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Commissioners Approve New County Health Board but Fear Creation of Bureacracy
By Adam Ross Staff Writer The St. Marys Board of County Commissioners reluctantly, but unanimously, approved a proposal from St. Marys Countys Local Management Board to create a new health department that would monitor the countys health services. With dollars dwindling and demand increasing from St. Marys growing population, health officials from a slew of agencies are frustrated with interagency coordination, according to Kathleen OBrien, executive director of Walden Sierra, a nonprofit organization offering crisis services and treatment to the community. We dont have the luxury of not increasing to the next level, OBrien said to the St. Marys Board of County Commissioners during a presentation by the countys Local Management Board. The board is proposing another department to plan, coordinate and evaluate the countys health services in a similar fashion to the commissioners oversight of St. Marys health department. What we need in the county is to have the best coordination of services, said Ella May Russell, director of St. Marys County Department of Social Services. There is no one person in the county that can do that right now, weve gotten too big. Under the plan, the department would bring health service information together See Health Board page A-7
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Local Group Seeks to Give Stray, Charter School Feral Cats New Lease on Life Hits More Volunteers work to contain, protect wild cats Bumps in Road
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Stray and feral cats have a bad image that makes them seem like more of a nuisance than they really are, says Shirley Cobb, founder of a new group trying to give the maligned felines a second chance. Cobb, along with a handful of volunteers, is trying to give them a better chance of staying alive. Theyre homeless, theyre neglected and theyre given a bad rap, Cobb, who founded the Saint Marys Animal Welfare League (SMAWL) in 1990, said. All they are is scared to death and panicked. ing the feral cats, Cobb said, she and her volunteers, of whom there are only about eight, can keep the cats alive and ensure that stray cats cant continue breeding in large numbers. When released back into the area in which they were originally captured, Cobb said, they are able to reacclimate much better because they are familiar with their surroundings. These feral cats also keep other cats away that are not neutered, Cobb said, which means that colonies of stray cats are stabilized in numbers and stay contained. Theyre used to living there, Cobb said. So putting them back is important. happen. Cobb got the group started back in March, she said, and has been trying to do what she can with limited funding, only a few volunteers and no facility to take in strays and feral cats. Room at SMAWL and the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Calvert County was not available, she said. Right now, all she and her volunteers can do is lend out the traps to home owners who want the cats off their property and allow them to capture the cats themselves. Cobbs organization then uses what funds they have to get the feral cats neutered. Currently The Well Pet Clinic is providing that serFeral Cat Relief to provide large fenced in colony space for feral cats to have a home. SMAWL currently operates such a place, Cole said, but the location of the feral colony is kept secret to ensure the safety of the animals. The thing that Cobb said she needed right now to make the project work is help. With only a handful of volunteers to collect the trapped felines, it is nearly impossible to keep up with the growing number of stray cats. We could be doing more if we had more volunteers, Cobb said, adding that some residents want the feline colony near them gone, not neutered and released. It would take work to
Construction Delays Lead to Postponement of Opening Ceremony and First Day of School
By Adam Ross Staff Writer The Chesapeake Public Charter School continues to travel a bumpy road as it races to open its doors later this month. The summer has been unkind as construction delays have pushed back the schools opening ceremony and the first day of school, and education director Elizabeth Turner resigned just two months after accepting the schools lead position. Dr. Edward Weiland, director of the St. Marys County Public Schools Department of Human Resources, said he had a number of conversations with Turner before and up to her resignation. I can say is she is a very confident and caring individual who would have done a superior job in my estimation, Weiland told The County Times. Unfortunately she had some deaths in the family that cost her, which is probably the primary reason why she could not fulfill this job. Turner told the school administration through a letter that she