By Guy Leonard

Staff Writer
Linda Palchinsky, the owner of Lindas Caf in
both Lexington Park and Leonardtown, is suing her
landlord Irene Parrish for $1 million after Parrish
allegedly tried to have her business on Washington
Street closed down late October.
But Parrish has also fled a lawsuit against Pal-
chinsky seeking damages for the same amount.
The lawsuit is the latest in an ongoing property
dispute between the restaurateur and the landlord.
Its one of those things that has snowballed,
said Palchinskys attorney John Lawrence. Its got-
ten to be pretty acrimonious.
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Bay District Christmas
Tree Lighting
Santa visits Bay District Volunteer Fire Department for their
annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Parents bring their children
from all over the county to celebrate this special event.
Im here because I like the fremen; and I like Sparky!
- Jaimi Gibson, 6
of Lexington Park

Im here because I like the fremen; and I like Sparky!

- Jaimi Gibson, 6
of Lexington Park

By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The controversial Rowing Center lo-
cated on the banks of the St. Marys River
at St. Marys College of Maryland will stay
where it is by decision of the colleges board
of trustees.
The board made their decision Saturday
after the Building and Grounds Commit-
tee voted without dissent to recommend the
boathouse remain as it stands on southbound
Route 5.
Michael OBrien, chair of the grounds
committee said Nov. 30 that the placement of
the boathouse did compromise the view on
the campus, but the cost of moving the build-
College Trustee Board:
Rowing Center Stays Put
$32,543 For Landscaping
$860 Thousand More
For Education
Comptroller Prepares
For Tax Collection
The County Commissioners agreed to provide pub-
lic funding for landscape inprovements in Lexington
Park to Serge Performance Cycles, Lexington Park Fam-
ily Denistry, Tidewarter Denistry, and Bay District Vol-
unteer Fire Department
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is ready to col-
lect the $1.3 billion in new taxes passed in the recently
concluded special session but he wont be happy about it.
Most diffcult will be fguring how to collect sales tax for
computer services.
Its all hands on deck here, now
we have an extra amount to do
-Peter Franchot
Md. Comptroller

Its a real possibility that Maryland-

based tech companies would
fee the state to avoid tax
-Ron Wineholt
VP Md. Chamber of Commerce

The County Commissioners agreed to increase the

Board of Educations current budget by $860,000. Current
funding level exceeds $9,700 per pupil.
Chopticon Basketball
Preview
We have to fnish games strong
-Terry Mumau
CHS Coach

See Boathouse page A-7

See Lindsa page A-9
Local Businesses Compete
For Holiday Sales
Local businesses use inno-
vative approaches to compete
for holiday sales such as Ricks
Jewelers in the San Souci Plaza
who will be hosting his 15th
annual mens night December
7th from 5 to 8 p.m.
By Cynthia Bryson
Staff Writer
A public information meeting
to discuss St. Marys County FDR
Boulevard project, Phase 1, was held
Monday night at the Loffer Senior
Center at Chancellors Run Region-
al Park. The Directorate of Public
Works and Transportations Deputy
Director John Groeger and other
members of that department host-
ed the meeting. Over 100 citizens
showed up to voice their concerns.
Phase 1 of the project runs for 1.7
miles and begins at the intersection
of FDR and First Colony Boulevards
heading southeast to state Route 237.
The purpose of the meeting was to
inform interested citizens on the
many facets of the project, which
includes proposed crosswalks, side-
walks, street lighting and bike lanes.
The meeting was then opened up
for a question and answer session.
The majority of the attendees were
clearly not happy with the impact
this boulevard will have on their
communities.
Afterwards those residents who
Not all
Residents
Happy With
Proposed
FDR
Boulevard
See FDR page A-8
File Photo
The Board of Trustees at St. Marys College decided over the weekend that the controversial Rowing Center
would stay despite complaints from the public that it obstructed the scenic view of the river and took up pre-
cious shoreline unnecessarily.
Photo courtesy of Denise Ebentheuer
Executive Offcer Captain Andrew Macyko, USN, presents Denise Eb-
entheuer-Miller with a American Flag for her leadership of the Women
of the Moose US-Troop Care Package Drive. The Hollywood Moose
Lodge delivered 308 care packages to soldiers servering in Iraq.
Story Pg. B-1
Restaurant
Owner,
Landlord Suing
Each Other For
$1 Million Each
SectionA-
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County Times Thursday,December6,007
The Solomons Business Association, Oyster Bay at Solomons Island
Presents the 23rd Annual
Schedule of Events
Thursday, December 6
6:00-9:00 pm Christmas Walk Cocktail Gala and Silent Auction at the Oyster Bay community center:
Reservations are $25 in advance or $35 at the door. Call 410-326-4855. Proceeds benefit the
Solomons Business Association to help fund the Christmas Walk. Checks should be made
payable toSBA and should be mailed to P.O. Box 873, Solomons, MD 20688.
Friday, December 7
6:00 pm Tree Lighthing Ceremony with Santa at the Solomons Riverwalk Pavilion
6:00-9:00 pm P.A.W.S. pet adoptions and live music by Upstroke & Friends at Carmens Gallery
6:00-9:00 pm Christmas crafts for kids at the Solomons Medical Center
6:00-9:00 pm Boat building for kids at the Southern Maryland Sailing Association
6:00-9:00 pm Christmas crafts for kids and live entertainment at the Calvert Marine Museum
Santa will visit the museum at approximately 7:30 pm.
6:00-9:00 pm Annmarie Garden in Lights / Suggested donation is $5 per car.
6:30-8:30 pm Live Nativity scene at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church (weather permitting)
7:00 pm Puppet show at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, sponsored by County First Bank
Saturday, December 8
8:00 am Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk for Arthritis & Rudolph Romp for kids. Starts at the
Calvert Marine Museum.
8:30 and Breakfast with Santa at the Naughty Gull Restaurant. Two seatings available.
10:00 am Reservations required. Call 410-326-4855 for reservations. $8 for adults and $6
for children under 10. Adults accompaning children only. Breakfast with Santa will be
repeated on Saturday, December 15.
1:00-4:00 pm P.A.W.S. pet pictures with Santa at Solomons Veterinary Medical Center
6:00-9:00 pm Annmarie Garden in Lights - Suggested donation is $5 per car.
6:00-9:00 pm Santas Coffee House - enjoy coffee or hot cider and local musicians in a relaxed
atmosphere in the Calvert Marine Museumlobby with Santa lending the holiday cheer.
6:00-9:00 pm P.A.W.S. pet adoptions at Carmens Gallery.
6:15 pm Boat Light Parade (can be seen from most Solomons restaurants).
WEATHER PERMITTING, the parade will start at the Solomons Island Yacht club at approximately 6:15 pm,
go around Sandy Point and up the Patuxent to the bridge. The boats will retrace this route but continue up
Back Creek before returning.
6:30-8:30 pm Live Nativity scene at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church (weather permitting).
Sponsors:
County First Bank
Solomons Towne Centre
JBGRosenfeld Retail
Maryland Bank &Trust Company
Calvert Internal Medicine Group, PA, SMECO, Solomons Island Winery, Solomons
True Value, Solomons Veterinary Medical Center, Stoneys at Solomons Pier,
The CD Cafe, Vincenzos Mediterranean Grill
December 7 & 8, 2007
SOLOMONS
Christmas Walk
WaldensResidentTreatment
FacilityFightsLackOfFunds
ByGuyLeonard
StaffWriter
The Anchor Intermediate Care
Facility of Walden/Sierra Inc. has
been open to people suffering from
serious drug and alcohol addictions
forthepast seven yearsbutitsstill
struggling to keep its doors open
saysthegroupsexecutivedirector
The problem comes down to
moneyandwithnoextrastatefund-
ingcomingthisyearthefacilitysfu-
tureisuncertain.
Werealwaysindangerofclos-
ing without a more stable funding
source, said Waldens chief Kath-
leenOBrien.Andweveworked25
yearstogetthis.
The facility offers residential
treatment for addictions patients
fromallovertheSouthernMaryland
region,OBriensaidbutisnoteven
beingutilizedtoitsfullpotential.
Weve had the space for 42
bedsbutonlygottenfundingfor20,
OBrien told The County Times.
We have a higher number of St.
Marysresidentsthanfromtheother
counties.
