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IN LOCAL
SOCIAL MEDIA ALERTS
WILDEWOOD

IN COPS & COURTS

STATE POLICE
INVESTIGATE DEATH

IN COMMUNITY
A FUN DAY
AT THE BEACH

Hogan Joins Local

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CONTENTS

FEATURE
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Local News 3 PROVIDING THIS POISON
Crime 8 GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN

Sports 10 Cover Story

Education 12 Page 16
Feature 16
Obituaries 18
Legal 19
In Our Community 20
Community Calendar 22
Entertainment Calendar 24
Library Calendar 25
Senior Calendar 25
Games 26
In Local
Contributing Writers 27 Page 6
Classied Ads 30
Business Directory 31 In Community
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Woman Uses Social Media

to Alert Wildewood
TEDx Coming to
By Dick Myers
Editor

A woman in Wildewood was alarmed

and decided to do something about it. A
man allegedly knocked on her door and
said he was from Southern Maryland
Electric Co-op (SMECO) and needed to
come inside to inspect her house. Feeling
something wasnt right, she didnt let him
in.
As she quickly reported on Facebook,
she looked outside and didnt see any
SMECO truck. She also saw the man
walking around her house as if inspecting
it. Her concerns posted on Facebook went
viral, with many people reporting similar
incidents and also reporting that two men
were involved. Social media became an
instant Community Watch for the Wilde-
wood neighborhood.
A SMECO employee then posted on
Facebook that the men were probably
from an alternate energy company try-
ing to lure customers away from SMECO,
which is a non-prot, member-owned
cooperative.
The reports reached the St. Marys
County Sheriffs Ofce, which issued the
following press release:
In response to calls received from con-
cerned citizens and recent social media
posts, the St. Marys County Sheriffs Of-
ce investigated reports of suspicious per-
sons in the Wildewood area claiming to be
representatives of SMECO.
The St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce
conrmed the individuals are NOT afli-
ated with SMECO; they are alternate en-
ergy suppliers of the companies Maryland
Gas and Electric and U.S. Gas and Elec-
tric. The companies may legitimately con-
tact customers by phone, email or through
door-to-door to offer their services. Cus-
tomers should never feel obligated to pro-
vide their account information.
SMECO added, SMECO employees
do not go door-to-door asking for access
to customers homes to look around. As
part of our smart meter deployment, our
technician will knock on your door to
let you know there will be a short inter-
ruption of service while the meter on the
outside of the home is switched. Under
no circumstances would one of our em-
ployees or contractor employees need to
be inspecting the inside of a customers
home. SMECO has been made aware of
the incident in Wildewood, and we are
investigating.
If customers have questions, they are
encouraged to call SMECO at 1-888-440-
3311. If customers believe they are in dan-
ger, please contact the St. Marys County
Sheriffs Ofce immediately by calling
9-1-1.
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Leonardtown
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
New faces and new ideas for change
will be the focus of the countys rst ever
TEDx event, set for Sept. 9 at Leonard-
town High School.
TEDx, or Technology, Entertainment
and Design independently organized
events, are held all over the world as a fo-
rum for people with new, innovative ideas
to bring local change to their communities.
Its a one-day conference, said Alyssa
Wilson, organizer of the event. Were go-
ing to showcase a ton of local businesses
and local minds.
TEDx wanted to bring a forum to St.
Marys County because of the vibran-
cy of the local business and volunteer
community.
Theres so much of a base here for
change, Wilson said.
There are nine speakers set for the
event, giving talks on a range of topics
from science and technology to the rights
of the disabled.
Our passion is all about local business-
es, local people, Wilson said. Those are
Homemade | Homegrown | Handcrafted | Vintage | Baked Goods
the kinds of ideas that make a big differ-
ence in the world.
About half of the speakers are local to
St. Marys County, Wilson told The Coun-
ty Times.
Others have some kind of roots in
Maryland, she said.
The speakers include Adrienne Somer-
ville, a NAVAIR Community Manage-
ment program manager; Alison Righter,
president of Wings for Val Foundation that
aids women in their dream of becoming
aviators; Amy Looney, vice president of
the Travis Manion Foundation, Brian Jor-
dan a local inventor who, through an ac-
cident, became a digital amputee and used
his disability to promulgate and manufac-
ture prosthetics.
Others include Troy Townsend, a chem-
istry professor at St. Marys College of
Maryland, Christine Bergmark of CLB
Advising to talk about agriculture and
food systems, Diego Mariscal of 2-Geth-
er International to talk about technology
education and access for the disabled and
Matt Hall, pastor of Southpoint Church.
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Delegate Criticizes Move to Crafters Wanted

Increase Minimum Wage
people out of poverty. Businesses that
have the freedom to thrive and make a
prot will employ more people at bet-
ter wages. If those who are pushing for

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a $15 per hour minimum wage really
cared about helping people earn a liv-

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ing, they would make getting a job as
easy as possible, not by pricing poten-
tial wage earners out of the market.
After all, what is a wage but a price? It
is a price paid by an employer for the
labor of his employee. September 3, October 1 & November 5

