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Aquaculture Leases Proving Successful

Despite Conflicts
are contributing to water acreage of oyster beds at 879.52 acres.
a growing harvest. The main controversy locally stems from the kinds
Karl Roscher, of aquaculture leases; they are divided between tradi-
director of the tional submerged leases on the bottom of rivers and
Aquaculture and streams and the more visible water column lease.
Industry Enhance- The water column lease uses cages or other appara-
ment Program with tus to grow the oysters either partially submerged or on
the Department of the surface of a waterway.
Natural Resources In St. Mary’s about 75 percent of the leases are sub-
(DNR), said St. merged while the remainder are water column leases.
Mary’s County Some property owners have complained the more
oyster leases pro- visible of the leases are floating off their property were
duced almost one- placed there with little to no warning from DNR.
third of all oysters Roscher said the law authorizing aquaculture said a
harvested from lease could not come within 50 feet of the shoreline
aquaculture. without a landowner’s permission.
Roscher’s report Commissioner Tom Jarboe noted that the cost to
showed that over lease acreage underwater was relatively cheap com-
the last three years, pared to paying property taxes on land, despite a $300
St. Mary’s oys- application fee.
ter lease-holders He said property owners who wanted to avoid hav-
harvested 52,188 ing aquaculture operations pop up near them could
bushels of oysters take advantage of those low prices by buying them up
By Guy Leonard with a “dockside” first.
Staff Writer value of about $4.3 million. “If I invest in waterfront property the next thing I’m
Roscher added that St. Mary’s 97 aquaculture leas- doing is getting a bottom lease,” Jarboe said. “I don’t
As disputes continue between holders of oyster es made it the No. 2 in the state for man-made oyster want cages showing up in my back yard, either.”
aquaculture plots and land owners who say they run farming habitats.
afoul of their property rights to an undisturbed view Only Dorchester County was greater with one more guyleonard@countytimes.net
shed, a report to the Commissioners of St. Mary’s lease.
County shows that the county’s man-made oyster beds St. Mary’s County was third in the state for under-

Planners OK New Second District Facility

By Dick Myers
Editor
The St. Mary’s County Planning Commission on Feb.
26 unanimously approved the controversial new Second
District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad fa-
cility in Valley Lee. The controversy is largely over the
cost to the community of a proposed increased fire and
rescue tax for 2nd and 9th election districts, the company’s
first due area.
The issue of the tax increase was raised only tangen-
tially. When time came for public comment only two
people testified and one of them spoke for the need for
the new facility. The second speaker, neighbor Emily Ev-
ans, expressed concerns about runoff into the headwaters
of Herring Creek, which comes precariously close to her
home.
The new 27,216 -square-foot building would be con-
stricted on the volunteer company’s 13.51-acre property
at the intersection of Route 249 (Piney Point Road) and
Drayden Road. Current entrance to their existing facil-
ity is off Drayden Road. That entrance would remain and
there would also be an entrance and exit on Piney Point
Road. Equipment would exit onto Piney Point Road for
calls, according to department spokesman Mike Roberts.
The planners were told that the existing building would
remain and would be used for community meetings and
functions, such as their regular breakfasts. There is no
banquet space in the new facility, although there is a
meeting room planned that could be used for small gath-
erings. The spaces in the new building, apart from bays
for the vehicles, are offices and training rooms, Roberts
said.
Currently, emergency helicopters park in the field
across from the existing building off Drayden Road. The
new facility proposes a helipad on the company site. That
aspect of the plan, however, will need to be addressed
later because, according to the staff report, it is “not a
permitted use nor an accessory use in the VMX zone”
that the property is zoned.
Commission alternate member Caroline King ques-
tioned the need for the helipad. The members were told
that when helicopters land on the driveway across the
street they overhang into the farm field, creating the pos-
sibility of a fire or updraft. Ron Brenner, who lives less
than a mile away and has flying experience, testified as to
the need for a safer helipad.
The issue of the storm-water runoff concern addressed
by Evans was discussed. The project’s consulting engi-
neer Jim Gotsch of Soltesz assured the commission that
storm-water would be retained on the property through a
series of bioretention facilities.
Second District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad is the
only combined emergency company in the county. It was
started in 1951 as McKay’s Beach Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment and became Second District in 1959. They moved
into their existing building in 1961. Roberts said the
height and width of the vehicle
bays fall short of existing vehicle
design ad requirements.
The St. Mary’s County Board
of County Commissioners will
decide about the fire and rescue
tax increases during their upcom-
ing budget deliberations.

dickmyers@countytimes.net

Artist’s rendering of the new Second District Volunteer Fire and Rescue building as seen from Piney Point Road.
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Calvert Attorney Gets Month-Long Suspension

By Guy Leonard In short, the state appeals court ruled that Don- in the property, while one of its partners, Christine
Staff Writer nelly had filed a complaint for partition of prop- McNelis, owned a 30 percent share.
erty against one of his partners in the partnership, The object was to build a pier over the Patuxent
The Court of Appeals has suspended the law li- known as Solomons One, and assigned the property River, the court’s ruling stated, but the application
cense of a Solomons-based lawyer for his actions rights to a trust, of which he was the trustee. was rejected by both the state and Calvert County.
while acting as legal counsel for a limited liability He also failed to provide the complaint and as- The partnership considered suing the state and
company, of which he was also a member. signment of contract rights to members who had the county and as the litigation over the rights to
The court’s decision puts Vernon Charles Don- a majority stake in the partnership, among other build the pier progressed, Donnelly drafted an
nelly out of the practice of law for 30 days from violations of the rules of professional conduct for assignment of contract rights, with Donnelly as
the day the opinion was filed, according to court lawyers in Maryland, the court ruled. trustee.
documents stated, which was Feb. 15. The courts ruling also stated Donnelly had “no This changed the fee arrangement in the original
prior history of disci- attorney-client agreement; only two members of
plinary action” and “in the partnership signed the assignment of contract
Celebrating Our 2nd Year! a lapse of judgement” rights document newly promulgated by Donnelly.
took actions that the rest Further, Donnelly filed a complaint against Mc-
Grand Opening of the company did not Nelis for partition of the property jointly owned by
approve. the partnership and McNelis.
of Our DIY Trailer The state’s Attorney The Solomons One majority stake-holding mem-
Grievance Commission bers revoke their agreement and discharged Don-
“Camp Salvage” filed a complaint against nelly as counsel; though the lawyer continued to
Donnelly in March of act as the partnership’s lawyer in the pier rights
MARCH 9TH,10TH, & 11TH 2016 litigation case against the state and the county.
Donnelly was one of Donnelly contended that while he was dismissed
FRIDAY 3 - 7 six people who formed at general counsel, the attorney-client agreement
SATURDAY 9 - 5 the Solomons One, LLC, “independently authorized” him to continue with
SUNDAY 10 - 3 whose stated objective the rights litigation case, which was eventually
was to buy and develop successful.
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In the House of Delegates races, Dis-
trict 2 has a free run in the primary
election but will face either AnnMarie
P is running
trict 29A incumbent Del. Matt Morgan
unopposed in both primary
Abell or Rose Frederick who are facing
R and general elections. off in the Democratic primary race for
that seat.
I path in the primary race but will face Commissioner John O’Connor is run-
Del. Deb Rey, District 29B, has a clear

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Morgan, who is seeking a third and final
$ but will face off against Julia Margaret
Nichols.
term, is running unopposed in either the
2 In the races for county commissioner primary or general election.
State’s Attorney Richard Fritz is also
seats incumbent commissioner presi-
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lican, facing off against Tom Phelan,
a retired Navy captain, in the primary
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tenant in the sheriff’s office, in the
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Judge Michael J. Stamm

Named Administrative
Judge of St. Mary’s County
Circuit Court
Maryland Court of
Appeals Chief Judge
Mary Ellen Barbera
today announced
that Judge Michael
J. Stamm will serve
as county adminis-
trative judge of the
Circuit Court for St.
Mary’s County. The
designation will be
effective March 19,
2018. Judge Stamm
succeeds Judge
Karen H. Abrams,
who is retiring after
serving as a judge of
the Circuit Court for
more than 15 years
and as county ad-
ministrative judge
since November
2005.
on January 13, 2006. He received
County administrative judges over-
a Bachelor of Arts degree from St.
see the administration of the court,
Mary’s College of Maryland in 1978
budget, and procurement functions
and a Master of Arts degree in edu-
and manage trial calendars to ensure
cation and human development from
the expeditious disposition of cases.
George Washington University in
“Judge Abrams has led the Circuit
1983. He was a teacher in the St.
Court for St. Mary’s County through
Mary’s County public school system
a period of change and moderniza-
from 1978 to 1990 while attending
tion. Most recently, she was an in-
law school. He earned his Juris Doc-
tegral part of the complex planning
tor from the University of Baltimore
and successful implementation in St.
School of Law in 1990 and was ad-
Mary’s County of the Maryland Elec-
mitted to the Maryland Bar the same
tronic Courts (MDEC), which is now
year. He was in private practice as a
fully operational in Southern Mary-
sole practitioner and was also an as-
land,” Chief Judge Barbera said. “She
sistant state’s attorney from 1992 to
has served the people of St. Mary’s
1995 and Deputy State’s Attorney for
County well, and we have been for-
St. Mary’s County from 1999 to 2006. 
tunate to have her as a member of
“It has been an honor to serve as a
Judiciary leadership. I am confident
judge. I have had the privilege and a
that Judge Stamm, who has served his
unique opportunity to work with re-
community for more than 10 years on
markable colleagues and court staff
the Circuit Court, has led the juve-
who are dedicated to serving our
nile drug treatment court program as
community and our state,” Judge
presiding judge for the past decade,
Abrams said. “Having worked with
and chairs the Maryland Judicial
Judge Stamm for more than a decade,
Council’s Juvenile Law Committee,
I believe he is an excellent choice as
will bring valuable experience to his
county administrative judge because
new responsibilities. I look forward
of his temperament, intellect, and
to his contributions in this important
work ethic.”
leadership role,” Chief Judge Barbera
Judge Abrams, who will retire
said.
March 19, has served on the St.
“It has been wonderful to work
Mary’s County Circuit Court since
with Judge Abrams. She has been
October 18, 2002, and was named
county administrative judge since I
county administrative judge on No-
began my time on the bench and has
vember 7, 2005. In addition, she has
set an excellent example of effective
been presiding judge of the adult
leadership,” Judge Stamm said. “I am
substance abuse recovery court since
looking forward to this new respon-
2008. 
sibility, and I thank Chief Judge Bar-
bera for her support and trust.”
—Maryland Judiciary
Judge Stamm was appointed to
the St. Mary’s County Circuit Court
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Purchase our “Tree Planting Success Kit” for $21.98 per tree. and installation. A site visit is strongly recommended.
Kit includes (1) Tree Stake Kit, (1) 3 cu. ft. bag of Mulch,
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Thursday, March 1, 2018 The County Times Cops & Courts 11

Police Search for Man Accused of

Assaulting Deputies
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office
is seeking the whereabouts of Marquet
Darrall Thompson, age 19, with no fixed
address.   On February 25, 2018, Deputy
M. Beyer conducted a traffic stop on a ve-
hicle in the area of Pegg Road and Midway
Drive, in Lexington Park.  Thompson, who
was the operator of the vehicle, f led the
traffic stop in his vehicle, as officers ap-
proached the car.  Dep. Beyer and Corpo-
ral Potter followed Thompson into a park-
ing lot on Gloucester Court in Lexington
Park. Thompson appeared to be backing
his vehicle into a parking space; Dep. Bey-
er exited his marked patrol car, at which
• Failure to Return to and Remain at the Scene of a Property Damage
Accident
• D riving Without a License
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Marquet Darrall Thomp-
son is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (301) 475-8008; citizens may
remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text their
tip to “TIP239” and their message to “CRIMES” (274637).  Through the
Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1000 for
information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or
indictment. 
—Cpl. Julie Yingling, Sheriff ’s Office PIO
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cated abandoned a short distance away.  Neither, Cpl. Potter or Dep. Beyer IS MORE
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St. Mary’s County Sherrif’s Office

Weekly Blotter
California Man Arrested After Shooting Up Home • Reckless Endangerment
On February 20, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office re- • Handgun on Person
sponded to the 30000 block of Mary Helen Lane in Leonardtown, for a report of • Malicious Destruction of Property (2 Counts)
shots fired into a residence.  Upon arrival, deputies discerned there were numerous
occupants in the residence, and one victim had been directly fired at, however the Tractor Trailer Crashes Into Clements Home
victim was uninjured.  A description of the suspect to include clothing worn was On February 24,
disseminated to responding deputies.  It was also discovered the victim’s vehicle 2018, at 5:57 AM,
had been intentionally damaged with spray paint and other corrosive materials. deputies from the St.
Responding officers located Nicholas Bruce Os- Mary’s County Sher-
borne, age 18, of California, on foot in the area, iff’s Office responded
after locating his abandoned vehicle.  Osborne to the 23000 block of
was wearing clothing which matched the descrip- Budds Creek Road, in
tion disseminated, and Osborne also had the same Clements, for the re-
color spray paint used to damage the victim’s car port of a vehicle into a
on his person.  Contact with witnesses in the area residence. Upon arriv-
revealed Osborne was in a neighboring yard, fol- al it was discovered a
lowing the shooting.  Subsequently, a search of the tractor trailer had driv-
area revealed a handgun concealed in the same vi- en off the roadway and
cinity.  Osborne was found to be in possession of a continued into an oc-
significant quantity of a controlled dangerous sub- cupied residence, trap-
stance and other prohibited firearms related items. ping the occupants in-
Osborne was placed under arrest and transport- side.  Due to the nature
ed to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Reha- of the collision, the St.
Osborne bilitation Center and charged with the following Mary’s County Sher-
criminal violations: iff’s Office Collision
• Assault 1st Degree (3counts) Reconstruction Unit
• CDS Distribution with a Firearm and the Maryland State
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics Police Commercial Ve-
• Dangerous Weapon-Conceal hicle Unit responded to
the scene to assist with
St. Mary’s County Public Library & the investigation. 
Initial investigation
revealed a 2017 Ken-
St. Mary’s County Health worth T880 towing an
empty semi-trailer, op- Photos courtsey of Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department
Department Presents erated by Bolden Macarthur Walker, age 72, of Capital Heights, was traveling east-
bound on Budds Creek Road, in the area of the traffic circle at Colton Point Road. 
The Opioid Learning Series For unknown reasons the operator lost control of the vehicle as it was approaching
the traffic circle.  The vehicle continued through the traffic circle, striking a curb,
which caused the vehicle to cross the westbound lanes of Budds Creek Road. The
TITLE *DATE TIME vehicle then left the roadway, struck the awning of an unoccupied building, and
ultimately collided into the side of an occupied residence.  Inside the residence was
“Chasing the Dragon” 1/11/18 6:00-7:00 PM Billie Kathleen Fitzpatrick, age
Screening & Discussion 38, Thomas Martin Johnson,
The Opioid Crisis in St. Mary’s 1/25/18 6:00-7:00 PM age 37, and two juveniles.  The
County juveniles were taken to Medstar
St. Mary’s Hospital for pre-
Prevention & Recognizing the 2/8/18 6:00-7:00 PM cautionary measures.  Walker,
Signs of Use: Adults & Youth Fitzpatrick, and Johnson were
all transported by ambulance to
Stigma Around the Disease of 2/22/18 6:00-7:00 PM University of Maryland Prince
Addiction George’s Hospital Center, with
Treatment of Opioid Use 3/8/18 6:00-7:00 PM incapacitating injuries, and are
Disorders listed in stable condition. 
At this time the collision re-
Responses to Opioid Missue & 3/22/18 6:00-7:00 PM mains under investigation by
Overdose: Adults & Youths Deputy First Class Nauman. 
Anyone who may have observed
* Dates are subject to change based on weather conditions. the collision and has not yet pro-
For registration and more information, please go to www.stmalib.org vided a statement is asked to
contact DFC. Nauman at (301)
475-4200 extension *8109, or
by email at Taylore.Nauman@
stmarysmd.com.

