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Leonardtown Psychiatrist Carol Paris, left, is the only
private practice outpatient psychiatrist in St. Marys
County. She is moving out of the area at the end of the year.
Andrew Fenwick, Jennifer Olson, and Sebastian
Leonard-Reyes from the Forrest Center had 20 minutes
to investigate a mock crime scene for the CSI skills.
Their team fnished seven minutes early and placed
second in the regional SkillsUSA championship held
over the weekend.
newsmaker
Dr. Dorota Krajewski, an endocrinologist
with St. Marys Hospital talks to patient
Wendi Wheeler. The full time addition of
Dr. Krajewski is helping solving the doctor
shortage issue in Southern Maryland.
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Top Row: Carolyn Quade, Shirley Mattingly and Barbara Livingston.
BottomRow: BettyWest, Steve Mattingly and Alice Kingsley
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
David W. Densford was formally
sworn in Friday as the third Circuit Court
Judge for St. Marys County and promised
those in attendance he would not become an
ivory tower member of the judicial branch.
Densford said he went into the job
knowing there were restrictions on what he
could do or say in public regarding cases,
but stated he would be out in the public as
much as possible.
Behind locked doors its easy to
become isolated, Densford said sitting on
the bench in Leonardtown with Judges Kar-
en Abrams, Michael Stamm and C. Clarke
Raley, whom he is replacing. I will not
forget the outside world when I make these
decisions.
Densford, until recently, was a crimi-
nal defense lawyer and was appointed by
Gov. Martin OMalley to fll the vacant seat.
He is now in a campaign against Assistant
States Attorney Joseph Stanalonis who is
seeking the seat this election year.
If either of the candidates win in both
the Republican and Democratic primaries in
April, they will win the race.
The courtroom was packed with at-
torneys, current and former lawmakers,
as well as friends and family members of
Densfords.
House Minority Whip
Steny Hoyer (D) said that
Densfords peaceful install-
ment as the new judge was
reminiscent of the 2000 elec-
tions where George W. Bush
won the presidency despite Al
Gores winning 500,000 or so
more popular votes.
That day, power was
transferred, Hoyer said, with-
out a gun or a tank.
He will have more pow-
er posited in him than a sena-
tor or a member of Congress,
Hoyer said of Densford. We
have said to David Densford:
We trust you.
Fellow attorney and for-
mer state Del. J. Ernest Bell
(D) called Densfords charac-
ter inquisitive, independent
and genius.
Densford said with his
installation that he was not so
much as the honorable but the
honored.
I now know at the age
of 60 what the frst day of school is like all
over again, he said.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Densford Takes the Bench
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The son of a former town councilmember has fled for one of two contested seats
on the Leonardtown Town Council, and says he wants to see more small business
commerce come to town.
Filing for the race Wednesday was James Jay Maguire Mattingly, 30, a public
safety dispatcher with the countys Department of Public Safety.
Id like to see more shops come into town, Mattingly said. Id also like to see
a small grocery store like the one we used to have.
Mattinglys father James Mock Mattingly served on the town council from
2004 and 2008 and his grandfather served as town mayor until his death in 1992, he
said.
Mattingly now serves on the board of directors of the Singletree Homeowners
Association as its treasurer, he said.
Ive lived in Leonardtown for 30 years, Mattingly said. I love the community,
I love the people and I just want to do what I can to see Leonardtown grow.
Jay Mattingly Enters
Council Race
Photo By Guy Leonard
David Densford, right, is sworn in as the new Circuit Court judge for St. Marys County by Clerk of the Circuit Court Joan
Williams. Outgoing Judge C. Clarke Raley, background, looks on.
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Residents who live
in the areas of Compton
and Newtowne Neck con-
tinue to report fnding
pieces of old, unexploded
ordnance along the beach
weeks after the frst few
shells believed to be from
the World War II era were
found and detonated in
early January.
Deputy State Fire
Marshal Bruce Bouch said
at least one report came in
just a week ago about pos-
sible ordnance found on
the beach, but he warned
that residents who con-
tinue to walk on the beach
at the Newtowne Neck
State Park are doing so in
defance of the park be-
ing closed and are putting
themselves in danger.
Beachgoers might ac-
tually be walking over buried ordnance,
he said.
Its not washing up, its there al-
ready, Bouch said. The sand is shifting
and its exposing the ordnance when it
does.
Lynn Delahay, a long time resident
near the park, said the ordnance might
have been a threat for a longer time than
the parks closing in January.
More visitors to the park once it re-
opens could mean more munitions being
found, she said.
Anytime stuff is in the ground it
works itself to the top, Delahay said.
Somebodys going to get hurt, the odds
are working against you.
State fre marshal offcials have
said the Army Corps of Engineers is re-
searching the history of the site, hoping
to fnd it was owned by the military as an
ordnance testing range; this would allow
for federal funds to continue the search
for old munitions.
But the history of the area is already
well known, Delahay said, from be-
ing a site for early English colonists to
a testing site for critical proximity fuse
technology on anti-aircraft shells during
World War II.
Currently the park is designed for
use as a boat launch and public open
space area.
It is important to clear up the site in
order to preserve it, she said.
If they clean it up, wouldnt it be
better to have that as an educational
park? Delahay said.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The State Highway Administration (SHA) has decided to
take action to calm traffc congestion at a dangerous location on
Route 235 the intersections of Mar-A-Lee Drive and School
House Road.
SHA offcials found that as motorists leave the parking lot
of Oakville Elementary School they have limited sight distance
at the School House Road intersection. Planners have chosen
to restrict crossing over Route 235 to Mar-A-Lee Drive during
peak hours of school bus traffc in the morning and afternoon,
starting in August, the beginning of the next school year.
Left turns from School House Road onto southbound
Route 235 will also be restricted, SHA said in a letter to the
Board of County Commissioners.
Charlie Gischlar, spokesman for SHA, told The County
Times the new traffc signs will be posted before the start of the
new school year.
The restrictions will only be on school days, Gischlar said,
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and again from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
All the traffc from School House Road would be directed
north on Route 235 during those hours, he said.
Itll be right turn only and then you can safely make a
U-turn at the intersection at Loveville Road, Gischlar said.
A new traffc signal was recently installed at that
intersection.
The soon-to-be restricted intersection has earned a reputa-
tion as one of the most congested and dangerous along Route
235 and at least one fatal crash has occurred there in the past
four years.
It would be a signifcant safety improvement, itll help
with the congestion in that area, Gischlar said of the planned
traffc shift.
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Community Wants Answers on Newtowne Neck
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Enter at:
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A Century of Caring ~
St. Marys Hospital Centennial Celebration
Art & Essay Contest
Now is the time to engage our communitys future
generations! To get young people involved in the hospital
and in health care, we are sponsoring an art contest for all
St. Marys County fourth and ffth graders and an
essay contest for the countys Middle School students.
Homeschool students are also invited to participate.
Art Contest
Essay Contest
All St. Marys County Middle School
students are invited to participate.
The essay contest offers students an
opportunity to express why they think
St. Marys Hospital is Important to Our
Community for a chance to win a $200
cash prize. Only one entry per student.
About the Contest: Why do you think
St. Marys Hospital is an important part of
St. Marys County? What does it mean to
you or family to have the hospital here?
Give us your thoughts on the importance
of your community hospital.
For contest rules, submission
requirements and entry forms,
visit www.stmaryshospitalmd.org.
Please call 240-434-7766
for more information.
Art Contest
About the Contest: Show us what your
Health Care Hero looks like. Is it a
family member who makes sure you eat
properly? Is it a nurse, doctor or a rescue
team member who saves a life? Is it the
Seeing Eye dog helping someone cross
the street? Is it someone you know in
your community? Use art to show us
who your health care hero is!
St. Marys County fourth and ffth grade
students are invited to participate in an
art contest to help St. Marys Hospital
celebrate its Centennial. Students are
invited to illustrate their idea of a health
care hero for a chance to win a $100 cash
prize. There will be one winning entry in
each grade. Only one entry per student.
Deadline for Art and Essay Entries -
Postmarked by Feb. 15
th
. Essays may be emailed by 3 p.m. on the 15
th
.
By Carrie Munn
Staff Writer
The public is invited to pro-
vide feedback during an open
house and public meeting on the
Route 5 Traffc Calming Project
at St. Marys City on Feb. 15.
St. Marys College and the
Capital Design Advisory Com-
mittee (CDA), a joint committee
of the college and Historic St.
Marys City, will host the event,
where fnal design concepts will
be presented.
An extensive study, which
polled students, faculty/staff and
the public indicated concern for
the section of the state highway
that runs directly through the
campus. Among the concerns re-
vealed, pedestrian safety topped
all lists and, in 2009, a traffc-
calming project was recommend-
ed as the preferred solution.
Issues of vehicle speeds ex-
ceeding the 30 mph speed limit,
inadequate lighting and pedes-
trians outside of crosswalks,
prompted the group to move
forward with the projects im-
proved lighting, improvements to
high-traffc pedestrian walkways
and traffc calming measures to
include bump-outs, or extended
curbs that further narrow the
driving lane at the major cross-
walk area.
The slated improvements
have been planned with the goal
of also preserving environmen-
tal, archaeological and the eye-
pleasing viewshed.
With the posted speed limit
at 50 mph on Route 5 near Park
Hall Road, decreasing to 40 mph
upon approaching St. Marys
City and down to 30 mph, com-
bined with times of heavy pedes-
trian traffc crossing the roadway,
the improvement has been a long
time in the planning stages.
CDA Co-Chair Chip Jack-
son said though the group is pret-
ty far along in the process, any
input will be taken into account
before moving ahead with the de-
tailed engineering drawings.
Currently, and most often
during the lunchtime traffc in-
crease, a crossing guard has been
on duty at the colleges major pe-
destrian crosswalk. Jackson ex-
plained this is both for the safety
of pedestrians and to facilitate an
eased traffc fow.
The open house will be held
at SMCMs Glendening Annex
from 4 to 6 p.m. and the public
meeting will be held at Cole Cin-
ema at the Campus Center from
7 to 8 p.m.
More information on the
project, and the work done so far,
can be found by visiting www.
smcm.edu/cda or by calling
240-895-4412.
carriemunn@countytimes.net
Public Input Sought
For Final Stages of Rt. 5
Project at College
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
State offcials told concerned resi-
dents of the Newtowne Neck commu-
nity on Tuesday night that the state will
include the public in hearings on the
future of the eponymous park the state
purchased in that area several years ago,
but just when those meetings will occur
is unknown.
Christy Bright, the park ranger at
Point Lookout State Park who oversees
operations at Newtowne Neck, told resi-
dents attending a public forum with the
Board of County Commissioners that
questions over the use of the land and
how it will be developed as a state park
will eventually be answered.
There are going to be future stake-
holder meetings but thats been put on
hold, Bright said.
In a later interview, Bright told The
County Times that recent fndings of old
World War II era ordnance
on the property was one of
the issues pushing back ef-
forts to make frm plans to
develop the park.
We will welcome
public input when the time
comes for a public meeting,
Bright said Wednesday.
Residents of the area
say they have been con-
cerned about the future of
the park since the state pur-
chased it from the Society
of Jesus, who had owned the
land for centuries.
They say that they were never
brought in on discussions about the pur-
chase or any future uses there.
They never really asked stakehold-
ers for their input, said Lynn Delahay, a
member of the newly formed Newtowne
Neck Heritage Alliance. Wheres the
master plan?
Delahay said instead of developing
the park as a boat launch, it might be a
better idea to build it out as an educa-
tional site, offering history from the time
of Native American tribes to its apparent
use as a testing site for critical proximity
fuse technology as used in anti-aircraft
guns during World War II.
We wanted to open up a dialogue
so we can do this thing smart, Delahay
said.
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health care. Each of the scholarships awarded
covers payment for tuition, books and fees as-
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tion for a period of up to four years.
Since 2001, the Foundation has awarded
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ed not only in nursing, but also in the growing
feld of allied health, a press release states.
These allied health professionals are in-
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scholarships are also available for students
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Applications must be postmarked by
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Student leaders from the College of Southern Maryland are
joining students from Marylands 16 community colleges in An-
napolis today for Student Advocacy Day.
The yearly event gives students an opportunity to urge law-
makers to keep community colleges affordable, a CSM press re-
lease states.
Specifcally, students are asking for support of the funding
formula for the amount of state aid granted to each college and sup-
port of capital requests at community colleges throughout the state.
In 2002, 25 percent of tuition at CSM was funded by the state, in
2011 that amount dropped to 19 percent.
Students are being joined by CSM President Dr. Brad Gott-
fried and CSM staff for a rally in the Presidential Conference
Room of the Miller Senate Building. Among the legislators sched-
uled to address the students are Senator Thomas Mac Middleton
and Speaker of the House of Delegates Michael E. Busch.
Following the rally, CSM students planned to meet with elect-
ed offcials from Southern Maryland to ask for their support for full
funding of community colleges in the Governors FY2013 budget.
Students representing each campus are telling legislators their sto-
ries of how attending a community college is helping them achieve
their goals and what being able to access affordable quality higher
education means to them and their families.
There were more than 12,000 credit enrollments at CSM for
the 2011 academic year, the release stated. For information, visit
www.csmd.edu.
Southern Maryland Electric Coop-
erative (SMECO) has fled an applica-
tion with the Maryland Public Service
Commission (PSC) to reduce its energy
charges.
SMECOs Standard Offer Service
(SOS) rate is made up of the energy
charge and the Power Cost Adjustment
(PCA). SMECO is fling to reduce the
residential winter energy charge from
9.11 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to
8.68 cents per kWh, a reduction of 4.7
percent, a press release states.
Winter energy charges appear on
bills rendered November through May.
Residential energy charges for summer
will decrease from 9.75 cents per kWh
to 8.92 cents per kWh, a reduction of
8.5 percent. The fling was submitted
Jan. 31, and, if approved by the PSC, the
reduced charge will appear on customer-
members April 2012 bills.
Lower power supply costs have
been refected in the PCA on SMECOs
monthly electric bills. Customers have
received a PCA credit every month since
September 2011. The credit reduces the
overall SOS rate, which is made up of
the PCA and the energy charge. With
the PCA credit, the SOS rate for January
has, in effect, been reduced from 9.11
cents per kWh to 8.57 cents per kWh.
The total SOS rate in April will be the
combination of the new reduced energy
charge and the PCA, which changes
monthly. For an average residential bill
for 1,300 kWh, the base SOS rate will
be $5.56 less.
SMECO uses a portfolio approach
to purchasing power, aggregating power
supply agreements with a variety of
suppliers to purchase energy for its base
load and peak load, the release states.
SMECOs residential energy rates
peaked in the summer of 2009 at 12.53
cents per kWh. According to SMECO,
natural gas prices, which reached $13
per million British thermal units (BTUs)
in 2008, dropped to $3 per million
BTUs in 2009, and now those prices are
even lower.
SMECOs new rates are based on
forecasted power costs for April 2012
to March 2013, which are estimated
to be less than $80 per megawatt-hour
(MWh) for wholesale power supply.
This cost is nearly 11 percent less than
the estimated costs the co-op submitted
in its last fling in January 2010.
The co-op does not make a proft
on energy charges. We also use a portfo-
lio approach to purchasing power, with
contracts for base load and peak load
and long-term and short-term contracts.
The co-ops power portfolio produces
stable energy rates and helps to save
money for customer-members overall,
Austin J. Slater, Jr., SMECO president
and CEO said in a press release.
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By Sarah Miller
Staff Writer
When a baby fell out of a cart at Target, Angela Smith knew exactly what to do thanks
to CPR classes taught by Jonathan Riffe and Kim Jones.
Riffe and Jones offer CPR classes at various businesses throughout the tri-county
area, as well as monthly sessions for individuals at Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment. In the past year, Jones said, they held more than 50 classes, averaging fve to seven
classes per month.
This is life saving training, said Riffe, who is chief of the Huntingtown Volunteer
Fire Department. You have the potential to change someones day and save their life.
Everyone who goes through CPR and First Aid training is certifed for two years,
Riffe said. After two years, a refresher course is required for their re-certifcations.
Jones said the people going through certifcation classes vary. Some are babysitters
or people starting a day care center, others are preparing to go into nursing programs and
others are getting certifcations to be personal trainers. One man came in whose wife is a
nurse and he wanted to be able to save her life if he needed to.
That was the sweetest thing I ever heard, said Jones, who is a paramedic with Cal-
vert Advanced Life Support.
Both use personal stories to explain how CPR and First Aid training has practical ap-
plications and its use in real life situations, Jones said. She said they have taught classes in
Calvert, Charles and St. Marys counties, and have leads in Washington, D.C. and Virginia
for groups wanting classes.
Small group CPR classes are $60 and CPR and First Aid classes are $80, though Riffe
said they work with larger groups for individual rates.
