2015-03-12 St. Mary's County Times

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High Marks for Reform
but Questions Remain
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March 12, 2015
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Officials with the state Medical Examiners Office in Baltimore say they have
not reached a full conclusion on the circumstances that led to the shooting death of
two women in Chaptico over the weekend but they have determined that one death
was a suicide.
Both women, Janet Little, 45, and Victoria Reeves, 58, who lived at the same
address on Rivendell Way, were found dead suffering from single gun shot wounds
to the head, according to Bruce Goldfarb, public information officer for the examiners office.
Littles death has been ruled as a suicide, Goldfarb told The County Times, but
there has been no determination as to whether Reeves death was either a homicide
or suicide.
Police sources with knowledge of the investigation said a note was found at the
home where the two women were found telling whoever found it to call the police
and to not enter the home.
Goldfarb said it could take days or weeks to come up with an official report on
the deaths.
There really is no time table on it, Goldfarb said.
Sheriffs office investigators say the investigation is continuing.
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Snow Laden
Sidewalks Spark
Talk of New Rules
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Commissioner President James Randy Guy said Tuesday that county department heads are examining what kinds of
ordinances the county can draft pertaining to
responsibility for snow removal, he intimated
that one possible ordinance to come from
this examination could put property owners
on the hook for shoveling their portions of
county-owned sidewalks.
Guy made his comments as the regular
meeting of the Commissioners of St. Marys
County was winding down and amidst the
backdrop of his trip to Colorado last week for
a skiing trip.
Out there, he said, where residents saw
35 inches of snow within just hours, there
was still an ordinance that compelled them
to shovel out their portions of snow laden
sidewalks.
In a later interview Guy was vague
about just what kind of ordinances would
come out of the effort between the countys
public works department and legal office but
that the county would try to enact an ordinance this year.
I cant believe we dont have anything
like that and we should have, Guy told The

County Times.
Snow removal dominated the county commissioners agenda in recent weeks when the
county saw its heaviest snow fall in years but
of particular concern in some communities was
the lack of snow clearing on sidewalks.
The county set aside $30,000 for sidewalk
clearing along Great Mills Road last week and
public works reports showed road crews got the
job done in about one-and-a-half days instead of
the budgeted three days.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt said in a later
interview that there was a question as to why
state road crews did not clean off sidewalks on
state roads such as Great Mills Road and that
their needed to be a clearer delineation between
the two.
But regardless of what government agency
did the clean up, it should not be the responsibility of citizens, Hewitt said.
People being able to walk on the sidewalk
is a big deal, Hewitt said. Its the job of the local government to keep people safe.
Its governments responsibility to take
care of the sidewalks, not the people.
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Local
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Commissioners Lean Towards

Funding Navy Museum
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
After a sometimes tense exchange Tuesday over concerns about providing more
county money to help support operations and maintenance for the Patuxent River
Naval Air Museum project, the Commissioners of St. Marys County seem to have
found a consensus they will provide more than $600,000 in the fiscal 2016 budget.
Ed Sierra, president of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association and
Pete Butt, vice president of the group told commissioners that their fiscal situation
from donations, memberships and door entrance fees to the museum were projected
to increase but the $130,000 in operating funds and $550,000 to renovate buildings
that held valuable naval aviation relics were still needed.
We are slowly growing from last year to this year, Butt said.
The new museum is currently under construction and should be finished by late
spring.
Sierra and Butt offered a strategic plan and vision for the museums future but
certain commissioners were still wary of the prospect of more county support.
Commissioner Todd Morgan reminded both men of the prior county agreement
that stated that the county would build the new facility on county property just outside the base main gate but would turn it over to the association once completed to
be run independently.
Essentially youre asking us for money to help you out, Morgan said. Wheres
the business plan, essentially were the banker and youre the borrower.
Sierra countered by saying that when the aggrement was signed years ago the
navy was financially supporting the museum but has since withdrawn from that
agreement.
When that agreement was signed we had the backing of the navy, Sierra said.
You ask me for a business plan, I dont have that right now.
Morgan said he believed providing more money now would commit the county
further in the future.
My concern over time is that the county will have to take over the museum,
Morgan said.
Commissioner Mike Hewitt, who once sat on the museum association board,
amended his prior stance of bringing the museum under county auspices and instead
supported giving them the money for operations and maintenance for this fiscal year
only.
He was critical of the last commissioner board for allowing the building to be
constructed and then handed over to the association eventhough there were sustainability problems.
This is a lot like giving a homeless man a new home and telling him to pay the
electric bill, Hewitt said. The worst thing the county could do is let [the museum]
starve to death.
But he said he would not support funding beyond the current request.
I support the idea of giving you this one time shot, Hewitt said. Youve got
to make it work.
Commissioner John OConnor said flatly that without a business plan from the
association he would not support their request.
Without that my answer is no, OConnor said.
Local NEWS
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Fire Causes
$40,000 in
Damage
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
A SUV was completely destroyed Monday night due to a fire igniting in the
engine compartment of the vehicle.
A neighbor notified authorities after he noticed that Michael Lorenzizis
2002 Ford Excursion was ablaze.
On March 9, around 9 p.m., roughly 20 volunteer firefighters from the Bay
District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the Redwood
Lane residence in California.
The fire originated in the vehicles engine compartment, but it spread to the
garage it was parked outside of, according to Deputy Fire Marshal John Nelson,
who responded to the scene. Nelson stated firefighters were able to extinguish the
blaze before it reached the residence.
The preliminary cause of the fire was identified as an electrical malfunction
in the vehicle; the blaze caused an estimated $40,000 in damage.
Nelson said the fire completely destroyed the Ford SVU and caused moderate
damage to the attached garage.
No injuries resulted from this incident.
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Bridges of
St. Marys
A Volunteer Organization
Aimed at Helping Youth
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
From starting in a broom
closet to expanding to its own
house, Bridges of St. Marys has
come a long way from its humble
beginnings.
Megan Grabowski, who is
the Educational Outreach Center (EOC) Coordinator, said it
wasnt until 2001 that Bridges
of St. Marys become an official nonprofit organization.
Grabowski gives credit to Terry
Bonnevier for the startup of this
organization.
Terry Bonnevier recognized that there wasnt any type
of library and after school activities for the youth of Leonards FreeholdWith the help of
the Leonardtown society, they
put a bunch of books together in
there and it became so popular
they moved into what we call the
Little Blue House, which is on
the corner across from Leonards
Freehold and they served over 76
kids, she explained.
Now, Bridges of St. Marys
offers tutoring in the Little Blue
House, summer activities for the
youth and the EOC has partnered
with Leonardtown Elementary
School to offer tutoring to students after the school day; she
stated they are looking to partner
with other schools in the county.
Were definitely looking to
expand. Were working on partnering with Ridge and Piney Point Elementary as well [and] try and get the
homework help program going in those
schools.
Along with the homework help at
the elementary school, Grabowski said
they tutor 13 elementary school students and about five middle and high
school students at the Little Blue House.
The organization is especially excited for the summer program they have
and each year the program has a specific
them last years theme was Art.
We partnered with local artists,
like the Yellow Door in Leonardtown,
we had some people donate some art
supplies and we had an internship [with]
St. Marys College, she stated.
In the past, the summer program
was only offered as a half-day activity, but this summer the program will
be able to host the kids for a full day;
the program currently has 15 kids
participating.
Its the whole idea if theyre being kept busy in a positive way, then
theyre not going to get into other trouble, Grabowski stated.
Grabowski said that the current
Photos Provided By Megan Grabowski
services offered at the Little Blue House

are specific to the families who live in
Leonards Freehold, but the organization has hopes of expanding its services.
Right now its specifically for the
families who live in Leonards Freehold, were looking at branching out and
providing it to other families. We like
to have more homework houses, more
Little Blue Houses; we were saying
it would be great to have a Little Blue
House in every neighborhood.
However, she said if families have
the necessary transportation to the Little Blue House, then they are welcomed
to join.
For more information on the
Bridges of St. Marys, visit their website, www.bridgesofstmarys.org. If you
would like to volunteer, contact Megan
Grabowski at bridgesofstmarys@gmail.
com or fill out the application form on
the Bridges of St. Marys website.
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Mayor Wont Try to

Stop Library Project
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris told the Town Council and residents Monday that he would not try to stop the construction of a new library within the
town limits even if it was not placed downtown as he and several other council
members wished.
Councilmembers Leslie Roberts and Roger Mattingly both threw there support behind those on the board of the Commissioners of St. Marys County who
want to see the new library built on the Hayden property where the new Capt.
Walter Francis Duke Elementary School is under construction.
Burris had argued in a letter to the county commissioners two weeks ago
that the library would better serve town economic development interests if it
were placed in the Lawrence Avenue area of town where a Montgomery Countybased developer has offered to donate land for it.
I feel that this is a win-win for all of us, Burris said of his plan.
Others who oppose the idea say that it would be better placed for community use on the Hayden property where a senior center is also planned.
Roberts said pushing for the library to be put on the site in the down town
could put the entire project in jeopardy.
We need a new library and we need it now, Roberts said. The most important issue is to get the library built.
Councilmember Tom Combs said he would not try to stop the library project
either despite his preference to have it downtown.
Every business in town would directly benefit, Combs said. But I
wouldnt fight it if it went to the Hayden Farm.
Clarks Rest
Road Work To
Snarl Traffic
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Construction continues at the Clarks Rest housing development on Route 5

in Leonardtown and the developer of the project, Marrick Homes, is planing on
opening up the intersection with the towns main thoroughfare and town leaders are
warning that it will be a major inconvenience.
Its going to be very disruptive in the best of circumstances, said Town Councilmember Tom Combs. Its going to get on peoples nerves.
The opening of the intersection will also mean replacing pipes under the roadway, Combs said at Mondays town council meeting.
Theyll be lucky if they can complete it before the fall, Combs said.
Town Administrator Laschelle McKay said the work could last as long as a
year, with most of it taking place at night.
Its probably going to start next month, McKay said, adding that Marrick was
restricted by the State Highway Administration from starting until the spring due to
the cold weather conditions recently.
McKay said there were about 30,000 vehicles passing through Leonardtown on
that strip of Route 5 everyday.
Its a busy, busy road, she said.
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Cops & COURTS
Lexington Park Man

Charged with FirstDegree Assault
By Lauren Procopio
Staff Writer
A Lexington Park man was charged with
multiple crimes after he allegedly pulled a knife
on a woman in the Prince Frederick Walmart.
On March 3, around 7 p.m., deputies from
the sheriffs office responded to the establishment for a report of an assault in progress.
Authorities have identified Andre Devon
Dickens, 31, of Lexington Park, as the suspect.
Deputy Rector searched the suspect and
found a knife in the suspects left coat pocket.
Police stated Dickens allegedly chased a
female acquaintance into the store and once he
was in the establishment he began pushing customers and employees, causing at least one individual to fall to the ground.
Detective Wells was the first officer on
scene and detained Dickens with the help of an
off-duty officer from a different jurisdiction.
Once the suspect was apprehended, police
obtained written statements from numerous patrons and employees, which police said corrobo-
rated with the alleged actions of the suspect.

One witness stated she noticed what was
happening and attempted to leave the store with
her small child. Dickens approached her and
began cursing at her and pushed her across the
floor. An employee stepped between the suspect
and the mother; Dickens then allegedly threw a
cart at the employee, striking her hand.
According to police, Deputy Rector was
awaiting the arrival of a jail van to transport the
suspect when Dickens kicked the deputy in the
shin.
Dickens was believed to be under the influence of alcohol during the assault, according to
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Dickens was charged with first-degree assault, three counts of second-degree assault, second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer
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Deaths of Two
Women Still Under
Investigation
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Officials with the state Medical Examiners Office in Baltimore say they
have not reached a full conclusion on the circumstances that led to the shooting death of two women in Chaptico over the weekend but they have determined that one death was a suicide.
Both women, Janet Little, 45, and Victoria Reeves, 58, who lived at the
same address on Rivendell Way, were found dead suffering from single gun
shot wounds to the head, according to Bruce Goldfarb, public information
officer for the examiners office.
Littles death has been ruled as a suicide, Goldfarb told The County
Times, but there has been no determination as to whether Reeves death was
either a homicide or suicide.
Police sources with knowledge of the investigation said a note was found
at the home where the two women were found telling whoever found it to call
the police and not enter the home.
Goldfarb said it could take days or weeks to come up with an official
report on the deaths.
There really is no time table on it, Goldfarb said.
Sheriffs office investigators say the investigation is continuing.
SHERIFFS
BLOTTER
The following information is compiled directly

from publicly released police reports.
Domestic Assault
On March 3, 2015, Corporal Smolarsky responded to a residence
on Goddard Court in Leonardtown for an assault. The victim alleged,
suspect Anitra Sharell Young, age 30, of Leonardtown, struck the victim with a hammer during an argument. Young also struck the victim
in the face with her fists causing visible injuries. Young was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Marys County Detention Center.
She was charged with 2nd Degree Assault. CASE #12159-15
Domestic Assault
On March 4, 2015, Corporal Reppel responded to a residence
on Altman Court in Lexington Park, for a reported assault. The victim alleged suspect Maurice Isaiah Thompson, age 29, of Lexington
Park, grabbed the victim by the throat and attempted to strangle the
victim. When the victim tried to get free, Thompson struck the victim
in the face. Thompson was placed under arrest and transported to the
St. Marys County Detention Center. He was charged with 2nd Degree
Assault. CASE #12405-15
Violation Protective Order

