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Your Thoughts
Do you think the Sheriff’s Office should apply
for government grant money to hire more people,
knowing that the county commissioners may have
to authorize ongoing salary expenses when the
grants run out?

Jared Walker, 18, who

has lived in St. Mary’s for
12 years said he would
support using grant
funds for deputy hires. “I
think the Sheriff’s office
should do it, because we
do have a crime prob-
lem, as we’ve seen in
the last couple of weeks.
We’ve had robberies
and shootings, we’ve
had arrests, and we only
currently have a low
number of deputies and
it’s a big county. I think
we could use the extra
help.”

Myron Nelson, 42, from

Leonardtown had a
mixed response. “Good
question … if they’re
being told, or promised,
that it’s going to be a full
time position or a career
move opportunity – with
limited funds, no I don’t
agree. But if they’re be-
ing hired for a short-term
contract position, then
they could use the mon-
ey for that, and I think it
would be fine. But again
they need to let people
know what’s going on
first.”

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40%
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SMECO Line Upgrade Permit Aging Mechanicsville Gas Station
Nearing Approval To Be Demolished
By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
The hearing examiner assigned to con-
sider Southern Maryland Electric Coopera-
tive’s application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), which
is required from the Maryland Public Service
Commission before a project can begin to
upgrade a high-voltage line running through
Calvert County, has issued a decision saying
the permit should be granted.
The $110 million project would upgrade
an existing transmission line from 69 kilovolts
to 230 kilovolts. The line runs from Hun-
tingtown south through Calvert County and
crosses the Patuxent River to a substation in
St. Mary’s County.
The project would result in a fully
“looped” 230 KV power system in SMECO’s
Gas Leak Closes Pegg Road
Authorities were on the scene closing off
Pegg Road near the area of Liberty Street on
Wednesday after a gas leak was reported by
construction crews in the area. Starting at noon,
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entire service area, which includes Charles,
St. Mary’s and Calvert counties.
Hearing examiner Dennis H. Sober
wrote on July 14 that the CPCN is to be
granted, because all laws and regulations have
been met and a demonstrated need has been
established.
Sober also wrote: that governing bodies
from both counties approve of the project; the
project will protect the safety of residents rely-
ing on power by decreasing the likelihood of
extended power outages; it will meet growing
demand for power in Southern Maryland; and
benefit the local economy.
The hearing examiner’s order will be-
come a final decision of the Public Service
Commission on Aug. 14, unless an appeal is
filed. The commission board would consider
any appeal received before it issues a final
decision.
Tom Mattingly, communications manager
for the St. Mary’s County Department of Public
Safety, said that a four-inch gas main was com-
promised shortly after 11 a.m. Construction
crews called Washington Gas to report the in-
cident immediately. Residents were instructed
to avoid the area until repairs were finished.
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Owners of an old, vacant gas station on Old Village Road in Mechanicville have taken out a permit to tear down
the building.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A gas station that has stood in Mechanics-
ville on Old Village Road for more than 75 years
could be going away soon.
The property owners, Colonna Properties,
LLC, received a permit July 16 to demolish the
dilapidated building, according to Derick Ber-
lage, director of the Department of Land Use and
Growth Management.
“The applicant is completely within their
rights to demolish the building,” Berlage said.
“Though some may feel it does have historical
character, others may feel it’s a building whose
time has come and gone.”
“I heard from some community members
there was some nostalgia for the structure,” he
Housing Authority Applies For
$17 Million In Rehab Funds
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
County Housing Authority officials hope
that they will get an award of $17.3 million
from federal stimulus funds to rehab aban-
doned and vacant homes in the Lexington Park
and Chaptico communities so that the county’s
work-force housing stocks will grow.
Last year the county applied for federal
money through the state to rehab about 40
properties but failed to get an award.
This year’s direct application for part of
more than $1 billion in American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act money would go to re-
hab nearly 90 to 140 such properties.
“This time they’re offering it to jurisdic-
tions and nonprofits and not just to states,” said
Dennis Nicholson, executive director of the St.
Mary’s County Housing Authority. “It’s our
modest attempt to try to capture some of this
money.”
Nicholson said that it could take months
before the county even knows if it received a
grant award.
Last year’s application failed because the
money went to jurisdictions the state deemed
in more dire need of assistance because of ram-
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said.
Historical structures could provide a real
benefit to the community quality of life if they
were rehabbed properly, said Berlage at a Leon-
ardtown Planning and Zoning Commission
meeting Monday.
Berlage declined to judge whether or not the
Mechanicsville site could have been saved.
But he said that land-use staff have already
photographically documented the site because of
its age and historical value.
Bob Schaller, director of the county’s De-
partment of Economic and Community Devel-
opment, said that the gas station would likely be
missed by some in the community as part of a
simpler time.
“It’s a key part of history, it’s part of old Me-
chanicsville,” he said.
pant home foreclosures, like Prince George’s
County.
“It’s a very rigorous competition; how well
we’ll fair we don’t know,” he said. “We’ll know
by the end of the summer.”
The homes up for selection were deter-
mined not by neighborhoods or streets but by
census tracking data, Nicholson said.
Bob Schaller, director of the county’s
Department of Economic and Community
Development, said that the grant funds could
help increase the stock of affordable housing
here, which has long been a pressing issue in
the county.
“We’re trying to double or triple the num-
ber of [rehabbed] properties available,” Schaller
said. “A lot of those properties are in affordable
housing stock. It’s a good thing.”
Housing prices continue to be high here,
despite recent drops, he said. A housing study
done by the county Chamber of Commerce in
2007 concluded that nearly two thirds of county
residents making a median income of just over
$70,000 could not afford the median price of
home at that time, about $339,000.
The median home prices here have
dropped down to just about $300,000 or slight-
ly less, he said.
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There was once a sign on Route 5 in Charlotte
Hall calling the county “God’s Country”
and advising people not to drive through it
“like hell.” Should it make a comeback?
Jack Candela, member of the Leonardtown
Planning and Zoning Commission.
They’re Not Taking It Anymore
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
It started the night that Sen. John Mc-
Cain lost the 2008 presidential election,
said David Willenborg, a member of the
county’s Republican Central Committee.
He and several other county GOP
members had worked hard and sud-
denly they found themselves politically
unemployed.
They wanted to find a way to stay ac-
tive and to still get their message across;
they found a way on the Internet.
Earlier this year, Concerned Citizens
for a Better Maryland, a new statewide
political action committee, was formed,
Willenborg said. Its Web site is www.new-
daymd.org.
Now each county has a branch organi-
zation of the group that carries a message
of fiscal restraint and limited and trans-
parent government, members say.
Despite the heavy involvement of
Southern Maryland Republicans in the
new organization, they are looking for
members and supporters with like minds
wherever they can find them.
“We are
bipartisan, we
welcome other
people to partici-
pate,” Willenborg
told The County
Times.
New Day
Maryland has
helped organize
tax protests in the
Dave Willenborg region, including
Study Researching Dead Spots In Radio Coverage
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
County government officials are waiting on a
report to determine just why there are dead spots in
the emergency communication coverage in places
like Valley Lee and the 7th District.
Once they get an answer, they say they can
then decide whether they should spend up to $5
million to outfit two planned communications tow-
ers in those areas with new, updated equipment.
The two towers are important because they
not only could help close gaps in communication
coverage in the county but also would help re-
vamp emergency communications interoperability
throughout the entire state.
Dave Zylak, director of the county Depart-
ment of Public Safety, said that two other towers al-
ready in use on Golden Beach and Sandgates roads
would likely be a part of that funding proposal for
increased communication capability.
“We’re waiting for a proposal from a consul-
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Today’s Newsmakers In Brief
Is the Amish community a draw for
visitors and tourists to the county?
That’s one thing they’ll see
here they won’t see anywhere else in
I personally think that the state is the Amish community.
sign needs to be resurrected.
Derick Berlage, director of
the Department of Land Use
and Growth Management
doom that she believes are untrue.
The Truth About Green group is
setting up a “Green Tea Party” in Sep-
Mary’s College
of Maryland,
said grass-roots
the Tea Party held on Solomons Island, a tember in Lafayette Park in Washington, activism, from
recent protest at Chopticon High School in D.C., which includes film documentarians the left or right,
support of rolling back property tax rates Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer was a great
and another gathering July 18 at the at the who produced a movie rebutting Al Gore’s form of political
county visitors center in Charlotte Hall. movie “An Inconvenient Truth.” participation.
The group uses the Internet and Her passion began when she started to “ T hat’s
its lean membership to organize events learn more about f luorescent light bulbs. something we
quickly, Willenborg said. “They save you a lot of energy, but if it all have to feel
“You can’t operate a project … and breaks it can be good about,” Mary Russell
get everybody’s permission,” Willenborg hazardous to your Cain said. “The
said. “You’ve got to do it yourself.” health,” Sabater more citizens do it the better for our
Mary Burke-Russell, of Leonard- said. “It made me democracy.”
town, operates a house cleaning busi- want to let people While they are small in numbers now,
ness and is one of the group’s original know, it sparked Willenborg said, they hope others, no
members. me.” matter the party lines, will rally to their
She said that health care reform, Michael Cain, cause.
which is at the top of President Obama’s director of the Cen- “We want to wake people up, to get
domestic priorities list, is one of her main ter for the Study of them energized,” Willenborg said.
worries. Nancy Sabater
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She said she believed the plan would
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Farmers Market Starts On Town Square Planning Council Approves
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
It was the beginning of a farmers market town of-
ficials have been trying to put together for years.
“Right now we’re testing the waters to see how it
Ben Yoder, a member of the Amish community in goes,” said Laschelle McKay, town administrator.
Mechanicsville, can remember the first time he went to If more farmers from the area are interested, town of-
Leonardtown; it was about 30 years ago on a bank errand ficials could arrange for a larger space to be set up across
for the family. from The Good Earth natural foods store nearby, McKay
He said it was a big deal. said.
“That was my first trip with my father’s money,” he Farmers had expressed interest in having another site
said. to sell produce, baked goods and even crafts away from
Since then there have been other trips, but his appear- the market in Charlotte Hall next to the library off Route
ance on the Leonardtown square on July 17 was for busi- 5.
ness of his own. Space there is at a premium, and there are often du-
He, his wife and young son, one of seven children, plication of products, McKay said. The Leonardtown site
were selling baked goods from a booth he had fashioned might prove to be a more open market, she said.
on top of a trailer bed; members of a Mennonite fam- Yoder said that farming and some of the
ily were next to his stand selling fresh other businesses in the Amish community
produce. have had to change along with the rest
of society.
“We’re more going into pro-
duce, because dairy and hogs have
vanished; that’s because of the
[lack of] availability of land,” Yo-
der said. “[Vegetables and produce
are] more profitable per acre.
“There’s a real demand for it,
for fresh vegetables.”
The farmers market on the
square will be open every Friday
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Yoder hopes
it will be successful in these diffi-
cult economic times.
“It’s all a matter of readjusting
to where we are,” Yoder said. “You
have to do what you have to do.”
Thursday, July 23, 2009 6
Hospital Expansion
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A St. Mary’s Hospital plan to expand with a new two-story building that
will include a cancer treatment center and financial and accounting depart-
ments won approval from the Leonardtown Planning and Zoning Commission
Monday.
Hospital officials say that it will be the first phase of a much larger overall
expansion that will increase the number of patients that can be treated there.
Frank Fearns, a hospital spokesman and commission member who sat
out because of his position, said that the original plan was for a three-story
building totaling 22,000 square feet and that the latest plan is for a two-story
building totaling 28,789 square feet.
“It’s slightly larger,” Fearns told the three sitting commissioners. “At one
time it was going to be a three-story building, now it’s going to be two.”
The vacated portions of the hospital will become space for information
technology activities, he said.
Despite the expansion, there should not be any additional vehicle traffic
generated, because the new space will accommodate current staff and activi-
ties, Fearns said.
But traffic was a concern for the commission, since the next phase of the
build-out will be to increase patient capacity.
Commissioners were worried that the surrounding Singletree neighbor-
hood, which is close-knit and residential, might be negatively affected if roads
were not improved.
They said that the town, hospital and State Highway Administration
should cooperate to do a traffic study to determine needed improvements to
Doctors Crossing Road and Route 245.
“We need to get it in writing that we expect a traffic study to be done,”
said Jean Moulds, commission chair.
Commission member Jack Candela echoed her concerns.
“It’ll be part of the approval process when you come with the next phase,”
he said.
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Fire Marshals Charge Woman With Arson
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Investigators with the Maryland State Fire
Marshal’s Office have arrested Jeinny Navarro,
19, of Lexington Park and charged her with first-
degree arson, first-degree burning and reckless
endangerment in connection with a trailer fire
that occurred July 10.
The fire destroyed a mobile home in the
20000 block of Treetop Road and caused ap-
proximately $25,000 in damages.
Hearing Set for Monday on Comprehensive Plan
The St. Mary’s Planning Commission
will hold a public hearing on the county’s pro-
posed Comprehensive Plan during its meeting
on Monday, July 27, in the commissioners’
hearing room in the Chesapeake Building in
Leonardtown.
The hearing will be the third (two have
already been held in Lexington Park and Char-
lotte Hall) seeking public comment about the
county’s long-range plan, now being updated.
Md. Students Continue to
Improve on State Tests
BALTIMORE (AP) - Elementary and
middle school students in Maryland have
improved their scores on standardized
tests for the seventh year in a row, state
education officials said Tuesday.
Students are tested in reading and
math in grades 3 through 8, and the re-
sults are used to measure whether schools
are meeting federal standards. Scores on
the tests administered this spring were up
statewide in both subjects and at all grade
levels except in fourth-grade reading,
which saw a slight decrease.
While students have made obvious
progress since the Maryland School As-
sessments were first given in 2003, one
member of the State Board of Education
asked whether the scores were true indi-
cators of high achievement.
“I’m trying to find some indication
that we should have confidence in what
this test is telling us, and I’m not finding
any,” board member Kate Walsh said.
“The test results that come before this
board are extremely optimistic about what
our kids are able to accomplish.”
Walsh pointed to Maryland students’
mediocre performance on the federal gov-
ernment’s National Assessment of Educa-
tional Progress exams. On the 2007 NAEP
exams, the most recent year for which re-
sults are available, Maryland 4th-graders
ranked 17th out of the 50 states in read-
ing and 26th in math, and the state’s 8th-
graders ranked 21st in reading and 16th
in math.
State officials have said NAEP exams
Md. GOP Chairman Gets ‘No Confidence’ Vote
ANNAPOLIS (AP) - Leaders of the Mary-
land Republican Party have given a “no con-
fidence’’ vote to state party chairman James
Pelura.
But the party stopped short Saturday of
calling for a special convention, which would
be required to get rid of their chairman.
Pelura has faced calls to resign amid fi-
nancial troubles for the state party and declin-
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The commission meeting will begin at
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a chance for Congress to demonstrate its commit-
ment to small businesses throughout the country. 
The Right to Repair Act simply requires that ve-
hicle manufacturers provide car owners and their
trusted neighborhood repair shops with equitable
access to accurate service and repair informa-
tion.  Allowing these small businesses to compete
on a level playing field will ensure the long-term sur-
vival of a competitive automotive repair industry.
Many of our members have small businesses
that have been in their family for generations.
Comedy Central Comes to Town
Thanks to an alert press, I am apprised of a
recent visit to our area by one of the leading lights
of Comedy Central. Yes, this well-known humor-
They are not seeking an unfair advantage, nor
are they looking for access to the proprietary
information protected by the bill. Instead, they
are asking Congress to ensure that they are
Editorial:
able to compete fairly now and in the future. 
We encourage all vehicle owners to visit www.
righttorepair.org to send a letter to their Congres-
Small Business Under Attack
We have always been a nation of entrepreneurs, achievers, risk takers, and innovators.
sional representatives urging them to support pas-
That spirit, that desire to compete on your own terms has led to decades of individuals,
sage of the Right to Repair Act.
families, and friends creating small businesses that have created most of the new jobs in this
country. The risks have been high, but in this country the rewards for hard work and success
Paul Fiore,
have outweighed the risk. You have to wonder, is the American dream of owning your own
Executive Vice President
business coming to a end?
Service Station Dealers of
Kids today are being taught and counseled to “get a job with the government”. Over the
America and Allied Trades
next four years the federal government is expected to hire 600,000 more people. The private
Bowie, Md.
sector is losing jobs, lots of jobs. Predicting what private sector job loss will look like in Janu-
ary 2010 or March 2010 is like predicting what the weather will be like for weeks from now.
While it may be nearly impossible to correctly predict, there are signs in the economy which
we believe will lead to much greater unemployment numbers than are being predicted.
Times have become quite difficult for all businesses, most notably small business. Few
manufactures whose products I tried over the
years, before taking my business in other direc- small business owners who know they will be left holding the bill if things go wrong, few
tions. But what a marketing concept (which could who have mortgaged their home to create jobs for themselves and others, few who have the

