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WeatherWatch

“Unit 2 was in a more precarious position than

Unit 1. If you have more than three [unplanned

shutdowns] you’ll get a visit from the NRC. They

were fairly close to tripping that threshold.”

— NRC Spokesman Neil Sheehan on whetherCalvert Cliffs is near greater federal scrutiny.


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Lawnmower Racing Returns

to Bowles Farm for 10th Year

By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

A study presented to the Metropoli-tan Commission board last week sug-gested they change how they charge theircustomers for water and sewer from thecurrent common service charges to actu-ally charging them for consumption.

The study by Burton and Associ-ates, presented by the company’s vice president Andrew Burnham, advocatedthe change in part to ensure that custom-ers who use less water are not “paying

for something they don’t use.”While 94 percent of MetCom’s

customers are residential in nature theremaining six percent of commercialcustomers could see heavy increases intheir monthly bills if MetCom chooses toabide by the study’s recommendations.

Dan Ichniowski, executive directorat MetCom, said the increase could becalculated in the thousands of dollars.

“That’s really going to offset their budgets if they have to go up $2,000 or$3,000 a month,” Ichniowski said at theJuly 24 meeting.

Since the costs of business for theutility provider increase by about 3.7 percent per year, according to the st udy,the consultants advised MetCom it couldincrease it’s rates by 3.3 percent for thenext four years in order to build up itsnancial reserves.

MetCom’s customer base growthis projected to increase only by about 1 percent each year or approximately 150water and 180 sewer customers.

The projected general fund reserveat MetCom for the end of scal 2015 is$7.9 million, according to the study, but

the consultants recommended it should be $10.3 mill ion.

The consultants recommended thaMetCom make the changes by the beginning of scal 2016 and that movingto system that bills on actual consumption was an accepted industry standard pract ice; it would enhance the abi lity olow-or-average volume users to be ablto afford public water and sewer.

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By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

“We don’t cut grass, we just go fast,” said USLawnmower Racing Association (USLMRA) NationalVice President Kerry Evans about the upcoming lawn-mower races at Bowles Farm on Aug. 1 and 2.

This year marks the 10th annual race at Bowles

Farm, according to farm owner Tommy Bowles. Theraces started as a fundraiser for the 7th District RescueSquad when they were constructing a new building.Bowles donated the farm for the weekend and all pro-ceeds went to benet the rescue squad’s efforts.

“It’s not a small event any more,” Bowles said. Cur-rently, more than 50 volunteers from the rescue squadand other non-prots organization help out during theevent, and proceeds get divided between participatingorganizations.

The lawnmower racing track at Bowles Farm are part of the USLM RA circuit.

“It has become one of our crown jewels of our cir-cuit,” Evans said.

The USLMRA was founded in 1992 as a Sta-BilFuel Stabilizer publicity stunt in Chicago. Accordingto www.letsmow.com, “the USLMRA is run for fun-loving racing enthusiasts and their friends. Membersand afliate racers enjoy the love of competition and totinker, and all who share this philosophy are welcome.We don’t race for money, only trophies, glory, pointsand bragging r ights! We emphasize safety, sportsman-ship and camaraderie. We balance American ingenuitywith a sense of humor and a love to tinker and desireto go fast! By not racing for money, we keep our sportsafe and affordable.”

Participants and fans get to know each other dur-ing the races.

“It’s like a family reunion every weekend,” Evans

said.The races are set up with numerous ra cing and ag

classes. The weekend is designed to be family friendlywith activities for children.

For more information, visit www.letsmow.comor bowlesfarms.com. The races will be on Aug. 1 and2 from 7 to 10 p.m. Bowles farm is located at 22880Budds Creek Road in Clements, Md.

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Racers practice during the week leading up to thelawnmower races at Bowles Farm.

The races are to be held on Aug. 1 and 2, from 7 to 10 p.m.

Photos by Sarah Miller


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Local NEWS


The Board of County Commission-ers gave their consent to the developersof a shopping center adjacent to the in-tersection of St. Andrews Church Roadand Route 235 to move ahead with their

project.Elected leaders had to approve

an easement for the project to be builtacross the former railway right of way

before the project cou ld go ahead.Last week, county commissioners

tabled the easement approval over con-cerns that a hiker-biker trail that was

part of the development was too closeto what is perhaps the county’s busiestintersection and presented a hazard to

bicyclists and pedest rians being placedso close to so much trafc.

The issue dominated much of theconversation about the project last week

but was not mentioned much at Tues-

day’s regular meeting; ofcials with thecounty’s land use department said thetrail would be moved farther down fromthe intersection to cross St. Andrew’Church Road, farther from concentratedtrafc.

The applicants, Investors Acquisition Group LLC have also agreed to

build another section of FDR Boulevardas part of their approval from the county

The county planning commission gave nal approval to the projecin February of last year and the developer planned to build more than 90,000square feet of commercial space on the

proper ty, the site of an old, now abandoned trailer park, including a grocerystore, pharmacy and other businessefrom the current Bay Country shoppingcenter that will later be removed.

The entire development is set to be built on 15 acres.

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Bridges can be built and burned,and on occasion, the same can be saidfor Navy piers. The retired Pier 360 at

Naval Air Station Patuxent River has been scheduled for demolit ion aftercatching re in 2009, said Naval AirStation Patuxent River Public Affairsspokesperson Connie Hempel.

The cause of the blaze that engulfedthe pier, built in 1943, is uncertain, and

was never claried in any reports madeabout the event, said Hempel.“The re caused the structural

support of the pier to deteriorate. Pier360 is unsafe and unusable due to theinstability of the support structu res anda lack of safe access to the entire lengthof the pier,” according to www.navy.mil.

It’s been ve years since Pier 360 burned, and the demolit ion process began only on June 26 of th is year, ac-cording to the website.

“The April 2009 re burned the pier beyond repair. Since then, the Pub-lic Works department at NAS PatuxentRiver had worked to obtain the neces-sary funding to demo the pier. Fund-

ing for such projects comes from the

Demolition Program, a competitive program whereby all public works departments within Naval Facilities Commandcompete for limited demolition funds,Hempel said.

The project is scheduled to be com pleted by November, and while in progress, will bring barges, divers, boatscranes and barge-mounted cranes to Pie360, which “has had many uses, includindocking the former East German TarantuI Class Missile Corvette Hiddensee anUSS Hugo NS-8201, until the re in Apri

2009,” Hempel said.The construction equipment broughto the Patuxent River during the procesof the pier’s demolition will have a “minimal affect” on the surrounding community, Hempel said.

“So far, there have been no signicant, if any, impacts.

The project has had no impact to Morale, Welfare and Recreation operations aSolomons,” Hempel said.

The majority of Pier 360, which can be seen from the Thomas Johnson Bridgehas already been removed.

For more information about Pier 360contact Naval Air Station Patuxent Riveat 301-342-3000 or visit www.navy.mil.

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Splash into fun at the 12th Annual Leonardtown BeachParty on the Square! The weekend kicks off Aug. 1 from 5to 8 p.m. with Flip Flop First Friday featuring the music of

Miles from Clever and continues Saturday, Aug. 2 from 4 to9 p.m. with water, sand and the 25th Hour Band! No need fortickets; all event-sponsored activities are FREE – live music,waterslide, beach volleyball, strolling juggler, parachute games,sack races and a variety of contests with prizes. Party with allyour local favorites: tug-of-war with CSM, belly dancing withDaughters of Veda, a giant waterfall hose down provided by the

Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, classic cars from St.Mary’s Rod & Classic, Zumba with Jackie Nolan, and the now-famous Running of the Balls sponsored by the Leonardtown

and Lexington Park Rotary Clubs. Visit www.runningoftheballs.com for more information on how to get involved in thisunique charity fundraiser.

