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IN LOCAL
SHERIFF URGES PLANS
AGAINST ACTIVE
SHOOTERS

IN EDUCATION
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MOVING AHEAD

IN COPS & COURTS

LEONARDTOWN H.S.
ASSAULT SHOCKS
LEADERS

Seeing Eye to Eye

State, County Leaders Build Bridges
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SHERIFF TIMOTHY K. CAMERON ON THE NEED FOR CHURCHES TO

Local News 3 PLAN FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER ATTACKS.

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In Our Community 12
Feature 17
Obituaries 18
Sports 20
Community Calendar 22
Library Calendar 24
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Sheriff: Churches Must Plan for
Mass Shootings
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
As mass shootings become more
common, Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron
warned dozens of church leaders Tuesday
that they must have a plan of action to deal
with an armed assailant.
Cameron said police are constantly
training to respond quickly to what has
become known as an active shooter but he
admitted that events like the shooting at a
church in Sutherland Springs, Texas are
over in two to three minutes.
That means there are likely to be many
dead or wounded when the police arrive
to find the shooter if they have not already
committed suicide, he said.
I tell our officers that when the bell
rings youd better be ready to go, Cam-
eron said to the gathering at Trinity Epis-
copal Church in St. Marys City. Youre
going to go in, find the threat and elimi-
nate it.
Perhaps the most painful lesson learned
from the shooting in Sutherland Springs,
where 26 church members lost their lives
to a lone, deranged gunman, was that no
one thought it would happen there.
Complaceny kills, Cameron said. It
doesnt allow you to prepare.
The meeting between the church lead-
ers and law enforcement was kept secret
with limited notice to the media for a rea-
son, Cameron said, because active shoot-
ers are drawn to target rich environments.
We are a target rich environment, he
said to the packed sanctuary at Trinity
Episcopal.
It makes me angry when thats the
world we live in.
Theres absolutely no place thats
immune.
To prepare for an active shooter, church
leadership had to make a plan of action
that rested on the options of running, hid-
ing or fighting off the active shooter with
improvised weapons.
Evacuating the area was the best option,
law officers said, with hiding and fighting
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Capt. Steve Hall told church leaders
their overall security plan should include
which staff members are responsible in
such events and what parts of a church
building could be used as safe rooms.
Evacuation routes in the church and be-
ing able to identify them were also critical
to a solid security plan.
When it came to fending off an active
shooter, victims should look to anything
they could to fight with.
Were not advocating guns but Im not
saying its a bad idea, Hall said. Impro-
vised weapons work, too.
Hall said one local church developed
a layered security plan where members
were in the parking lot during church ser-
vices to look out for any potential threats
before they gained entry to the interior of
the building.
This was often counter-intuitive for
church members, as they came to worship
in peace and tranquility and eschew the Sheri Timothy K. Cameron
cares of the outside world.
That just doesnt jive with the change
of view we have to have now, Hall said.
Cameron said one critical component
of church security was to heed the intu-
ition that something was suspicious or
potentially dangerous before a tragedy
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Cameron said.
Larry Crabtree, senior pastor at SAY-
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he asked police officers who attend his
church to remain armed, even in plain
clothes.
I ask them if they bring their weapon
to church and some of them arent bring-
ing it, Crbatree said at the gathering.
Theyre people and sometimes they
want to leave the gun behind.
But I tell them, Do me a favor and
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Commissioners Mull
Impact Fee Report
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The impact fee the county govern-
ment should be charging for new con-
struction and development projects is
$10,241, according to a task force report
mandated by the Commissioners of St.
Marys County and presented to them at
their Tuesday meeting.
The reports recommendation is still
less than half of the possible increase to
$25,000 per project impact fee the com-
missioners were considering earlier this
year when they were seeking a middle
way to increase the fee to match the ris-
ing cost of services but not make it so
high as to squelch development.
The task force came up with a cal-
culation that put the total impact fee at
$21,705 but that was reduced by $8,465
to account for the debt incurred on coun-
ty government construction projects and
then again by $2,999 which is the same
amount as the countys transfer tax.
The report stated that these reductions
prevented duplicating property taxes
and transfer taxes, which had already
been collected.
Comptroller Warns of W-2
Scam to Get Employee
Data, Tax Information
The IRS is warning business, payroll
and human resource communities about
a growing W-2 email scam by which
criminals are gaining access to W-2s
and other sensitive tax information that
employers have about their employees.
During National Tax Security Aware-
ness Week this week, the IRS has been
partnering with state tax agencies in-
cluding the Maryland Comptrollers Of-
fice and tax industry stakeholders to
remind people about the importance of
data protection.
W-2 scams put workers at risk for
tax-related identity theft. The IRS rec-
ommends that all employers educate
employees about this scheme, especially
those in human resources and payroll
departments. These employees are usu-
ally the first targets.
Here are five warning signs about the
scam:
The thief poses as a company execu-
tive, school official or other leader in the
organization.
Scam emails often start with a simple
greeting. It can be something like, Hey,
you in today?
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The report also recommended a tiered
impact fee plan based on the square foot-
age of the building to be constructed.
Under the new plan, a building up to
1,199 square feet would be charged 80
percent of the fee, a building between
1,200 to 2,399 square feet would be
charged 90 percent of the recommended
impact fee and all buildings above 2,400
square feet would pay 100 percent.
The report stated the tier approach en-
couraged building of smaller workforce
and senior housing units; smaller units
had less of an impact on infrastructure
such as roads and schools.
The report also recommended a
phase-in of the higher fees over a five-
year period, rising steadily to the final
$10,241 fee.
Commissioners seemed pleased with
the options in the report and said it
should go to a public hearing before they
made their final decision.
This is a better approach, its more
gradual, Commissioner Mike Hewitt
said of the plan.
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The crook sends an email to an em-
ployee with payroll access and requests
a list of all employees and their Forms
W-2. The thief may even specify the for-
mat in which they want the information.
Thieves use many different sub-
ject lines and use words like review,
manual review or request. In some
cases, the thief may send a follow up
email asking for a wire transfer.
Because payroll officials believe they
are corresponding with an executive, it
may take weeks for someone to realize
a data theft occurred. Criminals usu-
ally try to use the information quickly,
sometimes filing fraudulent tax returns
within a day or two.
This scam is such a threat that a spe-
cial IRS reporting process has been set
up. If you think you were a victim of this
scam, visit IRS.gov to find out how to
report it.
From Barbara Sauers,
Maryland Comptrollers Office
Thursday, December 7, 2017
State MVA, Social Services Faulted
by State Audits
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Dual state audits have found serious deficiencies
in some of the operations of both the Department
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(MVA) and the Social Services Administration,
which is overseen by the Department of Human
Services.
Specifically, the report from the Office of Leg-
islative Audits shows that while the MVA policed
itself in finding that it issued 270 fraudulent and
federally non-compliant drivers licenses or iden-
tification cards, based on counterfeit documents
at one branch over a six month period, it did not
expand its investigation to all of its branches.
Moreover, MVA did not change or alter its in-
ternal procedures to ensure such problems did not
arise again.
The report noted that Maryland law allowed
MVA to issue federally non-compliant products to
people who did not have the right to live in the
United States as long as they had filed a state in-
come tax return.
The audit stated that further investigation into
fraudulently obtained products such as licenses
was warranted.
The MVA takes the issue of fraud very seri-
ously, the MVA stated in a response to the audit.
The MVA already identified and immediately
took administrative action against the employees
who did not follow the required procedures of en-
suring the customer had an appointment, which
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enforces a unique comptroller number.
A similar audit aimed at the Social Services Ad-