ist came down from Washington, D.C., to deliver
what had to have been a sidesplitting monologue.
I’m sorry I missed it.
From what I read, the best joke of all in his
routine went something like this: Referring to
years and years of deficit spending, and on what
we might assume to be a point of fast approach-
ing retirement from his 28 years of membership
in the cast of Comedy Central, he said, “The
problem is somebody’s got to pay (the debt) at
some point in time.”
Whooeee! Is that a knee slapper, or what?
Twenty-eight years on the job, and he is just now
coming to that conclusion? No moss growing on
him, no siree.
And I guess the audience barely had time to
catch its collective breath from that one before
he delivered the punch line: “We’re going to pay
for whatever we do; we’re not going to borrow
money. Or I’m not going to support it.”
Enough (gasp) already, you’re killing me!
Not being privileged enough to be part of the
Gang of 535, I was out of the scriptwriting loop
when a 1,700 page bill (which nobody has admit-
ted to having read, much less understand) piled
another $800 billion on top of the current deficit.
That included, if you will remember, about $200
billion in special-interest tax breaks.
And I certainly don’t remember being asked
how I felt about having to financially support
Do you have something to say?
Would like your voice to be heard?
Send us a letter telling us what’s on your mind!
only have been devised by the cast of Comedy
Central): If we can’t get them to buy it, let’s levy a
You Didn’t Buy It Tax. Is that cool, or what? Sort
of a conspicuous nonconsumption tax.
Nor was I consulted on the concept of “bor-
rowing” from the Social Security Trust Fund and
from Medicare to fund projects totally unrelated
to the source of those funds. (Comedy Central
Motto: We put the Fun in Fund.)
But I am pleased to learn that “We are go-
ing to pay.” That’s right after “we” play a rousing
game of Kick the Can Down the Road.
So in closing, let me suggest a joke of my
own. Many of you old timers will recognize it,
and for the younger set, pay attention: You might
learn something.
The Lone Ranger and his trusty sidekick,
Tonto, find themselves surrounded by hundreds
of hostile Indians. The Lone Ranger surveys the
situation, and turning to Tonto, gravely says, “We
are surrounded, Tonto. We don’t have a chance.”
And Tonto replies: “What you mean “we,” White
Man?”
So when you hear Comedy Central members
say, “We are going to have to pay,” you can rest
assured that, like Tonto, they don’t include them-
selves in that plural.
John A Walters
Leonardtown, Md.
To The Editor:
wisdom to avoid the unpredictable are going to invest in expanding current businesses or
starting new ones. Why? The primary culprit is government, more specifically, the instabil-
ity of public policy.
Even during tough economic times, opportunity exists. Smart entrepreneurs can see
weaknesses, they can see voids that weak economies create and move to fill those voids.
One entrepreneur’s loss can be another’s gain. What makes this down economy different
than recessions of the past however is that people who would otherwise be willing to take a
risk to fill that void are held back by the fear and threat of what government might do next.
Government acting without delay, without debate, without consideration to unforeseen con-
sequences has investors worried.
Nothing hurts the economy more than instability of public policy especially when gov-
ernment has shown that it will act in uncharacteristic ways, without a sense of financial
restraint. Businesses and investors need stability, with all the other variables, business needs
to know government will not drastically and punitively change the rules. When that is the
fear, the risk is too great.
Which small business owner can predict the effect “Cap and Trade” legislation will have
on their energy costs? All small business owners have to be looking at their financial state-
ments and wondering what number do I add in for this policy that no one knows what it will
cost? Many have to be saying that energy will no doubt cost 20 or 30 percent more in the next
couple of years. Maybe we should add in 40 percent just to be safe.
Which small business owner can predict what effect “health care reform” will have on
their business? As with “Cap and Trade”, even if there were some short term numbers to rely
upon, the legislation is so overwhelmingly complicated, untested, and radical that the long
term effects are “extremely unpredictable” and could pose great risk to all small businesses.
Many must be saying that health care will cost at least 8 to 10 percent more in the coming
years. Maybe we should add in 15 or 20 percent more just to be safe.
Which small business owners can predict future tax rates on their business and the
effects of government fueled inflationary policy? Will the current monetary policy cause
interest rates to rise? Will money be available to small businesses? Will consumer spending
be effected by inflationary trends in basic consumer goods? With such massive government
spending programs whose outcomes are so unpredictable, how can any small business owner
justify mortgaging the family home to grow the business?
This Friday a new federal minimum wage of $7.25 will go into effect. Many would
argue that this is still not high enough to be a livable wage. But should all jobs that small
businesses create be jobs that pay livable wages? Can you afford to create new jobs that pay
part-time high school kids a livable wage to answer phones, or wash dishes? And how certain
are you the minimum wage will not change again soon? If you are hiring a cook to prepare
breakfast in New York City you may justify the wage because you can charge $15 for that
breakfast, but how do you justify that wage in South Carolina where you can only charge $5
for that same breakfast?
If our elected officials do not clear the decks, put stability back into public policy, and
let the free market recover, this recession will be long and have lasting harmful impacts for
our nation, including our national security. These trendy new revolutionary and socialized
programs that cost trillions of dollars need to be set aside because in the words of Bill Clinton
“it’s the economy, stupid”.

Two More Considering Commissioner Run

Send to:
The County Times By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
P.O. Box 250 • Hollywood, MD 20636 A local defense contractor and South-
ern Maryland Navy Alliance president and a
Make sure you include your name, phone # and the city you live in. beauty consultant may be considering runs for
county commissioner positions up from grabs
We will not publish your phone #, only your name and city next year.
E-mail letters to: opinion@countytimes.net Todd Morgan, who works for SAIC/EMA,
and lives in Lexington Park, said he is thinking
about it.
“Never say never,” Morgan said. “I’m ex-
ploring all the various options out there right
now.”
Cynthia Jones, of Valley Lee, who sells
Mary Kay cosmetics as a home business, also
helped run the campaign for Collins Bailey
against House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
last year.
Jones said she’s concerned about the level
of taxation in the county.
“I’m really looking at all my options right
now,” she said.
Jones is also president of the Republican
Women of St. Mary’s County.
 9 Thursday, July 23, 2009 The County Times

Speaks
The Leonardtown Wharf
For 300 years, the
Leonardtown Wharf has
been Leonardtown’s con-
nection to the outside world.
As a major port and steam-
boat landing during the 19th
century and now a public
park for visitors to enjoy,
Leonardtown Wharf has al-
ways been an integral part
of the history of St. Mary’s
County.
The turmoil of war hit
the Leonardtown Wharf
during the 19th century.
When the British formed a
blockade along the Chesa-
peake Bay during the War
of 1812, the Tidewater com-
munity of Leonardtown was
kept from being able to get
tobacco and other supplies
into the town. Then, as
the British advanced up the Leonardtown Wharf
Potomac River toward Fort
Washington, they docked at
the Leonardtown Wharf and
raided the town, plundering thusiast, canoe/kayak rentals are available on
and destroying the area. site at the wharf. On land, visitors to the park
The Civil War also took its toll on Leon- can enjoy a picnic lunch on benches alongside
ardtown via the Leonardtown Wharf. A Breton Bay. The second and third phases of
Union naval contingent came ashore at the the wharf revitalization include adding shops,
Leonardtown Wharf during the Civil War and restaurants, and parking.
ransacked all the homes in the town in search The Leonardtown Wharf was featured
of weapons and supplies intended for ship- last week in the County Times as the fifth site
ment across the Potomac River to Virginia. In visited by “Flat Sneaks”, the St. Mary’s Coun-
Southern Maryland, the majority of citizens ty Library’s summer reading mascot, as part
sympathized with the South, so Union troops of the “Where’s Flat Sneaks?” contest. The
often blocked shipments headed out of the weekly contest is sponsored by The County
area. Times and produced by the library as part of
The Leonardtown Wharf is part of a re- the “Celebrate 375!” campaign. Flat Sneaks
vitalization effort that involves three phases. will visit eight local sites throughout the sum-
Currently, the first phase is complete and visi- mer with weekly clues to his whereabouts pub-
tors can enjoy Leonardtown Wharf on land or lished in the County Times. Children ages 5
from beautiful Breton Bay. The wharf now through 12 may participate in the contest. See
features a public park with docking facilities contest details on page 31.
and a canoe/kayak launch. For the outdoor en-
 for the love of 10

Money
The County Times Thursday, July 23, 2009

The shortest English word that contains the letters

A, B, C, D, E, and F is "feedback." Fact
un

Stone’s Store For Sale

By Virginia Terhune The answer? Since the 1940s, when her fa-
Staff Writer ther rebuilt a store that had burned down on the
family’s corner property at Budds Creek Road
There’s something about the small white (Route 234) and Thompson Corner Road (Route
store and the canopy over the gas pumps out 236), a store that continues to sell liquor, grocer-
front that makes people driving along the road ies and gas.
between Charles County and Chaptico to stop Born 70 years ago in the house next door
and for a minute and think they’re in an old mov- that her father also built, Stone took over the
ie from the World War II era. running of Stone’s Store in 1984 but not long
“Some even come by and take pictures,” ago decided it was time for her to sell because
said store owner Patsy Stone. “They ask, ‘How of health issues. Her children also have jobs of Photo by Virginia Terhune
long have you been here?” their own, and they’re not interested in taking No firm buyers have surfaced yet for Stone’s Store and the 3-acre site it sits on at the corner of Budds Creek
Road (Route 234) and Thompson Corner Road (Route 236) in Budds Creek.
over the business, she said. Stone, who has a license that allows her to sell
She would like to keep the house she was beer, wine and liquor that customers can drink
born and raised in – she sometimes sits on the on the premises.
porch in a rocker that her mother rocked her Stone remembers as a child the celebra-
Company Symbol Close Close Change in when she was an infant – but she doesn’t tion in the store when people heard the news
7/22/2009 12/31/2008 want to do that if a new owner takes over the that World War II had finally come to an end.
business. “It turned into a big party,” she said, re-
So the plan is to sell the property and membering the good times over the years with
Wal-Mart WMT $49.15 $56.06 -12.33% build a new house somewhere else where she customers.
Harley Davidson HOG $20.00 $16.97 17.86% can move with her grandson and his wife. After taking over the business from her
For sale is the store, house, three mobile mother in the 1980s, she would often cook for
Best Buy BBY $35.92 $28.11 27.78% homes and a shed on nearly three acres zoned those she knew wouldn’t get a home-cooked
Lockheed Martin LMT $76.91 $84.08 -8.53% commercial. dish otherwise.
Stone said people have asked about the “I knew their situation, so I’d cook them
BAE Systems BAESF $5.75 $5.41 6.28% property but that interest has been affected by some big meals to take home,” she said.
Computer Science Corp. CSC $46.43 $35.14 32.13% the recession and that there has been no firm That could be anything from potato salad,
offer so far. big pots of vegetable soup, plates of fried green
Dyncorp International Inc. DCP $20.35 $15.17 34.15% The store is the only one on the road be- tomatoes and what one happy recipient called
General Dynamics Corp. GD $54.25 $57.59 -5.80% tween Route 301 and Chaptico, she said. It is “the best spaghetti in the world,” she said.
also near Maryland International Raceway She also hosted some Easter egg hunts
Mantech International Corp. MANT $43.13 $54.19 -20.41%
and Potomac Speedway, a reliable source of (her young grandson would hide the eggs) and
Northrop Grunman Corp. NOC $46.94 $45.04 4.22% customers for the store when the tracks are often cooked for Christmas parties.
open. “We’d put a buffet out for the them, and
Being near the tracks has “helped out they’d buy their own drinks,” she said.
tremendously,” Stone said. But even in the off The Stone property is listed with Anne
season, there are still plenty of regular custom- Hooper of Hooper and Associates at 301-870-
ers who come in to drink a beer and talk, said 5841.
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 11 Thursday, July 23, 2009
Air Force May Buy Joint
Strike Fighter
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate vot-
ed to terminate further production of the Air
Force’s topline F-22 fighter jets Tuesday, giv-
ing President Barack Obama a major spending
victory and siding with the Pentagon’s desire
for smaller jets better suited to 21st century
wars.
F-22 supporters complained the action
would be a blow to long-term national defense
— and cost thousands of jobs in the middle of
the recession.
The 58-40 vote to cut the money from a
$680 billion defense bill was a hard-fought vic-
tory for Obama, who had threatened to veto de-
fense spending legislation if it included funds
for more F-22s.
Wavering lawmakers heard repeatedly
from Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secre-
tary Robert Gates and other senior administra-
tion officials.
The vote was “a signal that we are not go-
ing to continue to build weapons systems with
cost overruns which outlive their requirements
for defending this nation,” declared Republican
Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who joined Sen-
ate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl
Levin in arguing for cutting off production.
The $1.75 billion was aimed at adding
seven F-22s to the current plan to deploy 187
of the twin-engine stealth planes. Of those 187,
the Air Force has received 143 and is waiting
for delivery of 44 more.
Gates, first appointed by President George
W. Bush, wants to shift military spending to
programs more attuned to today’s unconven-
tional wars. The F-22, designed for midair
combat, has been irrelevant to the wars in Iraq
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND –
A second pair of former U.S. Navy UH-3H Sea
King helicopters were delivered to the Argentine
Navy June 26 in Puerto Belgrano, Argentina.
NAVAIR’s Tactical Airlift, Adversary and
Support Programs office, PMA-207, here, has
the lead on managing the Argentine Navy H-3
Sea King program.
“The delivery of aircraft three and four
continues and solidifies our relationship with the
Argentine Navy,” said Capt. James “Walleye”
Wallace, program manager, Tactical Airlift, Ad-
versary and Support Programs office, PMA-207.
“The work the team is doing strengthens our
friendship with the Argentine Navy by living up
to our word and delivering their helicopters and
equipment on time and on budget.”
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and Afghanistan and therefore unused there.
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Sylvia Ilona Briscoe, 74
Sylvia Ilona Briscoe, 74, of
California died July 17, 2009 at
her daughter’s home in Hollywood,
Maryland. She was born on Sep-
tember 27, 1934, in Allentown, PA,
to the late Joseph Daniel Weiss and
Inci Hajdu Weiss, both of whom were
born in Hungary.
She graduated from Hood Col-
lege, married John Hanson Briscoe,
and moved to Hollywood, MD. She
and Mr. Briscoe were the parents
of four children – Lisa Jane Briscoe
of Timonium, MD; Janice Briscoe
Baldwin of Hollywood, MD; John
Hanson Briscoe Jr. of Hollywood,
MD; and Dana Elizabeth Briscoe of
Hollywood, MD. They have seven
grandchildren, Emily, Sam and Phil-
ip Baldwin, Jenna Briscoe, Jaime
and Katrin Burke, and James D. Rus-
sell (J.D.).Their marriage ended in
divorce.
She worked at the Circuit Court
in Leonardtown, MD as a real estate
title abstracter. She was an active
bridge player, and was a member
of the American Contract Bridge
League and other bridge clubs. She
was also active in the Women’s Club
of St. Mary’s and the Citizens Schol-
arship Foundation.
She was comforted in her fi-
nal months by regular visits from
friends, family and twice weekly
bridge games. Hospice of St. Mary’s
County provided invaluable comfort.
A private memorial service will
be scheduled at a later date. Memo-
rial contributions may be made to the
Sotterley Foundation, P.O. Box 67,
Hollywood, MD 20636 or Hospice
of St. Mary’s County, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Eva Arlene Fry Dick, 81
Eva Arlene Fry Dick, 81, of
Great Mills, MD and formerly of
Clark Lake, MI., passed away at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown,
MD.
Born October 24, 1927 in Jack-
son, MI, she was the daughter of
the late Lonnie Heffner and Etta
(Frysinger) Heffner.
Eva loved to cook, play bingo,
gardening, dancing and golf.
She is survived by her daughter
Karen Dick and her husband Donald
Dick of Clinton, MD; two grand-
children Sherri Barry and James
Froman; three great-grandchildren,
Christine Barry, Matthew Barry and
Phillip Froman; and one brother and
sister. Preceded in death by her two
husbands, David Fry and Donald
Leon Dick, and three brother and
three sisters.
Private services to be held at a
later date.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Carolyn Elizabeth Evans,
89
Carolyn Elizabeth Evans, 89, of
Leonardtown, MD died July 19, 2009
at her residence.
Born September 30, 1919 in
Patterson, New Jersey, she was the
daughter of the late John L. Morgan
and Estelle (Samuelson) Morgan.
Mrs. Evans was an administra-
tive assistant for the West Point Prep
School in Fort Belvoir, VA from 1965
until her retirement in 1976. She en-
joyed bowling and cooking for her
family.
Mrs. Evans is survived by her
husband, John J. Evans, son, Thom-
as E. Mann of Des Moines, IA, one
grandchild, four great-grandchil-
dren, and siblings, David Morgan of
St. George’s Island, MD, John Mor-
gan of Fairfield Glade, TN, Gladys
DeShon of Nazareth, PA and Estelle
Laubach of Jacksonville, FL.
Family received friends on Tues-
day, July 21, 2009 from 5:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m. at the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. A funeral
service was held on Wednesday, July
22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Brins-
field Funeral Home. Reverend John
Wunderlich officiated. Interment fol-
lowed in Charles Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.
Charles R. Faunce, 78
The County Times
Charles R. Faunce, 78, died July
17, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital, after
a long and brave battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Lou-
ise Faunce who resides at Asbury
Solomons, a sister, June Mileo of
Millsboro, DE, as well as a number
of nieces and nephews, grand nieces
and nephews, brothers-in-law and
countless friends and neighbors.
Mr. Faunce served 3 years in the
U.S. Army from 1953 to 1956. Half
of that time was served in Korea in
the 25th Infantry Division where he
received the United Nations Service
Medal, the National Defense Ser-
vice Medal and the Korean Service
Medal.
Mr. Faunce was a member of the
Steamfitters Union (Local 602) from
1957 to 1988
After his retirement, he worked
in the Department of Public Works at
Patuxent River until 1995.
Mr. Faunce was an avid golfer
and served on the Golf Committee
at the Breton Bay Golf and Country
club beginning in 1972. Mr. Faunce
also served on the Leonardtown
Planning and Zoning Committee in
1997 and 1998. He was elected to the
Leonardtown Town Council in 1998
and served until 2006.
Family received friends on
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from 5:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, MD, where
prayers were recited at 7:00 p.m. A
Funeral Service will be conducted on
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
in the Funeral Home Chapel with
Reverend Meredith Wilkins-Arnold
officiating. Interment will follow
in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery,
Cheltenham, MD at 1:00 p.m.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-
ardtown, MD.
Alice Effie Gray, 58
Alice Effie Gray, 58, of Mechan-
icsville, MD died July 16, 2009 at her
residence. Born April 30, 1951, she
was the daughter of the late Norman
and Mary Erva Curry Hancock. She
was the loving wife of Robert David
Gray whom she married on July 1,
1972 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
She also is survived by her son Da-
vid Gray and his wife Jessica, her
grandson Gabriel, and her daughter
Diana Lewis and her husband Mi-
chael, all of Columbia, MD as well as
her siblings: Tweet Pilkerton and her
husband Winks of California, MD,
Sheila Smith and her husband Darren
of Lexington Park, MD, Patty Wood
and her husband Jimmy of Ridge,
MD, Alvin Hancock and his wife
Sandy of Leonardtown, MD, Calvin
Hancock and his wife Annette of
Mechanicsville, MD, Joe Hancock
and his wife Pam of Hollywood,
MD and Lenny Hancock and his
wife Glenda of Hollywood, MD. She
was preceded in death by her sister
Darlene Snellings and her husband
the late Pat Snellings and her brother
Norman Hancock, Jr.
A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s
County, Alice graduated from Chop-
ticon High School “Class of 1969.”
She was a childcare provider for many
years and loved birds, shopping, and
spending time with her husband and
family. She loved her daycare chil-
dren and their parents.
The family received friends on
Sunday, July 19, 2009 from 2:00 –
5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD
where prayers were said at 3:00 PM.
A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-
ebrated on Monday, July 20, 2009
at 10:00 AM in St. John’s Catholic
Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr.
Raymond Schmidt officiating. In-
terment followed in Charles Memo-
rial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers were David Gray, Ralph
Gray, Jr., John Slade, Michael Lewis,
Eric Ward, and Daniel Slade. Rachel
Ward was an honorary pallbearer.
Contributions may be left to St.
John’s Catholic Church, 43950 St.
John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636
and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
left at www.mgfh.com. Arrange-
ments provided by the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Nan Billingsley Hurt, 90
Nan Billingsley Hurt, 90, of
Lexington Park, MD died Monday,
July 20, 2009 peacefully in her sleep
at her residence in Town Creek.
Born May 16, 1919 in Brooke,
VA she was the daughter of the late
Thomas Winkler and Ada (Robin-
son) Winkler. She was the wife of
Cmdr. Robert M. Hurt, USN (Ret).
Nan Hurt was raised and edu-
cated in Fredericksburg, Va.  During
the years leading up to WW2, she
was a writer for the Free Lance Star
in Fredericksburg as well as “Miss
Fredericksburg”.    In the 1940’s she
was a radio announcer at WFVA in
Fredericksburg and WINX in Wash-
ington, DC.  During the early 1950’s
she worked for the Historic Kenmore
Foundation in Fredericksburg.  Later
she worked in the disbursing office
at Patuxent Naval Air Station and
was head of that department until
her retirement in the early 1980’s.
Following her husband’s retirement
as a U.S. Navy pilot, they both be-
came active with the Shillelaghs
Travel Club, Vienna, VA for which
he was command pilot for the club’s
aircraft for many years.  They trav-
eled extensively all over the world.
Nan Hurt was a coura-
geous  breast cancer and stroke sur-
vivor.  She was vivacious and giving
with a beautiful smile and contagious
laugh, a physical and spiritual beauty
who cared for others more than for
herself.  She never met a stranger. 
She saw the world for its beauty.  She
leaves behind a wealth of friends and
family.
Mrs. Hurt is survived by in ad-
dition to her husband a son, Thomas
Billingsley of California, MD, two
step-daughters; Jane Hurt of Clem-
son, SC and Margaret Guthrie (Ar-
thur) of Los Alamos, NM, one grand-
daughter; Samantha Billingsley Gal-
laher (John) of Harrisburg, PA, three
step grandchildren; Megan Guthrie,
Leslie Puckett and Ian Guthrie, niec-
es Nancy Creighton Poe (Barry) and
Donna Breen (John) both of Wilm-
ington, NC, Pat Garner (Bernie) of
Winter Haven, FL, nephew; Pat Pur-
vis (Betty) of Grant’s Pass, Oregon
and a special great niece Virginia
Christopher ( William) of Wilming-
ton, NC. She is predeceased by a
brother Thomas Winkler and a sister
Evelyn Winkler Purvis.
A Funeral service will be held on
Friday, July 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in St.
Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 44078
St. Andrews Church Road, California,
MD 20619. The Rev. Shearon Sykes-
Williams will officiate. Interment
will follow in the church cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be
John Gallagher, Barry Poe, Randy
Britt, Bryan Farrar, Bill Christopher,
and Ben Eyster.
Memorial contributions may
be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, 44078 St. Andrews Church
Road, California, MD 20619.
Condolences to the family may
be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.
com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD.