Delegate Matt Morgan (R: 29-A)
In his weekly blog called Tough
Love Tuesday, St. Marys County
Del. Matt Morgan (R: 29A) blasted the
movement to raise the minimum wage
to $15 an hour. Heres his post:
I believe that a healthy private
business sector is essential to lifting
9am - 4pm
Just as we all take value in consid-
eration as we spend our dollars, so do
businesses. A recent study conducted
by Montgomery County shows that the
county will lose 47,000 jobs by 2022 Free Customer Parking| Rain or Shine
if it mandates a $15 minimum wage.
Seattle has already felt the effects of
making it more costly for employers to Shop Handmade
offer jobs to job seekers. It isnt hard
to understand the economics behind
this one, yet I suspect democrat candi-
dates for Governor will be pushing for
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By William Stewart ing performance. A talk with God is how
Contributing Writer Barnhill ensures a successful perfor-
mance. I pray, I pray before every show,
Darius Barnhill, 21, started rapping in every song or anything that I do with
2010. Residing in Lexington Park, Barn- music. When I pray I always ask God to
hill sat down with the County Times to forgive me, and give me a shield so that
talk about his journey. Barnhill said: I I wont freeze up. I also call all of my
saw a lot of my friends doing sports, and friends for motivation, and to remind me
they had better talents than me, so I start- of who I am said Barnhill.
ed freestyling (rapping). Inclined by his As a performer he has done shows in
uncles who told him to dig deeper into it front of huge audiences, Darius said Its
the young artist began his journey into the like being at the movie theaters, but youre
art of music. the actual big screen that everybody is
When he rst began his journey Barn- watching. I keep my eyes on the smaller
hill named himself YS. He said: YS use picture, I might perform in front of like
to stand for Young Swag. I want to call it two thousand people, but I only see like
Young Soldier, because of all of the stuff twenty in my eyes.
I went through when I was sick. I went Barnhill went from freestyling (rap-
through a lot, ping) to starting
I saw a lot of my friends doing sports, a music group
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and I call myself
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while attending
performers. Free-
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hospital for three months. want. Its different type of rappers with
Through his trials he stayed positive. different styles Darius explained.
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like other artists he does not rap about fe- at the well-known Verizon Center located
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as more closer to like a hip-hop, and po- Barnhill said I wake up and music is in
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etry, because I always have spoken word my head. I sleep and music is in my head.
in my music said Barnhill. Its not something I play around with. Mu-
I Not only are his lyrics inuenced by sic is in my blood stream.
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ties. When asked what inspires the lyrics perform, in the Lexington Park area for lo-
he writes Barnhill said I have to be vib- cal teens to attend. When asked what kind
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ing off of something. Either at the beach of messages he wants to send to his audi-
with my friends, or outside looking at the ence Darius said To not give up, thats my
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sky. It all depends on my day, if I had a main thing. If you believe in yourself you
good day then I write to a hype song. Most can get to where you want to be. Barnhill
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of my lyrics are things that I havent said, will continue working with his team to
and Ive held in for years. rise to the top of the music industry.
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The MIL Corporation SELLING OUT TO
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Wins PASS Contract
The MIL Corporation (MIL), a mid-
sized government contractor, is pleased
to announce a contract award to provide
Naval Air Systems Commands (NA-
VAIR) (AIR 6.8) Corporate Business
Office (CBO) with program and system
support (PASS). MIL is one of eight ven-
dors awarded to perform work under this
$495,737,308 Indefinite Delivery Indefi-
nite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
County Budget Book
Available Online
The St. Marys County fiscal year 2018
budget book has been released and is avail-
able for online viewing. The Commission-
ers of St. Marys County voted on May
16 to approve the General Fund budget at
$221,324,105. The figure represents a 0.4
percent decrease over fiscal 2017. The bal-
anced budget was adopted with a modest
decrease in property tax rates. Funding
for education, county departments and
elected officials, along with public safe-
ty, accounts for nearly 87 percent of the
General Fund budget. The adopted budget
supports a fiscal year 2018 Capital budget
of $50,581,291.
The FY2018 budget highlights include:
Real Property Tax Rate is reduced to
$.8478 per $100 of assessed value (Con-
stant Yield Rate). The decrease amounts to
about $12 per household.
Certain elderly individuals and Vet-
erans are eligible for a 10% property tax
credit for up to five years
Income Tax Rate remains at 3% of net
taxable income
St. Marys Regional Airport
Receives Grant
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris
Van Hollen (both D-Md.) have announced
a $1,323,906 Department of Transporta-
tion (DOT) grant for St. Marys County
Regional Airport (2W6) in California. Au-
thorities will use the funds to construct a
1,200-foot runway extension that will help
the airport meet its operational needs.
St. Marys County Regional Airport is
a hub for regional economic activity, serv-
ing as a key link between the local commu-
nity and businesses, said Senator Cardin.
This federal funding enables necessary
enhancements to an important Southern
Maryland resource. I will continue work-
ing to ensure that St. Marys Regional
Airport has what it needs to continue safe,
secure and efficient operations.
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Along with its team of nine subcon-
tractors, MIL will support total life cycle
management activities that enable the
improvement of products, processes, ser-
vices, outcomes, and metrics of opera-
tions, ultimately aiding the needs of our
Warfighters.
28420 Point Lookout Road Loveville, MD 20656
From The MIL Corporation
STORE CLOSED UNTIL SATURDAY
AUGUST 12TH TO MARK DOWN PRICES!
THE GREAT $1,000,000
St. Marys County Board of Education
receives a funding increase of $2,472,539 STORE CLOSING - RETIREMENT SALE!
- THE REASON FOR THIS GREAT SALE -
over fiscal 2017 to $102,189,940. The coun-
tys investment supports salary increases
for teachers and other school employees.
State mandated Maintenance of Effort is After 33 years as the areas premier home furnishings, accessory and jewelry
$100,850,888 based on an increased en-
rollment of 192.5 students. destination, we have decided to CLOSE OUR FINE QUALITY STORE, located
The St. Marys County Sheriffs Of- at 28420 Point Lookout Road, and retire from business in order to pursue other
fice will realize a $1.7 million increase
over fiscal 2017 to $38,575,373. interests. OUR STORE IS NOW CLOSED TO MARK DOWN PRICES on our
Various increases were approved for entire stock of home furnishings, accessories and jewelry. More than $1 Million
county employees for performance-based of fine quality merchandise from Craftmaster, Lee Industries, Universal,
merit increases as well as funding for oth-
er one-time costs. Uttermost, Motioncraft, Furniture Classics and Brighton Jewelry will be
This years budget proved to be chal- sold at LIQUIDATION SALE PRICES! Remember, these are floor samples,
lenging in every aspect, said Commis-
sioner Randy Guy. We were able to pro- accessories and jewelry at the lowest prices of our entire career. Everything will
vide a small tax decrease while holding be plainly marked on sale tags for immediate pick-up or delivery. During a
the line on spending. I thank our hard limited time, we will be offering special discounts on custom orders. First
working finance staff for all of their work
come, first served. You will not be disappointed. We will open to the general
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through this years process.
The full budget can be viewed at: public on Saturday, August 12th.
www.stmar ysmd.com/docs/Final%20
TERMS OF SALE
FY2018%20Approved%20Budget%20
for%20Print.pdf GREAT
From St. Marys County Government SALE DAYS! - ALL SALES FINAL.
Saturday 10-6 - ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
Sunday 12-5 - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
Monday 10-6 - CREDIT CARDS WELCOME.
Tuesday 10-6 - DELIVERY AVAILABLE.
SAMPLE OF OUR FANTASTIC SAVINGS!
Regional and General Aviation air-
ports serve as an important resource to
communities in our state and are vital
Shuttered Bookcase WAS $2,245 NOW $495.88
to maintaining a strong economy, said
Senator Van Hollen. Im committed to
Portal Plaid Chair WAS $1,336 NOW $549.88
making sure Maryland has the funding
it needs to keep all of our airports both Asadel Cocktail Table WAS $1,137 NOW $299.88
large and small safe and accessible to
our residents.
This DOT grant will be awarded
Dogwood Dining Table WAS $1,785 NOW $650.88
through the Federal Aviation Administra-
tions Airport Improvement Program. The
Salvador Linen Ottoman WAS $1,454 NOW $649.88
SALE BEGINS SATURDAY AT 10 AM!
program funds various types of airport in-
frastructure projects, including runways,
taxiways, and airport signage, lighting,
and markings which helps to create thou-
sands of jobs.
Permit# N/A ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. Lynch Sales Company 2017
From Sen. Ben Cardin
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USA Triathlon Race Sweeps St. Marys
By Zach Hill
Contributing Writer
Marking the 10th anniversary of the Patuxent River
Youth Triathlon, on Saturday August 5th, the races were
off with some big changes made from past years.
This year was a rst for two things. President of the
Patuxent River Triathlon Club, Mark DeLuca said. One,
the Kids [Triathlon] is now ofcially sanctioned by USA
Triathlon, the governing body of triathlons in the United
States. The Race is part of the USA Triathlon Mid-Atlan-
tic Region 2017 Youth Series
Second, individual racers times were done by timing
chip. Except for the 3-5 age group, each athlete wore a
timing chip attached to their ankle by a strap. We hired
[Charm City Run] to do the timing. They also took care
of setting up and tearing down both the transition area
and the race nish line.
Over the years, the race has continued to grow into
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what is now near maximum capacity.
Starting back in 2008, the rst practice triathlon was
run in Wildewood with around 25 children in the race.
That number steadily grew to 70 participants in 2010,
106 participants in 2011, 129 participants by 2013, 143
participants in 2016, and then this year they saw the big-
gest turnout to date with 159 participants.
We were near maximum capacity this year, yet we
hope to nd ways to handle more racers in the future.
DeLuca said. The key to growth is in inspiring these
kids. If they are inspired to continue in triathlon, they
will encourage their friends to get into the sport as well.
Were also developing relationships with our community.
As our relationships get stronger, and we support each
other more and more, the Kids [Triathlon] will get more
exposure as well.
Now, after becoming ofcially sanctioned by USA Tri-
athlon this year, there are hopes that the race will be able
to continue growing even larger than it was this year.
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As a USA Triathlon Youth Series event, we now have
regional exposure. DeLuca said. That in turn should
result in increased participation from youth outside our
local area[that] may inspire our local businesses and
larger businesses to sponsor the race at corporate spon-
sorship levels and in turn gain regional exposure for
themselves. All these things support the main goal in-
spiring youth to live the healthy, triathlete life.
The race is only made possible because of the hard-
working committee members; Haylee Coffey the Race
Director, Brooke Fallon the Food Coordinator, Jessica
Lynch the Volunteer Coordinator, and Penny Barnett the
Swag Coordinators.
Sponsors for the race included: The Knights of Colum-
bus, HTii, Lions Clubs International, Pro Flex Physical
Therapy, The Pax River Adventure Center, and The Chris
Hill Team from Century 21 New Millennium.
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8 Cops & Courts The County Times
St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce Crime Report
Burglary Unknown suspect(s) left
ve-gallon buckets inside a residence
in the 27000 block of Oxley Drive in
Mechanicsville. It does not appear
anything was stolen from the resi-
dence. Corporal Snyder is investigat-
ing the case. CASE# 41246-17
Vandalism Unknown suspect(s)
threw a rock through a drivers side
window in the 46000 block of Valley
Court in Lexington Park. There was no
entry gained. Deputy First Class Ma-
guire is investigating the case. CASE#
41253-17
8-5-2017
Burglary Unknown suspect(s)
attempted to enter a residence in the
39000 block of Middleton Lane in Cle-
ments. No entry was made and nothing
appeared to be stolen. Deputy Shel-
ko is investigating the case. CASE#
41115-17
Burglary Unknown suspect(s) en-
tered a shed in the 36000 block of Pratt
Road in Bushwood. Nothing appeared
to be stolen. Deputy First Class Schul-
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tz is investigating the case. CASE#
41202-17
8-6-2017
Breaking and Entering to a Motor
Vehicle Unknown suspect(s) entered
a motor vehicle in the 22000 block
of Rose Hill Drive in Leonardtown.
Deputy Ball is investigating the case.
CASE# 41379-17
Vandalism While conducting a
neighborhood canvas, deputies located
a broken window at a residence in the
41000 block of Miles Court in Leonar-
dtown. No entry was made to the resi-
dence. Corporal Knott is investigating
the case. CASE# 41379-17
Robbery Unknown suspect(s)
removed an envelope containing
cash and a card from a victims shirt
pocket in the 21000 block of South
Essex Drive in Lexington Park.
Corporal Reppel is continuing the
investigation. CASE#40833-17
Theft Unknown suspect(s) re-
moved a wallet from an unattended
shopping cart at the Walmart in Cali-
State Police Conduct Death
Investigation
Troopers from the Leonardtown Bar-
rack of the Maryland State Police re-
sponded on Monday, August 7 at ap-
proximately 5:36 p.m. to a wooded area
in the 22,000 block of Newtowne Neck
Road, Leonardtown, St. Marys County,
for a subject not breathing.
Investigation revealed Kristopher B.
Gray, 30, had been operating an ATV (4
wheeler) on private property and for rea-
sons unknown, he lost control and was
thrown from the ATV.
Help Needed to ID Theft Suspect
Thursday, August 10, 2017
fornia. CASE#40823-17
Theft of Motor Vehicle Un-
known suspect(s) removed a motor
vehicle from the Maryland Interna-
tional Raceway in Mechanicsville.
Deputy Molitor is investigating the
case. CASE#40897-17
Burglary During the overnight
hours, unknown suspect(s) entered a
garage and stole property in the 21000
block of Great Mills Road in Lexing-
ton Park. Deputy Muschette is investi-
gating the case. CASE# 40865-17
Animal Cruelty Unknown
suspect(s) red one round towards
farms animals in the 28000 block of
Thompson Corner Road in Mechanic-
sville. Corporal J. Yingling is investi-
gating the case. CASE#40963-17
From St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce
Gray suffered life threatening injuries
and was subsequently pronounced de-
ceased on scene. Mr. Grays body was
transported to the Ofce of the Chief
Medical Examiner, pending an autopsy.
The incident is under investigation, any-
one with information is urged to contact
TFC C. Ruth at 301-475-8955.
From Maryland State Police
The St. Marys County Sheriffs Of-
ce is seeking the identity of the suspect
pictured. On May 30, 2017, the suspect
pictured, opened a credit card in the vic-
tims name and attempted to purchase
over $800 in electronics at a Kohls De-
partment Store in Alexandria, VA.
The suspect attempted to use a fake
driver license that included the sus-
pects picture (above) with the victims
personal information.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact Deputy First Class James Ma-
guire at 301-475-4200, ext. *8002 or
by email, James.Maguire@stmarysmd.
com.
From St. Marys County Sheriff s Ofce
Thursday, August 10, 2017 The County Times Crime
Local News 9
 10 Sports
The Tackle Box Fishing Report
By Ken and Linda Lamb
Contributing Writers
The cobia broke wide open in the
bay from the Target Ship to Smith
Point on Sunday as the low pressure
and rain event approached. Chummers
using cut bait and live eels had a great
day asa couple of dozen were landed
in the 30-to-60-pound range. There are
lots of rays in the mix so there was lots
of action.
Bluefish and Spanish mackerel are
taking trolled surgicaleels (six-inch
Jarv-eels are the ticket in all colors).
Most fishermen are using planers, al-
though in-line sinkers will do. The
ships channel from Point No Point
to Point Lookout is best. There are
no birds or jumping mackerel to give
away the locations. Blind trolling and
searching with the depth finder is key
to findingthem.
Rockfish showed up Sunday in the
Potomac in big schools, breaking and
attracting sea gulls in great num-
ber. The mouth of Herring Creek on
the stones was very good. This will be
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south into 6 to 10 feet of water and
drop over a double hook bottom rig
baited with bits of bloodworm tocatch
them. There are some small croaker
mixed in. The Potomac and Patuxent
have plenty of spot; perch and croaker
most everywhere.
Live-liners using live spot are catch-
ing rockfish daily in the vicinity of the
Bay Bridge. Live-liners found rockfish
this week around the boundaries of the
Gas Docks. The stars are aligning for
a fabulous fall rockfish season all over,
and that does not figure in the sea-run
fish coming in November to add really
big fish into themix.
Shore fishermen found spot and
croaker at Piney Point in the public
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spot about halfway out onto the pier,
and blue fish on the end. A rockfish of
good size can be caught there too. All
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Blackbirds and the
Big Baller
The NBA
and NHL are
on hiatus. The
NFL just re-
sumed playing
practice games.
MLB is nearing
its stretch run,
but the playoffs
and the World
Series still
seem far away. These are the summer dol-
drums of sports, a time when not much of
anything significant happening.
But theres still a lot going on.
With QB Joe Flacco having back is-
sues, the Baltimore Ravens are, as of this
writing, considering signing quarterback,
and NFL enemy-of-the-state, Colin Kae-
pernick. Head coach John Harbaugh
and General Manager Ozzie Newsome
gentlemen whose job security hinges on
winning games - are reportedly on-board;
owner Steve Bisciotti a guy whos ten-
ured for life - is having reservations.
Kaepernick, of course, is being black-
balled by the NFL for his anthem protests
last season (this despite assurances that he
wouldnt continue the protests this year).
Meanwhile, Bisciotti, the owner who has
the Ray Rice debacle on his resume, whose
team is among the league leaders in arrests
in recent years and who saw fit to put a
statue of Ray Lewis, a player who took a
plea deal to avoid murder charges, outside
of M&T Bank Stadium, has had a sudden
blast of moral conscience. Despite that du-
bious track record, Bisciotti is concerned
that Kaepernick, a player who peacefully
protested during the national anthem to
raise awareness of law enforcements treat-
ment of minorities, will stain the Ravens
brand.
Not to worry though. At a recent fan
forum, Bisciotti invoked the Almighty
and asked that folks pray for us while
he mulled Decision Kaepernick. Super. I
hope God takes a break from helping others
through very real and complex issues like
law enforcement and minority relations -
to help Bisciotti through his overwhelm-
ing football conundrum. In the meantime,
maybe Kaepernick will observe this circus
and conclude that Baltimore, with all its
documented missteps, isnt worth his ser-
vices. In life, and in sports, sometimes the
character of the judgers falls short of those
being judged.
Enough of that. On to LaVar Ball, mas-
ter of the crazy.
The County Times Sports 11
I loved this guy past tense. He was so
refreshing, outrageous and, most impor-
tantly, fun. His sanity was debatable, but
he gave you enough winks and smiles to in-
dicate that his behavior was mostly tongue-
in-cheek, an act by a father hopped up on
caffeine and serotonin. I questioned his
parenting skills, given his unabashed mar-
keting of his children, but by all accounts
his boys dont seem to mind (to their credit)
and hes certainly present and involved in
their lives. And how could you not respect
a guy who boldly challenged the sneaker
company establishment and created his
own Big Baller Brand (and $495 shoes)?
He was an American hero!
Was.
Balls first hiccup occurred after his son
Lonzos UCLA team lost to Kentucky in
the March Madness tournament. When
asked about the defeat, Ball remarked,
Realistically, you cant win no champion-
ship with three white guys because the foot
speed is too slow. Still, Balls quip felt less
malicious and more a tired stereotype ex-
pressed in poor taste. Benefit of the doubt
hereby extended
But Ball wasnt done throwing shade.
While coaching his son LaMelos AAU
team last week, Ball received a technical
foulfrom a female official. Balls post-
game reaction, a rant in which he accused
the official of being out of shape, unquali-
fied and trying to over-compensate for her
gender by being hard on big bad LaVar
Ball, was disturbing far beyond Balls
typical shtick. It wasnt funny and there
could be no misinterpretation. It was sex-
ist, plain and simple.
Its fair now to question the entirety of
Balls flamboyant act. Is it actually some-
thing sinister masked by humor? Is he a
solid father or exploitive of talented sons?
Is there more to his one-off comment about
white players? Is the outrageous jokester a
bully in disguise? A misogynist? An ego-
maniac at heart? Its still too early to say,
but until Ball proves to be none of those
things, Im departing his bizarre thrill ride.
Ah, but maybe Balls sly like a fox; these
times seem strangely tilted toward egoma-
niacal, insensitive, polarizing bullies and
worlds of make believe.
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 12 Education
Guffrie Smith:
St. Marys County Native Changed Many Lives
By Zach Hill
Contributing Writer
Kids have always been at the center of
the life of one of Southern Marylands
most well-known educators -- Guffrie M
Smith, Jr.
Born and raised in Scotland, Mary-
land (St. Marys County) in a family
with four brothers and 12 sisters, Guf-
frie was the oldest of his siblings.
From a rather young age, Smith had
already known that teaching and helping
other people would be what he wanted to
do in his future.
The only role models we had [at the
time] were ministers and teachers In
my one-room school down in Scotland,
Maryland, I had strong teachers with
high expectations and they encouraged
and saw this in me Smith said. At first
I didnt necessarily see that in myself,
but they said that I needed to go on to
college.
Smith would do exactly that, going
on to be the first person in his family to
graduate from high school and college,
achieving his B.S. and M.A. from Bowie
State University.
At that time, the only place you could
afford was a school like Bowie (State)
because you didnt have a lot of scholar-
ships offered around, Smith said.
Smith has also completed some post-
graduate studies at Nova University and
the University of Maryland.
Following his college graduation,
Smith began what would eventually
become a 33-and-a-half-year career
as an educator in the Calvert County
The County Times
PublicSchools.
Beginning as a teacher at Appeal Ele-
mentary School in Lusby in 1965, Smith
would go on to climb the ranks to vice
principal and eventually principal of the
school.
Smith even got to see Appeal Elemen-
tary go from being an all African-Amer-
ican school, to becoming fully integrat-
ed back in 1967 around the time when it
merged with Solomons Elementary.
He would take a slight break from his
career of working as an educator in 1975
to work with the Maryland State Depart-
ment of Education for the next six and a
half years.
When I first started working with the
state, I was specializing in migrant edu-
cation all over the state, Smith said.
Smith was the Migrant Branch
Chief, a specialist in Title I, and would was a past member of the Kiwanis
serve on multiple boards and commit-
tees including the States Professional
Standards, Teacher Education Board,
and the Multicultural Education Task
Force.
Upon completion of this time with
the state, Smith would return in 1981
to work in the Calvert County Public
School for 22 more years, first as prin-
cipal at Appeal Elementary (until 1988).
Smith would then go on to become a
supervisor, coordinator of Healthy Fam-
ilies, and director of curriculum and in-
struction until he would officially retire
in 2002.
Following that, he would take on the
role as the main coordinator of a resource
center in southern CalvertCounty.
In 2003 and 2004 I worked in the
southern part of the county to bring re-
sources to the community Smith said.
With them being so far down, they
didnt have a whole lot of resources to
work with.
Smith recently finished his second
four-year term on the Maryland State
Board of Education to which he was
appointed by past governor, Martin
OMalley; he was elected to be president
of the board from 2015 to 2016.
However, nothing can top the en-
thusiastic attitude that Smith has had
throughout his entire life towards com-
munity involvement.
I have always been very involved
in the community Smith emphatically
discussed.
He showed such excitement and plea-
sure after discovering that this writer
Clubs high school affiliate group, Key
Club, as he went into greater detail as to
what exactly his role is in the Kiwanis
Club of Calvert.
Im their adviser to the schools,
Smith said. One of the big things that
we do is we give out scholarships and
we didnt give out but one this year but I
sort of coordinate that working with the
schools and giving scholarships to the
Key Clubs.
On top of working with the Kiwanis
Club of Calvert, Smith is also active in
working with Christmas in April, Cal-
vert County Historical Society, and
the Property Tax Assessment Appeals
Board.
However, what Smith is most involved
with nowadays is doing work with the
Thursday, August 10, 2017
the non-profit organization, the Calvert
Collaborative for Children and Youth, of
which he is the president of theBoard of
Directors.
As I was about to get into retiring,
something came out about What Makes
a Kid Successful from the Search In-
stitute Smith said. They researched
40 major assets and they were in eight
different categories and they are either
external or internal assets. Then they
asked the kids how many of them had
these assets.
The Search Institute reported in 2006
that out of the 89,000 students surveyed
ages 11-18, only 20 percent engaged in
creative activities or the arts, 23 percent
enjoyed reading for pleasure for three or
more hours a week, 25 percent felt that
adults in their community valued the
youth, and only 28 percent had positive
adult role models with the list going on.
The research (on the 40 assets) shows
that the more of these (assets) you have,
the more successful you are going to be
and the less likely to get into at-risk be-
haviors. Smith said.
This is one of the major pieces that
our non-profit does and that is the Cal-
vert Collaborative for Children and
Youth Smith said. We advocate for
children.
The main focus for Calvert Collabora-
tive for Children and Youth is improv-
ing students support systems, empow-
erment, boundaries and expectations,
constructive use of time, committing to
learning, positive values and identity,
and social competencies.
The organization is always looking
for support to continue what they do and
have many fundraisers throughout the
year including the upcoming night at the
Blue Crabs Game on August 12th, Ritas
in Prince Frederick on August 15th, and
Mama Lucias in Dunkirk on August
21st.
Guffrie Smith Jr. has been honored
with various awards through his life
with the highlights being back in 2009
receiving the Louis L. Goldstein Award
by the Democratic Central Committee
of Calvert County, and being presented
the William Donald Schaefer Helping
People Award from the Maryland Comp-
troller in 2015.
Guffrie has been married to Catherine
Smith for 53 years to which he shares
two daughters named Shelly and Jewel.
He now has three grandchildren and
twin great grandchildren and he resides
in St. Leonard.
On a personal note, this writer is still
pursuing his education at the College of
Southern Maryland (and as an intern at
the County Times) and understands the
impact that educators can have on the
lives of their students. Guffrie M. Smith
Jr. has clearly fit into that mold and has
left a dramatic legacy throughout his
life to the many young people he has
touched.
zach@countytimes.net
Thursday, August 10, 2017 The County Times Education 13

