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“We don’t think there’s anything more 

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- Mission BBQ co-owner Bill Kraus after the 

ribbon cutting of their new Lexington Park store 

business 

Yeoman 3rd Class Lashanda Watlington, center, sings the National Anthem at the 

ribbon cutting for Mission BBQ in San Souci Shopping Center. She is flanked by 

business owners Bill Kraus, left, and Steve Newton. 

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COUNTY 

NEWS 

By Guy Leonard 

Staff Writer 

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office employs one 

electronic license plate reader device (LPR) on a patrol 

car and every license plate it come near it reads and puts 

in a database but the information is not used to track the 

movements of everyday citizens said Sheriff Timothy K. 

Cameron. 

Just how much LPRs are used to record the whereabouts 

of citizens came into sharp focus last week after the 

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report 

stating that many police departments around the country 

use LPRs that are recording vast amounts of data on citizens 

as they drive and storing that information in databases for 

sometimes upto several years. 

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scheduled to take place two to three nights per week 

from 8 to 11 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

Pilots at PAX will be training for realistic nightflight 

scenarios including Field Carrier Landing 

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Sheriff: Tag Reader Info 

Not Used to Track Citizens 

The ACLU argued that such information could have 

a significant chilling affect on the lives of citizens as they 

might choose not to engage in political speech or public 

activities if they believed their movements were being 

recorded. 

Cameron said the LPR technology has been most 

useful in spotting cars operated without a valid registration, 

that are stolen or whose operator has a warrant out 

for their arrest. 

He also said LPRs could be used eventually for 

criminal investigations, such as burglary cases, where the 

technology could be used to stake out a certain neighborhood 

to see if license plates can be matched to suspects 

police have developed. 

“That wouldn’t be probable cause enough for an arrest 

but that would be used to develop or eliminate suspects,” 

Cameron said. “We use it basically for traffic enforcement 

and warrants. 

“It has tremendous potential for criminal 

investigations.” 

The data stored in the sheriff’s database remains 

there only for about 30 days, Capt. Edward Willenborg, 

head of the agency’s patrol division said. 

This is mostly a function of memory capacity, he 

said. 

The information is coalated and transferred to the 

Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, a fusion 

center for law enforcement and homeland security information, 

where is is held for one year along with data from 

other law enforcement agencies statewide, Cameron said. 

Of the thousands of tags the LPR device reads every 

day in St. Mary’s only about one percent result in enforceable 

“hits” on a “hot list.” 

Cameron said he was familiar with the ACLU report 

and agreed that some of the concerns about invasion of 

privacy were valid but here use of information in the database 

for any reason other than a legitimate investigation 

was forbidden. 


“Unless it’s part of a criminal investigation it would 

be an unlawful query,” Cameron said. “It’s all our jobs 

here to see that it’s used appropriately and within the 

law.” 

Cameron said concerns over the violation of civil 

liberties were valid but that the technology was balanced 

by proper use in favor of public safety. 

The ACLU study points to information it received 

from Freedom of Information Act requests in 2012 on 

Maryland as a prime example of the far reaching affects 

of the technology. 

“The vast majority of license plate data are collected 

from people who have done nothing wrong at all,” the 

study reads. “Often only a fraction of one percent of reads 

are hits and an even smaller fraction result in an arrest. 

“In our records request, documents from Maryland 

illustrate this point.” 

The report showed that 75 percent of Maryland’s 

law enforcement agencies are wired into the state fusion 

center which collected more than 85 million license 

plate records in 2012. 

Greg Shipley, spokesman for the Maryland State 

Police, said their LPRs download all their information 

to the state fusion center directly and access to the information 

is strictly limited to criminal investigations. 

“All of that information is maintained with strict 

oversight,” Shipley said. 

Statistics for this year through May show statewide 

license plate readers had more than 29 million reads 

with only two-tenths of one percent were hits for suspicion 

of having committed a crime or moving violation. 

“In short, Maryland’s license plate readers collect 

massive amounts of data, almost none of which are tied 

to any known or even suspected wrongdoing,” the study 

stated. “Even the vast majority of hits are for minor regulatory 

violations.” 

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COUNTY 

NEWS 

Smeco Project to Break 

Ground in St. Mary’s 


Staff Writer 

For several years now the Southern 

Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) 

has been busy constructing two new circuits 

to create a 230 kilovolt loop from Calvert to 

St. Mary’s counties in hopes of feeding the 

regions burgeoning power needs. 

SMECO officials told the Board 

of County Commissioners Tuesday that 

construction will soon begin, starting in 

November. 

Known as SMECO’s Southern Maryland 

Reliability Project the electrical loop 

will connect the power station in Huntingtown 

with the Hewitt Road station in Lexington 

Park and will include an additional 28 

miles of overhead transmission lines and an 

additional two miles of transmission cable 

that will be fed through a tunnel under the 

Patuxent River from the shores of Calvert to 

St. Mary’s. 

The next phase of the project to impact 

St. Mary’s includes new power lines between 

Route 235 and FDR Boulevard in California 

in front of the Wal-Mart shopping center. 

Access road and installing foundations 

will begin this November; the new 10 miles 

of power lines will run along routes 4 and 

235 to the Hewitt Road station. 

The project will use current right-ofways, 

SMECO officials said. 

The overhead construction should be 

completed by March of 2014 and pole setting 

should start in January of next year and 

be completed by that April. 

The entire overhead project should be 

finished by July of next year, SMECO officials 

said. 

The drilling under the Patuxent River 

should start this September and continue 

through mid-2014. 

The entire reliablity project should be 

finished by the close of next year. 

SMECO plans to use plywood soundbarriers 

to reduce the noise to nearby homes 

in the area of Patuxent Beach Road where 

much of the drilling and construction will 

take place; the utility provider plans on a 

six-day work week with a 12-hour work 

day. 

“We’ve stayed on budget, we’ve stayed 

on time,” said SMECO spokesman Tom 

Dennison. “The project will be complete 

pretty much a year from now.” 


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Karl Willey, manager of the Chesapeake Bay 

Foundation Oyster Restoration Center, (right), 

helps Association staff and interns get the hang of 

directing the cement truck and filling the reef ball 

molds to the correct level. 

Several molds await helping hands to turn them 

into reef balls, which will become homes to oysters 

and a bevy of other aquatic creatures once in the 

St. Mary’s River. 

St. Mary’s River Watershed Association executive 

director Bob Lewis (left) shows STEM intern Jared 

Kimmey and project supervisor David Wood how 

to tamp down the cement after it’s poured. 

The St. Mary’s River Watershed Association 

wishes to invite members of the 

community to lend a hand creating reef balls 

which will become the foundation for the 

growing three-dimensional oyster habitat in 

the St. Mary’s River. These reef balls, full of 

nooks and crannies and holes, give growing 

oysters an ideal place to grow and thrive and 

the Association would like to construct 300 

to 400 within the next six weeks. 

With the molds on loan from the Chesapeake 

Bay Foundation, the Association has 

set up shop at Sanners Lane in Lexington 

Park, where Carruth & Son, Inc. provide the 

concrete. 

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 

they will be filling the molds and on Tuesdays 

and Thursday, breaking the reef balls 

free and finishing up the cycle. 

Several groups have already signed on 

to help with this vital part of the oyster restoration 

project with planned workdays for 

a group of teachers, the staff of Bert’s 50’s 

Diner, a scout troop and Rotary members. 

Groups of all kinds are welcome to 

volunteer and set up their own workday, 

with 30 reef balls dedicated in their name. 

This is a wonderful opportunity for businesses, 

youth groups, churches, or clubs to 

be part of something important and learn 

about what is being done to protect the local 

watershed and revitalize the local oyster 

population. 

Individuals wishing to help, and maybe 

even bring their children along, are welcome 

to join in as well. It’s an interesting 

process to watch and take part in and one 

that will make a genuine difference. 

Batches of these reef balls will be 

placed in the St. Mary’s River oyster sanctuary 

beginning in August and volunteer 

opportunities abound for getting to better 

understand the importance of replenishing 

the pollutant-eating oyster population and 

learning about the small changes that can 

lead to a significant impact for the health of 

the watershed and its many inhabitants. 

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around 8 a.m. and those interested just need 

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New Restaurant Serves Up 

Barbeque, Patriotism 


Staff Writer 

Business partners and lifelong friends Bill 

Kraus and Steve Newton decided two years ago to 

put their mutual love for barbeque to the test when 

they opened up their first Mission BBQ restaurant in 

Glen Burnie, but their business has a different mission 

than just serving up heaping portions of meat 

and coleslaw. 

They also do it to honor the service of military 

personnel, law officers and fire and rescue first responders, 

Kraus said. 

The co-owners celebrated the opening of their 

newest store in San Souci Shopping Center Monday, 

honoring those who served with steaming hot food. 

Their vision started 10 years after the terrorist 

attacks of 9/11, Kraus said. 

“We decided in some small way we’d change the 

world for the better,” he said. “We don’t think there’s 

anything more American than barbeque and those 

who swear to protect and defend the country. 

“Here is our chance to say thanks.” 

Kraus said he and his partner chose St. Mary’s 

County as their newest business location not just 

because of the thriving market but because of the 

“heavy concentration of military personnel and an 

absolutely vibrant group of first responders.” 

The fact that the county’s fire and rescue personnel 

were 100 percent volunteer, Kraus said, “spoke 

volumes” about the community’s dedication to 

service. 

Kraus said in the week prior to the new store’s 

grand opening fundraisers there to benefit first responders 

and military personnel with the Wounded 

Warrior project brought in $15,000. 

Kraus said all of the proceeds would go to the 

beneficiaries. 


Yeoman 3rd Class Lashanda Watlington, center, sings the National Anthem at the 

ribbon cutting for Mission BBQ in San Souci Shopping Center. She is flanked by 

business owners Bill Kraus, left, and Steve Newton. 

Leonardtown 

PNC Bank 

Closes It’s Doors 

Gun Ranges Open 

For Business 

Mary Lee Harless, Jo Ann Gough and Cathy Wright, 

whose recent ancestors both took turns running the bank on 

Leonardtown’s square, present checks to Christine Wray, right, 

for MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital’s building fund last week. 

Both Roswell Bascom-Broun and Joe Gough presided 

over the bank’s operations under various names since 1930. 

Bascom-Broun acted as conservator of the bank under presidential 

order in 1930 until his death on the job in 1976. Gough, 

who had worked in the bank since 1952 in various positions, 

took over in 1976 as chairman of the board until his retirement 

in 1998. 

The checks the women presented were deposited at what is 

now the PNC Bank as the last transactions at the bank before it 

closed its doors last week. 

County Commissioner Todd Morgan takes aim with a Ruger .22 target pistol July 20 at Sanner’s Lake Sportmen’s Club’s grand 

reopening after nearly two years of modernizing the ranges. 


Staff Writer 

Since 1951 Sanner’s Lake Sportsmen’s club has 

hosted rifle, pistol and shotgun shooters, providing them 

with the only private range open to gun enthusiasts in the 

county just off of Great Mills Road. 

But for the past two years the board of directors of 

the club shut the ranges down for a complete overhaul, 

finally reopening them July 20. 

County elected leaders, government officials and 

residents came out to try the new ranges with .22 caliber 

rifles and pistols and shotguns; for some of them it was 

their first time ever pulling a trigger. 

“We needed to bring ourselves into the 21st century,” 

said club president John Mountjoy. “We brought 

ourselves to the state of the art in gun range design.” 

The most prominent new feature on the gun ranges 

are tall broad wooden baffles that block out the sky and 

prevent bullets from going over earthen berms that sit at 

the foot of the firing space. 

The range modernization has cost in the hundreds 

of thousands of dollars from the clubs own membership 

dues and savings. 

Despite its long history in the community, Sanner’s 

Lake has often gone unnoticed, Mountjoy said, but 

the club is trying to make an effort to do more outreach 

programs. 

It offers shooting instructions to Boy Scout troops as 

well as to paraolympians and the club is open to the public 

on weekends for events like trap and skeet shooting. 

Mountjoy said neither he nor the other members 

know just how long the club will remain in existence 

since the club does not own the land outright and the 

owners may decide to sell it to make way for development 

in the Lexington Park area. 

“We will be there… for as long as we’re allowed to,” 

Mountjoy said. “We know the property is not in the Lexington 

Park Development District plan.” 

He and many others would like to keep the patch of 

rural land as it is but he knows the pressure to sell might 

be too great. 

“There’s just too much money there,” Mountjoy 

said. 

Commissioner Todd Morgan, one of the visitors that 

day, was impressed with the amount of recreation available 

at the club. Being a first time shooter he was also impressed 

with the level of instruction and safety instilled at 

each course of fire. 

“I wasn’t much for the pistols but the rifle was good 

and with the shotgun I got the first clay duck and the last 

clay duck,” Morgan said. “I though it was great, I had a 

lot of fun.” 

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Cooking with 

Confidence 

By Kimberly Alston 

Contributing Writer 

There is a long time idiom that claims, “the 

apple does not fall too far from the tree.” 

As a child, No Thyme to Cook owner and 

chef Gwyn Novak would have resented that 

statement. 

“Kids will listen to everyone but their parents,” 

she said. 

Because her mother was a home economics 

teacher for 30 years, growing up, Novak had 

no interest in cooking. However, while studying 

in college for a major she had no interest in and 

working at William-Sonoma and enjoying herself 

there, Novak decided to give culinary arts 

a chance, and in 1999 No Thyme to Cook was 

born. 

“It actually started out as a personal chef 

business,” Novak said. 

After following that model for a while, Novak 

chose to pursue something smaller, and started 

teaching cooking classes in December of 2012. 

“I’ve finally found my niche,” Novak said 

of teaching. No Thyme to Cook holds several 

classes during the week including vegan and vegetarian 

dishes, a couples cooking class, and even 

a college 101 class called Cooking for College. 

“It’s basic dishes that can be done in a dorm 

room,” Novak said, “All you need is a mini-fridge, 

a microwave and a blender”. 

In addition to that, Novak holds Hook to 

Cook classes where the morning is spent on a 

boat in Drum Point and students harvest what 

they are going to prepare. 

“It’s about rockfish and crab season now,” 

Novak said. After their time on the water, Novak 

shows how to clean what was caught, and how to 

cook it. 

No Thyme to Cook stresses the importance 

of locally grown foods. 

“The more local foods you can find, the better 

it’s going to taste,” she said. 

In August, Novak is running a summer 

cooking camp for kids ages seven to 12. 

“Don’t worry,” she said, “no sharp knives 

or hot surfaces.” Parents are welcome to stay and 

watch the class, but Novak feels “if kids have a 

hand in actually making it [food] there’s a greater 

chance they’ll actually eat it.” The camp runs for 

a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes field 

trips, Novak said. During the week, the kids will 

head to a local farm, “to find out where bacon 

and eggs actually come from,” as well as grocery 

stores to learn about comparative shopping. Towards 

the end of the camp, the children will get 

the chance to prepare food for a homeless shelter 

and also create a finale luncheon for their parents 

on the last day. 

Novak believes that her business is “definitely 

growing,” she now hosts in-home private 

classes, food allergy warning classes and classes 

on good pro-biotic health. For more information 

on No Thyme To Cook or to sign up for a 

class, visit www.nothymetocook.com or call 

443-624-5048. 

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Spotlight On 



St. Mary’s City Commission 

Chided in Audit 


Staff Writer 

A report from the state’s Office of Legislative Audits 

shows that the commission that oversees the operations of 

historic St. Mary’s City did not take enough care in recording 

and controlling cash receipts for fiscal 2012, which totaled 

up to about $645,000. 

The report specifies that there was no independent confirmation 

that all the receipts recorded were submitted to St. 

Mary’s College for deposit as they should have been. 

“Rather the individual who performed the verificiations 

had routine access to the collections,” the report stated. “In 

addition, cash receipts were not forwarded to the college for 

deposit on a timely basis.” 

The auditors used a test of 10 days of collections, which 

totaled about $10,800, which determined that on eight days 

tested deposits of only $10,631 were brought to the college 

between two to eight businesses days after they were 

collected. 

Maryland rules state that an employee not connected 

with the collections must verify the deposits to the college. 

The historic commission also did not follow its own 

competitive bidding process with regard to one contract, the 

report stated, and paid out $23,190 to the same vendor who 

did not have to compete for the contract nor did they even 

sign a contract. 

This occurred between July of 2010 and December of 

2012. 

This vendor, not named in the report, provided services 

at two annual special events and has been paid a total of 

$53,000 as of January. 

“Consequently, there is a lack of assurance that the 

commission obtained these services at the lowest cost,” the 

report stated. 

In a reponse to the report commission Executive Director 

Regina Faden and finance director Douglas Hunter 

stated they have instituted checks and balances in the collections 

department to ensure a person independent of the 

process verifies the receipts. 

As for the finding that the commission let a contract 

without a proper bidding process, the commission officials 

said the vendor selected was involved in food service and 

the other vendor did not meet the food selction standards for 

the event, so the commission never asked for a price quote. 

“The commission has reviewed its procurement policies 

and is adhering to its policies,” the response stated. 

The commission officials also wrote that they did not 

dispute either of the findings of the auditors. 


County 

Test Scores 

Drop 


Staff Writer 

County scores for the Maryland School 

Assessment (MSA) dropped this year along 

with much of the rest of the state’s school systems 

as the state is beginning a transition to a 

new set of curriculum standards. 

Test scores in reading and mathematics 

dropped in nearly every student grade level 

from 3rd to 8th grade, according to the recently 

released testing data from the Maryland 

Department of Education. 

According to a local system analysis 

of the numbers 87.6 percent of elementary 

school children scored proficient on the tests 

this year, a 4.5 percent decline from 2012. In 

math 88.9 percent of elementary school children 

scored proficient but that represents a 1.6 

percent drop from last year as well. 

Middle school scores were also lower 

but not to the same degree as elementary students, 

the school system reported. 

Middle school students showed a .6 percent 

decline in reading proficiency and 3.3 

percent lower in math. 

In both reading and math elementary 

students here scored better than the state average 

but middle school children scored below 

the state average in reading though they 

performed much higher than the state average 

in math. 

“Our slight decline in scores is mirrored 

across the state and is attributable to our aggressive 

transitioning to the Common Core 

Standards,” said Schools Superintendent Michael 

J. Martirano. “We have predicted that 

scores on an assessment that is misaligned 

with our current curriculum will decline.” 