Continued
David Leon Hutching, 54
David Leon Hutching, 54, of Lex-
ington Park, MD died July 19, 2009 at
his residence.
Born June 12, 1955 at the Patux-
ent River Naval Air Station, he was
the son of Rose Vinson and Erman
Hutching.
David was a licensed unlimited
tonnage sea captain after graduating
from Harry Lundberg School. He
owned and operated Dave’s Tree Ser-
vice for twenty years.
He is survived by his children
Patrick, Ashley, and Amy, and three
grandchildren, Mikey, Little D and
Madison.
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July 23, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00
In 1965 J. Frank Raley, Jr., State
Senator, St. Mary’s County, submitted Officials Tour
Completed Evergreen
p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Mrs. Taylor’s name to then Gover-
22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, nor Millard Tawes to serve as the first
Elementary School
MD 20650. A Funeral Service will be woman Magistrate in Southern Mary-
conducted at 7:00 p.m. with Reverend land. She was sworn in by Ms. Mary
Johnny Taylor officiating. Interment Fowler and served with St. Mary’s
will be private. County Trial Magistrate John H.T.
Condolences to the family may be Briscoe, retiring in 1981. By Andrea Shiell
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. In addition to her parents Mrs. Staff Writer
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Taylor was preceded in death by her
Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, husband Joseph W. Taylor, whom she School officials, members of the Board of County Commissioners and
MD. married on October 12, 1940 in St. Mi- other assorted dignitaries gathered at Evergreen Elementary for a guided tour
chael’s Catholic Church, Ridge, MD, of the new school on Tuesday, pausing to take in the building’s many green
and her sister Dorothy Dunbar. features.
Alice C. Taylor, 90
Alice is survived by her daugh-
ters; Nancy Abell, (Ted) of Ridge, MD,
Joanne Dyson, (Allen), of Ridge, MD,
Carol Kennedy, (Michael), of Mt. Hol-
ly, VA and Sally Scheible, (Bruce), of
Ridge, MD, also survived by 9 grand-
children and 3 great-grandchildren
and dear friends and caregiver’s Mary
Ellen and Alan Mattingly.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated
on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 12 pm at
St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Ridge,
MD with Monsignor Karl Chimiak
and Father Lee Fangmeyer officiating.
Interment was private.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Monsignor Peacock Fund,
P.O. Box 429, Ridge, MD 20680
Alice C. Taylor, 90, of Ridge, MD Condolences to the family may be
died on July 13, 2009 in Great Mills, made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
MD. Arrangements provided by Brinsfield
Born July 27, 1918 in Baltimore, Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD, she was the daughter of the late J. MD. Photo by Andrea Shiell
Herbert and Sara R. Lewis Cullison. Superintendent Michael Martirano (right) explains the mechanics of the media center dur-
ing Tuesday’s tour of Evergreen Elementary.
Serving Among the features that Superinten-
dent Michael Martirano and others high-
St. Mary's County
lighted that afternoon were the school’s
high efficiency boilers, which use natural
gas and have low emissions compared to
Since 1978
conventional units; rainwater harvesting
cisterns to collect rainwater from the roof
which will be used to flush toilets in the
building; windows to maximize natural
light that will be used in conjunction with
light tubes in lieu of electric lights in many
rooms; and a hybrid geothermal heating
• Posters • Envelope Inserting system, which will be used in conjunction
with a conventional heating system so that
• Flyers • Certificates the school can conduct a study to compare
the two.
Photo by Andrea Shiell
• Menus • Contracts County Commissioner Kenny Dement tries out the play-
Also featured was the building’s low ground during a tour of Evergreen Elementary.
volatile organic compound flooring, a liv-
• Continuous Forms ing roof planted with
Tickets • Booklets
w a t e r- a b s o r b i n g
sedum plants to ab-
• Announcements sorb and disperse heat
• Brochures and filter rainfall,
• Invitations an outdoor environ-
• Funeral Programs mental learning lab,
• Composition & waterless urinals and
the school’s environ-
mental kiosk, which
• Copy Service • Magnetic Signs will track the school’s
energy usage.
• Rubber Stamps • Laminating “We are now sit-
ting in a building that
• Letterheads • Labels was not too long ago a
vision, a concept, and
• Envelopes • Bindery now it’s a reality,” said
Martirano, explaining
• Specialty Work
• Newsletters that the design for the
LEED-certified build-
• Color Work ing was to become a
prototype for future
• Business Forms • Briefs building projects. Photo by Andrea Shiell
• NCR Forms • Easels Martirano.

15
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Fact
un The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by
horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
Jump Start Dead
But Not Buried
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
“So what would you all be doing if you were
at home right now?” asked Lori Swick, a guid-
ance counselor at George Washington Carver
Elementary School in Lexington Park, after
which several young children waved their hands
enthusiastically.
“Playing video games,” said one girl.
“Watching TV,” said a boy.
“Nothing!” another one said.
For these students, who are enrolled this
year in the school system’s Jump Start program,
the recent news that the program would be cut
from the two remaining Title 1 schools where it
is still in place (Lexington Park Elementary and
George Washington Carver Elementary) has
been a sad revelation.
The program gives struggling students an
extra four weeks of classes during the summer
to improve mathematics, reading and writing
skills.
“It makes me sad, because it’s such a great
program for the kids,” said Swick, adding that
funding had effectively decreased the number of
students that could enroll during the program’s
last year, but that interest from both students and
parents had remained high.
“You hear what they’d be doing at home
if they weren’t here … it’s nice that St. Mary’s
County implemented it six years ago, but it’s un-
fortunate that it’s coming to an end.”
Cathy Allen, the vice chair of the Board of
Education, said that the decision to close the pro-
gram was passed down to the board by Superin-
tendent Michael Martirano in May, and he cited
dwindling federal funding as the main cause for
the program’s closure.
“Money that we have been utilizing in or-
der to support the Jump Start program comes
Students Win Arts Scholarships
Recipients of the St. Mary’s County Arts Council and St. Mary’s County Government High School Arts Scholarships
are presented with their awards. Pictured from left to right: Barbra Bershon, Theodore Pugh, Erich Engel, Commis-
sioner Dan Raley, Melanie Dyson, Jeffrey Silberschlag
Last week the River Concert Series pre-
sented by St. Mary’s College celebrated local
youth who have excelled in the arts with a pro-
gram entitled “The Young and the Gifted.”
The concert section of the program fea-
tured two talented young soloists from the
Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra – Zach-
ary Silberschlag, who performed a trumpet
piece, and Katherine Heilman, who played a
concerto for the oboe.
During intermission, three high school
The County Times
from the
federal gov-
ernment, and
those dollars have
completely dried up,” Allen said. “Since
the time that we implemented the Jump Start pro-
gram though, several things have been put into
place that have come in as support for these same
students, so even though I think it’s disappointing
that the program is going away, I feel very confi-
dent that the full-day kindergarten and the staff
we have in place at those schools in particular …
will make the difference for these students.”
Martirano said that there might also
be hope on the horizon for the program’s future,
however.
“I wouldn’t say it’s the last year for the
program … it’s not completely dead,” he said,
explaining that although projections for the pro-
gram’s continuation indeed looked grim, there
were no nails in that particular coffin as of yet.
“I’m going to look at the internal funding
right now,” he said, explaining that the program
would be revisited as a possibility during the next
budget cycle, and the school board would look at
alternative summer programs for students in the
meantime.
“Basically any kind of summer enrichment
programs are what we’re looking at right now …
so philosophically I’m not closing the door on it,”
he said.
students were awarded the St. Mary’s County
Arts Council and St. Mary’s County Govern-
ment High School Arts scholarships. Winners
were Erich Engel (for vocal music), Melanie
Dyson (for visual art), and Theodore James
Kopsidas Pugh (for instrumental music). Pre-
senting the awards were River Concert Series
Executive Director Barbra Bershon, County
Commissioner Dan Raley and conductor Jef-
frey Silberschlag.
Know Education
In The
Three Middle Schools Fail
To Make AYP
St. Mary’s County Public Schools 6 and 8 in the area of reading, according to the
reported that all elementary schools in release.
the school system made Adequate Yearly Spring Ridge Middle School, Leonardtown
Progress, according to data released by Middle School and Margaret Brent Middle School
the Maryland State Department of Edu- did not achieve the annual measurable objective
cation for the 2008-2009 school year that of 75.9 percent in reading or 64.3 percent in math-
measured student performance in reading ematics for students receiving special educational
and mathematics. services, and therefore, did not make AYP.
“Our partnerships with our commu- In addition, African American and econom-
nity, committed parent groups, and dedicated ically disadvantaged students at Spring Ridge did
teachers make sure that our students develop not meet the AMO for reading.
the skills to be successful – and these test results Each year, the state sets AYP targets that
show this,” said Superintendent Michael Marti- school systems must achieve for all populations
rano in a press release. of students, including minority, special education,
Although three middle schools did not make poverty and Limited English Proficient students.
AYP, there was significant growth at all grade The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 expects all
levels in the area of mathematics, and in grades students to meet 100 percent proficiency by 2014.
St. Mary’s Exceeds State Averages on MSA
The results of the 2009 Maryland School As- centage point below the average.
sessment released by the Maryland State Depart- “At the middle school level, our African
ment of Education show more students reaching American students posted a 13.9 percent change
proficient or advanced levels of performance than index in 6th grade reading compared to a con-
last year. sistent index for their White counterparts. In 8th
“We are a high-performing school district,” grade, African American students earned a 17.7
said Superintendent Michael J. Martirano. percent change index in mathematics, compared
Students in the county’s public schools ex- to a 6.7 percent change index for White students,”
ceeded state averages in mathematics for all grade said Martirano. “The gap is closing while most stu-
levels, with the most significant gains made by stu- dents are seeing improvement in performance.”
dents in grades 6 through 8. In reading, all students Statewide, system-wide and local school data
in the county scored above the state average except are now available on the MSDE Report Card Web
for seventh graders, who scored one tenth of a per- site at www.mdreportcard.org.
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 17 Thursday, July 23, 2009
Trial For Man Accused Of Sex Abuse
Of Minor Rescheduled
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The trial of a California man accused of
multiple second degree sex offenses against a
juvenile relative in his custody over a period of
several years has been continued until Septem-
ber, The County Times has learned.
Felix Alejandro Pinto, 54, was to stand
trial for the alleged offenses Wednesday.
Pinto has already been sentenced in
Calvert County for a similar crime for which he
pleaded guilty in February to charges of child
abuse and sexual abuse of a minor.
In that case the offenses ranged from 1999
to 2000 and from 2002 and 2004.
The judge in that case sentenced Pinto to
40 years in state prison where he is currently
incarcerated; Pinto received 15 years for the
child abuse conviction and 25 years for the sex
abuse count.
Postal Service Offering $10,000
Reward For Burglary Information
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The U.S. Postal Service’s inspector’s of-
fice has authorized up to a $10,000 reward for
information leading to the arrest and conviction
of a suspect or suspects involved the burglary
of the Loveville post office in mid-June.
The burglary is believed to have taken
place between the evening of June 10 and the
morning of June 11, according to U.S. Postal
Service information.
Terri Doughty, the post master at the
Loveville office, said that the suspects had used
an instrument like a crow-
bar to break open the drop-
in mail box outside the post
office on Point Lookout
Road and then came inside
and broke open the door to
the office, which resulted
in the bending of the door
frame and the cracking of
the wall.
The suspects stole
about three packages,
Doughty said, adding that
the cost for repairing the
damage was more than
$3,500.
Customers have to go
into the post office trailer,
which has been on the site
there for about 11 years,
Doughty said, to drop off
their mail. Investigators are offering a reward for information on the June burglary of
the Loveville Post Office.
“I’m still working on
Man Gets 18 Years For Kidnapping, Bank Robbery
GREENBELT (AP) – A federal judge
sentenced a man prosecutors say kidnapped a
Maryland bank manager and her two children,
then held one of the kids hostage while she
withdrew thousands of dollars.
William Cordell Johnson, 38, was sen-
tenced Monday to 18 years in prison after be-
ing convicted of bank robbery and weapons
charges.
Prosecutors said Johnson wore camouflage
The County Times
Pinto has been charged in St. Mary’s with
four counts of second-degree sex offense, child
abuse, two counts of sex abuse of a minor and
two counts of third degree sex offense.
According to an application for a state-
ment of charges filed against Pinto last year in
District Court, Pinto is alleged to have abused
a minor relative over a period of several years
dating back to 2005.
The juvenile, according to court papers,
was between the ages of 10 and 14 years old
when the alleged offenses occurred.
Court papers went on say that Pinto told
investigators that he and the victim in the case
had performed sex acts on each other while at
Patuxent High School in Lusby and at the Dors-
ey community park in Leonardtown.
The Circuit Court indictment against
Pinto, however, states that the alleged offenses
went from as far back as 2001 up to 2007.
getting the box fixed,” she said.
The recent announcement of the reward
was designed to drum up leads, she said, and
also to remind people of the seriousness of the
crime.
“It’s a federal offense to break into a post
office,” Doughty said.
This kind of thing has never happened be-
fore at the Loveville office, she said, and she
thought it unusual because of the high volume
of traffic on the road.
“It really surprised me because I’m on a
main road,” Doughty said. “This is highly un-
usual for St. Mary’s County.”
Photo by Guy Leonard
and a ski mask when he held the woman and
her children at gunpoint Sept. 24. They said
he forced them from their home to the bank in
California, to withdraw $169,900.
Prosecutors say Johnson held one of the
children hostage while she got the money.
Johnson and 35-year-old Joseph Franklin
Brown were arrested in Raleigh, N.C.
Brown pleaded guilty to bank robbery
and weapons charges.
Crime&
Punishment
Briefs
Detectives Make Arrest In Burglary Investigation
On July 16, 2009, Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives, investigating over 22 day-
time burglaries occurring from Ridge to Mechanicsville, between the dates of May 27, 2009
through July 15, 2009, arrested Anita L. Shriver, 29, of Lexington Park. Shriver was charged
with three counts of burglary, three counts of theft, and two counts of property destruction. The
charges were a result of burglaries in Mechanicsville and California areas. Additional charges are
pending the completion of the investigation and a review by the State’s Attorney’s Office.
Police Make Disorderly Conduct Arrests
On July 20, 2009, at approximately 2:50 a.m. the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communi-
cation Center received a 911 call advising approximately 15 males were fighting in the parking lot
of the WaWa on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park,. Deputies responded and found numerous
persons inside and outside of the WaWa yelling and arguing with each other. Deputies recog-
nized several of the subjects as suspected members of the “Boom Squad” & “Outsyderz” gangs.
Deputies also noted some of the individuals involved in the disturbance had also been allegedly
involved in a shooting incident with the past month. Deputies attempted to quell the crowd but
were unsuccessful. Deputies detained several individuals as they attempted to determine what
was causing the disturbance. Investigation alleged that the subjects detained were causing such a
disturbance that several potential customers would not to stop and enter the business. In addition,
several individuals had to take shelter inside of the WaWa for fear of their safety. The following
individuals were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct:
Jerome Anthony Chase, 46, of Mechanicsville
Joseph Darren Brooks, 32, of Lexington Park
Elvis Tyrell Frederick, 23, of Loveville
Lerrel Eric Carey, 20, of Lexington
Calverio Terrill Somerville, 19, of Leonardtown
Travis Jermaine Walton, 26, of Lexington Park
DeShawn Anthony Carey, 20, of Lexington Park
George Vernon Maddox, Jr., 29, of Lexington Park
Anthony Leon Brooks, 28, of Ridge
Demarcus Anton Spears, 19, of Leonardtown
Antonio Derrell Washington, 20, of Lexington Park
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For Wood, Community Service Is A Lifelong Pursuit
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Del. John Wood can remember where he
got his start in his mom and dad’s grocery store
in Mechanicsville back in 1950; it was from then
on that he learned to enjoy working in some sort
of service position.
He had five siblings, and not working in
the family store was not really an option.
“In our family it was a must that we
worked,” said Wood, 73, of his time in the store
as a teenager. “I left the store… and I lasted
about three months in the real world. I had been
raised in it and I liked it.”
As he grew older, married and went on to
have nine children, his interests soon turned
from the stores in Mechanicsville and Chaptico
to the State House in Annapolis.
The longest serving delegate in Southern
Maryland after a 23-year career, he plans to run
for another term in 2010, said Wood, who is also
an insurance broker and partner with Cross and
Wood and Associates in Mechanicsville.
Elected in 1986, he took over the seat from
John Parlett Sr., who, he said, had picked him to
run as his replacement.
Wood said that by this time in the mid-
1970s, he had already served in a lobbying
capacity as a board member of the Mid-At-
lantic Food Distributors Association, and he
had grown to like the halls of government in
Annapolis.
“I gave in and did it,” Wood said of an-
swering Parlett’s request.
The road to the State House came after
a string of years in the grocery business filled
with long days and long nights; it wasn’t easy.
“She raised the kids,” Wood said, looking
at his wife of 55 years, Barbara. “I never re-
ally got to know them until they were about 10
years old.”
Wood said he regrets that, and the times
when he would go to work in the mornings and
see his children still in bed, and see them there
again when he got back home from work.
“But they all turned out good,” Wood
said.
It could be a tough life, Barbara Wood
said, being the wife of a politician.
“I didn’t like it that much,” she said about
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her husband’s start in politics. “He’d be gone and
always involved with the work part of it.
“Even when he wasn’t in session, it was a
lot of meetings.”
She didn’t really go to the meetings, she
said, but she learned to go to the social functions
that become part and parcel of a delegate’s posi-
tion and enjoy them.
“If I didn’t go, I wouldn’t get to see him,”
she said. “I enjoy most of those things.”
She said that her husband doesn’t talk a lot
about politics at home, about the frustrations of
the position, which seem to have grown since he
took office more than 20 years ago.
At one time a more moderate legislature, it
has become a place where operating has become
a more daunting task, Wood said.
Once in the majority of moderate to conser-
vative Democrats, Wood now finds himself an
increasingly rare species.
“They call me the dinosaur,” Wood said.
“It’s night and day; we never had partisanship
like we do now.”
In the beginning of his term, powerful
committees were chaired by representatives
from rural parts of the state, he said. Now they
are chaired by those delegates from more urban
jurisdictions.
Delegations from Montgomery and Prince
George’s counties and Baltimore City now have
the most influence in the state house, he said.
Votes are often locked in well ahead of
time, he said.
“The Speaker [of the House] controls about
Thursday, July 23, 2009 18
Del. John Wood
90 votes out of the Democrats, and you only
need 71,” Wood said.
Shane Mattingly, a Leonardtown attorney
who ran against Wood in 1998, said that Wood
has always been known for keeping with his
beliefs even if it costs him.
Wood is known as a conservative Demo-
crat and has been critical of state tax hikes on
businesses as well as the government’s reluc-
tance to cut programs and spending.
“Johnny has stuck to his guns,” Mattingly
said. “I don’t think his values have changed.”
One of his key strengths, though, Mat-
tingly said, was his likability.
“He has a great way with people… I don’t
think we’ve ever had a cross word between
each other.”
In St. Mary’s County, politics continues
to be more centrist with moderate Democrats
in places like the 7th District and Valley Lee
with Republican strongholds still in Lexing-
ton Park and California.
But things have changed in his territory,
said Wood, who’s district covers the north-
ern half of St. Mary’s County and a piece of
Charles County.
When he first took office he had 11 elec-
toral precincts in St. Mary’s and Charles coun-
ties solidly controlled by Democrats. Now
five of those precincts are marginal, meaning
they could go between either Democrats or
Republicans.
Despite the difficulties he faces in the
legislature, he still likes the opportunity to
help people in his district of 29A, though he
sometimes finds his help should have been un-
necessary in the first place.
“When you come to me and say, ‘Johnny,
I’ve got a problem,’ I can pick up the phone
and when I start to get the runaround [like the
person seeking his help] and I say this is Del.
Johnny Wood, then things change.
“It shouldn’t be that way, but unfortunately
we are that way and I don’t see us changing,”
he said.
Wood said he recently helped a local bus
driver collect summer time unemployment that
they had been entitled to for six weeks without
any check because of a technical error. It was a
problem endemic to the system.
“That makes you feel good that you’ve
helped somebody out, but there was no reason
for it,” Wood said.
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Get down and dirty at Historic St. Mary’s City

