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Golf Course Privatization
In Discussion
Residents Oppose New
Homes in Mill Cove
Time Running Out For
Homebuyer Credit
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You cant change
labels, you cant
change hats that
easily Im not
saying its unethical,
Im saying from a
public perspective
its ill-advised.
- Joseph Densford,
talking about
MetCom director
Jacquelyn Meiser
dual positions.
The County Times
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The chair of the Wicomico Shores Golf Course Advisory Committee says that the time has
come for the group to discuss the possibility of privatizing all operations at the public course,
and not just those at the restaurant there.
Jim Hodges told The County Times
that fnancial reports on the golf course
show that for the past six months of 2009
the entire course operated at a defcit of
over $23,000.
According to records provided by
Hodges, the expenditures for the course
as of August 10 of last year were $367,714,
while the fund balance was $366,000.
Offcials at the countys parks and rec-
reation department have said previously
that the golf course operations were still
proftable but that the restaurant operations
had suffered in the down economy, which
necessitated cutting back on the restau-
rants operating hours to full service only
on the weekends.
Hodges disputed the countys claims
of the courses proftability.
Thats debatable. We dont necessar-
ily agree with that, Hodges said.
Hodges said that the meeting held
Wednesday by the advisory committee
was open to discussion of privatization as
an option for the whole operation, which
and was at the behest of the entire commit-
tee and against the wishes of county staff.
Hodges said that a recent press release
from the county announcing the March 3 meeting stated that the discussion would center on
privatizing the restaurant portion of the operation.
Hodges told The County Times last week that he had informed the county fve times that
the notice was not what the advisory board had intended to relay to the public.
Hodges said the committee made no frm decision before the meeting to advise the Board
of County Commissioners to consider privatizing the whole operation; in previous discus-
sions only one county commissioner, Lawrence
D. Jarboe, has come out in favor of privatization
as an option.
Were saying we need to discuss it, Hodg-
es said prior to the Wednesday night meeting.
Weve got to discuss it all. Its never been on the
table before.
Staff did not want to discuss the entire op-
eration but we insisted it be discussed.
Phil Rollins, recreation and parks director,
said it was unfortunate that the notice did not
contain what Hodges and the rest of the commit-
tee wanted but that the release had gone out be-
fore most of the concerns were raised.
Still the option was up for discussion if the
committee chose; but he said that the county
commissioners had already turned down the idea
weeks prior.
They can discuss whatever they want but
most of the loss is related to the food and bever-
age operation, Rollins said.
Rollins said he expected the golf course to
make up its most recent losses in the spring and
summer months as it had over the years during a
lull in the winter season.
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un The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by
a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Committee Chair: Golf Course Privatization Up For Discussion
Photo By Guy Leonard
Patty Meyers, golf course manager at Wicomico Shores, looks out from the renovated banquet hall of the club-
house onto the greens. The chairman of the advisory board for the golf course has said the body should discuss
privatizing the entire operation.
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Todays Newsmakers In Brief
St. Marys Board of Education Chairman Bill Mattingly, also a candidate for St.
Marys County Commissioner, reads to children Saturday at the Southern Mary-
land Higher Education Center during a birthday party for Dr. Seuss.
Photo by Sean Rice
On whether the legislature
should pass a bill prohibiting sex
offenders from reducing their
sentence through good behavior.
Im favorable towards that.
While incarcerated they cant
commit another crime.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron
On whether a director of
MetCom should be allowed to
be the agencys legal counsel.
Its a confict in that it takes away
from the directors job which is
oversight of a $9 million business.
MetCom study commission
member Shelby Guazzo
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Members of the Mill Cove community
in California renewed their objections to a
developers request to move
up the schedule that would
allow water and sewer on
property he owns there, while
some in the local business
community urged county
commissioners to approve the
request to boost local jobs.
Developer Guy Curley, of
Liberty Home Builder based
in Great Mills, wants to have
two separate properties in the
Lexington Park Development
District upgraded in status to
be authorized for water and
sewer lines in three years in-
stead of the currently scheduled six years.
The developer needs water and sewer
to allow his project to move ahead.
On those properties he wants to build
32 cottage style homes on small lots at a
higher density level relative to the neigh-
borhood already there.
Residents of the older
neighborhood have opposed
the plans on the basis that they
would damage the character
of the community and create
traffc congestion, which nar-
row roads there would be un-
able to handle.
They also worry that
more development there would
damage the environment by
causing more runoff and sedi-
mentation into nearby creeks
and streams.
But Curley said he has
changed his concept plans and reduced the
number of lots
from the original
54 proposed and
also reduced the number of driveways that
residents in Mill Cove had complained of.
I believe Ive listened to the resi-
dents, Curley said. Ive addressed den-
sity on both projects and Ive addressed the
driveway concerns.
Curley told commissioners Tuesday
night that while some in the community
and planning commission have opposed his
developments, land use planning staff have
given his concepts approval for meeting
county guidelines for building in the devel-
opment district.
He also said that projects such as his
would help keep jobs open for struggling
construction workers in tough economic
times.
Brooks Jackson, a community member,
said Curleys proposal amounts to cottages
jammed into tiny lots of one-sixth of an
acre.
Lewie Aldridge, a local real estate bro-
ker, asked commissioners to approve the
sewer upgrade to allow a boost to the local
real estate market.
He said that new residents coming to
St. Marys who may only live here for a few
years wanted newer homes, not older style
ones.
These people [living in Mill Cove] are
trying to protect their neighborhood. Im
trying to protect my livelihood, Aldridge
said.
Commissioners closed the public hear-
ing Tuesday night, leaving the record open
for 10 days to receive comments.
Residents Object To New Mill Cove
Neighborhood
Task Force Examining
MetCom Directors Role
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A task force studying the governance structure of the
countys water and sewer agency is looking into whether the
Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) director can also hold
the general legal counsels position.
They are also considering whether to recommend to
the St. Marys Board of County Commissioners that the di-
rector be prohibited from holding outside employment that
could potentially be a confict of interest.
Both potential recommendations in the groups fnal
report, due this summer, are still up for study by the task
force.
MetComs current director, Jacquelyn Meiser, current-
ly holds the directorship, the general counsel position and
has a private law practice.
Rulings from the St. Marys County Ethics Commis-
sion have stated that there is no apparent confict of interest
with Meisers current position.
Some members of the task force expressed trepida-
tions with a director of the agency holding so many posi-
tions, while others said that county department heads have
in the past been allowed to hold other positions outside
government.
Task force co-chair Joseph Densford said that one per-
son holding both the directorship and general legal counsel
roles was not good public policy.
You cant change labels, you cant change hats that
easily, Densford said. Im not saying its unethical, Im
saying from a public perspective its ill-advised.
Densford said that the MetCom board, which hires
the director and sets policy and oversight for the agency,
depends heavily on independent legal counsel in taking
actions.
The independence of that advice is diluted and com-
promised when the director and general counsel share the
same position, Densford said. This is a public agency with
public responsibilities.
Meiser declined to comment on the recommendations
the task force was considering.
Its diffcult to comment until they are a little further
along with the process, Meiser told The County Times.
Its not entirely clear to me that it [any recommendations
to change the county code] would pertain to me.
Meiser said that when she was hired for the direc-
tors position, the MetCom board did so under the cur-
rent regulations and that she could be grandfathered if the
county commissioners change the rules per the task forces
regulations.
Shelby Guazzo, a task force and county planning com-
mission member, said multiple positions for the director of
MetCom would take away from the amount of time needed
to run the agency adequately.
The director is the head of a $9 million business,
Guazzo said. The thinking needs to be focused... that does
not include being the general counsel.
Frank Taylor, task force member and business owner,
disputed the other members concerns somewhat.
I dont necessarily feel theres a confict of interest
being the general counsel and being the director at the same
time, Taylor said, adding that if legal issues arose in Met-
Com that presented a confict for the director, other legal
counsel could be brought in by the agency.
Its done all the time, Taylor said.
Guy Curley
The County Times
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Every county resident regardless of age,
income or level of health insurance can now
take advantage of a new program sponsored
by county government through the National
Association of Counties (NACo) that can give
them an average of a 22 percent discount on
their prescription medications.
The NACo cards are available at all coun-
ty libraries, senior activity centers and the De-
partment of Human Services.
Karen Everett, county spokeswoman,
said that an agreement exists between NACo
and CVS Caremark, the consortium of phar-
macies that administers the program, to ben-
eft counties that are members of the national
association.
Those benefts are then passed down to
residents of each member county, Everett said,
in what amounts to a national marketing cam-
paign for the pharmacological consortium.
They can purchase a larger volume [than
smaller pharmacies] and pass along the sav-
ings, Everett said. The card can even cover
prescriptions for your pet as long as the veteri-
narian writes out the scrip and you can get it
flled at a participating pharmacy.
There are 60,000 pharmacies nation-wide
that participate in the program, according to
Everett, and many pharmacies here participate
as well.
Using the NACo prescription card is
easy, said Cythia Brown, acting director of
the Human Services Department. A card-
holder will simply present it at a participating
pharmacy.
Brown said that there is no enrollment
form to fll out, no membership fee and no re-
strictions or limits on how many times a resi-
dent can use the card.
Family members may also use the card
anytime their prescription needs are not cov-
ered by health insurance, according to county
information.
Everett said the program would be audited
in a years time to see how much it benefted
local residents.
Hopefully, its going to be good for our
citizens, Everett said.
For more information about the program
visit www.caremark.com/naco or www.naco.
org.
County Launches Discount
Prescription Drug Card
Bill Seeks to Keep Child
Predators in Jail
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A bill that would take away opportuni-
ties for child sex offenders and child preda-
tors to earn time off their sentence while in
local jails or state prison has wide support
in the Maryland House of Delegates, but
law enforcement offcials with the Mary-
land Sheriffs Association say they have
not taken a position yet.
House Bill 490 strips away diminution
credits (credits for good behavior, work
done in prison) from child sex offenders
and predators and would force them to fn-
ish their complete sentence.
The bill also places the same restric-
tions on anyone convicted of most sex
offenses.
The bills lead sponsor is House Minor-
ity Leader Anthony ODonnell (R-Dist.29)
and co-sponsors include 90 other delegates,
which is nearly the entire House.
ODonnell said that this is the fourth
year the bill has been up for consideration
but with the alleged murder of a young
girl on the Eastern Shore last year by a
sex offender, the issue now has legislators
attention.
Its unfortunate such a tragedy had
to occur before people paid attention,
ODonnell told The County Times. Im
hoping we have movement this year.
Lt. Dave McDowell, head of the
Calvert County Sheriffs Offce patrol
division, and a member of the Maryland
Sheriffs Associations legislative commit-
tee, said that the association had not taken
a position on the bill yet.
It would be a good thing because
theyre in jail, McDowell said, stating his
personal opinion as an offcer. They should
serve their sentence.
St. Marys Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron
said that a debate about whether sex offend-
ers and child predators could be rehabilitat-
ed in prison has never been concluded.
Theres a signifcant disagreement
across the board on that, Cameron said.
My experience is they tend to re-offend.
Whether they get better [or not] they
tend to re-offend.
An analysis of the bill by the states
Department of Legislative Services shows
there would be a small increase in costs for
keeping sex offenders in jail for their full
terms. For the states general fund there
would be an increase of $130,000 in expen-
ditures for fscal 2011, the analysis stated,
while the local effects were not expected
to measurably increase correctional costs.
Milton Crump, the director of Calvert
Countys corrections division said that lon-
ger sentences for sex offenders and child
predators were a good thing, but restricting
them from earning any diminution credits
for their sentences was not.
Without diminution credits available as
an incentive for good behavior once theyre
in prison, Crump said, there would be little
reason for them to avoid fghts and other
conficts while incarcerated.
Under current law offenders can earn
up to 15 diminution credits a month towards
reducing their sentence, which means they
could effectively cut it in half, Crump said.
They probably should stay in jail lon-
ger, Crump said. But you dont want fghts
in prisons, you dont.
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Most of us will remember that blood
chilling phrase from Apollo 13, only then
it was Houston, We have a problem. But
that was then and now, Southern Maryland-
ers, WE have a problem and his name is
Steny H. Hoyer. This man was elected 27
years ago to represent the farmers, the wa-
terman and the airmen in this beautiful pen-
insula only God could have created. How
fortunate could anyone be?
But something happened over those
years. Steny lost sight of the people he was
elected to represent. He became too impor-
tant to receive their input, their phone calls
and to respond to their letters questioning if
he had forgotten those who had given him
a carte blanc to carry their messages, their
needs and their desires to Congress. You
need only go to his website and study his
voting record. Has he been representing his
districts interests? I dont think so.
Steny has left his roots behind and
moved to the big time. He has joined the
enemy. I dont mean the good people of this
land. I mean the foreign element that has
taken over, those people who are not one of
us. They dont believe we matter because
they have a new agenda. Never forget just
fve days before November 2, 2008, the
statement, In just fve days life in America
will change forever. But it was not the
change we could be proud of. And Steny
Hoyer became one of them.
There are several individuals who
have come forward to challenge Mr. Hoyer.
These individuals are willing to truly rep-
resent the people of Southern Maryland as
they are one of us and I ask you to carefully
check them out. Charles Lollar of Charles
County is a Marine Reserve Offcer. Collins
Bailey is a member of the Charles County
School Board. Please help us to bring in-
tegrity back to the Halls of Congress for all
our sake.
Mary Lou Rose
Great Mills, Md.
Steny Is No Longer One Of Us
I applaud President Obamas recent summit
on healthcare, but I cant help but think it has been
a huge waste of time. Forging common ground
with the opposition party is sorely needed, now
more than ever, but neither side will ever come to
a consensus.
Now, frst it should be acknowledged that
Republicans have drafted plans of their own, but
the provisions of these plans dont differ that much
from what the Democrats are proposing.
The most prominent GOP-drafted bills, the
Wyden/Bennett bill (H.R. 3590) and the Ryan bill
(H.R. 2520), impose individual mandates for insur-
ance coverage, just like the bills that were passed
through the House and Senate. They also set up
government-run insurance exchanges, offer sub-
sidies and tax credits to individuals with low in-
comes, and limit malpractice suits. So this oft-re-
peated charge that no Republican-supported ideas
are being included in the legislation is a lie.
Still, all of this is beside the point. Neither
side is going to come up with a plan that works
for everyone, because its about much more than
politics. Its about the way Americans view health-
care, period.
Our system is rampant with fraud, bankrupt-
ing millions of Americans, and pricing millions
more out of coverage. And thousands of people
are dying every year because they dont have in-
surance, their premiums and co-pays have risen
to the point where they cant afford their medica-
tion or appointments, or their insurance companies
have denied them life saving care.
The insurance companies do this for one
simple reason, because to provide the goods and
services that their customers need from them, they
have to pay instead of proft. The policyholders
arent their priority. The shareholders are.
And thats what you get when a system like
ours, because in America, we view healthcare and
health insurance, as for-proft business venture in-
stead of a God-given right. And for any real prog-
ress to be made in reforming healthcare, that has
to change.