did not feel she could fully dedicate to the position, nor commit to the schools start date. Turner is dealing with two family deaths, including the passing of her mother earlier this summer. Meanwhile, St. Marys Public Schools Superintendent Michael J. Martirano appointed Kathy Glaser, a former Hollywood Elementary School principal and one of the charter schools founding members, as the interim education director for a period of two months while the school scouts a full-time replacement. Weiland hopes to begin interviewing qualified candidates within the next few weeks, but the public schools first search in May, which was extended by the school board, only found three qualified candidates eligible for an interview. Kelly Hall, SMCPS director of elementary school instruction, administration and improvement, suspects a greater number of applicants this time around because the school has been approved to open this year. Applicants are likely to apply because its up and running, Hall said. The staff is hired, and an interim director is in place. Those might make people from other systems and our own system interested. For now, Weiland is confident Glaser understands what it takes to begin a school. With her abilities from what she did before in addition to her work with the charter school, Weiland added, and giving her credit for coming forward and saying she would do this, she should do a great job. While final approval rests in the hands of Martirano, a number of individuals from elementary education, the charter school board and human resources mulled over possible interim replacements. Glasers first task will likely revolve around the schools construction timeframe. Just over a week ago, Stacy Maffei told The County Times the school would likely open on time despite an installation delay with the fire sprinkler system. But Martirano said Monday he would delay the schools first day of school one week to August 22nd, and make the decision official at the next school board meeting. Hall confirmed the week delay of the schools opening. Construction crews are expected to finish the building, located off Great Mills Road, which is in the midst of transforming from a tennis and office facility to a fully functional school. The extra week will also help the school reschedule a new teacher orientation. St. Marys County Public Schools has already cancelled a July 23 faculty tour and the August 8 opening ceremony. Turner was formerly the principal of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. She earned a Masters of education degree in reading from Loyola College in Baltimore, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Mount St. Agnes in Baltimore. The charter school has 160 students enrolled from kindergarten through 5th grades.
Feral Cat Relief seeks to neuter and release cats such as this that it has trapped to help stablize what they call an ever growing stray and feral cat population problem.
Cobb said the number of feral cats in St. Marys County reaches into the thousands, but by using the trap-neuterrelease method, it doesnt have to be that way. Many times what people call feral cats are simply house cats that have been abandoned to fend for themselves and no longer have the ability to interact with humans. A dumped animal is the beginning of your colony, Cobb said. We want to stop that colony from growing. By trapping and neuter-
Feral cats can even serve a useful purpose, according to Cobb, by controlling the rodent population on farms. But the need for Feral Cat Relief is dire, Cobb said, because feral or stray cats do not stay put in the woods. Theyre everywhere, Cobb said. Theyre in residential areas, theyre in farming areas and theyre even in town. Theyre often abused or abandoned then theyre picked up by animal control and killed. That doesnt have to
vice, Cobb said. Trish Cole, current president of SMAWL, called the feral cat situation in St. Marys an overpopulation crisis, and said her organization fully supports Cobbs effort. Absolutely, 100 percent, Cole said. Were committed to this project. SMAWL is using money it has received from grants to neuter feral and stray cats and giving it to Feral Cat Relief to fund its operations. In the future, Cole said, SMAWL hopes to work with
change peoples minds that stray and feral cats were not as problematic as they thought. This is what we have a problem with, Cobb said. Homeowners who want to trap feral or stray cats and have them neutered and released can contact Cobb for assistance via E-mail at catscanner@verizon.net. To get in contact with SMAWL, call 301-373-5659.
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A bag of trash, ringed in red, lays in the rocks of the breakwater on Route 249 leading to St. Georges Island. Islanders say that recent efforts by county officials have helped stop fisherman and other visitors from leaving such refuse but the problem has not been completely eliminated.
