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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A large silt bloom stirred up by the wrath
of Hurricane Irene and then Tropical Storm
Lee in the upper Chesapeake Bay has Depart-
ment of Natural Resources (DNR) offcials
concerned that oyster beds will suffer for being
covered over, but at least one watermen says
that shortages of the sought after bi-valve in
the south means that those harvested here may
fetch higher prices.
Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert
County Watermans Association, said that Mis-
sissippi had closed the oyster season due to
storm damage and both Louisiana and Texas
had high mortality rates, which could spell
trouble for shuck houses and restaurants who
depend on the Gulf state supply to keep their
businesses going.
They produce 50 percent of the oysters
consumed in the mid-Atlantic region, Zinn
told The County Times. The price should be a
little higher this year.
On the frst day of the season, Oct. 3, Zinn
said he had spoken with only two oystermen
about their days catch and the results, while
not outstanding, were respectable.
The oysters appear to be in good shape;
they got an average days catch, Zinn said.
What theyre not seeing is a bunch of dead
oysters.
Diseases like MX and dermo have deci-
mated the native oyster population in the region
for more than two decades but now, he said, wa-
termen have noticed that oyster mor-
tality seems to have abated, lending
credence to reports by DNR offcials
that oysters may be developing a level
of resistance to the pathogens.
Theyre holding their own
and were not having the die-offs we
used to have, Zinn said, adding that
only about 10 percent of the water-
mens historic numbers roamed the es-
tuary these days searching for oysters.
He said this was one of the rea-
sons for reports in recent years of oys-
ters being at only one percent of their
historic levels in the bay.
Naturally your harvest is going
to be smaller, he said.
Mike Naylor, assistant director of
DNR fsheries division, said that his
department would have a better idea of
how the season might turn out by the
end of the week when more watermen
reported in.
The silt fowing from the Susque-
hanna River into the bay was stagger-
ing he said, and scientists were anx-
ious about its possible impacts.
Were all curious as to how that
will play out, its not over, Naylor
said.
Unable to make predictions, Nay-
lor said, their is little evidence to ex-
pect a great change, positive or nega-
tive, in the outcome of the season this year.
Its very diffcult to predict, he said.
For Zinn, news that conditions for oysters
were about the same as in recent years is still
good news.
Even being no worse is positive, he said.
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Oyster Season Begins with Storm Pollution, But Hope for Proft
Hollywood watermen J.P. Nelson, left, and Melanie Wheeler, harvest oysters from the bottom of the Patuxent River.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Jukka Eklund of Finland has been searching for his father
ever since he was about 6 years old, and with the help of a local
historian and genealogist he learned not only of his fathers life
in St. Marys County after he left his homeland, but also where
to fnd his fathers descendents across this country.
Linda Reno, of Charlotte Hall, met with Eklund to tell him
that at least one of his siblings he knew nothing about lives in
Finlands capital of Helsinki, while another lives here in Leonar-
dtown. Eklund came to the United States with a Finnish televi-
sion crew that flms peoples searches for their long lost relatives.
Many other relatives are scattered around the United States,
Reno told Eklund Tuesday at the county sheriffs offce.
Youve got a brother there [in Helsinki] you could get right
in touch with right away, Reno told Eklund, whose fathers
name was Erkki Leskinen.
He lies buried in Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonard-
town; Leskinen was married and divorced in Finland back in
the 1950s when Jukka was born, Reno said, he remarried and
moved to the United States were he fathered 11 more children in
his second marriage.
The Leskinens then moved to New York and later Massa-
chusetts in 1955 before settling in Leonardtown; Leskinen died
of a heart attack while on a welding job in Pennsylvania in 1980,
Reno said.
Eklund and the television crew were shocked to fnd he had
relatives so close to home.
We traveled a long way to learn that, Eklund told Reno
with a laugh. Youve done a lot of work.
Reno used a large map of the United States to denote just
how far Eklunds American relations had spread, even as far as
Wyoming.
The sher-
iffs offce re-
ceived an e-mail
from the Finnish
TV crew ask-
ing for help in
tracking down
Eklunds rela-
tives here. Reno,
who is helping
the sheriffs of-
fce compile his-
torical informa-
tion for a book
detailing its 375-
year history, took
up the search.
Eklund and the TV crew were astounded at the level of de-
tail on the names, locations and even histories of relatives she
had been able to track down.
Lindas not a detective, but she probably should be, said
Sheriff Tim Cameron. Id wouldnt want her on my case.
Eklund said he frst began his search for Leskinen when his
mother told him as a child that the man he thought was his father
was in fact not.
After meeting in the sheriffs offce, Eklund set out Wednes-
day to try to fnd his brother living in the Leonardtown area, but
his limited time in the U.S. means he wont have time to search
for his other siblings across the country.
But he still has another brother he can look up when he gets
back home.
Thats the frst thing Ill do when I get back, Eklund said.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Commissioners should amend the zoning ordinance to
allow wineries in the countys low density residential zone
(RL-T), an interested resident wrote in a letter to the board,
because it will draw on tourists who are already taking the
wine sampling trail through Calvert County.
Wineries are esthetically pleasing, protect community
character and foster a transition from more developed lands
to that of agriculture, which is the intended purpose of the
RL-T, wrote Ray Coutley of Lexington Park.
Acting Director of the Department of Land Use and
Growth Management Phil Shire said Coutley had spoken
with staff recently about a text amendment which would al-
low him to put a winery on a piece of property he owns on
Willows Road that is now zoned RL-T.
Placing a winery there, Shire said, would help preserve
the green and natural space.
I dont think its a bad idea, Shire told The County
Times. Do you want 70 or 80 homes or a vineyard? Thats
what it comes down to.
Rich Fuller, a member of the local grape growers coop-
erative that supplies the Leonardtown Winery, a public/pri-
vate partnership, said that having a winery in the RL-T zone
in general might not be the best idea because its operations
could clash with residents who were already there.
I would think it would not be good, Fuller said, ex-
plaining that during harvest season trucks full of fruit would
be coming in and out of a winery waiting for grapes to begin
making its product. At certain times theres a fair amount of
traffc.
The harvest season lasts for two months in the fall, he
said, from September through October.
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Jukka Eklund and historian Linda Reno
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The national economy is weak and so is
the state and countys, but St. Marys Countys
position as being among the top jurisdictions
for median income levels in the nation could
give it more opportunities to help weather the
recession, the countys top economic develop-
ment offcial said Tuesday.
Bob Schaller, head of the Department of
Economic and Community Development, pre-
sented new statistics gleaned from the 2010
census that shows St. Marys County as hav-
ing the fourth highest increase in median in-
come in the nation, and as such could afford
those earners the options of starting new small
businesses.
Small business start-ups are key to jump-
starting the local economy, Schaller said, as
well as diversifying the traditional defense in-
dustry, which has dominated here for about 70
years.
Whereas the state and nation have seen in-
comes reduce by about 3 percent and 6 percent
respectively in the past few years, Schaller said
census data showed the countys has increased
from $73,663 to $88,444.
Its really remarkable, weve gone ahead
20 percent, Schaller told The County Times.
We did very well the last few years.
Now, the task for the economic devel-
opment arm of the county is to fnd ways for
high-income earners to become entrepreneurs
and leverage not only their money but their
skills and training to open up the countys
marketplace.
We have a few more cards, because were
blessed with good jobs, good incomes and good
education, Schaller said. So we can take
more risk now we can start to encourage.
But the entire picture is not rosy and there
is plenty of economic data to contradict the idea
that higher wages can lead to business creation.
The county still has a lingering unem-
ployment problem being nearly twice what it
was before the economic collapse and though
money is cheaper than its been in a long while,
banks are still cautious when lending and are
demanding more guarantees for a return on
their investment.
Weve found a new level of unemploy-
ment and its about 6.5 percent; I dont see
it moving down, were going to stay here a
while, Schaller said.
With Surging Median Income,
Potential for Business Startups is High
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
As Gov. Martin OMalleys administra-
tion and the Maryland Department of Plan-
ning move ahead with an overarching devel-
opment plan for the entire state, local jurisdic-
tions continue to question why they were not
involved in the frst drafts of what is known as
Plan Maryland and why they are being asked
to acquiesce to it without key details delineat-
ed in the plan.
Resistance to the plan has been building
for months, especially from the rural counties
who worry that the plan will usurp much of
their local land use authority.
Les Knapp, associate director of the
Maryland Association of Counties told the
Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday
that their fears are legitimate.
This is the most signifcant change in
land use planning since priority funding areas
were created in 1997, Knapp said.
Priority funding areas are places that
counties have traditionally told the state they
would limit growth to as a way to better co-
ordinate state funding, but now under Plan
Maryland, Knapp said, the state alone would
have the authority to name what it would call
designated places and designated special areas
that would effectively render priority funding
areas moot.
This would have the affect of the state de-
ciding where development would go instead of
counties.
Knapp said one example of confict could
come if a county designates a certain area for
revitalization but the state names it a water re-
source area.
You may not be able to move ahead
without that state permit or approval, Knapp
told commissioners.
Also there are no defnitions in the plan
on how the state would measure progress on
goals it wants to achieve, such as reducing the
sprawl of residential development that exceeds
actual population growth, Knapp said.
My sense is most of the blanks will not
be flled in until after its approved, Knapp
said, who added earlier that state law allows
the governor to put forward such a plan with-
out the consent of the legislature. This is
largely being driven by the Maryland Depart-
ment of Planning.
Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Lex-
ington Park) said that the plan threatened
rural communities ability to make land use
decisions that could keep them economically
viable.
When I look at Plan Maryland its
just another attempt to manage the rural coun-
ties with out any concern for what they have to
do to survive, Morgan said.
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located at John Baggett Park in Laurel Grove. In the center is Marilyn Baggett, wife of the late John Baggett, the
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Constellation Energy and a subsidiary
BGE Home, are now offering a program that
can allow homeowners to have solar panels in-
stalled at their homes without having to pay for
the entire cost of the project upfront.
Bob Nagy, general manager of the Energy
Improvement Products division of BGE Home,
said that having solar panels installed at home
can run as much as $40,000 in one sum, but the
new solar lease program allows homeowners to
have monthly payments for up to 20 years.
Its prohibitive for most of us, Nagy said
of solar panel installation. But the more you
put down [as a prepay on the lease] the less you
have in monthly payments.
The cost of the lease is based on the amount
of solar panels installed at the home, which in
Maryland means that they would likely be in-
stalled on the roof, Nagy said.
The size of the roof, the space available on
it and its position relative to the sun a roof
facing directly south without any shading is
ideal and level of electrical energy used by
the household are all determining factors in the
fnal construction of the panels, he said.
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depth study of how to best confgure the panels
before fnally ordering them.
The entire process to complete the instal-
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Energy replacement that the panels offer
residents can be impressive, Nagy said, but they
should not count on being independent of the
electrical grid.
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A group of Maryland businesses and elected offcials are
banding together to advocate in favor of e-fairness - requiring
online-only retailers to collect and remit sales taxes at the point
of purchase just like Maryland businesses do every single day, re-
ports an Annapolis-based lobbying group, Capitol Strategies LLC.
Internet retailers currently exploit a loophole that forces the
purchaser - as opposed to the seller - to track and pay sales taxes on
their online purchases. Due to this decades old loophole that pre-
dates the Internet, online-only companies such as Amazon and
Overstock.com can offer as much as a 10% discount in their prices
over traditional retail companies by not collecting state taxes, a
press release states. Brick-and-mortar businesses simply cannot
compete with Internet corporations taking advantage of outdated
governmental tax policy giving them a competitive advantage. Un-
less this problem is corrected, local businesses may be forced to
close up shop, leading to the loss of thousands of jobs and millions
of dollars in tax revenue.
California recently demanded that the online giant Amazon
collect the states sales tax, something that the company vigorously
opposes elsewhere. California lawmakers realized Amazons eva-
sion not only deprived their state of much-needed revenue, but also
hurt their local businesses that could not compete against the un-
fair price advantage due to the playing feld tilted toward Internet-
based retailers.
Chair of the Maryland House Ways & Means Committee,
Delegate Sheila Hixson stated in response to Californias legisla-
tion, Now that Amazon has agreed to collect sales taxes in Cali-
fornia, I hope Governor Martin OMalley and Congressman Chris
Van Hollen will work with us to fnd e-fairness solutions for Mary-
lands small business owners. We cannot wait any longer as out-of-
state, online-only retailers continue to exploit a sales tax loophole
that hurts our Main Street retailers.
After frst suggesting collecting sales taxes in California
would be unconstitutional, and then arguing that collecting state
sales tax would inhibit job creation in California, just a few weeks
ago Amazon came to an agreement with state offcials to begin
collecting California sales taxes in 2012, Capitol Strategies reports.
The agreement brings to six the total number of states Amazon
will be collecting sales taxes next year. Amazon already collects
in Kentucky, New York, Washington, Kansas and North Dakota.
Lobbying Group Pushing For Online Sales Tax Collection
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Louise Adams 85
L o u i s e
Elizabeth Adams
85, of Drayden,
MD died Sep-
tember 27, 2011
at her residence.
Born January 14,
1926 in Drayden,
MD she was the
daughter of the
late Luke De-
Sales and Elvie
Virginia Pilkerton Goddard.
Louise was the loving wife of
the late Ernest Thomas Adams, Jr.,
whom she married on January 14, in
1953 in St. George Catholic Church.
She is survived by her chil-
dren Janet Graves (Richard), Da-
vid Adams (Frankie), Judy Bagwell
(Jimmy); seven grandchildren, Nine
great-grandchildren, One Great-
Great Grandchild; as well as her sis-
ter Mary L. Marks of Westminster,
MD.
She was preceded in death by
her brothers James Alvin Goddard,
Robert Luke Goddard, and sister
Margaret Virginia Schultheis.
Louise was a lifelong resident of
St. Marys County, and a Graduate
from Great Mills, High School class
of 1943. Louise was the Post Master
of Callaway post offce.
The family received friends on
Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 10:30
11:30 AM at the St. George Catho-
lic Church, Valley Lee, MD. A Mass
of Christian Burial was celebrated
on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 11:30
AM in St. George Catholic Church
with Monsignor Karl Chimiak of-
fciating. Interment followed in the
Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Donald God-
dard, Sr., Stanley Boothe, Ricky
Graves, Donald Goddard, Jr., David
Adams, Jr. and Terry Bagwell.
Contributions in Memory of
Louise may be made to Hospice of
St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonard-
town, MD 20650 and/or the Second
District Vol. Fire Department & Res-
cue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee,
MD 20692.
Arrangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
P.A.
Loretta Hoopengardner, 88
Loretta Joy
Hoopengardner,
88, passed away
at her home on
September 30,
2011 in Holly-
wood, MD.
Born No-
vember 13, 1922
she was the
daughter of the
late Stanley and
Addie Myrtle Ashby.
Mrs. Hoopengardner was the
loving wife of Rev. Joseph Luther
Hoopengardner, Jr. whom she mar-
ried at the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
House, College Park, MD.