This is about a basic constitutional principle,
THE RIGHT TO LIFE. It should stand to rea-
son that if Americans have a right to life, then we
should also have the right to the means to sustain
that life, and if the so-called free market cant or
wont help us do that, then its our governments
responsibility to step in.
This doesnt amount to a nanny state but a
government that takes responsibility for the needs
of its people. We hired these people. We pay them.
Theyre supposed to be OUR lobbyists. Theyre
supposed to protect us from all enemies, both for-
eign and domestic. And right now the enemy is an
industry that, unlike others, only profts from re-
fusing to provide the services they were hired for.
So yes, this is an ideological dispute, and
people need to decide what they stand for; what is
proftable, or what is right.
Andrew E. Goodwin
Lexington Park, Md
The Ideological Divide on Healthcare
I was very upset to learn of the last
minute decision to change the 620 Hillville
munition site from RPD to industrial.
I do not feel that there was adequate
notifcation for input from the citizens who
live on Friendship School Road and sur-
rounding areas that will be affected.
There is a large agricultural Menno-
nite community that travel the roads there
everyday. There will be an increase in traf-
fc and noise and a decrease in property
values.
We need help from all citizens to send
a message to the commissioners that last
minute decisions like this will not stand.
Peggy McGahagan
Mechanicsville, Md
Zoning Change Was Sneaky
On Monday, March 8, 2010, the 31st an-
nual Maryland March for Life will be held in
Annapolis. Please go to www.marylandmarch-
forlife.org for information and to register.
As in years past, the march will begin
at St. Marys Church on Duke of Gloucester
Street. At 5:15, there will be both Catholic
and non-denominational prayer services. At
6:30, the March to the MD. State House will
begin. There will be a rally with a number
of speakers, including Bishop Harry Jackson.
After the rally, there will be food and refresh-
ments back at St. Marys Church.
Some people question whether these
marches for life accomplish anything. It
is true that a march for the lives of babies
doesnt necessarily save a single baby, just as
the marches for breast cancer awareness dont
save any womans life. But what breast cancer
marches do is to draw public attention to the
terrible disease that kills thousands of women
every year. Perhaps the most important func-
tion of a march for breast cancer awareness
is to let those who suffer know they are not
alone, and that there are those who will
not rest until a cure for breast cancer
is found.
A march for life also brings pub-
lic awareness to the terrible issue of
abortion. What the marchers do, by
their presence, is to speak for the tiny,
speechless victims of abortion. A
march for life notifies elected officials that
this is an issue that is not going to go away.
The marchers help to bring the issue of abor-
tion out of the secrecy of the abortion clinic
and place it on view for elected officials. A
public march says that we will not rest until
babies in the womb are given the right to life.
We will not rest until life is once again sacred
for the oldest person to the very tiniest human
being.
As public awareness is raised about how
millions of babies are murdered every year
in abortion clinics by abortion doctors who
make their profits off the blood of the inno-
cent and helpless, the march gets bigger. As
human hearts begin to experience the deep
conviction that it is very wrong to kill human
babies as though they were of no more value
than cockroaches, the march for life will grow
until the line of marchers reaches around the
entire state. Until every citizen knows that
killing a baby from conception right up to the
point of birth is an evil that must no longer be
tolerated in the United States, the march for
life will go on.
On March 8, come and join the March for
Life, and speak for those who cannot speak for
themselves. It may just be the most important
thing you ever do.
Rebecca Denning
Bushwood, MD
March For Life is Monday
It has been a long, rough winter for
all of us. Each day we watch for glimpses
of spring. According to the calendar, its
only weeks away. Along with the trees
getting green again, the fowers blooming,
and warmer temperatures, the wildlife all
around us start having their spring babies.
Unfortunately, things dont always go well
for these creatures. Mother deer get hit by
cars, leaving their fawns at the mercy of na-
ture, Raccoons, rabbits, opossums, squir-
rels, skunks, owls, eagles, birds, and foxes
you name it can be injured or orphaned.
Fortunately, there is a non-proft or-
ganization right here in St. Marys County
that exists simply to help the injured and or-
phaned wildlife. You may have read about
the organization during the recent pelican
rescue here. John and Lisa Fischer run
Suburban Wildlife Rescue and Rehabili-
tation out of their home. They receive no
government funding everything comes
out of this couples own pockets and from
donations from people like you and me. It
is a very, very expensive undertaking. I
have had the pleasure of knowing them for
several years and seeing frst-hand the work
that they do.
If you are like me and hate to see any
animal suffer but arent always sure how
to help, here is a way! Your tax-deductible
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By Sean Rice
Staff Writer
Prospective first-
time and repeat home
buyers still have two
months to cash in on the
extended and expanded
federal home buyers
credit.
The Worker, Home-
ownership, and Business
Assistance Act of 2009
extended the tax credit
of up to $8,000 for quali-
fied first-time homebuy-
ers purchasing a prin-
cipal residence. It also
authorized a tax credit
of up to $6,500 for quali-
fied repeat homebuyers.
The tax credit now
applies to sales occurring
on or after Jan. 1, 2009
and on or before April
30, 2010. In cases where
a binding sales contract
is signed by April 30,
2010, a home purchase
completed by June 30,
2010 will qualify. For
sales occurring after
Nov. 6, 2009, the Act
raised the income limits
to $125,000 for single
taxpayers and $225,000
for married couples fil-
ing joint returns.
Its nice, they ex-
tended the program in
the first week of Novem-
ber, said Jack Fegeley,
an OBrien Realty agent who sells homes
for Quality Built Homes at the Broad
Creek Subdivision. And I dont know if
people are considering that theyll have
another extension.
Its now too late to build a house from
the beginning permit phase with Quality
Built and meet the deadlines for the home-
buyers tax credit, but there are many al-
ready built and in-progress spec homes
available at Qulaity Builts subdivisions.
Theres probably about 9 homes
between Forrest Farm, Broad Creek and
Forest Knolls that Quality Built either has
under construction or it has permits to get
ready to start, he said, adding that there
are several other homes at the companys
other subdivisions, including Pembrooke,
Leonards Grant and Farms at Hunting
Creek.
Everyone that Ive talked to whos
benefited from (the tax credit), they put
the money back into the economy. They
bought a fence, or new living room furni-
ture, Fegeley said.
Time Is Running Short To Cash In On
Homebuyers Credit
As Southern Maryland has grown,
so has the demand for quality health-
care. The St. Marys Hospital Founda-
tion is focused on our areas healthcare
needs and is dedicated to providing a
bright future for our hospital and the
community we serve.
Since 2001, the SMH Foundation
has awarded scholarships to Southern
Maryland residents who want to pursue
a career in healthcare. The Founda-
tion is now accepting applications from
students interested in allied health and
nursing. Allied health professionals in-
clude radiology technicians, respiratory
therapists, ultrasound technicians, nurs-
ing technicians, laboratory technolo-
gists, physical, occupational and speech
therapists, and many more.
The healthcare scholarships are
supported through generous donations
from the community and the Foundation
fundraisers held throughout the year, in-
cluding such events as the Gala, Epicu-
rean Experience and Culinary Infusion.
Each scholarship helps pay for tuition,
books and fees associated with the de-
gree or certification.
Individuals interested in applying
for scholarship opportunities can stop
by the Human Resources office at St.
Marys Hospital to pick up an applica-
tion or they can download the applica-
tion on the SMH Web site at www.smh-
wecare.com. The application deadline
is March 15, 2010.
St. Marys Hospital Offers Nursing
Scholarships
The 10th annual Beer & Wine tasting to
beneft the Christmas in April programs is taking
place Saturday March 6, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the
J.T. Daugherty Conference Center in Lexington
Park. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 at the
door. For ticket sale information, see the events tab
at www.christmasinaprilsmc.org.
Every year Christmas in April volunteers
tackle home projects for selected low income and
elderly St. Marys County residents. These homes
are usually in total disrepair or not suitable for the
occupants current health situation. Not one person
is paid to help, and often times they spend over
16 hours at the sites fnishing the job. If you are
interested in donating to Christmas in April or
volunteering this year the Project Day is Saturday
April 24. This year they have slated to repair 21
homes and one community non-for-proft center. If
you cant volunteer work, show your support. For
more information on how to get involved, see the
Web Site.
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lion Boeing assembly plant with thousands of
jobs and a $100 million wind turbine test fa-
cility were just two of the announced develop-
ments that boosted the South Carolina coast in
recent months none of which seemed pos-
sible in the 1990s.
The government was closing the Charles-
ton Naval base and naval shipyard, the region
was still recovering from its 1989 battering by
Hurricane Hugo and local leaders were using
apocalyptic language to warn of a coming eco-
nomic implosion.
The weeds begin to grow in the cracks
in the pavement and the tumbleweeds of bro-
ken dreams and shattered lives blow down the
street, Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.
told the Defense Base Closure and Realign-
ment Commission in 1993.
It was the same year David Ginn, now the
president and CEO of the Charleston Regional
Development Alliance, moved to the Charles-
ton area.
My family said it was a great career
move, he recalls, laughing.
The closing of the base in 1995 cost more
than 20,000 government jobs.
Ginn said it also brought fundamental
change in the area economy, bringing togeth-
er communities once in competition to work
together to attract investment to the whole
region.
For 100 years, economic development
meant the Navys federal money coming here,
he said. There was a 1 percent growth a year,
nothing exciting but even in a recession we
stayed up. Everyone was happy.
Then the unthinkable happened. The base
was closed as the military shed costly domestic
operations.
The regional development alliance,
formed in 1995, had an early win when Nucor
Corp. announced a $500 million steel mill in
Berkeley County.
There were 18 more industrial announce-
ments in the region that year and 20 more in
1996, Ginn said.
It unleashed the power of the private
sector by taking this Navy presence out, said
Ginn.
Local offcials used what was called a hot
turnover at the old base. Instead of taking years
with master plans, they quickly got companies
into existing warehouses and other base facili-
ties. Within six years, 5,000 new jobs has been
created and more than $141 million had been
invested at the base.
The Navy still plays an important role in
Charleston, but its a smaller percentage of to-
tal nonfarm employment which, according to
the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, grew
from 210,000 in 1993 to an estimated 292,000
last year.
With about 13,000 workers, the Navy re-
mains the areas single biggest employer.
But its a totally different kind of Navy,
said Karen Kuchenbecker, who handles strate-
gic planning for the alliance. Its things like
nuclear training and engineering _ higher pay-
ing and jobs of the future instead of well pay-
ing blue collar jobs.
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Stephanie Abell, 64
Stephanie Louise Steff
Abell, 64, of Hollywood,
MD died March 1, 2010 at St.
Marys Hospital, surrounded
by her family and friends.
Born August 22, 1945 in
Leonardtown, MD she was
the daughter of the late James
Allen and Phiney Alvey Cu-
sic. She was the loving wife to
Floyd Abell whom she married
on March 21, 1964 at St. Johns
Church in Hollywood, MD.
She was the sister of Jo Allen Mattingly of
Hollywood, MD, the late James Anthony Cusic of
Hollywood, MD, Larry (Marica) Cusic of Omaha,
NE, Jane Hier (Mickey) of Pittsford, VT and Kevin
(Charlene) Cusic of Hollywood, MD.
Stephanie graduated from Leonardtown
High School in 1963 and attended college to be-
come a dental assistant. She became the assistant
of the late Dr. Rolla Burk and was later employed
by Dr. Blair Wood. She retired after many years of
service in September of 2009 due to acute illness.
Stephanie and Floyd did not have children of their
own, but after Floyds sister Betty Lou Wathen
passed away they helped raise Edie, Sherri, Lisa,
Susie and Janie and thought of them as their own
children. Family always came frst with Stephanie
and she had such great love for her nephews, niec-
es, cousins and friends. She enjoyed Ocean City,
gambling, reading and relaxing on the porch at the
family home on Patuxent River.
The family will receive friends on Thursday,
March 4, 2010 from 5 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-
Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where
prayers will be said at 7 p.m. with Deacon Lou
Koeniger offciating. A Mass of Christian burial
will be celebrated on Friday, March 5, 2010, in St.
Johns Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD at 11
a.m. with Fr. Raymond Schmidt offciating. Inter-
ment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbear-
ers will be Christopher Cusic, Timmy Mattingly,
Harold Anderson, Jr., Philip Cusic, Steve Cook,
Patrick Woodburn and Michael Miedzinski.
Contributions may be sent to the St. Johns
Francis Regis Catholic Church and School, 43950
St. Johns Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. To send a
condolence to the family please visit our website at
www.mgfh.com.
Clifton Pete Austin, 82
Clifton Pete Lacey
Austin, 82, of Hollywood,
passed away peacefully at
home on Saturday, Feb. 27,
2010.
He is survived by his
loving wife of 60 years Au-
drey G. Austin; children
Bradley C. Austin (Sonia)
and Deborah LeAnn (James)
Dudley; sisters Betty, Mildred and Susan;
Brothers Raymond, James and Jesse (Butch).
He is also survived by eight grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren and a host of family
and friends.
The family received friends on Wednes-
day, March 3, at Gaschs Funeral Home, P.A.,
Hyattsville. Services will be held on Thursday,
March 4 at 11 a.m. at Colmar Manor Bible
Church, 4110 Newton St., Colmar Manor,
MD.
Internment will follow at Fort Lincoln
Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.
In lieu of fowers memorial contributions
may be made in his name to Colmar Manor Bi-
ble Church, 4110 Newton St., Colmar Manor,
MD 20722, or The Gideons Interntional, PO
Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214.
Charles Cornwell, Jr., 66
Charles Lee Cornwell, Jr.
of Callaway, MD passed away
on Feb. 25, 2010 at St. Marys
Hospital.
Born March 28, 1943 in
Wilmington, NC he was the son
of the late Charles Lee Corn-
well, Sr. and Mary Margaret
Cornwell.
daughters Anna Bauereis, from Austin, TX; Lisa
Gasper, from Little Shute, WI; Susan Griffth from
Fredericksburg, VA; and Patricia Beaulieu from
Fredricksburg, VA. He has 11 grandchildren and 3
great grandchildren.
Charlie was proud to be a Marine. He served
two tours in Vietnam and retired after 21 years of
service. He was a member of the USMC Combat
Helicopter Association.
A private Funeral Service will be conducted
at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery,
Black Mountain, NC.