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Residents of St. Georges Island say that things have gotten markedly better in the last two months since they complained about loads of trash being dumped on Route 249, the only road onto or off of the island, but the problem lingers. They still say bands of itinerate fisherman, sometimes in groups of eight to 10, continue to leave unsightly trash including beer cans, used diapers and even human waste, on the breakwater coast of the island and on peoples property. Its been an ongoing problem for a while, said Adrienne Pratt, president of the St. Georges Island Improvement Association. Weve had residents on the island witnessing people urinating and defecating on their property. But that is changing. Members of the improvement association say that the county sheriffs office has been most responsive to their demands for quashing illegal parking on the sole thoroughfare, which also contributes to the trash piling up, and that state highway cleanup crews have been picking up more trash. Pratt said fishermen are coming down to the island to haul in a free catch and have been doing so for years. That they have always brought trash with them seemed to be a part of life on St. Georges Island, but in the past several years the amount and kind of trash seemed to have gotten worse, Pratt said. Illegal parking, too, had been a real problem of late, Pratt said, with vehicles parked partially inside the main roadway by people coming to fish. These families also brought their small children, who dart out in the middle of the street into traffic, Pratt said, adding that one such child ran in front of her recently forcing her to stop abruptly before risking hitting the child. That situation has been mostly cleared up, Pratt said. Word gets out that its a great place to fish and that it doesnt cost anything to fish, Pratt said. But word is also getting out that the sheriff wont allow people to park illegally. Rick Tancreto, a member of the associations board of directors, said that sheriffs deputies have shooed away 370 vehicles in the past three weeks for either fishing after dusk or being illegally parked. Deputies have also made eight arrests in that time of increased law enforcement attention, Tancreto said.
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Continued from page A- the charter document, and controlled by a county council and either an elected executive, or an appointed manager. Under the elected executive, the county would function very similar to the federal government, with distinct and separate executive and legislative branches. Further, a charter gives express consent to the county to amend or repeal local laws enacted by the Maryland General Assembly. Charter form of government is the only form that allows local voters to limit the local governments power, including express consent over organization of powers, number of county council members, existence of elected executive or appointed manager and terms and term limits. Ten counties across the state have adopted charter government, some of which have similar financial and geographical makeups to St. Marys. Theres a perception out there that only the biggest, baddest metropolitan and urban counties are charter, Murphy said, but the fact of the mater is that is not true. Wicomico, Dorchester and Talbot counties are a few of the ten that have adopted charter government. Commissioner Lawrence Jarboe (R-Golden Beach), an advocate of the commissioner controlled government before the task force began its work, didnt like comparing St. Marys to its neighbors in the context of Tuesdays discussion. There might have been some political dynamic out there at the time that might not exist today, Jarboe said. That political dynamicwouldnt be in your purview. Murphy, Anne Bell, Dr. Francine Dove Hawkins,
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funding were to come down the pipe, St. Marys should be considered a prime candidate. Also, STS has found that more and more people are using the service for their industry jobs that require evening and weekend hours. Also part of the comprehensive plan was a capital improvements section calling for new vehicles and replacement vehicles by 2012, and additional shelters and benches for waiting customers. Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly Sr. (D-Leonardtown) said he would like to see expanded service to the St. Marys Airport. We are going to see substantial growth there, Mattingly said, because the airport is due for a runway expansion that could likely result in some future commercial use. Its probably going to be worthy of an addition; people will need a way of getting to a meeting or restaurant. STS completed over 301,000 trips last year, and according to Kalmus, with the rising demand from the senior population ridership will likely continue to jump. Ten percent of St. Marys County STS riders were over 65 years of age, and the Maryland Department of Planning projects that senior ridership will triple in the next 20 years.
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Continued from page A- the route, but it wasnt, said Jacqueline Fournier, transportation manager at the Department of Public Works and Transportation. We dont really want to cut any routes out, we want to modify for efficiency. Rencher has drove an STS bus for 3 years, and said while the Northern route is often slow, it peaks in the morning with an average of 8 to 10 passengers per bus. He doesnt think cutting service to the Northern route would be much help to a county he deems pretty well covered by the system. Weve found there wasnt
James Rencher of Avenue drives the STS Charlotte Hall Bus Route, and has been part of the system for 3 years.
frustrating dealing with a learning disability can be because he had the same problems growing up. Sailing became his passion in school while living in Annapolis and gave him something he could cling to when he did not feel comfortable in the classroom. It sent me home in tears there was so much stress at school, Bays said. But when you get the students learning together with others who have the same difficulty they can blossom, he said. You definitely see a difference, Bays said.