On March 4, 2015, Deputy Teague responded to the area of Worth
Avenue where Sergeant Safford has conducted a traffic stop. The suspect, identified as Terry Lynn Brown, age 45, of Chesapeake Beach,
indicated he had a no contact order against him with the protected party
being the front seat passenger. The order was confirmed and Brown
was placed under arrest. He was transported to the St. Marys County
Detention Center and charged with Violation Protective Order. CASE
#12377-15
Sexual Offense/Assault
On March 6, 2015, Deputy Muschette responded to a residence
on Lucca Way for a reported assault. The victim alleged to have been
asleep and was awakened by suspect Valdeci Fonseca Obrien, age 35,
of Avenue, touching the victim's body in a sexual manner without the
victims permission. Obrien was placed under arrest and transported
to the St. Marys County Detention Center. He was charged with 2nd
Degree Assault and 4th Degree Sexual Offense. CASE #12680-15
Anitra Young
Maurice
Thompson
Terry Brown
Valdeci Obrien
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Letters to the
EDITOR
Dear Editor,
The County Commissioners just issued a proclamation recognizing March as disability awareness
month. We hope everyone will take a moment and reflect on how it would be to have barriers to overcome
in order to carry out their daily routine. Our neighbors
with special needs go to the grocery store, the bank,
the transfer station, use computers, telephones, public rest rooms, public transportation and visit county
facilities just like the rest of us. Most of them are not
looking for help in the traditional sense but would appreciate services and/or accommodations that would
remove barriers that hinder their independence. We
all should keep in mind that any of us or a loved one
could suddenly have an unforeseen accident, military

injury or disease resulting in a special need whether
it is physical, emotional or intellectual.
We want to thank the Commissioners for issuing
the proclamation and we encourage everyone to keep
in mind those with special needs not only during the
month of March but throughout the year.
Sincerely,
David A. Ryan
Commission for People with Disabilities Chair
Hollywood, Md.
Dear Editor,
I would like to support building the new library
where Lawrence Street intersects Park Avenue in
Leonardtown, where free land was offered. My reasons are as follows:
1. The state has a program that encourages the
building of facilities in urban centers to eliminate unnecessary driving. Thus, there may be funds for the
planning and/or building of our library.
2. Building the library one block from the historic center offers many parking sites, the ability to
do a variety of activities at one time, and a location
that is within walking distance for the students of the
College of Southern Maryland.
3. It puts the library at a place where libraries are
usually found, in an urban center where people come
to do may things, this making it convenient for them
and strengthening the urban core.

4. It preserves the remaining area of the Hayden
site for the future middle school, providing a strong
educational bloc.
For these reasons, the St. Marys County Commissioners, considering a smaller size new library,
should definitely put the library in the historic center
of Leonardtown.
Sincerely,
Dr. Herbert Winnik
History, Professor Emeritus, St. Marys College of
Maryland
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In Support
of Funding
the Naval
Air Musuem
I had the opportunity to attend the Board of County Commissioners quarterly public forum on Tuesday,
March 10, where one of the topics of discussion was
funding for the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.
There have been numerous articles in our local media
lately questioning the use of county tax dollars to support the museum. Some have argued that federal funds
should be allocated since it is a U.S. Navy museum.
What folks dont seem to realize is that virtually every dollar circulating in the St. Marys County economy
today originated as a federal tax dollar. Those dollars
came into our county when they were paid as salaries to
military personnel, U.S. government civil servants, and
DoD contractors who live, work, and spend their money
in our county, and when the federal government paid for
products and services in our county. As such, when our
commissioners allocate county tax dollars, a large portion of those dollars are in fact federal tax dollars.
Had Naval Air Station Patuxent River never been
built in 1942 and had the Naval Air System Command
never moved their headquarters to Naval Air Station
Patuxent River in 1997, its likely that St. Marys County would still be the sleepy little farming community it
was back in 1940, simply struggling to survive while the
rest of Maryland and the nation passed it by.
Despite 3,260 percent and 470 percent increases in
U.S. and Maryland populations respectively between
1790 and 1940, the St. Marys County population remained flat at 14,900 (+/- 2,200) over that same 150year period. The county population in 1940 was actually
918 less than it was in 1790, but in 2010 it was 105,151
according to census data, a 620 percent increase from
1940. Since then our county population has grown an
average of 12,900 every decade. It was the U.S. Navy
and the federal government, which brought that growth
and commensurate tax revenue to our county.
Im not a big fan of needlessly spending tax dollars
at any level of government, but if our commissioners are
going to spend my county tax dollars, then I wouldnt
mind seeing them spent on something which recognizes
the most significant contributor to the economic engine
of St. Marys County over the past seven decades. Perhaps the name of the museum should be changed from
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum to St. Marys
County Economic Engine Museum?
Mike McGinn
California, Md.
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St. Marys County
CSM Connections Literary Series:

W.D. Ehrhart. 7:30 p.m., April 3. College of
Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus,
Building A, Auditorium, 22950 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown. W.D. Erhart is an awardwinning poet who began writing when he was
15 years old. Exclusively a poet until he was
almost 30, the Vietnam Veteran has since written and published a wide variety of nonfiction
prose from 400-word newspaper commentaries to 40-page scholarly essays to 400-page
personal narratives. $3 in advance, $5 at the
event, $3 with CSM Student ID. Free to active
duty military and veterans. Connections@
csmd.edu, 301-934-7864, http://www.csmd.
edu/connections/.
CSM Lecture: Identifying Unhealthy
Relationships. 2:30-4 p.m., April 7. College
of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, Building C, Room 216, 22950 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown. Michelle Corley from
the Center for Abused Persons will provide
information about ways to identify unhealthy
relationships, including domestic violence and
sexual abuse, and provide resources for participants. Free. diversity@csmd.edu, 301-9347659, http://csmd.edu/Diversity.
CSM Splash for Scholarships. 7-11 p.m.,
April 25. College of Southern Maryland,
Leonardtown Campus, Wellness and Aquatics Center, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. The College of Southern Maryland
Foundation is hosting a poolside celebration to
mark the fifth anniversary of the Leonardtown
Campus Wellness and Aquatics Center and
to raise funds for student scholarships. The

Splash for Scholarships event will include
music and dancing, silent auction, seashoreinspired cuisine and umbrella drinks, poolside
games and a CSM Strongman Competition.
$50. Sponsorships available through April 1.
http://www.csmd.edu/foundation/splash.html.
CSM Latin Ensemble. 7:30 p.m., April
29. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown. CSMs Latin Music Festival
will feature performances by CSMs Latin
Ensemble Ritmo Cach under the direction of
Dr. Stephen Johnson and a guest professional
group. There will also be a salsa workshop and
free buffet. $5 in advance, $7 day of event.
bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, http://www.
csmd.edu/Arts/LatinEnsemble/index.html.
Calvert County
CSM Lecture: Identifying Unhealthy
Relationships. 2:30-4 p.m., April 2. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick
Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room,
115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick.
Michelle Corley from the Center for Abused
Persons will provide information about ways
to identify unhealthy relationships, including
domestic violence and sexual abuse, and provide resources for participants. Free. diversity@csmd.edu, 301-934-7659, http://csmd.edu/
Diversity.
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Jeremy
Koch, saxophone; Yu-Hsuan Liao, piano. 3
p.m., April 12. College of Southern Maryland,
Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room 104, 115 J.W. Williams Road,
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Prince Frederick. The Ward Virts Concert

Series presents saxophonist Jeremy Koch and
pianist Yu-Hsuan Liao. Koch, an active saxophonist, chamber musician and teacher, has
been a member of the United States Air Force
band since 1998. Liao is a piano soloist, collaborative artist and music educator. She has
worked with the American Repertory Ensemble and played in the companys performance
series. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. rfleming@csmd.edu, 443-550-6011,
http://csmd.edu/Arts/WardVirts/index.html.
CSM Barbershop Extravaganza. 7:30
p.m., April 20. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B,
Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road,
Prince Frederick. Southern Mix, directed by
Paul Douglass, is a mens barbershop chorus
which rehearses on CSMs La Plata Campus.
$5 in advance, $7 day of event. bxoffc@csmd.
edu, 301-934-7828, http://csmd.edu/Arts/somix/index.html.
Charles County
CSM Tri-County Job and Career Fair
2015. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 7. College of
Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Physical Education (PE) Center, 8730 Mitchell
Road, La Plata. The College of Southern
Maryland is holding the Tri-County Job and
Career Fair for students, alumni and community members who are seeking employment
opportunities. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with employers in areas ranging
from information technology and health care
to hospitality and government. There will be
representatives from more than 25 businesses.
Free. CareerServices@csmd.edu, 301-9347569, http://www.csmd.edu/JobFair/.
CSM Tony Hungerford Memorial Art
Gallery: Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. April 8 to May 4. College of Southern
Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA)
Building, Tony Hungerford Memorial Art
Gallery, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Paintings in broad brush strokes, photos in captivating focus and sculptures molded with
playfulness are among the types of artwork
showcased each spring as part of the College
of Southern Maryland Annual Juried Student
Art Show presented in the Tony Hungerford
Memorial Art Gallery. The gallery is open 9
a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday. An award reception
will take place beginning at 2:30 p.m., April
14. Free. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828.
http://www.csmd.edu/Arts/HungerfordGallery.html.
CSM Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Reception. 2:30 p.m., April 14. College of
Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine
Arts (FA) Building, Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata.
Finalists in the CSM Annual Juried Student
Art Show will present and discuss their works.
Free. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828. http://
www.csmd.edu/Arts/HungerfordGallery.
html.
CSM Latin Music Festival Concert. 8
p.m., April 10-11. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata.
CSMs Latin Music Festival will feature performances by CSMs Latin Ensemble Ritmo
Cach under the direction of Dr. Stephen
Johnson and a guest professional group. $5 in
advance, $7 day of event. bxoffc@csmd.edu,
301-934-7828,
http://www.csmd.edu/Arts/
LatinEnsemble/index.html.
CSM Latin Music Workshop and Buffet. 5 p.m., April 11. College of Southern
Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La
Plata. CSMs Latin Music Festival will include

a Latin music workshop followed by a buffet
featuring Hispanic and American food. Free.
bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, http://www.
csmd.edu/Arts/LatinEnsemble/index.html.
CSM Clothesline Project Survivor
Speaker Series. 2:30-4 p.m., April 14. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus,
Center for Business and Industry (BI Building), Room 113E, 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata.
As part of the Clothesline Project, author and
survivor Yvonne Meddle will be sharing her
personal story of abuse, survival and triumph.
Free. diversity@csmd.edu, 301-934-7659,
http://csmd.edu/Diversity.
CSM Student Success Mid-Atlantic Conference. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 17. College of
Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center
for Business and Industry (BI) Building, 8730
Mitchell Road, La Plata. This one-day conference for educators, administrators and staff
from kindergarten through college will highlight best practices in teaching through workshops and peer discussion. Conference tracks
include teaching approaches and strategies,
student preparedness, technology, general
interest and effective teaching of STEM. Includes keynote address by Dr. Pamela McCauley, author, award-winning educator and professor leading the Human Factors in Disaster
Management Research Team at the University
of Central Florida, networking and lunch. $80
through April 3, then $100. jandrews-walker@csmd.edu, 301-934-7824, http://www.dlf.
csmd.edu/studentsuccess/registration.html.
CSM Jazz Festival. 8 p.m., April 17-18.
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, Theater, 8730
Mitchell Road, La Plata. Directed by Randy
Runyon, Solid Brass is CSMs jazz ensemble
is joined by guest artist Matt Harris, a jazz
educator, composer, arranger and performer
who is from the Los Angeles studio scene.
Harris is the director of jazz studies at California State Northridge. Workshops for area
high school students will also be featured. $5
in advance, $7 day of event.bxoffc@csmd.edu,
301-934-7828,
CSM Women + Math = Infinite Possibilities. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., April 18. College of
Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center
for Business and Industry (BI Building), 8730
Mitchell Road, La Plata. This one-day event
will feature workshops, presentations and discussions designed to inform young women on
careers that rely heavily on math. Keynote address by Dr. Pamela McCauley, author, awardwinning educator and professor leading the
Human Factors in Disaster Management Research Team at the University of Central Florida. Open to young women ages 13 and older as
well as high school math teachers and parents.
The workshops will cover various subjects,
including architecture, electrical engineering,
microbiology and veterinary medicine. Free.
Registration deadline is April 10. For information, visit http://www.csmd.edu/stem/events_
WAMinfo.html, 301-934-7808 or SandraP@
csmd.edu.
CSM Renaissance Festival Choral Concert. 7:30 p.m., April 23. College of Southern
Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La
Plata. Local professional and school groups
will kick off CSMs Renaissance Festival with
a performance of Renaissance vocal music. $5
in advance, $7 day of event. bxoffc@csmd.
edu, 301-934-7828, http://csmd.edu/Arts/renaissancefestival.html.
For information on all upcoming events
at CSM, visit www.csmd.edu and connect to
the calendar.
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Annual Forrest
Center Mulch
Sale Fundraiser
Underway
The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center is conducting its
Annual Mulch Sale. You may purchase mulch now through Thursday, March
26. The fundraiser, known at the school as Mulch Madness, benefits the
Forrest Centers SkillsUSA chapter.
All orders will be available for pick-up on Friday, April 10 from 4 until
8 p.m. and on Saturday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Three different types of mulch are being sold. Brown, double shredded hardwood mulch comes in in giant 3 cubic foot bags. Red and black
cedar mulch is available in 2 cubic foot bags. All bags cost $4.50, tax included. You may also be able to claim a tax deduction of $1.20 for each bag
purchased.
The Forrest Centers SkillsUSA chapter is among the most successful
in the state and annually must fundraise over $25,000 to cover the cost of
leadership training, chapter activities and regional, state & national competitions. For more information, contact Mrs. Bonnie Skinner at 301-475-0242,
x28201 or at bjskinner@smcps.org.
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Greenview Knolls Elementary School recently received $1,000 from a Target Educational Grant. This money was used to purchase 854 books for our students personal home libraries, as well as 330 books to be divided into sets to be
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New School Board Gets

High Marks for Reform
but Questions Remain
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The election members to the Board of Education of St. Marys County and a new
superintendent have gone a long way to restoring confidence from the public and other
elected officials observers say after years of what critics called a lack of transparency
and too much centralization of authority on Moakley Street in Leonardtown.
Board Member Mary Washington said that a new spirit has come to the board
with the election of Karin Bailey and Rita Weaver as chair and vice chair, and Schools
Superintendent J. Scott Smith.
Frankly, she said, after the problems the school system had with relations with
the Commissioners of St. Marys County and a $6 million budget shortfall due to bad
budgeting for health care costs, trust in the school system was in short supply until
recently.
Trust between the board and county commissioners was abysmal, Washington
told The County Times Wednesday, but added Smiths repair efforts have brought the
situation around. His first action was to reestablish trust. Hes an open and upfront
guy.
Board Member Cathy Allen said the budget problems had helped focus the board.
I think we learn from everything that comes before us, Allen said.
Smiths uncomplicated budget submission to the county for an extra $7.2 million
over last years request came down to teacher pay increases and opening the new Capt.
Walter Francis Duke Elementary School in Leonardtown and he has made his contract
and salary public by posting them on the schools website.
This a departure from former superintendent Michael Martirano who did not
make his contract public unless under repeated questioning and was chided along
with the school board by the commissioner board last year for last minute requests to
bailout the systems fiscal 2014 budget deficit.
Weaver said they decided to make Smiths interim status permanent quickly to
ensure that the school system had strong and competent leadership.
It was one of the most important things the new board could do, Weaver said.
If we left that out there there would be all these questions about where we were
going as a school system, Weaver said, who has taken an active interest in getting
more details about system purchases and procurement.
She says that is in keeping with her campaign pledge of more open and transpar-
Karin Bailey
Rita Weaver
Photos by Guy Leonard
ent business at the board level.