Charles Famoso, 83
Charles Al Anthony Famoso, 83, of Leon-
ardtown, MD passed away on Feb. 25, 2010. Al
was born to the late Luigi and Christine Famoso
in Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 15, 1926. He served in
three branches of the military, Army, Navy, and
retired from the Air Force. He served as a Morse
Code Interceptor for the Army Security Agency
during World War II in Guam and Okinawa. He
worked as an electrical engineer for the Dept. of
the Navy, retiring in 1983. He enjoyed playing
cards with his friends and Scrabble with his fami-
ly. He was an excellent pool player, winning many
awards. He especially loved to embody the spirit
of Santa, visiting schools and various community
events. He began Santa on the Square in Leonar-
dtown by showing up in his specially made red suit
and talking with children. Later, the mayor added
a Mrs. Claus, and the event became a yearly tradi-
tion. He believed he was allowed to live so long so
that he could fsh every spot available in St. Marys
County. He was preceded in death by Teresa Cotter
Famoso, the mother of his 11 children, 2 children
who died at birth (John and Mary Ann), 2 sisters,
5 brothers and his stepson, Stephen Te Gordon.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Mona Ste-
phens Famoso; his children, Douglas (Tammy),
Cathy Nelson (John), Teresa Saunders (Barry),
Stephen (Karen), Cynthia, Charles Jr. (Stella),
Jeannette (Lisa), Joeleen, Angelia Demers (Dave);
and his stepchildren, Phil Gordon (Sheila), (Nancy
Gordon), Marcia Lent (Leonard), Gwen Rodri-
guez (Tony). He is also survived by one brother,
Alfonse Famoso of Westminster, MD; 30 grand-
children and 13 great-grandchildren. A memorial
service was held. on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at
First Saints Community Church, St. Pauls campus
in Leonardtown. Interment was private. In lieu
of fowers, memorial contributions can be made
to First Saints Community Churchs Loaves and
Fishes soup kitchen, P.O. Box 95, Leonardtown,
MD 20650.
Rose Figliola, 93
Rose M. Figliola, 93, of
Leonardtown, MD passed
away at her daughters resi-
dence in Leonardtown, MD,
on January 29, 2010, after a
brave fght with cancer, with
her family at her side. She
formerly resided in Ozone
Park, NY.
Born March 19, 1916
in Brooklyn, NY, she was
the daughter of the late Michael and Rosina
Murno.
She will be remembered as a kind and
gentle spirit, a loving mother,
and a gifted seamstress. She was also a
great Italian cook, and loved being with her
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchil-
dren, above all.
She is survived by her children, Joseph
Figliola and wife Elaine of
Phoenix, AZ, Debra Savillo and husband
Carl of Leonardtown, MD, and Michael Fi-
gliola and wife Kathleen of Howard Beach,
NY; her sister, Theresa Inguardi, of Brooklyn,
NY, and numerous nieces and nephews. Nine
grandchildren, Carl Savillo, III and wife An-
drianna of Phoenix, AZ, Rosalie Savillo of Se-
attle, WA, Robert Savillo and wife Christina
of Baltimore, MD, Nicholas Savillo of Balti-
more, MD, Daniel Figliola and wife Kelly of
Phoenix, AZ, Maria Kovac and husband Jason
of Phoenix, AZ, Kristine
Anzalone of NY, Toni Marie Figliola and
Victoria Figliola of NY, and seven great grand-
children, Gage and sister Lucia Rose of Phoe-
nix, AZ, Asher of Baltimore, MD, Giovanni
of Phoenix, AZ, Makayla and sister Haizy Mi-
chele of Phoenix, AZ, and Gianna of NY.
In addition to her parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by six brothers and three sis-
ters. She was the wife of the late Daniel L.
Figliola.
A visitation was held at both Brinsfeld
Funeral Home in Leonardtown, MD, and
James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home in
Ozone Park, NY. A Funeral Mass was cel-
ebrated at Nativity B.V.M. Church, in Ozone
Park, NY, on Feb. 3, 2010, followed by inter-
ment at Pinelawn Cemetery, in Farmingdale,
NY.
Memorial contributions may be made
to St. Marys Hospice House, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Mary Gough, 75
Mary Madgalane
Gough, 75, of Lexington
Park, MD died Feb. 22, 2010
at St. Marys Hospital.
Mary was born July 8,
1934 in Beachville, MD to
the late Thomas Gough and
Nellie Marie Burnley.
Mary was raised by
her grandmother, Matilda
Carter Gough along with
Mary Carroll and Albert Butler Jr. Mary was
educated in the St. Marys County School
System.
Mary was a lifetime member of Immacu-
late Heart of Mary Catholic Church of Lexing-
ton Park, MD.
Mary loved the Baltimore Orioles base-
ball team. She loved playing Bingo, playing
cards, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and
traveling. In doing these things, she was al-
ways close to family and friends whom she
loved dearly.
Mary retired from the Patuxent Naval
Air Station Supply Department on October
13, 1995 where she was a dedicated worker for
more that forty years.
Mary is survived by her loving and dedi-
cated son, Ralph E. Gough Sr., daughter in
law, Wanda Gough, grandson, Ralph Gough
Jr., granddaughter Tawanda Gough, great-
granddaughters, Leah Gough, Nichole Fiore
and great-grandson, Devon Gough and a host
of cousins and friends.
Services were held Feb. 27 at Immaculate
Heart of Mary Church, burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers was Algerron
Barnes, James H. Johnson, Darnell Corbin,
John R. Hall Jr., James C. Smith, and Paul
Smith. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be
Ernest Hall, Horace McClane, Andre Barnes,
Bernard Barnes and Carl Carroll.
Arrangements by the Brinsfeld Funeral
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Doris Kepner, 89
Doris Birely Kepner, 89,
of Leonardtown, MD and pre-
viously of Blue Ridge Sum-
mit, PA, passed away on Feb.
26, 2010 at St. Marys Nursing
Center.
Born August 22, 1920 in
Sabillasville, MD, she was the
daughter of the late Marvin F.
Birely and Alice V. (Moser) Birely.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Kepner was
preceded in death by her husband Charles F.
Kepner, and her siblings, Mary Barton, Ethel Zim-
merman, Harold Birely, Helen DeLawter, Eleanor
Birely, Raymond Birely, and Donald Birely.
She is survived by her son, Thomas Kepner
and his wife Jeannette of Park Hall, MD. She is
also survived by four grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Private services will be held at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Leonardtown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leon-
ardtown, MD 20650
Arrangements provided by the Brinsfeld Fu-
neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
Dorian Lassiter, 59
Dorian Townsend Las-
siter, 59, of Leonardtown, MD
died on Thursday, Feb. 25,
2010 at Shady Grove Hospi-
tal. She was the daughter of
the late James Lee and Norma
Jean Lett Townsend. Ms.
Lassiter is survived by her
two sons, John R. Lassiter, Jr.
(partner Greg) of Cherry Hill,
NJ and Adam Townsend Lassiter (wife Carrie) of
Seattle, WA; two grandchildren, Chase Townsend
and Brooke Elizabeth Lassiter who were the love
of her life and her heart; her brother, David Lee
Townsend of New Carrollton, TX; sister, Debra
Elizabeth (husband Doug) Baird of Simpsonville,
SC and estranged husband, John R. Lassiter.
Ms. Lassiter worked for the Department of
the Navy, Naval Health Clinic, Patuxent River,
MD from 1986 and was due to retire in 2012. She
was an avid gardener, a wonderful quilter, and a
voracious reader, but her passion in life was her
family, especially her children and grandbabies.
Relatives and friends were invited to Dorians
Life Celebration at the Brinsfeld Funeral Home,
22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD on
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 with prayers recited.
A Mass of Christian Burial will offered on Thurs-
day, March 4, 2010 at 11 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church, 21370 Newtowne Neck Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. Father John Mattingly
pastor of the church will be the celebrant. The
burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at
a later date.
In lieu of fowers, Ms. Lassiter requested
donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foun-
dation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY
10004, Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR),
or American Breast Cancer Foundation, 1220
B East Joppa Road, Suite 332, Baltimore, MD
21286.
Benjamin Lumkins, 89
Benjamin Franklin Legs Lumpkins, 89 of
Tall Timbers, MD and formerly of Piney Point, MD
died on March 1, 2010 at Charlotte Hall Veterans
Home. Born January 5, 1921 in Piney Point, MD,
he was the son of the late Charles Edgar and Lucy
Marie Goddard Lumpkins, Sr. He is survived by
his children Carolyn Roehm of West Palm Beach,
FL, Charles Ronnie Lumpkins of Piney Point,
MD, Franklin Bruce Lumpkins of Callaway, MD
and Melody Kay Clinton of West Palm Beach, FL
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as well as his sister Marie Hilburn of Lexington
Park, MD, seven grandchildren, ffteen great-
grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He
was preceded in death by his wife and his brother
Nick Lumpkins. A lifelong resident of St. Marys
County, Legs graduated from Great Mills High
School. He was a waterman for 60 years, 20 years
of which he spent working for Stewarts Petroleum,
retiring in 1970. He served in the U.S. Army for
one year during World War II and enjoyed telling
fsh tales and watching baseball. The family will
receive friends on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 5
8 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at
7:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Friday,
March 5, 2010 at 10 AM in the Mattingley-Gardin-
er Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dan Moore
offciating. Interment will follow at St. George
Episcopal Cemetery, Valley Lee, MD. Pallbear-
ers will be James Quade, Keith Lumpkins, Kyle
Lumpkins, J.L. Higgs, Eddie Cullison and Francis
Cullison. Condolences may be left to the family at
www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Addie Mack, 85
Addie Bell Mack, 85, of Lexington Park, MD
died Feb. 7, 2010 at St. Marys Hospital.
Born March 4, 1924 in Picayune, MS she was
the daughter of the late Ed Mack, Sr. and Angeline
(Davis) Mack.
Addie was educated at Spears Rosenwald
School in Ethel, LA. She moved to New Orleans
and worked at Mollys At the Market Restaurant,
Hotel Dieu, and Tulane Med Center. In her later
years, she served as a private care provider to the
elderly.
Addie is survived by her children, Lizzie
Mack-Webster and Ernest James Mack, sister, An-
nie Mack-McCrary, seven grandchildren, 16 great
grandchildren, one great great-grandson and a host
of nieces, nephews, family and friends. She was
preceded in death by her siblings, William Henry
Mack, Louis Mack, Ed Mack, Jr., Samuel Mack,
and Alion Mack-OConnor.
A Memorial Service was held on Saturday,
Feb. 27, 2010 at the Gentilly Greater Harvest Mis-
sionary Baptist Church, 4121 Alfred Street, New
Orleans, LA 70122.
Elizabeth McCoy, 91
Elizabeth (Beth) C. Mc-
Coy, 91, of Scotland, MD,
died after a long illness on
Feb. 27, 2010 in Annapolis,
MD.
Born to the late John J.
and Kathleen C. Crowley at
Georgetown Hospital on July
19, 1918 in Washington, DC,
Mrs. McCoy attended Sacred
Heart Academy, Immaculate
Junior College, and later Saint Marys of the
Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana. Follow-
ing her graduation from college, she married the
late Frederick L. McCoy, a Maryland native and
graduate of Gonzaga High School and George-
town University. Mr. McCoy gained an interest
in Southern Maryland and a love of her people
from time spent as an altar boy accompanying
Jesuit priests doing mission work in St. Marys
County.
Making their home in 1941 at St. Gabriels
Manor, a 165-acre farm on the Potomac River,
Mrs. McCoy and her husband believed it was
their duty to protect, preserve, and publicize the
unique cultural and religious history of the area.
Mrs. McCoy with her husband, played key roles
in campaigns to protect the Potomac River and
shoreline and also to stop the building of a pro-
posed oil refnery at Piney Point, MD. Mrs. Mc-
Coy also helped bring together key leaders from
the religious and political community, Historic
St. Marys City, St. Marys College, and local
landowners to establish a plan to preserve the
land and reconstruct the frst Catholic Church
in the English Colonies at Chapel Field in St.
Marys City. Her efforts were rewarded with
the honors of being one of the frst persons to
view the lead coffns recovered from the Chapel
Field site and to lay a corner brick for the recon-
structed Chapel. Mrs. McCoy also spearheaded
efforts to preserve the Cedar Point Lighthouse
Cupola at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
Beth often said that someone who has done
great things in their life becomes living his-
tory. All 12 of Mrs. McCoys children attended
St. Michaels Elementary School and then her
three daughters attended St. Marys Academy
and her nine sons Ryken High School. She
was proud of her 34 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
In addition to her work with the Chapel
Field Project and the Cedar Point Lighthouse,
Mrs. McCoys historical preservation activities
included service as a member of the Society
for the Preservation of St. Ignatius Church in
St. Inigoes and the St. Marys County Historical
Society. She also served as one of the frst wom-
en on the St. Marys County Election Board of
Supervisors. She co-founded the Mistress Brent
Garden Club. She served as the President of the
Catholic Daughters of America. Her charitable
activities included service as President of the La-
dies of Charity of St. Michaels Church in Ridge
as well as many years working with the Inter
Faith Volunteers to provide meals and entertain-
ment for the elderly of St. Marys County.
Mrs. McCoy along with her husband, Fred,
received the Father Andrew White S.J. Award in
1985. She has been honored as the Woman of the
Year by her alma mater, St. Mary of the Woods.
Her historical preservation activities earned her
the Cross Botany Award and her services to the
Catholic Church earned her the Papal Medal
Pro Ecclesia et Pro-Pontifce. In 2005, she was
recognized as a Pillar of the Community by St.
Marys Ryken High School.
In 1990 Beth was preceded in death by her
beloved husband, Frederick L. McCoy, in 2004
by her third son Daniel William McCoy, and
in 2006 by her oldest son Frederick L. McCoy,
Jr. She is survived by ten children and their
families, John C. of Baltimore, MD, Joseph S.
of Philadelphia, PA, Mary Blohm of Boston,
MA, Thomas A. of Geneva, Switzerland, Anne
Hayes of Tracys Landing, MD, Christopher P.
of Fairfax Station, VA, Muffn Padukiewicz of
St. Gabriels Manor, Scotland, MD, Nicholas
and Mark both of Timonium, MD and Matthew
of Metuchen, N.J., and the families of her de-
ceased sons, Dan and Fred. She is also survived
by numerous nieces and nephews.
The family received friends on Wednes-
day, March 3, 2010 at the St. Michaels Catholic
Church, Ridge. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11
a.m. The Rev. Msgr. Maurice OConnell will
be the celebrant. Interment will follow in the
church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
St. Michaels School, P.O. Box 259, Ridge, MD
20680 or Historic St. Marys City Chapel Fund,
P.O. Box 24, St. Marys City, MD 20686.
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Thomas Ribson, Jr., 54
Thomas Stuart Risbon,
JR., age 54 of Leonardtown,
MD passed away Feb. 27,
2010 after a long illness. He
was born April 14th 1955 in
Coatesville Pennsylvania to
late Thomas Stuart Risbon,
Sr. and Mary Grace Risbon
(Robinson.)
Tom graduated from
Coatesville High School in 1973. He served 4
years in the United States Navy as an Electron-
ics Technician. He received an honorable dis-
charge from the military in 1978. On March
12, 1977 he was married to Catherine Toler of
Philadelphia. She is the daughter of Pete and
Nancy Toler. Together they had 3 sons Ian, Eric
and Ryan. He was the proud grandfather of
Eric Stuart Risbon Jr. Tom worked for several
different defense contractors before serving 25
years as a civil servant. Tom began his career
in Warminster Pennsylvania (NADC) before
relocating to Webster Field (4.5.11 SCR).