The next class will be Feb. 26 at the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department at 10
a.m. Pre-registration is recommended. For more information, or to schedule a class, visit
www.somdcpr.com.
sarahmiller@countytimes.net
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Photo courtesy of Jonathan Rife
Kim Jones oversees while two
students practice CPR.
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By Christopher B. Summers
There's a coordinated push by Gov. Martin
O'Malley to raise Maryland's gasoline tax by ap-
plying the state's sales tax of 6 percent to fuel
purchases.
That means that, at current gas prices, the
state tax would rise from 23.5 cents per gallon
to 44.5 cents - an increase of 89 percent. This
would make Maryland's gas tax the ninth-high-
est in the nation.
Many in the business community, main-
ly the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and
Greater Baltimore Committee, are misguidedly
supporting this tax hike.
Make no mistake about it, this tax hike will
not help our state's economy and it won't address
the real problems facing Maryland's transporta-
tion funding structure.
The governor and his allies claim we need
this tax increase to pay for much-needed trans-
portation projects. This claim assumes the new
revenue will go to high-value transportation
projects, but there's little reason to think that that
will actually happen.
Recent Maryland history offers plenty of
examples of policymakers using gas tax rev-
enues to pay for non-transportation projects,
or else routing them to projects that have great
political value but do little to unclog Maryland's
overburdened roads.
Why think that state offcials will become
more responsible with taxpayers' transportation
dollars when more of those dollars fow into
Annapolis?
Faulty reasoning on new jobs
In Fiscal Year 2010, for instance, Annapolis
took $370 million from the state's Transporta-
tion Trust Fund to cover other spending needs.
Though that money supposedly was only "bor-
rowed," it has yet to be returned.
FY2010 is not an outlier. Overall, some
$1.1 billion that has been "borrowed" from the
trust fund in recent years has yet to be repaid,
and there currently are no serious plans for
repayment.
This isn't the only problem with advocates'
arguments for this tax hike. Take their claim that
the higher taxes would lead to more jobs.
Yes, the tax revenue would fnance more
state spending (which perhaps would be in trans-
portation, and perhaps not), and that spending
would lead to employment. But the $491 mil-
lion a year in additional tax revenue would come
from motorists who buy gasoline.
Without the tax increase, this money would
be spent by motorists on other goods and ser-
vices, or else be saved by motorists, and thus lent
out by their banks as investments.
Handing an additional $491 million to the
state means that Maryland motorists will have
$491 million less for themselves, and that means
that jobs will also be lost because of the tax.
Gas tax as user fee
Not only are the job creation numbers of
this tax hike overhyped, but so, too, is the need
for massive transportation repair in Maryland.
According to the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, Maryland is around the national average in
infrastructure quality.
That's not great, but it's not the dire emer-
gency that some make it out to be. And in terms
of important areas like bridge safety, Maryland
performs above average.
I don't dispute that there are some transpor-
tation maintenance and building projects that
need to be completed. We don't need a gas tax
hike to fx those problems, however. Simply re-
prioritizing current funding would free up sig-
nifcant revenue.
Focusing the tax revenue Marylanders pay
when fueling their cars and trucks on projects
that serve cars and trucks would be a good frst
step.
In its ideal form, a gas tax is very close to a
user fee: those who use roads pay for the build-
ing and upkeep of those roads. In Maryland,
however, those who use roads not only pay for
the building and upkeep of the roads; they also
pay for the building and upkeep of mass transit.
Roughly half of the total money the state
spends on highways and transit combined goes
to pay for transit, but transit accounts for a mere
4 percent of the statewide travel. Of the new
revenue the state has allocated for highway and
transit funding, transit has received 95 percent
in the past decade.
And no, upgrading transit does not take
enough cars off the road to justify siphoning
money away from roads, nor does it yield much
environmental beneft.
Another consideration weighing against
this tax is the burden it will place on poorer
Marylanders. The gas tax is a regressive tax
that forces people with lower incomes to pay a
greater percentage of their income than do the
wealthy.
The disproportionate impact of this tax will
hurt households that are least able to afford it.
Any transportation needs the state has can
largely be addressed by fxing the fundamental
faws in how our state allocates transportation
funding. Raising the gas tax is the wrong answer
to an overhyped problem.
Christopher B. Summers is president of
the Maryland Public Policy Institute.
Lets Put the Brakes
on O'Malleys Gas Tax
Guest Editorial
Which of our Congressional Maryland representatives are fghting to
support the Freedom of Religion in the U.S. Constitution? The quick an-
swer is none of them.
In a letter to Catholic Priest in the Archdiocese of Washington, Cardi-
nal Wuerl stated the following On Jan. 20, 2012, the United States Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services with the approval of President Barack
Obama issued new federal mandate making coverage of abortion drugs,
sterilization and all FDA-approved contraceptives mandatory for virtually
all employers, including faith-based institutions. These regulations are
based on the wide-ranging authority given to the HHS Secretary under the
Affordable Care Act better known as Obamacare.
Remember when Nancy Pelosi said of Obamacare, we have to pass
it to know what is in it? Well undermining the First Amendment free-
dom of religion is in it. Democrats Steny Hoyer, Ben Cardin and Barbara
Mikulski wildly cheer the passing of Obamacare and the erosion of our
God given rights. The government is now forcing the Catholic religion and
others opposed to this mandate to make a decision: 1) give up your beliefs,
2) do not provide health care for any employee and be fned, or 3) hire and
serve only Catholics. None of these options are in line with the Catholic
faith. This mandate is the latest in a long line of attacks on religion by this
administration.
What can we do? First and foremost, vote for someone who holds the
U.S. Constitution as law of the land and will stand up to fght for it. This
means voting for the opponent to Hoyer and Cardin in the next election.
Right now you can call, e-mail, fax or write letters to Hoyer, Cardin and
Mikulski and reprimand them for their incompetence at upholding their
oath of offce to protect the U.S. Constitution. Follow this up with a per-
sonal visit to each of their offces and hand them a pink slip. We must vote
for politicians who hold the same values and principles we do. This latest
atrocity of injustice is proof Hoyer, Cardin, Mikulski and President Obama
do not share our freedom of religion values! Vote them out and restore our
U.S. Constitution and First Amendment rights.
Deborah C. Rey
Lexington Park, MD
Our environmentalists are really upset about our need to drill for oil
and would like to see only alternative fuels used in the USA. I wonder
if any of these people who have been educated beyond their intelligence
would like the results of an oil free environment. Lets look at some of the
possibilities.
First, I would have them regard their surroundings and eliminate all
the objects that require the use of oil in their manufacture. Lets start with
the offce in which they work. No paper, no computer, no ink pens, no
chairs, desks, cups, cellophane, waxed foorsin fact, no item that contains
plastic, wood or metal. Aside from the fact that all such items contain oil in
some form, without the machinery that was oiled or greased, the items
usually contain some form of petroleum.
Apply the same knowledge to everything from the blacktop in the
highway to the tires on the cars environmentalists drive, the food they eat,
and a multitude of items not named, and I have only one question: How do
we substitute wind, sunshine, geothermal, or other forms of non-petroleum
energy for all those things other than oil to provide us with the ability to
exist in the future as we do now?
James H. Hilbert
Mechanicsville, MD
10 The Calvert Gazette
Joseph America, 91
Joseph America,
91, of Prince Freder-
ick, MD, passed away
at his residence on
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
Joe was born on Feb.
24, 1920 in Washing-
ton, DC.
He attended
McKinley Tech High
School and was sta-
tioned in Okinawa with the 1113th Engi-
neer Construction Group during World
War II. After the war he settled with his
family in Prince Georges County, MD and
was a Master Tool and Die Maker at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He
moved with his family to Prince Frederick
in 1977. He loved to spend time fshing,
crabbing and boating with his family and
friends. He was a devoted husband and
father. When his beloved wife Minnie
died in 1974, he retired from his job and
assumed the role of parenting the seven of
his fourteen children that were still living
at home.
Survivors include his daughters Tru-
dy Dean (Roy), Eileen Lynch (Robert),
Evelyn English, Peggy Hampton (Rob-
ert), Christine Real (Matthew), Catherine
Manley (Chuck), Carol Wheeler (Craig),
Miriam Gholl (Robert), Mary Taylor (Jim)
and sons Joseph America (Denise), Mar-
tin America, John America and James
America (Ingrid). Joe leaves behind
38 grandchildren and numerous great
grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Min-
nie and his daughter, Joanne Pantuso.
The family received friends Sunday,
Feb. 5, 2012 at Rausch Funeral Home,
4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic,
MD. A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-
ebrated at St. John Vianney Church, 105
Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick, MD on
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Burial followed at
Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.
In lieu of fowers, the family requests
donations be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O.
Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Arrangements provided by the
Rausch Funeral Home of Port Republic,
MD.
Judith Bell, 66
Judith Ann Judy
Bell, 66, of Lusby, MD,
passed away Dec. 27,
2011 at Calvert Memo-
rial Hospital in Prince
Frederick, MD.
Judy was born
Feb. 8, 1945 in Cleve-
land, Ohio to Malcolm
M. and Roxy (Jones)
MacKenzie.
She lived in Glen
Burnie, MD and graduated from Glen Bur-
nie High School, class of 1964. She also lived
in Cumberland, Baltimore, Riviera Beach
and Annapolis, MD from 1964 to 1970, un-
til moving to Calvert County in 1971. Judy
attended the College of Southern Maryland,
where she studied law enforcement. She was
employed as a security offcer at Calvert
Cliffs from the mid 1970s until retiring in
1987. She was a member of Waters Memorial
Church, Port Republic, MD. Judy enjoyed
living near the Chesapeake Bay, the beach,
making jewelry, reading and watching mov-
ies. She also enjoyed fowers and was fond of
her cats.
She is survived by daughters Heather
D. Bell Roark of Prince Frederick, MD, Mi-
chelle Y. Shelly Beale of St. Leonard, MD
and a son Charles F. Bell III Chuck and
wife Kerri of North Carolina. Also surviving
are eleven grandchildren, three great grand-
children, brothers Malcolm Buddy MacK-
enzie of Fallston, MD and Norman MacK-
enzie of Aberdeen, MD and sisters Joyce
Thomas of Arnold, MD and Elaine Herman
of Red Lion, PA, she was preceded in death
by a sister Merline Richardson.
A memorial service and celebration of
Judys life was held Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt.
Harmony Lane, Owings, MD. Interment fol-
lowed at Asbury Cemetery in Prince Freder-
ick, MD.
Brenn Carter, 18
Brenn Monet
Carter, 18, of Hunting-
town, MD passed away
on Jan. 22, 2012 at Cal-
vert Memorial Hospi-
tal, Prince Frederick,
MD.
She was born
September 11, 1993, to
Robert M. Bud and Crystal Carter.
She grew up in Calvert County where
she attended Huntingtown Elementary
School, and recently graduated from North-
ern High School in May 2011. From the start
it was clear to see she was a force to be reck-
oned with. Forthright, energetic, funny, and
creative, her charm went before her like a
torch, illuminating those she was around with
joy. Her gregarious nature was infectious; her
smile brilliant; her eagerness to explore fasci-
nating. Her enthusiasm for life made it vivid-
ly apparent that Brenn would leave an indel-
ible imprint on those with whom she came in
contact. Naturally artistic, Brenn possessed
a distinct fair for expression. Drawing was
her passion, ambition her palate, audacity her
paint, life her canvas, and what remains is a
work of art.
Some of Brenns favorite pastime was
spent drawing, getting her nails done, apply-
ing make-up and changing her hair color and
styles. Her presence on this earth will contin-
ue to live on; her infuence and her love will
burn brightly in the hearts of those who knew
her. Her spirit, laughter, and essence will nev-
er be forgotten. Brenn will be sorely missed
and forever loved by her family and friends.
She is survived by her parents, Robert
Bud Carter, III and Crystal Carter; broth-
er, Robert L.B. Carter, IV, sister, Brianna
Bebe Carter; grandparents, Gary Mashino,
Robert Buddy Carter, Jr. and Betty Carter;
uncles, Michael Mashino, Garrett Mashino,
John Graves, and Jeremy Updike; aunts,
Dawn Graves, Bonita Carter, Barbara Cart-
er, Briana Carter, and Bethany Carter; frst
cousins, Daryl Smith, Jr., Talia Graves, Ty-
ler Graves, and Trevor Graves; and a host of
other dear aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her grand-
mother, Virginia Ginny Mashino.
Funeral service was held on Saturday,
Jan. 28, 2012 at Greater Mt. Zion Church,
Prince Frederick, MD with Pastor Dante
King offciating. The interment was at Ft.
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.
The pallbearers were Michael Mashino,
Marlin Peters, Jr., Charles CJ Ward, David
Hill, Joe Hance and Marlin Hill. The honor-
ary pallbearers were Robert LB Carter IV,
and Garrett Mashino.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.
Pauline Chase, 51
Pauline Denise
Chase, 51, of Great
Mills, MD passed
away on Jan. 19, 2012
at St. Marys Hospital,
Leonardtown, MD.
Pauline was born on
April 16, 1960 in Cal-
vert County, MD to
Carolyn V. Chase and
William Chase, Sr.
She attended Calvert County Public
Schools. She was a member of Mount Zion
Church in Ridge. She worked at Chesapeake
Shore as a nursing aide. She was married to
Johnson JB Bright. She loved to play cards
and hang out with friends and family. She
also loved cooking.
She leaves behind her son, Harold C.
Garner, Jr. (Juanita); her grandchildren: Tar-
hara, Shiann and Maliki; her sister MaryAnn
(Tyrone); her brother, William E. Chase, Jr.;
two nieces, Ebony and and Quantia (Bry-
an (KB)); two nephews, Jerell and Shawn
(Megie); great-nieces and great nephews:
Jamiya, Carolyn, Malaysia, MaKayla, Bry-
ana, Bryan; and Chenelle; her godchildren:
Somore, T.J. Thomas and Ronnie; a special
friend, Harold C. Garner, Sr.; good friends:
Barbara and Mike Garrison, Mrs. Kathy and
her sister Liz Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. States-
man and a host of cousins and friends.
Funeral service was held on Tuesday,
Jan. 31, 2012, at Zion Hill Church of God in
Christ, Lusby, MD with Elder Leroy Berry
offciating. Interment was at Zion Hill Cem-
etery, Lusby, MD.
The pallbearers were family and friends
and JB, Levi, Leroy, Moody and TJ.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick, MD.
Joan Davis, 78
Joan Lillian Da-
vis, 78, died of natural
causes on Feb. 1, 2012
at her residence in
Friendship, MD.
Mrs. Davis was
born in Worcester,
Massachusetts and
was a graduate of High
School of Commerce
in 1952.
She married her husband of 40 years,
Robert Edward Davis, who was active duty
in the military, in 1954. She was a home-
maker, mother of three daughters, a Campfre
Girl Troop leader, and a Red Cross volunteer
who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Some of her hobbies included ceramics, sew-
ing, and crossword and jigsaw puzzles. In
later years, she enjoyed quilting and travel-
ing to various countries. She enjoyed living
in Southern Maryland.
She was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Robert Edward Davis and a sister Bar-
bara Green of Worcester, Massachusetts.
She is survived by three daughters,
Barbara Knowles of Huntingtown, Jennifer
Gieser of Kapolei, Hawaii and Jacqueline
Heffner of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; fve
grandchildren and one great granddaughter;
and one brother, Walter E. Hutchinson of
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Family and friends will be received Sat-
urday Feb. 11 from 2-3 PM at Rausch Funeral
Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Ow-
ings, MD, where a Memorial Service and
celebration of Joans life will follow at 3PM.
Inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery
will take place at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy in lieu of fow-
ers may be made to the American Cancer
Society, Calvert County Unit, P.O. Box 752,
Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
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RauschFuneralHomes.com.
William Ewaski, Sr,
CMSgt. Ret., 90
William Peter
Ewaski, Sr, CMS-
gt. Ret. USAF, of
Dunkirk, Maryland,
died on Jan. 29, 2012 at
the age of 90.
William was born
on Jan. 31, 1921 on a
farm in Colebrooke,
Ohio, to Michael and
Frances Ewaska.
He was one of 10 children. In June, 1950,
he married Helen Berry. In Dec., 1991, Wil-
liam lost the love of his life. William served
in the United States Air Force, serving during
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Francis Barnes, 53
On Saturday, Janu-
ary 28, 2012, Francis Mi-
chael Barnes, also known
affectionately as Spot,
53 of Hollywood, MD,
peacefully answered the
Lords call to come home
to Glory.
Francis was born
October 10, 1958 in
Leonardtown, MD, the
last of fve children born to the late Emmett
Hamilton Barnes and Agnes Hortense Hebb
Barnes.
Francis received his elementary and sec-
ondary education in the St. Marys County
Schools of Benjamin Banneker Elementary,
Leonardtown Middle and Chopticon High
School. Francis graduated in the Class of
1976 from Chopticon High. He also attended
Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD.