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Visitors will be able to observe excavation sites and discover how soil stains are
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A House is
a Home
Kitchens and Beyond:
Smart Remodels
Is a complete remodel too much to
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with a nook-and-cranny remake to add
zip to your daily life and inspire things
to come. Give yourself a computer work-
station, study corner, wine bar. With the
right planning and design, any space can
be brightened. A small job helps you work
your way into a larger remodel, and hav-
ing a plan that covers both makes a big
difference.
Custom Cabinetry, Change for the
Better
If you are like most homeowners, you
can name some neglected spaces at your
house ready for a dose of refreshing. Ever
thought of using custom cabinetry beyond
the kitchen? Think family rooms, enter-
tainment centers (shelves, video cabinets,
mantels), study areas (desks, bookcases),
and hobby areas (workspaces, storage). Be-
sides kitchens, remodeling bathrooms can
add the most value to your home and com-
fort to your life. Add a new vanity or tub,
refreshed hardware, or coat of paint -- it’s
easier than you think!
Look for a manufacturer with versatile
cabinets to suit your needs. Omega Cabi-
netry makes both custom and near-custom
lines that can be combined extensively to
make the most of your options.
 
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Time on Your Side
Go in with a plan. This gives you time
to research details, and find them at the
right price. Then, work in stages to accom-
plish your finished look. Appliances and
cabinetry are first steps. Flooring or light-
ing can come second. An entertainment
center may be all for now, but that dream
kitchen will come some day. The more you
align your remodeling projects, the better
you can budget and achieve results. Try
Omega’s Web site, which has a “Getting
Started” planning guide to help you.
How Coordinated are You?
Coordinate your projects. You’ll make
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What’s your dream? A sophisticated two-
toned kitchen? A dual-function kitchen?
Maybe a new focal point such as a painted
kitchen island? Don’t stop there: spread that
theme throughout your home with match-
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ordinated wall treatments on nearby walls.
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21 Thursday, July 23, 2009 The County Times

Budd’s Creek, MD

Friday July 24th & Saturday July 25th

POSSIBLE $9000 TO WINNER! Saturday July 25th
(Extra $1000 given to winner of both races)
Friday July 24th Three State Flyers series returns for the 51 Lap $5000
The Budweiser Super Late Models $3000 Budweiser Super Late Model Vernon Harris Memorial to winner!
will be running a to winner! Also on tap will be: The Carruth & Son Late Models, Big Dog Paradise Hobbystocks,
35 Lap Three State Flyers event Courtesy of Double J Graphx and The Chesapeake Bail Bonds Strictly Stocks.
Gates will open at 3pm , warm-ups 7pm and racing gets underway at 7:30. The Budweiser Super Late
Also on tap for Friday’s events will be: The Coors Light Street Stocks, Marshall &
Models will run time trials, heat races and a dash, along with their 51 lap feature event. Pit entrance
Associates Modifieds and The Performance Auto Works Hornets. will be $30, grandstand admission will be $20, children 12 and under free to the grandstand area.
Gates open Friday at 5pm, warm-ups 7:30 and racing at 8pm. Pit entrance will be $25.00, with All participants who purchase general admission Saturday Night July 25th will receive a $2.00 dis-
grandstand admission $15 for adults and children 12 and under free. count if they present their ticket stub from the Friday Night July 24 show.

For additional information please contact the speedway office at 301-884-4200

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 23 Thursday, July 23, 2009
A Journey Through Time
The
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Joseph Jarboe (1752-1834) and Raphael
Jarboe (1760-1817) were the sons of John and
Elizabeth Jarboe of St. Mary’s County. Af-
ter the death of their father in 1794, the sons
moved to Frederick County, Maryland. Then,
about 1812 Joseph decided to move his family
to Kentucky.
This letter gives us a good idea of what it
was like to travel in those days and how easy
we have it now. This same trip in 2009 by car
would take about 10 hours.
“Nelson County, Kentucky, February 4,
1813
Dear Brother,
I gladly embrace this opportunity of writ-
ing you these few lines hoping they will find
you and family in good health. I shall wish to
acquaint you of my journey to Kentucky.
We arrived at Brownsville or Red Stone
Old Fort [Pennsylvania], the 15th day after
commencement of our journey. It was there
agreed by Mr. Honel and myself to take water,
which after 5 days we agreed with two gentle-
men who was bound down the Ohio to Lime-
stone. We unloaded our wagons, sent them
on by land and the families goes on board the
boat, except Mr. John Philpot, my sons John
and William, Mr. Honel’s son who went with
the wagon but I think I must not forget to in-
form you that my horses ran down Brownsville
hill, ran into the stone bank, my wife and sev-
eral of the children in the wagon.
John who was driving, fell off the saddle
horse by the side of an old tree, the wagon ran
over him, but the tree prevented the wagon
from mashing him to pieces. He was much
hurt for awhile. This was the first accident that
happened. We started in our boat rubbing on
every ripple and the second day she got quite
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in at the door, my poor distressed children
cried aloud “That’s my father!” I began to in-
quire of them how they got to that place and
they informed me they got into an open boat
some part of the way the river in freezing situ-
ation as my party had been.
I immediately beheld my son William in
bed, his collarbone and shoulder bone broken,
his leg dreadfully wounded by Mr. Philpot’s
wagon upsetting with 12 barrels of flour go-
ing down the river bank, the wagon went
over three times before stopping. A doctor &
surgeon of that town was attending him. Mr.
Lee informed me that my family had been at
house 13 days and that he could not with pro-
priety render me a bill of the expense in my
unfortunate situation. Just before I arrived
here my son Harry with six of my Negroes set
off down to Bardstown [KY] 104 miles below
Limestone.
The remainder of my family left Lime-
stone Tuesday evening with our wagons, ex-
cepting my poor child which I am obliged to
leave with Mr. Lee and the doctor. We arrived
at Samuel Gatton’s the 23rd day of December.
In a few days after I received a letter from Mr.
Lee informing me that my poor child William
was attacked with a violent pleurisy and ex-
tremely dangerous. I thought I would go up
to Limestone, you may guess my feelings, but
my journey was prevented. My wife was taken
also with a violent pleurisy, both priest and
doctor called to her. Both agreed there was
little or no hope. Thanks be to God she is now
likely to recover.
One night as I was almost distracted with
grief, I heard it spoke that Billy was come. I
started up and saw him before my eyes with
young Cornelius McGinness who had take his
wagon and carried him to his father’s house
and there was nursed till this young man Cintas Delivers
brought him down to me. I do and ever shall
respect the name MaGinness. He would have
not one cent from me.
You may guess the expenses of my jour-
ney. I hope you have sold Jack before the
year expired and that you are safe from the
two gentlemen respecting the hire, suppose
you are. Then I have rec’d of your money
$368.00. What little may be coming to me I
hope you will send by Mr. Medcalf who bring /…Àii‡LÕÌ̜˜Ê
you this letter. I cannot expect one cent from V…i“ˆV>Ê`ˆÃ«i˜ÃiÀ
Montgomery County until the expiration of 9
months. Ask my son Joseph who waits to settle
Offering a variety of services to fit
my business there. the needs of your business.
I shall not say anything respecting Ken-
tucky in this letter. I expect the land you re-
fast on a rock. My poor wife and Ann Philpot,
Negro Margaret and six children remaining in
her in a freezing condition. All the large ones
we set on horse to travel on foot to Wheeling
and to get to Limestone as they could. You
must understand this is the Monongahela
about 35 miles above Pittsburgh.
I then hired a small boat to take my com-
pany to Fort Pitt. You must understand we are
divided into three companies. We arrived at
Pittsburgh the second morning after leaving
the boat and then continued 10 days before
I could get a passage, and when I got a pas-
sage it was in a reed-bottom boat, deeply laden
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with merchandise. No fire except some coals
in a kittle. I expected we should all freeze to-
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gether. To inform you of every disagreeable
circumstance going down this river would be
too tedious.
quested me to inquire of is not to be found. UÊ>ÃÌ]ÊœV>Ê-iÀۈViʈ˜Ê>˜`œÛiÀ]Ê
And I surely believe there is no such land. I
thought I knew the situation of Kentucky and I UÊ1˜ˆvœÀ“Ê*ÕÀV…>ÃiÊ*Àœ}À>“ÃÊ­ÃVÀii˜Ê
am satisfied my idea was tolerably correct. If
I was to inform you what I thought of Kentucky Ê «Àˆ˜ÌÊ>˜`Êi“LÀœˆ`iÀÞ®
in this letter you might say I had not been in the /…Àii‡LÕÌ̜˜ÊÀiÃiÀۜˆÀ
country long enough to judge, therefore I will UÊ1˜ˆvœÀ“Ê,i˜Ì>Ê*Àœ}À>“Ã
send my opinion in my next letter, but be sure I
have paid for my arrival to Kentucky. œ˜}iÀʅœÃiÊvœÀÊ UÊ>ÌÊ>˜`Ê/œÜiÊ-iÀۈVi
Be pleased to hand this letter Mr. James `ˆÃ«i˜Ãˆ˜}ʈ˜ÌœÊ
Stevens after you read it. Dear Brother, you LÕVŽiÌÃʜÀÊȘŽÃÊÊ
will treat the gentleman who hands you this UÊ,iÃÌÀœœ“Ê>˜`ÊÞ}ˆi˜iÊ-Õ««ˆiÃ
the same as you would me, he being a respect-
able character and useful member of Nelson UÊ,iÃÌÀœœ“Ê
County [KY]. Sanis Cleaning Chemical System
I am with sincere affection your loving UÊ
brother till death. Signed by Joseph Jarboe. The correct dilution every time.
Everyone of my family send their love to ‡Ê->˜ˆÌâiÀ
your family and Mr. Stevens.
We arrived at Limestone in 2 weeks after
leaving Pittsburgh on Monday morning about
3 hours before the appearance of day. I goes
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to the utmost of your power to this worthy - Glass Cleaner
gentleman, Mr. Medcalf, Respecting any busi-
ness he may have to do in your neighborhood. ‡ÊœœÀÊ
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up into the town inquiring of every person I
saw respecting my poor, scattered family. I Your compliance with my request will greatly Web: www.cintas.com
goes into a Mr. Lee’s tavern speaking as I went oblige. Phone: 828.681.1962 or 800.849.4680
Your B. J. J.”
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Downtown Tunes Continue with Country Summerstock Does It Again:

By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
keep it alive. ( Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynne, Con-
way Twitty, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline and many
Local talent shines in
more) … ‘Traditional’ or ‘Classic’ country music
Leonardtown will be hosting its third evening has a style all its own. So many times people who
of Downtown Tunes in Leonardtown Square on come to hear our band comment on how they miss
‘Ragtime’
Saturday with two popular area bands, the Coun- the old style of country music,” she wrote, add-
try Memories Band and Gary Rue performing ing that the history of the genre and its influence By Monica Meinert
with Dance Hall on other musical Contributing Writer
Ghosts. styles has con-
Bet ween tinually fueled For more than two
them, there their passion for decades, the talented per-
promises to performing. formers of St. Mary’s Rec-
be an eclectic “Any time reation and Park’s annual
mixture of old on the stage is an Summerstock production
and new music amazing feeling. have brought audiences to
spanning the We all still get their feet, and this year’s
genre. nervous and ex- show is no exception.
Starting cited every time The show opens with
off the evening we perform. the rousing title song of the
will be Gary That is what gets production, in which three
Rue, who plays you going,” ex- distinct ethnic groups
country and plained Karen. are formed – upper class
southern rock “The most in- whites, African Americans
music with sev- credible feeling and Eastern European im-
eral local bands, is when you hear migrants, all living in New
one of which the response York at the turn of the
is the Dance from your audi- century.
Hall Ghosts. ence … mak- The plot begins with
The twangy ing them smile upper-class patriarch Fa-
trio boasts or being a part ther leaving on an expedi-
Neil Tracey on their good time tion to the North, leaving
drums, Doug is what makes his wife and young son be-
Bartholow on Submitted Photo performing so hind at the family’s home
lead vocals and The Country Memories Band will be performing at the Downtown exciting.” in New Rochelle. With her
bass, and Rue Tunes event on Saturday in Leonardtown. Karenwrote husband absent, Mother Photo By Monica Meinert
on lead vocals, that the group is makes the decision to take
Latvian immigrant Tateh (Chris Joyce, right) and
guitar, dobro, harmonica, slide guitar and pedal planning to record a CD soon, but in the meantime in a young African Ameri-
daughter (Maddie Oosterink) are confronted by
steel guitar, for which he has become famous with people can access their performance schedules on can woman, Sarah, and her
the seeming impossibility of the American dream.
local fans. www.countrymemoriesband.com. illegitimate child.
Ending the evening will be the Country The Downtown Tunes concert season, which Mother’s choice brings the family face to face with the uglier side of life in
Memories Band, offering their own take on clas- is in its third year, is said to be enjoying agreeable America, as their lives become more and more entwined with African Ameri-
sic country staples by the likes of Hank Williams, weather for the first season since it started. cans Coalhouse Walker and Sarah and Latvian immigrant Tateh, she and her
Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. “The last couple years we had rain, so the son watch racism and intolerance occur before their eyes.
After band leader Ray Windsor met with John weather we’re having this year is great,” said With its heavy thematic tones, “Ragtime” is a gripping drama that is not
Lee (steel guitar player) in junior high school, the founder and director Robin Guyther in an inter- afraid to delve into the darkness of human nature. Violence awaits at nearly
two began playing music together, joining later view, explaining that turnouts for this year’s per- every turn, as the racial tension of the show escalates.
with drummer Eddie Finch (Ray’s cousin) and formances have been good despite the reduced The heart-wrenching conclusion of Act I, “’Til We Reach that Day,” which
bass player Phil Carr, adding lead guitarist Kenny funding from sponsors. takes place after a racially-motivated murder, is easily one of the cast’s stron-
Wathen and female vocalist Karen Gould Windsor, The concert season, which features different gest songs – their voices blend together flawlessly, and soloist Raven Burnside
who married Ray a year after joining the band. styles of music at each monthly performance, will helps complete a truly stunning number.
Since then this group of friends and family end with a rock and roll show featuring Geezer In this cast of more than 60, standout performances in the production are
have been jamming for audiences across the tri- and the 25th Hour Band on Aug. 22. almost too many to count.
county area, playing in a style that harkens back In the meantime country fans are invited Montel Butler is simply breathtaking as Coalhouse Walker, the main Af-
to the roots of the genre. to join in the festivities for free. Saturday’s con- rican American character the show follows. Pairing an outstanding voice with
“We enjoy performing music of all classic cert will begin at 6 p.m. Though some seating a very deep characterization, Butler allows the audience to feel every joy and
country artists,” wrote Karen in an e-mail. “That will be available, guests are encouraged to bring every sorrow the character experiences.
Emily Frangenberg shines as Mother, the upper class woman whose
ary’s
music isn’t around much lawn chairs to sit in. For more information call
anymore, and we want to 301-904-4452. Christian outlook on the world and the people in it does not always match those

M of her snobbish peers. Frangenberg captures the both

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Chris Joyce and Maddie Oosterink make a wonder-
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perience the hardships of life in a new country. Joyce’s
fatherly side will melt hearts in “Gliding,” a beautiful
Get Out & Have Fu song that Tateh sings when it seems as though the hope
n Right Here in St. of the American dream is lost.

Now Playing Mary’s County! Though it focuses on many heavier issues, the
show is not without comic relief. Lighthearted numbers
like “The Gettin’ Ready Rag,” “What a Game!” and
“Atlantic City,” offer some reprieve from the show’s
AMC Loews, Lexington Park 6, (301) 862-5010 The County Times is
darker moments.
Directed by Bethany Wallace, with musical di-
• Bruno; R, 88 min • The Spiderwick always looking for more rection by Stanley Hoopengardner, “Ragtime” is
• Ice Age: Dawn of • Orphan Chronicles local talent to feature! sure to shock, amuse and amaze audiences at every
• G-Force the Dinosaurs; R, 123 min PG, 97 min To submit art or performance.
PG, 90 min PG, 87 min Shows are at Great Mills High School Audito-
entertainment rium and are scheduled for July 23-24, 7 p.m.; July
• The Proposal • Transformers: announcements, or band
• Harry Potter and • Nim’s Island PG-13, 108 min Revenge of the Fallen; 25, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; July 26, 5 p.m. Tickets are $14
information for our for adults, $12 for seniors, $6 for children 10 and un-
the Half-Blood PG, 95 min PG-13, 150 min der. Buy at the door or in advance by phone at (301)
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PG, 153 min; Starts Jul 29 R, 143 min • The Ugly Truth md.us/recreate/specialevents.
Tues, July 14th R, 96 min countytimes.net.
 25 Thursday, July 23, 2009
Thursday, July 23
• Cheer Camp (3-6 years old)
House of Dance (Hollywood) – 9 a.m.
• Piece Out! Art in Bits and Pieces; This
Camp is for the Birds; Intermediate
Wheel Throwing
Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m.
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
CJ’s Backroom (Lusby) – 5 p.m.
• Basket Bingo Benefit for Carly Rae
St. John’s Catholic Church (Hollywood)
– 5 p.m.
• Wii Play Together – Family
Leonardtown Library – 5:30 p.m.
• Twilight Mile Open Track Night
Patuxent High School (Lusby) – 6 p.m.
• Drop-In Salsa
House of Dance (Hollywood) – 6 p.m.
• Summerstock Musical: “Ragtime”
Great Mills High School Auditorium – 7
p.m.
• Lizzie & Friends
Chef’s American Bistro – 7 p.m.
• Hollywood VFD Annual Carnival
The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department
continues its annual carnival July 23-27 be-
ginning at 7 p.m. each night featuring food,
rides and games. Unlimited rides every
night for $10, or tickets may be purchased
separately. Free nightly prizes (must be pres-
ent to win). Also, free bicycles (two for boys
and two for girls) will be given away to ages
12 and under each night (must be present to
win). A Treasure Chest cash prize will be
raffled the last night of the carnival.
• Ladies Night
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 7
p.m.
• Open Mic Night
St. James Pub (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.
• Ladies Night
Hulas Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.
• Karaoke
Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.
Friday, July 24
• Piece Out! Art in Bits and Pieces; This
Camp is for the Birds
Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m.
• Cheer Camp (3-6 years old)
House of Dance (Hollywood) – 9 a.m.
• Teen Gaming
Leonardtown Library – 2 p.m.
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
Donovan’s Pub (California) – 5 p.m.
• Date Night – “Proximity” Exhibit
Annmarie Garden – 6 p.m.
• Hollywood VFD Annual Carnival
Hollywood VFD – 7 p.m.
On
Going
What’s
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• River Concert Series featuring pianist
Maruizio Moretti
St. Mary’s College – 7 p.m.
• Texas Hold’Em
Mechanicsville Fire House – 7 p.m.
• Homespun Coffee House Concert
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
(Chaptico) – 7 p.m.
• La Plata Summer Concert Series
– United States Naval Academy’s Next
Wave
La Plata Town Hall – 7 p.m.
• No Limit Texas Hold’Em
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 7 p.m.
• Family Behind-the-Scenes Overnight
Calvert Marine Museum – 7 p.m.
• Summerstock Musical: “Ragtime”
Great Mills High School Auditorium – 7 p.m.
• ‘Road to Serfdom’ Discussion
Free Market Economics Reading Group
meets at 7:30 p.m. at Dunkin Donuts on
Three Notch Road in California to discuss
“Road to Serfdom” by F. A. Hayek, which
influenced Margaret Thatcher and Ronald
Reagan. For more information, call Cindy
at 301-994-0074.
• Shallow Deep
Hulas Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.
• Port Tobacco Players: “Sweeny Todd”
Port Tobacco Players’ Theater (La Plata)
– 8 p.m.
• Newtowne Players: “Shakespeare in
Hollywood”
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.
• 4 Friends
Chef’s American Bistro – 8:30 p.m.
• Karaoke
911 Bar (Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m.
• Karaoke
Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 25
• Watercolor on Yupo; Welcome Tiles
and Mosaics
Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m.
• Corey’s Cancer Crusade Poker Run
Patuxent Moose Family Center (Holly-
wood) – 9:30 a.m.
• Tidewater Archaeology Weekend
Historic St. Mary’s City – 10 a.m.
• Ronnie Marshall Memorial Poker Run
for Multiple Myeloma
CJ’s Backroom (Lusby) – 10 a.m.
• Village Day
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum – 10
a.m.
• Fossil Field Experience
Calvert Marine Museum – 11 a.m.
• History & Heritage Day
St. Clements Island Museum (Colton’s
Point) – 11 a.m.
• Heavy Hitters Grand Opening Poker
Run
Heavy Hitters Bar and Grill (Charlotte
Hall) – 11 a.m.
• Manga Drawing Workshop
Leonardtown Library – 2 p.m.
• Green Corn Festival
Joy Lane Healing Center (Hollywood) – 4
p.m.
• Downtown Tunes: Gary Rue, Dance
Hall Ghosts, Country Memories
Leonardtown Square – 6 p.m.
• River Riders Kayak Trip
Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) – 6 p.m.
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
D.B. McMillan’s Pub (California) – 6 p.m.
• Summerstock Musical: “Ragtime”
Great Mills High School Auditorium – 7
p.m.
• No Limit Texas Hold’Em
FRA Branch 93 (21707 Three Notch Rd)
– 7 p.m.
• Hollywood VFD Annual Carnival
Hollywood VFD – 7 p.m.
• Nuttin’ Fancy Band
Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 7 p.m.
• Port Tobacco Players: “Sweeny Todd”
Port Tobacco Players’ Theater (La Plata)
– 8 p.m.
• Newtowne Players: “Shakespeare in
Hollywood”
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8
p.m.
• Endway
Hulas Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m.
• Legend
Seabreeze Bar & Restaurant (Mechanics-
ville) – 8 p.m.
• Francis Bridge
Chef’s American Bistro – 8:30 p.m.
• No Limits
Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.
• Karaoke with DJ Tommy T & DJ T
Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m.
• Country Dance Night
Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.
• DJ Karaoke
Spicers (Owings) – 9 p.m.
• Three Sixty
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 9
p.m.
Sunday, July 26
• Watercolor on Yupo;
Ceramic Torsos
Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m.
• Tidewater Archaeology Weekend
Historic St. Mary’s City – 10 a.m.
• More than Meets the Eye (Archeology
Tour)
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum – 11
a.m.
• Cat & Kitten Adoptions
Petco (California) – 11:30 a.m.
• Pet Adoptions
Pepper’s Pet Pantry (Solomons) – 1 p.m.
• Texas Hold’Em “HeadsUp” Tourney
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 2 p.m.
• Port Tobacco Players: “Sweeny Todd”
Port Tobacco Players’ Theater (La Plata)
– 3 p.m.
• Newtowne Players: “Shakespeare in
Hollywood”
Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park)
– 3:30 p.m.
• Texas Hold’Em Big Game
Izzak Walton Hall (Hughesville) – 3:30
p.m.
• Summerstock Musical: “Ragtime”
Great Mills High School Auditorium – 5
p.m.
• Karaoke
St. Mary’s Landing – 5:30 p.m.
• Hollywood VFD Annual Carnival
Hollywood VFD – 7 p.m.
Monday, July 27
• One Body, One World (Grades 1-3)
July 27-31
Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m.
• Margarita Mondays
Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown)
– 12 noon
• No Limit Texas Hold’Em Bounty
Tournament
St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge – 7 p.m.
• Hollywood VFD Annual Carnival
Hollywood VFD – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 28
• Mosaic Mini-Camp, July 28-29
Annmarie Garden – 10 a.m.
• Young Professionals Initiative Social
The Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd) – 5:30
p.m.
• CSM Twilight Performance Series:
Darcy Nair Trio
CSM Leonardtown Campus – 6:30 p.m.
• Karaoke
Chef’s American Bistro – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29
• Why Snooze when You Can Crooze
Arby’s Restaurant Parking Lot (Leonard-
town) – 5 p.m.
• Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
D.B. McMillan’s Pub (California) – 6 p.m.
• Learn to Line Dance
Hotel Charles (Hughesville) – 7 p.m.
• Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em
Tourney
Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch
Rd) – 7 p.m.
• Karaoke
Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 7:30
p.m.
• Karaoke
St. Mary’s Landing – 7:30 p.m.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 26

& More Mirassou California Wines

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On The Menu The Mirassou family has been growing grapes and crafting qual-
ity wines in the sun-drenched hills of California since 1854. In 2004
the sixth generation of Mirassou’s marked an unprecedented 150 years
of family winemaking. Mirassou features a bright, uniquely approach-

Oga’s Asian Cuisine

able style; these wines honor the Mirassou family’s heritage while ap-
pealing to a new generation of wine enthusiasts.
Mirassou Chardonnay exhibits intense aromas and flavors of stone
22745 Washington Street, Leonardtown fruits such as peaches and nectarines, as well as tropical fruits like
pineapple. The grapes are harvested during the night and early in the
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and flavors. Mirassou California Pinot Noir displays fresh fruit flavors
Family owned and operated, Oga’s Asian Cui- of pomegranates, cherries and currants. Balancing intense flavors of
sine’s Chef Peter Zeng serves up quality Chinese blackberry and black currant with hints of vanilla and brown spice,
and Japanese cuisine to your dining table right here Mirassou Cabernet Sau-
on Leonardtown Square. With an extensive menu vignon is a unique ex-
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you will find it all in this charming restaurant. An plays luscious fruit fla-
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11 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday for blackberry. These prima-
only $5.99. Entrees range from in price from $4.95 ry flavors are augmented
to $13.95. Assorted sushi platters are also available with secondary flavors of
for order or pull up to the beautifully crafted sushi vanilla, toasty oak and
bar for a sample of Chef Peter’s handy work. Beer, brown spices. Mirassou
wine and cocktails are also available on site. Oga’s California Sauvignon
Asian Cuisine is open Monday thru Thursday, 11a. Blanc displays crisp fla-
m.-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-10:30 vors of tropical fruit and
p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Oga’s melon balanced with
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Healthy Bites
pear. Mirassou Califor-
nia Riesling offers aro-
mas of peach, apricots,
and spice with intense
fruit flavors of red apple
and peach. As a result of
the naturally firm acid
levels, this wine is crisp and delicately structured and pairs beautifully