According to Walden/Sierras
own2007annualreporttheAnchor
facilityserved430clientswitheach
stayinganaverageofabout19days
inresidentialtreatment.
Of those 430 clients 72 percent
weredischargedsuccessfully,nearly
two-thirds also had a concurrent
mentalillness.
The most recent annual report
shows that the Anchor facility also
comprises the most signifcant sin-
gle expenditure in Walden/Sierras
budget at 39.5 percent of its overall
programexpenses.
Walden/Sierras budget for fs-
cal2007was$3.92millionwiththe
vastmajorityofthefunding$3.15
millioncomingfromgovernment
grants. The rest came from service
fees,donationsandothersources.
Waldens budget for fscal 2008
isabout$4.1million.
Stillthefundingtheygetisnot
enough to fully fund Anchor with-
outsupplementaryfunding,OBrien
said.
We run at a defcit of $150,000
to$200,000ayearandwecantcon-
tinue to stay open with that defcit,
OBriensaid.
The facility receives money
fromthestateandSt.MarysCoun-
ty (is about $160,000), OBrien said
as well as Prince Georges County,
which was supposed to have con-
tributedasmuchas$500,000atthe
facilitysinceptionbutfundingprob-
lems there particularly with Prince
Georges Hospital Center have sty-
miedthoseplans.
Insubsequentyearsthefunding
hasdwindleddowntojust$100,000,
OBriensaid.Thefacilitycouldoper-
atethefullnumberofbedsitshould
with$300,000,sheadded.
Prince Georges, along with
HowardandAnneArundelcounties
onlypurchasebedspaceonacaseby
casebasis,OBriensaid.
Themoneycontinuestoshrink
from Prince Georges, OBrien
said.
Peter Luongo, director of the
Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Administration,apartoftheDepart-
mentofHealthandMentalHygiene,
agreedwithOBriensassessmentof
Anchorspossiblefuture.
He said that the data showed a
trend in the tri-county area means
that people getting drug treatment
who would normally go on to plac-
es like Anchor have to be denied
access.
The same problem can also be
foundstatewide,Luongosaid.
People werent able to move
to it, Luongo said. There sim-
ply werent enough halfway house
beds.
Luongo said that
drugandalcoholaddic-
tions treatment funds
oftenfellbythewayside
whenbudgetsstatewide
becametight.
Theresbeenmore
needs than resources
overtheyears,Luongo
toldTheCountyTimes.
Theres kind of a mis-
match we hit tough
times and weve had
no substantial increase
in funding for the last four to fve
years.
Moreover, drug treatment ser-
viceswerenotwrittenintothestate
constitution, like public education,
whichcouldputthemevenloweron
Gov.MartinOMalleys(D)priority
list.
Alcohol and drug services are
notmandated,theyreoptional.They
dont have to be funded, Luongo
said. OMalleys going to have to
weigh them against the other needs
inthebudget.
Luongo confrmed that there
wouldnotbeanyextrafundsforAn-
chorbedseither,thisyear.
Each county is required by the
statetocreateitsownstrategicplan
for addictions treatment and in the
St. Marys County plan one of the
priorities is to secure funding for
moretreatmentbedsattheCharlotte
Hallbasedfacility.
Fornow,OBriensaid,Walden/
Sierra has had to refnance its op-
erations at Anchor andhas onlyre-
ceivedaonetimegrantofassistance
fromthestatetokeepitsdoorsopen.
Theycontinuetotrytoraisefundsto
continuetreatmentoperations.
Its very precarious, OBrien
said.
If Anchor has to shut down,
OBriensaid,thatwouldmeanmore
people suffering from addictions
crowdingemergencyroomsandthe
detention centers. Walden would
havetotransferclientstootherfacili-
tiesweretherewouldbewaitinglists
for treatment and likely even more
peopledeniedaccess,sheadded.
Itwouldbedevastatinginways,
to people suffering from addictions
and the community as a whole,
OBriensaid.
ByGuyLeonard
StaffWriter
Detectiveswiththecoun-
ty Vice/Narcotics unit along
with sheriffs offce tactical
team members arrested fve
people Nov. 30 in a narcot-
icsraidonMillstoneLanding
Roadthattheunitcommand-
er said removed two alleged
successful marijuana dealers
fromthecommunity.
Its a good bust, said
vice/narcotics commander
Lt. Daniel Alioto. We had
two dealers who were sell-
ingonthestreetandfromthe
residence.
The marijuana was [di-
vided]upinbaggiesandready
tobesold.
Police charged Gary Na-
thanielThomas,25,andNor-
man Kenneth Dickerson, 26,
of California with possession
of marijuana and intending
todistributeit,accordingtoa
BureauofCriminalInvestiga-
tionspressrelease.
Clifton Antonios Rob-
inson, 21, of Forrestville and
Robert Anthony Robinson,
39, of Prince Frederick were
bothchargedwithpossession
of marijuana and Michelle
Catherine Miles, 21 of Lex-
ingtonParkwaschargedwith
obstructing the arrests of the
other suspects while at the
residenceonMillstoneLand-
ingRoad.
In total police seized
about$700ofmarijuana,$300
in cash and two handguns,
Aliotosaid.BothThomasand
Dickersonwerechargedwith
frearms violations, Alioto
said.
Themarijuanawasdivid-
edupinto$20incrementsfor
sale,Aliotosaid,whichmeant
policetookabout35bagsout
ofdistribution.
Both men have not been
convicted of crimes in the
past, Alioto said, but detec-
tives are currently confrm-
ing the exact origins of the
weapons.
Detectives found sus-
pectedmarijuanainthehome
hiddeninaclosetandababy
crib, charging documents al-
lege, and both Thomas and
Dickerson admitted, charg-
ing documents state, that the
marijuanafoundwastheres.
Aliotosaidthatneighbors
inthecommunityhadnoticed
a high volume of visitor traf-
fc coming to and from the
homeanddetectiveshadbeen
watching the home, which
was being rented, for some
time.
Alioto also alleged that
Thomas and Dickerson had
usedavehicletosellmarijua-
naonthestreets.
They were defnitely
movingahigherthanaverage
volumeofmarijuanathrough
the community, Alioto said.
Anditwasrightinaresiden-
tialneighborhoodnearGreen
Holly Elementary School; it
wasimportanttoshutitdown
justasquicklyaswecould.
The Millstone Landing
Roadraidtookplacejustone
week after a major narcotics
sweepovertheThanksgiving
holiday weekend that netted
14arrestsandalmost$40,000
in drugs, cash and property,
including frearms.
Thismostrecentraidcon-
tinuedtherippleaffect,Alioto
said, of making the business
ofsellingandbuyingdrugsin
the community a precarious
proposition. Increased street
patrols and efforts by narcot-
ics detectives meant that it
wasgettinghardertogetaway
wittradingnarcotics.
There is a ripple affect,
andpricesaregoingup,Ali-
otosaid.Buttheresalsothe
fact that were disrupting the
dealersandthebuyers.
The buyers are just as
scarednowtobuyasthedeal-
ers are to sell it. Its getting
themontherun.
FiveArrestedIn
NarcoticsRaids
Michelle Catherine Miles Robert Anthony Robinson
Norman Kenneth Dickerson Gary Nathaniel Thomas Clifton Antonios Robinson
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Members of the Board
of County Commissioners
and the Metropolitan Com-
mission met at a joint work
session Tuesday to discuss
MetcComs possible takeover
of water and sewer operations
on Patuxent River Naval Air
Station, how the county can
reduce nitrogen being fowed
back into the Chesapeake Bay
and how to turn around the
perception that MetCom is
not as responsive to the public
as it could be.
Commissioners on both
sides of the table agreed af-
ter the meeting that with the
countys rapid growth and
need to use water resources
more effciently, more infor-
mation sharing between the
two bodies was not only ben-
efcial but necessary.
The level of growth
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The County Times
Youhavetowonderwherethesetaxand
spendSenators,Delegates,andtheGovernor
learned fscal discipline. Faced with what
they described as a $1.7 billion dollar bud-
get defcit, they went to Annapolis last month
for a special session and increased govern-
mentspendingbysome$300milliondollars
in new programs. Those suffering from the
illsofbankruptcycouldusethatlogictoex-
plain to the bankruptcy judge. Of course, the
judge would probably fnd you had defrauded
your creditors and put you behind bars.
SonowwehavetheStateofMarylands
fscal woes painfully addressed, or do we?