The county school system has already 

started teaching to the Common Core standards 

despite students still taking the MSA; 

local teachers union advocates have complained 

that student test scores would suffer 

as a result as would teacher evaluations since 

they are now at least partially tied to student 

achievement. 

“There's a huge disconnect between 

these scores and the hard work that educators 

and students did during this past school year. 

These scores reflect the deep and problematic 

misalignment between what students are 

taught and how they're being tested, which 

will continue for at least the next school 

year,” said Maryland State Education Association 

President Betty Weller. “Right now, the 

MSA is just not providing valuable information 

for how children are doing or how we’re 

doing as educators. This disconnect underscores 

the need to make sure that there are no 

high stakes attached to student test scores in 

teacher evaluations until the tests are valid, 

tested, and fully aligned with the curriculum 

taught.” 




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Esperanza Middle School 

Profile 

Fast Facts 

22790 Maple Road 


301-863-4016 

Hours: 7:20 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Facility Opened - September 1963 

Total Enrollment - 781 

Administration: 

Principal - Jill Snyder-Mills 

Assistant Principal - Todd D’Imperio 

Assistant Principal - Glenna Edwards 

Assistant Principal - Diane McKay 

PBIS Gold Designation 

Can’t Hide Our Pirate Pride! 

Esperanza, Home of the Pirates, is committed to ensuring that every 

student meets rigorous performance standards while providing a 

caring atmosphere where students can respect, learn and appreciate the 

differences of others. We embrace the Mission Statement of St. Mary’s 

County Public School System: Know the learner and the learning, 

expecting excellence in both. Accept no excuses, educating ALL with 

rigor, relevance, respect, positive relationship! 

Our staff is committed to providing quality instruction that enhances 

our students’ ability to think critically in all academic areas. 

In addition, we continue to work with all stakeholders to create a positive 

school community. Our school is enriched with many cultures and 

we celebrate this wonderful diversity on a daily basis. Also, to ensure 

a well-balanced educational experience for our students, we provide 

a number of activities such as Homework Center, Science Fair Club, 

Engineering Club, Robotics, Drama Club, Civil Air Patrol and PBIS 

House sports including basketball, volleyball, football and soccer. This 

year, the Esperanza Robotics team placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Tri- 

County Robotics Challenge. Our MathCounts team placed 1st in the 

Southern Maryland MathCounts Competition, and the Chess Club received 

2nd place at the Southern Maryland Chess Bowl Classic. The 

Festival Chorus and Orchestra both received a rating of 1- Excellence 

and earned the right to compete at the State Level. 

We at Esperanza will continue to set high expectations for every 

student. However, good instruction and dedication will not move Esperanza 

towards even greater gains without the support of our community. 

Without this important partnership, our students would not be 

able to work to their fullest potential. Together we are the most powerful 

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Night in Vienna or “Hornacopia” 

LV Beethoven — Leonore Overture No. 3 

Von Suppe — Morning, Noon, and Night in 

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Haydn — Cello Concerto no. 2 

Julian Schwarz, cello soloist 

CM Weber — Der Freischutz Overture 

J. Strauss, Jr — Roses from the South 

J. Strauss, Jr — Emperor Waltzes 

R. Rodgers — Sound of Music Selections 

J. Strauss, Jr — On the Beautiful Blue 

Danube 

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“Peter, that Wolf,” 

& other wild things 

Guest Narrator-Sheryl-Marie Dunaway 

B. Adolphe — Tyrannosaurus Sue: 

A cretaceous Concerto 

Bryan Bourne, 

trombone soloist as T-REX Sue 

A. Copland — Quiet City 

Zachary Silberschlag, trumpet soloist 

Mark Christianson, english horn soloist 

S. Prokofiev — Peter and the Wolf 

JULY 5 

A Star Spangled Night with a 

Musical Tribute to the Sea 

plus Fireworks! 

J. Williams — Superman 

B. Britten — Peter Grimes: Sea Interludes 

Richard Rodgers — Victory at Sea 

E. Korngold — The Sea Hawk 

Songs of the Sea, Jennifer Page, vocalist 

M. Gould — Yankee Doodle 

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JULY 12 

Everybody’s Singing 

Larry Vote, guest conductor with 

Bob MacDonald, baritone 

the RCS Choir and the 

Chesapeake Orchestra 

An Evening of music by 

Aaron Copland 

JULY 19 

“Going Baroque” 

Featured artists: José Cueto, 

Regino Madrid, & Fatma Daglar 

GF Handel — Water Music 

JS Bach — Double Concerto for 2 

violins and strings 

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A Jazzy Finale: with 

Swingin’ Sara Gray 

Chesapeake Orchestra Big Band 

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Music by 

Duke Ellington 

Count Basie 

Harry James 

Benny Goodman 

Sting 

Stevie Wonder 

Nora Jones 

Antonio Carlos Jobim 

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Punishment 

Jury Finds Murder 

Suspect Guilty 


Staff Writer 

Jurors found James Kenneth Clay 

guilty of first-degree felony murder and 

second degree murder in the death of 

Robert Lee McDowney stemming from a 

Feb. 7 home invasion in St. Inigoes, prosecutors 

said. 

Clay is alleged to have broken into 

McDowney’s home along with Andre 

Bowman, of Laurel, to rob McDowney 

of drugs and money. 

The jury deliberated all of Tuesday 

afternoon and came to their conclusion at 

about 1 p.m. Wednesday. 

They also found Clay guilty of firstdegree 

burglary, conspiracy to commit 

first-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit 

robbery with a dangerous weapon 

and the use of a handgun in the commission 

of a felony. 

State’s Attorney Richard Fritz recounted 

the testimony of two key prosecution 

witnesses during the two-day trial 

that he said conclusively identified Clay, 

of no fixed address, as the shooter. 

He said that Alyssa Marshall, McDowney’s 

girlfriend who was in the trailer 

on Beachville Road during the home invasion, 

testified two men, one wearing a 

mask and another brandishing a handgun 

kicked in the door that night. 

The man in the mask, later identified 

as Bowman, herded her into a back 

room, while Clay was in the front with 

McDowney. 

She testified she heard the gunshot. 

Fritz said Marshall was able to point 

out Clay in a photo lineup within seconds 

of being shown his face. 

“The only other person in that room 

with Robert Lee McDowney was James 

Kenneth Clay,” Fritz told jurors. “They 

[Bowman and Clay] had the fully formed 

intent to go into that house with a deadly 

weapon to rob Robert Lee McDowney.” 

Fritz went on to review the testimony 

of Oshia Lewis who drove Clay and Bowman 

to St. Inigoes that night; she also 

positively identified Bowman and Clay 

as the ones who entered McDowney’s 

trailer. 

Fritz said Lewis came to know Bowman 

and gave him transportation but 

learned too late that night just what the 

two men were planning. When they met 

up with alleged conspirator Joseph Medley 

III at a gas station to get directions to 

the trailer, Fritz said, she began to realize 

her predicament. 

“She’s a young girl who found herself 

in an extremely bad situation.” 

Clay’s attorney public defender 

Gerald Riviello countered by saying that 

both the state’s witnesses had the shared 

interests of staying out of jail, intimating 

that they may have known more about 


the crime than 

they had let on. 

He also 

said there was 

nothing to connect 

Clay to the actual crime scene. 

James Kenneth Clay 

“There’s no physical evidence to suggest 

James Clay had anything to do with 

this case,” Riviello said. “Mr. Fritz would 

have shown it to you if he had it.” 

Clay’s attorney said Bowman was 

Lewis’ drug dealer who supplied her with 

marijuana while Marshall had admitted 

that McDowney was actively involved in 

the drug trade. 

Riviello also questioned why Bowman 

and Lewis had gone to visit relatives 

in St. Mary’s after driving all the 

way from Laurel before the robbery took 

place. 

He also questioned why Lewis did 

not come forward to police about the 

crime, rather waited for them to come to 

her. 

Police were able to get leads in the 

case after they had found a phone dropped 

by Bowman that night. 

“Is this a robbery about drugs or is 

there something more sinister going on?” 

Fritz retorted that Riviello’s summation 

sounded more like baseless speculation 

about hidden motives in McDowney’s 

death. 

“Is he saying Lewis and Marshall 

got together and plotted a murder-forhire 

against Mr. McDowney?” Fritz said. 

“Closing arguments aren’t evidence, it’s 

just a theory.” 


Sex Offender Captured 

in Loveville Stabbing 

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PHONE: 301-475-5150 • FAX: 301-475-6909 


Staff Writer 

Police say they have 

found the man they allege 

brutally stabbed a victim in 

Loveville Monday after forcing 

her to drive him to parking 

lot that became the scene 

of the crime. 

Local investigators say 

49-year-old Joseph Francis 

Berry accosted the victim 

when she was at a business in Leonardtown, 

produced a knife and forced her 

into her car. 

Both Berry and the victim had been 

in a relationship that had ended. 

When she had driven him to the 

parking lot he allegedly stabbed her 

multiple times, police said, but she was 

Joseph Francis Berry 

eventually able to escape and 

seek help. 

Berry fled taking the victim’s 

2001 blue Ford Focus, 

police said. 

Berry is a lifetime sex 

offender registrant and has 

been convicted of second 

degree rape from a case in 

Charles County back in 1988. 

Berry has been charged 

with armed car jacking, firstdegree 

assault and theft of a 

motor vehicle. 

Local police say they developed 

leads that brought them to Prince 

George’s County where police there in 

the Oxon Hill and Fort Washington area 

found Berry and took him into custody. 




Theft of Motor Vehicle/Theft under $10,000/ 

False Statement to a Peace Officer 

On July 17, Deputy Lacey 

Johnson and Deputy Anthony 

Cole responded to a residence on 

Calla Way, California, Md., for 

a suspicious incident. Deputies 

made contact with the victim 

who advised he returned home 

to find an unfamiliar vehicle 

parked in front of his residence, 

with an unknown subject inside the vehicle 

asleep. The victim further advised Deputies, he 

found the package on his front porch which had 

been delivered earlier in the day and addressed 

to him, had been opened. Further inspection of 

the package revealed several food items within 

the package had been opened and eaten. Deputy 

Johnson discovered the vehicle in question had 

been reported stolen on July 16, and did not belong 

to the subject inside. Deputy Johnson made 

contact with the subject inside the vehicle who 

initially provided Deputies with a false name. It 

was later confirmed, the sole occupant of the vehicle 

was Ronald Earl Jackson, 46, of Ridge, Md. 

Deputy Cole located additional packages and 

wrappers matching the contents of the victim’s 

package inside the vehicle along with Jackson. 

Deputy Johnson arrested and charged Jackson 

with Theft under $100, False Statement to Peace 

Officer, Open letter without Permission, Unlawful 

taking of Motor vehicle, and Theft under 

$10,000. 

Theft less $1,000 

On July 17, Deputy Trevor 

Teague responded to Wal-mart 

located in California, Md., for 

a theft. Wal-mart Loss Prevention 

observed Beth Suzanne 

Gannon, 26, of Mechanicsville, 

Md., place numerous store items Gannon 

in her shopping cart. Gannon then exited the 

store with the shopping cart of items, passing 

all points of sale without paying for said items. 

Gannon was arrested and charged with Theft 

less $1,000. 

Driving While Intoxicated, Possession of 

a Controlled Dangerous Substance and 

Paraphernalia 

On July 18, at approximately 

10 p.m., Deputies responded 

to Myrtle Point Park 

in California, Md., to check 

the welfare of a subject. While 

Deputies were on scene, a vehicle 

operated by Bonnie Kathleen 

Hollyer, 19, of California, 

Hollyer 

Md., pulled up to the Officers. Cpl. Elizabeth 

Goodwin made contact with Hollyer and observed 

Hollyer to exhibit signs of impairment. 

Deputy Lloyd issued standardized field sobriety 

to Hollyer, which resulted in her arrest. Search 

incident to arrest revealed a small baggie containing 

suspected marijuana as well as a smoking 

device with suspected marijuana residue. 

Hollyer was arrested and charged with Driving 

While Intoxicated, Driving Under the Influence, 

Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance 

and Possession of CDS Paraphernalia. 

2nd Degree Burglary and 

Theft under $10,000 

On July 17, Deputy Dina 

Beasley responded to a business 

in Charlotte Hall, Md., for a reported 

Burglary. The victim advised 

Nicholas Raymond Rawlings, 

26, of Hughesville, Md., 

Crime & 

Punishment 

SHERIFF’S BLOTTER 

The following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports. 

Jackson 

Rawlings 

broke into his business and stole numerous jewelry 

items. Deputy Beasley made contact with 

Rawlings who admitted to breaking into the 

business and taking numerous pieces of jewelry. 

Rawlings was arrested and charged with 

2 nd Degree Burglary and Theft under $10,000. 

Theft less $1,000 and Warrant Service 

On July 14, Deputies responded 

to Kohl’s in Lexington 

Park, Md., for a theft. The 

Emergency Communications 

Center advised responding 

Deputies, the suspects were 

fleeing the area and provided 

a vehicle description. Deputy 

Skyler Lefave and Deputy 

James Shomper observed the suspect vehicle 

leaving Kohl’s parking lot. Deputy Lefave 

conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, making 

contact with three occupants and Carrie Jo 

Fowler, 33 of Stafford, Va. Kohl’s Loss Prevention 

Unit advised Deputies the four suspects 

had taken several pieces of jewelry, walked 

past all points of sale without paying for the 

items and fled the store. Fowler admitted to 

taking the merchandise, which was recovered 

by Deputy Lefave at that time. During contact 

with Fowler the Emergency Communications 

Center advised Fowler had an outstanding Arrest 

Warrant for Failure to Appear. Fowler was 

arrested and charged with Theft less $1,000 and 

once at the St. Mary’s County Detention Center 

she was served the District Court Arrest Warrant. 

Charges are pending on the other three 

suspects. 

Violation of a Protective Order 

On July 17, at approximately 

9:45 p.m., Deputy Philip 

Lance responded to a residence 

on Brookstone Court, Lexington 

Park, Md., for the report of 

a suspicious subject. Deputy 

Lance located Steven Anthony 

Warrick, 51 of Lexington Park, 

Md., inside the Brookstone Warrick 

Court residence. Deputy Lance was advised 

by the Emergency Communications Center 

of an active Protective Order against Warrick, 

that prohibits him from entering the residence. 

Warrick was arrested and charged with Violation 

of a Protective Order. 

Possession of Paraphernalia for a Controlled 

Dangerous Substance and Driving 

while Suspended 

On July 17, Deputy Skyler 

Lefave responded to the 

St. Mary’s County Detention 

Center in Leonardtown, Md., 

for a subject attempting to sell 

drugs in the lobby. Captain 

Michael Merican was notified 

that Joshua Charles Young, 

Fowler 

Young 

29 of Mechanicsville, Md., attempted to sell 

unknown pills to another subject, while in the 

front lobby of the Detention Center. Captain 

Merican made contact in the parking lot with 

Young as he entered the driver side of his vehicle 

to leave. During the contact with Young, 

Deputy Lefave found Young to be in possession 

of Alprazolam and Methadone. Neither 

pill was in their proper containers, nor were 

they prescribed to Young. Deputy Lefave was 

advised by the Emergency Communications 

Center that Young’s privilege to drive was suspended 

through Maryland. Young was arrested 

and charged with Possession of Paraphernalia 

and Driving while Suspended. 

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THAT IMPACT YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND MUCH MORE... 

ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND 

ST. MARY’S COUNTY NAACP GENERAL MEETING 

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013 – 6:30 pm 

Lexington Park Library -- Meeting Room A 

(21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD 20653) 

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and October 29 (Tuesday) General Meetings - 

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STORY 

Beat the Heat with the 

Beach Party on the Square 

Who can come? 

Everyone! Invite your neighbors, family, coworkers 

and friends. (Please note that pets are 

welcome, but the pavement is often too hot this 

time of year for dogs’ sensitive feet.) 

When is it? 

Saturday, August 3 from 4 to 9 p.m. 

How much? 

Admission, parking and event sponsored entertainment 

are all FREE. 

But you will want to bring some money for delicious 

food, unique local products and art, kayaking, 

pony rides and supporting local charity 

drives, including the Running of the Balls! 

Where to park? 

Public lots in Town along Courthouse Drive 

and Park Avenue, or park at College of Southern 

Maryland and take the shuttle into Town Square. 

Handicap parking available along Park Avenue 

by the Best Western Hotel and in the Courthouse 

parking lot. 

What to Bring? 

Swimsuit – we recommend wearing it under your 

clothes so you are ready to jump under the fire 

hose, go down the waterslide or brave Breton Bay 

on a kayak or stand-up paddleboard. 

Towel – to dry off if you’re planning to ride the 

shuttle back to the Square 

Sunglasses and sunscreen – this IS the beach after 

all! 

Comfortable shoes - there is a lot to see and do – 

don’t miss a thing! 

How is it Free? 

Beach party on the Square is sponsored in part by 

The Town of Leonardtown, The Leonardtown Business 

Association and each of the following generous 

local businesses: Winegardner Auto, Quality 

Built Homes, Two Guys Collision Center, MedStar 

St. Mary’s Hospital, Cedar Point Federal Credit 

Union, College of Southern Maryland, The St. 

Mary’s County and Maryland State Arts Councils, 

Great Mills Trading Post, Papa John’s Pizza, and St. 

Mary’s Macaroni Kid. It is staffed by volunteers. If 

you wish to help support the event, please email the 

event coordinator, maria.fleming2@verizon.net. 

Maria Fleming 

PR & Event Coordinator 

Commissioners of Leonardtown 

Is the heat getting to you? Running 

out of things to do with the kids? Don’t 

want to “get away” by sitting on the Bay 

Bridge for an hour? Leonardtown has 

some relief for you! Saturday, August 

3 marks the 11th Annual Beach Party 

on the Square, hosted by the Commissioners 

of Leonardtown and the Leonardtown 

Business Association. 

What started off as a “cool idea” 

has grown into an annual event that averages 

4,000 visitors playing in the sand, 

running through a giant water sprinkler, 

strolling through the Town Square and 

kayaking along Breton Bay. This free, 

family-friendly evening of fun was the 

brain child of Laschelle McKay, Town 

Administrator, Roger Mattingly, Councilmember, 

and Danny O’Connor, local 

business owner, who during another 

rained out event started envisioning the 

possibilities of turning the Square into 

an end-of-summer Beach Party, complete 

with sand, hula dancers and palm 

trees. The transformation was surprising 

and successful, and created a new 

annual event. 