Cpl. Julie Yingling,

Sheriff’s Office PIO
Photos courtsey of Leonardtown Volunteer Fire
Department
 The Knowledge fromThe
Thursday, March 1, 2018 County Times
12,000 Dental Implants In Our Community Placed 13
The Knowledge from 12,000 Dental Implants Placed
Leads Marylanders to Healthier Smiles
BY: JEFF TOMCSIK Leads Marylanders todown
you must cut each healthy tooth Healthier Smiles
so that a pros- very nominal. It’s relatively painless. I operate under
Research Reporter thetic crown can fit over the existing teeth on each side local anesthesia and oral presedation if you wish. If I
BY: JEFF TOMCSIK replace theofroot thewith space. my root;
You and thanmy haveO’Roark:
a fixed prosthetic The life bridge expectancy putofthe a root nation is very comparable
replacement in this morning, to the price you can go
General dentist, Wayne
Research Reporter L. O’Roark is one of the lead-
root is made out
attached of titanium.
to each Titanium
cap, filling fixed
the bridge
gap. So can
you’ve be anywhere
now in- from
back tento of
work the three
this unit
afternoon. bridge. ThereThis amplifies
will be no stitch-
ing providers of comprehensive implant dentistry in incredible capacity
Maryland. General
He is dentist,
a clinical Wayne graduateL. O’Roark instructoris has the
the tovolved
at bone two more to teeth
stimulate in thetoproblem
fifteen years. areaOnbythecutting other hand, es.since
There the fact that no
is virtually the swelling.
value of replacingThere’s that generally no
one ofatthethe leading providers the not only grow around it but you’ve not replaced
compre- He is a them down to support the bridge. So what happens if pain. There’s no bleeding and the procedure is quite
ofMaryland. the root the bone tooth with a root replacement, not only
dental school
hensive implant
University
dentistry
of
in Maryland. tobond to it. one Once youhave
of requires
the teethninetyintegration,
used days in making underneath
the will continue
bridge fails? Now to deteriorate.
innocuous. does not involve adjacent teeth but it is
Diplomate in both the American Board of Oral
and Im-bone biology If the bridge is lost or one of the abut- comparable to the cost of a three unit
that to the bridge you fails
have and you have ments two missing teeth.
He is a clinical graduate instructor at the
plantology and school
dental the International
at the University Congress
of Mary- of Oralfor Im- occur, a platform (teeth that hold the bridge) Tomcsik:
is lost bridge. The other I consider major thatconcern
as a number I imagineone people
plantologists.
land. He Hehas is adedicated
Diplomate theinpast bothtwo thedecades
on which to toTomcsik:
build teeth So or awhat
tooth.you’re This saying or damaged is you then nowyour haveproblem
two gets havingbig- about advantage implant dentistry
of doing is the over
the implant cost.the How does
placing and restoring
American Board implants.
of Oral Dr. O’Roark has
Implantology keeps suc- healthy
the bone teeth that
in function andyou helps aretocompromising
ger. In the case to fill theroot
of the space that compare
replacement, bridge. toother options?
cessfully placed
and the well over 12,000 implants sinceprevents
focus- lossofofthe bone. one missing tooth… I have implants that have been in func-
tion for well over thirty years. O’Roark:Tomcsik: The simplest
International Congress of Oral I see athing lot oftoadsdoforis perio-compare one
ing his practice on this area
Implantologists. He of hasdentistry.
dedicatedSince the 2006 Tomcsik: he O’Roark:
Why replaceExactly. a tooth with Now anthat’s not wrong, but you must missing dontists,
tooth implant oraltosurgeons,
a three unit generalbridge dentist
as discussed
has been past
practicing out of Tidewater Dental
two decades to placing and restor- implant rather in Lexing- keep thanin amind
bridge?that those teethTomcsik:
are being Socompromised
those people don’t have The
earlier. thatcost all ofclaim the to place implants.combination
implant/crown How is
ton Park,ing Maryland
implants. and Tidewater
Dr. O’Roark has Dental
success- Solomons and if something should go wrong bone retention
with either problems.
of those The implant is does onetodecide
very comparable the price who of to the
go to threeif they
unit bridge.
Island, Maryland.
fully placed well over 12,000 implants O’Roark: Conventional dentistry says,
teetha supporting theyou bridge enough support the to keep the too bone from need to thegetfact an that
implant?
since focusing hisgetpractice on this when you have missing tooth, put you will lose bridge This amplifies the value of replacing that
Tomcsik: How did you your start in area
Implant a Den-
cap on andtooth
each nowonyour eitherproblem
side of the disappearing?
is larger. tooth withO’Roark: a root replacement,You can ask not only does
for referrals fromnot involve
tistry? of dentistry. Since 2006 he has been open spaceTomcsik: and form a So bridge over the O’Roark:
letmeunderstand something. It’s not Insoa muchsinglethat adjacent
the im- teeth your but friendsit is comparable
and family. You to the cancost askof a three
practicing out of Tidewater Dental in unit bridge. I consider that asfora anumber one advantage
O’Roark: Early on,
Lexington when
Park, I got out
Maryland andofTidewa- gap where tooth
school I realized the missing tooth was.
replacement Well, given
you’ve plantme is atwo support
options. for theOnebone. Bone your general dentist referral or you
that the traditional prosthetics wereMaryland. in order to do this you must
not very good and I is a single root replacement called an implant with a cut each doesn’t like to be put out to of
pasture. doingIt the
can implant
go to The over the
American bridge.
Board of Oral
ter Dental Solomons Island,
had the opportunity to listen to a lecture by onehealthy of the tooth crown downthat so that a prosthetic
integrates into the doesn’t
system. like toThe have nothing
other op-to do. And Implantology.
Tomcsik: I see a lot ofThey ads for areperiodontists,
the premiere oral sur-
Tomcsik:
leaders in implant dentistry. From thatstart
How did you get your I did in extensive
crown can tion fit over is athe existing
bridge whereteethyou’ve on when cut two its function
teeth and hasyou’ve
been taken away general
geons, sourcedentist for findingthat all highly
claimexperienced
to place implants.
Implant
studying and Dentistry? implants in my general
incorporated eachprac- side of the space.
bridged the Yougap thanbetween have them from it, itjust
with will adisappear.
crown with And it Howwill dis- doesdoctors
one decide doingwho implants.
to go They will list
to if they need to get
tice. I hadO’Roark:
experience in removable
Early on, when I partial of a fixed
got outdentures, full prosthetic
no root bridge attachedGive
replacement. to me, appear if you rather will,dramatically.
a ten yearWithan animplant?
im- for you the board certified doctors doing
dentures,school
crownsI and bridges
realized thatbut theI found
traditional each
none ofinvolved cap,
them two filling
prognosis the gap. So
of inthe you’ve
patient now plant
in both the bone
scenarios. remains
What in function
does O’Roark: and implants today. It’s important to know
satisfied the need for
prosthetics werereplacement
not very good of anda missing
I had tooth or the morepatient teethlook thelikeproblem
in scenario has1the and potential
scenario to last
2 inindefinitely.
ten The the You can askcannot
specialist for referrals from your friends
do the restorative
missing teeth, whether that
the opportunity to listen be one tooth, by
to a lecture area
a sectionbridge.by cutting
of years? them down to support first implant I ever put in place and
in 1971,family. You
work, can
whereas ask your
the general
general dentist
dentist that for a re-
teeth, or aonewhole
of thearch of teeth.
leaders The point
in implant is, it is the
dentistry. impor- So what happens if one of remained in function, in the patients ferral or you can their
restricts go topractice
The American to specializing Board in of Oral
tant for these
From teeththat Iand did roots
extensive to be replaced
studying the teeth used
andto prevent O’Roark: in making The lifethe expectancy
bridge mouth of a untilfixed she bridge passedcanaway be inImplantology.
about implants Theywill areplace
the premiere
the implantsource and re- for finding
bone loss. If you take the function away from bone
incorporated implants in my general fails? Now the
by anywhere
bridge fails from and ten you to fifteen
have years.
2004. IOn will the
not put other hand,
a timeframe highly
on how experiencedstore the prosthetics doctors doing
for implants.
the implants. They will
about it, you will since
two missing teeth.you’ve not replaced the long root the they’ll bone lastunderneath
because they list for youTomcsik:
literally the board certified doctorsprovidesdoing implants
extractingpractice.
a tooth,I and had experience
you do nothing in removable So when a specialist
is you Ifhave thethe potential to last indefinitely.
lose bonepartial
and itdentures,
will continue full dentures, crowns amount
for a significant Tomcsik: will So what continue you’reto deteriorate.
saying bridge is lost or one today. It’s aimportantquote, theytoare know the specialist
just quoting the root cannot do
of time. If I can put that root back and keep the bone in damaged then your problem gets bigger. In the case of restricts their practice to specializing in implants that
and bridges but I found none of them now have of
two the
healthy abutments
teeth that (teeth
you arethat hold
Tomcsik: the bridge)
When is
you losttalkor aboutthe restorative
put- replacement work, whereas
or implant the general
and not dentist
the
will
function wesatisfied the need the
will preserve for replacement
bone very nicely. of a compromising to fill the space of the ting an implant into the jaw bone that tooth replacement or crown?
missing tooth or missing teeth, whether one missingthe root replacement, I have implants
tooth… sounds like that have been
a pretty in place
elaborate surgery.the O’Roark:
implant and restore the prosthetics for the
Tomcsik: thatWhat
be one aretooth,
you replacing
a section ofthe rootorwith?
teeth, function for well over thirty years. implants. That is largely true. That’s a
a whole arch of teeth. The point is, it O’Roark: Exactly. Now that’s not Can you elaborate on that? very good point. If you get a quotation
O’Roark: Most people don’t have a good ideawrong, aboutbut Tomcsik:
you must keep So in those
mindpeople that don’t O’Roark: haveActually,
bone retentionthe surgery to Tomcsik:
place from So when a specialist
a specialist you must provides
make asure quote, they
is important
what an implant is. So forI these
like toteeth call andthemroots root replace- problems. The implantand is enough support to keep the It’s arerela-
just quoting the rootclearreplacement or he implant and
to be you replaced those teeth are being compromised the implant is very nominal. that he is being that the price is
ments. When lose to orprevent
removebone a toothloss. you
If remove bone from disappearing?
if something should go wrong with ei- tively painless. I operate under notlocal
the tooth giving replacement
you is for the orimplant
crown?and not the
the crown, youwhich
take theis the function
part you away seefrom
and bonethe rootther which
by extracting of those teeth supporting
O’Roark: It’s notthe sobridge
much that anesthesia
the implant and oral presedationO’Roark:
is a support if you prosthetic That ispart. One true.
largely of the That’s
things that a veryI good
is under the gum and agoes tooth, intoand the you do noth-What
jawbone. youI willdo lose for the
the bridge
bone. too and
Bone doesn’tnow like wish.
to beIf putI put out thetoroot
pasture. replacementpoint. inIf you haveget tried
a to do is restricting
quotation from a my prac-you must
specialist
ing about it, you will lose
is replace the root with my root; and my root isyour bone and it made
will continue for a has significant amount capacity problem is larger.like to have nothingthis
It doesn’t to do.morning,
And when you can go back make
its func- to worksuretice thattoheplacing is being implants
clear that and the providing
price he is giv-
out of titanium. Titanium the incredible tion has been taken away fromthisit,afternoon.
it will There will
disappear. Andbe no stitches.
ing you is the
for prosthetics
the implant for andabout not 15theyears now
prosthetic part.
of
to stimulate time.
the If
bone I can to putnot thatonly root back
grow and
around Tomcsik:
it but So letmeunderstand some-
keep the bone in function we will pre- it will disappear rather There
dramatically. is virtually
With an no swelling.
implant There’s
One of theand have
things incorporated
that I have into
tried my
to general
do is restricting
tobond toserveit. Once youhave integration, and bonething.
biol- In a single tooth replacement
themebone generally no pain. There’s no bleeding practice for at least 35 years now. The
the bone very nicely. two remains in function and has the potential to my practice to placing implants and providing the pros-
ogy requires ninety days for that to occur, you you’ve have aroot given
last indefinitely.
options. One
The
is a and
first implant the procedure is quite innocuous.
I ever put in place thetics for important thing is that the continuity
from the15
about yearsthrough
now and the have incorporated
single replacement called an im-
platform Tomcsik:
on which to Whatbuild areteeth or a tooth.
you replacing theThis keeps
with in 1971,that remained in intofunction, in the The
Tomcsik: patients othermouth into my I general implant
practice for atdone
least placement
35 years now. The
the bone root with? and helps to prevents loss ofplant
in function bone.
a crown integrates major concern of the prosthetic is all by the same
the system.until The other she passedoption isaway a bridge in about imagine2004.people I willhaving not putabout a important
implant person. thing isThere that the continuity from the implant
is a lot to be said for that
Tomcsik: O’Roark:
Why replace Most apeople tooth with don’tan haveimplant
a where ratheryou’ve timeframe
cut two teeth on how andlong you’ve they’lldentistry
last because theyHow
is the cost. literallydoes that through
com- the placement
because I can designof the yourprosthetic
implant place-is all done by
good idea about what an implant is. So bridged thehave
than a bridge? gap between
the potential them with to last justindefinitely.
pare toother options? the same person. Therethe is prosthetic
a lot to be saidthat for that be-
I like to call them root replacements. a crown with no root replacement. Give ment to accept results
O’Roark: Conventional dentistry says, when you have Tomcsik: When you talk O’Roark:
about puttingThe simplest
an implant thing cause
to do I can
is we design
want as your
an endimplant
result, placement
especially into accept
When you lose or remove a tooth you me, if you will, a ten year prognosis of the prosthetic results that we want as an end result, es-
a missingremove
tooth, theyoucrown,put awhich cap on each tooth
you onthe either compare one missing tooth implant to complex cases.
is the part patient intoin both thescenarios.
jaw bone What that does sounds like a pretty elaborate pecially in complex cases.
side of the open space and form a bridge over the gap
see and the root which is under the gum the patient look like in scenario 1 and surgery. Can you elaborate ona three
that? unit bridge as discussed earlier.
where theand missing
goes into tooth was. Well,
the jawbone. Whatin order
I do is to scenario
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 14 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, March 1, 2018

Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department

Installation of Officers for 2018

Administrative Officers - Left to Right Board of Directors - Left to Right

President John S. Montgomery, 1st Vice President Dennis Bellevou, 2nd Vice President John S. Montgomery, Dennis Bellevou, Tommy Kidwell, Harold Anderson, James Burroughs, Mark
Jackson Miller (not pictured), Treasurer Tommy Kidwell, Secretary Darene Kleinsorgen, Trowbridge, William G. Wilkerson, Paul Colonna, Scott Bellevou, Robert Johnson, Jackson Miller
Asst. Secretary/Treasurer Karen Montgomery, Financial Secretary Frank Kleinsorgen (not pictured), Henry Fowler, Jr, (not pictured), Elliot Burch (not pictured), Robert Moreland (not
pictured), William R. Mattingly (not pictured)

Operational Officers - Left to Right

Chief Mark Trowbridge, Assistant Chief Scott Bellevou, Deputy Chief Keith Hemming,
Training Captain Mark Pullium, Engine Captain Robert Barnes, Squad Captain Perry Bryant,
Engine Lieutenant Ryan Raley, Squad Lieutenant Stephen Truesdale, Sergeant Daniel Busl,
Sergeant Reid Colomo, Chief Engineer James Barnes, Sr., First Engineer James Barnes, Jr.,
Tyler Burroughs, Fire Prevention Officer Theresa R. Palmer, Safety Officer Bret Krabbe (not
pictured), Water Supply Officer Joe Guyther (not pictured)

Auxiliary Officers - Left to Right

Chaplain Peggy Guy, Secretary Meghanne Thompson, Vice President Cindy Turner, President
Molly Colonna, Assistant Secretary Jackie Turner, Historian Karen Gibson, Treasurer Donna
Wockenfuss (not pictured)
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Chesapeake Biological Bubble to be Replaced
Lab to Host Coral at Great Mills Pool
Conference
The Chesapeake Biological Labora-
tory (CBL) will host members of the
Southern Maryland Marine Aquarium
Society for a “Coral Health and Cul-
ture Conference” Saturday, March 10
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Ber-
nie Fowler Laboratory Building.
There will be a meeting of the mem-
bership and a presentation from Dr.
Carys Mitchelmore, a professor at
CBL.  Dr. Mitchelmore’s work is in
investigating the effects of aquatic
pollutants and other stressors on the
health of aquatic organisms, including
corals. Her presentation will describe
some of the threats to coral reefs at the
global and local scale, highlighting
research in her laboratory concerning
the response of corals to environmen-
tal stressors.
“We’re pleased to have SMMAS
come to CBL and to learn more about
Dr. Mitchelmore’s research,” said Dr.
Tom Miller, director and professor at
CBL. “For more than 90 years, our
faculty has pioneered new scientific
Celebrate the Founding
of the State at
Maryland Day
Celebrate Maryland’s 384th anniversa-
ry on Saturday, March 24, 2018 in the city
where it all began. Join us by gathering at
the Inn at Brome Howard for our annual
ceremony at 11:00 a.m. featuring local
dignitaries, and students from each of the
23 counties in Maryland, and Baltimore
City. The inn is located at 18281 Rosecroft
Road, just a mile past the Visitor Center at
Historic St. Mary’s City.
Our keynote speaker will be Chanel
Compton, representing the Maryland
Commission on African American His-
tory and Culture (MCAAHC). After the
ceremony, we will open our new exhibit
in the Brome Quarter entitled, “Struggle
for Freedom: African American Life in
St. Mary’s City in the 19th and 20th Cen-
turies,” which tells the story of African
American people during the period of en-
slavement, post emancipation, and into the
20th century — a story of resilience and
self-determination.
The program will also include the pre-
sentation of HSMC’s highest honor, the
Cross Bottony Award, to the MCAAHC,
whose grant support made it possible
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approaches to solving environmental
challenges locally and throughout the
world.”
 CBL is one of four laboratories of
the University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science (UMCES). It
is a leading research and educational
institution working to understand and
manage the world’s resources.  hance visibility inside the replacement
Press Release from CBL
for HSMC to preserve and interpret the
Brome Quarter, where enslaved and, later,
freed African Americans lived for more
than 200 years. The symbolism of the
Cross Bottony medal is that it is an ele-
ment of Lord Baltimore’s crest, first issued
in 1625, and used for the Maryland state
flag and as part of the official Maryland
seal.
Visit the museum on us! Admission is
free in honor of the day. For information,
contact 240-895-4990 or info@hsmcdig-
shistory.org. All sites are open from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Start your visit at the HSMC
Visitor Center (18751 Hogaboom Lane).
Press Release from HSMC
In Our Community 15
Department of Parks and Recreation day, March 5 and be complete by Friday,
crews are scheduled to replace the March 16.  The pool will be closed to
bubble at the Great Mills Swimming the public during this time.  Dates are
Pool the week of March 5. The project subject to change based on factors such
includes the total replacement of the as weather and/or construction delays.
inflatable bubble structure, new doors For more information or questions,
and supporting air handling units.  New please contact the Department Recre-
LED lighting will be installed to en- ation and Parks at 301-475-4200, ext.
*1800.
structure.
Work is scheduled to begin on Mon- —St. Mary’s County PIO
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feel my amazing energy jumping right
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Shelter (6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville) or call
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 16 In Our Community
Local Artist Candy Cummings Estate & Art Sale
The work of the renowned artist, Candy Cummings,
1950-2014, will be offered for sale at her childhood
home located at 46651 Yorktown Road in Lexington
Park, MD on Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 9am to
4pm. It was Candy’s wish that her many creations be
initially offered at reasonable prices to the people of
Southern Maryland, whom she loved.
Candy Cummings was born Candace Carol Cum-
mings on September 26, 1950, the youngest of two
children. Her father was then stationed at the Patuxent
River Naval Air Test Center. Cummings’ father retired
from the military in the early fifties to start his own
business, which became one of the earliest television
and appliance service repair shops. The gadgets and
tubes and circuit boards
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fascinated the young girl. A generation later, the ma- vention. She was a fierce and beautiful force of nature.”
terial legacy of his warehouse—filled with vacuum Cummings’ work is a curious merger of the avant-
tubes, TV knobs, and all kinds of electrical spare garde, applied science, with a dash of sheer whimsy.
parts—would find its way into his daughter’s intricate Cummings cited the Sixties, the Age of Aquarius, Bob
sculptures. Cummings arranged the vacuum tubes into Dylan, the Beatles, and Vincent Van Gogh as major in-
amazing works of art that resemble flowers, trees, and fluences. Her collection also includes a unique Barbie
other-worldly things. The creations capture enthusiasts collection, paintings, sculptures, and decorated boxes.
and transports them to an alternative reality.  Materials from which she created her artwork will also
“Candy’s art is tough to classify,” explained Nell be available for sale.
Elder, the Director of the St. Mary’s County Arts Candy Cummings died on November 4, 2014 follow-
Council. “Her work is unique, and she has followers ing a valiant battle with cancer. Towards the end of her
across the country.” Regionally, Candy’s artwork has life she designed a collection of hats to cheer up her
been featured and in the permanent collection at fellow chemotherapy patients. 
Baltimore’s American In 2004, Candy Cummings established the Lexing-
Visionary Art Mu- ton Park Library Art Gallery for the purpose of featur-
seum. Rebecca ing amateur, student and professional artists from the
Hof f berger, local area. The St. Mary’s County Arts Council took
Director of the over the management of the gallery in 2013.
Candy was a generous supporter of the St. Mary’s
County Arts Council. Her estate donated her house
and all of its contents to the Arts Council. “We have
museum says, several projects lined up that will benefit the under-
“Cummings served communities in the county and particularly in
whole life Lexington Park, including an afterschool arts program
was art - be called “Candy’s Camp” explained Ms. Elder. “Candy
it as an art- has quite a following and many of her pieces are likely
ful caterer, a to increase in value,” Elder added.
dog champion, or
decorator of every Submitted by the St. Mary’s County Arts Council
inch of her home as
24/7 expression of her non-stop creative in-
Thursday, March 1, 2018 The County Times Feature 17

Sheriff Says Intelligence Key To

Heading Off School Shooters
By Guy Leonard see threats coming before they can turn to violence,
Staff Writer Cameron said.
Cpl. Angela Delozier, the school resource officer at
Of all the resources at his agency’s disposal in com- Leonardtown High School, was one of the first to no-
bating the menace of active shooters in schools, Sheriff tice social media messaging by one of the suspects in
Timothy K. Cameron says information from parents and the threat case there and begin the investigation that
students about threats, real or perceived, is the greatest led to gun seizures as well as arrests for threats of mass
weapon law enforcement has. violence.
In the aftermath of the Parkland, Fla. shooting two “We continue to be vigilant,” Cameron said.
weeks ago that killed 17 victims and the arrest of two The close relationship between the school system and
Leonardtown High School students last week for alleg- the sheriff’s office has grown even closer in the wake
edly threatening a school shooting, Cameron said his of recent events; the school system’s website now has
deputies are hyper-vigilant. a “If You See Something, Say Something” button that
But parents and students are just as wary, he said. tipsters can click to report threats or rumors of threats.
“There was a foretelling of the thing to come,” Cam- Cameron said any credible reports of threatening
eron said of the numerous warning signs ignored in the comments bring down a visit to the messenger from a
Parkland shooting case. “The best intelligence is gathered sheriff’s deputy.
by the parents. “It’s worked well,” Cameron said of the system.
“The parents are awake.” Each high school has a deputy assigned and there is
Student and parent concerns led to the arrests of the one deputy assigned to two middle schools at a time.
Leonardtown students and, Cameron said, the sheriff’s Elementary schools do not have a full time deputy
office has received many other communiqués from par- but deputies have “adopted” certain schools and make
ents concerned about possible threats in their schools as regular visits.
well. Cameron said he would like to have a deputy in every
Deputies are busy combing social media venues and school.
talking with as many students in schools as they can to “The desire is to put an officer in every… school but
it comes down to personnel,” said
Cameron.
Pulling patrol officers away
from the their duties to be in The school system employs its own security as well.
schools was not possible, he said. Photo by Ceandra Scott
“There would be no patrol,”
said Cameron. even more armed guards, weren’t the answer.
When it came to arming teach- “I just need kids to be kids,” Soriano said. “Parents
ers with guns to guard against need to be more involved.
mass shooters, he said it would be “I don’t think we need any more armed guards or
a complicated affair, with much teachers carrying guns.”
training needed for teachers. A bill is currently making its way through the legis-
“They’d have to carry and secure lature in Annapolis that would enable school systems to
them,” Cameron said, noting that allow teachers to go armed, which has drawn opposition
many teachers might not want the from the local teachers union.
responsibility, especially since their It has the support of several Republican lawmakers, in-
mission was to teach and nurture cluding Del. Deb Rey (R-Dist. 29B) but is unlikely to pass
children. in a Democrat controlled legislature.
The possibility of armed teachers A parent speaking at a town hall meeting held by Rey
being misidentified, or vice versa, on Feb. 24 also expressed opposition to armed teachers.
by police responding to a school “I think the chances of a mass shooting are very low [in
shooting would also be a problem. his children’s school,]” said Dan King. “But I think more
“But I’m not opposed to armed guns in schools makes things more dangerous.”
teachers,” Cameron said. In the end analysis, Cameron said, officers responding
Alex Jaffurs, head of the St. to a school shooting had to act quickly and decisively.
Mary’s Association of Supervi- Cameron trains officers to respond to active shooter
sors and Administrators, a pub- threats at the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Acad-
lic schools union, said his union emy; he tells them: “You need to get your mind right.”
strongly opposed such a practice. Running towards gunfire was not natural, Cameron
“There’s one more ‘No’,” to that,” said, but officers had to train to function beyond their
Jaffurs told The County Times. fears to find and eliminate the threat.
“We do not encourage concealed Cameron said he was deeply disappointed by the in-
carry or otherwise arming teachers action exhibited by Broward County deputies the day of
or administrators in schools.” the shooting, allowing the killing to continue while they
However, Jaffurs said he was not waited outside the school.
opposed to the possibility of more “At the academy we teach that one person can make a
armed security in schools. difference in an active homicide in progress,” Cameron
“We want to keep kids safe no said.
matter what,” Jaffurs said.
Efran Soriano, a parent with guyleonard@countytimes.net
two children at Leonardtown High
Cpl. Angela Dozier serves as school resource officer at Leonardtown High School School, said armed teachers, or
Photo by Ceandra Scott
 18 Education
College Ranks First for Peace Corps’ Volunteers
In its 2018 Top Volunteer-Produc-
ing Colleges and Universities list, the
Peace Corps announced this week
that St. Mary’s College of Maryland
is ranked no. 1 among small schools.
HAPPY
Ray and Debbie
MARCH 4, 1978
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This is the sec- countries around the world. versity are serving.
ond consecutive Jacob Bernhardt ’16 is currently Maryland ranks No. 10 among top
year St. Mary’s serving in Indonesia as an English states sending volunteers to Peace
College of Mary- teacher. Corps with 250 currently serv-
land has ranked “While a student at St. Mary’s, ing volunteers and 6,231 serving
among the top I was a part of the Paul H. Nitze all-time.
five small-sized Scholars program, focused on lead- St. Mary’s College of Maryland
schools. SMCM ership in a global setting. As a Nitze is accredited by the Middle States
ranked No. 4 last Scholar, I traveled to South Africa as Commission on Higher Education
year. part of a class focusing on South Af- through 2024-2025. St. Mary’s Col-
“Peace Corps rica’s recovery post-Apartheid. I also lege, designated the Maryland state
service is a pro- went with my tropical biology class honors college in 1992, is ranked one
found expression to Belize. These experiences helped of the best public liberal arts schools
of the idealism and broaden my horizons and made me in the nation by U.S. News & World
civic engagement consider a post-graduate path out- Report. Approximately 1,600 stu-
that colleges and side of the United States,”  he said.    dents attend the college, nestled on
universities across The Peace Corps ranks its top vol- the St. Mary’s River in Southern
the country inspire unteer-producing colleges and uni- Maryland.
in their alumni,” versities annually according to the
said Acting Peace size of the student body. The agency Press Release from SMCM.
Corps Director Sheila Crowley. lists the 2018 rankings of the top 25
The Peace Corps was established schools in each category and an in-
in 1961. Since that time,141 alumni teractive map that shows where
of St. Mary’s College have served in alumni from each college and uni-
Former Republican National Chair
Ed Gillespie to Speak at St. Mary’s College
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - GOP strate-
gist and former Republican National Chair Ed
Gillespie will give “The Political Scoop,” on
Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auer-
bach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the St.
Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Present-
ed by the Office of the President, the event
is free of charge and open to the public but
registration is required at www.smcm.edu/
gillespie.
Gillespie is one of the country’s top com-
munications strategists with a long record of
success in advising business, politics, and
government. A long-trusted staple of the Re-
publican Party, he is one of a small number
of Americans to have had offices in both the
West Wing and the Capitol. A witty and can-
did speaker, Gillespie is in a uniquely quali-
fied position to analyze the current political
environment. He served in the White House as
counselor to the president during Bush’s last
18 months in office and saw firsthand how to
get things done in a divided government. His
presentations are part electoral prognostica-
tion and part commentary on hot-button po-
litical issues, and Gillespie combines personal
experience at the highest-level of government
with his intimate knowledge of behind-the-
scenes Washington. 
Visit www.smcm.edu for information on ad-
ditional upcoming speakers such as political
analyst and commentator Kathleen Parker on
March 22 who describes herself as “slightly
to the right of center;” David E. Sanger on
April 6 presented by the Presidential Lecture
Series; and comedian, actor, and writer Tig
Notaro on April 20 presented by the Annual
Mark Twain Lecture Series on American Hu-
mor and Culture.
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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 week’s edition.