The Maryland Legislature made drastic
changesinthe3-weekspecialsession,more
than you would ever expect in any 3-month
regular session. Part of the reason for con-
ducting public policy in this limited time
is to limit debate and public understanding
of the issues. Remember, for every action,
there is an equal or greater reaction.
The public will not know all the rami-
fcations of this recently completed special
sessionforsometime,yetthereisonething
taxpayersshouldcountonrightnow,itisgo-
ing to cost you more than your Senator or
Delegate wants you to know.
We know the obvious costs, higher sales
taxes, higher income taxes, higher cigarette
taxes, etc., yet these were not enough to cover
the spending spree that our elected offcials
plan when they go back to Annapolis in Janu-
ary. So they did what only very experienced
politicians would do, they threw us a bone
that really is more like bait and switch.
Despite $1.3 billion in new taxes, the
Legislature will cut funding for public edu-
cation by $152 million ($4.2 million for St.
Marys). This will free up even more money
fornewspendingprogramswithouthavingto
increase taxes even further, right? Wrong!
In order to increase spending even
more, the Legislature decided to shift some
of the burden to local governments. Not
directly, but they knew what would hap-
pen. Legislators are well aware that the
strongestlobbyinggroupforlocalgovern-
ment is the local Board of Education along
with the very well funded and experienced
teachers union. These people know how to
squeeze money out of elected offcials.
Over the next 4 months, you will begin to
hearrumblingsabouthowtheBoardofEdu-
cationwillnotbeabletodelivertheservices
expected of them because of state funding
cuts. The future of our children will be at
risk. Let the spin begin.
Ultimately, the County Commissioners
will be asked to fll in and provide the fund-
ing to replace the state funds. On Tuesday,
the commissioners agreed to increase this
years Board of Education budget by more
than $800,000. That increase means the
statefundingincreaseforthenextbudgetis
already 75% spent. Now the Board of Edu-
cation will attempt to compile a budget for
next year with substantially no increase in
funding from state government which over-
all provides approximately 60% of the entire
education budget.
The County Commissioners will be ex-
pectedtoprovidesomewhereneara$12mil-
lion dollar increase in education funding.
With the power of the education lobby, it will
take strong political will to say no.
What these politicians sometimes fail to
understand,itsnotreallythestatelegislators
orthecountycommissionerswhoareprovid-
ing the funds, it is the taxpayers. And re-
gardlessifitisstatefundsorcountyfunds,it
is the same taxpayers paying both bills.
With the increased cost of living we are
allexperiencing,coupledwithtaxincreases
passedbythestate,andpropertytaxincreas-
es at the local level, taxpayers are taxed out.
Passing costs on to other levels of govern-
mentmaymakelifealittleeasierforelected
offcials, but it is their constituents who suf-
fer the same. The only way to change these
taxandspendpracticesistochangewhowe
elect.
ItsTheSameTaxpayer
ByCynthiaBryson
StaffWriter
The St. Marys Coun-
ty Commissioners meeting
agenda on Tuesday contained
several budgetary items re-
gardingongoingprojectsim-
pactingcountyschools,local
business improvements, road
safety, leave for County em-
ployees and a recommenda-
tion for an interim position
for the Department of Public
Safety Volunteer Task Force.
One budget amend-
ment took the remaining
$13,400fromcompletedproj-
ects,addingittotheirCapital
Improvement Program re-
serve, while $108,000 reim-
bursed from the state funds
cost overruns on the George
Washington Carver Elemen-
tary Replacement School proj-
ectapprovedbytheBoardof
Education earlier last month.
A refund of $2.8
million from the Countys
CareFirst insurance program
resulted in the funding of
$860,000foremployeepremi-
umholidayandapayadjust-
mentforparaprofessionalsto
address having enough quali-
fed people in classrooms on
a credentials based basis,
providing incentive for fur-
ther education among their
ranks. This motion also pro-
vides paraprofessionals op-
portunity for promotion. The
remaining $1.98 million from
the refund was put aside for
possible inclusion in the fscal
year 2009 budget.
Dr. Michael Mar-
tirano, Superintendent of
Schools, acknowledged his
appreciation for this motion.
The actions you have taken
here today have allowed us
to move forward in a very
positivemannerwhileac-
knowledging the support of
ouremployeeswhoworktire-
lesslyeverydayonbehalfof
our children, he said.
A motion to award
four local businesses with
landscaping grants ranging
from almost $6000 to about
$10,000wasunanimouslyap-
proved. Torres Enterprises,
the Bay District Volunteer
Fire Department, Lexington
Park Family Dentistry and C
& O Enterprises were the re-
cipientsofthesegrantsbased
on their commitment to im-
prove their facilitys appear-
ance and accessibility.
An amendment was
required to bring the Commu-
nity Traffc Safety Program
budget into alignment with
what they received. Jackie
Beckman, coordinator of the
program, was present to ex-
plain where the funds will
be used. Motorcycle safety
enforcement, sobriety check-
pointsandfurthertrainingfor
their employees were among
the items she brought up.
Emphasis is also be-
ing placed on driving safety
for younger citizens especial-
ly in light of the recent road
tragedies in Southern Mary-
land. Beckmans proposal will
includecontactswiththeCol-
lege of Southern Maryland,
Leonardtown campus, and
parentalandlawenforcement
involvement. The commis-
sioners lauded her programs
department for its initiatives
with young drivers.
If we can teach our
youngpeopletheimportance
ofwearingaseatbeltnotto
drinkanddrive,nottodrink
underage,thenwerejustset-
ting the tone of them learn-
inggoodskillsandbecoming
betterdriversastheybecome
adults, Beckman said.
A change to the
Countys employees policies
will allow them to rollover
excess annual leave that has
notbeenusedintosickleave,
without exceeding 360 hours.
This benefts those about to
retire who could apply it to
theirpensionandindividuals
with long-term illnesses. This
motion was unanimously
approved.
The Chair of the
Department of Public Safety
Volunteer Task Force, David
Deaderick, proposed an in-
terim recommendation that
would raise the level of sup-
port the Advance Life Sup-
portprogramwouldbeableto
provide. This is sorely needed
to improve the services the
County provides, according
to Deaderick. The commis-
sionersagreedwithhisevalu-
ation,howeverconcernswere
raisedastothefundingofthe
position, whom they would
beresponsibletoandthepre-
cedence it would set. The
devilsinthedetailsasfaras
Im concerned, said Daniel
Raley (D-Great Mills).
I am eager to say
againthatitisourintentionto
beef up the volunteer system
and make recommendations
that will enhance and enable
the volunteer system, not to
move in any way toward a
paid service. And I think I
speakforthemembersofthe
task force who articulated
thatatourlastmeeting,Dea-
derick responded. After much
discussion of details the rec-
ommendation was approved.
Its about fulflling
a commitment I feel is nec-
essary to do, said Commis-
sioner Larry Jarboe (R- Gold-
en Beach).
For access to the
Countys meeting agendas
andminutes,visithttp://www.
co.saint-marys.md.us/.
CommissionersAddressWide
SpectrumofCountyIssues
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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where from 8 to 12 minutes,
but a fre typically burns out
of control within 6 minutes.
The commissioners observed
a live simulation of a sprinkler
system extinguishing a fre
in less than 50 seconds, this
There were 111 residential
fres in St. Marys County in
erty damage throughout the
county in 2005, according to
the National Center for Injury
Mattingly responded to
tion saying he wouldnt move
to a new state with his ideas,
and that he was born here and
people would have to put up
After Mattingly made his
onded it so it could be voted
I seconded the motion
tingly deserved to have the
ey said just before he voted
against the motion, we all
know he feels so passionate
about it and I thought for this
motion to be held out there
without a second would be
But he did not support
Dysons current move to put
the college under the state
tingly said. I think theyve
done extremely well and it
would be a terrible mistake to
solve the problem its just
ODonnell said he would
son in Annapolis to change
the governance structure of
Terri Bartz Bowles
Its getting close to that time. The weather
is getting colder but its not quite there yet. It
needs to get cold and stay cold; there needs to
be a snap to the air. Once that happens, then
its time. Hog killing time. Not so many peo-
ple raise and butcher their own hogs any more.
I remember my grandparents doing it when
I was a kid. There was a time when practi-
cally all farmers raised a hog or two. Hogs are
natures recyclers. All of the kitchen scraps we
now put into compost used to be put into the
hogs. All kinds of vegetable peelings, squash
that got too big on the vines, leftover pumpkins
it all went to the hogs. Once theyre fattened
up and the weather is cold, its time.