What party-goers see today is 

much like the first Beach Party: a sandy 

beach in the middle of the intersection of 

Washington and Fenwick Streets, a giant 

waterfall provided by the Leonardtown 

Fire Department, dancers, strolling 

street performers and a brightly-colored 

flurry of activity everywhere you look. 

Hula hoop, jump rope and limbo contests 

are peppered in between the sets of 

The 25th Hour Band, a local rock group 

who have been with the event since 

2005. This year they will be joined by 

Daughters of Veda Mideastern Dance 

Troupe, who will provide belly dancing 

performances and demos throughout the 

day, and strolling entertainer and juggler 

Michael Rosman. New exhibits in 

the Square will include the Longship 

Company of Viking re-enactors and 

educators, who are bringing a 21’ replica 

wooden Viking ship to the Square, the 

Happily Ever After Princesses and mysterious 

maiden of the deep, Mermaid 

Alexis. 

While many locals and residents 

say they come for the fun and appreciate 

a free event they can bring their kids to, 

most people are simply fascinated by the 

sand. The sand pit is sectioned off into a 

children’s play area - complete with pails 

Watch for the 

Beach Party sticker 

on the front page of 


on August 1st for details 

on how to register to win a 

$1,000 

Shopping Spree! 

and shovels for building sand castles - 

and a volleyball court with equipment 

for pick-up volleyball games and a tugof-war 

tournament led by the Wellness, 

Fitness and Aquatics staff from College 

of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown 

Campus. But how much is there, where 

does it come from and where does it go? 

Each year Great Mills Trading Post 

generously donates 2 truckloads – or 40 

tons, yes, TONS – of sand and delivers 

it to the Square the morning of the 

event. Town staff and volunteers set up 

a border made of railroad ties and spread 

the sand around. If you would like to 

participate in transforming the Square, 

feel free to grab a shovel and meet the 

set up team in the Square around 10 a.m. 

At the end of the event, around 9 p.m., a 

convoy of trucks from AB & H Excavating 

clean up the sand and haul it away, 

followed closely by T & T Street Sweeping 

finishing the job. 

But Beach Party isn’t just the activities 

in the Town Square; it is truly a community 

event. Hillside Ride provides a 

shuttle to and from the Wharf where you 

can find a waterslide and moon bounce 

for the kids, as well as Patuxent Adventure 

Center providing kayaks and stand 

up paddle boards; a 30-minute excursion 

is only $10. Once the kids get hot and 

thirsty, they can head over to Rita’s Italian 

Ice or the McIntosh concession stand 

for a quick snack. Many of the local businesses 

decorate their windows, have an 

outdoor display and provide food, drink 

and merchandise specials while other lo- 

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STORY 

cal vendors sell art, hand crafts, jewelry and 

knick-knacks. Non-profit organizations 

take the opportunity to offer health screenings 

and face painting, sell food like cotton 

candy, baked goods and kettle corn, and 

provide the community with valuable information 

and opportunities to help others. 

The most notable of these opportunities 

is the Leonardtown and Lexington Park 

Rotary Clubs Running of the Balls, now in 

its third year as a part of Beach Party. Numbered 

golf balls are purchased for $5 each 

(or 5 for $20) and then up to 5,000 balls are 

released down Fenwick Street Hill chasing 

each other through a 350 foot track and into 

a tube at the bottom of the hill. The first 

30 balls into the tube win a series of prizes 

–including this year’s top prize of $1,500 

cash. The spectacle is akin to the Running 

of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, providing 

the Bull mascot seen in the Rotary advertising, 

on the new T-shirts, and around the 

event. It was the brainchild of Paul Engle, a 

member of the Lexington Park Rotary Club 

after he visited Park City Utah and saw their 

version of the event at their Minors Day. 

The Rotary Clubs receive donations 

and prizes from generous sponsors and all 

the proceeds go to the various charities they 

support, including the Literacy Council of 

St. Mary’s , Christmas in April, A Community 

That Shares, Hospice of St. Mary’s 

and their signature project, “Service with 

a Smile”, that supplies local third graders 

with fluoride rinse for healthy teeth. Balls 

can be “adopted” from Leonardtown & 

Lexington Park Rotary Club members, 

any business where you see a “Running of 

the Balls” poster, during the August First 

Friday, August 2 from 5 to 8 p.m., and at 

the Rotary Booth on Fenwick Street during 

Beach Party on the Square. T-shirts 

are also available for $15 each. For more 

information please visit www.leonardtownrotary.org, 

www.rotarylp.org, and www. 

runningoftheballs.org. 

It wasn’t until recently that Beach Party 

moved its date to the first Saturday after 

the first Friday in August to coincide with 

the Leonardtown Business Association’s 

First Fridays celebrations and make a whole 

Beach Party weekend. Since the partnership 

started, First Friday has had live music 

on the Square and a raffle sponsored by the 

Leonardtown Business Association. This 

year Miles from Clever is back by popular 

demand on the stage, Macaroni Kid and 

Yellow Door Art Studio will provide activities 

for children on the Square, and the raffle 

drawing will be held at 7:30 p.m. Prizes 

include gift certificates, gift baskets and 

packages from local businesses and a grand 

prize 46” HD Flat Screen TV. Tickets are 

$1 each or 12 for $10 and can be purchased 

at Fenwick Street Used Books and Music, 

Port of Leonardtown Winery, Fuzzy Farmers 

Market, Good Earth Natural Foods, 

Olde Towne Insurance, and the North End 

Gallery through August 2. For more information 

and a complete list of prizes, please 

visit www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com. 

So, if you’re looking for a great way to 

round out your summer, you don’t have far 

to go. Bring the whole family to Leonardtown 

for First Friday on August 2nd from 

5 to 8 p.m. and Beach Party on the Square 

on Saturday, August 3 from 4 to 9 p.m. for 

good fun, good food and good memories.

Scarves, Kitchen Textiles, & More 


Thursday, July 25, 2013 20 21 Thursday, July 25, 2013 


Fiber Art, Bags, Jewelry, Shawls, Handspun Yarn, Goat’s Milk Soap, 

Visit us on the Square... 

Breton House 

Antiques 

22795 Washington Street, Leonardtown 

Open: Wed - Sat: 10-5 

Sundays: 11-4 

Also by appointment, 

301-690-2074 

Open late for First Fridays of the month 

Make Leonardtown 

“Your Place” Every First Friday! 

“DOWNTOWN” 

Summertime Raffle Event and 

Live Music with MiLES 

FRoM CLEVer on The Square! 

Friday, August 2nd, 2013 

5 PM to 8 PM, Leonardtown 

“UPTOWN” 

www.heritageprinting.com 

Vinyl lettering 

Banners 

SIGNS & DecalS 

Yard signs 

Wall Wraps 

301-475-1700 

www.heritageprinting.com 

301-475-1700 

New LocatioN! 

41665 Fenwick street unit 17 


Hours: 

Monday-Friday 

3 -10pm 

Saturdays/ 

Sundays by 

Appointment 

bellamusicschool.com 301-247-2602 

Cafe des Artistes 

Classic Country French Dining 

in a casual, relaxing atmosphere 

301-997-0500 

41655 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown 

email: cafedesartistes@somd.us 

www.cafedesartistes.ws 

Chef-owned and operated by Loic and Karleen Jaffres 

Creative Custom Framing & Art 

301-904-2532 

MD Antiques Center ~ Bldg. 2 ~ 26005 Point Lookout Rd ~Leonardtown, MD 20650 

Now 

opeN 

Hours: 

Tuesday ~ Friday: 10 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. 

Saturday: 10 a.m. ~ 2 p.m. 

Come Check out our 

SpeakeaSy Bar 

Behind the Bookcase! 

Monday - Thursday 6 am to 10 pm 

Friday 6 am to Midnight • Saturday 7 am to Midnight • Sunday 7 am to 3 pm 

41658 Fenwick Street 

Leonardtown, MD (301) 475-2400 

SCULPTURE - OILS -WATERCOLORS - JEWELRY - 

PHOTOGRAPHY AND MUCH MORE! 

Come Try our 

Great Coffee, 

Smoothies, 

Frappes & 

Food Menu 

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22660 WASHINGTON ST. 2ND FLOOR. LEONARDTOWN, MD 20650 

Fenwick Street Used Books and Music 

Meet author Michael Kibler from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

He will be selling and signing copies of his book Cut it Out. 

Good Earth Natural Foods 

Karen of Blue Moose Consulting offers samples of Oxylent, 

an Oxygenating Multivitamin Supplement Drink. Visit for a 

complimentary taste of this award-winning effervescent supplement. 

North End Gallery 

First Friday reception to celebrate “Dog Days,” covering 

artists interpretations of the heat of summer as well 

as looking at our furry friends ... both dogs and cats. 

Olde Towne Stitchery 

Get going on all your fall and holiday projects by taking advantage 

of our First Friday sale of 20% off all Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and 

Charm Packs all day Friday, August 2nd. 

Opal Fine Art 

Reception to celebrate “Playing with Fire,” featuring the work of 

guest sculptor, Martin Hughes and gallery owners, Angela Wathen, 

Jane Rowe, and Cynthia Rosenblatt. Don’t miss the fusion candle 

dance performed by Cinnaar at 8PM. 

Quality Street Kitchen 

Quality Street Kitchen presents a First Friday Wine tasting 

with 4 delicious wines, perfect for the summer! $5 tasting fee. 

St. Mary’s Macaroni Kid 

On the Square with hands-on kids crafts. 

Yellow Door Art Studio 

Stop by the Studio and watch a class in action. 

Visit us on the Square for hands-on art projects. 

Win a 46” Flat Screen HD TV 

or gift certificates/merchandise from 

participating LBA Businesses 

Purchase Tickets Now At 

Fuzzy Farmers Market 



The Good Earth 

Olde Towne Insurance 

Port of Leonardtown Winery 

$1 each or 12 for $10, need not be present to win. 

Raffle drawing begins at 7PM on Aug 2nd. 

Port of Leonardtown Winery 

$5 Wine Tastings, Live Music on the Patio with Dylan Galvin and 

Rusty Williams, Chef Dan of Morris Point Catering serving Lamb 

Lollipops for $5 a plate. Barrel Infused Cigars with one-of-a-kind 

specialty cigars, and featured artist Christina Allen. 

The Craft Guild Shop 

Artist George McWilliams joins the Guild and offers workshop on 

8/3 and 8/4. Stop by for details and to view his artwork. 

Guenther’s Bistro 

Free beer and wine tasting. Live music with Stephen W. Rodriguez. 

Summertime Raffle 

Prizes from: 

Port of Leonardtown Winery • The Good Earth 

Fuzzy Farmers Market • The Craft Guild Shop 


North End Gallery • Kevin’s Korner Cafe 

Opal Gallery • Ye Olde Towne Cafe 

Big Larry’s Comic Cafe • Oga’s Asian Cusine 

Ledo’s • Guenther’s Bistro 

Leonardtown True Value • Winegardner Automotive 

Bellarus Boutique • Cafe des Artistes 

Olde Town Stitchery • S-Kape Salon 

The Hair Company 

For First Friday Updates and Event Locations visit www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com 

301-475-1630 

www.GoodEarthNaturals.com 

Established in 2013, 

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Womens Contemporary 

Retail Boutique that 

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and Accessories. 

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Friday, 

Aug. 2nd 

Local author, 

Michael Kibler, 

signing copies of 

“Cut it Out” 

from 5-7 PM 


fine art & gifts 

“Dog Days” 

Come visit our furry friends! 

301.475.3130 • www.northendgallery.org

To The Editor 



Revival Coming To 100 American Cities 

Be ye happy, happy, happy, as revival is coming to 

a city near you this Summer. Multitudes will be in attendance 

to witness what some describe as the greatest 

move of God Almighty (of the Holy Bible) in over three 

decades. Buses are under contract, and your friends and 

family are all planning to attend, so getting to and from 

will be no problem. Weather is expected to be in the 70’s 

and rain is nowhere in sight for the three day scheduled 

event. There will be free seating, uplifting music, special 

singers, guest appearances and sound Biblical preaching 

as souls are saved and backsliders reclaimed. A freewill 

love offering, only, will be taken each evening. 

For some, this event will recall America of years 

past, a time of national security, prosperity, morality and 

an overall united cohesiveness. Preaching nightly will be 

one of America’s two most high visibility black ministers, 

a TV star in his own right who regularly espouses strong 

political views. Youth of all colors are invited, however, 

specifically targeted will be America’s black youth. And 

translators will be available to counsel non English speaking 

attendees. 

Legal NoticeS 


Notice of Annexation Public Hearing 

The Leonardtown Mayor and Town Council will hold a 

public hearing on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 4:15 p.m. at the 

Town Office, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD for the 

following request for ANNEXATION of the DAVIS OFFICE PARK 

– 23511 Hollywood Road - Tax Map 0032, Parcel 0342, containing 4.5 

acres. The purpose of the hearing will be to present the project for public 

review and comment. Copies of the annexation documents are available 

for review at the Leonardtown Town Office. The public is invited to 

attend and/or send written comments to be received by 

August 12, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. to the Commissioners of Leonardtown, 

POB 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Special accommodations will be 

made for persons with disabilities upon request. 

By Authority: Laschelle E. McKay, Town Administrator. 


Notice of Public Hearing 

The revival’s main theme will focus on the Holy One 

of Israel and the soul saving and life changing opportunity 

He lovingly offers to all who will repent and receive Him 

as Lord and Saviour. For many in attendance this will be 

the first time they’ve ever heard the words, Jesus Saves 

and forgives regardless of one’s shameful past. Oh, they 

know about religion and formality, yet, most don’t grasp 

personal accountability and impending judgment. Folks 

will experience the true gospel, how that Christ died on 

Calvary’s Cross to pay for all their sins, in full, and that 

He was buried and arose on the third day and that He lives 

evermore to make intercession for them, personally. Such 

is indeed good news for all us sinners. 

From the Holy Bible, alone, attendees will learn of 

Sin and its wages, i.e., the eternal loss of one’s soul should 

they suddenly pass from this life without him. The preacher 

will warn against fornication, adultery, homosexuality, 

abortion, hatred, vulgar and female degrading rap music 

(of all colors) alcohol and drugs, for starters. And he’ll 

address today’s culture of foolishly idolizing sinful men 

of all stripes, politicians, musicians, movie stars, athletes, 

7/11/2013 

The Leonardtown Mayor and Town Council will hold a public hearing 

on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. at the Town Office, 41660 

Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD regarding Resolution 5-13 - 

Support of a FY- 2014 - Community Legacy application for south 

Washington Street sidewalk improvements. Copies of the application 

are available for review at the Leonardtown Town Office. The public 

is invited to attend and/or send written comments to be received by 

August 12, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. to the Commissioners of Leonardtown, 

POB 1, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Special accommodations will be 

made for persons with disabilities upon request. 

By Authority: Laschelle E. McKay, Town Administrator. 

7/25/2013 

the rich and beyond. 

The revival services will not only result in souls 

saved for eternity but in changed lives for the here and 

now. Not perfect lives, mind you, but changed lives and 

for the better. Young ladies will take on their mom and 

dad’s former training and young men will find hope, hope 

that they’ve never known was available to them, personally. 

Many (those who yield to the Holy Ghost) will be delivered 

from drugs and alcohol’s grip. God ordained marriage 

will again be the institution as historically recorded 

and little babies will regain preciousness to mom and dad. 

Sadly, this piece is but a spoof. Biblical revival is not 

projected this Summer as America remains in free-fall. 

Although entitled “rev” and adored by millions, this high 

profile preacher eschews the eternal in favor of the temporal, 

the political and TV. Now, which approach affords 

Heaven, provides hope, changes lives, blesses the family, 

blesses America and restores sanity? 

Chester Seaborn 

Mechanicsville, Md. 

Maryland Will Always 

Have a Southern History, 

Heritage and Geography 

The St. Mary's County Division of Tourism 

website states that during the “Civil War” Maryland 

had “Union loyalty and Southern sympathy,” 

a sophistry that is popular lately with those who are 

attempting to revise Maryland's history. Maryland 

was held in the Union by force as the North's own official 

records bear out. The website also implies that 

St. Mary's County was divided in that ugly internecine 

conflict because though most St. Mary's whites 

were “secesh,” 600 African-Americans “from” 

the county wore blue. In the occupied South, and 

that includes Maryland, however, there naturally 

would have been many slaves and freedmen joining 

the Union army. They would have had no such opportunity 

in unoccupied Southern states. The fact 

that black Marylanders fought for the North does not 

prove the state's loyalty to Lincoln. It is a non sequitur 

to consider a conquered Southern state a loyal 

Northern state. 

And completely disregarding latitude, the Division 

of Tourism calls Point Lookout a Northern 

prison and designates Maryland as “physically part 

of the North.” To the contrary, the infamous Point 

Lookout was not located in the North any more than 

was Virginia's Fortress Monroe. It was a prison established 

by the Yankees in occupied Maryland, 

it's purpose as much to keep the local secessionist 

population in check as to keep Confederate soldiers 

penned up. Maryland is south of the Mason-Dixon. 

For a little geographical perspective, consider that 

ninety percent of Maryland lies east not north of 

Virginia. Annapolis is south of Winchester, while 

the southernmost point of Maryland is well south of 

Charlottesville. 

Until more recent times Maryland has been 

considered part of Dixie by most Americans. She is 

being reconstructed by South haters, by carpetbaggers 

who despise the Old Line State but who have 

come here for the jobs created by military installations, 

the vast federal bureaucracy in nearby D.C. 

and local governmental offices such as the Division 

of Tourism. These newcomers with a profound 

and uninformed condescension have destroyed our 

way of life, ridiculed our ancient Tidewater speech 

and traditions to near extinction, replaced our comity 

with Northern rudeness and vulgarity. They 

have even tried to outlaw our state song because its 

words, including a reference to “Northern scum,” irrefutably 

affirm that which they have tried so smugly 

to deny. But no matter how many lies about our 

state these Yankee-come-lately cultural cleansers 

promote, Maryland, which Jefferson Davis called 

the Outpost of the South, will always have a Southern 

history, heritage and geography. 