CSM Partners with SMECO on

Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate
Good pay. Important work. Physically
challenging. These are just a few of the
reasons that many young people are at-
tracted to a career as a lineman for a
utility.
Its a brotherhood, said Jason Ather-
ton, technical training manager at SME-
CO. People require electricity. Line-
men are the people who go out there and
make sure you have it.
Utilities like SMECO are aware that
there is a great deal of interest in line-
men positions, which, in Maryland,
earn an average of $35.96 an hour, ac-
cording to Indeed, an online job site that
tracks salary data in certain industries.
SMECO, for instance, reports receiving
hundreds of applications whenever they
announce a new training class for ap-
prentice linemen.
The problem is that though hundreds
apply for the training class, too few ap-
plicants have the skills necessary to
even start to learn the job, according to
SMECO representatives. Some have no
idea how to properly climb a ladder or
use a shovel, Atherton said. All utili-
ties are having a hard time finding quali-
fied applicants.
In response, the College of Southern
Maryland (CSM) has worked with SME-
CO to create the Pre-Apprenticeship
Program to provide practical electrical
utility worker training. The 12-week
program of courses, which will be of-
fered at CSMs newly opened Regional
Hughesville Campus, focuses on skills
needed for candidates for utility training
programs but also skills that are desir-
able in any of the trades. Completers of
the program will earn a continuing edu-
cation certificate from CSM and receive
hiring preferences from SMECO. SME-
CO reached out to all regional electrical
utilities and contractors to alert them to
this new resource and encouraged them
to support the program.
SMECO has been collaborating with
CSM on a program of study to meet a
very important need What they have
come up with is truly exciting, said
SMECO President and CEO Joe Slater,
announcing the Pre-Apprenticeship
Program at the April 25 dedication and
ribbon-cutting for CSMs new Center for
Trades and Energy Training (CTET) at
the Regional Hughesville Campus.
Students will spend 12 weeks learn-
ing core construction skills and safety
practices here in the CTET, Slater said,
And then they will go across the road to
the SMECOs lineman training yard for
basics in electrical utility work, includ-
ing pole climbing, which is the great lev-
eler. SMECO will be providing the elec-
trical utility practicum as a community
service as a good partner with CSM.
Atherton will serve as the SMECO in-
structor for the 40-hour field practicum
portion of the course.
It involves a lot of safety training,
said CTET Director Bruce Posey about
the certificate requirements. The cours-
es required for the certificate will cover
topics such as excavation safety, work-
ing in confined space, first aid and CPR
and core construction skills.
SMECO has demonstrated addition-
al support for the Pre-Apprenticeship
Program by funding two scholarships
to assist promising students who dem-
onstrate financial need and are from an
underserved population for the fall 2017
semester. In addition, scholarships are
available through the CSM Foundation.
Employers who hire students from
this pool are getting a new employee
with the training necessary to be placed
on the job site almost immediately.
If you dont have any skills, its tough
to find a job, Posey said. We can help
you get the skills needed to be consid-
ered for employment.
The Pre-Apprenticeship Program will
be offered at the Regional Hughesville
Campus beginning late summer/early
fall, and students may register now. To
learn more about the scholarships, con-
tact the CSM Foundation at 301-934-
7649. For information on CSMs Pre-
Apprenticeship Program, visit http://bit.
ly/2sGBrfp.
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Re-Creating Yourself, One Beat at a Time