Help Kids Take a Healthy Dip
By JIM ROMANOFF
For The Associated Press
For kids, two of the most dreaded words you
can utter are “healthy snack.” But this doesn’t have
to be the case if you take advantage of the magic of
dipping.
Kids love to dip and it’s easy to turn this play-
ing with food into a fun way to get them eating more
of what’s healthy, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and
low-fat dairy products.
There are plenty of dips you can purchase that
work, including all-natural peanut butter (avoid
brands with added sugar or hydrogenated fats). Offer
dippers such as apple or pear slices, vegetable sticks,
or low-fat, whole-grain breadsticks and pretzels.
Applesauce also makes a great, fruity dip for
breadsticks and pretzels. Opt for all-natural varieties
with no added sugar or other fillers. If you like, you
can doctor it up by adding a bit of ground cinnamon
or even apple pie spices.
Savory hummus is made with fiber- and nutrient-
rich chickpeas blended with healthy oils, such as olive
and canola. It’s an excellent dip for crunchy fresh veg-
gies, pretzels or whole-grain pita chips.
Jarred tomato-based pasta sauces, especially
those made with other added vegetables, can be a
concentrated source of good nutrition. Serve with
whole-grain breadsticks, low-fat string cheese or
fresh cut vegetables.
If you want to offer a tomato sauce that’s a bit
more exciting, you can make this easy pepperoni
pizza dip in about 5 minutes. The recipe calls for
canned tomato sauce and reduced-fat pepperoni. It
goes well with part-skim cheese sticks or whole-grain
breadsticks.
For a sweeter take, tangy yogurt is used as a base
for a banana-peanut butter dip that can be whipped up
in your blender in just a few minutes and served with
fresh apple or pear slices.
PEPPERONI
PIZZA DIP WITH
MOZZARELLA STICKS
Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 4
8-ounce can no-salt tomato sauce
1/4 cup chopped reduced-fat pepperoni
(about 16 slices)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
4 part-skim mozzarella or string cheese sticks
In a blender or food processor, combine
the tomato sauce, pepperoni, oregano
and basil. Blend until smooth. Di-
vide the mixture between 4 small
dishes and serve with mozzarella
sticks for dipping.
Nutrition information per
serving (values are rounded to
the nearest whole number): 119
calories; 63 calories from fat; 7
g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans
fats); 24 mg cholesterol; 6 g
carbohydrate; 11 g protein; 1 g
fiber; 378 mg sodium.
with richly sauced poultry or seafood. Mirassou California Pinot Gri-
gio reveals intense aromas and flavors of peach, pear and citrus with
crisp, lively acidity creating an exceptionally refreshing wine. This
versatile wine pairs beautifully with spicy dishes as well as grilled
poultry or seafood.
Mirassou offers a wide selection of varietals with a lively, fruit-
forward approach that is reflected in each of their wines. These wines
are available locally for approximately $10 a bottle.
BANANA-PEANUT BUTTER
DIP WITH APPLES
Start to finish: 10 minutes Servings: 4
2 medium bananas, peeled and cut into 4 pieces each
2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
1/3 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt (3 ounces)
4 apples, cored and cut into wedges
In a blender or food processor, combine the bananas, peanut but-
ter and yogurt. Blend until smooth. Divide the mixture between 4
small dishes and serve with apple wedges for dipping.
Nutrition information per
serving (values are rounded to the
nearest whole number):
189 calories; 40 calories from fat; 4 g fat
(1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 1 mg cho-
lesterol; 37 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 5
g fiber; 48 mg sodium.
 27 Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wanderings
of an Aimless
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I love this time of year when the weather
(fairly hot days and cool evenings) takes your
mind back to evenings at the local carnival.
I always think of it as carnival weather. That
feeling of excitement when you are half a mile
away and can see the bright glow in the sky
and the top of the slowly turning Ferris wheel.
Book Review
‘Cherry Bomb’ by J.A. Konrath,
read by Susie Breck and Dick Hill
c.2009, Brilliance Audio $29.99 / $41.95 Canada
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
Throughout your life, you’ve probably
noticed that there are two kinds of people:
those that are late, and those that are not.
The late ones stroll casually in to a
lunch, party, meeting, or appointment twen-
ty minutes after they’re supposed to be there,
surprised to see you waiting. The on-time
people are punctual to a fault, maybe even a
little early.
Some people will be
late to their own funerals.
The rest would rather die
than dally.
But if Detective Jac-
queline Daniels is late,
the dead body won’t be
hers. In the new audio-
book “Cherry Bomb”
by J.A. Konrath, a little
procrastination on Jack’s
part may instead mean
the demise of the people
she loves.
As funerals go, this
one wouldn’t have been
unusual had it not been
for the phone call that
Lieutenant Jacqueline
“Jack” Daniels received,
graveside.
The call was from Alexandra Kork –
the original reason for the funeral – and she
wasn’t phoning with condolences. Alex had
killed one of Jack’s loved ones, and she had
more murder on her mind.
Hours later, a photo of a bloody, duct-
taped, tortured man was sent to Jack via a
cell phone that Alex had furnished. The
man had a wild look in his eyes, burns on
his chest, and a rigged shotgun pointed at his
head. And Jack had twelve hours to find the
identity of the man and save his life.
But it didn’t end there.
Another man, and two hours… this one,
personal. And very gruesome.
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Min
Carnival Nights
The thrill of walking into a miniature city of
brightly strung lights, screams of laughter,
lines for the children’s rides, and amidst it
all on a flawless Summer night, the pervad-
ing smells of cotton candy, hot dogs, popcorn,
funnel cake, and carnival pizza. I love carni-
val pizza.
Carnival nights seemed to last forever as
a child or a teenager. Some of you from up
the road probably went to the Marlow Heights
8 CDs / 9 hrs, 10 min
And another, with just a minute’s warn-
ing – this one, almost killing one of the peo-
ple closest and most important to Lieutenant
Jack Daniels.
But with the help of former partner (and
possible half-brother) Harry McGlade, bank
robber and part-time hustler Phin Trout, a
Crimebago (mobile crime lab + Winnebago),
and a few friendly fellow Chicago Police
Department officers, Jack Daniels won’t let
Alex Kork get away with murder.
Even if it kills her.
First, let me say
this: if you haven’t read
or listened to author J.A.
Konrath’s previous nov-
els, stop right here and go
get them, particularly the
last one, “Fuzzy Navel”.
Reading that book will
make the experience of
hearing this one so much
better. You probably could
listen to “Cherry Bomb”
by itself, but going back
one book will be more
than worth your while.
Now, for fans of
Konrath: be prepared.
Be prepared for Alex
Kork-on-steriods. Alex is
about a hundred percent
nastier, which means her
crimes are crueler and squirmier. Prepare
yourself for several heart-in-your-throat
moments of knowing what will happen but
never being sure. Be ready for at least three
big sock-in-the-eye surprises and a double-
twist ending that will make you cheer – and
howl.
Get ready for sadness, laughter, gasps,
and desperately wanting the next book.
Vacation warning: “Cherry Bomb” is
definitely, absolutely not appropriate listen-
ing for kids under the age of seventeen nor is
it an audiobook for the weak of heart. But if
you’re a Konrath fan or if you love detective
novels, “Cherry Bomb” is explosive.
shopping center carnival, nestled just under then bless his soul it was Mr. Titus. I still miss
the highway ramp. We usually ate at Steak in the Leonardtown carnival and have lots of pre-
a Sack and then walked over to the carnival teen Camp Maria memories from there.
when I was very little. I remember my Mother There came the time when my sons hit
not letting me get caramel or candy apples ever their teenage years and were not as interest-
again after the first carnival. The sticky candy ed in having Mom walk around with them at
and the apple got stuck in my long hair and they carnivals. And I was happily content to play
were forever banned. I’ve solved that problem bingo, which I have always loved, and eat and
when I found out about caramel-appletinis. visit with other moms. Then it happened where
As a teenager, I think more of the Clinton carnivals weren’t as important to them as they
carnival at our only big shopping center, also
right next to Route 5. Candy apples were not
still were to me. The tables turned and I had to
beg my sons to take their Mother to the carni-
on the agenda at that time, other things occupy val. “I just want to see the lights, play a little
the teenage girl’s mind. The song Frankenstein bingo, maybe have some pizza, a little funnel
by Edgar Winter always seemed to be playing cake…pleeeease?” “ I won’t ask to stay until it
at the Tilt-a-whirl. I believe it comes with the closes this time, I promise.” “No, I won’t have
ride and I know I’ve heard it at carnivals every any candy apples or ask for money for pull
year. Packs of teenagers made the rounds of tabs.” Geez!!
the circle all night only stopping for food and Now it’s my husband and I that go to carni-
soda occasionally. Isn’t that still the case? vals, and make the rounds of the circle, running
When my sons were small, they begged to into friends and eating carnival pizza. He waits
go to carnivals and I took them to each carnival while I play some bingo. We play our games of
starting at Mechanicsville, then Hollywood, chance, and try our hand at some of the games.
Leonardtown, and ending in Ridge. I vaguely There is always the ever-present beer tent near
remember one in Valley Lee, but I might be the pull tabs and money wheels which, for all I
mistaken. It’s hard to believe how the Holly- know, may be exclusive to St. Mary’s County.
wood carnival has grown from their small fire- Pull tabs, and popcorn litter the ground. Every-
house and parking lot at the junction of Mervell one is smiling and enjoying Summer evenings
Dean Rd and Rt. 235 to what they have built a that at one time seemed to last forever
mile up the road. I still look over at the old low
building in the back of the parking lot and visu- To each new night’s adventure,
alize the games of chance all lit up with people Shelby
waiting to pop water balloons or kids picking
up their lucky duck.
Each carnival has so many memories for
Please send comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
me. Who can’t think of Mechanicsville carnival
without smiling and thinking of Mr. Younger, Our prayers and wishes for
or Hollywood carnival and the “Mayor of Hol- a speedy recovery go out to softball’s
lywood”, Jenks Mattingly. If you visited Ridge, Team Moose pitcher Larry Alvey.
THANKS TO OUR SERIES SPONSORS
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July 24
The Real Deal
River Pianist Maurizio Moretti joins
Concert
Jeff Silberschlag and the
Chesapeake Orchestra in a
performance of Brahms’ Piano
Series
Concerto No 1, plus Strauss’s
“Ein Heldenleben” – A Hero’s Life.
2009 Maurizio Moretti
River Concert
Plus
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Concerts begin each week
Series
at 7 PM. The grounds on
Townhouse Green at St.
Mary’s College of Maryland
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or purchasing food from a ALL THAT JAZZ
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Chesapeake Orchestra
Jazz Trio
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ner
CLUES ACROSS
1. _____s: sunflower state
6. Taro roots
11. John Voight’s daughter
14. Women’s undergarment
15. Islamic commanders
16. Tooth caregiver
18. Undermined & fallen
21. Monounsaturated fatty
acid
23. _____y and the Beast
25. Spanish nap
26. Greek porticos
28. Modernized
29. Reproached severely
31. Careless
34. One point S of due E
35. Cleopatra’s killer
Creative Coloring 36. The Copacabana for one
39. Tropical fruits
40. Wise men
Celebrate Cell Phone 44. A self-centered person
Courtesy Month. 45. An exact counterpart
47. European sole genus
Color in this 48. Shallow water
picture to create 50. Yes vote
51. Archaic spoke
your masterpiece.
Puzzle Solutions
Last Week’s
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56. Ultrahigh frequency
57. “Charade” actress
62. Polite address to a woman
63. Directions (Scottish)
CLUES DOWN
1. Jacks in the deck
2. Silver
3. Point midway between N
and E
4. Patty Hearst’s captors
5. Point a weapon
6. Pinna
7. Disc jockeys
8. Execute or perform
9. Atomic number 13
10. Parry
11. United ____ Emirates
12. Atomic #28
13. Copyread
14. Prior to year 1
17. A large quantity
19. Take in solid food
20. A pair of singers
21. Strongyl_____sis: nema-
tode disease
28
22. Pencil carbons
24. Follows sigma
25. A fashionable hotel
27. Eyeglasses
28. Brown bears
30. Abbr. for oil container
31. Floor covering
32. Texas team member
33. Bantu tribe
36. 4th largest Japanese city
37. Vietnamese offensive
38. ___boo: Panda food
39. Steeply edged tableland
41. Auto fuel
42. ___ical: moral
43. Abrasive cleanings
46. Bakker’s downfall
49. Low frequency
51. A very large body of water
52. British statesman (1584-
1643) John
53. Exclamation of surprise
54. I___: Swedish store
55. Indicates near
58. Algerian dinar
59. Rural delivery
60. Atomic #35
61. Western state
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St. Mary’s County

Elks Lodge #2092 Supports the
Wounded
Warrior Project
2009/2010
To Benefit Wounded
Warrior Project UPCOMING EVENTS:
st August 22nd September 19th October 17th
August 1 Music Festival 50’s Dinner Dance Oktoberfest
Texas Holdem
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$15000 Buy-In
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Questions or
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 31 Thursday, July 23, 2009 The County Times

ewsmakers
Oldest and Youngest Celebrate Fitness and Fun
By Andrea Shiell She said she had been taken completely by
Staff Writer surprise coming to the center for one of her
weekly workouts to find a decadent choco-
Tuesday afternoon saw several smiling late cake, balloons and gifts waiting for her.
faces at the Fitness and More ladies workout “The friends you make when you come
center in Hollywood, as the owners threw an here are unbelievable,” she said, motioning at
impromptu birthday celebration for the club’s the same time toward her fellow celebrants.
oldest members, 87 year-old Theresa “Tee” Mileto said her favorite part of coming
Duncan from Wildewood and 88 year-old to the center since it opened was “just being
Mary Mileto from Hollywood. able to do the exercises” at her age, though
she had the help and support of her grand-
daughter, 12 year-old Julie Corrigan, who
was also on hand with her mother at the cel-
ebration as the club’s youngest member.
Owner Brenda Tominack said that the
party was a way of recognizing the three
members as inspirations to others coming
to the center, which she and her fellow own-
ers Janet Evans and Connie Khinoo-Olsen
decided to open after the old facility, Ladies
Workout Express, closed its doors at that
same location in April.
“We realized that Mary’s birthday was
coming, and she was turning 88 and we just
thought that was a remarkable thing to note,
Photo By Andrea Shiell that someone that age was coming to the
Theresa ‘Tee’ Duncan, Julie Corrigan and Mary gym and working out was inspirational to all
Mileto. of us. And then we noticed that Ms. Duncan
had just turned 87, so we wanted to make it
Duncan said she has been coming to the special,” said Tominack, taking time to note
center for three years, having followed her that there were “three generations of won- Photo By Andrea Shiell
membership to the new facility under its new derful women” there to celebrate that day. Mary Mileto, Julie Carrigan and Theresa ‘Tee’ Duncan take a break from their birthday celebration to
name when they opened for business in May. test some of the exercise equipment at Fitness and More in Hollywood.
 Community
The County Times Thursday, July 23, 2009 32

Comedians Perform to Support Wounded Warriors

By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The St. Mary’s County Elks
Lodge on Chancellor’s Run Road was
peppered with giggling patrons on
Saturday night, all there to enjoy rou-
tines by comedians Keith Alberstadt
and the evening’s headlining act, Tom
Foss, who were both there not only to
make people laugh, but also to support
the local effort of a national program
called the Wounded Warrior Project.
Alberstadt, who writes for Satur-
day Night Live’s “Weekend Update”
and has performed on David Letter-
man, CMT, VH1 and other comedy
programs, offered a varied set and
spoke in an interview about his pas-
sion for performing for the troops. He
and Foss both seem to share that pas-
sion, performing on the “Comics on
Duty” performance circuit, which op-
Submitted Photo
erates much like a USO tour bringing
Tom Foss was the headliner at the Elks Lodge Come- comedians to entertain combat troops
dy Night to support the Wounded Warrior Project on in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saturday. “We got mortar attacked
in Baghdad,” he said, smiling at
the memory. “The nickname for
the place was Mortar-itaville …
so they had already got attacked
that day before we showed up, so
they told us, ‘We’ve never got-
ten attacked twice in one day’
… well, sure enough right after
our show — and you’ve got to
C HLOE give it to the insurgents, since
they waited till after we had
performed, we were attacked,” but he said that
the experience of bringing a moment of levity to
troops overseas had been well worth it, and he
and Foss have both been around the world sev-
eral times in the last five years to perform for the
troops, traveling in Black Hawks and wearing
flak jackets the whole time.
“What we’re trying to do is not only raise
money, but raise awareness for what the Wound-
ed Warrior Project does,” said John Winters, for-
mer Elks Lodge president and chairman of the
local WWP effort.
“There are a lot of organizations out there
that cater to the military, veterans groups and
things like that, but what the Wounded Warrior
Project does is specifically focus on the soldiers
when they’re injured,” he said, explaining that
the effort started with the delivery of backpacks
containing toiletries, clothes, phone cards and
other necessities to soldiers who were wounded
in combat, as they would not be able to take such
personal belongings of their own to the field hos-
pitals where they were being transported.
“When they do get back the Wounded War- Submitted Photo
rior Project does a whole lot more,” said Winters. Keith Alberstadt entertained locals at Saturday’s
“Most of the people that they deal with are am- WWP event
putees, either single, double, and sometimes all
four limbs, and they try to help them get back year of events.
into a normal life, so they’ll pay, for example, to “We pretty much have an event every
send them skiing in Colorado, and they’ll outfit month,” he said, adding that upcoming WWP
them with all the gear they need, and the trainers events included a Texas Hold’Em tournament, a
to help them do that,” including prosthetic limbs music festival on the lodge grounds featuring lo-
and physical therapy sessions. cal bands like Shallow Deep and HydraFX, an
The Elks Lodge picked the Wounded War- Elvis night featuring an impersonator from Las
rior Project last November when they decided to Vegas, and an Oktoberfest celebration, among
launch a year-long campaign to raise money and others.
awareness. Winters said that the Elks Lodge was For more information on the Wounded War-
hoping to net about $20,000 for WWP with their rior Project and local events, go to www.wound-
edwarriorproject.org.

Chaptico
Run/Walk Saturday
Run for healthy families
at the 24th annual Chaptico
Classic Road Race and Fun
Walk on Saturday, Aug. 28.
Five and 10 kilometer run-
ning courses and a three-mile
walking trail take participants
along Southern Maryland’s
scenic country roads.
The course is T.A.C.
certified and has been rated
one of Running Times best
county road races. Kids un-
der 12 can join the Chaptico
Chase, a 100-yard dash that
will open the event. Everyone
gets a prize.
Proceeds benefit Alter-
natives for Youth and Fami-
lies, a nonprofit, community-
“Hi, my name is Chloe and I’m a gorgeous four year based agency that runs pro-
old pure bred female Doberman Pinscher. I’m great grams for troubled children
with children and other animals. I’m a sweetheart
and I sleep at night with the children in the house!
Now, I’m looking for someone loving just like YOU
to make me part of your family. I’m up to date on
vaccinations, spayed, house trained and identifica-
Singers Wanted
tion micro chipped. For more information, please St. Maries Musica is seeking a tenor and a bass for
contact katmc@secondhoperescue.org or call Sec- the upoming concert season. If interested call Barb Lor-
ond Hope Rescue at 240-925-0628. ton at 301-373-8181 for audition information.
Please Adopt, Don’t Shop!”
and their families. The vol-
unteer-run event has raised
moer than $300,000 for the
program since it began in
1985, helping countless fami-
lies weather troubled times.
Register beginning at 7
a.m. on the day of the race.
Racing begins with the kids’
run at 8 a.m. The entry fee is
$30. Participants will receive
a T-shirt and other goodies.
Registration and race start
will be at Christ Episcopal
Church Parish Hall on Zach
Fowler Road, 1/4 mile south
of the intersection of Routes
234/238 (Maddox Road) at
Chaptico. For more informa-
tion, call 301-884-0312 or go
to www.alternatives 4youth.
org.
 33 Thursday, July 23, 2009 The County Times

River Creek Lodge Now Open

Local Girl Scouts Deliver

Happiness to Cedar Lane Residents

Chuck Kimball, center with scissors, County Commissioner President Francis

Jack Russell and County Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly prepare to cut
the ribbon at the grand opening of the River Creek Lodge on St. George’s
Island June 17. July Kimball, his wife, stands at his side.