For many years, Francis was employed with
the U.S. Government, where he worked with
the U.S. Bureau of Public Debt as an account
technician.
Francis enjoyed sports. In his early days,
Francis played youth league baseball on sev-
eral teams in St. Marys County. Francis two
favorite positions were pitching and shortstop.
As an adult, Francis switched to playing soft-
ball. He played softball with various teams in
his hometown as well as in Washington, D.C.
When Francis job relocated to West Vir-
ginia, Francis began his career as an umpire
and started offciating softball games in West
Virginia. Francis had a hearing problem but
some of you who had your games offciated by
him probably thought he needed glasses too.
Francis also loved to fsh, cook, and par-
ty. Francis was an avid Oakland Raiders fan,
much to the dismay of his three brothers who
rooted for the Washington Redskins. But one
of Francis favorite pastimes was gardening,
which he inherited from his Dad. Each year,
Francis planted and harvested a wide variety
of vegetables and herbs that he shared with
family and friends. Most summer days and
late in the fall when he wasnt at a family func-
tion, a softball game or in the community, you
could fnd Francis in his garden.
Francis is survived by his mother Ag-
nes Hortense Hebb Barnes; his two children:
Myia Washington and Davarea Barnes; his
brothers: William (Rosetta) Newport News,
VA; Emmett Roanoke Rapids, NC; and, James
(Joyce) Lanham, MD.
Francis also leaves to cherish his memo-
ry: his Godfather and Uncle Francis X. Hebb;
Godson and Nephew Jason Henry Matthews;
Goddaughter Janiqua Robinson; Nieces:
Shena Matthews and Monique Barnes; Neph-
ews: Marvin Lawrence, Eric Barnes, Shawn
Barnes, Ryan Barnes; Grandnephews Daquan
Barnes and C.J. Lawrence. A void will be
left in the hearts of many of Francis friends
and family members, especially a very special
friend Angela Jordan; his very special cous-
ins: Lisa Thomas, Mary Catherine Thomas,
Karen Wilson, Maurice Robinson, Charles
Barnes, Tom Hebb, Peter Hebb, Brian Hebb,
and Larry Fenwick; his Aunts: Mary Gough,
Linda Dyson (Preston), Ella Robinson, Joyce
Barnes; and, his Uncle Joseph (Mary).
In addition to his father, Francis was
preceded in death by his sister Lucy Barnes
Matthews.
Family received friends on Friday, Feb-
ruary 3, 2012 in St. Aloysius Church, Leonar-
dtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated by Reverend John Dakes. Inter-
ment followed in Queen of Peace Cemetery,
Helen, MD.
Condolences to the family may be made
at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
James Butler, Jr., 70
James Edward
Butler, Jr., 70, of Leon-
ardtown, Maryland,
lovingly known as
Jitter, passed away
peacefully on February
3, 2012. Jitter was born
on December 25, l941
in Oakville, Maryland
to the late James and
Sarah Butler. He was
raised with his two sisters, Mildred and Ag-
nes; and three brothers, David, Rudolph and
Francis.
Jitter received his education from St.
Josephs Colored Elementary School in Mor-
ganza, Maryland and completed his educa-
tion at Banneker High School in Loveville,
Maryland.
In September 1962, Jitter married the
late Mary Cecelia Mills, celebrated thirty-
eight years of marriage before her death in
May 2000. From this union Jitter and Mary
had four sons: William, John, Joseph and
Marvin.
Jitters primary occupation was as a
carpenter. In the early years of his life, he
worked for Bill Raleys Furniture Store as
a deliveryman and all around handyman.
After his retirement, Jitter enjoyed working
with his sons. He loved working with his
hands and enjoyed his life with his friends
and having a good time.
Jitter is survived by his sons, William
(Brenda), John (Barbara), Marvin (Carla);
daughter, Sarah Young (Dwayne); four sis-
ters, Mildred Gross, Barbara Neale, Mary
Holton (Kelsey), Agnes Mason; two broth-
ers, David and Francis Butler (Evelyn); nine
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
and one uncle, John Ernest Berry and special
friend, Jennifer Bush and three close neigh-
bors, Tywanda, Skip and Dave and a host of
nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his loving
wife Mary Cecelia; his son, Joseph Butler;
brother, Rudolph (Pete) Butler and his par-
ents, James (Cullins) and Sarah Butler. Jitter
is at home in Heaven at peace.
Friends and family will unite on Fri-
day, February 10, 2012 at 9 a.m. until time
of Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St.
Josephs Catholic Church. Interment will
follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery in Helen,
Maryland.
Arrangements by Briscoe-Tonic Funer-
al Home, 38576 Brett Way, Mechanicsville,
MD 20659.
Joseph Cameron, 74
Joseph Bernard
Bucky Cameron 74
of California, MD died
January 31, 2012 at St.
Marys Hospital.
Born June 5, 1937
in Leonardtown, MD
he was the son of the
late Bernard Eugene
Cameron and Mary
Christine (Peacock)
Cameron.
Bucky retired from the U.S. Air Force
in 1978 after 21 years of service.
Bucky is survived by his wife, Julia
Cameron, his children, Christine Wayment
of CA, and Catherine Gottschalk of VT, fve
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren,
siblings, Mary Jean Goldsborough of MD,
Elizabeth Ann Miller of MD and Mary Ber-
nadine Schoeling of OK. In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by his
brother, Bernard Francis Cameron.
Family received friends on Friday, Feb-
ruary 3, 2012 in the Brinsfeld Funeral Home.
Prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Saturday, February
4, 2012 at Our Ladys Catholic Church, Med-
leys Neck. Interment will be in Arlington
National Cemetery at a later date.
Serving as pallbearers were David
Miller, Gene Miller, Marek Wayment, Ja-
cob Gottschalk, Lee Murphy and David
Shotwell.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Cancer Society, 1041 Route
3 N, Bldg. A, Gambrills, MD 21054.
Mildred Collifower, 96
Mildred M. Colli-
fower, 96 of Lexington
Park, MD died February
5, 2012 at the Hospice
House of St. Marys sur-
rounded by family and
friends.
Born March 12,
1915, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Vernon E.
and Goldie C. Webber of Knoxville, MD. She
was the wife of Vernon Leo Collifower who
preceded her in death in July 1963. She is sur-
vived by her children, Sue Cropper of Califor-
nia, MD, Vikki Norris (Francis) of Lexington
Park, MD and Richard Collifower (Peggy)
of Bushwood, MD; her grandchildren, Dale
Chip and Adam Cropper, Michelle Jo-
lie Smith, Matthew and Joshua Collifower;
seven great-grandchildren; and her sister,
Nancy Smith (Frank) of Frederick, MD. In
addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by her siblings, Mabel Jen-
nings, Anna Livingston and Charles Webber
and son-in-law, Father Dale Cropper.
She was employed by the Joy Shop
(Lexington Park) for many years until her
husbands death. She attended Strayers Busi-
ness School in Washington, DC. She was em-
ployed at the NATC Supply until her retire-
ment in 1983. Her retirement years were flled
with volunteer work, which included the Red
Cross, The Offce on Aging, St. Marys Nurs-
ing Center, School, and her Church, Lexing-
ton Park United Methodist Church. She was
the last charter member of her church and
loved by all of her church family. She was
often seen walking, for over 46 years, down
Town Creek Drive.
Family received friends for Mildreds
Life Celebration on Wednesday, February 8,
2012 at the Brinsfeld Funeral Home. Prayers
were recited. A graveside service will be held
on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 10 a.m. at
Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery, Great Mills,
MD. After the service at the cemetery, a Me-
morial Service will be held at 11 a.m. in the
Lexington Park United Methodist Church,
Lexington Park, MD.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Hospice House of St. Marys, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the
Lexington Park United Methodist Church,
21760 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park,
MD 20653.
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Joyce Connelly, 54

Joyce Darlene
Connelly, 54 of Lexing-
ton Park, MD died in
January 29, 2012 in Fort
Washington, MD sur-
rounded by her loving
family. Born December
13, 1957, she was the
daughter of Benedict
Raley of Park Hall, MD
and the late Fran Raley.
Joyce is survived by her children; J.C. and
John Connelly both of California, MD, and
three grandchildren, siblings; Marvin Raley
of Park Hall, MD Debbie Abell of Maddox,
MD, David Raley, Judy Bean, and Chuggy
Raley all of Lexington Park, MD, Lillian
Clark of Great Mills, MD, and Betty Tenny-
son of Dameron, MD.
Joyce graduated from Great Mills High
School. She was a homemaker and a lifelong
resident of St. Marys County. Joyce loved the
holidays, spending time with her grandchil-
dren, (Shane, Matt, and Faith), going to yard
sales, collecting nick knacks, drinking diet
coke, and she loved her two best friends in the
world Tammy Myers, and Lind McFall.
The family received friends in the Mat-
tingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonard-
town, MD on Thursday, February 2, 2012 with
prayers recited. A funeral Service was held on
Friday, February 3, 2012 in the Funeral Home
chapel with Deacon Bill Nickerson offciating.
Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gar-
dens, Leonardtown, MD.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653
To send a condolence to the family please
visit our website at www.mgfh.com.
Thomas Davis, 57
Thomas Wayne Davis, 57, of California,
Maryland passed away on Sunday, January
29, 2012, at Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington, DC.
Tom was born April 12, 1954 in Kansas
City, Missouri, the Son of Betty (Etherton)
Davis and the late William Elliott Davis. He
married Nancy Jane Gray June 23, 1984 in
Waldorf, Maryland. They have 3 Children,
John Elliott (Danielle) Davis, Andrew Davis
and Kaitlin Davis. He has one Sister, Claudia
Denise Davis of Nashville, Tennessee.
Tom graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1976 as an electrical engineer and retired
as a Commander in the U.S. Navy. While on
active duty, he few P-3s, C-130s and E 6s.
After retiring from the Navy, he few (as a pi-
lot) for American Trans Air. At the time of his
death, he worked for Wyle LABS as a govern-
ment contractor.
He was an Eagle Scout (as were his two
sons). During his service (as a scout) he re-
ceived the coveted appointment to the Order
of the Arrow. Tom also served as Scout Mas-
ter for Troop 1785.
He attended the Calvert County Church
of Christ where he taught Bible classes and
ministered from the pulpit.
According to Toms wishes, he will be
cremated and then entombed at the U.S. Naval
Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on Febru-
ary 24, 2012, at 11 a.m.
The family requests that in lieu of fow-
ers, memorial contributions can be made to
the College Educational Fund for Andrew &
Kaitlin Davis in c/o of John A. Gray, 24661
Blackistone Road, Hollywood, Maryland
20636.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfeldfuneral.com.
Lillian Gorman, 84
Lillian Tillie
Guy Gorman, 84, of Me-
chanicsville, MD, died
on February 5, 2012
in Leonardtown, MD.
Born January 2, 1928
she was the daughter of
the late William A. and
Lillian Alice Guy.
The family will
receive friends in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD on Thurs-
day, February 9, 2012 from 5 8 p.m. with
prayers recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February
10, 2012 at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with
Fr. Ansgar Laczko offciating. Interment will
follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonar-
dtown, MD.
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John Ivancik, 88
John Richard Ivan-
cik of Lexington Park,
MD., died on January
30, 2012 in Leonard-
town, MD. Born on
December 28, 1923 in
Chicago, IL, he was the
son of the late John and
Mary Szabo Ivancik.
John was the loving hus-
band of Janice Theresa Ivancik whom he mar-
ried on June 30, 1956 in Immaculate Heart of
Mary Catholic Church, Lexington Park, MD.
He is survived by his children; John William
Ivancik of Lusby, MD., Felicia Ann Ivancik
of Lexington Park, MD, and 3 grandchildren;
John William Ivancik, Jr., Dawn Ashley Ivan-
cik, and Lauren Marie Ivancik. He is preceded
in death by his sister; Frances Sharrock. Mr.
Ivancik attended St. Rita High School and
graduated in 1952.
He moved from Chicago in 1952 to St.
Marys County and worked as a Postal Carrier
for the United States Post Offce for 23 years.
Mr. Ivancik was a member of the Knights of
Columbus and enjoyed playing softball.
The family received friends in Holy
Face Catholic Church, Great Mills, MD., on
Saturday, February 4, 2012 where a Mass of
Christian Burial was celebrated with Fr. Jo-
seph Calis offciating. Interment followed
at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cem-
etery, Lexington Park, MD. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to the Lexington Park
Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington
Park, MD.
Clinton Leeland, 85
Clinton Howard Leeland, 85of Mechan-
icsville, MD, and formerly of Northern Vir-
ginia, passed away peacefully at his home on
February 2, 2012. He was the loving father of
Diane Leeland and Carol Martin of Arlington,
VA.
Mr. Leeland was a watchmaker and jew-
eler, private pilot, bridge player and WWII
veteran.
Family and friends are invited to Mr.
Leelands Celebration of Life Memorial Gath-
ering at his home on February 12, 2012 from
1 until 4 p.m.
Daniel Ross, 62
Daniel Charles Dan Ross, 62 of Lex-
ington Park, MD died January 26, 2012 at St.
Marys Hospital.
Born November 21, 1949 in Aurora, IL
he was the son of the late Alfred Walter Ross,
Jr. and Dorothy Lorraine (Burgess) Ross.
Dan retired from the United States Army
as a Master Sargent on January 31, 2000.
Dan is survived by his wife, Sujinda
(Muttamara) Ross whom he married on Feb-
ruary 11, 1994. He is also survived by his
children, Jacinda A. Ross and Jace A. Ross
of Lexington Park, MD, his step-daughters,
Wendy Acheman of MN, and Kellie Ross of
FL, siblings, Ken Ross of Naperville, IL and
Glen Ross of Sandwich, IL. In addition to
his parents, he was preceded in death by his
brother, Jimmy Ross.
Family received friends for Dans Life
Celebration on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at
the Brinsfeld Funeral Home. A Funeral Ser-
vice was held. Interment will be in Arlington
National Cemetery at a date to be determined.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort
Road, Suite #300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
Lawrence Schadegg, 67
Lawrence (Larry)
M. Schadegg, age 67,
of Omak, WA died on
January 27, 2012, sur-
rounded by his loving
family. Born in Vallejo,
California, he is the son
of the late Alfred Henry
Schadegg and Leona
Rosetta Reed Schadegg.
Larry is a 1969 graduate of the United
States Naval Academy and a 1970 graduate
of the Naval Post Graduate School. His ac-
tive duty years were spent in Vietnam, then
as EW Project Offcer at Patuxent River Naval
Air Station and fnally as the Tactical Action
Offcer for the Carrier Battle Group Staff. In
1978, he resigned from the military as a Lieu-
tenant Commander to pursue support of the
American soldiers in another manner. He
spent the next 29 years helping to build PRB,
Inc. from a fve-man partnership to a large
organization 400 strong. Equally important,
he fostered a family environment by leader-
ship through service. The result was a group
of strongly bound people able to work much
more effciently and passionately accomplish-
ing more for the American servicemen and
women: the PRB family.
Larrys involvement in the commu-
nity included serving as President of the St.
Marys County Technology Council. Consis-
tent with his passion for learning, he played
a key role in bringing educational opportu-
nities to the county through creation of the
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.
Larry also contributed his apt business skills
to the local Hospital by serving on the Board
of Directors of St. Marys Hospital and the
St. Marys Hospital Finance Committee. He
stayed active at his church as well serving pre-
viously as the Director of Religious Education
at Holy Face Church in Great Mills, MD.
Larry loved the outdoors and was par-
ticularly fond of his ranch in Omak, WA and
the surrounding land. He also loved to be near
the water. He enjoyed fshing with his friends,
tubing with his Grandchildren, and parking
his Austin Healey at waters edge for the view
with cigar in hand.
Larry is survived by his nine children:
Lawrence M. Schadegg, Jr. (April) of Co-
lonial Beach, VA, Jennifer Lynn Henkel
(Timothy) of Hollywood, MD, Susan Aurora
Craley (Brian) of Colonial Beach, VA, Caryn
Michelle Schadegg (Brendan Kombol) of
Brooklyn, NY, Christine Grace Schadegg of
Greensboro, NC, Emily Ann Marie Schadegg
(Steven Coogan) of Hollywood, MD, Reed
Raymond Schadegg of Colonial Beach, VA,
Gretchen Rose Schadegg of Catonsville, MD,
and Mary Josephine Schadegg of Leonard-
town, MD. He is also survived by his siblings:
Cyril Matthias Schadegg of Anoka, MN, Mi-
chael Timothy Schadegg (Jane) of Nevis, MN,
Patricia Kathleen Edgarton (Neil) of Andover,
MN, and Clarence Arnold Schadegg (Nancy)
of Richfeld, MN and 14 Grandchildren. He
was pre-deceased by his Granddaughter,
Devyn Nicole Schadegg, and his sister, Mary
Cecilia Schadegg.