ministration found that it had not instituted proper
quality assurance programs to monitor child wel-
fare programs were being administered properly
by local social services branches.
The audit found that oversight was either insuf-
ficient or non-existent for areas such as foster care
placement records, medical and dental exams for
foster children, school attendance, child abuse and
neglect investigations and others.
The audit also delved into many other
deficiencies.
In its response to the audit, the Social Services
Administration stated it agreed with some of its
assessments but disagreed with the report on the
whole.
DHS is not in agreement with either OLAs
overall conclusion that SSA had no established a
comprehensive quality assurance program to en-
sure that child welfare programs were being prop-
erly administered by the [local social services de-
partments] or with OLAs rating of unsatisfactory
for accountability and compliance, the statement
reads.
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Business Park Returns
To Planning Commission
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A project proposed near the intersec-
tion of Route 5 and Great Mills Road is
returning to the countys planning com-
mission Dec. 11.
The new name for the project is J.F.
Taylor Engineering and Integration Fa-
cility but it first came before the plan-
ning commission as Cecils Mill Busi-
ness Park.
The new concept site plan up for ap-
proval by the planning commission con-
sists of a 28,736 square-foot, two-story
office building including a one-story as-
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sembly warehouse that is 54,000 square
feet in size.
The project was delayed when mis-
takes were found in the zoning map
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SATURDAY, DEC 9TH
the 2017 Maryland Association of
Counties (MACo) Winter Confer-
ence. The conference is expected to
attract over 500 attendees interested
in working together for the residents
of Maryland.
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its citizens. Attendees will learn
this and more during 28-educational
break-out sessions, general sessions,
meetings and briefings at the 3-day
event.
Representing St. Marys County
Government at the conference are
Commissioner President, and Leg-
islative Committee member Randy
Guy. He will moderate a panel en-
titled Basics of Risk Management.
Commissioners Tom Jarboe (1st Dis-
trict) and MACo Legislative Com-
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pertaining to the property on which the
project would be built; the developer
also left off the project to deal with other
business concerns but planned to revisit
it.
The family-owned company works
closely with the defense industry, par-
ticularly in avionics, flight testing and
unmanned systems.
The property is nearly 25 acres in size
and the original plans for the project in-
cluded a residential development.
The nearby residents, already weary
of heavy traffic and long delays at the
intersection of Great Mills Road and
Route 5, have expressed opposition to
the project because they believe it will
further exacerbate traffic jams.
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Transportation director John Deat-
rick and Public Information Offi-
cer Tony Jones will also attend the
conference.
County elected officials, legisla-
tors and other representatives from
Marylands 23 counties and Bal-
timore City gather in Dorchester
County, Maryland, for the Maryland
Association of Counties (MACo)
Winter Conference. The goal of the
event is to provide county decision-
makers and other participants with
tools for more effective leadership
and a clearer perspective on the is-
sues which will be addressed during
the upcoming Maryland General As-
sembly Session. The ultimate result
of attendance is more effective and
efficient county government.
The conferences theme The
Power of Partnerships is a goal we
are striving to achieve here in St.
Marys County, said Commissioner
Randy Guy. There are a number of
initiatives on our wish list but in or-
der to accomplish them we may need
to consider public-private partner-
ships. So what we are able to take
away from the MACo conference
will help us in our future decision
making.
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Suspects Sought in Liquor Store Degree. CASE# 62712-17
Robbery Dep. Robinson responded to the
On December 5, 2017, at approxi- 20000 block of Pt. Lookout Road in
mately 7:38 PM, deputies from the Callaway, for a report of an assault.
St. Marys County Sheriffs Office Contact was made with Renee Ann
responded to Centre Liquors, located Adamson, age 56, of Callaway, who
at 40955 Merchants Lane, (Leonard- was reporting an assault. Further
town Center), in Leonardtown, for a investigation revealed the allega-
reported robbery. tion of assault was fabricated, and
OWN FOR LESS THAN $1600 MONTH!! An employee at the establishment
advised two African American males
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Suspect Jeremy Jermaine Snell, age
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the suspect, Delvon Vashon Gantt,
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Leonardtown High
School Assault Under
Investigation
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
Maryland State Police have taken
over the investigation of a savage
beating of a student at Leonardtown
High School Nov. 27 apparently at
the hands of three other students.
A video of the assault has surfaced
of two males attacking another at the
school, knocking the victim to the
ground and kicking, stomping and
punching him repeatedly.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said
the school resource officer normally
stationed at the school was not there
during the assault and that state
troopers were the first responders to
the 911 call.
Cameron said he had seen the vid-
eo of the assault.
Its pretty disgusting, he said of
the attack.
Det. Sgt. Jeff Linger of the Leonar-
dtown State Police barrack, said the
situation is still somewhat unclear as
State Police Receive Grant
to Fight Opioid Abuse
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and
Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) have
announced $288,445 in federal fund-
ing to help state and local authorities
fight the ongoing heroin and opioid
epidemic. The funds issued by U.S.
Department of Justices Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Office will go to the Maryland
State Police to support their efforts
investigating unlawful activities re-
lated to the distribution of prescrip-
tion opioids and heroin.
The prescription opioid and her-
oin epidemic is a public health crisis
that hurts every state in our country,
and every part of Maryland. Some
rural parts of our state have thehigh-
est per capita rates of heroin and opi-
oid drug use in the United States,
said Senator Cardin. Facing this
challenge head-on means support-
ing our states law enforcement with
every tool and every resource they
need. This federal investment in the
Maryland State Police represents a
commitment to that, and Ill keep
fighting to ensure the federal gov-
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to what caused the attack but he said
the student pictured in the video be-
ing attacked might have instigated
the incident.
All four students involved in the at-
tack have been charged with assault
and disrupting school activities; one
of the students, an 18-year-old, has
been charged as an adult.
All of them are technically vic-
tims and suspects, Linger said.
Video doesnt reveal everything.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Schools IT Project
Moving Ahead
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The Commissioners of St. Marys
County approved a school system plan
on Tuesday that would solve the long-
term problem of housing their informa-
tion technology operation and staff at a
reduced cost.
Schools Superintendent Scott Smith
told the commissioners that, after some
revision, the project to demolish the old
Bethune building which housed the IT
operations in the 7th District and move
IT personnel and operations into leased
space could be done for about $2 million.
The Bethune building was deemed
too old to handle the growing IT opera-
tion for the school system and its age
was considered a potential health hazard
to employees there.
The plan, according to the school sys-
tem, is to house IT staff, equipment and
work areas at leased office space near
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St. Marys College of Maryland rec-
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The Bookbag to Briefcase program,
formed several years ago, is designed
to connect St. Marys College students
with industry experts in small group
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This program has a lasting impact on
our students as they develop into profes-
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We thank BB&T for supporting the
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Bookbag to Briefcase was re-imag-
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that are open to all students. The pro-
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financial literacy, personal budgeting
and establishing credit, understanding
insurance policy language, and steps to
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The modifications to the DSS build-
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12 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, December 7, 2017

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and hunting lands for future generations.

