DC on February 5, 1953.

Jack was the be-loved husband of Debbie Schroth for 37 years; lov-ing father of Jaclyn Dresch (John) and Lauryn Norman (Steve); proud grandfather of Ava, Aubrie and Austin Dresch. His mother, Betty Newman, sisters, Sharon Shields, Trisha Patton, brothers, Kenny, Jimmy and Wayne Newman and father and mother-in-law, Jim and Bobbie Reese, also survive him.

His father, William Schroth, stepfather, Lee Newman, sister, Jean Brooks and grand-daughter, Kenley Norman, preceded him in death.

Jack’s most treasured activity was spending time with his family. He enjoyed history as well as following current events and professional sports. Jack possessed a quick wit, and great sense of humor, and was a kind man, generous to all he met.

Family and friends will be received at Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, 211 St. Mary’s Ave., La Plata, Md. on July 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Jack’s Life Celebration will be held on Thursday, July 11, 11 a.m. (visita-tion beginning at 10 a.m.) at Calvary Gospel Church, Waldorf, Md. Interment will follow to Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, Md.

Pallbearers will be Kenny Newman, Wayne Miller, Doug Miller, Randy Bowie, Roger Willis and Jake Weisman.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Calvary Gospel Church, 11150 Berry Rd. Waldorf, Md. 20603.

Arrangements provided by Arehart-Echols Funeral Home.

Michael Leroy Johnson, 34

Johnson, Michael Leroy, Jr. “Boobie” (Age 34) of Waldorf, Md.

On Thursday, July 4, at the University of Maryland Charles Re-gional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland, Michael Leroy Johnson, Jr. more affectionately called “Boobie” transitioned to eternal life.

Viewing, 9 a.m. until time of Service, 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 10, in the Chapel of Thornton Funeral Home, P.A., 3439 Livings-ton Road, Indian Head, Maryland. Interment, Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Md.

Arrangements provided by Thornton Funeral Home.

William Eckloff Sr., 81

William Eckloff, Sr., 81, of Hollywood, Md., died June 29, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hos-pital in Leonardtown, Md.

Born January 17, 1932, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Earl Eckloff and Ethel Sweeney.

William was the owner of Melvin’s Roofing Company, Inc for over thirty years until his retirement. He enjoyed camping, fishing, boating, and crabbing. He was an avid Redskin fan. He had a passion for cook-ing, and made many delicious meals.

His wife, Patricia Ann Eckloff of Leon-ardtown, Md.; his children, Karen Eckloff of Hollywood, Md., Sandy Eckloff of Wal-dorf, Md., and William Eckloff, Jr. (Tracy) of Lexington Park, Md.; 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren survive him. His children, Jerry Eckloff, Darlene Eckloff, and Robert Eckloff and his siblings, Melvin Eckloff, Marie Eckloff, Viola Eckloff, Joe Eckloff, and Skippy Eckloff preceded him in death.

Family received friends on Monday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. A prayer service will be held at 12 noon celebrated by Reverend Jo-seph Orlando. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf, Md.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Nancy L. DeJongh, 88

Nancy L. de-Jongh, 88, of Solo-mons died June 26, at Calvert Memo-rial Hospital in Prince Frederick.

She was born July 6, 1924, in Capon Bridge, West Virgin-ia, to Cutis and Eula (Strother) Spaid.

She was a retired supervisor for the C & P Telephone Company. She “came down the hill” to Washington, D.C. to support the war effort in 1942 starting as a switch board operator at the Pentagon. After being divorced very early in her marriage, she became a single mother, long before it was prevalent, and devoted much of her life to raising her only child and friend, Barbara.

She was a life member of the Tele-phone Pioneers of America. She was always an active member of the Presby-terian Church wherever she was living. She enjoyed traveling but most of all she enjoyed her large family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Alfretta Warren; brother, Glen Spaid; grandson, Kelly O’Brien; long time friend Michael Chaney; and her beloved Yorky’s Lady and Muffin.

She is survived by her daughter, Barbara O’Neal and her husband, Pat-rick, of Asbury-Solomons; sisters, Ruth Cheshire, Una Mae Yeakle, Betty Par-kinson; half-brothers, Garland Spaid and Junior Spaid; grand daughter-in-law, June Hass and many nieces, nephews and their families.

A celebration of life was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the Asbury-Sol-omons Auditorium with the Rev. Charles Harrell and Meredith Syler officiating.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Asbury Solomons Island Benevolent Care Fund, 11100 Asbury Cr. Solomons, Md. 20688 or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements provided by Lee Fu-neral Home.

William Sherman “Bill” O’Berry, Jr., 72

William Sherman “Bill” O’Berry, Jr., 72 lifelong resident of Solomons, died at his home on July 3. He was born October 24, 1940 in Calvert County, to William Sherman O’Berry and Katherine Cluff “Kitty” O’Berry. He was raised in Solomons and graduated from Calvert High School in 1958. He attended the University of Maryland for 2 years.

Bill started work as an outboard motor mechanic at the family business, O’Berry Marine Service while still in high school. After graduation, he con-tinued working at O’Berry Marine, and his love of cars began. He worked on his ’57 Chevy “Knight Shifter” at the family business and began racing it at Aquasco Speedway. His passion for automobiles and racing continued his entire life, drag racing and circle track being his favorite.

He joined the Teamsters Union and was a heavy equipment operator/diesel mechanic.

He usually worked nights, which

enabled him to devote more time to working on his race car and his friends that raced. He raced nationwide with Larry Kopp and also raced with Ron-ald Poore and Kenny Keir. In 1991, he started working for Henry Guyther at Henry’s Engineering as a hi-perfor-mance hose and fitting specialist. He remained involved with racing through his many old friends and new alike. He created “WSO Research” to help friends and clients with racing needs and was consulted up until the time of his passing. His vast knowledge of racing/engines will never be replaced or replicated. His love of Hot Rods kept him at car shows near and far. Bill still met with a large group of his high school buddies for lunch.