Jonathan Elmore, 15, of Leonardtown said the program kept him focused to the point where all he wanted to do was get back out on the water. And being one of the older students he gets to stay in the dorms that arent being used during the summer months. Being out here its great, Elmore said. If theres no wind we go kayaking. Youre always working as a team. I just want to keep sailing. For more information about the program visit www. brendansailing.com.
Theresa Brown, left, prepares to set sell at St. Marys College with her daughter Anastasia, 13, at the rudder. Browns daughter and other children with learning disabilities took part in a sailing camp this summer that boosts self esteem by teaching them how to navigate a vessel.
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cal artists met to discuss the possibility of a cooperative art gallery at Carters studio Emily Finch all trades to show their work, Staff Writer biding they were local. Lewis workshop. Her workshop was has since passed and Carter is located in the old North End The North End Gallery is no longer an active member, Print Shop across from the small in size, but filled with but they left the gallery in able old Mattinglys Food Store in Leonardtown. When a school enormous talent. Located in hands. downtown Leonardtown, this The main thing this gal- bus crashed into the side of quaint art gallery is owned lery strives to show is profes- Carters studio she used the and operated by local South- sional work from local art- insurance money to repair ern Maryland artists. ists, said Karen Russell, liai- and renovate the building and It was the idea of Sally son and founding member of the new renovations sparked the idea of a gallery. Keeping Photo by Emily Finch Carter, a potter, and Pat Lewis, the North End Gallery. a painter and sculptor, to start In 1986 a group of lo- the history of the building and Katie Dean, staff, in front of featured members artwork and jewlery in the the area, the new cooperative North End Gallery, during the community art show. the gallery and allow artists of
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ories include things that are trivial, perhaps even odd, but theres something distinct about that odd, even ordinary seeming memory that speaks to a deep little crevice inside you and makes it important to you. And thats all that matters. It doesnt have to be earth-shaking or huge or traumatic, it can be easy, small and simple. Some things we have to strive to remember, but the things that shape us, form us and feed us are automatically deposited. What a wonderful gift from our Creator! Many times memories come unbidden to us and hopefully, well pause for a moment and let them wash over us. Were all so busy we probably dont do that, but Im confident that we should. Sometimes when were in the middle of something, we should pause and think about it and say to ourselves - one day something is going to trigger this little incident up out of my memory and its going to make me smile. So stop for a minute wherever you are, at home or at work because memories come from everywhere. Look around and pause your mind and just let it sink in and see if a memory doesnt come bubbling up and enjoy the little gift that it is.
Sweet Memories
Terri Bartz Bowles Books, songs, poems and essays of an endless number and variety have been written about a part of us that is both simple and complex memory. Memory is, of course, an incredibly important part of our ability to function every day. How much of what we do is by rote? But I dont want to address the mechanics of memory, rather Id like to explore memories of our experiences and what that brings to our lives. Cast your mind back wander around in your memory for a little while. What kinds of things are you thinking of? Fun times with family and friends, trips, holidays, weddings, babies? Do you also think of sadder times, family and friends no longer with us? Bittersweet memories, maybe a few regrets? All
Im okay with that, but we have to consider if it will be in or out of county government and how much support staff we are talking about. This frustration comes months after a presentation from the county health department over rising expenditures. Part of the spending is for administrative support between competing agencies, which does very little to get key services out to the public. The matter may have even become personal for the commissioners, who months ago approved the hiring of an addictions coordinator to Walden Sierra, which according to Mattingly never had an accountability issue. Challenges are coming to face communities, for ex-
ample people returning from war, said Mattingly, and are we preparing for those events that will show in dramatic fashion in the next 10 to 15 years? I dont know we are. The matter will come before the commissioners again in November 1. By that time the management board is expected to have specific recommendations for the department, including the budgetary impact on health services. Even though it is an organizational recommendation, added John Savich, the county administrator, it is designed to accomplish all those things.