William Briscoe Armstrong
William
Briscoe Arm-
strong, 84,
of Abell,
MD passed
peacefully
on February
23, 2018, sur-
rounded by his
loving family.
He was
born April 11,
1933 in Leon-
ardtown, MD
to the late Thomas Armstrong and Anne
Elizabeth Curtis.   In addition to his parents, he is also pre-
William was a lifelong resident of St.
Mary’s County who loved his family, friends
and faith. On December 5, 1955, William
married the love of his life, Josephine Arm-
strong at Holy Angels Catholic Church.  To-
gether they celebrated over 62 wonderful
years of marriage. He worked for the St.
Mary’s County Government for over 30
dedicated years until his retirement. He loved
western movies, boxing, playing the lottery,
and a good poker game with his family and
friends.  He especially loved to dance with his
wife.  He enjoyed listening to music and was
a smooth dancer. He was meticulous about his
yard and his car, they always looked pristine.
His family was his greatest pride and joy, and
he loved having family dinners and gather-
ings. He was an active member of Holy An-
gels Catholic Church.  He volunteered many
hours helping with various church functions,
including the annual church dinner which he
always shucked oysters and parked cars.     Home, P.A.
In addition to his wife, William is also
survived by his children: Lewis Armstrong,
of Abell, MD, Phyllis Lawrence (Carl) of
Abell, MD, and Sheila Holden (Gregory) of
Abell, MD; 6 grandchildren: Kern Samona
(Bryan), Michelle Henderson (James III),
William “Lamont” Young, Hassan Holden,
Cortez Lawrence and Caron Lawrence; 8
great grandchildren: Olivia Samona, Tara
Samona, Nikki Samona, Keyera Henderson,
James Henderson IV, Dorian Young, Daryn
Young, Shanell Young; and many extended
family and friends.
ceded in death by his ten sisters: May, Agnes,
Novella, Marie, Cora, Susie, Gertie, Louise,
Dorothy and Ada. Also by his three brothers:
Joe, Tom, and Frank.
Family will receive family and friends on
Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 9:00 a.m –
10:00 a.m., with a Mass of Christian Burial
celebrated at 10:00 a.m., at Holy Angels Cath-
olic Church, Avenue, MD 20609.  Interment
will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Ceme-
tery, Bushwood, MD.  Repast will be located
at Holy Angels Church Hall.
Serving as pallbearers will be Hassan
Holden, Cortez Lawrence, Caron Lawrence,
Kyle Washington, Jerry West, Jr. and Lamont
Young.
Honorary pallbearers are: Jonathan Thom-
as, Tony Armstrong, and John Tyer.
Condolences to the family may be made at Amy Woodburn
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Tiburzi for 64
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral years.
In 1942, Jim
We lost a strong, proud, and wonderful enlisted in the
man who can never be replaced. We have United States
been blessed with the warm embrace of our Navy and
loving family and friends. It is during these proudly served
tough times that we see just how lucky we are his country until
to be blessed with kind and generous loved his retirement in
ones. 1962 as a Boat-
A very special thank you to everyone who swain Mate (BM2). He was in World War II,
stopped by to visit, pray, call, and give love the Korean War and earned six bronze stars.
when it was needed the most, it is greatly During his service he was a golden glove
appreciated. boxer for the Navy. After retiring from the
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give Navy, he was a guard in the Uniformed Divi-
you. I do not give to you as the world gives. sion of the Secret Service and was employed
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not as a meticulous painter on the Patuxent Na-
be afraid. val Air Station. He was a lifetime member of
John 14:27 the VFW and the Fleet Reserve. At home, he
raised Japanese Maples from seedlings and
kept up a vegetable garden in his backyard
Daniel A. Cecil for decades. He enjoyed softball, was induct-
ed into the local Softball Hall of Fame, and
Daniel A. Ce-
cil, 28, of Calvert played in the “old timers league” well into
his late 80s. His other hobbies included crab-
County, died Feb-
ruary 21, 2018. bing, playing cards, especially Pitch, and re-
laxing with a good cigar. He was well known
He was born on
October 1, 1989, for jogging around the base in his painter’s
pants and hat. However, his greatest passion
the son of Law-
rence A. Cecil, Jr. was spending time with his family, especially
the children.
(Tina Chlosta) of
Waldorf, Peggy Jim is survived by his children: Jane Ti-
burzi, Port Charlotte, FL, Ronnie Bobo of
L. Miller and
Stepfather Pres- Chesapeake Beach, MD, Tony Tiburzi (Deb-
bie) of Troy, WV, Marie Dungey (Richard) of
ton Miller, of Port
Republic. Daniel Prince Frederick, MD, Ray Tiburzi (Anne)
of Hollywood, MD, Cassie Bishop (Steve) of

Caring for
for the
thePast
attended Calvert High School and worked in

Caring Past
the HVAC field. He had a love of sports, es- Hollywood, MD, and Jeff Tiburzi (MarySue)
pecially the Miami Dolphins. of Lusby, MD; his brothers, Frank and Henry
In addition to his parents, Daniel is sur- Tiburzi, both of Baltimore, MD; many grand-

Planning for
for the
theFuture
vived by his beautiful son, Giovanni, brothers children and great grandchildren; and many

Planning Future
Ryan Cecil, and Tony Yorke, of LaPlata, John
Preston Miller IV of Sunderland and Nicholas
Dalton Miller of St. Leonard, grandparents,
John and Karen Rowe of Waldorf, Lawrence
Traditional Funerals,
Traditional Funerals,Cremation
CremationServices,
Services,Memorial
MemorialChurch
ChurchServices,
Services, and Elizabeth Cecil of Sunset Beach, NC,
William Russell Garner, Jr. of Prince Fred-
Direct Burials, Monuments, Unlimited with Commitment Through
Direct Burials, Monuments, Unlimited with Commitment Through After Care.
After Care. erick, Karen Lee Miller of Blufton, SC and
many uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and
loved ones.
Daniel is preceded in death by his grand-
parents, Carol Ann Garner, John Preston
Miller, Jr. and high school sweetheart and
loving friend, Jessica Leigh Strayer.
Family will receive friends for Daniel’s
Life Celebration Visitation from 5:00pm to
8:00pm on Thursday, March 1st at Brinsfield
Funeral Home, 30195 Three Notch Road,
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. A funeral service
will be held Friday, March 2nd at 10AM at
Brinsfield Funeral Home. Interment will fol-
low at Resurrection Cemetery, 8000 Wood-
yard Road, Clinton, MD 20735.
extended family and friends. In addition to
his parents and wife, he is also preceded in
death by his siblings: Angelo Tiburzi, Joe Ti-
burzi, Mike Tiburzi, Yolanda Beavan, Lena
Sheldon, Ann Jaffa and Carmela Markwordt.
A Graveside Service will be held at a later
date at Arlington National Cemetery, Arling-
ton, VA.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests re-
membrances in the form of contributions to
Hospice of St. Mary’s, https://www.hospic-
eofstmarys.org.
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
William Andrew Dent
William
A n d r e w
“Andy” Dent,

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Condolences to the family may be made at 56, of Tall

