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With the current condition of
the economy, should the county
government move forward
with spending as much as $30
million for an addition on the
county jail?
I think they
should. I imagine
the conditions,
the jail is pretty
old. I think they
need to improve
it, said Jo-Ann
Gelrud, of Lex-
ington Park. The
economy is aw-
ful, its terrible
everywhere, but
you still need
to take care of
things you need
to take care of.
We do need a new
jail, said Frank Read-
mond of Hollywood.
With the economy,
they dont want to do
this and dont want to
do that, but yet they
want to spend $30
million on a jail, Id say
its the wrong timing.
It just all depends
on how bad the jail
is now, and if its re-
ally overcrowded, he
said, adding that may-
be alternative steps
could be taken, like
not keeping people in
for minor offenses.
Do we need a new
jail? Man, thats an
expensive jail. With
being expensive as it
is, its probably not a
good idea, especially
if it would be taking
away from educa-
tion and things like
that that are more
important, said
Hanna Walker, of
Lusby, during a visit
to California. A jail
is important, but
some things might
be more important.
Maybe education
would help keep
people from going
to jail.
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10 Obituaries
12 Crime and Punishment
14 Education
16 Feature Story
18 Newsmakers
21 Community
22 Community Calendar
23 Columns
24 Entertainment
26 Games
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30 St. Marys College
31 Wrestling
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Whats Inside
sports
Mykel Harris of Great Mills looks to control the ball
as the Patriots Joe McCargo defends during Great
Mills loss in the 4A East Regional
Finals. SEE PAGE 29
Given the relative
wealth of this county,
there is absolutely
no excuse to be
dead last in student
spending Its not a
new song and dance.
And here we are.
Everything we feared
has come true.
- Lori Werrell,
President of the St.
Marys County Council
of PTAs
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Fact
un A penny dropped from the top of a
skyscraper could not kill someone.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Evans Restaurant and River Creek Lodge in
St. Georges Island, a bold attempt to rejuvenate
the remote spot as a destination for seafood din-
ing and tourism, went to foreclosure last month
when the owners of the establishments had to
default on the more than $6 million price tag for
the venture, court documents show.
The two properties sold to a representative
of Maryland Bank and Trust for $4.5 million, ac-
cording to records from county Circuit Court.
The current manager of both facilities, nes-
tled next to each other on Piney Point Road, said
that despite the current troubles facing the res-
taurant and the hotel, there are no plans to shut
the facility down.
Bree Whitlock said she had leased the facil-
ities from owner and developer Chuck Kimball
in November of last year, and had just started to
see a surge in business at the dining side of the
business and more and more people were book-
ing hotel space.
It had been a good summer in 2009, Whit-
lock told The County Times, and she hoped to
continue the upward trend in
business.
The Kimballs declined com-
ment for this article.
Were going to keep it
open, Whitlock said. Nobody
wants to see it close.
The down swing in the econ-
omy and the recent weather also
had an impact on business at the
new Evans site, she said, but the
places reputation was steadily
growing stronger.
Business has been great
despite the foreclosure and
three blizzards, Whitlock said.
Things are good, people are
happy.
County economic develop-
ment offcials continue to have
high hopes for the lodge and res-
taurant venture, both as a way to rejuvenate tour-
ism and business opportunities for St. Georges
Island and to boost St. Marys County as a tour-
ism destination in a bid to diversify the local
economy from the heavy dependence on the
U.S. Navy and defense contractor community.
Bob Schaller, director of the countys eco-
nomic development department, said that dur-
ing one of his recent visits to the restaurant that
business had been booming and the foreclosure
was an unfortunate step for a business that
seemed to have fnally taken off after opening
in 2008.
Reviews posted on-line since the restau-
rants opening have ranged from very favorable
to poor, with some complaining of bad service
and mediocre food while other customers re-
ported the food as excellent and praised the view
shed the facility commanded.
Success at the River Creek Lodge and res-
taurant were imperative for the county to realize
its goal of increased tourism, Schaller said.
This is a gem, theres nothing else like
what theyve [the Kimballs] done in the county,
Schaller said. If it does close itll really impact
tourism.
We want to see it succeed.
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St. Georges Hotel, Restaurant Gone To Foreclosure
Photo Courtesy of Guy Leonard
The manager at the River Creek Lodge and Evans restaurant say they will
stay open despite foreclosure.
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Todays Newsmakers In Brief
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The heavy snow fall that hit St. Marys
County last month and left most of the
county shut down for the better part of a
week only set the road widening project
on Route 237 back a few days say state
officials.
The project is moving ahead with the
excavation of the old north-bound side of
Chancellors Run Road, which will in turn
be replaced by a new road way during the
summer months, said State Highway Ad-
ministration spokesman Charles Gischlar,
Monday.
The major road project is still slated
for completion by Nov. 30 of this year, Gis-
chlar told The County Times.
Were pretty much on time, Gischlar
said.
During the snow storm and the several
weeks of clean up by county work crews,
contractors were still able to work on some
of the new traffic signal fixtures and sys-
tems that officials say will help control
traffic more efficiently once the road is
completed.
The state has even received calls from
citizens asking them to activate at least
one traffic signal, Gischlar said, but the
state had to wait until the new intersection
formed by the new roadway was finished.
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State: Chancellors Run Project On
Schedule Despite Heavy Snow
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
After a two-year hiatus from racing in
Leonardtown, the Patuxent Velo bicycle clubs
race is making a comeback for a day of high
speed cycling set for mid May.
Where town offcials were once concerned
about the past disruption to life on the town
square for both residents and businesses, now
the town council is open to letting the race come
back to town once again.
A closed-circuit race, the Leonardtown
Criterium, takes groups of bicyclers on a three-
quarter-mile race around the town square, some-
times as fast as 30 miles-per-hour down Wash-
ington Street.
Hans Welsh, a member of the local Pax
Velo racing group and manager of business
development for the Department of Economic
and Community Development, said the race
would take up the entire center of town.
When the race is going on, the streets
needs to be shut down, Welsh said, adding that
the race could boost the economy by making
the Executive Inn and Suites in town its offcial
lodging.
As many as 350 bicyclers are expected to
attend the May 16 race, Steve Whetstone the
race supervisor said, and the number increases
when family members attend.
We want to help businesses and the ad-
dress the tourism issue, Welsh said.
Leslie Roberts, town council member, was
satisfed with the idea of the race coming back to
town, especially since the race organization had
agreed to stop the race in the event a emergency
vehicle from the Leonardtown fre station had to
leave on a call she but remembered past issues.
Town offcials said that in the past race par-
ticipants had set up their own stations in town to
train and get ready for races, which caused dis-
ruptions for business.
Its just common courtesy if we hear
complaints from businesses again well have to
reassess [the race being in town,] Roberts said.
Whetstone assured town council members
that race offcials would ensure people arent
affecting businesses.
Mayor J. Harry Norris said the return of the
race would be good for the town.
We want to see it be successful, Norris
said.
Cycling Event Making A
Comeback In Leonardtown
On the countys ranking
last in per pupil spending
in a recent state report
Things are more complicated
than a group of charts
about spending.
County Administrator John Savich
On the effort required for land
use decisions process compared
to preparing a budget
The land use process will make the hair
of a commissioner go from dark to gray.
Commissioner Daniel H.
Raley (D-Great Mills)
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Elected offcials in Annapolis are consid-
ering cutting the amount of money allocated to
Baltimore City from highway user fees to main-
tain roads by as much as $30 million, and redis-
tributing it to the rest of the counties who have
already taken between a 95 and 97 percent cut in
road maintenance dollars.
The proposal came up in session last week,
said Del. John Wood (D-Dist.29A) of Mechan-
icsville, but it may take up to another week to
fnd out where the proposal may go.
Because of last months weather and other
delays, Wood told The County Times, the ses-
sion is only now starting to address the budget
offered by Gov. Martin OMalley (D).
Theres a move on trying to do it, Wood
said of the proposed cut. But things are just
starting to move.
The issue of highway user fees became con-
troversial this year when OMalleys budget con-
tinued last fscal years practice of virtually wip-
ing out the highway user fees for every county
except Baltimore City, which was slated to get
$130 million of the $140 million in fees left in
the state.
Recent state budgets have taken back virtu-
ally all highway user fees to fll defcit holes.
Leaders from many other counties, particu-
larly on the Eastern Shore, have clamored for an-
swers in recent weeks as to why Baltimore City
would get the lions share of funding.
Traditionally, Baltimore City has received
money to maintain both state and city roads
within its jurisdiction, which is why the funding
appears so lopsided in the proposed fscal 2011
budget.
Wood said he supported cutting the allo-
cation to Baltimore City, where OMalley last
served as mayor.
Thats the governors home town and hes
going to take care of his town and let the counties
take care of themselves, Wood said.
Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great
Mills) said that the county, like many others, has
taken a hit with regards to revenue.
A few years ago highway user money
amounted to $6-7 million, Raley said. Now
were estimating 100 percent were not going to
get.
Moreover, he said, revenue projections from
sources like the income tax are down; now the
county wont even meet its revenue estimates for
the fscal 2010 budget its working off of now.
County offcials estimate the county now
has about a $2.5 million revenue shortfall.
Chopped Highway Funds
Getting Another Look
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The owners of 620 acres of rural
land in Hillville publicly withdrew their
bid to have the Board of County Com-
missioners rezone the property to indus-
trial use.
Robert Brough, a representative from
the Facchina, LLC, a La Plata-based de-
velopment company, told commissioners
that the rumors swirling around the po-
tential uses for the property were exag-
gerated in recent media reports and that
the company had no firm plans to devel-
op the site.
The rezoning of the property met
with stiff opposition from the surround-
ing community after the commissioners
consented in a 4-to-1 straw vote to re-
zone the property, once used in the 1950s
as a munitions dump which was for in-
dustrial use.
Community members complained
that the deal was moving too fast and
lacked public comment or scrutiny. They
also said that putting an industrial site
near their homes would degrade their
quality of life.
Brough said that Facchina, LLC had
never put in any development plans be-
cause they had never made a firm deci-
sion on how to use the property. He also
said that the developer had adhered to
the rezoning process.
He also said that accusations that
back room deals were behind the push
to rezone the property were false.
For decades the 620 acres were left
fallow after the munitions company va-
cated the property and it was deemed to be
unsuitable for residential development.
Commissioners took criticism for
their consideration of changing the zon-
ing as well.
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly
(D-Leonardtown) said that the propertys
rezoning could have allowed for more in-
dustrial businesses to open up and create
jobs to expand the tax base.
The accusations made about back
room deals were unfortunate, Mat-
tingly said.
Commissioner Kenneth R. Dement
(R-Tall Timbers) said that the commis-
sioners also did not ever take a firm vote
on the propertys future before their
Tuesday meeting to grant the developers
request for withdrawal of the rezoning
application.
I think that people were mislead...
we never took a vote, Dement said.
The decision by the commissioners
Tuesday means that the property will re-
main in the rural preservation district.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The owners of the historic mansion
on Washington Street that housed Cor-
bels Restaurant up until January may
have another restaurateur who wants to
fill the space, according to information
revealed at the latest session of the Leon-
ardtown town council.
Town Administrator Laschelle Mc-
Kay introduced a letter from Dean and
JoAnn Beck, of Beck Enterprises in
Leonardtown, forming SS Washington
Street LLC to obtain a liquor license.
The partnership petitioned the town
council for a favorable recommendation
Monday for that class B license.
McKay said the venture would like-
ly be a new restaurant for the town; the
council voted unanimously to approve the
letter of recommendation to the countys
Alcohol Beverage Board.
Jo Ann Beck told The County Times
the company was looking to put another
restaurant in the site but declined to re-
veal who they were negotiating with to
operate the establishment.
So moved, said town councilmem-
ber Leslie Roberts, throwing her support
behind the prospective business. Lets
get somebody back in there quickly.
Mayor J. Harry Norris said that it
was important to bolster the local and
town economy with local businesses de-
pendent on local profits.
Its an important message [to buy
local], Norris said. Its an everyday
thing, its an all year thing.
Corbels closed at the beginning of
the year when the owner, Leo Dilling,
said that he was not bringing in enough
business to keep the doors open. Despite
the lack of business, Dilling had said, the
restaurant had drummed up a devoted
following.
That was evidenced also by the
$23,000 in gift certificates Dilling had
sold to customers only months before the
restaurants closing. In the aftermath the
owners of Caf Des Artistes agreed to
take on the gift certificates at face value
for customers but would get only 50 cents
on the dollar from Dilling.
Chef Loic Jaffres told The County
Times last week that the program had
been bringing in a steady stream of cus-
tomers since mid-February.
New Restaurant May
Fill Corbels Slot
Developer Withdraws Request
For Rezoning Old Munitions Site
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It has become a test of the three separate but equal branches of government now on two fronts.
First the governor, Martin OMalley has spent three years unilaterally blocking the law of the state,
the will of the citizens, the policy passed by the legislature. In defance of the law, his administra-
tion has refused to carry out the death penalty in Maryland.
Governors dont get to pick and choose which laws will be enforced. The process is simple, if
you want to change the law, go to the General Assembly and request a change. That is a power the
governor is afforded. And certainly a friendly legislature such as the kind the governor currently
enjoys would be amiable to change which is good for Maryland.
Give the governor credit, he has asked the legislature to change Marylands death penalty law,
and so far he has been unsuccessful. Rather than accept the will of the people and do his duty to
carry out Marylands law as he professed in his oath of offce, he has chosen instead to defy the
peoples will.
Now consider Marylands Attorney General Doug Gansler. The attorney general, while
elected by the people, does not act as one of the three branches of government. He is not part of
the judicial branch of government. He is basically the legal advisor to Maryland. Think of him as
Marylands lawyer, similar to your own lawyer who may give you his or her legal opinion yet that
opinion may or may not hold up in the judicial branch of government, the courts.
Gansler, after revealing some time ago his belief that Marylands law should allow for same-
sex marriages, recently ignored Marylands law, the intent of the law, and legal precedent in Mary-
land, to derive an opinion that Maryland law recognizes same-sex marriage if legally performed
in another state.