My goals have not changed, thats to be transparent and bring things to light,
Weaver said. To ask the question Is this really the best bang for our buck?
Bailey, the board chair, said the more open discussions at the board level were
evidence not only of a more collaborative attitude but of a willingness to provide more
information on the internal workings of the school system to the general public.
Its also to educate the public, Bailey said. Its our job to educate the public
because its their money.
I think theres a lot more information coming forward.
Citizen activists and county elected leaders agree.
I really appreciate this new board and the new superintendent, said Commissioner Tom Jarboe. We have open and respectful conversations where it used to be
a hostile relationship.
Eruptions between county commissioners and board members and Martirano,
usually over budgetary issues, were famously noted in the press with both sides trading barbs back and forth in the media.
Board members would often comment about how the county would continually underfund the school system while commissioners like Todd Morgan would accuse the system of presenting budgets that had more smoke and mirrors than Harry
Potter.
That has really dissipated now, Jarboe said.
David Ryan, a civic activist and member of the countys Commission on People
with Disabilities, said the new board has made a nearly complete turn from the attitude of the previous one.
I think whats happening now is a huge step in the right direction, Ryan said.
The meetings are far more relaxed and interactive.
It really is like it should be.
Yet he still had an issue with the new board because they have not acted to
rescind a resolution made under the old board that accused current board member
Marilyn Crosby of wrongdoing for allegedly leaking personnel information about a
candidate seeking to become interim superintendent after Martiranos departure to
head up West Virginia schools.
An investigation conducted by a lawyer hired by the board found that Crosby had
sent an e-mail to reporters stating that Deputy Superintendent Brad Clements had
removed his name from consideration after a story broke in The County Times about
his candidacy and salary requirements.
Board members queried by The County Times last year said that Clements candidacy was revealed to them by then-Board Chair Salvatore Raspa individually and
not in executive session as a deliberative body.
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The investigation was not able to prove that Crosby was the one who actually
released that personnel information to reporters only that she sent out an e-mail
informing the media of Clements withdrawal from the candidacy.
When the prior board voted to censure Crosby, effectively asking the state
board to remove her from office, Washington abstained.
She now explains why.
I thought that it did not rise to that level, Washington said of the allegations
against Crosby. I dont think we should be in the business of disenfranchising
voters.
He [the independent investigator hired by the board] didnt have any conclusive evidence to show she released personnel information to the press.
Bailey said the new board has not taken up a vote to rescind the censure because it was important for the charges to be played out in front of an administrative
law judge.
With where it is now weve assured ourselves we have an independent person
who is hearing the case in order to give everyone a fair hearing, Bailey said.
Ryan said the new board could at leaset inform the state they did not support
moving forward with Crosbys censure.
Im disappointed, Ryan said. They surely can take exception to what the
last board did.
When contacted about the investigation, Crosby said she was not concerned
about it.
Its moving along, she said. The truth is beginning to come out.
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Obituaries
Robert Harold (Bobby)
Dorsch Jr., 77
Robert
Harold
(Bobby) Dorsch, Jr.,
77, of Leonardtown,
Md. passed away
peacefully on Feb. 25
in his home in Greenwood, Del. with his
loving wife, Rebecca
Sowash Dorsch and
stepson, David at his
side. He was born on June 27, 1937 in
Washington, D.C. to Robert Harold Sr.
and Mary Alice Vallandingham Dorsch.
He loved the farm life and water of
Southern Maryland.
Bobby worked many years as a civil
servant for NAVSEA at Pax River and
Webster Field, Maryland. He was an
electronic technician and worked on almost every aircraft carrier on both coasts
of the United States. He was respected
and loved by his coworkers throughout
his years of service.
He retired from the Civil Service
and enjoyed fishing, crabbing and boating in waters of the Potomac River and
Breton Bay. He also loved his many
birds (parakeets, cockatiels, and parrots), especially RB.
He is survived by his wife: Rebecca,
and stepson, David of Greenwood, Delaware; his brother, John Wayne Dorsch
of Leonardtown, Md.; and four daughters: Debora Brubaker (Richard), Sheryl
Goss (Steven), Patricia Dorsch, and Laura Calvano (Stephen). He was also survived by his nephews and nieces: Wayne
and Amy, Cindy and David Dorsch. He
had 14 grandchildren: Dawn Parsons
(Chad), Melissa Farr (Ryan), Joshua
Goss (Amanda), Jonathan Brubaker
(Faddwa), Janice Rakes (Corey), John
Calvano (Cece), Jason Goss (Katie),
Matthew Brubaker (Suzanne), Aaron
Goss, Elise MacIntosh (Matt), Adam
Brubaker (Lane), Amy Goss, Derek Calvano and Andrew Goss. He is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his son, Michael
Robert Dorsch.
Donations in memory of Bobby
Dorsch may be made to The Salvation
Army, St. Marys County Service Unit
c/o Catholic Community Services, PO
Box 113, Avenue, Md. 20609.
Dorothy Gertrude Dunbar, 93

Dorothy Gertrude
Dunbar, 93 of Lexington Park, Md. passed
away March 3 at her
residence.
Born on April 14,
1921, in Ridge Md., she
is the daughter of the
late John Herbert Cullison and Sara Russell
Lewis.
Dorothy was a lifetime resident of
Ridge, Md. She married her beloved
husband, Alexander Beal Buster Dunbar who preceded her in death in 1995.
She worked as a dental assistant retiring after 16 years. She was a wonderful
mother and wife and the greatest Grandma ever. Her greatest love was her family whom she loved and cared for very
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much. She was a member of St. Marys

Parrish and St. Marys Episcopal Ladies.
She is survived by her children
Margaret D. Clarke (Ned) of Lexington
Park, Md., and Alexander B. Dunbar
(Virginia) of Ridge, Md.; 4 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren and 2 great
great grandchildren. In addition to her
parents and husband she was predeceased by her sister, Alice Taylor.
Dorothy was lovingly attended by
her three devoted and dedicated care
givers, Kristen McDermott, Aylene
Cruz and Loretta Postell.
Family received friends on Sunday,
March 8 from 3 to 5 p.m.., with a prayer
service at 5 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A funeral
service will be held on Monday, March
9 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 47477
Trinity Church Road, St. Marys City,
Md. Interment will follow in the church
cemetery.
Memorial Contributions may be
made to Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680 and
Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 1232,
Leonardtown, Md. 20650.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements provided by the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
Pearl Christine Faunce Morgan, 73

Pearl
Christine
Faunce Morgan, 73 of
Avenue, Md. passed
away March 5 at St.
Marys Nursing Center
in Leonardtown, Md.
Born on August
11, 1940, in Palmers,
Md., she is the daughter of the late Francis
Henry Faunce and Pearl Elizabeth Bean.
On July 15, 1961, Chrissy married
her beloved husband, Francis Leroy
Morgan, at St. Josephs Catholic Church.
Together they celebrated 53 years of
marriage before his passing in August
2014. She was employed as a dedicated
Cafeteria Aide by the St. Marys County
Board of Education; she drove a school
bus for the St. Marys County Public
Schools; and she also worked as a dishwasher at the Halfway House. Her hobbies included canning, working in her
flower beds, going on family vacations
and reunions, and hosting delicious family dinners with all the trimmings. She
loved her family, friends and pet poodles, Peppie and Cocoa.
She is survived by her sister, Nell
Morris of Avenue, Md.; her godchildren,
Janet Murphy of Clements, Md., Jeffrey
Bennett of California, Md., Shannon
Harrington of Leonardtown, Md.; 14
nephews; 11 nieces; many great nieces
and nephews; cousins and extended
family and friends. In addition to her
parents and husband, she is preceded
in death by her siblings, Henry Faunce,
Sam Faunce, Frank Faunce, Helen Gass,
Rebecca Gass, Elizabeth Beibers, Dorothy Jean Wood, Mary Jo Bourgatt, Hazel
McVeigh, Marie Thompson, and Lydia
Bennett.
Family received friends for Chris-
tines Life Celebration on Wednesday,

March 11 from 5 to 8 p.m., with a prayer
service at 7 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral
Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral
Service will be held on Thursday, March
12 at All Saints Episcopal Church, Route
470 & Oakley Rd., Avenue, Md. 20609.
Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown, Md.
Serving as pallbearers will be Walter Brooks, Michael Murphy, Pat Wood,
Richard Wood, Jimmy Morris, and Patrick Brooks. Honorary pallbearers will
be Andy Pilkerton, Leroy Russell, and
Bob Wood.
Memorial Contributions may be
made to the Seventh District Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, Md.
20609.
Czeslaw Czes S. J. Covington, 52

On the morning
of March 1, Czeslaw
Czes S. J. Covington passed away at his
home in Lexington
Park, Md. following an
illness. He was the son
of Alicja Czarnetska
(nee Gawdzik) and Antoni Czarnetski whom
preceded him in death.
Czes was born in Brandon, Suffolk
U.K. on May 25, 1962. On Feb. 13, 1986
he married Christine Mary Ballard in
Leonardtown Md.
Czes enlisted in the United States
Navy and proudly served his country
until his Honorable Discharge. For over
20 years Czes served with dedication.
Czes served in many different positions
supporting multiple programs including F-14, F/A-18, Air Combat Electronics, and Naval Air Traffic Management
Systems. Czes was very proud of his
many accomplishments and could regale
you with detailed stories of his jobs and
experiences. Czes was especially proud
of his work as the Integrated Product
Team Leader for the F-14 Airframes
and Mechanical Sub-systems. In these
positions, Czes was recognized for his
innovation and creativity in identifying
and developing sources for F-14 aircraft
component remanufacturing and repair.
Czes developed a reputation for using
new technology to solve old problems. It
was said that he had the ability to look
beyond the horizon to seek out different
approaches to recurring maintainability and reliability problems. Czes carried this spirit with him in all endeavors
throughout his career. He was passionate about his work, doing it right the first
time, and he was always looking out for
the fleet maintainers.
Czes enjoyed riding his vintage
Honda motorcycle, all genres of music,
cooking for his family and friends. Czes
will be greatly missed and is remembered as always being sensitive to his
friends feelings and problems offering
a friendly ear and words of pragmatic
advice. He was always available to lend
a helping hand.
Czes is survived by his wife, Christine Mary Covington; his son, Bradly
Jozef Covington, his brother, Tadeusz;
and sisters, Jadwiga, Krissy and Monica.
Family will receive friends on
Thursday, March 12 from 10 to 11 a.m.
at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, Md. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated by Reverend
Marco Schad at 11 a.m. Interment will
be held at a later date in Brandon, Suffolk, U.K.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made in Czes name to
the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.
Please indicate In Memoriam of Czes
Covington, via the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum website www.paxmuseum.com or by mail to 22156 Three Notch
Road, Lexington Park, Md. 20653.
Special thanks to the Lexington
Park Rescue Squad.
Darlene Marie Dee Dee

Jones, 46
Darlene Marie Dee Dee Jones, 46,
of Lexington Park, Md. passed away on
March 4 at MedStar St. Marys Hospital,
Leonardtown, Md.
Born July 4, 1968 in Prince Frederick, Md., she was the daughter of Charles
E. Jones and the late Patricia (Caldwell)
Jones.
Dee Dee graduated from Calvert
High School in 1986 and was a hair stylist. She is survived by her father, Charles
E. Jones of Lothian, Md.; her daughter,
Brianna Henriques; and siblings, Bobby
Jones of Port Republic, John Jones of
Fort Collins, CO, and Mike Jones of St.
Leonard, Md.
A memorial service was held on
Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11 a.m. at
Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American
Lane, Lusby, Md. 20657.
made at www.rauschfuneralhomes.com.
Alfred Raymond Toone, 79