She is survived by her children;
Stanley Hoopengardner, Jr. (Pauline),
Steve Hoopengardner (Karen) of
Hollywood, MD, Sally Reedy (Bud)
of York, PA, Susie Corbin (Jim) of
Honesdale, PA, 11 grandchildren,
and 11 great great grandchildren. She
is preceded in death by her sister Eve
Naill.
Mrs. Hoopengardner gradu-
ated from Oakland High School in
Oakland, MD in 1937. She earned
a Bachelors of Science Degree in
Education in 1943 from the Univer-
sity of Maryland. After graduating
she worked as a teacher for 2 years
at Garrett County Public Schools in
Garrett County, MD and then went
on to work as a teacher in St. Marys
County Public Schools at Hollywood
Elementary, Hollywood, MD retir-
ing after 29 years of teaching.
Lorettas involvements included;
Maryland Retired School Personnel
Association , St. Marys County Re-
tired School Personnel Association,
United Methodist Women Associa-
tion, Republican Womens Associa-
tion, Lifelong Member of the Alpha
Delta Pi Sorority, Church organist
pianist for many years, member of
Nazarene District Missions Counsel,
Sunday School Teacher, and Child
Sponsorship. The joy of her life was
family gatherings, devoted pastors
wife to her husband of 68 years, Rev.
Joseph L. Hoopengardner.
The family received friends
in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, Leonardtown, MD on
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 from
5:00PM- 8:00 PM with prayers being
recited at 7:00 PM.
A Funeral Service will be cele-
brated on Thursday, October 6, 2011
in the Lexington Park United Meth-
odist Church, Lexington Park, MD
with Pastor Doug Hayes offciating.
Arrangements provided by
P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Blake Oppelt, 25
On Sep-
tember 25, 2011,
Blake Elias
Oppelt, 25, of
Leonar dt own,
MD departed
this life and has
found comfort in
the arms of the
angels.
Born on
September 1, 1986, to Keiko Young
Oppelt and Brian E. Oppelt of Leon-
ardtown, Blakes life, 25 years long,
was defned by his creative spirit.
In addition to his parents, he
will be missed by his sister, Malia
Oppelt of San Diego, CA and his
grandfather, Frank Oppelt of Iron-
ton, MN, his aunts and uncles-Denis
& Cindie Andrew, David & Mitzi
Oppelt, Douglas Oppelt, Michael &
Kathleen Mann, Darryl & Anita Ba-
ines, Ernestine Turner, Loretta Clax-
ton, Sandria Nelson, & many cousins
and friends.
Blake was born in Hampton,
VA. Blake traveled throughout the
world with his family, which has been
the source of many good memories.
Blake and his family moved to St.
Marys County from Japan in 1999.
At age 14, he was christened at the
Patuxent Baptist Church. Blake at-
tended Esperanza Middle School and
Great Mills High School. Blakes
senior year of high school, Blake at-
tended Bonita Vista High School in
Chula Vista, CA. Blake was Captain
of his wrestling team and took his
team to State Championships in 2003
and designed the team logo. He loved
to speak Spanish, had a passion for
spirituality and loved to read. Blake
had an outstanding natural talent
in visual arts and found his passion
drawing and painting. He engaged
himself in music as an exceptional pi-
anist, often spending countless hours
composing his own musical beats.
When younger, Blake enjoyed run-
ning track, playing soccer and bas-
ketball. Blake also loved and cared
for his dogs, Chico and Kenji.
Relatives and friends were invit-
ed to Blakes Life Celebration at the
Brinsfeld Funeral Home, 22955 Hol-
lywood Road, Leonardtown, MD on
Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 3:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with services at 6:00
p.m. Interment services took place
on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, in
Lakewood Cemetery, Crosby, MN.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Carolyn Lepper, 89
C a r o l y n
Murdoch (Stone)
Lepper of Hol-
lywood, MD
passed away
peacefully at the
St. Marys Nurs-
ing Center in
Leonar dt own,
MD on Septem-
ber 29, 2011 sur-
rounded by fam-
ily at the age of 89.
Carolyn was born in Exeter,
New Hampshire to the late Ernest
Clifton and Marion Hewitt Stone on
June 28, 1922. Carolyn graduated
from the Howard Seminary for Girls
and the Mary A. Burnham School in
Massachusetts. She attended Smith
College and the University of New
Hampshire for her Bachelors studies
in music and language and the New
England Conservatory of Music in
Boston for her Masters in piano study.
She was a member of the faculty at
the Boston music school in her early
career. Carolyn married Dr. Richard
Watson Lepper of Lyndonville, VT
in 1947 and they moved to Southern
Maryland in the early 50s as a result
of Dr. Leppers transfer to the Wash-
ington Navy Yard, and the Patuxent
Naval Air Station. Mrs. Lepper was a
teacher of music and English in both
the St. Marys County public and pa-
rochial school systems. Carolyn was
in her 30th year of teaching music in
St. Michaels School in Ridge when
she retired due to a sudden stroke in
December 1999. She lived at home
with her family for 1 years be-
fore moving into St. Marys Nursing
Center in Leonardtown. Mrs. Lepper
was active in many civic organiza-
tions throughout her nearly 50 years
of Southern Maryland residency. She
performed publicly on many occa-
sions as a vocalist, pianist and harp-
ist, and also provided beautiful organ
music for many church services,
weddings and funerals throughout
the county. Many were inspired over
the years to pursue their personal
passion and subsequent careers in
music, and others felt great comfort
and acceptance as part of her extend-
ed family.
She is survived by four chil-
dren and their families as follows:
Christopher Richard Lepper (Mary
Klohr); Amanda Chase (Lepper) Ra-
mey (Gary E. Ramey); Duncan Mur-
doch Lepper (Catherine Linda (Bean)
Lepper); Sarah Whittier (Lepper)
Brenzo (Terrence James Brenzo);
Grandchildren: Suzannah Colvett
(Lepper) Foster (Jason Foster); So-
nya Marie (Lepper) Westervelt (Paul
Westervelt); Carolyn Victoria Lep-
per; Megan Fedelia Ramey; Adam
Duncan Ramey; Lydia Caitlyn Lep-
per; Richard Wyatt Lepper; Matthew
Terrence Brenzo and Lauren Whit-
tier Brenzo; and great-grandchildren
Ian, Evelynn and Jesse Foster. Caro-
lyn was preceded in death by her par-
ents, Ernest Clifton Stone and Mar-
ion Hewitt Stone and her husband,
Richard.
Family received friends for
Carolyns Life Celebration on Mon-
day, October 3, 2011 from 5:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Fu-
neral Service was held on Tuesday,
October 4, 2011 at Trinity Episco-
pal Church, St. Marys City, MD at
11:00 a.m. Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
The family requests that me-
morial donations be made to St. Mi-
chaels School, P.O. Box 259, Ridge,
MD 20680 or St. Marys Nursing
Center, 21585 Peabody Street, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650.
MD.
George Quade, Jr., 75
G e o r g e
Lawrence Quade,
Jr., 75, of Bush-
wood, Maryland,
passed peace-
fully from this
world on Friday,
September 30,
2011, at home
with his Fam-
ily, after a coura-
geous battle with
multiple myeloma.
George was born on May 21,
1936, in Leonardtown, Maryland, to
George L. and Alice M. Quade. He
married Diane Quick on August 22,
1964, at St. James Catholic Church in
Mt. Rainier, Maryland.
George attended Sacred Heart
School and St.Marys Academy
(Class of 1954). He went on to Mount
St. Marys College in Emmitsburg,
Maryland, fnishing his bachelors
degree at the University of Maryland.
George served in the U.S. Army from
1957 to 1959.
George began his working life
in the family business at Quades
Store in Bushwood, MD. He also
worked as a deputy sheriff in the
late 1960s. In the 1980s, he began a
new career in the defense contracting
feld, holding positions at NESEA in
St. Inigoes, MD and at Booz, Allen
& Hamilton in Lexington park, MD.
Upon his retirement in 2001, he re-
turned to Quades Store.
George was avid sportsman,
enjoying hunting and fshing and
excelling in baseball, basketball, and
softball. George was a member of the
1966 Old Gum Charles/St.Marys
Championship baseball team. As
well as several senior softball teams,
winning the Senior Softball World
Series in 2002 and 2003. As a young
man, he also enjoyed water-skiing
and ice skating on the Wicomico
River. He also loved searching for
old bottles and had an impressive
collection.
George loved his life in the 7th
District, spending time with his wife
Diane, with whom he shared many
interests, including sports, movies,
eating out, and traveling in recent
years to their second home in Port
Orange, Florida. He enjoyed spend-
ing time with all of his grandchildren
and hearing about their many accom-
plishments. He had many friends and
extended family members in the area
whom he saw frequently at Quades
Store, where they enjoyed great
food, music, and family celebrations.
George was a lifetime member Sa-
cred Heart Church and Chorus.
George is survived by his wife of
47 years, Diane; daughters Susanne
Bergling (Vince), Sara Vance (Mike),
Sally Quade (Tim); son George L.
Quade, (Jenn); sister Eleanor Clark-
son (Joe); grandsons Matthew, Brian,
Wyatt, Hank, and George Ren IV;
granddaughters Madeline, Caleigh,
Natalie, and Kate. He was preceded
in death by his father, George l.
Quade, Sr., and his mother, Alice M.
Quade.
The family received friends
on Monday, October 3, 2011 from
4:00PM to 8:00 PM in the Matting-
ley-Gardiner Funeral Home with
prayers at 7:00 PM followed by Op-
timist prayers at 7:15 PM.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Tuesday, October 4,
2011 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD
with Fr. Francis Early Offciating.
Interment will follow in the church
cemetery.
Memorial contributions, may be
made to Hospice of St.Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20618 or
ACTS (A Community That Shares)
P.O. Box 54, Bushwood, MD. 20618.
Vincent Tayman, Sr., 87
V i n c e n t
Ralph Tayman,
Sr., Pappy 87,
of Mechanics-
ville, MD died
October 1, 2011.
He passed away
peacefully in his
sleep at the home
of his son.
Born Sep-
tember 20, 1924
in Piscataway, MD, he was the son
of the late James Ralph Tayman and
Janette Clara (Jenkins) Tayman.
Vincent served in the military
as a Merchant Marine during World
War II. He was married to Mildred
Windsor in 1945 in Piscataway, MD.
He resided in Clinton, MD until
moving to Mechanicsville, MD in
1976. He was a man of strong faith, a
devoted Catholic.
Vincent held many different
types of jobs in order to support his
growing family. From 1959-1986, he
worked for the Department of Parks
and Recreation in Washington, DC.
He was once a gardener for the White
House and fnished his career as a
mechanic. He also farmed tobacco
with the help of his wife and children.
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After retiring from the govern-
ment, Vincent enjoyed reading west-
ern books, fshing, gardening, and
watching Jeopardy. Vincent had a
green thumb and would help his wife
with canning the many vegetables
he would grow. He enjoyed helping
with building a wooden boat, and
took great pride in it. He and his
wife spent many hours fshing and
taking in the views of the sunset. He
enjoyed his trip to Hawaii with his
wife, son and daughter-in-law. He
often spoke of the beautiful scenery
and landscapes. He often remarked
that it was the trip of his life.
It was an enjoyment to hear him
tell stories of growing up as a small
child on the farm and of the times
he would go coon hunting with his
father, uncles and brothers-in-law.
His children and grandchildren will
always remember his remarkable life
through the stories that he told. He
will surely be missed, and to our re-
gret, we will hear no more stories. He
was a man who would help anyone in
need and never ask for anything in re-
turn. He was kind in nature, honor-
able, and a true gentleman. All those
who crossed his path in life walked
away with a friend. He will always
be remembered as a sincere, honest
and hardworking man who loved his
family, his faith and friends.
Vincent is survived by his
children, Vincent R. Tayman, Jr. of
LaPlata, MD, Thomas Wayne Tay-
man of Chaptico, MD, Russell L.
Tayman, Sr. of Hughesville, MD,
Christopher W. Tayman, Sr. of Hol-
lywood, MD, Patricia Windsor of
Prince Frederick, MD, Mary Lou
Harris of Hollywood, MD, Tracy
A. Gardiner of Mechanicsville, MD
and Susan Fenwick of Leonardtown,
MD, 24 grandchildren and 32 great-
grandchildren. He is also survived
by his sisters, Mildred and Janette
Windsor. In addition to his parents
and wife, he was preceded in death
by his son, James Matthew Tayman.
Family received friends for
Vincents Life Celebration on Tues-
day, October 4, 2011 from 5:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass
on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at
11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception
Church, Mechanicsville, with Rev.
John Dakes, Pastor of St. Aloysius
Church, Leonardtown, offciating.
Interment followed in St. Marys Pis-
cataway Catholic Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
MD.
Mary Voellinger, 65
On September 23, 2011, Mary
Lorraine Voellinger, 65 of Leonard-
town, MD, our beloved Rainey, lost
her courageous battle with cancer
and passed away peacefully at home
under the tender loving care of fami-
ly and Hospice of
St. Marys Coun-
ty. A native of St
Marys county,
she attended
Little Flower and
St Marys Acad-
emy schools and
was a graduate
of Great Mills
high school. Dur-
ing her professional career, she lived
and worked here in St Marys Coun-
ty, MD as well as Prince Georges
County while working in the Wash-
ington, DC area. Her personal
dedication, determination, and hard
work allowed Rainey to rise from an
entry-level secretary to a senior level
manager within the government.
After 30 years of distinguished civil
service, Rainey transitioned to work
as a senior level manager with major
consulting frms in the Washington,
DC area. Upon retirement, Rainey
returned to St Marys County to
spend her retirement years closer to
friends and family. She was a gradu-
ate of the University of Maryland and
received her Masters degree from
Marymount University. She also
completed senior executive study
programs at the John .F Kennedy
School of Government at Harvard
University as well as the Federal Ex-
ecutive Institute in Charlottesville,
VA.
Rainey is survived by her long-
time life partner of 25 years, Bernard
T. Kneeland, Jr., her children, Rob-
ert Gene Voellinger, II (Apryll) of
Alexandria, VA, Jennifer Voellinger
McAteer (TJ) of Hollywood, MD,
his children Katherine Kneeland
Girard (Ryan) and Patrick S. Knee-
land (Kristin) both of Atlanta, GA,
her former husband, Robert Voel-
linger of California MD, her broth-
ers, John H. Russell (Arlene) of Spo-
kane, Washington, James Theodore
Russell (Dina) of Bushwood, MD,
Joseph Leroy Russell (Ann) of Av-
enue, MD, Francis Patrick Russell
(Beverly) of Hollywood, MD, sisters
Elizabeth Ann Smith of Piney Point,
MD, Margaret Cecelia Creighton of
Holland MI, Charlotte Ann Ekster
(Peter) of Holland, MI, Rita Ann
Pegg of Hollywood, MD, and her
fve grandchildren, Mary Darlene,
Duke, Hazel Anne Voellinger, Alai-
na Jane and Caylin Elizabeth McA-
teer. Rainey was predeceased by her
father, Charles H. Russell and her
mother, F. Myrtle Owens Russell, her
sister, Mary Rose Watson, her broth-
er, Charles Benedict Russell and two
infant brothers.