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St. Marys County. Among other issues, Raley boldly opposed slot machines in the county decades ago,
which cost him politically.
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer joined members of the Commissioners of St. Marys County, the state delegation
to Annapolis and board members of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum to dedicate the completion
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Gov. Larry Hogan visited St. Marys
County on Monday for the ribbon cutting
and dedication of the new business incu-
bator just finished at the University Sys-
tem of Marylands UAS Test Site at the St.
Marys County Airport.
Hogan praised the efforts of elected
leaders and business interests in expand-
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my by giving startup businesses a place to
grow and develop their products, leverag-
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Hogan also visited the Paul Hall Center
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Delegation, Commissioners
Reaching Dtente
As state delegates and county commissioners changed, Cudmore said.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer

at a given time.
prepared to discuss and debate bills to be sent to Commissioner Todd Morgan was quick to point I think there may be savings, Hewitt said.
Annapolis next year several political observers out that the bill the commissioners were asking the With the hurricanes the nation has had to deal
had predicted another scrape over a $24.6 million delegation to support and put forward in Annapo- with, building supplies have gone up [in cost]
bond authorization bill to fund a plethora of coun- lis did not require the county to borrow that entire dramatically.
ty construction projects. amount. Trying to bide time on moving ahead on some of
Aside from a few probing questions and com- The authority is just that, authority, the Dis- the countys capital projects might help save mon-
ments it did not materialize. trict 4 commissioner said. We dont go out and ey, Hewitt said, in waiting for costs to go down
It was a much different situation than last year, frivolously borrow against that authority. and labor availability to go up.
when the delegation had attempted to place con- Delegate Morgan also said he was concerned Were all competing for the same resources,
ditions on a similar bond bill that threatened to that bond money was sometimes spent on projects Hewitt said.
derail funding, and the political process in An- other than what they were originally intended. Projects that have been delayed in the countys
napolis, for key projects in St. Marys until a last Commissioner Tom Jarboe said he would be capital improvement program (CIP) include a new
minute negotiation defused the situation. happy to have bond money affixed to certain proj- site for the Advanced Life Support Unit facility as
This year the delegation had a more measured ects throughout their building cycle but it would well as connections of FDR Boulevard.
approach to analyzing the Com- The county has also had to reduce
missioners of St. Marys County the scope of projects such as the
requests. new Leonardtown Library and Gar-
The bill would authorize the coun- vey Senior Center to make it more
ty commissioners to borrow money
The authority is just that, authority. We dont go out affordable.
for projects ranging from completing and frivolously borrow against that authority. Weve had to reduce that project
the jail renovation in Leonardtown by about 2,250 square feet, Hewitt
to funding the new library and se- said.
nior center projects. - Commissioner Todd Morgan During the Dec. 5 hearing, Sena-
The day after the meeting, Com- tor Steve Waugh signaled the del-
missioner Mike Hewitt said a great- egations willingness to work more
er level of prior cooperation be- closely with the commissioners.
tween the two parties led to a much Were not a barrier there [in An-
smoother discussion at the Dec. 5 joint meeting at cost more. napolis] to slow you down, Waugh said.
the commissioners chambers in Leonardtown. Wed need more bonding authority for that, That was much appreciated, Hewitt said in a
Weve provided a lot more info in advance, Jarboe said in a later interview, adding that un- later interview about Waughs statement.
Hewitt said. And that gave us the opportunity to der the current situation, commissioners could be In the end, Jarboe said, both groups were com-
have more dialogue back and forth. flexible in spending money on projects that were ing to a greater understanding of each other but
During the meeting Del. Matt Morgan noted that ready to go. what really mattered to voters was their ability to
despite what had been planned, the final price tag Jarboe also said that relations between the two get things done despite any conflicts.
for capital projects always seemed to be a moving groups were improving and that while the delega- Theres been education for both sides, Jarboe
target. tion did not emphatically support the bond bill said. But in the final analysis the voters dont
Its hard to tell exactly what these projects they did not deride it either. care whether the delegation and commissioners
are costing, the District 29 A delegate said. I They didnt mention anything against it, Jar- like each other.
couldnt tell you what that jail costs at this point. boe said. My assumption is that it should go for- All they want is to have things happen. They
Jeanett Cudmore, the countys chief financial ward without issue. want things done.
officer, said the price of the jail project shifted Hewitt said he believed the county might not
with state funding . have to borrow the full $24 million if they were guyleonard@countytimes.net
The state funding changed, so the project assiduous about which projects they borrowed for

From left, Del. Jerry Clark, Del. Matt Morgan, Del. Deb Rey and Sen. Steve Waugh. Photos by Frank Marquart
 18 Obituaries The County Times Thursday, December 7, 2017

In Remembrance
The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.

Dolores Ruth Sorli
Dolores Ruth Sorli, 83, of Hol-
lywood, MD passed with peace and
grace November 29, 2017. Dolores
was born in Jamaica, NY on Septem-
ber 7, 1934 to the late Adolf Sterbenz
and Anna Marie Mille Sterbenz. Do-
lores graduated from St. Johns Uni-
versity while working in Manhattan.
She earned her Bachelors degrees in
Business and Education and was a
dedicated teacher in the Comsewogue
School District in New York for over
30 years. A person of faith, Dolores
enjoyed serving as a religious educa-
tor for St. Louis de Montfort Roman
Catholic Church in Sound Beach, NY
where she also contributed as a vocal-
ist, organist and Eucharistic minister.
Dolores loved spending time with
family and friends whether it was lis-
tening to music (in particular 50s and
military bands), traveling for vaca-
tions or attending her grandchildrens
music concerts. Dolores followed in
her fathers footsteps as an avid NY
Mets fan and enjoyed watching her
kids and grandkids play ball. Dolo-
res children and grandchildren were
the pride and joy of her life. Family
and friends will miss her delicious
cooking, but her memory will never
be forgotten.
Dolores was predeceased in death
by her husband Ralph Sorli and be-
loved son Scott Sorli. She is survived
by her sons: Joel Sorli (Jane Hall) of
Hollywood, MD and Jonathan Sorli
(Mariana Rengifo-Sorli) of White
Plains, MD; grandchildren: Brandon
Sorli, Brittany Sorli and Mia Sorli;
sister: CarolAnn Ellis of Leon, NY;
niece, Adrienne Kelly; nephews: Lee
and Christopher Ellis; and many ex-
tended family and friends.
Family will receive friends on
Thursday, December 7, 2017 from
10:00 to 11:00 a.m., with a Memorial
Mass celebrated by Reverend Ray-
mond Schmidt at 11:00 a.m., at St.
John Francis Regis Catholic Church,
43927 St. Johns Road, Hollywood,
MD 20636. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be
made to St. John Francis Regis Cath-
olic Church, 43950 St. Johns Road,
Hollywood, MD 20636 or Hospice
House of Charles County, 2505 Da-
vis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A.
Katherine Ann Drury
Katherine Ann Drury, 76, of Balti-
more, MD passed away November 7,
2017 at her home.
She was born on May 24, 1941 in
Leonardtown, MD to the late Thom-
as Foley Drury and Florence Irene
Small Drury.
Katherine was born and raised in
St. Marys County. She enjoyed ten-
pin bowling with a group of friends
for many years. She also enjoyed
spending time with friends and fam-
ily attending church, shopping, and
dining out. She was a loyal fan of
Coke, McDonalds cheeseburgers and
strawberry milkshakes. For many
years she would vacation at the beach
in Ocean City during the summer and
in Florida in the winter. She also en-
joyed a vacation to Disney World and
a cruise to the Caribbean.
Katherine is survived by her sister,
Sharon Owens of California, MD, her
niece Lisa Clarke of Lothian, MD,
three grandnieces and 2 grandneph-
ews and many friends at The ARC of
Baltimore. She was preceded in death
by her parents, her brother, Thomas
Foley Drury, Jr. and her niece, Laura
Sartwell.
Funeral services will be private.
Condolences to the family may be
made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield
Funeral Home, P.A.