Joyce Bennett 

Chairman 

Maryland League of the South 

Clements, Maryland 

P.O. Box 250 

Hollywood, Maryland 20636 

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From My Backyard 

to Our Bay was first 

developed by the Baltimore 

County Soil Conservation 

District. From there, the 

booklet was given to each 

of the Soil Conservation 

Districts in the Chesapeake 

Bay watershed area for 

customization. If the 17.5 

million residents who live in 

the watershed area of the 

Chesapeake Bay read this 

booklet, and took to heart 

its suggestions and best 

practices, the Chesapeake 

Bay would see a dramatic 

increase in health. Obtain 

a FREE copy of the 

booklet by going to the St. 

Mary’s River Watershed 

Association, smrwa.org and 

downloading it. The booklet 

is available at Wentworth 

Nursery in Charlotte Hall; 

Chicken Scratch in Park 

Hall; The Greenery in 

Hollywood; Good Earth 

Natural Food; and the St. 

Mary’s Soil Conservation 

District in Leonardtown. 

Join your local watershed 

association and make a 

difference for Our Bay! 

smrwa.org 

From my Backyard to our Bay 

A St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water 

Keeping Water Away From Your House and Basement 

Drainage 

of surface 

and 

subsurface 

water is an 

important 

concern for every homeowner. Rain 

gardens and rain barrels are two 

effective ways to keep your house and 

basement protected from water damage. 

Another factor in good drainage is 

proper grading. Gentle slopes convey 

runoff away from house and basement. 

Water is not left standing against walls or 

causing water pressure to build up under 

the basement floor. 

Wet basements can result from water 

passing through cracks in the basement 

walls, through the joint between the 

basement wall and the floor, or through 

the basement window well. If you have 

problems, check the exterior grading to 

ensure that rainwater will flow away from 

the house. Flower beds and foundation 

plantings may hold water against the 

walls. When regrading, avoid placing 

soil against wood or siding. Grading 

requires a county permit. For more 

information, call the St. Mary’s 

County Dept. of Planning and Zoning 

at 301-475-4200 ext. 1500. 

Inspect all areas where downspouts from 

the gutters around the house discharge 

onto the ground. Twice a year, clean out 

all gutters and downspouts to prevent 

overflows that will drip water too close to 

the foundation. 

Because the flow from a downspout will 

be forceful in a storm, make sure that the 

area where it drains across the ground is 

adequately protected with either sturdy 

vegetation, stone, or gravel. Usually 

a splash block of concrete or plastic 

placed directly under the downspout 

outfall will absorb the initial force of water 

gushing from the downspout. This will 

help disperse the water’s erosive energy 

and move it away from the foundation. A 

rain barrel may be an excellent option for 

managing water from your gutters. 

In some settings with difficult terrain or 

poorly drained soils in low-lying areas, 

the only solution may be an underground 

drainage system. There are several 

options for creating such a system: Rain 

gardens allow excess water to slowly 

soak into the soil. 

A dry well is a small pit filled with 

crushed stone. An infiltration test must 

be conducted prior to construction to 

determine if the dry well is appropriate 

to the site. 

An infiltration trench collects and filters 

rainwater and then permits it to soak 

into the soil rather than flowing directly 

into the water system. The trenches are 

backfilled with stone aggregate and lined 

with filter fabric. Research has shown 

that infiltration trenches can remove up 

to 90% of sediments, metals, coliform 

bacteria, and organic matter. Up to 60% 

of phosphorous and nitrogen can be 

removed by infiltration trenches. To help 

prevent surface water from standing 

in your yard, maintain a slight slope 

that drains toward a swale (an earthen 

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concentrate runoff, you increase its 

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a stand of sturdy vegetation in the swale 

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A St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to 

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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers. 

We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to 

news@countytimes.net after noon on Tuesdays may run in the following week’s edition. 

Stephen Agnatius Abell, 68 

An Independent Family-Owned Funeral Home 

Serving Southern Maryland for over 100 Years 

Michael K. Gardiner, C.F.S.P., C.P.C. 

Funeral Director/President 

Providing trusted service to the community for over 100 Years 

41590 Fenwick Street • P.O. Box 270 • Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 

www.mgfh.com 

(301)-475-8500 

Stephen “Steve” 

Ignatius Abell, 68, 

of St. Leonard, Md., 

formerly from Hollywood, 

Md., passed 

away in Prince Frederick, 

Md., on July 19. 

Born on September 22, 

1944 in Hollywood, 

Md., he was the son of 

the late James Dawkins and Mary Violet 

Dean Abell. He was the loving husband 

of Janet Elaine Arnold Abell whom 

he married on September 2, 1967 in Mt. 

Morris, MI, and who preceded him in 

death on May 4, 2008. Stephen is survived 

by his son Robert W. Abell of the 

Eastern Shore, grandson Robby (Erin) of 

St. Leonard, Md, 3 great grandsons, and 

numerous nieces and nephews. He is 

also survived by his siblings; Michael 

S. “Stanley” Abell of Hollywood, Md., 

David C. “PeeWee” Abell of Hollywood, 

Md., Mary Agnes “Binky” Taylor of Alabama, 

Catherine V. “Ginny” Arnold of 

Flint, MI. Steve was preceded in death by 

brothers; Joseph Bernard Abell, James 

Thomas Abell, Sr., James Dawkins Abell, 

Jr., and sister Frances P. “Patsy” Burnette. 

Stephen served in the United State 

Army from July 9, 1965 to April 28, 1967, 

earning the National Defense Service 

Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam 

Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Service 

Medal. Stephen also worked at the United 

States Pentagon, Washington, DC. He 

enjoyed walking the boardwalk in Solomon’s 

Island and loved family gatherings. 

The family recieved friends on Monday, 

July 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers 

recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner 

Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md., 

with Father Eamon Dignan officiating. A 

Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, 

July 23, at 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner 

Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md., 

with Father Keith Woods officiating. Interment 

followed in St. John’s Catholic 

Cemetery, Hollywood, Md. Pallbearers 

were; Michael Abell, Allan Abell, J.B. 

Abell, Don Arnold, Randy Abell, and 

Robert Abell. Contributions may be 

made to Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 

625 Leonardtown, MD, and/or St. John’s 

Catholic Church 43927 St. John’s Road 

Hollywood, MD 20636. 

Clarence Russell, 85 

ADJ C. R. Russell 

was born on May 

9, 1928 in East Prairie, 

Mo., he was the son of 

the late Charles Harrison 

and Edith Mabel 

Phipps Russell. He 

subsequently attended 

High School in East 

Prairie, Mo., receiving 

his diploma in 1945. 

Entering the Navy in July, 1945, as 

a Seaman Recruit, ADJC Russell served 

with the occupation forces in Japan until 

1946, when he left active service. Returning 

to active duty in 1948 he again was 

stationed in Japan and Guam until June, 

1950. 

Following a period of civilian life 

from 1950 to 1956, ADJC Russell reported 

to VR-2 at NAS Alameda, CA, beginning 

his association with the aviation 

community. Changing his rating to Airman, 

ADJC Russell began the long road 

of advancement to his present rate. He 

served with Fleet Air Support Squadron 

Eight, Attack Squadrons One Ninety Two, 

One Twenty Five, and Twenty Two, and 

NAS Patuxent River, Md. He reported 

to Attack Squadron Seventy Five in August, 

1970 and has served as Night Maintenance 

Control Chief, and Carrier Air 

Wing Maintenance Control Chief. 

ADJC Russell married the Former 

Frances Mae Freeland of Charleston, Mo., 

on September 2, 1950 and who passed 

away on December 22, 1995. ADJC Russell 

is survived by his wife Mary Lue Davenport 

whom he married on May 27, 1999. 

He is survived by his children; William 

Richard (Rick)Russell of Glendale, AZ., 

Charles (Rocky) Dean Russell (Becky) of 

Lexington Park, Md., Sheila Marie Miller 

(Gye) of Baltimore, Md., Christi Brewer, 

of Beckley, West Virginia, 8 grandchildren; 

Michael Russell of Glendale, AZ., 

Mark Russell of Cheyenne WY, Tabbetha 

Russell of California, Md., Sandra 

Scott of Lusby, Md., Michael George of 

Lexington Park, Md., Nicole George of 

Scotland, Md., Ricky Woodburn of California, 

Md., Kenny Woodburn of Ridge, 

Md. Mr. Russell is preceded in death by 

great grandson Hunter Scott, daughter-inlaws; 

Ann and Kathy Russell. Mr. Russell 

retired from the United States Navy 

in 1973, and worked for Dyncorp, and 

Wildwood Builders. He enjoyed guns, 

gunsmithing, gun collecting, dogs, collecting 

things, and his grand kids. 

The family will receive friends on 

Friday, July 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the 

Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, 

Leonardtown, Md. 

A Funeral Service will be held on 

Friday, July 26 at 5 p.m. in the Mattingley- 

Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, 

MD with Pastor Doug Hayes. Interment 

will be private. 

Contributions may be made to Hunters 

Heroes 317 Pinto Lane Lusby, MD 

20657. 

Doris Gatton, 81 

Doris “Jeanne” Gatton, 

81, of Leonardtown, 

Md., died on July 22, in 

Leonardtown, Md. Born 

September 11, 1931 in 

Baltimore, Md., she was 

the daughter of the late 

Leonard August Sunderland 

of Baltimore, Md., 

and Evelyn Moran of St. 

Mary’s County, Md. Her birth mother Evelyn 

Moran died when she was two years old and 

her dad remarried when she was seven years 

old. She was raised by Florence D., a widow, 

and Leonard A. Sunderland. She was the wife 

of Phillip Alfred “Al” Gatton of Leonardtown, 

whom she married on July 4, 1952 in Compton, 

Md. She is survived by her daughter Sandy 

and son in law George and granddaughter 

Shannon Dent (Rob) of Leonardtown; her 

daughter Joyce and son in law Preston and 

granddaughter Melissa Long (Brandon) of 

Mechanicsville and her son Lenny and his 

wife Tracy of Hollywood, Md., great granddaughter 

Hailey and great grandson Christopher. 

Mrs. Gatton was a graduate of Southern 

High School, Baltimore, Md., “Class of 1950” 

and a member of the marching band and orchestra. 

Mrs. Gatton was a work study student 

in high school and attended Burroughs Business 

Machine School, learning to work on 

a billing machine which typed the bills and 

orders. She was employed by Meds Hat’s, for 

three years where she was a typist and phone 

operator in the work study program. Mrs. Gatton 

was employed at the Patuxent River Naval 

Air Station for five years 1950-1955 and she 

was employed at the courthouse for five years. 

She left the courthouse in 1970 to take over 

the Hills Club in Mechanicsville with her husband 

Al and their three children. They stayed 

there for twenty years until 1990. She has 

been attending St. Paul’s Church since 1957 

where she taught Sunday school and sang in 

the church choir. She has been in a church 

choir since she could read. She has done much 

volunteer work at church through the years. It 

is such a joy to give yourself to God and to 

help others. Mrs. Gatton has been a board 

member, trustee and on the building committee 

for the new church, and also served on the 

Alter Guild as a communion steward. She has 

been a member of the Mechanicsville Rescue 

Squad Auxiliary for 25 years in 2008. She 

was a member of the Mechanicsville Lioness 

Club for many years, where she was Charter 

President for eighteen months. She loved to be 

with her family, read, crochet, and learning to 

knit. She loved watching her children, grandchildren, 

and great-grandchildren growing up. 

She loved her poodle Cody and loved being 

around friends. She was “Nanny” to many of 

her family’s young friends. She has been in 

Hands in Praise Choir for three years and just 

loved it, she also loved working in Vacation 

Bible School. 

The family received friends on Thursday, 

July 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers 

recited at 7 p.m., in the Mattingley-Gardiner 

Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md. A Funeral 

Service will be held on Friday, July 26, 2013 

in First Saint’s Community Church, St Paul’s 

Campus, Leonardtown, Md with Pastor Paul 

Wunderlich officiating. Interment will follow 

in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, 

Md. Pallbearers will be; Mock Mattingly, 

Earl Newton, Rob Dent, Brandon Long, 

Brenda Gardiner, and Jerry Downs. Honorary 

Pallbearers will be the Mechanicsville Volunteer 

Rescue Squad Auxiliary, and Mechanicsville 

Volunteer Rescue Squad. 

Memorial contributions may be made to 

the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad 

P.O. Box 15 Mechanicsville, MD 20659, St. 

Paul’s Methodist Church VBS Fund, 22550 

Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 

20650. 

Samone L. Van Noordt, 49 

Samone L. Van 

Noordt, 49 of Drayden, 

Maryland, died unexpectedly 

on July 21. 

Born in New York 

City on June 14, 1964, 

she was the daughter 

of Rose (Dye) Raskin 

and David Raskin. 

On July 28, 1986 

she married Glenn Drew Van Noordt in 

Manchester, New Hampshire. Due to his

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military career, they moved to St. Mary’s 

county in 2006 from California. 

Samone enjoyed traveling and camping. 

She was active with Special Olympics 

of Southern Maryland. 

Samone is survived by her husband, 

Glenn D. Van Noordt; her son, Michael 

D. Van Noordt of Drayden, Maryland; 

her parents, Rose and David Raskin of 

Yuma, Arizona; and mother-in-law, Joan 

Van Noordt of Caswell Beach, North 

Carolina. 

Family recieved friends for Samone’s 

Life Celebration on Thursday, July 25, 

from 5 to 8 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral 

Home. Interment was private. 

For those desiring, contributions in 

memory may be directed to the Special 

Olympics of St. Mary’s County, 25926 

Whiskey Creek Road, Hollywood, MD 

20636. 

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral 

Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD. 

Patricia Ann Kragh, 58 

Patricia Ann “Patsy” 

Kragh of Callao, 

VA (formerly of Port 

Tobacco, MD) died on 

July 21, at Georgetown 

University Hospital in 

Washington, DC. She 

was 58 years old. 

Patsy was a contracting 

officer with 

the Dept. of NAVY at Naval Surface 

Weapons Center in Indian Head, Md. 

She loved gardening, her chickens, 

sewing, bowling, painting, weaving, 

summers at Marshall Hall Park, and 

working at Kabin on the Korner in Bryans 

Road, Md., but most of all spending 

time with her grandchildren and family 

members. She recently moved to a new 

home in Callao, Va. 

Daughter of the late Harry Hugh 

Lehman and Agnes Frances Burch 

Lehman. She is also preceded in death by 

her son, Joseph Edward Kragh; and her 

brother, Stevie Hugh Lehman. 

She is survived by her husband of 40 

years, Joseph L. Kragh; two sons, Randy 

Kragh and Justin Kragh; three brothers, 

Harry, Karl, and John Lehman; three sisters, 

Debbie Prohaska, Donna Dimichele, 

and Beth Lehman; and three grandchildren, 

Tyler Kragh, Zachary Kragh, and 

Seth Hood. 

Friends received on Thursday, July 

25, from 4 to 8 p.m. with Wake Service 

at 7 p.m. at Raymond Funeral Chapel. Interment 

will be on Friday, July 26, 2013 

at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 

Cemetery, 4590 St. Joseph Way, Pomfret, 

MD 20675. 

Memorial contributions may be sent 

to Lymphoma Association. 

Arrangements provided by Raymond 

Funeral Service. 

Diana Lavon, 50 

Diana Lavon 

(Burke) Veluz, 50, of 

Mechanicsville, Md., 

and formerly of Oxon 

Hill, Md., passed away 

on July 20, at home due 

to complications with 

diabetes and heart. 

She was born on 

December 3, 1962 in 

Charlestown, WV, daughter of the late Earl 

Burke and Mary Llewelyn (Cole) Budd. 

Diana was a dedicated mother, daughter, 

sister, and friend. She loved reading romance 

novels, playing cards with the family, 

and watching movies. 

In addition to her dad, Diana was predeceased 

by her grandmother, Edith Dorsey 

Quinn of Montgomery, West Va.. 

Diana is survived by her mother, Mary 

L. Budd; stepdad, Lester H. Budd; son, 

Yaohu-Caf Burke Veluz “Jacob”; brothers, 

Bruce Burke and John Nichols (Tammy 

Poole); sister, Linda Baxter; aunt & uncle, 

Betty and Paul Deckard; and Nieces & 

Nephews, Bruce Baxter, Jr., Rusty Baxter, 

Faith Burke, Patrick Burke, Michael Burke, 

David Poole, John Nichols, Jr., Kristina 

Nichols, Cody Nichols, and Cory Nichols. 

Family and friends will be received for 

Diana’s Memorial Life Celebration Gathering 

on Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. 

at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, 30195 

Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 

20622. A Memorial Service will begin at 6 

p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. 

In Lieu of Flowers, donations to help the 

family with funeral expenses may be made 

payable to: Linda S. Baxter and mailed to: 

Jacob Veluz c/o Linda S. Baxter, 39163 Birch 

Manor Drive, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. 

Arrangements provided by Brinsfield- 

Echols Funeral Home. 

Patsy Julia Spolar, 46 

Patsy Julia Spolar, 

46, of St. Leonard, 

Maryland passed away 

on July 19, in Prince 

Frederick, Maryland. 

She was born September 

11, 1966 in Chicago, 

Illinois to Jan and Julia 

Petrilla. 

Patsy married John 

on May 14, 1988 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and 

in the fall of 1995, they moved their family to 

Calvert County. 

She had a love for her family, cats and 

the cartoon character, Scooby Doo. 

Patsy is preceded in death by her 

mother, Julia Petrilla and her sister, Emma 

Petrilla. 

Patsy is survived by her husband John 

Spolar, their daughters, Monique and her 

husband Collin, Kristen, Elizabeth and her 

husband Chris, and Crystal. She is also survived 

by her father, Jan Petrilla and her sister 

Helen and her husband Patrick and her niece, 

Ashley. Grandmother of Kaleb, Ella, Ashley, 

Amber, Gabby, Dakota, Emily, Dennis, 

and Jonathan. 

The family will receive friends on Friday 

July 26 from 10 to 11 p.m. at the Rausch 

Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, 

Port Republic, Maryland where services will 

follow at 11 a.m. Interment is private. 

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral 

Home. 

Benjamin Paul Altimus, 46 

Benjamin Paul 

Altimus, 46, of Prince 

Frederick, Maryland, 

passed away on July 18, 

in La Plata, Maryland. 