Pork is yummy. Ham, pork chops, bacon
and sausage; its all good. Back in the day,
country folks didnt run to the grocery store to
get sausage, they made their own. First things
frst, the hog gets killed and prepped which
includes scalding them and scraping the hair
off with a hog scraper. After hes ready, the
butchering begins. Im sure youve heard the
old saying about using every part of the hog
but the oink. Its pretty true. When times were
hard, nothing was wasted. Lard was rendered,
the brains were fried up with scrambled eggs,
fatback was salted and preserved, the head
was cooked, (jowls are a gourmet dish in some
places as is hog maw which is the stomach).
If you think youve never eaten some of these
more obscure parts of the hog, Id say youre
wrong. If youve eaten hot dogs made with
pork, youve eaten parts of the hog you never
even thought about before, like lips, snouts
and weasands. The FDA allows all sorts of
little odds and ends to be ground up into hot
dogs and other stuff. Hey, dont take my word
for it, look it up. Weasands, by the way, are
windpipes.
You butcher hogs when its cold, of course,
because youre working with raw meat and it
needs to stay cold. Lots of cutting and wrap-
ping ensue. The tenderloin is saved out and
thats cooked for dinner, a nice treat after a day
of hard work. You fx your hams and bacon
for curing if thats what you want to do. Some
folks like fresh ham, some salt or smoke their
hams. The best part of all this is making the
sausage. You need a meat grinder and you
grind up both fat and lean. Sausage without
fat is not sausage, I dont know what it is, but
its not sausage. Then you season the ground
meat. I can remember my grandmother add-
ing sage and red pepper fakes to the ground
meat and mixing it with her hands in a big
enamelware basin. When she thought it was
right, shed fry a little bit to taste. Once it was
perfect, the stuffng began. A sausage stuffer
is a big, heavy metal contraption that clamps
onto the table or work surface. You add the
meat and turn the crank and the lid pushes the
meat down and out of a snout at the bottom.
You will have already threaded your casing
onto the snout. Traditionally, sausage casing is
the intestines, also known as chitterlings. You
can buy casings ready to go, though, and its
much easier. Its called link sausage because
the casing is long and you twist it a certain way
as its flled to make the links.
Do yourself a favor and stop by one of the
local purveyors of country sausage and buy
some links. They come hot or mild. When
youre ready to cook them, cut the links apart
and using the point of your sharp knife, poke a
few slits through each casing. This lets the fat
out as they cook. Boil til done and enjoy! The
casing is completely edible, you dont have to
peel them. You can get good country bacon,
too, that is so different and better than what
you buy pre-packaged at the grocery store. If
you buy your bacon already cooked, thats just
sad. You dont know what good, real bacon
tastes like.
After all the hard work, you have plenty of
pork to enjoy through the winter and beyond
and good link sausage for Christmas morn-
ing breakfast. Thats a tradition in our family.
Daddy always got the sausage started and let
it cook while we opened presents. Its hard to
tear kids away from their toys and stockings,
but link sausage always worked in our house!
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Bushwood Wharf "+ 45 min. " "+ 45 min. "
Colt on' s Point "+ 50 min. " "+ 24 min. "
Point Lookout "- 65 min. " "- 69 min. "
Piney Point "+ 9 min. " "- 8 min. "
Wicomico Beach "+ 58 min. " "+ 63 min. "
Solomons I sland "- 27 min. " "- 62 min. "
Several Dignitaries were on hand to witness the dedication of a brand-new arsenic well Tuesday afternoon in
California. The new well is designed to make our drinking water even safer than it already was, said County
Public Information director Karen Everett.
Metcom, County Commissioners
Dedicate New Well
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County Times Thursday,December,2007
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PatrickDugan
Welcome back!
Itoccurredtomethat
withthisyearending
and all of us getting
ready to start 2008,
now was the time to
send out more in-
formation that may
helpyouinyoursell-
ing, buying, invest-
ing or even renting
endeavor.
Thisweekwetalkaboutselling.
How is the market? I hear terrible
things,droppingprices,foreclosuresandbad
loansThisiswhatIhearallthetimeandmy
answeristhatallofthatistrue,initsplace.
Therearepartsofthecountrywhere
foreclosures are sky rocketing and house
prices are dropping. California, Ohio and
Floridaleadtheway.Yetifyouweretogoto
certain parts of those states you would fnd
areaswherehomepricesareincreasing.You
havetolookatthewholepicture.
So when you look at our local market
andtrytojudgeitbythenationalnewsyou
aredoingyourselfadisservice.
Locally things are not nearly as bad as
youmaybeleadtobelieve.Homepriceshave
stabilizedandnewsubdivisionsareopening
up.Leonardtown,St.Inigoes,Hollywoodall
have subdivisions that have opened in the
pasttwomonths,andtherearemorehomes
beingbuiltalloverthecounty.Singlefam-
ily homes, town homes and apartments are
beingbuilt.
So,whoisbuyingthem?Inmostofthe
subdivisionsyourpurchasersarebuyerswho
arelookingtoincreasethesizeoftheirhome.
ButifIweretotellyouthatiswhereallthe
buyers where looking for I would be doing
you a disservice. You have to look at the
whole picture. There are many buyers now
whoarelookingtodownsizetheirhome,or
evenbuyasmallerlot.Somewantadifferent
community where the Home Owners Asso-
ciationisveryactiveandcontrolling.Others
will not even live in a subdivision with an
H.O.A..
Somebuyersarelocal,somearefrom
outofstate.Texas,WashingtonandMissouri
arethreestatesthatwillbesendingworkers
hereoverthenextfewyears.
These buyers are taking their time in
theirdecisionmakingprocessandbeingsure
togetwhattheywantinahouse.So,ifyou
are trying to sell your home, it better be in
top shape! There are many homes for sale
and if your house does not show as well as
others, you are going to know it by the fact
that yours will still be for sale while others
willbesold.
Whenyougetanofferonyourhouse
anditisfromanoutoftownbuyerwhoneeds
toselltheirhomebesureyouknowwhatthe
marketinthatareaislike.Isitprobablethat
theirhousewillsellinareasonableamount
of time for the price they need to buy your
home?Youneedtoknowthisinformation.
More information for you will be com-
ing in future editions but in the mean time
if you have any questions or comments you
canreachmeatpatrick.dugan@obrienrealty.
com,or301-672-1925.
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Crazy Chicken
Christmas Clearance
ALittleFruitcakeby
DavidValdesGreenwood
c.2007, DaCapo Press $14.95 / 182 pages
Forelevenmonthsofthe
year, you barely think about
it.ButeveryChristmastime,
the memory of it flls your
brain with the same kind of
feelingsyouhadthatholiday
waybackwhen.
Maybe that morning,
Santa brought you what you
wanted more than anything
else. Or maybe you didnt
getwhatyouwant,anditstill
stingsafteralltheseyears.Or
perhaps a family members
presence or absence makes
you recall that Christmas
morethananyothersyouve
hadinyourlife.
We all have those un-
forgettable Christmases, but
only the brave put them to
paper. AuthorDavid Valdes
Greenwood is one of those
souls, and in the new book
ALittleFruitcake,Valdes
Greenwood shares twelve
memories of Christmas past
and a few that should have
justbeenpassed.
Starting with his ffth
Christmas, Valdes Green-
wood remembers how much
he wanted a doll of his very
ownthatyear.Hisnewly-di-
vorcedmother was prepared
towrapthetoyandputitun-
der the tree. Valdes Green-
woodsformidableGrammy,
a small woman who seems,
in this book, to be 10 feet
tall, was completely against
her youngest grandsons
wish. The frst chapter in
this book The Powder Keg
Under the Tree speaks to
thechildinuswhocaptured
thegiftmostwanted,despite
adultmisgivings.
A little later in a kids
lifecomesthetimewhenhe
orshequestionsthepresence
of a Santa on every street
corner. Has the truth been
deduced?Inthechapteren-
titledBadtoSanta,Valdes
Greenwood and his older
brother fgure it all out, but
instead of being nice about
it, theyre defnitely naughty.
And who can forget
those old sibling skirmishes
atChristmas?Grammywas
famousforherfudge,herdi-
vinity,andherfruitcake,and
inTheWaroftheFudges,
she fnds an unusual (but
very practical) way to even
out the hes got more than
mebattle.