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The blueness of the sky and the warmth of summer, we remember you.
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When we have joy we yearn to share, we remember you.
So long as we live, you too, shall live, for you are now a part of us as we remember you.
We think of you in silence and often speak your name. All we have now are memories and a picture in a
frame. In life, we loved you dearly. In death, we love you still. In our hearts, you hold a place that no one can
ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone, for part of us went with you, the day God
called you Home. And we are comforted by precious memories of the love you gave and all the kind, helpful
and wonderful things you did for us.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Gary Louis McGraw
Gary Louis McGraw, Mack, 65,
of Lexington Park, MD formerly
from Maine passed away on Octo-
ber 31, 2017 in Lexington Park, MD.
Born on October 2, 1951 in Philadel-
phia, PA. He was the son of the late
Margaret Evans McGraw and Howard
Randal McGraw. He was the loving
husband of Catherine McGraw whom
he married on September 8, 1972 in
Philadelphia, PA. Gary is survived
by his sons; George Michael (Lisa) of
VA, Gray Louis, McGraw, Jr. (Kris-
ten) of FL, 5 grandchildren; Joseph
Louis, Kelsey, Braeden, Ryan, and
Ramsey. Siblings; Randal McGraw,
and Margie Bailie.
Gary graduated from Olney High
School in 1970 and moved from
Maine to St. Marys County, MD on
October, 1993. He joined the U.S.
Navy and attended boot camp at RTC
Great Lakes from July to October
1970. From November through April
1971, he attended Aviation Machin-
ists Mate (Jet) A: School and Basic
Helicopter C School in Memphis,
Tennessee. He was stationed at Ht-8,
NAS Ellyson Field, Pensacola, Flor-
ida from April 1971 to March 1972.
In March 1972, he was part of the
commissioning crew of HT-18 trans-
ferring to NAS Whiting Field, Mil-
ton, Florida. There he served as an
H-1 Huey Plane Captain and as a
Maintenance Controller. Attached to
VP-30, NAS Patuxent River, Mary-
land as a student in 1974. He arrived
at VP-10 in NAS Brunswick Maine
To Place A Memorial,
Please Call
301-373-4125
or send an email to
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as a P-3B(D) power plants mechan-
ic. While there, he made three de-
ployments to NAS Bermuda and NS
Rota, Spain. In December 1977 he
was transferred to NAS Brunswick
where he worked in the AIMD com-
plete engine repair (CER) shop and
at the Organizational Maintenance
Department (OMD) repairing UH-1N
Rescue Helicopters and C-1A cargo
planes. In January 1981 through
January 1984 he was assigned to VP-
44 NAS Brunswick Maine as a P-3C
UII power plants mechanic and as a
Quality Assurance representative.
While there he made two deploy-
ments to NS Rota, Spain/NAF Lajes,
Azores and to NAS Bermuda. In
March 1984 to May 1985, he was as-
signed to VT-19, NAS Meridian Mis-
sissippi as a T-2C Quality Assurance
Representative. In May 1985 through
July 1987 he was assigned to CTW-1,
NAS Meridian, Mississippi where he
was a member of the Wing Contracts
Monitoring Team on a civilian T-2C
maintenance contract. During this
tour he was initiated and promoted
to Chief Petty Officer in September
1985. In August 1987, he reported to
VP-44 until its disestablishment in
May 1991. While there, he made two
deployments to NS Rota, Spain/NAF
Lajes, Azores and NAS Keflavik,
Iceland. In November 1990, he was
promoted to Senior Chief Petty Of-
ficer. While there he served as Air-
frames/Corrosion Control shop chief,
maintenance, control supervisor and
as the commands hazardous waste/
material coordinator. In May 1991 to
June 1993, he was assigned to VP-8,
NAS Brunswick Maine. While there
he deployed to NS Roosevelt Roads,
Puerto Rico in support of UNITAS
and JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) 4
COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERA-
TIONS. He served as the aircraft
division chief, command hazardous
waste/material coordinator and as
Maintenance Chief. From July to
September 1993 he was assigned as
a student at the Navy detachment at
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma for training
on the E-6A Mercury. Senior Chief
McGraw transferred to Force War-
fare in September, 1993 where he
was assigned as Quality Assurance
Supervisor, Maintenance Material
Chief Petty Officer and VP Main-
tenance Division Officer. While
serving in the United States Navy
he earned the Navy Commendation
Medal, Navy Achievement Medal
Times 4, Navy Good Conduct times
6, Battle E: Times 2, Southwest Asia
Service Medal Times 2, Meritorious
Unit Commendation times 2, Sea
Service Deployment Ribbon times 6,
Coast Guard Special Operations Rib-
bon, and Joint Meritorious Award.
After retiring from active duty in
1996, Gary went to work as an Engi-
neer Tech for the U.S. Navy and re-
tired in September, 2017.
Gary belonged to the Andrew Cha-
pel Hill Mason Lodge, and was Past
Master Mason, member of Barber-
shop quartet and Civil War Reen-
actor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
reading, Eagles football, and family.
Margaret T. Purcell
Margaret T. Purcell, 82, of
Drayden, MD died on October 31,
2017 at her residence. Born on June
7, 1935 in Luna Louisiana. Marga-
ret was the daughter of the Edward
and Ella Tisdale. She was the lov-
ing wife of the late George F. Purcell
whom she married in West Monroe,
Louisiana on August 4, 1956, and
who preceded her in death on April
26, 2012. Margaret is survived by
her daughters; Patricia Wince (Don-
nie) of Valley Lee, MD, Gail Wood
(Ron) of Hollywood, MD, grandchil-
dren include; Dale Wince of Comp-
ton, Jay Wince of Middle River, MD,
and Meaghan Wince of Valley Lee,
MD, step grandchild; Natalie Wood
of Mechanicsville, MD and great
grandson Ashton Wince of Compton,
MD. Mrs. Purcell is also survived
by her sister Mae Bailey. She was
preceded in death by her siblings;
Thelma Dell, Jese Tisdale, David
Tisdale, James Tisdale, Bertie Fos-
ter. Margaret graduated from North
Western University in Louisiana
with a nursing degree and moved to
St. Marys County, MD in 1956. She
began working at St. Marys Hospital
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and was employed for 29 years at St.
Marys County Health Department
as a community health nurse. Mrs.
Purcell was a member of the Leon-
ardtown Vol. Fire Department Ladies
Auxiliary for several years. Marga-
rets greatest love was to spend time
with her husband, family, grandchil-
dren and friends. She enjoyed fish-
ing, traveling, gardening and reading.
Contributions may be made to the
Second Dist. Vol. Fire Department
and Rescue Squad P.O. Box 1 Val-
ley Lee, MD 20692 and St. George
Island United Methodist Church
16271 Thomas Road Piney Point, MD
20674
Delores Fay DeHart
Delores Fay DeHart, 76, of Colo-
nial Beach, Virginia passed away
on November 20, 2017 in Colonial
Beach, Virginia.
Delores was born on November 22,
1940 to Ernest Guy McClanahan, and
Zora Belle Estep. She was a Pre-Pack
Produce Worker for Safeway until
her retirement in 1974 after 20 years
of service. Delores enjoyed crafting,
making floral arrangements and buy-
ing jewelry.
Delores is survived by her sons,
Alfred DeHart (Deborah) and Ricky
DeHart (Tonya). Also surviving are
her brothers, Douglas McClanahan
and David McClanahan, her sister,
Phillis Mercilliott, 9 grandchildren,
14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-
great grandchildren. She is prede-
ceased by her parents, her son, Ste-
ven DeHart, her daughter, Tammy
F. Cox, her brothers, Ernest McCla-
nahan, Jr., Maxen McClanahan and
Charles McClanahan and her sister,
Evelyn Windsor.
Family and friends will be re-
ceived on Friday, December 8, 2017
from 5 to 8PM with Prayers at 7PM
at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home,
30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte
Hall, Maryland 20622. A Graveside
Service will be10AM onSaturday,
December 9, 2017 at Trinity Memori-
al Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman Bean-
town Road, Waldorf, MD 20601.
In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-
tions in Delores name may be made
to the charity of your choice.
20 Sports The County Times
Schultz Drops 24 in
Seahawks Loss
Spencer Schultz 20 - Photo Credit: Bill Wood
By Nairem Moran
St. Marys College of Maryland
St. Marys College of Maryland bas-
ketball team lost Dec. 2 to Marymount
as first-year forward Spencer Schulz
scored 24 points.
The Basics
Score: St. Marys 66, Marymount
75
Records: St. Marys (1-5, 0-2
CAC), Marymount (3-3, 2-0
CAC)
Location: St. Marys City, Md.
OBrien Athletics & Recreation
Center Arena
The Short Story: Sophomore
forward Spencer Schultz (Clear
Spring, Md./Clear Spring)
poured in a game- and season-
best 24 points but his efforts fell
short as the St. Marys College of
Maryland mens basketball team
lost their fifth straight Saturday
afternoon. The Seahawks gave
up an 11-point halftime lead in
falling 75-66 to Marymount (Va.)
University in their Capital Ath-
letic Conference home-opener.
How It Happened
St. Marys came out red-hot
and boasted a 14-3 lead at 16:50
with a combined 10 points from
Schultz (6) and first-year forward
Kevin Makle (Finksburg, Md./
Randallstown) while the Saints
went 1-of-3 from the field with
four turnovers.
The Seahawks stretched their
lead to 12 twice at 14:47 and
13:49 before Marymount worked
its way back into the game, pull-
ing within five four times with
the last time coming at 2:41 be-
hind a pair of free throws by Tai-
ga Walker.
Schultz scored four of the first
halfs final six points to give St.
Marys a 39-28 halftime advan-
tage. He led all players at the
break with 18 points on 8-of-11
Thursday, December 7, 2017
shooting as well as five rebounds.
The Saints responded well in the
second half, opening up with a
13-1 run to claim their first lead
of the game, 41-40, at 15:25.
A three-point play by Makle at
14:50 was the final Seahawk lead
of the game as Marymount rolled
out to a 62-52 advantage at 5:18
behind an 18-7 run fueled by five
points each from Kiran Durant
and Walker.
St. Marys continued to battle
but would get no closer than six
at 1:26 as sophomore guard Matt
Ayoub (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Wood-
son) knocked down three free
throws and again at 1:00 and 0:34
as senior wing Chris Craft, Jr.
(Waldorf, Md./Westlake) went
3-of-4 from the line.
The Seahawks also committed 11
turnovers over the final 20 min-
utes which led to 13 points for
Marymount.
Inside the Box Score
St. Marys outworked the Saints
in the paint, 44-32, but was shut
down on the perimeter, making
only 1-of-11 three-point attempts.
Schultz shot 10-of-15 from the
field and went 4-of-7 at the line to
notch his game- and season-best
24 points. He also added eight re-
bounds and matched his season-
best of three steals, which he set
at Penn State Altoona.
Senior guard Ochae Bynum
(Waldorf, Md./North Point) fin-
ished with 10 points and two
assists while Makle chipped in
eight boards and seven points.
Brandon Rogers paced Mary-
mount in its third win in a row
with a career-high 24 points, in-
cluding post 18 in the second half,