For those desiring, contributions in
memory of Lawrence, may be made to the
Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown Hos-
pital, 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC
20057 or the Hospice of Calvert County, PO
Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.
Shirley Thomas, 80
Shirley Ann
Thomas, 80, of Coltons
Point, MD formerly of
Hyattsville, MD., died
on February 5, 2012 in
Lexington Park, MD.
Born on September
10, 1931, she was the
daughter of Lawrence
and Florence McGrath.
Shirley is survived by
her children; Sharon Wertz (Tom) of River-
dale, MD., Karen Fox (Jim) of Anthony,
FL., James Thomas (LaVonne) of Ft. Mey-
ers, FL., Ronald Thomas (Debbie) of Ellicott
City, MD., Neal Thomas of Baltimore, MD.,
8 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and
a brother David McGrath of Coltons Point,
MD. She is preceded in death by her siblings;
James McGrath, Teresa Rousseau, Charles
McGrath, Donald McGrath, Mary Adams,
and Raymond McGrath.
She moved from Hyattsville, MD. In
1992 to St. Marys County, and worked in
Adult Education Food Service at the Univer-
sity of Maryland for over 20 years retiring in
1992. Shirley loved her trips to Las Vegas,
college basketball and football, she was an
avid Redskins fan, and loved Capt. Leonards
cream of crab soup.
The family received friends on Wednes-
day, February 8, 2012 with prayers recited
in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will be
held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 10 a.m.
in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home
with Pastor James Bell offciating. Interment
will follow in Sacred Heart Catholic Cem-
etery, Bushwood, MD.
Pallbearers will be; Ronald Thomas, Joe
McGrath and Jim Fox. Contributions made
be made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Seventh
District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7,
Avenue, MD 20609.
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By Carrie Munn
Staff Writer
Letters came home with many St. Marys County Public
School students informing parents about the resurgence of dan-
gerous play that may threaten their childrens safety.
Several students in Charles County required medical treat-
ment last week after playing whats referred to as the knock-
out or pass-out game, also called Tap Out, Hangman or
Elevator.
The game involves self-induced choking to cause a loss
of consciousness by compressing the carotid arteries, blocking
blood fow to the brain and diminishing oxygen levels. Partici-
pants in the game are attempting to obtain a high but what
they are actually getting is the brain dying, thousands of cells
at a time.
Such a risky behavior often results in injury from falling
while passing out, or from uncontrolled movement while un-
conscious and could lead to moderate to severe brain damage or
death. Many students confessed that they easily found tutorials
on how to play the game via social media sites like YouTube
and Facebook.
St. Marys Public Schools Superintendent Michael Marti-
rano said he asked a local news website, www.thebaynet.com,
to remove a video that demonstrated how to do the dangerous
act earlier this week and said principals at each of the countys
schools will be speaking to their students about the health risks
and potential consequences of the behavior.
He said students participating in such activities would face
disciplinary actions for disrupting the school day and their par-
ents would be notifed.
An international non-proft association called G.A.S.P.
(Games Adolescents Shouldnt Play) offers additional informa-
tion, a list of warning signs to watch for and advice on how to
talk to your kids about the dangers of the dangerous game. Visit
their website at www.gaspinfo.com.
Parents with information to share or seeking more informa-
tion at the local level are encouraged to call the offce of student
services at 301-475-5511, extension 198.
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School Issues Warning
SkillsUSA Winners
By Corrin M. Howe
Staff Writer
On Saturday, Calvert Career and
Technology Academy teemed with
activity from early in the morning
until late afternoon for the SkillsUSA
Maryland Region 4 Southern Mary-
land Championships.
Students from Calvert, Charles
and St. Marys counties competed
in 18 skills competitions ranging
from Advertising Design to Weld-
ing. While 150 individuals registered,
some of the students had to work in
teams, according to Elaine Bradley, Calverts SkillsUSA Lead Advisor and
this years regional coordinator.
According to its national website, SkillsUSA is a nonproft organiza-
tion and partnership which exists to ensure American has a skilled work-
force in careers in trade, technical and skilled occupations, including health
occupations.
The frst, second and third place winners of this event head up to Uni-
versity of Maryland in May for the state competition and out to Kansas in
June for the national competition. Every two years there is an international
competition.
The skills events started Thursday, Feb. 2 and lasted through Saturday
and were held at Calvert Career and Technology Academy, Calvert High
School, Huntingtown Fire House, Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology
Center in St. Marys, North Point High School and Robert Stethem Center
in Waldorf.
Bradley said the 50 to 60 judges come from the community and the pro-
gram committee.
Students Advance to SkillsUSA
State Championships
Advertising Design
1st Place: Shannon Burroughs,
Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Rebecca Grierson,
3rd Place: Jessica Requilman,
Automotive Service Technology
1st Place: Josh English, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Jake McHale, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
3rd Place: Mitchell Mills, North Point
Cabinetmaking
1st Place: Andrew Sprouse, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Merick Romero, Forrest Center
3rd Place: James Richardson,
Carpentry
1st Place: Shawn McElravy,
2nd Place: Gregory Hill, North Point
3rd Place: Kyle Hayden, Forrest Center
Cosmetology
1st Place: Camille Link, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Adrienne Barnes, North Point
3rd Place: Brittney Martin, North Point
Crime Scene Investigation
1st Place: Maria Williams, Chelsea Twemlow,
Nick Walker, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Andrew Fenwick, Sebastian Leonard-Reyes,
Jennifer Olson, Forrest Center
3rd Place: Kayla LaPorte, Amber McDonald, Andrew Dantos,
Criminal Justice
1st Place: Warren Forinash, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Chad McKay, Forrest Center
3rd Place: Brandon Morrison, North Point
CPR/First Aid
1st Place: Kristen Smith, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Amber Major, Forrest Center
3rd Place: Jasmin Garcia, North Point
Culinary Arts
1st Place: Christine Daugherty, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Elizabeth Prinkey, North Point
3rd Place: Jessica Hamilton, North Point
Firefghting
1st Place: Willie Gray, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Greg Foard, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
3rd Place: Phillip Ward, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
Graphic Communication
1st Place: Joshua Hammaker,
2nd Place: Sherryleigh Mooney,
3rd Place: Tyler Boito, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
Internetworking
1st Place: Coltyn Morland, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Justen Mehl, Forrest Center
3rd Place: Christopher Gill, Forrest Center
Masonry
1st Place: Erick Goshen, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: James Adams, Calvert Career and Technology
Academy
3rd Place: Nickolas Mitchell, Forrest Center
Nurse Assistant
1st Place: Abby DePaul, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Katie Doran, North Point
3rd Place: Kari Presley, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
Photography
1st Place: Julie Banner, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Cody Vance, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
3rd Place: Garrett Moreland, Stethem
TeamWorks
1st Place: Steve Wilson, Jacob Francisco, Brad Darmstead,
Jake Koleda, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
2nd Place: Nick Cutter, Troy Durham, Philip Guine,
Austin Barnhart, North Point
3rd Place: Michael Moore, Garrett Hagan, Brandon Mason, James
Clowers, Career and Technology Academy
Technical Drafting
1st Place: Katrina Quade, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Cody Hill, Calvert Career and Technology Academy
3rd Place: Alex Morris, Forrest Center
Video Product Development
1st Place: James Rhine and Avery Echols, Forrest Center
3rd Place: Scott Atkinson and Tashara Mitchell, Forrest Center
2nd Place: Alyssa Sullivan and Markya Reed, Forrest Center
Welding
1st Place: Zachary Maguire, North Point
2nd Place: Danny Powell,
3rd Place: Ryan Achterberg,
Calvert Career and Technology Academys Camille Link
placed frst in Cosmetology. She will head to state fnals in
May.
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Forrest Center had 20 minutes to investigate a mock crime scene for the
CSI skills. Their team fnished seven minutes early and placed second.
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Since St. Marys Hospital joined with
MedStar Health, one of the priorities of the
new partnership has been to increase the
number of physicians and medical profes-
sionals in the county. While there has been
some progress, hospital offcials and local
doctors say there are still plenty of hurdles.
Dr. Stephen Michaels, vice president
of Medical Affairs at the local hospital,
said the emergency room sees a number of
visits equal to more than half the countys
residents.
Its between 55,000 to 57,000 vis-
its each year, Michaels told The County
Times. Its been growing at 5 to 6 percent
a year.
That speaks to access problems to
primary care physicians, he added.
Michaels said the hospital did not have
capacity problems and that turn around
time was down to about 20 minutes for each
new patient to be seen. But he noted there
are problems with depending on emergen-
cy care for concerns that really should be
taken to a family physicians offce.
Emergency room care cannot be your
longitudinal care provider, Michaels said.
A family physician knows your history
and knows your problems.
So far, MedStar Health has used fed-
eral programs that allow doctors who come
to provide services in underserved areas to
get a 10 percent premium on their Medi-
care reimbursements and the hospital itself
gives money to local physicians practices
to help recruit new doctors with the stipula-
tion they remain in the county for a mini-
mum of three years.
Medstar is also bringing in doctors in
residence from its affliate Franklin Square
Medical Center in Baltimore to practice
family medicine, Michaels said.
Those kinds of incentives are geared
toward bringing doctors here and showing
them the community has much to offer,
leading them to stay of their own accord,
he said.
The physician shortage has been a
problem plaguing most regions of the state
of Maryland for years, with the Southern
region at critically defcient levels in 25 of
29 physician categories, according to key
fndings of a 2007 physician workforce
studys executive summary.
This steering committee, consisting
of physicians, hospital and state regulatory
representatives, made several recommen-
dations and one has garnered the support
of Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. In January,
Brown advocated for the creation of health
enterprise zones, which would provide tax
incentives and other fnancial rewards to
primary care doctors and specialists for
practicing within those designated zones.
While the plan aims to decrease the
disparity in access to healthcare for Mary-
lands minorities, it also would incentivize
practicing medicine in many of the states
geographically remote, underserved areas,
aptly including Southern Maryland.
The enterprise zones will be before
state lawmakers this year.
Its an acknowledgement of a lingering
perception problem with St. Marys Coun-
ty, said one local doctor, who came to the
area 20 years ago with the U.S. Navy.
Nobody wanted to come down into
the boonies, said Dr. John S. Tidball, who
has a family practice in California. Were
looked at as being rural and that theres not
much to do which I dont believe is true.
Tidball said that since most physicians
and medical professionals get their training
in metropolitan areas, they become used to
that lifestyle and fnd it diffcult to justify
moving to somewhere like St. Marys.
Tidball, 64, said he grew up in Eastern
Iowa where the geography and people were
remarkably similar to those here, which is
why he chose to retire here.
This was very similar to Eastern
Iowa, its just that the sailing is better here,
Tidball said.
Tidball echoed a recruiting pitch Med-
star Health uses to attract doctors here
(though he has no connection to the hospi-
tal); that all the activities of the metropoli-
tan lifestyle are close by with the benefts of
a quieter home life.
Michaels said the hospitals recruit-
ment efforts have seen some success, such
as bringing in two full-time adult endocri-
nologists into the county, among others.
There was a desperate need and those
two have become very busy, Michaels
said.
We have a lot of coverage in special-
ties but we dont have very deep benches in
those specialties.
One of those specialties is psychiatry,
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Michaels said, adding the county needs
more than one to fll the demand.
That demand is now set to grow since
the only private, outpatient psychiatrist in
the county is closing her doors.
Carol Paris, the only private-practice
outpatient psychiatrist in St. Marys Coun-
ty, recently announced she would offer an
incentive of her own, offering up her suc-
cessful Leonardtown practice to a qualifed
replacement willing to treat patients in the
county for several years.
The physician shortage is something
shes been well aware of and vocal about
for years.
We have shortages in almost every
single specialty and what that means is that
people have to wait a very long time or have
to travel miles away for the specialty care
they need, Paris stated.
Highlighting the lack of psychia-
trists in the area, she posed the question,
If St. Marys Hospital cant discharge a
patient to an outpatient psychiatrist, then
what good is it to have an in-patient psych
facility?
Paris said she felt that so far, the Med-
Star partnership had not done much to
solve the problem.
Amy Henderson, President of the
Board of Directors of the National Alli-
ance on Mental Health (NAMI) Southern
Maryland agreed that Dr. Paris leaving
would be detrimental. When The County
Times inquired about her thoughts on the
widespread issue of insuffcient access to
mental health treatment in the area, Hen-
derson said:
I believe that there is a long-held
belief in our society that psychiatry is a
luxury medical specialty. People hear
the word psychiatrist and think of the pa-
tient on the couch, recounting their earliest
childhood memories while Dr. Freud takes
notes, Henderson said. Or they think of
mental problems and giggle nervously,
because no one wants to be thought of as
crazy.
The truth is that there is no health
without mental health.
Paris, as well as St. Marys County
Director of Economic and Community
Development, Bob Schaller, indicated the
shortage of physicians may be problematic
as Congress debates another round of base
closures. When looking at NAS Patuxent
River, both said adequate access to health-
care in the community surrounding the
base will be one of many factors assessed.
If we come through [a BRAC] well,
and another nearby base closes, well have
an infux of people to the community,
which will only amplify the problem of the
doctor shortage, Paris said.
Schaller said hes noted a trend of
many physicians moving from private
practice to the blanket of a larger provider,
like the hospital, because the cost of mal-
practice premiums continues to increase.
He said many doctors in the area want to
do more than simply complain about the
problem and are beginning to become
more proactive about the issue.
One local effort to get more family
doctors and specialists that is making its
way through Annapolis is to create a tax
break for medically trained military per-
sonnel returning from wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan to entice them to come to St.
Marys.
Commissioner Dan Morris (R-Me-
chanicsville) proposed the idea to the
countys delegation and said it would make
a good pilot program for the states other
rural counties also dealing with physician
shortages.
The close knit military community
here would be benefcial to returning vet-
erans, he said, adding it would still allow
them to remain connected with other ac-
tive service members.
Heres the number to hit on, 55,000
visits to the emergency room, thats be-
cause the family doctors are booked,
Morris said. Theyre busy and we have all
these sick people here.
Morris said now is the time for state
legislators to act because veterans return-
ing from combat in Iraq after the formal
withdrawal would likely be scooped up by
other states or counties if nothing is done.
If they dont do something this year,
itll be too late, Morris said. We need to
recruit the medical professionals before
someone else does.
But there are other problems in re-
cruiting physicians to St. Marys and
Maryland in general, Tidball said, and
those are often fnancial in nature.
The insurance payments primary care
physicians can expect to get are much low-
er than in other states, Tidball said, making
Maryland a less attractive place to practice
medicine.
Its in the lowest 25 percent, Tidball
said. If you match that remuneration with
the higher costs of living, its something of
a no-go.
The above chart illustrates the severity of the physician shortage impacting Southern Maryland, where def-
ciencies existed in 25 of 29 physician categories, following the 2007 Maryland Physician Workforce Study.
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ewsmakers
Local Psychiatrist Offers Incentive
to Attract Replacement
By Carrie Munn
Staff Writer
Carol Paris, the only private-practice
outpatient psychiatrist in St. Marys Coun-
ty, told The County Times, Im going to
Nashville for Christmas and Im not com-
ing back.
As Paris approaches 60 years of age,
she runs a successful practice in down-
town Leonardtown that stays continuously
booked, but said shes to the point where
she would essentially turn the keys over
to a qualifed, capable psychiatrist if they
were willing to commit to practicing in St.
Marys County for at least fve years.
Im exhausted by seeing the strain of
unmet need in this community, Paris stat-
ed, adding it breaks her heart that a patient
sometimes has to wait upwards of three
months to see her.
Paris is originally from Hyattsville,
and, after completing her training at West
Virginia University, returned to the area to
work with Calvert Psychiatric Associates
on Moakley Street. When the group went
out of business, she knew there was a de-
fnitive need in the community and decided
to open her private practice to meet it.
A few years back, Paris moved into
the Drury Building on the Leonardtown
Square and put a lot of work into build-
ing an inviting atmosphere and successful
practice. Shes been an outspoken advocate
for a single-payer national health program,
resulting in her 2009 arrest for speaking out
at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on
healthcare reform. Shes also been heavily
involved in statewide physician workforce
studies, which, in 2007, declared South-
ern Maryland had critical shortages in 25
of the 29 physician categories, including
psychiatry.
Southern Maryland is the worst of
any area in the state in terms of special-
ists and even primary doctors, she said.
Though the study and the recommendations
are a few years old, the doctor said little has
changed and its been an ongoing battle to
recruit doctors to the area.
Ive done my due diligence Ive
tried, but the system is far more broken than
I can deal with, Paris said.
Paris offce also has zero tolerance for
visiting drug reps, because she said they
add no value to her ability to use medication
effectively and stated, I have no desire to
make my patients wait while I talk to them,
I dont need them to buy my staff lunch and
I dont need their pens.