Raineys life was a source of
inspiration, happiness, laughter and
joy to all she met both on a personal
and professional basis. In both her
personal and professional life, she al-
ways knew when and how to deliver
guidance, confdence, inspiration
and love. She knew when to accom-
pany them with a pat on the back, and
other times with a kick in the rear.
She truly made a difference in
the lives she touched and her profes-
sional legacy will live on among the
many she led, coached, mentored,
and infuenced in her life. Her joy,
happiness, humor and love will al-
ways be there to sustain those she
loved. Her last years were spent en-
joying her home, family and friends,
especially the time she had with her
grandchildren.
Visitation and prayer services
were held at the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, on Tuesday, September 27,
2011. Prayers were recited. A Mass
at Holy Face Church in Great Mills,
MD on Wednesday, September 28,
2011. Interment followed in Holy
Face Church cemetery.
In lieu of fowers, memorial
contributions may be made to Hos-
pice of St Marys County, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275
York Avenue, New York, NY 10065.
Raymond Williams, 73
Ra y mo n d
Ray C. Wil-
liams, 73, of
Loveville, MD
passed at his
home surround-
ed by his loving
family on Sep-
tember 29, 2011.
Born on
September 24,
1938, he was the son of the late Jo-
seph Stanley and Ethel Florine
Wright Williams. He was the loving
husband of Linda A. Williams whom
he married on January 20, 1962 in St.
Josephs Catholic Church, Morganza,
MD.
Mr. Williams is survived by
his children; Robert A. Williams,
Sr. (Sharon) of Augusta, WV, Roy
A. Williams (Dawn) and Ronald A.
Williams (Karen) both of Loveville,
MD. He is also survived by his sib-
lings; Stanley Williams (Mary Ann)
, Anna Marie Quade (Bernie), both
of Avenue, MD, Doris Heard of Olde
Town, FL, Leroy Williams (Marga-
ret) of Bushwood, MD, Helen Bowl-
ing (Buddy) of Charlotte Hall, MD,
Nancy Kragh (Alvin) of Heathsville,
VA, Faye (Jimmy) Gatton of Leon-
ardtown, MD and a sister in law El-
eanor Williams of Hughesville. Mr.
Williams is also survived by his
grandchildren ; Robert A. Williams,
Jr. , Lindsey N. Williams, Allison B.
Williams, Meghan A. Williams, Jen-
na M. Williams, Bree M. Williams,
and great grandchildren; Robert A.
Williams, III, and Caleb D. Williams.
Mr. Williams is preceded
in death by a brother James W.
Williams.
Mr. Williams graduated from
Margaret Brent High School in 1957,
and then served in the United States
Army from July 17, 1957 until his
honorable discharged in July 16,
1959. Mr. Williams also served as a
Sergeant for the St. Marys Sheriffs
Offce, St. Marys County, MD from
January 10, 1967 until he retired in
January 9, 1990. He then went on
to work for the United States Postal
Service as a mail carries until Janu-
ary 2010 and was a lifelong resident
of St. Marys County, MD. Mr. Wil-
liams was a member of the Mechan-
icsville Fire Department, Mechanics-
ville, MD, and was an honorable man
of many talents.
The family received friends on
October 3, 2011 in St. Josephs Cath-
olic Church, Morganza, MD from
9:30AM 10:30 Am in St. Josephs
Catholic Church, Morganza, MD. A
Mass was offered on Monday, Oc-
tober 3, 2011 at 10:30 AM in St. Jo-
sephs Catholic Church, Morganza,
MD with Fr. Keith Woods offciating.
Interment is private.
In lieu of fowers contribu-
tions may be made to Hospice of St.
Marys, P.O. Box 624, Leonardtown,
MD, American Cancer Society, St.
Marys County Unit, P.O. Box 1032,
Lexington Park, MD 20653, Seventh
District Vol. Rescue Squad, P. O.
box 7, Avenue , MD 20609, Leonar-
dtown Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box
299, Leonardtown, MD 20650, Me-
chanicsville Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O.
Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD, St. Jo-
sephs Catholic Church, P.O. Box 175,
Morganza, MD 20660, and Mother
Catherine Spalding School, 388330
Chaptico Road, Helen, MD 20635.
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Young Girl Killed In Crash
On Oct. 1, at approximately 7:40 p.m. deputies responded to a serious motor vehicle colli-
sion. Preliminary investigation revealed an Amish horse and buggy was attempting to cross the
intersection of Route 5 from Oaks Road onto Mount Wolf Road.
The light at the intersection was green as the buggy entered the intersection but changed to
red prior to the buggy completing the crossing, police say.
A 2004 Ford F150 operated by Francis Jerome Brawner, Jr., 31 of Waldorf was traveling
northbound on Route 5 when Brawner attempted to cross the intersection on a green light, police
reported. He did not notice the buggy still in the intersection, police said, and Brawners vehicle
collided with the buggy.
As a result of the collision, the three people who were traveling in the buggy were ejected.
Saloma Kathleen Stoltzfus, 12, was transported to Civista Medical Center and subsequently
succumbed to her injuries. The two other individuals in the buggy were also transported to the
hospital and were treated and released.
Members of the Sheriffs Offce Crash Reconstruction responded to the scene and assumed
the investigation. The investigation is continuing. There was no evidence to indicate that speed,
alcohol or drugs were contributing factors in the crash. Anyone who may have witnessed the
crash is asked to contact the primary crash investigator Sergeant Edward Evans at (301) 475-
4200 Ext. 9018.
Two Arrested For Wal-Mart Thefts
On Oct. 2, Kevin Kiandre Lawrence Powell, 18, of Lexington Park entered the WalMart
store located in California where a loss prevention offcer observed Powell allegedly take mer-
chandise from a shelf and conceal it in a grocery bag. Powell passed all points of purchase and
was attempting to leave the store when he was confronted by store security and detained, police
said. Deputy Kevin Meyer responded and arrested Powell. Powell was charged with theft.
On Oct. 2, Patricia Ann Bates, 27, of Park Hall entered the WalMart store located in Cali-
fornia where a loss prevention offcer observed Bates allegedly take merchandise and conceal
it in her purse. Bates passed all points of purchase and was attempting to leave the store. Store
security confronted Bates and detained her. Dfc. Shaun Carberry responded and arrested Bates.
She was charged with theft.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
In May, Gov. Martin OMalley ordered
the creation of a prescription pill monitoring
program, complete with an advisory board to
fnd ways to deal with the growing epidemic of
illicit use and sale of prescription medication.
Now St. Marys Countys Capt. Daniel Alioto,
commander of the sheriffs offce vice/narcot-
ics unit is set to take his place there in about
two weeks.
Alioto said that he looks forward to fnd-
ing ways to better monitor the trade in pre-
scription pills, which many times starts out
legally, so that law enforcement can better in-
terdict their illegal sale and use.
Alioto, as well as other regional law en-
forcement leaders, have likened the prolifera-
tion of prescription pill abuse to be the new No.
1 narcotics problem, surpassing cocaine, crack
and marijuana.
Alioto said that local police have had suc-
cess in stalling the pill trade but it has come at
a high cost in manpower and resources.
Information sharing with the state phar-
maceutical industry and health professionals
will help them identify possible patterns of
abuse more readily so they can focus their en-
forcement actions.
Theres no question about that [the moni-
toring system], its a win-win for everybody,
Alioto said.
Talking with other board members, who
come from health and law enforcement felds,
also will allow police to share methods that
work, he said.
Theres going to be a lot of information
sharing, and some people are interested in
what we [St. Marys Sheriffs Offce] have to
say, Alioto said. Its humbling and exciting.
The state Health and Mental Hygiene Ad-
ministration now calls prescription drug abuse
the fastest growing drug problem in Maryland.
According to their fgures, admissions for
treatment related to abuse of opiates statewide
increased by 106 percent from 2007 to 2010
while poison control calls related to oxycodone
abuse spiked 250 percent.
Last year, 55 percent of all intoxication
deaths in Maryland involved a synthetic opiate
drug, the health administration reported.
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Will Sit on State Board
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Police have arrested and charged a
California man with threatening to burn
down Loveville Tavern after he was told he
would have to wait to get $100 he claimed
he was owed by the proprietor for work he
had done there.
Eddie Dejesus Roldan, 31, remains in
the county detention center on charges of
threat of arson, second-degree assault and
carrying a concealed handgun, which he is
alleged to have attempted to bring into the
bar after an argument, according to charg-
ing documents filed by Dep. Timothy Sny-
der in District Court.
According to court papers, Roldan
arrived at the tavern Oct. 2 demanding
money of the owner Christina Ward, but
was told that he would have to wait until
the following day around 3 p.m. to get his
paycheck.
Ward said she was busy serving pa-
trons, charging documents read, when an
argument between she and Roldan began.
She told Roldan he had to leave.
The tavern bouncer, Samuel Sorrels
said he witnessed Roldan leave the tavern,
rummage in the back of his green 1998
Dodge Caravan, and that Roldan came
back and tried to push his way past Sor-
rels, charging documents stated.
Sorrels told police that Roldan had his
hands crossed with one inside the sleeve,
court papers stated, and that he attempted
to keep Roldan from re-entering the bar.
When Sorrels pushed Roldan back, he
said he was able to see Roldan holding a
black semi-automatic pistol when the de-
fendants hands uncrossed, court papers
revealed.
Sorrel then reported that as Roldan
went to his vehicle and subsequently drove
away he yelled back and said he would
come back the following day to burn the
tavern down.
Police found Roldan shortly after on
Jerome Court in Lexington Park where
they performed a consent search of the ve-
hicle Roldan had been driving, but found
no firearms.
Police say Roland admitted that he
went to the tavern to collect his paycheck,
but denied he had any conf lict with Sor-
rels, was carrying a handgun or threatened
to commit arson, charging documents
showed.
Police: Man Jailed After
Threatening to Burn Down Bar
Capt. Daniel Alioto
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By Marta Hummel
Mossburg
Recent reports gush that Maryland ex-
pects a $195 million budget surplus this
year. But saying that Maryland will end the
year with extra cash is to truth as soda is to
health food.
As the left-leaning Maryland Budget
and Tax Policy Institute said in The Regular
Persons Guide to the Governors Fiscal Year
2012 Budget:
On a 12-month basis, the budget for
fscal year 2012 is still not structurally bal-
anced. Under the Governors plan, the state
will spend (in general funds) $14.6 billion and
take in $13.7 billion. This gap of $900 mil-
lion is made up by spending down the gen-
eral fund balance, transferring money from
Open Space funds, the Bay Restoration Fund
and other special accounts, and using bond
funds instead of current revenues for capital
programs.
So, the $195 million more anticipated
from original estimates that the state expects
in fscal 2012 still leaves Maryland in a defcit
of $705 million this year.
Unless and until another $705 million in
extra money appears in the state treasury --
maybe investor Warren Buffet will take pity
on us -- the budget will remain in defcit.
Most likely, however, the money will
be spent, exacerbating the widening gap be-
tween money in and money out.
The picture is a lot worse than this year
would make it seem, however. As the Institute
for Truth in Accounting points out, many li-
abilities are not added to the yearly balance
sheet, including pension costs. A 2009 analy-
sis of state fnances by IFTA found that, Al-
most $40.9 billion of state employees retire-
ment and other costs have been pushed into
the future, and thus onto our childrens and
grandchildrens backs.
This year the organization pegged liabil-
ity for Marylands debt at $16,500 per person
-- the ninth worst in the country. Thankfully
it has not yet reached levels in Connecticut
($41,200 per person), New Jersey ($34,600 per
person) and Illinois ($26,800). But the state is
not moving in a direction to fx the problem.
Instead of stopping unsustainable spend-
ing, it continues to borrow money from dedi-
cated trust funds and has been doing so for
many administrations. For example, as Mary-
land Public Policy Institute Senior Fellow
Gabriel Michael pointed out in a 2010 policy
report, the InterCounty Connector (ICC)
was supposed to be paid for in cash, but the
state broke its promise and issued bond debt
instead.
Read the budget to fnd out what other
money is being confscated from allegedly
sacrosanct trust funds into the general
fund. The practice not only jeopardizes im-
portant transportation and other projects, but
completely disassociates taxation from the
purpose it was intended. It would be like go-
ing door to door in the name of raising money
for homeless people and later dedicating the
money to a park or animal shelter or a party
for friends. If that behavior is dishonest, how
is the governments any different?
That leads us back to the alleged sur-
plus. It doesnt matter how many times state
mouthpieces use the word, it is still entirely
misleading and Orwellian in its bravado.
Marta Hummel Mossburg is a se-
nior fellow at the Maryland Public Policy
Institute.
Fake Surplus
As part of a nationwide effort, there will be a
Southern Maryland Solar Tour on Saturday, Oc-
tober 8, organized by Solar Tech of Hollywood.
There are 14 systems on the tour, residential and
commercial. You can get a map of the tour and a
description of the systems by going to the Solar
Tech website at solartechinc.net. Whether you
are seriously interested, looking for information
or just curious, please visit one or several sites.
Currently there are well over 100 medium
to large systems in Southern Maryland and sev-
eral installers. The sites are growing by 5 to
10 per month. A typical residential system is
in the 8 to 10 kilowatt range producing 880 to
1,100 kilowatt-hours per month. While South-
ern Maryland is not ideal for solar, it does quite
well. The basic requirement is exposure to sun-
light during the middle six hours of the day. Full
exposure will increase that production by 15 to
30 percent.
The unassisted payback for residential solar
is approximately 5 percent. Federal and state in-
centives boost that into the 10 percent to 18 per-
cent range, depending on your income tax status.
Additionally, commercial installations usually
qualify for accelerated depreciation. A signif-
cant factor in this high return is Marylands elec-
trical cost ranking, 11th highest by state.
The most common solar application is pan-
els on rooftops. There are also have pole and
frame mounted systems. While there are large-
scale systems working or planned in this area,
I see a place for multiple smaller installations
on poles in parking lots and in felds tied into
roadside transmission lines. Panels are a proven
technology plus their improvement has been
steady and incremental over the years. Also, they
can be readily replaced when the better technol-
ogy is developed in the future.
Individuals may have varied motives for
doing this. The goal should be to economically
reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, both for-
eign and domestic, while providing for cleaner
air so we can live more healthful and productive
lives. Cleaning the air improves our food quality
and plant growth necessary for the oxygen cycle
we depend on. Since many Americans seem to
show little interest in reducing energy use, I see
this as a way to use our God-given intelligence
and investments in a positive way. I urge all to
do what we can to reduce our footprints on an
earth given us for our use and care.
Come out and join the tour.
Mike Thompson
Hollywood, MD
SoMd Solar Tour This Weekend
There are two issues I would like to ad-
dress. They may seem at frst glance to be un-
related, but in fact both are revealing of the
underlying belief systems held by those who
guide the county.