while Dimitri Rucker hauled in a
game-best 13 caroms.
nmoran@smcm.edu
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Seahawk Signs Pro
Soccer Contract
Nicholas Tait 17 signs pro soccer contract
By Nairem Moran
St. Marys College of Maryland
Nicholas Tait, St. Marys College Class
of 17 (Silver Spring, Md./Sandy Spring
Friends School) is going pro. The former
Seahawk mens soccer forward has signed
a rookie professional contract with the
Baltimore Blast of the Eastern Division of
the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL).
The Blast has won the MASL Cham-
pionship nine times, including claiming
the professional indoor soccer titles in
2016 and 2017. The team plays their home
games at SECU Arena on the campus of
Towson University in Towson.
Tait, an environmental studies major
and double minor in history and Spanish,
left his mark all over the St. Marys mens
soccer record book. He completed his
career fourth all-time in game-winning
goals (9) and fifth in points (88), goals (33),
and assists (22). Tait is also tied for first
in games played (74), games started (73),
Deer Hunters Enjoy
Season Opener
Hunters reported harvesting 13,514
deer on the opening weekend of the 2017
Maryland firearm season, the states most
popular hunting season. The total in-
cludes 6,242 antlered and 7,272 antlerless
deer, with sika deer comprising 201 of the
antlered and 188 of the antlerless totals.
Overall opening weekend totals in Calvert
were 201 and in St. Marys 306
Hunters in Region A mainly western
Maryland reported harvesting 1,401
deer for the weekend, up significantly
from last years harvest of 1,111. In Region
B, the antlered deer harvest decreased
from 5,074 last year to 4,841 this year
and the antlerless harvest decreased from
7,386 to 7,272.
Deer hunters harvested 3,389 deer
(1,369 antlered, 2,020 antlerless) Sunday.
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and leaves as the record holder in minutes
played with 5,715.
As a senior, the 6-2 midfielder led the
Capital Athletic Conference with six
game-winning goals, ranking him 14th in
Division III in the same category. He was
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selection and four-time All-CAC pick, in-
cluding three straight first team nods. Tait
was also the 2015 CAC Player of the Year
as well as the St. Marys Male Athlete of
the Year in 2016 and 2017.
A two-year team captain, he excelled
off the pitch as well as Tait landed on the
CAC All-Academic Team his last two
season.
nmoran@smcm.edu
Hunting is permitted on select Sundays
in 20 counties and has become increas-
ingly popular with hunters across the
state. Frederick County once again led the
Sunday harvest with 342 deer taken. The
harvest was nearly the same as last years
official total of 13,571 deer for the same
period.
Junior hunters also took advantage of
good November hunting weather and re-
ported taking 2,462 deer during the Junior
Deer Hunt Days. The harvest was nearly
identical to last years official harvest of
2,444. These young hunters registered
1,500 antlered and 962 antlerless deer.
The two-week deer firearm season runs
through Dec. 9.
From MD DNR.
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St. Marys Department of Aging
Programs and Activities
Brought to you by the Commissioners of St. Marys County: James R. Guy, President; Michael L. Hewitt; Tom Jarboe; Todd B. Morgan; John E. OConnor; and the Department of Aging & Human Services
Medstar Medicare Choice
Leaving St. Marys County
In 2015, Medstar Choice, a Medi-
care Advantage plan began offering
coverage to St. Marys County Medi-
care beneficiaries as an alternate to
receiving benefits from the tradi-
tional Medicare program. Effective
Jan. 1, 2018, these policies will no
longer be offered in St. Marys and
those who are currently enrolled
will be automatically enrolled back
into the traditional Medicare Part A
& B program. At this time it is not
known if another company will of-
fer a Medicare Advantage plan in
our area. This change does not af-
fect anyone enrolled in the Medstar
Family Choice Medicaid program. It
is important that individuals affected
by this loss of coverage seek out en-
rollment into a Medicare Part D pre-
scription plan and possibly a Medi-
care Medigap policy as well. Any-
one who needs assistance reviewing
their options may call the St. Marys
County Department of Aging & Hu-
man Services at 301-475-4200, ext.
*1050, to schedule an appointment.
Holiday Greenery Wreath
Just in time for the holidays, make
your own lovely and classic fresh
wreath. The Northern Senior Activ-
ity Center will have Holiday Green-
ery Wreath class on Monday, Dec. 11,
from 10 a.m.-noon. All materials are
provided including the 18 inch form,
large decorative ribbon and assorted
evergreens such as Magnolia, Cy-
press and more. The $25 fee includes
instruction and all materials. Space
is limited; payment is due at sign up.
Library Holiday Closings
All three branches of the St. Marys
County Library will be closed on
Sunday, December 24 and Monday,
December 25 in observance of the
Christmas holiday. All branches will
be open for regular business hours on
Tuesday, December 26.
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To sign up and pay for this class in
advance, please visit the front desk.
For availability, call 301-475-4200,
ext. *3101.
Wine Cork Reindeer Ornaments
What better way to celebrate the
holidays than to make an adorable
reindeer ornament out of wine corks
at the Garvey Senior Activity Center
on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m.
This is a perfect gift for the wine
connoisseur! The cost for the class is
$2. Call the Garvey Senior Activity
Center at 301-475-4200, ext. *1050
to sign up.
Christmas Movie at Loffler
Treat yourself to a break from
the holiday rush- enjoy some sweet
and salty kettle corn and an ice cold
drink while watching the beloved
Christmas classic Its a Wonderful
Life starring Jimmy Stewart and
Donna Reed on Thursday, Dec. 21, at
10 a.m. at the Loffler Senior Activity
Center.
Since the movie runs for over 2
hours, we will pause it at 11:30 for
lunch and will resume at noon. Seat-
ing is limited, reserve yours by call-
ing 301-475-4200, ext. *1658 or stop
by the reception desk at Loffler. Also,
when you sign up, let us know if you
would like us to reserve a lunch for
you. On the menu that day is apple-
sauce w/cinnamon, pork roast, gravy,
whipped sweet potatoes, California
blend veggies, whole wheat dinner
roll and pudding. There is no cost for
the movie and treats, but lunch is $6
for anyone under 60 and by donation
for those 60 or older.
BINGO for Kids
Charlotte Hall Library will hold
two Bingo for Kids events on Tues-
day, December 26. Bingo for kids
ages 3 6 will be held from 10 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. Bingo for kids ages 7
10 will be held from 2 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. Try your luck in our kid-friendly
version of Bingo. Match letters, num-
bers, and symbols to win fun prizes!
Siblings welcome, registration re-
quired and opens two weeks before
each event on www.stmalib.org.
Lofer Senior Activity Center 301-475-4200, ext. 1658
Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050
Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 3101
Visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information
Senior Matters
The popular discussion and study
group will be held the first and third
Thursdays each month from 12:30-
1:30 p.m. at the Northern Senior Ac-
tivity Center. Come join a group that
discusses issues and concerns that
are important to you. Designed like
a focus group, facilitator Lynn Perry
will guide discussions for balanced
input and topic progression. Some
meetings have set topics that encour-
age you to bring a relevant article or
item while others will be more open
with conversations developing from
group feedback. Come be part of the
conversation. SENIORS matter and
whats on your mind does too Se-
nior Matters. For more information
about the program, please call 301-
475-4200, ext. * 3103.
Chair & Seated Yoga at
Northern
The Northern Senior Activity Cen-
ter offers Chair and Seated Yoga on
alternating Fridays and Wednesdays.
Both classes use modified yoga po-
sitions which incorporate a chair
prominently for ease and stability.
The Friday class uses the chair for
seated and standing poses and has a
relaxation period on the floor. The
Wednesday class is seated with lim-
ited standing and no floor positions.
This month we have 2 Wednesday
classes and 3 Friday classes. Try
your first class for free. To continue,
classes are available with a fitness
card purchase of $30 for 10 sessions.
For more information about the pro-
gram, please call 301-475-4200, ext.
* 3103.
Noon Years Eve Party!
Its a Noon Years Eve Party!
Leonardtown library will hold Noon
Years Eve on Wednesday, Decem-
ber 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
and Charlotte Hall library will hold
Noon Years Eve on Friday, Decem-
ber 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
All the fun of a new years party for
our young friends with early bed
times! Count down to a happy NOON
year with songs, crafts, and awesome
activities.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Gift Donations Needed for
Christmas Gift Bingo
Every year the Loffler Senior Ac-
tivity Center offers a special day of
Bingo in which Christmas Gift items
are the prizes. We have a full house
of 50 players and are looking for do-
nations of gifts for our prize table.
Donations should be new items, not
shopworn or expired foodstuffs, but
items that are suitable for gift-giving.
They should not be gift-wrapped.
Donations can be dropped off at the
Loffler Senior Activity Center Mon-
day-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., now
through Dec. 12. If you have ques-
tions call 301-475-4200, ext. *1658.
Daytime Social Club for
Singles
The Garvey Senior Activity Center
is offering a new singles social club
on Mondays at 3-4:30 p.m. Accord-
ing to the U.S. Census, more and
more American seniors live alone.
Unfortunately, living alone can lead
to feelings of depression and social
isolation. However, meeting new
people and getting involved and
participating in enjoyable activities
greatly improves quality of life. This
group is senior lead and intended for
those over the age of 50 who are sin-
gle. The focus of the group depends
on the interests of the members;
however, some activities might in-
clude playing games and cards, holi-
day celebrations, dining out at area
restaurants, etc. To learn more, call
301-475-4200, ext. *1050.
Minecraft Challenge
Lexington Park Library will hold
Minecraft Challenge on Friday, De-
cember 29 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Can you think on your feet, team
up, use creativity, and complete the
challenge? Come play Minecraft
with us and find out! Must be able
to use a mouse and keyboard com-
mands, and be familiar with how to
play Minecraft (we will not use the
tutorial). Ages 8-11. Registration
opens 2 weeks before the program.
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Its the Final Weekend for