Marylands law and the intent of the law is crystal clear to most people. The law states that
only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in this state.
Gansler wraps his opinion with two reasonings: that common law requires states honor con-
tracts made in other states (including marriages) and a far-reaching 1916 court case.
True, contracts that are made in other states should be recognized in Maryland unless they
violate the public policy interest of Maryland. It is called the public policy exception. Mary-
lands law banning same-sex marriages creates a public policy exception to common law recogni-
tion of contracts performed in other states, an exception upheld by a 2007 decision of Marylands
highest court.
Ganslers other reasoning refers to a 1916 court case involving a marriage that took place
in Rhode Island between a niece and her uncle. In reaching back to this case, Gansler overlooks
contemporary Maryland law, contemporary Maryland court decisions, and Marylands legislature
which has repeatedly failed to pass proposed legislation recognizing same-sex marriages.
Now Governor OMalley is using the attorney generals opinion and has instructed Maryland
agencies to comply with the attorney generals opinion.
With the legislature currently in session, now is the opportunity to pass legislation derailing
the governors and attorney generals subversion of Maryland law. Failing to do so now puts these
issues off until next January (2011). In the meantime Maryland will see a rash of homosexual
couples driving across the state line to D.C. where they can marry and then return to Maryland
where their otherwise illegal marriage might be legal.
Portions of this editorial view were inspired by a similar editorial viewpoint written by Blair
Lee and published in the Annapolis Gazette on March 5, 2010
Mds General Assembly: Your
Response Please
As a former Cost Analyst for the Na-
val Air System Command who retired
after 39 years of supporting our Naval
Fleet, I really wonder if the President
truly wants to decrease health care costs
or just increase federal government in-
volvement in every aspect of the life of
the average American. The health care
insurance industry today averages about
three percent profit which by no means
seems exorbitant. So what is driving the
upward cost spiral of health care costs?
From my experience analyzing op-
erating and support costs, I can honestly
say the biggest cost driver I see is the
cost of personnel. The more people you
have, the higher the cost of any service
provided and health care is no different.
Over the years, Ive seen the office staff
of every primary and specialist doctors
office I visited, those admin people-
not doctors and nurses, increase expo-
nentially. This is primarily extra people
to sort through all the unique, special
codes, forms, and procedures each health
insurer requires. To me, this is a large
part of the additional, growing costs we
see year after year.
My recommendation would be to re-
quire all health insurers to use the same
forms and codes. A generic, master set
of codes and standardized reporting
form(s) would go a long way toward halt-
ing the ever increasing cost of health care
and perhaps reduce those costs. It would
also reduce the need for such bloated ad-
ministrative staffs who, like every other
employee in any occupation, expect sal-
ary increases every year to keep up with
inf lation.
Like most things Congress does how-
ever, the obvious seems to have eluded
our elected representatives. I can only
hope that the next election provides us all
with a more informed/intelligent/logical
group of alternative candidates who seem
to understand we do not need bigger gov-
ernment - just a better analysis of what
needs to be fixed within the health care
industry.
Glenn Weder
Hollywood, Md
What is the Real Reason Behind Health
Care Reform?
In the last BRAC Commission chang-
es, Maryland had the greatest job gain of
any state. News accounts told us anywhere
from 33,000 to 65,000 jobs were coming to
Maryland.
Steny Hoyer brought us .002% of the jobs
that came to Maryland. That is 2/1000 of a
percent. 65 jobs gained out of 33,000. Now
that is what you might call a poor showing.
The Maryland State web site projects up-
wards to 60,000 BRAC and non-BRAC relat-
ed jobs will come to Maryland. This number
refects all the support positions that will be
needed in the private sector to complete the
huge gain.
For argument sake, lets use 33,000 as
the number, which will refect actual military
jobs.
Out of the 33,000 jobs coming to Mary-
land, there was a reasonable representation in
each of the 8 Congressional Districts, except
Hoyers 5th District.
Aberdeen Proving Grounds probably
got the biggest boost, then Ft. George Meade.
Bethesda Naval Hospital will gain a sizable
amount of new positions by assimilating Wal-
ter Reed.
Western Maryland in the 6th Congressio-
nal District gained about 1,000. Understand
that the 6th District is the district represented
by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Marylands
only Republican in Congress.
Andrews AFB in the 4th Congressional
District will gain 2,700 new personnel (both
BRAC and non-BRAC related) with another
14,000 spin-off jobs, according to Prince
Georges Countys web site.
So lets consider the facts. The number
of new BRAC jobs that came to Maryland,
were not equally spread amongst the counties
or districts.
How did Hoyers 5th Congressional fare?
We had the least increase of all the Congres-
sional Districts.
Marylands 5th Congressional District
(Hoyer) gained 100 new positions, but we lost
35. That is a net gain of ONLY 65 new jobs.
A poor showing is putting it lightly!
Steny Hoyer brought us .002%. WAIT A
MINUTE, DID I HEAR THAT RIGHT?
Only 2/1000 of a percent? Only 65 jobs gained
out of 33,000? Now that IS what you call a
POOR SHOWING!
So does Steny really bring home the ba-
con? NO! The perception that he does is sim-
ply the Hoyer Hoax.
If Steny cant help our bases any better
than 65 of 33,000, we need to elect some-
one who will better serve their constituents.
Someone who wont shove unwanted BIG
GOVERNMENT, Obomacare, down our
throats.
Weve given our Congressman ample
time to prove himself. Its time to let him
enjoy retirement. We should elect a fscally
responsible person who will listen to their
constituents.
Joe Crawford
Bryantown, Md
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Retired Navy Commander Ray Bednarcik
said there are two types of ice-cream eaters in
the world Theres summer types, and those are
people that will only eat it in the sum-
mer, and then there are the ones wholl
also eat it in the winter, too, he said. Id
have to say I eat it all year.
And its ftting, because Bednarcik
is the franchisee running the Brusters
Real Ice Cream store in Hollywood,
and this year has brought him some ac-
colades to hang on his wall, winning the
2009 Highest Sales Volume Store of the
Year and Operator of the Year awards
from the companys corporate offce.
Ray, who operates the store with
his wife, Debbie, said that sales and con-
servation strategies helped him win the
awards.
We just have a complete focus on
customer service, speeding up the lines,
more focus on products that were bringing out
and weve tried very hard to control the price,
said Ray, so it was a complete focus of how to
bring effciency in our system.
A press release issued by the company
touted the stores accomplishments, saying that
Ray and his wife Debbie go above and beyond
for each customer in order to build valued rela-
tionships, maintain a clean and inviting store,
and take product out into the community through
fundraising, cart and catering events.
Having the highest sales volume in the
chain for the second year running and also re-
ceiving the Operator of the Year Award requires
a great deal of hard work and dedication, said
Jim Sahene, CEO, Brusters Real Ice Cream.
At Brusters, our goal is to provide the best pos-
sible ice cream product and to scoop it with high
quality service. Based on their active community
involvement, we recognize that the Hollywood
store does all of that and a whole lot more. We
are very proud to have Debbie and Ray as part of
our franchise family.
Thisll be our third summer. We opened up
June 9, 2008, and I think the County Times cov-
ered it, said Ray, explaining that the community
itself was the biggest contributor to their success.
Brusters has been well accepted within the
community, and our involvement with the Cham-
ber has helped us, he said, and quite frankly the
town does love ice cream.
Last year Ray and Debbie opened up a satel-
lite store at Patuxent River NAS, and they also
purchased a truck to do catering and ice cream
sales. Their roaming ice cream truck is due to
start making its rounds this summer.
Hopefully well be at little league on open-
ing day, said Ray, If the stars line up correctly.
andreasheill@countytimes.net
Local Brusters Takes Top Honors
The U.S. Small Business Administration
released on March 2 a proposed rule aimed at
expanding federal contracting opportunities for
women-owned small businesses (WOSB).
The proposed rule is available for public
comment for 60 days. To review the components
of the proposed WOSB Rule, visit www.regula-
tions.gov and search for RIN 3245-AG06.
The public may submit comments to this
proposed rule up until close of business on May
3, 2010, to www.regulations.gov, or by mailing
them to Dean Koppel, Assistant Director, Offce
of Policy and Research, Offce of Government
Contracting, U.S. Small Business Administra-
tion, 409 3rd St. SW, Washington, DC 20416.
Please reference RIN 3245-AG06 when submit-
ting comments.
SBA Proposes Women-Owned Small Business Rule to
Expand Access to Federal Contracts
From left is Bruce Reed, Brusters Founder, Debbie and Ray Bed-
narcik, owners, and Ryan Oberholter, Hollywood Operations
Manager. (Submitted photo)
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of Navy C-2A Greyhound aircraft in support of Op-
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Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems
Program Offce (PMA 273). Imagine One leads
the team that includes A. Harold and Associ-
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and Precise Systems. Contract work will be per-
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systems: T-6, TC-12, T-34, T-39, T-44, T-45, and
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based training systems and the sustainment of
these systems; UMFO trains undergraduate Na-
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to meet Naval Aviations Undergraduate Flight
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Imagine One employs over 100 professionals in
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Massey Connelly, 71
M a s s e y
Gough Connelly,
71, of Leonard-
town, MD died
quietly and peace-
fully February
28, 2010 at St
Marys Hospital
in Leonardtown,
surrounded by her
family.
She was born in Leonardtown,
MD on February 23, 1939, the daughter
of the late Joseph Marion and Sophia
Violet Mattingly Gough. She was the
youngest of four siblings. On August 8,
1958 she married the late Charles Fran-
cis Sonny Connelly. She graduated
from St Marys Academy in 1956 and
started working for C&P Telephone
Company. After her retirement from
the phone company, she worked as an
administrative assistant for Doctors
Mulford and Bowes and later for Print-
ing Press, Inc. Massey was always hap-
piest when spending time with friends
and family, laughing, loving and enjoy-
ing life to its fullest. She will be re-
membered for her zest and enthusiasm
for everything positive that life had to
offer.
Massey is survived by her sister,
Jane Mattingly Gough, her brother,
Bernard Francis Beavan, and her very
dear friend, Thomas Mac McGuyre
all of Leonardtown, MD. She is also
survived by many nephews, nieces and
family members. She was preceded in
death by her brother, Joseph Marion
Gough, Jr. and her sister, Mary Cath-
erine Thompson.
Family received friends for
Masseys Life Celebration on Thurs-
day, March 4, in the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650. Prayers were re-
cited. A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Friday, March 5, 2010 at
St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 22800
Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD
20650. Interment followed in Our
Ladys Catholic Cemetery, Medleys
Neck.
Serving as pallbearers were Na-
than Thompson, Joshua Thompson,
Bernie Beavan, Joe Beavan, David
Mattingly and Mike Joy.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice of St Marys Coun-
ty, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD
20650, St. Jude Childrens Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
TN 38105-1942 or Our Ladies Church
Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 111, Leonar-
dtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Wilma Faini, 82
Wilma G.
Faini, 82, of Lex-
ington Park, MD
died March 3, 2010,
at Hospice House
of St. Marys af-
ter a long, coura-
geous battle with
Alzheimers.
She was born
August 14, 1927, in Solen, North Da-
kota, to May Gladys Clark McDonald
and Ralph B. McDonald. In addition
to her parents, she was preceded in
death by two sisters, Ruth Perius and
June Adams.
She is survived by her husband of
50 years, Vito Anthony (Tony) Faini;
daughter, Mary E. Faini, MD and part-
ner Sue Roach, MD, both of Longmont,
Colorado; daughter, Toni Faini Win-
chester and husband Jon Winchester,
and two beloved grandsons, Gordon
Winchester and Jackson Winchester, of
Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
Following graduation from So-
len High School at the age of 15, she
graduated from Mount Marty College
in Yankton, South Dakota, with a major
in English and a minor in Spanish. She
obtained her Masters in English Litera-
ture from the University of Colorado,
Boulder, in 1952. She began her 37-
year teaching career in Mandan, North
Dakota, followed by several enjoyable
teaching assignments with Air Force
dependent schools in Alaska, Norway,
England, and Germany.
After meeting in Frankfurt,
Wilma and Tony were wed in Erding,
Germany, on April 20, 1959. They
lived in Alamagordo, New Mexico;
Okinawa, Japan; and Satellite Beach,
Florida, where she learned and taught
Braille. The last 40 years, they have
lived in Town Creek. Wilma loved her
22 years with St. Marys County Pub-
lic Schools, at Esperanza Middle and
Town Creek Elementary Schools, and
the dear friends she made with others
that imparted their love of learning.
As an English major, she loved
words, reading, and theatre. She also
loved fne arts and classical music,
particularly Beethoven, travel, and em-
bracing the local culture of each area in
which she lived. Two hobbies in which
she particularly delighted in were crab-
bing and fshing.
The family received friends for
Wilmas Life Celebration on Friday,
March 5, with Prayers recited, at Brins-
feld Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrat-
ed Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Immacu-
late Heart of Mary Catholic Church in
Lexington Park, MD. Rev. Thomas
Gude was the celebrant; Rev. Jack Ken-
nealy and Rev. Zygmunt Kurzawinski,
co-celebrants.
made to Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch
Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653, or
Hospice House of St. Marys, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown ,MD.
MD.
Jeanne Wathen, 90
Jeanne Ma-
rie Wathen passed
away peacefully
at Spring Hills in
Mt. Vernon, VA
on March 2, 2010.
She had recently
celebrated her 90
th

birthday.
Born in Wil-
kes Barre, PA on January 28, 1920 she
was the third of four children born to
a Polish Catholic couple, Theopil and
Frances (nee Wansavage) Sylva. She
was predeceased by her sister Stella
and her two brothers Joe and Ponce.
When she graduated from Busi-
ness College she went to Washington,
DC to fnd a job, as there were none
to be had in Wilkes Barre. She began
work as a typist with the War Depart-
ment. It was then she that she met and
married Thomas Wathen who had been
a solder in the European theater and
was working at the Mayfower Hotel.