He was born on October 

25, 1966, in Washington, 

DC, to Richard and Helen 

Altimus. 

Ben enjoyed country 

music. He enjoyed spending family time 

with his loved ones. He was always there to 

lend a helping hand to anyone in need. He 

will be missed by all who knew and loved 

him. 

Ben was a loving husband, father, and 

son. He devoted his life to his wife and 

children. 

He is survived by his wife Danielle Altimus, 

sons, Dustyn Altimus, Kyle Murphy, 

and Andrew Altimus, parents, Richard and 

Helen Altimus, of Newburg, Md.; brother 

Travis Altimus of Newburg, Md., nieces, 

Kaylee and Tiffany; Mother-in-law and Father-in-law, 

Ricky and Debbie Buckmaster 

of Prince Frederick, Md.; Brother-in-laws 

and Sister-in-laws, Ricky and Cindy Fenstomocher 

of Huntingtown, Md., Dennis and 

Kristie Scribner of Mechanicsville, Md., 

nieces and nephews, Krystle, Kaitlyn, Robbie, 

Logan, Cameron, Austin, Cooper, and 

Cole; great-niece Ava. 

The family received relatives and 

friends for viewing on Tuesday July 23, from 

10 to 11 a.m. in the Rausch Funeral Home. A 

funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., interment 

was be private. 

Memorial contributions in the memory 

of Benjamin Altimus can be made to Calvert 

Hospice, P.O. Box 838 Prince Frederick, 

MD 20678. 

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral 

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Lathroum Breaks 

Winless Drought With 

Saturday Potomac Win 

By Doug Watson 


March of 2011 was the last time Mechanicsville 

Md.’s Jamie “The Jet” Lathroum stood in Potomac 

speedway’s victory lane. All that changed last Saturday 

night as Lathroum was on a mission as he scored 

his first Potomac Late Model feature win of the season 

in the 35-lap “Rumble on the River” and the $2500 

payday that went along with it. In scoring his 11th career 

late Model win at the track and overall 59th at the 

speedway, Lathroum earned an extra $300 from race 

sponsor Three Mules Welding Supply making his take 

on the night a cool $2800. 

Friday Winchester winner JT Spence and Lathroum 

were the front row for the start of the event. 

Spence lead the first lap of the race before Lathroum 

slid into the top-spot on lap-2. Lathroum would go on 

to lead the distance, but it was no means an easy trip to 

victory lane. Spence and Jason Covert gave Lathroum 

all he could handle during the middle portion of the 

event before Spence dropped from contention on lap- 

28. Covert was all over Lathroum the final 7-circuits, 

but could not make the pass, as Lathroum streaked to 

the enormously popular win. “I didn’t think I was ever 

going to win here again.” A happy Lathroum stated 

in Potomac’s victory lane. “JT (Spence) gave me just 

enough room up there in turn-four to get by to get the 

lead and we were able to hold them off.” Adjustments 

to his winning MBH no.6 after qualifying was the key 

to Lathroum’s winning run. “Huey and the boys threw 

some things at this car after the heat race and changed 

just about everything but the driver.” Said Lathroum. 

“The car was as good as it’s been down here in a long 

time and I’m just glad to get a win for all the crew and 

Three Mules Welding Supplies. Without them I probably 

wouldn’t be racing.” Trever Feathers was solid 

taking third, Stevie Long was fourth with point leader 

Dale Hollidge rounding out the top-five. Spence set 

fast time in time trials with a one-lap time of 15.100 

with heat race wins going to Lathroum and Spence. 

Scotty Nelson drove to his second win of the season 

in the 16-lap Street Stock feature. Chuck Bowie 

lead the first 4-laps before Nelson took the race lead 

for good on lap-5. Nelson would then survive a lap-14 

caution to post the win. Point leader Darren Alvey was 

second, Friday Winchester winner Mike Franklin was 

third, Marty Hanbury took fourth with Mike Raleigh 

completing the top-five. Franklin was the heat winner. 

Darren Henderson also became a repeat winner 

with his second win of the season in the 20-lap Crate 

Late Model feature. Henderson started on the pole and 

would lead all 20-laps, but had to withstand a late-race 

surge from eventual runner-up Kerry King Jr. to score 

Leonardtown, MD (July 22, 2013) - Prepare 

your student athlete for the upcoming school year by 

getting his or her sports physical on August 3 from 

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Specialty Physicians Suite of 

the MedStar St. Mary’s Outpatient Pavilion in Leonardtown, 

Md. 

Care providers from MedStar St. Mary’s and 

MedStar Physicians Partners (MPP) will be on hand 

to conduct the sports physicals on a first come, first 

served basis. Athletes must bring their Maryland 

Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 

the win. Point leader John Imler was third, Frankie 

Latham took fourth with Race Alton rounding out the 

top-five. King was the heat winner. 

Sam Archer won for the third time this season in 

the 15-lap Hobby Stock main. Archer started on the 

pole and would lead all 15-laps to secure the win. Archer’s 

winning run almost came to a halt as he blew a 

tire coming down for the checkered flag but he had just 

enough to hold off Jonathon Raley for the win. Matt 

Tarbox was third, ninth-starting Brian Adkins was 

fourth with point leader Jamie Sutphin completing the 

top-five. Heats went to Raley and Sutphin. 

Defending track champion Kevin Pollard raced 

to his fourth win of the season in the nightcap 15-lap 

U-Car feature. Pollard took the lead from Michael 

Pfaff on lap-6 and drove off to score the win. Pfaff 

came home second, Billy Hill was third, Friday Winchester 

winner Kevin Oates was fourth with Mark 

Pollard rounding out the top-five. Heats went to Pfaff 

and Mark Pollard. 

Late Model feature finish 

1. Jamie Lathroum 2. Jason Covert 3. Trever Feathers 

4. Stevie Long 5. Dale Hollidge 6. Jason Miller 7. Kerry 

King 8. Brad Omps 9. Kyle Hardy 10. JT Spence 

11. Kenny Moreland 12. David Williams 13. Derrick 

Quade 14. Kyle Lear 15. Rich Marks 16. Ryan Hackett 

(DNS) 

Street Stock feature finish 

1. Scotty Nelson 2. Darren Alvey 3. Mike Franklin 

4. Marty Hanbury 5. Mike Raleigh 6. Dale Reamy 

7. Johnny Oliver 8. Chris Maxey 9. Chuck Bowie 10. 

Teddy Dickson 11. Stephen Quade 12. Mike Latham 

Crate Late Model feature finish 

1. Darren Henderson 2. Kerry King Jr. 3. John Imler 

4. Frankie Latham 5. Race Alton 6. Richard Harden 7. 

Timmy Booth 

Hobby Stock feature finish 

1. Sam Archer 2. Jonathon Raley 3. Matt Tarbox 4. 

Brian Adkins 5. Jamie Sutphin 6. Greg Morgan 7. Ed 

Pope Jr. 8. Kenny Sutphin 9. John Burch 10. Jimmy 

Gardner 11. Jerry Deason 12. Billy Crouse 13. Tommy 

Randall 14. Gage Perkins 15. Jimmy Randall 16. Matt 

Krickbaum (DNS) 

U-Car feature finish 

1. Kevin Pollard 2. Michael Pfaff 3. Billy Hill 4. Kevin 

Oates 5. Mark Pollard 6. Mikey Latham 7. Erica Bailey 

8. Ryan Clement 9. Speed Alton 10. Megan Mann 

11. Max Martin 12. Cori French 13. DJ Powell 14. Sam 

Raley 15. Charlotte Ball 

Sports Physical Examinations Offered 

at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital 

(MPSSAA) sports physical examination form signed 

by their parent or guardian. The signature gives legal 

consent for the examination to take place. Athletes 

should dress is comfortable clothing and wear shoes 

that can be easily removed. 

The cost is $30 per sports physical examination 

payable by cash or check only. Checks should 

be made to MPP. 

For more information, call MPP at St. Clements 

at 301-997-0611. 

By Ronald N. Guy Jr. 



A View From The 

Bleachers 

Orange Crush 

Anything that sparks memories of the 

baseball big screen classic “Bull Durham” is 

a welcomed thing and Baltimore Orioles first 

baseman Chris Davis has revitalized the classic 

flick. The movie paints a perfect portrait 

of how baseball fans imagine life in the minor 

leagues: small towns, seedy bars, primitive 

transportation, groupies, veteran players 

clinging to a gig and rising stars with sights 

on the big leagues. The movie offers something 

for everyone that’s ever picked up a bat 

or just horsed around and raised some Cain in 

a small town. In the characters there’s an aspect of the baseball players we 

almost were, the girls we used to chase or the rascals we used to be in our 

youths (and maybe still are today). 

The lead actor, Kevin Costner, is cast as Crash Davis, a veteran 

catcher of many minor league seasons and a brief appearance in the major’s. 

Crash is sent to the Durham Bulls to bring along a prized young 

pitching prospect played by Tim Robbins. Add in a groupie or two, plenty 

of beer and baseball players with too much time on their hands and voila, 

you have a blockbuster. 

Crash Davis was a real major leaguer with Philadelphia Athletics in 

the 1940s, but it was his inspired character in “Bull Durham” that made 

the name famous. The connection between “Bull Durham”, Crash Davis 

and Chris Davis is the latter’s “Bull Durham” adapted nickname of 

“Crush.” Unlike Crash Davis who was the minor league’s all-time homerun 

leader, Baltimore’s orange-clad Chris “Crush” Davis led the major’s 

with 37 homeruns at the All Star break. 

Davis’ remarkable homerun tally would have had great significance 

prior to the steroid era. From 1961 to 1998, the hallowed single-season 

homerun record was Roger Maris’ 61 bombs in the 1961 season. Mark 

McGwire first broke Maris’ record in ’98 when he hit 70 homeruns; Barry 

Bonds’ 73 homeruns in 2001 is the current record. Or is it? When approached 

during the All Star break Crush Davis didn’t mince words in 

citing Maris’, not Bonds’ “enhanced” tally, as the real single-season homerun 

record. It’s an opinion shared by many. 

This is not meant as another indictment of Bonds or the era where 

baseball was as much science project as a game. Athletes have always 

sought ways to enhance performance, whether it was “greenies” (amphetamines) 

during Maris’ time, the lawlessness of the steroid era or today’s 

rampant use of painkillers and anti-inflammatory medications (and who 

of us doesn’t use caffeine daily as a “performance enhancer”?). The line 

between “heroic” attempts to achieve/sustain excellence and the unethical 

is an individual call. Crush Davis’ comments absolutely fan the flame of 

that ever-present, on-going and healthy debate in the game of baseball. 

I, for one, am on Crush’s side. However, here’s what’s complicated 

about the steroid era: there’s a blurred gray line demarcating what baseball 

defined as illegal and what it could test for accurately. That indiscriminate 

line doesn’t have to exist in the court of public opinion, though. Davis is 

willing to toss Bonds’ record out entirely. Maybe you’re not willing to go 

that far. What is almost universally true (a rare item that unites red and 

blue states) is the feeling that what McGwire, Bonds and so many of their 

contemporaries did just wasn’t right. It might not have been illegal or even 

against baseball’s rules, but it was just wrong. 

Complexities of steroid era aside, that’s the consequential reality. 

McGwire and Bonds might not be criminals, but they stretched the 

bounds of society’s ethical tolerance. They achieved baseball immorality 

by maximizing all resources at their disposal. The penance being paid for 

their decisions, as represented by Davis’ opinion, is just now being understood 

and it offers this warning: in so many facets of life, it is not only if, 

but how you reach the pinnacle of your profession. Personal achievement 

clouded by manipulation, broken rules or ignored ethical standards, will 

complicate and diminish the accomplishment itself. Will sitting on the 

throne still be worth it? Again, it’s a question that tests our personal compass, 

but I, and apparently Crush Davis, hope the answer’s no. 

Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com



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This Friday and Saturday, July 26 to 27 the world's 

fastest doorslammers are headed to MIR when the new 

X-treme Drag Racing League (X-DRL) visits the East 

Coast for the X-DRL "Mayhem at the Creek". All of the 

top doorslammer stars will be at MIR, as the X-DRL heats 

up two action-packed July nights at MIR in its inaugural 

season. 

Be there to witness all the 200+mph mayhem from the 

world's best drivers as they roar down the MIR track with an 

amazing event you definitely don't want to miss. The event 

will featured Pro X-treme, Pro Nitrous, X-treme Pro Stock, 

Pro Turbo, X-treme Pro Mod, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, 

Pro Junior Dragster, and the Supercar Showdown. 

Gates open on Friday at 8 a.m. and there will be 3 qualifying 

sessions for every class at 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 8 

p.m. Gates open on Saturday at 8 a.m. and the final qualifying 

session will be at 1 p.m. First round of eliminations for 

all classes will begin at 4 p.m. and the pre-race ceremony 

will begin at 6:30 p.m. Second round of eliminations will 

Through the generosity 

and efforts of Capital Welding 

of Waldorf, the Southern Maryland 

Sabres Ice Hockey Club 

has benefited again this year 

from the Capital Welding Golf 

Tournament held at Swan Point 

Golf Club on July 9. Several 

members of the club including 

Club Board members, Coaches 

and supporters came out to lend 

their support to this 14th annual 

event. 

The Sabres thank Capital 

Welding for their generous and 

consistent support of our efforts 

to bring "the coolest game on 

earth" to the Southern Maryland 

area." 

X-DRL "Mayhem at the Creek" at MIR 

take to the track at 7 p.m., followed by the third round at 9 

p.m. and the finals at 10:30 p.m. 

Adult admission for Friday is just $20, and adult admission 

for Saturday is $25 or you can purchase a 2-day 

pass for $40. Kids 6-11 are $5 per day. There will also be 

a junior ticket available for ages 12-15 for just $10 but must 

show student ID or state ID. 

ABOUT THE X-DRL 

Based in Kerrville, Texas, the X-treme Drag Racing 

League is a premier sanctioning body for the sport of 

eighth-mile drag racing. The professional categories featured 

in the X-DRL are Pro Junior Dragster, SuperCar 

Showdown, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, X-treme Pro 

Mod, Pro Turbo, X-treme Pro Stock, Pro Nitrous and Pro X- 

treme, the world’s quickest and fastest doorslammer class. 

The 2013 X-DRL seasons consists of nine action-packed 

national events that will take place throughout the United 

States. For more information on the X-DRL, visit www.X- 

DRL.com. 

Annual Event Benefits 

SOMD Sabres Hockey Club 

From left, John Dade, Jim Pilkerton, Bill Coady, Joe Bowling, Mark Eagles, Bernie 

Saunders, John Albers, Brandon Harrington, Brian Keelan 

The Southern Maryland Sabres Hockey Club participates in the Chesapeake Bay Hockey 

League (CBHL) and the Capital Corridor Hockey League (CCHL). The Sabres' home arena is the 

Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf, MD and draws players from Charles, St. Mary's, Calvert, Prince 

George's, King George counties and beyond. The Sabres offer a range of ice programs including 

learn to play hockey, recreational teams, travel teams and skills sessions. 

For more information, visit www.somdsabres.org 

By Doug Watson 


Maryland Clay Dirt 

Despite the Weather, Potomac Perseveres 

The Mid-Atlantic region has been in the grips of 

traditional “Summertime” weather conditions the last 

few weeks and last Saturday night was no different. 

Temps in the high 90’s and near 100% humidity with 

showers and thunderstorms was the forecast once again 

for last weekend’s racing event at Southern Maryland’s 

Potomac speedway. As predicted the rain came, and 

came hard, as a heavy downpour invaded the speedway 

2-hours prior to race time, leaving the speedway staff in 

a quandary. The decision was made to press on with the 

show and the tall task of preparing the rain soaked Potomac 

surface began. Former Potomac promoter Pete 

Cameron and Ronnie Hollidge (husband of Potomac 

and Winchester speedway’s general manager Denise 

Hollidge) dug in and started preparing the surface. 

With nearly a foot of wet soupy mud on the track the 

Cameron/Hollidge duo and the entire speedway track 

staff went to work. Hot-laps were scheduled to start at 

7:30 p.m. with race time at 8 p.m. With that goal out of 

reach, the team pressed on and had the surface ready 

by 9:30 p.m. The first heat race of the night started at 

10 p.m. and 151 laps of green flag racing later, that included 

heats and features, was checkered at 1 a.m. Was 

it late, yes, but the hard work paid off as the Potomac 

faithful was treated to a great night of racing where a lot 

of other tracks would have thrown in the towel. Great 

job Potomac! 

Hankerd Signs 

With Angels 

Organization 

The First Half Liberty Division 

Champion Southern Maryland 

Blue Crabs announced 

that Blue Crabs outfielder Cyle 

Hankerd has signed with the 

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 

organization and will report to 

its Double A Arkansas club. 

The announcement was made 

by Blue Crabs Manager Patrick 

Osborn. 

The move comes as no surprise 

as Hankerd disemboweled 

Atlantic League pitching to the 

tune of a .322 average with 22 

homers and 61 RBI in 81 games. 

His 61 RBI were a Southern 

Maryland team-high. Hankerd’s 

last appearance as a Blue Crabs 

came in Saturday’s game against 

the York Revolution when he 

went 2 for 4, with 2 homers, and 

3 RBI. 

At the time of his departure, 

Hankerd led the Atlantic League 

with 22 homers. He was named 

the Atlantic League Player of 

the Month for June after batting 

.410 (41-100) in 27 games with 11 

home runs and 26 RBI. Hankerd 

also had a triple, nine doubles, 

22 runs scored, 10 walks and a 

stolen base as he helped navigate 

Southern Maryland to a first half 

Liberty Division title. Hankerd 

hit safely in 22 of the 27 games 

he played in June and had 14 

multi-hit efforts. 

Originally a 3rd round pick 

of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 

2006, Hankerd spent five years 

in their system. He has also 

spent time in the Philadelphia 

and Chicago (AL) systems. 

As first half champions, 

the Blue Crabs will have home 

field advantage in the first round 

of the Atlantic League Playoffs 

(best-of-five), against the second 

half winner. The first round 

series begins with Game 1 on 

Wednesday, September 18 and 

Thursday, September 19th at 

the opponent’s home field. The 

series will then shift to Regency 

Furniture Stadium for Game 3, 

4 (If necessary), & 5 (If necessary) 

at Regency Furniture Stadium. 