Bill was predeceased by his par-ents and his brother, Philip C. O’Berry. He is survived by his nieces Shawne L. O’Berry of Great Mills, and Shayna C. O’Berry of Clinton, Md., and devoted companion Carolyn Fike Schindler of Solomons,Md. Honorary Pallbearers are Kenny Keir, Adam Keir, Tommy Carroll, J.W. Langley, James “Buddy” Gott, Harold Denton and Henry Guy-ther, and R. Howard Pouncey. Visita-tion is Thursday, July 11 at Rausch Fu-neral Home, Lusby, Maryland, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. with services at 1 p.m. Interment will be private.

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By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

Paul Simon’s song “Mrs. Robinson” in-cluded the iconic verse, “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?/A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” Simon’s words were meant as a sincere, although melancholy tribute to an extremely private and regal sports hero – the kind who now gets consumed and distorted by the hyper-consumption of modern pop culture. The song was released in 1968, 17 years after DiMag-gio retired, but it was still Joltin’ Joe who left Simon nostalgic for the way things used to be – and understandably so. Before World War

II, DiMaggio embodied the hope of Yankees fans in the post-Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig era (no pressure, Joe). In 1941, DiMaggio’s remarkable 56-game hitting streak became a daily, national respite from the escalat-ing war in Europe. And when he returned from military service for the 1946 season, it was DiMaggio and the great game of baseball that helped a nation heal.

DiMaggio, as Simon immortalized, handled these enormous pres-sures during and after his career with incomparable grace. Still, at times he must have longed to escape the expectations of others and to be an anonymous ball player or an “average Joe” strolling the streets of New York. It is a feeling he rarely, if ever knew after debuting with the Yan-kees in 1936 – ironically a year with great sports significance across the pond.

Every June tennis’ best gather at the All England Club for perhaps the sport’s most prestigious tournament: The Wimbledon Championships. Each edition of Wimbledon renews Great Britain’s desperation for “one of its boys” to win their tennis national title. For the record, Fred Perry was the last British man to win Wimbledon in - you guessed it - 1936. The years since - all 77 of them – have made a Wimbledon championship a national obsession. Tim Henman, a highly ranked player in the late 90’s and early 2000’s got close to exorcising Great Britain’s curse, but lost in the semifinals 4 times. Great Britain has now turned “its lonely eyes” to Andy Murray, its latest would-be hero. Murray, ranked second in the world, has been steadily ascending at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals in 2009-11 and losing a heartbreaking final in 2012.

Murray’s talent and heavy flirtations with ending Great Britain’s drought have created a surreal aura around his Wimbledon matches. The collective anxiety is apparent (even through a T.V screen 3,000 miles away). The crowd gasps whenever his shots near an out of bounds line and groans when he loses points. They watch his matches through their fingers and with the look of someone in both emotional pain and on the verge of vomiting. Murray, too, bears the weight of a nation. He appears mentally distressed and physically uncomfortable. It’s an altogether ex-cruciating exercise. An American sports synonym might be the scene from Wrigley Field whenever the Cubs threaten to win their first World Series since 1908.

And so it was as Murray fought his way into the 2013 Wimbledon final. This time, though, he successfully carried a nation’s hopes and de-feated Novak Djokovic to claim Great Britain’s first men’s singles title at Wimbledon since Joe DiMaggio was a rookie. A nation’s worth of lonely, lowly and desperate eyes erupted in jubilation. For Murray, joy was cer-tainly present and will swell over time, but his overwhelming emotion appeared to be relief – that it was over and that he escaped last year’s agony. He couldn’t possibly have enjoyed being in that moment or play-ing Wimbledon at all. It wasn’t about him; it was about delivering what a transfixed nation wanted most.

This is no one’s fault, of course. The British shouldn’t be criticized for their national pride. Murray can’t be blamed for his nationality or his tennis acumen and he couldn’t have fathomed inheriting a national initia-tive when he first grabbed a racket. Nevertheless, the visual of a weary Murray at Centre Court is a reminder that our goals and life-decisions must be, whenever possible, our own. Altering one’s personal paths to satisfy the expectations others will temper the thrill garnered from any victory and leave us mostly relieved that we made someone else smile.

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The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and Regency Furniture Stadium broke a new at-tendance record. Thursday’s July 4 paid at-tendance of 8,213 at the ballpark surpassed the previous record held on April 30, 2010’s Opening Day when 8,126 fans filled the stadium.

“We set out to make our All-Star season the best in franchise history and with the help of our community it is shaping up to be just that. The great thing about that is there is plenty more fun ahead as we are only half way through the season,” said Blue Crabs general manager Patrick Day.

From being named host of the 2013 At-lantic League All-Star Game to clinching their fifth consecutive postseason berth after being crowned the first half Liberty Division Champions, the Blue Crabs have been abuzz in Southern Maryland. The All-Star season has opened the doors for various new busi-ness relationships with the Blue Crabs and the community, as well as continuing to grow and further partnerships with those who have already teamed-up with the organization. This season’s success has been evident on the field too as their five-year streak of making the playoffs is the longest active streak in the Atlantic League. Seven players from South-ern Maryland’s roster were also named to the Liberty Division lineup in this year’s All-Star Game.

The Blue Crabs organization looks to transform the All-Star game into a 48-hour celebration filled with two days of non-stop fun, which will begin on Tuesday, July 9, when the circus comes to town! As part of the

All-Star Celebration presented by Turkey Hill, “Circurious,” a 90-minute cirque show will welcome the Atlantic League to the Southern Maryland community. With gates opening at 6:30 p.m., fans will have a chance to mingle with the Blue Crabs and the rest of the Atlan-tic League All-Stars and team mascots in true circus style - set with singers, dancers, contor-tionists, aerialists, acrobats and carnival fare, while Bobby McKey’s Dueling Piano Bar pro-vides a musical twist.

The following day, Wednesday, July 10, will pick-up right where Tuesday’s fun left off as Regency Furniture Stadium takes host to the Atlantic League All-Star Game presented by the communities of St. Charles. To start the excitement Backyard Amusements, LLC, will host a pre-game block party, providing a clown, face painter, dunk tank and inflatables. Bands are set to perform before and after the event and national performing acts are slated to appear. The Blue Crabs will wrap-up the festivities with the biggest fireworks and laser light show in franchise history as the “Sam Grow Band” plays alongside to cap off the week’s events.