Over the years, they owned three dif-
ferent restaurants in Washington, the
frst at 16
th
and K Streets, NW. Thomas
and Jeanne enjoyed sports together,
bowling in particular winning many
trophies for their bowling skills. Thom-
as preceded her in death in 2000.
After two years of marriage, a
daughter, Andrea Jeanne was born.
Jeanne wanted her daughter to have
a diverse education and to that end
took her often to plays at the National
Theater in Washington, museums and
to holiday celebrations of different
religions,
Jeanne went to work for the US
Department of Health, Education and
Welfare at St. Elizabeths Mental Hos-
pital in John Howard Pavilion until she
retired at the age of 55. After she retired
she returned to school and received an
Associates degree in Psychology, took
painting classes and received awards
for her artistic works. She traveled with
friends crossing the US more than once
in a van with 3 other ladies. She joined
local clubs and did volunteer work
through the Homemakers Club and
the VFW. She was very devout Catho-
lic helping out at St. Columbia over the
years through the womens Sodality.
At 90 years young, she still was an avid
reader and an expert Scrabble player.
Her grandson, Nicholas was the
light of her life and he adored his dot-
ing Nana. Sunday evenings were
reserved for dinner at her house for
Andrea and Nicky. Last year she got
the long awaited granddaughter when
Nicky married his beautiful Jen Yoa-
kum. She was so proud and was one of
the last to leave the wedding reception.
She was always a lady and never
complained, even as her health rapidly
declined in the last few months.
She is survived by her daughter
Andrea Hicks (Bill) of Alexandria, Va.
grandson Nicholas Thomas Bucking-
ham (Jen) of Ashburn, Va.; Brother
in Law, Francis (T-Mar) Wathen; Sis-
ter-in-Law, Rose Mary Abell both of
Compton. Also nieces, Jeanne Marie
Sunday, Beverly Guy and Beth Marvin
and nephews, Michael Merritts and Pe-
ter Wathen.
A Mass of Christian burial was
held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010,
at St. Columbia Church, Livingston
Rd, Fort Washington, MD. Graveside
services followed at St. Francis Xavier
Church Cemetery in Compton, MD.
Pallbearers were Nick Buckingham,
Bill Hicks, Joseph Guy, Bobby Sunday,
Mike Merritts and Pete Wathen.

Jeff Riggleman, 63
Jeffrey (Jeff)
Scott Riggle-
man (PawPaw)
A deeply beloved
family member
and friend, 63,
of Leonardtown,
MD passed away
suddenly at St.
Marys Hospital
on Tuesday morn-
ing, March 2, 2010. He has resided in
St. Marys County for the past 31 years,
where he established strong family
roots and deep ties of friendship.
Jeff was born on September 24,
1946 in Denison, Iowa to Vincent
Earl and Ruth (Annette) Riggleman.
He grew up in Bedford, Iowa with his
family who ran a local Drug Store of
which Jeff told countless and fruit-
ful stories of his endearing youth. He
had many incredible memories that he
shared from his childhood years spent
with his grandparents, Earl and Mar-
garet Riggleman, on their family farm.
He also enjoyed time with his maternal
grandparents, Doc Horrell Wareham
and Ruthie Wareham.
Jeff graduated from Bedford
Community High School in 1964. He
served his country in the U.S. Air Force
during 1968-1972 and spent a signif-
cant amount of time in Thailand. After
his Honorable Discharge from the Air
Force and fnishing basic and special-
ized technical training, he served as a
Doppler radar and inertial navigation
systems repairman. Jeff returned to
Iowa and worked as an electrician be-
fore he attended Northwest Missouri
State University and earned his Bache-
lor of Science Degree. After earning his
degree, Jeff went onto work in various
positions in St. Inigoes, MD as a Senior
Specialist Field Engineer, a supervisor
of the Electromagnetic Environmental
Effects and Safety Section, and a Field
Systems Engineer for the Air Traffc
Control and Landing Systems project.
Jeff became an expert in his feld of
technical writing and has worked with
BAE Systems for the past 15 years.
Jeff loved to dabble in a little bit
of everything. He had a knack for pho-
tography, an affnity for infnity and
astronomy, and a way with laughable
words. He was a proud supporter of the
NRA, The American Legion, National
Geographic, and he was the master of
mapping and on-line ordering. Jeff
loved the feeling of being back on the
farm and getting on his tractor. He en-
joyed working in, around, and on his
home over the years and trying out new
recipes in the kitchen. Jeff had an ap-
preciation for fne things and wanted to
be able to learn about all of them! He
enjoyed woodworking, making clocks,
having the family over for cook-outs,
enjoying time with his grandsons,
watching and organizing an extensive
movie collection, and most of all, going
for rides with the top down in his new
convertible! Jeff loved to rock out to
old tunes and go enjoy waterside meals
with his son and fanc. Jeff loved to
surprise his family and friends with his
good humor, sharp wit, and unexpected
one-liners.
Jeff is survived by his sister, Leah
Cutler of Southern CA; one son, Clyde
(Brandon) Wehler and his fanc Erin
Facciolo of Great Mills, MD; three
daughters, Kelly Unwin and Isha
Riggleman of Daytona Bch., FL, and
Amanda N. and her husband Clifford
(Buzz) Grambo of Dameron, MD;
four grandsons, Brandon M. Wehler
of Great Mills, MD, Austin O. and
Ashton Aylor of Daytona Bch., FL,
and Sean Stone of Daytona Bch., FL;
one granddaughter, Shianne Unwin
of Daytona Bch., FL and two former
wives, Karen Riggleman of Daytona
Bch.,FL and Tina Singer of Mechan-
icsville, MD; and last but defnitely
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not least, his constant companion of 14
years, his dog Sadie.
Family will receive friends for
Jeffs Life Celebration at the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Rd.,
Leonardtown, MD from 1 - 2 p.m. on
Saturday, March 13, 2010. A Memorial
Service will be held at 2 p.m. for Jeffs
family and friends to gather in memory,
good company, and fond memories.
Jeffs last order, Ill have a Jack
and water, neat
A memorial contribution in
his name may be made to any of the
following;
The National Geographic Society,
Development Offce, 1145 17th Street
NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 http://
www.nationalgeographic.com/donate/
The American Legion, http://
www.legion.org/donate
The American Lung Association,
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Wash-
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org/donate/ways-to-give/
MD.
Vicki Kilgore, 38
Vicki Lou-
ise Kilgore, 38,
of California,
MD and formerly
of Jacksonville,
NC died March
5, 2010 in Wash-
ington, DC. Born
January 29, 1972
in Hawthorne,
CA she was the
daughter of Louise Parsons of Jackson-
ville, NC and the late Marvin Parsons.
Vicki was the loving wife of Johnny
Kilgore whom she married on October
28, 2000 in Jacksonville, NC. She is
also survived by her children Hannah
and Shamus Kilgore, both of Califor-
nia, MD as well as her siblings Jeff Par-
sons of Windsor, VA, Rachel Ferguson
of Colonial Heights, VA and Jenny
Sortino of Chesapeake, VA. Vicki was
a homemaker who graduated from
Dixon High School in 1990. The fam-
ily will receive friends for a visitation
on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 9 10
a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funer-
al Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD,
where a memorial service will follow
at 10 a.m. with Chaplain Whalen of-
fciating. Interment will be private. To
send a condolence to the family please
visit our website at www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the Mattin-
gley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Bessie Magill, 63
Bessie Diane Magill, 63, of Solo-
mons, MD died March 8, 2010 at her
residence after a courageous battle
with cancer.
Born December 6, 1946 in Golds-
boro, NC she was the daughter of the
late Charles Boyd Magill, III and Mary
Jamesina (Muller) Magill.
In July 1969, she married Paul
Galentine in Corpus Christi, TX. They
later divorced.
Diane worked for many years for
the State Department, Offce of Public
Affairs in Washington, DC. She re-
tired from her position at the State De-
partment in February 2009.
Diane enjoyed the boating com-
munity in Solomons, MD. She found
pleasure in traveling, reading, cook-
ing, being with her family and friends
who loved her dearly, and especially
shopping.
She is survived by her loving com-
panion Richard Dale; her son Byron
Andrew Galentine (Andrea) of Char-
lotte, NC; her grandson Liam Thomas
Bruno-Galentine; and her sister Linda
Sayre (Bill) of Coralville, IA; her niece
Kathy Laabs (Todd) of Camarillo, CA;
and her nephew Ryan Sayre of Tokyo,
Japan.
A Memorial Service will be held
at a later date.
MD.
Gwineen Novotny, 47
G w i n e e n
Gwin L. No-
votny, 47, of Lex-
ington Park, MD
died on March 5,
2010 at St. Marys
Hospital after a
long illness.
Born on
April 26, 1962 in
Salisbury, Rho-
desia, (Zimbabwe) Africa, she was
the daughter of the late Robert T. No-
votny and Mary H. Novotny. In addi-
tion to her mother, she is survived by
her sisters, Maureen Price (Michael) of
Williamsburg, VA, Janeen Duncan of
Iron Station, NC, Kathleen Novotny of
Lexington Park, MD and Laureen Gar-
cia of Salt Lake City, UT, and former
husband, Terry Metcalf.
She graduated from Great Mills
High School and attended St. Marys
College of Maryland. Gwin was a
talented artist who worked with water-
colors and pastels and was an accom-
plished jewelry designer and creator of
themed Christmas trees.
She worked as a clerk and bar-
tender at ABC Liquors in California,
MD and was a bartender at the Okada
restaurant in Wildewood. She was also
employed at Lexus/Nexus in Wilde-
wood. She lived several years in Salt
Lake City, Utah, where she managed a
nightclub, and also worked at the Delta
Center, home of the Utah Jazz, as a
prep cook and bartender.
While a member of a local Ca-
dette Girl Scout troop, she was selected
to attend a wider opportunity event in
Seattle, WA. She was the only Scout to
catch three salmon on the fshing event.
She traveled extensively to South
America, Central America as well as
Spain and Europe. She lived life to the
fullest and would try any task or job.
She enjoyed all types of fshing
and learned to scuba dive. She loved
to swim. She also was a member of
the Calvert Fossil Club and could spot
a sharks tooth or fossil before anyone
else.
She was an excellent fsherman
and could always be counted on to
catch fsh.
Although she had no children, she
loved being with her nieces and neph-
ew and her friends children.
She loved the color green and was
an avid collector of frog memorabilia,
including photos, stuffed frogs, and ce-
ramic replicas. She loved to cook and
would try anything new. Food was an
adventure and challenge for her. Gwin
loved the Green Bay Packers, but occa-
sionally rooted for the Cowboys. Hal-
loween was her favorite holiday.
The family received friends for
Gwins Life Celebration on Wednes-
day, March 10, 2010 in the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Prayers were recited. A Memorial
Mass will be celebrated on Thursday,
March 11, 2010 at 10 a.m. at Holy Face
Catholic Church, 20476 Point Lookout
Road, Great Mills, MD 20634. The
Rev. Joseph Sileo will be the celebrant.
Inurnment will follow in Holy Face
Cemetery.
made to the Gwin Novotny Scholar-
ship Fund, Little Flower School, 20410
Point Lookout Road, Great Mills, MD
20634.
MD.
Jeffrey Riggleman, 63
Jeffrey Scott Riggleman, 63,
of Leonardtown, MD, passed away,
March 2, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital.
A full obituary and service infor-
mation will appear at a later date.
at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD
Mary Watson, 70
Mary Rose Russell Watson, 70
of Leonardtown, MD, better known
as Wookey to family and friends died
March 4, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital
after a long and brave fght with can-
cer surrounded in love by her children,
brothers and sisters. Born January 16,
1940 in Callaway, MD she was the
daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle
Russell. Mary was a lifelong resident
of St. Marys County and worked in
various restaurants in and around the
county as both a cook and a waitress.
She was an excellent waitress and a
dedicated and hard working employee.
Wookey will be remembered for her
witty comments and remarks which
would make you laugh whether you
wanted to or not. She will also be re-
membered for her pleasant personality
and friendliness. In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded in death by her
son, Michael Wayne Watson and broth-
er Charles Benedict Russell (Bucky).
She is survived by her ex-husband and
father of her children, Ralph Watson of
Piney Point MD, Daughters: Sueanne
Borroughs of Piney Point MD, Kathy
Lee Watson of Silver Springs MD,
Tammy Marie Watson of Leonardtown
MD, Bonnie Lynn Loy of Leonardtown
MD and sons: Danny Ralph Watson of
Rehoboth Beach DE, and Jimmy Allen
Watson of Piney Point MD. Surviving
also are brothers and sisters, John Henry
Russell of Spokane Washington, Eliza-
beth Anne (Sis) Smith of Piney Point
MD, Joseph Leroy Russell of Avenue
MD, James Theodore (Teddy) Russell
of Bushwood MD, Margaret Cecilia
(Susie) Creighton of Holland MI, Mary
Lorraine (Rainey) Voellinger of Leon-
ardtown MD, Charlotte Anne (Doll)
Ekster of Holland MI, Francis Patrick
(Pat) Russell of Hollywood MD, and
Rita Ann Pegg of Hollywood MD. She
is also survived by nine Grandchildren
and eight Great grandchildren.
The family received friends on
Monday, March 8th, 2010 in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Cha-
pel, where prayers were said. Funeral
Services were held on Tuesday, March
9, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD
with Fr. Larry Young offciating. Pall-
bearers were Richie Loy, Kevin Loy,
Bruce Burroughs, Cubby Russell, Bri-
an Russell and Stanley Watson. Honor-
ary Pallbearer: Jordan Mirfeld. Con-
tributions may be made to the Second
District Volunteer Fire Department,
P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692.
Condolences to the family may be left
at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements pro-
vided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Home, P.A.