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Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., Charlotte Hall, MD
Timbers, MD
passed away
February 23,
FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED
FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED 2018 at his
residence.
FOR TWO GENERATIONS James Anthony Tiburzi
FOR TWO GENERATIONS James Anthony “Jim” Tiburzi, (Ret.) USN,
He was
born January
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Brinsfi eld Hollywood
Funeral Home, 93, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away
22955 RoadP.A. Brinsfi eld Funeral
30195 Home,Road
Three Notch P.A.
Monday, February 19, 2018, at his home, sur- Cyprus, lo-
22955 Hollywood
Leonardtown, Road
Maryland 20650 30195 Three
Charlotte Hall,Notch Road 20650
Maryland rounded by his loving family. cated on the
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 Charlotte(301)
Hall, Maryland 20650 Mediter ra-
(301) 475-5588 472-4400 He was born March 27, 1924 in Baltimore,
nean Sea to the late William John Dent and
(301) 475-5588 (301) 472-4400 MD to the late Sabatino Tiburzi and Maria
Vasti Tiburzi. He was married to the late Mary Jo Johnson Dent.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Andy moved to St. Mary’s County when he
was two years old. He grew up in the restau-
rant business helping his father, “Chief.” He
eventually he took over his father’s business,
WJ Dent & Sons/Chiefs Bar, with his brother,
David. His love of cooking and spending time
with people was obvious to all who knew
him. He was known for his delicious food,
especially his stuffed ham and chicken sal-
ad (lovingly called Chicken Crack). He was
dedicated to serving his customers, many be-
came like family, and could always be found
at work. He had many articles written about
him and the food he prepared. Andy also
had a green thumb and loved to care for his
houseplants. When he did take time off, he
enjoyed listening to Blue’s music and going
to the annual Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
in Annapolis, MD, only missing one year. He
was an avid Baltimore Raven and Oriole fan.
He also enjoyed hot and spicy food followed
by Crown Royal. He loved his family and en-
joyed spending time with them.     and visiting family. He was very handy. He
Andy is survived by his siblings: Thelma
Kathleen Dent Sparks of Great Mills, MD,
Ralph Anthony “Tony” Dent (Jane) of Solo-
mons, MD and David Dent of Lexington
Park, MD; his nieces and nephews: Darryl
Scott Sparks (Christopher Suttmoller), Jessi-
ca Marie Dent, Samuel Pratt (Brittany Hall),
Rebecca Kissinger (Jake) and Randae Renee
Sparks,; great nieces and nephews: Clemen-
tine Pratt, Lorelai Pratt, Eleanor Pratt, Xan-
der Sparks, Zylier Grube, and Aryn Tilly,;
and many extended family and friends. He is
preceded in death by his parents.
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A.
William Frederick
Owens “Fred”
William
Frederick Ow-
ens, age 90 of
Clinton, MD,
formerly of
Leonardtow n,
MD joined our
Heavenly Lord
on 24 Janu-
ary 2018 at his
residence after a
nine-year battle
with dementia.
William
Frederick “Fred” was born to the late William
Freeman and Anna Elizabeth (Thompson)
Owens on 22 May 1927 in Leonardtown, St.
Mary’s County, MD. His mother died when
he was nine months old, and his father later
remarried widow Mary Lillian (Armsworthy)
Dunbar when Fred was three. Lil lovingly
raised him thereafter.
Fred is survived by his wife of 68 years,
Alice Rebecca Russell Owens whom he
married on 28 August 1949 at Holy Angels
Catholic Church in Avenue, MD; his daugh-
ters, Patricia Ann (Harold Lee) McCready
of Ft. Washington, MD, Joan Bernadette
Preslar of Mechanicsville, MD, Mary Alice
Smith of King George, VA, Brenda Marie
(Bill) Ticer of Port Tobacco, MD, and Pamela
Christine Owens of North Beach, MD. He is
also survived by eight grandchildren: Karen
McCready Cross, John McCready, Kim Mc-
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Cready, Lynn Espinoza Whipple, Thomas
William Preslar, Rick Burrows, Jr., Jonathan
Burrows, and Charity Burrows Beck; 14
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grand-
children; sister-in-law Kay Hodges Owens;
many nieces and nephews and very special
friends Dave and Beverly Fry.
Fred had to quit school in the sixth grade
to help work on the family farm due to his
father suffering a stroke. Fred and his broth-
ers built “exercise” equipment according
to his father’s specifications so their father
could regain his strength and mobility. Fred
worked for Washington Coal Company first
delivering ice then delivering oil, and finally
as an oil burner engineer. He later worked for
Hessick Oil Company as an oil burner engi-
neer. When he retired at age 81 he worked as
a driver for Melwood Horticultural Center for
the mentally challenged.
Fred enjoyed spending time with his chil-
dren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
was self-taught when doing woodworking
projects. He loved planting and working his
yearly garden. Fred and his wife Alice en-
joyed having yearly summer gatherings at
their home for family and friends.
Fred was a devout Catholic with an un-
wavering faith in God. Fred was a devoted
husband, father, grandfather and friend. He
would offer assistance to anyone in need.
In addition to his parents, Fred was pre-
deceased by two grandchildren Tabitha
Burrows Abrams and Patrick Ticer and his
brothers and sisters: Charles William Owens,
Madeline Elizabeth Owens Sickle, Margue-
rite Owens Dorn, John Melton (Bill) Owens,
Paul Raymond Owens, Myrtle Frances Ow-
ens Russell, Agnes Rosalie Owens Russell,
Evelyn Gertrude Owens Clopein, Joseph
Harry (Jim) Owens, Anna Cecelia Owens
Cramer; half-siblings, Julia Florence Owens
Bodine and Julius Freeman Owens; step-sib-
lings, Mary Janice Dunbar Cooper, Benjamin
Franklin Dunbar, and James Baden Dunbar.
Funeral services were held in the Lee
Funeral Home, 6633 Old Alexandria Ferry
Road, Clinton, MD on Tuesday, 30 January
2018. Visitation was from 10:00 AM to 11
AM. Service was held on 30 January 2018
from 11:00 AM to 12 PM by Father John.
Christian Burial followed at Trinity Memo-
rial Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman-Beantown
Road, Waldorf, MD.
Pallbearers were John McCready, Thomas
William Preslar, Rick Burrows, Jr., Jonathan
Burrows, Mark Whipple, and Bobby Russell,
III.
The Owens family wishes to thank the
Hospice of the Chesapeake for their care and
support during this time.
Memorial donations in Fred’s name may be
made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90
Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD and/or to the
Alzheimer’s Association.
Online condolences to the family can be
made at www.leefuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements provided by the Lee Funeral
Homes, Inc., Clinton, MD.
Mary Helen Keenan
Mary Helen Morgan Keenan, 84, of Chap-
tico, MD passed away Thursday, February
15, 2018 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Cen-
ter in Lexington Park, MD.
She was born May 21, 1933 in Clements,
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MD to the for her family. Her other hobbies included
late Wil- playing BINGO, going to yard sales, flower
liam Henry gardening. She was a long time member of
Morgan and the American Legion Auxiliary 221 and the
Pearl Lou- VFW Bel Aton Post 10081.
ise Hayden. Mary Helen is survived by her children:
O n Laura Jene Morgan of Leonardtown, MD,
March 21, John Keenan Jr. (Roberta Parks) of Stafford,
1953, Mary VA, and Nonnie Lee Burroughs (Mark) of
Helen mar- Mechanicsville, MD; siblings: Betty Quade
ried her be- (Buck) of Bushwood, MD, Regina “Sweetie”
loved hus- Bursley (Robert) of Hot Springs, AK, Bernie
band, John “Trigger” Morgan (Christine) of Lexington
We b s t e r Park, MD, and James “Doody Boy” Morgan
Keenan, Sr. (Joyce) of Jacksonville, FL;11 grandchil-
in Prince dren: David, Brittney, Jennifer, Jesse, John
Freder ick, III, Charlie, Katrina, Lacey, Quincy, Little
MD. To- Billy, and Wendy; 5 great grandchildren:
gether they Trey, Alyssa, Kaylee, Matthew, and Ellie;
celebrated over 64 wonderful years of mar- and many extended family and friends. In
riage before his passing in 2017. Her career addition to her parents, she is also preceded
began at Woodrup and Lothrup Department in death by her daughter, Robin Lynette
stores were she spent 10 dedicated years as a Morgan; siblings: Robert Morgan, Henry
sales attendant. In 1955, she was employed by “Brother” Morgan, Jr., Melvin Morgan, Ar-
the Federal Ordnance making detonators for thur “Clutch” Morgan, and Joseph Thomas
two years. After that she spent over 35 years, “Teeny Boy” Morgan; great granddaughter,
loving and caring for many patients, as a pri- Tiffany Lee Carroll; great grandson, Stellan
vate duty nursing assistant. She also enjoyed Gummere and son-in-law, Billy Morgan.
selling things at the Charlotte Hall Farmers Condolences to the family may be made at
Market. She was a beautiful dancer and es- www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
pecially loved to dance with her husband, Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral
whom she taught to dance. She was an avid Home, P.A.
reader, enjoying many novels. She was an ex-
cellent cook and made many delicious meals
Doris Marianne Hösel-Uhlig Smith
November 28, 1920 - March 6, 2016
If roses grow in Heaven
Lord please pick a bunch for me
Place them in my mother’s arms
And tell her they’re from me
Tell her I love her and miss her
And when she turns to smile
Place a kiss upon her cheek
And hold her for awhile
Because remebering her is easy
I do it every day
But there’s an ache within my heart
That will never go away
I love you, I miss you, and I’m sorry
-Steven
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ONGOING
“Spring Awakening,” The Musical
Bruce Davis Theater, Montgomery Hall Fine Arts
Center, St. Mary’s College campus    for updates and details.
Thu. -Sat., Mar. 1 - 3, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Sun., Mar. 4, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Robert Hayes’ Tony Award-winning musical adap-
tation of Frank Wedekind’s seminal 1891 play of the
same name. Directed by Mark A. Rhoda, visiting as-
sociate professor of theater, film, and media studies;
with musical direction by Larry Vote, professor of
music. $4 for St. Mary’s College students, faculty,
staff, and senior citizens and Arts Alliance members.
$6 for general admission. To reserve tickets, contact
the Theater Box Office at 240-895-4243 or email box-
office@smcm.edu.
Free Tax Preparation
Church of the Ascension, 21641 Great Mills Rd.,
Lexington Park    Rd., Leonardtown
 Mon. & Wed., 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Sat., 9:00 AM
AARP Tax-Aide/IRS certified counselors will pro-
vide free tax preparation and electronic filing for low-
to moderate-income taxpayers of any age in St Mary’s
County, with special consideration for those 60 and
older. Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP.
Not able to prepare returns for businesses.
Walk-In Service is available. Call 240 466-1740 to
schedule an appointment. Additional information is
available at: www.smctaxaide.org.  Church Rd, Valley Lee
 Zumba Fitness
Hunting Creek Community Club, 46925 Crocus St,
Lexington Park
6:00 - 7:00 PM, Mon., Tue. & Thu.
Perfect for Everybody and Every Body! Low-in-
tensity and high-intensity moves for a total workout.
All fitness levels are welcome. Info 301-481-0752.
Thursday, March 1
Legacy of Lucille Clifton
Daugherty-Palmer Commons, St. Mary’s College of
Maryland campus    Lent. 301-863-8144.
7:30 - 9:30 PM
The Office of the President presents “Nurturing the
Compassionate Community: An Evening to Honor the
Legacy of Lucille Clifton.” The event, co-sponsored by
the VOICES Reading Series, is free of charge and open
to the public. The evening will feature poetry readings
and reflections to honor St. Mary’s College’s former
Distinguished Professor of the Humanities Lucille
Clifton.  POC: Tom Koviak, 240-434-1464
American Legion Post 221 Meeting
21690 Colton Point Rd., Avenue
8:00 - 9:00 PM
All active duty personnel and veterans are invited
to our monthly meeting. Visit our website at www.al-
post221.webs.com/ or e-mail alpost221@aol.com. Call
(301) 884-4071 for more information.
Friday, March 2
First Friday in Leonardtown!
Participating restaurants, shops, art galleries, and
various studios throughout Leonardtown
5:00 – 7:00 PM
A featured event will be a special reception and
student artist show at St. Mary’s Arts Council, 22660
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with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Monday prior to our Thursday publication.
Washington St. The Youth Art Month reception and
display will feature the work of students in grades 3-12
who submitted pieces for the exhibition and contest.
Check our Facebook page (Leonardtown First Fridays)
First Free Friday and Youth Art Show
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
5:00 – 8:00 PM  Our Father’s House, 45020 Patuxent Beach Rd,
The museum is open and free to the public with
docents in every gallery. Celebrate Youth Art Month
with “Portraits of the Chesapeake” featuring beautiful
artwork by Calvert County K-12 art students, on dis-
play in the lobby. The opening reception is 5:00 – 6:30.
Hear Calvert High School Chamber Orchestra in the
Harms Gallery starting at 6:00. 410-326-2042. calvert-
marinemuseum.com
Lenten Dinner Third District Optimist
St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, 42455 Fairgrounds
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Drive through seafood dinner $10, menu includes
for each dinner fish, shrimp, clam strips, fries, hush
puppies and apple sauce. No substitutions. Benefit 4H
archery. Contact Tony 301-904-0799. criscokid41@ya-
hoo.com.
 Lent Fish Fry
St George’s Catholic Church, 19199 St Georges
4:00 - 6:30 PM
Fresh Catfish, French Fries, Macaroni and Cheese
(homemade), Pancit, Fritters, and more. Suggested do-
nation of $11 per person.
Lenten Seafood Dinner
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375
Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park
4:30 - 7:00 PM
Give the kitchen a break and treat the family to a
seafood dinner. Fried rockfish, baked haddock, fried
oysters, or shrimp Po’Boy sub.Each entrée comes with
two sides: coleslaw, green beans, or fries. Kid meals,
desserts, and soft drinks, also available. Fridays during
 Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry
St. Francis Xavier Church Hall, Newtownneck Rd.,
Leonardtown
 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Fried Fish, Scallop Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Coffee
& Tea. Ffood prepared by Crab Knockers, Leonardtown.
Adults $12, Children 5 to10 $6. 4 and younger Free
Drive Thru Fish Dinner
21804 Colton’s Point Road, Avenue
Every Friday through March 23.
The 7th District Optimist Club is having drive-thru
fish dinner to support the kids of the St. Mary’s Coun-
ty. Beer battered cod, steak fries, cole slaw and a roll
for $11. Any questions please email: jesse_rollins@
outlook.com. Come support friends of youth.
Texas Hold’em Tournament
VFW Post 2632, 23282 Three Notch Rd. (Rt 235),
California
7:00 PM
No limit Texas hold’em tournament. $50 Buy-
in ($40 Prize Pool + $10 Charity). Optional $10
Add-On (Receive an extra $1000 and 50/50 En-
Thursday, March 1, 2018
try). Sign-in 6:20 - 6:45, tournament starts at 7:00.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required
Late players accepted until the end of the 1st break.
(~1 hour). The public is welcome. Must be 18 or
older to play. More info, pre-register contact Brian.
Email: poker@vfw2632.com or call 240-925-4000.
Celebrate Recovery
California
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Free group for adults dealing with any hurt, hang-
up or habit. If you are dealing with addiction to porn,
shopping, food, drugs, gambling, cutting, smoking, al-
cohol or if you are affected by the addiction of a loved
one, come see how working the Celebrate Recovery
program can help. Questions? ofhCR4u@gmail.com
Sat. & Sun., March 3 & 4
 Home & Craft Show
King George High School 10100 Foxes Way King
George, VA 22485
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free admission. Free parking. Over 100 crafters,
vendors & exhibitors are featured in this indoor event.
Find all you need for your home. Food concession
Dickey’s BBQ. Questions? Contact Lori Deem Event
director g.lori.deem@gmail.com or 540-842-4919.
Saturday, March 3
Teacher Job Fair
Forrest Career & Technology Center, 24005 Point
Lookout Rd., Leonardtown
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hosted by the St. Mary’s County Public Schools
(SMCPS). Human Resources staff and administrators
from all schools will be available to conduct
interviews and answer questions about teaching in
SMCPS. Pre-registration is required to
guarantee an interview: www.smcps.org/hr.
For additional information, contact the Dept. of
Human Resources at 301-475-5511, ext. 32194 or
email hrd@smcps.org.
Stand Out—Embrace Your Impact
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center,
California   
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Every mother and daughter deserve to have a posi-
tive, peaceful, and joy-fulfilled relationship. If you
are a mother or a daughter who desires to create more
harmony in your relationship, join us! Register: www.
empowersomd.com/
SOMD Connect LLC Business Workshop-Finan-
cial Preparedness
Mad Moon Café, 22576 MacArthur Blvd #336,
California
10:00 AM - 12 Noon
Learn from our professional speaker from the
southern Maryland area on how to become finan-
cially prepared in 2018 in your personal or small
business. She will share her knowledge and ex-
perience in the financial world! Get your tickets:
w w w.eventbr ite.com /e/somd- con nect-llc-busi-
n e s s -wo r k s h o p -f i n a n c i a l - p r e p a r e d n e s s - t ick-
ets-42233500537
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For the Love of Our Animals
Summerseat Farm, Mechanicsville
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fundraiser to help with the care of our many farm
animals. Fun for the whole family. Hay rides, house
tours, games. See the buffalo and many other animals.
Free admission. Donations greatly appreciated. For
more information check us out on Facebook or Sum-
merseat.org.
Fossil Club Meeting and Public Lecture
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
1:00 – 2:30 PM  to get the member rate. Advance sign up is required.
Join the Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club for a
monthly meeting in the third-floor lounge. Meetings
are open to the public; guests do not have to be a mem-
ber to attend. Fossil expert Dr. Olivier Lambert
Will make a presentation following the meeting.
Whale Evolution in the Peruvian Desert
Harms Gallery, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
2:30 PM
Dr. Olivier Lambert, paleontologist and fossil ex-
pert from Belgium, will present “Eocene to Pliocene
deposits from the Pisco Basin (southern coast of Peru):
a unique source of fossils to investigate major transi-
tions in whale evolution.” Free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Dr. Stephen Godfrey at
410-326-2042, ext. 28 or email
Stephen.Godfrey@calvertcountymd.gov.
57th Annual Spring Dinner
Hollywood VFD Fire Dept, Social Hall
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Menu will consist of Stuffed Ham, Fried Oysters,
Chicken Salad, Parsley Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Cole
Slaw, Green Beans, Beets, rolls, coffee and tea. $25 for
adults. $7 for children ages 4-12. Children 3 and under
are free. Served buffet style. Carryouts $25 each. Bake
table and 50/50 raffle. Sponsored by the Ladies Aux-
iliary of the HVFD. Call 301-373-2695 for more info.
 Piney Point ES PTA Bag Bingo
Valley Lee VFD
5:30 – 9:00 PM
Featuring Vera Bradley and Scout Bags! Doors open
to the public at 5:30 pm. Bingo starts at 6:00. $20 per
seat, additional books $5 each. Food and drinks will be
available for purchase. Enjoy a night full of good times
and great bags and support Piney Point E.S. Reserve
your seats now at: ppespta@hotmail.com.
Elks Texas Holdem
St Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779
Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park
6:00 - 11:00 PM
No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Tournament. $120
Buy in (includes $20 Bounty) = 15,000 chips. Cash
games will start as soon as there are enough players
that are interested. Holdem : $1- $2 no limit. Omaha Hi/
Lo: $0.50—$1 no limit (starts at 4:00). Enter through
the side of the building. Questions: James Dean 240-
577-0828. Email: jdeanjunior@yahoo.com
Bingo Every Saturday
Mother Catherine Academy, 38833 Chaptico Rd.,
Mechanicsville
6:30 - 10:00 PM
Doors open at 5:00. Early Birds start at 6:30. Regu-
lar Games start at 7:00. $10 admission (includes one
regular book). Call 301-884-3165 for more informa-
tion. Visit www.mothercatherine.org for Jackpot and
Moneyball update.
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 19th Annual Mardi Gras Gala
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, 13470
Dowell Rd.
7:00 - 11:00 PM
A Mardi Gras journey around the world! Explore the
culture, the cuisine, the colors that have shaped this
world-famous celebration known by so many names!
More info: unitedwaycalvert.org/mardi-gras.
Sunday, March 4
Women’s Book Club
The Cow and Fish, 25188 Three Notch Rd, Hollywood   
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
The Gal’s of Southern Maryland recently started a
monthly book club and brunch meet up! They meet the
first Sunday of every month for brunch.
The book is “The Hideaway” by Lauren Denton
Join the group and RSVP so we know how many to
reserve seats for. www.meetup.com/GALSOFSOMD/
Turkey Shoot
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Sign up starts at 12:30, first round starts at 1:00.
Shoot for money and prizes.  Info call Jimmy
240-417-5767.
Monday, March 5
PBK 20th Year Celebration Lecture
Cole Cinema, Campus Center of St. Mary’s College
of Maryland     Saturday, March 10
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Alumna and PBK member Kerry Crawford ‘07 will
be a guest lecturer. Crawford will discuss “How sexual
violence became a security issue: The importance of
advocacy in national and international affairs.” Free
and open to the public.  your personal questions and assist you with forms. Do
Elks Holdem Bounty Tournament
St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge, 45779
Fire Department Lane, Lexington Park
7:00 -11:00 PM
No Limit Holdem Poker. $25 Buy in = 4,000 chips.
$5 add-on = 1,000 chips and raffle drawing. Food and
beverage available for purchase. Cash games start as
soon as there are enough players interested. Holdem
: $1- $2 no limit. Omaha Hi/Lo : $.50—$1 no limit
(starts at 4:00). Enter through the side of the building.
Questions: James Dean 240-577-0828. Email: jdean-
junior@yahoo.com.
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Tuesday, March 6
AARP Smart Driver Course
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 41780 Baldridge St,
Leonardtown
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Topics covered in this course include, but are not
limited to: roundabouts, pavement markings, stop-
sign compliance, red-light running, and safety issues
such as speeding, seatbelt and turn-signal use. $15
for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers, payable to
AARP. Members must show their membership card
Lunch is available at the Center; $6 under the age of 60
and a donation for those ages 60 and above. Call 301-
475-4200, ext. *1050, to register for the class. Make
lunch reservations when registering.
Wednesday, March 7
Passion for Wildlife Photography
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219
Airport Rd., California
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Join the St. Mary’s County Camera Club (SMCCC)
March presentation titled “A Passion for Wildlife Pho-
tography, the Stories Behind the Images” to be given
by Irene Hinke-Sacilloto of Osprey Photo Workshops
& Tours. Learn more about Irene and her workshops
www.ospreyphoto.com/
Veterans and Dependents Information Seminar
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, Lexington
Park
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
National Service Officers will be on hand to answer
you know what benefits you are due as a vetran of the
Armed Forces of the United States? Do you know what
beentis you are entitled to as a Spouse, widow, or de-
pendent child of the United States? Do you know that
you also have burial benefits? Do you just need help
filling out the forms for the VA? These services are all
FREE. Refreshments will be served. Call Wilma, 301-
481-2674 or Harry, 240-298-3837 for more information.
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St. Mary’s Department of Aging