Shes opposed to the corporatization
of medicine and said within the last 18
months or so, she has adopted a policy of
treating each patient as if they could lose
their job, and their health insurance, tomor-
row. Rather than starting them on brand-
name samples, which eventually turn into
costly trips to the pharmacy, she often starts
them on generics from the start so theres
less chance that theyll fnd themselves un-
able to maintain their medication costs and
stability.
The doctor explained that frustration
has mounted about the health insurance in-
dustrys infuence on the outpatient practice
of psychiatry and she feels that reimburse-
ment schedules are skewed, disincentiviz-
ing her from practicing medicine in a way
that allows her to sleep at night.
Many patients see, when examining
their explanation of benefts, that doctors
accepting their insurance often settle for
a signifcantly lesser payment than what
they actually charge. What many dont un-
derstand is that insurance companies place
value on a particular type of treatment,
meaning they offer the highest payment
for something like a 15-minute medicine
check-up, while offering little more for a
60-minute psychotherapy session.
If I just keep seeing more and more
people to make up for the fact that theres
lousy reimbursement, Im merely seeing
volumes of people and not giving them what
they really need.
That get em in, get em out methodol-
ogy doesnt enable Paris to practice medi-
cine in the way she believes is right. Im
not complaining about how much money I
make, but I want to be compensated fairly
and I dont feel that I am.
Paris said recruitment and headhunter
services have proven unsuccessful, so shes
taking a different approach. Shes seeking
a psychiatrist to fll the void she will leave
and has basically offered to turn the keys
to her proftable practice over, without ask-
ing them to buy it, but simply to run it well
and continue providing a service that is so
needed in the community.
Her two-person staff, billing specialist
Michelle Napier and offce manager Donna
Houck, are sad that Paris is planning a de-
parture, but shared they are also concerned
about the need going unmet if a replace-
ment is not found.
Paris said, [Michelle and Donna] are
two of the most caring and competent wom-
en Ive ever had the pleasure to work with,
adding their effcient and professional sup-
port would make stepping into her shoes an
enjoyable experience for someone.
When the holidays draw near, Paris
plans to relocate to Tennessee to spend
more time with family, including her grand-
children, and to spend six months of the
year practicing medicine in New Zealand,
where a national healthcare program al-
ready exists.
I love patient care, Paris said, ex-
plaining she hopes to continue doing what
got her started in medicine many years ago-
helping people- in a place that shows appre-
ciation for good doctors.
To contact Dr. Carol Paris, call
301-997-1494.
Photo by Carrie Munn
Psychiatrist Carol Paris, left, talks to staff members Michelle Napier and Donna Houck between treating patients at her busy Leonardtown private practice.
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Community
Buffalo Wild Wings
Donates to Habitat
Antiques
Breton House
22795 Washington Street, Leonardtown
Open 10-5 Wednesday - Saturday, Sundays 11-4
Also by appointment, 301-690-2074
Open late for First Fridays of the month
Two foors of antiques beautifully
Displayed in a historic home
Also featuring art, rugs, gifts, and gourmet foods.
Select discounts
free drawings
and food tastings!
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Alan Shirley, General Manager for the new Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant located on Route 235 in Lexington Park, along
with his staff, presented Pamela Shubert, Executive Director of Patuxent Habitat for Humanity, with a check for $1,602. Buf-
falo Wild Wings chose Habitat for Humanity as their charity to donate a portion of the proceeds of sales from their opening
weekend to assist Habitat in their mission of providing safe, decent, affordable housing in Calvert and St. Marys counties.
SoMD Sudoku
Championship Returns
For the second year, St. Johns School in Hollywood will hold
the SoMD Sudoku Championship to determine who the better play-
ers are in the region. Saturday, March, 3 is the date and participants
can start anytime between 9 and 10:30 a.m.
There will be cash awards in the Novice, Intermediate, Ad-
vanced and Expert levels. The event is designed so you can pick
your level of play. The target audience is anyone in the tri-county
area and it is open to all ages.
Last years event proved to be a little long for some, so partici-
pants will complete three puzzles total instead of last years fve, a
press release states. However, in the new Expert level, where the
best players are expected to compete, a total of four puzzles will be
worked. It is anticipated most will complete the event within three
hours. Drinks and light foods will be provided.
For all those who wonder where you might ft on the local Su-
doku scale, this is your opportunity. With your permission, we will
post the results of all fnishers on the website showing placements
similar to a road race.
The idea is to have some healthy competition, have some fun,
possibly win some prize money and generate funds to beneft the
school scholarship fund.
Play and prize details can be found on the school website at
http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/SoMD-Sudoku-Champi-
onship.aspx, or by a Google query on SoMD Sudoku Champion-
ship 2012.
We are also seeking sponsors and the sponsor form is available
at the same site.
Please contact Mike Thompson at 301-373-8545 for additional
details.
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Community
Top of the Morning to you my name is Fiona. My
siblings are Evan, Davey & Trixie. We were born at the
end of April and we are so grateful to the folks at Feral
Cat Rescue for taking us in to their homes. We now have
as much food as our little tummies can hold and we are
never drenched from torrential downpours any more. Life
is good. I am a purr girl. As soon as my foster mom walks
into the room to visit us, my motor gets going. I also like
to walk over and greet her. I love to run around and play
with my brothers and my sister. We were born at the end
of April and are looking for permanent homes. We are
fully vetted and one of us costs $125. We even have mi-
crochips. If you want to adopt two of us, they let us go
for the bargain price of 2 kitties for $200 which doesnt
even cover all the costs of the vetting that has been done
to us. If you would like to adopt me, please fll out an
application at www.feralcatrescuemd.org.You can email
it to moonandhunt@hotmail.com. If you have questions
please contact Diane at 301-481-0171
Hoping to meet you soon,
FIONA
PET OF THE WEEK
Walden Launches Beacon of Hope
As part of its weeklong Catholic Schools Week cel-
ebration, St. John's School in Hollywood participated in
a Penny Walk. Students in grades Pre-K through 8
collected coins to raise money for the Sisters of The In-
stitute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, a
religious community of Marian devotion. Students were
challenged to collect enough coins to wrap around the
entire gymnasium. Students' enthusiasm and generosity
helped them cover the perimeter of the gym four times
over and then went on to line the basketball lines on the
gym foor. Pictured above, second graders Carmen Jack-
son, T.J. Alvey, and Matthew Pilkerton show off their
coins during the event. In total, $1149.73 was raised.
To view more pictures of this event, please visit www.
sjshollywood.org/photos/Penny-Walk-2012 .
On Feb. 3, Walden Behavioral Health began sending
an even stronger signal that recovery is possible to those
with addiction issues and their friends and family.
Beacon of Hope Recovery Community Center, a new
project for Walden, will open on Friday nights and week-
ends in Millison Plaza in Lexington Park, to serve individu-
als seeking recovery, working on recovery and loved ones
of those with addiction issues, a press release states.
Beacon of Hope will be open Fridays 4-9 p.m., Satur-
days 1-7 p.m. and Sundays 1-7 p.m. There is no cost for any
services offered at Beacon of Hope.
Beacon of Hope is more than just a new project for
Walden, Kathleen O'Brien, Executive Director of Walden,
said in a press release. It is an entirely new service for
this community and one greatly needed that is all about
providing a welcoming place focused on peer and volunteer
support. Beacon of Hope will help people whose lives are
touched by a desire for recovery to improve their quality
of life. At Walden, we are known for providing assessment
and treatment services at our residential and outpatient clin-
ics. Beacon is an extension of that, but different: Beacon
of Hope is about helping people with the business of liv-
ing in recovery through providing a place to go with empa-
thetic supporters and listeners, role models, and new ideas
and approaches to see and to try for living better. We are
very excited to be a part of bringing these services into the
community!
Beacon will be staffed with Recovery Coaches and
trained volunteers. A typical monthly calendar of events
at Beacon will include recovery skill-focused, well-being
focused and recreational activities. A glance at the activi-
ties to be offered at Beacon include peer and family support
groups, virtual recovery labs, gentle exercise and art class-
es, 12-step meetings brought in by community partners,
coffee house hours, movie and sports big screen events,
bingo and a quiet room for reading or meditation. Beacon
of Hope is a recovery community center geared to adults.
For informational materials about Beacon, to enroll
for e-news about Beacon, or to volunteer at Beacon, please
contact Laura Webb at 301-997-1300 x 804 or lauraw@
waldensierra.org.
Penny Walk
Raises $1,150
Photo By Laura Webb
Left, Recovery Coach Ursula Harris, receptionist Jessica Poole and Recovery Coach Jessie DeGroat work on a special art project called In
Anothers Shoes during Beacon of Hopes opening weekend.
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STATE NEWS STATE NEWS
By Varun Saxena
Capital News Service
The director of the Oscar-nominated, documentary Gasland was
arrested last week for flming a hearing on fracking, a natural gas extrac-
tion technique, led by Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris, of the
House Energy and Environment Subcommittee.
Filmmaker Josh Fox was questioned about credentials for taping the
event in the Rayburn House Offce Building. He had none, and after he
declined to leave the hearing with his camera, two Capitol Police offcers
handcuffed him and led him out of the room. Fox was later charged with
unlawful entry and released to face an October court date.
The move drew protests from Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., who asked
for the committee rules to be suspended to allow Fox to record the
hearing.
The committee recessed for a half-hour, then returned to vote along
party lines to reject the motion. Miller then unsuccessfully moved to
delay the hearing.
House rules require permission of the chairman or credentials from
one of the galleries that govern the media to videotape a hearing. Fox
asked about credentialing before the hearing, but they were not issued.
Harris said after the hearing that he might have been predisposed
to suspend the rules were it not for the fact video of the hearing can be
viewed on the committee website.
In an interview with The New York Times, Fox said his First
Amendment rights were violated by the committee's action.
No one on the Hill is exempt from the Constitution, Mr. Fox told
the Times. Period.
Afterward, Miller's offce took Fox's side, saying when Miller was
chairman of the subcommittee in the past, he never requested that docu-
mentary flmmakers leave the hearing room.
Miller's Press Secretary LuAnn Canipe said her boss considers
Harris' action extreme.
Freelance journalist Kerry Meyer was also turned away for trying
to flm the meeting. He was fooled into thinking that he had been hired
by ABC according to Zach Kurz, the committee's communication direc-
tor. Meyer left the meeting without resistance.
ABC News confrmed to the committee that it did not send a jour-
nalist to flm the hearing.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a controversial extraction tech-
nique for natural gas that is under discussion for use in Maryland. It has
been used in other parts of the country, and its environmental conse-
quences were the subject of Fox's Gasland flm, which includes foot-
age of homeowners setting the water from their faucets on fre due to
natural gas contamination.
When the hearing fnally began, Harris opened with an attack on
President Obama by saying in a remarkable display of arrogance and
disregard for the plain facts, the president last week proclaimed his sup-
port for expanded shale gas production, while at the same time allowing
every part of his administration ... to attack these practices through sci-
entifc innuendo and regulatory straightjacketing.
Obama, in his State of the Union speech, supported fracking say-
ing, The development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks
and factories that are cheaper and cleaner, proving that we don't have to
choose between our environment and our economy.
The hearing was called specifcally to look at an Environmental
Protection Agency report investigating complaints by residents of Pavil-
lion, Wyo., that their water quality decreased after fracking for natural
gas began in the town.
The EPA determined that Pavillion's wells contained levels of the
carcinogen benzene 25 to 50 times the acceptable level, and that the con-
taminants are most likely the result of fracking.
Harris questioned EPA Administrator Jim Martin aggressively.
You've already testifed you've read the report, he told Martin
sarcastically, when Martin struggled to recall the exact language that
it contained.
The whole point of this hearing is to say, 'Look, you're jumping the
gun,' Harris said.
Martin said results of the study do not apply to the Marcellus Shale
formation, which runs through northwestern Maryland, because it is has
different geology.
Harris called on Maryland Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley to
lift his moratorium on fracking because the natural gas is in the most
economically depressed regions of the state.
Harris said is concerned the governor will use the study to oppose
fracking in Maryland even though the EPA said it is not supposed to be
interpreted that way.
The Maryland State Builders Association (MSBA) released a new poll showing continued public
support for job creation and an overall desire for representatives of State Government to focus primarily
on taking steps to rebuild Marylands economy. The poll was conducted by Gonzales Research & Mar-
keting Strategies from Jan. 9 through Jan. 15, 2012. A total of 808 registered voters in Maryland who vote
regularly were interviewed by telephone.
The poll results demonstrate Marylanders continued concerns regarding a sluggish construction
industry and its negative impact on the overall economy. Nearly 74 percent of those surveyed believe the
state needs to do more to help new construction in Maryland in order to create jobs and stimulate eco-
nomic recovery, a press release states.
Also among the questions asked were several regarding Maryland residents perspectives on the use
of the States fnancial resources. The vast majority 84 percent, in fact believe creating jobs should be
a higher priority for the Governor than taking steps to reduce Chesapeake Bay pollution. Alternatively,
just 12 percent feel OMalleys priority should be taking steps to clean up the Chesapeake Bay as opposed
to job creation and economic recovery.
The Maryland State Builders Association (MSBA) represents Maryland homebuilders. MSBA be-
lieves a healthy environment and a healthy building industry are not objectives with cross purposes -
rather they are goals that can be advocated in coordination without one harming the other; and MSBA is
committed to doing its fair and equitable share to clean up the bay, the press release states.
By Brooke Auxier
Capital News Service
Maryland lags behind other states in making
government information easy for citizens to access
online, open government advocates said, despite
Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to make Maryland
more digitally transparent.
O'Malley is well known for using data to mea-
sure the effectiveness of government programs and
policies.
But open government advocates said
O'Malley's administration has not done a good
enough job making raw data held by state agen-
cies available to citizens who want to evaluate the
performance of state government -- and O'Malley's
administration -- on their own.
What's happening in the government should
be public, said David Moore, executive director
of the Participatory Politics Foundation, an open
government advocacy group. Transparency in the
process increases trust among the wider percent-
age of citizens and when civic trust is built up, then
there's more engagement.
The Center for Digital Government, a re-
search institute focused on information technol-
ogy policies and best practices for state and local
governments on the Web, evaluates state websites
using factors like innovation, citizen engagement
and openness.
Their latest Digital States Survey, conducted
in 2010, gave Maryland a B on an A-to-C-minus
scale. Maryland's neighbors -- Pennsylvania and
Virginia -- received top marks, along with Utah
and Michigan.
There is absolutely always room for improve-
ment, said Teri Greene, director of Web systems
for Maryland's Department of Information Tech-
nology, an agency established in 2008.
Within the next six months, the department
plans to make Maryland.gov mobile-friendly, in-
troduce more multimedia content, make the site
more accessible to individuals with disabilities and
implement a geographic location feature that tai-
lors content to the user's local community.
They also hope to improve the search function
on the site.
It's been a while since we updated the navi-
gation. We want to make it really easy for people
to get to what we know are the most used links,
Greene said.
Greene and other Maryland administra-
tors said they've made it a priority to reach more
citizens using social networks like Facebook and
Twitter.
Maryland's government agencies can decide
independently to communicate using social media
platforms. Of the 114 state government agencies,
59 percent use Twitter, 43 percent use Facebook
and 15 percent have video content embedded on
their site or on a YouTube channel, according to
Maryland.gov.
We've developed a very vibrant and robust
social media aspect to our site, said Raquel Guill-
roy, the governor's communications director.
But advocates for open government like
Moore said that improving the state's social media
presence shouldn't be the most pressing issue.
He and others want easy access to data from
government agencies. And on Maryland websites,
data is not open or easily found, Moore said.
A lot of governments say they have open
government because they have a Facebook page
and they're on Twitter -- and we reject that. Those
services are fne and they are popular and we use
them, too. But fundamentally, states have to make
a commitment to opening their data fully and that's
got to be the frst step, he said.
Jack Murphy, executive director of the Mary-
land-Delaware-D.C. Press Association said that
Maryland.gov isn't well organized, isn't written in
plain language, and doesn't feature any frequently
accessed databases.
There's a lot there, but I am not sure it's orga-
nized in the best possible way, Murphy said.
Open government advocates said the state
needs a central repository for data from state agen-
cies similar to the federal website Data.gov. Presi-
dent Obama's administration created the site as part
of an effort to make government more transparent.
Raw government data does exist on various
agency websites, however, but it is not easily found,
open government advocates said.
We don't have just a central place with a list
of all of the data sets that Maryland offers, said
Greene. We're looking to have something within
the next year and hoping to fnd ways to aggregate
that kind of information.
Advocates: Give the Public Raw
Data Maryland, Not Tweets
Citizen Arrested
for Recording
Congressional Hearing
Poll: Fix Economy Before
Fixing Bay
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In Entertainment
Thursday, Feb. 9
Live Music: Gretchen Richie: The
Songs of Rodgers & Hart
Cafe Des Artistes (41655 Fenwick
Street, Leonardtown) 6 p.m.