Andrew Mauro of Great Mills, an aspiring writer
who cares for his parents during the day, says the
class is a break for him. Its fun, he said. It defi-
nitely has a good energy. Makes you want to keep
going. Positive vibes.
Grace Calo of California, who kicks off her san-
dals and participates in the drum circle barefoot, said
she was so excited to see that Drum Circle was one
of the classes offered by CSM this summer. For 57
years Ive had rhythm in me, Calo said, adding that
when she saw the schedule of classes, she knew this
was her chance. I get lost in it.
We love it. We all love it, Steffey said of the
Drum Circle class. Our teacher is amazing. Patient.
Klotz teaches from a wealth of experience. She
has been playing drums and percussion instruments
since she was 10. She majored in percussion at West
Virginia University and then served in the military,
performing as a percussionist in The United States
Air Force Band, Washington, D.C. She later played
as a percussionist in the National Guard Band, also
in Washington, and after one year became com-
mander and conductor of the Army Guard Band in
Washington. Now retired, the CSM class is a way to
share her expertise with the community.
Klotz supplies the drums and other percussion
instruments used by the class, including the conga,
djembe, djun djun and kenkeni, while students like
the belly dancers may bring their own drums if they
Emily Harris, left, and Shirley Steffey work to match rhythms in CSMs Drum Circle class at the Leonardtown Campus.
prefer. Klotz teaches about the history of drumming
and emphasizes that, done correctly, drumming is a
way to communicate.
First, there is a steady beat coming from a single including drum circle skills. Participating in a drum circle has also been shown
drum. Boom boom, boom, boom. Other drum- Instructors for these courses come with excellent to have health benefits. It slows the heartbeat,
mers gradually join in, each on differently sized and credentials and wealth of knowledge and experience. Klotz said. Its a release of tensions.
toned drums, as they match the beat created by the CSM Program Coordinator Shaunda Holt, who She has a goal for her students beyond these ben-
leader. helps develop the programs offered by the colleges efits the skills and knowledge that will allow them
Participants in the drum circle focus their eyes on personal enrichment department, said she sees learn- to participate in this activity. They will be able to
the floor or the ceiling to concentrate on the rhythm. ing as a way for people to re-create themselves. Per- go to any city in the United States and sit in on a
Others grin at their neighbors as the beats match up sonal enrichment is just that living an enriched drum circle and be able to play, she said.
in a satisfying pulse. Some of the drummers intro- life creating knowledge, inspiration and passion, no The Drum Circle class will be offered again in the
duce variations, which the instructor of the class, matter what stage of life you are in. Anyone can re- fall as CSM strives to meet the diverse needs of stu-
Sheila Klotz, calls layers. create themselves and CSMs personal enrichment dents and the community by providing accessible,
The group speeds up a little and then dissolves into program helps people to do just that. accredited, affordable and quality learning opportu-
laughter when Klotz stops the class to point out the This summer is the first time CSM has offered a nities for intellectual development, career enhance-
unwanted speedchange. class on drum circles an activity growing in popu- ment, and personal growth.
This is a Drum Circle class, a non-credit personal larity where a group of people play hand drums and Students can register for personal enrichment
enrichment class at the College of Southern Mary- percussion together as an activity as opposed to pre- classes up until the day of the class, although earlier
land (CSM) on the Leonardtown Campus. It is one paring for a performance. Students in CSMs Drum registration is encouraged because some classes have
of approximately 400 personal enrichment class op- Circle class take an hour, one evening each week, to minimum registrations required to run. For informa-
tions offered every year at CSMs campuses. focus on the activity for a variety of reasons. tion on non-credit, personal enrichment offerings
Latin Dancing, Basic Dog Obedience, Backyard Shirley Steffey of Lusby is a member of Daughters at CSM, visit www.csmd.edu/programs-courses/
Chicken Keeping, numerous cooking classes, Fit of Veda Sereem belly dancers, as are several other non-credit/personal-enrichment/.
Over 40, Build Your Own Drone, The Art of Song- members of the Drum Circle class. The belly danc-
writing, Aqua Zumba, Pottery the options are ers use a doumbek, a drum from the Middle East, in From CSM
wide-ranging, accessible and designed to help area their performance. We wanted to refine our skills,
residents find a new skill or hobby or polish old ones, Steffey said. Try new things.

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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Lt. Gov. Rutherford Announces CSM Funding
From right, CSM Assistant Professor Byron Brezina leads a tour of the Leonardtown Campus newly
updated robotics and electrical labs for Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, with recent gradu-
ate Wen Xing (Kevin) Lin of St. Leonard answering questions with CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy
standing by. Lin, who will continue his bachelor degree studies at University of Maryland this fall, recently
designed an invention with fellow robotics team members Dillon Mandley and George Jenkins that not
only won the inaugural CSM F3 Challenge this spring but created a lot of buzz with the oyster people
clamoring for this counting machine.
The College of Southern Maryland
(CSM) has the opportunity to take a sig-
nificant step forward in its role as a regional
leader in innovation and technology work-
force development.
Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford
visited CSMs Leonardtown Campus Aug.
2 to announce that CSM, along with Johns
Hopkins University and the University of
Maryland, College Park, in partnership with
the Maryland Department of Commerce,
have endowed a total of $8.6 million in three
new research professorships.
The endowments were made through
the states Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative
(MEI), a state program created to spur basic
and applied research in scientific and techni-
cal fields at the states colleges and universi-
ties. CSM is the first community college to
receive this prestigious award.
The College of Southern Maryland is
honored to be among the three institutions
in Maryland to be awarded this endowed
matching fund, said CSM President Dr.
Maureen Murphy. These funds will al-
low the college to create a more sustainable
and vibrant innovation ecosystem through
public-private partnerships that support and
impact the critical and innovative research
being conducted at the Navy research labs in
Southern Maryland. The Entrepreneur and
Innovation Institute will not only support
technology transfer initiatives, but will also
enhance the regional and state economic and
workforce development expansion.
Through the MEI, CSM received
$500,000 to support the colleges Entrepre-
neur and Innovation Institute (EII) and the
expertise required to expand CSMs tech-
nology transfer curriculum; research and
identify regional technology transfer oppor-
tunities; instill entrepreneurial skills among
students, government scientists and busi-
nesses; and expand the local entrepreneurial
ecosystem and workforce.
The funding will be used by CSM to at-
tract and retain world-class instructors to
grow the current innovation and entrepre-
neurial ecosystem at a newly envisioned
Velocity Center. CSMs Velocity Center will
provide resources for a variety of activities
The County Times Education 15
Maryland boasts some of the top aca- been updated through funding received by
demic institutions in the world, Ruther- Dominion Energy. Assistant Professor By-
ford said in his announcement about the ron Brezina with CSMs Math, Physics and
MEI funding. We are proud to support the Engineering Division led the tour.
groundbreaking work these schools are do- internships and hiring opportunities
ing, from drug discovery research to cyber- there, as well as other CSM partnerships
security, to ensure both our local businesses with the regions Navy research labs, con-
and our residents are the first to benefit from nections that will be strengthened through
these inspiring academic achievements. the development of the Velocity Center in
The College of Southern Maryland, Indian Head.
Johns Hopkins and the University of Mary- The CSM labs that Rutherford toured sup-
land, College Park are significant economic port the colleges redesigned Engineering
drivers for the entire state of Maryland, said Technology AAS program. The program
Commerce Secretary Mike Gill in a press prepares CSM students for technician ca-
announcement.The research they conduct reers in a broad range of fields. Many CSM
and the bright young minds they nurture fuel students are being hired for drafting posi-
Marylands economy and keep our state on tions by contractors for Patuxent River Na-
the cutting edge of technology and discov- val Air Station and area construction firms,
ery. We are proud to partner with these insti- with these employers expressing high satis-
tutions and look forward to seeing the fruits faction with their CSM hires, Brezina said.
of the professorships for years tocome. The Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative was
Johns Hopkins University received $1 created by the General Assembly during the
million from the MEI, which will be used 2014 legislative session and has provided
for the Charles Glenn Grover Estate for Ad- $20.1 million in funding to leverage $23 mil-
vanced Muscular Degeneration to further lion in private donations. The funding can
explore drug therapies for advanced muscu- be used to pay salaries of newly endowed
lar degeneration. The University of Mary- department chairs, staff, and support per-
land, College Park received $2.1 million for sonnel in designated scientific and technical
the Capital One Chair in Machine Learning fields of study; fund related research fellow-
related to entrepreneurship, innovation and and Computer Science, which will support ships for graduate and undergraduate stu-
workforce development and retention. The cybersecurity, machine learning and data dents; and purchase lab equipment and other
initial facility will grow to be 20,000-plus analytics research. basic infrastructure and equipment.
square feet, with space suitable for a proto- Earlier in the afternoon, before the MEI For information about CSMs Entrepre-
typing facility, classrooms, open space, of- announcement, Rutherford toured CSMs neur and Innovation Institute, visit www.
fices, conference rooms, room for co-work- new robotics and electrical labs that have csmd.edu/community/institutes/eii/.
ing space and other amenities.
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The Velocity Center will serve a pur-
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16 Feature
Governor Helps Underscore St. Marys Opioid Problem
Hogan Joins Announcement of Eight Murder Charges
By Dick Myers
Editor
With the cameras from the Baltimore and Washing-
ton TV stations rolling in the basement of the St. Marys
County Courthouse, Gov. Larry Hogan was asked by a
reporter why he was there. Wasnt it unusual for a gover-
nor to attend a press conference in a county to announce
indictments.
Hogan admitted it was unusual, but also said he was
there for a purpose. He and his administration have been
in a war against the states major opioid overdose problem
and millions have been allocated to attack it. He said he
wanted the rest of the state to know that what is being done
here in St. Marys County should be done everywhere.
The governor was joined by St. Marys County Sheriff
Tim Cameron, States Attorney Rick Fritz and Maryland
State Police Colonel William Palozzi to announce the in-
dictment of eight individuals for murder in connection
with the overdose deaths of eight people in the county.
The eight indicted allegedly suppled the drugs to those
who died.
Fritz said: The drug dealers have to pay the conse-
quences. For $50 (the cost of the drugs) they dont mind
killing our brothers and sisters, or sons and daughters.
He added. The drugs that we are seeing on our streets
our horrifying.
Cameron said, I never thought that heroin would be
the greatest threat to our community.
Palozzi praised the governor for his war on drugs and
he touted the cooperative effort of all law enforcement
agencies in battling the plague. He said of the drug in-
vestigators, They work without recognition and often
Photo by Frank Marquart
The County Times
without sleep.
Hogan declared a state of emergency in Maryland in
March on the opioid problem, the first state to do so.
There have been calls for President Trump to declare a
national state of emergency. As part of the declaration,
Hogan assembled a task force, on which Cameron is the
only police officer member
This crisis is destroying lives and tearing apart fam-
ilies and communities, he said, noting that there have
been 550 deaths in Maryland in the first quarter of this
year, of which 372 have been for the much-more-potent-
than-heroin fentanyl and the lethal carfentanyl. Hogan
said more people are killed in Maryland by drug over-
doses than by gunfire and in fatal accidents combined.
Fritz pointed out that Hogan and the members of the
countys legislative delegation supported a bill that would
have stiffened penalties for the distributors in a lethal
overdose. The bill would have mirrored federal penalties
with sentences of 30 years to life. Hogan said the bill was
watered down to only add 10 years onto the potential sen-
tence. Friiz said the eight who were indicted face up to 50
years in jail.
During a question and answer session after the August
9 press conference at the Leonardtown courthouse, a
man rose to say his son had died of an overdose just two
months previously. He wanted to know if there would be
plea bargains for those charged and if victims would be
allowed to testify at sentencing. Fritz said it was his inten-
tion to pursue the murder charges to the fullest, although
circumstances, such as the death of a witness, may force
him to offer a plea. He said the victims surely would be
allowed to testify.
The heroin, fentanyl and carfetanyl crisis is only sev-
Thursday, August 10, 2017
eral years old according to Hogan. He said everywhere he
went during his successful campaign, people told him it
was their communitys number one problem. He said the
first person who raised the issue with him was Sheriff
Cameron.
Hogan said the states efforts have three prongs pre-
vention, treatment and law enforcement. Both Cameron
and Fritz emphasized that treatment was the preferred
way to go. Cameron said, If you have a heroin or opioid
addiction we want you to get help. But they said there
comes a time when locking someone up is the only option
to protect the community.
Hogan insisted, We must root out those who are
providing this poison to our neighbors, friends and
lovedones.
The governor said the eight indictments announced at
the Aug. 9 press conference should be a model to other
communities and he was particularly critical of Baltimore
city, which he said releases 50 percent of those charged.
Earlier Fritz pointed out, St. Marys County is a small
community. Death from an overdose ripples through this
community, adding that everyone knows someone af-
fected by the tragedies.
St. Mays County may indeed be a small community,
but Hogan feels it is taking a big lead in the battle which
has become so important to him personally and to his
administration.
(Editors note: see separate story on the indictments
handed down that were the subject of the Aug. 9 press
conference).
dickmyers@counytimes.net
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Eight Indicted For Murder

Eight Suspects Indicted on Murder Unit. Uhall was located and arrested
Charges in Connection to Drug Overdose at his residence in Leonardtown, MD.
Deaths in St. Marys County Pursuant to He was transported to the St. Marys
a long term investigation conducted by County Detention. At his bond hearing
the St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce, in the Circuit Court, he was held on a
the St. Marys County States Attor- no bond status pending trial.
neys Ofce and the Maryland State Po-
lice Identied certain drug dealers who
caused the death of six citizens through-
out the distribution of illicit drugs in St.
Marys County. As a result, States At-
torney Richard Fritz has secured eight
separate indictments on individuals for
second degree murder, manslaughter,
reckless endangerment, and additional
distribution and possession charges. The
eight individuals charged include:
Christina McCauley Granados Mark Steven Garner II