Take the shuttle to the Wharf to play on the waterslide, seelocal racing boats and over a dozen historic Chesapeake BayBuyboats. It will be a time to reminisce, as well as introducelocal history to the next generation. Other activities on Satur-day include face-painting and pony rides, a visit with MermaidAlexis, and kayaking at the Wharf with Patuxent Adventurecenter. Food, drink and other goodies are available for purchasefrom local businesses and vendors.

Want even more fun? Come early! Grab lunch at a localrestaurant, sign the kids up for a 2 p.m. pre-Beach Party art

class at www.wineanddesign.com, and tour the historic buy boats at the Wharf starting at noon.

So, if you’re looking for a great way to round out you

summer, bring your beach towel and some spending moneyand wear your sunglasses, swimsuit, and comfortable shoes toLeonardtown the rst weekend in August. Be a part of a StMary’s County tradition and join us for Flip Flop First Fridayon Aug. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Beach Party on the Square Saturday, Aug. 2 from 4 to 9 p.m. for good fun, good food, andgood memories.

Though streets into Downtown will be closed for thevent, parking is available in the public lots, or you may parkat the College of Southern Maryland – Leonardtown Campuand take the shuttle into Town Square. Handicap parking wil

be available via Fenwick Street along Park Avenue and Courhouse Drive.

The Annual Beach Party on the Square is hosted by theCommissioners of Leonardtown and the Leonardtown Business Association. This free event is also made possible by TwGuys Collision Center; Quality Built Homes; WinegardneAutomotive; Marrick Homes; MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital; thCollege of Southern Maryland; Olde Town Pub; Salsa’s Mexi

can Café; PNC Bank; Great Mills Trading Post; Askey, Aske& Associates CPA, LLC; T & T Sweeping and Port-o-Let Service and Papa John’s Pizza. This year’s Beach Party is dedcated to “Remembering Frank Klear” and is made possible i

part through a grant from the St. Mary’s County Arts Councawarded by the Maryland State Arts Council.

For more information, about Flip Flop First Friday, visiwww.leonardtownrstfridays.com. For more information, oto volunteer to help with Beach Party on the Square, please viswww.leonardtown.somd.com or call 301-475-9791.

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Trafc Signal Cameras Unfair -Most Importantly, Dangerous

Interim SchoolSuperintendent Selection Process

Once you have been in many cases unfairly ticketed by one of the trafc light cameras. Your brain goes intooverdrive to evaluate What you did wrong.

What caused me to get the ticket ? How can I avoid

getting another ?You continue to think , how long was the yellow ?The intersection was 10 lanes wide, was the yellow

cycle long enough based on the trafc ow for the time ofday for me to make it through the signal ? Was I boxed inand forced into the red light cycle based on other variables?Did a sudden trafc slow down that I had no control ofleave me vulnerable in the intersection ?

Recently I had a ticket that I contested in court. Mysituation was a 13'3" high semi box trailer was in front ofme and obstructing my view.The tractor trailer blocked theview of both signals on the horizontal wire.I was alreadyin the intersection when the light changed red.When yougo to court they always have video expert there to testify.This day , I was in a Laplata Md. court, and you wouldthink this was your last chance to receive a fair judgement.After the judge ruled against 7-8 people before me charg-ing them the full ticket costs and add court costs on top, it

was my turn. I explained to the judge the inability to seeand challenged the fact that the photo taken from the sideof the road on a 10' high pole in no way shape or form re-ected my view from the drivers seat.It seemed this Judge

lets call him T.Alley had little to no tolerance and gave methe impression he did not want to be bothered hearing mystory either.either. I made sure he heard it.I am not surewhere the fairness portion in court was supposed to beimplemented. I made sure heard the story along with call-ing into question all of the variables that should have beenconsidered before the person that supposedly reviewedthe lm before approving the ticket . I was found guilty,though the ne and court costs were rescinded.

We are forced to remove our focus from the safety ofthe intersection by altering our natural instinct., we tendto ,

Increase speed - to be sure we are well clear of theintersection to avoid another ticket

Brake intensively -because if you stop past the linethe camera is triggered and you get ticketed regardless ofyour ability to stop or not.

The extreme danger is we have ABS equipped ve-

hicles today that can stop from 60mph in 125 feet or lessThe danger is the fully loaded 18 wheeler, dump

truck, etc or any other heavy loaded vehicle may have astopping distance of two plus times the stopping distance

of a car Now the question becomes , How many avoidable ac

cidents and or deaths have occurred since the inception othese state sponsored money traps

Let's Face facts, if there were any efforts by the stateof Maryland to make these intersections safer, they wouldsimply have a 5 second delay before the opposing lighchanges allowing the intersection to clear properly. Whahappens when someones family, uncle, aunt,brother, sister, mom, dad, grandma , grandad or friend unaware of therisk decides to stop for one of these trafc camera lightsand gets rear ended by a large tractor trailer and killed orinjured for life ? It is about money not safety.

It is easy for the state to invent devices to force thenes on us. They claim this is for trafc safety. Under standably , the highways are less safe.

Jeff FrantzHollywood Md

I was pleased to see the Board of Education has developed a process to select an interim school superintendent as reported inGuy Leonard's article in your July 24th edition. It is refreshingto see some board members are speaking for themselves ratherthan accept the attempt by Mr. Raspa and Mr. Martirano to llthe position with one of their buddies without any considerationof other candidates. I have nothing against Mr. Clements but hisexpertise is in facility management, not as an educator, and pro -curing school sites, supervising construction and maintaining fa-cilities does not make you an educator. To my knowledge he is noteven qualied to teach which is a requirement by state regulations

to hold the position of superintendent but the regulations can bewaived. Selecting a non-educator for the superintendent positionis an insult to all the educators in the system and would beg thequestion, why give incentives for advance degrees if the personin charge is not required to have one? Another example of audac-ity is the requested $30,000 pay increase for the interim positionthat would be guaranteed even after he left the interim positionand then he would automatically go to the highest pay rate if hereturned to his original position in facility management. Whywould his facilities job be worth an additional step increase just because he served in the interim position for a matter of months?I guess the $30,000 would not be enough for his dedicated service.All this while other school employees are effectively having theircompensation reduced. This is another example of the administra-tive staff's obsession with stufng their pockets with tax dollarsat every opportunity. The entire administrative staff needs to be purged.

Added to this asco is the union president, who allegedlyrepresents the teachers, being an advocate for Clements. How

would his selection be an incentive for teachers to get additionaleducation when apparently just being a nice guy qualies you to be the superintendent. Her criteria is Mr. Clements' ability to getalong with the employees. How about educating the kids ?

According to news reports, Mr. Clements removed himself

from consideration but don't be surprised if he doesn't throw hishat back into the ring. The wording in the article said nothingabout educational qualications being a prerequisite for the joband it appears to me that was not just an oversight. It says youhave to be in school administration but not as an educator. Su- pervising the cafeteria would make you qualied. Raspa's timeschedule is also a concern. Eight days from the close of acceptingapplications to announcing the appointment is a very compressedschedule, particularly since nobody knows how many candidateswill apply. Naturally, if you know the outcome before you start,one day would be enough. It looks to me that the x may still be in.

If it were not for a couple of board members insisting on a moreobjective process the deal would have been done already and Mr.Martirano and Mr. Raspa would have successfully achieved theirgoal. Greed and Control 101 would prevail at the school system'sexpense. Since both of these outstanding individuals are lameducks they should excuse themselves from the selection processaltogether and not try to manipulate it to their liking. That won'thappen since fairness and objectivity is not par t of their curricula.