In the wake of Hurricane Irene and
Tropical Storm Lee, there was an enormous
amount of debris from fallen trees. It was no
doubt an overwhelming situation. But I have
to question the wisdom of burning a foot-
ball feld worth of wood. Could not at least
some of that wood have been held back and
used to good purpose - frewood for those
citizens who use it for home heating, mulch
for the various county parks and buildings
grounds, or raw wood to supply sawmills and
papermills (how much paper can be made
from 100,000 cubic yards of wood pulp, one
wonders)? Could that wood have generated
income rather than costing millions to turn
into air pollution at a level that poses a threat
to area citizens with asthma and other pulmo-
nary issues? What benefts could have been
realized if someone had wondered?
While were wondering, let us look at
Commissioner Morgans proposed hotel tax
increase. Let us also hope that the targeted
defense contractors and government visi-
tors who are such a large part of the eco-
nomic support of St. Marys County dont
read Morgans comments and decide to take
their money and business to somewhere that it
is appreciated. Morgans stand and comments
are not only arrogant, they reveal a lack of
understanding of the fow of money, a basic
economic principle. heres how it works: The
defense contractors et al are paid by the Fed-
eral Government. The Federal Government is
funded by taxes. Taxpayers pay those taxes.
So, yes, in fact, the increase in the tax would
be at the expense of St. Marys County
taxpayers.
We no longer live in the opulent 80s,
where people believed that money and other
resources were in eternal abundance. The at-
titudes and solutions from that period, while
still a driving force in our culture and govern-
ment, are no longer appropriate or effective.
We can no longer afford the luxury of squan-
dering resources or taking things for granted.
A wider and long-term view must be taken if
we are to survive; creative solutions will be
needed if we are to prosper.
Thea Glas
Leonardtown, MD
Thumbs Down to St. Marys
Coltons Point Marina will set at public auction on September 7th, 2011 at 10:00 am at
Coltons Point Marina the following vessels in satisfaction of a mechanics lien for charges
that have remained unpaid for more the 30 days. Terms: cash or certifed funds. Liners re-
serve the right to bid. You have the right to satisfy the mechanics lien debt in full before the
auction date by contacting Coltons Point Marina.

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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
States are now able to apply for waivers from the rigid
standards of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
President Barack Obama announced Sept. 23 that there
will be new waivers for states finding the need for f lexibil-
ity in certain aspects of NCLB.
NCLB has put too much emphasis on a single stan-
dardized test on a single day. This is teachers biggest com-
plaint about the law. They feel pressure to prepare students
for those tests, leading to an unintended narrowing of the
curriculum and an emphasis on the basic skills measured by
standardized tests. NCLBs accountability system doesnt
help drive and shape a well-rounded curriculum that chal-
lenges students to excel academically, a fact sheet from
www.ed.gov says.
Jeff Maher, St. Marys County Public Schools director
of Teaching, Learning and Professional Development said
the goals of NCLB are unrealistic and, with the state also
making the change to Race to the Top and the common core
curriculum, the state, as well as local school districts, could
use the leniency the NCLB waiver offers.
Anything the state does to make that transition easier,
we suggest it, Maher said.
Maryland State Board of Education spokesperson Bill
Reinhard said the state is absolutely looking at them [the
waivers] though he cant yet say whether the state will be
applying for them. He said the state wants to review the
materials and ask questions before committing to a course
of action.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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for No Child Left Behind
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
As a district, St. Marys County has failed to make Ad-
equate Yearly Progress (AYP), with all four middle schools and
Great Mills High School failing to make the grade.
To meet AYP at the high school instructional level, all
students within each of the eight different student subgroups,
African American, American Indian, Asian/Pacifc Islander,
Hispanic, White, limited English profciency (LEP), free and
reduced price meals (FARMS), and special education students,
must reach the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) for read-
ing and mathematics as measured by the High School Assess-
ments (HSAs). If a system does not meet all of these targets for
all of these student groups, it does not make AYP for that year
under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), according to a press re-
lease from SMCPS.
Director of Secondary Schools James Scott Smith said
meeting AYP becomes diffcult when all students are expected
to pass the same test with the same amount of profciency, with
no leniency for high-risk student groups a demanding goal
for any school district.
As the Annual Measurable Objective goes up each year,
ultimately rising to 100 percent, it is increasingly unrealistic to
expect all students across all student groups to pass the high
stakes test mandated by MSDE, Smith said. Special Edu-
cation students, who have documented learning disabilities,
struggle the most with traditional paper and pencil selective
response tests.
The goal for next year is similarly demanding.
The AMO for mathematics next year is 85.7 percent and
the AMO for reading is 90.4 percent. To put that in the simplest
terms, nine out of ten special education students have to take
and pass the MSA for Reading and the MSA for mathematics.
At the high school level, nine out of ten must pass the algebra
data analysis High School Assessment and the English 2 High
School Assessment, Smith said.
St. Marys County Schools Fail to Meet AYP
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Students in St. Marys County Public Schools who are ac-
customed to sitting for their Advanced Placement (AP) tests
free of charge will now be paying for each test they take.
Instead of paying for every student in AP classes to take
the tests, SMCPS will be reimbursing each student for tests
they score a three or higher on, which would qualify them for
college credit. The 2011-2012 school year will be the frst under
this system, according to Director of Secondary Schools James
Scott Smith.
I project that about 25 percent of the students currently
enrolled in AP courses will not elect to take the exams at the
end of the year, he said. I base that on the historical trend
of about 25 percent of students taking the test and scoring a
one. As a result of these students sitting for the test, the overall
percentage of scores of 3 or better will rise. A conservative es-
timate would be 10 percent to 15 percent.
The reason for the change was due in large part to the
budget cuts. In the 2010-2011 school year, 1,218 students took
2,332 Advanced Placement tests at a cost to St. Marys County
Public School of over $180,000, according to a presentation
given by Smith at the Sept. 27 Board of Education meeting.
The trend was been half of all students taking AP tests
score a three or better, Smith said. If this trend continues,
SMCPS will be reimbursing approximately 1,200 exams,
which will cost the system $100,000 for the 2011-2012 school
year, a savings of $80,000.
SMCPS will closely monitor how this incentivizing of
the exams affects participation, as well as how much it actually
costs the system, Smith said. I dont see returning to covering
all the cost of exams in the foreseeable future.
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St. Marys Ryken is holding their annual spirit week. The agenda includes a week of various
activities and themes.
Oct. 5 - Decade Day (Freshmen 1950s; Sophomores 1960s; Juniors 1970s; Seniors 1980s)
Oct. 6 - Class Color Day
Athletic Hall of Fame Induction at SMR Theater - 6:30 p.m. ceremony begins. 2011 Induct-
ees: Dr. Jamie Boyd 67; Virginia Thompson Guidry 94; Kevin Murphy 91; Thomas OBrien
94; and Sandra Potanka 94.
Oct. 7 School Spirit Day
1:45 p.m. Pep Rally in gym
2:30 p.m. boys JV soccer vs. Bishop McNamara
4:15 p.m. boys varsity soccer vs. Bishop McNamara
6:30 pm. Alumni Tent in stadium parking lot
7:30 p.m. boys varsity football vs. Benedictine, with the naming of feld during football game.
Sat., Oct. 8 Alumni Picnic on SMR campus
Sun., Oct. 9 Inaugural SMR/Blaine Whorl Memorial 5K Walk/Run beginning at St.
Marys Ryken campus at 8:30 a.m., going through Leonardtown and coming back to the school.
Spirit Week is underway at St. Marys Ryken
Photos courtesy of Hilton Garcia
This weekends womens feld hockey game at Chopticon High School, in addition to being a 7-0 shutout
against Thomas Stone High School, was a special pink game. The team donned pink shirts in recognition of
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the proceeds from the game went to beneft Kimmie Dubinsky,
a Chopticon graduate who was diagnosed with cancer. Anne Vallandingham, Chopticons feld hockey head
coach, said the game went very well because the girls were fghting for something larger than a victory.
This is the second year the team has held a pink game to raise money for a cancer-related charity. Last years
proceeds went to the Lymphoma society and ovarian cancer research.
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Congressmen and union workers rallied in Baltimore last
week in support of a bill that could help revive the fnancially
ailing U.S. Postal Service by allowing the agency access to $21
billion paid into its retirement fund.
If we dont resolve this issue, my understanding is we are
going to lose 126,000 jobs in the United States, said Rep. C.A.
Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Cockeysville. Thats unacceptable.
Im saying lets stand up and get the message out that we arent
using taxpayers money.
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed cutting costs by $3
billion, laying off more than 110,000 workers nationwide and
potentially closing 42 post offces and four processing facilities
in Maryland, to shore up its depleted fnances.
In St. Marys County, post offces serving Helen, Abell and
Drayden are slated to be closed.
Reps. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, and John Sarbanes,
D-Towson, joined Ruppersberger at the Baltimore Teachers
Union with union leaders and postal workers at a rally to stump
for HR-1351, a bill to allow the U.S. Postal Service to reduce
required pension payments to meet current fnancial needs.
In 2006, Congress gave the Postal Service 10 years to fund
75 years in advance of future health benefts, amounting to $5.5
billion per year. That money, supporters said, caused the post of-
fces fnancial woes, not the decrease in mail volume.
Congress, you helped make this problem. Were say-
ing very clearly we need you to correct it, said Marvin Doc
Cheatham, president of the National Action Network, Baltimore
Chapter. How can you expect a government agency ... to put
aside billions of dollars for people not even born yet.
Cummings said committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Ca-
lif., was stalling the legislation.
Issa sponsored his own bill addressing the Postal Service
fnancial problems, titled the Postal Reform Act, which has only
one other cosponsor, Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla.
Ali Ahmad, oversight committee spokesman, said in a
phone interview that Issas bill sets up a commission to submit
a plan to Congress to close or consolidate postal retail facilities,
mail processing plants and offces; change to a fve-day mail de-
livery schedule and eliminate postal rate preferences for political
committees and reduce rate preferences for nonproft organiza-
tions. That bill has moved through committee
and is expected to come to a foor vote.
The Postal Service needs to be free to
make better business decisions to modernize
its business models, Ahmad said.
Ahmad called it a myth that eliminating
the requirement to fund pensions years in ad-
vance would solve the post offces fnancial
troubles. If those mandates were eliminated,
he said, the Postal Service would have an un-
funded liability of nearly $100 billion by 2017.
Ruppersberger said it was a no brainer
to approve the legislation to allow the Postal
Service to dip into its overpaid pension funds
to solve the post offces fnancial troubles.
The Postal Service is studying 3,600
low-activity offces for possible closure, in-
cluding 42 in Maryland.
Nationally, the service has closed 186
facilities, laid off more than 110,000 workers
and reduced costs by $12 billion since 2006,
according to the services information. Also
during that time, frst-class mail volume has
declined by 25 percent, or 43 billion pieces,
and automated mail-processing equipment
has been installed, increasing effciency, ac-
cording to an email from Freda Sauter, Postal
Service spokeswoman.
The four processing facilities under
threat of closure in Maryland are in Cumberland, Easton, Gaith-
ersburg and Waldorf. Sauter told Capital News Service that the
Frederick Processing and Distribution Facility will close by the
end of the year, with employees there being assigned either to
Baltimore or the Frederick area.
She said those changes would not affect mail delivery.
State Leaders, Mail Workers Rally for Bill to Save Post Offce
In St. Marys County, post offces serving Helen, Abell and Drayden are slated to be closed.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
Big plans are in the works for McK-
ays Supermarkets in St. Marys County.
The locally owned company an-
nounced plans on Wednesday to remod-
el and replace two of its fve store in St.
Marys County.
Following the success of the popu-
lar Leonardtown McKays store, which
opened in 2007, McKays intends to
secure its position as the marketplace
leader by assuring that a combination
of modern facilities, great services, low
prices, excellent variety, and valuable
customer rewards offers the best value
to food shoppers in Southern Maryland,
a company press release states.
McKays plans to begin a major
remodel of the Hollywood store located
on Route 245, Hollywood, early this
fall. Once completed, the new store, to
be known as McKays Fresh Express,
will offer a unique shopping experience
to include expanded fresh fruits and
vegetables, fresh meats and seafood,
along with a large variety of wines and
specialty beers, the release states. Ad-
ditionally, the fully remodeled store
will feature a large area for fresh baked
breads and pastries, as well as an exten-
sive variety of prepared foods and deli
products.
McKays is also thrilled to an-
nounce a beautiful new 60,000 square
foot fagship store to be built as a re-
placement of the existing Charlotte Hall
McKays, which opened in 1982.
As one of the most successful su-
permarkets in Southern Maryland,
the Charlotte Hall store has served the
northern section of St. Marys County
and the southern section of Charles
County for nearly 30 years. It remains
today the highest sales volume store
within the McKays group, the release
states.
Due to the size of the building,
which is 10,000 square feet larger than
the maximum limit of 50,000 square
feet allowed in county zoning code, the
company has applied for a zoning vari-
ance through Land Use and Growth
Management.
Development Review Planner Rob-
ert Bowles said the county has received
the variance request, and the issue will
be going in front of the Zoning Board of
Appeals on Oct. 13.
The variance will make a big dif-
ference in how they build their build-
ing, said Zoning Administrator
Yvonne Chaillet.
She said variances of this nature
are standard and a similar one to in-
crease the footprint to a commercial
structure was approved in 2009 for
the new SAIC building in California.
The new McKays building got
approval from the Planning Com-
mission in 2007, and Chaillet said
little has changed except the size of
the structure, which necessitates the
variance.
The new replacement Charlotte
Hall McKays will be an industry
leader and set new standards for food
retailing in the Southern Maryland re-
gion, the company release states. The
company will utilize all of the most
popular features of its Leonardtown
and newly remodeled Hollywood
stores as well as a dynamic list of new
products and services, many of which
do not exist within the marketplace
today. Once open, the new Charlotte
Hall McKays will guide the company
and its associates well into the future
as the standard for operations not only
within the existing group of stores but
future stores as well.
Our company and our many
associates will be challenged to de-
liver upon this aggressive strategy to
upgrade not only our facilities, but
our go to market strategy as well
said David A. McKay the companys
Chief Executive Offcer. But I am
certain we are well prepared to move
our company forward, we will meet
the challenge.
McKays currently operates fve
supermarkets in St. Marys County
in Leonardtown, California, Charlotte
Hall, Hollywood and Great Mills.
The company is still reviewing
and contemplating various options for
the California and Great Mills loca-
tions, according to Thomas F. McK-
ay, the companys President.
When completed, our repo-
sitioning within the marketplace
will leave our company better able
to serve our customers while assur-
ing our growth and fnancial future
said Thomas McKay. We intend to
emerge with higher volume, cost eff-
cient, state of the art facilities that our
customers will love.
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McKays Supermarket Expanding in Charlotte Hall
Photo by Frank Marquart
Offcers for the McKays company are, from left, Thomas F. McKay, President, Cherry Price, Chief Financial Offcer, Marilyn
McKay and David A. McKay, Chief Executive Offcer.
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Photo by Frank Marquart
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ewsmakers
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
A local author tackles the
topic of bullying, and the rest
of the trials and tribulations
that come with being in fourth
grade, in her premier childrens
book, Ginger and the Bully.