On August 2, 2017, Christina McCau- On September 30th, 2016, detectives

Latece Cantelle Greer
Latece Greer is currently incarcerated
with the Maryland Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services -Divi-
sion of Corrections (DOC), where she is
serving a sentence related to drug traf-
cking crimes in St. Marys County. The
criminal indictment for Latece Greer
has been provided to the DOC and her
appearance in the Circuit Court for St.
Marys County is anticipated in the near
future at which time a bond hearing will
be held.
Marcell Davon Blackiston
Marcel Blackiston is currently incar-
cerated at the Calvert County Detention
Center, where he is serving a sentence
for failing to pay child support. The
criminal indictment for Marcell Black-
iston has been provided to the Calvert
County Sheriffs Ofce and his appear-
ance in the Circuit Court for St. Marys
County is anticipated in the near future
at which time a bond hearing will be
held.
ley was apprehended by members of the
St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce Vice/
Narcotics Division and Special Opera-
tions Divisions COPs Unit. McCauley
was located and arrested at her resi-
dence in Leonardtown, MD. She was
transported to the St. Marys County
Detention. At her bond hearing in the
Circuit Court, she was held on a no
bond status pending trial.
Regina Malvalee Claggett-Brown
from the St. Marys County Sheriffs
Ofce Vice/Narcotics Division accom-
panied Calvert County detectives dur-
ing the execution of a search and seizure
warrant in Dowell, Maryland. Suspect,
Garner II, was on the scene and in pos-
session of heroin which was uniquely
packaged. Detectives recognized this
specic packaging material and tech-
nique used by the dealer of the heroin
which caused the death of Victim Bar-
bara Ann Sneden. States Attorney Fritz
authorized charges against Mark Steven
Garner II for Murder in the Second De-
gree, Depraved Heart and Conspiracy
to Distribute Heroin.

The St. Marys County Sheriffs Ofce

Tyreise Divron Nelson
On August 3, 2017, Tyreise Nelson
was apprehended by members of the St.
Marys County Sheriffs Ofce Vice/
Narcotics Division. He was transport-
ed to the St. Marys County Detention
Center. At his bond hearing in the Cir-
cuit Court, he was held on a no bond
status.
Geoffrey Walter Uhall
Vice Narcotics Division, with assistance
from the Calvert County Sheriffs Desmond Lamar Sloan
Ofce Vice Narcotics Division, con-
ducted an investigation and identied On August 8, 2017, Sloan was appre-
Regina Malvalee Claggett-Brown(47 hended by the United States Marshals
y/o formally from Lexington Park) as Service in Norfolk, Virginia. He re-
the distributor of the fatal dose of mains in Norfolk where he awaits extra-
heroin to the decedent. On May 10, dition to St. Marys County.
2017, Claggett-Brown was located and
arrested by the Talbot County Sheriffs
Ofce. Claggett-Brown was transported
back to St. Marys County and incarcer-
ated in the St. Marys County Detention
Center pending a bond hearing

On August 2, 2017, Geoffrey Uhall

was apprehended by members of the St.
Marys County Sheriffs
Ofce Vice/Narcotics Division and
Special Operations Divisions COPs
 18 Obituaries The County Times Thursday, August 10, 2017

In Remembrance
The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.

Christin Marie Gaston
Christin Marie
Gaston, 52 of Cali-
fornia, MD passed
away suddenly on
August 2, 2017.
Christin was born
on November 16,
1964 in Louisville,
Kentucky to the late
Gerald Thurston
Campbell and Joan
Maris Campbell.
Christin moved to Chillicothe, OH in
the 1st grade and attended St. Peters El-
ementary School. In the fourth grade she
moved across the street from her future
husband and became best friends from
that point forward. Christin graduated
from Bishop Flaget High School in Chilli-
cothe. She then continued her education
at The Ohio State University; graduating
in 1986 with a degree in Education. She
married the love of her life, James (Jim)
Gaston on June 14th, 1986.
Being a Navy wife took her around the
globe living in Spain, Maryland, Guam,
Washington State and nally settling back
in Maryland. In each assignment, Chris-
tin found joy in teaching. In 2004 she be-
gan teaching First Grade at Father Andrew
White SJ School which she affectionately
referred to as her home away from home.
As a devout Catholic, she was passionate
to spread Gods word to her First Graders.
She often said The First Grade world is
an awesome place to be!
Christin is survived by her husband,
James Daniel Gaston, daughter, Elizabeth
Hayden and her husband Corey of Holly-
wood, MD, son, Maxwell Gaston and his
girlfriend, Julie Verbos of California, MD,
sister, Kimberly Johnson of Chillicothe,
OH, and her grandson, Paxton. She is also
survived by her New Jersey and Kentucky
cousins which she enjoyed a special bond
with. Whenever they were around a rum-
ble of laughter was always present.
Family will receive friends for Chris-
tins Life Celebration on Monday, August
7, 2017 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with prayers
recited at 7:00 p.m. at Brinseld Funeral
Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonar-
dtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 8,
2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic
Church, 22800 Washington Street, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650. A Wake to follow
immediately after the Mass at the Holly-
wood Volunteer Fire Department. Inter-
ment will be held in Ohio at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Adopt a Student Fund, in memory of
Christin Gaston, c/o Father Andrew White
School, P.O. Box 1756, Leonardtown, MD
20650.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinseldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinseld Funeral
Home, P.A.
Margaret Louise Joy,
Grace
Margaret Louise
Joy, Grace, 88,
of Hollywood, MD
passed away sur-
rounded by her lov-
ing family on July
30, 2017 in Wash-
ington, DC. Born
on June 21, 1929 in
Waldorf, MD, she
was the daughter of
the late Margaret
Gertrude Alvey and Carroll George Alvey.
Grace was the loving wife of the late Phil-
ip Benedict Joy, Sr. who she married in St.
Aloysius Catholic Church Leonardtown,
MD on February 6, 1951 and whom pre-
ceded her in death on February 17, 1999.
Grace is survived by her children: James
Alvin Joy (Mary) of Clements, MD, Jo-
seph Leroy Joy (Sandy) of Baltimore, MD,
Phyllis Ann Tippett of Hollywood, MD,
Steven Wayne Joy of Hollywood, MD,
10 grandchildren, and 17 great grand-
children. Siblings: Betty Ann Lishaer,
Roy Hoffman Alvey and Lawrence David
Alvey, she was preceded in death by her
son Philip B. Joy, Jr, and siblings: Car-
roll Louis Alvey, George Kenneth Alvey,
James Edward Alvey, Elmer Norwood
and she was fond of animals.
Alvey, Joseph Sylvester Alvey, Frederick
Allen Alvey, Irene Alvey, Clarence Alvey,
and Lucille Alvey. She was a lifelong St.
Marys County, MD resident and gradu-
ated from Margaret Brent School. She
and Jennie Wolfgang Zehner.
In 1925, she and her family moved to a
farm in Nescopeck, PA. After graduating
from High School in 1938 she attended
Bloomsburg State Teacher College and
earned her Bachelor of Science in Educa-
tion in 1942. She began her teaching ca-
reer in the fall of 1942 at Nescopeck High
School. In 1944, she married Lt. William
Pietruszak, USAF. While joining him in
his assignments she taught in the depen-
dent schools in Germany, Japan, Texas
and Illinois. After his death in 1962, she
returned to teaching in Prince Georges
County, MD. In 1967, she earned her
Master of Arts in Education from George
Washington University and began her ca-
reer as a dedicated counselor with Prince
Georges County Schools until her retire-
ment in 1982.
In 1969, she married Joseph C. Long.
Together they celebrated over 40 wonder-
ful years of marriage before his passing in
2009. They made their retirement home
in Dameron on St. Jeromes Creek. For
many years they spent the winters in Or-
ange Beach or the Gulf Shores, AL.
In early retirement she enjoyed garden-
ing and had many roses. She was an avid
quilter and earned several quilting awards,
and also enjoyed crewel and knitting. She
and her husband enjoyed shing together
Edna was a member of St. Michaels
Catholic Church, St. Michaels Ladies
of Charity, Knights of Columbus Belles,
Mistress Brent Garden Club, and was
active with Interfaith Volunteers until it

Caring for the Past

was a homemaker. Grace enjoyed bingo, disbanded.
gardening playing with grandchildren and Family will receive friends for Ednas
great grandchildren. Life Celebration on Tuesday, August 8,
The family will receive friends on Sun- 2017 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with prayers

Planning for the Future

day, August 6, 2017 from 2:00 PM 5:00
PM with prayers recited at 3:00 PM in
the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Au-
Traditional Funerals, Cremation Services, Memorial Church Services, gust 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM in St. Aloysius
Catholic Church Leonardtown, MD with
Direct Burials, Monuments, Unlimited with Commitment Through After Care. Father David Beaubien ofciating and
Father John Dakes concelebrating. In-
terment will follow in Charles Memorial
Gardens Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers
will be: PJ Joy, Jesse Tippett, Mike Joy,
Tommy Tippett, Brandon Tippett, Roy Al-
vey and David Alvey. Honorary Pallbear-
ers will be: Billy Alvey, Johnny Alvey,
Kenny Alvey, Jason Alvey, Scott Harmon
and Marlin Alvey.
Contributions may be made to the
American Heart Association 415 N.
Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 and
American Diabetes Association P.O. Box
11454 Alexandria, VA 22312.
Arrangements provided by the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. Leonar-
dtown, MD.
recited at 7:00 p.m., at St. Michaels Cath-
olic Church, 16566 Three Notch Road,
Ridge, MD 20680. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Peter
Giovanoni on Wednesday, August 9, 2017
at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the
church cemetery.
Edna is survived by her daughter, Carol
Jane Pietruszak of Fredericksburg, VA;
her sister, Norma J. DeLellis (Bob) and
nephew, Robby ( Lesa ) of Fort Mill, SC;
her step-daughters: Carol Ann Bauman
of Baltimore, MD and Jean Long Yendall
(Keith) of Loganville, GA; her step-sons:
Alan J. Long (Kathy) of Dover, DE and
Rick Long (Leslie) of Croom, MD; her
grandson, Matthew Long and her step-
grandsons: Jonathan and Joseph; great
grandson; Logan M. Long and many ex-
tended family and friends. In addition to
her parents and two husbands, she is also
preceded in death by her siblings, Ruth
Dale, Maebelle Reader, Stanley Zehner,
Eugene Zehner and Vincent Zehner.
Memorial contributions may be made

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Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680, St. Michaels
Catholic Church, P.O. Box 429, Ridge, MD
97, of Dameron, 20680 and St. Michaels Catholic School,
MD (formerly of P.O. Box 259, Ridge, MD 20680.
College Park, MD), Condolences to the family may be made
teacher and coun- at www.brinseldfuneral.com.
selor, passed away Arrangements by the Brinseld Funeral
Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. on August 4, 2017 at Home.
her home.
30195 Three Notch Road She was born on
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20650 June 7, 1920 in Nu-
(301) 472-4400 midia, PA to the late
Pierce M. Zehner
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It was a Fine Day at the Beach