Mary Hammett Celeberates 98 Years

Submitted Photo
Sammie Zarzara, Julia Hancock (front row), Gabrielle Cory, Becky Dodson and Delaney Hancock.

Leonardtown – Members of local the Girl Scout Ca- lots smiles to the faces of many residents as they handed
dets Troop #4549 along with troop leaders distributed 100 out the free cookies as residents made their way to the
free boxes of assorted Girl Scout cookies to Cedar Lane dining room.
residents as the result of the Girl Scouts “Gift of Caring” Cedar Lane Apartments is a senior living commu-
program. This program allows consumers to purchase nity that serves the elderly and disabled and is located
cookies to support the Girl Scouts and then allow the at 22680 Cedar Lane Court, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Photos Courtesy of Janice Pruett Scouts to donate them to a worthy organization. 301.475.8966. www.cedarlaneapts.com.
On July 8, Cedar Lane resident Mary Hammett celebrated her 98th birth- Troop members Sammie
day in style with a surprise limousine ride arranged by her daughter Eliza- Zarzara, Gabrielle Cory, Becky
beth Woodard and her husband Sandy. The limousine driver is Tim Smith
from Five-Star Limousine service. Ms. Hammett was treated to dinner at
Corbel’s Restaurant in Leonardtown.
Dodson, Delaney Hancock and
Julia Hancock who is a member
of Daisy Troop 6336 brought
L ibrary Items
• Mad Scientist – Monday July 27 John Sullens presents his science-themed
show, Mad Science for all ages at Charlotte Hall (10 a.m., White Marsh Elemen-
Sensory Sensation Class for Kids tary School), Leonardtown (12:30 p.m., Leonard Hall Recreation Center) and
Lexington Park Library, 3 p.m.
St. Mary’s Hospital invites children to participate in a fun, interactive program that incorporates sen- • Summer reading – Children, ages 5-12, can pick up Adventure Passports
sory integration strategies and motor planning in a four-week class each Thursday beginning July 30 from and explore county sites to earn a free ice cream coupon and a chance for Sally
2 to 3 p.m. Walker’s book, “Written in Bone.” They can also win a book in the Where’s
The program, “Sensory Sensation,” is taught by licensed occupational therapist Samantha Burke and Flat Sneaks contest by guessing where Flat Sneaks has explored during the past
allows children ages 4 to 8 the opportunity to experience sensory exploration in a group setting. week from the clues posted in this issue.
Each session begins with a Brain Gym warm-up followed by activities based on the week’s theme. The
first week focuses on sights and sounds; the second week addresses smell and touch; week three’s activities • Teen activities – free workshops at Lexington Park to create simple animation
center around vestibular and motor planning; and the final week provides a multi-sensory review with activi- for e-mail messages using Digital Art software (Aug. 6, 2 p.m.) and to create
ties such as flashlight tag, following directions in a song, identifying smells and an obstacle course. Each simple arcade game using Gamemaker software (Aug. 12, 2 p.m.) Registration
one-hour class ends with 10 minutes of yoga calming moves to music. required.
“The purpose of the class is to help guide children in the use of their sensory skills to explore the envi- Free workshop on drawing Manga on July 25, 2 p.m. at Leonardtown and July
ronment in an efficient manner,” said Michelle McCloskey, occupational therapist and operational specialist 29, 5 p.m. at Charlotte Hall. Registration required.
in the hospital’s Rehabilitation Medicine Department. “The ability to accurately interpret and integrate Free Teen Gaming Fun July 24, 2 p.m., Leonardtown and Aug. 4, 5:30 p.m.,
sensory input is the foundation for learning, focus and interaction skills.” Charlotte Hall. Snacks provided.
To find out more about the program or to secure a spot, contact St. Mary’s Hospital’s Health Connec-
tions at 301-475-6019. The cost is $50 for the hour-long, four-week program. • Game night – family members and gamers can challenge each other to Wii and
other games tonight at Lexington Park, 6 p.m.; tomorrow at Leonardtown, 5:30
p.m. and on Thursday July 30 at Charlotte Hall, 5:30 p.m. Snacks provided.

Get Your Oysters Now
Next week about 700 people who live along the
Wicomico River in St. Mary’s and Charles counties
will receive a letter in the mail about growing oysters
in cages off their piers or bulkheads.
Waterfront residents have through July 30 to de-
cide if they want to participate in the Maryland Grow
Oysters Program, said volunteer Bob Elwood, a mem-
ber of the Wicomico Scenic River Commission.
Elwood said property owners need to have struc-
tures that enable the cages to stay submerged during
the winter in order to receive a batch of oysters. Volun-
teers plan to distribute oysters to St. Mary’s residents
on Aug. 29 from Bushwood Wharf, he said.
For more information, call Elwood at 301-769-
3840 or Bill Barger at 301-259-0229.
• Free PG movies – at Lexington Park, Aug. 6, 2 p.m., this 2008 family comedy
features a hotel handyman whose life changes when bedtime stories magically
come true. At Leonardtown, Aug. 6, 2 p.m., young girl discovers her father can
bring book characters to life; she must stop a freed villain from destroying them
all. Snacks provided.
• Free Friday Afternoon Movie Musicals – Lexington Park offers Movie Mu-
sical series Friday afternoons, 2 p.m. during August. eries starts Aug. 7 with
showing of PG-rated musical about Little Orphan Annie who dreams of the day
when her parents will rescue her from the orphanage. Snacks provided.
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Recreation&Parks
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Group Hosting Fundraiser for Special Olympians Competing

Civil War Memorial
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
A group that is raising money to build a memorial in
Lancaster Park to honor men from St. Mary’s County who
served during the Civil War has identified another soldier
from the county who received the Medal of Honor.
His name was Pvt. Joseph B. Hayden of St. Mary’s
City, said Nathaniel Scroggins, president of the Unified
Committee for Afro American Contributions.
Sgt. James H. Harris of Great Mills, who fought in the
Battle of New Market Heights in Virginia, and Pvt. William
H. Barnes of Ridge, who fought in the battle of Chaffin’s
Farm in Virginia, also received the Medal of Honor.
Authorized by President Lincoln early in the conflict,
the medal later became known as the Congressional Medal
of Honor.
The Unified Committee for Afro-American Contribu-
tions is planning a banquet on Sunday Aug. 23 to raise
money to help pay for a $200,000 memorial that will honor
the soldiers and their families.
The project originally began as project to honor mem-
bers of the U.S. Colored Troop but has now expanded to
include everyone in the county. Sgt. Harris and Pvt. Barnes
were African American; Pvt. Hayden was Caucasian.
The fundraising event will be held at the Hollywood
Volunteer Fire Department hall starting at 3 p.m. A special
ledger will be present for signing for those who wish to do-
nate to the construction of the memorial.
“We’re asking everyone who attends to donate $50,”
Scroggins says.
Members hope to finish the memorial in time for a
dedication in September 2010.
The Civil War memorial will be built in Lancaster
Park in Lexington Park on a square of land on the north
side an entry road near two existing ball fields, parking ar-
eas and a picnic pavilion.
A pathway serving Lancaster Park will run past the me-
morial, connecting it to a section along Route 235 that will
have walking trails but otherwise remain undeveloped.
The memorial, to be surrounded by cherry trees, will
include a statue and plaques placed among roses and other
plantings.
The largest element will be a six-foot statue repre-
senting members of the United States Colored Troop from
St. Mary’s County who served the Union during the Civil
War.
A plaque with the statue will list the names of all those
who served in the Civil War, regardless of color.
The committee is working with Virginia sculptor Gary
Casteel to create the statue, which will be similar in ways to
the bronze one Casteel created of a Confederate prisoner of
war for the Confederate Memorial Park at Point Lookout.
The county will build the base for the plaques, help
with the landscaping and maintain the site once it is com-
pleted, said Phil Rollins, who heads the county’s Depart-
ment of Recreation and Parks.
Flags at the site will be visible from Route 235, and
Commissioner Tom Jarboe also suggested creating a sign
that can be seen from Route 235 directing visitors to the
memorial, helping to boost tourism.
“I think it will be a big plus for St. Mary’s County,”
said Janice Walthour, co-chair of the memorial committee.
For more information, visit www.ucaconline.org.
at St. Mary’s College
Photo by Mary Lu Bucci
Kayakers dig deep on St. Mary’s River at the start of a Special Olympics
Mid-Summer Classic race.
For the first time, Special Olympics’ athletes will compete in the
sport of volleyball at this weekend’s Mid-Summer Classic at St. Mary’s
College of Maryland. The Classic, which has been hosted by the college
since 2000, will bring more than 240 athletes to the campus July 25-26 to
also compete in sailing (Flying Juniors and catamarans) and kayaking.
The public is invited to the Special Olympics Maryland competi-
tion, which begins at 11 a.m. Saturday for opening ceremonies. Sailing
and kayaking races on the St. Mary’s River are from 1 – 5:30 p.m. Satur-
day and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Volleyball players will compete in the
Athletics and Recreation Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to
noon Sunday. Awards ceremonies will be ongoing through the weekend,
with the final one scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday.
“Special Olympics Maryland has been looking for a good home for
volleyball,” said Mary Lu Bucci, director of Special Olympics St. Mary’s
County. “And with the college having the availability and facilities need-
ed to cover this sport, we now have a team sport during the summer.”

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Connecting People With Disabilities To The
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Residential Coordinator
$33,877 per yr.
Extremely organized individual with excellent
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development, revision and implementation of
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activities. Demonstrate creativity in program
develop Individual Plans, including community
integration when possible. Applicants must
have 3 years supervisory experience. Experi-
ence working in Human Services or related
field and knowledge of DDA and OHCQ regu-
lations is preferred.
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$9.38 per hr.
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Appointment Runner. Must be consistently
punctual, follow instructions, demonstrate
dependability, accuracy and thoroughness. Ef-
fective written and oral communication skills,
adaptability, resourcefulness and initiative are a
must. Requirements are: CNA Certification.
Schedules and attends all medical appoint-
ments, to include OT/PT, speech therapy, and
appointments related to adaptive equipment.
Any appointments that cannot be attended due
to scheduling conflicts will be coordinated with
the residential coordinator assigned.
Vocational
Employment Program Supervisor
$33,877 per yr.
Full time position available for a high energy, well organized professional with
the ability to build strong relationships with businesses in the community and
develop opportunities for employment of individuals with disabilities. Ensure
execution of the approved DORS services within the specified guidelines. A
minimum of five years supervisory experience and knowledge of DD field &
DOL sub-minimum wage regulations preferred.
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$33,877 per yr.
Full time position available for a high energy, well organized professional with
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35 Thursday, July 23, 2009 The County Times

High School Football

Coaches Ready
To Get Involved Summer Pickup League
Encourages Lacrosse Learning
By Chris Stevens and teach the youth coaches in clin-
Staff Writer ics and work with the kids on our
terminology and make progress,”
While the Southern Maryland he said.
Football Coaches Association is the Griffith also believes that this
brainchild of Westlake High School new alliance will give Southern
head coach Dominic Zaccarelli, all Maryland a bigger voice in state
13 of the Southern Maryland Ath- football matters.
letic Conference’s high school teams “We will get to be heard,” he
stand to benefit from its creation. says. “It’ll be the first time we’ll
“We’re really trying to improve be able to voice our opinions, and
the base of operations so we can put people can’t say, ‘Oh, the Southern
Southern Maryland football on the Maryland coaches are complaining
map,” said Chopticon head coach again.’”
Tony Lisanti. One of the many objectives
“What it’s really about is uni- of the SMFCA is to not only teach
ty,” says Leonardtown head coach youngsters the fundamentals of
Anthony Pratley. “Not only will it football, but aksi help those young
develop the younger talent, but to athletes earn college scholarships as Shannon Bonnel and Courtney Williams face-off.
have organization among the coach- well.
es will be huge.” “There’s strength in numbers,”
The Coaches Association held Zaccarelli says. “If Coach Lisanti Photo By Frank Marquart
its first meeting July 15 at Westlake, has players at Chopticon that I think
and Zaccarelli believes that the time college coaches need to look at, I’ll
is right for area football coaches to send people down there to talk to By Chris Stevens
band together. them, and he will do the same for Staff Writer
“The bottom line is we’re try- me.”
ing to improve football in the tri- “Football has become so work HOLLYWOOD – With lacrosse pick-
county area,” he said. “We want to ethic-driven, that you can’t just walk ing up steam as a popular sport in the state of
support youth league football and in on August 15 and play,” Lisanti Maryland, Leonardtown girls’ coach and Jets
create an atmosphere that is sup- said of the start of high school prac- travel team director Ken McIlhenny figures the
portive of football. I think [the as- tice statewide. “We want to work best way to help St. Mary’s County get in on the
sociation] has great potential.” on the fundamentals to make foot- action is keeping girls’ minds on lacrosse.
Great Mills head coach Bill ball an enjoyable experience for the “The idea is to keep a stick in their hand,”
Griffith believes the coaches as- kids.” McIlhenny said of the Southern Maryland
sociation will improve football in “It’s all in who you know,” Women’s Lacrosse Club, a pickup league that
Southern Maryland with the hands- Pratley says of college recruiting. “If holds games Tuesday evenings at Dorsey Park.
on approach the association plans to we’re all able to share information, it “They really enjoy coming out here and getting
take. gives our kids a great chance to get a good sweat in.”
“We can finally get involved to the next level.” Photo By Frank Marquart
Resse Bergen, Southern Maryland Girls La-
crosse League coach and Leonardtown’s Ra-
Tennis in August chel Ferrara battle for possession of the ball.
St. Mary’s County Tennis Association (SMCTA) and St. Mary’s
The club, which McIlhenny has presided
College of Maryland Tennis will hold their 3rd Annual Quasi-Com-
over the last six summers, features players
pass Doubles Bash on Saturday, Aug. 29 (Gender Doubles) and Satur-
from as young as junior high all the way up
day, Sept. 12 (Mixed Doubles). Play begins at 8 a.m. both days, at the
to coaches and former players who are play-
St. Mary’s College Somerset Tennis Complex. Open to adult players
ing in college, like 2006 Leonardtown grad
and youths 16 and older. Entries will be limited to 16 mixed doubles
Lauren Norris, who is coming up on her se-
teams and 8 men’s and 8 women’s teams. Cost is $40 per doubles
nior year at Virginia Wesleyan University in
team, payable online or via check. To register, log in to http://www.st-
Virginia Beach.
marystennis.org and click Event Registration. See the SMCTA Web
“Lacrosse is really starting to get big
site for full information and instructions or call (301) 475-0153.
here in St. Mary’s, and Mac has been pushing
that,” Norris. “I think it’s great for anyone to
All Star Team Goes to Regional come here and play.”
The lacrosse club usually plays at least
three games a night, 25 minutes long, and
The St. Mary’s Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken 12U All Star Team finished in they are required to make three passes before
second place at the state tournament. They now advance to the Mid-At- they can take a shot at the net.
lantic Regional Tournament in Bridgewater, N.J., beginning July 30, play- “It helps keep their skills up and elimi-
ing for a berth nates fast breaks,” McIlhenny said.
to go to the The club charges a fee of $40, but the col-
World Series lege-age and older players are free of charge,
in Aberdeen, as McIlhenny hopes it will entice players to
Md. come back and mentor the younger kids.
The St. “It’s a good chance for the girls to get to
Mary’s Babe know each other after playing against each
Ruth/Cal Rip- other,” he says.
ken 12U All One youngster who is learning lot is Ra-
Star team ad- chel Long, who will be entering Leonardtown
vanced to the High as a freshman this coming fall.
Single Elimi- “Knowing that you’re up against of some
nation Round of these players and knowing what I’m do-
of the State Top row, left to right: Coach Roger Bussler, Manager Gary ing, I know I’m really improving,” says Long,
Tour nament Bowling, Hunter Farrell, Coach Kenny Hammett. Middle who plays goalie.
with a record row, left to right: Ben Wietzke, Wyatt Bowling, Austin Bussler, “I notice things a lot more since I’ve been
of 4-0 in pool Ljay Newsome, C.J. Hill, Cal Rye. Bottom row, left to right: here. I’m more observant of which players
play as the top Jay Hammett, Sam Wolfe, Jacob Taylor, Ricky Brasko, An- Photo By Frank Marquart
are going to shot and how I could’ve stopped
seed in their drew Magiera. Allison Buckley of Virginia Wesleyan College eyes the defense. the last goal I let in.”
bracket.
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The County Times Thursday, July 23, 2009 36
Williams Scores
Potomac Second in
he VanMeter Memorial
m T

SPORTS
By Doug Watson
Potomac Speedway
Fro
Budds Creek – Defending track champion David Williams
collected his second late model feature win of the season in Fri-
day night’s 40-lap, $2,000-to-win, Gene VanMeter memorial at
Potomac Speedway.