Live Music: The Piranhas
Ruddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell
Road, Dowell) 7:30 p.m.
Live Music: Shane Gamble
Casey Jones Pub (417 E. Charles St.,
La Plata) - 9:30 p.m.
Live Music: Dylan Galvin w/
Rusty
The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port To-
bacco Road, Port Tobacco) 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Live Music: Justin Crenshaw
Band
The Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port To-
bacco Road, Port Tobacco) 8:30 p.m.
Live Music: R & R Train
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road,
Hollywood) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Fair Warning
Hole In the Wall Tavern (24702 Sotter-
ley Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m.
Live Music: Pet the Monster
Memories Nightclub and Bar (2360
Old Washington Road, Waldorf)
9:30 p.m.
Live Music: Rusty in the Middle
Rustic River Bar and Grill (40874 Mer-
chants Lane, Leonardtown) 8:30 p.m.
Live Music: Three Day Ride
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge (27636
Mechanicsville Road, Mechanicsville)
8 p.m.
Live Music: Stephanie Williams
Band
Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain
Highway, Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Too Many Mikes
ley Road, Hollywood) 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Live Music: The Piranhas
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road,
Hollywood) 8:30 p.m.
Live Music: Funny Money w/
Absinthe
Memories Nightclub and Bar (2360
Old Washington Road, Waldorf)
9:30 p.m.
Live Music: Jukebox Thieves
Big Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch
Road, Mechanicsville) 9:30 p.m.
Live Music: Justin Crenshaw
Band
Fat Boys Country Store (41566 Med-
leys Neck Road, Leonardtown) 8
p.m.
Live Music: The Craze w/ John
Lusky
Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store
Road, Hughesville) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Kajun Kelley Duo
Casey Jones Pub (417 E. Charles St.,
La Plata) 9:30 p.m.
Live Music: Matt & Brad
Road, Dowell) 8 p.m
Live Music: Bob Wire and the
Fence Post
chants Lane, Leonardtown) 8 p.m.
Live Music: Mardi Gras Party feat.
Vendetta
Apehangers Bar and Grill (9100 Crain
Highway, Bel Alton) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Naked Jam Band
Scotts II (7050 Port Tobacco Road,
Welcome) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Legend
Loveville Tavern (28275 Point Lookout
Road, Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Pet the Monster
Jake & Als Chophouse (258 Town
Square Drive, Lusby) 9:30 p.m.
Live Music: Renegade Band
ley Road, Hollywood) 9 p.m.
Live Music: Red Wine Jazz Trio
The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake
Avenue, North Beach) 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 12
Live Music: Jen & James of Groove
Span
Running Hare Vineyard (150 Adelina
Road, Prince Frederick) 1 p.m.
Live Music: California Ramblers
Cryers Back Road Inn (22094 New-
towne Neck Road, Leonardtown) 3
p.m.
Live Music: Russell Moore & IIIrd
Tyme Out
American Legion Post 238 (6265 Bran-
dywine Road, Hughesville) 2 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13
Open Mic Night
chants Lane, Leonardtown) 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Valentines Day
Live Music: Dave & Kevin Trio
Road, Dowell) 6:30 p.m.
Live Music: Dylan Galvin- Acous-
tic Solo
Martinis Lounge (10553 Theodore
Green Boulevard, White Plains) 6
p.m.
Live Music: Diane Daly
The Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake
Avenue, North Beach) 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Free Beginner Line Dance Lessons
Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store
Road, Hughesville) 7 p.m.
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Thursday, Feb. 9
Southern Maryland Boating Club
Member Meeting
The Mixing Bowl Restaurant (21797 N Cor-
al Drive, Lexington Park) 5:30 p.m.
Southern Maryland Boating Club,
Patuxent River Sail and Power Squadron, a
unit of United States Power Squadrons is the
worlds largest private organization of men
and women who share a common love and
appreciation of pleasure boating. The orga-
nizations main goals are the promotion of
self-education, civic service and social ac-
tivities. Boat ownership is not a requirement
for membership. Regular membership meet-
ings offer programs that are interesting and
instructive, as well as a chance to meet with
other members. In addition, social affairs are
a regular part of the calendar, with a number
of on-water and off-water events. Patuxent
River Sail and Power Squadron meets the
second Thursday of each month at The Mix-
ing Bowl restaurant in Lexington Park. Most
members meet at 5:30 p.m. for dinner. Call
301-475-3883 for more information.
Compassionate Friends - St. Marys
Meeting
First Saints Community Church (25550
Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends is a nation-
al nonproft, self-help support organization
that offers friendship, understanding, and
hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and
siblings. There is no religious affliation and
there are no membership dues or fees. For
more information, please call 240-434-8414.
Compassionate Friends - St. Marys
Meeting
First Saints Community Church, St. Pauls
Campus (25550 Point Lookout Road, Leon-
ardtown) 7 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends is a nation-
al nonproft, self-help support organization
that offers friendship, understanding, and
hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and
siblings. There is no religious affliation and
there are no membership dues or fees. For
more information, please call 240-434-8414.
Friday, Feb. 10
Father/Daughter Dinner and Dance
Southern Community Center (20 Appeal
Lane, Lusby) 6:30 p.m.
21st Annual Semi-Formal Father/
Daughter Valentine Dinner/Dance at the
Southern Community Center. All ages are
welcome. Admission is $12 per person. Fa-
thers and daughters will enjoy a great din-
ner, DJ, dancing, door prizes, dance con-
tests, funkiest tie and shoe contest, limbo
and much more! Pre-registration is required.
For more information, call 410-586-1101.
Tidewater School Open House
Tidewater School (120 Cox Road, Hunting-
town) 1 p.m.
The Tidewater School will be hosting
an open house. Call 301-257-0533 or e-mail
e-mail tidewaterschool@chesapeake.net for
more information.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Day of Renewal
Our Lady Star of the Sea (225 Alexander
Street, Solomons) 8:30 a.m.
A Day of Renewal will be held at Our
Lady Star of the Sea Church in Solomons,
MD Saturday, February 11th from 8:30 a.m.
- 3:30. Prayer and praise will start Feb. 10
at 6:30 p.m. with Mass at 7:30 p.m. The reg-
istration fee is $10. For more information,
contact Joe and Sally Hamilton at 410-325-
4054, Kathy Wolfe at 410-326-2726, Cheryl
Ware at 410-394-3575, or Virginia Bauer at
virginiabauer@comcast.net.
2nd Saturday Series - To Live En-
slaved at Sotterley Plantation
Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Lane,
Hollywood) 1 p.m.
In honor of Black History Month, Sot-
terley Plantation is pleased to offer the sec-
ond of four presentations of the 2nd Satur-
day Series entitled, To Live Enslaved.
These specialty tours will run at 1:00 and
3:00 p.m. Slavery was a part of Sotterleys
history from the turn of the 18th century and
lasted for over 160 years. Hear the voices
and visit the places where African Ameri-
cans lived and labored. Hear the stories of
their resistance and their quest for freedom
and learn how research helps us to uncover
these important stories. Advance reserva-
tions only. $15 per person. Limited to 20
people per session. Ages 13 and up. Outdoor
walking required. Purchase tickets online at
www.sotterley.org.
Basket Bingo
St. Marys School (13735 Notre Dame
Place, Bryantown) 6 p.m.
St. Marys School in Bryantown will
host a basket bingo to beneft its Home and
School Association. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Early bird games at 6:45 p.m. Regular games
start at 7 p.m. $20 admission gets you 25
chances to win some great baskets. There
will be a 50/50 raffe, door prizes, and a
grand raffe. Opportunities to win bonus
prizes throughout the evening. Must be at
least 7 years of age to play. Everyone in the
bingo area must have a $20 paid admission.
Food will be available for purchase. Call
Kimberly Bowling at 301-870-1868 for res-
ervations or for more details.
Contra Dance
St. Andrews Episcopal Church Hall (44078
St. Andrews Church Road, California) 7
p.m.
The Southern MD Traditional Music
and Dance Association will sponsor a Con-
tra Dance, featuring caller Greg Frock. Be-
ginners are encouraged to arrive at 7 p.m. for
instruction in this wonderful form of dance.
The dance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Contra is
a traditional American style of social dance
and is a huge amount of fun! If youve ever
danced a Virginia Reel, you have a good idea
how much fun it can be. If you havent, its
about time you tried it! Beginners are more
than welcome, and instruction will be pro-
vided in a very friendly atmosphere. Admis-
sion is $8 for non-SMTMD members, $6 for
members and band members are free. There
will be an ice cream social following the
dance. For more information please go to
www.smtmd.org.
Sunday, Feb. 12
Peppers Pet Pantry Grand Opening
Peppers Pet Pantry (13372 HG Trueman
Road, Solomons) Noon
Peppers Pet Pantrys Pet Supplies and
Dog Wash will be hosting a grand opening
celebration. Adoptable pets and information
will be available from Greyt Expectations,
PAWS, Friends of Felines, Golden Retriever
Rescue, SMAWL and the Humane Society
of Calvert County. Mr Tom will attend with
his reptiles. There will be samples available
from Beaverdam pet foods and drawings
and giveaways throughout the day. From
1-3 p.m. only The Calvert Well Pet Clinic
will be offering $10 Rabies vaccinations and
$25 microchipping. Paper proof of prior ra-
bies vaccinations required for 3-year tag. All
animals must be leashed or in a carrier. For
more information about the vaccinations and
microchipping, please call the Calvert Well
Pet Clinic at 443-295-7873. Calvert County
pet licenses available. For more information,
please call 410-326-4006.
Myrtle Point Nature Walk
Myrtle Point Park (24050 Patuxent Boule-
vard California) 1 p.m.
Join Bob Boxwell Sunday afternoon
in front of the gates at Myrtle Point Park.
Celebrate Valentines Day early with a heart
healthy hike around the park. We will look
for signs of winter activities, including
the return of the great blue herons to their
rookery.
For more information call Bob at 410-
394-1300, Dudley at 301-475-1858 or e-mail:
dlindsley@verizon.net.
Monday, Feb. 13
Bay Montessori Language Night
Bay Montessori School (20525 Willows
Road, Lexington Park) 6 p.m.
Bay Montessori is located on 13 acres
with six classrooms, developmentally appro-
priate playgrounds and a pool. We give chil-
dren the opportunity to learn at their own
pace in a stimulating environment. Come
see how the Montessori materials are used
to teach language. If you have any questions
or would like to schedule a tour another day
please call 301-737-2421 or email offce@
baymontessori.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
My /insert adjective/ Valentine Open
Mic
Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850
Costley Way, Prince Frederick) 7 p.m.
Traditionally, we host a Heart and
Spleen Open Mic. Same deal here - bring
your love/hate poetry, stories, music, im-
prov! Register for a 5-minute slot. For
more information, call 410-535-0291 or
301-855-1862.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Newcomers and Neighbors Luncheon
La Tabella Restaurant (23154 Wetstone
Lane, California) 11 a.m.
Newcomers and Neighbors of Southern
Maryland will have their monthly luncheon.
Meet n Greet will begin at 10:30 a.m. and
at 11 a.m. a delicious dessert recipe will be
demonstrated. For more information about
the group or to attend this luncheon please
go to www.newcomersofsomd.org or email
NNCSMD@gmail.com.
Thursday, Feb. 16
Lost Towns of the Chesapeake
Calvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons
Island Road, Solomons) 7 p.m.
The Lost Landmarks Series features
Jane Cox presenting Lost Towns of the
Chesapeake in the auditorium. Cox, Assis-
tant Director for the Lost Towns Archaeol-
ogy Project, will share the fascinating story
of how lost towns are discovered and what
they teach us about the past. The event is
free of charge.
Friday, Feb. 17
Drive-thru or Dine-In Dinner
Great Mills High School Cafeteria (21130
Great Mills Road, Great Mills) 5 p.m.
The GMHS Engineering Club will be
sponsoring a fundraising dinner with food
provided by the Ruddy Duck Bar and Grill.
Meals must be ordered by Tuesday, Feb 14th.
The cost of the meals is $20 and features an
entree and a homemade dessert. The entrees
include Short Ribs, Meatloaf, Seared Salm-
on, and Penne in a Vodka Cream Sauce.
Meals will be brought to waiting cars or you
may dine-in at the intimately chic GMHS
cafeteria where you will be treated with
the fnest wait staff in Southern Maryland.
Order forms and more information can be
found at http://schools.smcps.org/gmhs/en-
gineering-club or by calling Allen Skinner at
240-925-4241. All proceeds from this event
beneft the GMHS Engineering Club and
their quest to attend the 2012 international
Botball Tournament.
Saturday, Feb. 18
Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern
Maryland Celebration
Leonardtown Library (23250 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown) 10 a.m.
Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern
Maryland will celebrate its ffth year of res-
cuing local goldens in need. The celebra-
tion will include a review of successes to
date, goals for the upcoming year, election
of offcers, recognition of volunteers, a si-
lent auction and refreshments. After a short
break, home visitor and foster family panel
discussions will take place. All golden lovers
are invited to attend. For more information
about the meeting or the rescue, contact res-
cue president, Pat Johnson at 301-994-0132
or visit www.goldenretrieverrescueofsouth-
ernmaryland.org.
24 The County Times
The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!
To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,
e-mail carriemunn@countytimes.net.
Spend a Sweet Saturday Surrounded by Art
For more Info, Call 410-535-3733
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Doors open at 7:00 p.m. -
Show begins at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are $25 per person for
advance sales only and $30 at the door.
$15 in advance for students ages 13-18.
Seating is limited.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Huntingtown High School Auditorium
4125 North Solomons Island Rd.,
Huntingtown, MD
Tickets can be purchased at Educate and Celebrate (Prince Frederick), Floral Expressions (Owings),
CAASA Offce in Prince Frederick, and Lotus Kitchen in Solomons Island
Jeff
Maurer
Tammy
Pescatelli
Show Rating: PG13
Treat your sweetheart
to a romantic dinner at the
Ruddy Duck with our
Gourmet Valentines Day
Specialty Menu available from
Saturday, 2/11 to Tuesday, 2/14.
Specialty menu will be made
available for viewing Tursday, 2/9.
Live Music with the
Dave & Kevin trio on Valentine's Day.
410-FYI-DUCK
(410-394-3825)
www.RuddyDuckBrewery.com
SOLOMONS, MARYLAND Dowell Rd and Route 4
By Carrie Munn
Staff Writer
The creative occupants of The Leonardtown Arts Cen-
ter are opening their doors and their hearts Saturday, Feb. 11.
From 2 to 5 p.m., the center will host Art From the
Heart, an event that welcomes the public to check out the
wealth of artistic works, with 10 percent of all proceeds go-
ing to the American Heart Association.
Drawings for free works of
art, wine courtesy of the Leon-
ardtown Winery, food prepared
by John Spinicchia and the art-
ists, along with tunes provided
by saxophonist Renee Fabian,
will make for a romantic and
enjoyable afternoon.
Find something unique for
your loved one or yourself that
goes beyond the standard Val-
entines Day gifts like fowers
and chocolates. Local artists
paintings, hand-made jewelry
and sculptures will be available
for purchase, and many artists
will be in their studios, avail-
able to talk to about commis-
sioned works, as well as classes
and workshops they offer.
Abundant Spirit creator
Laura Howard said she has
several love and heart-themed
pieces available and welcomes
visitors to come into her work-
space and see how its done.
She offers individual or small
group instruction, allowing
students to make their own
wearable art.
Painter Pam Callen said
shed recently considered of-
fering an entry-level painting
for adults in the pleasant and
unintimidating atmosphere at
the arts center. Several other
artists also offer art classes
for kids and acting technique
classes are
happening at
Missy Bells
Art Shack.
Barbara
Hance will
be offering a
demonst r a-
tion on her
unique metal
clay medium technique the following Satur-
day, Feb. 18, from 1 to 2 p.m.
The Art From the Heart event is the
perfect time for visitors who have never
ventured out to the Arts Center to come see
what its all about, enjoy some fne creations,
food, drink and music. Meet the local artists
and fnd the perfect one-of-a-kind gift for
your sweetheart.
While supporting local art at the event
and beneft, visitors can also check out the
many nearby locally-owned shops and eater-
ies around the Leonardtown Square.
For more information on the event, call
the Arts Center at (301) 475-5775 or contact
Joe Orlando at 301-475-2859 or via email at
joe@fenwickbooks.com.
Photos By Carrie Munn
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Permanently disfgure
5. Demilitarize
10. Flat-bottom crater
14. 6th Jewish month
15. l836 siege of U.S.