Tom was an avid athlete who played many
sports throughout his life; football, basketball,
hockey, softball, he was even scouted by two
major league baseball teams and invited to
tryouts while in high school, however golf was
his favorite passion. He was an avid fan of all
Philadelphia sports teams, which caused much
laughter between himself and his offcemates.
Tom was a proud father who enjoyed coaching
his sons athletic teams.
He loved his wife and enjoyed traveling
and seeing new places. His other hobbies in-
cluded woodworking, manicuring his yard,
remodeling his house, anything that involved
working with his hands. He was very talented.
Tommy enjoyed reading about American his-
tory and watching classic movies.
Tom was a great person, wonderful father
and loving husband. He was a strong willed
person who, no matter how sick he was, fought
through his illness and had plans to live a long
productive fulflling life. He loved spending the
little time he could with his grandson. Every-
body who has ever met Tommy was touched by
his genuine, loving, upbeat, wonderful person-
ality. When Tom Stuart Risbon Junior came
into this world 54 years ago the world became
a better place. With Tommys departure, the
world is now saddened at the loss of one of the
greatest people to ever be part of it.
The family will receive friends on Sat-
urday, March 6, 2010 from 1 2 p.m. in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel,
Leonardtown, MD where a funeral service
will follow at 2 p.m. with Deacon Bill Nick-
erson offciating. Interment will be private.
Condolences may be left to the family at www.
mgfh.com.
John Scholten, Sr., 52
John Braden Scholten, Sr., 52 of Mechanics-
ville, MD passed away at his residence.
Born May 22, 1957 in Tacoma, Washington,
he was the son of the late Rob-
ert E. and Frances Lugenbeel
Scholten.
John was a Railroad Me-
chanic for Richmond Freder-
icksburg-Potomac Railroad
retiring after 18 years of
service.
wife Deborah M. Scholten
of Mechanicsville, MD, chil-
dren; John B. Scholten, Jr. (Megan) of Waldorf,
MD, and Christiana Keefer (Jeffrey) of Leonar-
dtown, MD, grandson; Aidan Scholten, siblings;
Linda Slade (Joseph) of Valley Lee, MD, David
Scholten (Diane), and William Scholten (Paula).
In addition to his parents John was preceded in
death by his brother, Robert Scholten, Jr. and sis-
ter, Pamelia Reinoehl.
A Funeral Service was conducted, Friday,
Feb. 26, 2010 in the Brinsfeld Funeral Home,
P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Interment followed in Charles Memorial
Gardens, Leonardtown, MD
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinsfeldfuneral.com
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Detectives Seeking Mailbox Destruction Suspects
Detectives from the St. Marys County Bureau of Criminal Investigations are seeking infor-
mation on several cases of malicious destruction of property to vehicles, mailboxes, and thefts
from motor vehicles in the Hollywood and Wildewood area of St. Marys County.
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Man Charged With Assault In Domestic Case
On February 25, 2010, Deputy First Class Scott Ruest responded to a residence on Three
Notch Road in Lexington Park for a report of a domestic assault. The investigation revealed
Dale Lee Lokey Sr., 41, of Lexington Park, was involved in a verbal dispute which escalated
into a physical assault when Lokey allegedly tackled the victim to the ground. The victim was
able to break free and Lokey allegedly then slapped the victim across the face. The assault
was stopped by a third party in the residence. Lokey was arrested and charged with second
degree assault.

Local Detective Helps Locate Wanted Suspect
On March 3, 2010 Detective Cpl. Robert Merritt developed information regarding a pos-
sible location of Raymond Stanley Morgan who was wanted by police in Virginia, the Mary-
land State Police and the St. Marys County Sheriffs Offce on several felony warrants.
St. Marys investigators issued a warning March 2 that Morgan was last seen in
Hollywood.
Merritt obtained a specifc residence where Morgan was believed to be staying in Middle-
sex County, Virginia and contacted the U.S. Marshalls Service Warrant Unit in Virginia.
Through combined efforts of Merritt, the U.S. Marshalls Service, and local police in Virginia,
Morgan was apprehended as he attempted to fee the residence on foot. Morgan was subse-
quently charged with attempted murder and kidnapping by local police in Virginia.
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Staff Writer
A woman accused of pointing a gun at a
police offcer last year during a call to check on
her childs welfare has been ordered to submit
to medical monitoring of her condition for the
next fve years as part of a Circuit Court judg-
ment last week that allowed her to go free, her
attorney said.
Nancy Ahearn, of Leonardtown, was ar-
rested and charged last year with both frst- and
second degree assault but was ordered to un-
dergo mental health screening after her defense
attorney fled a plea of her being not criminally
responsible.
According to police accounts of the events
of March 20, 2009 Ahearn was alleged to have
pointed a handgun at the deputy as he attempted
to help after a bookcase had fallen over on her
then-18-month-old child.
As the deputy ran for cover, police accounts
stated, Ahearn tracked his movements while still
pointing the weapon at him.
Police alleged that Ahearn pulled the trig-
ger more than once but the gun failed to fre. The
deputy wrested the gun from here, police reports
state, and placed her under arrest.
According to charging documents, Ahearn
admitted to pointing a handgun at Dep. Joseph
Labrack.
A h e a r n
was originally
charged with at-
tempted murder
in the case but
that charge was
dropped when it
made its way to
Circuit Court.
Shane Matting-
ly, Ahearns at-
torney in the
Circuit Court
Case, said that
she was found
competent to stand trial but that she did not com-
prehend the criminality of her actions.
That was part of her mental disorder,
Mattingly said. She did not know what she was
doing.
Ahearn is undergoing outpatient treatment,
Mattingly said, and while doing so she is not a
threat.
Mattingly praised the police response to the
situation last year.
They showed a great deal of restraint,
Mattingly said of offcers not using deadly force.
Shes very grateful that did not happen and so
is her family.
Judge: Woman Not Criminally
Responsible For Offcer Assault
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
States Attorney Richard Fritz told
The County Times on Tuesday that he
would seek the maximum penalty for Jer-
emiah J. Watson, the man found guilty
last week by a St. Marys jury of second
degree murder in a Nov. 2008 shooting
near Dameron, which Fritz said was tan-
tamount to a life sentence.
The maximum penalty for second-
degree murder is 30 years in prison and
Fritz cannot seek enhanced penalties for
the charge, he said, but with Watsons con-
current convictions on frst-degree assault
and frst-degree burglary the defendant
could get up to 75 years of incarceration.
Watson stood trial last week for the
shooting death of Christopher Michael
Patty, the new boyfriend of his estranged
girlfriend Tina Lynne Dean. Watson was
accused of using a shovel to break into
Deans home Nov. 24 and using the tool as
a weapon against Patty.
Fritz argued to jurors during the four-
day trial that Watson had become obsessed
with Patty and Dean after she had broken
off their initial long-term relationship.
Watson and Dean had had three chil-
dren together.
According to court testimony Dean
retrieved a gun from her bedroom while
Watson was assaulting Patty and shot
Watson twice. Watson was able to wrest
control of the gun from Dean and used it
to shoot Patty twice.
Fritz had argued that Watson was
guilty of frst-degree murder but the jury
found for the lesser charge.
Fritz said the jury had found that Wat-
sons actions
that day were
a hot-blooded
response to
having been
shot and were
not deliber-
ate enough to
be considered
f i r s t - d e g r e e
murder.
They also
did not fnd
for attempted
murder against
Watson, who
had been accused of trying to shoot Dean
but was unable to because the remaining
bullets in the revolver had been ejected
from the gun during the struggle with
Dean.
What the jury found was that he had
knowledge that the gun was unloaded,
Fritz said. But she [Dean] didnt know it
was unloaded therefore it would consti-
tute frst-degree assault and not attempted
murder.
Watson had testifed at trial that the
shots that hit Patty had gone off while he
was struggling with Dean over the gun and
that he did not deliberately shoot the vic-
tim, said his defense attorney Public De-
fender John Getz.
Getz said that the differing versions of
the incidents events caused the jury to fnd
for the lesser murder charge.
They had some doubt as to how the
shooting occurred, Getz said.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The Board of
Education of St.
Marys County
took time at their
Feb. 24 meeting
to recognize Anne
Fogel, a special
education teacher
at Spring Ridge
Middle School
who has been
named the Sam
Kirk Educator of
the Year by the
Learning Disabil-
ities Association
of America. This
was not the frst
time shed been
a ck nowl e dge d ,
as board mem-
bers and Schools
Super i nt endent
Michael Marti-
rano paid her a
surprise visit weeks earlier to celebrate the
occasion.
Ann started with substitute teaching
after she received her BFA in Art History
and Graphic Design from the University of
Georgia, going on to earn her Masters de-
gree in Special Education in 1973. She has
been teaching in St. Marys County since
1976, starting frst at the countys high
schools, and then moving to the elementary
level.
The greatest challenge in teaching
special education is trying to motivate re-
luctant learners by fnding out what makes
them tick, wrote Ann in an email to The
County Times, and students with low self-
esteem due to their learning diffculties,
frustrations, and lack of successes in school
are not as motivated to learn. However, the
rewards of teaching special education are
great ... When you see the light come on
and a smile on the face of a student who
has experienced many failures in learning,
and it lets you know that youre on the right
track. Theres nothing more exciting than
hearing the words, Hey, I get it now!
The Sam Kirk Educator of the Year
award goes annually to one educator in
the nation who has made outstanding con-
tributions to the education of persons with
learning disabilities, taking its name from
Samuel Alexander Kirk, one of the most
infuential fgures in the history of special
education, and an early researcher in learn-
ing disabilities.
Fogel was selected for the award based
on a nomination by LDA of Maryland and
selected on December 4, 2009. The selec-
tion was based on the recommendation let-
ter from the state organization, a completed
nomination form, a resume, and letters of
support. As this years honoree, she re-
ceived an award certifcate, complimentary
registration to the 2010 LDA International
Conference in Baltimore with 4 days per
diem, recognition at a general session of the
conference, and 2 complimentary tickets to
the Presidents Banquet.
As for Annes plans for the future, I
know they will more than likely involve
teaching in some way, she said, adding
that shell be interested to pursue her other
interests as well, which include watercolor
painting, traveling, reading, and wine tast-
ing, but she said she doesnt want to rest
on her laurels.
Im not sure if the word retirement
fts into my plans, she said.
Fogel Selected as Sam
Kirk Educator of the Year
The Fourth Annual Southern Maryland
Brain Bee was held at St. Marys College of
Maryland (SMCM) this past weekend. The
Brain Bee is a one-day neuroscience-oriented
academic competition for St. Marys County
high school students. Students answered ques-
tions to test their knowledge about the nervous
system and were asked to identify parts of the
human brain using actual hu-
man brains. Leonardtown High
School student Aparna Sajja
won frst place in the individual
round, and along with her Pinky
and the Brains team members
Torrey Ferguson and Christina
Fahmi, also placed frst in the
group competition. Sajja came in
second in last years individual
competition. She is now eligible
to attend the U.S. National Brain
Bee in Baltimore March 19-20.
Winners in the individual
round also included Paul Boyen-
ga, second place, from James A.
Forrest Career and Technology
Center, and Claire Weber, third
place, from Great Mills High School. The
Brain Bangers came in second place in the
group rounds, consisting of Bobby Braun, Will
Holland, and Kaitlyn Kistler, from Great Mills
High School. Third place group winner was
The Knowledgeable Neurons, consisting of
Katrina Bennett, Trey Bergen, and Paul Boy-
enga, from Leonardtown High School.
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in Southern Maryland tested their computa-
tion skills at the 16th annual MATHCOUNTS
competition, held at Theodore G. Davis Middle
School in Waldorf on Saturday, February 20.
During the three-hour competition, the
middle-school students tackled challenging
mathematics problems in a series of exciting
rounds. MATHCOUNTS is designed to offer
the entertainment level of a sports event and to
ignite student interest in the world of numbers.
In the team competition, Spring Ridge
Middle School from St. Marys County won frst
place; team members included Belinda Chiu,
Sharlene Chiu, Matthew Sebacher, and Zachary
Smith, coached by Gina Clark and Bridget Dun-
bar. Northern High School from Calvert County
placed second; team members included Syd-
ney Feldman, Tyrell Howard, Justin Loos, and
Amanda Spyropoulos, coached by Judy Haines.
Margaret Brent Middle School
from St. Marys County won third
place; team members included Ma-
teo Arredondo, Erik Bazyk, Laura
Moats, and Rachel Villa, coached
by Kevin Mackall.
In the target and sprint rounds,
students competed to see who could
score highest on individual tests.
For these exams, Sydney Feld-
man of Northern Middle School
placed frst and Matthew Sebacher
of Spring Ridge Middle School
placed second. The countdown
rounds featured an elimination
bracket format similar to a basket-
ball tournament. In these rounds,
Andrew Lee of Leonardtown Mid-
dle School placed frst and Sydney
Feldman placed second.
Math Counts for St. Marys Students
First-place team, Spring Ridge Middle School. From left: Zachary
Smith, Belinda Chiu, Matthew Sebacher (who also won second place
in the target/sprint rounds), Sharlene Chiu, and coaches Gina Clark
and Bridget Dunbar. (Submitted photo)
Photo Courtesy of Anne Fogel
Dr. Anne Marie Brady (third from left), assistant professor of psychology
and faculty coordinator of the event, handed trophies to the winners:
Claire Weber (far left), third place, from Great Mill High School; Paul
Boyenga, second place, from James A. Forrest Career and Technology
Center; and Aparna Sajja, frst place, from Leonardtown High School.
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The College of Southern Maryland theater
program has been chosen to present an original
work entitled Wolf at the Southeastern The-
ater Conference in Lexington, Ky., March 6.
This is an honor for our program as we
were competing with 100 other well-known
theater programs in the region to perform one
of the seven original plays in the Fringe Fes-
tival, said CSM Fine Arts Technical Director
and Assistant Professor Keith Hight.
Fringe theater is a term used to describe
alternative theater, or entertainment outside of
the mainstream, said Hight, and the charac-
ters and themes in Wolf refect that.
Wolf is a secular humanist manifesto
using three stories to challenge western under-
standing of religion, said the plays author
Jon Fitts, who uses wolves, Native
Americans and puppies to
portray singer/song-
writer John Len-
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Judas Is-
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etzsche in philosophical debates.
The 61st convention, including represen-
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tucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, will host more than 4,000 thespians for
the southeasts largest theater conference. In
addition to performances, students will hear
guest speakers such as Broadway actor Tituss
Burgess of Jersey Boys and The Little Mer-
maid, Judith Malina, founder of The Living
Theater, and Liz Lerman of the Liz Lerman
Dance Exchange.
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The Maryland State Board of Education
has appointed Steve Brooks as the Deputy State
Superintendent for the Division of Business
Services, and Mary Gable as Assistant State
Superintendent for the Division of Academic
Policy.
Brooks has served as Assistant State Su-
perintendent for Business Services since 2007,
and is a long-time employee of the Department.
He joined the Maryland State Department of
Education (MSDE) in 1980, became Chief of
the Budget Branch in 1997, and Director of
Fiscal Operations in 2006. He is a graduate of
Loyola College.