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050

Programs and Activities

Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. O’Connor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services

Legal Assistance Available
The Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. has ap-
pointments available on Friday, March
9, to provide free legal assistance to St.
Mary’s County residents age 60 and over.
Legal services available include landlord
tenant disputes, denial of public benefits,
advance directives, consumer/credit
problems, etc. Legal Aid cannot prepare
wills, power of attorneys, or deed chang-
es. To schedule an appointment call 301-
475-4200, ext. *1064.
Seated Tai Chi
The Garvey Senior Activity Center is
offering Seated Tai Chi starting Monday,
March 5-April 16 at 8:30 a.m. This modi-
fied seated version of Tai Chi for Arthri-
tis can be enjoyed by anyone wishing to
practice Tai Chi sitting down. People with
almost any chronic condition can learn to
improve their health and mobility. It is
suitable for people who are either unable
to walk or are required to be seated e.g.
while in flight. Medical studies confirm
that Tai Chi for Arthritis relieves pain,
reduces fall risk, and improves quality of
life. For more information, or to sign up,
call 301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
St. Patrick’s Day Craft
Bring the luck of the Irish home with a
beautiful piece of repurposed wood craft
at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on
Wednesday, March 7, at 10 a.m.! Come
join us! The cost for the class and the
materials is $10. Call 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050 to register.
Healthwatch Presentation
How to Take Your Own Blood Pres-
sure- and Manage It will be presented
by Linda Weintraub at the Loffler Senior
Activity Center on Thursday, March 8, at
10 a.m. This free workshop is designed
to help you understand what the numbers
mean and why they are so important.
Find out when you should be concerned
and what you can do to improve those
numbers. To sign up call 301-475-4200,
ext. *1658, or stop by the reception desk. .
Senior Companion
Presentation
Visit the Garvey Senior Activity Center
for a Senior Companion Presentation on
Wednesday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. Since
1974, Senior Companions have made a
difference by providing assistance and
friendship to adults that have difficulty
with daily living tasks, such as shopping
or paying their bills. Their assistance
helps these adults retain their dignity and
remain independent in their homes rather
than having to move to more costly in-
stitutional care. Opportunities are now
available for those seniors 55 and over
who would like to volunteer to become
a senior companion. If you are interested
in becoming a volunteer, please join us
for this presentation to get more informa-
tion on this wonderful program. To sign
up call the receptionist at 301-475-4200,
ext. *1050.
Maryland Rocks!
Did you know that Maryland Day is
March 25th? Celebrate the Old Line State
at the Northern Senior Activity Center by
coming to our Northern Rocks sessions
and paint Maryland themed designs on
rocks on Mondays, March 12 and 19,
from 9:30-11:30 a.m. You bring the
rocks; we supply the paint, brushes, and
even pictures of designs for free. Space is
limited. To sign up for these sessions in
advance, please visit the signup table or
call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Tips for Thrift, Resale, &
Consignment Deals
Are you interested in learning how to
shop at second-hand stores to get the best
bang for your buck? The Northern Senior
Activity Center will have a presentation
on tips for shopping at thrift and consign-
ment stores on Tuesday, March 13, from
10-11 a.m. Local personal stylist Robbie
Loker will guide you on how to find good
deals while sorting through the good, the
bad, and the ugly. Space is limited. To
sign up for this free presentation in ad-
vance, please visit the signup table or call
301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
History Video at Loffler
The monthly history video at the Loff-
ler Senior Activity Center will be on
Wednesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. From
the Secrets of Lost Empires Series, we
will be showing Colosseum; Stonehenge.
Witness the uncovering of the secrets of
ancient civilizations as NOVA journeys
to two archaeological sites where teams
of experts use traditional techniques to
test their hypotheses. Watch a band of ex-
perts move, raise, and cap a structure like
the mysterious Stonehenge - armed with
Stone Age tools. 112 minutes. Free. There
are 16 seats available, reserve yours by
calling 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 or stop
by the reception desk.
Crystals & Bio Mat
Presentation
Interested in learning more about heal-
ing crystals? The Northern Senior Activ-
ity Center will have a free presentation
on crystals and their application in a Bio
Mat on Friday, March 16, from 10:30-
11:30 a.m. Reflexologist Sarah Strain will
give a presentation on crystals that are
currently used in infrared and negative
ion therapy products; specifically the Bio
Mat. Learn about the benefits of these
therapies in this free presentation. Space
is limited. To sign up for this presentation
in advance, please visit the signup table
or call 301-475-4200, ext. *3103.
Senior Bowling League Has
Openings
The senior mixed bowling league
sponsored by the St. Mary’s County De-
partment of Aging & Human Services
meets on the second and fourth Thursday
of each month 12:30 p.m. at Esperanza
Lanes. Cost is $15 per session, which
includes 3 games, shoe rental and ball.
This is a non-sanctioned league though
there are some regulations to follow- the
real point is to have fun with other people
who are 50 years of age or older. If this is
something that appeals to you, call Shell-
ie Graziano at 301-475-4200, ext. *1655.
Also, call if you would like to sub for this
league and meet the age requirements.
Sub fees are paid by league member.
Zumba Gold
Join us at the Garvey Senior Activ-
ity Center and dynamic instructor Geno
Rothback on Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.!
This class is for active older adults who
are looking for a modified Zumba® class
that recreates the original moves you love
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Microsoft Office:
New! Book Bites Introduction to Word
St. Mary’s County Library will
Leonardtown Library will hold
hold a new program, Book Bites
Microsoft Office: Introduction to
at Elements Eatery & Mixology
Word on Tuesday, March 13 from 2
(46580 Expedition Drive, Lexing-
- 4 p.m. Learn how to create, open,
ton Park) on March 19 from 6 - 7:30
format and save professional look-
p.m. Grab a bite and gab about
ing documents. Understand how
books! Join us for a relaxed con-
to navigate the ribbon, make basic
versation about what you’ve been
formatting changes, locate common
reading. Share what you loved (or
editing tools, and save and print a
loathed) about the last book you
document.
Common Thread Introduction to
Lexington Park Library will hold
Google Drive
Charlotte Hall library will hold an
Common Thread on Tuesday, March
Introduction to Google Drive class on
13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Whether you
Thursday, March 15 from 2 - 4 p.m.
have been stitching for years, or
Take your basics skills to the next level
you just want to learn, join fellow
with Google Drive. You will learn how
crafters who love all things fabric
to save files online using your Gmail
and fiber. Open to knitters, crochet-
ers, quilters, embroiderers, cross-
login and see how to access Google’s
word processor so you can create doc-
stitchers, and any other kind of
uments on any computer that has an
needleworkers. Bring your current
internet connection. Adult computer
project, mingle with like-minded
classes are limited to ages 16 and up.
makers, and swap patterns, ideas,
Registration required.
and tips. Basic supplies available,
if needed. All skill levels welcome.
No registration required.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
“March Opener Kick Starts Potomac Speedway’s 45th Season”
One of the longest running Friday
night race tracks in the Mid-Atlantic
region, Southern Maryland’s Potomac
Speedway, is set to embark on yet an-
other season. Friday night, March 23rd,
the gates of the fabled three-eighths mile
oval will swing open for its first of 23
scheduled events for the 2018 season.
Seven different points-paying classes
will compete at the track this season
along the way, with the Penn-Mar Vin-
tage cars and the Mid-Atlantic Modi-
fieds joining the tracks activity for one
night stands. Promoter Greg Gunter and
General Manager Denise Hollidge will
lead the charge at a track that hosts some
of the fiercest stock car racing anywhere
on the east coast. Here’s a look at what
we can expect for the 45th season of
competition at a track tabbed, “Home of
the High banks”, Potomac Speedway.
LATE MODELS- In almost a mirror
image of the 2017 season, the Late Mod-
els will see action in just 7 shows this
season. Highlighting the division will
be a “Clash for Cash” series event on
Memorial Day weekend and the “Larry
Hills Memorial” in July. The question re-
mains, who can dethrone Jason Covert or
Dale Hoillidge as Potomac’s Late Model
champion? Since the 2014 season, de-
fending track champion Jason Covert has
won three Potomac titles With Hollidge
scoring his career first Potomac crown in
2016. During this four-year span, 37 Late
Model races have been run with Covert
and Hollidge combining for 22 feature
wins, so it could be very likely to see ei-
ther one of these drivers repeat as track
champion. Jamie Lathroum, a three-
time Limited Late Model champion at
Potomac, will be a major contender for
his first Late Model title. After joining
forces with car owner Sommey Lacey
mid-way through last season, Lathroum
clicked for a late season feature win and
the team certainly has the equipment and
talent in Lathroum to get the job done.
Kenny Moreland, the 2012 Potomac
champ, muddled through a rough season
that saw him get shut out of victory lane.
However, strong runs toward the end of
the season got Moreland back on track,
and he has to be considered a formidable
threat for this years championship. A
sentimental favorite comes in Delaware’s
Amanda Whaley. Coming off a career-
best third place point finish last season,
and establishing a new one-lap track re-
cord for the class along the way, Aman-
da is arguably one of the most popular
drivers at the track. Although she’s still
searching for her first Late Model feature
win at Potomac, Amanda’s combination
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of equipment and
experience, has
her more than
poised for the
b r e a k- t h r o u g h
win. Daryl Hills,
a 15-time career
winner and the
2004 and 2006
Potomac champ,
will join forces
with car owner Bruce Kane as the new
team will contend for the championship.
After a stellar career in the Limited Late
Models, that included 21 feature wins
and the 2013 track title, Kyle Lear will be
a full-time Late Model pilot for the 2018
season. Lear’s 2017 Rocket XR-1 no.151
will be a fixture in the region Late Model
battles as he will have two Jack Cornett
built power plants at his disposal. Enter-
ing the new season, 110 different drivers
have won in the Late Models at Potomac
in the 772 events contested, with retired
veteran Booper Bare leading the list with
50 career feature wins.
LIMITED LATE MODELS- The
class that dodged rain on more than one
occasion last season will see action in
17 events. Virginia’s Tyler Emory who
became a two-time Potomac champion
with his title run last season is set to
return to defend his crown steering his
Adams/Quade owned Rocket no.23.
Even though Tyler was unable to score
a win at Potomac, he did collect his first
career Hagerstown Late Model Sports-
man feature win last season. When not
racing the Limited car, Tyler will be in
the family owned BRC Lazer/Vic Hill
racing engines no.46 for selected Late
Model events. Second year driver Jonny
Oliver, who took rookie of the year hon-
ors last season, should be a major player
for the track title. Behind the wheel of
his familiar Rocket XR-1 no.67, Oli-
ver is searching for his first win in the
faster class and looks to add to his class
win resume as he’s tallied Potomac fea-
ture wins in the Strictly Stocks, Hobby
Stocks and the Street Stocks. Veteran
Billy Tucker, who came within 56 points
of his first Potomac championship last
year, will again be a strong contender
with his colorful Rocket no.B1. Former
Street Stock champion Kurt Zimmer-
man, who won twice last season with his
MasterSbilt no.9A, is a title contender
in any class and will also have a former
Kyle Lear Limited race engine at his dis-
posal. Former track champion Derick
Quade, Who spent most of 2017 on the
road with the Mason Dixon series, is al-
ways a threat for the championship. Last
year was break out year for Quade as he
won twice at Potomac and took two wins
in Pennsylvania with one win each at
Path Valley and Bedford.
CRATE LATE MODELS- The RUSH
Dirt Late Model Series sanctioned class
will dot the Potomac calendar 20 times in
2018. In one of the closest point battle in
recent memory, Darren Alvey out-point-