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Dick Myers
Editor
Performances will be Friday and Sat-
urday, Dec. 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. and Sun-
day, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. at the Boys and Going On
In Entertainment
This weekend is the final chance to Girls Club, 902 Dayton Avenue, North
enjoy the Twin Beach Players presenta- Beach, MD.
tion of Charles Dickens A Christmas Tickets are $15 general admission or
Carol. $12 for seniors, military and students.
The Twin Beach Players are now in To purchase tickers, go to: https://twin- Thursday, Dec 7
their 19th season. The play is directed by beachplayers.org/ Tuesday, Dec 12
Rachel Cruz, who is also vice president Philip Parsons
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es in colorful costumes. www.anglers-seafood.com
Tom Rohde
The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
7:00 PM
Wednesday, Dec 13
www.ruddyduckbrewery.com Wild Card Trivia
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
Friday, Dec 8 7:00 - 9:00 PM
www.anglers-seafood.com
Karaoke
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Thursday, Dec 14
www.anglers-seafood.com Tracey Allen
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
Still Standing 7:00 - 10:00 PM
The Ruddy Duck, Solomons www.anglers-seafood.com
8:00 PM
www.ruddyduckbrewery.com Swamp Candy
The Ruddy Duck, Solomons
Entertainment 8:00 PM
The Brass Rail Sports Bar, Great Mills www.ruddyduckbrewery.com
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