Gable joined MSDE in 2005 as Director
of Instructional Programs, after a long career
with the Anne Arundel Public School System.
She served as a mathematics teacher, Assistant
Principal, Principal, Director of Instructional
Programs, and Director of High Schools for
the System. She is a graduate of Mt. St. Ag-
nes College and holds a masters degree from
Loyola College.
Steve and Mary have done exemplary
work for Maryland public schools, and we are
fortunate to welcome them to these critical po-
sitions within the Department, said State Su-
perintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick.
The challenges facing our classrooms have
never been greater, and their experience will
pay off for all of us as we move forward.
New State Superintendents Appointed
St. Marys County Public Schools Part-
ners for Success Resource Center for Families
and Schools is hosting a workshop for par-
ents called Effective Partnerships in Spe-
cial Education: Advocating in Harmony,
on Tuesday, March 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
in the Board of Education Meeting Room of
the Central Administration Offce located at
23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, MD.
This workshop is for parents of students
with an Individual Education Program (IEP)
who are interested learning how to foster
a successful partnership with their childs
school. Parents attending this workshop will
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advocacy.
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is required. To register, please contact Ms.
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St. Marys County Public Schools close for
inclement weather.
Workshop to be Held for IEP Parents
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American in a philo-
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Walking into the Aaron House on Taylor
Farmis an interesting experience almost like a trip
to grandmas house. There are birds chirping to the
right, a leather-bound Bible opened up on an antique
table to the left, and out the back windowyoull see a
couple of turkeys clucking at the glass, a cow chew-
ing cud in the distance, and a peacock spreading its
colorful feathers. A cat purrs and rubs against your
leg, and if it werent for the friendly nurses ushering
you in, you may not even think you were in a nurs-
ing home.
But thats pretty much what Glenn and Kathy
Taylor intended when they opened Taylor Farms As-
sisted Living in Bushwood, and they both tend to ob-
ject to the words nursing home.
A nursing home has a nurse on the foor, and
I have a nurse all the time on the foor, and I have a
nurse on call, said Glenn. The attention they get is
far greater if you go to most of the large institu-
tions there are as many as 15 to 20 to one [nurse], so
people arent really getting the attention they need.
For the Taylors, who celebrated their seventh
year in business on March 1, it can be a challenge
to refect on their chosen profession without compar-
ing out. But in many ways, they said it needed to be
done.
Avoiding the big institutions we try not to
ever talk bad about them, because there are great
people there and they do the best they can, but we
thought there should
be an alternative, said
Glenn. A lot of times,
the wrong [facilities]
dont smell right, they
look kind of depress-
ing, and we thought
the farmwould be real
different and lot more
homey.
And not only are
the residents at home,
the Taylor home, a
200-year-old building
that Glenn and Kathy
took three years to
restore, is only yards
away.
The place was
seriously run down. It
was bad. The property
was overgrown the
house was all stripped
out, he said, and they
[the previous owners]
were using it like a
barn.
All the same, the
land itself must have
made an impression
on the Taylors, since
they both leapt into in-
vesting in the proper-
ty, and turning it into
a posh assisted living
facility sporting three
houses with eight resi-
dents each, just visible
fromthe Taylors front
door.
Its a long way
from where they both
started, forging a per-
sonal relationship as
they worked together
in the grocery indus-
try, and eventually
getting married and
later making the leap
to buying a secluded property and starting a busi-
ness that had nothing to do with their previous work
experience.
Kathy worked in a nursing home before and
Ive always just had a passion for working with old
people, said Glenn, adding though that it took two
years and an intense battery of testing to get the place
ready after they bought the farmin 1999.
From there Kathy said they pretty much had
to learn the entire industry from soup to nuts, tak-
ing classes that included basic care giving, resident
rights, infection control, and theres a whole huge
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list of things. We do
medication technician
training, Alzheimers
and dementia care,
said Kathy. Its def-
nitely not an easy
business.
When we be-
gan we didnt have
employees. It was just
us, said Glenn. We
took turns sleeping
and our two sons
[Ryan and Christo-
pher] were key. When
we were getting off the
ground they worked
here during the sum-
mer. We hired our frst
staff member a year
into it, and we hired
her for nights, because
we decided it would be
nice to sleep at night
The hardest part of
this business is the 24-
7, and a lot of people
think they want to do
it, but they burn out
it hurts a lot of people
that try to get into this
business.
Another thing
that can hurt business
is the economy, says
Glenn.
People say this
is a recession proof
business, but that just
isnt true anymore,
he said, explaining
that, as assets have
dried up, so have peo-
ples ability to pay for
their services, even
though they charge
less than most other
institutions.
The biggest as-
set most people have is their home, and most peoples
homes went down in value the last two or three years
so if the money is an issue, or money is tighter,
what were seeing is people are holding onto family
members longer and not bringing them to us until
theyre in pretty rough shape.
Private pay aside, Glenn said that public fund-
ing could improve the level of care that most older
people receive, even at larger institutions, but he has
his doubts about programs like Medicaid assisted
living, which he and Kathy used to participate in, but
stopped after a while.
I hate to use the words failed program but
theres a lot of problems with that program. They pay
about 50 cents on the dollar, and they usually pay
two or three months late. And its nothing for themto
send you a letter telling you theyre cutting another
20 or 25 percent, he said.
The only way you can maintain the high stan-
dards is private pay. Its kind of sad, and Ive talk-
ed to other ladies who work at the other institutions
we meet regularly and we talk about this stuff all
the time. But its the truth. When you go to a large
nursing home a lot of what you see there is not
their fault. Its the states fault but theyre broke
right now, so I dont see anything changing any time
soon, said Glenn, but I think theyre doing the best
they can with what they have. Its easy to take shots
at those folks, but theyre just on the bus. The state
is driving it.
This car seems fxed to the road, however, par-
ticularly as it winds past their three group homes up
to the couples house. They say theyd like to add
apartments for couples on the premises, but so far
there have been no defnite expansion plans.
For now Glenn said hes content to dote on his
residents and his staff, who he describes as the back-
bone of his business.
Ive just got to really brag on our staff. Theyre
amazing, he said, adding though that his standards
are pretty high.
I have this rule that if I wont leave you alone
to take care of my mother, then I wont hire you, he
said, smiling.
Glenn and Kathy Taylor
A nurse walks with a resident at Taylor Farms Assisted Living.
Amber Jones plays tic-tac-toe with a resident.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
There are plenty of trinkets to choose from
at the SPOT (Stop Pet Overpopulation Thrift
Shop), a small store just right over the bridge
thats literally overfowing with pairs of jeans,
shoes, costume jewelry, musical instruments,
and odd household items of every kind. But
Mary Keeler, who is mother to the stores own-
er, Ellen McCormack-Ament, has a great affec-
tion for the overfow of items.
None of this is junk, she said, looking
around and smiling. Somebody had these
things in their home, they used them, wore them,
loved them theres a lot of history here.
But history isnt the only thing generated
by this charity thrift shop. SPOT, which will be
celebrating six years in business next week, also
generates proceeds for free and low-cost spay-
ing and neutering services for cats and dogs in
the area.
Ive always been involved in animal res-
cue, my whole life, said Ellen. We [my family]
had been doing it for years and years. But I was
getting frustrated because it seemed like it was
never-ending we thought the best thing to do
was to control the population, and the best way
to do that is by spaying and neutering, but itll
stop people from doing it if it costs $300 so
we give it to people for free.
This could be one of the best ways to curb
overpopulation at shelters, said Ellen, empha-
sizing the staggering numbers of homeless
or unwanted pets, many of which are alleg-
edly bought or adopted on impulse. (When the
movie 101 Dalmatians came out, for example,
shelters reported seeing a dramatic spike in the
number of dalmatians being brought in, mostly
because their owners decided they werent up
to the task of caring for them.)
I remember that happening when that
movie about chiuauas came out. They started
seeing hundreds of them, re-
marked Ellen. Its very sad, espe-
cially considering that stays at the
animal shelter rarely end well.
The American Humane Soci-
ety (where Ellen and her mother are
life-long members) and the Ameri-
can Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) re-
ported that approximately 3.7 mil-
lion animals were euthanized in the
nations shelters in 2008 (about 64
percent of the total number brought
in), though Ellen said she doesnt
think that most people expect their
former pets to be one of the un-
lucky ones.
They think that its going to
be okay, because they want it to be
okay, said Ellen, but spaying and
neutering helps with that, too. It
helps with behavior problems, like rowdy male
dogs, and people will be more likely to keep
them, because theyll be behaving better.
As far as the shop goes, Ellen said that do-
nations come in all shapes and sizes. The shop
has seen diamond jewelry, antique weapons,
prosthetic limbs and even a few pairs of sili-
cone breast implants (I couldnt believe that
someone would give me their breasts, said
Ellen, laughing, but there are all kinds, I
guess.), but with that the company can gener-
ate hundreds of thousands of dollars for animal
charities in the area, and the volunteers who
run the shop are encouraged to keep their focus
on making money. And theyre always looking
for extra help.
We tell people this isnt a hands-on ani-
mal group. Its different. There are no pets here,
and none that need to be walked or cared for.
This is all about making money to provide pets
with assistance.
And Ellen says the slumping economy cou-
pled with the current housing crisis has made
these donations all the more necessary.
People are returning animals like crazy,
and people are asking for more services than
ever, she said.
For more information on SPOT and South-
ern Maryland Spay & Neuter, call 410-562-6516
or visit www.spayspot.org.
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Barber Shop
Christopher Richards
Owner/Barber
26330 Three Notch Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
301-373-2044
Tuesday Friday 9:30 6:00
Saturday 8:00 2:00
Mary Keeler, a volunteer at SPOT thrift shop in St. Leonard.
Volunteers at the SPOT thrift shop in St. Leon-
ard will be celebrating six years in business
as they continue raising money to curb pet
overpopulation in the area. From left is Mi-
chelle Claires, Kim Martin, Pat McNett, Judy
Trainer, Mary Keeler and Ellen McCormack.
Photos By Andrea Shiell
See SPOT Save
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Issued Marriage Applications forJanuary 2010
January 4, 2010
Glenn Edward Pulliam, 47
Lexington Park, Md
Sandra Marie Pulliam-Tilley, 42
Lexington Park, Md
January 5, 2010
Rodney Garnet Bonner, Sr., 41
Lexington Park, Md
Carol Marcelle Small, 40
Baltimore, Md
Billy Ray Sparks, 72
Clinton, Oh
Katie Frances Simpson, 65
Charlotte Hall, Md
Charles Richard Clark, 26
Shiloh, NC
Kiera Elsie Lewis, 26
Bushwood, Md
January 6, 2010
James Paul Sotelo 24
Lexington Park, Md
Jessica Irene Vanryswick, 25
Lexington Park, Md
Anthony Edward Dorsch, 25
Drayden, Md
Tammy Lee Colson, 25
Drayden, Md
January 7, 2010
Kyle Loel Briscoe, 21
California, Md
Rochelle Anitra Thomas, 23
Lexington Park, Md
January 8, 2010
Kyle Raymond Russell, 40
Lusby, Md
Julia Marie Barnes, 24
Lusby, Md
Konstantin Ryabov, 22
Troy NY
Sandra Marie Troffer, 24
Waldorf, Md
Mark Joseph Flagg Gatto
Lexington Park, Md
Nicole Lynn Rasmussen, 26
Lexington Park, Md
January 11, 2010
Joseph Isaac Buckler, Jr., 54
Leonardtown, Md
Susan Elizabeth Snider, 52
Leonardtown, Md
Warren Samuel Shaw, III 37
Great Mills, Md
Amanda Lynn Conner, 34
Great Mills, Md
January 12, 2010
Jermaine Alexander Jackson, 21
St. Inigoes, Md
Ashley Nichol Dean, 20
St. Inigoes, Md
January 21, 2010
Duane Arthur Hindt, Jr., 20
Mechanicsville, Md
Rachael Kathryne King, 17
Mechanicsville, Md
Elton Ray Kaler, Jr., 25
Lexington Park, Md
Catherine Iris Hendrickson, 21
Lexington Park, Md
January 22, 2010
John Patrick Davis, 40
Lexington Park, Md
Amanda Sue Lawrence, 28
Hollywood, Md
Jeffery Javan Brown, 51
Mechanicsville, Md
Zsa Zsa Vanessa Weathersby, 42
Mechanicsville, Md
January 25, 2010
Everett Jerry Redmon, 66
Lexington Park, Md
Karen June Bock, 42
Lexington Park, Md
John Charles Peters, 35
Leonardtown, Md
Rochelle Lynn Bard, 31
Leonardtown, Md
January 26, 2010
Felipe Michael Yabar, 25
Hollywood, Md
Caitlin Mary Fleitz, 23
Leonardtown, Md
Bernard Troy Alvey, 40
Clements, Md
Staci Ann Rivera, 32
Clements, Md
January 27, 2010
Jonas Michael Spangler, 26
Mechanicsville, Md
Amanda Elizabeth Davis 24,
Mechanicsville, Md
Alan Jermaine Outlaw, 21
Lexington Park, Md
Nasasha Deshawntaye Blount, 21
Patuxent River, Md
January 29, 2010
Gregory Todd Arnold, Jr., 23
Patuxent River, Md
Lawanna Quinette Davis, 22
Patuxent River, Md
Clifford Grafton Montgomery, III, 38
Indian Head, Md
Karen Elizabeth Toder, 21
Indian Head, Md
Kelly Martin Selby, 40
Hollywood, Md
Agnes Marie Price, 34
Hollywood, Md
The County Times
The Newtowne Players announce open
auditions for the upcoming Footlight Festival,
featuring several one-act plays. People inter-
ested in helping with the technical and sup-
port crews are also welcome. The festival is
in June.
Auditions will be held March 6 at 11
a.m. and March 9 at 7 p.m. at Three Notch
Theatre on 21744 South Coral Drive in Lex-
ington Park. Auditions will be readings from
the script; no prepared material is necessary.
If you cannot make these times but wish to
work either onstage or backstage for this pro-
duction, contact Producer Keith Williams at
Harfers1@yahoo.com.
For more information about volunteer
opportunities or other upcoming programs,
please visit www.newtowneplayers.org.
The National Capital Chapter of the Na-
tional Multiple Sclerosis Society will sponsor
a free yoga workshop for people living with
MS from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday March 7.
The stretch, breathe, relax, and restore
workshop will be held at the Inner Therapies
Yoga Studio in The Blair Building: 40900
Merchants Lane in Leonardtown, Md.
The studio is fully accessible. Class in-
structor Lauri Bruce is certifed in Yoga for
MS and specializes in adaptive and therapeu-
tic yoga. Several benefts of adaptive yoga in-
clude improved balance, energy renewal, and
an increase in functional abilities. To learn
more and register for the program, please call:
1-800-FIGHT-MS, option 1. For transporta-
tion assistance, contact the Chapters trans-
portation line at (202) 375-5624. The registra-
tion deadline is Friday, March 5.