Continued
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Man Arrested On Charges Of Throwing Knives, Shattered
Glass At Victim
On March 6, 2010 Deputy Rogers responded to a residence on Point Lookout Road in Leonard-
town for a report of a domestic assault. Investigation revealed Jeffrey Lawrence Nixon, 51, of Leonar-
dtown was intoxicated and according to the victim, for no apparent reason, allegedly started throwing
steak knives at her. Nixon also picked up a chair, shattered the coffee table and allegedly threw the
broken glass at the victim. The victim sustained lacerations to her arm and chest. The victim was able
to run out of the residence and called 911. Rogers located Nixon inside of the residence and arrested
him for second-degree assault.
Inmates Charged With Damage To County Jail
On March 4, 2010 Correctional Offcer Grimes was conducting cell inspections and discovered
the cell door located in B-pod, Dayroom 4, cell B of the St. Marys County Detention Center was
damaged. Investigation revealed John Anthony Supensky, 39, of Great Mills had access to the cell
door. Supensky was charged with malicious destruction of property having a damage value of more
then $500.
On March 6, 2010 Correctional Offcer Gillingham heard a disturbance coming from holding cell
E in the booking area of the St. Marys County Detention Center. Gillingham investigated and discov-
ered William Samuel Parks, Jr. 18 of Lexington Park, the inmate occupying the cell, soaking wet and
water running uncontrolled from the cells broken sprinkler head. Parks was the sole occupant of the
cell. Parks was charged with destruction of property under $100.
Man Arrested On Burglary, Drug Charges After Search At
Vacant Apartment
On March 7, 2010 Deputy Green responded to an apartment on Great Mills Road in Lexington
Park, for a report of a trespasser. Green contacted the complainant who advised there were several
individuals occupying an apartment which is vacant. The complainant further advised that no one had
permission to be in the apartment. Green made contact with Carey Michael Anderson, 29 of no fxed
address, inside the apartment. While Green was interviewing Anderson she noticed a glass smok-
ing device with suspected cocaine residue. Anderson was arrested and charged with trespassing, 4
th
degree burglary, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, suspected cocaine and possession of
controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia.
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Staff Writer
A Lexington Park man who had been in-
carcerated since his arrest in November of last
year on two second degree rape charges pleaded
guilty to one of them in county Circuit Court
Monday, a prosecutor told The County Times.
Josh A. Maddox, 37, was sentenced to
seven years in prison, said Assistant States At-
torney Joseph Stanalonis, since his plea agree-
ment reduced his punishment from the original
12 years incarceration he was facing.
Police arrested Maddox after the victim in
the case, a then 13-year-old juvenile female ad-
mitted to investigators that she had consensual
sex with Maddox three times between the Octo-
ber and November of 2008.
She did not admit to the incidents until a
full year after they had happened, Stanalonis
said.
The juvenile told investigators she was at a
residence in October of 2009 where she should
not have been to apparently meet with Maddox
to continue their relationship, the prosecutor
said.
Maddox later admitted to having sex with
the juvenile on two separate occasions, Stanalo-
nis said.
Maddox apologized in court to the victims
family, Stanalonis said, but it did not come close
to absolving him of what he did.
Once you get to a certain age these young
men need to be more responsible about who
they associate with, Stanalonis told The Coun-
ty Times. A 36-year-old with a 13-year-old is
completely unacceptable.
The age of consent in Maryland is 16 years
old, Stanalonis said, but people need to under-
stand that they will be aggressively prosecuted
if caught having even consensual sex with a
minor.
People think theyll get a slap on the wrist
because it was consensual but theres no such
thing as consent when youre under 16, he said.
He was aware of her age.
Stanalonis said there was no shortage of
such cases in the states attorneys offce as he
prosecutes between eight to 10 of them on aver-
age every year.
Maddox will have to register as a sex of-
fender as part of his sentence and will be subject
to fve years of supervision upon his release.
Man Gets Seven Years For Statutory Rape
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Detectives are investigating a late Saturday
night shooting that took place in Avenue but al-
ready they are saying that the shooting was self-
inficted.
According to police reports a man who lived
on Oakley Road reported he was shot in the arm
while retrieving mail from a mailbox when an un-
known gunman in a passing vehicle fred.
But police say that after their own investiga-
tion into the shooting that the injury appears to be
self-inficted.
No other person was involved, police say,
and the case is still under investigation.
Detectives Say Shooting In Avenue Was
Self-Inficted
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A house on Three Notch Road near the
intersection of Old Village Road in Mechan-
icsville has caught fre for the second time in
as many weeks.
Investigators with
the State Fire Marshals
offce are looking into the
cause of the most recent
fre but have made no
determination.
Firefghters re-
sponded to the latest fre
Wednesday morning from
as far away as Charles
County. Fire companies
from Hollywood and oth-
ers in St. Marys County
also responded.
The frst fre took
place March 4 at around
5p.m. and the frequency
of the blazes have inves-
tigators looking for more clues.
Fire marshal reports from the frst fre
state that the cause was an unattended kero-
sene heater.
Two fres in the same place so close to-
gether puts up a red fag for anyone, said Dep-
uty Chief Fire Marshal Duane Svites. Any-
things possible at this point.
Fire marshals deployed a specially trained
arson dog to search the area for evidence of
a possible crime scene, including the use of
accelerants.
The frst fre caused about $25,000 in dam-
age to the structure, fre marshal reports stated,
but no injuries resulted from the blaze.
Mechanicsville House Catches Fire For
Second Time
Photo By Sean Rice
Two separate fres have occured in the past two weeks at this Mechanicsville
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At the Feb. 4 Board of Education meeting,
Michael J. Martirano, superintendent of schools,
presented to the community the status of make-
up days due to the recent inclement weather. He
noted that schools have been closed 10 days and
that 5 of those days are built into the school cal-
endar, leaving 5 as make-up days.
Pursuant to the Maryland State Board of
Education action on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for a lim-
ited waiver process for Maryland school system
calendars affected by the historic snow storms
of this winter, Martirano has asked for a waiver
of the 5 remaining days.
Pending approval from the State Super-
intendent of Schools, there will be no required
make-up days and the school system calendar
will remain as is unless additional days are
missed.
If further days are missed due to inclement
weather, the plan would be as follows: April 30
would be a required day of school for students
(currently a Professional Day for teachers) and
one additional day would be added to the end
of the school year calendar, making the last day
of school for students Friday, June 18. Again,
this would only be required if additional days
of school are missed. The Maryland School As-
sessment (MSA) Testing will remain on sched-
ule in March, and Spring Break, which is March
29April 5, will remain intact.
For more information on the school system
calendar, call 301-475-5511, extension 193.
School System Considering
Makeup Days
As a result of weather-related closings dur-
ing snow storms in January and February, the
College of Southern Maryland has revised its
spring semester, including a one-week extension
to the semester.
The last day of classes will be Wednesday,
May 12. Additionally, CSMs graduation events
have been rescheduled, with honors convocation
on May 19, and the nurses recognition and spring
commencement on May 20. The monthly meet-
ing for the Board of Trustees is rescheduled to
May 20 as well to coincide with graduation. Also
affected is the start for Minisession II, which will
begin March 25.
Students and faculty members were encour-
aged to stay connected during the weather clo-
sures, and while the extension will allow most
classes to restore instructional time, Vice Presi-
dent of Academic Affairs Debra Tervala said
some instructors may need to adopt additional
strategies to enable students to achieve the course
learning outcomes and to meet required contact
hours for the course. Instructors will work with
students on a class-by-class basis to make adjust-
ments as needed.
For specifc date changes to the spring aca-
demic calendar, students can visit www.csmd.
edu/Academics/Spring2010.html. CSMs revised
dates to the semester will not affect spring break,
which will begin March 15 for students. Offces
will close at 4:30a pm. March 16 for staff, with the
college resuming classes on March 22.
CSM Extends Spring Semester
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for the 2009 Brendan
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for Youth with Learn-
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Talented Youth (CTY) will hold local testing on
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8:30 a.m., at Evergreen
Elementary School, for St. Marys County Public
Schools students and families interested in par-
ticipating in the centers programs. Evergreen El-
ementary is located at 43765 Evergreen Way, Cal-
ifornia, MD (at the end of Wildewood Parkway).
Performance on the test may qualify students
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available through Johns Hopkins University.
These include Talent Search, Summer Academic
Programs, CTYOnline, Family Academic Pro-
grams, Diagnostic and Counseling Center, and
Study of Exceptional Talent (SET).
For more information, contact Dr. Laura
Carpenter, supervisor of instruction for gifted and
talented programs with St. Marys County Public
Schools, at 301-475-5511, ext. 142, or visit http://
cty.jhu.edu.
Johns Hopkins University Holds Local Testing
Winning artworks by St. Marys College
of Maryland students will be on public display
at the 41st Annual Student Art Show begin-
ning Monday, March 22, and running through
April 9, 2010, in the College s Boyden Gallery
in Montgomery Hall. The art, representing a
variety of mediums, was judged by SMCM
alumna Jayme A. McLellan, director and
founder of Civilian Arts Project, a gallery in
Washington D.C. The opening reception will
be at 4:30 p.m. March 22. The show is free and
open to the public. Hours of operation for the
gallery are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 5
p.m. For more information, contact the gallery
at (240)-895-4246
Student Art Show to be Held March 22 April 9
The St. Marys Business, Education and
Community Alliance (BECA) established
the postmark deadline for the 2010 Common
Scholarship Application for Monday, March
15. The program itself allows students to ap-
ply for many different scholarships with just
one application package, and a majority of the
scholarship providers listed on the Common
Application have agreed this year to accept
the Common Application Package with no ad-
ditional requirements beyond the basics. This
means that students send just one application,
one essay, one copy of the transcript and SAT/
ACT scores, and two letters of recommendation
and BECA will copy all material and distribute
it to the providers chosen by each student.
The 2010 common scholarship applica-
tion participants include:
BECA Scholarship (Up to $1,000, one
time, ten or more awards)
Cedar Point Federal Credit Union Frank
E. Gorely ($1,000, one time)
Cedar Point Federal Credit UnionGEI-
CO ($1,000, one time)
Cedar Point Financial Services, Inc.
Scholarship ($500, one time)
Hollywood Elementary School PTA/Betty
Brady College Scholarship ($500, one time)
Greg H. Clarke Aviation/Military ($1,000,
one time)
Southern Maryland Online Scholarship
St. Marys County Public Schools Retirees
Association (Up to $5,000 $2,000 frst year,
$1,000 each of the next 3 years)
St. Marys Hospital Foundation Scholar-
ship (Up to $2,200 per semester for up to four
years, multiple awards)
Computer Sciences Corporation Applied
Technology Division PAX River Career
Development Program (Two awards, $7,500,
renewable)
Marine Corps Aviation Association
(MCAA) John Glenn Squadron Scholarship
(Up to $5,000, may be renewable, multiple
awards possible)
Compass Systems, Inc. Engineering Schol-
arship ($1,000, may be renewable)
St. Marys County Council of PTAs spon-
sorship of the Lettie Marshall Dent Scholarship
($500, one time, multiple awards)
St. Marys County Scholarship Fund (Var-
ied, up to $2,000, may be renewable)
Southern Maryland Corvette Club ($1,000
may be renewable)
LHS, Class of 1989 ($250, one time)
NAACP Claudia Pickeral Scholarship
($500, one time)
St. Marys County Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship ($1,000, one time)
Leonardtown Rotary Scholarship ($1,000,
renewable)
Charlotte Hall Rotary Scholarship
($1,000, two awards)
Lexington Park Rotary (four $1,000 one-
time scholarships; Doris Darrah Mathematics
Education, Ann Houston Green Music Educa-
tion, Robert and Rita 1 Merritts Vocational
Scholarship and Robert and Rita 1 Merritts
Academic Scholarship)
Educational Systems Federal Credit
Union (Five scholarships of $3,000 each)
Kevin C. Igoe Future Educator Scholar-
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Strouth Scholarship Fund ($1,000 to
$5,000, renewable, up to three awards)
PDF applications can be obtained at sm-
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BECA at 240-725-5805 or info@smcbeca.org.
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Offcials at the Board of Educations headquarters on Moakley Street
ended up having to bring in extra chairs to accommodate the large throng
of people assembled for their budget hearing on March 4, during which
nearly 20 speakers shared their concerns about the proposed FY2011
school systembudget.
Superintendent Michael Martirano began the hearing with com-
ments about the overall cuts that were coming in the wake of a $4 million
decline in funding fromthe county.
There is no question that St. Marys County Public School System
has used every dollar to maximize the instructional programs but
were at a tipping point now, he said.
Several teachers who signed up for public comment said that they
had also reached a tipping point, many commenting on the lost step in-
crease affecting their pay.
I would like to share howthe 2010 budget has affected me, said Jes-
sica Tomcsik, a teacher at Dynard Elementary, explaining that she had lost
a step increase that would have increased her yearly salary by $2,011.
[That is] $2,011 less than I was promised, she said. I plan to teach
for at least 30 more years so in the simplest terms, 30 years at $2,011
equates to $60,330 in lost wages.
Tomcsik added that she would have invested her earnings, but
$2,011 at an annual average rate of return at 8 percent over the next 30
years is $253,579, she exclaimed, so one quarter of a million dollars has
been stolen frommy retirement.
Anna Laughlin, a social studies teacher at Leonardtown Middle
School, also echoed concerns about the lost step increase.
St. Marys County employees lost their step increase last year, and
the salary increase we did receive was offset by increases in health and
other fees, making the overall effect a pay cut. We deserve better than
this, because we deliver better than this, she said. County government
needs to be made to understand the longstanding effects that failure to
achieve the repair of our salary schedule does to our morale and to the
countys ability to attract good teachers.
Brian Rose, an Instructional Resource teacher at Benjamin Banneker
Elementary School and the negotiations chair for the Education Associa-
tion of St. Marys County, explained that a survey of educators revealed
that they wanted step recovery, step increases and a cost of living adjust-
ment to be incorporated in the school systems budget.
Were proud of our accomplishments, and we expect to be compen-
sated for them, he said. Make no mistake. We understand fully that it
is the Board of County Commissioners that is holding students and staff
hostage over its extreme view of fscal conservatism.