Alfred Raymond
Toone, age 79, of
Tracys Landing, Md.
passed away March
2 at his residence. He
was born September
5, 1935 in Washington D.C. to Raymond
Franklin and Mildred
Elizabeth
(Caton)
Toone. Al was a 1953 graduate of Bell
Vocational & Technical Institute and
went on to serve a four year apprenticeship with the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners Local 1694.
He went to work for W.T. Gallagher in
Georgetown. In the early 1960s Al
founded T & W Woodworking, an architectural millwork company, with a partner, Robert Williams for many years. His
craftsmanship can be seen in churches,
museums, restaurants and government
office buildings throughout Washington,
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D.C. and Maryland. In 1976, his company created a special outside exhibit at
the National Arboretum displaying the
Bonsai Trees gifted to the United States
from Japan. He operated the company
until retiring in 2011.
Alfred joined the Glen Echo Volunteer Fire Department as a teenager and
remained an active member for 35 years.
He was also an assistant Scout Master of
Troop #61 in DC. Various outings with
the scouts allowed him to cover all 181
miles of the C & O Canal and experiences at Camp Goshen provided fond
memories for him as well as the scouts.
Al had an extensive collection of toy
trains and made many friends through
this hobby. Alfred could be found most
Sunday mornings in the kitchen creating his delicious pecan waffles for the
family.
Al was a devoted husband, father,
stepfather and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother
Robert Toone and son Lawrence Toone.
Surviving are his wife Claudia
Toone of Tracys Landing; children Alfred R. Toone, Jr. and his wife Marilyn
of Waldorf, Linda Toone of Thurmont,
Andrew Toone and his wife Denise of
Silver Spring, Laurine Toone of Silver
Spring, Nanette Weber and her husband
Peter of Silver Spring, Gregory Tomas
and his wife Melissa of Niles, Mich.
and Eric Tomas of Torrington, Conn.;
thirteen grandchildren and three great
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grandchildren; and a brother Franklin

Toone and his wife Sharon of Kent Island, Md. Also surviving is his constant
K9 companion Dixie.
A Service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14 at St. Anthonys Catholic Church, 8816 Chesapeake Ave.,
North Beach, Md. with a celebration of
Als Life immediately following in Padua Hall. Memorial contributions may be
made to Deale Volunteer Fire Department, 6007 Drum Point Road, Deale,
Md. 20751.
Edmund Plowden Marsden,

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Edmund Plowden
Marsden,
formerly
with IBM and lifelong Marylander, died
March 6 of
congestive heart
failure. He was 82.
Mr. Marsden was
born in Washington,
D.C., the only child of
Nell Plowden Marsden and
Thomas J. Marsden. He grew up in
Foxhall Village and remembered fondly
the summers spent at the family home in
Bushwood. Ed is a direct descendent of
one of St. Marys Countys earliest colonial families.
After graduating in 1950 from
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Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore he received his Bachelors degree
from Georgetown University in 1954.
Ed wasnt able to attend the graduation
ceremony because he was serving in the
Navy aboard the USS Douglas H. Fox
from 1953-55 during the Korean War.
After the war he took a job with
IBM, first in sales and then in marketing. Ed was an IBMer for 34 years until he retired in 1991. During that time
he raised three children with his wife
of 55 years, the former Susan Chasmar
Werner. Aside from family, one of his
joys in life was being behind the wheel
of his white Porsche 912 during an autocross or on a winding country road. Ed
served as President of the Porsche Club
of America- Potomac region in 1977.
Throughout most of his adult life,
Ed triumphed over heart disease and because of his efforts, and good doctors,
he was able to enjoy his nine grandchildren for many years. His daughter was
a TV news anchor for WMAR in Baltimore and there is still an antenna pointing north on the roof of his Montgomery
County home. She could never get him
to root for any other baseball team than
the Nationals!
Ed embraced new technology and
had a constant desire to learn which
sometimes meant hours spent on
his computer. His iPod is filled with
Beethoven, Bach, and New Orleans style
Jazz. He would listen to his tunes while
working out at the gym nearly every

daya day which usually ended with a
glass of Cabernet. Good for the heart,
he would say.
Ed Marsden is survived by his wife;
a daughter, Mary Beth Marsden; sons,
Thomas George (T.G.) Marsden and Patrick Marsden; and nine grandchildren.
A private service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made
to The Autism Society of BaltimoreChesapeake at baltimoreautismsociety.
org
For additional information visit
www.josephgawlers.com.
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Business
Where The Journey of Faith Continues

Pre-K through 8th grade
A Catholic community, devoted to Gospel
values, academic excellence and Christian service that welcomes
students of all faiths.
Accredited,
All day Pre-Kindergarten, Grades 3,4,5 Collaboration program,
Advanced Math, Agricultural onsite lab, Mimio interactive classrooms,
iPads, laptops, Music lab, and so much more!
Open houses March 15, April 19, May 17 - 1:00pm-3:00pm
Shadow days
Monday thru Friday
7:30am-4:30pm or by appointment
Mother Catherine Academy, Inc.

38833 Chaptico Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Website coming soon
For additional information please contact:

Linda Miedzinski, Principal
240-587-8859
mcalmprincipal@gmail.com
Non-Discrimination Policy: Mother Catherine Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to
students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, and athletic and other school administered programs.
Full STEAM Ahead!

with Annmarie Sculpture
Garden & Arts Center
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts

Center in Solomons, Maryland, is injecting
creativity and fun into STEM by adding
Art, and turning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math into STEAM. Encourage your young children toexplore science,
technology, engineering, art, & math, and
get them STEAM-ing at Annmarie Sculpture Garden. Each session runsfrom 1pm
to 4pm in the artLAB located in the Murray Arts Building at Annmarie Sculpture
Garden & Arts Center. The program is specifically designed for toddlers, preschoolers
and their accompanying adults. Admission
is free!
Preschool children and their caretakers
are invited to visit the artLAB at Annmarie Garden for hands-on investigations and
challenges! Each session will help children
explore, observe, ask questions, and make
predictions about the world around them as
they create and play.Everyone will investigate a variety of concepts in STEAM
science, technology, engineering, art, and
math! Join us for these fun and imaginative sessions that will get your child excited
about learning. Perfect for toddlers and
preschoolers. No registration is requiredjust drop in.
Sunday March 15 Fun with Physics

Sunday April 19 Busy Builders
Sunday May 17 Wild about Wind
Bringing a large play group or Moms
club? Please email programs@annmariegarden.orgso we can better accommodate your
group.
This program was made possible by a
Grow up Great grant from: PNC Bank
About Annmarie Garden
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie Garden is located in scenic
Solomons, Maryland, on the Chesapeake
Bay. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest past
permanent and loaned sculpture, including
more than 35 works of art on loan from the
Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Annmarie Garden also presents a
variety of award-winning special events, gallery shows, and engaging public art programs.
Annmarie Gardens Studio School offers creative classes for all ages and abilities taught by
a talented faculty. Annmarie Garden is conveniently located just off Route 2-4, on Dowell
Road in Solomons, Maryland; open 9am-5pm
daily; the Murray Arts Building and Gift Shop
are open 10am-5pm daily. To learn more, visit
www.annmariegarden.org.
Fire and EMS
Volunteers Needed
Free Training
Flexible
Schedules
301-475-4200 x 2114
emergency.services@stmarysmd.com
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Presenters Announced
for the 2015 Speaker
Series at Sotterley
Sotterley Plantation is pleased to announce the presenters for the 2015
Speaker Series at Sotterley. An important community outreach, this series is
yet another way that this National Historic Landmark fulfills its mission of
preserving, researching, and interpreting Sotterley Plantations diverse cultures and environments and to serve the world as an educational, cultural, and
community resource.
Because of the ongoing generosity of The Boeing Company, dedicated to

promoting education and the arts within the Southern Maryland community,
the Speaker Series at Sotterley is free to the public. Due to limited seating,
advanced reservations are required. Call 301-373-2280 for reservations.
Chef Roland Mesnier

Lifetime White House Pastry Chef & Beyond
Wednesday, April 15 | 7 p.m. in the Barn
Karen Jessee & Thomas William Tear

Close to the Vest and Under the Skirt
Sunday, May 17 | 3 p.m. in the Barn
Jennifer Pharr Davis

The Extra Mile: Exploring the Limits of Endurance
Wednesday, June 3 | 7 p.m. in the Barn
Film: Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields

Wednesday, Aug. 26 | 7 p.m. in the Barn
Bob Arnebeck
Slave Labor in The Capital:
Building Washingtons Iconic Federal Landmarks
Wednesday, Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. in the Barn
LIBRARY
ITEMS
Friends of the Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be March 13 through 15 at the
St. Marys County Fairgrounds. Friday, March 13 is open for Friends of the
Library only join at the door! To volunteer, contact stmarysfol@gmail.com.
Pizza Counting and Measuring and Color Mixing for

Pre-Schoolers
Pre-school children, ages 3 to 5 years, will read, experiment and create

with Pizza Counting and Measuring at the Charlotte Hall branch on Monday,
March 23 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Color Mixing will be held on Friday, March
27 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Lexington Park branch. Registration opens 2
weeks before the event online for all Pre-School STEM activities: www.stmalib.org.
ABCmouse
Children of all ages now have access to ABCmouse.com for libraries at

all of the St. Marys County Library branches. ABCmouse provides more than
3,500 fun-filled learning activities including reading, math, art, music and
more. ABCmouse is available on all the library computers, or you can bring
your own computer or device and connect to the free library wifi at any branch
to play!
Tax Forms available at your Library
Each branch has some of the basic federal forms (1040, 1040A and
1040EZ) available for pick-up. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not providing printed copies of any other forms, any instructions or schedules. Please
see the Information Desk at any branch for forms and instructions that can be
copied on the library machines. Cost: $0.20 per side for black/white. You can
view and/or download any forms, schedules or instructions at www.irs.gov/
forms. Any other forms, schedules or instructions can be ordered and delivered
via mail to your home, free of charge by calling 1-800-829-3676 or visiting
www.irs.gov/orderforms.
In Our
Community
Photo Courtesy of Sotterley Plantation
Todd Brewster
Lincolns Gamble: The Tumultuous Six Months that Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War
Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 7 p.m. in the Barn
Richard Moe
Roosevelts Second Act:
The Election of 1940 and The Politics of War
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 3 p.m. in the Barn
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In Our
Community
Annual Spring
Book Sale
Books Audiobooks
Puzzles Games LPs
Donations are being accepted at

the Leonardtown Library
County Fairgrounds
Friday, March 13
12 noon - 8 p.m.
Members only! Join at the door.
Saturday, March 14
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 15
12 noon - 3 p.m.
Cash/checks only.
ATM on site.
Volunteers needed! Call 301-863-9368

or stmarysfol@gmail.com
Get Ready for

Some Girl Talk
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Komen Marylands Breast

Health Educational
Symposium, Girl Talk: Take
It From The Top Comes
to Southern Maryland
Susan G. Komen Maryland will present Girl Talk: Take It from the Top in partnership with Calvert Memorial Hospital,
on Thursday, March 26 from 5 to 8 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn Solomons Conference
Center. Komen Marylands first breast
health Symposium in Southern Maryland,
the event will follow the format of annual
educational events currently sponsored by
the organization in Baltimore and the Eastern Shore. This fun, informative event
will provide attendees with expert medical
and health information, as well as connect
them with valuable resources from hospital
and community organization exhibitors.
Girl Talk: Take It from the Top will
feature two expert speakers, followed by a
panel of breast cancer survivors. Dr. Nagi
Khouri, MD, Associate Professor in the
Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of
Radiology and Medical Director of Breast
Imaging at the Center for Breast Care at
Calvert Memorial Hospital, will speak
on personalized breast cancer screening options for breast cancer survivors,
where they will learn the various modalities available and how screenings can be
customized to fit each persons individual
needs. Angela Ginn, RD, LDN, CDE, Culinary Nutritionist, Owner of Real Talk,
Real Food, and National Spokesperson for
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
will follow with a presentation on real life
approaches to eating healthy every day and
how maintaining a healthy lifestyle is significant in the survivorship process.
Following these experts will be a
panel of breast cancer survivors, Mary
Bahen, Lavonne Edwards, and Merle Morrow, sharing their unique, inspiring stories
from their own breast cancer journeys and
discussing what has helped each of them
along the way.
The Symposium is free and open to
the public, however, advanced registration
is required as space is limited. Interested
individuals can register online at www.komenmd.org or www.calverthospital.org .
Bring your friends and have a night of Girl
Talk at the Holiday Inn Solomons Conference Center on Holiday Drive in Solomons,
Maryland 20688. For more information,
please contact Komen Maryland at info@
komenmd.org or 410-938-8990 Calvert
Memorial Hospital at 410-414-4571.
Pet of The Week
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to be petted. I have a big purr motor and I am very affectionate. I still
love to play. Wont you consider giving me a home? You could foster
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the $75 adoption fee. If I dont work out, then just give me back but
I know you wont want to because you will fall in love with me. You
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Love always, Ivy
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In Our
Community
Join in the
EGGstravaganza at
the Annual Easter PRISM Holds Workshops
Egg Festival
Get a jump-start on Easter on Saturday, March 28 at the 32nd annual Easter Egg Festival. The St. Marys County Department of Recreation & Parks
will host the event for the second year at the St. Marys County Fairgrounds.
The event takes place between 12 noon and 4 p.m., rain or shine, and is open
to the entire St. Marys County community.
The Easter Egg Festival has become a unique holiday event in the Southern Maryland and features egg hunts, photos with the Easter Bunny, amusement rides, live entertainment, free arts and crafts, an egg decorating contest,
face painting, and goods and services for sale by local area vendors.
For a $5 fee attendees can take part in the egg hunt, have their photo
takenwith Mr. or Mrs. Bunny, participate in recreational activities, and enjoy free face painting and crafts. Photography will be provided by Lifetouch
photography.Kids can also meet the Superheroes and participate in a BMX
course or tennis demonstration.
Additional fees apply for amusement rides and various food vendors on
site. Advance tickets are available at the Recreation & Parks main office Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Raffle tickets can also be purchased ahead of time
at a special promotion for 2 for the price of 1.
Space is still available for local vendors. Recreation and Parks is also
seeking donations and sponsorships. Please call for details. Southern Maryland Oil will serve as this years title sponsor.
Proceeds from the Easter Egg Festival are used to fund the Recreation
& Parks Scholarship Program, which provides qualified individual applicants
the opportunity to participate in an activity at a 50 percent prorated amount of
the registration fee.
For more information please visit www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/easter
or call 301-475-4200 ext. 1800.
Join the Public Relations Individuals of

