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The <strong>County</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Thursday, March <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2013</strong> 32<br />
All Month Long<br />
• Free Middle School Safe Boating Day<br />
Camps<br />
The Sailing Center Chesapeake (SCC),<br />
in conjunction with St. Mary’s College of<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong>, has openings in three free (no<br />
tuition, $40 application fee) weeklong safe<br />
boating camps sponsored by a Spirit of<br />
America grant from the U.S. Coast Guard.<br />
<strong>2013</strong> camp dates with openings are July 8<br />
– July 12, July 22 – 26, and August 5 – 9.<br />
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Students<br />
who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grade<br />
in <strong>2013</strong> are eligible. Campers must pass a<br />
swimming test on the first day of camp. Instruction<br />
includes <strong>Maryland</strong> Boating Safety<br />
Education Certification, classroom and waterfront<br />
activities that will instruct campers<br />
how to: run a motor boat, rig and operate a<br />
sailboat, row, paddle a canoe and kayak, and<br />
recover from a capsized boat. The camp is<br />
located at the Sailing Center Chesapeake<br />
at Tall Timbers Marina, in Tall Timbers.<br />
For directions, more information and registration<br />
materials, visit the SCC website at<br />
www.sailingcenterchesapeake.org/Sailing-<br />
Center/SpiritofAmerica/index.html or call<br />
Brenda Clark, at 240-298-2659 or Guy Barbato<br />
at 240-538-4577.<br />
• Fish Dinners every Fri. (thru Fri.<br />
March, 22)<br />
St. Jerome’s Hall, Rt. 235, Dameron, 11<br />
a.m. to 7 p.m.<br />
To benefit the knights of St. Jerome society<br />
and St. Peter Claver church. For more<br />
info. 301-872-4566 or 301-481-8620. Dine-in<br />
or take out orders.<br />
• Perennial Plant Sale<br />
The Center for Life Enrichment, a local<br />
not-for-profit organization, supporting adult<br />
individuals with disabilities is conducting a<br />
plant sale, through the month of March. The<br />
plants come in one-gallon containers and<br />
will come back every year. For more information<br />
or to get an order form, please call<br />
301-373-8100 ext. 0. Proceeds benefit individuals<br />
with disabilities supported by The<br />
Center for Life Enrichment.<br />
• The Reunion Committee for LHS Class<br />
of 88<br />
The Leonardtown High School Class<br />
of 1988 is holding their 25 Year Class Reunion<br />
on July 20, <strong>2013</strong> from 5 to 11 p.m. at<br />
the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department<br />
Reception Hall. Please contact the reunion<br />
committee at LHSClassof88@hotmail.com<br />
for more information.<br />
• Free Tax Preparation<br />
Beginning in February, IRS/AARPcertified<br />
tax counselors will provide free tax<br />
preparation and electronic filing for low-tomoderate-income<br />
taxpayers in St. Mary’s<br />
<strong>County</strong>. Personal returns only: no out of<br />
state returns or returns involving farms,<br />
businesses, rental properties, or partnerships.<br />
Taxpayers must have proof of social<br />
security number and picture identification.<br />
Bring a copy of last year’s return and all<br />
income and tax related information including<br />
names, social security numbers, and<br />
birth dates for all persons who will be listed<br />
on the return. Call 301-884-8370 between<br />
the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to schedule<br />
an appointment at a site near you or visit our<br />
walk-in site at the McKay’s Shopping Center<br />
on Great Mills Road (under the “Virtuous<br />
Woman Hair Salon” sign). Hours for the<br />
McKay’s site: Monday 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday<br />
and Thursday 3- to 7 p.m., and Saturday<br />
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment required<br />
at this site.<br />
• St. Maries Musica Spring <strong>2013</strong><br />
Concerts<br />
Sunday, April <strong>21</strong>: 3 p.m. Asbury Solomons<br />
(residents and family only)<br />
Friday, April 26: 7 p.m. Historic Saint<br />
Mary’s City Restored Chapel<br />
Sunday, April 28: 3 p.m. SMILE Benefit<br />
Concert - Our Lady Star of the Sea Church<br />
Solomon’s Island, (with Patuxent Voices)<br />
Monday, April 29: 7 p.m. First Saint’s<br />
Community Church, St. Paul’s Campus<br />
25550 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown.<br />
Monday, May 6: 7 p.m. Patuxent Presbyterian<br />
Church 234<strong>21</strong> Kingston Creek<br />
Road, California, Md. (and performing<br />