The 48-hours of fun will feature some-thing for the whole family, whatever age they may be. Tickets are still available for both events, but going extremely fast. Tickets are just $15 for the celebration and $15 for the game itself. Fans can purchase tickets by log-ging onto www.SOMDbluecrabs.com, by calling 301-638-9788, or by stopping by the Regency Furniture Stadium Box Office lo-cated at 11765 St. Linus Drive.

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Last week I celebrated Birthday 49.2 (I’ve decided that

from this birthday forward, I’m just going to be an upgrad-ed version of myself each year, like the old Dos operating system, since I can’t quite wrap my head around how 50—fifty!—arrived so rapidly). This year I had the best birthday gift yet: the boys and I spent an evening playing Pictionary together. There were gifts to unwrap, but it was the time together that I’ll always remember. There was laughter, lots of it, and—of course, because I can’t help myself—I cried at the homemade card they gave me. They gleefully high-fived each other as soon as they spied the tears starting, since their guiding goal with every card and gift seems to be whether it makes me cry (it’s hardly a challenge—I’ve been known to cry at television commercials—but they enjoy it).

One of my gifts was a new writing journal, and it took me back in time to when I was a little girl. My grandmother gave me the same birthday present every year. Since she lived in a small Florida town that was 24 hours away by car back then, we didn’t see her often, but each year in early July, a package would arrive in the mail, brightly wrapped and taped up so thoroughly that you’d think it con-

tained state secrets. I’d have to shred the paper to get to the brand new diary that was always inside (Grandma wasn’t the world’s best gift-wrapper; she also couldn’t cook—she could even ruin carryout, somehow—and she didn’t knit, or sew, or coo at newborn babies. But, she more than made up for any absence of predictable grandmotherly qualities by her habit of racing off into the night in her orange VW bug, her tires squealing in her hurry to arrive at crime scenes and accident sites early enough to be the first reporter there, with a scoop in the offing). At first she’d been assigned to the Society Page—it was the only beat female newspaper reporters were given back in the 1940’s—but she just kept showing up at the fires and shootings and crashes that fasci-nated her, until finally her editor accepted the inevitable and put her on the crime beat.

Given her love for writing it’s no surprise that my grandmother encouraged me to write, too. She joked that her blood ran black and white, like the inky newsprint that covered her beloved broadsheet, the Daily Commer-cial. Even after she retired from the crime beat, she never stopped monitoring the police scanner; in the last few years of her life she was bedridden, and her bedroom sounded like a busy reporter’s bullpen, with an oxygen tank whoosh-ing in and out while the scanner crackled and beeped on a little table beside her bed. She also never stopped writing—she finally stopped covering crime, but she was a columnist for the Commercial for years.

In those last years I’d fly down to see her as often as I

could, and no matter how tired she was, no matter how ill, she was always at work on a new column, always fretting about getting her column in before the paper was ‘put to bed,’ in journalism lingo. Since she couldn’t sit up at her ancient Royal typewriter anymore, she’d dictate her column to me; I’d type it up and tape it to the outside of the screen door, and her editor would pick it up during the night. You probably wouldn’t find an editor at the New York Times col-lecting columns taped to doors in the dead of night, but this wasn’t New York. It was a small town, and her readers ex-pected a column.

The next day, there it would be, black ink on the grey-white newsprint. I never stopped feeling a sense of won-der at the way her thoughts magically traveled out into the world, even if that world was a tiny town just like a thou-sand others. People would call or write to say that her words had made them laugh, or cry: she had connected with them, touched them in some way.

That magic is part of what keeps me writing. Those diaries, with their beautiful blank pages asking to be filled with words, were the gift that encouraged my love for writ-ing, but the true gift, all along, was showing me by her ex-ample that the cliché is true: when you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.

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Make an herb garden using plastic bottlesCome to the Loffler Senior Activity Center

on Friday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. for a recycling and gardening project. How green is that? A $5 fee covers the costs including bottles, herbs and soil. To sign up for this class call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 or stop by the reception desk by Wednesday, July 17.

Show-stopping SensationTerry Marsh will perform Big Band and

Broadway songs in the styles of Lena Horne, Bil-lie Holiday and Judy Garland, along with Patsy Cline--light jazz, swing music and tunes from the 50’s at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Join us on July 29 at 10:30 a.m. for this special event. There is a $4 special event fee and sign up is required by Friday, July 26. You will also need to reserve your pork roast lunch; the cost is additional and is by donation for seniors 60 and older, $6 for others. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1001 for more information.

Pain Management ‘Senior Matters’ is a group that meets bi-

monthly at the Northern Senior Activity Center in Charlotte Hall. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 10:45 a.m. -11:45 a.m. This informational group brings

people together to discuss topics that are perti-nent to seniors living in Southern Maryland. ‘Se-nior Matters’ explores topics relating to health and well-being, helping seniors to live active, productive lives. The topic for July 16 session is pain management. During this session, partici-pants will learn different ways to manage both chronic and acute pain. Local resources will be provided including information on both tra-ditional and non-traditional approaches to pain management. The group is a wonderful oppor-tunity for seniors to meet others who experience similar challenges. Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 for more information.

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history behind it and find out about the hidden story of others’ ‘treasure troves.’ It may be a col-lection that you have (and would never want to part with), favorite photos, a family heirloom, a gift from someone special. Meet in the social room/library of the Northern Senior Activity Center on Thursday, July 18 at 10:45 a.m. for a cozy get together and share your experiences and why your treasure trove is so important to you. Call 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 for more information.

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On Saturday, August 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the SoMD Se-nior Housing and Service Provider Networking Group and the St. Mary’s Department of Aging will host a free Senior Housing Expo at the Northern Senior Center located at 29655 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall, MD. This event will showcase exhibitors from the SoMD Senior Housing Networking Group as well as representatives from the Departments of Aging and Housing Authorities from the tri-county area who will be on hand to provide information and answer questions.