I hope the entire community watches the selection processvery carefully and remembers what takes place for future refer-ence. The decision will be made by the present members of theBoard of Education and one of them is up for re-election in No-vember and three others will be on the ballot in the foreseeablefuture. If my suspicions are correct the voters will have an ax togrind.

David A. RyanHollywood, Md.

The GarveySenior ActivityCenter LetterCorrection

The County Times inadvertently om-mitted the address from last week’s Letter tothe Editor. We apologize for this mistake, andhave included the address below.

Please contact Margaret Forrest to re-quest Petitions for signature and to submitthe Petitions to the Garvey Group. Our re-

sponse deadline for the Petitions is no laterthan November 22, 2014, however, we requestyou submit them to Mrs. Forrest, as they arecomplete. Contact information is as follows.Email address is [email protected] ormailing address is:

Margaret Forrest23835 Speith RoadLeonardtown, MD 20650

The Garvey GroupCo-Leads: Pamela Herold

(Leonardtown),Dale Taylor (Hollywood),

Margaret Forrest (Leonardtown)


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in St. Mary’s Square By Kaitlin DavisContributing Writer

Ahead of Style, a new full-service hairsalon located in St. Mary’s Square, had theirribbon cutting ceremony on July 18, but have

been ofcially open since June 11.Tomika Cutchember Maddox is the own-

er and master stylist/colorist of Ahead of Style.According to Maddox, she and all of her fel-low stylists have been together since their startat JCPenney’s hair salon. Because of her largeclientele, Maddox held a strong desire to starther own full-service hair salon, but it was alla matter of timing. Once she got the offer, shecouldn’t pass it up, according to Maddox.

Along with Maddox, there are four addi-tional stylists. They are: Bobbie Harris, masterstylist and colorist; Andria Roberts, masterstylist;Colette Thomas, master stylist and col-orist; and Vickie Sanner, stylist. All stylistshave more than 10 years of experience in theeld of cosmetology, with training in variousareas of cosmetology.

Upon entering the salon, customers’ eyeare drawn to the color scheme of the shopThe vibrancy of the red stylists’ chairs popout amongst the contrasting black furnitureAhead of Style brings a friendly and exciting experience for customers, according tMaddox.

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Calvert Cliffs May ComeUnder Increased NRC Scrutiny


Regulators with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) say that the operation of the two nuclear reactors atCalvert Cliffs is robust and reliable, but some of the lateststatistics regarding unplanned shutdowns of one or both ofthe reactors since the beginning of the year have put the plant in Lusby close to the threshold for greater governmentoversight.

NRC ofcials say they are compiling data now for thesecond quarter of the year to see if the plant qualies for ad -ditional oversight in the aftermath of an unscheduled powerreduction of the plant last week due to a leak in the reactor’scoolant system.

NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan said the incident of July24 that led to Unit 1 being brought to just 10 percent of its

power output would not count as a full shutdown but wouldstill be considered in the calculations for future oversight.

“It doesn’t represent a shutdown, but it is an unplanned power change,” Sheehan said. “We’re going to keep a closewatch on it.”

Sheehan said that unplanned shutdown statistics forthe rst three months of the year show that Unit 1 had just.9 unplanned events but Unit 2 had a total of 2.5 events in a7,000 hour operating period.

If a reactor has more than three, that triggers oversight by the federal government, Sheehan said.

“Unit 2 was in a more precarious position than Unit1,” Sheehan said of the rst three months of operations thisyear. “If you have more than three you’ll get a visit fromthe NRC.

“They were fairly close to tripping that threshold.”Following the most recent incident the reactor is back

to operating at full capacity since repair crews entered thecontainment area to repair the coolant leak.

The coolant is essentially water that is used to cool thereaction of the radioactive fuel; Sheehan said that the cool-ant water was “slightly radioactive.”

Kory Raftery, spokesman for Exelon, the owners of theCalvert Cliffs plant, said that despite fairly regular reportsof shutdowns or power reductions at the plant the operations

there had a capacity factor of 90 percent, meaning it wasinoperative only 10 percent of the time.

“It was a small leak,” Raftery said. “The reactor was being cooled adequately… they were able to repair theleak.”

Raftery said the plant management takes proactivesteps to ensure its continued safe operation and is proud ofits safety and reliability record.

“We’re very proud but we’re never satised,” Rafterysaid. “We’re constantly making investments in our equipment… to keep it state of the art.”

Some of the improvements made to the plant includnew steam generators, turbine rotors and reactor heads awell as new remote monitoring equipment throughout th plant, Raftery said.

Also, Exelon Corporation has invested millions odollars in security equipment upgrades as well as back uequipment like portable pumps and fuel oil tankers to continue generating electrical power in the event of an emergency, Raftery sais.

Back in January when the area was in the grip of heavy winter storm, ice and snow contributed to an electrical fault that in turn contributed to the shutdown of bothreactors.

A study of the problem showed that the ice and snowhad gotten into a ventilation lter; Raftery said the planmanagement has since retrotted those louvre lters tensure ice and snow can no longer contribute to such shutdown.

The January incident caused the NRC to send an inspection team to Calvert Cliffs to investigate why both reactors shutdown.

More recently one of the two reactors shut down because of a malfunction during testing of an electrical breaker — that incident occurred on May 1.

Calvert Cliffs has been operating since the mid-1970sUnit 1 was commissioned in 1974 while Unit 2 was commissioned in 1976.

License renewal processes now ensure that they wil be able to operate through 2034 and 2036 respectively, according to the NRC.

The plant is now up for renewal of its license to storespent radioactive fuel in dry storage on its premises, Sheehan said.

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Maryland Writers’ AssociationLogo Contest Winner Announced

A recent College of Southern Mary-land graduate, Ashley Espiritu, won theMaryland Writers’ Association, CharlesCounty Chapter contest to design a uniquelogo for the non-prot writing group.

“Ashley is an amazing student who al-ways strives to create something unique,”

said Katherine Sifers, assistant professor inthe Communication, Arts and HumanitiesDivision at CSM. “She is a very dedicatedstudent and has a genuine interest in grow-ing the arts community at the college.”

The MWA, Charles County Chapter, began more than a year ago to support,

encourage and continue the art of writingamong local community members and col-lege students. The group holds meetings 10months out of the year and includes members who are both published writers andthose who are just exploring their literaryinterests.

“Since we are based at CSM and CSMhas been supportive of our venture, wewanted to offer the logo design challengeto college students,” said Michelle BroscoChristian, assistant professor of commu-

nication at CSM and vice president of theMWACCC. “The new art club seemedlike the perfect place to promote the logocontest.”

As the winner of the contest, Espirituwon $150. Espiritu has been integral informing the art club and she “was a keymember of a group of Co-op students whoworked together to design the symbol forthe fall campus-wide theme of power,” saidSifers. “She is a very dedicated student andhas a genuine interest in growing the artscommunity at the college.”

Espiritu graduated in May, earningseveral degrees, including an Associate’s

in Arts and Sciences, Associates in Artand Sciences: Art. Currently, she said shelives in Great Mills, but she will be moving soon to attend University of MarylandBaltimore County (UMBC) where shwill pursue a bachelor’s degree in graphicdesign.

“As a graphic design intern at CSMduring Spring 2014, I am one of the cofounders of the rst CSM Art Club. My cofounders and I started and advertised theclub by creating posters, recruiting friend

and classmates, designing logos, and planning for the club's future activities,” saidEspiritu.

After designing the logo for the arclub, Espiritu said she decided to entethe MWA logo contest on behalf of thclub. “I would say that simplicity is my best policy when it comes to designing,she said. “The logo that I designed for theMWACCC works since it is easy to understand and use in different situations.”