Free Yoga Workshop for
People Living with MS
Marine Corps Aviation
Association Scholarships
The Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) John Glenn Squadron is accepting
scholarship applications from Tri-county area high school seniors who plan to pursue a STEM-
based degree in college. Applications must be submitted by March 15 to the St. Marys County
Business, Education and Community Alliance (BECA) at www.smcbeca.org. You can learn
more about our scholarship program at www.mcaa-jgs.org.
One Act Auditions Starting
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month old female Pit Bull Terrier mix. I love people
and get along just fne with other dogs and cats. Im
too young to be without a family to call my own.
Could you be that perfect person to give me the
love and understanding I deserve? Im up to date
on vaccinations, spayed, crate trained, well on my
way to being house trained (Im very smart) and
identifcation micro chipped. For more informa-
tion, please contact SECOND HOPE RESCUE at 240-
925-0628 or email katmc@secondhoperescue.org.
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The County Times
Libraries celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday
Children of all ages can celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday at
Charlotte Hall on Mar. 6 at 2 p.m. and at Leonardtown on Mar.
20 at 10 a.m. Stories, fun activities and songs are planned at
these free programs. Registration is required.

Friends Book Sale slated for March 12-14
The Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale
Mar. 12 to 14, in three buildings at the county fairgrounds. The
book sale will be open on Friday evening, Mar. 12, from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. for Friends members only, with membership available
at the door. The sale is open to the public on Sat, Mar. 13 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sun, Mar. 14, from noon until 4:30 p.m.
Donations can be dropped off at the fairgrounds between 9
a.m. and 12 p.m. on Mar. 6 or between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mar.
8 through Mar. 11.
Volunteers are needed to help before, during and after the
sale. Volunteers can call either 301-373-8785 or 301-373-5238

Teen winners announced at Video Showcases
The winners of the Teen Video Contest will be announced
at the Video Showcases on Mar. 11. Charlotte Halls will be at 5
p.m., Lexington Parks at 5:30 p.m. and Leonardtowns at 6 p.m.
The videos will be shown and those attending will vote for their
favorite to receive the Viewers Choice Award. The Library
Choice winners, those selected by the panel of judges, will be
awarded.

Libraries offer computer classes
Resume Basics in Word 2007, Introduction to Access 2007,
and Introduction to Power Point classes are scheduled this month
as well as basic computer classes. The Resume class is offered
on Mar. 9 and will focus on the different types of resumes and
how to use the resume templates. The Access class will be held
on Mar. 15 and will cover the how and why of using a database.
Both of these classes will be at Lexington Park and start at 5:30
p.m. The PowerPoint class will be held at Charlotte Hall on Mar.
18 at 2 p.m. and will cover the basics of creating a multimedia
presentation in PowerPoint. All computer classes are free and
require registration.

Gaming Night planned for families
Lexington Park library will hold a free game night for fami-
lies and gamers of all ages on Mar. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Wii and vari-
ous board games will be available. Snacks will be provided.
L ibrary
Items
Thursday, March 4
So. Md. Mobile Compassion Center
St. Pauls Lutheran Church (Mechanics-
ville) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Compassion Center provides
food, clothing and spiritual care to people
in need. Basic need items are provided
free of charge to those seeking assistance.
Nominal donations for items are request-
ed from visitors who can afford it. If you
need additional information please call
301-884-5184.
Wing Night
VFW Post 2632 (California) 5 p.m.
Relay for Life Basket Bingo
Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department (So-
cial Hall) 7 p.m.
LHS Presents Thoroughly Modern
Millie
Leonardtown High School (Auditorium)
7:30 p.m.
Presented by the Leonardtown HS
Fine Arts Department. This kooky and fun
musical features music and dance from the
fappers and speak-easies era.
Am. Legion Post 221 Meeting
AL Post 221 (Avenue) 8 p.m.
Open to all active duty personnel and
veterans. Visit our website at http://www.
alpost221.webs.com/ or e-mail us at al-
post221@netscape.net. Call Gail Murdock
for more information (301) 884-4071.
SMCM Presents Cabaret
St. Marys College (Bruce Davis Theater)
8 p.m.
An ensemble of theater and music
students at St. Marys College of Maryland
will perform a limited run of Cabaret, a
musical set in 1931 in Berlin as the Nazis
are rising to power. Admission. 240-895-
3073. www.smcm.edu.
Friday, March 5
First Friday
Leonardtown Businesses 5 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Art galleries host receptions with their
showings of pottery, paintings, and jewel-
ry. Many of the restaurants offer drink and
dinner specials and live music. Visit www.
leonardtownfrstfridays.com for more
information.
Local Photography Exhibit Artist
Reception
Creek Side Gallery (Leonardtown) 5
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Located in the Maryland Antiques
Center in Leonardtown. Participants in-
clude professional and advanced amateur
local photographers who have shown
around the metropolitan and suburban D.C.
area, including Beverly Jackson, Dick Har-
ris, Dave Kelsey, Sue Stevenson, Edward
Sinnes, Frank Greenwell, Elliot Kocen,
and Larry Langfeldt. A selection of old/
antique cameras will also be on display in
the Gallery. Photographer Dick Harris will
hold a digital clinic to teach about ways
to enhance digital photographs. For more
information call 301-475-1960.
FOP Texas HoldEm
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
Texas HoldEm Tournament
VFW Post 2632 (California) 7 p.m.
Polema Players: Twains Tales
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (Lex-
ington Park) 7 p.m.
Showing in the fellowship hall lo-
cated on Town Creek Drive on March 5
and 6. This production highlights several
humorous stories by Mark Twain. Admis-
sion is free, but donations are greatly ap-
preciated. For directions, please call (301)
862-5016.
Card Party
Mechanicsville Vol. Rescue Squad 7:30
p.m.
Refreshments will be available. Play-
ers must be 16 years of age or older to play.
$5 admission. Call 301-884-4108 for more
information.
LHS Presents Thoroughly Modern
Millie
Leonardtown High School (Auditorium)
7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
Saturday, March 6
Preschool Yard Sale
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Pre-
school (Mechanicsville) 7 a.m. to 12
p.m.
Sale will be held at the Family Life
Center. Items will include household goods,
electronics, furniture, baby items, and
childrens toys. There will also be a bake
sale. For information, call 301-884-5455 or
301-884-4132. Mt. Zion Church is located
on Rte. 235 North in Laurel Grove near the
Apple Basket Country Store.
Annual Spring Dinner
Hollywood Vol. Fire Department (Social
Hall) 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Medical Beneft Dinner for John
Stinky Latham
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge 4 p.m.
Dancing with band and DJ. All you
can eat buffet. $20 per person, tickets at the
door, children under 6 are free.
Casino Night
Bowles Farm (Clements) 6 p.m.
To Beneft Mother Catherine Spald-
ing School - Black Jack, Roulette, Poker,
50/50, Big 6 Wheel, Pull Tabs. Dinner
and Cash Bar Available. Must be 21 to
enter, $5 admission. Call 301-884-3165 or
301-904-4020.
Choose Your Prize Bingo
Father Andrew White School (Leonard-
town) 7 p.m.
Longaberger Basket / Vera Bradley
CHOOSE YOUR PRIZE event in the
school gym. Doors open at 6:00 and bingo
starts at 7:00. Admission is $20 for 20 regu-
lar games. Winner of each game will be
able to choose your prize from the available
prizes on the prize table. For more info, or
reservations for a large group, please call
Denise at 301-904-1062.
Polema Players: Twains Tales
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (Lex-
ington Park) 7 p.m.
8 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
All You Can Eat Breakfast
Bay District Vol. Fire Department (Lex-
ington Park) 8 a.m.
St. Johns Monthly Breakfast
St. Johns Church Social Hall (Hollywood)
8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
FAW Community Breakfast
Father Andrew White School (Leonard-
town) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
St. Marys Ryken Open House
St. Marys Ryken High School (Leonard-
town) 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Meet the students, faculty, and coach-
es. Campus tours and opportunities to learn
about the college preparatory curriculum
and the extracurricular activities. Informa-
tion on admission, scholarships and fnan-
cial aid will be available. For more infor-
mation, visit www.smrhs.org or contact the
Admissions Offce at 301-373-4183.
2 p.m.
FOP Texas HoldEm
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
Special Olympics HoldEm Tournament
Roland Bennett Building, 24930 Old
Three Notch Rd. (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Monday, March 8
No Limit Texas HoldEm
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (California)
7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 9
Senior Home Safety Presentation
Chesapeake Shores (21412 Great Mills
Rd.) 1:30 p.m.
Hosted by the St. Marys County
Sheriffs Offce and the Triad/SALT (Se-
nior and Law Enforcement Together)
Council, the information will be presented
by Sgt. Diane Fenwick and Corporal Mar-
garet Smolarsky. For more information call
the Department of Aging at 301-475-4200,
ext. 1073.
Special Olympics HoldEm
Tournament
8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 10
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) 10 a.m.
Pre-registration (no later than 24
hours in advance) is required via email -
lpranzo@greenwellfoundation.org - or by
calling the Greenwell Foundation offce at
301-373-9775.
Special Olympics HoldEm
Tournament
8 p.m.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
41 degrees and moving up. Yay! Almost Spring.
Its a bit breezy this morning, but the air is refreshing
and clean. Sounds like a soap commercial, doesnt
it? I can hear the Old Irish Spring music. Tidbit and
I were just outside enjoying the early morning. She,
standing with ears fapping in the breeze looking like
a model whose hair is being blown back for a photo
shoot. Me, with my husbands t-shirt, sweat shirt, my
non-matching fuzzy socks and old sneakers, and, he
believes, his sweatpants on. My hair looks sort of wild
too. Quite a site for all passersby. But Im comfortable
thats really all that matters. Ill look halfway decent
after my shower later.
Tidbit and I have to make our morning rounds.
I have to walk my paths a certain way. I dont know
why superstitious maybe. Sometimes Tidbit will be
walking back to the house, tennis ball in her mouth
telling me she is done playing fetch for the morning,
and Ill call her back to say, Tidbit, we have to walk
the paths frst. She humors me, walks around with
me, and then heads towards the door.
Inside, Tidbit will stare at me while I type, well
not really at me, she is staring at my tea cup waiting
for her portion like usual. So far, its been a nice quiet
morning. And then the bear rouses from his slumber,
looks at me and says, Is that my t-shirt? Of course
I say no. I mention that he has at least three drawers
of t-shirts - what is the big deal. He claims that he
was going to wear this one today. You have thousands
of t-shirts, wear your, Vintage person, perfectly aged
over 50 years, and still improving shirt. No, I want
that one. I dont want to mention that he probably
doesnt want this shirt now, since I hit my teeth with
the tea cup and spilled hot tea on his shirt, and what he
wrongly thinks are his sweatpants.
We go through this about once or twice a week.
Hell ask if Im wearing his shirt, I say no, and he asks,
Where did you fnd it? In my drawer. How did
it get in your drawer? I do the laundry. I want it
back! Well, you can wear my clothes anytime you
like. And so on. I love big oversize shirts to sleep in. I
fgure that if you asked 75% of the wives across Amer-
ica what they wore to sleep, they would reply, My
husbands t-shirts. Ive tried the satiny, silky pretty
things over the years, but I end up with the front twist-
ed around the back (you already know I have trouble
with that), or the spaghetti straps hanging down my
arm, and they are cold. Of course, special occasions
are different. I have dress t-shirts for those only
kidding.
I wore my Fathers t-shirts when I was younger. I
hated the pajamas my mother would get me, although
they were those cool stripes or fowers of the 60s.
When I was in my bed with the cool striped or fow-
ered sheets, I must have looked like a foating head.
So, I scavenged Daddys shirts from his drawers and
loved them. There was one of his t-shirts that made it
all through college with me. I still have it in my top
drawer. It is mainly holes, and hasnt been worn in
over 25 years, but I know it is there.
Comfort is a good thing. I will go back in a min-
ute and try and convince my husband that I dont wear
his shirts for only comfort, that this is my way of being
extra close to him. That psychologically speaking this
is a manifestation of intense respect and love. After he
laughs himself out in to the living room, Im going to
switch all his t-shirts in to my drawers and vice versa.
Its all for love.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.
wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Mind
Wanderings
Whats Yours
is All Mine
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
Richard Henry
Alvey, son of George
Nicholas Alvey and
Elizabeth Harriett
Weaklin, was born
in St. Marys County
on March 6, 1826. He
received his early edu-
cation from his father, who was a teacher. Ac-
cording to Dr. J. Roy Guyther, he later gradu-
ated from Charlotte Hall School.
In 1844, at age 18, he was appointed
deputy clerk of the court in Charles County.
He studied law in his off time and in 1849 was
admitted to the bar in Charles County. In early
1850 he moved to Washington County, MD
where he advanced his career and lived quietly
until the war.
While Judge Alvey, in common with a
very large majority of the people of Maryland
at the beginning of the sectional troubles in
1860, felt that many of the grievances of the
South were well founded, and that there was no
constitutional authority for a war of coercion,
he never believed in the doctrine of secession,
and never advocated the extreme and unwise
measures adopted by the Southern States.
The idea of hostile invasion of one section
of the country by another seemed to the great
majority of the people of Maryland at that time
as nothing less than the total subversion of the
fundamental principles of the union of States.
When the civil war broke out, Judge Alvey sym-
pathized with the South, and at a public meet-
ing at Hagerstown, when Lincoln was declared
elected, he gave his views on the right of a State
to secede [called the Alvey Resolution].
On the 2d of June, 1861, immediately
after the arrival of the Union army at Hag-
erstown, he was arrested in his offce at night
by a military squad upon the
charge (which was totally un-
founded) that he was holding
communication with the enemy,
and taken to the headquarters of
the army, where he was treated
with great rudeness and indig-
nity. After being closely confned
in Hagerstown for several days
he was sent to Fort McHenry,
at Baltimore, from there to Fort
Lafayette, New York, and thence
to Fort Warren, in Boston Har-
bor, where he was detained, with
the other Maryland State prison-
ers until the following February
when he was allowed to return
home upon parole.
In 1867 Judge Alvey served as the Chair-
man of the Committee on Representation to
the Constitutional Convention of Maryland.
He also served as Chief Judge, Washington,
Allegany, and Garrett Counties Circuit Court,
Fourth Judicial Circuit and as
Judge of the Maryland Court of
Appeals from 1867-1883; and as
Chief Judge, from 1883-1893.
He was appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland as Chief Justice,
District of Columbia Court of
Appeals, 1893-1904 and in 1896
he was appointed by the Presi-
dent to serve as a member of
the U.S. Commission to settle a
boundary dispute between Ven-
ezuela and British Guiana. He
then served as Chancellor, Na-
tional University, Washington,
D.C., from 1897-1904. Judge
Alvey was awarded honorary
LL. D. degrees from Princeton
University and St. Johns College.
Judge Alvey was married twice and had
10 children. He died in Hagerstown, MD on
September 14, 1906.
A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
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A Century and Some Change by Ann
Nixon Cooper with Karen Grigsby Bates
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
The picture wasnt in the best of
shape. Over time, it suffered cracks and
folds, sun and chemicals not meant for
old black-and-whites.