Attendees can visit with representatives from the different fa-cilities and agencies to get the latest information on housing options available for those 55 and older in the tri-county area. Exhibitors will include: Morningside House of St. Charles, Cedar Lane Senior Liv-ing Community, Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home, The Hermitage at St. John’s Creek, Fenwick Landing Senior Care Community, CCNRC Family of Care, Victory Woods, Southwinds Active Adult Communi-ty, The Villages at Wildewood, Autumn Assisted Living, St. Mary’s Nursing Center and representatives from the Department of Aging and/or Housing Authority from Charles and St. Mary’s Counties.

The first 200 attendees will receive a gift bag upon arrival. Attendees will also enjoy refreshments (beginning at 11:30), guest speakers and can register to win door prizes including a 32” Flat Pan-el Television. Those who bring a non-perishable food donation for the Southern Maryland Food Bank will be entered into a separate special drawing for additional prizes.

This FREE event is open to anyone interested in learning about senior living options and is made possible through sponsors including MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, UM Charles Regional Medical Center, Southern Maryland Oil, Unity Titles Services, LLC and, Delegate John Wood. For more information on the Housing Expo please con-tact: Janice Pruett at Cedar Lane Apartments, phone 301.475.8966 ext. 32, email: [email protected] or Pam Chicchirichi at Fenwick Landing Adult Medical Day Care, phone 301-638-4100, email: [email protected].

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The Newtowne Players will be hosting auditions this weekend for their upcoming performance of Dracula.

The players are seeking six men and two women, says Dawn Weber of the New-towne Players, and the male positions can be filled using a variety of ages.

The women roles must be played by young adults, Weber explained, and one character could possibly be middle-aged.

Among the roles needed to be filled are Dracula, a mysterious, polished and distin-guished man; Harker, a direct, explosive and incisive person; Van Helsing, a nervous and alert individual; and Lucy, a young beautiful lady who walks with some difficulty.

Weber encourages all people interested to come out to the auditions, adding the best tool to bring is the willingness to try new things.

“I will be interested in seeing how the characters look and interact with one anoth-er,” Weber said.

Even if they do not get the part, she said it is a great way to practice skills and make first contact with the organization.

“I am very excited about the possibili-ties of this production,” Weber said. “There are quite a number of special efforts and technical aspects that make it challenging and interesting for both the participants and the audience.”

Auditions will be held from 1-3 p.m. on July 14, and July 17 from 6-8 p.m.

All auditions will be cold readings from the script, and be held at Three Notch Theatre.

The show will be held from October 25 to November 10.

Call 301-863-0396 for more information.

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The Maryland State Park Advisory Commission, Friends of Maryland State Parks, and the Greenwell Foundation hosted a visit by Joseph P. Gill, the newly-appointed Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood.

From left, Greenwell Foundation Executive Director Jolanda Campbell, DNR Secretary Joseph P. Gill, Greenwell Foundation Board of Trustees member Kay Duvall, Greenwell Foundation Board of Trustees member Joshua Brewster, and Greenwell Foundation Board of Trustees President Joseph Anderson.


CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) today presented MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with a two-year, $112,424 grant to support the 2012 expansion of the hos-pital’s mobile primary care services to uninsured and underinsured patients in St. Mary’s County. The Med-Star St. Mary’s Get Connected to Health Mobile Clinic provides basic healthcare treatment to underserved ar-eas of St. Mary’s County -- areas that may otherwise go without needed health care.

With the CareFirst grant, MedStar St. Mary’s was able to hire a certified full-time nurse practitioner to care for some of the region’s most vulnerable patients. Previously, the program had limited part-time hours due in part to a lack of funding. The mobile health pro-gram has concentrated its services in Lexington Park, the most populated area of St. Mary’s County and a health professional shortage area. The mobile health program is also offered one day per week in Charlotte Hall. Countywide, the U.S. Census Bureau reports 8,700 uninsured patients in St. Mary’s County, an in-crease of 45 percent since 2008.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown recently designated St. Mary’s County as a Health Enterprise Zone, in which the county will receive additional grant funding to ad-dress health disparities in the region.

“Thanks largely to grant funding awarded by CareFirst, the Get Connected to Health program ex-panded its services in 2012,” said Joan Gelrud, Vice President, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. “During that time, the outreach service experienced a 52 percent increase in uninsured patients accessing care from the previous year. Clearly, the need for primary care servic-es in the greater Lexington Park area remains. Thanks to grant funding from CareFirst, we are helping to close the gap.”

“We are proud to support MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital and its efforts to provide primary care services to the region’s most vulnerable residents,” said Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Community Affairs. “We believe that hav-ing access to quality primary care is essential to living a healthy and active lifestyle.”

The Get Connected to Health Mobile Clinic has ex-panded services from four hours per week to full-time services for patients. In addition to hiring a nurse prac-titioner to provide primary care services, the CareFirst funding, along with additional hospital funding, al-lowed MedStar St. Mary’s to offer medical care man-agement services to more than 1,380 patients in 2012.

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tal, delivering state-of-the-art emergency, acute inpatient and outpatient care in Leonardtown, Md. Nestled in a waterside community, MedStar St. Mary's provides ad-vanced technology with a dedication to excellence in all services provided. A six time recipient of the prestigious Delmarva Medicare Excellence Award, our staff is com-mitted to providing quality and compassionate medical care for all patients by coupling innovation with our out-standing team of Medical Staff members, associates and volunteers. Visit MedStarStMarys.org to learn more.

About CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldIn its 76th year of service, CareFirst, an indepen-

dent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield As-sociation, is a not-for-profit health care company that, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a com-prehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to 3.4 million individuals and groups in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. In 2012, CareFirst contributed $57 million to community programs designed to increase the accessibility, affordability, safety and quality of health care throughout its market areas. To learn more about CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, visit our website at www.carefirst.com or follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CareFirst_News.

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Ahoy mateys! The Piney Point Lighthouse Museum is looking for a few scurvy pirates and scalawags to participate in the annual Pirate Day, Saturday, July 27. Pre-registration is required and begins July 1.

The event is geared for little children ages 4 to 9 years old. The festivities begin with a morn-ing session, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, followed by an afternoon session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 12 slots will be available session, for ages 4 - 6 and 12 slots for ages 7 – 9. The cost to pre-register is $10 per child. Personal checks and credit cards (MC or Visa) are accepted. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.