16. For in Spanish
17. Bunco games
18. Musical world for the
iPhone
19. Smile
20. Charlottes Webs White
21. His wife became salt
22. For example
23. Perceived
27. Violet-red color
30. Prizefghter Muhammed
31. Dentists group
32. Lowest feudal class
35. Passover feast and
ceremony
38. Netherlands river
42. College teacher
43. Associated press
44. Exist
45. Wyatt __, OK Corral
46. Antlered cervid
47. Church announcement of a
proposed marriage
49. Dried leaves of Catha
edulis
50. Anoint
52. ___ Lilly, drug company
54. Red plus yellow
56. Holy places
59. Exclamation of surprise
60. Million barrels per day
(abbr.)
62. Farm state
63. Hold onto
66. 79504 TX
68. Speed of sound
70. Condition of comfort
71. Blemished skin
72. Wingloke structures
73. Nanosecond (abbr.)
74. Herd of unsheared sheep
75. Castrate a horse
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2. Sun-dried brick
3. 007s creator
4. Married woman
5. Obstruct
6. 12th Jewish month
7. Opposite of minored
8. Leave out
9. Twice Pres. of Harvard,
Derek
10. Gas usage measurement
11. Swiss river
12. Spirit in The Tempest
13. Kitchen stove
24. Crocus spice
25. Raised railroad track
26. Injure permanently
27. Partial paralysis (pl.)
28. School in Newark, DE
29. Individual baking dish
32. Democratic Party of
Germany
33. Poetic word for before
34. Eggs of a fsh
36. Environmental Protec.
Agency
37. One point N of due E
39. Express pleasure
40. Macaws
41. Seaport (abbr.)
48. Tagging the base runner
51. Inspector General
53. City of Angels
54. Made from an Oak tree
55. So. Am. ratites
57. Thai money in 1928
58. Expressed pleasure
60. Nutmeg seed covering
spice
61. Small indefnite quantity
64. Between E and SE
65. Chest muscle (slang)
66. Used for hitting the ball
67. Tooth caregiver
68. Military Aircraft Group
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By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
In April 1754
Sergeant John Wills
of the Virginia Regiment
was at Charlotte Hall recruit-
ing troops for the French and
Indian War. It didnt go very
well and complaint was made
to Governor Horatio Sharpe.
Sgt. Wills said he was at the house of William
Harris near the Cool Spring where he enlisted Wil-
liam Bullock and William Tub, but Mr. Harris and
others convinced the recruits not to go with him and
one of them seized him by the throat and took his
cutlass from him to oblige him to discharge them
which he did, being overpowered, and received
back the enlisting money.
This could have been the end of it, but Sgt.
Wills then said that Gerrard Jordan drank [to]
the Pretenders health, damned him that would
not pledge him, and huzzaed for the Tartan Plaid
& White cockade; that he also sang several dis-
loyal songs and was joined by Joseph Broadway
and others; that they damned King Georges sol-
diers and said that they had no business to fght
for himSgt. Wills seized his halbert and made
a pass at Jordan, by which means he cleared the
house of the rioters, locked the doors and placed
some other recruits as sentinels, and that he
was obliged to keep in the house from about one
oclock in the afternoon til the evening when some
gentlemen coming by reprimanded the mob who
had all that time beset the house with clubs and
stones.
The Committee of Grievances and Courts of
Justice for the General Assembly recommended to
Governor Sharp as follows: It being represented
to your Committee, that several Papists in St.
Marys County have made great opposition to the
enlisting men for his Majestys Service, in order
to march to the Ohio, to repel the Invasion of the
French and Indians in Alliance with them, and
offered many insults to the recruiting offcer, as
appears by a copy of the deposition of Serjeant
WillisYour Committee therefore humbly con-
ceives that such conduct and behaviour of the
Papists, at this critical Juncture, joind with their
known disaffection to his Majestys Government,
heretofore often manifested, requires the consid-
eration of your Honourable House, that some ef-
fectual Means may be used to secure this part of
his Majestys Dominion, against our domestic as
well as foreign Enemies.
On May 30, 1754 Governor Sharpe issued a
proclamation offering a reward for the arrest of Jor-
dan (20 pounds) and Broadway (10 pounds).
I found this very interesting because to fnd a
Jordan who was a Catholic was like fnding a Pope
who was Protestant so I began to investigate a little
further.
On October 26, 1753 Thomas Reeder deposed
that his overseer, a professed Roman Catholic,
told him that Richard Ellis (a Jesuit Priest) was re-
quiring an oath of Protestants marrying Catholics
that they would raise any children in the Catholic
faith. The overseer told Reeder he saw Father El-
lis administer the oath to Gerard Jordan and then
perform the marriage between Jordan and Mildred
Mahoney (Catholic).
To be continued.
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
of an
Aimless
Mind
Wanderings
Forever is
Only for Today
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Id like to mention how nice it was to meet Captain John Smith
and his lovely wife Pocahontas when they stopped by my shop last Fri-
day; A cute way they introduced themselves. What an enjoyable visit
on what would become a life-changing day. And Barbara, I still want to
see examples of your hand-painted china. Im hoping you feel the spark
of inspiration in unexpected moments, and let those feelings take hold
and take off. Today is the day, and today is the only day we can actually
be sure of anything, even though we, as humans, continually plan out
our futures with bright hopes. Which is why I really want to come back
as a dog next time, so I live only for each moment and for the next new,
dazzling smell on the horizon.
This is just one of those times I dont know where to start or how
to write what I want to say. I thought I would start my day with some
comfort food. I hadnt had my old favorite Cream of Wheat in maybe
a year. I was so looking forward to its rich, creamy taste and texture.
Even Tidbit was happily licking her lips and wagging her tail when she
saw the familiar red and white box with a picture of a kindly old gentle-
man emerge from the pantry. After the water reached the boil, I slowly
poured in the light fakes, began to stironly to see moths doing the
backstroke in MY Cream of Wheat. I guess a trip to True Value is in
store for me today (Im always looking for some kind of excuse to go
in there anyway) to buy more Rubbermaid pantry storage containers.
Shortly before Christmas, my Mother-in-law Shirley left our home
to make a trip to Florida to spend the holidays with her youngest daugh-
ter Paula and her family. Even at 83, Shirley is a go-getter. All some-
one has to say is: You want to go to Florida, Vermont, Hawaii, watch
several grand or great grand children, bake for the church, help at a
church function, preside over an installation for the American Legions
Womens Auxiliary, or shop at a department store, and she is packed,
dressed, and ready. I hope I am this willing to serve and travel at 83. All
that Shirley does makes me tired writing about it.
Shirley has lived with us for ten years, having moved in the week
of our wedding, because her husband Lou passed away the week before.
No one knew how this would work, but it was what had to be done, and
it just was. It was great for me because Shirley liked to do all the things
my Mother never did. We went to yard sales, bake sales, craft sales,
interesting shops, and ganged up on my husband when he aggravated
us too much (most of the time). He has a habit of passing by his Mother
when she is engrossed in a TV show and sticking his fnger in her ear.
No, I dont know why. Family tradition I guess.
Im not trying to paint a completely rosy picture. No household
where two adult women live together is going to be perfect. But we
never raised voices, and Shirley never interfered with my husbands and
my relationship. So all in all, we got along remarkably well. I got so used
to Shirley just always being here. All that changed last Friday night. My
husband received a call from his sister in Florida, that his mother had
likely suffered a stroke. This was after taking a fall there a few weeks
earlier which fractured a bone in her arm requiring surgery and rehab. It
was found that a major stroke had occurred. My husband, his daughter,
and his oldest brother were available and able to fy out, and along with
their sister Paulato give their Mother all the strength and love that is
possible, with my husbands two other sisters, and families sending a
strong force of love and support from here in Maryland. They are a tight
family. Other more damaging effects of the stroke quickly developed
leading to transfer from the hospital, off life support, and to hospice
care. She is still with us as of this writing but I dont know for how long.
Her fve children, many grandchildren, and great grandchildren can be
sure that her love for them was the most important focus in her life. She
lived for them. I have my crying jags when I go downstairs to load the
woodstove, and fnd myself turning in a circle to look at all her things
and thinking that I wont get a chance to see her alive one more time.
But then realize I did, we all did, and I also realize that she is now on her
greatest adventure after a life of good deeds, and total loveand she
is packed and ready.
To each lifes new adventure,
Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com
Library
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Meet Frederick Douglass!
The public is invited to travel back in time
and meet Frederick Douglass at the Black His-
tory Month celebration on Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m.
at Lexington Park Library. Professional story-
teller Walter Jones will portray Frederick Dou-
glass frst as a motherless slave child who taught
himself to read and write and then as a daring
young man who risked his life and limb as he
plots his escape to freedom. His performance
will also include music. Light refreshments will
be served. St. Marys County Branch NAACP,
Unifed Committee for Afro-American Contri-
butions and the Minority Outreach Coalition
are co-sponsors. This free program will not
only be entertaining but educational and inspir-
ing for young and old.

Changes coming to librarys online catalog
Starting Feb. 13, the librarys online cata-
log, COSMOS, will have a new look and of-
fer many new features to improve searching
and provide several new conveniences for the
user. One of the new features is the ability to
easily narrow the search by material type, au-
thor, publication dates, and even by library plus
search both library items and magazine articles
simultaneously.

Libraries offering free training for childcare
providers
The libraries are offering free Every Child
Ready to Read training to childcare providers
at Charlotte Hall branch on Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
and at Lexington Park branch on Feb. 23 at 6
p.m. The providers will learn simple activities
they can do every day to help children in their
care get ready to read. Providers will earn two
CEUs. Registration is required.

Adults can enjoy coffee and conversation
Adults can come for coffee and engaging
conversation at the new adult program, Books,
Coffee, and Conversation. It will be held at
the Leonardtown branch on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.,
the Lexington Park branch on Feb. 21 at 10:30
a.m. and the Charlotte Hall branch on Feb. 23 at
10:30 a.m. No registration is necessary.

Kids LEGO programs and computer class
offered
On Feb. 17 children ages 3-6 can build
LEGO creations at Charlotte Hall branch at 10
a.m. and at Leonardtown at 1 p.m. and children
ages 6 and older can attend at 2 p.m. at both
branches.
Children ages 7-12 and their parents can
register for an Introduction to Word class at
Lexington Park branch on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.
They will learn to open, create, format, print
and save documents in Word 2010.

Libraries celebrate Dr. Seusss birthday
Stories, songs and fun activities related to
Dr. Seuss will be featured at his birthday cele-
bration on Feb. 25 at Leonardtown at 10:30 a.m.
and on Mar. 3 at Charlotte Hall at 10:30 a.m.
and Lexington Park at 2 p.m. The event is free
but registration is required.

28 The County Times
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SENIOR LIVING
Visit the Department of Agings website at www.stmarysmd.com/agingfor the most up-todate information.
St. Marys
Dept of Aging
Programs and Activities
Gifted Hands-The Ben Carson Sto-
ry movie
On Tuesday, February 14, at 12:30
p.m., the movie Gifted Hands - The
Ben Carson Story will be shown at the
Northern Senior Activity Center. It stars
Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding
Jr. and is based on the life story of world-
renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson who
is known for his great accomplishments
despite unfavorable odds as a child. Walk
ins are welcome.
Try Your Hand at Penny Bingo
Bring a bunch of pennies (around $5
worth) to Loffer Senior Activity Center
on Wednesday, February 15 at 10:30 a.m.
and see if you can increase your fortune!
Penny bingo is where you use pennies for
markers on the cards and whoever wins
the bingo gets all the pennies that are on
everyone elses cards! No need to sign up
- just come on in! For more information
call, 301.737.5670, ext. 1658.
A Presidents Day Cabin Fever Party
Join us for a viewing of The Lin-
coln Assassination an A&E production
that explores the mystery surrounding
this assassination on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m at the
Garvey Senior Activity Center. At noon,
we will serve lunch refecting traditional
American cuisine. Following lunch we
will play American President trivia. The
cost of the lunch is donation for those 60
and older and $5.00 for others. Sign up is
required in advance by noon Friday, Feb-
ruary 17. To make your reservation call,
301.475.4200 ext. 1050.
Two Overnight Trips Later This Year!
The St. Marys County Dept. of Ag-
ing and Human Services is sponsoring
two exciting trips:
Myrtle Beach; October 4-7, 2012; 3
nights in ocean front room at Ocean Reef
Resort; 3 breakfasts; 3 full course din-
ners; shopportunities, 2 full-length shows,
plenty of time to relax on the beach: $660
pp double occupancy. For more informa-
tion call Shellie at 301.737.5670, ext. 1655
or email: sheila.graziano@stmarysmd.
com . New York City Holiday Tour; De-
cember 7-9, 2012; 3 days/2 nights, 2 con-
tinental breakfasts, 2 family style din-
ners, 2 shows (The Nutcracker at Lincoln
Center and The Rockettes at Radio Center
Music Hall), guided food and history tour
of West Village, holiday decorations tour:
$900 pp double occupancy. For more in-
formation call Joyce at 301.737.5670, ext.
1656 or email: joyce.raum@stmarysmd.
com.
Lofer Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050;
NorthernSenior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001; Ridge NutritionSite, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.
Sadly, many seniors and "vulnerable
adults" are targets of scams ranging from
sweepstake offers to scams involving home
medical equipment. telemarketertelemar-
ketertelemarketertelemarketertelemar-
ketertelemarketertelemarketerFast-talking
telemarketers, phony charities, fy-by-night
home repair contractors, and shady invest-
ment advisors prey on the trustworthi-
ness that make many older citizens a tar-
get in the eyes of unscrupulous criminals.
Hugh Williams, with the State of Mary-
land Offce of the Attorney General, will
instruct you on ways to spot the common
warning signs of scams and fraud in order
to protect yourself and your loved ones on
Thursday, February 16 at
New Towne Village
in Leonardtown,
MD. Received
any question-
able phone
calls or let-
ters by
mail late-
ly? Bring
them in
and have Mr. Williams use his expertise to decipher if they
are legitimate. For more information contact, Jennifer Hunt
at 301.475.4200 ext. 1073.
Fraud Seminar presented by the
Fraud Unit, State of Maryland,
Offce of the Attorney General
29 The County Times
SENIOR LIVING
Tools For
Planning
Your Future
Long-Term Care
Awareness Conference
Coming March 13th
The conference will provide attendees with
the tools needed to plan for access to long-term
care in their future. A series of professional speak-
ers will present key elements on topics including:
a legal overview of Public and Private Guardian-
ship; long-term care funding; Medicare at age 65;
understanding services in long-term care facilities,
life in a nursing facility, planning for wellness; and
exercise and aging with tai chi. The program will
conclude with guidelines for self development of an
individual plan of care. Conference date is Tuesday,
March 13, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the James A.
Forrest Career & Technology Center, 24005 Point
Lookout Road, Leonardtown. Cost $20 per person;
plus $5 if CEUs needed. Contact Kathy Goodspeed
or Mindy Carter (301-475-4200, ext. 1050) for a reg-
istration form. Preregistration a must, deadline is
Friday, March 9th.
Attention worthy entertainers: Have you got talent? Would you like to audition for one of the performers slots in our
upcoming Cabaret Night? Open auditions will be held at Northern Senior Activity Center on Friday, March 9 from 2-5
p.m. A panel of four judges will watch your act and decide whether or not you make the cut. Auditions are open to any
person or group of entertainers over the age of 21. Be prepared to complete your audition in 2-5 minutes. If you need music
for accompaniment a CD player is available. A keyboard (but not a piano) will be available for your use at the audition and
on Cabaret night, but you will need to provide (or be) your own accompanist. Sign up for the auditions by calling any of
the senior activity centers before Feb. 11. For questions or to sign up call Jennifer Hunt at 301.475.4200 ext. 1073.
Serve approximately 30 hours per week and receive $5,900 paid out in bi-weekly installments throughout the pro-
gram year. AmeriCorps members directly serve in their community. Position requires that the member serve with St.
Mary's County Dept. of Aging's nutrition program and complete additional AmeriCorps requirements. Member will
serve lunch to seniors residing in a local senior housing facility in Leonardtown and assist with the Meals on Wheels
program. Hours are fexible, generally, M - F, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Upon successful completion of the program year member
will receive an education award of $2,675.
For additional information about the position please contact Alice Allen at 301-475-4200, Ext. 1063. For additional
information about AmeriCorps position requirements please contact Michelle Bard at 410-535-0817.
Seeking Entertainers
for Cabaret Night
AmeriCorps Position Available
30 The County Times
Sp rts
By Keith McGuire
Contributing Writer
What the heck is winter fshing? When
I was younger and the winters were more
harsh than they have been in recent years, we
called it ice fshing. In 2012, conditions are
quite a bit different. It isnt cold like Canada,
but there are fsh biting.
Now is a good time to fsh for crappie
in local lakes and tributaries where theres
fresh water. Yellow Perch are just begin-
ning to start their spawning run in some lo-
cally favored spots, although those catching
them are fairly tight-lipped about their actual
locations. Because of the warm conditions,
Maryland DNR is starting their trout stock-
ing program early this year, so the put and
take ponds like the ones at Gilbert Run and
Myrtle Grove should be stocked soon. Check
their website for stocking schedules.