Andthentheresthetime
when a kid realizes hes not
a kid any more, and Christ-
mases are changed forever.
In the last chapter, Valdes
Greenwood remembers the
endofhischildhoodandthe
sudden realization that his
nutty-as-a-fruitcake family
was actually way more than
justhalf-baked.
This time of year, when
youre about fnished fght-
ingthecrowdsandlistening
totheumpteenthrenditionof
JingleBells,theresanan-
tidotetoallthatperfunctory
cheer:realcheer,intheform
ofabooklikethisone.
ALittleFruitcakewill
make you laugh out loud at
some of the universal, al-
most-from-a-movie memo-
ries that Valdes Greenwood
shares,includingmessingup
at Christmas programs, be-
ing the kid most picked-on,
andtheoh-nofeelingyouget
whenyouknowthatprecious
last crinkly paper-wrapped
package under the tree con-
tains (ugh) new socks. Later
oninthebook,thememories
soberupabitbutarenoless
appealing in their everyman
feel.
Ifyoucherishanymem-
ories of Christmas past, let
thisbookhelpyouremember
and laugh. A Little Fruit-
cake is a real peach of a
holidaybook.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
There are literally thousands
of sites in St. Marys County, the
mother county of Maryland, that
could yield as yet undiscovered ar-
chaeological footnotes in history,
preservation advocates say, but
some kind of local protection may
be needed in the future to ensure
their survival.
Currently, there is no ordinance
in St. Marys County that would de-
lay or shift the scope of a housing
development or a building project
that might cover up or destroy key
artifacts that could tell historians
more about the lives of Marylands
frst colonial residents or even the
natives who frst claimed the land.
If sites are disturbed, that de-
stroys the ability of archaeologists
to make careful observations, said
Teresa Wilson, preservation plan-
ner for the countys Department
of Land Use and Growth Manage-
ment. The best protection is local
protection.
While the creation of an ordi-
nance is an uncertain possibility at
this point, Wilson said, the countys
Historic Preservation Commission
has already begun to educate the
public on what other jurisdictions
have done in using the law to pro-
tect archaeological sites.
In late October, the preservation
commission held a small commu-
nity meeting at Leonardtown High
School complete with a presentation
from the Maryland National Capi-
tal Park and Planning Commission
in Prince Georges County about a
new ordinance there that protects
archaeological sites that are endan-
gered by development.
The ordinance there allows ar-
chaeologists to start various stages
of excavation to see how prevalent
artifacts are on a particular site and
catalog their signifcance. Develop-
ment can proceed once the archaeo-
logical process has run its course.
Wilson said the county is not
seeking to get into the business of
archaeological investigation, but
rather to fnd a way to preserve
the resources and still allow de-
velopment on a piece of land to
continue.
We have to look at what oth-
er jurisdictions have done and get
public input, Wilson said. The
planning department is not going
to become involved in archaeology.
But an ordinance, it just means that
wed have the ability to have some-
thing left alone.
An archaeological pres-
ervation ordinance is a goal
of the countys historic pres-
ervation plan that has not
been achieved yet, Wilson
said.
Were at the beginning
of looking at our plans for
archaeology [preservation],
Wilson said.
Archaeological resources
are mainly focused in St. Marys
City, she said, where the focused
mandate is to eventually restore
Marylands frst capital city back to
life. But other excavation sites are
being studied around the county
right now, she said, though it is not
widely known.
The ones surveyed arent pub-
lished to keep them safe from peo-
ple seeking artifacts, Wilson said,
adding that she was also unaware
of the exact locations of surveyed
sites.
Henry Miller, director of re-
search at Historic St. Marys City,
said an archaeological preservation
ordinance would serve the interests
of developers and preservationists
well.
Thats something proven to be
economically effective and allows
development to occur but preserve
our past, Miller said.
Miller said there are probably
thousands of sites of archaeological
signifcance in St. Marys County,
only a fraction of which have been
tapped for their potential.
The history here encompasses
not only about 400 years of colonial
settlement, but nearly 10,000 years
of American Indian habitation,
Miller said.
St. Marys County is an ex-
tremely rich archaeological region,
Miller told The County Times.
One of the prime archaeological
resources the preservation commis-
sion is attempting to catalog now
are the many small plot or family
cemeteries in the county that have
become lost or have succumbed to
the ravages of time and the environ-
ment. The commission is attempt-
ing to create a database of docu-
mented cemeteries that would warn
developers to take caution and not
disturb them during construction.
County Looking For Ways To
Preserve Archaeological Troves
ing plus safety factors necessi-
tated their recommendation.
We acknowledge the im-
pact of the Rowing Center on
the view of the river, OBrien
said. We were all surprised.
The committee reviewed
several options to move the
rowing center that included
realigning Trinity Church
Road and reapplying for con-
struction permits.
According to Chip Jack-
son, associate vice president
in charge of Facilities, mov-
ing the boathouse could cost
anywhere from $600,000 to
$1 million depending on the
option taken; but moving it
would take it farther from the
shoreline and scuttle its in-
tended purpose.
Its like building your
garage 200 feet from your
house, Jackson said.
The Rowing Center has
been at the center of signif-
cant tumult in the commu-
nity since the summer when
neighbors of the college com-
plained about its placement
blocking the view of the river
as commuters traveled north.
They were also angered by a
perceived lack of effort on the
colleges part to get public in-
put on the project.
Sen. Roy Dyson (D-
Dist.29) jumped into the fray
early on, saying the boathouse
should be moved and the col-
lege should be put under the
governance of the University
of Maryland system if the col-
leges leadership did not acqui-
esce to community demands.
Some in the state legisla-
ture and the county have op-
posed his idea to change the
colleges governance, saying it
would damage the leadership
that has led the college to na-
tional prominence as a liberal
arts honors institution.
The college, while a state-
funded institution, enjoys sig-
nifcant autonomy not found
on other publicly funded cam-
puses in Maryland.
Local residents unhappy
with the boathouses place-
ment also circulated a peti-
tion calling on Gov. Martin
OMalley to issue a stop work
order on the project.
That petition is still being
circulated, said activist Gladys
Siegel, and is gaining support.
There are 500 signatures
on it and theyre still signing
it, Siegel, a member of the
Citizens for the Preservation
of Historic St. Marys City,
said.
Siegel said attempts by
the college to hold community
meetings to discuss the build-
ing of the Rowing Center were
disingenuous; the college ad-
ministration had no intention
of ever moving the boathouse,
she said.
Theyve totally disre-
garded the will of the people,
Siegel said. Its a sham.
Relations between the
preservationists and the col-
lege became tense when
threats of arson were attrib-
uted to Siegels group after an
article was published in a local
tabloid newspaper, suggesting
some residents felt the proj-
ect would be better off burnt
down.
Siegel denied any such
comments were made by
her group, but the college in-
creased security and surveil-
lance at the construction site
in light of the threats.
Siegel and the group also
want work to stop on the ad-
joining River Center project.
In addition to questions on
the practicality of moving the
project, the committee mem-
bers were also loathe to move
the center because it was built
entirely on donations and pri-
vate funds; meaning that if it
were moved, donors might ask
for their money back or be lost
as benefactors to the college.
The tight state budget this
fscal year also means the like-
lihood of getting state assis-
tance in moving it is unlikely.
The prospect of raising
$1 million [to move the cen-
ter] is not good, said Torre
Meringolo, vice president for
Development.
The board of trustees also
voted to create a special com-
mittee that would meet early
on with community members
to discuss building projects on
the college campus in an effort
to avoid the uproar caused by
the Rowing Center.
It makes good sense,
said Tom Botzman, vice presi-
dent of Business Administra-
tion at the college of the Capi-
tal Design Advisory Council.
Seigel said her group
would continue to build oppo-
sition to both the Rowing Cen-
ter and River Center projects.
Our committee is not
going to stop, Siegel said.
Were not accepting this as a
fnal answer.
Those people have too
much autonomy.
Boathouse
Continued from page A-
Photo by Guy Leonard
The River Center project, right next to the Rowing Center, is continuing to be
built unabated. Some local residents are working to have its construction
stopped as well.
SectionA-
The
County Times Thursday,December6,2007
Obituaries
December 6, 1955 - January 15, 2006
Happy Birthday Mom!