Requiem by Maurice Duruflé with Festival<br />
Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, Harp and<br />
Organ)<br />
New this season: The newly formed<br />
Festival Chorus will be performing Requiem<br />
by Maurice Duruflé with Chamber<br />
Orchestra, Harp and Organ. Requiem will<br />
be performed in its entirety by the Festival<br />
Chorus at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church<br />
only on Monday, May 6th. Selected excerpts<br />
will be performed by St. Maries Musica at<br />
our remaining concert venues.<br />
Thursday, March <strong>21</strong><br />
• Basket Bingo<br />
Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department,<br />
28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville, 5<br />
p.m.<br />
The Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a<br />
basket bingo. All proceeds to benefit the Mechanicsville<br />
Volunteer Fire Department and<br />
Auxiliary. Games begin at 6 p.m. For more<br />
information or to make reservations contact<br />
Judy at 301-884-5680 or log onto our website<br />
www.mvfd.com.<br />
• Community Meeting<br />
Annex Building, St. Mary’s College of<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong>, 6 p.m.<br />
Sheriff Timothy Cameron and the St.<br />
Mary’s <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s<br />
Advisory Board, in their continuing efforts<br />
to strengthen community and law enforcement<br />
partnerships, will host a community<br />
meeting at St. Mary’s College of <strong>Maryland</strong>.<br />
Sheriff Cameron will provide an overview<br />
of calls for service and respond to citizen’s<br />
questions. Residents are encouraged to<br />
attend.<br />
• Pianist Brian Ganz<br />
St. Mary’s College Of <strong>Maryland</strong>, 18952 E<br />
Fisher Rd, St Mary’s City, 12 p.m.<br />
Ganz will continue his popular Chopin<br />
Discoveries series at St. Mary’s College of<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong>. He will play and discuss several<br />
works of the great Romantic composer, including<br />
perennial favorites and a few less<br />
well-known pieces. The program is free and<br />
open to the public.<br />
Friday, March 22<br />
• LVFD Fish Fry<br />
Leonardtown Firehouse, 5 p.m.<br />
The Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer<br />
Fire Department is cooking up a Fish<br />
Fry from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Leonardtown<br />
Firehouse. Fish, parsley potatoes, cole slaw,<br />
apple sauce, rolls and dessert will be served.<br />
Adults are $12 and children 3-10 are $5. Carry-outs<br />
will be available.<br />
• IMPACT <strong>2013</strong>: BENEATH THE<br />
SURFACE<br />
Approximately 3,000 high school<br />
students an youth leaders are invited to<br />
experience a high-energy weekend complete<br />
with national speakers, musicians,<br />
and entertainers at the IMPACT <strong>2013</strong>:<br />
Beneath the Surface Youth Conference,<br />
March 22-24 at the Ocean City, <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
Convention Center. The weekend will<br />
feature live music by national recording<br />
artists Rend Collective Experiment, Tedashii,<br />
The Kings & Queens Tour Concert<br />
with Audio Adrenaline, Group1Crew,<br />
Seventh Day Slumber and Manic Drive,<br />
challenging and inspiring national youth<br />
speakers Preston Centuolo and Mike Pilavachi<br />
and more. Adult training will also<br />
be available with Dr. Duffy Robbins and<br />
Mark Yaconelli. The program is only $85<br />
per person with hotel rates additional. For<br />
more information, call 1-877-896-3802 or<br />
check it out on the web at mmyfc.org.<br />
Saturday, March 23<br />
• Pre <strong>Maryland</strong> Day Celebration<br />
Port of Leonardtown Winery, 23190<br />
Compton Road, Leonardtown, 12 to 6<br />
p.m.<br />
Description: What better way to<br />
celebrate <strong>Maryland</strong> than with award winning<br />
local <strong>Maryland</strong> wines with Kevin’s<br />
Corner Cafe’s famous <strong>Maryland</strong> Crab<br />
Soup. Cost: $10 for a souvenir glass, wine<br />
tasting up to six wines paired with <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
Crab Soup. Call for more information<br />
301-690-<strong>21</strong>92.<br />
• Spring Open House<br />
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown<br />
26005 Pt. Lookout Rd. (Rt. 5, next to<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong> Antiques Center), Leonardtown<br />
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Come see the Shop’s wide variety<br />
of unique, handmade items. Ten percent<br />
discount on total purchase will be offered<br />