We are not greedy. We spend our own money on our students, said
Jeanette Offenbacher, an English teacher at Great Mills High School,
commenting on the 10 percent cut proposed in materials of instruction
(MOI) spending. Not all of our students come to school with supplies,
but we teachers have helped to bridge the gap by providing them with
paper and notebooks. I myself have purchased copies of novels when the
school system did not have enough materials of instruction dollars to
go around yet we are being warned that we will need to make tough
choices about MOI next year, because the County Commissioners will be
giving us $4 million less than last year, she said. Im asking the school
board to demand the dollars that are required to run our school system,
without relying on teachers own checkbooks to pay for necessities.
Lori Werrell, President of the St. Marys County Council of PTAs,
proposed a more aggressive approach in securing local funding.
Where I normally advocate playing nice in the County sandbox, Im
here to tell you that I really strongly recommend that you fght long and
hard for a bigger piece of the county pie, she said.
Martirano suggested that parents and teachers bring at least two
guests with them to the Board of Educations March 11 meeting, during
which theyll take action on the proposed budget, and to the County Com-
missioners budget hearing on April 27.
Now more than ever, each and every one of us needs to be invest-
ed, he said. I want you to continue to bring people along through this
process it is a very important business, because I always say, so goes
our schools, so goes our community.
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By Sean Rice and Andrea Shiell
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Following on the heels of the news that St. Marys
County Public Schools ranks last in the state this year
in overall per-pupil funding levels, also comes the news
that local funding from the county may be reduced by
nearly $4 million for next school year.
With local county funding for schools amounting
to 40 percent of the school systems budget, the reduc-
tion may assure that St. Marys remains at the bottom
of the list again next year, a potential prospect that edu-
cators see as disturbing and not sustainable in the long
run.
Incomparison,
Calvert County
ranks near the mid-
dle of the pack in
per-pupil funding
at 14th in the state.
Local county fund-
ing to schools in
Calvert County was
$20 million higher
this year than St.
Marys County,
and accounted for
48 percent of the
school budget.
If this is more
than a one-year is-
sue, then that to
me would be a very
serious concern,
because you cant
maintain, let alone
move forward if
your revenues are
dropping, said
Patricia Richardson, a professor at the University of
Maryland, and former superintendent of St. Marys
County Schools, who retired fromthat post in 2004. I
think it would be of great concern if its the beginning
of a trend.
During her eight-year tenure as superintendent,
Richardson said she was fortunate the county commis-
sioners she worked with put education as a top priority,
and made every effort to provide the highest level of
funding.
In past years it was wonderful that the county
was able to exceed the maintenance of effort, and Im
hoping the picture will get a little bit better, but [follow-
ing the maintenance of effort law] is their only legal
requirement.
This current year, the county funded schools
at $5.8 million above the state-required amount. The
amount in budget discussions for next year reduces that
amount to only the amount required by the state.
Ive had some years nowto refect, but I look at it
fromthe standpoint of its very important for the school
administration and the school board to advocate very
strongly for the maximum support and resources that
they can get, Richardson said, adding that the per-
pupil funding list is only one indicator, which doesnt
take into account things like capital expenses such as
new buildings and repairs.
While the [county] commissioners have funded
the school systemabove maintenance of effort require-
ments over the last few years, other systems have been
funded at even higher levels, Cathy Allen, a school
board member for 10 years and current vice chair, told
The County Times.
We have done more with less for as long as I have
been following or been part of the school system. One
has to wonder what we could achieve if we were funded
even close to our county's relative wealth, Allen said.
Given the relative wealth of this county, there is
absolutely no excuse to be dead last in student spend-
ing, Lori Werrell, President of the St.
Marys County Council of PTAs, said dur-
ing a budget public hearing last week. Ev-
ery year weve been saying that the amount
of money thats going to our kids education
is getting smaller. Ive been saying this for
14 years. Its not a newsong and dance. And
here we are. Everything we feared has come
true. We are dead last.
Current Superintendent Michael Mar-
tirano pointed out that the per-pupil ranking
is based on three pieces: Local, for which
St. Marys ranks 16th; state, for which St.
Marys ranks 12th; and federal, for which
St. Marys ranks 14th.
All three categories play together,
Martirano told The County Times. And it is
a fact that the locals, their amount has gone
down to 40 percent, and thats the piece that
really matters.
The school system is budgeting to use
$8 million in accumulated surplus funds to
balance next years budget, and if the fund-
ing situation does not improve, the schools
surplus balance will be completely depleted
the following year, Martirano said.
At that point: Id have to start cut-
ting positions, start furloughing staff, start
eliminating programs and increasing class
sizes, he said. All these things are very
painful to think about after all the gains
weve made.
We hope that circumstances will im-
prove and our funding will increase soon. It will be
only a matter of time before achievement suffers oth-
erwise, Allen said.
I always say that the highest funding doesnt
guarantee success, but the lowest funding makes suc-
cess much more diffcult to achieve, Richardson said.
The St. Marys County Board of Education is
meeting tonight to take action on the proposed school
budget. The St. Marys County Commissioners are
holding a public hearing on next years proposed bud-
get on April 27.
news@countytimes.net
Cathy Allen and Michael Martirano
The County Times
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Saturday saw the sun shining and the world
warming up just past St. Marys City (technically
in Lexington Park), where Juliana Owens, 4, ran
through her parents yard in a t-shirt and smiled.
There was a time that she wouldnt have
been able to do this though, because she has di-
lated cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the
heart becomes weakened and enlarged, and it
cannot pump blood effciently. The condition, in
turn, affects the supply of oxygen to other parts
of the body, including the lungs, liver and other
organs, making physical activity diffcult.
But volunteers with the Mid-Atlantic branch
of the Make a Wish foundation took that into ac-
count, as they supplied Juliana and her family
with a full trip to Disney World this past sum-
mer, an experience that her mother, Ann Owens,
described as life-changing.
The disease itself, though not a terminal
diagnosis, comes with its own set of dangers for
children like Juliana, she explained.
Its basically that the heart function itself
doesnt work at a regular rate the way everybody
elses does so they were telling me shed have a
really short life expectancy, and a heart transplant
in her future.
Ann said that just getting the right diagnosis
had been diffcult, as Juliana was a baby when
she frst started showing symptoms.
I think she was 3 months, and she had
some breathing issues. She had PPHN, persistent
pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, and
they werent quite sure what the problem was
and she just never was quite healthy from then
on. She wasnt gaining weight, she had trouble
eating, and eventually she just stopped eating al-
together, and that was when she was diagnosed
with heart disease.
It was devastating, said Ann. We knew
something was wrong, but its so easily misdiag-
nosed. We had gone to different doctors and dif-
ferent hospitals and they hadnt found anything,
so it was pretty shocking.
Ann went on to explain that symptoms for
infants with the disease could be so subtle that it
would be hard to prompt a doctor to look at the
childs heart for problems.
Ann said she was the one to frst contact
the Make a Wish foundation on her daughters
behalf.
I found them on the internet and I started
reading up on all the awesome things they do
although I was in denial that she was a candidate,
she said, explaining that though the foundation
started out only granting wishes for terminally ill
children, they had expanded their operation in the
last several years to include any child with a life
threatening illness.
What they do is a screening process, so
they talk with all the doctors of the child, and they
actually look at their medical records and make
a determination from there, said Ann, explain-
ing that once Juliana was selected, she met sev-
eral times with local volunteers, who were tasked
with fnding out what her biggest wish would be.
Her wish was every childs dream, of
course, to go to Disney World, and I encouraged
her to think outside the box and this was what
she totally wanted to do, said Ann.
John Mosher was my partner and we met
with the family on 24 June 2009, said volunteer
Carol Zadeh, from Waldorf. This family was
awesome. They welcomed us with open arms
and we felt loved the minute we stepped through
their front door. Julie was so deserving of this
wish and we prayed that the foundation made it
an unforgettable experience.
The family, including Ann, her husband An-
drew, Juliana and their six other children, spent a
week at the amusement park, staying at the Give
Kids the World Village complex, which is set up
specifcally to accommodate sick children and
their families.
And upon coming back, Ann said she had
decided to lend her talents as a singer/songwriter
to volunteering and fundraising on behalf of the
foundation.
They really need volunteers, she said.
Theres a shortage here, and I know they need
help, and theyve just been so amazing to my
family, and to Juliana. They just pulled out all the
stops to make her wish come true, so Im going to
get more involved with them.
For more information on Make a Wish, and
how to volunteer locally, go to www.wish.org.
ewsmakers
Deadline is March 15, 2010
Since 2001, the St. Marys Hospital Foundation has been awarding scholarships to Southern Maryland
candidates interested in pursuing a healthcare degree. The Foundation is accepting applications from individuals
who are interested in Allied Health and Nursing. Candidates looking to continue their education from RN to BSN
should consider applying. Allied Health professionals are involved in many aspects of health care, including:
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Local Volunteers Making Wishes Come True
Juliana Owens, 4, from Lexington Park went to Disney World with her family thanks to the efforts of
locals with the Make a Wish foundation, which is in need of volunteers.
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The St. Marys County Historical So-
ciety is proud to announce that its nomina-
tion of the Newtown Manor House for the
Endangered Maryland program, a partner-
ship between Preservation Maryland and
Maryland Life Magazine, was accepted as
one of eleven endangered sites in Maryland
for their 2010 program. All the sites are
featured in the March/April 2010 issue of
Maryland Life.
The House is thought to have been erect-
ed in the mid-18th century. The major threat
to the structure is its slow deterioration from
a lack of continuing maintenance. It is part of
the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and
Newtown Manor House Historic District in
Compton. This mission is the oldest Catho-
lic Church in English-speaking America.
From this area of Newtown Neck and
from other locations in Southern Maryland,
English Jesuit priests conducted missionary
activities among the Indians and ministered
to the needs of the settlers beginning in the
1630s and 1640s.
The Society felt that, by bringing atten-
tion and focus to this unique resource, prog-
ress could be made to preserve this wonderful
historic building. The Historic District marks
a location and site important in the 17th cen-
tury ecclesiastical history of Maryland, as an
example of a self-contained Jesuit community
made self-supporting by a surrounding 700-
acre farm. The Jesuit community recently
sold that farm to the State of Maryland with
the intent of developing a state park. In 1967,
the Society of Jesus sold 7.5 acres to the Arch-
diocese of Washington, which included the
old church and the House.
Newtown Manor House Selected
for Endangered Maryland 2010
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March 17, 10:00 a.m., is the deadline for making reservations for the St. Marys County Chapter 969,
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) luncheon/meeting. The luncheon/
meeting will be held at Olde Breton Inn in Leonardtown, Friday, March 19. The cost of the luncheon buffet
is $14.50. The social hour begins at 11:00 a.m. and lunch is at noon. The speaker at the March luncheon/
meeting will be St. Marys County Commissioner Dan Raley.
Reservations for lunch are required -- call Judy Lofin, 301-872-0064.
Members will be charged for the cost of lunch if reservations are not kept
or cancelled by the deadline.
If you are interested in only attending the meeting, it
begins at 12:45 p.m.
Tickets are still available for the St. Marys
Hospital Foundations fourth annual Culinary Infu-
sion event at Caf des Artistes in Leonardtown, Md.,
on March 26 at 6 p.m. Blending an exquisite array
of gourmet favors, this event showcases some of
Southern Marylands fnest cuisine. Guests will ex-
perience a sensational meal artfully crafted by Chef
Loic and Karleen Jaffres. During the evening, a si-
lent auction provides attendees with the opportunity
to bid on unique items. Proceeds from the event will
beneft the Foundations scholarship fund and other
hospital projects. These scholarships help train tal-
ented local students for careers in health care.
The offerings include butler style hors
doeuvres, oyster chowder, camembert fritters,
spring salad, lobster thermidor, flet mignon with
wild mushroom sauce, coulibiac of salmon and a
trio of mousse (chocolate, vanilla and strawberry).
Tickets are $100 each. To purchase your ticket,
please call 301-475-6455. Dont miss your chance
to be a gourmet enthusiast for a night and help ben-
eft a great cause.
Nationally re-
nowned bluegrass
artist Larry Sparks
will perform at
the American Le-
gion Post #238 in
Hughesville on
Sunday, March 14
at 2 p.m. Doors
open at noon.
A musician by
the time he started
high school, Larry
Sparks stepped
into the history
books and into
the heart of the
music when he
began making ap-
pearances as the
legendary Stan-
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guitarist before
graduation. With
the death of Carter
Stanley in 1966, Sparks became Ralph Stanleys right-hand man, moving into the
Clinch Mountain Boys. Larry Sparks has over 30 records and CDs to date.
Tickets are $15.00 per person sold at the door. Advanced tickets are recom-
mended. Food will be served beginning at noon for a separate price.
For more information and tickets call 301-737-3004, and for directions go to the
website at www.americanlegionbluegrass.com.
Tickets on Sale for Culinary Infusion to
Beneft Healthcare Scholarships
NARFE, Chapter 969 Luncheon/Meeting
Youth from the St. Marys County and Calvert County 4-H programs traveled to Hagerstown, MD on March 5,
2010 to test their knowledge in the Maryland Cattlemens Convention Livestock Skillathon. Congratulations to
Shelby Sasscer for placing 3rd in the senior division and Charlie Sasscer for placing 4th in the intermediate
division. Pictured clockwise are Mary Trossbach, Jason Fore, John Fore, Tyler Ledman, Brice Hurry, Josiah
Manning, Will Jones, JC Trossbach, Becky Zyla, Charlie Sasscer, Shelby Sasscer, Sarah Manning, Becky
Jones, and Zach Zyla.
Submitted Photo
Photo courtesy of www.bluegrassbios.com
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Friends Book Sale is this weekend
The Friends of the Library annual book sale is this
weekend, Mar. 12 to 14, in three buildings at the county
fairgrounds. The book sale will be open on Friday eve-
ning from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Friends members only, with
membership available at the door. The sale is open to the
public on Sat, Mar. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sun,
Mar. 14, from noon until 4:30 p.m.

Libraries offer free movies and gaming fun for
families
Lexington Park library will hold a free game night for
families and gamers of all ages on Mar. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Wii
and various board games will be available. Snacks will be
provided.