By Dick Myers
Editor
It was perfect weather for a day at the
beach. And, the beach was right in the
middle of downtown Leonardtown. The
15th Annual Beach Party on the Square
was held Saturday, Aug. 5 and the weather
brought out a crowd that at times seemed
to consume every available space around
the square and down at the wharf.
Some of the popular features returned
including the Leonardtown VFD fire truck
hose down, volleyball and tug of wars in
the sand, an area for the younger kids to
play in the sand and multiple vendors dis-
playing their wares and selling food and
drink. Non-profit organizations gave out
information and handed out freebies.
For the past seven years the Beach Party
has also featured the Running of the Balls,
sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Lex-
ington Park, Leonardtown and Charlotte
Hall. Three thousand numbered balls were
released from behind a chute to go bound-
ing down Fenwick Street, with the first to
arrive getting a grand prize of $1,500.
Beach Party on the Square is put on by
the Commissioners of Leonardtown and
the Leonardtown Business Association in
cooperation with many sponsors.
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ary Baptist Church cordially invites you to
attend its annual Womens Conference on
August 26, 2017, where we will be Pro-
ceeding to the Open Door. The Womens
Conference commences at 9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m., with a Continental Breakfast
being served at 8:00 a.m. and with lunch
being served at 11:50 a.m. Our facilita-
tors for the occasion are Reverend Emma
Curry, Associate Minister, Zion Baptist
Church, Welcome, MD and Reverend Mi-
chelle Dockett, First Lady of One Church,
DMV and the Conference Preacher is
Minister Brenda Palmer, First Lady of Is-
rael Total Life Ministries, Waldorf, MD.
Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased
by contacting First Missionary Baptist
Church at 301-863-8388. Tickets will be
available at the door.
29th Lil Margarets Bluegrass and Old
Time Music Festival
Goddard Farm
Clay Hill Road off of Fairground Road in
Leonardtown, MD
12:00 PM
Featuring: Flatt Lonesome; Lorraine Jor-
dan & Carolina Road; David Parmley &
Cardinal Tradition; Mickey Galyean and
Cullens Bridge; Randall Hibbitts and Ap-
palachia; Chris Henry and the Hardcore
Grass; The Tyler Williams Band; The
Feinberg Brothers; and The Northern Con-
nection Bluegrass Band. Sound by Troy
Jones. Family Style, Rain or Shine, con-
cert area under permanent pavilion, Bring
your lawn chairs, plenty of parking on site,
24 Hour Security, home cooked food, ice
cream, and non-alcohol beverages. Tick-
ets: 2 day in advance: $45.00 each until
July 15 (afterward gate price). 2 day at
the gate: $55.00 each. Friday gate: $30.00
each (Show starts at 2:00 pm). Saturday
gate: $30.00 each (Show starts at 12:00
pm). Under 12 admitted free with paid
adult. To order by mail, please make check
or money order payable to Lil Marga-
rets Bluegrass and send a self-addressed
stamped to: Lil Margarets Bluegrass, P.O.
Box 741, California, MD 206119. To order
grass.bpt.me/. Camping: Electric & Water:
$30.00 per day. Rough Camping: $20.00
weekend. Paid at the gate, but to reserve
a specic site, call 301-475-8191. Dump
Station available $5.00. Vendor spaces are
available. For more information: 301-737-
3004, www.lilmargaretsbluegrass.com.
LuLaRoe Pop-Up Boutique Fundraiser/
Care Net Pregnancy Center
21562 Thames Avenue, Lexington Park,
MD 20653
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Tri-County Area is invited to attend
a LuLaRoe Pop-Up Boutique Fundraiser
to support the Care Net Pregnancy Cen-
ter of Southern Maryland Co-hosted by
the Friends of Care Net SOMD and Lu-
LaRoe JoAnne Mankowski! LuLaRoe
is a modern line of girls and womens
clothing, ranging is size from Kids 2T-
14 and Womens 2XS-3XL. Our clothing
comes in a variety of different fabrics,
prints, and styles so you are sure to nd
something you love! A portion of the
proceeds will be donated to the Friends
of Care Net SOMD! If you are unable to
attend this event and would like to make
a purchase in support of the Care Net
Pregnancy Center of Southern Maryland,
please contact me, JoAnne Mankowski at
301-997-5936 or email: purplegrace@rea-
gan.com. You can also nd my business
page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
LuLaRoeJoAnneManowski.
PRCs Drive-In Movie Event
St. Marys County Fairgrounds
5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
We are excited to announce our 2nd An-
nual Drive-In Movie Event at the St.
Marys County Fairgrounds! In addition
to the showing of the movie Trolls on a 40
theater-sized movie screen and drive-in
style parking, our Drive-In Movie Event
will also feature live music, concessions,
arts and crafts, exhibits by other local
nonprot agencies, and many other pre-
movie activities to create a truly memo-
rable experience for our local families.
Funds raised above expenses for this event
will benet The Promise Resource Center,
a southern Maryland nonprot dedicated
to educating, guiding, and supporting lo-
cal families. Online tickets are $8 per
person and are on sale now at thepromise-
center.org/drivein. Tickets will be $12 per
person at the door. Children 4 and under
are free. Tickets can be purchased at www.
thepromisecenter.org/drivein.
Elks TEXAS HOLDEM Tournament
St Marys County Elks Lodge
45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington
Park, MD 20653
7:00 PM
NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM TOUR-
NAMENT. $60 Buy in = 6500 chips. Sign
up by 6:45 and receive an additional 500
chips. Optional $5 add-on and receive
1,000 chips. Total Starting Stack could be
8000 chips. Top ten percent places paid.
Food and Beverage are available for pur-
chase. Cash games will start as soon as
there are enough players that are inter-
ested. Holdem: $1- $2 no limit, Omaha
Hi/Lo: $.50$1 no limit (starts at 4pm).
Please enter through the side of the build-
ing. Questions: James Dean 240-577-
0828, Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com.
Shakespeare in the City: Loves La-
bours Lost
Historic St. Marys City, State House
Lawn
47414 Old State House Rd, St. Marys City,
MD 20686
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Loves Labours Lost is presented in part-
nership with the Newtowne Players. Tick-
et prices vary, according to age. Military
discount available. Reservations recom-
mended: www.hsmcdigshistory.org/event/
shakespeare-city/?instance_id=21708.
Saturday, August 12
LVRSA Annual Everything Sale
Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad
Building in Leonardtown, MD
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Please join us for our annual everything
sale where you can nd yard sale items,
plants, baked goods, crafts, and other
white elephant items. If you would like to
donate items for the sale please call 240-
298-5310. If you would like to rent a table
for $10 to sell your own items please call
240-298-5444.
Womens Conference
First Missionary Baptist Church
46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD
20653
8:00 AM
The Womens Ministry of First Mission-
ary Baptist Church cordially invites you to
attend its annual Womens Conference on
August 26, 2017, where we will be Pro-
ceeding to the Open Door. The Womens
Conference commences at 9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m., with a Continental Breakfast
being served at 8:00 a.m. and with lunch
being served at 11:50 a.m. Our facilita-
tors for the occasion are Reverend Emma
Curry, Associate Minister, Zion Baptist
Church, Welcome, MD and Reverend Mi-
chelle Dockett, First Lady of One Church,
DMV and the Conference Preacher is
Minister Brenda Palmer, First Lady of Is-
rael Total Life Ministries, Waldorf, MD.
Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased
by contacting First Missionary Baptist
Church at 301-863-8388. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Seasonal Farmers Market
Historic Sotterley
44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD
20636
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Check sotterley.org for details.
CSM Super Saturday
CSM
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
College of Southern Maryland; La Plata,
Prince Frederick and Leonardtown cam-
puses. Ready to start at CSM? Those who
have already applied for admission are in-
vited to Super Saturday, when CSM stu-
dents can complete in one day everything
needed before class starts. Tour campus,
complete placement tests (students who
need to take placement tests must arrive by
9 a.m.), meet with an adviser, register and
pay for classes. 301-934-7765, www.csmd.
edu/apply-register/credit/super-saturdays/.
Southern MD Decorative Painters
Paint-In
Immaculate Conception Church
28297 Old Village Rd., Mechanicsville,
MD 20659 (This will be in the hall behind
the church)
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
We will be painting a design. Guests are
always welcome and should contact us
for supply info if youd like to paint on
the date of your visit. You can visit our
website at www.smdpaint.org. Any ques-
tions contact Garnett Joy @ 301-884-2835
or email LearnToPaint2016@gmail.com.
Thank you.