Southern Maryland (PRISM) to enhance your
writing, design, and photography capabilities at
Mastermind Sessions scheduled for March 17,
April 21, and May 12, 2015. This series of workshops, which is open to the public, will help you
improve your skills in order to more effectively
tell your organizations story. The first session of
How Do I Tell My Story? will focus on writing and how to create your organizations message
for various outlets. Bring any writing projects for
which you would like to receive help or feedback.
PRISM will supply the professionals who will be
on hand to provide their expertise and assist you
with your materials. Details for the sessions are
located on the PRISM website at prismonline.
info/workshops. To register, please send an email
to workshops@prismonline.info and identify the
session you plan to attend. Workshops are limited
to the first 20 participants.
Spring Mastermind Sessions - How do I tell
my story?
Where: College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown campus
When: 2 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
March 17 - Writing
Building C, Room 214 Do you have any
writing projects for which you would like to re-
VADM Jan Tighe

to Brief Pax River
Community
The Patuxent Partnership will host

a briefing with Vice Admiral Jan Tighe,
Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/
U.S. TENTH Fleet (FCC/C10F) on Tuesday, March 17 from 7:30 am to 9:30 a.m. at
the Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center in California, Md.
The 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
singles out Russia as one of the most sophisticated nation-state players in cyberspace, topping China as the principal cyber
threat to the U.S. and provides hints that we
may see an increase in naming and shaming campaigns in the future. Director of
National Intelligence James Clapper, stated
that the Russian cyber threat is more severe than we had previously assessed.
VADM Tighe will speak with the Pax
River community about the work of U.S.
Fleet Cyber Command. In recognition of
Womens History month, she also will talk
about her career journey in the Navy.
Tighe became the first female in U.S.
Navy history to command a numbered fleet
when she assumed command of FCC/C10F
in 2014. The U.S. Fleet Cyber Command
serves as central operational authority for
networks, cryptologic/signals intelligence,
information operations, cyber, electronic warfare, and space capabilities

in support of forces afloat and ashore.
U.S. 10th Fleet is the operational division of Fleet Cyber Command and
executes its mission through a task
force structure similar to other warfare commanders.
Giving opening remarks and welcoming VADM Tighe to Pax River
will be VADM David Dunaway,
Commander, Naval Air Systems
Command.
There is no cost to attend. Advance registration is requested at
www.paxpartnership.org.
The Patuxent Partnership works
with government, industry and academia on initiatives in science and
technology, hosts programs of interest to NAVAIR and the broader DoD
community, and supports workforce
development including education
initiatives and professional development. Visit www.paxpartnership.org
or call 301-866-1739.
ceive help or feedback? This session will focus

on writing and how to create your organizations
message for various outlets. We will have computers available for those who need them. You may
also bring your own laptop or iPad, or just bring
your printed materials to mark up. We'll work together to polish your press release, brochure, or
web site. We want to make you shine!
April 21 - Design
Building A, Room 206 This session will
focus on improving the design of your projects.
Bring any project or idea for which you would like
design assistance or feedback from the group. A
professional designer will be on hand to help.
May 12 - Photography
Building A, Room 206 Focus on improving
your photography skills. Use pictures to help tell
your organizations story. Photos add interest and
provide context, quickly and attractively. Bring
your camera--or your cell phone--for practice, and
ask questions to improve your overall process.
Want to stay connected, increase your interactivity, make relationships work for you and your
business? Make contact. For more information
about this and future events, please visit our Web
site at www.prismonline.info.
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Opening Weekend at MDIR
Its that time of year again to head back to Maryland International Raceway for a great season of racing! This Saturday, March
14th MDIR will host a full day Test & Tune. Time runs, grudge runs,
testing, and tuning all day long! MDIR will also have a free $1,000
to win gamblers race for the bracket racers.So bring your grudge
matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket cars, imports, motorcycles, and
Jr. Dragsters to MIR!Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations begin at 3
p.m., and the test & tune is over at 6 p.m. The Test & Tune entry fee is
$30 and $40 for No Time cars. Admission is just $15.
This Sunday, March 15th MDIR will also host a full day Test &
Tune. Time runs, grudge runs, testing, and tuning all day long! MDIR
will also have a free $1,000 to win gamblers race for the bracket racers.So bring your grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket cars,
imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to MIR!Gates open at 10am,
eliminations begin at 3 p.m., and the test & tune is over at 6 p.m. The
Test & Tune entry fee is $30 and $40 for No Time cars. Admission is
just $15.
For more information on these events call 301-884-RACE or visit
us at www.RaceMDIR.com
St. Marys Mens

Lacrosse Drops
Heartbreaker to No. 16
Washington College
Attackers Eric Simon (North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard) and
Conor Jordan (Rockville, Md./Rockville) each scored twice as the St.
Marys College of Maryland mens lacrosse team suffered a disappointing 9-8 loss to No. 16 Washington College on March 16. The game was
played at The Calverton School.
An own goal with one minute left in regulation was the difference in
the game. Junior Joe Casey (Annapolis, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) denied
junior midfielder Sid Looneys (Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton) shot
but as a St. Marys defender tried to get the rebound back to Casey, the
ball bounced off Casey into the goal.
Washington College (1-2) won the ensuing face-off but a quick turnover allowed the Seahawks two chances to tie up the game. Sophomore
midfielder Greg Louzans (Ellicott City, Md./St. Pauls School) shot
was turned away by sophomore Jackson Szurley (Lincoln, R.I./Moses
Brown) while senior midfielder Timothy Peruginis (Stony Brook, N.Y./
Ward Melville) rip with two seconds to go was just high.
Casey finished the night with a career-high 15 stops as St. Marys
is still searching for its first win of the season while Szurley picked up
five saves all in the second half to lead the Shoremen to their first
win of 2015.
Sophomore attacker Brendan Steele (Severna Park, Md./Severna
Park) was the only other Seahawk with a multiple-point game as Steele
had a goal and an assist.
The score was tied 1-1 following the first 15 minutes after a pair of
unassisted goals. St. Marys staked a 2-1 halftime lead as Jordan netted
the only score of the second quarter at 4:13 off a feed from senior midfielder Nathaniel Babcock (Baltimore, Md./Severn School).
Both sides notched four goals in the third. WC knotted the game
at 2-2 before St. Marys went on a 3-0 run to claim a 5-2 lead at 9:35 as
three different players found the back of the net. The Shoremen came up
with a 3-0 run of their own for the games third tied score of the night
behind a pair from Looney. Steele picked up the final score of the third
for a 6-5 SMCM lead heading into the final period of play.
The Seahawks (0-2) scored two of the fourth quarters first three
goals for an 8-6 advantage at 8:35 but Washington College closed out the
game with unanswered scores for its first win of the season.
WC outshot St. Marys, 42-28, and won the ground ball battle, 3519. The Shoremen dominated the X as well, winning 16-of-21 face-offs.
Looney tallied a game-high three goals to lead all scorers.
The Seahawks return to action this Sunday, March 8 as St. Marys
hosts Muhlenberg College (weather permitting) in a non-conference
matchup at 12 p.m.
Photo Courtesy of MDIR
Rost Leads St. Marys

Womens Tennis to
Home-Opening Victory
Senior captain Lauren Rost (Gaithersburg,

Md./Poolesville) claimed the fifth and decisive
win at No. 4 singles to propel the St. Marys College of Maryland womens tennis team to a 5-4
non-conference win over Goucher College Sunday, March 8, in the Seahawks home-opener.
St. Marys (3-1) owned a 4-3 advantage
when Rost began her match against junior
Kirsten Cianci (Bolton, Conn./Bolton) at the
fourth flight. Rost posted a straight-set victory
over Cianci, dropping just two games in improving to 3-1 on the season.
The next time the Seahawks get back on the
court they will be in Hilton Head Island, South
Carolina for the PTR Spring TennisFest. St.
Marys will face St. Norbert College on March
15 at 3:30 p.m., Frostburg State University on
March 16 at 12:30 p.m., and Albright College on
March 17 at 8 a.m.
Goucher (3-1) staked a 2-1 lead after
doubles action as seniors Shannon Ramsey
(Dunkirk, Md./Northern) and Emily Stumpfig
(Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) picked
up an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles to prevent a
Gopher sweep in doubles play.
Stumpfig then tallied a 6-0, 6-0 victory
over senior captain Emily Ruff (Easton, Md./
Easton) at No. 3 singles to even up the score.
The Gophers struck back with a 6-4, 6-4 win at
No. 5 singles to maintain a one-point advantage.
The Seahawks captured the next three
singles flights No. 2, No. 1, and No. 4 singles
to boast a 5-3 lead with one flight left to play.
Gouchers sophomore Leigh Oehrig (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) registered a 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
for the Gophers final point of the match.
The St. Marys College of Maryland mens

tennis team experienced their first competitive action since September 27-29, 2014 as the Seahawks
opened up the home portion of their 2014-15
schedule against Goucher College at the Somerset
Tennis Complex on Saturday, March 7. Goucher
came out on top with a 7-2 non-conference win.
Goucher (3-2) posted a 2-1 lead after doubles
play as junior Nick Ersoy (Prince Frederick, Md./
Huntingtown) and first-year Kyle Van Winter
(Scaggsville, Md./Good Counsel) gained an 8-5
victory at No. 3 doubles to avoid the doubles
sweep for the Seahawks.
The Gophers then dropped only two games
in posting straight-set victories at No. 2, No. 3,
and No. 4 singles to claim the match win with a
5-1 advantage, earning wins in five of nine possible flights.
Junior captain Mark Hardesty (Westminster,
Md./Westminster) looked to stop the bleeding at
No. 1 singles as Hardesty forced a third set but

dropped a 5-7, 7-5, 2-6 decision to junior captain Seth Hoesman (Ellicott City, Md./Howard),
stretching the Goucher lead to 6-1.
First-year Britt Shortle (Lake Mary, Fla./
Trinity Prep) notched the Gophers seventh and
final point with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Ersoy at No.
5 singles.
St. Marys (1-2) ended the match with a win
as Van Winter registered a gutsy 3-6, 7-6 (7-2),
11-9 triumph over first-year Josh Goldberg (Centreville, Md./Queen Annes County) in the sixth
singles flight.
The next time the Seahawks get back on the
court they will be in Hilton Head Island, South
Carolina for the PTR Spring TennisFest. St.
Marys will face Edgewood College on March 15
at 8:30 a.m., Frostburg State University on March
16 at 12:30 p.m., and Albright College on March
17 at 8 a.m.
Ersoy, Van Winter Pick Up

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A More Eco-Friendly
Lawn Is Just Steps Away
Maintaining a lush lawn is a healthy and rewarding hobby that affords homeowners to
spend some time outdoors in nature. Lawn enthusiasts can make their hobby even healthier by
adopting several eco-friendly lawn care strategies that not only make for a healthier lawn, but a
healthier planet as well.
Responsible landscaping has grown increasingly popular in recent years, as more and more
homeowners are adopting eco-friendly lawn care practices in the same way they have embraced
environmentally conscious behaviors in other areas of their lives. The following are a handful of
ways lawn care enthusiasts can incorporate eco-friendly practices into their landscaping routines.
Maintain an appropriate grass height. When temperatures start to peak in summer, homeowners may be tempted to cut their grass as close as possible so they can reduce the number of
afternoons they spend riding or pushing a mower in the hot sun. But cutting too low makes the
grass increasingly susceptible to infestations and disease, and such problems may need to be
remedied with potentially harmful pesticides if no other approach proves effective. Even if it
means an extra afternoon or two mowing under the hot sun, maintaining an appropriate grass
height can lead to a healthier lawn, as longer grass soaks up more sunlight, allowing it to grow a
deep root system that will help a lawn survive drought and other potential problems.
Cut back on harmful pesticides. Many homeowners now prefer to avoid pesticides at all
costs, but sometimes pesticides are a last resort when lawns are falling victim to harmful insects and organisms. Homeowners who want to embrace more eco-friendly lawn care practices
can cut back on their use of pesticides, first trying more environmentally friendly options. For
example, biopesticides are made from naturally occurring materials, including animals, plants,
bacteria, and certain minerals. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, biopesticides are often inherently less toxic than more conventional pesticides. In addition,
biopesticides typically affect only the pest causing the problem, whereas broad spectrum pesticides may affect surrounding organisms, such as birds and mammals, in addition to the targeted
pest. The EPA (www.epa.gov) advises homeowners hoping to use biopesticides first learn about
Seeding And
Fertilizing Schedule
Restoring lawns and gardens back
to their pre-winter glory is high on many a
homeowners landscaping to-do list. In much
of the country, the best times to tackle lawn
projects are when temperatures are moderate, like in spring and fall. These seasons also
mark the best time to seed and fertilize.
Planting and fertilizing new grass seed
should be done when frost is no longer a
concern and before frost arrives if you are
planting in autumn. According to Roger
Cook, a landscape contractor and contributor
to This Old House magazine, sowing lawn
seed should be done when the soil is warm,
the daytime temperatures are moderate and
you can keep the new seeds quite moist at all
times.
While grass seed can be applied in the
summer, it is more challenging to get the
seeds to take root and thrive at this time, as
water is more likely to evaporate under the
hot sun. Also, many weeds germinate in the
heat of summer. As a result, the weeds can
infiltrate areas of the lawn where you planted, compromising the look of your lawn.
The process of reseeding and fertilizing
your lawn is relatively similar if you decide to
do so in late spring or early fall.
Rake the parts of the lawn you plan to
seed and remove any debris or rocks.
Apply fertilizer to the cleared planting area. Use a rake or tiller to break up the
soil and distribute the fertilizer to a depth
of roughly two to four inches. Speak with
a landscaper about which type of fertilizer
you will need depending on where you live.
Many fertilizers contain extra phosphorous
to stimulate root growth in the lawn.
Moisten the prepared area and let the
soil settle. You want the soil damp but not so
wet that it causes the newly applied fertilizer
to run off.
Begin to sow the grass seed according
to the rate indicated on the seed bag for the
type of grass you will be growing. Choose
a grass seed that will thrive in your climate.
Certain seeds are more tolerant of drought