An animated comedy about a group of monsters
rounded up by the government and asked to save the earth
from evil aliens will be shown on Mar. 29 at 2 p.m. at
Leonardtown. The 2009 animated adventure of a scientist
who tries to solve world hunger only to see food fall from
the sky in abundance will be shown at Charlotte Hall on
Mar. 30 at 2 p.m. Both movies are rated PG. Snacks will
be provided.

Ben Click to lead Mark Twain book discussion
This year is the 175th anniversary of Mark Twains
birth, 100th anniversary of his death, and 125th anniver-
sary of the publication of the Adventures of Huck Finn.
The libraries will be celebrating this special year with
several programs. The frst will be a book discussion of
Twains novel, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, led by Ben
Click, English Professor at St. Marys College and director
of the Mark Twin Lecture Series, on Mar. 18 at 7 p.m. at
the Leonardtown Library. The public is invited. Copies of
the book are available at the library.

Children to learn about fight
Children ages six and older will experiment with pa-
per fying machines, whirly copters, and balloon-powered
rockets at the Science of Flight programs. Charlotte Halls
program will be on Mar. 29 at 1:30 p.m. and Leonardtown
and Lexington Parks will be on Mar. 30 at 2 p.m. Navmar
Applied Sciences Corporation is funding these programs.
Registration is required for these free programs.
L ibrary
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Thursday, March 11
Basket Bingo Beneft
Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Social
Hall 5:30 p.m.
Beneft for Mechanicsville Vol. Rescue
Squad. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., Bingo starts
at 7. For table reservations call Joyce Downs at
301-884-8829.
Pax River Sail & Power Squadron
Meeting
Mixing Bowl Restaurant (Lexington Park)
5:30 p.m.
Monthly meeting of recreational boating
club. Program is to choose locations of cruises
for 2010 season. Dinner and conversation at
5:30, program starts at 7 p.m.
Taco Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5:30 p.m.
Pool Meeting
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (California) 7
p.m.
Meeting to discuss upcoming swimming
season. Anyone interested please show up and/
or contact Chris Boyer at 301-863-5290.

St. Marys Ryken Presents Grease
St. Marys Ryken High School (Leonardtown)
7 p.m.
Tickets are $8, available at the door or on-
line at www.smrhs.org. For more information
contact lisa.morton@smhrs.org.
Summer Programs Open House
Hollywood Recreations Center (Mervell Dean
Rd.) 7 p.m.
Representatives will be available from
various programs. Go to http://www.co.saint-
marys.md.us/pio/docs/R&POpenHouse.pdf or
call 301-373-5410 for more information.
HoldEm Charity Cash Game
Donovans Pub (California) 7:30 p.m.
VOICES Reading Series: Jonathan
Bennett
St. Marys College (Daugherty-Palmer Com-
mons) 8 p.m.
Author Jonathan Bennett will read from
his works.
Friday, March 12
Piano Recital
St. Marys College (Auerbach Auditorium)
12 noon
Pianist Brian Ganz will present a solo
recital featuring the works of Chopin and
Beethoven. The concert is free and open to the
public.
Lenten Seafood Dinner
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Lexington
Park) 4:30 p.m.
For more information call 301-863-8144.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (Leonardtown)
5 p.m.
Members only night. Membership avail-
able at the door. Call 301-373-5238 or visit
www.stmalib.org for more information.
Fry Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5:30 p.m.
Special Olympics No Limit Deep Stack
Tourney
Center for Life Enrichment (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
St. Marys Ryken High School (Leonardtown)
7 p.m.
Texas HoldEm Tournament
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 13
Live Auction
Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Social
Hall 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Mechanicsville Optimist Club
Friend of Youth will hold their annual live
auction. Viewing of items will begin at 7 a.m.
Auction starts at 9 a.m. Food and refresh-
ments will be available. All purchases are
tax deductible. For more information contact
Terry Palmer at 301-884-8082.
National Scrapbook Day Event
Father Andrew White School (Leonardtown)
9 a.m.
Come for a half day from 9am-3pm OR
3pm-9pm, enjoy a meal with dessert, drinks,
seat favor and door prize for $30 in advance
($35 after March 6). Come for the whole day
from 9am-9pm, enjoy lunch and dinner, favor,
and door prize for $45 in advance ($50 after
March 6). To register, contact Kim Norris
301-475-0147 or cmlady@md.metrocast.net.
Spring Craft Fair
2nd District VFD&RS (Valley Lee) 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Cost to reserve a table is $25.00. If inter-
ested in reserving a table (reserve by March
13) call 301-994-9185 before 8:00 p.m.
Southern Maryland Decorative Painters
Meeting
Charlotte Hall Library meeting room 9:30
a.m.
Local chapter of the Society of Decora-
tive Painters. Some previous painting experi-
ence is necessary. Membership fee. For more
information, call 301-884-2835, 240-210-
8332, or 410-326-2576.
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (Leonard-
town) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Three buildings full of books for sale. All
are welcome. Call 301-373-5238 or visit www.
stmalib.org for more information.
Second Hope Rescue Pet Adoptions
Petco (California) 11 a.m.
For more information, please call 240-
925-0628 or email lora@secondhoperescue.
org. To see our available animals, please visit
www.secondhoperescue.org.
Am. Legion AYCE Shrimp & BBQ
Am. Legion Post 221 (Avenue) 1 p.m.
For further info call 301-884-4071 or
301-769-4544.
Leonardtown High School Band Dinner
and Auction
Leonardtown High School Gym 6 p.m.
The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. Tickets
are $10.00 per person and include a lasagna
dinner, beverage, salad bar, dessert, and ad-
mission to the silent auction. Those wishing
to attend the silent auction only can do so at
no charge. To purchase tickets or for more de-
tails, contact Band Director J.C. Guy by phone
at 301-475-0200, or by email at jcguy@smcps.
org.
Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall (Chap-
tico) 7 p.m.
Admission is $8 for non SMTMD mem-
bers, $6 for members (band members are
free). There will be an ice cream social fol-
lowing the dance.
St. Marys Ryken High School (Leonard-
town) 7 p.m.
St. Patricks Day Dance
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
(Mechanicsville) 7 p.m.
Cost is $20 a person. There will be
corned beef and ham sandwiches for sale, a
50/50 raffe, door prizes, cake walks, and
dance demonstrations. Music will be provided
by Mean Gene. BYOB with set-ups available.
For information or tickets, call 301 884-5095
or 301-884-3123.
Texas HoldEm Poker
Mechanicsville Fire House 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 14
Lower Potomac River Marathon
Paul Hall Center (Piney Point) 7:15 a.m.

A 26.2-mile race (USATF-certifed
course) along riverfront roads and a rural
highway, followed by a buffet luncheon at the
Paul Hall Center, Harry Lundenburg School
of Seamanship. Field is limited to 200 run-
ners. Call 301-863-8431 or visit www.cbrcmd.
org for more information.
All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast
Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad 7:30 a.m.
All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast
2nd District VFD&RS (Valley Lee) 8 a.m.
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (Leonard-
town) 12 noon
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 2
p.m.
St. Marys Ryken Presents
Grease
St. Marys Ryken High School
(Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Monday, March 15
Greenwell Spring Riding
Lessons
Greenwell State Park (Holly-
wood) 9 a.m.
Horseback riding lessons
begin today and run through
June 12. Register online at www.
greenwellfoundation.org.
No Limit HoldEm Bounty
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
(California) 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 16
MOMS Club of Mechanics-
ville General Meeting
Mechanicsville Firehouse 10
a.m.
MOMS Club of Mechanics-
ville is a support group for stay-
at-home moms zoned for the
following elementary schools:
Dynard, Mechanicsville, Lettie
Dent, White Marsh and Oakville.
All meetings are open to the pub-
lic and for prospective members.
Meetings are followed by a pot-
luck supper. For more informa-
tion email momsclubofmechan-
icsvillemvp@yahoo.com or call
301-290-0694.
St. Georges Beach/Sheehan
Public Information Meeting
2nd District Fire Department
(Valley Lee) 6 p.m.
The St. Marys County Met-
ropolitan Commission will hold a Public In-
formational Meeting to discuss the provision
of water and sewer service to the St. Georges
Park/Sheehan subdivisions and surround-
ing area. All interested persons are invited
to attend the Informational Meeting to pres-
ent their comments and suggestions. If you
have any questions about this matter, con-
tact the Metropolitan Commission offces at
301-373-4733.
Special Olympics No Limit HoldEm
Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd
(Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 17
Young Professionals St. Pattys Day
Party
JT Daugherty Conference Center (Lexington
Park) 5:30 p.m.
Green beer, good food, and all the luck
that $17 dollars can buy! To buy advanced
tickets or RSVP: Contact Andrea Somers:
andrea@jtdevents.com or Kelly Williams:
memberchair@ypi-s.
Special Olympics No Limit HoldEm
Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd
(Hollywood) 7 p.m.
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
The County Times
Fact
un Almost a quarter of the land area of Los
Angeles is taken up by automobiles.
In September, 1869 a Grand Jury report
stated that the present jail was unft for the use
for which it was intended. They also noted that
the mortar used was composed mostly of sand
and was easily picked out with the simplest im-
plement. Although the walls had been lined on
the inside with planks in an effort to resolve this
defect, the prisoners had cut the planks and in
one instance had burnt two others to effect their
escape this at great risk to the lives of those
confned in other rooms of the building. The
report concluded we regard the jail in its pres-
ent condition as a nuisance and public disgrace,
and calculated to bring the administration of
criminal law here into contempt.
Finally, in 1876, the County Commission-
ers solicited proposals for the building of an-
other jail. A contract was awarded in June to
Francis D. Adams of Mechanicsville whose bid
of $1,985 was the lowest of four received.
The 1858 jail was demolished and the new
one built on the same site. It was completed in
October 1876. In 1928 a small addition was
made to provide inside plumbing. It remained
in use as a jail until a new one was built behind
the Court House in the late 1940s.
The jail was usually empty except during
the 1920s following the passage of the Vol-
stead Act (Prohibition). Many of St. Marys
Countys fnest citizens became bootleggers.
The jail could only accommodate 5-6 prisoners
and there were far more than that. The prison-
ers, who were required to stay in Leonardtown
during the day, checked in and then passed the
days playing cards in the basement of St. Marys
Hotel or fshing in Breton Bay. In the evening,
they checked out and then went home to their
families. Many of the men said this was one of
the best vacations they ever had!
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I enjoy watching the reality show The amazing
race. Dancing with the stars is the only other real-
ity show I watch. I like The amazing race because
you can vicariously test drive all of the ideas on your
bucket list, or fgure out things youd like to try once in
your life. Tonight, one of the challenges was bungee
jumping. At one point in my life, I really wanted to
try that, and last night I started to get that feeling of
excitement all over again. Never mind all the arthritis,
I was ready. Prednisone has this wonderful euphoric
effect where you believe you can conquer all. Bring
on the bungee! I almost did it in Vegas one time, but
the bungee-jumping area was down for repairs not
a good sign.
On the show, they had two people bungee jump
together. I thought that was a good idea. If you had
one calm person and one scared person then the calm
person seemed to win out. This was the case. Then a
man with a hurt knee was up on top ready to jump. I
was impressed. He was ready to go for it, pain and all.
He jumped, said it didnt feel too bad, and then wham!,
gets down to the jerk stop part and says it feels like
his knee was jerked out of its socket. There went my
excitement in a fash.
Next on the list. I really liked the long water slide
in Dubai from last season. It looked like so much fun. I
couldnt believe one contestant would not go down the
chute. She was in near hysterics from fear, and prob-
ably lost her boyfriend over this. What a wus its
just a water slide thats 300 feet long or so. Of course,
I came in on the show a little late, and soon found out
that swimming at the bottom of the slide were several
sharks. Take that activity off the list too.
Some of the challenges the contestants face look
like they would be so easy, but turn out to get them
eliminated from the show. I always thought milking
a cow would be easy, but not after seeing a few of the
people getting kicked in the head. Laying a blanket on
a Llamas back looked like it would be a snap, or cor-
ralling ducks into a pen, but all turned out to be hard
work. I guess farm livin is not the place for me.
Isnt there something exciting with very little or
no pain that I can do? Lets see; driving the beltway,
fguring checkbook, telling softball players that the
beer is gone. Thats it! Ive always wanted to learn
to hit a ball, maybe I could join a womens over 40-
softball league. There is excitement, danger, learning
rules, having people yell at you because you cant re-
member new rules, having people yell at you because
you cant run, or hit, or catch a ball. Well, You cant
hear when the cap is over your ears, and its hard to see
when your glove is in front of your face.
How about something milder.
You know, life is an amazing race. Each day I
hear about a friend or family member who is faced
with challenges of body or spirit. I dont need to go
anywhere to fnd exciting challenges. The challenge
is to stay and listen to what those around me need
whether they say it in words or by nothing at all.
To each new days amazing adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.
wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Wanderings
A Bucket List With
a Few Holes
By Linda Reno
C o n t r i b u t i n g
Writer
Originally it
was believed that the
Old Jail was built
in 1858, but thats not
the case. In 1856, an
Act was passed for
the building of a suit-
able county jail in Leonardtown and a levy of
$1,500 authorized. This was amended in 1858
increasing the expenditure to $3,000.
In July a faithful and creditable job was
surrendered to the County Commissioners for
$2,500. In September, the old jail and site on
which it stood was sold at public auction to
Dr. A. Jack Spalding for $140.00. Dr. Spald-
ing built a house on the site that would later be
the home of Judge B. Harris Camalier and is
known today as The Camalier House.
In February 1860 The St. Marys Bea-
con reported that the iron hooks affxed to
the inner walls of the jail were being used by
prisoners to make a cavity suffciently large to
enable them to escape. It was found that the
mortar or cement used in the construction of
the building was composed almost entirely of
sand making it easy for the prisoners to scratch
away the sand, remove the stones, and make
their escape.
A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
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Females Rule in Lemur Land
By Theresa Morr
Contributing Writer
Check out the
awesome black and
white tail on this
little bundle of fur.