ed Jamie Sutphin by just three points, to
secure his first career Crate Late Model
title. The duo combined for 4 feature
wins (2 each) and will certainly lead the
charge for the class championship en-
tering the new season.Third place point
man Chuck Bowie will steer a brand new
Rocket XR-1 for the new season as he
still searches for his first win in the class.
Bowie stated that the team may or may
not chase points at Potomac, however
with 20 races on the schedule, Bowie and
company may have the needed incentive
to stay close to home. Entering her 4th
year in the Crate class will be former
U-Car champion Megan Mann. This
could possibly be the season to see her
pick up a win as she has the equipment
and desire to pull it off. Former Hobby
Stock champion Matt Tarbox stated off-
season that this will be his last year as
a driver. Matt will tackle the track with
his freshly updated and iconic no.66X as
he looks for his first-ever Potomac Crate
LM win. With some off season revamp-
ing and crew changes, Tarbox should be
in the mix for the track championship.
Veteran Jeff Pilkerton had a sub-par sea-
son that saw him shut out of victory lane.
Pilkerton was, however able to gain a 5th
in the final point tally as the upside to
his season, and he has to be considered a
legitimate threat when talking about the
class championship.
STREET STOCKS- A class that ran
just 12 events during the season will see
action in 22 events this season. Mike
Latham tallied 5 feature wins and se-
cured his second consecutive track title
in a class that was not only plagued by
the weather last season, but paltry car
counts. Despite the lack of cars, the
racing was very good in this class and
Latham’s 5-win season gave him 53 for
his career, tying him with Ronald Cu-
sic for tops on the all-time win chart.
Latham has flirted with the idea of re-
tiring from competition to aid his son
Mikey with his career, but I would look
for him to return for a full season next
year. Sophomore sensation Jeremy Pilk-
erton broke through for a 4-win season
and he has to be considered a pre-season
favorite to claim his first track champi-
onship. Veteran Ed Pope Jr. nailed down
two wins on the season and came up 16
points shy of scoring his second career
Potomac championship. An updated
and re-skinned no.56 will certainly put
Pope in the forefront of the champion-
ship battle. 2009 champion Kyle Nelson
was plagued with motor issues for most
of the season but still managed a 5th in
the final standings. Nelson and company
switched to a more reliable crate motor
toward the end of the season and ran
well with the new piece. With their pow-
er issues solved, Nelson and his iconic
no.66X could be title contenders once
again.
HOBBY STOCKS- The strongest sup-
port class at the track will see action in
22 events this season. Defending and
two-time class champion Sam Archer
has had the knack of piling up points and
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wins over the past two seasons as 11 of
his 16 career division feature wins have
come in the past two years. Even though
he split time with the Hobby Stocks and
the Street Stocks last season, Archer is
poised to become the only three-time
consecutive champion if he can repeat
in 2018. After a stellar 18 win career in
the U-Car ranks division rookie Mikey
Latham broke through for his first career
Hobby win in June and would then back
that up with another one in July. With a
full season now under his belt and a great
supporting cast in his corner, Latham
should easily be considered one of many
title hopefuls. Despite limited appear-
ances last season former two-time class
champion Jonathan Raley romped to 3
feature wins. Raley will head into the
new season with 25 career Hobby Stock
wins and a better than average chance
to claim his 3rd career division champi-
onship. Dave Adams (point runner-up),
Buddy Dunagan (1 win, 6th in points),
Tommy Randall (3rd in points) and vet-
eran Ray Bucci could all mix it up for
this years championship trophy.
U-CARS- The tracks fast and furious
entry-level division will appear in all 23
scheduled events. Youthful Savannah
Windsor will return to try and claim,
what would be, a record 3rd straight di-
vision crown. During the past two sea-
sons, Savannah has racked up 13 feature
wins tying herself with Kevin Pollard for
second on the tracks all-time win list. Ja-
mie Marks took two wins last season and
fell 190 points of the division title and is
more than capable of making a run at the
championship. Third place point man
Stephen Suite had a very consistent sea-
son. In just his second full season with
the class, Stephen notched three heat
race wins and is ever so close to gain-
ing his first ever Potomac victory. Ryan
Quade, Dominic King, Kyle Randall and
Micheal Leigh are all contenders for a U-
Car win this season.
STRICTLY STOCKS- The class that
took the most beating by rain last season
only ran 7 times last year, but will see a
significant jump as the class will appear
in 20 shows. Eventual track champion
Greg Mattingly was the only driver to
win twice during the season and is set to
defend his title. Ed Pope Sr. the all-time
win leader with 25 feature wins, oddly
enough, has never won a division crown
but is more than poised to get the job
done this season. Three-time champion
John Hardesty notched his 14th career
win in 2017 and came within four points
of his 4th track title. Nabil Guffey (2012
champion), Jeff Block (1 win, 2nd in
points), Johnny Hardesty (1 win, 4th in
points) and Steve Gingery are all cham-
pionship contenders entering the new
season.
By Doug Watson
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Scott Breaks Own School
Record on Final Day of
Championships
Andrew Scott ‘21 - Photo Credit: Bill Wood
First-year Andrew Scott (California,
Md./Leonardtown) picked up his fifth
program record of the season as the
St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s
swim team concluded the 2018 Capital
Athletic Conference Men’s Swimming
Championships on Sunday. Champions
were determined in the 1650 freestyle,
the 100 individual medley, the 200
backstroke, the 100 freestyle, the 200
breaststroke, the 200 butterfly, and the
400 freestyle relay.
How It Happened
Scott continued his strong rookie
campaign by breaking his own school
record in the 1650 freestyle. He finished
second overall with a time of 16:12.73,
which was an NCAA provisional quali-
fying time and shattered his old mark of
16:39.14 set on December 2 at the 2017
Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by
Randolph-Macon College. His second-
place finish secured his All-CAC award.
Sophomore Peter Orban (Montgom-
ery Village, Md./Watkins Mills) posted
a fifth-place finish in the 200 backstroke
in 1:57.10 while junior Colin Cassady
(Phoenix, Md./Calvert Hall) came in
fifth in the 100 freestyle in 47.39.
St. Mary’s Men’s Lacrosse Doubled Up by Elizabethtown, 10-5
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland
men’s lacrosse team dropped a 10-5 non-
conference decision to Elizabethtown Col-
lege on Saturday afternoon despite a pair of
career performances on defense by senior
captain Conner Campbell (Berwyn, Pa./
Conestoga) and sophomore defenseman
Cristian Quiroa (Simi Valley, Calif./Thou-
sand Oaks).
The Basics
Records: St. Mary’s (1-2), Elizabeth-
town (2-0)
Location: Elizabethtown, Pa. – Wolf
Field
How It Happened
After St. Mary’s drew first blood with a
man-up goal by junior midfielder Ray La-
Placa (Owings, Md./Calverton) at 12:12,
the Blue Jays rattled off three straight to
lead 3-1 at 3:20. First-year attackman Ben
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The foursome of Cassady, Scott,
Orban, and first-year Nate Donoghue
(Lanham, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) put
up a fifth-place finish in the 400 free-
style relay with a time of 3:16.56.
Senior captain Kieran Broder (Olney,
Md./Georgetown Prep) wrapped his
Seahawk career with a sixth-place fin-
ish in the 200 breaststroke in 2:09.62 to
reach the podium for the fourth time this
weekend.
Sophomore Ryan Akhavan (An-
napolis, Md./Broadneck) paced the
Seahawks in the 200 butterfly with a
seventh-place finish in 1:59.74 while
Donoghue was third in the consolation
final for 11th overall in 2:03.77.
The Seahawks finished fourth in the
six-team field for the second year in a
row. The University of Mary Washing-
ton won its 24th overall, and 18th con-
secutive, CAC championship title, while
York College of Pennsylvania finished
second with 743 points.
By Justin Gordon
jpgordon@smcm.edu for smcm
Claffee (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) cut the
deficit to one over a minute later but E-town
got it back with under a minute left in the
first quarter.
A pair of Blue Jay goals in the second
period sandwiched junior midfielder Mar-
shall Rhodes’  (Potomac, Md./Churchill)
third tally of the season and gave E-town a
6-3 advantage at halftime.
Each team had a goal in the third stanza,
including Claffee’s team-best second score
of the day at 9:34.
The Blue Jays opened up the final quar-
ter of play with three in a row for a six-goal
cushion with less than eight minutes to go.
Inside the Box Score
Claffee paced the Seahawks with season-
bests of two goals and three points while ju-
nior midfielder Michael Bucci (Davidson-
ville, Md./Severn) put up season-bests of
Thursday, March 1, 2018
St John’s School Girls
Basketball Champions
Three years in a row
St. John’s, a Blue Ribbon School, in Hollywood, won for the third year in a row the SYBL
championship for the parochial schools in St. Mary’s, Charles, and Calvert County.
1st row - Carmon Jackson #15, Macy Dollarton #5 MVP
2nd row - Desiree Barnes,
Taylor Quade, Delaney Huskins,
Ashley Cheseldine, Callie
McDonough, Marissa Knapp,
Catie Kolwey, Skylar Turner, Kaci
Vallandingham (missing Virginia
Fisher)
3rd row - Principal Mrs. Susan
McDonough, Coach Terry
Dollarton, Assistant Coach Jim
Dollarton, Assistant Coach Keith
MacKall
seven face-off wins and four ground balls. Extra-Man Opportunities: St. Mary’s
Campbell forced a career- and game-best 1-6, Elizabethtown 0-2
seven Blue Jay turnovers with four ground Saves: St. Mary’s 9, Elizabethtown 12
balls while Quiroa grabbed career-highs of Caused Turnovers: St. Mary’s 13, Eliz-
five ground balls and two caused turnovers. abethtown 9
In goal, junior goalkeeper Ross Snod- Turnovers: St. Mary’s 17, Elizabeth-
derly (Reisterstown, Md./Franklin) picked town 21
up nine saves, including eight in the first Penalties: St. Mary’s 2 for 2:00, Eliza-
quarter. bethtown 7 for 5:00
Scott Nizolak, who tallied a first-half hat Facebook: StMarysAthletics
trick, finished with four goals while Mike Instagram: @smcseahawks,
DiGenova chipped in two and two. Jack @smcmmlax
Myers collected a dozen stops, including Twitter: @smcseahawks,
seven over the final 15  minutes of play. @SMCMLacrosse
Game Stats Hashtags: #SweepTheSheds,
Shots: St. Mary’s 30, Elizabethtown 34 #GoHawks
Ground Balls: St. Mary’s 25, Elizabeth-
town 33 By Nairem Moran
Face-Off Wins: St. Mary’s 7, Elizabeth- nmoran@smcm.edu for SMCM.
town 10
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u n S
Thursday, March 1, 2018 The County Times Sports 27

Guess Who?
I am a comic actor born in New York on March 14, 1948.
Although I was issued a scholarship to play baseball in college,
I ultimately pursued a career in comedy. I am known for my
movies and for hosting the Academy Awards nine times.

CLUES ACROSS 50. Recant 17. Single

1. Chop or cut
4. Green veggie
7. Bar bill
10. Doctors’ group
11. One who buys and sells
securities (slang)
54. Small group with shared 18. Type of beer
interests 20. Ancient Iranian people
55. Part of warming headgear 22. Grocery chain
56. Woolen cloth 27. Gridiron league
57. Snag 28. English river
59. Central American fruit tree 29. __ and cheese

Kid'S Corner
12. Be in debt 60. Woman (French) 31. Peyton’s younger brother
13. Lively ballroom dance 61. The 22nd letter of the Greek
alphabet 32. Long time
15. Singer Charles
62. Type of bed 33. High schoolers’ test
16. Polish city
37. Respects
What’s the Difference?
19. Former 63. Soviet Socialist Republic
64. Consume 38. Organize anew
21. Dismissing from employment
65. Japanese freight company 39. Filippo __, Saint There are four things different between Picture A and Picture B. Can you find them all?
23. Minerals (abbr.) 40. Intrinsic nature of something
24. Plotted
41. Cheese dish
25. Consult CLUES DOWN
42. Ancient Greek City
26. After a prayer 1. Czech monetary unit
43. Patron saint of Ireland
27. Agents of one’s downfall 2. Able to arouse intense feeling
44. Produced by moving aircraft or
30. Leaseholders 3. Elk vehicle
34. Supervises flying 4. Muscular weaknesses 47. Shock treatment
35. Voodoo god 5. Geological time 48. __ Jones
36. Alfalfa 6. Depths of the ocean 49. Things
41. Apply another coat to 7. Burns to the ground 51. Having wings
45. Witnesses 8. Becomes cognizant of 52. Panthers’ QB Newton
Answers: 1. Glasses on desk 2. Blue bin missing label

46. Jai __, sport 9. Cause to shade 53. Third-party access

13. US political party
3. Pencil behind boy’s ear 4. Girl wearing a ring

47. Ones who proof 58. Satisfaction

14. Refers to some of a thing
Puzzle Solutions
Last Week’s

Guess Who? Billy Crystal

28 Contributing Writers The County Times Thursday, March 1, 2018

Meteors vs. Astonomical?