The Pirate Day program will include a host of pirate activities! Each child will receive a pirate name, walk the plank, make and take activities, pi-rate tattoos and flags and more! Kids are encour-aged to dress as pirates for the costume contest!

For more information, or to register your child, call the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum at 301-994-1471. The museum is located at 44720 Light-house Road, Piney Point, MD.

Pirate Day is presented by the Museum Divi-sion of St. Mary's County Department of Recreation and Parks and the Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary's County.

Pirate Day Program Coming to Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

The St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks, in association with the Board of County Commission-ers, are pleased to announce this year’s Summerstock Musical performance will be “Hairspray” by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman.

Show dates are Friday July 19 – Sunday July 21 and Friday July 26 – Sunday July 28.

Friday and Saturday evening shows will begin at 7:00 p.m. while Sunday evening performances will start at 3:00 p.m. Matinees will be on Saturdays (July 20 & 27) at 1:00 p.m. All shows will take place at the Great Mills High School auditorium.

Tickets are priced at $14 for adults, $12 for seniors 60 years and older and $6 for children 10 years and under. Mati-nee tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $4 for children.

Tickets are now available and can be purchased online at www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/summerstock

or in person at the Recreation & Parks main office in Leonardtown. Patrons purchasing ticket(s) online must print their ticket(s) and bring to the show for admittance. Online ticket purchases are highly encouraged due to the possibility of shows selling out. Tickets must be purchased no later than 10:00 p.m. the day before the show you plan on attending.

Doors to the School will open one hour before each per-formance for ticket sales and patrons will enter the auditorium for general seating thirty minutes before each show time. Cash only will be accepted for ticket sales at the door. For more in-formation please call 301-475-4200 ext. 1800.

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Thursday, July 11• Zumba Fitness at St.Mary’s Sun-shine CenterSt.Mary’s Sunshine Center, 22995 Moak-ley Street, Leonardtown, 6 p.m.

Join us for Zumba Fitness. It’s a fun, energetic Latin inspired work out for all skill levels. Zumba is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per class or $25 for a 6-class pass.

• Vacation Bible SchoolGrace Chapel Ministries, 39245 Chaptico Road, Mechanicsville, 6 p.m.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all lads and lasses! Thou art royally invited to join us for a week at Kingdom Rock Va-cation Bible School in the court of Grace Chapel Ministries, July 8 through July 12, 6:00 to 8:45 pm. Admission is free and open to all kids entering Grades 1-6. For more information, visit www.gracecha-pelsomd.org/vacation-bible-school or call 301-884-3504

Friday, July 12• Charles County Amateur Radio club meetingThe historic LaPlata train station, 7:30 p.m.

The Charles County Amateur Ra-dio Club monthly meeting is held at the LaPlata train station on the first Friday of

every month. If you are a licensed ham or just interested in getting involved with amateur radio, we’d love to meet you. For more information, contact Bob Davidson at [email protected]

• Summer ConcertLaPlata Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Join us for the Friday night Summer Concert Series. The weekly concerts take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the lawn at La Plata Town Hall. Concert goers are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs for sitting. Coolers are allowed, but no alcohol please. Concessions are available from the Town’s food trailer lo-cated near the back of the parking lot, an ice cream truck is also stationed there for your enjoyment. A play area for children, the Kids’ Zone, allows parents to enjoy the concert while keeping an eye on the little ones.

Saturday, July 13• Leonardtown Wharf Speed Boat Rac-ing Cancelled 41660 Courthouse Drive, P.O. Box 1, Leonardtown

Unfortunately, the American Power Boat Association outboard motorboat rac-ing originally scheduled for July has been cancelled.

We apologize for any inconve-nience. Call 301-475-9791 for more information.

• Beatlemania Again ShowSt. Mary’s Ryken Theatre, 8 p.m.

The community concert series at St. Mary’s Ryken High School is proud the National Touring Beatles Stage Show, “Beatlemania Again”. Tickets are $39 each; doors open at 7 p.m. and seating is general admission. Tickets can be or-dered by calling 301-373-4182. This is an indoor, air conditioned venue; no need to bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. Concessions will be available, no coolers will be allowed.

Saturday, July 14• Leonardtown Wharf Speed Boat Racing Cancelled 41660 Courthouse Drive, P.O. Box 1, Leonardtown

Unfortunately, the American Power Boat Association outboard mo-torboat racing originally scheduled for July has been cancelled.

We apologize for any inconve-nience. Call 301-475-9791 for more information.

• Sundays in the Park at GreenwellRosedale Manor, Greenwell State Park, Hollywood, 1 p.m.

Sundays in the Park is a family-friendly event where the community is welcome to come and browse the rooms of the historic Rosedale Manor. Rosedale was the home of John Phil-lip Greenwell Jr., who donated his land to the state of Maryland and began the Greenwell Foundation, an indepen-dent, non-profit organization offering inclusive and accessible programs, services, and facilities within Green-well State Park. Self-guided tours of the manor house are available. Sun-days in the park is also an opportunity for brides-to-be to spend some time onside the manor house and envision whattehir special day will look like! Sundays in the Park takes place on the second Sunday of every month. For more information about the Greenwell Foundation, visit www.greenwellfoun-dation.com

Monday, July 15• Science of Archaeology Charlotte Hall Library, 2 p.m.

Kids ages 10 and up will identify, interpret, and preserve artifacts including a 17th century homestead, seed identifi-cation and using chemistry to clean ar-tifacts. Presented by Jefferson Patterson Park staff. Free. Registration required. 301-884-2211 www.stmalib.org

• Children’s Professional Performances St. Mary’s County Library, 10 a.m.

The Single Carrot Theater will per-form Rumpled a re-invented version of Rumplestiltskin with audience participa-tion and hilarious action. Geared for ages five and older. Free. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry. Made possible by grant from St. Mary’s County Arts Council and match-ing funds from SMECO.

Tuesday, July 16

• Tri County WLS Group3090 Crain Hwy., Jaycees Hall, Waldorf, 7 p.m.

The Tri-country weight loss surgery support group provides support for indi-viduals thinking about or who have al-ready had weight loss surgery. The group offers information about different types of WLS as well as provides advice about the Bariatric Center of excellence in the DC/MD/VA area. We give guidance on pre/post-op concerns; offering advice and support for you after surgery and for the long term. To be more involved and supportive, family members/friends are welcome. The support group meets every third Tuesday of the month. For more info call J Edwards- 301-645-3149.