Susan Simpson, who goes
by the pen name S.E. Simpson,
is a native of Southern Mary-
land, said she has been writing
since she could hold a pencil.
Her frst taste of writing rec-
ognition came when she was in second grade,
when a poem she wrote and submitted to the
Charles County Fair was selected as one of the
winners.
Ginger and the Bully is the product of
years of writing, a little bit at a time. Simpson
said she would read what she had written to her
children, and they liked what she had written.
So, when she fnished her manuscript, Simp-
son decided to take the next step and try to get
it published.
In August, Simpson said she got word that
Tate Publishing had picked up the book, and
her dream of seeing it in print and on shelves
would be coming true.
I was jumping up and down for joy,
Simpson said.
Currently, Simpson is working on the sec-
ond Ginger book. She said she is working on
it here and there when she gets time for it
around her day job. I wish writing were my
full time job, she said, but until she makes
more money doing it, that goal is a little fur-
ther in the future.
The book chronicles real life problems
that kids can relate to, Simpson said.
Ten-year-old Ginger Ryan is dreading
starting fourth grade. She and her best friend,
Melody, have been split up for the frst time
since kindergarten, and Ginger has the mean-
est teacher in school, Ms. Lin-
dell. Just when she thinks things
couldn't get any worse, they do.
The new kid in school shares
the same last name as Ginger,
so he sits right next to her. Typi-
cally, he turns out to be the class
bully. Todd Ryan makes it his
goal in life to make Ginger's life
a living nightmare, the books
jacket reads. As if that's not bad
enough, Ginger is also dealing
with a pesky older brother and a
best friend who has turned into
a snob. Fourth grade is supposed
to be fun. So how could things go so horribly
wrong?
Ginger tries everything from ignoring
Todd to purposefully throwing up on him, but
cant seem to shake her bully.
So many kids go through situations like
that, Simpson said.
She said she wrote the book to try to show
kids that they trust adults for help, and hopes
to go into the local schools to talk to students
about bullying and who they can turn to for
help, like parents, teachers and principals.
In addition to childrens books, Simpson
is looking at writing adult fction under a dif-
ferent pen name.
Simpson has a BA in English/education
from St. Mary's College of Maryland and a BS
in nursing from the University of Maryland at
Baltimore. She currently works as a communi-
ty health nurse and works with young children
in Sunday school.
Individuals interested in meeting Simp-
son and picking up a copy of Ginger and the
Bully can fnd both at Fenwick Street Used
Books and Music at 41655 Fenwick Street in
Leonardtown on Oct. 23 at 12 p.m. The book
can also be purchased at www.tatepublishing.
com, Barnes and Nobel and Amazon.
Southern Maryland Author
Publishes First Book
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1st Annual Golf Cart Parade
Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 1 pm til 5 pm
Trophies awarded for
several categories
Dash Plaques
for 1st 50 carts
Registration at
fre house from
10:00 till 12:30
Parade
starts
at 1 p.m.
No registration
fee
Tour the Fire House
View our Equipment
50-50 raffe
Meet your
Volunteers
Celebrate
SPARKYS
60th Birthday
Vendor
space
available
Enjoy a day in Leonardtown
View the Antique Tractors on parade presented by the Southern Maryland
Antique Tractor Association followed by the 1st Annual Golf Cart Parade
And then
Head on over to the FIRE HOUSE for a bull roast catered by Kevin's Corner Cafe,
LVFD's famous scalded oysters, and more. Enjoy music by D.J. Rick
Trophies, sponsored by Busy Corner Buggies, awarded one hour after parade
For more information, call Roger Mattingly at 301-475-5966 or email rogr69@verizon.net
Beneft the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department
NAACP Annual Banquet
Next Weekend
The St. Marys County Branch of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host their 2011
Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at 6 p.m.
The banquet is being held at the Rivers Edge Catering and
Conference Center at 46870 Tate Road, Patuxent River. This is
an annual fundraiser to assist in the work of the NAACP in our
community.
The theme this year is The Time Is Now: Stand and Protect
Your Future and the keynote speaker will be Dr. E. Faye Williams,
Esq.
Dr. Williams is National Chair of the National Congress of
Black Women and former Counsel to the U.S. Congress District of
Columbia Sub-Committee on the Judiciary and Education. She is a
former Professor of International Law at Southern University Law
Center in Baton Rouge, LA and has previously served as Legisla-
tive Counsel and Chief of Staff for a District of Columbia Coun-
cilmember. She is a former teacher in the Los Angeles Unifed
Schools. Dr. Williams is also an appointee by President Barack
Obama to the Presidential Scholars Commission.
This year the Branch has established a Lifetime Achievement Award and fve awards will be
presented posthumously at the banquet.
Being awarded for their many years of service to the St. Marys County Branch of the NAACP
are: Beatrice (Bertie) Bowman, James A. Forrest, Viola Gardner, Robert (Bobby) Gant and Stephen
R. Young.
The banquet is $50 per person and tickets need to be purchased in advance to ensure access on
the Naval Base. No tickets will be sold at the door. Please contact Martha Carter at 301-769-2179 or
Elsie Lawrence at 301-994-2656 by Oct. 8, 2011 for tickets.
For future information in regards to the St. Marys County Branch of the NAACP please go to
www.stmarysnaacp.com, or like us on Facebook at St. Marys County NAACP.
Gate 2 To Close
The public affairs offce of Naval Air Station Patuxent River reports there will be traf-
fc fow changes at NAS Patuxent River during the Columbus Day weekend to allow for
construction of a new canopy at Gate 2.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, Cedar Point Road (inside Gate 2) will be closed
for traffc east to Mandt Road. Gate 2 will be limited to one inbound and one outbound lane
of travel. All inbound traffc will be rerouted north on Cuddihy Road. Gate 2 outbound
traffc will be allowed via Cuddihy Road.
Gate 2 will be closed for all traffc between 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 and 4 a.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 11. Gate 1 will be open 24 hours for inbound and outbound traffc during the above
times.
Normal traffc patterns and hours will resume at Gates 1 and 2 at 4 a.m. on Tuesday,
Oct. 11.
Hello everyone, my name is Princess and I
am a very sweet and wonderful black labrador re-
triever mix. I get along with children, love people
and would probably be better in a house with male
dogs or just being the center of attention. I am
in good health and am really looking for a home
where I can spend my golden years. I am pretty
spunky girl and 10 years young. I have lots of love
and wonderful qualities to share with someone. I
am house trained, crate trained and walk great on a
leash. I am spayed, current on vaccinations, heart
worm negative and identifcation micro chipped.
Please contact lora@secondhoperescue.org or call
240-925-0628 to make me a part of your family.
Thanks so much. Please Adopt, Dont Shop.
PEt of the Week
Dr. Williams
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Engagement Announcement
Steve and Julie Bryant of Mechanicsville announce the engagement
of their daughter, Kayla Elise Bryant, to Michael Jason Stalcup,
son of Tommy and Darlene Stalcup of Hollywood.
Te bride-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Chopticon High School and
will graduate in January 2012 from College of Southern Maryland
with an associates degree in nursing. She is employed as a certifed
nursing assistant at St. Marys Hospital.
Te groom-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Chopticon High School.
He is employed by Computer Sciences Corporation as an engineering
technician at the United States Naval Test Pilot School.
A July 7, 2012 wedding is planned at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mechanicsville.
Sister Rosalie Bean, born Mary Rosalie Bean, a member of the
Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecti-
cut, celebrated 50 years of religious life on September 18, 2011 in St.
Joseph Chapel at the Mother House in West Hartford, Conn.
Sister Rosalie was born and raised in Valley Lee and is the
daughter of the late Joseph Leo and Helen Genevieve Redman Bean.
After attending Little Flower School in Great Mills and St. Mi-
chaels High School in Ridge, she joyfully entered the Sisters of St.
Joseph August 31, 1961 and pronounced her perpetual profession of
vows July 2, 1969.
During her years in Connecticut she received her College De-
gree and a Masters Degree in education. Sister ministered in the area
of education throughout Stratford, Waterbury, St. Francis Xavier,
Danielson, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfeld and Windsor.
Sister was Provincial House Vocation Director, Principal at
St. Gabriel School from 1987 to 1995, Intensive Education Academy,
and Cedar Court School. Sister was a missionary in Liberia, West
Africa for three years during the seventies.
After retiring from teaching, Sister is active as a CCD teacher,
Volunteer Ministry and works the switchboard service at the Convent
of Mary Immaculate in West Hartford, Ct.
Sister also celebrated with Sister Ann Kane and Sister Joan
Mooney who entered the religious life at the same time.
Sisters celebration was attended by many family members and
her long time school friend Shirley Purcell Long and her husband
Dave. Also attending where many friends from her years of dedica-
tion in Connecticut.
Sister Rosalie Bean
Celebrates Golden Jubilee
Sister Rosalie Bean
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Running the 2nd & 4th Week of Each Month
To Advertise in the Church Services Directory, Call The County Times at 301-373-4125
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY
CATHOLIC
BAHAI FAITH
God is One, Man is One,
and All Religions are One
Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8
Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm
301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org
BAHAI FAITH
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention
8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Pastor Keith Corrick
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am
Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 am
Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study 6:00 pm
Wednesday Discipleship Classes 7:00 pm
(Adults, youth & Children)
Virgil Mass: 4:30 pm Saturday
Sunday: 8:00 am
Weekday (M-F): 7:30 am
Confessions: 3-4 pm Saturday
St. Cecelia Church
47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429
St. Marys City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
UNITED
METHODIST
Offering worship and serving opportunities at
First Friendship campus Ridge
9:00 am Traditional worship
c
St George Island campus Piney Point
9:45 am Children and Adult Sunday School
St. Pauls campus Leonardtown
na
9:15 am Contemporary worship
nca(ASL Interpreted)
10:45 am Contemporary worship
nca
6:00 pm The Refnery (interactive worship)
nc
n nursery provided
c- childrens Sunday school also available
a- adult Sunday school also available
www.frstsaints.org
301.475.7200
BAPTIST CHURCH
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays - 9:30 AM
41695 Fenwick Street Unit 3
Leonardtown, MD 20650
301/997-1235
www.amosm.net
THE ANGLICAN MISSION
OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
ANGLICAN
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
Zumba Fitness Classes
Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad (43256 Rescue
Lane, Hollywood) 5:45 p.m.
Classes start Thursday, October 6 from 5:45 p.m.
to 6:45 p.m. and every Thursday thereafter. Cost is $7
per class or $25 for fve classes.
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
Leprechaun Lillys Childrens and Maternity Sale
St. Marys County Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds
Road, Leonardtown) 9 a.m.
The Leprechaun Lillys Childrens and Maternity
Sale will be held at the St. Marys County Fairgrounds
in Leonardtown until 8 p.m. and again and Oct. 8 from
9 a.m. unitl 2 p.m. Over 22,000 quality gently used
childrens and maternity items from 225 families will
be available. Many items remaining after the sale are
donated to local charities where they can make a dif-
ference in the life of another child or mother. Any local
organization interested in receiving items from future
sales can e-mail Mitzi@LeprechaunLillys.com or call
301-672-9543. Visit www.LeprechaunLillys.com for
more information.
Lost John and Banjo Pete
Fenwick Street Used Books and Music (41655A Fen-
wick Street, Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Fenwick Street Used Books and Music pres-
ents Lost John and Banjo Pete. John Garner and Pete
Schaefer are purveyors of traditional folk, old-time,
and off-beat contemporary folk music. Theyve
performed separately, together and as members of
other groups all around southern Maryland over the
years. They bring a sense of fun and love for the mu-
sic they play. For more information, call 301-475-2859.
John Shaw Performance and Artist Meet and
Greet
Leonardtown Arts Center (22660 Washington Street)
5 p.m.
Come visit local artists in their studios working on
their craft. Artists include painters, sculptors, jewelers
and more. John Shaw will be performing on acoustic
guitar in the gallery. Refreshments will be provided.
Beneft Concert, Dessert and Auction
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church of Laurel Grove
(37707 Frischholz Court, Mechanicsville) 6:30 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church of Laurel
Grove will hold a beneft concert and dessert auction.
The concert will be held in the church sanctuary and
the dessert auction will take place in the Family Life
Center. Proceeds from the event will beneft Mt. Zions
Outreach Ministries which include Christmas in April,
Africa University Scholarship Fund and the Appala-
chia Service Project. Performing will be Joyful Noise,
Spoon Creek, the New Generation Choir from Mt. Cal-
vary Methodist Church and Mt. Zion UMCs Voices for
Christ Childrens as well as solo performances by Jen-
nifer Voorhaar, Benny Harrell and Rick Harding. For
more information call Toni Hayes at 301-884-4132 or
Benny Harrell at 240-434-1100.
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011
Quilting Workshop featuring Bonnie Hunter
Leonard Hall School (41740 Baldridge Street, Leonar-
dtown) 10 a.m.
Cost of the workshop is $50.00. Required for
the class is Bonnies new book Scrap and Shirttails
II which can be purchased online at Bonnies web-
site, www.quiltville.com. Supply list and instructions
for the class can also be found on her website. Lunch
is not provided. Payment in advance secures a seat in
the workshop. Contact Lois Andereck at grannie98@
md.metrocast.net or call 240-249-6564 or 301-247-
8258 to reserve a spot.
Fall Fun Faire
Historic Christ Church (37497 Zach Fowler Road,
Chaptico) 12:30 p.m.
A new and exciting change to offer an affordable
meal option for the entire community. A la carte food
items will be individually priced and the option of a
full dinner priced from $15 to $18. The menu includes
country and baked ham sandwiches, oysters scalded
and fried, hot dogs, coleslaw, applesauce, Berties Rel-
ish, and cotton candy. There will be a country store,
bake shop, artists and crafters, Trunk-n-Treasure, chil-
drens games, music and entertainment, and Christ
Church Chaptico novelties. For more information, call
the parish offce at 301-884-3451 or visit www.christ-
episcopalchaptico.org.
Speak Out for Students Success
College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus
Building C, Room 216 (22950 Hollywood Road, Leon-
ardtown )1 p.m
The St. Marys County Branch of the NAACP will
hold an open meeting for parents, community organiza-
tions, group leaders, church leaders and interested citi-
zens to discuss their Speak Out for Students Success
initiative regarding eliminating the achievement gap in
St. Marys County Public Schools.
Contra Dance
Trinity Church Parish Hall (Trinity Church Road, St.
Marys City) 7 p.m.
The Southern MD Traditional Music and Dance
Association will sponsor a Contra Dance featuring
caller Sargon DeJesus. Beginners are more than wel-
come, and are encouraged to arrive at 7 p.m. for in-
struction in this wonderful form of dance. The dance
will begin at 7:30 p.m.. Contra is a traditional American
style of social dance. Admission is $8 for non-SMTMD
members, $6 for members. There will be an ice cream
social following the dance.
Skipjack Luau
Chesapeake Bay Field Lab, (St. George Island, Piney
Point) 4 p.m.