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Obituaries
Dorothy Louise Davis, 87
Richard J. Rick (Capt.) Ince, Jr., 64, of Scotland, Md. died August 1, 2007 in St. Marys Hospital. Born Sept. 22, 1943 in Racine, Wis. he was the son of Helen Joanne Ince of Hollywood, Md. and the late Richard J. Ince, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Norma Gene Ince and his sons Richard J. Ince, III, David G. Ince and John S. Ince, all of Scotland, Md.. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren. Rick moved from Wisconsin to St. Marys County in 1947 where he graduated from Ryken High School Class of 1952. He enlisted in the US Army and was the owner of Ricks Marine for over 35 years. He also belonged to the Elks Lodge #2092. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, Md.. Contributions may be made to the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 520, Ridge, MD 20680 and/or Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, Md. 20680. Interment will be private. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Pa.. James E. Ed Mattingly and his wife Susan and Stephen D. Stevie Mattingly and his wife Shirley all of Mechanicsville, Md., Mary L. Lori Jantzen and her husband Tom of California, Md., Mary Anne McKinney and her husband Clarke of Leonardtown, Md. and Robert B. Bobby Mattingly and his wife Tracy of Welcome, Md.; siblings: Clement Miles Mattingly of Clements, Md., Ann Elizabeth Mattingly of Va., Margaret Elizabeth Potts of Leonardtown, Md., Mary Margaret Yowaiski and Joseph Clement Mattingly both of Chaptico, Md., Mary Ruth Brown of N.M., Mary Jane Mattingly of Port Deposit, Mary Agnes Farrell of Compton, Md. and Joan Frances Raley of Avenue, Md.; 26 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. He is also preceded in death by one grandchild: Stephen D. Mattingly, Ill.. Mr. Mattingly was a life long St. Marys County resident where he attended St. Marys Academy. He worked as a liquor salesman for McCarthy-Hicks, Inc. and as a bailiff for the Circuit Court of St. Marys County for 30 years until his retirement in 1985. Jenks was the past president of the Rocking Chair Softball and a member of the 7th and Chaptico Districts Optimist Clubs. His hobbies were softball, playing cards and he enjoyed spending time with his family. The family received friends on Monday, August 6, 2007 from 4 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 7 p.m. followed by Optimist Prayers at 7:15 p.m.. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church, Chaptico, Md. with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, Md.. Pallbearers will be his six sons: Charles J. Jenks Mattingly, III, Joseph G. Mussie Mattingly, James E. Ed Mattingly, Stephen D. Stevie Mattingly, William M. Bill Mattingly and Robert B. Bobby Mattingly. Honorary Pallbearers will be his two daughters: Mary L. Lori Jantzen and Mary Anne McKinney. Contributions may be made to: Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and/or Stephen D. Mattingly, II, Memorial Fund, 29435 Hearts Desire Drive, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Gragan, Dale Huntington, Ralph Obendort, George Sparks, Timmy Berry and Joe Hancock. Contributions may be made to: Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Dorothy Louise Davis, 87, of Waldorf, Md. formerly of Chaptico, Md. died May 30, 2007 in Capital Hospice, Arlington, Va.. Born June 3, 1919 in Chaptico, Md. she was the daughter of the late James L. and Effie Elizabeth Hancock Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy R. Davis on January 3, 1997, whom she married on June 30, 1940 in Chaptico, Md.. She is survived by her children: Dorothy E. Smigal of La Plata, Md., William L. Davis and Joseph R. Davis both of Waldorf, Md.; eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her siblings: Elton Thomas, Ambrose Thomas, James Thomas, Joseph Thomas, Mary Ellen Thomas, Harry Thomas, Ray Thomas, Vincent Thomas and Bessie Oliver. Mrs. Davis was a life long St. Marys County resident where she graduated from Margaret Brent High School, Class of 1937. The family received friends on Friday, June 1, 2007 from 5p.m. 8:p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers being said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, Md. with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Joseph R. Davis, Jr., Richard Fowler, Michael Fowler, Dominick Davis, John L. Davis and Jason Stant. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral
Charles Moseley Wall, 69, of Lexington Park, Md., died August 6, 2007 at his residence. Born April 20, 1938 in South Hill, Va., he was the son of the late Charles Emory Wall and Mary Hazel Lett Wall. Mr. Wall had worked as a printer for a government contractor. His hobbies were vegetable gardening, flower gardening and gourmet cooking. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Norris Kemper Wall of Lexington Park, Md., daughters, Sharon Hansen of Thorndike, Maine, Diane Hanson of Bel Air, Md., Patricia Mosley of Richmond, Va., Sandra L. Bracey of NC, Kimberly Dornak of South Hill, Va. and a son, Charles M. Wall, Jr. of South Hill, Va., 10 grandchildren, a brother, William H. Wall of South Hill, Va. and a sister, Betsy Olivia Walter of Virginia Beach, Va.. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Wright. Inurnment private. will be