College of Southern Maryland Pres Release

Edna Troiano, left, MWACCC President, Ashley Espiritu (winner) and Michelle Brosco Christian, MWACCCVice President.


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Minecraft available at librariesMinecraft, the popular video game,

is now available in all three branches.Three Minecraft sessions are scheduledat Lexington Park branch for youth in thethird to fth grade at 2 p.m. on Aug. 6,7 or 8. The youth will share strategiesand explore new terrain to create amaz-ing structures. Registration is required.

Free showing of Oscar nominatedmovie

The last movie of the Oscar MovieSeries will be shown tomorrow, Aug. 1,at 2 p.m. at Lexington Park branch. TheR-rated movie about a con along with hisseductive partner who are forced to workfor a wild FBI agent and pushed into aworld of Jersey power brokers and maawas nominated for best picture.

Ukuleles and story times planned

Lexington Park will hold their uku-lele jamboree on Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. for allages.

An evening story time will be heldat Leonardtown branch at 6:30 p.m. onAug. 5 and at Lexington Park branch at

6:30 p.m. on Aug. 6.

Getting ready for kindergartenChildren entering kindergarten will

be able to board a real school bus at a pro-gram offered on Aug. 6 at Charlotte Hall branch and Aug. 7 at Lexington Park branch, both starting at 10 a.m. Storiesand activities to help mark the rst day

of school will be featured. Parents willreceive information related to health andschool requirements.

Knowledge to be testedCharlotte Hall branch will hold a

Trivia Quiz Night for adults and teenson Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Prizes will beawarded.

Mobile Career Center visitslibraries

Southern Maryland JobSource Mo- bile Career Center will be at CharlotteHall branch on Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Leonardtown branch on Aug.12 from 1 to 4 p.m. Job seekers can stop by and get help with their resumes or jobsearches as well as get registered with the

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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) received approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) on July 23 to reduce its residential Standard OffeService (SOS) energy charges. SMECO also received approval for its proposal to changhow May and October are designated as summer rate and winter rate months.

SMECO will reduce the residential SOS energy charge for summer months f rom 8.8cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 8.61 cents per kWh, a reduction of 2.5 percent. The newrate will go into effect on Aug. 1. SMECO received approval to change the summer ratmonths to May through September and winter rate months to October through April. Residential SOS energy charges for winter months will decrease from 9.62 cents per kWh t9.25 cents per kWh, a reduction of 3.9 percent. The winter rate will go into effect on Oct. 1

The total SOS rate in August will be the combination of the new reduced energy

charge and the PCA, which changes monthly. For a residential bill of 1,300 kWh, the average monthly base SOS rate will be $4.00 less. SMECO’s SOS rate covers the cost oelectric supply only. Costs incurred for maintaining the electric system are covered bydistribution service charges and do not affect the SOS rate.

“The average customer-member who uses 1,300 kWh per month will realize a savingof nearly $50 a year on the SOS energy charge,” said Austin J. Slater, Jr., SMECO presidenand CEO. He added, “We encourage customers who want to save money on their energcosts to control the amount of energy they use. Rather than setting the thermostat on 72turn it up to 78 degrees in summer and down to 68 in winter. The co-op does not make prot on energy charges, but customers can prot by saving energy.”

SMECO also received approval to revise commercial rates for general service non-demand, general service demand, and large power customers. General service non-demandcustomers will be charged base rates of 8.51 cents per kWh for all energy used for summemonths and 9.22 cents per kWh for winter months. General service demand customers wil be charged base rates of 6.99 cents per kWh for summer, 7.49 cents per kWh for winterand $4.28 per kilowatt (kW) for demand. Base rates for large power customers will be 7.14cents per kWh for summer, 7.64 cents per kWh for winter, and $5.40 per kW for demand.

SMECO Press Release. SMECO is a customer-owned electric cooperative, and we ar proud to be a J.D. Power 2014 Customer Champion. We are one of an elite group of 5U.S. companies to be named to this list.

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"I didn't think we were ever going to getone of these again." Were the words from a ju-

bilant Stevie Long after he was victorious inlast Friday nights Late Model feature at Po-tomac speedway. Long, a Mechanicsville MDnative, drove to his rst win of the season andsecond of his career in Friday's 35-lap BobbyAllen memorial. The win for Long, worth acool $2700, made him the fth-different win-ner of 2014 and it was Long's rst Potomacfeature win since the season-opener back inMarch of 2012.

Stevie Long and JT Spence shared thefront-row for the start of the event with Long

winning the drag race as the duo entered turn-one with Long gaining the race lead. Longwould go on to pace all 35-circuits, but it wasno easy trip to the checkers. Spence stayed inLong's tire track for the rst 10-laps beforefth-starting Jason Covert swept by and tookup the chase. Covert was gaining on Long untilhe tangled with a lapped car at the completionof the 20th-lap forcing him to pit with frontend damage. Spence re-inherited second andwould get close to Long on more than one oc-casion, but would have to settle for runner-upmoney as Long was clearly the class of theeld. "There's about six or eight guys that canwin down here on any given night." Long stat-ed during his post-race interview."We've beenclose to getting one here, but to nally beat allthe good cars that are here for each race has

been a long time coming." A front-row start-ing spot and racy track conditions made Long's

job a little easier on this night. "This track has been super this season." Said Long. "We've hada bunch of top-ve's and I've had the opportu-nity to watch the leaders race on this track backin third and fourth and I cant be more proud forall the crew and sponsors to nally get them awin." Jamie Lathroum was third, Kenny Mo-

reland took fourth with Dale Hollidge round-ing out the top-ve. Heats went to Long andSpence.

Ben Bowie drove to his third win of theseason in the 20-lap RUSH Crate Late Modelfeature. Bowie, who started on the pole, gotthe lead early and lead the distance as he tookthe win over Reese Masiello. "I was starting tooverdrive the car a little at the end of the raceand I saw the 22 car (Masiello) stick his nose inthere a few times." Bowie stated. "I just calmedmyself down and ran my line and we were ableto hold him off. We've been struggling a bit the

past few weeks and it feels really good to get

back to victory lane." John Imler came homethird, 11th-starting Darren Henderson wasfourth with Tyler Emory completing the top-ve. Heats went to Emory and Jeff Pilkerton

Ed Pope Jr. also became a three-timePotomac winner with his victory in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main. Billy Crouse lead therst ve-laps until Pope arrived and snared therace lead on lap-six. Pope would then have tosurvive a lap-fourteen caution and a late-racesurge from 12th-starting Jonathan Raley to

preserve the win. Crouse hung tough for third,John Burch was fourth with Ryan Clement ll-ing the front ve. Heats went to Crouse andJamie Sutphin.

Current point leader Megan Mann droveto her second feature win of the season in the15-lap U-Car contest. Mann, who started onthe pole, would lead all 15-circuits but wouldhave to fend-off a pesky Mikey Latham overthe nal ve-laps to score the popular win. Co-rey Swaim was third, Erica Bailey took fourthwith Cori French rounding out the top-ve.Heats went to Mann and Swaim.

Current point leader and former trackchampion Troy Kassiris took his rst win ofthe season in the 16-lap Street Stock feature.

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On July 14, the St. Marys 9-10 All Star Softball Team competed in the Maryland State

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State crown. The girls will now travel to Old Forge, Pa. for the 9-10 Eastern Regional

Invitational which is to begin on Aug. 1 and will represent all of the State of Maryland.

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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers.