Its the ring-tailed lemur, just one of 22
species of lemurs. The ring-tailed, a
primate related to monkeys and apes,
wins superstar billing
in lemur-land, the dry,
open areas and forests
of southwest Madagas-
car. These totally cute
guys have coats of soft
grays and rosy browns
that cover most of their
bodies, except for white
areas around the face,
eyes, and bellies. Adding
to their striking appear-
ance are coal black noses
and muzzles; big riveting
eyes with triangle-shaped
patches around them;
and comb-like teeth that
stick straight out, the lemurs built-in
grooming tool for themselves and each
other. And guess what? Their hind legs
are longer than their front legs, so when
walking on all fours, their butt-ends
stick straight up in the air!
Ring-tails are mostly arboreal (live
in trees) but spend part of their lives on
the forest foor, where they forage for
fruit, leaves, fowers, tree bark, and even
sap from trees. They travel in troops
from six to about 30 members, with the
average troop consisting of around 17
adults and youngsters. Forest areas are
dense and to keep wandering youngsters
in tow, adults raise those long, beautiful
banded black and white tails high, just
like a fag. Now, thats pretty cool.
Female ring-tails reign supreme in
lemur-land. Within a troop, females are
Number 1. For example, if a male and a
female start squabbling over something,
the male doesnt stand a chance -- she
has the last word. Females also get frst
dibs on food and on choosing the best
mates. They are up on the front lines,
too, when it comes to battling over ter-
ritory. The males just hang back until
the dust settles. Females stay in the same
troop in which they were born, but males
move on from troop to troop.
Lemurs have several ways of com-
municating, and the most potent is the
use of scent glands. During mating sea-
son, males use these glands in a most
obnoxious way: They battle for domi-
nance by trying to out-stink each other!
Yes, you read that right. These feisty
rascals spread their smelly secretions all
over their tails, and wave them about in
the air to fnd the most powerful male.
Phew! The winner
shows off by strutting
around with his head
and tail held high. The
lesser male lemurs who
didnt make the grade,
well, they just sulk and
keep their heads and
tails held low.
Another way le-
murs communicate is
through facial expres-
sions that refect feel-
ings, such as danger,
submission, and affec-
tion. Vocal sounds in-
clude cat-like purrs and
meows when the group is spread out; a
howl, which can be heard over a mile
away; a bark, to sound an alarm; and a
grunt, to signal Hey, I dont like you,
between two individuals. Ring-tails are
social animals and enjoy sunbathing in
the morning. The whole troop will sit up
yoga-style and let the suns rays warm up
their bellies and outstretched limbs.
Adult males weigh around six to
seven pounds, females a bit less. Females
give birth to one or two babies a year, and
the newborns are cared for by all mem-
bers of the troop. The youngsters begin
climbing in about three weeks, and in six
months become independent.
Life spans are about 15 to 19 years
in the wild and around 27 years in cap-
tivity. Like many wild animals, ring-
tailed lemurs are threatened by habitat
destruction through indiscriminate log-
ging, farming, and human settlement.
If you want to see these beautiful
creatures up close, just visit Washing-
tons National Zoo, where they have four
female and 2 male ring-tailed lemurs in
residence.
For more good stuff about these
lemurs, scope out www.tigerhomes.org/
animal/ring_info.cfm. Comments to Ki-
kusan2@Comcast.net.
Photo Courtesy of St. Marys Co. Historical Society
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entertainment section, e-mail andreashiell@countytimes.net.
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In Entertainment
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Hulas Bungalow was still flling up with fans as
the Lloyd Dobler Effect fnished their sound check
and singer/songwriter Sam Grow, who was sched-
uled to open with his new band, ducked into the
clubs designated smoking area to explain who he
was, where he came from, and why getting signed
isnt really his biggest goal.
For Sam, 23, a Southern Maryland native whose
soulful sets are starting to turn heads in St. Marys
County, getting signed is an afterthought, even if he
describes himself as a full-time musician.
For now, its just another night at work for him.
Not all members of the Sam Grow Band are
full-time though. Other than Sam and drummer Joe
Barrick, who both make a living doing studio work
in addition to playing gigs, bassist Gene Quade and
lead guitarist Mike Stacey have day jobs. Quade, ap-
propriately enough, manages Hot Licks guitar shop
in Waldorf, where Stacey teaches guitar lessons.
I met Gene and Mike in the studio when I did
my frst professional recording, said Sam. I guess
I was 18 then, and my producer, Ron Vento at Night-
sky Studios called them in to do the music for the
record. I was doing the acoustic and vocals, and he
called Gene to do bass, and then he called in Mike
Stacey to do lead guitar work.
From there you could say it was only a matter of
time before the group would start playing regularly,
most recently adding Barrick for drumming duty.
And for Joe, who has played with local bands like
ShallowDeep, and who recently left his former band,
HydraFX, the timing couldnt have been better.
I left HydraFX about two months ago because
they didnt want to go full time, he said. They just
wanted to play three or four shows a month and they
wanted to focus on their families and day jobs
and I have a family, but I dont have kids or anything
like that, so hes taken the leap to a career spent
beating out rhythms professionally, most recently
doing studio work for various groups in D.C. as well
as his newest work with Sam and the others.
So, as only months ago the planets aligned to
bring this slightly motley crew together, the group
has been collaborating under Sams namesake for
their latest project, which already boasts two iTunes
albums and a 5-Song EP, Rainy Day in Paradise,
which will be released by early April.
As for the bands actual sound, its a hybrid. Its
easy to pick out the soul infuence in Sams sing-
ing, which echoes the likes of Wilson Picket and
Al Green (all with a melodic lilt that reminds this
reviewer of Otis Redding). In the same way, hard
rock and metal echoes from Staceys guitar solos,
all given appropriate punch by the rhythm section
that sounds more polished and pop-like than most.
It also helps that original music comprises most
(though not all) of their set list.
But whats most interesting about this group is
how they project that certain professional vibe. One
look at Sams Myspace page will show you he has
the thoughtful rock star pose nailed. He looks like
he belongs on an album cover, in fact. But more im-
portantly, he sounds like he belongs on the radio,
and thats likely where theyll end up.
Sam Grow will be playing next in a duo set
at Lisas Pub in Indian Head on March 11, and
the full band will play with No Green Jelly-
Beenz at Hotel Charles in Hughesville on March
17. For more information, go to www.Myspace.
com/samgrowacooustik.
Photos By Andrea Shiell
Thursday,
March 11
Fair Warning Irish
Pub Band
CJs Back Room (Lus-
by) 5 p.m.
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.
Dylan Galvin
Applebees (California)
7 p.m.
DJ McNa$ty
Big Dogs Paradise
(Mechanicsville) 8
p.m.
Ladies DJ Night
Hulas Bungalow (Cali-
fornia) 8 p.m.
Sam Grow
Lisas Pub (Indian
Head) -
Friday,
March 12
Fair Warning Irish
Pub Band
Donovans Pub (Cali-
fornia) 5 p.m.
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.
Line Dancing/DJ
Donna & Ohmer
Hotel Charles (Hughes-
villle) 7:30 p.m.
DJ Chris
Big Dogs Paradise
(Mechanicsville) 8
p.m.
John Lusky
Blue Dog Saloon (Port
Tobacco) 8 p.m.
Karaoke Night
Quades Store (Bush-
wood) 8 p.m.
Live Jazz Night
Chefs American Bistro
(California) 8 p.m.
Karaoke
VFW Post 2632 (Cali-
fornia) 8:30 p.m.
Backstage Pass
Murphys Pub (Bryans
Road) 9 p.m.
Captain Woody
Drift Away Bar & Grill
(Cobb Island) 9 p.m.
Legends Band
Martinis Lounge
(White Plains) 9 p.m.
Candlelight Red
Memories (Waldorf)
9:30 p.m.
Saturday,
March 13
Fair Warning Irish
Pub Band
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 6 p.m.
California Bob
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(Solomons) 7:30 p.m.
Creole Gumbo Jazz
Band
Westlawn Inn (North
Beach) 8 p.m.
Live Jazz Night
(California) 8 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy Band
Towne Tavern (Cock-
eysville) 8:30 p.m.
The Craze
Apehangers Bar (Bel
Alton) 9 p.m.
DJ Mango
Lexington Lounge
(Lexington Park) 9
p.m.
Full Steam
ville) 9 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ
Tommy T & DJ T
Applebees (California)
9 p.m.
Legends Band
Martinis Lounge
(White Plains) 9 p.m.
Minus One
ville) 9 p.m.
No Trace
Drift Away Bar & Grill
(Cobb Island) 9 p.m.
Reckoning
Blue Dog Saloon (Port
Tobacco) 9 p.m.
Snakebite
Am. Legion Post 238
(Hughesville) 9 p.m.
Still Counting
Veras White Sands
Beach Club (Lusby)
9 p.m.
Three Sixty Band
Fat Boys Country Store
(Leoanrdtown) 9 p.m.
Middle Ground
Big Dogs Paradise
(Mechanicsville) 9:30
p.m.
Sum-Bich
Memories
(Waldorf) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday,
March 14
The California Ram-
blers Bluegrass Band
Toots Bar
(Hollywood) 3 p.m.
Spoken Word Poetry
& Live Music Night
(California) 5 p.m.*
Monday,
March 15
Mason Sebastian
DB McMillans (Cali-
fornia) 5 p.m.
Tuesday,
March 16
Fair Warning Irish
Pub Band
DB McMillans
(California) 6 p.m.
Dylan Galvin
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(Solomons) 7 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Martinis Lounge
(White Plains)
9 p.m.*
Wednesday,
March 17
Fair Warning Irish
Pub Band
CJs Back Room (Lus-
by) 5 p.m.
Captain John
DB McMillans
(California)
5:30 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ
Harry
Big Dogs Paradise
(Mechanicsville) 7
p.m.
Open Mic Night
Hulas Bungalow
(California) 8 p.m.
Wolfs Open Blues
Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant
(Chesapeake Beach)
8 p.m.
No Green JellyBeenz
& Sam Grow
Hotel Charles
(Hughesville) 9 p.m.
*CALL TO
CONFIRM
From the left: Mike Stacey (guitar), Joe Barrick (drums), Sam Grow (front) and Gene Quade (bass).
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Last Weeks Puzzles Solutions
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By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
Dear Diary: Sports fanatics, or those
that defne the term, have a personality faw.
The true fan doesnt just casually follow his
or her favorite team; oh no, we you and I
know who you are develop deep and dis-
turbing relationships with them.
These relationships are oddly not dis-
similar to those we have with signifcant
others. We commit ourselves wholly. We al-
locate unjustifable amounts of time to sup-
port our teams. We subtlety manipulate our
signifcant others and adjust our daily lives
to accommodate game day dates. The
emotional investment is undeniable (and
maniacal).
Victories are euphoric and champion-
ships instantly become the unforgettable,
I remember where I was moments in our
lives. Losses arent just briefy frowned
upon; they last and are feltdeeply.
Make no mistake about it; the fanatic fol-
lowing his/her team is very much an exercise
in for better or worse, in richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health. The sports atheist
would contend that Im overstating the con-
nection between fan and team, but Diary you
know this to be true.
The skepticism is understandable. How
could a rational humanoid have such feelings
for a sports franchise? To that Id suggest re-
moving the assumption of rational thought
from the psychological profle.
In addition to my beautiful and incred-
ibly understanding wife, I have three other
women in my life. Outside my marriage I
maintain relationships with the Skins, Mary-
land basketball and the Capitals. I fall in out
of love with some other local teams - depend-
ing on available time and quality of play - but
these three have a piece of my heart. Now, in
my defense (and to my credit), the bond with
my three sporting mistresses is not as strong
as it once was; with age comes perspective,
I suppose. As one fnagles through life, dis-
posable time becomes constraining and the
fortunate fnd deeper meaning in lasting love
and children. But like good friends who al-
ways fnd time for one another, the true fan
fnds time for his teams.
Why the fan allows these deep connec-
tions with sports teams to develop is a basic
question without an adequate answer. After
all, most fans would admit that the pain of
a loss is greater than the pleasure of a win.
And some sadistic fans willingly suffer with
losing franchises for decades. Overall, I am
fortunate in that only one of my three rela-
tionships is toxic. While the Skins havent
been Super Bowl-relevant in 20 years and
Maryland will always play third fddle to
North Carolina and Duke, both validated
my love and support by taking me to a fans
mountaintop: a championship.
The same cannot be said of the Capitals.
The Capitals are my prodigal son; the one that
consistently disappoints and is careless with
my heart, but is also the one Ill faithfully
support, year after year. For the entirety of
my impressionable youth, the Capitals were
snake oil salesmen: they consistently made
the NHL playoffs only to dependably under-
achieve in gut-wrenching fashion or fall tan-
talizingly short of championship glory. They
are the team that too often left me on all
fours, head hanging in total defeat after an
agonizing overtime playoff loss. To survive,
I gradually disconnected. I just couldnt take
it anymore.
Youre right Jack Nicholson/Col Jessep,
for a time I couldnt handle the truth of being
a Caps fan. Consequently, as the Caps have
risen from the NHLs ashes recently and be-
come one of the leagues preeminent teams,
Ive been cautious, determined not to be
fooled again. But between the tenacious play
of Alexander Ovechkin and the collection of
fabulous homegrown talent and exhilarating
offensive prowess, this new cast is too good
to miss. Even though they seem poised for
playoff disaster their defense is disturbing-
ly leaky the lure of possible championship
is irresistible.
So bring on the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Im all in, even if it means staying up until 1
a.m. and suffering through another Game 7
multi-overtime defeat. After all, Im a Caps
fan; this is what I do.
Im sure my wife will be thrilled with
my renewed commitmentor maybe not.

Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
Thurs., Mar. 11
Softball
Huntingtown at St. Marys
Ryken (scrimmage), 4 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 12
Girls Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken at Southern
(scrimmage), 4:45 p.m.