The meteorologists on TV said
Grumpy?
this morning that March 1st is the A dispatch from the front: that’s how
first day of meteorological spring. war bulletins often used to begin, and
If I look outside, I say it was spring while where I am heading (toward a vaca-
a week ago when all the Irises, Ti- tion in Mexico) as I write this is about as
ger Lillies, and Daffodils started far from a war zone as you can imagine,
shooting up through the mulch. the metaphor almost works when you ap-
And without even a visual con- ply it to getting to paradise.
firmation, my eyes and nose can We’ve probably all seen the videos on
tell you that redbud has started to Facebook, on Youtube, and on the nightly
appear. Though I do love the soft news showing the bad behavior of trav-
hazy pink glow surrounding the elers and flight crews alike. Maybe it’s
trees, when I can see it. Now starts no surprise considering the frustrations
the month’s long trial of dealing caused by delays and shrinking seat sizes
with watery eyes and a runny nose. and long delays at security, not to men-
My left eye is very emotional, tion people using alcohol to deal with all
maybe because I am a left-brained with all those indignities of travel today.
person – it will look like I am cry- By the time passengers are crammed
ing through spring and summer. A into that narrow metal tube, nerves are
constant trail of tears runs down already frayed.
my face all day and night. It gets Despite flying fairly often over the past
hard to read anything when your eyes are constantly watering. I miss whole few years, I’d only heard and read about
passages in my mystery books which means I miss vital clues on who the this bad behavior airplanes; I’d never ex-
criminal turns out to be. Even allergy medication does not stop this eye perienced it first-hand until last week—
from watering. on Valentine’s Day, no less, when you’d
I wonder why there is a meteorological spring and a traditional “calen- have thought that the love bouncing off
dar” day of spring? I also wonder why weather people are called “meteor” the greeting card shelves would lodge it-
ologists? Wouldn’t that mean they only studied meteors? Thank goodness self in everyone’s heart.
for Google. Maybe one day I’ll have Alexis or one of the other talking Papa and I were travelling together (I
boxes sitting by me at all times. Well, I guess I do have my “smarter than pronounce it Pahpah, with emphasis on
me” phone by me most of the time. the second syllable: it’s my nickname for
As to my first question, I found that our traditional first day of spring him, after getting in the habit of saying
is actually called astronomical summer. The National Oceanic and Atmo- it when we traveled in France. I’m not so
spheric Administration (NOAA) also states, “So why do meteorological sure that he knows this is his nickname…
and astronomical summer start on different days? In short, it is because the though I guess he will now). In any case,
astronomical seasons are based on the position of the Earth in relation to we were on a certain low-budget airline
the sun, whereas the meteorological seasons are based on the annual tem- that doesn’t take seat reservations, and
perature cycle.” Okay, got it. I love spring, so for me it starts today officially we’d taken aisle seats across from each
and I can start putting out soft florally décor and all my happy bunny items. other in the ninth or tenth row.
Naturally there will be a few days break to add in St. Patrick’s Day décor. The 3-seat row in front of my father
My middle name isn’t Coffey for nothing. was fully occupied by a woman and her
Now, why are meteorologists called that? According to my informed, ex- two children. The 3-seat row in front of
pert source this time, “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader”, “…Meteorologist” me was empty except for a huge, heavy
comes from Ancient Greek. In about 340 B.C., Aristotle wrote Meteoro- backpack sitting in the aisle seat. Several
logica, a compendium of what was, at the time, complete Western knowl- people around us were grumbling be-
edge of weather and climate. Aristotle took the name from  meteoros,  a cause the woman was holding the seat for
Greek word which referred to anything that was in, came from, or fell from her husband, which defeats Southwest’s
the atmosphere, or “the sky.” That includes rain, rainbows, the climate in system—oops, I gave away the name
general, snow, ice, hail…and rocks falling from space, which today are of the airline—which graciously allows
known as meteors and meteorites… And since “meteorologist” was taken, passengers to pay more for each ticket in
people who actually study meteors are called meteoricists.” I know, Uncle order to board early and get a “good” seat.
John may not be an expert in everything, though he claims to know a lot of Then, along came a man who wanted a
stuff, but I like this answer. seat in the row in which the backpack was
Well, it’s time to change my china hutch décor and bring out that Bavar- located. He pointed at the backpack and
ian China, little bunny sculptures, and floral Laura Ashley runners, if only loudly demanded to know who owned it.
I could see clearly enough through the constant rain coming down in front “It’s my husband’s.” the woman said,
of my eyes…oh. wait a minute…I’m not even outside. Wow, I better double standing up, her tone unintimidated.
up on those allergy meds. “Where’s your husband?” the man shot
back, his voice growing louder and more
To each new day’s adventure, Shelby belligerent.
Please send your comments or ideas to: “Boarding,” she retorted, stepping to-
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com or find me on facebook ward the aisle.
It felt like a Wild-Wild-West stand-off,
with all of us momentarily frozen, wait-
ing to see who would pull their six-gun
first.
Suddenly—there were no warnings,
no further words spoken—the man
hefted the loaded backpack up and flung
it… right at my father! It hit his chest and
ended up in his lap.
There was a brief, stunned silence
from everyone close by who had been ob-
serving the show-down, and then a burst
of sound.
From the woman: That’s my backpack!
From Papa: Hey!
From another passenger: Are you kid-
ding me?
And from me: If you don’t walk away
right now, I’ll make sure you’re kicked off
the plane and arrested!
The aggressive man obviously thought
better of taking the seat, surrounded as he
was by a controlled but angry mob. The
assault stunned me and my fellow pas-
sengers (and it was an assault; that back-
pack looked heavy).
In a society with ever-increasing vio-
lence, I can’t truthfully say I was sur-
prised by what happened. Like my dad, I
was caught off-guard-- astonished, even-
- but not surprised.
Here is what did shock and sadden me,
though: the backpack thrower’s wife was
just behind him, boarding the plane, and
she saw the whole thing. In that brief lull
between the assault and our reactions, her
voice rose loud and clear, cutting into the
silence.
“He’s grumpy.” she said, and then she
laughed.
Grumpy is rolling your eyes at some-
one. Grumpy is letting a snotty tone
sneak out with your words. Grumpy is
sighing in exasperation.
What grumpy is not is throwing a
piece of luggage the size of a toddler at
an octogenarian stranger on an airplane.
From 30,000 feet, that wraps up this
dispatch from the war-zone. Travel safely,
and be careful about overloading those
carry-on bags: you never know when one
might be used by some nut-job in a mo-
ment air-rage—wait, let me correct that.
You never know when your overloaded
bag might become a weapon in the hands
of some grumpy nut-job.
Strange: changing the words doesn’t
change the reality at all, does it?
I love to hear your comments. You can
reach me at thewordtech@md.met
Thursday, March 1, 2018 The County Times Contributing Writers 29

Four Ways to Avoid Probate

The Downs Family of St. Mary’s County
I do not claim to be an expert on this
particular family but do believe the
Downs family of St. Mary’s County
all descend from Joseph Downs who
was born prior to 1738 and died here
in 1803. His wife is said to have been
Ann Sanner.
Will of Joseph Downs, St. Mary’s
County, 2/24/1803-3/2/1803. Son:
Jeremiah Downs, half of “Abell’s
Chance” where I now live; one pew-
ter dish; two pewter plates; and one
bed and furniture. Grandson: Uriah
Downs, the other half of “Abell’s
Chance.” If he dies without heirs,
it is devised to his father, Barnabas
Downs. Son: Ignatius Downs, “For-
est of Dean.” If he dies with the sick-
ness he now lays with, the land is to
be sold and the money is to be divided
among all of my children in this coun-
ty then living. Son: John Downs,
now living in Kentucky, 25 pounds
Maryland currency. Grandchildren:
Joseph Seaton and Mary Seaton, 25
pounds current money equally di-
vided. Grandchildren: Joseph Norris
and Mary Norris, 25 pounds current
money equally divided. If they die
without heirs, to their mother, Ann
Norris. She married Vincent Norris before
Daughter: Elizabeth Downs, 25
pounds current money; one bed and
furniture; one pewter dish; two pew-
ter plates; one iron pot and hooks; and
one cow and calf. Son: Barnabas
Downs, one pewter dish; two pewter
plates; and one cow and calf. Son:
Joseph Downs, one pewter dish; two
pewter plates; and one cow and calf.
Daughter: Henrietta McKinney, one
pewter dish and two pewter plates.
Children: Ignatius Downs, Joseph
Downs, Jeremiah Downs, Barnabas
Downs, Elizabeth Downs, Ann Nor-
ris, and Henrietta McKinney, the pro-
ceeds from the sale of my two Negro
men named Phil and Peter and from
the sale of the residue of my estate
equally divided. Executor: Son, Jer-
emiah Downs. Witnesses: Joseph
Gough, William Combs, Elizabeth
Dyer.
Children of Joseph Downs:
Ignatius Downs, born ca1759. Igna-
tius enlisted in the Continental Army
as a Private, 5/14/1778, He may be the
same Ignatius Downs who married
Jane Carter in 1799.
John Downs, b. 1762; moved to KY
in 1785; d. 1857, Nelson Co., KY. He
married first, Mary Ann “Nancy”
Harper ca1784.
Barnabas “Barney” Downs, b. Bef.
1763; d. Aft. 1821, Washington Co.,
KY. He married Frances Greenwell
here about September 6, 1798. They
were the parents of Uriah Downs,
named in his grandfather’s will. Uri-
ah was listed as head of household in
Christian County, Kentucky in 1830.
Elizabeth Downs, b. 1766; d. Aft.
1821.
Ann Downs, b.1768 d. Aft. 1803.
1783,Joseph Downs, Jr., b. 1770; d.
Aft. 1825. He married Eleanor Adams
April,19, 1801,
Jeremiah Downs, b. 1773; d. Bef.
1821; married Eleanor Norris, 31 Dec
1803,
Unknown Daughter DOWNS, b.
Bef. 1787, This was the mother of Jo-
seph and Mary Seaton named in their
grandfather’s will.
Henrietta Downs, b. Bef. 1787;d.
Aft. 1821; m. (1) McKinney, Bef.
1803; m. (2) Linthrum, Aft. 1803.
By Lyn Striegel
Contributing Writer
Recently, a lady who attended one of my
seminars discussing revocable living trusts
was determined to obtain a trust rather than
allow her children to go through the probate
process. This is not an unusual reaction.
This lady was the personal representative of
her mother’s estate and had just closed pro-
bate after five years of arguments with her
siblings!
What is probate? When you die, if you
are holding assets in your sole name (house,
bank accounts, brokerage accounts, etc.) the
only way the assets are going to get to your
beneficiaries is by going through the probate
process. Some people think that if you have
a will you do not have to go through the pro-
bate process. This is untrue. Probate applies
whether or not you have a will.
Every State has a probate process, ordi-
narily starting with a Register of Wills for
the county in which the decedent resided
and held property. Forms are filed with
the Register of Wills to apply to open an
estate in the decedent’s name and apply to
be the personal representative for the estate.
Because these filings can be complicated,
personal representatives ordinarily use the
services of an attorney to help them. The
probate process in Maryland takes between
8-12 months and attorney’s fees range up to
3.5% of the assets. Prior to closing probate,
no funds can be distributed to beneficiaries.
Probate proceedings are public. It is not
uncommon for probate proceedings to take
several years because of challenges and ar-
guments among beneficiaries. And, if you
own assets in your sole name in more than
one state, your loved ones will have to un-
dergo probate proceedings in every state in
which you hold assets.
HOW CAN PROBATE BE AVOID-
ED? The key to avoiding probate is to en-
sure that when a person dies they do not hold
any assets in their sole name. Here are four
ways to avoid probate:
SET UP A LIVING TRUST.
The only way to truly avoid probate is to
create a Living Trust. Living Trusts were
invented to allow people to avoid probate.
How? With a Living Trust, all of a person’s
assets are re-titled into the name of their own
trust. The person becomes the Trustee of
their own trust. When they die, they appoint
someone to be the Successor Trustee of the
trust. Since all assets have been re-titled
into the name of the trust, when the person
dies they are not holding any assets in their
sole name. Therefore, no probate. The as-
sets transfer immediately upon death to the
Successor Trustee who distributes the assets
to the beneficiaries you have designated in
your trust. There are many other benefits to
creating a Living Trust. First, it is private,
not public. There is no court supervision
since there is no probate. No filings need to
be made accounting for assets. The Living
Trust is usable in all states, and there are no
legal or filing fees required when you die.
CREATE “PAYABLE ON DEATH”
ACCOUNTS.
Every bank has a form used to designate
who takes the money in your bank accounts
when you die. This is called a “Payable
on Death” or “POD” form. If you fill out
this form for your bank accounts, the bank
will pay over the monies in your accounts
to whomever you designate when you die,
without those accounts having to go through
probate.
PUT YOUR ASSETS IN JOINT
NAME.
Many people will add a child’s name to
their house deed so that when they die the
property will go to the child without the need
for probate. However, there are potential tax
problems with this approach. If you put your
child’s name on the deed to the house, they
take their ownership interest in that house at
your “basis” or what you paid for the house.
That means, when you die and they own the
house and want to sell it, they will have to
pay capital gains taxes on the difference be-
tween what you paid for the house and what
it is worth when you die.
GIVE AWAY YOUR ASSETS
WHILE YOU ARE STILL ALIVE.
Many people “spend down” their own
assets by giving them away before they die.
This avoids probate since you have given
away the assets and do not own them when
you die.
We will be speaking about these issues at
a free seminar at 11am on March 21st at our
office in North Beach. Call 301-855-2236 to
reserve your spot or just come by.
Striegel & Baddour is a law firm focused on Es-
tate and Business Planning located in North Beach
with appointment locations in Hollywood and An-
napolis. Nothing in the following article represents
legal advice. Readers are urged to consult their legal
counsel.

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