We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to

[email protected] after noon on Tuesdays may run in the following week’s edition.Obituaries

John William Hankla, 90

John William Hankla,90, of Leonardtown, Md. de-

parted this life on Monday,July 21, at MedStar St. Mary’sHospital.

Born November 7, 1923in Washington, D.C., he wasthe son of the late John Wil-liam Hankla, Sr. and Mabel (Statter) Hankla.

John retired from the Singer Sewing Co.after 43 years. He had a very active life. Johnwas a Duncan yoyo champion, historian andvolunteer at Piney Point Light House. He was acoin appraiser for St. Mary’s County and gavetalks on coins for over thirty years. John wasan avid bridge player, a past president of theSilver Spring Exchange Club and a MasterMason for 70 years.

John is survived by his daughter DeborahHartwick, his granddaughter, Jessica Hart-wick, and his three great grandsons, Avery,Von and James. John was preceded in death

by his rst wife Francis Hankla, his secondwife Peggy Hankla and his brother, DonaldHankla. He will be greatly missed by all whoknew and loved him.

Family received friends on Thursday,July 24, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Brins-eld Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Funeral Servicewas held at 12 p.m. Interment followed in St.Francis Xavier Catholic Church Cemetery.

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

Arrangements by the Brinseld Funeral

Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Shawn David Morgan, 20

Shawn David Mor-

gan, 20, of California, Md. passed away on July 19, at hisresidence.

Born on June 3, 1994, heis the son of Angela Morgan,Delmos Apollius McMillonand Kenneth Eugene Mills, Jr.

In addition to his parents, Shawn is sur-vived by his grandparents, David and KathyMorgan, Kenneth Eugene Mills, Sr.; greatgrandparents, Hugh and Anne Friel; siblings,Dustin Mills, Deaven Campbell, Hope andBrooke Mills; his aunts and uncle, Bretney andBilly Hovermill, Candy Morris; cousins, Kyle,Haley and Bruce Morris, Josh Hovermill; andthe love of his life, Meagan Beavers. Also sur-viving are his step-grandmother, Mildred Jen-kins; step-aunt, MeGan Jenkins; and nephew,Montel Ulysses Harper, II.

Family received friends on Thursday,July 24, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brinseld Fu-neral Home, P. A., 22955 Hollywood Road,Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Funeral Servicewas held on Friday, July 25, at 10 a.m. at theBrinseld Funeral Home, P. A. Interment fol-lowed at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonar-dtown, Md. 20650.

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

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

Jane Bailey, 77

Jane Bailey, 77, of Me-chanicsville, Md., passedaway on July 22 at St. Mary’s

Nursing Center.She was born on De-

cember 11, 1936 in Wilming-ton, Del. to the late Leroy TaftWalton and Hester CovingtonWalton.

After graduating from Delaware HighSchool in 1954, she attended the University ofDelaware and graduated with a Bachelor’s de-gree in 1958 and received her Master’s Degreein Education in 1965. A teacher by trade, shetaught at Elkton High School until she pursuedher interest as an Extension Agent where shemet and married John D. Bailey, Jr. in January1965. A resident of St. Mary’s County since1970, she taught elementary school at The Cal-verton School in Huntingtown, Mother Cath-erine Spaulding School in Helen, and FatherAndrew White School in Leonardtown, Md.

Upon her retirement, she spent many years tu-toring various students and quilting with herfriends. She enjoyed spending time with hergrandchildren, playing cards, following Ori-oles baseball, and taking Gator rides through-out Quail Fields Farm.

She is survived by her husband; two chil-dren, John D. Bailey (Jack), his wife Karin andDavid W. Bailey, and four grandchildren; JaneBailey, David Mac Bailey, Helen Bailey andJohn Taft Bailey. She is also survived by her

brother, Max R. Walton, of Newark, Del. andnumerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearerswere: Brian Bailey, Brad Franzen, Christo-

pher Hayden, Ernie Keller, Pat Murphy, NickSamouris and Luke Santerre.

The family received family and friendson Monday, July 28, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. atBrinseld Funeral Home, P. A., 22955 Hol-

lywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. atSt. Francis Xavier Church in Leonardtown,Md. Interment immediately followed at St.Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Morganza, Md.

In lieu of owers, contributions can bemade to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth,P.O. Box 9, Nazareth, Ky. 40048 or the OblateSisters of St. Francis de Sales, Villa Aviat, 399Childs Road, Childs, Md. 21916.

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

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

Joanne Camilla Bennett, 81

Joanne Camilla Bennett,81 of Waldorf, Md., died July

25 at the Solomons NursingCenter in Solomons, Md.

Born March 19, 1933in Chicago, Ill., she was thedaughter of the late John Re-iter and Caroline Klainoski.

Joanne was much loved by her husband,children and grandchildren and will be dearlymissed. After raising her ve children, shewent on to a career as an Administrative As-sistant for Robert Price and Associates foranother 18 years. Beyond being a wonderfulmother, grandmother and wife, she was alsoa prolic artist, tatted lace, quilted, crocheted,travelled with Clarke and read extensively.Her many paintings and projects adorn all herchildren’s homes. Joanne worshipped and par-ticipated in the choir at St. John Francis RegisCatholic Church in Hollywood, Md., whileliving in St. Mary’s County. After her recent

move to Charles County she attended masand rosary services offered by Our Lady Helpof Christians Catholic Church of WaldorfMd., with her friends at Morningside House oSt. Charles.

Joanne is survived by her children, Sheryl Pearson (Roger) of Waldorf, Md., KathyBennett (Michael Bean) of Callaway, MdMarkus Bennett of Lorane, Ore., MatthewBennett of Austin, Texas and Terry Pearson(Mark) of St. Leonard, Md.; and her grandchildren Kaitlin and Christopher Bean, David anShannon Pearson and George Workman. Inaddition to her parents, she was predecease

by her husband, Richard Clarke Bennett.A Memorial Mass will be held on Mon

day, August 4, at 10 a.m. at St. John FranciRegis Catholic Church, 43927 St. John’s RoadHollywood, Md. 20636. Burial will follow a2 p.m. at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery iCheltenham, Md.

In lieu of owers, memorial contributionin her memory may be made to Hospice of StMary’s County.

Arrangements provided by the BrinselFuneral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

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

Deborah Marie “Debi” Briscoe

Brooks, 56

Deborah Marie “Debi”Briscoe Brooks, 56, of Chap-tico, Md., formerly of PineyPoint, Md., passed away onJuly 24 at her home in Chap-tico, Md. She was born onJanuary 27, 1958 to AgnesBarnes and raised by AdeleBriscoe and Francis Chase.

Debi is survived by her loving husbandWilliam E. Brooks (Bill), whom she marriein Valley Lee, Md. on June 20, 1981. She ialso survived by her children, ChristopheS. Brooks of Arlington, Va. and Corey MBrooks of Chaptico, Md.; siblings, DeloreJ. Somerville of Loveville, Md., William LBarnes, of Fayetteville, N.C. and ChristopheE. Barnes, of La Plata, Md.; sisters, BrendL. Barnes, Pamela E. Barnes, and Donna DBarnes of Lexington Park, Md. and Faye ABarnes of Waldorf, Md.; brothers, Jeffrey LBarnes, David L. Barnes, and Timothy LBarnes of Lexington Park, Md. She is alssurvived by two grandsons, Corey Brooks Jrand Prince David Oughton-Brooks.