• CSM Twilight: “HONK!- A Musical Play for Entire Family”Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, 6:30 p.m.

HONK is a theatrical musical for the entire family about a goose name Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly incite prejudice from his family and neighbors. The musical will be presented as part of CSM’s Twilight Performance Series.

Wednesday, July 17• Colonial Kids Archaeology: AgricultureSt. John’s Site Museum Historic St. Mary’s City, 10 a.m.

Beat the heat at this weekly event focusing on archaeology at the St. John’s Site. Discover what archaeology tells up about plants the colonists grew. Ages 6 and up with adult. $5/ child $4/ child members. For more information call 240-895-4990 or [email protected].

Thursday, July 18• CSM Twilight Performance: Jackson Murphy Band115 J. W. Williams Rd., Prince Frederick, 6:30 p.m.

The band Jackson Murphy, with former Fitzmaurice band members have opened for country music heavysets such as Trace Adkins and Dierks Bent-ley performing everything from country to bluegrass to original songs written by the band. The concert will be presented as part of CSM’s Twilight Performance Series. Each week the series features a different performance on each campus. Bring a picnic with a lawn chair or blan-ket. No alcoholic beverages permitted.

Friday, July 19• Steak and Shrimp NightAmerican Legion Post 221, 21690 Colton Point Rd (Rt. 242), Avenue, 5 to 8 p.m.

This is an excellent opportunity to get out and meet people in the commu-nity. There are several menu items for the adults and kids to enjoy at a reasonable price. For more information, call 301-884-4071 or visit www.alpost221.webs.com.

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Thursday, July 11• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 6 p.m.

• The Piranha’sToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, July 12• 15 StringsKevin Thompson’s Corner Kafe (41565 Park Ave., Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.

• Hi HeatRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.

• John Previti, Barry Hart and Frankie ShegogueThe Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Av-enue, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m.

• DJ DaveVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 7 p.m.

• Hydra FXAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 9 p.m.

• Juke Box ThievesPort Tobacco Marina (7610 Shirley Blvd Port Tobacco) – 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 13• Sam Grow Band at North Beach FestivalNorth Beach Pavilion (9036 Bay Ave, North Beach) – 6 p.m.

• David FloodPort of Leonardtown Winery (23190 New-towne Neck Rd, Leonardtown) – 5 p.m.

• Randy RichieCafé des Artistes (41655 Fenwick St., Leon-ardtown) – 6:30 p.m.

• The Not So Modern Jazz QuartetThe Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Av-enue, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m.

• Billy BreslinRunning Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina Road Prince Frederick) – 12 p.m.

• Four of a KindToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-lywood) – 8:30 p.m.

• Miles from CleverCryer’s Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.

• Hydra FXThe Green Turtle (98 Solomons Island Rd, Prince Frederick) – 7 p.m.

• Corn Hole Tournamnet and FundraiserToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 14• Top Tomato Cookbook book signingCaught My Eye Store (26005 Point Look-out Rd Leonardtown) – 1 p.m.

• Randy RichieCafé des Artistes (41655 Fenwick St., Leonardtown) – 5 p.m.

• Fran ScuderiRunning Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina Road Prince Frederick) – 1 p.m.

Monday, July 15•Fair WarningDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m.

• Team TriviaRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7 p.m.

• KaraokeToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 9 p.m.

Tuesday, July 16•Mason SebastianDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 p.m.

• John and PattyRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) – 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17• Team TriviaToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) – 6:30 p.m.

• Line Dance LessonsHotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road Hughesville) – 7 p.m.

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Single Carrot Theater presents RumpledSingle Carrot Theater will present Rumpled, a reinvented version of Rumples-

tiltskin that includes audience participation and hilarious action at Professional Perfor-mance on July 15. Charlotte Hall branch’s performances will be held at White Marsh Elementary at 10 a.m., Leonardtown’s will be held at Leonardtown Elementary at 12:30 p.m. and Lexington Park’s will be at the library at 3 p.m. These performances are made possible in part by a grant by St. Mary’s County Arts Council and matching funds from SMECO. Those attending are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry.

Oscar winning movies to be shown

Lexington Park branch is hosting a series of Oscar winning movies on Fridays. The first movie, which won the Oscar for Costume Design and follows Anna Karenina’s life-changing affair with Count Vronsky, will be shown tomorrow at 2 p.m. The movie is rated R.

Kids will work with artifacts

Staff from Jefferson Patterson Park will conduct Science of Archaeology at 2 p.m. on July 15 at Charlotte Hall branch and on July 17 at Lexington Park branch. Children ages 10 and up will learn to identify, interpret and preserve artifacts. Registration is required.

Opening reception held for artists

Students taking classes at Yellow Door Art Studios in Leonardtown have their artwork on display at the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery this month. A reception will be held on July 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the artists.

Teens can showcase talentsTeens can dance, sing, recite poetry, play an instrument or share other talents at

the Teen Talent Show on July 20 at 2 p.m. at Lexington Park branch. Those wishing to perform can sign up online from the teen webpage.

Teens will build a tower that supports weight using supplies provided on July 22 at Charlotte Hall branch at 2 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the tallest, strongest, and most awesome towers. Registration is required.

Where is St. Clement’s Island going?Using hands-on activities, families will discover how soil travels and what keeps

St. Clement’s Island from disappearing at a program presented by St. Clement’s Island Museum staff at the Leonardtown branch on July 23 at 6:30 p.m.

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Bring Back Bingo

By Kimberly AlstonContributing Writer

While the reason behind its allure still manages to elude some, the appeal of bingo in both a competi-tive and friendly setting has captivated many people in the community, some for longer than others.

David Facini of the Hollywood Fire Depart-ment used to be in charge of the bingo hall there for four years. In fact, because of its relevance in the public, part of being a member of the firehouse means working the bingo hall once about every two months. “It’s really time consuming,” Facini said of the job.