Southern Marylands only skipjack is high and
dry, fnishing up its frst restoration in its 30-year ca-
reer. The skipjack, Dee of St. Marys, was built in Piney
Point by Francis Goddard in 1979. For a decade the
vessel oystered with the historic Chesapeake Bay sail-
ing feet. More recently, the Dee worked as a foating
classroom, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, then
privately and now for the 501(c) 3 nonproft, Chesa-
peake Bay Field Lab (CBFL) on St. George Island.
The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority has awarded
CBFL with its second grant to complete the restora-
tion work required for the skipjack to receive US Coast
Guard certifcation and return to service in 2012.
To allow the community a chance to see and climb
aboard the vessel, the Board of Directors of CBFL
moved its annual fundraiser to the Sea-Fruit Oyster
House on St. George Island where the skipjack is out
of the water. It will be a very casual affair with a luau
theme to include various food and drink stations, live
entertainment, and tours of the skipjack being restored.
The board is raising funds to meet its matching funds
requirement of the grant to complete the restoration
work. The event cost is $75 per person with $50 of each
ticket being a tax-deductible contribution to the restora-
tion fund to get the Dee of St. Marys back into service.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.
thebaylab.org or call 301-994-2245 or 301-737-6321. To
follow the progress of the skipjack restoration visit just-
beforeitsgone.blogspot.com.
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011
All You Can Eat Breakfast
Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Res-
cue Squad Auxiliary (Intersection of MD State Route
249 and Drayden Road, Valley Lee) 8 a.m.
October is Fire Prevention Month and to celebrate
the Second District Volunteer Fire Department and
Rescue Squad Auxiliary is hosting their All-You-Can-
Eat Breakfast. The cost for adults is $8, children from
age 6 12 are $4 and children under 5 are free. For
more information, call 301-994-9999.
2011 Inaugural St. Marys Ryken Blaine Whorl
Memorial 5K Run
St. Marys Ryken High School (22600 Camp Calvert
Road, Leonardtown) 8:30 a.m.
We invite you to join us in the Inaugural St.
Marys Ryken Blaine Whorl Memorial 5K Walk/Run
benefting the Blaine Whorl Scholarship Fund for St.
Marys Ryken. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on the
campus of St. Marys Ryken with a start time of 8:30
a.m. The scholarship honors the memory of Blaine, a
2002 graduate of St. Marys Ryken and is designed to
recognize and support the education of SMR students
who share Blaines passion and interest in history and
the community.
Quilting Workshop featuring Bonnie Hunter
Leonard Hall School (41740 Baldridge Street, Leonar-
dtown) 10 a.m.
Cost of the workshop is $50.00. No book purchase
necessary. See the supply list and pattern on Bonnies
website, www.quiltville.com. Lunch is not provided.
Pre-payment reserves a seat at the workshop. Contact
Lois Andereck at grannie98@md.metrocast.net or 240-
249-6564 or 301-247-8258 to reserve a space.
Second Sunday at Leonardtown Arts Center
Leonardtown Arts Center (22660 Washington Street,
Leonardtown) 12 p.m.
Brothers Joseph and David Norris will be performing.
For more information, contact joe@fenwickbooks.com.

Southern Maryland Antique Tractor Parade
Leonardtown Square 1 p.m.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the machines that
cultivated the felds of rural Southern Marylands yes-
teryear. See old John Deere, Farmall, Oliver, Ford,
Massey Ferguson equipment and more. Tractors will
be on display around the Town Square following the
parade. Sponsored by the Southern Maryland Antique
Power Association to beneft the Christmas in April
Foundation. For more information, contact Walter Neal
at 301-904-3491.

Cart Cruz at Leonardtown
Leonardtown Square 1 p.m.
The frst ever Golf Cart Parade sponsored by the
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department will follow
behind the Southern Maryland Antique Tractor Parade
in Leonardtown. After the parade, head on over to the
Fire House for a bull roast catered by Kevins Corner
Cafe, LVFDs famous scalded oysters, Fire House
tours, Fire equipment on display, 50-50 raffe, and
more! Vendor space is available. Register your golf cart
at the Fire House between 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. There
is no registration fee. For more information, contact
Roger Mattingly at 301-475-5966.
Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
Pax River Quilters Guild Monthly Meeting
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church (20850 Langley
Road, Lexington Park) - 6:30 p.m.
This month, the guild will feature a guest speaker
and trunk show with Bonnie K. Hunter. Bonnie is a
passionate quilter, quilting teacher, and author. Her
books include Adventures in Leaders and Enders,
Word Play Quilts, Scraps and Shirttails and her newest
Scraps and Shirttails II. Her website is www.quiltville.
com. Guest are welcome. There is a $5 fee for non-
members on speaker nights. Bring a treat to share. For
more information, contact Carol Evans at caroljevans@
erols.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Special Olympics Poker
Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Road, Hol-
lywood) 7:30 p.m.
$1 - $2 blinds cash game. Dealers will be provided
and the high hand is paid nightly. Drinks will be free.
Proceeds go to beneft the St. Marys Special Olym-
pics and the Center for Life Enrichment. People who
would like to help with the Special Olympics should
call Mary Lu Bucci at 301-373-3469 or 240-298-0200.
For more information about the poker game, call Jim
Bucci 301-373-6104 before 7 p.m. and 240-298-9616
after.
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
Gerrymandering Documentary at St. Marys
College
Cole Cinema, St. Marys College (18952 E. Fisher
Road, St. Marys City) 4 p.m.
What state has the most gerrymandered districts
in the country? According to St. Marys College of
Maryland Professor Todd Eberly, Maryland is one of
the worst. Eberly, professor of political science and
public policy, and Susan Grogan, professor of politi-
cal science, will lead a panel discussion on the issue
after a screening of the documentary Gerrymander-
ing. The flm, released in 2010, discusses the history
and ethics of redrawing electoral district lines in order
to give one party an advantage. Gerrymandering,
the act of drawing district lines strictly for partisan
advantage, subverts representation and subjugates the
interests of the people to the interests of political par-
ties, said Eberly. The issue is a hot topic in Maryland,
where a special session of the Maryland General As-
sembly will soon convene to consider a new congres-
sional map drawn by a task force appointed by Gov-
ernor Martin OMalley. Governor OMalley has an
opportunity to correct the egregious abuse of process
that produced Marylands current congressional dis-
tricts it remains to be seen whether he will rise to
the occasion or simply bow before the pressure of the
national party, said Eberly. The event is free and open
to the public.
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Marian Taylor, right, President of the IC Angels, Ladies Auxiliary to the Knights of Columbus Coun-
cil 8159, presents a check for $300 to Jocelyn Beckman, Leonardtown director of Care Net. The
auxiliary held a Pampered Chef and Longaberger basket fundraiser to raise the funds.
League of Women Voters
Hosts Forum on Nuclear
Safety at Calvert Cliffs
The recent nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan has raised concerns in the United States
regarding the safety of reactors. The Forum will examine whether factors that led to the Fukushima disaster
have any effect on the safety of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The Leagues are conducting this
Forum as a public service in response to concerns raised by citizens of Southern Maryland.
This free public education forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, from 7-9 p.m.. Doors will open at 6:30
p.m., at Calvert Marine Museum, 14150 Solomons Island Road, Solomons.
Forum Content and Format
A balanced Panel of distinguished and diverse experts will discuss how factors that affected the Fu-
kushima plant are applicable or not applicable at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
The format includes presentations by Panel members, followed by a question-and-answer session
with questions submitted from the audience.
The format and ground rules were developed by the Leagues of Women Voters.
Sponsors
League of Women Voters of Calvert County (calvert.lwvmd.org 410-586-2176)
League of Women Voters of St. Marys County (smc.lwvmd.org)
Center for the Study of Democracy, St. Marys College
Concerned Black Men of Calvert County
Concerned Black Women of Calvert County
NAACP Chapters of Calvert and St. Marys Counties
Washington Chapter of the American Nuclear Society
Knights Ladies
Auxiliary Donates
to Care Net
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The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!
To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,
e-mail sarahmiller@countytimes.net.
By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
The weather is cooling down, costumes
are on the racks, candy is on the shelves and
the nights are falling a little bit sooner. Au-
tumn is defnitely on its way and, with it,
Halloween season.
To celebrate the holiday several historic
locations in St. Marys County are hosting
ghost tours for the thrill seekers and history
lovers in the area.
Ghost tours at Sotterley Plantation, at
the end of Sotterley Road, run Oct. 13-15 and
Oct. 21-22. The tour, titled 1878: After the
Storm, documents a hurricane and its after-
math at Sotterley.
Eileen Miller, marketing manager with
Historic Sotterley Plantation, said the script is
based on a real life occurrence in 1878, when
Dr. Briscoe was living at the plantation and
there was a shipwreck off the shore. Miller
said the story is set after a hurricane and ship-
wreck, when the spirits of the people who
died are causing a little havoc.
Miller said part of what makes the story
spooky is the fact that it is woven in with his-
toric events and integrates the real-life ghost
stories from the plantation, making it feel
more real.
Every year the Ghosts of Sotterley
Tours gets better and better and the word
is obviously out, Miller said. Last years
sell-out crowd prompted us to add an addi-
tional weekend for the tours for the frst time.
We are so incredibly grateful for the time
and talents of the Friends of Sotterley Act-
ing Troupe, Ming and Dawna Diaz, Wesley
Thomas, and James LePore. Every year they
selfessly bring their brilliance and love of
performance to Sotterley as volunteers, and
every year they wow everyone.
For the past couple years, LePore has
been the script writer for the Sotterley ghost
tour, while Ming and Dawna have been in-
volved for the past nine years, working with
makeup and technical aspects.
Since James has been writing for us, it
has gone to a whole new level, Miller said.
Sotterley tours last 40 to 45 minutes and
run every 10 minutes. Because of the record
attendance numbers last year, Miller said a
second weekend was added this year. Pre-
ordering tickets is required. For more infor-
mation, or to purchase tickets to the Sotterley
ghost tour, visit www.sotterley.com.
Back for the second year is the Summer-
seat Ghost tour, written by Jimmy Dicus and
his wife Teri. Like the Sotterley script, Dicus
said they draw on Summerseats past for the
Gates of Summerseat tour. One story that
has been incorporated in the Summerseat
ghost tour involves a failed love story result-
ing in a decapitated apparition. He said the
script combines history, humor and horror,
which seems like a formula that works really
well, Dicus said.
He said last years ghost tour was a sell
out, and hes anticipating this ghost tour be-
ing the same, especially with the attention the
Ghost Hunters appearance has brought to the
location. He said both the cast and the com-
munity members he has spoken to are look-
ing forward to the tour.
Theres bee a lot of positive energy,
Dicus said. Everyones really excited.
Tours are offered Oct. 20-22, and tickets
can be purchased at www.summerseat.org for
$15.
Rounding out the month is the Spirits
of Point Lookout tour, hosted by the Kiwanis
Club of St. Marys County on Oct. 28-29.
Spirits of Point Lookout is a histori-
cally representative, interactive event featur-
ing some of Point Lookouts many legendary
tragedies and hauntings, according to st-
marys-county.kiwanisone.org.
The evenings includes music, conces-
sions from Smokey Joes BBQ, Hawaii Joe
and others, live presentations and games for
the children. Spirits of Point Lookout is not
a haunted house styled event, the website
states. Presentations are suitable for children.
The event requires a 50-minute, half-mile
walk.
Tickets for the Spirits of Point Lookout
can be purchased at the gate for $15, which
includes admission to the park. For more in-
formation, visit st-marys-county.kiwanisone.
org.
Local Ghost Tours Capitalize on Haunted History
You are cordially invited to attend the St. Marys County
Hosted by the St. Marys County Republican Central Committee
ANNUAL
LINCOLN-REAGAN DINNER
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Lennys Restaurant
23418 Tree Notch Rd California, Md 20619
6pm to 10pm
Guest Speakers
Delegate Tony ODonnell
St Marys Co Commissioner
Cindy Jones
and
Americans for Prosperity State Director
Charles Lollar
6:00 Social Hour 7:00 Dinner Hour Cash Bar
Tickets are $65.00 per individual and may be purchased online at
www.stmarysgop.org
please indicate meal preference Salmon or New York Strip
Or by contacting Mary Burke-Russell 301-373-4334
maryell23@aol.com
Advance reservations required
By authority Samuel T. Haynie Treasurer SMRCC
The County Times
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Cornelius Barber, son of
Luke White Barber and Su-
sanna Rowles, was born near
Chaptico on April 24, 1803.
As a young man, he moved
to Washington, D.C. where
he married Margaret
Catherine Adlum
in 1833. They
returned to
St. Marys County for a while as their
eldest child, John Adlum Barber was
born here in 1838. Another four chil-
dren were born in Georgetown, viz.,
Susan Rowles Barber, 1842; Mary
Virginia Barber, 1844; Margaret Ad-
lum Barber, 1845; and Luke White
Barber, 1849. Every one of the four
younger children died in July 1849 of
cholera.
About 1836 Cornelius bought
Pretty Prospect, a 73 acre parcel of
land in Georgetown and built a house
called North View, completed in
1852. The house was located on the
highest point in Washington, D.C. and
had views of the Potomac River. It was
designed by Calvert Vaux, an architect
and landscape designer, who also de-
signed the grounds of the White House and the Smithson-
ian, and later Central Park in New York City.
Cornelius Barber enjoyed his new home for only a
short time as he died on September 2, 1853. Death. At
North View, Georgetown Heights, on the 2nd inst., Cor-
nelius Barber, in the 51st year of his age. By his de-
cease, the community has last a valuable citizen and the
church a consistent communicant. A communicant in
the church of St. Johns, Georgetown. (Daily National
Intelligencer, September 4, 1853).
In 1881 the property was sold by his widow to the U.
S. government for the new U. S. Naval Observatory. The
Barber mansion was located in the center of what is now
the Observatory Circle. Only the original carriage house
and stables of the Barber mansion survive. The Secret Ser-
vice currently occupies the carriage house. Why? Because
this property is also the site of the home of the Vice Presi-
dent of the U.S.
John Adlum Barber, the only surviving child,
married frst, Frances Brockenbrough of West-
moreland County, Virginia and they had
four children before her death in 1873. His
second wife was Margaret Wall, of Lew-
isburg, Pennsylvania, by whom he had
a daughter, Mary Wall Barber. John
Barber returned to St. Marys County
by 1880 where he lived near Budds
Creek until his death in 1905. Died.
At his plantation in St. Marys
County, Maryland on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 24, 1905, John Adlum Barber.
Funeral Thursday, October 26 at 4
PM from Oak Hill Chapel. (Wash-
ington Post, October 26, 1905).
Mary Wall Barber married Freder-
ick Godcharles in 1904. She and her hus-
band lived in Northumberland County,
Pennsylvania until shortly after 1930
when they moved to St. Marys County
and lived at Felicity, Barber family
property. Her husband died here in 1944.
Frederic A. Godcharles. Ex-Director of Penn-
sylvania Library a Historian. Leonardtown, Md.,
Dec. 30. Frederic A. Godcharles, former director of
the Pennsylvania State Library and Museum and the
author of several books on Pennsylvania history, died
today in St. Marys Hospital, Leonardtown, after a
brief Illness. He was 72 years old. (New York Times,
December 31, 1944).