Charles Jenkins Jenks Mattingly, Jr., 86, of Chaptico, Md. died August 2, 2007 in St. Marys Nursing Center. Born October 23, 1940 in Leonardtown, Md. he was the son of the late Charles Jenkins and Agnes Gertrude Miles Mattingly, Sr. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Loretta Gough Mattingly on January 8, 2005 in Washington Hospital Center, whom he married on June 27, 1942 in Chaptico, Md.. He is survived by his children: Charles J. Jenks Mattingly, III and his wife Cathy of Hollywood, Md., Joseph G. Mussie Mattingly and his wife Patsy and William M. Bill Mattingly and his wife Patti all of Chaptico, Md.,
John Louis Norris, 74, of Hollywood, Md. died August 3, 2007 at his residence. Born June 21, 1933 in Hollywood, Md. he was the son of the late James Jetson and Mary Louise Brown Norris. He was the loving husband of Camille Marie Norris whom he married on February 21, 1954 in Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church, Chaptico, Md.. He is survived by his children: Judy Redmond and her husband George of Leonardtown, Md., Jerry Norris and Ronnie Norris and his wife DeeDee all of Hollywood, Md.; siblings: Rose C. Marks, James R. Norris and Mary Louise Tippett all of Hollywood, Md.; five grandchildren: Stephanie Berry, Ronnie Boo Norris, Randy Norris, Kevin Redmond and Mindy Selby; six great grandchildren: Andrea Norris, Timmy Berry, Ashley Berry, Mackenzie Berry, Shawn Selby and Kasey Selby. He was also preceded in death by his siblings: Mary Alberta Woodburn, Joseph A. Norris and Carroll I. Norris. Mr. Norris was a life long St. Marys County resident. He worked as a heavy equipment operator, installed insulation and was a small engine repair man. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and American Legion. He enjoyed crabbing, fishing, spending time with friends, his grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family received friends on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 from 5 8 p.m. with Prayers said at 7 p.m.. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 10 a.m. in St. Johns Catholic Church, Hollywood, Md. with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Jimmy Miedzinski, Bobby Huntington, Buddy Tippett, John Chapman, Ray Knott and Ricky Norris. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Lathan
Memorial contributions may be made to O.P.I.S. c/o St. Marys Hospital, P.O. Box 527, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or Hospice House c/o HOSPICE of St. Marys Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, MD.
Suicides
Continued from page A- to go down the continuum to suicidal ideation. Tina St. Clair, head of the county Mental Health Authority said that the campaign has been directly responsible for a slight increase in people seeking information on coping with mental illness, though the campaign directs crisis related calls to Walden Sierra. Its been a very successful campaign as far as were concerned about getting the word out, St. Clair said. The data points to a significant number of suicides in the county that has risen and remained fairly steady from 2004. In that year eight people committed suicide, but in 2005 the number jumped to 13 suicides, according to information from the Chief Medical Examiners Office in Baltimore. Last year 12 people killed themselves in St. Marys and this year seven have already taken their own lives. The most recent numbers suggest that the county averages about one suicide every month and has for the past
three years. Lynch called the numbers significant but said that there was little evidence to suggest a rising trend in suicides here in St. Marys. OBrien agreed but said the need for suicide prevention measures was still critical. We havent seen a tremendous change in the situation, OBrien said. But every suicide is a serious incident. Its a form of communication, unfortunately its the last communication. County Health Officer William Icenhower said that his department moved forward with the hotline promotion campaign last year even though he had uncertain documentation on the suicide trend in the county. The interest of the public health and using the best information he had held to shape his decision, he said. You make the expenditure of time and money without the firm evidence that the problem exists, Icenhower said. Im still going to react. Icenhower was working with members of the Mental Health Authority and his own department to form a suicide prevention task force to ana-
lyze whether the problem was growing; but vacated positions as a result of a change in governors and a lack of funding crippled the effort started last year. Its almost at a dead halt, Icenhower said of the task force. The funding is abysmal right now. Icenhower also said it was difficult to get a real grasp of just how many suicides were happening in the county, or any where for that matter, because of the tragic nature of the occurrence. Its an uncomfortable situation to talk about, families dont want to talk about it, Icenhower said. OBrien said that talking was the key to making sure the depressed individual on the other end of the phone line who may be contemplating suicide doesnt follow through with ending their own lives. People who often call in that state had simply reached a state where they no longer saw any point in going on, she said, but there was still hope. They fall out of love with the idea of coping with how to live, OBrien said. But they dont fall in love with death.