The Hollywood Fire Department hosts a bingo night every Wednesday, starting at 6:45 p.m., for about four hours at a time. As many as 140 people can be seen in the hall on those nights. “We have to compete with ADF bingo,” Facini sad, “But people still come out”. Because the proceeds from each night go to the fire house, the jackpot is a good way to give a little bit back to the people that come out.

There are certain special benefits that come with playing bingo at the firehouse. During the week sur-rounding Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, the firehouse gives away five turkeys and hams, spon-sored by McKay’s, via a ticket drawing during the night. In addition to that, there is also user-generated input frequently from the players of the game such as more money being added to the jackpot winnings.

Although only those 18 and older can actively participate in the games, anyone is welcome to come out and have fun. The fire department offers com-munity service for kids in high school who need it if they are willing to work during bingo, they can get four hours of service learning hours per night.

For a more intimate bingo experience, the Op-timist Club in Owings hosts community nights on Monday mornings at 11 a.m. and Thursday and Sat-urday evenings at 7:30 p.m. for $14 games the entire night can be played. Proceeds from those nights go into programs that the Optimist Club funds, such as college scholarships for Calvert County students and different events throughout the year. The club offers games for anyone 12 and older, and there is a very laid back, welcoming environment during the night.

The Optimist Club has been hosting these bingo nights for about 10 years, and it, “seems to be going well,” said volunteer Nancy Glorius. Most of the players there are regulars, but new members are welcome and encouraged to come out. There are about 40 to 60 people at the events and volunteers are available to help and encourage new members and people who have never played the game before. “We strive to make it a social activity,” Glorius said, and to, “provide a good game at a fair price”.

For more information on the Hollywood Fire Department Bingo nights, visit their website at www.hvfd7.com. For information on the Optimist Club bingo, call 410-257-0832

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CSM Twilight Performance Series: Jackson Murphy Band. 6:45 p.m., July 23, College of Southern Mary-land, Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. The band Jackson Murphy, with for-mer Fitzmaurice band members, have opened for country music heavyweights such as Trace Adkins and Dierks Bentley performing everything from traditional country and bluegrass to original songs written by the band. The concert will be presented as part of CSM’s Twilight Performance Series. Each week the series features a different performance on each campus. Bring a picnic with a lawn chair or blanket (no alcoholic beverages permitted.) Free. 301-934-7703, 240-725-5499, 443-550-6199, 301-870-2309, Ext. 7703 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

CSM Twilight Performance Series: “Sure Thing” and “The Actor’s Nightmare” – Two One-Act Plays. 6:45 p.m., July 24, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. “Sure Thing” and “The Actor’s Nightmare,” two one-act plays will be presented as part of CSM’s Twilight Performance Series. Each week the series features a different performance on each campus. Bring a picnic with a lawn chair or blanket (no alcoholic beverages permitted.) Free. 301-934-7703, 240-725-5499, 443-550-6199, 301-870-2309, Ext. 7703 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

CSM Twilight Performance Series: Ritmo Caché – Latin Band. 6:45 p.m., July 25, College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Ritmo Caché-CSM’s Latin Band, playing in a variety of styles, including salsa, Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, Latin pop, bossa nova, merengue and Tejano, will be presented as part of CSM’s Twilight Performance Series. Each week the series features a different performance on each campus. Bring a picnic with a lawn chair or blanket (no alcoholic beverages permitted.) Free. 301-934-7703, 240-725-5499, 443-550-6199, 301-870-2309, Ext. 7703 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

CSM Summer Weekend Shows: “Sure Thing” and “The Actor’s Nightmare.” 7 p.m., July 26. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, 8730 Mitchell Road, Fine Arts Center Theatre, La Plata. The per-formance includes two one-act plays: “Sure Thing,” a classic of contemporary comedy where two people meet in a café and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes and faux pas on the way to finding love; and “The Actor’s Nightmare,” a play that follows George who casually wanders into a theater and is suddenly pushed on stage to replace an ailing actor. Tickets are $5. Contact Box Of-fice at 301-934-7828. www.csmd.edu/Arts.

CSM Summer Weekend Shows: “Sure Thing” and “The Actor’s Nightmare.” 7 p.m., July 27. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, 8730 Mitchell Road, Fine Arts Center Theatre, La Plata. The per-formance includes two one-act plays: “Sure Thing,” a classic of contemporary comedy where two people meet in a café and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes and faux pas on the way to finding love; and “The Actor’s Nightmare,” a play that follows George who casually wanders into a theater and is suddenly pushed on stage to replace an ailing actor. Tickets are $5. Contact Box Of-fice at 301-934-7828. www.csmd.edu/Arts.

As part of the College of Southern Maryland’s Twilight Performance Series, Ritmo Caché – Latin Band will perform at the Prince Frederick Campus. The performance will begin at 6:45 p.m., July 25. Under the direction of CSM Music Coordinator Dr. Stephen Johnson, Latin En-semble, Ritmo Caché, consists of CSM students and Southern Mary-land community members who share a love of Latin-American music. Visit www.csmd.edu/Arts for details.

Amanda, played by Morgan Kline, left, argues with Sybil, played by Taejiana Curtis, as they vie for the affection of Elliot, played by J.R. Cook in the CSM production of “The Actor’s Nightmare.” The performances will be July 24, 26 and 27 at the La Plata Campus. Visit www.csmd.edu/Arts for details.


Calvert Marine Museum Rocks the Island

As part of their Waterside Music Series, Calvert Marine Museum hosted their second sold-out concert of the year last Friday night. The concert opened with Bad Seed Rising, a local band from Baltimore, then followed with performances by Halestorm, Daughtry and 3 Doors Down.

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Bad Company Performs at the Calvert Marine Museum

Bad Company with Paul Rodgers performs live Fri-day, August 2 at the Calvert Marine Museum! Tickets are on sale now for $47 and $57 and can be purchased by phone at 1-800-787-9454, in person at Prince Freder-ick Ford/Dodge (cash or check only), or online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. Become a Calvert Marine Museum member for special perks and the opportunity to purchase the best seats first next season at www.calvert-marinemuseum.com/membership.