and sunlight, while other species are better
for shady areas or damper climates. Again, if
you have any questions, consult with a lawn
and garden center.
Spread the seed with a broadcast
spreader. Some lawn experts recommend
spreading the seed in parallel rows and then
repeating the process again in rows set at a
right angle to the first series of rows for the
best chances of seed coverage. The seeds
then can be raked into the soil, covered with
a little more soil and patted down.
Water to keep the seeds damp. This
may require watering twice or more per day
until the seeds begin to germinate. Covering
the seeds with about 14 inch of straw also
can help keep the seeds moist, deter seed
scavengers and prevent soil erosion. Remove
the straw once the grass begins to grow.
Roughly four weeks after the seeds
have started to grow, apply another round of
fertilizer to replenish the top layer of soil with
nutrients that may have washed away from
the constant watering.
Homeowners can employ a similar process to overseed a lawn in the hopes of producing a thicker, more attractive landscape.
Any thatch and debris should be raked away,
and the top layer of the lawn surface can be
gently aerated. Top dress the lawn with a
very thin layer of new soil and compost.
Broadcast the seed over the prepared
lawn and lightly rake the new seeds to help
them settle into the soil. Apply fertilizer and
water the lawn frequently to keep the new
seeds moist.
Once the seed has established itself, you
can water the lawn for longer periods and
less frequently to help develop strong roots.
Wait for the lawn to reach a height of three to
four inches before the first cut of the season.
Many homeowners like to take on the
challenge of seeding and preparing their
lawns. But some may find the task is best left
to the professionals.
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managing pests so they can effectively remedy problems on their properties.

Harvest rainwater. Lawns need water, especially when temperatures rise in the summer.
But watering lawns can have an adverse effect on your communitys water supply, draining that
supply and hurting the community in the long run. Homeowners who can harvest rainwater
can drastically reduce their impact on their community water supply, thereby helping the planet
and their community, especially if they reside in locales where water resources are traditionally
scarce. When rainwater is harvested, it is collected from downspouts before it washes into nearby
sewage systems. Many lawn and garden retailers sell rainwater harvesting systems, which homeowners can install themselves or pay a landscaping professional to install for them.
Lay mulch down around trees, shrubs and flower beds. Trees, shrubs and flower beds need
water, especially in the summer when rising temperatures pose a threat to plants. Homeowners
can cut back on the water they use to protect those plants by laying organic mulch in the spring.
Organic mulch conserves moisture in soil, promoting stronger roots in plants and helping homeowners cut back on the amount of watering they need to maintain a garden thats both healthy and
pleasing to the eye. Organic mulch, which might be made of bark, is also heavy, making it hard
for ugly weeds that rob plants of water to thrive.
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March All Month Long

Dog Obedience Classes
Leonardtown Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown)
Saint Marys County Department
of Recreation and ParksDog Obedience
Classes
Puppy Kindergarten
Wednesdays, April 15 - May 20 7 to 7:45
p.m.
Fee: $45
Basic Obedience
Mondays, April 13 May 25 7 to 8 p.m.
Fee: $50
Advanced Dog Obedience with CGC
Training
Wednesdays, April 15 May 27 8 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $50
For more information, call 301-4754200; ext 1801 or visit www.co.saint-marys.
md.us/recreate/index.asp.
Film Festival Submissions
Film makers from the Tri-County area
are invited to submit original productions to
the Southern Maryland Film Festival, to be
held Saturday, July 11 in Leonardtown, Md.
All ages and experience levels welcome. No
submission fees. Prizes will be awarded in
several categories. Submission deadline
is April 30. For submission and volunteer
information, visit www.smdfs.org . For
sponsorship information, contact Theresa at
fotlt@outlook.com.
Basket Bingo to Benefit the 2015 BECA
High School Scholarship Program
(Reservations)
The Charlotte Hall & Leonardtown Rotary Club will host a Basket Bingo on Sunday, March 29 at the Leonardtown Fire Department Social Hall. Doors open at 1 p.m.
and games start at 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit grants and the 2015 BECA High School
Scholarship Program. All regular games
will have a liner/and or protector and will
be filled with Longaberger products, pottery or wrought iron. There will be 20 regular games, 4 specials, pull tabs for baskets,
basket raffle, door prizes, refreshments and
more. Please call Shirley Mattingly at 240298-3885 to be included in the free drawing
for the 2015 Longaberger Easter Basket. The
group leader with the most reservations will
also win the 2015 Easter Basket. To reserve
a table for six or more please call Shirley
Mattingly at 240-298-3885 or emailShirley.
mattingly@verizon.net.
Turkey Shoot
Moose Lodge #495 (27636 Mechanicsville Rd., Mechanicsville) Every Sunday
through March, Sign ups at noon, shooting
starts at 12:30 p.m.
Open to the public, Covered pavilion, 15.
New pay by the round option, increased meat
and cash prizes, optional $1 chance on the
Scatter ShotShells provided (practice shots/
targets available for purchase prior to shoot)
12 Gauge Shot Guns - No smaller than
.675 choke - Scopes permitted - 36 inch
barrel max. Proceeds benefit the Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
Bingo
Father Andrew White School Gymnasium
(22850 Washington St., Leonardtown) Fridays, 5:30 p.m.
Bingo is held each Friday at the
Father Andrew White School gymnasium in Leonardtown. Sponsored by the
Knights of Columbus #1470, doors open

at 5:30 p.m. and games start at 6:55 p.m.
For more information, call Ed Henderson
at 301-475-1824 or visit kofcknights.org/
CouncilSite/?CNO=1470.
Thursday, March 12
Science and Engineering Special Awards
Reception
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (22156
Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park) 5 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
2015 St. Marys County Science & Engineering Special Awards Reception Honoring the Middle and High School TPP and
INCOSE Award winners!
Friday, March 13
Annual Lenten Fish Dinner
St. Francis Xavier Church Hall (21370 Newtown Neck Rd., Leonardtown) 5 to 8 p.m.
Knights of Columbus St. Francis
Xavier the Missionary Council #10957
will Host The Annual Lenten Fish Dinner. Food prepared by Kevins Corner Kafe
Menu: fish fillet, kevins mac n cheese
and cold slaw sodas, water, coffee
Cost $12 Adult, $6 Children under 12
Benefits the Council #10957 General
Charity Fund.
Contra Dance
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
(37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico) 7 p.m.
A special Friday nightContra Dance,
sponsored by Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance (SMTMD), featuring caller Ann Fallon, will be held on
March 13. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the
dancing begins at 7:30. Contra is a traditional American style of social dance and
is a huge amount of fun (and exercise) for
the whole family! If youve ever danced a
Virginia Reel or been to a Square Dance,
you have a good idea how much fun it can
be. If you havent, its about time you tried
it! Beginners are encouraged to arrive at
7 to get some instruction in the various
dances. Admission is $10 for non-SMTMD
members; $6 for members (band members
are free). No special clothing is required!
You need to be comfortable, to move freely.
There will be an ice cream social following
the dance. For more information and directions go towww.smtmd.org.
Ham and Cabbage Dinner
Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad (43256
Rescue Ln., Hollywood) 4 to 7 p.m.
An all you can eat ham and cabbage
dinner will be hosted by the Hollywood
Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary on Saturday, March 13 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The
dinner will be held at the rescue squad located at 43256 Rescue Lane in Hollywood.
Carry out dinners will also be available.
The menu includes ham, cabbage, potatoes,
beets and corn bread. Cost is $13 (age 6 and
up). The auxiliary will also have an assortment of desserts available for purchase.
St. Marys County NARFE Chapter 969
January Luncheon Meeting
Olde Breton Inn (21890 Society Hill Rd.,
Leonardtown) 11:30 a.m.
Dont miss the award winning comedy illusionist,Reggie Rice,who will entertain TheNational Active and Retired
Federal Employees Association (NARFE),
St. Marys Chapter 969, at their next Luncheon/Meeting on Friday, March 13. Reservations are required; if you have not
already confirmed reservations, please
contact Bev at 301-752-1131 by Wednesday,
March 11. The Luncheon/Meeting begins
at 11:30 a.m., is held at Olde Breton Inn in
Leonardtown, and includes a full course
lunch prepared by Baileys Catering Service. The cake raffle will also take place
at this meeting. Not a member? Contact
Geneva Leon for membership details 301884-5112 or visit www.facebook.com/
NARFEMD969StMarys.
Saturday, March 14
Country Dance
American Legion Stallings Williams Auxiliary Post 206 (3330 Chesapeake Beach
Rd., Chesapeake Beach) 7 p.m.
Time to Boogie. Come to the Country Dance at the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 on Route 260 in
Chesapeake Beach. If you cant dance,
teachers will be available to give instruction. One hour lessons commence at 7
p.m. followed by dancing from 8 p.m. until midnight. The modest price of $15 per
person includes soft drinks or draft beer
and light munchies. Hosted by the American Legion 206 in the upper levelBallroom. Public welcome. For information
call 301-855-6466. www.ALpost206.org.
Field Trip Late Winter Birds and
Waterfowl
Patuxent River Naval Air Station, St.
Marys County 8 a.m. to noon
Past trips have found Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings and Short-Eared
Owls. Mandatory pre-registration required due to security details. Call or
email Dean to register and get directions:
dean.newman@dau.mil or 301-672-5464
Field Trip Winte Bird List
(10455 Ward Rd., Dunkirk) 7:30 a.m.
Join Karen to explore Calvert Countys newest park and help her compile a
comprehensive bird list for this exciting
new 209-acre property. Register with
Karen at r_otters1@msn.com
Pancake Breakfast
Our Lady of the Wayside (37575 Chaptico
Rd., Chaptico) 8 to 12 p.m.
Our Lady of the Wayside will have
a Pancake Breakfast at the Loretto Hall.
Prices are $10-Adults $6-Children 6-12
and children 5 and under are free. The
menu includes pancakes, French toast,
fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, sausage,
bacon, coffee and juice. Carryouts are
also available. For more information
please contact Brenda Russell at 301-2471871 or at rsbrssll@AOL.COM.
Sunday, March 15
A Touch of Glass
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (13480 Dowell Rd., Lusby) 1 to 4
p.m.
Join instructor Robyn Strayer and
get to know our glass studio as well as the
basics of glass bead making. Students
will be introduced to studio safety and
techniques in glass bead making. Everyone will walk away with a few beads
and the inspiration to continue in the ex-
citing world of glass art! Class is offered