In addition to her parents, Debi wa preceded in death by her sister, Charlotte AJones; brothers, Joseph (“Junior”) Briscoe anGregory L. Barnes; and father-in-law, William

E. Brooks.Debi traveled with her husband as hserved his country in the United States Navas a Chief Petty Ofcer. Debi was a dedicated Executive Assistant and held the MiddlSchool Secretary position at Norfolk Academy college preparatory school in Norfolk, Vaas well as serving as an Administrative OfcManager at Training Squadron Ten (VT-10in Pensacola, Fla. Upon returning to the local area, Debi joined the staff of St. Mary’College of Maryland as an AdministrativSecretary. Debi was later selected to serve aan Administrative Assistant to the CountyAdministrator for St. Mary’s County Government until her illness.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 2, at St. Aloysius Catholic Churchin Leonardtown, Maryland, 20650. Viewin

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To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar,please email [email protected] with the listing details by 12 p.m.

on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

Thursday, July 31

Vacation Bible School

Hollywood United Methodist Church,

24422 Mervell Dean Road — 6 to 8:45

p.m.Weird Animals is this year’s Va-

cation Bible School them. The par-ticipants will have an enjoyable time

learning that Jesus’ love is one-of-a-kind. This free Vacation Bible School

will be held July 28 to Aug. 1. For ages

4 years old through those students whohave just completed 5th grade. Reg-

istration has passed, but we may stillhave spots available. For more infor-

mation or to register your child contactthe church ofce at 301-373-2500 ext.201 or email [email protected] call or email to ensure a spot foryour child.

St. Mary’s County Branch NAACP

#7025 Meeting

Lexington Park Library, 21677 FDR Boulevard, Lexington Park — 6:30

p.m.

Delegate John Bohanan, repre-senting district 29B, will discuss leg-

islation passed in the last legislativesession in Annapolis that impacts St.

Mary’s County citizens, in particular

the African American/minority com-munity. In addition, he will share with

us how citizens can give input to the de-velopment of bills that they might want

elected ofcials to sponsor. DelegateBohanan and Tawana Lane (MSEA

Southern Maryland Regional PoliticalOrganizer) will give strategies for get-ting people registered to vote and out

to vote in the upcoming election. The

event is open to the public. If you arenot a member, join today and become

one of the hundreds of thousands of

NAACP Freedom Fighters across theglobe! Go to www.stmarysnaacp.org

and click on the “Join” button. Formore information, visit www.stmarys-

naacp.org or call 301-863-3011.

August, Month Long

Fine Art by Jen Poteet

Artworks@7th, 9100 Bay Avenue, Suite A104, North Beach — Noon

The featured artist for the month

of August is Jen Poteet. The artworkof Jen Poteet is the product of an over

active imagination and inspired cre-ativity. The inspiration for her unique

works of art comes from many sources

but for the most part are based in alove of nature, Mexican folk art and allthings dark and spooky. Mix this alltogether and you get one of kind works

rendered in pen, watercolor, acrylic,

and even coffee. Jen also likes to useher framing to enhance the paintings

thereby creating an overall unique piece. Come and experience something

different! The opening reception is Fri-

day Aug. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m., and onSaturday, Aug. 2 there will be an added

Special Event with live music from 4 to6 p.m. If you can’t make either of these

events then come by any other timeduring our normal business hours, theshow will run July 31 to Aug. 25. Formore information, call 410-286-5278 orvisit www.artworksat7th.com.

Friday, Aug. 1

Fizzy Fun

Leonardtown Library, 23250 Holly-

wood Road, Leonardtown — 2:30 p.m.Kids ages 7-12 will explore the

messy world of chemistry. They will

watch and participate in a variety ofchemical reactions and processes. Pre-

sented by growingSTEMS. The event

is free of charge. Registration is re-quired. Formore information or to reg-ister, call 301-475-2846 or visit www.stmalib.org.

Book Signing

Fenwick Street Used Books, 41655 Fen-

wick Street, Leonardtown — 5 to 7 p.m.Jennifer Foxworthy signs copies

of her book “Tomorrow My Sunshine

Will Come: Memoirs of Women WhoSurvived Domestic Violence.”

Beach Party on the Square

Downtown Leonardtown — 5 to 8 p.m.

Splash into fun at the 12th An-nual Leonardtown Beach Party on the

Square! The weekend kicks off withFlip Flop First Friday featuring the mu-sic of Miles from Clever and continues

Saturday, Aug. 2 from 4 to 9 p.m. withwater, sand and the 25th Hour Band!

No need for tickets; all event sponsored

activities are FREE! Sand volleyball,tug-of-war, historic racing boats and

buyboats, waterslide, and the newWrecking Ball! Food, drink and other

goodies are available for purchase from

local businesses and vendors. For moreinformation, visit www.leonardtown.somd.com, or call 301-475-9791.

Saturday, Aug. 2Summer Supper

All Saints Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 100 Lower Marlboro Road, Sun-

derland — 3 to 7 p.m.Enjoy great food at the 68th annual

Summer Supper. Menu includes home-

made crab cakes, ham, fried chicken& lots more. Carry-out, too. Wonder-

ful home-baked goodies & hand-madecrafts available. Proceeds benet com-munity & church ministries. Adults(age 13 & older) $20; ages 6-12, $10;5 & under, free. This event is handi-

capped accessible. For more informa-tion, cal l 410-257-6306.

Sunday, Aug. 3

Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention

FedExField,1600 FedEx Way, Lando-

ver — 9 a.m.

We warmly invite you to attendthis year’s three-day internationalconvention presented by Jehovah’s

Witnesses.

Highlights:• The comforting Bible discourse

entitled “Earth’s New Ruler — WhoReally Qualies?” will be presented onSunday morning.

• Two theatrical productions will bring a Bible story and a modern-day

drama to life.• This convention will host inter -

national delegates and missionaries

from around the globe.Everyone is invited to attend. You

won’t be charged admission, and no

collection will be taken.To view a complete program

schedule and watch a video about ourconventions, please visit www.jw.org.

Monday, Aug. 4

Ukelele Jamboree

Lexington Park Library, 21677 F.D.R.

Boulevard, Lexington Park — 10 a.m.Bring your voice, awesome dance

moves and ukulele if you have one.

Enjoy this fun family jamboree includ-ing classics from “If You’re Happy and

You Know It” to “Yellow Submarine.”All ages welcome, free of charge. For

more information, call 301-863-8188 orvisit www.stmalib.org.

Tuesday, Aug. 5

Evening Story Time

Leonardtown Library, 23250 Holly-wood Road, Leonardtown — 6:30 p.m.

Put on your pajamas, grab a bed-time buddy and join us for stories,

songs and fun. All ages are welcome,

free of charge. For more informationcall 301-475-2846 or visit wwww.st-malib.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 6

Evening Story Time

Lexington Park Library, 21677 F.D.R. Boulevard, Lexington Park — 6:30

p.m.Put on your pajamas, grab a bed-

time buddy, and join us for stories,

songs and fun. Event is open to allages, free of charge. For more informa-

tion call 301-863-8188 or visit www.stmalib.org.

Thursday, Aug. 7

Kindergarten Here We Come

Lexington Park Library, 21677 F.D.R.

Boulevard, Lexington Park — 10 a.m.

Come enjoy stories and activitiesgeared for children starting kindergar-

ten to help mark that all important rstday of school. Event is free. For more

information, call 301-863-8188 or visitwww.stmalib.org.

Friday, Aug. 8

On Pins & Needles

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850Costley Way, Prince Frederick — 1 to

4 p.m.Bring your quilting, needlework,

knitting, crocheting or other project

for an afternoon of conversation andshared creativity. For more informa-

tion, call 410-535-0291, 301-855-1862,or visit www.calvertlibrary.info.

Saturday, Aug. 9

Community Yard Sale

Elk’s Lodge 2092, 45779 Fire Dept

Lane — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A public yard sale at which thecommunity can both buy and sell! All

proceeds from the purchasing of spotsto sell your items will go to buying lo-

cal children school supplies. To pur-

chase a spot or for more information,contact Erica Hare at 240-925-2209 [email protected].