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
of an
Aimless
Mind
Wanderings
Change is
in the Air
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
This is the frst year in eight or nine years that I havent already
changed my china cabinets Fall display. Maybe, in my mind, it will
postpone the rest of the year speeding by. That probably isnt the case
however, since this year has been quite a doozy. I really think I want
decorations that are a little more current and different. I know that
switching out decorations does not seem important in the scheme of
things, but it means changing a tradition. This is hard for me. I do
break it into two themes: early Fall decorations and the Thanksgiving
village. I might just pull out the Thanksgiving village and leave that
up its not like there are a bunch of roasted turkey ceramic pieces on
spits and tables. Then I can leave the electrical cord system up when
its time to switch to the Christmas village. I really do have lots more
important things to think about, but when Im up at two in the morning
wandering around the house these crazy things cross my mind. Most
likely, I will pull out my old Autumn plates and mugs, and the hand-
made table runners and end up being perfectly happy.
Another Fall tradition is my husband planting grass in front of the
house. Though, I think he does this in Spring too as you might recall.
He thinks he knows what the problem was as to why grass wont grow
there he thinks this time it is a go. You might remember me writing
before about the no mans area where NO ONE is allowed to walk
or breathe on. Last time he roped it off with caution tape and heavy
twine. Mind you it is the length of our house, and you have to walk an-
other ffty plus feet to get to the paths. I know what you are thinking,
and he probably is as well, that it wouldnt hurt me to walk an extra
ffty plus feet. Well, that is something else entirely anyway. No need
to hurt my own feelings this early in the week. I can wait another hour
or so when I try to fnd something to wear for the day.
The grass is a beautiful spring green which is a nice backdrop
for all the gold and russet leaves that are beginning to fall on it. I
asked him why he planted new grass right before we do the Halloween
Trails, since this is where we normally set up the tables for our treats,
libations, and the candy table. He said that we will just have to set up
all the tables in the driveway this year. Change, again. I did mention
that I thought the gravestones would look nice in the new grass, but
that didnt go over well.
I cant believe it is already time for the Halloween Trails to be
planned and executed (sorry for the pun). I do want to change the
Trails this year too, and we are actively thinking about what to do. We
say this every year, and try to change at least one thing to keep it fresh.
Our Fall Fun Faire at church is this weekend, and we have made
some changes that we hope will appeal to the most people, so if you
come and it looks like we are a little dazed, we might be. But we, like
many other groups and stores these days, are adjusting prices and of-
ferings that will be wallet friendly. A big change after 140 years, but
one, I think, for the better. Well know more after the day is done.
What is completely new for Fall is that we have a new grandson,
Avery Jackson Oppermann who was born at 3:59 a.m. this past Mon-
day morning. What a cutie: long dark hair, cobalt blue eyes. His eyes
look like old souls eyes to me. When he hears a voice and quickly
turns to it, he really looks at you, or looks into you. This will be the
third boy in that family, what a rambunctious house that will be soon.
And I know his Mom is still hoping for a baby girl to complete their
little brood. I hope he grows up to be as curious and energetic as his
two brothers, and helps to make this world a better place in his own
way.
After taking a little break this morning and going outside with
Tidbit, I feel that giddy, love the world feeling, that I always worry I
might lose. But it is still there. How could it not be on this beautiful,
bright blue sky morning. The air is crisp and cool, yet the sun is hot.
The perfect warm Fall day, with the hint of change in the air. A perfect
day, and a perfect world for my morning.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com
Libraries receive new eReaders and offer training
Beginning Tuesday, October 11, customers can try out
the new eReaders provided by a grant from the Maryland
Division of Library Development and Services. All three
branches have a NOOK Color, iPad, and Kindle. Lexington
Park and Charlotte Hall have the NOOK Touch. Charlotte
Hall also has the Kobo Reader and the Pandigital Novel.
Customers can check out an eReader to use in the library
for two hours.
Those interested in eBooks and eReaders can register
for a workshop being offered at each branch with Lexington
Parks being the frst on Oct. 12 at 5:30 p.m. The work-
shop will provide an overview of eReaders and demonstra-
tions on how to checkout and transfer the librarys eBooks.
Those who have laptops and eReaders can bring them for
assistance in getting started. Leonardtowns will be Nov.
21 and Charlotte Halls on Dec. 16. Registration is required.
Customers can win a NOOK Color or Kindle
Each branch will be giving away a NOOK Color and
one lucky person will win a Kindle in a drawing on De-
cember 17. Starting Oct. 11 customers who inquire about
eBooks, check out an eReader, or attend one of the eBooks
workshops will be entered. The eReaders were donated by
Southern Maryland Regional Library Association.
Tie dying workshop offered for teens
Teens in grades 6-12 can bring a 100% cotton shirt to
tie dye on Oct. 11 at Lexington Park. Mike and Virginia
Richardson of Yes Virginia Creations will teach the event
and provide the other supplies. The program begins at 5
p.m.
Entries for the Teen Express Yourself Art Contest are
due Oct. 15 at any branch. The winner at each branch will
receive art supplies and be announced at the Art Gallery
Showcase at Lexington Park on Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. Details
can be found on the Teen Programs webpage. Registration
is requested.

Students and parents can learn about fnancing
college
Dr. Caroline Bright, Director of Financial Aid at St.
Marys College, will present information on paying for col-
lege and on flling out the FAFSA form on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.
at Lexington Park. Great Mills High School Career Coun-
selor Robin Willis will discuss scholarships. Leonardtown
will offer the same program on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.
Read. Learn. Grow.
Families and caregivers can drop in with their young
children anytime from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Oct. 15 at
Leonardtown, Oct. 17 at Charlotte Hall or Oct. 18 at Lex-
ington Park to enjoy fun activities. These fun activities can
be used every day to help their little ones get ready to learn
to read.
Library Items
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1. Expresses surprise
4. Reciprocal ohm
7. Be obliged to repay
8. An accumulated store
10. Spikenard
12. A district of Manhattan
13. Danish toast
15. Young ladies
16. Reddish brown hair dye
17. An armless couch
18. Failing to accomplish a
result
21. Appropriate
22. Atomic #77
23. Failed 27th ammendment
24. Records brain currents
25. Pas partner
26. Complete
27. Reconfrming
34. A ceremonial procession
35. Site of Hercules 1st labor
36. Blueprints
38. Cod and Hatteras
39. Crumbles away
40. Young boys
41. Scottish hillsides
42. Side sheltered from the
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43. Soviet Socialist Republic
44. Form a sum
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2. Release from sleep
3. Grey or white wading
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4. A small quantity of food
5. Compelled to go
6. Pitcher Hershiser
8. No. German port city
9. Data Memory Syatem
11. Irish mother of gods
12. Meadow
14. Shellac resin
15. Cony
17. Fall back
19. Processions of travelers
20. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency
23. Comes out
24. __ Lilly, drug company
26. Brew
27. Surprise attacker
28. Promotional materials
29. Mandelas party
30. Blue-green color
31. African antelope
32. Necessitated
33. Slang for drunk
34. 2 muscles of the loin
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VA. Boat slip at end of dock with deep water. Lot is
located on a street which ends in a cul de sac. Close
to pool, tennis courts and marina. Motivated seller.
$69,000 or best offer. 301-997-8046.
Real Estate Rentals
Country Home in Mechanicsville. 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath.
Home located on farm, quiet surroundings, private
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home for couple or single, no pets allowed. Call
301-884-4967 to discuss. Rent: $1,000.
Apartment Rentals
Bedroom & bath for rent in a lovely private home
on large wooded lot with screened porch, deck,
patio. Use of laundry room & kitchen included as
well as utilities. Separate family/tv room available
upon request. House will be shared with another
couple. Tenant must agree to background check.
Rent: $550/1; $900/2. 240-533-2000.
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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (23415 Three
Notch Road, California) 5
p.m.
80s Night
Fat Boys Country Store
(41566 Medleys Neck Road,
Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Bennett Building (24930 Old
Three Notch Road, Hollywood)
7:30 p.m.
Hydra FX
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200
Dowell Road, Dowell) 8 p.m.
The Rainmaker
Three Notch Theatre (21744
South Coral Drive, Lexington
Park) 8 p.m.
Male Dancer Night
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean
Road, Hollywood) 8 p.m.
Thirsty Thursday
Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100
Crain Highway, Bel Alton) 8
p.m.
All You Can Drink Ladies
Night
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three
Notch Road, Mechanicsville)
9 p.m.
Ladies Night with DJ Pable
Cadillac Jacks (21367 Great
Mills Road, Lexington Park) 9
p.m.
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
Lost John and Banjo Pete
Fenwick Street Used Books and
Music (41655A Fenwick Street,
Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Dave Norris
p.m.
First Friday Live Music
The Brewing Grounds (41658
Fenwick Street, Leonardtown)
6:30 p.m.
Randy Ritchie on Piano
Cafe Des Artistes (41655
6:30 p.m.
Billy Breslin
Leonardtown Grill (25470 Point
Lookout Road, Leonardtown)
7 p.m.
Piranhas
Dowell Road, Dowell) 8 p.m.
Live Motown with Chyp and
Andrea
Rustic River Bar and Grill
(40874 Merchants Lane,
Leonardtown) 8:30 p.m.
DJ Mike
p.m.
All You Can Drink Night
with DJ Chris
9 p.m.
17 Scars, Transgresstion and
Burnt to Ashes
Memories Nightclub and Bar
(2360 Old Washington Road,
Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Karaoke On Demand with
DJ/KJ Steadyrockin
Mills Road, Lexington Park)
9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011
PRAD Presents the
California Ramblers
Calvert Marine Museum
(14200 Solomons Island
Road, Solomons)
1 p.m.
Fair Warning
p.m.
Oktoberfest on Solomons
SMSA Clubhouse (14490
Solomons Island Road,
Solomons) 6 p.m.
Randy Ritchie on Piano
Cafe Des Artistes (41655
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Andy Poxon Band
Leonardtown) 8 p.m.
Anthony Ryan Band
Toots Bar
(23971 Mervell Dean Road,
Hollywood) 8 p.m.
Just Us Mike and Barry
Ruddy Duck Brewery
(13200 Dowell Road, Dowell)
8 p.m.
The Not So Modern Jazz
Quartet
The Westlawn Inn (9200
Chesapeake Avenue, North
Beach) 8 p.m.
Vendetta
p.m.
Sharper Image with Miles
from Clever in the Front Bar
Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt
Store Road, Hughesville) 9
p.m.
Surreal
Memories Nightclub and Bar
(2360 Old Washington Road,
Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Facedown
9:30 p.m.
Karaoke On Demand with
DJ/KJ Steadyrockin
Mills Road, Lexington Park)
9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011
Deep Stack Hold Em
Indian Head Moose Lodge (11
Town Street, Indian Head) 1
p.m.
March of Dimes Ride,
Naked, DJ Mike and The
Craze
p.m.
Elks Big Game Texas Hold
Em Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge
(45779 Fire Department Lane,
Lexington Park) 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
Migraine Mondays
Leonardtown) 4 p.m.
Team Trivia
Notch Road, California) 6:30
p.m.
Southern Maryland Karaoke
Championship
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean
Road, Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Free Pool
p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Fair Warning
p.m.
Open Mic Night
Dowell Road, Dowell) 6:30
p.m.
Open Pool Tables
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 12, 2011
Mason Sebastian
p.m.
Karaoke
Loveville Tavern (28275 Point
Lookout Road, Leonardtown)
7 p.m.
Ladies Night
p.m.
Wolfs Hot Rods and Old
Gas Blues Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant (8416
Bayside Road, Chesapeake
Beach) 8 p.m.
Karaoke
8 p.m.
The County Times
Here is a chance to speak with a
pharmacist one-on-one about the medi-
cations you are taking to see if they are
compatible with each other and any sup-
plements (or foods) you may be using.
Bring all your medications, vitamins
and supplements to Loffer on Friday,
October 14 between 10 a.m. 12 p.m.
Appointments are recommended but
walk-ins will be seen on space available
basis. We need to have at least 5 ap-
pointments scheduled to hold this event.
To make an appointment call 301-737-
5670 ext. 1658.
Brought to you by the Board of County Commissioners for St. Marys County: Francis Jack Russell, President;
Lawrence D. Jarboe; Cynthia L. Jones; Todd B. Morgan; Daniel L. Morris and the Department of Aging.
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Cost:Fitness Card: $30 for 10 classes
When signing up for EnhanceFitness, please arrive 1f2 hour early to
complete registration materials.

Questions:
Call Brandy: 301-+75-+002 ext. 1062
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5:30-6:30 p.m.
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Lofer Senior Activity Center, SAYSF, 240-725.0290
Northern Senior Activity Center, Charlotte Hall, 301.475.4002, ext. 1001
In a typical class, heres
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Ten to 20 people close to your
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A certifed instructor with
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A 5-minute warm-up to get the
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A 20-minute aerobics workout
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A 20-minute strength training
workout
A 10-minute stretch to keep
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bone density, and coordination.
Times include evenings and weekends!
Cost:
Fitness Card: $30 for 10 classes
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Garvey Scrabble Tournament
All playing levels are welcome to partic-
ipate in this social scrabble tournament at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center on Wednes-
day, October 19 from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Entry
fee is $4/person. Cash prizes will be award-
ed. Advanced registration is required by Fri-
day, October 14 and may be done by calling
the Garvey Receptionist at 301.475.4200, ext.
1050. At Noon there will be a break for lunch.
Loffer Book Club Meets on Thursday,
October 13
If you didnt get a chance to attend Sep-
tembers book club meeting at Loffer but
would like to participate this month, you still
have time to read the book assigned for Oc-
tober. The book is Crooked Letter, Crooked
Letter by Tom Franklin. Loffer Book Club
meets Thursday, October 13 at 12:30 p.m.
All are welcome, whether or not you have
read the book. You will enjoy the discussion
and fnd out what Novembers assignment is.
Call 301-737-5670 ext 1655 or e-mail Sheila.
graziano@stmarysmd.com if you need more
information. Otherwise, just come on over!
EFT Clinic at Loffer twice a month
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
is a simple, yet very effective treatment that
consists of tapping on several meridian points
within your body to release emotional diff-
culties that cause you physical illness. Based
on the tenets of acupuncture but simplifed
to tapping that you can learn to do yourself,
EFT has been used to treat addictions, Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder, pain, disease and
many other complaints. Richele McLeod, a
registered nurse, is our practitioner and will
be available at Loffer the 2nd and 4th Tues-
day of each month. Initial 30 minutes of the
frst appointment is free and if you fnd that
the session is helping you and you wish to
continue, the next hour is $45. After that you
many continue the tapping on your own or,
if you need another session you can simply
make another appointment. Richele makes
her own appointments and can be reached
at 240-925-4309. For more information call
Shellie- 301-737-5670 ext. 1655. You can also
fnd more information about EFT by going to
www.eftuniverse.com.
Parkinsons Exercise Group
Exercise will not stop Parkinsons dis-
ease from progressing; but, it will improve
balance and can prevent joint stiffening.