Love Vernon,
Cheree,
Michael,
and Jaylin
Dr.CharlesEugeneEd-
wardsIII,0
Dr. Charles Eugene Ed-
wards III of California, Md.,
and longtime resident of
Rockville, Md., passed away
inhishomeSaturday,Dec.1,
attheageof80.
A physician, educator,
husband, father, and grand-
father, he was born April 28,
1927inWashington,DCand
wasthesonofthelateCharles
EugeneEdwardsIIandPhoe-
beLynchEdwards.
Hewillbedeeplymissed
byhiswifeof52years,Eliza-
beth Nistal Edwards, his son
CharlesEdwardsandhiswife
Kimberly of Marietta, Ga.,
daughter Sharon Edwards of
Berkley, Calif., son Michael
Edwards and his wife Becky
of Leonardtown, son John
EdwardsandhispartnerPaul
Albergo of Washington, DC,
grandchildren Erin, Bethe
Anne, Ashley, Joseph and
Kyle, as well as many other
extendedfamilymembersand
friends.
AMemorialServicewill
be held Saturday, Dec. 8, in
St.AloysiusCatholicChurch,
Leonardtown, at 11 a.m. The
ReverendJohnDakeswillof-
fciate. A Memorial Service
will be held in January in
Rockville,Md.
The family requests that
contributions in his name be
made to the National Parkin-
son Foundation, Inc., 1501
N.W. 9
th
Avenue, Miami, FL
33136and/orHOSPICEofSt.
Marys, Inc., P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown,MD20650.
Arrangements by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A.
inLeonardtown,MD.
WilliamHenryFowler,

William Henry Fowler,

88,ofLeonardtown,diedDec.
3,inhisresidence.
Born April 8, 1919 in
Washington, DC, he was
the son of the late William
Ambrose Fowler and Lillian
Langley Fowler. Mr. Fowler
had worked as a freman at
the Navy Yard in Washing-
ton,DC.Heservedhiscoun-
tryduringWorldWarIIinthe
Army Air Corps as a gun-
ner aboard B-24s. He was a
memberoftheSt.MarysRod
andClassicCarClub.
He is survived by two
sons, David Lee Fowler of
Leonardtown, William D.
FowlerofWoodbridge,Va.,a
sister, Catherine Grace Lam-
burgerofFallingWater,W.V.,
12 grandchildren, 25 great
grandchildren and two great-
great grandchildren. In ad-
dition to his parents, he was
precededindeathbyhiswife,
KathrynL.PhelpsFowlerand
abrother,LeonardE.Fowler.
The family received
friends Wednesday, Dec. 5
from58p.m.intheBrins-
feld Life Celebration Chapel,
Leonardtown.AFuneralSer-
vicewillbeconductedThurs-
day, Dec. 6. at 11 a.m. in the
Life Celebration Chapel. In-
terment will follow in Cedar
HillCemetery,Suitland,Md.
Serving as pallbearers
will be John Hynson, Fred
Calvert, Bill Higgs, John
Gogul, Bert Collier and Ray
Rupertus.
BeverlyAnnGisriel,72
Beverly Ann Gisriel, 72
of Leonardtown died Dec. 2,
inherresidence.
Born Aug. 26, 1935 in
Baltimore, Md., she was the
daughterofthelateEdwardW.
Murphy and Ruth Madeline
Wolf.Shewasaruralcarrier
for the United States Postal
Service until 1989. She was
a wonderful and much-loved
wife, mother, grandmother,
sister,auntandfriend.
She is survived by her
husband,HerbertFultonGis-
riel, whom she married Dec.
11, 1953. She is also sur-
vived by her brother Edward
S. Murphy of Millersville,
Md.andsisterJudyHambyof
GlenBurnie,Md.,herchildren
David Gisriel of Rockport,
Texas, Doug Gisriel of Dam-
eron, Kim Browne of Valley
Lee,LoriBaumanofBuffalo,
Minn. and their spouses; her
grandchildren Sherri Nor-
sworthy, Crystal Gisriel, Jen-
nifer Dominiak-Olson, Justin
Browne, Erika Gisriel, Jo-
hel Browne, Melissa Gisriel,
ShannonBrowne,DerekGis-
riel, Nicholas Browne, Dani-
elleGisriel,RebeccaBauman
and Victoria Bauman; her
great-grandchildren Mikayla
Norsworthy, Dylan Norswor-
thy, Alisson Magee and Tra-
visBrowne.
Inadditiontoherparents,
Beverlywasprecededindeath
by her sister Ethel Murphy,
brothers Edward and Patrick
Murphy,andgrandsonAaron
Browne.
The family will receive
friendsFriday,Dec.7,from10
11 a.m. in the Brinsfeld
Life Celebration Chapel,
Leonardtown. A Memorial
Service will be conducted
at 11 a.m. in the Life Cel-
ebration Chapel. Father Joe
Dobson will be offciating.
Inurnment will be private.

Memorialcontributionmay
bemadetoHospiceHouse,c/o
HOSPICEofSt.Marys,Inc.,
P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown,
MD20650orSecondDistrict
VFD&RS,P.O.Box1,Valley
Lee,MD20692.
AlbertDwightLedman,
54
Albert Dwight Ledman,
54,ofBushwood,diedDec.3,
inhisresidence.
He is survived by a
daughter,CarlaAnnLedman
of Lexington Park, Md., two
sons, Albert D. Ledman, Jr.
of Tall Timbers, Christopher
Michael Ledman of Leonar-
dtown,sixgrandchildren,two
sisters, Shirley Liberti and
Bonnie Thayer of WV and
a brother, Daniel Ledman of
SevernaPark,Md.
The family will receive
friendsSunday,Dec.9from2
5 p.m. in the Brinsfeld Life
Celebration Chapel, Leon-
ardtown. Inurnment will be
private.
MaryGertrudeTrudy
GroverPegg,4
Mary Gertrude Trudy
GroverPegg,84,ofLexington
Park, died Dec. 2 in Bayside
CareCenter,LexingtonPark.
Born Feb. 14, 1923 on
Solomons Island, Md. she
was the daughter of the late
Jesse Guy Grover, stepfather
Walter A. Wise and mother
FrancesEllaAbellWise.She
was the beloved wife of the
late Charles W. Pegg whom
she married Feb. 14, 1974 in
Immaculate Heart of Mary
CatholicChurch.
She was the sister of the
lateEarlA.GroverofMyrtle
Beach, SC; John Thomas
and niece Caroline Cum-
mings.Sheissurvivedbytwo
nieces Barbara Feddon and
Mary Ann Siniscalchi. She
attended Great Mills High
SchoolandwasalifelongSt.
Marys County resident. She
was a civil service employee
atPatuxentRiverasaBudget
Analyst for 33 years, retiring
in 1980. She was a member
ofImmaculateHeartofMary
Catholic Church and of the
Counting Team. She enjoyed
readingandspoilingherdog.
The family will receive
friendsThursday,Dec.6from
5 8 p.m. in the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
where Prayers will be said at
6:30 p.m. A Funeral Service
willbeheldFriday,Dec.7at
10 a.m. in the funeral home
chapelwithFr.JackKennealy
offciating. Interment will
follow in Charles Memorial
Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Ed-
ward Sanner, Robert Pegg,
Richard Pegg, Ronald Pegg,
Donald Strickland and Bruce
Strickland.
Contributions may be
made to the Lexington Park
VolunteerRescueSquad,P.O.
Box339,LexingtonPark,MD
20653 and/or St. Marys Hu-
maneSociety.
Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner
FuneralHome,P.A.
VioletElizabethVi
Smith,90
Violet Elizabeth Vi
Smith,90,ofDuluth,Ga.for-
merly of Tall Timbers, died
Dec. 2 in Duluth, Ga. Born
July 19, 1917 in Great Mills
she was the daughter of the
late Wathon Cleveland and
CoraElizabethOwensPotter.
She was preceded in
death by her husband Merril
Paul Smith Oct. 17, 1973 in
Washington, DC and whom
shemarriedin1943inWash-
ington, DC. She is survived
byherdaughterMaryJoAnn
NicholsofMontgomery,Ala.;
siblings: Lawrence Potter of
Ridge, and Frances Potter
of Hughesville, Md.; grand-
daughter: Deborah A. Jones
of Duluth, Ga.; her husband
Bradley of Duluth, Ga., and
great grandchildren: Anna
Katherine and Burke Hamil-
tonJonesbothofDuluth,Ga.