A Day of Genealogy

Southern Maryland Higher Education

Center, 44219 Airport Road, California — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.St. Mary’s County Genealogical

Society, Inc. presents A Day of Ge-

nealogy with The Legal Genealogist!Whether you’re a novice or have been

digging for ancestors for years, join usfor four presentations by the renowned

lectured, Judy G. Russell, JD, CG,

CGL. For more information or to regis-ter, visit www.eventbrite.com.

First Annual Bark for Life

John G. Lancaster Park, 21550 Willows

Road, Lexington Park — 9 a.m. to noonThe 2014 Relay For Life commit-

tee is holding its First Annual Bark

For Life event, rain or shine! Regis-tration opens at 8 a.m. We are seek-

ing sponsors and table vendors from pet related businesses. Also seeking

participants to join us with their canine

companions. To register visit http://relayforlife.org/stmaryscountymd.

Those interested in sponsorship con-tact [email protected]. TheAmerican Cancer Society Bark For

LifeTM is a noncompetitive walk eventfor dogs and their owners to raise funds

and awareness for the American Can-cer Society’s ght against cancer. Bysupporting Bark For Life, you help the

American Cancer Society save lives,

and that helps us move closer to our


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Running the 1st & 3rd Week of Each MonthTo Advertise in the

Church Services Directory,

Call The County Times at 301-373-4125

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

CATHOLIC

BAHA’I FAITHGod is One, Man is One,

and All Religions are One

Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org

BAHA’I FAITH

HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCHA member of the Southern Baptist Convention

8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637 301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627

• Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

• Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 am

• Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study 6:00 pm

• Wednesday Discipleship Classes 7:00 pm

(Adults, youth & Children)

Transitional Pastor Dr. Ron Blankenship

Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins

Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm Saturday

Sunday: 8:00 am

Weekday (M-F): 7:30 am

Confessions: 3-4 pm Saturday

St. Cecilia Church47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429

St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600

www.stceciliaparish.com

BAPTIST

CHURCH

V B C29855 ELDORADO FARM RD

CHARLOTTE HALL, MD 20659

3018848503

ORDER OF GOOD NEWS SERVICES

SUN SCHOOL, ALL AGES…...............10:00

SUN MORNING WORSHIP.............…11:00

SUN EVENING WORSHIP….................7:00

WED EVENING PRAYER MTG.........…7:00

PROCLAIMING THE CHANGELESSWORD IN A CHANGING WORLD.

J S

VICTORYBAPTISTCHURCHMD.ORGBAPTIST CHURCH

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sundays - 10 AM 41695 Fenwick

Street Unit 3 Leonardtown, MD20650 301/475-9337

www.redeemersomd.org

www.facebook.com/StJohnsAnglicanMD

stjohnsanglicanchurchmd.com

SUNDAY MASS 10 a.m.

26415 North Sandgates Rd.

Mechanicsville, Md 20659

St. John's Anglican Church

ANGLICAN

ultimate goal of a world with less can-cer and more birthdays. So bring your best canine friend and join us for afun-lled day starting with a walk, andthen continuing with demonstrations,

contests, and games.Rules:• Leashes are a maximum of 6’• Dogs are leashed at all times• Dogs must be at least 6 months

old to attend• Dogs must be current on all shots• All dogs’ space must be respected• Owners must be prepared to

“pick up” after their dogs• A committee member has the au-

thority to remove an anti-social dog

Community Dialogues to Decide

How to Live 150 Years With a Better

Quality of Life

Leonardtown Public Library, 23250

Hollywood Road, Leonardtown — 2 to5 p.m.

Come help start dialogues on the“Potomac River Association” website by attending the “Community Televi-sion in St. Mary’s County” monthlymeetings on the 2nd Saturday of eachmonth (the 3rd Saturday in December2014). For more information, contactDavid Triantos at 301-997-1409 oremail [email protected].

Community Concert Series

Waldorf SDA Church, 11245 Berry

Road, Waldorf — 7 p.m.He is known as the King of Rock

and Roll, but the music that Elvis lovedthe most was gospel music. He sanggospel at every opportunity he had. Hesaid that “It put his mind at ease.” Hesaid that “Gospel music was the pur -est thing there is on this earth” Thisconcert is all about a man’s search forGod through the music he loved somuch—no jumpsuits or impersonating, just the music that Elvis recorded andsang with all his heart. Along the waywe’ll hear the story about how muchthis music meant to him and how it im- pacted his career. Most of all, we willlift up Jesus Christ and nd that all theriches in the world do not bring happi-ness. Only a relationship with the King

of Kings brings true joy and peace!“ELVIS” LIVE In Concert! Free to the public! Featuring Tribute Artist andGospel Singer Kevin Booth. For moreinformation, call 301-645-8835, visitwww.angeladonadio.com or www.kevinboothmusic.com, or contact ToddFong at [email protected].

Sunday, Aug. 10

Forget Me Nor Brunch & Silent

Auction

Olde Breton Inn, 21890 Society Hill

Road, Leonardtown — 10 a.m.Brunch and Silent Auction is host-

ed by The Care Blairs Walk to End Al-zheimer’s Team and all proceeds willgo to the Alzheimer’s Association. Thecost is a $20 donation in advance or a$25 donation at the door. For reserva-tions, call Susan at 240-298-3122 orLynne at 240-298-2391 or e-mail alz- [email protected].

Monday, Aug. 11

Pax River Quilters Guild Meeting

Good Samaritan Lutheran Church,

20850 Langley Road, Lexington Park — 6:30 p.m.

This month’s meeting features a presentation by Julia Graves on “AllYou Need to Know About Thread.”Show & Tell will feature quilts withdecorative threadwork. Door prizeswill be awarded including a $25 giftcard to Superior Threads. New members and guest welcome. For more info,visit www.paxriverquiltguild.com, join

our Facebook group page,Pax River Quilters Guild or email

[email protected].

Tuesday, Aug. 12

Flying Needles

Calvert Library Southern Branch,

13920 H. G. Trueman Road, Solomons — 7 to 8:45 p.m.

Knitting, crocheting and portablecrafting group open to anyone want-ing to join in and share talents, craft-ing time or learn a new skill. For moreinformat ion call 410-326-5289.

Wednesday, Aug. 13

Memoirs & Creative Writing

Workshop

Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850

Costley Way, Prince Frederick — 2 to3:30 p.m.

Join author and editor Elisavi-etta Ritchie as she encourages the artof creative memoir writing. Bring 12double-spaced copies of your piece ofmemoir, 500 to 800 words, to work onand share with the group. For more in-formation, call 410-535-0291, 301-855-1862, or visit www.calvertlibrary.info.


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EntertainmentCalendar

Entertainment

Thursday, July 31

Joe Parsons Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse

(16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point)

– 8 p.m.

Live Music Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell

Road, Dowell) – 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 1

Mike Starkey Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse

(16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 8 p.m.

Big Money Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell

Road, Dowell) – 8:30 p.m.

DJ Charlie ThompsonToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road,

Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 2

WildegoodToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road,

Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m.

Justin and Rusty Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse

(16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 8 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 4

Team Trivia Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell


Wednesday, Aug. 6

Wolf’s Blues Jam Blair’s Londontowne Pub and Grill(726 Londontowne Road, Edgewater)

– 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 7

Damion Wolfe Ruddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse

(16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 8

Against Grace Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell


Saturday, Aug. 9

Jill and Shaun Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell


Music, Barbeque and Fun Times

Under the Sun at CMM

By Sarah Miller Staff Writer

The First Annual Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ is Aug.1 and 2 and, from the musical lineup to the various competitions,quality food and quality brews being offered, there will be some-thing for everyone.