Game 3 will be played on 

Friday, September 20th. Gates 

will open at 6:00pm to the public 

and a fireworks extravaganza 

will follow the game. To purchase 

playoff tickets please call 

301-638-9788 or log onto www. 

SOMDbluecrabs.com. 

The Blue Crabs play 140 

regular season games in the Atlantic 

League, considered the 

highest level of Minor League 

Baseball. Atlantic League players 

are “Major League ready” 

and in the last 15 years, over 

600 players have graduated from 

Atlantic League clubs to Major 

League organizations, making 

the League a preferred route for 

experienced players to be scouted 

by Major League Baseball. 

The Blue Crabs play at Regency 

Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, 

Maryland. The franchise just 

clinched its fifth consecutive 

playoff berth as they claimed the 

first half Liberty Division Crown 

on Monday, June 24. Please call 

301-638-9788 or visit www.somdbluecrabs.com 

for more information 

and to save your seat at 

the ballpark today!

SENIOR LIVING 



St. Mary’s Department of Aging 

Programs and Activities 

“Team Trivia” Night Out at Fitzie’s 

The Department of Aging & Human 

Services will host a Team Trivia 

night on Thursday, August 15 from 5:30 

– 9:30 p.m. Team Trivia is a live hosted 

Trivia Game played in teams. Teams are 

registered upon arrival. Teams will be 

given time to answer questions selected 

by the host, and prizes will be awarded. 

The event location is Fitzie’s Marina on 

21540 Joe Hazel Road, Leonardtown, 

MD 20650. Enjoy a fun night of trivia, 

great music, great food and prizes. Tickets 

are $20.00, which includes include: 

Party Appetizers, Cheese/Cracker/ 

Cocktail Platter, Veggie Platter, Crab 

Ball Platter, Shrimp Cocktail Platter, 

Chicken Wings, Chicken Tenders, 

Meatballs, Tea, Soda, Water and a Cash 

Bar. Tickets can be purchased at any 

senior activity center through August 

5. For more information call 301-475- 

4200, ext. 1050. 

Learning Is ForEver (L.I.F.E) 

The fall semester of the LIFE program 

will be under way soon. Booklets 

will be available for pick-up at each of 

the three Department of Aging & Human 

Services Senior Activity Centers 

beginning Monday, Aug. 5, as well as 

at the County libraries and on-line at: 

www.stmarysmd.com/aging. 

Registration for fall programs 

begins on Monday, Aug. 19, and is 

taken on a first-come, first-served basis 

through the mail or walk-in, at the 

senior activity centers. Many interesting 

and exciting day tours are planned, 

including tours to the War Memorials in 

Washington D.C, Pentagon, Ft. McHenry 

in Baltimore, Leonardtown Winery, 

B & O Railroad Museums in Baltimore 

and Ellicott 

City (complete with a train ride), Stratford 

Hall & Ingleside Winery in Virginia, 

St. Mary’s County Amish & Mennonite 

Communities bus tour, Annapolis 

Statehouse, and so many more! Don’t 

miss the bus. Be sure to sign up early 

as space fills quickly. For more information, 

call Alice Allen at 301-475-4200, 

ext. 1063, or by email at Alice.Allen@ 

stmarysmd.com. And remember, learning 

is forever!! 

Midsummer Celebration 

On Thursday, Aug. 8, the Bruster’s 

Ice Cream Truck will be at the Loffler 

Senior Activity Center to help us celebrate 

the middle of summer. Bruster’s 

will be offering us a special, select menu 

of their famous confections. In addition 

to the ice cream, you can check out the 

art, which will be on display, and enjoy 

the three-part harmonies of Folk Salad 

Trio. This is an inter-generational event 

so make plans to bring the kids and 

grandkids! The fun takes place from 1-3 

p.m. Advance reservations and tickets 

are required and will be available at the 

Loffler Senior Activity Center--price to 

be determined. For more information, 

call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658. 

Deadline for Basket weaving class at 

Northern Senior Activity Center 

On Thursday, Aug. 1 & 8, from 1 

to 4 p.m., make an attractive and practical 

picnic basket at the Northern Senior 

Activity Center. This two part class is 

taught by Pam King, an experienced 

weaver who volunteers at the center. 

This unique basket features a wooden 

handle and a cloth lid; measuring 

10”x17”x8” high. The cost for the kit is 

$40 and includes all basket weaving materials 

and instruction. The deadline to 

sign up is Friday, July 26, space is limited 

at this time payment must be made. 

Checks should be made payable to the 

instructor. 

Wanted: Antique Car Buffs 

Interested in volunteering to show 

off your wheels? Call 301-475-4002, 

ext. 1003, to sign up before Wednesday, 

August 21. On Friday, August 23, from 

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the 5th annual 50’s 

Sock Hop and Antique Car Show will 

be held at the Northern Senior Activity 

Center. Volunteers with cars get in free 

to enjoy dancing and a ‘50’s style lunch. 

Have a fun time on the dance floor with 

1950’s Sock Hop music by our favorite 

DJ, Mean Gene. There is plenty of time 

to check out the numerous varieties of 

antique cars shown in the parking lot. 

An old fashioned drive-in diner cheeseburger 

lunch with fixings, fries, coleslaw, 

baked beans and soda pops will be 

served at noon. 

Shoe Swap Arrivals 

We are now accepting shoe donations 

for the shoe swap event held annually 

at the Northern Senior Activity Center. 

Trade in quality, clean, hardly-worn shoes 

for a credit to get another pair of shoes at 

no charge. Shoe screening is selective 

-- only very good quality shoes (no slippers 

or beachwear) without any or much 

wear will be accepted. Do you have event 

shoes worn only once? Or shoes you just 

had to have but never wore at all? These 

shoes just may be perfect for someone 

else to choose at the swap event on Aug. 

9 at 12:30 p.m. Donations are due to the 

Operations Manager by noon on Monday, 

Aug. 5. For more information, contact 

301-475-4002, ext. 1002. 

Take a Trip to Williamsburg, VA to 

see the Grand Illumination 

Get your Christmas season off to 

a high-spirited start by going on this 

3-day, 2-night trip to Colonial Williamsburg 

to experience the sights 

and sounds (and smells!) of the glorious 

holiday season Dec. 7-9. The cost 

is $610.00 per person. This trip is 

full of activities, which include lunch 

in a colonial tavern, wine tasting, an 

evening at Christmas Town, a Busch 

Gardens Celebration, an opportunity 

to go to Sunday Mass or a visit 

to a local coffee shop, a Guided Tour 

of Colonial Williamsburg, some free 

time to explore the town’s museums 

or go shopping in Merchant’s Square. 

In Colonial Williamsburg, on Sunday 

evening, kicks off the Grand Illumination, 

which will include fireworks, 

musical entertainment, dancing, caroling 

and dramatic presentations. The 

final day begins with a shopping trip 

to The Williamsburg Pottery, which 

has recently been renovated .This tour 

includes deluxe motor coach transportation, 

two nights’ accommodations, 

baggage handling, two deluxe continental 

breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners, 

all admissions and guide services, taxes 

and tips. NOTE: This trip includes 

activities, which require considerable 

mobility, because the grounds in Williamsburg 

are often unpaved, and there 

is lots of walking all three days of this 

trip. Call Joyce Raum, 301-737-5670, 

ext. 1656 to learn more. 

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 

Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001 

Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information. 

By Linda Reno 


Caleb Jarvis Taylor 

Caleb Jarvis Taylor was born in St. 

Mary’s County in 1753. 

When he left home he 

was a teacher and a Catholic. 

“After an absence of 

a few years, he returned, 

not only a Protestant, 

but a Methodist, with authority 

to preach.” 

Caleb married 

Sarah Craighead in Allegheny 

County, Pennsylvania 

on October 2, 1791 and shortly 

thereafter they moved to Mason County, 

Kentucky. “Henceforth he was destined 

to be a representative man in the Church 

in the wilderness…Distinguished for his 

refined manners, his masterly intellect, 

his great zeal, and his uncompromising 

devotion to the Church, he was welcomed 

wherever he went.” 

Caleb had not forgotten about his 

St. Mary’s County roots and the family 

members still living here. In 1806 he 

wrote to his cousin*, Jenifer Taylor, “I 

only recollect you as a child; and you 

remember me as a young man. But our 

situations are materially changed. You 

are now in the meridian of life; busied in 

its pursuits, and (perhaps) pleased with 

its prospects; while I am traveling down 

its declivity toward its close, admonished 

by gray hairs and wrinkles that I must 

shortly enter by the gate of death into a 

world unknown, where the greater part 

of my former acquaintance and relations 

are gone.” 

About the same time he wrote to another 

St. Mary’s County cousin, William 

Evans ”Should you receive these lines, 

they may bring to your recollection that 

there was a person called Caleb Jarvis 

Taylor, who had the honor of being related 

to you, and frequently the pleasure of 

your company. The honor he still retains, 

A Journey Through Time 

The Chronicle 

but the pleasure is now circumstantially 

denied. 

I sometimes, indeed, in an hour of 

seclusion from the world’s affairs, imagine 

myself a welcome visitant at your 

house, or accompany you in your little 

excursions of fishing, fowling, etc., and 

talk to you of our former past times, till 

reason represses the airy flights of fancy, 

and tells me that I am yet in Kentucky, 

and may probably never pass its bounds. 

Should we now meet accidentally, 

I suppose we should scarcely recollect 

each other; for I am told that time has 

improved your person, while her rude 

hand has been by no means favorable to 

mine, having bowed my head somewhat 

lower than nature had placed it, and 

strewed upon it the honors of age pretty 

liberally… 

I am also informed that you have a 

wife…They say yours is handsome, sensible, 

and virtuous…I have also a wife; and 

though she may not possess the above 

qualities in as great a degree of perfection 

as yours, yet I suppose she is far better 

than I deserve. 

I am too busily engaged in procuring 

a sufficient support for my family 

to spend time in visiting the land of 

my nativity, though, like most old men, 

it gives me pleasure to think on it, and 

my few surviving friends who are yet its 

inhabitants.” 

Caleb Jarvis Taylor died June 6, 1816 

in Campbell County, Kentucky. 

*In those days “cousin” could mean 

nephew.



Newsmakers 

Making Strides of Improvement 



From the formation of the St. Mary’s 

Striders back in 2008, they have maintained 

a mantra of, “one team, one family”. 

While individual members of the 

Striders come from different schools and 

vary in age, their differences are put aside 

when it comes to preparing for events and 

bettering each other, doing what they can 

for each other and helping each other get 

better. 

Because the St. Mary’s Striders are 

a community-based team, they are not 

affiliated with any one school. That does 

not mean that being part of the team can 

be an excuse for grades to drop during 

the school year. Head Coach Tony Porter 

introduced the Striders as a way to, “give 

students with less than stellar academics 

a way to compete”. He explained that 

each student on the team has to keep up 

a minimum grade point average (GPA) or 

he invokes mandatory tutoring sessions. 

“Just because we are not associated with 

the school, doesn’t mean we don’t support 

the school,” Porter said. 

Since the St. Mary’s Striders began, 

they have competed each year. 

“We compete in every USA Track 

and Fields event,” Porter said. He went 

on to say that members have their own 

strengths and weaknesses, but the main 

goal is not to win medals. “I enjoy when 

they win” Porter said, “I even celebrate 

with them, but they only need to better 

themselves each time they compete”. 

Coach Porter has been with the 

Striders since its beginning. “We started 

with four kids,” Porter said. This year, 

with 32 athletes ranging in age from six 

to 61, Porter is thrilled, but not too surprised 

at how far the team has come. This 

year alone, the Striders had 17 compete 

in regionals and from there; six athletes 

have qualified for the Junior Olympics 

Nationals Meet, going on this weekend. 

There are four 4x1 members competing 

in the National’s Meet along with a 

high jumper and a hurdler. While some of 

the competitors this weekend have been 

running for years, 

Autumn Robinson, a high jumper, 

qualified in her first year with the team. 

“It’s a big deal because this is my first 

time,” she said, “I surprised myself”. 

Allen Hicks, a 4x1 member, said that 

while he’s been running for about six 

years, the Striders are more competitive 

than he was used to. 

“They are more disciplined than in 

school,” echoed teammate Kordell Blake. 

He said that while he participates in more 

than one sport, he will probably stick with 

track because, “ it makes you try harder”. 

“We compete like we train,” Porter 

said. While those who qualified for Nationals 

may focus a bit more on the event 

they are competing in, the entire team 

practices together and cheers each other 

on. The mentorship program that the 

Striders have adopted is one of the main 

goals of the team. Having older kids on 

the team set examples for the younger 

ones is very important to the coaches. 

“We want them [older team members] 

to take a child and help them improve 

in what they’re doing,” Porter said. 

“The main goal is for everyone to learn, 

improve and do better.” 

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BLAST from the PAST for 25 Years! 

Gracie Myles the Director of Gracies's 

Guys and Gals Dance Studio celebrated 

her 25th recital this past June. A Reunion 

Dance featuring close to 50 dancers from 

the past years participated in a dance at the 

recital. This year to celebrate the milestone 

of being in business for over two decades 

the show troupe danced at Walt Disney 

World in January and held a banquet in Solomons 

at Lady of the Sea’s Banquet Room, 

the end of June. The show troupe under the 

direction of Gracie Myles had a successful 

competition season, and ended with the 

national finals in Virginia Beach at Ticket 

to Broadway, in which over 30 studios 

from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, 

New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, and Maryland 

participated in. Several of the routines that 

competed this past season placed high gold, 

platinum and a perfect platinum score and 

received many judges’ awards! Some of 

the highlights of the competition season 

was the Petite show troupe, average age 10, 

who competed their tap routine “December 

1963” choreographed by Gracie Myles. 

They received top championship score for 

large groups for 12 and under at Beyond the 

Stars National competition as well as Thunderstruck, 

and at Thunderstruck National 

Competition this routine received the highest 

score for all 12 and under routines! This 

routine also received a technique award at 

Beyond the Stars National Competition. 

Another routine that did extremely well this 

year was “Gravity”, choreographed by Justin 

Myles, in the teen small group tap category, 

always scoring platinum or perfect 

platinum, and was top scoring champions at 

Dancers, Inc., Beyond the Stars and Ticket 

to Broadway, plus received the choreography 

award at Beyond the Stars and at Ticket 

to Broadway! “Gravity” also received the 

Tap Excellence Award at the Thunderstruck 

Competition! Other group routines that 

scored well this competition season include 

Take Over choreographed by Sam Price, 

a hip hop routine that scored platinum at 

Ticket to Broadway at finals, Do Ya Wanna 

Dance, choreographed by Lisa Martoni, receiving 

high gold at several competitions, 

and Cosmic Jam, choreographed by Grace 

Myles, Justin Myles, Lisa Martoni and Sam 

Price, which received the Entertainment 

Award at Thunderstruck and the highest 

scoring teen routine. 

The opening routine of this year’s 

recital entitled “We Tap”, which was choreographed 

by Justin Myles and Grace 

Myles, , also went to Ticket to Broadway 

national finals. It received a platinum and 

a Dance Call back to compete in the Dance 

Off. This was especially exciting because 

this routine was taught in two weeks! “We 

Tap” received the second highest score for 

all super groups in the teen division on a 

nationals finals leveT! “We Tap” will be 

competing in the upcoming season for the 

year 2014. 

Three dance troupe routines also competed 

this year. Dance Troupe students are 

in training to become show troupe members. 

At Thunderstruck national competition 

at a regional level, “I’m Still Standing”, 

the teen dance troupe received a high gold 

and got first place in the teen division, Beat 

It, received high gold, in the age division 

9-10 year olds, and Chapel of Love, in the 

age category 7-8, received a platinum and 

got first place for all apprentice routines in 

the 12 and under division. All these routines 

were choreographed by Gracie Myles. 

The parents got into the act at Ticket 

to Broadway’s national finals competition 

which was held July 5 to July 9. There were 

seven parent routines and “Blast from the 

Past”, the routine from Gracie’s Guys and 

Gals Dance Studio won first place! The 

parents’ routine featured imitations of Elvis, 

Jerry Lee Lewis, The Weather Girls, 

Tina Turner, The Jackson Five, Tom Jones, 

Richard Simmons and a turn on YMCA, 

the Village People turned out to be members 

of the AARP to the tune of YMCA! 

The parents received a standing ovation 

not only from the judges but from the entire 

audience. It was truly a blast! The 

parents that participated are: Grace Myles, 

Lisa Martoni, Aimee Superior, Michelle 

Leclerc, Shawn Jones, Jeff Dillon, Kathy 

Redman, Ben Redman, Amy Downs, Bonnie 

Schulmeyer, Jane Farrell, Sandy Lyon, 

Patrick Lyon, Patrick Hogan, Anthony Petett, 

Marnie Krzywdik, Jim Moore, Bill 

Geyer, and Chantel Petett, 

Many soloist and duos competed as 

well, and received high gold to platinum 

throughout the year! In the solo category at 

finals, Melanie Downs and Shannon Gleason 

achieved a dance call back to compete 

in the Dance Off, which comprised of the 

top ten soloists in the teen (ages 13-15) and 

senior (ages 16-19) age divisions. “We Tap” 

and “Gravity” were the two group routines 

that were called back, and Samantha Estacion 

and Shannon Gleason’s tap routine was 

also called back. 

The kids that competed in dance 

troupe this year are: Merideth Bailey, Shelby 

Bean, Ashlyn Broom, Lexi Burkhardt, 

Jennifer Cardinal, Taylor Frietchen, Ashley 

Hazzard, Michael Hedspeth, Shy-Ann Hill, 

Dreylen, Howard, Gabrielle Huffman, Jasmine 

Kohler, Samantha Lang, staci Lang, 

Aachary Leclerc, Alajane, Leeman, Briana 

Levi, Riley McCloskey, Chandler Moore, 

Ashley Mudd, Madison Mushrush, Alicia 

Pilkerton, Patrick Schwartz, Luke Seep, 

and Carley Worch. 