You suppose the people in the pic-
ture might be relatives; grandparents,
maybe, or greats. They appear to be at
a carnival, and though it mightve been
summertime, hes dressed in a suit and
shes wearing a heavy dress with long
sleeves.
Theyre not smiling.
The picture makes you wonder
what their lives were like.
What were their worries,
their joys? You wish you
knew their story.
So why not try the
next best thing? Read
A Century and Some
Change by Ann Nixon
Cooper, with Karen
Grigsby Bates.
Annie Lou Nixon
was born January 9, 1902
on a farm outside of Nash-
ville. For many years, she
was the baby of the family
but she later got a chance
to be a big sister when
siblings arrived. She also
took the chance to change her name
- something that little black girls very
rarely did in the early 1900s.
Though Ann had an idyllic child-
hood flled with family and friends,
her mother died when Ann was barely
eleven years old. Because it was com-
mon practice to split large families
between relatives, young Ann was sent
to live with kin in Nashville. The move
changed her life.
Aunt Joyce worked for a bank presi-
dent, which allowed her to buy anything
she wanted from any store, an important
thing in Jim Crow times. Aunt Joyce had
lots of fne things in her home, and the
life she and Cousin Irene created for Ann
was genteel and mannerly. Irene was
a popular girl who loved to dance, and
at such a dance, Ann met her husband,
A.B. Cooper, whom she called Daddy
once their children were born.
Following her husband south, the
new Mrs. Cooper became a catalyst for
social change. Well-known in Atlanta,
she founded clubs, utilized contacts, and
made strategic suggestions to improve
life for the citys black population. She
knew the Kings, Martin and Coretta.
And in November of 2008, she made
further news when Barack
Obama mentioned that,
at age 106, Ann Nixon
Cooper voted for him the
morning he was elected
President.
Looking for some-
thing you can enjoy, then
pass over to your teenag-
ers and Grandma to ap-
preciate? This is that kind
of book. It transcends
generations.
Reading A Century
and Some Change is like
being treated by an elder
to a few hours worth of
old stories. While a life
well-lived has its ups, downs, and losses,
it wasnt until I was done reading that I
realized authors Ann Nixon Cooper and
Karen Grigsby Bates focused mainly
on the positive, inspirational parts of
Coopers life, which made this book a
delight.
I think a good reader as young as
ten might enjoy this book. I can see it
used in history classes, book clubs and
church groups. But if you just want a de-
lightful, sweet book to read all by your-
self, A Century and Some Change
should defnitely be in the picture.
c.2010, Atria Books $19.99 / $27.00 Canada 213 pages
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SMCM Revives the Campy Cabaret
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For family and community events, see our
calendar in the community
section on page 22.
In Entertainment
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Its easy to imagine the Bruce
Davis Theater at St. Marys College
clouded with a fog of smoke, clat-
tering with the clinking of cocktail
glasses, and practically throbbing
with the pulse of bawdy showmen
and scantily-clad courtesans parad-
ing past and soliciting smiles (and
maybe a bit more) from the
audience.
Such is the scene at the colleges
production of Cabaret, the popular
Broadway musical by author Joe
Masteroff, with lyrics by Fred Ebb
and music by John Kander, wherein
a riotous crowd of dancers invite the
audience to put down the knitting,
the book and the broom, and join in
the fun.
And fun it is, even if you arent
into musicals (and this reviewer ad-
mits, shes not). You can literally
hear the roar of the 20s echoing in
the score (played ably under SM-
CMs musical director Jeffrey Sil-
berschlag) but still your selves, ladies and gentlemen.
Theres a serious side to this story. Set in 1929 Berlin,
right before Hitler takes power, there are two sets of lovers
to follow. One young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw
(played by Patrick
Gilbert), arrives in
Berlin to discover
himself, and ends
up discovering
Sally Bowles (Julia
Shatto), a racy Brit-
ish showgirl who
works at the Kit
Kat Klub (our pro-
ductions Cabaret).
The two havent
known each other
fve minutes be-
fore theyre living
together, and the
broke Bradshaw is
trying to fnd work
that will pay more
than the English
lessons he gives to
one questionable
character, Ernst
Ludwig. Rough
circumstances eventually
fnd Bradshaw working for
Ernst, who ends up bait-
ing him into unwittingly
becoming a messenger for
Nazi party members.
At the same time,
Bradshaws landlady,
Frulein Schneider, and
her Jewish fanc, Herr
Schultz, juggle unruly bor-
ders and try to plan their
future as anti-Jewish senti-
ment festers around them.
As director Bill Gil-
lett puts it, there is a great
sense of foreboding, impending doom, like the moment
before the Titanic sinks, and you may even want to grab
these characters by the necks and warn them of the hor-
ror thats about to envelope Europe and change history
forever.
But the Emcee at our seedy Kit Kat Klub (played
by a deliciously famboyant Jonathan Wagner) still man-
ages to keep the levity alive, gluing together the shows
darker moments to revive some of that old 60s spirit that
made the original Broadway show so special.
Musicals are hard to pull off properly, but this crew
makes it look pretty easy.
The limited run of Cabaret will be showing from
Thursday, March 4, through Thursday, March 11, in the
renovated Bruce Davis Theater at St. Marys College of
Maryland (SMCM). Performances are 8 p.m. March 4-6
and 9-11 and 2 pm March 7. Ticket prices are $5 or $7. To
make reservations, call the Theater Box Offce at 240-
895-4243 or e-mail boxoffce@smcm.edu.
Thursday, March 4
Fair Warning Irish Pub Band
CJs Back Room (Lusby) 5 p.m.
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (California) 6
p.m.
Dylan Galvin
Applebees (California) 7 p.m.
DJ McNa$ty
Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanics-
ville) 8 p.m.
Friday, March 5
Donovans Pub (California) 5
p.m.
Captain John
Brewing Grounds (Leonardtown)
6 p.m.
Dave Norris
p.m.
Dave & Kevin
Ruddy Duck Brewery (Solomons)
7 p.m.
Line Dancing/DJ Donna &
Ohmer
Hotel Charles (Hughesville)
7:30 p.m.
DJ Chris
ville) 8 p.m.
Bob (The Band)
Hulas Bungalow (California) 9
p.m.
P.U.S.H.
Memories (Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Three Sixty
Martinis Lounge (White Plains)
9 p.m.
Saturday, March 6
Benjamin Connelly
6 p.m.
Dave & Kevin
Catamarans (Solomons) 6 p.m.
p.m.
RedWine Jazz Band
Westlawn Inn (Chesapeake
Beach) 8 p.m.
Ars Poetica
ville) 9 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Marys Place (Leonardtown) 9
p.m.
Country Memories Band
VFW Post 10081 (Bel Alton) 9
p.m.*
Four of a Kind
Cryers Back Road Inn (Leonart-
down) 9 p.m.
Fractal Folk
The Green Door (Park Hall) 9
p.m.*
Karaoke
Applebees (California) 9 p.m.
Lloyd Doppler Effect
Hulas Bungalow (California) 9
p.m.
Lost in Paris
Hotel Charles (Hughesville) 9
p.m.
Quagmire
Huntts Tavern (Pomfret) 9 p.m.*
Signature Live!
Hotel Charles (Hughesville) 9
p.m.
Middle Ground
Full Rack (Waldorf) 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
Billy Breslin
Evans Restaurant (St. Georges
Island) 11 a.m.
Monday, March 8
Mason Sebastian
p.m.
Tuesday, March 9
p.m.
Patty, Carl & Rose
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 10
Captain John
DB McMillans (California) 5:30
p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Harry
ville) 7 p.m.
Wolfs Open Blues Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant (Chesa-
peake Beach) 8 p.m.
*CALL TO CONFIRM
Photos By Andrea Shiell
Patrick Gilbert and Julia Shatto play lovers Cliff Bradshaw and Sally Bowles in
SMCMs revival of the Broadway hit, Cabaret, which is showing at the Bruce
Davis Theater from March 4-6 and 9-11.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. ____er: steering
mechanism
5. At the peak
9. Dash
12. Continent
13. Am. classical composer
Ned
15. Digital communications
act (abbr.)
16. Fishing fy barb
17. School of thought
18. A.K.A. pentyl
19. Decaliter
20. One with an unusual
personality
22. National Dentists group
25. Big man on campus
26. More abject
28. Old world, new
29. Father
32. A.K.A. Tao
33. Attack on all sides
35. Alias
36. Take in solid food
37. Elk or moose genus
39. Grab or snatch
40. Romanian monetary unit
41. Worn to Mecca
43. Autonomic nervous system
44. Cards for identifcation
45. Short tailed primate
46. Pink wines
48. Raincoats
49. Dekaliter
50. Fox call
54. Large US payroll Co.
57. Dwarf buffalo
58. Elude
62. Giant armadillo
64. Coat with plaster
65. Bar temporarily
66. Abba ____, Israeli
politician
67. Very fast airplane
68. Dilapidation
69. Window pane frame
CLUES DOWN
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2. Not new
3. Dagger
4. Cowboy City
5. Continuous portion of a
circle
6. Hill (Celtic)
7. A mined metal-bearing
mineral
8. Records walking steps
9. Fallow deer
10. Acid radical
11. N.J. university Seton ___
14. Cascade Range Indian
tribe
15. A small amount
21. White House city
23. Adult female
24. The expanse of a surface
25. Genus fagus
26. Blatted
27. Douroucoulis
29. Mother of Perseus
30. A Kwa language
31. Plural of 15 down
32. Small food shop
34. Covering for upholstered
furniture
38. ____inia: Mediterranean
island
42. Extinct fightless bird of
New Zealand
45. Expressed pleasure
47. Rocks for roofs
48. Belonging to me
50 Small amounts
51. Freshwater duck genus
52. Oaf or goon
53. Scientifc research facility
55. Aba ____ Honeymoon
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60. ___kon radish
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Boys Basketball
4A East Regional Semifnals
Great Mills at Glen Burnie, 7 p.m.
WCAC Quarterfnals
St. Johns at St. Marys Ryken, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
WCAC Quarterfnals
St. Marys Ryken at Bishop McNa-
mara, 7 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 6
Wrestling
State Championships at
Cole Field House,
University of
Maryland-College Park
Thurs., Feb. 25
Boys Basketball
3A South Regional First Round
Potomac 72, Chopticon 48
Girls Basketball
3A South Regional First Round
Northern 44, Chopticon 33
Fri., Feb. 26
Boys Basketball
4A East Regional First Round
Great Mills 69, Meade 51
Glen Burnie 66, Leonardtown 65
(overtime)
WCAC
St. Marys Ryken 59, Archbishop
Carroll 50
Girls Basketball
4A East Regional First Round
Severna Park 48, Great Mills 45
Annapolis 62, Leonardtown 42
Tues., Mar. 2
Boys Basketball
4A East Regional Quarterfnals
Great Mills 67, North County 62
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will hold an
open tryout for the 2010 roster on Saturday, April 10 be-
ginning at 9 a.m. sharp. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. at
Regency Furniture Stadium. The cost of attending the
tryout is $45.00 when athletes pre-register before April
2, and $55.00 after that date and if registering the day of
the tryout.
The fee should be paid in advance, along with a
flled out tryout form and liability waiver. The forms and
payment instructions are available by visiting the Blue
Crabs offcial website, www.somdbluecrabs.com, under
Catch Of The Day on the homepage.
Pre-registration will last through April 2. Any
forms received after that date or any registrations the
day of the tryout will be charged a $55.00 fee. Checks
must be made payable to the Southern Maryland Blue
Crabs. Athletes should refer to the online forms for the
Blue Crabs mailing address and contact info for further
information.
We realize that there are athletes of high quality
living here in our region outside of our organization,
said Blue Crabs General Manager Chris Allen. We
hold these open tryouts because you just never know
who is going to show up and impress us. The next im-
pact player for our team might be out there just looking
for his opportunity.
The open tryout will be overseen by Blue Crabs
Manager Butch Hobson, an eight-year Major League
veteran as a third baseman, and the former manager of
the Boston Red Sox. For assistance, those interested
should contact Paul Braverman at 301-638-9788 ext. 215
or e-mail pbraverman@somdbluecrabs.com
The Blue Crabs will provide (wood) bats, balls and
helmets for the tryout. Any participating catchers need
to bring their own equipment. Both forms and payment
MUST be submitted prior to trying out, and all athletes
must be at least 18 years of age to tryout.
Blue Crabs
Holding Open
Tryouts in April
Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw Council,
District and State Championships Held
On Monday, February 15, the Knights of Columbus
councils of Maryland District 8 held their annual basketball
free throw competition in the gymnasium at Father Andrew
White School, in Leonardtown.
The contest is for boys and girls, ages 10 - 14, (as of Janu-
ary 1, 2010), and a winner emerges for each age group and
gender. Children sponsored by the following Knights of Co-
lumbus councils participated: St. Marys Council 1470, Leon-
ardtown; St. John Francis Regis Council 7914, Hollywood;
Immaculate Conception Council 8159, Mechanicsville, and
St. Francis Xavier, the Missionary Council 10957, Compton.
The council tournaments were immediately followed by
the District 8 shoot-off, also hosted by the
Leonardtown council, in which the coun-
cil-level winners participated. The district
champions are:
Girls, by age/council affliation:
Katie Thompson - 14/7914, Karly
Thompson - 13/7914, Natalie Emmart -
11/8159, Audrey Norris - 10/7914
Boys, by age/council affliation:
Jeff Henkel - 14/7914, Nicholas Wilson
- 13/1470, Terran Berry - 12/1470, Chris Mat-
thias - 11/1470, Brandon Lowe - 10/8159
The district winners were awarded
medals and advanced to a statewide com-
petition held at Archbishop Spalding High
School, in Severn, on February 27.
The Knights are very proud of all these
players athletic ability and sportsmanship!
Above: District 8 Champions, front row, (from left) Audrey Norris,
Karly Thompson, Nicholas Wilson, Brandon Lowe, Terran Berry; sec-
ond row, Jeff Henkel, Katie Thompson, Natalie Emmart, Chris Mat-
thias; back row, District Warden Jerry Hicks, District Deputy Chris
Powers
Left: State Championship Winners Katie
Thompson (14 year-old group) and Karly
Thompson (13 year-old group).
The County Times
Knights end regular
season with win, host St.
Johns in WCAC quarters
Junior guard Treveon Graham had his
17th straight game of double fgure scoring
with a game-high 24 points as the St. Marys
Ryken boys basketball team ended its regular
season with a 59-50 victory over Archbishop
Carroll Friday night. The win extended the
Knights single-season record of wins with 18,
and set a new school record for Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference wins with 10.
The Knights won a tie-breaker with St. Johns
and will be hosting the Cadets this Thursday
night in the WCAC quarterfnals at 7 p.m.
Great Mills Swimming
Pool Hours of Operation
The Great Mills Swimming Pool, locat-
ed next to Great Mills High School on Great
Mills Road invites citizens to visit. Its current
and summer hours are:
The current hours of operation through
June 18:
Monday Saturday 10:00 am 8:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 noon 6:00 pm
The summer hours of operation begin
June 19 and will be:
Monday Saturday 12:00 noon 8:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 noon 6:00 pm
Please note that the pool will be
closed from May 17 to May 28 for summer
preparation.