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Investigation
Continued from page A- We are investigating the matter, Fritz said Monday. Were doing this with an eye towards the grand jury deciding whether any criminal charges were violated. Weve been investigating him for some time weve just been waiting for the Attorney Grievance Commission to make their decision. Fritz declined to comment on what charges, if any at all, the grand jury could levy against Izydore. According to documents from the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, which petitioned for Izydores disbarment, Izydore entered an Alford plea to the charges of misappropriating funds from the estate of Gail I. Wood and filing false administration accounts while he served as the personal representative of that estate from 2001 and 2002. By entering the Alford plea, according to Raymond Hein, assistant bar counsel for the grievance commission, Izydore acknowledged that if the case went to a hearing that the petitioners would have produced enough evidence to sustain the allegations against Izydore. While the grievance commission was investigating Izydore, the former St. Marys attorney was facing a civil case against him in county Circuit Court filed back in July of 2005 and came to judgment in March of this year. That civil case, brought by the new representatives of the estate that Izydore had managed, according to online court documents from the Circuit Court, ended with a stiff judgment against Izydore. The on-line court documents show that the civil decision against Izydore for $194,733 in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages awarded to the plaintiffs in the case. In the documents that confirmed Izydores disbarment, Izydore requested the disbarment order by his own consent. Izydore, who has not practiced law in Maryland since the later part of 2005, has since moved to Kennesaw, Ga. Izydore worked for the Dorsey Law Firm in Leonardtown He moved to Georgia shortly after the complaint against him, Hein said. Izydore did not respond to requests for comment by phone for this article. Hein said that disbarring attorneys in Maryland was an uncommon occurrence. Of the more than 30,000 attorneys admitted to the bar to practice law in the state only about 20, on average, are disbarred each year for various violations. Its reserved for the most serious violations, like misappropriation of funds, Hein said. According to information from the State Bar of Georgia, Izydores disbarment in Maryland means that he would be ineligible to practice law in his new home. Officials with the Georgia bar said that Izydore was not admitted to practice law there and had no application to do so. If he chose to apply to practice law there he would have to wait for five years after his disbarment and then undergo a rigorous background check before being admitted to the bar.
take a day off and go fishing. He used to have quite a few construction workers who would take time from busy schedules regularly, but now gets a few groups from corporations these days. I miss them, Russell said of the regulars. A lot of people arent vacationing like they used to, its usually the weekdays that suffer. Still, the contest has drawn in some fisherman interested in hooking a fish that could be a big trophy worthy of a portion of the $7,000 prize, Russell said. First and second place prizes will be awarded for the longest rockfish, bluefish and croaker in November when all the results have been tallied. Last years contest had fewer corporate sponsors
than this years and offered only $4,000 in prize money. The word is getting out, theyre probably finding out about it on the internet, Russell said. Conditions for fishing so far this year have been good Russell said. Weve got blue fish all over the place, Russell said. Most people are looking to catch rockfish, but theyre slow because of the hot weather. But fishings been relatively good. Jason McLauglin, captain of the Miss Maggie, said that sparse fishing seasons and a short client list meant he would have to keep his job at the phone company a while longer; but he still hoped he could retire in a few years at 32 to pursue his love
of working on the water. Its tough to make a living out here just from charters, McLauglin said, adding that the contest was helping to get the word out about the quality of fishing in St. Marys. We do have the best fishing; but it just hasnt been promoted as much. Still, he and other charter captains, will try to keep their businesses going for love of the fishing. Its got to be something in your heart, McLaughlin said. It cant be run just as a business.