The kids in show troupe this past year 

are: Hannah Bailey, Tyshonna Butler, Kaelyn 

Dillon, Melanie Downs, Samantha Estacion, 

Melinda Farrell, Cami Frick, Juliana 

Geyer, Shannon Gleason, Sydney Guthrie, 

Jaida Harris, Erin Hogan, Torrie Janiszewski, 

Chelsea Krzywdik, Jamie Laurel, Brittany 

Lyon, Kayla Lyon, Ashleigh Martoni, 

Gabrielle Moore, Mallory Moore, Alyssa 

Morrison, Erica Mundie, Samantha Myles, 

Casey Normyle, Cassie Oliver, Brynn 

Owen, Gabrilee Petett, Janna Petett, Kayla 

Purcell, Haley Redman, Taylor Richards, 

Christine Wagner, Baille Wathen, and Jordyn 

Wilhoit. 

A note of interest is that Justin Myles 

one the main teachers at Gracie’s dance studio, 

who graduated Point Park University 

with a dance degree, has toured with the 

off broadway show “Stomp”, performed at 

Busch Gardens, Tap Dogs in Reno, NV, and 

Disney. He was also the recipient in 2012 of 

three Phoenix Awards as a local musician 

one of which was for the best cover song 

“Rock Bottom” available on itunes. He 

will be teaching a drumming class, as well 

as body percussion, tap and contemporary 

classes. 

Gracie’s is gearing up for another 

exciting year. If you’d like info on taking 

classes at Gracies, visit their website: 

GraciesGuysandGalsDanceStudio.com or 

email Gracie at GraciesGandG@aol.com 

for registration dates! 

Truckload Sale to Benefit the Hollywood 

Volunteer Rescue Squad 

Schwan’s Home Service Fundraiser to be held on Saturday, August 3 from 10 

a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad is excited to announce that we are doing a 

Schwan’s Home Service Fundraiser. 

• You can come and purchase your favorite Schwan’s items directly from a 

Schwan’s Home Service representative at 43256 Rescue Lane (off Route 235) in 

Hollywood, Maryland on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The truck 

will be filled with a variety of items to purchase on the spot. 

Pre-orders are also encouraged! Go online at www.schwansfundraising.com/ 

orderform.aspx or call 1-888-SCHWANS using Campaign ID 43786: 

• Over 350 quality products to choose from. Certainly something to fit every 

eating occasion, flavor profile and nutritional need. 

• No waiting for products; you are able to take them home the day of the sale 

and there is no markup on any products. 

• Schwan’s donates up to 20% of total sales from the event to the Hollywood 

Volunteer Rescue Squad. 

• Pre-orders will be bagged according to who ordered it, so if you are picking 

up for someone have their names handy. If someone forgets to pre-order, we will 

have a truck filled with a variety of items to purchase on the spot. 

• Schwan’s Gift Cards for future purchases can be ordered by visiting www. 

schwans.com or by calling 1-888-SCHWANS. When ordering, use the Campaign 

ID 43786. 

Thank you in advance for your support!



Community 

Lexington Park Lions Club 

Installs New Officers 

The Lexington Park Lions Club celebrated 

67 years of service to the community on Monday, 

June 24, with awards and the installation of officers 

for the 2013-2014 Lion year. 

Ceremonies began with a tribute to the memories 

of those Lions who died during the past Lion 

year: John Bradford, Francis Hewitt, Ed Russell, and 

Chester Lynch. These gentlemen were dedicated Lions 

and led by example. We were blessed by their 

friendship and learned from their mentoring. 

King Lion Bob Hayward recognized Bruce 

Maynard as our newest Melvin Jones Fellow, citing 

his dedication to Lionism and his contributions to the 

club and to the community. This fellowship award 

is the highest form of recognition afforded by Lions 

International, and the recipient joins an elite corps 

of representatives serving as role models for Lions 

around the world. 

The King Lion presented Myra Raspa, Bonnie 

Alvey, Carol Lawson, and Lee Maynard with Certificates 

of Appreciation for their many contributions 

in support of Club activities and events. These ladies, 

although not Lions Club members, are tireless 

in their behind-the-scenes work on our behalf and we 

are grateful for their participation. 

King Lion Bob also presented Certificates of 

Appreciation to officers, Board members, and several 

club members in recognition of their efforts during 

his three year tenure as King Lion. Several members 

were also recognized for 100% attendance during the 

Lions year. 

Ceremonies continued with the swearing in of 

the new slate of officers: President and King Lion 

Kenneth “Buzz” Shelley; Amanda Fast, 1st Vice 

President; Bruce Maynard, 2nd Vice President; Stacey 

Loftis, Secretary; Jess Davis, Treasurer and Lion 

Tamer; Jim Dodson, Tail Twister; and the Board of 

Directors: Robert “Bob” Hayward, Past President ; 

Johnny Alvey; Tami Gary; and Angie Everett. 

The evening drew to a close with remarks from 

both the Past President, Bob Hayward, and the new 

King Lion, Buzz Shelley, and concluded with the official 

passing of the gavel. 

First Friday Summertime 

Raffle Event in Leonardtown 

Friday, August 2nd from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., music begins at 6PM 

Historic Leonardtown 

is heating up for 

First Friday as the Leonardtown 

Business Association 

welcomes Miles 

From Clever, playing live 

on the Square. In addition 

to this popular and 

engaging rock/pop band, 

the LBA hosts its annual 

Summertime Raffle Event. Purchase tickets to win the grand prize ... a 

46” HD Flat Screen Color Television, or one many gift certificates and 

gift baskets offered by participating Leonardtown Business Association 

members. Tickets are $1 each or 12 tickets for $10 and may be purchased 

now through August 2 by 6:30 p.m. at Olde Towne Insurance, The Good 

Earth, North End Gallery, Fenwick Street Used Books and Music, Fuzzy 

Farmers Market, or The Port of Leonardtown Winery. First Friday in August 

is very family friendly, with free kids arts and crafts on the Square 

hosted by St. Mary’s Macaroni Kid and Yellow Door Art Studios. Enjoy 

a variety of demos, receptions, dinner specials, and performances 

throughout downtown and in the many businesses uptown on Route 5/ 

Point Lookout Road. For more information go to www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com 

Ceremonies continued with the swearing in of the new slate of officers: President and 

King Lion Kenneth “Buzz” Shelley; Amanda Fast, 1st Vice President; Bruce Maynard, 2nd 

Vice President; Stacey Loftis, Secretary; Jess Davis, Treasurer and Lion Tamer; Jim Dodson, 

Tail Twister; and the Board of Directors: Robert “Bob” Hayward, Past President ; Johnny 

Alvey; Tami Gary; and Angie Everett. 5 

Open your home, share the world! 

YFU-USA is looking for host families in the St. Mary’s County area! 

Youth for Understanding (YFU), 

one of the most well respected intercultural 

exchange programs, is currently 

looking for host families in your area 

that are willing to open their homes 

and hearts to high school students from 

around the world. Each student is excited 

to be immersed in American culture, 

and you could be a part of that 

experience! 

Hosting is a fun and rewarding way 

for your family to learn first-hand about 

another country from a student who has 

grown up there. All International students 

are prepared to follow the family’s 

rules, they come insured and come with 

their own spending money. We ask that 

each host family provides a place for the 

student to live, three meals a day and 

transportation to and from school. YFU 

even provides extra volunteer support in 

the area for all the families and students. 

You hold the key to the start of 

lifelong friendships! To learn more 

about hosting, Email or call your local 

YFU Field Director Tchi Sogoyou today 

tsogoyou@yfu.org; 618-690-0755 

or toll-free at 1-866-235-9795, x2507. 

Join the fun and make a difference! The 

deadline for school enrollment is fast approaching, 

so please act now.



To submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar, 

please email news@countytimes.net with the listing details by 12 p.m. 

on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication. 

Friday, July 26 

• Recreation and Parks to Present 

“Hairspray” Summerstock Production 

Great Mills High School Auditorium, 

Leonardtown, 7 p.m. 

The St. Mary’s County Department of 

Recreation and Parks, in association with 

the Board of County Commissioners, are 

pleased to announce this year’s Summerstock 

Musical performance will be “Hairspray” 

by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman. 

Tickets are priced at $14 for adults, $12 for 

seniors 60 years and older and $6 for children 

10 years and under. Matinee tickets 

are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $4 for 

children.Tickets are now available and can 

be purchased online at www.stmarysmd. 

com/recreate/summerstock or in person 

at the Recreation & Parks main office in 

Leonardtown. Patrons purchasing ticket(s) 

online must print their ticket(s) and bring 

to the show for admittance. Online ticket 

purchases are highly encouraged due to 

the possibility of shows selling out. Tickets 

must be purchased no later than 10:00 p.m. 

the day before the show you plan on attending. 

Doors to the School will open one 

hour before each performance for ticket 

sales and patrons will enter the auditorium 

for general seating thirty minutes before 

each show time. Cash only will be accepted 

for ticket sales at the door. For more 

information please call 301-475-4200 ext. 

1800. 

• Carnival 

Hollywood Fire Department, 7 p.m. 

The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s 

annual carnival will be held 

July 18-21 and again July 25-29 beginning 

at 7 each night. Super Heroes will be 

present July 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. Featured 

will be food, rides, and games. Unlimited 

rides every night for $10, or tickets may be 

purchased separately. Free nightly prizes 

(must be present to win). Free nightly bicycle 

raffle for ages 12 and under (must 

be present to win). A Treasure Chest 

cash prize will be raffled the last night 

of the carnival. Owned and operated by 

HVFD. Visit www.hvfd7.com for more 

information. 

• Quality Furniture Sale 

St. Mary’s Fairgrounds, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

New Quality Furniture Sale to Benefit 

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity. Hurry 

in for best selections. Delivery Arrangements 

can be made. Call 301-737-6273 or 

email info@patuxenthabitat.org for more 

info. 

Saturday, July 27 

• Downtown Tunes 

41660 Courthouse Drive, P.O. Box 1, 

Leonardtown, 6 to 9 p.m. 

Enjoy live, outdoor concerts in Leonardtown 

all through the summer. Bring a 

chair or blanket to sit on, or make reservations 

for an outdoor table at one of Leonardtown’s 

restaurants. Downtown Tunes 

will be held on the Square in Leonardtown 

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. 




Leonardtown, 1 and 7 p.m. 





























1800. 

• Auction and More 

Mt Zion United Methodist Church, 27108 

Mt Zion Church Rd, Mechanicsville, 9 a.m. 

Doors open at 11 a.m. to view auction 

items, auction begins at 2 p.m. with Rodney 

Thompson of Homestead Auctions. 

Woods Gospel Band performing at noon. 

Pinch, Mascot of the So. Md. Blue Crabs 

Baseball Team arrives at 12:30 p.m. Car 

wash 9 a.m. to noon, proceeds benefit Mt. 

Zion Youth Groups. There will be Rada 

Cutlery Sale, Bake Sale, Homemade Ice 

Cream and Rita B’s Catering will be available 

for lunch. For further information, 

call Tom Keller at 301-481-6388. Proceeds 

raised from the auction will enable the Mt. 

Zion United Methodist Men continue their 

charity donations. 

• Carnival 
















information. 

• Pork Loin and Beef Sandwich Sale 

American Legion Post 221, 21690 Colton’s 

Point Rd (Rt. 242), Avenue, 11 a.m. to 4 

p.m. 

American Legion Post 221 is sponsoring 

a pork loin and beef sandwich sale. 

Pork loin, sliced roast beef, and BBQ beef 

sandwiches will be sold on both Saturday 

and Sunday. Sandwiches will cost $5 each. 

Call 301-884-4071 for further information. 

Visit www.alpost221.webs.com for more 

information. 

• Quality Furniture Sale 

St. Mary’s Fairgrounds, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

New Quality Furniture Sale to Benefit 

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity. Hurry 

in for best selections. Delivery Arrangements 

can be made. Call 301-737-6273 or 

email info@patuxenthabitat.org for more 

info. 

Sunday, July 28 




Leonardtown, 3 p.m. 





























1800. 

• Carnival 
















information. 

• Pork Loin and Beef Sandwich Sale 

American Legion Post 221, 21690 Colton’s 

Point Rd (Rt. 242), Avenue, 11 a.m. to 4 

p.m. 

American Legion Post 221 is sponsoring 

a pork loin and beef sandwich sale. 

Pork loin, sliced roast beef, and BBQ beef 

sandwiches will be sold on both Saturday 

and Sunday. Sandwiches will cost $5 each. 

Call 301-884-4071 for further information. 

Visit www.alpost221.webs.com for more 

information.



Monday, July 29 

• Carnival 








rides every night for $10, or tickets may 

be purchased separately. Free nightly 

prizes (must be present to win). Free 

nightly bicycle raffle for ages 12 and under 

(must be present to win). A Treasure 

Chest cash prize will be raffled the last 

night of the carnival. Owned and operated 

by HVFD. Visit www.hvfd7.com for 

more information. 

• Roundtable Discussion for Families 

and Caregivers of People with Autism 

Spectrum Disorders 

Leonardtown Library, 23250 Hollywood 

Road, Leonardtown, 6 to 8 p.m. 

If you are a family member or a caregiver 

of a person with an autism spectrum 

disorder (ASD), please join us. Our goal 

is to gather information from, and share 

information with, families of people with 

ASDs in all three Southern Maryland 

counties across all age ranges and levels 

of disabilities, regarding school services 

in all three school systems. Families 

and caregivers of people with ASDs, or 

who are suspected of having an ASD 

who do not have an IEP or a 504 Plan for 

whatever reason are also welcome. One 

information is gathered, group participants 

will determine courses of action, 

and follow-up meetings or activities may 

be scheduled. Light refreshments will be 

provided; please RSVP to Missy at 301- 

884-4662 or to Terri at terri@autismsupport-somd.org 

Tuesday, July 30 

• CSM Twilight Performance Series: 

Sam Grow 

Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood 

Rd., Leonardtown, 6:30 p.m. 

Rock singer-songwriter and musician 

Sam Grow, will close out the 2013 

season of CSM’s Twilight Performance 

Series. Each week the series features a 

different performance on each campus. 

Bring a picnic with a lawn chair or blanket. 

No alcoholic beverages permitted. 

Free. Call 301-934-7703, 240-725-5499, 

443-550-6199 or 301-870-2309, Ext. 7703 

or visit www.csmd.edu/Arts for more 

information. 

Wednesday, July 31 

• Colonial Kids Archaeology 

Architecture 

St. John’s Site Museum, Historic St. 

Mary’s City, 10 a.m. 

Beat the heat at this weekly event 

focusing on archaeology at the St. John’s 

Site. Find out how archaeologist “read” 

the soil to learn about architecture in the 

colony. Ages 6+ with adult. $5 per child 

($4/ child members). For information call 

240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org. 

• Storytime and Stuffed Animal 

Sleepover 

Lexington Park Library, 6:30 p.m. 

Children of all ages can leave their 

stuffed animal for a sleepover after story 

time. When they pick it up the next day, 

they can watch a slideshow of its overnight 

adventures. Free. 301-863-8188 

• CSM Twilight Presentation: The 

Fisherman and His Wife 

La Plata Campus, 8730 Mitchell Rd., La 

Plata, 9 a.m. 

The Fisherman and His Wife is a 

play about a German fairy tale collected 

by the Brothers Grimm about a poor fisherman 

who catches a golden flounder that 

claims to be an enchanted prince. The 

family-friendly performance will close 

out the 2013 season of CSM’s Twilight 

Performance Series. Each week, the series 

features a different performance on 

each campus. Bring a picnic with a lawn 

chair or blanket. No alcohol permitted. 

Free. 

Thursday, August 1 

• American Legion Post 221 Meeting 

21690 Colton Point Rd., Avenue, 8 p.m 

American Legion Post 221 invites 

all active duty personnel and veterans 

to join out monthly meeting on the first 

Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. Visit 

our website at www.alpost221.webs.com 

or email us at alpost221@netscape.net. 

For more information, call Mike Barbour 

at 301-769-4569. 

Professional Performance series 

ends with a science show 

The last Professional Performance will be a 

spectacular science show of bubbling potions and 

amazing chemical reactions by Mad Science on 

July 29. The program is geared for ages 5 years 

and older. Charlotte Hall branch’s performances 

will be held at White Marsh Elementary at 10 

a.m., Leonardtown’s will be held at Leonardtown 

Elementary at 12:30 p.m. and Lexington Park’s 

will be at the library at 3 p.m. Those attending 

are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for 

the local food pantry. 

Stuffed Animal Sleepover is back 

Children can bring their stuffed animals for a 

storytime at 6:30 p.m. on July 31 at Lexington 

Park branch and on Aug. 6 at the Leonardtown 

branch. After storytime, they can leave the 

animals for a sleepover. A slide show of their 

adventures will be showing when the kids pick 

them up on Friday. 

Anne Hathaway film to be shown 

This Friday at 2 p.m. Lexington Park library will 

show the movie in which Anne Hathaway won the 

2013 Oscar for Best Actress. In this PG-13 rated 

film, a paroled prisoner agrees to care for a factory 

worker’s daughter after the mother’s death. 

Excavating the Ocean Floor 

Using hands-on activities, children ages 10 

Library 

Items 

years and older, will explore and discover how 

archaeologists excavate underwater in brackish 

water. The program presented by NAWCAD 

Education Outreach Office and growing STEMS 

will be held this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Charlotte 

Hall branch, on Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at Leonardtown 

branch, and on Aug. 9 at 9:30 a.m. at Lexington 

Park branch. Registration is required. 

Writing Contest open for teens 

A Teen Writing Contest is underway and teens 

have until Aug. 10 to submit their original stories 

or poems to stmateens@stmalib.org. Their entries 

should answer the question, “What’s beneath 

the surface?” The winner will receive magnetic 

poetry and Natalie Goldberg’s book, “Writing 

Down the Bones.” 

Space is available for the camera-less video-editing 

program being offered at Leonardtown branch 

on Friday at 10:30 a.m. and the Get More from 

Google class at Lexington Park branch on Aug. 9 

at 2 p.m. Registration is required for both. 

Programs focus on eBooks and 

PowerPoint 

Leonardtown branch will offer a class for adults 

on how to download eBooks for Smart Phones 

on Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. An introductory class on 

PowerPoint will be conducted at the Lexington 

Park branch on Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Both require 

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Searching for Musicians 

Alchemical Records’ next gig is at the Prince 

Frederick Library for the first ever library-sponsored 

music industry seminar. 

In its inaugural meeting, the goal of this year’s 

seminar is to “provide an opportunity for young musicians 

to learn and network through the music industry,” 

according to coordinator Robyn Truslow. 