with coupon. Light refreshments will be<br />
available. For more information, please<br />
visit our website at www.craftguildshop.<br />
com www.craftguildshop.com for a coupon<br />
or call 301-997-1644.<br />
• Mulch sale<br />
Mother Catherine Spalding School,<br />
38833 Chaptico Road, Mechanicsville, 8<br />
a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
To benefit Mother Catherine Spalding<br />
School sales of 3 cu. Ft hardwood<br />
shredded bag of mulch - $4 per bag or<br />
$168 per pallet (42 bags). Pre-sale order<br />
or buy on-site. For additional information<br />
contact MCS at 301-884-3165.<br />
• Celebrate <strong>Maryland</strong>’s Anniversary<br />
at HSMC<br />
St. Mary’s City - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
Celebrate <strong>Maryland</strong>’s 379th anniversary<br />
with pomp, pageantry, and free<br />
admission to Historic St. Mary’s City<br />
(HSMC)! Begin your visit in Town Center,<br />
where visitors are invited to enjoy<br />
March winds, wide open spaces, and a<br />
very old sport – kite flying. Bring your<br />
own kite and join HSMC’s colonists in<br />
Chapel Field as we play March winds<br />
from 10 a.m. to noon. Enjoy living history<br />
at Smith’s Ordinary, the Indian Hamlet,<br />
the Spray Plantation, and onboard the<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong> Dove from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
At 1 p.m., plan to gather at the Visitor<br />
Center for the official program. Join<br />
dignitaries, the militia, and citizens for<br />
speeches, awards, and the Ceremony of<br />
the Flags, where children representing<br />
each <strong>Maryland</strong> jurisdiction present their<br />
county colors to the crowd. Keynote<br />
speaker Cheryl LaRoche, Ph.D., lecturer,<br />
consultant, researcher, and professor<br />
will consider reasons to look beyond<br />
the “big stories” in history. HSMC’s<br />
highest award, the Cross Bottony, will<br />
be presented to Lawrence Leak, Ph.D.,<br />
a HSMC Commissioner and long-time<br />
supporter and advocate for the museum.<br />
From noon to 2:30 p.m., relax in<br />
the Brick Chapel as PING, the a cappella<br />
chorus from St. Mary’s College of<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong>, weaves intricate tapestries of<br />
sound beneath the barrel-vault ceiling.<br />
Expressions of St. Mary’s will offer a<br />
variety of regional and child-friendly<br />
meals and snacks for sale.<br />
For more information about this program<br />
or the museum, contact the Visitor<br />
Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634,<br />
or info@stmaryscity.org.<br />
• Craft Guild Shop Open House<br />
26005 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown,<br />
10 a.m.<br />
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown<br />
will host a Spring Open House from<br />
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come see the Shop’s<br />
wide variety of unique, handmade items.<br />
10% discount on total purchase will be<br />
offered with coupon. Light refreshments<br />
will be available. For more information,<br />
visit www.craftguildshop.com. For a coupon<br />
call 301-997-1644.<br />
Sunday, March 24<br />
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• American Legion Bluegrass<br />
American Legion, the corner of RT 381<br />
& RT 231Post 238, Hughesville, 12 p.m.<br />
The Sons of the American Legion<br />
and Jay Armsworthy prepare for the concert<br />
of the winter season with Joe Mullins<br />
& the Radio Ramblers. Chris Tenney &<br />
Riverside South will open the show at 2<br />
p.m. Tickets for the show are $15 per person.<br />
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and all the<br />
fixings will be available for sale before<br />
the show. For more information, tickets,<br />
and directions, go to www.americanlegionbluegrass.com<br />
or call 301-737-3004.<br />
All paid tickets will be held at the door<br />
for pick up on the day of the show. Also<br />
non-perishable food donations will be accepted<br />
for the Helping Hands Food Bank<br />
in <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Maryland</strong>.<br />
Monday, March 25<br />
• St. Mary’s Genealogical Society<br />
Leonardtown Library, 23250 Hollywood<br />
Road, Leonardtown, 7 p.m.<br />
The subject is <strong>Maryland</strong> State Archives:<br />
How to use the MSA website for<br />
research as well as other online resources<br />
available.” Speaker is Michael G. McCormick.<br />
Refreshments served. Contact Loranna<br />
Gray at 301-373-8458 or Peg Richardson<br />
at 410-326-4435 for directions and<br />
information.