According to the Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ web-site, “Full Effect Live! Entertainment Group is pleased to bringto Southern Maryland a nationally sanctioned Kansas City Bar- becue Society competition as featured on the Food Network andDestination America's BBQ Pitmasters. Southern MarylandBrew & BBQ is a two day festival featuring a variety of events,attractions, food and entertainment for all ages. The setting is theSt. Mary's County Fairgrounds situated just sixty miles south ofour Nation's Capital on Maryland's middle peninsula. Join us fora weekend packed with live music, rides, games, unique vendors,fantastic food and a delicious craft beer and wine garden.”

The event has three goals, said Full Effect Live! Owner JohnWinter – stimulate the economy, help boost local tourism andfunnel money to charitable organizations.

The two day event will be staffed by volunteers from morethan a dozen charitable organizations, Winter said. Each volun-teer will be paid $12 per hour but instead of the money going intothe volunteer’s pocket, the money will be donated to the organiza-tion they represent.

There are 60 teams tinged up to compete in the National ProBBQ Competition, Winter said. Diva Q, a Canadian BBQ champion and host of BBQ Crawl on the Travel Chanel, is one of the in-ternational participants coming down for the weekend. Winter isin talks with both BBQ Crawl and BBQ Pitmasters to flm showsat the Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ during the 2015 event.

There are still openings for teams who want to participate inthe Amateur BBQ Competition. Entry into the amateur competi-tion is $100, which includes the $15 price of admission.

There will be $16,500 in prizes given out for the pro compe-tition and $1,500 given out in the amateur competition, spread out

over a number of categories.There will be a cornhole tournament beginning Friday eve-

ning. Admission into the cornhole tournament is $40 and there isa $1,500 prize purse for the winning team.

In addition to the competitions, there will be a people’schoice award. For $10, individuals can sample seven of the proteam submissions and can vote for their favorites. Submissonscan be made in four meat categories – chicken, ribs, brisket and pork.

For people willing to pay a little more, there is a VIP ticketthat ensures access to an air-conditioned tasting area and frontrow seating at concerts. The musical lineup includes Sam Grow,Sara Gray, Six Gun South and Tracy Allen on Aug. 1 and Kix,Pirhanas, No Green Jelly Beanz and Surreal on Aug. 2.

For the kids, there will be magic shows, a petting zoo, face painting and more. The event is intended to be family friendly,Winter said.

For more information, visit www.somdbrewbbq.com.

[email protected]

Calvert Marine Museum hosted the Under the Sun Tour on Sunday, July 27. The tour featured Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth,

Uncle Kracker and Gin Blossoms.

Mike Batson Photography Mike Batson Photography Mike Batson Photography

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How to Control

Ant Infestations at Home

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Few things elicit the ire of homeown-ers more quickly than insect infestationsinside a home. Though many types of in-sects can nd their way into a home, antstend to be especially skilled at such inva-sions, causing many a headache amonghomeowners hoping to send their uninvitedhouseguests packing once and for all.

Ants are attracted to food, water andshelter, making kitchens, bathrooms andlaundry rooms ideal havens for these un-welcome critters to congregate. Such in-festations can frustrate homeowners andmake them uncomfortable in their ownhomes, but curtailing an ant infestation

need not be so difcult.• Identify the point of entry. Upon dis-

covering an ant infestation, homeownersshould conduct a thorough inspection oftheir homes to identify where the ants areentering the home. Ants are tiny and ca- pable of crawling through the smallest ofcracks or gaps, so every home is vulnerableto an ant infestation. Once you discoveran ant inside your home, follow the antrather than killing it, as foraging ants aretypically sent from a colony located outsidethe home in search of moisture and food to bring back.

• Set the bait. Once you have identi-ed the point of entry, you can then setsome indoor ant bait. Employing borax, anatural mineral found in many commonhousehold products such as hand soaps

and toothpastes, as their active ingredient,TERRO(R) Indoor Liquid Ant Baits useants' anatomy against them to curtail in-festations. Adult worker ants cannot digestsolid food, which they must bring back tothe colony for additional processing. Liquidant baits exploit this physiology by makingit easy for ants to transport the liquid bait back to the rest of the colony, where moreants will ultimately succumb to the bait.In addition, as the worker ant carries the bait back to the colony, it's also droppinga pheromone trail from the bait to the nest,ensuring that other ants will know whereto nd the bait, which they will hungrilyseek out, making it easy for homeowners toeradicate the entire colony of ants.

• Expect to see more ants after set-ting the bait. Baiting ants requires some

patience on the part of homeowners, who

should expect to see more ants appear inthe hours after initially laying down the baits. That's because the bait is intention-ally attempting to draw ants out and attractas many of them as possible, so the moreants you see in the rst couple of days afterlaying the bait, the more effective that baitwill be at eradicating the colony. Especiallylarge ant colonies may take up to 10 days tocurtail, but smaller infestations can usually be controlled within 24 to 48 hours.

• Address the outdoors as well. Nearlyall ant infestations can be traced to a colony beneath the ground outside a home. Thoughants prefer to invade the interior of a home

where they can nd food, water and shelter,that does not mean your home's exterior isimmune to such infestations, which cantypically be found by searching for forag-ing trails that look like a line of trafc lledwith ants. That line often leads directly intoa home via windows, doors, exhaust vents,faucets, sliding glass doors, and along gut-ters and exterior walls.

TERRO(R) Outdoor Liquid Ant BaitStakes provide an effective and long-termsolution to control outdoor ant colonies.Just like the indoor baits, these stakes em- ploy a specially formulated liquid ant baitsolution that attracts and kills all commonhousehold ants, including Argentine ghostants, little black, acrobat, and pavementants, among others. The Liquid Ant BaitStakes have a snap off bait activation sys-

tem that keeps the bait fresh until ready touse, while a see-through window makes iteasy for homeowners to monitor the liq-uid ant bait so they know when it's time toreplace the stake. Simply place the stakealong ant trails or any areas outside thehome where ants have been observed.

• Maintain an environment inside thehome that's uninviting to ants. Once baitshave been set and ant colonies have beencurtailed, homeowners can take steps tomake their homes less inviting to ants inthe future. Clean kitchens regularly, quick -ly cleaning up spills or crumbs, and usean exhaust fan in bathrooms and laundryrooms to cut down on the type of moisturethat may prove attractive to thirsty ants.

More information about TERRO(R)indoor and outdoor ant bait products is

available at www.terro.com.


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CLUES ACROSS

1. Paper mulberry

5. Fringe-toed lizard genus

8. Peel a corn cob

12. A love affair

14. Tandoor bread

15. Elliptical shape

16. A small village

18. Refers to a person

19. Hybrid equine

20. __ _ Scholar

21. Consume

22. Away from wind

23. Br. tube phrase

26. With three uneven sides

30. First king of Egypt

31. Award recipient

32. Coach Parsegian

33. Uncle Sam artist James

34. Flathead mullet genus

39. Wedding declaration

42. Complete musical pause

44. More of sound mind

46. Relieved

47. Am. poet Henry W.

49. Fine cut tobacco

50. Honorable title (Turkish)

51. Nun garments

56. A block of soap

57. Driver compartment

58. Saudi peninsula

59. Consumer

60. East northeast

61. Hostile foe

62. Fathers

63. Pain unit

64. Former wives

CLUES DOWN

1. Himalayan goat

2. Far East housemaid

3. Indigenous of California

4. __ lang syne, good old

days

5. Unmarr

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