Shewasalsoprecededin
deathbyhersiblings:Blondell
Hammett, Cleveland Potter,
RosalieLedonne,MevrilPot-
terandCalvinPotter.
Mrs. Smith moved from
St.MarysCountytoDuluth,
Ga. in 2003. She graduated
with the Great Mills High
School Class of 1935. She
worked as a Divisional Man-
agerforC&PAT&TTelephone
Companies in Washington,
DC for 30 years until her re-
tirementin1975.Sheenjoyed
gardening, boating, reading,
going to church, spending
timewithfamilyandfriends.
Sheworkedformanyyearsat
St. George Catholic Church
afterherretirement.
The family received
friends Wednesday, Dec. 5,
from 5 8 p.m. in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, where Prayers were
saidat7p.m.AMassofChris-
tianBurialwillbecelebrated
Thursday,Dec.6at10:30a.m.
inSt.GeorgeCatholicChurch
with Msgr. Karl Chimiak off-
ciating.Intermentwillfollow
in Resurrection Cemetery,
Suitland,Md.
Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner
FuneralHome,P.A.
JohnBernardJ.B.
Somerville,Sr.,6
John Bernard J.B.
Somerville, Sr., 68, was born
Aug. 27,1939 in Compton,
Md.Hewasthesonofthelate
FelixAlbertandMaryEliza-
bethArmstrongSomerville.
He was a lifelong resi-
dent of St. Marys County.
He attended St. Marys Pub-
lic Schools as a child and in
adulthood worked for the
State Highway Administra-
tion for twenty nine years as
atruckdriver.Healsoworked
part-time at Fastop and Food
Lion.
He enjoyed spending
timewithhisfamily.Healso
enjoyedwatchinghisfavorite
football team, the Washing-
ton Redskins. He was a fun-
loving person, very outgoing
and very talkative. He loved
toplaythelottery.Youwould
always see him at A&W. He
opened his home to anyone
whoneededaplacetostay.
John was united in mar-
riagetoMaryCeceliaDorsey
Nov.6,1965inLeonardtown.
They had six children whom
he cherished and loved as
wellasaspecialniece,Leslie
Young and one grandchild,
ShonitaSomerville,whomhe
raised since their birth as his
ownchildren.
John leaves to cherish
his memories, his wife of
forty two years, Mary Cece-
lia Somerville; children: Kel-
vin M. Dorsey (Rhonda) of
Mechanicsville, Bernadette
C. Barnes (John) of Leonar-
dtown, John B. Somerville
Jr. (Yolanda) of Lexington
Park, Brenda L. Somerville
(George) of Lexington Park,
Stephanie A. Somerville of
Hagerstown, Md., William
A.Somerville(Ellie)ofLeon-
ardtown, Md.; one brother
Clarence Somerville and one
sister Theresa Smith, both
of Washington, D.C.; broth-
ers-in-law, John Dorsey Sr.,
HarryDorsey,MitchellDors-
ey, Joseph Dorsey; sisters-in-
law Margaret Dorsey, Rosa
Scriber, Jeanette Gordon and
fourteen grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren along
with a host of nieces, neph-
ews, cousins and friends. In
addition to his parents, he
wasprecededindeathbyhis
brothers; Thomas, Edward
and Ignatius Somerville, his
sisters, Eleanor Somerville,
Alice Barnes and Beatrice
Stewart and granddaughters
LakiaandTakiaSomerville.
The family will receive
friendsSaturday,Dec.8,from
910:30a.m.intheMatting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Chapel where a funeral Ser-
vicewillbeheldat10:30a.m
with Elder Harold Bowman
offciating. Interment will fol-
lowinCharlesMemorialGar-
dens,Leonardtown.Pallbear-
ers will be Rhode Stewart,
William Stewart, Fritzgarld
Gordon, Mark Miles, John
Duckett and John Barnes.
Honorary pallbearers will
be Wendall Spears, Terrill
Swales, Antonio Washington
andDeMarcusSpears.
Arrangements provided
by the Mattingley-Gardiner
FuneralHome,P.A.
MaryHelen(Thomas)
Vallandingham,9
Mary Helen (Thomas)
Vallandingham, 89 of Leon-
ardtown, died Dec. 2, at St.
MarysNursingCenter.
BorninChapticoonJuly
25, 1918, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Frank
Thomas Sr. and Snowden
Elizabeth Rebecca (Thomp-
son) Thomas. She was pre-
cededindeathbyherhusband
William Lawrence Valland-
ingham, Jr. whom she mar-
ried in the Loretta Chapel in
ChapticoOct.10,1933.
Mrs. Vallandingham was
a lifelong St. Marys County
resident and was a member
of Our Lady of the Wayside
Church. She was the mother
of: Joseph Warren Joe Val-
landingham of Bushwood,
Mary Virginia Gragan of
Chaptico, Peggy Bowles of
Leonardtown, Robert Law-
rence Vallandingham of Ft.
Meyers, Fla., James Bertram
Bert Vallandingham of
Hughesville, Thomas Aloy-
sius Tommy Vallanding-
ham of Bushwood, Clarence
Marion Vallandingham of
Loveville, Daniel Walter
Danny Vallandingham of
Mechanicsville, Marjorie
Margie Jean Hicks, of Me-
chanicsville, Helen Fay Wal-
lace of Hollywood, and the
lateJohnWilliamVallanding-
ham, Deborah Mae Valland-
ingham and Elizabeth Ann
Vallandingham.
ShewasthesisterofSu-
sanElizabethSusieWathen
of Waldorf, Md. and Mary
Marjorie Dennison of Nor-
folk, Va. and the late Amy
Thomas, Catherine Luvenia
Toots Lacey, Joseph Mc-
Quillian Mac Thomas,
PaulAloysiusThomas,James
BruceThomas,JosephFrank
Thomas, Jr. and Violet The-
resa Altman. She is survived
by22grandchildren,37great-
grandchildrenandeightgreat-
greatgrandchildren.
She enjoyed arranging
fowers, gardening, reading,
cookingandtraveling.
The family received
friends Wednesday, Dec. 5
from 5 8 p.m. in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, Leonardtown, where
prayersweresaidat7p.m.A
MassofChristianBurialwill
be celebrated Thursday, Dec.
6, at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of
theWaysideCatholicChurch,
Chaptico, with Fr. Timothy
Baer offciating.
Interment will follow
in Sacred Heart Cemetery,
Bushwood. Pallbearers will
behersons,Joe,Robert,Bert,
Tommy, Marion, and Danny
Vallandingham. Honorary
pallbearers will be Mary
Virginia Gragan, Marguerite
PeggyBowles,MarjorieJean
Hicks,HelenFayWallaceand
SusanElizabethWathen.
Contributions may be
made to the Leonardtown
VolunteerRescueSquad,P.O.
Box 299, Leonardtown, MD
20650.
Arrangements provided
by Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neralHome,P.A.
wishedtoremainbrokedown
into groups around the room
setupwithareasarrangedto
displaylargemapsofthedif-
ferentportionsoftheimmense
project with representatives
fromDPWandTavailableto
address concerns unique to
thoseareas.
This long-going proj-
ect was designed to address
congestion issues within the
county, which grew by 13
percent between 1990 and
2000withthepopulationnow
nearing 100,000 which has
reduced quality of life for
our residents, according to
Groeger. The military com-
munity has grown alongside
the civilian sector, signifcant-
ly increasing road traffc. The
plan is to reduce traffc on
state Route 235 and provide
alternate routes for residents
toschools,shoppingareasand
otherfacilities.
Theroadhasbeeninthe
planning stages for 20 years,
beginning as a parallel road
tostateRoute235.In1999an
engineering consultant pro-
duced plans, public meetings
wereheldandtheprojectwas
putonholdduetoresidential
opposition.
It was brought back to
lifein2006asatwo-laneresi-
dential connector. This time
around it was reduced from
four lanes to two to address
traffc concerns and other
features were added, such as
roundabouts, or traffc cir-
clesandalandscapedmedian.
It is now in the design and
propertyacquisitionphase.
The design is 15 to 20
percent complete, according
toDPW&TProjectManager
AllenSettle.
The countys budget has
allotted $7.3 million to this
phase,fundedthroughcounty
bonds,impactfeesandtrans-
fer taxes. Environmental as-
sessments, wetland mitiga-
tion plans, multiple permits
and traffc and transportation
assessments were required.
Developers are responsible
forconstructioninsomeareas
alongtheroute.