March 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. with a cost
of $55; members $50, all materials provided. Advanced registration is required,
please call 410-326-4640 or email studioschool@annmariegarden.org.
Pancake Dinner
Our Lady of the Wayside Church Loretto
Hall (37575 Chaptico Rd., Chaptico) 5
to 7
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
in Chaptico will have a Pancake Dinner
on March 14, from 5 to 7 pm at 37575
Chaptico Road at the Loretto Hall. Prices are $10-Adults $6-Children 6-12 and
children 5 and under are free. The menu
includes pancakes, French toast, fried
potatoes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, coffee and juice. Carry outs are also
available. For more information please
contact Brenda Russell at 301-247-1871
or at rsbrssll@AOL.COM.
Breakfast With The Easter Bunny
7th District VFD Auxiliary Firehouse
(21660 Colton Point Rd., Avenue) 9 a.m.
to noon
The 7th District VFD Auxiliary
will be having breakfast with the Easter Bunny Sunday, March 15, from
9 a.m. until noon at the Firehouse.
Menu will incude pancakes, sausage, bacon, hash browns, scrambled eggs, baked
apple dessert, coffee, milk and juice.
Adults $10, Senior citizens $9, Children 12 to 4 $3, Children 3 and under free
Carry-outs will be available.
There will be a bake sale at this event
and a 50/50 raffle.
Mother Catherine Academy Open
House
Mother Catherine Academy (38833 Chaptico Rd., Mechanicsville) 1 to 3 p.m.
Come visit Mother Catherine Academy, an accredited independent Catholic school serving children from Pre-K
through grade 8, during their open house
Sunday, March 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. The
campus is on Chaptico Road, 1 mile off
Route 5 near Mechanicsville. Meet other
parents and learn about the schools 3-45 collaboration program, advanced math,
onsite agricultural lab, small classes and
more. Bring your children to enjoy activities while you tour the school. All families
of any religion are welcome. For information call 301 884-3165
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Disappearing Marshes Highlights
CCA Meeting
Kingfishers Restaurant (14442 Solomons
Island Rd. S, Solomons) 7 p.m.
The Disappearing Marshes of the
Chesapeake Watershed will highlight
the March 16 meeting of the Patuxent
River Chapter, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland. The meeting will
start at 7 p.m. at Kingfishers Restaurant
in Solomons.
Daniel Strain, a science writer for
the Maryland Sea Grant College who reports on the Chesapeake Bay region, will
discuss the importance of marshes to the
estuary, threats they are facing and their
future.
A number of threats -- such as invasive species, coastal development, and
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sea level rise -- are contributing to the disappearance of marshes up and down the
estuary, he says. By some estimates,
as much as 90 percent of some types of
marshland in Maryland could vanish by
the end of the century.
Food can be ordered from the Kingfishers menu starting at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17
VADM Jan Tighe to Brief Pax River
Community
Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center (44219 Airport Rd., California)
7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
The Patuxent Partnership will
host a briefing with Vice Admiral Jan
Tighe, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. TENTH Fleet
(FCC/C10F) on Tuesday, March 17
from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center in California, Maryland.
The 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community singles out Russia as one of the most
sophisticated nation-state players in
cyberspace, topping China as the principal cyber threat to the U.S. and provides hints that we may see an increase
in naming and shaming campaigns
in the future. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, stated that
the Russian cyber threat is more severe than we had previously assessed.
VADM Tighe will speak with the Pax
River community about the work of
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command. In recognition of Womens History month, she
also will talk about her career journey
in the Navy.
There is no cost to attend. Advance
registration is requested atwww.paxpartnership.org.
Fabulous Florals in Watercolor
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts
Center (13480 Dowell Rd., Lusby) 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Learn tips and techniques from instructor Nancy Thompson, about how
to make strong, vibrant floral paintings. Use clean color, rich values, and
great composition to create dynamic
artwork. This class is for all levels of
experience-beginners welcome! It is
a 2-class series, beginning on March
17 with the second class on March 18,
from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Class cost is
$150; members $140, plus optional $15
materials fee. Advanced registration is
required, please call 410-326-4640 or
email studioschool@annmariegarden.
org.
Steak Night
American Legion Stallings-Williams
Post 206 (3330 Chesapeake Beach Rd.,
Chesapeake Beach) 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Picky about your steak? Order
your Steak Preference direct from the
Grill-Master and get what you like.
The $15 price tag includes all the trimmings and a beverage. From 5:30 to 7
p.m. hosted by the American Legion
Stallings-Williams Post 206, on Route
260 in Chesapeake Beach, in the lowerLevel dining room. Public welcome.
For more information, call 301-8556466. www.ALpost206.org
American Legion Auxiliary 206

Membership Meeting
American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 (3330 Chesapeake Beach
Rd., Chesapeake Beach) 7 p.m.
Begins at 7 p.m. in Upper Level
Hall of the Chesapeake Beach Post on
Route 260. All members are encouraged to attend and bring their ideas to
share, and participate in decisions. For
information, call President Granados at
301-775-9195. www.ALPost206.org
Wednesday, March 18
2015 Summer Camp Showcase
Southern Maryland Higher Education
Center (44219 Airport Road, California) 5 to 8 p.m.
The Greenwell Foundation presents the 2015 Summer Camp Showcase!
Free
admission
Find out about the numerous and
varied summer camp and activity options for your kids in St. Marys
County! Many vendors will be available to share information about their
camps and summer program offerings.For more information, email
i n fo@g reenwellfou nd at ion.org.
Lexington Park Elementary Stem
Academy Open House
Lexington Park Elementary School
(46763 N Shangri-La Dr., Lexington
Park) 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Lexington Park Elementary will
host a STEM Academy Open House.
The purpose of this event is to provide
students and their families interested
in applying for the STEM Academy
with information about the Elementary STEM program, and an opportunity to meet school administration and
the STEM teachers. The STEM Open
House will take place from 6 to 7:30
p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at Lexington Park Elementary School.
For more information on the Elementary STEM Academy, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Consalvo, STEM Coordinator, at 301-475-5511, ext. 32138.
Friday, March 20
Chesapeake Beach) 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Lenten Seafood Dinner Hosted
by the American Legion StallingsWilliams Post 206 Auxiliary from 5:30
to 7 p.m. this is a meal you wont soon
forget. Come to the lower level dining
room. Cost is $10 including sides, salad, roll, and beverage. Public welcome.
The Post is on Route 260 in Chesapeake
Beach and questions may be directed to
(301)855-6466. www.ALpost206.org
Membership Meeting
Chesapeake Beach) 7 p.m.
All members of the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 are
encouraged to attend the regular meeting, starting at 7 p.m., in the Upper
Level Meeting Hall at the American
Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 in
Chesapeake Beach on Route 260. For
information call 301-855-6466. www.
ALpost206.org
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Cecilia Church
Sundays - 10 AM
23928 Mervell Dean Road,
Hollywood MD, 20636 301-997-1235
www.redeemersomd.org
St. John's Anglican Church

SUNDAY MASS 10 a.m.
26415 North Sandgates Rd.
Mechanicsville, Md 20659
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47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429

St. Marys City, MD 20686 301-862-4600
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4:30 pm Saturday
Sunday:
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Weekday (M-F):
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Confessions:
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Victory Baptist Church

29855 Eldorado Farm rd
CharlottE hall, md 20659
301-884-8503
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HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
24422 Mervell Dean Rd Hollywood, MD 20636
301-373-2500
Rev. Sheldon Reese, Pastor

Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m.
All of our services are traditional.
Child care is provided.
Sunday Evening Youth Group
Christian Preschool and Kindergarten available
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention

8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627
Senior Pastor Dr. J. Derek Yelton
Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
Sunday School (all ages)

Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study
Wednesday Discipleship Classes
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9:15 am
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Volunteer!
If you have been

considering ways to be
of service in the community, then look no
further - Historic Sotterley Plantation needs
you! Our volunteer opportunities are plentiful and we welcome
anyone interested in
helping out! While
there are so many ways
you can help, our most
critical seasonal needs
are: museum shop, visitor center, docent, and
garden guild
As a museum shop
volunteer, yours is the
first face visitors will
see when they come to
Sotterley Plantation. You will have the
opportunity to sell our delightful wares
and handle tour admissions, while making our visitors feel welcome. Docents
will lead guided tours from room to
room in the historic Plantation House
and tell the rich story of our 300+ year
old history to guests. Garden Guild
volunteers help to maintain the mag-
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Thursday, March 12
Team Trivia
Leonardtown Grille (25470 Point Lookout
Road, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Dylan Galvin
Ruddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell)
7:30 p.m.
Gary Rue Duo
The Lime Lounge (22608 Three Notch
Road, Lexington Park) 6 p.m.
Friday, March 13
Swamp Candy
7:30 p.m.
St. Pattys Celebration
March 13-17, 10 p.m.
nificent Colonial Revival Garden, to
the delight of visitors throughout the
blooming months.
To help us bridge the gap between
the past, the present, and the future,
please contact Stacey Svendgard, Volunteer Coordinator at the Sotterley office: 301-373-2280 or via email coordinator@sotterley.org.
Maryland Day at
Historic St. Marys City
Celebrate The
Founding of Maryland
Celebrate Marylands 381st anniversary on Saturday, March 21, 2015 in the city
where it all began. Bring your kites and let them soar from 10 a.m. noon followed by watching our annual ceremony at 1 p.m., featuring students from across
Maryland and local dignitaries and our Keynote Speaker Judge Peter J. Messitte.
Explore the world of early Maryland or create a craft of today. Visit the museum on
us! Admission is free in honor of the day. For information, contact 240-895-4990
or info@hsmcdigshistory.org.
Special activities are ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are free and open to
the public. Start your visit at the HSMC Visitor Center (18751 Hogaboom Lane).
For more information about this event or the museum, call 1-800-762-1634, 240895-4990, or visit www.HSMCdigshistory.org.
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Saturday, March 14
Karaoke
Leonardtown Grille (25470 Point Lookout
Road, Leonardtown) 7 p.m.
Karaoke
Applebees (45480 Miramar Way, California) 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 15
Joe Martone
Ruddy Duck (16810 Piney Point Road,
Piney Point) 11 a.m.
Country Music
St. Marys Landing (29935 Three Notch
Road, Charlotte Hall) 4 p.m.
Monday, March 16
Team Trivia
7 p.m.
Karaoke
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17
Annual St. Patricks Day Fun
Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371 Southern
Maryland Boulevard, Dunkirk) 11 a.m.
DJ Spitfire
Memories Bar (2360 Old Washington
Road, Waldorf) 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18
Open Mic Night

7 p.m.
Team Trivia
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 7 p.m.
Karaoke
All American Steak House and Sports Theatre (35 St. Patricks Drive, Waldorf) 8
p.m.
Thursday, March 19
Mercy Creek
7:30 p.m.
Trivia and Karaoke
Anthonys Bar and Grill (10371 Southern
Maryland Boulevard, Dunkirk) 11 a.m.
Karaoke
Friday, March 20
DJ Dave
8 p.m.
Saturday, March 21
Sports Trivia Challenge BEnefit
Quades Store Bar and Grill (36786 Bushwood Wharf Road, Bushwood) 6 p.m.
Karaoke
Applebees (45480 Miramar Way, California) 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 22
Higher Standards
Ruddy Duck (16810 Piney Point Road,
Piney Point) 11 a.m.
Solid Gold Country
Monday, March 23
Team Trivia
7 p.m.
Karaoke
Toots Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood) 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 11
Cerebral Punishment Comedy Show
Brass Rail (20331 Point Lookout Rd, Great
Mills) 8:30 p.m.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Slavonic language
7. Solid water
10. Supply with notes
12. Edible bivalve
13. Field game
14. Yellow edible Indian
fruits
15. Lubricant that protects
body surfaces
16. Canadian flyers
17. Took a seat
18. Anthracite
19. Cuckoos
21. Vietnamese currency unit
22. Subject to payment on
demand
27. Opposite of BC
28. The distance around an
object
33. Blood type
34. Expressing gratitude
36. Bridge-building degree
37. Ribosomal ribonucleic
acid
38. Fiber from the outer husk
of a coconut
39. Great black-backed gull
40. The largest island in the
West Indies
41. Vegetation consisting of
stunted trees or bushes
44. Support trestles
45. Single rail system
48. Call upon in supplication
49. Small compartment
50. Lair
51. Unpleasant nagging
women
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1. College civil rights
organization
2. Full House actress
Loughlin
3. Egyptian sun god
4. Vessel or duct
5. Belonging to a thing
6. After B
7. Refers to end of small
intestine
8. Baby cow
9. River of Memmert
Germany
10. Farmers calendar
11. Spiral shelled cephalopods
12. Source of chocolate
14. Diversify
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plant or animal
18. Freshwater & limestone
green algae
20. Single Lens Reflex
23. Gum arabics
24. Austrian philosopher
Martin
25. Maltese pound
26. An immature newt
29. Popular Canadian
statement
30. Norwegian monetary unit
(abbr.)
31. A journey around a course
32. Confer a nobility title
upon
35. Idle talk
36. British policeman
38. A citizen of Havana
40. Highly glazed finish
41. A portion of
42. Squad
43. Betrayers
44. Barrels per day (abbr.)
45. Married woman
46. Express delight
47. Neither
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St. Marys Department of Aging

Programs and Activities
Living Well Take Charge of Your Health
This program is an evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop developed by Stanford University. The workshop is for any person who
has one or more chronic conditions and who wants to
learn to live more healthfully. It helps people learn
everyday skills to manage chronic health symptoms
and get the most out of life. Caregivers of a person
with a chronic condition are also invited to attend.
In the Living Well take Charge of Your Health
Workshop held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Mondays, March 30 May 4 from 1:45 3:45
p.m., you will learn how to manage symptoms, how
to communicate effectively with doctors, how to
lessen frustration, how to fight fatigue, how to make
daily tasks easier, and how to get more out of life.
To ensure that you get the most out of the program,
attendance is recommended at all six sessions. Registration is limited, so sign up now by calling 301475-4200, ext. 1050
Bankruptcy 101
The Triad/SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) council is sponsoring a Bankruptcy:
101 presentation at the Loffler Senior Activity Center, Thursday, March 26 at 1:00 pm. The presenter
is Daniel Guenther, an attorney who has represented
thousands of clients throughout Southern Maryland.
This presentation will answer questions such as why
file for bankruptcy? Which chapter should I file? You
will also have the chance to learn about chapter 7, 11,
12 & 13, and wills/power of attorney. Registration not
required; but encouraged. To register for this presentation call 301-475-4200, ext. 1073.
Scrapbooking for Beginners Class
The Northern Senior Activity Center is having a beginner scrapbooking class on March 17 at 9
a.m. The format will be for an 8x8 book using kits
designed by the instructor. The theme for the kit and
the class is Blooming Memories. The cost for the
class is $5 and the sign up deadline is the Friday before class. Attend two consecutive classes and earn a
free book while supplies last. For more information,
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please call 301-475-4002, option 1/ext. 3101.
AARP Smart Driver Course
A lot has changed since AARP Driver Safety
first began as 55 Alive. The roads have changed,
cars and the technology inside them have changed,
even the people behind the wheel have changed. As
drivers, if we dont keep up with those changes we put
others and ourselves at risk. As a result of evidencebased research findings, the course has been adjusted
to include a focus on areas where older drivers could
benefit from additional training, including: roundabouts, pavement markings, stop-sign compliance,
red-light running, and safety issues such as speeding, seatbelt and turn-signal use. The course will be
held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Tuesday, March 24 from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. The cost is $15
for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers, payable to
AARP. Members must show their membership card
to get the member rate. Advance sign up is required.
Lunch is available at the Center; cost is a donation
for ages 60 and above and $6 for those under the age
of 60. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050 to register for
the class and for the lunch menu and to make lunch
reservations.
Project Linus meets on March 20
Project Linus will be at the Loffler Senior Activity center the third Friday of each month at 10 a.m.
Project Linus is an organization that makes quilts,
afghans and blankets for children who are hospitalized or in distress then donates them to local hospitals
and childrens agencies. Come to Loffler on Friday,
March 20 to meet other people who like to make and
donate items. Learn new techniques and exchange
patterns and ideas. If you like to make blankets but do
not have the time to meet with other members, dropoff donations are also welcome. For more information
call 301-737-5670 ext. 1658.
Make a Gretchen Easter Basket
Top off a simple basket by learning to weave a
fancy rolled Gretchen border! The Northern Senior
Activity Center is having a basket weaving class for a
Gretchen Easter basket on March 24 and 31 at 1 p.m.