Working with Alchemical Records founder 

Daniel Hill, Truslow has gathered a range of industries 

representing different sides of the music industry 

to educate those interested in pursuing music as a 

career on their expectations of artists as well as offer 

advice in goal setting. 

Alchemical Records is an independent label, 

founded by Hill in 2009. Hill strived to become a 

musician since he was 14 years old. As a label, Alchemical 

Records has the ability to book bands, build 

websites, schedule recording, publish and promote 

the artists they represent. The function of a label, Hill 

said, is to “represent a variety of artists with similar 

genres and common goals as musicians.” He chose 

to start his own label “because there was no one else 

available to mentor younger artists.” 

As an independent label, Alchemical Records 

has more control over time and the type of music 

preformed. They also have the ability to focus on individual 

artists, as well as share and grow resources 

without them having to claim the label itself. 

“It is naïve to think that just because you play, 

someone will hire you,” Hill said, adding that it is 

unfortunate that there are so many misconceptions 

about the amount of work it actually takes to 

get signed. He wants to become a voice for younger 

artists. Hill hopes that with the help of the Music 

Seminar, he will be able to reach out to people with 

a genuine interest in advancing themselves in their 

music. Not only as performers but also as managers, 

sound engineers, photographers and cover artists as 

well because, “it all is necessary to keep growing an 

building,” Hill said. 

There are ten speakers scheduled to make an appearance 

at the seminar, as a way for people to get 

a variety of perspectives in a general, broad information 

session. Hill believes that people are actually 

willing to help each other in the music industry, but 

that there is not enough information readily available 

for people to know where to go for help. Hill 

also hopes to “prepare someone for reality”. The music 

industry, he said, is not an easy place to make a 

break. Most labels have a specific type of look and 

sound in their heads beforehand and although a band 

may be good, if they do not fit the set image, they 

may not get a chance. 

Alchemical Records is represented as a rock label, 

but because “rock” is such a broad term, they can 

Hairspray Performance 

The St. Mary’s Recreation and 

Parks Summerstock program is proud 

to put on the Broadway musical, 

Hairspray, from July 26- 28 at Great 

Mills High School. The musical is being 

preformed by children ages 12 to 

21, and is a family friendly production. 

To purchase tickets, visit www. 

stmarysmd.com/recreate, the Recreation 

and Parks Main Office, or buy 

them at the front door of the show. 

Tickets are $6 for children 10 and under 

($4 for the matinee) Adults tickets 

are $14 ($10 matinee) and seniors 60 

and older are $10 ($8 matinee). The 

play will run Friday and Saturday evenings 

at 7 p.m., Sunday evening at 3 

p.m. and there will be a matinee on 

Saturday at 1 p.m. Great Mills High 

School is located at 21130 Great Mills 

Rd., Great Mills. For more information, 

call 301-475-4200 ext. 1800. 

be flexible in their music, with styles ranging from 

alternative to having a country or bluegrass feel to 

it. While there is “not a ton of money to back it up,” 

as Hill states, Alchemical is still looking to represent 

more people. Hill believes that there is “ hope, that if 

you’re willing to put everything into it, it is possible”. 

The Annual Music Industry Seminar, hosted by 

Calvert Library, will take place on Saturday, July 27, 

at the Prince Frederick branch library, 850 Costley 

Way, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and open 

to the public. For more information, contact the library 

at 410-535-0291. 

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What’s 

What’s 



Going On 

Thursday, July 25 

• Karaoke with DJ Tommy T 

Babes Boys Tavern (2890 Old Washington 

Rd., Waldorf) – 8 p.m. 

• Dave Norris 

DB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch 

Rd., California) 6 p.m. 

• Justin Myles Experience 

Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell 

Road, Dowell) - 8 p.m. 

• DJ Charlie Thompson 

Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Rd., 

Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m. 

Friday, July 26 

• Some Assembly 

The West Lawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake 

Ave., North Beach) -7:30 to 10 

p.m. 

• Bar Dogs 

Quade’s Store (36786 Bushwood Wharf 

Road, Bushwood Wharf) - 8 to 11 p.m. 

• Smoke Creek Rounders 



• The Swagg 


Hollywood) – 8:30 p.m. 

• Absinthe 

Gilligan’s Pier (11535 Popes Creek Rd., 

Newburg) – 9:30 p.m. 

• Victoria Saunders 

66 Beans Coffee Lounge (29948 Three 

Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall) 7 p.m. 

• Furlough Fridays 

Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley 

Lane, Hollywood) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Saturday, July 27 

• Kappa and Paul 

The West Lawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake 

Ave., North Beach) -7:30 to 10 p.m. 

• Bar Dogs 

Dennis Point Marina (46555 Dennis 

Point Way, Drayden) -7:30 to 10:30 p.m. 

• The Colliders 



• Downtown Tunes: The Piranhas 

Leonardtown Restaurants (Leonardtown 

square) - 6 to 9 p.m. 

In Entertainment 

• David Flood 

Spinnakers Restaurant (16244 Millers 

Wharf Rd Ridge)- 6 to 10 p.m. 

Sunday, July 28 

• Billy Breslin Songfest 

The Wine Cottage (16040 Woodlawn 

Drive Ridge, MD 20680) -1 p.m. 

Monday, July 29 

• Team Trivia 


Rd., California) 6:30 p.m. 




• Karaoke 


Hollywood) - 9 p.m. 

Tuesday, July 30 

• $2 Guinness Live Music 

DB McMillan[‘s (23415 Three Notch 


• Justin Myles 



• Karaoke with DJ Tommy and DJ OT 

Hard Times Café (1120 Smallwood 

Drive, West Waldorf)- 7:30 p.m. 

• $2 Tuesday 


Hollywood) 11 a.m. 

Wednesday, July 31 

• Super Magic Man 


Road, Dowell) - 6 to 8 p.m. 

• Wolf’s Blues Jam 

Londontowne Pub (726 Londontowne 

Rd., Edgewater) 8 p.m. 

• $6 Burgers 


Rd., California) 11 a.m. 

• Happy Hour Karaoke with DJ Tommy T 

Big Fish Grille (1260 Crain Hwy, Crofton) 

5:30 p.m. 



Hollywood) 7 p.m. 

Thursday, August 1 

• Dave Norris 



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1. English monk (Olde English) 

5. Computer music standard 

9. South African prime 

minister 1948-54 

10. A column of vertebrae 

12. Noisy kisses 

14. Pairing 

17. Taxi drivers 

18. Jason’s princess consort 

19. Amu Darya river’s old name 

20. Founder of Babism 

23. Confederate soldier 

24. Lubricate 

25. A woman of refinement 

27. Mister 

28. Make up something untrue 

32. Mountainous region of Morocco 

33. Mutual savings bank 

35. Where angels fear to tread 

42. Distance to top (abbr.) 

43. Roman poet 

44. Hebrew unit = 10 ephahs 

46. Tai (var. sp.) 

47. Bishop (abbr.) 

48. Tropical Asian starlings 

49. Performance of an action 

51. Animal neck hairs 

52. Manufacturers 

54. Repeat a poem aloud 

55. Consumers of services 

57. Supernatural forces 

58. Gulp from a bottle 

59. Root of taro plant 

CLUES DOWN 

1. Fronts opposite 

2. Am. moose 

3. Cony 

4. Article 

5. Manuscript (abbr.) 

6. Inches per minute (abbr.) 

7. Circle width (abbr.) 

8. Entangle 

9. Wet or dry eye degeneration 

11. Best duck for down 

12. Chase away 

13. Saying or motto 

15. Bird beak 

16. 4th US state 

20. Cry made by sheep 

21. General’s assistant (abbr.) 

22. Ball striking club 

25. Parkinson’s 

spokesperson’s initials 

26. 12th Greek letter 

29. A bang-up quality 

30. Unidentified flying object 

31. Root mean square (abbr.) 

34. Small swimsuits 

36. Sacred Hindu syllable 

37. Workplace for 

scientific research 

38. Schenectady County Airport 

39. Fabric with a corded surface 

40. Biblical Sumerian city 

41. Composition for nine 

42. 3 line Japanese verse 

45. Tear down 

46. Arrived extinct 

48. Former Portuguese seaport 

in China 

49. 1/10 meter (abbr.) 

50. Increased in size 

51. Sewing repair of a garment 

53. ___ Lanka: island country 

54. Radioactivity unit 

56. Hollywood’s Lone Wolf initials 

57. Of I 

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Wanderings 

of an 

By Shelby Oppermann 


Aimless 

Since I’ve been a little rough on my body lately, 

and it seems to be out to get me too, I’ve had the opportunity 

to see some neat programs on TV that I don’t 

normally get to see. The Public TV stations: WETA, 

MPT, and the BBC stations seem to be the most fun 

for me right now. A few months ago, I was so excited 

to see “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane” a 1962 suspense 

movie starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. 

I was in such admiration how two huge stars could do 

a movie which hit so close to the bone. They were both 

playing aging actresses who lived their lives through 

their past greatness. All their flaws were out for the 

world to see. If that movie were made today, they 

would have both probably had a life-style lift and lots 

of injections – which is anyone’s or their right. But I 

don’t think the movie would have been as effective. As 

I read about the history of the movie on-line I found all 

sorts of rumors that the two actresses did not get along 

that well. Who will ever know for sure? 

“What Ever Happened to Baby Jane”, along with 

“Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte” The Shuttered Room”, 

“The Bad Seed”, and “The Innocents” were the horror 

stories I remember of my childhood. They were definitely 

nothing like the scary computer generated movies 

of today. Now there seems to be no end to the many 

ways a person can be murdered. And there is no end to 

the very bloody, graphic methods shown. I guess I like 

the movies of suspense more than horror. Who could 

beat Alfred Hitchcock for spiraling levels of anxiety 

and suspense? 

Now, my Mother on the other hand went for gore. 

She said, “The more blood the better.” I know we went 

to see “The Night of the Living Dead” at least three 

times. My Mother used to try to keep me awake to see 

those kinds of movies at home, but I couldn’t make it to 

the end of any of them. And if I was able to stay awake, 

I would hide behind my Father’s recliner in the living 

room, peeking out occasionally. 

Mainly, I love watching the British mysteries. 

They do get quite graphic at times, but there is so much 

to figure out. I can watch Inspector Morse, Inspector 

Lewis, and Midsomer Murders over and over, and get 

some new bit of information every viewing. The most 

fun of watching the British mysteries is trying to figure 

out what they are talking about. There are so many 

dialects from all over the United Kingdom – just like 

the regional dialects here in the United States. Sometimes 

I can only follow along only by watching; though 

over all these years of watching and listening to British 

mystery audiobooks, I have pretty much figured out 

the differing terminologies and dialects. 

I wonder if the British have trouble following our 

shows too? Maybe, one day, when I have nothing to do 

– I will compile a list of words and phrases which could 

be printed out to decipher the language...but that might 

take the fun out of watching. Never mind, I’d rather be 

in…suspense. 

To each new day’s adventure, 

Shelby 

Mind 

“Summer 

Fun in 

St. Mary’s” 

Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com 

or find me on facebook: Shelby 

Oppermann 

Born to Rule Our Hearts 

Laura Joyce 


It seems like all we’ve talked about 

for weeks, maybe even months. When will 

you arrive? We know you’re not really our 

baby, but we all feel a little bit of ownership 

of those nine long months: we started 

out with sympathy during the early bouts of 

morning sickness, and moved on to celebrating 

those first fluttering movements and the 

sight of your mother’s growing belly. Then, 

of course, when it was finally time, we exchanged 

phone calls and text messages to alert each other to every 

rumor of progress, every sign that you were well and truly 

on your way. Maybe it seems odd, since you’re their baby, not 

ours, that a few of us got teary-eyed when you finally arrived. 

How could we not, though, seeing that exquisite little round face, 

those impossibly tiny fingers and toes, all the perfect features? 

You’re a lucky baby, no doubt about that. There’s your 

birthright, for starters, being born to a prince of a father and a 

mother who may not have been born into royalty but is every 

bit as rare: down to earth, lovely, warm-hearted, and kind to the 

core. Then there’s your kingdom: when you look at the Earth’s 

surface, and all the places you could have landed as a baby, you 

really hit the jackpot. 

On leaving the hospital after your birth, you took up residence 

in a home filled with a castle’s worth of love, accompanied 

by two hands-on parents who wouldn’t dream of foisting 

off diaper duty and midnight feedings onto a succession of 

nannies. Your parents will make sure that there are plenty of 

“I love you’s” and big, generous bear hugs and kisses, the kind 

of unrestrained affection that helps a child grow into a loving 

adult. It’s obvious just from seeing them in action that there will 

also be rules and structure, but without the rigidity that creates 

an inflexible and uptight adult. By blending spontaneity with 

Is there more to that 

“gut” feeling? 

By Debra Meszaros CSN 

www.MXSportsNutrition.com 

responsibility, laughter with lessons, giving with taking, and 

by nurturing awareness that many have less, and gratitude for 

the blessings you’ve been given, your parents will raise you to 

have a common touch. Your reign will reflect your upbringing, 

and all of us who admire and respect your parents have the very 

highest of hopes. 

Welcome to the world, Princess Ella Grace! (You 

thought I was welcoming the royal baby? I’m very happy for 

William and Kate, of course—any baby is cause for joy, after 

all—but I can’t see spending 500 words on them when the beautiful 

Ella entered the world right here, just a handful of days ago, 

in this wonderful part of the world where steamed crabs and 

stuffed ham win out over a pint and a packet of crisps). 

So again, let me say it: welcome to the world, Ella 

Grace. You have the most extraordinary good fortune! You were 

born in America, where it is freedom, not riches or royal blood, 

that makes this the land of opportunity. You were born to parents 

who will do what good parents everywhere do, loving you 

and sacrificing for you and giving you every advantage, except 

perhaps a title (you’re on your own for that one, but who knows? 

There may be a single prince looking for his queen-to-be in 25 

or 30 years). And, as if your birthplace and parents aren’t riches 

enough, you were born healthy, and there is no crown, no castle 

that can top that. 

One more thing, though. You’ve also inherited a lifetime of 

loyal subjects: grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins, all of 

the friends who love your parents. You don’t ever need to worry 

about pretenders to your throne, or troublesome bands of errant 

knights. Your subjects have your back. We’re are all standing 

by, poised like sentries at the gates to your kingdom, ready to 

protect you as you grow into your reign. 

I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at 

thewordtech@md.metrocast.net if you have comments or questions 

about the column. 

Does the physical health of your “gut” 

influence your mental and emotional health? 

Is there more to the old saying “I’ve got 

a gut feeling”? 

The answers may lie in the “gut-brain” 

connection. 

More and more of the information surfacing 

through recent studies are proving that 

there is much more to the health status of your 

“gut” then previously thought. Mainstream 

medicine is finally accepting and supporting 

the link between the probiotics (beneficial bacteria) and overall 

health. Probiotics are known for their immune and digestive 

support but we are now realizing that they mean much more, that 

they indeed play a role in the gut-brain connection. 

The Vagus nerve is the connection, the highway between 

your gut and your brain. Not only information travels this path, 

so do beneficial and “bad” bacteria. The proper balance of beneficial 

and bad bacteria in your gut affects physical, mental, and 

emotional aspects of health via this pathway. When a 85/15 ratio 

of beneficial to bad bacteria is maintained, the foundation for 

good health is set. When this ratio becomes unbalanced (when 

“bad” is greater than 15%) the bad bacteria (Candida) then travels 

systemically…often to the brain. One of proper functions of 

Candida (of the 15% ratio) is to collect heavy metals, to keep 

them from your organs; but if candida is in areas where it does 

not belong, it will collect or transport metals wherever it resides. 

Cognition can be greatly affected by the misplaced Candida as it 

clogs cellular function. Mental health conditions like ADD and 

ADHD often have a systemic Candida situation contributing to 

the condition. 

Another interesting discovery is the influence of beneficial 

bacteria in respect to anxiety and depression. It appears that beneficial 

bacteria is connected with the function of the insular cortex 

of the brain, your emotion and sensation center. Practicing a 

diet that is focused on high vegetable and fiber content supports 

beneficial bacteria. A diet high in carbohydrates and processed 

fats negatively affects beneficial bacteria, supporting Candida 

instead. In particular Lactobacillus rhamnosus, a beneficial bacteria 

strain, is associated with GABA levels, a neurotransmitter 

involved in stress management and controlling anxiety and 

depression. 

Neurons reside in both your brain and your gut, neurons 

that produce neurotransmitters like serotonin. Serotonin is involved 

in mood control, depression, and aggression. The highest 

concentration of serotonin is in your intestines, not your brain. 

So the health of your gut is directly associated with serotonin 

production. This may be one of the reasons antidepressants are 

often ineffective, because they only control serotonin in the 

brain, with no effect on the gut. 

Like many other aspects of health, your diet can have a 

huge influence. Eliminating sugar, especially fructose, artificial 

sweeteners, especially aspartame, wheat, chlorine, fluoride, 

and genetically engineered foods can help the body maintain 

mental and emotional balance. Optimizing your gut health with 

fermented, unpasteurized foods containing beneficial bacteria 

without sugars is an ultimate way to reseed your gut with beneficial 

bacteria. If fermented vegetables, Lassi, Natto, or Kefir is 

just not your thing, then there’s always the option of supplementing 

with a good quality, multi-strain, probiotic. 

©2013 Debra Meszaros MXSportsNutrition.com. All rights reserved; 

no duplication without permission. DISCLAIMER: When you 

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within it is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a 

substitute for advice from your physician or other health care professional. 

I am making no attempt to prescribe any medical treatment. You should 

not use the information here for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem 

or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. The products 

and the claims made about specific products have not been evaluated by 

the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to 

diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. You should consult with a healthcare 

professional before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation 

program, before taking any medication, or if you have or suspect you 

might have a health problem. Confirm the safety of any supplements with 

your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist (healthcare professional). Some information 

given is solely an opinion, thought and or conclusion based on experiences, 

trials, tests, assessments or other available sources of information. 

I do not make any guarantees or promises with regard to results. I may 

discuss substances that have not been subject to double blind clinical studies 

or FDA approval or regulation. You assume the responsibility for the 

decision to take any natural remedy. You and only you are responsible 

if you choose to do anything with the information you have read. You do 

so at your own risk. I encourage you to make your own health decisions 

based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care 

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