DJ RAY in the House

Anthonys Bar & Grill, Dunkirk
9:00 PM
www.anthonysdunkirk.com

Saturday, Dec 9
Steve Nelson
Anglers Seafood Bar & Grill, Solomons
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
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WORD SCR AMBLE

Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to the Trac

P L O P A T

CLUES ACROSS 45. Political action 13. Forced through a sieve

committee 14. Entryway
1. Put within 47. Fast plane 15. Support pillars
6. Learned person 48. Bahrain dinar 25. Aquatic mammal
12. Resistance 50. Urgent request 26. __ Farrow, actress
16. Female title 52. Raccoon genus 27. Unhappy
17. Logical basis for a 54. Millisecond 29. Holds molecules
belief 56. Atlanta rapper 31. Thrifty
18. Of I 57. Rural delivery 33. French dynasty

Kid'S Corner
19. Indicates position 59. Intrauterine device 36. Scottish port
20. Article 60. The Wolverine State 38. Irish militant
21. Insignicant 61. Free agent organization
organizational member 62. For instance 39. Dawn
22. __ route 63. Reduces 41. Musical group of
23. Expression of 66. Lincolns state seven
disapproval 67. Quit 42. Used to fry things
24. Microelectro- 70. Midsections 43. Carrots companion
mechanical systems 71. Bullghting maneuvers 46. Rough stone
26. Ponds landmarks
28. Satisfy CLUES DOWN 47. Fourth son of Jacob
30. Dad and Leah
31. Spanish soldier El __ 1. The arch of the foot 49. Goes against
Word Find

32. Pouch-like structure 2. Canadian peninsula 51. Passion

34. Obscure unit of
measurement
35. Okinawa prefecture
capital
37. Platforms
39. Jazz singer Irene
40. Benets
41. Hellenistic governors
43. Brownish-green fruit
44. Needed to see
Puzzle Solutions
Last Weeks
3. Koran chapters 53. Hard white animal fat
4. Abba __, Israeli 54. Soybean pastes
politician 55. Beckon
5. Youngster 58. Mountain and morning
6. Burns are two
7. Comedienne Gasteyer 60. Self-referential
8. Valley 64. Data executive
9. Belongs to sun god 65. Retirement plan
10. Nickel 68. Star Trek character
11. Great in salads Laren
12. Leader 69. You and I

Word Scramble: SLEIGH

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In the 1940s movie Gaslight, a seeming-
ly-devoted husband torments his trusting wife
with a series of strange and frightening incidents.
She doesnt know hes behind the incidents, which
lead her to question everything she knows, and
even her own sanity. He does it to deflect atten-
tion from crimes hes committed.
Over the years since, gaslighting has
come to represent an effort by one person to shift
the ground under another person, typically with
bad intentions: to use lies and deceit to make the
other person feel (and appear) increasingly un-
stable. Psychologists, self-help gurus and average-
Joes point to gaslighting as a particularly damag-
ingand malevolentway to make someone feel
insane.
Welcome to Gaslight Central: 1600 Penn-
sylvania Avenue.
This means an unending stream of denial
of what is abundantly clear, even in the face of
incontrovertible proof: a videotape from Access
Hollywood in which the president is heard making
appalling comments about women, followed by an
apology for doing so, followed months later by de-
nials that the video is of the president at all.
Governance
by Gaslight
It means indefensible behaviors defended as
normal: verbal attacks on Gold Star families; cru-
elly mimicking the movements and voice of a per-
son with disabilities; saying certain women arent
attractive enough to sexually assault.
It means projecting ones own bad behaviors
and intentions and insecurities on others: Crooked
Hillary and Lyin Ted Cruz and Lil Marco Rubio.
And, it also means praising anyone who is sup-
portive or admiring, no matter their own flaws
or history of, oh, I dont know, murdering their
enemies, for instance: Vladimir Putin, white su-
premacists, Nazis. And then, when they arent so
supportive or admiring or cooperative anymore
the FBI, say, or the entire U.S. intelligence com-
munityit means painting them as crazy or hacks
or haters and fools or in tatters.
Meanwhile, the House and Senate, who have ob-
viously taken lessons in gaslighting themselves,
make statements encouraging voters to elect
into the Senate a man accused by multiple, cred-
ible women of sexually assaulting teenaged girls,
while simultaneously saying theyd be appalled at
having to work side-by-side with Al Franken.
If youre feeling a little crazy lately, theres a
reason for it; weve fallen down the rabbit hole,
and up is down, while wrong is right. Posting and
praising videos of fascist, extremist hate groups
and poking the nuclear bear are suddenly pre-
sented as good political strategies, and anything
you dont agree with is fake news, and any man
accused of inappropriate sexual behavior is out
of a jobunless that man is the president. Thats
all before breakfast, carried out on early morning
tweets into a world that once made some sort of
sense.
Someday, if theres a futureif a man who cant
keep his twitchy little fingers from tweeting is
able to keep them off the nuclear buttonwell
have to come up with a name for this upside-down
time. Im putting in my recommendation now: the
Gaslight Years.
May they be brief, and may we all survive with
our sanityand our countryintact.
I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at
thewordtech@md.metrocast.net if you have com-
ments or questions about the column.