Ticket buyers will get a rare chance to hear the amaz-ing voice of Bad Company’s original lead singer Paul Rodgers perform live in Solomons at the PNC Waterside Pavilion at 7:30 p.m. Bad Company released a string of six albums, yielding international hits "Can't Get Enough," "Bad Company," "Feel Like Makin' Love," and many oth-ers penned by the main songwriters Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs. Original members Rodgers, Ralphs, and Kirke will be joined on stage by guitarist Howard Leese

and bassist Todd Ronning (from Paul Rodgers solo band). Original bassist Boz Burrell passed away in 2006.

Proceeds from the summer concert series support the education and preservation efforts of the Calvert Ma-rine Museum. This event would not be possible without the generous support of many local businesses. Waterside 2013 sponsors include Prince Frederick Ford/Dodge, All American Harley-Davidson, Bay Weekly, Coors Light, Comcast, DirectMail.com, Holiday Inn Select Solomons, Isaac’s Restaurant & Pub, Kelly Generator & Equipment, Inc., Leitch Heating & Air Conditioning, Me-troCast, Quick Connections Answering Service, Inc., Roy Rogers-Solomons, Southern Maryland Newspapers, and 98 STAR FM.

Gates open at 6 p.m. with music, food, and drinks available on site. Chairs and coolers are not permitted. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please visit the museum’s website at www.calvertmarinemu-

seum.com. To reach a staff member, please call 410-326-2042, ext. 16, 17, or 18.

The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ad-mission is $9.00 for adults, $7 for seniors and military with valid I.D., and $4 for children ages 5 – 12; children under 5 and museum members are always admitted free. For more information about the museum, upcoming events, or membership, visit the website at www.calvertmarinemu-seum.com or call 410-326-2042. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

The war is on again. Yesterday morning my hus-band asks while he’s in the shower, for the 500th time in our twelve years of marriage, “Which razor is mine again; the one on my left or the left side of the hanging thing?” I answer for the 500th time, “The one on your left: the one towards me at the sink; the one that is dull, oh wait a minute – they are both dull because you keep using my razor – which is the razor on the RIGHT side, or facing your right arm, unless of course you are facing the opposite wall! Got it?!” Another fine morning in the Oppermann household.

You may have experienced something like this yourself in your own household. Yes, I am particular about my razors. I have routines, traditions, hang-ups, and neuroses; a sharp razor being one of them. When a man uses a razor on his iron needle-like stubble the ra-zor blade gets dull quick. It doesn’t seem to matter how many times you tell them this. I like my own soap, my own washcloth, my own deodorant…and my own razor.

I know a marriage is supposed to be all about sharing and blending, and I am willing to do that on some things. I don’t mind sharing his T-shirts to sleep in and his chocolate stash, but razors are something else altogether. Maybe this is something that I should see a professional about. Is it selfishness? It might be because I was sort of like an only child with my brothers being so much older. I’m used to having my own things and for them to be where I left them. Would a professional just think I was over-reacting? Not if the professional was a woman I bet.

Then there’s the other problem. There are times I’m already happily in the shower when I look towards that hanging thing…shower caddy, that’s it…and see that there are still two razors, but they are both hanging on the left side. Which one is mine? It drives me crazy and I start thinking that this is a psychological ploy by the enemy to slowly drive me crazy. This usually means that I have to get out of the shower and slip slide to the linen closet for a new razor. I just can’t take the chance that one of them will be a dull, skipping razor. Am I the only one who does this?

What to do? I guess I’ll have to start buying those really feminine pink and purple ergo dynamic razors and give up using my tried and true, blue snot-strip ra-zors. I suppose I could go au natural, or pretend its win-ter. No, I won’t give in. I want my own razor and am currently thinking of ways to booby-trap the right razor. If there are any other selfish razor women out there who would like to send me advice, please do so. Until then, the war has just begun!

To each new days adventure, Shelby

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“The War of the Razors”

By Linda RenoContributing Writer

“I appeal to a gentleman, now a resident of Baltimore, once his partner (Mr. Benedict Gough), and who had means of knowledge whether my con-duct throughout was not far above sus-picion. For two years I have been liv-ing in the family of Mr. H. G. Garner, a merchant at Chaptico--well known in Baltimore. I attended to all the money transactions of the store, with every opportunity of far less hazardous and much more profitable appropriation of funds, than could be furnished by attempts upon the mail. The best proof of his opinion of my honesty and fidelity is, that through-out the progress of these late transactions he has been my warm, steadfast, devoted friend.

In my capacity as clerk to the post-master at Chap-tico, I have been trusted as the depository of large sums to be transmitted by mail…Mr. W. A. Padget, a gentleman of Chaptico, having large money transactions with Balti-more, was asked how he remitted his money. He answered he always placed the letters in my charge, to be mailed, stating they contained money. He was further asked--had they miscarried would you have suspected Morgan? He answered emphatically--certainly not, I should never have suspected him.

Apart from positive proof, much of the strength of suspicion would be depend upon my need for money and

the causes of such need…But my habits were not some-thing as to require money for indulgence of them---I had neither the opportunity nor the wish to be extravagant. Be-sides, if I had, it is well-known that apart from my salary as clerk, the income from my property is more than sufficient for my support; and if I had been inclined to indulge in idle and unnecessary expenditures there were more legitimate resources for such gratification, than the desperate resort with which I was charged--a resort involving not merely the committal of an infamous and highly penal offense, but the most shameless ingratitude towards one who in kindness and confidence has been to me a father.

How the letter was abstracted it is not for me to de-termine--even to suspect; all I know of it is that before I had the slightest suspicion that any charge had been placed against me, I found the money wrapped in a piece of blank paper in the room where the post-office is kept, with the fragments of a letter, both of which I immediately handed to Mr. Garner, to be disposed of as his judgment might direct. I trust that what is hidden in connection with it may yet be revealed. I shall, however, have attained all my object if, in this communication, I stand acquitted in the minds of honest and fair-judging men.” J. Stephens Morgan.

James Stephens Morgan married Henrietta Love, daughter of Samuel Chunn Love and Henrietta Dunbar on December 1, 1813. Henrietta died May 24, 1855. James Stephens Morgan died February 17, 1879.

Their only child, Robert Douglas Morgan, was born September 27, 1854. Never married, he died February 13, 1912.

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