DESK
Roland Mann and Rick Hulson brought the field down to
the initial waving of the green flag. Hulson, coming off two
consecutive top-five feature runs at the speedway, looked quite
strong, as he would take the top spot and lead the event for the
first six circuits. Meanwhile, third-starting David Williams at the

High School Coaches’ controls of his George Moreland-owned Rocket No. 24, reached
the runner-up spot by the fourth lap. Williams would then make
the winning pass on lap 7 and control the final 34 laps to post his

Plan Will Help Football At All Levels 24th career Potomac late model feature win.
“I have to thank George and Tina Moreland for giving me
the opportunity to drive their car,” said Williams in a post-race
By Chris Stevens is as old as time itself, it is a noble concept that 13 high schools interview. “It’s taken us a little time to get the car comfortable
Staff Writer who usually want to tear each other’s heads off on the gridiron for me to drive, but we’ve been getting better every week.”
from Labor Day to Thanksgiving have the desire to work to- Williams climbed from his winning mount in victory lane
Last Wednesday night at Westlake High School, the football gether and make a concerted effort to get kids to college, even if completely exhausted following the 40-lap grind on quite a mug-
coaches at the high schools that make up the Southern Maryland it is by way of athletics. gy night in Southern Maryland.
Athletic Conference took a huge step towards improving foot- One can hope that this idea does not go to waste and that “Something broke on the car on the fourth lap,” Williams
ball in the Southern Maryland area from top to bottom. the youth coaches in all counties will be willing to work with said. “It took me all I could to hang on out there; lucky for us
The Southern Maryland Football Coaches Association, cre- the high school coaches to improve the skills of their kids. With nobody got real close towards the end, because I don’t know if I
ated by Westlake head coach and athletic director Dominic Zac- cooperation on all levels, these kids will surely grow into young would have been able to hold them off.”
carelli, held its first meeting at the Waldorf-based high school, men playing high school football for championships and a chance Tenth-starting Scott Cross rallied late to post a solid second
and the association will take a vested interest in the improve- to earn a college degree, which will be a vital part of their lives if at the stripe; Jamie Lathroum, after an early race spin, charged
ment of fundamentals of football players from the youth leagues their National Football League dreams do not come true. back through the field to take third; Bryan Bernheisel scored his
through their senior seasons of high school, drawing attention That may be the only drawback is cooperation, at least in best Potomac finish to date in fourth; and late model rookie Dale
and interest from college football coaches. St. Mary’s. Because there continues to be several different di- Hollidge completed the top five. Heats for the 17 cars in the pit
Along with making the sport of football an important, and rections and ideas for youth league football in the county, the area went to Williams and Lathroum.
enjoyable, experience for the kids, this idea, I believe, has a ton kids suffer as the focus is not on their improvement as football In the 16-lap street stock feature it was Chuck Bowie be-
of merit for the entire area, especially for St. Mary’s County players and as people. One can hope the situation will be re- coming the seventh different winner of the season as he collect-
where as has been reported in the County Times, the youth foot- solved soon and the high school coaches here will not be faced ed his first feature win of the season. Point leader Kyle Nelson
ball programs are in a bit of disarray right now. with an uphill climb in bettering their programs appeared headed to his sixth win of the season as he lead ef-
The coaches association takes one back to a and the kids. fortlessly until mechanical problems beset his No. .66X sending
time when the high school coaches worked him to the pits on lap 13. Bowie would then inherit the lead and
together with youth coaches in all sports Comments, questions, com- control the remaining three laps to post the win in the Stuart
kept tabs on talented kids coming plaints? Send ‘em all to Chris Hopkins owned No. 36, a machine his brother Ben has scored
through youth programs and were at chrisstevens@county- two victories in this season. Kurt Zimmerman rallied from an
compelled to shepherd their tal- times.net. early race flat tire to score second, Stephen Quade was third,
ents in play as well as in the Mike Reynolds collected fourth and Jerry Fifield com-
classroom to give them a better pleted the top five. Heats went to Nelson and
chance of continuing their ed- Bowie.
ucation and playing careers In other action, defending track
after high school. That was champion Brett Hamilton scored
how high school dynasties his second win of the season in
were created, how coaches the 25-lap AMRA modified
and athletes became leg- headliner, while Buddy Du-
ends and rendered push- nagan was triumphant in the
over teams nonexistent. 15-lap hornet main.
In the quest of improving
football in Southern Maryland, Late Model
young athletes must be taught proper fun-
damentals and techniques that will stay
ATHLETIC APPAREL Feature Fin-
with them throughout their football lives. CUSTOMIZED FOR YOUR TEAM ish 40 Laps
This of course will help improve teams • TEAM NAME (Lap leaders Rick
as coaches can teach kids as one unit that Hulson 1-6, Da-
has already mastered the fundamentals of • PLAYER NAME
football instead of having to play catch-up vid Williams 7-40)
• PLAYER NUMBER
with a few who may not have been afford-
ed proper instruction growing up. • SPONSOR NAMES 1. David Williams 2. Scott
While the idea of pooling resources WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS WE Cross 3. Jamie Lathroum
and working together for a common goal CAN DO IT! 4. Bryan Bernheisel 5. Dale Hollidge
6. Ray Kable Jr. 7. Daryl Hills 8. Ross
MAKE YOUR TEAM STAND OUT Robinson 9. Harold Dorsey Jr. 10. Matt
AMONG THE REST! Quade 11. Kyle Lear 12. Chris Cromer
Cheerleading 13. Ben Bowie 14. Roland Mann 15.
Camp on Sunday Shockers Conducting PROFESSIONAL QUALITY
LONG LASTING, RUGGED DURABILITY
Rick Hulson 16. Deane Guy 17. Jeff
Pilkerton
Southern Maryland Youth Football League
will host a cheerleading camp on Sunday, July
Tryouts Next Month EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
26, from 2-6 p.m. and Monday July 27 from 6:30- The Southern Maryland Shockers Fast Street Stock
8:30 p.m. at Unique Sports Academy, home of Pitch Softball Team will conduct tryouts for LOCAL COMPANY SERVING Feature Finish
Maryland Superstarz Competitive Cheerleaders. its 14 and Under and 16 and Under teams SOUTHERN MD 1. Chuck Bowie 2. Kurt Zimmerman
Professionally trained staff will teach new cheers, on Sunday Aug. 23 and August 30 at the 3. Stephen Quade 4. Mike Reynolds
builds/stunts, jumps and gymnastics. Cost is $35 Hughesville Barn Fields. Tryouts will be 5. Jerry Fifield 6. Ed Pope 7. Donnie
payable to SMYFL first day of camp. You must held between 4 and 7 p.m. For more infor- Smith 8. Troy Kassiris 9. Country
RSVP under Online Registration at http://www. mation, call Kenny Sothoron for the 16 and Prince 10. Kyle Nelson 11. Scotty Nel-
smyfl.org. Unique Sports Academy is located at Under team at 301-884-0236 or Bobby Rawlings son 12. Kevin Cooke 13. Scott Wilson
109D Post Office Road in Waldorf. at 301-536-0017 for the 14 and Under team. 14. Teddy Dickson 15. Jimmy Jessmer
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Blue Crabs Rally to Win Down
Two And Down to Their Last Out
In the Atlantic League’s most excit-
ing game of the 2009 season, the Southern
Maryland Blue Crabs stormed back to beat
the York Revolution 8-7 in a wild 11 inning
affair. With the victory, Southern Maryland
improved to 13-2 against York this year and
8-1 at home. After being held to a total of four
runs in the past four games against Southern
Maryland, York managed to surpass that to-
tal by the seventh inning of Tuesday night’s
game. The run, scored on a groundout by
leftfielder Kennard Jones, broke a 4-4 tie.
But being behind in the late-innings does
not seem to bother the “Comeback Kids” of
Southern Maryland. For the third time in five
games, Southern Maryland mounted a furi-
ous late-inning comeback. Trailing 5-4 go-
ing into the bottom of the ninth, Blue Crabs’
shortstop Liu Rodriguez led off the inning
with a bloop single to shallow left field. All-
Star Game MVP Mike Just then grounded to
York’s shortstop Anthony Manuel, who not
only failed to field the hard-hit ball cleanly,
but also threw wildly to first base. But with
runners on first and third and no outs, the
Blue Crabs were only able to tie the game at
5 as Captain Jeremy Owens struck out with
the bases loaded to end the inning. After a
scoreless 10th inning, the Revolution scored
twice in the top half of the 11th thanks to the
fifth error of the year by Owens. Down but
not out, the Blue Crabs battled back. With
two outs in their half of the eleventh, the Blue
Crabs’ Ken Harvey hit a mammoth home-
run that barely snuck inside the foul pole
to pull the Blue Crabs within one. Owens
came up to bat next, looking to atone for his
costly error. On the first pitch he saw, Owens
crushed a towering homerun to leftfield that
also barely stayed fair to tie the game. After
Southern Maryland loaded the bases, Just
came through again, plating pinch-runner
Anthony Perry with a single over the drawn
in outfield to win the game.

Hensley’s Contract Purchased

By Blue Jays Organization
The contract of relief pitcher Matt Hens-
ley has been purchased by the Toronto Blue
Jays, the Blue Crabs announced Sunday. He
is the fifth pitcher and seventh Blue Crab to
be signed by a Major League organization
this season.
Hensley departs Southern Maryland as
the team’s closer. Pitching in 31 Blue Crabs
games this season, Hensley has a 5-2 record
with seven saves. In 33.1 innings pitched,
Hensley has an ERA of 2.70, allowing only
10 runs on 30 hits while striking out 36.
He assumed the closer duties for Southern
Maryland once right-hander Jim Ed Warden
signed with the New York Mets on June 12.
Hensley made an appearance in nine
games for the Blue Crabs in the inaugural
2008 season in Southern Maryland. A 10th
round selection of the Anaheim Angels in
the 2000 draft, Hensley has played in nine
professional seasons, including seven in the
Angels organization.
In 2004, Hensley made 16 appearances
in the Major Leagues for the Angels. In 27.2
innings of work, he posted a 4.88 ERA with
30 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.41. For his en-
tire minor league career through the time of
his signing by Toronto, Hensley has logged
191 games, accumulating 523 strikeouts
with a 4.51 ERA in 632.2 innings pitched.
Hensley joins the impressive list of Blue
Crabs players to head for Major League or-
ganizations during the 2009 season. Previ-
ously, pitchers Matt DeSalvo (Tampa Bay
Rays), Jim Ed Warden (New York Mets),
John Halama (Atlanta Braves) and Kenny
Baugh (Houston Astros) were picked up, in
addition to first baseman Eric Crozier (Bal-
timore Orioles) and shortstop Travis Gar-
cia (Seattle Mariners), two position players
who are also continuing on the road to the
Majors.

Atlantic Baseball League Standings

(For games through Tuesday, July 21st)
LIBERTY DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10
Long Island 9 3 .750 W2 7- 3
Southern Maryland 8 4 .667 1.0 W2 8- 2
Camden 4 7 .364 4.5 W2 3- 7
Bridgeport 4 7 .364 4.5 L2 4- 6

FREEDOM DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK LAST 10

Somerset 8 4 .667 W3 7- 3
Lancaster 6 7 .462 2.5 L2 4- 6
York 5 8 .385 3.5 L3 2- 8
Newark 4 8 .333 4.0 L2 4- 6
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SOFTBALL SCHEDULE CCE Rallies For Win

7/23-7/29/2009 By Chris Stevens
Thurs., July 23 Staff Writer
Men’s Over-40 League GREAT MILLS – Even in staying on the heels of Just Us for first place
Tri-County Aire vs. Rita B’s at Moose Lodge in Division I of the St. Mary’s County Women’s softball league, Chesa-
Hole-In-The-Wall vs. Anderson’s at Anderson’s Bar peake Custom Embroidery didn’t make it easy.
Mom & Pop’s vs. Hobos at Back Road Inn Dana Stauffer’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 7th inning
Clements vs. Seabreeze at Tippett’s Field
Nationwide vs. Captain Sam’s at Captain Sam’s finally gave CCE a 10-9 victory over Anderson’s Bar Monday night at the
Brass Rail, in which two rallies were needed to produce the final result.
Fri., July 24 “Unfortunately, we’ve had to do this all year,” co-manager Patricia
Young Men’s League Keen said. “We take advantage of our experience and we don’t like these Photo By Chris Stevens
comebacks, but we’re used to them.”
Big Dogs vs. Straight Cuts at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m. Anderson’s Heather Gibson retrieves a ground ball.
Cryer’s vs. Knott’s Construction at Captain Sam’s, 6:30 p.m.
Shockers vs. Raley’s Softball at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Jeff Rocks vs. Dew Drop Inn at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30
p.m. Softball Standings
Sat., July 25
Young Men’s League
Games Through Tues., July 21
Liberty O.S. vs. Big Dogs at Anderson’s Bar, 4 p.m.
Straight Cuts vs. Cryer’s at Back Road Inn, 6 p.m. Women’s League Standings
Team Moose vs. Dew Drop Inn at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6
p.m. Division I
Sun., July 26
Wins Losses Games Back
Young Men’s League 1. Just Us 17 0 0
2. CCE 16 2 1.5
Dew Drop Inn vs. Straight Cuts at Moose Lodge, 4 p.m.
Team Moose vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge, 6 p.m. 3. Bud Light 15 2 2
Raley’s Softball vs. Liberty O.S. at The Brass Rail, 6 p.m. 4. Southern 15 3 2.5
Knott’s Construction vs. Big Dogs at Anderson’s Bar, 6 p.m.
Jeff Rocks vs. Shockers at Captain Sam’s, 6 p.m. Division II
Mon., July 27
Wins Losses Games Back
Women’s League 1. Knight Life 10 6 0
2. Back Road 11 7 0
Just Us vs. Southern at 7th District Park, 6:30 p.m.
Coors Light vs. Bud Light at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m. 3. Anderson’s 10 8 1
Chesapeake Custom Embroidery vs. Knight Life at Knight Life, 4. Simms 9 9 2
6:30 p.m. 5. Capt. Sam’s 7 9 3
Captain Sam’s vs. Knockouts at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. 6. DDI 6 6 4.5
Simms vs. Xtreme at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m.
Division III
Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJ’s Autobody/Bryan
Jones Paint vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Over-30 League Photo By Chris Stevens Wins Losses Games Back
Ryce Electric vs. Rosebuds at Tippett’s Field
Claire Andrews of CCE follows the flight of the ball. 1. Xtreme 4 13 0
Hurricanes vs. Raley’s Softball at Chancellor’s Run Park 2. Knockouts 1 16 3
Hole-in-the-Wall vs. S&J Heating at Anderson’s Bar 3. Coors Light 1 17 3.5
Captain Sam’s vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn 4. Moose 0 18 4.5
“We made some mistakes in the final innings that hurt us,” said An-
Wed., July 29 derson’s manager Jamie Tennyson. “You can’t give a good team like that
an extra out in an inning.”
Women’s League
Anderson’s jumped on CCE early with three runs in the first inning, Young Men’s Standings
Anderson’s Bar vs. Knockouts at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. as Edie Hood and Heather Gibson connected on back-to-back, run-scor-
Coors Light vs. Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJ’s Auto- ing singles. Starting pitcher Charlene Cyr pitched in as she connected Wins Losses Games Back
body/Bryan Jones Paint at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m. for an inside-the-park home run and a two-run triple in the third and fifth 2. Team Moose 18 2 0
Bud Light vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m. 1. AC Moose 17 4 1.5
Simms vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m. innings. That helped Anderson’s open up an 8-2 before CCE (now 16-2 in
Southern vs. Captain Sam’s at Captain Sam’s, 6:30 p.m. 2009) made their move. 3. Cryers 16 5 2.5
Knight Life vs. Just Us at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m. Cyr loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth with no outs, leading to 4. Dew Drop 16 6 3
Back Road Inn vs. Xtreme at Chancellor’s Run Park, 8 p.m. 5. Shockers 12 8 6
Mary Van Ryswick drawing a walk to bring in a run, and Jeppa Thornburg
6. Straight Cut 11 9 7
and Joyce Aud sandwiched RBI singles around a sacrifice fly 7. Big Dogs 10 12 9
from Sam Strickland to bring the score to 8-6. After a 1-2- 8. Raley’s 7 15 12
3 sixth inning defensively, CCE tied the game on an infield 9. Knott’s 6 15 12.5
single by Donna Thorntensen that brought home catcher Claire 10. Jeff Rocks 3 19 16
Andrews. 11. Liberty 3 19 16
Judi Tennyson’s RBI single in the top of the seventh gave
Anderson’s (10-8) their final lead.
In the bottom half of the seventh inning, Strickland and
Aud pounded consecutive triples to even the score at 9, and Men’s Slow-Pitch Standings
Anderson’s intentionally walked Terri Raley and Jen Bruno to
get to Stauffer who roped Cyr’s offering over the drawn-in out- Wins Losses Games Back
1. Chaney’s 26 4 0
field to score Aud with the winning run.
2. Budweiser 22 6 3
“There’s talent evenly dispersed all around the league, and 3. Back Road 22 8 4
I think it’s good for the league,” Keen said about Anderson’s, 4. Pax Bombers 19 10 6.5
a Division II team, giving CCE a run for their money. “It’s 5. Wentworth 14 17 12.5
nice to see that D-I teams aren’t beating up on D-II teams,” 6. Eagles’ Nest 6 24 20
she said. 7. Book By Blanche 5 23 21
Photo By Chris Stevens
“I’m proud of our team, we started off 2-4, but we’ve 8. VFW 2632 2 29 24.5
CCE’s Amber Cutchember follows through on a swing in the first in- turned our season around,” Tennyson said. “We’re getting bet-
ning of Monday’s women’s league softball game. ter and better each game.”
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July 23, 2009

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for Housing Rehab
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‘Jump Start’ Dead,

But Not Buried
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Man Gets 18 Years

for Bank Robbery
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LACROSSE LIVES
Photo By Frank Marquart
IN SUMMER
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