Softball
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop
OConnell, 3:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 13
Baseball
Leonardtown at South River
(scrimmage), 9:30 a.m.
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken at Archbishop
Spalding (scrimmage), 11 a.m.
Great Mills at Harford Tech
(scrimmage), 11:30 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 14
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken vs. Bishop
McNamara at St. Marys Col-
lege, 3 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 15
Softball
St. Johns at St. Marys Ryken,
3:30 p.m.
Tues., Mar. 16
Baseball
St. Marys Ryken at Thomas
Stone (scrimmage), 4 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken at Chopticon
(scrimmage), 4 p.m.
Softball
Chopticon at South River
(scrimmage), 4 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 17
Boys Lacrosse
St. Marys Ryken vs. St. Vincent
Palloti at St. Marys College, 4
p.m.
Softball
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop Ire-
ton, 3:30 p.m.
BleaChers
A View From The
Diary Of a Madman/Capitals Fan
Thurs., March 4
Boys Basketball
4A East Semifnals
Great Mills 68, Glen Bur-
nie 56
WCAC Quarterfnals
St. Johns 68, St. Marys
Ryken 61
Girls Basketball
WCAC Quarterfnals
Bishop McNamara 76, St.
Marys Ryken 50
The County Times
Raley Stays Home, Will Play Soccer at Maryland
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
When it came time for St. Marys Ryken senior
Jereme Raley to choose where he would play his colle-
giate soccer, staying close to home was important.
I grew up liking Maryland, Raley said of his deci-
sion to attend Maryland-College Park on a partial schol-
arship. I like being closer to home because I know the
area.
Raley was one of just fve recruits signed by the Ter-
rapins, who won the NCAA mens soccer championship
as recently as 2008.
Theyre a really good program, theyve done very
well, Raley said. Their coach [Sasha Cirovski] expects
the best out of each player. Hes tough.
Raley believes he has a lot to offer the
Terps as he is committed to helping improve
the team, as well as his own game.
[Maryland is getting] a hard-working
and tactical player overall, who just wants to
get better and move on to the next level, he
said.
Before accepting Marylands offer, Raley
was getting looks from schools such as Cin-
cinnati, Clemson, Duke, Georgetown, George
Mason, Loyola, West Virginia and Provi-
dence, where his older brother J.J. plays soccer
for the Friars. The opportunity to play with his
brother was there, but Jereme prefers to make
his own path.
Hes doing his thing and Im doing
mine, he said with a smile.
Knights head coach Russ Carrington
thinks that Raley will be just fne at Maryland
and missed at St. Marys Ryken.
He has the ability to place a pass where
it needs to go and gives your guy a chance to
score, Carrington said. So much of our at-
tack and scoring went through him.
Raley is excited about the chance to play in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, a historically strong conference in all sports,
soccer included.
The ACC is one of the top leagues, so Im expecting a
lot tougher competition in general, he said. The game is a lot
quicker going from high school to college.
Raley has been playing soccer since the age of four, and cur-
rently plays for a team in Baltimore on the weekends, describing
soccer as his life.
Its great because I know that all the hard work is paying
off, he says.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Blue Crabs
Announce
Return Of Three
Key Players
SS Travis Garcia,
P Ryan Bicondoa and
C Octavio Martinez Back
In The Fold For 2010
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Man-
ager Butch Hobson has announced the re-
turn of three major components from the
teams frst division championship and
playoff appearance a season ago. Slug-
ging shortstop Travis Garcia will return
to Southern Maryland, along with start-
ing pitcher Ryan Bicondoa, the franchise
all-time wins leader, and catcher Octavio
Martinez.
Garcia was a front-runner for the At-
lantic Leagues Most Valuable Player award
a season ago, before parlaying his frst half
effort into a contract with the Seattle Mari-
ners on July 8. He would join the Double-A
West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx through the
conclusion of the Southern League season,
before returning to Southern Maryland
to conclude the regular season and play
in the Atlantic League playoffs. All told
for Garcia, he batted a superb .353 with 16
home runs and 63 RBI in 79 regular season
games with the Blue Crabs. For West Ten-
nessee, the righty slugged four home runs
and drove in 22 in 44 games. 2010 will be
the third season Garcia has appeared for the
Blue Crabs, after appearing in 19 games to
end the regular season in 2008. A Bronx
native, Garcia was originally drafted by the
New York Mets in 2003, and is entering his
eighth professional season.
Right-hander Ryan Bicondoa is poised
to seriously cement his name in the Blue
Crabs pitching record books, as he returns
for a third season. Bicondoa, who has been
a member of the Crabs active roster for the
franchises entire existence, is the teams all
time leader in wins (24) and strikeouts (218)
through two seasons. He is also poised to
become the Blue Crabs all-time leader in
innings pitched. He is only three and two-
thirds innings shy of retired knuckleballer
Joe Gannons franchise record of 364 and a
third. Entering his ninth professional sea-
son, Bicondoa has put together an impres-
sive 58-34 career record, with a lifetime
ERA of 3.50. Last season in his 26 regular
season starts, the Blue Crabs compiled a
record of 20-6. Bicondoa also has time in
the Yankees, Mets and Cubs organizations
during his career.
Capping the latest round of signings
is catcher Octavio Martinez. Entering his
12th season as a pro, this will be Martinezs
second with Southern Maryland. He enters
2010 as the Blue Crabs primary catcher, af-
ter sharing time with the now retired Lance
Burkhart last season. In 79 games he hit
.262 with four home runs and 48 RBI in
2009, and has a lifetime average of .275 in
561 career games. Originally selected by
the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of
the 1999 draft, the righty spent seven years
in that organization through 2005 advanc-
ing to Triple-A, and also has Double-A and
Triple-A time with the Pittsburgh Pirates
and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pax River Rugby Opens Season
This Saturday
The Pax River mens
rugby club will host their frst
match of the spring season this
Saturday, March 13. Pax River
will take on the Old Gaelic
rugby club of Mechanicsburg,
PA at the pitch located at the
end of Clarks Landing Road
in Hollywood. The match is
set to begin at 1 p.m.
Recreation and Parks Summer
Programs Open House
The St. Marys County Department of Recreation and Parks will
be hosting a Summer Programs Open House on Thursday, March 11,
2010 from 7:00 8:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Recreation Center in Hol-
lywood, MD.
Representatives will be available from the following areas:
Recreational Camps
Sports Camps
Leisure Classes
Therapeutic Recreation Camps
Nicolet Skatepark and Spraypark
Gymnastics Center
Great Mills Swimming Pool
Summerstock
Applications for summer job opportunities will be available.
For further information on the Open House or any of our Recreation
and Parks programs, please call 301-475-4200 Ext 1800.
Pax River Silver Stars Girls AAU Basket-
ball 2010 Spring/Summer Tryouts
When: Sunday, March 14, 2010 and Sunday, March 21, 2010

Where: Margarent Brent Recreation Center

Time: 2pm - 4pm
2pm - 3pm Middle School 6th/7th/8th Grade
3pm - 4pm High School 9th/10th/11th Grade

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
SAVANNAH WEBB @ 301-247-3152 / 301-737-1792 or savweb@msn.
com
County Tennis League
Seeking Players, Teams
St Marys County USTA Tennis League looking for 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
players for 2010 Mixed Adult teams. Season runs from March-May.
Must be a USTA member and have reached eighteen (18) years of age
prior to, or during, the 2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-Liem Slade if
interested, mlslade@md.metrocast.net or 301-481-2305.
Gretton Goalkeeping Indoor Futsal
Clinic Series
Gretton Goalkeeping will conduct weekly indoor futsal training
sessions for all ages and skill levels Monday and Wednesday each week
at Park Hall Elementary School from 7:30-8:30pm. Field player training
is also available. Reservations are required. For more information or to
reserve your spot please email grettongoalkeeping@gmail.com or call
301-643-8992.
Photo By Chris Stevens
Photo By Chris Stevens
With mother Lorie, father Mike and several administrators, St.
Marys Ryken senior Jereme Raley signs his letter of intent to attend
Maryland College Park.
Jereme Raley, shown here against
Bishop Ireton, will be playing soc-
cer at the University of Maryland
College Park this fall.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
MILLERSVILLE Going from four wins to 17 is a suc-
cessful season by any means for a high school basketball team.
However, that couldnt take away from the disappointment
the Great Mills boys basketball team felt as they were defeated
76-54 by Old Mill in the 4A East Re-
gional Championship game, coming up
one win short of a trip to the Maryland
Class 4A State Semifnals.
We really struggled in the begin-
ning, and it was hard to come back,
said senior guard Tarez Jones, who
came off the bench to lead Great Mills
in scoring with 16 points. I think we
all came out jittery and we just didnt
pull through.
Senior guard Moe Queen and ju-
nior forward Brandon Teston added
13 and 10 points respectively for Great
Mills.
The Hornets never led and trailed
by as many as 27 points (63-36) going
into the fnal quarter. A key problem
in the eyes of Great Mills coach Frank
Peck was the foul trouble that hampered
his starters and the teams game plan.
Youve got to try to fgure out how
to give your team the best chance to win,
Peck said of being forced to juggle his line-
up. When youve got foul trouble, then you
really have to work hard on that.
All fve Hornet starters picked up at least
three personal fouls by the middle
of the third quarter, and senior for-
ward Kamaron Barker fouled out
with about four minutes remaining
in the game. The fouls left the Hor-
nets shorthanded and helpless against a
quicker and relentless Patriot team.
We tried to get it together, Jones said,
but rebounds and foul trouble killed us.
It was a disheartening end to an exciting season
for the Hornets, who went from 4-19 in the 2008-09 season
to 17-6 this year and one game away from a trip to the Comcast
Center in College Park and the state semifnals.
Im feeling it pretty bad right now, Jones said of the sud-
den close of his and fve other seniors high school career. It is
my last game, but I cant be depressed about it.
We had different pieces at
the beginning of the season, and
as it progressed, we really came
together, Peck said. We played
seven of our last eight games on the
road and I felt we did a great job. I
appreciate our effort.
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ST. MARYS CITY One day after cruising into the sec-
ond round of the NCAA Division III mens basketball tourna-
ment, the St. Marys College men
were in for the fght of their lives and
came out winners.
Camontae Griffns driving lay-
up with 35 seconds left was the de-
ciding basket as the Seahawks held
off Virginia Wesleyan College 72-69
Saturday night, clinching their sec-
ond Sweet 16 appearance in the last
three seasons.
We knew coming it was going
to be a dogfght, said junior guard
Alex Franz, who led the Hawks with
17 points and eight assists. Theyre
the 11th-ranked team in the coun-
try for a reason. We just wanted it
more.
SMC, who improved to 26-3 on
the season, advanced to the second
round by way of a dominating 88-
59 win over Purchase State of New
York, making their frst tournament
appearance in school history.
They had no easy time with
Wesleyan, who got to the second
round by defeating Richard Stockton
85-82 Friday night, and the Marlins
stayed close to the Seahawks, taking
their last lead at 69-68 on a Stephen
Fields three-point play with 1:24 remaining in the game.
After Fields missed a three-pointer that wouldve put the
game away, Griffn, who scored 15 points and dished out seven
assists, out-hustled the Marlins for the rebound and soared for
the game-winning lay-up.
We kept our composure, Grif-
fn said simply. I played nowhere
near where I played yesterday, but
my teammates held me together.
The last two possessions for
Virginia Wesleyan were failed ones,
thanks to key defense by freshman
guard Chris Hutchinson, who played
Fields and Tre Ford straight up on two
missed shots that allowed St. Marys
to survive.
I felt that I just had put a hand
in [Fields] face, stay in front of him
and dont foul, he said.
Its no secret that Chris is our
best on-the-ball defender, St. Marys
coach Chris Harney said. We asked
him to change his role and I cant say
enough about his maturity and what
hes done for the team.
The Seahawks will again host
a sectional this weekend, as they
will take on 18th-ranked Franklin
& Marshall College, who dealt the
Seahawks one of their three regular
season losses, 72-61 back on Novem-
ber 30.
Were excited about the oppor-
tunity to play them again, Harney
said. I remember a local reporter interviewed me and I said
well see you again soon, and he looked at me like I was crazy.
And here we are.
Its nothing for us to play with them, Griffn said. We
just have to keep that championship attitude.
Chris Stevens File Photo
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St. Marys College
Alex Franz led the Seahawks with 17 points as they
advanced to the Sweet 16, beating Virginia Wesleyan
72-69 Saturday night.
Camontae Griffns lay-up with 35 seconds lifted St. Marys College
to a 72-69 win over Virginia Wesleyan in the second round of the
NCAA Division III tournament.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
When Leonardtown High School senior Martez Allen
defeated Reservoir High Schools Mike Mullens in a 3-1 deci-
sion Saturday night, he not only kept the Southern Maryland
Athletic Conferences 10-year streak of state wrestling cham-
pions alive, but he became the frst Raider in the schools 32-
year history to win a state title.
That moment was crazy, Allen said of the moment the
referee raised his hand and the crowd at Cole Field House
gave him a standing ovation. Its a moment that Ill never
forget.
Allen, who wrestled at 152 pounds this season, defeated
Mullens by wrestling the same way he has all year taking
advantage of an opponents weakness.
Im best in a neutral match, and [Mullens] kept putting
his lead foot forward, Allen said of his strategy. I have a
good shot against guys that do that, so I just wrestled my
match.
Allen was seeded ffth in his weight class, and as he
watched the wrestlers seeded ahead of him go down, his be-
lief in himself got stronger.
I believed coming in that I could do it, Allen says, but
[seeing guys eliminated] just increased my confdence.
The frst few days of school since his amazing victory
have been interesting for Allen, who relishes the praise hes
received from the LHS community.
I really enjoy the attention, Allen admits. Its because
of how hard Ive worked.
And with becoming Leonardtowns frst state champion
in wrestling, he hopes his success and hard work can moti-
vate the returning wrestlers to win state championships as
well.
Im really glad to have broken that barrier because
the younger guys know how hard I worked this year, he
said. Now they fgure if they work as hard as I have, they
can become a state champion too.
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