For more information, contact the Great
Mills Swimming Pool at 21100 Great Mills
Road, in Great Mills, at (301) 866-6560.
For information on activities and pro-
grams at the Great Mills Swimming Pool, vis-
it our website at http://www.co.saint-marys.
md.us/recreate/facilities/swimmingpool.asp.
Adult Kickball League
Meeting
Remember grade-school recess and kick-
ing that big, red rubber ball, then rounding the
bases as your teammates cheered you on? St.
Marys County Department of Recreation and
Parks announce an Adult Kickball League in-
formational meeting will be held on Monday,
May 17 at 7:00 pm at the Leonard Hall Recre-
ation Center in Leonardtown.
Information:
Co Ed League; ages 18 and up
Maximum of 20 players to a team
Games will be played on Saturday after-
noons at Dorsey Park beginning June 19
Team entry fee: $200
The 2009 season was a huge success and
the 2010 season is expected to attract more
teams. Form a team of co-workers or, even bet-
ter, get your family members/friends to form a
team and get ft together while having fun.
Please call Kenny Sothoron at (301) 475-
4200 extension 1830 for more information.
Recreation and Parks
Summer Programs
Open House
The St. Marys County Department of
Recreation and Parks will be hosting a Sum-
mer Programs Open House on Thursday,
March 11, 2010 from 7:00 8:30 p.m. at the
Hollywood Recreation Center in Hollywood,
MD.
Representatives will be available from
the following areas:
Recreational Camps
Sports Camps
Leisure Classes
Therapeutic Recreation Camps
Nicolet Skatepark and Spraypark
Gymnastics Center
Great Mills Swimming Pool
Summerstock
Applications for summer job opportuni-
ties will be available.
For further information on the Open
House or any of our Recreation and Parks
programs, please call 301-475-4200 Ext
1800.
Pax River Silver Stars
Girls AAU Basketball 2010
Spring/Summer Tryouts
When: Sunday, March 14, 2010 and Sunday,
March 21, 2010

Where: Margarent Brent Recreation
Center

Time: 2pm - 4pm
2pm - 3pm Middle School 6th/7th/8th Grade
3pm - 4pm High School 9th/10th/11th Grade

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT SAVANNAH WEBB @ 301-247-
3152 / 301-737-1792 or savweb@msn.com
County Tennis League
seeking players, teams
St Marys County USTA Tennis League
looking for 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 players for 2010 Mixed
Adult teams. Season runs from March-May.
Must be a USTA member and have reached
eighteen (18) years of age prior to, or during,
the 2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-Liem
Slade if interested, mlslade@md.metrocast.
net or 301-481-2305.
Gretton Goalkeeping
Indoor Futsal Clinic
Series
Gretton Goalkeeping will conduct
weekly indoor futsal training sessions for all
ages and skill levels Monday and Wednesday
each week at Park Hall Elementary School
from 7:30-8:30pm. Field player training is
also available. Reservations are required.
For more information or to reserve your spot
please email grettongoalkeeping@gmail.
com or call 301-643-8992.
Dicks Diggers Win Co-Ed
Championship
Dicks Diggers won the St. Marys County Rec and Park co-ed volleyball league championship. From
left to right: Pamela Long, Tom Roach, Dawn Thomas, Spencer Quade, Stephanie Quade, Donovan
Farrell, Lyndsay Sager.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS CITY One of the St.
Marys College mens basketball teams
most important goals was achieved, but it
didnt come without a fght.
Junior point guard Alex Franz scored
nine points in the last two minutes to lift the
14th-ranked Seahawks to an 80-76 victory
over Wesley College Saturday afternoon,
winning the Capital Athletic Conference
tournament title and a return trip to the
NCAA Division III national tournament.
The Hawks made their frst trip to the Big
Dance in 2008.
This is all the hard work paying off,
from October 1st when we were on the
track at 5 a.m., said sophomore guard
James Davenport, who scored 23 points, 19
in the frst half. Its just unbelievable.
Im really happy for these guys, our
students, the community, everybody that
supported us, said Seahawk coach Chris
Harney. Everyone has a piece of this, its
really special.
SMC (24-3 overall) kept the defend-
ing champion Wolverines at arms length,
thanks to torrid outside shooting by Dav-
enport, who knocked down four of his fve
three-point attempts in the frst half.
We struggled in the frst half against
Marymount in the semis, and James
missed a couple of shots, said senior guard
Camontae Griffn, who handed out a sea-
son high nine assists. Today, he said to me,
if you fnd me, I got you.
Coach Harney just told me to play my
game, Davenport said. I just wanted to do
me and play as a team and as a teammate.
The Wolverines rallied to take a 68-66
lead late in the second half, but Franz, who
had struggled all game, stepped up in the
clutch.
James and Sam [Burum] had been
carrying us all game, so it was time for me
to fnally do my part, he said. I just love
to have the ball in that situation. Franz hit
the go-ahead three-pointer with two min-
utes left to give the Hawks a 70-68 lead.
He then came up with a steal and break-
away lay-up with 50 seconds left to seal the
deal. Franz poked the ball away from Rudy
Thomas, and the ball hit off the referees
head to Franz who sped down court for the
easy two.
My mom passed away three years
ago, so that was her, hitting the ball to me,
Franz said. It was pure luck and her.
Burum, who led everybody on the
foor with 26 points and 12 rebounds, was
looking forward to the team achieving their
second big goal - a national championship.
We cant wait to get it on, Burum
said. Those were our two goals - win the
conference and the national championship.
We cant wait to have that chance.
Seahawks host sectional
The St. Marys College
mens basketball team will host
a sectional for this weekends
frst round of the NCAA Divi-
sion III national tournament.
Richard Stockton will take
on Virginia Wesleyan at 6 p.m.,
followed by the 14th-ranked
Seahawks hosting Purchase
right after that game.
The winners of those two
games will play each other for
a trip to the Sweet Sixteen Sat-
urday night at 7 p.m. in the Mi-
chael P. OBrien ARC Arena.
chrisstevens@countytimes.
net
Seahawks Hold off Wesley, Return to NCAA Tournament
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St. Marys College
James Davenport scored 19 of his 23 points in the
frst half, including this three-point shot.
SMCs Camontae Griffn drives on Quayshun Morris of Wesley.
The St. Marys College mens basketball team celebrates with the student section following their
80-76 win over Wesley in Saturdays CAC championship game. Photo By Frank Marquart
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
GLEN BURNIE Home-court
or no home-court, the Great Mills
boys basketball team is taking their
playoff season one game at a time.
After Tuesday nights 67-62 win
over ffth-seeded North County, the
Hornets advanced to the 4A East
Regional semifnals, where they
will take on Glen Burnie tonight at
7 p.m.
This brings us one step closer
to states, said senior forward Ka-
maron Barker. We knew we had to
match their intensity.
Coach told us no other Great
Mills has played past regionals,
Mykel Harris said of the quest to
crash the class 4A state semifnals.
We just had to play hard through the
tough times.
The Hornets fell behind 17-9 as
the Knights used a quick-strike of-
fense and good outside shooting to
jump ahead. However Great Mills,
now 16-5 on the season, went on a
21-2 run capped by a Barker three-
point shot to open up a 30-19 lead of
their own.
Even as North County rallied in
a seesaw fourth quarter, the Hornets
kept their composure, with senior cen-
ter Basil Moye leading the charge.
I wasnt scoring as much in the
regular season, so I fgured I had to
step it up, said Moye, who led the
Hornets with 16 points and 11 re-
bounds. We have to make it count,
its the playoffs.
When Knights senior center
Davon Kearney scored underneath
to tie the game at 60 with 2:45 left
in the fourth quarter, the Hornets re-
sponded with six quick points, four
by Harris to open a 66-60 lead with
1:09 to go and assure themselves an-
other game.
Since the beginning of the
playoffs, the guys have had one
goal in mind to keep winning ev-
ery game we play, said head coach
Frank Peck. We really are doing a
good ob of taking it one game at a time.
Peck was especially played Moyes ef-
fort, a skill that he says has been present
since the 62 center was a freshman.
Basils done this every since hes been
here at Great Mills, Peck says. At 62, hes
not the tallest guy on the foor, but he just has
a knack for the ball. The block at the end, he
did an excellent job of going up and going
straight for the ball. He gives us a lift.
With that lift, the Hornets are one game
away from the regional fnal, which would
put them on game away from the state
semifnals.
We just want to do what we need to do
to win, said Harris. We want to go as far
as we can.
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Seahawk Baseball Team
Salisbury, Md. No. 7 Salis-
bury University exploded for four
runs in the eighth inning to come
back from a 1-0 defcit and deny St.
Marys College of Maryland its frst
win of the season as the Sea Gulls posted
a 5-1 victory Sunday afternoon to sweep
three-game series.
Junior RHP Kevin Story (Damascus,
Md./Damascus) picked up the Sea Gull vic-
tory in relief as Story pitched 1.1 innings
with no hits and no runs, facing four batters
and fanning two.
The Seahawks (0-3, 0-3 CAC) tallied
an early 1-0 lead in the fourth inning as
junior Bobby Corton (Owings Mills, Md./
Calvert Hall) scored on a Salisbury error
after Story put him on base with a walk.
St. Marys nursed the one-run lead
for three innings as senior RHP Jon Gills
(Owings Mills, Md./Park) pitching held the
Sea Gulls. Gill threw 6.0 innings with no
runs on fve hits, walking four and striking
out one.
Two Seahawk errors allowed Salisbury
(3-1, 3-0 CAC) to knot the game in the sev-
enth as junior Andrew Miller (Schwenks-
ville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) came home on
a felding error by junior Matt Baden (Sun-
derland, Md./Huntingtown).
Miller sparked SUs four-run eighth
inning with a two-run single to left feld,
scoring juniors Will Evans (Salisbury, Md./
James M. Bennett) and Brian Green (Salis-
bury, Md./Parkside). Senior Trevor Cobb
(Hagerstown, Md./Saint Maria Goretti)
then stole home to increase his teams lead
to 4-1. Miller notched the games fnal run
when frst-year RHP Wick Eisenberg (Bal-
timore, Md./Friends) walked senior Ryan
Smith (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) with bases
loaded.
Seniors Mike Celenza (Gaithersburg,
Md./Quince Orchard) and Tim Kellinger
(Knoxville, Md./Saint Maria Goretti) and
junior Devon Quaglietta (Monroe Twp.,
N.J./Notre Dame) led the Sea Gulls at the
plate with two hits each while four different
players notched hits for St. Marys.
Red-shirt frst-year RHP Devon Jerrard
(Cockeysville, Md./Boys Latin) suffered
the loss as Jerrard yielded four runs (three
earned) on two hits in 1.2 innings with one
walk.
Great Mills Davonte Jordan takes aim at the basket during
the Hornets 67-62 win over North County Tuesday night.
Photo By Chris Stevens
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
LEONARDTOWN It was some-
thing out of a movie, or the deepest, dark-
est pages of a coachs playbook.
With just under three seconds re-
maining in Friday nights boys basketball
4A East regional game, Leonardtowns
Tyler Gladu fred a long inbound pass to
Shawn Medizinski, who then fipped the
ball to Ryan Vanderwest just inside half
court.
Vanderwests miraculous three-
point shot just beat the buzzer to force
overtime, but visiting Glen Burnie sur-
vived to gain a 66-65 win.
Not much you can say about a play
like that, said Leonardtown coach Jamie
Copsey of the play that nearly blew the
roof off of the LHS gymnasium. They
executed it the way we wanted it, Ryan
shot it and it went in. You need a little bit
of luck and skill on a shot like that.
All season long, Ive been wanting
to hit a shot to either win or tie a game,
said Vanderwest, the senior forward who
led three Leonardtown players in double
fgures with 16 points. Michael Aikens
pitched in 13 for the Raiders as well. We
were practicing that play before games
and in practice, just goofng off. Luckily
it went in.
The shot capped a rally that took the
Raiders just about three full quarters to
complete.
Ninth-seeded Glen Burnie, led by
6-foot-6 center Justin Kuntz, jumped out
to a 20-6 lead early in the second quar-
ter, but Leonardtown, keyed six points
from Nick Shade (who scored 10 over-
all), outscored the Gophers 15-6 the rest
of the way to get to within fve points at
halftime.
The Gophers held on to the lead up
until Vanderwests miracle shot tied it,
and lost the lead for 22 seconds in over-
time when he hit a closer shot to give
LHS a 61-60 lead.
Kuntz scored the last six points
for the Gophers, who are used to close
games.
Im trying to go as far as I can, said
Kuntz, whose team made it the 4A East
fnals before falling to Thomas Stone last
season. We dont want to lose.
For Vanderwest it was a bitter-
sweet end to his basketball career, but
he was able to put things in their proper
perspective.
Weve been playing ball together
since sixth grade, he said of his senior
teammates. Its going to be hard not go-
ing to practice tomorrow, but life goes
on.
Well miss these guys, Copsey
said of the 11 seniors graduating. Weve
got some good kids coming up who are
ready to take on the challenge.
Raider Girls Clawed By Panthers
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
LEONARDTOWN - Kelly
Rinald led all scorers with 21
points as 11th-seeded Annapolis
High School earned a 62-42 win
over host Leonardtown in the girls
basketball 4A East regional frst
round game Friday night, ending
the Raiders season.
Sometimes it happens, said
senior point guard Dani McLough-
lin, who along with three other
players (Rachel Lynn, Katie John-
son and Umeka Yates) played their
fnal game for LHS. We did our
best, but we just couldnt pull it
out.
The Panthers were leading
by just fve points (14-9) midway
through the second quarter, but
Rinald began fring - and hitting
- with a three-pointer in the fnal
30 seconds of
the period giv-
ing Annapolis a
30-13 lead and
they never looked
back.
Mc Lo u g h -
lin, who scored
six points on two
three-point shots, will have fond
memories of her basketball career,
not so much for the on-court suc-
cess, but the 11 friends she has on
this seasons team.
Our record wasnt the best,
but we bonded together as a team,
McLoughlin said. Im going to
miss playing a lot.
For frst year head coach
Christie Doerrer, she was proud of
the effort of her team from top to
bottom.
They were ready to go every
game, they were prepared and con-
stantly worked hard, Doerrer said.
I cant ask for much more.
For the players that will be
returning, Doerrer hopes that they
can improve on their skills and
help the Raiders get better when
next season rolls around.
I encourage them to play other
sports, but hopefully they can give
basketball a little love as well, she
said with a smile. When were not
with them, they need to be working
on their basketball skills.
Erin Mallory and Ashley Lytle
led Leonardtown with nine points
each.
Leonardtowns Tyler Gladu hands the ball off to teammate Shawn Medzinski.
Leonardtowns Dani McLoughlin dribbles against Annapolis Niccole Brown in Friday nights 4A East
girls basketball regional game.
THURSDAY
March 4, 2010
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Tourney Spot
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