This exercise program offered at the Gar-
vey Senior Activity Center on Thursdays at
1:30 p.m. includes stretching and strength-
ening routines that will help to minimize
the negative effects of Parkinsons Disease.
There is no fee. For more information, call
301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
Lofer Senior Activity Center (SAYSF), 240.725.0290; Garvey Senior
Activity Center, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050; Northern Senior Activity Center,
301.475.4002, ext. 1001; Ridge Nutrition Site, 301.475.4200, ext. 1050.
Visit the Department of Agings website at
www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
SENIOR LIVING
St. Marys
Dept of Aging
Programs and Activities
Yard Sale at
Northern Senior
Activity Center
Loffer Sponsors Pack Your
Bag Event
The Northern Senior Activity Center Council will be holding a Yard Sale open to the pub-
lic on Friday, October 14, from 1-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 15, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
(rain/shine) at the Northern Senior Activity Center in Charlotte Hall. Proceeds will beneft the
Northern Senior Activity Center. If you have any donations (no clothes please), they can be
dropped off Friday, October 14 until 10 a.m. at the Center. For further information call Pat Myers
301-884-8714.
The County Times
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By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
On the fnal day of the season, New York Mets shortstop
Jose Reyes completed a personally successful season, if not
so much for the 4th place Mets, by winning a tight race for
the National League batting championship. Reyes entered
game 162 with a .336 average, slightly ahead of Milwaukees
Ryan Braun. In his frst at bat, Reyes bunted for a base hit,
raising his average to a nearly insurmountable .337. Reyes
had apparently done the math: knowing a leadoff hit would
nearly assure him of being the frst Metropolitan to win a
batting title, he asked manager Jerry Manuel to remove him from the game, should he
get a hit, to preserve his batting average. After Reyes single, Manuel obliged and,
sure enough, Reyes won the batting crown. Yeah?
Every kid has heard their parents lament about how much easier things are now,
how tough things were back in the day and how those brutal years, apparently just
after humans ceased to live in caves and forage for food, forged far stronger char-
acter. I remember one particular occasion, after a questionable school closer for a
snow event, when my father was giving me the todays kids are soft business. His
irritation swelled as he described how, in his day, there were no such days off and kids
would deal with the weather by wrapping their precious school shoes in newspaper
and walking to where they could meet the bus. It sounded quite impressive. The
only problem was he was telling the story in the presence of my grandmother who,
after composing her laughter at his dramatic account, proceeded to describe how her
generation did the same thing; only the newspaper protected their bare feet, not a pair
of dress shoes. I have no idea who was telling the truth - if anyone - but I exited that
conversation thinking my grandmother was a bad, bad lady and that she grew up in
a crazy era.
Looking back, Im certain both were embellishing at least slightly, but they were
also making a valid point. I did have it easier. My kids have it easier than I did (and
yes, Ive made sure to point it out to themminus the company of my parents, of
course). What has been the impact on society? Its diffcult to quantify, but I dont
think its hard to recognize that todays adolescents and young adults tend to perceive,
process and react to situations with greater individual sensitivity and with less con-
templation of the consequences external to themselves. If an issue doesnt present
an identifable personal impact, they dont care about it. Look at the shows on T.V.
now (a pretty decent gauge of societys psychological status). My parents grew up
watching Father Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver. I grew up with the Cosbys and
Family Ties. All were shows with lessons about life and assimilating into a family
or group. No character wished to shine above or at the expense of another. Now its
the Kardashians (a show thats tolerable only when muted) and Jersey Shore: shows
that feature egocentric people who believe they are the center of the universe around
which everything revolves.
Reyes choice to tap out and preserve a personal accomplishment was an egre-
gious example of the prevalent me-frst state of mind. He didnt care about the fans,
who had paid to see the Mets best, or winning the game; it was about him frst and
foremost. Not only is it doubtful that this would have happened in prior generations,
it didnt. In 1941 Ted Williams entered the fnal day of the season with a far more
signifcant .400 batting average. When offered to sit out the days double-header to
preserve his historic accomplished, Williams scoffed at the notion, recorded 6 hits and
raised his season-ending average to .406. Williams valued the fans, the game and his
availability to his teammates over his individual numbers. This is a front and center
contrast between past and present generations approach to daily operations. It leaves
me suddenly overwhelmed with nostalgia for days, athletes and attitudes past.
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Potomac Speedway
By Doug Watson
Winchester Va.s Rick Ed-
monds drove the race of his career
as he was triumphant in the 20th
annual running of the Southern
Maryland Nationals last Saturday
night at Potomac speedway. In
scoring his frst-ever street stock
feature win at the track, Edmonds
became the 16th different driver
to score a win in this highly cov-
eted event and the hefty $2500
winners share that went with it.
2009 nationals winner Mike Corbin and
Edmonds paced the 26-car starting feld to
the initial green fag of the event. Utilizing
the high-side of the speedway, Edmonds out-
dragged Corbin as the pack raced of turn two
to garner the top-spot. From that point on,
Edmonds would eventually go on to lead all
35-laps of the race but not without numerous
challenges by eventual runner-up Mike Corbin.
I cant believe we fnally won the nation-
als. The emotional Edmonds stated as the
tears rolled down his cheeks. Weve been try-
ing so hard for a lot of years to win this race, and
to get my frst-ever win here at Potomac in this
race is a dream come true. Despite Edmonds
dominating performance, his mount was start-
ing to falter near the end of the race. This thing
was spitting and sputtering with about fve to
go and I was about to cry inside the car. Ed-
monds emphasized. She held together and I
cant thank everyone enough who helped me
get here tonight. Kyle Nelson, in his frst start
of the season, came home third, 26th starting
Terry Staton took fourth and 13th starting Mike
Rose completed the top-fve. Setting fast-time
in time trials over the 38-car feld was Mike
Rose with a one-lap time of 18.266. Heats went
to Darren Alvey, Mike Corbin, Kurt Zimmer-
man and Scottie Nelson with twin consolations
going to Jimmy Jessmer Jr. and Mike Grady Jr.
David Williams, the 2011 Potomac late
model champion, scored his second win of the
season and his 10th overall feature win of 2011,
with a dominating performance in the 30-lap
limited late model headliner.
After three aborted starts, third starting
Williams inherited the top spot as the feld f-
nally went green. That was all Williams need-
ed as he would lead every lap over runner-up
Bruce Kane to post his 34th career limited late
model win at Potomac. We set a goal of 10
wins this season , and Im glad we were able to
reach that goal. The car was just about perfect
tonight which made my job that much easier.
David Puckett took third, track champion Ben
Bowie was fourth and Bubby Tharp flled the
front-fve. Heats for the 17-cars on hand went to
Williams and Kane.
Second year racer Chris Arnold drove the
race of his career as he was the winner of the
30-lap modifed contest for his frst feature win
anywhere. Arnold wrestled the top-spot from
Travis Larouqe on the 17th lap and would then
drive away to a convincing victory. Man this
is awesome. Arnold stated. Im really happy
that my frst win came here at Potomac, this
is one of my favorite tracks. Larouqe held on
for second, Brandon Galloway was third, Rich
Marks took fourth and Eric Erwin completed
the top-fve. Heats for the 16 cars went to Arnold
and Mike Reynolds.
Jonathon Raley appeared to have capped
of a successful rookie season in the hobby stock
division as he rolled to his fourth win of the
season and the $1000 top prize that went with
it. However Raley refused a post-race inspec-
tion after his victory handing the win to second
place fnisher and 2009 nationals winner Jimmy
Randall. John Burch was second, Wesley Giv-
ens took third, Brandon Sandridge was fourth
and Danny Loth was the top-fve. Heats for the
24-cars entered went to Ricky Douglas, Randall
and Brian Adkins.
In other weekend action, 2011 track cham-
pion John Hardesty scored his third win of the
season in the 30-lap strictly stock feature and
Josh Wilkins was victorious in the rain-short-
ened 10-lap u-car feature.
Street Stock Feature Finish
1. Ricky Edmonds 2. Mike Corbin 3. Kyle Nelson 4. Terry
Staton 5. Mike Rose 6. Danny Zechman 7. Scottie Nel-
son 8. Kurt Zimmerman 9. Ed Pope 10. Mike Latham 11.
Paul Quattro 12. Darren Alvey 13. Jimmy Jessmer Jr.
14. Dale Reamy 15. Jimmy Combs 16. Rick Stouffer 17.
David Kaiser 18. Billy Farmer 19. Bryan Kerns 20. Troy
Kassiris 21. Stephen Quade 22. Mike Grady Jr. 23. Mi-
chael Carter 24. Dave Stouffer Jr. 25. James Sparks 26.
Craig Tankersley
Limited late model feature fnish
1. David Williams 2. Bruce Kane 3. David Puckett 4. Ben
Bowie 5. Bubby Tharp 6. Derrick Quade 7. Paul Cursey
8. Tommy Wagner Jr. 9. Tyler Emory 10. Barry Lear 11.
Pat Wood 12. Kevin Cooke 13. Matt Quade 14. Sam Ar-
cher 15. Glenn Elliott 16. CJ Brown 17. Allan Canter
Modifed feature fnish
1. Chris Arnold 2. Travis Larouqe 3. Brandon Galloway
4. Rich Marks 5. Eric Erwin 6. Brian Dobie 7. Paige
Harrison 8. Jimmy Duncan 9. Russell Erwin 10. Lance
Grady 11. Brandon Greither 12. Tim Schulte 13. Tony
Quade 14. Mike Reynolds 15. Dan Arnold 16. Craig
Ramich
Hobby Stock feature fnish
1. Jimmy Randall 2. John Burch 3. Wesley Givens 4.
Brandon Sandridge 5. Danny Loth 6. Joey Dean 7. An-
drew Tarbox 8. Matt Tarbox 9. Bud Pickeral 10. Jerry
Deason 11. Mark Guthrie 12. Ryan Toole 13. Jimmy
Meek 14. Bobby Meixsall 15. Brian Adkins 16. Ricky
Douglas 17. Wil Nelson 18. James Sutphin 19. Don
Breach 20. Brittany Wenk 21. David Bowler 22. David
Savage 23. Jonathon Raley (DQ)
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By Keith McGuire
I feel a little bit
strange this week. I took the
time to write a gleaming report
last week about the abundance
of different species of fsh that
we now have in the area. Then
the weekend came. Howling
winds, really cold, unseason-
able temperatures, and cloudy
drizzle and rain kept many of us
away from the water.
Well, we can sit around
and commiserate over the foul
weather, or we can get out there
and do something. It turned out
to be a great Saturday to head to
the deer woods, if you were so
inclined. Cooler temperatures
kept the bugs at bay, and sparked
movement in the animals. It
also turned out to be a great time
for the Sotterley Wine Festival,
if you have a taste for the stuff
of grapes.
On the other hand, Saturday and Sunday
may have been a little too brutal for fshing,
but Thursday and Friday were great with
some good local catches of stripers, bluefsh,
white perch, and even speckled trout for those
who didnt mind the cooling temperatures.
The Bay was not extremely rough, so some of
the hardiest anglers managed to get out there.
The rivers, on the other hand, were fshable
by most and produced good catches of stripers
and perch. I dont know anyone who fshed on
Saturday or Sunday.
Do not despair. Better weather is on the
way. Do not winterize the boat just yet! There
are still massive schools of breaking stripers
and bluefsh in the Bay. Jigging in and around
these schools should produce good keeper
size stripers and 3 5 pound bluefsh. Casting
top water plugs around rocky outcroppings
and fshy looking shorelines has become one
of my favorite methods for catching rockfsh.
Its a little work, but with very willing fsh it is
also one heck of a lot of fun!
Most everyone talks about casting to the
rocks at Cedar Point, which is a favorite loca-
tion. This spot can be treacherous, though,
and requires exceptional boat handling skills.
There are many other areas that can be just
as good. Look for clear, moving water, and
structure for your top water casts. With as
many stripers as we have around now, many
other less dangerous areas are holding fsh.
When youre able to travel to the Eastern
Shore side of the Bay, be sure to try Hooper
Straights and the Honga River. A lot of an-
glers are hooking up on nice speckled trout
there. When asked what bait he was using,
one angler told me, anything that wig-
gles! Most are using small bucktail jigs
dressed with a Bass Assassin or Bass Kan-
dy Delight (BKD) and tossing them around
shoreline points with clear water and good
current. Apparently, the specks love it there!
Bottom fshing is producing white perch
and other species, depending on the bait being
used. Most everything is hitting bloodworms
and peeler crabs (when you can get them).
White perch are most cooperative now, and
will still chase small spinner baits cast around
shoreline and deeper water structures.
To follow-up on my recent article about
the Northern Snakehead, check out the new
video posted on the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources website. http://dnr.mary-
land.gov/fsheries/.
Dont forget to take a picture of your
catch and send it to me with a report at the
email address below.
riverdancekeith@gmail.com.
Keith has been a recreational angler
on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
for over 50 years; he fshes weekly from his
small boat during the season, and spends
his free time supporting local conservation
organizations.
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Host Your: Team Building Event or Birthday Party Here!!
Decorating Supplies:
Mums, Corn Stalks, Straw,
Gourds, and Indian Corn
Food & Refreshments On-Site
Large Covered Picnic Area
Air-Conditioned/Heated Restrooms
We have acres and acres of
pumpkins available for a
small additional fee.
Cupcake Shop
Take a taste of
fall home with you.
Saturday & Sunday,
October 8th & 9th (All Day)
Sunday, October 9th (All Day)
SCOUTS WEEKEND: We are setting aside
an entire weekend to celebrate all Scouts!
Come with your troop or in your uniform
and receive $2.00 of general admission.
Call to book your troops reservation today.
FIRE & RESCUE APPRECIATION DAY: A
day to honor our Fire Fighters and EMS
Members; Bring your kids out for Fire
Trucks ride from 12:00 to 3:00. Fire &
Rescue Members will receive $2.00 Of
Admission. (ID Required).
St. Marys Hopsital Health Connections
Mobile Outreach Center Will Be Here!
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My Hope for
Better Weather
Angler Angler
The Ordinary
Jigging and Popping Fall Stripers
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As you journey through the many health issues and
choices afecting adults today, come join us at the...
St. Marys County Department of Aging & Human Services
Health Fair
Te Way To Wellness
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Hall
24801 Tree Notch Road, Hollywood, Maryland 20636
Health Screenings include Skin Cancer,
Hearing, Depression, and Massages also provided
Flu Inoculations
(Medicare card holders should bring their cards;
a $20 payment, by cash or check is appreciated from
those not eligible for Medicare)
Presentations and Demonstrations include, Couponing, Tai Chi
for Arthritis, Practical Self Defense Demonstration and many others.
For a full schedule contact Jennifer Hunt at 301-475-4200 ext. 1073.
Brought to you by the Board of County Commissioners for St. Marys County:
Francis Jack Russell, President; Lawrence D. Jarboe; Cynthia L. Jones;
Todd B. Morgan; Daniel L. Morris and the Department of Aging & Human Services.
For more information call 301.475.4200, ext. 1051 or visit
the Department of Aging website at stmarysmd.com/aging
Friday, October 21, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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