Navy News
Delta One Completes First Test Flight
Amy Kaper Staff Writer For the first time on August 3, a Navy and Northrop Grumman integrated test team flew the air in of St. Augustine, Florida, in Delta One. This plane is the first of two Advanced Hawkeye test aircrafts. The flight today marks the transition from design, development and ground test, to a tangible - an aircrafts demonstration of its capability for the future fleet mission, said Captain Randy Mahr, NAVAIR Hawkeye program manager. Advanced Hawkeye flight test pilot Lt. Drew Ballinger along with Northrop Grumman flight test pilot Tom Boutin and flight test weapon system operator Zyad Hajo, lifted off shortly before 11 a.m. and flew for approximately 1.3 hours. The flight crew observed and gathered data from air vehicle systems. This new edition airborne early warning command-andcontrol aircraft is equipped with the future resources critical to the Navys needs. The Advanced Hawkeye has a 360-degree array with added electronic scan system and lock-down feature that extends the carrier battle groups line-of-sight. This allows concentration on targets of potential threat. The aircrafts glass cockpit system displays provide the pilot and co-pilot with the ability to switch screens from flight to crew mission displays. This allows four - rather than the traditional three The Navys E-2D Advanced Hawkeye test aircraft, Delta One, lifts off in St. Augustine, Fla. - Naval flight officers, to perform the aircrafts commandand-control missions and expand information conveyed to the battlegroup commander. This is an exceptionally exciting time for our team as we enter a new phase and begin the intense work of flight test, said Cmdr. Roger Ligon, commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation squadron 20 (VX-20). Two test aircrafts are being built under the contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation. Delta One rolled was produced at the corporations St. Augustine manufacturing facility and began ground test there in the spring. Delta Two has now joined it in ground test at the facility. This aircrafts first flight is the realization of phenomenal teaming. A team comprised of program office, industry and test experts, committed to delivering this critical, capable centerpiece of the future carrier flight deck, said Mahr. Testing will continue at the St. Augustine facility until the aircraft arrives at NAS Patuxent River in early 2009, where flight and operational testing will be completed by VX-20 and VX-1. The Advanced Hawkeye will beginarrivinginE-2squadrons in 2011. It is expected to serve the Fleet sometime around the middle of the next century. A video of the first flight can be viewed at http://e2df irstf light.w ylelabs.com. Excerpts of this article were taken from a press release by Drema Ballengee-Grunst
Section A - 10
Unmanned
Continued from page A- days activities, but it didnt detour guests from making the hour and a half car ride from D.C. and Virginia. Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md. 5th) used his first day of summer recess to attend the demonstration. Im here because this is what Im hired to do four our country, Hoyer said of attending the demonstration, despite being on vacation. This is extraordinarily im-
Engineering marvels from the around world were showcased Monday at the Navys Unmanned Systems Demonstration at Webster Field.
Moe said of Shadow that the aircrafts software was operated through Microsoft Windows. It may be easier for the younger guys to use [Shadow] than the older guys, Moe added, because they are more familiar with todays gaming technology. Seventeen unmanned air systems and 10 unmanned
ground systems in all were featured Monday. The event was not open to the public, but math and science from the tri-county area were encouraged by Navy Cmdr Chuck Stuart to come. Commissioners Daniel H. Raley and Francis Jack Russell were also in attendance.
The Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System (MDARS) system currently deployed by the Army to circle and keep a watchful eye on ammunition depositories and command units, is a joint Army-Navy development effort first initiated in 1988.
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