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Thursday, August 10, 2017
15th Annual Charlotte Hall Veterans
Home Poker Run
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
There is a $20 donation per person. The
last stop is at the Lusby American Legion.
Food from Mission BBQ (while it lasts),
50/50, raffle prizes and live music. This is
one of the biggest Poker Runs in SoMD
all year and we guarantee you will have
a great time. Please come and support the
needy Vets that have given us all so much.
Swing and Ballroom Dance
Little Flower School, Route 5, Great Mills
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Dancing is the best way to spend a summer
night! Well teach a beginner-level dance
lesson from 7-8 p.m. followed by dancing
to music of all kinds from 8-11 p.m. No
experience required! Singles always wel-
come! Bring a snack to share; water will be
provided. Cost: $10 per person. The dance
is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
of Holy Face Church. For more informa-
tion, e-mail somdballroom@gmail.com or
call 315-250-5110. Follow us on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/SoMdBallroom/.
Shakespeare in the City: Loves La-
bours Lost
Historic St. Marys City
47414 Old State House Road, St. Marys
City, MD 20686
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Loves Labours Lost is presented in part-
nership with the Newtowne Players. Tick-
et prices vary, according to age. Military
discount available. Reservations recom-
mended: www.hsmcdigshistory.org/event/
shakespeare-city/?instance_id=21707.
Star Party
Historic Sotterley
44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD
20636
9:00 PM
Check sotterley.org for details.
Sunday, August 13
Womens Conference
First Missionary Baptist Church
46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD
20653
8:00 AM
The Womens Ministry of First Mission-
ary Baptist Church cordially invites you to
attend its annual Womens Conference on
August 26, 2017, where we will be Pro-
ceeding to the Open Door. The Womens
Conference commences at 9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m., with a Continental Breakfast
being served at 8:00 a.m. and with lunch
being served at 11:50 a.m. Our facilita-
tors for the occasion are Reverend Emma
Curry, Associate Minister, Zion Baptist
Church, Welcome, MD and Reverend Mi-
chelle Dockett, First Lady of One Church,
DMV and the Conference Preacher is
Minister Brenda Palmer, First Lady of Is-
rael Total Life Ministries, Waldorf, MD.
Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased
by contacting First Missionary Baptist
Church at 301-863-8388. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Breakfast2nd Dist. VFD & RS
2nd Dist. VFD&RS
45245 Drayden Rd., Valley Lee, MD 20692
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Breakfast All-You-Can-Eat. Menu:
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Scrambled Eggs, Home Fried Potatoes,
Pancakes, French Toast, Sausage Links,
Ham, Bacon, Creamed Chipped Beef,
Sausage Gravy, Spiced Applesauce,
Grits & Biscuits. Drinks: Assorted juic-
es, milk and coffee will be available.
Adults$9.00; Children 6 to 12$5.00;
Children 5 & under are free. For more
information call: 301-994-9999. Spon-
sored (and prepared) by the 2nd District
Volunteer Fire Dept, & Rescue Squad
Auxiliary.
Forget-Me-Not Brunch and Custom
Car Show
Olde Breton Inn
1890 Society Hill Road Leonardtown, MD
9:00 AM 2:00 PM
Including silent auction and 50/50 raffle.
Sponsored by Care Blairs Team for the
Southern Maryland Walk to End Alzheim-
ers in memory of Matt Blair and all those
who have fought Alzheimers disease.
Brunch and auction will take place from
10:00am to 1:00pm. Trophies for top 25
and 2 peoples choice awards. Car Show
fee is $25 includes one brunch. Donations
$20 in advance or $25 at the door includes
one brunch. RSVP to SUSAN at 240 298
3122 or ALZBRUNCH@GMAIL.COM.
Fried Chicken Dinner
Saint Michaels Council Knights of Co-
lumbus Hall
16441 Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD
11:30 AM 5:00 PM ers that are interested. Holdem: $1- $2 no
Dinners served until 4:30 p.m.; carry-outs
available until 5 p.m. $12.00. Dessert table
available. For more information please
call 301-872-4641.
Bingo Fundraiser to benefit Relay for
Life
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
27636 Mechanicsville Road, Mechanics-
ville, MD 20659
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bingo with a twist. . . Win gift cards for lo-
cal vendors including: PartyLite, Perfectly
Posh, Lindas Lamps, Tisket A Tasket,
Calvert Kettle Popcorn, Damsel in De-
fense, Steeped Teas, Chalky & Co, Signs
by Kelsea, Color Street, LuLa Roe, Vantel
Pearls, Buskins, Rustic Restorations, and
more! Tickets $30. For more information,
contact Teresa at 240-377-6311.
Homebrew Club Meeting
23418 Three Notch Road California, MD
20619
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Calling all homebrewers of Southern
Maryland. Old Line Brewers Association
will be hosting their club meeting. Tap-
house 1637 in California, MD has agreed
to host the event. The meeting is open to
all looking to join a homebrew club in the
area. This is a fun and educational club
designed to promote the study and prac-
tice of fermentation. No dues or cover
charges for the meeting. Any homebrew
you want to share with the group is always
appreciated. Special beers will be on tap
courtesy of Taphouse 1637.
Monday, August 14
Womens Conference
First Missionary Baptist Church
46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD
20653
8:00 AM
The Womens Ministry of First Mission-
In Our Community
ary Baptist Church cordially invites you to
attend its annual Womens Conference on
August 26, 2017, where we will be Pro-
ceeding to the Open Door. The Womens
Conference commences at 9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m., with a Continental Breakfast
being served at 8:00 a.m. and with lunch
being served at 11:50 a.m. Our facilita-
tors for the occasion are Reverend Emma
Curry, Associate Minister, Zion Baptist
Church, Welcome, MD and Reverend Mi-
chelle Dockett, First Lady of One Church,
DMV and the Conference Preacher is
Minister Brenda Palmer, First Lady of Is-
rael Total Life Ministries, Waldorf, MD.
Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased
by contacting First Missionary Baptist
Church at 301-863-8388. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Elks Holdem Bounty Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
45779 Fire Department Lane, Lexington
Park, MD 20653
7:00 PM
No Limit Holdem Poker Tournament. $25
Buy in = 4,000 chips. $5 add-on = 1,000
chips and raffle drawing. Earn a BOUN-
TY chip worth $5 dollars for every per-
son that you bust out of the tournament.
This tournament is part of our leaderboard
challenge. Earn 1 point for every person
knocked out before you. Food and Bever-
age are available for purchase. Cash games
will start as soon as there are enough play-
Cost is $90 per person/$360 per foursome.
limit, Omaha Hi/Lo: $.50$1 no limit
(starts at 4pm). Please enter through the
side of the building. Questions: James
Dean 240-577-0828 Email: jdeanjunior@
yahoo.com.
Tuesday, August 15
Womens Conference
First Missionary Baptist Church
46370 Pegg Lane, Lexington Park, MD
20653
8:00 AM
The Womens Ministry of First Mission-
ary Baptist Church cordially invites you to
attend its annual Womens Conference on
August 26, 2017, where we will be Pro-
ceeding to the Open Door. The Womens
Conference commences at 9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m., with a Continental Breakfast
being served at 8:00 a.m. and with lunch
being served at 11:50 a.m. Our facilita-
tors for the occasion are Reverend Emma
Curry, Associate Minister, Zion Baptist
Church, Welcome, MD and Reverend Mi-
chelle Dockett, First Lady of One Church,
DMV and the Conference Preacher is
Minister Brenda Palmer, First Lady of Is-
rael Total Life Ministries, Waldorf, MD.
Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased
by contacting First Missionary Baptist
Church at 301-863-8388. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Free Line Dance Lessons
Hotel Charles
15110 Burnt Store Rd, Hughesville, MD
20637
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Free beginner line dance lessons from.
The Southern Maryland Boot Scooters
practice from 7:308:30 PM and encour-
age anyone interested to watch or join
in and learn intermediate and advance line
dances. Line dance is great exercise. If
you can count to 8 you can line dance!
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Wednesday, August 16
St. Marys County NARFE Chapter 969
Luncheon/Meeting
Olde Brenton Inn
1890 Society Hill Road Leonardtown, MD
11:30 AM
Sherry Hamilton from the Acupuncture
and Chinese Herbal Center will speak on
how the body heals through Oriental Med-
icine. Reservations are required and the
cost is $16.50; if you have not already con-
firmed reservations, please contact Judy
Loflin at 301 872-0064. Food is prepared
by Baileys Catering Service. Not a mem-
ber? Contact Geneva for membership de-
tails at 301-884-5112. Check out our web-
site http://www.narfe.org/site/chapter969/.
Free Line Dance Lessons
Last Drop Country Bar
23955 Mervell Dean Rd, Hollywood, MD
20636
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free beginner and intermediate line dance
lessons. If you can count to 8... you can
line dance!
Thursday, August 17
Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament
Brenton Bay Golf and Country Club
9:00 AM
Four-person team- best ball scramble.
Open to Men, Ladies and Junior players.
The event includes: green fee & cart, lun-
cheon & beverages, golf range balls, and
tournament prizes. Kevins Corner Kafe
will be serving BBQ pig and all the trim-
mings. A portion of the proceeds will go
to K9s for Worriers, Council Programs,
and Charity Activities. For more infor-
mation please contact Tom Koviak at
240-434-1464.
Spaghetti Dinner Bay District VFD
Bay District VFD 46900 S. Shangri La
Drive, Lexington Park, MD 20653
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Come enjoy an All You Can Eat Spaghetti
Dinner hosted by the Bay District Volun-
teer Fire Department Associates! All you
can eat spaghetti and meatballs, salad and
bread. There will be vegetarian meatballs
and gluten free noodles available. Des-
serts will be for sale as well. Adults $10,
Children 6-12 $5, Under 5 Free. More info
at bdvfd.org.
Barn Bash
Historic Sotterley
44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD
20636
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check sotterley.org for details.
Shakespeare in the City: Loves La-
bours Lost
Historic St. Marys City
47414 Old State House Road, St. Marys
City, MD 20686
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Loves Labours Lost is presented in part-
nership with the Newtowne Players. Tick-
et prices vary, according to age. Military
discount available. Reservations recom-
mended: www.hsmcdigshistory.org/event/
shakespeare-city/?instance_id=21709.
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were born around April 23, 2017. We only cost $125 each. If you Thursday, Aug 10 Entertainment
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Saturday, Aug 12 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Join us for happy hour and acoustic
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Road, Hughesville) or call
301-932-1713 for more infor-
mation. To see more of my
amazing friends available for
adoption, like us on Face-
book @ Tri-County Animal
Shelter Southern MD.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
St. Marys Department of Aging
Programs and Activities
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Marys County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. OConnor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services
Individual Nutrition Counseling
Now Available
The Department of Aging & Human Ser-
vices is pleased to offer individual nutrition
counseling on a limited basis at the countys
three senior activity centers. Donna Taggert,
a registered and licensed dietitian as well as
a Certied Diabetes Educator will be avail-
able to talk to you about your nutrition needs
and questions on Monday, Sept. 11, and Fri-
day, Sept. 29. Call or text to 240-538-6539
to make your private appointment. Limited
spaces are available.
Pop-Up LIFE trip: Solar
Eclipse Viewing Party
Join us on Monday, Aug. 21 for a Pop-Up
LIFE trip to the James E. Richmond Science
Center to view the Solar Eclipse. Leave from
the Northern Senior Activity Center at 10
a.m. and return by 5 p.m. STS bus transpor-
tation is provided, bring your own lunch and
beverages. $10 fee includes transportation,
solar eclipse viewing glasses, movie in the
science center dome before the eclipse and
outdoor viewing area of the eclipse. Tour is
limited to 15 participants 50 years of age and
older. To register, call Alice Allen at 301-
475-4200, ext. *1063 or email alice.allen@
stmarysmd.com.
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Trip
Hear ye, hear ye! His Royal Highness King
Henry VIII would like to cordially invite
you to join us on trip to the Maryland Re-
naissance Festival in Crownsville, MD on
Saturday, Sept. 9; deadline to sign up is
Aug. 21. Be transported back to the 16th
century as you roam the 27-acre village of
Revel Grove and explore its many artisans
and shops. Enjoy the merriment of danc-
ing, singing, comedy, armored combat, and
so much more. This trip takes place rain or
shine and the village is located on natural
Introduction to Google Drive
Lexington Park Library will hold an Intro-
duction to Google Drive class on Monday,
August 14 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Take
your basics skills to the next level with
Google Drive. You will learn how to save
les online using your Gmail login and
see how to access Googles word proces-
sor so you can create documents on any
computer that has an internet connection.
Adult computer classes are limited to ages
16 and up. Registration required on www.
stmalib.org.
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terrain in a wooded area. The festival is ideal
for active seniors with a love of the arts; you
can even bring your camera and participate
in their photo contest! The trip cost of $58
includes transportation on a spacious motor
coach, driver gratuity, snacks, and admis-
sion to the festival. Food is purchased sepa-
rately from one of the 42 different vendors
offering a variety of cuisine. The bus departs
from the Northern Senior Activity Center at
8 a.m. and returns at approximately 5:30
p.m. Payment is due at sign up to secure your
spot for the trip. For more information call
301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Crafts with Deb
On Wednesday Aug. 16, at 10 a.m., Deb
Johnstone will be showing the class at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center how to cre-
ate a Recycle T-shirt Scarf. Before class
go through your old t-shirts and pick one
to bring to class. There is no charge for the
class as you will be providing the materials.
Call the Garvey Senior Activity Center at
301-475-4200, ext. *1050, for more informa-
tion or to register for the class.
Luncheon with Bruce Thomas
On Thursday, Aug. 17, at 12 p.m., guest vo-
calist Bruce Thomas will be here at the Gar-
vey Senior Activity Center. Bruce is a di-
verse performer who can effortlessly move
through the musical categories of inspira-
tional, swing, jazz, pop, and R&B. Please
join us for his energetic and interactive per-
formance while dining. Lunch will be pork
roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, seasoned
spinach, dinner roll, strawberries and apple
juice. A donation toward the cost of your
meal is appreciated if you are 60 years of
age or older. For those under 60 the cost of
your meal will be $6.To make reservations
call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
Minecraft Challenge
Charlotte Hall Library will hold Mine-
craft Challenges on Monday, August 14.
Two sessions will be held: 10:30 a.m. to 12
noon, and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. from 2 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Please only register for one of
the classes. Can you think on your feet,
team up, use creativity, and complete the
challenge? Come play Minecraft with us
and nd out! Must be able to use a mouse
and keyboard commands, and be familiar
with how to play Minecraft (we will not
use the tutorial). Ages 8-11. Registration
opens 2 weeks before the program on
www.stmalib.org.
Introduction to Genealogy
Leonardtown Library will hold Introduc-
tion to Genealogy on Monday, August 14
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about free
websites to start your genealogy search.
Also covers the librarys databases, U.S.
Census, Social Security Death index and
more. Knowledge of Internet required.
Adult computer classes are limited to ages
16 and up. Registration required on www.
stmalib.org.
Lofer Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
Lofer Art News
During the month of August there will only
be one Open Studio Art session at Lofer
Senior Activity Center and it will take place
on Friday, Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Open Studio Art is an opportunity to work
on a current art project you have going that
needs a little guidance or, if you prefer, there
is also a guided project that usually requires
a $5 supply fee. This is a drop-in class (no
sign-ups required) but if you have any ques-
tions, call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658. Art
with Jamie will have only three Tuesday ses-
sions in August: the 15, 22 and 29. Time will
be10 a.m. and cost for this 3-session class
is $65. You can sign up by calling 301-475-
4200, ext. *1658. Payment may be made to
Jamie on the rst day of class.
Bling Flamingos
Back by popular demand! The Northern
Senior Activity Center is hosting a Bling
Flamingos class on Monday, Aug. 28 at 1:30
p.m. Come customize your own plastic a-
mingo with paint, jewels, beads, buttons,
owers, and more. The cost of the session
is a $5 contribution. You can also purchase
a amingo from the group for an additional
$3 if you dont have your own. To sign up in
advance, visit the front desk. For more infor-
mation call 301-475-4200, ext. *3101.
Bowling Season Starts Sept.
14
The 2017-18 season of the senior mixed
league, sponsored by the St. Marys County
Department of Aging & Human Services,
will be starting soon. If you were registered
and bowled last season, you will soon be
contacted to conrm your continuation. For
those interested in bowling in the league,
here are a few particulars: the league meets
at Esperanza Lanes at 12:45 p.m. on the 2nd
and 4th Thursday of each month. You must
be 50+ years of age. The cost will be ap-
proximately $14-$15 (to be determined) for
Water Bottle Challenge
Leonardtown Library will hold a Water
Bottle Challenge activity for ages 12 18
on Tuesday, August 15 from 5:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. Flipping a water bottle to fall
perfectly upright sounds easy enough,
right? It may not be as easy as you think.
Challenge your friends to see who can
land their bottle upright, who can make
the most successful ips in 30 seconds,
and who has the most artistic ip. Learn
techniques for proper ipping and the sci-
ence behind a successful ip. Registration
is recommended.
Staying Safe Online
Lexington Park Library will hold a Stay-
ing Safe Online class on Thursday, August
17 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn how
to stay safe online by creating strong pass-
words, avoiding common Internet scams,
and evaluating websites for reliability and
security. Registration recommended.
Mini Monet
Lexington Park Library will hold Mini
Monet on Friday, August 18 from 9:30 a.m.
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3 games and includes shoe rental and use of
a ball. Each team consists of 3 players. If you
need a sub, you are responsible for obtaining
one from the list of registered subs. You will
still pay the cost of bowling that week and
the sub will bowl for free. If you are interest-
ed in joining in this fun-loving, easy-going
group of men and women as either a league
member or a sub, call Shellie Graziano at
301-475-4200, ext. *1655.
Bowling League Kick-Off
Meeting
If you are planning to bowl in the 2017-18
season of the senior mixed league, spon-
sored by the St Marys County Department
of Aging & Human Services, please come
to the Kick-off Meeting on Thursday, Sept.
7 at 12:30 p.m. at the Lofer Senior Activity
Center. We will use this time to determine
costs and make necessary adjustments and
corrections to team rules, roster, schedule,
team list, team and sub contact info, etc.
Changes will be made and nal copies will
be printed and brought to the rst game of
the season (Sept. 14). If you have any ques-
tions or interest, call Shellie Graziano at
301-475-4200, ext. *1655.
Pickleball for Beginners
A new session for those new to Pickleball
will run through Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 10 am.
The sessions will be held at the Leonard
Hall Recreation Center. If you are new to the
sport of Pickleball, it is highly suggested that
you begin with this course. You will learn
basic shot techniques, rules, scoring, court
positioning and basic strategy. Over the
8-week period you will get plenty of court
time to develop the condence needed to
compete against intermediate and advanced
players. Your love for the game starts now!
The cost for these sessions is $32. Payment
is due at the time of reservation. Slots are
still open to join this activity! To learn more,
call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
to 10:45 a.m. Come join us on a messy ad-
venture as we explore the world of art in its
various forms. A new experience at your
library for our youngest customers and
their caregivers. Please expect and prepare
for a messy good time! Ages 6 months - 4
years old. Registration required on www.
stmalib.org.
Kindergarten Here We
Come!
Leonardtown Library will hold Kinder-
garten Here We Come! on Saturday, Au-
gust 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Lets
get ready to start Kindergarten (or PreKin-
dergarten)! Well read stories about school,
make crafts, learn how to stay healthy and
safe at school, and take a practice ride on
a real school bus! For kids about to enter
Kindergarten or PreK and their adult care-
givers. Registration required on www.st-
malib.org.
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31. Algerian coastal city
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38. Singel-celled animals
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compound
41. Where golfers begin
42. One who is gullible
44. Type of tree
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52. Basics 17. Noses
53. Facilitates 18. Lansdale characters __
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abbreviation 24. Female sibling
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2. Monetary unit 46. Degrade
3. Civil restraint order 47. Amount in each hundred
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7. Singles 51. Political action committee
8. First month of the Assyrian 54. Invertebrate structure
calendar 59. Touch lightly
9. And (Latin) 60. Excellent!
10. Ingersoll and Moss- 61. Doctors group
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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women