This adorable basket would make a wonderful gift or
Easter basket. The basket size will be 6x8x6 and
colored reeds are available for customization. The
cost for the class is $35. To sign up, please call 301475-4002, option 1/ext. 3101.
Orioles Game
Hey Orioles fans! There are a few seats left for
our annual Orioles trip scheduled for Thursday, May
21. The Orioles will be playing the Seattle Mariners.
Game time is 12:35 p.m. The bus will pick up at all
three senior activity centers. Trip cost is $62 and includes transportation, ticket for covered seating, bus
driver tip, water and snack on the bus. Stop by any
of the senior activity centers in St. Marys County to
make your payment (thus reserving your space). Call
Joyce at 301-737-5670, ext. 1656 for more information.
Trip to Infinity Theater in Annapolis
Make plans now for a trip to the Infinity Theater
in Annapolis. On June 18 we will enjoy a lunch buffet
at The Broadneck Caf followed by a matinee production of Ring of Fire, a musical that celebrates the
artistic contributions of the legendary Johnny Cash.
From the opening chords of vintage Rockabilly to
gentle songs of love and deep faith, this production
packs a score that provides a rich fabric in which to
lay down the story of Johnny Cash. Giving the music
the spotlight, a core group of talented actor/musicians
celebrate the songs that are a part of our collective
experience, such as A Boy Named Sue, Folsom
Prison Blues, and of course, Ring of Fire. For your
convenience, pick up locations will be at all three senior activity centers in the morning. We will arrive in
Annapolis around 11:30 a.m. and will be at the theater
in time for the 2 p.m. show. We should be back in St.
Marys County around 6 p.m. Cost for this trip is $85,
which includes: luxury motor coach transportation,
lunch buffet, show, snacks, water and all gratuities
including bus driver tip. Contact Shellie Graziano at
301-737-5670 ext. 1655 or by e-mail: Sheila.graziano@stmarysmd.com for more information.
Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001
Visit the Department of Agings website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.
James C. Cheseldine, Pt. III

By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
In any outside employment where a man may work
he gets a promotion in a reasonable length of time
When you get into a Government department, if you are
an unclassified employee, there is no chance to get a promotion unless you pass a civil-service examination.
So far as getting an appointment from my State is
concerned, I was told positively there was no need for me
to pass a civil-service examination, because the quota
from my State is more than full. That discouraged me.
Why should I try to do everything to please everybody,
when I have no chance for promotion
I have a wife and two children. My wife is an invalid. Half the time I do not know whether I will go home
and find her dead or aliveI have had to keep one of my
children at home from school because he had no shoes to
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wear this last winter

I get 30 days annual leave a year. When I take that
leave I go out sometimes to work, if I can get work from
any place. It makes no difference what kind of work
I tried several years ago to buy a little home of my
ownI could not keep up the payments on my home.
I have not been able to clothe myself and my wife
and children on [my] small salary. I have not bought a
suit of clothes nor a pair of shoes at a store for the last five
yearsThe clothes I have on my back now were given to
me. It is the same with my little children.
If you are in the Government service, the people
you owe know they will get it. One of them said, I will
get you. He wrote to the chief clerk of the department
[who] threatened me with discharge if I did not pay the
bill immediately.
I go out at nights to work [and] I work all day on
Sundayjust to pick up a little extra... I cannot afford to
Chronicle
have luxuries, have a vacation or go anyplaceWe have

not had 15 cents to pay car fare as far as Chevy Chase.
I do not see whv there should not be some way by
which a man could go into the Government service and
after a certain number of years be given a chance for advancementIt is not because I cannot pass the examinationIf I pass the examination there is no show for me to
get in, because they would bar me, because they say my
State quota is overfull. So, therefore, I would be barred
on that.
I have such hard times getting along on the salary I
get that my wife, being an invalid, has to take in washing
besides what I do on the outside as extra work. She does
her own housework, her own washing and ironing, and
she takes in other outside washing and ironing to help get
along.
James was still working for the U.S. Government as
late as 1930.
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Wanderings
of an
Aimless
Min
Is This
What Is Called
Mental Fluff?
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
I am so impatient at times. These last days before spring
arrives are very antsy for me. This is when I want to put my Forsythia wreath on the front door, or make a new wreath of Pussy
Willow branches. I am dying to switch the winter scene on my
dining room cabinet surface from cardinals and snowmen to my
spring decorations of roses, rabbits, and eggs. Sounds weird but
it looks pretty. I have April Cornell yellow rose linens which
just make me so happy to look at all the time. Then out comes
my Bavarian rose china and green and pink Depression Glass. I
just stare at it when I am in the dining room. Now that I have a
whole guest room downstairs that looks like spring all the time
it makes me want to have every room look like that. Maybe I can
work on our bedroom next. It still has blue walls and I am not a
blue person I am a green person. Hmmmthat doesnt sound
right. We only have two rooms left to make over: the bedroom
and here in the office. Right now, I will have to be satisfied with
the look of spring on the dining room china cabinet.
But for some reason, I cant seem to switch the tableau out
until a day or so before spring arrives. No, I dont know why.
You would think I would want to switch out as early as possible
due to this crazy and cold winter we have had. My way of thinking however (distorted as it normally is) is that the quicker you
prepare for spring, the quicker it leaves and hence the quicker the
year goes by. I like for each season to be different. It is sort of superstition I suppose. I dont look forward to the heat of summer
like I used to and some years it seems like we have two weeks
of true spring and then summer starts. The last time I enjoyed
the heat was when I was 12 and under when it seemed like I was
oblivious to the heat and cold like most children.
I realize there are so many more important things going on
in the world right now, and I do keep up with everything. Here in
the house though I want springtime, sunshine, and flowers. Uh
oh, my Pollyanna side is surfacing. Could be worse.
Another trivial thought is whether to change my photo here
in the column. I was nearly seven years younger and quite a bit
lighter and thinner in that photo. Another superstition? I keep
hoping that I will match the photo again. My hopeful side is telling me yes, but my reality side is telling me, who are you kidding. The problem is that I cant find a decent photo of me. The
reality is that I look at the photos and say, That cant be me! or
The light must be wrong. Those must be bad lighting shadows
that cant be the start of a double chin. or the ever popular,
What was my hair doing that day? The only good photos of
me seem to be from days we spend at a winery, or I do have a
couple good photos from a great night at Cryers Back Road Inn:
I was in a lot of physical pain, but trying to find a way to not feel
it. Those photos came out really good. I might use one of those.
I look deliriously happy.
Nothing like spending a morning with nothing but mental
fluff in your head. I think I better do some manual labor or do
something creative so I can clear out the fluff for a bit. I know
it wont go away forever. My life gets meaning from retaining
thousands of bits of useless trivia which create all that fluff. Fluff
is the stuff of life.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send your comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@
yahoo.comor find me on facebook: Shelby Oppermann
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A Year of Joy and Sorrow

By Laura Joyce
Contiributing Writer

It seems hard to believe that its been a year since I
wrote about the passing of my step-mom, Luann. When
someone is so seriously ill, the days go by very slowly:
you are so focused on the minutia of day-to-day life, on a
hopeful moment one day and a moment of despair another.
Time seems to stand still as you hope for a miracle and then
slowly, slowly begin to accept that no miracle is coming.
When the end comes, with it comes a swirling sort of grief,
a sense of unreality that someone who has been such a part
of your life could possibly be gone. As the immediate fog of
grief begins to lift, it is replaced by a steady sadness punctuated by moments of intense sorrow. Over time, moments of
laughter or hope or pleasure return, if only briefly at first.
Being by my fathers side and seeing him go through
all of this, watching helplessly as he has lived this heartbreaking year of loss and adjustment, has been one of the
most difficult things I have ever experienced. I have come
to understand, even more than I did when Lu was still alive,
how truly, deeply entwined they were; I have also come
to understand the miracle that is the human spirit, living
through such loss and yet getting up, putting one foot in
front of the other, and finding ways to embrace life again,
even when life is missing that which mattered most.
My father and I talk each evening, now: we compare
notes on Jeopardy; we dissect the front page stories from the
Washington Post. We talk about what we did that day and
new recipes weve tried, neighborhood gossip and stories
about the boys. And every weekend since Lus death, I have
returned to my hometown, about two hours north. My father
and I go out to dinner, sometimes to the restaurants he and
Lu so enjoyed, and other times to someplace new.
In the beginning, each visit to a restaurant involved
an explanation; the matre ds and waiters and owners
1965: The Most

Revolutionary
Year in Music
by Andrew Grant Jackson
had come to know Dad and Lu over the years, and so they
looked askance when I would walk in beside my father. I
teased him that he should brag that Im his trophy daughter, but the truth is that each time he had to tell a long-time
acquaintance who I was, he also had to tell them about Lus
passing. Anyone who has lost someone beloved knows that
its not as if you forget, not even for a moment, and yet, each
time he had to say it, each time he had to tell his new story,
the one that had forever changed him, it was as if he was
reminded again: I could see the welling up of his sorrow,
hear the fresh grief, that was now as much a part of his life
as Luann had been for almost forty years.
In the year since Lus passing, I have spent far more
time with my father than I had since childhood. It has been
unexpected to experience joythe joy of getting to know
my father far more deeply, adult to adultin the midst of so
much sorrow. I have come to appreciate my father as never
before. He is smart, interesting, funny andas anyone
would know who saw his care for Luanna deeply loving
person. He is not big on feelings-talk: like many men of his
generation, he can do without the Kumbayah moments. And
like those men, that doesnt mean he doesnt feel; far from it.
For these and a hundred other reasons, many related to seeing the depth of his love for and loyalty to Luann, he is the
(high) standard by which I judge all men.
I cant help but be aware that our increased closeness
has come about in the tremendous void Lus death has left.
Thats the thing about love, though. So often, love and joy
and sorrow are deeply intertwined. Kahlil Gibran wrote
that both spring from the same well: the deeper our joy, the
deeper our sorrow. And its true. Sometimes, it can be hard
to tell where one leaves off and another begins.
I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at
thewordtech@md.metrocast.net
BOOK
REVIEW
c.2015, Thomas Dunne Books $27.99 / $32.50 Canada 352 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Contributing Writer
You turned up the volume again.
Surely, the guy in the car next to yours must think
youre weird. There you are, groovin to your tunes, seatdancing, singing along like you were in-concert. Really, is
there such a thing as having the music too loud?
No. Theres not, so turn up the volume one more time
and read 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
by Andrew Grant Jackson.
As the year 1965 began, more than forty percent of
Americans were under twenty years old. Teens emulated
their parents then: boys wore short hair, girls wore long
skirts. Segregation was common, color TV was new,
eighty percent of America was white, and the countrys
youth had tasted The Beatles and loved them.
Bob Dylan did, too, though John Lennon had once
dismissed his music. The Rolling Stones were singing
puppy love songs, while Barry Gordy hoped his Supremes might follow in Dean Martins footsteps since the
big money was in nightclubs. Marvin Gaye, meanwhile,
wanted to be singing Cole Porter, Malcolm X (who
would soon be assassinated) met Martin Luther King, and
thousands marched to Montgomery.
As winter turned to spring, Roger Miller captured six
Grammys; Charlie Pride struggled with recording deals
in a segregated music industry; and Johnny Cash accidentally, drunkenly, set fire to five hundred acres of California forest. The Byrds music gave birth to the West
Coast hippie dance style Girls wore shorter skirts and
boys wore longer hair, which angered future presidential
candidate Mitt Romney and he gave a

classmate an impromptu haircut.
By the summer of 1965, President
Johnson launched Medicaid, Medicare, and escalated Americas presence
in Vietnam. Sonny and Cher got you, Babe; everybody
was dancing at discotheques; Barry Gordy hired a charm
school teacher to prepare the Supremes for stardom
and Watts burned.
With 1965 winding down, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana
Brasss album whipped up interest. Frank Sinatra insisted
that Sammy Davis, Jr. be allowed to stay at Rat Pack hotels, and Paul McCartney allowed a string quartet on Yesterday. Cass Elliot became a Mama, John Lennon insulted Carol King, and drug songs were hip. And so, at years
end, was the premiere of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
I looked it up: time travel remains merely theoretical.
Still, you can have the next best thing by reading 1965.
This book will have you humming along with songs
you remember (or recognize, if you werent around then).
Author Andrew Grant Jackson melds history, music, and
little-known anecdotes as seamlessly as butter but whats
most fascinating about this book is seeing how times
changed so completely in one year: we went from flattops
to Beatle mops, from black segregation to Black is Beautiful, from I Feel Fine to I Feel Good. And, indeed, it
was.
So is this book, and I think 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music is what you should reach for next.
If youre an oldies fan, a follower of culture, or if you remember the year with fondness (or regret), how could you
turn it down?
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