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The Burroughs Brothers, Part II
December 23, 1924: H. R. 1664.
Georgianna M. Burroughs, aged
91 years, whose post office address
is Hollywood, St. Marys Co., Md.,
is the widow of Joseph F. M. Bur-
roughs, late sergeant, Company H,
106 th Regiment, Illinois Infantry,
from August 11, 1862 to July 12,
1865, who was not a pensioner, and
who died January 19, 1888. He was
married to this claimant Novem-
ber 18, 1876. She is now pensioned
as his widow at $30 a month under
certificate number 374275. Medical
evidence shows that she is helpless
and requires constant aid and atten-
dance of another person because of
infirmities of age and anchylosed hip
joint; is confined to bed and invalid
chair. She has $800 in the bank, but
no other means nor income except 3
1/2 per cent interest on the $800 and
her pension. It is recommended that
her pension be increased to $50 a
month. (Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States of America assembled,
That the Secretary of the Interior be,
and he is hereby, authorized and di-
rected to place on the pension roll,
subject to the provisions and limita-
tions of the pension laws--the name
of Georgianna M. Burroughs, widow
of Joseph F. M. Burroughs, late of
Company H, 106 th Regiment, Illinois
Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a
pension at the rate of $50 per month
in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Handwritten letter from Mary
Clara Leach, dated April 8, 1926,
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Hubert Work, Secretary, Bureau of
Pensions, Washington, D.C.: Dear
Sir, I have to inform you that my
aunt, Mrs. Georgeanna M. Bur-
roughs of Hollywood, St. Marys
Co., Md., died on the 7th inst. She
was the widow of Joseph F. M. Bur-
roughs, Sergt., Co. H, 106 Reg., Ill.
Infantry and was a pensioner under
certificate #374.275. I do not know
the system in such matters, but if it is
necessary to return the certificate to
that department, you can command
me at the affixed address. Very Re-
spectfully, (Miss) Mary Clara Leach.
(Mary Clara Leach was the daugh-
ter of John H. Leach and his first
wife, Dena Bideke, a native of North
Carolina).
April 24, 1926, St. Marys Beacon:
Mrs. Georgeanna Burroughs died
on the 7th instant, at the residence
of Mrs. Joseph E. Mattingly of Hill-
ville. She was 93 years old and the
widow of the late Joseph F. Marion
Burroughs and daughter of the late
John and Mary Johnson Leach of the
6th District. Georgianna is buried at
St. Johns in Hollywood.
The other brother, Chapman Bur-
roughs, was born June 6, 1843. In
1861. At the age of 18 he fled to
Norfolk, Virginia where he enlisted
on June 5 for one year as a private
in John D. Myricks Co. (Baltimore
Artillery) then a part of the Virginia
Volunteers. He was appointed Cor-
poral on August 19, 1861; reduced to
rank on November 6 (sick in quar-
ters); and then deserted January 2,
1862 from Craney Island.
Flipping, Flopping,
now Circling
Sleep time is always an endurance test
for me. If you remember, it used to be I just
had to live with my husbands flipping and
flopping in the bed. My husband does not
sleep peacefully quiet next to me; when
he switches from side to side through the
night, he flips and flops like an alligator in
a death roll who thinks the pillow is his
prey. There is the loud flip, then a growl
of pain because his shoulders are hurting,
and a loud hummmppfff as he settles, and
gets the second, between the arms pil-
low in place.
He keeps wanting to get a queen-sized
bed, so we will have more room in our
standard Country Lakes split foyer, size
of a linen closet bedroom. I keep holding
out on keeping our king-sized bed for the
reasons listed above, and also for the times
my husband has also been a flinger be-
sides a flipper and a flopper. There have
been times he has flung an arm over and
smacked me right in the eye or across the
chest, of course causing me to wake up
abruptly and say in a sweet, soft bedroom
voice, What the HECK are you doing?!
even though I realize he is not awake.
The other night, in the middle of the
night, he nudged my pillow, and said,
Someones at the door. It was on one of
those Super moon nights where outside it
was like daytime all night. A night I am
sure not to sleep. What he heard was the
twenty feral cats roaming our neighbor-
hood that have decided that our deck off
the bedroom is a great place to practice all
their Cats, Dancing With the Stars dance
moves with all the accompanying flips and
the howls of encouragement. Crazy things
happen on full moons anyway, especially
to my husband who is completely ruled by
its forces and normally spends the evening
and through the night in a hyperactive, ag-
gravating, 14 year old mind set. He nor-
mally has a mischievous adolescent male
personality, but on full moon nights every-
one in his family, and me, better beware of
pranks and agitation. Believe me, they are
Thursday, December 7, 2017
long nights.
So, where does the circling come in?
Now, we have added Mindy the Hound
to the bed mix. Two months ago, after my
husband was seeing how hard it was for
me to get any sleep at all out of my regular
three or four hours (Thank God for con-
cealing makeup) since Mindy would get
me up an additional 3 or 4 times in ad-
dition to my overheating and bathroom
breaks, he tapped the bed one night for her
to hop up. I came into the room, and it took
a half hour for my mouth to close from
shock. This from the man who said there
would never be a dog in our bed. Mindy
stayed in bed that whole night and never
got up once, even if I did. She didnt even
get up with me in the early morning like
I like, she stayed on the bed all snugged
up against my husbands 250 degree back.
Realizing this could help my sleep,
my husband started letting Mindy come
in the bed every night. I have slept a bit
better thats for sure, but now we realize
there are some new issues that come with
a dog in the bed. We forgot about the cir-
cling thing that dogs do. I think the first
night she was so shocked and happy that
she never moved. She fooled us. Probably
4 or more times a night, Mindy does her
circling thing in ever closer circles to one
of us and circles until she is tight and snug
against some area of one of us. When she
get to hot, then she like to lay horizontal
between us and stretch out her long-legged
50 pound body and push her legs against
us. My husband and I are thus forced clos-
er and closer to the edge of the bed, until,
I finally with a sigh of resignation just get
up and go lay on the living room couch.
Yes, this solution has worked perfectly, ev-
erything is back to normal, I have come in
a complete circleyup, back to the couch.
To each new days adventure, Shelby
Please send your ideas or comments to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com
or find me on Facebook.
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DIRECTORY
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