Another fsh to try for is chain pickerel.
The Coastal Conservation Association
of Maryland is sponsoring a catch and release
contest through March 15th called The Tidal
Pickerel Challenge. Local tackle shops in
key areas of the state are help-
ing CCA MD with the event
by sponsoring teams to
compete for prizes. Our local
shop, The Tackle Box, is one of the
sponsors. Heres how it works.
Local anglers register at The Tackle
Box and become part of its team in the chal-
lenge. Awards are given for largest pickerel
and most net inches, and are presented to
both individuals and the winning tackle shop
team(s). Judging is done based on photos in
the catch and release event. The Tackle Box
team will match up against stiff competition
from other tackle shops throughout the state.
There is no limit to the number of anglers
on a team, so the more the better. Fish at
your leisure and then record and report your
catch to contribute to your teams success.
Anglers can obtain their offcial ruler and
contest rules at The Tackle Box, 22035 Three
Notch Road in Lexington Park.
Some of us are new to pickerel fshing.
To help us out, local light tackle guide, Capt.
Brady Bounds, offers this advice.
Any creek or stream that harbors yel-
low perch should hold pickerel. The head of
the creeks where they become feeder streams
are best. On the Patuxent, look in creeks
above Benedict and perhaps the main river
above Waysons Corner. You may also fnd
them near the headwaters of other creeks
such as Battle Creek, St. Leonard Creek,
Mill Creek, Cuckold Creek, St. Thomas
Creek, Cat Creek, Washington Creek, Trent
Hall Creek and Indian Creek. On the Po-
tomac side, consider the St Marys River
where it becomes marsh. Other likely places
for pickerel include Breton Bay where it be-
comes MacIntosh Run, the head of St Cle-
ments Bay in marsh up to Rte 234, Wicomico
River up to Rte 234 at Chaptico Creek and
Allens Fresh Run, Port Tobacco River in
the marsh and canals, Nanjemoy Creek, the
headwaters of Mattawoman Creek, and Pis-
cataway Creek at Fort Washington. Fishing
the high tide is best in winter and also along
sunny shorelines in water that is three to six
feet in depth.
The helpful people at The Tackle Box
will make sure you are well armed with the
right tackle and bait.
The good news is that you wont have
to chop a hole through the ice to fnd fsh this
winter. At least I think thats good news!
riverdancekeith@hotmail.com.
Keith has been a recreational angler
on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
for over 50 years; he fshes weekly from his
small boat during the season, and spends
his free time supporting local conservation
organizations.
Winter Fishing
Angler Angler
The Ordinary
Photo Courtesy of the MD DNR Website
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
And there the other
woman goes, off into the
cold February sunset. We
will miss her. She creates
conversation among friends,
forces Sunday to be rest-
ful and warms us through
winters encroachment. She
asks for nothing in return,
beyond a paid television
bill, and consistently deliv-
ers a riveting thrill ride.
Her departure could trigger
despair, but the true sporting gigolo spends not a sec-
ond bemoaning the NFLs departure and quickly moves
on to the other objects of his affection. Lets see, what
do we have here? College basketball is heating up and
baseball returns in short order. Speaking of baseball,
last week Americas pastime shoved its way on to the
front pages well ahead of the offcial return of the boys
of summer. Its said that any press is good press. Not
this time.
Josh Hamilton, star outfelder for the Texas Rang-
ers, competed with the Super Bowl for national head-
lines last week. Hamilton had apparently had a few
adult beverages at a Dallas watering hole last Monday
night. Normally an athlete has to do far more than just
use alcohol to make a blip on the medias radar these
days. Run-ins with
the law, domestic
abuse, illegal drug use and twitter meltdowns are the
bar that has to be cleared. Quietly having a few drinks
isnt typically newsworthy. Josh Hamilton is atypical,
though.
Hamilton, the ultra-talented #1 overall pick in the
1999 draft, nearly ruined his career amidst rampant
drug and alcohol use before he ever played a game in
the majors. Hamilton got clean, debuted in the big
leagues with the Reds in 2007 and subsequently found
a home with the Rangers in 2008. Since arriving in
Texas, Hamilton has won a Most Valuable Player Award
(2010) and has led the Rangers to two straight American
League pennants.
Like most alcoholics and drug addicts, though, life
for Hamilton is not all homeruns and cheering crowds;
he remains a work-in-progress and there have been hic-
cups one in 2008 in addition to this recent relapse - in
his sobriety. Hamilton got out ahead of the current situ-
ation by notifying the Rangers, his employer, and, no
doubt, his family and friends immediately. Hamilton,
because of the fame that accompanies what he does, had
to take another step: a damage-controlling press con-
ference. And so, there was Hamilton, just a few hours
beyond a regretful night, standing naked before the na-
tion confessing his sins and reaffrming his dedication
to sobriety. It was a saddening scene - not because of
anything Hamilton did (hes to be commended) but that
it was necessary in the frst place.
There is a growing and disconcerting tendency to
confuse the famous with the infamous. The famous
are capable of extraordinary acts. The infamous cre-
ate a buzz from outrageous acts or some oddly popu-
lar, frivolous concept. For example, President Obama
is famous. Steve Jobs was famous. Tom Brady is
famous. Josh Hamilton is famous. The Jersey Shore
cast, the Kardashians and the latest reality show stars
are not famous; theyre infamous. What the famous
and infamous have in common, and what creates the
confusion, is that theyve all distinguished themselves
from the masses. However, the infamous continue to be
relevant only through their ability to behave controver-
sially. This relevance-equation and the infamous very
existence in the headlines speaks to some insatiable
thirst within society for unstable, nefarious individuals
failing spectacularly. Perhaps the train wrecks make
us feel better about ourselves or satisfy a jealous inabil-
ity to feel genuine happiness for those whove attained
perceived fame. The problem is the truly famous, those
whose achievements are likely through nothing more
than an innocent possession of talent, hard work and
dedication to their craft, get the same cutthroat treat-
ment from the press and public as the infamous. Josh
Hamilton was merely the latest victim.
The requirement for Hamilton to publicly air his
failings says more about us than it does his ongoing per-
sonal battle. He didnt owe us an explanation or an apol-
ogy. If you think he did, ask yourself whyand ponder
whether youd like to live to the same standards of the
fshbowl through which hes observed.
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
BleaChers
A View From The
The Under-Belly
of Fame
30 The County Times
Sp rts
By Keith McGuire
Contributing Writer
What the heck is winter fshing? When
I was younger and the winters were more
harsh than they have been in recent years, we
called it ice fshing. In 2012, conditions are
quite a bit different. It isnt cold like Canada,
but there are fsh biting.
Now is a good time to fsh for crappie
in local lakes and tributaries where theres
fresh water. Yellow Perch are just begin-
ning to start their spawning run in some lo-
cally favored spots, although those catching
them are fairly tight-lipped about their actual
locations. Because of the warm conditions,
Maryland DNR is starting their trout stock-
ing program early this year, so the put and
take ponds like the ones at Gilbert Run and
Myrtle Grove should be stocked soon. Check
their website for stocking schedules.
Another fsh to try for is chain pickerel.
The Coastal Conservation Association
of Maryland is sponsoring a catch and release
contest through March 15th called The Tidal
Pickerel Challenge. Local tackle shops in
key areas of the state are help-
ing CCA MD with the event
by sponsoring teams to
compete for prizes. Our local
shop, The Tackle Box, is one of the
sponsors. Heres how it works.
Local anglers register at The Tackle
Box and become part of its team in the chal-
lenge. Awards are given for largest pickerel
and most net inches, and are presented to
both individuals and the winning tackle shop
team(s). Judging is done based on photos in
the catch and release event. The Tackle Box
team will match up against stiff competition
from other tackle shops throughout the state.
There is no limit to the number of anglers
on a team, so the more the better. Fish at
your leisure and then record and report your
catch to contribute to your teams success.
Anglers can obtain their offcial ruler and
contest rules at The Tackle Box, 22035 Three
Notch Road in Lexington Park.
Some of us are new to pickerel fshing.
To help us out, local light tackle guide, Capt.
Brady Bounds, offers this advice.
Any creek or stream that harbors yel-
low perch should hold pickerel. The head of
the creeks where they become feeder streams
are best. On the Patuxent, look in creeks
above Benedict and perhaps the main river
above Waysons Corner. You may also fnd
them near the headwaters of other creeks
such as Battle Creek, St. Leonard Creek,
Mill Creek, Cuckold Creek, St. Thomas
Creek, Cat Creek, Washington Creek, Trent
Hall Creek and Indian Creek. On the Po-
tomac side, consider the St Marys River
where it becomes marsh. Other likely places
for pickerel include Breton Bay where it be-
comes MacIntosh Run, the head of St Cle-
ments Bay in marsh up to Rte 234, Wicomico
River up to Rte 234 at Chaptico Creek and
Allens Fresh Run, Port Tobacco River in
the marsh and canals, Nanjemoy Creek, the
headwaters of Mattawoman Creek, and Pis-
cataway Creek at Fort Washington. Fishing
the high tide is best in winter and also along
sunny shorelines in water that is three to six
feet in depth.
The helpful people at The Tackle Box
will make sure you are well armed with the
right tackle and bait.
The good news is that you wont have
to chop a hole through the ice to fnd fsh this
winter. At least I think thats good news!
riverdancekeith@hotmail.com.
Keith has been a recreational angler
on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
for over 50 years; he fshes weekly from his
small boat during the season, and spends
his free time supporting local conservation
organizations.
Winter Fishing
Angler Angler
The Ordinary
Photo Courtesy of the MD DNR Website
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
And there the other
woman goes, off into the
cold February sunset. We
will miss her. She creates
conversation among friends,
forces Sunday to be rest-
ful and warms us through
winters encroachment. She
asks for nothing in return,
beyond a paid television
bill, and consistently deliv-
ers a riveting thrill ride.
Her departure could trigger
despair, but the true sporting gigolo spends not a sec-
ond bemoaning the NFLs departure and quickly moves
on to the other objects of his affection. Lets see, what
do we have here? College basketball is heating up and
baseball returns in short order. Speaking of baseball,
last week Americas pastime shoved its way on to the
front pages well ahead of the offcial return of the boys
of summer. Its said that any press is good press. Not
this time.
Josh Hamilton, star outfelder for the Texas Rang-
ers, competed with the Super Bowl for national head-
lines last week. Hamilton had apparently had a few
adult beverages at a Dallas watering hole last Monday
night. Normally an athlete has to do far more than just
use alcohol to make a blip on the medias radar these
days. Run-ins with
the law, domestic
abuse, illegal drug use and twitter meltdowns are the
bar that has to be cleared. Quietly having a few drinks
isnt typically newsworthy. Josh Hamilton is atypical,
though.
Hamilton, the ultra-talented #1 overall pick in the
1999 draft, nearly ruined his career amidst rampant
drug and alcohol use before he ever played a game in
the majors. Hamilton got clean, debuted in the big
leagues with the Reds in 2007 and subsequently found
a home with the Rangers in 2008. Since arriving in
Texas, Hamilton has won a Most Valuable Player Award
(2010) and has led the Rangers to two straight American
League pennants.
Like most alcoholics and drug addicts, though, life
for Hamilton is not all homeruns and cheering crowds;
he remains a work-in-progress and there have been hic-
cups one in 2008 in addition to this recent relapse - in
his sobriety. Hamilton got out ahead of the current situ-
ation by notifying the Rangers, his employer, and, no
doubt, his family and friends immediately. Hamilton,
because of the fame that accompanies what he does, had
to take another step: a damage-controlling press con-
ference. And so, there was Hamilton, just a few hours
beyond a regretful night, standing naked before the na-
tion confessing his sins and reaffrming his dedication
to sobriety. It was a saddening scene - not because of
anything Hamilton did (hes to be commended) but that
it was necessary in the frst place.
There is a growing and disconcerting tendency to
confuse the famous with the infamous. The famous
are capable of extraordinary acts. The infamous cre-
ate a buzz from outrageous acts or some oddly popu-
lar, frivolous concept. For example, President Obama
is famous. Steve Jobs was famous. Tom Brady is
famous. Josh Hamilton is famous. The Jersey Shore
cast, the Kardashians and the latest reality show stars
are not famous; theyre infamous. What the famous
and infamous have in common, and what creates the
confusion, is that theyve all distinguished themselves
from the masses. However, the infamous continue to be
relevant only through their ability to behave controver-
sially. This relevance-equation and the infamous very
existence in the headlines speaks to some insatiable
thirst within society for unstable, nefarious individuals
failing spectacularly. Perhaps the train wrecks make
us feel better about ourselves or satisfy a jealous inabil-
ity to feel genuine happiness for those whove attained
perceived fame. The problem is the truly famous, those
whose achievements are likely through nothing more
than an innocent possession of talent, hard work and
dedication to their craft, get the same cutthroat treat-
ment from the press and public as the infamous. Josh
Hamilton was merely the latest victim.
The requirement for Hamilton to publicly air his
failings says more about us than it does his ongoing per-
sonal battle. He didnt owe us an explanation or an apol-
ogy. If you think he did, ask yourself whyand ponder
whether youd like to live to the same standards of the
fshbowl through which hes observed.
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
BleaChers
A View From The
The Under-Belly
of Fame
31 The County Times
By Debra Meszaros
MXSportsNutrition.com
WThere are many opinions and a vast array of healthy
advice fowing freely through just about every form of media
on healthy living. The most common question asked by my
clients is What would be the top, single action I could take
to be healthier? The answer is the most addictive substance
known to man, sugar, and its balance within our daily diets.
Realistically, sugar comes to us in many different forms and
it is more about what happens within the body in response to
these forms, than sugar itself.
We all know those sugary desserts, cookies, and candies
are not health foods; but fruits and whole grains are
healthy right?
Fruits are a health food no doubt but there is a point
in which a truly healthy food becomes an issue to the hu-
man body. Fructose is the sugar form found in fruit and even
though its a natural sugar, it can still overwhelm the body if
eaten in excess. The best way to consume fruit would be in
its natural, uncooked, whole form, and not juiced. More than
two pieces of fruit per day for most individuals may be the
daily limit. Why? Two pieces of fruit usually equal about 15
grams of fructose (sugar) and due to the amounts of sugar
found in the remaining foods we consume each day. More
than two pieces would place many of us in a state of excess in
the body and placing stress on the liver and pancreas.
Whole grains, especially sprouted whole grains, are a
better alternative than fully processed grains and pastas; but
they too are sugar to the body. If you are utilizing grains as
your means of reaching your dietary goals for fber, I urge
you to switch to vegetables, fax seed, and fresh, whole fruits
as your source of fber.
But doesnt everything we eat turn to sugar?
Technically the body does manufacture glucose from
our food but it is the glycemic index of the food that becomes
the issue. Building each meal around twenty to thirty grams
of protein would be a foundational point in developing a
healthy diet. Starting the day off with protein is an ideal
way to build long term energy and the ability to get to the
next meal without having to snack. Snacking usually hap-
pens when the body has been fed too many sugar type foods
(grains, pastas, starch), and not enough protein. This triggers
the body to call for more food since your nutritional needs
have not been met and/or the body begins crashing from
the highs and lows of sugar consumption. You will know
when your diet is balanced because you will wake up and
make it through your entire day with stable energy. Running
the body on protein and quality fats is the key to long term
energy.
But I like sugar and my body seems happy..
We all like sugar but the happiness is a temporary high
and the downside can be a tremendous downturn to your
health. Sugar is acidic to the body and body PH is a foun-
dational component to health, especially cellular health; like
cancer for instance. Disease loves an acidic environment.
Diabesity [the term for the connection between obesity and
diabetes], blood lipid levels [elevated cholesterol and triglyc-
erides], liver, pancreas, kidney, thyroid, and brain function
are all affected by sugar levels. Candida, fungus, bacteria,
viruses, and cancer cells all love sugar; without it they strug-
gle to survive.
So when a client asks that question What would be the
top, single action I could take to be healthier? ..remove
sugar and sugar-type products from your diet and do not re-
place them with the many sugar-type substitutes either; they
are worse than sugar itself!
DISCLAIMER: When you read through the diet and lifestyle infor-
mation, you must know that everything within it is for informational pur-
poses only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician
or other health care professional. I am making no attempt to prescribe any
medical treatment. You should not use the information here for diagnosis
or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or
other treatment. The products and the claims made about specifc products
have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration
and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. You should
consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise or
supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or
suspect you might have a health problem. Confrm the safety of any supple-
ments with your M.D., N.D. or pharmacist (healthcare professional). Some
information given is solely an opinion, thought and or conclusion based on
experiences, trials, tests, assessments or other available sources of informa-
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