Some of the attendees
voiced concerns over the
use of roundabouts instead
of traffc circles, but studies
have shown that, although
more costly, roundabouts
are more effective at slowing
and controlling traffc. Speed
bumps and speed limits will
alsobeusedtokeepspeedto
aminimum.
Based on some of the
concerns we heard before,
we believe we can provide
a neighborhood connection
thats badly needed while at
the same time limiting the
through traffc that would im-
pact the neighborhood, said
Groeger. The residents in at-
tendancedidntseemtoagree
withhisassessment.
Gary Pratz, 41, of Bare-
foot Acres asked how much
ofthe$7.3millionearmarked
for the project was for safety
featuresornoisebarriers.As
muchasneedstobe,Groeger
said.
Dana Marshall, who
gave her age as being over
21, is concerned for the
safety of her neighborhood.
Generally people see a sign
thatsaysmilesperhour,they
do50.Isthatsafeforchildren
runningbackandforthacross
thatroad?
Marshalls neighbor,
George and Lynn Keenan,
alsowereinattendance.They
feel that traffc lights will be
necessary to control traffc.
Seven-year-old Josh-
ua Toney, a second grader at
Kings Christian Academy
andresidentoftheLaurelGlen
subdivision offered a voice
of compromise on whether
or not he was pleased with
the project. Sort of both,
hesaid.Helikestheideabe-
causeitwillconnectwithOld
RollingRoad,butwasnotso
pleased because of the two
roundabouts.
Pratzswife,Hannah,
also 41, drew applause with
the question, Who gives
youguystherighttoputthis
road through housing devel-
opments? Hannah has at-
tended these meetings since
1999 and vociferously voiced
her concerns at that time.She
assertedthattheyhavenotad-
dressed the citizens concerns
thatpromptedthedelayatthat
time. She also blamed devel-
opersforcomplicatingtheis-
sue. She was also concerned
with losing areas community
children use for the project.
Im very perturbed, she
said.Itiscomingrightinmy
backyard.
We are committed
to working with the citizens
oftheareatoassurethatthis
roadway provides the needed
accesswhileatthesametime
assuringthelivabilityofeach
community it traverses, said
Groeger.
Anotherpublicinfor-
mationmeetingontheproject
isslatedforAugust2008.For
moreinformationofthestatus
on the on-going project visit
http://www.co.saint-marys.
md.us/dpw/.
FDR
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New Years Eve is a time
when revelers remember all
that has happened during
the year, and look forward
to a fresh start in the one to
come. A part of the celebra-
tion is making resolutions for
the new year.
The idea of resolutions is
thought to have come from
the ancient Babylonians.
These people believed that
what a person did on the frst
day of the new year would
affect him or her throughout
the entire year.
Resolutions range from
many things, from quitting
smoking to getting more or-
ganized. Although the pri-
orities and hobbies of people
change throughout the gen-
erations, most resolutions
remain the same through the
years.
The key to keeping reso-
lutions is to think about them
in advance of New Years
Eve festivities and decide
on one or two that are really
important to you. If you need
some inspiration, consider
these top 15 resolutions.
1. Exercise/weight loss
2. Reduce stress
3. Make time for yourself
4. Volunteer work
5. Save money
6. Eat more healthfully
7. Treat friends/family/
neighbors better
8. Spend more time with
family/kids
9. Get more sleep/relaxation
10. Get a new job or start a
new career
11. Pay off debt
12. Get organized
13. Watch less television
14. Balance the checkbook
15. Quit smoking/drinking/
another bad habit
What will your resolutions be?
Resolutions
Rarely
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According to the lawsuit
fled in St. Marys County
Circuit Court in late October
Palchinsky claims that Par-
rish has been trying to dis-
rupt her business by saying
falsely that Lindas Caf was
going through foreclosure
proceedings, and advertising
a new restaurant in Leonar-
dtown called Ye Olde Towne
Caf to replace Palchinskys
business.
Palchinskys suit also
claims that since entering into
an agreement with Parrish
last year to lease her business
from Parrish that the landlord
has failed repeatedly to make
critical repairs to the ameni-
ties at the restaurant.
Palchinskys suit claims
that Parrishs actions, which
include changing the locks on
the entrance to her Leon-
ardtown restaurant as well
as the burglar alarm code
one week in October is a
malicious attempt to dis-
credit her and run her out
of her business.
Linda was locked out in
late October, Lawrence said.
That was the last straw.
Since the closure, which
lasted several days, the res-
taurant has since reopened
and continued to wait on
customers.
John Norris III, attor-
ney for Parrish fled Parrishs
countering lawsuit in Circuit
Court Oct. 25 and Palchinsky
was served with the notice of
the suit Tuesday.
Norris said that Palchin-
sky was the one who had
failed to live up to her part of
the lease agreement.
He also said that the dis-
pute has been hashed out in
District Court many times.
It means that Linda
breached the lease, Norris
said of his clients suit. She
failed to pay rent, she failed
to pay the security deposit
required under the lease. And
she failed to get insurance
that was required under the
lease.
Norris also stated in the
suit that Palchinsky was liable
for trespass for having locks
replaced that Parrish used
in late October to shut down
the restaurant on Washington
Street.
Norris also said that Pal-
chinksy wrote checks that
bounced for having insuff-
cient funds.
Lawrence said that Pal-
chinsky would still like to
come to some kind of amica-
ble settlement with her land-
lord but that the lawsuit may
still be their only option at this
point.
Its what we think is
reasonable, Lawrence said
of the $1 million in damages
Palchinsky is seeking. You
get beat up so much youre
forced to react.
In the section of the
lawsuit claiming breach of
contract on Parrishs part, it
claims that Parrish had dis-
covered asbestos at the Leon-
ardtown location but failed to
have it removed.
Parrish and her company
have not installed proper gas
lines in the restaurant, the suit
alleges, causing appliances to
malfunction; the defendant in
the case has also not repaired
the leaking roof that has
caused damage to the foor
and walls of the restaurant.
Palchinsky, who declined
to comment on the lawsuit,
also claims in court papers
that there are numerous elec-
trical problems in the building
that inhibit her businesss op-
erating properly.
Along with the $1 million
lawsuit, Palchinsky is also su-
ing for an undisclosed amount
of punitive damages.
Parrish has retained a
Towson-based lawyer, Neil
James Ruther, to defend her
against Palchinskys claim,
but The County Times could
not reach him in time for
comment.
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County Times Thursday,December6,2007
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MetComboardchairman
FrankTaylorsaidthatsomein
thepublichadtheperception
thatMetCommadedecisions
of how development was to
pan out in the county or that
itmadedecisionswithoutany
public input. Not so, Taylor
said.
Thats a perception we
need to change, he said. It
might be people feel theres
no accountability, that it
marches to its own its own
drummer.
One of the biggest proj-
ectsMetComwantstoensure
the public is informed on is
thepurchaseofthewaterand
sewer operations at Pax Riv-
er NAS. MetCom executive
director Steve King told the
joint meeting members that
after several years the U.S.
NavyandMetcomwerecom-
ing to terms on the fnal sale
ofthelines;MetComisdoing
on-site inspections to ascer-
tainhowtheycaneffectively
takeovertheoperations.
Kingsaidthewholepoint
was to reduce the cost to the
U.S. Navy to run the entire
base and make it more com-
petitivetosurvivethecoming
congressional Base Realign-
mentandClosureCommittee
process.
It also wont cost Met-
Com customers any money,
Kingsaid,becausetheNavys
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to them in an equal amount
forservicefees.
One of our require-
ments was that this cannot
cost our customer one cent,
King said. If they [the U.S.
Navy]changetheirminds[on
the payment terms] later we
wontsign.
The takeover plan could
costatotalof$24million,ac-
cording to information from
Metcom and be complete by
Januaryof2009.
King also said that Met-
Com is continuing its design
fortheexpansionoftheMar-
lay- Taylor Water Reclama-
tion Facility as well as fnd
ways to reduce nitrogen put
backintotheChesapeakeBay
waters to below three milli-
gramsperliter.
Theanswerstoachieving
those state mandates could
include reusing treated ef-
fuent water for irrigation or
washingminedgravelinstead
ofputtingitbackintothewa-
terwaysdirectly.
We cant get down to
these low levels with water
treatment plan technology,
Kingsaid,whoaddedthatthe
county was on track to meet
the2011deadline.
MetCom
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