by Elizabeth Norton
By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Four turrets and a drawbridge.
Oh, and a moat. Your home abso-
lutely must have a moat, plus a din-
ing hall, red carpet to the throne, and
servants quarters. Youre already
Queen of All You See, so why not
have a castle to match? If you lived
six hundred years ago, as in The
Hidden Lives of Tudor Women by
Elizabeth Norton, youd be lucky to
have it.
In Shakespeares time, it was
believed that human life could be
sectioned into Seven Ages of Man.
The word man was taken liter-
ally, in that case but in Tudor times
(roughly 1485-1603), women left their
marks, too
Queen Elizabeth of York mightve
thought she was expecting, but she
couldnt know for sure until she felt a
quickening. It was 1492, and knowl-
edge of pregnancy was scant; still,
Her Highnesss suspicions were cor-
rect. That fall, after weeks of tedious
connement and labor on a wooden
pallet, she would deliver a princess
that she would immediately turn over
to a wet-nurse and two rockers.
They would basically raise the child
through her infancy, which would
end in her seventh year.
Alas, the little girl died at age three
and the family mourned but life went
on: her mother was pregnant again.
For Tudor children, adolescence
began at age seven and, while boys
were usually sent away to be edu-
cated, girls often received schooling
at home. Most Tudor parents believed
that a little learning could not hurt
a girl before shed be put to work at
service jobs, often on farms. Consid-
ered a sort of on-the-job training, it
was a rough life for a child espe-
cially when rape was common and
rapists were rarely prosecuted.
Fourteen years old was a time for
romance and early adulthood, and
twenty-eight was a time for action.
Marriages then were sometimes ar-
ranged (or strongly encouraged), with
both men and women expecting to
have some say in the choice. Women
might own or run businesses. They
were not able to serve, politically, but
had ways of being heard by munici-
palities. They took control of family-
planning and could divorce.
And then Henry VIII ascended to
the throne
Thats the point where author
Elizabeth Nortons narrative seems
to take an ugly turn. Its where com-
mon notions of life in the Middle
Ages are no longer happily thrown
out a turret window. Instead, The
Hidden Lives of Tudor Women ex-
plains how and why things changed,
beginning with the mother of the rst
Tudor princess, ending with the death
of Elizabeth I, and with plenty of
commoners between.
This lively, fun-to-read account
recalls how a teenage Lady became
a servant, and how women became
marginalized as they aged. Among
other tales, youll read about the brav-
ery of a heretic who lost her life over
her beliefs.
Though the rst part of this book
is mostly positively eye-opening and
even somewhat empowering, beware
that latter parts can be gruesome at
times. Dont let that deter you, though;
for an Anglophile, reading The Hid-
den Lives of Tudor Women is like
getting the red-carpet treatment.
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 28 Contributing Writers
Music, Love and
Happiness
Loving this weather. Its really putting
me in the mood for fall, but I know it is
just a tease, since we are in St. Marys
County, in the middle of the mid-At-
lantic hazy, hot, and humid zone. You
know summers wrath is not done with
us yet. This kind of day makes me want
to go sit under a tree and write in a diary
or watch the ants up close on their mad-
deningly frantic missions. If you get a
chance to watch them it is fascinating
as long as they arent in your house.
The ants have super highways, no, ac-
tually its more like the ant autobahn.
They are racing by each other on two-
lane highways, bobbing and weaving
the whole way. Some of the ants have
huge pieces of food in their mouths and
they do occasionally side-swipe a fel-
low ant. Is this what lazy summer days
are all about? I dont usually ever have
a completely aimless day, though that
are many that would think I live that
way every day. I always loved my friend
Bethanys comment years ago when she
said to me, You always seem to f loat
through life, but you always come out
okay. Yup, thats me; not much of a
planner, more like a happy dog with a
wagging tail and panting mouth, Okay,
okay, what are we gonna do now, whats
next . That may have not been the best
analogy.
Its a typical morning here. My hus-
band is belting out the chorus of a song
that is in his head. This morning the
chorus line happens to be Lifes been
good to me so far by Joe Walsh.
though he changed the lyrics to add in,
if I win the mega-millions soon. I am
sure that for the rest of the day, me, his
customers, and the inside of his pool
van will hear this snippet of the lyrics
over and over. Well, he probably wont
sing them where anyone else can hear
but me. Lucky me. On the other hand,
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all I can hear in my head, and what I
have been singing for the morning is, I
am a lineman for the county, and I drive
the main road, searching in the sun for
another overload. Of course while I am
singing Glen Campbells cover of Jim-
my Webbs beautiful, mournful words
of Wichita Lineman I have tear drops
falling in my tea cup over his passing
this week. I cant believe I was only 7
when that song came out in 1968, but
I remember exactly where I was stand-
ing when I first heard it on my little
transistor radio which rarely left my
ear (the first Ear Pods I suppose). Mu-
sic was such an important and constant
part of my life, and still is. So much so,
that when my future step-daughter was
telling her Dad about me early on, she
said, Dad, you two have to meet, you
both know the words to every song ever
made. We are a match made in music
Heaven. We could revise Al Greens ti-
tle of a much loved song of ours to: Mu-
sic, Love and Happiness, instead of just
Love and Happiness.
Now if I could just get my husband
up to dance this Saturday night at Back
Road Inn after The Clements Cuties
fundraiser for Shelbie Gardiner. I won-
der if Little Donald Quade of Drivin
Muzzy could add in an Al Green song
for fun. Though all of his songs and
sets are great anyway. I bet if he played
Lifes Been Good by Joe Walsh that
Robert would get up to dance. Wow,
that is a possibility, so I better get this
hip of mine straight before Saturday
Epsom salt baths are on the agenda. I do
hope you can come out and watch the
game at 4 p.m. and see all the craziness
and loveand sweat that will come out
of all these good people and ballplayers.
Come visit me at the auction tent where
I will also be auctioning off my original
painting of Crabs Revenge. Id love to
meet you!
To each new days adventure, Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com
or find me on facebook:
Wanderings of an aimless mind
March 27, 1818: Pension application of
Stephen Howard, age 63, town of Swanton
in the county of Franklin & State of Ver-
mont that on the 17 day of September 1776
in the State of Maryland he enlisted in the
company commanded by Capt. Roxburgh
in the Regiment commanded by Col.
[Peter] Adams in the rst Brigade of the
Maryland line of the Army of the United
States on the continental establishment for
the term of three years or during the war,
that he continued to serve in said corps un-
til the month of August 1780 when he was
taken prisoner [at the Battle of Camden
SC on the 16th] and was detained a pris-
oner in Charlestown [Charleston] in South
Carolina in the prison ship Elizabeth six
months twelve days and was then pressed
into the British navy was kept in service
sixteen years and then deserted at Dutch-
man point [also known as Blockhouse
Point on North Hero Island VT in Lake
Champlain] and has ever since resided in
and been a citizen of the United States.
Chazy, Clinton County, NY: On this
third day of March 1845. before the sub-
scriber First Judge of the County Court of
said County personally appeared Eliza-
beth Howard aged 76 years who stated she
was the widow of Stephen Howard who
was a private in the rst Maryland Con-
tinental Regiment. She has heard him say
that he was enlisted at Leonard [Leonar-
dtown] Maryland in Sept 1776 into Col.
Smallwoods rst Maryland Regt. for
three years or during the war, and that he
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served in that Company & Regiment four
years less one month, and while in such
service, and engaged in the battle of Cam-
den, he was wounded and taken prisoner
by the Enemy, and carried to Charleston,
South Carolina, and put on board a Brit-
ish Prison Ship, where he remained seven
months and a half, when he was taken to
Kingston in the West Indies, and remained
there about three years.
During said time, on some day of June
in the year 1784 at the place aforesaid she
the said Elizabeth was married to the said
Stephen Howard by a Bishop whose name
she does not recollect. He gave her a Cer-
ticate of marriage which she kept until
October 1833. when it was burnt, and de-
stroyed by re together with her dwelling
house at Chazy aforesaid. She also had a
record of her said marriage in her family
bible which was likewise burnt at the time
& place aforesaid. Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Ray. In the year 1786 her said
husband effected his escape from the Brit-
ish and came into the United States where
he resided up to the period of his death.
He went on a visit from his residence in
Chazy to Hemmingford, Lower Canada
and died there at the house of his son on
the sixth day of March 1843. leaving the
said Elizabeth Howard a widow.
Pvt. Stephen Howard, First Regiment,
enlisted 6/21/1779; missing 8/16/1780.
(Archives of Maryland, Vol. 18, p. 118).
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